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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-01
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
BY THE avIcKspuRe RrrLEs.n

by THE "WCKsBURG RIFLES"
For the fastest runner mile beats, b@ttwo in thpe-1 Mnna =
Open to al-entance fee eO Wi competed nro ntheS GFNnbacks ....... H4UU u
hnt days exhibition.
FIRST GRAND PRIZE BY THE CITIZENS OF WcKsBURG.
For the fastest pair OfTronera mile heats, host twol
nthFee. Open 70 al=entance tes1 CO., obocOm{ GFeonbaOksm 49," ...,. 100 90
peed iorOn the second days exhibition.
SECOND GRAND PRIZE BY THE CITIZENS OF UcKsBURG.
For the fastest PAGER mile heats, best two in ihe9
Open to an-enHanoe fee e0g 10 DO competed lori GFeenbacka - 1HM m
on the Third days exhibition. ~
THIRD GRAND PRIZE By THE CITIZENS OF VcKsBURo.
For the fastest TrtF lin single harness, mile heah.1
best three In I've Open to Ml-ontrnnoe fee 90 OA GFemhaeka - ON IA
to becOmpeted for en- the Fourth dAIb oxhhiuOnJ ~
BY the Mississippi Agricultural, Educational and Manufacturing Ala seeGssv.
Manufactured HiGSs State silver Pitcher value. VS. 90
For the second best collection Of Agricultural ImpLrl sun-c ~. ... NJ "A
mcnu manufactured In the State ShVet " Vlae"'.-.40 "
BY THE ASSOCIATION.
For best specimen needlework, by handL
open to all, no entrance fee. 1. a RVreho sewing Aaenknes
For the hAndsOmeSt Embroidery in SIX. :.;...,....A Silver Gohs1
In WoTsted, .........A Silver Gun.
Braiding,. -. :. :. .. "A Gold Thimhla
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Brooks wrOught-IrOn Press

FOR THE NEXT CROP,
] RE invited 10 send In their orders esFiy
fAthat they may be niled. The BROOKS
PkESS is now made with 8, Q and % feet
screws. Has no pulleys, no ropes. no eoRa.
VIII DO delivered ~ Depot nearest purs
chaser, OF on boat Al VicksburR.
Orders promptly allied for al the popular
Gins. Stasm Knginos, Reapors, Mowez4s
Corn Mills, Cider Mills, Rice Mills, Here's
Powers, Feed Cutters, Churns and other
descriptions Of Agricultural implements ard
Machinery Prices in many cases lower
than New Orleans or Memphis.
Tho Brooks Pross '0ok premium
over sixteen others az tho last New oriaana
Fair.
q. D. BUsTAMAHTE.
mississippi Machinery Agency.
JACKSON Hiss
LAMEHN = EGGLEsTON, Asssss
~jy3SsAw2m v~'bcksurn Miss.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-10-01
THE THIRD ANNUAL FAIR
-OF FHE-
WARREN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL S0CIlII,
VICKsBURG, MISSISSIPPI,
COMMENCING TUESDAY, OCT. 25TH, AND C0n1zH-
ING -FOUR DAYS.
COMPETITION INVITED FROM ALI SECTIONS It
WILL BE Held At

The Managers have the pleasure To- announce that every arrangement hs hss esA
70 secure the ilargeta and n@t display q seek Agricultural produces smd Ms
steam Engines will DO provided with. all necessary hannE betting 49, for Maamaf
exhibitor. who desire 70 put their Machlnes In opmanon.
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RAIL ROAD ARRANGEMENTS,

The following Rail Read Company have Literally AIRED .. tylspst paseasa
sssppi Central Railroad Mssippi and Memphis Railroad. New orleans Jaskzea
Railroad Inc tn NOth Louldana IN Texas RalFoad.
In addition 70 the most liberal pFomlmM nae ehae has been a9aaMaA
by any Fair IL the ttateS the attention ofths puhueh called % the Following hand
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ENGLAND.
unsatisfactory.


LONDON. Feb. I9.-The Irish members O
the House of Commons at private meet
ing, refuse to support the Irish Land Bill.
There viii be no opposition to the second
reading of the bill.
The Irish national press continue to de.
nounce the new land bill The Saturday
Recieso does not speak approvingly of the
acceptance of Mr.. Gladstone's reform bill
by the Irish members of Commons. The
writer thinks the Irish people viii accept
it, however unpalatable it may, as first
installment of reform.
Let Her Slide.
The Spectator thinks that England might
let Canada be independent, but that coun-
try is as reluctant to surrender her empire
as the United States was TO surrender to
the Southern Confederacy.
Opium
The Spectator has an article on the
treaty lately concluded by Sir. Rutherford
Alcoke with the Chinese Government, ex-
pressing fear that that gentleman has sac
rifced the opium revenue to secure other
trade privileges with the Chinese.
APIain Statement of Facts.
The Pal MAJ Gazette publishes copious
extracts of the recent consular report made
to the Government by Edward NJ. Archi-
bald, of New York. That gentleman says
the high tariff on the raw material prevents
the export of American manufactures. The
West is dissatisfied with the tariff, but
owing to powerful lobby of Eastern manu-
facturers, it is unable to work reform con-
sequently the shipping, agricultural and
all the other interests of the country are
sacrificed. A tardy, gradual reduction Of
the tariff is all that can be hoped for.
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TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| SATURDAY, Feb 19.-The Senate met al
10 A. NJ, Mr. Morris, Speaker pro tenn, in
the chair, and a quorum present. When
the journal had been read, it was discov-
cred that there was not a quorum present,
and the Senate took a recess to II o'clock.
At that hour a quorum appearing, the
Senate proceeded to business.
| INSPECTORS OF THE PESITESTIARY.
On motion of Mr., Cooper, of Bedford,
| the Senate went into executive session to
] consider the nomination of Inspectors of
| the Penitentiary by the Governor. The
| hall was cleared and after remaining in ses-
sion nearly an hour, the doors were opened
| and it was announced that the Senate had
| confirmed the nominations. as follows:
John Overton, James d. Nancy and Mi
chael Burns, all of Davidson county.
ATTOgSEYs-GENERAL.
Mr. Hall introduced a bill TO compen-
safe Attorneys and suppress crime.
The bill provides that hereafter District
Attorneys General shall in all cases where
the defendants in any criminal prosecution
pay the cost, the Attorneys-Gener1 shall
be allowed double the amount now paid
by law to such officers, but the act shall
not be so construed as to allow Attorneys
General any additional compensation when
the fees are paid by the State. But if the
fees of any Attorney General shall exceed
S., 600 per annUm, the excess shall be
paid into the treasury of the State. Passed
first reading and referred TO the Judiciary
Committee.
DIsCHARGING COMMITTEE.
Mr. Hall offered a resolution discharging
the committee to investigate the condition
Of Turnpike Companies, and devolving the
duty upon the committee to investigate
the condition of railroads Laid over.
TO ADJOURN.
House resolution providing for a recess
Of the Legislature was taken up.
Mr.. Cooper Of Bedford, moved to amend
so as to read that the Legislature shall stand
adjourned on Monday, Feb. %, until the
first Monday in May, which was adopted,
and then the resolution was concurred in.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To repeal the eighth section of the law
changing the time of holding the Chan
Gerry Court of jackson county. Passed.
To restore the County Courts and repeal
all laws appointing County Commissioners.
The bill was rejected at the suggestion of
the Judiciary Committee, on the ground
lLhJ u law lpI bLlo INAponO hnA 1AAO"NJ
been enacted by this Legislature.
To provide for the erection and mainte-
nance of county warehouses;. The Senate
refused to concur in the recommendation
of the Judiciary Committee that the bill be
rejected, and then rejected the bin-ayes,
Z; noes, II.
FURTHER TIsiE.
Mr. Nelson withdrew his resolution Civ
ing the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton three months further time to wind up
the affairs of his Office, and introduced a
bill in lieu, which passed on its first read
ing.
NASHVILLE AND DECATUR RAILROAD.
House bill for the benefit of the Nash
vile and Decatur Railroad Company, was
passed on its first reading.
TIPTON COUNTY.
Senate bill to allow all the citizens Of
Mason, Upton county, to vote in that
place, was passed on its third reading.
Adjourned to Il o'clock Monday morn
ing.
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GLEANINGS.

The handsome wife of Salt Laker
wants to be ''Tescued from this living
DEATH She ran away from New York
two years ago.
An impending Berkshire, Mass, wed
ding has one novel feature; the groom
accepting his fate for $500, TO be paid
him by the bride on the wedding day.
An Illinois woman, who wanted to 90
to masquerade party as Mary Queen OF
Scots, looked through the Bible to as
certain how the character was dressed
1t was saying of Lord Eldon, that
''Some barristers succeeded by great tai
ents, some by high connections, some by
miracle, but the great majority by com.
mencing without shilling
''Mackn says: "The fact is, the stock
company-if l may 50 call it-Of Wash
| ington fashion is magnificent array of
| beieweled LONELINESS. You will, how
ever, find at every reception a few stars
real gems of female beauty-but they are
here for a few nights only"
Two stock farmers in California had
dispute as to whether Cashmere goats O
| fine blOOdeu Sncep furnished the tines
meat. 4 jury was appointed, and abou
one hundred persons partOOk Of the bar
becue with which thetrial was celebrated
The jury decided in favor of goat by
vote Of eight to four.
One Of the short railroads leading GU
of New York city has decided TO issue
free pass for a term of years to ever,
head of family building and occupying
a house at certain points along the road
in order to stimulate the building up o
the suburbs No doubt the cXperimen
win prove successful. II has long bee
urged on the Boston roads, but none o
them have vcntured to try it.
In recent trial in California, wher
Chinese evidence was admissible, tn
Prosecuting Attorney, having some doubt
as to the correctness of the testimony, in
ouired of the interpreter whether China
man under the usual oath would tell tn
truth, "Oh, no." responded John
Cinnamon lie, ale same as you lie; all
same as any Mclean lie!"
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This is an old adage, and by many be
lieved to be a very true one. Don Piatt
illustrates as follows:
At rare intervals your brainy man
comes before the world, with a frame
work Indicating the internal structure
such as Daniel Webster, Justice Mclean,
Salmon P. Chase and Gen. George II.
Thomas. l was walking along F street
with friend, the other day, when we
met gentleman in an unbuttOned frOck-
coat and ill-fitting pantalOOns, who wore
his stovepipe hat well down on his head,
and walked with his unglOved hands clasp
ed in the small of his back. My friend is
stranger in Washington, and as the
abOve-described approached, | said
'IOok at this man, and tell me what
you think of him"
MY friend looked steadily into the dull,
glazed eyes and commonplace cOunte-
nance before us, and, after it had passed,
remarked:
"What of him2"
ooh! nothing, only | wished your
Opionion, as you are shrewd observer,
and have seen a good deal of humanity
"Well, l must say | don't see anything
remarkable in your friend. Who is he ~
'Ulysses S. Grant, President of the
United States.
scThe devil ~
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CHICAGO.
One Of its Csraduatcs-CIaiTvOy ante,
DOcIrcss, BrOkeress, etc.

DOcIrcss, BrOkeress, etc.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-The following dis
patch in the Tribune, from their CORE
spondent at Ottawa, H., gives some Of the
antecedents of Miss Tennessee Clafin, now
a banker and broker in New York. Ex-
tract from the record Of the Circuit Court
Of LaSalle county:
"Wednesday, Feb. u, 1865. People,
etc, VS.. Tennessee Clafiin; indictment for
cheating. Same VS.. same; indictment for
murder Same VS.. same; Indictment for
mauslaughter.
Opposite each is the entry:
1t is ordered by the court that this
cause be stricken from the docket, with
leave to reinstitute the same
The history Of these cases Is as follows:
In 1864, Tennessee ClafliD, ClairvOyante,
doctress, came to Ottawa and rented an
old Fox river house, which In its palmy
days had entertained great men of our
State. She fitted it up for a hospital, ad-
vertised far and near, and soon had 1t filed
with patients However difficult and dan
Cerous the disease, she always professed
herself able to cure II, and always demanded
her pay in advance.
Among the people whom she attended
was Mrs. Howe, who died in great suffer
ing. the universal voice Of the people
being that she had been killed by maltreat-
ment Joseph J. Glover, now United
States District Attorney, tells me that he
went to see the body and was so hOrritied
with the spectacle that lie determined on a
visit to Miss Clahins institution. IhIther
he went and what he saw and heard caused
him at once to see D. P. Jones, then prose-
cutting attorney, and TO ask him to author
ize her arrest. The appearance Of the
matter was slightly disagreeable to Miss
Clafin, and she took occasion to make tracks
for Cincinnati before her arrest could be
effected.
At the June, 1864, term Of court the
indictments herein mentioned were found
against her and remained SO until the
February. 1863, term, when, in conse-
qucnce Of the smart doctress not being
within jurisdiction, they were stricken from
She docket. When she left, there was a
man named Dodge laying in bed, whose
last cent she had taken in pretending to
cure him of some facial affection. She
had, by application Of some compound that
she used destroyed the remains of the
poorman-completely destroyed one cheek
80 that his upper and lower jaw and palate
were plainly visible
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WIT AND HUMOR,

Better pound and compound felony.
The poorest of disguises-One in liquor.
Better have hump in the back than in
the character.
A poor way to get thing Waiting for
it to turn up.
Is a pork merchant a doctor because he
cures his own hams
No farmer can plow field by turning
it over in his own mind.
A Western girl likes to make bread, be-
cause it cleans her hands so beautifully.
OF all convictions, 10 doubt ''sobern
ones are the best. Apt to be the most
steady.
Nasty tells Of ''burgIar whose bur
glary was complicated with shooting the
individual whose mouse was burglared."
Briggs has faculty of getting things
cheap. The other day he had beautiful
set Of teeth inserted for nothing. He
kicked dog.
What the old mOuntaincer says Of the
grizzly: sit is a fine thing to hunt the
grizzly; but when he gets TO hunting Won
it's different
"Wherc arc you going asked a little
boy Of another who had slipped and
fallen on an icy pavement. ''Going to
get up, " was the blunt reply.
a Western editor, in response to a sub
scriber, who grumbles that his paper was
intOlerably damp, says: THAT is because
there is so much due on it.
Said the conductor of a street car, yes
terday, to a rural young lady, 'Miss, your
fare" ''Well, if am, l don't want any
of your impertinence, said she, with up
turned nose.
The jealous man is always hunting for
something he doesn't expect to find, and
after he has found it, he is mad because
he has. He is always happy just in pro-
portion as he is miserable.
When an ill-natured fellow was tryiug
to pick G-srTel with a peaceable man,
the latter said 81 never had q fuss with
But one man he was buried at four
O'Clock; it is now half-past three.
A peddler calling out an Old lady to
dispose of some goods, inquired of her if
she could tell him of any road on which
no peddler had Travelled, as ne would like
to speculate little with some Old spCcta-
cles. eyes" she replied, "the road to
Heaven"
A gentleman having occasion to call on
a solicitor, found him;in his Office, which
was very hot. He remarked the great
heat of the apartment, and said 1T was
hot as an oven" $50 if ought TO be, -
replied the lawyer, ''for It's here l make
my bread.
A clergyman asked some children,
"Why do we say, in the Lords prayer,
who art in Heaven, since God is every
where g. He saw a little drummer boy
who looked as if he could give an answer,
and turned to him for it "Well, little
soldier, what say youl" because it's
headquarters"
Last Sunday, in one Of the Sabbath
schools of our city, says the BurliDgame
HdIOEGye, a juvenile class was questioned
by its teacher in regard to the parable Of
the shepherd and his flock:
''WhO is our shepherdl'
'Jesus"
Who are Christ's lambs ~
eve are"
To test the reasoning capacity of the
little urchins:
eff the children are the lambs what are
the grown-up folks 2"
Said a bright-eyed little shaver:
''They are the rolicking rams.
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propensity that they may be safely allowed
to go at large.
After some discussion the amendment
was tabled-ayes, so; noes, IL.
Mr.. Smith offered as amendments strik-
ing out all that part providing that the in
stitution shall be conducted on an elee-
mosynary basis; that the salary Of the resi-
dent physician shall be 81, 500, instead of
$4,000, and that the annual appropriation
for the ensuing two years shall be $50, 600
instead of S75, 600.
Mr.. Walker moved to lay the amendment
on the table. Carried-ayes, 80; noes, %.
The bill then passed third reading-ayes,
45; noes, %.
BUSINESS CALLED UP.
House bill releasing ex-Federal and e1-
Confederate soldiers from the pains aud
penalties incurred by acts done during the
rebellion. The Judiciary Committee re-
commended the rejection of the bill.
Mr.. McBath had read an appeal in favor
of the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Fleming remarked that the objec-
ton was to the phraseology and not to the
spirit of the bill. As it is, its passage would
throw open the doors Of the Penitentiary
to numbers of convicts confined therein.
MIR. Townsend was opposed to the bill.
Mr.. Smith moved to amend by providing
that the provisions Of the bill shall not
apply to murder in the first degree. Adop-
ted.
Mr.. Slimp opposed the bill.
After some further discussion the bill was
withdrawn for amendment
THE ADJOURNMENT REsoLUTOE. !
A message was received from the Senate,
stating that the Senate had adopted House
resolution to adjourn over until the FIRST
Monday in May, after an amendment had
been adopted fixing the time of adjourn
ment on the 2Sth inst
The message was taken up and discussion
followed, when finally a motion prevailed |
to postpone the consideration Of the rasO- !
luton until the 2Sth inst.
Adjourned until IL o'clock Monday |
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THE FAR WEST.
TcmpesiuOus-SIx Wen Frozen to
Death.


Death.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ia letter from
Fort Abercrombie says that Friday, llth
inst. was the most tempestuous day over
he plains that has been experienced this
winter. On that day, Chas. Warner in
company with six soldiers and an Indian
scout, left Fort Rosain for Fort Abercrom-
bic. The soldiers and scout were soon
left behind. and Mr. Warner heard no more
Of them until, Saturday evening, while he
was stopping at a station on the route,
the scout came in badly frozen and hardly
able to talk, reporting that the soldiers on
the day previous had got lost in the driving
storm. and unLtching their mules, had
campei out upon the prairie, all beng
more or less frozen.
The Indian covered four Of them in tao
snow, the other two preforrinG to remain
in the open sleigh, and started for assist
Ence. lie Travelled most of the night and
next day, and finally arrived at the plateau,
but he was badly frozen and eZhaused as
TO have no clear idea where the soldiers
were left buried HIS tracks having been
covered by the drift, it was impossible "a
follow them back. and no search had been
1iade for the missing men. They urC
probably dead.
The same day two men who were chop
ping wood near Alexandria were lost. and
have not since been heard Of
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son, Rutherford, White, Giles, Bedford,
Franklin, Robertson, Marshall, Roane,
Marion, Blount, DeKalb, Sullivan, Harde-
man, Henderson, Madison, Carroll, Knox
and Montgomery, shall not be reduced be-
low the number of square miles now in
Guided in their present boundaries.
The Convention adjourned till 9 A. N.
Monday
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ARKANSAS.
! Texan KILLED by IA Notorious Des-
pcFahO.

! Texan Killed by IA Notorious Des-
PeTadO.
MEMPHIS, Feb l9-Calvin G. Clark, of
Bell county, Texas, was murdered in Clark
county, Ark, on the 9th inst, by a notori-
oSs desperate named Sam Halsey. Clark
had assisted the Sheriff Of Bell county,
Texas, in arresting gang Of desperadoes
to which Halsey belonged. During the ar
rest one of the gang was killed. Clark then
started to remove to Little Rock and was
followed by Halsey, who shot him down
while riding by the wagon containing his
family, who recognized the assassin. Large
rewards have already been offered for Hal
sey by the Governors of Missouri, Texas
and Arkansas.
Lady Crushed TO Death.
Mrs. Shaw, a deck passenger on the
steamer Ozark was caught in the machine
~ when near Pine Bluff last week, and
crushed to death.
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WASHINGTON.
Revels and Company.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-The members
elect to Congress from Mississippi, with
the addition Of the Senator elect, Revels,
made another visit to the Executive Man
sion to-day for the purpose of requesting
the President to delay signing the bill for
the admission of Mississippi, until after the
bill removing political disabilities, which
contains the names of certain members Of
the delegation, shall have passed Congress.
A number of reasons for this request
which were, because the effect that the ad-
mission of the State before the removal of
the disabilities of portion of the delega-
lion, would deprive them of their seats,
were stated to the President, who, Ia re-
Spouse to the request, expressed his VIII
lingness TO conform to the wishes of the
delegation, and, consequently, the Missis-
sippi bill has not yet been signed.
AIcOrn Wants Time.
The Mississippi delegation desire the
President to postpone his approval of the
Mississippi bill until after next Tuesday so
= TO delay the assembling of the Legisla-
ture one week, and enable Gov. Alcorn,
who is now in New York, 20 return home
and prepare his message to the Legislature.
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NEW YORK.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-Tho non-arrival
of the steamer City Of Boston, that lef
this port on the 25th January and Halifax
on the 2Sth, has Occasioned some anxiety,
Last of the EGnickerBOckcrs.
The trustees Of the old Dutch Church,
on Fulton and William streets, have finally
resolved to demolish that structure. The
land on which it stands Is valued at 81.
600. The church is 100 years old.
Suffering from Heat.
The weather is very warm and a heavy
rain storm yesterday and last night impe,
ded travel. There was a landslide al
Coxasacie on the Hudson River Railroad,
and all trains were detained. All the ice
in the upper Hudson was moved last night.
This morning, however, the weather Is the
coolest Of the season, and there is much
ice in th- barhNr
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CONDENSED TELEGRAlTS.

In Wheeling. Va, Friday night, @ man
returning from sleigh ride under tie in
fuonce Of liquor stabbed a livery stable
employee, who died during the nigh. The
murderer escaped.
IA dispatch from Concord. n. Il, reports
great freshet in the upper Connecticut
valley, and immense damage.
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PRUSSIA.
ERc-cleCtCd.

BERLIN, Feb. 19.-The old officers of the
North Parliament have been reelected.
Bitterness against Bismark.
The North German Parliament has been
I the scene of animated discussions during
the past few days, on the policy of Count
Bismark. He was bitterly attacked by
many members