The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-25

GEN. VIZ. B. HAzEN has been up
pointed Chief Signal Oficsr Of the Army
This appointment promotes Gen. McCook
Of Gen. Sherman's staff, to the Colonelcy
the Sixth Infantry.
GEN. WALKER, Superintendent o
Census, has the entire enumeration Of tn
United States ready to send before Con
gress, except one district in Iowa.
IT is reported that Gen. Howard vii
succeed Gen. Schofeld as Superintendent .
West Point.
THE third and last session Of tn
Forty sixth Congress convened at noon or
the 9Th, a quorum being present IN boil
Houses. The Presidents Message was de
livered and read, but aside from the intro
duction OF one or two resolutions In the
House, there was no attempt to open W
business in either body.
The Temperance Congress, under thu
auspices OF the New York State Temperance
Society, met on the 9Th. Gov. st. John, o
Kansas, made an address, detailing the his
tory Of the struggle in Kansas against intern
perance.
The remains Of Hon. George B. Rob
inson, Lieutenant. Governor. Of Colo
RADIO, were conveyed to his former home neal
Kalamazoo, Mich, under an escort Of prom
inent citizens Of Colorado, and inferred will
appropriate ceremonies, on the 7th.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
TIE Convention recently in session
At Springfield, ILL.,, composed Of delegates
from the Boards Of Agriculture Of varioa.
Western States, recommended that eacl
State issue monthly crop and stock repor
during the growing season, and that an CT
fort be made to secure such legislation al
shall render the reports uniform, prompt and
accurate. An Executive Committee was ap'
pointed, composed Of the following gentle
men: W. I. Chamberlain, Ohio; Alex.
Heron, Indiana; $. b. Fisher, Illinois; j.
X. Hudson, Kansas; j. II. Shafier, Iowa; j.
B. Killibrew, Tennessee; H. II. Young,
Minnesota.
II. VlCrOR NEwCOMB has resigned
the Presidency Of the Louisville and Nash.
willie Road, and E. II. Green has been chosen
bis successor. ........'s
IT is reported that the recent CONSOLE
dation Of the Missouri Pacific and the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas 4 Texas Railways is the par
tial development Of Jay Gould's prodisions
scheme for securing q through line from
Nsw York and the lakes to the Mexican bor-
der and the Pacific coast. The Wabash sys.
tenn, it is said, will be an important part OF
the grand combination. e.u..f 49,
- THREE thousand miners are thrown
ont Of work by the temporary suspension Of
colleries in the Pottyville IRA. district.
4 TIM breaking ground for the Mata-
moras + ,Matagordai Railroad. Mexico, on
the ID, wa, the occasion Of considerable GER
emory, large number Of dignitsries from
both sides Of the Rio Grande being In at.
tendance. s..-,.r,
tc GRIMES AND CASUALTIES. al.
oANpREw j. CULLEN, who shot and
killed. Miss Segerson in New York City, some
weeks ago, because she refused to marry
him, committed suicide at Cedar Keys, Fla,
whittier he had fled to escape arrest.
DIR. c. A. WASHINGTON, ex-Professor
Of the Kansas City Medical College, was
lynched ct Otero, n. ~, on the I'd, for al
legged malpractice in the case Of . lady, Miss
Abbis Sinel, resulting 10 her death.
81 GERTRUDE MEALS, q young married
lady Of Danvllle, Va, was fatally burned the
other night and died after few hours Of
great agony. She was kneeling before the
fire, saying her prayers before retiring, when
her night dress caught fire, and being alone
she was unable to smother the flames.
WILHgLNINA SPINDLER, . Detroit
servant girl, was burned to crisp on the Sd,
40 the result Of kindling the fire with kero.
sene.
Ar Pine Bluff, Ark, on the morning
OF the Ath, negro named James Anderson
entered the house Of Joe Miller, . butcher,
end assaulted Mrs. Miller, most estimable
womss, In . shocking manner. The villain
then plundered the house Of S23 In money
and hsd. He tosk The train to Arkansas
City, where he was arrested upon his arrival
and returned 10 the scene Of his dastardly
crime. Being taken into the presencs Of his
victim, hs was fully identified BY her, and
WAS then ssarted OF for jail, but on the way
Wss taken out Of the hands Of the officer By
. mob and hanged to telegraph pole.
Tns Bsckxilh House, . brick four.
story hotel h Oshkosh, VIA, took fro II 8
O'Clock on ~ evening II ths ID and was
entirely destroyed;l loss $4,000, Insurance.
$0n0 Ms. 8 b Pags. boarding IN he
hctsb ~ suaoeaaad By smoke, asd dlsd.
Her BODY Wae recovered. Mn. ChaPlsa n