Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-18
MIscelInneOus.
NY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE.

Miscellaneous.
NY KINGDOM FOR A HORSE.
Saturday evening Mr.. Pegram went
70 Vicksburg on III, freight ,-ain. sun.
day morning he hired a horse and went
to Bovina. Not wishing 70 return 70
Nicksblrg, he hired a negro boy 20 carry
the horse back, and came 10 Jackson from
BovinR, sunday night. To-day he received
the interesting information that the negro
had stolen the horse.
COOLEY MANN, ESQ.
This gentleman Is In town, and is getting
acquainted with the members Of tie Leg.
islature, His host 0t friends say he ought
10 be in the Penitentiary. Mr.. Mann. .Uw.
ever, will explain this 70 tne Legislators.
RESOLUTION on HE'LL.
Mr. Shands introduced the followin. in
the House to-day, He moved its reference
10 one Of the standing committees. The
House referred II 10 special committee u
One-Mr. Stands. T.e gentleman, ] De.
lieve, intends 70 app y - lls House tor
credentials, and the p1blil viii aHXip. sly
await bis report:
wHereas, Rev. Henry Wacl Bee :aer and
other Distinguished llyincs, BY tue an.
nUuncenen: that there IS . nell. threaten
20 undermine the foundations u the earth
anu 70 HIttN AhNtNul ltAFlNS Au hSulHg
void in tue material and moral universe,
ana Al the came time greatly increase The
lab0rs oi lnis Legislature in leyising
schemes for the punishment u the gIilty,
aud, Hhereas, we feel satisfied that an i'm
mediate ABOLITION Dt nell before Beecher.
Ben Butler, Kellogg, and Patterson oi
south Carolina, anu others TOO Numerous
70 mention, have had their cases hnaliy
adjldi.ttel, would Je abhOrrent - inat
sense Of justice 50 deeply seated In the
pc pie Of this Nation; therefore be il
Resolved, That the Ommi.tee on Prop.
OsitionS and Grievances be instructed TO
consider whether 10 truth there is he !,
and II 50, whether II Is not better 10 bear
this grievance than fy 20 others we know
not Of, aud II said Committee shall deter.
mine That there is no hell, 70 INQUIRE OF
q the Aforesaid Bee her, in tne classic Lam
! guage Of Bose Tweed, What are you 20.
ing 10 do about It,"
/ Resolved %. That said Committee nave
power ~ send fer persons and papers, and
hat they be specially instructed 10 tl H..
mon the devil,n there be q devil, and de.
mand 10 know VI him II there be no hell,
what, 10 spite OF hell, he is driving at, and
that bic Satanic Majesty be required to ar.
pear a. the bar OF this House, and upon
his corporal cath, true answer make to all
I questions that may be pr0pouBded - him,
and especially ~ explain ior the informa.
tion Of this House Ifthere be no hell, with
lire and orim stone, the true iuwardncss NJ
that expression 50 common among Us
members; "Gereral jackson, hell and
OlaZes"
Resolved 81. That SAID Committee do 90
TO nell, and thence report by ill " o'ler.
wise. -,
SnooIlSG.-Oa Sunday evening last
a crowd OF boys and young men were
standing at the northwest corner Of
Court square. Mr.. Mark Joseph, OF
Vernon, came up the street staggering
This caused The crowd to laugh hearti.
ly, whereupou Joseph drew revolver
and fired upon them, shooting Johnnie
llArtCr through The right cheek Charlie
Meyers, 3 young man IN the employ OF
j. Sillell, as tailor, grappitd with
Joseph, and endeavored 10 take the pi..
tol from him. lie was shot through
the arm, receiving a flesh wound. After
Joseph had empted his revolver be
was dsarmed aud lodged in Jail. Hart.
er's wound is serious, the ball having
passed through bis face and lodged in
The back part Of his neck, from whence
II was removed by the surgeons. We
are glad to learn he is doing well. We
trust the holiday mdtiHeeS are over
Canton Citizen.