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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Three Mava Of snollinr It-
Chicago Herald.l

It is Allegheny In Pennsylvania, ALE.
ghany in Virginia, and Allegany in New
York. Recently the p~ostoiiice depart.
ment being in doubt as to how the name
should be spelled in Maryland, applied to
the Historical society of that state, which
recommended Allegany, because that
spelling accorded with the statute creating
Allegany county, Maryland.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
TIle 1rodern aIyth-M a.er.

The newspaper reporters have done ex-
ceedingly good work since they were
J placed in charge of the myth factory.
The story of the George Washington
hatchet is a very fine myth, but the most
ordinary newspaper reporter can get up a
better one in twenty minutes by the
watch. AS q matter of fact he has in
Rented better ones about Lincoln and
rant, and is preparing to invent others
Whenever he deems it necessary. Long
live the modern myth.maker.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

V1cKsBURe is offering the best
purses for races and drill ever offered
in the State.
Some Of the crack racers Of the
North will be here and our citizens
should begin to prepare at once for an
immense crowd.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Contract With an English syndl-
cate.

Fort WORTH, Oct. 23-Isaac Dab
man, Of this city, closed a contract
yesterday with the English syndicate
to deliver on the wharf at Galveston
fortnightly for the next five years 1000
frozen carcasses Of beef cattle. The
price stipulated is six cents per pound
for beef and nine cents for hides. 1t
is said the shipment will begin next
week.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

ABERDEEN has a regular out door
boom this week. Next week Green
vile and Meridian. In November, be-
ginning on the 10th. Vicksburg will
out boom all their booms.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

For a long time they said the State
Democracy was dead. Recently here
abouts they said the Warren county
Democracy was dead and that Beck
didn't give ad-n. In November they
will tell lies and say they didn't say so.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
THE NEW0RLEANS PICAYUNE

THE NEW ORLEANS PICAYUNE.
The old reliable New Orleans Plea
yune celebrated its forty-ninth birth
day on Wednesday, the 21st of October,
From its issue Of that date we make
the following extract in reference to
its early life.
The history of a newspaper, like
that Of an individual, is often full of
romantic and interesting events, and
the annals Of a few journals in this
respect can surpass those of the
Picayune. 1t was born on Wednes-
day, January Is, 1887, in a small room
in a house at 80 Gravier street, op-
posite Banks Arcade, which is now
the alley between the new Produce
Exchange Building and the Hotel
Wonderland. The curious inquirer
would search in vain for a
house bearing that number at
the place mentioned, for since
the Picayune came into existence the
Mississippi river has shifted its mighty
current, cutting away the right bank
and filling on the left, until many
acres of solid land have been formed
and covered with blocks of stores and
warehouses, where fifty years ago
ships foated. The numbers on the
houses of Gravier street commence on
the river side, and so much has been
added to the river end Of the street
that the house which was in 1887
numbered SO, now bears the number
81. This is only one of the many
changes in the city Of New Orleans
which the Picayune records.
In a single Dol not twenty feet
square, n of the great representative
journals of the American Union first
saw the light. Typographical and
press work were all done there. There
were four stands Of cases for type,
three for the regular compositors and
one for the two editors and proprietors,
who were both printers by profession,
and often in the days Of their bantling
sheet they took turns at setting type.
George Wilkins Kendall and Francis
A, Lumsden, both young men, were
the originators Of the Picayune, and
they lived to see it firmly established
in the front rank Of the journalism of
their day.
Kendall was a native of Vermont,
and he had worked in the same coun.
try Office with Horace Greeley before
they both went to New York. 1t is
related Of Kendall that in 1882, when
the cholera was raging in New York,
he was met in Broadway on his road
to the shipping, by Joseph Elliott, a
fellow-printer. After a hurried ex-
change Of greeting and questions they
parted, Kendall to New Orleans and
Elliott to remain in New York, where
he became superintendent Of the Her
AIDS printing department.
Five years afterward Kendall was
launching the Picayune upon the sea
Of journalism and giving to it the
characteristics of brilliance, wit and
genial humor which it has so largely
maintained in after years, and which
gave it such a hold upon popular fa-
vor. Gay and sunny in his nature,
Mr.. Kendall was a man of elegant and
refined tastes, devoted to the drama
and the arts, and withal not wanting
in sound common sense. His career
is worthy an extended biograph, but
only a brief sketch Of its romantic in
cidents can be given here.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

II have noticed, " said o brakeman,
shat no two engine bells ring the same
note. This seems rather strange, too,
for they are all made of precisely the
same metal, are cast in the same mold, and
manufactured in the same factory.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Permanent Organization to b,
Maintained.

STOCKTON, Col, Oct. ga meet
ing Of three hundred citizens last
night, presided over by Supervisor
Inglis, adopted resolutions for the re-
moval of Chinatown from the city
and containing a pledge to vote
against all nominees at the city cleo
ton November Sd, who are not pledged
for the removal of Chinatown. The
movement includes some of the best
citizens, and permanent organization
will be maintained.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
A Small Town Has a Large Scandal
Special to Commercial Herald.

special 70 commercial Herald.
SHREYEPoRT, Oct. 24.-The youn
and enterprislng village Of Haughton,
some sixteen miles from here, on the
Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific rail.
way, steps forward with a scandal
equal, If not superior, to great cities.
Haughton, it seems, possessed a coach
man, or rather a stage driver. named
G. Carman, who was not exactly struck
on running away with an heiress, but
was too intimate with the better half
Of a good honest citizen. The latter,
report says, caught Carman occupying
his part Of the bed and before he could
secure his shotgun the rascal escaped,
and hid in the woods. The report
says the recreant wife went to ac-
company the betrayer Of her husbands
love and confidence, who was to meet
her at a stated point, but he was not t0I
be found, and she returned disconsO-
late and In tears. What become OF
Carman is yet to be learned.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
RLAKE9 o.

Many Of the colored citizens seem
not to have a proper conception Of the
responsibility that the right Of suffrage
invests them with. For many years
they have been Indifferent to all logical
argument. Many white citizens have
grown discouraged, because it has
been up to this time, very difficult by
argument and persuasion to induce the
colored voters to break away from
rascally leaders. 1t is unquestion-
ably true, that in a very
large majority of the COM
munities which have been robbed
by Radicals, those who had the
greatest influence with the colored
voters were the greatest scoundrels.
The exceptions to this rule are con
fined almost exclusively to colored
leaders. Some few of them have held
Office and preserved their good names,
but exceedingly few Southern white
Radicals.
This fact has greatly discouraged
many Of the best and most conservative
width citizens and they are waiting
anxiously the action of the colored
voters on the Sd Of November. Some
of them say "what benefit is there in
trying to argue with the colored peo-
pie, or in demonstrating to them
beyond the shadow of a doubt, that
their leader, Beck, is utterly unworthy
to hold Office? Why thelbigger rascal
you prove Beck to be, the closer, they
will cling to him. The sue
cess Of a white Radical can
be measured by his capacity as a
slanderer of the white people and his
tact as an official thief"
In the coming election the colored
people will be presented an opportu-
nifty to win a better opinion from those
capable of judging. They can prove,
that they are making progress in esti-
mating the value of citizenship by
voting against Beck and his follow
ers. They can prove they
have some gratitude by
aiding in putting down one, who
has robbed both white and black of
many thousands of dollars. They can,
if they wish, for the first time, act like
free American citizens by defying the
boss, who cares nothing for their well
fare, and does not hesitate to try to
pull them down with him,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

The Jackson Mississlppian, under.
its new owners, is exceedingly newsy
and spicy.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

The Louisville Courier-Journa says
the official count of the election in that
State, shows that Ohio leads the world
for ballot-box rottenness,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

In the dark hours Of the night he
pours his ISLANDERS of the white race
into the ears of the ignorant negroes
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

A number Of Russians are to settle in a
valley north of Sitka, Alaska, an agent
now travelling across the continent having
selected the site.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

REPUTABLE citizens Of Warren coun-
ty: is Beck's silent defiance satisfac-
tOTyP
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
THE TIdT0RS.
oLEAN sWBEP EoR uoRsBURa.

The Southrons Take First Place
and VIcksburg Rifles n lrd--Segt.
A.. @. Tillman Receives the Medal
forthe Best Drilled Man.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Charged with CounterfeItine.

MEMPHIS, Oct. 23.-E. w. Beakly
was conveyed to Little Rock this
evening by Sheriff Hoskins, Of Missis-
sippi county, Ark. Beakly is charged
with counterfeiting. Three dies and a
lot Of spurious silver coin were found
in his dwelling in Craighead county.
Ark. where the arrest was made.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30

ELECTIONS, horse races and com-
.petitiye drills @are mighty Onsartin i"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
me PRESIDENT ana ClvII servIo

The President and Civil Service.
NEW YoRK, Oct. PA Washing
ton special to the Post says: "Tha
president stated to a gentleman whom
he called into consultation yesterday
that he will rigidly adhere to his civil
service reform policy whatever may
happen in Of out Of his party, and that
he is confident that ultimately it will
approve his course. OF one thing he
is sure: that neither party can openly
espouse any policy which is antago-
nistic to the civil service reform idea.
Mr.. Cleveland intends in the reorgani
cation Of the civil service commission
which will probably be made so soon
as competent persons can be found to
make clear his purposes in this matter
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Found With a Bullet Hole In the
Head.

4 DETROIT, Oct. 24.-The body Of q
mar thought to be Donald Muir. Of
Port Huron, was found on Third street,
just after midnight last night. Marks
Of violence or the body and a bullet
hole on the left side Of head. His
pockets had been turned inside out.
His watch chain was broken, and
other evidences Of robbery. "A revolt
yer with one chamber empty was
found at his feet. The man had evil
IDENTIFY fought hard and been killed for
the sake Of robbery.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
Mr.. Coon Says Secretary Manning
Requested HIS ResIRnatlon.

Mr. COOn says secretary Manning
Requested His Resignation.
New YORK, Oct. 24.-Assistant
Secretary Coon being interviewed yes
terday, said | notice in the papers that
Mr.. Manning refuses to talk upon this
subject, but / don't know why he
should. / don't see any reason for Sc
cresy. On last Tuesday Mr.. Manning
came to me and requested me to hand
in my resignation. / assented and in
that interview in fact verbally resign
ed my Office. Upon reaching New
York | wrote out my formal resigna-
ton addressed to the president, as
this place is one to which he appoints,
and mailed it to him. The request
was not a surprise because it has been
in a measure anticipated. In my con-
versation with Mr.. Manning / asked
him If there vas any fault to be found
with the manner in which I had per.
formed my duties. He replied every
thing was perfectly satisfactory to
him and there was not the slightest
complaint to be made against me per
sonally or officially. He repeated sew
eral times that there were reasons for
his action. l well understood the rea-
son. OF course it was a political move
and / didn't question him further as
this was satisfactory to me. | do not
find fault with Mr.. Manning for his
action. l am a Republican and was
in the way. I was told that my place
was wanted and that settled it. MY
relations personally with Mr.. Man
ming have been pleasant in every way.
and we parted friends, though Of much
different political opinions.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-10-30
FeII Into Each other,s Ann.


ST. Louis, Oct. 24-Hugh nj.
Brooks, or as he is better known w.
H. Lennox Maxwell, the murderer Of
G. Arthur Preller, met his father,
Samuel Brooks, for the first time this
morning in the Office Of the circuit
attorney at the jail. The elder Brooks
had come all the way from Hyde,
England. to be with his son in his
coming trial, and had been kept in SCI
clusion for the past week by the muir
derer's attorneys. When the father
and son met this morning they at once
fell into each others arms and en-
braced each other. They both bursted
into tears. All the spectators with
drew rave the deputy sheriff, who had
the prisoner in charge. The father
and son had a protracted talk lasting
but half an hour, after which the
father withdrew and the son was
taken back to his cell. The elder
Brooks refused to give the particulars
Of the interview, but that he was now
convinced more than v 9 that his
boy was innocent.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23
e,hronic Dysentery.

Mr.. lanes Brannan, Second avenue,
Pittsburgh. Pa, writes : For two years
| nave been constantly troubled with
chronic diarrhea, or dysentery, having
bad. on an average, from twenty 10
TWENTY-FIVE passages every twenty-iouT
bo,,rs and e. one bloody. haa
fhoronohlv ri Il Inc prominent ply
s;rians in Pits urgh, was twice IN the
We Penn Hospital, the first time thir-
teen weeks, and though lett II hi.oh
better. vet in FIVE days 1 was as D"I %
ever. i then ~ two other great oOc-
tors IN this I'd one OF then nid,iy
es.,,rcd me OF long for tins worid,
and advised H. 70 write TO my irienas
sbopt #. next went to DIR. Hartman,
,v;tbont The least confidence that he could
40 anything for me. He examined me-
s~,iled and said, he could stop the bloody
S;s-ba-oes in less than two weeks, when
no ala with PERUNA, and l have now
bsen entirely well for several weeks, ana
never felt better in my lif though am
e4;l taxing his PERUNA. l VIII take IL
whenever I need medicine.
Mr. Patrick Burns, Pittsburgh, writes
a. have suffered intensely from piles and
chronic diarrhna. was treated by hve
of the hest physicians and surgeons IN
the city of Pittsburgh, and with all grew
constantly worse. Finally three OF them
said nv only hope was an operation
This frightened me, and went immeoi-
atslv TO DR.. Hartman, who has entirely
c,,red me with PERUNA. l have been az
,york now for three months, and never IN
NV life felt better. Call and see me al
corner of Twenty and~Muloerry
streets. Twelfth ward, Pittsburgh.
MIR Patrick Cunningham, ). ,, neaE
sidney street. Pittsburgh, Pa, writes
- For five wears have suffered inexpress-
ibIv from internal and external piles. l
have tried the best physicians OF Pms
burgh and Allegheny without relief
went to Dr.. Hartman, who cured IN me
without detention from work win re-
RUNA" 80 -
Charles Frank. Of Emrichville, Jefier-
,on county. Ohio, writes had phes
and fs,ula in ano for four years. l had
suffered constantly with discharge Oh
matter from the parts, and sometimes
IRON, the contents of the bowels through
H. I could not have borne II ihucI,
LONGER. had heard so much oi the il,
elects Of knife operation that resolYeo
~ 90 10 d.. Hartman. He ridiculed the
.;liv idea of cutting it, and at once per
C,ryned his own original operation win
nrt the knife, and without pain. l am
thoroughly cured, though OF course '00N
PERuNA.@
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23

A newly married couple were en route t'
Washington by the Baltimore aud Ohio.
There are many tunnels on this road the
other side of the Ohio river. Al through
Ohio the loc VI Cd. yo.a- a.-- 1907, occ1-
sionI looks of pain, despite bis grea, joy.
Heseemed 20 want something. Apparently
he yearned. Over in West Virginia Che
train entered q tunnel Upon emerging
into the light che Young mans face wasseen
20 wear a studious expression. lie was
thinking. At first he seemed pepleXed
then interested, then triumphant. lie had
had revelation. Then he smiled with q
firm, manly, continuous smile. end DIS eyes
peered ahead toy the frs, sign of d yawuiug
cavern iu the mountain side. The bride
was happy and demure Whish-shado"-
-rumble-darkne,s. The veil is drawn.
It is another tunnel Light again. and ,he
young man looks happier than ever The
brides check dispor,s q gentle b.Ush-a
modest, experienced blush, d.scoyerab.e one
" 10 the initiated and mvious. Noperp.eT-
ity, no anxiety now. The revelation has
been tested and found q success. There are
many tunnels. butuot enough II Che whole
linewerea tunnel thcbrilean groom would
not care how slow the train proceeded The
man who has not lived 90 ble. che builder
of tunnels does not know what bsppiuess is.
Heis but little above thc brute which never
troubled the Creator for passing clouds over
the moon ON prayer-meeting night. But our
bridegroom was not one of these parties. lie
appreciated an the blessings which man and
nature had bestowed upon him. Uedid mol,
miss a tunnel.
But all things must have an end Day
light always comes to the newly married.
Strawberries and cream mus, be paid for at
the cashiers desk Within ,he b.i-siul cue
cumber hides q miclobc. our young hu--
band goes for drink of water While ou
this errand his eager eye catches the signs
Of another tunnel. OF course be fears his
birdie viii be sore afraid If lefc alone iu tine
darkness, and hehas,en- 90 hersije. Quick
are his feet, but faster moves ,he train.
Darkness gathers while he is yetha,ta doe
en- seats away. But Che brave man doe. not
falter He gropcs along. breaches yhe seat
(or thinks he does and slide, u.oit Deep
are the shadows and huns tae Tliu.
A scream-loug and vigorous "a sound Of
scufing-a thump or two-aud the bright
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23
HFRF 4ND THERE.

"Yes," said father of several children,
81 was a proud and happy man when MY
first child was born. 1t was a boy, and /
deposited 500 in the bank to his credit in
honor ofthe event That was l5years ago.
with tlS,accumulating interest 1t viii
amount to quite a sum by the time he reach
es manhood
EYES. it would if had left it there, bat
had to draw it out when the second came.
Saws writer on table etiquette; " If you
are Of a party to dinner or lunch, wait by
your chair until all seat themselves" Ii
this rule is rigidly observed, the dinner or
lunch is apt to get cold before the company
is successfully seated.
A woman whose husband was blind, was
asked Gin her husband winda feel 1t dull,
no. bein' able to read 2" Ma, nj" she an
,ucrl. "he disna feel that, read the
Scriptures 20 him every day, an mony's the
bi. put in for his guild.
~S.e. here. said an angry citizen to a
auack doctor. tha, wonderful discovery
ofyour- Tor preserving the scalpis fraud
Why so.'
look at that, DE went on, removing his
hat. since using 10 have lost AL my hair
oh. it doesn't pretend TO preserve the
hair" replied the doctor, only the scalp.
You've got your scalp left. You mustn't
expect too much of medical science
He was a tame curate in the wild black
country of Australia. and ne was waiting in
church Co marry couple Of aborigines-
Enter one of them, the man, in a hurry and
/ his working clothes, with his hands and face
covered with antique dirt.
Aw'we kum to wed
/ You responded the curate, aghast.
+ So Iu chat garb? Itis improper Why, YOU
arc downright dirty"
Me dirty Wait ull You see her.
The New York S,u republishe- the form
u'a of 70. Cholera Mixture. and in view
of the act ;ha, it is not improbable that
dread disease may visit the country the
/ coming SUMMER wc advise our readers to
cut and have 60 I'm the house when needed
f. Take equal parts OF tincture of cayenne
uucme OF opium, dncture Of fhubarb, es-
scncc of peppermint and spirits OF camphor
Mix welL Dose fifteen 70 thirty drops in q
v.aeylass OF water, according to age and VIZ
oleuce o., the attack Repeat every fifteen
or twenty minute. autil relief j. obtained.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23
BIBLE DEPOSITORY.

Through the kindness of Mr.. Geo. II. Hagley:
lhs Bible Depository of the Charlestown and
Vicinity" branch Of the American Bible So
ciety" has been established ~ he sore Of Mr.
Hagey on the n. w. corner Of Washington
and Charles streets, Charlestown
A large and varied assortment Of Bibles and
Testaments of different sizes and prices, will be
kept constantly on hand and sold by Mr.. Hag-
ley at cost-the profit IS looked for in the read
ing and study Of Gods word by al who pur-
chase. In cases Of necessity Bibles will be dis
tributed without price.
The public is cordially invited to cali and eX-
anime our Depository Of Bibles, &c.
+. s. WHITE
H0N. WN l.. WILSON, President.
Secretary.
Oct . lSSl-tf.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23
CONNECTIONS.

AT Haeerstown, Nd, with the Western Mary
land Railroad oand from Baltimore, Frederick
EmmittsbUrg, Gettysburg Penmar, Waynes-
boro, Pa and points 0R Scstern Maryland
Railroad and its branches.
With Cumberland Valley Railroadto & from
Harrisburg, Carlisle Shippensburg Chambers
burg Mercersburg, Martinsburg and points on
the Cumberland Valley Railroad and branches
Also to and from Pittsburg and the Westand
Northwest. and Boston New York, Philadel-
phia and North and East.
AtShenandoah junction, ~. Va. with Main
Line Of Baltimore and Ohio toand from Wash
ingtOn.
AT Waynesboro Junction, Va with CheSa-
peale and Ohio Railway TO and from Green
brier White Sulphur Springs and Richmond.
AT Loeb Laird with Lexington Branch OF
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad.
At Natural Bridge with Main Line OF Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad
AT Roanoke with Norfolk and Western Rail
road.
STAGE CONN EDITIONS.
AtBoycc Station, for Millwood and Winches-
ter Virginia st Cloverdale for Fiucastle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1885-07-23

Pullman Sleeper daily, Ola Express No 3, New
York TO Savanna, Ca, Via Harrisburg, and Boa
noke and Washington TO New Orleang with
out change via b. d o. railroad and Shenandoah
Junction.
No. hos Pullman Sleeper Philadelphia via
Harrisburg aud Roanoke, TO Montgomery, Ala,
without change