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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
Pref. Sam Cooke.
Ondenee Of the Herald.I

correspondence OF the Herald.
The name Of Prof. Sam. Cooke, Of
Calhoun county, see, is suggested by
some of the papers in this State as q
candidate for State Superintendent OF
Public Education. Prot. Cooke Ia not
Q candidate, but | am authorized to
say In this communication, that he
would accept the nomination If he
should be chosen by the Convention.
He is by no means an Office. seeker, and
TO accept this important place would be
TO him, as is known to his many
friends, q sacrifice OF individual inter-
est. Calhoun county will present his
name before the Convention, and his
friends who know him we'll are anx-
ions that his name should be vigorous
ly known throughout the State. He
is q gentleman and q scholar of the
highest order. He is good speaker
and thorough Democrat, dreaded by
all carpet-baggers, scalawags and 90.
called independents that know him.
Having no aspirations for political
glory, he was sometimes dragged into
canvasses In his own locality, in the
days of MiSsissippi's desolatIon BY car.
pet.baggers aud scalawsga, on account
Of his peculiar ability to show them up
in all their nudity aud hideous corrup-
tion.
Prof. Cooke Is a private, unassuming
citizen, and teacher of rare merit, and
just such a man as should be sought BY
office. He will never seek an
office. When solicited by his friends
10 seek the nomination, be was known
to reply, IL would not go a mile TO se.
cure the nomination, for know q good
man will be selected by the Conven-
tion, and l shall support the nominee" !"
But we, in Calhoun aud the adjoin-
ing counties, are the more anxious for
his nomination, especially on account
of bis mOdesty and indifference to pub
lie honOrs. When "once having put
his hand 10 the plow," be is not the
man to "look back" and If nominated
by the Convention he will go forward
at once in the fearless discharge OF his
duty.
After he was thoroughly graduated,
and had decided TO devote his time to
teaching, he made o tour through the
Northern States for the exclusive pur-
pose Of visiting and canvassing the pub
lie school system. Being warm advo.
cate Of public schools, | presume that
there is not a man Ia the state who has
given The subject q closer attention,
from the very beginning Of our public
schools. lie was principal of the male
aud female High School at Grenada iOl
two years, frcm which 10 re,iird on
account OF i'll health brought on by
over-wOrk. lie Vas for three years
principal OF Tue Seminary in his
native villsge when quite q youth,
and gained for himself the reputation
of a most extraordinary disCiplInsrian,
and the most most excellent admins.
tTative ability. Although young
mSu OF Roman I'll mnesS aud great recli.
tude Of purpose, be is most afiabe and
pleasant IN his manner.
The Convention will do we'll to con-
slider such material thoroughly before
making a choice. J.W VI.
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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The Memphis Avalanche has not OF
said whether It is In favor of Sherman's
policy of contraction or not. The stuff
about cart loads Of paper money IS
hardly clever dodge. It is the old de.
vice Of the contraCtiOnists to yell out
about imitation rag.baby, barrels Of pa.
per money, etc. What the people want
is plain declaration by the leaders
and the press on contraction. Sher-
man is steadily contracting the cur
rency docs the Avalanche favor bis f..
nanCial course, or oppose it2 That is
the question.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
RIOT AT BALTIMORE.

A RsglmsHt Passing Through Che Streets
Attacked by SympathIzsFS with the
Railroad StFIkerS-ssVsraI Men KILLED
and Wounded.
BALTIMORE, Juy 20 AS the 9Th
regiment, LUl Clarence Peters, was
marching from lie armory along Balti.
more street to Camden sls,iOn, to pro-
ceed TO Cumberland, the regiment was
stoned and fired into by crow,l on
the streets. The regiment fired INTO
the crowd, and number were kii d
and wounded. The confusion ant ex.
element is 80 great that it is imp"s.
sible to get at the facts Just now. F ~
dead bodies have been taken to ~.
middle district station. and a nun J., :
of wounded, six or seven, TO va.ol )
drug stores.
Great Ezeitement-The Streets FtIled
with People.
BALTIMORE, July 20.-l0 p.m.-At
this hour the excitement attend ing the
terrible shooting by the Sixth Reei-
ment is still fierce, and the crowd on
Baltimore street for several squares
from the south each way, is on the in
crease, rendering the sidewalks almost
impossible, In front of the middle
police station on the north nearly op.
posite the City Hall, where the dead
and wounded have been taken, ths way
is blocked with an excited mass eager
to learn the names Of the unfortunate
men. In this station there are now
lying eight dead bodies and two
wounded.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

A CITIZEN of Emira, New York, seul
the following letter Of regret to the
building committee of the Soldiers
Home at Bath, in response to an invita-.
ton TO be present at the exercises at
tending the laying Of the cornerstone
Il ship yoa this day one carload Of
three hundred bushels Of fresh wood.
burnt lime. Received payment for the
above in lS6l-2-3-4-5 By the services
OF the brave soldiers wLo went 10 the
front while ls;oyed at home and made,
money aot however, irom the soldiers
6ounties, army supplies ETC., but from
my legitimate business..I feel that am
only paying part ofthe debt owe the
soldiers in the above act, rO.with-
standing furnished my substitute for
the army
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The figures we put forth some time
since have bothered some of the Low.
ry organs very much. They explain
claim aud declare until there Is no end
Of confusion, but they have quit as.
Serting that Lowry will be nominated
on the fret ballot. That is some im
prOvement, and by the time the Con,
Vention meets they will be fully con
vinced that Lowry stands the very
best chance-tO be third in the race.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

A FRAUD on AMERICAS MANuPAC
TuRER:. II DO ro; know how fsr II will
feed the vanity ci the manufacturers
or II 1t will excite their Indignation, as
1t did uiHe, but the noble British
merchant Is G'oling tic market iu thi.
country with caeap Manchester fabrics
which lie has tie check to call "Ameri.
can drills When expoHulaled with on
the fraud they frankly confess they
cannot make then., cannot atlord the
genuine artice, aud that the Chinese
will buy none ci1er; so they counter
felt our best brands, aud thank, God !
they are not as other men--par example,
Americana. Shanghai Correspond.
ence San Francisco Chronicle.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

"FoREwARNED, FoREARMED, The
formal announcement that the Repub!i.
can party will hold no convention In
Mississippi this year, and viii. nominate
no candidates, 10 mani!estiy a strategic
movement, aad this being the case, the
Democratic Conservative party sho uld
be on its guard. The next step of our
opponents will be to foster, by all posi-
BE mtans strife aud divisions In our
racks. With an open field aud no par
" an'agohi,ms, the temptation is, great
'or Independents 10 come out who,still
claiming to be snu.RAdicals, will vet
rely upon aud sedulously court ihe
dIsirtegrated fragments OF Republi.
cani;m lying loose all around. "Fore.
warned forearmed," should be our
MOTTO Holly Springs South.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

JUDGE MORRIs has requested US ia
cay that he viii pay bis respects to the
proclamation" of Gen. Lowry in q few
days. He applied to us for space fol
that purpose, but we are compelled Ia
refuse Il, and he requests US to suspend
our criticism until he secures some
other channel of communication with
the public.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The Treasury officials al Washington
were surprised to find on figuring up
the amount last Monday that The popu'
lar subscriptions to the new 1 per cent
loan had reached 100000 600. About
s6O,OOOM0 was subscribed In Europe as
far as heard. The success of the loan
causes the national authorities to feel
very jubilaut. The syndicate OF New
York bankers who now have charge OF
the sale of the bonds, expect to make
proat Of not less than $6,000,000 and
perhaps Sl5,000,0O0 out OF their con.
tract, as they get K per cent. COM
mission aud receive them at par, while
they will doubtless command premi-
nm in the market.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

A QUIcK.WITTzD lXD.Ax.--An In.
dian from the railroad was entertaining
group Of his red friends on corner
this forenoon by drawing on a piece
Of pasteboard picture OF a railroad
train. The representation was quite
correct, with tie exception that the
cowcatcher Of the locomotive wa. SO,
nearly at the top Of the smoke,lack.
This itnperieclion was pointed out b,
white on-looker, and the Indian artist
got out of the difficulty By So, ing
Heap smssh-up." I Austin New
Reveille.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

A GENUINE horned snake was killed
just across the river from Greenwood,
by Mr.. Walden and Tommy Upshur
Wednesday. 1t was at least four or
I've inches In circumference, about six
feet long, and is said TO be the second
one ever killed in this country. In
color II was striped red and white. The
horn on the end of Its tail IL about two
inches In length, shaped something like
the gaff of q chicken.-[ [Greenville
Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
MEXICO.
EsOObsdOS Movements Recruiting for
LerdO-Gsn. Canalss'S Instructions.

LsrdO-Gsn. CanaIssS Instructions.
GALVESTON, July 20.-The News's
Brownsville special, says General Eco
bedo Is now at Rio Grande City. It is
reported that bis men are armed and
occupy an enCampment without attempt
at concealment. Colonel Abrane
Aquirre, and several other Mexican
officers Of Matamoras, are under arrest,
charged with holding communication
with General Escobedo. Ex-Governor
Davila is at q rancho near Ediugburg,
where he Is said to be recruiting for
Lerdo.
1t Is said here that the order of the
Mexican Secretary OF War has not been
sent officially to General Canales. He
has frequently asserted that the only
order he has is from General Trevino,
instructing him to carry out the agree
ment made with General Ord, and that
he aud the United States authorities
are in accord.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

HAAthNN Wv 9AOASp Va hhO ANNRABAAke
The ST. Louis Times, OF the 10Th,
sums up the difficulties In that city In
the following which we clip from that
journals financial columns: "The To-.
col financial market during the past
week has been quite unsettled and ex.
cited, owing 10 the fact that several
bsnking-houses deemed II both prudent
and proper to close their doors and 20
into liquidation sooner than entail any
loss amongst their depositors and the
business community in general. This
movement, instead of meeting with de.
precalion, should be favorably COM
mended, as the experience Of the past
four years in all the departments OF
trade aud industries Of the whole coun-
try presents but one uniform result, and
that 10 depression In manufacturing in
dustries, depreciation Of values in all
commodities, and business in general
restricted-by having been overdone-
with the full knowledge that but little,
II any, profit has been made. 1t is an
evident fact that where banks aud,
commonly speaking, stores and bust.
ness houses, are In excess of the wants
o! the community, failures and losses
are inevitable, as each in their allotted
sphere, by over.competition, weaken
the whole line. In business circles
there was no excitement whatever, as 1t
was looked upon as q wise and judici-
Gus proceeding for such banks TO close
aud proceed to wind up their affairs.
"The demand for money during the
week was far from being urgent, as Of
ferings OF paper for discount was ex.
tremeiy light from all classes OF the
commercial trade. Money was quite
abundant aud readily obtained at ~,
5 and IL per cent. per anuum on ali
hrst'cIass paper Advances were free.
" made on shipping bills and ware.
house receipts, In greater volume than
heretofore tor similar reasons in rast
years, and large amounts have been
daily forwarded 10 tie interior for the
purpose of moving grain aud other
products. Transactions Ia bond, aud
nrst.class securities were largely en-.
tered into for several days pas, among
which the Government per cent.
loan figured quite prominently. AL
though the time expired on Monday
which subscriptions could be made
with the United States Treasury, vet
active and liberal dealings were IN pro.
gress yesterday with almost every bank
In the city. On the street there is a
quiet feeling, as applications for loans
have been few aud far between. East.
ern exchange closed yesterday easy and
quiet, with rates ranging from 80 10 Is
cents premium per $l,CC0 between
banks and 81 to outsiders.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

In France, the Duke de Broslie and
his Government candidates" are likely
to be the subject of derision rather
than Of alarm. A Minister, who tries
to make use Of three hostile parties, by
calling into play their common hatred
for the Republic, cannot reasonably ex.
gect to contend successfully with the
Republicans who are earnest and
united.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

Cone To GRIEF.-A Florida cor.
respondent OF the New York Sun,
states that Greene R. Moore, who was
conspicuous in manipulating the vote
Of Archer precinct, Alachua county, In
that State, in behalf Of the Republican
Presidential Electors 10 November last,
has just been convicted Of horse.
stealing.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

SECRETARY McCRARY says the Iowa
convention did not represent the senti-
ment Of the people. He thinks the
Presidents policy has secured the
Republican party twenty-five thousand
additional votes In his State.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

JUDGE MAGUiRE, editor of the Dead.
wood Pioneer, Is irving to solve The
problem who were the first di5covsrers
Of gold In the Black Hills, aud left the
sluice.boxes, ETC., frequently found
there. He believes that the.e are
signs OF the occupancy Of q party of
twenty-five men, mostly from Ohio
and Michigan, who detached them.
selves from an overland train at Fort
Laramie, In the Spring OF 1862, and
went into the Hills to try their luck.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The Memphis Avalanche speaks
lightly about cart loadSOf paper money.
A cart losd would have come in handy
at SO. Louis q few days ago.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The delegates 10 the State COnven.
ton will please meet at Hunts Hall,
to-day, at 10 am, and the County Ell.
eCutive Committee at II m. The reason
this arrangement Is made is because
some Of the delegates are members of
the Executive Committee.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

BEN. BUTLER, according 10 g Wash.
ington special, loses no opportunity
while be is at the National capital to
secure Q slice Of patronage for his
friends, though be is opposed 10 the
Administration. In fine, he is living
on the enemy.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
F4}}itsburs8ftala

GREESvTLLR has voted to subscribe
$4,000 In bonds to the Deer Greek
Railroad.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

The CouTier.Journal says the Gin
Cinnsu whale preferred death to liv-
Ing in Cincinnati among the sardines.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27

THERE are ten women at Saratoga to
one man. AZ Artemus Ward would
ssy, this Is too much.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1877-07-27
VICKSBURG WEEKLY HERALD. FRIDAY. JULY q. 1871
Gen. Grants TFIbuts to LabO

Gen. Grants Tribute 60 Labor.
Correspondence n. Y. Tribune.
The speech Gen. Grant made In 70.
ply 10 q deputAtion Of workingmen
was, as / said, his last on British soil
and II was one Of his best; but not
we'll reported, say those who heard It.
The General for some reason is diff
cult man to report. His speeches are
better 90 delivered than when they
have gone through the process known
as dressing up. al recognize" be said,
'the fact that Whatever there is OF
greatness In the United States, or in
any other country, 10 due to labor,
The laborer is the author Of all great
ness and wealth, and without him theri
would be no government, and no lead
ing class, and nothing 10 preserve.
You can imagine The shudder with
which some sections OF English
society perused these plain words yes
terday morning. There 10 nothing
very startling in them, yet they did un
doubtedly SAVIOR to many people Oi
communism, and l know not what
Still more, perhaps, would the soul o
the ldler be wrung as he read Genera
Grants emphatic assertion that "witl
US Tin America) labor is regarded'a
highly respectable; where It 10 not q
regarded Il 10 man who dishonors Ia
Dor, We recognize that labor dis
honors no man, and no matter what
mans occupation is, he is eligible Il
occupy any position In America.
Well may General Grant say 90
but how many Of the Duke
and other great people who have beer
dining him are aware, or remembered
If they ever knew, that the man OIL
whom they lAvished all their splendor
was once a tanner2 There is nothinI
in bic speech which need seem remark
able TO an American, or which w0ulI
be remarkable If made in America
but It was brave speech to delive
here-houorable In all ways to hin
who made it, You may safely con
clude that the dinners have done hin
no harm. He iS the same man you sen
over here-just as simple In manner
just as free from nonsense, as when b.
quilted the shores Of the Republic.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

The SODA SPRINGS. - Adjacent to Lake
Tahoe and situated in the midst Of the most
enchanting Of the scenery which surrounds
that incompatible body Of water, are the
Soda Springs, natural flow Of mineral water
possessed Of remarkable medicinal properties
and particular curative powers in certain cases
OF bodily disorder. The springs are miles
from the southern marge Of the lake, and are
reached by carriages which ply regularly over
good road, carrying passengers for a small
sum. Close to the springs is Tallac Peak,
which is 10000 feet high. The scene pre-
sented from this lofty eminence is said to be
unequaled by any on the coast, save that
which is spread before the observer on the
summit of St. Elias. Recently one Of the
Professors LIE Conte of California climbed
Mount Tallac and pronounced it an opportu'
nifty for gazing on on beauteous nature rarely
offered in any country. The water Of the
springs contains sulphur, raagnesia, peroxide
Of iron, bicarbonate Of lime, soda, etc. Il
is proposed to introduce it in this market as
pa1atable beverage and remedial agent
The springs are owned by Mr.. n. Gilmore
Virginia Footlight.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

ONE HUNDRED ScHooLMARMs. A CORE
spondent of the Cold Hill News, writing
from Lake Tahoe says;
For the past month the population at the
lake, both permanent and transient, has been
excited by the news that 100 schoolmarms
from California were coming to the lake for a
few days rest and recreation. They are COM
ing from San Francisco, Sacramento and
other parts OF the State, it is said, and they
are 10 arrive on the eth instant-next Tues
dry. They will rendezvous first at the Grand
Central Hotel, Tahoe City, and afterward
they propose camping at McKinney's and
other eligible points around the lake Quite
a number Of schoolmasters from Gold Hill
and Virginia are already there to meet them
and be gallant, and there are more marrying
men gathering in at the lake than ever before
known OF.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

Two small boys on Wednesday packed up
their little all and set out for parts unknown,
or, as one little fellow about seven years Of
age said, "anywhere to get on: Of sight Of my
father" About 6so'clock in the afternoon
one Of the little fellows was seen slowly
marching ahead Of his father and mother.
He was plucky, although defeated in his
purpose, and IS he opened the back gate ard
walked in with full anticipation Of good
hogging, one could not discover 8 repenrant
look or a cowed spirit, but he seemed stoIidly
indifferent and resolved to take I'VE do not
know that he received it, a whipping with as
good grace, as Tom Sawyer did ior Becky
Thatcher. -HAits Pine Nelcs
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

The Army and Navy Journal says: "The
recent fight between the Peruvian Huascar
and the English vessels, in the Pacific ocean,
was not between ironcIads, but between iron
clads and IRON framed vessels cased with wood
The Journal regards the engagement as con-
frmatory of Farraguts theory that wooden
vessels in battle with armored ships should
get close up and fight hard Their shot do
damage through the port holes of the iron
clad, while at short range the shot of the lat
ter pass through the wooden vessel and ex-
ploded beyond. The English officers who
fought the Huascar say that their success
their salvation even-in the fight was due
solely in the wild shooting Of The Peruvians;
that single shot in their hull from the ram
would have destroyed them. 1t was not
much of fight at all, and did not decide
anything except, that the crew of the Per
uvian craft needed some careful exercise in
gunnery before going into any more battles.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

A SCENE IN THE City Prison. Two girls,
who are III the City Prison booked for the
Magdelen Asylum for few moments yester-
day made that dirty and foul receptacle Of
criminals resound with the well loved song,
Yes, we'll gather at the river" The gang
of hoodlums III the adjoining cell loined in
the chorus, and the character OF the place
seemed changed. But when the handouts
were about to be put on the wrists of pris-
oner who felt lis disgrace so much that sobs
broke from him, the girls changed the order
of exercises from singing hymns to reviling
the man who was not hardened enough to
take prison lie philosophically.-S F.
Bulletin
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

BACK 10 SCHOOL A0A1N.-Last evening
there was 4 futter ct the depot over the
departure Of twenty five young ladies for
Bishop Whitaker's school at Reno. Their
presence at the depot when the o'clock
train went out was marked by the appearance
of number Of sad sweethearts, fond mothers
and doting fathers, who babe them Affection
ate farewells When the tram moved of
there was luttcr Of hearts and handkerchefs
all along the line. the young ladies were
all in good spirits and went down iii charge Of
the Bishop Several others joined the party
at Gold H;u-C II. Netcs 3D.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

CELESTIAL SKY-RocKETs. Meteor after
meteor,a one following the other in quick
succession, shot across the sky about ten
o'clock last night. A gentleman who was
holding up an awning post to prevent the
awning from tumbling down and hurting
somebody, was much interested IN the 3., DIS
play, and in an address to himself said; .IIhis
yer migsd drink bizn'sh won't do; FERN
goin t. see starsh like thish, erll have ter con-
vine uerself ter wizhky s:ra3e, "-Persille:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

London, August 3.-London is wild over
the belief that the Russians have been de-
cisively defeated ON both banks, and the cam
paign substantially ended for the present sea
son in favor of the Turks. There IS no doubt
that the Russians north Of the Balkans have
met with great reverses, endange[ng the en-
tire movement. South Of the Balkans the
Russian prospect is gloomy, This has been
week Of continuous bloody fighting on both
sides of the Balkans.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-04

The Improved Red Men Of Nevada in
Great Council held in Gold H.n, yesterday,
elected the following officers. It will be
seen that Farmer Treadway IS Great Keeper
Of Wampum
Great Scheme, T Durmas, Of Apache
Tribe No 6; Great Senior Sycamore, William
Kierslu Of Pochahontas Tribe No 2; Great
Junior Sycamore, J. B. Eckman of Apache
Tribe No 6; Great Chief of Records, J. G.
harrington; Great Keeper OF Wampum: A.
D. Treadway; Great Representative Of the
Great Prophet, 2. G. S. Alchorn.