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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

THE RAILRoAD EXTENSION


AS an impartial observer and dis.
interested party, / think there is,
Mr.. Editor, unnecessary alarm and
anxiety Of tho part Of some Of the
property holders Of Vicksburg at
the proposed extension of the
VieksbuFg and Meridian Railroad
to the river.
II is manifest that the tendency
to draw population 10 the direction
Of the proposed new terminus will
be cOunteracted by the location OF
the depots Cor the Deer Greek Rail.
road add AbArdeen Railroad, ia the
northern part Of the city-both Of
which roads will be built as GER
tainly, l think, as any roads in the
country, and at q very early day.
From the time that business
first left Main street to the present
day, the growth Of the city has been
mainly towards the south, and this
inclination has not been controlled
entirely by the railroad. The ELI
gibility Of sites has had much 10
Do with 1t, and the eEt-oF question
perhaps more. t-r
HVicksburg Is to be a,large city,
as seems to be the general cOnvic.
ton, what are one or two miles in
any direction from the present cen.
ire Of the city? City railroads,
which we shall have after a while,
will annihilate these triiling dis.
tances.
The railroad will always work Ia
great disadvantage without a river
terminus. Our high grades. and
expensive transferance OF freight,
must be overcome in some wa, 4.
yOne of Che great dRawbaeks 10
the prosperity of New Orleans has
been the cost of moving freights.
Business avoids cities that ignore
these questions of economy. They
are vital to the growth Of any
place ambitious of becoming q
large city.
The railroad company must, II
they would act wisely, look forward
to-day in the near future when the
business on this road win be enor-
mousIy increased, and their prepa.
rati0ns for Il should be Immediate
~ made. They oughtto acquire OF
once oil the room they may need on
the river front, but go no further
down than is absolutely necessary
TO meet their wants.
SPECTATOR.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
MEN AND

The New York Evening Post
has been making some investiga.
tons, as TO the relative extraya.
gance of the two sexes, which, al.
though Of limited extent, may
serve 70 open the eyes Of the peO-
pie Of common sense and right
minds. Luxury-selfsh, inordi.
nate, vain glorious-has marked
the period Of national decay and
ruin in all ages. We might, if
we would but rightly consider,
find abundant reason H. thank God
for our very poverty. But this
we very certainly will not do, and
yet, We may surely read and laugh
over the Posts discoveries:
The records Of the receipts of
customs reveal some very curious
facts. The weaknesses and fol-
lies Of the rich, not less than the
necessities Of the poor, are set
down in figures at the custom
house. 1t is permitted us even to
weigh and compare the extrava,
ganCe of the sexes by means Of
the balance Of duties On imports.
A tabular statement of the duties
paid Oh those articles which are
considered by some minds non-es-
sential, merely luxurious, would
place the whole matter before the
eyes with the most perfect dis.
tinctncss.
But not to he statistical in so
severe q form, lot us see, in n few
instances, what duties the dear
creatures paid, or what the men
paid for them, in 1869, for luxu.
ries: Item, for lilly white"
S69,026. Item. for beads. a taste
aboriginal TO the country. 800. 2lG.
Item, for Clancy fans" S7l.S20 IS
This, perhaps, isnot unreasonable,
fans playing 20 important Il part
in the femenine routine; nor
should we demur to Sl2S.GS0 20
paid for chignons. when we con-
slider that the waterfall is a mere
momentary caprice, q hairy moth
Ing in the sum total of woman 5
wants. But ribbons are absolute.
ly indispensable to human happi.
ness, 4 ribbonless world cannot be
contemplated with composure,
and for ribbons there was paid the
amount of S2.249, 100 IS. In like
manner silk dresses, bcreft of
which lovely woman were a
wretched being, a thing Of beauty
.joylcss forever, called for the pre-
posterous penalty Of $j,2i9,
100 IS!
AS an Offset to these items, it is
hardly worth while to mention
five and a half millions collected
on the brandy, wine and other
liquors drunk by the men, or the
million and a quarter charged in
duties on the cigars they smoked.
Clearly, the women have the best
reason to cry out against tariffs.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
From the Monroe La telegraph.
HuFdeF % Sheriff Wisner and
Anthony Johnson.

~
Between 0 and 10 o'clock, p. NJ,
on Wednesday last, . party of Af-
teen ~ tWeny mount8d mel APP
pedredin mont OF the SherihTs Of
fee. Attracted to the door by the
noise or a call, the Sheriff received
the contents oftwo barrels in the
left breast-the loads passed
through the door through the body
and into the chimney near the
ceiling. Mr.. Wisner died instant
", no doubt.
Anthony johnson was confined
In the jail, and being alarmed at
the shot and the pounding on the
door, cried murder from the
front crate, and was MORALLY
wounded in the mouth and face by
q shot from the street. The jail
doors were forced, johnson shot a
second time, and Beavers charged
with the murder of two freedmen
in November, 1868, released.
When the mob withdrew from
the jail they securely barred the
doors on the other prisoners.
1t was very dark-a man could
not have been identified across
the side walk.
All the streets leading to the
Jail we're strongly guarded, and
several parties we're stopped and
detained until the work was fin
ished.
Judge r. W. Richardson was in
bis office near the jail, and stepped
out on the sidewalk to learn the
cause Of the disturbance, when he
was ordered back. He then open
I'd the back door and was ordered
10 shut it.
In fact everybody near the jail
were compelled to keep closely
shut up within their houses.
Sheriff Wisner came here in
1885, and was engaged in planting
for several years. He was elected
Sheriff in 1858. Efficient and en-
ergetic, he discharged his duties
faithfully and impartially.
The people are naturally indig-
nant at his fate.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

The Democratic candidate for
Governor of Oregon is described
by California papers as "a moder-
ate,' and the candidate for Con.
gress as "a hard.shell Of the secesh
sort.n
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

shortly aaerward the hail door
closed upon his retreaiing figure.
Lyman, you have certainly been
making the most utterly revolving
creature Of yourself that It Is Dos.
sible 10 conceive Of. l have been
listening In the dining room, Won.
der, 10 every word yOu said" And
the real Clara TOwnley, having Just
entered the room by . different
door from that by winch poor Liv-
erniore had made his exit, surveyed
her disguised lover with laughing
eyes.
There il my chief trophy ex-
claimed Lyman, waving above his
head the card which contained Liz.
ermore's message to Clara's father.
IN hoe SigRO viRoes. Your father
will, of course, consent TO our mar
riage now, Clara for he will be-
come alarmed lest you lack the
power TO attract q husband to your
side, on reading this singing criti-
cism from Livermore, and grate-
fully accept the next chance that
offers itself"
Whether Mr.. John Townley in
dulged in any such train of reason
ing a, the above, it would be diff
cult TO say. But two facts are GER
tain, viz: his deep Indignation on
reading livermore's message, and
his ultimate consent to Clara's mar
riagc with Lyman Palmer, the man
of her choice. So much Tor the
clever disenchantment and the ver-
iticatiOn OF Clara Townley's favor
ito maxim-"Where there's a will
there's a way"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

A BosTCS paper says that there
are very few railroads in New
England whose receipts are not
now from 100 to 500 per cent. in
excess Of the original estimates.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

BOsEOS churCh-gOers, the Tran
script says, complain that il their
ministers keep on using such big
words they viii be compelled to
carry dictionaries as well as pray
er.books to ameeting."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

A Georgian lately paid for q
bushcI Of meal in gophers, and
received two mud turtles in
change.
In Il sermon preached the other
evening, Rev. Mr.. Ifepworth, oil
New York, said his motto was,
The bottom dollar for public
schools-nOt Il cent for sectarim
ones"
"Shoo ~Fly,"-says the Boston
Couricr-iust now so popular, is
an old Southern negro melody,
and was sung On the plantations
hear Charleston, 5. g., more than
fifty years ago. A fire engine in
Savannah bore the name Of "ShOo
Fly" as long ago rs 1856.
Little Willie having hunted in
all the corners for his shoes, at
last appears to give them up, and
climbing on n chair, betakes him
self u a big book lying on the
sidc.table. Mother says to him:
What's darling doing with the
book "It'th the dictionary;
papa lookth in the dictionary for
things, and I am looking to see If
| can find my Shoes
In terrible agony, II soldier lay
dying in the hospital. A visitor
asked him-"What Church are
YOU off, ''Of the Church Of
Christ" he replied. Il mean Of
what Persuasion are your Per
suasion!' said the dying man as
his eyes looked heavenward;
heamiMg with love ~ the Saviour;
III am persuaded that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalitiS, nor powers, nor
things present nor things 10
come. nor height nor depth, nor
any other creatures, shall he able
to separate me from the love Of
God which is in Christ Jesus"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

AN ENTERPRIsING JENKINs.-The
Cincinnati correspondent of the
Louisville Journal thus writes un-
der date Of the 18th inst, about
an exploit ofone Of our enterpris-
ing Jenkinscs:
II told you in my last that /
would tell you in my next a story
about Jenkins. For cool hnpu-
dence | think it never has been
surpassed by any member Of the
tribe. Some time ago u wedding
took place in one Of the cities be-
tween here and Pittsburg, which
excited quite II connection by the
position of the parties, the ele-
gance Of the rousseau, and the
general magnihcence of the whole
affair. On the fatal day, the man-
aging editor Of one Of the daily
papers suddenly awOke to a sense
of the situation and directed Jen-
kings to obtain the facts and
write up In vain Jenkins urged
that it was too late, that the affair
had already TRANSFERRED, and it was
useless to attempt to gain u de-
scription Of the ceremony and its
incidents.
His chief was inhexible and
poor jenkins was in despair. Hap
ply forh him the bridal party came
10 this city to spend the night, in
ordcr'o leave for the East by u
morning train. At q late hour the
wretchcd jenkins heard OF the
presence, in the city, Of the we'd
lied pair, He posted with frantic
base TO the hotel and sought the
nuptial chamber, Alas. all was
dark, and nothing could be heard
but the quiet breathing of the late
united. But jenkins was desper-
ate, and after a momentary strug-
gle win his sense OF propriety he
yielded to the eXigency and knock
cd teebly at the door. No re-
Spouse. He Knocked again, and
each tap sounded in his guilty
ears like a tap of thunder. No re-
Spouse.
"He knocked again, and this
time a manly voice cried OUT
Who's thereF "A reporter.
What do you want?' Il want to
speak to you u moment What
about? We'll, / want to make
some inquiries Of you on urgent
business Won't tomorrow dof'
mo, l must see you at once
Thus urged, the startled groom
presented himself before the blush
ing jenkins, who made known his
The groom didn't kick
Jenkins down stairs, probably be-
cause he had no boots on and was
fearful of dislocating his toes. But
he gave the desired information,
and jenkins departed, scarcely
less happy than the interviewed
"Ifa any Of the large and respect
able family Of jenkins has beaten
this exploit, l should like to know
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19
NEGRO MURDERED.
The Suspected Party under Arrest.

About II o'clock last night, Louis
Parker, of Birds Point, quiet inofen-
sve colored man, Wac murdered in his
own door yard. Hearing call, the
doomed man responded to it; but: no
sooner had he made his appearance out
side Of his house, than he was shot dead
in his tracks. Two muskct balls entered
his head, two entered his breast, and one
his neck, killing him instantly.
Constable Arnold was duly informed Of
the affair, and undertook to search out the
guilty party. He learned that three negro
men named Jake Haspil, Aleck Merritt and
Aleck Cook had made threats against Par
ker, Haspil declaring purpose to take his
life. Cook and Merritt voluntarily &C.
companied Arnold TO Birds Point, and
there established their innocence-proved
to the satisfaction Of everybody that they
had no part in the murder. Haspil, how
ever, told conflicting stories claimed that
certain burs on his cost-s kind that does
not grow in Cairo but does grow at Birds
Pont--were found by him in Cairo, and
was unable to prove where he was at the
time the murder was committed. lie was,
therefore, taken in charge by the Missouri
authorities and committed for trial.
Parker leaves family Of FIVE or siI chill.
dren.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

THE SULTgY SEAsoS.-The SUNNI. er
months are here, and as asual bring long
train Of disease,-many dangerous and
fatal. 1t l. the season when nature can DO
little in rccupera,ing our exhausted
strength, and when VIC are required 10 for
nfy our physique against the dangers aris-
ing from the universal prevalcncy of sick
ness. The only true safeguard is that
pure and reliable tonic and inyigorator
Mishers Herb Bittcrs, which /. indor,ed
and recommended by the medical faculty
aud by unnumbered Thousands of persons
in every city, town and village in the.coun-
try, who have tested il, remedial virtues,
and by its aid preserved or recovered their
health, II will purify the blood and Sc
cretionsi cure every form of indigestion,
and afford immediate relief in case Of dys-
entery, collie, cholera, cholera morbus and
kindred diseases. Provide yourself now
against atime Vi need, Delays are often
dangerous. Price one dollar per bottle.
Sold by all druggists.
sep 10 d&w cod
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

"As ron THr CiTr.-.it !. alleged that
the city, asa corporation, will probably,
De compelled to stop il. supply Of gas.
Ihe facts that create the necessity, are said
to be these Tha, the new constitution pro
hio''' any increase Of our city indebted.
ness except ia the discharge of contracts
entered into prior 90 August Sth that the
contract w.ih the gas company ba. expired
and cannot bc renewed and that there Il,
no money in the treasury to pay for the
gss as It !. furnished.
ltoccur, TO us there /. mn escape from
this dilemma IN this fact. The city agreed
more than year ago tina, If citizens
would erect lamp posts in front Of their
premises, ihe corporation, at its own proper
expense, would supply the gas. The con-
siders,ion was regarded ample, citizens
accepted II, aud erected the lamp posts or
o., % them, now standing in all part. Of
our city. Certainly this proposition and
u, accep,rnce amount 10 an agreemcn, or
"A acoutrac,, and We canuo, see how the city
can escape the obligation she assumed, and
received consideration for assuming. The
agreement between the city and the ga,
company wa, subordinate
afair-malc simply to enable
the former 10 carry out it, cOutr act with
the people. The city has received and
paid for the gas because under obligations
70 the public to furnish the street lamps,
and no, because of,he agreement with the
gas company To take ii. From the latter
agreement there was always = mean. Of
escape while from the former there was
no escape
What say our city fathers!
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

A MESSAGE To THE LADlGs.-N Is not
necessaryto coat the faded fbers with
d!th, or to stain the skin, in order to renew
in your blanching ringlet' the lustrous hue
of tacir prime, PnALoS's VIrALIA, OR
SALvATIoS FOR Tue HAIR, as clear and
transparent fluid as that which sparkles
in ysur colonge bottles, effects the change
moHe satisfactorily than any other prePa-
ratisn in the world sepI6d&wlw
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

MRLcK OF THE Dan ABLE TO NE SoLp
To- MoRRow,-The wreck of the steamer
Dan Able, as it now lies in the Mississippi
river, will be sold to the highest bidder, at
the freight depot Of the Illinois Central
railroad, in this city, at 8 ocloc'. to-mor-
row morning. The sale will be without
reserve the wreck, including everything
thereunto sppertaining will 90 for exactly
what it will bring. Remember 0 o'clock
tomorrow, Tuesday morning and, ifyou
want q. valuable steamboat wreck, go to the
freight depot and buy it,
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19
sep 10 d&w cod

A NEw SUPPLY RKcEIvED.--Charley
schoenmeyer, of the Egyptian Brewery
saloon has the reputation of keeping the
best Weiss beer in the city, Having an
unusual run last week his supply gave out
but this morning he received another stock
a splendid article; If possible better than
the other. He also has spleadid lager;
the purest wines and liquou and tho best
brand Of cigars, Being thus supplied, o5
course he wants his friends, and mankind
generally, to come and see him. 2t.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

P.SAuP, toba cconist, ut l02 ComInercia
avenue, presents unusual attractions to the
trade in the line Of chewing, and smoking
tobacco, cigars, pipes, etc. His cigars,
manufactured from the best and finest
stock, enjoys reputation second to none in
the market, and are sold wholesale and re.
tail on the most accommodating terms.
lie has recently enlarged his cigar manu-
factory, and so increased his force as to be
be able to supply all future demands, how
ever large. The retail, as we'll {. the
wholesale trade, can be accommodated no
where in better or more satisfactory man.
ner. sep. left
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

The Mechanics Boarding house, corner
Of Third and Commercial, is constantly
growing in popularity. Mat Burns, the
proprietor, is ererting himself to deserve
public patronage, and his efforts are being
handsomely rewarded. His boarders al.
ways wear pleasant face when they come
from their meals, because he feeds them
we'll His rooms are furnished in first rate
style; the house is lighted with gas, and
tho bar is supplied with as fine liquors as
can be found in Cairo. The house is al
ways open, night and day, for the reception
Of guests and the transaction Of business,
and everybody is kindly received and hos
pitably entertained. Boarding and lodg.
ing five dollars per week, or one dollar per
day. sep OF
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
adjourned Meeting of tho Select Council.

adjourned Meeting of tho Select Coune.l
Ptesen,--Mayor Thos. Wilson. ant
Councilmen After, Jorgenscn, Meyer
OCallahan, Taylor-5.
The clerk being absent, on motion o
Councilman Meyer, Councilman Jorgen
sen was appointed clerk pro tenn.
On .motion of Councilman OCallahan
the reading Of the minutes was dispensed
with.
Special Committee presented bill OF ...r-
roll and Webster with recommendation TO
pay S27G Is, which report, on motion of
Counci man Meyer was received and
adopted.
| Councilman Meyer now moved TO allow
bill Of Carroll d Webster as recommended
| by Special Committee, which was carried
| by the following vote, viz:
! Ayes-Arter, Jorgensen, Meyer OCal-
han and Taylor.
| Nays-none.'
| Councilman Barclay appeared and took
| his seat
Councilman After from committee ap-
pointed nt previous meeting TO ascertain
the right Of Council 10 issue scrip, asked
Tor further time which on motion was
granted
On motion Of Councilman Taylor bill Of
Albright Lynch for ren. Of new Coun.
cil.chamber, s25, and Of {. r. Clark. for
rent in full of old Council chamber, $50.
were allowed by the following vote viz:
Ayes--Arter, Barclay, Jorgensen.
Meyer OCallahan and Tsylor-s.
Nays-Sone.
Oh motion Of Councilman Taylor bill Of
CAIRO City Gas Company, for gas consumed
In street lamps 10 August Isl, S2Gl, was
allowed by the following vote viz
:, ,Aye'---Arter Barclay, Jorgensen,
Meyer, oCallahan and Taylor.-G.
Nays-NOne.
On motion of Councilman Meyer. bill Of |
George Hendricks, for repairing Council |
Chamber for so 80 was allowed by the |
following vote, viz:
Ayes = After, Barclay, .Jorgens)n,
meyer y Callahan and Taylor--C.
Says-Nonc.
Geo. johnson, for services rendered in re-
moving Council Chamber for 81 30 was
allowed by the following vote. viz:
Ayes - After, Barclay, .Jorgen.on.
Meyer, o Callahan and TNylor-G.
Says-Souc.
On motion Of Councilman Arter the bill
~. Williamson, for hauling. amounting 10
90 cents Wa. allowed by the following vote,
viz
Aye.-Ar,er, Barclay Jorgen,en, Mey-
er y Callahan and Taylor--G.
Nays-nOnc.
On motion Of Councilman Barclay. the
following bills were rejected. and the City
Clerk Instructed TO request claimants to
make bills up to August IL and present
them to Joint Council:
BIZ - Patfcs ss.snsy ... .................... .sio
. H"s i1"r- a AIO.......,................ ~ - |
b, ln't'.''..... s............ u 80
hafrsy Bfos ...s........ ....................... a; |
oh motion OF Councilman Barclay, the
Council adjourned
LOUIS JOCGESSEN,
City Clerk, pro fem.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

For ladies, misses and childrens' shoes
all style, and prices for ladies funcy and
hair goods; for gentlcmans custom work
shoes, etc., go to the city shoe store, corner
of Eighth street and Commercial avenue.
A new supply has just been opened there.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19
PHOTOGRAPH, PHOTOGRAPHS.

Go to j, o. Bagwell, Photographer,
corner Eighth street, and Ohio Levee, for
pictures. Carte de Visites, etc, Having
made arrangement. with some Of the best
artists Of our large cities, he respectfully
solicit' orders for copying and enlarge
ing old pictures. Call at his rooms and
see specimens Of work in that line.
upidtf
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

YELLING House FOR RRNT.-A con
entity arranged brick residence,
|ted on Holbrook avenue, containing
4 rooms and kitchen, necessary out
$, large yard and garden, vines and
obery, for rent on reasonable terms
yto w. II. THOMAS.
The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-19

'AKISG rP,-People begin 10 realize
our respected ancestors must have had
ny inconyenicnt time Of il without rail-
Is, steamers, gas, friction matches, ,ele-
ph', expresses, sewing machines, and
and par consequence no, least, Charter
Cooking Stoves. seplei&wlw