Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

a man, for the ~ii!ustrious Amer.
can whose life was Of such value
to the most needy Of his fellow
men.
It was but natural that in q
country like this, where 50 much
is thought Of lineage and station
in life, George Peabody should
receive, as the only tit token of
public gratitude, the same kind Of
respect that is paid to Kings,
Princes and men ofnoble birth as
we'll rs men Of noble deeds, and
that his mortal remains should be
computed TO q temporal resting
place beneath the nave Of West.
minister Abbey, to he sent after
wards in q ship.of war to his ma
tive land-the land Of freedom.
MOI is there anything to complain
of in this national mode of testify
ing the high estimation in which
the British nation held the emf
nent philantrophist. Yet, l can.
not help lamenting that there
should be for men of that stamp
no particular sort of homage bet
ter calculated to show how little,
compared TO them, are most Of
kings, princes, noblemen, renown-
ed diplomisis, world famed con
querors. 1t was not the kind
heartedRcpublican trader who was
honored by the fact Of being con
signed to rest in Westminster Alb.
hey, but rather those who were
considered to be worthy Of sleep
ing there their last sleep, on &C.
count of their rank, not their vir.
tue.
The number OF mourners as.
sembled within the precincts of the
sacred ediiice, their silent sorrow,
the tears shed by so many, and,
in several parts of London, the
readiness Of the shopkeepers to
give expression to their grief by
closing their shops and lowering
their hlinds-these were the HON.
ages really in keeping with the az.
f~ectionate admiration due to one
whose title, in history, will be this
tho highest Il rich man can
aspire to-the friend Of the poor.
! am, Sir, obediently yours.
LOUIS BLANC.
\ MEETING was held in st. Lou.
is on the night Of the 9th ult., to
consider the project Of holding q
Worlds Fair there in 1871. AT
ter considerable discussion Of the
various plans, it was liaally re
solved that the holding Of such
fair was not only feasible Lui
practicable and desirable. A com.
mittec was appointed TO draft ar.
ticles Of incorporation for
Worlds Fair Association, with
capital stock Of 81, 1000 100, to bt
submitted 10 Il mass meeting, &c
be held ut the Southern Hotel
Jan. 30, at which the Inauguration
and perfection OF the arrange
menls for holding such fair vii
be made.
Az open air demonstration il
opposition to the Ecumenica
Council, and in honor Of SayOna
rola has taken place in Florence
The proceedings were marred by
very unlavorable weather, heavy
rain falling all the time, and Tia,
attendance was but scanty-abou
three hundred persons in all. Fla
Their GavazZi was among tn,
speakers who took part in the de
monstration, and his attacks upor
the Papacy were received with !
good deal Of cheering. The de
monstration seems to have passc,
oil very quietly.
The Mobile Tribune calls III,
Alabama House of Representative.
"Thc Lower Kennel
FASHION lTEMs.-Thc young edi.
tor vi the Times, who circulate.
pretty freely among the hshiona
bles, supplies some very interest
ing fashion items in occa,iona
numbers OF their valuable paper
We extract the following:
Eyes continue to be worn Of
each side Of the nose aud immedi.
atcly under the brOws. Black, blu,
aud gray are sill worn in The home
circles, and are found very becom
ing in the nursery, at the tamil!
tea-table and social evening gather
ings. Nose, maintain their posi-
iious on the centre ol the face. III,
Grecim or Aquilinc are preferred
but the snub3 have held their place,
! on very pretty faces, in defiance o
4 most determined opposition, an,
=. at present writing are looking up
Lips are midway between the most
and point Of the chin, and are
pale pink. The coral are no longe.