The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-29
GENERAL.

THE women Of this country hold twen-
ty.one per cent Of all the Government
bonds.
A VOTING daughter Of Congressman
Fernando Wood will make her entree
into Washington society this winter.
Nix. PLlMsoLL, who has done so much
for English sailors, now proposes to ben
eft the miners by improving the col!iery
laws.
LADIES, says foreign journal, will
discover in "Endymion -" a new mode
OF showing their regard for dead Inns.
bands--a mild form Of suffice. The
heroine cuts off her long hair, which
reached nearly to her feet, and ties it
round the neck nf her husband in his
coffin. The idea is original, but it has
not much else to recommend it.
A LAD in Georgia was arrested as Il
suspected murderer, and to escape the
gallows established an alibi By produc.
ing u watch which @ had stolen at \
certain time and place. That brought
him in unpleasant proximity to the pen
iten,iary, and to dodge that issue he
proved that he had escaped from the
luralic asylum, and was returned to his
old quarters.
Ar y ball in Schwarzenberg, Saxony,
young man entered having what ap-
peared to be 4 cigar in his mouth. He
went to the chandelier rs if to light it,
and a terrible explosion ensued. The
lights were ex.inouished, the walls
partly gave way, some dancers were
covered with blood, and the young. man
was blown to pieces. He had killed
himself by means Of dynamite car
fridge.
THE ten children Of a colored barber
at Vineland, N. j., are named Vince
dore, Corantias, Commands, Sir!angies,
EycangyauS, Cardaviour, Scritienleyon,
Lavanlen, Thomas Slade, and Charles
Westcott Remington Cummings. The
drop from the meiitluous Castilian tC
the good, substantial Yankee names
was due to the fathers admiration fol
two Fall River bankers, whom he used
to shave wears ago.
GEN. HAtAsL BENAvIDEs, of thu
City of Mexico. is now . social lion il
New Orleans. At the battle of Monterey
he commanded Il battery which Lieut.
Pember,on, afterward Confederate
General, tried to silence. The battery
was charged half dozen times, but i
continued to send its shells shriekine
into the American ranks until the Amer
leans called it "The Devils Corner.
Since then Benav;des has been known
in Mexico as "El rinco del Diable."
CHRISTIAN X. Ross, the father 0
Charley Ross, is quoted as saying
1.-THE only tidings I have ever received
Of Charley since he was stolen was tn
demand for u ransom of $4,000. If
had paid thai would have had hin
long before this. As it is have spen
$4,000, and have not got him. l still
have. detectives employed, and hope il
time to find him. have examine,
more than three hundred lost childre
in the search, some Of whom had bee
stolen, but none Of them was Charley.
AN elegantly dressed lady, giving he
name and address to salesman at on
of the great New York houses, had
handsome black silk dress, all complete
sent home. On its arrival she remarke
to the porter that she would like to 6
upstairs and try the dress on, and tina
the porter could remain outside he
room while she did SO. This was assent
ed to, and presently she appeared, look
ing so trim and pretty in her new gov
that the dazzled porter did not drear
of objecting 10 her slipping down-stai1
minute to show herself to friend
Down she slipped accordingly, and kef
on into the street, and has not bee
heard OF since. This kind of thin
makes tradesmen somewhat caution.
and must excuse the watchfulness wit
which sometimes they regard unknow
l customers.