Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-01

The Hon. A. l.. Atkins was IN town las
week, aud ~ usual wns looking well.
W.. Mercer has been appointed Asses
sor for this parish. A good appointment
We are nn,ler obligations TO our able L
\. senator, Hon. D. ?. Jonas, for recen,
favors.
We are sorry to learn that Col. Drayton
Is. Hayes was quite sick last week in Min.
den. He is now reported rapidly recover
ing.
Mr. W. r. blackwell, another old cii.
zen Of .the parish, died Friday last Que
by one the old residents Of the parish pass
away.
We are under obligations To Hon. J
Floyd King, member II Congress from
this District, for valuable public dozen.
mcnts.
The repairs Of the State House are going
ahead with satisfaction. The plasteriug
will soon be completed aud the second
coat Of paint has been put on the lower
story.
On Saturday morning last six prisoners
made their escape from Webster parish |
Jail. Two Of them have been captured aud |
lodged in prison. The other fnnr are still |
at large and a liberal reward will be paid
for their arrest.
IN mt 10 ~ n.
brought to town n pair Of twin hen eggs
The eggs were about half the usual size.
and were connected by small neck The
eggs were taken from the nest the dav be.
fore by Mr. Walkers little boy.
We call attention To tho carl Of w NJ
Smith & Co, manufacturers aud dealers in
saddlery, harness, &c. This il ono of rhc {
best houses Of the kind in New Orleans {
VIC trnst the merchants Of this section a
viii give the house liberal patronage. '
We have received the first number of :,
the North Louisiana Appeal. neat week ,
ly Journal published in Farrncrville. In
by MeSSrS. Dawkins & Goulden. We >,
place the Appeal upon our exchange lis, =
with pleasure, and wish it an abundant >,
success.
The great cotton buyers are beginning a
10 find out that the crop of Isl il consd. 81
amy below an average one. aud il is not u
+" all improbable that the price of cotton "
VIII advance Ia II or II cents i'm n sbor, III
t'me. When it becomes certain that the ic
crop is short the price will advance. ut
work on the Nicksburg Monroe aud IN
shreveport Railroad is being pushed rs nj,
rapidly a. the bad weather will p,rmi, f.,
Arrangements have been made 10 clear - ~,
I'nc to Arcauia aud bring il into conmuni. an
cation by Telegraph. With a little good Ell,
weather considerable showing would h, go.
made The force is well organized We
In n letter to Mr.. Barlow, Of New York ~,
Hon. Judah T. Benjamin says that he does
not believe that there is single penny Of I
the assets Of the southern Conf,dracv ~ '''''
he found any where in Europe. Mr.. Bcnia. ,,n
NUN held prominent place in the Con. D.,
'ederacy, and since the close Of the war 49,.
has won fame and distinction in Enrope L..
and his statement is no doubt true
D. H. Cuny, an old and respected citizen u"
IL TINS parish, died at his rrsidenc. in ,h, WIZ
'ou'hwestern portion of the parish. on "0'
thursday last. Mr.. Curry had been in an
aihng health for some time previous TO hi. wv
'eath' He had lived in Claiborne parish s''
or nearly thirty years, and was widely h'
'nowh' In his death the parish loses a '''''
ood citizen aud society useful member ''"u
coul
ine democrats of the Third Courres thei
ohai District evidently desire 10 bay. aud
me enough to discuss the merits of their try |
'ndidate. They have called a couycr. injui
on 10 meet in New Orleans on the 10Th plies
February to nominate candidate. This drcn
e~r we elect new Congressman. and tauG
aspirants will soon begin N II ev
axe canvass Of some Kind To secpra what
ominations. becor
indif
The Lsnier-Kipg contest VA. bcf,,,. a.. ~
"-ooninittee on elections on the 2ith nit pc,rs
ing moved TO dismiss the contest on IN. g.
ound that Lanier had not taken te.timo. w.,
according to law, ard was a defaulter ,,,;,
the State and disqualified a. an elec,or H..
'oier claims that he was prevented FINN, 80.
king testimony by danger Of personal I'm, ;,
Hence from Kings friends, and urgea 70, 81,
appointment Of a committee 10 90 IN and ,
uisiaaa 10 investigate the truth ofbi.