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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

ANOTHER of the old citizens Of
Adams county has been stricken down
by grim death. On Monday night last
there died, at his residence in this
county, Hon. A. X. FArrar, after a
plinful and protracted illness. Mr..
Farrar was born and reared In Adams
county, and was, at the time of his
death, about sixty years of sge. For
many years he was one Of the most
prominent citizens of the county, and
has held several Offices OF trust and
honor. At various times he represent
ed the county in the State Legislature,
and was one of the two members Of the
famous Secession Convention from
Adams county. He leaves quite q
numerous family, and many friends
to mourn his DEATH Natchez Demo
crat.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
UavenGmz Andrew 5ehnson's
moawmana.


NAsHv1LLE, TENS, June 5.-The
American special rom GFeenville,
ssys: The ceremonies Of unwilling
the Andrew Jackson monument Oe-
CURED to-day Ia the presence Of 5000
people. Visitors we're present from al
most every town In East Tennessee,
and special trains were ell overflow.
ing. Nashville sent 8 large delegation.
At IL o'clock the procession left the
Courthouse and marched to Monu.
ment Hill. On arrival ct the grave the
family aud invited guests took seats on
9 large stsnd. The builder Of the mon
ument In brief remarks, presented the
work, saying that on March 81, 1877,
Martha j. Patterson, Mrs. Mary j.
Slower and Andrew johnson, Jr.,
children Of the late President, con.
tracted for its construction. Hoping
the deeds Of the noble man sleeping
beneath would be remembered for
ages TO come, he placed this monument
In their hands.
The great flag EMBEDDING the struet-
ure then, as II by magic, fell gracefully
down, disclosing the beautiful tribute
Of the dead Presidents children. The
ladies Of Greenville had yesterday mag.
Efficiently decorated It with garlands OF
laurel, wrapped In a spiral, with q laO'
rel wreath In the eagles beak. BOu'
quets were placed around in great pro
fusion.
Colonel John G. Burch then intro
duced the orator of the day, Geo. w.
Jones, the saddler, and the bosom
friend Of Andrew johnson, who dellv'
cred q lengthy or&tion. The procession
then reformed, and proceeded to the
johnson residence, where the guests
and knights TemplarS were entertain
ed with the old. fashioned White
House simplicity Of 1867.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
Washington Notes.

WAsHENGToN, June 5 Nominations
John Fremont, Governor Of Arizona /;
John p. Hoyt, Governor Of Idaho.
The Judiciary Committee Of the
House gave an hour and a hall 10 Mr..
Kimmell's bill founded on Montgom-
cry Blair resolutions In the Maryland
Legislature looking 10 legal proceed.
ings against Hayes title 10 the Presi.
dency. No action was taken. BY the
Drift Of the debate it was indicated
clearly that the report will be adverse,
or at least that action in the direction
indicated Is inexpedient just at this
time.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

SUrPosE the Potter Committee do
prove that a dozen or 80 of Southern
Electoral votes were stolen, What oil
thatI Why, tho North thinks it rather
a good joke to steal rebel Electoral
votes. Grant sent troops 10 South
Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana, 10
protect the thieves, aud noV, months
after the theft, they tell US It will do
good 10 raise a hue aud cry.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

TIE details of the attempted assassi.
nation Of the German Emperor are de-
cidedly dramatic. DR.. Modelling, q
quiet and studious person of "highly.
cultivated manners" was chosen by lot
TO make the attempt. After 1t had
been made, an Infatuated crowd broke
into his room and were met by two
shots from his revolver. One Of the
crowd was severely wounded by this
discharge, and was nearly killed by
those around him, who, seeing him
bleeding, took him for the assassin.
Modelling emptied another chamber Of
his revolver in his own head, and was
instantly seized and placed In a prison
van. While Modelling was being driven
through the archway ct the entrance of
his house, the head Of the driver Of the
van came Ia contact with the arch, bis
neck was dislOcated, and he died short.
ly afterWard. Finally, the mother oil
the assassin has been summoned to
identity her son, and his deposition has
been taken In her presence.-[NeW
York Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
scaIped By MachInery.
ONE OF THE MOST HORRIBLE AccID
EVER RECORDED.

EVER
special TO the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
New York, June 5.-One Of the
most peculiar aud hOrrid accidents that
ever happened In Newark occurred this
afternoon. Among the girls employed
in Leitz's hat factory was Julia Till,
fourteen years Of age, whose business
II was to sew straw hats, just before
the closing Of the shop che suffered
from the heat, aud jumped to one Of
the benches 10 lower the sash so as to
permit the entrance OF fresh air. Her
long hair, blown by the breezs, was
Tilted against the shafting in the room,
aud drawn 10. She was thrown from
her feet and fell to the floor. Then It
was discovered that her scalp had been
torn entirely from her head, and was
being whirled around by the machin-
cry, while she lay on the floor beneath
In an unconscious condition. She was
carried TO the house of friend.
A reporter saw her shortly after she
had been placed on q bed. The entire
cap of the skull had been laid bare by
the accident, and there was not a
thread OF flesh upon II from the eye
broWs to the back of the neck. Her
eyes, too, had been turned in their sock
els, and altogether she presented q
sight no less horrible than piteous
Medical attendance was summoned,
but the physician declared her beyond
all hope OF recovery. She lived with
her widowed mother, whose main sup
port she was.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

A SPECIAL CAR for the Knights Of
Pythias will be attached to the regular
train leaving Monday, at 2:2O pm.
We understand that about TWENTY-FIVE
or thirty members Of the Order In this
city, contemplate attending the session
Of the Grand Lodge, which meets IN
Meridian on the lIlh. Those who de.
sire to 60 on the trip are requested 10
report ct the ticket Office, Washington
Hotel, Monday morning.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

The New Orleans Picayune says:
"Cairo is TO have the highest Church
spire in America; but 1t lie understood
that Cairo gets ahead OF other cities by
laying the foundations Of her buildings
twenty-five or thirty feet above the
surface OF the earth. Let a man fall
from a Cairo sidewalk into a house lOt
and he is lost.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

HoN. D. P. PENN, of Louisiana, who
ia now in Washington, gives most fat
tering accounts OF the prospective
prosperity Of New Orleans. He says
that tho city within five years will
coual the hopes of lis most sanguine
friends before the war. The receipts
Of grain this year have been ten times
AZ Great as they were last, and every
other business in proportion
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

Nh. HENDRICKS favors the lnvestiga'
ton, but doesn't want HsyeS disturbed.
This seems to us to be a very curious
position. What, then, is the good Of
investigation?
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

JUDGE KEY wrote a very nice posi-
tive letter about the investigation bust.
ness, but a strong belief exists that II
he was not q member Of HayOs's Cabi-
net, be would not be so elernally Ger.
tain Of his points.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
For a Fallen Sisters sake.
Special to the GlObe-D Democrat

FREDERIcKsBURG, Va, May 81
Thomas I. Nelson, q young man who
came to this place day before yester-
day, from Quincy, ILL.,. in search of bic
fallen sister, committed suicide this
morning, about two miles from town,
by hanging himself to q forest tree
He had no baggage, but he had about
$l2 In money on his person. The girl
was not found, and It is supposed Nell
son took his life on account of a broker
heart.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

LAST Wednesday five large ocean
steamers left New York for Europe,
carrying a large plumber Of passengers
and alarge quantity of freight,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

CoMMUNEsM, sinCe the attempt TO as
saSsInate the Emperor Of Germany, is
attracting more attention than the
Eastern question.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
Jerome PaEk a

JEROME PARK, June S.-2k miles,
four year Olds-Clover Brook won.
Cuba I'd, S~usquehanna Sd time, 4.4lN.
~ mile, 3 year olds-D1ke Magenta
won, Bramble I'd, Baysrd 80; time;
2:S4%.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

tits fact, that DR.. Prices Special
Flavoring Extracts of Lemon, Vanilla,
Orange, Rose, Nectarine, Almond, etc 4,
are the finest navors for cakes, pud-
dings, ices, creams aud pastry, that can
he made.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

GALVESTON claims to bs the beAllhi-
est city In the Union.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
WF1W I'ENl WI
Mr.. Matthews to Mr.. EVarts:

~ 49,
Dear Sir-The bearer, Mr.. Jas. =. AN.
dersOn, OF New Orleans, is the gentleman
In reference TO whom, when last In Wash.
ington, l had a private conversation with
you, urging his appointment TO q COnsu.
larship. Mr.. A. has had, until now, q sub.
ordIaate CleTkship In the Cust0m.hOuSe
at New Orleans, which has been always
unsatisfactory to him, aud nov his resi-.
dence there has become so unpleasant
that he has abandoned 1t and his clerk.
ship. The circumstances under which Mr..
Anderson has been placed, and In which
cult part, are such Is to give him very
strong claims upon the Administration.
In the public interest, | do most urgently
urge that some satisfactory public EN-.
pl0ym mt be found for him at once.
Very truly, STANLEY MATTHEWS.
Hon VIM N. Evarts, Secretary Of state.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
j. L. McCULLUM, Chm,
n. W. PEABODY,
j. Z. PARKER.

The following is the call referred to
in the above report:
To the Press Associations OF the several
States OF the Union;
The Press Association OF the State OF
Mississippi. believing that the material in
terests OF the Press Of the Union will be
advanced by the formation OF a National
Press Association, respectfully make the
following call for a Convention Ct Dele
gates from the several State Associations
III the union, to be held at Louisville, KY,
on the first Wednesday In september, for
the purpose OF organization, etc, and re-
spectfully suggest that one delegate be Sc.
lected from each Congressional District In
every State wherein there is a regular or
ganIzation.
WI. L. HOLLAND, Pres't.
s. d. HARPER, sec'y.
The benefits to be derived from a
we'll organized National Press Assocla'
ton are very numerous. Many OF
these the State organizations are not
powerful enough to secure. The Press
suffers from many aud g%revious wrongs
and impositions. BY unity Of efforts
the most of these can be removed, The
only way in which a combined effort
can be secured Is through a powerful
representative National Association,
In the matter OF type alone, the Press
mas lost hundreds of thousands OF dol.
ara. A duty lie laid on the importation
If type, 10 heavy, that foreign compe'
tition Is virtually crushed out, aud
while the Government resps no bene'
d., the type monopolies 10 this country
wiring vast sums from those who buy
type.
The Press suffers immensely every
year from advertising agents, and &
useless cutting OF rates. Without
some sort of cooperation, these, and
many other evils can never be removed
As we understand the movement, /
Is to be free from politics, but is 10 b
solely in the interest Of the Press, con
sidered in q business point OF view
We hope the Press Of all the States o
the Union will give this matter imme
diate and earnest attention.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

THERE are three candidates for Gov
ernor In Texas, oil Democrats.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
Stanley MatthOws's Endorsement Of
Anderson.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Anderson's
application for the Calico Consulate
had the following Enforcement:
For important reasons, l specially re-
quest that this request be complied with.
lSlgnedl STANLEY AATrHEws.
Endorsement on the envelope:
Executive MansiOn-AndersOn, Jas. f.,
Of La; application for appointment as
Consul at CalleO, Peru. Senator Matthews
requests that this appointment be made
for important reasons. Respectfully re-
lerred 70 the Secretary Of State. BY dl.
rectiOn OF the President,
W. X. ROGERS, Secretary.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
The Apple Problem solved.

We have received two answers to
the following problem from the Bran.
don Republican which we published
the other day:
An old gentleman being asked for his
daughter, toll her sutton that he might
have her on the following conditions:
"YOu must go TO my orchard" said he,
land gather a certain number OF apples.
You will have three gates to pass through.
At the first gate you leave hall OF
the apples, and half OF an apple over; at
the second gate, leave haltOf the remain.
der and half OF an apple over, and alter
leaving half OF what slill remains, aud half
OF an apple besides at the third gate, bring
me one whole apple. Remember this
must be done without cutting any OF the
apples. Upon these conditions my daugh.
ter's hand 10 yours" How many appleS
did the young man gather when he went
TO the orchard, and how many did he leave
at each gatep
A Vicksburg gentleman gives this
solution: 1.-THE young man gathered
Is apples; left at first gate Is; second
gate 7 third gate 4; give the old man
/ total %"
The following is from a Louisiana
correspondent:
TALL ULAH, La, June ?, 1878.
Editor Vicksburg Herald:
In regard to the "Apple problem" pro-
pounded In your Issue Of even date, !
should say that the aspirant to the young
lady's hand, has, TO use vulgar parlance,
an extremely soft thing Of IL, l wish l
we're In HE place, but I'm afraid II were,
the old gentleman would be more apt to
question me about my bank book than
about apples, aud there's where he'd have
me cOrnered,
Ionce had an idea OF honorlng a certain
party by making him my fa~ther-in.law,
but when 1 informed him OF the future
greatness l had In store for him, the old
wretch, instead OF shedding tears OF JOY,
asked me how l intended TO live and what
| proposed to settle on his daughter.
told him that l intended 10 live on him,
and that | proposed to settle myself on his
daughter, but the meTcenAry old sinner
wouldn't see the point.
However, let me assist the above.men'
toned young mar IN circumvenLing the
governor OF bis intended one.
Let him gather fifteen apples and deposit
/, eight Of them, which is half OF the whole
number plus One.half apple, ct the drsI
; gate. This will leave him seven. VI these
. let him place tour, which 10 half OF sever
plus One.halt apple. ct the second gate
and Of the remaining three apples Let hin
j., leave two, which 10 malt OF three plus one
! half, at the third and last gate. He viii
3 now have one apple LETT, and ne can ex
change that for the old gentleman's bless
[ Ing. d. d.
. ANOTHER ASswER TO TIE APPLl
PROBLEM.
f The number gathered was 10 4 lef
Q at the first gate, was ~, aud 8 half o
an apple added was s ; the remainder
7, divided was 81, with a half sddeC
0 was 4; the remainder, 3, divided wa
Q IL, with q half added was 2, and l lef
q for the old gentleman s at first gate
a 1 at second gate aud two at third gate
= and | for The old gentleman.
2 YIcKsBURG, June 8, 1875. W. n. b.
" ANOTHER PROBLEM.
{ Our Vicksburg friend also pro
: pounds the following:
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

a National Press AssOeIatiOa.
The most important matter discussed
aud acted upon By the Mississippi
Press Association, was the movement
to establish & National Press Associa-
ton. The Mississippi Press AssOcia-
ton are unanimously Of the opinion
that q National Press Association
should be formed. The Convention in
Vicksburg, with entire unaHimity,
agreed upon the preliminary steps to
be taken, and delegates to q National
Press Convention will be appointed in
due time. We desire 10 call the par.
ticular attention of the members Of the
Press in other States to this important
matter. For their information we re.
print the resolution adopted by the
Mississippi Press Association at It's late
Convention In this city:
The Committee appointed 10 cOnsid-
or the question of organizing a Nation
al Press Association, made the follow
ing report:
We, the Committee appointed to consid-
err the question OF organizing a National
| Press Association, beg leave to make the
following report: We heartily recommend
the organization Of q National Press AS
ISOLATION OF the Union, and respectful. ly
suggest that the President Of this AssOci'
alton be instructed to appoint elk dele
gates from this State, one from each Con-
gressiOnal District, said delegates 10 meet
tue representatives OF the Associations OIL
other states at a Convention to be held al
Louisville, Ky on the first Wednesday In
September, and further respectfully re-
quest the adoption and PRONUNCIATION CT
the following call, and that the Press Of
the states and Union be requested to pub
lish said call.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
PRoBLEM.

Our Vicksburg friend also pro-
pounds the following:
A meets B with a lot Of geese. A asked
B what he would take for that lot OF 20
geese. B replied that be did not have 20
yeese but said II ne had once as many
and half as many more aud a goose and a
gander and a MALI u goose then he would
have % geese. Now now many geese did
\ hawai-
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14

SUBSCRIBE for the HERALD.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF
I0tat0bJe Grazing Lands
IN GREENRRTER COTTNT,V w VA

81 n obedience to decree of the District Court
Oh tne United States for the District of w. Va.
rendered at the November term, 1877, in the
fS,o od q. w. Sheffey and another, VS.; the
BanK OF Lewisburg and Others the undersigned
1,ius viii SELL at public auction to the
moore, In the town of Lewisburg, on
-, . friday, the 5th day Of April, 1873,
the "Stuart McClung" lands, and lately owned
py Eobt. ]. Glendy. These lands are situated
on the waters of Sinking Creek and Hughart's
creek, IN said county, and are the same pur.
CHASED by the said Glendy in the suits of Al
pert McClung's Administrator VS.. Stuart Nc.
Ciung and others, Seawright VS.. Crawford and
others, and Dennis, Guardian, VS.. Taylor and
others, except tract of 80 acres, more or less
Dought in the last named suit; and also the
lands bought by Glendy from Patrick Beirne
nat yet been ascertained. but it will be made
known, and a map of the lands will be exhib.
ite4 at the sale. There are, however, from
long been known as among the best, if not the
very best. grazing lands in the whole of this
bluegrass region. The buildings and improve
mentS are good and comfortable.
TERMS OF SALE: -
Twenty per cent, or one-fifth of the purchase
money, must be paid down at the sale, and fol
tie residue a credit of l, 2 and years will De
given, the purchasers executing bonds with
good personal security. bearing interest from
date, for the deferred instruments, and the title
to the lands will be retained as further and ul.
H. W. SHEFFEY,
JAS. BUMGARDNER, JR.,
Trustees.
ALEX. f. MATHEWS,
feb5-tds. trustee
Printers fee, $500.
PO5TPONEME
The above sale is postponed until Tuesday
the 9TH day of May, 1875, and If not sold
at that time the said property will then be
'N ~ 'I' +: " sHEFEEY. -
JAS BUMGARDNER, JR.,
ALEX. F. MATHEWS.
apr9-tds Printers fee $1S.75. Trustees.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09

DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN ITALY.-A
fearful catastrophe has occurred at Par
ma. An artillery officer and six men
were trying to uproot an old horse chest
nut tree with dynamite in the public
promenade, when, owing to the officer's
carelessness, an explosion ensued, kill
ing six persons and wounding sixty
three. Among the killed are the officer,
two soldiers and two children. Among
the seriously wounded are four noble
men and several gentlemen who were
out for their afternoon walk, and attract
ed to the spot from curiosity to see the
experiment.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09


The WHIPPING PoST.-The whip
ping post would do more to put check
upon crime and to deter men from re-
peating their felonies than all other pro-
visions of the law. If the lash were APP
piled to big thieves and little thieves
without distinction of color, race, or
previous condition Of servitude, the
criminal docket would shrink UP and
the Jail and penitentiaries would be
relieved of fully half their lodgers.-
Widen the range of hanging, shorten
the period Of imprisonment, and intro
duce the whipping-post for application
to cases of burglary and stealing, and
there would be such change in the
character and number of criminal cases
that we might well imagine we were in
new country.
It is for the want of q more rigid ad-
ministration of the laws against felonies
and misdemeanors, and for the want of
more just graduation of the retribution
to the crime, that we hear even in this
advanced Period of civilization of so
many cases Of the Intervention of Judge
Lynch.
Make crime odious by proper punish
ment, and the pgblic security will be
Increased while crime will be decreased
- Richna0nd Dispatch.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09

COMMISSIONERS ALE-In Obedience
~ to a decree Of the circuit court of Augusta,
Peck's Admir- VS.. Berden's Admir-, &c. the I'M
dersigned, Commissioners appointed for that
purpose, Tor one of them) will, on
Saturday, the 4M dag of May, 1878,
at IL o'clock, A. NJ, in front Of the court-house
of Augusta county, proceed to resell at pub
tic auction that valuable house and lot,
with all its appurtenances. known as the ''Tilt-
hammer property situated in Staunton, near
the Valley =. BsDepot. go
The terms Of sale will be, cash in hand sufi-
cient to pay the costs of the rule and re. SALE
and the residue in three equal annual pay
ments, bearing interest from date. Bonds and
approved security will be required of the pur-
chaser for the deferred payments and the title
feSsf's0 aS u'N"A1 AI IfSS.' 4. H. STUART,
apr9-tds = Commissioners.
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q Lecture ON the Nature. Treatment and Radi.
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octl6-1y
A VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND FOR
~ SALE.-I offer for sale privately, a portion
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five or thirty acres, heavily timbered, and with.
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The quality of the land is first rate and has
new, unfinished log house on it, with fine
springs, and stream of water running through
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Terms accommodating. Call on OF address
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