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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
A NOVEL CASE.

At a special term of the Chancery
Court of Kinds County, held in this
city on Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week, one of the most interesting
and important cases was argued be-
fore His Honor Chancellor Peyton,
that has come before the courts, inv0l-
wing rs it did the construction of
Section %, Art, II, of the Constitution
of this State, which declares "that per-
sons who have not been married, but
are now living together, cohabiting as
man and wife, shall be taken and held
for all purposes in law, rs married,
before or after the ratification of this
Constitution.
The reputcd legal heirs of an intel
ligent planter Of this county, lately
deceased petilioned for letters of adj
ministratiOn, when they were con
fronted by colored woman who
claimed to be the widow of decedent,
and demanded of the Chancery Court
letters of administration as such wild
ow. This case involved among other
interesting questions the legal propo-
stion as to what slaves We're freed by
the proclamation of President Lincoln,
decalring that all slaves within the
limits of the States in rebellion should
become free on and after the LIST of
of January, 1868.
1t will be seen that the case above
rccited was one of profound interest,
not only to the interests of the rela-
tiyes of the deceased, hut to society
generally.
1t is seldom that Il case is more ably
argued in any court, than was this
one, and well may the attorneys feel
proud of the laurels they have won
in the ability displayed in their argu-
ments. Messrs. Shelton 4 Frank
Johnston appeared for the petitioners,
and Messrs. Nugent Il Melville for
(col) The Chancellor's de-
cision was from the Bench and in |
favor of petitioners.
Very many intelligent gentlemen
were present during the progress of
the argument and seemed to enjoy it
as an intellectual treat, involving as it
lid, Il question ofmorals AS well as law.
The reputed widow asked and obtained
III appeal to the Supreme Court from
the decision of the Chancellor-who is
very generally sustained in his decis-
pNG
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
The Wandering Jew.

The following is the strange account
given of this parsonage: His Original
name was Calaphilus, P0ntius Plate
porter. When they were dragging
Jesus out OF the door of the judgmrl'
hall, he struck him on the back, say.
ing: "Go faster Jesus go faster WY
dost thou linger?" Upon when
Jesus looked on him with a irOHI,
and said: al am indeed going, D'll
thou shalt tarry till 1 come" soon
he was converted, and took the nam
OF Joseph He lives Tor ever bul a.
the end Of every hundred years lals
into fit or trance, upon which WIZ
he RECEIVERS he returns 20 lac sam,
state of youth he was in when gu.
Saviour suffered, being about lIiIl
years of age. He rlways preserves i w.
utmost gravity of department. -,
was never seen 10 smile. He perieor
ly remembers the death and res'iIr'
ton of Christ.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
THE SHANNON MYSTpDv
Revelations COnceruInr n, I'm,
spirit Medium "rough
West Point Nnws

cont w II rho
Uapt, w. NJ ihomas, Of Baldwv,
calieu 10 see US Jew days ago, and ~
.ne cIurSe VI cpl,Versatlon sometLm"
proushI ~ ene horrible Borum tro"aS
~ mmm'on ooIulieu several years nen
III 0n ',ii nee county. News resJ'
ers M ie'heliper mat Mr. Born,
,i liz liz "ioae household, CONSISTING of
, ,'iS m'u, o vwp b c,hldreh and colorcI
lluisc, WIZ purileu together with tba
resi 0,,n r, ~ wien they resided, abont
my i,"l', ,oi'aiIliol', one SATURDAY
mlsnG soi' t,d iour years ago, TWAS Le.
I1evuu ~ vaie ~ 'i,'t IT, una Is yet, that Mr.
and The house was Hay were murdered
.trnv NJ, ouido m"s ,'eii burned to de.
,vhc,o nn+ru 1 ",o,, W lille Vne crime. The
, WnUi IL sna~cy We" We ~ 1ooureu over at the
Iliau =" Soa so VI que supposed muir.
e ,adn h,t u t Ieevr" ~, arrests Were then
t h.an nuo Vioy w9le al turned loose
DIT ~ tto oint I ~ against them,
nho,,os tnid na I'm question: Mr.
t;npa a"o fcnn, Ion ,i,"; he went some
f s"o Tnd;omo ne over INTO JEFF.
,i,,an liz, M r., JUST across the
Shonnon W. 70 visit y "'l; mur watson, of
t. vaii Lno,yn to TX , iiieaium who
-, ,,;T T and whn SU Va,1 people OF Louis
lava IN tho naof fo,, iunSe revelations
mront MANI nerSo sow , o"rs SURPRISED a
s Ell that on rapooh 9 a. mr.. Thomas
"'ndinn,.0,n IaJv"n sor r,ro house of the
81 tha door and ooon t ane iiiet them
eoofod tha med,nn, aavei 'ney Were
I T%"n,os told hor Of on zane H. Mr..
trnJmnino himeoif nv NTn NJ Wv, Wlthout in
u,",, dns;rad 10 hcIJ watson, that
Viii anv friends tha, communication
ia snirif land If onu S im,sllt nave in
y short while HE med inv present ldtS In
I,Jv desirad IN anaaie ~ NJ salu III, thata
Ha told tha medium ~ h mi' ihomas.
Good wherannon tho ,,s Levy her pro-
tobIa was mt in nosit;a ou'i writing
moment he recaiyad - n ana ma
mo from Mrs Rornm ''U w., vi greet
coHsin Of his He tha,, WIZ was
ohont the loss of hor IT, "sh@i her
familv's She stated that an ",iu u ol her
i,rday niobt wbon tha ''' t"n III Ille Sat
nno,,yrad tbot cha nn1 'I ~ affair
had oonn to nod whom so VIZ children
ned ot the door That J Inv one rap.
dnonnd the door and w,a 'et husband
nlomont NV y negro wh m"I : StrGcE ma
tn the aoor and fhen tiIln M1'o Tf. MN
~ knife That almost ir,n i,lln WIN
two other naoroea rushod IN W' '.iy
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

Hon. J. NJ. Allen, in a short speech
at Bonneville last week, assured his
hearers that he was enthusiastically
for Hancock, English and Muldrow.h
IL John Allen was boiled down and
then distilled to an essence Won
couldn't find enough of the sore head i'm
his composition to stain the Iightest
gossamer thread that ever kissed a
sunbeam.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The above sounds very ethereal. but
II IS true Of Jno. M. Allen nevertheless.
mississippi has no truer son than John
Allen, and the first Congressional Dis
trict will receive his unstinted servi-
ces in the cOnvass that Is about to ell
sue. The News will ever note with
pleasure the successes aud good fort
une of this gentleman, and having all
the sterling qualities i'm his nature
that go to make up true manhood. he
cannot fail to make a sueces in life
West Point Sunday News.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
Aberdeen Fair.


Exchanges will confer favor by
copying the following extracts from
the Fair Book of the Aberdeen FaiI
Association
INVITED GUEsTs.--All officers of
agricultural aud mechanical assOcia-
tons, and members of the press gen
orally, are respectfully invited TO at
tend without further notice. Special
will be made for the
convenience of editors and reporters.
To prevent imposition, persons not
known will require Identification.
REDUCED FREIGHTs.- The Mobile
IL Ohio Railroad has agreed 10 charge
freight one way on articles exhibited
at the Fair, and return free, ON pre-
senting the certificate of the Secre-
tary Parties visiting will be charged
six cents per mile for the round trip
three cents each way.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
BEN BUTLER MAKES A SPEECH.
He Declares TINT the Democratic
Party Can and Will Protect
the Negro.
BOSTON, August 90, 1880.

In a speech at Faneuil hall last
night, Gen. Butler declares that he is
not nor should be Il candidate for any
Office, elective or appointive, at this
election or under the incoming adj
ministratiOn. He explains his present
condition as caused by the recreancy
of the the Republican administration
to the platform of 1876, and their
desertion of the negro in the South,
after promising to protect him. and
said: "now then, it is because am a
friend of the negro; it is because |
desire to stand for him; ii is because
/ desire to do all that in me lies to aid
him in the difficult position in which
he is placed by attainments so unpre-
pared for his citizenship, that now
propose to act with the Democratic
party.
''1hey at least can protect him, and
| believe will do 50. The industrial
condition of the South shows that the
negro is necessary as aborer and
must be protected, and will be as soon
as political antognism dies out.
freely confess to you that desire to be
in such relation of political kindness
and courtesy with the Democratic
party, that / shall be permitted topre-
sent, on behalf of the cOlored men,
what l deem for their best Interests
and what / doubt not will be their
wish to have done.
Gen. Butler then attacked the
claim of the Republicans, that The
present prosperity of the country was
due to their administration. He claim,
ed that the prosperity was the act Of
God, and that the bankrupt condition
of business and depression, few years
ago, was caused by resumption, thai
legislated the American
flag off the ocean, and have negotiated
us out of the fishery rights in the
Northern seas.
The Republican party in a long
lease of power became corrupt, ana
here can he no hope for change under
Garfield.
The general elOquently yindieltd
-he memory of Cakes Ames, aspef7eeu.
n defence of of the Republican ca0dl-
late.
The meeting was very largely al-
and the general was londF
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

1t is just lovely TO sleep in the coun-
try these fine mornings, with a gobler
gobbling under your your window,
and calf believing like concert
saloon baritone on one side Of the
house, while cow, his mother, is hal
lOolng mezzo Soprano on the other,
and ROSTERS are growing and the milk
maid is playing tambOurine with the
bottom of the milk pail and drivers
are going by whistling aud the parrot
is yelling at the goat that talks back
aud half dozen boys are throwing
green apples ON the roof to see them
roll down, and the landlord il swear
ing at his wife at the back Kitchen
because she has put too many mack
erel to soak for "them city hogs"
The country is a real quet place-for
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

After this failure, change in his
manner WINS very perccptlble to his
friends--for his purity associates were
his friends and admirers, though their
friendship was accompanied with a
sort of dread His solitary walks
became longer; his reserve became
sterner, and more determined, and the
catastrophe, when it came, was not
altogether unexpected.
Col. McClung, Notwithstanding his
apparent recklessness, and insensibil-
ity to danger, was not without what
some people call superstition. DR.,
Cabincss, who was one Of his party
friends, and with whom he frequently
and freely chalted related to me, that
Met lung told him a few days before
his death, that in one of his solitary
walks and musings, he had met the
| spirit of his grandmother. That she
had told him "she knew he was I'M
happy, but that he would soon be
with her, and then he would be better
of and happier" 1t was the shadow
of the coming event-it being well
understood that Col. McClung did not
contemplate suicide with that horror
which is generally attached to ii.
AS to physique, McClung was SUI
perb. Fully six feet, broad shoulders,
full breasted, sway-backed, fine fore
head bright gray eye. head set well
back; his port was open, bold and
commanding. Generally reserved and
dignifed, he seldom accosted any eX-
ccpt a member of his own political
party, but when he did, his bearing
was affable and courteous
McClung was put up by his party
on one occasion to oppose Singleton
for COngress-a sort of forlorn hope--l
think in the canvass of 1858. Many
dreaded collision-from the supposed
violence of Meetings. temper, and his
arrogant manner but nothing of the
sort occurred. There was one "0ngry
spar between them-as I heard-in
which our old friend Singleton stood
square up TO him. AS a rule,
the canvass, was conducted between
them pleasantly, and in good feeling.
Singleton was elected as it was fully
expected he would be.
Col. McClung was not the least con-
spicuOus of that gifted, talented, drink
ing fighting band of eXcentrcitiies-in-
Guiding Prentss, Foote, Guion, Binga-
man, and II host besides, who flourish
ed in this State from 1887, through the
fortics and later--One of whom, Gen.
Foote, only left us Il few months since.
Is there no surviving contemporary,
who can give us pen pictures of those
picturesque characters, and the exist
ing scenes of which they were part,
and in which they took part
Aupust 1890
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
COL. LAMAR SPEECH.
II. II. CIALMERS
I. }. WuARTON.

The great speech delivered 10y Col.
Lamar in the senate of the United
States on the so-calIcd Exodus Of the
negroes from the South is presented
in full upon the first and fourth pages
of The COMET to-day. Itisnot neccs-
4ary 10 bcspcak for il Il careful peru
sal. 1t Is paper which can he read
and re-read with profit. Ii gives Il
full fair and exhaustive presentation
of the whole subject, and exposes the
ietormity of the schemes of Radical
emissarics in dcroying the negro from
the south; and ii is II mastery and
triumphant vindication Of southern
society and integrity. The language
employed is tcrse, forcihlc, pithy,
eloquent and conclusive.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
ILLINOIS

our friend, j. w. Jenkins, ESP, of
this city. has returned from two
weeks visit 10 Chicago and other
points in Illinois. He says the i'm
preston * somewhat general in that
State that Hancock will carry it, y
Electoral votes. Shrewd men are
freely betting on that result, and in
many instances offering Odds, but the
other side are not - ready to take
them. With New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Illinois and Indiana, it begins
to look a il Hancock might be elected
without the aid Of the Solid South.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
dARFIELD's PROSPECTS IN OHIO.

Immediately after his exploit with
the Credit Mobiicr, Garfcld's mujOr-
ity in the old solid Joshua \. Giddings
district, was reduced from about -, 600
majority 10 less than g, O0--a difference
of G,Upo. Ia 1876 HAYES majority in
this district, was II, SOC, and Garlicld's
s6G3, falling behind the ticket 3,1i3.
Apply this ratio of loss t. the balance
Of the State, and ii would have given
Tildcn u ,y3s majority. Ii j. said,
however, that Garlicld's sharp prac-
tiecs can'taifcct his popularity in Ohio
We have seen that in every election
since he made himself famous with
tine Credit Mobilicr, DE Golyer jobs,
etc. that il has afflicted il in his own
district ia the tune of from 5000 to
5000 votes. The Radical apologisis
for Garfield are about a. comforting TO
INN a the client who had been lodged
in Jail. Visiting the client in the
lookup, and hearing his version Of
Tie alleged crime in all its particu-
larity, the lawyer said with emphasis:
why, they can't put You i'm jail
for that ~
" But, returned the client. they
hare put me IN jail.n
1t is too late 10 argue now that Gar
fields Irregularities do not drive away
from him Republican votes. The re-
cord shows that they have done ii.
We would not be at all surprised if
the pivotal buckeye State rolled I'D
a majority for Hancock ranging from
50,OoO to loo,0oo. In any case il may
be regarled a. flr from safe for fairfield.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
THE JACKSON AND YAzoo CITY
RAILROAD.

We admit in our columns to-day two
articles in advocacy of this new en-
terprise. 1t is n scheme which strike,
the public here most tavorably, and il
appears to us TO be very practicable
and if pushed while the iron is hot
we have no doubt but that the means
necessary to secure its construction
can be raised Our enterprising
friends and coadjutors of Yazoo have
already indicated their readiness TO CO.
operate. Two plans Of raising the
amount are suggested; one, favored
by w. H. F., and w. l.. n, advo-
Gates the issuance of bonds by the
city, and an al UdlOrcn& taxation to
pay the interest and principle, to the
amount Of 100000. II is expected
that NaZoo City will do about the same.
Then if other means We're needed to
complete the road, first mortgage
bonds could be readily negotiated Mr..
w. Fl. p. opposes the doctrine OF tax
alton, and gives his reasons in an
article which we publish to-day, but
warmly tavors the building of the
road by subscription.
The gentlemen who initiated the
movement, and are talking about it,
are the parties who will contribute
most to its building whichever mode
is adopted, and they are entitled TO
voice. The COMET wants it under
stood that it is emphatcally in favor
of the building of the road, and of the
scheme which most surely promises II
truition. 1t is not opposed to taxa
ton it is not opposed to subscriptions;
but in favor Of the proposition to
build the road; and whenever it
is decided which plan gives the
most certain promise of doing
this, that is the plan which
VIII secure its hearty cooperation.
Now is the time tOagitate the question.
1t is hardly necessary to point out its
advantages. These are apparent. 1t
would give new life to jackson and all
her interests. We have the opportu-
nifty Of making Il little inland city,
with u vigorous and growing COM
mcrce, and population equal to
Nicksburg, if we will only avail our
selves of it. The cost of the road is
in comparison with the
to come from it. The
question OF building it by subscrip
ton can he tested in "A hours. If that
plan is practical it is perhaps, advisa-
bic. If not practical then let the
friends of subscription and of
the road consider without bias
or prejudice the orther plan. AS
already stated we are in favor of the |
road, and of the plan that gives the
most certain promise of speedily secur~
ing it and we indulge the hope that |
the scheme will not be strangled by |
views as to mere details.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

/ GOV. STONE is regarded by portion
of the Radical press of the North as a
terrible man in the bulldozing bust,
ness. Holding the scepter of execu-
tive authority in Mississippi, it is sup
posed by many of the c.edulous good
/ folks of the North, that when he goes
out amongst the colored people of the
State he is armed with Il revolving
battery. hurting missiles Of death right
and left, while darkies fall by squads
and platOons to the great delight OF
our truly great, kind-hearted and mild
hammered Governor. When they
learn that this same official son OF
thunder has appointed j. G.. Marshall
"a cOlored man to fill the office of Cir
cult Clerk in Washington county, in
place Of \ n. Wells, deceased, their
curiosity, if not alarm, will be raised
to the highest pitch. Senti-
mel.
And if they could further under
stand that Governor Stone is by ma
ture, education and instinct, the exact
antipode Of the bulldOzer their sur
prise would he still greater. In the
face of partisan and malignant misrep-
resemtatiOn, at home and abroad, Gov.
Stone has moved on in course of
most admirable conservatism ; friends
nor foes could swerve him from the
line Of Justice, moderation and strict
integrity. When he leaves the Exec
utiVc Chamber he will leave Il record
without a flaw. Under his adminstra-
ton the State has prospered, and the
people have learned to respect and love
the government. He came into office
al time when the State was torn with
anarchy and contempt for the powers
that rulcd--when the passions of men
We're aroused and liable to run into eX-
ccsscs. BY his moderation, his Spar
tan courage, and his sterling sense of
right, he quickly brought order out Of
chaos, won back the confidence of all
CLASSES and races in their government,
put its administration on rigid line
Of economy, and gave peace and quiet
and prosperity and assurances Of JUS
ticc To all.
Mississippi has never had a better
Governor than stone. To his clear
head and iron viii can he traced many
reforms, and the stoppagc Of many
cak, in the Treasury. The people do
not know how much they owe to this |
silent and administrative executive. /
I'hc stalwarts Of the North, and the /
awlcss element of the South, have /
oUnd fault with him, and tried to fix
Ipon him opposite characters to suit
heir purposes. But the good people
4 the State think all the more of him
because lac does not win favor with
ither Northern stalwarti-m or South
rn bulldozery. They think a Gov
rnor is on the right road when he
nrns his back upon both of these
la~scs.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

Sponsors Fairy Queen. When
Spenser had finished his famous poem
Of the Fairy Queen, he carried It To
the Earl of Southampton, the great
patron Of the poets Of that day. The
manuscript being sent mp 10 the Earl,
he read few pages, and then ordered
his servant 10 give the waiter twenty
pounds. Reading on, lac cried i'm rap
turc, Garry that man another twenty
pounds" Proceeding farther, he ex-
claimed: "Give him twenty pounds
more" But at length. he lost all
patience, aud said. go turn that fel-
low ont n the house, for IL ] read far
Their. ! shall be ruined
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
Has n Mind Of His own. Z"


Hen. HaneOck's correspondence with
Gen. Sherman does not disclose him
as the cipher his Republican friends
would make him out. He seems 10
have a mind Of his own and i ready
upon fitting occasion to assert Il against
the wishes Of the general Of the army.
and to the advantage Of the public a.
the event proved.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

The minister stopped at a house on
the south side last week, and sought
to improve the time by giving an
eight-year old boy am instructive les
son in morality. my bly," said the
minister, 81 have lived for forty-five
years, and have never used tobacco i'm
any form, nor told a lie, nor uttered
an oath, nor played truant, nor
"Gimminy crickets," interrupted the
lad, Eyer amt any fun at all, haveye.n
oil City Derrick.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04
THE DEATH OF MISS NELSON.
Sudden Termination Of II Brilliant
Dramatic Career.

PARIS, Aug. 1G.-The details Of the
sudden death yesterday morning Of
Miss Adelaide Nelson, the actress, are
as follows: She had left her home
with party of friends IN the best or
spirits and apparently in good health,
to take II dGjGulaer q Ia J0urchette IN
the famous Du Chalet restaurant,
which is situated in the Bols de Bou-
logne. Upon arriving, the littlegroup
seated themselves at one OF the tables
together, and began their meal. Dur
ing its progress Miss Nelson was full
of merriment, and was the life of the
conversation. She frequently alluded
to her success in her profession, and
spoke hopefully of what she expected
to accomplish during the coming
season and in the more distant future.
The scene in the vicinity of the restau-
rant was very beautiful and attractive,
and attention was frequently called 10
1t by members of the party, especially
to the beauty of the light as 1t fell up
ON the lake near the building Sud
denly Miss Nelson turned pale, gave
a low cry, pressed her hand upon her
heart, and fell back in her chair
Greatly alarmed, her friends sprang
to her assistance, and attempted, by
the use of restoratives, to bring her to
consciousness. Medical aid was in
stantiy summoned, and it was at first
supposed that she had been seized
with faintipg fit and that it would
soon pass away. All efforts, however,
to revive her were unavailing, and the
party of merry-makers was turned
into a party of mourners. This sad
event is said by the physicians to be
the elimination of the disease with
which Miss Neils son has so Ing been
n fiiictpd
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-09-04

who DO you love >" said Jones 10
LIS sweetheart's baby sister. u loves
%" was the reply. "And who does
Sissy love ?'' Sissy loves Mr.. Sniff.
los he tisses 'er" Exeunt Omnes.