Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-05-10


AIRY societies of Vanderbilt University at
the clos. Of the present session.
Alabama solIdiy Democratic state. !
Every member OF the State legislature
4. Democrat. They might permit i""
Republicans to come in to quarrel WITH II
for nothing else.
Rev Dr. I. o. Summers, Que "i the mu't
learned and distinguished mini,t'ts ct th"
NJ r. Chnrch south. died in Nashville
On the 9th inst. Al the time "f hl~ death
he was professor of Theology IN Wander
Lilt University.
The water courses in this vicinity mr."
Us hiyh as at any time during the past
winter or early Spring. The heavy rains
~ill throw the farmers long "aN- back
with their work Much Of III" land will
lie too wet 10 work for several days.
W. learn that the vegetables in th"
gardens Of parties over which III" recent
cyclone passed ar" DING, and APPEAR ~ II
NHcN Dut hf'h Ihi'h'' Va '''''' T.
had their orchards entirely destroyed. aud
WIRE forced to rrplnnt their cotton crop.
We are informed that very sever"
cyclone passed some miles this side OF
Vienna on Monday evening Til" report
says that -four persons were killed and
number of others seriously injured. What
damage was done to property We have not
heard.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the greatest of
american poets and philosophers. died III
Concord, Massachusetts, on the "-th ult'
lie had reached the advanced ngr of EIGHTY
years. His influence ~ a writer and
thlukcr was more extensive than an! other
American.
Some days ago Prof Sigh left ut thI-
ffice some beautiful specimens of pen
craving. TIL" work is nicely executed
ind would compare ttvurahly with any
Of the kind we ever saw. Prot singh gives
- student, lcsron- III drawing without
"Ntra charge.
The early cat crop i uuw sufficiently
alvaucrd to h" used q, feed tlr pillow stock.
44d will hc " great help IA splicing the
snort supply Of corn. THIS crop vi!
tine this year and IA considerable acrraG"
wps planted. This course should hr pur-
-Icd every year by all of our farmers.
The legislature convened ou Monday
at and will in all probability remain m
go session Tor a period al SIXTY day., III"
tall time allowed 10y law. The people viii
look anxionsiy for their servant. to do
something which will Improve their rrpu-
ta.ion. May they not iook III vain.
The month of April just past was cS-
u,cislly fatal to distinguished men. Dur
.u. the mouth Darwin, the great scion
1t of the old world, Henry ". Long
... low, the poet, aud Emerson, the poet
1al philosopher, passed INTO the realm al
30 tdc and shadows. When shall the earth
D.. rold their like agaiui
To-day the court VIII hear the Argument
Oh. the exceptions IN the cast "t Gullcan.
p. Sco,illc has withdrawn from the chsr
u / Mr. Reed will present the defence
, ne. In the meantime the 5oth at june
rapidly approaching, and though the
e isyrt to lac finally decided, there are
... who doubt that the assassin will hang
that day.
he legislature convened on Monday
.-.. Clalbornci- representatives have
h left for the capitol and will br nj thc
of duty. 1t j. Thought Mt impr"h-
.hIe BY some that the Governor will al
,.cn the session to some time IN the
The condition of the state Al pres
- such that the legislature would hr
led To know how To act.
- is believed that the Presidents Veto
''re Chinese hill will give the next Com
to the Democrats. That party Ia,
.. 90, largely in all the Spring clrctiou.
ocrurs TO us that it would hr better II
democracy would rely ou something
.uccess better than the hlund,r, nt their
iNnentS' ne pe"pl" VIII NOT c last 10
80. &c merely for the sake Of change.
Henry Ward Beecher. the most distin-
shed aud intellectual Clergyman of his
.... will in a short while retire from the
-itof Plymouth. The reason assigned is
=: Mr. Beeclrer is now advanced III years
IS approaching that period of life
..re the intellectual f;truitrs sink into