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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Killed by n Lunntfc.

The HERALD of Sunday stated that
"Big Mack" otherwise known as
Michael Mcnamara, had been ex.
amined by the Mayor on a charge of
lunacy and sent TO the City Hospital
for treatment, though the Mayor
thought he had entirely recovered his
mental faculties, but was suffering
from the effects OF an old wound In
the head.
Yesterday morning and the night
before, McNarama had been allowed
the free use Of the house and grounds,
be showing little disposition TO be
dangerous, or even particularly insane.
Early yesterday morning be was In the
third story of the Hospital building
when one Of the nurses, William Carr,
approached him. lie, with q terrible
oath, clutched the nurse, and being q
very powerful man, literally hurled
him from the window to the ground
below, q distance Of twenty-five or
thirty feet.
Assistance was soon procured for the
removal Of the wounded man, and upon
examination, it was found one Of his
legs had been broken by the fall, while
he was totally unconscious from the
conclusion, and died In three hours.
Carr had been an inmate of the hos
pital for some months, firstas a patient,
but subsequently he had been employ.
ed az n Of The regular nurses OF the
institution. lie was q man beyond the
meridian Of life, Of rather a delicate
physique, and found himself, when in
the hands OF the %lunatic, as incapable of
helping himself as 8 man would be in
the claws of a lion.
A Coroner's jury we're summoned
during yesterday afternoon. aud after
inquiry into the case, fonnd their yer.
dict In accordance with the facts above
stated. We could not learn where the
unfortunate man originally came from,
but believe be was without relatives In
this section Of the country.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
STATE ITEMS.

There has not been 8 saloon IN
Starkeville for twenty-five years.
Clay county fired ten guns in honor
OF the nomination Of Gov. Stone.
Pamela county has $1,000 Of clear
cash in her treasury, and doesn't owe
cent.
Robert Dodds, q highly respected
Young man of Lafayette county, COM
mltted suicide last Thursday. Cause
unknown.
Tie ladies' Of Aberdeen have secured
ty sub .cription sufficient funds to re.
build the Aberdeen Female College
that burned last year.
W. J. Bachelor, City Marshal {
Shubuts, was shot and killed la
Thursday night, by some disorder
acg.o railroad hands. Fifteen Regr,
hare beeu arrested as being implica
in lie murder.
Charleston Times: We learn thlt 3
great many fish are dying in the ,Ses
and some in Tai Ghatchie river. Those
found to be dying are principally cat
fish and buffalo-the aus not known,
1t is said q great many fish always die
in the lakes when the waters are late
in going down.
Natchez Telephone: Mr.. A. L.
Pierce, Of Vicksburg, aud MT. Z. l.
Hardeman, Of New Orleans, railroad
contractors, are at the Jefferson. They
are here to put in bids for building the
first two miles with the privilege OF
completing five and q half of the N. J.
and G. r. r. extension to Red Lick.
Carrollton Conservative, 4th It ia
with the profoundest sorrow that we
announce the death, on Tuesday, at his
residence in Greenwood, of our old
friend T. r. Wadlington, ESQ. Most
Of u citizens will remember that
about a year ago Mr., w. had his leg
broken by the falling of the speakers
stand at the Tilden and Hendricks bar.
becue at this place, since which time
he has been q constant sufferer. His
father, brother and sisters have our
sincerest sympathy.
The ceremonies of unwilling aud
consecrating the monument erected to
the memory of the dead OF Company
f." 18th Mississippi Regiment, will
take place at Water Valley on Wednes.
day, August end, 1877, at which time
also q grand reunion Of the survivors
of the 18th Mississippi Regiment, to-
gether with all the surviving repre-
sentatives Of the different companies
that went out from Yalobusha county,
will take place. Gen. E. c. Walthall
will deliver the address.
Columbus Independent, 4th Mrs.
Eloise, wife OF Mr.. Chas. II. Worrell.
died Of consumption at noon yesterday,
after a lingering illness. She was q
lady Of remarkable sweetness and gen.
tleness Of character, and dies in the
bloom of her beauty and useful.
ness, leaving n surviving child.
What adds peculiarly to the sadness
Of this event is the fact that her hus-
band is at this time in Texas, himsel:
an inavlid, in search Of the blessing Of
health, so many years denied hir.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
nee RUssIAN OAMPAIGN.

-
The Plan Of Operations which Resulted 10
the Defeat at Plsvna-Present Position
Of the Admissible Russians Hurrylha
RslaioFOsmsnts ForWard-TuFklsh Often.
slVe Movements.
LONDON, Augustj.-TAe ncst movement
OF the Russians toward carrying out the
plan Of the campaign heretofore ioreshaG.
owed, was the one likely to result In the
disaster Of Plevna. The purpose ~ the
Russian Generals obviously was &c saecl
around their right and lett 10 a line yt!a,.
lei with the Balkans, taking TiernurA IS
a pivot, and thus force Osman Pasha and
Mehemet Ali back across the mountains
on their respective lines OF retreat. This
accomplished, and OsmRn Pasha and Ne.
hemet Ali prevented from eaecting q juno.
ton by the force under General GOurka,
which were meanwhile 70 establish them.
selves south Of the Balkans, the Russian
campaign would have been beyond danger
Of serious interruption. The promen.
ade across the Danube and
across the Balkans. while the Turks
perhaps enough TO justify the idea OF the
Russians that they had only to advance to
insure that the Turks would retreat. II
was this feeling which led the Russians
into the fatal ambush Of Plevna, a fort
night ago., and which on Tuesday sent an
inferior force 10 avenge that disaster on a
victorious army in fortified position. The
result Is that all Is chaos again.
The dispatches from the front are full Of
panicky or exaggerated rumors dictated
BY the hopes or fears OF either side, but the
salient fact Is unquestiOnable that the
Russians have been checked and their
campaign cannot make any progress until
they have shaken Oh Mehemet Ali and 0s.
mar Pasha from their TANKS. Meanwhile
GourEa's task, south OF the Balkans, Is
rendered more and more serious daily
by the concentration and organization
OF Suleiman Pasha's forces. rae
Roumanian Railroad is monopolized by the
dispatch Of reiniorcements from the camp
OF reserve OF Kischenef. 1t Is alleged that
the Do~brOduscha will be almost wholly
evacuated and Zimmermau's corps will
return by SistOva to the central army.
The Car has decreed fresh levies at home,
all OF which means that the military prom
enade has turned into an affair OF life or
death for the Russians, and that the
Turks will be crushed II there Is power In
Russia 10 crush them.
The. Turkish plan Is believed to be tor
Osman Pasha 10 fight his way east, and
Mehemet TO advance west upon TiernoVa,
while Suleiman Pasha endeavors 10 force
the Russian position at Kasantick, but In
doing this Osman Pasha must expose his
left 10 the risk Of being turned from the di.
reCtiOn Of Metropolis, thus facilitating the
Russian plan Of piYoting on T%iernova, and
forcing him to return behind the Balkans.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10

TIE Ohio Republicans nominated
W. II. West, Of Logan county, for
Governor Ferdinand YOgeler, Of Gin
%CinnAti, for Lieutenant Governor, and
W. W. johnson, of Lawrence county,
for Supreme Judge. The resolutions OF
the National Convention at Cincinnati,
June, 1876, we're adopted. The plat.
form favOrs the reconciliation Of sill
yer; resolves that no land grants or
subsidies to railroads, etc., should be
made views with alarm the present
disturbed condition Of the country as
evidenced by the strikes, and recon-
mends Congress to use its influence to.
wards safety to public travel and traffic,
and endorses the Presidents admins
tration.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
TIE New York Times, Of F,llay

THE New York Times, Of F,Alay,
edilOrializes thus, on Seiover', c,.tiga-
ton of Jay Could:
The Russian defeat in Bu gAria,
Chief JosepL's escape from General
Howard, and the railroad rebellion
were all lost sikht Of yesterday, when
1t was nnised abroad that jay Gould
had got | cked." That a man who rep
resents al least Que hundred million
dollars aud a leading American news
paper should have been soundly wal
loped seemed too good 10 be true. A.
the news spread, there va. q general
feeling of J gret-that the w~Alloping
had been so private. Everybody who
ever lost money in Wall street wished
that he had seen the fight. II is
not every day that one can gaze on a
hundred million dollars being held up
by the nape of its neck while its head
is being punched. To sec so much
money dropped, like a wet hen, into a
BARRIERS window would afford a new
Joy to the 6l0Se youth who frequent
the Stock Exchange. And it is credi-
bly, reported that when the represent &,
tive Of one hundred millions and q
leading American newspaper went
over the ratings, with its head punch.
ed, only few favored persons were on
the spot to enjoy the spectacle.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Oats w.. Corn for Live stock.

We are gratiied TO see By our ex.
changes that the rearing of live stock
Is receiving more attention ir IN
Southern agriculturists than was ever
known before, and the thoughtful must
accept it as another sign OF the APP
preaching dawn OF 40 era of prosperi-
ty, such as q people ought 10 enjoy,
who undoubtedly have the advan-
tSges ofthe best soil and climate in the
world. Everything bearing OIL the
subject of live stock in the way of in
struction and information is Of value
snd interest, and the following b. DR..
Janes, the Commissioner Of Agricul-
ture, Of Georgia, Is especially suggest
i've:
Taking into consideration the cost OF
production, the chemical analysis and
the comparative freedom from slehlAge,
oats are cheaper as stock food ,h,r
corn. One bushel or Gilty.six pounds
ofcOrn costs iilty-eiyht cent?, while one
busheI or thirty-lwo pounds OF oats
cost tw~enty-nine cents, making a diff
ference of thirteen cents In the cost of
one hundred pounds Of the two.
Chemical analysis shows that oats con-
tain twelve per cent, OF albumin ids,
or flesh aud musclc.producing rrinci-
pie, while cOrn contains ten PER cent.
1t will thus be seen that for work an
finals, oats are more valuable than corn
as food when equal weights are used.
Consider, now that one bundled pounds
OF oats costs thirteen cruts less than
one hundred pound. # corn, aud the
case stands decidedly Ia favor Of oats
for work stock.
In fat-produeing properties, corn la
seven per cent, oats six per ceut. Il
will be seen, therefore, that when equal
weights only are compared, corn has the
advantage as a fa~t-producer. Bultaklng
the cost in consideration, there is no
choice in this respect. Another de-
cided advantage of oats for our climate,
and especially for summer use, is, that
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
An Important Question-Who is Re
eponaibIa for Losaeh2

PHILADELPHIA, August G.-Ata meeting
OF the Maratime Exchange to-day the fol.
lowing resolution relative TO the losses
and damage resulting from the late riots,
was adopted: ''ResOlved, That u commit.
tee OF seven members be appointed TO urge
united action among members OF this and
other Exchanges In the prosecution Of
their claims; to consul: with legal author.
tiles for the purpose Of ascertaining on
whom the mi OF said losses and dam.
ages properly tall, and TO decide AS to the
best method Of preparing, %Prescntiun and
collecting claims, when the RESPONSE lily
shall have betn determined.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
New York Grand Jury.

NEW YORK, August ~O.-IUdge Su'her-
land, add essin- tue Grand J,.y a.: tue
opening %. the General session to-day,
said while there had been hloodsacd in
other portions OF the country owing to
the labor strikes, New FORK was to be con.
graduated In having given an example of
peace aud reason he said the PRINCIPAL
duty Of tn Grand Jury would ap in en-
forcing the excise Laws winch nave now
become Of paramount interest. Among
the names called on the Grand Jury TO.
day WAS that of jag Gould.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
A Rnd bridge.

The attention Of the Board superyis.
Ors 10 called to the miserable condition OF
the bridge over Big Bayou near Long Lake
on the johnson road. The bridge is i'm.
passable, and though the Board has been
appealed TO several times, there has still
been no action taken in regard to remedy
ing the evil. This bridge wal built under
contract from the old Board, and bonds duly
entered into, for keeping 1t in repair for a
certain number Of years. II has been
down for eighteen months now, and plant
ers living beyond that point are anxious
to SEQ something like q good bridge take
the place Of the old structure. II the bond
was entered into, the present Board
should see that the terms Of the contract
are carried out. II they cannot be en-.
forced, then some steps should be taken,
whereby the people 10 that section OF the
country may be enabled TO reach the mar.
keL, and avail themselves Of the hundreds
OF ways In which their idle mules during
the Autumn season q be made servica-
bic 70 them. They have to purchase lum-
Der, the tariff on which, shipped by river,
is no doubt too high TO be thought Of, and
besides, the extra charge Of drayage at
this point nearly doubles its value when
the planters in that section are compelled
70 use the river as a meaus Of proc ring 1t
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10

Tuesday Morning. August Z.

IL asking the SURFACES Of the people
Of this county as ; candidate for sena.
tor, Judge Warren Cowan needs no
introduction from US. His untirlBg
IabOra day in and day out, in behalf
Of his county, when there was much to
accomplish and the laborerS were few,
are known to his fellOW-citizens and
duly appreciated. II elected, he will
make an able, influential and faithful
Senator.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10

Total Observation-Disclosures. 1880 y 600
Nearly seventy.fUe hundred mil
lions Of dollors! and all drawing large
rates Of interest. The sum total is be-
yond the mental grasp of any human
being, but the following statistics
make the effects of this enormous debt
comprehensive to any one. In 1850
the United States had q population of q
little over 23,0OO,0O0. They paid U. S.
tax at the rate of SLIP per head Of
State, county, city and town taxes,
$l.s2 per head. In 1850, population
Of 100000 paid for United States
taxes, Sl.9l per head Of State, coun.
ty, city and town taxes, $3.50
per head. In 1870 we had over
100000 Of population, aud paid
United States tax of Sll.67 per head
Of State, county, city and town taxes,
S7.24 per head, or an aggregate for
every man, woman and child, Of 1881
each. In 1872, we had per head Of
currency, 92O.4S; deductiug the 1881
paid as taxes from the S2O.4S, each
person is estimated TO have, and we
find that each man, woman and child
has, on an average, $l.57, on which to
live and clothe themselves. Going
back to flush times, we find that in
1865, we had q total circulating me.
dun Of ST. ,67S, 40, or, allowing &
population Of 100000, about $500
per head. Now, with an estimated
population of44,000,000, the circulating
medium is contracted TO . little over SIT
per capita, and the rate Of taxation is
increased instead of being diminished.
In view, therefore, Of this fearful con.
traction, which Sherman is pressing
upon the country, 10 It any wonder that
there Is . corresponding contraction in
all business enterprises that manufac-
turers close their mills aud workshops
that labor vainly seeks employment,
and that values Of ell kinds are depre.
Glazed? And where 10 the remedy II
Is certainly not to be found In strikes,
which with their accompa nying
loss of wages and destruction
of property, only aggravste exist.
ing evils. A complete and radi.
cal change in the policy Of the Gov
eminent alone will furnish q remedy.
The demand for the contraction of the
currency comes from Wall street aud
the money kings of Europe. in the in.
terest Of the bond. holders aud money
lenders, and the people must elect a
Congress that will resist that demand
in the interest of the laboring aud pro.
classes. In other words, they
must put the Democratic party in pow
er, under its present pledge to work a
reformation, that In its extent, must be
little short Of revelation, or else that
revolution will come in a way and By
methods not contemplated in the Con-
stitution.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
A lettering Fire insurance Company.

NEWARK, n. j., August G.-Tae Score.
tary Of State made application 10 the Vice.
Chancellor for an Injunction to prevent the
citizens Fire Insurance Company, Of this
city, from doing further business, The
Nlce.Chancellor granted the application
ard ordered tne company TO show cause
on the 10th inst. why the Injunction should
not be made permanent. The application
Is based upon insuticiency Of assets. The
company has recently suffered heavy loss
by ire having, ii is alleged, tasea impru.
dent rIska.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Another Suit Agains. VIM. Mckee.

ST. Louis, August GA civil suit Tor
damages has been died in the United
states Circuit Court by the Government
against WIN. Mckee. The action embraces
1873 count for Sl,I00 each, aggresating
81 1920. These counts are all alike In
form except that the name OF a different
distiller Is inserted in each, charging with
unlawful removal OF distilled spirits, and
also charging defendant with aiding and
abetting in removal Of said spirits, which
act rendered him liable 10 the above pen.
atty Of 81 100.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Texas Border Affairs.

SAN ANTONIO, August 6.-Capt. Hall
and his State troops surrounded Piedras
Negras with the intention OF arresting
several OF the Valdez hlllbusters, who are
expected 70 resist. The search Of Lieut..
Bulls for the last party Of Mexican raid.
ers on the other side OF the Rio Grande,
was unsuccessful and the party returned.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
The Parliament obstruot,vea.

LONDON, August "a meeting OF Home
Rule members was held to-day to consider
the recent occurrences in Parliament. The
proceedings were private, but it Is under
stood a resOluti n was proposed censrring
the O~bstructiYes. After three hours stormy
debate, the meeting broke up in disorder
without passing the resolution.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Dissatisfied Coal Mlnsrs-Low waess

BAIoNNE, y. j., August 5.--The coal
beavers here are dissatisfied with the rC.
duction OF wages 10 - cents per duy, or
less than 10 cents a ton. They say this
amounts 20 one cent a barrow, and that il
takes ten minutes to roll such. Serious
trouble, growing out OF the coal miners
stTiLe,1is app%rehended.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
An IImpostOr.

An individua! calling himself ]. Il
Mason is lraverirg through this coun-
try, and when nr gets short, which
seems often 10 he the case, attempts 10
impose upon the Masonic Lo lgc> to
procure charity OF hem. lie i, not a
Mason, and We hereby publish him 10
the world as liar nf the first class and
al impOs,oo lie il about 8 feet s
inches high, has da'k gray hair, blue
eyes, i about lurIy OF forty five years
old (nHy look oder than he is, due 10
dissipaiion) carries himself erect is a
Doctor talks Adeutly ON most sub
iecls.
All paper. friendly to the Order will
please copy. j. n. COLLIER,
A. A. MOBsoN,
G.. u. WILMOT.
80 IA. Ig-a nnn,N- AZ,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Russian Admission of Disasters.

LONDON, August O.. an official dispatch
published In ST. Petersburg, admits the
Of upwards Of 300 men at Plevna,
including one Colonel killed and a Major
General and two Colonies wounded, The
also admits that Gen. Guurka has
been obliged 10 retreat.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Attempt 10 Throw a Train From the
TFacE-

DOVER, NH. August s An attempt was
made to-day TO throw from the track boat
a train from Alton Bay, near Poor Farm
crossing, by. placing two large stones on
the rails; The pilot OF the engine struck
them and toppied them aside, thus avoid.
ing a serious accident,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
Another Turkish Victory Reported.

LONDON, August 1.-THE Daily Tel
graphs Vienna dispatch says a tele-
gram received from Bucharest an.
nounces that Mehemet Ali aud Os.
man Pasha have jointly defeated the
Russians at Tiernova with the loss Of
1900 killed and wounded, and lhatthe
Gar has gone back to Frolishli. This
is probably a canard.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
AncpLA, Washington county, Miss

AFTER being twenty years in the
business the manufacturers Of DOO-
LkY's YEAST POWDER have succeeded
in giving The public the nonpareil OF
chemical skill, the perfect solution Of
delicious baking. It's now only the
fault of the housewife il bread, cakes
and pastry are not luxuries Is we'll as
necessities, the browning pleasure of
the table.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
THE INDIANS.
Statement Of Friendly Indians In Regard
to the Movements OF the HOstiIes-Chisf
Joseph intends to Return to Camas
PFaiPle.

PfaiFie.
SAN FRANC SEQ, August 5-A Press
dispatch from Lewiston, August !, says:
Yesterday Indian Joe and his family, who
have been with the people at State Greek
all through the Indian troubles, and prov.
ed true and faithful to the whites, re-
turned from Kamiah, where they had
been sent TO ascertain the movements oil
the hostiles. His squaw says the Indians
at kamiah told her they were going across
the mountains by Lolo trail with
their stock and families, and when they
got them in q secure place, they would
return and Eight the soldiers, She also
states that before leaving kamlah they
went to friendly Indians camp, and drove
o1 all the young squaws, beat them with
clubs, and forced them along like cattle;
also came back and robbed them OF every.
thing they could ind, and all their horses
OF any value. She further stated that the
hostiles are to be reinforced from the
other side OF the mountains when they re.
turn. Her statements are considered re.
liable, by those who know her
This morning Lieut., Wi!mOt, with 60
men, stated 10 20 across salmon river to
ascertain /: any hostiles remain there. II
has been reported Tor several DAYS that a
few have been seen In that direction, and
the OBJECT IS ~ hGnt them out AMI destroy
all supplies
August 2nd.-lt is now believed BY old
acquaintences OF Joseph, that he will put
away 10 safety his stores and extra horses,
and return 70 Camas prairie, returning by
Elk city or Piute trails, which are much
more easily travelled than LOlo. This can,
with a forced march, be made in about :
days. He has asserted his determination
10 burn the grain on Camas Prairie and
then arrange mis- plans 10 90 10 Wallawal.
Ia, ana the opinion Is prevalent that he
Will attempt II.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10

Irish bOatmau Ito timid TeutOn)-
"Ocb, niver mind what they've been
telling ye about the boat. She do
capsize aisy, its true, but that's nothing /;
she rights herself again in q jiffy."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
A Party Of Mon Lost on the plains

NEW YORK, August "a san Antonio
dispatch says 1t is reported that Captain
Nolan, Lieutenant Cooper and % men
were probably lost on Staked plains. A
party under Captain Smith started from
supply camp to search for them.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10

rARIs, August S.-The first ipstaIIl
tbon Oh relniorcements for Cuba, 4
inst. SP"'n on Inc 10th