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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05
SPECIAL NOTICES.

n,sJ5s ICE CREAM AND STRAWBERRY FEs-
sS TlNAL.
, Continued at Foundry Church TONIGHT June s.
Interesting programme. Admission free je5-lt
n(1Ege MAsONIC-THE MEMBERS OF HOPE
~ Lodge, No, 20, +. a. a. NJ, are requested to
meet IN The lodge room on FRIDAY, 9Th instant, at
T. m to attend the funeral of our late brother j. W.
MAGILI- Members Of sister lodges iraternaliy in
vIled;; by order oil the w; M.
nSBe OFFICE GEORGES CREEK
~ COAL AND hon COMPANY
BALTIMORE, June 3, 1870.
general meeting of stockholders OF this company
VIII be held at their Office No j. Riulto Building, nal-
o'clock, for the election OF nine directors.
le5-iw CHAS. w. MILLER, Treasurer.
N.Y. SPECIAL NorICE-BY UNANIMOUS
~ agreement the folio wing clothing firms will
close Their respective plac OF business at o'clock
on each evening. except Satur days evenings prcce
Ing holidays, and from DCcemb r Is TO II. Inclusive
round tbrginnin2 MONDAY NIGHT, JUNE 0, isT0l
there will positively be business done after the
hour above named.
Geo & IL nning Cllas kaufman
A Saks d Go s Coblenzer
Geo \ Timms & Co a Straus
Roman " Cox John II Clark & Co
Elseman ~ Bros IL Robinson 4 Co
National Clou.ing Co Noah Walker Il co
katzenstej'. hamburger IL Son
NJ GOlthei LkoSenbuTg
KAUFMAN Strauss q Marx
NJ EiSeman Iiseman d 6cheycr
; Hhsh Herman
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The Great Double Track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
NORTH, NoRTHwEsT,' "WEsT, AND SOUTH.
WEST
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05

TIE Democrats of Ohio have completed
their ticket, nominating Hon. THOMAS
EWING for Governor and General a. "
RICE for Lieutenant- Governor. EWING owes
his nomination 70 BISHOP and RICE is in-
debted to EwING's success for his selection
The ticket is piece of patchwork, which
possesses no intrinsic strength, and really
appears to have been framed and put
up to be beaten, That it will be Sc
verely beaten there Is no doubt,
if the Republicans inaugurate and
prosecute vigorous campaign. Indeed,
the results Of the convention amount
to little more than IA Gzzle. THURMAN was
set aside for the reason, no doubt, that the
party regards inevitable defeat as staring it
in the face, and il did not care in the event
to hunt for the remains Of their veteran
leader in the ruin. We admonish the Re-
pubicans that they must not relax their
efforts on account of the weakness of the
ticket, but make the victory all the more
sweeping and overwhelming on that ac-
count
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05

THE newspaper statements that Germany
aud France persist in the claim that nat
uralized citizens of the United States owe
military service to the country Of their
birth, allegiance to which they have re-
nOunced, are somewhat exaggerated. The
few cases of this kind which have occurred
have arisen in part from a misapprehensiou
of material facts therein, and no time has
been lost by this Government in asserting
its rights and the rights of its citizens in
the premises with all proper vigor and de-
termination. For the purpose of making an
apparent, though unstable, point against a
Republican administration, the Democratic
newspapers have lately been bowling with
might and main regarding two of these
cases, forgetlul meanwhile that the Know
Nothing tendencies of their party has in
duced it to overlook the claims Of our for
egn-born citizens in the recent distribution
Of Congressional patronage altogether.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05

toral votes of that State aud those of Indi-
ana and New Jersey and the 1873 votes of
the South the Democratic candidate next
year will lack but one of majority. But
there's the rub; even if they do carry Ohio,
which they most assuredly will not, they
will still fall short of their ambition. Verify,
the Bourbon future is overcast with the dark
clonds Of political nncertninty.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05

THE prevailing style in select political
circles may be stated thusly: When bona
fdo Republican meets full-blooded but
comparatively honest bull-dozing Democrat
he naturally inquiries; How do your party
leaders like the rider contrivance so far
as heard from by the latest returns ?"
The ready and only tangible answer is Mt
once conveyed in the shape of tangled
wad of red tape" from the latter end of
the aforesaid Democrats coat pocket, equiv
alent to saying there's such "big African
in the fence" that matters look dark, and
the outlook from Congress is darker still.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-06-05

the merits of DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup are aCknowl
edged by all who have ever used 1t for the diseases
OF infancy. lriCC ONLY % CCnts @ bottlc
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

turb It, though we all agree IT was clearly
erroneous. But the question involved -
vsry doubtful one. This is evident from
the division among the Judges, and; the az
sorant opinions entertained by the Bar.
' = A~-it Would be great evil il questions
opce settled on full argument ana mature
deliberation should be subject to DO res
opened and decided differently upon every
change in the members of this oouI', anu
consequent change in the temper and men
tai organism of the Judges. Settled rules
as fan as they relate to rights OF properly
on which the people may repose WIN conn
dence and security, are essential TO the wei
fare of society. :. a
i. The rule of stare desists, so far as IL
relates to the decisions of this Court, shonlu
not be disregarded, except on the funess
conviction that the law has been settieu
wrong; and even then it is better to leave
the correction to the Legislature, in all cases
where departure from it would have the
effect TO disturb vested rights resulting
from transactions entered into under the
law as settled. In such cases departure
from former rulings should never take
place except upon the clearest necessity ana
the most assured conviction that the former
ruling was erroneous. l do not see the ne
oessity here, nor have / that assured con-
viction.
Judgment affirmed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
GEN. WEST.
cannot b,

Gen. A. NJ. West was in Jackson on
Wednesday, making preparations for u
short sojourn in our city, commencing
early in January and continuing dur
ing the session Of the Legislature.
During the last canvass Gen. West
made an earnest effort to divert the
minds of the thinking voters Of the
State to the Importance of the curren
cy-that is to say, he drifted gently in
to Greenbackism. But it can be
truthfulIy said of him, (nOw that the
election is over and nothing is to be
gained by holding the truth in the
buck ground, that he is not wild on the
currency question, but that his views
are characterized by great moderation
and soundness of conclusions. We
have never for a moment lost faith in
the patriotism and sterling good sense
of Senator West. The point on which
we differed with him materially was
the untimeliness and bad policy of his
apparent attempt, in the presence of
sleeping and willy enemy, to disinter-
CRATE the Democratic party upon a
question and an issue which the State
had no power to shape if he could
have succeeded. This difference, how
ever, was practically removed by Gen.
West in the last days of the canvass.
When the so-called Greenback party Of
Marshall county yielded to the tender
suit of the Radicals, and consented. to
an unholy marriage with that political
harlot, Gen. West was prompt to repH-
diate the union, draw himself and his
friends out of it, and give his support
to the Democratic nominees. Wheth-
er this action saved the Democratic
nominees in Marshall or not, it proves
that Gen. West has acted from a high
principle, and whenever the issue is
presented between Democracy and
Radicalism there can be no mistake
about what his position and course
will be.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Yazoo Sentinel comes boldly to
the defense of the Democracy of Mis-
sissippi against the charge of numer-
Gus Democratic journals in the State
that the editors were overlooked in
the dispensation of offices in the last
election. 1t claims that the Democra-
cy of Yazoo showed that they were
true to the country, by electing Mr..
Colhoun, one of the editors Of that
paper, to the office of Assessor. This
fact should be properly weighed here
after when editors enter up their COM
plants against the people for leaving
them alone in their glory-upon their
tripods. 1t shows that the people are
uot altogether Joined to their idols.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
THE DAILY COMET.

Yielding to the solicitations of many
friends in various parts of the State,
THE COMET management has con-
cluded to issue daily edition during
the Session, of the Legislature. 1t
will give full but condensed synop-
sis of the proceedings of the Legisla-
ture, Geographic reports, sketches,
editorials, local and general news,
Supreme Court Decisions, etc. Every
effort will be made to make THE
DAILY COMET meet the wants of its
friends and patrons.
Advertisers will find THE DAILY
COMET valuable medium to reach
the public of Mississippi. Liberal con-
tracts for advertising to run one week
or one month will be made.
Subscriptions 81 per month. Par
ties RENTING 50 can receive the Daily
during the session, and if the Legis-
lature should not continue in session
two months, the balance due upon
adjournment can be applied to Sub
scription for the WEEKLY COMET.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

We have had some difficulty hereto
fore in fixing the responsibility for the
late war. We had an idea that Davis,
and Lincoln and Beauregard and Maj
Anderson, South Carolina and some
other States North and South, had
some hand in bringing on the clash Of
arms. But all our views were false.
The problem has been explained, and
the true cause of the war discovered by
the Greenville Local and Advertiser.
In its issue of Nov. 9th this paper
says: "Only for E. Barksdale and w.
p. Harris the war would have been an
impossibility." We are glad to find
out the truth about it at last, but the
distinguished gentlemen who are sad
died with the responsibility for the war
will, doubtless, be as much surprised as
we were to learn the fact.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
Hon. Ben. King.

Senator King is no man worshipeT, and
entertains an honest contempt for all cor
rupt rings and combinations. Long may be
the true friend of the sovereign people
wave, There is work ahead for him TO
straighten out old Copiah in the ensuing
Presidential Canvass. -Copiahan.
The people of the whole State claims
Hon. Ben. King as their "wbeel horse and
feel that whenever South Mississippi is rep
resented in any solid position, that Ben.
King shall not he forgotten. He il truly
one Of the old regime who never fails in
any emergency when duty calls.-WinOna
Advance.
The above Is well and deserveIly
said. When Col. King makes up his
mind he is pretty certain to be right,
and no influence can be brought 10
bear TO change it. He is q man among
many.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

The Jackson COMET is looking after
the scissorites who fitch from its col
umns without proper credit. Shine
their filmy eyes Mr.. COMET, and stir
up their torpid brains. But it is the
fate of brilliancy to have its light bor-
rowed, and there are, unfortunately,
pretentious men who are willing to
shine in the borrowed rays.--Carroll,
la Conservative.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial says there
is a marked hostility to Bayard among
Tilden's friends in Washington. 1t is
believed by many, says this cores
pondent, that if Bayard is nominated,
Tilden will knife him in New York,
or what is worse, roll his barrel of
money in the wrong direction.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
Judgment affirmed
The Chattanooga BOdy-Snatcher.


CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Nov. 29.-Furtner
investigation indicates that jackson, the
body>snatcher; arrested here yesterday, has
been engaged in the business for some
time. Books in his Office show that Jack
son shipped similar box to Wm. Moralk,
Cincinad on the oath January last; Feb
uary LIST one box to j. W. Waxton, Cincin-
natl; again to the latter address FEBRUARY
4th, March 4th and 10th, April 3rd and 4th.
No further shipments were made until
October when four were shipped. During
November three boxes had already been
shipped to j. W. Williams, Atlanta, the
last box having been shipped November
25 This box is supposed to have contain
ed the body of negro woman who died
Sunday. In Jackson's pocket was found
receipts signed by j. w. Williams, Atlanta,
acknowledging the receipt of the body that
was shipped Monday, and for which $25 was
returned. Jackson is well known and was
candidate for Alderman at the last cleo
ton. Newton Carroll, the Sexton, is q
negro, and has been employed at the ceme-
tary for the past three years His brother
and his assistant have escaped, but the
police are on the track
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.


The annual message of President
Hayes is long, but fairly written
document. None of the Kings Eng
lish Is murdered by 1t. But itcon'
tains nothing startling. He takes oc.
casion to congratulate Congress upon
the resumption of specie payment, the
accomplishment of the funding scheme
and speaks of the era of prosperity
which dates from the first of these
events. Attention is called to the re-
ports and renews of some of the
suggestions of the heads of the
several departments, and in this
connection he speaks of the
arrears of the business of the
Supreme Court, and recommends
the creation of ten additional
Circuit Judges One of the points OF
the message is the Presidents deter
mination to enforce the Federal laws
which prohibit polygamy. Our beinS
at peace with all foreign nations is
alluded to, and a large portion of the
message is consumed in commenting
upon the silver service. He recommends
the passage of a law that will give the
Indians title in foe to such lands as
may fall to them by lot; and suggests
the establishment OF department of
agriculture; and for territorial gov
eminent in Alaska. He also commends
the interests of the District of Colum-
bia, particularly its educational needs, to
the careful attention OF Congress.
There are other and minor sugguestions,
but they are not Of interest to the gen.
eral reader.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Washington Capital says the
letter that appeared in that paper last
week, which has been attributed to
Senator Lamar, was not written by
that gentleman. OF course it wasn't.
Because it was dated 60, Miss. ;"
some individuals jumped to the con-
clusion that it must be our Senator.
Now there are other towns in the
State whose names commence with
o. Prominent among them is Oko-
Iona. That town should not be ignor-
cd entirely.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
The Greenbackers have carried ILind'

The Greenbackers have carried Kinds
County. Local and Advertiser.
When, where, which, who, how, at what
election, where did you get your informa-
ton anyhow? How long have you had it?
Have you got it bad? Explain, Bro. Lengs>
field.-Jackson COMET.
They have even done better than that.
Theyhave captured the Comet. See the COM
ment on Chalmers letter, published on first
page. This subject is not like Radicalism,
that nauseates, but is rather like the opium
habit-you get it once, and it has come to
stay. We hartily welcome the Comet into the
ranks.-Local and Advertiser.
If that is the way you take it you are
not such hopeless hertic after all.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

A SPECIAL. from Crystal Springs to
the New Orleans Times, dated Nov.
30, states that the body Of Henry
Blackman, a mulatto, WIS found dead
ON the morning Of that date. 1t was
bloody, and he had, no doubt, been
murdered. No clue has been found.
Blaekman was book agent, and lived
in BrOokhaven, where he had former
" been Postmaster.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
GEN. ThOs. j. Wharton An Incl
dent i'm His Life.
Greenville Times

Greenville Times
The appearance in our town last week
of our old friend General Thomas J. Whar-
ton, as prosecuting counsel in the case
against Holman of Sunfower county, fol
killing Colonel Lowry and Mr.. Arnold last
spring, reminds us of the first (and this is
the second) case in which we ever knew
him to appear against man charged with
a capital crime. The case TO which we al
lude occurred in 1886, or thereabOuss, in
Clinton, Mississippi. General Wharton,
then an unknown young lawyer, had just
moved to the town and began to practice,
when a killing occurred that shook the whole
community. The slayer was rich and i'll
fuential-the slaughtered man was poor
but universal favorite, aud the excite
ment was intense. The rich man employed
the best counsel in the county-one of
whom was General Foote, the most success
full criminal lawyer then in the State. The
poor mans friends made purse and offer
ed it to young Wharton to prosecute the
case. He refused, kindly but frml y-told
them he appreciated the compliment, and
in any other case would be happy Of an OPP
portunity TO bring himself so prominently
before the community in which his LOT was
cast; but that he could not consent 10 pros
ecute any man for crime where the pen
atty of conviction was death. Day after
day the fee was rendered, and his services
sought, but he steadily refused. In the
meantime, the other side, learning that an
effort was making to get him 10 prosecute,
and supposing that a poor young lawyer
would gladly seize such an opportunity to
make money and reputation, sent him a
message, warning him that his personal safe
ty would be at stake if he dared to engage
in the prosecution! The message brought
the lion TO bay. He Immediately summon
ed the parties who had been 50 vainly
seeking bis services, to show his contempt
and scorn for the threats which had been
aade, he would now voluntarily undertake
the prosecution. And he did prosecute,
with such zeal, courage and ability as TO
make himself famous throughout the conn
ty, and from that day to this be has not
lacked for friends or fees.-Greenville
Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

WE notice the statement in our
Texas exchanges that Col. John G.
James has been appointed President
of the A. & M. College of that State,
oice T. S. Gathright, removed. We
have seen no explanation of this ac-
ton, but we are quite sure that if the
Trustees of that College have done
this thing, they have removed one of
the most accomplished and Jealous
educators of the South.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
OCTOBER TERM, 1879.
HENRY M. FLoYD, Exr.,

HENRY M. FLOYD, Exr.,
VS..
A. L. PIERCE,
In this case, reported in the last issue OF
The COMET, an error was committed IN
stating that the Court held that an open ac-
copnt converted into stated account by
pagoz acknowledgment, previous to the Act
Of 1876, (session Acts, p. 1922 would
change the statute of limitations applicable
thereto, from three to six years.
The Court held that, while an open ao-
count could be converted into stated ao-
count by paroS acknowledgment, yet the
statute of limitations applicable thereto
would not be affected thereby, but would
remain as heretofore, governed by three
and not by six years. ...
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Mr.. ULYSSES GUERRINGER, at the
Enterprise Cigar Store, is the author
lied agent for the sale of Father Ryan's
book of poems now ready from the
Mobile Register press. The fine repu-
tation of the author will secure a good
sale in This locality.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

IT may turn out after all that Clark
son n. Potter is elected Lieutenant
Governor of New York. 1t is rumOred
that on account of Irregularities, the
board of canvassers will prubably certi-
" to his election.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

SENATOR GORDON, of Georgia, in
trOduced a joint resolution in the Sen
ate on the End, inst, pledging the
United States Government to give full
and entire protection to Nicaraguan
Canal Company. The Bill was referred
to committee on commerce.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Employees in the SouihemEx-
pres Company have erected marble
eenOtaph twenty feet high 10 the mem
DRY Of w. N. Willis, their late Super.
intendent, who died with yellow fsvel
last year.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Miss JOSEPHINE MEEKER, is said to
be a success as a lecturer. She has
been offered 500 week and travelling
expenses to tell about her capture ard
long life among the Indians.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06
H. w. KINARD,
VS..
The STATE.

The STATE. ..
Error to the Circuit Court of First Dis
trict Kinds county, Hon. S. S. Calhoon,
Judge. t.
Plaintiff in error was indicted, tried, and
convicted of unlawful cohabitation.
CHALMERS, j.,
Held -ti-
1. 1t was not necessary that the parties
should hold out each other to the world as
husband and wife. ..l.,......
9. By the announcement in the C0f0tt'
case. AZ Mss, 1884, that Sin order to con-
stitute the offense of unlawful cohabitation
the parties must dwell together openly and
notoriously upon terms as if the conjugal
relation existed between them," it is not
meant that they should pass themselves of
upon the community as husband and wife,
but only that they should openly and nos
toriously consort and live together as II
they were husband and wife; that is to say,
like husbands and wives usually live.
2, No continuance of illicit intercourse
makes out the crime SO long as it IS secret,
or attempted to be made SO, but whenever
secrecy is abandoned and the concubinago
is open, the offense is complete.
4. It was correct in the lower Court to
refuse the instruction for plaintiff in error
to the stfect that if defendants (below) were
living in open concubinage at the date of
the adoption of our present Constitution,
they became, by its adoption, husband and
wifE.
JUDGMENT affirmed. .. .0t.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Presidents Message is about
ten columns long. 1t is too prosy for
the COMET.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

CITIZENS of Tennessee want Gov.
Marks to convene q special session OF
the Legislature.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Friars Point Gazette is de-
lighted with the m0dus OperaRd Of the
Postoffice at that place.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Col. GARNETT ANDREWS declines TO be
come a candidate for Speaker of the next
House He would make an excellent off.
Ger, aud is strong man.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

The returns from Louisiana are not all
in. But it is safe to say the State is oVer-
whelmingiy Democratic
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

IT is quite natural to exclaim "Holy
Noses" When bull rushes.-N. 0.
Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

The Shubuta Messenger has been
enlarged, and its hopeful Editor ex-
presses satisfaction at the success OF
his paper.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

A CIRCUS confidence man took in
some greenhorns-Or their mOney-in
Meridian, the other day. When will
our people stop biting at the tricks Of
these thievesl
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Hon. A. H. STEVENS says he is not
for Grant. That the report lisa ground
less fabrication.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

THE Yazoo Sentinel contains more read
ing matter than any paper in the State. Ii
is a good paper.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-06

Mr.. GEO. K. BIRCHETT, is announ-
ced in the Commercial as candidate
for State Senator.