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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
A LethnrgIc COmmunIsy-A Se.
we're and WellsDeserved CrIti-

A LeIhnrgIc COmmunIsy-AS See
we're and WelIsDeserved CrlIi.
clsm.
Editor Of the Herald:
In your issue of yesterday morning
was cal in regard to the Chess organi-
zation, aud suggesting something in
regard 10 Reading-room or Library,
in which you commented severely, but
not severe enough, upon the inditier-
ence manifested by our people toward
such matters. This Indifference Is as
incorrigible, | fear, as 1t is deplorable,
The spirit OF indifference and disor-
ganizalion seems to be the prominent
Characteristic OF these people. No grade
Of society, high or low, or nationality,
but is alarmingIy affected with Il; the
Americans, the Germans, the Irish, the
Jews, and all are alike affected. None
have been able 10 keep up an organiza.
ton Of any kind. Men have grown
grey in the years they have vainly
struggled iU get up societies or organi-
cations Of creditab'c and bene-
fetal character. AS Al evidence Of
this fact, | would refer TO Tie
ten thousand aud one various .ns,i,u-
tions that have been started here dur.
ing the last thirteen wears, that were
started under the most favorable au-
spices bUt were doomed to pty,l in a
few sLoct days, through the iu,'rGmen-
talitY OF this accursea spirit OF iadiiIer-
ence aud disorgan!zltiOn. Where are
all ou: Literary and Debating SOcie.
ties: Our Dramatic and MusicG So.
cieties: Our Military aud Charitable
Associations? Our Gymnasium: Our
Temperance Societies, and all cur
other Associations, too numerous TO
mention! Ask OF the winds. Like
mushrooms they sprang into exist.
ence, and like mushrooms passed
away. Future generations may resur.
rect AID establish them, but this people,
| fear, never. The only organizations
that have wilhs,ood the balefHl in1u.
ences are the Fire Department, and
the secret orders, and yet they,
too, are fearful sufferers from its
effects. Our Fire Department
has coed engines, horses, engi.
neers ani drivers, and these
make Il effective, but look at its meet
ings aud see the attendance there. 1t
is only TOO common u thing lo no, be
able to muster quorum for the trans
action of absolutely necessary business,
am also reliably informed by prom
inCnt Mqsors, thai 'he apathy and in
ditfer"oce in their organization here il
quite marked, wLerea, the greatest en-
thusiasm exists In its ranks elsewhere
Can any one solve this puzzling ques-
ton? Can any one explain the cause
OF this dscreditable and deplorable In
difference? Is IT OUR CLIMATE, OR Gs
IT DOwSRIGHr rRIFLINGNEss?
EXPERIENCE.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

MYERS the County Treasurer of
Wspakoneta county, Ohio, whose
thrilling story of having been attacked
by masked burglars and compelled, by
the application Of lighted match tc
his feet TO reveal the combination oil
the county safe, was published some
time ago, now confesses that he stole
the county funds himself.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

A PERSONAL difficulty occurred be-
tween Capt. A. H. French and Mason
N. Cummings, ESQ.,, on Commerce
Street, on Monday morning, which re.
suited In Mr.. Cummings beings shot
three times by Capt. French. Mr..
Cummings was carried to the European
House, near which the aifSir occurred,
where he now lies dangerously wound.
cd.
Il is almost impossible 10 obtain the
exact particulars Of the case, as those
who witnessed the affair expect tC be
called upon to testify, and are properly
retiCent aud we do not consider It
proper to detail the various street re-
ports, as the matter will undergo judi
cial investigation as soon as the eifec'
of the shooting is definitely under
stood.
The difficulty ls understood to hav'
grown out OF certain political charges
made by Mr.. Cummings, who is an In
dependent candidate for the Legisla
ture, against Capt. FrsBch, who Is no
a candidate, during the canvass on thr
East side of the river, last week.
+ Aberdeen Examiner.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Emperor William Advises the Turks
to Practice humanity.

LoNDoS, Oct. 5.--The Daily News's
special from Vienna says a trusty re.
port from Berlin states that by the
Emperor Williams special orders, a
note has been sent to Constantinople
very earnestly urging that the princi-
pies OF humanity should no longer be
violated. The note does not exactly
threaten the Turks, but leaves no
doubt OF the indignation felt, and that
the German Government does not in.
tend indiiIerently to look on.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

DOES 1t not sound strange TO see it
announced in the papers that Judge D.
or Colonel c., or General E., Is can.
didate for door-keeper OF the Senate
Since when do Judges consider it an
honor to be appointed door.keepers? ? II
1t was not always thus, but "tempora
mutantur ct nos mutamur in ILLS.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

THIS is the sort of thing that passes
for wit in Memphis. The Memphis
Evening Herald Gays: I'VE notice tel
egraph headings starting out with
General Washington Dispatches We
thought he was dead. Do they come
from the Spirit land?"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
YTcKsBURG, Oct s. 1877

Editor Of the Herald:
You ask me, in your journal this
morning, to say whether have or
have moi, "within the last month, crit
icised Lamar IN the editorial columns
OF the Commercial?" ?"
Permit me to say, at the outset, that
your question should have been direct
ed to Mr.. Sullivan, the editor of the
Commercial. II would hardly be
courteous In me to claim credit for the
authorship OF his sparkling editorials,
even II l were capable Of writing them,
but TO claim this credit without de-
serving It, would be at once untruthful
and unmanly.
If, however, l should attempt to
affirm or deny the authorship of all the
editorials appearing In the daily jour
nails Of this city, l should scarcely have
the leisure to read them. You charge
me with writing the editorials Of the
Commercial. Some persons have al
ready endeavored to fasten upon me
the paternity Of some editorial matter
in the columns OF your youthful cotem-
porary, the Morning Leader, while
others, whenever they find In the
HERALD an editorial less dull
"thRn the fat weed
That rots itself In ease on Lether's
wharf,"
make haste 10 charge me with lis au-
thorship. From such compliment l
shrink with unaffected modesty; from
such an accusation l exclaim, with all
earnestness and sincerity, "GooD LORD,
DELIVER Usp Please do me the honor
to publish this note, aud very greatly
oblige, Your obedient servant,
UM IL MnH u DIE
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The BOnapSrtists are coming to the
top agaiu in French politics. Do not
be surprised If you live to see a Napo-
leon w.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

JUDGE HUGH ]. CAMPBELL, promi.
nent Louisiana Republican, says that
Nichols iS making fair, just, and i'm.
partial Governor.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The better class Of New York Re.
publiCaus are loud in their denuncIa-
tions Of Conkllng's attack on the Ad.
ministralion,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The Boston base ball club have car
ried the championship pennant back
to Boston.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TIE New York Democratic nomina.
tions may be regarded as victory for
the anti.Tilden party.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TIE Gait House, of Louisville, which
cost one million Of dollars, was sold
for $l55,0C0.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

PROCTOR KNOTT is looming up as a
possible United States Senator from
Kentucky.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

DoRE has finally consented to illus
trste Shakespeare.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TEE Slate debt Of Louisiana Is near
ly sixteen million dollars.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

We are glad to see signs OF inCreas-
ing prosperity in the New Orleans
Democrat.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TIE reduction Of the public debt in
September was 100000.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

aBURTALo BILL" cleared over $4,000
In the last six months.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

NEv YOnE is short Of water.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

SATURDAY Morning. October 9.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

l say this legislation which has thus
fostered the bondholder you have been
called upon to sustain, and you have
been asked TO sustain the authors OF II
In those extraordinary expenditures
which, by the report of the Treasurer,
have been wholly unnecessary, and If
the FOrty-fourth Congress could have
reduced the taxes as they did so, what
might have been done II the legislation
Of the country had been directed hon
estly and fairly to a reduction of Its
debt not by an immediate resumption
because that Is one of those things that
must come by itself. You can not put
gold enough in the Treasury by 1879
10 resume. 1t is unwise craftsmanship,
Ii will come of itself, but it can not
come AS long as YOU oppress labor with
burden in the shape OF taxes which II
is not able 10 bear. Applause. The
policy Of the Republican pVrty on the
subject OF resumption will bankrupt
every industry and PROSTATE every
great pursuit Of the American people.
[Applause. -,
There is another subject which will
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-05

TIE TorNG MORMON RRIDE.-A dispatch
to the New Yolk Herald from Salt Lake City,
yesterday, says:
JOHN W. Young. the third aia Of tn" late
Prophet brigham lruup, aud one Of the quo
rum Of Twelve Apostles who have assumed COZ
troll of the Mormon community. made his ap-
pearance here TO day. The girl, Tuella Cobb.
stepdaughter Of brigham, who was, on the
18th Of September. illegally married" to John
w. Young at 81. George, was 10 the company
of her poIygamous husband This is the first
appearances of the pair in rnblic since their
"marriage," and they attracted considerable at
tention from both Mormons and t4entllcs.
John w. and his concuhinc really arrived 10
this neighborhood on Friday oight last, and
have hecn hiding At Young'a farm, lyiog
short distance south Of the city. The reason
why they have now emerged from their place
of concealmcut appears to be that the newly
"marrcd" couple have only just learned that
| there has been no warrant yet issued Tor Johus
arrest. As soon as be became aware OF this
fact the Apostle showed himself to his friends
! this morning, and during The afternoon the
| Cobb girl promcnadcd The street with her nus
band" in the Mormon faith. She seemed quite
contcn!cd, and rather pr0u! OF her choice and
the marked attention she was attracting.
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fysHss ARD E.IssUesha.

gsOKTNEWS VIENNA LAGER in bottles.
L IT s.: conts rar do3on delivered to al parts
Of tho city.
lily l. Il. W. AE GkI, G2D lAthg 81.
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A1&fau0rla Qbqz&tte
FRinAY ETENlNG, OCTOBER
YOEtiiiuI 9'eot5igieS.

lorici. declared that Vincent Quirinus, be.
fore II, wa4 eight yeats old, posted up in tho
pnbiic schools OF Ronla more than four thou
sand i've hundred theses on aharGse questions,
ani defended them against all opponents. Mr..
Shand3 clppel this by citing one eruaite mau
who learned all the sciences and liberal arts
without being taught any ot them.
Isaa, u Israeli, in his ''Curiosities al l.tera
turc, notices many curious examples. Pope
wrote some Of his "Pas;orals' at sixteen, aud
large number Of his works including the trans
lation of Homer, were thrown otf before ne
reached thirty. Edgar Poe wrote his "Heen,
remarkable for its beauty ol style, when scarce,
y more than eleven years old. CowleY at FL
teen published his "Pcctic Blossoms" while
his "Pyramus and Thisbe." though not pub.
lishcd till his sixteenth year, is said to have
been written when he was only ten. Lord Ba-
con planned bis great work, the "Novum Or.
gauupl Sci"n,iarum,' when only sixteen, al.
though the writing was the work OF raturtr
years The late Bishop Thirlwall wrote his
'Primi,in" when a boy Of only eleven years Of
ace; he was one Of the lew who wrote both
early and late, q wonderful example Of long
continued mental activity. l'r. Watts almost
both early aud late, but not much 10 middle
life; he published his first poem at twenty, and
his "Nillage' before thirty; then a silence of
twenty years was followed By 2 renewal OF lite
rary labor. Charlotte Rronte wrote IN very
early life, "because she could not help 1t.
Chattertou, the scapa graco who applied 50
much Of his marvellous ro9ers to dishonest or
lying purposes, wrote minor pieces OF poetry at
fifteen, and sooa atlcrward a pretended pedl.
gree of Bristol family. At sixteen no pub
lishcd the alleged plays aud poems OF koWlcy,
described by him as priest or monk OF
the fifteenth century; at about seventeen he
brought forward some pretended old palch'
mcnt, made 10 appear so,!ed and tma'|nrn,
containing Il fictitious description OF an oid
bridge ct Bristol; AZ! then wrote bogri-
phias Of Bristol artists VITO never !tvcd. Gong
70 London, lie wrote many satlrica aud p9Htch
papers for the p:a5s; anl tadal h!s cXtraord:'
nary life before he had completed his eighteenth
year. >,
As child (ucvof 81 ui As what W. should
call 4 ''lad'') Christian ll2inekcf was ope OF
the most Singular ct Whcm We had record. lie
was born at Lubec about y century and q hall
ago. When only ten months Old nc could III
Ge arc to believe the accounts ol hlm) repeat
every word sad 10 tlln; a twelve mouths no
knew Hluch Il p.ttarch ~ hear; al t"o years
he lcw The greater part ni The biDie, al ths@c
c4u?d aGaTer .n1St Vncstt':tH II 'iaiTcEsa' MS
tory and geography (a5 ;h"n tlHght,) and eegaa
to learn French and ll.iin ncirrh four be began
theology and church history, aud expressed ar
gumontatlvc opinions t:er:0n. lhls precec!cu1
little pctlant died t,rfn;a 10 hal completed hi:
fifth year.
The late j ohu Snrt aI "hal 10 recollec
-. .,,l, to Ia tIt tra [.
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G. M. AID A. MS,
pEALERlN
Ladies' l. Gents Fun'g. Goods.

LADIES DEPART MENT.
Kid Gloves, Hosiery, underwear, Corsets,
S,srts, Collars snd Cults, Handkerchiefs, &c.
GENTS DEPARTMENT.
kia Gloves, Collars and Cuffs, Hosiery, Shirts.
uandAech hinis, Underwear, Scar[s Ties snd
lows, &c.
NOTION DEpARTMENT.
Cotton, Pins. Needles, Thread. Buttons, Edg.
,nxs Zuphyv Worsted, Shetland Wool, Garman-
town Wool, Saxony Yarns. &c.
nov G. Nj. ADA Ms, No. 81 King ST.
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PRrrzr FIELDER 81 90.
Iii KING STREET.

J.
sep 22-tll
CTARTIlNG AND STRANGE IEF Eli
- OPEMENTS.
The whole business community was thrown
into ltato OF violont excitement sud agitation
this morning by tho discovery that
u. BENDH ELM,
ATHl@ PALACE DRY GOODS ST0Rh,
No 1l2 King street.
wss aud has been selling his goods st e
WONDERFUL, SACRIFlCE,
for NO other reason than to keep his stock NOV
ing Being interviewed, this strange event was
only augmented by tho fact that ho intonds TO
completely revolutioniZe the Dry Goods trade
in Alexandria as regards prices, &c
DOWN WITH YOUR PRICES
Best Calico 5lc Organdl Lawn lie; yard
wide Linen for dresses l9o; Dress Goods, PLAID
or striped, 10c Grenadines at your own prices ;
Parssols from GOc to So; CAsaimeraa, all wool.
bOc; 100 yards Spool Silk &C.; a good paper of
Pins &c; Il no White Spread ST %; best Shirt
ing, striped, l0, fne Victoria Lawn l24c; a
good Ladies' GanZa Vest for 45c; also large
Stock Of Gents Underwear, which we will sell
at bottom iguroS good Linen Crash 7c per va ;
also s largo line Of ladies Linen Suits, which
will DO sold at the lowest prices before carrying
oyor. A call is all hn asks jy6
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CAN DIDATES.

LHOR THE HOUSE OF DELEG GATEs--To
L. tho Voters OF Alexandria city and county ::
/ announce myself as an independent candidate
for election to the House Of Delegates for the
ensuing term. If eloctod, promise tho devotion
of my best cll1rts in behalf Of your interests.
aug Is # e. Il. RAMEI.
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Henry Ilaglehar1!t' S Lager Beer.

Bottled for Family Lsa snI Shipp!ng) =,
Tho attention c( lilo public is respectfully call
el to avery superior ArLicio OF lAGkk and
WEI39 : hEt:, brewea fron tho hesl Malt ah';
Mons, will The greatest caro- i3r its purity, and
mt no IN tEn n.G;t convenient "!yla with patent
sLnppora. .,,
lnvalids Or laicaia pa:anns will toriSa much
benefit from It's uan ur,lAra left 81 Louis a y
pich's r0s:aurant will receive prompt attention..
Country ,.,archant9 anal dnaler5 suppllo! 81
l,wo.t raif... Da!ivornl to any part Of tho city.
HENRY ENGhElfARDT
mc5 West Fad Browory.
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EDUCATIONAL.
DELIIE HAVEN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
ID AlaysnGria Va

DELhE HAVEN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
ID Alexandria, Va.
The exercises OF this school will b resumed
On the 18th instant
The organization is such rs to embrace all
grades of scholarship from the primary to the
most advanced collegiate. The Principsl de-
siro5 to assure all who arc inclined TO patronize
this school that toschsrs Of known ability and
experience are employed IN every department.
Special attention is called to the superior facili-
tics offered in tho Department of Music. Prof.
=. ). Hshr, teacher of groat reputation, will
preside over this dopartm ,n and will bo assisted
by Mrs and Miss penick. Young ladies OF tho
city who havo completed their literary course
but who desire to continue music, can have the
beneti! Of Prof. Hairs instruction VI tho Insti.
tute. For other particulars send for Catalogue,
or apply to
sep 7-tf N. PENlCh, Principal.
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FANCY GOODS.
TO TUE PUBLIC.

mo THE PUBLIC.
have Just returned from the North with 8
full line o! o,,,
FANCY HOSE,
Ct ali nrices; CorsAts, Handkerchief, Collars
and Cuffs, Infants Fancy Hoods and Sacques
Handsome Shswls, Fine White Flannel also
All colors Cf Plaid anu Plain Opera Flann els,
Ladies' and Chldren's Merno Vests and Pants;
also Dents Shirts and Drawers. Zephyr Worst
ed al! shades; also all shades Of Cheap Wo1sted. |.
White and Black l0e, Colored lac per or; Bal
morals and o.her Yarns; also great bargains in
'powc's, Napkins. Lace, imported Black Silk
Scarf, al kinds of Neckties and Neck Rutiing.
Buttons Silk and Worstod Fringes, Baby Dolls,
Silver Gard Board. Crored Notices and Frames.
Fancy Pictures, Steal Belts, Trimmings ot ell
descriptions and othsr Fancy Articles. Call
sep 27-tf A. DlEDEL'S 1856 Rins 81.
NorloE'
h.yeiust returned from the NORTH with E
fall line cf tho following goods: Lsdia.' and
Chillrens Hosiery from l2ic to SOC pair !; Kid
iova, from 75c to 81 75 per pair; Handktr
chofs at All prices Zephyr Worstcl whit, lOc,
colored I4c per OF; Ladies' Embroidered Col
lars l5c; 8 large line ot Lace Collars for child
rem Ccssets from j0a up; Yarn, Navy Blue.
Vests and rants of all sizes; Card Board Silver
Paper PictnreS in grost variety; Motto Pocket
Books; Steel Purses, new style; Lace ana DIX
'carts Crepe Lease AL kinds Of Rulling very
low; Buttons, Fringes and Black Velvet on tho
bias also Velvet Ribbons ard rythiug In my
line ~ low as can DO sold in this or any other
city Call AID SOC for yourselves at
&C BERRT'S - King st
Agent Tor SING EHS SEWING MACHINES
sop "a
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-09
The New Railroad Connection.

The prospect is now almost definite and GER
tain that by this coming spring Chicago will
have new through railroad connection with
the seaboad entirely independent of what may
now be called the spool lines" We have on
several previous occasions called attention to
the facilities possessed by the Grand Trunk
Railroad of Canada to make Chicago its west
ern terminus. 1t only remains to fill the gap
between Flint and Lansing in Michigan to
make the connection complete, and this work
ia now progressing at a rate which promises
completion by March next. The route will
then be from Chicago to Valparaiso over the
Fort Wayne Railway, the right of way having
been secured by lease for term of years; from
Valparaiso to Lansing over the road formerly
known as the Upper Peninsular; from Lansing
to Flint over the road now in process of COM
pletion: from Flint to Port Huron (the present
terminus of the Grand Trunk) over the Port
Huron & Lake Michigan Road These branches
will be consolidated-a total distance of 32S
miles, under the Grand Trunk management, max
ing Chicago the western terminus. This will
give Chicago permanent and independent con-
nection with Boston and Portland In addition
to this, there is scheme on foot to make con-
nectious with the Inter-Coonial Road, owned
by the Dominion of Canada, W hich will make
Halifax the eastern terminus of the Grand
Trunk, and join Halifax aud Chicago. This
connection will be of the utmost importance to
the shipping interests of this city, as the in
terests represented in the Grand Trunk are so
entirely diverse from those of the New York
Central, the Baltimore & Ohio, the Erie, and
the Pennsylvania roads, that pooling ar
rangement will be almost out of the question.
Once completed, Chicago will be safe even in
the greed and schemes of the Eastern railroads
-ChicU1O Tribune
The Portland daily press., 1877-01-09
News and Other Items.

A despatch from Provincetown states that
the body of the seaman who was drowned from
the schooner Massachusetts, from Baltimore for
Belfast, Me-, has been recovered.
The enterprising female banker of Madrid,
who promised depositors 80 per cent. interest
per month, has 'lit out, as was expected, and
with 100000.
The sheriff of Santa Clara county. Cal, had
2S applications from persons out of work for
the job of lashing negro sentenced to be whip.
ped for wife beating.
James Farrell, burglar caught in the act,
yesterday morning, cleaning out liquor store
in Seventh avenue, New York, shot Policeman
Mcdowell through the head, it is believed
fatally. Farrell was captured.
John Brown, son uf the one whose "soul is
marching on" is practiciDg law in San Bernar-
dino, Cal. The widow and other members of
the family are in the northern part of that
te.
Beecher said at his Friday night prayer meet
ing,-It is well to think that when an old man
dies he has turned to spiritual things before 60
ing, but there are plenty to say, as long as Com
modore Vanderbilt could get about he didn
care for hymns. We are glad when any one is
saved, as by fire, but what we want is men in
the full strength of power and life, and not the
fag end.
1t seems that Cardinal Antonellis petty be
quests to charities were not even voluntary, but
compulsory. Every church digritary dying in
Rome must leave legacy to the two charities
he so distinguished, and of the exact amount
1857 that he gave. But the Roman Catholic
papers declare that aside from his collection of
gems, etc., the Cardinal was not wealthy.
The present theatrical season in New York
is said to be the worst known since the war,
and all the managers resort to "papering" to
fill their houses. One invited the whole medi
cal profession the other evening, and had twelve
hundred physicians to witness his performance.
Another evening there were eighteen hundred
dentists present ON free tickets. The treasurer
says it gave him the tooth ache to look at that
house.
The fact is said to have transpired recently
that there was very narrow escape from a
break in the Pennsylvania electoral college.
The story is that when Elector O'Neill of Pitts
burg, arrived at Harrisburg to attend the meet
ing of the college, he had a conference with
| some of the prominent Democrats, and that in
the college he informed his associates that he
| was disposed to the conclusion that his duty to
the country required of him to vote for some
| other candidate than Mr.. Hayes. Some verv
| plain talk, however, is said to have caused him
| to reconsider his views of his duty and vote as
| he was elected to vote.