Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-09
STATE ITEMS.

STATE ITEMS.
Wilkinson county has only q
debt Of abouttWo thousand dollars,
but county warrants are worth but
70 cents on the dollar.
The Natchez Courier tells US that
there are fifteen RAIDS. In Adams
county, awaiting confidently the
place Of Revels, in the State Sem
ate.
The Columbus Index calls for
more dwelling houses.
Sc do we Of Vicksburg.
The Conservative aRd the Star,
of Holly Springs, are at it. The
Conservative is displaying the
beauties of the Stars brief Radical
record in a mastery manner. Thore
is no rest for the wicked.
We understand a petition signed
by upward of seventy Republican
members of the House, asking for
the retention Of Judge Brown on
the Supreme Court bench, has been
presented to Gov. AlcOrn.-Pilot.
The fernando Press does not at
tempt to pacify the SenatObiA
Times, which Is raging over a pro-
test against making q new county
by dividing DeSOtO county, which,
the Press says, is being very gener-
ally signed BY the citizens there.
The Aberdeen Examiner con.
tinues to have excellent articles
upon the subject Of fruit growing
in Mississippi.
The same paper announces the
death of DR., Hutchison, an old and
valued citizen.
The Aberdeen Examiner con-
demns the new county mania In the
Legislature, and says that If they
keep on, every ten miles will
have q Courthouse, for an hundred
square miles constitutes a lawful
county. Let the new counties be
formed only when aud where the
people demand it.
We take this extract from the
Aberdeen Examiner, though we do
not know the gentleman referred
10, we endorse the sentiment:
Those who come TO Mississippi
from the North and West, like
Judge Colby, DIR. Smith, and Mr..
Ralsion-because Of their faith in
her people and her destinics- will
find us ready to give them brother.
ly welcome, and to judge anu honor
them in the measure of their in.
trinsic worth, regardless of the ex.
tranGous influence of nativity.
Aaron Moore. of Lauderdale
makesa speech in every sessiona
gap In the Legislature, in favor o.
a repeal of the dog law.
He wants black folks to have a
good dog so as to keep carpet-bag
gers from disturbing family rela'
tiOns, during the hours of darkness
RcdicalisIn has ITS A.MO0Te'S Il
seems.
The citizens OF LOwndes county
at a public meeting, protested
against the formation Of a new
county out OF Lowndes.
| Senator Hancock, chairman o
the Committee on judiciary, re
ported back House Till No. 70, en-
titled an act to provide for tlllinl
temporarily the municipal office
OF cities and towns, and recommend
passage OF the same. Report re
ceived.
Senators Gibbs and ShOup sub
mitted the following as a minorit!
report:
MIR. PRESIDENT The undersigned
most respectfully beg leave to sub
mita minority report in reference
TO House bill (No. TO- In thi
connection we beg leave TO call at
tention to Sec. 6, Art. II of tn
Constitution Of the State OF Mis-
slssippi. That section seems to b
indefinite in respect to muhicipa
OiIicers, and It is a question as t
whether such officers are in an
, way affected by It's provisions. TIL
bill before US provides that th
! Governor shall be authorized TO fl
ell vacancies which now, or ma
hereafter, occur In such offices
! such appointments TO hold only I'll
! the first regular or special eleciiO
! thereafter. This, in our jndgmen
4 Is very vague aud uncertain, and
4 in fact, as the charters Of all incoT
\ pOraled towns provides for bot
special aud regular elections to a
D all vacancies, the bill, II seems I
as. accOmplishes nothing, but rathe
defeats the object for which it va
, intended. We, therefore, recon-
4 mend lhatlt do not pass, but tha
the bill be re.COmmitted and til
D Judiciary Committee be instrncte
to either amend the said bill s
as to include this point. or a sui
stilme covering the deficiency 4
q; apparent in the bill, } be reported.
T W. II. GIBBS,
j. &. SHOuP.
Report received.