The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-06
NEWS AND NOTES.
A Summary # Important Event..
PERSONAL AND pOLITICAL.
THE Republican Legislative caucus at

The Republican Legislative caucus at
Albany, N. W. on receipt Of a letter OF
withdrawal from Chauncey NJ. Depew, I'M
animously agreed upon Warren Miller as
candidate for the long term vacancy In the
United States Senate and Eldridsc G. Lap.
hsmYor the short term. The stalWarts, IN
conference stnight, resolved to stand firm
for Conkling and Crowley.
sRPnoF! CIV. RILEY has been appoints
ed EatomologktIof the Agricultural Bureau
by Commissioner Loring, in the place Of >.
ii. Comstock, resigned.
TO-. GOVERNOR CHURCHILL of Arkansas
Issued q proclamation appointing Thursday,
July IA, as a day Of fasting and prayer for
The recovery Of President Garfield. ~ -
REPRESENTATIVE SPEER, OF Georgia,
asuies that he ever declared to President
, Garfield that he intended to vote with the
Republicans in the Organization Of the
House. He ssys:' I never had such an in.
tention; do not Have 1t now" -. a., -
:. - EX-SENATOR HATcHcocK Of Nebras'
! h, y dead, aged g. ,tl4gepPaa I'll! -0
IT is reported that the Postmaster
General has appointed a commission to In
vestigre the management Of the Chicago
:! Post office, for the purpose Of wedding ou'
certain abuses which were alleged to exist
IA contratentton Of the principles Of civil
service reform. ,,. r,.'.a eus.si..s5
IN a letter dated July 5, 1881, Jeffer
son Davis refers to the attack upon Presi'
dent Garfield as follows: ~ will not, likt
the telegram you cite In regard I'd the at
tempted assass ination Of the President, sa!
Tam thankful the. assassin was not a South
i ern man, but VIII say I regret lie is al
American. The crime Is black enough in it
self and has a deeper dye from the merce
nary motive which seems to have prompted
It. l sincerely trust the President may re-
cover and that the startling event will arouse
=, the people to consideration Of a remedy TO
the Generalization which wild hunt afte
!. Office is creating. "te"l',.. -"@ ,'9-'A ~ %
! 50 Gov. FOSTER of Ohio has addressed
kilograms to the Governors Of other States
setting forth that, as the prospects for thu
Presidents recovery are. now altogether IA
yorable, It would be fitting for the Govern
q, ors to issue proclamations setting apart ia.
for thanksgiving and prayer. Gov. Fostel
names the Governors Of Now York, Penn.
sylvania, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio a
% committee to select day." VI, '"'
Il ARGENT Washington dispatch says
There "a some stir created here over the an
nouncement that Commissioner Of Pension
Dudley intends. to dismiss all clerks in hi
bureau who served or were connected wit
the Confederate army during the rebellion
- The Star quotes Dtdley as saying that Will
i, he has no disposition to discriminate again,
Z -Coniede1ates, he thinks they ought be
- to hold positions which put 1t In their powe
. to pass upon the claims Of Union soldiers.
%CHiEF.JusrlcE CLIFFORD. Of tn
United States Supreme, Court, on the lit
was reported as being seriously ILL ut Coz
niah, Me-, with no hope Of reoovsry.lt'i1
lad H. C.iFULToN has been appointe
Gauger for the Second District Of Towa.
I. THE police have seized nearly all i
leading Vienna journals for, publishing Il
resolution passed by the Constitutionalis
belonging toia German club. '' iiti,s
40, ,DHE'State Convention of Wisconsi
oEGpenbackers, held at WATERFOWL on Il
q 18th, nominated the following ticket; Cd,
= ernor, E. Pals; Lieutenant Goyerno
~ David Giddipgs: Secretary Of STATE, Wilst
II. Hopkins; State, Treasurer, Gerhart Sop
., mers; Superintendent Of Public instructor
John X. Gaynor; Attorney General, 10
Foster; Railroad Commissioner, T. G. Bro,
son; Insurance Commissioner; Leyenso Mo
rill,