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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24


Mich sympathy is felt by the Cit.
zens OF Crystal Springs, for tho fam
lily Of Rev. DR.. Linfsld, in their a.
nc!ion. The ministerial labor 81
Dr., Linivld 10 this town will long be
romrmberod aud will bear fruit Tor
many years to come. Nyo trust Tho
.ympe,hy expros sod will assume q
snbs,ancia! form.
The oil and we'll known firm OF
g. II. Appel, went into Liquidation on
saturday last by disposing OF
tho ontire stock and effects to
John T Hurdle & CO., Of New Or
lcaus. Mr.. A. ic naming in charge
TO wind mp the atflirs OF the house
Mr. Appel has been in the mcrcan-
tile business in Crystal Springs for a
period OF over twenty years and hes
ajns,ly earned reputation for honor
and nprigl,tness in all transactions.
No less than cigh. business cstab.
ishments iu Crystal Sprsngs, have
within the last few months retired,
or rro in process Of liquidation by
assignees. Mt withdrawing the
withdrawal of so many from active
bu moss. there nre still enough sub.
stancial firms left to furnish all need
cd supplies for tho next crop. We
understand unuaual care is exercised
in making new contracts, and IN cx.
ceptiona!ly COOL showing has to be
made by those wanting credit. IL
mo It cases the land owncr Inns to as
sumo the responsibility when the
crop il worked on shares. or ifrcnttd
the owner has I, waive rem! ua.il tho
supply bills nro paid. TIE following
firms with ample capital aul large
facilities arc engaged in Advancing
supplies etc: j. G. Smith, A. +. An
Ire, Barnes & Wilhias,n, BerIrou \
Bro, V L. Terrell. A. Lo'!erhos, B
Y. Patton, ". p. Barnes sud II. Bar
ron ~ c..
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

A Tines Democrat special from
Jackson. Miss, dated Feby.. 2lst.,
snys: This evening a meeting of
Senators and Representatives from
the river districts was held in the
cflice Of Gov, I.'wry, and nc:ivc
steps were taken for the relief of the
sufferers from the food. There will be
n request tomorrow 10 the L-g;sla-
'eurs for on appropriation. Resolu-
tons w,re adopted asking Gov.
Lowry to inform the Chambers Of
Commerce Of New Orleans. Memphis
and st. L mis- Of tho cion Of the
meeting, and to solicit their all 10
relieving The sufferers; also, rcques ing
lin TO call for government aid,
tbroughthe United States and Rep
resen,atives in Congress.
Gan. II ,ucock, who was invited by
the l. 'gislaturc TO visit Jackson du-
,irg ia session. cannot ccccpt the
inVi atior. wing to other impo; tant
lntirs.
The Legislature viii adjourn about
Marth Z.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
Senator Georges Tariff Bill.

Vicksburg Commorcial:-Scnator
George has introduced bill in the
scnro removing the dnties from
machinery to be used in manufacture
es, from agricultural implements and
from cotton ties. We asked why le
lid not make his bill moro compre-
hcnsive, aud remove the tariff from
+, number Of other articles necessary
to tho'people. Tho senator replied.
THE present house Of representa-
tives is strongly protective. / have
no hope Of securing any very large
mod fca'iou OF the tariff laws until
the people send auti.proteciive rep
resentativo to congress. About the
only thing that wo can do j. TO ut.
tack the iDilritics and inequalities Of
tic tanf' in detail. / have selected
such articles for relief as ] thought
would most likely meet with favor
mn success. and which seemed to
practically benefit 10 hopoopl".
Just now it is the FASH
ion for northern protcctionists
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

T'ug a. e ". College asks for au
appropriation OF one hundred and
iiity thousand dollars. This is q
right healthy appropriation, hut ev-
Idently something must be done, or
this institution inangurated two
years aS, with such n flourish of tri.
umph, will prove fnilurc. Two
things are absolutely necessary for
the welfare tf tho students, to-wii !:
u supply IL water not imprcguatcd
with the line indigenous TO the place,
and hospital. Hadthe commission
which selected Starkvi!le, been actu.
a'ed 10y i sire to fix tie c'lleSe a
the most unsuitable place offered,
they could not have acquitted them
selves better. However well il may
suit east Mississippians, to the aver
age prey woods boy or tie yoa;h
from The liver coun.ies, it is not
MI suitable, and unless artificial
means be used to supply good water,
the boys of this section Of the state
viii ba practically excluded from the
benefits OF the college.
There viii doubtless be appropria.
ted by the prc'eat legislature at
least 100000 for the benefit OF col
leges fox b1ys. and not one cent for
gid-. This may be right; perhaps
u girl has no need OF an education ;
perhaps her mind is not capable Of
grasping AZ idea above simyle do
mnstic duties, or OF cooking and
washing and marrying, and bccom-
ing the Save, not companion, OF her
educated husband; we say perhaps
scat least it would seem oar law
nakers though. so, for when TIE bill
asking 70. 81, 900 with which to start
u female college or school, j. was re.
jsc'ed 10y large majority, Some
how, however, we cant get the idea
ont of our head that girl is about as
good. anal rs smart naturally as u
boy, aud is jist as capable of rcceiv-
ing an education, and this discriuli-
hation in favor Of boys is unjast, to
10y tho least.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

We learn from Can't. I. d. Harris,
that Senator VIM. R,t'iT, of this
coanty. discove,dl GOAL in Winstoh
county during the war, aud that
shortly after the surrender he ZEN.
Wm. Carr up there to purchase the
land on which he found tho c'al
Carr purchased one hundred aud for
ty acres for him, lying within one
and half miles of Louisville, the
county seat of Winston. Some Of
this coal was brought here md tested
hy j .mcs VI Patterson, a blacksmith
who pronounced it very G 'od. When
Senator II ,tliii WAS burned ont hero,
he sold the land to Capt Harris, who
has owned it ever since. Capt. H,r-
ris told DR.. Kern about it, and pro-
posed to sell him n half interest in it.
Inst week DR. K,rn vert to 10 k n
il, aud when lie returucd he off.rod
TO purchase tho whole. but Harris re-
fused to sell moro than q half inter-
est. Tic doctor thon went TO Jack
son to bur the surrounding lands
s.om the State but found that an En-
ylish Syndicate had bonghti. MI up
before no reached there. MIR. Harris
informs us that there is ranga OF
mountains running from his coal
mine up into N,xubco county, ard
il is believed that j. is a'l underlaid
with al. The Match JACKSON and
Columbus railroad will 10 likely to
run along tho base of this mountain
and in II few years We may DO burn
ing Mississippi coal. We have no
doubt there is coal, iron, copper md
other precious ores in other parts o!
the State, and that it will be soon
developed.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
iiow 4. Protective Tariff
Works.

In the U, S. Senate, list week, Sen
a,or Vance made IN ab!e speech up
on the protective tariff. He deplcrcd
tho lnrdens Of high protective ro'i.
y. which fell with The Creates,
weigh, upon the agricultural class,
and did moro 10 roiaid the growth
and impair the wealth of the South
than any other cause. This policy
no thought, illustrated The general
DRIFT o! G 'ngrcssional legislation in
enac.ing for orc section nf the conn
try to absorb and utilize tho emolu'
mcnts and benefits of government to
The exclusion OF another tcction.-
This tendency was manifest in tho
disposal If public lands. OF tho to
tai given in aid Of the construction
# railroads, tho North scared the
lions share. Railroad corporations
in the north Ind received, for build
ing railroads 1884, 900 acres. while
the only Southern corporation that
had received anything, If by rottic
stretch OF imagination the Southern
Pacific could 10 called u Southern
Corporation, was given 100000
acres; 100000 acres had beon Civ.
en- in aid OF Northern cfnals, aud no;
3, soil nry nero for this purpose in
he South. AS TO tho amounts iot
educational purposes, the dispnri'!
was such, Mr.. Vance thought, ns to
put TO shrmc any man who accused
Il c South of illiicracy, and boosted
Of the North's superior n'ol'iscncc
because Willie TO.9i7. 900 acres Of the
common property Of the people had
been given for tho support OF th'
schools in tho Nlr.horn States, bu'
/ 1854 900 had gone TO aid the South
In Tie northern in.,rual improve
mcn's the government. had expended
SO, GGl 600 and for similar purposes
III tho Southern States So ,250.OO
4 ctlcn!a.ion showed, rs q grand to-
tai {, ( m ,ucy AMI bonls expended b!
government for tho benefit o. the
North, E57j, $500 against s9i.Sli
coo, and donation of 2iG,I.9, 00t
acres of land against 2S.3l9. OOO o.
acres. B.sides tlis, seven tenlhs O
AL tie emolnmcn,s of public ".lic,
were engaged by Northern people
DtnounciuS protection rs robbery
and referring to The text OF the Sn
prcmc Cart decision in support o
his assertion that this term had bco'
applied by that court 10 the present
system. Mr.. Vance riG;culed wha
he called the hypocrisy of the manu-
lacturors' cry o: projection to Amer
lean l.bor. Ilo denied TINT pro.cc
-iion bni!t up d homc ""'hot, o.S'r'
for the manufacturers.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
Com 3Incd Hinge Il Roller
Fur Farm Cafes.

This Hinge is wrought iron, and
will last lifetime. The very beat
device ever invented for hanging
board or farm gates. by using The
Combined Hing. g. Roller. with n
half dozen fence boards and O lew
nails, any one can, in o few minutes.
make q gate that will work casier,
last longer, md provo moro satisfac-
tory than any gate ever used on
farm. A gate hung with this hinge
and roller r. requires no bracipg. nor
Il has no tendency to wv & nor will it
loosen or draw tie pests over, ifcr-
fore only light posts are required.
II is easily opened, and can be set
10 allow small animals to, pass
through, and at the samc time. keep
the larger ones back. Also You may
have two gates in one. by making
yoar'ga'es Of lG foot lumter, have
= small 4 foo. gaze 10 go tbroug ON
foot or horseback nnda 1870 OF wae-
m ga'c; or tho hi ngo and roller can.
be put on tho gate YOU already hay
It saves ,im". money ard lsbor asd.
in SHIRT, is ist wh.tis wsn'od .oD(
every farm, as proven ty tie, itou6
and that arc being us ed wherever: il
has been introduce 4. Mari fumrrs
,ro already uSirg from 10 to on q
single farm Over O0.000 sdi East.
Tho Following nrc nrff6ng tho
mcny purchasers Of The H nge: l.. j.
Harris, +. Subat. II, L. BniEia, w.
I. VI ,rchcal, +. q. Williamson. 'Dr.
| D. W. Jones. J. a. Young. II. j Nell
aou. + bert Ferser.on, \. W. llSdon,
A. I. Fitzpatrick. Since Tnesjay we
hove taken about 70 orders for these
lIirg's.
The undcr'isnoi having rrrchns-
I'd of John Conrid tho exclusive priv
io.c Of selling his Patent Hing. and
Roller for Farm Gates, in thu Conn-
,ics of Copiab, Simpson, C!aiborn,
Jefferson, desires to call tho atteu-.
ton of tho pnb,ic to the above article
relating 10 tho merits Of this. l,e
invention.
For terms, apply Mt present, 10 mo,
desire to state fnrt hermorc, tha:
there will soon be agents canva'sirg
said Counties, who vii! DO pleased ~
GIL oil orders.
J. A. YaUxG.
Hazishnrst, Feb. 2iih leS2-3
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
rhc Proposed Town Char
fer

ter.
An Act to amend tho charter OF the
town Of Hnz'ehurst. Copiah coun-
ty, Miss, and tho several ac.s
nmcnda'ory thereto.
SECTION /. Dc it enacted by the
Legislature OF the State OF Missis-
sirpi. That tho term OF Office OF
Mayor, Aldermen, Treasurer and
Marshal Of the town OF Hazlchurst,
Copiah county, he and tie same is
hereby made two years instead OF
one, and that tho terms OF tho pres
ant encumbents Of the said Offices be
aid they are hereby extended to
two years from the date Of their in.
troduc,ion into Office; Tha. the mu-
nici pal elections of said terms shall
hereafter he held bienuually Instead
Of annually.
Sec. 9. 10 il further enacted, That
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
Of said town, aro hereby AUTHORIZED
mud required to fix tho salaries Of
jlayor, Treasurer and Marshal of
said town within twonty days after
The passage Of tlis act.
Sec. 3 30 1t further enac'ed, That
the next municipal election be held
on the 81 Tuosd,y after the Isl NJ m
day in November, 1883, and bienni-
al Y there .fter, aud that n Mrshai
for snid town of Ha2lehurst shall be
elcc'cd by the electors Of said town
in the same manner az tho Mayor
and o,hcr municipa! oiii;cra are e!ec.
ted.
SEC. 4. +, il further enacted, That
lie mayor and board of aldermen
~hall provide fur the regulation Ct
Ito voters OF said town AMI that no
person be allowed to vote ut an
municipal election in said town whose
name does not appear upon tho reg
is'ra.ion books in said town; said
registration books 10 be opened
twenty days before any municipal
election, and close on Saturday be-
fore election day at the biennial e'cc
ion, and ut airy special election, said
looks shall be closed oae day before
said special election shall he held.
Sc. ) 3, i. further enacted, That
section 1l22 e Tho Revised Codc oil
1859, in relation TO tho sale OF vi
mons and spiritous liquors at IN,
general election in this State. DO ant
hc same is hereby made applicable
20 any municipal election hold in the
own Of Hazlehurst, undor tho sa,n'
pains and penalties and with the
same limits and prescriptions as are
in said section ll23 provided.
Sec. G. Bs 1t further enacted that
vii oots and parts OF acts in conflict
with this act 30 and the Same ACT
hereby repealed and that this ac'
take effect and be in forco from a"t
afer its passage,
Tho amendment was defeated il
lhs Senate, because OF objections on
the par: o. many OF our fellow ci,i'
zsns.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

Tho first number OF tn, Copiah
Signal, by O,car II. johnston, WIS
isued on tho 10Th inst. II is realty
printed and well filed with cdiio'i.
ais and good selections. We wish
this enterprise much success Thirty
nino years ago 1913. w b. Tebo
published n payer at Gal!atir, then
the court house town or this comfy,
called the SigHal." which was the
home organ Of tho late Albert g..
Brown, in the canvass Of that year.
when he was elected Governor the
first time. We do not know who The
new S'gual will elect to congress n,
the ensuing elcc.ion.-Copiahan.
When the proper time arrives we
will let You know; however, we will
say this, that no will be o Simon
pure Democrat.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

Numerous charters for railroad
companies have passed the Legisla-
turc. Among The most important,
are the Georgia Paciic-crossing
the State anl running on az air line
rom Columbus to Grcervillc-ard
The Y'z,o Valley and Mississippi
E'ver Rrilroad, Which is projected
from aomo roiut on tho Chicago, ST..
Louis aud New Orleans Railrcsd to
Arkansas City, on the Mi'sissipr
RIVER, vii Y 10 City. These ch'r-
.ers are precisely in the form re-.
q1ired by The c>mpani,s as n condi-
ion 10 The construction Of lie roads
They are exempt frnm taxation TWEEN
" years. The general supervision
hill which has passed tho llouse ex-
emp,s Thorn from lis OPERATION ten
years after its construction. There
il no obstructive legislation proposed
or possible, ard 1t is now lett for The
corporations after tho exhibition of
this Astounding spirit Of libcrali'y on
the part OF the Legislature, to go or
with the work. The bnildcrs Of the
Meridian & New Orleans road, Every
foot OF which is under contract, il
setting them good e.amplc.-C'ar-
ion.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
A special from Ashcvillo, N. q.

A special from Ashcvil!o, N. g.,
says: On Monday q section of d I'D
Mountain, half mile square. Slid ofl'
into the valley with q crash that
hook the earth aud frightened the
inhabitants for miles around. Tho
terror was as great, but not SO long
continued as four Yeas ago. when it
was oxp' c,td that Btli Mountain
would become volcano No expla.
nation is offered, bat many specula-
tons are ma 10. Tue people arc afraid
to venture upon close examination.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
All person. il,ty years old and over


All persons ility years old aud over
nrs exempt feom working on the
street,.
Gen. Mcclellan, i. is said, is spoken
o. AZ n candidate for the next Prcsi-
dency, by some Of the Democrats.
O:angc county. Florida, has eight
Thousand inhabitants. and only three
pauPers.
Tho Agricultural and Mechanical
College, asks for M appropriation OF
$4,000.
Noble Batter, died on the 18Th. al
louisville. IIo WAS well known,
10th rs nm educator and as IN uu-
thor.
Thirty million barrels Of petrol,
nm arc in store ia Pennsylvania. 1t
iAenoag'i TO las. all the world for the
rcxt four years.
Nearly thirty-,hree dollars was The
Printers fec for the publication OF tho
ceiling zen, tax liza. in II .rrison coun
", aud ia Jack OF it was almost
siX'y-,ix collars.
W, no leo that Col. W. II, McCar
lie. OF this State, and Aydclc,tc, +"
Ohio, have severed their connect "
with tho American Register, publish
ed ut Washington.
Mrs. Margaret II III cherry. OF New
Creams, is dead. Sins was owner o
Mrgare:'s Bakery, well known al
ever the mercantile world. He
death will be regretted ~ al! whC
,ver hoar! OF her. Every worthy
charity was mot by her with opc'
lands aud u sympathizins heart.
Senator George, OF Mississippi, ha'
introduced bill for tho encourage
inent ofmapuf,ctures and agriculture
l"rc,!s the duties OH machinery, ~
he mandatory OF WOODEN and cot
IN goods ,ni on goods coutainiu,
lemp and jto, on agricultural i'm
plencats and cotton ties, aud ais
ON the tools used in mechanical lao u
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24

Ora people will be gra,ifi.d 10 know
that C,rgr, SIS is Mt last waking up
TO the importance OF gone lcgisla-
Two action locking to the euppIes.
sion Of Mormonism. las. week, the
Senate passed what il known I'd tn,
Edmonds' Pol;gamy BIZ, the main
features Of Which is the practical dis.
franchiscment o! PolySari.ts. Those
are not only prohibited from being
sen. MS delegates to Cus-ess, bn,
can hold 10 Office # any kind, o,
perform any CT the functions If ciii.
z,nship. Before accepting IN: - ,
each citizen m1st take oath that he
is not a polygamis;, and any perjury
on this oath is punished with ilnpris-
ormens in tho rori,cu,iIry. 7, pre-
vent the MJrmol election comaiy
SioGers from evading this provision,
a special electoral board is created,
which is to pass on all olec.ions,-
This board will be appointed by tb,
President, and vii be, consequently,
free from Mormon influences. To il
is given almost il,imitablo power ov.
er all election question:. 1t is, Of
course, only IN iuitia,ogy measure
meant TO break tho political power
of tho Mormons in U.ah. 1t mus
be f,llowed up, and it will be, by "a
law Furnishing pol. gamy. With the
Offices in Utah, the Legislature aud
the courts, out of tho control Of The
church Of the Latter Day Saints, this
is practicable aud easy. Tho Ed.
muuds' bill is the op6uing wedge;
and the country will re- ice in sceipg
the unanimity and z,al wi h which
Congress nets against these polyga.
misis, who have hitherto managed H.
kill all uufri, ndiy Legislation.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
As.rs.nlent of Land.

Col. j. u. Stewart Introduce d q
bill in the S,n,te the first Of the
week, pertaining to tho asscssr,en,
of lands which completely revolution
izes the present system. II provides
.h,. tho Board o; Supervisors viii!
hold a spccia! meeting FOR this rur-
p'sc, and appoiu. Eve property hol-
ders in each supervisors district, to
mco. with tho board. One district
will DO taken up, and oil tho lands
in such dis.ric. will be scru'iniz ID 10y
this board Of Equaliz stion. and il
any is found assessed too high, /,
will be reduced; il found too low,
will be raised. This course will bc
pursued TO the end Of tho roll. A
suni .ient time will 10 allowed own.
err of land to make oil 'ctions, il de-
sired, SITTER which the clerk of the
Board (tho Charccry C.e,k) will
make out two copies, one for the
sheriff, aud tue other for the Audi'or.
This will be done annually; new
rolls will DO prepared every year
That something should he done to
bring about better assessments ia Oh.
vious. Under tie present law, and
pay. a perfect assessment is impossi-
ble. 1t ia Tot proposed thai this
Bard Of Equalization should take
snap j dgmrnt and asseSs land re-
card!css Of the owners opinion; am
pie notice will be given when each
supervisors district is 10 10 taken NJ,
and the LAID owner may be present
II he desires. We believe such q sys.
tenn would bring about good rtsul:s,
Il tie board performed its duty, the
first assessment would show III enor-
mons increase in the valuo OF prop
cry throrghou. tho state, for i, is u
aotoriuns f,c, that laud Is rarely, il
ever given in n. ia true value. The
lands in this county, for instance,
RAJ 81 in value from s. to SO PEI
acre; certainly evo.y acre OF til!ab,
land will average ten dollars rci
acre, yet we doubt il there is q farm
in the county assessed at ten dollars
IN acre; indeed moro land can b,
found assessed at one dollar per acre
than ten dollars.
The chief objection, j, seems to us
is lis possible unc 'ns.itutioraii'y. Il
practically does away with the oiiicr
OF Assessor, and "a this Office is liked
by the Constitution, any law looking
to lis abolisLmcat. would DO uncon-
sti;ulional.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-02-24
II. FENN.

Still in The corner Brick Shop, in the
Undertaker's Business.
Y,u can got rnp auy al kinds Of
BURIAL CASKErS. suited in price
and quality to all classes. Call on
me.
II. PENN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-26
Fixing The Blame.

ALBANY, Jan. 20.-ltis reported that
three Assemblymen said that they knew
who pulled the air-brake cord on the
train precious to the Spuytcn Duyvil
disaster, and which caused the stop.
They say it was an Assemblyman, who
was very drunk, and while getting his
bag from a small rack he pulled the
cord. They said a guartette in one of the
state rooms INDUCED in such wild riot
ing that the priest who was killed fire.
quently exhibited his disgust, while
another party, after trying in vain to
make a temperance assemblyman drink.
threw a bottle of whisky in his chair
and told him to take it home. 1t is said
that subp9nas win be served ON several
ASsemblymen. Both the railroad COM
pany and the Assemblymen are anxious
to suppress the details of the conduct of
the passengers on the train
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-26
4 Corner on CobS.

There Is corner III corn cObs some
where, said wholesale dealer in pipes,
'.for the demands of manufacturers of
corn-cob pipes can Lot be met, even at
advanced prices. There has never been
such scarcity in the supply. The
pipes, too, seem to be in greater demand
than ever Many men won't smoke any
other kind. | know one rich society
man who would be in disgrace if he was
seen in public with corn-corb pipe in
his mouth, but who keeps his pipe in his
bedroom, and has a quiet smoke before
he goes TO bed. The man who invented
the process of hardening corn-cob has
become independently rich. Some cob
pipes are costly because of the silver
mountings, but the pipe that sells for
five cents is the most popular. Smok-
ers say that corn-cob pipe is sweeter
than any other. Southern negroes, who
know what is good, from hoecake to
a 'possum, wouldn't give cob pipe for
the finest meerschaum, if he couldn' t
get another. | suppose the short corn
crop has had something to do with the
scarcity. The cobs of poor crop are
not fit to make pipes out Of. Mem
York Sun