The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-10

guilty, fined and imprisoned to the
extent of the lawn. 0. Times.
'faheral News,
The Texas Pacific hailroat: bill ha;;
been killed in the house of it's friends
the House of Representatives.
Judge Bradley is the 9Th Supreme
Judge Of tie Commission, Judge Clf-
ford is President ST the Grand Re-
turning Board.
Maddox, Lttleforl and Pickett,
have let light in upon the Returning
Board and its action. Wells had the
votes Of Vernon parish changed in
order to elect Hunter ard Andrews,
his i, I'1s.
The count u, ,,,,!r c,,rtnra( vote be-
gan Thursday noon. III +, Mna'N.
Florida was the first State rrfrlnc.i
to the Grand Commission for alhi
tratiou; it was decided in favor e.
Work has been so backward III
Congress, on account of the political
deadlock of three months past, that
night sessions arc to lie held in ordct
to get through business.
The European war cloud does not
look as t|reatnin. az it did 4 week
since. This may be all changed With
in week, however:
Now that pcaccable solution of
the political embroy|io will 10 had;
Grant has ordered tile troops, lately
stationed at Washington, to be re-
turned to their proper stations.
Wells asked 4 million dollars to
count Louisiana either way.
General Assembly engaged in &c:
forming abuses generally.
New Orleans DEMOCRAT now u first
class morning Daily.
The POSITION or GENERAL SHEH-
MAN has been misunderstood. He
has never synipatli'Scl with the Radi-
cal tohspirators, and thinks that Til.
den will he inauguraea:
CARL Snurz says the Republic il
safe, and that Til,lcn will be declared
the next President by Il large majori>
ty.
kENNER AND CAssASAvE, the two
1ectc Returning l'oarders, testify that
the election in Louisiana last year,
was the most reaccab|c and quiet
they had ever witnessed.
MADDOX AND PICKET, VIII assisted
Litllelield in giving away the Return
ing Board, arc boil! Southern men
and old friends of Mat. Wells:
MAT. WELLS and the Grand Jury
of the city of New Orleans will now
have it out. They began proceed
inss by order Of Judge Whitaker OH
the list inst, and arc likely to get
Mat. on the Railroad. Tom Andcr.
son will share the same fate, unless
he agrees to turn States evidence.
THE COMPROMISE ELECTORAL Bill.
had the effect Of reviving business
all over the country. New York and
other business ccntcrS have gone to
work with vim. A corresponding
ease is felt even 70 the interior tow rs
of the State.
SENATOR J. B. ErsTIs has introdn-
ccd a bill in the State Senate to pro-
tect stock from thieves anil t'tpreda
tors. The Honorable Senator will
place the farmers under everlasting
obligations to him for his action in
this matter, fU;r there is nothing more
disastrous to our agricultural interest
than the inability to raise stock; AMI
that inability arises alone from the
impossihility to protect it from thieves
under our present laws.
THE GAZING of the banks Of :hc
Mississippi river has been going on
to an alarming extent for the past
month. aud has produced neaH y as
great damage as the unusual high
waters of former years: The river III
front Of the city this winter has mark
cd one and half foot tower than was
EYER KNOWN iu,fnte