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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
YICKSBURG WEEKLY HERALD FRIDAY, july 10. I.77

ton has brought this great reduction.
and the price will be still further re.
duced; for It coats only Sll 10 make a
sewing machine, aud not more that So
10 complete the most Guely finished 0.
them all. lie q rather curious com
mentAry on our atent right system to
know that during the continuance Of
the sewing machine patents, an Ameri.
can citiz5 could have bought any OF
the American patent sewing Machines
in Europe and brought 1t home, pay
ing the cost Of freight 10th ways
and the profit to the European dealer
besides, for less money than the same
machine could have been bought for
here. And now these sewing machine
monoPollsts are trying to humbug the
people into the belief that machines are
as low as they will ever be, aud may
in fact advance again in price If the
price Of material should advance. But
the day is not distant when they will
be manufactured in hundreds Of work
shops throughout this land, and these
same machines will suffer still further
reduction, for they have always been
sold at FIVE times the cost Of manufac-
ture, extorting from the pockets Of our
people millions OF money to enrich the
paleutees, and to be used IN bribing
Congressmen TO grant them renewals
of their patents. Yours, etc,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

The Radical party of Mississippi has
formally dlsbanded. The Executive
Committee met in Jackson, Saturday,
and without taking any action for re-
organization or for putting ticket in
the field this year, adjourned sine die.
Sic transit gloria mundi, which means
that the Radicals of Mississippi will
steal no more until the Democratic
party makes some great bluDder. In
the meantime, those Of the party who
can, will live by the patronage OF the
Federal Government. Let US hope
that they will be deprived Of this alao
before many months are passed.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Texans whO Wore the Gray at
VIcksburg.

In the Galveston Civilian. OF the 81,
we fnd the following, which will be OF
local interest TO many Of our readers
who shared the dangers aud privations
of the famous siege:
Tomorrow will be memorable occasion
la the life OF many Texans, and especially
so TO number OF citizens OF Galveston.
Fourteen years ago less than 2J,000 gallant
Southern soldiers halLstarved and badly
equipped, after combating, repulsing aud
holding at bay over tJur-fUld their number
OF Federal troops for six weeks. laid down
their arms on the historic hills oil Nicks.
burg. The writer hereof was Z ere, as
were also many others In our 'u,ust, 10
whom the 4th OF July will ever ut NC q re-
mlnder OF one OF the most Illuminating
events 10 their lives. The gallH0try and
herOism tnat characterized the defenders
of the "Hiii City" eclipsed almost the
valOr Of the spsTtlns. Think for 4 mo.
naent OF twenty.twO thousand starving,
fSgged SOltuerners holding az bay Tor SIX
we Ks tue ablesl military Generals 10 the
United -ta'es. with nearly one hundred
and sixty ihous ana troops at their back
such a circumstance is almost incredible
but Is nevertheless true.
But time will not permit US to descani
upon this subject, yet justice demands
IuAE We N1AhE NI"NAANh W ~ AAAN - hAe1
heroes, Xas was tepres nted IN this
memorab!y s!ige by the secOnd Regimeul
OF Texas volunteers. commanded Oy Col
Ashbel Smith, as well as by the hrst ant
second battalions Of infantry Ofthe famous
Waups Legion. The officers and men o
these won imperishable hoaors by th'
yalor they displayed. Among the ohceF'
OF those commands, whose names are q
our fingers ends, are: General I. y
Waui, Colonel B. Timmons, Lieutenant
Colonel James Wrigley, Major Olivei
Steele. Major n. B. Adams. Major Eugene
s. boiling, Captain n. {. McLemofe, ap
tain D. Pampalre, Captain l., Bradley
Captain B. +. Sterling, Captain u. = Nun
SON. COmmlssary, DR.. Ed. Randall Sur
econ. Lieutenant +. +. Rice, Lieutenan
"A. j. John, lieutenant 7 W. Donlan
Lieutenant Ed. Thomas, Lieutenant D. l.
ZONES, Lieutenant W. j. Rains.
Among the gallant sons " hO shed t6ell
hearts, blood upon those historic mills
we're the following, whose memory vii
ever be green in the memory OF their com
rades and friends: Major Allan Cameron
Capt. Ledbetter, Capt. Carter. Lieut.. P0p
endIck, Lieut.. q. G. Williams, Lieut. W
n linton. Lieut.. W. f. lark.
The stigma that attaches to the name y
General PembertOn for this surrender VA
adhere through bis life, and be recalled y
mind In generations 70 follow the present
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Sewing Machines

NiCRsBURG, July q. lS1..
EDITOR HERALD; am surprised TO
see in your columns under the heading
"The Family Pet" the statement that
"there has never been any comblna.
ton among sewing machine mauufac-
turers to FIX the price Of sewing ma.
chimes for the public" and that good
standard machines are but itue cheaper
for cash than they have been for the
past year
This is moi true. II is perfectly well
known that the late remarkable reduc-
ton ia the price If ewing machine, Is
due to the lact that ih- great cOmbiGa-
ton have at last been lied in their At
tempt to obtain from Congress a re-
newsl OF their patent rights, The con-
sequence Is that they Immediately re-
duced the price OF their Wheeler and
Wilson sewing machines from $50 TO
$40, as advertised In the New Orleans
Christian Advocate, and their Singer
Machines from SO to $35 IS your own
advertising columns about q mouth
ago will show. The fear Of competi-
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Ez-mar.hal pitkin interviewed.

WASHINGTON, July "A reporter in.
teryiewed eX.Marshal Pitkin, OF Louisi-
ana, and furnishes the following:
Pitklr- Well, neither Packard nor my.
self Is bent or any deep seated revenge.
but as far as we can afford the Republican
party legitimate redress we won't hesitate
10 do Il.
RepOTte---Is 1t true you two gentlemen
have brought about the indictment a. ainst
members q tae Returning Board:
Pitkin--lts an atrocious falsehood. We
have had nothing whatever TO do with IL.
The grand Jury Is composed OF Democrats,
and the Judge (Whittaker) is a violent
Democrat. am satisfied that the whole
movement was llstigated from New York
In tae Tilden interest. Moreover, l am led
to believe that tae original returns Of the
late election are 10 le promulgated In favor
1t T.lder and Nichols.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
FItrhugh Outdone atL.n.t.

1t will be remembered that Fitzhugh
wrote back TO Texas that he was a
"biger" man than old Grant, and slop.
ped over generally about his position
OF Door-keeper Of the House. lie is,
no doubt, very big fool, bat "biger"
one has been discovered, as the follow
ing proves. Mr.. Jesse Root Grant
writes from London to friend in this
country:
"Of course you have seen in the pa.
pers the gratifying manner father has
been received in England. It is a
rather nice thing to read about, but
when you have to go every evening to
a dinner at some Dukes or Earls and
every afternoon at some Lords, ii gets
70 be what you might call a bore.
When one travels be wants TO see the
country and study the manners and
habits of the middle classes, and not
the fashionable, which Is the same all
the world over. II is rather
amusing the way am treated here.
They consider me prince, aud at all
the dinner parties | sit ahead Of the
noblemen, aud the WATERS say, 'Will
his Excelleucy have some fish, ETC.,
and once 1 started to speak to some
other fellow near me, who did not hear
me, and the waiter gave him q punch,
interrupting him in some conversation
and told him that His EXcellency' was
speaking. | have had to made several
speeches at different banquets, and
have had, generally miserable time
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13


Tie Chicago Commercial. Bp3pl,
Janaary Both, says: "An etTor, il be.
ing made BY quite number OF parL.
ers and operators in provisions to IN.
duee tue members Of the Board q,
Trade to change the rule in reFerencs
to summcr.cured hog product-maL.
ii!ng regular on contracts for future do.
livery. The proposition has been nrs.
sented to the Directors OF the Board .,
Trade, and by them referred toa Com.
m!ttee, which will no doubt present .
set OF rules for the consideration of tbS
members. Some important change
vii probably be made, BY which Snm.
mtr'cured product will be placed on
an equal footing with that Of Winter
manufacture. Some parties are in IA.
Vor OF The change taking effect on Sen.
'tn!her Isl while others are in favor r..
det"gritZ Z Il until the opening Of the
regular packing season-Novemher
I>t' If the change is not made on Ser
!emper lst, il will no doubt be made ~,
November lst." ''N 'u
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

MONTGOMERY COUNTY endorsed Gen.
Waltball for Governor. Gen. Walthall
does not want to be Governor, and has
distinctly said 90, and we can see why
the county endorsed him. Walthall,
Of course, would not refuse if
the nomination is forced on him,
but what is the sense In fore.
ing man TO accept the nomination at
q great personal sacrifice? But it is
possible the leaders in Montgomery
endorsed Walthall to prevent the peo,
pie endorsing either Stone or Hum
phreys.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
AbouL 70 eobble Bosnia.

LONDON, JHiy 1.-THE Times, com.
meairg on recent reports OF move.
meuls ut Austrian troops, says the Aus
lrians can scarcely delay much longer
the inevitable occupation OF Bosnia.
Every Que believes the Turks would
withdraw from the province rather
than drive the Court of Vienna into
the position Of an open foe.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Turkish Successes.

(vNs.ANriNOVLF. lU.y -.-.a.,
pasLa telegraphs, gnde- date Il Erleroum,
July 9TH The EiacklI; division, ate a
desperate en- -agcucLt. pugsued a IL .slan
:orce an compelled 1t 70 quit the Otto.
man territory near NessonagucdCG which
place wa, CrC pied by the turks, have
,ummoaeG tue R-ssiaCs in the citadt at
Baya ID ~ .apitglata or honorable :e.ms.
ard al justcnt they will comply.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
The Oregon Indians-Ten Soldiers
Killed = PreeaEious Situation CT
Troops.

PORTLAND, OREGON, Juiy lie fo..
lowing is dispatch from Lewis, tta
Via Walla Walla to-day: A cour. u,t
from Col. Perry. en- route for Gen. II, "lrG,
with a Pack train and escort Of 81 Mta,
says that Il was attacked on the 'tn.
and ten soldiers and two citizens wee
killed. Captain Whipple, In command s.
Cottonwood, came 10 the rescue and ! -.
pulsed the Indians. The Indians are Ia
iorce around Col. Perry and Capt. Whip.
pie, who have only force for defense.
The route /, unsafe to Cottonwood. II is
a bold stroke for Joseph and his band, and
1t 10 reported 10 be q signal to the Indians
north and east, and will stir them up 70
the offensive. Parties Just from the spa.
kane country report that all settlers ex-
cept nae men between SpaEane lower
bridge and Pelousee landing, have left
their homes and fed to Walla Walla. The
indians have destroyed some iie!ds ard
gardens.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
orangsmens Parade at Montreal
Threatened Bloodshed.

Bo,roS, July "A Montreal dis. a;c4
70 the Journal says there is every pros.
pect 0. an exciting time there Thursday,
when t-3 Ogangemen have their Gus.
tomary annual parade. rrangemen are
70 come down rom Canada West in large
numbers, e take place In the rroceS sion
which tie Montreal Crangemen have de-
drills a.c coin, on, ard have been Tor
weeks past in different parts OF the city,
AM firearms are being put in order by the
opposite patty. Indications are that q
hostile mee;.Gg vii! occur between the
two tcdies, ard 5.ocdshcd. notwithstaud.
~. admuult.Jus and advice give boz "a.
H., : '.s Authorities and Clegg..
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
MEXICAN FILLIBUSTERS.
Schemes Of Lobby at Washington LoOk.
Ing to Annexation Of the Northern
States of MexIOO-hO Prospect of Sue.

wAsHINGTON, July "A inY-e lobby
composed OF hllibusters, hrideE, ~ border
depreciation claims, moving spectators,
and adyen'urers generally, nom Ili PARTS
oi the Union, Is still at work here end as &.
oring to manufacture sentiment IN favor
Of annexation schemes, and to commit
the Government TO some warlike policy,
which shall demand OF Mexico indemnity
for the past and security for the future.
They make no perCeptible progress, but
continue their efforts in tue hope that some
conflict may occur between Treyino and
Ord near the Rio Gran1e, and that war
may be thus Iprecipitated between the
nited States and the Ulaz Government, IN
which case the dllibusters joining with
LerdO might have chance TO obtain and
hold possession OF the Northern States
with view 10 ultimate anneXati I 10 this
country. This scheme, however, has slight
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Report of the Savannah Exchange.

SAVANNAH. July H.--Georgia--%1 replies
from - counties; weather then generally
fayora. lie; since report Of last month dry
spell in May succeeded by abGndan trains:
stands good, plant forming we'll, BIT: not
blooming 70 any great extent. being uni.
yersa!!y ..ported two weeas later than
last year. The condition OF the CROP good,
though backward. well cultivated and
promising s-ne few lu; unimpCgtant
complaints o. cut worrs and lice. The
worst reports arc from southwest Georgia,
lut we consider these as counter. alaLced
: those from the Cpnc. and :-.Gd!e sec.
t!Un Of ih, state.
Floilda-34 replies :..m = c-gEiies
weather then generally dry jCt :aycra' !e;
stands sOmeW lat ire ula!; plant about
two weeks later, bit general condition
compares !ayogabiy with las: ?ra. al ;hI,
TING. some scw reports q. Appearance Il
o2ts.p..la '.t a, yG: u deuJ-s 'a,.
tlt,.f..
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

GIVE The OLD Man A CHANcE.-It
is said Professo. Tice predicted the
storms we have had lately, but didn't
tell where they would strike. The
Professor must draw finer bead upon
his sight of Sirius, and give us a chance
to do a little dodging. 1t does a man
no good to tell him 3 month in ad-
vance he is going to get shot without
kno wing which way the bullet is com.
Ing. Houston Age
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Cause Of .he Russian Rstrsa, in Asia.

LONDON, July "A E.Gte. dispatch
Z m s.. PetersbGr, 1ys accordln. to -e.
ports -el lived acre. tie Russian re,r at
In Asa j. MT a:tgih"ttd to Caucasian
rising. watch virtually +, suppressed, but
to :ae !ac: ;Aat the Russians were too
w,ah 70 overcome ;Ie TCrkisa '..es
w-"ss 5..su-ta lad cen uuder..a',.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
A Trnthrni nnd just claim.

II is claimed, and rightly too, that
DoOLEY's YEAST POWDER is not only a
good baking powder but that ii is a
Uery superior one, taking the front rank
over alI others. II has attained the
height Of perfection in the kitchen
economy.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

STANLEY AND THE WHIG HEN.-Slan.
ley Matthews is q man who never
despairs. He paid lwenty-seven cents
the other day for an old blind hen, and
has set her on the Cardiff giant, aud
swears that be will keep her there until
she matches out the old Wing party II
it takes a thousand years and kills the
hen Burlington HawEeye.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

They have had another HoOsier horror
An old man seventy years Of age was
horribly murdered for his money. The
barbarians up there are suggesting
Lynch law.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

PETTY FRAUDS AND SwINDLEs.-Be.
ware CT baking powders which are mn,
up short weights. A manufacturer
who swindles, knowingly, in weight
VIII not hesitate to sell adultersted
baking powder. DooLEY's YRAsT
POWDER has worldwide reputation
%toT % perfect purity and always being
iuil weight. It bears every test for 81.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

Antelope. to the Picayune, alludiuy
to the dull condition OF the New York
Stock Exchange and the general,
staguated state OF business in that city.
says " L e different On tie Gotten
Exchange today, Tor there all is ex.
citement, and a general getting Of
things in order for four days' suspeE.
sion of business that will begin at 2
pm. tomorrow, So long an intermis.
sion has rarely been known in the cot.
ton trade OF this city, and there is 4
pretty general disposition to have A,
few contracts out during the pause A,
possible for who can tell the deyelop.
ments IN other markets in these four
days. and their possible bearing upop
our own: AS rule, however. Il "a
the bears who are the most uneasy. and
It iooAs as Il they would cover ur
pretty thoroughly before Tomorrow
sun goes down. Augusta this forenoon
made another lump to l2.4j. a further
rise OF 10 points since SATURDAY ! cloa.
ing. and 70 points since the aSlh NH
Some on the aoor call lhi; manipuls.
ton "a spite against Liverpool because
she won advance, bUtthe maiority re-.
gard Il e. \ lid advance. with II
cents ..Aet: 20 De reached. The new
erop moItns are slow to move in sym.
patA% with tie Summer mouths. and
il'' ;act Is pointed at to p,ovr that ma.
nippIaliOn is at work
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

THE Cincinnati Enquirer wants
Packard and Chamberlain to attend
the Ohio Republican Convention. 1t
thinks they would make things lively.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

The Columbus Democrat thinks the
LoWndes county delegation Is divided
between Stone aud Humphreys,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Pinned Right Dow


= grocer d'.Hg business ~ A't-.Zin
"ranG sTenGe. va. asked 10 trust a
c"ioTed naa l9e '1% :or quart OF
'Fawoe" e.
-: dp .'-.:t- -v7," pa, "e
replied
IN "a? ae ;aoaey acre eight
o c.ocH "a de mawning, eaTaes..y ce'
'Ponded 'ne rC!ored nan,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

TIE Utica y. y, Herald Rep.
warmly approves the Presidents order
to oficeholders, and says: "PlaiD peo.
pie are wear o; having Federal office.
holders dictate the action Of conven.
lions and protest against the habit OF
travelling the State to manufacture del.
egations and put up aud put down
nominations The common right OF
citizenship does not include the re-
ceipt Of salaries from the Public Treas.
ury for promoting the ambition Of iu.
dividua!s and overriding popular sen.
timent When such salaries are paid,
the obligation OF service to the Govern
ment is established. And the couutry
will sustain the Pre- sident in requiring
ofiiceholders 10 earn their salarie, b.,
performing their official duties, ani
not in running and owning the ma.
chine.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
THE COTTON CROP.
Report Of the New Orleans Exchange
Condition Of the Crop in louisiana,
Mississippi and Arkansas.

Ngw ORLEANS, July G.-Luui-ll1a--Tais
report Is compiled IRON ~ answers re.
reiyed from - parishes, average date June
.Oth-all repOrting the weather during The
month as good and much more favorable
70 plant tLan tie same time last year.
since the last report there has been no IN.
crease or decrease 10 the quantity Oh lana
planted IT, cotton; stands are represent
ed as good: the plant is generally forming
and blooming we'll; its resent condition
is much better than last year. In some
sections o! Rapides and 81. Landry par
Ishes, caterpillars have lut 10 al appear
ahce, but no damage is reported.
Mlsslsslppi-We have - reports from
,3 couHties, dated from June eth TO July
5th. The character Of the weather mas
been generally more favorable than asst
year. There has been no material change
In the acreage: stands are very generally
repCrted as GOOD. Plants are forming well,
with but few blooms yet. Tie general
condition Is .ood, though plants are from
10 10 days backward, compared with last
year.
Arkansas-Our report IS made Up from
e rerIles from :, counties. The weather
has teen less favorable than the same
time last year, and much complaint Is
made 0! too much rain causing a slight de.
crease OF say one per cent. 10 acreage As
last reported; stands are, however, repre-
sen;ed as good, but the present condition
does not compare iavoraoly with last
year, tae plant being small, backward by
ter days, and tie aelGs grassy.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
Report d the NOEsolk Exehange

NORFOLK, July THE Cotton Exchange
reports IS replies from II counties In North
Carolina and Virginia, with average date
June Spth, received. Five report weather
more favorable than last year, about the
same, % less favorable; report increase
n lands planted, i about same, - de-.
rood AID fermin. very well, but few
blooms, rotyeyy good, not forming we'll,
and 20 h.orr- The condition Of the crop
Is reprr..G good, hut about ten days
to twu weeks ..ar tlan last year, y not
50 good tAd 1.-TWO weeks later. Dam.
age { ag N N. and grass Is very .eE.Ea-
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13
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Tuesday Morning, July 10.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-05-26
MIR. DIOGENEN.

This singular man lived in Greece, lie
was distinguished for his ecceutricities, bad
manners, and bad disposition. It was his
chief business to find iault. For example
he took q lantern one day when the sun
was shining brightly and went out in search
for au honest man, thereby insinuOting thai
such persons were exceedingly scarce
When Alexander, n distinguished military
gentleman, paid him visit, and inquired
what he could do for him, he had the I'M
pudence to tell him TO "get out Of his sun
shine" To cap tho climax Of his oddities
he dressed like beggar and lived in tub
He was a sour, grabbed, crllsty old bache
lOr. We infer that he had no wife, first
because history does not mention her; sec
Ond, because no woman would take kindly
to one Of his habits, dress, or manners
or aspire to become mistress Of his man
sion. "There waSan old woman who lived
in MOc," 1t Is true, but the woman who
would live in u tu6, and especially with
such companion, has not been heard from
The misanthropic spirit which possessed
this man was doubtless due to disordered
digestion and biliousnGSs, one Of the
prominent symptoms of which is q morose
fault.fnding disposition. The tongue Is
heavily coated, giving rise to bad taste
the appetite is not good, and the patient
feels dull, sleepy, or dizzy, and is aptto be
frGttul. Unfortunately, Mr.. Diogones lived
several centuries before DR.. PierCe's Pleas
ant PurgOtive Pellets were invented, n few
doses Of which would have relieved him Of
his "bilc," and enabled him to find score,
of "honest men" without the mid OF his Ian.
tern Under their magic influence, com.
bined with that OF the Golden Medical Dis,
covery, to cleanse his blood, he might have
been led to take n more cheerful view oil
life, to exchange his tub for decent habi.
tation, to "Spruce up" in personal appear,
ance, and at last have taken wife to mend
his clothes and his manners, both Of which
were in evident need Of repairs, and be
come the happy sire Of little Diogeneses
who would have handed down to p0sterity
the name, not Of cynic philosopher, but
OF a cheerful, healthy happy rirtuouS man.,
WIS