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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

THERE is vacancy on the Su-
preme Bench Of the United States,
occasioncd by the death OF
Justice Gricr. Now we presume
His EXcellency, Incompetency l.
appointed the Hon. Amos Acker-
man, Attorney General, that the
South might be represented in the
Cabinet land an horrible repre-
sentative it has too.) The next
duty which His EXcellency owes
to mankind is to give the imam
and brother representative on
the Supreme Bench. Fred Doug.
las won't do because he is an aspi-
rant for the Vice. Presidency and
Revels is certain to receive the
Radical nomination for President.
Therefore, We know orno one more
fitted for, or more entitled to the
position than the Hon. A. Alpco-
ria Bradley. 1t is said he has
served a term in the pcnitentiary
and is therefore eminently fitted to
receive nomination and office
at the hands of the Radicals. by
their works shall ye know them
and for their works, if sufficiently
villainous, is Radicalism certain to
reward them.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

all classes of people Of all sec
tions, as being OF the purest of
the pure.
"The war that was inaugurated
in this country to save slavery,
proved to be the means, in the
hands of Providence, Of its de.
struction and the establishment of
universal liberty throughout the
nation" 1t did nothing of the
kind. 1t destroyed the last YES
tige of true liberty; it saddled an
enormous and consuming debt
upon the people, and turned the
forms of government, with unbri-
died power, over to a set Of the
grandest scoundrels, thieves, per-
jurers and villains who ever dis
graced a nation.
ut remains to be seen whether
the Prussians will let Off their
distinguished captive as lightly as
We did ours" Here also the an
alogy ceases. The Radical, Yam
kee government seized President
Davis, and manacled him like a
common felon; immured him in n
miserable prison, and kept him
there for months, that their cow
ardly eyes might gloat upon the
suirerings which he was forced to
endure, with the hope, doubtless,
that his proud, pure spirit would
break and topplc as were breaking
his physical powers. Indignities OF
every character we're showered up.
on him, and the miserable, petty,
tyrannical vengeance of q corrupt
Government was wreaked upon
one poor disarmed, defenceless
old man, for acts which had been
committed by whole people. Ma
poleOn, on the other hand, is given
a luxurious home at Wilhelmso
hoe, the Queen of Prussia detach.
ing her own chcf de cuisine from
her royal household to attend up.
on him; while upon all sides, from
the highest to the lowest, he re,
celves naught but marks of respect
and sympathy, and tokens Of kind
ness.
The scribbler for the Chicago
Journal, not satisfied with the
butchery and humiliation of truth
indulges in horrible mutilation o
Ais quotations. Imagine the nor
ror depicted in the countenanct
of the author, should he see hi
lines rendered thus: "There is
divinity that shapes our ends
rough hew them as we rM"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
MS VIEWS IN RELATION TO a wHIG
CONVENTION.

BRANDON, Mss, Sept. Il, 10.
Hon. VIM. L. ShGrkey-
DEAR SIR: The undersigned,
among your old personal and pO
litical friends, would be pleased to
learn your views on the political
situation, and particularly on the
proposition "for a meeting Of Old
Line Wings, at Jackson, for con-
sultation."
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
JHO. S. Hobson, Joseph Hudnall,
W. D. Bibb, Thos. S. White,
A. G. Mayors, A. Harpers
. A. j. Frantz.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

TIE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DRo0n
by Charles Dickens. Harper
Brothers, Franklin Square, New
York, Publishers. HOr sale bf
II. G. Clarke, bookseller and sta
tiOner, Washington street, Yicta-
burg, Miss.
II was upon this work that TIE
life of the great novelist was closed
For years he had been = welcome
visitor ct every fire side almost Ii
the civilized world; he was The
cherished, hOnored and loved gnert
of all, and now none Of earth know
him In the body save The grave.
This, his last effort, win Be rcad b
ali with deeper and more abanfh
ing interest than has ever henu
aroused by any Of his previous
works. In reading Il We feel A.
most as IL we were communlna
with the dead, and Il stimulates s
mellOwness unacCountable. This
peculiar sensation Ia intensified II
melancholy speculation Of ehs
that great brain, now dead ara
srt, would have wrought oaa
have pulsed on for but a
months more. Il is fitting hen
that be should thus haeo given d
his life, clothed as i were n la.
harness Of his duty As lhege s S.
endto the love which Is borne hIl
as there L 40 end 70 he influence
for good which be has saE IL 6ps|
alton, 90 there should ba no oua IS
his lest labor. Unfinished d
book, 30 Is human lie Ws
tie labOrs Of eArlh. a
ga shant IA Cat Iifs
ne EsR
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

IT is thus the Philadelphia En-
quirer, Radical, arraigns and lac.
lures its party for its shameful
corruption and outrage:
"Men are taxed, but are not per
mitted representation; they are
made subject to laws, but are not
allowed to assist In framing them
they work in field or shop, thus
aiding the prosperity OF the whole
country, yet in the country, even
their own State, they have no
stake.
Injustice can 90 no further than
this, and the sooner an enlighten-
cd public sentiment enlfanchIses
the whole Southern people, The
better for the peace and progress
of the entire Union"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

DURING the late war in the
United States much feeling
was manifested and entertained
in the South towards General
Bragg for the stern discipline
which he maintained in the army,
and he was subject to much severe
criticism because he found it nee
essary occasionally to order a
military execution. The number
ofthese executions were, however,
greatly exaggerated, as shown in
the statement which obtained soon
after General Bragg was super
ceded by General Joseph Z. John
ston, which was that Gen. John
ston had caused more men to be
shot the first week that he was in
command than General Bragg had
during the whole time he was in
full command. We present here
o characteristic story Of this al
legged merciless and general exc.
cution by Gen. Bragg.
On one of his forced marches
Gen. Bragg and staff espied a rag
ged, barefooted tatterdermalion,
with cob pipe alight in his mouth,
astride a sorry specimen Of 0
horse, upon which was neither sad
die nor bride, but which was
guided by the nondescript soldier
with his canteen strap, one end oI
which was tied around the lower
jaw of the horse. General Bragg
accosted him with: What is your
name, sirY' "Peter JONES' was
the nonchalantrcply. "Where are
you going?" "Along this road
"To whose cavalry command art
you attached?" "What cavalryP
"Why the cavalry of the army
"What army?" "Mine; Bragg
army. What other do you sup
posep In open-eyed astonish
ment, the soldier said: Bragg
army! Bragg's army! Why
Bragg has no army! One half wal
killed at Perryville the other day
and he had the remainder shot yes
terday morning before breakfast.
Now the telegraph informs III
that Trochu has caused two hun
dred of the GGrde Mobile to b
shot.in Paris for lnsubordination
This number, we venture the as
sertion, is greatly in excess Of al
the military executions known i
the Southern army during the en-
tire war, Notwithstanding Genera
Bragg had such reputation as
heartless, terrible, moody an
bloodthirsty man, who caused hi
soldiers to be shot upon the mos
fgivolens pretexts.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

HON. WILLIAM L. sEzAmREEss
LETTER To THE GID WmEGs
OP HANKINs
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08

The yellow fever is on the II
crease in both Mobile and NeW
Orleans.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-08
TnE baaaIy oI noIIIIaaI 11---

The beauty Of political ooHaa
sion, Of time.aervmg of
Of principle 70 policy haa lI|ak caa
established ID New Yor Yl
New York WoFld in il
theories, and e columns q
cious advice % tie s8ah
created and nuftufad polI
combination known aathe KeH
Democracy" The Rallo
very shroWdly epcoua BE
sentiments of lhls iAea0n M
Sun being always plom
in praise Of IS Ih
ganizatioR has been. slhcs
creation under the control Ne
o'Brien. I.edwlEh. Foz, lsyA as
Morrissey, aud la n
Star says tlla mos
Radicals.
This inslgniiIcaht wing oT
called Democrats born II
ardlce and tima.nsrpln havr
80 corrupted BY che praises ns
~. !. :. . 49,. ff.-It..l. aIs. L.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

VALUABLE INFoRMATIoN.-We are in.
debted to the author, Mr.. E. Meeker, for
advance sheets Of pamphlet containing
. general description Of that portion Of
Washington Territory lying west of the
Cascade Mountains, with we'll considered
remarks upon its resources and prospects
But few men in the Territory have made
themselves more familiar with the subject
from personal observation than has Mr..
Meeker, and from our hasty perusal of the
sheets before Us We have no hesitation in
recommending its perusal to all who seek
information in regard to this country, a.
aboundiug in valuable information in ,
small compass. Copies may be had by i'd
dressing Mr.. Meeker, At Olympia single
copies, SO cents; three copies, to one ad
dress, 81 25; five copies, to one address
81 90.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

STAGE AccrDENr.-The mail stage for
Monticello which left here at 3 o'clock on
Monday morning last, with Eve passengers,
was upset and pretty badly smashed up
about three miles south Of town. The nc.
cident was caused by a COW lying in the
center Of the road where it passed between
two logs on either side. The morning be.
ing dark, the horses did not discover the
COW until close upon her, when they SHE'D
throwing the wheels Of the coach upon
the log on one side, aud the heads of the
passengers upon the opposite log. The
principal personal casualties we're an ex.
eeedingly angry woman, a discouraged pas
senger who returned to town, = suspiciously
damaged face on returning delegate from
the Grand Lodge Of Good Templars, aud q
sore headed Democratic editor. No blame
attached to the driver but by the irrate
woman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08
Agricultural Lands.

Persons passing through this section Of
the country by the stage road to the Go.
lumbia river-which mostly follows the
highest ridyes-arc generally dissatisfied
with its rugged appearance and rocky face
A more general examination, however will,
disclose the fact that there i much larger
proportion Of rich agricultural lands avail.
able to settlement than is generally sup.
posed. The valleys and river bottoms are
uniformly very rich and productive, and
are ofmuch greater extent than has here.
tofore been publicly known, because but q
small portion Of the Territory, and that
not Of the most attractive character, has
yet been surveyed. A letter from settler
on Lincoln Greek, which will be found in
this paper, speaks Of the advantages of that
section, which has not been surveyed and
brought into market, and has been only
recently discovered by persons seeking land
fov farms, and yet it is but few miles
west Of the Skookun Chuck Tostoffice, on
the stage road to Monticello. Such valleys
may be found in almost every direction at
short intervals, while the high lands be.
tween are all covered with heavy forest
trees and vigorous underground, which
shows a most remarkable strength Of soil,
which will some time be made available,
and exhibit the fact that this Territory is
not so inferior in agricultural lands as has
been represented. Wherever the expert.
meut has been tried Of opening farms com.
prising both hill and valley lands, the re.
suit has been entirely satisfactory to the
enterprisiug settler. Bordering upon the
various rivers Of pure spring water with
which the country abounds, thousands of
such farms will amply repay the labor of
reducing them to cultivation, while the
salubrity Of the climate will be q constant
source Of satisfaction to those who have
witnessed the sufferings ofthe early settlers
of the Northwestern States from the rigors
of winter, and of the Southwestern States
from the deadly miasmas arising from
freshly cleared grounds. Neither of these
tcrrors prevail here.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

TRAvEL.-For the past four weeks the
arrivals and departures At this place have
not averaged less than three hundred .
week, by stage and steamer. We have had
occasion to stay over night At Pumphrey's
Landing five times within the last two
months, and the average number Of trav.
elers stopping there was not less than TWEEN.
tya night. And, BY the way, Humphrey
keeps good house, where the hungry and
weary will always find plenty and we'll
cooked food.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

SENTENCE OF JAMIEsoN.-Thc Jury i,
the case Of James Jameson, indicted il
Clarke county for rape upon young girl
removed to this county for trial, on Mon
day morning, returned verdict Of guilty
recommending the prisoner to the mere,
Of the court. In pronouncing the sentence
Judge Green said:
James Jameson, You have been brought be.
fore the Court to receive your sentence. Have
you anything to say why judgment of i'm.
prisOnment in the pcnitentiary should not now
be pronounced upon you?
The prisoner here stated that he had not
except that the sheriff and some other witnesses
had testified what was not truel
The Court has considered the recommended
ton of the jury which tried you in de termin.
ing your sentence. l have fixed upon the
least term that my conscience will allow.
Your offence is great Four years ago q
young girl became an inmate of your home
Misfortune had bereft her Of her natura!
guardians and protectors. It became your "a
cred duty to shield her from all harm. to en-.
courage her in all good, to provide for, cl,erisl,
and educate her. But hardly had she come
within. your influence before you began to plot
her ruin
Your offence has no cxcusc or palliation,
You were not surprised and hurried headlono
into crime by sudden assault of unRoyerna.
bic passion; but Of deliberate choice, with q
slowfooted and forecasting determination, you
descended into the depths of guilt.
Your offence is aggravated indeed. You
were not restrained by any sense OF sanctity
OF home. or honor Of family, nor duty to wife,
nor even the tender voa "a ~ ,r;. "a, s...,.,.I
Of your victim, nor the danger of pervertinQ
her whole moral nature; but repeatedly'
through . course of years. you polluted her
body and assailcd the purity Of her soul.
But there was Providence watching over
you both. 1t rescued her It brought YOU
here. Az . consequence Of your trial, you
will have an opportunity for reflection and
amendment, Of which the Court most earnest.
ly exhorts you to take advantage. The pre-.
siding Judge is moved by no other feeling to-
wards you than that Of mercy. II duty would
permit him. he would tell you to 90 and sin
no more; But the people have fixed extremes
OF punishment corresponding to extremes Of
guilt, and he has even strained his conscience
IN determining upon punishment falling short
Of midway between those extremes.
Upon satisfactory evidence and in mite y,
the best efforts Of very able counsel, yon have
been convicted by an impartial jury Of the
detestable crime Of rape. and now
1t Is considered by the Court, that the de.
PENDANT, James Jameson, be punished by con
nnement ut hard labor in tho penitentiarv for
nt!een years, and that he pay the costs Of
TINS cause and. 1t appearing to tho Court that
there is no penitentiary building in the Ter.
fitory, 1t IL ordered that said James Jameson
be Imprisoned in the county Jail of Thurstop
county At the expense Of the Territory.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08
AGENTS FUR THE STANDARD.
San Framelsco Agency.

San Framelsco Agency.
l.. p. FrsHER, 20 and q New Mechanics Ex-
change, is our only authorized agent in San
Francisco. For Eastern advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by S. +. Pettingill Il
Co., of New York and Boston.
Agests IL the Atlantic states.
HUDSON l. MExEr, are the only Eastern Adver
Using Agents, with whom we do bushes
direct in the Atlantic States. Office, 4
Park Row, TINES uilding, New York City.
TIL. following named gentlemen nre author
lied to receive and receipt for money dus on
subscription to the STANDARD:
N. ". WATT. Victoria. V. L.:
JONI p. JrDsoN. Port Townsend:
HoLpKx A Jrpsox, WILDLY Island;
f. A. WILSON. Arcadia;
STEPHEN JrpsoN, Stcilacoom;
f. A. LIGHT. {"
l.. l.. BUREAU, Cowlitz:
JAMES MrRrHy, Ttsalady;
WARREN COVE, Nisqually.
G. W. CANNON. Portland, Oregon.
BY Money can be sent through the mails
at our risk
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

OPPOSITION WIrHDRAwN.-The oppo-
sition line Of stages between this city aud
Monticello has been Withdrawn by arrange.
ment between Mr.. Winsor, the mail con.
tractor, aud Mr.. Coggau, the proprietor of
the opposition line. The fare, which was
recently 81 so, is now established at SO,
which is not unreasouably high for nearly
80 miles of travel over such roads.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

Observation-Disclosures James Throop, re.
Gently nominated by Mr.. Garfield to the
Annapolis Naval Academy, has been re-.
]ected on account Of an imperfcctiou in
one OF bis eyes, caused by an accident in
infancy This is to be regretted, as James
is q noble boy, every other way competent.
and would have been an honor to tho Ter.
ritory had he been admitted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

BUCKET COMPANY.-The Tribune rec.
ommends the organization of . "bucket
company" The idea probably originated
IN pleasant recollection Of the buckets
passed around after the fire was subdued
on Wednesday night, and he wants to
make it a permanent institution,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

NEW CHURcH.-Subscriptious are in
circulation to raise the means for the cree.
ton Of Roman Catholic Church in this
city. We understand that q suticien,
amount has been subscribed to warrant
the commencement of the building and O
contract has been entered into for its i'm.
,neIiate erection.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

"a We observe that Capt. Finch is
building new warehouse on his wharf, to
meet the requirements Of his largely in.
creasing business. 1t will be 40 feet 10
length aud "a feet wide.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08
Clarke County Pair.

The Agricultural Fair held at Vaucou.
yer last week is represented by the news
papers and those present as highly credit.
able. not only to the intelligence. enter.
prise and public spirit of the people, but
also as regards the agricultural capabilities
Of that county. The Annual Address was
delivered by Gov. Solomon. The classic
editor Of the Vancouver Reg;ster says /:
"Therc is noted elegance about whatever
the Governor says, that shows he has fash.
toned his style after that of Addison and
the old English masters" The editor uu.
doubtedly means Addison Gibbs, who is
his model Of erudition and elegant diction.
Not being a classical scholar, we can only
venture the criticism that the address ap.
peared to us like very practical, common
sense view Of the subject, without apparent
effort at style. The only objection which
We noticed was, the injection Of q partisan
stump speech into the bowels Of the ad.
dress, which is the uniform practice Of all
radical orators, no matter what may be the
subject or occasion of tho grafton.
In connection with the Fair, Vancouver
city is entitled to complimentary notice
No town on the Columbia river surpasses
it in beauty of location or natural advanta.
ges for large commercial center. When
the Northern Pacific Railroad makes its
connections, it must of necessity be the
chief point for transhipment Of all mer-
chandise between railroad and water com.
munication, being the most convenient and
accessible for that purpose. It cannot be
supposed that freight for the railroad will
pass by Vancouver to Portland, twelve
miles up the Willamette, merely for the
purpose Of reshipping back through Van
couver, to its place of destination. When
the first steamer or sailing vessel frcightcd
with goods for railroad transportation dis.
charges cargo at Vancouver, the CONNER.
cial supremacy Of Portland is at an end
and can never be recovered. Washington
will then not only have the exclusive con-
troll Of Puget Sound but the commercial
metropolis Of the Columbia river, and that
will be but few years hence.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-10-08

CONTRADIcrED.-Wc are requested to say
that there was not the slightest foundation for
the statement in the Port Townsend Aessage,
that Capt. Finch proposed TO sell his steamboat
business to Capt. Starr and backed out when
his proposition was sccepted.-Standard.
We would be pleased to have Bro. Brown in
form US WHO authorized him to insert the above,
denying the truth of our statement, relative to
to the trade between Capt. Starr and Finch.
We are authorized by Capt. Starr to reitcrate
our statement, and defy Finch to contradict it.
Port 7bUnsend Manage.
And We are authorized by Capt. Finch,
personally, to reiterate our statement, and
defy Capt. Starr to contradict it. The
statement Of Capt. Finch Is US was, sub.
stantially, that when the contract for ,ar-
rying the mail was pending, Starr proposed
to have the bid under which he now holds
the contract Withdrawn, if Finch would
pay him $4,000. Regarding this as a
Matchmaking proposition, Finch refused to
entertain it. subsequently Starr asked
him, Finch, to make definite proposition
for the sale Of his steamboat property "a
Starr. He made a proposition, which
Starr received and promised to reply to as
soon As he could consult with his brother
At Portland, since which time Starr has
made no communication to him on the
subject. We leave the question of verac.
ity to be disposed Of by the principals.