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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
NntcheE 10 Have a Fair.

And now comes Natchez advocating
q Fair near that city next Fall. We
copy the following from the Natchez
Democrat:
We are glad 10 notice the fact as an
evidence Of returning prosperity that
an effort is being made, and M which
promises to be very successful, by the
Patrons Of Husbandry 10 revive these
exhibitions upon a scale worthy OF the
old time reputation of the country. AT
a meeting OF the Pine Ridge
Grange on Saturday last it was
resolved 10 appoint q commit
mittee 10 confer with the other Grang.
es of this county and with those Of the
counties Of Claiborne, Jefferson, Frank.
lin and Wilkerson, and with the
Natchez Park Association, with a view
of having a Fair during the coming
Fall at the Fair Grounds, near Natchez.
The Committee appointed by the Pine
Ridge Grange consists Of the following
well.known gentlemen, whose energy
is q guarantee of success: j. F. Nc.
Caleb, L.W. Bryan, ]. W. Chamber.
lin, J c. Showers, Jacob Painter aud
John Robson.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
For the Ranaal of Faniana.

MONTREAL, May l5.-Col. Fletcher,
deputy Adjutant-G General, has received
instructions from Ottawa 10 distribute
arms aud ammunitiOns 10 volunteer
along the American border, and hold
the force in readiness.
ST.. CATHARINR's, ONT, May a.
The Nineteenth Battalion Of Volunteer
Militia have received official notice 10
hold themselves In readiness for active
service ct Q moments notice. The
companies assembled al headquarters
last night, and were furnished with
arms and twenty rounds Of ammnni-
ton. The, same order has been re-
ceived at Morgan and Clifton.
HALITkx, N. s., May 14.-The mill.
tary department has been active Of
late. Four guns have been sent to Var.
mouth and four 10 ST. John, N. +. am
munition supplied these places as well
90 Digby, where guns are already In
position. A battery of artillery Is
being enrolled ct Yarmouth. The Of.
1cer In command Of the Imperial troops
here is furnishing instructions. The
battery at Sydney, G. e., is being put
in proper order, and ammunition for
WaFded 10 that point; the militia there
are being trained to work the guns.
Vice.Admiral Ingleheld has loaned
rifed guns and ammunition to the Gov
eminent sleamery Of LAdyhead, Glen.
don, and NeWfeld.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
The Hayes InV esrIgasIOa Matter.

Special to N, o. Plcayune.
WAsHINGToN, May 9-No progress
has been made to-day In respect to the
investigation resolution. The Speaker
has been complained of by Tllden's
friends for not agreeing to regard the
proposition as q matter of privilege.
His view Of the matter is that the Dem.
ocrats in Congress are nearly unani.
nous against any proposition TO expel
Hayes from office. At the same time
he thinks that they would generally
favor IN investigation for the purpose
of establishing the facts. The PROPOSE
ton, he lhinks, should not come from
an individual. Whatever IL done
should come from a regular committee
of the House Of Representatives. II
the investigation should be asrerled 10
be one of privilege because involving
the rights Of a member from florida 10
hls seat, he holds the plea would be a
species Of subteTfuge. If il is asserted
TO be privilege, because contemplating
an impeachment Of Hayes, he believes
that the Democratic members would
regard II as going much too far. Mr..
Randall evidently favors a cautious
policy, and In this be is sustained by
many Of the ablest Democrats In both
houses.
Mr.. Knott has been reported in some
quarters as active 10 this matter, but he
has nothing to do with 1t al all. lie
does not think that it would be proper
for the Judiciary Committee to come
into the House of Representatives aud
ask for The House TO devolVe this vol
upon them. II the House OF Represent.
stives should do so upon a motion from
another quarter, he would proceed 10
discharge the duty. Up to to-day no
arrangement had been made for the
Judiciary Committee to take the initia.
tive In the matter. A prominent Dem.
ocratic member of the House to-day
expressed great doubt whether there
would be any practical result to follow
investigation. He thought that there
would DO no big 6sh caught, only a
haul Of behring's and minnows-smAll
thieves and felons. McLin and Dennis
might decline to testify. The main
facts of the election frauds, he held,
were established over q year ago, and
we're we'll known to every body.
Messrs. Chandler, Butler, Blaine,
Conkling, Gorham and other prominent
Republicans are very anxious for the
Investigations to go on. Mr.. Chandler
watches every step Of the game. Rep
] preventative Frye, Of Maine, stated 10.
day that be should move 10 amend the
resolution when II comes up, 90 as Ia
include Mississippi and Oregon.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

TEE National Party" seems to have
sprung into existence exactly TO suit
Ben Buffers e~xigencies. He predicts q
rapid growth for 1t says that sOciAliStic
questions will enter largely into the
politics Of the country, and expresses
his deep sympathy for the woes o. the
laboring man. As the Republican
party is sinking and he is ashamed 10
come back TO the Democracy, all of a
sudden, the Natioal Party must prove a
God.Send 10 Benjamin, and If there
isn't too much smell of gunpowder In
the cOmmunislic tendencies of the new
organization, weshall expect to see him
trying 10 get In the lead Of ii,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

WSF BhHssa tie Tsxas Pacific as4 sssshs
ere Paslao Rsada-ARBsmsat e. Co.
BFswa bsgsFs he CUnnItiss Go Hsli-
Foaaa.
WAGmEaTON, May lA-Fhs Senate
Committee on Military Affairs resumed
this morning confederation Of the bill
permitting The Southern Pacific Of Cal.
ifoFnia 10 construct 9 line 0f read
across the Yuma RaSaEvaii0a, and at
the request Of the Committee On Com-
merce, the bill 10 allow the same cone
pany to bridge the Colorado river, was
taken charge Of BY the Committee %
Military Affairs. Gov. Brown, Vice
President and attorney Of The Tsxas
and Pacific, opened the argument and
showed from correspondence publish
cd, that the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company has already built lie line Of
road across the Reservation and
bridged the Colorado river. he read
extracts from the dispatch Of General
Mcdowell to the General commanding
the army, under date Of October 8
1877, In which, among other things,
General Mcdowell stated the Southern
Pacific, In building lie bridge, deAed
the Government orders, aud that they
preceded to work after u o'clock e
night and finished the bridge end read
in defiance Of authority Of the Post
Commander, acting under orders Of
the Secretary Of War; and further,
that the Commander was poweEless,
ell the troops having been Withdrawn
to 60 Into the held. he further show
ed that the military authorities he'd,
BY Q positive order, prohibited TIE
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
from working on the reservation, and
afterwards allowed The, Southern Pa
ciAc 10 build Q temporary track across
Il. He showed that che Texas and Pa
eide railroad had, under lie charter
rom Congress, the right TO hnLld
across the reservation, and the right 10
bridge the river, but never thsless they
had been prohibited BY the Command.
ing.GeneFal from doing 90. he charg-
cd that the Vice.President had got Sc
line on the reservation, and kept tk
there In violation Of law and
In defiance OF military authority. he
claimed they we're entitled TO
no consideration from Congress, and
further charged If Congress allowed
them to remain on the Reservation,
such action action would cOndone their
crime and be Q declaration to tres
passers that you may defy the Govern
ment with immunity, and we will az.
forwards affirm your right. Gov.
Brown also charged that the map fled
by the Vice-P President was wholly In
correct and did not show the true
boundaries Of the Reservation, nor the
true relations Of lite line.
Mr.. Storrs proceeded to reply, but
before be had finished, the Committee
adjourned till Friday, 10 hear further
argument.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

The N. v. Rad 9. Z. BallFOad-
The Pert Gibson Election De-
claFed Binding.
At 6 meeting Of the Board Of Mayor
sud Aldermen Of Port Gibson, on last
Wednesday evening, the election held
on the 18th Of April for the purpose Of
determining whether he bends Of the
corporation should DO Issued 10 the ex-
tent Of 10000 in cid Of the cOnstruc.
ton Of the Mississippi Valley and Ship
Island Railroad through the town Of
Port Gibson, was declared TO DO carried
for the subscription, and the election
was decided to be legal and binding.
A committee Of three, consisting Of l..
Bernhelmer, W. B.. Fulkerson and j. Z.
Watkins, was appointed to prepare
said bonds In denominations OF SO,
$50, and 500, to be placed In the hands
Of two Trustees appointed by the
Board, and one by the railroad com.
pany and this Board, aud to DO paid at.
ter the completion of each mile from
Port Gibson toward Big Black river, as
the amount Of the bonds to The distance
from said town to said Big Black river.
The President Of the road was in.
vited 10 meet the Board, In person or
by attorney, at q meeting called Tor last
Saturday night, for the purpose OF SO.
Letting one or more Trustees OF the
bonds. Alderman Watkins protested
against the action Of the Board 90 vic.
lative Of section eleven of the city
charter, but we presume that the mat.
ter 10 now settled and no question can
be raised 90 TO the validity Of The bonds
when issued.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

TIE New York Herald has announc.
ed that the leaders Of the Republican
party have resolved that It shall mo
longer lie under the reprOach Of being
sectional" that It shall "becOme at once
and conclusively q National party"
and that It will appeal for support 10
Influential and honest men in the
South 90 we'll as the North" This is
q wise determination, but looks rather
gauzy in view Of the recent shaking OF
the bloody shirt in Congress, by some
Of these very leaders.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

The Memphis Ledger prints An in.
terview with Col, e. N. McGhee, Of
Knoxville, in which, while he fAvors
Memphis as the eastern terminus, he
comedies with us In urging that the
question Of the terminus be let alone
entirely, and he shows such a thorough
knowledge Of the subject Ia relation 10
the wants Of Memphis, that It is to be
hoped his expressed views will have the
effect Of quieting that city. Vicksburg
has been All along, and Is now content
10 have it-where the bill now before
Congress places it-in the hands Of a
commission Of United States engineers,
who will decide the question Of a ter
minus on It's merits only. But the
most important point made by Col.
McGhee is his complete answer to the
enemies Of the road who have, to
a considerable extent, created the
impression that Col. Scott and hls
Pennsylvania company we're using the
Southern name as a disguise for a
Northern road and that, instead Of the
South reaping the benefits secured in
her behalf, the Penasy lvania Central
would divert the great mass Of the
Pacific trade and travel, coming from
San Diego, through st. Louis to Phila.
delphia and 90 on further eastward.
He is arguing in favor Of Memphis,
but bis argument applies with still more
force to Vicksburg. lie says:
A glance at the map and table Of
distances will show that freight or pas.
sengers going from the Texas and Pa
cifc via Memphis (sh0uld q line be
ConS.rcted 10 this point) would be OF
90 much benefit 10 the Pennsylvania
Central, striking one Of lie lines at Lou
isville, as If sent by way Of St. Louis.
For Il must not be forgotten that the
Texas and Pacific would get the haul
from Marshall, Texarkana or Jefferson,
which aver point was selected, to Mem
phls whereas, If sent BY way Of 81.
Louis, neither the Texas aud Pacific
nor the Penney lvania Central would
get any part OF the haul between Tex
arkana or Sherman, as the case might
be, TO 81. Louis. Thus the Texas and
Pacific would lose the profits of the
haul between $50 and 800 miles, which
would not be gained by the Pennsyl-
vania Central.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

AT q recent sale of Turner's works
an amusing anecdote was current. A
well-known artist was at his easel,
with his "boy in buttOnS" in attend
ance, when for q moment the artist
ceased painting, placing upon q chair
his palette, upon which patches OF a
variety Of colors were dotted in adj
mired disorder. The page thought.
lessly set down upon the palate. The
painter rage at first knew no bounds ;
out suddenly be exclaimed, "Stand
still, boy, don't move; you have got a
magnificent Turner on your breeChes I"
London Truth.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

The following complicated accident
is vouched for as having recently oc.
Cured at Blddeford A lady was de-
scending q flight Of stairs, when she
fell, disloca,ing her shoulder. She
landed on q large dog Of the foot Of the
stairs, which rose in q fright and threw
her into an adjoining room, where she
fell upon q hot stove, and would have
doubtless been seriously burned had
not a man who happened 10 be In the
room suddenly pulled her away, in
doing which he brought her arm back
into place again. So happily no harm
was done, though much was threatened.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

A SINGULAR yarn comes from Paris,
and is well vouched for. A well.
dressed man, wearing Q lustrous die.
mond ring, entered an omnibus. The
lady sitting beside him thought him
impertinent and got out, and soon af.
ter found her purse gone and the ring
In her pocket, It having clipped from
the thief finger. She fastened 10 the
police Office to state her adventure, and
there found the scamp In the clutch OF
3 jeweler, who had lost q diamond,
No proof being at hand, he was about
to be released, when the ring SO very
strangely obtained by bis second Vic.
tim was produced and COMPOUNDED
him.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
Grent PODuFnrity.

DR.. Prices Special FlavOrIng Ex.
tracts, Nectarine, Rose, Lemon, etc.,
have been before the public many
years, and have gained for themselves,
on their own merits, an extensive sale.
Their great popularity is manly due
10 the using Of the purest and best ma.
t~erials, with special reference TO their
healthfulless,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

ACCORDING 10 the Ellijay (Ga }
Courier, when the Judge read The sen.
tence of death to Kate SOuthrOn In the
Superior Court OF Pickens county, q
very affecting scene was witnessed. II
says: "While His Honor read the
sentence Of death, reciting the duties
of the Sheriff and fixing Friday, the
2lst day of June next for her execu-
ton, bis manly frame shook with the
solemnitIes OF that black day, and be II
said In honor TO his name, and 10 his
Christian character, that almost invol-
unfairly burst from his lips the words :
May the Lord God Of Israel have mer-
cy on your soul.' The effect was like
magic. The Court and Jury, the coun-
sci for the State and for the defense,
the old, young and middle.aged, com.
posing q large audience, found relief
by uttering In their hearts that prayer,
and mingling together their tears."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

AJURoR in st. Louis snored so loud.
ly that be awoke the Judge, and the
latter was so indignant that be fined
him $40 and sent him out Of the box,
after which the case was adjourned,
the defendant refusing to proceed with
only eleven Jurors. Snoring, accord.
ingly, lie contempt Of Court, unless the
Judge does II himself; so that about
the only thing the average juror
knows how 10 do we'll is taken away
from him.-IBufIulo Express.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

LAST week, Messrs. Allen and John
Campbell, Of Union county, Miss,
poisoned themselves fatally by eating
the tuberS Of the plant commonly
called hemlock, (cOnium maCulAta) un.
der the impression that Il was ginseng.
They died In violent convulsionS three
hours after eAtinn the roots.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

SHE KILLS HIN AND ESCAPES AN OUT.
RAGE.
Richland (LRl Beacnn1

SHE KILLS HIN AND ESCAPES AN OUT.
RAGE.
Richland La. BeacOn.l
Week before last the franklin Sun
merely mentioned the fact that q
young lady Of that parish 1--WE forget
her nance had killed a negro who was
attempting to outrage her. From citi.
zens Of that parish we learn that the
family Of the young lady were remov.
ing from nj house 10 another In the
neighborboOd that some of the house.
hold effects were still in the house
they we're moving from at night;
that tho young lady was left alone
10 guard them that she loaded q
gun, aud placing II near the head OF
h0r bed, she laid down and fell asleep.
She was awakened from her sleep by
the grasp Of q hand upon her throat.
She attempted to free herself from his
grasp, and al the same time get posses.
sion Of the gun. In the struggle she
was thrown upon the floor, but forte.
nately within reach of the gun, which
she seiz d with one hand, and as the
brute was trying TO accomplish HE
fendish purpose, placed the muzzle Of
II TO his head, pulled the trigger and
killed him dead, and thus esved herself
from outrage and rid tho world of a
british monster. This Is q brief &C.
count If the affair as we learned II
from parties VINO prOfessed to know
the facts.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

Wednesday Morning, May 10.

In amendiug the act repeating the
Bankrupt law, 90 as 10 take effect on
the let Of September, the United States
Senate hes devised q plan for prolong-
ing the let Of failures ell through the
coming Summer.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

IT ia rumored that an intercepted
cipher telegram from the Emperor OF
all the Russians to the Emperor OF
Austria, being deciphered, appeared
to be merely a duplicate Of the famous
verbal Dispatch transmitted from the
Governor OF North Carolina to the
Governor of South Carolina. The an.
swero oil the Emperor Of Austria has not
been made public, and can only be the
subject OF conjecture.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

A CURRENT drowning-accident para
graph closes in the following beautiful
manner: "The occupants Of the small
bark were quietly sleeping below in
the cold embrace Of water, with the
warmth Of vitality yet contending with
the chill Of death, which had overcome
life and speedily exlinguished II in the
.suffocation of asphyxia,"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

In this eason of quickened con.
sciences, one Is almost encouraged 10
entertain the sweet hope that the dark,
wierd mystery enveloping the ques-
ton "WhO struck Billy Patterson ?"
may be cleared away, and the perpe.
traitor Of that dastardly deed, who has
so long eluded the hands Of justice, be
punished as be deserves.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

Hrs mother was mending his primer,
which showed Sad evidences Of wear
and tear. He looked on for q while in
a brown study, and then said " Ma,
why are you like one Of them prize
opera singers 2" "I'm sure l don't
know, my child; WHY r. "Because
you're q primer-darner."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

A PRAcTrcAL VIEw.-Miss Grabbaule /.
"Well, we've made something out Of
our parties, anyway They left five
fans, and Alice Roseleaf dropped this
lovely C%url-just my shade. She won't
ask for II, 60 l mean to keep IT,
Harvard Lampoon.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

"GEN. BEN. HARRISON" says the
Dayton Journal, "is spoken Of as the
probable successor of Senator Voor-
hees." 1t is we'll to cay "prObable,"
for Ben. Harrison lost his wind two
years ago, and Dan. will be his own
uccessOr,-[Louisville Courier Jour-
nal.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

EDWARD PIERREPONT has resided
abroad SO long "a year and q halo that
he has entirely forgotten his mother
tongue, and speaks nothing but French.
True, be resided In England ell the
time he was abroad, but that makes no
difference. Abroad is abroad-[Bur.
lington Hawkeye.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
LadIes Den,t Rend Thls'
From The ElmiFa GaEstte.l

The following paragraph is not in
tended for the ladiesl We call partic.
nlsr attention 10 this fact In order 10
avoid any misunderstanding that might
arise II any Of them should accidenEly
pcruse It. We know they will all skip
1t now, after we have called their
attention TO the matter, aud thus we
shall be relieved Of great response
bility:
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

AN inldel lecturer once gave oppor.
tunity for any one In the audience to
ask questions. A plain woman rose
and said: "Sir, allow me to ask what
has your belief done for you? My be-
lief has saved my husband from q
drunkard's grave, and made me q hap.
Ply woman what has your belief done
for you? ?"
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

ALL persons afflicted with Kidney
Pain In the Back, aud all
Urinary Diseases, Diabetes, Gravel,
Dropsy or Nervous Debility, should at
once take HUNTS REMEDY. All
Diseases Of the Kidneys, Bladder and
Urinary Organs, are cured By HUNTS
REMEDY. eod&W.3p
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
woMAN's CURIOSITY,

II there's anything worries q woman,
It's something she ought not 70 know.
But you bet she'll find II out somehow
II she gets the least kind Of q show;
Now WeII wager ten cents 10 a farthing
This poem she's already read
We knew she'd get ut II somehow
II she had 10 stand upon her head,
'dVSa L.NOd 'ssIdvT 'aHVAza 81
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

Conference business progresses slow.
~. The event of next week will be the
reception Of iraternal delegates from the
Northern Methodist Church. Rev. G..
ID. Foss, DID,, Of Connecticut, and
Hon. Will. C~umback, of Indiana, are
expected on Tuesday morning. They
come, bearing the fraternal greetings Of
the largest body of Methodlsts in the
world. Asi 10 from q few hours Of elo.
quent sensation, no practical good will
result from this interchange Of vista
lions. l do not oppose, but rather ap.
prove ; yet there are the over.sanguine,
who look for an immediate Methodist
millennium. With these l am not in
sympathy.
The Conference has taken no action
yet with regard to increasing the mum.
her In the College OF Bishops. One,
possibly two, and very probably none,
will be elected. II one should be
chosen, the popular surmlse 10 that be
will, be either DR.. Lerius Parker, OF
New Orleans, or DR.. A. G. HaygOod,
Of Georgia; yet, like the rain, ell signs
often fail. G. B. G.