Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-20
ODDS AND ENDS.

Taylor should 60 TO Russia as United
States Minister, how old Simon Came
ron will objurgate at the employment
of another Of "them d-d literary fell
lers p-[ Memphis Avalanche.
CHEAP SAUsAGEs.-In Chicago, With
in three months past, two thousand
dogs have gone to skip and gambol
around the spectral skirts Of Katie
King. No wonder bologna ssusages
are oheap.-[Cincinnati Enquirer.
The HATcHEr STORY ALL RIeHT.-A
letter Of Washington has been publish
ed lately, in which the Father Of His
Country expressed & preference for a
two.bladed penkRife. This leaves the
hAtehet as 1t New Orleans Pic.
Syune.
CAN'T Do IT. - The Republicans
of Ohio hope, by resorting to Return
ing Board tricks and devices under
the new Registration Law Of Ohio, to
retain their hold on the Buckeye State.
They will find that they can not make
the machine work as well In Ohio as II
did in Louisians. -[Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
INJURED BIZ MoDEsTY.-Having de.
clined the Brazilian mission, the Chi
agoCollectorship, and various things,
General aud ex-senator John A. Logan
has declined, also, the Receivership OF
the Chicago Life Insurance Company.
He urged II upon himself with great
pertinacity, but could not induce him.
self TO accept-after 1t had been given
to another man.-[Chicago Times.
PUSH TO THE GATES OF 1HE Cry
General Ord is proving terror to the
rufians on the Mexico.Texan border.
and the capture and summary punish
ment Of few more Of them will have
. wholesome effect. Let him be in
structed to pursue them TO the gates Of
the City of Mexico itAelf, II the Mexi.
can Government will not punish the
marauders-[ Columbus Dispatch.
A RoMANcE.-The story about
French agents buying avslanches OF
pork and beef in Chicago for the
French army, related by the Inter
Ocean, of that place is, Of course, a ro-
mRnce-merely an advertising device
for certain pork and beef packers oi
Chicago. The French, even II they
were going into the provision business,
know Chicago TO well to buy anything
there Louisville Courier-J ournal.
TaE RAIDS HAXKER AFTER ISDEPEND.
ENTs.-In some few counties In this
State the Republicans have had con-
venlions, and resolved TO have no
ticket in the field this campaign. The
Republican State Executive Committee
viii doubtless pass q similar resolution,
This means that the Republicans will
not have q ticket of their own In the
field, but will encourage and support
independent candidates. Nstchez
Democrat.
RESUMPTION REGARDLESS OF OHIo.-
Itmight suit the purposes Of individual
Republicans to force the President into
a false position in regard to his party.
The overwhelming majority Of the par
" have no such desire. They recog.
nize the Administration as of right
theirs, and, dropping the Southern
question as q thing Of the past, they
would keep on their side the full
measure Of Executive influence. Thus,
and only thus, will It be possible for
Republicans to impress upon the Ad-
ministration the necessity Of resisting
the Southern craving for subsidies and
OF enforcing the policy of resumption
regardless Of demands from Ohio.-tN
Y. Times.
GoIxe TO MEET TON AND Ulysses
A New York special Of the 9th say
that Mr.. Tilden has not given up lhC
European trip contemplated by hin
some time ago. He will sail in 8 weel
or ten days with Cyrus w. Field
Their principal business abroad will b
to raise money to build the New Yorl
elevsled railrosd, which they propose
to extend around the east side Of thu
city. Mr.. Tildsn, It can be further
stated, has given up ell thoughts Of re-
viving the Presidential contest in the
courts. He has also relinqulshed thC
purpose of maintaining bis supremacy
in New York politics. He will make
no fight in the approaching fall con-
ventiOn.