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New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

Spirits are now on tap in the Vanderbilt
will case. The Surrogate has not revised his
decision in relation to the inadmissibility of
evidence involving the belief Of the testator
in spirituaism but has allowed the widow
of a medical clairvOyant TO lay bare
a conspiracy in which Mr.. William II.
Vanderbilt is representa- as taking a lead
ing part. Apparently, there was no help for
it. The counsel offered to prove by tins crea-
ture that her husband was hired to cOmmu-
nicate to the Commodore message from the
spirit of his dead wife in relation 70 leaving
the bulk of the property TO the eldest son !;
and obviously the confession of the wife
Of a conspiratOr had TO be received.
A more fantastic tale than this account OF a
milhonaire's son skylarkiDg with artificial
spooks and bribing swindler TO manufacture
to order messages from the spirit-and--
from his dead mother, as it happened-was
never told outside of Balzac or Bedlam. The
closing scene of the improvised s6ance
was remarkable for simplicity and pathOs.
II will do as the spirits wsh." exclaimed
the old man, when he received the dis
patch from the spirit-land. "You shall
/" have it all, Billy" he murmured, in the next
BREATH gulping down glass Of water. There
was nothing so prepOsterous as this even in the
Ward estate case.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

A law case was decided in one of the civil courts
on Tuesday. of some importance to that large and
respectable class of the community which may be
cOmprehendod under the general term of board
ers.D The lessee of an uptown apartment-hOuse
brought his action for yictuals had and received, II
not eaten aud dlGested by one Of the late inmates
OF his establishment. The defence was that the
food provided was badly cooked; that the made
dishes were frghtfully mediocre in quality that
the butter rancid. and that the Coffee in itself
extremely exceptionabe, was not served in COM
Portable and hot state. Moreover, there were no
hot lunches, which the defendant regarded as
highly important to the health of families" These
fastdous objections did not make much impression
upon the mind of the learned Judge who tried the
case, for he gave decision in favor of the plaintiff
We suppose that he was afraid Of anarchy, and
possibly of bloOdshed in all hotels, restau-
rants and all other places where men do
cOnHegate TO eat, if be had come to a
different conclusion. If the meals served IN
such places are not to be paid for De-
cause they are badly prepared, we fear that the
number of astronomical critics will be immeasur-
ably multiplied. and that those will growl who
never growed before. IL would never do to allow
the guest of public house to refuse payment be-
cause his beef was Overdone, his pork chop under
DONE his brolled chicken old, or his butter Older
his coffee muddy, his tea feeble, his potato half
boiled, and his bread musty. Such privilege, too
would spread CONSERVATION through the ranks OF
honest and hard-workIng landlades and bring in
solvency and early closing upon those meritorlous
cook-shops where the meats are served at
one dime per plate. and the pies at half dime per
quarter of whole one. 1t is not pleasant, indeed
to pay for what may give you dyspepsia for week ;
but if the mealb be only bad enough to prevent you
from riskng a second meal in the same place the
proprietor after all does you kindness, for second
might be fatal. The most melancholy considera-
tion is that many queer establishments are proht-
ably supported for it shows how large and reck-
less Is the class of those who do not what they
eat, and consequently according to DR.. Johnsonl
care for nothing at all.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
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Tooru's THEATRE-I:SO and 8; Henry Will ., ~.
!. ssS0xDwAT THEATRE-2 and 3; WOMAN Vi 'NO
x,1vSS9 GvKSvyE THEATRE-2: "Baey OF Lyons o :
. Fazo and Romeo and Juliet" -. o, -
PARK IHEATRE-2 ana 81 OIu A0'O A0''
SHurricanOs." -, o onaa
Ta,oS SQUARE THEATRE-2 and s: /" Mother @hd oo"'
S.IIlcEs THEAT TRE--" School for Scandal"
AMERICAN INSTITUTE -ExhtDldoh'
(oUFs EoURsCURR1CULUM.
CayRCH OF THE STRAEGERs-COneerI
G3uHORE's 9ARDEN-COncert; Ihoulas
HFyy.YORK AOuARICM-Day ana Evening"
ETt DgWAY HAIL.: Wilhelmi.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

Many of our readers have something to say
to the public this morning, and although these
are busy times we give them the floor in our
columns of correspondence from the people"
One of the most ambitious essays Is
made up almost entirely of monosyllables
It is entitled words on Work." and the
author enumerates some facts which be
thinks every earnest wOrkingman should
keep in mind. This is a formidable
array of advice for workaday world that
is generally out of breath and often
weary unto death. Perhaps our correspondent
will not take it amiss If we give him text
on which to base his elaborate commentaries.
It is this: "a good solid bit of work
"lasts; if it's only laying floor
"dDwn, somebody's the better for it being
"dOne well, besides the man as does It," The
preacher is not Denis Kearney, but gentle
man named Adam Bede--perhaps the best
type in literature of Saxon wOrkingman.
In the foreign letters published elsewhere
che condition of different nations is reflected.
France, relieved from the Nightmares of COM
munism and monarchy, Is considering the
barbarity of capital punishment, which Victor
Hugo expOunds with his Old-time clearness
and vigor. Russian concerts at Paris
form pleasant transition from that gloomy
subject, especially as Belocca and Rubinstein
were among the performers whom fashionable
Paris delighted to honor. In Turkey. one
goes back, as it were, several centuries,
and finds the Albanians resolving to discard
European shoes, to prohibit women from
wearing thin wells, and not to get drunk-at
least publicly. England still resOunds with
Mr.. Gladstones vigorous "speech," which,
published as a magazine article, has struck
telling blows at the foreign policy of the
Government Finally, the American abroad is
represented by the exploit of DR.. Fowler, who,
our correspondent shows, has been gathering
laures in diverse fields as a citizen OF the
French Republic.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

A complete analysis of the Butler campaign
will be found in our staff correspondents notes
of familiar talk with Senator Dawes. The
General has found the floor of National
finance covered with eggs, and lacking the
agility and courage required for an egg-dance,
has made a flying leap and landed on the
lower level of State policy. But the Senator
shows that there is no standing room for him
even there. While certain State institutions
may have cost too much. they have all been
needed, and work on the most expensive
buildings was suspended while Mr.. Talbot
was Governor, and resumed under Mr. Gas
toms administration. So far as railroad
enterprises are concerned, the General has
always approved of the construction of
the HOosac Tunnel, and there Will be no diff
Guilty in meeting attacks upon the State com
missions. The Senator Is convinced, after II
careful survey of the field, that General But
Ter is losing ground, and that Dr. Miner will
not have a large vote, inasmuch as the majority
of the ProhibitiOnists realize that they have
no night to ride their hobby this year. Ii
there Is to be a political burial in Massachu-
sets, the grave must be dug deep, for other
Wise political demagogues like Kearney and
TarbOx may turn resurrectiOnists and bring
the corpse to light again.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

The Democrats Of Warren County, New-Jersey,
deserve special commiseration. The Grand Jury of
that county has been in session for fortnight, and
the Democracy are afraid TO hold their convention
until the Jury is dismissed. Most Of the would-be
candidates are liable TO indictment and IL is only
common prudence to refrain from making any nom
nations until it has been determined how large
fraction of the party has been elected to State
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
THk NIX THIS NORNIAG.

FOREIGN.-Dr. Petermann, the geographer, is
dead - Emperor William was enthusiastically
received at Cologne the Emperor has thanked the
Reichstag for its address of sympathy. 80 Lord
Duffern proposes that Niagara Falls and surround
ings be purchased and set apart for international
park. "a plan is on foot for the erection of
statue of Lord Russell in London, by popular sub
seription.
DoMEsTIc.-Governor Hampton has offered to col
lect the revenue in South Carolina, and hand it
over to the Government; the offer has been de-
elined. - The letter of Secretary Evarts to the
British Government on the Halifax award will
leave by to-day's steamer. == Some one in Wash
ington desires to have the Government enlist
100000 men TO build cities in the West. - DIR.
Bemiss of New-0rleans, has been appointed Presi-
dent of the Yellow Fever Commission. == Pro-
fessOr Riley believes that he has found way to kill
off the eotton-worm. == a Black bills coach has
been robbed of $4,000 of treasure by highway
men.
Cry AND SUBURBAN.-The New-York and Kings
County delegates returned from Syracuse yes
terday, and expressed variOus views upon
the results of the Convention. - Mrs.
Lillian Stoddard testified in the Wander
bilt will contest, to an alleged conspiracy.
- The formation Of village Improvement socie-
ties was urged at a meeting at the John Jay home
stead. 49, 1t was decided to give certificates in
stead of prizes to the winners in the coming Inter
collegiate contests. =-- p II. Laverty vas nomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats OF the With
New-Jersey District. -- Gold 1005ie. 1908,
1OOss Gold value of the legaltender dollar at the
close, 99elO cents. Stocks excited aud higher.
closing strong.
TIE WEATHER.--TRIBUNE local observations in
dieate cool and clear or partly cloudy weather.
Thermometer yesterday, $50, go, 56o.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

words. They believe that honesty is the best
policy, but it must be their kind of honesty
the real elastic kind.
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

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New-York tribune., 1878-09-28
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New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

A significant episode Of the recent Demo-
cratae OFgie is told In our Syracuse letter. As
the platform was originally drawn up by Mr..
Brooks, one clause of the second article was this:
"Honest payment Of the public debt in eoih.D
The committeeman put their heads together
and scratched out the words Gin eOin."
One Of the statesmen sententiously remarked /;
-''That makes the plank an elastic one. Every
tone can draw his own meaning of what
.s'bonest payment means. In my opinion, It
"means that the public debt should be paid
"in what the bOndholders gave for the
"boDds" Exactly. There is only one way
IN which the public debt can be honestly
paid, and that is in OOinJ" and they tip one
another the wink and strike out the two test
New-York tribune., 1878-09-28

The Democratic delegates are gabbling
away their wits. They talked and swore all
night, and they swOre and talked all day, as
the trains brought them back to their bar
rooms and they are talking-the pro-
family is edited Out-in our news col
umns this morning. The only statesman who
understands why there was a rumpus at the
convention, is the man who stayed at home
II is Ira Shafer. 81 was not there" he says,
cOmplaeenty but if had been, things
"would have been different, you bet !" II
the Democracy knows what it is about, it will
take Mr. shafer along next time.
For five years Sheriff Patrick Laverty, of
Hudson County, n. j., has been in possession
of one of the most productive offices in that
State Why, then, should gentlemen like the
Hon. Charles II. Winfield and Delos Z. Culver
come before a Democratic convention with
nothing bat their kind Of moral char
acter to stake against resources like MT.
LayeFtys. and that, too, when Mr.. Laverty
knows how TO play his hand for all it is
worth OF course, Mr.. Laverty is candidate
for Congress from the With District, and 1t
might be a relief to the citizens of Hudson
County to take crOwbar and pry his fingers
loose from the county treasury, and send him
10 Washington for a while to be supported by
the General Government.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02
The superintendent eff she E.n-
matte kSylusn.

The friends of DIR. Compton, the present
Superintendent of the Asylum for the IN
sane, seeks TO create the impression that he
is the only physician in the State who is
capable of managing that institution. L
readily acquit DR.. Compton of any compli-
CITY in this matter, for he has too much self
respect and too much pride in his profess
sion to desire TO succeed by any such paltry
proceeding. Admitting all that is claimed
for him as an able physician, is 1t true that
we have no man in the medical profession
who is his equal? For one, declare that it
is NOT TRUE. | know quite a number of
medical gentlemen in Mississippi who are
the equals of Dr. Compton in every con-
ceivable respect and | am sure that DIR.
Compton will frankly acknowledge that
they are fully his equals in every respect. 1t
is not necessary, Messrs Editors, that should
name every physician in the State, who is
capable of dscharging the duties of Superin-
tendenU of the Asylum for the Insane; but
with your permission,I will name few gen.
tlemen who are pre-eminently qualified for
the position, but in doing So do not wish
to be regarded as the partisan of any one.
In mentioning the name of DR.. Lipscomb of
Columbus, DR.. Hill of Macon, Dr.. Craft OF
Jackson, DR.. f. G.. Banks of Clinton, DR..
| Henry of Vich sburg, DR.. Mabry of Sena-
tobia, and DR.. Wharton Of Port Gibson,
merely indicate gentlemen who would faith
! fully serve the State and do honor to them
selves and to a responsible position. None
of these gentlemen are, so far as L know
applicants for the place, and | do not know
that they would even accept an appointment
If tendered but | mention them only to
show that all wisdom is not likely to die
with DR.. Compton. | am gentlemen,
Respectfully, etc,
RUPERT.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02
SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE

To INVESTIGATE ALLEGED LAwLEssNEss IN
THE SoUTHwEsTERN COUNTIEs.-Nessrs Hurt
Of Montgomery, Nets of Winston. Apple
White of Lincoln. Love of Amite, and Magee
of Franklin.
To ASCERTAIN THE NUMBER OF ACRES OF
LAND OWNED BY THE MOBILE AND OHIO Ii ALL
ROAD, SUBJECT TO TAXATION, ETC.-Messrs.
E;ald Of Lowndes. Mckenzie of DeSoto, Spigh
of Tippah Brown of Clarke and Augustus of
Monroe. 80
Alcorn aud Prentiss, Stands of Tate, Gamer
on of Madison, Fields of Lowndes, Docker!
of DeSoto CLAW of. Bolivar, Martin of Clai-
borne, McSwine of Grenada, Ballard of Kinds,
Num- of Noxubee.and Causey of Pike.
To INQUIRE INTo THE CoNsrITUTIoNALITY
OF IMPOSING TAX ON CoTToN SEED EXPORTED
FROM THE STATE. ETc.-Messrs Martin of
Claiborne, Pintard of Jefferson Marshall of
Warren, Dabney of Kinds and Key of Alcorn
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02
LTGIsL ATTvE COMM TEES.
SENATE.

JuDIcIARY-NIessrs. Morgan chairman,
Fewell Thompson, FitzGerald, Lanneau, Cow
an and Pratt.
FINANCE.-Messrs Allen chairman, Rey-
nolds j. p. Carter, Callicott and Bills
AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE AND MANUFAC-
TUREs-Messrs Terry chairman, Hooker, Cal
licott Griffin and Bridges.
observation-disclosures. West chairman, Terry.
Lowrance, Jackson and Gayles.
PUBLIC WoRKs.-Messrs. Griffin chairman,
Jackson and Gilbert
PRINTING.-Messrs. Vance chairman, Gibbs,
Lowrance King and Rogers.
RAILRoADs-Messrs. Furlong chairman,
West, Fewell, Allen and McCaskill.
CLAIMs-Nessrs. King chairman, Far1sh,
Rogers, s. r. Carter and Griffin
MILITARY.-Messrs. Furlong chairman, old-
ham and Gilbert.
FEDERAL Observation-Disclosures. King chair
man, West, Foote, Oldham and Peery.
COUNTIES AND COUNTY BOUNDARIES
Messrs McCaskill chairman, j. P. Carter
Thompson, Rogers and Lowrance.
IMM1GRATIoN.-Messr Gibbs chairman
Vance and West.
REGISTRATION AND ELECTIoN.-Messrs.F Few
ell chairman, Montgomery, Oldham, A. II
Carter and Jackson.
UNFINISHED observation-disclosures. Oldham
chairman, Parish and Bridges.
BANKS AND observation-disclosures. Hooker chair
man, Foote and Pratt.
CONTINGENT Observation-Disclosures. Lowranc'
chairman, A. r. Carter and Currie.
PENITENTIARY AND PRIsoNs.-Messrs. Mont
gomery chairman. West McCaskill, Calllcot
and Terry.
HUMANE AND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
Messrs. Foote chairman, Barry, }. 7. Car
ter. Bridges and DOwd.
PUBLIC LANDs.-Messrs. }. z. Carter chair
man. Currie and Dowd.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Barry chairman
King Lowrauce Cowan and Vance.
CHANCERy COURTS AND CHANCERY PRAC
TICE-Messrs. Reynolds chairman, Foote
Thompson, FitzGerald Gibbs and Cowan.
ENGRossE ED BILLs.-Messrs. Bills CHAIRMAN
Montgomery and Currie.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02

In the Circuit Court of the United States for
the Southern District of Mississippi.
"''D,DS'S Vs.. '"'A''D tt2ao In Equity.
Annie c. Febiger, ct al.
PURSUANT to a Decree rendered in said
l. cause, on the Both day of November, A. d.
1871 the unders gned, as Commissioner, will
on the
18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1878,
at the west door of the Capitol in Jackson
sell to the highest bidder for terms of sale see
note, the following described property to- wit ::
Lots three, four five, six, seven and eight and
the One-eigth of lot number two, of section
Eight in Township Fourteen, Range Eight.
West; also lots one, two, three and four, of
section thirty-four less fifty and half acres
belong ing to }. j. Person. also lot two Of Sec
ton thirty-twO, less 80 80 lO0-acres, belong ing
TO Wade Hampton; also lot five, of section
thirty zone, less one and 55-100acres belonging
to Wade Hampton; also lots three and six of
section thirty-tive, and end of section nine,
containing IN the aggregate, one thousand,
three hundred and thirty and 70-1O0 acres,
bounded on the west by Lake Washington, on
the south Oy land of j. j. Person, on the east
by Steel s Bayou, and on the north by lands
of Wade Hampton.
ARCHY McGEHEE, Comm'r
NOTE.-TERMs OF SALE.-One-fourth cash.
and the remaining three-fourths payable in
twelve months from the day of said sale, with
interest from date at per centum per annum.
Lien reserved to secure payment of deferred
payment. ARCHY MEG EHEE
janis, 78-wtds. Commissioner.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02
HE NEess Cottages at The Uni
ycrsisy-
JACKSON, Miss. February /,
RUPERT.
he Editors of the Clarion:

To The Editors Of the Clarion:
| have read in your issue of to-day the
communication signed ''Oct9vius" in refer
ence to DIR. Vaiden's plan of building IA lot
of neat cottages on the University grounds
with store rooms and cook rooms attached,
to be used as lodgings or homes for poor
worthy Mississippi boys, who are striving
for an education. An appropriation is
asked for, and while we think it should be
made, the Representatives of the people
who are responsible for the burden of taxa
ton NAV not take the same mind.
Could not these buildings be built by the
lesses of the Mississippi Penitentiary for
the State? Here seems to me solution at
once of DR.. Vaiden's idea. and one that will
cost the State no outlay of money or in
crease of taxation. The Penitentiary
under its present management can be made
of the greatest usefulness TO the State and
people. if properly directed. The les
sees have many fine carpenters, brick
layers and plastererS, besides have
brick burners, saw mills, lime kilns
and everything within themselves to
do all the work. They annually owe the
State so much rent or hire. Can this be
used? / not, why not let them do the
work at once. and have it done? There is
little use of much more improvements Of
the Penitentiary now, and what there is
can be easily postponed without detriment
70 any one.
Let the University buildings be built with
out delay, and they can be, if the Legisla-
ture wish it done. AUGUSTINE.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02

A BILL has been introduced in the
Kentucky Legislature requiring school
textbooks to be uniform throughout the
State, and forbidding a change in them
to be made oftener than every five years.
The object of this is to prevent spec
ulation in'..school books. This reminds
US to express the hope that our Mississip-
pi Legislature will take steps to adopt
Col w. III. McCardle's forthcoming
work upon Mississippi as an elementary
book tor the public schools of the State.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-02-02

Mr.. F. A. TYLER's proprietary and
editorial connection with the Holly
Springs South is announced. Hon, j.
w. c. Watson accompanies the announce
ment with statement that he Judge
W., "takes leave of all editorial respon-
sibilities' of the paper without wholly
taking leave" of it. We wish success to
all concerned, except in the propagation
of the heresy that mans Republican
politics should have nothing to do with
his retention in office under a Democratic
Administration. The Reporter welcomes
Mr.. Tyler with the statement that che
has been connected with the Memphis
press for many years, and is an able
writer, polished scholar, and gentle
man of high social standing"