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way on foot to San Jose, where his sis
ter clergyman's wife, was living;
that he hoped there to obtain q situa.
tion as teacher, as he was not old
enough to work in the mines
At this, Curly, the stage driver.
aroused himself.
'Pardners,' said he, you hear the
boy. am sorry for him so mueh!'and
he laid ten dollar piece upon the ia
BILE.
Pm sorrier than you,' said Posey;
and he covered the ten with twenty.
A miner present said: L have no
coin, but'-here he drew out buck
skin purse-tI will 60 q little dust on
the boy for the sermon he has preach
ed;' and he emptied half an ounce on
the talEe.
The rest contributed, making the
landlord treasurer, and when the coin
was counted, and the dust weighed
and calculated, two hundred and thir-
teen dollars were handed over to the
boy.
The youth seemed perfectly over
come with the unexpected bounty ,and
tried in vain to coherently thank his
benefactors. ~ 49, ..-...
By this time it was ten O'Clock at
night, and Just then the overdue stage
from Quincy, Plumas county, drove
up to the door. There was the usual
excitement; all hands rushed out to see
the new arrivals; the hostlers took the
team; the passengers crawled from the
mule wagon, and entered the house,
and at last the driver followed, his
bearskin coat and hat shining with the
rain caught in the Shower.
Curly, of couse, knew his brother
Jehu, snd so sauntering up to him,
said, How are you, pard?' What's the
news?'
All right, Curly was the response,
and no news much, except the boys
up above are cussing awful about fel-
low that opened game on them and
cleaned out every sport in Quincy in
one night. 1t was dead open and
shut steal, and when the boys found 1t
ont they would have hung him sure,
but he had lit out. He got $1,000 out
ofthe boys in four hours
1 And then the driver went on to ex-
plain that the sharper was bnt mere
boy, little chap, pale and sick, and
sentimental lOOking-'more harmless
lookin' than any gal you ever SEEM
Everybody turned to look at the
youth who had been entertaining g
them, but he was gone, and thor
ough search ON the premises failed to
-lunearth him. e a
Next morning one of Posey's mules,
lowered with mud and still wet with
sweat, came into camp just as the men
we're getting up. The poor beast was
greatly disturbed, as though just in
from a cruel journey. To the bride
was tied a buckskin purse, which Po-
sey took off and opened, " hen he found
a slip of paper, on which was written
the following Af
ON THE HoNCUT, 2:30 A. NJ.
DEAR POsEY: l could not exchange
your mule for another until reached
this point. 1t is only eighteen miles
Your mule is not first class saddle an
final, but will do in aR emergency
4 Truly yours, g..
THE Son OF A CLERGYMAN.
! "a 'P. ST. thank you for holding the
candle, and for the double eagle
Boys, look at old Buck, and never
again trust man who cahnot sing,
cannot tell story, and don't drink!'
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28

She is where doctors cease from
troublin' and the infants are at rest.
Gentlemen of the jury, he has ct
chicken enough at my house to pay
for his salve, and furnished the rags,
and don't suppose he charged for
maxim of her worse, and even he don't
pretend to charge for curin' of her, and
l am humbly thankful that he never
gave her nothin' for her inwards, as he
did his other patients, for somethin'
made um all die mighty sudden"
Here the applause made the speaker
sit down in great confusion, and in
spite OF q logical restatement of the
case by Senator Toombs, the doctor
lost and Peter Bennett won.
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"Gentlemen of the Jury-You and
is plain farmers, and ii we don't stick
together these 'ere lawyers and doctors
will git the advantage of US. L amt
no lawyer nor doctor, and amt no
objections to them in their proper
places; but they amt farmers, gentle
men ofthe jury. - - "a
"Now, this man Royston was a new
doctor, and l went for him to come an
to doctor my wife's sore leg. And he
come an put some salve truck onto it
and some rags, but never done it one
bit of good, gentlemen of the jury. I
don't believe he is no doctor, no way.
There Is doctors as is doctors sure
enough, but this man don't earn his
money; and If you send for him, as
Mrs. Sarah Atkinson did, for a negro
boy as was worth $1,000, he just kills
him and wants pay for it,"
~ don't'' thundered the doctor.
ibid You cure him?" asked Peter,
with the slow accents of Judge with
the black cap on.
The doctor was silent, and Peter pro-
ceeded ala ef.r.1 nr--
"As 1 was sayin', gentlemen of the
jury, we farmers when we sell our
cotton has got to give vally for the
money we ask, and doctors amt none
too good to be put to the same rule.
And don't believe this Sam Royston
is no doctor, no how"
The physician again put in his oar,
with, "Look at my diploma if you
think / am no DOCTOR"
"His diplomat exclaimed the new
f1edged orator with great contempt.
"His diploma! Gentlemen, that is a
big word for printed sheepskin, and it
didn't make no doctor of the sheep as
first wore it, nor does it of the man as
now carries it A good newspaper has
more in it, and | pint out to ye that
he amt no doctor at ALL"
The man of medicine was now In
fury, and screamed out ASK my
patients if Lam not doctorI'
II asked my wife," retorted Peter,
"an' she said as how she thought you
wasn't" - p
"Ask my other patienis," said Doc
tor ROyston.
This seemed to be the straw that
broke the camePs back, for Peter re-
piled with look and tone of unutter-
able sadness:
"That is a hard sayin', gentlemen
Of the jury, and one that requires me
to die or to have the powers as I've
hearn tell ceased to be exercised since
the Apostles. Does he expect me to
bring the Angel Gabriel down to toot
his honor before his time and cry aloud,
Awake, ye dead, and tell this court
and jury your opinion of Royston's
prsctice?"5 Am i to go to the lonely
churchyard and rap on the silent tomb
and say to un as is at last at rest from
physic and doctor bills, "Git up here,
lyou, and state if you died a natural
tdeath, or was hurried up some by doc
tors?' He says ask his patients, and,
gentlemen Of the jury, they are all
deddi Where is Mrs. BeazIy's man,
Sam? Go ask the worms in the grave
yard where he lies. Mr.. Peaks woman
Sarah was attended by him, and her
funeral was al p'tnted, and he had the
corpse ready. Where is that likely
Bill as belonged to Mr.. Mitchell? Now
in glory a. expressin' has bis
opinion on Royston's > doctorin'. Where
lis that baby gal Of Harry Stephens?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28
A Good Story, About Alexander
Stephens and Bob TOOmbs.
New York World. ]

New York World
A doctor named Royston had sued
Peter Bennett for his bill, long over
due, for attending the wife of the
latter. Alexander II. Stephens was
on the Bennett side, and Robert
Toombs; then Senator of the United
States, was for DIR. Royston. The
doctor proved the number of his visit,
their value according to local custom
and his own authority to do medical
practice. Mr.. Stephens told his client
that the physician had made out his
case, and as there was nothing where
with to rebut or Offset the claim, the
only thing left to do was to pay it.
NO. said Peter; 81 hired you to
speak in my case, and now speak"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was
nothing to say; he had looked on to see
that it was made out, and it was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr..
told him TO omake speech
himself. If he thought one could be
made. % a-sr-
ST will, ~ said Peter Bennett, "if
BODY Toombs won't be too hard on
me-" -, NFl1Ho IhA 5Fi5
Senator Teombs promised and Peter
.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-02-28
CT. ". q w. Railway
Cleveland, Tuscarawas Valley & Wheeling)
Railway Company, :

Railway Company,
Cleveland, June IL, 1877.
v4tHE Subscribers to the Capital stock OF said
- Company will take notice that their sub
scriptions heretofore made for the purpose OF
aiding in extending the railroad OF said Conn
peny from Its present terminus to the Ohio
River. having heretofore been accepted By
said Company, the Board OF Directors OF said
Oonpany ct > meeting thereof, held on the
5th day Of June, 1877, by resolution ordered
that the FIRST installm emit of f1ve dollars $500
on each share of ffty dollars ($50O0) SO sub
scrioed to the capital stock of said COMPANY
now due from subscribers, appearing on The
books. and individual subscriptions SO accept
ted, shall be paid on or before July lst 1877 to
r. Il. Het0eth, 1TeGstrer Of said COmpo1sn. at ne
general ogtce thereof or the same may be paid
to A. J. Bagzs, ~ Bridgeport, Ohio, or TO such
person As he may direct; and said Treasurer
and said Raggs. and also such person as the
said Baggs may duly authorize to receive
money due Upon said subscriptions are either
OF them by said Company empowered and au-
thortzed 10 receive and receipt for the same
for snd on us behalf; and ten per cent Of said
subscription shall be due, (and is hereby re-
quired TO be paid to said Treasurer az ne 0eJ,-
erot Office Of sdid Company, az oforeseid or the
same may be paid to A. J. Bags, at Bridge
port, Ohio, or such person as he may deslg,
nate. who are authorized TO receive the same
Tor and on behalf Of said Company on the
day following the expiration Of every thirty
days from and after July Ist, 1877, until the
whole subscription shall be due and required
to be paid, as above specified.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors
July S, 1s77-lOm = - -
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Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

tempt ought to be made 70. oust him.
We take the ground that no such Of.
tempt ought 10 be made. In The irst
place, we believe It 10 be utterly i'm.
practicable, We do not think the
President Of the United States can be
removed without great risk.
We think that four.fiiths OF the peo.
pie Of the country are opposed to any
such attempt being made, and II this 10
true, 1t would utterly fail. II II did
fail, and the South encouraged it, it
would undoubtedly iDjure Us very
much. We repeat what We have often
said on this subject before: the South
can we'll afford 10 abide by the fat Of
the Electoral Commission, aud the de-
cision Of Congress. The Mercury COM
pares Mr.. Hayes TO q criminal, and
calls for his punishment and Disgrace.
Even II he is criminal, we take the
position that II is not 'he business Of
the South 10 rush in aud take the lead
in his disgrace. Mr.. Hayes was elect.
cd Governor Of bis State twice, once
over one Of the mos. popular men In
the West, and be is certainly not such q
terribly bad fellow. He may have in.
trigusd 10 secure the Presidency, but
that does not alter the case, because
the responsibility Of the declsion Of
who should be President was with
Congress, and that body declHed in bic
favor.
If Mr.. Hayes did all he could to se.
cure the priza, and did not commit any
crime, and we do not believe be did
violate any law, he iS to be praised for
bis energy rather than to be blamed for
It. II Mr.. Tilden had come ont at the
proper time aud followed Hayes
example in this respect, and displayed
little determined courage, It would
not now, perhaps, bo necessary to dis.
cuss this q iestion, and parade him be.
fore the public as the martyr Of fraud
himself could have prevented.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

SOME Of the citizens want TO know
when the Interest will begin on the
bonds 10 be voted 10 the Memphis and
Vicksburg Railroad on its completion
to Rolling Fork. The 3ily will not be
required 10 provide one dollar for in
terest until yesr after the trains begin
to run; then she will only have 10 pro.
vide six thousand dollars a year. In
other words she will enjoy the benefits
Of the road for whole year before she
Is called on to psy dollar Was ever
a faifer proposition presented! This
railroad will penetrate one Of the
richest sections Of country on the globe,
The citizsns along the line Of the route
will be within daily, almost hourly
communication Of the city. There will!
be a telegraph along the line, and a
daily mail. OF those who argue that
these advantages will not bring
business here, we would like toask then
wha. will bring business here?
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
No CessatIon OF Pounding.

Our esteemed and able cotemporary,
the Meridian Mercury, continues to
pound Mr.. Hayes for accepting, or for
working to obtain, the Presidency of
this great Republic. His efforts IN this
respect remind us very much of the
famous charges Don Quixote made on
a windmill. There is only this
difference, Don Quixote never did any
great damage, while If all the Southern
newspapers should begin pounding the
President, very great damage might
result TO this section
The HERALD thinks 1t Is impolltie,
useless and injurious, for Southern pa
pers 10 advocate a revival OF tLis
vexed question. The Mercury takes
the ground that Hayes is a fraud, that
he connived at fraud, and that an at
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
Total Eclipse Of the Suu, July
20, 1SS9.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE ~ tHIEF SIGNAL OF IcER,
WASHING ron, D. o., April 22,ls7S.
CIRCULAR.
The enclosed data, exhibiting the
chances OF weather conditions favora.
BILE for the observation Of the total
eclipse Of the Sun, on July 10Th, prox-
imO, at the stations and places named,
as deduced from the data collected al
this Office, are published for the infor.
nation of ell concerned. The list en-
braces those United States Stations aud
Posts within or very near the path of to-
tality. The total number OF such
points within The path OF totality is 36.
The total number near the path Of to.
tality is 81.
am, sir, very especially,
Your obedient servant,
ALBERT j. MYER,
Brig. Gen, B'v't Assigned
Chief siguRl Officer Of the Army.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
A Cure Tor aInuder.

The following very homely but Elm.
gularly instrnctive lesion is by 81.
Philip Nerl:
A lady presented herself 10 him one
day, accusing herself OF being given TO
slander. "Do you frequently fall into
this fault" inquired the Saint. ayes,
Father, very often," replied the peni.
tent any dear child" said the Saint,
"youF fault is great, but the mercy OF
God is still greater; for. your penance,
do as follows: Go 10 the nearest mar
ket, purchase chicken. just killed and
still covered with feathers; you will
then walk 10 q certain distance, pluck
ing the bird as you 60 along; your
walk finished, you will return to me" !"
Great was the astonishment Of the
lady in receiving go strange penance ;
but sllenciBg all human reasoning, she
replied, al will obey, Father, will
obey" Accordingly, she repaired TO
the market, bought the fowl aud set
out on her journey, plucking Il as she
went along, IS she had been ordered.
In short time she returned, anxious
to tell of her exactness In accomplish
ing her pensnce and desirous to recei We
some explanation Of one so singular.
"Ah!" said the saint, "you have been
very faithful TO the first part OF my or.
ders; now do the second part, and you
will be cured. Relrace your steps
pass through all the places you have
already traversed, and gather up one
by one all the feathers you have scat
tered"
"But, father" exclaimed the poor
woman, "that is impossible. ! cast the
feathers carelessly on every side; the
wind carried them in different direc-
lions; how can ] now recover them "
"Well, my child" replied the saint,
"so II Ia with your words of slander,
like the feather which the wind has
scattered, they have been waited in
many directions call them back now
il you can. Go and sin no more"
History does not tell If the lady was
converted; but II is probable. It re.
quired a saint TO give the lesson, one
should be fool not to profit by 1t.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17

DEATH OF MAJ. STENN1s.-We learn
that on Monday Major Stennis, one Of
the prominent and best citizens Of the
county, who resided ten miles out Ia
the Rushing Store neighborhood, Was
found dead In his field. He left his
house about nine o'clock, and being
missed at about twelve o'clock, searoh
was made for him and he was found
lying dead on bis face. Il is asserted as.
known fact that he was mos afflicted
with any heart disease which. 60 ofleh
terminates suddenly, and the surmise ID
that he may have died Of o oonRestIve
chill. His neighborhood and the whole
county lose IN him a good citizen.-
Meridian Mercury.
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
HAra RHss" AE~:=issnasor -. SER.

aArd Facts AEsm Senator SER
o...... den. sst
sHERlEAH's CAST IRoH. POLICY n THE
LIGHT OF HIsT0RY-BANKRUPTCY AND
RUIN INVARIABLY RoI1ow suDDnN
CONTRACTION. -
Special to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WAsHIEeroE, Nay 6.-senatoF Gordon
arraigned the insane contfaelionisls 10
aringing speech In the Senate to-day
The pending question waa the Finans
Cial Bill reported from the Senate Com
miltee on Finance, and the Georgia
Senator made Il The text Of COM
prehensive review oflhe financial situa-
ton. In opening he pictured In glow.
Ing terms the prospects end condition
Of the country In the years immediate
ly succeeding the war. Then be pic.
tured the gradual change from pros
periiy to almost universal adveFsity,
and sounded the keynote 0fhis speech,
which was that for ell this want and
suffering and financial distress ill-timed
and unwise legislation was responsible.
For the cake Of argument be admitted
that specie payments were desirable;
but be denied that, because specie pay
ments was desirable, therefore tie
shortest possible cut 10 resumption,
regardless Of consequences, was either
wise or satesmanlike. He bad khOWnl
Ofa General, he said, who had deemed
II wise, when o -saFong posiliOn was 10
ba Captunadt not ioIeaPtRns he ueziiion
by Q direct a@ault q sthaaxpansa af klp
army. but to attack by some other aud
longer ROAD, which Il took liof6 tiTne
to travel but tsv6d many lives.
But the contraUeleBlsts inaist tlhae
the country rAhOnld y march N right
on 70 the moais of bankrunloy
and over the abaltis OF ruin %
Captufe the citadel 81 Q cost which was
fearful to contemplate and would
make IL very doubtful AZ they OOuld hold
the fort afleT Il was taken, A strong
part Of the Senator'S speech was his
comparison Of the results OF the policy
Of contraction on the one hand &c 70
presented BY the financial history Of
England under Peel, and of the United
States since the war, aud Of the policy
of stimulation, as represented BY France
and Italy. The Kingdom Of England
and the Republic Of America, ,lha said,
had pursued the fatal policy, OfeoAlEac.
tion. At the end OF an exhapstIpg war
each had said that specie payments
must be resumed forthwith, and 70 that
end each had proceeded to contract the
volume OF circulating medium in order
to bring II 10 the standard of,he marrow
coin basis left over from The strain 81
war. In both cases the result was the
same ruin followed. The Republic OF
France and the Kingdom OF Italy, on
the other hand, pursued the opposite
, policy. They started with. the, idea
that the wisest way to resume was "a
stimulate the industries Of the country
until Its productions should bring 81
sufficient gold to redeem the increased
circulation which had been used q
stimulate the industries OF the country,
In both cases the result had besh pros.
perity. The logic Of these aaels wa
iTrefutable, and The Senator hsmmered
them in frst.clRsS style. Tho galleries
appreciated the speech, but Rilt-edged
Senator'S did not for the reasoh thal
they were not sufficiently pOlItelto stay
aud hear the side the argument which
they refuse to believe In. .,., .,...,
Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-05-17
MemorIal Day.

To day our citizens will visit the last
resting place Of our Confederate dead
and engage in ceremonies mete for the
occasion. The graves will be sirewn
with Aowers, and sad remembrances
will bc refreshed Of those who served
and died. The procession will move,
under the orders OF Gen. Butts, Grand
Marshal, from the Courthouse, at il!
o'clock.