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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
q WEEKLY HERALD
TUESDAY, MARCH Q, 1870

HAaaE MOaB Of the YszOO Ban
nsr, treats Us very roughly in bis
last issue.
He attacks us numerically and
chiefly regarding our Saturday
Night, which he prOnOunees to be
stale, aat and Improbable" We
were not conscious Of ever having
done him q wrong. True, we
never loaned him money ; but, then
We never had any OurselE. That
could be no cause for malice.
Harry is smart aud he Is good Gin
his way.)
We knew those Saturday
Nights" were not "muct5" How
could they be, written as they are
amid the press Of other duties and
without the care necessary'tO their
proper execution. We tried TO say
sensible things even If not "done
up" in the best style. And then
many times when we wished
to discontinue them others have
said we should and must go on
so we have sent them out, one af-
ter another, to be criticised, per-
haps praised, but Oftener, perhaps,
condemned.
We confess we placed our hope
in the charity Of q generous pub
lic," not to condemn toe severely.
AS Harry's condemnation iS the
first which has reached US as yet
we will feel our way along Q LITTLE
further and stop entirely when thu
assurance reaches rs that we ar
falling TO suit the public taste IL
respect Of our Saturday Nights.
But, Harry, wethOught you to-
old ajOurnallsts toNcome down" on
abrOther quill driver In this way.
II Il were not for q generous pub
lie" and OfyOur CO.labOreTs Of thl
press, what would be said Of thl
Wishy.washy trash Of yours whicl
passes for wit? We have hithert
thought you knew what slckly Stui
You showed of for true humOT
and wondered you did not writ
sober sensible aud Intelligent ar
tiCles, suitable for q respectable An,
digniRcd newspaper. We fear W
were mistaken and that you haV
written as you were capable. A III
tie of your wit is quite refreshing
times, but too much, even of a goo
thing, is %nauseating. Take all thi
in kindness, old friend. We suppos
you will "let fly" at us again, br
We have now given you the pull
LEFTY you long for and we cannC
devote 80 much space usually
mere personalities. Bye byol
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

We notice a bill has passed one
branch of the State Legislature,
empowering the Governor to ap-
point Municipal officers. We have
no doubt it will become a law, and
under its provisions Governor Al
corn can legally make appoint
ments. This is direct admission
on the part Ofthe Legislature, that
the position assumed by the
HERALD is correct. Let General
Alcorn start out right. Let him
comply with the law. When this
bill passes he will then be author
lied to make these appointments
but until it does, it is an assump
ton Of authority to make khest
appointments. Fortunately TO
hin he has made but one appoint
ment, hat of Gen. Weber, to b
: Mayor OAthis city. He Shout,
(, have OF oncN-evoked this appoint
: ment, as soon IS he discovere,
!, his mistake be- use every &C
! kof General Webb> il illego
and he win be oomoelleI
: to re-appoInt him, to NAH his a
7 ton in this city legal. Tie ~
!, pOintment under which Genera
Webber now Ofiiciates IS h,gal
and as 8 necessary Consequence
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
A. WARNER.
Chairman Finance Committee

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE,l
JACKSON, Miss, March 20, lS70.(
Sir: In answer to your inquiry
of yesterday l submit it as my
opinion that the question of al
lowing the Tax Collector Of the
several counties to accept the Au-
ditor's warrants on the State
Treasurer, in payment of State
taxes, is entirely within the juris-
dictiOn Of the Legislature.
In the existing condition of our
new State government, the legal
obligation OF the State with res
pect to these warrants is, that they
shall be paid a the Treasury as
soon as the government provided
for by the new Constitution shall
be thoroughly organized in all its
departments, including its system
for raising and disbursing public
revenue; and the legal obligation
of every taxpayer is, that he shall
pay, according to his ciroGm-
stances, his equal proportion of
the money necessary to enable the
Estate to pay, first; The current ex.
penses of supporting the govern
ment, and, second; the outstand'
ing liabilities of the State, inclu-
ding those evidenced by these
warrants.
The first ofthese objects Of dis
lbursement is one Of overwhelming
and unavoidable necessity, to Sc
cure the passage, the efficient adj
ministration, and the prompt ant
certain execution of the laws pro
yided for in the constitution itself
and Indispensable to the order ant
safety Of the community; and tli'
second is next in importance, a
being essential to the principles o
good faith, and the preservation o
the public credit.
The Legislature has no right ant
=, indeed no power under the 0rgani
law, to absOlve either the state o
taxpayers from any Of these re
5 ciprocal obligations. And, conse
D Quently, while it would he perfect
~ competent to prohibit the sherii
from recovering the warrants il
payment of taxes, it would b
clearly unconstitutiona to prohibi
{ the Treasurer from paying ther
unless some other mode should b
provided for their satisfaction, az
q companied by some sort Of equiyi
y, lent, in the shape Of interest
y compensate for the delay.
l. A like condition Of public NJ
T. cessity arose in this State in ls6.
- and was met at that time by Il
passage of "An act to provide ft
II the funding Of Treasury warran.
Ie of the State Of Mississippi" Do
Al approved February 9Th, 1871; al
N l respectfully refer your Commi
= tee to the provisions Of this az
ID found on page "A, Of the acts
r the adjourned session of that ye
s, as containing in its principal fe
D. lures and presidents which l thin
"a may be again safely adopted.
am, sir, respectfully,
DF your obedient servant,
It J. S. NORRIS,
be- Attorney Generi
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

OK the 22d the Pope confirmed
the appointments Of the Bishops
of Toronto, Savannah, Annondale
and San Augustine.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

From the subjoined correspond
ence it appears that an effort is
about being made to fund the
State debt. We have heretofore
expressed in plain terms our opin-
ion of forced funding Of the
debt. think, while it will not
be so, it will yet be considered a
mild form of Reputation. If Il
funding act could be passed which
would permit the holders Of State
warrants to accept these bonds an(
not force the surrender Of the
warrants, we think it would restore
the credit OF the State and induce
all holders Of warrants to surren,
der them and accept the interest
bearing bonds.
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
SENATE CHAMBER.
JACKSON, Mss, Mar. "a, 1901
Hon. J. 5. Morris, Attorney Gen
eral:
SIR-I am instructed by tn
Finance Committee to inquir,
whether in your opinion it will b.
!, lawful, with a view to converting
State warrants into interest bearing
bonds, to prohibit the receipt b.
sherifTs Of said warrants in pay
ment Of State taxes; and to pre-
hibit the payment by the Stat
Treasurer Of the warrants issue,
| prior to the passage of the act.
n, Respectfully,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

CHICAGO expects to be the
most populous city in the Union
in 1890.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
STATE OF NEw York; os
County of New York. 90

R ". BLRkCKER, President and r. H. OARTER, Secretary ofhe North American Fn
InTuFance Company, efthe City mNew YORK, being duly sworn. depQp and Gys that 20
foregoing Isl full, true and couectsniementO Of the aaMts oithe Said Company uHHe
sdtns1ranee Company Is the bona ade owner fatleas. onehnndted oouand aqlEso
artuaIc ahc ptaL Invested In BMea and United States suMa and BonaG or tns H4Hasq v
Mortgages Of Real Estate pninoambered and worth donbem e amount MrNhtrn Hg .sme
L1l asals$sa} EEHH51ahfEhHsks SSs''s
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
The peasrnaaa.

letic amusements. CrOquet has
had It's day and is waning in in
fuence. Maidens who we're once
"all for Iawa," now sigh for a
change. The "Rink" will contin-
ne a favorite winter place Of resort
for amusement, but unfortunately
for lovers of this character Of
sport, winter in this cline has not
a perpetual existence, and the de-
voices Of the "Rink" sigh through
many weary months when no ice
exists, and 70 make these months
glide away as pleasantly as, pos
sible, they have resorted 10 Gid
ing along on parlOr skates. But
this does not suit because 1t brings
no out door exercise. The We
locipede it was thought would
supply this want, and under the
leadership of Charles Dana, Of
the New York Sun the ton took to
bestriding the raging velocipede.
But the use Of the velOcipede by
the softer sex was thought by some.
to be undignihed and unladylike,
and when it received the condem-
nation Of woman, lovely woman, it
at once, as consequence, fell into
disuse, and was slowed away in
disgrace in the lumber room, no
longer an object of curiosity or
use. The great demand, however,
for fashionable, active outdoor
exercise in which both sexes could
engage was still unsupplied. Yam
kee ingenuity was put severely to
the test, but true to its great pow.
err, 1t has accomplished the pur.
pose in the invention Of the Pede.
speed MI. Thomas L.. Louder, Of
Olney, Illinois, has invented what
he calls a pedespeed. His plan
is to strap little wheels to the feet
and thus roll through the world al
railroad speed.
Mercury, the messenger Of the
gods in ancient mythology, ha(
winged feet. Some three Thousand
years hence, some antiquarian dig
ging for relies among the ruins o
American cities, will discover tina
the Yankee Mercury had his fee
furnished with wheels, and that h
probably made faster time thai
the Greek Mercury by odds.
The following is q description
of this new invention
, On one side Of the stirrup-lik
appendages are firmly fastene
metallic plates, each having
short axle OF bearing projectin
d from its center, upon which til
Z wheels above mentioned tnrl
i The stirrup-like appendages al
made of fiat strips6f wood abor
three inches wide in the broaC
est portion, bent so that Oh
a side is nearly straight, while I'll
other is made to meet it aboI
n midway to form n sort Of loop.
the bottom Of this loop are place
the fOOt-pieces above describe
provided with toe straps and
Z clasp for the heel. To the upp'
10 end of the stirrups is attached
piece of wood to fit the outer'al
g upper conformation Of the calv,
e of the legs.
J: The pedespeed is light al
o. strong, and is capable Of use (
10 surfaces where the ordinary parl
lo skate would be useless, The
ventor, a large and heavy ma
be can use it constantly for two hou
d: without fatigue. For gymnasium
colleges, and parts OF the count
p. where no ice ever occurs, it atior
in a delightful, healthfnl, and graC
he full pastime at all seasons Of t
'sr year.
When used by ladies', shiel
% may be employed to cover the t
mr. Of the wheels so as.to protect I
dress.
his "
ID. WI notice a bill has passed o
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

The CrawcOw nun Barbara
Ubryk is not dead. She is in ex-
ceIlent bodily health, but a con-
irmed lunatic.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
NOTICE.

To owners Of Land In Mollyary
WashlnRtons ana Assa@uema
gomntiess y
YyHE current years TAX Of ten ugl cents
per Acre ieyied up5n land IN this dis
tfict By the aog incorporating TINS Board,
accrued Dec ]. la3. -.
Alliand subject 70 said tax will b sold
ACCORDING tolaw, unless the same h paid On
or betoFs tha second Monday - Aplll ufux.
Unmatnrod bonds Of the Board VIII he re-
The sddfsss 81 The Deputy Of he Treas.
urer FOR TIE collection OF enl9 tau
For Bolivar county Is Benlah, Hts
" Washington county 5 taent4lA Ma
lssaquena county u gailuint Hasst
~ KhHI8JHAAth hresautoE
mhslasaMlf
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
HoRD s TAYLOR, PrOpr's.

OFFICE.BoARD LEvEE COMRs FQRl
Bolivar, Washington, and l.saqleha Lo'sS
GTeenviile, Miss, Feb. Is, tb1O. }
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

Warran UQnnlY.

LJMcHAPPNLL Canfo fMg Nrhaac onn4n aaNFA44 $500 a1h@zK eAAN
tk1FsaaE Thata1 NaFaNn MF le1n ny oHaaa AaaHM N4 #t e4NsMH 81.
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

AK Ohio murderer. who escaped
conviction on the plea Of insanity,
nov refuses to pay bis lawyers for
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

SUBSCRIBED and sworn before me- this sA O. February. ras
IN dsneD III 3lia ssrTa0a. = Ia0nEE1h
49, s &.tf tHgHFt4AA Nany HHhhem nv 4o6
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

state OF Aisslasippis 2 Gt
II HENRY Mu30HOVE AudlHof Public AcsanaH MMa eA1e aN&eIt 81 NM4t
eaAg hsths SEsgeahg saaaseHs e gsssgh zas* ks - No.
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02
Attorney Genera

Hon. A. WARNER,
Ch'mn. of Senate Finance Com.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

the sumo FeaB0ns
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

STATEmENT Of the condition Of the inertia American RiEe I9ssrnues
tor fths stats OF Mississippi pursuant to the statute Of that staS. "A
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

BY virtue ola resolution Of the lion. Board
Of Mayor and Council, p ssed this 23th day
OF March. $50 I am hereby author zed 70
publish tho following resolutions mmed..
ately. FRANK PA0kARD,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-02

lt TIE name oiths Company hthsNortA American Fire InsuraHes
IL is Located in the City Of New York.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12

PARIS, Aug, Midnight. -The Project
of the Upper Rhine, in a dispatch TO the
Minister of the Interior, dated Colmar,
1915 this A. NJ, says there has been no
movement on the banks of the Rhine this
morning.
GaulOis says that Polikao has prepared
decree which he will submit to the EN-
peror ordering all Germans who reside in
Paris to quit Frencl soil within twelve
hours after receiving notice to that effect.
The English correspondents have re-
turned from the front. They report that
they were in great danger of being hanged
by the inhabitants, who believe that all
foreigners are Prussian spies, and threaten
them with death.
France Wont Accept Intervention.
Some paper says there is much talk in
diplomatic circles of Intervention by the
great powers for peace. France, says the
Gaulois. cannot accept such interference.
It would be incompatible with her dignity.
Such was the first sentiment expressed by
.Paliako when informed of his nomination
to the Ministry.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
THE INDIANS.
QutragcS in TcxaS--EOur White
women Carried OFF.

QUtT0gcS asa TCxaS-EOur White
Women Carried OFF.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 11.-Indian affairs near
Fort Sill are still in an unsettled condition.
The Kiowas and Cheyennes are still on the
war path, committing depredations.
In Texas a party Of twenty Indians at
tackled Whitley ranch, near the mouth of
Little Ouachita, on the 18th of July. kill
ing a man named S. G. Ware, from Hin
ois. Another man was wounded.
About July >, a large party of Indivns,
numbering sabout $50, raided into Cook
and Montague counties, Texas, and killed
a man named Coosier, and carried off his
wife and five children, three of the latter
young women. They also wounded seve-
raj people.
Pursuit-Eigflt With a. =. Troop
A party of the Sixth U. S. cavalry, from
Jackboro, Texas, pursued them to near
Ouatchita, when the Indians, seeing that
the troops were about sixty in number, at
tackled them. A severe fight ensued, in
which two soldiers were killed and six
wounded; two Indians were killed, and
several wounded. The troops fell back to
Jackboro, and being reinforced, pursued
the Indians. but could not overtake them.
All Comanches have left the war camps,
and gone off together. 1t is rumored that
they desired peace. The Kiowas, Apacles
and Cheyennes still hold together.
Election in thc ChOCLaVV Nation.
The general election in the Choctaw Ma
ton took place on Wednesday. The result
is not yet known. There were three can
didates in the field for Chief-Forbes
Leftore, William Bryant and Coleman Mel
son. The former on the platform Of 1866
and the first railroad; the latter two, we
learn, are in favor Of a survey sectionizing
railroads generally.
Gov Tandy Walker and Judge Drakern
are the opposition candidates for the Sen
ate from the Scullyville district.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
MUNICIPAL.
Meeting of the Council.

The Common Council met yesterday af-
ternoon, President Hereford in the chair.
The message from the Mayor, from the
Board of Aldermen, at the last meeting,
was received and fled.
The several reports already published
were read and received.
II @ Goldburg presented petition ask
ing to suitcase ground near the Water
Works, was granted. One from Thomas
Caldwell and Richard Hightower to remove
frame houses, was referred
The bill allowing the people living out
side the corporation water works privileges,
providing they lay connecting pipes and
pay twenty per cent. above the rates paid
inside the corporation limits, passed its
second reading, when its further considera-
ton was postponed till next meeting,
The act passed by the Board Of Alder
men, providing for the taking Of a supple
mentary census, was laid on the table.
An account of Demoss and Malone for
attorneys fees in corporation cases in
1SGO-7O, was referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
On motion, the Council then adjourned
until next Monday night at eight O'Clock.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
CALIFORNIA.
Radical Plat
form.

Anti-Chiucsc-The Radical Plat
form.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE Anti
Chinese Convention was a farce; two
days session chickering's and persOnalitie;
no permanent organization.
At a meeting Of the Republican State
Central Committee, resolutions were adop-
ted that the sympathy of the Republican
party of the country was heartily with the
German people in the present war in En-
rope that the ca1se of universal liberty
would be advanced by the downfall of the
Napoleonic dynasty; favoring the total
abolition of the income tax the reduction
of all taxation TO the lowest requirement
of the Government; affirming the resolu-
tions of the State Convention of 1867,
strongly opposing the importation of
coolies; also requesting the State Depart
ment to investigate the conduct of Consuls
at Chinese ports in allowing the law
against coolie importation to be violated
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
Ratbcr Rourh ON Candidat,s.-

Some days before the election a modern
vulcan, at his forge, offered kindly greet
ing and shake of the hand to ''sprucy'
candidate, who happened to be on his dig
nifty Just at that time, and consequently
declined the preferred courtesy, with the
reply, Jackson, your hands are too dirty
to shake with me" RetributiOn was near
at hand. On the day of election, when
candidates are not on their dignity, this
our Caesar was quite anxious indeed to
appear pleasant and affAble to all, IN order
that his ''vote" should come out ahead.
Especially to this smith, black though he
was, did he fain the agreeable, 50 sociable
indeed as to overcome his repugnance to
shaking dirty hands, and even offered his
hand with the usual ''How dye, jackson;
how dye do?7 whso, to his dismayed soul,
came these ominOus words: ''My hands
are too dirty to shake with you" When
last heard from, our aspiring friend was
moralizing on the uncertainty of human
events, especially about election time.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12

THEY are doing a tremendous business
in San Francisco with q chicken-hatching
machine 1t matches 200 dozen eggs at
ga sitting" The Californians think it is
something new. Not a bit of it. We
saw one in successful operation in this
city ever so many years age-twenty-
years at least. 1t was called the "Eccale-
obeOn," and made quite a sensation at the
time. The exhibitor had eggs in every
stage of incubation, and delivered a lee
ture on the process twice a day.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

The French of New York have sent S10,-
600 for their wounded countrymen.
The extreme prices wanted at the sale
at Gadshill of the personal effects of Char.
les Dickens caused the withdrawal of q
large portion of them.
The preparations for the celebration OF
the raising of the siege of Londonderry
in that city to-day are complete. Monster
professions of both Catholics and Orange
men are intended.
The ODonohue is declared bankrupt
Commodore Junius J. Boyle died in the
Naval Hospital at Norfolk yesterday.
A wholesale whisky man of Boston alb
seconds with $4,000.
The Fall trotting meeting at Long
Branch, August 81, 25, 81, purses are
offered amounting to SO, 200.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
MISSISSIPPI.
ANIurdcrcr LynChed.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 1l.--Beck, the muir
derer of the Goode family on
Favorite Island, who was brought
through here last week from Indiana by
the Sheriff of Tunica county, Mississippi,
was taken from the Jail at Austin, Miss,
yesterday morning by forty citizens, taken
to Favorite Island and hung to tree over
the spot where he had buried Mrs. Goode.
He, it is said, acknowledged the murder.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12

Spinner in reply says the notes are oil no
value either to the holder or the Depart
ment, as there is no law authorizing their
redemption or giving them any value.
Schenck Undecided.
Gen. Schenck has arrived here. He has
not decided whether he will accept the
nomination for Congress, but the indica-
tons are that he will decline. He still as
signs the same reasons announced in his
recent letter, the principal one being that
he is not financially able to enter on the
canvass.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12
SOUTH AMERICA.
The InterOCcanic Canal, Earth
guakes, the Indigo Crop. etc.

The InterOCeanic Canal, Earth
quakes, the Indigo Crop. etc.
New YORK, Aug. 11.-Santiago Pierres,
now Colombian Minister, was a passenger
per Arizona.
The Colombian Congress passed the
inter Oceanic treaty, but refuses the ex-
elusive privilege to the United States armed
vessels to pass through the canal
1t seems there is no danger of a rupture
at Guatemala and Mexico from outrages by
parties from Ciapas on the citizens and
territory of the former place.
Slight earthquake at iona, Peru, just
before the total eclipse of the moon.
The CHILEAN ministers escaped censure by
only six votes.
The Araucanian Indians are again very
troublesome and the army has been in
creased to 10, 900 men, and half million
was voted for additional expenses.
Ramsey Wing, United States Minister to
Ecuador formerly, was received on the
23d ult.
The indigo harvest of Salvador will be
very abundant this year.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-12

A GENTLEMAN who has learned from
experience, furnishes the following Origi-
nal recipe for keepingumbrellas: ''NeVer
buy good one. Get a large, old-fash-
Toned blue cotton apparatus, break out
one of the ribs, bend all of the Others,
break off half a foot or more of the
handle, cut two or three holes in the cloth
and patch them with gray, and then place
the umbrella in the most conspicuous
place possible, either in the house or
office. 1t will never leaVeI its owner"