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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05
Poor show For Chinanen.
\. O. Times. Jan. slst.


The hoOdlums i'm their thirst for
their own peculiar sport have for some
time past been stoning two unoffend-
ing Cinnamon, Hop Long and Jim
Kee. These two Celestials stood the
outrage as long as they could, and
yesterday evening Kee armed himself
and awaited the arrival of the hood
lums who put In AN appearance about
five O'Clock, and commenced stoning
the shop and creating a genaral dis
turbaDce.
In the absence ofthe police the hood
lums were able to continue their out
rageous assault until the Celestials,
fearing for their lives, ran toward the
central station followed by the gang.
Jim Kee, one of the Cinnamon, think
ing to intimidate the crowd, drew his
pistol, but being afraid to shoot, re-
turned 1t to his pocket. Mr.. J. J. Mar
tin, a few seconds thereafter, arrested
Kee and locked him up in the central
station for carrying concealed wea-
pons. j..
A number Of citizens who witnessed
the disturbance state that it was the
most disgraceful that ever occurred IN
this city.
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senator I.apnar's Vote.
Central star.


There are few papers i'm our State
that are always on the 9ui ViUe for
something or somebody to censure,
and we had expected such to censure
Senator Lamar for his vote in the Kel-
logg case on the 18th inst. We are
glad, however, to see that such Is not
the case. His action i'm this instance
is generally upheld by the press of the
State, and those papers which have
not spoken In commendation of 1t,
have kept silent upon the subject.
Senator Lamar was actua.ed in this
matter by high principles of law,
which were superior in his breast to
party prejudice. The same tribunal
before which 1t was now proposed to
try the case had once tried it and
passed upon 1t, and although that de-
cision may have been wrong, still the
legal doctrine of res ddjudicdtd should
apply 10 the case the same as to a case
that had once been decided in one of
the courts of the land. There was no
higher tribunal to which an appeal
could be made, and the Senate had
acted upon the matter and 1t
was not right to overrule that decision.
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A smart Grocer.

A Michigan Avenue grocer took a
new clerk few days ago and among
other things he cautioned him TO keep
a bright lookout and see that none Of
the goods at the front door were stolen.
The other evening when the grocer re-
turned from supper he thought he
would give the clerk a fright, and he
crept softly up and took twelve dressed
chickens from a basket and carried
them around to the back door and
hung them on a hook. When the
chickens were missed the clerk was
given bad scare by being informed
that he must pay for them. After
while the grocer decided that the joke
had been carried far enough, and he
vent out TO bring in the chickens.
They had flown away. While he was
soaring the clerk some one had come
through the alley AMI provided him
self with fowl 10 last all the week
Detroit Free Prers.
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HYMN TO THE sOUTu.
BY JAS. NJ. GIBSON, JR.

Wherever be,
ON land or on sea,
oh Southland my soul will dream still o
thee!
Thy forests Of gloom,
Thy summers ablo0m,
In fancy soul visions will sweetly illlfme !
With thy ragged edge hills,
And thy soft singing rills,
And the songs of thy birds whose melody
thrills
With thy luminous moon
In the nocturnal noon,
And the nightingale's seng for loves gentle
boon!
With thy ycOmen 50 bold,
And SO careless of gold,
Where the love Of ones country jewel
men hold
Whose arms are SO strong
In warring 'gainst wrong,
And whose hearts give to women the loves
that belong
With flowers most sweet,
With fruitage complete,
With the maidcns to win boldest men to
their feet
With love-lustrOus eyes,
And lips sweet with sighs,
And features and forms that goddesses
prize
oh this is the place for the radiant grace
OF an angel to shine from Il fair woman's
face.
And here is the beam, with the magical
CLEAN
To lighta young soul to the realm of loves
dream!
TO the South will 90
When my heart beats low
With dirge of despair ora requiem of woe!
And hopes will arise
With the glance of bright eyes,
And my soul in song will go up TO the skies!
oh lovely domain
In joy or in pain
The memory of thee will swectly remain.
And wherever be
On land or on sea.
] will sigh for last lingering look upon
thee
And meath the dark shade
Where my kindred are laid
In deaths balmy arms let my last couch be
made.
Where softly will sing
The thrush in the spring,
Which the sweet wild flowers on my grave
will bring.
ST. LOUIS, 1873.
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For the Comet
WHOM SHALL WE INVITE TO THE
PARTY?
BY PUN-GENT.

Now Susie and Mary, and Jennie and Frank
If you would indeed give Il party,
Stop talking SO silly quit looking 30 blank
And lend me assistance that's hearty.
You'll ask Mary's cousin, the handsome
Tom Quad,
He'll come. if his Capt. is willing:
They'll drill him so finely he will not look
He'll dance the Qaad-d,.W and look skill.
ing"
Stop yawning you nuisances Jimmie and
Getup! and walk out of that trance, sirs-
Wen ask some physicians-they'll help fill
Will get along well with the ldnee-sirs.
OF course, dumpy Wilson will come won't
he shine,
Whenever is called % Gents so lov %
by all means must be here that sweetheart
o. mine
The affable Ferdinand Bono,
Who dances with careless abandon and ease,
cTwas poked i'm his child-head) the polka.
Mary Berges remember! he'll try her to
tease;
You know that he's long loved to Joke 'er.
He tells her remember she .aoored little
Blue
Blue swung her--his corner-and gazing
Upon her with rapture, the first thing he
knew,
His feet to the sky he was raising.
Bring Billy O'Bricn, who'll keep well
awake.
He'll dance to perfection the schOttische;
lie shot '7iSh' with arrows Of Cupid Now
take
This ticket to Ray, who hot dish
or oyster stewed OYSTER adorcs" very
much;
Forget not TO ask young IIObOken,
Who spiAqS with delicate, elegant touch
lc'llswiDga Il heart though, ,tillits broken.
Young Bowman-why bless me you must
MT forget
He's famed for "genuine" bredk-doWa,
For, has MT he failed Tor much money! Bill
Jet
Bring him! do you heary for he can take
down
Each man o. the party, in dancing reel
lie reoled 'tother night, In scuiiie.
Sam Simpson, invite him-fOr surely he'll
Most gracefully dance dOabie shuttle;
lie twice Mgned of from the constable
Vance.
Tim Douglas will lead a dance for yer;
Ills spouse makes "racket" and leads him
dance
He'll seat hcrquitc soon, through alawyer,
If Tim isn't silly as silly can be.
Now don't you forget Susie Lotion,
And Nellie, Kate, Mamie and Anadcl Bee
These lddies change Qoyers) how often
BRooKHAvEN, Miss, February 1891.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05
Come soon Come soon
The Natchez, Jackson ana Columbus
Railroad.


Railroad.
One of the Southern railroads that
we hear very little about, but which
is destined TO play n very important
part i'm the development of the resour-
ces OF Mississippi, is the Natchez, Jack
son and Columbus railroad. Its
terminal points, as its name indicates,
are Natchez and Columbus, both in the
State of Mississippi. 1t runs throu gh
the richest and most productive por-
ton of the State, and, when completed
will no doubt be very profitable piece
of railroad property. Forty-three
miles of the road are now being opera
ted, and twenty-five additional miles
Of the roadbcd are graded. The assets
of the railroad company are valued at
S675, II0, and its indebtedness amounts
to S2l6,065 04. The gross receipts Of
the road last year were Sal ,S55 %, and
the operating expenses S21 ,40l 10. The
deficiency i'm the cotton crop along the
il. of the road, on account of the bad
wea her, cut down the receipts Of the
road last year at least $4,000. The
company proposes to push the road
forward as rapidly as possible. The
city of NatcheZ has subscribed S525, 900
to the capital stock Of the road, and
has agreed to issue bonds for the
amount bearing seven per cent interest.
In order TO finish the building of the
road to jackson, the company has
made another issue of bonds TO the
amount of S6O0,000 bearing seven per
cent interest. These bonds are now i'm
the hands of New York bankers. s.
his way North to call the attention Of
capitalists to these bonds. 1t is prob
able that he will be successful in his
nliS~inn
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05
THE Grenada Sentinel courageous
ly and sensibly looks on the bright

THE Grenada Sentinel courageous
ly and sensibly looks on the bright
side in the following paragraph:
That business men should look a
little blue in the face just about now,
is natural. Last fall everything was
on boom; merchants were hopeful
over big crop. and bought liberally
Of gods. Farmers expecting to grow
rich at once, spent money freely. The
result is, Disappointment, on both sides.
What are we to do about it? First, let
every debtor pay up honestly and
cheerfully, every dollar that he can
without renigging a cent. Then let
him draw in his sail, plan deliberately
and go to work with purpose. Credit
ors can narrow down their margins:
and yet give all safe and reasonable
help to the debtor class. Reputation
In the state, corporation or individual
we despise, and statutes Of Limitation
have no binding force with an honest
man. With him, it is a question of
how and when can he raise the money.
So, debtor, go to work with courage and
economy. Creditor, help him If you
can.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Gen. Hampton has taken offence at
something the Charleston Mercury
published, and has given the stereo-
typed notice "stop your paper" The
Mercury man trembling at the frowns
of greatness wrote the irate Senator "A
letter of explanation, and was answer
ed that his "letter was an imperti-
nance, and his paper a nuisance"
This simply shows that the South
Carolina Senator can make mistakes
elsewhere than on the stump. A very
humble newspaper has its influence,
and il comes in such shape that 1t
can inflict great annoyance TO say the
least upon those whom it c0nscien-
tiously attacks. The Charleston Mer-
curry does not "stop the paper" at the
dictum of Gen. Hampton. He may
stop reading it, but Others will still
continue to do so, and day by day it
can keep up its fight upon Gen.
Hampton, while he can only reply,
If he chooses to reply, at stated inter-
walls. A personal quarrel between two
newspapers may be somewhat equal,
but one between Senator and news
paper is one i'm which the newspaper
has the Neutrality-suspicious. Demo-
crat.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Jay Gould is not content with a
monopoly of all the telegraph lines in
the United States, but wishes to mo-
nopolize the whole world as well.
His plan Is to consolidate all the
American cable companies and lay a
number Of new cables to Cuba, Bra
zil, the Sanwich Islands, Japan, China,
Australia, New Zealand and other
far-off countries. The new company,
owning these cables, is TO be known
as the American Cable ard Telegraph
Company and to join forces and unite
with the Western Union. This pro-
posed combination scheme has al
ready been officially made public by
Jay Gould in New York.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

The cannon balln train Of Wabash
line which runs beween Omaha and
st. Louis, has just made the fastest
time on record IN the West One day
last week the train ran lS6 miles In
four hours and made ten stops allow
Ing three minutes fer each stop, the
actual running time being at the rate
rate Of fifty-three miles an hour.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

There seems to be great anxiety and
impatIence on the part of the people
TO see the revised edition of the Bible,
that they may see what changes have
been made The trouble with most
people will be that they don't h0w
enough about the old Bitas n ra,g-
nize a change when they see n. We
heard man say that he considered
this unauthorized meddling with and
changing Of the Sacred Book little
less than blasphemy. And at the time
OF making the remark he was hunting
all through the book of Job TO find the
quotation, |" Make hay while the sun
shines. s.n-Hawkeye
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.-Marshall
Jewell, chairman Of the National Re
publican committee, testified to-day
before the House special committee
investigating abuses Of the franking
privilege during the presidential cam
paign, that his committee franked no
document but expended $1,000 in
postage and $4,000 for expressage.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Senator-elect Philetus Sawyer Is
said 10 be the richest man In Wiscon-
sin; Fair is the richest man In Nevada; I;
Brown, elected this winter, the richest
man In Georgia, and Miller, OF CALI
f0rnia, is another rich man, represent
Ing a corporation constantly interested
i'm legislation. This conntry is fast be
coming plutoeracy. Mobile Register.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Gen. Weaver predicts that there
will be no Democratic candidate for
the Presidency In 1884. "There will
be only two candidates In the field"
he says, "the Republican, or strong
Government tcandidate, and the Green
back candidate" And he expects the
Greenbacker to win. Gen. Weaver Is
an ass.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

The debt Of France is twice as large
as that Of the United states, but she
isn't troubled with tramps and hasn't
any need Of poor houses. Her people
are thrifty and economical, and that Is
why she Is rich. We could take a
lesson in thrift and economy from
France with profit.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Atlanta Is in trouble over its census.
DIR. Gatchell, the census supervisor of
that district, who il acknowledged 10
be careful and capable man, made
out his returns showing the population
to be IS, ,398, and now the Inhabitants
and newspapers are upin arms against
what they call an attempt to rob At
lanta Of her standing.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

The managers Of the Freedman's
bank, which was wrecked shortly
after the war will make a final
dividend II they can sell the property
In Washington at reasonable price.
This win close the concern and pay
about fifty cents on the dollar to
those persons who trusted IL.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Themost costly building In the Coun-
try, when completed, viii be the Nor
mon Temple at Salt Lake City, the
cost Of which l. estimated at Sl7 ,000, 900.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

A dispatch from POughkeepsie in
the New York Herald says that the
Knickerbocker ice company has hous-
ed 1, ,4OO, 900 tons Of Hudson ice. Last
rear It had only 10000 tons. About
5000. 900 tons have been secured by
the ice men on the Hudson and the
parts adjacent.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

The late engineer Of the Austrian
arms factory has invented a repeating
rife OF novel construction, and the Ger
man infantry rifles will be converted
on this model. IL greatly increases
the firing eauacity.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Getting drunk In Texas Is considered
an acc0mplishmeht.-BostOn Post 1t
Is too common In Boston 10 be cOnsid-
cred an accomplishment.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1881-02-05

Jones, turning over a silver dollar-
remarked that pturibHs HnuH -
peculiarly appropriate. II was =
one OF many-very many.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
FOR RENT.

sts4a4 Two tenemeuts in HeIlers Block each five
 aEiid rooms, first floor gas and wat0r water clos
 @lU ct the rooms all lighted. Five rooms in No s Lewis street, Fair Haven, $5 per month. Two rooms in the basement, No. 16 Gill street, $4 per month. Six rooms, No. PTS Grand street, with hot and cold water, water closet and bath rooms Apply to JACOB HELLER,
 ap21 If Room ]. Yale Natinnal Bank building.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
NEW ENGLAND.
MaSSa chuSettS.
Mails for Newfoundla a nd |,

MAa1s fOr NeWfOum0land,
 BOSTON, May 22.-In accordance with di- rections from the foreign mail department at Washington, Postmaster Tobey will hereaf- ter cause mail to be made up daily at the Boston postofice for Newfoundland, via Halifax N. s. The mail for Newfoundland has heretofore been made up at the Boston and New York offices fortnightly and sent to Halifax, to be there dispatched by the Allan steamers to it's destination. By the new ar rangement every opportunity presenting it self at Halifax will be availed of Steamers of the Cromwell line leave Halifax for New foundland every ten days, and changes are occasionally made in the departure of the regular mail steamers. In case of daily mail being received by the postmaster at Halifax the opportunity offered by the Crom- well line can be availed of and no inconven- fence experienced should any change be made by the regular mail steamers.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
Indiana.

A Locomotive Fireman Roasted Ali$e.
 TEMPLEToN, May 22.-A passenger ex- press of eight coaches filled with people, and baggage and mail cars, bound for Chi cago on the Kankakee line at a. m. one mile from here ran into 8 drove of cattle which got on the track through broken fence. The engineer jumped and escaped, but the fireman, Teddy Ryan of Cincinnati, stayed on the engine which went down an embark ment and turned clear over. Ryan was roast ed alive, being in the fire two hours before his body could be got out. The mail car was thrown clear over the engine, but no one was hurt The baggage car is 8 total wreck.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, May 22.-Arrived the Canada from London, the City of New York from Liverpool, the Pollux from Amsterdam, the City of Paris and the City of Berlin from Liv- erpool.
 Antwerp-Sailed, the Rhineland for New York.
 Liverpool-Arrived, the Celtic from New York, the Lake Michigan from Portland, the Ohio from Philadelphia. Sailed, the Lord Dnnph for Philadelphia.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
THE SOUTH.
Virginia.
i Justices Narrow Escape.

Justices Narrow Escape.
 HARRISBURG, May 22.-Warren $. Lurty, United States District Attorney for the West ern district of Virginia, met with serious accident yesterday evening few miles above Rawley Springs, in Rockingham county, which came very near being fatal. His horse jumped over precipice twexty feet high, on the side of a mountain, carrying with him the wagon in which Mir. Lurty was seated. He was thrown out of the wagon, which ran over both legs, bruising one badly and injur- ing his head His escape from instant death was very narrow. He will not be able to at tend the session of his court at Abingdon on Tuesday,
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
Illinois,

An Unprecedented Feat fn Teiegraphy.
 CHICAGO, May 22.-On Friday night last the Western Union Telegraph company re- ceived from NewYork direct for Chicago news papers alone 1O9, 436 words of special news, go, ,658 of which were parts of the revised Testament. As no previous notice of this ex- tra work had been given the telegraph con- pany anda it was in addition to their regular press and business dispatches, the fact is un- paralleled in the annals of telegraphy, and but for the combined resources of the three former companies now under one manage ment would have been an impossibility.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23

of steam on and the towing hawser was snapped like thread. One end of the bro- ken rope struck the feed pipe of the tug, snapped it, and instantaneously there was an explosion The tug ran her head into the river bank and when the steam cleared it was found that Pierre Brisbois had been literally steamed and scalded to death. and the stoker, s. Brunei fatally scalded on his arms and in formally. Medical aid was soon in attendance upon Brunei, but Brisbois, who belonged in Rouse's Point, N. Y., must have died almost instantly
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
SITUATIONS WANTED

NW' young girls situations for general bouse
 work or second worker to take care of children: are willing 10 go out of town if required have b. st o1 GU references Also few -frst-rlass cocks and walters await situations at this office and humber oI glris iatey landed Cyo country calls promptly
 ny23 lt* 5o3 CIRA n oor o1i-I
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23

Murder Will Out-An AccOmplice of the
 Guttenberg Murderer Arrested.
 NEW YORK, May 22.-Farly this morning the detectives arrested man named Philis Ernden, the supposed accomplice of Kan kowsky, the murderer of Nina Muller. At the time of the arrest of Kankowsky he hinted at the fact that although he accom- panied his new wife to the woods, he was not guilty of the crime charged. Recent devel- opments tend to support his story and the police as the result of their labors at two o'clock this morning arrested Ernden. The prisoner when questioned as to where he was at the beginning of the month was unable to give decided answer. Ernden said he had been working up evidence against his friend, the Guttenberg murderer. Ernden is forty two years old, 8 native of Hanover. Germany, and from all reports was Kankowsky's bosom friend. The police allege that he was seen in Kankowsky's company in the neighborhood of the murder on the 3rd inst. The prisoner was arraigned in the police court this morn ing and discharged for lack of evidence. He will, however, be used as a witness against Kankowsky.
Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-23
Goyernments closed as follows:
New York Produce Market,

NEW IORE, May 2l FLOUR-Shade frmer, moderately active export and home trade demand State, $4 Oeas6 75 {; Ohio S4 85as6 75; Western S4 O0aS6 25; ,uthern, shade stronger, s 10as7 co. 10 MaEAT51a5Se higher and fairly active sales bushels ko red wi ter. May, at sl. <as1 .251( 6a,0O0 do June, $l 229saSl 237&; 72,000 do. July S1 194aS1 20E 900 do August, si 15a4as1 16A. CoRN-Steady and moderately active sales ITO 900 bushels mixed western spot, 40a56zs do. futures 5514 a56Xc
 oATS-Scareely so firm state 46a5sc. western 4AHs52c. sales 30, 600 bushels BEEF-Firm
 PoRK-Dul and weak; mess, s17 !; old do, SIS 75aS16. dered. S1I 10.
 BUTTER-In good demand and very firm western 10a27c. State. 12a27c