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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
What the Louisiana Liars Coss lCOn-
Rrpss.
Cincinnati Gazette.

WASHINGTON, June 90 At q meeting
of the Senate Committee on Elections. YES
terday, Mr.. Salisbury, the Chairman, dole
fully made the declaration that Murphy, the
Senate stenographer, had presented bill
of $3.50 for reporting the five days tcsti-
mOny taken by the Committee in the Kelo
logg Spohord case He regarded this as
fearfully exhorbitant and opposed its pay
ment.
A member OF the Committee facetiously
moved that the testimony be put at auction,
with Kellogg and Spolford as bidders.
Another member, i'll the same iocosa vein.
and amid general laughter, replied that
neither of them would have it at any price.
Mr.. Salisbury reproved the committee
for levity, and said this was a serious mat
ter, as over $1,000 had already been spent
in this investigation, with nothing to show
for the money except few hundred pages
of worthless evidence.
To assuage Mr.. Saulsbulys grief Muir
ply was sent for, and generously consented
to deduct 500 from his bill
Mr., Salisbury then delivered brief lee
ture on economy, and the committee adj
journed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
Excitement In HoustOn-A Portion
OF IA HEan Found.
Correspondence Chiclsasaw Messenger

In company with some friends, on a
fishing excursion last Saturday, the 18th. on
our return home we came through the little
copse of woods south of the grave yard,
which has achieved some character for hor-
rible deeds. Your readers will remember 1t
as the place where Longoodr the negro
accidently shot and killed himself. Also
remember that safe, with sum of Chick
asaw county's money in it was stolen from
the court house and carried to this same
spot, broken open and robbed, and other
instances of similar character which I will
not weary your readers to mention. On
nearing this skirt of woods, so near the
grave yards too, one naturally thinks of
the past and observes more closely what is
to be seen. We had proceeded but short
distance into the woods when we heard a
noise near where the remains of the old
safe lay, and on approaching discovered a
hog with portion of man. 1t was SO
horribly mangled, so Uutrid and SO odorous,
that it was impossible to recognize an inn
aginary feature. Whether it was a white
or colored man, We could not decide All
horror stricken over our discovery, we de-
termined TO make ful ther investigations
and find the remainder Of this unfortunate
person, but nothing but an old hat was
found some distance from where the hog
was first seen. Everything and everybody |
has been on the alert, aud Houston is in |
the greatest excitement that has prevailed
since he hanging of Bill Montgomery Every
effort is being made to capture the perpe-
TRAITORS of this vllainous crime. but no
clue has yet been discovered to bring them
to justice, will let you know if anything
further transpires in the matter.
q No WHO.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
A Cat With the Mumps,

Perhrps the queerest case of the sensi
bility of domestic animals to human all,
ments is shown in the case of a house-cat
in family living on Garden street, north
of Capen. A little girl in the famil Y had a
sharp attack of the humps, which was a
prevalent disorder last winter in Hartford.
She continued to hold and caress her cat, a
fayorite with her, and few days ago the
face of the cat Vas observed to be swelling.
Gradually it Ioped into decisive and
unmistakable case of ''mumps." with all
its pains and penalties. Luckily the cat
didn't take COLOR there is no telling what
might nave happened The animal. as
Artemus Ward said, is now on the i'm,
prove. Hartford oct Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
A Train stopped by Insects.
Reno New Gazette.

One cricket would stand a poor show try
ing to stop a railroad train, but millions of
them eau do it, as was proved Saturday
night The Western bound emigrant train
met an army Of crickets at Clarke's station.
about fifteen miles west of here. that night,
and was detained two hours and a half try
ing to get through. To make the passage.
the train men we're finally forced to take
broons and SWEEP the insects of the rails.
The crickets covered the track for abont
three miles, and where the driving wheels of
the engine struck them, they would whirl
around without going ahead one inch.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12

A gentleman was promenadinc the street
with bright little boy at his ST. le, when
the little fellow cried out: "Oh, pa, there
goes an editori7 "flush, hush said the
father, don't make sport Of the poor man
God only knows what Won may come to
yet " The Nation.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
DOMINION OF CANADA,

DUIINION Ut O2f1V1aI72fI
Province of OntariO-ss.
l, Peter Paterson Governor, and /, Frederick
Augustus Bali, Manager, OF the British .merica
Assurance Company of Toronto, Canada, being duly
sworn, depose and say that the foregoing is full,
true and correct statement of the affairs of the said
Company--that the said Assurance Company is the
bona fide owner Of at least ONE HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS of actual cash
capital invested in Stocks Of at least par value
in bonds mortgages Of real estate, worth double
the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and
that they are the above described officers Of said
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12

The mosquitoes have appointed all their
committees for the summer session, and
viii soon present their bills, which can't be
vetoed-N. Y. Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12

Josh Billing: 'If man can tell me what
he thinks of his neighbor. can ten him
what his neighbOr thinks of him.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-07-12
STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
BRITISH AMERICA
Assurance Company.
OF TORONTO. CANADA,
On the 31st day of December, 1878.

The name of the Company is the BRITISH
AMERICA ASSURANCE COMPANY.
The locality of the Company is Toronto, Canada.
The amount of its capital stock is 500, 600
The amount Of its capital Stock paid up, Is $500
900.
The Assets of the Company are as follows
Cash on hand and in the hands Of Agents
or other persons, Sl53,2il 10
Real Estate unincumbered, 1l3,O63 20
Bonds owned by the Company and how
they are secured, with the rate Of inter-
est thereon, rs follows
United States Government Bonds, $685. 1S7 so
Deposit, State of Mississippi, 1900 90
Dominion Government Bonds, SOTO co
Bank and other Dividend-paying stocks 262,276 90
Debts to the Company, secured by mortgage
sundry Mortgages, first lien, sl2,ss3 rs
Debts otherwise secured
Bills Receivable, S37,224 81
All other securities
Interest due and accrued in stock etc., 26,159 so
Salvage properly and claims in losses
paid, 4,O52 O6
Rents due and accrued 474 on
Office Furniture, 1894 "a
Total assets, S1, 175,949 60
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Know all men by these presents, That the British
do hereby authorize any and all agents that said
Company has or may hereafter have or appoint in
the State of Mississippi, for or on behalf of said
Company, to accept and acknowledge service of all
process, whether mesne or final, in any action or
proceeding against said Company in any of the
courts Of said State of Mississippi and it is hereby
admitted and agreed that such service Of the process
aforesaid shall be taken and held to be valid and
sufficient in that behalf, the if served upon
said Company according to the laws and practice of
said State, or of any other State; ard all claims or
right of error by reason Of the manner of such SER
vice is hereby expressly waived and relinquished.
Witness our hands and the seal of said Company,
lsEAL.l this 18th day OF June, A. D. 1879.
P. PATERSON, Governor.
FRED. A. BALL, Manager.
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LIABILITIES.

Losses resisted in United States, $4,000 0
Losses unadjusted, 65 764 8
All other claims against the Company, 1884 6
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
Notice.
OFFICE COUNTY CLERK LNSALLE Co., IL
OTTAWA, February -, 1879

OFFICE COUNTY CLERK LNSNLLE Co., hi, /
OTTAWA, February -, 1919. !
To Supervisors;
As a special election is to Ice held in the scv
crd towns in th, county ON the LIST day of April
neat, for the purpose of clCctinT Recorder OF
Deeds 10 iii vacancy caused by the death OF G
". Bernhard, and that being the day on which,
by law, the town meetings are held in thc several
towns, in order to prevent confusion and irreGu
larity in conducting these elections, and To com
ply with the law in relation thereto, YOU will pro-
vide separate hallo-bONcs for receiving the vote,
for Recorder Of Deeds, and in all respects, con.
duet the said election with the Judges and Clerks
of election, rs provided 10y law, in the same man
ncr rs general elections are conducted, and en-
trcl, separate and distinct from the town meet
ing. Respectfully, =. W. SroCKsLEGER,
County Clerk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22
GROCERIES,!
GROCERIES,!

4 great many of our town groccrs have been
trying to tell the public how very cheap they sell
Soap and things And how wonderful il is that
none of them have never attempted to tell who
the unfortunate man was that paid for all the
goods that were sold to dcad.bcats; or, in other
words, to men that ever pay. Riale Bros, used
to say that their average loss was from five hun
drcd to eight hundred year; and mahy Of our
credit stores to-day "could if they would make
fair showing with those figures.
ANY man that will stop and consider one mo
mcmt will readily see who the man il that pays
all the bad debts, stop running your thirty day
grocery bills and buy your groceries for cash al
the Ottawa Cash Grocery House.
We have sold for cash since Sept l,t, 1876
We will omen our book, to any man and give him
ten dollar, for every that he can lind charged
since that time, except to our clerks. so YOU can
see at glance that We have not lost ten cents in
two years and u.half; and We can afford to and
do sell from 10 to Il per cent. cheaper than any
of them.
There are plenty Of ren that pay ou@ forcycry.
thing, and some Of them, with all these fact, be.
and help pay the bad debts If more Of the cash
buyers and those that can buy for cash rs well rs
I.,,' II
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

= On last Tuesday night an old man hy the name
OF Goodwin, a stranger, walked off the cmhank-
ment into Fox river back of the Clifton Hotel
His cries attracted the attention Of Hon. w.
Bushnell, then crossing the bridge, who hasten
ed around to his assistance, giving the alarm as
he went Thcreupon Mr. H., sam. +, Porter, Mat.
White and others secured rope and Il basket.
With this help Porter went down the rocks, lifted
the man into the basket, and he was rescued. II
was n very narrow escape, but by the genial fire
Of the hotel and the aid of DR. Hard lac soon
recovered
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

+. 81 wish 10 say that we have Just received
a car load of the famous Snowflake from Leavcn-
worth, made from White Winter Wheat, which
we are selling now at 500 per Dbl, We also
sell White Rose, Geneva, and the Dictator-all
Spring Wheat Flour, at the market price.
C. " ).
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Its main line runs from Chicago 70 Council Butls
and Omaha, passing through Joliet, OTTAWA, La
sale, GcncseO, Moline. Rock Island. Davenport,
West Liberty. Iowa CITY, Marengo, Bro9klyn,
with branches from Bureau junction to Peoria;
Wilton Junction to Muscatine, Washington, FAR
Held, Eldon, Belknap, Ccntrcvllle, irncctoh lren-
ton, Gallntin, Cameron, Leavenworth anu AtchlSoh'
Washington to Sigourney, Osknloosn ana hnOxvilie;
KeOkuk to FnrmingtOn, Bonaparte Bentonsp0rt'
independents Eldon Ottumwu, Eddyyille, oska-
ioOsn Pclla, Monroe, and Dcs MOincs; Dcs Moines,
10 Indianola and Winterset; Atlantic to Audubon
and AyoCa to Harlan. This Is positively the only
Rnilroud which owns controls anu operates
through line between Chicago and Kansas.
This Company own and control their Sleeping cars,
which are inferior to nOnc ANA give You y uoupIc
berth between Chicago and Council BurS, lettven-
ysrth or AchisOn for Two Dollars ana fllty tents
and section for Five Dollars, while all other lines
charge between the same points, three polIhrs iOr
n double berth, nnd Six Dollars for section
What VIII please YOU most Will De the pleasure nI
cnioying YOUR meals, while passing over the beaut-
mi prulrics of Illinois and Iowa IN one OF unt ma
niucpnt Dining and Restaurant Cars that accompany
MI through Express Trains. lougct an entire meal
"a good us il served in any rrst-ClaSS hotel, Tor
srycnty-tivc cents or YOU can order what you Ike,
and puy for what you get. .,--.--.,
Nnprrcating the fact that majority of the people
rrrtrr separate apartments for different purposes,
tnnd the enormous passenger business OF TINS line
wnrrnnting it, are pleased to announce that thI
Cnmnpny runs its PALACE SLEEPING CARS Tor
. sleeping purposes, and its PALACE DINING CARS
Tor Eating purposes. one other great feature OF
PALACE CARS are run through tn -
ATCElIsDA and 5.EiSESWOKTH. .
Tickets via this Line, known ~ the -
For Information not obtainnSlc nj your
a. KINIBALL,
Gent superintendent
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A CARD.

To an Who arc suffering from the errors and udi,ceions
OF Youth nervous weakness early decay loss Of manhood
&c will send recipe that viii cure you. FREE OF
cIAEGF This great remedy discovered 10y mission
~ In youh America send selfsddres-ed envelope Co
the REV JosEPm T. IsNAS. Shno- y Bhis House, Ne'r
york C,ty isnis.iysp
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CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC R: R:

our Palace Cars il Il SMOKING SALOON where
you can enjoy your "IIavanu at all hours of the day
Magnificent Iron Bridges span the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers at all points crossed byths line and
worth and Atchson, connections being made i'll
TIE PRINCIPAL r. r. CONNECTIONS OF THIS
GREAT THROUGH LINE ARE AS FOLLOWS;
AtCHICAGo. with all divcrging lines for the East
and South
At ENGLEwooD. with the Lake Shore Michigan
Southern and Pittsburg. TT Wayne \ Chicago X Rds
Al WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, with PtttsburG, GIN
cinnati n st. Louis X. r.
AtPEoRIA, with T.. T. j.; T., l.. D. |. Il. y w;
III Midland; and T., T. u w. Railroads.
At ROCK ISLAND. with Western Union r. II. and
Rock Island {, Peoria Railroads
At DAVENPORT, with the Davenport North
At WEST LlpERrY, with the Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern Il. r.
AtGRtNNELI, with Central X. Il. Of Iowa
AIDES MONIES. with d. NJ. \ TT Dodge II. X.
At OMAHA, with b. \ Mo. X. X. L. On NCbJ
AtCOLUNBCS JUNCTION, with Burlington Cedar
Rapids n Northern II. Il.
At OrrrMwA, with Central Il. L. Of Iowa; St.
Louis, Kan. city Northern and G, Il. !. q. H. RdS
At kEOKIK, with Toledo. Peoria and Warsaw;
Wabash, and II. Louis, keoSuk ~ NV. X Rds
At BEVERLY, with Kan. City, ~. j. X {. H. X X
At ATCHISoN, with AChisun. Topeka x santa res
Atch-'n n Nch. and Cen. Br. mon racine H. kds;
At LEANE NwORTH, with X. L. and X Cen X Rds.
OKLA, DIES MONIES, COUNCIL BLUFFS,
,r.at Rock Island Route" are sold by all
ada.
nn,c ticket Office, address,
Il. ST. JOHN.
Gcul Tkt. and Pass'Er Agt..
Chicago,1ll
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

Lookout that your nurses do not drug your lii
Tie enes with laudanum, parCSoric or other suoth-
Ing remedies. Give them DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup,
which innocent remedy is warranted not ,o con
tain onatps
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

DOCK AND JOB RINI>ING Oh
ID every description done neatly correctly and AZ ihs
prices Give cali. and viii esdeayot 20 give
yno entire Satisfaction. OSHiN HAPEHAA.
West Court HOrs
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SpeciaI Election Notice,

N,i. d. herein, .-i,,r THAT IN TUESDAY. THE FIRST
NAY uy APRIL ~ r $50 IL The several election pre-
cnrts in he county 81 /, ale snd state of Illinois, So
cia Election xiii L. he'd Tor the election 81 iECoiDEh
oF pFEp. for W sale -ount. 20 M vacancy caused D
the DEAN Of e. W Dnhsri. which clec"n VII he opetn
Al c-ht o,,sS IN thc Morning. AMI CONTINUE open uh'l
seven ,fcI,yN ia me afternoon q; that day
D,,,,i n OTTAWA, H.. thus e5,h Ia. Of February is,
". STOCKSLEGER,
CO-nt RI
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-03-22

ON motion Of Aid Phelps the following persons
having received the highest number Of votes were
declared duly elected To their respective offices
for the ensuing year, and the Clerk instructed to
enter the same on record among the proceed.
mgs Of this council.
Nl..,-.A ~ LII .lID.l.L AA
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Mayor, Samuel Nicholson

Mayor Lynch thanked the council for thch
kindness and forbcarancr during the year.
Ou motion of Aid. Hun vote of thanks was
extended to AID. Ilob0n, chairman Of the street
and alley committee, for the very effective man.
ucr he has discharged the duty of his office.
On motion OF iiossack vote Of thanks were
extended To Mayor Lynch for She kiudncs, and
courtesy shown them during the past year
The following Wore ordered paid:
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Spefial Guticfs.
Spsflal Nuticss.
DIX. j. 3, WALKER
OculiSt and AuriSt
who has practic,d in mi, city since 1859.
may I've consulted
AT THE CLIFTON HOTEL, OTTAWA.
OFFICE AND DlsPENSARY
IS WASHINGTON ST., N. ". cor. Of DGarbaTn

OF Chicago. Formerly al this place. viii visit OTTAWA ~
Clifton Hotel the hr, Tuesday If each month, for treating
all diseases Of the Eye and Ear surgclly otherwise
Operations FOR cataract artificial pupil inverted S, CLOSURE
uf the duet str~hynna and the removal ~
tuinurS ami morbid growths every description Artificial
and drums inserted without pain previous opera
ton Granular ryclids Ire most frequent disease ga ne
.resf, radically and permanently cured.
From his long experience In treating diseases OF the Bye
aud he feels confident Ia stating that be nearly
every case Chronic disease also treated Consultation free
largest stock Of Artificial Eyes in the West
December 10Th. is19 II
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-16

Report of Stationing Committee OF the
U. B. Church, held at Oak Hill, beginning
October s, and closing Sunday, October u
RUsHvILLE DISTRICT-W. II. PRICE, P. b.
Rush Creek Circuit, S. Whitmore; Zion
Circuit, A. C. Hempleman, B. Gillespie;
Beavertown District, j. EVerhart; Iay-
lorsvilIe Circuit, j. w. Cummings; Pleas
ant Grove. J. w. Shell; Little Hooking
mis-, w. Willis; Plymouth mis-, j. H.
Robb; Logan mis-, b. II. Kearns; Pleas
ant Home mis-, J. Oliver.
M'ARTHUR DISTRICT-W. NJ DANIEL, T. Il
Antioch circuit, d. w. Lambert; NC
Arthur circuit, ID. Folk; WilhesVllle clI-
cult, G. w. Tuttle; Guyan circuit; l.. IL
Montgomery; IrontOn circuit, w. Sam
son; Symmes Greek mis-, W. Phillips
Centreville mis-, B. w. Mason; Pomeroy
mis-, G. Perkins; Portland mis-, .. Spen-
Ger; Bloomingville mis-, j. {. McLaugh-
lin.
CYNTHIANA DISTRICT. II. DlChoON' l. L"
Oakland mis-, n. LOhr; PIckaWay clr-
cult, G. w. Deaver; Hallsville circuit, W.
Fisher; Cynthiana circuit, J. W. Zlmmer-
man; Hillsborough, J. MCanter; WrlghtS-
vile, J. w. Windon; Bear Creek, j. W.
Howe; Scioto, /. NcCan; California MIS-
c. II. Pratt. L. Davis, ID. D., President OF
Z. B. Seminary. J. OLIVER, Secy.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-16
Random Thoughts.
BY D. MACKLEY.

On last Friday | was at Portland,
and the great event there was the
United Brethren Conference, which
had been in session since Wednesday.
There were between 60 and 70 preach
ers in attendance. I desired to be
there on Saturday, but [ could not
find the time.
On Sunday morning [ got two
horse conveyance from Tom Delay,
and took Mrs. Mackley and two Of
our grand daughters, Miss Mollie
Hawk and Miss Hattie Rhodes, and
went to the basket meeting at Port
land. The morning was clear, cool,
and we had most pleasant drive.
We arrived at ten o'clock, and had our
horses put up at the livery stable of
Theophilus Lewis, and then went to
the grove, short distance from the
village There was speaking meet
ing in progress, and some 600 to 800
persons present.
1t was the intention to have Bishop
Dixon preach, but he said his voice
was not equal to the occasion, and he
declined. Then large man, some
IS years Of age, took the Bishops
place, and preached very able ser
mon. During his discourse he said
that he had travelled over those hills
forty years ago, and that he wished
he had time to look up some Of his
old acquaintance, where he had
preached in the log cabins in former
years. | wondered who he was, as
had known all the United Brethren
preachers who preached in that part of
the country forty years ago. After
the sermon | inquired, and learned
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sEFinally Brethren. Farewell. -

"A good many years ago, when the
senior editor of this paper was a boy,
there was very eminent minister of
the Baptist church, in the Ohio Asso-
citation, named William Morris. Mr..
Morris concluded to go West, which
at that day meant Indiana and Hi
nois. At the Yearly Association, held
on Storms Creek, in Lawrence county,
William Morris preached his farewell
sermon, taking as his text the words
atthe head of this article. Our father
and mother were there, and they said
the great congregation were in tears
when they heard the last sermon Of
the good man.
Now we do not expect that all, or
even very many, of our campaign sub
scribers, will shed tears because they
will see the Standard no more; but on
our part, we feel kind Of sadness
while striking off the names of ou1
campaigners. This feeling is more than
formerly Realized this year, on account
of the unusual number of names OF
our campaign list. There is no money
In sending the Standard at campaign
rates, and we only do so for two rea
sons-one being the desire to do good
and the other the expectation tina
some-even many, will renew by tn
year, in which case there is a littl
profit.
Quite a number of campaigne1
have already renewed, and many 9th
ers will do so. After they fail to &c
the Standard for a week or two, the
will see where they missed it, and the
will renew. Now, you ought not
lose a number, but send in at one
The Standard is in good trim. A
the original reading matter, and a
the selections for the first and fourt
pages, will be set in new type. Prio
Of subscription, only one dollar pc
year, fifty cents for six month
twenty-five cents for three months.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-16

Portsmouth is a nice place. One
day last week young man named
John Conlin became so drunk that he
got down on the pavement helpless,
when a lot of children filled his mouth
and nose with dust, and smothered
him to death.
A drunken rnffian hurled a piece of
cinder at man with whom he was
quarrelling. The cinder missed the
man, but it struck son of Hon
Wells A. Hutchins, severing an artery
and smashing the skull.