Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-15


and after consulting with soEaa Of
those who are earnestly interested
herein, win call q meeting Of cor
pOratoFRlt0 E aeleCt faso0mmitiea
who shall apply 70 the coming
Legislature for 9 charter Of incoF-
pofationAs q Bdildlhg Association,
under which charter en- ofganlEa-
ton win ba formally effected, and
then our little bafque VIM be, SET
aflOat upon the sea g Of successful
experiment 3 lo slldusl g1tIiaa f
THE 9KELEINGa or nm +. o.
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On the morning Of the Sd q man
by the name Of Gsiney, Deputy
Sheriff, accompanied by six soldiers
went to the house Of Gibson andin-
vited him out. Gibson opened bis
door, Fwhereupon guns were level
ed upon him, pointing through the
windows and doors, and firing com
mehced. Gibson returned the Ere
witha pistol. He hadlother wea-
ponsin the house, but moi expecting
any trouble they were unleaded.
Gibson ihOweYeT, succeeded IN
wppndingb .Gainey, the deputy
Sheriff, and two Soldiers. All three
are SUPPOSED 10 30 Tmortaliy
wouhdsd.. Gibson was then SHOT
through the head, which caused IlIs
death In about 3OymInutes. Tho
soldiers robbed his perS0naOf his
ppclnt bOOk and arms, andahnsad
HndIthr0atCned bis wife and, ,slsterS,
and said they would KIN them II
they saltenpted ~ create eny dis
tnEnaBcGua ss5oalo bua bsaaaa
Fl They dragged the body upon The
gallery, remarking eve have killed
the damned Bcoundrel at last. 2 They
lihan ha09 09lQ4fiaiJGAI liiW i.ld anE /
# The remains Of Mr.. Gibson were
'BroHghttO Yazoo CITY iGoF inter-
insnS on the steamcR Calamet and
were barriedthsfO y SsterdAy morn
iDg.9d' lolqqG hAds as9Yg aoJ "a
la'Phe wounded soldiers were taken
back TO MCNatt by their comrades.
l5Wsbelisvet the arrest was prompt
cd by 8 charge that DR.. GlbsOn had
been epgaged ip The killing Of ne
groes who were engaged In the late
Instructions in suu1ower country,
Gibson hadietermlned neverto be
taken alive, believing that death
was preferable t0the iubtlCs tn oi
d military trlAL we haYeo alluded
10 this matter elsewhere. o 81 o.
baam A dlHs-ss ~ vdTu7 puoiSoa
q yaa n Dance at RsVlnR.
Thursday, q Young couple Of thiI
city were united in marriage, and
on the nOonltrain took passage, for
Bovina, near which they propose
residing Thirty or forty persons,
ladies and gentlemen, aceOmpani-
ed them, with the view Of having
a genuine old fashioned ''hOuse
warming" The house is beauti.
fully situated. and Is large aud
roomy, and in it all were safely
enscOncedby one O'clock in the af-
terno6n!, Dinner was not aunopnc-
ed until near fouE, and as o cOnse-
quence the impatient and pleasure
loving cast them abOdttO dnd anus.
.ment during this interval, scotts
string band from this city, one Of
the best to DO bad anywhere, was
soon brought int0serViGej and then
It was that Joyous feet chased ID
tie beautiful fliazes Of the dance
The lying hours The, dance was
prosecuted wittpnabated ardOr and
interest, until dipper was annoppc-
ed, 10 which all with sharpened ap-
petItes repaifcda 1t was q sumptu-
ous in the extreme. Amid dhs
never ceasing GoF OfwitiClsm and
,pleasantries, the repast was par
taken Of, The wines were Of
the finest brands the pastry of the
mOstexcellent quality, and All other
things Of the sameiCharactes ~ Din
ner over, back 10 theiidaneing
room all repaired and engag-
ed again in The mOreH ac-
tive pleasures of the occasion.
About dark the people living in
the vicinity began to arrive. Many
others would have been present
but for the rain which continued
from noon until q late hour at night.
The dancing continued until about
twelve, when all repaired again to
the dining room TO refresh, from a
we'll spread table, the inner man.
The dance was again resumed and
continued until the great God Of
day had rolled away the dark mah-
tic Of night, when after breakfast
the party, with the exception Of the
ncwly.married couple aud intimate
friends sought the depot and
there took the train and returned
to the city. II was On exceeding