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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

The terrOrs of third term possibili-
ty are relieved in a measure by ex-
Secretary Robeson's assurance that
under no circumstances would he
consent to be a member of the Cabi-
net. Now let us hear from ex-Secre-
tary Belknap, eX-AttOrney-General
Williams and several other damaged
statesmen on the same point.-St.
Louis Republican.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

1T seems to be virtually settled that
Don Cameron is lack Chandeliers
successor as Chairman on the National
Executive Committee, and that the
Convention will be held i'm Chicago,
June 3, 1880.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

Mr.. MANNING, of this State, has
prepared bill to re-organize the Uni
ted States Supreme Court. 1t pro-
vides that the court shall consist of a
Chief Justice and eighteen Associate
Judges; that the business of the court
shall be subdivided between the JUS
tees, and that in all cases involving
5000 or more the entire bench shall
sit and decide.
Mr.. Manning says he has introduced
this bill at the request of many of the
most prominent lawyers in the United
States, and he believes it will be
favorably reported, and stands good
chance to pass.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

Col Tison and a number of other
citizens of this county are at Oxford
in the capacity of grand and petit
jurors in the federal Court which con-
vened on Monday. The summoning
of such men as Col. Tison as jurymen
in the Federal Court illustrates the
salutary effects of the repeal of the
jurors test oath, for which the people
are indebted to the Democratic major
ity in Congress. Under the old order
of things the Federal juries in this
disdrict, with few exceptions, were
composed of the very scum of creation,
who never hesitated to perpetrate any
villainy their Radical masters sug-
gested. We have cause to be thankful
for the change.-Tupelo Journal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Southern Pacific will he
brought to FL Paso, then connected
with the Texas Pacific, and operated
over the Iron Mountain and Southern
to st. Louis. 1t is said this ends all
rivalry between Huntington and Scott.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

ASSISTANT Postmaster General Ty-
ner is now designated as a tramp
and dead beat, too. His recent
trip to Chicago is the third one he has
made To be with Grant, and some peo-
pie are uncharitable enough to think
he is ax-grinding.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

A Yankee woman recently married
a Chinese laundryman, and i'm three
days thereafter the happy Celestial
appeared at the BARRIERS shop and had
his pigtail cut off, saying, i'm explana-
ton: "TOO muchee yank Scientific
American.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

SENATOR JONES, of Louisiana, has
introduced a bill for the better organ
ization of the District Courts of the
United States within the State of
Louisiana.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Assessor elect of Sunflower,
Robert Rayford, was burned to death
recently. He was sleeping in store
by himself, and before he discovered
the fire, the flames were under such
Roadway, that his escape was impos-
sible
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THERE will be an Installation Ban
quet at Masonic Hall in WinOna, on
Monday, Dec, 29th, 1879 at 9! o'clock,
given by the Winona Commandery
No. I, for kind invitation to which
we extend our thanks.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

WE learn from the Vicksburg papers
that Martin TellOn, of the cotton seed
oil boat Exchange, was caught in the
machinery last Monday, and ground
into shapeless mass.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A
YEAR.

The approaching festival, like ever
movement nowadays, political, SC
cial or commercial, is coming with
"boom." There seems to be dispo
sition to make "a big thing" of 1t thi
year. The holiday really began as fa
back as the 18th inst. Greasy Row
has exhibited from that time, increas
ing manifestations of the good tim,
coming.
The boys at Oxford we learn, have pc
titioned the College authorities for tel
days, in order to do justice to the joy
full occasion. The boys about town have
already REALIZED" fire crarkers excep'
ted. In all ranks Of society there are
signs of premeditated fun. Those who
have witnessed the "Germansn have
noted the increasing velocity of whirl.
1t is idle to preach about the foolish
expenditure of money, the penalty OF
eXcessesi in eating and drinking, and
the rather dull Mump we will all en-
counter on the morning of the second
of January, 1880.
We are tempted, however, to in
dulge in some reflections. Festivals
seem to be essential to all peoples,
without reference to what they COM
memorate. 1t is a natural want.
There seems to be sort of longing for
an occasion to "let loose, and go it. !"
What has always appeared strange to
us is, that the "iun" of the Christmas
holiday is purely creature of the inn
agination. Going back through many
a vanished "Christmas time" we do
not remember to have seen the gen
unine article "fun" since we were fif-
teen years of age. Egg-nog and its
consequent headache; the smell of
"villainous salpetre"; the Christmas
trick-a brainless practical joke-the
double dose Of eating, with its inev-
liable arrangement. These are the
sum total of "Christmas time.n The
truth is, there is in the mind sim
gular power to be merry when it wills
it. The things we have enumerated
do not cause merriment. They are the
direct effect of predetermination to
"make merry"
The common belief seems to be that
mirth is is thing Of exuberant spon-
taneity; that it is always on hand
bottled up, and needs only the cork
Of self-restraint drawn, to boil
over and out like a bottle of ripe
porter. This is a great mistake. The
natural normal tone of the mind is
that of serious gravity. Wherever
the power of thought exists, there is a
certain soberness of mind, and just a
little of this power is sufficient to
steady us. Mirth is manufactured
article, or rather we should say, that
t is thing which people set about
to manufacture and sue
iced at it.
The ancients had laughing philo-
gopher and weeping philosopher.
The one looking at the world and its
thought that we ought
o "make fun of it all" The other
ooking at the same world and its peo-
,lcs thought that it was "a sorry
light"
Now we must not understand that
he laughing sage saw anything to
augh at in the spectacle Of the uni
verse and mankind. The idea incul-
,ated by the fable, for such we take it
o be, is, that he deemed it the part
# wisdom to "make merry with
in life. On the other hand
he weeping sage saw in the world
nd mankind more to deplore than to
ejoice over, and like the old man in
burns ode, he said:
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

Il is a wise PARAGRAPH that knows it, own
father.-Sumit sentinel.
You've struck il at last. Aud II
takes an exceedingly intellectual fath
er 10 tell his paragraph after il be-
comes about two weeks old.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE COMET returns thanks to Hon.
H. D. Money, for a Congressional
Directory sent it. 1t is quite valuable.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

Mr.. BRUCE has introduced a bill
which provides for the investment Of
the unclaimed pay and bounty money
now in the Treasury, to facilitate and
encourage the education Of the colored
race. The bill was referred.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
Improve Your Cemetery Lots

TiHE underlined wonld be pleased 10 inform the
L citizens Of Jackson, that he is now employed in
liking mp the City Cemetery, and would be glad 20
receive orders from any parties who may have lots
therein 70 hN up, and keep them in god order for
one year. Respectfully,
Dec. elm CfIAs. KREYssIG.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the said W
A. Cunningham, who has been heretofore duly de-
clared Bankrupt, has filed in said Court Petit
ton for discharge from his debts, whereupon il
has been ordered that hearing upon said applica-
ton be had on the 9Th day Of Jan'y A. ID. 1850 al
II O'Clock, A. NJ. before said Court sitting in cham
bers, before J: NJ Mckee, Esq, one Of the Register,
Of said Court in Bankruptcy, at the Office OF said
Register, IN the town Of jackson, in the county Of
Kinds, in said District when and where all credi-
tors who may have proved their debts, and Other
persons in interest, may appear and show cause, Il
any they have, why the prayer Of said Petitioner
should not be granted, aud the said Bankrupt dis
charged from his debts, accordingly: And notice
Is hereby further given that the sec Bnd aud third
meetings Of the creditors d said Bankrupt requir-
ed by the 9th and 2Sth Sections Of the Acf will he
held at the same time and place
Given under my hand al JAG kson in said District
this 18th day Of December, A. ID. 1s7n
ARcuT MCG EHEE, Clerk.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
| have seen yOn weary winter sun
Twice forty times return,
And every time has added proofs
That man was made to mourn.

Now there is truth, dignity and ma
ture on the side of the weeping philos-
opher we say, without intending any
disrespect to Democritus, gentleman
we esteem in his place.
The point we wish to make is, that
fun is intended to be brought in to rub
off the rest. Relaxation and fun are
demanded by men as trough" is de-
manded by cattle. The error of the
two philosophers or rather of the two
PHILOSOPHERS represented by them, is,
that they exclude all intcrmiXture of
JOY and sorrow such as Providence
has made in the cup which all men
and women must quaff.
Milton has presented the contrast
in two immortal poems. II PcnserOso
and L'AllegrO. We close this article
with the recommendation that our
readers will read both these incom-
parable pieces. The first is pensive
melancholy: the other is mirth.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Grenada New South, and the
Holly Springs South, two of the most
influential newspapers in the State,
questions the expediency of a caucus.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Springfield Republican has
never missed possible opportunity
to say kind word for Hayes.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE editor of the Washington Post
does not affect to have a very exalted
opinion of the editor of the National
Republican.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

BEN. BUTLER won't take the dicta-
torship of Mexico; that is, not as long
as he can run for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts every year.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Maine Legislature has been
turned over to the Democrats.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

GEN. WIN. MALONE has been elect
ed United States Senator from Vir-
ginia.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Southern Baptist wants two
"printer boys" they must be "good
boys.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

BILLIARD balls are being manu-
featured of celluloid.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

"IGNoRENCE," says an exchange,
sis subject for pity, not laughter"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE office of the Macon Beacon has
been destroyed by fire.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

TEXAS has realized $4,000 out of
drummers. She taxes them $50 each
for the use of her territory.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

GRANT, the great lunch fiend, has
been entertained in Columbus, Ohio.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

U. S. GRANT says Toombs opinion
is worth about half pint of pea nuts
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE University Magazine is well
edited.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

OUR talented young friend E. H..
Dial, Of Meridian, was recently
married to Miss Annie Thompson, of
Oxford.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Grant men wanted the Repub-
lican Convention held in May.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE widow Oliver has resolved to
wed only an Ohio man.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
| Beautiful Christmas Present
FATHER RYAN'S POEMS.

ORDERS for this charming Book taken at Enter
" prise Cigar Store, next door 20 seutter's
Dec. 6-3V. ULfSSE GuERINGER. AT
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

THE Widow Oliver has taken an
appeal. She is still after Cameron.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

JUDGE EDMUNDs, the city Postmas-
ter of Washington, is dead.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

GEN. GRANT will be So on the eth
of April.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

WE have received the Whitworth
Beacon, published at Brookhaven,
Miss, and edited Misses Fannie Cum
ming, Bette Cain and Carrie Melton,
and filed with sparkling contribu-
tions from the pupils Of the College.
IL Is an eight page monthly, and is
worth four times the amount Of the
subscription, which is only fifty cents.
We gladly place it ON our exchange
list, and viii always be glad for it to
shed its beacon light in our saRetum.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
LARGE STOCK OF OTHER
Fine Liquors, Wines Case Goods.
PATTISON a. s3OVARD,
72 and "a, GRAVIER ST. 72 and "a.
Dec. 20. NEW ORLEANS
NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

In The District Court Of the United States, for the
Southern District Of Mississippi.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20

scription for the WEEKLY COMET.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-20
In Bankruptcy
Rankrupt

In THE MATTER OF
No. 1876. w. A. Cunnin,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19

English brother. He declares that this was
done unconsciously, although the manu-
script from which he preached is in the
hands of the publisher Of Gle Of the Chica-
go papers, who asserts that the verbal
changes made in the original are interlined.
Ut course we are bound to believe that the
Chicago clergyman's only fault is in having
too good memory. He has demonstrated
that ne is utterly disqualified from being a
Loulsiana witness, for memory is an incon-
ven!ent thing to have in such an emergency.
But the question has arisen az to whether he
has not too good memory to serve as a
preacher. Certain it is that man who,
after once reading sermon, can reproduce
two-thiras of it, and palm it off as his own
production, will be an announcement person
to have around.
Mr.. Lorimier would have bettered his
cause by an open confession. Hs may pro-
test as much as he pleases, but he will not
convince any man, woman or child that he
did not deliberately steal his discourse from
his English brother. But yet he has COM
mitted no greater offense than hundreds of
others of his cloth commit every Sabbath.
Originality in the pulpit is the exception
rather than the rule. 1t is not stretching the
truth to say that on an average one-half of
the discourses uttered in the pulpits arc
plaguarized from the sermons or essays of
| theologians or from the columns of the news
papers. And yet these clerical thieves as
sumo an exceptional virtue and hold up their
| hands in holy horror at the petty thefts that
come to their notice, while thoy themselves
are pilfering the product of other peoples
brains. A little more honesty among the
clergy in this regard would increase the re-
spect of the people for the cloth.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19
M4RlTIL MIXTURE.
She Tore Up the Certificate and Got Married
Again.

She Tore Up the Certificate and Got Married
Again.
From time to time the GLOBE has men,
toned the Kissner family difficulties as they
came ito public notice. Kissner lives near
Hornug's brewery in the Fourth ward. and at
odd times his wife has lived With him. FIRE.
quent 1rruptions frequently separated them.
These spurts of separation took the place of
a permanent absence Oh the part of Mrs
Alssher last august. she went awav and
under the name of Ellen Taylor got married to
another man named Noldgren. Previous to
this she divorced herself from Kissner hv
tearing up her marriage certificate, in which
it was duly declared tnat she and Kissnor
we're bound for better for worse ia New
York, that she couldn't en-
dure him, more especially when she
found. as she claims, that he
mad been at his worst in California, having
married and Kept a wife out there before he
tackled and conquered her affections on
Manhattan Island. However true it NAV he
that Klssner has invented system of divorce
easier than the Utah plan, he doesn't like
the scheme when applied to himself. So. to
get even with Ellen Kissner -Taylor-No,d
gren, he sent to New York for a transcr;nt
OF his marriage certificate. He received it
yesterday, and was around police headquar-
ters brandishing it, with threats to arrest
his wife for bigamy, polygamy or some other
otfense arising from the improved Utah
plan OF getting away with old and getting
new husbands.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19
THE COURTS.
District Court.
SPECIAL TERM CALENDAR,
Before Judge Brill

In the matter Of the assessment for build
ing sewer on Summit avenue from Rice to
st. Peter streets :; objection fled and case te
be heard by Judge Simons on the oath inst.
A. R. Warner VS.. Thoms II. Pitts and Holz
heimer Il Severance, garnishees referred to c.
L. Dana to take disclosure.
The Davis Sewing Machine Company vs..
John w. Mann ct al; heard and taken under
advisement.
Theodore Hamm vs.. E. P. Webb and Geo.
Bowers, order to show cause why judgment
should not be set aside and replies filed to be
heard by Judge Wilkin.
D. G. Shepard vs.. J. johnson submitted.
Andrew Osdewald VS.. Joseph Goldstein; con-
tinued.
Edna P. Webb vs.. Catherine and Wallace
Kimberly vs. Roger 8. Myer, garnishees dis
charged.
Adna G. Ringwald Va. William Ringwald :;
referred to Theodore E. Parker to take testi-
mony.
Ed. fisherman l. Co. vs.. Leopold Isaacs and
Isaac Orschel garnishee referred to E. s..
German by consent.
A. 81. Hunzinger VS.. Leopold Isaacs and Solo
mon Bergman, garnishee same.
s. Hemscheman & Bro. vs.. Leopold Isaacs
and Julius Austrian, garnishee same.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19
Petit Jury.

The following venire of petit jurors hae
been drawn to serve in the district court TO,
the ensuing two weeks, and the gentlemen
named are requested to report at 10 A. N.
tomorrow morning:
George S. Heron, Irving E. Anterior
Erastus Brigham, E. L. Seager, K. H. Beck
gord, Arthur r. King, Conrad Fischer, John
A. Bailey, Jacob Hinkle, w. J. Gronewald
John Donohue, Francis St. German, A. G.
Johnson, John @. Devereaux, P. II. Weiss
John Christianson, w. 81. Tinker, Isaac Or
schel, Adam Heck, Peter Kordell, David
Kennedy, B. Knapheide, E. 0. Partridge, G.
F. G. Nieman, John W. Bond, B. Rosen-
baum, T. J. Bonner, VIM. West. Fred Wood
bourne, Romaine Sheire, I. P. Wright, John
Q. Adams, John Thompson, n. D. Tenny,
Patrick O'Brien. -
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Furnishing Sinners.

Judge Wilkin on the bench, criminal bust
ness of the term was continued in the dis
t-ict court yesterday.
The first case called was that of The State
against Louis La Rose, James Connolly,
Timothy Mccarthy, Patrick McDonough and
Bartlett Connolly, the lads who entered Holl
Paar's store and stole lot of cigars, etc.
Each in turn asked and were granted the
privilege of Withdrawing their former plea
of not guilty and substituting the plea of
guilty to simple larceny of an amount less
than $50.
Following this County Attorney Rogers
moved for sentence. Each one of the boys
in turn was called to stand up, and
having nothing to say why sentence
should not be imposed, each was committed
to the reform school during the period of
his minority.
Having disposed of the above cases, the
Social Evil had bit of airing in court. Pau
line Bell, Matte Gale, Annie Olson, Hattie
Mcbride and Mary J. France were admitted
to bail in $500, each, to appear at the next
term of court, to answer to the indictments
found against them at this term of court.
Adjourned.
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DUFOUR'S DUPLxCITY.
Dioa Chevalier Tells the Story of Her i
vent in St. Paul.

Dioa Chevalier Tells the Story of Her Ad-
vent in st. Paul
The examination of Frank Dufour, charged
with attempted assault On the person of a
French woman named Dina Chevalier, was
resumed in the municipal police court yester-
day morning.
The sweet board was crowded with the
customary gang Of begrimed and shiftless
looking spectators whose low-bred instinct
for the sallaclous has long since mastered
any proprietary right they might have once
possessed to discretion.
The alleged outrage took place at the Cen
trail house on Wednesday evening, and the
keepers OF ,hat hostelry, Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rlty, were pertinacious TO degree in push
ing the prosecution. The prosecuting wit
ness, O dark faced, stupid looking damsel If
~ odd summers, testified to the circunl-
stances Of the assault, if such it can be
named, her evidence being transmitted to
the court by an interpreter. The witness ar
rived on Wednesday evening from Ontario
having been met at the depot by Defour, who
rendered his services in the capacity of an
expressman. Both parties being French,
they were readily placed en- rapport. The
stranger wanted hotel, and was conducted
to Rouleau's boarding house, on Robert
street. En- route thither, the lady intimated
that she was out of means and that she
would like to see French priest.
The accommodating gallant accompanied
her to the residence of q priest, who took no
especial interest in the case and turned her
over to Dufour. The parties chen went to
Garrity's boarding house on Minnesota
street, where it is alleged that Dufour en-
gagged a room for man and wife. After they
had entered the apartment madame COM
menced crying, hut from the evidence ad-
duced it was shown that Dufour had not
taken IMPROPER liberties. Suspecting that
something was wrong, Mrs. Clarity ques-
toned the weeping damsel, who conveyed
the status of the cass by pantomime. Short
ly afterwards Dufour was ordered from the
house and the next day he was placed under
arrest. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarity we're sworn,
but their testimony threw no light on the
case. A host of witnesses will be examined
and on motion of the counsel the hearing was
continued until Monday morning at clock.
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is commonly called the dark side of life
They know nothing of the depravity that
exists on every hand; they cannot see the sin
that haunts itself in their very faces. They
take it for granted that places where sin ex-
lists should be Stunned by them. This is
true to tho extent that they should avoid as
ISOLATION with vice in any form, but in the
sense that they occupy to the world the po-
sition of moral physician they should no
more refuse to 80 in TIE midst of sin than q
medical man would refuse to go where phys
ical disease exists. They should be wise as
serpents and harmless as doves-wise in dis
covering and applying remedies Tor moral
diseases, and harmless in avoiding even the
appearance of evil themselves. We peed
more knowledge among the preachers, who
should be "6lled with all knowledge, able
| also to admonish one another.''
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19

The disgraceful fasco attending the Han
Courtney boat race will do more to bring
aquatic sports into disrepute than any other
occurrence of the past five years or more. It
is becoming apparent that the gamblers
have got possession of the rowing fraternity,
as they have successfully obtained control of
the race track, the ball ground and the bill
lard room. No sooner does a sport become
popular than the gamblers take possession of
it, and "run it into the ground" If there is
to be popular amusement in the future,
some means must be devised to keep it away
from the gamblers