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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE Washington merchants believe
so strongly in the success of the DEM
ocratic party, that they refuse to give
credit to Government employees. They
evidently think the employees will be
turned out when Hancock is elected.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

l. y. OSBORN has turned up again.
This Time lac hurls an address," 80
called, 10 tie Republicans Of tlie 9Th
District a. candidate fur Congre.s.
The more OPPOSITION Col. Hookcr has
the better he runs, and Ike will d.
just nowhere In thi- race.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

INDIANAPoLTs, IND, Oct. IS, l2.40
p. NJ. Returns from So counties give Il
net Republican majority Of G,2lO. The
counties to hear from gave Il Demo-
cratic majority in 1876 Of 4l3. The
official majority will be about 5000.
Republicans have II majority on joint
ballot in the legislature, and elect
eight Congressman possibly nine out
of 10.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

The Holly Springs South says Gen.
Malone, the leader of the Virginia
Readiusters, is reported to have de-
clared that if at any time it should
appear that Hancock is in danger he
will Withdraw the electoral ticket of
his faction. But he ought to act at
once when continued persistence is
ucalpcG
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
LATEST FROM INDIANA AND OHIO

News received in TIE COMET
office yesterday, the 18th, is to the
effect that Ohio has gone Republican
by 10000 to 10000 majority and the
Republicans elected Is out Of the 20
congressman Indiana is reported as
having a Republican majority Of 1000,
eight Congressman to five Democrats.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

MERIDIAN threatens to be city in
spite of everything. Cotton buyers
from Liverpool are attracted to that
market. On Wednesday last 3l2 bales
were sold, and on Tuesday Liverpool
man bought and shipped hundred
bales via New Orleans. There is nc
telling what a town can do when she
snreads herself.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

MAJ. GEO. J.. HERNpoN, of the
West Point News, is writing 81 series
of Biographical sketches Of prominent
Mississippians. He j. a man of educa-
ton and talent, and abundantly able
20 make his sketchcs readable.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE stalwarts of Indiana made 0
good thing out of importation of ne
groes to that State. About the time
the Presidential election comes on
there will grow up in Indiana big dis.
gust for being ruled by few thousand
impOr ted niggers.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

MEssRs. LATHAM, ALEXANDER. d
Co., Bankers, of New York, have our
thanks for superbly gotten up little
book, containing valuable statistics of
the " Cotton Movements and its Fluc-
uuations from 1869 to 1880"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

The work Of last Tuesday has prob
ably changed the complexion Of the
next House % Representatives, but
there will BE- harmony between a
Democratic Senate and President
HancOck
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE Vicksburg Commercial says
tifty-scycn colurcd men enrolled lhcm-
selves a. members of a Hancock and
Chalmers club, at Marks store, in
Claiborne county, last Saturday night.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
TIoNs IN HORSES AND CATTLE.

Directions for Using Masters Healing Ointment.
Apply twice aday as other Ointment, morning
and evening the wounded part needs no cleaning,
the Ointment keeps the part perfectly clean ana III
healthy condition, consequently no soap Is re- re-
CURED TO wash it of, and il always leaves the SKIN
in pure and healthy state 1t will never become
rancid, nor deteriOrated by climate.
Buy ii Of your Druggist, If he has none get mn !,
To order it for you. Use none but MASTERS
HEALING OINTMENT.
GEO. w. MASTERS. PgOPRIETOR
For sale Wholesale by WHEELOCK, FINLAY 70,
and l. l.. Lyons, New Orleans, and by Druggists
generally in louisiana and Mississippi
oct lG, '80-1y
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

Some of the quiet people of Georgia
seem 10 have been disguised with the
recent party strife in that State. In
Chatham county containing Savah-
nah, only 2,l72 votes were polled' a
full vote would be nearly 7,OOO.-Ex'
No such apathy as this must be III
dulged in next month. 1t is of the
most vital Importance to the welfare
of the whole Union that eVery legal
Democratic voter in America be made
to understand that his vote should be
counted and every mothers son OF
them should consider it his bOunden
duty be present at the ballot-boX in
November.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

TIE scacoast Democrat. are wide
awake, and are working like beavers
for the nominees, through the medium
Of rousing barbccucs and telling
spprchrs
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
AFFIRMED AND REVERSED.

From the 57th Mississippi Reports,
admirably and ably presented by }. a.
Brown, Esq, we make summary OF
1873 cases, appealed from all the coun-
ties. principally coming AS follows:
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE late Sheriff GcauthreauX, of
New Orleans, is rcportcd rs a defaultcr
for between S50,O00 and Sl0G, 900. Suit
has been filed in the civil District
Enuri
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

Az excursion train coIlidcd with an
other train in Pittsburgh, Pa on the
10Th, killing twenty persons, and
wounding many others.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

AFTER the first day Of November
the New Code makes drunkenness
and profanity punishable by fine and
imprisonment
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

WEAVER has dried up, He don't
cut figure anywhere, not even with
the powerful assistance Of Chairman
WimbprlV.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

Con. DEAsoN has his name on the
Republican, Democratic and Green
back tickets. Don't fail to examine
your ticket.
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New Advertisements
FOR SALE OR RENT.

A HOUSE and LOT in north jackson. Lot con
u tanning five acres of ground, embracing flint
orchard and garden, house convenient and fur.
nished.
Also, small House, three rooms, and three acres
OF lasd with fruit trees suitable for market gar
den, one-half mile from the city, for sale cheap.
Apply at Comet Office. ocl6-tt
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

IT wasn't such big rain after all.
But there was enough in il TO con-
vince our boys that they don't have
walk over.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

HAzLEHURsT, Oct. 13.-We dropped
into the Courthouse at this interesting
town, and had short cOnfab with
Norman and Brown, and other Off
cials. COpiah is all right for Hancock.
The men Of COpiah are wide-awake
but they didn't like the nature of the
dispatches published in the papers of
wednesday morning. The late cleo
tons was the theme with everybody,
and there were marked signs of de-
preston IN the faces of many earnest
Democrats. Hazlehurst is buying and
shipping cotton rapidly. Some new
houses are going up. NJ. Marx il
building a large store OH his old site
and there are many other evidences Of
push and progress.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

CAPT. JNO. S. LNMpKIN is writing
out his " Rccollrctions Of My Prison
Life for the Magnolia Gazette.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

COLQUITT's majority, as Governor
of Georgia, will be $4,000. The regu-
lar Democratic ticket for other State
officers is elected by 10000 majority.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE oxford Eagle has reached the
beginning of its fifth volume
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
ties, principally coming AS fol

No other county has so many rs 4.
The following table exhibits the
names of Judges and Chancellors and
number of their decisions reversed and
/ affirmed
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

THE Sc. Louis aud indianapolis
Railroad has recently had $1,000
smash-up.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

The colored people Of Georgia pay
taxes ON S2,OOO,0O0 of property and
have seventy thousand children at
tending the public schools.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
The Georgia Election.

The election of Colquitt as Cover
nor of Georgia, as far as we can see by
the papers, has left no residum of dis
content with those who opposed him.
The Columbus Sun, which has been
his most active and toughest opponent,
swallows the result in the way told as
follows:
We remember once reading an incident
said TO have happened in Western New
York. There was clOse-fisted landlord
who gave hard fare to the bOarders, who
grumbled seriously. To their complaint
he would return the answer: 81 kin eat
anything. ! kin eat crow" AT last a
crow was killed by bOarder who had il
prepared and set before "mine host" who
duly attempted TO paTtake Of the tough in
digestible bird. lie tried several mouth
fuls and rushed from the table, saying: 81
kin earerOw, but d-n me il banker after
IL. We are just i'm that condition; we
take COlquit, Brown and Gordon when
forced as we are now by vote Of the peO-
pie, but viii be blessed If we banker arter
them.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

CAPT. JAMES M. STEWART, post
master of the United States House of
Representatives, died Oh the 9TH inst,
aged 81.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
STATE NEWS.

Capt, George Wech, Sheriff o
Kemper county, last Wednesday while
conveying a negro man to jail from
near Shuqualak, was walking In ad
vance of the prisoner, who drew pts
tol from his boot leg and shot WEIGH
infilcting n slight flesh wound. While
attempting second shot, WEIGH flied
two shots In his body, killing him in
atantlV.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

Hancock, the choice Of the people,
was not selected by political managers,
or by oifice-holders, or eXpectants of
Office. The man who so eioquently
nominated him at Cincinnati was not
a candidate for any Office, and now
when his political friends Of Phil
adelphia would place him in Con-
grcss lac has declined the nomina-
ton ON the ground that he prefers
private life 90 the duties and emOlu-
ments Of his own profession and bust
ness.-HOlly Springs South.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16

BR0oKHAvEN, Oct. 13.-We found
the people here full of excitement
about the election in Indiana and
Ohio. BrOokhaven is apparently the
most thriving town between jackson
and New Orleans. The stores are full
Of goods, and most of the merchants
look satisfied with the operations of
the past year, and the promises for the
future. WhitwOrth College opened
with 80 young ladies from abroad, be-
sides the home reserve, and every
train has been bringing in reinforce
ments since. President johnson is
accordingly happy.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-10-16
MASTERY
HEALING OINTMENT

H EAL NC 0INTM EN- T
physicians cheerfully recommend this ONT
1 MENT, and say that it has no equal as heal
ing agent. This Ointment is recommended for any
Of the following Diseases and all purposes Of a
Family Ointment.
Old Ulcers, Burns, Scalds Fistula, Piles, SpraDs,
Bruises, Corns, Bunions, Sore Nipples, Scrolula,
Fever Sores, Stings and Bites Pimples,
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Cuts, -
Wounds, Felons, Boils Barber's Itch, letter, Ring
WOruus, Cancers and Old Sores, Sore Breasts,
and all Burns caused by on Explosion.
THIS DIN FMENT ALSO CURES ALL ERUP-
rInNS I'M IInpSnS Nh nATHI L
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
CHILD WIT ANO WISDOM.

"My boy, what does your mother do for
a living2" was asked of "a little bare-footed
urchin. "She eats cold victuals, sir"
Judging from back appearances-Small
boy rushing in front ofyoung lady wearing
rather large poke bonnet, and staring her
full in the face)-"YOu've lost Your bet,
Charlie; told yer it warn't an old woman"
-Lodnon Judy.
Tommy Eeyebright" wants to know if we
think "a boy from the city could 90 into the
country and make a living picking strawber-
ries?" Well, yes; we rather think the boy
could, but the man for whom he worked
couldn't, by large majority.
"What is the worst thing about riches?"
asked the Sunday-school superintendent.
And the new boy in the bad class under the
gallery who only came in last Sunday stood
up and said, Their scarcity" And in his
confusion the Superintendent told the school
to raise and sing Don't be weary, children"
A five .year-old daughter of one of our
citizens observed to him, in the presence of
company, at breakfast: "You mustn't go off
without kissing me, papa 81 never forget
to do it, do I?p he asked, surprised. "YOu
may not forget it, but sometimes you go off
mad, you know she artlessly replied. The
company COUSulLcQ tilclT COuct
II shouldn't think there would be such a
word as breakfast" remarked young lin
Suist to his mother, the other morning.
"Wny not, dear?" asked she. because, ma,
replied the boy, "it amt natural; things
never break fast-they break loose There
was sad bewilderment of expression in the
face of that mother as she gazed speech
lessly upon her precious son.
eyes" continued the old gentleman, warm
ing with his subject, sit IS scandalous, per-
fectly scandalous. Why, in New York. if
you will believe it, they spend more every
year for tobacco than they do for bread %
SIS that so?" responded the youngster, he
trayed mOmentarily into something border
ing on animation. as that SOP" he repeated
removing his cigarette to say it; well,
suppose it's with more. boston Transcript
Mr. and Mrs Brown and daughter left
New York few days since for short So
journ in the country. As most little girls
are, Minnie, the daughter, was slightly curl
Gus, and she continually annoyed the farm
hands with questions rather difficult to an
swer. While out in the pasture, she noticed
the men grading, and, after inquiring into
the why and wherefore without much salts
faction from the rustics, turned and pro-
ceeded homeward. She had noticed the
night before the operation of milking, and it
source of continual wonder to her.
Toward dusk that evening, she proceeded
back of the barn, and again watched the OPP
Grafton. Said she to her Uncle: 'Uncle
Jim, what are they doing?" "Why, they're
gittin' the milk from the cow" responded
ne. "Does all that milk come from the one
cow" "Yes, answered her Uncle. Where
do they put it in ?" continued she, with child
ish simplicity. And Uncle Jim smiled a
smole at the child's curious question.
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=. ~ u
aItis expensive. sather, admit, but Charley
thinks it Is awfu1iy cheap, and never shalt
catch him unless / play economy. Don't
you see it will pay in the end"
Emerson says call lovei mathematically
Just, much as the two sides of an algebraic
question" Just so, Nr. Emerson, and when
mother-in-law and two sisters take finger
in the pie, the equation becomes qLadratic.
"No," she said, as she slipped the cream it
would take his last dime to pay for; "no,
never eat cake myself, but ma says she is get
ting awfully hungry for apiece of my we'd
ding Philadelphia Chronicle Herald.
when goes a-shopping," said an old
lady, 81 alters asks tor what | want and if
they have it, and it is suitable, and feel in
clined to buy it, and it is cheap and can't be
got for less, | most alters take it, without
clappering all day about it, as some people
do"
Husband of professional beauty-"Another
casualty More poor widows and orphansw
Professional beauty-"How awful and of
course therell be another fancy fairl and /
shall have stall, and wear my new 'confec-
ton from Madame Labitsky's. Poor Great
uresp-Funny Folks.
"Well Pm glad my house cleaning is over"
said Mrs. Brown with n sigh ofthankfulness.
at must be relief" observed Mrs. Smith
who was calling. eBut then, how soon you
win need to go through it all again" If
she hadn't looked around in sort of critical
manner all would have been we'll That call
will never be returned.-New Haven Regis
ter.
A Professor was recently explaining the
well-known physiological theory of the body
being entirely renewed in seven years to a
class of young ladies in an English school.
"Thus, Miss s." he said, addressing a
very pretty young brunette, sin seven years,
you see, you will no longer be Miss s."
81 hope So" replied the unsophisticated
maiden, with downcast eyes.
"Are you prepared for death ?" the cler-
gyman asked, with tremor of emotion in
his voice as he took the sick woman's hand
in his own A shade of patient thought
crossed the invalids face, and by and by she
said, 'she didn't hardly believe she was;
there was the little bed room carpet to be
taken up yet, and the paint up stairs had
hardly been touched, and she did not want
to put up new curtains in the dining room,
but she thought if she didn't die until next
Monday she would be about near ready as
woman with big family and no girl ever
expected to be. p. S.-That woman got
well
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
The Czar,s Grandson.

Mrs HOoper's Letter to Philadelphia Telegraph
Sometimes one hears little things about
the Gar of Russia which makes one inclined
to pardon Nihilism and to comprehend the
dynamite plots. The other day / went to
visit very charming old lady, who is an
American, and who has lived for many years
in Europe. Whilst turning over the pages
of her photograph album, came across the
portrait of a child, boy of some six or eight
years of age, so singularly beautiful that my
attention was at once interested The little
fellow was dressed in a knckerbocker suit [
black velvet, with his fair hair cut Holbein-
wise over his brow, and lovelier or nobler
image of healthful boyhood never gladdened
parents heart. On my making some ex-
clamation of admiration, my friend produced
several other photographs of the same child,
remarking at the same time that the picture,
so far from exaggerating his beauty, hardly
did it Justice She then told of her meeting
the boy and his mother in Switzerland.
The child was the son of the Grand Duke
Alexis Of Russia, the mother being his secret.
ly welded wife. BY command of the Gar
the husband and wife were separated, and
the latter was forced, not only to consent to q
divorce, but to marry another man. GLOW
could you CONSENT" asked my friend when
the unhappy lady had related her story
The eyes of the speaker filed with tears and
her lips quivered. at was for. my sons
sake" she whispered, and then she said nc
more, being evidently still not wholly freed
from the tolls of the "giant spider Of the
North" as Whittier once called the Car
in one of his fervent lyrics Of Freedom.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
Notice to r on-Residents.

o tate of Indiana, Carroll County. In the Car
= roll Circuit Court, SepteDn Der Term, 1850.
In the matter of the estate of William Faker
and Mary Faker, who have been absent from
said County aud State for more than i've
years.
Application for administration on the estate
OF William Faker and Mary Faker, who
have been absent, and their place of resi-
dence or whereabouts have been unknown
for more than five years.
Be Ii remembered that on the 9th day of
May, 1880, Samuel Louther, by Daily & Kane,
his attorneys, filed in the office of the Clerk of
the Carroll Circuit Court, In the County of Car
ROLL and state OF Indiana, his application, IN
writing, duly sworn to, asking the Court 10 de-
cree that William Faker and Mary Faker, who
were formerly residents OF said County and
ministrator of the estate OF said William and
Mary Faker, for the reason that said William
and Mary Faker have been continually absent
from said County and State for more than FIVE
years last past they not having been heard of, or
their whei eaboUts known for more than five
years last past; and they not having made any
arrangements Dr the management of their
said estate; and also that said estate may be
by said Court ordered to be sold to raise money
to pay certain debts against said parties.
Notice is heRby given of the fling and
tendency of said complaint and application in
said Court. and that the same win be heard
and determined at the next regular term of
the Carroll Circlit Court, to be holden at the
Court House, m the city of Delphi, in the
first Monday inSeptember, A. ID. 1850.
Witness George W. Pigman, Clerk
ISEAL1 of said Court, and the seal there
te of affixed at Delphi this 9th day
ofMay, 1880.
GEORGE W. PIGMAN, Clerk.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
AphOrisIns.

God delights in true, earnest thinkers
Dwight.
Great thoughts stand up like church spires
mid village cots.-Bailey's Festus.
The beautiful are never desolate;
Some one always loves them-GOd or man.
If man absndons, Gcd takes them.
-Bailey's Festus.
Accompany your own flag throughout the
world under the protection of your own can
non.-Daniel Webster
The drying up of a single tear has
OF honest fame than shedding seas of gore
byron.
Adhesiveness is great element of success.
G enius has glue on his feet and will take hold
of marble Slabs. j. Wilson, ID. ID.
Eloquence does not require mellifuous
words and long sentences. 1t is often found
in rough, unconth garb, just as the lightning
often CLEANS from rugged thunder-clouds.-
Cough.
Style is the gossamer on which the seeds
of truth feat through the world.-Bsncroft.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16
Untimely Sympathy.

IChester lFa.l Democrat.I
Hans Growyost, a worthy German farm er
who has been lifelong resident of Berks
County, has shrewish wife, who has long
rendered his domestic life anything but a
couch of roses. One day not long ago she in
fit o: pique packed up her duds and left him
vowing never to come back. The news
went around among the neighbors-you
know how intelligence of all kinds does,
travel in the country-and at night several of
them, of whom was one, went TO condole
with Hans. He sat on his front stoop. putting
away at his pipe. Hans" l remarked, Il
pity you." ''My boy" replied the honest
Dutchman as he disturbedly knocked out the
ashes of his pipe, 'you vas right. She has
shust come baekp