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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
uaHFse street Ger ftThEsu#h 20
fhe Hlvsr.n

uamFoe street Ger GsThEsu#h 50
tho 8ivsr."
There is possibly no street IN
the city which presents so many
advantages as does this Il is enc
az The widest streets in the city
and the grade will be less than
any other. Ifthe Railroad com
many should start a branch or an
extension road from some point
between the present depot and the
machine shops, say at the junction
Of Compromise and Cherry streets,
following Compromise to Mon
roe street, an almost air line
could be constructed to the river
and the grade would be less than
one hundred feet to the mile. With
a grade Of one hundred feet to the
mile the managers Of the railroad
say that a locomotive can draw
loaded cars over the track. HerC
then is a line which will give less
than the grade required. 1t is ;
street upon which there arc
but few business houses an,
they Of not much impor
tance. The Market House shoult
be torn down to give way
to one adequate to the wants ofth,
city. The Hook and Ladder trucL
house could be erected clsewher,
at but II slight cost. Between
Crawford and South streets, there
will be required Il little trestling
and between Crawford and Clay
a little grading. Then there vii
be an elegant road bed from thcr,
to First East street. where til,
curve could be made to the rive
where the descent is less than on,
hundred feet to the mile. WhcI
once the bank is reached, u sulll
cheney Of space can he secured TO
all requisite purposes.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
LIE WEEELY HERALD.
- - aaEEaaMENF.


We araiuiano thaf q member
Olgho CilY Caa 4 ~. Frank, il
nos . ciiissu sa M UHltsd States.
Hs6ai 3 beg can he hold M
oaeaf We haFe found out that q
maa from Maine or Massachusetts
Or auy other State, can come here
and be appointed 70 q local or gen.
onl OGles. but & is rather arunning
the thing in the ground 10 aP-
paint utter foreigners. Mr.. Frank
may be . very capable and excel
lent geatIemen, bai be himself will
zee that woess correct In Objeeting
10 hEm % : CgaHcilman Il Il is true
that be L Bota citizen Of the United
States. Meme can hold Office who
aIs not voters.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

The Washington Correspondent
of the New York Herald, writing
from Washington City, under date
of April 2Sth, says of the 90
Howard trial: "The evidence pro-
duced to-day before the committee
on education and labor in the
WOOd-HOward Freedman's Bureau
investigation is said to be of
character rather damaging to How
ard. 1t begins to look now as I
Howard took care OF himself and
all his relatives and friends in the
management of the Bureau. A
few more witnesses like those
placed on the stand to-day will
save Mr.. Fernando Wood from be-
ing dealt with by the House acord-
ing to Ben Buffers threat when
Wood introduced the charges
against Howard. R. N. Hall, a
real estate agent here, who had
something to'dO with the purchase
and sale Of the ground WhsreOn the
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

Howard University now stands,
testified to-day that three lots for
building purposes were reserved
from the general plOt-one for Cen
oral Howard, one for General
Ballock, Disbursing Agent Of the
Bureau, and one for Mr.. Alvord,
Superintendent of schools. These
lots were afterwards occupied by
these gentlemen. Professor Ogden,
of Tennessee, was also examined.
This witness was examined by Mr..
Hoar, member Of the Committee.
1t seems that Ogden mixed up the
member from Massachusetts, with
his erudite brother, the Attorney
General, aud labOred under the
impression that he was being
examined by the law officer Of the
government. This had the etIec'
of making him tell all he knew. III
testified that hc was the head of Z
school in Tennessee, and that h(
had received some $1,000 or $3,00(
from General Howard to aid BIZ
school. One thousand Of thit
amount was in the shape OF a 81, ,0Ot
bond of the young Mems Christian
Association of this city. Ogdel
says that since this Investigation
began, Howard telegraphed him Il
Tennessee that if he would return
this bond he tlIoward) would casl
1t for him. AS Mr.. Ogden wa
about to leave the committee room
he was called back and cautioned
to keep his fiugcr OF his lips
This will account for the mcagr
account OF his testimony. j. NJ
Brown, disbursing officer Of tn
: Bureau for this district tesiife,
that the timber for several OF th
: tcnements erected Oh Barry Farm
! and three or four rows OF barrack
was contracted for by Charles II
Howard, bro.her Of General How
ard. The lumber was purchase,
from Charles II. lIoward's father
in.law, way down in Main and wa
brought to this city at the expens
of the government. He testiIie,
that he had paid out some $33 90
: ofthe Bureau fund for paving an
2 grading streets, in which he learne
private parties were interested
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
HYNIEN EAI.

Married on the 81 inst. at St Pau!'s
Church, IIcksburg, by the Rev. Father d
y. Leray, Mr.. W. Z. O'HARA and Miss
CLARA BUNNE.
ltis with feelings Of unalloyed pleasure
We chronicle the above happy event May
their fondes! hopes be realized, and may the
roseate hues OF pure love light their path.
way to the portals Of eternal rest.
Married, on the 9TH inst, at the residence
Of the BRIDES mother, by the Rev. II. SAMSON,
D. D., Mr. JOHN L. CHAPMAN, of lssa.
qucna county, to Miss EMILE. daughter Of
Mrs. Charlotte Edwards, Of this city.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
From the New Orleans Times |


That eloquent, ingenious and
enthusiastic Mississippian, DR.. {,
X. Marshall, is on Il visit to our
city, attending the Agricultural
and Mechanical Fair. The Doe
tor never comes to us without
bringing some new and valuable
idea, calculated to promote the
welfare of the people, the develop
mcnt Of our industry an natural
wealth, and facilitate the produc-
tive forces of the South. Last
year It was the utilization of swce;
potatoes through various pro.
cesses, by which it could b. con.
vertcd into Il great variety Of cdi.
ble and even potable forms and
uses. This year it is the English
sparrow which the Doctor propos.
es now to import, domestlcate and
dispcrsc throughout the cotton
region Of the South, with n view
to his enormous ycrnifuginous
powers. The idea struct the Doe.
tor whilst in New York, where
his attention was called to
the great number OF spar.
rows in all the public squares
and parks, and the entire disap.
pcarancc Of worms since their in.
PRODUCTION. SO useful and so high.
/ " appreciated are these cncrgeti,
little arbiriicrous scaycngcrs, that
all classes Of the people, Including
that cruel little boy of;hc spelling
book, treat them with the greatest
tenderness and respect. 10 kill
Il sparrow or destroy It's nest, III
New York, is a far higher grad,
OF felony than to kill q rowdy in q
grog. shop, break into the vault,
Of u bank, ,swart ont with its funds
or stuil the hallut.boX. The
worms which used to settle on the
trees in the squares, destroy III,
leaves, and so greatly annoy lho~'
who sought the grateful shade il
summer and spring have vanished
with the advent of the sparrow
Why not the same happy re
suits follow. by their introduction
into our cotton fields. in the rXtir
patton of that devastating pest. th,
cotton worm, the greatest enemy
our chief staple ha, to cncuNntrr
DR.. Marshall thinks the littlc spar
row will prove the Hercules to ri,
our region of this terrible plague
BY all means, then, let the spar
row he introduced, and set to worn
at his most benevolent mission
The Agricultural and Mechanical
Association should take immediate
steps to import them in great mum
bers, and transmit them TO thC
cotton districts, and have every
facility given them to increase anc
multiply, so that when threatened
. with the real visitation of this de
structive invader, We may be able
to arrest him on the threshold
with a scrricd mass Of gallant, in
YincibIe, and voracious sparrows
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

WE learn by notices in the Chi.
cago papers that General Herman
Lieb, In connection with NJ. C. W.
Gallagher, of Meridian, has gone
into Il general land business for
the State Of Mississippi. General
Lieb will have an office in Chicago,
and Mr.. Gallagher an Office in
Meridian. In their prospectus
they say:
THE finest cotton and corn
lands, including improvements Of
every description, can be obtained
at from 81 to $40 per acre; unim.
proved lands for much less. or
course, in a few years they will
bring double and treble that sum.
At present the taxes on real es-
tate in Mississippi amount to
almost nothing, and in as much as
the State is comparatively out Of
debt, there is no prospect for in
crcasing them beyond the present
rates. Then we say where can Il
safer or better investment be
found than in these lands at pres.
ent prices: To the immigrant
or actual settler, we say, Missis-
sippi presents Inducements 10 you
far superior to the "Great West
The fertility of its soil, abundance
Of timber, immense water power,
with the best of advantages of
railroad and river transportation,
and proximity to markets, with
mills, churches, schools, post
Offices, &c., already established, a
delightful climate in which Il man
can live a whole year, with thirty
millions of acres Of unimprovcd
land, covered with native forest
trees, with nearly five millions OF
acres of public land subject to be
taken up under the Homestead
law, present a combination OF at
traction nowhere else to b. found
in the United States or Territories
In the West the great distance
from market and the immense cost
of transportation is in effect per.
pctual rent charge upon the land
In Mississippi you have the adyan'
tage in lands of a territory com,
bined with all the advantages OF
an old State. To this rich and
beautiful land we invite You tC
come, and reap the reward u
honest and industrious labor
Through our agency you may
secure such land as you desire in
) Mississippi, without any cos
whatever to yourself"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

AMONG the proceedings of the
Legislature IS published in Tues
days Pilot, we find the following
aBy Mr.. LandOn: OF feitiEens Of
Vicksburg protesting against the
passage Of a law permitting the
Vicksburg q Meridian railroad to
extend their road through the
city of Vicksbnrg. Referred to the
Committee on Railroads"
We call especial attention to the
grave error in this publication.
II conveys the idea that the peo-
pie of Vlcksburg are objecting to
Gnyriver connection for the Vicks.
burg & Meridian railroad. Such
Is not the case. The peO.
pie Of this city are willing
and more than willing, even
anxious for The road to have a ter,
minus upon the river bank, DelleV'
ing that. It win aid the business
growth and prosperity Oftheir city
while Il benefits the interior ant
the railroad. But the people Objec
to this serminls being at any pOint
bslOsO The city, whereby trade ant
hahilations aud the general pros
psrily wouldbo injuriously affect
ed. Let the road terminate within
the limits Ofthe city Or ct its uppe
end. This Is the giat Of the peti
tlOn offered BY Mr. IaaaOn. W
hope the PiIOtwilI uoEret, ne i'm
preston its report conveys.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
OBITUARY.

Died, April lst, 1870. AZ the residence Of A
W. Moseley. E,q., in hSaquena county
Mississippi, EUGENIA MOsELEY, daugh
ter of John MOseley. deceased, aged 10 years
months and q days.
Eugenia was an orphan, but scarcely fell
her orphRnage, under the fostering love and
care Of her adopted parents, who, from In
fancy, have had the guidance Of her tender
and eOnAding heart.
"Sleep Eugenia, there Is cline
When loved ones never die;
Then thou art gone. our cherished one,
To blossom In the sky"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
THE CITK GOVERNMENT,

We have called attention to the
fact That hardly . bond Of city
officer was on record. In regard to
Mr. Raymoad's bond OF $1,000 as
city assessor and collector we
should have said that bis and DR..
Gilman's bond as county treasurer
are the only two bonds of record.
Butalthough Raymond's bond has
six securities, We are informed that
but enc of the six could be forced
BY law TO pay anything, aud he not
more than half the amount Of the
bond. We do not doubt but that
some Of the bondsmen are respon-
sible In q moral sense, but we un-
derstand that their property Is so
fixed, that legally they are not re-
spOnsible for hardly q dollar. II
this ls the case was Il so at the time
the bond was givenT The bond OF
Dr.. Gilman Ia in the same condi-
ton we believe. Out Of his three
securities the half Of the $4,000,
which Il the amount Of the bond,
could not DO made. There 10 no
legal evidence accessible to the
public that Gen. Swift ever gave q
bond; none that Gen. Weber has
given one; or Mr.. c. d. Landon or
Dr.. walker. We hear that these
parties have given bonds, but have
no practicable means Of knowing
its truth, and the names Of their
bOndsmen afe those Of excellent
gentlemen and men of honor, but
in Q legal sense sIl bat one or two
are worth just Riz, and those two
notone-half the amounts necessary
Wemay be doing injustice 10 some
Of these gentlemen who are securi'
ties, but such is not our wish.
We hear Il stated that these par
ties are as we say they are-that
Is, legally irresponsible; aud the In
formation comes to ns in such q
shape that we fear tits but too true
Then is 1t not our duty e a public
journalist, as one whose duty II il
to watch men and actions In thi
time of sore donbt and trouble, 4
place such facts before the peOplt
and say to them, citizens Of Vicks
burgl are the heavy taxes en-
forced from you by fraudulent Off
clals to be squandered or embez
zled by those into whose posses
sion they come were they inclined
to do sOs Do you not require tha
these parties shall make you secur
against their wrong dOing3
Every officer Of the city and cOun
ty may be perfectly honest tahem I
but the obligation depending upor
them to give the proper security
for their Official acts Is Just tn,
same. Who ere these people tina
no safe bond should be exactey
from them Who was Swim en-
who is Webberl. Who is LandOI
and who 4 DR.. Walkerf Ant
where did they come from ant
where will theygo (perhaps, whel
their pockets are filled p
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

The Pilot (Radical) speaking
Of recent nominations and con.
iirmations, says ofDr. J. R. Hicks,
appointed physician Of the City
Hospital here;
"0f DIR. Hicks, not so much is
known to us, but he is represented
as a man well qualified for the
duties of the office to which he has
been appointed and quite deserv.
ing in a party sense.
What does the Pilot mean by
"partY sensep
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

Iris said that the State house at
jackson is not safe, because it is
Cracked" Well, Ii that is true a
largo majority ofthe members there
are not safe, Indeed, very large
majority Of the Radical party Of
both sexes are 'unsafe.-[ Brandon
Republican. .
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

Iris we'll TO know beans. Four
children we're poisoned last month
in San Francisco for the want ol
the knowledge, and one Of them
has since died. Nor is the infOr.
nation general that the castor-oi
bean a ilselgpoisOnous, five beam
eonla'a|g suiicient quantity Of I
nozors principle to kill . groNE
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

CROCKERY Ware, Just received direct
~ from Europe, ior sale wholesale and 70.
tail. LEE RlCHARDsON q co,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29

Union PACIFIC RAILROAD CONAN u
1 IN, COUPONS Of the PER CENT PlRST MORTGAGE
BONDS q the UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY due July
r viii - ps on that date free Of Government tar at the
oree oh, ompsnv Bang Boston and the Banking
House of NORTON BLISS Co, No 80 Bro.is New YORK
~ JOHN NJ 4 WILLIAMS, Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-29

EaTIosAL BRoADwAI BAsK, HEw-foRK, June ~ by
EORTY-FIRST DIVlDEND.-A SEMi-AN-
II NAL DIVIDEND Of THREE DOLLARS PER SHARE, free Of
all AIes will be paid and after the LIST day Of July ensqin6
J. L. BYBRITT Cashier.
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ELIZABETHT0WN g. PADUCAH
RAILROAD,
OF KENTUCKY,
FIRST MORTG AGE
5 Per CENT 2O-YEAR BONDS.

Coupons payable days September BANK
OP AMERICA in NewYok where the principal also payable at
maturity.
These Bonds are issued $1,000 Coupon Bonds the
Fins, Mortgage road covering property and franchises
due 1900 They have the privilege Of conversion into stoe by
holder years after the first through train has been run The
Bonds also be registered, If desired.
The length Of the Eabehiovn and Paduch Railroad
1876 miles running Ebchown the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad forty miles south Louisville Padueh the intersection
Of the Rivers forming the outlet OF the tobaoco-
growing Of Grsyson, Butler Ohio, Davies Marshall and
McCacken and passing through the rich and extensive bumnous
COAL FIELDS situated in GrasOn, Hopkins Caldwell and
Mpheburg Counties Along the entire route found an unlimited
supply LUMBER, and in many localities large deposits
OF IRON-OIE exist
nearly al am Of construction
100 miles having graded and 25 miles put running order The
Capital Stock S3O95, 900 Of which the City Of Louis
vile subscribed 81 1900 in Bonds all Of which have been
sold yielding upward Of 100000 and the balance in individual
subscriptions County Bonds or the latter sOOO have been dis
posed Of at IS per cent
To lay the rails and completely equip road there will be issued
THREE MILLIONS or DOLLARS Of Frsi Mortgage Bonds
through the hands Of the United States Trust
NewYork where the proceeds Of sales will be deposited TO be
paid the Company only each mile OF the road completed
The rigid protect by every legal safe
gusr the Interests with the capital already secured
proceeds Bonds offered the road will be finished and
equipped a n early day.
The management Of this road responsible
and vcrab known merchants Kentucky With the guarantee Of
able faithful direction and the large amount Of STOCK subscribed
these Bonds form very safe and desirable investment
The price is 50 1-2 and accrued interest
Any information will be furnished upon application to either Of
the undersigned.
NORTON, SLAUGHTER & Co..
Al BROADST
WILLIAM ALEXANDER SMITH &c Co.,
40 wALLST
HALLGARTEN 6 Co.,
Sew.York, June t. 1870 - BRoADsT
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of CIVIL BONDS of 1891.
Ia STATE CALIFoRNIA, TREASURY DEPAETsSSr


where's dav Of Fehrurv l there was n The Interest
sinking 1857 the Of Eve hundred and htyhe thGu
for the redemption OF bonds unt the
PROVISIONS Legislature Of said state entitled An act
g. provide payment Of certain equitable ems against e Na
az Can Funded Debt for that purpose approved
Ami % also under the provisions OF an act smen1o OF
sad approved April a. 1860; and whereas due and legal noue
and sufficient amount OF such bonds was not oel
Sinking Fund than ieu thousand aQs
notice hereby given there the Of hundred and ~
housand do said Sinking Fund set apart . ay ana as
charge sid amount Of bonds numbered as fellows 70 W.T. l. = ~
j. "a r. IL, 49, p Is 80 81 a., ~ 49, 49, 80 So o. - ~ ~ -
g "a 20 o. e0 81 &c. g. s 49, 81 90 6 g. lO7 S Jog III ~
- 9 - 49, 133 35 EO l57. l62 l79 l8 49, l62 49, 85
1ss 100 1874 1856 ls POI 202 POS POS 25,
27 POS Z9 2l, 2l2 23 25 2l9, ~ 29 POL 26i 25 20 ~ 20
90 279 284 2g2 2 , l,
$40 81 313 54 Sl5 3l6 l7 3s 81 325 80 928 329
81 go 81 342 33 3i4 348 $40 900 &c. 67,
80 a 3D. 81, 80 SO, 81 3sl 9a3 S39 9o .S9 $9i go go
58 40 4Ol as 4O4 400 407 4 400 43 f4 4O-beiEg
hur srtynn bonds Of 0 one thousand dollars each
fred sud srnne thound doarssnd numbers
& o. So - o. leo lO 40 l67 ia rs 2 ~ 37, 3i5 S3
38 39, 4llbug twentysir bonds Of I've humid
thirteen thousand dollars and making
aggregate Of hundred and eighwo thousand dol
lara such bonds numbered above shall not be presented
payment cancellation within three months from the expiration Of
which the lSt day Of September, 1871 ihn
Fun the Treasury pay and discharge such bonds
Yccsrhe- 1870 A =. CORONEL, State Treasurer.
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COTTON MARKETS.


-ox Texas June 2a-Iigher grades Of Cotton have al
lie asle Good 0nina sales 30 bales receipts 81 os''
soTrrIVs June 2sCot,on quiet and s'csdyi hdihng ig@
es 2SO bales; receipts IS baes erpors-'o Boston 80
oats c. jane 28-Coton aul Mdihng lSGi sales %
So. rece pts 2l9 blle3 stock, 9S bales N,,ar:..
NoRyorK Va June 2SC0tton dul ana hohih" ho" '''lN
rsic receipts, bales; stock, lS-d bales ,o,-,o, -,
S.yANNAH ia June 2.Coton quiet Ml'Lhg i1t"i SS
,oS b.les. rice DTS ~ bales; stock. 1862 bales - o.,
Al. limo esCoiton quiet; Low Mdllng, l8c sales 30
t; reoe DTS baes eEpOTsto New-Oresns u baes STOCK
d bales
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1DUDlLlC
Commissioner Of The sinking fs1a Of ,s TX h S author
shat pursuant to the g.'G5' IN on fn5
aud certain other streets and s'SnIeS s s my s Governor,
Eo ss he CITY Han in Sad city, MONDAY July a 1870 u
~ to The sg9y ds s animal power and a rsoad single
~ eon0 provided and to oonyey passengers
1slO route routes in the City Of SeoY0rk " CS1me9cRg on
s sSsp sS' SrousS and along with double
oUbs si to thence through and
ong One with double track East
or 8syIm River also from thence
and along the Thin with dnoie r. to the Harlem
dnd win double track to The Harlem River also
silence nors through s1d along The e9e u double sst
uruou switches proper working and soomcda-
son o. The s railroad on ss streets n RS f DS Of MD
except upon and along Tntve and and along said
from One unGre iv:atytfh such sale viii Be conducted
[ ordinary Of sales auction and the person corporation
who pay into TIE city the largest Of money for
ssn b or te Is or are entitled to such TTsnt and are su
Shorei construct operate ana use tse same IN e
h5 days The city q The amount Of the bid and Of The
CITY SYorE The Of two hundred and fSy thousand @g1
s & S1e239G Ss Df t % said ros saS equip the
requisite number Of and horses except along Tenth
Aforesaid bot should he or they De restrain "a OF . ~.
wh ssy are 50 shall denl ken be part Of
onsrs Of c sinking FaH
an, G % o and oseT the franchise for again copy q s
q: kestq sPes Enb th' YYori june T. $50
Ef G1hh} l. h4 cE9 5 %S5I Comptroller.
JOHN J. BRADLEY, Chamberlain.
John K HACKBrT, Recorder.
JOHN MOORE Chairman Finance Committee
Board Of Aldermen.
NICHOLAS HAUGHT0N Chairman Finance
COMMITTEE. Board Of Assistant Aldermen
Comm ssioners Of the sinking Fund
INTEREST ON CITY STOCKS.-The Inter
s on The BONDS and STOCKS Of the CITY OF E6WYqKk doe
Aug 1870 viii paid that day, by JOHN BhADLbi' esq
1sigpedl RICHARD b. CONNOLLY, ComptroDer
DeTstmeu, Of Fusnce Compoes Once Newiork June ~ NV
ONCE OF CONTINENTAL INsUKAsCE CoNPASY,{
No lO2 BROADWAY, n. Y, June %, 1870
CUSTOMERS of this COMPANY entitled TO
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, ,, and s $500 Is for common 70 choice c.s
common Texan steers 70 Prln'
ave snu ~. ma 80 OOl hah Wheat l0lcO bush
6eo Nh oats 5000 buh RYE e0 bush Barley SspRnis
Corr i I9 an bush Whest 20 600 bush Corn, lOOO bush
~ sV sl V S.s - RYE 2000 bush Barley feghts quiet