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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
GEN. FEATHERSToN ON THE NOM
NATION.

One of the truest, best, ablest and
most gallant sons of Mississippi Is
Gen. Featherston. He is tower OF
strength, always right, and always
ready. Gifted with great sagacity
and sound judgment, he carries into
a canvass an enthusiasm that is con-
tagious and weight that is felt. The
views of such man are always inn
portant. Upon his return from Gin
citnati whittier he had gone as dele
gate for the State at large, the citizens
got up an impromptu meeting and he
gave them an impromptu speech,
which, is thus reported by the Holly
Springs South:
The call Vastly ringing Courthouse
bell, and the house was filled in five
minutes. He stated the result known
to us before his arrival, with interest
ing incidents of the convention not
before generally known, and his en-.
tire and undoubting confidence of the
election of our ticket. Congratula-
tions, he said came in TO the conven-
ton from all quarters. Before leav-
ing the city it was manifest that the
heart of the country was touched, the
welcome was universal, the ratifica-
ton of the nominations every where
ioyfully received. 1t was cheering to
know that all this was so spontane-
Gus, and any thing else than the re-
suit of party machination, which
means often so little and next to moth
ing as to the vote of the people.
While the head quarters of Hancock's
friends might be with difficulty be
found in comparatively obscure
place on u cross street, and his friends
inexperienced and inactive in their
efforts for him, many other leading
candidates had their flags flying from
the principal hotels with all the agen-
cies at work in their behalf possible to
the experienced wire pulling politi-
clans. But it was felt in the outset
that Hancock was the second choice
of the body of the delegates, while he
was the first choice of the largest
number on the first ballot, taken for
the mere purpose of ascertaining
something Of individual preferences.
The second was the only test ballot
taken, when he was nominated by
vote almost unanimous. Consulta-
ton was all that was wanted to make
apparent the fact that he was a cam
didate of all others freest from objec-
tions, most suitable and available,
and the choice of the country. Tel
egrams came in from Thurman, Sey-
more, Tilden and others endorsing
the nomination as the very best pos
sible, and before the convention adj
journed its nominations were ratified
throughout the length and breath of
the land by every exposition of joy,
by shouts and rejoicings and the
Of bells and booming of can
non. No nomination was ever made
by a convention, which was so
promptly ratified by the millions.
And while in some places, as here,
some of the ordinary demonstrations
have been omitted, as unnecessary
where such general appreciation pre-
walls, even greater boom exists and
the cannons and bells and shouts of a
united party and people proclaim to
the convention the welcome well done
good and faithful servants. Victory
is in the air. A liberty loving people
fight under captain who is never
beaten.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

Hon. w. H. ENGLISH, the next VICE
president of the United States, sa
regular wheel-horse. He knows hOe
to deal out sledge-hammer logic, anu
has already been heard from in a ring
ing speech made in indianapolis 70 aD
enthusiastic serenading party w
give below the closing paragraph
The day Gen. Hancock is eIeelsl
the gospel of sectional hate ana Igar
ousy SO long preached by the fau I.tT
demagogues of the Republican paiMl
will be forever closed, the ha!tim
bloody shirt will be buried beyond. IS
power of resurrection and the GrlsJI
and glorious banner of peace ana svS
will throughout all the land VIII n Uot
on every breeze. Gen. HancocK pSi
only ought to be elected, but ne v Sh
be elected. Greater harmony eA w.,
in the Democratic party now thaI ia n~
before for quarter OF a ce1'TT: ~.
We were badly discouraged ana ~
heartened here in 1875. Yet We Ir
ried this State and that election
over a quarter of million votes ,S
though we were cheated out u t ~
fruits of our victory. Yes, hl'iJs
records the truth; it will go lll!o mo- II IA
tory and down the stream OF lln' n,
future ages, that two Democrats oni
peers of any statesmen in. al! '@ anj
were fairly elected Presldenl tbst
Vice President by the people biI
they were cheated out of thell IA AZ 4,
offices and the places were heia tbs
four years by men who were NV, rpu
choice of the people; that tne ,T T
who perpetrated this great irauu f tbsir
in vast numbers awarded lOi I'm
corrupt and disgraceful acls othq
offices which of right belong " ,rort
and to better men. This is the ~yA
political crime of the age, this . s,Tir
upon the fair fame Of our cons.lssIeau
must forever rest upon the kePu ~ HE
party, and it is the business iTTl1it5
500, 900 Democrats Of the .Issr
States have in hand to rebuke NIX ~,
thors of this great fraud and ~ In
its repetition at the next eleclOIs ~
possible. You need have no ri
that the men elected next ui liz rs |
take their seats. When they u.It1sf
will have pure, economical eQi'sr ne
onal Government, and, 1 trIIsh
porous and happy people.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

The contest for Congress in Null
drow's district is growing warm
Messrs. Allen, Tucker and Meek are
the prominent candidates, and the
newspapers are taking a lively inter-
est in it. Seven journals favor the
election Of Capt. Allen, there arc two
for Fucker, and we don't know how
many are on the side Of Col. Meek.
They are all good men, and We hope
the canvass will be carried through
without anybody having his feelings
hurt, though some Of the newspapers
are getting rather saucy towards each
ether.
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A Deserved Compliment TO n Talent.
ed Young Lady.

Below we reproduce from the Brook
haven Ledger, graceful compliment
to a very worthy and promising young
artist:
"The College Chapel was tastefully
decorated with eveTgreens aud flowers
during the college exercises, but the
prettiest decorations were the beautiful
pictures made in the art department
under the charge of Miss Hattie r.
Dingman. The pictures were well
executed and were arranged in such a
manner that all had an opportunity Of
seeing and examining them. Miss Hat
tie is an artist Of the highest order,
and Possesses the advantage of i'm
parting the beautiful art to her pupils
as the pictures attest"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

WILL H. HERMAN is still on the
war path, but it is war of words.
He uses these weapons with great
deXterity. In the Avalanche of
Thursday, he fires a platoon of adj
jectives, and shows clearly why it was
improper for him to kill Col. Harper
at Vicksburg. Harper, he says, was
mad, and armed with a six shooter, in
addition to the cow-hide, and if he
(Kernan) had lifted his little finger in
defense he knew that Harper intended
to shoot him. The defense winds up
in these conclusive words:
L have no apologies to make, and
am willing to stand OF fall by my
action at Vicksburg;
And if my honor,
Or the honor of Ohio,
Or the honor of Mississippi
Can only be upheld by initiating
the favOrite amusement of
Bullies and
Blackguards, of
Pimps and
Prize-fighters, of
Bawdy shops and
Whisky holes,
You can count me out.
WILL II. HERMAN.
We have received long letter from
Mr.. Herman for publication in THE
COMET, giving full account of all the
circumstances which led to the cow
hiding in Vicksburg, but as he in
dulges in terms somewhat offensive to
Col. Harper, we are compelled to refuse
its admission into our columns on
that account.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

JUST before his departure TO take
charge Of the department of Louisiana
and Texas, Gen. Hancock was sere-
naded at Washington, and in a speech
full of patriotic sentiments, he uttered
among others, these golden words
"My highest desire win be to perform
the duties Of my new sphere, not in the
interest Of parties or partisans, but for the
benefit Of my country, the honor Of my
profession, aud I trust also, for tie relfars
q de people committed 70 Iag care ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

THE faith of the Federal Office
holding patriots in the South is in the
bloody shirt. 1t would particularly
please this limited class of political
supernumeraries and nondescripts to
have few niggers choked, merely to
get up a decent pretext for the stall
warts to run for the bloody shirt. It
will be hard on these pure-minded and
disinterested patriots, if the South
moves along peaceably, decently, and
in order, and thus give no food to the
bloody shirt mongers, and open the
way for them to drop out of the pub
lie service. 1t will be hard if the
country is not to be kept in stew and
the races fighting and robbing and
killing each other to make places for
them. But, perhaps, the country can
breathe for while at least, notwith-
standing the hardship.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
LOUIS HOFFMAN,,
VS..
BROWN & KUHN.

Appeal from the Chancery Court Of War
ren county, Hon U. NJ. Young, Chancellor.
Complainant and defendants were the
owners Of adjoining lots in the city Of
Nleksburg, upon each Of which stood
brick buildings connected by party wall,
one-half Of which rested on either lot.
The buildings had been 50 constructed
more than twenty years ago by one who
then owned both lots, and in consequence
Of sales by him to different persons, they
have become, by subsequent eonveyances,
the proPertyin severalty Of the parties to
this suit.
March 18th, 1879, the building Of com
plainani was totally, and that Of defendants
partially destroyed BY fire. The party wall
was somewhat injured, but TO what extent
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

We had the pleasure of meeting, at
Brookhaven on Tuesday last, Mr..
Bonney, of the Summit Sentinel, Col.
Burke, of the Magnolia Gazette, Mrs.
w. Lee Patton, of the summit Times,
w. A. Henry, of the Yazoo Sentinel,
f. II. Wilson, of the Grenada South,
and S. r. Boyd, of the Chester Re
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

| @ssslN
is a matter of dispute. Both NAM.
insured in the same company '' a''s We
an estimate of damages, made "nu up|
received payment from the comD M, rSp'r|
the basis that the party wall hnG ',""NW
dered useless, and would bovo VVca It
built. 70 be d
Defendants insist that theyrooo,,..
money from the insurance compo0r 'vu'hc
and without knowledge, that IN inoul|
they obtained payment in run r ~ 30 Dol
lhe value OF the wall. Shortly ar,o v"V'l
they began to repair orrebuild tha 'vrwart|
using the old party wall for thot ''r nous
whereupon, complainant filed hi. p ",i
Joining them from so doing, allos,~ oll Q
the wall was unsafe, and doncorn'"s tn
praying that it should be torn do on'' al
rebuilt from the foundation-if tI"u an
to be used as party wall. Dor s'Vallt
having answered, avcrring the cnti ,Ouuanl
and trustworthiness of the wall SaletI
timony was taken on the subject ' n, ,''
seems to have satisfied the Chancollor" 4 u
the wall was not materially miuroa 'na
would subserye the purposes of nOv.r anI
ings similar to the old ones. IJo tho. 'u''u|
dismissed the bill. E''V'oEe|
Shelton n Crutcher for appellants
Miller a Hirsch for appellees.
CHALMERS. j.
Held
l. We are not prepared to saw ,n.,
Chahceilor erred IN his conclusion nS :, Tue
but we tnlnK that independents " 81 iaGl
question OF the condition of the wall ', ad Tue
plainant was entitled to the relief nro voll'
and IL VIII not be denied him becamScsgd
vested MS claim to 1t upon imnrVonal e
grounds, since it cannot be claimed p pro
as matter OF costs, that by so do iiNvyI
mas mlsleu MS adversary or operated .a ne
surprise upon him. As he was i in any
opinion, entitled, upon the destrII,ctiinonO our
his mouse TO put an end to the eaSS Um VI
previously enjoyed by defendants i in ~
much OF the wall as rested upon Ii. ~ ~ 80
ana TO decline longer to treat the wall ., wv
party wall, his legal rights should MT y y
plCJuuiScu pONuusO uC SuNc as rnnen,
desiring to do so, the unsafe cba raSVa l0l
the structure. "''cr Of
2. The owners of adjoining buill,,
connected by a party wall, resting MaaY
upon the soil OF each, are ncitbserp i ia!
owners nor tenants in common of tLo yOlRI
Each is possessed in severalty If j hiO wall
soil up to the dividing line, and Of that o U Nv"
ton of the wall which rests unon "i Il P ,N
the soil of each, with the wall belm"i,nO.a l
him, is burdened with an ensemenEs %
servitude in favor of the other, ia tSn oS u
that it may afford a support to t5 ir' w yaa
and building of such other. wal
3. The obligation ceases with tbo mn,
pose for which it was assumed, nwd pIr'
the support of the houses of Which X,
wall forms a part. If those houses ~" Nv
either of them, are destroyed without 2n NJ
upon the part of the owner, he is NOT bn~ "i
to rebuild in exactly the same STYLE a aUIju
exactly the same spot because his neichLor
demands it. 0"O"
Decree reversed and cause remoudol
with instructions to enter decree for 'r ro"
claimant.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

Col. THOMAS Boiling MANLOvE
died at the Edwards House in Jackson
last Saturday night. His remains
were taken to Vicksburg on Sunday,
and were attended to their final rest
ing place by large concourse oil SYM
pathiZinp friends.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

THEY appear to have difficulty in
finding anybody to accept the Chair
manship of the National Executive
Committee. We wonder if it is the
intention of the bOssesto let De GOlyer
Garfield go down by himself!
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

GEN. S. +. CARY, the Greenback
candidate for Vice President four years
ago, congratulated General Hancock
on his nomination for President, and
expressed the hope and conviction
that he would he elected.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
a CALL FOR A MEETING.
Stnte Executive Committee of the
National Greenbaek Labor Party.

OF THE NATIONAL
GREENBACK LABOR PARTY. !
ROOMS OF STATE Elk. COMMITTEE
JACKSON, Miss, June 26, 1880.
There will be a meeting of the Mis-
sissippi State Executive Committee of
the National Greenback Labor Party,
in the city of Jackson, on
WEDNESDAY, JULY 7TH, 1880.
Business Of paramount importance re-
quires attention, and every member
is urgently requested to be in atten-
dance.
A. T. WIMBERIY,
NJ. NJ. MCLEOD, Sec. Chairman.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

The good will ofever thing is de
sirable and especially so is the good
will ola dead uncle, il it is in your
favor and cannot be broken by the
lawyer.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

THE Spectacle of Grant clubs going
over in body to Hancock is more
edifying than the hippodrOmc when it
was on the road in all the glory Of big
guns, brass horns and brass-mouuted
,,rn TONS
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
The poet may be sentimentalIy cor
ret in the position, that.

alt is better to have loved and lost,
Than never to have loved at ALL"
But, practically considered, Senator
Christiancy is disposed to take the
negative side of the question. He
now religiOusly believes that it would
have been better for him if he had
resisted the last fire of cupid in the
first place.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

81 congratulate you on your nomi-
nation for President, and predict your
election and complete restoration of
peace to all sections. John w. For
ney's telegram to Gen. Hancock
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

THE Venerable Peter Cooper called
on Gen. Hancock day or two ago
and told him that he was convinced
that he was addressing thefuture Pres
ident of the United States.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
Meeting of the -C0nSerVn-
tive state Executive Committee.

JACKSON, Miss, June %, 1880.
A meeting of the State Elective
Committee of the Democratic-Con-
servative party of Mississippi, will be
held in the Senate Chamber, in Jack
son, Mississippi, at 10 o'clock a. M,
on Wednesday, the l4th day of July
proximo---in accordance with the
expressed desire of the Committee, at
its organization, that meeting should
be had rs soon as practicable after the
adjournment of the Cincinnati Con-
vention. Every member is earnestly
requested to to attend.
w. l.. HEMINGWAY,
Chairman State Executive Committee.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

81 am unfortunately compelled, if |
say anything, to say that the Demo-
Gratis have stopped laundering, and
have made strong ticket. '-ThurloW
Wood.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

VS..
+. II. KELLY.
Error to the Circuit Court of Yazoo
County, Hon. S. s. Calhoun, Judge.
The question presented in this case is,
whether purchaser of agricultural pro-
ducts, before the rent of the land on which
they are grown is paid. having notice of
the landlords statutory lien for rent, is liza
BILE to the landlord for the value of the por-
ton of the crop so purchased.
j. c. Prewett for plaintiffs in error.
HUDSON & Hudson for deft. in error.
GEORGE, G. j.
Held
That tie purchaser in such case is liable
to the landlord for the value of the portion
of the crop purchased by him, with a
knowledge of the landlords lien thereon
for rent.
Reversed and new trial granted.
CAMPBELL, j., dissenting:
Held
That the purchaser cannot be held liable
for the value, whether he had notice of the
landlords lien for the rent or not that the
landlords only remedy IS by a writ of
seizure as provided by the statute which
creates the lien, (thc agricultural lien law.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

The Mississippi editor who gets the
most cussing from the pious Radicals,
is Col. A. J. Frantz, of the Brandon
Republican. And that is the reason
white folks take so kindly to him.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

WE extend our thanks to the editors
at the Clinton Female College, for a
COPY of their beautiful "Snow Fake"
1t is very interesting and readable
annual,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

DEMOCRACY. - Let the dead past
bury its dead.
REPUBLICANIsM.-- Keep alive the
flames of discard. On that we can
feed.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

IT is not so much of a campaign
speech as a treatise on the causes and
effects of optical discoloration, that
Senator Ferry is supposed to be incu-
batting Washington Post.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

Mr.. FUCKER, Architect, has been
employed to furnish plans and specfi-
cations for the building of three bust
ness houses in the burnt district of
Stark Nilln
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

When Mr.. Evarts begins to write,
the Spaniards will wish they had not
amused themselves by shooting at the
American fiag.-New York Sun.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

The Democratic Executive Commit
tee is called for Wednesday the l4th
inst. See official notice.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

81 was for Ti!den, I am for Hancock.
I am for Tilden, was for HANCOCK.
Whichever way you put it, | am all
right. - Henry of the Brookhaven
Ledger.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

A boom may be defective in its Or
ganization, and pan out into a BOONE
rang. That's what it did for Grant.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

JUDGE H. S. VAN EATON is hold
ing term of the ChaGccry Court in
BrOOkhaven.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
Grant Sure of Haneock,s Election.
Especial Dispatch to the World
DTTRTTOITE IA Tuv,o o

l1F0eNi DisP@'eh 70 the MOrid-l
DUBUQUE, IA, June %.
A party of personal friends of Gen.
Grant living in this city Yesterday
dined with the General at his home at
Galena. The after dinner converse
ton turned upon the nomination at
Cincinnati, and Gen. Grant unouali-
fiedIy and unreservedly expressed il
as his belief that Hancock would be
elected.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03

GRANT clubs continue to run up the
Hancock flag. Ard this movement
does not appear to worry Grant very
affiictively.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-03
A. d. MELooN, !
VS.. }
p. RITCH. !

= hllCH'
Error to the Circuit Court of Harrison
county, Hon. j. s. Hamm, Judge.
Defendant in error instituted proceed
lngs against plaintiff in error, before JUS
tlce OF the peace, for possession of "a certain
lot in Biloxi, under % 1913 and 1649 of the
Code of 1871, upon the ground that the lat
ter was tenant at sufferance, and was
holding over and continuing in possession,
and refusing possession of the property,
after three days notice in writing, and that
the sum of $50 90 was due for rent of said
premises. Judgment was rendered by the
justice in favor of the plaintiff in said suit
CRitch), against the defendant therein,
for possession of the premises, and also
Tor $50 90 rent. From the Judgment
Meloon appealed, and in the Circuit Court
moved to dismiss the cause, which motion
was Oyerruled. Ritch then moved to dis
miss the appeal, because the case could be
brought into the Circuit Court by eertiorari
only, ana not by appeal, This motion was
sustained.
Ben Lane Posey for plf. in error.
l.. b. HOlley for def. in error.
CAMPBELL, j.,
HID
l.; The Circuit Court did right to refuse
70 dismiss the cause, because it could ac-
9ulre jurisdiction Of it only by certiordri.
Code, 1860. But it did wrong TO dismiss
me appeal nom the judgment rendered by
me justice of the peace for $50 90, foprent,
the statute Under which the proceeding
was mad not authorizing such Judgment,
and an appeal lay from that.
=. Judgment Of the Circuit Court DISMISS
ing the appeal reversed, and judgment en-
Tered here vacating the Judgment Of the
Justice of the peace for $50 90 for rent due.
ana Diminishing the appeal in so far as ii
relates to the decision Of the justice of the
peace on the right Of the possession Of the
premises IN controversy. Costs in this
and the Circuit Court win be taxed ON
defendant in error.