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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1874-09-19
Public Meeting on Levee Taxes.


In compliance with notice issued
some time since, a number of the
citizens of Deer creek and Black
BAYOU met at Hartman Il Simmons
store on Deer creek on Saturday,
the 18th instant, to take into con-
sideration the condition of the
levees IN this district, and the pro-
priety of any further construction
tax being levied.
On motion, Rev. S. Archer YVES
made chairman aud ID. l.. Stone
secretary.
Whcreupon the following gem
tlemcn were appointed Il commit
tee on resolutions: ChaS Smith,
DR.. o. MBlanton. A. J. Paxton,
W. NJ Hood, 4. d. cSrscn, James
Archer, w. f. Mpst, W. W9stone,
F. A. Metcalfc, James Estill and
w. l.. Gay.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, in view of the enor.
nous taxes already levied and as
sessed upon the real and personal
property of this county, for State,
county, school and other purposes,
amounting to almost contiscation
of our property, and In view Of
the general short crops of both
cotton and corn.
Resolved, That il IS the sense Of
this meeting that no construction
tax be levied by the Board Of
Lovcc Commissioners for Bolivar,
| Washington and lssaquona' coun-
ties for the fiscal year 1874; and
that the present tax of one cent
per pound OH cotton and.tcn cents
per acre on land to pay the out
standing indebtedness ofthe Board
be reduced to one half cent per
pound on cotton and five cents per
acre OIL land, which win be sufll-
cicnt to pay all liabilities now due.
Resolved, That in the above res
olution we do not propose to avoid
the discharge of any lawful obli-
cations that may rest on said
Board for work heretofore done
or materials furnished.
Resolved, That these resolutions
be published in the GREENvILLE
TIMES, and that copies hereof be
forwarded by the chairman to w
A. lIaycraft and j ID. jewell
1 Lcvee Commissioners of this coun'
ty, and that the citizens of Egg;
Point, Leota, Lake Washington
Greenvillc, Moore's Store, in Boi
iyar, Rolling Fork, Skipwith''
Landing, Maycrsvillc and Mack
vile be requested to cooperate
with committee to be appointed
from this precinct, and that th'
citizens Of the county generally b'
: requested to present IN undivided
front in opposing the lcvying o
u tax for construction purpose
and that they insist upon the re
, duction Of tho cotton md land ta'
as herein stated.
Resolved, That the chairman Q
this meeting appoint an executive
committee of three to carry int
effect the above resolutions.
III accordance with the last rcso
, luton the following gcntlemel
were appointed. w. N. Hood, Dr
O. M. Blanton and Charles Smith
On motion the chairman wa
added to the committee.
After much congratulation upol
the harmony which prevailed il
considering the levee interests a
this time the meeting adjourned
: s. ARCHER, Chairman
y. l.. STONE, Secretary.
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A TempestHous Scene with Twenty
Two Chinese Girls.
John Per2stratss a Huge Joke.

From the San francisco Bulletin, August q
The San Francisco Chinanan Is
fond of a grim Joke. A cargo OF
ciglity-nine Celestial females arri-
we'd in that city last week, ranging
from nine to ninety years OF age,
and of hues varying from the
cream tint Of note paper to a leu
ther brown. The Commissioner
became satisfied of the reasonable
responsibility Of a majority of
these females, and allowed them
to debark; but twenty-five of the
more presentablc of the squad,
whose antccedents failed to pass
muster, were held to await inyes-
tigation.
Meantime one Chung Ling, a
trailicker in sin, petitioned the
Supreme Court for writ Of hab-
cas- corpus, that he might gam ior
himself and his friends the tweh-
ty-two " omen whom the conlhlls-
sioner had deemed il bcst 70 ac-
tain, A sheriir's officer escorted
the females in dispute down stairs
to the main entrance Of the City
Hall, intending to proceed direct
to the Jail with them. AS they
filed out upon the side walk they
we're met bya Chiuaman Of shrewd
countenancc, who addressed a few
words to the eldest Of the party,
with most mysterious air. She
uttered piercing scream and ran
back into the hall corridor, follow
cd by all who had passed beyond
the entrance. Her face turned TO
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Finally located in Mississippi,

Finally l located in Mississippi,
and commenced the practice ofiaw.
It was i'm the midst Of the noblest
race Of people have ever known.
Amongst these were two equally
remarkable but very unlike. One
was a schoolmaster who was quite
old, and who had been teaching in
that neighborhood over forty years.
His name was James Rossum. He
was peculiar in his habits. On
Monday morning, neatly dressed
and cleanly shaven. he went to his
duties In the old schoolhouse, where
two-thirds of his life had been
spent, and assiduously devoted
himself to the duties Of his voca-
tion until Friday evening. On the
morning Of Saturday he arrayed
himself In his best, and devoted the
day In visiting the ladies Of the
neighborhood. He was a welcome
guest at every house. This habit
had continued so long that he had
acquired the soubriquet Of Ros-
sum the Beau" The others name
was Cox, who was q rcilicking
good fellow. and the best vocalist
I ever knew. He was in song what
Prentiss was in oratory, and they
were boon companions.
Cox was frequently at my office,
and upon one occasion while he
WINS there, Rossum walked by the
door, and his ago was apparent IN
his walk. Cox looked at him, and
after q pause turned to me and re-
marked in quito feeling tone,
which he could assume atpleasure,
and his eloquence was indescriba'
BILE: /" Poor old Rossum! some OF
these sunny mornings he Will be
found dead, when he shall have O
noble funeral, and all the ladies
will honor It with being present. ]
know"
Soon after he left the office, and
being in the humor seized tht
ideas and wrote the following dog
Rerel lines. Som after Cox return.
ed and handed them to him. Eli
got up, walked and hummed DIFF
| ferent airs, until he fell upon the
old Methodist hymn tune In which
they have ever since been sung.
Hundreds of lines have beeI
written to the air by as many diff
ferent persons, and almost az many
have claimed the authorship of thu
| lines but this Is Of no moment.
claim no merit fos my lines, bu
everything for Cox's singing o
them. / have seen him draw tear
from the eyes of the old and tn
young, with the feeling he threv
into the song:
: Now, soon on some soft sunny NOR
ming,
The first thing my nelghbor
shall know,
Their ears shall be met with til
warning,
Come bury old Rossum the Beau
my friends then so neatly shal
i dress me
In linen as white as the SNOW
And In my new coffin shall pres
me,
And whisper "poor Rossum, th
i Beau"
And when I'm 10 be buried,
Il reckon,
The ladies will all like to go;
Let them form a: the foot of m
coffin,
II And follow old Rossum the Bea'
Then take you a dozen good fellow
Il And let them all staggering go,
And dig a deep hole in the meado'
And In 1t toss Rossum the Beat
Then shape out a couple Of dorniek
. Place one at the head and the to
And do not fail tn scratch on 1t
Here lies old Rossum the Beau.
Then take you these dozeu goo
fellows,
And stand them all round in row
And drink out ofa big-bellied bottl
Eo rowa1t N o1d Rnsei1m the Rpn
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1855 Inv.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
lTED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir.

1855 Inv
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI.
LIED STATES for the Eastern District of yir-
ginia.
In the matter of Patton Co., vs.. William
Thalhimer and Charles Thalhimer individually
and of the firm of William Thalhimer & Sons,
banirupts-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond. on the ed day of January, a. d.
1874.
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Thalhimer Charles Thalhimer, of Richmond
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is the time and place assigned for the hearing
of the same. when and where you may attend
and show cause. If any you have. why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted
WV. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy
ia 24-S2w for Sd Cong'i Dist Of Va.
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THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE Tnat ON the
l. 10th day OF January, a. d., 1874, warrant
in bankruptcy has been issued out of the Dis.
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u,Hrs Is TO GIVE ' NorIoE-rna, .. IN.

YNHiS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That ON the
Il 10th day of January, a. d. 1874, a warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States against the estate of
William t. Cook, of Essex county, and
State Of Virginia, who has been adjudged a
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property belonging to said bankrupt, to him or
for his use, and the transfer of any property by
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his estate, will be held at Court OF
Bankruptcy, to be holden at Tappahannook
Virginia, before John s. Braxton. esq. register,
On the 27th day of February, a. d., 1874, at IL
o'clock m. DAVID n. PARKER
ia 2t-S2w us. Marshal
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THIS rs TO GIVE NorICE-Thas OF

fINHiS IS TO GIVE NOTICE-That on
Il the Goth day of January, 1874, a warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court OF the United States for the Eastern
District of Virginia, against the estate of Thos B.
darnett' OF Essex county, Virginia, who has
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court of bankruptcy, to be holden at Tappahan-
mock, Va, before John 8. Braxton, esq, regis.
ter on the 9th day of February, a. d., 1874, at
IL o'clock m. DAVID b. PARKER,
ia 2i-S2w u s. Marshal
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-Thaf ON the
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rnptcy was issued ont of the District Court of
the United States for the Eastern District
of Virginia against the estate of VIM. P. LAM
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register, on The 9th day of February, a. d.. 1874
at IL o'clock m.
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