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MAIL-R0B8ER ESCAPED.
Correct Statement Of the ARalr-The
RObbeF Takes Desperate Chances
Rather than g. to the Peniten-
tiary-NO Clue to the Es-
capcd Prisoner.

During the past two or three weeks special
agents OF the government postal service have been
working up case against Postmaster Biggs, Of
Gcodwin, station on the Memphis and Little Rock
railroad. The officers arrested him. He is charged
with Ealing registered letters United States Mail
Agent ]. e. FenneSsy and Deputy United States Mar
shall woodward went over to bring In the prisoner
They took him in charge and started for Little Rock
shortly after leaving Lonoke he granted peTmis
sion 10 enter the closet, and upon Agent FennesSy
opening the closet door for him to enter he plunged
through the window and escaped, the train running
at the rate OF twenty-five miles hour. The train
was run back but no Riggs could be found Ii is I'M
known to what extent he Injured, but with the
chanc ten to one against him, II is certain ne was
nvt killed.
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a Chamber OF Commerce Building on
Fire.

TOLEDO, O.. April PA FIRE broke out in
the chamber OF commerce building at baIf-past
twelve this evening. originating In the mansard and
partially eOnsum ng the roof. Damage by fire and
water ye thousand dollars, fully covered By insuT-
ance. The building was owned by W. j. Finlay and
occupied by the Western Union telegraph company,
Second nat onal and Commercial banks and law
and Insurance offices, most OF which suffer consider
able damage By water.
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The boundary commissioners.

VIENNA, April l3-Russia has sent cir
eulas to the powers urging the fastening of
she Balkans.
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WHlTE,s RED AND SPECIFIED
PEASi
"a. Q. Ocad& q .
The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Fire.
STEAMsEETPs.
KNMAN LINE

UNITED STATES AND ROYAL NAIL STEAMERS,
New York to Queenstown a Liverpool
EUegp Thursday or Saturday.
City of BeTfn 54SI tons City OF HOntIeal 1890 tins
City OF Richmond, 1907 CITY OF Brussels. 1915
City OF Cheseer. 1500 City of New York, $500
These nlaBlLeent steamers are among the strong
est, largest md fastest the Atlantic. ard have
every modern Improvement, including HOT and cold
water and electric bells IN stateroOms, revolving
chairs In saloons, bath ana smOAing-rOoms- barber
s shops s6 etc F9 9r EaIss q
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MISSISSIPPI,

p. M. Crawford, of Monroe county, last
week gave two Of his infant children NOR
phine by mistake, which caused their death.
The editer of the Tunlca Cotton Plant is
facetious rooster. He says: 1--WE might getup
an ode to spring if we had not already owed
too much"
The Vieksburg Herald of the fifth says
there was ice in Warren county on Friday
morning last, and all tender plants were
killed. Tomatoes, cotton, etc., were turned
black from the effects of the cold.
Yazoo City Herald: ''Hon. B. K. Bruce, the
colored United States senator from this State,
proposes to write letter soon, taking very
strong grounds against his race leaving this
or any other southern State for Kansas. He
wants stop put to that sort of foolishness.
Governor Stone has made the following
appointments upon the recommendation of
the State medical association: First district
DIR. E. R. Sale; second district-Dr. John
Wright, third district-Dr. s. & D Hill and
B. I. Kittrell; fourth distriot-Drs.
George and E. Redwood; sixth distrlct-Dr.
c. A. Rice.
Grenada South: "There was a frightful
scene witnessed on one of our streets last
Sunday afternoon. Mr.. Walter Wolff and
wife were buggy-riding, having with them
Mr.. Gus VOLTS little child, when the horse
became frightened, and began to run and
KICK. Mr.. WON was thrown out, then the
child, and finally, after run of block or
two, Mrs. Wolff was thrown out. Fortu-
nately no one was seriously hurt"
Grenada Nep South, 10th: "The north
bound train from New Orleans, Thursday
evening, jumped from the track between
Martinsville and Hazelhurst, precipitatirg
engine, mail, baggage car and second class
coach down an embankment, killing the en-
gineer, A. Caldwell, and bruising the express
to some extent. 1t is alleged as
a cause for the accident, that rail had been
taken up by some enemy of the read, and,
we understand, reward has been offered for
the perpetrator of the wicked act
A negro at Shuqualak, on the Mobile and
Ohio railroad, was taken out of jail, on the
twenty ultimo, and shot by mob. His
name was w. D. Maddox, preacher. That
dav he had gone to the residence of Mr.. T.
Hampton, during his absence, and made
demonstration upon Mrs. Hampton, whom
be found alone. She resisted by firing two
pistols shots at the lecherous rascal, who de-
sisted and ran for his life, but soon to be cap
tured and pay the penalty by death for his
crime. The lady only saved herself from an
outrage by her presence Of mind and cool
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AGUE CURE.
A gue Cure

Is purely vegetable bitter and powerful
tain cure for Fever and Agge, ChiiIs and
Fever, intermittent or Chill Fever, Re
mittent Fever, Dumb Ague, Periodical
or Bilious Fever, and all TlaIarial dis
orders. In miasmatic districts, the rapid
pulse. coated tongue thirst, lassitrde. loss; of
appetite, pain in the back and ioins and cold
ness OF the spine and cXtremitics, are only
prenonitions of severer symptoms which
ierlninate III the ague paroNysIa, succeeded
by high fever and proftlse pcrspiration.
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1t is startling fact, that quininc, arsenic,
and other poisonous minerals form the basis
OF most of the " Fever and AgUc Prepare
tons, "SpeeiticS, = SvrupS." and Ton
les, = in the market. The preparations, made
from these mineral poiSons, although they
are palatable. and may break the chill. do
not cure, but leave the malarial and their
own drug poison in the system producing
quinlSm, diZZinesS, ringing in the ears, head
ache. vertigo, and other disorders more for
mdable than the disease they were intended
to cure. AYERS AGUE CURE thoroughly
cradicat6s these nONious poisons from the
system, and always cures the Severest cases.
1t contains no quinine, mineral, or any thing
that could injure the most delicate patient:
ami its browning excellence, above its GER
tainty TO cure, Is that it leaves the system as
free from disease as before the attack.
For Liver Complaints, AYERS AGUE
CURE. by direct action on the liver and bill
larry apparatus, drives out the poisons which
produce these complaints, and stimulates the
system to vigorous, healthy condition.
We warrant it when taken according to
directions.
Prepared by DR.. j. G. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
Lowell, Mass.
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The Milan Exchange, of Thursday, re-
ports brisk business with the merchants of
that place.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

SOUTHERN MARKETS AND CRoPs.-A
gentleman who has just returned from 3
three weeks trip to the South, visiting
Jackson, Tenn, Vicksburg, Selma, Mont
gomery, Atlanta, and intermediate points
writes to the Chicago Tribune that the
cotton farmers who bought meats freely
in January and February will soon be out
of provisions, and the demand for meats
from these planters may be expected to be
unusually large in the summer and early
fall months. The South is taking good
deal of Western corn, and will want more
to feed and fatten the stock The crops
are said to be looking well, especially cot
ton, which. seems to be,in a more promis
ing condition than in any pevious June
since the war.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
THE ARMY.WARM

The army-worm differs both in appear
ance and habits from the cotton-worm
The first is consumer of any green crop
which chances to lie in the line of its
march, while the cotton-worm subsists, as
its name indicates, on the foliage of the
cotton plant. The army-worm is also
longer lived than the cotton caterpillar
and travels faster. 1t is not however SO
subtle an enemy, and therefore is less diff
cult to overcome. The planter is often
apprised of the advance of the army-worm
in time to prepare for its reception.
Probably as effective an obstacle as any
in the path of the army worm is ditch
of moderate depth, having smooth, per-
pendicular sides. Another precaution
employed is scattering straw or dry sedge
grass in the ditch and renewing it as fast
as burned, SO as to keep bed of hot Gin
ders, or line of fire between the field and
the advancing pests. AS not only cotton
fields but all garden crops that lie in the
line of march are devoured, patrol of
plough and spade to keep open the ditch
is advised when this is at all practicable
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
CONTRACTION

One of the ablest presentations of the
folly and Injustice of contraction OF. the
currency before paying the war debts,
ever presented to the public, was the ar
ticle in the North American Revie.c. by
the Hon: j. R P. Bland. We have only
room for the following brief extracts.
"Io go back to ante war money, ante.
war wages, and ante war prices, might
be tolerable if, at the same time,
we could go back to ante war
freedom from debt and ante war freedom
from taxation. But to destroy the pa
per currency, and leave the enormous
debts contracted under that currency
scarcely diminished, and to be paid off on
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
COOPERATION

This is the talismanic word by which
the laboring men, of whatever class they
may be, must protect their own interests
Upon this idea the Grange was organized,
and the farmers, as class, will succeed
or tail just in proportion to the thorough
ness with which they CO. operate.
The principle of cooperation has been
adopted at various times and places by
working men in other avocations than
farming. Notably among these may be
mentioned one of recent date in our own
midst-the "St.Louis Furniture Workers
association" This Association is composed
of '.jjourneymen"-as those who work for
others are usually called-an hundrnd of
whom banded together last November
and managed to raise between them the
sum of $4,000, as paid up capital Their
articles of association call for capital of
$1,000, which was subscribed for by the
members, and to the, payment of which
each member devotes portion of his
weekly wages. Every man working in
the establishment is a stakeholder, and, of
course, interested in the profits of the con-
Germ. The wages are determined by a
scale OF prices-so much a piece for the
different articles manufactured Thus
each one is his own boss, and consequent
ly there is none of that "eye service" so
common in some factories where the only
motive is to kill time This Association.
starting with $1,000 paid up, has now, in
little over half a years time, $4,000 paid
up. They have taken five years lease
on large four-story building on the cor.
ner OF goth and Davis streets, which they
have well stocked with machinery, dry
lumber and furniture in every stage of
manufacture. From a thorough examina-
ton OF their concern, we were impressed
with the excellent quality of material and
the thoroughness of their work. 1t is per
fectly reasonable that the work turned out
from such concern should be of supe-
rlor quality-made upon honor-for every
worker is directly interested in building
up the good name of.the Association. It
occurred to US while there that it would
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

HAY.-Recent Investigations threaten
to upset some popular notions. 1t has
long been supposed that early cut hay is
more valuable than that cut later. Ifthe
judgment of cows were a test, there would
be no question about it. They will leave
the ripper hay, and even refuse to eat it at
all, if they can procure that which has
been cut two weeks earlier. In the wri-
ter's diary, the milk falls off 10 per cent
when the young hay is changed for that
but two weeks later. This is sufficient to
support the general opinion in spite of
chemical analyses, which go to show that
ripe hay is heavier, more bulky, and con-
tains more nutritious substance than that
cut earlier. Perhaps the operations of the
chemist can extract more nutriment from
ripe hay than can the cows stomach; but
as young hay feeds more proftably. il
seems best to-cut early.--American Aeyi.
cstttnrist
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
A LIVELY CORPSE.

With great flourish of pens the polit-
ical and independent newspapers of the
country frequently regale their readers
with the announcement that the Grange,
as an organization, is dying, or is already
dead and stinketh. But in every instance
the wish is father to the thought We
have refuted these lying assertions as fire.
quently as they have appeared on the sur
face; and now would only add trife of
late and strong testimony to show what a
lively corpse we are, with all the fragrance
of new-mown hay and natures flowers
around and about us. We quote from a
witness in Michigan:
"Since the last session of the Michigan
State Grange, ten thousand new members
have joined the Order. Besides this, a
sufficient number of dormant Oranges
have. been revived to make the actual in
crease fifteen thousand. "-Peunsyl0ania
Farmers Friend
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
i FITER FROM PETER COOPER.

LETTER FROM PETER COOPEK.
The following excellent letter was writ
ten to the President of the Greenback
State Convention of Ohio by the Hon,
Peter Cooper, the distinguished patriot
and statesman. 1t will De seen.tnat the
great Greenback leader Of New q ork is
strongly in favor of the election of Gen.
Ewing, the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio:
NEW YoRK, June II, 1879.
Dear Sir. In your recent letter you re.
ouested of ME some advice on National
affairs and the late nominations IN ONO.
Tt seems to me clear, as / told Mr.. Evarts,
our Secretary of State, but lately, that the
time had come when this question OF the
National money and currency must be
settled. and must be settled in the interest
of the whole people, and not, as it now is
in the interesSof a special moneyed class
The people are suffering daily untold
miseries from ruin of business and want or
employment arising from this cause. A
class of legislation on the subject of money
TO permit the peoples circulating medium
to be invested in untaxable bonds, which
must be restored by taxes on the people,
is now the great oppression OF which this
nation complains. This cruel policy turned
two billions of our circulating medium, IN
the shape of legal tenders, with which we
could paw our debts and fructify all our
industries in an oppressive tax on that very
7 Industry This money was all realmoney,
drawn from the Government by labor,
service and material furnished by the peo-
pie, and hence paid for as so much gold
and silver. The investment OF this real
money in bonds is the yoke under which
the people groan this day, for it removes
the verv tools of industry and substitutes
taxes for money, which makes it impossl-
BILE for the people to pay their taxes. These
bonds must be paid as soon as possible,
and in strict conformity to the law under
| which they were issued. Any course or
party action that will hasten that day will
be all incalculable blessing to the people
hence I reioiced when | heard the great
Democratic party in OHIO had nominated
one of tile most outspokea and ablest adj
vocates of sound National currency IS
sued solely by this Government 1t seems
to me that this is one of the best and most
significant facts in regard to the progress
of our cause in the West. | must say
| therefore, in response to your request fo1
advice, that this nomination of Gen. Ew-
ing ought to be sustained. Without wish
ing to imply any disparagement to the ex-
| cellent gentleman nominated by the
| Greenback convention in Ohio, or wish
ing to dictate to any one in the free choice
of their political judgment, must say
that, if were a citizen of Ohio, / should
vote for Gen. Ewing as not only consis-
tent with the great principle for which
we contend as independent of party, but
as also the best method of securing success
in our contest against the vicious policy
that is distressing our people. Yours
very truly, PETER COOPER.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
From the Pennsylvania Farmers Friend.
BE NOT STURIDLY BLIND.

From the Pennsylvania Farmers Friend.
BE NOT STURDLY BLIND.
The influence of The Grange should be
directed in channel that will promote the
mutual interests of the farmers as spur
chasing class. This influence, unfortu-
nately, has been much beleagured BY what
IS styled town infnence;'' or, more ex-
plicitly speaking, that influence which
bases its hold through family ties or home
pride. In almost every city, town, village
or hamlet are to be found merchants and
business men of smaller fry who are con-
nected with farmers by family ties, or
have in their employ farmers sons, all of
which enables them to exert an influence
that's detrimental to our cooperative sys-
tenn, and not unlikely sufficiently strong to
defeat the declared purposes of the
Grange. We do not dispute the fact that
member of the Grange is often tempted
by these kindred or social influences when
the bow of promise is held out in the
guise of special favors, advances or credit
for necessitous merchandise; but these
supposed advantages are more seeming
than real. Be not stupidity blind to your
own interests. Promise is not always full
fillnlent; but the real intent is to crush out
any movement that has a tendency to de-
! feat cooperation for mutual benefit. The
fact is undisputed, that the business sys-
| tenn of the merchants and middlemen, in
a measure, is crushing burden upon the
country, the weight of which invariably
falls upon the farmer class. The co-ope-
rative plan has been tried too long sue
cessfully in the Grange to permit of devil
alton at this late day through the plea OF
family ties or business relations; and to
strengthen our position on this question
we quote from THE PATRON OF HUs-
BANDRY, of Columbus, Miss:
s'The farmer who has close personal and
business relations with a merchant, ought
to subordinate his personal interests
where they conflict with those of his class
when a movement is made to establish a
business system that is intended not only
to promote their interests, but to protect
them from the extortions and expressions
now practiced under the merchants bust
ness system. We can conceive of no
character more unpatriotic and short
sighted than the farmer who would hold
back his neighbors in an effort to free
themselves from sy stem that impover-
ishes them and prevents the education of
their children. Such farmer, especially
a Patron, if he is not willing to conduct
his own business on the cooperative plan,
should at least refrain from putting obsta-
cles in the way of his Grange or his neigh
bors, if they desire to do So"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05
ANOTHER SURRENDER PRO.
POSED

The Mobile (Ala.) Register gives up
the country to the Republicans. 1t says:
"The removal of Bayard from the finance
committee would be death blow to the
Democratic party in New York, Connec-
ticut and New Jersey, those States which,
with the South, are able to elelect Dem
ocratic President in 1880, and without
which Sherman will be the next Presi-
dent"
If the Democrats of the South intend,
as the above implies, to frame the platform
in 1880 to suit the wishes of the Eastern
Democracy, then the jig is up. The Dem.
ocracy cannot carry New Y ork, New Ter
sey and Connecticut on a hard money
platform. They tried to do this last fall
and failed, not only sacrificing their State
| tickets, but several members of Congress
But it seems that this plain lesson has not
convinced certain class of Southern edi-
| tors of the folly of surrendering the Dem
| ocracy to the Money Power. They imag-
inc that the Northern Democratic masses
are as destitute of political integrity as
themselves, and will sacrifice their con-
victions for party's sake. In this they are
mistaken. The coming fall will demon
strate again that New York is against the
Democrats on hard money platform. Il
| elections were to be held in New Jersey
and Connecticut this fall, the same result
as last year would be recorded.
1t may be put down as a certainty tina
the States of New York, New Jersey ane
Connecticut will remain in the Republi
can column so long as the attitude o.
Bayard, Herman, Eaton and Randolph or
the currency question is sustained by The
party at large.
Paragraphs like the above from the Mo
bile Register, are calculated to do the Dem
ocracy much harm in States like Ohio.
looks as if the Southern Democrats hav.
no faith in Gen. Ewing's chances, ane
perhaps they feel as does the Richmond
State, that his election would be real in
jury to the party because it would driv.
I the money mongers over to the Republi
cans in solid body. The Southern lead
ers have not got over the idea vet tina
they must make terms with the EasteIr
monopolists, although in two successiv,
Presidential campaigns they have lost in
stead of gained by the trucking. TIL,
Democratic party is unfortunate in it
leaders. The latter refuse to voice tn,
sentiments of the masses.-Wew Hare,
Conn., Union.
We assure our esteemed contemporar,
that the Register. has no following of an,
consequence. Nine tenths OF the Dem
ocracy of this section are opposed to am
surrender to the hard money Democrats o
the East
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

The Oregon State Grange at its late ses-
sion in May authorized the Committee on
Good of the Order to prepare list of
questions for discussion in Subordinate
Oranges during the present year. In ac-
cordance with this instruction, Worthy
Master SIMPLY makes the following an
nouncement 1t is earnestly hoped that
these subjects may receive full and thor
ough discussion in every Subordinate
Grange, and that, each secetary will
promptly report. Thus we shall be
abe to arrive at very important conclu-
sions regarding the merits of the different
implements of husbandry used by u.s. as
we'll as their popularity. If is desired that
where a majority of the members of a
Grange favor particular implement it
will be so reported. If these reports are
made as fully as they should be, we shall
be able to learn just how many of our
members use each particular implement
or machine, which knowledge may be
very proftably discussed. 1t is by ex-
periences that we are enabled to arrive at
just conclusions in regard to all such sub
jects. Let us endeavor to learn the verv
best method of cutting hay, and then all
adopt it.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-07-05

A CURE FOR CoLIC IN ANNALS
correspondent of the Massachusetts, Pillow
man gives the following cure for colo o
horses, which is convenient at all time
and easily applied. He says he has neve
known it to fail: Spread a teacupful o
more of fine salt on the back of the anim'
over the kidneys and the loins, and keei
it saturated with warm water for 20 or =
minutes, or longer if necessary. Ifthe at
tack is severe, drench with salt water.
have valuable bull, weighing 1000 lbs
which had a severe attack of collie La
summer. I applied salt to his back .
above, and it being difficult to drench, VI
put a wooden bit into his mouth, keepln;
it open about two inches, and spre's1
salt upon his tongue, which, with the 50
upon his back, relieved him at once, an
within very short time the equilibrlup
appeared fully restored. l have for sew
raj years past successfully applied tD
treatment to other animals in my herd