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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-03
RHksEEG.y VIEWS.

Pa.noils land league scheme ID considered
wild and impossible.
A committee in Paris is rai.inz funds for tue
defense Of olisious liberty.
A number Of Influential Afshanistan chiefs
hsvo submitted 10 the British authorities.
The channel cable. connecting with the rev
French cable ri Brest, has been successfully laid.
Tha Italian Chsmhar Of Deputies has bean
dissocod nv royal decree. ElecLinrs will be
hold Nav lhLh, AMI tho new chamber COW 3nod
| ON tho 18th.
4 British Cahirc. Council has b,cn sun IN on
cd Lord Woivolrn hss been appoint ID Pay
| IN .stGr General, md MIR. Osborne Morgan JuG ge
Advocate GoEersl.
With tie return e spring tho usual outbreak
OF fire. in various rqtLI of Russia is report ID.
Seventy houses hsvo been burned at Rsdomysi,
AVID thirty In Nnmeion rendering homeless over
| .GO families.
An emphatic denial il given to tho statement
| that foreign lowe nro brirg e1pelled from Rus.
eis. en- The cn"trary. tho regulations against
tho residence Of Jews in several provincial towns
| hhya bncn suspended. by order of tho minister of
| the iEto;iJr.
it is reported that tho pa:l Mall Gazette,
| which hns chn sd hands. will hereafter DO
| ministerial ionrnal Of advanced liberal princi-
pies The retiring editor ssaails Mr.. Gladstone
| for his agency in tho making of The Rul wer-
Clayton convention.
Prince Leopold Leaves London on May 18th,
accompanied by the Hon. Alec Yorke md DIR.
! khYl lln will li's. visit his sister 1T Ottowa.
| then follow n route including st. :Iouis. Cities.
60. Cincinnati, Washington. Now York and
Newpolt JIG will, in ali, spend four months in
America, being anxious To eue the New World
| and gather freq experiences.
At tho usual bang lot given by tho Council Of
| the Roy al Acadamy of AIT on Saturday night
the Prince OF Wales replying to lhe tosst to tho
rOybl {, IN ". u! udpl To the work tf tho Duke
Ct Edinburgh He aid his brother mad had the
opportunity If taking supplies from the Con.
selatl"n, that gallant shp sant over by our
American cluSiGs, who are 80 noble and gon
oIous.
A FATAL RAT BITE About Fix wotks ago
Mr.. Harvey +. Ferscrsop. Of Il linpharg, o.,
| C .ught ccm1 % hcus, rat in fur barrel
and attempted 70 Kill i, ny snothcriny it Ti.h
Q meal sack, When The rat fought for its fe Eud
| bit him on Tho top OF the tupb on the ksucklc,
making oni2 maze scratch, which healed up 10
a isw Gays, and BLtilug more was thought CT
IL un,i two weeks aGc, when the sans .eraeh
bngGo 20 p-in him severely sud showed
signs ct b.cIming o dangerous SORE
After tbis j! began to grow worse, ard last wetk
Df StCck We'll Was su am,oed 10 iraat the clae.
Lu: proncurccd it fatal case, is his whols
| svs;en was flied With p'i'oo irora this bitr.
E9c-yth.z vas done to relieve the rlap of rsin,
| tu' without h7ai, and on "Wednesday lock ~
, set Ia anu symptoms If hg&rOphotia wtr, sis,
| visitIn Wednesday night truo symptoms Of
| ,lat t:j.ase !coS place and continued 10 mani
| tes5 themselves uu:il four O'Clock Thursday
| no.nlcg. VIXEN Gca4h rei.v,d the patient OF lis
secny.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-03

Tho market opens qlst and easy. There i;
no char &, TO note in Flour ard bu! li:tlo il "a.
ing. The receipts Of wheat are fair and sales ct
1900 bushol we're nj .de at l23. Ia and ID fer
Futz and l26. 1T, l.S ard l3O for Lancaster,
tho latter price beirg paid for fancy lo., ArA
WAS considered M outside transaction. Corn !:
Gu;at snd rm with sales Of G,2 bu,hos at; r.! irr
yellow and 81 for whita. No R,e or O,ts ~.
ported. Butter and Eggs arc quiet. Chickcrs
and Potatoes are 20 yer. WOOL is beginning t,
come in bat ws note no ChlEg5 in quotations.
BALTIMORE, May 3 Virginia G. old -; ~
deferred s; do consOlid IS; do ID series "a;
past cua coupons ga ; new 10 40s Ar 1914 COZ"
94l bid TO day Cotton easier; midiiing li!,u.
Flour quiet, bu: steady; Howard street AMI
Wesiern Suger 3 G5s!4; do Extr. 1 rs $50; ~
Family b 37.sd u; City Mills Super 2,a!i
brands S6 %; Patapsco Family S. H. WhN-t
southern lower and q net; Western open
higher, bui dacinol and closed steady; Srulh
ern rcd 10 ,l25 do amhar l2TalS0; No2 Wo,t-
ern winter rod spot l25al2ia; May 1919 asked
June l2lal2!!; July lll4.llll Corn-Snu!a-
ern more active AMI stosdS; Western f.mr
Southern white b2aG3; do yellow 81; WasLera
mixed :po: 20 ; May 4s4 -4.S; Juno 47l.4.i: j.
~ bid; stasmer 45aiji. Oats strong; S,u'h.
ern 4}a45; Western white 42.d,; do mixed ia
AZ; Penns dad. Kyo quiet at 83a50 la
quiet; prime TO choice Penns and Marvard i
sSl9 Coffee strong; Rio cargoes lS4.llf Su;,r
qulsl; a soil'S Whi,koy dull .. lOaSl 10.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-03
ARRIVED.

PORT OF ALEXANDRIA,. MAY 5. N>0
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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
is GENERAL WEAVER GIVEN. TO
LYING,

A press telegram reports Gen, Wea-
yer as saying to an mtelligencer re-
porter, at Wheeling, Va, that" In the
stories of bulldozing and frauds in
elections in the south, the.half has not
been told" "He says that Governor
West, Of Mississippi, told him at Selma
that if Gen. Hancock was elected,
such an impetus would be given to
the spirit of hatred and intolerance
for Republicans, in the South, that he,
(West) did not believe he could live in
Mississippi, a day"
We don't believe that Gov. West
told Gen. Weaver anything of the
sort. We are bound to infer that
Weaver refers to our old friend Gen.
West, when he speaks of GOV. West.
There is no other West in Mississippi,
big enough for Governor, and Weaver
certainly must mean him. The ques-
ton is, Did Gen. West tell Gen. Wea-
yer that he couldn't live in the State
if Hancock was elected? We do not
believe it, and we offer our columns
to Gen. West to deny the SANDER.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07


OUR gallant friend, Col. Morehead
Of the Vicksburg Planters Journal
has done himself credit, and voiced
the sentiment of large and enfluen-
cial portion of the ladies and gentle
men of Mississippi in the following
cOmmendation
"THE NEW IDEA.-NOthing de-
lights us more than to see the native
talent Of our loved South devoted to
its progress, improvement and fame.
We have it in abundance, but too
much of it is "hid i'm a napkin.u
We congratulate our lady friends of
the New Idea upon their successful
efforts to remove the "reproach." We
anticipate for them career of success,
of which they and their friends will
be justly proud. Their names are as
ISOLATED with those ofprecious memory,
to Mississippians, and worthily trans
mitted TO coming generations. The
New Idea is ably conducted, is neat |
and cheap, at 81 90 per annum, and
no Mississippi lady should be easy
until it il one Of her cherished house
hold idols.v
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

ABOUT the poorest investment the
Democrats made in 1872 was the en-
ployment of Carl SchurZ to denounce
the Republican party. The managers
of that campaign saw before it ended
the mistake, and drew out as quietly
as possible from its stipulations.
Carl is trump, but a transparent
one. The party that holds the hand
against him, can always see the spots
Of his cards on the outside. If he
-..., o"uJ rAUtpU une
grcenEorns. He tried to earn his
pay when he fought for Greeley, and
he is making n square effort now to
speak 5000 worth at each appointment
for the Stalwart Garfield, but nobody
is misled now by the idea that Carl is
afflicted with either craftsmanship or
patriotism. He is a soldier of fortune
and a poor one at that. He has his
price, and from the size of his present
position and the length of his arms
and cars rather small price-S20O a
speech. They ought to pay him at
least $3.50. We don't see how man
Of his dignity and prominence would
to perform for less than $3.50. |
The idea Of sending out a cabinet |
officer for 5000 night is not a pleasant
me to the proud American. If they
would only raise the figure to-say
'329-or thereabouts, it would not look
o much like a belittlement of the
administration. But, it is all the
anne. Carl may mouth, and mouth,
nd swell as big as he can, but the
lct still remains that he only gets
200 for each speech, and the party
nat pays it will get fully paid for its
aims by a wholesome loss of votes
herever Carl appears.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
CONSIDER 1T.

Prosperity has dawned on Jackson
at last. The personal assessment for
1879, was about $276, 900; for 1880 about
100000, an increase Of more than one
third. The Natchez railroad is an
assured success Thus giving railroad
facilities north, south, east, west and
southeast, but in every instance
through the hill or poor land. The
richest land in the world, the Missis-
sippi Delta, is not traversed by sin
gle railroad. Greenville has u local
road ten miles long, and the Mobile
road extends twenty-five miles, but
these are all. These roads have no con-
nections and yet make money. They
are supported alone by the county
through which they run. A railroad
is a necessity to the Della, and would
be boon to its terminus. The rivers
in the Delta are not navigable until
the winter rise, and the roads are often
impossible. A railroad would haul
all or nearly all the cotton short dis
lance from the Mississippi river. The
intersection of roads would make it
specially advantageous to have such
road come here, and it would have
less Mississippi river competition. 1t
would do Jackson more good than any
scheme that could be projected. Yazoo
City will aid with head, heart and
money. ...
1t will force the railroads to give
rates for compressed cotton because of
the competition. 1t is Jackson's
chance, and we hope the Board of
Trade will stir it up and push it
through. There were two charters
Of such road passed at the last Leg
stature, either of which doubtless
could be utilized to advantage. Labor
can be cotton from the Board of Pub
lie Works. Our citizens feel too Keen
ly the improvement in our town by
the enterprises already started to
allow themselves to be indifferent to
the encouragement Of others. Now
is the time to strike and we hope the
stroke will be made promptly and en-
crgetically.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
THE TAX CASES IN LINCOLN.

AS these cases have have excited a
great deal of interest, and have devel-
oped some novel features, we will give
briefly a history Of them.
One Jno. ID. Moore was Sheriff of
that county, and MS such gave bond as
Sherifi,wlth Mlllsaps and Matthews as
his sureties. He also gave bond ms
Tax Collector, with Hartman and
others as his sureties Moore was a
defaulter as Tax Collector, and fled
the country. NIilsaps and Matthews
were sued as sureties on the Sheritfs
bond for the defalcation. The court
held that they were not liable ON the
Sherifl's bond for the defalcation, but
the Supreme Court reversed the decis-
ion, and held that sureties on Sheritis
bonds were liable for any defalcation
in not paying over taxes collected
though the dcfaulter had gave Il bond
as tax collector. After this deci.ion,
Mill-aps proposed, in writing, to the
the Board of Supervisors, that if they
would take certain county paper he
would pay whatever balance Moore
owed, and per cent interest on the
same to that date, deducting commits
sons, and that they might select eX-
pcrts to make the estimate, which was
accepted by the Board; the experts
were appointed, and made their report
that the balance was 81, 440, which
Millsaps paid the Board in the war
rants which are cancelled, and also
the costs Of the suit which was dis
missed.
A good deal of dissatisfaction was
expressed at the settlement, and the
County Treasury, not being satisfied
himself had suits instituted on the
Sheriffs bond, and also on the Tax
Collectors bond for the sum Of $500,
the alleged amount of the defalcatton,
and claimed 80 per cent. damages on
the same. Millsaps set up the pay
ment of the amount Moore owed. The
evidence before the jury was some
what complicated and uncertain, as
to the true amount due. The jury
found verdict against Millsaps for
81 800, including damages at 80 per
cent.
In the case against Hartman, Oh the
identical defalcation that Millsaps was
sued for, the jury gave Il verdict for
50 $50 including the 80 per cent. dam
ages. Hartman paid nothing himself,
and in the trial of his case the fact
was developed that there was Il mis-
take in adding up the personal ASSESS
ment roll of over $1,000 against the
county. Yet the verdict was less
against Hartman than Millsaps.
Motion for new trials were overruled
in both cases, and they will be taken
to the Supreme Court, Hon. A. G.
Mayors presided as Judge, Judge
Chrisman having previously been an
attorney in the cases.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

The disclosure of VIM. w. Edwardy,
a prominent Alabama Greenbacker,
and editor of the Montgomery News
Item, of the true inwardness of the
Weaver raid on the South, calls for an
explanation from that worthy. And,
unless he can successfully refute the
charges made, the prominent Green
hackers of this State can have the
floor to explain why they support a
man who confessedly sails under false
colors, and is striving to inaugurate a
reign of bulldozery and lawlessness in
the quiet and peaceable South.
Since this paragraph was in type,
Weaver has sent despatch denying
the truth of Edwardy's statement.
Now let us hear from Edwardy.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
SUCH is FAME. HINT TO NEWS.
PAPER WRITER'S.

When you are writing for the press
and come to proper name be exceed
ingly careful to omit letter, or to run
the ais and o's and ms and MS and RS
and It's and rs and BIS into each other
in a way to give the compostor
chance to guess. When you present
proper name to an intelligent COM
positor which is not plainly written
he is certain to guess what it is, and
he il certain to guess wrong We
never knew one to hit it right yet.
And he don't do it on purpose. He
can't help it. It's fate. The writermay
damn him with cuss words, but that
don't change the face of the horrid
types, besides the printer has already
had the first swear on it and thus
holds the vantage ground. Swearing
don't do bit of good. Itcan't change
nature.
Some writers are exceedingly careful |
and accurate with their penmanship,
giving each word its full complement
Of letters, and each letter its proper
curl, until he comes to the name of a
man, or place or foreign phrase, and
there he breaks down. He don't do it
on purpose. It's destiny.
In illustration of the above sage
remarks we introduce paragraph
from the Mississippi correspondent of
the New Orleans Daily States:
IL is surprising that such sensible men as
Col ThOs. w. Harris, of Mr.. Mornings I
district, could be duped into working Tor {
the Republican party. In Col. Harris, Mr.. ;
Mourning will have dangerous opponent !,
We do not doubt that this cor c
meant to write Man u
hing, and the intelligent cOmpos- t
tor ought to have known, /; but n
{ appears that he didn't, and n
When no distinction is made between "
rs and O's or between us :
nd MS in a name which the eompos- :
tor never heard Of before, We can see \,
hat his mistake rs perfectly natural. "
When writers SDU introduce proper m
ames and French they ought to make in
be letters spelling them plainly. If di
hey don't, they may expect when u
le paper comes comes out, to re ceive
moral shock upon their religion. ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

Gen. Weaver, the leader of the
Greenback party says: Financial
questions are Of no importance the
main object il 10 overthrow the DEM
ocracy i'm the South" He does not
say these things in public, but to Judge
Rice, Mr.. Dimmick, and w. VI. Ed
wardy, lac thus unbOsoms himself in
private. Now Southern Greenback-
ers, you who have seen your section
prosecuted by the Republican party,
what say you to such utterances a.
the above.-Scooba Herald.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

CARL SHURTz has made himself
very popular with Census Enumera-
tprs by cutting down their pay to the
basis of common field hand and
then making them wait twelve months
for the song. For his own services he
charges two hundred dollars Il speech
for Garfield. The reason he didn't
speak for the Democrats is they didn't
consider his speeches worth paying for
Carl is.a sharp Dutchman, and goes
for what's in sight.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
ruEMA~t OoK.SmERMAN LETTER.

This letter proves to be one of the
most interesting papers of the cam
paign. The most charming feature
connected with its publication is the
Republicans, claiming that il was
tinctured with disloyalty and treason,
demanded its production, and in COM
pliance with this demand the letter
has been produced as their witness.
1t was given to the public just as soon
as Gen. Sherman signified his consent
for its publication.
When we consider that it was written
at time not only of great political eX-
element, but when tho country was
on the eve of a most novel crisis, the
patriotism and wisdom of the writer
are seen in their strongest light.
Republican politicians must be
stepped in partisan prejudice up to
their eyebrows, if they think that
Gen. Hancock is not Il pure and eleva-
ted patriot, or that the government
is going to be subverted by his election
to the Presidency.
If any are laboring under such de-
fusion they had better get ready for
the "subversion," for Gen. Hancock
is going to be elected.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

If the Greenbackers had nominated
our old friend Scion Chase for Presl"
dent, or our other old friend Genl
West, there would have been some
dignity and respectfully in the
over to Iowa, and picked up Bottom,
the Weaver, who has turned out to
be mere striker for Garfield, and
who secretly declares to his intimate
Republican friends that the Green
back pretense is all fudge.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

Judge Van Eaton, having held his
first term Of Court throughout the
District, has taken advantage of a
short vacation to visit his father,
away up in Des Moines, Iowa We
wish cur hOnored Judge and much
esteemed fellow-citizen, pleasant re-
union with the "Old Folks at Home"
and a safe return to the Sunny South.
Republican.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
MAINE .

The Greenbackers, in their strong
hold, are all going for Hancock. The
rank and file of that party proved too
strong for the leaders, and even the
venerable Scion Chase has at last
given in his allegiance and will try to
find in Hancock's election a solution
of his often propounded problem:
"Who's got my hayW
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

WE learn from good authority, that
Col. Deas0n has concluded to run for
Congress. His object however, Is not
to beat Col. HOoker-he wouldn't like
to do that-but, sacrificing himself for
Congress keeps him on the faithful
Republican line for Federal appoint
ments. We hope Col. Deason win
sueceed-in getting the appointment
10 a bigger post Office than he has.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

AFTER all it may turn out that
Weaver is not such an idiotas people
took him for. At least there appears
to be some method i'm his madness
here in the South. He don't pretend
that there i anything in his Green
back hobby, but then it may draw Off
some Democratic votes.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

THE newspapers in Mississippi who
have been so swift 10 condemn Gen'I
Lee for importing two Michigan in
structors for our A. & NJ. College,
should now take in hand the task of
regulating the State Of Texas. The
directors Of the Brian College who
four years ago overlooked the numer-
Gus competent Instructors Of that State
and elected orr lamented Thos. s.
Gathright, 10 be it, President, have
again offended by electing e. c.
Georgeson, graduate Of the Michigan
University, as Professor Of Agrieul-
ture.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
FLORIDA.

1t is reported that the Republicans
are not in that condition of enthusiasts
tic harmony in Florida, that is so in
dispensably necessary for success. So
that the pale ghost of Republican
claim, that Florida was doubtful"
becomes paler, even to the point of be-
ing absolutely invisible.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
Stale Executive Committee OF the
atic-COnScrVatiVe Party.

FOK oIATTl NJ I'tSINNI1
Hon. W. l.. Hemingway, Chairman, Hon
Oliver Clifton. Hon. John D. Bills, Hon.
Alexander Eerger, Hon. Il. II. Thomson
FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS;
LIST district. - Hon. James kincannon,
Hon. II. W. Banks.
81 district. i Hon. l.. c. BaIch, Hon.
John W. +. Fakncr.
ID district. Hon. Chas. II. Campbell,
Hon. j. II. Neville.
Hh Disflfct--lIon. T.. +. Nocl' Hon. Jho'
p. Harris.
Nh Dissatisfaction. Tim L. Cooper, Hon.
Patrick Henry.
Gth District - Hon. stephen ThraNher,
Hon. j. W. Lambert.
y. =. PORTER, of llinds,
Secretary.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07
TRIENNIAL GRAND ENCAMPMENT
AT CHICAGO.

Col. Power, in circular, notifies
the Members of the Mississippi Com
mandery that round trip tickets must
be ordered through Grand Conn
mander Hyatt of New Orleans. A
Pullman sleeping car has been char
tered for 5 $50, and the Sir:Knights are
expecting to have a grand time.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

PHILLIP JOSEPH, editor of the Mo-
bile Gazette, a small Republican Semi
Weekly experiment of newspaper,
devotes about three columns of its
editorial space to the excoriation of
Lou Mayer, who is denounced as a
liar, scoundrel, theft, poltroon, liber-
tine, deceiver, swindleF, and demo
cratic wolf in Republican sleeps
clothes. Lou Mayer is the Internal
Revenue Collector of the Port of
Mobile, and probably there will be
war in the Republican camp i'm Mobile.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

WHEN Hannah erected a gall0ws for
Mordecai and was hanged thereon he
was the victum of just such a cruel
joke as the fates have played on the
Republican newspapers in the matter
Of the Hancock letter to Sherman.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

Washington post: Will Herman,
having closed out his contract with
the Republicans to do the red-hot
idiocy business for the Okolona States,
Is now located on the Chicago Tribune.
He should be employed 10y Marshall
Jewell in the Southern outrage in
dustry.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

WE would not advise our Radical
Raps to negotiate with the G. BIS.
1t is very much like the trade the
Yankee offered to the Indian, when
they were dividing the two birds, the
turkey and the buzzard.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

EVIDENCES are accumulating that
Weaver is simply Republican spy
in the Greenback camp, and we expect
such honest Greenbackers as General
West and General Reuben Davis to
FeDudiate him
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

WE are of the opinion that if any
hanging is necessary for the cause of
Weaver in Alabama he will have to
go there and do it himself. The ma
tives don't seem to take Il vigorous
hold upon his vigorous doctrine.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

Col. Lamar's health las so improved
that he will he able 10 take an active
part la the coming campaign. We
are glad to hear this and trust Col.
Lamar will be assigned 10 duty in
some Of the Northern States, where
his great abilities will do the Demo
cratic party most gOOd.-Scooba Her
add.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-08-07

THIS is Tanners last day. If he
survives the fast, we want some fellow
to try the experiment of doing with
out whiskey for forty days, and see
whether that feat can be accomplished
ar not