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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

Appel ntments by the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5-The presi
dent made the following appointment
to-day: John E. McComlie as United
States attorney, for the eastern district
of Texas, receivers of public moneys:
John Montgomery, of Idaho, at Ok.
ford, Idaho; T. II. Bell, Of Idaho, at
Vista, Col.
Register of land office, Frank w.
BeaDe, Of Utah, at Salt Lake City,
Utah; Henry Lockart. of New Mexico,
at Santa Fe. N. NJ: Timothy P. Nor
ply, United States attorney for the
northern district of Iowa; William L.
Daily to be supervising inspector Of
steam vessels, for the eighth district,
with headquarters at Detroit, Mich.
POstmasters-John Fathergill at
Forth Amboy, N. j., vice j. F. Ten.
brock, commission expired; Byron
Bradley at Read City, Mich. vice James
N. Crocker, commission expired;
Samuel D. Garth at Clinton, Mo-, vice
j. N. Jones, resigned; Thos. Chalfont
at DaDville, Pa, vice G. NJ. Eckman,
resigned, Il. N. Wills at Willemantie.
Conn, vice J. S. Wolden, resigned:
w. H. Brister. at Water Valley, Miss,
vice B. G. Booth, suspended; NJ. NJ.
Gaunce, at Xenia, O., vice Thos. G..
Brown, suspended; A. E. Verhart, at
Ripon, Wis.,, vice G. II. Upham, sus.
pended; WIN. Huber, at Laurenceburg,
Ind vice Thomas j. Lucas, suspend
ed; Edward M. Kingman, at Jackson
vile, Ills, vice John Gordon, suspend
ed; at Marion, Texas, J. B. Cooke, vice
j. F. Childers, resigned; at Jacksonville,
Ohio, James j. Pritchard, vice J. W.
Frost, resigned; at Wichita Falls,
Texas. George A. GiddingS, vice A. D.
Cress, resigned; at Owensboro, KY,
James Kennedy, vice Lawson Rene,
resigned; at Beaumont, Texas, Andrew
j. Wood, vice G. E. Valate, resigned
at Newark, Ohio, G. S. Brady, vice M.
G. Lyon, resigned; at Perry, Iowa, D.
G. West, vice P. G. Crude, resigned;
at Vicksburg, Miss, William Groome,
vice j d. Tinney. commission expired;
at Carlyle, Ills, W. G. Harver, vice j..
w. Maddox, commission expired; at
Rhinebeck, New York, Andrew j.
O'dell, vice J. N. Cramer, suspended;
at Muncie, Indiana, B. II. Fulmer,
vice G. L. Paynter, commission ex-
pired; at Brackville. Penn C. L. Ed
erlcks, vice f. A. Weaver, suspended;
at Allegheny, Pa, John Swan, vice J..
A. Myler. suspended; at Detroit,
Mich, A. W. Copeland, vice George
G. Codd, suspended.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

IT now appears that the able letters
from the Servian Minister which awak-
ened so much interest on the part of
the readers Of English newspapers re-
Gently were really written by his wife,
an American lady of much cultivation
and force Of character. Lady Randolph
Churchill's recent successful exploits
in the Parliamentary canvass of her
husband are still fresh in the public
memory. These are by no means the
only ilIustrious cases in which the
American woman has left her impress
upon European politics.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

New York Graphic.
The late Stanley Huntley, once a
reporter on the Tribune, was sent to
report a meeting of the Farmers Club,
whose members got in a quarrel over
a new kind Of d potato, and the re.
porter (tt Was his first journalistic
effort gave a very funny account of
it, when, not finding the city editor in
when he went down to the office, he
sent upstairs in the regular way. The
next day the article appeared on the
first page of the Tribune, and young
Hantiey thought he had "struck it
itch" in his new situation. and
promptly looked forward to being
managing editor of the journal.
When he arrived at the Office and
entered the city room he noticed "A
smile spread over the other reporters
faces, but attributing it to jealousy,
he calmly seated himself at mis- desk.
In a few minutes MIR. Moore, the city
editor, called him and said that Mr..
Greeley wanted to see him. Swelling
with pride, and casting q look of tri-
umph around the room, the young re-
porter walked out of the office into
Mr.. Greeley'S Office. The Goor was
closed. trapped gently.
Come in" responded a shrill falset-
to voice.
Mr.. Huntley did SO. Mr.. Greeley
was seated at his desk writing. He
waited patiently until he finished.
Then the gentlemal wheeled around
in his chair and SAID:
"Well, sir, what can / DO for you?"
"You sent for me, sir"
For you? What's your name?"
STANLEY Huntley."
ooh! So you are the blamed fool
who wrote up that Farmers club?"
The hopes Of the future humorist
experienced a sudden decline. He
would now be satisfied with the city
editorship.
"Why did you do it?"
They acted disgracefully, sir"
eyes, | know it, but what did you
do with your copy?"
81 showed it in a hole in the wall
and whistled twice"
Young man, how long have you
been on the press?"
"Twenty-four hours, sir"
"WeIl, sir" said the editor, ."you
didn't know, of course, what the rules
Of III office are, but you oughtn't to
have written that report, indeed you
oughtn't to. Of course they are a pack
of fools. They always have been, but
you shouldn't have said so in the Tri-
bune. Young man, I'm the President
of that club"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
A Pink Tea at Rovin.

The ladies of St.. Albon's Guild"
Bovina, propose giving a "Tink Tea"
on or about the 18th instant, for the
purpose of raising money to erect a
rectory at that place. On this occasion
they will furnish a most elegant sup
per. A splendid string band will Re
secured for the night from Vicksburg,
Dancing and doing justice to the inner
mar will be the order of the night.
They propose to secure half rates of
Major M. S. Belknap, and will expect
a full attendance from Vicksburg. Due
notice will be given as to the exact
day, etc.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE publication in a Chicago paper
of the prescriptions for whisky filled
in one day by one druggist in Topeka,
Kas., not only shows that alcohol is
now esteemed in Kansas as it was by
its original discoverer, the panacea for
all diseases, but it also brings out the
rather remarkably fact that it requires
about a quart Of it a day to prevent
some of the most pious and respecta-
bic citizens of Topeka from succumb-
ing to general debility" and "female
weakness"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
NV ORLEANs coNPLATNINa.

NEW ORLEANS COMPLAINING.
The New Orleans newspapers, re.
dectiDg the views and feelings of the
cotton merchants Of that city, seem
no little exercised at the falling off of
cotton receipts at that port, and the
diversion Of thousands of bales to
other points, some of it directly
abroad. New Orleans merchants are
slow to take a hint, they need knock
down argument to convince them that
there are other markets where prices
are as good, if not better, and that, too,
without the incidentalS of loss in
weight, stealage, etc. Cotton growers
and country merchants have reached
that point of independence as to
be unwilling TO contribute from
one to two dollars per bale to
middle men to handle their cotton
when there is no necessity for it. A
great deal of cotton is being shipped
this year North by rail, most of it for
direct export. Only last week one
firm at Starkville transferred five hun
dred bales to a Northern luyer. This
cotton, in all probability, will be COM
pressed at West Point. and go
directly by rail to New York. If New
Orleans merchants wish to control the
handling of Mississippi cotton they
must take steps to secure a reduction
Of railroad rates, and when the cotton
has reached New Orleans the charges
for drayage, storage, etc, should be
reduced fully one half. a quarter of
a century ago when the whole country
was rich, when the cotton planter was
both an ~autocrat and an a~ristocrat, he
could afford to contribute towards the
building up Of merchant princes.
The planter then dressed in purple
and fine linen and Jared sumptuously
every day. Not so now. Tie majority
of planters of the present day follow
the plow and WELD the hoe themselves
They dress and fare plainly. and can
not afford to contribute to the uphold
ing Of the order of things after thu
manner Of ante-bellum days. Let thu
New Orleans merchants think of this
Let them remember, as they sit il
their carpeted Offices or in their palaces
out on some of the avenues, that thu
eye of the farmer is upon them. Las
years Exposition carried many farm
ers to New Orleans who had nevel
been there before, and many cam,
away feeling that their labor had as
sisted in building these palaces and il
making merchant kings and princes
while they were lefG poor because 0.
low prices and high charges in th'
handling Of their cotton.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
THE NUCCESSLON.

The Courier-Journal, usually correct
and le%yel-headed on all questions Of
grave Importance, has this to say in
regard to the unfortunate muddle pro-
duced by the death of Vice President
Hendricks. After referring to the
danger, possibly, of the present Ad-
ministration passing into the hands of
the opposition party should Mr.. Cleve-
land die, the CD. continues: 1.-The
country, Unpopular vote. decided that
the Government should be in the
hands of the Democratic party for the
four years, beginning March 4th, 1885.
If Mr.. CleYeland's death should follow
that of Mr.. Hendricks, a Republican
Senator would succeed to the Presi-
dency, which he would hold until an
other election next November. This,
while in accord with the present ab-
surd law on the subject, would be
directly in violation of the will of the
people at the ballot-box, and would
accordingly be too likely to lead to
consequences to be guarded against
and dreaded by all who have the pub
lie welfare at heart. 1t seems strange
that by all odds the best
solution Of this matter has
not been pressed. 1t is manifestly
fair and just that on the death of both,
the President and e-President, the
vacancy should be filled by the same
agents of the people, originally chosen
to elect those officials, and with a view
to carrying out the will of the people
as last expressed. In short, the vacan-
cy should be filled by the electoral
college, which chose the deceased in
cumbents. This would secure the
continuance in power for the full
term which it was elected to serve, or
at least until another election, Of the
political party intrusted by the people
with the administration of the Govern
ment, and through their own Repre-.
sentatiyes, delegated for that purpose.
The proposition is, that on the death
of the Vice-P President and the Presi-
dent, the Secretary of State, or other
member of the Cabinet, shall assume
the duties of acting President until
the electoral college can assemble and
designate a successor of the late
President. For this purpose the cleo,
toral college will continue to exist
until the next Presidential election
following its creation, with the power
that it already has Of filing vacancies"
The Courier journal thinks this the
shortest, least complicated and ~justest
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE Southern Live Stock Journal
says that Mr.. Charles Barnett, for a
for a long time n OF the successful
farmers of Noxubee county, Miss,
kept the cholera from his hogs by CIV
ing them once a week a plentiful sup
ply of salt and ashes. His neighbors
lost many hogs by this disease, and
hogs ran together with these hogs in
the same forest. Cassius NJ. Clay, Of
Kentucky, protected his hogs fifty
years by the same means, while his
neighbors lost fearfully.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
Archbishop Puroelps Fe+a+a

CINCINNATI, Nov. 3d. B. Mannix.
assignee of the late Archbishop Pur-
cell, made his first report of the con.
dition Of the affairs Of the deceased
divine to-day. The report shows that
the assignee has received $40,0 $751;
900 of which was for legal service.
He has now on hand 1000, but does
not diSburse it among the archbishop's
creditors on account of a case now
pending in the supreme court which
may largely increase the value of the
estate or which may make the $4,000
not enough to satisfy claims.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE FarmerYille, (La.,) Gazette
says AT Summerield. La, on Friday
evening, A. WATSON, Jr., attacked Will
Hall and stabbed him several times in
the back and breast, inflicting danger
Gus wounds. Win Hall after being
attacked shot WATSON in the breast,
near the heart, the ball going through
his body. WATSON and Hall are both
dangerously hurt, and WATSON is not
expected to live. Both parties are first
cousins. No particulars regarding the
origin Of the difficulty have been
received.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The New York World says: "What
a public blessing it would be if, look
ing at the grave of a pure, true and
able man like Thomas A. Hendricks,
the whole American press would re-
cord a resolve to stop that reckless
partisan abuse Of prominent characters
which is the blot of our politics."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

For a good while the Republicans
have been trying to invent a way that
shall make an accidental President
always of their party, and the Demo
Gratis have been trying to prevent
them. Perhaps the sad event over
which the country is now lamenting
will inspire the men who make the
laws with a better purpose.-Boston
Post.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

"THE fact that Gen. Logan was the
Republican candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent, SO far from constituting a
claim for him as the presiding officer
of the Senate furnishes a good reason
why he should not be chosen. The
Republican Senators should not make
Of the accident to reverse the verdict
of the people."-Boston Herald.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE New York Herald strongly in.
dorses Senator Hoar's bill regulating
the succession to the Presidential
office. There are a number of express
sions by prominent politicians in favor
of this wise and constitutional meas
ure, but though the bill passed the last
Senate unanimously some Democrats
are apprehensive that the Republicans
will now refuse to pass the bill.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEN

ATE.
If there is any danger of a transfer
of the Presidency to any Republican
during Mr.. Cleveland's term. it is in
the power Of the House Democrats to
remove that danger as soon as congress
meets. Last year the Senate by unani-
nous vote passed the Hoar Bill, pro-
viding that, in case Of the death OF
both President and Vice-President, the
Office should devolve upon the Secre-
tary Of State; and in case Of his dis
ability, upon other members of the
Cabinet in turn, until a President
could be elected. The avowed inten-
ton of the bill was to continue the
administration for the current term
in the hands of the Administration
party, and its provisions afforded
ample security for the attainment OF
that object. The House failed to ac
on this bill and it did not become a
law. TO elect a Democratic President
BRO tenn. Of a Republican Senate would
leave the House free to postpone ac-
ton on the important subject again.
But election Of a Republican President
pro tenn. by the Senate will now insure
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE new management of the East
Mississippi Exposition Association, at
Aberdeen, is understood to be opposed
to any further gambling privileges at
its annual fairs. These d~emoralizing
adjuncts to our fairs should have been
discountenanced long ago. They have
done much to hinder the success Of
fairs and like institutions.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
An Eccentric Engllshwoman.

"AA ISSOtAhLAS
Chicago Herald.
A queer old lady, the Baroness Role,
has just died in England at the age of
ninety years. She was married at
twenty-eight, to a gentleman who was
seventy-four years old, and if he were
living now he would be n hun
bred and thirty-fve years of age. At
his death he settled an income of $780,
600 a year upon her, and she has
devoted more than fifty years of her
long life to charity. A great admirer
of the old nobility and an
imperious stickler for all the
old time forms and ceremonies, she
was as eccentric in her benevolence as
she was generous. On one occasion
she compelled the removal of some
cushions which had been placed in a
chapel built by her because they had
been put there without her leave, but
on the proper request she had the
entire edifce upholstered. 1t will not
be many years before all the nobility
will have to amuse themselves as this
old lady did or emigrate.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE first Vice-President who died
in office Was VIM. R. King, of Ala
bama, on April 18th, 1858 the second
Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, Nov.
22d, 1875 and Thos. A. Hendricks, of
Indiana. Nov. 25th, 1885.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A CORRESPONDENT says "Just as
the coffin containing the mortal re-
mains of the late e-President Hen
bricks was being lowered into the
grave, there was "a slight sprinkling of
rain, causing many to recall the old
adage. Blessed are the dead whom the
rain falls on"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

IT is said that the bell used at the
Theatre Francois is the one that gave
the signal for the massacre of St.
Bartholomew, but nobody need bell.
ieve it.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THERE can be but little hope for
Ireland in a Parliamentary majority of
Tories large enough to be independent
OF the Parnellites. That was not the
situation Parnell expected to create by
his manifesto, and his mistake on that
point will stand in strcDg relief against
the wiser counseis of Davitt, unless
the Tory lion shall change his skin and
the Wing leopard his spots. With all
their participation in oppressive acts
toward Ireland. the Liberals have
granted her all the concessions she has
ever received. Having helped to rem
der Them utterly powerless to help
him, Mr.. Parnell is probably the worst
beaten man today in the United King
dom.--St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

Rev. SAM SMALL's baggage was
attached in st. Louis last Monday for
a debt of $92, contracted while Sam
was a sinner and the editor of the
Georgia Cracker"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

AN anti-P rohibitionist reminds the
Prohibitlonists that water falling con-
tinuously on a stone three inches thick
will wear a hole through it in twenty
years, and says people who are well
posted know this and drink beer and
other stimulants rather than subject
themselves to gradual perforation.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The devil draws better in Boston
churches than his Lord and Master.
Crowds flock to hear the Rev. (?) Mr..
Downs, while eloquent and reSpecta-
BILE ministers talk 10 empty pews in the
other churches.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

JAMES G. BLAINE is elected and again
beats Ben Butler. The senior class of
Dartmouth College recently elected
the former by a vote of Is, commence
ment orator. Ben Butler received only
8 votes,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

SHERIDAN says: women govern
US; let us try to render them more per-
feet. The more they are enlightened
so much the more we shall be. On the
cultivation of the minds of women
depends the wisdom of man"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

solution of the problem, and urges it
upon the attention Of the National
Legislators, who will soon be called
upon to frame a new law on the mat
ter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

VIsIToRs to the New Orleans Expo
sltion are so few that p%ickpockets are
compelled to get in their work else
where and have turned their fingers
into the pockets of the police.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

SENATOR GIBSON, Of Louisiana, de-
MES that he favors the election of
John Sherman 10 the Presidency pro
TEN. of the Senate. No true Democrat
could vote for the bIOody-sAirt orator
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

To succeed the Hon. 0. Il. Singleton
the following gentlemen are suggested
by their respective friends for Con-
gresham from the Fifth District:
Hon. W. H. Hardy, of Lauderdale;
Hon. Joel S. Hamilton and DR.. w. l..
KERN, of Holmes.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

FARMERS, to make money should
False everything they consume. but
they should not consume everything
they raise.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A PARTY of evicted Cinnamon on
their way East from Tacoma, say their
huts were assaulted by mobs who
broke the windows with stones and
then turned streams from Babcock fire
extinguishers in on them. This was
very little better than burning them
out,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
An Answer to Several Queries.

Nltchez Democrat.
A local in Sundays Democrat stating
that Mr.. VIM. Davis, of the Fencibles,
had received the medal won by him at
Vicksburg, in the late competitive
drill, has led to inquiry as to whether
or not his company, the Fencibles, had
receivedth the ~purse-one hundred dollars
that was won by them as the second
prize. We will state that they received
the draft, had it cashed. turned the
money into the company's treasury,
aud that its reception has been
acknowledged to the Vicksburg Fair
Association, whence the draft came.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A JURY at Sparta, Ca, sustained
the will Of the late David Dickson
leaving 100000 to his colored mistress
and child, and disinheritihg his heirs.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A NOBLE Mississippi woman says:
"She has no desire to become a voter;
that woman's mission and destiny is
higher and grander than exercising
the ballot" motherhood, the rearing
and educating of honest and lntelli-
gent sufragans is God-given privilege
not accorded to man. Let woman act
well her part, and she can hold the
balance of power. She has the
power to mold public sentiment beyond
the reach of the politician. A mother
With two sons or four IONS has that
many votes if she rears those sons
aright"
The lady in question says she has
two sons, who, in ten years, will cast
two votes. She says, if she lives and
they live they will be taught to vote
for liberal education, prohibition, the
observance of the Sabbath, and the
Democratic ticket"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The Pickens Post, vol. l, No. l, has
made its appearance, and on its title
page greets its readers with a "pome"
entitled "Pickens in Verse" Pickens
in worse would be a better title.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

ONE of u girls told her father that
she knew MI. Dudwell vas an artist
for she heard him say he had painted
the town red"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

A KANSAS man r%ejoices in a wife
who has worn the same bonnet for
twenty-five years. She is blind and
never goes out.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

GEN. John G. Fremont, is old and
quite feeble, but is not poor, owning
large and profitable landed estate in
California.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

prompt concurrence on the part Of a
Democratic House in a law retaining
the Presidency in the hands Of the
Administration party to the end of the
term,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

MALONE, it is said, denies that he
will leave Virginia. This, if true,
may be a cause for congratulatiOn for
other States.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

AS the friend and defender of liberty
and free government, the late Thomas
A.. Hendricks was never surpassed in
the history of our country.