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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-08
Advertisements,
SUCCESSION SALE.


Succession Of Nicholas Keefer, decd
DI virtue of an order Of the Honorable
- Parish Court, and ia order to 81.
feet a partition among the heirs at Law
Of Nicholas kcrfcr, will sell on
Wednesday, 9TH day Of January, 1873,
at the place Of last residence of the de.
ceased, in the parish, all of the movable
and immovablc property belonging TO
said Succession, rs described on tho
Inventory.
Terms Of Sole.
CAsfl-suhjeet to apprasement:
SAMUEL RAINS,
Representing the Heirs of the Succession
Dec. 3. tbs.
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Has the seating of kellogg got any
thing to do with that bargain. Some.
body speak P. DO.
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WOOD

OAK and ASH wood in any size de.
livercd at prices to suit the times. All
orders left at NJ. H. Carver's or Mrs. NJ.
A. Burke's promptly attended to.
J. p. JOHNSON.
Dec. slim.
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Sixteenth Psalms. NJ.
"Rise, sinners rise, &c."
Brother Buzfuz Of the Coaciliator
will please lead the tune.
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BATON ROUGE AS there appears
to be a lull in the matter of the State
OF Louisiana vs.. Wells, Anderson, ct.
ais, We should like to inquire if the
authorities are going to prosecute
these men for the crimes they have
committed, or will the cases 10 post.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

name did not appear, but there can be
no question that he was concerned I'M
them in some way. In other cases
still he reaped direct benefit from his
cooperation.
aFake the case Of the Marine and
River Phosphate Mining Company.
The stock Of the company was owned
largely BY members of the ring, and
Chamberlain held one-fifteenth of it.
It was S500,O00, I believe, in all, so
that Chamberlain's share of the stock
was $50, 200. Tim Hurley, Chamber
lain's right-hand man, and the treasur-
er Of Charleston county, lobbied the
bills for its benefit through the Legis-
lature. Then there was the Greenville
and Columbiarailroad. Thebills passed
In connection with this road were mo-
toriously disreputable. Its capital
stock was sheldin twelyeshares, / think,
Of $25,000 each. Scott, Neagle, Pat
terson, Chamberlain, Cardoza, Kimp-
ton, Hurley, Crews and myself were
stockholders. I know also that Cham
berlain received 5000 direct for his
connection with transaction which |
do not care yet to make public"
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

THE CAL1FoREIA ELEcTroN.-The
latest returns received from California
indicate that the Democrats have elect
ed Ten Senators and fifty-seven Assem-
blymen, and the Republicans ten SEN
ators and twenty-three Aasemblymen.
Including the Senators who hold over
the Democrats win have . majority on
Joint ballot Of thirty-eight. This j.
sufficient to secure the defeat Of Sena-
TOR Sargent, and the election Of . Dem
ocrat u The u. 8. Senate in his place;
but the Legislature i not 80 strongly
Democratic IS the last was, when the
Democrats had d majority Of fifty-three
On joint ballot over Republicans and
Independents combined. This decrease
may be accounted for in the greater
interest taken III this election, because
of The responsibility Of choosing an y.
8. Senator, over that Of 1875, which
makes the Democratic victory al the
better.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15


CHAMBERLAIE, Patterson, SCoTT,
MosEs q CO., the carpet-bag thieves,
who 30 nearly bankrupted and ruined
South Carolina, are very bitter against
the legislative investigators, and the
grand juries of that State who have
traced lid their villainies and indicted
them to answer for them. They also
denounce Gov. Hampton in rather I'M
measured terms, saying that these legal
proceedings are q breach Of faith, &c.
In this they are backed up BY good
many Republican journals, who grieve
considerably about the Democratic per
gecution Of these martyrs Of radicalism.
This il certainly lovely idea-that q
set of men who went to the State as
political adventures, and by means Of
the most wholesale and unscrupulous
trickery, succeeding in getting into Of
fetal places, shall be allowed to walk
OFF with their plumber unmolested, and
that not even question shall Be asked
about their conduct but that it shall Be
assumed that they were all honest and
upright men-in the very face Of facts
that point directly to the contrary; and
that though an investigation nshallhay
been made, and these fellows proven to
have been as big a set Of thieves and
scoundFeIs as ever escaped the peniten-
tiary, and to have almost bankrupted
the State by their plunderings, yet
nothing should be done with them and
they should be allowed to 20 scot free.
IF Measrs. Chamberlain & Co., we're, In
truth, the honest, upright gentlemen
that they claim to be, and we're as in
noCent Of wrong as they assert them.
selves to be, they would not fear an ip-
vestigation into their conduct, butwould
rather court it, in order that the many
charges Of corruption and fraud might
be exploded, and the truth be made
known. Honest men are never afraid
Of the laws nor Of having their conduct
investigated. These complaints 81
Chamberlain and his friends, and their
objections to : trial. and attempts q
escape it are sufficient Of themselves tt
arouse suspicious to say the very leasi
-Athat there was good deal Of rotten
ness ID their Denmark.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
whom be thought she might havegone.

whom be thought she might have gone.
They also searched in New York.
On Sunday night Mrs. Waugh had
dream. She thought she saw the
front of house somewhere in Brook
1yn. The number was So. She saw
the number very plainly, and its ap-
pearance remains indelibly fixed in her
memory; but she has no notion Of the
street or neighborhood. In the front
yard was newi dug trench. It was
deep. In one of the front windows
stood her missing daughter. There
was kind of iron grating before her
which reached half way up the win
dow. Her hair was streaming down
her back just as she used to fix it at
home. She looked at her mother in
tently for time, but when her mother
beckoned with her hand, she turned
her head slowly and went from the
window. Just then one of Mrs. VS.
other children woke her up.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

Trouble from tramps is reported ct
Columbia, Lancaster, Duncannon and
other points along the Pennsylvania
Railroad. A vigilance committee is
being organized at Columbia to meet
the evil. At Graysville, near Lancas-
ter, a gang Of nearly one hundred
tramps raided on farmers premises.
Policemen and citizens went to his aid,
when the tramps opened fire with pis-
tolls, but they were driven of, and five
Of them wounded. A farmer, named
Powers, was fatally wounded. Milton
Gramm, prominent citizen Of Dun
cannon, was recently robbed and muir
dered by two tramps, as he left train
at Marysville. A freight train was
recently wrecked between Malvern
and Frazier's by tramps, who attempt
ed to plunder the cars. In a fight be-
tween them and the train hands one Of
the latter, named Converse, was killed.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

EXCHANGE ExTRAoRDrNARY.-An
old gentleman from the country, who
was looking at the sights on Baltimore
street, recently, had his new hat stolen
from his head and q shocking bad one
substituted in its stead by a shrewd
thief. While looking in the shop VIM
dows some one came up behind him
and gave his hat tilt, as he thought,
and he paid no further attention to the
rudeness. He strolled down to the
postofice, where he discovered to his
surprise that bis own hat was gone and
that he had on his head . dilapidated
tile. The police could not find the
fellow who made the forcible exchange.
-BaLtimore San.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15


The mystery hanging over the
Charlie Ross abduction case seems to
be almost unsolvable. Hundreds Of
attempts have been made, and hosts Of
theories advanced, but thus far moth
ing has succeeded III unrayeling it.
The lecture delivered BY ex-Council-
man Logan, on Monday evening, il
Phi adelphia, has not served to in any
way mitigate the public interest in the
affair. The assertions made by the
lecturer were Of . very bold and des-
perate nature. IF Mr.. Logan ha. the
proofs 10 substantiate what he has said,
and the means to carry out his threat
ened exposures, he can give clearer
insight into the mystery than has yet
been obtained. For one, though anx-
ious 10 see an end Of this sad and mys-
terious affair." we would be sorry in
deed To have MI. Logan's assertions
proven to be true. It would be .
grievous and depressing thing we're i
proved that Mr.. Ross, knowing well
the whereabouts Of bis boy, had kept
the knowledge to himself, and been all
the while playing off on the sympa-
thies Of the public, so.freely given him
in what has ever been regarded most
terrible and sore affection. For our
own part we don't believe d syllable Of
Nh. Logan's pretended knowledge, but
he should be compelled to furnish The
evidences on which his pretences are
founded, If he can do 20, or if il is
proved that he has wilfully slandered
an upright and honest man be should
be severely punished for his temerity
and villainous conduct.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
TrTssATD that the movement among

IrB SAID that the movement among
Democratic politicians in favor Of
Senator Bayard as the party candidate
for President in 1880 il beginning to
assume deHniteahape that j. 50 far -
i deemed prudent 90 fax ahead Many
nersoDs think that had Mr.. Bayard
been taken a. the candidate last year,
as IL doubtless was The desire Of q very
large portion, If not q majority, Of the
party that he should Be, instead Of NY.
Tilden whom many Of them seriously
objected to, he would have received
such q majority Of The electoral a. well
ID popular vote as would have totally
quaahed ill schemes for defrauding
him out of the election at the outset,
and there would have been no Elec-
toral Commission humbugs and no
Florida and Louisiana swindles.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

Twenty-Five able bodied working
men, with their families, in all about
one hundred and fifty persons, are
about to emigrate from Baltimore to
Kansas. They will form an agricultur-
al community. The reason assigned
is want Of employment. As Maryland
ers we dislike to part with 50 many
worthy citizens. However, they have
chosen the wiser part. II is better for
them, and for us, that they should emf
CRATE than to strike, burn other peo-
pies property or be cajoled into the
support Of the communistic resolutions
rashly, and it is to be hoped, thought
lessly adopted at some Of the working
mems meetings in Baltimore. The
class Of men who viii 90 to Kansas is
very respectable and will be missed.
We wish them success and that their
community will reflect honor upon our
State Exchange.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
A PRnTrT BLONDE snrsslus.
BLUE-EYED GREENPoIHT MAIDEN FoR WHOA
THERE Is SEARCH IN THREE CITIES.

BLUE-EYED GRERRPoIET MAIDEN FoE WHOM
THERE Is SEARCH IN THREE CITIES.
Bedora Waugh, pretty blue-eyed,
fiaxen-haired blonde, fifteen years old,
but who looks as though she were
twenty, disappeared from her friends
in Greenpoint, and has not since been
heard from by them. She is the daugh-
ter Of Capt. Lewis Waugh. For ten
months she had kept company with 7.
B. Rogers, Jr., Of 50 Hope street, Viii
iamsburg. He called on Sunday and
Wednesday nights. On Wednesday
night Of last week they sat up late to-
gether, and Bedora's mother called out
to her that it was time for her to retire.
Next morning she told her daughter
that she was going to forbid Rogers
yisiting the house. 'No mother" ans
wered the daughter, Il viii see him to-
night, and ] will tell him myself"
That afternoon she went to the house
of her aunt, who was sick.
At n O'Clock in the evening she
told lady who lived in the same house
that she was "going to meet her COM
pany," but requested her to say moth
ing to her aunt about it. Her uncle
returned home at eight. She told him
she was going to her dressmaker. She
then went out. She was seen by some
little girls turning corner on the
main street to Williamsburg about 8
o'clock. This is the last trace. She
did not go to the dressmaker's. The
night, all next day, and part Of Satur-
day her parents supposed that Rogers
was in some way connected with her
disappearance. On Saturday evening
Rogers visited the house and told Mrs.
Waugh that he came to tell Bedora
that he could not call, as usual, on
Sunday evening, because his mother
was dangerously sick. Mrs. Waugh
then said, "We haven't seen Bedora
since she went to meet you" Rogers
answered that he had no appointment
TO meet her, and had not met her. He
was unable to give any suggestion as
TO her whereabouts.
Capt. Waugh went home with him.
His mother had died in his absence.
He had set up with her two nights from
early in the evening until morning,
He has called onSthe Waugh family
every evening, and has expressed great
concern. He and Capt. Waugh each
have spent much time in searching.
Capt. Waugh went to Newark, where
some Of his wife's relatives live, to
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

"a PRETTY ROMANCE SPOILED
The romantic story which Was publish
I'd ID % many papers last week-ours
among The rest-that the Turkish gen
eraI. Osman Pacha, the hero Of one Of
tha late battles near Pleyna, was the IN
famous Col. Crawford, who was the
hero ofa great many adventures IN this
country and Mexico, and who cut .
grand swell few years ago at Ches-
tertown, Nd, has All been completely
spoiled and utterly annihilated. Col.
Crawford d 4 reckless character and
has had pretty romantic and adven-
trrrnriz career. but he did not quite rise
10 The dignity and responsibility Of q
commander Of Turkish soldiers, and
his fame has about become extinguish-
"a. The Turkish Minister, thinking
that tie Crawford -Pacha story had
about gone far enough, sent little dls-
patch 10 the Associated Press, last
week, to the effect that he knew that
Osman Pacha was native born Turk,
and therefore not MI. Crawford. In
addition to this il has been clearly
proven that the gay Colonel was in
Ohio ut the time he was said to have
gone to Egypt, and instead Of being
engaged in soldering for the Khedive
he was plying his favorite vocation Of
swindling By means Of faro banks and
other such disreputable means. So
goodbye 70 the American-Turkish ro-
nance.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
sAelu advertisements.
FOR SAIEI ]

FOR SALE!
A IL THAT VALUABLE TRACT OF
IA Land or Farm of the late John Town
send, deceased, and wheFeOn be resided, viii
be offered ct Public Sale, at the Hotel of VIII
liam B. Hollis, in the village Of Townsend.
Appoqufnimink Hundred, New Castle County,
State Of Delaware, on
TUESDAY. I'd day Of OCTOBER.
1877, at Too O'Clock. p. III.
Said Farm is situate on the road leading
from Townsend 10 Warwick, and distant
about oue-third Of a mile from said village Of
Townsend, and containing about
ITO Acres.
more or less, and adjoins the lands of Sam
uel Townsend, James 7. Taylor and VIM. E.
Riley. The buildings and fences are good.
the soil first quality.
The conditions are, ten per cent. cash down
on day of sale, and the remainder 70 be paid
as soon as deed is made. Title indisputable.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND, Trustee.
Townsend, Del, Sept. l5, 1871. is
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
REGISTERS ORDER.
REGISTERS OFFICE,

REGA6 y OE EACA3
New Castle County, Sept 18th, 1877
Upon the application ofSylvester W. Glenn
ent, Executor of Joseph q. Reynolds, late of
Red Lion Hundred in said county, deceased,
il is ordered and directed by the Register that
the Executor afofesaid, give noice Of granting
ofLetters of Testamentary upon the Estate Of
the deceased, with the date Of granting there
Of, by causing advertisements to be posted
within forty DAYS from the date Of such Let
tiers, 10 six of The most public places Of the
county OF New Castle, requiring all persons
having demands against the Estate, to pre-
sent the same or abide BY an Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided. And also
cause the same to be inserted within the same
period in the MmDLsTowH TRANscRIPT a news
paper published in MiddIetown, aud to be
continued therein two months.
Given under the hand and Seal OF
-, Office of the Register aforesaid, at
LIS. New Castle, in New Castle county,
A@J aforesaid, the day and year above
so. RIGGS Reoister.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
J. w. HAYES,
Carter and Drayman,
MIDDLEIOWN, DEL.


The subscriber respectfully informs the
citizens of Middletown and vicinity that he is
prepared with excellent Horses, Wagons and
Carts to do all kinds of Hauling at the lowest
rates that can be obtained
Coal always on hand, and 234O lbs. to the
ton, guaranteed carefully kept from the
weather, and free from dirt and slate.
Special attention given to the hauling Of
Lumber, and Building Sand always on hand.
All orders for Baggage, or other parcels,
left with Foard b Comegys, L.G. Vandegrift,
next door TO the Post Office, or with L. B..
Lee, will receive prompt attention. Baggage
delivered day or night. The public will do
well to give me call. J. W. HAYES.
Sept, i5-em Middetown, Del
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

DIED.

BLACK.-At New Castle, Del, September
18th, 1871, Groome Black, son Of DR.. John J.
and Jeanie Groome Black, aged 3 years, 3
months and days.
Funeral on Monday, September nth inst,
at half-past four o'clock p m. Friends Of the
family are invited without further notice.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
For Remit

One Of the best business stands in the town
Of Odessa, opposite the Hotel, on Main Street.
For the Mercantile business, this is the best
stand in the town.
Possession given on the first Of October, or
any time thereafter,
For further particulars inquire Of the pres
eut occupant. A. b. HOBBS,
Sept l5-lmpd Odessa, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

Thomas Francis Curley, convicted
Of the murder of Mary Ann whitley,
was hanged on Monday ia Norristown.
He was cool and composed, and said
nothing except to bid the spectators
good bye.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15
8. 0. RIGGS, Register.
NOTICE.

ALI persons having claims against the
Estate Of the deceased, must present the same
the 18th day Of September, 1878, or abide the
Act of Assembly in such case made aud pro-
vided. SYLVESTER w. CLEMENT,
Address-SUHMT BRIDGE, De. Ex'r.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

The increase Of the yellow fever at
Fernandina, Fla, has caused the ply
sicians to advise the citizens to leave
the place. Much excitement prevails.
Middletown transcript., 1877-09-15

Gen. Longstreet is an applicant for
thepositioR RofU. s. Marshal Of Georgia.
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English Hypocrisy.

Boston Tablet. Oils ideas Of moral
ity, ~ far ~ he recognizes the word at
all, are simply geographical, They
are bounded, not by the precepts of
the gospel, but by the degrees Of latl-
tude aud longitude. Now, ~ in the
days of Moore, a rebel at Cork Is Il
patriot, Mt Madrid England impu-
IDENTIFY appropriated Gibralter, though
she threatened war when France sub
dued Algeria. She stole Malta 10y II
violation of the national faith, while
she was forming coalition against
Napoleon for insisting that French.
men were the best judges OF how
they should be governed. But in
few instances has English lncon-
sstency been more glaringly exhibited
than at the present moment, when
she denouuces, with vehemence OF in.
dignati0n, the policy OF Russia for
kicking against the Turkish barriers,
in order to find seabOard necessary
10 her existence AZ commercial pow
or, while British soldiers are annex.
ing, TO use u diplomatic phrase, the
republic Oh lEhlISNahli III SOUTHERN
Africa. II il wrong on the part of
Russia to drill into subservieney, when
they cannot govern themselves or any
body else, the Mohammednn barbarl.
ans of Asia Minor, and right on the
part of the English to forcibly subdue,
without any other cause than that of
loot and plumber, the industrious plod-
ding, aud civilized Dutch beers of
southern AfriCa.n
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Tho Victoria Colou-t furnishes the
following account OF an Indian lovers
wooup aud subsequent murder OF hl7
mam0rata "a savage belonging io
one of tho trIhcs near Barclay soundon
the west coast of Vancouver island br'
came onamorrd of m Indian woman
recently, bat paid hi- address IN vain.
Her friends objected 10 the match Doe
cnusc tho number of blankets east at
her feet wa deemed insufficient Ia
secure her affection The Indian hunt
cd, Gshol and stole to procure the
numbered blankets the maiden had sct
as the price of her charms But ns
often az he reached the fixed number
MS often did the tickle du.ky one adj
vance the figure I'LL ut lcngIh the
savage gave up the struggle in despair
and sought her love no more HIS of
lection. in fact. seems TO have turned
to hate for, meeting her in the bush
near the village about month ago, lac
set upon her with % knife, with which
hc killed her lie then cut of the
head, cut oil the arms and legs and
mutiatcd tho body scattering the
limbs and pieces through the woods.
The murderer openly deics punish
mcnt and glories in the bloody deed,
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The Frceman's Journal, discussing
the question of the reduction of tho
army, proposes to strike ut the fountain
head and 10 away with what the editor
considers useless high officers. We
quote:
"The United States constitution says.
The president shalt be commander-in-
chief of the army and navy of the
United States That shows there is a
very costly waste Of public funds in
keeping up another general of the
army with his very expensive staff Of
ornamental officers. General Of the
army is an unconstitutional office :
Abolish il and its costly retinue, and
General Tecumseh Sherman's proposed
savings, by cheating meritorious nom
commissioned officers out of their legit,
innate constructive pay, will be a triile
alongside of this other sayingl Then.
there is that other office of lieutenant-
general. Ii is held by one Phil. (Philip.
we suppose his Irish Catholic father
called him) Sheridan. The office il not
impossible to the United States consti.
tuition, as Tecumseh Sherman's is. But
We find il out Of place. Ii belonged to
the times when half million of men
from the north were on foot, fighting
skirmish line Of the south. Of brave
men, con,ehding for the principles Of
local sc, government that our grand.
fathers teparated from Great Britain to
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II is said boo friends olieneral Grant
lhat it b. bis purposedu Ing Die stay 10.
Europe 10 WelI upon occasions ol
ceremony his uniform General Of lh.
army which In % yrg ahom'e Hn4
handsome dress Tho magnificent
swords belonging toGw a Grant nnI
which be- Withdrew 'rlr ilr kurp.ui
ln tho Treasury Departments 90 wkr lo
Europe with him W.lla..n boo brought
into service on ceremonial orcNlons
Az Goueral Grant will receive q great
deal OF oniunl attention lu Europe
where so much stress D. laid upon form
and dress his selection of bis army
dress seems quite proper General
Schenck while minister Ia England
always wore biz major gongmlf uniform
ON sate occasions bat m Minister ller
Itopont haa nothing of that kind Ia lnlI
back upon, he has to go la tho reaula
| tiOuc1urt dress