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The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The family Of the Crown Prince OF
Germany converse in Eng!lsh, sno
Queen Victori. and her children often
converse in German, The best German
society, II il said, rarely make use OF
FrOnch.s ia
The sala of Queen Victoria's year.
linss has oflate years generally orougnt
forward very inferior lot of animals.
This year, however, the contrary was
the case; the yearlings, although the
majority of them were small, realized
an average of nearly $1,000 apiece.
Miss Gladstone, who has just mar
ried the Dean of Durham, has gone to
reside in the deanerY, which has not had
q mistress for forty years, and as she
bears the reputation of being good
housekeeper it is thought her new home
will have a thorough overhauling.
1t will be remembered that Ade.
laide Nelson, the actress, bequeathed
the residue of her estate in favor OF
Admiral Hon. Carr Glyn. This gentle
man has most generously founded a
fund for decayed actors and actresses,
the interest of which is to be distributed
in furtherance of that object.
1t is stated that Nine. Goldschmidt
denny Lind) has received from the
King of Sweden the order of Seranh'ln.
If this is the case the lady shonld es.
TEEN the honor highly, for she is the
first woman who has obtained the order
of the Seraphim. 10 make the distlnc,
ton more marked, the King presented
the order-a medal surmounted by the
royal crown in diamonds-to the singer
with his own hand.
Mrs. Parnell, the mother OF the
leader of the Land League party, when
in Europe, at her residence in Gar
diner Street, Dublin, Cavendish Square,
London, and at 1922 Avenue des Champs
Elysees, Paris, gave frequent evening
parties, which lingsr still in the recollec'
ton of her guests. Miss Anna Parnell,
who conducts the Ladies' Land League
in Ireland, is remarkable for beauty and
liyeliness of mind. Her fixed ideas In
political and social matters are similar
to those'of her brother. There is mar
ried sister in Paris who has opposite
views.
The shop-window beauties are to be
entirely excluded from the balls and re-
ceptions of the Princess of Wales this
season.. Not single professional beau
ty is to be allowed to participate in the
amusements of the garden party given
by the Princess to the Queen. But com
pensation has been found already by
one of the most fashionable of the beau
ties in her voluntary retirement from
the gay scenes in which she played 81
conspicuous part last year and t.
which she would be no longer welcome
She has taken q villa on the banks o
the Thames, to which all the best mel
in London are. anxious to be invited
She knows we'll that the mothers ant
daughters will not be long in seekin!
for invitations likewise. A clever WON
an is that identical professional beauty
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A Reckless Driver.

The Washington Republican says: A
good story is told on Lieutenant Hoxie,
the young gray-headed assistant engi-
neer At the Columbia Buildings. While
stationed at St. Louis he and the other
young officers were much exercised at
the rigor of Gen. Calender, who was
regular old martinez. He made the
other officers send back to their regi-
ments all the enlisted men who were
serving them as orderlies, while he never
thought of interfering with those about
his own quarters. Calender was fond
of good horse. and had Il pair that
we're extremely fast. Hoxie, who before
his marriage was an admirer of horse
flesh, had an animal which he consid-
cred quite rapid, and one day while
driving ovcrhauled the General and
asked him to ride. The invitation was
accepted, and Hoxie, anxious to show
the speed of his horse, gave him the
whip. This caused him to tlirt his tail,
prick up his ears, and start off at a rap
id pace, which he Immediately senslbly
increased, causing the Lieutenant to pull
very hard to keep him down into trot.
| "This is a pretty good horse you
have, Hoxie," said the General.
eyes," said Hoxie, pulling with all
his might, "very fair" :,
Gle goes along right WE'LL" said the
senior officer. elbow fast do you think
we are going?' ,
BY this time they had left the city and
were flying along the road that led to
the Arsenal, and Hoxie realized that his
horse was running away. He tried to
curb his speed without alarming the old
man, but all his efforts were unavailing,
and they tore along at breakneck pace
Once or twice the horse SHE'D 4 little,
but not greatly. The, General finally
renewed his question:
81 say, Hoxie, how fast do you sup
pose we are going?'
elm blessed if know said Hoxie,
who was nearly played ont Juggling al
the reins.
BY this time the old man began to be
somewhat alarmed, and pulling out his
watch he said:
"Well, Hoxie, I would like to 60 fur
Their with you, but l. have an engage.
ment that I must keep, and if you, vii
let me out now I will be Obliged ~
r"Oh, certainly" said Hoxie, with thff
perspiration standing on his brow il
great beads. eyes, indeed, III let ycr
out now," and he made a mighty effort
and just then the horse SHE'D SO that .th'
buggy was nearly upset. The nag stop
ped, however, and the old General pile'
out. The moment he struck the groun'
and felt perfectly safe he turned to tn
Lieutenant and said: .. .. ...
II tell you, Hoxie, that's q goo
horse, and he's fast, too; but | thinl
you ought to break him of that habit 9
shying. I think you should lick it gu
+ of him, andsthe old man walked OFF,
Hoxie waited until he got his win
, tand recovered his strength, and the
, drove slowly back, subsequently, tellin'
his brother officers that he had run ava
. with the old General without his know
a ing it. Whether he suspected it or mo-
, the General used to say that ''That tina
: little fellow Hoxie was the most reckle:
. driver he ever saw, and would use up
, good horse in mighty short time."
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20
CONDENSED TEIE6RAlS.

C8ARLES U&kDEkU0H, 1tmeQ Win .
tedut oak stitch, attempted ID force a en-
trance into the British House Of Commons
snths Sd, He vas arrested BY the police
Iahd ushers after shot struggle, He says he y
will make the attempt with force enough 70
gain an entranca.. is'f 1874 1aii s4nidt ,ou
u THR continued war of the trunk lines
lon passenger rates West hts finally resulted
In reduction OF fares to the East. AN the
lines have been selling tickets from Boston
end New York to Chicago, At net price Of
(S7. On, the, 81 the Grand Trunk Chicago
Office placed Boston tickets on Sale at S., and
| It was expected other routes would At ones
meet the reduction The St. Louis roads
are not directly involved IN this fight, but
have made slight reductions in fares to IN
points North and East. t."i|1li .ii't"a "i'i
/ McGRATH and McKavitt, who a.
ltehptedto blow up the, Liverpool Town
HAIL. have been found guilty McGratth
was sentenced ito penal sorvitude for lie and
AeKayitt for fifteen years. 4itf t,te Ha,,.,i
T. The Land League will holda National
fc4nvention IN Dublin on the 13tHof septem-
Der, 80 consider TIE Bet means II obtaining
Irish land for 1rishmen. ~ 80, !" ~" So ".
E GTHE Mississippi Democrats met 10
convention at jackson on the M. ~, = ia
b AMBROSE ,aBl LAMPRAx, Of Nachitoches,
L., was with the party Of surveyors mas.
sacred BY the Apaches south 81 Fl Paso,
Itn the State Of Chihuahua, Mexico. Lam.
lprax sayslhe was half / mile behind the par.
| II when ithe fighting began and so escaped
he,gepersl massacre, but was taken pris-
operi and held for, several days, when he
made his, escape, finally reaching Guaymas
and going thence to SIN Francisco. Tho
surveying party numbereif thirteen. They
fought desperately against the Indians, who
outnunbered them mere than three 10 one.
All 'of the whites were killed, six Of them
being dispatched while lying on the field
wounded. s'a 'as."s'sH t0siadf1'd6 -
4 AZ Marion, Ark, A. King, ex:Mar.
shal, entering his gate, had six shots fred Il
I him The body was rtddled with bullets,
and death wss instantaneous. SIX nesroel
have been arfested. o4ttil}i alli 1ui s'daisa
fRrcKEE,, csI.,s has had Ss5o,0oo
ars,g 1tprisinaiea IA d.ass- hop,e...' - $,
II Ack1TsR0RT, Pa,, and surrounding
eeuntrytis tntsassly sxeitsd ovsr IL murdeI
q George Mcclure andltAs SERIOUS wounds
lli1g q osnstsbse tr,sning by ! gsng Il
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/" IN lscRLLANEkSUS.

L GOVERNOR CNTTENDEN, a, Missouri,
iB1ptoelanstidn, o1srs'$6 900 reward fof tho
arrest andl6onvivslon Of each person pertici.
! patabf 81 the ttafn tcbbsr1es 1T Glehdsle, I'm
OCTOBER, 1919, ana at Winston Oh the 18th u
July, ths latter robbery being attended with
two murders, !, For the apprsbenston q
iBrppk James. and Jesse y, james. 1900
Zach "A offered snditiohally, with $1,000
addsd upontheir conviction for completely
III H. eFimee laentiousd.- 4,ir "a yti4 t!lg
+ TAEaanti.Jewish crusade in Russia
has led ID the destruction Of thirty houses
inhabited ~ Jews IN, III Villages Of Borispo1
,.,na Bi1z.s, IL the Govsrn,iAept 81 Poltayia..
hs. fr Fs ppe 9AFa 4asrai rioters H , t'nlins
Tn iii, irish land 'b Ill the House
|, d. Commons with only ~ negative votes. A
/ majority Of tAsiCt1ss}@ astesh AAs6he Par.
dellitss, including Psrnell himself, abstained
NON voting. = 'iialA ,t''as" -
DeelA inWhioh ~ conhAta,ts ,were a, stu.
cdentt land ~ id cst ,Sf the army reserve.
|lHsaDtn,plb4olSs sIhsss1dsat was KILLED,
III 80 I'm MAR Stsa similar chalaetsg
~ uslliA Within i, f4stnight.' e siie'sIe9
/ Md1 Eeabortsd that' Sn1s et plot Againsi
IVY n ~ Gar Aai Nm, discovered II
tatv ! fsgshyryb and lpAleqaaal arssts made q
/ 9aasDbHler@ AaAyhi tlistmlA had 70,
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Meteors and Comets. /,

November 18th, very remarkable show.
er of meteors or shooting stars, and
these exceptional displays were found to
have required at intervals of 80 IL
years. It was shown by somewhat alb.
struse calculations, into which we can
not here enter, that if meteor swarm
revolved round the sun in an oval path
in exactly 80 IL years, the disturbing
effect of the planet would be exactly
such as had been observed. Hence, it
appeared that these meteorsi must per-
form their revolutions in 50 IA years..
and it was then inferred that they must
be moving in the same path as q comet
observed in the year 1866, a few months
before the display of shooting stars.
Further evidence was supplied by the
discovery that the path of the well-EnoWp
August net4drs was the same a tEfdk i'll
tho great comet of 1862, and that
shower of meteors annually observed in
April followed the track. of the great
comet of 1861, through the tail of which
the earth is believed to have passed. But
it was in 1872 that the most interesting
facts in connection with the relation be.
tween comets and meteors were brought
to light. Toward tho, end of 'lS72 as.
tronomers were eagerly expecting Biela's
periodical comet, which had excited
their attention in 1886 by its splitting up
into two distinct bodies; but it was
sought in vain. In its place, however,
appeared, at the end Of November, q
striking display of meteors, and subse-
quently, on the I'd and Sd of December,
d comet was observed, in the track
ich the meteor stream might
be supposed toy have taken, 1T, has
been inferred, with some show Of
reason, that the earth actually passed
through one of the heads of Bella $
comet on November p, 1872, and that
the only effect was shower of shooting
stars. AT little distance the meteor
swarm would seem to have presented
the ordinary appearance of comet.
The chain of circumstantial evidence
which. connects comets and n1ateors is
still further strengthened by the exam
ination of their spectra. BY the help of
the spectroscopc it's found that the light
of comets IS derived to a great extent
from glowing vapor of carbon in
some form or other, and it has also been
shown that mete0ric stones which have
fallen on the earth give off, when heat
ed lin vacuum, vapors producing the
! same spectra % those observed in COM
etsl ~ I','' ~
1T would seem probable that the nu-
cleus Of q comet is neither q solid nor
gaseous body, but q mere cluster OF dis
crete meteoric particles through which
the earth might pass without experience
ing any effect beyond that Of startling
shower Of shooting stars, and that the
head is composed Of gases evolved from
these metsors. under the combined &C.
ton of the SUMS heat and the rafefac-
ton of space. With regard to the form.
alton Of tails the most plausible theory
appears to be that they are due to, q re-
4 pulsive force emanating from the sun
7 (possibly electrically which acts on the
gases evolved from the nucleus, and
keenerates tails in different directions &C.
cortling TO the molecular constitution Of
! the gases. London SATURDAY Review.
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I !, Ohioss chestnut crop il valued At
S6Q, 900 per annnmso naiiMa,,,i sl, al
The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-20

AalA0k,esiRAsalaea1un01 sasq1nsteF eea;'
lar, and '.half dollar" Persons manufac.
.tpriig or selling such tokens are rendering
themselves liable to penalties OF both mr.
and imprisonment. n II al
ing, 1A NR
'"1 Hr public debt .tateeht uss1
/ SHOWS reduction bth< u i4%
S1o,j7s,os; outstanding bonds, $1,e2l, ILL.,:
00oa legal tenders, o9,015; debt, less cash
in treasury, 81, sso,5ao,7s s:
THE New York Herald publishes Sta
tistics showing that there has been sub
scribed In New York and In Europe for in.
yestment in the South during the last eight
cen months, loo,ooo,oOo. Most Of this mon
Mississippi ala ipst1e country south Of
Richmond. Il has gone mainly. q co4gse,
into railroads. But $1,000, 900 has lately
been invested in cotton factories n'Augusta
alone; and considerable sums have been lent
Fto planters and to mercantile or industrial
enterprises, ." '''''' ' .,.'. 49,
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hand in the shipping Of the explosives re.
Gently discovsre n Liverpool, and condefhn
the resort 10 such diaboliael stratagems. :.
WILLIAM r. 4fc1 AsoN and Jost
;yansrsdalep, two Phi kde,phia LAWYERS
hay bek yensleteaef RI ~ q
Rd ert >Whita r, .t PoJ wthf ~
.s3 Night inl Ing b, az, h
y : Pc ss rs r as Ease
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Ue0R F0S6StUUtlb0oOS' 'FFFtTFF 10 -'FE'I !" "
or TIE Yorktown Centennial celebration
will begin on Oct. N.ttga az yfs .f,.if;
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-14
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
City Clerks Office,
Inlrn llln hDn.r- A-rnA fla

Cairo Ills Decen Der Sd, 1881.
sealed proposals WI be received at this ONCE. d.
rected to the City Council Of he City Of Cairo I'M
III o'clock p m. Of Tuesday December IS h. 1881,
for furnishing the material and doing the work o,
doing he work, necessary for the construction and
reconstruction OF the following sidewalks to be re-
Constructed OF brick, viz: On the northery aide OF
sh street running 37b feet castwardly from alnut
street; on the sOuherly side Of 5th street, running
go feet esstwardly from Walnut IT.. on westerly
eide OF Commercial avenue, - feet in front OF lot
block -, ely of Cairo; on the eAstery side OF Pop.
lar street, between 18th and 18th streets: on the
noriherly sdeo l1th street, between Poplar street
and Commercial avenue excepting In from OF lots
Is, 80. 40 block H. FIRST addition to Cairo already
buit BY lot owners) on the essterly eide Of Wash.
ing,on aveEue, 40 feet northward from corner OF
9Th street the nOriherly side OF 18th street run
ming 2jO feet eastwardy from Cedar street: on the
easterly side 81 Washington avenue. between 18th
and 21ih streets; on the westerly side OF Washing
ton avenue, between both and Center streets; on
the sontherly side OF 21th street. between Washing
ton avenue and Poplar street
To be reconstructed OF wood viz On the north
erly side OF 18Th street, between Washington ave-
hue ana Poplar street: gu the westerly side OF wal
nut street, between nth and lith streets: on the
easterly side OF Walnut street between 18th aud
l2th streets on the nOrtherlY side Of 5h street be-
tween Commercial avenue aud Washington avenue:
on the nOrhery side Of stu street running y feet
westerly from Washington avenue; on the eouther.
y eide Of 5th street running l5O feet westerly from
Washington avenue; on the enstery side Of Wash
lngton avenue. between 9Th and 9Th streets: on the
westerly side Of Commercial avenue, between 3Oth
and 32d streCt- the norherly side OF 2Sth street.
running 1925 feet from Poplar street towards Com.
merca avenue; the southerly side OF 27th street.
between Commercial avenue and Poplar street: on
the nOrtherly side or 18Th street running $50 feet
westerly nom Walnut street, on the southerly side
Of 18Th street, between Commercial avenue and
Poplar street, on the sOu,herly side Of Division
street, between Poplar street and Washington ave.
nue..
To be constructed of wood On the cssterly side
Of Poplar street, between 9th and g7th streets on
the northerly side OF 18th street between Washing
ton ayen e aud Walnut street; and on the eAsiery
side OF Sycamore street from I'D street 10 18th
street
As provided by ordinance No, rs approved No
yember 3D.. ISIS which Is on file In this office and
subject 10 examination at any time The right 10
reject any and all bids reserved by the City.
d. j. FOLEY, City Clerk.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-14
Thomas Mast.

Thomas Mast, the most famous of all
modern cavtoonsts. arrived from Lead
vile on Sunday evening last, and is at
this moment a guest at the Windsor
Hotel. Mr.. Mast is travelling with
a party of friends, and has during
his stay in Colorado visited among
other places Silver Cliff, where it is
understood he has large mining inter-
ests.
In appearance the great cartooniSt is
a short, full, thick-set, heavy-built man
broad in the girth and chest. His face
is naturally full and somewhat round,
but owing to the style in which he
wears his beard, which is that of the
sixteenth century, long and pointed,
while the whiskers are cut close, as
seen casually has arather long and oval
ated appearance. His head is not par
ticularly large, but the forehead is
round and full, with the bumps of per-
ception, drawing, size and individuaIi-
ty well defined. The eyes, which are
full, bright and dark, are somewhat
deeply set, and are surmounted by
heavy bushy eyebrows. The nose is
straight and slightly aquiline, while the
mouth is large, with full and expressive
lips. He wears heavy mustache
which. together with the hair, beard
and whiskers, is black in color, though
now beginning to be somewhat tinged
with gray.
The hands of the cartoonist howev-
err, are the most speaking portion of
his individuolty-they are of medium
size, full and plump like woman's
with fingers that, though not long, are
supple in their movements. the points
of the digits being slightly faitened,
with thumbs triHe short and having
the appearance of being almost double
jointed
An unobtrusive, quiet gentlemanly
man, who, save for the quick, compre-
hensive look of The eye, and probably
unconscious observance of all that
passes under his attention, one would
pass unnoticed. -Deauer Tribune.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-12-14

"But my affections are already en-
gagged elsewhere" he said gently.
"Would you have me marry where !
feel no loyep"
"Wait till you see the girl" said he,
ON answer for IL that you'll love her.
Why, I've seen her picture only, and |
tell YOU it's like a fresh young rose
They're coming to dinner this evening,
so do your best to please her, my boy.
I'm not afraid of you liking her, but her
father thinks she has notion for some
young iackanapes already, and you
must do your best TO cut him out. |
tell you that on the day when you tell
me that girl is your wife | give you hall
my fortune. The other half shall come
at my death to your first child. There
can't say fairer. You're handsome
very like me-a fine, well-spoken young
fellow-why shouldn't you please my
old friends grip Hark! there's the
bell. They're coming now"
Harry sat silent and i'll at ease. His
fathers earneslness, the intensity with
which he evidently desired this match,
distressed and panied him.
THE dear old fatherr' he thought in
his heart. 81 hate to disappoint him
sol' But still he kept silence, for the
hope began to dawn upon him: This
girl, it seems, looks with favor on some
other man. After all, it may appear TO
him that the denial of his wishes comes
from her."
And, flattered by this thought, he
looked up hopefully as the door flew
open wide, and an old gentleman and
fair young girl came in.
He could not see her face at first. for
MIR. Miller received her literally with
open arms.
"My pretty little one" said he warm
". Welcome to your fathers oldest
friend! Aud here's my son" he added,
turning her toward Harry. IF you like
him as well AS"
But here a cry of wonder and delight
stopped him.
'R ,se u
Harry
And the two lovers sprang into each
others arms.
Mr.. Miller looked in utter wonder at
his old friend, who gave cry of amaze
ment.
THAT your son! Why that's the
jackanapes | told you OFF,
And then the whole misunderstanding
was made clear, and the two old men
laughed heartily.
ANY way, you'll marry her, and
so I'll have my way" said old Miller.
But Harry, with grave and serious
face, declared such a marriage quite
impossible.
40 tell the truth, am already mar
RED" said he solemnly, while Rose
crept shyly to his side. 81 thought to
steal march on you, sir, that's the
truth, and so Rose and l got married
this very morning. Allow me to pre-
sent to you your daughter in-law."
The old man gave Rose hug and a
hearty kiss.
lyon thought yourselves mighty
smart, said he, taking such pains to
circumvent and oppose my wishes, yet
fulfilling them all the time. Welcome
home, pretty little wife ~