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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

The Hsndsboro Democrat thus al-
ludes 10 the slill.hunt that Defamation
Brown made for the Mississippi Sen.
ate: "The old man couldn't wade
through q sea Of defamation to run
for Governor, oh, no! But he could
run as an independent candidate and
get badly beaten. Poor old man.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
sIoop Aground.

WAsuIYGToN, Nov. lS.-The Signal
Observer at Atlantic City reports a
sloop oground Oh The bar yesterday,
but got or safely this evening. Her
cargo was coal.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

GOLD has huctuated between 1927
and l03 for month";. This gives but q
faint idea If the ordeal before the
country II The present plans Of reach
ing coin payments Is persisted IN.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
Congressional Committees Consider
ing the Contested Election Cases.

WASHINGTON, Nov. I9.-The Demo-
cratic caucus met but did nothing be-
yond in%Strucling Thurman to confer
with Dem cratic members of the Com
mittee on Elections, and report 10 en-
indefinitely adjourned caucus Feel
Ing -eem4 10 favor a motion 10 dis
charge the Committee from further
consideration, and bring the credentials
sQuarely before the Senate.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections held a full meeting and or
dercd the papers OF Spoford aud Kel.
logg printed, A motion by Saulsbury to
take up Euslis's case was laid on The
table until the sub Committee on the
SpolrOrd and Kellogg case had re-
ported come indication as 10 the
length Of time il would require. The
policy # delay, i. is said, has been de-
termined upon by the Republicans i;
the Democrats are not over anxious to
press the issue. The Committee meets
tomorrow. Tho Committee on Elec-
lions Of the House had an informal test
of sentiment In The Colorado case.
Three favor Belford, three favor Pat.
%terson, four favor no election, and two
are Hou.committal. The chances favor
a reference back 10 the people.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

JUDGE SMILEY has resigned, and the
lawyers and criminals In his district
are very much grieved.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

THERE is a fair prospect that the Sill
YER Bill will be passed by the Senate
without amendment.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

CnATTASooGA, Nov. l9.-The Con-
fcderale monument completed and
ready for erection, was deiaced be-
Wound repou Saturday night by un-
known persons.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

The Cincinnati Enquirer, figuring
up the Senatorial probabilities for
Ohio, places PendlelOn on top, aud
puts the Hon. William Allen near the
foot OF the clsss, inlimating at the same
time that a dark horse is concealed
somewhere under the hay. The fol-
lowing are The EnOnirers fQurea;
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

The ONLY LrARs.-When such self
sacrificing patriots aud luminous
statesmen as BALcock aud Shepherd
and Landaulet Williams and Dick Blr-
rington die, General Grant will be
very tender Of the memories. Your
Summers and your Motleys are the only
ara.-[ChicagO Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
@@Rht,oms }tfrala

Morning, November 20
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

suB,oaIDE for the HERALD,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

THEIR JOURNEY UNUSUALLY PLEASANT
THE CUNNING PARTY sANGUIEE,
BUT TIE ANGLERS FEELING BLUE
THE FAIR PLAY AND HER AcCoMMoDA.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23

4ne 6anus glu 5bOLy'
NEW YoRK, Nov. l9.-While Mrs.
Thos. Doran was kindling q FIRE with
kerosene at Bethel, Connecticut, yester-
day, the oil a exploded, aud the
woman and her two children were
burned TO death.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
Farmer Murdered.

AMSTERDAM, n. Y, Nov. Isl.
Parker, a farmer, was murdered last
light. lie had 500 and a check for
800 when last seen Saturday night.
The check was found, but no money.
Sam. johnson (coloredl has been arrest
ed on suspicion.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-23
Gdrrderoua Tampa.

CINCINNATI, Nov. ia special
states that at an carly hour this morn.
ing, some tramps, while robbing the
P%ost.ofice at Grafton, o., were fired
on By Charles Allen, who slept In the
building. The tramps returned the
fire, with probably fatal effect, and es-
capn1
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1877-09-03
Se6ites Gapitel.
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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-18
A Centennial Tragedy.

Shortly after the closing of the Cen
tennial Exposition at Philadelphia, the
dead body of man was found in a ravine
some five or six miles from the city, ton
far advanced in decomposition to be re-
cognized, and without anything on or
about the person by which it could be
identified. The unrecognized corpse was
buried, and the matter passed out ct
thought. But a chance letter to Germany
started an inquiry which has resulted in
the discovery that the body was that of a
young German of wealthy family, who
was murdered under remarkable circum-
stances. Coming to this country alone,
he formed the acquaintance, at hotel in
Philadelphia, of another German, and
they became close companions. The new
acquaintance insinuated himself into the
confidence of the traveller, learned all
about his family and where they lived,
studied his handwriting, mastered his
personal history, and finally murdered
him, took possession of his trunk, assumed
his name, opened a correspondence with
his family, and has obtained large re-
mittance under the plea of sickness, losses,
etc. The correspondence has been car
ried on since last October, and the facts
have only just come to light. The evil
dence is said to be conclusive and quite
sufficient to insure the conviction and
punishment of the cunning murderer
Indtannpolts Journal ass
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Learn a Trade.

There is one lesson which we hope the
present time will SO deeply engravc upon
the minds of all parents that its impress
ion will never be effaced. That is, the
necessity of teaching boys some trade,
and making them thoroughly convcrsant
with it,.
k The flood of men who are wandering
anxiously about the streets of all great
cities, seeking employment which will
provide for themselves and families even
a meager Support, contains surprisingly
few mechanics, or men who have been
trained up to any regular trade requiring
skill and practice. It is made up mainly
of men who in their youth were .''smart''
young men, who thought they know too
much to tie themselves down. to. the
drudgery and unplessantnessf Of any shop.
They would be gentlemen" wear good
clothes, don clean shirt every day, and
adopt some light, "genteel" employment,
which they could follow without serious
effects upon their clothes or hands.
These men have drifted around, clerked
in dry4oods store at q small salary, run
a cigar stand, perhaps did some indifer..
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What the Birds Accomplish.

The swallow, swift, and nightkawk are
the guardians of the atmosphere. They
check the increase of insects that other
wise would overload it. Woodpeckers,
creepers, and chickadees are the guardi
ans of the trunks OF trees Warblers and
fly catchers protect the foliage. Black
birds, crows, thrushes, and larks protect
the surface OF the soil. Snipe and wood
cock protect the soil nnder the surface.
Each tribe has its respective duties to
perform in the economy Of nature; and
it is an undoubted fact that if the birds
were all swept off the face of the earth,
man could not live upon it.; vegetation
woold wither and die; insects would be-
come SO numerous that no living thing
could withstand their attacks.
The wholesale destruction occasioned
by grasshoppers, which have lately de-
vastated the west, is undoubtedly caused
by the thinning out of the birds, such as
grouse, prairie-hen, etc, which feed upon
them. The great and inestlmable service
done to the farmer; gardener, and florists
by the birds IS only becoming known by
sad experience. Spare the birds and save
your fruit; the little corn and fruit taken
by them is more than compensated for by
the quantities of noxious insects they de-
stroy. The long prosecuted crow has
heen found by actual experience to do
tar more good by the vast quantities of
grubs and insects he devours, than the
little harm he does in the few grains of
corn he pulls up. He is one of the farm
cr's best friends.
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Kit Burns the Rat Catcher.

1t is said of the late Kit Burns, Of New
York, that as professional rat catcher he
was the first in America. It is further
alleged by those who profess unequivo-
cal knowledge of the matter, that the de-
ceased Kit had amassed much money in
the pursuit of his unique vocation. He
once made $500 out of one single job in
the rat catching line. One of the first
restaurants on Broadway had been so
badly infested by rats that the quantity
of provisions consumed or destroyed
night and day was incredibly large. The
finest mousers were procured, but they
made no inroad upon the army of rodents.
In fact, cat after cat became democrat
lied, while the rats grew holder, and fire.
quently put them to flight. Alone in the
restaurant one night, Kit surveyed the
situation, and declared it to be desper-
ate one. The following night he set his
huge cage close to an advantageous aper-
.ure.
A small dim lamp on a shelf above him
was the only light in the place. He lay
above the great cage with the string OF
the main trap in his hand. His object
was to catch the "king" rat, and then
the work was easy. They all follow the
king. Rat after rat came to the cage,
nibbled the bait, and ran back to the
hole. There seemed to have been per
feet understanding about the matter be-
fore his majesty yentured forth. When
he did Kit knew him-for the king rat is
an enormous shaggy specimen, with great
bristles growing out of his body-and
down snapped the trap. Now the rest
were guideless, and wholly at the mercy
Of the rat catcher. Kit then fastened the
king so as to secure his presence in the
cage, and when the trap was again raised
scores upon scores Of rats filled the cage.
1t could hold no more; but when the
subjects found themselves captured they
fell upon the king and nearly tore him to
pieces. After that Kit easily secured the
rest Of the varmints, and was paid $500.
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THE BLOODY TURK.


1t may interest the few people-and
there are still few over here-whose
sympathies run with Turkey in the pres
ent struggle, to look into peculiar phase
of her "civilization" which, so far as we
are aware has not yet been touched upon
by the press. We refer to the tenure by
which large proportion of her soverigns
have secured or held their thrones the
tenure of assassination. The story, to be
properly written, should be in letters of
blood, but brief outline of it might run
as follows:
f In 1859, Orohan, the grandson of 9th
man l., founder Of the Ottoman dynasty,
assembled the throne. He was sovereign
Of great force, and a successful soldier,
but narrowly escaped losing the sceptre
through the conspiracy of one Of his sons.
The rebel son, once overpowered, was
promptly executed; and the precedent,
once established, soon became a recog-
|'nized principle, to, wit: That upon the
accession of new Sultan, all possible
rivals to the throne should be strangled.
Authority for such course was easily
manufactured from doubtful passages in
the Koran, and, as we shall see later, was
soon formally decreed as the law of the
realm.
Murad H., who became Sultan in 1921,
promptly proceeded, under this princi-
pie, to strangle his two brothers; but was
prevented, for the time, by their escape
to Constantnople. His successor, Mo-
manned H., conqueror of Constantinople,
procured the issuance of a .fet,oa author
izing the strangulation of the royal fam
lily, and put it in practice upon his two
uncles whom his father, Murad, had been
unable to catch. The successor Of Mo-
hammcd, Bajazet II, procured the assas-
sination Of his brother Diem, through the
Borgian Pope, Alexander vi, with whom
he had taken refuge. He was residing
in the Vatican itself and was poisoned
there by order of the Pope-a phase of
hospitality not strictly Arabian.
Selim I, who became Sultan in 1919,
strangled his eldest brother and five
nephews in one day, under authority of
the fetwa above mentioned. His sue
cessor, Soliman, "Thc Magnificent" had
five Of his sons strangled by the Persian
Shah, and paid him 100000 ducats for
the job.
,"-~: Mohammed III, who came in in 1896.
has the credit of tending to business un-
der the fetwa more energetically than
any of his predecessors. He murdered
fno~ less than nineteen princes of the roy.
81 family, which left him clear title to
! the throne, and possibly to the Moham-
medan heaven also. His successor, All
med I, Q808), had seven sons, and six of
the seven were promptly strangled. :
Mustapha I. (619, being too idiotic
to murder any one else, was himself pois-
oned in his harem. His successor, Or
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"Weh, several things. The chap who
passed for Rates husband had too maav

= swell, several things. The chap who
passed for Rates husband had too many
horses 10 sell. They got reckless and LET
revolvens, riding boots, fanny overcoats.
and OTHER such things in sight. Then
SenatoM York's brother was. murdered
there, and the crowd who YVES on the hunt
tor hin tracked him to old Bender's, to- q
dead certainty. The old man,stood UP as
bold .aaa lion, and even asked, them to
search the house. If they hadn't been
blutfed they would have found two
corpses in five minutes search. l wasn't
with that party, but with a.second,. and
we got around there that night. The
Bendeys had taken the alarm. and made
tracks, .''' y -. ''-'.' ~
s"s1s0t it curious that the family cotald
have escaped the country when hum
dreds- of men were on the lookout f0r
them| observed the traveller.
t.'%all, yaas," slowly replied the strange
old man. ~. =. ~ .
"Aad how do you account for it2". .
He chuckled and looked, out of the
window. There was an interval of three
or foar minutes, during which he chewed
at his tobacco. Finally he said:
''Shey won't find old Bender in Mary
land, nor in Mexico, nor anywhere else on
top, the earth, and they needn't look for
any o the rest O. the gang
''eAre they dead2" ~.
I, "Purty likely they arr, strangerl When
tyoa see any more newspaper items about
any of the Benders turning up, YOU lest
AK yourself if corpses can turn IN and
walk around! III .-'.r-'st. =
1When you and the others discovered
that the family had fed, what did you
eto?" asked the traveller; hoping to draw
the old mans secret. ,.0...,..
"Sat right down and sacked our thumbs.
OF counsel" he chuckled. That's what
we did; but some of the rest had more
pluck. They started oat on as plain a
trail as they wanted to foller, and before
sunrise there wasn't any further use ;.
anybody hunting for the Benders!"
"Why2" -" p. ~ Z.0 10, ,
"Why? Well, what's the use o., look
ing for anybody after they have been shot
the old woman quit knitting and singing
religious songs jest about daylight
Bout that time, also, that she-devil Kate
and her boss thief Of husband pulled
hair and called each other hard names
for the last time. The stranger who was
with the family might have been boss
thief, preacher, or an angel, but ]
guess our boys didn't wait to ask many
questions!" -. '.
land old Bender himself?'
II guess he didn't get away, stranger
| guess there are men in Kansas who could
dig up what's left O. him without mucl
trouble! Law is good enough in some
cases, but in other cases it is bout as vel
to plant family in sandy sile and no
have any fooling around!'
"And that's the reason the Bender.
have not been discovered?"
"Purty much the reason, 1 reckon
thong h folks can keep on looking if the,
want tO!"
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emily good Bookkeeping. copied papers,
OR done any and all Of the. thousand and
one things involving but little manual
labor, brains OF experience, whichars. pos~
sible in our complex system of life As
long as times were flush they succeeded
tolerably well in satisfying their little am
billions. They wore tolesably good clothes,
and seemed passably "genteel.' But
the moment the strisgeney began to
make itself felt they were the first to
suffer. Employers TUNED them of: re-
lentlessly, and retained skilled naen, to the
last. .
The reason was obvious. A trained
man is an acquisition to amy establish
ment, anal if dropped there is no certainty
about replacing HIM. But the crop of
these men who are simply '~generally pse-
full" is anever- failing one, and man, Gan,
60 out IN the street and pick up a hun
dred OF them in an hours time, each bff
whom will know about as much, be able
to do about the same things, have thesame
general low standard of usefulness. as the
other. An advertisement in any leading
daily newspaper in the United States for
"a man for some light, respectable en-
ployment," would bring you thousand
applicants in twentyfour hours, the ma
jority of which; would state that "wages
would not be so much of an object as
steady employment" .w..re
But no such response would be made
for an advertisement for bricklayers or
carpenters, or stone masons. No thous-
ands of men clamorous to work at any
price, would come trooping up in answer
to an Advertisement for blacksmiths,
plumbers, painters, timers or mechanics
generally. Trade may be dull with those
men, and wages low, but those who un-
derstand their business find no difficulty
in securing steady employment.
Establishments in this and other cities
which employ miscellaneous laborers, are
besieged by men willing to work at any
price. Men who have been watchmen
policemen, barkeepers, conductors on
street railways, messengers, collectors,
clerks, copyists, book-keepers, and all
that miscellaneous crowd, throng to our
Humber yards and similar places, and
offer to work at carrying lumber Or SINH
lar ordinary labor, at from seventy tive
cents to.a dollar day. But there are lew,
~ duy aA1CCudulCS III Il11o C1OWO duu IL
those who claim to be such are examined,
it will BE found their mechanical skill is
Of the ordinary kind.
This is the fate which overtakes those
| who atsthe outset Of life scorned to bind
| themselves down to the unpleasant lot of
an apprentice. They go to the railroad to
beg employment in any capacity, and
! thew find there in trusted positions. at fine
salaries as conductors, engineers, master
mechanics, etc., the men who, few years
ago, they looked down upon as greasy
and dirty little Irish and German boys,
who were following slow" and "ungen-
teel business. The same is true where
ever they go. Everywhere they find the
despised apprentices of a few years ago
are tho men now having authority and po-
sition, TO whom they must apply for
places, and who will be their "bosses," if
they get place. Thus, is the dignity Of
labor revenging itself.-7ozezo Blade.
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LITTLE BROWN MOUSE.

TN only little brown mouse
That lives in s0lncbOdOdy'S house,
And in that same house there's cat;
But oh, no! what care for that?
She sits in the sunshine,
And lcks her white paws,
With one eye on me,
And one on her claws.
How she watches the crack
Where she sees my brown back!
But she'll never catch me!
For oh, no! don't you sec
That I'm just the smartest young mouse
That lives anywhere in the house?
I'm only a little brown mouse
That lives in somebody's house,
And in that same house there is Rover;
He has chased me the whole house over,
And there, too, is fat Baby Tim;
BAIT oh, no! what care for him?
When he spraWls on the carpet,
And bumps his pink nose,
Iscampcr around him,
And tickle his toes.
How he kicks and crows!
For he knows, oh, he knows,
That Pm only little brown mouse
That lives in his grandmother's house.
I'm only u little brown mouse
That lives in somebody's house;
And in that same house there's clock.
That says, Tick-a-tock, tick-a-tock!'
And I've not forgotten quite,
How once, on very still night,
I was sitting just over the clock,
When it gave such terrible knock,
With Il whirring and whizzing,
And buzzing and fixing,
That tumbled headlong from my perch on
the shelf,
And, scampcring wildly, I crowded myself
Right under the door, through such small
crack,
That scraped the hairs off the top of my
back.
Oh, am the merriest mouse
That lives anywhere in a house!
l love toasted cheese, and l love crusts OF
bread,
And bits of old paper to make a soft bed.
Oh! tell you it's nice,
TO be one of the mice,
And when the night comes,
To rattle and race
On the floor overhead.
And, say, don't you wish you could run up a
wall
As do, every day, without getting a fall?
And don't you wish you were mouse,
Living in somebody's e?-Nursery.