Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-16
THE WEEKLY HERALD
By TELEGllAPH.


- nso'poFass Mechanics Fire COupau
efMcridlan.
- provide @f The better protection o. no
and preprrtY and more speedy lndietman
and trial o. odenden.
1heJudiciaTy Committee reported . sub
sirtuie ior The bill prSyiding Nr ailing ten.
p1farily municipal omufn.
Also BIN 10 incOFpoFate Warrington fir
Company. with amendmenb.
The Committee o. County AnAirsIepOF
~unfavonably upon INC bill TO create count.
road,
A resolution passed ordering Eve thou
sand eopioa Of the Consultation OF the Uni
led siaics and the state OF Mississippi ia
paaphlet fomi.
Bouse-An amendment 10 the Supreme
Court bill passed.
An amended Circuit Court bill was 70,
ieFred 10 TIE judiciary COMMITTEES.
The per dieR bill was discussed and LOST
and asubstiIute adopted making no prOvis-
Ion for pay OF other than members.
Aloint resolution wa, Introduced urging
COnErass 70 make 40 effort for the bulldiag
Of q Grand Trunk Railway from the Miss ;.
SIppi river TO the Paclac ocean along the 3gi
parallsl-gran ing aliberAl subsidy a, an
earnest Ofits int nvon
The Governor approved several bills.
The funeral u Jane, Tuck was largely
attended by the Fire Department. Officers
and sSldlen United States army band many
membon Of the Legislature.
aElisg c9S9B ~ lazy to-day Finished iuvesti-
Cation, and rendered a vsriict Of mAa.
daughter against siE.r.
JACKSON. April 9-The Sheriff has re.
moved siEer and Yerger from the city Jail to
the state prison for ,aO keeping, there be.
log apprehension Of mob violence 10 the
prisoner.
senate-r-e Committee on corporations
recommend the passage ofa bill to moor
porate the African church Of VicksbuTg.
Also q bill for the benefit olthe Planters In.
suraneo Company.
The Governor approved the bill crcaiisg
the county Of L'nioln.
Another per diem bill introduced.
al 0 q bill 10 secure the y. ymen, OF wage,
for labor.
The House c1nCurrtd in a senate resOlE
tiOn 70 appoint u committee 70 tx pay Of
employees.
Bill introduced providing that when per.
som are acquitted iIom crime Of homicide.
upon plea Of insanity, etc the Judge shall
order the pri.oner confined in the Lunatic
asylum for term Of natural life.
A bill authorizing the Governor to appoint
a State Librarian.
A Dill TO provide FOR the care and keeping
d dangerous iunatics.
A Bin 70 prohibit carrying concealed
weapons.
An act TO authorize the Governor 10 ap.
point commissioner TO investigate the con.
ditioR Of railroads in which the state Of
Mississippi Is interested.
The Judiciary and per diem bills were
discussed again.
II Is estimated that enough time has been
spent on the per diem bill 10 pay half the
clerks salary for the present session.
JACKsOS, Miss. April n.-Mr. Yerger mas
addressed the following letter TO The agent
o.! the Associated press,
Sundays kilograms announce my iemov,l
70 tho state prison TO protect ne nom mob
violence. | protested against the remOval
As Unnecessary, aud oaeroi to secure a vol.
unteer posse comitus Of nvc hundred ,iti
zons, and AlsO suggeste military prOtec.
tion: this was doollnod There was really
no danger aud my friends regarl the pro.
ccedihss a. an additional outrage, intended
for y liticai effect. Ih,Ve bOen nlawully
detaiuel In prison and denied q trial from
TIM TO time by p~artlEAn interference. /
havI bvrGe this patiently. Tut | now SOL
emmy ugpttstagainst any %insinuatiOns that
the people endorse the action oil the auIhori.
ties.
lsignedl T. II. YERGER.
Yerger andh | friend, insisted on hs re.
turn 10 the city prison. lie Il there nov and
all IL quiet.
The hAbeAs corpus was not tr,od to-day.
owing TO nOn-appoArance of Judge TTimble
Seer was brought before the Mayor to.
day, but The ease was deferred I'LL to.mor.
row.
There appears 10 have been no real AbDre-
hension Tor mob violence on last saturday
night.
~senato-Bllls 70 he introduced;
10 incorporate Meridian and Mississippi
River Railroad
To incorporate Mississippi Loan and Say
ingslHslituuon, Vleksburg.
Committee reported fayOTably on bill TO
remove seat ofJu,lice Of Lauderiale county.
Also T~ishominEO, and changing bOunds-
~ line to establish counties ., AleOrn and
Preatts, instrurting the Repre- entatlves
In Congress to urge the construction Of II
grand trunk railroad " the Pac.d
A bill was introduced 70 create the eOun.
~ Of johnson.
The pay Of employees Of the Legislature
was again discussed and u third committee
appointed on the subject.
an act 10 liquidate the debt OF Carroll
county.
A bill for the prosecution Of blenders In
counties other thar wleie the Ofense was
House-A petition wa rec lived r.Om
Wheeler 4 TTuttmann, Of VieksbuTg, ask
ing y reduction OF The tax on theatres.
A petition was received from the cit zens
Of Winston county, asking no di,i ion Of
that county.
Also a petition from the citizens OF Jack
-, praying no extension OF the city limits.
Anael 10 prevent disorder nc public elec.
tions.
Anaet 70 ealOrce judgments obtained be.
fore aJustiee's court.
An ast legallIing the official acts OF mill
taFy appointees.
The Circuit Court bill was taken up and
the Senate amendment rejected.
A message was gssiyed from the Gov
ernor In relation " the organization Of
puAile schools. It recommends separate
schooa foT whites and blacks; the creation
Of Normal school for the education Of col
ored leaeheu, applying three.hnhs OF an
endoWmeat " the general government 10
THIS objects and lwo-anhs to supplying
chemistry q the pIOlessorshlp at oxford.