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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

Tm other day 10 Congress Senator
Burnside brought up his bill to remove
color distinctions IN the army, but II
4waS laid aside. Nothing was done
with Il, and we do not believe any
thing ever will be done with 1t. The
RadioalS have . majority in the Senate
but they do not care for the colored
man, beyond the extent to which they
can make political use Of him.
While the color bill was up, We no.
lIes that Senator Bruce made some very
sensible remarks. he said he wanted
to zee the color line drop out Of the
buIInaM and politics Of the country
he desired no special advantages foE
the men ofhls class. lie thought them
sssable Of paddling their own canoe
snd II not that then they ought 10 sink
We are glad to see that Bruce is in
favor Of the cOlored men padding
their own cAnUe-the old root hog Of
die principle enunciated by Horace
Greely. II is good doctrine.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

This may nOW be considered accom-
pllshed. The largest bOnd.bOIders, in
feet 8 very large msjOrily q those who
hold the elty's bonds, wiz take the
new bonds on the terms agFeed on o.
soon 90 they can be prepared. This is
q matter for eOBgrAtBlsllOn both TO the
bOnd-holdeFs and TO the city. The
former will get their interest promptly
and the debt has been go much reduced,
and the interest placed at such q low
figure that the city will be able to meet
It without any seriOus inconvenience.
We will be no longer barrassed BY law
quits to compel the payment Of these
claims, for we have agreed 10 do what
all honest men ought TO do Ia regard to
their debts, that is, to pay all that We
are able to pay, and to do that prompt
ly and regularly. 10 our opinion, the
accomplishment of this compromise
will mark q new era In our history
We or. nov stripped for the race, aud
If we utiliz, the many advantages OF
which we are possessed, we will soon
see that Vicksburg has passed
through her darkest days. Not
much hAs been said about this, but
this work 10 the most valuable one &C.
by our present city govern.
ment By It saving iu interest of
over forty thousand dollars q year has
bsen made, aud q reduction of the
principal of over three hundred thous.
md dollars. II all the savings made
lW our Board of Mayor and Aldermen
could be arrayed, In addition to the
above immense one, every good citizen
would surely be compelled to cay,
( well done thou good aud faithful
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
War Feeling in Russia

LONDON, April l5.-The Times's ST.
Petersburg correspondent, telegraphing
Sunday, does not give such hopeful
report of the state of feeling In Russia,
but says the efforts OF Germany may
perhaps lead 10 preliminary coufer.
ence, as the British Government is now
believed more favorable to such pro-
posal The warlike excitement is 90.
pecially intense Ia Moscow.
At ST. Petersburg the belief is stated
to prevail that England's willingness 10
continue negotiations is rather Tor the
purpose OF isolating Russia than arriv.
ing at an understanding. Some infu.
ential persons believe England will not
go to war alone, hence earnest efforts
continue to satisfy Austria. Some
moderate men In official circles have
begun censuring Russian general diplo.
mats aud newspapers for pushing the
Government into position where the
issue between Russian independent &c.
tion and European control is unavoida.
BILE, but majority Of the public con.
tinue 10 declare that the Government
has been too conciliAtory, and the press
opposes any concession.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

ST. Louis Times: Capt. Juo. W. Can.
non has gone to New York to purchase
the outfit for bis new Southern packet,
which is named after himself. The new
craft, it is claimed, will eclipse the
RObt. E. Lee, both in speed and mag.
ui6cence. Il really seems strange that
such palaces can be profitably run 10
the New Orleans aud Vicksburg trade,
and not TO st. Louis. Twenty years
ago the finest aud fastest steamers ran
TO ST. Louis aud Louisville. These
boats came in for share of the lower
river patronage, and so divided the
business that 1t was q difficult matter
for the Vicksburg and Natchez packets
to make money. They could scarcely
'ompete with their more magnificent
J., tern rivals, much less excel them
as they have been doing for the past
decade. But it's only a question oil
time when the old condition of things
will be revived, and 81. Louis will be
the western terminus of the great
steamboat line OF the Mississippi, aud
the lower river landings and towns be.
come way stations.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

VIZ are informed that q portion oil
the road between here aud Big Black
river ct Halps Ferry, has not been
worked more than once ort vice since the
war. We allude 10 that portion near
est the Ferry. 1t is grown up so that
the read In many places is too narrow
for two vehicles to pass each other, al.
though The statute requires that the
public roads shall be kept sixty feet
wide. Ia wet weather the road gets
very bad, and 10 the Summer 1t Is cut
up with washes. A bridge this side Of
the Ferry has eight or nine Aoor
plankS missing, and is dangerous We
hope the Board Of Supervisors will at
tend 10 this matter when they meet.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

NorwITHsTANDTNG the heavy rain In
the early part Of the week, the weather
has been decidedly fAvorabls 10 plant.
ing interests, perhaps a little too cool
on Wednerday night, otherwise ss clear
bright, and beautiful as could be wish,
ed. Planters generally, as tar as we
can learn, are aVsiling themselves oi
the good season, and most o. the seed
will be Ia the ground Within the next
ten days. Since the rain the young
corn loUks fresh aud vigorous, and il
growing rapidly. The gardens gener.
ally are affordng an abundance OF
vegetables, radish, lettuce, peas, pota.
toes, etc. The strict attention which
has been paid to the raising of vegeta.
bles this year, aud the success which
has thus far attended It, is quite en-.
couraging, and proves c)nclusively
that low price cotton increases home
comforts aud will eventually make our
people far more self supporting than
they have ever beeu,-[ CARROLL Con.
serVative.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
ClPcnlar Of the COmuaIssIoner Of
EmmlgFaIIOn.
JAoKsON, MIss. , April Q, IA

-a- = JACkeOhi MISS, ApnlB, 1873.
Tha State Board of immigration and
Agriculture for Mississippi, wishing TO
mako The Office Of Commissioner Of
ImmieEalion a. effective as possible In
impaFhne intelligence, l am, there fore,
as Presldent Of said Board, directed to
issne thiA CiFenlAr to the landowners
ol1h0 Stale.
The BoSrd urgently requests the
landowners In each aud every county
In the State who have lands for sale, to
report the same 70 Z. G. Wall, Gem.
missioner Of immigration, at Jackson,
Mies, Said report should contain an
accurate description Of the land and
improvements, number Of acres. price
Of land and time Of payments, quality
ofeoll and prOduels OF same, timber,
and proportion Of wood land to cleared
laud, mill sites and water power,
schOol aud church advantages, trans.
portalIon facilities, etc. The paperi
Tins describing the farms and planta.
llons will be placed on file, separately
BY counties, and q record book kept o
the same In the immigration Office, o.
that accurate information can be give
To all who wish 10 purchase land Il
our State.
II is hardly necessary for the Boar,
to urge upon the landowners to sent
IN their reports ct % early date q
possible.
Very respectfully, your ob'ts'vt,
Z. q. WALL,
President Of Board, and CommIssioner O
Immigration and Agriculture.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

TIE Democratic caucus which met
IN Washington the other day, had un'
der consideration the very rapid growth
Oithe National party, new political
organization that recently started 10
che West. As the caucus was not
largely attended, it was not definitely
determined what wO Uld be done about
Il, though no grave fears were express
cd that II would injure the grand old
Democratic party 10 any serious extent.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Consolid alton Of the Washington POST
and National Union.

WAsHISGToN, April l4.-Mr, Still.
son HuIchins, Of the Daily Post, having
purchased the National Union news.
paper, which was started as the Admin.
istraiion organ little over elk months
ago BY ex.Congressman John Lynch
and others, will issue bis paper 10.
morrow from The old Globe building,
under the name of Post and Union.
The pub.i,her announces that the ab.
sOrption OF the Union results In o cir.
culatiOn Of nearly 10000 copies. The
Post has been remarkably successful.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Farmers FruIt Cake.

Two cups Of sugar, one cup each oil
butter and sweet milk, FIVE eggs, three
and 8 half cups Of -four, three tea.
spoonfuls DooLEY's YEAsT POWDER,
half of o nutmeg, one pound raisins
favor the icing with rose water and
vanilla.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
WE cllp the IolIOwlng specia! al.

We clip the following special dis
patch from the ST. Louis Times:
There were rumOrs aaoat that an TO-
vestigAliou OF the manner 10 which the
Memphis and Fl PAso Railroad was
turned over TO the Texas Pacific Com.
pany, is going to seriously involve
Justice Bradley Of the Supreme Court,
who engineered the transfer by ap.
pointing Thomas Scotts man receiver
of the Memphis aud 81 Paso, aud con.
firming his Illegal acts. Ben Butler
has got interested in the case, and II
the evidence warrants it, there will be
q movement for the impeachment oil
Bradley. Il has always been known
that Scott has had great deal of in.
fuence with Bradley, aud It is believed
that it was Scott who induced Bradley
to change his opinion iu the Florida
case, after be had written in favor Of
the Tilden electors. l. is said all the
evidence necessary to impeach Bradley
ls now in the hands OF Butler. Ex.
Gov. Brown, OF Tennessee, will defend
Scott aud Bradley before the Judiciary
Committee next Wednesday and lheu
will come the grsnd denouemen'.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Against the National Banking Law.

NASHVILLE, April 14.-The Mer.
chants Exchange adopted resolutions
that 1t is the sense Of the Merchants
Exchange that the ten per cent. Nation.
al Banking law should be repealed,
characterizing 1t as unconstitutional
and oppressive, that the Boards OF
Trade 10 the South aud West be ad.
vised Of the &C lon Of this body, and be
asked 10 give an expression Of their
views on the subject. Copies OF pre-
ambl5 aud resolutions were ordered 10
be sent Immediately to Senators and
Representatives In Congress, with the
hope that the present Congress would
repeal the law 81 once.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

In another column we print an i'm
pOrtanG circular just Issued BY the Com
missioner OfImmlgraIion for this State.
We do lbIS In the interest Of our read
era and Of course without pay, because
WO know the Legislature never al.
lowed the Commissioner any funds To
pay for such necessary work.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

The Daily Evening Standard will
make lie appearance in Shreveport on
the first Of May. II will be Democrat
10 In politics, and proposes to give all
the news Of that portion Of the South.
Hnai-
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
MAYER Refaer-

Unquestionably, 10 purity and health.
fulness, DR.. Prices Cream Baking Pow.
der takes the lead of any other In the
United States. MeGsrs. Steele & Price.
the manufacturers, believe that eli arti.
oles used In food should be strictly
pure and wholesome.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Lvnehlns Of an EnasnaIarv.

NEW ORLEANS, April ia special
fIOm New Iberia reports the burning
Of the sugsr.hOuse and ginnery Of Dew.
ezin Oliver, near that place, and the
capture aud execution BY hanging Of
the ineendiary, colored man, who &C.
kuOwledged firing Gravsnbury's and
FSy's sugar-houses some months ago.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
Local Disturbances at st. potsrsburs.

ST. PETERRBURG, April l4.-As
Vera Sassulitch, the woman who re.
Gently attempted to asSassinate NJ. Ire.
pow, Chief of ST. Petersburg police,
was returning from Court, an ARRAY
occurred In Consequence of the police
endeavoring 10 disperse q crowd of
students aud others who followed her
cheering Pistols were fred aud q stu.
dent killed. An official account Of the
affair said be committed suicide after
firing at the police, who did not fre at
all. 1t also states that the woman
reached her residence safely, but by
Saturday morning she had disappeared.
Il iS rumored that the tribunals deal.
ing with political offsnses, will be mod.
crate, as In the above the csss accused
was acquitted in spite of her own con.
tassion that her attempt to kill NJ. TIE.
pow was premedilated.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
CONGRESSIONAL.


A BILL TO TEST HAYEs's TITLE-PREsES.
TATIoE OF FHE MARYLAND REsoLU.
TIoEs.
Dnriug the call Of States this morn.
Ing, Kimmel, OF Maryland, introduced
Q bill authorizing quo WarrantO pro.
eeedings to be Instituted 10 the United
States Supreme Court 10 order to test
the title Of the President to hls office.
The bill was referred.
Swami, of Maryland, then presented
for reference, the resolutions Of the
Maryland Legislature reopening the
Presidenlial question. Immed ately
on its being read, Garfield raised the
question Of confederation, aud objected
to reference of the resolutions. A
long debate ensued, principally in re-.
gard 10 the parliamentary point as
to whether the question OF rejection
could be entertained In the morning
hour Monday. Without disposina Of
the question, which went over, the
House proceeded to consideration of
business OF the District OF Columbia.
Senate.
WAsHINGroS, April l4-Wallace,
Of Pennsylvania, from the Committee
on Foreign Relations reported favora.
bly, on the Senate bill authorizing the
issue Of passports free to colored clti.
zens going TO Brszll passed.
REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The Senate passed the bill repeallng
the Bankrupt Act, by 81 to l6.
A NUMBER OF GEEERALs FOR TAG Dr.
TIRED LIST.
Sargent, of California, reported from
The Military Committee, the House bill
placing Gen. Shields on the retired ist,
with q substitute comforting the same
benefit on Grant, Garfield, Butler, and
some fifteen others.
BILL IN REGARD TO RAILROAD TILE.
GRAPH LINES.
The bill introduced to-day by Seua.
tor Jones, Of Florida, in regard to rail.
road telegraph lines, is designed in its
main feature to embody the principle
recently laid down by the United States
Supreme Court in the case Of the West
ern Union vs. the Pensacola Telegraph
Company. 1t provides that any rail.
road company now or heresfter organ.
lied under the laws Of q state shall
have the right to construct, maintain
and operate, for general business, lines
OF telegraph along, over or under any
line oil railroad which II owns or con.
trolls The bill also provides aud au-
thorizes companies 10 lease or consoli-
date such telegraph lines, in whole or
in part, and to appoint agents or lessees
10 operate them for the transaction OF
general telegraph business. II is fur
ther provided that before any company
shall exercise any of these powers or
privileges, 1t shall die with the Post.
master General written acceptance of
the restrictions and obligations sub.
siantially as follow: First, the United
States Government messages shall In
all cAses have priority aud be sent at
rstes to be annually fixed by the Post.
master-Genel second, the United
States shall have the right, at any time
after dve years from the enactment of
this bill, to purchase all the telegraph
lines, property aud effects of any and
all such companies, AZ an appraised
value 10 be ascertained by Eve disu-
'erested persona, Two chosen by the
Postmaster. General, Two by the COM
pany interested, and the 9th by these
four.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

VIcKsBURG has Eve candidates for
Mayor, and seven for City Marshal.
Look out for the advent OF another
newspaper lhers.-[EdWards Citizen.
To supply q want long felt,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

TIE House Committee have endorsed
the Thurman Funding Bill, and Mr..
Randall says there is little doubt that
the bill will pass the House this week.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

BY . dIspa'ch in the proper column
Il will be seen that some OF the Nation
81 Banks resumed specie payments yes
teFdaV.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

IT Is said that fund Of 100000 is
In the hands of John Wanamaker and
George q. Stuart, of hiladelphiA, and
John W. FArwell, of Chicago, as lruS.
tees, and that the support Of Moody
and sankey comes from the income Of
IT,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

THERE is some cotton ia the zelda
On Deer Greek yet
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

GOLD down 10 4. Oh, that Silver
BIN.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

sOnE few April showers.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

the latest song out is entitled "The
Gas Bill" tits long meter.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19
How 10 Raise Cotton.

Cl iluNuh w Nuo HuusAtOu ACVCS IUN"
ton planting pay at present price p we
dnd the following 10 the Farm Journal
Of a recent date:
That depends on how the business Is
conducted. Ii the planter expects to live
In town aud turn the plan alton over to an
Overseer aud q 10. OF hired freedmen, IL
wi not. II he farms With the freedmen
on shares and leaves them to manage
everything, It will not. II he plants with.
out proper repAration and cuItiVates land
that 10 too poor to make crop, II will not
II he relies on the proceeds OF the cotton
crop tor the purchase Of supplies and the
payment of all the expenses OF tho farm,
It will not. II be buys everything on q
credit and pays Do per cent. more than
they would cost \; cash prices, II will not
II be permits his mules to be abused, his
plan alton utensils to be lost ana Destroy
ed, bis barns tO be robbed and his pigs 10
be stolen, II will not. But II he will give
his personal supervision to the business
aud hires his laborers for wages, prepares
his land we'll and lertillzes It well, makes
bis supplies at home, pays az he goes, and
'akes care Of bis stock aud farming uten.
sIls, 1t will. There 10 big ~ in the way,
but II doesn't Involve a single condition
that is impracticarle or unreasonable. II
requires no more tnan mere observance
Of those laws Of industry and economy
which are essential 10 success 10 every
business.
The planter who makes his supplies ard
twelve Dales Oi CO ton to the mule 0ugh. u
get good living on ter cents pound t,r
cpttpn. as will he 8 en- from the following
estimate:
Hire Uftw0 hands at 500 ........ S9lO
Wear and tear 10 mule ...... ..... 2j
Blacksmith bill and coats .......... -
Extra. work and lncidentAis ...,... 25
Exien'e'.,.. .........,....... 32iS
rr,lve bales cl,t9n at 10 cents. co
PoHs ST. .,.,., ,........,..... 18S
Bat l.. this a practicable Gro , Sd d..
iculty about it IL the land IN cltiy.tiou
i m abe TO produce one thousand pounds
seed cotton or fifteen bushels corn 10 the
acre Thus: Twenty acres In cotton,
twenty thousand pounds seed cotton,
twelve bales; ten acres 10 corn, f.taen
bushels per acre, one h-ndred aud hfty
bushels; ten acres oats, twenty bushels
per acre, two hundred bushels. The one
hundred and dfty bushels Of corn aud two
hundred bushels OF oats, will give plen-
tliul supply Of feed for the hands hnd
mule, and leave besides enough 10 raise
i've hlndfed pounds Of pork and milk,
butter and poultry for the family. Tne
estimated yield OF one thousand pounds
seed cotton is not too large. II is u long
way above the average production Of the
country, but one Of the chief evils Ia our
system OF agriculture 10 the cultivation OF
land too poor TO make crops. Anywhere
else 10 Cnristendom land that ls not fer.
tile enough 10 make one thousand pounds
seed cotton would be considered too poor
n cultivate. The Yankee farmer who un.
dertook to cultivate such land, would
starve In two ye ire.
The conclusion OF the whole matter is,
that cotton planting at ten ceuts per
pound eau be made q profitable business
II properly conducted.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-19

Tuesday Morning. Apr ! 10,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-16
A GOOD REASON.

The Duke de Roclore, the favorite wit
and buffoon of Louis XIV, was in his per-
son far from agreeable; his eountenanee
was rather forbidding and his figure i'll
shaped. Another noblemnn, whose figure
Vas even inferior to that of Roclore, hav-
ing killed his antagonist in duel, ap-
piled to the Duke for his interest and pro-
lection, knowing it was the only channel
through which he could obtain pardon.
The Duke readily engaged in his friends
interest, and fairly rallied the king into q
compliance. After the king had finished a
fit of laughter and given his royal promise,
he inquired of Roclore what could possibly
make him SO strenuous in his intercession.
IT will tell your majesty" said the face
tious duke. eff he had suffered, sl.ou'd
have been the ugliest man in France"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-16

ever, ground for serious apprehension in
Cincinnati. In the worst epidemics the
cases here have been comparatively few,
and these nearly all of persons who COR
tracted the disease in the South. During
the ravages of the disease in 1873 our
city was filed with people who had fed
from New Orleans and Memphis to escape
the monster, yet we had here only two or
three isolated cases. This was partly
owing to our naturally healthy location,
but greatly to the excellent sanitary
condition of the city at that time. The
health officers were most assiduous in the
discharge of their duties, and the city
from the river to the hills, and from
Brighton to PendletOn, was free from
filth, and was kept so all the time. The
people have rig int to demand the same
thing now, and the officials we feel sure
are just as earnest in the endeavor as
they were then. Nothing should be lefU
undone either by the people or the au-
thorities. Cleanliness is the enemy Of
disease, and scourge bred in filth is not
able to make headway when brought face
to face with soap and water, brooms,
fresh air and good disinfectants. Clean
houses, clean cellars, clean alleys and
streets, and plenty of fresh air let into
all parts of the dwelling and workshop,
are the essentials to good sanitary con-
dition, and these things should be looked
T., l., ,,v -, ~ people themselves as well as
+ho oe,cors u,ho iher disease be immedi-
ately threatening or not
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-08-16

A Boston MoR.-During Mr., Moody's
last services in Boston he was one day seen
walking by the new and magnificent Trinity
Church He paused moment, and put his
hand on the door-knob as if to enter. The
rector, Rev Phillips Brooks, CHANGING to
see this, and knowing Mr.. Moody, went up
to him and politely offered to show him the
interior. They entered. After walking
slowly up the aisle, and noting the various
beauties of the edifce they came to the
magnificent chancel, the largest and finest
in the United States. After various ques
tions and answers in reference to its arrange
ment and adaptotion to.public worship, Mr..
Brooks said "Mr. Moody, do you keep the
run of your conyerts"
"Some of them-those that are specially
worthy of remembrance. Why"
'Do you remember a bright young man
of the name of (say) Simpson"
"Certainly."
"Well, | think you had better look after
him little; he's getting into bad ways
drinks too much, and is noticeable for hi
enormous self-consciousness."
"Oh, that's nothing" replied Mr.. Moody
''that don't trouble me; that's Boston. -
EDITORS Drawer, in Harpers Magazine TO
September.