Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

MISSISSIPPI goes Democratic. Who
would have supposed iti-[CiuCiuuati
Enquirer.
GONE Dive have protests of INA.
tiOnal importance" 10 the South, and
they must have recognition. They day
for high.toned Soulhfrn men scatter
Ing silverdolllrs among Saratoga boot
blacks s gone by.-[Augusta Chronicle.
VERY DEsrRUCTIvE.-Tha recent
heavy rains have been very destructive
to corn and cotton crops in the South
etn portion Of this county, aud in fact
all over the country Brandon Re.
publican.
Hes MAD Morton was buried yea.
terday. Tomorrow Dan Voorhees, will
DO appointed az the great Senator's
successor. q, Hamlet, what q falling
OF was there2-[Cincinnali Gazette
AlasI poor mad DICK SMITH
SENATOR DLAINE's CONDITIONAL
letter from Senator Blaine reports HE
health much better than when he lefl
Washington, although hc has not yet
fully recovered from his late inIiapOsi-
ton. He expects 10 return to Wash
ingion In q fortnight.
CHANCE Fon A Muss.-Bedel, the
American VITO was ordered out OF
France for speaking disrospectfulIy OF
ono Of MacMahOn's gensdArmeA, is a
negro, by birth q LouisianiAn. Secre-
iary Evarts should stir up q rumpuS
with MAcMahon about this outrage
[Couri,r.Journsl.
C~UNDURANGO DLrs1-The DIR. Blis'
who figured around Morton IL the samC
person who took part in tho introduc.
ton OF CundurangO in this country.
Ho 10 not a member Of tho Medical So,
eiety Of Washington, though no used
to be. Il Is the opinion Of many physi,
clans that Nr. Morton had no morC
chance to recover from tho moment he
received tho lsst stroke than he had
twenty minutes before he died.
brooklyn E4gle.
THE MoRAL.-Evcry time PresiienI
Hayes goes out Of the circle Of mert
politicians and appoints a citizAn to
high Office, he makes popularity will
tho country, aud command the resprc
and scquiesconcA OF tho poll lei An,
themselves. When no takes n pOlitl
clan he creates popular distrust ant
political Jealousy, aud doesn't elevate
tho civil service. Tho moral isn't faI
to seek. There are more citizens thar
there are politicians, and tho one arr
growing IN influence and importance
the others arc adiug.-[SpriugGelC
Mas.) Republican.
A HELL or A Bill -THE PRE'IDEN'
WILL VETo MISUNDERSTANDING al
reports to the contrary, | have aImos
direct information that the Presiden
will not sign tho bill II the Senat
passes It in the shape the House did
The fcelings Of the Administration
II voiced by John Sherman, o.
quite emphatic. John was askel
what he thought Of yesterdays a.
ton in the House with reierenC
10 the passage Of the Silver Bill
TO which be responded, with moi
warmth than oil, gance: IT 10 Ii
damnedest bill out Of heliI No bod
but q lot Of damned idiots would hAv
passed such a billlI"
MAcK's Decentralization, aecordin
to Mack, "was determined not 10 allo'
Blaine 10 be nominated aud to grslif
q spite borne Of personal rivalry b.
tween two ut iis chosen leaders, III
Republican party is 10 day in u cond
ton which. TO saw the least, Il nc
hopeful AssurPdly not. II lie nor
hund. "He (MortOn) hated BIaiu
Continues MAck) for b'ing the ehoic
Uf tho North west far President, and b
seut his friends TO Cincinnati 10 bel
Blaine rather than to II ,miuaio M0'tol
This is why a great National COnveI
lion, which opened with a battle h
tween gianls, closed by placing III
laurel Of victory upon the brow Of
! pigmy."