The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-30

daughters, the elder aged fifteen. WIN ana
working for them lived young man named
Sellers, who was from near Ncbo, IN the
same county. Sellers, 1t seems, had been
paying attention to the elder daughter, hid
become deeply attached and desired She
should marry him. To this the mother,
probably on account Of the youth OF
the daughter, would not consent. On the
evening OF the day named Sellers again in.
sisted that the girl should marry him, aud
consent being again refused, he drew re-
yOlyer. Taking deliberate aim he rst shot
the dog belonging to the family, then quickly
shot Mrs. Baker, the mother, and then the
Girl whom he loved. This done, he placed
the muzzle to his own temple and fired.
Each shot was instantaneously fatal. The
tragedy was witnessed by the younger
daughter, from whose testimony before the
Cororer's Jury the above facts We're elicit
Cd Mr.. H :sss the fasAer' Was pot At home
at the time.
Two brothers named Wilson, who in
yaded the, Ute Reservation and run off a
dozen OF horses, were pursued by the In
dams, overtaken and shot, between "Jack's
Cabin" and Crested Buttes.
SHERIFF MCCORKLE, of Shelby COun-
ty, Ind, was shot and killed on the night Of
the 9th while trying to quelI disturbance
at political meeting. There are contra
dictory statements as to the origin OF the
trouble.
JOHN CARSON and his son and an
other boy, named Benner, were run down
by an express train and all killed while
passing through railway tunnel near Hunt.
ingdOn, Pa.
A SERIOUS accident occurred on the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad
at Byron, Ogle County, Ill.,. on the 10th, by
which four men were killed and six badly
injured. A gravel train ran into herd OF
cows, ditching ten cars. The names OF the
killed are Mike Ryan, section man: John
Lockwood and Thos. Larry, farmers, and one
other, name unknown. .,ng
The Chicago Academy of Music, on
Halstead Street, burned on the 18th. Theo-
dore Bernhardt, a fireman, was killed, and
several others injured. @".- ......
UP to the 18th, 20 deaths had result.
cd from the Pittsburgh railroad collision.
1a9j OIL MISCELLANEOUS. .....
FRENCH 4 WARDS WOODEN mill 1T
West stoughton, Mass. burned on the night
Of the 9th. Over 300 employees are thrown
out Of employment. Several OF them were
injured during the fire. r., ....
The citizens Of Ouray, Colo, have
held meeting and resolved that in case the
Government does not take steps TO get rid Of
the tie, they will take the matter into their
own. hands. y '"',' 10, 80 49,, ~ ''.'''
SECRETARY ScHrRz has made public
tho report Of Superinte ndent Walker Of the
Census Bureau on the alleged census fraud,
In South Carolina. The General gives bis
reasons for believing the census Of 1870 was
grossly defective, and that the census Of ISL
Is substantially correct. He says: II know
Of no reason why any further charge should
be made against the enumeration re.
Gently brought to . conclusion by
the Commissioner and sworn officers Of the
Government 10 South Carolina. The pre-.
sumption which existed against their work
has been completely oyerthrown, and !
strong counter. presumption has been cre'
ated by veriication upon the ground Of
schedules OF inhabitants E in the case Of
sighseen remuneration districts successivels
takeR for special Investigation on account Of
their exceptionally questionable character
! I'm Emitted States Supreme Court
convened on the nth Tor. the October term
| Of 1ssO, All The Justices, were present ex'
sept Hunt, Clifford and Field, and the latte,
was expected TO take his seat within u few
days. Justice Clifford has 80 far recovered
from bis recent illness that it was though
probable he would also I've able to take hl!
scat during the present session. H. --.-
The Wabash Railroad on the It'll
begun cutting passenger rates between Chi
cago and St. Louis, on the ground that theil
depot In Chicago Is so far from the business
center Of the city as TO give the other roads
the advantage. The cut was promptly mel
BY the Chicago 4 Alton, and . brisk war In
rates seemed imminent. -,,,. ..fss- gen,
. The Commissioner Of Pensions ha.
issued circular explaining the delay In an.
swering letters addressed to ME bureau, and
| IN attending to tho claims of veterans an(
relatives Of veterans He says that the pas.
sage Of ~ Arrears act overwhelmed hin
and his Assistants With work, and that, will
The systsm now in force, they can not hop,
tssleasup matters very soon. ga' i,im ,
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