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The Regulation Of Railroad Rates


The right of the State to control ant
regulate railroads and fix their rate,
was Z disputed question hetweer
some time, but the railroads have
latterly recognized this right and
now make no objection or opposition
to 1t. Indeed the question has been
frequently passed on by the courts,
which have, In every instance decid-
ed In favor ofthe power of the State
to regulate rates, etc., within its
limits.
A decision just rendered by the
Supreme Court Of Illinois, goes much
futher than any previous one affirm
ing the right Of a State to regulate
passenger fares and freight rates be-
yond Its borders. The railroad COM
pany did not dispute the States
right to fix rates within its llmits,
but insisted that IL had no power of con
troll over the road after II passed out
OF Illinois. In the case before the
court the freight had been carried
about 300 miles, 100 In Illinois and 800
In other States. The court held that
the law at the point ofdepsrture Is
the law OF the whole carriage, aud II
freight is shipped from Chicago TO
New York, and the rate Of 20 cents
hundred is charged for that portion OF
the route stationed Ia. Illinois, the
company cannot Increase the rate on
this freight the moment II has crossed
the Illinois boundry.
The discussion has been the subject
Of much newspaper criticism. both
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

"If Mr.. Hill had. been the color
liner the Bourbon press seeks to make
him appear, he would have supported
McLeod.-Cor. Organ-grinder.
This refers to the ballot-box stufiing
occasion.
Times change and men change with
them. Hills color-liners were pres
ent in force at Hazlehurst under rigid
instructions. Then the whites had to
retire and the color-liners moved for
ward TO the tune OF "down with the
white trash," and Jim Hill is their
standard bearer.
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The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28
DIED.

In Canton, on Wednesday the 1911
inst, Mrs. Jane Hawkins, mother Of
the late Mrs. ID. HI. 0tte, aged So years
lin Canton, on the 18th inst.. Of
diptheria, Jessie, Youngest child. OF
Mr.. VIM. and Mrs. Lizzie Priestly.
At the Residence Of his grandfather,
John g. Wallace, three miles north Of
Holly Springs, Wallace Manning, In
FAINT sou Of Ben T. and Mary Z. Har-
ris. ~ :. :
At Yorktown, Va, At twelve o'clock
ON the night Of October 7th, 1882,
Nathaniel, Taylor, Esq.
At Free Run, Yasoo county, Mis-.
July Is, 1882, Mrs. Emma bhurley,
wife off. r. Shirley aged "a yeas.
At Free Run, Yasoo county, Mis-.
Joseph Hughes FrasIsr, InfAnf son a
Mr.. James Frszisa. aged . jean .
montns. t tsi as ~ (.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

J. Gould is investing pretty largely
In Mississippi property. He has
bought the residence Of Col. o. r.
Singleton, at Canton, together with
the Singleton House.
He Is Offering to buy also the Cot
ton Factory ut the same place. II he
should fail In this enterprise, he will
buy the land and erect a factory
therein.
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PUBLIC sPsAKIus.
Fourth Csns1ssssssai llssrIeg

CALHOUN AND wEnsTEn 0oun4l
Gen. Z. g. WAlthAll, U1n- u ~
Barry and Capt. Fred Reall, ~ y
dress Vie pecple e H,#
Pittsb0ro, Saturday, Oct. IA, \,
Walthall, Monday, Ock -. x
Greensboro, Thursdiy, OFT. 10. n
CaAarvtta, Friday, 0ct. %.
Cumberland, Saturday, Oct. "a. 4
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Dr.; B. F. waff VIII addruas "
people at
Lodi, Monday, Oct. p.
Winona, "wednesday, Nov. ].
PoNT0T0C COUNTY.
Hon. G. B. Mitchsll and las. n. Do
. &c, EGG, will sddssss ~ pse-
Tocopola, Saturday, Oct. u.
P0ntotoc, Monday, Dot. Il,
Redland, TuesdAy, 0et. ~.
BY order Of the Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee.
RoBERr c. PATTY, Ghsirnan.
Moon. Miss. Sept. -.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

Received from the publishers
Messrs. Fowler 4 Wells. ofNew York,
q very nice, compact, and useful little
volume, entitled Chow to be Weather
Wis.," or "a new view of our weather
system. 1t is indeed "Mult,tm In
Pdrso."' The old fashioned method
Of foretelling the variations of the
weather by the changes of the moon,
Is very properly discarded. A new
and scientific method IL introduced,
depending mainly on the different
relations Of the sun to the earth and
10 the earth atmosphere. For copy
Of the same; send-to Fowler 4 Wells
a5cts in postage stamps. No. 1853,
Broadway, New York city.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

wv make ne following ext8sct II y
q t(as wslttea 2 m. s. v. p. 4 !
a lae9q 1l.son, 81 having
city nast esastor Lamar II
n gpeakine q n polltlcal 81 tuatloz
q Ml61l..lpfl, I f5lSff6d s. the chaygs
~ e dld ~ A3or re election d
Col. 4aylndaIe g. tho seventh ilstriot,
This he REPEALED with indignation,
and stated that be MT only deoieo6
TIE ele0flou Of Col. b. but would 60,
vase the district In hIs behajf, q Il
were not tbr bis dolnaUtic m Hstuno.
He spoke Of his eminent dtnoGy ~ I
seat 10 Congress, Of his faithful, -.
Client and l0ng-c0ntinued service to thu
party, aud how much he regretted
not being able to take AZ. active pari
In scouting his election.
We have always thought there wal
not sufficient cause for serious dIsa'
greement Between Senator Lamar and
Maj. Barksdale, and the above kind
and generous expression on the part o.
the former should effectually. remove
whatever has existed. = Tup. Il
Journal.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28
Cold w!nt,I..

The following statistics of the good
old winters are curious In 40l the
Black sea was entirely frozen over
In 76S not only the Black sea, but the
straits Of the Dardane les were frozen
over; the snow In some places rose
fifty feet high. In 1882 the great
rivers Of Europe-ihe Danube, the
the Elbc,, etc.-were so hard frozen
A. TO bear heavy wagons for . month.
In 1880 the AdrIatie was n oxen. To
991 everything was frnzen the crops
failed, and fhmine-vAud pestIIeHcs
closed The year. In l087, the most Of
the travelersin Germkny were frozen
10 death on the roads. In 1888 the
Po was frozen from Cremoua to the
sea; the wine cssks were bursf, and
even, the trees split by the action Of
the frost, with immense noise. IL
1928, the Danube wis frozen 10 the
bottom and remained In that state.
In 1916, the crops wholly n I'D la
Germany; wheat which some years
before cold In England at ak shflings
the quarter, roe 10 two pounds. In
1889 the crops fsiie'i In Scotland. and
such . famine ensued that poor were
reduced to feed on grass. and many
perishcd misersbIy 10 he nc Ids. The
successive winters Of lf32-'33-'34 were
severe. II once tnowcd
forty days without Interruption In |
lz48 the wine distributed 10 the roI- |
dierr In FLANDERS was cut with /
In 1884 the winter was N
cold. Mot a the holIisu |
we're killed. CoscI,e~ drove aIong the
Thames. the Ice Of wbIch w1s eleven In-
,hcs thick. In l709 occurred The cold
winter. The FIRST penetrAfod three
FArds II the ground, I In 171s booths
Eere erected and fhir1 held On The
fhaner. In 17{{ aud I715 TIE slr0of-
Is ale ~ EoGland, 1xooeed % ~ ar
- cenverled n lcn1 han Gf1pcn
bick IN 1879. o1d nrzIn il 1873
- xIntcFs xcFs renaF&n1Ix 'cold. +
2 80 t1<r1 ~ = mir on ihe (foz<u
111uE1 - IcI11lI|I1 a u1TIcnn-
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BISHOP Bros.

| n
WIN. E. CURPHy. ExR., ct al.
Buck 4 Clark for appellants. Sim
rail- 4 Magruder for appelIees.
James Grant was a member Of ths
order Of Knights Of Pythiss, and Of
the Lodge thereof known as George
Washington Lodge, No. Eat vicksburg,
endowment section no. 80, class no. 2.
|. Article section Of the "constitu
ton for sectlous Of the Endowment
rank" provides that upon the death
of a member Of this rank. the benefit
$500. o0) shall be pald 10 his widow
aud children, or II there be no widow
and children, then to the father and
mother, sisters and brothers share and
share alike. provided the benefit shalt
be held scored "a legacy to and fsr
the lesstees. not subject 70 tie debts
Of the deceased ms mbef; and provided
further that the member shall
have fuil power Of Disposal ofthe bsn-|
eft BY elll, or al naming some per-
son 20 receIvs The beneff, at TIE tlns
q becoming 3 msmb<r- II thsrs b
49, q TIE rololCves nsootloood, ard
10 prr.on dcniEna>sd - 1nko ~ 49,
"a and 10 Wi uads. then ~ IN
- sh4II 90 - ~ WILLOWS A. q
phans fsnd = - Iodxs.
011t nl>1s : VII brQusa<hIur ~
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

ut is not within - power Of Mr..
Hill to deny positively that there may
have been more ballots In the hat than
should have been.--Cor. of the Organ
grinder.
Then If 1t is not'in. HIPS power to
deny it-who can deny it?
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

W eavs notiss In Augnst, tossh-
serihees il arrears 70 ths OosGrE. thaa
- vuria naks ont ! nv - a -.
exspe,on boess u esplSnssr ssd
r,oputsd thsm 70 nay up, a. ~
IN uAsIaes would appsas a. ~ -
l1t1lss. A4Uw kavs ansusss1 OR ssll;
hat thsls ass stni : sssat ~ W.
hsss sg Rs nsvs scw cooeaoes
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28
Supreme Court Decisions.
MONDAY, Oct. 20, 1859.

MONDAY, Oct. 70, 1859.
The following cases were affirmed:
3916-W. j. Woir ct Al W. Max Killisn.
4009-S. L. Boyd vs.. Ricketts, and. Bristcr.
l092-JLo. Char 4 Sons w. Ida Bonoit.
4027-Geo Everett W. J. G. Elliott.
Aos-E; A. Enochs Jr. vs.. Abner T..
40ss-Bishop Bros. VS.. WIN. CurpLey ct al.
4041-y. y. Holberg w. w. W Baird.
4041-y. II. Holbery vs.. G. A. Goodwin.
405)-L. g. Joanson vs. Frank p. Dsvens.
The following cases were rss~sed s~d
remaadsd:
sos4-J. I. Harris q Co. VS.. A. A. Lom-
4045-H.J ]. NeSmith vs.. Martha Patterson
3957-J. @. Hall vs. j. b, Green exr ct al,
reperssd asd bill dismisssd
8. Richardson W. L. G. & ]. e.
son, appeal dismissed.
Miller W. Peoples q Brsnum,
duplication TO fie record dssied.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

O b. Singleton, candidate ~ Geo.
gress, will address the cItisens ~ ~,
Firth Congressionaf Dletsics q ~
following times md places. viss
PhiladelpLis. Neshoba couniy Mo-
day. October 18th. 3N q mr. IA |;
KOscluskc, Atsais county. ws1uss-
day. .Oothbef 18Th.
Ls.laf tes, Holmes .sasn@v Gn1nsr
day, OctOber 21st.
October 2ad. ~,
Papers In the district WI 49,
copy notices for tisir cQuntia.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

shameful TFicks-Ballot-box stuff
Apg and paying one hundred cents
per dollar for warrants that cSuld
have been bought for sevsnty-Ays.
Without any Satentio1 Of bribery.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

A destructive cyclone passed over
the Philippine Islands, causing great
les In Manila. Buildings were blown
down and thirteen vessels were
beached.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

Iazys esdsss SDs sold esstiAealss ~
bsias rsseivsi u ~ DspaFtlsla -
washlngtos ~ ~ -es5>lAes1s
shisly ron the largo -cii.o q ~
North.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

Singleton 10 making IN, active can.
vass Of his district. The Panolian
mentions the fact Of his having EnslIs
an able speech at that piace on sstur-
dav tl.-
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

The vacant Maori sneralship has
not BEEN filed. The ranking briga-
disrs nom whom the sppsintmsnt
must be made are Pope, Howard and
Terry. Y
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

We take pleasure In copying the
allowing complimentary paragraph
from the vicksburg Commercial:
Mius Nollis Harris, Of Brzndon, who
was ernduated with the first honors
ftom tbs -. Xavier Female Academy
n charge u the sisters Of Mercy, pail
hor Alma Mater . Wait iast Friday
- The ocuBion Of the entertainment
1ondurud The Rt- Rev. Bkhop Jam
|uuns - the young ladies' and eister u
Ne academy, and contributed mol =
iitfle 70 o1hance the enjoyment Of
ell prepont on hat Interesting occs-
On. Her culture and skin N music
voro r1odeskIy and enstefuIIy exhibit
~ n ~ ch;rmInr rsndlfiofl OF tev-,
orn1 benu1ifnl ADD di1IcuIt selections
- ~ pinno. E11r talents are exccp-
1lGun1 - jus1ly merit the high en-
Grmiums he r@crived from eli pres-
ct. IT, 11rhop, Who h well vcsed
n munfnI any r1alizing the vondcr-
~ D1u11o - THE younE. nccomplish-
- ~, - . m1fk - NJ appredai{on,
$1,000 ~ uiIh 3 music book
&rnr~l1 lum - 81 country. Her
49, e!Ve - Psr1se. ezecot!en
49, - - 49, hsr 1uII eften11on
- 1or1<vo1 n<mI<nfzon- Her sing
~ ~ mu1A Improx11 IN o<<zn11h /
90 ou111unr1 Mr. H1r<I1 \ always
1IaIIy ueI1nno< n ber "a bcue 1olh /
81 1I1<1rr AZ c|111m1lm and her a.
11l1@1 = Gv<< 3 ocurt1 ~ re<r1t v +
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SECTION I. This Associsfio. shsll ~
known ~ the Eureka Life and 1arrisre
Association, 81 jackson, Misc, aud shsil
be domiciled u Jackson, llfssissippi.
SEC. 3. The purposes nid objec11 II ths
same are two-fold; In ~ 1rGt o. ~ D.
partmcnt 70 fraternally unite ~ y
persens, aed 70 establish 800 61r
fromvhlch, upon sstisfactoFY pfoof - ~
dsefh - any membsr - ~ Kmo1
| Wee, who has co9p1isd VIII n q - -
laws, rulss, rsfulaoona ~ - 49,
| paid ) csrsais s5s q ~ = ~ = = 3 +
The limit Of Ne csrt14oo1o, = h1rr|k =
herself o. 70 anyeoe M ~ = 49, y
rect and Tie ed sum 81 rn0noT rk6N r.
exempt non execottoo = 60 -. =
shall, uldsr ~ strcu9sta1eca - TO- -
s ss'.S 1877 g ;g2r2 81 RF. sss =. y
81. & kifss 81 sssi<ss.
SIC. .. II ths sseSGd o. Marrlnun -
partmsnt, TIE object 6knll - 3 ~ 1S1k
y unite q! aooep(abls vhloe l1o11I 49,
ss,s.. - e ss:es!.se 2 49, ~,
nau1ags, ds11h " sx1l1l1lts Il ~ - !.
doy1s1f Peled q ~ - - = ~ =
sstab!Isksd y u AssSsl11Ie1 - e<S;1 +.
s 3 "a, &: : i 49, - - : -
ss1ae< ~ ~ ~ - = ~
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s! S. S. !: |I1 ' J; s -
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

There b 20 much squirmlng ovss
the bAllot-box stunning businsss thst
NJ bslisve the medicine 10 wofkiag
admirably.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

Kaisomiusr 0albreath, aftsr Sstudy-
ing' over the Job nearly month, hes
taken The whltewashing contract. It's
up-Hill work, Gal.
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Our Railroads.

1t ID. evident that the future pros
perIty of our city will depend mainly
on our railroads. One Of the most
prosperous Of them 10 the Chicago, St
Louis and New Orleans road. TIA
equipment 10 tfirst class. The traffic
on this route IL heavy; for besides
three regular freight trains each way,
the managers Of the road employ
three way freights to convey the
articles Of traffic, which are increasing
daily. They have also three first class
passenger trains with sleepevs at
tached. The local mixed freight Ia
quite convenience. The trains make
good time, running at the rate Of
about 30 miles per hour. The traffic is
progressing rapidly under the man.
agement Of Capt. H. P. Farrar, the
chief engineer. The management
will probably run train to Yazoo
City on or before the fret Of April
next. The pay car of the "Big j." as
1t is popularity called, passed up on
Monday, and made the boys supreme
ly happy. This line pays promptly
at the end Of each month.
The Vicksburg and Meridian road
Ii running two regular freight trains
daily, and several extra trains, which
are deemed necessary to carry of the
on that line.
The road will be entirely renewed.
In passing over it recently, we OBJ
served that the road bed had been
raised, where required, new iron put
dswn, new and substantial tanks
and new houses built for EN-
pleyes. The freight trains are very
to persons coming to, or
going from Jackson. The schedule of
heights Is ample, but the acoommo-
iation for passengers very limited.
ne attachment of a passenger coach
o each freight train would be quite
IN Improvement, and do little more
han meet the Imperative demands OF
he travelling public.
The N. J. and q. road, better known
% the "Little J." is doing first class
and freight traffic. Mai. |
tickle, the excellent superintendent |
{ this line, L., doubtless, the right |
nan In the right place, since but one
aud that too Of no material
can be scored against
be line be represents. This, will, OF
ecessity, become a favorite road with
he citizens Of Jackson, since 1t puts
, In daily communication with the
city Of Eatchez. Itrlaces
} also 10 competition with it-all of
hich commends 1t to our approba-
on, both on the basis Of pleasure and
oft. That portion Of the State
trough which the Matches road runs
too. a fine farming country, fitted
: nature to supply the cities adjacent
Il with Dourishing and profitable
mmerce. i
In word. the prosperity Of jack
n and our Importance rs city, de-
nds upon the number Of railroads {
nssntraiing In II; aud We hope.
erslore to see, In . short tiae, the :
ltchez road extended 10 Columbus !.
4 the Yazoo branch Of the Chicago,
Louis and New Orleans road COM
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

v. =. Waddsll. demnoRAtie oandi-
dsts 6br Congrsss In the third dr.
triof. has made . successs0l dshat d
Vlcksburg. !.
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/! what do you think OF Ohio

Jssms what do you think Of Ohics
Daily and Sexton ere matched for .
game Of billiards at au early day.
Galbseath, Jin's Kalsoninsr. hes
come along with his brush; but be
can't Wilton him.. Jim b dyed In the
wool.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-10-28

~ ssssss1 psspis e Hlnds an
taIking q Axing Tie not Of lands h
~ oheulsslysss - n ~ landlord
eDonss tbem - thls ihey yin seIss eh<
ianf1un1 uuek thsn viehout paying
~ mt atoll. fhb iron tbs Ray.
neod 0assels. Apd ~ 0ssstts n.
nnlhs ~ 1m1BwoeRs ''sfp IL "a
1lnms1f - - 5ub1n1t - dIsoattou
- uoh1oe - = ~ vuaus ssd -
po11llna = ~ 1872
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some time TO be fixed by the board. -
This return was to be made not to the
board, but 10 their clerk, to whom II
would have been returnuble II II had
been made by the assessor. It was be-
fore the clerk that any one desiring
TO file objections was to 90, and he
was TO ale aud preserve with the rolls
any objections 30 taken. II IL true that
section % Of the act of 1873 declares
that "when the assessment shall be
made, the board shall Immediately
TO examine and receive the
same, and shall, Unnecessary, appoint
some early day TO hear and determine
objections thereto.n But nothing
more Il meant by their receiving and
the roll than that they
Ihould Determine as between their
lppoiptea and the Slate, just as ut
heir July term they determine be-
iween the assessor and the State wheth-
u be has performed the duty devolved |
lpon him. This II matter In which |
he tax payer has no individual inter- |
1T, and the failure Of the board 10 |
meet for that purpose, or the fact that |
he meeting was not lawfully held,
,ives him no more right TO. attack the
-sessment than he would have had /
1t had Leu legally filed by the K
ssessor, aud the board had failed to
old its July term. i
The failure nr the b ard to remain
D continu "a scs-ion AL hsir August
Ieeting, Until all oijrc'ians ~ the
,ll had bren disposed II. and all
roper corrections made did not reo-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-05
Passing Away.

The public debt is attracting interest-not
pecuniary, but sentimental-on account of
its increasing age and decrepitude. 1t is not
nearly so robust as it was decade ago, and
year by year is sensibly losing its strength
and-what politician would naturally most
deplore-its hold upon the people. Unlike
we 'uns the approach Of its end is marked
by decrease of figures. There is fair ground
for hope that it will not live to be cente-
narlan-thanks to the skill of Republican
doctors of finance. 1t is extremely doubtful
if the country would get up celebration
should the hateful old thing live to that ad
vanced age. In all probability the question
will never be agitated. The debt is good
enough to die young, and speedy passing
away is what we all bespeak for it. The an
ticipations of speedy dissolution are quick
ened by the latest statement from the Treas
ury Department. The growing weakness of
the debt is pleasantly apparent. The debt
has shrunk over sixteen million dollars since
the first of March of this year and 1866, ,000,
900 since the year 1865.
To pass from figures of speech to those of
arithmetic, from the study to the counting
room: On August 81, 1865, the interest
bearing debt of the United States was at the
highest point, viz, 50, 1881, $50, ,295, and the
annual interest charge thereon was nearly
$151 100000. The interest-bearing debt is
now $514, 1852, 700, and the annual interest
charged about $61 100000. Thus, in a peri
cd of sixteen years, we have reduced the
bonded debt $S66, ,7S7, ,595, effecting thereby
an annual saving in the interest charge of
about $90,000,000. In the same period there
was reduction in the Misunderstanding
debt. represented mostly by United States
currency, of S113,377, ,534, making the aggre-
gate reduction since August 81, 1866, over
81 ,000, 100000; the exact figures being ST.
030, 165, 149. Thenumber of days, including
Sundays, embraced within the period from
August 81, 1865, to April 1, 1882, is 6O56,
and the regularity and extent Of the reduc-
tion in the public debt during the period
named will be more fully appreciated when
it is known that the daily decrease has aver
aged over $142, 900. If anything in this
country has ever weakened more rapidly
than that debt,-always excepting the DEM
ocratic party on the tariff question in 1880
we have yet to hear of it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-05

A CURIOUS cremation cause has lately
been tried in England. Dr. Crookhenden
died in 1875, leaving his body to Miss Will
liams to be burned and put in Wedgwood
jar. The family objected, and buried him
in an unconsecrated part of Brompton Lon
DOM Cemetery. Next year Miss Williams
asked the Home Secretary for leave to cremate
the body, or, falling that, to buryit in conse-
Grated ground. He refused the license for
cremation, but permitted the disinterment
for burial in Wales. She, however, instead,
cremated it at Milan, and then sued the tx
ecutors for the cost. Justice Kaye dismissed
her suit. He said that man could not dis
pose by will or any other instrument of his
body; that the law recognized no property
in corpse; and that the right of the execu-
tors extended only until it was buried.
Further, that the grave had been consecrated
or blessed by the officiating priest at time of
burial, and that Miss W., had put herself
out of court by deceiving the Secretary of
State
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-05

EX-SENATOR Wallace, of Pennsylvania, in
reporter of the Philadelphia Press, re-
marked: "You must understand that the
Democratic party is a party of principles,
not of spoils. The spoils are simply an in
cident of responsibility" The Press replies:
''The Democracy have been zealously seek
ing this incident of responsibility ever
since 1850, and have sadly mourned because
they found it not. Mr.. Wallace asserts that
his party is "a party of principles, and yet if
he could be placed uponthe witness-stand
and asked to name the principles he would
of necessity blush, stammer, and then re-
main dumb as an oyster-one of last sea-
sons oysters"