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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
LABOR TROUBLE,
Coal Mines Shutting Down---Two
italians Set Upon by a Mob.

WHEELING, W. VA, Oct. 3-Fresh
labor trouble has broken out among
the coal miners in this vicinity. The
cause Of this new troubled is as follows:
About a week ago a committee Of
miners, working for the Pittsburg &
Wheeling coal company, waited upon
the managers andinformed them that
their men had joined the national asso-
citation and made a demand that a dis,
charged workman, Michael Morgan, be
reinstated or another union man hired
in his place. Mr.. Walters, n of the
superintendent, went to Cleveland
and had a consultation with the direct
ors, the result of which was a deter.
mination to close all the mines Of the
company between Cleveland and
Wheeling and discharge the men, over
1000 in number. This order went
into effect last night, and all the large
mines belonging to the company in
Belmont county, Ohio, opposite this
city, were shut down until non-union
men can be obtained. At the Wheel
ing Creek mines two Italians refused
to join the union and announced that
they would resume work, when they
were set upon by a mob, and narrowly
escaped being killed. The union to
which the miners belong is the Nation
al Amalgamated Association, recently
formed at Indianapolis, and includes
nearly all coal miners in the principal
coal mining States.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Caught at Last.

WACO, Oct. 3-Wm. Ship, a fisher.
man by occupation, together with bis
negro wife, was arrested Thursday
night for miscegenation. He has been
wanted for eight years. Shipp does
not deny his marriage, but says the
ceremony was performed eighteen
years ago, before the m~iscegenation
law was enacted. Records Of the
court, however, show the license for
his marriage was issued in 1877, and
the marriage was solemnized by Rev.
Jesse Estell, a colored minister. The
accused is ifty-6ve years old.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09

Political Meeting at Pryor's Church
Pursuant to previous notice a meet
ing Of PryoF's church political club
was held Friday night at its usual
place Of meeting. The following can
didates were present and made
speeches: Jno. w. LAWNS, Capt. W..
o. Worrell, H. G. McCabe, James NJ.
Gibson, r. F. Beck, J. H. Adams, Geo
P. Steele. The other candidates were
conspicuous by their absence. It is
not possible to give even a brief sum.
mary Of the speeches made, but the
pith Of each may be stated. Mr.. Law
ms said he was going to be elected (;
that he would like very much to have
their votes, II he could get them. but
whether he did or not he was going
to be elected. Capt. Worrell said he
was no speaker and had only come out
to see and hear what was going on.
Mr.. McCabe spoke in favor of the
Democratic ticket and urged its cleo
ton, and assured the coIored people
that they had nothing to fear from the
Democratic party. Mr.. Gibson's speech
wal devoted principally to an araign-
ment of the Democratic party, and he
went for it roughly. He was not at
all pleased with what It had done in
the past, and warned the colored
people to have nothing to do
with it. Mr.. Gibson's speech was
conspicuousin that while it was against
the Democratic party it did not define
his position and at the close of bis
address some n present aross and
asked him whether he was a Democrat
or Republican. To which he replied
Republican, Of course A; everybody
knows that" Mr.. Beck's speech was
devoted almost entirely to a defense
Of himself against the attacks made
on him by the COMMERCIAL HERALD
but he would occasionally step aside
to give the Democracy a wrap.
Mr.. Adams said if elected he wai
going to try to put the county on a cash
basis. He is the Democratic candi
date for supervisor from the Second
district and will doubtless be elected
We didn't hear Mr.. Steele'S speech and
don't know what he said.
The meeting was a fine n and goot
humor prevailed throughout. The
voters seemed determined to hear al
candidates and both sides of tht
question, and to make up their minds
intelligently. A colored man nance
Martin was called upon and addressed
the club in which he said there wer,
no party issues involved and callet
upon his people to make up thei
minds intelligentlY and to vote for tn,
best men applying for office. 1t wa
impossible to tell the sentiment of tn,
meeting. The speakers were all wei
received and each speaker applaudet
in turn in a manner indicating i'm
Partially.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Grand Jury Closing Gambling
Houses.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 3-Chinn & Morgan's
gambling house was closed last night
on account of an indictment by the
grand jury now in session. Other
houses are open, but will be closed by
grand jury indictments. The munich
pal authorities tacitly authorized
gambling, but the grand jury have de-
termined to adjourn from day to day
until business is closed out.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
The univeraal Oninlon.

The Yazoo sentinel of October 1st
in their annual trade edition in speak
ing of the river interest says:
"Since 1865 the regular reliable and
responsible P. Line has practically had
a monopoly Of the river freight from
V%icksburg up and on cotton down.
Though a monopoly it has never abused
it's powers, but has dealt justly and
fairly, always giving reasonable freight
rates and serving its patrons promptly
and faithfully. The Line was
established in 1865, and has
been in constant operation since
that time. 1t is chartered under the
laws Of Mississippi and has a capital
stock, paid up, of $l85.0O0. The fol.
lowing steamers belong to the line
DeSmet. F. Barksdale, Katie Robbins,
Golden Era. Deer Creek, Cherokee and
Sallie Carney and four model barges,
1t has two fre-proof warehouses al
Yazoo City, one fire-proof warehouse
at Tchula and one at Greenwood
Steamers of the line ply regularly from
Vlcksburg and Yazoo City to all points
on the Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers
and Tchula Lake. The Line connects
at Vicksburg with the Pool Line, An.
Choir Line and Vicksburg & Meridian
railroad, and at Yazoo City with the
Illinois Central. At the head of the
P. Line are Capt. S. H. Parisot, and E.
G. Carroll, superintendent, both men of
brains, energy and push. whose exer-
tions and good management firmly es-
tablished the Line in the confidence of
the people, and gave to it its greatness
and its glory. The p~ostofice address
of these gedtlemen is Vicksburg. Mr..
G. ]. DuBuisson is the agent at Yazoo
City, and a more worthy, heightened
gentleman is not connected with the
Line. Mr.. W. W. Mcneil is the agent
at Greenwood, Miss"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Utter Failure of a Mormon Mission
to India.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Reports have
been received through official channels
of the apparent utter failure Of a re-
cent Mormon mission sent to India.
The mission consisted of Elder Willis
and Messrs. McCune and Pratt. Their
arrival at Calcutta was reported by the
United States Vic&consul to the secre-
tary Of state. Minister Lowell by d.
rection of Secretary Frelinghuysen,
officially called the attention of the
British authorities to the subject and
suggested that appropriate instruc-
tions be issued to the proper authori-
ties with a view to checking any ship
ment of Mormon recruits to the
United States. The Indian authorities
to whom Mr.. Lowell's communication
was referred stated the harm done by
the Mormons had been inappreciable
and that in the opinion of the govern
ment no special measures were at pres
ent necessary, but that in case OF un-
lawful recruiting of men or women
the provisions Of the penal code would
be applied. The Mormons made no
converts in Calcutta. They separated
and visited other parts of India and
are reported to have converted two or
three persons, but finally became SO
much reduced in finances that they
were compelled to seek help and one
or more of them left India in a state
of restitution.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Appointments By the President.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The presi-
dent this afternoon appointed John
Cardwell, of Texas, agent and consul
general of the United States at Cairo.
Owen McGarr, Of Colorado, consul gen
eral at Ecuador.
To be United States consuls: Thos
R Jemagin, of North Carolina, at Mon.
tevidio; Madison Allen Sybrock, Of In
diana, at Algiers; Lewis Gilbert Read,
of New York, at Barbados; Henry
S Merritt, of Illinois, at AK La Chap
pelle; Otto E Reimers, of New York,
at Santiago De Cuba; George R Good
win, of Massachusetts. at Annaborg,
Kingdom of Saxony; Geo H Hoffman
and George R Snowden to be assistant
appraisers of merchandise at Philadel-
phia, and Benjamin II Green, of New
Orleans, to be surveyor general Of Mon
tana.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
mr.. Robert G. ouarterman Improv-

The Natchez Daily Democrat says:
We were CERTIFIED to hear yesterday
that our young friend Mr. Robt. G.
Quarterman, who has been very i'll for
some time past with typhoid fever, is
improving, and the chances now are
that he may recover. Mr.. Quarterman,
has for some weeks been lowering be-
tween life and death, the cord of life
being stretched to the utmost tension,
ready at almost any time to be snap
ped asunder, but thanks to the kindly
ministration of both doctors and
nurses, he is now on the mend, and
unless he has a relapse he will soon
be able to be up and about.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Edwards Dots.

EDWARDS, Oct. 3.
Alta precinct meeting held here yes.
terday the following delegates were
elected to attend the county conven-
ton which is to be held in Raymond,
Monday, Oct. 9Th 4: j. A.. Patterson,
]. A. Boyd, SIS. Thomas, L. A. Moss,
W. H. Harris, N. j. Coker, E. Math.
ews, J. B. Greaves, R. fl. Noblin, S.
D. Heres, S. j. B%irdsong.
The convention was largely attended
and everything passed off quietly, all
being satisfied with the delegates,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
The Craze for Old silver.
New York Times.l

The craze for old china is on the wane
and the prevailing craze is for old silver
Many old kinds Of silver ornaments ara
being resurrected, from book. clasps to
w~aist,buckles and these are formed, when
joined together, into mirrors and photo
graph frames All kinds of silver odds
and ends can be seen on the tables in
many parlors Many curious relics are
being discovered by this popular but
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Everything QuIet--The Mayor Of
the City Arrested,

MONTREAL, Oct. Lowing no doubt to very
excellent precautions taken by the mayor Of the
almost deserted. There are three Companies
at the garrison artillery now in ARMS
With troop cavalry doing patrol duty outside
There were 100 constables on duty at the Central
quired they we're sent home at 10 O'clock. There
are also volunteers on guard at various armo-
ries. The chairman Of the board of health 81 ated
last night that the mayor had been arrested at
the instance OF Hon Louis Deaubian, for taking
fOrcible possession OF the exhibition pronnds
or smallpox hospital.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Caused by an Overdose of Lauda-
alum--O'Brien Found Guilty.

CINCINNATI, Oct. Sooner Carey
in his inquest upon the body Of DR..
Chas. E. Warren, formerly Of Boston,
Mass, who was found dead in his room,
found that death was caused by an
overdose Of laudanum taken to allay
pain and not with suicidal intent.
John P. O'Brien was found guilty
to-day in the police court Of fraudulent
registering. 1t is the first Ease under
the new law. He is the man who
offered to sell Mayor Smith and others
registration certificates at 500.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
(ammsrsial 18nald
A Solid Delegation.

Special to the Commercial Herald.
CLINTON, Oct. 3.-At the primary
election bel here this evening to Sc
lect delegates to the Kinds county
convention, which meets at Raymond
On next Monday, DR.. w. E. Todd was
selected chairman J.. NJ. Sharp secre-
tary. The following named gentle
men were elected delegates: R. ].
Harding, @. NJ. Lewis, b. L. Todd,
Robt. Murphy, T. J. Williams. W. 4.
Lewis, VIM. Hewes, John Basye, j.
O'Neal and A. L. Page. A solid dele
cation for Col. S. B. Thomas for
sheriff.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
No ono Inlurad-

CLEVELAND, Oct. 3-Train No. Is,
on the Valley railroad, was derailed
near Brooksville this morning by dis
placed rails. Officials Of the road
claim no cars left the track and no one
injured.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Livery Stable Rurned.

GALIATIN, Tenn, Oct. 2.-At2 80 this morn
ing a fire broke out in Day Ellen's livery sta
bic, consuming the building and contents, in
Guiding twenty-one head OF horses. Loss about
work of an incendiary as three stables have
been burned in this place in the last eighteen
days, including that OF Of Mr.. Joiner last week,
in which seven hsrses were lost.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Railroad Collision.

CLEVELAND. Oct. 3.-Two freight
trains on the Valley road collided fif-
teen miles out Of Cleveland at an early
hour this morning. Both engines were
wrecked and one man was badly in
iured.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
A Son Splits His Fathers Skull
Open.

SOUTH BRIDGE, MASS. Oct. 2-David Vinton,
aged bS years, a farmer living IN the outskirts
stick, in the hands Of his son, David, aged 30
years, who lived with him. The father had been
drinking a good deal Of late and while drunk yes
terday attacked his son. lie threw him down
and was choking him nm. when the $50 son 9d rGse up Up a sbe
left side of the head, splitting the skull open.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
From Jackson.
Special TO Commercial Herald.

DP1JIAI % OUlHHtISI"l HNI0"'
jackson, Oct. 3.-Ward meetings
were held in this city last night to SO.
lect delegates TO the county convention
which meets in Raymond Monday.
When G. A. Lusk failed to have dele
gates friendly to him elected from the
south ward. he, in a very graceful
speech, withdrew as a candidate for
the Legislature. This leaves Jackson
solid for II. NJ. Taylor, for this Office.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
smaII-Pox In New York.

NEW York, Oct. 3-Four new cases
of smallpox were reported at the
sanitary headquarters in this city to-
day. The exact localities where these
cases are have not been made known
by the authorities,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Fires HIa own ResIdenoe,

WINNIPEG, Oct. 3.-Wm. Smith,
yesterday. set fire to his residence, at
tempting to burn his wife and child
therein. Failing to do this he cut his
throat and died shortly after.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
6mall-Pox---FIve Dollars and Fiji
teen Days.

MONTREAL, Oct. 3-The official re-
turns at the health Office shows forty
FIVE deaths from smallpox in the city
yesterday; seven in the st. Jean Bap-
tiste village, two in Cote st. Louis,
three in st. Conegonde, and two in st.
Henri. This makes, for the week end
ing last night, S21 deaths in the city,
thirty in the st. Jean Baptiste village,
fifteen in Cote st. Louis, sixteen in st.
Henri, eighteen in st. Conegonde, and
one 10 st. Gabriel.
Joseph Riopel, who insulted the san
itary officials while p~lacarding in
Maison Neuve street, was to-day fined
five dollars and fifteen days imprison-
ment.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Killed In a Quarrel.

LITTLE Rock, Oct. 3-Yesterday
Andrew Cole shot and killed Jasper
hurry, in Indian Territory during a
quarrel over the ownership Of two
horses. Cole escaped.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Would XIII the First Negro that
Came Along.

CIRcLEvILLE, o., Oct. 3.-William
Bookwaltef, while intoxicated yester-
day took a position on the turnpike
near town and said he was going to
kill the first negro that passed. No
body paid any attention to him, but
when Samuel Tibbs, a colored boy,
20 years old, came along driving some
cattle in company with a white man,
Bookwalter renewed his threat to
Tibbs, who laughingly said he did not
believe him, and rode on. Bookwalter
fred and struck Tibbs in the back, IA
tally wounding him. Bookwalter was
arrested.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09

NEW YORK, Oct. 3-William N.
SoHlter, the broker to-day made an
individual assignment for the benefit
Of his creditors to Morris Miller with
out preference.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Exports OF Specie,

NEW York, Oct. 3.-Total exports
of specie from this port during the
past week were $349.246.80, of this
amount the exports Europe were
$334,206 silver. The total imports of
specie at this port were $1,570,48l.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Rains Proving Disastrous to Farm
ors and Railroads.

CHATTANOOGA. Oct, 3-The steady
rains for the past seven days are
proving very disastrous. Reports
from north Georgia counties indicate
that hundreds of bales of. cotton will
be ruined and farmers are suffering
very much. Railroad traffic is also
seriously interfered with.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09

THE two New York candidates for
governor are both bachelors. 1t is
likely that neither Of the gentlemen
has yet seen the current paragraph an
nouncing that there are $4,000 surplus
ladies in Boston.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Yours respectfully,
w. G.

becrbIdEy OF INb NdVy.
To Thomas B. Allen, Chairman; George s.. Lit
tie, Joseph w. Kay, George F.. Hopper, Sub
lie Veterans Rights Union, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Secretary Whitney's letter was at
once shown to Commodore Chandler,
and the seven veterans were immedi-
ately reinstated in their positions.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
A Good place for Young Men to Go

Boston, MASS, Oct. 3-The returns
of the census Of 1885 as applied to the
city of Boston were made public this
afternoon. They show a population
Of 186.10l males and POI ,305 females.
Total S90,406. This is gain Of 1880
IS compared with 1880.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Imnnrta ~ nanaraI MarohandLae.

Imports OF General Merchandise.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3-Imports CT
general merchandise to this port
during the past week valued 1861
086 and Of dry goods $1,692,904.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
Calnngfor Report Of National Banks

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3-Comptroller
Of currency has called for report Of the
condition Of all National Banks at the
close Of business Thursday, October
1st.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.

Discharged Employees ofthe Brook
Iyn Navy Yard Appealing to Sec
rstarv Whtney--The seoretary's
Answer.
Npw YoRK. Oct. ga number Of
discharges were made in the Brooklyn
navv ward last spring owing to the
smallness Of the appropriation avail
are. Among those hrss discharged
were seven veterans. Matters were at
once taken up by the Veterans Rights
Union and efforts were made TO have
the men reinstated In their positions.
Commodore Chandler was appealed to
by the committee and they were refer
red to the foreman, but no satisfaction
could be obtained. A COMMITTEES, con-
sistinr Of George z. Little, Joseph W.
Kay. and Geo. F. Hopper, on the 10th
of last July, wrote . letter to Secretary
whitney, in which they asked that due
attention be given the laws concerning
veterans either in original appoint
msnts to position or to preference to
which they are entitled when a reduc-
ton in force was necessary. In this
connection we would state that too
frequently in the reduction Of the
force a soldier or sailor has besn the
first not the last to go. We have been
told when we have sought to obtain
for these men, generally occupying po-
Sitions as mechanics or labOrsrs their
rights under the law, that the soldier
and sailor business was 'played out"
or have been advised to bring sOme
ward politicians to plead for the men.
The main trouble in the Brooklyn
navy yard we find is among foEemen,
who are more anxious to retain their
influence in politics than they are to
do justice to veterans. Can we not
ask that you will issue an order to each
and every branch of the navy depart
ment covering preference which has
been promised by the laws since 1865
and never even partially enforced until
this organization became a necessity.
To the above appeal the following let
ter was read a short time ago:
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, Sept. "a, 1885.
Gentlemen-Your letter Of recent
date requesting that due attention be
given to claims of honorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors for en-
ployment and retention in the navy
department and yards under its con
troll has been received.
In reply, l have to say that it will
give me pleasure, at all times, to give
preference to those honorably dis
charged from the military and naval
service Of the United States, either for
appointments or to retention in Office,
as the case may be,if equally competent
and deserving. The efforts of the
Grand Army of the Republic to main
tain, in this way, a premium on the
patriotism displayed by those honora-
bly, discharged soldiers and sailors, are
c~ommendable, and shall have my CO.
operation. You may rest assured OF
the fact that a man as an honorably
discharged soldier will not initiate
against his obtaining employment in
any Of the establishments under con.
troll of the navy department, but on
the contrary, the fact will be as it has
been heretofore considered by me,
as a recommendation in favor Of the
applicant for the employment he seeks.
l should be glad to have my attention
called to any violation Of law with
reference to this subject.
Yours respectfully,
w. G. WHITNEY.
Secretary Of the Navy.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-09
The Full Name Of the Boston Ply
siclan who Shot Himself.

siclan who Shot Himself.
BosTON, MASS, Oct. 3.-The full
name Of the Boston physician who
shot himself In Cincinnati, is Charles
Edwin Warren. He was for many
years a surgeon in the army. Last
summer h~ereceiyed a partial sunstroke
and has since then with the knowledge
Of his family carried with him a bottle
of laudanum with which to relieve in
tense pain he suffered.
Hacked His Head to Pieces With
an AK.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 3.-A special to
the Times says: Joseph B. Coehrane, a
quiet. retired old farmer, killed his
son-in.law, james H. Morium, at
Greensburg, KY. Cochrane claimed
he surrendered all bis property to No
rum, on condition that he would be
taken care Of in his old age, that he
was abused and mistreated. Before
Morium arose from his bed his father.
in-law went into the room and hacked
his head to pieces with an ak.
In the Interest Of the Mississippi
River.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3-Senators Brock
enridge and Jones, Of Arkansas, called
on the president yesterday to urge him
to Incorporate, in his annual message
TO congress, a recommendation for lib
eraI appropriations to improve naviga-
ton Of theMississipp river and its trib-
utaries. They report that the presi-
dent showed marked interest in the
sul6est, and they considered the inter
REV very satisfactory.