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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
She Would Marry.

According to Galignani's Messenger,
five years ago a wealthy gentleman,
NJ. de x, died, leaving his wife in
possession of a large fortune, to be di-
vided with their child when the latter
should be of age-he was only two
years old then--On condition that she
should not marry again. The widow
was only twenty-eighi, and i'm all the
bloom of her beauty. She disappear
ed suddenly, and her friends found out
that she had retired intOa very modest
country house in company with one
Of her sisters, who attended TO the
child's education. What a miser
every one thought; she has more than
10000 franks year 10 spend, and she
lets her fine Paris apartments to go
and live shabbilv with pea>ants. But
this year Nine. de X reappeared
in Paris ia all the elegance of a
Partisan, and as beautiful as ever.
What is the matter? Why such n
change? Nine. de X unwilling
10 remain a widow all her life, has
abandoned her husbands legacy;
during the last five years she has been
saving a small fortune, which enables
her now to marry the man Of hei
choice.
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OBITUARIES.

Several of our friends have asked
the COMET to print obituary articles
Of their deceased friends and relatives,
and they expect us to do it for moth
ing. The COMET is disposed to accom-
modate, but it cannot insert long
obituaries without pay. As well ask
us to print funeral notices and furnish
coiiias for the dead without money
and without price. There is no differ
ence. We decline all obituary or long
marriage notices unless they are paid
for. Simple announcements of deaths
or marriages are inserted free as news,
but when they go over five lines, if
parties desire them inserted In the
COMET, the way to secure it il 10 re-
init with the notice ten cents a line
Of average manuscript. If the
insertion Of the notice is not
worth the Legitimate cost to them, il
certainly cannot be reasonably ex-
pected that it j. worth It to u.
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LETTER FROM WILL H. HERMAN.

The postal card below from Kernel
Herman ought to have been printed
in The COMET last week, only it was
not written quite soon enough. 1t
throws great deal Of light on the
subject treated, but we are panied to
see deadly thrust in the closing par
agraph. We had INDUCED the hope
that Col. Alf Harper would be per-
mitted to live and reform the Okolona
States:
HOLLY SPRINGS, June II, 1880.
TO the Editor of the Comet:
One of the speakers at the unwilling of
the Press Monument, alluding to Col. Har-
per, said:
He has for his organ the Whole
Southern States and through it he has
become far-iamed, for its illustrious doc
trines have been promulgated from the
Atlantic to the Pacific
lie forgets to add that wrote the arti-
cles that gave Col. Ii. his fame-EvERY
ONE OF THEM---and that the Colonel repays
the debt by striking me on the public
streets, knowing that 1 was unarmed.
But thank God this little matter is not
settled yet. 1t was Col II. who began,
but it is who will end this fight and that,
toe, on my own terms.
Thine, WILL II. HERMAN.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

In the person of Hon. w. L. Hem
ingway the Democracy of Mississippi
have an executive chairman whose
equal would be hard to find. He will
have no easy task in maintaining the
dignity and efficiency which this inn
pOrtant Office has risen to under those
able political chiefs, Gen. Freeman,
Gen. Lowry, Gen George and Maj.
Barksdale. The post has been well
filled for the last few years by the
ablest men in the State, but we have
no misgivings that its standard will
be lowered under the present chair
man. Called to the place by the uni
versal wish of the Convention, he
starts out with the confidence and
friendship of his fellOw-Democrats ac-
corded to him freely and fully, and to
degree of entirety possessed by
hardly any other leading man Of the
state. He i man OF great firmness
Of character and almost unerring ac-
curacy Of Judgment. He will make
no mistakes, and whenever he under
takes to do a thing he will be sure to
do il, unless there are insurmountable
Obstacles i'm the way.
The other members Of the Com
mittee are Of the very best material in
the State. There may have been
State Executive Committees who were
equal TO the present, but there never
was one who could surpass &C. We
consider that the organization and in
terests Of the Democratic party i'm
Mississippi have been placed in most
excellent hands.
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VIM. NJ. CRAWFORD, ct al, !

VIM. NJ. CRAWFORD, ct al,
VS..
THE STATE.
Error to the Circuit Court of Lincoln
county, Hon. j. B. Chrisman Judge.
Plaintiffs in error were indicted for an
assault and battery with intent to kill and
murder, and convicted of an assault and
battery.
The proof left it doubtful as to which
one of the accused parties committed the
assault. They asked the Court to charge
the jury as follows: ''Even if the jury
should believe from the evidence that
some one of the defendants is guilty, yet
they should acquit all of said defendants,
if they have reasonable doubt arising
from the evidence as to which one of said
defendants is so guilty." Another charge
was asked by the defendants in which the
principle of the above was applied to the
theory of belief on the part of the jury
that two or more of the defendants were
guilty, but they were unable from the
evidence to determine which of them were
so guilty.
Both Of said charges were refused.
j. b. Deason, J. F. Sessions and r. II.
Thompson for plaintiffs in error.
T. C. Catchings, Attorney General for
the State.
GEORGE c. j.,
Held
The charges should have been given.
The jury were bound to acquit all, unless
the evidence enabled them to say which of
the defendants were guilty, if all were not.
Reversed and new trial awarded.
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COL. HOOKER IN LAWRENC E.


To the Ed tor of the Comet
see in your paper of June 10Th that
Lawrence county is put down III your
Congressional Speculationso for Hon.
A. J. McLaurin. Allow me through
your columns to say that Lawrence is
undoubtedly for Col. C. f. Hooker.
1t is true that some personal friends
and relations of Mr.. McLaurin are on
the delegation from this county, but
they are good and true men, and will
with certainty cast the votes of this
county in accordance with the prevail
ing sentiment. Lawrence is for Col III.
because he accepted the nomination at
a time when others shrank from the
arduous duties of a campaign against
Radicalism in its palmiest days, and
aided greatly in redeeming the State;
he has been true to his constituency;
he has obtained recently an appropri-
alton of $37, 500 for Pearl River, in adj
dition to $4,000 appropriation last SEES
sion, also $50, 900 for Pascagoula River,
in addition to $24, 900 obtained in the
Hath and 18th Congresses, and because
he will add great strength to the Pres
idential ticket, as no nomination by
the Republicans can be made with
any hope of beating him.
Col. Hooker is well informed on all
public matters, stands fair before the
Nation; he is able and well prepared
to make a strong campaign against the
Republican ticket; and, without dispar
agem6nt to the rising young men who
seek the position, no better man can
be found in the 18th district as its STAN
dard bearer to victory at the polls next
November.
DEMOCRAT OF LAWRENCE.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
The way to Nominate Wan.

Hon. II. D. Money was nominated
for reelection to congress for the
fourth term by the convention at
Walden las Tuesday, withouta dissent
ing voice, and by a rising vote. Such
a compliment is rare, and proves that
ability and fidelity in member of
congress does not 90 unrewarded by
the people. We congratulate the
member and we congratulate the
cnnS, itnencN.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
THE DARK SIDE.
Five Thousand People in LeRdViIIe
Dead BrOke''---WOrk Hard to Get.
Extract from Denver Letter to the Utica
Herald.

Extract from a Denver Letter to the Utica
Herald.
/ must confess that | have been
much disappointed. Denver is a busy
town, but outside this place there is
not much of COLORADO. you can be-
lieve as much as you please about
Utica people doing well here and set
the rest down as all falkland moth
ing more. For instance: | met a car
penter here who is well known to YOU
on Genesee street. He was glad to
see one from Utica. He received So
% per day in Utica here he gets 81.
80 per day. 1t costs him 81 per week
to live in Utica; in Denver $50 at
the lowest, and not so good as you can
live in Utica for 50. All whom have
heard of from Utica as doing well.
with one exception, would gladly be
back in Utica if it was not for pride or
fear that they could not get their old
jobs. | met a young man the other
day driving a dirt cart at S2Oa month.
| remember him i'm Utica-a proud.
nobby young chap, who would hardly
recognize a common person. His pa
rents were well-tO-dO, but he is asbam-
ed to go home again. After living
here a short time young FLOWS do not
care to leave, as they frequently get
i'm loose habits. Gambling seems To
be the most profitable business. and
leads everything from the newsboy TO
the merchant. There are five thousand
people i'm Leadville dead broke. y and
they are dying by the dozens. The
road from here to leadville Is lined
with prOspectOrs, gamblers bunko
steerers, cut-throats and thieves.
Along the way are dead horses. mules
and bronchos, and the strength is
fearful. Nearly all that have money
start back after staying there a dav or
two, but the majority ego broke" and
fly to the drinking and gambling
shops to see il they cannot nick M
enough to get away with. Poor devils /
come here from Leadville ON every |
train, and present sorry rights.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

There is a shaking rock at Lexing-
ton, Ga, which is great curiosity.
By lifting at certain corner the large
bowlder can be made to rock nearly a
foot. From a certain point this stone
closely resembles a sea lion. Near it
can be traced some strange characters
cut in the rock, evidently the work of
a race antedating the Indians, while
at another place is carved the rude
figure of a man which is said to have
been there when the first white men
reached that county. By going to
the cliff below you see two large trees
starting from the ground, and thirty
feet overhead they come in contact
with a rock shelf into which half of
their bodies are imbedded-twop pillars
reared by the hand of the Creator to
hold more firmly in place this granite
ceiling.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

For STATE AT LARGE-E. G. Walthall.
T.. Rnrksdale. W. A, Percy, W. 5, Feather
StOn.
Alternates-A. NJ. Clayton, Jas. IL. Duke,
4. j. Lewis, r. w. Banks.
For the Districts-lst. W. II. III. Tison,
f. II. Bristow. Alternatcs--H. l.. Burkitt,
Newman Cayce.
2nd.--John Y. Murray, r. II. Taylor.
Atcrnatcs-H. c. Watson, o. ). Carter.
3rd-Robt. c. Patty, 5. NJ. Roane.
Aternates-W. b. johnson, j. I. Butts.
4th 5. 5. Carter, h. l.. Henderson. Al
ternatcs VIM. II. Bailey, NJ. +. Berry.
5th.--P. X. Mayors, j. p. Withers. Al
ternates-R. II. Henry, j. c. Lamkin.
Gth.-Warren Cowan, W. Z. Martin.
Atenates--F. a. Montgomery, r. v.
Booth.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

MIR. c. w. CARRAWAY, a promis-
ing and ambitious young man from
jackson, now d pupil in the National
Deaf Mute Mute College at Washing
ton City, sends us a racy and readable
letter, describing the College, and
also furnishes u with stereoscOpic
views Of the College buildings, for all
of which we extend our thanks. The
letter appears in another column.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
Democratic. conservative state Ex-
eeutIve Committee.

Elected by State Convention May %, 1880.
For STATE AT LARGE-W. l.. Heming-
way, Chairman Oliver Clifton, John ID.
Bills, Alex Ierger, Ben King, ST..
For Observation-Disclosures Kincann0n, r.
W. Banks.
2d-S. c. Balch, John W. 4. Falkncr.
ado. IL. Campbell, j. IL. Neville.
. 4th-. f. Noel, John p. Harris.
5th-R. ii. Thompson, Patrick Henry.
christopher Thrashcr, j. W. Lambert.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
b. A. DUNCAN,


b. +. ROBERTSON, ct al.
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Gay
county, Hon. l.. Brame Chancellor.
Duncan filed his bill enjoining the sale of
a tract of land under an execution ema-
mating from Il Judgment against his wife,
alleging that the land belonged to him ana
not to his wife that the judgment against
the wife was void, but that sale and con-
yeyance of the land under it would cast
cloud upon his title. The proof showed
that his own title was void. The land
originally belonged to the wife, and the
husband derived title through an eXecu-
ton sale, based upon a Judgment re-
covered against the wife by one Sykes.
In the suit which eliminated in this judg-
ment, Mrs. Duncan, though shown by the
pleadings to be married woman, was pro-
ceeded against in all respects as if femme
sole or person SUI jurts. There were no
allegations of the ownership by her Of
separate property, or of the exceptional
circumstances which make the contracts OF
Il teame coreH binding upon her separate
estate. The judgment was by nil dicH.
The Chancellor dismissed the bill with
out prejudice to the rights of either party.
White u and Bradshaw for appellant.
Fred Beall for appellees.
CHALMERS, j.
Held
[. A sale under such a Judgment as that
rendered against Mrs. Duncan, does not
pass the title of the property of married
woman.
,. The complainant, therefore, is shownto
have no title, and as he who invOkes the
aid of Il court of Chancery to remove or to
prevent the creation of Il cloud upon his
title must show perfect legal or equitable
title in himself, complainant's bill was
properly dismissed.
We approve and affirm the decree.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
Presidential Electors.


Chosen by Democratic State Convention.
FOR STATE AT LARGE.-F. q. Barry,
c. p. Nelson, Alternates-W. NJ. lnge,
j. l.. McCaskill.
For the Districts-lst--C. b. Mitchell.
Alternately. 5. Bates.
edo. d. Stands. Altcrnate-Thos.
Spght
Id. NJ. Ellis. Aternate-Wm. Price.
4th-Wm. II. Luse. Alternate--,Joel p.
Walker.
5th--Robcrt n. Miller. Alternate-Geo.
f. webb.
6th--James +. Stokes. Alternate-Jos-
eph llrSh.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Reported weekly by =. w. jenkins,
Attorney at Inv.
APRIL TERM, 1850.
r.. f. ABBEY
GEO. w. OWENS, ADMIR-. J

GEO. w. OWENS, ADMIR-.
In this case, reported in the last issue OF
the COMET, the following appeared IN the
opinion of the Court: "Some Of the au-
thorities lay down a qualification which
we approye to the effect that 1t will not
suffice if upon one side only there nave
been dealings within the period of limlta-
ton, but that it must be shown that upon
both sides there are items of indebtedness
which accrued within such period. When
this is the case, the statute will apply, and
the accounts will be held respectively to
have accrued ut the date of their last
items.
The ease ut bar comes fully within the
rule sanctioned by the authorities, ana
also within the limitations upon 1t lald
down and approved above.
Judgment affirmed"
Ii has since been discovered that none OF
the items of credit bear date within three
wears of the institution of the suit, hence
the Court has reversed the Judgment,
which merely affects the result of this case
and not the principles Of law as first an
nounced,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

The nomination Of Arthur must
have been in PierrepOnts mind when
he left civil service reform out of the
platform. The wisdom of this was not
at first; but PierrepOnt knew
what he was about and Massachusetts,
didn't
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
II. V. PERSONA
VS..
l.. IL. WILSON. !

Error to the Circuit Court, LIST District,
Yalobusha county, Hon. J. W. c. Watson,
Judge.
Pearson and Wilson were candidates for
the Office Of Sheriff, at the election Nov.
9th, 1879. The Board of Registrars return
ed the former as elected, gave him a eertifi-
cate Of election, and be was commissioned
by the Governor. Within the time pre-
seribed by law, Wilson commenced pro-
eeedings before Justice Of the Peace TO
contest the election Of Pearson. A jury
was empannelled before the Justice to try
the case when Pearson sued out an injune-
ton against the Justice and Wilson which
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19
Applicable to Fred.

More than a hundred years ago til
following epitaph was written on Fred
erick, Prince of Wales, and preserve
to fame by Thackary in his sketch 9
the four Georges. Somehow the line
seem singularly app icable to the pres
ent time:
"Here lies Fred,
Who was alive and is dead.
Had it been his father,
| had much rather.
Had it been his brother,
Still better than another.
Had it been his sister,
No one would have missed her.
Had it been the whole generation
Still better for the nation.
But since It's only Fred,
Who was alive and is dead,
There's no more to be said"
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

CINCINNATI may not give us the
strongest man, but it wi be next to
an impossibility for the Convention to
give us IL ticket that is not able to wax
the Chicago outcome.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

The OHIO IDEA.-To capture all IF
offices and hold on to them-ls sun :
power in politics. If there IS ~!
other Ohio man who wants anyLlllGs sl
all he has to do is to step up and u"
it.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

THE COMET is indebted to Hon H.
D. Money and Hon. c. f. Hooker for
several valuable public documents
from Washington.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

J. l. LENGFIELD, Of the Greenville
Local and Advertiser, favored the
COMET with Il call, and we regret not
being in at the time.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

In the next issue of THE COMET we
will be able to tell our readers who
will be the next President.
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SAMUEL b. MOORE, !
VS..


VS..
W. F. FovE.
Error to the Circuit Court of Amite
county, Hon. j. B. Chrisman Judge.
Love, acting for one Everett, sold
several bales of cotton to one Raiford, by
sample, and agreed to have it shipped for
Railroads account, at same time leaving
the samples with him, but did not get the
the money therefor. A few hours after
wards during the same day. Moore had an
attachment levied upon the cotton as the
property of Everett. The question pre-
scented is, was the cotton subject to the
attachment, or did the title pass to Raiford
by virtue of the sale above stated?
w. P. & j. B. Hnrris for plaintiffs in
error.
b. f. Johns for defendant in error
CHALMERS. j.,
Held
1. The facts do not meet the requirements
of valid sale under the statute of frauds.
The cotton was worth more than fiftv
dollars. No part of the purchase money
was paid, no memorandum in writing was
made, and no portion of the goods were
delivered, unless the samples were.
,. The delivery and reception of samples
can only be held as compliance with the
statute of frauds when they are considered
and treated by both parties as constituting
part of the goods sold and us dimishing the
quantity or weight of such goods to the
extent of their own bulk.
3. Whether they are so received and
regarded is question of fact, the burden
ztalA IiCIaa II,
who asserts it. Where they are treated by
the parties as specimens only of the goods
sold, delivery of them to the buyer, does
not satisfy the requirements of the statute
of frauds.
Reversed and new trial awarded.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-06-19

Gen West is in luck. He escaped
the greenback nomination for Vice
President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
IRA ANSPORT4TION INTERESTS.

| LITIGATION OVER AN ELEVATED ROAD.
! RECEIVERS PHELPS AND wAGsTAFF, OF TnE BROOK
LYN Elevated RAILWAY COMPANY. REMOVED
DECISION or JUDGE COOKE.
In the litigation for the control of the Brook
lyn Elevated Railway, Judge Cooke, in the Supreme
Court IN BrOnklyn yesterday. bande' down opinion
i'll the suit Instituted by Edwin 5. Keeler w. +.
BTuf and the Brooklyn III waited Railway COMPANY 70
c1mrc the president and directors 10 for their
official conduct The effect Of the opinion will be to
remove Receivers PHELPS and Wagstan. appointed by
Judge Cooke. and affirm the order OF Judge West
brook appointing Receivers LydccSer and shafer
The accounts of Messrs Phelps and WagsiaG
arc to b. audited by Theodore b. Gates.
In his opinion Judge Cooke that the spoation %
the company, the favorable showing. is suf.
cent TO shock The moral and 10 call upon the Court
for searching Investigation and its potent effort
fer restitution OF President BrIff the opinion says:
For Brul to bold tho several positions OF lor.
To caim payment FOR te work done engineer 10 orrtiiy
10 lis c"me'ion and mat the amount cianed was due,
and president OF he company 70 sue the bonds 10
the projection II The hoders and bonds aud
other cIeaiors Of tie coTporiuon; and e. permit 1t
Il criminal cereic'lon OF duty on tile part 81 those 10
wnon the interests Of the coptny had been intrUhtcd
Receiver Pnelps The opinion recites that he
director of he pany upt two days before the suit
Instituted be is charged acting in
with BtuL The opiron continues:
The Office Of DIR impose upon him the duty Will
ant attention 80 e buaess OF the corporation. II would
bo impeacfnr Of ms busi"es capacity and fidelity
$50 highly commended Ia he lfayts presented by HIM
suppose he would hold Tins office fer u year and
raf and during ne entire struggle between the
pOratiOn and ts pundcrrs without knowing thing OF
it's aflrs. He IN his Affidavit that hc cit much
teTcst In the road. and the TINE OF his election he
has labored dSsju0usy for it, completion. He main
tanned friendly business relations with Bruf, and
nestly ccOperat"d vita him long there any ap-
parent possibility success, whch. IL would seem,
UIti the last ~ July when he rendered his resuatiOn.
and refused iOngeT 10 director For several
months he mas complaining, through ms counsel.
o; improper management 0ui 70 Druh ne mas said moth
ing bY wG OF rcuonstHGce With dl this Interest and
activity Ihc part OF Phelps ne ought TO- and mus; be
TO- LGy1 seen that something was being dOnc
~ he nGnaecnc. which required us protest only,
bu. LIS determined Resistance aud ccnuuclltatn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-19
GREECE RECEIVING ATTENTION.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEVIS.
TIE ANGLOIRlSH STRIFE.

MIR. GLADSTONE CETSURED FOR LACK OF SYMPATHY
WITH BOYCOTT
LONDON Saturday, Dec. 1s, 1880.
The text of Mr. GiadstOne's letter in answer
TO that # Mr. Boycott asking for GOverme assistance
is follows tii is signed by his private secretarr
Mr.. Gladstone has received your letter the Sh lust
lie desires ne 10 say that lie is not what way
Is to understand ycur request tor assistance from the
Governments IL has bcen very largely atO ded VOu In
the Of the pubic force. BcyOnd duIY
the Government TO It's best eNciOns ia the enforce
ment OF existing law, which they cndc8vorlng
tie assistance OF the Legislature to amend enlarge
can. OF course, only receive lufJrmaon together with
the public generally.
Tie Times says: The Cove snmcnps ast and I'M
necessary blundeT il Mr.. GladsOnes reply Mr. Boy
cOts demand for assistance by the Government which
is conceived IA spirit that viii provoke much dsSatis
faction"
dispatch from Dublin TO The TincS GAYS: LOyaI
farmers and traders ~ counties hitherto unds
tuTbed yielding very reluctantly pressure put
upon them TO join the Land League and subscribe
its funds"
The London correspondent OF The Edfnburgh Scots
says: The dispatch OF further troops
has no reference to any expected popular outbreak
The Government have I'm view the Of military in
those districts where the magistrates declare they
no longer depend on the police. The same course
adODtyl in 1864