The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-06-18
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
From The Peoples Vindicator.

odtul udfJ cuiO |OOi's id'h' WIN
A. A. Pelli and w. H. Areaux as
publishers, and JAS. H. Cosgrove
Is editor. 1t was four page, six
column, all home print. The
5alutatory was wringing denun-
citation of the then existing condi-I
ions of political affairs, the g.. st
paragraph saying: I'VE Pr EST mt
5he public with the first number
ot the Peoples Vip'', icator," a
newspaper we desir! m publishing
n the city of iS'Atchitoches. as it
IS usual ard expected that, in
launching out upon the sea of
IournC.lisrl, sea at this moment
oeset with dangers to crafts not
laden with official ballast, and de-
per ding entirely for support upon
b le gratuitous contribution of a
people already borne down with
taxation, we should state to our
readers the reasons for this enter
prise and enunciate the political
policy we intend persuing."
After three quarters of a column
reciting the ills the people were
suffering, closed thus: Our ban
ner is nailed to the mast, ''Hanni-
bal ante pogtas." We join hands
with those who declare eternal
and unrelenting war upon the
enemies Of society, and the pros
perity OF" our white citizens that
the end of all civil government
may be attained-namely, the hap
piness and welfare of its people. "
A card "Adieu," by L. fl.
Burdick announced his withdraw
from the RED River News" with
which he had been associated since
1868.
Judge w. B. Egan, Col. Wylie,
and other distinguished gentlemen
from Shreveport were visitors.
The regular Grand Ecore packet
Bart Able, with Capt. Dick Sinnat
commanding. arrived on time
Tuesday. Thanks for late New
Orb ans papers.
The weather continues to grow
warm, warmer, warmest, and II
any other degree of comparison
can be admitted, then its 96 in the
shade. There has been much i'm
provement in the crops, cotton is
somewhat retarded owing to the
long continued cold rains in the
planting season. We hear of no
other impeachment. Corn is doing
finely but the want of rain is
begging to be felt"
The District Court has been IN
session for two weeks.
Three columns account of Tax
PAYERS Mass Meeting; 500 citizens
ia council. Determined no longer
to be plundered. The fat of the
Taxed has gone forth The meet
ing was presided over by DIR. J.
w. Butler. There were forty
vice-presidents. Names will APP
pear, with the names of the conf
mittee of seventy which were APP
pointed to conduct the Taxpayers
fight.) The committee on resolu.
tons were: w. II. Jack, g j. &.
Pickett, w. A. Ponder, j. f.
DeVargas, j. 9. Trichel. r.. w.
Taylor, w. w. Breazeale, Morti-
mer Perot, e. V. .Deblieux, P. A.
Simmons.
In five years the taxes of the
parish amounted to 1858, 432. A.
The rate of parish taxes was 70
mills, viz: State 14a; Parish or
binary, 20; Kearney special Q;
schools d; Special 40 mills.
j. 7. DeVargas, M. III. Carver,
S. Parsons, s. w. KiIe. Geo. W.
Duncan, Joe Ezimark and Louis
Duplex have been commissioned;
the former as mayor and the
latter named as councilmen for
our city.
MARRIED Cunningham Pey-
ton. On Thursday evening, May
28th, 1874, by Rev. j. Percival,
at the residence of the brides
mother. Mrs. w. Peyton, 112
Orange street New Orleans, NJ. j.
Cunningham, Esq. of Natchitoches
to Miss Annie Peyton of New
Orleans.