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A.. III. srEpHEN. oNJErrEKsoN.

We publish in another column the letter
of the Hon. A. III. Stephens accepting the
nomination as the Democratic candidate
for governor of Georgia. As the notes of
the dying swan are the sweetest, SO are
the utterances of this declining states
man inspired by patriotism that is grand
and lofty. The time-honored principles to
which he refers constitute the creed of the
Democratic party-the principles that
made the country glorious in the past, and
unless they be respected in the future our
Institutions will perish. These principles,
FIRST enunciated by Mr.. Jefferson and re-
peated by Mr.. Stephens, are equal aud exact
justice, local self-government, the main
tenance of the constitutional Union, econ
omy in government expenses, light taxes,
encouragement to commerce and agri-
OF the press, sacredness of the habeas cor
pus. The friends of consolidated govern
meut; the supporters OF Grant in his eight
years usurpations, the indorsers of the re-
construction infamies, the defenders of the
policy of disfr anchising the whites while en-.
franchising the blacks, hate the name of
Thomas Jefferson as the devil hates holy
water, and Mr.. Stephens will be ridiculed
by those who have been seized with a sudden
admiration for Alexander Hamilton and a
corresponding dislike for the author of the
creed which Mr.. Stephens adopts as his own.
But it is a favorable omen as to the political
future when statesman like A. II. Stephens,
Of Georgia, goes before the people on plat
form adopted by one of the founders of the
government and the father of the Democratic
party. Time as it goes on does nothing but
add to the luster of Thomas Jeferson's fame.
In reading the fundamental principles which
Mr.. Stephens proposes to make vital and
eternal, the feeling will be naturally pro-
iuced that the career of Mr.. Jefferson is one
about which there is no room for any differ
ence of opinion; that he must always be
regarded as one of the great statesmen and |
legislators of the world; that as long as mod |
srn society endures he will be remembered as
one of the men who thought most profoundly |
and accurately about the principles which |
nnderlie government, the forces which give |
It stability and conference, aud the causes |
which shape, modify and change it. As to |
The actual government of the United States,
il is hardly too much to say that it owes its
existence to Thomas Jefferson more |
than any other one man. A large |
part Of his life was spent in a |
struggle for the direction of the government |
with Hamilton. Jefferson was the leader |
and mouthpiece of the party which con-
sidered Haniiiion's views of government |
fraught with danger to the country. Jefer- |
son was victorious in the struggle, drove |
from the field, and his party sue |
ceeded in giving the development of the gov
eminent new direction, and it is favor |
able omen to see the name of Jefferson still |
used 10 conjure with as party catch-word-
for SO long as the people practice his teach |
ings the country will be kept in the true |
path Of constitutional progress.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

The SOUTHERN PLANTER; Richmond: J
W. Ferguson & Son. The August number
of this solid periodical has a most varied
amount of matter, chiefly on subjects of q
character to interest and inform the farmer
to whom the work is valuable assistant and
guide.
THE RURAL MIssIssIPPIAN, for August:
w. A. Hurt, Winona, Miss. This fayorite
monthly journal is always acceptable TO the
farmer for its varied and useful inform alton,
and the August number is filed with excel
lent and timely articles.
THE ADVENTURES OF A VIRGINIAN, BY
Oliver Thurston; Philadelphia, E. ClaIton.
This is story which has the merits of brew
ity and directness. Without seusationalism
or mystifications we have reverses of fortune,
adventures by ses, and love fettered with
difficulties told in good, sensible English
The book is elegantly printed and very neat.
ly got up.
HE SOUTHERN CULTIvAToR, for August;
J. P. Harrison & Co., Atlanta, Ga. The
present number of this handsome periodical
will sustain the high position 1t has acquired
as an exponent of Southern agricultural in
terests, register of its progress and
powerful stimnlant TO its Improvement.
Thoughts for the Month" by Dr.. Jones; a
biography with portrait OF DIR. Loring,
United States Commissioner of Agriculture;
one of Bill Apps letters; fine lecture by
DIR. Curry, and liberal display of handsome
engravings, makes the August number one
of unusual excellence.
BLAcKwooD's MAGAZINE, for July; the
Leonard Scott Company, New York, pub
fishers: "The Great African Mystery"
"Carlyle's "reminiscences" "The Ladies'
Lindores,2 "a Handsome Amateur "Auto-
biographies" "Our Food-supplies in War
Time, "The Lights of Maga,o and aPolemi-
cal Language and Els Results" are the titles
10 the articles OF very interesting number
OF BiaekUood. Food-supplies in war time for
England, a country growing little more than
oue-half of the bread and meat it consumes,
is a subject of much importance, but not in
the way the author sees it. The political
economists gave England free trade, but the
advance Of population and the increase OF
foreign trade made the admission of foreign
food products a necessity.
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The sfar-Route Trial.

WASHINGTON, July 31.-Ex-Senator Mitch
ell, OF Oregon, appeared as witness for the
defense in the Star-route trial to-day, He
testified that he had frequent conversations
with Brady concerning the extension of the
mail service in Oregon. In many Instances
he had presented petitions to Brady, and b ad
Endorsed and urged them on him. He would
do the same thing again under similar cir
cumstances. He never recommended an in
crease or expedition except upon the request
OF his constituents. The siguers of the peti-
lions were highly respectable citizens.
Upon cross-examination the witness said
the expense of the increase never en-
tered into his mind when he recommended
IT. lie only took care of his own region.
He had nothing to do with contractors.
Representative Valentine, of Nebraska.
testified that he had called almost daily for
some time upon Brady in connection with
the increase of mail facilities in his section.
he understood his people wanted fast and
frequent mails. He did not always obtain
the increase sought for, being met with the
objection that the receipts were too small.
Secretary Teller was the next witness
While in the Senate he had very frequently
called upon General Brady in connection
with the mail service in his State. He had
general theory as to the duty of the gov.
eminent where Western mail routes were
concerned. He had often expressed the be-
LEI, both IN the Senate and 10 General Brady,
that in his judgment every town aud mining
town in the West should have mail facilities
equal to the towns in New York. There was
no more reason 10 expect such service to be
self sustaining than for the expectation that
the army and navy would be self-snst staining.
His own business with the department had
almost invariably been done through General
Brady. He had been usually successful in
securing such improvements as he desired. |
His people had pressed him to secure these |
increases, and he believed he was only doing |
his duty in trying TO obtain them. Mining |
camps in his Stale frequently grew into large |
towns in few months. He had represented |
to the assistant postm aster-general that good |,
and frequent mail service would tend to set |
tie the Indian question.
After calling, without success, for Repre- |
Page and Bedford, the defense |
called DR.. H. 3. Peterson, of Louisiana.
After some discussion and a long argu-
ment, this witnesses testimony was excluded,
and be was directed to stand aside.
John l.. French, chief clerk in the Office of |!
the second-assistant-postm aster-geueral,w was /
then called and testified at length, though !
nothing important was brought out. After /
describing at length the business of the con-
tract Office, the witnesses testimony was post
poned until tomorrow.
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New YORK, July 3l.-Saturday, after
Judge Haight committed Samuel Obreight,
an alleged lunatic, to the Middleton asylum
pending an investigation as to his sanity,
deputy-sheriff started with the man for the
depot. They stopped at Obreight's liquor
store, where he assaulted the lawyer en-
ployed by his relatives He was arrested,
and today consigned to officers t, be taken
to Middleton. Obreight's wife and two off,
cers entered the carrisge, when suddenly he
and his wife threw pepper in the eyes of the
officers and underworld to escape. They
were captured, and Mrs. Obreight is held on
charge OF felonious assault, while her hus-
band resumed his journey to the asylum.
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THE FOUk.aILE Law.

The effort to lug in the four-mile law and
make it an issue in this canvass has been
made the subject of derision in every part
of the State. The Pulaski Citizen says:
hThe Democrats made the four-mile law and
they are going to maintain it 1t does not
require the Endorsement of little squad of
boilers to make it stable. The Democrats
did it, and yet the temperance people give
the boilers more credit for indorsing than
they do the Democrats for making it. Be-
sides, the boilers can do you no good-they
are not strong enough. The Democrats can
and they have proven their faith by their
works, and then you turn around and give
boilers credit for it." The four-mile law
was passed by Democratic Legislature, and
nobody proposes to repeal it. Yet the bolt
ers pass a resolution sustaining it, and
claim the support of the temperance adj
vocates on that ground. A party must
indeed be hard up for an issue when it
resorts TO such paltry devices to catch votes
The four-mile law was enacted six years
ago, and although half dozen Democratic
conventions have been held since its passage,
none of them have passed resolutions declar-
ing their approval of it or opposition 10 its
repeal. The twaddle of the boilers about
the four-mile law is piece of political
cheap clap-trap which will disgust sensible
men. In discussing the absurdity of this
trick to catch votes, the Nashville World
says: "The farce of the boilers convention
putting temperance plank in their platform
is SO palpable that all must see it is farce.
II is simply carrying out their doctrine that
platforms are made to catch votes and in
their anxiety to beat General Bate they in
corporated this plank, hoping to carry off
few temperance people TO their ticket,
and thereby accomplish their purpose.
Toe trick is 30 shallow that all temper
ance people must see through it. The
pl.tform Of the Democratic party has
nothing to say on this support, and we sup
pose that those who framed it and those VINO
adopted it took in the situation ex actly as il
was. The four-mile law is law, and there
is no reason for disturbing it or again agi-
tating its merits or dement's before the peo-
ple., The issue is settled, thought they, now
let it remain settled. 1t is 30 plain that the
temperance plank of the boilers was made
simply to add few good men to their num-
bers that the whole matter need hardly be
EXPLAINED" N1
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Outside of New York....a63 e45 %.

Outside of New York. 263 as S9l
Columbus and Portland are not included
in the totals.
The exhibit this week, while not present.
ing any remarkable gains at the leading
business centers, is still quite satisfactory as
compared with that of the corresponding
week last year, showing a gain at all but
very few leading points. The aggregate
clearings for the week just closed is 81 ,223,-
100000, against 81 ,23s, 56S, 1858 the previous
week. As compared with the corresponding
week last year, clearings show percentage
oil increase of 20 per cent, against percent
age OF increase OF As per cent. of last week,
and one of 80 the previous week. Nearly
all manufacturing cities continue to show
large gains. Kansas City continues to "boom,n
clearings in that place showing a gain Of
1873 per cent, against gain OF 72.5 last week,
and gain of 623 the previous week.
Chicago makes an increase Of 22.l, against
an increase of 1873 last week, and 4 gain of
SO the previous week. In ST.. Louis the
clearings make gain of 12.9 per cent,
against gain of us last week, and one Of
Isl the previous week. Cincinnati shows an
increase of 5 s against an increase of 81.
Milwaukee an increase of 1853, against an
increase of II. Peoria an increase of 2I.S,
against an increase of 1872; and Indianapolis
an increase of 1877, against an increase Of At
last week.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-01

The boilers Republican aid society, in
presenting its political doctrines, makes a
specially of its cherished principles-the
sixty and-six act. 1t marches out boldly on
the side of the bondholders and in defense of
their interest says the sixty -aud-sIx act must
and shall be maintained intact. Now, why
should the people desire this act to remain
on the statute-books? Is it equitable and
just? No. The bendholder himself has twice
agreed to take fifty-and-four, because he
recognized that no more was just. 1t was
passed by Legislature whose records are
blackened with the foul stain of bribery and
corruption and in opposition to the expressed
will of the people. Then can the people
afford to let an act stand, passed under such
circumstances, and would it not be re-
cognition of the right of a representative to
disregard the will of his constituency and TO
proclaim himself the master of the people?
If the people acquiesce and submit to such
usurpations by supporting the boilers or
Republicans, the end has then come to rep
resentative government in this State and the
elective franchise surrendered. Every free
man who desires TO perpetuate the SOW
ereignfy of the people and TO preserve their
right to control this government, will do
violence to his own freedom and mis- cour-
try's good by lending aid or countenance to
such parties. The leaders of the Republi-
can party as well as those of its kinsman,
the boilers, have allied with the bondholders,
railroads and monopolies in their fearful as
sault upon free and popular government, and
with an audaciiy peculiar TO bloated aristoc-
racy and arbitrary monarchy announce their
determination and boast of the power 10 exc
cute their purposes. The motives prompting
the action OF such leaders are purely selfish,
and they will be found resorting to deceptive
arguments, false statements, appeals to pas
sion and prejudice, together with all manner
of ingenious tricks. Then,;we repeat, the peo-
pie must either repeal the sixty-and-six act,
overthrow their would-be masters and thus
proclaim themselves freemen again, or by
submitting to the act bow down 10 their
representatives, call them masters, and bid
long farewell to the glorious light of politi-
cal freedom, and thus become the abject
slaves to the cruel will of an established
aristocracy, whose marble palaces and gilded
halls must be FURNISHED with the precious
gold wrung from the hardy hands of honest
foil
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.IInjS UfIR dye.
HAZE VToOR.
various Couses--


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restore faded or gray, light or red hair
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scalp, giving it healthy action. 1t
removes and cures dsndrun and humors.
BY its use falling hair Is checked, and
a new growth will be produced in all
cases where the follicles are not de-
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effects are beautifully shown on brashy,
weak, or sickly hair. on which few
applications will pis.Esss uaie sloss and
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in its results, it is Incompatible as
a dressing, and is especially valued
for the soft lustre and richness of tone
it imparts.
AYERS HAIR vIGoR is colorless;
contains neither oil nor dye; and Will
not soil or color white cambria; yet
it lasts long on the hair, and keeps
it fresh and vigorous, imparting an
agreeable perfume.
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OF certain kinds of bonds, and also discrimi-
mating in favor of bonds held in Tennessee,
while the bonds held outside the State by
educational and charitable institutions,
share the same as other bonds. The
Peabody fund, which pays a large
amount every year TO Institutions of the
State of Tennessee hold, as we are informed,
some of the bonds of Tennessee. Now we
put the question by what process of reason
iug do they arrive at the conclusion that the
discrimination is just? This is about as
consistent az most of the reasons given by
the boilers for trying to break up the Demo-
cratic party, defeat Bate and elect Hawkins.
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RIPLEY, MISS.
TIppah County Democratic Convention
"A Solid Manning Delegation
Elected.
From sn Appeal correspondent.l

From an Appeal Correspondent-J
RIPLEY, MISS, July 29.-The Democracy
of Tippah county met in mass convention at
the courthouse this evening at 2 O'Clock.
After the usual preliminaries of organize
tiop, etc, resolution was offered instructing
the delegates appointed TO attend the district
convention, to be held at Oxford August I'd,
to vote solidly first, last and all the time for
the denomination Of the Hon. Van H. Man.
ming to represent the people of the Second
district in the Congress of the United States.
The resolution was adopted without dis
senting voice amid great applause and loud
hurrahs. Next Wednesday the Oxford con-
ventiou will nominate Manning for Congress.
Next November he will carry Tippah county
by 800 majority over J. T. Chalmers.
We received = good rain on Thursday last,
and with good crops and NJ aiming as our
standard-bearer old Tippah is iubilant.
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There was a Piper had q Cow,
And he had nought to give her;
He took his Pipes, began to play,

Consider, Cow, consider"
The question is, Will Ed Shaw and his
friends consider? The history of politics
show no parallel to the treatment which the
Low-tax wing Of the Republican party has
received at the hands of the Federal ring.
Tne regular constituted Executive Commit
tee fer Shelby county called mass-meeting
to appoint delegates to the State Convention.
The usual forms were complied with--the
cal. was in compliance with the customs Of
the Republican party. In obedience to the
call several hundred Republicans convened
at the place designated A chairman was
elected and the meeting proceeded to bust
ness. Resolutions were almost unanimously
passed condemning the northumberland
three bill, and fayoring low taxes. The meet
ing then proceeded to select delegates to the
State convention. About dozen Republic
cans opposed the resolutions and bolted. An
other convention was called, and, ignoring
the proceedings of the regularly organized
party, selected a new list of delegates. The
delegates irst appointed appeared before the
State convention and claimed their seats.
But, contrary to all precedent, the regu-
lar delegates were rudely insulted in the
convention and unceremoniously kicked on,
of the body to which they were the nghtful
delegates, and their seats given to the
bogus delegation. On leaving the hall the
indignant and outraged delegates, smarting
under sense of wrong, said to the conven-
ton, "You will hear from us in the next
1 cIIGn." / remains TO be seen if this
thr =: was mere gasconade or the expression
of men determined to avengs an unpardona-
be insult and grievance. During the next
two days an industrious effort will be made
to patch up the breach. In view of the re-
Cancellation of former feuds on the day of
election, we would not be surprised to see
the Republican party united on Thursday
morning, and lovingly and enthusiastically
voting the same ticket. But one thing L.
certain, and that is Ed Shaw and his wing of
the Republican party cannot surrender
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The Bessemer-Basic Injunction suit.

ST. LOUIS, July 31.-The Injunction suit
brought at Pittsburg on Friday last by the
Bessemer Steel Association against Joseph
Reese, inventor of what is known as the
"Basic process" in making steel, and the
Harrison Wire Company of this city, will in
no way affect the interest of the latter COM
pany, which has purchased certain rights
from Mr.. Reese, nor will it prevent the Har-
rison Steel Company, which has recently
been organized, from proceeding at once 10
carry out their plans for manufacturing steel
by this process on the most extensive Gale
ever projected in this country.
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ouie. Day =, Cp..,,u..,.

CHAUTAUQuA, July S1.-Yesterday was a
day of comparative quiet. The gates were
closed, and there were no admissions or de-
partures. The morning sermon was by
Brother Alexander Soberland, of Canada;
the afternoon sermon by Bishop J. W. Wiley,
ID; the evening lecture was by DR.. Shell
don Jackson, on "Womsn's Work in Home
Missions"
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TOLEDO, July 31.-F. w. B. Armitage,
representative in this city of the mercantile
agency of r. G. Dun & Co., and formerly OF
accounts and has left the city. The company
has offered reward for his arrest. The
amount of the defalcation is not yet known.
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Attempted wife-Murder.

DAYTON, O., July 31.-Stephen Hayes, an
ex-penitentiary convict, stabbed his wife,
variety actress, in ten different places yester.
day evening and left her for dead. Hayes
was followed and taken, and is now under
arrest. The woman has been sent to the
hospital. Her wounds, though serious, are
not thought to be fatal.
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viii Again.

WICHITA, KS, July S1.-Captain Payne
returned from Washington highly pleased
with the result of his trip. He says the sub
ject of the settlement of the coded lands is
not properly understood by the Washington
authorities. BE win cross the line at once
into the Indian Territory with large num-
Der OF colonists.
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shot by Hi. Mother-,u.Lav.

HEMPsTEAD. TEX, July 3i.-John w.
Stephenson, lawyer, returned home intoxi-
Gated, cursed and abuse his wife, her
mother and father, and was shot in the neck
by Mrs Vechtor his mother-iu-law.
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Kt,rea for AN A11emo1ea ou,rax.

FRANKFORT, Ky, July 31-Chsrles Price
was fatally shot at his cabin yesterday by
his neighbor, Frank Stanley. Stanley had
just been informed of an attempted outrage
by Price upon his (Stanley's) daughter, and
the shooting was done to revenge this injury.
Prices little girl was also dangerously
wounded by one of Stanley's balls.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-08-01

John Sewell, son of james Sewell, an old
citizen and leading merchant of Roseville,
was murdered Saturday by an unknown
man who entered the store and cut his throat
with knife. In the excitement heescaped.
Rumer says the father of the lad offers
$4,000 reward for the arrest of the MUIR
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Italian Correspondence Boston Advertiser.
The effect of prosperity on the contadina
Francesca, whom Gzribaldi married for MS
third wife, is amusing. She was the child
nurse of Garibaldfs daughter, Terezita
Canzio, il will be remembered; common,