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ayement Of Gen. Il. 4. Beauregsrd, OF Loulsi-
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ICE CREAM, SODA WATER, DC.

King street,
Hsva heen reftte1 and arranged in the most
approved style OF comfort and case; and he
promises during tho present season to meet the
wants Of his patrons in tho same acceptable
mannor es for years past.
.gsf- Ice Cream, Water Ices, Soda Water,
Cakes, Pies Fruit and Confectionery always on
hand.
FROZEN CUSTARD msde to order and do
livored to any part Of the city.
TONIC BEER. Of my own manufacture,
superior article, drawn from fountain always
on hand
gs,"0rders promptly attended to and families
supplied. my 2-eotf
ICE COLD SODA, VICHY, KISSENGEN
= AND
BEDFORD WATERS,
FIVE CENTS PER GLASS.
Cream,
Chocolate,
Coffee,
Tea and
Calisaya Syrups
AtJANNEY j. cos. Branch Store,
ap25 N w. cor. King and Royal streets. |
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
THE INDIANS.
Gen. Miles has an Engagement with the
Nez Perces-Llst Of Killed and Wounded

WASHINGTON, Oct. S--GGneral Miles
telegraphs from Bear Paw, october I'd
We surprised the Nez Perces camp, CAP.
turing about six hundred horses, mules
and ponies. The engagement was severe,
The Indians lost sevtntee killed, includ.
ing Looking Glass and JOseph's brother,
and three other Chiefs, and forty wound
ed. Joseph gave me his solemn pledge
yesterday that he would surrender, but
did not do so, and they are evidently wait
Ing for aid from other Indians. The
SLuX's are coming to their aid. They are
closely invested In some deep ravlnes,
and Kept under FIRE. To take them By
assault would cost many lives. |
may wear them out and eventually
compel them to give up. They
fight with more desperation than any
Indians ever met. Our killed are Capt.
Hall, 9Th cavalry, sccOnd.Lieutenant
Biedle, eth cavalry. Non-commlssioned
officers and privates wounded, Captains
Maytor and Godfrey, First.Lieutenan.
and Adjutant Baird, and Lieuteran:
Komeyn; thirty-eight nOn-cOmmissioned
officers and privates, and TWO Indian
scouts.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Platform, Adopted by DemOs
CFaelcsCOnseFv0tlVo state COns
venlIom Of Mississippi, August
"a, 1877.
The Democratic party Of Mississippi,
grateful for the success Of its past efforts
in the cause OF reform and OF just and
honest government, and invoking the
blessings Of Heaven on it's future en-
deayors In the same cause, does adopt and
proclaim the following platform Of prin.
Ciples:
Fidelity 10 the Constitution of the
United States.
Home rule, and the preservation OF tno
state Governments, with all their reserved
and guaranteed rights unimpaired,
No interference By the military power
with the freedom ol elections, and with
the civil and political rights OF citizens Of
the United States.
The protection Of the equal tights OF all
classes.
No discrimination on account OF race,
color or previous condition OF seNitude, or
birthplace, and no special legislation Tor
the benefit Of the few at the expense OF
the many.
A strict adherence, in the selection OF pub
llcagents, to the time e.hOnored JeAersOnlan
standard, 'ls he honest, Is he capable, Is
he true to the Constitution
A continuation ofthe policy OF retrench.
ment and reform so slgnally inaugurated
by the Democratic party.
Reduction OF the buTtnens Of taxation 10
the lowest point compatible with an ciii.
cient execution OF the laws.
Corporations OF every description super
visablo within Constitutional limits by
state authority, and subordinate to State
legislation, In the interest and for the pro
lection OF the people
As the perpetuity Of free government
depends upon the virtue and intelligence
OF the people, we pledge ourselves to the
maintenance Of our State system Of free
schools.
We favor the granting OF such aid as
may be extended without violation of the
Constitution OF the United States, or de-
parting from the established usages oil the
Government, TO the Texas Pacific Rail.
road, and for the rebuilding and keeping
in repair Of the leyees OF the Mississippi
river.
That upon this platform OF principles
and OF public policy We invite the cooper
alton OF all citizens without regard TO
past differences, In support OF the candi-
dates nominated by this Convention.
Resolved, That unity and harmony are
essential TO victory; that all independent
movements are dangerous to the integrity
OF party organization; that all independ-
ent candidates are inepired solely by u
lust for Office; that they shall be treated
as common enemies to the welfare OF the
people, and avOwed enemies OF the Demo-
cratic party OF the State Of Mississippi.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
The Democratic State Executive
Committee.

DELEGATES AT LARGE-E Barksdale, OF
Hinds; J G Prewett, OF lazo0; W w
Humphreys, OF Lowndes; J W Harris, OF
Marshall; W. A. Percy, OF Washington.
FIRST DISTRICT, CoNGRRssI0NAL-R II
Allen. Of Lee county, and l. d Mcdowell,
UfOktibbeha county.
SECOND DIsTRGCT-R Il Taylor, OF rano'
Ia county, and A M West, Of Marshall.
THIRD DIsTRTCr-A 4 Ellis, Of Kemper
county, and A J Baker, OF Montgomery.
FOURTH DTsTRICr-M Berry, Of JAS
per county, and W Melville, oil Madison.
FIPTH DisTRICT-E Z Griffin, OF Jackson
county, and L L Cooper, Of COpiah.
SIXTH DIsTRICT-Geo NJ Klein, Of War
rem county, and T Otis Baker, Of Adams.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Death Of IIIss Blanche IziIzheIm

The painful intelligence reaches us
Of the death at Jackson on Tuesday
morning last OF Miss Blanche, next to
the youngest daughter Of that useful
and aouored citizen, the late Hyman
Hilaheim, E:q. Her age, we believe,
was about 81 years. She was educated
al Nazareth Academy, Kentucky, aud
among her many school mates, now
scattered all over the South, the sad
news 0: her early death will carry, as
II has already done to many here,
pang Of deep and unaffected sorrow.
For, besides being the possesser Of
many graces and charms Of intellect
and OF person, Miss Blanche had also
gentle, unselfsh and affectionate
heart. Her father and mother, both
persons OF exalted character, had pre-
ceded her only year or two to the
tomb; and now she has gone to join
them in that happy land where "liere
shall be no more DEATH" but where tho
loved and the lost shall go In and out
In the presence Of God forever.
"There is q Reaper whose name Is Death,
And he cuts with his sickle keen,
The bearded grain at single breath,
And the flowers that grow between"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

New Orleans Times: N. N. Jones,
ESQ, of the firm OF Brown & Jones,
coal merchants, and owners OF the
great passenger steamer Thompson
Dean, who has been In the city several
days, taking in the surroundings, has
after careful view of the case, In con.
sultation with Capt. Jas. II. Pepper,
concluded 10 start the Dean out or
Wednesday, Oct l7th, as a New Or.
leans, Greenvile and Bends packet,
leaving every Wednesday thereafter,
at 5 pm, and will continue throughout
the season, sink or swim. She has
been repaired, repainted, aud refur.
nished very lavishly, and Is par excel.
lcnce in every respect.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
MOB VIOLENCE IN LEFLORE.
Two Men Taken frOn tie County lail. one
Hanged aud the Other Shot.


special Dispatch to the Herald.
GREENWOOD, Miss, Oct. s.-AI cae G.
two o'clock this moraIns, B, T. Moore anC
j. 7. Shelton were taken from our count?
iail. Moore was hung unde: Tops gin,
near town; shelton resisted and was shot.
Shelton had, by some means, got brics,
and it is sail broke two OF the ribs Of one
of the mob. These men were in jail
Moore, lol tue murder OF old man Mark
ham foT bis money, nd shelton, for the al.
tempted assassination Of Bushwcod, 4
wealthy planter on Tallahatchic rive.
The feeling Of our people is against mo
law, but these we're unprecedented cases,
ard the people ,rel outraged.
". y. PEHRN.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
UneaTthing More Radical Corruption
IN South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, Oct. S-Congressman Sinai.
had preliminary examination TO-DAY.
Woodruff testified that he paid Sinai.
5000, as bribe, 10 vote for measure be.
fore the Legislature in 1873. small was
held 10 bail. Maxwell, Senator from
Marlboro county. in default OF bail, was
imprisoned on similar charges, The
charges Of bribery are connected with the
printing swindles OF the Republican
Printing Company, Of which Woodruff was
the head.cenlre. His testimony is baseG
on memorandum which he kept in short
hand.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Only a Little Misunderstanding Be.
twsen Mexicans

CHICAGO, Oct. I.--1en. Sheridan, IN az
interview, said he had the very latest in.
formation, and was in position to deny
everything viii b pointed to an armed con
nict or invasion. This report was wholly
incorrect, and had no shadow OF truth,
The trouble was confined entirely C
brawls among MeXicans themselves owe.
the Salt Springs, the town being populatet
by this element Gen. Sheridan at once
ordered 1t. Rucker with soldiers TO Pre-.
coed Immediately to Santo ElizlriO and in.
vestigate the trouble, and that officer has
departed Tor the scene.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Nh. SAM RANDALL has been the
friend 10 the South for many long
years, and If Southern man is not 10
be chosen Speaker, we think The South
ought to indOrse Mr.. Randall's course
while Speaker, by re.electing him.
We have trusted him this long, and he
hiss never betrayed US; we can afford
TO trust him yet while longer.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

A SERIES of public meetings are to
DO held in Kinds county, in the inter-
est Of the Natchez, Jackson aud COlum.
bus Railroad. This road is being
pushed forward with great energy. Il
has been built from Nalchez 10 a point
beyond Fayette, aud iu twelve months
longer it will probably bO built 10
Utica, aud possibly 10 Raymond.
When It ia completed that distance, II
will take away from Us some of our
best trade.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

We congratulate oar citizens or the
fact that there was no one murdered,
raped, shot, stabbed, or violently as
saulted, for one whole day. The
whole Of the Sabbath passed peacefully
in the city, but the county is yet 10 be
heard from, and q little rural liveli.
ness may be reported yet. The weather
was bad, and the shooters, cut ers and
hitters didn't have a Iair show, but not
withstanding this fact we rejoice with
our people that a peaceful and quiet
twenly.four hours passed.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
aambstta to be Again ProAe cutsd

PARIS, Oct. S.-Thc Franchise an.
nounces that the Government has ordered
the prosecution OF M. Gambetta for his
manifesto. II says: The audacIous repre-
duclion In his manifesto Of the phrase, " l.
iaut &c sOumetters on SO demettre," is not
only repetition Of the o1cnsc against the
Marshal, but as NJ. Gambetta has already
been condemned therefor by the tribunal
OF the Seine, 1t constitutes an outrage
against the majesty whose decisions are
publicly ignored.
LONDON, Oct. S.-The Times Paris spc.
cial confirms the Franchise announcement
that n. Gambetta is % be prosecuted
again. Perfect quiet, however, prevails in
Paris. The Republicans are too conideE:
Of success at the elections TO bc enticct
into any demonstration.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The Pope has nearly finished the
Memoirs" on which he has been work.
ing for more than forty years. He has
provided, however, that they are not TO
be published until ten years after he
dies. lie has had no aid in their
preparation, except from Father
Dresciavi, one Of the most learned OF
the Jcsuits. Among the manuscripts
TO bO used in the preparation of the
Memoirs is the correspondence of the
Pope with Charles Albert, King Victor
Emanuel, Napoleon Ill, and the Count
de Cavour.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Excluding Newspaper Correspond.
euta.

LONDON, Oct. S--A Times dispatch FROM
GOrny- -Studen says newspaper correspond.
ents will hereafter only be admitted to
the lines Of active operations on days OF
engagements. At otner times they must
remain at the Corps headquarters, because
II is believed the Information sent out by
correspondents has several times &C mpro.
missed the success Of Russian plans.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Or the 9th of November the citizens
of this county will be called upon 10
elect Stale and county officers and leg
islators. There will be no trouble
about the Stale ticket, for there will be
no opposition 10 1t whatever. In diff
ferent counties there is some opposi-
lion in the shape of Independent move
meuts. All the voters know what this
movement means, 1t is simply bolt
OF the Democratic nominations, and
looks 10 success by Radical aud negro
votes. The men engaged in these
movements very naturally make all
soIis OF excuses and pleas. but
the whole thing means the
reorganization Of HE Tag tads
Of the Radical party. Are the
people willing for such movement 10
be successful in this county! II they
are moi, they must make up their
minds 10 ratify the action oil the PHI
mary Election, by voting for the ticket
selected By that mode. Before that
election II was we'll understood that it's
result would be considered as dual so
far as Democratic support Is concerned.
Then let all true men 90 10 the polls
and vote for the ticket from top to bot.
tom, and there will be no political
trouble in this county for many long
yeara. Our mercantile and agriculture
al interests need rest from these excit-
ing campaigns, and If tho people ralify
their action of the 9th OF September, by
giving all those who oppose the regu.
lar ticket crushing defeat, We will es.
cape al! dagger of such movements In
the future.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TIE Memphis Avalanche wants 4
Hayes Republican :or Speaker, and it
naturally opposes the strongest Demo.
crat named for the position.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TuE vicksburg HERALD foolish articles
urging dlsiranchlsement 81 al voters uu.
able 10 read and write are being republlsh-
ed in the North as evidence that the white
pcople OF the south are determined 70 get
rid OF the colOred man as q voter. That
seems 70 Ie what the HERALD is driving
at, and we presume there is no limit 70
Bourbon folly; but there are not ave thou.
sand men in Mississippi who would vote
for such proposition, under any circum'
stances As practical measure 1t ranks
with tue suggestion occasionally made By
some crazy implacAble to declare the Con.
stilulional Amendments unconstitutional.
Such dellverances prove only that the
war didn't kill all the political lunatic'. -
Memphis Ayalsnche.
The above is very fair speClmeD li
the articles Of the milk and water
journals that are in favor Of the igao.
ramuses ruling the cotton States.
They are not really in favor olil, but
they pre- Tend 10 be, because they ihink
the Southern States ought 10 manage
their local affairs 10 try to suit
the implacabIe fanatics Of the North.
The white people Of the South
are not determined TO get rid Of
the negro voter, but we be-
lieve, that they will be compelled,
sooner or later, to get rid OF the vo|er
that has no more idea of the effect Of
his vote than brute.
The Avalanche seems 10 think il is
the extreme oil Bourbon folly" 10 re-
quire an educational qualification for
voters, and says there are not III c
thousand voters in this Slate, who
would vote for such proposition. II
II is such 3 folly to advocate The re-
moval Of the evil that has cursed the
cotton States for ten years, why doesn't
the Avalanche point out wherein the
folly lies! Is It because people thou
sands Of miles away from her
want vast hordes OF ignorant people TO
manage our afiairs, that the Avalanche
thinks it would be folly for US to re-
strict suffrage? If this is the reason,
the Avalanche Is inconsistent, for these
people are opposed to the Government
aiding the Southern Pacific Railway,
and TO the Government granting any
aid for Southern enterprises, while the
Avalanche is in favor Of fair.play in
measures Of this sort The Radicals Of
the North fixed the curse of ignorant
suffrage in the South, and there will be
no permanent psCGcalicn Of The coun.
Try until II is removed.
The Avalanche says there ale not
five thousand men In Mississippi who
will vote for such proposition. This
Is excellent evidence that the measure
will be carried BY large majority
whenever the people are presented an
opportunity TO vote on il, for the Ava
lanche is always wrong aboutth vote
In the Southern States. 1t once advo-
Gated, with all its might, man named
Dorsey Thomas for Governor OF Ten
nessee. Mr. Thomas was only beaten
three or four 10 one. So much for this
journals ability 10 forecast political
events. We believe this measure will
be presented to the people Of this State
within few years, aud adopted as an
amendment 10 our Constitution. And
our people ought not to care whether
the Northern fanatics like 1t or not, for
1t is the part OF wisdom for US 10 guard
against return of the evils and degra-
dalton from which we have just cs.
capped.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Mezlcans Out of HumoE With the
United States Minister.

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The Mexlcans are
out Of humor with United States Minister
ence an early settlement Of pending ques.
tiOus.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The number Of midnigh, cot on
dealers Ia this county have been re.
duccd by the vigilance of the planters
though they have not been altogether
suppressed. An organization against
them has been perfected in one
portion Of the county, and un-
less the traffic Is entirely abandoned,
food for worms may be looked for be-
fore long.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Memphis Herald; Capt. J. j. Oar.
ragh, Superintendent of the Memphis
and Vicksburg Packet Company, has
'xleuded an invitation 10 the Commit.
tees appointed by the St. Louis and
Cincinnati Chambers of Commerce to
Inspect tie ptopo ed route ofthe Bur-
a,aria Canal, to accept the use Of one OF
their line Of boats 10 Vicksburg aad
return.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

WASHINGTON CRY is rapidly filling
up with visitors iu view Of the sp-
preaching session OF Congress.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
J. NJ. STONE, Of Tlshomingo.
For LleglenGRi. G0rerHor,
w. Il. SIMS, OF Lowndes.
For Secretary Of State,
KINLOCu FALCONER, Of Marshall,
For Treasurer,
W, L. HEMINGWAY, OF Carroll.
For Auditor Of Public accounts,
SYLVES TER GWIN, of Lawrence.
For Attorney. General,
L. q. CATCHINGS, of Warren.
FOR Superintendent Of Public Education,
J. ARGYLE SMITH, OF Jasper.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The John A. Scudder, j. F, Hicks,
Master, ChOs. Dix, Clerk, is advertised
TO leave Memphis on Wednesday, the
l7th, and every alternate Wednesday
during the seasOn.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

REMARKABLE TENNESSEE PIG IRoN.--
The Chattanooga (rCnn.) dispatch notes
the receipt there Of what it terms
remarkable pig iron. 1t is shipped
from East Tennessee, and is what Is
known as cold.bIsst charcoal, and in.
tended especially for the manufacture
Of car wheels. Some Of il was broken
up for testing, aud the pigs stood from
80 to 100 blows Of a twenty-five pound
sledge before breaking, and then only
sfler the pig had been beaten from
straight line at least two inchea, Some
OF The trial piec,s that had been cast
on rhill were chilled toa d'plh Of
two inches.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
WARREN COUNTY TICKET.

For the Senate,
Z. L. FURLOHG, WARREN CowAN.
(Long Term.)
For Representatives.,
w. G. PEGRASl, MARTIN MARSHALL,
J. L. HoGIN, j. w. GooDRUM.
For ShertG-A. J. FLANAGAN.
For Tredsurer-GE0. T. HARDY.
For ASsessor-E. W. F0LKEs.
For Coroner and Rdnger-N. j. HALL.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TIE officials OF the United States
Treasury are very much worked up
over the immense circulation which
they fear By this time has been given
the counterfeit tiyes on the TamaQua
Pa) National Bank, They were put
out Or "broken,' as the counterfeiters
say, on Friday last after banking hours,
in Pennsylvania, New York, Rhode
Island aud the West, aud it is believed
that quite one hundred thousand dol
lars OF this queer has been circulated in
the West alone. and how much has
reached the market in the East it is i'm.
possible to a'cerlain. II Is acknowl-
edged by the Bureau OF Engraving aud
Printing that this counterfeit is almost
perfect! much better IN workmanship,
in fact ,hsn ANYTHING The Bureau itself
can do. II was done by q German,
whose whereabouts Is unknown, and
who ia supposed to have been in COM
munication with only one person for
the past three months. The regular
issues OF the bank are numbered 1919,
but the bill issued by tn; counterfeiters
is numbered 29j. The counterleits are
not printed on fibre paper, aud there
are Typographical errors on the back,
by which they mqy be detected, such
~ nc emission OF the iaet IN In own.
ing, aud the u.c Of he letter "u' in.
stead Of "n N lac asI syllable of
"thou,and."
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Bank Failure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-The Pioneer
Land and Loan Bank has gone into liqui.
daiion; liabilities 81, ,02j 600
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TRAVELLING Englishmen are chronic
grumblers, as they generally have a
right to be.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Two DIrFEGENT OrtNIoSs.-Slanlry
NJ. tlyws in his speeches csil' Andrew
johnson a traitor, yet Wednesday in
Nashville Secretary Evaris eu'cgizcd
him rs patriot Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Hov.Tc..-Th Circuit Court was
adjourned here On Friday, 2lst inst,
very unexpectedly. For the reason, as
given by the Judge for his action, that
the jurors impaneled for the trial OF
State cases, acquitted manifestly guilty
persons charged with violating the
laws, without regard to law or his
charges, and that il was too late TO
summon another panel within the time
allowed for this term. We are forlu-
nate in having Judge fearless enough,
aud honest enough, 10 thus publicly
rebuke jurors who have proven false
to their oaths to render true verdicts,
according to law and testimony.
These false jurors ought TO be branded
as Unworthy the trust or respect Of ell
who love order, law morality, and
virtuc.-lJ. H., in Aberdeen Weekly.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

AT Malaga ore Way have ho'eI
living for = dollar and a hall q day.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

A yoUNG lady, living below Wheel
ing a short distance, wrOte her name,
put It in bottle, corked the bottle up,
ard drew il in the Ohio river. a
young man living fifteen or twenty
miles below found the bottle, and, sec.
ing the name, opened a correspondence
with the young lady, aud the result il
that a wedding will take place in two
weeks. Now all the young ladies along
The Upper Ohio are hunting up old
bottles, and the glass works at Pitlsburg
are doing a good business.