Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-13

'N SoNVmAuE very aUuuualts
quito.
A FINE breeze prevailed all day yes
terday.
Bur didn't the old First Ward rally,
last evening.
The young moon showed her feeble
light yesterday evening.
The First Ward weaves a Webb 10
catch votes and never Wobbles.
THE Mayor continued two cases yes.
terday, and taxed the costa in iwC
others.
AND the First has the first say. and
she pronounces emphatically for a
Primary Election.
ANOTHER colored excursion from
somewhere yesterday. The cOlored
population are extremely tricky and
festive, this warm weather.
SECOND, Third and Fourth Ward
Clubs meet this evening. Don't fail Il
attend your Club meeting.
Mr.. II. c. CLARKE received on yes.
terday q new and beautiful article
which be wishes his friends to call and
see.
The meeting OF the Second Ward
Club will be held tonight. See call
BY the President, among new adver'
tiSements.
We hear OF very few 1 th OF July &C.
cidents this yeSr. People have quit
offering themselves up TO the Moloch
Of patriotism.
IT is rumored that the Post-office ia
to be removed to the Hoffman building
on Clay street, where the Eureka 50.
loon used to be,
"WE amt as patriotic as we used to
be- mournfully exclaimed an under.
taker as he looked over his order book
on the morning after the 4th.
ATHLETIC sports are becoming the
rage in the Eastern States, and there Is
scarcely q country village in New Eng
land, but has its pedestrian, boxing,
shooting, rowing or swimming club.
We we're in hopes that the wholesome
infection had spread down this way,
there has been so much said about foot.
races, jumping matches, boat races, etc.,
lately but our young men are bilious
and indisposed to other exercise than
that afforded in scramble after Pedro.
Sancho.
No doubt every member of the Chess
Club has book or two, which he has
read, aud for which he has no further
use. II has been suggested, and we
think the suggestion o good one, that
each member donate such books to the
Club and thus form the nucleus Of q
public library. ANY contributions of
the kind will be acceptable and il the
members will set the example, many
citizens, not members, would likew rise
contribute and we would sooA have q
very respectable library.
We have received from the publish.
er, +. W. Helmick, No. so, West Fourth
street, Cincinnati, new song entitled,
"Dear Old Homestead" by Miss Anna
e. Hits. II has taken strong hold on
the popular fancy. No doubt there are
thousands who never forget the "Dsar
Old Homestead, where 60 many happy
hours were spent in joyfulness and glee,
during their childhood days. Price,
10 cents, with splendid lithograph of a
country homestead.
Two mulatto women, evidently IN.
der the influence Of liquor, had a rough
and tumble fight on Washington street,
near Crawford, yesterday evening, In
which back hair, hats and polonaises
and pull-backs suffered to q consider
able extent. The show attracted an
immense crowd, but before the police
appeared one of the combatants went
home. The other was frantically mad
and drunk, and made the air hiss with
her profanity and vulgarity. 1t took
the united strength Of two men to hold
her while she cavorted around like
crazy Texas steer. She was finally
dragged of by the police as far as the
corner of Grove street, when they had
10 put her on a dray. The last seen
and heard Of her, she was beating the
bars Of her prison aud screaming and
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