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about selecting a spot for the encount, r
somebodY suggested that the tight
SHOULD come Of-in airl A pIquantsug-
geetion of this kind was sure to take
with Frenehmen, and 1t was at once
adopted. Nadir diminished two balloon
| OF about thirty thOusandAcubic feet each
THAT is, of a capacity for carrying each
| three persons. When all was ready the
| aerostats were conveyed to secluded
spot near the capital, where they wer 9
| expeditiously inflated by secret chtmi-
cal profess. Nj De- Gouroy with his
second and physician entered 1ne car;
M. Remonin, General Nebel and surgeon
occupied tue other; and preparations
were made fof the start. Tne Icircums
| stances were altogether favorable tor
the singular experiment. 1t was a
delightful morning in the middle OF,
! September; the sky was cloudless:
lscarcely a. breath Of wind stirred the
foliage; the affair had been 30 carefully
Iconcealed that nobody was present but
the friends Of the PARTIES ana the aero
nautical assistantseMploYed ed to superin-
tend the arrangements, A brief code OF
signals had been DEVISED by the seconds
for the management Of the aerial CON-
bat. When all was in readiness, the
word "let go" was given, and INSTANTLY
the two aerostats snot iuto the airN Nj.
De Courcy's balloon was made of blue
and white spindles of silk; that OF
Remonin was white silk, panied with
diagonal stripes OF purple and gReen.,
At Vie height, OF one thousand feet, by
barometer, While the balloons were yet
very near together, the seconds ex-
changed rapid signals, and agreed that
the condititions We're favorable lor the.
contest "ReadNw--a. pause--"Fire p''
nobody his "Relead and repeat-=.
quckV Bang. ~ Wheat the smoke
cleared away, NJ. R4monln lloo&eI over
the side OF tue car and, saw his oppo-,
nenVs balloon rushing downward, with
frlghtful rapidity. His shot had pierced
the gas-bag, and the violent Out-rush OF
gas had torn open the whole side OF the
fabric and Il general smash OF the oe-
cupants Of the car seemed inevitable,
However, the bag, suddenly loOsening
itself from below, gathered upward in
the netting like parachute, the terrific
descent Of the machine Was arres ted and
NJ. De Courey and his friends rea ched
the earth with no further damage than a
sousing in mallbrOok. They landed
within kilometer OF the place of asceu-
sion. M. Remouin and Is friends, how
ever, were waited in the direction @.
Tours, and q tresheuipg of the wind
made their ,Qtterrdge somewhat more
difficult and perilous.- However, they
managed at length to anchor and get
out OF the car with nothing worse than
a few bruises. The affair was the talk
Of Paris for week afterwards. Both
principals and seconds declared them
selves satisfied and there was no re-
newal of hostilities. Aeronautical
duels have the advantage of removing
the affair from eyerybod1is jurisdiction
to region, in fact, where writs are in
operative and sheritfs harmless.
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South Carolina now are. IL is not enough
for man to assert that "Hayes is elect
ed" or "rilden is elected" aud "there
is no need of a tribunal to settle the
fact" The trouble Is that the people are
too evenly divided and the questions are
too nicely balanced for such arguments.
There is a need for some legislation on
the subject, and as it is the bill agreed
upon by the Joint Committee or nothing
the bill should be passed. All the talk
In the partisan papers, and by dema-
gogues in and out of Congress, about the
great injury it will do as a precedent
and the revolutionary tendency, has
been heard 80 many times that it has lost
force even with very weak minds. The
precedent will mount to nothing, for
before another such occurrence we will
have constitutional amendment pro-
viding definitely for all the points that
are now under dispute, and III the
opinion of these same people never
an election passes without the
the Constitution and all our libertiee
being placed In just such jeopardy rs
they see threatened by this bill. We 10
not, and never have, doubted that the
whole matter would he peaceably settled.
The only question is, whether now, or
after months more. of suspense and still
greater damage to the commercial inter-
ests of the country. The passage Of the
bill means immediate settlement, and
great prosperity in the near future. Its
rejection means protracted wrangling,
and still further stagnation OF trade.
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THE QUESTION OF THE HOUR.

That the extremists of both parties
oppose the bill providing for count of
the Electoral vote is almost a reason for
people of calm judgment and honest in
stincts giving it their support. The
pith of the argument Of both sides is the
same, namely, that "the Constitution pro-
Vides clear enough method of counting
the Xote," and then the opposite conclu-
sions they draw Of what the Constitu.
tion does provide is evidence of the falls
ity- of the argument. Whatever the
truth Of the matter may
be, or whatever the states
men OF each party may believe, it is a
fact that the masses of both parties are
firm and honest in the belief
that the candidate they supported
is elected, and should be inau-
surated. This conviction has
been as firmly held to by one party as
the other. 1t has been instilled by pub
lie speakers and by the press, by pri-
vate discussions and by the decisions Of
Courts in the disputed States, till the
opinion of no man, Court or Committee
is taken for anything against individual
bias. With this condition Of public
feeling, with the great number OF en-
tirely new questions before the country
and with state of affairs in the Elect
oral College which Chancellor Kent at a
time of perfect quletude said "a0dS not
clearly provided for by the Constitu-
tion," and which he prophesied some day
would be the cause of trouble
with all these taken together
it is evident that some pro-
vision for arriving at the sense oil
the people is necessary beyond what
we already have. And just here is a
nice distinction which Senator Ed
munds shows in his speech presenting
the bill, and that is, that the proposed
plan is not compromise, but a means
oftinding out most satisfactorily what
the real decision of the people was. !.
The argument that the bill drags the
Supreme Court into the muddle is nc
argument at all. The province of the
Supreme Court is to settle such ques.
tions, and to that tribunal this contest
would necessarily go, sooner or later
without any legislation at tnis
time. The principal difference is thai
by the adoption OF the pending bill the
whole matter can at once be fully anc
finally settled beyond quibble or appeal
and the suspense that the country has
suffered be brought to an end.
II the bill be rejected, no other man.
ner of harmonious action can be
adopted, and the best that can be hoped
for is that tedious and bitter. contest
will be waged in the Courts, leaving the
country in the meantime in somewhat
the same condition that louisiana and
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THE city Of Boston last year fed and
lodged sixty-four thousand tramps, and
the Chief OF Police OF that city says the
number is increasing to an extent sufti-
Cient to cause real alarm. He suggests
that. some means be devised whereby
they can be made to work out their
lodging and board. What 10 "ue oil
Boston in GUS respect Is equally true
OF other cities. II some arrangement
could be made whereby these people
could be put to work and food given
them on that condition only, it would be
to their own advantage, as we'll as re-
lieve the public Of the burden and an
noyance OF providing for them.
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Mr.. BURKaARDT's bill, introduced into
the Legislature yesterday, if passed,
would have two most excellent effects.
In the first place 1t would prevent the
Sheriff's advertising from being aprize
TO be sought by corrupt rings, and it
would give the party most interested in
the sale of property the right to say
where it should be advertised. The
passage OF this bill would do more to-
wards breaking up the rings that have
run Hamilton County than any other
one measure that could be adopted.
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bis subjects are not numerous; he is
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The Gazette, in strain of saa'
ness, remarks: "The compromise
scheme has thrown the various political
elements in Washington into such a
state Of confusion, that it is difficult for
those who have been went to follow the
bel-wether to get their bearings
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GEN. NELSON A. MILES, who is doing
good work in fighting the Indians, went
into the late war as private from
Massachusetts and came out as a Major
General. Sending him West was bad
for Sitting Bull.
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TURKEY shows disposition to stand
by her colors. At this stage Of the diplo-
matic game it becomes apparent that
Russia is not SO anxious for an excuse
for. declaring war as she seemed to be.
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When young and inexperienced man
has been invited to dissect the turkey,
and is in cold perspiration over the un-
certainty as to which end the wishbone
is situated in, nothing pleases him so
much as to have the scientific person
who is present request the company to
watch and note the beautiful system OF
anatomy displayed in q fowl,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-01-20

PRESIDENT GRANT and Ex-Secretary
Bristow are at last in accord on a great
public measure. They both favor the
the passage of the Electoral Count Bill.
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DUELING By BALLOON.
A FEsEeA Mdy Of Avoiding InconTenient At.
turneys.General:

pgellng IN salloons has already Been
tried BY t#6 Frenthnen; aud with re:
suits that sh6tld commend 1t to duel
lists. M. De Courcy and Remonin
fought duel In this wise near Paris a
lew years ago with satisfaction to both
principals and seconds. The quarrel
was about tne famous danseuse Hen
riette, and as there was some difficulty
during the preliminary negotiations
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8 80 A. NJ, and Harrison at $3.50 p NJ, and re-
turning, leave Cincinnati at P. M, Sundays
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
UnmIstalEabIe Progress.

Greenville Times.
To show what free schools have
done for the advancement OF the col.
Ored people, we submit the following
letter. One hundred years ago the
African gentleman whose name 10
signed.to this written instrument didn't
know q letter in the book now be Is Q
constant patron of the Government
postage stamp shop.
L0cH LEvEN PLANTAIOH,l
April 18th lsII1
Nr. Edmarn Martin
ihaVe the present Opportunity Oi rit'
ing you aiew Inns to inform you that lam
Wei and doing Well and ant RaChul ts
Well at presant Robet Martin is Well and
all the puble is will at present And Old
man izioK Is Dead and ihope that when
These few Inns Reach you that they Will
ind you the Same and please to Answer
this letter as soon as Opportunity Will
permit to do so and lam getting on very
Well With ant RaChul and with my Cot
ton and With my Corn and that is all that
ihaye TO say at present your truly Friend
Rubin Downing
and more sur lam sorry and regretted THAI
| you left lock Leven here my uncle II
Dead and ihave no one 10 Work With mC
and please TO II you Can ind me amaI
and send MIN down here TO me II yoI
| please,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
Drowned.

SEA GROVE, August S.-W!lliam q.
Bennett, of Philadelphia, wac drowned
while bathing.
PROVIDENCE, August S.--Miss Z. T.
Burke, q wealthy lady OF Cleveland,
Ohio, was missed from her room In
Oaklaad Beach Hotel this morning.
Her body was found IN the water.
She probably jumped from the second
story window of the Hotel and
drowned herself. She was In poor
heAlth
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10


For every complaint for which YEaETINR ls
recommended, many testimonials Of what Il has
done is furnished 70 tho public ct large, and no
one should fail 10 observe that nearly AL o. the
teStimonials arc from people right q home,
WhoEO the VEGErINE is prepared, and as the
streets and numbers are given, there can Do no
possible doubt about the matter.
H.R. Stevens, Es4-i Dsss sSiR-AisY ass ths
favor Of you 70 make my case public?
In 1851, while on picket duty In the army,
was taken with q n, which lasted all night.
was taken into camp and dosed With whiSksy
and quinine. After this had GtS every day, and
was taken TO NeWbern Hospital, and there
treated BY the attending physicians. ! grew
worse and was sent home. Remained In poor
clans and trying many remedies: Finally Serot::
ulA made lie appearance on different paris Q:
my body, and my head was 90 diseased as 70 BE-
fnghtful TO look At, and painful beyond endur'
ance. After tryingthe most eminent Physieians
without improvement, change Of climate was
Have been to the Hot Springs In Arkansas
twice, each time giving their treatment 4
thorough trial. Finally came back % Boston.
discouraged, with no hope Of help. Lite was
burden 70 one In my situation. My disease, and
the effect Of so much powerful medicine, had ~
damaged my system that the action Of my stou.
aeh was apparently destroyed, and my head vas
covered With ulcers which had In places eaten
into the akuil Done.
The best physicians said my blood was 90 full
Of poison they could do no more for me. About
this time friend who had been an invalid told
meYEoErINE had restored him to perfect health
and through his persuasion commenced taking
VEaETIHE. At this time was having ftt al
most every day. noticed the first good effecie
OF VE0ETINE In my digestive organs. My food
sat better and my stomach grew stronger. l
began 10 feel encouraged, for l could see my
health slowly and gradually improving. With
renewed hope continued taking the VEoE-
TINE, until It had completely driven disease out
OF my body. II cured the fis, gave me good,
pure blood, and restored me to perfect health,
which had not enjoyed before for ten years.
Hundreds Of people In the city OF Boston can
Vouch for the above facts.
VEGErISE has saved my llfe aud you are At
liberty to make such use OF this statement az
pleases you best, and beg Of you to make y
known that other sufferers may md relief Win
less trouble and expense than did.
II will AFFORD me great pleasure TO show the
marks Of my disease or give any further inlor'
nation relative to my case TO all who deeire u,
am, cir, very gratefully, JOHN PECK,
No. 50 Sawyer street, Boston, Mass,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
MARRIED.

GElSENBEkG - BRYANT-Monday
evening, August 9th. 1871, at the rest.
dence OF the groom's mother, oy Lag.
Lindsay, ESQ, Mr.. MARKS GEIsENBERo
OF this city, and Mss ANNIE BRYANT, oi
Shell Ridge, SunnOwer county.
Our friend Marks Is a worthy aud indus.
triOus member Of the Graft" whose art
is preservatlye OF ali arts, and deserves q
faithful and aGectionate wife, whom be
has no doubt gained IN the lovely bride
Of yesterday evening In common with
the many friend, OF bot4, We wish them
long life, with ss much happiness as thi'
world can afford
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
sExTON,s REPORT

On the City Of Vicksburg, for the loeek ending
Monday, The tth day Of August, A.D. ls'',
at II O'Clock NJ.
July 3O--Johuney Deck, g months, teeth
lug, Nicksburg, lst Ward.
July 30-S. sawyer, cOlUred, 80 years,
pernicisus Intermittent fever, died III the
Hill City Inhrmary.
July 3i-Lulu Boyd, colored, 2years y
months, whoopins cough, NIcSs0urg' llh
Ward.
diet of the jury, "came to his death T. ON
spa.ms. from the effects Of caolera NOR
bis" NicksOurg, I'd Ward.
August i-Wm. Duane, q, years, ch9l'
era N .Ibus. died In the Hlll Cily lnhrm-
ar!. ,., ,.....
sunslrokr, Nicksburg, I'll Ward.
Au.us, l-Wm. husbands, colored, !"
Years, purnlcious intermittent lever, uIed
In the Hill City lniirmary.
August 2-N;ck pnilhpps, culored, ~
wears consumption, NiCksburg, 2d WaId
August ELLA Robertson, colered,
wear. 4 months and ~ days, cholera iniah
! tum, Nicksburg, I'd Ward.
| August Maggie Mckenzie, colored,
months. Inflammation Of the bowels ant
teething, Nicksburg, ID Ward.
August i--Charles Il, NOellihger,
wears, | month and ~ days, congesttN'
chill, Nicksburg, ist Ward.
Adgu t4-Emma Curtis. colorcd, year
dinrrhml, Vicksburg, % Ward.
August 4-FOuntain Douglass, colureh
verdict of the jury, "came TO his deaf
from wound inflicted on the right side
above the hip, ut the haIds ol one -
Chambers, colpred, on July 81, lSI :, Win
knife or some sharp instrument Ick'
burg, 81 War,
AIgu.t8 Jacob Il Franz. ~ years an
lG month";. rheumatism Oi 4 Q heart, Nirh'
burg, , ward
u nugust G-llarrict Taylor, culorel,
years, Did age amt genoral debility, NicE
nurg, lst Ward.
a true copy: 10, ARNOLD, Scxto
Il. 7. WOODRUFF, NJ. D., Health Officer
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-08-10
WAR ITEMS.

LONDON, August S.-A special dated
Shumla the 7th reports that the Rus
slams are concentrating in force on
Sorn river. An attack on Rasgrad is
thought to be imminent.
The Times's Vienna special contains
news from Constantinople that Mo-
hamet intends to convert Rasgrad into
a fortified camp. The forces concen-
trAted In the neighborhood OF kas.
grad consist of forty-eight battalions Of
infantry, fifteen batteries and eighty
three squadrons OF cavalry, altogether
10000 men.
LONDON, August S-A Reuter- dis
patch from Constantinople states that
the Porte has informed Minister Lay
ard that it is about to complete the
Notifications and increase the garrison
of Gallipolis.
Osman Pasha telegraphs from Plev'
na that eight bAttalions of Russian In
iantry aud eight squadrons of Cavalry
attacked Lavatz on Tuesday. The
garrison at Lavatz having been REIN
forced by five battali0nS of Infantry
and some Cavalry from Plevna, re.
pulsed the Russians, who lost 800
killed aud 600 wounded.
servia PrepaTing.to Take the Field
AustTla's Position.
LONDON, August San occasional
correspondent OF the Times, at Vienna,
says the assertion is untrue that Russia
has Austria's permission to march
troops through Servia. 1t Is far more
probable that SerYia will take the field
to repay Russia for past service. News
from Belgrade does not admit OF any
doubt that every measure is being
taken to enable the Servians TO be on
, the frontier in fortnight Apparent.
, " the fact OF Servia's taking the field
will be regarded at Vienna altogether
, otherwise than had It occurred some
weeks ago. Count Andrassy will &C.
cord Russia beaten, many advantages
he would have had to refuse RussiG
a victorious. At most be will occupy
Bosnia, and thus bar the western roads
o to Servia.
q The Times's Belgrade correspondent
4 saws Il is rumored that Austria, will
: the consent OF Servia and Russia, viii
: occupy the weat part Of Servia. TIVE
= high Austrian officials have arrived il
a Belgrade.
|. Russians Leaving Turkish Territory
o LONDON, August S.-The Manchcs,e
d Guardians Pera correspondent tee
IS graphs as follows: IL have receive,
e a dispatch from Narua, stating that th
It Dobrudscha Is believed to be complete
- ly clear of Russians
;. The Times special trom rneropi
says it is Officially reported to the Ens
lish Embassy that the Russians are II
S longer on tE!. side of the Balkans.
:, Suffering OF Turkish Fugitives.
= LONDON, August S.-Tne Times
K Adranople spera al states that there
L appalling miser' among Bulgarian an
rs Turkish fugiivcs from Eski Saghl
10 and neigh6orh",d. There are frol
Il 10000 TO 1900 Of whom 500 al
wounded Many are dying on the rOa
from exhaustion and starvation. All al
destitute Of every necessary OF life.
a The Czar,
Or PARIS, August S.-The journal D.
T. BAT, announces that the Car has ju
ne rgcro,sed the Danube. (Note-rh
ed foregoing may be- true, without ha'
lc ing All, bearing Oh military matter
es As Prlnc1 inrlschakoh aud st,tl are
-" It.luY.sf