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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
peath Of Mrs. 5. 5. Robb.


A telegram from Nj. E. J. Hart,
Jr., Of New Orleans. addressed to DR..
I. G. Birchett announces the death in
that city, at her residence, on Friday
night, of Mrs. S. D. Bobb, relict Of
Mr.. John H. Bobb, who was murdered
here by negro soldiers a few days after
the equalization Of the place by Gen.
Pemberton to Gen. Grant. When Mr..
Bobb and Mr.. A. D. MattingIy went
to his home near the machine shops
and found a number of negro soldiers
plucking flowers in his front lyard, he
asked who had authorized them to
encroach upon his premises, when one
OF them insulted him in a gross man
ner; ne picked up a clod of dirt and
threw it at them. They retired from
the yard saying, as they went out,
1--WE will fix you" Mr.. Bobb knew
the significance of this threat, and
went Immediately to headquarters
Where he was assured that he would
be protected and told to 60 back home.
Upon arrival at home again he was
met at his gate by a guard
OF negro soldiers who took
him in charge, marched him
into the bottom south of the Vicks-
burg q Meridian machine shops, and
IN the presence of his family, riddled
him with bullets. Mrs. Bobb is re-
lated to the Mattingly and Crichlow
families in this county.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Farm



The state of New Jersey may almost BE-
considered New York clty's garden patch.
The question how the 1000, 900 people of
the great city and it's vicinity are fed is am
sWered in a flying railway trip through
the fertile, low-lying lands of Jersey. Horse
Iadlsh patches are measured by the acre.
Whole fields Of cultivated blackberry vines
meet the eye. Six-acre lots of feathery
asparagus stalks sway in the softly moving
air. In the fall the fields of early cabbage
and lettuce give place to interminable rows
OF celery. This month, October, the celery
is earthed up so that only the tufts of green
tops are seen above the ground in the banks
The pale green heads Of young onions are
visible, too, in lines that run back and forth
over good sized fields. These fields are Gull
tiyated by horsepower, as the farmer tends
his corn crop. Hundreds and hundreds of
lamiles gam their whole living by market
gardening in this way. A very good liv.
ing it is, too.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
The Cooking Food Craze.

ben Perley Poore in American Cultivator.l
, The cooking food craze was rather gen.
eral fifteen or twenty years ago, and one
saw on every hand elaborate cal citations of
the great profit to be derived from the boil
ing or steaming of what was to be fed to
horses, oxen, cows, sheep, swine and poul-
try. But the scientific men have been look
ing the matter over, and they have decided
that uncooked food is the best. Professor
]. W. Sanborn sustains himself in this as
sertion by quoting from "full and salts
factory tests at the Maine Agricul-
tural college, continued during nine
years, and resulting as follows: "In
1870, value Of cooked meal to raw meal
as g.. 5 is to 100; in 1871, as "a is to 100; in
1872, as 50 is to 100; in 1873, as 91.6 is to
100; 1874, as 98. 8 is to 100; in 1875, as 70. is
to IT, in 1875, as 49, Is to 100; in 1877, as
g. 2 is to 100; in 1873, as 70. 5 is to 100; aver
age for nine years as 1873 is to 100. As
these trials continue for the season and for
nine Of them, and not for a week, much
weight must be attached to the results.n 1t
may be very hard for some Of those who
have expended considerable sums for
boilers, steam pipes, etc., to tear them way
from their barns and sell them for old iron.
but they will have to come to it sooner or
later, Other '~'crazes" will, in time, follow
ci,it
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
The Presidential Nominations.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-senator Sa-
bin, of Minnesota, was asked by a re-
porter to-day what he thought would
be the policy of the Republican ma.
jority Of the Senate with regard to the
Presidents nominations. He replied
that there would be no factious or par
tisan opposition to the President's
appointments. He said a few might
favor such a course, but they would
not be numerous enough to have any
effect. He added that President Cleye-
lands appointments would be consid-
cred by the Senate upon the merits Of
each seperate case. He said that of
course all the nominations would
not be confirmed; that that was never
done when the Senate and executive
we're not in political accord, but that
as a rule the nominations will not meet
with any opposition on political
grounds.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23

Democratic Executive Committee
The county Democratic Execntiv,
Committee met at IL o'clock yesterday
at the Office Of Messrs. CatchinQs /
Dabney.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read aud approved.
The name Of Col. c. E. Webb was
furnished by the chairman of the First
Ward Club to fill the vacancy in the
executive committee caused by the
action of H. DEMO in supporting the
candidacy of R. F, Beck and other op.
posing candidates.
The resignation of Cooley Mann,
ESQ., was accepted and Mr.. D.. N. He.
bron appointed in his place.
A motion was adopted by which the
chairman of the campaign committee
should appoint one or more persons
from each Of the districts who should
have charge of the campaign in their
respective districts and report to the
campaign committee.
The following named were appoint
ed:
Second district-Mr. D. N. Hebron
and Dave Stout.
Third district-Frank Cameron.
Fourth district. H. Brabston.
Fifth district-W. J. Fletcher and J..
l.. Austin.
A mass meeting, to be held in Mag
nolia hall on Saturday, the Oath inst,
was called, and the chairman of the
several Ward clubs were directed to
notify the members of their clubs to
attend the meeting; and all voters,
white and colored, are requested to be
present.
W. L. TROWBRIDGE, Chairman.
M. DABNEY, Secretary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
CLEVELAND Ray

de Is nearly seventeen hands high. The
small ears and fine flowing tail are particu-
larly good points. The Cleveland BAYS are
no handsomer or speedier. than the Ken
lucky horses, but they are much harder.
High-bred Kentucky horses are apt to be
delicate when taken away from their native
limestone and blue grass. They sometimes
do not thrive among the salt fogs and finty
roads of the Atlantic states. But the Cleve.
land bay is thoroughly strong and rugged,
his feet are hard and enduring. Farmers
in localities where the breed is known are
beginning to make considerable profit rear
ing colts for city carriage horses. The ami
mails are gentle and intelligent in disposi-
tion. They have neat and shapely legs.
arched necks and carry their heads in a
spirited way.
The Cleveland bay, when crossed with the
common country stock, makes a great i'm
provemenT. Good blood will tell, always.
be there even a little of it. Farmers ought
to pay far more attention than they do to
the improvement of breeds of horses. Our
common scrub stock is not a credit to this
great and glorious country.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Corn Fodder.

Save the corn fodder. The present con.
dition of the crop gives special emphasis to
the crarge of waste this year. The corn
crop has escaped injury from frost, and
only in a few localities have the blades been
injured by drouth. Generally the foliage
remains remarkably green nearly to the
ground, while the ear is almost perfectly
ripe. In this condition Il very large amount
of excellent forage can be saved without
injuring the grain in the least.
ltisreadily conceded that a variety of corn
Of large growth is not as we'll adapted to for
age purposes as ara the smaller varieties, but
the greater amount produced per acre and
the larger blades will compensate for the
loss Of stalks that are too large for cattle to
manage. If we had a machine that would
cut the stalks into quarter-inch sections.
and q mill that would grind them, we might
make the fodder Of a corn field nearly as
valuable as the grain.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Rye for Fall and Winter Pasture.

Do not forget the patch of rye. The
ground should first be male fairly rich, for
rye is a gross feeder, and cannot be injured
by fall pasturing, provided the ground is
not too soft when the COWS are allowed to
go on it. If the winter proves mild and
open there will be good pasture, at least to
the extent of giving a fine color to the but
ter all winter, while in spring it is a good
introduction to the later pasturage. II the
rye is not wanted when half or full grown
it can be plowed under, and is excellent as
green n for a corn crop to follow.
Chickens, calves, colts and all the young
things on the farm enjoy a winter, late fall
Or spring bite on the rye field, and it does
them good, too; only do not be too long
about sowing it, for the warm days of the
carly fall help to bring it forward.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Military Matters,

Both the Rifles and the S~outhrons
were out last night on Washington
street, and made very satisfactory
drills. The daily practice is pretty
rough on the boys, and win or lose
they will be glad when it is over.
We wonder how they would like tc
do as the West Pointers did before
coming over here in August. They
drilled ten hours a day for thirty days.
The companies from other towns
seem to meet with kinder treatment
at the hands Of the citizens than ours.
We understand that when the Aber-
deem Guards went to Greenville, a cit
izen of Aberdeen betrayed the ex-
penses of the trip for the
entire company. A West Pointer
did likewise for his company
when they came here and another
big-hearted fellow paid for their
uniforms.
We hear that the Rifles are sGrug-
Cling to pay for their uniforms them
selves and they will also bear the
expense of their trip to Aberdeen,
amounting to about fifteen dollars per
man. They have received no outside
assistance except about fifty dollars
from three or four gentlemen who
made up that amount very willingly.
The Rifles say that the merchants have
been taxed so heavily and so often that
they feel a delicacy in asking help. 1t
is a great pity the citizens don't
take some steps to help these
young men. The military companies
are invaluable to the community in
many ways besides being fine training
for the youth of the country. 1t was
said of England that her safety was
in her wooden ships and the safety
of the United States, in absence of a
sufficient standing army, is surely in
her citizen soldiery.
The badges for the Rifles sponsor
and maids OF honor, and also one of
new uniforms, are on exhibition in
Switzer, Newwitter & Co.'S: window.
The uniform is certainly beautiful and
the badges are the handsomest we
have ever seen. The Rifles colors are
red, blue and gold, winter shades
The Southrons' badges are to be seen
In Clarke & Co.'S. window. They are
red and blue with a hand-printed mon.
ogram V. s. in the centre, and a
border of gold fringe. The sponsors
badge has a bangle pendant with her
initials on the reverse side. They will
be lovely souvenirs.
The Southrons to-day invited the
Rifles to join them in the march to the
train Tuesday evening. The Rifles ac-
the offer with a vote of thanks
to the Southrons for their good COM
radeship. 1t was a graceful thing for
the Southrons to do and it cannot fail
to promote the best Of feeling between
the two companies. Each ought to
take a pride in the other.
Capt. Barber, Of the infant company,
knows how to preserve discipline in
company. His first sergeant dis
his authority the other highland
the captain took him to one side and
convinced him of the error of his ways
in one round correspondence.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Poison wv.
Rural New Yorker

~ lAhuiol ACW 1OFkGF.I
A few years ago l und ertook to clean up
a twelve-acre lot that was completely filled
with poison vine, cat briars, brambles, etc.
the poison vine greatly predominating. II
did not take me long to learn that ordinary
remedies were useless here, and 1 deter
mined to have the poison vine dug out, roots
and all. I accordingly hunted up ton
men, and put them to work with forked
spades, with instructions to stir every inch
of ground, and throw the roots on the sur
face. The men had been selected because
of their ability to withstand the poison, as
they thought. At first there was a pretty
lively fight between the poison vine and the
men, and it looked as if the former would
get the better of it; for most of the men
soon began to show signs of being tired, and
at the end Of the fourth day six of them
were fiat on their backs, too sick "for any
thing" The rest did not seem to mind.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Wool.

The wool clip of this country is about 90
per cent. short, and since Aug. l there has
been a net advance of three cents a pound
on wool, with no sign of a reaction. OF
course, the enormous sales of the past
month cannot be expected, but the shortage
OF domestic supply muse keep up prices. In
Boston the sales Of the week have amounted
to 100000 pound', against 2,5OO,OOO for the
same time last yeGr. Last week they were
6,SOO,OO0. Manufacturers are buying lib
orally, expecting a fine trade in woolens.
In Philadelphia the weeks sales foot UT
',O5O,OOO pounds. Sellers are firm, in mang
cases refusing good market rates for large
lots. Nearly all the wool in the country
has gone into second hands, and the ownors
are holding back for still better prices. In
England, on the other hand, the down ward
movement in wool still continues. Cheviot
woods are cheaper than at any time since
lS49. In spite OF low prices for wool, how
ever, there has been an increase of 500, 900
in the number of sheep during the past year.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Thoroughbred Blood.

Wherever there is thoroughbred blood,
whether in the t%rotting horse or mule, the
animal is Bothered by it. A Tennessee
farmer says that from his experience a mule
from a thoroughbred mare by a good Jack
will kill almost any other not similarly bred.
if the latter is forced to keep up and do the
same amount of work. A gentleman in
Davidson county once put a thoroughbred
horse to the plow to test his endurance in
competition with a number of ordinary
mules. The day was terribly hot, and the
soil deep and heavy. When the mules be-
came exhausted, and had to be rested and
watered, the horse, though reeking with
sweat, did not blow a particle, but went on
drawing his plow without the least sign of
fatigna
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
IndustrlaI Loan AaaoolatIon.

The meeting was called to order at
1880 am. Thursday with a full at
tennance. Arrangements were per-
fected by this association to send
three young girls to che State college.
They take their departure via the VS.
M. railroad en- route to Columbus,
Monday, 18th inst. The association
acknowledges with heartfelt thanks
the handsome donation of twenty-five
dollars from the American Legion Of
Honor. 1t is a donation in a noble
cause, worthy the great name they bear,
typical of their high appreciation of the
efforts in behalf Of struggling woman
hood. May their glorious name and
fame increase with the tide of rolling
years. May their deeds of bounty and
charity, pouring like sunlight into
deaths darkened howell of the poor, be
recorded in the minutes of a mighty
volume when all is written after life's
sands have wasted away.
1t was moved and seconded that the
secretary make a copy Of rule first Of
the bylaws in writing, to be signed
by each young beneficiary. This was
done, reading as follows:
"The sum of money loaned to each
girl is to be returned if practicable, by
her at the end Of five years without
interest"
The next business was the report Of
the treasurer.
Sight drafts payable to the principal
OF the college, for the sum Of $4,000
as a deposit for the three students,
were duly signed by the president and
secretary. The treasurer reported
$3l5.20 in the treasury to date.
No further business and the meeting
adjourned.
ANNIE M, WR GIT, Secretary.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
They'll Carvo Your Hart Out.

Jack baltimore, a negro runner for
cotton and cotton seed in the employ
of one Of Mr.. Beck's henchmen by the
name of E. Teller, tried yesterday to
bulldoze one Of Capt. Worrell's colored
friends by the name Of Nick Stevens
who lives on Mr.. Robert Watts place
nea Red Bone. Stevens, who is an
honest, hard working colored man, was
not in the habit of having such char
acters as baltimore abuse him and
talked back to him in a business like
manner, whereupon baltimore drew
his knife and cut him over the left
breast, inficting a dangerous, though
fortunately, not fatal would. Stevens
had his wounds dressed and Latti-
more, Teller & Co. had a regular Beck
love feast over the manner in which
they had done up a Worrell negro.
How long, oh Lord, how long, will
such cattle be allowed to bulldoze
their way through the streets of
Vicksburg without being checkmated?
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Hook for Catching Poultry.

A Texas genius named Cunningham has
invented a poultryman's crook, which is
quite as useful in its place as a shepL ards.
In large coops, where fattening poultry is
kept, it is difficult to single out one wanted
for catching and land him safely. 1t is not
pleasant to go into the coop, and not always
easy to reach a fowl from the outside, For
this purpose the simple hook here given will
be very convenient. Get a rod three-o quar-.
tiers of an inch through and three or four
feet long, With a ferrule upon the end. Get
a strong wire about a footlong, bent into a
hook at one end.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23


Sheriff Beck, In his speech at 30.
Vlna, Friday night, in answer to some
OF The charges made against his evil
practices as an official said Judge
North SO far forget himself as to do
something he had never heard of be-
fore, !. e. hand the sheriff the names
Of a grand jury which he desired sum-
moned. Among this list was Capt. ID.
A. Campbell, who subsequent.
" Informed him that he had
been placed or said jury for
the purpose Of investigating bis.
Beck's books, and indictinS him
saying: "We were unable to i6d anv.
thing against you"
A 9. H. reporter approached Capt.
Campbell on this subject, last evening.
quoting Mr.. Beck's assertion. He de.
MED ever having told Mr.. Deck any
thing Of the kind. He says: Il did
say to Beck, on Cherry street, well we
did not hang you as / thought we
would. This was all I said to him."
This is about as neal right as Mr.,
Beck generally gets in his speeches,
and even II 1t were true there would
be a very small crumb, of consolation
for him in the fact, as no grand jury
could possibly have time to properly
investigate a set of books that had
been prepared for their inspection.
He need have no fears though that
his books and conduct too will not be
investigated, for as soon as a new deal
comes he will get his dues in that
direction.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
The Levees in Madison Parish.

The property taxpayers, Of Madison
Parish will find elsewhere in this
issue, acall for them to meet in Tallu.
lah, on next Wednesy.
Mayor Richards, Chief State enQi.
neer for Louisiana and Maj. Bolivar
Thompson, assistant State engineer.
came up from New Orleans Friday
night and have spent the day here.
We understand that the principal
object of their trip was to hold a con.
ference here with gentlemen Of Madi.
son Parish concerning important levee
work which should be done there.
VIZ also understand that there are
alternative questions connected with
the needed work. which it is necessary
for the property taxpayers to con-
slider, and that it is for this purpose
that they are asked to meet on Wed
nesday. .
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
St. Mary's Colored Episcopal
GaalFnb

Blanks has just taken photographs
of the communion plate of this church
and he says it was a very difficult
piece of work on account of the plate
rejecting everything around Pit. The
plate is solid silver with gold lining,
comprising the pitcher, cup and plate,
and was a present to the church BY
Mrs. Halsey, of California, who is a
great friend of Bishop Thompson. 1t is
inscribed in memory of her late hus.
band, VIM. L. Halsey, and cost 5000.
The Rev. Nelson Ayres, rector of the
church, is making splendid progress in
his parish, and is said to be very much
pleased with the spirit and in.
telIigence of his congregation. If
he builds up the congregation
as well as he did the church edi6ce, he
will have the best parish in the State.
Mr.. Ayres is thinking Of adopting
military training in his school, which
comprises very fine material for such
work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
A Cleveland Rau.

We have given from time to time types
OF horses III this column, mostly heavy draft
horses, But herewith is laid before our
readers a portrait of an animal belonging
to a famous breed of carriage and light
draft horses. He is a stallion of the cele-
DRAFTED Cleveland bay blood. The presi-
dents carriage horses are a pair of Cleve-
land bays, though the breed was not named
for him. 1t is English.
The noble animal in the illustration is
owned in the west.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
One Hundred and Thirty Acres of
a Mine Cave In,

WILKEsBARRE, PA, Oct. 17-An extensive
cave occurred this morning at Baltimore Nine
no. J, owned and operated by the Delaware &
acres Of the surface has been affected, the deep.
est fall being about twelve feet. The surface
around the ..cave in" is giving way slowly, and
q further fall is anticipated. The damage is not
known as yet, but will be considerable. The
''cave in" was due TO the robbing Of the pillars.
There was no person In the mine at the time, as
the accident has been anticipated for some time
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
HOOK.

Fasten the straight end Of the wire into
the ferruled end of the rod. Then slide the
crook softly into the coop. Single.out with
your eye the fowl you want. Slip the hook
around the leg Of Mr.. Turkey and drag
him out. There you have him without
soiling your boots, humping your head or
soaring the other fowls to death.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
IS Yon Know

That Reeds Chill Cure contains no.
quinine, arsenic, or other poisons, and
every bottle Is guaranteed to cure one
case Of chiIls and fevers. II is pala-
table to the most delicate taste. and
can be- taken in any condition with
good effect. box Of pills free with
ach bottle.
iyl0-wSm Wholesale ana Ram AnenRa
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
on the Rocks.

BUFFALO, N Y, Oct. IVA dispatch from
Amhurstsbure Ontario, says the big i've masted
George Spencer, was run on the rocks At mo
lime kllns yesterday. She has a cargo Of 1000
IONS q coal for Duluth and several tugs have
llghtered.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23
Collision Of Trains.

KANSAS CRY, Oct. i7-An Incoming passen-
ger train on the Hannibal q 81. Joseph railroad
ran into a cabOose and engine at Harlem, 0ppo-
caboose were badly damaged. No one was hurt.
Mrs. James G. Blaine was on the train, en- route
to Fort LeavenwOrth.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23

"TIBERIUs, at his death, left e23,-
$4,000, which Caligula spent in less
than twelve months" Mrs. Caligula
evidently read the dry good advertise
ment.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-23

MI. NUNEz says the Cubans want to
be annexed to the United States. Per
haps they want to subscribe to the
Bartholdi statue or take in some trade
dollars.