Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-06-21


JOHN E. HULSE,
Editor.
HOMER, La.
Neutrality-suspicious. 81, 1852.
Democratic Congressional Committee.
The members Of the Democratic Execu
tive Committee of the Fifth Congressional
District are requested to meet nj Monroe
Louisiana, on the 18th Of July, of II o'clock
m. Democratic journals Of the district
please copy. Respectfully,
a. l.. ATKINS, Chairman.
Attend the exercises at the Female Col
lege tomorrow.
Judge J. I. Boone, of the Sparta bar, is
attending our court this week.
What has become of Venuor and other
cool weather prophcts' This looks like n
cool summer, don't III
Major Z. A. Burke is rapidly recovering
from the wounds received in the recent
duel with the editor of the Picayunc.
Quite a number of our citizens went
fishing on the Dorcheat last week. They
succeeded in catching a fne quantity of
fish.
The first cotton boil of the season wa.
brought to this office Monday last, 10y
Richard Mcadors. The boil is nearly, If
not qnite, fnll gruwn.
An error occurred in the local notice Of
Mr.. J. Marx, of Farmcrvillr, in our last
issue. Instead Of go 90, it should read
So ". as corrected in this issue.
Mr.. II. 4. Harrison, of the Blanchard
Springs Herald, is in town and will remain
two or three days in the interest of his pa
per. Subscribe for the Herald-price
s!OO
We are requested to announce thnt Rev.
a. X. Banks will preach at the Prrsbyte-
rian Church OF Friday nigh, before the
first Sunday i'll July, also Saturday aud
Sunday.
Remember Tomorrow II Commencement
day at the Female College. II is the duty
of our people to encourage both teachers
and pupils by being present TO witness
these exercises. They will doubtless be
interesting and instructive.
The warm weather Of the past few
weeks has made great improvement, in the
crops The only thing now that will
prevent coed crop S drouth. In some
places rain is needed now-iu others good
rains have fallen during the past ten days.
The Supreme Court has recently decided
that o homestead, to be valid, must c
registered. aud cannot he set up against n
debt contracted before hcrrgs,ry il made
This decision su~taius The opinion of Judge
Graham aud OF the judges If our Court of
Appeals.
Judge Graham aud District Attorney
=
Barksdalc were in town on time Monday
morning, aud Court was opened promptly.
The criminal docket is quite larg", though
most of the charges are minor oilcnsrs.
The greater portion If the present week
will likely be consumed IN trying the State
docket
A colorrd man named Jack DOYLE, IN
Webster parish, who was su>piclonrd oi
having killed a steer, was taken ont by
four mcn and severely BEATEN aud ordered
10 leave tue country under the pain of
death. The Tribune calls upon the good
citizens Of the parish to bring these men to
justice.
Almost every man We meet from the
country, expresses himself in favor Of rc-
turning klng To Congress. The more we
inquire the better do We become satisfied
that the present incumbent i the choice
ola very large majority of the people of
Claiborne. lie will be stronger in ,hi,
parish than ever before.
Hon. W. II. Goodnlr ard wife have been
in town for some days. Mir Gocdale is
the Commencement orator of uuI Female
College, aud j. an intelligent gcutl, man
long identified With the cause oi cdu,a-
ton. Tomorrow Lc Will deliver ll> adj.
dress. The people should go aud hear
him.
The Kansas negroes have srut petition
to Congress asking for large slice If the
public homain for thrir own ne TINY