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The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

has announced himself candidate
The Independent order" against the
Hon. I'll. d. Money. This event was not
wholly without some presaging signs,and
consequently has taken nobody by sur
prise and afflicted fewer still with alarm.
Mr.. Roane has issued a patent rite adj
dress to the people, abounding in q re-
hash of old'platitudes that all Independ
ents are bound to use to sail in under
the black flag Of politics. With Mr..
Roane's antecedents we have not much
acquaintance, for one of the best reasons
in the world, he had none, save that his
name was on the roll Of Mississippi Leg
islators. To bound from that simple
point to Congress at one leap is too much
! for an Australian kangaroo Of the larger
sixe, and when he makes the other bound
from Bonrbonism toconeealed Radical
isrn, he will have accomplished a feat
that will recommend him to Barnum's or
Forepaugh's circus, much more fittingly
thanthe halls Of Congress. IfMr. Roane
has ever done anything OF exhibited any
signs Of capability todo anything that
viii cntitle him to succeed Mr. Money as
d statesman Of IDEAS and deeds, he has
Kept it more profound secret than who
liz was that wore the iron mask, " or who
it waythat wrote the letters Of Junius.
These two things for many years have
been the subject Of severe and exhaust
y We enquiry BY all the world. The anxi-
csy d Mr.. Roane's secret YiA expire in
November, when he viii By universally
known as thc hattest Congressional fail
,,re ilas cvcr hing aat liis dubious signs
10 an inte lligcnt people \
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts seems
to have thought he did bad thing in
voting for the River and Harber bill, as
he has addressed letter to the people
Of the old Bay State by way OF explana-
tion and apology. These New Englan-
ders are willing to see federal money
layished upon every little coast inden-
tation that will shelter fishing Smack
or canoe, when their only use is for
anglers in summer, duck hunters in the
winter.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26
A Young lady was looking at some

\ young lady was looking at some ho-
sierY, and asked the b!ushing clerk:
How do you sell these ?" at the same
time holding up before him long pair
of zebra-colored ones.
"Those are worth 50 pair he answer
ed.
"Oh my"' twittered the gidddy, crea-
ture, ''they come pretty high don't they?'
"Y yves" stammered the bashful
youth, "th-th-the're pre-pretty high, bu-
but you're pretty tall you know"
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Bisbee, whom the Republican majori-
ty recently seated in Congress, from Flor
ida, over Democrat, seems to have his
local habitation in New York City. In
person, he lives in Gotham, in politics,
in Florida. What a man and what a
country and we may add in conclusion,
what a party that can stretch the right
Of franchise from one end OF the. Union
to the other, when it is necessary to
enlarge tEeir majority
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26
Less Glory Haiielujah for Export and
More Practical Goodness for
Nome Consumption.

1t is little strange to men who give
scope to honest, intelligent reason on the
subject OF religion, that such pious
young man as I. B. Morton, of Memphis,
with so many fashionable church airs
ana SO much Sunday school doxology
about him, should raise check, all by
himself, from $50 to $780, Why don't
our preachers talk, more practical sense
about the every day duties OF this life,
and less about the far-fetched splendors
OF the one to come? Why not insist in
plain terms, upon old-fashioned square
dealing in all of our relations to one an
other in world that we do know some
thing about, and less about our condi-
tions in the one which none OF us ever
saw? Preach up in no selected lingo,
honest figures in bank accounts, honest
weights and measures for merchants,
honest fees for lawyers and doctors, hon
est pay for laborers and honest work in
return, fair dealing betwixt man and wife,
more charity in til c rich and less begging
in the poor, less pride in the great and
not quite so much humility in the hum
Bile, in short, business piety in all the re-
lations Of this life, from the lower to the
upper crust OF society. Preach more Of the
rascally attributes OF men, and less about
the infinite perfections of Deity. The
former we feel here, and they produce all
of our discord and misery the latter
we take for granted, as they stretch out
in the eXploreless fields OF immensely
from the feeble light of the glow worm,
to the binding glare of the midday sun,
from the narrow lines Of landscape per-
spective, to the limitless stretch of the
concave above, from the murmuring Of
the gentle zephyr, to the dismal thunders
of the coming storm, from the blaze Of
the shooting meteor, to the endless trail
Of the wandering comet, from the liquid
Of the tiny dewdrop to the pillows of the
rolling ocean; from the song Of the hum
ming insect to the music Of the whirling
spheres; from the little globe Oh which
we live to the mighty habitations that
roll in unmeasured space. More Of peace
and good will right here and now, and
less Of glory haHelujah hereafter, A re-
ligion that can't stand the friction of ev-
cry day life here, as it is developed in the
vcisitudes Of business and duty,will nev-
er get near enough to throne to see
the tfanscendant splendors Of the Upper
Temple, nor hear the grand symphonies
OF melting sound that roll through its
vaulted courts. There is our theology
whether good, bad, Or Indifferent, and
we certainly mean no offence to better
men and more profound thinkers
While we have had all summer i great
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

The large Clydesdale horse Of Scotland,
seems to be growing in favor with Wes-
tern farmers, as forty four were recently
imported for the benefit Of a Western
trader.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Greenyille in Washington county pays
fifteen thousand dollars into the State
Treasury for the privilege Of selling
liquors.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

We are getting a little anxious to know
how many Pacific railroads we are to
have when they are all finished. There
is the Northern Pacific, the Southern Pa
cifc, the Texas Pacific, the Georgia Pa
cific, and how many more with Pacific
attached, we do not know. Surely when
they are all finished, they will pay a
sfeller' to ride on them.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Ned Richardson the millionaire Of
Mississippi, is about to build y narrow
guage rail road for his own commerce in
the Mississippi swamp, connecting there
by his seven plantations. Truly, Col.
Ned is our cotton king.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

The splended meteor of August 5th,
which exploded near Carrollton, Sc, d
to rise about FIVE miles west OF Grenada,
as IT was seen, apparently just above the
surface Of the ground, BY some intelli-
gent citizen out that way, and the sound
that followed its explosion was heard
distinctly and criticised at the same
time.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Columbus makes street dealers in
chickens, eggs, etc, pay 50 90 for the
privilege, and we would advise country
people thereabout to find some other
market, or eat up these essentials Of
nice city table. This is prohibiting rath-
er than protecting tariff.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Gen. Jno. B. Gordon who has been in
Europe on a borrowing expedition has
secured three millions Of dollars with
which to complete his system Of rail-
roads.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

We think it was rather in bad taste for
the convention that nominated Barks-
dale, at Hazelhurst, to invite Col. Hooker
to address them. When political aspi-
rants can ratdy their own downfall, put
your house in order for the millennium.
for it is not only coming, but here.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26
FOR (,ONCRESs.

We are authorized to announce the
name Of Hon. H. d. MONEY, as cam
didate for reelection to Congress from
this the 4th congressional district-sub-
ject to the action OF the Democratic-Con-
servative convention.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

"It was in a New England school.
What is the feminine OF tailor?" asked a
teacher OF class in grammar.
''Dressmaker," was the prompt reply
of brightreyed little boy"
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

A correspondent asks us to give him
the amount OF the public debt. We
would do it in a minute. but we left our
pocketbook at home in our other pants.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

The Yazoo. Herald Of the 18th CLEANS
from large number Of county papers
most favorable prospect for crops Of cot
ton and corn.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

The French don't like the occupation
OF the suez Canal by the British, but they
will and should stand it.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Provisions are going down. Wheat is
selling at 60 cents per bushel. Good
news for plow handles.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Save money and time by purchasing
the best cotton press now offered for sale
by J. B, Snider. The Triumph is the
press for excellence. Ttf1
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Triumph Cotton Press, the best and
cheapest press in the market. Ttf1
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

For anything in first class saloon,
fine cigars, tobacco, or choice liquors ld
wines of all kinds 60 to Gus Wolfe's.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26
WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAUNTON. VIRGINIA,

STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.
Opens September goth. 1882. One OF
the FIRST Schools For YOUNG LADIES
IN the UNITED STATES. Surroundings
teautiful. Climate un.urpasse1. Pupils
from eighteen States. TERMS AMONG
THE BEST IN THE UNION. Board,
Washing, English Course, Latin, French,
German, instrumental Music, &c, for
Scholastic Year, from September, to June
$23S. For Catalogues write to
Rev. VIM. A HAnRs, d. d.,
SsS Pres't,
Stauntnn, Va
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

While we have had all summer great
waste Of fruit with which to feed hogs,
the fact has stood out that we didn't
have the swine. This fact is aggravated
by the assurance Of one of the finest
mas $ in the swamps and woods that we
have had for many years.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Full assortment Of F. o. Pierce & Co.'S
prepared house paints for sale at w Z.
fowler d Co.'S,
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26
Non Resident Notice.

The STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Allen Mony: Yon are command
ed to appear before the Chancery Court
OF the county of Grenada, in said State
ON the
lsT MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1882,
to..defend the suit in said Court of Lou
Mony wherein you are defendant.
A. V. B. THOMAS, Clerk.
By J. I. Thomas. D. G.
G. w. Jones, sol'r. for comp't
Grenada, Miss, Augusta, 1882. (4t)
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Look sharp, farmers! Frost in Cana.
da on the 22d Of this month.
The Grenada sentinel., 1882-08-26

Sells Bros, Circus will show in Mem
phis on the 10th Of September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-25
PORTLAND.
A Great n ystery-A Discrepancy in the
Testimony Of the Doctors.

PORTLAND, Nov %.
A dispatch to the Argus from Bangor re-
ports from Springfield great mystery. The
story is as follows: In 1881, young lady
of Springfield, while driving over bridge,
was carried over the bridge by the frightened
horse and fell on the shore below. The girl
died from the injuries, and the parents sued
the town for damages claiming the bridge was
defective. In the supreme court the jury
brought in verdict for $500. Exceptions
were filed and the case taken to the law term.
In the course of the trial one of the doctors
testified that the collar bone was broken and
two others testified it was not. The first doc
tor hearing that post-mortem examination
was to be made. went, it is said, 10 the Gem
etery at night, with another man, to exhume
the corpse with the alleged intention of
breaking the collar bone if it was not already
broken, to make good his testimony. The
grave disturbers dug up the wrong corpse,
and were discovered by third party, who at
first was bribed to silence, but has now told
the whole story.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-25
The Report of Comptroller Knox.

The report of Comptroller Knox, to be
presented at the opening of Congress in
December, is prepared, and as usual contains
important facts respecting the bonds and
currency of the government. From them it
appears that nearly one half of the bonded
debt of the United States (S616, $50 $50 of
81 400, DOC, 900 is held by banking Institutions
chiefly BY national and savings banks-the
latter owning sac OPS. 7S2 ofthese securities
The report estimates that the gold coin in
the country at the date of the resumption
of specie payments amounted to S27S, $40, l26.
and that the amount of gold coin Novem-
Der |, 1882, was S567, los, 456. an in
crease in the interval of S2sS, 195, $50.
During that period Sl41, sos, o2l has been
derived from the mines and Sl6l, 81 ,51S
represents the excess of the imports of gold
over the exports. A further examination of
the gold coin statistics will show that the in
crease during the last year was very small
only 81, 500, 900. This is due to the fact that
foreign gold is no longer coming to this coun-
try, but on the contrary, it is flowing out
the excess of exports being $50. l22 $50. This
was more than made good by the productions
of the mines during the past year, which is
estimated at S43. .02l. Ii the trade bal
ance continues so decidedly against us, if we
purchase as many foreign luxuries and knick-
knacks as we have been purchasing the past
nine months, the next report of the Comp
troller will probably show our stock of gold
to be less a year hence than it is now.
But while there is danger of losing some part
of our stock of the money of the world, we
still 20 on increasing the number of our S.
cent silver collars at the same rates as during
the past four years. No one will take them
for 100 cents outside Of the United States,
consequently there will be no demand for
them. Thus, while we may be losing our
stock of gold to pay foreign debts, we shall
go on increasing the volume of cheap dollars
at the rate of "a O0o. 900 year. November
1, 1882. we had l2s, 900, 600 of these dollars,
Of which &c, 794 ,527 belong to the Government
and are a dead weight upon its hand.
while only SO. 600, 600 are in actual
circulation. Since the date of specie
resumption (Jan. 1, 1871 the volume of
currency in the country has increased s432,-
600, 600 in round numbers-of which $685.,
100000 is gold, SlO4, 900 900 is silver and
$50 100000 is national bank notes. The
amount of currency, gold silver and paper,
IN the hands of the people Jan. 1, 1879, was
y646, III against 1886, 39l ,Osl Nov. l,
1857 This Is exclusive of the money held
ne treasury and the banks. gain of
S-V,Vo,000 of the medium of exchange in
:ne n.nd. Of the people in about three years
- 'uoicstion Of unusual prosperity
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-25
FROM PANAMA.
Sailing OF Whalers-A Row Between
Captain and COnsignee.
PANAMA. Nov "a.

PANAMA, Nov "a.
American whaling bark James Allen of
New Bedford. Capt. Lake, left the bay the
18th inst, after shipping her oil for New
York. She is bound for cruise on the
CHILEAN coast.
American whaling bark Horatio, Capt. I.
S. Morse, left Panama on a cruise the 9th
inst.
serious shipping question seems likely
to arise in Colon. The American brig Mary
S. Comery, arrived at that port some months
ago with cargo of lumber for the Boston
Ice Co. On arrival, and prior to the delivery
of the whole of the cargo, the captain claim
ed his freight money or portion of it. This
the consignee or charterer refused to pay,
alleging that as dispute as to demurrage
had occurred prior to her leaving Pensacola,
the captain might retain some of his cargo
in order to purge himself for said demurrage.
Much wrangling followed and the captain
finally offered to sell the cargo at auction for
account of the whole. A representative of
the Ice Co. obtained an order from the court
prohibiting the sale, and then legal qubbling
commenced. The case was carried first to
the state and then to the national tribunals
and resulted in soldiers being sent on board
at the request of the consul and the vessel
being taken along side the wharf and dis
charged. The captain has now refused to
have anything to do with the vessel, and al
together there appears material for quite a
squabble, and for a claim for heavy damages
by one of the parties to the affair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-11-25

The Supreme Court Of Michigan has re-
Gently rendered an importont decision bear
ing upon the question of newspaper libel.
The Detroit Post and Tribune had been sued
for libel by Police Justice Of the city. The
paper had stated that the Justice. before
whom q complaint came against Chinaman.
without the consent Of the complainant IN
serted the name Of second Chinaman, and
held him in heavy bonds. although there was
no charge against him, and the complaInanrs
evidence completely exonerated him from any
connection with the offence charged. This
act the paper denounced as an inexcusable
outrage. and il also charged him with failing
in his duty in his action upon complaints Tor
violations of the liquor laws and gambling
laws. The Trial Court gave the plaintih
Judgment. which was carried up to the
Supreme Court for review. That court set
aside the verdict and ordered new trial.
Judge Cooley's opinion to this effect discrim-
mates with so much justice between what Is
privileged and what is not privileged in news
paper publication that we make room for the
following extract from it:
.sWhen Judge orders a man into con6ne-
ment without charge against him he deprlves
him of liberty without due process of law;
and in doing so violates the earliest and most
important guarantee Unconstitutional freedom.
When in a case where bail is of right he de-
mands security in sum which. considering
the position in life and probable means and
ability to give it of the person accused, is al
together beyond his power, the demand is I'M
reasonable, and for that reason repugnant to
a further provision of the Constitution, the
importance of which is only second to the
other The defendant contends that to call
public attention to what 40 vitality concerns
the public is matter of privilege, and that.by
presumption of law, its motives in doing so
must be deemed proper. and not actuated by
malice; but the Trial Justice in charging the
jury denied this claim altogether, and in doing
so put the case precisely upon the same foot
ing with publications which involve merely
private gossip and scandal. No declaration
of this or any other Court can convince the
common reason that there is not plain and
palpable distinction here. Few wrongs can
be greater than the public detraction which
has only abuse or profit from abuse. for its
object. Few duties can be palmer than to
challenge public attention to official disregard
of the principles which protect public and
personal liberty. The matters discussed in
the publication in question were of grave
public concern. and therefore i: was
privileged
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CHEATING rae GALLONS.
wm. Richards Suicides by Cutting His
Throat on the Eve ofExecution-
His Letter to the Constable.
NoRrH Troy. Vt, Nov q

NORTH Troy, VT, Nov "a.
VIM. Richards, the condemned murderer
of Joseph Jackson at Sutton, who was to
have been hanged in Sweetsburg, Que, Fri
day, notwithstanding the vigilance of his
double guard, suicided by cutting his throat
from which he died at o'clock this morning.
He was q desperate English criminal. He
has left a confession detailing many crimes
of which he was guilty, which will be made
public today.
Later-Wm. Richards, who was to have
been hanged today for the murder of Joseph
Jackson, committed suicide about O'Clock
this morning by cutting his throat with a
large dull jackknife. He eat supper last
night as usual and the chaplain stayed with
him through the night. accompanied by two
guards. He remained up until midnight,
when he lay down for two hours and then he
arose and walked about the CELL He then
laid down again and in few minutes later a
noise was heard in his cell as that of vom-
iting and dripping of blood. The chaplain
spoke to the guards. who were sitting outside
the cell with him, and arousing the keeper
of the Jail went into the cell. Richards
was living, but bleeding profusely, and told
them that he had done this because they
would not believe his story. The wound ex-
tended from the left ear to the centre of the
liiIOd anu QultC uccp. W oo
summoned, but he was past help and died
shortly. As High Constable Hickel went in
to the cell, Richards said "here is letter
for you" which read as follows:
"My Dear Friend Vincent Il feel obliged
to you for your kindness shown me since l
have been here, and to every one about here.
What l want to say, is this, that ever since
have been here have had means of taking
my own life, but never thought to do so, as
wished to live as long as could to hear
from my wife and children. Now the time
has come when l must do it or go to the gal
lows, which don't wish to do on account of
my wife and children, but hope it will not
cause any blame to rest on your back, be-
cause you did not know anything about it.
So you see you need not have been so care
full about letting me have the knife for
have had one ever since came here.
(Signed) WIN. RICHARDS"
The constable testified that he was thor
oughly searched on being put into Jail here,
and it is a great mystery how he could have
concealed the weapon during this time.
Richards made no confession and stOutly
maintained that he killed Jackson unnten-
tionally.
Montreal special to the Boston Herald
says that the condemned murderer left let
ter and autobiography behind. From the
latter, which is to be issued in book form, it
appears he was born in Birmingham, Eng,
and that his whole record is series of
infamous crimes of every kind and degree.
He acknowledges having stood every kind of
punishment and there is scarcely Jail in
England in which he has not served term.
He admits he premeditated the murder Of
his companion and merely followed him
about to accomplish his brutal impulse. He
was deserter from the British army and
navy.