Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-04
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES,

measured seven lnchee IN clfoonl-
stance fernando Press.
Miss LULU DICKsON.-Ws learn that
Miss Lulu Dlokseu will sOOn make her
appearance 10 Canton, supported by
heF own troupe. We predict for her .
fell hOOse whenever she entertAinG-
tCanlOn Citizen.
UNANIHoUS-On the following sub.
lecis, The Mississippi State Grange, at
its recent session, was unimOusly IN
the afarmstiVe7 RemOnetiEing silver
and repeal Of The Resumption Act, An
Agricultural College, aud Q stock fence
law, wherever desired. - [ NatCAez
Democrat.
A SHALL NIe0ER SHoOT'R "A little
white boy, about kBee.high 10 q duck,
and not more than ten years old, whip.
ped out pistOl the other day, and shot
at cOlored man who had "cussed"
him. Fortunately the aim wasn't pre-.
else, and no harm was DONE Natchez
Democrat.
A GooD THING.-The Vicksburg
HERALD earnestly advocates the con.
slrucliOn Of q railroad from Deer Cree h
country 10 that city. Such road would
doubtless prove OF great advantage,
not only to Vicksburg, but to that en-.
tire section Of rich bottom lands.-
jackson Tlmes.
FIRE.-We learn from Q private
sOurce that the enterprising town Of
Baldwin, Prentiss county, was almost
entirely destroyed by Ere, on Christ.
mas day. No particulars could be OBJ
lained as 10 the extent Of loss, nor as
TO the origin Of the fire, but It 10 prob.
able that It resulted from careless exc
plOSiOn Of 6re.crackers.-( Aberdeen
Examiner.
MONUMENT TO CONFEDERATE DEAD.
The ladies OF the Memorial AssOcia.
tion Of Columbus have just made their
last payment upon The monument
erected In that city, In honor OF the
Confederate dead, and have made such
improvements upon the grounds 81
10 render the last resting place Of the
sleeping heroes very AItFAclive.-I Alb
srdeen Examiner.
THE GoyD OLD TlMEs.-We remem,
Der before, aud for some time after thC
war, when honesty was the rule, AnC
dishonesty an exception, the proceed
ings of the Board Of Supervisors wer,
always Published, the taxpayer wa,
not required 10 ride from ten 10 fort,
miles TO read tho proceedings Of lh'
Board, which would be lhe case in thl
county, MayersViIle Leader.
PROBABLE INnENDIARI-A.-The gin
house OF Mr.. Chauning Selden va
burned on Christmas night, With q los
Of about nine bales OF cslton, Eve D
which we're carried out. Some negroe
bad been playing cards In the hous'
aud It IL supposed an accident froT
this source fred the building. No 10
surance. Il is also stated that the nj
groes had a quarrel previous to Ii
fire, aud there 10 some suspicion
IN ght have been inlenlional.-l Maco
sun.
SNAP JUDGMENT The quiet seI
shore town, Ocean Springs, was N
scene of II uch excitement io.dal
growing out Of the fact that few cit
E'Ds, mostly nOn.sxpayers, had sud
denly gotten up q meeting In The at
scence Of a larger portion OF the tai
paying community, TO petition III
Legislature to incorpoTatJ ia
'Owu Of Ocean SPRING.. Tho ci
izns who had freely given thel
money 10 build up aud b aulify III
village, we're naturally indignant th'
such a snap Judgment should be take
during their absence. - tPascagouI
Star.
THE following exceedingly amusin
and interesting production wa. hande
in 10 q .chOOl superintendent, not
thousand miles from NaIcheE, by q CO
ored applicant for situation as
teacher:
EssAY OK THEORY AND PRACTICE {
TEACHING.
l. The God of Heaven 10 my sup
rior being.
2. / love to SEQ the sun shine an
give her brilliant light.
g. Did YOU ever see the moon au
sun In clip5
4 Ny father who art in heaven, "
! slug his praise from rnd.to-eud.
5 l love my father, yes do, ! hoI
my mother loves bin TOO.
8 / have some friends before n
gone, aud l hope to follow on.
Z Some toms folks went to TOW
yesterday.
8. HArk from tho moon the donei
. sound, my ears attend The cry.
8. 1877 Dec 2Sh.
Dear friend, seat myself to iDfor
you Q few lines, to let you know that
am we'll aud doing well.
10. II is IL o'clock by my watch.
TnR ORPHAN CARED FoR. m
, SimOu'On is improving In snalching |
Interesting Items aud flushing the
|. over lhe land. The other day d
widow II q millionaire OF New Yor
). stumped her toe and fell down 81
y burt herself, and he sent word by tel
graph all around Immediately. Anot
eF widow, whose name has also be-
given 10 fame-widow Chiaolm-b
got \ sit, in The Treasury at Washin
ion, and he promptly accepted The !
" Il. Al. Il 4 Z.