The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-22
Mr.. Moneys Railroad Bill.

The bill introduced 10y Mr.. Money,
of Mississippi, and referred to the Pa
citic ;railroad committee allows the
Southern Pacific company to continue
its road from Fort Yuma along the
route selected for the Texas Pacific
road until it tracks meets that Of the
latter road. The bill grants the lands
before allotted to the Texas Pacific,
which the company has forfeited by
not complying with the law requiring
the building of the road within GER
tain time.
Action is being taken on confrma-
tions. Conkliny, of New York, de-
feats Hayes New York appointments.
Business in Congress commonplace.
Pattcrson's Future Programme.
| Special kilograms from Washington
says there is little reason to doubt
that judicial proceedings against Pat
tcrsnn in South Carolina will not he
pushed any further. 1t is stated by
well informed persons that Pattersons
vote and efforts for Butler have secu-
red immunity for him from further le-
cal hoStiliticS. He will be released
on bail from the indictments which
have been found against him, but his
efforts for Butler are all that are re-
qaiIcd of him.
1t is a part of the arrangement that
he shall in a few months hence resi- On
his seat in the senate which will be
filled by the election of Wade lamp
ton. Patterson will resign ostcn>ibly
for the reason that the Democrats
have been given the possession of the
State by the Hayes Administration
and that a Democratic Senator can
represent them better than he caD.-
The real reason for his resi- gnatiou
will be to make sure of his escape
from prosecution for bribery.
General News.
Returns from seventy four countie!
in Georgia show the following vote
For the ratification of the new consti
tuition, 58,O4l; against ratification 81 ,
Ol9; majority for ratification 81 ,022.-
, Only nine counties gave majorit,
, against ratification.
, On the question Of the State capital
! forty three counties voted for Atlant;
, aud thirty one for Millcdgevi|le. TIN
t total vote was. Atlanta, 62,737; Mil
, lid.evillc 1895; majority for Atlant;
. 26,57S. The vote in these counties o,
the question Of the location of tn
State capital was l0,925 greater thai
. on the constitution.
Every member of the Legislator
: known to be elected so far, is Il Dem
| ocrat, except two colored Republican
| from Mcintosh county. Several In
Z dependent Democrats, however dcfe;,
e ted the regular party nominees.
:, The Democratic majority in Ne>
!, Jersey in the vote for President j
. 1876 was just l2,7l3; in the vote 70
; Governor last month the Democrat
y majority was again just 1913. 1t
8 not often that this coincidence hap
q pens, or that two parties in a Stat
n are able to preserve their relativ
y forces so even from one election to al
,, other.
LOUISIANA.
: The parish ofSt. John has the sma
lest list of delinquent tax payers ,
: any parish in the State. The list COZ
y tains only lightweight names. $
= Charles parish comes next with /:
t names.
y Developments in the Darrall.Ackl
+ Contest.
II The Times says the reports viii,
have been current for weeks past
" the crookedness in the Darrall -Ackl
n contest in the third congrcs sional li
y trict, have atlast developed into som
thing more detinate than mere T.
y mors. The United States district a
rs torney has filed criminal informati'
y in tho United States circuit cou
N against Geo. B. Land, charging hi
with inducing an officer by illeg
,r means to violate his duty in regard
J. a certificate as to the true result of t
'h election in the parish Of Ibcrville
lie a representative in congress in t
third congressional district. 1t see'
ii according to evidence on which inf
~ nation is based. that Geo. B. La