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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

The Helena World remarks: In old
times, when steamboats, were Arst built
and run on Western rivers, they were
queer specimens Of marine architecture,
compared with the present grand and
artistic style. The small cuts seen in
the steamboat advertisements Of most
papera, represent very clearly the old
style boats. The wheel.houses rarely
came above the hurricane roof, and the
texas was unknown until long after
lS40 Even state.roOms were unknown
until about 1888, when Captain Dustin
brought the General Scott out. She
was built at Wheeling, and ran from
Louisville 10 New Orleans. Before
state-rooms were introduced the slesps
iDg compartments were divided by cur
tains, after the style Of sleeping.cars ct
present. Then the rooms were built
with doors and transoms; and 10 add
eclat 70 the event, they we're named
after the different States, hence state.
rooms, 9 name that will be kept up e
long as q steamboat runs. Afler that
boats were built containing mora
rooms than there were States, 90 the
names were dropped-all except the
bridal chambers, which are Usually
named In honor Of the faVorile Slatos
the steamer is most interested Inland
numbers substituted. About the time
the upper cabin, or texas, was frat
adopted, the State Of Texas was ed.
mitted into the Union, and patriotic
steamboatmen christened this upper
cabin In honor Of the new State, and
Il is so called on every boat possessing
one. Strange 10 say, but there is not
one steamboatman In ten, Of the pres.
ent generation, that knew the origin Of
the above names as applied to steamers.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
BEAUvolR, HARRISON CouSTY, MISS J

N pun So 4NsOs
On this day met, pursuant TO appoint
ment, DR.. j. Y. HollingsWortb, repre-.
senling the Hon. w. G. Henderson,
and Major w. 7. WAlthall, represent.
ing Capt. P. K. Maers, who proceeded
10 the consideration Of the subject SUBJ
mitted in 9 circular letter addressed bV
His Excellency, Jefferson Davie, 10
Messrs. Henderson and Mayors, and
after due deliberation and mature con-
siderstion of all the facts, so far as
known 10 them, do award as follows:
That the political differences be-
tween Capt. Mayors and Judge Hen
derson having passed beyond their
proper sphere into personal crimina-
tion aud recrimination, threatening 10
disturb the public peace and impairing
the usefulness Of good citizens, are 10
be both regretted and reprehended
and we, being assured that these errors
OF Judgment and conduct were the re-
cult Of passion, and not maligni-
~, do, on the part Of our re-
speCtive principals, declare that
eli personal accusations made by
either party against the other, are here
by retracted and Withdrawn, aud do
require the parties, henceiorth and for.
ever, 60 far as past causes are concern
ed, 10 abstain from any provocative
demonstration or act Of hostility one
towards the other. Furthermore, we
know no reason why amicable relations
should rc' exist between the said par
lies, and we recommend that they be
restored on the basis of this award.
[signedl Y. HOLLINGsWORTH
W.T.. WALTaALL.
Approved: -
tsignedl JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Umpire.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
The RIght 20 Iastruct.

Mr.. EDITOR: Ny attention has just
been called 10 9 communication in your
paper this morning, signed "Third Cit.
izen," in reply to one from me which
appeared in the HERALD OF Sunday
last. While think the positions OF
Third Citizen are susceptible Of easy
refntation, there 10 nothing more dis
tasteful 10 me than political contro-
versy carried on through the columns
of Q newspaper, and l shall not permit
myself therefore 10 be provoked into
anything Of the kind, Such o discus.
sion would be not less devoid OF inter.
est TO the public, than it would be, l
imagine, unpleasant 10 The distinguish
ed Senator himself.
Twill Say this, however, In conclu.
sion, that II Third Citizen will turn TO
the files Of the HERALD of February
18th, he will find, in an interview there
reported, between Senator Lamar and
q correspondent of the Jackson Clar.
ion, that the Senator distinctly recog.
niges the right Of the Legislature to in.
struct him.
ANOTHER OF THE PEOPLE,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

TIE telegraph announced, some days
since, that Russia could not raise loan
In Berlin. This argues that in q war Of
exhaustion, such as one between her
and England would be, Russia must
eventually 60 under. However, the
present diplomatic war, if continued,
must end in exhaustion, also, for the
principal parties are compelled to keep
on an expensive war footing.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

A CORRESPONDENT from Richmond,
Va, says Of one Of Brother Jasper's
sermons: "Nothing could exceed the
vividness with which he pictured the
torments Of eternal punishment, and
be scathingly denounced Beecher and
those other preachers who attempt to
shoW that there is no hell. Some Of
his congregation grovelled upon the
door in very agony, when be told that
'aame as head Of cabbage in bilin'
not will the sinner be for everlastin' in
he'll. The pot will keep on bilin' and
he cabbage will burn, bat never burn
no. You ell will be like dat cabbage
II ven don't repent"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
The English ATmada-A Large Force
Under Orders For Malta-The Tor.
pedo RaEvIea-QOEman Feeling.

pedo SeTvlce-0OTman Feeling.
LONDON, April 3O.-The first contin.
gent to be dispatched frem this coun-
try 10 Malta will number $4,000 men
two batteries Of artillery, all Of which
are under orders for embarkation. The
torpedo service promises all that is de-
sired. Messrs. ]. j. Thorncraft q Co,
will soon have ready Eve or elk OF the
twenty torpedo launches they are
building, and other firms are making
extraordinary efforts towards compile.
ton Of Government orders for launches.
Portland will ba the rendezvous for
ships now preparing 10 form a fleet
for the channel and North Sea Coast.
Guard and turret ships will proceed
there as soon as they are ready.
Considerable excitement seems 10
have been produced In Berlin by the
announcement that an English feet is
being fitted out for eventual operations
In the Baltic. The idea expressed In q
Berlin letter printed in the Vienna
Montags Revue, that II is hardly TO be
expected that 9 foreign feet would
make its appearance In the Baltic
against q wish Of Germany, is declared
to be an eccentric theory which is re-.
pudiated by the German Government
In view Of the present state Of affairs.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
IIIIteraIe suRraRe,

we have received from the author,
Mr.. Dexter A. Hawkins, of the New
York bar, paper read by him at the
last meeting OF the American Social
Science Association, which has been
published in pamphlet form. The OBJ
ject OF the paper is 10 set forth the Ia
bles Of i!iteracy, as furnished by the
census reports, aud 70 recommend
means for educating oil these illiierate
persons. Mr.. Hawkins states that
there are l,l37,303 adult males
in the South who cannot read
and write, AMI very sensibly
asserts that they are not fitted to
exercise the elective franchise. lie
claims tina: as the Government
has thrust the franchise upon
them, it should afford them, free
Of cost, the means Of education
to qualify themselves as citizens. He
says, rhe property within q State is
under obligations 10 educate the chill
dren, however poor, Of every inhabi-
tant." He shows, however, that there
is not sufficient property in the cotton
growing States 10 raise the requisite
revenue to educate oil the people. Ac'
cording 10 the census Of 1870 it was
only Il $50. .SG3,ls0, lie further afflrms
that some OF the States are now repu.
dating their debts from alleged inabil.
ty TO pay them. Their whole amount
is $lj0,0O0,000." Hence he argues that
It Is the duty of the General Govern
ment TO step in and furnish the means
of education. The authority for it he
finds among the duties imposed upon
tho National Government By the Con-
stitution aud expressed BY the words
"To promote the general welfare, and,
secure the blessings OF liberty TO our.
selves and our posterity." 1t Is thus
evident that NJ. Hawkins, like every
other intelligent man, North or South,
is alive 10 the great evil Of ignorant
outrage. But his remedies are those
OF a visionary. The money he would
obtain from the sale Of public lands
would be a mere "drop in the bucket
and the amount would decrease rapid.
! ly year by year. The system once in.
augurated on so unsubstantial a basis
would have to be sustained by direct
taxation, and to this the people would
not submit. Massachusetts,, with al
her boasted philanthropy, would refuse
to pay for the education of ignorant
negroes in Mississippi and Louisiana
Such q scheme would never work il
this country.
The true remedy emanates from I
Republican source, and is found iu
President Granite suggestion Of an edu
cational qualification. There Is too mucl
suffrage, both North aud South. Boil
sections need q reduction that woulG
cut out the illiterate and incapAbl,
voter, and practical common.Sens,
would erect q standard OF qualification
and give every man . chance to affair
to 1t by his own exertions. Such q plaI
is easy Of adoption, economical, senSl-
l bic, just and expedient. In the face o
it, why should the nation spend hun
. dredS Of millions Of dollars in educa
c ting class Of people who have hither
. to shown no disposition 10 become in
ltelllgentI
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
ANOTHER or THE PEOPLE.


IT 10 very seldom that an Eastern
paper has anything 10 sSy for the West
and South, and We are, therefore,
agreeAbly surprised to find the follow.
ing in the New York World:
The speech of Captain Eads, at Mem
phis, contains clear explanation Of his
plan for making the Mississippi easily
naVigable. II is bis design 10 apply,
all the way 10 ST. Louis, the method
used In securing q channel in the South
Pass, controlling and guiding the water
Of the stream, and trusting 10 the cur.
rent itself 10 do the greater part Of the
dredging work necessary. This able
engineer has studied the river for for
~ years, and his theories are worthy
of careful consideration. When we
consider the vastness Of the country for
which the Mississippi and its tributa.
ries serve as waterways, and the value
of these magnificent natural canals, we
wonder that so little has been done 10
keep their channels in good condition.
This network OF rivers has been neg.
lected, while millions have been
thrown away by the National and
State Governments on railroads, and
millions demanded for visionary ship
canal routes. As we showed in an ar.
ticle on this topic some time ago, all
the appropriations from Congress for
the Mississippi up to 1875, amounted
10 less than 100000, and more than
one.half the amount was for the Rock
leland and Des Moines Rapids. 1t is
time 10 give the old Father OF Waters a
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
Another Orange. Catholic Dificulty.

TORONTO, April 30,-While the Or.
ange Young Britons and friends were
returning from concert at Point ST,
Charles, they were assailed by mob
of several hundred Catholic Unionists.
Mrs. Mechon received four bullet
wounds In the leg; Corporal Tang, oil
the Prince OF Wales Rifles, also re.
ceived bullet wounds. Two Union
men are reported Shot-one danger.
ously wounded in the head.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

Is It true economy to use cheap, adul.
terated baking powder, which is highly
Injurious to health, merely because C
is Cheapp Common sense and expsri-
ence say mol DOoLEY'sYEAsT PoWDER,
which has been well known for twenty
years % an absolutely pure, wholes0ms,
and In every respect reliable article,
is within the reach Of al those Who
practice true economy In this respect.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
Russlas Position CommsRts Of the
London Times.

ST. PETERSBURG, April 30.-A cor.
respondent Of the NoFd Deutsche Alt
wegmaine Zeitung, writing abont Rus
sias demand for Bessara6ia says, "Let
no one deceive himself as to what is
coming the desire to recover Bessara-
bla is only 9 symptom Of visit per-
vadiDg the entire Russian nation to
destroy the Paris treaty" The Times,
in leading editorial, says regarding
this: "Russia appears to be ready to
make numerous concessions, provided
she can substitute for COM
mon European interests in Tur-
key, q set Of isolated and conflict
ing interests and can thus emAncipate
herself no less than Turkey from direct
obligations towards Europe. Il 10 this
disposition against which we must per.
sistently protest, and If Russia really
seeks q peaceful issue TO the present
complication, she must recognize the
principles che has acknowledged on
former occasions. Let her only do
that, and concessions even less than
those she offers might In some respects
would safety this country"
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

A FLEET Of American gunboats un.
der the Russian hag, sailing on he
track OF English East India merchant.
men, would make things far from fes-
tive for the commerce Of the Nation
upon whoee dominiOns the sun never
sets.-[N. Y. Star.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

BERLIN, April 9O.-It is understood
that The ceremony of betrothal Of the
Duke Of Connaught, seventh child and
ihird con Of Queen Victoria, to Prin-
cess Louise, third daughter Of Prince
Frederick Charles Of Prussia, will oC'
cur Al DGrmsladt on the Sd Of May.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
$(e3}ittsburg8ftald
Wednesday Morning, May 1.

MRG. TILToN's confession has made
her sick, and she iS under the care Of
phyaicians.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

The Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce
held meeting recently TO consider the
dispensing with drummers. The matter
was generally discussed aud resulted in
unanimously agreeing to take all their
travelling agents of the road. Two
Georgia merchants, partners, resolved
to test the drumming business, and to
this end they divided the territory oil
their trade into equal parts. One part.
ner TO drum in one part and the other
partner TO remain at home and obtain
trade from his section by means of ad.
vertising In newspapers, circulars, etc.
the result Of which was the latter turn,
ed over seventy-fVe per cent. OF biz
sales and paid twenty-five per cent. for
advertising, while the other accounted
for only thirty per cent. OF the profits,
the balance having been spent in travel.
ing. This stopped drumming with
that house. Cannot our merchants take
lesson and make some efforts to de.
str0y the perniclous system that is suck.
ing the life.blood OF mercantile houses
in this and other clties.-[ Memphis
Herald.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

The attention or invalids who are
suffering from Kidney, Bladder, and
Urinary Diseases, is directed to
HUNTS REMEDY. In cases Of Dla-
belts, Mental and Physical Debility,
Dropsy, and complaints Of the Urino.
Genital Organs, HUNTS REMEDY
affords prompt relief, and is q sure
cure. eOd&W.3p
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

THlY are putting in ct the railway
station for Lyons, at Paris, the necessa.
~ o. pArAtus for lighting the depot by
means Of electricity.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

URBANA, O., April 3O.-Mat Weaver.
Cashier Of the Citizens National Bank.
10 short 100000. The stOckholdsrs
made the amount good and the Bank
goes on.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03

Bill for the relief Of settlers on land
claimed BY the North and South Ais
bama Railroad, reported from Commit.
tee on Public Lands, after . sharp de-
bate was referred 10 the Committee Of
the Whole.
In consideration Of the legislative
appropriation bill to-day, an amend.
ment apprOprlating $3.50, 600 for the 70.
establishment Of the New Orleans
mint, was offered BY Gibson, Of Louis.
lana, and was advocated BY stephsns,
Of Georgia, Butler, Of Massachusetts,,
and Garfield, Of Ohio, but by com.
binStion of members who want the e.
tablishment of branch mints In other
localities, the amendment was rejected.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-05-03
CONGRESSIONAL


EA@N"N"98
WAsHIEGToN, April S0.-Tho Preal-
dent pro Ten laid before lhe Senate e
number Of bills from The House Of
RspreSOntatiVes-amOBg them Senate
bill 10 repeal bankrupt law, with
amendments thereto agread 70 By the
House.
NerrimOn, Of North Carolina
moved 10 refer the bill and amend
ments TO the Judiciary Committee.
Beck, Of Kentucky, objected aud dc.
manded yeas and nays. he thought
the House amendments should bo con.
CURED In and the bill passed.
Conkling iaVOred references, and said
In this body any committee could re-
port at any time, therefore there would
be ne lose by reference.
Beck opposed reference upon the
ground that II any good was TO grow
out OF the passage Of the bill the SOON
or II be passed the better, &c all sorts Of
fraudulent petitions were now being
fled by persons taking advantage Of
the bankrupt law before its repeal.
The Bankrupt Bill was laid aside.
The Finance Committee reported ed.
versely on Mr.. BeCk's concurrent Fes0.
luton declaring II inexpedient 10 levy
taxes at this time to maintain the Sink.
Ing Fund. The Committee was dis
charged from its further confederation.
In submitting their report Mr.. Morrill,
said the law as II now stood provided
for Sinking Fund and could not be re-
pealed by concurrent resolution.
half q dozen amendments 10 the
bunkrupt bill were voted down, and
without final action adjourned.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGN.
MANITowoC, April 20, 1876

MANIrowoc, April %, 1876.
Board of Aldermen met pursuant to
adjournment. Mayor Schuette in the
chair. Roll called, all members present.
Minutes of last meeting We're read and
approved.
Petitions of T. X. Rand and others
relating to dredging were referred to the
committee on Dredge and Harbor
Petition of Mendlik and others for
sidewalk on the south side of Chicago
street between Sth and 9th streets was
referred to the local committee of the 4th
| Ward.
Communication of Mr.. John Nagle
was referred to committee on printing.
circumstances of 4. Gleve and others
against paying insurance Honey to GER
| tain firemen was referred to committee
on Fire and Water.
Report of city physician was received
and placed on file.
Communications Of Drs. Easton, Blake,
on sanitary affairs.
The following accounts were presented
and referred as follows.
Account of II. Mulholland, Jr, $500, com on
election.
Account of j. L. Edwards, $500 com. on election.
&C. Paulus 800 " - 4"
"R. Sniffin 800 = 50
:. J. SDeyacek 800 4"
A, Roberts 800 " -
MAN. Pilot, 1863 g Printing.
E. Borcherdt HOO " - :"
IL. Kemper 1887 . 1st and Sd ".
The following accounts were reported
back and recommended that they be al
lowed in full.
Account of G. Dusold, $500 com. on election.
w. Krainik, 500
III. Newcomb, 800 d"
&c. Buerstatte, 800 d"
MAN. Pilot, 104.67 Printing.
"Mendlk & Co., 1890 sundries for
steamer.
Account of C. Bressler $500, for whitewashing
Office was on motion allowed $3.50 and $3.50 dis
allowed.
Account Of L. Kemper for improve
ment of Washington Park, amounting to
S16997 was reported back and on mo-
ton the rules were suspended and ac-
count allowed in full.
Plans and specifications for horse hose
cart were referred to com. on Fire and
| Water.
Alderman Wagner submitted the fol-
| lowing:
Resolred, that the Mayor is in
| structed to appoint comfittee of
| three TO ascertain the amount of damage
| from lot owners on the so-called Thomp-
son Creek, how much it will cost to fin
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ASSESSING,

The difficulties which are certain to
result from failures to make a just as
sessment, should incite those officers
charged with this delicate duty to vigi-
lance and intelligent procedure. As
SCISSORS should divest themselves entirely
OF prejudice and partiality. Their re-
sponslbility is weighty one and they
should realize this fact The late decis-
ion of the supreme court on the matter
OF assessment and the action of the recent
legislature III reference to the same sub
Ject, have been SO widely commented
upon that no assessor can excuse any
omission OF duty by the plea Of ignorance.
Property must be assessed at its full val
ne for the purpose of taxation; this fact
assessors must bear in mind and act upon
it. Any neglect TO do so is criminal and
endangers many interests. In some
counties in this state the assessors of
the different towns, in order to insure
uniformity of assessment, held conven-
ton and fixed prices for different kinds
of property, not arbitrarily but so as to
furnish common basis of valuations.
The plan is not devoid of merit and it
may not be amiss for the assessors of the
different towns in Manitowoc to hold a
meeting and interchange opinions. CAS-
sess lower than your neighbors' was the
motto heretofore for assessors. This is
apt to prove a costly mode with the pres
ent plain Interpretation OF the law. Con
science and intelligence are what must
be used now in appraising property for
the purposes of taxation, and the in
creased knowledge which would come
from communication with other assess
ors would make each more competent to
perform his duties.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-05-02

FOLLOWING conveyances of real estate
have been recorded in the Register s
Office since our last issue
Martin Heller and wife to John Kammerer, Z
y of f Z of SW 4 s. Is, T. II, r. %, 40 acres,
$780, town of Meme.
David Abel and wife to Fred. Abel, " y of E
4 of SW 4 S, :, I. Il, r. - 40 acres, 5000 town
of Meme.
Peter Netger and wife to Peter Schneider, S "
L OF Sc Il S. 4, and n 4 of NE Il of NV !, s.
4, T. i, r. %, 60 acres, $1,000, town of Meme
Catharlne Schneider to Samuel Hail. 10 acres
of the E = of NV 4 S. Is, r. 10, II. "a, $3.50
town of Manitowoc.
Jacob Fankel and wife to Albert Kohn lot OF
subdivision of fractional lot s. 81, T. Il, r. %
acres, 1880 town of Centrevillc.
Thomas Dorsey to James Mahan, S = of s /;
of NE 4 S. So, T. IS II. -, 40 acres, sI7OO, town
GI Liberty.
Christian Kebke and wife to Knud X John
son, NV Il of NV Il s. T. 10, r. "a. 40 acres
$1,000 town of Maj itowoc.
CyrusWhtcomb and wife TO Chas Durschmidt
NE 4 of NV = S. 6, T. 20 r. %, 40 acres, S2775
town of Two Rivers.
Hayat HalyGrsOn ana wife TO Lyman Emer-
ooiii ict - DItth I'D, tlty VI hdlIlbWOt SJUt.
John Zeman and wife to James Buckley, E Z
of Sc Il of NE a. s. 3, 7. 20, II. 3, 20 acres, $500
town of Kessuth.
Frederick Scherer to Waberga Nutz, lot Is
block 2S7, 1915, city of Manitowoc.
EdE ard Perfahl to Frederick Perfahl, n = of
lot block IS, $50, city of Two Rivers.
Edward Perfahl to William Perfahl S u al
lot block 9S, $50. city OF Two Rivers.
Henry Detgen and wife to Chas. F. Schumach-
er, lot in subd. of SW 4 of Sc i s. Il, T. 49, L.
"a, 20 73-100 acres, SIPS, town of Manitowoc.
william Brown and wife to Hermann Sch
mediohe u or p of NV i =. 49, T. 10, II. q
40 acres, $1,000, town of Manitowoc Rapids.
To Town AND DISTRICT CLERKS. -
State Superintendent Whitford gives no
tice to town and scnool district clerks as
follows;
/. Dictionaries have been received, and
districts can now be furnished, as long as
the supply lasts.
2. The Legislature made no provision
for printing any more Constitutions, and
as the original supply is exhausted, they
can no longer befurnished at the expense
of the State.
B. The last edition of the School Code
IS now almost exhausted, but it is expect
ed new one viii be printed as soon as
the Legislature acts upon the Revision
of the Statutes.
4. District Clerks, Town Clerks, and
Secretaries Of Town Boards, are author
lied to subscribe for the journal Of Ed
ucatiof at the expense of the district or
town as the case may be.