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FoNTATNEs HYDRAULICS.

Rev. Edward Fontaine dropped down o.
us last Thursday, looking like orn-out
Field Marshal who had just closed an ardu>
GUS campaign. His theatre of war has been
in Washington for the past twelve months,
aud his engagements have been against
Congress. And he has achieved victory
a grand victory-a brilliant triumph OF
mind over matter. MIR. Fontaine had in.
vented and illustrated an extended system
of Hydraulics, which he asked the govern
inert to take charge OF and print for the
benefit of mankind. His work, it is be.
lieved, by scientific engineers, will prove to
be of immense value to the world in fur
nishing unening scientific theories for the
effectual drainage OF low lands, flats and
plains, stagnant bayous and ponds, thus
destroying the malaria that settles upon
them, and removing the cause of fever.
The fact that the government has concluded
to take this work and print it is an evidence
of its worth. 1t is the highest compliment
any author has ever had paid to him by the
government Of this country Mr.. Fontaine
is a ripe scholar and an accomplished
He is the author of a book of
wonderful research, entitled How the
World was Peopled," and IN the depart
i:.ent of Hydraulics, perhaps be has no
equal in this country. His treatise on this
most important branch of engineering,
soon to be printed by the government, will
be looked for by scientific men everywhere
with the liveliesr interest, and some of his
friends claim that it will create
a complete revolution in hydraulics.
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in Mississippi count on the support OF inc
disbanded Republican party, but they WIZ
be wofully mistaken il they stir up hafd
money party in the State, led by Southern
men Of high standing and purity OF char
acter. They calculate on the usual course
of minority to aid any movement to d.
vide the majority. But if the Greenpack-
ers are right in their claim, that the cur
renoy question is the most essential ana
vital issue of the day, and that the soft
money Democrats should dissolve an oon
nection with the hard money Deilooi% Ne
let us see what the result might De- we
lose New York, New Jersey ana E9n S
necticut, without doubt. Ii we utiVo
out Bayard, we may expect to lose poia,
ware, and then lot us turn to inc soilu
Democratic South. We must drlVe OUT
Hampton and Butler, with their almost I'M
perial sway of South Carolina we must M!
discard Joe johnson, the idol OF the VIZ
ginia Democracy we must expel GiDsoh
and his hard money district in New orleans;
and we must give up Lamar, who retains
the worship of his friends and challenges
the admiration of his foes, in Mississippi
These are not the men to he "whistled dowh
the wind" with impunity. Any effort 70
drive them from the Democracy and force
them into the leadership of hard money
party in the South, would be disastrous
act for the present organization OF inc
Democratic party, and if such division OF
parties should come, the Greenbackers IN
Mississippi who now count on the aid OF
the disbanded Republicans, would fud
themselves as insignificant, helpless, and
astonished as the unskillful milkmaid whose
overturned lamp ignited the confsgration
of Chicago. The resumption act would
have destroyed greenbacks and substituted
national bank notes. The Democratic
party in the forty-ffth Congress saved
greenbacks from destruction, and is on the
high road to the retiring of national bank
paper. The Republicans demanded re-
in gold alone, which meant con-
fscation of the whole debtor class. The
Democratic party restored silver as a money
metal, and made resumption not only easy
but at once an accomplished fact.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES r. CHALMERS.
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Washington Letter to Boston Journal.
Among the many bloody duels on record
as having been fought by Congressman,
was one in which James Jackson, of Geor.
gia-who had beoA and who was afterwards
United States Senator-was the challeng.
ed party. He was IAN Englishman, like
the hero of "Pinafore,' by birth, but he
came to Savannah when lad, studied law,
was leading Freemason, and fought gal.
lantly In tie Revolutionary war. He killed
Lieut.. Gov. Wells in 1880 in duel, dnd
was engaged in several other ''affairs Of
honor" until he finally determined to ac,
cept challenge on such terms as would
make it his last duel. So he prepared as
the terms that each party, armed with a
double-barreled gun, loaded with buckshot
and with hunting knife, should row him.
self In skiff to designated points on op-
posite sides of the Savannah river. When
the city clock struck twelve each party was
to row his skiff to small island in the
middle of the river, which was wooded and
covered with underbrush. On arriving at
the Island each party was to moor his skif,
stand by it ten minutes and then go about
on the island till the meeting took place.
The seconds waited on the main until after
l o'clock, when they heard three gun shots
and loud and angry cries. Then all was
still. AT daylight, as was agreed upon, the
seconds went to the island, and found
jackson lying on the ground, lnsensible
from loss of blood, and his antagonist lying
across him dead. jackson recovered, but
would never relate his experience on that
night, nor was he ever challenged again He
died in this city while serving his second
term as United States Senator, March 10,
1906.
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to Moggett for the paper supports tho :,

to Meggett for the paper supports the No
ceptance. WV
2 Tho doctrine that the holder witho
endorsement, of commercial paper, VOL;
requires endorsement to pass the leoa," ,;m
stands in the shoes of tho payee, has no o',lc
plication to the facts of this case, JTnssp
our statute emitting parties to the same ~
fences against paper in tile hands of reno "V'
holders as were available against the nanOo
the endorsement OF the bill of exchc"n
would not have precluded any defence wbi,sS
is available against the bill unindorsed '0n
8. One who receipts for the accommoa,
tion of another, and thereby procproa
benefit to such other, cannot refuse to w. !, y
his obligation to him who conferred NIX ,5i
benefit, because of want of considerat;"au'"
Section 1928 of the Code does NOT ', o,a
brace accommodation paper, which 'creotu.
no obligation until some one parts wS,s
value for it, according to the PURPOSE ~
which it was made, whereby it becomo.
operative.
A. 1t is the established doctrine in ri,
State that one of several makers of nro
missory note or writing obligatory is nv,
precluded by the fact that he appears on
the instrument to be principal and mi;
marily bound, from averring and proyina
that he is surety and entitled to be dig
charged by the act of the creditor in 60
dealing with the principal, as to discbarooo
him as surety, and this is the constaSSt
practice in courts of law. 1t is in ba,
mony with this to hold that the accento,
for the accommodation of the drawer s,,o
tains the relation of surety to him, and !.
entitled to all the rights of one occupying
that position in any case.
We can find no substantial reason for
distinction between co-makers of promis,
aory note, one of whom is surety, and an
accommodation acceptor. Reversed and
remanded.
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4 BRILLIANT LETTER.

In a paratively short letter, General
Chalmers has summed up the case of the
simon-pure Democracy against the So
called Greenback party. The views he pre-
sents are as clear as crystal, and eminently
practical, We had made up our minds to
inhict a long leader upon our readers this
week on the Greenback hobby in Missis-
sippi, but this timely letter of Gen. Chal-
mers makes it unnecessary, and we give
this letter instead We ask gentlemen of
Greenback proclivities, who like us, sin
cersy desire an amelioration of the iinau
cial condition Of the country, and sla-
ping Of its legislation in the interest Of hon.
est commerce and the honest toilers Of the
whole country to read this letter and weigh
its suggestions. The soft money Democrat
who flies to the 50 ealled-we call it $50
called" because it has not risen and meyer
viii rise to the dignity Of party-Green~
back party lessons the chances Of relief TO
the full extent ~ his influence. He is
striving TO "a crate ard neutralize the
only political clement that holds ont the
slightest ray Of hope. If he can defeat the
Democratic party lac will defeat the very
cause he processes to have at heart. Hence,
it is quite natural to suppose that leading
grntlcmen who drift OF into this party, in
this State at least, have sinister motives to
foster, which make them more anxious for
personal aggrandizsment than the success
Of a great and vital principle. Why should
any soft money Democrat or Greenbacker
want to leave the Democratic party Of Ms
sissippi? But We find ourselves drifting in.
to an argument, and We yield the column 10
Gen. Chalmers See his letter elsewhere !
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The venerable editor of the MerdiaI
Mercury, who is roaring, raying candidate
for State Senator, has opened the canvass
and the wisdom of The COMET in endors
inc him for the position, as we did some
weeks ago, is made manifest
On the eth day of July, A, d. 1879, d
day now, ever to be memorable in the hiss
tory of Mississippi, the good town of Quit
man in Clarke county, was shaken from
''tuuet to foundation stone, so to speak,
by perfect avalanche of views poured
forth in inimitable style, by our heroic
candidate. Had it not been for the fact
that the modest orator keenly felt ''the
want of a ready faculty for extemporaneous
public speaking" and "held himself ill.,, "
accordingly, there is no telling what awful
consequences might have resulted from his
effort. Although his speech covers an entire
page of the Mercury, il is perfectly appar-
ent that it was never written, but delivered
on the spur of the moment, eXtemporas
neously, as it were, and that the great ora>
tor didnt half try.
But our candidate never opens his mouth
without making some noise, nor puts his
editorial pen to paper without writing some"
thing, and Notwithstanding the many dis
advantages under which he labored on the
occasion referred to, we are proud of his
effort.
Bravery is another Characteristic we ad-
mire, and our candidate shows a good sup
ply of this, when lie says that he was not
solicited to run for the Office of Senator,
but that he "came out" for it all by himself.
How much better it is for a man to ''como
OUT at once, and just ''go for" an Office,
rather than to have the Office recklessly
cavorting around to find him.
But we have not the space, to-day, to
give as we intend hereafter to do, anything
like the extended notice that our candidate
merits, and must be content with brief
statement of his position on questions that
viii doubtless be ably discussed-in the
Mercury during the canvass.
lie appears to be sternly and unalterably
opposed to the election of Hon. L. Is.
Brown, his competitor. He fayors legislar
tive suppression of railroads, and is opposN
cd to those who do not.
He enthusiastically urges the calling of
Constitutional Convention of the people to
wipe out tie present Constitution imposed
upon them by ''carpetbaggers and Aliens
He favors the establishment of the whip
ing post for the punishment of petty Of
Tenders.
He is for Jefferson Davis for United
States Senator, nd A. G, Horn for State
Senator.
He is opposed to the free school system,
and in framing new Constitution is in
favor of dropping free schools entirely out. |
If Brown don't retire from the contest at |
once and leave the people of his district to
elect our candidate unanimously, we shall |
lose all patience with him,
As we before suggested, the Horn ele
ment must be represented, even if Harper
lf the Southern States is sacrificed
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NAPOLEON Boswell was a Confederate
soldier in some Mississippi command. He
was either sick or wounded, and his wife,
leaving her infant daughter among strang
ers, went ia search of him, to minister tc
his sufferings. She was also stricken down
Both husband and wife died, and the little
orphan found its way to Trenton, Tennes
see. She has sought in vain, to learn any
thing respecting her father. She does not
know from what county in Mississippi he
went, to what command he belonged, OF
when he died. Some comTade of Napoleon
Boswell will confer great favor upon his
daughter, by corresponding with Mrs. Ora
Anna Thompson, Trenton, Tenn.
Exchange papers, by reproducing the
above paragraph, might aid in bringing in
formation to an anxious daughter.
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The report of yellow fever in Memphis
falls like knell of doom upon this country.
People suffered so much last year, that the
wild rumors of its revival have thrown
them into a state Of anxiety bordering on
CONSERVATION. 1t is TO be hoped, however,
that the few cases which have appeared in
Memphis, and the single case in Water
Valley, are sporadic, and that the dreaded
plague will not again become epidemic We
have endeavored to give our readers all the
latest reliable news which has reached Ms
about the fever.
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W. Med. MEGGETT, use, etc. }
VS.. No. 1896.
j. I. BAUM.

Error to the Circuit Court of Warren
county, Hon. T. N. Young, Judge.
Meggett applied to defendant in error for
the use of his name as accommodation &C:
ceptor to bill of exchange drawn by the
former, aud made payable to his own order.
1t was accepted by Baum, and Meggett sold
it to James Murray, but failed to endorse
it, The bill falling due and not being paid,
Murray extended the time of payment, and
finally brouSht suit thereon, in the name Of
Meggett, for hgs use.
Baum set up as defence
LIST. A want of consideration, to-wit; that
/. was for accommodation as between Meg.
gett and Baum.
?. That he is but surety, and by tho acts
of the usee extending the time of payment
to Meggett, no has been released and dis
charged.
3. That he did not become liable to Muir
ray by the assignment of the bill by Meg
gett TO him unendorsed.
The case resulting in judgment for de-
fendant and new trial being refused,
plaintiff prosecuted writ Of error.
CAMPBELL, J.
Hcd-
The bill having been accepted by Baum,
Tor the accommodation of Meggett, and to
enable him to raise money by negotiating
It, the transfer Of the bill by Meggott to
Murray, for value, invested Murray with
the beneficial ownership of il, and entitled
hun 10 maintain an action in the name of
Aegyett. for his use, against Baum.
There is no want of consideration avails.
bic TO Baum, for the value paid by Murray
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KEErUUKY will take the lead this year in
State elections, voting August 4th. On the
30 of September California will follow,
electing State and judicial officers and foul
Congressman. Maine will vote Sept. 9Th,
olecting State officers and Legislature
Ohio and Iowa. October Z, State officers in
part and Legislature; Maryland, Massa
chusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi. New Jer-
soy, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and
Wisconsin, November 3, Governors are
elected in all the States named except Mis-
sissippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and
Wisconsin,
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Reported Weekly by Jenkins
a. Little, Attorneys nj Law.
APRIL Term, 1879.
w ". HALL.

No. 3OS9. vs.
MERIDIAN SAVINGS INSTITUTION
Error to the Circuit Court of Lauderdale
county, Hon. j. s. Hainm, Judge.
Two judgments were rendered against
Brown, Randall & Co., upon which execu-
tions were issued and levied upon one iron
safe found in possession of Brown " Crit
fin. who, it was claimed, were the "suc-
cessors of Brown, Randall ~ Co., The
executions were returned without a sale
being made. and shortly afterwards they
were assigned to plaintiff in error, VINO
took no steps to enforce them. Defendants
in error obtained judgment against Brown
& Griffin junior to the above named Judg-
ments. upon which an execution issued was
levied upon the same iron safe, which was
sold hereunder Plaintiff in error claim
ed the proceeds of the sale to be APP
piled to the judgments of his against
Brown. Randall & Co. The Sheriff applied
to the Court for instructions as to how he
should make the application of the money,
which resulted in favor of defendants IN
error. Hence writ of error.
CHALMERS, j.,
.HeLd-
l. If the judgments of plaintiff in error
constituted the older lein on the properly
sold. he is not damnifed by the sale, but
has the right TO levy on and sell 1t again,
the purchaser at the former sale having
bong int subject to his lein.
2. It is only when there are two judg-
ments against the same party that sale
under either passes the title and cuts off
the liens; and it is only in such cases that
the plaintiff in the senior judgment is re
nlitted to his claims upon the proceeds OF
the sale; so, also, it is only in such cases
that the Sheriff has the right to appropriate
the proceeds to the oldest judgment.
8. When the judgments are against dit
ferent defendants, they are wholly indie,
pendent of each other, and the holder OF
each pursues his own course regardless Oh
the other. Judgment affirmed.
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Quick Return.

Jacob Cohen, a worthy Israelite Of this
city, died about two weeks ago, AID was
buried with Masonic honors in the Jewish
cemetery of this city. He was a member
Of the Independent Order of B'nai Birth,
Sons Of the Covenant aud yesterday his
family received the Sum Of $500 from
this noble brotherhood.
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Mr.. H. MoRGAN, son Of Senator Morgan
of Alabama, has been sued by Miss Hor>
ton, for $4,000, for what she calls breach
of marriage promise. Twenty thousand
dollars in a fellows pocket would have a
tendency to make him feel comfortable
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B. G. ADAMS, Admir- etc. }
VS.. mo. 3006]
BEN. X. WILLIAMS.

BEN. n. WILLIAMS.
Error to the Circuit Court Grenada
county, Sam'l Powell Judge.
Suit for damages brought by Williams
May 10th, 1877, against Adams intestate
johnson for shooting him 10th of October
1875. On 30th December, 1875, johnson
died. On 10th February, 1876, letters of
administration were taken out by Mabry.
who died Sd of August, 1876. On the 18th
of March, 1877, letters were granted to
Adams. Pleas of general issue aad statute
of limitation of one year were filed by the
defendant. Replication by the plaintiff to
the plea of the statute setting up above
facts as to the death and administration on
the estate of johnson.
The defendant demurred to plaintiffs re.
plication which was overruled and cause
brought here by writ of error.
CAMPBELL, j..
HeM-
l. This action is included in S2162 Code
1871, providing that suits may be brought
by or against administrator or executors Of
the deceased person one year after the
grant of letters, ETC., etc.
Section PHO provides that the time dur
ing which any person is prohibited by law
from commencing an action shall not be
computed as any part of the period of
time limited, etc. Section 1884 prohibits
an action action against I'm administrator in
such capacity until after the expiration of
said months from the date of letters of ad.
ministratlon,
2. The effect of the several statutes on
the subject is to allow an action to be
brought in the case of a person liable to an
action who dies before action is barred
within one year and six months after the
date of letters of administration.
Judgment affirmed.
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QUERY Why is it that fifteen year old
boy--who can smoke as many cigarettes as
anybody, play billiards, play the gallant,
etc, and put on as much style as gent of
2O-we say why is it that this same youth
will walk up to the doorkeeper at a concert,
and call for half ticket VIII some one
please answer?
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a. G. EDwARDs.)


a. G. EDwARDs
Error to the Circuit Court of Lauderdale
county, Hon. j. S. Hamm, Judge.
Edwards rented to Jones land for 1876,
for three bales of cotton having received
two bales, and being disappointed in not
getting the third, made certain remarks
and thereupon Jones sued him for SANDER.
To the declaration Edwards pleaded not
guilty, with notice that Jones had deliv-
cred the bale of cotton for which Edwards
had furnished the bagging and ties, at
Maj. Young's gin house, and subsequently,
taking it away without Edwards knowledge,
sold it and used the money.
For the defendant, the court gave among
others the following charges: "3d. 1t is
for the jury to say whether the defendants
character was injured by the words spoken,
and they are TO judge of this from the tes
'timony in the case.
The jury having returned verdict for
one cent, the plaintiff, who was by the
Judgment charged with costs, moved for a
new trial on the ground among others, that
The jury, in assessing such damages, were
influenced by their opinion that it would
carry COSTS and in support thereof, offered
testimony which was excluded, the motion
overruled, and plaintiff brought up the
case.
CHALMERS, j.,
Held
/. There was fatal variance between the
language averred and that offered to be
proved. In this class of cases the exact
words charged, or synonymous words must
be proved. 1t is not sufficient that the
same general idea is conveyed. There was
here but little if any similarity of ideas,
and none whatever of words. Nor did
plaintiff offer to amend his declaration 80
as to conform to the words proved, as he
would have had right to do.
2. The Court properly refused to allow
the jury to impeach their own verdict by
stating that they thought verdict of one
cent would carry costs.
g. lie Court erred in giving the third in
struction for defendant The law implies
damages, from the fact OF slander, nor will
the slandorer be permitted to say either that
his own reputation is 50 low, or that of his
victim 50 high that the evil words have
wrought no harm. The jury must in such
cases give damages even though they be
but nominal The amount is to be deter
mined by them, and their award will not
ordinarily be disturbed where no error of
law has occurred.
For error in granting third charge for
defendant, judgment is reversed.
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The survivors Of Company a. lH
Mississippi Withers' Artillery, hai a re.
union at Bolton, last Thursday, at which
Coils. W. T. WitlIers and c. E. Hooker were
expected. We acknowledge the receipt o. a
kind invitation to he present, aud reg ct
our inability to respond We understand
that the re>union was grand success.
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THE press of the State, by their own sub
scriptions, have raised 1928 for the purpose
of erecting a monument TO the dead heroes
of the fraternity, who died during the cpl
demic last summer, while administering to
the wants of suffering humanity.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12

DIR. ALEXANDER CLARK, of Pittsburg, Pa,
died in the Executive Mansion, at Atlanta,
Ga, on the It'll. He was the acknowledged
head of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and distinguished lecturer and preacher.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12

Gov. STONE has appointed Maj J. b.
Robertson to fill the vacancy in the Office of
County Treasurer, occasioncd by the death
of Mr.. George b. Robertson. A good ap
DointmOnt
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The Annual Camp Meeting will begin t
the Camp Grounds near Crystal Springs,
Thursday, July 81, 1879. The religious
exercises will he under the direction Of
Rev. DIR. Linfield. Ample arrangements
will be made for all who may attend.
Board and lodging on the Camp Ground at
moderate rates. There will be reduced
rates of fare on the railroads, rs usual.
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ALBERT CONVOY, of Macon, Ga, was
''shook' by his girl, and the grand finale
of the love scrape was too much for him.
On the 18th, he took a pistol and blew his
little brains out