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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05
Special to the HsraId.i

Special to the HsraId.
JACKsoE, MEss., Sept. 2O.-Tho Con.
ventlOn composed Of eight delegates
from Kinds county and Eve dslegslss
from Rankin county, met in the Senate
Chamber at II o'clock to-day. Il ives
organized with H. s. Cole, Chairman,
and 8. D. Harper, Secretary. W. 4.
Montgomery, Of Edwards, Was noml-
mated ON the Grst ballot, having rsOolv-
cd eight votes, and A. R. Green two.
The Rankin delegation did not vote.
leaving HindS to agree. O.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

THERE ls some mystery as to who
killed Mr.. Mattingly near Warrenton,
Friday night. And there Is a mystery
as to why the assAssinS should try to
conceal the crime. or course the des-
perate fellow was in bed in the act Of
killing three or four fellows who killed
him in self.defense. Ifyou can catch
a fellow alone asleep, in bed, or on
horseback, and plug him, its self.de-
fense. Who will DO the next victim?
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

ALL the Judges In this State may be
natures nOblsmen, and they may be re-
Clining on the very tip.tOp of the bar,
and they may be sort Of half judicial
saints, but they will fail In their duty
if they do not their part to have mur.
derers hung, and all other law break
ers punished according TO their Of
fenses.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

Cart. w. A. MONTGOMERY, Of Ed
wards, was yesterday nominated for
the Senate by the District Convention
of the counties Of Kinds and Rankin,
held at Jackson. The delegates from
Rankin did not take part in the elec.
ton, as that county has Capt. j. L. Nc
Caskill, in the Senate, and very proper
IL left the selection of the other Sena-
tor to the Kinds county delegates.
Capt. Montgomery popularity Is evil
deneed by his receiving an almost
unanimous vote. He is q well-known
and popular citizen, and when he takes
his seat In the Senate, he can be relied
on to do his whole duty, as he has al'
ways done in whatever position placed
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05
COTTON.
Further RspSFt Of The DSIass Of ths Lister.
national CSnHsrsaOs.

aatl0nal CSnGsFeHos.
LONDON, Sept. 29.-Ths Times, In its
report Of tae adjourned meeting OF the
International Conference held yoSleE-
day afternoon ct Liverpool, states that
It Was moved that It is not deslEAbla 10
confirm the recommendation Of the In.
ternatlonal Cotton Convention In ref.
erence to the payment for cotton BY
Cash before delivery II required. This
was carried. The accommodation Of
the Cotton Convention that inspectors
should be appointed to Gee 10 the right
delivery Of cotton on the Liverpool
QuAyR, was referred 10 Q committee
composed Of the PreaIdents and Chair.
men Of the various cotton associations.
and the recommendation that contracts
for delivery should be for o specified
time was conAFmed, and the Cotton
BFOkerS Association deslre 10 give ef-
feet to II during the Onsulng season.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

II the extreme penalty of the law
could be tested a few times in this
State, the result would be very bsne.
fcial.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

BIZ the latest intelligence from Co.
lumbia, 1t appears almost certain that
Chamberlain and Patterson will be
successful in breaking into the South
Carolina Penitentiary.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

AN Indiana paper says Dan Voor-
heOs is so anxious about Morton's i'll.
ness that he can't leave 10 help out the
Ohio Democrats.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

II Mr.. George William Curtis would
tell what he knows about Grant and
Sumner it would be mighty interesting
reading.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

Hon. GEO. H. PENULEToN and Hon,
James A. Garfield are Jointly discuss.
ing the political Sltuation In Ohio.
They made their frat speeches OF Lam
caster last Tuesday.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

ALP. HARPER, of the Okalons States
is opposed to the Whipping-poSt. You
can't always tell where ALI. will stand.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05
National Flnaness-FagOraOls show.

National Finances Show.
ing. 1913
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Amount of
bank notes issued during the present
month iS q, ,S28, $40, making II neoesSa-
ry to retire under the law, United
States notes to the amount Of 81, ,06l, ,2S2.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury has de-
termined not to sell gold this month
% be has heretofore been doing to meet
liabilities, but retire the United
States notes from current balance In
the Treasury which iS ample for that
purpose.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

oLD PROBs. is on the trail Of q cy.
clone.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

Cav.. ". 4. Msssssnssy, o. GSuuss
Nsalssasa ~ sssis sssatsa- hy--.
lhs alBdS aad RaaAIa eoas-
y ssssfsFIal ess.
VsallOa.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

WANTED.-A half dozen hAnglngS
for the crime Of murder.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

MoRToNs organ, the Indianapolis
Journal, supports Hayes's Southern
policy.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

TIE Kemper Herald says Redpath
slandsred Marshal Lake in bis letter to
the New York Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-05

GRANT hardly thinks the Southern
Republican worth speaking about.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01
lie should BE Rejected.

We learn from the columns ofthc Mar Y0rk
Times that IA great deal ofoppostion is made
in Washington against the confirmation OF
Mr.. HARLAN Of Kentucky a. Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
that principal ground of this opposition
Is the fact that many years ago he made
speeches against tn" cOnstituti onal amend
mcnt providing for negro suffrage in the
South.
We trust Mr. HARLAN will be rejected 10y
the Senate, but not for this cause There
are much more conclusive reasons against
him. In the first place, he is not fit for the
Office, and for that reason alone he should not
have il. But what is more decisive, he has
himself applied for il, and gone about get
ting recommendations and certificates TO
back his applications. Such clcctionccring,
and indeed all cloctonocrng in pursuit OF
such an Office should receive from the senate
condemnation SO decisive as to prevent its
repetition for a century to come.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

| did not touch II by name In any way. II
authorized tho coinage of silver half dol
lars, quarter dollars, and dimes, below
standard weight and Of new coin for
Asiatic commerce above standard weight, to
be called the trade dollar: and prohibited
these "said coins" from being legal tender
for more than five dollars in any one pay
mcnt The old silver dollar IL not men
toned, and, but for the sweeping provision
in the seventeenth section of tho act, the
coinage Of that dollar would have CON
tinucd. The words are:
40 cons. either Of gold silver or minor coinage shan
hereafter h. issued from the mint other than those Of
the d,noininauOns standards aud weights herein set
forth
The dollars already in circulation were
not stripped OF their legal tender functions,
but their coinage was stopped. The bullion
owner could no longer go to the mint and
exchange his silver in bars for dollars. That
right was cut off without the least public
discussion, without petition, and, indeed,
without the knowledge of anybody. except
the parties who secretly and silently carried
the scheme through, which effected
mighty revolution in the money system OF
the country. But it remained for the Re
viscd Statutes to give the finishing blow 10
dcmOnctizatiOn in section 1856, ~ follows:
THE silver United states shall be legal
tender at their nominal value Tor amount not excced
Ing five dollars In any one payment"
No act Of Congress- exists OF which this
section can be claimed as revision. 1t is a
bold invention aud imposition because 1t
includes new matter. The act OF 1873 d.
rcctcd that the subsidiary coins of silver
half dollars, quarter dollars, and dimes,"
should be IA legal tender to the extent of
five dollars; but the Revised Statutes de-
clare all the silver coins Of the United
states" shall no subject To- that limitation,
which includes. OF course, the silver dollars
issued prior TO the law Of 1873, and dcmonc-
ties them.
Thus It is seen that double deception was
practiscd on the country. In which the Re-
viscd Statutes were made 20 play fraudu-
lent part. II there was no other reason than
this, and there are many nearly as strong,
the necessity for the utmost scrutiny and
care is apparent, so that the revision Of Mr..
BOUTWELL, shall not be tainted with dis
trust or accused OF pervcrsion of the law
Good or bad, the law ought to stand as 1t
was enacted by Congress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01
HAYES IN Az UGLY Fly.
The Dincuify OF Providing for NIL tho
Roaues who Helped Count Him In.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-Thc Fraudulent
President Is in an ugly fix about the New Orleans
Custom House. John Sherman. in accordance
with thcagr cement made with Wells and Andcr-
son in November. 1876, made Judge King Collcc-
tor at the diciation OF Anderson. King did not
prove SO tractablc as the Return ing BOard rogucs
expected. and so they insisted that Anderson
should be made chief deputy. and John Shcr-
man did not dare refuse. They further stipu-
lated that Kings name should not be sent to the
Senate il there was probability of ;hc Admin
istriton being able to secure the confirmation
OF Anderson us Collector The arrangement
in this case was that Anderson should be
nominated for the Collcctorship. Since then
the attitude OF the Senate toward the Admins
tration has become moro threatening than was
apprehcnded last August. and the game Of
Wells and Anderson now is to have Kings
name sent in and the nomination rejected.
rms would practically leave Anderson Col
lect"r, and h. believes he could hold on until
the better.
Thor" arc; however. two other parties here
from New Orleans who have something to say
about the Cocctorship The first and most
formidable gang. IL hcndcdhy Packard and KEEL
logg. They say 10 the President. through their
spokesman. that HAYES does not give Packard
the Charlottesville they will expose the inside
history OF the doings Of the Comm ssiun he scnt
10 Lon lsiana TO sell ont Packard. Thoy have
liz" evidence to prove that eight 81 the Return-
ing Board members of the Packard Legislature
Yer, bought, and TINT they wore paid about
TINS evidence will connect ut least two ~
~" Commissioners with this bargain and snlr
Kellogg in his propositions to the Senate Com
mri"c on Privileges amt Elections. SAYS he Is
readyt to bring to Hight and prove rs follows
quoting the, third point ~ hi- hrieO: ' The
acts rrsortrl to io SECURE the organization Of
what IL known ~ the Nichols Legislature. and
!i,he ,nstalimeqt and co4tinmnn"e in power of
vclOpment Of tho truth ~ the charges Ben But-
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Election Prospects.

On Tuesday next, five days from to-day,
our state election will be held in every part
Of this commonwealth; and we earnestly
advise every citizen, Of whatever party, and
whatever ticket he may propose 10 votc TO
strike OF the name Of every incompetent,
unfit. or corrupt candidate. whether he DO
running for legislative, executive or judi
oial olcc.
Such an independent course IL greatly
facilitated 10y the extraordinary confusion
into which this election has boon thrown in
consequence Of the electoral fraud which
carried Mr. HAYES into the White House,
and Of the peculiar effect which this I'M
prcccdcntcd event has had upon the attitude
of parties ia this State. Thus we see the
Democratic party. speaking through it's
State platform and its state Central Com
mittec, loudly calling upon Republican sup
purters of HAYES to vote the Democratic
ticket AZ the only means Of giving aid and
encouragement 10 the Fraudulent President ;
while. on the other hand. the election If the
regular Republican candidates for state
officers IL presented as the solo way of con-
dcmning both the fraud that elevated Mr.
HAYES to power and the absurd and uncun-
stitutional methods OF administration which
he has attempted to fasten upon the coun-
try. Such confusion was never seen before
aud intelligent men who have hitherto
stuck to their party may we'll be In doubt
what course 10 take in such circumstances
Let them follow our coun-els and nj least
strike from their ballots the name 81 every
Incompetent and undoscrving candidate
and they cannot ~ wrong.
But, we shall be asked, what Is the pros
poet in this anomalous election We
answer, viewing the question with much
philosophical calmncss, that il Is our de-
cided judgment that the Democratic State
ticket will be elected by large majority,
and that the Democrats will likewise elect
the majority of the members Of the As
Hcmbly. With regard to the Senate the re-
suit will bc very close and probably the
Republicans will have it. Here the master
~ and gallant strategy Of Senator CoNK-
LING in bidding defiance TO HAYES and his
unclean administration the only limo Of
conduct which wise ana manly Republi-
can statesman could adopt in the premises
Is likely to bear decided fruit in securing
for the Republican party n much greater
number Of Senator'S than il could otherwise
have hoped for. In this the Republicans
have been greatly aided 10y some injudiciOus
nominations made by the Democrats, some
of whose candidates for the senate ought.
from regard to the public interest ana ir-
respective OF every party consideration to
be overwhelmingly defeated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01
POSTMASTER REED or TOLEDO.
The Troubles of brother of One of Deacon
Richard smiths Wicked Partners.

CoLUMBrs, Ohio, Oct 81 Haycs's civil
service Postmaster ut Toledo Alexander Reed
who was appointed last July in spite Of general
Indignation and protest. in place Of Capt. I. H.
Downing. spendcd without cause. IL financially
involved To- the extent Of sjo.OO0.
III IA letter to THE sun. in September last your
correspond unrelated what was very well known
a. the prime movers In securing Reeds appoint
meut; that il was given by Hayes NJ Stanley
Ma'thewss dictation in payment Of Reeds in
ilncnce for Matthews during the Matthew's Taft
Senatorial contest. and to bolster NJ the failing
fortunes ~ the two local newspapers the Toledo
Hldde and Commercial. OF which Reed was the
chiei proprietor.
over this APPOINTMENT TINT n general stampede
followed and the loss If 1000 Republican votes
~ Toledo 40 III" last election is largely attrbut-
Reed is thoroughly obnoxious 70 an classcs in
Toledo, and the only endorsement he has re-
cvlNed Tor his present position has been from
iAen who desired the influence Of his nowspa-
n"rs Ia advance their political interests or from
th"se Tho bad lent him largo sums Of money
might be able 10 pny his debts Hayes mndo u
VIGOROUSLY poor bargain when ne made admin
istratlon organs II the Toledo dailes by bribing
their proprietor with Post ONCE.
IN" senate has not had the opportunity Of
acting upon Reeds confirmation Mr. HAYES n Of
hnvlu. seen III ~ VET to send in his name. Per
ihl- hr has not set .on,orf"d plausible excuse
ton"onnt for D"wlng'- suspension.
mot with petit ms ask ing for their fathers oon-
nrmnlgn. which petitions hnvo been signed
chiefly hy Reeds creditors. the same men who
hnV' now begun suits at law to recover tho
amount of loans. Ten suits have thus tar been
entered against him 10y the banks alone.
II now appears that Reed he's borrowed from
the hanks az Toledo and the SURF Ounding towns
mnking, one loan from the hank Of Fremont. in
which Huye~ Is prn epHl stO'kholdor. Mr.
Hayes will hay" nm Rd l"dinccntive for insisting
upon kend = confirmation IN the interest ~ re-
form TIL" Fraulul. NJ Pr -.dent keeps a sharp
Ipl X oli for way and means.
An hlus cont Reeds financial omharrass mont
Is only valuable rs an ILLUSTRATION Of tho civil
service r"lprmrrs employed hy Il Is. Hayes in
the Federal o'li 'e- ~ Toledo. 10th II Hny,.,
.ip0uires ny q az place are connected with tho
Republican dnilics-kred tho chief proprietor
ma Maggon"r, Collector of Internal Revenue
th"rhi"l editor. Both ar" party hacks who re-
ceivrd th"ir Offices IN payment for services rem
derrd Hayes and Matthew's
special ng' MT Of III Post once Department
io~ ,""n ordered 70 Toledo 10 investigate Mr.
In the moan time. s. Romeo Reed Aloyan-
drr.- influential brother. and one Of the wicked
partners of the truly good Deacon Richard
smith, has written a. Hayes 10 stand firm and
allow no foolish rumur to shake his faith in tho
Toledo Postmaster devotion to civil service re-
form.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

With the evidence Of Judge STRONG whose
vote put Mr.. HAYES into the Presidency,
that Mr.. HAYES is not entitled to the Office,
will the Church have nothing to say ON this
great wrong
If fraud in the highest places is to he
wlnked at, how can it consistently bc con-
dcmncd elsewhere
What have the teachers of Sunday schools
and the members of Young Mems Christian
Associations to say on this subject
Judge STRONG ought to know. His vote
made Mr. HAYES President; ana Judge
STRONG thinks his title to the Office fraudu-
lent. Shall the example of person holding
the Office of President of the United States
10y fraudulent title go unrcbuked?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

If he who saves one mans life deserves
applause, much more he who saves the lives Of
twcniy-four fcllow-mcn The Captain OF bark
that arrived in this port Yesterday has saved
tw nty-iour lives. not ~ ovrr-venturcsome
swimmers at the seaside but OF hardy. roso-
Lutte sc'ancn. struggling with the tempostuous
ocean. At ono time he took ten poor scamon
from the slippery bottom Of their carsizcd vcs-
sci, to which they had clung. bcnumbcd and
furnishing for twenty-four hours. Though this
Captain has had no reward besides n watch
worth few hundred dollars, he doubtless has q
joyful satisfaction that more than compensatcs
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

IT Mr.. RANDALL had followed the original
bent Of his mind in reconstructing the commit
tees from top to bottom and in describing the
dead wood which has heretofore stood in the
way OF necessary Legislation. he would have
strengthened his hand. and relieved the House
oil voxatious burdens. At the very best he had
difficult and a delicate task but men Of brains
and nerve arc expected to confront and to over
come difficulties. Some of the selections are
excellent. but several Of Mr.. KERRs lcgacics Of
chairmen. who have been tried and found want
ing, aro worse than weak. because they IRE
positive distractions TO business The Speaker
mas Increased his own responsibilities by yield
ing 10 the supplieations If men who seek posts
for which they have no fitness
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

More than eight hundred bill- wcro offered
on Monday in the House Of Representatives.
and referred 10 the committees for future con-
alteration II was great dav for the now and
the old members. who Will 20 down To future
generations in the Congressional Record Work
enough II cut out for several Congresses. and
1t ii To- le hoped that tine honorable gentlemen
who went "a Washington loaded down with
thes" weichiy measures have not exhausted all
their strength In ia" transportation and the
delivery. Every var ETY. ~ leg Station was pro-
posed, from pontontiary in Wyoming Terri
tory down a. duties on lac"-. the pcnitcntiury
being the last bill for delicate Reasons that
might ho suggested To- several members from
South Carolina. and poss ihv from other states
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

Rich men. business men, and real estate
owners ought 10 be Just M eager AZ non prop
crty holders arc TO crush the disiranchisement
scheme. They should. Of course oppose it on
tho ground Of political justice: but they
should oppose it also from considerations
of sclf-intcrest and self-respect. Tho men
who are well on In one year. or at ono time Of
life. may be very hard up. and may live in tene-
m'nts. in other years or at another time Of
life. Look NJ the hosts If mon in this city who
have suffered Instantaneous change
Of circumstances within the last few years.
such men would have their feelings
deeply wounded on elcftion days. when
warned away from one of the boxes aud told
that they could not put their ballots into that
controlling box, because they did not own the
property which once was theirs, or pay the
rent which they once paid. They would bo
made to realize keeny that they were
not on an equality with their former selves.
or with other men whom, in better times. they
had not regarded ms their political snperors.
Their sense OF humiliation. as they were sepa-
rated from their Weather or more fortunate
fellow citizens at the polling places would not
increase their consciousness of the dignity OF
citizenship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-01

Gov. E. ID. MORGAN based his refusal to
pay money for carrying on the Republican cam
paign on very singular grounds. He said he
was not an ofllcchodcr. and therefore wondered
wlythc collector Of funds had como to him. Tho
Governor IN not we'll read ON modern civil service
reform. Does he not know that Mr.. HAYES has
SAID that those who hold ofcc are the very
men that must not contribute money for car
rying on tho olcctious2 Gov MORGAN. there
FORE. according to The HAYES doctrine. belongs
to the very class from which all the money for
campaign purposes can properly bc collected
Perhaps We do Gov. MoRoAN injustice. He
very likely has carefully studied the subject Of
civil service reform, M eXpoundcd by Mr.
HAYES and Mr.. EyAnTs and Mr.. ScnuRz. and
doesn't believe in it at all. and takes this method
and Occasion to show his contempt for it, And
he il right
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The Crescent and the Cross.



The war crst raging on the banks of the
Danube has been transferred to those Of the
Hudson with augmented icrocity. and we may
Translate our classic motto above into Tho
skirs. not the passions nre changed by crossing
the seas Mars is an amiahlr deity unless in
ii1m"d hy those females the Furies. As the
war here between Crescent and Cross IL directed
10y Ia" ladies, the Furios may be- said To- reign
supreme. The cruel wrongs inflicted on the
ladies OF Bulgaria and 81 meokly endured hv
them, ar" 10 Ice avenged 10y their American sis
ters. The outraged here viii lee of the mnle
sex. Men can XIII each other in "A gentle lowing
spirit, when impelled by So, ular motives alone
Religion destroys much Of tho chivalric tender
hess Of throat cutting. but the fun flavor If nm.
speakable horror cannot hc tasted ill ph!lpn.
thropy Is the object # the war and women lead
the night We call on Mr., Borsh and his society
to interfere. on the Young M,n's Christian Ar.
s"rl"ton TO pray. ON Mayor, Aldermen. and
Police commissioners to como forward. and ON
H'n' sherman to ordor W the gallant q. O.
Howard and the hcroc. 81 the Me- p,re,,s ,or,-
paign, lest our streets become ~ shambles and
the foundations Of society ltsoif be- oynrthr,,yn
y ID time should bc lost our institutions are, in
peril
bn' 10 be serious, never dil pure philan-
Wf"py max" louder call upon Christian
community than that now made ON behalf of the
suffering of both armies, But il the pride of
organization, or the tear that the Emlcror or
me sultan, as the ease may hc. may overlook
ne peculiar zeal Of particular members II
Gunner com mlltr", il L. control. or ii 10 hn sun
posed To- b.. u"rn~s1ry that the claims # the
HFlhs hr" llrsi I" hr tr-t"d hN sane shihholoth,
Of CHRISTIAN and Turk alike be- uuher,lrd ns
Y" religion of each, the nominal prrtcW for
"a" war has already been forgotten hy the COM
bdtauts. | $50
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WILLIAM ALMoy WHEELER nv virtue

WILLIAM ALMoN WHEELER, by virtue Of
fraud the presiding officer of the United States
Senate. has appointed n committee that Is TO
take into consideration the subject Of asccr-
tanning and declaring the result of Presidential
elections. OF the ninc Senators selected 10y
Mr.. WHEELER. three were members of the I'M
constitutional Electoral Commission that pre-
sentrd him with an Office 10 which the people
and the Electoral Colleges had chosen another
man.