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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
MON NUMENT OVER rHE GRAVE
or GEN. r. /. JACKSON.

TO The Officers and Soldiers Of Me
Second Corps Of The army CJ
-NOrthera Virginia, 10 al our
COmr0,les in arms, and TO the
friends ofoa'' Chiytam 0tsOagh-
out 0W Country
1t is generally known that soon
after the death of Gen. jackson,
the Stonewall Brigade obtained
from Mrs. Jackson the privilege
Of erecting a monument over his
remains.
The amount raised was lost in
1865, and the sad reverses in our
Southern country have prevented
the completion Of their patriotic
and loving purpose. Seven years
have passed Since our General
fell, and we now ask you to unite
with us.in u suitable memorial Of
love and respect; ono that more
than all others meets with the cor
dial appreciation Of Mrs. jackson.
Every State in the South was
represented at different times in
his army corps, Let organizations
be at once formed in every vicinity,
aud the funds contributed be re-
mitted to either of the undersigned,
who will deposit them at the
banking house OF X. II. Maury d
Co. Richmond, Va, until sufi-
cient amount is collected:
r. L. Dabney, Maj. and A. A.
g., Hampden Sidney, Va.
Hunter Mcclure, Medical Di-
rector and Surgeon, Richmond,
Virginia.
VIM. Allan, 1t. Col. and Chief of
Ordinance, Lexington, Va
Jas. ?. Smith, Capt. and A. D.
G., fredericksburg, Va.
Surviving officers of the staff of
General +. J. jackson.
Southern papers please copy
central Presbyterian, Richmond,
Virginia.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
CON MUNICATED.
EDlToR HERALD;

EElTuk llkhALD'
Allow me 10 return you many
thanks for the publication Of my
letter signed "An Old Racer" aud
again | must cncroach on your val
liable pages, as have not heard
anything further Oh the subject, but
sincerely trust that time will not be
allowed to pass away, without
something tangible being done.
lean state from positive proof
that | can raise from $1,000 TO $500
Rs q commencement from several
parties, with whom l have spoken.
Not only would they give their
money, but also their time, as they
are all Of your opinion; aud unless
something is done, we can never
expect TO be Of any note as a breed
ing state, and Vicksburg, with aIl
its aspiration to be the capital, will
remain almost unheard Of, in that
branch OF the trade. This would
be a pity and a shame on those who
could. carry it out by only u start ;
all it requires Is q leader, and fol-
lowers would be on his track immc-
diately.
In the first place, would recon-
mend q meeting Of the inhabitants Of
Vicksburg, to take their opinion and
views: then next a subscription
list 10 be opened first, forwarding
it to the Governor for his subscrip-
ton, next in authority following,
with their several amounts along
aide their names. When all the
leaders and officers of the State are
finished, then comes the inhabitants
with their several amounts. Then
the list has q sufficient amount for g
start.
A meeting of the subacriberi
should be called to appoint Il Treas
urer, a Judge, a Starter, u Course
Manqger and Ten Stewards OIL
Committee Men, who shall have
power to arrange preliminaries fol
the first meeting.
lam of opinion if this move b.
made at once by some one, i
would be carried through In almos
an astonishing short period, as ev
ery one with whom l have spoken
is on the "qui vive" for it to be pu
through.
Again, l offer my services 70 o, IN n
Club, (skould they ever forget thei
slothfSlposs,) and when they hay
made move in the right direction
An OH RACER.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
y. G. BRYsoN, Sec'y.

Protection compels the gentler
sex to pay unnecessarily high prices
for common calico dresses. In
New York, Lancaster q prints sell
at l7cents a yard, In Manchester,
England, the celebrated HOyle
prints sell for 5]4 pence-Or lO16
cents gold. Allow 80 per cent for
exchange and expenses, and the
English print could be sold fOr3K
cents less than the American.
Moreover 1t is of much better
quality. But Sprague and other
manufacturers want protection,
and every laboring woman is
taxed three and q half cents on her
calico dress to carry out the scheme
for the aggrandlzement Of q few
capitalists,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

MOURNING Fo2 THE DEAD.-The
widows cap is u kind of shroud,
intimating that the wife, being one
with her husband. has in a manner,
died with him. But the etiquette
of a widows mourning does not
render ii necessary for her to
wear weeds more than a yea.,
though she can wear them longer.
Among the Romans, q year of
mourning was ordained, by law,
for a husband. The color ia meant
to signify grief, which varies in
different countries. In Egypt, il is
yellow, representing the color of
the leaves when they fall. In
Ethiopia, 1t is brown, that being the
color of the earth to which tho dead
return. In Turkey, 1t is blue-an
emblem of the happiness 1t Is
hoped the deceased enjoys. In
Europe, iC Is black, den6ting the
deprivation Of light as the termina.
tiOn Of life. Exalted peSOnages,
mourning in purple or violet, sig.
mites a mixture Of sorrow and
hope.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
THE TERN "LoYAL."-In q

THE TERN "LoYAL."-In q re-
cent debate in the United States
Congress, the following point was
made. It is well taken:
Mr.. Eldridge declaimed against
the word loyal as a word he
despised and hated. at always
reminded him of a definition of it
given by contractor during the
war, when asked TO explain what
he meant by saying he felt loyal.
He said be felt as fhe wanted to
steal something or somebody
For himself, he was patriotic, not
loyal. The word did not belong
to this country, 1t only belonged
to Massachusetts,.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
Raw Neat and A1oonoi as al
Treatment Ser Csaaumnaaam.
TRASsLATED IRON La TaArcE

IllAAhLAIED IRON IA FRANCE
MEDICLAE.
The substitution Of ra# meat
20 q alcohol 10 the traditional
diet Of cons Aptves y. without
contradiction, the most real of he
medical eonquests of the times. It
answers 70 the two Indications
which are the basis Of a rational
treatment, and which consist
/. In re-estabIishing the eduil.
ibrium between assimilation and
secretion.
2. In reviving the sources of
calorifcation 10 the organism.
Raw meat is undoubtedly Of
easier assimilation and absorption
than any other article of food,
and combines, in q supreme de-
gree, the elements necessary for
organic recuperation. The, same
remark is applicable to alcohol
considered as food forrespiFation,
as a general excitant and as an
agent of calorifcatlon.
Everybody agrees on this point
But serious obstacles have pre-
vented the general adoption Of
this treatment. The natural re-
pugnance Of patients to alcohol or
to raw meat, was, in most cases in
superable. ...
In order not to lose the benefit
Of such a revolution in the treat
ment of chronic affections it be-
came necessary to find the means
ofobviating these obstacles. Mum
bers Of experiments have been
made towards this end, and their
only fault was that they were made
TO bear separately, either on alco
hol or on raw meat. The magnl-
flcent experiments Of Mr.. Fuster
on the simultaneous use of both, in
the treatment of phthisis, have had
the effect ofrendering even more
evident the necessity Of uniting
these two elements of medication
in one and the same preparation.
At last after numberless trials,
the question has been satisfactorily
solved, and a preparation is now
sold, known as DucrO's Alimenia-
ry Elixer of Raw Meat, which
presents in reality an association of
alcohol and raw meat intelligently
combined leach bottle contains
the nutriciOus matter Of over one
pound Of raw meat) agreeable to
the taste and easily taken.
Is it the last work ofour laboFa
tories9 We cannot we'll say. But
we do affirm that this preparation
is called TO familiarize both physi-
clans and patients with two heroic
agents which up to the present
have been too much neglected.
For 4 number of cachexies In
vicious state Of the powers of the
body or chronic morbid affections
-phthisis, auerny, leucocythcmy,
albumminury, etc., or thronic
affections, the word incurable will
hcncetorward be void ofsense.
DIR. MULLER.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

1t will be remembered that this
enumeration was commenced sew
cral months ago, and a press of
other business necessitated its
suspension. Since that time many
changes have been made in loca-
ton and otherwise, and numbers
have been added to the population,
so that it has been almost impos-
sible to get a correct enumeration.
It is safe to add at least one fourth
TO the above estimate, which would
make the actual population five
thousand, and is about correct
Gazette.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
THE WEEKLY HERALD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 4. 1870.
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
We hardly know how to com
mence an article upon this subject
We are at q loss to choose a distinct
point Of attack since the swollen
carcass is rotten in almost everj
part. II Vicksburg wishes to boast
Ofa pre-eminenee in any pariicu.
lar over even St. Louis, New York,
or Chicago, she can do so in respect
Of the irregularities aud illegali-
ties Of her city government. If the
city is not being robbed daily by
her officials, it Is only because -
well ;ifit is not the case we can't
give any plausible and probable
reason 'chy it is not.
First, the time has passed for a
regular statement Of the city's flnan.
cial condition to be made. There
10 no sign Of an effort as yet to in.
form the people what has become of
their money. Perhaps the City
Government do not think it at all
necessary or incumbent upon them
to make such statement. But 1t
occurs to US that as these officials
are but the employees of the peo.
pie, and pail to perform certain du.
ties, among which duties is that of
making a report Of receipts and
expenditures by each aud every
official who has the handling of
monies, that q failure or neg.
lect to make such report is highly
culpable and Of itselfis is prima tacie
eVidenceof wrong. Upon the part
OF the people, whose property aud
interests are at stake, we pro-
ceed under this view and cloud of
suspicion rests upon such officers
whose duty II is at once TO remove
it by making a plain, candid aud
impartial report Of their official
acts, and that these reports shall be
presented TO the people for their in
formation and satisfaction.
The total receipts of the city last
year from various sources were up
wards Of tl3500O, and this ycar
they cannot be less than that. What
has become Of this money? 1t may
be that it has been properly and
judiciously expended, and we hope
it has, but it ia the people, right to
know ofits disposal.
What is City Marshal Lsndon
doing with the probable six or eight |
thousand dollars OF the city's mon
ey in his possession! What Is
Wharf and Harbor Master Walker
doing with the probable amount of
S2j, 900 in his clutches? How about
Raymond's collections OF, perhaps,
over hundred thousand: Or if
funds in Mayor Weber,, or Ex.
Mayor Swift's hand, what of them?
1t is not improbable that some
Of these amounts have been paid
over and expended, but how do
the people know this! The fact
that no report is made long after
the time has passed Is suspicious
cloud that all is not light. II tits
right then let these parties report
and vindicate themselves. The
third Monday in March IS the rcgu-
lar time for the full and complete
city report; but now it is nearly
June.
Who has the city's Slj0,OOO2
Where is ii-lc; US hear from il?
The people demand this iuiOrma-
ton.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07


We feel tia duty to this commu.
nifty 20 state that as far as we have
been able 10 obtain information,
there Is hardly an officer ofthis city,
who is legally qualified and COM
petent. This is a startling slate-
ment, but we believe Il is true.
The law makes It compulsory that
all, or at least certain officers, should
give a bond in q fixed amount,
and In prescribed manner, before
entering upon the duties of their
office. In hardly a single instance
has this law been complied with so
far as we eau learn. In the first
place there are no bonds Of city
officers recorded since 1888. There.
fore there Is no legal evidence on
record that any such bonds have
been given.
Suppose II were necessary, how
would a person proceed in q suit
against one of these officers on his
bond? How does any one but
themselves know that any bond
has been given Who has possession
of these bonds? How can
they be produced or where can
copies be hadp Where is the bond
of General Swift? Where that OF
Landon, of DR.. Walker, of Ray
mond, of Gen. Webber, of DIR. Gill
man? Who knows, except them
selves, that they have ever given
bond? We hear casually that DR.. |
Gilman has given a bond of S4O,-
900 as County Treasurer, and that
one of his sureties IS not worth a
dollar, that his property is in the
name of his wife, and that, in fact,
while the fiat Of the Judge before
whom the bond was made afTlrms
that said party swore so and SO the
itself shows, that said
party did not sign said bond at all,
but the name is simply mentioned
Ia it. And that another signer is
responsible for a blank amount, and
The third party for only one half the
requisite sum.
Now, such a bond as that, il il
-eally exists at all, is not a bond,
md County Treasurer Gilman
must know this. City Marshal
Landon's bond is net of record, and
Iis principal bondsman is not
worth a dollar, all his property be-
w Ill Tue name OF his vile and
others.
And two Of Collector and AS
lessor Raymond's bondsmen are
as not worth the property
'equired. Aud probably Webber's
nd other bonds are IN about the
anne condition. ,
Tie fact is, as we said, we do
lot know that there are any bonds
II these oil ;nrs in existence, be.
ousc they drc not recorded as they
hculd be. But If these wrongs
nd irregularities exist is it not
lout time the people corrected
hem? Ii the bonds were record
d then the people could see who
we're bOndsmcn and judge Of their
worth. We will have more to say
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

The New York Day Book states
that Senator Reyels, a few days
since, in his travels to restore his
shattered nerves, visited Balti-
more, and applied for a room at
the Eutaw House, which was
speedily given him by the clerk /;
the landlord coming in soon after,
however, requested the Honorable
Senator to seek other quarters
which he very promptly did.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
MR. CuAR1Es SuMNER wants the

Mr.. CHARLES SUMNER wants the
word "white" stricken out of
the naturalization laws. He evi-
IDENTIFY expects an influx Of African
immigration. Or possibly he is
shaping the sails Of the Radical
party to catch the Chimes vote
which, in a few years, win be quite
important By all means let the
change which he suggests bemadel
Open vide the national arms TO
embrace the whole negro world.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

An incaFnate sneeze called
Keshud ChundeT, the head Of the
MOnOthoistic church OF India, is
gone prOselytiEing 10 London
New York World. l3
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

THE CENSUS OF MEmDIAN.-Thc
Chronicle gathers the following
from the report of Mr., Albert,
who has been taking the census of
that city. Our population is as
follows:
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

LEWIS S. CHAsr, at one llmo q
lieutenant In tho Uaited State
service, and stationed e this
post, but dismissed from the scr
vice for uhodicsT like cdn
While On dutg here, ms beer
inslaEea.
The New York herald., 1870-03-16
EYES AND EARS.

4 RT1fTCIAL HUMAN EYES.-BAUCH GOUGEL-
IA MANN formerly with Prof. Bossoineau, OF PsrisA
ssi Broadway N. B.-Taese eyes endorsed BY the
faculty.
The New York herald., 1870-03-16
POST OFFICE NOTICE.

DOST OFFICE NorIcE.-THE MAILS FOR EC ROPE ON
L Tuesday aud Saturday will close at ths oiics al II
and at the stations follows VIZ "a and Is, ll+ and
o, II 10; d and r, IL :l6 and q, Ll:lS
r. II. JONES' PoStn astsr
The New York herald., 1870-03-16

rJ,O LET-THE FOUR STORY BROWN STONE FRONT
House 213 Fifth avenue, between Twenty ninth and
Thtich streets size .6x65x100 The house order
and some Furniture mosy for the parors. goes with IT,
SO Sixth avenue
The New York herald., 1870-03-16

nRUG CLERK wANTED.-MJsT BIZ COMPETENT
~ and we'll recommended Address SOBRIErY,
box II: Herald ollce
The New York herald., 1870-03-16

@On PER WEEK, AND TEN PER CENT ON SALES,
NZV TO q Quained saicsmAp: none need apply winous
Srst class reference aud yJ $40 cash. required -
. deposit - Broad a.. room w.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-28

attacked the heights of Vile Juif. The
battle began at three o'clock in the morn
ing. After sustaining sharp fire from the
Prussians for some time, cur troops carried
the redoubts of Manling, Sague, Vile Juif
and Hautes Bruyeres, and We now occupy
them. The Garde Mobile behaved we'll
the enemy's loss was great
On the same day the French made re-
connoissance and drove the enemy from the
village Of Bromley, and u force from St.
Denis at the same time attacked Pierre
Fitte. which the Prussians had occupied in
considerable force. The French troops re-
turned to st. Denis unmOlested.
BERLIN, September T.-Captain johnson,
a bearer of dispatches to the British gov
eminent, was roughly handled by the Prus-
SLAMS near Paris. He had subsequently
been roughly handled by the French, under
the impression that being an Englishlnan he
must be a spy. The English are unpopular
with both armies.
A breach broad enough to warrant an as
sault has been made in the wall of Stras-
burg.
The Official Gazette says: Whatever may
be the German plans regarding the govern
ment of France. restoration OF the Bona
parties is not among them.
FERRIEREs September Fixing William
apparently intends retaining his headquar-
tiers here. He has made every preparation
for "a long stay, erecting telegraphs, etc.
DENVER September 2.-''he completion
of The Central Pacific Railroad hence to
Golden City was celebrated there yesterday:
The last spikes driven were made OF gold
and silver. Four thousand persons were
present.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-28

A very intelligent correspondent writes
to tho New York Post that since the terml-
nation of the Austrian war not a railroad
car even has been constructed in Prussia or
any of its endencies-Saxony, Bavaria
or Badcn-in which the primary idea of its
construction has not been military capacity
and adaptation, rather than passenger or
merchandise traffic. and on every such car
to-day in use in Prussia Germany may be
distinctly marked the capacity Of the same
for so many men or so many horses. The
system of military enrolment and enunera-
ton, as affecting all those liable to perform
military duty, but not in actual service, was
also 80 perfect that the men fell as it were
into their places at the instant the sum-
mons reached the district or town COM
manders, through the medium of the tele-
graph. In one small town of 5000 inhab-
itants the CONSUMPTION was ten per cent.
The summons to the field came, we were
further informed, at night, after majority
Of the inhabitants had retired to rest, and
yet before noon of the next day the whole
of the municipal quota had been assem-
bled. uniformed. organized with sub
officers, and were far on their way on the
cars to the regimental or division rem
devious.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-28
Yesterdays Evening Dispatches.

BRUSSELS, September N.-The hdeDen-
dance Beige of this city notices the irrecon-
cilable contradiction in the war news and
the views Of peace Overtures.
LONDON, September 2.-All strangers are
arrested at Orleans and Tours.
General Trochu announces stern penalties
for cowardice, pillage, desertion, and other
unsoldierly conduct.
The port Of KEEL has been reOpened.
bismarcks reputation Of Prussia's de-
mand that Fort Valerien be surrendered ito
and occupied by the Prussians as con
diflon to peace, is promptly met by reaf-
firmation signed by three ministers OF the
Provisional Government of France.
The Branch Bank OF France, at Havre
has stopped payment:
The French still believed on Sunday, that
it was Fort Mont Valerien that the Prus-
slams demanded as the conditions Of peace
The Prussians say that it was the city of
Verdun. This accounts for the excitement
throughout France.
It is now said that Marshal Bazaine has
made no offer to surrender.
Marshal Bazaine repudiating the republic,
demands order from the Emperor or Empress
TO surrender.
Tours, September N.-The Project Of the
department Du N0rd writes, on the twenty
sixth, that the following was received from
Paris ON the twenty third, by carrier pigeon:
The division Of General Maadhoy yesterday
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-28

Domestic Markets.

New YORK, September T.-Cotton
closed unsettled; sales to-day 24OO
bales; middling uplands IVA a u 1sc.
Flour: State and Western heavy :; su-
perfne 81 sO05; Southern heavy and
lower; common to fair extra 50 30 20.
Wheat heavy; winter red and amber
Western 81 81 al 49, Corn heavy, and de-
clining at IS 089c. Beef quiet Pork active
at $24024 10. Lard steady: kettle l60
16asc. Whisky unchanged. Groceries dull.
Naval stores unchanged. TallOw 909Ac.
Freights lower; cotton per steam 5-l6 a sd;
-four per steam IS; sail Is Cd.
ST. Louis, September 27.-Flour, only a
limited and jobbing demand. Wheat in
good demand winter 81 l2l9 al Is. Corn
firm and in fair demand at 63 a Csc for
mixed. Oats 4O0 44c. Rye 65 al zoe. Whisky
9Oc. Provisions dull. Pork $25. Bacon:
shoulders 131a q I33.c; clear rib l6la a l634c:
clear sides i71sc. Lard lisa l5lac.
CINCINNATI, September 27.-Cotton quiet:
middling l7c. Flour quiet and weak; family
S. 1896. Wheat dull, but prices I'M
changed. Corn quiet, but prices unchanged.
Pork dull and lower at S24 a "a SO. Bulk
meats: Shoulders l334c. Bacon: Shoulders
13aac; clear rib Ice; clear sides lie. But
ter 30035c. Whisky 850 Soc.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, September q, Evening.
ton closed heavy; uplands I'd: Orleans
Cad. Sales to-day 5000 bales, of which
1000 were for export and speculation.
LONDON, September q, Evening.-COn-
soils closed at 92b. Bonds 9Os.