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

City Hospital were read and al
lowed
Fred Lloyd for ], 300 lbs meat l66 Is
Bills for employees 81 Hos
pital for February NAM. 5I3 50
Bills for employees at Hos.
pital for March. 6Ol IS
For patients at State Asy-
um...... 10 W
j. Pegram for labor ....... lJ0 90
Ring & Muller, for supplies 625
RObt. Washington, for labor $50
Charles Jones ..........: lo2 W
The Hospital committee were in-
structed to enquire what had be-
come of the ambulance.
Councilman Hall offered the fol-
lowing preamble aud resolutions
which were adopted. to-wit:
WHEREAS, We believe that If the
Legislature of the State Of Missis.
sippi can be induced to visit our
city in a body and thus obtain ocu-
lar demonstration OF our increasing
growth aud prosperity, aud of the
business OF our claims for acknowl-
edgement as being the great COM
mercial centre OF Mississippi ana
the probability OF being at no dis
tant day the metropolis Of the en-.
tire Southwest that great benefit
would result therefrom. and
WHEREAS, We have reason to
believe that the 18th day Of April,
1870, will be observed as a holiday
by the Legislature of this State in
consequence of that day having
been set apart as a general day OF
celebration Of the ratification Of
the 18th Amendment throughout
the entire United States, and
WHEREAS, We are DESTROYS Of
conducting the proposed excursion
with q view to the best interests of
the State as we'll IS our own city,
therefore
Be 1t Resolved, That eur Hon.
Orable Mayor, be, and he is hereby
instructed aud authorized ia the
name OF the city of Vicksburg, to
extend an invitation 70 His Ex-
cellency, James L. AIcOrn, Gov
ernOr Of the State OF Mississippi,
Hon. r. Z. Powers, Lieutenant
Governor, Hon. H. MusgrOve,
State Auditor, Hon. James Lynch,
Secretary of State, Hon. w. II.
Vasser, Treasurer, Hon. J. s. Nor
ris, Attorney General, Hon. Il. R.
PeaSe, Superintendent of Educa-
ton, together with the Honorable
members of both branches Of the
Legislature of the State OF Missis-
sippi, on the 18th OF April, 1870,
and
BE 1t Resolved, That committee
OF three be appointed TO make all
necessary arrangements for the re-
ception aud entertainment OF our
distinguished guests should this in.
vitation be accepted, and the said
committee are Instructed to ar
range a programme for the day,
publish the same aud do any aud all
things necessary in the premises.
The following resolution was
read and adopted
Resolved, That the matter Of
procuring n suitable building for
small pox patients, or the purchas-
ing of a hospital tent, be referred
to the Hospital committee with
plenary power to act.
On motion the Board adjourned.
j. c. WEBER, Mayor.
A PICTURE OF Mexico BY GEN.
ROsECRANs.-Gencral Rosecrans
was again before the Senate For
eign Relations Committee on
Tuesday, and made a lengthy ar.
gument in support of his bill for
the promotion or commerce and
amity between the people of the
United States and Mexico by en-.
%couraging the citizens Of the Uni
ted States to aid Mexico in the
development Of her resources. He
proceeded to argue that Mexico
was a land upon which nature has
her bounty, covering its
surface with all that can minister to
human want or luxury, and filling ,
its mountains with gold and silver,
tin, copper, and other mineral
treasures; that she has no large !
navigablc river to touch her inte- ;
rior table lands and supply outlets I
their actual and possible pro-.
auctions that railways can alone /,
reach these treasurcs-houscs of :
wcalth-and, bearing their con. ,
.ents to the oceans, pour them into {
lap Of general commerce !
until these are made {
40 population nor race would +,
could develop the dor. 1
nant resources Of the country. c
lie shows the inability Of the G
Mexican people themselves to de. :
'clOp these resources, whilst they I,
ire in favor Of railways aud indus IL
rial immigration; that he has the i
cordial assurances of Juarez and !,
he leading men Of Mexico of con. .
urrcnce in his views and co-ope. b
alton with him in his plans, which a
equires no expenditure by our y
involves no compli- p
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