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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
rHE NIGGER TmENZY.

The niggcr fever still RACES. All
sorts of IeverS rage at different
times, but the greater part run
out in a few months, or in one or
two years, None was ever before
known SO tenacious us the niger
fever. The hen fever, the short
horn fever, the California fever,
with other Icvers too numerous to
mention, have burned out II certain
amount of human vitality, and
displayed human weakness in va.
rious ways, hat they are mere
sparklcs in these respects to the
great blaze Of this Niger fever,
that set the country on fire more
than Il dozen years ago, and has
apparently abated none Of its VIC
lence yet. How long ago it seems
since we heard the pitiful appeals
as to whether or not the niggcr
was not "a man and n brother"
and what Il wonderfully different
attitude he assumes now. Com.
pare the time when the fanatic
Garrison was barely saved from
hanging at the hands OF q Boston
mob because OF his Niger notions
with the time when the House OF
Representatives Of the United
States votes the use Of It's hall foi
4 rhetorical breakdown 70 cclc.
brate Sambo's accession To- citi.
zcnship-for only by q comparison
of these periods can any oneright.
~ judge of the extravaganza oi
the dclirium induced bv this mig.
ger fever. The fever must burn
out soon; for surely it is at il,
height, with Il Niger in the Sen.
ate and oysterman Downing in
stalled as one Of the political mag
mates of the capital. In Grant
inaugural We had n happy piece o
political philosophy To the el.ec
that the best way TO insure the re
peal OF an obnoxious law was {,
rigidly enforce it. This applieI
| generally as well as in law, anC
there is no more certain way I,
disgust the country and awaken ;
reaction against the niger thar
the clarifying course assumed b,
his anatic admirers N. \
Herald.
To all Of which We cordially sa,
AMEN!
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
An Attempt at Murder and
Piracy
The COnspiratOrs Killed.

We have had related to US the
following facts in this strange and
startling affair. The statement
comes from good authority and we
judge the facts as stated are true.
a raft of lumber left the neigh.
bOrhOOd of Cairo, about two weeks
ago, with six persons as crew, one
named Mcintyre in command,
Among the crew were Two very
rough characters, one Mickey aud
partner name unknown. These
latter had several difficulties after
leaving, and on the day Of the kill
ing had induced one of the men
named Wilson to carry them ashore
upon pretencc Of a fight, and when
landed threatened to kill Wilson
but he begged off and all three re-
turned 10 the raft. That night
Mickey and partner were bolster
Gus and menacing but finally mat.
tiers seemed settled and Furguson,
another of the crew, and Wilson lay
down to sleep. At this time
Mcintyre and a negro were up, also
Mickey and partner. Mickey came
into the cabin with an axe as Il 10
drive a nail and his partner accom-
panied him. Mcintyre told them
they had better 90 to bed. Upon
this Mickey made for Furguson
with his axe aud the partner with
4 knife attacked Wilson. Fuguson,
who was yet awake bursted Off n
board and escaped out Of the cauin
but Wilson was severely cut in tue
arm. Somehow Mickey dropped
his axe, when Mcintyre, who was
lrresolute what to do, seized it and
at once dispatched both Mickey
and his partner in crime. These
are the facts of this very strange
event. The purpose was doubtless
to get possession of the raft, the
property of our fellow.citizen, Col.
Matthews, worth about 5000, and
sell II at the first opportunity. The
detectives are at work in the mat.
ter and the negro is here in Jail.
Mcintyre and Wilson both left
at Memphis fearing they would be
compelled TO lie in Jail and await
the laws delay. The affair hap.
pened at Cottonwood Point about
J2O miles above Memphis.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
from tire Hartford Times.
GEBUST n,

The bond of Union To Il very
large extent. is not affection or
fidelity, but the sword. The North
stands with lis foot planted upon
the neck of the South and the
Union is reconstructed for sec
tional rather than common OBJ
iccts. The boundary line be-
tween the powers of General and
State Governments has become in
stinct; and the power Of the Su.
preme COWt To- rrbuke and rcctify
cncruachmcnts upon the State
powers, as well as preserve the
boundaries between the organic
departments and defend the civil
fabric of the Government itself, is
paraiyzcd. Instead Of the Gov
eminent being The creature and
instrument ofthG States. the States
have become to an indefinite en-
tent the creatures and instruments
! 0fthc General Government. Every
State is liable ut any moment to
he placed under military subjcc.
ton. The spirit of liberty has he
come cncrvated-thc General
Government being administered
lin reference to all races) very
much as an absolute despotiSm
In Il word, the Union has been
reconstructcd--it has not beer
restored.
When the work Of rcconstruc
ton shall be declared to be finish
ed, let US rejoice! Let the event
be celebrated with the ringing o.
bells and the thunder Of cannon
with bonares and Examinations
Let us rejoice that the Union ha.
been restored and that domesti,
slavery has been abolished. Blu
let us ''rejoice with trembling" 70
the OH Constitutional Union /
gone never to return-the ancien
dignity and power of the State ar
irrctrieyably lost-and the OLE
landmarks and safegrounds 0
liberty are trampled in the dust!
A. b. j.
New HAVEN, March IL, 1870.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
special Couosp0ndaaesofi ho n. ?. Cuzan.
WASHINGTON, March 30. 70.

especial Torres oftho n. ?. uuroa.
WASHINGTON, March 30. 70.
George 7. Downing, the octo.
room caterer Of the House Of Rep
rcsentatives, professor Of the
bivalvular testaceOus mollusk Of
the genus Ostrea, is one Of the big
lions Of the Radicals az our ma
tional capital. He is now writing
essays on constitutional law, which
Forney publishes in his Chronicle
IL for no other reason than TO Oil up
space. II is said Downing is the
.cOnhdant OF the new octOrOon
Senator from Mississippi anyhow
he is regarded as such, and for
this reason is considered at the
present time "sOme punkins"
among those of that peculiar race
and color who are applicants for
governmental positions. Already
our public offices are crowded with
Il swarm of these woOlly. headed,
aat.nosed and thick Tipped race;
and Union soldiers who braved the
storm Of battle are denied the most
mental employment because they
happen to be white. The Radi-
Gals have got an elephant on their
hands. They say the eolored gem
tlemen must be provided for, or our
party is ruined. There is scarce a
bureau in any Of our departments
but what has two negro ushers,
some more. They lounge in arm
chairs or OF plant sofas perfectly
ut ease, and most Of the time it is
impossible to procure an interview
with any one Of the heads, except
it happens 10 please one of these
lazy, greasy specimens of humani-
" to move. This is no idle pic,
turc. Any one visiting our city
can see for himself. 1t is not con.
fined 10 any department, but per
meates through all of them. Not
withstanding all this their employ
ment continues; daily are Unior
soldiers asking for some Temporal
ry employment. Their small de
mands are rebufred with the reply
there are 10 vacancies while
the next hour the demands Of col
ored 4gentlemen'' are compiled
with, and the disabled Union sol
dier left out to die from want.
have seen these occurrences my
sell, and know about what | an
writing. Ii will not he long beior
there will be colored pages in tn
House Of Representatives and tn
Senate, TO be followed up by tn
appointment Of bouquet holders
to drown the peculiar perftm
which, as warm weather is ap
preaching, will arise from the gal
leries Of the two Houses, wher
the idle yagabonds of that rae
congregate daily in numbers, fiji
ing the Air with al unpardonahl
stencil, and the seats with rermii
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
ulation was thus divided :

A LARGE and influential meet
ing of the advocates Of woman
suffrage was held in London on the
9th ultimo. Among the distin-
guished people present was
John Stuart Mill, Jacob Bright,
NJ. p; Sir Charles ". Dixie, M.
p; Mr.. John Morley, Professor
Fawcett and Cairnes, Lord Amber
ley (son of Earl Russell Karl
Blind, Lord Houghton, and Louis
Blance. A speech of some length
was made by Mr.. Mill, and Sir
Charles w. Dixie made the
important announcement that he
and Mr.. Jacob Bright were about
to introduce o bill into Parliament
70 give the ballot to women. he
said further, that he was sanguinC
enough to believe that women SUI
frage would be carried during thu
present session without opposl
ton.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

~ Pennsylvania bachelor thus
gets after II lovely woman Il
inpcach her in the name Of the
great whale Of the ocean, whose
bones are torn asunder to enable
her to keep straight. i'm
peach her in the name Of the
peacock, whose strut without his
permission she has stealthily
and without honor assumed. !
impeach her in the name Of the
horse, whose tail she has pervert-
ed from his use TO the making OF
wavy tresses to decorate the back
of the head and neck. l impeacH
her in the name Of the kangaroo,
whose beautiful figure she in Stak-
ing upon herself the Grecian bend
has brought into i'll favor and dis
repute."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

PAPER HANDKERcnIEFs.-The
japanese paper handkerchief are
a~ssuredly coming, iC - contempt.
rary be right. The paper collar
manufacture now has been extend
ed TO less prominent but more i'm
portaut garments Of great strength
and feasibility, which can be sew
cd with 4 machine, giving seams
almost rs strong as Il woven fab
ric. The inventor has particular
" applied it To the production of
~petticOats, which Mre either print
ed in imitation Of fashionable
skirts Of the day, or stamped out
with open work Of such beauty
and dcIicacy as no amount Of Ia
Dor with scissors and needle could
initiate. The marvel is, that these
really beautiful productions can
be sold at retail ut 10 cents each !
Imitation crctonncs and chintZ
for bed furniture are also made, 4
set costing at retail about 81 80.
The teitcd material is SO flexible
that 4 curtain may be- twisted into
u rope and shaken out again,
, shrwinga rs little creasing as chintz
similarly treated. There are also
table cloths embossed with signs
Of treat .beauty. This fclted pa
per may in the end have Il serious
influence on the production Of the
woyca fabrics it is intended to dis.
place. Imitation leather, impcr-
mcablc to water, is likewise made
of it, and produces. 4 cheap and
useful covering for furniture, and
even serves for shoes.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

firm for the peoples rights and
interests, and they hold them re-
sponsible for the detection ofRad.
ical plottings, and the uHdermin-
ing and countermining Of Radical
cunning. Upon every question
affecting the peoples interest let
them put themselves squarely and
fairly upon the record. We do
not counsel rash and unnecessary
opposition of a facGOus nature,
aAd when moderation and even
compromise can be fruitful OF
good they may he j~ustiaable; but
compromises are dangerous, and
we hope the Radicals will be made
to feel that eyes are upon them,
and voices ever prepared and
ready to paint them to the people
in their true colors. and to expose
the extent and direction Of their
nefarious purposes.
Lot tho watch XII Al with tho rool
ly white man in the State Legis-
laturc be eternal vigilance and
although our future looks dark
and gloomy, If we are true to our.
selves, and steady TO our purposes
and our duty, q better day may
dawn for those who are now called
by the yoke.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

Hon. WILLIAM NJ. MERRICK. n
member Of the Maryland House
Of Delegates, has returned to the
State Treasurer $3l worth postage
stamps, and $l4 in cash, the latter
being the unexpendcd balance on
the amount allowed him for sta
tionary, saying that he believes
he is "only entitled TO so much
stationary and postage stamps
as he has actually required for use
in the public service"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23


A young lady in New York wa
In the habit OF writing on the sub.
ject Of intemperance. Her writing
was full OF pathos, and evinced
such a deep emotion of soul, that a
friend accused her Of being a mani.
&C on the subject Of intemperance
Whereupon she wrote the follow.
ing touching lines:
Go feel what / have felt,
Go bear what have LOrns-
SinE heath a blow 4 father dealt
Ind the cod worlds proud scorn;
Thea suffer on ffOm year to year
Thy sole relief the tcOrchlng ter.
Go knee. A. / have knelt,
lmpiOre, beseech and pay
strive the ~besottei heart 70 melt,
Int DOWNWARD couTseto stay
Dc dashed with hitter curse aside,
Your prayers burlesqued, your tears dGlel.
Go weep as ! have wept,
Ger a loved fathers lall
See every promised blessing swept
1outh's sweetness turnei 10 gall;
Life fading flowers strewed all the way
That brought me up TO Woman, day.
Go see what ! have seen;
Behold the strong man bowel
with guashing t~eelh-lips hAtheI IN blood.
Andcold and llyid bow:
so catch his whitening glance, and see
There mirrOred MS souls misery.
Go 10 thy mother, .ide,
AM hsr crushed bosom cheer;
Thine own d"up anguish hide;
Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear:
Mark ner worn frame AMI w.thcreI brow
The grey that 8treaks he dark hair now,
Witit fading frame anu trmJ.tnsl limb;
And trace the ruin back 10 II N,
Whose pligntei laith In early youth
Promised tom ioYe amt truth,
Bat who. iOtsVOrn, hath yieldei up
ThHt promise 10 ihs cup;
And !ed her down through love and i.ght,
All that mate her PROMISE b ght-
And rhalCei her tire. Q mid v an and STRIFE,
That oy.ly tElnB II drunkart's vie
And stamped ~ c%hildhOOi's brow, 20 mild,
That witucring big t-the dIuukard's Ch.lu.
90 bear, and feel, ami see, and know,
All u = N? soul hath III and known.
Then look upon the wine cups glow,
Anu see II It's beauty can atone;
Think orlts favor you will ny.
When all proclaim. lis drink Lqd diet
Tel ne | NATE the bowl?
Hate l. b feeble wOrii
llogthe--lbhOr-.I my vGtr ,Oul
With strong disgust X s'lrr9t,
Mhehe'er See, or near, or til
OftbAt dark beverage vi Hell
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
what has the Future ia store for
M~isNiAsIppi!


With the destinies of our State
in the hands OF men whose sole
purpose is power and gain, we
cannot hope for the legislation
10 any material degree, looking
to the best and permanent interest
Of Uur people,
We do not mean to say that all
State legislation will he inimical
to the peoples interest. Wedoubt
not that many really good meas
ures will be enacted by the present
legislators, because we believe
such worthy matters will be
brought forward by the Democrat.
ic portion, who as citizens and
having an abiding home interest
in the State, have these things ut
heart, and because the Radicals
will pass such matters, or permit
them to pass, merely because they
have no interest in such matters,
they not'aiIecting them us a party
for good or evil, and because OF
position would he worthless and
tiresome. In this way some good
measures will be introduced and
passed but we doubt much wheth
er any scheme of broad and libcr-
nj character looking to the pure
interests Of the people and to the
sterling prosperity of tn" State,
will be passed. Trne, We may hC
mistaken, and We sincerely hope
we may be. but We form our con.
illusions from the nature and TEN.
per Of the controlling party, and
should our conclusions prove
wrong, ii will he a gratifying dis.
appointment 10 rs. But let moi
the people hope too much from
Radical legislation. We might IL
well import L ready made legisla
ture from the antipodes whose
whole political education consist
ed in the principle get money
and hope for wise, liberal and i'm
partial legislation from them
With the present character Of on.
Legislators, Mississippi's future, a
least for several years, is a gloom.
one. We cannot but look 70
debt and mismanagement in on
political and judicial affairs.
We have q few noble and tru
men in the Legislature. Theirs /
, a hard, stern and remorseless task
: It is to stand forth against the III
Q bridled purpose of the party j
power as that brave three hundre
: stood at ThermopylG, or as the ga
: liant Curlius defended the bridg,
They must watch the motion
Iof their political adversarie.
as q cat watches the thievin
mouse four smile may be Yulga
but it is aptA. The people Of tn
!. South look to them, their sole REL
representatives that they stan
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

An exchange says that "among
those who stretched their distin-
guished legs under Minister Mot
ley's table on the 29th'' were Sc
and So, and So and So, and Mrs.
Caroline Norton!
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

There are said to be five royal
drunkards in Europe.
We, of this country, have thou
sands of loyal drunkards, who get
royally drunk.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

A Florida negro was, two years
ago, so terrified ut the cars that he
had to be blindfolded to get him
aboard. Now he is a Senator,
and u director of the railroad.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

Washington wits declare that
the Father of his Country, in
Greenough's statue, is saying,
Here's my sword, and my clothes
are up to the patent Office"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
FOR Il HERALD.

Mr., EDITOR | have seen several
articles about the new city charter,
which 1t is said certain parties are
about TO foist upon the city, end
also read your editorials and COM
m"unicatiOns about certain officials
acting without authority of law
And this leads me 10 inquire
whether these officials have ever
given legal bonds, aud who are the
securities on them to protect the
tax payers from having their money
squandered. understand that no
official bonds OF the city officials are
on file or record in the proper Of
fee since 1865, and one at least for
$4,000 prior to that time for Il
county Office Is incomplete and lille.
gal. Will you please inquire into
these facts and enlightcn the peo-
pie, so that the city and county may
be protected from loss, in case these
officers are illegally holding or adj
m%inistering the peoples money?
NIKE.
We are not prepared at this mo-
ment to give the information asked,
but will ferret out the facts in the
case If possible-(though as every
thing is now done so slyly 1t may
be diflcul,)-and will answer the
questions then more satisfactorily.
TIE Radical papers so com.
~placcntly take it for granted that
the negro vote will be pollcd
"solid' for the Republican party
that it is n matter Of interest to
know what the colored population
is in the principal States. In New
England, except Connecticut
"they will add nothing to the total
vote of the States according TO
the Boston journal. In Connecti-
cut the colored population mum.
bcred, in 1860, S,G27, with, per,
haps, 1900 votes. In New York
there were 4O,OOj; New Jersey.
1886; Ohio, SG,673; Pennsylva.
MIA, 5G,949; Indiana, Hips. II
the Southern States, ut the last
census. the white and colored pop.
49,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

THERE are said to be 100000
French Canadians in the United
States.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-23

A Strange and Startling
Affair.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
ruRoU.mro TIE RIvER.

The Vicksburg and Meridian
Railroad should be permitted to
connect with the rive, bgt it
should not bq allowed TO do it to
tie injury OF the city.
What are some of the disqdvaa-
tagcs Of locating the depot at the
point now contemplated BY the
company Property in that imme-
diate vicinity will grow rapidly in
value at the cost Of a correspond
ing decrease in the value OF that in
the northern portion Of the city.
Should those VINO have improved
and built up the northern portion
OF the city be ruined to enrich those
in the southern portion, who have
as yet not expended a single dol
lar upon their real estate there:
As a simple question between in.
dividuals, should this be? Busi
ness that is now confined TO and
belongs to this portion Of the city
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07

The San Francisco Alla tells tha
story Of q German, 9 waiter n 9
first street saloon IN ldat city. Who
was recently sent 70 the public hos-
pilal as an iueurable oOnsumpllVa,
and who, while IN @ francs (sap.
poaa q ha dead was laid out In
the dsad hnuHa between two
corpooa. The Alta tells ne s
well, and seis forth the feeling OF
the "tFaneea when be came 70, but
the German tells 4 better IN the
following style. BE says; aVell,
ven ! got sick and Vass In bed dat
day, the doctor came TO me ana sald
] vas very sick. He vent away. ana
after be vent ] fell asleep. IknsW
nothing more till / woke 10 de n.Rht,
and there vas no light. / put out
my hand, and ! could get no bed.
clothes for / vas cold. / den pul
my hand TO vone eide to try for the
bed-clOthes, and, Och, my GOtt, val
you tiRk got-Vy, q dsd man
Dere be vos, cold enough, sure.
rOared mid all the power had and
vas going away BY the other side,
vim sure, put my hand on another,
Then rOsred, and called, and cried
out all l could, and ven | vas get.
ting up my head struck . board
that was covering me. Oh, said !
vOt does this mean, we're am II
Am l ded 7 And / roared and baWl.
cd, aud threw OF the cover and
jumped about as IL vas mad. And
/ knocked ct the door vid my handl
and feet, but nobody would open Il
for me, and l thought ] vas det
myself. I was not sure. ] had tn
dead man's dress on me. At las
the door opened, and ven l lO0ket
at the man vat opened It, he fel
down mid fear, and ] ran till l va
caught. Then / tainted, and ven
come to myself, l thought 1t was
dream. But It is as true as ! an
here"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-07
MepeaI the Ineome Taxi

Mr.. Schenck, in his argument
for the continuance, in a modified
form, Of the income tax, stated
that the total number Of persons
who paid income tax was 272, ,s43.
or this number over 107, 600 paid
$50 or less, and if the exemption
we're raised to $1,000 that class
would be cut off. The second
class, that paid between $40 and
$50, numbers 69,lS4; the third
class, that paid between $50 and
800, numbered IL, 1886; the fourth
clPss, that paid between 800 and
5000, numbered over $4,000, and
those who paid over 5000 num-
bered 9,l64. 1t may be as.
serted as almost n selG.eyi.
dent fact that, for each indiyid-
ual enrolled in any one Of these
classes, there is another Individual
who ought to be 50 enrolled like
wise, but who cvadcs the tax, not
because he has less income, but
less conscience, than the other
The income tax is doing more 70
lower the standard Of morality in
the country-to encourage lying
and foster perjury--than any other
single agency, 1t should be ahol'
lished without reservation. and
forthwith. The $3000O,O00 it pro.
! duces is not needed for the sup
port Of the government, and can
/ only be used to permit Mr., Bout
vel to continue his Improbable
experiments in Aaance. It is
raised at too great 4 cost Of public
virtue. There is an unanimous
demand Tor s total repeal Of the
tax, and the people will not be
satisfied with the proposed modi.
iicaGons Of it. There should be
mo bali way work with It,