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MERIDIAN.
cause.

We spent Wednesday and Thursday of
this week in the rising little city OF the
East. In spite of the hard times, Meridian
has recently started on second growth
The old burnt district" about the famous
Phoenix Hotel is being rebuilt with substan.
tial two story brick stores. Messrs. Ocks
Il Kline, leading mercantile firm of Me-
ridian, have now nearly completed two large
store rooms, zach &c by 100 feet. Messrs.
Marx and Lichtenstein, another strong firm,
have, on the corner of johnson and Com
MERGE streets, laid the foun dation of
splendid store and city hall.
bred Finley and L. A. Duncan, have
also contracted for store houses on their
vacant lots on Johnston street
Several new residences are going up, and
property is enhancing in value, which fact
lifts cloud from the of our old friend
Ragsdale.
The Teachers Institute was holding its
sessions in the basement OF the Baptist
Church, and is regarded an quite an enjoy
able feature by the citizens OF the place.
A good class Of teachers are in attendance,
and Prof. Smith and Major Hotchkiss are
winning laurels and golden opinions from
all sorts of people" Gen. Smith, the State
Superintendent takes leading and active
part in all the programmes. He is using
every effort 10 make the Institute success,
and, we are happ! to say, is succeeding
very happily.
Miss Smith, the gifted and highly eduoa-
ted daughter of Prof. Smith, of Texas, en-
livened the evening entertainments with
her readings from choice selections. AS an
elocutionist she has few equals among her
sex, Her voice is sweet, clear, perfectly
distinct, and modulated with wonderful
precision. No strain to hear and no effort
to understand are required froln her listen
ers. She enters at once into the spirit and
enthusiasm Of the author, and delivers hif
meaning with an agreeable accuracy ant
charming effect
There was little breeze Of war in Meri-
dian late Thursday evening, when the
broadside of Capt. ]. W. Fewell upon Col
Horn appeared. We believe, however, the
forces under the command of Col. Horn
aided by the officers of the law, were dis
persed without coming to an engagement
with the enemy. Col. Horn confesses tina
there il enough Of gunpowder in Capt
= Fewell's card to make up cdsns 6ett, bu
r he is not on the war path now. His oh
4 iective point ia the State Senate, and he /
q perfectly willing for Senator Fewell to g
0 ahead and make votes for him, which h
t thinks the retiring Senator is doing.
3 Messrs Singleton and Barksaale are an
nounced for a speech at Lauderdale Spring
on the Path, and at Meridian on the PCT
r inst. Politics are all one-sided in Lauder
t dale, but there are many sides TO politics
y aspirations. The contest is growing war;
: aud lively, especially the State Senator's
d part Of it,
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HID Q'Rs HOLLY SPRINGS,
July I'd, 1878.

The General commanding, accompanied
by Wright's Brigade as an escort, will visit
the outposts in Benton, Tippah and Union,
commencing on the Nth inst Lieut.. Dol.
Stricklin, commanding the post Of Ashland
will fire military salute of one gun, when
the cayalcade reaches that point, A de-
tachmept of the colored militia of Tippah,
under the command of Major Jordan, will
meet the advancing column at Faulkner, on
the 18th, whence they will proceed to Rip
lev, where an effort will be made to re-take
the position lost by Gen. Wright on the
occasion of his recent unsuccessful raid up
on that stronghold Of Democracy.
The General commencing would impress
upon all subordinate officers the utmost i'm
portance of every precaution to prevent the
enemy from discovering our whereabouts,
in the event of our correspondence falling
into the hands Of the enOmy's scouts
Relying upon the " cohesive power OF
public plumber" the General commanding
expects every man to do his duty, and save
the ''supply train" if forced to retreat ii
which event he will retro upon Pickens'
vile, Miss, Lieut.. Col. Stricklin leading
the van, and Brigadier General Wright GOV
erinR the rear BY command of
APFLATUs NJ WEST,
General Commanding
Thomas W. HARRIS, A. A. g.
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A aROUNDLEss ALARM

Our ex-Republican State office hoiuefS'
and some of our sore-hsaded fellow'oi'i@or''
who have despaired OF ever making any
.hino ont of the Democratic party, effect
10 belieye that the Democratic party Intend
10 resort to intimidation, bulldozery'
shot guns, false counts, or anything else
that may appear to be necessary to carry
the election. Now, the fact is, there is no
ground for these fears, and we have not
hesitated to disclaim any such purpose, ana
to pronounce against any scheme which was
intended to prevent perfectly fair express
sion, and perfectly honest count
Irreoularitiea are alleged to have occurs
red In 1875. This may be true, and II go,
there was undoubtedly sufficient cause for
them, if they were necessary to throw OH
the nightmare Of ignorant oppression that
rested upon the bosom of the State Al
that time Mississippi was sick-sick nlgh
unto death. A powerful anodyne hao 10
be administered to save her from the sleep
Of exhaustion, or open revolution "ha'-
ever medicine was necessary to effect cure
it was proper and right to give under the
circumstances.
But when the sick man gets well he has
no longer any use for drugs, and 1t would
be- the madnass of folly to keep on swallow
ing nostrums after he had recovered. 1t IL
equally true Of sick State.
Revolution and war are desperate rene
dies, justified only in desperate cases. We
had such a case in 1875, and we used
strong antidotes, the case demanded 1t, anc
we feel fully justified in their use, and the
result has shown the wisdom and tim elines'
If tho treatment. But the State is vel
now. She has recovered from the palsy OF
Radicalism, and she needs now no extraor-
binary and dangerous medicines. She has
no taste for them, and does not intend tc
take them.
The election must be free and fair. and II
will be in every county. We don't wan
the glory of triumph dimmed by single
obscuration of fraud or terrorism. w
feel perfectly assured that the party is sui
ficiently entrenched in the confidence OF TIN
people to make victory certain, but even
this were not 30, we would welcome defea
rather than prevent it through fraud ono
terror The example set by the Radica
party of Selling the highest Office in tn
Republic, by the most gigantic fraud OF tn
aee-should not be initiated anywhere b.
the party of reform. There is more homo
in defeat than in triumph under such cir
cumstances.
But we apprehend no danger whatever t
the Democratic party in Mississippi Their
is no reason why the. people should tur
against it, and they arc not in the habit q
turning political somersets without som
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

A new comet is coming sit down-sit
down; what's the use Of getting excited :
1t is only visible from the second peak of
Mount Aytchimboguandalahasta, in Central
Asia, and only there with a three-story tel
escope, and then it is only visible twonty
minutes at midnight, and not thon unless
the atmospere is exactly right, and when it
is visible it only looks like star about half
the size of the little one in Jobs coffin. BY
all the starry worlds that swing in space,
when 1--WE" were boy, the comets used to
come around every summer, with heads on
them like fre>balloons, and tails that
stretched from the big dipper to the south
ern cross, and wagged back and forth like
bewildered torchlight procession, and
came so close TO the earth that they put the
moon out. Out upon these single barreled
comets, three for quarter, that they get
up for us in these degenerate modern days.
We wouldn't walk from here to Asia to see
a hundred Of 'em.-Scientifc American.
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Columbus Independent


The editor who votes according to his
subscription list is not fit to vote.
The mechanic who sells his vote for JOB
is not fit to vote.
The merchant who rolls his vote in bolt
of calico or deposits it in barrel OF sugar
or sack of coffee is not fit to vote.
The employee who votes at the dictatlon
of his employer is not fit to vote Free
negroes were more independent than that,
Vote as you please, you are freemen and
the candidate who has not the manhood to
concede to you this privilege will receive as
he will merit, the contempt OF all good
men.
Don't lie upon any candidate, and don't
whisper any statement you are not willing
to proclaim to the world.
Don't be afraid to have pretere nee and
to speak it.
Sneaks are not worthy the privilege OF
voting.
II YOUR votes are for sale go into the
market and offer them to the highest bidder
Iou ought at least to get enough for them
10 compensate for the contempt you Will
merit and receive.
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n 10 thought that the Senate is losing it

II is thought that the Senate is losing its
dignity. II never had much dignity to lose
partly because it has had 50 So. many any Pres Pss
I ',omcy snoils n mans temper, if it be good
u a makes it worse if it be bad. There
u used to bo as hot fights in the Senate as
any any, that have occurred in the p, ,e ses.
SION and displays Of blackgq,a Ss dlsm u were
Clsv being Secretary of State, called out
senator Randolph, and took a shot at him
the uo EXTREMIST style. How Mr.. Clay hi@>
Senate is not forgotten, and Mr.. Benton
and Mr.. Clay had some stiff bouts, and 50
did did Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Calhoun. I am the
MASTER of the Senator from Kentucky, said
Mr.. Calhoun on a certain occasion. MY
Master said Mr.. Clay in his most scornful
manner: Il wouldn't have the Senator from
South Carolina for my slave!' Boston
Traveller.
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That Damned Town Clique.

Central Star.
We are told that during the session OF the
State Sabbath school convention at this
place, last week, man from the country
rode into town, dismounted, hitched his
horse. and with saddle bags on his arm,
walked into store across the way. There
was an air of determination upon his face,
as he asked in a nervous, jerky way :;
NWhere is that Convention sitting?" Being
told that the only convention in town was
in session at the Methodist church, he de-
posted his aforesaid bags, and walked of
toward the church, being evidently moved
by one strong purpose. Walking into the
church, he sat down and listened patiently
for some time. There were various mo-
tons made by the brethren and short
speeches upon them, but our rural hero
failed to catch the drift of what was going
on. Jumping suddenly up, while the hot
blood of indignation mantled his checks, he
walked hurriedly out, saying to bystander
at the door, 81 came here to oppose this
convention and to urge primary election,
but soc everything is managed by d ID
town clique, and I'll have nothing to do
with it," Without giving time for the gen.
tleman he addressed to explain, he walked
back to the store, seized his saddle bags,
mounted his horse and rode out OF town in
high dudgeon.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Tho man who is yet in the grass had bet
ter Withdraw firm farming, and devote MN
self to building castles in the AIR, as we IeS
somewhot inclined to believe that he will
never DO able to build himself shanty by
his own industry. We shall rank all those
vet in the grass with the lazy, brotherhood
whose lives are only happy when snoozlng
in the shade. Never have we seen more
favorable season for clean crops. Ram Is
needed badly, and one moro week without
it will make majority of our farmers corn
BUYERS the next year. 1t is bad enough
now to see the farmers hore on ration days,
Saturday, receiving their supplies for tho
week. How long can this thing last before
the last link is broken, leaving the ,peopl'
without money and without credit. Answer
| who can. Grenada Sentinel.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

II ia said-we cannot tell with how much
truth. for those newspaper reporters are 50
unreliable. that at dinner given the Other
day at Wormly's, by Roscoe Conkilng' toa
number of distinguished gentlemen Kos
coe proposed that each one should write on
slip Of paper the name OF the man who
would be nominated for the Presidency II
Grant were not in the way. VI course
Oonkline expected unanimous report from
all present of his own sweet name, amt so
Roscoe modcstly declined voting for him
self, The list included everybodys name
but Roscoe's for the party was just drunk
enough to be independent And so the
6zzle ended in Roscoe having named Sen
ator Window. Poor Window Well he
has one merit; he is an Ohio man.-Wash'
ington Capital.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

IT was DR.. Il. W. Mitchell, of Memphis,
who expressed his present opinion concern
ing the yellow fever, as follows:
while we know of no facts which es-
tabIish the proposition that yellow fever
has become indigenous OF epidemic in any
part of the United States, there are facts
which seem to warrant the inference that
in some of our Southern cities, the specific
poison of the disease, when hidden away
from the cold in sheltered places, may live
through the mild winter and give rise,
during tho succeeding summer, to scattered
cases Of yellow fever. 1t would seem to
be theoretically probable that these scatter
cd cases would, in their turn, give rise to
an epidemic, but the proof that they have
ever done SO is not conclusive"
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sale OF stamps.
New South.

A comparison between the issues Of
,,an,ns and stamped envelopes and postal
cards, for 1873 ., shows the total value Of
t t%is Years issues, 800, $50, $50, an increase
Of ISL, sG6 over the value of those of last
wear. The increase in the number Of ord-
nary postage S,aS' w iiu' the n @r a
r. ~ nv. a. for 1873 over 1877. This com.
p r,Up falling of is due to the effect of
%a new law for compensation of post
masters ma which having for its, its basis the
number Aold, has put stop to speculative
purchases, There is decrease in the value
and number Of newspaper a,o anu per periodical
s s'"sa There were 22l 1907, 600 postal cards
iSoned an increase Of more than ten poi
O lsSJe and the increase in the value of sales
to the public, between two years. is 81,
OO3 2lS.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

The Buford trial has been going on for
the past week. 1t will be remembered that
Bnford killed Elliott. one of the KENTUCKY
Supreme Judges. The defence plead in
sanity. 1t was thought that the case would
60 20 the jury last night 1t is hard to say
what The verdict will be. Buford has re-
NAMED civil and quiet throughout the en-
tire trial
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Hos. JoHS r. LYEcH, of Natche2' Is ap-
pointed Superintendent VI INC Cen""' io'
1880. Hip salary IA $4,000. Mr. Lynch has
shown himself to be an efficient man IN
whatever public place he has been called TO
fill, and will make as good Superintendent
of the Census as could DO found among
Renuhlicans in Mississippi.
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Col. Gsrnette Andrews.

II is with pleasure that we learn of the
nomination Of the above named gentleman
for the Legislature by the Democracy OF
Yazoo. Col. Andrews has many friends in
this section and they arc confident that be
will lead his party on 10 triumph and vic
tory this fall Democrats Will support him,
sore heads and Radicals will oppose him
Chester Recorder,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

A savage fight between two col ored men,
Green Reynolds and black smith, occur
red on Woodlawn, last week. The men
had previous misunderstanding and upon
meeting, Reynolds slapped the other,
whereupon they clenched, and Reynolds
got tho other down. The blacksmiths wife
Waltzed up and began to tap Reynolds on
the head with hoe Reynolds naturally
raised his arm to ward off the blows, when
the blacksmith reached up and catching tho
others underlip with his teeth, bit it entire>
" ont Reynolds got possession of the hoe,
and the blacksmith and his wife ran under
their house. Reynolds followed, and on
going around the house, found the black
smith trying to unfasten his window.
Thereupon he struck him with the eye Of
the hoe, the blow taking effect little below
the eyes, cutting the nose and the roof Of
the mouth clearly of to the lower jaw,
leaving the parts hanging to the face by a
small piece Of skin on each side Of the
the mouth DR.. Poets, who was called
to the blacksmith, pronounced il the
worst looking wound he ever saw, and the
Doctor has seen several wounded men be-
fore. He sewed the fragment Of the face
back to its place, and we understand there
is a chance of its growing back, in which
case the upper teeth will be oily ornament
al, Reynolds, upon learning Of the recon-
struction business upon which the Doctor
was engaged, went off and picked up his
lower lip but it was past all surgery, and
Reynolds will have less Zip" for the rest Of
his days. -Woodville Republican.
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Pike County.

The result Of the primary election in this
county, is the nomination of the following
county ticket
William n Oonnerly, the choice Of the
county for the "a Senatorial District
james G. Lamkin for Representative.
William NJ. McNulty for Sheriff.
w. @. Vaught for Ohancery Clerk.
A. p. SpaTkman for Circuit Clerk.
Henry s. Brumfeld for Treasurer.
David NJ. Walker for Assessor.
F.P. StrattOn for Coroner and Ranger.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

TEE Yazoo Democracy have nominated a
colored man for the Legislature, and the
Washington Democracy have also divided
Legislative honors with oolored Democrats.
There is sound policy and conservative wis
dom in the action of these two counties
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Ar Fort McDayitt, 2 prisoner ran from
a constable. while on his way to jail The
constable commanded him to halt, but he
mid no attention to the command, and
barring his bosom, dared the constable to
shoot The constable didn't take the dare.
He shot him three times, each shot striking
him full in the breast.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

WARREN A. RUSSELL, of Lincoln county,
on The Topsaw River, was tonlly murdered
while blowing last Wednesday evening
The assassin was in ambush, aud when
Russell neared the end OF the row next the
wood, he was shot with buckshot and III
stantIy killed. There is no clue to the muir
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19
1OFFIcIAL REPORT.

GEN.--In pursuance of General Order
No. 4, proceeded to reconnolter tho en-
emy's position at Ripley. found them
strongly posted and in great force. l ems
gagged them on the 24th, 25th and 26th inst,
and finding them too strong for the forces
under my command, Withdrew IN good
order, to await reinforcements. The col
ored troops fought nobly.'
d. b. WR1GHT, Brig. Gen.
To Aaiatus NJ West, General Commanding
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

CANADA has taken charge of the Indian,
and that Government is going to train him
up in the way he should go. All we have
to Ray about this little matter is, that the
Indian had better not be granted too many
privileges. lie might deceive somebody.
Tho idea is to ''hold him down and at the
same time keep both hands on the top OF
vonr Uranium, TO prevent the removal OF
any hair that may be growing up there
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

We learn that some of our good motheE
Objected to our mention of their LITTLE
darlines, at the school exhibition, as kids
We protest that we thought it nice little
figure. A sweet little kid is rather pleas,
ing object in nature. In fact, we ranke "a
"kid" with ''chick, "birdie, "iamhkin,'
etc. Now, had we araphrased kid to
''younp goat" or even exchanged it for
monkey, we would take the outside leyes
route when going up the street; bnt KID
"kid;r there IS nothing nicer than KID
and green peas. --Coahomian.
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A lightning-rod peddler was struck by
lipetninQ in Indiana while seated on his
wagon during thunderstorm talking
through the window Of farmers residence,
trying 10 induce the farmer 10 lot him rod
the barn II was the largest funeral ever
seen in Indiana. People went miles to sec
the deceased. They couldn't believe it
until they saw it with their own eyes.-Mo-
bile News
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

A1AnGE piece of artillery, used by Zen
Longstreet during the siege OF Nashville
was found in the river where he had thrown
it, upon his evacuation, by James Bell a
fisherman. on the 18th. Efforts are being
made TO haul it ont.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

WE learn from an exchange that Cen
West has abandoned the canvass in Col
Wbitfeld's district. After meeting Whit-
field twice. he felt sufficiently demolished
to withdraw, leaving four appointments
unfiIlo1
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19
YninnhIe suRxeslIon

Appears in another column, from sob
server" in reference to new road from
jackson to Fannin. The merchants of
jackson arc the parties most interested,
pecuniarily, in the suggestion, and we COM
mend 1t to their attention.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Men drink whisky and imagine that they
are strong and great, but it's all in their
rye. Elk.
IF TINT is 50, we've been mistaken We
tbonobt it sometimes made them sing and
occasionally had a tendency to settle IN Inelr
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

rur remains of a mastodon were ding up
on the banks of Bayou Sara recently by
Frank Leatherman. of Woodville, MlsslSN
sipni. and has been put on exhibition at
that place. A fore leg was over eign' iee'
irb
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19
The mother-in-Iaw Redux.

A gentleman, in London, having lost a
favorite dog, applied to public crier to
publish his loss. The crier declIned-say-
ing, my mother-in-law died last night,
and 1 cannot CRY to-day
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

The thanks of The COMET are tondero'
to Mr. Abel G. Tuttle, for copy OF II
business directory. The directory Is wen
printed, and is almost invaluable to buSi~
ness men in this State.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

T. L. srEGLRToS is the Democratic nom-
inee for Senator in Madison county, and
the nominees for the Legislature are Q. l..
Gilmer, Vim. Bsskins and SamL Trotter.
J. T. Piestly was nominated for Sheriff.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Cart. J. NJ. WELLS, at one time Deputy
Internal Revenue Collector, under Shaugh-
nessy's administration and authOr Of the
''Kemper County Massacre, has position
in the War Department in Washington
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

THE extensive furniture establishment 0,
G. W hagslale u Son, in Grenada valued
Of S,5 900. was burned Saturday night II
was the work of an incendiary.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

Hon JEFFERSON DAVIS has authorized
the Pamela Star to say that he Will not Dc \
oo,,b1ot, for United States Senator uhoei
any circumstances.
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Progress OF the War.
Holly Springs South,

We beg the pardon of our readers for
emitting from the columns of our last paper
General Order No. 3, with the accompany
ing official report, which unfortunately for
the commanding General, notwithstanding
his many precautions and wonderful pru-
dence and generalship, seems to have fallen
into the hands of the enemy in the terrible
conflict at Ripley. For once they seem to
have discovered where he Fam"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-19

THE Wilkinson county nominees TOT 'he
roois,ature are instructed to vote for the
,eneol of the agricultural lien law.