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The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

We find the following in the last
number of tho Meridian Gazette.
We would suggest to Uncle Geo.
Harper, our worthy President, to
send our erring brother card to
the Press Convention. If brother
Cooper can stand it, we think the
prcss-gang can. Let the prodigal
come home, and let us not forget,
that While tho lamp holds out to
burn, the vilest sinner may return"
We observe that our esteemed old
friend of the Kinds County Gazette,
President George w. Harper, is
sending out certificate. to the
members of the sO-called "Mississip-
pi Press Association"
The circumstance brings up q
mooted point. is the association
over which Major Harper worthily
prcsides n partisan concern, or docs
it embrace the whole press of the
state?
1t will be remembered by all who
have taken any interest in the sub
ject that this association has always
Indignantly denied the partisan
character charged against it. That
it was intended, like the noble old
masonic fraternity, to throw it's pro
tecting aegis arouni all worthy
members of the craft without regard
to religion or politics.
Does it do this in practice Let
us see. Take our case for an exam
pie. Certainly it will not be deni-
cd that We were once a member OF
this association in good standing.
We have never withdrawn from it
formally or otherwise. We have
never been expelled to our knowl-
edge, unless the poetic obituary OF
our facetious friend Ross of the CAN
TON NAIL, perpetrated at Brookha-
ven a year ago, be construed into
an expulsion. We are not conscious
of having done anything to merit
the discountenance of the mOuldcrs
and censors of public morals, unless
it be the tact of our espousal of Re-
publican principles.
Now, what we want to know is
why does President Harper with
hold from us our certificate of mem
pership' emitting us to free ride
on the railroads and the free eating
and drinking of the hopitable Kos
ciuskoites next June? Don't he
know that the last Republican Leg
islature tried virtually to kill all the
"officlal organs, after having only
recently created them +? Don't he
know that we have grown as poor
as Jobs turkey trying to publish an
honest and pious newspaper How
does he expect us ever to get to
Kosciusko and eat the victuals and
drink the wines of Kosciusko unless
he arms Us with one of his magical
certificates 7" Does he mean to
let us slide sans ceremonie? And il
SO, why SO? Is it because we are a
Republican That is the question.
Let him answer that.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

Gus odor diffuscd that gave an EN-
phasis to the tirc-and birthstone ex-
ordium of the preacher and utterly
demoralizcd both him and his con
CATION. par." said an aged bro
Their, "a he Skinned down the steps,
''de great git-up-in-de-mornln' day
done come"
Elvin Logan, colored, was con-
yicted last week at the Rankin cOun-
ty Circuit Court, and sentenced to
be banged on the 25th day of next
June, for the murder of Henry
Young, also colored. This is the
third trial of the case and the third
time the accused has been convicted
Chas. Nordhoff, Esq, well known
as once connected with the New
York Evening Post, and later, as
correspondent, author and traveller,
is at present employed in telling
what he thinks that he knows about
the Southern states, for the New
York Herald. Mississippians will be
glad to see what he has to say abort
their state.
Kosciusko Star: Miss Anna Boyd,
the accomplished daughter of Hon.
James NJ. Boyd, representative in
the Legislature from this county, has
been selected by the committee to
read the address Ct welcome to the
Mississippi Pres. Association, which
meets in this place on Wednesday,
June Cd and we are glad to learn,
has accepted.
Oko'ona States: We are told that
tho chinch-bugs-so destructive to
tie corn crop through portions
Of the country last year-arc al.
ready putting in an appearance
by hundreds. If the season should
be first very wet, and followed by a
long drought, the chinch bug may
finish us up. We will not cross the
bridge, however, until we get to it.
Vicksburg Monitor: The light
ming played several freaks Sunday
night. 1t struck the railroad ma.
chine shop, but did no damage. We
learn 1T also struck one of Mr.. Fair
child's houses on Cherry street and
struck Mrs. Bodleys residence on
First East street, overturning a bu-
reau in one of the rooms. There
were also clcctical shocks in other
parts of the city.
Henry Bodcnheim, Esq, OF Vicks-
burg, died suddenly in New York
city, Wednesday morning last. He
was tho senior member of the we'll
known mercantile house of Henry
Bodcnheim & Co., an account OF
whose financial suspension was Civ
en- in the newspapers a few days
since. lie said, when convinced
that the firm could no longer con-
tinuc, "This thing will Kill me.
His words were prophetic. Grief,
disappointment and mortifi -ati"n
were too much for him. Deceased
was about fifty-two years of age,
and of unimpeachable integrity.
KosciuskO Star: Some of our col
ored population seem SO labor un.
der tho delusion that the Civil Rights
Bill applies to hen roosts Us well Is
to sleeping cars, and accordingly
have put their belief into prac' zeal
test by partaking i'm the night time
of equal accommodations" in the
poultry yard of a certain friend OF
ours in this town. Five or six hens
and as game cock as ever crew up
up dunghill have gone where tn.
woodbinc twineth." As an act OF
kindness we hereby announce te
the colorcd people that the Civil
Rights Bill gives them no rights
upon the poultry yards of theil
nei ghbors
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

The Eagle Limo steamship Schil-
Ter, Captain Thomas, which sailed
from New York April % for Ham,
burg, by way of Plymouth and
Cherbourg, struck u sunkcn rock
near the Sicily Isles, about 80 miles
of the south west coast Of England,
ON the night of the 7th inst, and
went down in a short time. The
disaster was caused by dense fog,
which prevented the Scilly lights
Icing seen. Nearly three hundr d
lives were lost.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

The report that comes from Wash
ington of the increasing GOODNESS
between President Grant and Vice
President Wilson will occasion no
surprise to those who have been at
all familiar with the interior of pol
itics at Washington for the past two
years 1t is well known that
the Vice President has differed
widely with the President upon
many questions of policy since the
beginning of the present term, and
that the President has not taken
the suggestions made by the Vice
President at all kindly. How much
the openly expressed opposition of
the latter to the third term business
may have to do with the Presidents
dissatisfaction, we cannot say.
Doubtless the Administration lead
ers who affect to disbclicvc in the
third term talk will attribute the
GOODNESS to any other cause but that.
Still it is coincidence that while
the advocates OF Il third term are
in high favor with the President,
the best men in the party who are
opposed to il, get nothing but the
cold shouldcr.-N Y Tribune.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

To-day we present to the readers
of our paper the name of Hon. o.
X. Singleton, of Madison county, as
eur choice, first, foremost and be-
fore all others, as a candidate for
Congress from this district. We
Know the announcement will meet
with the hearty good will and en-
d"rscment of every man in tho
county who knows Col. Singleton,
while throughout the district, should
nc accept the call, it will be wei
coined As n gratifying assurance
that the race next fall for the hon.
ors will not be "walk over" for
the candidate of the wreckcrs and
despoilers Of our state. We know
of u" man in all the district more
available that Col. Singleton, who
combines all the prerequisites for the
canvass, and who, if elected, can
and will honesty and fairly repre-
resent The entire people, no matter
what their race, color or condition.
The Radicals will fear his nomina-
ii m more than that of any other
Democrat We know of, knowing his
great influence and popularity will,
all classes. Let Col Singleton con-
sent to make the race and we feel
sure be will succeed in breaking
down the large Republican MAORI
N in this district and come out win
nor in the race, if it is possible for
any Democrat to do it.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

The Kentucky Democrats tread
Gu SIRE ground in tho passage of
resolutions condcmning the interior
cnce of the Federal power in the do
nestle concerns Of states. Tho
presence Of the venerable Cassius
N. Clay, and his assurance that he
would canvass the state for the Dem
ocratic ticket, lsnt unusual interest
to the Convention. 1t will be q new
role for Gen Clay in Kentucky,
where he has fought Democracy f'r
q life time.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

We earnestly appeal to all parties
indebted to us for subscription or
otherwise TO come At once to our re-
lief. The prostration and stngna-
ton i'm all lines of business mat sri
allv affects us. The amount of new
business in our line is not sustain
ing consequently we are more than
Many owe us for subscriptions who
could easily pay us and not miss
the amount. Our business is made
up of small sums, and many think
that because the amount of their in
drbtcdncss to us is small, we can get
alon. without 1t. When all these
small sums are added together the
amount is q very considerable one.
We have thus far been able to pay
our bills for printers wages, paper,
material etc, as they fell due. These
things cannot be had on a credit.
We do not propose to publish a pa
per at the expense of landlords,
printers, stationers etc. We propose
to pay for what We get and when we
cannot do this We will shut up our
office and try our hand at some
thing else. We know that Madison
county needs journal representing
the interests Of her bona fidc citizens
"A journal that is earnest in its es-
pousal of the cause of the people
and fearless in it's condemnation OF
their enemies and in its denuncia
ton of the wrcckcrs and pillagcrs
of the taxpayers fortunes and sub
stance. Ever since VIC entered the
field of journalism we have labored
earnestly in behalf of our people,
and have received very many graft
flying and substantial assurances that
our labors were appreciated. We
hope that we do not appear In VAIN
Now is the time VIC need assistance
most from our friends at home. The
fall campaign will shortly open and
we want to be ready for the great
work before us. We do not want
to be off the track and leave the
coast clear for our enemies and the
race an easy one for them. There
is life in the old land yet and we be-
lieve that We can carry the day il
we work with u will to do il. Stand
by your county paper then. Hold
up our hands, sustain us by paying
up old scores and by renewing your
subscriptions for another year.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

The trial of Calhoun and Haw-
thornc, for forging and Publishing
AS true deed Of quittance, thereby
defranding Olivia Williams, q quad
room and former mistress of Cal
honn, Of the sum of $4,000, award
eel her by a judgment rendered in
the court OF Grant parish, was con-
Guided few days ago at New Or
leans, and the jury brought in a YER
dict of guilty.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

Judge Edwards Picrrepont, the
the lately appointed Attorney-gen-
eral of the United States, ranks de-
>ervedly high as n .jurIs, anil lawyer
He was born at North Haven,
Conn, in 1917, was graduated at
Yale College in 1887. and studied
law at the New Haven law school.
In 1905 he practiccd law in Co
lumbuS, Ohio, and atterward re
moved to New York City, where
he has since resided. He was in
1s51-G0 judge of the New York
Supreme Court, q member of the
Constitutional Convention of 1867,
and in 1s69-7O United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Southern Dis
trict of New York. He WAS tor
merly Democrat, but became Il Re
publican and ardent friend of Pres
ldent Lincoln 1861. He voted for
President Grant, and would long
ago have been appointed to the po-
sition he now holds had he consent
cd to accept it.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15
We hope that the citizens of our

We hope that the citizens of our
county will arouse themselves to the
Importance of carrying our county
at the coming election We know
there are many who boot at such an
idea and esteem it a matter of i'm
possibility to overcome the radical
majority of eighteen hundred or
two thousand. Of couse, if all
thought this way all talked dis
cOuragingly, there would be little
use to try for honest government
and for relief from oppressive taxa
ton. We mist make up our minds
to overcome all obstacles to de-
vote ourselves earl cstlY to the work,
never hating to imas' me II it can be
done, but sec that it is doue. Let
every man in the county feel that
it is his sacred duty to come to the
rescue. Let every man work from
now to the day of election with -
to win and success
will almost surely crown our efforts.
We know that the carpet baggers
asd scaIlawags think they have got
things all their own why, and laugh
at the idea of the honest people of
tie eOuHty trying to rid themselves
Of the corrupt, incompetent and ig-
norant odicials that direct the At
fairs Of our county and contEoa th>
property interexts Of our citxcas.
Ne have the experience OF other
in our state II, encourage
- in the effort to protect ourselves
assd our property. Aud IL We go
out u the state we haze Tcnnsbs e,
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

The SUI reMa Court of tie g.Sited
States have agreed to not nrxke pub
lie their derision in the Grant Par
isl. case until ncxt winter. A cor
respondent nr The New York Her
aid a>s.,t. faat Of tire nine judges,
eight are against the Constitutional.
iry ST the enforcement ac'> The
dissenting Judge. Lr Asserts, is
Swayp~. of Ohio.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15

\ fund ct ST., 0OS las been raised
Icy the womcD Of Richn,osd for The
erection of monument to Gen. Boz.
bert y. Lee.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-15
IMMENSE ARRIVAL
NEW and SEASON.
6 Q Q D s
MAYSON FLANDERS

THEIR STOCK of Fall and Winter Goods s now
complete and having been bought Eastern Cities less
prices at any time since the late Unpleasantness
prepared meet the necessities of their by
offering them goods at very small advance for
cash. They have also marked down the prices old goods
to their present value Their facilities for purchasing goods
unsurpassed by house in this city, and they guar
antee satisfaction to all who give them call
MAYSON & LANDERS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15

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and FAN u ~, with the change every respect see
SsS cS% ." a" s@s
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To stool. o snS TS s.a nS %e az nS I s he nss
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to be ned D and Eaag ard since :, , , IN, hs
''''"s' ""' nEwRITGrE BOOKS. ~. -,
The Committee We found IN tho ONCE o.
The Company chicago two sets OF books one 81. crsnH
it, ,hS m s sSS SSa'1 u samuel J, Walk estate
speculor amounting IN 10Th tn' aggTsf =" s aedSn, is
entirely o0 q ne new s w4e S% Ta s0S the notes 1 issu
on most uese trnsacto2s Of = j. G dnSrd MAJ
those your oSnP1n S G b s ansny g. is
had evxn gns, snee strengthen which gaiantec me
10 Shcao ,r nae uro TIE same Rercrt pages
a aSS Gs Ky. wa the seal 29 o.
Move bCr 1872 Receiver Report, page Soh wtIe w
party and fT the purpose ~ Those Li9h
o and the saro transaction with which officers were en-
Iroa a, has been of Che construction operation ana
management railroad and 9th properties on mo thos
ban ye and vnocIDcS HTO9d Company lbls que plsiV
10 your Committee that wen defined action hrOql pe
ard that Che situation q the ailairs 81 shd o., ".
AID v r. H. Co such that plan which provides oi
tho funding Of COUPONS VIII bc clcca III pfOeCtHg yvul
property schCme having 1or Us o'c
order 10 advance interests foreign those OF yolis
Nothing a complete and harmonious TcorGnZau"l
uI foreclosure oil MORTGAGES securing youi Dol
and avoidance any pOss bic future linanolnI emDdc
meltS relieve yoJr property ron JUS p 's,i,
cOnd t:uu OF cause It's future Development You VIII
hereafter obliged 70 all yonr legal pS,s "
trst mort gage bundUdcs for the posscssO O c sh" ih
road property coupled with tho ntrFsy a.
obligation rovNnC Ia pay the charges coHsa,
uyon OF mortgages OF raliTOas anu W meet
nurchase c. H. " H. Co.'S railroad franchises "o
property, and such reorganization Is tetpy i"hie
created considerable Siiis;ttiIil
Teney who was present, made attempt 10 Vndici',
himself bat rOsliCk. who accompanied ny conhcci
denied every allegation rejecting upon him. ana su.Uct
that until the read in actual default ne was MOI
called upon TO interfere Notwithstanding his iach o.
responsibility, he had gone west at his own expense
| protect the interest OF the hondhOdcrs.
MIR Foslick was followed by Mr. walker his counsel
who made statement concerning the present STATE o.
the litigation and the duties OF trustees a iesouil
was offered by Chandler Robbins consuming IN en-
phntio terms both Fusdick and Fish ana caIliii
pOn thsm To be trust they had failed to protect
The resolution. however not passed, but the Cna
man was authorized Ia appoint u comlnttH 10 Wh,!
cIe tho foreclosure and reorganization OF the road
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15
THE ADVANCE IN POSTAL RATES..
HOW EXPRESS COMPANIES REGARD TT.

To the Razor OF rae Trt6nhe
SIR: You have correspondent living in
Schenectady who is another express co,npany's vctlm
and about ~ nearly correct most of the compninant
"Dv says in your edition Of the 18th instant: "A few
wears ago n small PACKAGE could be sent by express or
10 cents, and the companies were even thch Sot'hS
rich hut in these stockwaiering times he calot send
photograph Of pins by express for less than
% cents "D" then hewails the unjust and Infamous
change the postal laws. which has deprive him of the
privilege Of sending email parcels by mail, DC
1t is true that few years ago the express companies
with proper regard TO public opinion and CONVENIENCE
tried the experiment ot carrying certain GLASS OF Small
prepaid parcels 10 cents each; bat tbe experiment
was soon abandoned. because 10 cents did not nid VIII
moi pay The OK pesc OF registering nnd delivering any
parcel rs shown by The Post-Oce experience, where
the business Of registering letters NJ IL cents postage Is
done at loss Before "D" expended 50 much righteous
indignation he ought have informed himself OF iaoiS,
and ne would then have aScerlinei iha ne can sti "n
by mail photograph unscaled Ia any liit or toe Unteu
one onnr will I've transmitted for the Same magnificent
price parcel Of eight ounces weight can yet bo sont Dy
The Writer concurs with "D" his view that "leGls
laon should for tho benefit and protection of me
vi dS Bnt how asks ths posIo 10
carry hs parcel for less than onchaf s cost and OK
eie 6encf! nc Post oas6 delivers cttcrs and parcels
nj only about 80 offices the entire country, while The
express companies deliver at 10000 Offices. Tho
Pos-OGee isnot liable for either damage or total loss
presses mere Partnership without any
privileges frou either the National Or State
Government Their stockholders' entire prop
cry IL lahe for their responsibilities;
and hey ent,ted to fair compensation for isk and
ser,iccb. The Government takes risk and docs lS
business a loSs of S10,O00O0O per anlun, including
the interest paid for cost of p0st-Oihce buildings
The express companies naturally object 10 having This
gigantic jcttDU for the benefit OF The small proper
OF the people which the mails and 10 the drUrt
loss Of the eNpcss companies Who uo 10 more s93ocs
GoyernIe ut onslaught than any other Class OF busl
ness 3D. and all Others would not be wen pleased
10 lave his their kind OF business made the object az
Government opposition, with It's ability To lose millions
pcr ann,un out accountability ~ any OF the natural
Ia ~ oil trade FAX PLAY.
Neo York, April II. 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-15
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE.

MORE BOHD5 ISsUHD-THE STATUS or TIE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE COMMIssIoNERs-AN APPRoPRIA-
TIDN EECoHsIDERFD.
The Board of Estimate and Apportionmept
met yesterday in the Mayors Office. The minutes OF the
previous meeting read and though tho Controller
objected to tll,r approval, they were adopted. The
Controller offered resolution authorizing the issue OF
SJOODO worth Of assesm mt b. to pay aborels
ployod tho public works. Hc added that he had de-
srod that this resolution shOuld be passed. at the meet
ing Saturday last. but WAS laid over There were
LOO men, no saii. VINO hid been waiting for their
money my of whom had boon removed to make room
for ohor and they should be paid at onOe Tho rosoln-
ton adopted. The Controller offered tho following
preamble and resolutions:
Whereas wyllis Blackstone John p Cumming Thomas y.
Tapen and smith shaw were APP t:d on or about May
coonIieie tho new Comfy Court house; and
year scp his opinion that the Mayor mai the lawful anOr
ity to mako these appointments; and
and aaaed tSsmssVes rio their ar and
tr @% S
men sa FIX not oscscnS ssoo9 enoh per snnm aad
nta Of this city and are ensa 70 at Least 1om de
Wheres They have made repeated respectful spplica
TO matters concerning their Official duty
and they have AZ YET failed 70 soceiye any response 70 the
Mayor on ngS 10 S nj . i Rs s o es '0d upon
Rsotrca That the Chairman Of this Hoard make srch report
the subject as no think ht and proper to this Board at
It's next meeting
President Wheeler moved IN lay tho matter The
Controller protested against IT, but after discussion,
this was DONE The resolution authorizing tho Controller
to issue lS600o Of Judgment bonds, passed at the last
meeting. to enable the Controller to meet judgment
which wonld probably be rendered against the city but
the Of which tho Controller declined o. make
pablo NJ that nG again brought mp and rcc0nsii-
cred. as nss tue Controllers protest President Wieier
called the attention of the Board to the fact that
the Board OF Aldermen had passed and the
Ludlow Street Jail $4,000 for tho support Of prisoners
in 1874, and thai there apparently no appropriation
from which this could bc paid President Laws wished
to know there were unexpend:d balances to meet
the claim. rho Controller said he know OF nnne which
could lbs used. President Lewis wished to know the
amount Of all the unexpendoI balances in The Controllers
hands. The Controller said that reports tbs subject
had been Issued by the Finance Department After
siderable discussion, tho matter referred "
the Controller. and the Board adjourned.