The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

-. 'H"o WI "INNlUS llIc UOdlu rs
tahllShInS separate schools for white
amt cotorcd children, was to dav dis.
solved 10y Jude WriyIlter of the 9th
district count.
! y syndicate Of GnancclA in Europc
nave proposed loan to the State of
l.onl>lana of twelve million nine hnn-
"rcd and fifty thousand dollars, with
"i'lch she must call in and pay her
present Eohts a. par with interest to
oatc OF retirement. Tho State must
then issue the same amount of bonds
to the syndicate bearing five per cent
interest: principal and interest made
payable in Is years. Under tho ar
:anScmcnt the State will BE required
70 pay only about five hundred and
hfty thousand dollars per annum on
account Of principal and interest, in
stead OF eight hundred thousand now
required to pay the interest on the
State bonds. tits believed, however,
this proposition under TIM present
constitution aud State laws be acccp-
ted.
The assertion having been made
that Union soldiers and sailors are
excluded from service in the New Or
leans cnstomhonsc, it may be stated
that OF the iii employees AZ arc OK.
1cd'ra(s, occupying the principal po-
sltlons, their salaries amounting to
nearly half the entire pay rolls. Of
TIC cthc: positions one half arc occu
ped by negroes; the balance 10y
southern republicans old employees
and a few conservatives. For the one
hundred and forty one positions in
the cnstoIn|louse there are now on file
over 4V" applications. Until the
question cfco||cctor:hip is settled this
army Of unemployed office seekers
will continue to increase.
kilograms were received at the
Cnstomhorsc from both Packard and
Wells, in which they expressed the
opinion that Kellogg would be seated
subject to contest. The tenor of their
kilograms IS to the effect that efforts
are being made to unite the different
factions of Republicans in the Senate
SO that there will be harmony of ac-
ton on all important matters affect
ing the party.
Prominent Democrats discussing
the kcllogySpottold matter yesterday
expressed the opinion that no report
on either case would he made before
December, but that eventually Spot
ford would be admitted to his scat.
Hugh J. Campbell, an ,.cc,,ration-
less Othello from Louisiana, is named
as /. $. district Attorney for Dacota.
The Delegates from that Territory
vigorously oppose him. :.
From Everywhere.
Striking cigar makers organized for
a prolonged struggle in New York,
and opened 4 provision kitchen to dis
tribute food to nearly 500 men and
women; comprising $50 families. The
hands III two more shops struck. One
firm seeded from the manufacturers
union and, acccded to the demands of
workmen and consented to employ
none but union men.
A dispatch from Buffalo, dated the
23d, says: "rhcrc has been in in.
crease Of grain here within the last 81
hours--S7 lake vessels bringing over
2,500,OOO bushels, destined for tide
water, having come into port since s
o'clock last night"
Washington: Oct. 23.-Gens. Butler
and Banks had an interview to-day
with Assistant Secretary Mccormick
in relation to increasing the pay of the
Inspectors of the Boston Customhruse
from s. 50 to 81 per day, tho same us
is paid at New York, or, if this can
not be done, to reduce the pay of New
York inspectors to S. 50 per day.
The pay of the New York inspectors
il fixed by law at 81, and it is not he.
licved that any increase can lie made
in the pay of Boston inspectors with
out congressional action and a bill to
this effect will probably DC introduced
at an carly day i'll the regular session.
A telegram from Florence, Arizona,
states that the Apache Indians con-
tiuuc to murder the citizens in that
Territory, aud have taken the stage
stock and killed the drivers between
Silver City and Camp Bowie. The
party sending the dispatch asks that
troops be sent to protect the lives and
property of the people, and secure the
safe transit of the United States mails:
Unless relief is obtained at once the
mails will be suspended. lie says
that comparatively small force
would be Il great relief.
The announcement is made that
Henry Mcigs died at Lima, Peru, Sep.
tender %. lie had been sick for some
three months, having had two strokes
of paralysis. His final malady is said
to have been soitening of the brain.
Mrs. Hamilton B. Thompson, grand
daughter of Gen. Lewis Cass, died
suddenly at Newport, Il. l., lately.
The sale of boxes and seats for Ed
win Adams benefit at New York had
reached 600.
EUROPE.
War News.
Russia has ordered the mobilization
of all Cossacls, which will give her 81
additional regiments.
Muhktar Paslla is safe. Ismacl Pa.
slla's retreat and junction with Muhk-
tar Pasha, however, is seriously inc