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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21
From WringIc Wrnnglc.

Editor Signal: The papers are con-
graduating tho Southern farmers for
the diversified crops and tho promis-
ing results this year. Their advice
to us to live more OF home, by rails.
ing less cotton, more corn, meat, etc.
is good, md we admit the sounducss
OF it and confess our wishes to do SO,
for we agree with you that here can
never be any real prosperity among
US until we do it; it is easy to theo-
rise but difficult to practice often
what may appear plain to our news
paper men. particularly the raising Of
stock with profit, under our surroun-
dings. Now sir, this in fact. is one
Of the great questions for us TO dis.
pose OF or TO continue TO submit to,
to our ruin. No man with any rea-
son can admi. tbat people who buy
as much as the southern people do,
and sell 80 little, aside frsm cotton,
can hold up under such a strain, the
risk il too great to establish aud
maintain confidence, aud with this
lost, we, as q people. are doomed to
poverty aud bankruptcy. l said the
theory is good, but to practice 1t is
an impossibility in many sections Of
our country, without we can be re-
LEVIED Of the great mass OF vagabonds
and thieves that infcst at least one
half, IL not moro. ofOur country. In
dividually speaking, I can raise moro
than cnough Of Boon to do my
place, and so can my neighbors do
tho Same for themselves, II we were
relieved OF tho evils. We find rails
ing hogs, sheep and cattle. pay no
profit, considering the outlay for the
few we got to kill and sell. My loss
for several years has not been less
than $500 or moro per annum in val.
ne. until now, I am thinking Of sell
ling OF tho remaining part Of my
stock. and quit working to feed
thieves, I know it is o bad policy
to stop raising atock, but We are
forced to pccept the situation, and
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Cop,ah Supervisors.

Board met on the 10Th day OF July
1882, all tho members were present,
and tho following business was trans
acted:
Otdered that 6 X Hartley be ap-
pointed overseer OF Port Gibson
road No %.
Taat the contract TO build bridge
q cross Keys creek, is awarded to
NJ ID L Crawford, at and for the sun.
Of 336 90;
That the petition of N B Carter Q,
a.. for commissioners 10 examine as
10 the prac:icability Of removing the
bridge across tho Bayou Pierre, near
Pine Blaff, be granted, and that A b
Carter Il A Holiday Geo Ellis o II
Spence and james Hodges DO and
they arc hereby appointed commits
sioners to Mt tend to the mater aud
report to the next meeting OF this
board.
That the report OF s NJ Barnes ct al
commissioners appointed to view and
mark cut route for road from the
G 'llat:n aud Burtonton read to
Myles Station be received, and the
rou.o is hereby declared public
road, and DR.. r G NJ les appointed
ovcrseer.
Tlnt the Clerk advertise for seal
ed bids to bniid bridge across Copiah
creek ON road No 70. and across
White Oak creek on Richie road &C.
cording to plan and specification on
Gle.
Tnat The report Of NJ 7 Conn, ct al
commissioners, to view aud lay out
route for change in Browns
Wells and Hazlohurst road bo recoiv-
cd and adopted.
That tho following accounts be
allowed. to-wit: N E Spencer AZ IS;
] II Jordon 8 90; NJ ID L Crawford;
80 90; r B Latimer GO 90;
That the contract for keeping the
county prisoners be awarded TO ] NJ
Matthew's, on the following terms:
Toe said NJ .tthsws as such coatrac-
tor to pay all costs and fines TO prop
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21
Tho Tucker Assassination.

The Tucker ASSASSINATION.
The preliminary examination Of
Smith Shaw, charged with the muir.
dor OF Gen. w. +. Tucker, which
continued for seven days, concl 'ded
on Thursday evening last. The tes.
timony portrayed as vile q set o!
scouadrels as ever swung from agib-
bet and developed as dark q deed as
ever blottcd tho annals OF crime.
Speeches were made by Messra,
Sykes and Mcintosh for the prosecu.
ton, and Davis aud Houston for the
defence. oil OF which we are told
were able anl exhaustive. At the
conclusion OF tho argument Jadge
Backbanan delivered his opinion
denying bail and committing the de-
PENDANT to the county Jail to await
the action of Tho Grand Jury.
Friday wri.s Of III IDEAS corpus
were sued ont by counsel OF Houston
Parish and Allen Horton, the two
colored men, who were accused OF
tho crime, aud had been incarcerated
in jail for some time, aud. they were
released upon bail.
Dick Shaw was arrested near Ter
rcll, Texas, on Monday OF last week,
and on Thursday last Messrs. Chaflin
aud Finley armed with rcquisitiou
from G ". Lowry started for Texas
10 bring the prisoner back to this
city for trial. a telegram was 70.
ceived here on Sunday, giving the
information that tho officers having
Dick in charge would leave Terrill
on Tuesday morning, and at this
writing wednesday, tue parties
arc expected to arrive on the first
train.
1t will Tins appear that four white
mon: Mat Simmons, Frank Stafford,
Smith Shaw, and Dick Shaw arc in
The clutches OF the law charged with
this most heinous crime.
Ia the namo Of law and order, we
bespoak patient and prudent invos.
tigation OF the matter to the end
that q fair and impartial trial may
he had, then let the law have its
course and 1t justice he DONE
Chickasaw Messenger.
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In Lis charge to the grand jury Of
Warren county, in regard to Boards
OF Supervisors, Judge Cowcn says:
They are subject 10 indictments
for appropriations made to the mem.
bers for extra days services, or for
called meetings, aud every member
who did not vote against such appro-
pria,ion is also liable. The member
who receive such appropriation is al.
20 liable to Indictment, whether he
voted for the appropriation or not"
The last meeting of the Board OF
Supervisors OF C,pish county was
not q regular meeting, aud if Judge
Cowen is correct, did its members
have any right to appropriate 10
themselves each four dollars per day
and mileage? Lock out. gentlemen
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make cotton even u, live cents, tho'l
il s.arvos the producers to make IL
at thu. You know we'll enough 30
long as many Of us have stock around
as, this class will DO the last to suf.
for, and their wants will never force
Thorn to work In o manner 10 10 prof.
liable. I pay for the support Of the
government, but feel at times that
wo have no government. The Off.
GERS hold that it is not their duty to
look after evil doors, but it 10 the du-
ty OF The people to report it to them
officially, and tho people, great part
of them, about one half, are conniv-
ing at and committing the deeds that
is fast shriveling up our ''hog and
hominy,' and initiating King cotton.
Don't say to us to catch them and
send them to jail, for this is what
they have said. and their number is
so great, many Of them can live at
our doors and feast upon mutton,
shoat, geese and chickens, and say
they know nothing of who is doing
Il. "fore de Lord" If the great West
can be protected in morality by the
general government, checking the
flow Of the filthy Chinese, whom will
tho Sunny South DO relieved Of the
vagabonds and thieves that are de-
gradisg her politics aud impoverish-
ing her citizens.
WRIYGLE WRANcLE.
Georgetown, July 1lth, 1882.
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Mrs Mary nj. Brown.

Tnis excellent woman was q resident
Of this County for many years. HSr
husband preceded her to the grave
several years ago. She was about
43 years Of age at the limo 81 her
death. She was esteemed and below.
ed by all who knew her. She was
stricken with paralysis some two
months ago, from which sho never
fully recovered. A few days since
she sustained @ second attack, and
after II days Of suffering, on the 1lth
inst, passed away. She leaves three
sons. all grown, who now mourn their
irreparable loss. Nay the Lrd
comfort them in their deep affl 'ction.
A FRIEND
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Chm'n. Dem. Ex. Com.

Isis suggested that tho voters Of
the Hazlehurst precincts, East md
West, meet on Saturday at 3 o'clock,
rs that will give the people in town
time to get back from dinner. and
the people from The country Tins to
attend to their business, and DO pres
ent. Let ever! body come out and
express his choice, or be content to
see those who attend, make it for
him.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21


There are some complaints being
made, that the early meeting of the
Congressional convention, does Col.
ll'oker an irjastice. The people
have TO be locked after, after the
nominate n, aid there will be none
too mdch time. The last Conven-
ton met about three weeks early
than this one; however,, let Col.
Rockers friends SEQ to it that he is
folly represented at the conventions,
and then there will 10 no cause for
complaint, If another should DO NOM
mated in his stead.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21


Petition for Re,nii License.
To the II ,norablc board Of Mayor
aud Aldermen Ut tho Town Of
IL .z.ohurst Miss:
Gentlemen: We the undersigned
citizens md legal voters Of The Town
Of Hazlehurst, believing r. b Rails
10 DO sober, steady, industrious, OF
good repute, and o suitable per- on to
carry on q retail liquor business,
would respec. fully petition your hon.
orablc body, to grant said II d. Rails
license, to retail vinous, spurious,
aud malt liquors in less quantity
than one gallon. at his place Of bus.
incss, in the Town Of H'zlehursr, for
tho period OF twelve months, aud We
hereby authorize your honorable
body to erase our names from any
and all counter petitions that may 30
filed.
RBG Gilbert, TT Hiblsr. r Q Es-
tcrling. B r Wilson. A Pfesser,
John II Dunning, E NJ b stick, L p
War. GL Ware. Wp Ware, M
Marx, d G Woods, Pull Marx, John
Massa, + Subat, Chas Hitler, F Klotz
] Marx, II Jonas. A B Lowe, + Wiz.
thum, A B Ainsworth, Gao Tomicich
w w Gowan, II B Mayes j.,
C T Hart, Aaron 1--we Jr,
Joe Marchet,i, E Heymau. + Folz,
II NJ warrell, Morris Heart, A D De-
molliens. wv Coor I'M Marshall,
Peter H,oprich, Jno A Coor, ] II
Stewart, l. H Matthew's j Wood,
II Loeb, q Bass. r ] Catchings, Z @
Williamson, Geo Brown, s G Rod
ding, James Sinclair, A W Burnet,
II II Hogg. + Remington, G b Ham,
ilton. B F Marx, ia Burditt, II c
Ferry AT Graves, Nah Nichol'
T D Akin. Thomson Kirk, j A Dea
ton, A j WEIGH, S ID R'msey G Z
Matthews, G S Var'ljman, Horace
B .acl,am, A San li'er, G 70 Wishing
ton, NJ A Punches, j NJ P.'rick,
John Barket, d @ Moore, Tom Ram
kin, L Adolph, Dan Woo.in. William
Allen, Tom T,mas. Lewis II 'dmou'
James Johnson Sun Tn ,mss W 7
Keyes, Ned Duglas, S J Reyes
Wash Banks, Allen R.tliff, Frank
Robinson, J II Bowman, w j G,ode,
W P Hughes, Norris Carroway,
Jno Weoms, VIM Hunter, ] B Flow.
srs, Hardy OWNS, Jerry Ratlih'
Hurt Graham, Spencer Williams,
james Thompson. Peasant Green,
Curry r 'binson, Abe H,rris, Geo
Strong, Sieve NJ tchel, Taylor Nor
ris, Sam Irwin, Lot Flowers, G NJ
Alitchsl, Ned Pace, Eaoch Barnes,
John Sellman, Crockett II binson,
Press Douglas Lun Wells. Rotor
Brock. Jno Mallens, Charles Mccoy,
Bill Isiari, Henry LOe, A Mitchell,
Il g Pounds, Samps Cook, z S H..
ney, GU II gsdalc. Percy McMastcr.
Dave Petite, II D May s, J W Smith,
Albert Gn'ledgc, John B M'yes.
Emanuel Gregory, ] 5 Blown, S A
Brown "a II.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21

The newspapers state that in re-
sponsc to requests from every part o.
tho District, NJ j. Bmksdalc Of the
Clarion, has consented t. tho use oil
his lame Us o candidate for the Con-.
gressional nomination in this district
We do not understand. however. that
even tho warmest advocates Of NJ j.
Birksdale's election have other than
the kindest feelings for, and the Mt.
most confidence in. CD Hooker. RI.
.a,ion in Office seems to be the argu-
ment-the same that defeated Gov.
Some, q year ago.
If rotation is henceforth 10 be real
ly fundamental doctrine in Mississ.
ippi,and is to be applied to every man
and Office, we d. not see that C,l
Hooker and his friends should com.
plain, especially when a gentleman
so thoroughly competent as Maj
Birksdale is proposed as his success.
sor. We shall, certainly, neither by
word or act, endeavor to thwart the
people in their wish to establish the
doctrine, for IL has ever been a favor.
ito theory with us.-Rsymond Ga
zettc.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21

A special to the Times- ID smocrst,
from Washington, of the 10th says;
The Republicans in tho HJu:c car.
ried out ,hcir programme to-day by
unsesting Till,nau Of South Carolina
and seating Sualls, the colored con.
testant.
Tllman made q strong speech in his
own behalf, and told the R"publi.
cans some unwholesome truths. One
thing which no said attracted atien.
ton. Il; was that the ID Jmocrats,
since the emancipation of tho me-
groes, had borno tho whole expense
OF educating them, fitting them for
citizenship. and yet the R,publican
party would not permit any Of them
TO vote the Democratic ticket. 10
this case the speaker made another
arbitrary ruling.
After the vote in the case had been
announced, and finding there lacked
enc Of being quorum voting. he vo-
ted himself, This act called out nu-
,nerous protests from tho Democrat
ic side. Uader tho rules after the
result OF the vote is announced, no
member has the privilege of voting.
Speaker Ksif-r thinks he has rights
rVi erjsyod BY members.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-21

Congress having refused 10 make
an appropriation for the National
Board Of Health, the National Health
Offices on tho Mississippi are closing
mp and the oilicers retiring to pri.
vate life. We arc Of those who have
had moro confidence in Mississippi
than q National Board of Health for
our own State, and as the National
Board is now retiring from the field
we hope Gov. Lowry will give the
subject instant and careful attention,
The gulf coast should have Health
officers. as we'll as the Mississippi
river and the railroad lines ponetrat-
ing the State from Mobile aud New
Orleans. 1t Is scarcely probable. we
think. that there will ba yellow fever
at New Orleans this season, but safe
ty requires that the necessary ma
chinery should be in perfect order TO
keep it out OF Mississippi il by any
possible means It should find its way
into the Crescent C.ty.-Raymond
Gazette.
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We would suygess, III view Vt the
honor conferred upon our towp, IN
naming it "a tho place for holding
the ID ,mocratic District Convention,
shat our citizens take some steps
looking to the proper entertainment
Of the delegates. We arc very well
aware Of the fact that il is usual for
delegates to a political convention to
entertain themselves, but wo eco no
good reason why Hizlehurst should
not inaugura.e new policy, and re-
ceive the delegates as guests; they
will not probably DO here more than
half day, and the expense and troub
10 will be as nothing compared to the
comfort our stranger guests would
enjoy and the good impressions they
would have Of the hospitality Of our
city,. What think you fellow-citi.
zen.?
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Al the present time the Indications
are that Maj. Barksdale will receive
the nomination. and he would certain.
ly be elected. James Hill is q candi,
date for the Republican nomination.
and will probably get il. although
there is some talk of putting an in
dependent in the field aud rallying
the R'pnblicaus to his support
Oxford E,Sle
No danger of the Rsds supporting
the Independents. Tue tail can't wag
the dog.
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or Ulcers, aud the county TO pay
said contractor an amount equal to
the fines that are by him for the
prisoners paid into The county
Treasury.
Tiat F r ] Terry assessor Of taxes
DO allowed II 65.
That tho following accounts be
allowed to-wit:
DR. FIN Sexton G %; J NJ AIatth-
ews 2 90; NJ T Conn 2 90.
e Wright 2; HI Butrkin 2. w r
Temple 2, J 4 Butler, s 8 starncs.sr
Al Short, b + Allen and VIC
Smith, each 2. VIM Ashley 9, ] d
Jonos 80 Cts, j w Dunbar 4 75, r
@ Eastorlipg 1, ] r Groomo IA
Doc Sgrost. 8. Mrs VIM. Johnson 8.
DR.. A + Buckley 100, Mrs L J Wiki.
inson 8. NJ @ holland 6, II Martin
l49. T E Gtoome s IS, L A Mat
thews / So, r TIA Ennis 10 25
] W Dunbar 8 so, ] p Cable s, T E
Groomo IS rs, Al Wheeler II 90,
Vance & M,ssongill, publishing pro-
ceedings Of Bard Of Supervisors for
quarter ending June 30ih. l2 80. W
B Bingham lei IS. s J Allen, r c
Windam. 7 G Mullen, S L Allen. w
L Fulger, and Hardy Johnson, each
/, G ID Lowe 3 Lee Allen l, A G
Welck l2. r + Crawford A 80 Doc
Sigrest 8. 7 J Penn 3. Dr.. A Hunter
IL so. ID \ Butlcr Is, M Marx 1 so
T ] Hargrave rs. E W Brown 1876 40
Bury Wilson A so. W U Fergerson
3, Jao Atkins 3. J NJ Lowe ! 80, j
w Lrggett 3, Jno Terry 5, N w
Francis, W J Beard. w B Cook. Z
J Pierce, J Biggs, w McL,urin, one
dollar each, G w Tanner, d.. j w
E.hridgc 10, Thos. Templetou G.
That Vance & M.sscngill, Elitors
of the Copiahan. DO allowed sl00,
Tor publishing proceedings Of the
Board o! Supervisors for period Of
twelve months from the first Monday
Of Jaly, 1882. to DO paid quarterly.
That the following allowances bc
made: q Price l9 90; " F Prico $l3
+ N Buikin 1909: J B jones IA 90;
1 NJ Jones IS 20; T j Harsrave 6 90;
J NJ Nmman 0 90;
TbatW X Deason, L Foster and
Augustus B.a!e. be md they are
hereby appointed commissioners to
examine bridge across Blhala creek
on the D,ason road and havo the
necessary repairs made on the same,
provided it shall not cost more than
one hundred dollars: and provided
also, that tho commissioners serve
without compensation from county.
That the report from RI A'!cn.
at al, commissioners appointed to ex-
anime aid report plan and speciica-
tions for bridge across slough in
Thompsons lane on tho Natchez road
be aud the samo is hereby rejected,
and that i Wright WI Barlow and
II Z Millsaps be and they are hereby
appoiuted commissioners ia their
stead. TO examine as to the necessity
of bridging said slough, or as to
whether u change of said road w;uld
or would not obviatc the necessity OF
bridging. the slough; provided said
commissioners agree to serve WITH
out compensation from the county.
That court adj ourn until court in
course.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
IN THE NORMAL COLLEGE OF NASHVILLE

IN THE NORMAL COLLEGE OF NASHVILLE
UNIVERSITY.
Ga tho Cd Saturday Of August, tho
14th proI.. I will examine applicants
from this county for admission into
the Normal College OF N .shville Uni
versity. Applicants will lie exam
med in Grammar, Geography. U. s
History, Psychology, Algebra aud
Geometry. Tnere are Eve Of the
scholarships to be awarded this year.
Applicants will report at the court
house on the morning Of the 14th
Augnst. A committee appointed by
the s ato Superintendent OF Eluca
ton will make the award.
w. b BrSoHAM, 6up't Of Ell.
July Is, 1SY2-24-4t.
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Precinct Meeting.

There will be a meeting Of the Dem
ocratic voters OF each precinct in
Copiah county n. their re pec'iva vo-
ting places, on Saturday the 2si Of
July, to select delegates TO the cum.
~ convention on the 29sh Of July,
which convention will select repre-.
sentativos 10 the District convention
to be held at Hnz'ehurst. on the 10th
OF August, for the purpose OF nomi-
mating representative for Congress.
Us. SEXTON.
Cnm'n. Dem. Ex. Com.
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Hon Warren Cowen, Judge of the
Warren county district. made the
law plain to the grand jury Of hls
court, in o ringing exhortatiou to du.
,y, from which We extract the follow
inc in reference TO Board o. Supervis.
ors. W. do not know that an exam.
nation Of the minutes of the Board
Of Supervisors in this county would
amount to anything bat by the time
the Circuit Court convenOs, an inves-
tigation of the minutes by the grand
jury will be in order. Judge G ,won
say:
II am of the opinion that IN ex-
animation Of the minute books Of the
board OF supervisors OF this county
will open no u fruitful field of lives
iga,ion. You will not be required to
search for or pick out the fruit.
think you can gather it. The mHm.
bers Of tho board are subject to in.
dictm mt FIR oil appropriations made
by them in manner unauthorized
10y lsw, for building bridges, jails,
court houses, or other public build
iugs. They are suffice. to indictment
for making appropriations on con.
tracts for working public roads, AMI
for all appropriations made to u
member ofthe board, except where
the statutes expressly authorizes it.
They arc therefore subject to indict-
mcnt for appropriations made to the
members for extra days service p, OF
for called meeting, and every mem.
Der who did not vote against such
appropriations is liable. The mem
bers who receives sush appropriation
il also liable to indictment, wheiher
he voted for the appropriation or
not.
Is the latter part Of tho above par.
agraph applicable to the Board Of
Supervisors Of this county? The
members receive their four dollars q
dGy every tmo they meet.
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From present Indications it is Gu
tirely safe to predict NJ j Barksd,e's
nomination to Congress fir m the
seventh district. His election il nom
mated, rests on a sure foundation,
and his district will deserve general
commcnda,ion from oil good men, il
it fulf;ls their expectations in these
respec.s.--Sainnit Tines and Senti.
lei.
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Lot oil turn ont aid attend tho
meetings. at their respective precincts
tomorrow. ID not leave the sclcc.
iion OF delegates to q f,w men, but
20 and participate, aud elect good
men to represent you in the county
convention, which meets on the 29th
OF this mouth.
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FOR RENT.

Ihave for rent, by the month or
year. the place once owned by g.
A. Redding. Everything In good
order about the premises. Terms
reasonable. JoHs w. MoMAsrxa.
July 81, 1s82.2l-H.
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Hon. E:hel Brksdale il still on
the bonn 'ror C,ugross in the 7th
District. IL, has no; been formally
announced yet, bu. we hope that he
will secrre The nomination.. thing
we see no reason to doubt.-Star.