Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
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HOMER, La,
Wednesday..---.-...-Jan. 4, 1882.
The Atlanta Exposition has closed.
The Police Jury WAS in session this week.
Proceedings will appear in next issue,
We call attention to the notice Of the dis
solution Of the firm Of Camp, Davidson 4
Ferguson.
The tax in the city OF New Orleans for
the present year will reach thirty or thirty
five mills.
Tho election In ward ? was triumph
for prohibition, The vote stood ll9
against license to 81 In favor of license.
The weather this week has been cold,
damp and cloudy. The New Year has
made gloomy stnrt in the way Of wealth
a Ten prisoners made their escape from
the parish Jail Of Caddo last Wednesday
night. Three of them were under sentence
Of death.
VIC. Price has removed from his old
stand to the house formerly occupied by C..
r. Fortson, which he has arranged into IN
elegant bar-room.
We call attention to the card Of James
Hall, Arizons, la. Mr.. Hall is n good
workman in his limo and should be iibcr-
ally patronizcd.
Tho small pox has rcnchcd Arkansas and
is raging in Fayetteville mud Texarkana.
Vaccination has been ordered. New cases
are reported in Texnrknnn.
Hon. J. &. Egan and wife left on Mon
day last. This gentleman came mp to
spend the holidays with his family who
still remain ut his old home.
We are under obligations to our able l..
& Senator, Hon. Is. +. Jonas. and to our
energetic Congressman, Hon. }. Floyd
King, for valuable public documents.
We learn that Col. Drnyton Is. Hayes
returned home from Shreveport last sun
day. He Is sick. This is the reason, we
presume, he has not made our town q visit.
We aro glad to learn that unr friend 7.
H. kortum has married wife and will To-
cato permanently in Homer. We congrnt-
Mate him on winning so fair aud lovely n
lady for lifs companion.
The sentiment Of prohibition is raging
in Arkansas. Prohibition will likely be
Nh issue in the next State campaign.
strenuous effort is being made To get
prohibition amendment to the State Con
stitution.
Monday last almost every body was on
the move. Nathan Smith goes to tho
place occupied last year by +. L. IIamil-
ton, Hamilton moves into the house occu-
pied by W. J. Tayler, and W. J. Taylor
goes to j. &. Moorc's place.
An Independent political movement is
on foot in the State Of Georgia. A new
party Is to be organized which will con
test the elections with Democrats. The
new party is to he made mp Of independant
Democrats and Republicans. Something
similar to Mahonism in Nsrgiua.
Rex, the jolly King Of the Carnival. has
issued his proclamation appointing the 2ist
day Of February next for the assembling
of oil his legal subjects in the city Of New
Orleans. Greater preparations are said to
be made in New Orleans for his arrival
and the celebration of the day than ever
before
Tho report that "Brick" Pomcrov is
again broke is contradictcd 10y Mr.. R r.
George, formerly of Union parish but now
n citizen of Colorado. Mr.. George is as
scented with Pomeroy in several enter.
prscs and ough. to know whereof he
speaks. lie says "Brick" is doing as well
rs he wants to do.
Mr.. J. e. Baker the popular salesman
Of the house of T.. Il Il. Jacobs. came over
to spend the Christmas with his family
which resides near Arizona. Mr.. Baker
Is an old citizen ofClaiborne and he doubt.
less adds much TO tho popularity Of the
house he is with. lie returned to Shrcyc-
port by stage Sunday evening last.
We learn that there Is a prospect of
procuring nm experienced aud compctant
teacher to take charge Of the Male School.
The school will probably open by the first
of next month. There is n good opening