The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-18
GENERAL.

GENERAL.
A NEW YORK girl has had one OF her
shapely hands modelled in marble, anu
has presented it as . birthday present 70
her afiianced husband for paper
weight.
TnE London Afbe1ras,, in comment
ing upon some American pecullarltles,
SAYS the ''tendee ago st which children
in the United Staees begin to live in pub
lie, to make speeches and act parts u
very curious"
The Portland Oyegonian gives the par
ticulars of an adventure with panther
At Myrtle Greek, Douglas County. Inc
hero OF the affair was Gus Byron, a prin'
ter boy, only Is years OF age. he M
ished the brute in two shots.
The estate of an English miser named
Rhodes was lately wound up. 1t rea'
lized S3OO,OOO. The sale of his enec1s
in his residence resulted in $3.50. The
property goes to two charitles.the Lon
don Free Hospital and the National Lue'
boat Institution.
A sponrlvE youth Of Olean, n. T..
pointed revolver at . young iaay $
head, and asked If she would be his Tor
ever, Just for a little joke, you know
for he didn't know it was loaded.
EYES," she said, lodging her head to
one side, just in time to save her from
being killed, as q charge OF lead was
lodged in the wall behind her.
The Central Park Commiss ioners OF
New York City received petition from
George Francis Train, the other day,
asking for permission to put his feet on
the seats in the park. He stated that
the police had denied him that privi'
leee, and he wished to know what law
prevents him from enjoying that liberty
The communication was placed on ME-
and George is in suspense As to whether
he is q vassal or peer.
POLICEMAN EGOLF, of Philadelphia
it usually accompanied on his rounds b!
q big hound. Egolf went into . ho9s'
to arrest man who was whipping hi
wife, and was set upon by number o
roughs, knocked down, kicked and drag
ged about. Then the dog went into tn
fight, and enabled his master to win
But it was . hard struggle. The officer
skull was fractured and the dog ha'
three ribs broken.
4 The New York correspondent OF th
Cincinnati Enquirer gives some allege.
particulars OF the Grant Chaffee wed
, ding. lie says that young Ulysses Gran
, became engaged to Miss Chaffee 9
!. Saratoga last summer; that Senate
= Chaifee gave his daughter 100000 !
= Government bonds as wedding gift
= and that young Grant never was engage
\ to Miss Flood, although at one time h
!. was attentive to her.
t Anew days ago the neighbors wei
l. drawn to q house on West Twenty.sixt
It street, New York, by the most fright
c cries. They found Il woman name
y Mrs. Hall standing over her younge
1 child, who was stripped naked al
n stretched upon table. With one ha,
!. the mad mother held the struggling i
N FAINT upon the table and with the 9th
r she brandished a carving.knife in L
$. air. She told the frightened people tn
IL she and her whole family We're going
to heaven. The child was rescued and
I'd woman soon after became calmer: 5
D. had been made insane by the rece
" death Of her husband.
a. THE museum of old guns and 9th
-; small arms at the Armory in Sprir
~ .; field, Mass, is probably the fullest q
=. most curious of any in this country.
." cept the one at Washington. First
~ =, the list of old guns is q Wbeelock Ri
y, wound up like clock, made by Got
~ fled Fleming in 1920. On the lock-pl
M M is battle scene between Turks W
y. W bows and arrows and Europeans W
~ swords. Another is curious Alban
~ smooth-bore tiint-lock used even too
~ NO by the Turkish mountaineers and pc
~, antrt. / Au old Arab tlint-lock ha
~, ,.S dduarephcs of ivory so fitted. tothe ;
10" kof the stock that the gun can be |
~ anced in an upright position in
r. Arabs tent. One, u Matchbox, M
;ro in the fourteenth century, is the ole
. ~. gun in this country. II is discharged
90 49, lighted tow or flax on the hamn
or drawn to the vent by hand.