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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1877-04-28
Frvm Chambers' Jeurnsl.l
LONG AGO.


''it is not now as il hath been Of
yore.'
O, the days of long ago
The summer days Of long ago;
Still the June promise breaks out
in a glow
OF intense blue sky, and sweet
roses blush,
And woodlands are green with
golden flush,
And along the meadows the now
ers go;
But o'ercrossing it all shadow
lies
Is it from the sun or over our eyes ?
No shadows rested there long ago.
0, the flowers Of long ago!
The primrose banks Of long ago!
The woodbine clusters in every
hedgerow; ii
The cows,ip fields with their har-
vest-like gleain,
The forgei-me-nots growing beside
each stream,
The daisies-no daisies now seem
TO my mind
Like the piak-edged DAISIES we
used to i,nd
In the may-bushed meadows long
ago.
0, the friends Of long ago!
The parted friends Of long ago!
AIas, that we ever colld let them
go!
We have won to us other friends
since then
Strong-hcarted women, true ana
steadiast men;
But we miss-if the truth We dare
The trust and loving unseliishness
OF the dear old friends 0fi0ng ago
O, tie hopes of long ago! M
The brave. vain hopes OF long ago
We vowed 10 diminish the wan
and woe
That darken this earth God'mad'
SO bright;
We meant to standever firm to thu
right,
That the world through us should
the better grow:
We felt strong Us young giants II
our might;
Bnt WHO Of us all has fought on
the fight
And kept to he faith oflong ago
O, the sunny long ago!
The careless, happy long ago!
Borne forward on times nevc
ceasing flow,
We backward glance through tn
gathering haze
/ or dreary nights and still drearic
days.
TO the friends, the hopes and TIL
lilies glow;
And we utter q cry oflonsing vai'
For the'life that we can never liv'
again,
That Died i'll our spring-time lon!
ago.
Ycarning so for long ago,
Wailing so for long ago,
. A hope arises thai sofiens the woe
Ofa land where we shall renew
ouryouth,
And wear the white robes OF in
wavering truth.
And walk The fields where th
a,naranths grow.
And meet a friend who las eve
been true,
And look on a sun whom 10 shad
ows pursue,
And never more wish for tim
long ago!
A laughablc story is related o
!. pLnniug, an English judge. III
said of him that frequently, in tn
examination Of witnesses, ne oftcl
. displayed great ooarsencss, an
drew upon himself the allimadvei
sion of his brethren. On one OF
casion, wishing 10 establish ID
identity of ! party through I'll
instr,nlentality Of an uusopnist
ca4ed old woman, the followlrl
s hi lily amusing colloquy is said
have taken place between Dunniil
y ant, the old woman:
}. Dunning-Was he tall man
10 Wisness-Not very tall, YOU
le honor-lnucl about the size
er your worship's honor.
"a "a Dunning-Wns he good looking
- =. Witness--Quite the contrary
,g much like your honor, but with
;landsomer nose.
Dunning Dia he squints
Witncss---A littis, your worslil
but not so much a. your honor
q great DEAL:
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U. s. CIRCUIT COURT.

Robt, A. Hill, Judge.
Geo Y. Swami, Clerk
Terms begin In Jackson on the 1st. Mon.
days in May and November.
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ARRIVAL OF TnE PLYMOUTH
A CORDIAL RECEPTION EXTEND.
ED TO THEM.

About noon to-day the long
looked for Plymouth came in sight
and as soon MS the news became
known in the city, the banks all
along the river we're lined with
people. The ferryboat J. r..
Geisse being in port Colonel Mar
TN heary placed her at the dispos-
al Of number of citizens to go
down the river and meet her.
Whenth ~ Hmouth neared town
she was met by the Geisse and the
tug Bigley, on which were the
members Of the Cotton Exchange
and a large number Of citizens, aud
a gau ON the bank, il charge OF
Messrs. Con..liDg and Hosley, fired
a salute. which was responded to
by the Plymouth.
As soon as the anchor was let go,
the boats were lowered, and yisi-
tors were taken on board, aud
were received in Il vely courteous
manner by Ensign Diehl, very
pleasant and agreeable young gen.
tIelnan. Proceeding to the cabin
we were Introduced TO Captain
! Barrett. who in very corteous
manner extended the hospitalit'es
of the ship, which was replied to
by Hon, 4. II. Arthur, in a few
words, cordially welcoming the
! distinguished gentleman to the
hill City, promising to make thu
visit of himself and his officers, as
he hoped, an agreeable ono. Th'
guests then separated and were es'
corted over The ship by the officers
/ who seemed to vie with each 9th
or in being polite aud agreeable
The Plymouth win remain her.
until after the Firemens cclebra
ton. in which the officers hav'
been invited to participate. Vicks
burg Commercial.
Il .-.----on.-o-@Ge--- -------
I Currsn was once addressing 1
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Town COUNCIL

The Town Councll-mcets on
the 1st Tuesdays of each month.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS.
MEMBERS or THE BOARD or SUPERVISORS.

Il. q. Sims, President, W. N. Hood, +. G.
walcott, Dan Waters, w. NJ. Worthington
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| JUDGES Or TIE SUPREME COUNT.
n r simrali, Chief Justice, II II Chalmers, !,
J. A. r. Campbell, Associates.
Clerk, A. W, Little.
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SnpREME CouRr.

SUPREME Court.
Terms Of Supreme Courtroom
mence on the Srd Mondays ofApril
and October.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-16

ADEnNA PATTI has received 81, OOO, 900
for singing since her debut. N''atotf
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Transportation OF Live Stock.

Senator Howe, of Wisconsin, pro-
poses to amend the existing law relative
to the transportation of animals in many
important particulars. He has intro
duced in the Senate bill providing that
no transportation company shall confne
stock for longer period than twenty
four hours, without unloading for rest
for period of at least seven consecutive
hours, unless prevented by storm or
accidental cause. Animals so unloaded
are to be fed and watered during such
rest; and, in case of default of the owner
to provide for the care of the animals,
the road shall do it, and have lien upon
them therefor, and shall not be liable for
any detention. Provision is made that,
when animals shall be carried in vehicles,
railroad cars, boats, or other vessels, in
which they are not overcrowded, and in
which they can and do have daily an
abundance of proper food and water, the
provisions III regard to their being I'M
loaded shall not apply.
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Matthews, Financial Bill.

The bill introduced in Congress by
Senator Stanley Matthews to carry out
the provisions of the Resumption act
provides that when any United States
legal-tender notes are returned to the
treasury, or shall have been redeemed
in coin under the Specie-Resumption
act of 1875, they may be re-issued from
time to time as the exigencies of the
public service may require, or otherwise
provided. The amount at any time out
standing shall not exceed $3.50, 900, 900,
and the Secretary of the Treasury shall
not make any reduction of authorized
currency by retiring United States notes
below that sum. The bill also author
ICES the Secretary, for the purpose of
redeeming legal-tender notes, as pre-
scribed by law, to acquire and maintain
a reserve fund in coin of not less than
800, 600, 900, to be provided blythe sales
of surplus revenues and sales of bonds.
III the coin reserve be reduced to $780,
100000, the resumption of legal-tender
notes shall be suspended until the re-
serve fund is restored to 800, 200, 900.
but in that event holders of legal ten
ders may exchange them for United
States per cent bonds, in sums of not
less than $50. Notes thus redeemed
shall not be reissued or replaced by
others until the reserve fund is restored
to 800, ZOO. The bill also author
ICES the Secretary of the Treasury to re-
ceive in payment of any bonds which he
may sell, under the Refunding act OF
1870, the legal-tender notes in lieu OF
coin, but at not less than the par value
of said bonds in coin, less or with an
allowance not exceeding one-half OF l
per cent. of said bonds, for expenses,
and he is required to use the legal-tender
notes so received, or such other notes
as may be issued in lieu thereof, In pur-
chase of any outstanding 500 bonds, at
a price not exceeding their par value In
coin, or in purchasing coin for redemp-
ton of such bonds
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Proposed Change in Rates Of Newspaper
Postage.

A. III. Bissell, of the law division of
the Postoffice Department, who has for
a long time had charge of the contro-
verted questions concerning what con-
stitutes legitimate newspaper mail mat
ter, has addressed communication to
the Postmaster General on the subject
of classification of rates of postage.
suggesting n new plan for the registra-
ton of second-class matter, under two
rates, to be denominated privileged {"
and "ordinary." These suggestions have
been approved by Postmaster General
Key, and will be incorporated in his
forthcoming annual report. The plan
proposed is that all publications claim
ing TO be rated as second-class mail mat
ter shall be submitted to the department
by samples, quarterly or semi-annually.
for examination, and, if found to be mat
ter exclusively in print, issued from
regular publication Office, designed for
public use, and devoted to the publica-
ton and discussion of current news. and
topics either general or specific, shall be
admitted upon payment of an ANIMAL
fee of 81 for each publication to the
privileged rates of 2 or cents per pound.
according to frequency of issue. the
same as now charged for regular news
papers, magazines, etc. ALI other mat
ter now embraced in second class. such
as advertising sheets, reprints of books,
ETC., is to pay the ordinary rate now
charged for third-class matter, which is
! cent for each three ounces.
. .
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hard look, which was the natural result
of her hard life, she would have been a
very handsome woman. She had not
changed SO much as had the Captain;
but both were recognizable, and each,
after one glance, knew the other. Mrs.
Sarah looked up from her cranberries
eagerly.
"Oh, Abel, here's Jane-Jane Finch ("
Capt. Abel came forward and extended
his hand; but it was an awkward meet
ing. They had not seen each other since
the breaking off of their engagement
over a score of years beforehand both
of them were uncomfortably conscious
of the fact. But Capt. Abel drew chair
up to the stove, and tried to talk as If
he had forgotten all about it; they dis
cussed the weather, the crops, and every
thing else they cared nothing about,
until Mrs. Sarah, who was all in whirl
with the surprise of Miss James visit,
and who could not keep still-try as she
would--broke into the conversation with I:
"Oh, Abel, do you remember the last
day we saw Jane, dear? What mess L
was in I was engaged to Jim, and no.
body knew it; and mother was bound
you and should make match of it. 1
never shall forget the afternoon we de-
cided to tell her all about it. Goodness,
how 1 cried-on your shoulder, too,
Abe-and how you tried to convince me
that poor ma didn't care much about
you, and had just as ieve I'd take some
body else, if you only explained it to
her properly-and you were right, too =
And the little woman, quite overcome
by these "reminiscences, opened the oven
door, and commenced an energetic bast-
ing OF the turkey contained therein.
| Poor Miss Jane was too much aston
ished by this revelation to be prudent.
"And wasn't You in love with Sarah p
she asked, breathlessly, of the Captain.
"In love with Sarah - he repeated.
"Why, was engaged to you"
81 know it !" she said. "But
thought you"
"Thought what9" and the Captain
drew his chair eagerly toward her.
"Was that the reason you acted SC
toward me?"
If silence gives consent, Miss Jane
confessed that it was, and he went on
"Well, now that you know it wasn't
so, what are you going to do about it 2
And Capt. Abel hitched his chair closer
still. -e.1sI 'o .uoir
Miss Jane didn't pretend not to under.
stand. .Ir
"We're too old % she murmured.
But, week after, she was Mrs. Abe
Jones; SO it is to be supposed that Capt
Abel vetoed that notion.
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st. Louis and Chicago.

Because st. Louis has been growing
rapidly for the last ten years, the idea has
gone abroad that she had aroused from
her long slumber, and was actually be-
coming great, enterprising and pro-
gressive commercial metropolis in the
same sense that Chicago is. But there
is reason to believe that this pleasing
fancy is a delusion. She no more rivals
Chicago now than she did decade ago.
Indeed, instead of becoming q success
full rival she is unconsciously assuming
the relation to Chicago which Phila-
delphia holds to New York. She is be-
coming great overgrown manufacture
ing city, while her commercial i'm
portance is comparatively insignificant.
Philadelphia is not a rival of New York
in any sense, although she has an enor-
nous and constantly-increasing popula-
ton. 1t is simply great hive of work
ingmen. New York is a metropolis,
center, a capital. Everybody goes
there. She is the throbbing heart of
the nation. She is the metropolis of
everything. Her ships sail on every
sea, and her connections reach to the
ends of the earth. Nobody wants to
know what is going on at Philadelphia
but everybody is eager to learn the price
of gold, or stocks, or grain, or cotton, or
dry goods al New York.
What New York and Philadelphia are
to the country and to each other, so are
st. Louis and Chicago to each other
and the West. Chicago is metropolis.
st. Louis is a vast congregation of work
ingmen. Chicago has great merchants
in the sense in which Tyre, and Carthage,
and Genoa, and Venice had merchants;
men who venture their fortunes in bold
enterprise to distant regions, which, like
bread upon the waters, returns after
many days with rich harvest. ST.
Louis has no merchants in this higher
sense. She only has local shcp-keepers.
Chicago builds railroads and controls
them in her own interest. ST. Lonis
never built railroad, and controls few
of them built for her. Chicago is
great grain market. st. Louis is not,
although she is quite as convenient to
the grain region as Chicago, and has as
good railroad and better water connec-
ton with the seaboard. She does not
even control the single barge line which
she owns in her own interest. 1t is kill
ing the infant grain trade by trying to
make fortune from it before it can
stand alone.-NeW Orleans Times.
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Chief Joseph as an Orator.

/ suppose that the story of Joseph's
surrender has grown monotonous TO most
persons; still / cannot refrain from Civ
ing Joseph's reply to the demand for
surrender made by Gen. Miles, Joseph,
when he surrendered, stepped up to
Gen. Howard, who was standing by the
side of Gen. Miles, and handed him his
gun. Howard shook his head and said:
"No, Joseph, although / have followed
you for nearly 5000 miles, 1 cannot take
the glory from him who deservesit. There
is the man to whom you must surren-
der" pointing to Gen. Miles. Joseph,
turning to Miles with sad smile, hand
ed him his gun, and, through an in
terpreter, said: "Tell Gen. Howard 1
know his heart. What he told me be-
fore have in my heart. am tired of
fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Look
ing Glass is dead. Ta-hool-hool-Shuta
is dead. The old men are all dead. 1t
is the young men who say yes or no.
He who led the young men is dead. 1t
is cold, and we have no blankets. The
little children are freezing to death. Ny
people, some of them, have run away to
the hills, and have no blankets, no food.
No one knows where they are-may be
freezing to death.
81 want time to look for my children,
to see how many of them l can find.
May be / shall find them among the
dead.
Hear me, my chiefs / am tired;
my heart is sick and sad. From where
the sun now stands L will fight no more
forever. "-.St. Paul Cor. Chicago Inter
OcpUO
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COsIPENsATIOs.
By ANNIE boutwell,.

o mistaken Music In your sweetness,
Tender though IL be, falsehood dwelis.
Every life must own some Incompetence,
Every life some perfect heart-joy swells.
None are left 10 perish, for one Father
Deals the food by which our soul life grows:
Ask not for the lavish portion-rather
Bless what slender share his hand bestows
Born 10 praise and pray, 10 love and suffer,
Dare We envy dove and butterfly"
Meant TO reach the crowned heights above her,
Given to feel the pangs that purify,
Would the soul resign her granted charter
Take the calm of serfdom with the chain?
Or for pottage-however luscious-barter
All her glorious heritage OF pain?
Pain II is that proves us pain that (raising
Earth above the earthly gives the wings
Which shall lift us through the ways amazing
OF soul-torment to diyiner things.
Present pleasure ask we? that bereft us,
Wall our loss with wild, rebellious voice?
Wiser il our Father-who has Left us,
Not to choose, but TO abide his choice
Wiser is our Father. No perfection
This side heaven his favored children know
But none starve-save by their own election
For the good each shares with all below
None content TO all, little longer
Come slaked thirst and taste of heavenly food
If the /" lions lack and suffer hunger"
Must not noe who crave the bread Of God?
-Appietons' Journal for November.
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COLUMBUS.

Official Statement Of the Finding of the
Bones OF the Discoverer OF America In
San Domingo.
The United States Consul at San Do
mingo has transmitted to the Depart
nent of State an account OF the recent
discovery of the bones of Columbus IN
that city. Dying in Spain in 1906, the
remains of Columbus were first deposit
ed in the Convent of st. Francis in 1913.
They were transferred to the Carthusian
Convent at Las Cuenas, from whence
they were shipped to San Domingo IN
1886, and deposited in the Cathedral OF
that city. In 1896 these remains, as 1t
was then and up to the present discov-
cry believed, were conveyed in great
pomp to the Cathedral of Havana, where
they were supposed to have reposed
ever since. The Consul at San Domin-
go says that while some workmen were
digging up the floor around the pulpit
in the Cathedral, to make some repairs,
they exposed to view walled oritice
containing a leaden case two feet long
by about eight inches deep and eight
inches wide, the inscription on which
bore incontestible evidence that the con-
tents were the bones OF Christopher
Columbus. Immediately on this discov-
cry being made, the remains were re-
stored to their original resting place and
the receptacle walled up. On the 10th
of September, in the presence of the
Governor and other Government officials,
and the various Consuls, amid the
sounds of martial music and the BOOM
ing OF cannon, the remains were again
exhumed, the box, bones, and inscrip-
ton examined, and the facts recorded
and attested to by all the officials and
Consuls present. The lead box contain
ing the remains was then inclosed III
another box, carefully sealed with the
seals of the Consuls, to be opened only
IN their presence, and placed in the Gus
tody of Padre Billini, in the church of
Regina Angelorum, to be held by him
subject to investigation by any foreign
commissions DESTROYS of satisfying them
selves of the facts, and until a suitable
amount can be raised to erect a fitting
monument over the remains. 1t be-
ing suggested that other countries might
like to contribute to the erection of this
monument the various Consuls were re.
quested to bring the subject to the at
tention of the various Governments, in
order to give them chance to do so.
The ancient records of the Cathedral in
San Domingo having been long ago
destroyed by vandals, no facts concern
ing the supposed removal of these re-
mains to Havana can be ascertained in
San Domingo, but it is conjectured that
the monks palmed off on the Spaniards
the remains of somebody else, retaining
to themselves and their Cathedral the
venerated bones of the great navigator.
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V,,s,rrrrn,s SONG or rue PUMPKIN.

an. an Thanksgiving day, when from east ana
FROM ucrth and from south come the pilgrim ana
quest, - ,,.,..,aar sees round
~. 81 broken links of affection restored
exler tI,e wearied man seeks MS "o'ner UNIV
"A "a Dc worn matron smies whore the girl smiled
before. .,,-.. Ar. 49,. q
xn., ,nostens the lip and what brightens the eye?
sxh.f ,,nlle back the past like rich pumpkin PIE
S1A frait loved of boyhood-the old days recaling
cEnen wood-grapes are purpling, and brown NUS
ssere falling
-x<h.1, Wild ugly faces we carved In its skin,
fsk.ran out through the dark with candle within
WIesn we laughed around the corn-heap with hearts
all In tune.
our chair broad pumpkin, our lantern the moon,
TrIli.sr tales OF the fairy who travelled like steam
7p a pumpkin-sheD coach, with two rats for her
team! r.H fHE
rhsa, thanks for thy present-none sweeter or
better
Yer smoked from an oven, or circled platter
Fssirer hands never wrought at pastry more fine,
artghter eyes never watched DER its baking than
tbinei rg 80 ..tl r-rit
Ana the prayer which my mouth is too full to ex-
preas
sssaes my heart that thy shadow may be less,
INST the day of thy lot may be heightened below,
and the fame OF thy worth like pumpkin vine
grow, .. .s.a. -.. 10
cad thy iife be as sweet and it's last sunset sky
r -sidee-tinted and fair as thy own pumpkin-pie!
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Mules.

Atlanta, Ga, enjoys the distinction of
being the greatest mule center in the
country. 1t is certainly situated in the
chief mule-producing country, and dis
tributes the animals over large part of
the South. These hard brites are fast
supplanting the horse for farm and dray
work, on account of their greater cheap
ness and usefulness, and the mule trade
has grown to large proportions. AS many
as Is, 900 of the long-eared brutes have
been received and sold in Atlanta in one
year, the finest coming from Kentucky
and Tennessee, and usually bringing
from 800 to S175 each.
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Winter FueI.

Never despair; the darkest hour is Just
before the dawn; it is long lane that
knows no turning, etc. An editor In
Bureau county the other day found that
cold weather had set in, and that not a
single subscriber had accepted his cor
dial-that is to say his cordwoodial-iii-
vitation to pay up arrears in fuel. SHY
ering and discouraged he went to his
Office, and there was pleased to discover
that his member of Congress had sent
him half cord of Pub. Docs, and there
were enough letters on the currency dues-
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New Counterfeit.

Dyes Counterfeit Detector states
that two ingenious counterfeits have re-
Gently been discovered. One is
counterfeit 50 note on the Farmers Ma
tional Bank, of Virginia, ILL.,, and the
other an altered counterfeit originally
issued on the First National Bank, of
Galena, ILL.,, but changed by FASTING in
the names of other Illinois banks.
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ton and poems with them to keep the
Office stove going till after New Years.
Chicago Tribune.