Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

Nov he is a member Of Congress in
reunited country, with a loving wifi
and two grown daughters. inviting hi
old enemy to share in the festiVitie
of his happy home. l am glad of it
May he and bis enjoy all the honor ant
happiness Of a long life; but since tn
creation Of governments among mel
the like never appeared before.
When sentiments like the above tax,
the place Of bloody shirt wavings, !
full and perfect union Of hearts in all
sections cannot be long deferred.
The New York Commercial Bulle-
tin does not expect any permanent
rise in the price Of cotton. After sur
veying the fields of production and
consumption, it says: "The produc-
ton of cotton has gone on, ard Is ex-
pscted to go on this year, with no re-
gard whatever to the general prostra-
ton Of manufactures, here and abroad,
which necessarily curtails consump-
ton. Unless there should be prospect
Of a short cotton crop next fall, Of
which there is M sign now, it would
not be strange if cotton should de-
cline still further before the present
surplus has been cleared away"
Farmers at the South will do well to
note this.
Yes, farmers at the South will do
well to note this, and should see to it
that there is a short crop by one-half,
at least, next fall. 1t is their only sal
walton from the hands Of the cotton
future gamblers. As we have before
said, let the Southern planter disap-
point them in their crop estimates, by
producing a short crop. Let the cot
ton planters bull the market for once.
The Republicans Of the Senate are
not sustaining each other in the mat
ter of combinations as solidly as it
was expected they would do. The
vote on the confirmation Of Dement,,
as Surveyor General Of Utah, which
had been reported adversely by the
Senate Committee, was made known
on Saturday and created considerable
surprise. All the Democrats, except
Walthall, Of Mississippi; Berry, Of
Arkansas, and Cockrell, Of Missouri,
voted for the confirmation. So did
Logan, of Illinois; Hoar, of Massa-
chueetts; Mcmillan, of Minnesota;
Henderson, of Nebraska; Mitchell, of
Oregon; Cameron, of Pennsylvania;
SeWell, Of New Jersey, and Stanford,
OF California. All the other Republi-
cans voted against the confirmation.
1t would be interesting to know the
reasons which actuated Messrs. Hoar
and Mcmillan, both members of the
] Judiciary Committee, to vote for a
man who was appointed to succeed a
suspended official. 1t is certain that
neither the reasons nor the papers in
regard to the suspension of Democratic
successors were sent to the Senate.
The State Ledger in speaking OF the
elected Railroad Commissioners,
among other recommendations for Mr..
Melville, says he is 1.-THE son of one of
the best Governors the State ever had"
It is generally conceded that J. M.
Stone, was, himself, one Of the best
Governors the State was v e blest
with, yet he got left-so that bit of
taffy don't go for much. Again The
Ledger says the ex.Governor's son 'is
a fine business man." Well, if he is, he
hasn't shown it in the past two
years as ole of the Commissioners.
certainly think a man has mon.
strously poor ideas of business who
employ a CLERK and permit him
% draw a salary for nearly two years.
nothing to do in compensation
.herefor. Mr.. Melville would hardly
rave paid a clerk to stay in his country
tore for two years while the store
loors were closed and no business
A man who is not as jeal-
'us Of a public trust as he is Of
personal one, ought not to be en-
rusted with the former.
Mr.. McWillie's associates on the
commission, Messrs. Kyle and Sessions,
re both lawyers, and the question
uggests itself, iLasmuch as none Of
he Board are accountants, or familiar
nth railroad tariffs, what are they
DING to do with the elephant? Like
old Board, probably. nothing, but
raw their salaries. And yet people
asked to submit. and the State ex-
ected to join the march Of progress. ]
- 4.
THE cotton mills at Wesson are
forty dozen towels per day be- !,
des an enormous quantity Of rope for !
Iow-lines and other purposes; and so