The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-01-18

The annual statement of the preeiou
metals produced in the ates and Territ(
ries west of the Missouri river, includin
British Columbia, and the receipts in Sal
Francisco from the west coast of Mexlc
during 1878, show the aggregate product
to be as follows: Gold, S3S, $50, 231; silver
1913, TAG, 391; lead, $3,452 000-the tot0
being less by ST., 2o7, 1872 than for 1877.
The Boston authorities recently for
babe Sunday concert, although it wa
advertised az sacred, and all attempts t.
give entertainments on Sunday are qnickll
repressed The Mayor of Philadelphia i
now rigidly enforcing the Sunday law il
cases of variety show managers. In tn
larger Western cities the question is being
agitated, but it is averred that the custom
of opening the theaters on Sunday is no
contrary to law and is growing in popular
favor.
Helena, Montana. January 0: On De
cember 81 mail driver named Casey drove
from Sun River In a mail cart for Fort
Benton. Not reaching Twenty>eiRht Mile
springs Station, half way to Benton, and
binding snow storm prevailing at the
time, it was supposed that he was lost and
a search was made. On the 9th inst, Casey
was discovered seated in the cart, which
the horse was drawing slowly along, about
twenty miles north of Springs Station.
During all this time he had wandered on
the prairie in nearly circle, picketing his
h ,rse and camping out at night. His feet
were frozen, but it it is believed not seri-
ously, and that he will not lose his limbs.
The only things that passed his lips were
tobacco and snow. The thermometer dur
ing the time was below zero.
"A correspondent of the New Orleans
Christian Advocate, writing from Halle
hurst says: We were gratifed to meet
Mrs Julian Hays of Baltimore, President
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, Sister
Hays was present to promote this special
work of organizing Woman's Missionary
Societies, and to give aid and counsel in
this most important enterp' Use. The fol-
lowing organization was effected: Presi-
dent, Mrs Chas B. Galloway, Vicksburg;
Vice Presidents, Mrs. W. E. M. Linfeld,
Hazlehurst, Miss Ollie Watkins, jackson,
Miss Mamie Heard Brookhaven, Mrs r.
S. Woodward, Natchez Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs W. L. G. Hunnicutt Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. Annie Linfeld
Hazlehurst; Treasurer, Mrs Annie DeAToss
Vicksburp.
The late Constitutional Convention of
Georgia adopted some rather stringent, and
as the result shows, very improper measures
against delinquent taxpayers. Under the !
old Constitution all persons who did not
pay their poll tax were refused right to |
vote, but the new Constitution goes further
and extends the disqualification and dis
franchises all citizens who had not paid all
their back taxes in full. s'Last week, says
IN exchange, can election for county off
GERS in Georgia showed what effect this
provision had upon the voting strength of
he State. 1t was found that hardly fifty
Der cent. of the population had paid taxes,
md that consequently half the voters of
he State were completely DISTINGUISHED.
t is stated by an exchange, and is doubt
ess true, that nearly all the man thus dis
ranchised are whites. Few of the colored
nen own property, and therefore their only
Ak was 81 poll tax, and this they could
asily pay or find candidates to pay for
1em. With the small white farmers and
it was different many of them
ound themselves unable to pay their taxes
and were denied the right to
1te in consequence. The first test of this
ction of the new Constitution has made i
very unpopular in Georgia, and there is ,
| earnest demand for its repeal or modii- q
tion.