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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Cotton Crop

WA,HlSGToN, August l0.-The Cot
ton Exchanges throughout the South
have furnished monthly reports. A
somewhat hurried analysis shows
that the weather during July
has been more iavorabict than
last wear; that IL condition Is
from 5 to ii days, averaging 8 days
late, with the plant hardy amt thriving.
There are scattered statements Of the
appearance Of catterpillars, army
worms and lice, but az yet no damage
done. The fields are quite generally
well cultivated, and the tone Of reports
is cheerful, and indicates satisfactory
yield.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
vlctlma ola Reeent RailIoad plsaster.

NEW YORK, August l0.-The fol.
lowing are among the injured Ly the
accident on the Central Railroad Of
New jersey, st Oceanrorl draw: Mr..
Remien, OF Augusta, Georgia, badly
cu' about the head, al.o wounded in
back and ankle Mrs. Remsen, bad con.
fusion in the head Miss Alice Tull,
niece Of Mrs. Rams~n. suffering from
shock Miss X uir Tull, sister TO Alice,
seriously cut back Of the ear.
Long BRANCH, August l0.--There
are yet about thirty wounded at Il
farmhouse from the wreck at Ocean
Port. There we're two deaths to-day.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

CONTROLLER KSoX, OF the United
states Treasury has Issued q statement
Of currency changes during July, and
during the period Of three years and
upward, since the passage Of the act OF
June 20.h, 1874, permitting banks 10
surrender circulation and take up their
securities in excess Of $4,000. During
July the notes redeemed and surrender
ed amounted to 81, 22l ,0l9, and the new
notes Issued to 1881, $40; 80 that the
net decrease was S3S3y409. Meantime
greenbacks we're retired to an amount
sufficient to make q total decrease oil
$l,539,745 in the active currency, bank
and government, during July. During
the twelve months ended July 81 the
total decrease In active currency ofboth
kinds was sl2, ,272, which was at
the rate Of a little more than a million
a month. From June Goth, 1874, to
January l3, 1875, there was an expan-
sion Of about 100000, the bank circu-
lation having increased to that extent,
while the volume OF greenbacks re-
manned unchanged. During the thirty
and one.half months from January II,
1875, to July 81, 1877, the net decrease
10 activecurrency was S62, 496, 07S, which
was at the average rate of$2,049,0 jl per
month, or S~24,5Ss,6l2 per year. The
total amount Of greenbacks and bank
notes outstanding in January, 1875,
was $733,S6l,450. The total outstand-
ing at the end Of last month was $685.
906,0S2. The difference, or apparent
decrease, therefore, was S~T3,95j,4lS.
1t will be seen, therefore, that Sherman
has been steadily contracting the cur
rency, and though the rate of contrac-
ton for the last twelve months is be-
low the average for the three years, 1t
cannot be t%ruthfully asserted, as the
press organs ofthe bond-holders claim,
that he has not been contracting II at an
alarming rate. The volume Of curren.
cy has been 90 far diminished below
the demands of the country that the
monthly decrease Of q million and q
half exerts q constructing power. whose
disastrous effects are being demon.
strated in q way that foresta lis all the.
DRY and argument. Three years ago o
contraction nearly double that amount
per month was hardly noticed, but the
limit has been reached aud overstepped,
and the country Is now threatened
with q great financial disaster.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

The troubles Of Mckee, the propfi-
etor OF the GlObe-D Democrat, are reviv.
ing again in the shape Of civil suits
against him by the United States, in
volving more than q million and a half
dollars. As these thicken around him,
the attacks Of his paper ON the South
grow more rancorous and mendacious,
as If his editor hopes that the gauzy
folds Of the wOrn-Out bloody shirt will
hide the old sinners crimes from the
public view.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Marshal Purnell Not Killed but Badly
Wounded

Ar,Tiy, FExAs, August l0-IIon.
Chas. Devens: Thos. +. Purnell.
United States Marshal, Of our district.
was net and Afterwards ired upon b.
Britton, He is badly wounded. but
will cover No blame attaches q
Purrei.. Excitement is great, but sui.
siding lSigned.) J. Evans.
United States ATTORNEY.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Mexican Border AHairs.

WARRINGTON, August l0.-Latest ad.
vices from the Rio Grande are 10 the
effect that United States troops are
used very vigorously to prevent hos
tile incursions by Lerdoists from Tex.
as into Mexico. Gen. Ord Is also max.
ing efforts to arrange border troubles
by securing the extradition Of Lipau
Indians. Negotiations looking to this
end are now in progress, with coed
prospects of success.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Nolle Prosequis In Cases OF g. Louis
Rioters.

ST. LOUIS, August l0.-ln the Court
Of Criminal Correction, Mole prose-
auis were entered In the cases Of Cur
tin, Lafgreen, Fisher, Glenn, Allen,
Curtis, Cope, Rstz and Goodhue, who
were arrested as members OF the Exec.
utive Committee of the Workingmen's
party during the late strike, and &C.
cused of making incendiary speeches
and melting others TO riotous conduct.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

TIE English papers viewed our labor
troubles with . half-hidden feeling of
satisfaction, but right in the midst of
their dispAragements of republican in
stitutions an election riot occurred at
Grimsby, for which there was no ex-
cuse, whatever. 1t was not an upris'
ing Of hungry and outraged working
men, but q mere outbreak Of pure sous
sedDess," as stupid as 1t was mslig-
nant. A mob of about six thousand
adherents OF q defeated candidate in an
election to fill a Parliamentary vacan-
cy, assailed the hotel where the success
fol man had established his headquar-
ters, Quilted and wrecked the building,
and tried 10 burn il. The military bad
10 be called on 10 quell the rioters, and
had great difficulty in reducing them
TO submission. All this goes to show,
that like the Kemper county affair and
the wholesale arson and murders in
Pennsylvania, Accidents will happen
in the best regulated families"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

NArcHEz AND JACKSON RAILROAD
The total amount OF money required
OF Hindr county to secure the survey
of The Naich,z and j Ickson Railroad
from Burtouton via Utica aud Ray.
mond to jackson, Is $500, which the
Directors appor'ioned as follows $500
to be paid by Utica; $1,000 by Ray.
mond ami $1,000 by jackson. The
subscription at Raymond amounts to
$lS65--:he larger portion Of which has
already been settled by ca.h aud notes
payable | of October, all OF which has
been forwarded to Natch,z-[Hinds
County Gazette.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

MAJOR F. r. TURLEY, who announ-
Gee himself for reelection 10 the House
of Representatives has had great expe.
riencs as 9 parIiAmentarian, having
served several terms in the Legislature,
and Il Is useless for Us to say to q peo-
pie who have tried him, that il elected,
he will make as be always has, an eff
Glen. aud faithful public servant.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Russian reinforcement Arriving.

LONDON, August l0,-A correspond
cnt Of the Daily News, at Bucharest,
reports that great numbers Of troops
continue to arrive from Russia, as also
mounted men from the Danube.
The News's Vienna dispatch saystwo
army corps from Odessa and Cosmos
are already on the march to the Dan.
ube. Gen. krudener has received L..
GOO more troops and some artillery.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

Is the county of San Marco. Tex.
as, the cotton worm appeared in de.
slructive force early in July, and MA
t~erially injured the C Top /; also in VIII.
son county where, prior to July 22nd,
they stripped the plant Of lie foliage.
They also prevailed in Colorado. Cald.
well and Brszos counties, and more or
less throughout the lower portion OF
the State, compelling the people 10
turn out en- masse TO ave their crops
from total humiliation.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
The Virginia Convention Holiday
Nominated for Governor.

RICHMOND, VA, August l0.-Col.
Cameron, Of Petersburg, after address.
ing the Convention, withdrew the
name of Gen. Malone, and urged his
friends to support Holiday. The 7th
ballot was taken amid intense excite
ment and some confusion, and result
ed: Holiday, S52; Daniel, 56S; Ma.
hone, /. Hon. T. L. w. Holiday was
the nominee Of the Convention for
Governor.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
The Russians Again Repulsed at Pleg.
na-Fighting Still Going on.

CoEsTANT1SoPLE, August l0-This
afternoon confirmation was received Of
rumors that the Russians were defeat
ed at Plevna, as reported In official
circles last night. Fighting is reported
as still going on. The Russians mum.
Der $4,000, but the strength Of the
Turkish %eutrenched position is consid.
cred to compensate for numerical In.
ferioritv,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

AMONG u announcements this
morning will be found that of Capt. W,
G. Pegram for the Legislature. Capt
PegrAm was born and reared in War.
rem county, is q rising young lawyer
and has q host of friends who would
be pleased to see him elected. II elect
cd, the welfare aud honor of our couu-
~ and city would be In excellent keep.
ing 80 far as the influence Of his ac-
knowledged talents and untiring labors
would extend.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

Mn. B. P. SHILLABER, otherwise
Mrs. Darlington, was q compositor on
the Boston Post when he wrote several
comic sketches, more for his own
amusement than for publication,
However, his friends urged him to
show them TO the editor, and The re-
suit was that Mrs. Partingtou became
very voluble, and Mr.. Sbillabsr woke
up one morning aud found himself
famous. He lives at present In retired
ease at Chelsea, near Boston, and
might be very comfortable il il we're
not for rheumatism.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

The death from hydrOphobia of Mar
lin Loreul, a boy less than five years
old, Is one OF the instances Of the kind
in which tear and nervousness can
scarcely have taken much part. But
even though the non.believers should
be compelled to admit that the malady
is in some instances real, the fact will
remsin that the fear of hydrOphobia is
more frequently fatal than the disease.
The publicity given 10 hydrophObia
cases makes them seem to be frequent,
but Ii tested by statistics they would
be found rarer than deaths BY light
ning.-iN. 7. Tribune.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Fire at Waco, Texas,

GALVESTON, August l0.-A fire at
Waco Yesterday destroyed the dry
goods house OF Lyons, Lenderthsl &
Co. and the hardware house of Eikel&
Berstedt. Loss on stocks and build.
ings $4,000. Insurance $4,000.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Arranging for the Extradition of 81:
ting Bull.

WASHINGTON, August lO.-A tive
hours Cabinet session was held to-day.
1t was determined to appoint a con-.
mission TO act with q similar commits.
Sion from Canada TO arrange for the
e%Xtradition of Sitting Bull and hi.
b~raves-one member Of the commission
TO be selected by the Secretary of War.
one by schurz, and the third by the
President.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

DAJ. L. w. MAGRUDER offers him
self as q candidate for the Legislature.
We believe it Is the first time be has
ever asked Office, but he has always
been q hard worker in the ranks has
done excellent service for his county
and city, aud his talents are such Is
tmiRenlly quality him for the position.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

THE National authorities have deter
mined to prosecute the whisky thieves
with renewed vigor. The civil suits
against Mckee are set tor September,
and the Chicago Ring will undergo a
thorough overhsuling.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Louisiana AudltOrial Investigation.

Louisiana AuditoTial Investigation.
NEW ORLEANS, August l0.--The
Auditorisl Investigation Committee,
accompanied by F, N. Shollz, Chief
Clerk Of The ex.Auditor who has just
returned from Europe, visited the
Custom.house to-day. Four mysterious
boxes which were cent from the
Auditors Office to Marshal Pllkin's
Office in Custom-house, were exam
ined and identified by Mr.. Sholtz
as those in which the books
Of the Auditor were put. He recog.
nized them by certain marks be had
placed upon them, which were little in
dentations in wood. No. l having one
indentatiou, and 80 on to No. 4. No
trace Of No. 5 was found. No.
4 was apparently partly filed ;
No. , was evidently empty, and Nos. l
aud 3 we're heavy enough 10 be quite
full. Mr.. Aldidge stated that he had
evidence that these boxes were taken
from the Auditors Office TO that OF L.
S. Marshal Pitkin and thence to the
cockloft, where they had been tempered
with, and q part OF the contents taken
away, and that missing box No. ) con-
tanned the coupons.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
&mRhisbmg}tfraa
Saturday Morning. August IL.

TIE Memphis Avalanche and Jack
sOn Times have an uBbounded admir-.
alton for each other. One hiss q Post.
ONCE; the other . U. S. Marshalship.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

BOTH the Russian and Turkish
armies are being heavily reinforced In
Bulgaria and q series Of great battles
may be expected within the next few
Weeks,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

A "WoRKISGxES's rARTy," organ
lied In Louisville, Immediately after
the late labor riots in that city, elected
I'VE out Of the seven members Of the
Legislature at an election held last
Monday, over the regular Democratic
nominees.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

PERFECT honesty goes hand IN hand
with excellence and success. If you
don't believe 1t, weigh q can of DoO-
LEY's YEAST Powder, and try It In your
kitchen. You get full weight, and find
little more than one-half, q compared
with Others, suffice the purpose Of max.
ing the most delicious bread, biscuit,
cake, pastry, etc.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
Fatal Fall.

NEW YORK, August l0.-The last
call OF the Cotton Exchange Wa
omitted to-day on account of the fatal
fall Of an employee from an upper to
the lower floor.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

A MAN in Ohio, who attempted to
hang himself recently, wa cut down
by his m0ther-in-laW. She wasn't
through with him yet.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17
INSTRUMENTATION
Want Of Harmony Amongst the Ohio Re.
publicaRs-A Meeting at Columbus De-.
nOuncss the Cleveland Platform.


COLUMBUS, August lO.-A meeting
OF Observation-Disclosures Republicans
held In this city last night, adopted res
olutions bitterly denounciug Presi-
dent Hayes:for his Southern policy /:
declaring the second resolution in tie
platform adopted by the Republican
State Convention at Clevelani, !, Ill
consistent with its proposed q ara
ton of fidelity TO the principles o. the
Republican party; that it is q ta.se-
hood adopted for party expedienCy q
libel on the Republicans of Ohio, az
unworthy Of the grand record of TIL
party. The meeting alec adopted s
resolution inviting correspondence
from Republicans throughout the
State, and advice as to the course to be
pursued during the present campaign.
An Executive Committee was ap-
pointed to receive correspondence.
Hayes Civil Service order-Dlssatis.
faction Among Brooklyn Ward Poll
ticians.
New YORK, August l0.-Ccnsider-
able dissatisfaction has been expressed
by nearly oil the r publican Ward AS
sociations in Brooklyn regarding the
civil service order of President Hayes.
AS the leaders Of these organizations
are nearly ell Ofice-holders it is said
that their withdrawal will have the
effect Of breaking up the Associations.
Leaders Of the party in Kings county
propose to hold q conference for con-
sideration of the question, and 1t is
probable that . committee from each
organization will be appointed to visit
Washington and hold q personal in
terview with the President and urge
him to modify his order.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

The Commercial Bulletin, New
York, Ia lie article on the outlook OF
trade, says interior trade 10 taking q
fresh start in almost every direction.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

Georgia Constitutional Convention.
ATLANTA, August l0.-The Conven-
ton agreed upon the establishment Of
a uniform system Of public schools,
and Instructions in elementary branches
OF EngIish education.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

AUG W~oLhlubInen meeLlu6
at Philadelphia-A Secret National
Convention.
PHILADELPHIA, August l0.-At a
meeting Of the English-speaking Sec
ton Of the Workingmen's party, held
tonight, the statement was made that
q secret Convention of delegates from
labor organizations throughout the
country, would be held here on Satur-
day. ard that Convention would rep
resent thousands tt w~orkiugmen. L,
would appear from the remarks made
at the meeting, that the Committee has
been ri wolG some time comforting
with labor Unions throughout the
country, and receiving responses from
various sections, particularly the coat
regions.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-17

TRADE circles to-day have been bare
Of interest, and but for the encourages.
ment coming 10 US through our OK.
change list, we would be led 10 believe
that the recent railroad strikes had
really affected trade for all time to
come, aud that the country was sink.
ing into a slough of despond. The ST..
Louis Times, howevrr, comes 10 our
assistance in this dark hour, and in a
review of that market, says Of trade
generally:
Trade In every branch OF commerce dur.
ing the past week, has fully recovered
from the disastrous effects produced by
the late "embargo" to the business rela.
tions Of the country. As II is once more
fully restored, II is hoped that such an o..
currence will never again he witnessed
In this century, and such steps should be
taken by the Legislatures Of the different
states, as well as by Congress. to enac
such laws, and provide Tor their enforce.
ment as will tend to prevent any similar
recurrence In the future.
The merchandise markets. for the week
ending Yesterday were quite active in all
essential features. The dry goods trade
was exceeding largely the most ~sanguine
expectations Ot dealers, VINO have been
kept quite busily Employed in hlllng out or.
ders and attending TO personal buyers,
some Of whom are already commencing to
secure their FAN stocks OF staple goods
There has been nc material change to note
In prices in either prints or cotton goods.
The boot and shoe trade is largely in en-
cess Of the same time last year, with an
increased demand from all sections. The
grocery market is also reviying rapidly,
but principally on orders tor Immediate
supplies, ~ few country dealers have as
YET commenced to secure Fall supplies =.
There is hardly any perceptible change to
note In values, except that refined sugars
have declined during the past week fully
= cent.
Fhe drug market presents a fair bust.
ness for the week, with encouraging pros.
poets for n large FAN trade. We note a
few changes in some OF the leading articles,
Morphine, Quinine and opium show a de.
cline Of % to so cents, AS well as oil OF
lemon, and CASTLE soao reduced | cent =
h. In oils a decline is noted on lard oil Of
y TO ! cents, linseed oil l0cents 4 gallon,
while coal oil has advanced several cents.
The fish market has recovered from the
lethargy witnessed during the month Of
July, and assuming a fair degree OF activi.
ty, particularly mackeTel, salmon and cod.
Lake fish continue dull and quiet. Val
ues steady and firm.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16

Among the wonders of nature in
Algeria, there is river of natural ink.
1t is formed by the junction Of two
streams, one flowing from region Of fer
ruginous soil, and the other draining q
peat swamp. The waters of the first
are. of course, very strongly impregnated
with iron those Of the latter with galnC
acid. On meeting the acid of one stream
is united with the iron of the other, and
true ink is the result. The banks Of
the united streams would be, of all
placesin the world, the colony of authors.
Fields of esparto grass, for paper-making,
might be sown in the neighborho0d, tbs
paper-mills might be turned by the inky
food, and geese be reared to supply quill
pens. The members of the republic Of
letters would there do nothing all day
long but sit dangling their feet in the
water, occasionally dipping their pens
ina peaceful crew, except, perhaps,
when they would please each other BY
reading long extracts from their unpub-
| lished works.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-06-16
The Il-EMir Ser.

A WOMAN had her tongue paralyzed
from playing the clarionet, and the next
day, when it was generally known, every
other married man in town bought a
clarionet and took it home to his wife,
and then went outside the house and
stood on his head in the mud.
IT is all very fine to laugh at a wo-
mans tantrums when a mouse makes its
appearance in the vicinity of her skirts;
but a little merriment should be re-
served for the man who plays circus
while June bug is walking up the in
side of his trousers leg with the slow
and measured step of a day laborer.
WHEN young and inexperienced
man has been invited to dissect the
turkey, and is in cold perspiration over
the uncertainty as to which end the
wish-bone is situated in, nothing pleases
him so much as to have the scientific
person who is present request the COM
pany to watch and note the beautiful
system of anatomy displayed in fowl.
KAISER WILHELM owns so many hon.
orary medals and marks of decoration
that when he wants to wear them all at
one time, he has to put some of them
on another man, his own coat not hav-
ing acreage enough to contain them all,
and he will not stick them on his trous-
ers for fear they will get under him
when he goes to sit down. This news
comes over by cable, and if it is not true
it is not our fault.
A YOUNG man recently went into a
printing-office to examine styles, and
learn prices of wedding-cards and invita-
tions, and in reply to the printers ques-
ton when he was going to enter the
holy bond, said he wasn't certain just
how soon, but he had been introduced
the previous evening to handsome girl
"who has the stamps" and he didn't
know but he would marry her, though
he thought he had best look around and
see how much the wedding fixin's were
going to cost before ne proposed.