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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
A Danger 10 be Avoided.

It is better for the Government 10
furnish the unemployed work than It is
for It 10 arm and equip soldiers TO
watch and humble them into submis-
sion II is cheaper too, and thousand
times less dangerous, II is plausible
for men 10 ask FOR a large standing
army, when ;hey imagine that by this
their property can be protected, but
there Is nothing more dangerous 10 =
Republic than large army. Every
Republic that has passed into history
as a failure oil se!f.government, me; its
death from a perversion Of military
power. Look at France. Even now
her President ii ruling her with the
army simply because he has it handy,
and because other people differ with
him and his friends on questions Of
public policy. lie is suppress
ing free speech, and siraining
every nerve and unblushingly using
the French army 10 carry the
elections his way. If we had large
standing army in this country, It would
not be long before MacMahon'5 exam
pie would be followed, and step by
step would rapidly be taken towards
the establishment Of q military lespot-
ism. The results of the labor riots are
fearful, but they are not TO be COM
pared 20 the evil results that would
sooner or later follow the establish
ment OF a vast army in this country.
The Government had far better issue
ratioas 10 every unemployed lAborer in
the country, or endorse the bonds Of
two or three great railways, than 10
employ large force Of idlers with arms
TO watch a vast army of starving labor
ere. A standing army larger than is
necessary to take care Of the forts and
to protect the frontier from the Indians,
means danger first, last ana all The
time
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Differing Doctors.

New York Tribune.l
a case has Just occurred in Phila-
delphla which not only illustrates the
wide difference Of opinion between the
Homeopathic aud Allopathic Schools
of Medicine, but suggests that the radi-
cal disagreement may be followed by
disagreeable results. An inmate Of the
Home for Aged and In1rm Colored
Persons added to his inirmities by be.
coming lunatlc. Two physicians of
the homeopathic school certified 10 the
Aegro's insanity, and desired his re-
moVal 10 the proper department Of the
almshouse. The signature Of one Of
the outdoor physicians was also neces-
sary, and this, upon being applied to,
DR.. Muller, an allopathic practitioner,
refused 10 give, as he did not consider
the two homeopalhs to be doctors at
all. lie was afraid, he said, ifhe signed
the paper that he would be expelled
from the Philadelphia Medical Society.
While the dispute was going on rather
warmly, the patient settled II, so for rs
he was concerned, by jumping from q
fourth.story window Of the Home, in-
stantly killing himself He, thus
vindicated TO diagnosis Of the disciples
Of HahnemanD, and proved that, what.
ever might be said OF their devotion to
10 infnitesimsl doses, they at least
knew q lunatlc when they saw him.
Meanwhile, the Board Of Guardians
are investigating the matter, and we
really wish that they could hit upon
some way of reconclling the champions
of the rival systems. We confess, how
ever, that we are entirely at loss to
know how they might accomplish so
desirable o result, unless they could al.
90 devise some way Of entirely chang
ing human nature. In this particular
case, II is true, we do not see why the
allopAthic practitioner might not have
recognised the homRopathists as med.
ical men, so far as to take their word
for It that the negro was mad. At
least, they knew something Of the
symptoms of lunacy, az most people do
whether they are physicians or not;
and IN such on emergency II was hardly
wise TO stand upon q point of etiquette.
The truth or falsity of medical dogmas
was not OF all involved, and II was
mere matter Of humanity to put ravA
ing maniac where be could neither
harm himself nor anybody else. We
question whether the Philadelphia
Medical Society would have expelled
DR.. Muller for granting his certificate,
even though 1t formally admitted that
Drs. Thacher and Banks were physi-
clans. II was not o matter Of CONSUL
tation. If DR.. Muller had quietly
stepped over TO the Home, seen the
patient, and then signed the paper, no
blow, we think, would have been struck
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
A Nevada Mesquite Story.
Virginia fNev,) Enterprise.

virginia New, enterprise.
They were telling hunting stories in
q Q street saloon night or two since,
and after several persons had given in
their experience an old chap who ape
peared to be o stranger in town took
the floor. Said he: "Thar is q power
o. game down to Humboldt Sink
ducks, geese, and sich-but in some re-
spects 1t 10 unpleasant down thar. l
got about the wust fooled l ever was
In my life the first time / camped down
thar. l was on hunt, and had q little
round tent that ] stuck up in the shad.
der of a bunch OF willers. At night !
Curled up in this tent-just room
enough for me-calkerlatin' TO git up
bright and airly the next morning
to try my luck on the ducks
and geese. Thar seemed to be con-
siderable many muskeeters about, 90
when / got into my tent / pinned up
the slit that made the door in sich a
way go as TO keep 'eIn out. Next
mornin' l woke up, and finding II still
dark took another nap. | slep q good
while, and when | woke up ii was still
dark. Took another nap aud woke
up. Still dark. / thought daylight
would never come. / tried 10 sleep
but only dozed of o little OF times. II
seemed the longest night l ever saw
Finally concluded to see what time Il
was, anyhow. So struck o match
and looked at my watch. It was ter
minutes of 2 O'Clock. This beat me.
concluded I'd take a look outside an
see II thar was emmy sign of dayligh
comm. l unpinned my tent, and, ol
pullin' open the door a black mass o
something that seemed alive fell on tn
ground, a blaze Of light at the sam
time strikin' my eyes an nearly blind
in me. Bein' kinder frightened ! rush
cd out, an thar saw, all over my ten
an kiverin' Of it TO the depth Of 'bou
four inches, q regular mass Of musket
ters. l looked at the sun and saw tha
my watch was right. 1t was 2 o'clOCl
in the afternoon. Gentlemen. neVe
was so fooled afore in all my life re
gardin' the time o. day-all along 0
them air muskeeters, and 1t wasn't tht
regular muskeeter time neither"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Homicide,

Mr.. Il Durney, just down from his
p,ace, Forest Home, about fifteen
miles above here, on the Mississippi
tlver, reports that just before he left
home ;wo messengers, one white and
the other black, came from Mr.. Robert
Bakers place, in Louisiana, opposite
Mr.. Richmond Peeler's plantation, and
reported that Mr.. Baker had been
killed, shot through the heart BY some
parties who came from the neighbor-
hood 10 Mr.. Bakers place for their
cattle, which had treSpassed on Bakers
crop, and which had been put up by
him. Words passed, and finally shots,
eight or ten we're fred, and Mr.. Baker
fell, as above stated none ofthe other
party was injured, ss far as Mr.. Nc
Burney could learn. Tomorrow we
hope 10 be able 10 give full particulars
Mr.. Baker was highly esteemed in this
community, where he was well'known
lie leaves no family in this country
but has a mother in Dublin, Ireland.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

Last evening about half.past. Z
o'clock, as David Tate, fireman on
the Vicksburg and Meridian railroad,
was walking past the car-shed, near the
Cherry street crossing, he was fred
upon by two men, who stood in the
deep shadow Of the building. Two sh0ts
we're fired in quick succession. Mr..
Steele, who was In Halls store, sent
little negro boy out 10 SEQ what
was the matter, who came back and re.
ported that o man had been killed and
was lying on the track. Steele then
went out and picked up bloody hat,
but finding that the man had gotten up
and walked on, concluded he was
not much hurt. The firing at
trac,ed the attention of the watchman
OF the machine.shop, and some others,
who ran down the road and found
Tate sitting on the track bleeding pro-
fuse!y. They conveyed him 10 his
bolrding.house, Mrs. Gallagher's, at
the Martha street crossing, and DR..
Henry was called in. 1t was found
that he was shot in the head,
and on probing the wound it
was found that the ball had penetra.
tra.ed the brain. II was reported 10
US that the other shot had also taken
effect in his body. A Derringer pistol
was picked up OF the place where the
shooting was done, aud Tate was 80 far
able TO speak as 10 declare that II
did not belong TO him. He could not
give any account OF the affair, but cir.
cumstances seem to point GnerringlY to
Lewis johnson, carpenter, and Chas.
Curtis, q machinest, both employed at
the car shops, as the perpetrators Of
the dsstardly act. Some time ago Tate
made sighting remark about Curtiss
wife, which was reported 10 the latter
b. Johnson, and since then Curtia
and johnson have been dogging
and threatening Tate. The two
were seen 10 pass down the rail.
road track, just before tho shooting,
and afterwards it is known that he
went TO his house, and a little girl
told his wife that be had shot man
City Marshal Groome and Officer Gill
searched his premises, but neither
Curtis nor johnson could be found
When we left Mrs. Gallagher'p, al
nine o'clock last night, Tate was
said 10 be dying. We trust that the
authorities will leave nothing undone
to secure the arrest OF the murderers
For the sake of the good name of oul
community these bloody sssassins mus
be hunted down and brought TO pun
ishment. The name Of Vicksburg i
be oming bye.word and reproach
and our law.abiding citizens will b,
satisfied with no halfway measures.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
The Woman In WhIIe-HeF
Dance on Ihe Houston Road.

A MYSTERY FOR UNBELIEvERs IN WITCH.
CRAFT.
OkolOna States.
The citizens OF Chickasaw county
have all seen or heard Of the witches
rendezvous on the Houston road. 1t is
o wild, lonely circle of around on the
side Of hill, and Notwithstanding 1t
is surrounded by trees, II is said no
leaf or twig has ever fallen within its
magic bound.
Tradition says that witches come TO
the desolate spot, at the midnight hour
and dance until cock-crow; and the
testimony Of that generally unvera-
cious old jade ia confirmed by good
authority.
Col. "a former well.known clti-
zen, was riding by the place one night,
returning TO our city from q visit 10
his plantation, when he was bewil-
dered by the sight OF unemcumbered
tents, wagons, horses and figures NOV
ing 10 and fro. He thought camp
meeting had been started there since
be had passed by in the morning, but
even as he gazsd the ghostly vision
vanished from his sight, II Is unnec-
essagy TO add that be spurred his
horse, and went galloping away with
the speed Of the wind.
Nor was he the only one who saw
and heard strange things in that un-
canny neighborhood. Itbegan 10 bear
q dark reputation throughout the whole
countryside, and the nervous traveller
would hurry past it even in midday
with feeling akin to fear.
One night last week Mr., ]. F, Nell
Gon, OF Meals Store-a well.known
and most worthy young man-was re-
turning home from Okolona. The sky
was perfectly clear, and jeweled with
stars. The murmur of the leaves and
the beat Of his horses hoofs upon the
dusty road were the cnly sounds that
broke the silence.
He had reached the witches rendez'
vous when q woman hoated out Of the
darkness at the right OF the road. We
say "noated," for no other word will
convey an impression of the grace and
airiness with which she made her ap
pea:ance upon the scene. She was tall
slender, and dressed in q robe Of white
Her long hair was unbound, and fell
over her shoulders in luxuriant waves
Reaching the middle OF the road sht
tossed her arms in the air and begar
10 dance with lightness, a charm
and a swiftness OF motion L
mortals unknown. Mr.. N. neve
moved. His eyes we're riveted oil
the woman. His horse had stopped
terror.stricken. A moment passed
aud the figure melted away into th
mystic shadows ot the night in the di
rection OF the witch's rendezvous.
Who was she? What was it9 Sure
ly it was no human being in that weirt
deserted place. surely no womal
would dare the dark and the solitude O
that scene.
This is no idle tale-no vague phan
tasm of an ignorant mind. II Is told
by man who stands as high in publ,
esteem as any citizen OF Chickasav
county.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
medical orthodoxy which it could

ct medical orthodoxy which It could
not bear.
Not merely for the sake Of scientific
comfy, but also for that Of suffering hu.
mainly, 1t is to be hoped that, as knowl-
edge advances, these feuds Of medical
schools will diminish in intensity.
Just how this desirable end 10 10 be
reached, we do not comprehend, be.
cause the opportunity for compromise
seems to be 30 small; but we are sure
that It will not be attained by Intense
bigotry on either side. Inssmuch as
there are several thousand hom@o.
pathic doctors in the country, with
patients numbered by the hundred
thousand, they are, as a body, entitled
to respectful treatment. The same is
true Of the allopathic professors. II
both cannot agree in essentials, they
need not be always quarreling; and
when they can act in concert, mere
common-sensc requires that they
should do so.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

Mr.. PARKER, State Treasurer Of
South Carolina, who went into Office
in 1868, and who some two years ago
found the climate Of that common
wealth too warm for bis health, tells a
tale ofthe South Carolina ring in our
columns to-day which Tweed will find
it hard % match. The motives which
have led Mr. Parker thus 10 unbosom
himself are stated by him 10 be OF a
penitential sort. We hope they are.
But be that as il may, in the light
which pours on this dark passage in
our National annals the dullest and the
bitterest of partisan Republicans, be.
ing also an honest man, must see how
great National work has been under.
taken by Wade Hampton and his as.
sociates. They have but 10 persevere
in that work IS they have begun in II,
without fear and without favor, to earn
for themselves not only the gratitude
and love of South Carolina, but the GO.
teem and the thanks of all good men
throughout the Union.-[New York
World,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

meeting of the Vicksburg Lodge
No. 9S, /. o. B. B., held at their Hall on
the l2'h day Of September, 1877, the
following resolutions were offered and
adopting, concerning the death Of our
late brother NATHAN FEIBELMAN:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the AL
mighty God In His Allwise Providence
TO take from our midst our well-be.
loved friend and brother Nathan
Feibelman, and whereas, it behoovei
US 10 offer some testimonial of love and
respect to his memory, therefore be II
Resolved, That in his sad and sudden
departure from this earth our Lodge has
lost devoted, faithful aud upright
member, the community in which he
lived a good and worthy citizen, his
family loving and atIectiouate hus-
band, q kind and devoted father o
worthy and respected relative, and that
we deeply sympathize with his family
In this their sad bereavement.
Be 1t further resolved, That the
charter Of the Lodge be draped In
mourning for thirty days, in honor OF
his memory, and that these resolutions
be published in tke ViCks burg papers
and Madison journal, and copies
thereof be sent to the family Of the
deceased, aud spread on the minutes.
L. NJ. LOEWENBERG,
NJ. LOEWENSTEIN,
L. TELLER,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
RUSSIAN ASSAULT.
The Russians Capture -Four Turkish Re.
doubts At Pievna, but Suffer Great Loss.

The Russians Capture -Four Turkish Re.
doubts at PieVna, but Suffer Great Loss.
LONDON, Sept. ia Russian official
dispatch from Poridin, dated the 18th,
says: There was cannonading ct
Pleyna from daybreak yesterday till 3
p.m., when an assault was made. BY
evening three Turkish redoubts had
been taken by Skobelof, while Polden.
of had carried the Grieverena redoubt.
Gen. PoidenoG was wounded slightly;
Adjutant Schitar, commander Of the
Seventeenth Infantry regiment, and
Dobrowalsky, Chief Of the third rife
brigade, were killed. Six Russian bat
talions and one Roumanian battalion
took part in the assault Of Grieveea.
We captured two standards and five
guns. Our loss In wounded exceeds
5000 men. The number Of killed has
not been ascertained. At daybreak to-
day vigorous artillery fire was com.
menced along the whole line. Our
troops are in front Of the Turkish for.
tiGcaions on the positions taken yes.
terday.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

SECRETARY SHERMAN has forwarded
to Col. Schuyler Crosby, now United
States Consul ct Florence, the ''life.
saving medal Of the first class" for the
"extreme and heroic daring" manifest
ed by him on the occasion Of the sink
ing of the yacht Mohawk when he
saved the life Of Miss Edith May and
imperiled his own life in the effort to
rescue Mr.. and Mrs. Garner and Miss
Hunter. The Secretary says: ''In send
ing you this medal, the highest recog-
milton Of your conduct which the Gov.
ernment can give, II is felt that no
words can add distinction to the splen-
did gallantry which the token seeks to
commemorate and honor"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
A FREycH statistiCian has been con

A FRENCH statistiCian has been com.
putting the number Of human beings
killed In war during the present CEN
tury. lie has selected for his estimates
the wars of the French Empire from
1901 10 1916 the Spanish wars of 1909
and 1910; our war Of 1872; the Greek
war Of 1922; the civil wars Of Spain
since 1923; the Russo Turkish war Of
1928 ; the French invasion Of Algiers ;
the Franco. Belgic war against Hol-
land; the Polish insurrections the
wars between Mehemet Ali and the
Sultan, and of the Swiss Sonderbund ;
our war with Mexico the revolutions
of lS4S; the war between Italy and
Austria the Crimean war; the Indian
mutlny; the French expedition TO
Syria the Franco Italian war Of 1859 ;
our Civil War; the Danish war; the
Paraguayan war; the French invasion
of Mexico; f; the Austro.P Prussian war Of
1866; the Cuban insurreclion; the
Franco. German war Of 1870; and the
present RussO.Turkish war, and be
iinds that 2O0000,000 men have been
the victims Of these struggles-a grim
result that ought to satisfy the most
ardent MRlihusian.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Bankers Convention - Address bJ
aroaahaek-Reaolu offered.

New YORK, Sept. l3.--Full attend
ance to-day. Hon. W, S. Groesbeck
addressed the Convention.
The following resolutions were offer
ed and referred under the rules: That
the Convention pledges its aid to the
Government in resuming specie pay.
ment, but il was not advisable for their
body TO put forth any plan for resump.
tion, as the Secretary Of the Treasury
must have already matured his plan
of action.
That q committee be appointed TO
confer with the Secretary Of the Treas.
ury and use every influence 10 bring
about resumption in 1879.
That the tax now levied on banks IL
onerous and should be repealed
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
Bread and Water DIet-A Fnm-
Ily History,
dltor Brooklyn DaIly Tlmes

Editor Brooklyn Daily Times:
DEAR SIR-Are you aware that the
famous "Bread and Water" sermon by
Rev. II. w. Beecher Is having a very de.
morallzing effect; that It is destroying
the peace Of quite number Of iami.
lies, and il may be the cause of quite q
number also Of divorce suits. II you
should attend Beecher's Church any
Sunday evening, you will find that the
women greatly outnumber the men ;
there viii be three Of the former TO
one of the latter, Every one Of them
(my own wife being Of the number)
are believers in Mr.. Beecher's divinity
or, at any rate, that he ia more "god'
than man. Therefore, all that he asserts,
they claim, shall be taken as coming
from such potential authority that II
would be absolutely ridiculous for any
ordinary mortal 10 gainsay or object.
And this sermon OF Beecher's was
greatly appreciated by them. They saw
at glance the vast amount of labor and
money that might be saved by adopting
this " Beecher Diet" their faith in Mr..
Beecher being so great that had be told
them q most nutritious soup could be
made from ssw.dust and small piece
of granite rock for a flavoring, you
may rest assured Il would have been
implicitly believed by them. Many Of
those women have lold me "that they
have induced their husbands to adopt
this water and bread diet, and that It
works exceedingly we'll; the house.
work now is scarcely anything"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

- 80 - ANsNh~s
We learn that portion Of the Amite
Bulldozers nave already be captured
and lodged in Jail, and unless they leave
the country the rest will also soon be cap
tured. The citizens are aroused, and the
whole power Of the State Government will
be hurled against them = lBtookhayen
Comet
We fully agree with our cotempo-
rary,tha, the Governors letter brcathes
the right spirit. The laws Of Missis-
sippi must be executed, md Gov. Stone
is the Chief Executive. When the cx-
ecutive officers subordinate TO the Gov
ernor cannot execute the laws and Cn-
force the decisions OF the Courts, then
the Governor is right in saying that
"such a state of things cannot be toler-
aied, ald cost what il may, 1t must snl
shall bc stopped" The Governor may
rely on the press and the people taking
this view of the case, and he may feel
safe at all times in securing any
amount Of force he needs TO suppress
lawlessness.
We have heard that IN one or two
OF the counties in the southwestern
part ofihe State, more or less lawlcss-
ness exi,;.. We have heard tha; His
has been caused in great par, be-
cause the Judge Of that District ha, not
done his duty. 1t has been reported TO
us that this Judge has been regleciful
of his duties TO an alarming extent on
account of sickness and drunkenness,
and that the jails are full Of prisoners
and have been for year, because this
Judge has failed 10 hold Courts at the
proper times and places. Ifthis is the
case, the Governor should ask him 10
resign, and If he fails to comply with
the Governors request, the Legislature,
when it meets, should promptly Ie-
move him.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21
esmbsttaS seutsnOs-HsrSh Con

oambetta's sentenoe-HsTsh Con.
stIuction Of the GauloiB and Fl.
gaTo.
PARIS, Sept. l3.-The Gaulois says
the Judicial decision sentencing Gam
BETA TO three months imprisonment,
deprives him Of civil rights for five
years. Should, therefore, the judg.
ment be confirmed, he will be carried
TO political retreat which will be a
mortal blow to his ambition. The
Gaulois adds: "Thus the Republican
party loses at once its old consul and
its young tribune. Will honest Grevy
be strong enough TO replace them
both2" The Figaro also insists on the
same Interpretation of the law in its
effects on NJ, Gahbetta's status.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

If there is as large a Democratic
gain in OHIO and Pennsylvania as there
was in Name and California, these
States will be carried by the Demo-
Gratis by at least 10000 majority. We
confidently expect this.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

a FELLOW in Terrebonne parish,
La, actually "got the goose :he other
day. lie had fight with a tailor, in
which the latter applied the 10, goose
with effect.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

A spEcIAL TO the New Orleans Plea.
yune says Packard intends TO have
Louisiana affairs investigated when
Congress meeis. He is said to be at
outs with the Administration, and as
he can make nothing unless he threAt-
ens, he is taking that means Of bull
doing the Administration.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-21

The newspapers Of New Orleans are
shedding good deal Of light on the
sugar sheds Of that city. 1t seems that
these sheds, as well as covering a large
amount OF sweetness, cover an illegal
monopoy.