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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

! noticed an article 10 the journal OF
Health some days ago in which 1t was as
serted that lightning-rods are very I'M
healthy. / confess was very much sur
prised at this statement-in fact l didn't
believe it and don't yet. To one who has
been accustomed, as have, to dining upon
lightning-rods almost from infancy, the
statement of the writer in question, ap-
proaches the height of absurdity, and am
in favor of escorting him into a lunatc
asylum without delay. Now, of course, if
man goes to work and eats about forty
lightning rods improperly cooked, he
makes a fool of himself gets sick and
dies--and he deserves it; but few mod
erately sized rods properly cooked and
judiciously seasoned will not hurt any
one; furthermore, they are exceedingly
beneficial to some persons, and In point of
good eating are dish fit to set before
king, Why, it is well known fact that
iron, steel, copper and kindred metals are
very strengthening and are especially
adapted to delicate constitutions. Prof
David Swing says that we are about two
thirds iron ourselves, anyway, and there
fore iron and such metals mix readily with
the system. Our family physician often
prescribes telegraph wire for the baby's
stomach-ache, and it would just make you
feel cheerful to observe how gracefully the
dear little thing swallows it down by the
coil. l had an uncle once who always
mixed in few nails and gimlets, assorted
sizes, with his morning coffee. They'd
scratch his throat sometimes it is true, and
prove disagreeable, but that man lived to
be ninety years of age Just before his
death, poor man, he was negotiating with
a Boston firm to supply him with car
load of carpet tacks, as he was getting a
little too old to properly masticate nails
and gimlets. My old aunt, who lives out
in Nebraska, never thinks of retiring I'M
til she has swallowed about three small
augurs and about half a dozen cork>screws
this she does, simply as matter of health
and she's Just right Pshaw! away
with such ideas as the Journal of Health |
advocates they'll ruin the country.
VALENTINE Vox.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

ocratic party 1t is the daring nucleus
around which the clans of the chieftains of
the night-riders aud the loyal leaguers are
expected to rally. Look at the case OF
Yazoo, and then look at the case of Kinds
1t is dangerous turbulent, law-defying,
society-uprooting element-utterly unfit to
hold the destinies of civilized community
in Their hands, even if they had the capacity
to govern, which they have not And this
class of men-many of them at least
seem to be thoroughly imbued with the idea
that as they made the negroes afraid OF
them in 1875, all they have to do now
to go in and win, is to turn around and
make the white people afraid. As often
remarked in these columns, we want no
political victory which has to be won with
the shot gun and pistol and as still fur
thor intimated herein, we don't want to
lose any just and proper political triumph
which would naturally and overwhelmingly
come to our side, by incorporation of the
"pistol argument"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

Senator, repliod "We want no trouble
gentlemen, but we are prepared for it."
Suppose we we're to go into the office oil
our friend, Judge Alcorn, man with whom
wa never had any personal quarrel or dis,
sention, and say; ''See here, Judge,
want no trouble with you, sir, but am
prepared for it!n aud at the same nme
throw ourselves into nm Ajax attldude, WIN
right hand buried in the pistol hip-pocke''
would he take us for a damphool OF nh III
stinctiye bullyp H.,
But this is the style of the man VINO
wants to reform the politics of Rankin ana
Kinds, and be elected to the State Senate:
Bosh! We had hoped that that sort OF
thing beloged altogether to the past: NC
wonder we suffer in the estimation OF mon
abroad when we have to deal with men ca
pable of such conduct. Let us have no
more of it, There is literally no chance
for leading Greenback bulldozers TO WIN
In this canvass by resort TO oullyhs,
Nobody has threatened them, and nobody
has felt called upon to accept the invitation
which some of them have rudely thrown
out for personal rows. Democrats want 10
conduct this canvass upon high and honor
abb grounds, free from all personal or race
intimidation, but if the men who are seek
inc to destroy the party and anarchise the
State again, think that they can terorlse tne
Democracy and ply their work OF masslng
and deceiving the negro voters without ex'
posture or comment, they have made miss
take. That's all.
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'' Was the First Man Called 10 spress
Ny opinion"

After the jury had ben discharged in the
Gully case, Gen. WoodfUrd and Col Sam
Meek, one Of the counsel for defense, were
standing on the street conversing together,
when one of the negroes who was on the
jury passed by. Col. Meek hailed the juror
and addressed him thus:
Bob, what caused you to render the
verdict you did in the case just closed?1
Bob. 81 was the fust man called on TO
spress my opinion, and when said mot
guilty all de rest of EN- just cum right
along wild me-
II is useless to remark that Gen. Woodford
has 10 faith in negro jurors, especially when
they come from Kemper.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27
From the Brandon Record.
JUST AS IT WAS.

The jackson COMET of last week con-
tanned a very bitter article, directed against
the editor of the Independent AS regards
the difference between these two gentlemen,
we have nothing to say; but in the course
of The CoNET's article, the editor makes q
statement the meaning of which extends
beyond their immediate quarrel, and touch
ing the law-abiding voters of Rankin, and
for this reason we rise to explain. The
COMET says at the recent Spring Hill meet
ing in this county, Stewart and Wharton,
of Kinds, asked division of time, to which
Mr.. Hull replied:
'We want no trouble, gentlemen but we
are prepared for it."
And this The COMET holds up as an in
vitation or banter for riotous trouble on
that occasion.
The editor Of The COMET was not pres
ent, and we do not know where he gets his
information, nor do we know but that
John L. Hull made the quoted remarks,
whatever doubts we may entertain.
We were there and took an active part in
bringing about the division of time; and
talked freely with the Greebackers, and
Indesendents too, but failed to discover
anything like threats or invitations of
trouble.
The Independents of Rankin were appre-
hensive of trouble if division of time was
permitted, basing their approximations upon
the recent Stems Greek move-a number
of the participants in which were present
upon the reputation of the opposition for
personal abuse, and had absolutely refused
on that account to make division. When
We arrived we revived the question. When
We approached John I. Hull, as to wheth-
Or he would meet Col. Stewart, he said he
would; that the Independents feared diff
guilty that he did not, for the odds were too
overwhelming against the Bourbons for
Them to undertake to precipitate difficult
~, and then he remarked, "What if they
should? We nre prepared for them"
If there is anything threatening / n this,
We failed to see it.
After John r. Hull and ourself assured
he leading Independents that Messrs
Stewart and Wharton were courteous gem
lemen, and that we did not believe trouble
would be precipitated by them, Or even en-
the Independents agreed to d.
,ison of time, on condition that no speaker
hould indulge in insulting language.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

HE defense of Mr.. Morrison by S. M
Shelton Esq, last Saturday night, was able
and conclusive. No good Democrat can
afford to vote against him on the the fiimsy
charges trumped up by personal enemies
and interested parties. The idea of Farrar
Morrison being guilty of ombezzlement is
absurd, and not worthy of serious considera-
ton. If there ever was puae man in
Kinds county, that man is Farrar Morrison.
the present Democratic Conservative caudi.
date for Sheriff and the people intend
electing him by rousing majority,
thereby teaching malcontents and sore
heads that attacking mans personal char
acter without grounds, is not always sure
way Of defeating him.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

From The COMET of Sept. 18th, in an
article entitled personal Sketch of
John 7. Hull, Greenbacko- Bulldozo
Candidate for State Senator from Kinds
and Rankin Counties
1t may be inferred that as the genius has
suddenly become Ieformer and possessed
with 80 much political virtue, that he is
bound 10 oppose the Democratic party be-
cause it has Gas he alleges failed to carry
out its pledges, that he has ceased to be a
bloody bulldozer.
Not bit of it. He started out. appa-
rently, in this canvass with his war paint
on. lie holds himself down still to his regu-
lar fighting weight. Only few DAYS
neo m Independent meeting was had in
i 4fh county at Spring Hill Col. Stew.
ART, Democratic candidate for State Sena-
tor, and Gen. Wharton, inoffensive private
citizen, attended. There WIS a crowd of
two or three hundred we are told, when
Gen. Wharton and Col. Stewart drove up-
two sober, staid, elderly citizens, with fans
lies and grown children, with exemplary
characters at home-surely they presented
no martial appearance calculated TO strike
CONSERVATION to such an assembly as that
Yet the impression seemed to prevail among
the reformtrs that these two men came ont
10 bulldoze the meeting.
Col. Stewart and Gen. Wharton simpIv |
asked for division of time. and John n /
Hull, the genius and Greenback oracle of |
Kinds county, and candidate for State
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The Man for SenatOr-The Great anu
GOOD Skinner I'm the Tolls OF
the Law

We see going the rounds of our Ex-
changes charge against W: II, oAinnoi,
the Greenback candidate for senator VI
Kinds, and Rankin, that there was luag
ment of five thousand dollars hanging
over him in this county, and IN order u
satisfy ourselves as to the correctness OF
the charge, we examined the record IN the
Clerks Office, and find the following entry;
October term of the Circuit Court Of
Scott county Miss, 1876. Judgment rem
desed Oct. 18th 1876.
Martha Edwards, :,
John B. Edwards, Per her next friend
VS.. Oldnuer'
W, Fl. Skinner,
This day. comes the parties by their attor'
neys and issue being joined thereupon came
the following jury of good and lawful men
to, wit: Isreal Jinkins, W. P. Armstrong,
W, w Graham, Romulus Day, A. M. Brooks,
Thos. Carrot, r. G. e. Connie, II. j. Reid,
]. H. Lowry, Thos. A. Stewart, Geo Ches'
ter, @. G.. Gilmer.
Who being empannelled and sworn a
true verdict TO give according to the evil
dence, and having heard the evidence re-
tired to consider of their verdict, and upon
their oaths returned the following to-wit:
We, the Jury find for the plaintiff and
assess her damages in the sum of five
thousand dollars. 1t is therefore consider
ed by The court that said plaintiff do recover
of and from said defendant, the sum afore-
said also her costs in this behalf expended
for which let execution issue &c.
At this term of the court John Watts
was the presiding Judge, M. D. Graham
Sheriff, and w. T. Meadow Clerk. Forest
Register.
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TERRY Miss, Sept. "a, 197

TERRY Miss, Sept. "a, 1879
| To the Editor of the Comet:
Being a subscriber to your very interest
ing journal, and admiring the pluck and
vim with which you drive your sledge ham.
mer blows against the ranks of the little
band of greenbackers that now infest our
State, thought possibly ft ,rds fl,
this corner of the county might be int
esting to some of your readers. Has it
ever occurred to you, Mr.. Editor, that the
Greenhaokers of this county are "out
Herodi4.g Herod in their endeavors to
catch the negro vote? That is they are
going farther, II he way Of coaz'
petting, and secretly talking to the
negroes than the Radicals ever did, and
have been told that in organizing their
Clubs, they require the negroes to take
IN oath, pledge or affirmation, to support
the Greenbaok ticket. 1 understand that
this oath or pledge feature ISM secret with
them at all-that they bind white and black
alike. If these are faots-and have no
reason to doubt thenl-it occurs to me that
this Greenback business is the same old
wolf, only he comes to us this time in
Sleeps clothing.
There are but two or three Greenbackers
in my neighborhood, and they are not
Greenbaokers to hurt-they will vote for
majority of our ticket and for one or two
on the opposition ticket. think another
visit from our candidates before the cans
vass closes, would be enjoyed by our peo-
pie, but 1 don't know that it would result
in much good, as there are SO few here to
convert.
Your paper Is very popular in this por-
ton of the county, and know of good
many that are going to subscribe as soon as
they get their cotton into market. Should
his meet with favor at your hands, you may
lear from me again before the canvass
doses. Respectfully, LOOKOUT.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27
ATTACHMENT NOTICE.
State Of Mississippi, Kinds county S..

| THERE is pending in the Circuit Court for th'
L First District Of Kinds county, in said state
a suit by attachment against James McGratl
aud james Compton heretofore doing business
under the firm name of Me(irath a compton, ~
favor Of Wallace Wood returned at July term 1873
Of said Court and continued until first Monday o.
and sixty-nine dollars, with interest from the l5th
Of April 1879.
Now If this said McGrath and Compton do not
appear and plead 10 the In said Court at JACK
son, on said first Monday Of January next, Judg-
ment 10y default will he rendered against them, ana
the property attached will be sold, rnd the elects
will be applied TO the payment Of said plaintin 5
claim.
In testimony whereof have hereunt0 set
sEAL.I my hand and the seal Of said Court 81
Jackson, this 18th day Of september, ls7s'
BF EDWARDS, Clerk
ByL. GREEN, DC. Sep 2O-at,
HKNHeWAY, Plaintiffs Attorney
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JACKSON, MISS, Sept. %, 1879.


Col James D. Stewart:
Dear SI-Your statement, made to Mr.
Porter, OH the Rankin county or Spring
Hill conversation, is before me. Iwant to
tell you, Colonel, that l have entire faith in
both your candor and conviction. believe
you will do equal justice to my conviction,
when say 1 have no recollection of using
the words in regard to not wanting diff
Guilty on that occasion but being prepared
for it,
Used i'll the manner that you describe, l
am willing TO admit the possibility of the
words escaping my memory. / will yet
urge that it is possible you heard the re-
marks from some one else that are credited
to me. urge this proposition from my
own standpoint, although I do not insist
upon your admitting it. wish to get the
records clear, and assure you have no
desire to parley over desultory converse
tions.
would like to ask You, not only as a
friend, but that justice may be done, to give
your opinion of the manner in which / met
and treated yourself and Gen. Wharton on
that occasion.
Yours, respectfully, JNo T. HULL.
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Mr seleot the Following itoma fro.,, -

We select the following items from a.
correspondents column of the Raymond
Gazetteer
Colorod people seem not to take as livo,
mn interest in the Greenback party nc Wa
we're disposed TO ut first, and several uh;s'y
who were supposed to DO inclined that , '"eaI
are becoming earnest in opposition to u i,
they learn more about il. %
Politics have no footing here Theuv.,
age white man looks npoI the country !.
''safe' and the darkey right supposes ~,
neither party proposes 10 set aside much ~
the chicken pie for him.
The writer met Col. j. ID. Stewart ana
Il. A. McWillie, Esq. on route from Browns
vile to jackson having enlightened thn
people of the former neighborhood, tbaU U
were going home to get new ideas, nSS
phrases, new "curls, and additional On
structions. Those gentlemen are most lii
ed whore best known, and make hosts Of
friends wherever they go. They are pOn.
tlemen of virtue and intelligence, and
should receive the vote of oil good citizena
of Kinds county, without regard to political
prefer enoes or party affiliations.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

Hon. OLARKsoN N. POTTER, of ''Potter
| Committee" fame, was unanimously nomi-
mated for Liet.- Governor by the regular
Democratic Convention in New ork. As
his name was prominently mentioned in
connection with the first place on the ticket,
it was thought that possibly he might der
cline the second, but like true Democrat
and patriot that he is, he throws every other
consideration aside but the welfare and
success of his party, and comes to the front
with the following letter of acceptance, ready
and willing to do battle against Cornell and
Kellyism;
NUrwooD, New Rochelle, Sep. 10, 70.
SRI beg to acknowledge your letter of
yesterday, informing me of my unanimous
nomination by the Democratlc>Republican
State Convention, of which you we're Press
ident, for the Office of Lieut.. sGovernor of
the State of New York.
l did not seek the nomination. Under
ordinary circumstances should decline it,
But at this crisis in the affairs of the party,
if it be thought that my name or services
can contribute anything to the union or
success of the Democracy, do not feel at
liberty to withhold them.
have the honor therefore, of accepting
the nomination rendered me, and remain,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
CLARKsoN N. POTTER
To the Hon John c, Jacobs President Of the Dem
ocratic-Repu 1lican State Convention.
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Gen. Chalmers Opinion of Gen wood
fOrd's Demand.
To the Editor of The Post.

| To the Editor of The Post
My attention has just been directed to an
article in Republican newspaper calling
| on Lamar, Singleton or Chalmers to answer
the statement of Gen. Woodford as to the
trial of Gully for the murder of Miss CHS
holm. / take pleasure in answering, as
| the statement of Gen. Woodford and the
comments of the Republican press upon il
are most startling Indications of the extent
to which tho Republican party is prepared
to go in the destruction of civil liberty.
Gen. Woodford states that the jury were
fairly drawn and selected; that if the judge
erred it was against the prisoner, that the
District Attorney had prepared his case
we'll and prosecuted it with ability, and
that he was assisted in the prosecution by
Judge Morris one of the ablest criminal
Lawyers he ever met Mrs. Chisholm swore
that she saw the prisoner shoot her daugh>
ter, but in this she was fatty contradicted
by a number of unimpeached witnesses.
Mrs. Chisholm was more likely to have
been excited at the time than other wit
nesses and, therefore, less able to give a
correct statement of the facts. The jury,
who by law are the sole judges of the facts,
believed the other witnesses, and found
Gully not guilty. For this verdict Gen.
Woodford Yilifies tho jury, and the country
and the Republican papers asks that q
search be made through the statutes to see
if some means cannot be found whereby
the, Nation can protect its citizens. In
other words, whether the Nation cannot
take away from Mississippi Democrat,
when charged with killing a Republican,
the right of trial by jury. This right, which
our ancestors held most sacred, entitled the
prisoner to trial by jury of the vicinage,
and it was held TO be better that ninety
nine guilty men should escape than an in>
nocent man be punished. It is now asked
that this right shall be taken from Missis-
sippians, and when one is charged with
crime he shall be tried by jury of Gen.
Woodford's, who go down to register
verdict agreed on before the trial. A new
batch of reconstruction laws are demanded
under which the bloody scenes of judicial
murder under the Jeffreys and Scroggs may
be re-enacted This is the fate the South |
may expect from the Republican party, and
yet she is denounced for being solid against
it. Yours truly,
as. r. Chalmers.
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HONE, September %. 1879.

HUME, september 20, 1919.
John 7. Hull, ESQ:
Dear ST. am in receipt of your note
of this date by the hands of Messrs. Nose.
ly and Atkinson, and proceed to reply:
1 am very positive that you made the re-
marks to me about the apprehended trouble,
at the Spring Hill barbecue in Rankin
county, and, further, that have no right
to question your candor in asserting that
you have forgotten that you made these re-
marks to me.
Nor do suppose that 1t was your pur-
pose to intimidate me, yet my reply to you
was intended to show that was not alarm
ed at the suggestion on your part that there
might be trouble.
i take pleasure in stating as have done
on all necessary occasions, that your manner
and bearing towards me have been uni
formly polite and courteous and entirely
SO toward both Gen. Wharton and myself
when we met on the occasion referred to.
Hoping that this may prove to be satis-
factory reply to your friendly note, am,
Respectfully yours,
JAMES D. STEWART.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

In his speech Saturday night Dol. Hooker
paid handsome, graceful and deseryed
tribute to Mr.. Thurman, of Ohio. AT A
time, he said, when Mississippi had no rem.
resentativo at Washington Of her own, MI
Thurman defended her and her people
from foul aspersions. He won the lasting
gratitude of every Mississippian by bis
able and manly defense of their State
when there was no one in Congress to
stand between them and their enemies.
The mention of MIR. Thurman brought
down the house which gave evidence of its
admiration of the Ohio statesman, by long
and loud applause. -Columbu Index.
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FOR Sale.

MY RESIDENCE IN THE SUBURBS OF
Ill Jackson, together with ten years privilege
lease of IS acres Of land attached under new fence
and in high State of cultivation, and good set of
household and kitchen furniture. Also my stock
farm of 4SO acres, in Rankin county, six miles
from Jackson, which is susceptible Of division into
three farms with good buildings on each. also
have for sale corn, hay, fodder, horses, mules, cat
tie, hogs, sheep, goats, wagon, cart plows and all
necessary farming implements.
The above real and personal property is free Of
incumbrance, title perfect, and will be sold at pri-
vate sale, and on terms fair to purchasers
Call on or address,
Sept. 27-tf. A. w, LITTLE
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

THROUGH the kindness Of the proprietor
of the Southern Live Stock Journal, we have
received a copy of Judge Georges address at
the laying Of the corner stone, of the A. &
NJ. College, which We would have repro
duced in this issue but for the crowded
state of our columns. 1t Is al able
speech and should be read by everyone
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27

The Peoples journal, a newspaper pub
lished in this city by Mr.. J. J. Spellman,
and having decided leaning to unadulter~
ated Republicaniam, gives this latest defini-
tion of the Reforners movements "The
Greenback patty Is fiddle faddIa Liefor-
matory whoop-do-doodls-do concern. ."
That settles it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-27
New Advertisements.
N Office.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI,
In the District Court Of the United States, for the
Southern District Of Mississippi, at Chambers,
September q, 1879.
1t is ordered that Special Term of said Court he
begun and held in the United States Court room, in
the City OF Jackson, on the first Monday in Novem-
Der for the transaction of such business may
before said Court
Ordered this September "a, 1879.
r. A. HILL, Judge.
Test; A McGEHEE, Clerk.-Ttd