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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
FAIR WARNING.

We print this morning a special
from Greenville, which should have
reached US yesterday. The Democratic
Executive Committee Of this, the Third
District, has fixed the 18th of July as
the time, and GrecnviIle as the place
for holding the convention to nomi-
nate a candidate for Congress. The
county conventions are instructed to
nett on the 9th of July to select dele
gates to attend the District Convention.
We trust Democrats will move with a
common purpose to carry the District.
Let the county conventions be well at
tended, and let al delegates selected
for Greenville be sure to attend. We
think it would be good policy for the
County Conventions not to appoint
any Delegates, who a not
assure the Convention they will
be reasonably certain to at
tend the District convention and
do their whole duty. We want no
Delegates appointed for the pleasure
it will give them to see their names
in print among the list Of Delegates.
We want men who will do their full
share of party duty. The District is
in good fix now to SECURE another val
liable victory, and the property own
ers and intelligent citizens, white and
colored, are determined it shall
not be sacrificed to ignorance, corrup-
tion and depravity. Let those who
think they can down the owners of the
District, try it on, and they will find
out what the power of the people is.
In this county there has been some
Jealousy and a good deal of revengeful
feeling towards Gen. Catchings, the
present member from the District.
Democrats who object to a renomi-
nation of CatchingS will be given a
full, square opportunity to prevent it
if they can. We urge them to go to
the County Convention and stand Up
and be counted. Let US see who they
are and hear what are their objections.
After they have had their say, and act
ed their part, they will have to fall in
line and support the nominee or desert
the party.
They have fair warning now, and it
will be impossible for them to retain
party respect if they should be defeat
ed, by any claim that they did not have
a fair show.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

OUR G~reenville special correspon-
dent assures us that the members of
the Democratic Executive Committee
report all the counties for Catchings.
1t looks very much like the venomous
attacks on Catehings will result as did
those last year on Governor Lowry.
It looks now as If Catchings win be
unanimously nominated on the first
ballot, while be is in Washington look
ing after the important interests Of one
Of the richest Districts in the South.
Jealousy, revenge and intrigue don't
count for much against the united in
tslligence Of this District.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

Too much rain, too much rain, is the
cry from every portion of the country
contiguous to Vicksburg. Corn will
probably not be much injured, but
every one knows the effect of too much
rail- N cotton, while it is half grown d.
1t eltner becomes grassy and runs up
spindiing, OF if kept in good condition,
it runs too much to a sappy weed, and
when the dry weather comes, some
thing inevitable in the life of the plant,
it rapidly sheds its fruit. We put
down the cotton crop outlook as gloomy
as that Of the weather.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

- 1C4
Governor Hill, of New York, has
sprung a big question. Recently he
took strong, stalwart ground against
the confirmation power of the senate,
in our State and national constitutions.
His letter on the subject, has secured
more widespread notice than any com.
munication of a political nature for a
long time. The ablest jurors in the
country have closely studied it, and the
finest writers on the press have
written of it, and the more it is
thought of, spoken Of and written of,
the greater and more important the
subject proves.
Gov. Hill takes strong ground
against the power of conirma-
ton being lodged in the Senate. The
Chicago Times, in a long article at
tacks the position assumed by the
Governor, charging that the restrain
ing power Of the Senate is a proven
tive of bad appointments and a stay
upon the spoils system. Harpers'
Weekly in a very able article, takes
the opposite side of the question and
declares that the Senatorial power re-
ferred to, generates the deal and bar
gain system, when the Governor and
Senate, OF President and Senate are of
the same party, and is oftener used by
the Senate of an opposing party to
confirm bad appointments, than to
prevent bad ones, as the Senate never
feels responsibility for the action
of any appointed official.
Instances of bad combinations are
given, but no Senate can be made to
feel for them. And in New York to-
day many Republican officials are hold
ing over because the Republican Sen
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

"Wel!, Charles, when do you think
the rains will cease, and give us a
chance to get out Of the grass?"
"We-ll, mars Tom, dunno sir !;
Washington tell me he got er slmer-
nick what say dat dar was to be only
n shower in dis mont, but l dunno
sir, bout dat, hit pears to me sir, like
dat almer-nick don't know no more'n
we does, or Else dat MIG ger, he didn't
tell de trufe.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

VERIFY the walls of prejudice are
crumbling. A spectacle was witnessed
in New Orleans Monday the like of
which has hardly ever been seer be.
fore in the whole world in all the eras
of history. Crowds of Christians gath
cred in the Hebrew Temple to join
their regrets with those Of his follow
ers and pay the last tribute of honor to
the illustrious Rabbi, who had just
crossed the Dark River of Death.
A Christian Clergyman spoke a
eulogy of the dead, that was listened to
by persons of every shade of belief
The wisdom and goodness of the de-
parted were never more touchingly il.
lustrated, than in this common out
pouring of the people among whom he
lived, to aid in the last sad rites at the
bier Of James K. Gutheim.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

new H0fk star,
Our luminous contemporary the Sun.
following out its policy with reference
to the President, copies a paragraph
from the Cleveland Leader which con-
tains all the errors that c )uld be crowd
ed into the space.
We give our readers the opportunity
of seeing this fine specimen Of journal.
i,tic blundeIing:
THE BEGINNING OF CLEvELAND's LUCK.
"Cleveland's lucky career had its
foundation in a circumstance not gen
orally known. Wien elected Mayor
of Buffalo he found in the office Mai.
Cutting, who had oficiated as Mayors
Secretary during the terms Of several
incumbents, and who was retained by
cleveland. Cutting, who has since
deceased, was a man Of unusual
strength of character and a forcible
writer. The C LIBERATED veto message of
a munic pal steal,which caused Cleve-
land to be mentioned and nominated for
Governor, was written by Cutting. 1t
was not the veto that made Cleveland
locally popular, so much as the bold
terms in which the proposed robbery
was denounced, and the municipal
thieves raked over the Goals. No hon
est mayor could have done otherwise
than veto the m ASSURE but Buffalo
never had a Mayor who could use the
English language to such good effect
as could Major Cutting, and as he did
on that occasion. Cutting WIS a Re-
publican, and Cleveland never did a
luckier thing for himself than in retain
ing his services. Cleveland Leader.
The unkindest cut from this arstnl
Of falsehood is the reference to
the late Harmon s. Cutting as a
Republican. He was the typical
Democrat of the town. A Democrat
before the war. during the war
and after the war. A pro-slavery
Democrat, a Hunker Democrat, a Hard
Shell Democrat, while to be called a
copperhead Democrat was his special
delight. AS a member of the Legisla.
ture he voted against the constitu-
tional amendment abolishing slavery. :
If there is anything that could awaken J
this champion of Democracy from the
sleep of death it would be a statement
like distributing was a Republican"
Equally absurd is the assertion that
he wrote Mayor ClevelanG's famous
veto. Mr.. Cutting was the clerk of at
least n other Mayor, and the conf
dental advisor Of all Democratic
Mayors for a quarter Of a century.
Why did he not write such a veto for
some Mayor other than Grover Cleve-
land? 1t is true that he was
a forcible writer, but bis pen did not
have the power Of the one that
wrote the veto. No one who knew
them would mistake the writing of
Cutting for that of Cleveland. Both
were forcible, but the one had the
force Of a rifle, the other the force of a
cannon. Far be it from us to advise
our oTbicular contemporary, but we
cannot help wondering whether it
does not sometimes feel a little
ashamed of the stupid lies about the
President which it industriously cuts
from the Republican journals.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

Mr.. BLAINE says he is a Presbyte-
rian, always has been one and expects
to die me-. That may be true, but
during the last campaign, it was
thought that Mr.. Blaine had a great
Catholic leaning. We think the Cath
olics are to be congratulated on the
gentleman's% declaration, and the Pres
byterians to be condoled with.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

HON. o. R. SINGLETON, who has
betn in Congress occasionally, has
written a very sweet, logical note to
his constituents. It is just such an
epis'ls as is calculated to interest
Jewell, Gibbs, KERN and other aspi-
rants for Mr.. SinfIston's places. Some
of the "boys' seem to have been cir
culating the report in the District that
Nr. singleton is not a candidate, and
is so positively not a candidate, that
be would refuse a nomination
if rendered bin. The Honorable
gentleman in a very silky, soothing
note corrtc's a report which at once
so outrages the people and himself.
While heis not an aggressive candidate,
he is not ~retreatiug from any duty the
people wish to impose on him.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

UNDER a Democratic Administra-
ton, the lands of the people are being
guarded, and the rights of the Govern
ment in the public domain, exerted to
the extent that the Republican opposi-
ton will permit. In the executive
branch Of the Government, many
abuses have been corrected and lands
Of immense value rescued from the
hands of corrupt parties. In Congress
the Democratic party is giving sharp
attention to forfeited railroad
grants, and the record being made
will prove of great value in the coming
campaign.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

Our thanks are extended for an in
vitation to attend the first alumni
meeting Of the A. & M. College, to
take place on Monday night of the Col
lege Commencement. The literary ex-
ercises will be held in the College
Chapel, and Immediately afterwards
the alumni and invited guests will re-
pair to the banquet hall.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Protectionists Turning Free Ira,
derS.

Protectlonists Turning Free Ira
ders.
New York Eerald.
Here is a queer and amazing case of
the sudden conversion of a number Of
eminent statesmen from protection
to what is Call "free trade"
The majority report of the Ways and
Means Committee against the Mexican
Treaty is signed by Messrs. Kelley,
Hiscock, Browne, Reed and Mckinley.
These gentlemen say:
with your European competition on
European terms, you must undersell
to gain a market under any circum-
stances. No treaty can effect this"
And then, they-viz., Messrs, Kelley,
Hiscock, Mckinley, Reed and
Browne-go on to tell the House and
the country what ought to be done.
They say:
reform and reduce the tariff, and
neither Ctf9r nor ask special treaties
or provisions from any nation, but
openly, fairly and honestly in the
markets of the world compete for the
trade of all nations"
"Retorm and reduce the tariff
that is what Mr.. Hiscock urges, what
Mr.. Reed demands, what MI. Mckinley
requires. That is what they have all
signed their names to in a public docu-
ment-a report of the House of Repre-
sentatives from its more important
committee, advising the House as to
its action on an important matter.
1t comes somewhat suddenly, this
conversion of Messrs. Mckinley, His.
cock, Reed and the rest. Yet there is
the anaounc ement over their own
signatures. reform and reduce the
tariff" they say-that is the true and
only way.
Perhaps some protectionist brother
10 the House will take the trouble to
ask them how the sudden CONVEX
sion came about.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

WHAT Gen. Gilmore has said on the
situation Of work in the Mississippi
Valley, will cause the Senate to care
fully scan the Rivers and Harbors Bill
as it passed the House. There is little
doubt that the portion of the Bill re-
ferring to the Mississippi Valley needs
changing.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

THE Sword and Shield INDUCES
in right worldly language to be
edited, as we understand it is, by one
who claims to be a minister of the gos-
pei. 1t charges that Gen. Catchings is
a member of a ring, and that the CON-
MERoIAL HERALD is political treacher-
GUS and vile. The first thing it knows
some worldly newspaper will apply
some very plain worldly talk to it.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

A REPUBLICAN, paper has been
started in Memphis. 1t seems to be a
Blaine organ, and it insists that Chal.
mers is a man of National reputation
Chalmers has a very wide reputation
Of a certain kind. He'll run again and
be defeated again. Exit Chalmers
until there is the least bit of show to
get some sort of office. Then he'll
pop up again.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
A Grass Country.

GreelVille Times.
Maj. G. M. Helm has shown US some
fine specimens of blue grass, Timothy,
clover and Herds grass, from hislAustin
d~eadening place, which he was send
ing off as specimens. 1t was all from
seeds of the railroad camps of 1882,
and had "stood" two overlows and
was surviving and thriving.
Apropos of blue grass, and of the
adaptability of the Bogue lands to
grass we mention the following of
which he informed us: A few years
ago Mr.. Field Miller bought the Elcho
bend place of MI. Robert Topp, of
Memphis. 1t was a place partially
opened before the war, and since suf-
fered to grow up. To his surprise he
found a fine blue grass sod on a portion
Of it. Upon writing to Mr.. Topp as
to how it came there, he was informed
that his father had sOwn it there
twenty years ago. Despite abandon
ment and successive overtiows Of this
place, there 1t remains and tlourishes.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

THE Post tries to get behind an in
terview with Mr.. Paxton, Ito break the
force of the charge we make, that it
is Prohibition once a week for money.
We stated frankly, in the presence of
witnesses, that we would not run a
Prohibition column for money.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

THERE are to be no more cold water
dinners at the White House. Presi-
dent Cleveland is a good Democrat
and believes in every one deciding for
himself what he will eat and drink,
and the Queen CT American Society is
not afraid of a glass of wine.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

The Prohibitionists have put up a
State ticket in New Jersey. They are
also holding county conventions all
owe Illinois. Many think they will
be strong enough by the next Presi-
Dental election to hold the balance of
power.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

The New York Herald in referring
to the attempt to connect the Inter
iOr Department with the telephone
scandals. says there is no more honest
or upright man in public life than Mr..
Lamar.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

A CHILD in one of the Northwestern
States has a most remarkable affection
Of the eyes. She can see as well as
anyone, but everything has the ap-
pearance of being turned upside down.
She is compelled to read with the book
turned bottom up, and she has the
greatest difficulty in eating and
drinking, as she cannot see
why the water does not run out
of the glass and the food fall off
the plate. She says that people
walking on the ground look to her like
flies walking on the ceiling do to others,
and that flies walking on the Ceiling
are about the only natural, sensible
things she sees. Many physicians have
seen her, and they say she has a case
of inverted something or other of the
internal part of the eye, but they dare
not attempt to cure her.
The Evening Post of this city has
the same sort of political atl fiction. 1t
can't for its life see why the people do
not turn themselves upside down to
forward its revenge. The only ones
who seen reasonable to it, are the
"fies walking on the ceiling" after
they have kicked themselves out of
the Democratic party, on account of
their revenge.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

AT a female school in Vincennes
eight white girl graduates refused to
take part in the commencement exer
cises, because a coIored girl gradute
was to take a place on the stage.
All girls ! And in Gods country too.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

TEE 81. Louis Globe Democrat says
sam Randall would make a Hrst rate
Republican. For once we agree with
the great Radical newspaper.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Re-nominated.

DEs MONIES, Iowa, June 15.-
Congressman w. H. Hepburn, of The
eighth district, was unanimously re-
nominated for a fourth term at Chart
ton to-day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
]8sala

RABBI GUTHEIM, Of New Orleans,
died Friday night. All classes united
in expressions Of regret.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
1 ne Rumor That Butler Is in Train
ing for the GoVernorship of Mas
s~achusetts Causesa Sensation.

The Rumor That Butler Is in Train
ing O the GoVernorship of Mas
sachusetts Causesa Sensation.
NEW YORK, June 16.-A Boston
special to the Herald says: The state
ment made in yesterdays Herald that
Gen. Butler was in training for the
goVernorship, caused a sensation in
Boston and divided public interest with
the New York yacht races. The COM
ments on the streets and at the hotels
showed that there was more in it than
Buffers friends are willing to admit.
Inc general impression, however, is
that Butler is playing a little game of
bluff, as a feeler. He will exert it for
another candidate. 1t is believed that
ne looks favorably upon the proposed
candidacy of Judge Abbott.
A rumor was being much repeated
mere yesterday that Butler is ready TO
BACK Abbott for governor by his
personal efforts on the stump, and has
more than half a mind to run for cor
gress himself at the same time by wav
OF stirring up the case thoroughly.
Butler has a residence in the second
district and may run either in the
seventh or eighth. The belief here is
That ne would easily beat the Republi.
can nominee this fall in either district.
that is if the Democratic convention
OF either gave him its nomination or
its endorsement. Certain, it is. that
Massachusetts is on the ragged edge Of
another Butler scare.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

CYRUS G. LUCE, known as Farmer
Luce, begins to loom up as the proba-
BILE Republican nominee for governor
for Michigan.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
The Conservatives Advised to Stick
to Their CoIorS,

LONDON, June l6.-Earl C%arnayon.
IN an address before the Primrose
League, at Newbury last evening, aG-
VlSed the Conservatives to stick to
their colors and sink minor differences.
lie sid he was grieved that Mr.. Glad
stone had appealed to class passions
and promised to refer to Ireland on a
future occasion,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Dead.

LONDON, June l6.-Louis Lauent
Tlmonln, the French engineer and
traveller, is dead. He was S. Years Of
age.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

JUDGE H. F. SIMRALL says in an in
teTview, that in due time he will an
nounce himself as a candidate for
Congress in this District. He pro
poses, of course, to run as an opposi-
tion candidate to the one nominated
by the Democratic party. We think
it will make very little difference
whether he runs or doesn't run. We
think that fact will be very clearly
demonstrated before the canvass is
o7er.-CoMMERCIAL HERALD.
II Judge Simrall's intention should
eliminate 10 action, he will but add
another to the many futile political
blunders of his llfe.-Greenville Times.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

THEODORE G. BATES will make the
light against Congressman Rice ia the
Tenth Massachusetts District.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

THERE is achance for the Democrats
TO carry the Sixth Wisconsin District
now represented by Mr.. Guenther.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18

ABOUT women. Generally the men
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-30
ELECTION NOTICE.

BY Virtue Of proclamation issued
- by His Excellency, Samuel ID. Nc
Emery, Governor of the State of Louis
iana, on the 4th day of August, A. d.
1870, there will be an election held in
me fansh OF Madison, ON Tuesday, the
md day of November, 1856,
mr the purpose of electing one Con-
gresham to represent the 9Th Congress
Sonal District of Louisiana, in the 5Oth
congress Of the United States, which
sa'd election will be held at the follow
Lug polling places, and the following
persons are hereby appointed Commis7
sioners to conduct said election at the
'espeS,lye polling places to-wit:
= Isl Ward, polling place, Kellogg's.
- NJ. wilkinson and X. L. Carpenter.
lowne place ALI Fischel, A. &. Rhea
ma ward, polling place, Delta. ! :
richardson, Max Weising.
DO Sa ward, polling place, Millikens
. Dend' Albert Coltharp, q. A. Richard
7 tsh Ward, polling place. Tallulab
o !; Mcclellan aud ). L. Blum.
ON Ward, polling place Omega 7
A; stone. NJ. P. Erwin 'nesa' j.
" 0'a ware, polling place, Waverlv. l.
- MAiston, L. G. Flowers.
PranI n'gomery's, A. n. Montgomery,
7 1 ~ Ward, polling place White Church
L, ~ ~ Ireson, t. F. French :"
m Inc polls will be open at Z O'clock n
H., anu viii be closed at 8 O'Clock n m
as y 0e ana signed officially this 10th dav
Retp-r;, scorr BELTS,
Madison. oi 'he Parish of
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-10-30
FOR SALE.

One Triumph so saw Gin Stand
sna one Triumph Press, both new,
+, having never been used. Also .
~ Oh Agricultural implements
,acn as plOws, harrows, one Dow
. Cotton planter, a sulky plow.
nve coils of galvanized barbei
. .i,s Two ,ao pitcher pumps and points
d,; 'r ioo feet of well tubing for
a a,,., wells, and pair of 1,r 20,
ss1S J. The above goods will be
sud cheap. Apply to WIN &c
d. K. BARSTOW.
Iallulah, La. '-O. a. near