The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-27
GENERAL.

Ar q recent kangaroo "drive" in
Australia 5000 Of the animals were
killed.
The Mormons have thirty.one mis-.
sionaries in Great Britain, and will send
twenty more.
ARArrLEsNAKEk killed near San Diego,
CAL, had eleven rattles, and in its stom.
ach a good-sized rabbit.
TIE religious movement against
changed" hair is extending. Bishop
Elder, of Cincinnati, has issued pro-
hibitory order on the subject.
In Tallahassee and other Southern
cities it is usual, during the Matching
season of the hooking bird, to steal the
young birds from the nest, to be trained
for singers. As only about two in hun
dred live, IN early determination OF
these birds is probable. A Florida pa.
per suggests that law be enacted for
bidding the capture of young mockinss-
birds.
TIE King of Denmark uses on state
occasions breed of pure white horses
which are national property. They are
descended from a white stallion and a
white mare presented to King Christie
pher w. by the Dey Of Algiers. The
breed has been raised in q royal estab.
lishment near Copenhagen for nearly
two hundred years.
THE apparent cause of the downfall
of John A, Woodward, who has ABB
seconded with $4,000 from the Boston
city treasury, was an actress known as
Imogene. Her maiden name was Amy
Louise Knowlton. He fell in love with
her. married her, maintained her in a
costly home when she stayed in Boston,
and paid the heavy losses of her unsuc-
cessful tours as a star. The Boston
Herald saws that some of the bills which
Woodward had to meet were for break
age in hotels when his wife got drunk.
"REMINISCENCES are being published
of the first slceping-car ever seen in this
country, which made its appearance at
Toledo, September lG, 1886. 1t was
the invention OF Woodruff, now so well
known, and caused by his desire to make
travelling more comfortable for his sick
wife. The arrangements were very
primitive, being an old car filed with =
double tier OF hunks, which were in
tended to be portable and adjustable.
From that small beginning have grown
the splendid and convenient affairs used
everywhere, and which have become in.
dispensable to the traveller.
Next year Great Britain takes her
census, and, with the exception Of one
trifiing change, on the plan of the cen.
sus of 1871. 1t is all to be taken on the
night of Sunday, April 8. The follow
ing day the returns, as filed up by the
householders, will be collected, and cor
rected when erroneous. Then the
books will be turned over to the regis.
trars, and the results duly tabulated.
Great Britain is . small and . densely
settled country, compared with the
United States. Still, with allowances
for the difference in this respect, . cen.
sus taken in a day contrasts rather
strongly with our own, where, even in
cities as thickly populated as the Eng
fish, the work of enumeration extends to
q fortnight or three weeks.
10 Hun HuA, the Chinese professor
at Harvard, is described as an acute
reasoner and close observer. He has
learned to speak English fairly, and he
spends most of his time reading, for his
college duties amount to nothing, as he
has had but one pupil, and at present
has none. His contract is for three
years, whether there are any students in
his classes or not. The Springfield Re-
publican tells this story Of him: ''Great
was his surprise one morning to receive
a printed communication from the COL
lese officials, which he took to be a dis.
missal. Rushing at once to Professor
near by, he thrust the circular into his
hands, exclaiming in an indignant and
injured tone, Tree year; boy, no boy!'
| His relief was speedy when he was as
sured that the circular was simply the
regular official announcement of his en-.
gasement by the college,"
4 A COLOnED man named Henderson
has been arrested in Philadelphia on the
charge Of swindlinS number of his own
race by playing on their superstitions
and credulity. About two years age
Henderson went to the house Of an old
colored man named Chopper and told
1 the latter that he knew where to find
100000 which had been buried in thu
cellar Of Choppers house many year.
before, and offered to recover the treas
ure upon the payment Of $25. He asked
Cropper to let him have 50 with which
to purchase the necessary tools. The re
quired amount was given him and h.
returned with the tools and he begal
digging for the treasure. lie refused X
complete the work until the remainder
of the money was paid, and Croppe1
gave him 1923 more. Henderson thel
locked the old man and several other
in a room and made his escape. 81,
months ago the prisoner visited tn
house of a poor woman and informe,
her that he was able to work charm
that would he TO her advantage. HI
took her aside and after many mystcri
Gus actions told her to place a lilty.cen
piece upon each corner Of note an,
one in the middle. The woman was re-
queSted to leave the room and not re
turn until he called her. She left, an,
SO did he, but he was subsequently ar
, rested and served short term of i'm
} prisonment.
. Winter on the Summit OF the Sierras
IsPENT the winter Of 1S64.5 "snowe
: in" on the Sierra summit, at Eurek
b. Valley, on the Sonora and Mono road
l q ~ Al.