Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-19
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Special 70 TIE mERALD
JACKsoE, Mrs, March IL.

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sixty niue votes.
HowsOn & Co, receiving Tty
Little else was done In either
Standing Committed was an
nounced, and a series Of resolutions
adopted in reference to the death
Of Hamilton Taylor, 4 member Of
the House from Harrison County,
who died last night at the Nelson
House in this city.
In the House Mr.. Chandler intro.
duced a bill to Incorporate Stone
waII's manufacturing coat COM
panY at Enterprise Miss.
The excitement about Yerger's
escape has subsidized.
Governor Alcorn offered one
thousand dollars reward for his APP
prehension.
JEREMIAH.
JACKSON, Miss. March l6, 1870.
In the Senate, Morgan introduce
ed u series of resolutions inviting
the Governors of all the States ly.
ing on the Mississippi river and its
tributaries, to appoint each three
commissioners to a joint convention
whose object shall be to devise
ways and means to advance the
material interests of the Mississip-
pi Valley, aud shall tender a joint
report to Congress when their la
bOrs are completed. The resolu-
tons arc volumnious and contain
valuable Suggestions. The follow.
ing bills were introduced to In
corporate the New Orleans and
Meridian Railroad for the relief of
the Orphans Home and other char.
liable institutions; to incorporate
Aberdeen aud ElytOu Railroad to
incorporate the Meridian Gas light
Company ; to create the new coun-
ty of Alcorn, out Of part of Tisho-
mingo 10 incorporate ST. Stanal-
us Commercial College at Shields
borO.
The resolution relative to the
secret service fund reported on
Monday, AID was called up and
created long di.cussion. Morgan
proposed TO reduce the fund to fifty
thousand dollars, and strike out the
clause offering the reward of TWEEN.
ty.five thousand dollars for the APP
prehensiOn OF Ycrger. The whole
matter was indefinitely postponed.
In the House Mr.. Hemingway
introduced a bill to prevent the
sale Of sp%irituous liquors in Car
rOlltOn.
Manning introduced a bill to in
corporate a National Land aud I'm.
migration Company Of the United
States.
Frenoh introduced a long series
OF resolutions endorsing the action
Of the Legislature in electing Gen.
Ames to the United States Senate.
A long discussion ensued and the
resolutions passed.
Several bills Of a local nature
passed and standing committees
appointed on the part ofthe House.
A new aspirant for Office comes
into the ring to-day, in the person
of Miss Edmonia G. Highgate,
cOlOrcd, candidate for State Libra.
rian. She comes out in the face Of
the new Constitution which pro-
vides that no person shall hold an
Office who Is not a qualified elector
The time of the election is moi
yet announced.
The cliques aud ring in the int r
est Of seekers after Judiciary ap.
poimments ale actively engaged
as 1t is understood that branch O.
appointments will DO considered
first.
The "slate" for county offices ara
all made out in due form awaitins
regular turns.
Many cOrnOrants are leaving
having doubtless received infor.
nation of their fate Tor either goot
or evil.
difficulty occurred this even.
Ing on Capital street, between Jno
IT,, ROhrbccSer and Capt Jasper
Myers, of tie United States army
in reference 10 a claim Rohrbeckel
held against Myers for services al
witness before a military commits,
sion, recently. Several blows pass
cd, and Meyers was knocked dOwr
by being struck with a brick OF
tho left aide of the head, causing
blood to fiow freely.
JEREMIAH.
JACKSON, March II, 1870.
In the Senate Mygatt gave notice
ola bill to incorporate a railroad
from Vicksbcrg BY Canton and