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Booth, Bsail, and Lincoln.
IProm Tho N,w YORK Democrat. !


For years previous 10 tho arrest Of Bchll and
his trial, botwoon John Wilkes Booth and him.
aolf had existed the closcst intimacy. They
had drank from the samo cup. slept in tho
same bed admired tho s1mc eiris--spont con-
yivial nights together, and 80 ran their social
lives into each that, like Damon and Pythias,
they were moro than brothors.
When last We saw John Wilkes Booth in
Chicago, al tirno during the war, when ho
Artemus Ward, OF Charles +. Browne, end tho
writor hereof, ,Iwere in tho rofreshmcnt room
under Mcyickers Thoater, ms certain men in
Chicago :omomber, no was thon, us for years.
Arm friend of Beall. This friendship began
long before; IL never ended.
With The plan TO abduct lincoln and hold
him in somo isolated retreat in the South, till
for his release all Southern prisoners In North
eTn hands should DO given up. Beall and 9TH
era. including poor Mres Strratt, were familiar.
Whom Beall went 40 tho special agent Of tho
South, on a hazardous mission, the friendship
OF Booth vent with him. Jh3Nt1D
hsiAt last Beall was arrested. He WAS tried
and sentenced 70 death. Thon, with him look.
inginto the Eternal Mirror, our chapter begins
It's ending. -
John Wilkes Booth resolved 10 make grand
attempt 10 save the lifo OF his friend Beall, and
conveyed information Of bis purpose TO him,
whhthsvhiaper Of hope 4 part thereof.
Atthis time Booth loved with Atrnngo and
tender devotion q daughter Of John p, Halo
:, United Sthtes Senator from Now Hampshire
Hevorshipsd her hs. in his mind, tho best and
pufsst -ornhD be ever bad ssep. eho admired
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-30
TELEoRAPHIc.

Especial to Indepsndsnt by Western Union Telegraph
iFrom Extra Of Wednesday EVENING"
LONDON, July G-Eyening.-The Prince Of
Wales has gone to Denmark to use his inhu-
ence with that country for its neutrality. .
The Prussian authorities will permit news
paper correspondents to follow their armies.
The Pail Mall Gazette counsels England to
mako preparation for war, now that Napoleon's
designs are revealed.
The Empress OF France Addressed the navy
at Cherburg. Great enthusiasm manifested.
France denies the authenticity of the secret
treaty offered Prussia.
A special correspondent travelling along the
French lines describes the scene to be one con-
tinued military camp. Tho railroads are
crammed with trains loaded with troops. while
the wagon roads are all crowded with cavalry.
Paris advices from Thionyille and St. Ar
mand state that the army has commenced to
move for the front
NEW YoRK, July &c The European steamer
reports sighting the yacht Cambria, 200 miles
outside. last night.
PARIS, July 27.-The Departments of the
Musellc and Upper and Lower Rhine nrc de-
clarcd to be III "a state Of sege.
The Journal (official) says after the treaty OF
Prague in 1866, several conferences held
at Berlin. between Bismark and the French
Ambassador, ou the subject of u projected
alliance. Spiut OF the IDEAS set IOrth IN the
Bo-cAlled secret treaty Tero then advanced,
but the French Government never had any
knowledge Of the project, aud that its publ
cation at this time on the part OF the London
Times is designed merely to influence public
opinion III England. .....
All the French organs represent that the
secret treaty was not seriously proposed by
France, but was rather an attempt TO test Bis
mark.
War news is very meager. No fighting.
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fFr,m onr Ertra Of rnu-, lay E,cnlnr !

LONDON. July 27-Evening A lengthy cor
respondence from Metz TO tho New York Tri-
bune, indicates that great battle will soon be
fought, ns preparations for forward move
ment by the French are taking place at all
points along the line.
The French aru -aid 20 have violated the
neutrality of LuIcmburg. -"
King William hns arrived at Mayeuce.
Rumors Of another skiTmSh are nhoat, but
no details have been received
France has inquired, through Russia, upon
what terms peace could be had. Prussia au
Bwers to Russia. at is too lntcr
\ revolutionary intrigue Is reportedin Rome,
and the Pope is much alarmed. w
The London News says: 1.-The English are
friends to both nations. but moro a friend to
Justice and Right; whoever infTinges these,
must count England an enemy"
The Russian Government fhvors Prussia.
NEw YoRK, July 27.-The yacht Cambria
arrived at $40 this afternoon. The Dauntless
arrived ono hour and half later. Time OF
passage, twenty-three days and five hours
The Dauntlcss lost two men overheard, and
hove to two hours in an unsuccessful effort &c
recover them. r
LosDoS July 25.-Tho Times says. regard
ing the Secret Treaty: Its authenticity will
involve both parties in conspiracy, touching
which they should now make a clean breast. :
dispatch from st. Petersburg says tn,
people are furious because Prussia intercepte
the English aud French newspapers.
Denmark's good understanding with Franc,
is caused by her hatred Of Prussia.
Prussia complains that England furn!she
arms and coal to Franco ...T-.f i-r...
LrvERPooL, July 2S.--Au war detnonstrn
lions. either in favor OF Franco or Germany
have been forbidden hero. .. ..n
Edmund About will replace Paradol in tht
French Academy. aud possibly ns Minister tc
Washington, ,.s .#' .....
A Fronch cruiser is Off tho Isle Of Wight
and il said 10 bo boarding MI merchantmon.
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The lightning recently struck tho powder
magazine of Septo spirito, At Venice, where
GOO, COO pounds of that material are stored
away. Tho copduqtor received tho electric
discharge. aud it's top literally melted away,
and tho whole length twisted, but no further
damnRe was done. H Hf.... N.. #.H-
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A. n. TOwNR, General Superintendent.
]. II. GOODMAN. General Passenger Agent iyi6u
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f A we'll known and lively lady novelist Of
rank is taid 70 be about 10 publish iresh
book, With the amusing aud decidedly hovol
title. Naughty. Eaugbty. hut 90 Moo
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b Wisconsin gentleman insisted upon put
ting himself on tho free list OF circus by
crawling under tho canvas, lately, and in q
debate with the gentlomanly and urbano pro.
prietor, was gathered TO his fathers.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

lumpIs.S Joo u'Bcs and Hook BlndoFy
StlaeAel.
'rTahNleAt advertisements nuAt % paid 10
Stvaaca.
Regular Advertisements must be pAid ~
ghe expiration Of each month NOnoFeseivod
SEeept Oa these conditions.
EveEy-OtheF.dSy Advertisements charged
FVo-thlras Of the rates for every cay SdveE-
nssmentH.
TeA lines NonpArisl go OF a. Inch spaosJ
constitutes \ squArei seven words constitute
Aline. aud advertiser esa always tell the
amount ts send BY calculating according 10
'iNis seale.
TWeRty.AT per eeat. additional to daily
.Afca Fcs lnscEunS AlVeSti,amrnts in 10th
DaIly AAa weekly.
FtRy per crat. I'D itlOnA inS Inserting
s4veftis seneEA or nOt'Ves IN special Notice
Column.
Editorial nVtLNeS 70 ailvsTtisraiunts t~uuty-
ave ccn,s per line for each luserslon.
Flfty per cont. additional tor dOubls.cOl.
ann advertisements.
obstUAriU. anil PunorAl Notices same "a
sew advertisements.
Fifty pOr cent. additional Tor adI6rtise.
AeAts to 10 len on vi or ID page.
Fire tompSN,o,, Charitable and Mnh,al
EEHcGt r, cictic, hall price.
Letters un E-lnos- connerisa Win this
Omcc. I.puli rc addressed 70
J. u. SWOR DN.
VlGksburE. Mas
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

PRESIDENT GRANTS recommen-
datiOn for the repeal of the civil
tenure law has fallen perfectly fat.
There has been no response to II
whatever in the Senate, and It is
said that body Is not more faVora-
bly, inclined to surrender its con-
troll over the the Offices than Il was
last spring. In The House Of Rep.
resentatives Mr.. Butler has made
a pro JOrma proposition to repeal
the tenure.Of.ofEice law, butha not
shown any zeal in following 1t up.
Besides the general indifference in
Congress TO executive recommen-
datiOns, there is the special reason
for refusal In this case that the as
pirants for the Presidency soc that
to repeal this law would immense.
ly assist Grant 10 HE schemes foI
reelection. They do not wish Il
give him this great advantage. Be
sides Grant and COIiax, Mr.. Sum,
neF (HeavOn save the markll Il
now spoken Of ss q Presidents
J candidate. ,t.s 81
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

THE FEMALE 5EDUCER.-ThrOuRA
so man ages man has been the CO.
knOwledged seduoer Of woman, the
fact has been overlooked and for
given that woman Il often the &C.
ducer Of man. l know such : We
mana woman Of iashion-allled
to q man high In position. She lsa
woman Of large personal and men-
Lal magnetism. For what good
purpose does she use it2 She uses
u to "attract" men from their al-
legiance 10 duty, honor, and Z pure
lovel She b0asted in 3 drawing
room that che had "never cav &
married man whose love she could
not win away from bis wife, u sAs
chose" "My dear husband,S said
fond little woman, "yOu could
not, nobody could, take him from
me-" "The little simpletOn" de-
clared the Lamia afterwards. Ga
less than six months she came %
me crying, begging me to give her
husband back 70 her; that he neg
lccted her, and h0 upbralded her
constantly because che was net
more like me. / don't want your
husband, / said; / only wanted 70
show you that I could DO what I
pleased, and to teach yon not 10
trust IN any mans love- There i
many q Lamia. She stands the CEN
tral figure of many a social circle.
In silken attire, In a luxurious
home, surrounded by ell the allur-
ing accessories Of wealth and Onlll-
walton, herself facinating, Il not
beautiful, what wonder that ahe
draws within her charmed sphere
the many homeless, wifolees, dis
satisfied men Of her acquainsanaal
The power 0fa woman thus poinaf
and surrounded cann0t Be esslma
ted.-IMrs. Ames In Che N. Y. Ia
dependent.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
tCOMNUNIcATED.l


AAbAEVh AAblAAbD
The undersigned has read with
great interest, your several articles
on immigration, and know from
experience, that your views as Cx-
pressed IN them are right. Most
Of the immigrants or laborers ar.
irving At this port are generally
without means, trusting thOy eau
find employment the day they or.
rive here. Failing In this they
have 10 endure hunger and pass q
many night on some friendly cotton
bale. Naturally enough they be-.
come disgusted with the country
and hasten back north on the hrst
boat that will give them free pass
age for their labor while on the
boat.
Seeing 20 much misery, tho Ger
mans Of this city last year organ
lied the German society principally
to assist their unfortunate country
men with means and advice, but
laterly so many have applied for
assistance that II was impos.
siblo TO provide one tenth
of the needy ones with shelter aud
food, aud could only take care of
the most urgent cases. One fanli-
ly, with six children, coming from
st. Louis to 90 up the Tallahatchie
river, were exposed for several
days during the inclement weather
without any means atAall, and had
1t not been for a few charitable
persons would have suffered hun.
ger. That unfavOrable news 20
back from such people 10 no won
der. immigration judiciously COM
menced and we'll directed will sue.
coed beyond question, but agents
sent out TO Europe with notices
will not do much good, such per-
sOne are generally received with
distrusl, a. every South American
Republic and State has for years
past had agents there, and such bad
news have come back that the
country people In Europe will
have nothing TO do with them any
more. But one thing our planting
community has TO learn, that is to
give different ratiOns to the Ger
man labOrer than to the negroes.
IL they intend that the German
shall live on rations consisting OF
pork and corn bread they will find
out 10 their own sorrow that the
men will not stay during the sea.
son or get sick and be unfit for
work, Immigration once com.
menced and the persons coming
viii be satisfied they can and will
draw more friends and neighbors
from their old homes in Germany
than ten agents eau, and wherever
the sturdy German farmer settles
the price Of lands will go up set.
Elements will spring up all over the
country and the sage bushes and
thOrns on the uncultivated landI
will disappear forever.
Where cotton fails 10 grow IL
the hills, the vineyards and thu
culture Ofhops will take the place
and open the eyes of the old planter
and show him that after all thu
culture Of cotton Is not the mos
profitable pursuit in this country
But treat the immigrant kindly ant
justly, and you viii never regFe
having invited him into your State
n
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

The Washington correspondent
of N. Y. World writes thus:
an the Senate Mr.. Sumner intro
duced . bill 10 reconstruct Virgin
10, which he said he should move at
the proper time as = substitute for
the bill already reported BY the Ju-
dietary Committee, and which
shows that Mr.. Sumner is not at all
In favor OF the speedy admission Of
that State. The hill provides that
the present government shall be
considered merely provisional un-
Ill the Governor issue bic proClama.
ton cOnveuing the Legislature
Tho members Of which shall take the
irou.clad test oath. Next, the FIJI.
teenth Amendment must DO adopt
ed, and a pledge given that nothing
in tue Constitution Of the State
shalt prohibit negroes from voting,
or. holding Office, or sitting on ajury.
These requirements, particularly
the requirement of the test OATH
had been repudialed BY the admin.
istration in the case Of Virginia, and
are intended to place Virginia on
precisely the seme footing with
Georgia. The Radicals who took
an inch, are, 1t seems, determined to
take an ell. There is a rumOr that
Butler, who recently pledged him
self to the Virginia delegation that
il they would see that the provi-
siOnS of the State Constitution rs it
now stands were carried out, he
would see that Virginia was a State
in the Union within week, is now,
having got his revenge out Of tho
VirginianS by receiving them as
suppliants, ready to side with even
90 extreme a measure as this of
Sumner. Consistency, the Radicals
say, ls a jewel, and 1t would be in
consistent TO demand more Of one
State than from another"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
EpITonfAL nRRVIT1En.

A Good Templar in California
has satisfactorily explained 10 his
lodge how he happened to indulge
in four days spree. He had Or
dered q dozen bottles Of mineral
springs water, which his playful
wife quietly emptied and reiIlled
with whisky.
One Of the convictS in the Au-
burn State Prison has just received
"a legacy of $1,000.
Louisville now claims a pOpula-
ton OF lj00O0-and n wonderful
growth in the past ten years.
A Piltsburg man looked at a
Chicago woman with his opera
glass, aud has been sued for breach
Of promise.
At Cincinnati, $4,000 barrels Of
"saloon washings' are re.distilled
every ye4r, yielding about two and
half gallons new spirits each.
The stops bring about two dollars
per barrel, and whisky drinkers
swallow the stuff distilled from
them without hesitation.
During her career as a painter OF
animals, Rosa Bonheur has received
for her paintings upward OF two
hundred thousand dollars.
Its said there arc no less than
l,5OO boys aud girls from the
United States in the various uni.
versiLics and schools Of Germany,
The Princess Maria Of Prussia Il
to be married to the heir presumt.
i've Of the Crown Of Wurtcmberg
to Clinch the annexation Of thai
country to the North German I'm.
ion. In Bavaria, however, Bis.
markism is more unpopular than
ever among the people.
Al Des Moincs, Iowa, il takel
the deacons all day Monday ID
paste together the mutlllated cur
rency put into the collection plAtC
on Sunday.
Polish parents are compelled Il
give bonds to the amount Of 20(
rOubles that their children shal
speak only Russian In school.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

A BUILDING once used as q
church in New York city, is now
. theatre, where the blonde opera
and facinating lower sxtremitIeI
are exhibited to an admiring pub.
lie. Several others are used az
stables, and instead Of the holy
teachings Of their old pastors, now
resound with the blasphemy of Ost-
lsrS and the neighing Of steeds.
And another is q "CasinO," in
which pugilists delight to assem-.
BILE to disfgure those fair faces
which it delighted God to create in
the image Of His own.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

by John Bruce, B President,
and Louis Rielle, as Secretary;
that in this declaration it is pro-
claimed that the people Of Ru-
pert's Land, &c. (less :than forty
thousand in number, we suspect J
have heretofore respected the au.
thority of the company of adven-
turers known as the Hudson Bay
Company, which circumstances
had placed over them, unsatisfac-
tolily as was the government but
that as it has abandoned them by
transferring to a strange Power
(thc New Dominion) the sacred
authority Conildcd to it, the pco-
pie concerned have become free
from all allegiance to said gov
crnmcnl; that they repudiatc the
authority Of Canada; that they
will not have Governor McDou.
gall and his companions to rule
over them; that the people of said
Northwest Territory have accord
ingIy set up a government for
themselves; that they are ready
to treat with the Canadian or New
Dominion government; but that
meantime, in support Of their de-
claration, "relying on the protec-
ton Of Divine Providence, we
mutually pledge Ou oath our
lives, our fortunes and our sacred
honor"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

"VIoKSBURG BANK."-In look
ing over the advertisements which
appear In the HERALD of to-day,
our attention is directed TO the
card Of the "ViCksburg Bank" B.
4. Thomas is Cashier and E. 8.
BnntS, Assistant Cashier. This In
StitutiOn was established in our
city In the fall Of 1866, since which
time Its affairs have been so con-
Quoted as to secure q stronghold In
the confidence, respect and love Of
this business community. II is q
Bank Of which any city may feel
proud, aud to those Of our friends
who have banking business to
transact we say: g more reliable
aud trustworthy institution cannot
be found.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

Tax statistics made up by the
three great companies of San
Francisco are interesting at this
time. $4,000 Chinese have been
brought into San Francisco; 10,
426 have died, 1898 have return
ed to China, aud about 81, 900 re-
main on the Pacific slope, 1900
ofthem being in San Francisco.
or the Al, 900, 1900 are women,
children, Cripples and criminals.
The rest, 31,7OO, are men at work
and producers. A San Francisco
paper remarks that of Al, 900 white
persons in this country, probably
only 5000 are active men and pro.
ducers, and that the Chinese earn,
at q dollar q day, $4,000, while
the Al, 600 of white population, al
two dollars a day for each pro-
ductive man, would earn but Sl6.
400 per day.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08
CITY s0UAnsaEs.


There seems 70 Be quite a.
amount Of agitation in the council
chambers Of our city fathers.
Vague rumors reach rs at times.
II seems that the idea advanced BY
US some time past, that one man
should hold more than one respOn-
sible paying Office has begun to OPP
press certain OF the city sachems.
The idea entertained by the dlsaf-
fected Is, that no one man can do
justice to himself, the people whom
he represents or the Offices which
he holds, If he should be fortunate
or unfortunate enough to have two
offices both Of which require bis
individual attention. Charges were
recently made against the City
Marshal Of this city that he had
grossly neglected his duties. The
matter was referred TO a committee
of the City Council, Ave in mum.
Der. This committee exoncrated
the officer from tho charges prefer
red, upon the ground that while IL
was true he did not give his per-
sOnal attention 10 his duties and as
the chief officer Of the Police force
did and as II was the custom Of
all his predecessors to thus dele
gate the performance of the duties
Of the Office II was now too late to
begin q new system. The idea
seemed TO be, that the Office ofCIty
Marshal was simply slnecure. II
wO remember Alright, not . great
while ago the Office Of Deputy
Marshal was abolished that the ex-
penseS Of the city might be reduced
and that thereby the Marshal
should be compelled to perform
the duties Of this Ofacs. II ithas
been found BY practice that the
abolition Of the Office Of Deputy
Marshal simply carries with Il thc
right to tFansfsr ths duties Of Mar
shal 10 the Captain Of Police, wh,
not do away with the Officer
Andif in time It ShOald be fOuni
that the dutiss have deYolved upOu
the fret policeman and the interes
Of the city were yet guarded, VII!
not discharge that Policeman, ant
finally 90 on diScharging until NJ
one shall be LETT but the Marshal
and II he shall still fsiI to perform
his duty, and have no one to whom
to delegate II, why 1t win Be Ostab
lished beyond peradvenlnre. tha
the whole farce ls entirely unnocla
sary and the city will DO saved thl
expense. Il Is rather . length,
and tedious process Of arriving q
the solution Of this question, bn
probably It is the only way LEFT h
satisfactorily settle II.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-08

WE are informed that General
AmeS failed to appoint Mr.. W.
H. VasSer 70 the position to
which he was elected, that Of State
Treasurer, from the fact that Mr.,
Vasser declined to take the test
oath as required by the Recon.
struction Acts. Mr.. Vasser was
In the Confederate army, and w
think has never had his political
disabilities removed. d b