Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-01
miscellaneous
STATE ITEMS.

TIE G,.t number Of the Memphis
Law journal Is OK. Oliver Clifton,
E.q, OF Jackson, will report The dtcis.
loos OF our Supreme Court The first
number contains three important decis-
ions.
SucH l. FAME.-The Chickassw
Messenger OF the DIST inst. hs, the fol.
lowing: "What has become Of the
Vick,burg Commercial: Bro. Arm.
strong, II yOn still live, signify it BY
sending us your excellent daily"
Summit Times: Mr.. J,s,p Taylor
vas burned to death last week in Car.
roll county, seven miles west Of Black
Hawk. Her clothes taking fire from
The fireplace. The Lexington Adver.
User says she was literally roasted
alive.
Brandon Republican: The trial Of
j. Il, %FortenOerry, for the killing Of
John HaddcX, IN October, 1876, com.
meDccd yesterday at IL o'clock. The
whole afternoon was spent in empan.
neling a jury, but Court was held until
IL O'Clock at night, and all the wit.
nesses for the prosecution examined.
A. we 90 10 press, the witnesses for
defense are being examined, and The
trial will probably end this evening.
F%orienberry wal tried Tor murder last
February, found guilty of manslaugh.
ter, took All appeal 10 the Supreme
Court, and he was granted a new trial.
lie is now on trial for m%anslaughler.
The Kemper Herald gives an account
OF a highway robbery in that neigh.
borhood last week, the pursuit, shoot
ing, and capture OF the robbers. The
booty they had made way with was 49,.
6OO. The party robbed, gives his name
as Harris Love. lie travels In a car.
riage and had hired the robbers to as.
sist him in his occupation, ostensibly,
Of selling patent nostrums. The rob.
bers were armed with the finest pistols,
aud had on belts which held forty car.
tridges each. In order TO compel Love
to remain and prosecute the robbers,
his money was retained by the civil au-
ihorities.
We learn from the Prentiss Pleader,
that the Board Of Supervisors OF that
(Prentiss) county, contracted with w,
Z. Ellis, the highest bidder, to take all
persons confined in jail in that county,
or who may be so confined, under pen.
alties of violated law, for the next
twelve months. lie pays s. per month
Tor each ble.bodied hand, furnishing
MS own guards, food, clothing, etc.
lie will work them on his farm. The
same journal notices the sudden death
OF Mr.. VIM. Pounds, from apopltxy
stricken down as he was, leaving the
Grand Jury room in apparent good
health.
The following, from the Brandon
Republican, states the case in a nut.
shell: "WhiIst we do not agree with
Senator Lamar on the currency cues.
lion, we have not INDUCED in any
marsh criticisms on his course. We
believe he is honest aud conscientious
N his opposition TO the bill, and as he
has made II his study, and we have
not, he may be right and We wrong.
Our Legislature instructed him 10 vote
for the bill, and he disobeyed the in.
-trucliOns. We think he should have
voted for it, but we cannot censure
Lin fer doing what he believed to be
rig.i, though the whole world was
against him, But few men would have
the courage 10 vote against the wishes
OF their constituents and the commands
of the Legislature, and as he b S done
1t, we honor him for his independence
and courage"