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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

The Oil City Derrick man says Eli
Perkins is liar. Thus a sublime and
carefully elaborate character is wiped
away with the stroke Of pen !-0sh-
k0sh Christian Advocate.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

Two editors have been elected to
important positions in the Mississippi
Legislature. True merit will not
always 90 unrewarded.-Paris (Texas)
Banner.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

Poet: "Do You want Of my blank
verse?n No we don't want any of
your - verse.-Atlantic monthly.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

The man who can successfully hood
wink himself is not TO be trusted. He
requires watching.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

Garfield has been elected from Ohio
To succeed Thurman i'm the Senate.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

Pinchback is likely TO succeed Mad
Wells as Surveyor of the Port of New
Orleans.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

The only son of Gen. Wade Hanp-
ton, died few days since.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

The AstOrs own 3,4OO dwellings in
New York City.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

suspended payment since
dun gwaror any
throughout the and offer specially liberal terms
Attorneys invited to correspond
sure twill be to o
banchesO banking business andonl promptly all collections
the relations with all the S""'
hin gives superior
We buys ndslau o acuriie o anaIls rap
Wecllat in Al parts 0
0
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-01-24

slHays on hand apd sid lower than ever before il
this market Gail and examine before purt hatinl
elsewhere. marl5-1y
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Greenville Settlement News.

Mr.. Roberts and wife are teaching at the
U. L. Institute, and are giving entire sat
isfaction. Messrs. Sumner and Durant
are teaching the other district schools, and
although they are young, | may say they
are doing well.
Please allow me space in your columns.
was out in Darke county few days ago
and had the pleasure of visiting all the
schools, among which was Prof f. P,
Clemens and Prof. w. W. Epps'. l am
glad to say that / found Mr.. Epps busily
engaged in iustilling knowledge into the
minds of the rising youth. Mr.. +. is a
splendid teacher. When l entered Mr.
Clemens school l found him busily en-
gagged hearing a geography recitation; al
ter which several young ladies and gentle
men of the school, among whom were
Miss Bass, Peters, Collins, Mr.. Jefferson
Paxton, and Collins, had some interesting
literary exercises, / was convinced that
Mr.. G. is good teacher. His pupils all love
him, and he seems to love them. like
kind teachers, and that is the kind Of 6
one Mr.. G. is. May God prosper him in
his undertakings. Z. +. STOKES.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Crowded out last week,
Lost Creek News
TViOo Couuty

The heal h OF the citizens of this place
IS unusually good this winter.
We have I65 children in regular attend
ance at our three district schools.
Mrs Redden Roberts has been very
sick but she is fast recovering.
Lost Creek has nine ladies who weigh
something over 800 pounds.
Lost Creek has 16S professors of the
Christian religion, of which number 80 are
Baptist.
The property owned by the colored cit
liens OF this place is worth something over
100000.
We should be glad to know what has
become of Alpha Omega and Non Dunn.
Let them speak.
Since our last correspondence Mr.. Al
ONO Roberts, of Otter Greek, and the
babe OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roberts have
both died.
The Baptist church held its annual ell
ection of officers on the eleventh instant.
The church property is in good condition,
being clear of all debt.
Mr.. Samuel Malone, the oldest citizen
in our community, has moved to his
daughters, Mrs. Elisha Stewart. Mr.. Ma
lone has grown very feeble.
The following will be discussed at the
next meeting OF the y. M. l.. A. Resolved,
that the Democratic party did more for
the abolition of American slavery than
the Republican party.
The Baptist church was well filled last
Sabbath at ii a. M, also at p. m. The
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Rockport News.

Our benevolent and religious societies
which are reasonably good, We will speak
of more fully hereafter.
The republicans have called a conven-
ton to be held here Feb. IA 1880, for
the purpose of electing chairman OF the
County Central committee, delegates to
district convention, ETC., etc.
Your very excellent paper is being sold
by our news agent Mr.. John Graham, and
who, by-the-way is every inch the gentle
man. But the sale is not so large as it can
be made-after reading several copies we
are satisfied the Leader is a paper which
should be read by our people generally
The number of copies that are now sold
in this place we are satisfied, will in a
short time be doubled In town and vici-
nifty is a population of 800 or more colored
people, most of whom are reading class,
and highly appreciate any laudable en-
terprise emanating from one of our own
race, hence we bespeak much larger de-
mand for the Leader in the future INA.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

devoted TO the payment of all previous Cuban
loans. The guarantee 10 be offered VIII %
based upon the customs revenue OF Cuban.
CoNsrA NTINoPLE, Jan 20 "A convention mas
been signed by Sawas fasha, the Turklsh
minister of foreign affairs, anu sir AUSTIN
Llyard for suppresSl IN of the siave TRACE In
Turkey.
DUBLIN Jan. 26.-At n meeting OF the town
council to-day Lord Man or Gray informed the
council of the lord lieutenents reJs ction OF an
invitation To attend the lord may ors banquet
on February 3, and his reasons Tor leJection.
He asserted that an illegal resolution nau Deen
passed ut the meeting of the Home Rulers
which would warrant the action OF the lOru
lieutenant A resolution TO ABANDON the
bauauet on February and give LOU 10 the
poor of the city instead was unanimously
adopted The lord mayor, IN his remarks
upOn the action of the lord lieutenant, saiu ne
believed the latter had done his utmost TO I'M
press upon the Government the fearful con-
ditiOn of Ireland.
Havana Jan. 26-This being the birthday
of Mrs Grant, General Callejos ana MS Ianily
win dine with the Grant party After dinner
n few families known already 10 deneFai
Grant will spend the evening At the palace
General Grant has ac eepted an invitation TO
visit the san Diego n'inersl baths. =.
During the past week repeated snochs vi
earthquake were Ielt in the Vuelta Abdyo ols'
trIct being particularly heavy at san chris
tobsi AdVices from the latter place lnouceo
the Government TO send thither a part OF the
engineer corps According To the latest lntei,
lIeence all public buildings AT san Chrisiooai
are in ruins Seventeen members OF me civil
guard were wounded by falling buildings on
the night of the I'D.
The Insurgent chiefs, GARLIC aud Serfain
Sanchez. were recently defeated IN the Clnco
Nitas district, leaving four dead anu SOME
wounded behind them. Among the latter was
St. Col Vidal Pich.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Greencastle News.

Miss Emma Scott, of Brazil, was visiting
in the city the first OF the week.
Rev. Willis Blanks preached at Bethel
chapel A. M. E. church, Sabbath.
A protracted meeting in Rev. Clay IS
church is going on and many are being
added to the church.
The colored people who came from North
Carolina have all found good homes and
are happy. The Democrats mourn.
Burglars are again at work in our city.
On Saturday night the house OF Louis
Snider was broken into and small amount
of money stolen.
A cistern caved in on DR.. Evans lot, on
Monday evening and one OF the workmen
engaged in its construction made narrow
escape from death.
An effort has been made in our city, by
some of the Yazoo Democracy, to try and
persuade number of colored women to
leave good homes, which they have SC
cured here, and 60 back to North Carolina.
They have been discovered and a close
watch will be kept in the future.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Peru News.

Mrs. Robert Moss is visiting in the city
of bridges, Logansport.
Mr.. Beverly, Esq, of the Clinton House,
Kokomo, is in the city visiting relatives.
Mr.. Joseph Roberts, of Wabash, is in
the city; the guest OF Alexander Moss.
c. NJ. Taylor. of Warsaw, paid his father
in-law, Alex Moss, a flying visit last week
Our friend, A. r., of Logansport, will
be placed in his old position at the national
capital.
That was an artist combat and Mayor
Reybourn smiled when he said she couldn't
recover for elevating her No los.
Two of our literary fellows are at loss
to know the whereabouts of Blind Tom,
the celebrated Negro pianist. Non Dunn
rise and explain.
The report is current that Daniel Web
ster Chameleon Anatomical Voorhees, vii
summon a witness from this city to testify
to startling facts in relation to the exodus
Charles Moss has given the Philharmonic
glee club the unsophisticated appellatloi
of "snuff diggers;p and, like Maj Gordon
is "personally responsible" for what hi
says
Frank says she must "mind him. an6
not sing in Browns glee club, or he viii
ship her and her "aggravating bundle" t.
Indianapolis Geo. w. Jackson to thu
contrary notwithstanding.
We learn from agent Wiley that Prof
T. J. Ferguson is now principal of the En-
terprise academy at Albany o. G. }. War
ring having concluded to finish up hi
course at Oberlin.
Mr.. Jackson Wiley, travelling agent 10
Albany Enterprise Academy, is in the cit
canvassing for that institution. Will
here he will be the welcome guest of MI
and Mrs. Moses Peyton.
When the Eva OF declining years find
herself besieged in a magnificent ball
room, listening to the divine symphonic
of junier Beethoven. the old time buoy
ancy is aroused; aud fiinging to the wind
the Methodist discipline she whirls in tn
luxurating labyrinths of the waltz.
VoLTAIRE.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
Kokomo News.

The A. NJ. f. Church, netted $24 at the
supper last week.
Mrs. Osborn Bonds is very sick, with
typhoid pneumonia.
Miss Cassie Woods is lying very low
with consumption.
John Morgan, of Frankfort, spent few
days in our city last week.
Mr.. Wilcox occupied the pulpit of the
A. NJ. E. Church Sunday.
Miss Cassie Smith is very sick at the
residence of her sister Mrs. SHINES.
Our old ''pest' J. T. has returned again,
and is wariDg with the Turks as usual.
Kokomo literary is ready to meet "Vol-
taire" with all his modern Ciceros OF
Peru.
There is quite demand for colored help
to do general housework in our city at
present.
Mrs. J. A. Bradboy has returned from
Indianapolis, where she has been visiting
her sisters.
There will be a grand festival given
here Jan. %, for the benefit OF the A. nj
+. Church.
The Rev. McSmith has just closed a
very successful quarterly meeting at his
church in this city.
Mr.. SHINES our Main street barber un-
tied with A. NJ E. Church on last Sum
day evening.
There will be quarterly meeting conduct
ed at the A. NJ. z. Church, commencing
January "a. J. McSmith and other emf
nent divines are expected present.
Mr.. James Smith and family have gone
to Fort Wayne, where he will probably re-
main for some time The church loses an
earnest worker and society great favor
tie.
1t is said by several of the Oldest mem
hers of the A. M. E. church that Rev. Mr..
McSmith preached the best sermon ever
heard in that church last Sunday even.
ing. fRoLoCUTOR,
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
DOMESTIC.


CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Frederick Craja, Pol
ander aged H. was stabbed and killed last
night b. Charles Schank.
s.. LOUIS Jan. 25.-James +. simmons, for
merry a telegraph operator, took Paris green
last ight with suicidal intent, ana dlea to-oay
after positively refusing medlcal slu.
MEMPHIS, Jan 26.-The police late tonight
arrested Milton Hart, colOrec, who last sum-
mer, H. is alleged, raped Ellen Dryer, VOTE
When taken To be Identified a crowd gathered,
and it was with difficulty that the officers pre-
vented his lynching by the friends Oh the out
ragged girl.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Two exhibition billiard
games were played here to night Inc nrst
was between Schaefer and Dsly, French
caroms, 500 points. Schaefer made oOO ana
Daily $40 Schaefer's average was 1914 q, Daily
II-6-26 Schaefer's best run was 1856, Days 81
The second game was cushion caroms Daiy
won, making Il o; Sexton, 81. DAILY : pest run
was .. Twenty-three innings were played.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. GA fire tonight, orig
mating from a furnace In the base inent ol
Kits x Wernes' jewelry store, on Fourth
street, near Jefferson, burned the nrst moor ~
the rear OF the store, damaging the STOCK tC
the amount of $4,000 and fixtures sls,0O. Inc
safe, containing fine jeweiry, fell into the
cellars. Its contents are su posed TO oe ssde
panies. The building was the property o.
Mrs. samuel Avery; damaged 5000.
PEORIA Jan. 26.- T. b. Day. L. $. Lee, r.
Grier, q. A Wilson, w. t. Dowdeil, Johf
/ Warner and Thomas Orally were to day !
| pointed a committee to visit Washington viii
/ a memorial TO Congress for The erection of
/ Government building In this city. They VII
/ go this week.
/ An Irish relief fair to Ia the entire week
/ opened at Rouses Hall this evening, unde
the most fiattering auspices. Bishop Spauld
ing delivered an address TO nerly LOO peopl
who were present.
PIrrsBURG Pa Jan. 20 The coal miners
! strike of the past two weeks, in q Is section
is virtually ended so far as the river miner
are concerned, the miners resuming work q
the old wages of 81 cents per bushel, but III
/ reported that they are to hold meeting Q
! delegates on Wednesday, and, IL two thirds
| the miners are In favor of strike. they WI
| be out by Saturday again for ~ cents. In
| railroad miners are still out, except In FEY
cases, though the operators claim that the
will all be I'm by Monday next. The action {
the river miners has weakened the strike {
the railroad miners. The mills and factorie
depending upon the railroad miners are no.
supplied by river. The secretary of the Miner
union. on the contrary, claims that the strik
on the railroad is stronger TO day than ever
was aud that the miners show no signs
weakening.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

theme of the morning service was the
safety of those who put their trust in the
Lord. At o'clock the sermon was upon
the life and course of sin and its destruc
tiveness.
Mr.. Allen our county superintendent
nounces them in a fiourishing condition.
He also lectured at the Baptist church on
on the evening of the twentieth inst, sub
iect, "Our common schools and what are
they doing" The house was crowded and
all were well pleased with the lecture. II
is hoped that the lecture will be strictly
adhered to by all. Short speeches were
made by Mr.. Elias Anderson and Mr.
Thomas, our leading educators
JURAT.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

The Blue Ribbon temperance union is
now in the midst Of one OF the greatest re-
vivals ever held in our city. Meetings are
held nightly in their hall and hundreds of
names are being added to the union. The
good people of Greencastle mean business
and before these meetings are brought to
a close the "dens of iniquity" will be re-
membered only as among the things that
were. ROVER.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

Whether taken to relieve internal suf-
fering of the throat or lungs, or applied
externally to heal tumor, sore or cut,
remove corn, or remedy stiffness, rheu-
matism, lameness or soreness, Thomas
Electric Oil is equally reliable. Testimo-
malls from the most authentic sources, con-
clusively provethis. The advertisement
in another column should be read. Foi
sale by j. B. Dill.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

1t is estimated that there are 2,4OO dis
orders to which the human frame is liable
such as coughs, colds, wounds, burns,
bruises, catarrh, Group, swelled neck. loss
of voice. asthma, etc. When person is
laid up with rheumatism, lie is apt to think
the entire number have struck him in
concert. Use DIR. Thomas Electric Oil
in all such cases; its effects are wonderful.
For sale by j. B. Dil
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

The evils of mems wives live after them,
while the good which they do is seldom
spoken of with safety to stepmothers, but
the wonderful cures of Dr. Thomas
Electric Oil are spoken of by each person
who has used it, in all cases OF burns,
bruises, colds, catarrh, bronchitis. etc
See advertiser Mt in another column. For
sale by j. u Dill.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

You should never be without 1t in the
house. DIR. Thomas Electric Oil is sure
and speedy remedy for Group and dip
liberia, coughs, colds. 1t is just what you
want at hand, for it is safe and sure every
time. For sale by ]. B. Dill.
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
TOREIGN.

MADRID. JAM 25.-The Liberal states eses saat
the Of colonies Ei, b@dsef Presou
10 the nTtborizipg the Government TO contract
u3n n Of co. 200 piastres, the proceeds 10 pe
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

Go to J. B. Dilrs for Mrs. Freemans
New National Dies. For brightness and
durability of color are unequalled. Color
from two to five pounds, price, fifteen
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31


ment of the Nerv-
Gus System gen
orally, Pains in
Back or Side,
Loss of Memory.
Premature old
Age and diseases
that lead to Con-
sumption, Insan-
ity aud an early
grave. or both
The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31
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Dr. j. B. SIMPSONS SPECIFIC MEDICINE Is a positive
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all diseases resulting from Self Abuse, Nervous De-
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The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-31

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The Specific Medicine is being used with wonderful
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and get full particulars. Price, Specific sl.00 per
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Sold in indianapolis by J. B. DILL, and all Drug.
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-18
Fashion Notes.

BONNET strings are yard long.
White jet is rs fashionable as ever.
Light-colored cloths are preferred for
jackets.
Deep fur collars and cuffs will be
favored this winter.
Full lace frills are much used for trim
ming dresses.
Cloaks have gay Innings of plush in
red or old gold color.
Muffs of envelope or pocket shape,
trimmed with lace, are new.
The variety of feathers used in mil
linery is almost unlimited.
Small round capes of cloth. heavily
beaded, will be popular this winter.
The hair is now worn in a loose
twisted coil or bow-knot, instead of
the braided coil, for full-dress occa-
sions.
Necklaces are worn again. Those
formed of large balls of carved jet are
stylish with black dresses.
Large hair-pins of gilt and smaller pins
OF gilt. silver or pearl, with oval heads,
are stuck here and there among the
trimmings on bonnets.
Plush is produced in all colors and
all widths-seal-skin plush, tiger-spot-
ted plush, black plush, striped plush,
smooth plush and rough plush.
Combinations of materials-such as
satins and plush. velvet and plush. or
plush and beaver-are used on bonnets;
but the same color is preserved, though
various shades OF it may be used.
Children still wear bangs on the fore
head. while the back hair is long and
flowing; larger girls wear Marguerite
braids, or else braided loops, with
either bang or natural waves in front.
The fancy for sticking gilt ornaments
such rs daggers, large-headed pins.
long hair-pins and Japanese fans
through the hair, after the manner of
the Japanese women, is adopted by our
fashionable ladies.
Many of the elegant silk dolmans
which have appeared since the cold
weather began are lined with leopard
skin and trimmed with deep border
aud collar of the same costly fur. which
is among the most fashionable this sea-
son.--IndresoS' Bdzdr.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-18
Personal AND LITERARY.

Iris reported that Mr.. Andrew ID.
White is writing a life OF Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Mis-. FRANCES HoDGsoS BURNETT is
SO i'll that she writes while living on her
back. She is writing new novel.
THE United States Government will
soon publish the Records of the War,
a work filling nearly seventy-seven thou
sand octave pages.
!Scribner' Monthly has made such a
success with its English edition that the
Harpers have taken the hint and are
about TO follow suit.
The Town Council of Edinburgh,
Scotland, intend TO expend the sum OF
$4,000 in placing statuettes of the char
acters in the "Waverly Novels in the
thirty empty inches of the Scott Mon
ument
The inventory of the estate of the
late Mary Shields, recently filed in the
office of the Re gister of Wills, at Phila-
delphia. shows that her property is
valued at 1884, $50. %, nearly all in per-
sonal effects. BY her will nearly the
whole of this amount is bequeathed to
charitable institutions.
ALEXANDER MOTION, ex-governor
of Louisiana, is the oldest United States
Senator now living, having served in
that body under the Administration of
General jackson. Although an octo-
genarian he retains his faculties. mental
and physical, in remarkable degree.
except his vision, which is somewhat
impaired.
AT the funeral of Lucretia Mott. the
informal religious manners of the Quak-
ers were preserved. No speakers were
chosen beforehand The family and
friends gathered in her house, and sat
awhile in silence. Then Deborah
Wharton arose and delivered eulogy,
and was followed by DIR. Furness in
similar address. Both were neighbors.
GARIBALDI has declined Tennyson's
invitation to winter with him in the
Isle of Wight. The poet laureate in
tends now to winteri in London. where he
has arrived, and may be often seen eat
ing his chop and drinking his accustomed
pint of double in the old-fashiOned
hostelry he has made his own in the
classic purlieus of Fleet street, close by
the Middle Temple.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1880-12-18
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