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The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-06-02

"fHE LOST CAusE."-We have re-
ceived advance sheets of Mr.. Z. A.
POllard's work, bearing this title, to
be soon issued from the publishing
house Of Il. b. Treat & o., ga
Broadway, New York. The work
was fhvOrably noticed by US some
time since, and we can only add
now, that rs appearance will he
auxiopsly waited.
The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-06-02

~ j. II. viHer, recently APP
pointed U. S. District Attorney for
the Northern District of MissiSsip-
pi, tile H6ify Springs Reporter says,
has been 'practicing law in Oxford
for the last twenty years Is a grid.
Hpte OF Chapel Hill, N. G., and will
discharge the duties Of the Office ia
which he has been appointed, with
zeal and abilitv.",
The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-06-02


q Did 8 Uaid~ 8
81 BIS aproiud - IN
eased." John Randolph, lle meat
alatOF Of Roanoke, was anH nal
il The fiace Of senator Giles aud
was Tho foreman "a the maud Jury.
Contrast this grand jury with that
which 80 i9tely mGk AZ MnE I'd.
.aller iiBtoning 10 UhderwGas la
Eangue fgulaW Que bilarAalst Mr.
nnEiEl
, 1866-01-23
HUUs og Q

No. s N0rregade Christiansted, tagcn we'd
Execution fra Jomfruerue T. f. og L. S.
Ieguay.
1ste Auction holdes Tirsdag den ode ia
nuar f6rstkommende,
2den Auction hoIdes Tirsdag den 23de
Januar f6rstkommende,
3dlc Auction hoIdes Tirsdag den 6te Fe-
bruar forstkommende,
de 2 f6rste Aucliouer paa Auctionscon-
toiret R~etshuset, den 3die paa Aastedet,
allie H. 12 Middag.
Vurdering, Panteattest og Conditioner
vile fra Ste Januar npstkommendp hen
ligge Ill Eftersyn paa Auctionsconto;re oe
hos Requirement.
ChristianstedS Auctions Contoir, ST.
CroiX den 18de December 1865.
j, A. Stakemann.
, 1866-01-23

rather an exciting character is going on
at the present moment, the course being
the broad Atlantic, and the gaol New
York, and the circumstances are some
what similar 10 those that occurred IN he
case of the notorious culprit Muller when
he made his flight from this country af-
ter the murder of Mr.. Briggs. The cul-
prit on tins OCCASION held a responsible
position in the establishment Of a City
merchant, and the crime of which he IS
accused is the forgery of a check for 60OL.
upon the City Bank, Observation-Disclosures.
1t would appear that about a fortnight
back a cheek for the above amount was
presented at the bank, purportlng TO be
drawn by the firm TO which the abscond-
ing clerk belonged, and the signature
seemed 10 have been so well fabricated,
and Tie check was presented under such
circumstances, that no suspicion was EN-.
tertalned and the money was paid. The
cuIprit's plans seem TO have been well
laid, for he sailed in the Saxonia, one of
the SWiftcst Of the New York mail pack
ct, on the very day after he got posses
sion Of his booty, and before the forgery
was discovered he was far on his way
across the Atlantic. His absence from
his duty of course created suspicion, and
this led to inquiry and to the discovery
OF the forgery. Inquiries were at once
set on foot, and the matter was placed in
the hands Of Hayden, the experienced city
detective, and he succeeded in tracing
the fugitive. He ascertained beyond o
doubt that the criminal had taken his
passage on board the above-named yes
col fny Nav NlrI- IN op .occ1O1pd noN1p.
and that he was accompanied by a lady.
Within -four days Of the discovery being
made the officer had started in pursuit,
and the two vessels are now making the
best of their way to their destination.
1t will be remembered that in MUlIer's
case that criminal took his departure In a
sailing vessel, and that his progress was
consequently comparatively slow, and the
result was that although Inspector Tan
ner did not go after him until several
days had elapsed, the steamer in which
he took his passage outstripped the other
vessel, and arrived at New York a long
time before her, and the vessel contain
ing the culprit was boarded by the IN
spector upon her arrival a short distance
from New York. In the present case,
however, there is no chance of the Saxo-
MIA being outstripped by her follower,
and she will in all probability arrive at
New York several days before the one in
which the officer has taken his passage ;
and if he should make his way from New
York into The interior the chase may pos
sibIy prove a very heightened one 1t is
anticipated, however, that he will make
a short stay at New York after his voy-
age, and in this case the officer will be
quickly on his track +; and as there is
treaty for the extradition Of criminals be-
tween this country and the United States,
there will be no difficulty in the culprit
being delivered up and brought back to
this country. 1t is believed that the cui-
prit has nearly, If not the whole, of the
proceeds of the forged check in his pos
session, and this will, of course, be re-
covered in the event of his being ..appre-
hended.-GL06e.
, 1866-01-23

No. S N6rregade in this town, taken Ivy
levy from the Misses F. E. and L. S.
Lrguay will be put up TO sale at 3 pub
lie Auctions.
1st Auction to be held on Tuesday the
9th January proXimo,
2nd Auction 10 be held on Tuesday the
23rd January proximo,
3rd Auction to be held on Tuesday the
9th February proximo,
the two first at the Auction Office in the
Courthouse, the 3rd on the premises, all
at - o'clock noon.
Advertisement, Conditions &c. will be
exhibited from 5rh January proximo in
the Aqclion Office and at Lawyer Hell
buth's Office. 3
Auction Office Christiansted, st. Croix
18th December 1865.
y. A, Stakemann.
, 1866-01-23

TFTER Begjering af P~rocurator He'll
A buth paa vedkommerde Pante-og
UdI@gshavers Vegne vii biiye opraabt til
Salg we'd 3de offentlige Auctioner
, 1866-01-23

Wy request of Lawyer Heilhuth in be-
9 half Of the Mortgage aud ~Levyhold-
er, the
, 1866-01-23

nWNERS of dogs are hereby reminded
w Of the regulations prescribing penal
ties for negIecting the renewal of the
licenses which expired on the 3lst ulti-
mo.
Clri<tiansted's Police Office, 18th Jan
uary 1866.
y. "A. Stakemann.
, 1866-01-23

executed at this Office
with n~eatness and des-
patch.
, 1866-01-23
s Q. R0Dx Avs 5.
AUCTION.

Ell T Request of Chrisliansted's Dealing
AA Court in behalf of the dealing of the
late Mr.. Thomas Cooper, will be sold at
One public Auction on the premises,
Saturday the 9th instant 10 O'Clock
noon
Houses & Lots
No. SO A & B East Street in this town
belonging to said dealing.
Chrislianstcd's Vendue Office 18th Jan
uary 1866.
j. A. Stakcmann.
, 1866-01-23

nLLE og EnlUer som MATTE have
Ia Noget at fordre paaA e. GROVES
FaIitboe indkaIkes herved med 3
Maaneders VarseI til at anmelde og
beviisliggj0re deres Krav for under
tegnede Ret som behandlende nBvnte
Boo.
Christiansteds Skifterct den 9de
Januar 1866.
y. A, Stakemama.
, 1866-11-17
Another Fire .ot the 11nrJ1an4 Penf~
teu1iury-DaMngeA About $4,000.

About five o'clock last evening an a!e.I ~
fire was sounded from boz No. e, caused by
the discovery Of fire u one q the buildings
which, before 1t was extin@uishcd. inflicted
damage to the amount Of about 81, 600.
Fro, INQUIRY Ut the institution ne learn
that the conyfcts had stopped labor but Il
few moments befure, and but just been
covered il the "tin-shop,' large two.story
brick building, about f1sty By one hundred
feet. occupied by 0fz. P Cook, who has for
several months past given ea,oioyment ION
contract) to over serenity Of ths eonvicts.
IT, ,5s, 1s nsual and wer w.e
ISba Iabors resulting ii the securing Of the I'D
;oininc brildirgs, which were filed 10 over
flowing with dried timber, and the large
quantities Of timber piled up in the Eard-
the fire origfnsted was, however, entirely
destroyed, int1ictinga heayy loss Of about
SIC, eco upon 3Ir. Cook, in stock fixtures,
machinery, &C., md about $500 loss upon
the building, which = the property q tho
but whether to the fnli amount Of the loss
VIC did not learn. The origin Of the fire Ii
unknown. The private watchmau in tafs
department Of the institution states that he
passed through the building but few mo-
ments before the discovery q ths fire, aud
no. been charcoal furnaces used during the
daT. in the building, would leadto an iu~~
preston Of the probability Of It's having beer
he result Of accident. OF this. LOW
eyer, We cannot but snr1nise- During tho
prevalence of the fire, Captain Mitchell and
Messss. Smith and 4. Green. Of the fire de-
partment, rendered much service In carrying
| Valuable machinery from the burning build
| inr, having been early on th. gruEnd.-B4;-
! t;,Nore Cemmercial, 7uesday.
, 1866-11-17
MURDER WILL OUT.


Probable Detection of Dc La Forctss .Ac.
conpltcc In the Murder OF tl1c Soldier.
From the lafayette lind Courier, November 81
Murder will out. Our readers who have Kept
trace Of the evidence in the case Of De Le
Forct, convicted in the Circuit Court, Of the
murder of Casper n. S.ier, 4 returned soldier,
will remember that from The time be left
Dayton alive on his way to Cincinnati. up to
the evening he passed Peck's Cooper Shop, In
company with the doomed soldier, he had an
accUmplice whose name has not transpircd,
but whose particeps crinlinis In the assassiua-
tior and robbery Is clearly made out: DR..
Wright, who has devoted much tiuc aud at
tention to the investigation Of this remark
able case, and to whose edurts society is in.
dehted for the arrest and conviction Of one Of
the murlcrcrs, has made careful note OF
every circumstance bearing upon the idcn-
titr OF the uccomplicc. 4 triAing piece Of
rapcr-a piece Of an old envelope bearing
the name Of q man In Cincinnati, was ut one
time the only clue to The identity Of the
This simple bit of paper was the base Of q de-
velopment which revealed one Of the most
shocking murders Of modern times. The
circumstances revealing the accomplicc In
! the crime arc eycn more marked and dis
| tinct. 1 chain Of circumstantial evidence
points with uncrrinE certainty to the man,
An officer Of the law from nclghboring city,
who had seen the two men together before
| or after the commission Of the crime, arrived
here on Tuesday with view Of obtaining nn
interview with De La Foret. He found be
had already been taken to the Michigan
| City prison, In pursuance Of his sentence.
and following Immediately, he was ushered
| Into the cell where the condemned murderer
was confined. The dim light obscured his
/ vision for q moment, but as the objects OF
the cell began to be more clearly defined, he
at once recognized the marked features oi
the Fsenchman and called him By name.
| The recognition was mutual. Dc La Forct
rose from Ills bed and embraced Inn with o
Frenchy sort of impulse, and in tolerable
good English called him By name: He press
ed his hand and wept like 4 child. He pro
tested his innocence Of the murder for which
The name Of The man who accompanied him
to Cincinnati, and from thence to Lafayette
in company with the soldier. The officer de
Iarted perfectly satisfied in Ills own mind q:
| 10 the indemnity OF the acco!uplfcc.
, 1866-11-17
RECONCILIATION.

a "Cabinct Minister" Is reported by the
New York Times as saying to some one
that
pur,uing the sanc Ind pendent course which be
H. reerss The 6e%een ne ns
aPS no ysd nch To-
sacrifice bis principles. nor violate the cousti;u.
hin.~
II is hard to extract an idea out Of such
jnmblc Of words as this ''Johpson will not
quarrel with Congress-" etc. But he did
quarrel with Congress. He has forced a
quarrel on 1t, denounced and vilidca 1t
tried to bully and coescc 1t, and to defeat Its
measures and purposes by Eindsctive use
Of tho veto, and coruptiug employment Of
patronage.
''1Ic would doubtless yield much 10 effect
reconci1iat;on'' with Congress, VIC are told
in one sentence, but informed in the next
TINT "he seiu not, however, sacrifice his
principles nor violate the Constitution, as
he understands it, no matter what pressure
NAV he brought to bear upon him." That
is to say, he will not yield my policy" but
will still insist on forcing his bogus State
Governments into the Union, and his par
doned ebcls into Congress, in defiance OF
the law making power Of the Government.
II johnson will not give up his usurping
scheme Of reconstruction, which the people
have 60 unanimously rcpudiatel, what i'm.
portant points Of difference does he propose
to yield to effect reconciliation with Con.
and the Republican party is what
1,n ~01fa
, 1866-11-17
Shocking MURDER in Rensselaer, Coun-
II, New York.

: Tnof, November 10.-This county (Rcns.
sc1acr) is the scene of another 1nurder-the
fourth within us many months. Ihc pfesent
occurrunce took place In the town OF Nassau,
about fourteen miles from this city, at Lit,
tie settlement known as Hoog's Corners, and
SO iar as the particulars have transplFed, It
seems to have resulted from the mad prompt
ines Of love and lcalousy-the prolilc cause
OF much Of the crime that abounds througl-
ont the land. Superintendent Landon Of tue
Capital Police and Detective Allen have gone
out to tile scene ot the tragedy, and We are
without full particulars Of The horrible event.
The messengers who brought the intelligence
Of the murder to the city report the details
as follows:
Batcmon, the murdered man, had supplant-
is withheld at present. In tue affections OF q
young lady. The discarded lover made
threats against the life Of bis more Fortunate
Tor unfortunately rival, md Bateman received
several anonymous threatening communica.
tions. md others warning him to beware oi
mas paid to these missiFes; but they became
SO frequent, and intimations Of danger were
SO often given to him by persons verbally,
| that at last he adopted the preeaution OF car.
rying loaded gun with him whenever nc
| went abroad after nishtfall. On Thursday
| nieht there was party in the village which
Bateman attended.
| About 12 o'clock he started Oh bis return
home, accompanied By two othery Dung nen
friends, having at the time his trusts gun IN
his possession, and ready foE use in case o.
an emergency. About mile distant IRON
the two pursuing their journey homeward
by cross road. and Bateman continuing OF
the more public highway. This Is the ias'
that has been seen Of him. i short distance
beyond the point where he separated fron
bis companions his gun Was found as va:
also his pcckct-book and 4 glove The cal
Oh the gnn had been exploded, but the piec!
was not discharged. The ground bore eyi
dencc Of desperate struggle. and the mark
on the rocks would seem to indicate this
three persons had been engaged in the tnssle
Batcman was young man Of fine qualities
and deem sorrow US well as the most intens
excitement pesyade the vicinity Of tn
tragedy.
, 1866-11-17
HORRIBLE MURDER REVEALED.
Discovery Of the Body Of Mr.. Wood"
mansee-The Heud or and the Body
mulilntcds

fnANsee-The Hend Uu anu inc BODY
Mn1ilntcd.
fFrom The New Albany Ledeer1
Some six or eight weeks ago We published
In the Ledger an account Of the sudden and
uaaccountablc disappearance Of Mr.. Wood
mausce, prominent and widely known mer-
chaut OF BrownstoWn, Jackson County. The
friends of Mr.. II. were almost distracted on
account Of the mystery that shrouded his
fate. They advertised all over the country,
giving full description Of him, and offering
d large reward for such Information as would
discover his whereabouts, or whether he was
dead or alive. But no Information could be
obtained, and his relatives despalred Of eyer
again hearing from him.
But murder will ont, aud 1t Is now definite
~ ascertained that the last Alght Nj. Wood
mansec Was seen, lat Seymour, on his way to
the East, to buy goods. vas his last llvipg
hotels at Seymour during the evening, if our
memory serves us right, awaiting the arrl-
Tal of the tram golug cast on the Ohio s.
Mississippi Railroad, designing to take. pas
sage on the train. About nine O'Clock be
left the hotel, leaving his baggage there, but
taking large sum OF money which he had
upon bis person This was the last seen Of
him alive.
On Thursday last the body OF Mr.. Wood
lar below the cid village Of Rockford. The
head was severed from the trunk, and strous
tHine cord, to which was attached heavy
stone, WAS made fast to that part Of the neck,
left, and to the body. The string had cut
deeply into the neck. The body although
much decoyed, bo1e the marks Of terrible
muti!ation Inflicted upon It by the men who
murdered him, as there Is no doubt Of his be-
! ing murdered.
, 1866-11-17


TIE Illinois State Horticultural Society will hold
It's f1erenh annual winter meeting at Barrett's q
Eall, IN the town Of Champaign, on Tuesday.
wednesday, Thursday and Friday; December
1lth. 18th, 18Th mud 18th, 1856: at o'clock, g. n:
Ali State or local Horticultural Societies ase IN
vited to send delegates and lie attendance oi all
persons Interested II The objects Of sae gsEaa5zGa =
fIuits, flowers, plants, vegetables wines, eeeds,
sciona &C., solicited for examination and DIS
1fibutlon. W.nfer pcaE5. grown IN tae ata1e, are
It Is expected that the 1flinoi. Central, .Tez1e
We.tc:n. and Chicago and Alton railroad, Will r.
t1n members In attendance free, or at onc-nfh1
rates. The citizens Of Champaign will extend
their hos pltality to members from distance.
Persons unable 70 attend: By Renting ne s4m
Of two dollars will be entitled to membership fot
1867, and eopy Of the transactions for 1sN;
y. c. F'AaG, Corresponding Secretary.
This being the tenth anniversary OF our organ.
sien It suggessd that he es!esIat1n fne;so 80
81 thu conyertIos, might be appropriate and
agreeable especially to the veterans Of our order
, 1866-11-17
A mAmnorn C;,nPvHAr1oN.

We had call yesterday trtm George II.
Otis, Esq, Of Benjamin Holiday Il Co., and
Mr.. Tracey, Of the Overland Mail Company.
From them VIC learn that the mail und ex-
press companies west Of the Missouri River
have been consolidated under the name of
Wells, Fargo Il Co. The capital is SIC, ,000, 900.
Louis Mclean, ESQ, formerly Of San Fsan-
cisco, aud chief manager for Wells, Fargo s.
Co., Is President OF the new company, and
will hereafter reside in New York. Tic is in
all respects one Of the very best business
n,en now living. The companies consolida-
ted are uolladay's Mail and Express lines
west III tho Missouri River, extending to Salt
Lake Ciiy and north to Montana and Idaho
the Overland Mail Company between Salt
Lake mud Virginia City, Ncvsda the Pio-
nctr Stage Company between Virginia City
| an;l Sacramento, or rather to the Eastern
IND Of the Central Pacilc Railway. The
company will cover some four thousand
miles Of stage and express lines.
Wells, Fargo & Co. embrace the whole Pa
| citic coast With their Express business, aud
| will extend their lines BY the new steamers
/ to the Sandwich Islands, japan, China, and
! all Eastern Asia. The new company have
| purchased al the interests Of the American
| and United States Express companies west
| of the Missouri River, SO TINT with he ex-
ccption Of tho Oregon Steam Navigation
Company and the railways, they control the
Passenger and cyprcss business Of the entire
Contincnt west OF the Missouri River.
This Is mammoth corporation- certainly
one OF the largest and most powerful in the
world. But Us It Is controlled by the same
men who hare managed with SO much energy
aud advantage to the public the companies
now consolidated, the business mcn OF tlle
nation have every reason to expect only hon
ornblc and lair dealing from the new organi
zatiou. While in California and Oregon vi
| heard only unbounded confidence and til
highest respect expressed for Wells, Fargo
Co. Not only do they do the entire expires
business Of these States. hut already all III
mail matter of the Pacific coast is carried b,
: them, the public prefcrTing to pay them tel
cents in coin to have their letters promptl,
delivered 10 paying the Government three Ii
f currency. or course thu Express Compan
: furnish the public with stamped Gorcrnmcn
envelopes, purchased at the usual price. Til
: / country 1nay rest assured that whatever hi
{ man energy can accomplish to secure rari
! travel and the safe md speedy transit c
c goods and express matter through the vas
country between the Missouri River and th
= Pacific coast, this company will do. Il
c managers arc among the ablcst and most r
c liable business men in this or any oths
u | country.
, 1866-11-17

$4,000 PROM PEANUT SIASp.-ln the
Probate Court OF st. Louis, this week, the
administrator Of the estate Of Antoine Bar
bcrnrta, who died couple Of months since:
was required to give bonds In the sun o.
500, ,OO6, from which 1t Is inferred that the
estate Is worth abont $50, 600. This princcly
fortune was accumulated by Antoine In sell
inr peanuts and apples at fruit stand in
81. Louis, and which his widow falls heir to-
Who eneess at small things after thlas
, 1866-11-17
THE pRE%1RENCF.

In reference to the question oi successor
to President johnson, II he should be i'm
l,caehct, the Illinois Stdats Zeitang advances
the opinion. without positively affirming it.,
that the Constitution confers no power on
Congress to order Presidential election. In
other words, it holds that the act Of March
/, 11.r,, providing fer such election in the
case Of vacancy iu the Offices of President
and Ficc-prcsident, is unconstitutional.
Adopting this vic r Of the case, the conclu-
sion is that the President pro fenp,ore of the
Senate would fill out the unexpired term,
that is, until the 4th Of March, 1861.
There is eclnc plansibility in this view, but
II must he remarked that tho Congress which
passed the act Of 1872 consisted, in good part,
OF the same men who framed the Coustitu~
ton, and i. Is not likely that they would
have cuactcd law in violation Of tho spirit
ofthat Instrument. Roger Sherman, Of Con-
nccticut, one Of the framcrs of the Constitu-
ticn, was member Of TIC Senate Committee
Of three which drew the act Of March !, 1872.
The bill caused very little discussion in the
Senate, but in the House it was
debated at much length, having been
| mittcc Of the Whole House. But nowhere
"
for all election to fill q vacancy was In con.
1ct with the Constitution. On the contrary
some Of the members desired to make the
intcrrcgnum even shorter than II Is in the
law. James Madison was member Of the
House and bis name appears in each call Of
tue yeas and nays while the bill Was pend
ing. i protracted debaic arose on TIC qucs.
tlon whether The President P,o teaaporc OF the
Senate, and the Speaker Of the House should
fill the vacancy until an election should be
held, OF whether the duties Of the Office
shonld devolye on the Secretary Of State.
| Upon this point the two houses disagreed,
but finally the House recededand the bill be,
came i law rs 1t now stands.
Not only was there 10 suggestion that the
law was unconstitutional, bui there vas nc
suggestion that the election provided foI
was for less than the full term Of four years
If |. had been special election, merely Il
I'LL out the unexpircd term. probably thai
fact wot,ll have been stated by somebody, i
not Incorporated into the act Itself.
In the construction of doubtful laws unde
our form Of government, the decision shonli
always bc III favor of the most democratic
Interpretation. 1t is certainly more demo
cratic for tue people to elect President, a.
soon as practicable, than for the Seuate t,
do SO, by sending their presiding officer Il
fill the Executive clair for the whole term Q
I varnncv