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

GOVERNOR PORTER has issued q
proclamation convening The Legislature
in extraordinary session, at Nashville,
Oh December 9th, to enter upon the
following Legislative business; Birs',
consider the recommendation by he
arbiicrn, at the conference held at New
York in March, 1877, to adjust The
Stale debt by the issuance OF new six
per cent. bonds al the rate OF sixty
per cent Vi tic total amount of the prln-
cipGl and pas due interest second, 10
levy II tax slili .!anL TO meet the inter-
est on the new bonds, and TO provide
sinking lund Tor the cxinguishment
of the d gbt and a more fiicirnt coleC-
ton oil the revenue; and third, 10 pro-
vide, by appropriate legislation. for tho
expenses OF The General Assembly. Re.
gSrdiag the action taken in calling the
Legislature, in accordance with n re.
cent notification by the bondh0lders
that the compromise proposed by tho
arbjtOrs would be accepted by the Leg
isalure, Governor Porter expresses the
hope that an adjustment satisfactory tC
all parties will bG reaChe at the called
session. Under the charter registered
in the Secretary OF States office, to-day
Incorporating the Central Mississippi
railroad company, which has purchased
the property of the corporation hereto
fore known as the Mississippi railroad
company, that road is consolidated
with The New Orleans, st. Louis ant
Chicago railroad company, the frs
named campany TO have their prinCipa
Office in New York city. Among lht
incorporators are William II. Osborn
and Sluyvesant Fisk, OF New York
and Benjamin F. Aver, of Chicago
The consolidated line has purchased
one million three hundred thousand
Tennessee bonds, and hold them Il
readiness 10 liquidate the Mississipp
railroad cOmpAny's debt to tho State
amounting TO that m.-tMemphi
Appeal.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

WIVES know that the brow Of care is
often sooihcd by delicious supper, TO
which perfect bread, rolls, biscuit, etc.,
are so important. TO have these deli
cate products Of baking always relia.
bic, the use OF DOoLEY's YEAST Pow
DER is very important. This article is
among the most valuable of the day in
its bearing on health. IL Is put up in
cane, alwaYs full in weight.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

"THE Lion.Killcr' Ia tho title of one
of The stories promised for tho coming
Christmas number OF ST. Nicholas. l.
describes y single combat which took
place in tins gardens of the palace at
Tuuis, Algicrs, between o huge lion
and o mau armed with a heavy club.
Such a narrative ought 10 interest the
boys-espoaially when illustrated with
a fine picture Of tho fight Itself.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

THE Commercial Say tho good sense
Of the colored voters alone prevented
a Dem ocrAtic defeat in this county.
Didn't vivid remembrance OF the 7lh
ofDecembtr, 1874, have something to
do With II also, neighbour
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

BIZ reference to the proper column, ii
will be seen that Judge JelTOrds and
Mr.. MObley nave left Issaquena county,
in this State, for the purpose Of fight
ing dael. We are not informed Of
the cause Of the difficulty. Both gen.
tlemen stand well, aud We hope tho
affair may yet be adjusted without
bloods cd.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

AN exchange says that the vilCst and
most ignorant districts in France have
the most illustrious men TO represent
them in their councils, In this country
the reverse is too often true.--L Rich.
mond Enquirer.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

TIE excessive and persistent rains in
this latitude have, without doubt, great
ly shortened the cotton crop. Pick.
ing has been almost wholly suspended
for a month, tho lint has been injured
the bolls rottcd, and much Of the crop
wasted. tive have average weather
during tho balance Of this month and
December what is lea can be gathered,
but estimates OF the crop must be made
far below the yield orlast year
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

We shall no: DO safe until Demo.
crat is installed in the Chief Magitlrn.
cy at Washington, and the ConstiIu-
tion is recognized as supreme, and not
the "higher law Charleston Journal
of Commerce.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

SHOULD Enslis aud SpOTOrd from
Louisiana, and Butler from South Car
olina, bo admitted to seats in the
United States Senate, that body would
be a tie, not counting Seua,o, D4vis,
ofIllinois. The Democrats say they
intend TO have It this way or make it
warm for some Of the schemes of the
Radicals. They are perfectly satisfied
that Davis shall have the casting vote.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

IT may yet appear that TlldCn is re-
stored aud reserved by divine PrOvi-
dence, as It were, for beni6cent pur.
pose In 1880. There may still be great
uGefulnese in Tilden,-ISpringfeld Re.
publican, Ind.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
Shameful,

l. va, simply shameful that so many
Democrats in this county stayed away
from The polls en- election day. Out oi
. registered vote of 2,2OO whites, mol
more than l,40O voted. But for the aid
We resolved from the intelligent, thrifty
co!ored people our ticket would have
boca beaten, and the apathetic white
Democrats would have been to blame
Cor Il. As 1t is, our candidate for Couu.
ty Treasurer is defeated by small
majority. Tho stay.away Den ~e'
are solely chnrg'oble with IT, .
Had they turned uUI and ;o',., ju,...
tire opposition ,ickc' woa. / ,aya noe.
80 badly b'a,en ths: there wouI! hpy,
been 10 atcinp 10 ceviya g. .4 .'", "a
ture
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

o. P. MoRToN's estate il estimated to
be worth only $4,000. Among the
Radicals he, at least, seems to have been
honest.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
BLOOD. IAGO, BLOODl"
Judge JshOrds and Mr.. HSbIy YsaFn for
Each others Gore.

MAYERsvILLE, Miss, Nov. 8.-Judge
JpfOrdS aud Mr.. MObly have left for
the purpose of dueling. LEADER.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
The BonapaTtists and MonaEchista
Will Resign In a Body.

PARIS, Nov. S.-A report was current
last night that the Bonspartlsts and
Monarchisl have resolved, In case their
elections arc inValidated by wholesale,
TO resign In body and furnish pre-.
text for another dissolution.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

SINCE President Lincoln's call for
troops,l The Naiionsl Executive has never
made 50 urgent M appeal for support
as it now maie4 in behalf OF u reform
policy standing face TO lacO with de.
feat That the appeal is unspokcn
makes it the more imperative that wO
recognize and answer iI.-[BOslon Ad.
verli.nr. Rem.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
THE ELECTIONS.
PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.-Latest ad.
vices indicate 5000 Democratic major
ity in tho State.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
FRIDAY Morning, November o.

Gov. MCCLELLAN will be q prOmi-
nent candidate for the Presidency.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

'fHR bitterness, the rugged cDrrAy,
tho vahemcncc, the intolcraun", the
violence OF Senator Morton, his yG.y
hatred Of those who werO opposed to
him, mark his devotion to the work he
found 10 do, justify The admiration Of
those with whom, and for whom, he
fought, aud compel tho respect Of those
whom he battled against, to his last
moment, with zeal thsi never slack
cnGd, and O heart that never sJttcncd
towardS The Southern pcoplp. Tho
South cannot grieve at his death; nor
will the South exult. Senator Morton
was true 10 his cause, his creed, IN:
people. AS we judge others, SO shall
we, in turn, be judged, For i, -hould
never be forgotten that, hard as il /:
for Southerner Of strong feelings tC
form a just estimate Of the conduct o
a Morton, it is equally hard for q
Northern man OF pronounced views tC
interpret Alright The actions of a Davis
-lCharleston News.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
WEEKLY ADVERTISING RATES:

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In blue pencil mark, on your pa.
per, is q notification that your
subscription will expire In two
weeks, and your paper will be
discontinued, unless otherwise
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
ARmnRH.

N1SAeANSs
WAsHIEGToS, Nov S.-Maxey's res.
olution, calling for Information regard.
inG the jail delivery at Rio Grande
City, by Mexicans, passed.
The Vice. President, by resolution,
was authorized to ill the vacancies In
Committees occasioned by Morton's
death.
The Finance Committee will con.
slider the Silver Bill, which has passed
the House, on Monday.
The Committee on Foreign Rslationl
has reported favorably on Welsh al
Minister to st. James.
RRLIEF OF A SAVINGS AssooTATI0N.
Mr.. Spencer, Of Alabama, introduced
bill for the relief of the Deposit Say.
ings Association of Mobile. Referred
to The Committee on Claims. 1t re.
Iieves that institution Of oil liability
from tho tax Of ten per cent. on the
amount Of It's own notes used for cir
Culation aud paid out by 1t previous 10
March 81, 1875. 1t also authorizes the
Secretary OF the Treasury 10 pay to said
institution $739,4T3, tho amount of such
tax collected by the United States.
House.
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL.
The bill 10 repeal The Resumption
Act gavo place TO day in tho House
to the Appropriation Bill for the sup.
port Of the Army tor the current year,
and this bill gave rise 10 quito an ami
mated discussion. Tho bill appropri.
Gtes on the basis Of 22,0O0 men Tor four
months Of the year, and Of 10000 mon
for the last eight months, and il pro-
vides that no recruiting shall take
place TO increase the army beyond ils
present strength. Opinions differ as 10
what ils present strength is, tho Adju.
tant-General placing It at $4,000, Gen.
cral Sherman at 10000, aud other mill
lary authorities as low as $4,000. The
provisions Of the bill were vigorously
defended by the Chairman of the APP
preparation Committee, Atkins, OF
Tennessee, and by his colleagues Of the
Committee, BlOunt, Of Georgia, Single.
tou, Of Mississippi, and others
They were no less assailed on
tho Democratic side of the
House by all The Texas members, and
on tho Republican side by Foster, OF
Ohio, Conger, of Michigan, Calkins, oil
Indiana. The Texas members opposed
the cutting down Of the army on ac-
count OF tho condition OF affairs on the
Rio Graude frontier, while on tho Re.
publican side tho labor riots OF last
Summer were used as an argument in
favor Of strong standing army.
Black burn, Of Kentucky, declared such
an idea monstrous and anti-Amer-
lean, and moved to reduce the army
to 5000 men. Banks, of MassaCbu-
selts, opposed tho idea Of increasing
the army in order TO repress labor dis
lurblaccs, hut favored an effective
military establishment, az true ecOno.
my and wise legislation. In the pres
Ont dangerous silualion Of the Mexi-
can frontier he would have 10000 or
$4,000 in Texap, on condition that they
should not cross tho border, but pro.
tect life and property in the State. No
votO had been taken when tho House
adjourned.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16
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Cattle weighing Extraordinary

Dispat, h 20 Jlncinnati Gazette.
WARRINGTON, Nov. 4.-One Of tho
crooked methods OF contractors for
furnishing the Indians with beef has
lately been discovered by Secretary
Schurz, which will convince these gen.
llemCn moro than ever that he is o the
Orisl, and that there Is nothing practi-
cal In him. Il will be remembered
that in the II d Cloud investigation,
set on foot by Prof. Marsh, It was de.
veloped that the usual method OF
weighing" cattle was TO guess OF their
weight. This was broken up and ac-
tual weighing insisted upon. 1t now
comes out that certain contractors have
been moro than equal TO this require.
ment, and that they not only weigh
Every head supplied, but that they
weigh considerable part Of each drove
twice. The method is this: A large
pen IL built and divided through the
middle, the fences around it and the
division fence being nf close boards
and about ten Or twelve feet high. At
one point where the dividing fence
=
large enough uaJ!G abOuta h,zsn cat
lie. The floor ~ thi, j. lhe pla form of
the scales. Thr b,am i outside of the
outer fence. The small pen in which
he weighing :. done has two doors,
one opening into each divition
of tho main eue sure When Il dozen
arc driven TO- ,sy rom the right
hand enclosure, n be Wei2hed,
the man on the outside kcepo notes Oi
the weights. The driver on the inside,
alter these are recorded iOg Al, To-; Of
q d. zen. drives 'hcm On, into the left
enclosure. FL hen refill. he smsll
pen from the li.A' division, and so on
till he announces TO tho Inspector out.
side that the whole drove Is weighed.
Before this Is completed, however, the
driver manages 10 pass most Of those
weighed buck from the lett divi.ion "a
the right, by y smali door in the parii.
ton ii,olf 81. lhus returned 10 the
right dVisIuu arc driven through the
weighing pea Inain aud their weight
3 ;! y rccor'el the second timA by Inc
a.;. r'rra the beam outside. BY this
...s yen . ,mail drove IS made 10 DO
* lent scrvicg--to the contractors
And NOW comes this German iheorist
AMI upici5 ,4,-n nice arrangements
and actually insists thai 80 lons gs he i,
Secretary Of the interior NO 3 pnnNd oI
beef shall be waig&B U.g 'aa once
( ~ fl,p NppI 80 ~ Fss a Hrt.. t'.s 'f
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-11-16

WiTniS the Al eighteen wears twelve
fall4 Of me,coric stones hive occurred
in tho Unitta States, OF which speci-
mens have hocn collected. Eight OF
these falls took place in tho prairie re.
gion Of the West, extending from Ohio
10 Kansas, and from Kentucky 10 Wis.
consin, inclusive. Prof. ], l.. smith,
Of Louisvlc, give, a map Of this re.
gion in The American journal oi
Science anl Arts, showing The locality
OF glch ial! and states lha' Inc aggrc-
gate estimated weight Of the eight was
1850 kilUgrammcs, equal to more than
1900 pounds. Going lack further, and
taking q period OF sixty years, PrOfes-
sOr Smith nds tha there have been
twenty well.noted falls in tho United
States, ten Of which were IN tho same
region, aud those ten weighed twenty
times as much as tho ten which occur.
red outside its limits.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07

AN EXPLANATION.-EH one who
is familiar with cottage baromcters-
those little wooden Lighthouses with
two doors. out of one whi-h the man
comes in wet weather and ON his 90
ING in, the wife comes out Of the other
when it is fair The principle on
which they are made is that catgut in
wet weather shrinlls, ana in dry wea.h-
er rc9ains its strength, n ward or more
of common whipcorA, with pIummet
attached, suspended against the wall,
will Indicate the weather 10y rising be
fore rain and sinking before fair
weather. Salt which has been thor
oughly drcd greatly increases in
weight before rain \ pair OF scales
kept suspended with an iron or brass
weight in one and an equal quantity
Of dry silt in the other, will infalljhlv
show any change in the atmosphere.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07
CONSUMPTION CkMgE CURED

TsiHn%. is certain r. Tnedy for the CURE
OF tn-'~ssrOc's iss anI all diseases uf III" Lungs
an! Throat. Try it and be convinced Price One
Dollar per bottle at Druggists sent ny Pr0l,r
tor on receipt of price. \ pamphlet couI aiming
valuable advice to C0nsuT ives. many certiE-
Gates Of ACTUAL Ct PES nd fuI directions for
using with each hottl" to nv address
OSCAR q. MOS rs Is lortIAnht 81. Now York
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07
INTERESTING FACTS.

Coal was first dug as fuel in 1889
Carthage was founded by the Pho
nicians in S86 b. q.
Utica and Cadiz were built by the
Phpncians in 1850 B. e.
The Bank OF England suspended its
payments in cash in e.T9I.
The plow was invented by Dagon,
the brother of Cronus, in 1880 h. {.
The Gangcs rises from April to Au-
gust, thirtv-two feet, and then creates
"a food loo miles wide.
Richard Porson, celebrated for his
memory. learning and eccentricity
was born in 1859, and died In 1905
Springs are formed hy the inter
ycntion of clhv and sand strata the
former holding water and the latter
permitting its free passage.
In 476 Rome was taken 10y Odoacer,
who was made king of Italy, which
put an end to the Roman Empire,
| l,229 wears after the building of Rome
In 1922 and IS23 Chilli was visited
by continuous series of earthquakes,
which raised The whole coast from
three to four feet above the former
level
JumhOtree, in the widest part of
the elevated IIimalayas, has a temple
visited bv distant Cevotecs. sacred TO
the goddess Jumna Bemderpouch,
near it, %. 600 feet high
TIE Amazon, the OronocO, the Mis-
sissippi, the Nile, the Danube, the
Zaire. and the Gangcs rivers all have
ISLANDS ~ their mouths, and the sea is
muddy for great distance
The Eindaos believe in the unity of
God, and in subordinate deities repre-
sented 10y the element, stars and plat
cts They teach fifth element which
effects, attracts attention. rcpuisions,
etc, and call the sun adety;e, attraC-
tor.
Spanish wives do not take their
husbands name. Spaniards uuconta-
manatcd with Moorish blood are call
cd honorable" however poor, but no
rank secures them from the stigma of
malasangre. In Spain the passions
are the causes of crime and of ), 400
crimes in year about 5000 are muir
derS.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07

new musical instrument, called the
"Pyrophon. has been invented bv VI.
kas ner. It consists of numerous jets
OF hydrogen, or illuminating gas,
which are burned in tubes in such
way as to produce innumerable deton-
atiOns, the vibi ations of which can be
regulated at pleasure and made to
yield high o" low notes The tones
are more like those of a flute than any
other instrument. The invention is. at
present. rather n scientific toy than Il
really practical musical instru 1ent.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07

EARTH FROM BORENO In the last
century merchant vessel came into
London Docks with yellow fever and
tie Captain was suffering severely
fDm it, and no one would 60 near the
sufferers. DR.. Fothcrgill. however,
went ON board, partly out of compass
sion, and partly from his desire to
uly a disease which was new to him,
end he removed the Captain to his
own house. AMI finally succeeded in
getting him through the fever. When
the Captain recovered. he inquired
from the Doctor what he was III his
Il bt. but FothergjIi refused to receive
:iuy povmeut. The Captain then
wished to know how lie could compen
site HIM for such kindness, upon which
the Doctor replied that there was one
thing lie could 10 for him, il he were
baking voyage to the East and
would pass tia nu9h the Straits of Mad
agassar hv Born -, he should be glad if
I've would bring HIM back two barrels
full of the earth of I0rneo, which the
Captain promised to do. However,
hen he reached the spot OF his vOy
Sgt Ou', ne JiDu 1hj Oi bilc ll'iACt.t HC
must experience e. n his crew in so
strange an undert liking, and his heart
failed him. aud he 5; lied through the
straits wi hort fulfilling his intention.
On his return by the same route the
same thing happened again through
his fear of the SCOTS of his crew
How yer. after lie had left the straits
two hundred or possibly three hundred
miles behind him, his conscience smote
him with his ingratitude and the non
fuilillmcnt of his promise and he put
The ships head about, returned to the
spot. and filled the barrels with the
earth. On his return lie sent it to Dir.
Fothergill, who had the surface Of 81
piece of ground thoroughly burned,
and he then sprinkled the Borneo earth
on T.. when it. is known fact that
there came up all kinds Of new and
curious plants. said To be one hundred
different sorts some ge:aniums, and
n " flowers. which have subsequently
spread throughout the gardens Of En-
gland Land and Water.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07

SCIENTIFIC POTATo CULTURE-A
French agricultural journal. the Base
CO,T. describes tine result of some en-
periments III potato growing recently
conducted by scientific n.cn in Germa-
ny, in which it is demonstrated that
the eyes at the top of the potato
produce a much more vigorous of
spring than those in the lower part,
and the consequence is that those
agriculturists who cut their pptat Oe
in half before planting them are not
well advised in cutting them vertically.
bat should always divide them hori-
zontally, planting the upper half and
using the Other us food for cattle.
But the best plan of all is to plant the
tuber whole, cutting out, nevertheless,
all the eyes" except those in the top
part
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-07

EGG SHELLS FOR SETTLING COFFEE.
A few weeks ago we noticed an item
recommending the use OF egg shells for
settling cotfc, and being short Of eggs
we resolved to test the shells to see If
they W. re rs effective as represented.
Two weeks use have proved them of
practical value; not only do they clear
the coffee beautifully. bit they prevclt
the coffe from foaming up and running
over, as was always the case when a
part Of an egg was uSel TO clear the
coffee, when first put to boil W { feel
that thanks ale due the writer. whoever
it NAV hc, as we have forgotten under
whose signature it appeared, for giving
the fact a public presentation. Let
more such Facts he put in circulation;
they are helps worth remembering.
Every new idea born Of practical cx-
pcrienee should he set down. written
ont. and sent to some live paper of
extensive circulation that il NAV not
he lost but add to the storehous" of
knowledge for the benefit of mankind.
Dor