Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-11


The weather for the last week has bee
cloudy, warm and rainy. The streets mr.
loblolly Of mud. Oh, for few days u
sunshine.
The national debt was reduced one hun
dred and thirty three million dollars las,
year. At this rate our government vii
some day be free of debt.
We call attention TO the card of Mrssrs
Sin"nton and Garrett. These gentlemen
desire 10 employ hands to wotk on III,
railroad AMI are offering liberal wages.
number Of persons from this parish
are going 10 work OH the railroad between
Monroe and krcadin. Mr.. JEFF Taylor has
already gone with his wagon and mules.
We trust all that 60 will find it profitable.
The small pox is still raging in many Of
the northern cities. At FAYETTEVILLE Ark II
has become epidemic. The student. of
the Industrial College at that place. have
deserted the college on account of the
epidemic.
Dr. John w. Draper one of the most
distinguished chemists Of his age died n,
his home IN New York on the Ith inst. "A,
the advanced age of7l years. The drccas
was the author of many popular works ON
scientific subjects.
Hon John X. rhipps returned Monday
last from the extra session of the Irri-lo.
turc. Hon. \. l.. Atkins has been az
home for some days We learn. III. hnsi.
ness called him home before the adinnrp.
ment of the last extra session.
w" call the attention OF the public To-
the new law card of Judge John \. Rich.
ardson The Judge has practicr,l hi. pro.
frssion in this parish for number Of ,cars
and is we'll known to the pconlc lilo
needs no communication from ~.
Our friend, NJ Rccs Bryan. for number
ct years popular business man In Tins /
place, now doing business for the lnrrc
house of II. Drryfu~s 4 SON, Shreveport
La Is IN town this week. Mr.. Bryan has
many friends in Homer who are glad ,o
greet him OIL the streets Of his old home /
We learn that Ah~alom Camp was way.
laid and shot "n she r"nd near his father.
residence, ~ Arkansas, near the line. an
r'd"y Last. The pcrrrtrator If the deed
has not Yet been arrested, nor !, he even
certainly known, though We learn thnt
suspicion rests on II certain party living
in the neighborhuud
The New Orleans DAILY states has en-.
tered upon the third year of its existence.
! he success Of the States has been mar.
vel ~ the history of journalism in New I
Orleans. From a weak and f,rIl, L,.,.,,.
llng It has grown Till now il has money
'nd il"udN. Tie success uf the States. i.
Tue I" the fact that II belongs 10 NO r,ur
II clique, bnt fcarlessly aud candi,ll,,>. {
presses its own opinions. such a iou,r,L
deserves to- suucrcd
Last Friday the streets of the tn,,uor ,
Homer were lrt ont by the Town Council :
or the ensuing three years. j: W. Linn
nins was the contractor for the sum Of
'f!o ". Vow we trust We shall have bet =
.'f streets as Mr.. Lirpmins * Young I
nan of energy and vim, aud Will doubt. u
less so TO work to comply with h,. con /
'ract. IL he will give us good street, ~,
'hall he very thankful that he has taken "
he contract y
We have received a handsomely printed h
Almanac, full of valuable information far II
III, from the New Orleans Times Demo. II
rat. This truly valuable work is given II
n premium to every subscription 10 p
hat journal aud is of Itself worth IN, cl
honey. The Timcs-Drmocrat. the great ~
st paper IN the South, can be had for on, II,
ear for the tribe of Que dollar and half to
nd this Almanac "a premium. Al
We call the attention Of business men 10 ~
ne unard'an a. an advertising medium. ;;
he Guardian has large circulation in m
laiborne parish. Our readers are largo CT
hrifty, Intelligent planters, who ALWAYS di
ave their eyes open to their own interest. no
mere Is no country paper in the State be
lat reaches larger number of readers pc
Q serd out nearly thousand issues week. i'm
= We invite the attention of cuisines. IN,
len to these considerations. on
we publish this week a short poem IRON m'
nc giited pen of our talented occasional pr
'rrespondent, Hon. r. f. Kidd, of Yer. ie;