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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
A Brilliant scheme.

must tell you a funny incident | heard
to-day. An enterprising young Journalist
suddenly conceived an idea that he be.
lieved would make him famous. This ia.
SEPARATION was that he would engage DE-.
HolEes and Miss Sarah Ornc Jewett to
talk, and have the conversation reported
by a stenographer on which he would sell
it to the journal so fortunate as to pay his
price. Filled with zeal he laid this brill.
liant scheme before the autocrat, who
smiled b%enignantly down upon the orici.
nator of the suggestion.
20, could not think of it, he replied
AYou see | don't talk to state what /
know, but to ind out whatI know. Now
If you had q hose you would feel iii
around and sprinkle a great deal Of crass
It may be, in finding your point, " he said.
but a gun must be aimed at a mark and
go oil only n c That would be fatal to
conversation. Talking is like the hose.
do think.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
The Tyrolese Passion Plays.
Foreign letter.


The Tyrolese passion plays of Vorder
Thiersee are becoming strong competitors
OF the traditional Oberammergau IRA.
varia) representations At all events the
present performances are attracting large
audiences, conspicuous in which are cleP.
gymen and Englishmen. With their in.
creasing success and extended apprecia.
ton the zeal of the actors is keeping full
pace: 1t is even asserted by critics thar
the female characters MARY and Magda.
lem are much better sustained than at
Oberammergau, and that the male parts
(St. Peter, Judas, Caiphas and Herod-
even that of Christ himself) will bear com.
parison with those of the best actors in
the Bavarian village.
These plays. according to an ancient
custom, are likewise performed once in
every decade; but, owing to the greater
notoriety gained by the Oberammergau
and Brixlegg plays within the last twenty
years, they have in more recent DAYS o6.
tanned a reputation far beyond the narrow
circle of the adjacent mountain valleys.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
TILE YALHE

What the victory in this county will
be worth, should he referred to often
We estimate it will be worth to the
county and city fully forty thousand
dollars a year. The saving by stopping
the scrip steal, alone is worth fully
thirty thousand dollars a year. In
other lines where the Radicals have
got in their work, the amount will be
worth much more than ten
thousand dollars a year, thus
insuring to u taxpayers a
saving of, between forty and fifty
thousand dollars a year in clean cash.
Beyond the dollars and cents the value
of the victory will be very great. The
purity and usefulness of our Court will
be restored. AS it is now the county
would be much better off without any
Court, as far as preservation of life
and public rights is involved.
The next great thing to be noticed is
the restoration of the rights of the
laboring men, and the poor citizens.
AT the beginning of this campaign it
W IS looked upon by a large class of
citizens as an act of rashness and bad
judgment for a man to aspire to office
unless he had a "bar'l" or a bundle"
or was clinging to the coat tail
of man who had one.
was a common remark that
it was folly for Mr., - to run
for office, as he had no money. That
is past now, and any man worthy to
serve the people in office, even if he is
poor, will have as good a show as a
man witha "barl."
All these results are within the
each of our good citizens, and they
must not be lost by failure to do our
luty to the end.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
Families and Old Friends Divided
on the Question of Prohibltlon.

80 S'O &NOSIlOIl vi FTOIllDlLIOns
ATLANTA, Oct. 27.-The prohibi.
tionists of the city are paradlng the
streets tonight with brass bands in
Salvation Army style. Alvin Free
man. a well known speaker of Griffin,
and George N. Lester are holding forth
at the court house to a large crowd.
and much enthusiasm prevails. Both
sides are well organized, and never has
such interest been manifested in an
election here.
Families and business firms are di.
vided on the question, and everybody
is discussing it. The preachers of the
city take it for their texts on Sundays.
and are making personal appeals to
their congregations. The business
men of the city, as a rule, are opposed
to prohibition, and will hold an i'm
mense mass meeting tomorrow night.
Should the law as passed by the leg
islature be adopted it will be illegal
for drugstores to sell whisky or brandy
and for physicians to administer them.
The prohibitionists claim that they
will carry the county by 1000 votes,
and the anti-prohibitionists are equally
confident.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

"HoLE IN THE DAY." a great-grand-
son of the famous Chippewa chief of
that name, is in Washington, with
Minnesota influence, to secure from
the President an appointment to West
Point when a vacancy occurs. He is
young, tall and straight, and of very
prepossessing personal appearance,
with but little to suggest Indian blood
in his veins. He dresses well, and is
said to be highly educated for his
years.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
How an Ohio Battery Captured Supplies.
lOor. Cleveland Leaderl

We knew it would be night before thu
slow:paced baggage wagons reached
Bowling Green, and perhaps morning
before we could find them. The thought
made the soldiers ravenous. Clearly
something must be done to procure
rations for supper. Far of down the
road in front we could see a negro DRIVING
an OK team, making his way home
probably scared into an ague ft by the
sudden appearance Of Yankees. It was
the first time, the reader must remember
that the Federal troops had penetrated the
south, and the ignorant people regarded
them with comical terror. The negro was
making what haste he could to avoid being
overtaken. 1t this moment a wheel ran
On from the leading gun carriage and the
nrst detachment halted, drawing to one
side to enable the battery to pass. In a
minute or two it was replaced, but by this
time the battery had Numbered by the OK
team, leaving the negro half paralzed with
fear, sitting in his wagon by the roadside.
A hurried consultation in the detach-
ment resulted in the sergeant giving it
a minute to convert the oxen into beef.
We approached the team on q rum.
halted, and while the negro still sat on
the wagon with staring eyes, shiverinr
with fright, twenty men fell to the work
OF slaughter. They worked like wild
men fear of losing their rations. In a
minute or two it was all over, eight ouar-
tiers OF beef adorned the caison chests. the
detachment clattered on the run to over.
the battery, and the negro still sat on
his wagon, gazing alternately at the
nloes, heads, and debris, incumber-
ing the yoke and wagon tongue, and
the flying artillery disappearing down the
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
judicial D~espotIsm.
st. Louis Republican.

d. LOUIS hepuDllCdn.
In his decision regarding the Marble.
Walters a yesterday Judge Lewis
took occasion to comment on the de.
fects in the jury system of this coun-
try, aud also to express himself on the
subject of judicial despotism. zone of
the chief objections" said the court,
ITO the jury system is the frequent in.
clination of the average juror to dis
criminate between the requirements
of law and his own ideas of natural
right and justice. 1t is often the fact
that where a strong sentiment appears
in anUagonism with a rule Of law the
verdict will be found in many cases in
favor of the sentiment and against the
law. 1t is the business of the court"
continued the decision, ito counteract
tendencies to set aside the behests of
government for preferences of the in
dividual. The courts vindicate the
absolute supremacy Of the law. The
willful rendering of an unlawful iudg-
ment and the deliberate refusal by a
court to use the mean expressly con-.
fded to 1t for protection Of suitor's
rights are only different forms of Judi.
cial despotism."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
LAST WORDS.

This is the last issue before the day
of the election and we take the oppor-
tunity to urge every good citizen to go
to the polls and vote. If they do it, they
will settle this county on a peaceful
I'D prosperous basis for twenty years
come.
" reconsideration Of the results it is
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

THE fishing grounds at West Done.
gal, Ireland, have been invaded by an
army of sharks so powerful and so
ferocious that they blockade the land.
May boats have been assailed. A
concerted attack on one was so fierce
that those on board had to pull for
their lives to gain shallow water. An
other boat was nearly sunk. Fishing
has been abandoned, for the men will
not venture out.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
THERE have been some unjust eff.

LIIEIsH HWVO JUL DVHV UDJUoU VI
forts to make the COMMERCIAL HER
AID take sides in the discussions,
criticisms, estimates and so on of our
State Military Companies. If we have
been unjust to any company, it was
not because WI did not try to do all of
them full justice. All we want is
to see the companies prosper, and
when they meet in competitive drills,
"may the best company win."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
A Faith Cure Convention.

BUFFALO, Oct. 81 The speakers at the
Faith Cure Convention yesterday were
Rev. Mr.. Schwartz, Mrs. Osborne and
Rev. Mr.. Baxter. An interesting fea-
ture OF the convention was the anoint.
ing with oil of seventy-fve persons
who came to be cured Of various NAL
aides. They were told they would be
cured by their faith in Christ as the
healer Of their body and soul.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

Gentleman Ito little boy)-What arc you
gong to do with the puppy, little boy
Little Boy-l'm goin' to drown him.
Gentleman-m give you a dollar for
him.
Little Boy after due consideration
N-nop | guess not You see, Idhaye to
give most of the money to father, and I
wouldn't have the fun Of drowning he
dog. Mop, ! guess | won't sell him.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
OUR DISTINGUISHED GUEST,


Senator ]. 2. George arrived in the
city yesterday and will address the
citizens of the county and city to.
night at Magnolia Hall. The Senator
is in excellent health and the citizens
of the State will be glad to learn that
his eyes, from which, for quite a time
he suffered, are completely cured. His
trip to the coast has been of vast bene-
fit to him.
He says he hardly knows
what would most interest our
citizens, but he is ever ready to
aid Warren county in every way in his
power. Twelve years ago, when he
was Chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee, he promptly
came to our rescue in time of great
need and did US inestimable service.
There will be a vast crowd to hear
him to night, when he will
talk the soundest kind of
sense, for if there is any man in the
whole south who thoroughly under
stands the situation and thoroughly
appreciates the dangers that encom-
pass Southern communities, that man
is j.. q. George.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

The gentlemen who have worked
up the Fair Association deserve we'll
of the city. Ia their first meeting the
citizens should turn out en- masse to
witness the outdoor sports.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

THE Democrats expect a victory
both in New York and Virginia next
Tuesday. The expectation is reason
for with proper efforts both
gSAJes are Democratic. We think.
acre is no doubt about Virginia. The
HERALD will have early and reliable
news Of the result in both States.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

THE buildings and track at the Fair
Grounds are rapidly approaching CON-
pletion, and those of our citizens who
visit the Grounds to day, will be agree
ably surprised at the outlook.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
Customs Differ.

Calling a man a big buffoon in Naples
is considered the highest honor you can
pay him Bnffeonery is a fine art thers
requiring unlimited talents; amateurs ara
classed as the best and take no Jaw: hence
a prince may bea buffoon, and often Il
Customs diler.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
The Killing Near Monroe.
Monroe Bulletin.

Monroe Bulletin.
In an alteration last Thursday or
the Rhodes place, Island DeSlard, be
tween Capt. W. G. Burlington and Mr.
W. S. Rhodes, the former was killed.
From what we can learn Burlington
made an assault upon Rhodes with a
knife and the latter struck him in the
head with a mallet, death resulting
from the blow Sunday morning. Capt.
Burlington was in town the morning
before the difficulty, drinking freely,
and was very quarrelsome. He
went home and raised the
trouble with Rhodes and his
rashness cost him his life.
Rhodes is a man reluctant to get into
trouble but when angered and assault
ed is said to be dangerous. Burlington
and he were brothers-in-law and we
cannot believe that he would have
killed him unless compelled to have
done so to save his own life. Capt.
Burlington was at one time a success
full steamboatman on the Ouachita.
He leaves a wife and several children,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

The Walkup trial is costing the
press of the country hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars for telegraph, com.
position expenses and so forth. When
the trial is over it will have cost this
journal alone over a hundred dollars.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

WE learn from the surrounding
country that the impression has gone
abroad that the Fair Grounds Manage
ment intend to charge n dollar ad-
mission. That is a mistake. The gen.
eral admission will be only fifty cents,
children half price.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

2 THE Grand Stand will be beautiful
filled with the citizens of ViOksburg
and the surrounding country, when
the soldier boys are in the field, or
the iiers are on the "home stretch"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

THE New Orleans Picayune of Fri.
day has the following From E. S.
81 its, President, and 7. A. Marshall,
Jr., Secretary, the Picayune has re-
ceived a complimentary ticket for the
inaugural meeting of the Vicksburg
Fair Association. The Fair will be
held Nov. 10 to 13. y
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

The St. Louis Republican heads its
special from this city giving the news
of the completion of the Vicksburg,
Shreveport & Pacific Railroad incline
IS a 'big thing for Vicksburg."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

"DEAR BOB" will be here during
Fair Week, or there will be a row be-
tween his favorite county and him
self.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
Monumental ]8eraId

SOME of the RAIDS hope to slip in.
That won't work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

Officers of the CHILEAN navy talk 4 graas
deal about the anticipated time when they
may sack San Francisco. and their idea "a
said seriously to be that . project Of that
kind Is quite feasible
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

AT the start Of the campaign in this
county the danger arose from a lack Of
confidence, DOW it is from over-conG-
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

If you are asked Wednesday did you
vote for honest government and re-
form, be prepared to answer yes.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

EX-SENATOR BRUCE. will pass
through the city Monday, on the way
to his old home in Bolivar county.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

THIS city is on a boom. What about
the water works, Messrs Mayor and
Aldermen?
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06

ABOUT 100000 is to be expended
in restoring parts Of St. Peters in
Rome.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-04
Religious Services,

UNITED CHURCH.-Rev. George F. Pentecost, D. D.. will preach morning and evening: Commuaion s?so's s5o in the morning at HOO Evening service
 BRANCH MIss1oN,-Todd's Block, 4sO State street Meetings every evening in the week Sun. o'clock.
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURcH-CWsos Place)-Preach w. H. Butrick. Sabbath school and young mems Bible class at 12 m.
 GOSPEL UNIoN-English Hall. corner of Court and State streetS-Gospel meeting as usual on Sun day evening Preaching by John c. Collins. Sub ject, Voices From Heaven" Good singing. Seats free.
 TRINITY M. E. CHURcH.-Dwight Place corner George street)-Reeeption of new members and holy communion at 10:30 a. m Bible school at 2:30 p. m. Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Dr J. o. Peck, 7:30 p.
 ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH-Beers street.-Socia meeting in the morning at 1o;3o a. m. Preaching al CT Subject in the afternoon, "The Second Coming of Christ and Its Objects I. c. Neserve pastor Communion at morning service. Sunday school in the afternoon at 2:s0 Evening chapel service at o'clock. Strangers anC new corners welcomed to all the services
 DWIGHT PLACE CHURoH.--tCorner of Chapel anG Dwight streets f-Preaching morning at 1030 by the pastor, Rev. Justin E. Twitchell, D D Sunday school meets after morning service. Young peoples meeting at 6:30. Usual Tuesday evening prayer meeting at 7:45.
 FIRST N E. CHURCH-Rev. D. A. Goodsell, D. D. pastsr. Divine service at 10:30, 2:3O and 7:3o Morning service and communion. Afternoon, Sab
 
 Thoughts for the Fourth of July Young peoples meeting at 6:30 D. Tn.
 HOWARD AVENUE M. E. CHuRcH.-(corner of 4th street.)-Rev. Nathan Hubbel pastor, (resdence 75 Fourth street.) Lords supper, baptism and Bible reading at 1030 At 730 p. sermon by the pastor on Our Nations Peris Seats all free Sabbath school at p. m.
 HUMPHREY STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, (corner of Orange)-Rev. Spencer H Bray, pastor, will preach morning and evening. At 1O:3o a. m g brief address followed by the communion. Sermon at 7:30. Subject, :" Which Side Are You On?'' Sun day school at ?. Young peoples experience meeting at p. m
 CHURCH THE HOLY SPIRIT Second Universalist, corner of Davenport avenue and Ward street. Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford pastor. Services at 10:3O and 7:3O Sermon tomorrow by the pastor. Morn ing: "Foundations, National and Individual Qsa. liv, ID Evening: Fourth of July Suggestions, n (ii Chron. xx 2O) All are cordially invited.
 CHURCH THE MESSIAH, First Universalst, Orange street. near Elm).-Rev Selden Gilbert pastor. Services at 1o:3 a. and 7:30 p. Sun day school at 12 m. Morning topic: 1.-The Cup of Blessing" Communion. Evening: Vesper service. Topic of address, "Universalism and What It In- volves.''
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH Chapel corner York streets )-Services at 10:30 a. ID. and 615 p. m. The ordinance of the Lords supper will be admin stered in the morning; Prayer and praise meet ing in the parlors in the evening. The usual Sun day evening service will be discontinued during July and August.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-04
GRANT UNABLE TO SLEEP.
Message Summon ming Dr. Sands '
 Mt. MeGregor.

A Message Summ ming Dr. Sands To Mt. MeGregor.
 Mir. MCGREGoR, N. Y., July 3.-General Grant failed to fall asleep readily tonight in spite of great wea1iness. It was about 1O:30, three hours after retiring, that sleep came
 A message wss sent summoning Dr. Sands, who replied that he would leave New York at 11:15 tonight. Jesse Grant and Senor Romero arrived tonight Tomorrow will
 be the birthday of Mrs. Sartoris and of Col onel Grants son well as the anniversary of Vicksburg. General Grant awoke within an
 hour after he had first fallen asleep. The in
 dications at midnight pointed to a restless night. All became quiet at the Grant cot tage before 12:30 o'clock.
 It was discovered at noon to-day that Gen eral Grants cheerful and active manner of the morning had been forced. He wanted the family to think he was much improved The effort succeeded beyond his expectations and in their happiness their attentions to
 him were so profuse that about noon unable longer to keep up appearances he went to his room. In response to inquiry made eff him
 there he wrote on his pad that the night had
 not been as good as was supposed and had
 been given out in the morning from the cot
 tage, but was very wakeful and that he felt
 the need of lying down for rest Later the
 general was reused and wrote reply to a
 letter.
 The desire to rest was still strong upon
 him and he felt that he could not otherwise
 gain relief Going to a cot he stretched him
 self on it and was soon asleep. The family
 had been concerned over his stating his con
 dition. They were soon afterward made
 anxious by a violent attack of coughing that
 came as the penalty of his lying down. The
 general realized how they felt and as soon as
 the coughing stopped be put on his hat and
 outing was brief one. It greatly allayed
 the anxiety at the cottage. The rest of the
 afternoon he divided between the porch and
 his room, moving frequently. He was con- spicuously restless, although he suffered no special pain. So tired was he at evening that he was prepared for bed at 8 o'clock.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-04
She Left the Gas Turned On.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Yesterday afternoon
 John Kennedy, a clerk, received telegram
 from his seventeen-year-old sister Maggie Kennedy requesting him to meet her at the Grand Central depot at g o'clock last night, which he did. He took his sister to the Richmond flats on East Twelfth street and engaged a room for himself in 8 neighboring hotel. Early to-day MT. Kennedy went to the Richmond to call for his sister. Repeat ed knocks failed to arouse her and the door was broken open. The girl was discovered in bed apparently dead. The gas was pour ing from the burner at half cock. Professor Naish, an electrician residing in the flats, thought he discovered signs of life and with physician he spent nearly an hour in cleo tr1e experiments to save the young woman's
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-04
CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Fortunate ones Who Are Chosen \
 Share The Spoils.

Fortunate ones Who Are Chosen To Share The Spells.
 WASHINGTON, July 3.-Among- the ap- pointments made to-day are: George V. Brewer, general appraiser of merchandise in the district of New York; Samuel T. Hauser of Helena, Mont, to be Governor of the Ter ritory of Montana; Hon. Lambert Tree of Illinois, United States minister to Belgium Hon. J. c. Lamb of Indiana, United States district attorney for the State of Indiana; J. c. Q. Williams of Tennessee, United States district attorney for the eastern district ot Tennessee.
 It is given out on good authority that nc more important appointments are to be made until October and that the President proposes to take rest from August 1st to the middle of September.
 MT. Thomas G. Nash, of Centralia, Wis, was to-day appointed chief clerk of the Post office department, vice c. M. Walker re- signed.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-04
sxNtngtng From a sycamere Tree.

WADEsBoRo, N. O., July 3.-Daylight this morning revealed the body of John Began, the negro who two weeks ago outraged Mrs. Brunner- The body was swinging from a sycamore tree within fifty yards of the court house. Began was captured last night at his mothers home concealed in potato hole. A proposition was made to take him before Mrs. Brunner, but he said he did not want to go as he committed the deed and did not expect mercy. He was at once strung up to tree and his body was brought to town and hung up near the court house and riddled with bullets Began made full confession giving details of the outrage