The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-13
mo WARD MAYOR AGAIN
GreenvIllc Times

Greenyllle Times
Movor Bourges having been nnexpect-
adiy called from the State LETT inc ioir
ioaS;no Iooument for the government Oh
tLa snb. officers and people OF the Town
tt MAYORS OFFIoE, /
GaErNylLLE MISS, Aug. &c. 1879
During my absence from the city
Hon John w. Ward will act MS Mayor
and will be respected and obeyed accor-
dinghy. p. NIovor
Unconscious of the mountain OF non
or that was about to tumble down upon
us, we were softly warbilng thaT ioVely
HYMN, 81 want no earthly place Vi
treasure. when the City Marshnl Gu
tered and placed this document before
No II shook us like q clap OF thunder
Taors like II river flowed and with de,
lioht orr bosom glowcl us we realized
tLe fuIl limit of honor, OF dignity ana
If hoppiness that burst like HOOD on
our enraptured soul. We STOOD Oh,
Pisoah's top and viewed the PROMISED
Land Twas sweet, twas glorious 10
cIimh fnme's summit thus victorious,
We asked MI. bll'ln"lV u ~. - l.,
was an absolute, living reality ana nc
said that he hoped he might never sec
the back of hi neck II 1t was not '''l !,
and penuiue document, signed III rec,
ink and tied with blue ribbon, ana
examined seperate and apart from hei
husband, SO help me God. After TINS
declartion of course we were wiling 10
nroceed. Consulting the city attorney
aa to fine tenure OF Office he informed
ns that all officers held until their sue
q, ssors were elected and quallileu;
Right then and there we deter4lleu
never to order an election iof Mayor
The people have got II good enouS :.
NGavor. and we don't see the use Oh
nnttino them to the trouble and expense
IF an election. An acting Mayor VIII
answer all the ends Of the law. Elec-
tions demoralize the people, and we II
have no more elections for town olilcefs'
The following order, though refer
ING TO n private matter, may pass down
IN nosterity as the first OF the long lne
of brilliant measures to marx al uu-
ministration destined to give glory anu
honor to the country:
MAYORS OFFICE }
GREENVILLE, Miss, Aug, 26 1871
TGeneral Order No. l.
To the Hon Acting Mrs. Mayores5:
From and after this date you will
observe that agreeable hash is trotted
out to the acting Mayor, as the contl9'
ned attempt to bulldose him into iced,
ing on bacon skins and hog loWls VII
he met with the most desperate resls
lance known to the law. o
The saloon keepers were also notltled
that licenses would be revoked on fail
ure to ''sot 'em up" and that it was
confidently hoped that champagne
would flow into headquarters at once.
We asked the Marshall where the
Mayor had gone. He said, Lake Prov,
idence, This town is in Louisiana, and
we know that yellow fever is in Loul-
siana and we shall quarantine heavy
AGAINST Lake Providence. We have
ordered the City Marshall to put a
hundred armed men on the river front,
armed with Winchester rifles, to Keep
out anybody that may want to come III
here from that place, 1t is dangerous
point. and we must guard against 1T.
We therefore issued this proclamation,
and ordered the Marshall to have three
thousand copies printed and stuck VI
in Lake Providence:
Whereas, it appears to this court that
the yellow fever might be in Lake
Providence; therefore this is to notify
all persons now in Lake Providence o.
who have been there within the L
months next preceding the issuance OF
this proclamation that the tow! OF
Greenville is heavily quarantlned
against all such, and that none OF them
whomsoever will beIallowed to enter this
town until after the next election fol
Mayor. On any attempt to violate this
ordinance blood will flow.
Now if our policemen do their duty
the country is safe.