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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF VIC
MEN

The New Orleans Picayune, of the
10Th, contains a letter addressed to
United States Senators Gibson and
Eustis, of Louisiana, by Mrs. Maria
L. Johnston, of Madison parish, one
of the most brilliant women of our
sister STATE. She urges them to vote
in favor Of the bill of Senator Blair, CT
New Hampshire, for a Constitutional
amendment enfranchising women. She
advocates an educational amendment
one, the Picayune says, "might use
fully be made universal" The Plea
yune further says in reference to Mrs.
Johnston's letter:
There are few means by which the
women Of our country can exercise in
fuence on political affairs. That inAu-
ence which n would naturally sup
pose to belong to them by Wr-
tue of their social relations is
practically nothing in respect to
politics, because this domain
has been SO exclusively arrogated to
men that the latter never think Of
seeking or receiving the advice of their
women on the subject at all. The
public sentiment in favor Of the ex-
tension of the suffrage to women has
been greatly strengthened during the
past fifteen or twenty years by the
self sacrificing labors Of a small
number Of women who have
personally pleaded with members
of State Legislatures and Congress
against the injustice Of CHASING women
with those natural incapables whom
every civilization excludes from the
functions of government. The discus
sion has reached a stage now where it
assumes the position Of a topic of
national consequence. at every ses-
sion Of Congress an amendment to the
constitution is proposed and elaborate
ly advocated by men who are not in
the second rank of public orators.
That the time may come when the
proposal will command a majority of
the voices is at least among the posi-
bilities Of the future; and the intel
llgent women who wish to assist in
promoting the endeavor can take no
wiser or more effective course
than that pursued by Mrs. Johnston.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Construction Of a Monaghan Fiddle

In his book, Among the Mongols," the
Rev. J, Gilmour describes a native fiddle
as "made ofa hollow box about a foot
square and two or three inches deep, cov-
cred with sheep skin, and a stick about
three feet long stuck through the sides o.
the box. 1t had only two strings, a.
these consisted of a few hairs pulled IRON.
a horses tail and heightened at both ends
by pieces of common string. The bow
was a bent and whitfield branch of some
shrub, fitted with a few horse hairs tied
on quite loosely. The necessary tension
was produced by the hand of the per-
former as he grasped it to play" The
Idayer managed, however, adds the
writer, to produce expressive music and
effective tones.-Philadelphia Call.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
OFF

In the selection of Mr.. Henry,
against whom personally we have
naught to say, this curious result has
been wrought; that a Legislature
whose constituencies ia the aggregate
favor railroad supervision. The coinage
of the silver dollar and a Reduction Of
the tariff, has refused to elect the pro-
prietor Of a newspaper advocating all
these measures, and has elected the
proprietor Of a newspaper advocating
none Of them. Nay, more than this,
it has elected the proprietor Of a news
paper which has persistently opposed
and denied the right of the State to
supervise railroads, and the policy Of
supervision without reference to the
right; which has sneered at the silver
dollar of the present standard, and
which has followed the lead of Mr..
Randall on all questions affecting the
tariff; and whose editor, himself being
a member of the last Democratic Ma
tional Convention by the favor Of a
few friends, voted, as we are informed
and believe, for the Hon.
Samuel J. Randall for Pres
ident of the United States.
This result ought to be a source OF
regret to all the people of the State
who agree with the Clarion on the
questions referred to, and doubtless
will be, in course of time-frst, be-
cause it is an Endorsement of political
heresies which can never obtain in
Mississippi, and because it is blow at
one of the staunchest advocates Of
what the great body Of the Democratic
partybelieves to be principles necessary
to the welfare and prosperity OF the
whole people.
The above is taken from an empna-
sized leader in the Jackson Clarion,
which was recently defeated for the
State printing.We were impartial in the
struggle, and we can now clearly and
fairly criticise the result, and we un-
hesitatingly declare that the Clarion is
in error in drawing any such conclu-
sions from the result. The views
which MI. Henry entertained within
Democratic limits had little or nothing
to do with the result. In
pressing his candidacy on Demo
Gratis, which he did indus
triously and fairly, he never sought a
single vote, by reference to his indi-
vidual views. He claims to be, and is
as good a Democrat as Col. Power or
the editor of the Clarion, and
he was elected because he had never
been State Printer before, and be-
cause Col. Power had grown
rich in that office. That is
all there is of it, and the
effort of the Clarion to assume unto
itself a somewhat superior sort of
Democracy, will not change the result
or elevate its standing.
This journal agrees with the Clarion
heartily on the silver question, and
with the Ledger on the Railroad
question, and we are sure that
the Clarion has no right to try
and lug these, or any other questions
in at this juncture, in its effort to
prove that the Legislature acted un-
wisely or inconsistency in electing
Mr.. Henry State Printer.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

An amusing story is told of Lady Ran.
dolph Churchill and q Westminster
elSetor. Her ladyship met the eIector at
dinner and asked him how he was going
to vote, and he replied that his mind was
not yet made up. "Oh, then, yon must
vote for Mr.. Burdett-C outts," she said
well" said he, Il cannot promise. but if
I were treated as voters used to be treated
by lady %canyassers in the old DAYS at
Westminster, | should very possibly give
in" "Oh, thank you so much. Twill LEFT
the baroness know at once, replied Lady
Randolph, as the ladies rose from the
table.-New York Sun.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
American and English Tin worr,.

The United States consumes tin in VAST
quantities, one great use for tin plates bda
ing the manufacture of preserving cans
IL IS sad that upward of 81 10000 0 per
annum are expended for wages alone in
our various tin-plate factories. while the
sum paid for similar work in Great Brit.
ain does not amount to much more than
S5,0OO,OOO, American tin work is very mncb
lighter, and more graceful than that az
England, and in England the art of press.
ing tin has not yet been ac~quired.LChi.
cago Herald,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

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Carpets had their origin in the Persian
habit of sitting and sleeping on the
ground. What was at first a necessity OF
ordinary life became & luxury, and to-
dav in Persia and Turkey a mans wealth
NAV be Judged by the number and
quality of his rugs. The Persian loom is
simnlv a frame on which the warp is
stretched, and the wool consists Of short
threads woven into tho warp with the
fingers without a shuttle. When a row
of the wool is thus completed, a sort OF
comb is inserted into the warp and
pressed against the loose ROY Of wool,
until it is sufficiently frightened to the
net of the web. The ends of the wool
are then clipped until an even surface is
obtained. The knotting is peculiar for
strength, and cannot be initiated by
machinery. The rough usages to which
these u g are put demand strength and
colors that are indelible, for the carpets
are not only used for household purposes,
but also in travelling, being placed on the
damp, uneven ground at night, OF throwHl
during the day over the back of tHs
camel in the hot, glaring sun.
Unlike English and other foreign
makes, which are colored wholly by
chemicals and aniline dyes, the Persian
products are colored from plants and
flowers, and practically indelible. Most
Of the rugs that reach this country are
made in poor families, coming here
through business houses in Constantine
pie. The best rugs and carpets are made
in well-to-do families and families OF
taste, and find their way here through
art collectors who travel through the in
terror of the Orient. - Frank Leslie's
Illustrated
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
THE LEGISLATURE.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. 21.-House
bills, passed-To define and punish the
crime of advocating polygamy; to
authorize district attorneys to ad-
minister oaths to witnesses in grand
jury rooms; to furnish the law library
of Memphis with copies Of acts and
journals of the legislature; to incor-
porate a street railway in the town Of
Greenyille; to incorporate the town of
Hamburg; to incorporate the Vicks-
burg waterworks.
Bills indefinitely postponed-To re-
peal section 1858 of the code; to salary
district attorneys; to repeal act to
secure faithful collection of delinquent
personal taxes; for relief of certain
soldiers of the war; to repeal section
1877 of the code; to amend registration
laws; to amend act in relation TO free
public schools; to insure the more faith
| full performance Of duties Of trustees
Of public schools; to amend section
698 Of the code in relation to duties
Of superintendent of education; to
secure more competent teachers; act TO
repeal an act relative to charters grant
ed to corporations or individuals under
certain circumstances.
Bills referred-To retire Judge
Trimble; to amend section 1867 Of the
code; act in relation to encumbering
growing crops, made the special order
for Tuesday next; act to reduce the
interest on the Chicasaw school fund.
SENATE.
Special order for the day being to
amend section 1ll2, in relation to the
sale of vinous and spurious liquors,
taken up and placed on the calendar.
Act for better protection Of pas
sengers and property Transported on
railroads and the vehicles and property
employed in such transportations; re-
ferred to committee on railroads.
To repeal the charter Of the town
Of Pamela; referred.
To amend section 1886 of the code
in relation to giving notice to absent
and nonresident defendants in cases
for the enforcement Of the lien Of
mechanics before justices of the peace;
referred.
70 amend act to provide for pro-
lection of crops in any supervisors
district or territorial division Of Ben
ton, Tippah, Marshall, Pamela and
Union counties; referred.
TO amend chapter 80 Of the code in
relation to sale Of spirituous liquors;
indefinitely postponed.
The resolution to appoint a commit
tee to investigate the affairs of the
Yszoo and Mississippi delta levee
board, was adopted.
TO encourage agriculture in the
State recommitted.
The resolution providing for a near
er and more economical route between
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans other
than around Cape Horn was made the
special order for tomorrow.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Mr.. EDMUNDs made two mistakes in

Mr.. EDMUNDs made two mistakes in
his bill for the suppression Of polyg-
amy. (l)) Empowering the President
to appoint fourteen trustees for the
government Of the Mormon church
and the administration Of its property,
and (2) DISTINGUISHING the women of
Utah because many of them are plural
wives. The first is, we think, uncon-
stitutional, because the United States
does not recognize a State church, and
the latter is unjust. II the women are
to be disfranchised for that cause, why
not the men ?-Memphis Appeal.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
A Detective Brings Forker Back.

DCLOSLlNS DllI3S T Oi,hSF DdCkg
New Orleans Picayune.
On the night of Tuesday, the 18th
inst, Mr.. Phil. G. Cox was robbed of
$1,000 in money, two valuable diamond
cluster pins, and a gold watch and
chain, at mis- room on Common, near
Rampant street. He had been in the
company of three men-John Costello
and G. II. ForkeT,' both of whom sub.
sequentIy disappeared, and a man
named Waddie, who was arrested.
Costello went to Philadelphia, and a
few days ago Chief Of Police Martin,
OF Montgomery, Ala, arrested Forker
and notified Chief Bachemin, Detec.
tive Caster at once set out to take
Forker into custody, but when he
reached Montgomery Forker had taken
out a writ of habeas corpus. Caster
identified the man, who thereupon
caused proceedings to be stayed and
slgnifed his willingness to return to
this city without further legal formal
tiles. Caster left Montgomery with
his prisoner yesterday morning, and
arrived here last night. Forker was
conducted to the Central station,
where he was incarcerated. He had
$52 in money, a diamond pin, and an
elegant gold watch and chain on his
person, but neither the watch and
chain nor the diamond pin were iden-
tilted as those stolen from Mr.. Cox.
Forker gave his occupation as that
of a Snowman.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Sweeping the National Capitol Building
1t is difficult for one to realize the big
ness of the capitol, except by comparison.
Some workmen were employed some
time ago in the task of removing the Cob
webs which had accumulated during the
summer about the inches and corners Of
the great building, and to see the ma
chinery which was necessary to enable
them to reach the various parts OF the
building gave a pretty good idea of its
immensely. There was a long double
ladder mounted on a truck which was ma,
naged by two men. This was wheeled W
alongside Of the building, the truck Sc
curely fastened in place, and then the
sweeper, taking in hand a broom, the
handle of which was twenty or thirty
feet long, mounted carefully to the high
est possible round Of the ladder, and ele-
waiting his broom many, many feet above
his heard carefully brushed the cobwebs
and accumulations of dust from the pro-
|jections about the second story windows.
To see this man, a mere speck against
the side of the great building, hoisted on
this doubly high ladder and reaching
many feet about him by the aid of long
light sweepers. impressed the observers
with the fact that the capitol. is a very
large building, 1t reminded one, too, Of
the famous old woman in the nursery
rhyme whose mission was to sweep the
cobwebs from the sky" Even with his
doubly long ladders and far-reaching
broom this ambitious sweeper was not
able to reach to the cornices. They must
be got at by lowering men on scaffolds
from the roof.-Washington Cor. Times
Star.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
Application Denied.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Assistant
Secretary Fairchild has written to the
collector of customs at Cincinnati, o.,
in regard to the application Of the
Cincinnati Museum Association for
the free entry Of eight cases of plate
glass to be used in the construction of
show cases at said museum, and says
"That he is not aware of the existence
of any law which would authorize the
granting of the application and it must
therefore be denied"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

ONE st. Louis dude recently chal-
lenged another to mortal combat &C.
cording to the code. The challenged
party declined to accept, urging as his
reasons that if the challenger was as
inaccurate as a marksman, as he was as
a speller and grammarian, the chal-
lengee was afraid that the lives Of his
seconds and surgeon would be en-
dangered. That's what we call pars-
ing a fellow out.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Four or five miles of street rail.
roads in this city ju%diciously located
and well managed, would be of great
value. There is nothing that so aids
in building up a city as this means of
cheap and convenient local travel.
Take any street in V~icksburg and locate
on it a street railroad and it will in.
crease the value of real estate on
the street at least fifty per
cent. In Winter the Street Railroad
is very convenient on account of the
mud, and in Summer on account of the
heat and dust.
Some may imagine the enterprise
will not pay, on account of the broken
topography Of the city. We think
they are mistaken. The principal
streets a all be utilized by using
light cars and two horses instead of
one. We are quite sure it will
pay real estate owners to foster the
enterprise, for if they only get a
small dividend on their stock, they
win be handsomely repaid by the in
crease in the value Of their property.
The instances are rare indeed where
street railroads do not pay, while they
are umerou where they pay emo
nous dividends.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

A MEETING Of the New Orleans
Typographical Union was held on the
18th, at which the action of the Trades
Assembly, in the matter Of the recent
indictments for libel was Endorsed,
and the sum of $500 appropriated to
aid in the expense incident to the
trial of the members indicted by the
Grand Jury.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

LOOK out for garden seed. This is
the rear for the election Of Congress
men, and the Commissioner of Agri-
culture, with an eye to placing them
where they will do the most good, has
increased each Congressman's allow
ance 500 packages.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Mr.. WILBUR DIVINE, of Manatee,
Florida, and Miss Mamie, daughter Of
Capt. James H. johnson, Of Canton,
Miss, were married at the Methodist
Church in the latter place, on Tuesday
the 18th, and departed Immediately
for their home in the land of flowers.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

A DRUGGIST, in a prohibition town,
advertised, during the late cold spell,
his store as "a free warming place"
He failed to state, however, whether
the warmth furnished was in solid or
liquid shape, whether material or
SPIRITUAL.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
The Governors Ball.
to COMMERCIAL Herald.

JACKSON, Jan. 21-The governors
ball is now in progress, and there is
an immense crowd present. All the
elite of Jackson were invited and
nearly all the members Of the legisla-
ture are on hand, besides citizens from
various portions of the State.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

"JUDGE ToURGEE, the author Of the
Fools Errand, has patented a metal
harness. says an exchange. Yes, and
the American Congress is trying to
patent a metal harness, but hasn't
quite made up its mind whether it
shall be of gold or silver.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

WHEN a man makes a failure in the
management Of bis own private bust
ness affairs, can he be considered a
safe mar to entrnst with the manage
ment Of public duties, or in enacting
laws for the government Of people and
railroads?
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

Trinity Church, New York, and He
Tenement Houses.
Editor Commercial Herald.
Some two or three weeks ago an ar
ticle was published in your excellent
paper rejecting severely upon the cor
poration of Trinity church, New York,
for their meanness and stinginess in
relation to their tenement houses.
Fully believing that you would not
willingly do injustice to any one, l
take the liberty of requesting you to
give 1.-The other side" an opportunity
of answering the charges thus made
by publishing the following from the
columns of the" Living Church." of
the 10th inst, and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
II u rvrF,R
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

GEORGIA has only ten Congressman,
but has nineteen places on the several
committees of the House. There is
nc danger Of the Federal army being
called on to quell a mutiny in the
goober State because there is not full
cOmpletementl of kernels to every
poober.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

mamma, said a little Estelline girl
what is that man doing over there on
Mr., Thompson's porch; he has been
sitting on the steps for two hours and
hasn't moyed?" "That, my child. is a.
house painter. He is painting Mr.,
Ihompson's house by the day."-Estelline
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

The Rev. Sam Jones told his hearers
the other day that they should SO live
that their children may "put their feet
in their tracks and be honorable" He
illustrated 1t by feet to make Chicago
people UNDERSTAND.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

SANTA CLAUS, of the Legislature
didn't put presents in all the stockings
that we're hung up for Office. Proba-
bly, some of the stockings were too
old. and others too new.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.

OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
Nearly every season there is a war
OF words against Trinity church of
this city. EXAMINATIONS and recrimi-
nations, charges and law suits, break
ing of old wills, whereby the parish
was left vast estates, people claiming
dishonesty on the part Of its officials,
have been more than a score of times
hurled at this great corporation, but
when an investigation was had it al
ways resulted in complete failure.
For nearly a century this parish has
stood IN the front of all
great work in this diocese. She
has given more ground for new church
buildings, has built more churches,
has stood by more feeble parishes and
pulled them through their difficulties.
and has come to the assistance of more
weak and feeble clergymen than any
other parish in the country. 1t is true,
Trinity corporation is very rich, and
their properly is carefully watched, ju-
dicially invested, and the income is
wisely and honestly expended. And
Yet, as | say, there are frequ ent howls
at old Trinity, which, for a moment
attract attention, and then rapidly die
away without leaving the least impress
sion Of their savage walls.
This time (and it occurred but a day
or two since the howl came from a
doctor Of this city who enjoys more or
less distinction before the public. He
charged Trinity parish with man
aging its tenement house property
with shameful abuse and that it sis
the owner Of the worst tenement,
houses in the city, and has the reputa-
ton of being the hardest and meanest
landlord in the city" He mentioned
several such houses, which upon in
quiiy were found not to belong to
Trinity parish. He said that the sew
erage was imperfect in these apart
ments, and that garbage and filth Of all
kinds took the place Of fresh paint
and cleanliness. 1t was natural
to suppose that such charges, especial
ly when they referred to life and health
would arouse the Indignation of the
officials of that old and a"ristocratic
corporation. And they were aroused,
all of them, from DR.. Dix, who takes a
personal interest in everything relat-
ing to his wide administration, and Mr.,
John Jacob Aston, VINO believes in
keeping property in the best Of order,
down to the eVer-plodding collector
of the rents, all were nightly in
dignant at these foul charges. The
former attacks which involved the
right Of ownership in these prop
critics, and even the considerable
ecclesiastical troubles Of the parish,
seemed to sink into insignifcance when
such officials are charged with making
money out Of the worst tenement
houses in the city" A general denial
was made to the charges, and open
and careful investigation was asked.
The public supports the denial. be-
lieVes in the honesty and wisdom of
Trinity parish, and the doctor who
made the charges has said he had been
misinformed, and is now seeking re-
putation in other quarters. What will
be the next attack against old Trinity
remains to be seen.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29
ne Mexican Reserve am.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a sub
cammittee of the house pension COM
mittee to-day agreed to report favor
ably to the full committee the Mexi-
can pension bill.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-29

THE recent showing Of the officials
Of the Little J Railroad is very en-
cOuraglng. Instead of the road being
embarrassed, the outlook is hopeful.