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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
The seed Cotton RusInes. Again

ANAboA VI eAS AANAeANs
DEAR SIR-I notice in your issue Of
the ID, q communication from J. r. NJ.
Gibson, "Jr.," criticising S. T. Fort
son's article conc ,rning the seed cotton
traffic. Mr.. Fortson Is perfectly COM
petent 10 "taEe care OF himself" but
being one Of the greatest sufferers
from this vILLAINoUs traffic, aud hAv-
ing taken On active part In attempting
10 put all end 10 a practice that Is Tu.
nous to landlord, merchant and tenant,
| feel II my duty 10 come 10 the 'front.'
Mr.. Gibson, "Jr," Is no doubt genu-
inc philanthropist. lie sympdthizeS,
honestly and sincerely, with the "bdre.
footed tendntry." Mr., Forleou's article
was to the point, and gave facts that
every merchant and landowner is
bound to endorse. Perhaps Mr.. Gibson,
"Jun," or his friends, may ieela deep
and abiding interest in the "seed cot
ton" traffic. do not know. / have
not the honor of the gentleman's &C.
quaint8nce, but his communication
does not reflect any credit on him.
have some experience in these matters
With the aid of an old "iarkey's'
wardrobe, and little burnt cork,
sold one OF the philanthTopiSts o
your city $50 pounds OF seed cotton
after submitting TO discount Of Al
pounds on two small sacks Of cotton
and so cents extra on the pitiful sum o.
1915. l was sued for $4,000 sldndeI
for calling this "iD'age Of a man"
"thief." One Of the prominent ~ "seed
cotton buyers" Of Vicksburg, is now
telling his dlpeS that he loses so pei
bale on the cotton he buys. lie buy
seed cotton 10 prevent the land o,cneI
and merchant from getting all thu
poor tenant makes. Mr.. Gibson, "Jun.,
will NO DOUBT influence our mem
bers OF the Legislature TO 50 chang,
the present lein laws, that lha lcnan
can get his land, mules, supplies To-
his family, and then peddle his cotton
TO the "philan,hropisls" aud leave th
man who has leA him TO suffer Mr.
Gibson, "Jun.,' does not know tht
men he has to deal with. Nov, MI
Editor, this !. serious matter; It i al
evil that til landowners aud mer
chants Of this county have fought in
! the last ten years For sane man t
advocate such principles surprises no
only the writer but The balance O
'maakiHd." T.. 2. WILLIS.
NIcKsDURG, oct. 1, 1871.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Negro EmIgraIIOn.
VIcKsBURG, MISS, Oct 4.
tor Of the Herald;

NICKsBCRG, MISS, Oct !.
Editor Of the Herald;
Dear Sir: Being a constant reader Of
your valuable paper, Of course nothing
editorially or otherwise published in
your columns escapes my notice.
Therefore, ask your usual kindness to
allow the following thoughts to appear
In a small space of your paper-to
some extent in reply TO an article
which appeared in your paper on the
subject OF negro emigration 10 Liberia,
etc. l have this 10 say: The negroes
Of America who understand their true
interest IN this, their native country,
and their true relation to the highest
civilization, never talk Of emigrating
to any country. We are as much
Americans as any race In this country,
not excepting the "lndian," the origi-
nal race. What constitute American
Why being borned aud raised on
American soil. Why, sir, even less
than that will constitute an American.
A person who was borned In another
country aud emigrates TO this coun-
try for the purpose OF making this his
home, and dose so, Is American. Then
why are all this talk about negro emf.
grafton as though he did not form q
legitimate part Of the great body Of the
American people. Again there are
colored men In this country who are
wealthy and talented, civil and refined,
and enjoys, with the highest sense OF
honor and appreciation, the dignity
and importance Of American citizen
ship, aud as loyal to the Republic as
the flag itself and as patriotic as patriot
ism can be. And ! candidly believe
that the glory and prosperity Of the
south and of the country resides in the
moral and intellectual elevation of
the whole negro race scattered all
over this broad land Of ours, but
must say that l admire the able man.
ner in which you use your pen for pub
licstion and the new ideas produced on
the progress of advancing civilization
am kindly yours, etc.
Z. G, HALL,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
ClFcuIt Court, Fourth Dny.

The Grand Jury reported four indict-
ments, two for assault with intent 10
kill, and two for murder.
George Barrett, who was sent TO jail
by Justice Crosby, having served out
his term of sentence was discharged
under the insolvent act.
Isaiah and Hezekiah Bowman were
arraigned, plead mot guilty." and on
motion Of Judge BFien, counsel for
defense, a severance was granted. The
trial of Hezekiah was set for the second
Monday, and q special venire oftwenty-
six ordered and drawn.
In tho case Of the State vs. Lizzie
johnson, bigamy, a nolle proc. was
entered.
Marshall Cook was also dischar ged
from jail under the insolvent act.
Thos. Young, charged with the mur
der Of Arthur Bryant, was arraigned
pleaded not guilty, and the trial wa
set for the second Thursday. A specia
venire of twenty-five was drawn.
All appeal cases from Justice
Courts brought to this term OF the Cir
cult Court, are set for the third Friday
A forfeiture OF recognizance wal
taken against Dozier Brown, charged
with grand larceny, and Scire fdcidi
Issued,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
The Conviction Of Sawyer,
HEnines and Brooks.

A RUNNING SKETCH OF THE CRIMINALS
CONVICTION UNEXPECTED TO THE CUL-
PRITs.
WAsnIXGToN, Oct. 1.-The conviction
of Sawyer, Haynes aud Brooks for con.
spiracy to obtain payment of spurious
cotton claim against the United States
has made great sensation.
The punishment Is by fine and i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. Saw.
yer was the first carpct-bag Senator
from South Carolina and was put in
by the Radicals 10 lll the seat Of
Calhoun aud McDufIle. Grant made
him Assist Secretary of the Treasury.
Brooks has been notorious around
Washington for long time pushing
claims, and was mixed up with the
famous Mrs. Benton In getting the
Government TO adopt patent seal lock
for bonded cars.
Haiues was Commissioner OF Gus
toms under the Grant regime, aud as
such controlled the settlement of many
millions of public money and all the
customs accounts.
They did not expect 10 be convicted,
and when the verdict was brought in
Sawyer cried like child. He Is said
10 have been used in all the Jobs, and
yet to have pockcted very little Of the
plumber. L. Q, W.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
Wedding.

Monroe La Electric Letter, 4th.l
One of the happiest events that has
occurred in Monroe for a long time
was tho marriage Of Miss Bette s.
Richardson, daughter Of DR.. T. P,
Richardson, TO Mr.. n. G. SkipwiLh,
Conductor on the Vicksburg, Shreve.
port and Texas Il r., which took place
last night at the Baptist Church at s
O'Clock; ceremo'c by Rev. Mr.. Nc.
CURE. All the beauty and chivalry Of
Monroe were gathered there to witness
the happy scene.
The attendants we're Miss Sallie N,
Richardson (sister Of the bride) and
Mr.. Nick Lewis; Miss Alice L. Nc.
CURE and Mr.. 5. D. McEnery, and
Miss Lizzie Miles aud Mr.. ]. ID. v
Logan.
TO say that the bride looked exceed
ingly beautiful does not do her justice
it has seldom been our lot to look
upon one SO lovely.
As We have not q jenkins on our
stail We cannot undertsko 10 describe
the elegant dresses and trimmings that
adorned the bride aud brides maids.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
a Card
vIcKsBuRo, Oct. ), ls77,

lNhabA Akbf WV " AHhAs
Editor o! The Herald:
In Tuesdays issue of the Morning
Leader paragraph refers to me as
watching the Commercial Office on the
uight of the 81 ult. The Leader says
"That Mr.. Campbell, brother Of one of
the proprietors Of the Commercial, n
newspaper published in this city, and
an employee in the Office, agreed TO
take sufficient type from that office TO
the law office of Capt. Spears, and
there print the card" l would inform
the Leader that as | was paid for my
services as walchmau, and as Mr., John
Campbell at the time he attempted TO
print Capt. Spears'5 card was under
the influence Of liquor, q don't know
whether Capt. Spears or his friends
made him so or not) would not al
low anything TO be printed. Captain
Spears alludes TO type being brought
10 his Office. lie does not toll the pub
lie that he and his crowd stole the case
OF type while l was gone for the pro-
prielor. lie also fOrgets to mention
that they offered me enough to buy two
suits of clothes If | would let them
print their card. In conclusion, l will
say that never received s2j, but did
get a suit Of clothes. Thanking you
Mr.. Editor, for trespassing on your
valuable columns.
remain, most respectfully,
SOL. g GEISENBURG.
WThn BOy -
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12


The least ObsOrvant citizen can see
that our city has within the last few
years made rapid strides towards be-
coming one Of the best cotton markets
In the South. Since our Cotton Ex.
change was successfully organized il
has grown to large proportions, and its
efforts have been ofvast benefit. The
successful completion and work.
ing OF our Cotton Compress placed US
in condition TO compete in the direct
shipment of the staple 10 the consum'
ers Of the world. The character Of the
cottons that come 10 this market for
sale has greatly aided to give this city
very high reputation with the spin.
ners. All these things combined have
at last placed Vicksburg in a position
TO compete with any market in the
South, and we expect to see her con-
troll within few yeara, all the cotton
that ought naturally to be tributary to
her.
One act cannot too often be pre-
sented to cotton producers This sea.
son there has been no difference in the
quotations here and in NeU Orleans.
Some lots have been sold here above
New Orleans quotations, and some lit.
tie may have been sold below, but
from day to day the quotations are the
same, and the average OF sales here isful-
ly as high as the New Orleans average.
This has been the case for only a short
time, and many producers are not yet
fully advised Of II. There used TO be
many buyers here who bought to sell
again in the New Orleans market.
There has been nc profit in this for
two years, and now the buyers here
buy 10 ship directly to the consumers.
Many of the factories have agents at
this place, and these agents have had
orders for cotton here for some little
time that they could not fill, on ac-
count Of the planters being backward
in sending the staple to market.
Some who read this may think that
Vicksburg is only temporarily selling
cotton at New Orleans quotations
The causes that have produced thil
successful competition are not tempo
rary, aud consequently sellers can al
ways rely on getting fully as muct
for cotton in ViCksburg, as can be hat
for II in New Orleans. This SHOULD
induce all those who can send cottor
to Vicksburg cheaper than they cal
send il to New Orleans 10 ship it here
We present these facts TO cotton pro
ducers, and If they still have doubt!
about Vicksburg as cotton market
we respectfully request them to giv'
the market fair test, and We are surt
they will be fully satisfied that cOttor
Is sold here from day to day fully vi
to New Orleans quotations.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
UnIYerrIrx Of Mississippi.


The following relative to the opening
of the present session Of our State Uni
versity, Is from one of the students
from Jackson:
OxFoPD, Sept. 2Sth, 1877.
On the train which brought me up
there were forty.two boys on their way
to the University, only seven Of whom
were here last session. l LEARNED when
l got Off the train that there were $50
students already here. Since that time
new ones have been coming in by every
train. The number Is variously esti-
mated at between 300 and $50. There
were byI exact count, 273 students in
Chapel this morning. Very few Of the
old students have arrived yet. Every
room on the Campus Is occupied. The
citizens of Oxford will throw open
their ho es for the accommodation of
students. There ars so many in the
Preparatory Department, that an addi-
tional Professor may have to be en-
ployed. Tho law class was organized
yesterday with % members. | sup
pose there are as many as 35 law stu
dents now here II will require nearly
q week to examine and assign students
to the several classes. W. S. p.
OXFORD, Oct. l, lS77.-Fifty new
students have arrived since my last
tcter. There will be at least 400 here
b, Christmas. There are boys here
from Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia,
Louisiana and Mississippi. a son OF
Geo. w. Childs, editor Of the Philadcl-
phia Ledger, will be here in . few
DAYS. W. S. z.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The Jackson Clarion thus refers to
some OF the pledges redeemed by the
Democratic party:
Ames was impeached.
Davis and Cardozo were put ont Of
Office.
The Calling gun law was repealed.
The district printing law was repeal
cd.
AL laws passed in the interest of the
Radical party were repealed.
Good school and levee laws we're en-.
acted.
An able judiciary was appointed.
a good registration law was en-
acted.
All slnecurcs were abolished.
Last but not least, 60 Into any OF the
Radical ridden counties and ask for
Gen. or Col. or Capt. CarpCi.bagger,
who used to control all tho Offices in
the county, that he and his ring com.
panions might fatten at the expense OF
the poOple, aud you will find that he
has departed for "new flelds aud pas
lures green" never more 10 return.
Boards Of Supervisors no longer repre-.
sent ring, but tho people. County taxes
like those Of the State have been re.
duced. The people hardly realize that
but two years ago their counties were
ruled by ignorance aud rascality COM
bined.
Yet there are dozen or so Of sore
heads In this county who would run
the risk of restoring the old order oi
things.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The following, from the New York
Journal Of Commerce, will be Of inter-
est not only to tobacco factors but 10
cotton dealers as we'll:
PADUcAH, KY, Sept. II, 1877.
desire to know Just what is the law Of
state OF facts:
A B OF this city consigned for sale -
his. tobacco to q d, factor In your city,
and drew against them. The factor sold
enough tobacco TO reimburse himself for
advances and then failed, making an as.
slgnment. Without the knowledge or
consent Of the owner and consignOr here
be hypOthecated the tobacco for money,
The owner here owed him nothing when
he failed, except perhaps an item Of
freight; now, can he, the c0nsignor here,
claim and obtain the tobacco in kind from
the assignee in your city? II not, upon
what principle Of law, justice or equity
can the property OF the conslgnor here be
taken and applied 10 the payment OF other
persons debts! This 10 Important; for II
II can be done in your city and State,
Western shippers have no security, and
ought TO know 1t at once.
REPLY.-The unrestricted right 10 sell
always includes the right TO hypOtheeate.
1t is better for the owner that the con.
signee should hypothecate for less than
value, than that be should sell outright,
and put the money in his pocket, for the
consignOr can now recover his property
by repaylng the advance. II Is q very
plain principle Of law that the cousignee
OF goods taken to sell on commission may
borrow money on them, and II any one
should suffer by this act, II is certainly
equitable that the consignor who trusted
him with so much property without any
security, should stand In the gap.
The law Of this State provides that every
factor or agent who shall be entrusted
with any merchandise for the purpose o
sale, or rs security for any advances TO bC
made or obtained thereon, shall be deem
ed to be the true owner thereof so far as Il
give validity 10 any contract he may make
with any other person for Its sale, or dis
| position Of the whole or part OF 1t for any
money advanced, or negotiable instrument
or other obligation In writing given BY
such other person upon the faith thereof.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

TH Information can be had In the
HERALD editorial room, Mr.. ]. p. AL
.ea, aae Of the HERALD editors, was on
he Grand Jury which so earnestly de-
sired 10 indict Gen. Furlong. From
him the HERALD can get all the infor-
nation desired. He knows, and he
made his report thus charging Gen.
Furlong, under the solemn sanctity oi
m oath,--[Leader.
Mr. Allen, the city editor of tha
HERALD, has called our attention 10 the
foregoing, and says that the Grand
Jury had no further information thar
was then, and is now, in the possession
Of the public; that the jurors, acting al
conscientious, sworn officers, on eJ
parte testimony, would certainly hay
indicted Gen. Furlong, had 1t not beer
for the statute of limitation, believing
It their duty TO give every opportunit!
for the punishment of guilt, or the vim
dication of innocence; and further l.
firmly believes, on information obtain
cd since his term as a Grand Juror
that If an indictment and trial cOult
have been had, Gen. Furlong woul,
have been honorsbly acquitted. AS a
evidence of which, be was one of th
fourteen hundred and odd 'llcE
spittles," who voted for Furlong at tn
Primary Election.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
THE LEVEEs.

Capt. EsdS's OpInIOn-He has POsr OpIn.
lon Of their EmOaCy, and FaVOrs Cut.
Offs.
WAsHINeToN, Oct. 4.-The New
York Tribune says editorially: "Capt.
Eads's views on the Mississippi levees
ought 10 be known already to the Com.
missioner OF Agriculture, who might
have saved himself the trouble Of
writing two letters to the distinguished
engineers by reading his pamphlet on
the subject, published two years ago.
In Captain Eads's opinion, levees are
only temporary makeshiit, because the
higher they are built the higher will
the river raise its bed. He thinks that
the true system is to shorten the course
Of the stream by cutting through the
bends, and holds that this will not only
prevent overflow, but will drain mil
lions Of acres of swamp lands.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

Mn. L. P. McCoRMcK, OF Indianapo-
liz, called on US yesterday. Mr.. Nc
Cormick represents the Mississippi I'm.
migration Association, and he has just
brought over two hundred immigrants
from the Indiana 10 the Northern part
of this State. lie expects to plant an.
other colony about Edwards, in Hinds
county, within short time. We think
Mr.. Mccormick is the right sort Of
man, and we commend him 10 the hos.
pitality Of our citizens.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

THE attempt to ridicule the idea of
building a cotton factory at Vicksburg
will not do. This question was sori-
ously discussed long before Col. Fur
long was candidate for reelection to
the Senate, and he proposed, in the
presence of the writer, TO put in twen-
ty-fYe thousand dollars, or fifty thou
sand dollars, If the other gentlemen
who spoke favorably of the enterprise
and in whose business capacity be had
confidence, would take liberal share
Of stock and agree 10 manage the fac.
tory. II was thought best, at tina! time,
TO wait to see vha; would be the effect
ofthe cutoff, for after that is seen, the
mos, desirable location for the build
ings caa be selected OF ona thing We
are convinced, the offer was made in
good faith, and Sc believe the factory
will be built within year Or two, and
when Il Is Dul.', that Senator Furlong
will be one OF its largest stockholders
II some of our citizens would save
their money to take stock in the cotton
factory instead Of sQuanlcring it on
sorehealed newspapers, their public
Split would be more appreciated
There has been vast amount Of money
wa.:el on sorcheaded organs in Vicks
burg q, different times.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
The Solid south.

The fresh assault of some OF the
speakers of ConkIing's New York
Convention cn the Solid South" re-
minds US Of passag, i' he speech of
Senator Lamar, at our recent State
Convention, which We have not seen in
any report OF il, Speaking Of the cry
OF Republican politician, that he
Democratic party in the South should
divide, he said it recalled TO lis min,
an incident related In Sir Waller
Scoti's "Legend OF Monirosc." a single
horseman riding aong Que Of the de-
files OF Scotland, agm'd and equipped
as all horsemen were in tho time and
scene OF the story, suddenly found him.
self confronted by three others, who,
with hostile mien, demanded Of him,
"For whom are you ?'-the usua! salu.
tation Of the day, You are the
stronger party" he replied, vi,a hc
voice aud gesture ct true cavlior
"snd should speak first; for whom ra
you?' So, said the speaker, when Re.
publicans OF the North argue that the
Democrats Of the South should divide
our reply is: You are the stronger
party divide FIRST
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

More than 900 hundred signatures
inclHding the names of bank Presi.
dents, merchants, manufacturers and
business men generally-have been
affixed to q petition in circulation In
New York, urging the United States
to confirm the course of the House Of
Representatives in repeating the bank
rupt law, on the ground that 1t affords
opportunity for fraud, and that 1t is go
vague in its provisions that 1t is differ
emily interpreted in different places.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

RECONSTRUCTED, i" in the Kinds COun-
ty Gazette, seconds our proposition for
the donation of the U. S. lands in Mis-
sissippi for the building of railroad
from the centre Of the State to the Sea-
shore, and suggests that the State en-
ploy an engineer corps to survey the
route. During the administration of
McRae, twenty-One years ago, a survey
of the route was made. The report Of
It is now extant, and would afford
valuable data in the prosecution of the
present enterprise - Jackson Clarion.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

IL yesterdays HERALD Col. McCar-
die wrote a card which upon superG-
cial reading, is calculated 10 leave the
impression upon the minds of some,
that he has not criticised Senator La.
mar in The Evening Commercial. lie
asked the editor of the HERALD TO pub
lish his card and greatly obligc him.
We did so. Will he now greatly
oblige" US by saying whether he has OF
has not within the last month criticised
Lamar in the editorial columns OF the
Commercial?
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

We have received a copy OF the
charge Of Judge Hamm, Of the Seventh
Judicial District, delivered to the
Grand Jury OF Kemper county, at the
September term, 1877. The charge is
fully up to the requirements of the
times, aud reflects great credit on the
able, conscientious Judge.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

The Jackson Clarion, in its last is
sue, pays Captain w. A. Montgomery,
recently nominated TO the State Senate
for Kinds and Rankin, q very high
compliment, but the gentleman is not
more highly praised than ho deserves
n be
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12
THF LOST STEAMSHIP.
Further Particulars Of the Loss Of The
MaunSlla-ROugh Sea, and DIfiCuIty Of
Saving her CrsW-BraVe Conduct Of
0moeFs aad Men.

savinu her CreW-BraVe Conduct Of
0mosrs aRd Men.
CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 1.-THE crew OF
the lost steamship Magnolia are still
here awaiting the return Of the Captain
who left this morning to make arrange
ments for their transportation TO New
York, where they live. The men are
very destitute. The first officers say
that they had hard time in getting
from the sinking vessel TO the bark
Stralsand, which was two miles to
leeWard. One boat containing seven
men swamped after leaving the Mag
nolia, and everything swept overheard
The boat was budeted about for three
hours, the men having no oars hanging
on the sides till rescued by their
comrades. The transfer required
four or five hours. The sea
ran very high and five trips were made
between the ships, 1t was impossible TO
stand on deck without holding on to
some imm0vable part Of the vessel.
The men worked co0lly and bravely.
The Captain was the last to leave the
ship, and he and q few who were with
him came near being left by the bark
as II was thought the Magnolia had
gone down and the men could not be
saved. The second officer, however
prevailed on the Captsin Of the bark to
send out boat, thus saving the party
All speak very highly of the brave con-
duct of Captain Doggett, and Of the
Captain of the bark.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-10-12

CATERPILLARs are devastating the
cotton fields below us. We understand
that on the MOsby place, two miles
from town, they have completely taken
the crop, and the fences and public
road are alive with the squirming,
crawling pests.