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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

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Ogtho many railroad schemes
point toEnrda this city as
one Of the tsFmini here are prob.
ably none 90 FAR advanced as the
project known s. the New Or.
leans, Baton Rouge and Vlcks-
burg Railroad. And none have
probably been so little discussed.
The general reader has probably
here and there seen . paragraph
Which referred to the scheme and
it has been passed by
without reflection. Yet all
the time a steady effort has
been progressing. The Legisla-
tnre Of Louisiana granted a char
ter to the company quite a year
ago. The Governor, upon some
pretext or other, failed to sign the
charter; but he has been full OF
promise that it shall be done. A
short lime since Governor War.
moth and a number Of other in
fiuenlal gentlemen of New Or.
leans passed over a large portion
Of the contemplated route, and on
his return to New Orleans, Gov.
ernor Warmoth declared that he
would no longer continue to
throw impediments in the path of
the scheme. Another cause OF
delay, however, has been that
there has been no legislature in
this State, and as nothing could
be done here until submitted to
the Legislature, the projectors
have been very quietly
waiting until the State shall have
been reconstructed. There is
every assurance now that the State
will soon be received. In view
of the fact that the Legislature
will in all probability soon
convene, there was a meeting Of
the stockholders held in the st.
Charles Hotel, in New Orleans,
on the 4th inst, when tho follow
ing gentlemen we're elected dlrec.
tors:
Thos. G.. Bates, Geo. W. Coch.
ran, ]. Y. Ayers, Michael Hahn,
D, W. G. Sanford, John Fleming,
j. T. Tucker, George S. Lacey,
v. X. Stevenson, A. NJ, Hartman,
w. +. Herman, George H. Rea
and John l.. Gubernator. ,
At 7 p. m. the directors as
sembled for the purpose of organ
izing. Thomas C, Bates, was
elected President, and George W.
Cochran, Vice President and Gen.
eral Superintendent.
This has the appearance ofbusi.
ness, and yet the scheme is scare.
ly ever spoken Of. The road is
designed to pass through a wealthy
and populous districts in both
Louisiana and Mississippi. Its
name indicates very clearly the
direction which it will take. tits
designed as a connecting link to
the contemplated river road be-
tween this point and Memphis, and
from there on to Louisville. BY
this means New Orleans hopes to
establish firm connection with
Louisville.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

The village Of Paramus, Bergen
county, N. j. Is excited over a ghost
which is alleged to have been seen
by several persons 10 the old hotel
at that place. The disturbed spirit
lie that Of an old negro named
Claus, who was hanged for murder,
and waF, It is said, the first man
ever executed in the county. Il
occurred sixty years ego, and had
been long since forgotten BY most
Of the neighbors. So convinced are
the people that it is a veritable
spook that all endeavors to
attribute spectral appearance to
natural causes is laughed down
with Indignation. The apparition
Is vouched for by several persons.
An investigation into the affair Is
to be made by the residents Of the
locality
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

HAPPY STATE.-On the COMM
in of January the Democracy will
bear complete sway in every de-
partment Of the New York State
government execuiise, hgIslA-
tive, administrative, and judicial.
It 10 now thirty-two years since
they have stood on like vantage
ground.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

HW H..
a Nav TEbEGRAPH CoDE.-In
England, "a Major Bolton has re-
Gently brought forward a system
of-Eorking a telegraph code, by
means Of which. he asserts, as
much can be done in one hour as
ID three or four hours By the al
phabet at present in use. The
principal feature in It is the sub
ssitution 81 figures for letters, and
The gain in time BY this process Is
claimed to- be very great. nAlr.
Cyrus W. Field Il 81 opinions hat
the saving Of from half to four
times can be effected, according
70 the nature Of the MESSAGE
thati is 10 say, that = speech which
would require two hours to send
hy the ordinary way, could be
sent IN one by Bottoms code, and
ihata series Of the usual MESA
gas, now requiring five hours for
tfansmission, could be sent by II
In one. hour. A trial was made
on q line between London and
Birmlngham, where 100 messages
were despatched, averaging AZ Sc
Words By MOrse'S system they
occupied 2 hours 1926 minutes
blythe code, SO. rs minutes. The
question of accuracy was also
tested, when II was found that the
errors by the Morse operator
were seven per cent. and by Boil
toms one per cent.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15


iMREhIAL bkLooE AND REsfAU-
RAHr.-The care ard attention Civ.
en- 10 patrons Of this Justly popular
establishment still ranaes ito be
chased high among the fayorites.
The markets Of our oity, New Or
leans aud 81 Louis, are constantly
called into rsquisition to supply
the demands made here. The iresh-
eat game, Ash, and oysters can al
ways b bad 10 profusIOns The sa-
loon Is hlied with the choicest
wines brandiea, cigars and other
etc., while tie management Is
such that none are neglected, and
all leave highly delighted with each
visit paid to The Rlns Combination.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

AN unknown man jumped into
the river at Louisville the other
day. A boy near by in a skiH
caught him and endeaYored to
hold his head above water, but
the man intent upon self estruc-
ton, persisted in retaining his
head beneath and was drowned.
In india ink upon his arm was
marked ~. T. No. q"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15
A romanllO afair aritataa Bronk.

A romantic affair agitates Brook
Nm. A writ Of habeas corpus, is.
sued byJudgeTroy, has brought to
light o tale Of the elOpement OF
q Turkish maiden from the
land of the Moslem with
q deceitful Fulton avenue con-
Petitioner The Brooklynite de-
serted his dark.eyed love upon
their arrival in this country, and
upon her appealing TO him for
money or matrimony, he had her
arrested and, through the interview
ton Of a magistrate, sent to the
penitentiary for two months. The
Turkish consul came 10 the rescue,
and the case is 30 be probed.
Upon the ladys statement, tits an
a~ggravating one 3idJ 9gfA'n. 'gF q
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

ANF0HNAIscA WAkfEp I'VE
iEust hat the following request
g. infoTmaaon vll attract gem
s1l aiisndon aud that ether jour
nails ID various sections Of the
eoantTy win give e N insertion
for the sake Of the mother who
Aas heard nothing Of her son for
six years:
Any person having any infor-
nation Of W. E. z. Morgan, a
Confederate soldier, who enlisted
in Arkansas and was captured by
che Federal army at Arkansas
Post, and carried to Chicago a
prisoner Of war ID the year 1868,
wlllconfer \ favor BY addressing
bis mother, Mrs. E. B. Morgan,
Hearns Station, Texas.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

THE United States Government
intends to send out q feet of mon
itors to meet the Monarch, bear
ing the remains Of Mr.. George
Peabody. The feet will leave
abOut the tenth or ffteenth inst.
81 OUR readers may remainder that
come time ago, We predicted the
Fire Department would recognize
the services oEthe man to whom Is
due iha credit Of establishing the
Department on the firm basis on
which Il now stands. 30
II another column ere resolutions
adopted By the Phoenix, Ne 2.
Zone % he oldest 6olapaales IN the
elty,) complimentary to the gentle
man to whom We alInds. We have
since learned that the COmmistee 10
whom tho mattsr vas entrusted,
hage Aslected . magnificent silver
sstt q Che stoEsof ]. n. Klein, TO
present IN behalf Of the Phoenix
ireC Company, to If. HAN a q
token Of theiresteem. silsd yllo
The Consultation Ere Company,
Stthelfregular meeting this month,
also adopted resolutions oompll-
mentaFyito Ne Honorable Beard Of
Mayor and Council, and especially
"a AfE. Hall. 9'hs f 1
We are somewhat surprised that
the Washington No. 3, Of which
Mr.. Hall iS q member, have not
done something Ofthis kind, ~ they
ve received through his energy
fnlly twice as much as either the
Constitution or the Phoenix. But
we all know that "a prophet is
rot withsat honor save IN bic own
country
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15
ImM1aRAEIoS.

Mr.. EDIroR:
In your issue Of a few days
ago. We read an article on the
above subject, copied from the
Columbus Index, and We are glad
TO zee that LoWndes county is
moving in the right way. Why
does not Warren county, and es
pecially this city 10 the same :
We are glad to see that the city
authorities have taken the matter
under c. lsideration with q view
to opening an immigrants home.
But to the planters who now
stand SO much in need Of labor
we beg leave to make some sug-
gestions.
The only way to secure labor
50 as to have il remain IS to send
for families and give them tene.
ments on the plantations. Where
a mans family is there is his
home, and he will not want 70
leave 1t. Now, TO get those FAM,
lies here their transportation
must be paid. This can be accom-
plished by the planter in the fol.
lowing manner without his uIti-
mately losing anything, VIZ; by
depositing in the bank at V.cGs-
burg, 4 sum equal TO the trans
portation here and commissions.
Both of these are very small. On
that deposit being made, . Ger.
tificatc Of the same sent forward
will insure rs many famiiles as
may be ordered.
We have within the last two
months had application ior ovy
two thousand, and especially aye
famales servants in demand, but
VIC have not been able to send fol
them because the above deposits
have not been made. This dcpos.
it is only a loan to the cmigrant
and is paid back to his employer
out of his wages. This contract
is made with the emigrant, as is
also in reference to his labor be.
fore he leaves che North. There
are thousands there now will
their families anxious to come
South, but have not the means.
During last year over n quarter
of Il million of immigrants avriv'
ed at New York, of whom less
than 10000 came to the South
but they we're at once taken Yves
by agents from there.
The same vigilance can be made
to secure to Mississippi 1900
laborers between this and the Isl
of April next.
Phillips ~ co.
I1J Washington street
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

E@AE@ 4AAA4as
Daniel G. Major, United States
Astronomer and Surveyor Of The
boundary between California and
Oregon, has aFrivedin Washington
with q fnal report Of this impor'
tant survey.
A railway train was recently
struck b. en- avalanche on Mount
Denis and hurled down a preei-
Piee.
Seven thousand saxons living in
Pennsylvania are 10 emlgrate TO the
United States in the spring.
The Tendon Times yields a year
" profit Of not less than 100000
Eugenie's hair.dresser charges
the ladie of the court $l,l35 each
year for his valuable services.
Governor Clayton, Of Arkansas,
says he intends to carry out the
liberal policy he recently laid down
in his speech, feeling assured that
ii meets the approval Of good citi-
gems and will be for the best inter
ests Of the State.
The Suez Canal is said 10 DO the
latest form of a "cut direct"
Napoleon is going to stamp the
profile of his sons face on the
French coin.
One Bartram has started Il paper
somewhere in Michigan, which he
call Bqriidm's Cheek.
Recorder Curry, Of Oswego, has
decided that shaving on Sunday is
not a "work Of necessity"
A young lady in St. Louis has
Just been awarded a $4,000 con-
tract For laying u street pavement.
A Texas paper informs US that
"the Sunday school at Bonham has
adopted the Old and New Tesla
ments as their only literature"
Old coffin nails are sold for 6Gty
cents a piece in Dayton, Ohio, the
purchasers believing that they will
cure tootliache, oarache, and head
ache.
A Nevada City merchant adyer-
tises-e0ld rags of q greenish blue,
ombelished with Chase's photo
graphs, cheerfully taken in pay
ment for stock"
A young lady who went to see
Hackett in the "Merry Wives Of
Windsor was anxious to know
which was Mr.. Windsor, as she did
not sec his name printed on the
bill.
The Sheriff of Butler county,
Pennsylv ania, excluded oil city re-
porters at a recent execution, on
the ground that he had contracted
to report the thing for three papers
himself.
AT a marriage ceremony in Wick
ford, Il. l., lately, tho groom became
impatient during tho extended
prayer, aud interrupted the clergy
man with-"Elder, amt that beout
enough? !"
The correspondent of Europe
an paper was recently deprived Of
his cars by q band Of Turkish des-
peradOes. II they had chopped of
his pen-fnger there would have
been some sense in their proceed
ings. Many correspondents would
improve their reputation byloosing
their too-apparent ears.
Genteel poverty is about one Of
the sharpest infections to which
persons Of delicate sensibilities can
be subjected. About this time Of
Eeasting and enjoyment Of gener-
al nature the citing Of "genteel pow
erty" pricks deepest and distils the
most malignant venom.
It is said that the target excur'
siOns with which the streets arc
made SO gay should be called par
adcs-Or pay raids upon unfortu'
nate tradsmen and wretched ONCE
holders.
Another woman who dared
lives in Illinois. She recently went
clear across Lake Michigan OF
lekates, the ice being only two dRyi
old. Aheavy snow storm prevail
cd at the time. She certainly chr
justly claim to DO the champion
skater Of the world.
Ernm the Natnhaa nnmncrnt.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

AS Iloratio Seymour was driving
from Utica to his residence in Deer
field, OH the evening of the Goth
ult., about six o'clock, his horses
became frightened, and , after run
ming a short distaace, MIR. Seymour
was thrown from his carriage, dis.
locating his shoulder. lie passed
the night in much pain, but the
next day was better.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

Water.crcss is alleged to be a per-
feet antidote for nicotine, or tobac-
co poison: 1t is also said, when
properly dried, to be a most excel
lent substitute for smoking tobac.
co. Who will be the fret man to
pnt up dried water ress for fumi-
eating purposes2
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

A Bible Society has been lately
founded In Russia, which has ale
ready distributed $1,000 copies Of
the New Testament in the Russian
language.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

A few miles from Nashville there
il an old negress who Is one hun
dFed years old. She says, "De LO'd
done forgot 10 call for me-"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

The Russian Government Is talk
Ing of building a railroad through
Siberia to China. Its length in
Asia will be q thousand miles.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15
ON A U +:
NE. I. M. CosBY bias IOst three

Mr.. F. u. COSBY has lost three
mules and a horse, stolen from
the holland plantation in this coun'
ty. We have heard OF several rob-
berries of this character, and warn
everybody to keep a close eye to
their stock;
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

? France Is said to be the freest and
happiest country in the world for
people who viii let politics alone.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15

Dominica McCune committed
suicide in Little Rock, Arkansas,
on the oath ult.
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JOHN WONDERLICH "
HENRY RUBY. " -
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Our European Mail Budget.

The recent arrival Of the French Trans
atlantic mail steamship Lafayette at this
port, after an exceedingly rapid winter pas
sage, with the landing of the German steam
ship Rhein yesterday, enables us to present to
our readers to-day an ample, varied and
highly interesting news report, explanatory of
our cable telegram dispatches to the 18th
inst. The details Of the Montpensier- Bourbon
duel at Madrid are given, coming as they do
in melancholy confirmation of the HERALD
special cable telegram first advices Of
the circumstances which attended that
tragic and sanguinary encounter. We
publish also the decisive letter of insult to
Montpensier, which the deceased Prince had
had circulated in Madrid in the shape Of a.
manifesto previously. The initiatory move-
ment Of the German secession from the Papa1
Council is noted from Rome. We afford also
glimpse of the French Imperial interests in
and Of the policy Of Napoleon toward the
Ecumenical assemblage. Our European mail
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The Darien Canal Expedition.

We publish this morning brief letter from
our special correspondents, announcing the safe
arrival at Caledonia Bay Of the expedition sent
by our government to explore a route for ship
canal across the Isthmus of Daricn. 1t will be
observed that the officers in charge have gone
vigorously to work and are sanguine of sue
cess. At the time our correspondent wrote
they had already cut road, three miles in
length, to river which is said to flow into the
Pacific Ocean. Is it possible that this is in
the narrow valley on the Atlantic coast which
DR.. Cullen insists that he discovered, but
which subsequent explorers failed to find?
This question will probably be answered by
the fuller dispatches which our correspondent,
who is with the expedition, has forwarded and
which will doubtless be here in few days.
We shall await these with interest, as all the
indications now point to a great success. The
Indians are friendly, and disposed to aid the
explorers, who are energetic and enthusiastic
in the performance Of their labors.