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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06
FORTY-SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.

Soro+, ,,,,,4 ...
ioIIt npit"te Ss hleI pursuant TO adjournment
p''a-'', NeIlIor M sims IN the chair.
~ bl4f er ny Dr. Hunter.
toii nIle caIleG' quorum present.
1oulnal Dal ol yesterday read and approved
htRolts were received from the several
Sst,IIih'tiiS cohlllilttceS, reporting sundry
0inH NJ "iln @ communications.
up Dill To- authorize the Board Of Super
clam on the debt of Warren county VS.. the
bondsmen Of W. Il. Duvol. late lax Col
! lectOr of Warren county. The bill nassed
). u. 2l2, to aid immigration and to set
forth and distribute information in refer
| enGc to the Resources and advantages of
TINS state. Loston its third reading.
bill in relation to public schools in
the city Of Nicksburg, Passed.
A bill to repeal an Act to incorporate the
town of Whitetield, in the county Of Oktib-
Deh0. Tabled subject to call.
a bill for the relief of certain purchasers
OF state lands, in the county of Lincoln, with
amendments, was passed.
An Act to amend the charter of the Riplev
Railroad Company, and for other purposes,
was taken up.
Inc amendment offered by the Commit
tee on Railroads, was adopted, and the bill
passed.
Mr. Carter, from Finance Committee
5. b. 2lO. to make an apDrOuria |
ton for Il tire-proof building for the Missis- |
Slppl Asylum Tor the Blind, do not pass;
and S. b. u, to pension certain manned
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

TT is claimed that in time the Glenn
ent Attachment will entirely super
cede the ordinary cotton gin, and that
cotton will not be considered market
able until it is ready for the loom. If
the prophecy proves correct, it will
result in much additional profit to the
planting interests.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

House met pursuant to adjournment.
! Speaker Johns in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Hunter.
Roll called, and quorum present.
journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs.
Chambliss, BinfOrd, Williams and Myers
Mr.. McGehee, of Clark, called up a bill
to change the time holding the Circuit
Court in the counties of Kemper and
Clarke. Passed.
The privileges of the House were ex-
tended to Hon. J. T. Bount, of Calhoun.
Mr.. Martin called up bill to establish
Il State normal school in Lauderdale
county. Made special order for Tuesday
night.
Mr.. Buchanan called up bill to incorpo-
rate Mississippi Military Institute. Made
special order for tomorrow night.
The amendment offered by Code Commit
tee to Chapter 10, in relation to concealed
weapons, was taken up.
Numerous amendments were offered to |
the same, among them, one by Mr.. Glib |
son, "to exempt Nicksburg from the pro- |
visions of the Chapter" Tabled.
The Chapter as amended was adopted.
Chapter 8, in relation to Revenues was
taken up.
Numerous amendments were adopted.
Pending consideration of the Chapter
the House adjourned.
EVENING SESSION.
House met at $50 o oclock. Quorum
present.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Norrtll.
Mr.. Lewis of Claiborne, called up a sub
titute for an Act to provide for coroner'S
nquests in cases Of suspicious fires which
vas adopted, and the bill passed
Mr.. FpatlpFSOu called nm a hill to reorrt-
ate the practice in the Circuit and Chan
cry courts in this State. Passed.
The resolution Mr.. SomcrVille in rcla- {
ion to additional enrolling clerks, was
doptcd. l
Mr.. Bynum called up IL. b. 1S9, which
vas recOmmittcd. \
Mr.. Davis called up a bill to authorize ;
he Board of Supervisors of Sumner county +
D make publications of allowances made
y them. Passed. Il
Mr.. Davis called up a bin to authorize n
oards of Supervisors Of Sumner county to
ay certain school warrants, issued in 1874 v
}. Passed as amended.
Mr., Lyle called up bill to amend an Act n
incorporate the town Of Lake, Scott
lunty. A
Mr.. Clark called up an Act to establish
just ami equitable tax upon the counties Of =
olirar, Washington. Issaqucna aud Shar-
ey counties. Tabled, on motion Of Mr.. I'M
hields. NJ
Mr. Clark called up an Act to annex the
,unty Of Sharkey to the 9Th Senatorial "
istrict. Tabled.
Mr.. Clark called up bin authorizing the q
Of $40 90 for the building
a school house in the town Of Mckinny- n.
lie. Passed as amended.
An Act to empower the Chancery Court IA
lssaquena county TO authorize a COM
'omise Of certain litigations in which A
inors are interested. Passed. ia
Mr.. Clark entered a motion 10 reconsider NJ
.te whereby II. b.. 5iS. and 3l7. were
bled. II,
Mr.. MeInnis called up bill to authorize VI
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

A BILL providing for Coroner's In
uest in cases of suspicious fires has
1assed the House. 1t obviates diff
pity heretofore existing, and author
zes the Coroner, upon suspicioning
by person of having applied the
prch,or of completely therein, to arrest
hd contine him in the county jail,
lst as any other violator of the law is
bw arrested and confined. The bill is
good one, and its provisions long
Andnd
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

ACCORDING to Maj. Wolff, whose
short and readable address on the
proposition to restrict the Common
School age of Educable children is
published elsewhere. Our friend Lewis,
of Claiborne, has had some experi-
ence in the world. He began his
education in the free school at Charles
ton, and at maturity reversed the uni
versal rule of American emigration,
and went to Massachusetts,, where for
twelve years he was a Democratic
member of the Massachusetts Legis-
lature, then he came to Mississippi
where he was lincensed to practice
law, and where he has been for many
years, taking an active and conspic-
uous and influential part in the pub
lie affairs of the State.
We may add that he is really
one of the best read and most
highly cultivated men of the
State. There are few subjects upon
which he would not be able to
give information, and as IA parliameH-
tartan, he stands at the head of the |
Legislative class of 1880 in Mississip-
pi's Capital school house.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06
A CENTENARIAN GoNz.

The Brandon Republican thus re-
cords the death of a venerable citizen
of Jones county:
John w. Nusgrove, Esq, died re-
Gently at his residence in Jones county,
aged 103 years. He had seven sons,
all named John-John Washington,
John Jefferson, John Willis, etc. He
was an honest man and as brave as
Julius Caesar He leaves a large fam
lily and a host of friends to mourn his
loss.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

He that will believe only what he
can fully comprehend, must have
very long head, or very short creed.
Cotton.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

WantOn jests make fools laugh, and
wise men frown. He that will risk to
lose a friend for a jest, deserves to die
a beggar by the bargain.-Fuller.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

Ir is about time for another sensa-
tion at Vicksburg. One week is a
monstrous long time to be passed over
by her without something startling.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

Count dc Lesseps spent last Tues
day in examining the elevated rail-
ways, the water works system, and
the fire department Of New York. He
was particularly interested i'm the
elevated railways His comment on
them was, "It is audaciou~." The
great bridge now being built to con-
meet New York with Brooklyn, he adj
mired greatly. After looking at the
incomplete structure for awhile, he
said: You Americans do not ask
whether a thing can be done or not,
but you go on and do it.n-N. O.
Times.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

Col. Fleet Cooper got a prominent
physician of this city, who is a lean
gentleman, TO subscribe for THE
COMET when ho was here a few weeks
ago, upon the suggestion thar he
would laugh and grow fat upon the
good things he would find iu his paper.
That doctor has lost five pounds avoir-
dupois ii ce he became a subscriber
to THE CoNEr.-Holly Springs Re
porter.
But how do YOU know that the loss
Of the De- avoiriupois is not attrib-
utahlc 20 his own physic instead of
TIE CoNET'Sa
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06
MaTctG-S Problems.
To the Editor of the Comet:

To the Edition. ,f tho C,r,,t.
In your weekly f..ua of t,iy dat,
fine f1IIowtn,, ,rn,,,o,,. ,ro ,,,,l,,,,.I,1
1st "a Il p snend eooo cooh far ooo
acres Of land 4 t,l,o. his o+ q =
pnr acre and y ,t - - y-l,t ,,.iI1
' be the share Of parbo
"a What i. 11n ,-,r,, ,,r aoo- o.,,t..
muJtipIied bv ooo ran,.o
As to the first. Two incon,natil1o
conditions are imposod mr.t nm
chase his land at q -,.,.or .ooro aln
divided by 81 75 will thpretorn he tho
number Of acres rorpivod him, p
must nav - y pgr acre and win r,
ceive 2O6 divided I,. 81 o5 f.,,I.i...I.,n.
Now, it is demanded bv fine yno,nd
condition. that these t,,., o,,,tfont.
must togethcr h, canal to ooo acro.
which will he f,uud n,t tbo.,..,
We cannot make on,, .u.h d,,,orl.
upop nun,brr. We n,u.t G,,I tLai.
sum Inv addition
What mi.lood. n,o.t. ,,or.,,,., -, ti,;..
oxan,n1n i This. Sf,cn ono oo,.,., .,,,,,,
chased Inv 4 co.t. q - and o,, .I,,,
st,a,.5 - y, '''' '''''' 'i'' l'l',-
cIloSeu ny h - 20 lhe Two cost ~,
an average Of 3 per acre.
Then it is argued that since tla land
i ,,,,roI,o.,,l ~ o,, - - ~,
i''' o'''''''' ''' '''' d Gay VI = per
acre 2'O acres must bring 500. the
sum invested by both, and this would
g,,,,, + ;I;.+ 4 ,..
on, -,.,e...I,. ..,I
"lc P'IIe''IN coilp'uoIe' But the
average Is maintained only SO long as
\ & B have the samcmmbcr of acre.
and r will b,voo 1os.. ,I,,. 1,,ao,,..'
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

The suhjoined resolution was offered
by Senator Longino after Mai. VOLTS
at e speech on the currency:
Resolved, That Committee of
three, consisting of Representatives
WON, Lyles and Walker, be appoint.
ed to confer with her Maiesty's Gov
to urge her to reduce her
coins to suit Gus. '''
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

There are two Things which ought
to teach Us to think meanlyof human
glory the very best have had their
calumniators-the very worst their
panegyrists.
lie saw a cottage with double eoarh-hou-e:
\ cottage Of humility:
And the devil did grin for hi- darling sin
/ pride thai ape, humility.
-CuleuI-a.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06
Squares. mo. mos. G mos. year

It. M. TRIoE, of Okolona, has put a
Clement Attachment on his place near
that town.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

The latest new book is entitled, "A
Woman After All.n This should be
sufficient to put every bachelor ON his
guard.-The Nation.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

Imitation is the sineerest Of naitery.
Cotton.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-03-06

SUBSCRIBE for the COMET.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16
10000 Feet

OF SEASONED SPRUCE FLOOR
BOARDS for sale D. cheap. In.
quire of f. B. Merrill, or Cbas. T..
Woodruff, Woodstock, Vt.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16
Widder 0reene's last Words.
"im going TO die" says the Wilde
Greene,

"lm going 10 die" says the Wilde
Greene,
'Im going TO quit this airthly scene
Y II Amt no place for me TO stay
In such q world as It's to-day,
y Such works and ways ID too much for me
!, Nobody cant lot nobody DO,
The girls IL hounoed from top TO toe,
!. And that's the hull o. what they know,
!, The men II mad on bonds an stocks,
4 Swearin' an shootln' an pickin' locks,
I'm real AFRAID I'll DO hanged myself
!, Ef I Amt laid on my nnal shelf.
There ain't eretur but knows to-day
I never was lunatic any way.
Hut since crazy folks all 80 free
I'm dreadful afraid they'll hang up me-
There's another thing that's pesky hard
I can't 90 into q neighbor's yard
To say "How DO your or borry pin,
But what the paper'll have II ini
We're pleased to say the Widder Greene
Took dinner 4 Tuesday with Mrs. Keene.
Or, Our worthy friend Mrs, Greene's gone
Down n Barkhamstead TO zee her son.
Great Jerusalem! Can't l stir
Without q ralsln' some feller's furi
There ain't no privacy, 50 TO say,
No more than II this was Judgment Day
And az for meetln' want to swear
Every time put my head In there's
Why, even Old Hundred Is spilled and
done
Like everything else under the sun;
II used TO be so solemn aud slow,
Praise to the Lord from men below
Now 1t goes like q gallopin' steer,
High dlddle dlddle there and here.
No respect 10 the Lord above
No more'n Of he was hand and glove
With all the creturs he ever made,
And all the Jlgs that ever was played.
Preachln' too,--but here I'm dumb;
But | tell you what I'd like 1t some
Ef good old Parson Nathan Strong
Out Of hls:grave wonld come along,
An give us stlrrln' taste o. fire.
Judgment aud justice Is my desire.
'Taint all love an slckish sweet,
That makes this world or t'othcr com.
plctc.
But law! I'm old I'd better be dead
When the worlds u turning over my head.
Sperlts talkin' like tarnal fools;
Bibles kicked out o. decstrlct schools,
Crazy creeturs murderin' round
Honest folks bet ter be under tho ground.
So fare-ye-wcll, this alrthly scene
No more'll be postered by Wilder
Greene"
Baltimore Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16

Says the I.eadville (Colorado) Chron
icle. {. A shor, distance from Buen'
Vista is a cave inhabited by SPIDER
which differ from other spiders II
their enormous size, and are quite use
fal to the needy people of that region
The cave was discovered last Decem
Der by psfty of sight-seers, and tht
spiders and their work were wit
messed. On entering the cave, one il
first struck by the funny.looking webs
They are worked like other webs ol
spiders, but every fiber is ten times as
large as the ones woven by ordinary
spiders. On passing further into the
cave the spiders are encountered.
They are about the size OF small birds,
and make strange sound while weav.
ing their web. Their webs are 40
tough and the fbers so large that it is
almost an impossibility to break down
a web. Some weeks ago. while look.
ing at cave, a miner got to examin.
ing the webs. Their strands were
about the size of No. ~ thread, and
he thought they could be used for
thread. Having a needle in his pos
session, he broke off one of the strands
and found that it fitted his needle.
Sewing on loose button to test the
efficacy, he found it as strong as silk
thread, and it answered his every pur-
pose. Since then the people have
flocked III and carried away hosts Of
the webs, but the spiders do not ap.
pear to object in the least, There is
some talk among the capitalists Of
starting a thread factory there and
using the webs for tn .ead. --r~--
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16

/ a messenger comes all the way
from the spirit land TO inform the
world that "you cannot take your gold
ibto the spirit life, but you can your
knowledge" Amy parties about en-
tering upon spirit life, and deiirous to
exchange some of their gold for
knowledge should immediately address
the editor Of Facts and Fancies, en-.
closing one dollar as an indication of
good faitb.-[ Boston Transcript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16

OF course George Elliot. will have
her little Crosses to bear.-[White-
ball Times.1 No. she can't do it,
she may bear the crown, but "little
Crosses" don't, come at Georges time
OF lie. a-- yr.l .-. 5a' E
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1880-06-16

The Chicago Times calls on the
women who have husbands to support
to organise a new political party.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20
Is fl True?

II was recently announced from Wash
ington that private dispatch had been
received in that city from Paris, stating
that trifs of 100000 had 4bssn sent
to this country to create public opinion
favorable to the Lssseps canal project,
This statement was promptly contradictsd
But New York paper. The Commercial
Bulletin, now claims to have discovered
that some time ago the Frankfort Zeitun0,
described as the leading financial journal
of continental Europe" asserted that
100000 was to be distributed among
influential parties in the United States
for their support Of the Lesseps cana
project" This assertion was denied by
the Bourse, Of Paris, whersupon the
Frankfort paper returned to the charge on
the Oath of November, saying that in
answer to the contradiction Of the Bourse.
we have most formally and dscisivsly to
maintain our statement" the Zsitung
declares that its information 'ia derived
from indubitable sources, and that one of
the leading men connected with the canal
scheme, when taxed with the matter.
admitted its truth, saying: The Amsri'
cans make Something beforehand" This
is pretty strongly confrmstory Of the
Washington story. Can ex-Secrstary
Thompson have any positive knowledge of
the matter?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20

There are over 900 bills on the private
calender OF congress which cannot posi-
bly, be disposed Of at the present rate in
less than thres to five years. as only one
day of each week il allowed for the con-
sideration of private bills. and not more
tban.tsn to fifteen can be disposed of In. one
day. Some OF these bills are of twenty
years standing and many Of them Of ten
and Eve years, one or two have been on
the private calender for fifty years. Some
Of the original petitioners are dead
and other bills which have passed on
house and been returned to the other in
amended fern. There ought to be some
way to get rid of this mass ofIaccumulatsd
business. but it seem impossible to do SO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20
WOMEN:

LeucoIsh9a. Excessive Flowing, Paiafu-
Monthly Periods, Suppressions when from I'M
natural causes, Irregularities, Weak Back, Prolap-
sus or Failing of the Uterus Ante rversion and
Retroyersion- Bearing down Sensations, Interna
Heat, Nervous Depression, Debility, Dependency
Threatened Miscarriage, Chrome Congestion ,Inha-
nation and liberation of the Uterus, Impo-
teney, Rarrenness, or Steriity, and Female. Weak
ness.
Added to these are the psngs, the troubles, the
wearing strain of maternity, and which often do
more toward breaking her constitution and weak
ening he for other efforts than all else OF her labor
and duties nsdsSe. 1t is in this direction that
one often discovers that which il most pitlful in
the life Of such woman She labors on through
the period of CESSATION TO the last possibe moment
often over exerting herself, and often doing her
sna her offspring rreparable injury. The result Of
all this is that the mother at that period of life
when she SD ould pess The threshold of vigorous
and cheerful old age is often broken down aud,
after year or two Of intolerable suffering is hur
ried off TO the nearest churchyard
A bottle or two Of shorev's Investigator taken
during the year, Will not only make woman's
life hight aud happy, but will cure permanently
most Of her complaints. Sold by all druggists al
one dollar per large package. Sold in Des Moines
wholesale aud retail by
C. H. WARD & co and by druggists generally
FULLER s. FULLER,
Wholesale Agents, Chicago.
Depot IS Cedar St New York. aS5sWfSw
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20
Pensions.

Few persons understand the true condi-
ton OF the pension business. and the
enormous amount required to liquidate the
claims now pending and to be filed. Con-
gresham Hubbell. of Michigan, who has
charge of this bill. which appropriates
100000. 900. in explaining it gave some
figures that startled the House, He said
that the figures were appalling. They
ran into the hundreds Of millions. They
showed that within thirty years the 60
vernment will have to pay for arrears OF
pensions and for pensions something near
Thousand million dollars. Il seems thai
the additional seventeen millions called for
Dy this bill is for the arrears Of pensions
account. 1t was argued. when the Ar
gears OF Tensions bill was under consid era.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20

ton, that ii would require in oil onlyt q
few millions. It is not three years since
the bill was passed, yet the government
has already paid out for arrearages 424,-I
100000. There are now pending for sd-
Indication 281,597 claims for pensions.
The average arrears for each claim is
$1.100 Deducting from the number of
claims waiting adjudication the average
percentage for disallowance up to this
time, there will remain of claims already
filed total of arrearges :of $4,000, 900,
which the Government will have to pay.
This with the twenty-four millions already
paid brings up the enormous total of two
hundred and forty one millions of dollars
for arrears alone. Besides this the yearly
pensions are to be paid. New claims are
being filed in great numbers. All that
any one has to do is to make an affidavit
and get a physicians certificate. The
Government claims to be aware that
millions have already been paid for fraud
uleut claims, and Mr.. Hubbell said that
the Pension Department was satisfied that
of The sum appropriated four millions
would be paid for fraudulent pensions. It
is rich mine for dishonest spectators.
1t is claimed at the Pension Office that Git
ia impossible to get the legal proof of this
swindliug, and therefore the money must
be paid. It is certain that there exists q
Ring of pension swindlers who know how
to cover their tracks 80 that they cannot
be prosecuted. There seemed nothing to
do but to pass the bill as reported. which
which was done; but members say to-
night that the matter has assumed such
colossal proportions that some way will
have to be provided to relieve the Coy
eminent Of what promises to be very
heavy burden.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-20

Gen, Sherman, who has been reported
Oh willing to withdraw from the general
ship OF the army. in letter to friend in
New York, very emphatically denies
having expressed any such intention and
pronounces such statements as unwsrrant-
ed assertions. hegeneral also sets down on
the captain general business pretty effect
ually, and thinks it would be mistake to
create the rank Of Captain General. as no
such rank has ever been created in free
America before. This is drive at the
iraperiaIists which they will not appre-
cjate.