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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
VicLsbarg rs a Cotton Market
A. eannaaHaA~e

An S43be42GZbs
The commencement Of May virtually
closes the active cotton season at the
interior towns throughout the cotton
producing section. Buyers begin to
lay their plans for their annual Sum.
mer visit 10 their manufacturing
friends of the East, while the factor, no
longer intent on the question Of con-
Segment Of the great staple, gradually
loses bis taste for the hourly fuctua-
lions Of the markets, and begins 10 take
an interest In the planting operations
OF the country, Questions of acreage,
condition Of lhe plants, stands, and the
many interesting points of the growing
crop, absorb the interest that had but
lately been given TO the market re.
ports. The eliminating features OF oil
engaged In the trade, 10 that OF looking
TO the u great enl-the probable
number Of bales Which will result from
the coming seasons planting opera
tons.
Judging the future by the past, our
local dealers have cause for %congratu-
lation, although the past year may
Justly be termed one Of the most un-
satisfactory to all concerned, within
the remembrance Of our oldest mer-
chants. The miserable picking season,
to commence with, gave considerable
hope that though the crop would nee.
esSarily be small, prices would be on .
higher scale than the year previous
while the strong statistical position OF
the staple, gave promise that even
should the crop turn out as the bears
predicted, there would not be sufficient
for the worlds demands, and prices
would be compelled to reach 9 point
and give 3 profit to ell engaged In the
business, and particularly as the long
promised revival in trade was at last
said 70 be an assured fact.
The season opened on Sept. let, OF
Liverpool, with middliDg uplands al
Cd; middling Orleans o. 63.l6d.
Under the uufavOrable advices from
The American crop, prices advanced
steadily until the middle of October,
the advance being u penny, with q
good demand for all grades, though
good cott0ns were sought for under
the impression that the rains would
materially decrease the ordinary pro.
portions Of good and bad, and give thI
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
VRKSBURGWREKLY HERALD FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1878.

week. Il will not be long before they
are ready IN sufficient quantities. Il is
the firm intention OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury to use them for tina! pur-
pose. II is charged in Eastern news.
papers that 1t is the intention Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury 10 hoard ell
yer, and not to pay it out. Do you
think his purpose correctly represent
ed? l do not think that more than
100000 silver dollars thus far have
been paid out 10 exchange for gold.
There has been NO demand for them.
The great city of Boston called for only
$4,000. Silver enough has been coined
now to permit the Treasury to COM
mence paying It out for coin obliga-
lions. 1t is not the intention Of the
Secretary 10 hoard.
If Secretary Sherman uses silver
dollars or silver certificates for the
purchase OF bullion, and pays out
silver dollars for currency uses under
the so per cent retirement provisions,
the entire amount Of silver authorized
to be coined will thus be placed In cir
culation. The amount Of notes de-
stroyed monthly under the 80 per cent
retirement J:ovision averages $1,000
900. The amount of bullion author
lied 10 be purchased is from 100000
to 100000. BY using silver for
these two purposes, therefore, $4,000
600 monthly can be placed In circula-
ton. That seems to be Secretary
Sherman's present intention.
The Treasury Department has a
number Of letters iDquiring at what
rate the Mexican silver dollars are
receivable, aud says, 90 they are not
legal tender in the United States, per
sons who accept them at their nominal
value do 90 ct their own risk.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Those who ere sfraid that railroads
from Vicksbutg Into the interior win
not benefit vicksburg, but viii blneft
larger cities, present arguments iust
about as plain a mud. say they "St.
Louis and New Orleans will send
drummers Into the country these roads
tap, and take the trade from ne; they
ere now doing this very thing on the
Vicksburg and Meridian railroad"
The Vicksburg aud Meridian road
brings much valuable trade to this city,
but the management Of The Deer Greek
road will be still more advantageous
Tor Vieksburg. Tie Memphis and
Vicksburg Company will guarantee
that no city, corporation, railroad,
steamboat or Individual, shall ever be
permitted TO ship freight over the
Deer Greek road at a less rate Of
freight than that paid by citizens Of
Vicksburg. Therefore, merchants in
New Orleans and 81. Louis, or other
cities, would have to pay freight, river
and FIRE insurance to this city, and tor
warding charges, and the full rate Of
freight over the Deer Creek road, to
get any business on Deer Creek.
Persons living on the Deer Greek
road, buying Ia Vicksburg or selling
here, would only have one freight to
pay, no insurance, no forwarding and
no landing charges, while II they
bought or sold in any other city they
would have double freight and other
charges 10 pay. II Vicksburg cannot
get her share Of the trade with these
advantages In her favor, she ought to
cell out.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
MoneX Conference.
THE INVITATION IN THE SILVER DOLLAR
ACT KINDLY RECEIVED By SEVERAL
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS.

THE INVITATION IN THE SILVER DOLLAR
ACT KINDLY RECEIVED BY SEVERAL
EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS.
Special to the New York Times.l
WAtHIN0ToN, April 26.-Il has been
enormously stated that the Secretary
Of State has received replies from sew
erRl foreign powers to the invitation
sent pursuant to the requirement of the
Silver Dollar act, inviting them to Join
the United States In q conference to
adopt Q common ratio between gold
aud silver, for the purpose Of establish
ing, internationally, the use of bi.metal.
lie money and securing 6xity Of rela-
tive value between those metals. No
direct responses have yet reached the
State Department from any European
country, but some Of u diplomatic
representatives abroad, through whom
Mr.. EVarts' invitation was transmitted,
have made very encouraging reports
on the subject. Our Ministers 10 Eng
land, France, Belgium, Spain and Hol.
land, and our Charges ia Portugal,
Denmark, aud Swi'zcrland say that
those nations received the proposition
In the kinlest spirit, and promised to
give Il their immediate consideration.
II is believed 1t the State Department
that replies of q favorable character
will be forthcoming soon, and that the
Governments Of other countries than
those composing the Latin Union will
participate in the proposed conference.
By the terms Of tho law the conference
is to be held within SIX months after
three or more of the Governments In
Vited shall signify their willingness 10
unite In II. The place at which It shall
be held is left to the option Of the ex.
ecutives Of the nations concerned. Il
is confidently believed that the prelim.
inaries for the conference will be ar
ranged before the adjournment Of Con.
Rresa.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
FLOUR MILL EXPLOSION.
Terrible ExpISsIaH ct nInHsapSlIs-Lsss
Of Lie and great Destruction Of PrspsF.

Terrible ExDlssIsH at mIHHsapGls-Lsss
Of Life and great Destruction Of Proper.
~. ''''a
MINNEAPPOLIs, May 3.-0ne Of the
great Touring mills exploded last
night; seven persons killed; loss Of
property 81, 900. Cause-Gas gen.
Grated by the manufacture Of patent
-four.
LArER-The Touring mills which
we're involved In the disaster last night,
form a group which comprises the
heaviest concerns In the State; the
chief among them were the two Wash
burn mile, the property of ex-G0V.
e. Z. Washburn, OF Wisconsin. The
one III which the explosion occurred
was the largest -four mill In the coun.
try, and the largest but one In the
world. Ii was built In 1870, included
forty.one run OF stone, and was worth
100000. II is now a smoking mass Of
ruins, with its companions. The de.
slruction is complete, 60 far as the lin.
lite above named, and serious within
uAuSu WAuGA UVuuhus 4uG uhulEH hIG
still raging in the ruins, but are under
control, and no further destruction is
feared. AT this writing It is hoped the
dead will no. exceed fourteen.
ST.. PAUL, May 3.-The shock OF the
explosion at Washburn's mills, In
Minneapolis, was plainly felt here, and
the flames were seen, creating intense
excitement throughout the city.
Pieces of charred roof paper, small tim
Der aud cinders were picked up, having
been hurled In the explosion and watt
ed here, nine milea, by the wind.
The following is q iist Of the mills
destroyed, with the number OF runs Of
stone In each: Washburne, AZ; Gal
axy, IL; H%ennepin, or Dominion, 6;
Hummer, 8; Petit, Robinson & Co., IA;
Zenith, 6. In addition to these mills
there we're numerous other buildings
destroyed by FIRE, including 9 large ell.
evator and Touring mill.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
Use Of Mails by Lottery c~ompanies-
Opinion Of the AttoFnev.0 General,

WAsHINGToN, May 3.-The Attor-
ney.General has prepared an opinion
In cases submitted to him by the Post.
MASTER General to prevent the Louis
lana State Lottery from using the
mails, and especially the P~Ost.oflce at
New Orleans, in the conduc. of tie
business. He answers the question as
to the power OF The Postmaster at New
Orleans to withhold from the mails let.
ters suspected TO contain advertise.
ments of lotteries, in The negative, for
the following reason That under the
Revised Statutes, except In case of let
tiers on which the postage has not been
prepaid, there lie no power conferred
on the Postmaster to withhold from the
mails. He further says II the Post.
mastCr-G General is satisfied by evidence
that any person is conducting any
fraudulent lottery through the mailp, he
may instruct the Postmaster of any
Office at which registered letters arrive,
directed to any such person, to return
the letters to the p0st.Ofice at which
they were mailed. This applies only
10 registered letters. The persons gu.
lhorized by law to seiZa letters from
the mails, are Collector Of the Port,
U. ). Marshal, and a special agent of
the Post.ofice Department, who may
do so Only upon such letters being Ii.
belled.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

GENTLEMEN here from Georges repre-.
sent that the reelection Of Hon. Alex.
ander H. Stephens to the next Congress
is a settled fact. Hardly any opposi.
ton to him has been developed. Sena.
tor Hill lie not, they cay, by any means
go popular. He has not been forgiven
for his opposition to the Silver bill.
Senator Gordon is represented as being
certain of q reelection, although his
intimacy with the Administration has
resulted 10 making some Of bic hackers
dissatisfied Washington Star.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

lower grades = laFse prePOadsfancs
over those Of q higher quality. A loss
Of I'D Was sustained between The 18th
Of October and the 18th Of November,
at which time 3 reaction took place,
which continued until the 9Th OF De.
cember, at which time middling up
lands had reached 6 GIG, and
mlddling Orleans 90, the high
est point touched during the entire
season. The advance was shOrt.liVed,
however, as the receipts at the Ameri-
can ports became rapidly larger, the
week ending the l4th OF that month
showing 203,7 700 bales, followed By
232,052 on the 2lst, and 227,S6O on the
| 18th. The first decline from . 9.l6d
occurred on the l7lh Of December, aud
continued until 6 3.l6d for uplands had
been reached, When 3 stand was taken
aud held until the 22d Of January,
when the war news and undoubted
evidences Of large crop, together with
a completely paralj ed trade, again in
fluenced them, aud they have since
continued on a downward course,
with only an occasional slight advance,
quickly lost, until we find 51Sl for up
lands and 6js d for Orleans.
Our local market, like that Of every
other cotton market Of the world. was
Influenced BY the state Of affairs at
Liverpool, though New Orleans and
New York each could claim no small
consideration In the premises. During
the earlier part Of the season the future
for prices was bright enough, but
became depressed, and still further
depressed, until all interested In the
great staple had completely lost hope
and were forced TO take consolation
from tho fact that the matter could not
be helped.
To those, however, who regarded
the future of our city as q cotton mar
ket a matter Of interest, the increased
receipts were q continued cause Of
congratulation, "a they undoubtedly
point to the time when her natural adj
vantage of position in the center of the
cotton belt will throw into her lap the
wealth Of the rich section Of which she
Is by rights the commercial capital.
During the entire season the price Of
the staple has been above a point for
spectators to do much In shipping,
and the market was, therefore, con.
trolled b. spinners's agents and ex.
porters.
The following tables embrace the
receipts aud shipments for this aud last
year. They show a net increase of 26
per cent. over those Of last year, aud
should prove sufficient encouragement
for our factors to push matters 10 the
utmost during the coming season, that
we may be the recipients of enough At
all times, to supply the regular demand
from The mAuuiscturers's agents loca.
ted here:
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

A LITTLE negro girl, who had prob.
ably taken umbrAge at our article
against the dewberry nuisance, was
passing a certain residence GU Main
street tue other day, in front OF which
there is an iron hitching post, repre-
senting a little negro boy, and mistak.
ing the post for a boy Of her own color
vending dewberries, she remarked to
1t, why don't you 90 In dar an ak dem
white folks II they want 10 buy ans
dewberries!' After dicOvering her
mistake she beat a hasty retreat, look.
ing very much acknowledgement
Democrat,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
nnooIe1,n Yennr Porrder.

This truly unrivalled baking powder
stands on its merits alone aud because
of its perfect purity and excellence, and
from the fact that every package lie
strictly full weight, the people have
adopted 1t In their households, and
have the utmost confidence 10 II. II
always does the work efFectually, goes
much further In use, and makes better
and more wholesome aud nutritious
biscuits, bread, rolls, mullins, cakes, and
pastry than any other powder In the
country.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Col. MULDRow, Representative from
Mi'sissippi, made a very able argument
last evening In the House, on the Tariff
bill. he expressed q purpose to vote for
Mr.. Woods bill as q lesser evil than the
present Tariff laws, but argued that the
agricultural interests Of the country de-.
mRIded q great deal more than was o0n-
eded by Mr.. Woods bill, He was Listen
ed 10 with close attention - lWashington
Post and Union.
This 10 only another proof that the
Representative from the glorious First
District 10 looking after the true inter-
ests Of his constituents, who are en-
phatlcally an agricultural people,
LChickasaw Messenger.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

DR.. FoRD, 3 physician at the New
York State Asylum, has declared, re-
Gently, 10 q leeiuie, his opinion that
inlemperauee 10 not hereditary. He
says: "The drunkard does not trans.
init drunkenness 10 his offspring. The
first step 10 this direction was taken
Voluntarily. en- sorry that anything
has been written 10 the name Of science
tending to relieve men from personal
responsibility 10 regard to their acts.
To say that 8 man lnherite an appetite
for liquor which he cannot possibly
OOntr0l-lhat because he IL q drunkard
Il 40 fault Of hiss 10 teach { doctrine
dangerously soothing to the con.
sciences OF 3 large cIasa Of men who
ere daily infioting . wrong to them
selves, e~ventuating In q wrong to 90.
ciety."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

THERE ls e possibility Of a disagree.
ment between the two houses Of Con-
greGa about the Bankrupt Repeal Bill.
The Ho0se adopted q small amend.
ment to the bill as II came from the
Senate, and on the bills beiuE returned
back to the Senate, the amendment
adopted BY the House provoked discus
sion that has caused further delay.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Mn. ROBERTsoN, Chairman of the
House LeVee Committee, has submit
ted the report Of the Committee on the
levee question, aud suggested an
amendment to The LsVee bill. The
amendment provides for an approprIa'
ton Of $S,S7ly0OO for closing the cre-
vases and repairing aud strengthening
the leVees on the Mississippi river. Mr..
Robertson is moving In the right direc.
ton, aud his Efforts 10 combine the i'm
proven.ent Of the navigation Of the
river with the protection Of the valley,
should greatly strengthen both en-
terprisea. There 10 no question that
these two enterprises ought 10 be
carried out by the Government. The
destruction Of property by foundations
Of the valley has been immense-the
LeVse Committee estimate that the
damage In actual money value amounts
W V~HOuyVVUiVVus ~ - tu0tVASt0 PA~i"
thht Il would pay the Govern ent 10
spend any amount necessary to prevent
sueha destruction Of property 10 the
future. This matter iS One Of very
great importance to this section of the
Union, and II It IL TO be defeated by
Democratic votes in Congress, the peo-
pie here would like TO know what benz
eAIs we are ever to expect from the
party that stuas Us with advice, bat
votes against our interests. That this
measure was reported on favOEably iS
no indication that It will pass the
House of Representatives. This is
generally the course these measures,
that would somewhat approach towards
Justice 10 the South, take. A favorable
report iS very much likes promise, and
we receive no end Of these from North
err and Eastern Democrats.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
The Steamship CimbTia-HeT Uses and
Destination.

LONDON, May 3.-ThO steamship
Cimbria was chartered Oh the oath OF
May, by the Russian Admiralty, for a
year, to serve exclusively as a trans-
port. The amount paid was El4, 800;
the value of the vessel Is secured to her
owners. Her principal work will be
to supply provisions and munitions Of
war 10 the Russian feet on the Pacific.
Her present destination, after taking
aboard war material contracted for Ia
America, is North Japan.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Brandon Republican,
Soon after the Inauguration Of bis
Fraudulency, Rutherford B. Hayes, a
lot OF Yankee toadies in Washington
found that Mrs.. Hayes was 8 great
friend Of temperance, and In order to
court favor ct the White House, they
organized a temperance society, and
christened Il the "Mrs. r. B. Hayes's
Temperance Society" Failing to Sc
cure everything they wanted, 9 major.
ity Of them became offended, aud at a
recent meeting adopted the following
resolution
Resolved, That the Society discard
the name Of Mrs. II. D. Hayes, and pro-
nOunce her as complete q fraud as her
husband."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
The Military Situation In Turkey-In-
creased Friendly Feeling Toward
the English.

The Military Situation in Turksy-Tn-
creased Friendly Feeling Toward
the English.
LONDON, May 3.-Though Russia is
believed to have secured Austrian neu.
lrality, her military situation In Turkey
Ia reported as exceedingly critical. The
attitude Of the Turkish soldiery is re-
ported to DO more favorable than ever
for alliance with the English. A month
ago Russian Influence seemed to be on
the point OF carrying everything be.
fore II, but now tue Porte seems more
intractablo than ever. The Turkish
army Is so strong that threats of the
Russians have little effect. The Turks
have intrenched and are scarcely infe.
rior In number 10 what the Muscovites
can mass, so that not only can there be
no question of surprise, but even the
most serious attack might be resisted
sufficiently long at any rate until help
came from elsewhere. Il 10 not, there.
fore, considered likely that they will
accede to the evacuation Of VarnA,
shumlS, and BstOum, even TO get the
Russians away from the neighborhoOd
Of COustantinople. Gen. John Smith,
therefore, will have to display cOnsId.
cradle diplomatic talent In the attempt
to overcome all difficulties, while the
cOnciliStory disposition In 81. Peters,
burg must be strong not 10 be worn
out BY the temporlzing policy which
the Turks, feeling the strength Of their
position, will doubtless use with their
we'll kuO Wn consummAte skill,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

The Johnston (PA Tribune tells Of q
young man named Fisher, whose home
Is near there who ls "as crazy as g bed
bug" AID ell on account Of dlsappoint.
cd Affection. Il seemS that be was pay
ing bis addresses to . lady who resides
IN the same vicinity, but being rather
tardy in his WOOing, q wldoWer Of the
neighboFhood won her, and two months
ago they we're married. Fisher hes al
ways been Of . gentle, retiring DISPOSE
sIon, but when the announcement was
made Of the union be became violently
insane, and since that time has he'd but
few lucid moments.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10
The Family Of Prsvost ParaaoI.

PARIS, May Mil Therese Provost
ParadOl, the younger child of the emf
nent writer, Lucien AnatOli Provost
Paradol, who committed suicide at
Washington In 1870, while French Am
bassador to the United States, took the
Veil yesterday at the Convent In which
her sister is also an inmate. Her aunt,
the only surviving member Of the fam.
ilY, 10 q nun.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Mr.. EDISON, as 9 young telegraph
operator at Memphis, was known for
the quaint drawings with which, 10
odd leisure moments, he illustrated the
Southern press reports. One habit
was to convert the tails of HE &c and
y's into faces, with the most ludicrous
expressions imaginable. Another hab.
Il was to draw a railroad curve around
q hill, with q tr In of cars at full speed
on the first car was a T, on the second
Y, and 90 on until Tyler, the signature
TO the report was spelled out, and on
the last car, barely %perceptible around
the curve, was 80" or inis. This
continued Tor some lime, until a Mem
phis editor published y paragraph prsis.
ing IN the highest terms the beauty OF
The sketches, but objecring to them on
the ground that the printers took up
too much time In admiring them, aud
in trying to find appropriate cuts to
represent them. This vas the last Of
the ILLUSTRATED press reports" as Edi-
son was exceedingly sensitive.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

TIE papers ere having q deal TO say
about Jef Davis reviewing Mexican
troops. There Is q mistake In this mat
ter, JeG Davis hasn't reviewed any
troops lately, and when he did review
themi Mexico be revIewe American,
not Mexican soldiers.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-10

Miss CLARA MORRIS lie out West, and
suffers much from rheumatism. She
says she beliVes Aimee is good, for she
looks at home like a demure old mar.
ried woman with & family of children ;
aud besides she is q strict Catholic. Az
FOR Modjeska, Miss Morris says that
heart.