The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-04

Davis Island dam, near Pittsburgh, $780,
900; additional for finishing dam In the
Upper Monongahela River, $SO,W. A
resolution was also adopted that, In
view Of the fact that no specific APP
plications have been made to the COM
mission with reference to the improve
ment OF the Lower Missouri, the Mis-.
sissippi from the Ohio River downward, the
Ohio from Davis Island dam TO Cairo, that
the Executive Committee be directed to cor.
respond with the engineers In charge ofthe
improvement Of Western rivers and secure
copies of their estimates, and eabody In
memorial to Congress whatever recommend.
atoms the Committee may deem adj
visable in reference thereto. Officers
we're elected as follows: President,
Eugene Underwood, Louisville, KY; Vice.
President, John Hogan, st. Louis; Secreta'
~, p. B. Walker, Minnesota; Treasurer,
Web. NJ. Samuel, st. Louis; Executive Com.
mittee, John Hogan, Web. N. Samuel, and
John A. Scudder, Missouri; John Phelps,
Louisiana; G. W. Batchelder, Pennsylvania.
The Memphis Cotton Exchanges
crop report for October shows generally UNI
favorable weather, owing to excessive rains;
picking progressing iavorsbly; yield some.
what less than last year.
THE Bank Of Bergen County and the
Bergen County Savings Bank, allied
institutions, At Hackensack, n. j., have
been depleted Of large amount Of
bonds, hypothecated by John Jacob Ber'
~. Cashier of The former bank and Treasur.
or OF the latter. Both concerns have closed
their doors and Berry IL under arrest. The
amount Of his defalcation 10 not known, but
will probably reach $1e5, 200. Unfortunate
speculstions ase said to be the cause Of Mr..
Berry's downfall.
BRADsrREEr's revised estimates OF
the wheat crop Of 1850 show total Of 49,.
$4,000 bushels, the surplus for export being
placed at 100, IA 900 bushels.
The fire which developed in the
Cbrysolite Mine, at Leadville, nearly two
months ago, Is still consuming timbers, and
the Courts have ordered the suspension OF
work in adjacent properties, on account OF
probable danger to the lives Of employees.
Col. THOMAS A. SCOTT and . party
Of prominent railway officials have been
making tour Of inspection over the Texas
and Pacific and New Orleans Pacific roads.
They were Hospitality entertained at most OF
the various cities and towns they visited.
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
WILLIAM v. GROVER, aged 50, Of
Red Bank, n. j., married Jemims Mack,
aged 10, last May. and the two went to live
at Eatontown. Growers abuse Of his young
wife made life uncomfortable, and she left
him. subsequently she returned to the
house to get her clothes, when Grover shot
her twice In the head, inlicting fatal
wounds.
WILLIE BURNS, aged six, and Char.
ley Zelenka, about the same age, were killed
at Cleveland by the caving Of a sand-bank
beneath which they were playing.
/ WARREN SHEPARD, colored, was
hanged at Montgomery, Texas, on the 18th,
for the murder Of Levi Conner, also colored,
in 1873. ..r~
DURING a Republican celebration at
Safe Harbor, near Lancaster, Pa, q small
cannon exploded, killing Joseph Taylor and
John Aument. Mrs. Thomas Crow, Mrs.
Ellmier and Elias Funk were seriously i'm
jured.
TIE propeller Zealand is supposed to
have been lost on Lake Ontario with oil ON
board, nine in number. Her Captain was
Edward Zealand. Of Hamilton, Ont. ~
Mn. O'BRlEN and wife, living in the
suburbs Of Syracuse, N. Y, were on the
night Of the nth attacked while in bed by a
burglar and their skulls crushed with ham.
mer. Mrs. o. Brien's injuries were consid-
cred mortal; he may recover. The burglar
riAed Mr.. O'Brien's pocket Of his wallet,
containing . small sum Of mon.
ey. It IL supposed that Mrs.
O'Brien was awakened by the move.
msnts Of the robber in the room, and hence
the murderous onslaught. Fortunately the
murderer and an accomplice were captured
within few hours after the discovery Of the
deed, and the evidence against them was 50
clear that they At once confessed the crime.
Ar Winslow, Ind, DR.. ]. T. Aust
killed biz brother in law, james Humphrey.
Both were drunk Il the time, but II 10 said
AZ old grudge existed.
Ar Las Vegas, Colo, the other night,
three murderer, two train.robbers and q
horss.thisf escaped from Jail. A posse went
In pursuit. and overlook and attacked them.
James Allen and Davidson, murderers, were
killed eutsixht; another Is laid to have been
weuaded, but escaped with his comrades.
he pssse cestiuued the pursuit and hoped
! - capture the whole party.
JOHN DUTrON was killed on his farm,
II miles southeast Of Valparaiso, ind, by ,
neighboring farmer, Brainard Taft. They
had disagreed about the division Of corn In
. Geld, which Taft had rented Of Dutton
and TAFT found button In the field gathering
the corn. After ordering him out, and being
, refused, TAFT fired At Dutton, killing him
. Instantly. TAFT gave himself up 70 the au.
. thOrities. ., tz,.!.-=s
Il THOMAS w. S0MERs committed sui
eide IN freat a HE divorced wife's nilliner,
/ ssous n Cleveland, on the morning Of til,
: 18th. He had carried out his threat that 4
3 his wife got divorce 10 would die ON be-
' doosster. "
THE recent mine disaster at Stellar
|. ton. Nova Scotia, turns out to be even wors,