Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-09

WM0HN5 4A 3A
'na q new county.
Apelition TON BE heirs Of j.
tM. Lyles, deceased, praying for
relief
Bills passed:
An act for the relief Of Lee
SfiiIman.
An act to extend lhe time Tor
the collection Of taxes N Perry
Am act to legallEe the assess
.lmept Of taxes in Yallobusha
An act for the relief of Rice and
Kicks Of TishomihgO county.
Both Houses adjourned over to
Tuesday in honor Of 4th July.
Many members have gone home.
Others have gone down to Mag
nOlia.
The Governor and other State
officers are going TO Magnolia to-
morrow evening.
JACKSON, July A.-Te-day is the
soiled remnant Of a g%-Orious past.
Hand bills were posted about that
the Republican Cub would have
a Qualification, and a negro would
be the orator of the day. Ye gods
how have we fallen! About 10
o'clock there was q motley gather
ing of black, yellow, and a small
spEinkling of degenerate whites
assembled at the capital to hear
the reading Of the Declaration Of
Independence and the orator.
didn't 90 up; had no interest IN
that sort Of thing. l learn, how
ever, that Lynch couldn't CONF
to time; don't know il he wa
at "a reception last nign
and had q headache this morn
} ling; at any rate his plac0
was fully supplied by Boulder, Q
!. Lowndes, whose huge black statu.
. sWayed back and forth in til
Speakers desk for an hour or SC
telling how this country was in
fIdebted to the darkeys for all th
independence this GLORIOUS couu
TRY" has enjoyed from the days c
1.-THE revolution TO the presen
moment. Washington, Adams
: jefferson, and their co-worker
whom We have learned to rever
y as the authors of American ind,
pendence, are mere myths.
= A brass howitzer belonging
the military post was brought OF
i. and fred a few rounds at the stun
bering patriotism Of the citizen
but it was no use, they cOuldn
!. sec it," and 50 the day vas a 81
perb " fzzle," periodically speal
ing.
"A grand "jubilee" had been al
nouDced for Magnolia, and prepi
= rations were made for the accou
mOdation Of all creation, and tn
State officers and Legislators G
Louisiana and Mississippi, bl
!, that too I learned 4played out
and scarcely o coTporal's guar
dfaced the occasion. GovernC
.lIlcOrn declined both the Magn'
lila Jubilee and the demonstrt
eltiOn by the Republican Club
: Jackson, and in lieu thereof b
took himself to the Lunatic AS.
lum where he doubtless saw MOI
o,leOod sense displayed by the il
mates than he could have seen
Y either Of the other places. L
..good taste Ia the choosing Of Il
" companiOnship for the day be q
- corded him.
n Col. W. D. Mann, Of the Mob.
Register, and party Of Mob
~, gentlemen are here, it is und,
stood to look after and urge I
- proposed annexation of Mobile
Mississippi. The project is @
osl that MississippiaBs are deeply
y. terested in, and every encourG
ment should be given them Il
o.. their mission may not pre-
futile.
,ho Many citizens of this place
IN preparing for summer tours to
rious pleasure resorts.
The Pilot suspends publicat
OF two days on account Of the 4
val Their patriotism runs high.
0 The United States Dist
Iol- Court, Judge Hill presiding,
convene tomorrow,
JEREMIAH
out WASHINGTON, July l.-Hol
Discussing Funding bill.
-rE-Di taxat
rSo and Government. Aspicy det
is progressing.
u. WAsAIxGEoN, July 1.-ReveI
over one million dollars.
Gen. Sherman and family
u gone to Berkeley Springs, to sp'
the Summer.
ior The Census Commissioner a
an additional million dollars
IN complete his work.
Ida Cabinet met to-day, and me
es- again on Friday. The Presid
left at nine O'Clock.
or The decrease in the debt d
ing June, was nearly twenty
an a quarter millions.
-, Coin in Treasury, $ll2,75O,
itly Currency, nearly 20 millions.
ny. WAsmNGroN,J July 1.-SENAT.
Wn Resumed consideration Of tax
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