Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-04-16
STATE ITEMS.

Commenting upon the naming q
new county Lincoln, IN honor Of
sold Abe, (as the RAIDS say,) the
Pilot has the following:
Truly we have bad q radical
change in the political and govern
mental affairs OF the State, bat the
change has been no greater than
the need Of Il. :
Isn't that supremacy self-satisfac-
tory?
"Truly zoe have had q radical
change, &C." Yes, you have had
a radical change here which being
forced on us by your bayOnets, win
last while your bayonet rules here
and no longer Mind that now.
As TO the salaries Of Circuit
Judges we have said that in princi-
pie, we thought S5,00OnottOO much
but We feel like saying that, IN fact,
as the positions will be filed gen.
orally by Rads-wa don't care If
they don't get a cent Except what
they steal, and that can't be helped
Speaking of that erudite Leg
islator's letter we published a day
or two since, the jolly old Pilot
says:
The writer of the letter referred
10, may not spell as well as Davis
OF the editor of the Herald, but VIC
will youch for his being true TO
liberty and the Union which is far
more important just now.
Just say Radical party, for 'liber-
y and the Union" and we endorse
every word.
The Governor recommends to the
Legislature the Obtaining by pur-
chase or gift from the General Gov.
eminent the Marine Hospital In this
city to be used for a State asylum.
Senator Bennett made a speech in
the Senate on the Circuit Court bill
and urged good amendments: that
the Judges be taken from each par
ticular district, that there be ten
districts, and that the recording of
deeds. &c, and issuance of marriage
licenses be the duty of Chancery
Instead of Circuit clerks.
But he showed the cloven foot
when he urged that Judges be
taken from their districts because,
forsoOth, it would be TO the inter
est OF the Radical party!
SHIRLEY DARE, writing to the
Chicago Republican thus describes
Mrs. Senator Sprague, daughter Of
Chief Justice Chase:
One more sketch before the
galleries are cleared. Before us
walks, or rather, mdulates, d
slender lady Of finest mold, with
the most delicious curve Of throat
and chin possible. 1t recalls at
once that throat Of Ethel NewcomC
Thackeray, praised so much, Add
tothis,a youthful cheek, that charm
ing nose, straight in itself, while i
relieves the line ofthc brow, brigh'
deer.like eyes and spirited pose o.
the small head, smooth white com
plcXion, with Il streak Of red in tht
cheeks, burning like the 1ame il
an opal, sloping shoulders and
graceful hand. Such is the present
ment of Mrs. Sprague. 1 coult
scarcely believe her to he eighteen
by gas light. / had imagined
slim, cold beauty, like most of the
society bellies, and this eXquisit
creature, with uplited head life
deer Just risen from its couch .
fern, took one all by bIissful sur
prise. 1t is seldom one meets
woman capable OF looking "A hero
inc. Most women are to one.
idea like discolored pearls. o
course you want to know what sll,
wore. / don't know what she has
on! She reminded one Of Mis-
Muloch's deer.throated heroine il
nv mind ever since. You know
am not given to raying about beau
ties, but this woman has mad
many delicate representations pos
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