The People's vindicator., 1879-08-09


, the model Constitution OF the Union
Various Editorial Topics.
Chastine Cox wants three hundred
dollars to pay for printing his bill of
exceptions 40 that he may appeal
and obtain a new trial. Here is an.
other opportunity for a benevolent
Prlma donna to sing a nightingale
song in Wall street.
Now that Prince NOpoleon has
come to the front rs the representa-
tive OF French Imperialism the Ger.
mans are beginning to remember
that on the mothers side he Is Ger.
man Prince ofthe royal Face Of Wur.
t"mberg, and W. owe to a German
Journal. cited in the Pail Mall Ga.
zette. the first rational explanation
yrt given OF his nickname OF "plon.
Plon." The general but obviously
absurd story has been that the Prince
obtained the nickname during the
Cr'mean war, when he attributed
every sound to the whizzing Of a bul.
let. constantly repeating, "Du plonb!
du plomb !" According to a CORES.
pondent Of the Schwabische Merkur:
however, the Prince vas called Plop.
Plon from his childhood. This cor.
respondent says that some time AGO
be was told by Herr Won Neurath.
late Minister Of Wurtemberg, that
Prince Napoleon passed the earlier
years OF bis life at Stuttgart and was
a great favorite with the late King
William OF Wurtemberg, who used
to amuse himself by asking bis name.
when the young Prince. who could
not yet speak plainly, always an.
swered "Plon.P Plon," instead Of INA
poleon." In this way the Prince he.
came known rs "PIon- Plon" at the
Wurtembere Court, and the nick.
name has stuck to him ever eince.
Robert W. johnson, who was Rep.
resentative from Arkansas from lsl7
to 1853, and United States Senator
from that time until 1861, died Sat. |
urday night at his residence in Lit.
tie Rock. Ark. Mr.. johnson was
porn in kentucky 10 1914. When the |
civil war began he withdrew with the |
southern members aud joined the
confederate forces. Since the war
ended he has lived in private life.
NJ. Leo Taxil. q French Radical
journalist whose indecent violence
towards the priests and the Imperi.
alists has repeatedly attracted to him
the attention Of the authorities an.
nounced the Prince Imperlal's death
In q placard which might be En-.
g'ished Poor Little Cuss-He's
Croaked!" A Bonspartist, NJ. Linus
Lavier. editor Of LIE Petit Caporal. to
bring about a duel insulted him pub.
licly and struck him. The Radical.
having precedents for such course
exacted the choice Of arms ard a..
tance. naming pistols muzzle to
muzzle, but his seconds modified
this 80 AZ to leave sometime ~
chance. and agreed to post their men
six feet apart. load one pistol with
blank cartridge and settle the choice
Of weapons BY lot. NJ. Linus. Layier's
seconds declined the proposition a.
murderous.
1t is now announced that the OF.
khedive Of Egypt has arrived at Ma,
ples With bis four wives, two sons
and 225 members Of bic household
and suite. II he can flnd q residence
'umciently large at Naples he will ,
'end for bic hsrem. Meanwhile be
'ravels With 200 large cases Of bag 7,
sage. Negotiations have been en-.
cred into for the purchase Of the
V'l'a De Ia Hsute or Villa d'Angri,
ormerly the property Of Mr.. Mac.
can. Both are situate outside Ma.
'les. on the Psusilippo side OF the Z
NY. and would be we'll suited tn :
oriental seclusion. The Villa de- n :
dsute was built by Prince Luigi. the :
>ount OF Aquils, brother Of Ferdi. ,
land H.. but Was afterwards sold n I.
U. Dc Ia Haute. who in true prince. b
y style built another villa in his b
a. q kind Of soccorsale. in 3
'hich he entertained those who came = =
0 visit him. No situation can be {
more lovely and the grounds and
!ardens are laid out with great taste.
no villa d'Angri. though one Of the O
aost Charming places about Naples. Q
'oaia % tar too small for such . :. =