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Prof. II. X. Jayne for superintendent
of Public Education.
FOREST, MISS, June s, 'sl.

FOREST, MISS, June s, 'sl.
To the Editor Of the Comet:
Having seen an nrticle in your val
liable paper Of the ith, inst. present
ing the name Of this worthy champion
of all that pertains TO the educational
interests of -Mississippi's chivalrous
SONS and fair daughters, and feeling
that il but reflects the sentiments of
all whose good fortune it is to know
him. wish only to add my cheer
ful endorsement and say let us call,
long loud aud persistently for Prof.
Jayne-till he shall come TO the front,
and assume control anu etion Of
our educational interests, TO which his
indomitable energy educational quail
fications and large experience in the
school room so eminently fit and so
justly entitle him.
Having known MIN intimately for
several years, aud recognized from the
first acquaintance, his zeal, ability
aud fidelity in the scrupulous per-
formance Of all his duties, claim
that he has but few peers and no su-
periors rs a jealous faithful laborer In
the cause of education.
Having studied sssiduously this one
great problem, in connection with the
laws bearing upon this subject, and
being familiar with the "modus oper-
dndf, Of many of the best institutions
of this country. With his quick per-
TO discern and appreciate our
wants, aud comprehensive ability TO
Apply the needed remedies. feel
that he is prepared to work out grand
results for the people of this great
State.
Hoping his devotion to his school
room will not preclude him from serv-
Ing his people in more expansive
field, for this administrative ability,
am voice from, ScoTr.
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Chickasaw Messenger: The prop.
osition made by an opoDent Of Sena'
tor Lamar to concede his election upon
the condition Maj. BarksiAle Of the
Clarion Is made Governor, is certainly
one Of the boldest and most unblusb.
ing political moves ever made In a
State where the party has no boss'
to dictate its action. Unless Mr..
Lamar is pre-eminently the mah %
represent Mississippi In Washington,
why concede his election al all And
II he is the man be>t qualified 10 en-
trust with our interest at the Federal
Capital, isit not an absurdity 70 say
that his bittere~t antagonist, inside
the party, should be selected 70 bead
the State ticket because Of that very
antagonism7
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THE Gordon House at Aberdeen
where we had the honor to be guest
during the late session of the Press
Convention, Is a bran new structure
and one of the largest hotels in the
State. IL was built and finished at q
cost Of $4,000 and is now presided
over by Capt. Jones who makes II
first-class in every respect. Nothing
is omitted TO make his guests comfort
able. The house Is well built and
splendidly arranged, the rooms being
large, clean, and thoroughly ventilat-
ed. The table is equal to the best city
hotels. Aberdeen recognized the need
of hotel, and when Aberdeen rec
ognizes fact she proceeds to act on 1t.
She saw the necessity Of branch
railroad TO Muldon several years ago,
and she built IL. Two years ago she
inaugurated an Annual Fair, and soon
saw that her hotel accommodations
were not equal 10 tile demand. The
Gordon House IL the result of this de-
velopment. She Is now beginning 10
look into the subject Of enlarging her
connections, and IL she takes
a notion 10 build railroad to Bir-
she Is just the town to do 1t.
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MURDER IN PIKE COUNTY.

The Summit Sentinel gives an ac-
count of horrible murder that occur.
red near that place last Friday, the
substance of which Is as follows:
From what we can CLEAN Of tie hor-
rible affair, it seems that Charlie
Hoover, a colored boy about IA years
of age, was hoeing in a field near the
Naples place, near McComb City, with
two other boys, brothers aud also
cousins Of Hoover, when a dispute
arose over some trifiing matter, during
which it s stated Hoover dared either
one Of them TO step out and he would
whip them single-handed. AT this
point the two boys became very angry
and rushing upon Hoover with up
lifted hoes, they literally hewed him
to the ground, scattering his brains
for yards around. Amer contemplate
ing their bloody work for lew sec
onds, they were attempting 10 hide all
evidence of their hideous crime, by
buryinR their victim before the breath
had len his body. when they were die
covered In their horrible work, and q,
once took 10 flight. making good their
eecHDf.
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Our Next GOvADor.
Yazso Sentinel.

Some like Stone, our present worthy
encumbent, some Gen. Feathers ton,
some Gen. Robert Lowry ana Others
lean toward the mighty chieft.in of
the pen, Barksdale. Gen. Lee, of the
Agricultural College, has been spoken
of, but the Carthagenian and Canton
Citizen have brought out the name of
Judge $. :. Calhoun, tne peer Of each
and all of the above mentioned gen.
tiemen, a man who has been tried and
in whom there is no guile. He is a
man of broad and enlightened intel
lect, has fine capacity for business.
In all his acts shows that he is gov
erned by principle and Is the very
soul of honor. All of which has been
fully demonstrated by his successful
career on the bench. If the democ-
racy would always put such men on
its ticket solid support would inva-
riably follow. Mississippi could do no
wiser act than say to this worthy SER
want "you have improved your talent,
and now make you Governor OF ten
clties.u -
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1t has 50 happened that not a single rep.
rcsenfafive Of the old whig "sohool Of
thought" as Gov. Alc0rn expresses IL, has
been elected 10 any important state OGice
since the redemption Of the State, from the
yandal horsles-Conlet.
That Is cool and very COMET like. Gov.
Alcorn has been Goyernor-and old Gov.
Ben. the same, and IL these were not the
Whiggiest whigs, OF their day then Henry
Clay was a myth. But the COMET Il COM
fcal.-Reveille.
Alas, alas the old mans memory
Is becoming sadly defective. Let Us
refresh his recollection with dates
The vandal bordes" were driven out
in 1875, while Alcorn was elected Gov
ernor, by the negroes and earpetbag-
gers, In 1889; and Ben. Humphreys
was elected in 1865, before the " van
dal hordes" came down upon the
State. Our feelings are always hurt
when we see friend eBdssvaring 10
correct q perfectly correct assertion.
and in this case we mourn that old
I" ~" should place himself In such an
attitude. But we plead his age and
long service In extenuation.-Hinds
County Gazette.
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The following letter from Gen.
Lowry to Judge Cowan of Vicksburg,
explains his position on the guberna-
torlal and other important questions
BRANDON, June s. 'sl.
Hon. Warren Cowan, vicksburg;
Dear Judge: On my return from
Sunflower county, / found your es-
teemed letter with others OF similar
import waiting my attention. In
reference to the gubernational con-
test, state frankly that | am not a
candidate for the nomination before
the democratic conservative conven-
ton TO assemble at Jackson on 81 Of
August next. IL / were, / should ask
to stand or fall upon my own merits
or dement's, without reference to the
senatorial contest, which in my judg-
ment, should have no influence In
making nominations for officers.
In reference to the senatorial con-
test, it is not improper for me 10
say that II Is supposed by some, as /
am Informed, that the severe criticisms
Of my friend and neighbor Col.
Frantz, of the Republican, upon the
course of Col. Lamar were inspired by
me. Such was not the fact; on the
contrary, 1 have no sympathy with
the rude attacks made upon that dis
tinguished gentleman. As n private
citizen shall mature my opinions in
the light Of the past, the necessities of
the present, and the prospects for the
future, aud at the proper time give
such support as may possess, 10 that
one, who In my judgment can do most
as United States Senator, 10 adj
vance the peace, happiness aud pros
perity Of our State.
The humble part have heretofore
taken in politics was to contribute
what / could towards the establish-
ment Of good government, and my
greatest desire Is to see the Democratic
Conservative party Of Mississippi, 90
on it. progressive mission, disbursing
the blessings Of government upon the
whole people, practicing the rights
and advancing the interest OF all.
Personal politics can only dwarf and
destroy political organizations, and
terminate In n mere scramble fOr pow
er. Divisions aud disssnsIons are To
be deplored, but union and harmony.
should be secured, and the Integrity OF
the party maintained at all hazards.
For tie iattering manner In which
my name has been mentioned, and for
the cordial support which has hereto
fore been accorded me, I shall ever
cherish the most grateful recollecfions.
With assurances Of high regard, |
am, your friend, truly,
RonERT Iowux
The comet., 1881-06-11

THE international Telegraph Com
pany has been organized with cash
capital of ten million dollars. The
route Of the line Is TO be from New
York by the way Of Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington, through
the States Of Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas to
the Rio Grande also from New York
by the way Of Albany and Rochester
to Buffalo; also from New York by
way of New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad to Buffalo; thence
west through Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Michigan, Indiana and Illinois TO
Chicago also from Philadelphia TO
Cincinnati and st. Louis also from
Cincinnati, through Mississippi Arkan-
sas and Texas 10 Houston and Gal
weston also from st. Louis through
Missouri, Kansas, Colorado and New
Mexico to Mexico; also from Chicago
west to- California; also from New
York TO Portland, Me-; also from Bos-
ton to Montreal and Quebec. Shares
are taken as follows: A. J. Baldwin,
Of wilkesbarre, 5000 shares; James
f. Cox, Of Norriston, 5000 and Chas.
II. 5tebbins 5000. The concern is 10
continue 100 years.
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THE RIGHT OF INSTRUCTION.

|
The term 'instruct" Ms to Senators is III.
variably used because the Legislature Is
the constituency of the Senator. The peo-
pie of the Districts are the constituency of
the Representative. Hence the latter are
"requested" by the legislature, but II will
not be assumed that II the people through
organized and legitimate channels were "to
INSTRUCT their Representatives, 1t would
not be his duty to obey. The members of
construction" as they have Invariably done,
could not have usurped q right which did
not appertain TO their office, or have per-
formed an idle and unmeaning part, or
been guilty of an "enOrmOus" oiI'ence.
The Senator who seeks, or accepts his
election by the Legislature, has no right to
assume that it il not his constituency. If
1t is not, who is? Does he. represent him
selfs-Clarion.
We are glad to hear this bold and
explicit announcement of the theory
of the right of legislature to instruct
a Senator out of his seat. "The leg
islature is the constituency of the Sem
ator." n "The Senator who
seeks or accepts his election by the
legislature has no right to assume
that it is not his constituency In
our innocence we had always sup
posed that the people were the con-
stituents both of legislators and of
United States Senators, and that when
these servants of common master
differed, neither was bound to obey
the other, but they both must submit
their differences to their common con-
stituency-the people for decision.
The Clarion also announces that dem
Ocratic Senators must obey Republi-
can or Greenback or Independent leg
islators or resign their seats. The
issue then is finally made up. Upon
one side it is contended that the leg
islature is the constituency and the
masters of Senators, and that the peo-
pie have nothing to do with the mat
ter. On the other it is contended that
legislators and Senators are common
servants Of the people, charged with
wholly different duties in wholly diff
ferent spheres, and that when they
disagree, the people alone must decide
between them at the ballot box.
Choose ye between these two theories
is the Oligarchic aud which
the Democratic one?
The comet., 1881-06-11

QuITE a number Of our literary
newspaper editors persist in styling
Miss Maud Smiths chaste contribu.
ton to the Press entertainment as a
recitation from Lalla Rookh entitled
"Wilt Thou Return" II they will
turn to this great poem Of Thomas
Moore they can find an extended po-
etical account Of "the Yelled Prophet
Of Khorassan," but nothing ON the
subject Of the little gem Of Mis-
Smith, "Wilt Thou Return" The
truth is the poem is original and was
wntten specially for this. occasion.
How our brethren should permit
themselves to fall into this glaring
error Is thing that is beyond our
power 10 account for. Miss Smiths
poem will be printed In THs CoxET
next week.
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TREASURY FRAUDS.

The following will give our reader.
an idea of how government officials
at Washington live and fatten at the
expense of the people. 1t is an out
rage, and only another evidence that
we need change in the administra-
ton of the affairs of the government
''The investigation of the accounts and
conduct of o. l.. Pitney, Custodian
of the Treasury Department, ordered
by Secretary Window, is developing
ugly facts and involving persons who
have held high places. Pitney's bust
ness is to buy everything needed in
the Treasury, including furniture,
carpets, soap, etc. II is ascertained
that he has for six years violated the
law requiring him to purchase by
contract from the lowest bidders. He
has bought from friends and favorites
without contract, paying them what
ever they charged. No system of
books or vouchers has been kept.
Everything has been run loosely and
without any sort of business Jules.
Outrageously eXorbitant prices have
been paid ranging from 80 to so per
cent higher than the ruling market
prices and the difference between the
market prices and those paid have
been allowed to Pitney by the parties
he purchased from, in the way of
goods for his own use.
One cabinet-maker named Frazer
who is regularly employed under Pit
ney testified that nearly all of his
time for several years past has been
consumed in doing work for outside
parties, instead of working for the
Government; that he spent one month
in working in the new house of one of
the high Government officials; that
he frequently went from one
house To another, of persons in Gov
ernment employ, some holding i'm
portant places, doing whatever they
wanted. and the money paid for his
services was charged round TO differ
ent Government bureaus. He swears
that he made fifteen fac similes of the
desk used by Jefferson when he wrote
the Declaration of Independence, and
which was presented to the Govern
ment a year or SO ago; that each of
these imitation desks cost $50, the ma
terial for which was paid for out of
Government money, and charged
among material needed for Govern
ment uses. These fifteen desks were
given out as presents by the authori-
ties i'm the Treasury to friends. The
furniture belonging to tho Treasury
has been loaned out on occasions of re-
ceptions at certain residences.
The facts go 10 show that regular |
ring, consisting Of subordinate officials |
Of the Treasury, some of them holding
positions, existed, and got |
It's benefits from the loose and reckless
Of the CIstodian's Of
flee. The Captain of the Treasury,
th, watch, the appointment clerk, be-
sides Pitner and his book-keeper and
The store-keeper and hostler, who has
,harge of the cabinet-making depart
nent, one assistant secretary, and
,thers, have derived more or less ad-
vantage from Pitney's method of
loing Government business. In few
Instances contracts have been made,
Dut not in the most important and ex-
ensive purchases. Pitney has built
himself new residence.
The result of the investigation will
be number of reno walls.
Ex-Cabinet officers are mentioned in
he testimony as having had the bene-
i of Government cabinet-makers at
heir private residences"
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C0"k1ing's BOnsb-.The Dreadful thing
IGe Tareathcns TO Explode he
meath the President

Something startling" Is going to
happen we are told BY Mr.. C0Dk-
lings friends-tllat Is to say, something
that will make the President regret
that he ever permitted Mr.. Blaine to
push him into fight with the ex-
senior Senator From New York. Mys-
teri0us illusions to that startling"
something have recently been made In,
d0uble-leaded paragraphs. I'm two Of
the ConkliDg organs Zone OF which
was copied into this correspondence In
the earlier part of the week, ~ but out
siders have been all in the dark as to
what was limited at until the extraor-
dinary episode Oh the sugar question
in the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day, which is supposed to have par
italy lifted the curtain.
That episode, it will be remember
ed, was distinct charge by PROM
inent and influential member OF the
Chamber (Mr. f. A. Conkling, brother
Of the Senator) that 500, 900 was paid
to member of the Committee of
Ways and Means in the last Congress
to prevent legislation on the sugar
duties. The charge was made in the
course of discussion upon report
from q special committee of the Cham
Der, embodying sharp and some
what personal answer to Secretary
Sherman's communication to that
body last February on that subject.
Mr. Conkling was disposed to dissent
from the report and to defend Mr..
Sherman. The scene that thereupon
followed is thus described:
MIR. Conkling (turning to Mr..
Philips)-YOu have spoken of the
failure of Congress to legislate on this
subject. Have you heard, sir, that
$780, 900 was paid to member of the
Ways and Means Committee of the
last Congress to prevent legislation or
the question?
Mr.. Phillips-No, have not.
Mr.. Conkling-Well / have, and I
believe it, too.
Mr.. Philips moved that the report
be printed and a copy sent TO ex-Sec-
retary Sherman, the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and the President Of the
United States.
Mr.. Conkling hoped that this motion
would not prevail He was not an
adherent of Mr.. Sherman by any
means, but he hoped he would he spar
ed the necessity Of receiving 50 often
sive q document.
MI nilips salu ne was Wiling 10
leave him out, though Mr.. Sherman
would probably be offended if he did
not receive report, bat a copy shoaH
je sent to Mr.. Garfeid, IVhO Dds q
nenb3r Of The Ways and Means COM
2tittee.
Mr.. Conkling lin an und.rtone)-
\ es, he is nice man, no doubt.
The motion was then carried as
amended.
The reader wi at once see where
the point" Is. 1t is strongly suspect
ID that this development is the start
ing sensation" which the OK Sena-
or's friends have been threatening
o make, and which was to ''make the
resident regret that he had ever
political adversary of
hat gentleman to the New York Col
ectorship.
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New Advertisements
GRAND EXCURSION.
Seashore Camp Meeting.

The Ladies Of the Presbyterian Church Of lIazle-
hurst. propose giving an excursion on the
I5th of July, next,
from Jackson, Miss, to the Seashore Camp Meeting.
via New Orleans. Trains TO leave jackson at 6:30I
A. NJ, this making connection tn the train irou '
Meridian.
Fare for round trip from Joints in Kinds CO. 81 %
Copiah, sol
g Lincoln, so
{" Pike. S 90
Tickets good for five days to return any reg
uiar passenger tain.
Ministers of The gospel, and chidre under ~
years Of age, occupying seats. half Dricc.
Persons desiring To stop In New Orleans will get
a reduction OF 81 80 OF the regular fare.
Let all save their money aud 90 TO the Camp
Meeting.
Iiou. Z. @. PEfT0S, A. MAEGoLD, end J. A.
HORNE, Managers. 4
after July lss Lime II
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| II the Lamar wing of the party prefer
| having the Governor to the Senator we are
content; if they prefer having the Senator
| to the Governor we are content, but If they
| attempt TO grab both, and continue the cry
| rllat the bollrbOns must take back seats,
upon their heads be the responsibility for
the most bitter struggle that has ever oc-
Cured in the Democratic party in Missis-
sippi.-Vicksburg Commercial.
Is this threat? Does the astute
editor of the Commercial expect to
harmonize the party by threatening its
destruction if his plan of making two
bosses is objected to? If there is, as
he pretends to believe, Lamar wing
and Barksdale wing in the Demo-
cratic party, does he imagine that any
body is in doubt as to which wing he
is attempting to bolster up? Does
anybody have any misgiving that if
his wing was in a controlling position
that it would scruple to take all the Of
fees The so-cal'ed Barksdale wing,
when 1t imagined itself invincible pro-
posed to take all the last Legislature
had to give. 1t struck for the Senator
ship and the lucrative post Of Public
Printer at the same time, and was
wholly unable to see any Incompatible
ty or greediness in that double move
ment upon the spoils. 1t strove for
everything in sight then, and If it is
more modest now it Is only because it
has despaired of supplanting Lamar
in the support of the people.
IL the so-called Barksdale wing en-
braces a majority Of the party 1t can
carry out its long-cherished design of
defeating Lamar and nominating Maj.
Barksdale for Governor. There is no
occasion for bargain or trade in the
premises. If il thinks itself in the
minority, but intends to force tri-
umph by crowding the majority into
terms, we believe 1t will fail.
The State Convention which is to
meet in August is expected to nomi-
nate not the man that Lamar wants
or that Barksdale wants, but the man
whom the people want for Governor;
and he who undertakes TO dictate 10
this Convention that il must do so and
30 to placate Barksddle will find a
meagre support. We are getting tir-
ed Of these lordly airs and aggressive
attempts TO dragoon or frighten timid
men into certain lines. II Barksdale
Is the choice of the Convention, no
paper will support him more heartily
than THE COMET. If he Is not the
choice, we are not willing 10 have him
Or anybody else foisted upon the
party, and its success jeopardized by
any ridiculous plea Of harInonizing IL.
Such procedure will have exactly
he opposite effect.
lf gentlemen are sincere in wanting
10 harmonize, let them nerve them
'elves up TO the point Of abiding by
he decision Of a majority Of the Con-
sentlon fairly expressed. And let
hem abstain from threatening a
ieluge II their peculiar and crude
views do not prevail.
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A zine old toad, which imagined II
had Jewel In ifs bead Though the
Jewel proved in the end 70 be only Z
magg0tl, refused 10 listen 10 the small
toads, not only when they attempted
10 sdvise It, bat even when they had
valuable information 10 communicate.
At length the small tosds did nothing
but tell the fine old toad how big and
pretty he was. and that II he would
only sit on the railway he could upe>|
the locomotive. The nne old toad -
on the rail. bat when be zsx the -
motive coming he jumped ofI in(
ditch. thinking sverybcdum
hasten 10 pick him Up Al
back aflef the engine b11
IN spite q all The proo
small tosd< nobody cI
poor cid tod uz< le1 4
Nornl-<eFer rc<ix
sure you can BE re-tIec|
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ABOUT the most enjoyable feature
Of the Pres entertainment at Aber-
deem was the poem read by Miss Eva
Frantz. The poem itself . . rich
contribution 10 our poetic literature,
but its reading was almost a master
piece. II is, indeed, wonderful how q
little girl only IS or u years Of age,
could hll with her voice a large hall,
and reach the ears Of two thousand
rnpt auditors, apparently without an
effprt, and without the loss q single
Word or modulation. Such q storm Of
sppl>n>< a. greeted her on he conclu-
r'on vs> e.ough 10 stir the heart of
On ed stage ><ior, bat the talented
iifos Hi< vs< "a Affected BY Il. We
present. ne poem n 4noiber column
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The London Times soemnly announces
that the rupture between Conkling and
the administration is of i'll. omen for the
future tranquility of the United States.
That seems also TO be Conkling's
opinion. He don't believe the coun-
try can get along without him, or that
any administration can stand with
him against it.
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VIZ. BUcHASskS, Eso- and J. s.
Melvin, Of Rankin are suggested by q
writer In the Republican, ss suitable
candidates for the Legislature. Buch-
AMMAN 10 q most excellent gentleman
and the god people q the nee State
would DO vel IN sending him 70 the
Legislature. We are not personally
scqusintcd with Mr.. Melvin. bat pre-
sumo be b ons 81 tbs same kInd.