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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

WASHINGTON, ID. G. March, p, 81.
Mr.. II. X. Jayne.
MY FRIEND: / doubt not you rer
ceived my telegram announcing my
change of citizenship to Scott County
made the move after mature reflec-
ton and at the urgent solicitation OF
friends from every part Of the District,
who thought a great indignity had
been offered me, in taking my county
out of the district to promote the per-
sonal ends of certain political aspirants
who could not await the pleasure of
the people to remove me.
1t has often happened that Congress
sional Districts have been gerry-man-
dered in the interest Of parties, but
seldom has any Legislature ventured
upon the disgraceful ground of form
Ing districts for individuals. And
when such thing has been done it
has met with a rebuke from the people,
and the participants have failed to
profit By it.
When you have reached my age
and had my experience, you will
find, that deep down in the hearts Of
the people, there is deep seated, ir-
radlcable sense of justice and fair deal
ing, which can be relied upon to set
matters right, when convinced that
they are wrong. To this tribunal l
carry my appeal from the action Of
the Legislature. Whatever their ac-
ton may be will be satisfactory to me.
My services, my fidelity to them are
well known and they will properly
weigh them. / hope to number you
among my friends in this most inn
portant struggle of my life.
Faithfully your friend,
o. II. SINGLETON.
Above we give letter we have re-
ceived from Col. Singleton. He speaks
of this as the most important strug-
gle of his life, because he feels that II
is the first time in his life that an ef-
fort has been made against him direct
ly and personally. We do believe,
however, the men who did this were
rather carried away with wish to
serve friend than TO wrong Col. Sin
gleton /; but they certainly did permit
their zeal TO lead them into the per-
pe.ratIon of great wrong upon him
and upon the people. Col. s. states
the case rightly. 1t is bad enough to
see districts made for parties, much
worse to make them for persons. The
best way to make the districts would
be to faithfully endeavor to get solid
districts as nearly equal as possible ir
Then let the work for
parties and persons be done in the
canvass. Though not present all the
while, we are pretty sure that In the
debate on this subject no appeal was
made in behalf Of Col. s., as has
been charged, the only thing we
heard or know Of was an appeal to
the sense Of justice Of the Legislature
In that the bill 80 far as II related TO
the formation Of the Fifth District, |
was personal legislation agaiest him,
and therefore ought not to be tolerat-
ed. We have three commits against |
the bill: LIST. 1t is wrong because 1t |
contains personal legislation. ID. As
a party measure IL Is unwise, because |
IT renders very possible the election of
members. Sd. As a State
measure it is foolish, because the
great disparity in the sizes Of the dis
tricts renders possible the rejection by
Congress Of our delegation.
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Dispatches from Washington 10 the
vicksburs Herald announce ON the
authority Of Mr.. Singleton that he b
now a citizen Of scoot colnty-not
Madison-and that his headquarters
when not In Washington, are at the
town Of Forest, and that he is . can
didster for Congress In the fifth dis
trict.. The reader will bear In mind
that the 5th IL MFR. Singleton's old dis
trict, Madison alone, his old county,
having been chopped Oh In the inter
sst Of the ring. Mr.. Singleton moves
20 Scott, where he owns . large land.
ed property, and heads on The conspi-
ratou.-Raymond Gazette.
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VALUABLE COMPLIMENTS.

The value oil a compliment depends
upon two things, the sincerity and the
Judgment Of the party paying the
compliment. However good the judy
ment Of II man is, kind words from
him lose their value II you deem him
insincere, and however sincere his
words are of little value If he is not a
good judge.
Newspapers, like people give and
receive compliments. They give
them to people and receive them from
people, and they give and take with
each other. Generally, we regret to
say, our newspapers give much more
than they get. Indeed it seems 10 he
a part of the programme or daily work
of some papers to pass eulogy upon
every one it has occasion to mention.
comparatively such praise must be of
little value, and strange to say, there
is weakness among people which
makes them like to see their names
in print, and praised whether the edi-
tor believes a word of IL or not, and
no matter how many or how worth
less characters receive praise equally
great. Still praise from paper
which bestows it sparingly and with
discrimination (something rarely
SEEM must be more priced. When
one newspaper speaks of another,
there is certain mutually, a certain
pit-for-patness, which is very likely
to destroy the compliment in the
eyes of the reader, even if the praise
is genuine. When an individual
praises our paper (you see we expect
an affirmative inference) If we can see
no motive, no dull axe, we thank the
speaker, then II we have high opin-
ion OF our friends good sense and good
taste, we prize his words very highly.
The compliment that we deem the
most undoubtedly sincere of all is to
have an article that we have written
adopted by brother editor and incor-
porated into his paper as his own. II
the paper is an able one SO much the
better, judgment and sincerity are
coupled, and you have a real compli-
ment. We feel assured that If we
do not get up good paper, we have
at least written a good article. If he
copies and gives you credit, it may
mean something more than that he is
honest, perhaps he is not quite will
ing to be regarded as its author. A
few of our exchanges have our thanks
for very genuine aud encouragi ing
compliments.
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Embryo n. C's in Counetf,

| Fir-t Embryo-Il wa @,ll pass n
circlc saw around Madison county.
we viii all have fair show.
Second Em3ryo-Yes. The old
mans sense OF dclicacy will not per.
nit him TO step across the line
Comet
The editor Of the Comet is a lit
tie disposed to reflect upon other
aspirants than Col. Singleton for
Congressional honors. We would
remind the editor of that excellent
journal that those gentlemen he is
pleased TO term embryos will doubt
less feel Obliged 10 him. Col. Sing
Teton is good man and able man
aud worthy of support, but the
Comet connot say that there are
not men Of East Mississippi who
are his equals, t. say the least, and
that deserve much ut the hands Of
The people. 1t is a reflection upon
quite number OF gentlemen in this
district ~ speak OF them as in the
above article. We would remind the
Comet that 10 this district there are
Gibbs, Luse and Pruett, OF YazoO,
Graham and lIuddlcston, of Scott,
Woods, Terrell and Walker. of Lau-
derdale, and host OF Others that
the people would he glad TO honor.
Forest Register.
The Register is taking things a
little to seriously; the above was in
tended as caricature upon the lato
apportionment, because it did look
like it WA done for the benefit Of
new mon and directly against Col.
Singleton. AS We have before no.
marked, we do not think that nm
pirsnts Tor congress had any hand
in mapping out the fifth district but
we. think the friends o! some of
them did. We do not think these
friends corrupt or venal, but do think
they lot their zeal for their special
iavorite lead them to enact personal
Legislation and in SO doing, to perpe.
trate n great wrong on Col. Sing.
Teton. We would not have any leg
islation for C,l. Singleton or any
one else, and had tho .pportionment
been arranged with reference to
population and conuguity, we
should not have had VOID to say,
whether il resulted for or against
him or any one else. Public opinion
AS well as law, has the motto, quod
facit per alum, facIt per Sc, only it
goes further and holds man re.
sponsiblc not only for what hc in
spires or causes but what he per-
mits, il known to emanate from his
friends and to inurc 10 his benefit.
For the gentlemen mentioned We
have very kindly feelings, and of
some Of them have spoken well,
moreover, at least one of them OPP
posed the thing we are condemning
aud there are still more who totally
disap rove it. Though we may
have INDUCED in the above, We have
always tried to treat fairly every one,
our columns are open to them to
speak for themselves and, il mis-
understood, to 81, themselves right
before the people.
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The old veteran. Col. A. j. Frants,
has rstiIod from editorial har-
ness, and bids is patrons add the
paess a fond-farewell. We hope
his retirement is only temporary,
the Republican will be found al the
old stand with our energetic sn'l
capable young friend Z. Z. Frantz
in ehar0e
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SINGLETON or SCOTT.


Nicksbnrg Commercial
The Enterprise Coulie, seems Ia
have been well informed aa To Col
D. II. Singleton's change 81 resi-.
dence. That distinguished gentle
man now has his domicile in Scutt
county. Had this fact been gener
ally known Scott couli have been
segregated from the present fifth
district and cut off with the same
promptness and regard for popular
wishes which married. tho soqncs
tration of Madison. Ii is l0rtunat"
Tor tho State that notice OF Col.
Singleton's present domlcile has
been published otherwise, some
unlriel statesman might be forced
by the people to rush into nationa
affairs "unheelcd and UNI repaired"
YET the aspirant, whoever it ight
have been. would have been found
equal 10 the issue. or course, il
must have been one who took no
prominent par, in the recent re
districting job. The announce
ment that Col. Singleton is II candi'
date foi r. election from his old dis.
trict will prove gratifying news 10
most of his constituents. His
course has been honorable to him
self and eredltable to the. State,
His record is among the very
brightest. tor in the session OF
lS76-l877, he was among the few
whose parliamentary wisdom, con
stItutionai learning, and practical
led him sense to condemn tho eloc-
tornl commission. Greater men ap
proved that unhcard Of compr0.
misc between principle and policy
but the democratic statesmanshiT
of the country to-day approves o
Col. Singleton's vote. Future his
torlnns will record it, u century
aEd-lf the republic should provi
dentiallv SD long suryive-ccntu
ries hence as u voice Of warning n,
less potent because UNDECIDED To-
the hour. II has already since
been recognized. II is almot I'm
probable that a new sspirant coult
fully take Singlcton's place all u
once-but he will have sullicicn
time 10 study constitutional ano
pa Elementary law before he car
possibly DO called upon. The dis
tr CT which Col. Singleton has rep
resented with satisfaction to ninety
nine hundredths Of the dcm' Gratis
and nine tenths OF the whole popu'
lation within its limits. has ruth
lcssly been dislnembered. Sucl
apportionmcnt has been farce ant
dcseI yes to be treated us such
The manifest plan has been to de-
feat the choice OF the people, ant
we-together with all iair play
anli.monopoly democrats Of thu
Statc--wisb Col. Singleton thu
fullest success. Tho difficulty il
to imagine who his opponsnt or op
poncnts may be. Surely no ONT
prominent not TO say principal
in advocating the apportionmen'
would venture 10 seek ratification
by the people. We do not impugr
the motives of any such dnripe
statcsman-ii any such there be
but certainly we do impugn bis
Judgement. Let the people OF the
district speak their will, aud the
whole plot will fail, us Of right il
should.
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STATE news.

MAD Docs are annoying the good
people Of Rankin.
NJ. J. J. PATRICK, an old and high
~ esteemed citizen Of Rankin county,
died recently Of speplezy.--
Holly Springs people are rai'ing
funds for the overfiowed sufferers.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

The Times Democrat and Pea.
yune are having quite = contro-
versy over the old newspaper bone
of contention, who's got the larg-
est circulation" The former is
very plucky, and offers TO wager II
considerable amount of greenbacks
that 1t has a larger circulation in
New Orleans, in the State Of
Louisiana and in the States OF
Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and
Arkansas, than the Picayunc hay
While this is not "argum cnt," yet il
shows a willingness to lot the light
shine so the true facts may oe
made public.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

THE Levee System is, we think,
the wrong way to manage the Missis-
sippi River, but as we are not the
parties interested we are in favor Of
having anything tried that the deni-
xens of the bottoms think best. Their
views upon this subject are entitled 10
more consideration than those of any
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

TRULY Chicago is great city.
This is a scene In a street car there /:
First lady, "Oh where were you all
the morning?" Second lady, al was
at home" First lady, "My! you
just ought to have been down town.
There was perfectly splendid bear
market all morning. i took two
straddlers and made clean fifty.n
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

"Soup, sirr'
aye, bring me,
Likewise fish, whose name
IL but synonym for azure depths.
Procure for me in haste
A modicumb Of beef"
Rare or well donep,
..Let not the fires its carmine hue
Too much embrown. Nor from Il
Let the bright red blood too freely how,
just done enough
Ny palate pleases best.
Bring also the esculent
Endesred to the sons Of crushed
Hibernia. And with them apples
OF Jerusalem stewed.
And Beacon street berries
That The vulgar term a. beans
And when thou hast this charge fulflled,
Bring me for desser THAT mysterious thing
That puzzled England's King
Whose bothered brain could ns'er surmise
Just how the apple in the dough was put,
And with IL dark decocfion
OF that brown berry that
The Arab loves. Now mental
Hireling, haste Thy tardy limbs
tor an nnhuneercd,
And The craving that mine inward feels
must sooa Be Estizfed.S
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

In attempting to publish last week
a correct copy Of the apportionment
bill, Lowndes county was left out of it
altogether. We humbly apologize
to the good people of Lowndes
and say to them, to consider them
selves in the First District.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

w. II. SMITH present Librarian
of the House of Representatives, Geo.
T. Downing, formerly keeper of the
House Restaurant, Chas. Douglas,
and Martin Delany all colorcd, are
applicants for the Liberian Mission,
made vacant recently by the death OF
Rev. II. ii. Garnett.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Cox's
eight months journey abroad cost
just 5000. They went to Europe
with that to spend, and when it was
gone returned home with their heads
full of interesting stories about for
eipn places
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

Col. Hooker ID one Of the most Ell
Gent mea In the National legislature.
His ability 10 recognized on all hands.
and his influence second 10 but few I'm
the House.-COlumbus Dispatch.
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Col. HOOKER was warmly con-
graduated by all parties on his very
able speech against the chinese bill.
Mr.. Kasson the Republican leader
and Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania
were very COMPLIMENTARY.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

THE bill sppsopristing Z. 10000 for
the Improvement Of the Mississippi
river. viii In all probability pas both
houses af Congress before the next
issue Ct this paper.
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STERLING p. ROUNDS, OF Illinois
(Stalwart) has been appointed pub
lie printer, vico j. d. Defrees, Half
breed
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

THERE is great complaint in all
States that have been recently re.
Distracted.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

PLANNING without execution is
worthless, execution without plan
ming is little better; planning
then executing is good.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

JAY A. HUBBELL, of Michigan,
has been elected chairman of the
Republican Congressional Com.
mittee.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

The late S. S. Prcntis,, OF this
State. and the poet Longfellow
were students together ut Bowdoin
COLLEGE
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

Hon. LEOPOLD MORSE OF Boston is
the only Democratic congressman
from Massachusetts,. He says he will
not be candidate for reelection.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

Scarlatena, measles, and diptheria
prevail to an alarming extent in
Vicksburg so We learn from tho
Commercial.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

ABOUT twelve thousand dollars in
Money and provisions have been rails
ed in st. Louis for the overflow suf-
ferers,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

MONROE MCCLURE, ESQ :, has scv-
ered bis connection with the Vai-
den Nucleus.
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The Kemper Herald says that
Kemper County is solid for the re,
turn of Hon. II. d. Money, to Con
gress.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

LAWRENCE BARRETT, the cAe-
brated tragedian, entered a Cincin-
natl restaurant on one occasion to get
dinner, when he was sccosted by an
officious waiter who propounded the
following:
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

ROAsTING-EARs have made their
appearance in Florida markets.
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An Esthetie Innuence.
Puck.


"Yes, SIR" he said, tiny grand
father was very peculiar man. He
was extremely sensitive to influences
that do not generally affect other
men. His popularity was that his
temperament changed according to
the hat he wore. And he wore all
kinds Of hats.n
4" He must have been q good many
varieties of one man" said the listener
"He was. Now, for instance, when
be wore a Derby hat he was merely
commonplace. He behaved himself
IKE an ordinary man, and had no
Yspecia! misunderstanding calcu-
lated to attract the attention of n bull
dog, IL may so express it."
Well, there's nothing peculiar
about that"
"No; but just listen: When he put
on SLOUGH hat his character changed
entirely. He became rufiianly. and
desperate, and staggered around
like a hired bravo or an advance
agent out OF q lob. His best friends
were afraid Of him, aud he only had
to put his sombrero on to keep away
the most energetic bill-collector."
"If were like that, I'D have q felt
hat riveted to my head" said the
other man.
"Then, when he put on cap with
a visor he became simply low. He
used TO hang around bar-rooms
although he was strict Temperance
man, and he consosted with car con-
ductors and statesmen, and that class
Of people"
$50 long a. he didn't associate with
poets IL was all right"
HE never got 30 low as that. But
you ought to have seen him when he
put q silk hat on. The moment he
appeared on the street 10 o beaver be
looked 90 respectable that people used
to come up to him aud ask him TO ac-
cept the craftsmanship If mass meet
ings OF 10 serve as director Of charit-
able associations, aud on one occasion
he was actually arrested on suspicion
Of being bank president"
"How 10 t." inquired the other
man, doubtfully, that we have mover
heard Of your grandfather
= He died young. The way u
pened was this: He once wen,
. silk hat, and q man e
mistook him tor H.
ings bank who
was lei Of the
money after'
struck b.
downf'
discoa
syin
OF
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

MAINE has three Mormon churches,
dozen preachers Of that faith, and
Jim Blaine. Happy Maine.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

The good people of S,arkville are
being annoyed by burglars.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

CADET WHITAKER has been dis
missed from West Point, ears and all.
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LONGFELLOw DE-
The Great Poet Goes 60 H in,
Home Peacefully. LA

On Saturday last Longfellow was
out part of the afternoon walking
upon the piazza, and, on going INTO
the house, complained of being
slightly cold. At dinne he was sud-
denly taken i'll, and soon after went
to his room, and, in a short time had
violent attack of vertigo. On Sun
day he complained of sayere pains in
his stomach, and opiates were adj
ministered to allay the trouble and in
duce sleep. His condition seemed
somewhat improved until Monday,
when dangerous symptoms became
manifest and the family became
seriously alarmed. Tuesday morn
ing these symptoms assumed an ag-
gravated form, and 1t became evident
that death was near. Wednesday
and Thursday, however, there was a
slight improvement, 4 sposi-
tion to sleep almog ely
During the afternoopS Ing Of
Thurday he talked g t deal ON
various topics, and seemed TO recover
large portion Of bis usual bright and
cheerful disposition. Later in the
night he became partially uncon-
u
revived, though he talked somewhat
incoherent. This condition continued
until about an hour before his death.
when he again became unconscious,
aud so continued until the last, q Nf1s
past 8 o'clock. Apparently the y.
mediate cause of death was ID
nitis. All the family were pressed ~
the time of dissolution.
The people of Cambridge were
prised of his death by the fire
tolling bis age, 70 years, one stu
for each year. Mr.. Longfellov h
not been In good health siuce a
death Of dis intimate friend, PrRHu
Agassiz. That event was
shock to him, and from tx
fully recovered. For near,-
afterwards his health Wa ~
anxiety. He was unable o.
time to enjoy his food, owl
paired digestion, and he lived e.
Iy on bread and milk.
Englsnd's Trssste.
LONDON, March 24.-The Timex
says: The news of L9ngfellow'st
death will be read witlUeep regret
wherever the English uage Is
spoken. The death literary
could e. mon gem
uine sorrow than that Of the much Z
loved author Of Evangeline." lie
will be no more sincerely lamenfed Ia
America than IN this country. RI
The News, Standard and TELEGRAPH
peak In equally graceful terIo
Longfellow.
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Several combinations unavoidably
left out this week.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-01

The star route cases were to have
been taken up yesterday.
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senator Hiss's Css<

Senator Hill, Of Ga, "
operation performed GA h
Jefferson Hospital 10 IL
again returned for trea1rez y
physicians ut the hospi[4
the wound caused bysRr
tim had bef , AT
shcr' = 80