Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-14
FROM oUR STATE EXCHANGES.

FriaFs Point COahomian Now is
the time when one signs for the days
Of pFistiDe purity, when Q fg leaf was
considered sufficient clothing for gen.
tlemen and ladies.
CAMP NETTING The Sea Shore
Democrat says "The Sea Shore Camp
Grounds Of the Methodist Church 10
this county, have been much improved
since last year, by the erection of new
buildings, and the identifying Of the
grounds. Services will begin this year
on Wednesday, the 10Th Of July"
WinOnA Advance: The people of the
State Of Mississippi are iD q more pros
perouS condition than any State in the
Union. The State owes less money
and her warrants arc worth dollar for
dollar. Perfect peace reigns through
out our borders. These great blessings
are in consequence Of Democratic rule
for the last four years.
Greenwood Flag: MI. R. P. Parrish
brings us in an oddly in the shape of q
wild, or Indian potato, about as big as
a water bucket. 1t Is on exhibition at
the Flag Office. We hear g
report that Z. S. Mckenzie, Eco, aud
Mayor Shryock, of Wlnona, diplayed
bad taste and bad Workmanship by
exchanging several shots at each other
one day last week. It's all over now,
an ! nobody hurt.
Nstchez democrat: Bradford Hud-
son, the negro who, in Jefferson county
last week, attempted TO commit a name
less outrage on the widowed sister Of
Mr.. Geo. Van, has really expia:ed bis
crime on q tree limb in the Union
Church neighborhood. Before being
hung the matter was investigated by q
jnry of fifteen, who found the proof to
be so overwhelmingly conclusive that
they unanimously doomed him 10 be
hanged.
Port Gibson Reveille Selden Spen.
GER, the Oldest son Of the late II. N.
Spencer, died suddenly, on Monday
morning, at Skipwith, Of congestion Of
the brain. Mr.. Spencer had been en-
gagged in planting extensively for many
years since the war, and was successful.
lie was a gentleman Of rare intellect
ual strength, the result Of natural aud
educ 4tional endowments, and OF me-
thodicsl culture. Few men read so
much, and so many Of the books Of the
highest standard, in Jaw, in history, aud
In the science Of political economy.
Friar'5 Point Gazette Las; Saturday
morning a gentleman coming in from
the country, reported that he had met
q bear in the road a few miles from
town. The bear walked of into the
cane and gave the gentleman the right
of way on the road. On FRI
day night,as the steamer John B. MAude
was coming up the river, q thief went
through n number OF deck passengers
to the amount Of over one hundred
dollars, nd attempted 10 make his es-
cape FROM tho boat OF our landing, but
was arrested and lodged in our jail
but several Of the victims who did moi
wish TO remain here till next Court al
witnesses, compromised with the THE
aud getting their part of the money
back, abandoned the prosecution, and
ne was tuEueu IOObt'
A Heavy WOOl.GatherInG,
Seeing in the "Live Stock JournAl' the
boast OF some Uktibbeha farmer that be
had gathered . pounds Of wool from q
sheep not long ago, our handsome old
bachelor friend, Perry Mullen, reminds
us that be took 10 pounds from a Cots,
void goat not long ago, at q single shear
Ing, and it wasn't a good day for clipping
? hair either.
Who can beat thisI What do you say
MOnrot ?--lColumbus Independent.
We can beat the "Oktibbeha farmer
Capt, A. II. french, of Old Monroe
clipped ten r1unds Of excellent wool {
few weeks ,go, from a Cotswold lamt
In the Spring of 1877; but when il
comes to clipping hair" of of "Cots
, void goats" we ask TO be excused. W.
are not acquainted with the brutes
The hills of old Gloucestershire woult
. 1870 - - H. NH . H.