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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

According to announcement the
members Of the Mississippi Press AZ.
ISOLATION assembled at Klein's Hall yes
terday-a report of their proceedings
will be found on our local page. This
iS the largest aSssmblage OF the editors
Of Mississippi that has yet taken place,
and We understand there will be some
additions to the body to-day. The ap.
psarance aud personnel OF the gentle.
men present iS certainly creditsble to
the profession, and would indicate that
they represent not only the intelligence
but the wealth Of the State-llthough
President Holland, in HE address, said
the past few years have been fraught
with core disaster 10 publishers" His
address is very appropriate and inter-
eSting paper, and will be found well
worthy Of peruSal. President Hol.
land makes q number Of practical
and sensible suggestions, and newspa.
per men will readily appreciate their
force and merit, The power Of the
press" for good or evil is a theme
which has been descAnted upon time
and again, but will ever be new-lhat
this power 10 recognized by the people
OIL Vicksburg 10 evidenced by the hos.
pital.ty and couriesies so bountifully
extended to ae representatives Of the
press, snd -" me members Of the
Press Association Of Mississippi fully
realize the TespOL Utilities upon their
shoulders, aud will 1se their bes t ef.
forts and ell the means Of their com.
mAnd for the benefit of the people and
the best interes: md prosperity Of the
State, we feel q Confidence that cannot
be shaken. We rust IT, At this Annual
meeting will be pleuaAr % all of them,
and rebound to the GOO of the entire
commonwealth,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
The nmpsror,s Condition.

BERLIN, June j.-The Emperor slept
well during the night, and his condi.
ton this morning is generally SatiSfac.
tory. His healthy constitution bears
the shock with wonderful strength. He
was moved yesterday from q small
iron beadstead In an u%npretentious
back room, where be usually sleeps, to
q larger pallet in q front room facing
the Inter Der Leln.
A Times Berlin dispatch, dated last
evening, says the wounds in the En-
peror'S face are already healing. He
lie cheerful and has already expressed
q wish to leave his bed.
BERLIN, June 5.-The Emperor 10
very cheerful, and bic rapid recovery
is confidently expected. At the fret
discharge Of Nobeling's gun the EN-.
peror received seven shots In the
right forearm and wrist and Eve In the
head and face, but the principal portion
Of The charge was stopped by his he'll
met, which was completely riddled.
By the second discharge be received
about twenty shots in the left upper
arm and shoulder and six in the neck.
The folds Of his thick military cloak
deadened the effects Of this charge.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
The Feeling In Berlin Regarding the At.
tempted Assassination 0fthe EMPEROR,

LONDON, June ga Berlin dispatch
10 the Times says the subject OF the
Congress has become a matter Of in
differences, and even the Grosser Kur-
turst ca!mity is hardly spoken OF in the
presence OF the attempted assassination
Of the Emperor. The country literally
tTemoles with The shock, aud the dis.
grace is deeply felt everywhere. That
the Socialist ranting should lead as,ray
a Hoedel is Ineligible enough but
tina; a doctor of philosophy, an intelli-
gent aud highly cultivated individual,
a scion Of q respectable family could
have been deceived by the absurd
philosophy Of The Commune and
stimulated TO force his individual mad.
ness upon the common sense of the
sane millions, was unexpected. The
people were not prepared for the ex-
IRENE result Of theories rife 10 their
midst. III sober, intelligent man OF
position in society and aspiring 10
scholastic Donors could be betrayed
into lifting his hand against the kind.
hearted old man, the venerable Sow.
ereign of his people, there must be an
injection in these doctrines which no
one would have attributed to them a
few dAys ago,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
A MIssOurI Bonnet show

SNS @A
Last Sunday was the day OF the an.
nual Bonnet Show" in Clsy county,
l. was not what might be termed a fne
day for new bonnets, for the rain fell
mildly In ftlul gusts during the day.
and the winds we're quite raw fol
Gauzy muSlins and Spring millinery,
But 1t wal "bonnet day" in Clay coun.
~, and all the youth, beauty and elite
Of ell the regions adjacent to Little
Shoal Creek and Big Shoal Greek 90.
sembled to show of the Spring bon.
neis. l; is q strange custom, but II Il
one that Is annually observed by the
Clay county people with the strlctest
punctuality. 1t originated in q feud
between the two BAptist congregations
OF Big Shoal Creek and Little Shoal
Creek meeting.housep, years ago, and
has been kept up ever since. On
the first Saturday and Sunday in May
the Baptist congregation on Little
Shoal Creek, have q "Bonuet.S Show"
This is 9 picnic at which the ladies ap-
pear In the best bonnets their means
and the Kansas City milliners can pro-
duce. The young men come there, oil
course, and not q few carriage loads
OF young gentlemen and ladies from
Kansas City and adjoining cities at.
tend. Big Shoal Creek Westinghouse
holds Its "Bonnet.Show" on the second
Saturday and Sunday in May, and then
there is q sensation all over the ada.
cent country, for Big Shosl Creek has
seldom been surpassed for bounets at
the annual bonne;.show. The people
assemble from miles around to look at
each others bonnets, and, while the
preachers expound tue laws laid down
In the Gospel, the ladies critlcise each
others Spring bonnets, while the boys
and old men mentally comment upon
the faces beneath the bonnets,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
Curious New York Characters
MRS. TeM.RI JON, JOURNALIST, AND TIL
.PARROw PHILOSOPHER.

MRS. TeM'RI JON, JOURNALIST, AND THE
srAgRow PHILOSOPHERS.
Correspondence Springfield Republican,
Whoever has been here lately has
seen a queerly dressed person, whether
man or woman it would be hard to tell
"A person with a semi. Turkish garb
and an old straw hat, perambulating
the sidewalks near the P~o9t.ollice and
Astor House, selling papers 10 anybody
who will buy. This famous person Is
Tom'lti'Jon, a very harmless sort of
creature Of the Mary Walker species,
though she has a husband and makes a
newspaper, "tbe s%Assiest paper in the
world" She strolls, slowly and pleas.
antIy, with a smile almost always on a
face that is far from repulsive, and
sometimes boys and meu collect around
her, greatly 10 the annoyance Of the
rector of 81. Paul's Church, who got
her arrested the other day as q dis
turber of the peace. There was no
proof that she had disturbed auybody's
peace but that Of the incensed rector
and the Judge let her of. Two or
three weeks ago she was arrested on
some frivolous charge and committed
for want Of bail, which DIR. Logan, a
visitor in the city, promptly paid for
her. Her paper Ia full Of crudities,
with glimmerings Of sense in para
praphs Of nonsense and rubbish. But
1t 10 mi of the curious tendencies Of
modern city life TO develop this sort OF
eccentricity. A very interesting chap.
ter might DO written on the eccentric
characters Of New York, chief of whom
lie George Francis Train, who has alb.
stained from meat for years and has
taken Turkish baths enough TO have
reduced an ordinary maR to perspira.
ton, II not to have dissolved him into
an impalpable mist. / saw him lately,
looking as self.absorbed and intense as
ever, his head full Of splendid conceits
and crOtchets, his talk a continuous
flow Of brilliant, startling, shocking,
absurd, revolutionary, quaint, reverent
sayingS. He seems TO be q human
locomotive without brake or stop.cock.
He watched the sparrows on the green
and the pigeons that circled over the
park; he followed the children with
his eager eyes and seemed to pine after
them himself q big, overgrown boy.
An in eXpressible sadness came into his
face sometimes, and then II was tender
and sweet as q Woman's. One cannot
help feeling q deep sympathy for the
man, who with more poise and steadi-
ness Of nature, with a mental equili.
brium which he has either lost or been
denied, perhaps with better regulated
nerve gauges, might be one of the
ablest and most brilliant men of the age
|! is q terrible reflection on our medi-
cal science that 1t has found no way Of
restoring such a man 10 the world and
10 himself.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

PORE LEO XIII is said, by a corre-
spondent Of the Eliot, 10 be thin even
to mesgreness, aud tall. His fingers
are almost heshless, and his whole fig
ure and the outlines Of bis face ascetic
10 q degree. His hands are tremulous
with nervousness. His voice is clear
and ringing bis sentences are long, but
admirably arranged. He has q noble
head, crowned with snow.white hair, q
high, wide forehead, not smooth and
shining, but rough with bumps which
would delight the heart Of q phrenolo.
gist ; eyebrows bushy aud oveThanging,
deep'set, kindly and intelligent eyes;a
large, very large nose, thin and fine q
wide mouth, which lends itself most
readily TO q very attractive smile, deep,
straight lines bounding II, and a good,
clear, pointed cain, with well. de fned,
firm jaw. H. is remarkable for bis
kindly and courteous manners, his
gracious speech, and the afEectlonate
Interest be takes in those with whom
he comes in contact.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
The London TimeS's Opinion Of EnpIand's
Achievements In Diplomacy,

LONDON, June 1.-The Times, In an
editorial article, sage seldom has q
moro honorable triumph been won by
diplomacy, or rather craftsmanship, By
any country than that which-in the
invitations to the Congress-has been
definitely achieved by England. The
Great Powers are summoned to Berlin
by the German Government, not 10
consider o few details Of the treaty of
San Stefano, but 10 discuss the whole
treaty in lie relation 10 tubsisting en-.
gagemenis, and thus practically 10 70.
view the whole position Of the Eastern
question. The hasty generalization and
wrecklesS outlines Of Gen. Ignatief
will be keenly criticised, and 1t will
prove q very different thing to draw 0
map Of Bulgaria at San Stefano, with 9
critic Of Pashas in hourly dread Of the
occupation Of Constantinople, and 10
justify such 3 map before the impartial
criticism OF the most experienced
statesmen in Europe.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

We get the paper ont one day earlier
than usuAl this week on account of our
Junior leaving for Vlcksburg tonight,
Tuesday,, 10 witness the novel feature
Of seeing q man hanged, and also TO a..
tend the Press Convention, which as.
sembles there on the 9th. The above
mentioned man will be hanged simply
10 crafty the morbid curiosity Of the
grand army OF quill drivers, Bully
for Vicks burg ; she knows how TO get
up q fret .class en;ertainueDt.-tSun.
NIT Sentinel,
II does seem that the desire 10 see q
human being hanged is morbid, and
this feeling no doubt prevails at Vicks.
burg as well as Summit. Executions
are intended as a warning 10 eva.
doors, and not 10 crafty curiosity.
seekers and II the people are not gen.
orally impressed with the solemnity
and terror Of such events, hAngings
will probably not have the effect In.
tended, and had best not take place at
all. Some other punishment might
produce q better effect.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
A Singular Case,
New York Herald

WV Ivan aNAaaAsl
We publish to-day an interview held
between the HerAld'i special correspond.
Ptussian Catholic priest who now lies
ent and the Rev. Blssius, the Plstorius
In prison in Philadelphia under sen.
tence Of death for the murder Of a mar
named JacQuette, q neighbor Of the
priest's brother, who is q farmer, living
near NorristowD, Pa. The case Is re.
markable one In many respects. The
condemned man, although apparently
In good standing In the Church previ.
Gus to the commission OF the crime, Is
Of so violent and %ungovernable q tenn.
per as 10 be regarded by many who
have seen and conversed with him as a
more fitting subject for q lunaiic asylum
than for q condemned cell. The kill.
Ing Was done under peculiar circum.
stances. The priest had never seen the
man he shot until q few minutes before
the shooting, and could have had no
personal feeling against him. A quar-
rel had occurred between Jacuuette and
the priests brother In relation 10 the
right Of the former 10 water bis cattle
OF Q creek which the latter claimed 10 be
wholly within the boundaries of his
own farm. The priest unfortunately
took up the quarrel and vent 10 the
creek armed with q revolver TO drive
on the alleged t~respassers. A strug.
gle ensued and Jacquette was shot In
the leg and died from the effect of the
wound. This lie the story In brief, and
1t seems that the prosecution was
ready to accept Q plea Of guilty Of MUIR
der in the second degree. This plea the
priest positively refused TO make, and
his conduct toward his own counsel,
the Court and his personal friends, ali
Of whom he charged with being in a
conspiracy against him, seemed to in.
dictate that his mind is in 9 diseased
condition.
The sacred calling of the condemned
man throws q peculiar interest about
bile case and, while there is no reason
why Q deliberate murderer should NOT
suffer the extreme penalty of the law.
whether ne wears 3 priests robes or A
laborer's jacket, there are many circnm,
stances connected with this crime
which seem to make . Communication If
sentence proper. There certainly couId
have been no malice or premedliation
about II. The murderer was enrSged.
became involved in q struggle, and
could scarcely speak or understand a
word Of Engllsh, The prosecution
would have accepted q plea of guilty
Of murder in the second degree, after
having made Itself familiar with the
facts Of the case. II would seem, under
these circumstances, that the death
penalty might very justly be changed
TO such imprisonment as would have
been imposed had the plea been made,
and certainly no person could fail to
rejoice II justice could be satisfied with.
out the the public execution Of MIN.
ister Of the Gospel.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
Stanley Matthews, psninl

WARRINGTON, june 5.-Stanley Mat.
lheWs made a personal explanation, in
which be made a general contradiction
on his honor as a Senator, and which
he proposed 10 s~ubstantiate under oath.
He denies that be was a party or privy
10 any promise Of protection or apy
reward 10 any one in consideration Of
the commission by them Of any frauds,
real or pretended, in that election. lie
denies HAT he endeavored 10 securs
office for Anderson, or any one, with
the knowledge that he or any one else
had been guilty Of fraud in that elec.
ton, and he did not know, and in fact
did not believe, that frauds were com.
mitted in that election. On his motion.
a committee Of seven was ordered
with power 10 send for persons and
papers, in which every allegation
against him was mentioned as themes
for investigation. The committee was
ordered unanimously.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
The Potter Investigation.

WAsHINGToN, June j.--Durinp the
examination, Reed handed a piece Of
paper to Anderson, which pnrported
TO be the original OF an agreement be.
tween Anderson and Weber. Ander.
son pronounced the paper not the oripi.
nal Reed stated that Matthews had
handed it TO him as the paper given
him by Anderson. Anderson reiterated
that it was not the paper be gave Mat.
theWs. Anderson, when asked to tell
why he knew the paper was not gen.
ulne, said: "When Weber aud |
drew up the agreement in the Custom.
house, ! opened my desk and took out
TIE last sheet OF paper | had therein.
There were two spots Of red ink on
that sheet Of paper. | took an eraser
and scratched ctf the ink spots. We
then wrote the agreement. This psper
does not bear marks OF any eraser, The
paper ! gave Matthews was in my own
haudWriting.'
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
TIE VIcksbarE Post.oRce

We understand that q strong effort
ls being made 10 effect the removal OF
Postmaster PeAse and securethe appoint.
ment Of Jim Hill, %(colored) ex .Secre.
tary Of State, in his stead, and that cit.
izenS Of other communities manifest
more interest in the affair than cur
own do-in fact, they don't '"mind
their own business" The Vlcksburg
PoSt.Ofice is Q desirable one no doubt,
and while our citizsns do not take any
stock in the SquAbble among Radical
politicians for itS possession, still if
their preference could have any weight
II would probably be thrown in favor
Of Mr.. PsaSe SS agAinst Mr.. Hill. Some
young ladies, residents Of Vicksburg,
are now employed in the POSt.Ofice,
and the change Of officials sought to be
brought about, would NO doubt die.
turb their positions and for this reason,
II no other, We are satisfied with the
present management.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

A DEPRESSING sign Of the times, in
the EVangelists Presbyterian opin.
ion, is the decay Of seriousness This
frivolous temper is seen In the increas.
ing demand Tor sensation Of all kinds,
The preacher is made to feel that pew.
rents depend upon his personal popu.
larity, and that TO be popular be mus,
please the people, or entertain them
WIN an eccentric manner, or stories, or
frothy defamation. The amusements,
even the lectures, which are most pop.
ular are often those which have The
least substance of thought, and make
the smallest demands on the intelli-
gence of an audience. People want 10
be amused--to laugh, aud not TO think
and the speaker who can excite mosl
merriment and provoke most laughter
is best sustained. This tendency Of the
age should be guarded against"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

A CORRESPONDENT Of the Newton
(Miss.) Report, writing from Neshoba
county, ssySS large acreage Of wheat
and oats was being harvested, the
crops being fine, and no rust.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
A Democratic Victory In nrsnnn.

SAN FRANCISCO, June "a Portland
dispatch says additional election returns
Indicate Whitaker, Democrat, elected
Congressman, by a small majority. Il
is conceded that the Legislature will
have a Democratic majority on Joint
ballot, variously estimated from four
10 twelve, [Note.-This Legislature
elects I. S. Senator.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
Fatally Shot.

SARATOGA, N, Y, jane 1.-The wife
Of Jesse Bill ings, Jr., of Bacon Hill,
was fatally shot in the head. The sho'
was fired through a window. Mrs.
Billings has been jealous Of her hus.
band. There has been much trouble
between them in consequences. Re.
Gently a woman living over i lling's
OH c comme"c>d a -'Puder hi, ,gQ Us.
Mrs. Billings,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

TEE grain area iS said to DO larger in
The South than It has been at any time
since 1865. The South will be the
most prosperous country in the world
After awhile,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

AN aristocratic coachman of San
Francisco, was tigniied by a police.
man To turn out or halt for an old lady
and q little girl, but he brushed against
the policeman and was therefore ar.
rested. The policeman was suspended
and the case was dismissed.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

SPLENDID corn crop throughout the
county, and farmers are ia excellent
spirits IN consequence. The oat crop
this year has turned out splendidly,
and scythes r in general Demand
Summit Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

The FIRE at SenSlObis, Mississippi, on
Friday night Was quite q calamity 10
the residents of that town. The fire
swept away many business houses and
several residences, inficting large
pecuniary loss upon the owners and &C.
cupants. The sufferers have the sym.
PATTY u the public in their distress and
loss. Men, women aud children, both
white and colored, turned out in force.
and did everything In their power TO
suppress the flames, and, fortunately.
were successful in so doing, after a
bard struggle. Senatobia is q thriving
business town, aud its residents are
most worthy people, It's citizens are
closely identified with Memphis, in
both social and business relations, and
throughout our city many expressions
o fregret and ~ mpathy have been made
at the losses sustained by them. Ga
tuesday night the citizens OF Kosci.
usko, Mississippi, met with a like
calamity. The losses fall heavily upon
the citizens OF that thriving town, but
there is among them the true spirit of
American energy, which will build up
what has been destroyed, and turns
defeat into victory. There fires are al
ways destructive, for want OF proper
fire departments. a volunteer ire
company should be organized and A
powerful hand.engine should be pro.
Vided by the citizens OF each interior
town, so that when the ire.lend makes
it's appearance they will be in q condi.
ton to meet il in an effective manner.
and by this means protec. and save
valuable property. - Memphis Ap.
peal, 81.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

The difference between Northern
and Southern Radicals is about ibis /:
The Southerners think that all the
world was created for them, and the
Northerners think that they we're ere.
Ated Tor the good Of the world"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

"THz Rev. DR.. John p. Durbin," OBJ.
serves a correspondent Of the Metho.
dist, fused TO make the departing mis-.
S~ionaries swear that they would never
come back"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

Thursday Morning, June 8.

No Eastern or Northern mail yester-
day, therefore We are without late ex.
change news
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
Arrest Of NubeIlnn,a AnnnmnlIn.s

BERLIN, June 5.-Three arrests have
been made Of parties belit we'd 10 DO
9rcomp,i2es Of " b'ling In ChemniiE.
Pazen and Brunswick.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07

The Mississippi Educational ASCOT.
alton holds its annual meeting on the
2Sih Of June next, at Oxford.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
Modelling Sun Uncop,oiop.

BERLIN, June j.-Nobellrg clatin.
ues UNCONSCIOUS.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-07-21

In consequence of the comments of the
press upon the fact that Gen. Sherman q
son has gone to England to study for the
priesthood, the Hon. S. Reber, of St. Louis,
has, by consent of the parties inter este6,
published private letter addressed to him
by young Mr.. Sherman, from which we
copy the concluding paragraph:
l write to inform you, aud to beg you to
communicate the Information to those who
may enquire concerning me, that assume
to myself the whole responsibility of my
choice, as with me alone rested the duty
ana the burden of choosing a path of life
80 witt me alone rests the blame or praise
of having chosen the Church Instead of the
law. My father, as you know, is not a
Catholic, and, therefore, the step l am
taking seems as startling and as strange to
him as have no doubt 1t does to you, NY
dear BIZ. go without his approval, sane
tion, or consent; in fact, In direct oppnsi-
ton to his best wishes Oh my behalf. For
he had formed other plans for me, which
are now defeated, aud had other hopes and
expectations which are necessarily dashed
to the ground. In conclusion, my dear
sir, have one request to make, and make
1t not only to you but to all our friends
and relations to whom you may see fit to
show this letter or communicate its con-
tents. 1t is this: Feeling painfully aware
that have grieved and disappointed my
father, l beg my friends and his, one and
all, of whatever religion they may be, to
sort, for 1 cannot help feeling that any
thing of the kind would be illtimed and
inappropriate. Trusting to your delicacy
and TO theirs to appreciate my motive in
this, and to comply with request 80 easily
fulfilled, THOMAS EWING SHERMAN.