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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
Masonic.

Grenada Sentinel, 0th.l
The Sixtieth Annual Grand Com
municalion of the Masons of Missis.
sippi, convened in this place on Tues
day, the j'h inst. Much business ofin-
terest TO the craft was transacted. The
principal question before the house, was
the plan TO organize a Widows and
Orphans Home, which was defeated.
A proposition TO amend the constitution
so as 10 have biennial sessions OF the
Grand Lodge, was defeated. Grand
Lodge ordered its early proceedings to
be printed. Among the distinguished
Masons in attendance, were Past Grand
Master Howrey, Walter, and Past
Grand Master Wheeler, of Tennessee.
A unanimous vote, returning thanks TO
the local committee OF Grenada Lodge,
and 10 the citizens Of Grenada, for the
unbounded hospitality, was passed by
a rising vote. Grand Royal Arch
Chapter elected the following officers
for the ensuing year..
John S. Jones, Cold Water, Grand
High Priest X. B, Bramin, Aberdeen,
Dept. Grand High Priest; Frederic
Speed, Vicksburg, Grand King; Frank
Burkitt, Okalons, Grand Scribe u. I.
Klmbrough, Ashland, Grand Captain
of the Host; A. B. Sivley, Edwards,
Grand Principal S0journer; Rev. IL.
+. johnson, Brookhaven, Grand Chap
lain r. p. Bowen, Chulahoma,
Grand Lecturer; A. P. Barry, Halle
hurst, Grand Treasurer j. L. Power,
Jackson, Grand Secretary; w. T..
Mathey, Crystal Springs, Grand Mas
ter Sd Vail ; D. F. Parke, Meridian,
Grand Master ID Vail Jacob PEBBLES,
Natchez, Grand Tyler.
The officers of the Grand Lodge are {:
c. T. Murphy, Worthy Grand Master,
Durant; Frank Burkitt, S. Grand
Warden, Okalona H. DEMO, Jr.
Grand Warden, Vicksburg; j. L.
Power, Grand Secretary, jackson IL.
B. Barry, Grand Treasurer, Copiab /;
Jacob PEBBLES, Tyler, Natchez; J. L.
Cooper, Grand Chaplain Jno. +.
Mccormick, Grand Lecturer.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
Low Water LeVees.

The water is coming up rapidly, and
some uneasiness IL felt all along the
front, but with q little more work on
our levees we may stem the tide
rMayersville Leader.
Why iS ihis tLu,; We thought there
was such an uubroken line Of l,vce "sll
along the 'front.' that the people wobli
Zee. as safe A. 4 on Mount Sinai. The
HERALD has been taken to tack by the
Levee Board organs Tor shaking up the
Levee District a little, and the people
were Tod every hing was lovely, when
10. ~ oon as the water begins TO creep
up towards the tops of river banks, one
Of the organs walls aloud THAI there Is
"unrAsine-- ali along the font The
Levrr b A.d has made It's report, the
books all balance niccl! the President
Woe i long letter ~ tie HERALD
singing the praise Ut The "unadulter-
a'rd be sing" yet when he waters ap.
proach, the peopty rr@mbie, and II OF
lie organs hope, hat II more work
Is done eve nay sem the
lidc." We sincerely hope the people
Of thu valley M! nor be damaged, tor
God Auows hey have paid enough
each ear, tor msu! .err.. 10 and that
tie 'cvee, will prol,c, item in high
water \. well a. in low water will be
more satisfaction than all the reports
aud meetings OF the Lrvee Board.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
a Tour

There ia a steamboat Captain
that sails a ship on the La
Belle Riviere, iamilially known by
his friend, a. the "Old Pirate who
i. very fond OF spinning yarns. Among
others we have hrari hin relate is the
following:
when | was about fifteen, | made
a trip on a keelboat to Nashville.
Walking back across the country with
the crew OF five men with myself, one
evening, we came 10 a dwelling Just at
dark and on requesting TO be allowed
to stay all night, was told by the lady
of the house It would be impossible
for her to accommodate Us, as her
husband had just died hat evening,
and there was no one but herself and
two children there. Our Captain told
her she need not put herself 10 any
trouble on our account, as we had
provisions, and all we asked was shell.
ter furthermore, that she cou d retire,
and we would take times in watching
by the corpse. She finally concluded
10 let US stay, aud, as she had lost con.
siderable sleep, retired to an adj dining
room early, The men we're divided
into three watches, placing on the
middle or midnight watch a young
man lhat was very fond of practical
joking, and another tnat vas a notOri-
ous braggart, and, had frequently said
he wasn't afraid OF the ID himself.
lie was also a regular sIeepyhrad, aud
within fifteen minutes after going on
watch, was snoring away ike u Puts.
burg low-boat. Number II saw a
chance TO play a joke, aud OF course
could not resist the temptation. So,
quietly raising up the dead man who
was as siilTas a poker, he stood himself
against the wall, and to heighten the ei-
feet placed a lighted stogie IN his mouth,
Then taking a seat beside the slum.
beriug watcher he also pretended 10
sleep, and would fall over and nudge
his comrade until he finally woke the
man, who, slowly Strengthening up
opened his eyes aud caught sight Of the
shrouded dead. With his eyes starting
from their sockets he gave one yell,
and springing 10 his feet went through
the window, making a necktie of The
sash. His yell OF course aroused every
body, aud the way they leaked out Of
the house by the windows and door
wasn't slow now, you bet.
The widow, hearing the uproar, came
rushing out 10 see what was the matter.
She came, she saw, and with q shritk,
she went through the door like a
creased streak of lightning.
Iawoke in time 10 see the romance
of her nightdress disappear in the dark
ness. Jumping TO my feet, took in
the situation at a glance, and the way
| picked 'em up and laid EN- down for
about two hundred yards would have
done credit to Goldsmith Maid. The
cause of all this disturbance, as soon as
the house was vacated, slipped in and
place the corpse as it was before then,
calling his comrade, they searched for
and found the woman, and finally
male her believe Il vas an optical
illusion, but there was no more Sleep
ing done in that house that night.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

= Concurrent Resolution in Ret.
e 40 the Archives Of the
late Confederate states, as far
az they relate 10 the state of
Mississippi.
WHEREAS, II is the sense Of this Leg
i~slature that it is due alike to the dead,
10 the living, and to posteriiy, that the
State of Mississippi should collect and
preserve among ito archives, in some
permanent and enduring form, a record
of the part taken by her sons in the
late memorable and unhappy struggle
between The States, as far as the evil
dence Of the same, now rapidly per-
ishiug, may be a,tainable; desiring
only lo secure aud preserve a memorial
OF the ability, courage, aud c%uustancy
Of the soldiers OF Mlssissippi, which
have become 4 part Of the common bu'
priceless heritage OF the American
people; therefore,
B1 ii resolved by the Senate G.. the
State Of Mississippi, (the House
concurring,J That our Senators and
Representatives in Congress be, aud
they are hereby, requested TO make
application TO the proper authorities
!or permission for some suitable per.
son; hereafter 10 be appointed By hi
State for the purpose, If permission
should be granted, to make copies o.
such portions OF the archives Of he late
Confederate States, IN possession OF thC
Government, as may relate 10 the STATE
of Mississippi. or any OF its officers amt
soldiers engaged In the war betwCel
the States.
Be 1t further resolved, That the Sec
rotary of State be, and Is hereby re
quired to transmit a copy of these res
olutions 10 each Of our Senators auC
Representatives In Congress.
Adopted by the House Of R"p!e
sentatlves, February =, 1878.
W. A. PERCY,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
Adopted by the Senate, February 4
1878.
WM. h. SINS,
President Of the Senate.
Approved, February s, 1878.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
supposed Contents OF the President =
Letter to the Acknowledged.

WAsHINGToN, Feb. l2.-The letter
addressed by the President 10 A ter.
ney General DCvens yesterday was net
Intended Tor immediate publication.
The fact that the President had written
such a letter was made known through
A Senator 10 whom the President, in a
conversation, communicated the iLfor.
nation. The full text OF The letter can.
not be obtained at this time, but II is
safe to say il is comparatively brief and
somewhat in the spirit of The telegram
addressed TO Anderson on the 4th inst,
by Secretary Sherman, Senator Mat.
thews, aud Representatives Garfield.
Hale and White, which expressed the
opinion that the prosecution against
Gen. Anderson is solely political ; that
1t Is not C~ountCnanced by the best men
OF Louisiana, and therefore is contrary
10 their calm judgment; that the pro.
ceedings were in the interest Of men
who strive TO antagonize tie two par.
lies, rather than to harmonic them
that so far from receiving the spproba.
lion Of The country, the act will be
condemned by right-thinking and pa.
triotiC men everywhere when they be.
come acquainted with the circum-
stances attending the prosecution. AS
grave questions may be involved, in
which the General Government NAV
perhaps have the right to interfere, the
President submits the question to the
Attorney-G General for his consideration.
Ex-Gov: CURTIN is addressing green
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

SENATOR HOWE said II hi- Si.vtr
speech that the gold bug. feared that
II silver was rem Iuetiz.d, whec.bsr-
rows would be tie most suitable gorte
monnqies on accouu, olthe bulk and
weight Of the metal. lie lad no
sach fears. Silver had been used as
money for over a thousand years, aud
he never read or heard OF any Que who
was so bothered with 1t that he had TO
transport It In wheelbarrows. lie
very eGeclually tquelched the wheel
barrow dodge.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

TIE Meridian Mercury thinks Seua.
tor West 10 too big a mln for the Mis-.
sissippi Senate. Listen at Brother
Horn:
Mr.. Yancey, who was a member Of the
Alabama Secession Convention, the great
apostle and e~xpounder Of the doctrine,
who wrote the Alabama ordinance Of Sc.
c%essIon, being killed at an early day In the
house OF his friends, by being defeated for
membership 10 the Provisional Congress,
resigned his teat In that body, because, he
said, it appeared TO him that any measure
he proposed or favored met with opppsI-
ton for the reasOn alone that he proposed
or favored it. For a similar reason, it ap.
pears to US, Senator West might resign his
seat in the Mississippi sena.e t. the ad.
vantage OF his constituents aud the PEG.
pie Of the whole State, for 1t appears,
somehow, by common consent or other
wise, 1t is death 10 the wisesL proposition
OF legislation, II offered or favored by him.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

The Jackson Clarion of Saturday
advocates that the Constitution of this
State should be so amended that a poll
tax receipt Of the precious year he re-
duired of each citizen to enable him 10
vote. Our able contemporary argues
that the receipt should be OF the pre-
vious year, as in tina, form i; would be
an evidence OF q years residence, aud a
security against corrupt aud designing
political leaders, who, under other cir
cumstances, might try to buy up
poll tax receipts. il i well-known
that the HERALD fAvors an ed
Vocational qualification for suffrage,
but If we cannot get that,
the poll.tax receipt qualification as
above described Is the next best thing
that has been presented for the consid-
Grafton of the public. 1t will trim
down the number Of ignorant pauper
voters, elevate the suffrage and bring
in considerable revenue. The Legisla-
ture should carefully consider the ques.
ton, and oGrir an amendment to the
Constitution that will not have the
least bearing on the color Of the voters,
and we feel sure that ii will be adopted
by an immense majority, for a large
portion Of the colored people will vote
for Il.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

II Use met: SpcaEe Percy IN ne ChlIr.
Rolled called: present lOJ, absent ~.
Leave o. absence granted Messrs. Bunch,
HCathman, ham ton, Augustus, Oh lsOn,
Gallagher and Spiaks.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Niles: To declare a lien law in
favor Ofwood wOrkmen and blacksmiths,
and for other purposes. Referred.
BY Mr. Moore: To extend certain pro-
visions Of an Act To abolish the otice Of
provide for the redemption OF lands in the
L%iquidatlng Levec District, etc. Refer.
red.
LAwLEssEEss IS soUTHwEsTERS C0CN-
TIES.
MIR, Magee presented a petition in refer.
ence to lawlessness IN the Southwestern
COUNTIES, which WAS referred to the
Special Committee OF that subject,
REVENUE AGENTS REPORT.
On motion Of Mr.. Pegram, Senate Con.
current Resolution 10 provide for q Joint
Committee TO examine the Report OF the
Revenue Agent, was taken up.
On m Dtion OF Mr.. Pegram, the blank was
filed with three, and the Resolution con
Cured In.
The Speaker appointed as Committee on
part of the HOusr, Messrs. Pegram, Mar.
tin and Reid, Of COahoma.
DIsPosITIoN OF BILLS.
Act to authorize Supervisors q Bolivar
county TO order a new assessment Of land.
Bill and amendment laid on the table sub.
,ect TO call.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
Eh0a5smrgltrrald
Tuesday Morning, February IL.

YE,rERDAr wa,a field day in the L.
S Senate.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

tbs Lirn LtW I. now creating great
discussion IL our Legislature. II is
prob ,blc that It sill be IN 'dited. hut
we hardly think il c,a b. repealed
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

Act TO amend Act in relation to Sotaries
Public, approved Feb. 5, 1872. Passed.
Act to allow Supervisors Of Holmes
county TO employ legal counsel. Amend
mtnt adopted, and bill passed.
Act 10 extend time Tor collection OF taxes
Of Harris n, Jackson, and Per. ) counties.
and fr other purposes. senStc amend
lneut amended and c]Oncurred 10.
Act Tor relief Of I. :. Ford, District Al
torncy II 1lh District. Amended and
passed.
Act for rellel Of 4. =. Briscoe, District
Attorney Of Oh District. Amended and
passed.
Act to legalize bonds Of certain county
officers Of keml er county. Passed.
Act to fix the pay q Public Printer.
Committee amendment adopted, and bill
passed. The amendment fixes the price
OF work at sIlI cents where one dOllOr is
nov paid, on all classes Of work.
THE AUDITORS REPORT.
Mr.. tt on oiered the following, which
was adopted:
"Wh reas, The Auditors report for the
istal year letI, has not yet been made
t. this House, and II being important that
II should be In the hands Of tue members;
therefore
"Rcspiycd, That the Auditor OF Public
ACc)u Is be requested TO report u the
House, at his earliest convenience, the
transactions VI his Ui. 70 during the fiscal
YEAR lsi1.
AGRICULTURAL ASD MECHANICAL Gil.
LEGE.
Gu m ':'a Of Mr., Tucker. lAc Il Use
lpuh up the special order, VIZ.
Az Act u organize lAe Agricultural
and Mechanical college Of Mississippi,
and y lcsgidie The government ~ tae
same
Ihc amCudmct I proposed ay Mr. Miller
ct C'gjah, to.wIt: Auen't By striking out
a ate! The cnactiug c ausc and insert HE
iOlluwIE "That the Boards VI lrus' cc-
ui The University OF Mississippi and 81.
corn Unworthy be, and they are hereby
r,qu rel IT, establish a Department 81
A]sriculturn and 81 the Mechanic Arts, in
each oi.a!d ln'lit '%tions;''
On motion Of VI TUCKER, this amend.
mCnt was tabled
Mr. Marshall Of warren. moved to refer
the bill to Committee on Education.
Mr.. GhOlsOn moved u table the motion
to refer, which was lost.
Mr.. Carter moved u table the bill. Lost
by a vO'e Of 81 to -, absent %.
Mr., NJ ,rshall, # Homes, moved u
amend by stirling out the word "whlic,'
wherever 1t lccu!s In the bill; which wus
adopted.
Mr. pegram moved 10 amend by siukiry
out 1871 section. Adopt. d.
Mr. Carter moved TO table the blll, as
amen ed, which was lost.
(Ihe speaker designated Nr Street T.
pl,side III h,s stead curing his absence
Mr. Miller, Of C"pian, moved to iudruE-
itely post one tn Bill.
Mr. Prgram moved to table lac motion
to indefinitely postpone,
PendI,G which llOasc ad u,n'd uCtil
tu.nigAt
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

The ciuzsus Of kemper county re-
Gently tried in J ck.on for : violation
of the Enforcement Act, were triumph
aDily acQ riuod
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

THE officiating clergyman in a re.
cent Chicago wedding said: "Whom
God hath joined"-and at that point
was interrupted by the ejaculation,
"The devill" All looked in surprise
toward the speaker, the brides mother,
who went on, ~ say it's the devil that
has joined them, and the Lord hasn't
had anything to do with it."
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

The japanese Government will dis.
patch q man-of.war to the Black Sea
to observe operations during the war.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

ST. PArRIcK's DAY comes on Sunday
this year, March 18th.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15

Ex-Gov. CURTIN is addressing green
back meetings in Pennsylvania,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-02-15
Discussion Of The Mtffett ReSlster-lt
will Pass the Senate, but will
Probably be Lost 10
the House.
UnimpOrtant House Proceedings Full
Text Of the Concealed
Weapon Bill.
Ex-Governor MCRae's RtmalRs-SGme EI.
tqaent Remarks In Opposition
10 the Appropriation for
their Removal.
sI.y,., t. tue Hgrald
Mississippi LcgIslature..ThirIi.
eth Day.

~JACg:oS, Morday, Fep. l., i,5>.
>kHArE,
>.fi'g met. L'ru'JnHnt-G iVrlEur SINS
,.r caatr, Frazer b, G,y. Dr. " akin,
!.". called. i',c.vat 81, absent :.
Ta- CumL.l lc. on Ccgp,ration-, IN.
BIZ, and Registration and tlcc.
me :. made rep IT'S.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-11-15
Death Of Major Geo. Freaner.

A special dispatch from Hagerstown, dated
November 10, TO the Baltimore Sun says:
"Maj. Geo. Freaner, a prominent member
fthe bar here died suddenly between 5 and
7 clock this morning from paralysis Of the
heart. Maj. Freaner was forty-seven years oil
age, and was a native Of Washington county.
He graduated at Dickinson college, Carlisle,
Pa. After leaving college Mr.. Freaner studied
law under the late Alexander Neil, Of Hagers-
town, until he was admitted to the bar, when
be emigrated 10 California. He remained 10
California three years, taking an active par,
10 the political questions then sgitating the
county, and serving on the Buchanan ticket as
elector In '56. Returning to Hagerstown early
in 81 he resumed the practice Of law. In the
fall Of 1889 be was elected TO the memorable
Legislature which met In Annapolis in Co.,
During the Legislature he was made chairman
OF the committee on elections, and as such
presided over the election contests OF that ses-
sion. Involving the seats OF the Baltimore city
delegation and the positions Of comptroller Of
the State, the Clerk Of the Criminal court and
made lengthy and exhaustive reports In each
case. Near the close of this session Mr. Frea-
ner, discovering that he was himself under
State constitution disability, resigned his seat
He had not resided in the State three years
continuously next preceding bis election. -
tu WIG Sou'euuuu VI uto OWu Couuty uuu
the State conventions Immediately preceding
the breaking out OF the war, Maj. Freaner
took prominent part against coercion
During the war he served 10 the Confederate
army as q cavalry staff officer, and was aI
different times member OF the staff Of Gems
J. Z. B. Stewart, Wade Hampton aud Fitx.
hugh Lee. After the war Mr.. Freaner re-
turned to Hagerstown, where he has since
practioed his profession. He was also men,
Der Of the Legislature Of 1874, serving NJ
chairman Of the committee on federal rela.
tons, aud as member OF the ways and means
committee. At the time OF his death Maj
Freauer was auditor Of the Circuit Cont, q
member OF the Society Of the Army and Navy
Of the Confederate States, Ito whom his death
will be officially announced by Col. II. X.
Douglas. and also one OF the trustees and
treasurer Of the Washington County Con-
:edera,e cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-11-15
The A. T. Stewart Grave Robbery.

Dispatches from New York give the follow
ing particulars concerning the robbery of the
grave Of the late A. T. Stewart: early on
the morning OF October Z, just a month ago.
the assistant sexton Of st. Marks church dis
covered that the Stewart family vault had
been tempered with. The stone slab had been
removed from its position, and the earth dug
up several feet. AS the slab was not over the
opening of the vault the thieves did not get
at the body. The sexton reported the matter 10
Judge Hilton, who ordered the slab placed
few feet from its true position in order TO de-
ceive any one attempting to steal the body =
A walchman was also engaged aud he patrOled
| the graveyard every night until recently. The
discovery of the outrage was made at 8 0, clock
| on Friday morning last. The robbers had
removed one stone from the opening TO the
vault, broken open the three collins in which
| the body was inclosed, and carried away the
contents it is supposed in "A sack. The ground
| directly over the entrance TO the vault was as
1t had been left by the robbers. The clay was
| scattered about, aud one of three stones which
| covered the opening Of the vauli was out of
| place, leaving Il small perture about Is inches
wide and 80 inches long, through which the
persons who stole the body effected an entrance,
| and after pnscrewing the lid OF the outer box,
| which was OF pine, went 10 work upon the
leaden box, which inclosed the oak casket
with knife, and gradually cut the cover off
1t was then an easy matter to open the casket
and take The remains out aud hoist them to
the surface, where they were evidently placed
| in wagon and horne away. The robbors
wrencaed the plate of the tasket, and left a
small galvanized iron shovel with which they
dug the two feet of earth covering the en-
trance to the vanlt away, and a pockel-lamp
benin them. The robbery has caused great
excitement in the neighborhood, aud a large
crowd surrounds the graveyard.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-11-15
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE of writ Of feri facias Is
I'D sued out OF the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery county and to the Sheriff of said
county directed, at the suit OF John W. Bell
against the goods, chattels, rights, credits
lands and tenemenis OF James d. Mankin,
have this 4th day OF November, in the year
1878, sci zed and taken in execution all the
right, title. claim, interest and estate, both al
law and in equity OF the said James d. Man
kin Of, in and to the following property, 10
wit:
One Red and White Heifer, Fawn
Heifer, Red and White Cow, Buffalo
Cow. / Gray Mare, ! Bay Mule, Black
Mare, Set Double Harness, 2 Sets Of
Lead Harness. Buggy Hay Rake,
Buckeye Mower. / Gaindstone. l Four
Horse Jackson Wagon, l 2-Horse Har-
row. l Barsbear Pillow. 2 Double-Shovel
Flows. l Single-Shovel Plow, / Hay
Carriage, ! Log Chain.
NOTICE lie hereby given that, on
WEDNESDAY, November 9th, 1873,
at ! o'clock, p. NJ, on the premises,
will sell the above described property at pub.
lie sale 10 the highest bidder TO satisfy said
claims.
Terms Of sale-cAsH.
JOHN A. CLEMENTS,
nor l5-u Sheriff.