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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

voters Of HizIshurst. cass precinct,
held in the basement Of the Baptist
Caurch In Haz!ehurst, De- r w.
Huey was elected chairman, and Il
s. Morrison was chosen secretary.
On motion OF J. s. Sexton, IL was de-
cidsd to elect eight delegates to the
County Convention from among the
voters present; whercupon the meet
ing proceeded to ballot, with r 8.
Morrison, and n Fular tellers, which
resulted in the election OF the follow
ing gentlemen: NJ. Faler, NJ. G. Nor.
man, r. NJ Rembert. Z. A. Ray, j. 8.
Sexton, G. e. Oats, Jr, DR.. Huey,
Dr.. +. N. Sexton.
% motion the meeting adjourned
r. W. 'HrEY. r. S. MoRnIsoS.
Chairman. Secretary.
Deauregard Jdly..22 1882
Pursuant to order OF Chairman oil
the county Democratic Executive
Committee, the citizens OF Beat No.
2, in tho Town Hall in The town o.
Beauregard, for the purpose Of elect.
ing delegates tn the County Conven'
ton 10 DO held in the town Of Halle
hurst on the ooh day Of July, 1889
On motion ]. II. Thompson wal
called to the Cheir, and ]. W. Ross
TO act rs secretary. After The oljoc,
Of the meeting was stated by tho
chairman, the convent IN agreed to
elect Ten delegates to represent thil
Boat in the county convention.
Ga motion the delegates wore
elected by ballot, which resulted ir
the election Of the following nance
gentlemen, to wit:
A. j. Ferguson, DR.. VIM. Wealth
crsby, Wm. Price. S. Owens, ]. II
Thompson, Dr.. L A Rowan. A {
Farr, GA Ray, o W Mcrcier, and .
w Ross.
Gu motion tho secretary was in
structed to furnish thu SIGNAL cop,
of the proceedings of this meeting
FIR publication.
o., motion the convention adjourne,
J. II. TnouHs ". CAN.
j. w. Ross. Ssc'y.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

now, the BnbUH Democracy OF the
land" says cur adversary. We care
rot BY what name described. thete
leading thinkers arc the ONLY hope
Of our s ate. They MUSE work to-
gether. Civilization has always had
to fight her battles against tho do
minion ofignorance. and though OPP
posed by ciaf. as an all to ignorance,
she has ma rched steadily on, and
planted her a 'gs Of supremacy upon
every Geld. The question with Mis-
sissippians to-day is, will they sur.
render her A.g Of intelligence, and
have it supp!anted by the banner Of
ignorance. or viii they protect ii'
Saith Mr.. Spencer in his work on
education. IAN periods Of transition
arc dangerous; and tho most dan.
gerous is the transition from tho re-
straint OF the family circle, to tie
uon.restraiut OF tho world" AS n
domestic rule, this is true; and, 1t is
equally good as political rule. IA
the youth encounters snares aud 30
duc,ions when he leaves the domain
Of family influence, to fight the bat!
ties of INDEPENDENT manhood, SO tits
with the man who cuts loose from
political friends and associates and
declares himself INDEPENDENT OF thcm.,
l. ,ok over our own Safe and coun,
the victims OF o rash and useless IN
DEPENDENT step taken by few Mis-
sissippi,ns in the days OF reconstruc.
,ioi!
Tue indeed they have acquired
all that bitter experience can afford.
and ought to be able TO act with
greater wisdom to-day, but, tue
memories OF past arrangements. and
fears Of cold welcome, kind!e their
pride and drive them to roam on
Here is the dilcma.
II W shall l now, my unknown way
explore,
II, proud and rich. very proud md
poor?
Perhaps my friend a dubious speech
mistook,
Aad G orge may meet me with q
strangers look"
There Gun be no doubt that these
gentlemen departed further thau
they originally contemplated, and gave
either active or quiescent counte-
nance to things that they would have
revolted at in tho beginning. And
why? Because, as L,cko says, I've
are all a species Of Chameleon, taking
one hue, the hue of our neral char
acter, from those who are about us.'
Tnus were those men par,icu to the
oppression Of r .dical rule in Mississ-
ippi. Tneir foundation was upon the
sands OF ignorance, and tho pressure
was sogreat that thoy fell. What Q lse
need DO said to demonstrate the fact
that few men however pure their
motives, can never carry such q load
without falling. The true principle
and The only safe policy is for The
entire intelligence OF the State, to
bind itself together with hooks OF
steel, aud unite the Cooperation OF
the better disposed OF the more ig-
norGnt..race. Tdese people ARE no.
altogether distrus,ful OF their white
neighbours. Alb! W men OF Miss.
issippi who call yourselves 1ndepen-
dents, we charge you to fling
away ambitionl" Batter abide tho
seeming III VIC have, than fly TO
those VIC know not OF!
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

Tho Prohibition Convention was
in session here July goth, and elect
ed W. L. Nugent PEST. and o
number Of Vice Presidents and other
officers. They send delegates 10 the
National Prohibition Convention ut
Chicago, which is to meet in An
gust next. A resolution eprecating
the law applying the revenue from
whiskey license to educational pur-
poses, and asking the Legislature to
repeal the same, was adopted. and
resolutions favoring wise lcgialation
for the developing our resources, the
promotion Of agriculturea, the en-.
couragement Of manufactures, tho
diffusion Of kno Wedge, the suppress
sion Of crime. the abolition Of race
antagonism, the elevation to cfiice o.
the prudent, inst sons OF mississippi,
The cultivation Of profound respect
for the purity Of the ballot-box the
FUR conduct OF elections and the hon.
est count OF all ballots cast, and de.
claring themselves ready to protect
and defend the institutions Of the
Safe and property and rights Of lie
entire people agains. lawlessness Of
all kinds, and rapacity and plumber
whether concealed under The guise
Of crude, improvident legislation, o,
taxation excessively improperly lev
led, was adoptcd.-New M,ssissip.
pian.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28
Petition for Retail License.

Petition for Retail License.
To the Honorable board Of u ,yor
and Aldermen Of the Town Of
Hizlehurst Miss:
Gentlemen: We the undersigned
ciiiz ms and legal voters Of the Town
Of H.zlehurst, believing r. b Rails
TO be sober. steady, industrious. OF
good repute. and . suitable per on to
carry on q retail liquor business,
would respec. fully petition your hon
orablc body, TO grant said r B. Rails
license, to retail vinous. spurious.
and malt liquors in less quantity
than one gallon. at his place Of bus.
iness, in the Town Of ii z'ehursr, for
the period OF twelve months, and wo
hereby authorize your honorable
body to erase our names from any
and all counter petitions that may Se
filed.
Gilbert, tt Hibler. r Q Eas-
terling. B F Wilson, A Psesser.
John II Dunning, E NJ b stick, 4 T
Ware. GIL Ware, W p Ware. N
Marx, D G Woods, Pail Mwx, J,hn
Nlassa, + Subat, Chas Hitler, F Klotz
] Marx, II Jonas. A B Lowe, + Wiz.
thum. A B Ainsworth, Go Tomicich
w W Gowan, II B Mayes Jr,
10 T Har', AKRON Lowe Jr
Joe Marchetti, E Heyman. F Folz
Il NJ Warrell, Morris Hsnr', A D d.
mollicns. wv Coor I'M Marshall
Peter Hooprich, Jho A Cor, J u
Stewart, L II Matthews ] ] Wood
II Loeb, y Bass. r ] Catchings, 3 {
| Williamson, Geo Brown, s G Rid.
ding, james Sinclair. A W Burnett
II II Hogg, T. Remington. G B Ham
iltou. B + Marx, Ia Burdit', II {
Ferry A T Graves. Noah Nichols
I'D Akin. Thomson Kirk, J A Dea
ton, A ] Wc.ch, S ID r .msey G I
| Matthews, G s vardaman, uorrac.
Beacbam, A Sandi'er. Geo Washing
ton, NJ A Punches. j NJ Ptrick
John Burket, D @ Moore, Tom Ran
kin, L Adolph. Dan Woo'in. William
Allen, Tom 7 mas. Lewis II -dmon
james ] ,hnson Sam Th,mas w I
Keyes, Ned Duglas, 3 ] Keyei
Wash Banks. Allen II tiff. Franz
Robinson. ] r Bowman, W J G,ode
w p Hughes, NJ iris Csrroway
Jno Wcems, VIM Hunter. ] B Flow
prs, Hardy o virs, Jerry II tiff
James TIL mpson. p easant Green
Curry r .binson. Abe Harrio, Gee
Strong, s. eve Michel. Taylor MIR.
ris, SIM Irwin, Lot F,uwers, y N
Mitchell. Ned Pace, Enoch Barnes
John Sellman, Crockett Robinson
Press Douglas Lnn Wells. Puter
Brock. Jno NJ 'llens, Charles McC "
Bill Isiari, ii mry Loe, A Mitchell
II @ Pounds, S,mps Cook, z s II,
ney, GJ II .gsdsle. Percy MsAIastcr
Dave Petite, II B Mayes, ] w Smith
Albert Gnlledge, John B NJ ives
Emanuel Gregory, j s Brown, S A
Brown.- "a If.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28
Special to tho Times. Democrat.

Special to tho Times Democrat.
JACKSON. July 24-The State
B ,ard Of lIoalth is in session here to
day, with u full attendance. The
following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, Taat in case tue inspec.
tors Of the National Board Of Health
ut New Orleans should be discontin.
ned. then tho Mississippi board Of
Health shall address o letter to the
Louisiana Bard Of Health, asking
their permission 10 send an agent or
inspector to tho city Of New Orleans,
whose duty It ,hall DO to examine
into the characteristics Of any suspi-
cious case Of fovor occurring in that
city, in order that the State Board
may have accurate, reliable and
prompt Information in case OF tho
outbreak Of yellow fever; that should
the National Board discontinue it's
inspection station in the S,uth be-
foro the period OF danger from yellow
fever expires, that this board will es.
'ablish stations Of inspection al
Osyka. Fort Alams and a point be-
low Vicksburs; that when ever two
or moro cases of yellow fever shall
have originated in New Orleans,
Mobile or any othor place contig-
nous to our borders, o thorough
system OF quarantine will DO estab-
lished at once against such places by
this board; that should thore arise
any circumstances Of danger OF an
epidemic invasion not covered by
the foregoing resolutions tho execu-
tive committee is hereby authorized
to adopt such means Of inspection
ana quarantine protection as they
may deem prudent IN proper. The
following was addressed by telegram
to the Senators and representatives
in Congress from Mississippi:
"Tae S ats Board Of Health, at q
special session held here this day,
have unanimously agreed that the
National B ,ard Of Health. can and
will perform rital and important
sanitary services that can be rem
derod no other body, and would re.
rpectfully urge You in view Of the
important interests involved. TO do
all in your power to obtain such ON
appropriation from Congress, rs
may enable that board to fully dis
charge it's duties in accordance with
the plans foreshadowed in its annual
report"
Enterprise, July 24-This morn.
ing about daylight the msugled bod
les Of ak negroes were found on the
NJ. and o r r. two miles south Of
d. Soto, having been run over by
the north-bound train. Upon Q close
examination it was supposed that
they had been murdered and their
bodies put on tho track. They lived in
Noxubee county, near Macon, and
had been working on the N. o. aud
N. L R. R. and were returning
home. Two negroes are supposed
to have murdered them for their
money which they recently received
from The railroad company. oae OF
the suspected negroes has been ar
rested and is now in custody. The
other escaped. but d being pursued,
The coroner's jury Is making . rigid
examination in their inquest, which
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

r The Lincoln County Republicans
have passed! resolutions instruc'ing
the d,lss,tsssto III, R,,lblic,l: Dis.
trics convention from that county, ito
vote for the, nomo.oi J.mas Hi, .for
Congress-,
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

Tae Iniep'nleits cant. fsupport
negro" N, bu. theyl hcpo by put
ting ont q c,rdid,.s to divil)l the
white vote, AID thereby secure the
election OF jim Hill. YUu: will get
left, gentlemen-the move is. too thin.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28
10 being held to-day.

is being held to-day.
Meridian, July 25.-In thr case Of
tho six negroes who were run over
and killed on the DvS,to Railroad
yesterday morning, the coroner's jury
after careful examination, 6uds no
blame attaching to any persons for
the accident, except ~ the unfortu-
nate victims.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

You bad better DO a..little Garrett
Mr. w. NJ K-.hly, about mixing
p,'i,ic, il yolr gang dspartm N.
S me people aro watching you aud
your selections for tho paper.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28
Hazlchurst, July 18th, 1852.

vs. loaan from the Chairman OF
tho Executive Committee, j. S. Sex
ton, that tho Convention tomorrow,
Saturday, win DO called to order ct
10 o'clock sharp Let every one be
on hand at the proper time.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

We learn from tie New. Mississip-
plan that three members Of the Leg.
islatuse, Msssrs Guynes, A'kew, and
Hur'.w re do.eta cato The Prohibition
Convention. roe ,nsly hold NJ J.qk1ou
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

fgP sis,at Hill. alIs' Vj.sr, a'iis
P.ter, alias John W. ,Pster, ven.ured
out again in last weeks C,piahan.
Y,u can change ycur..clo but we
know YOUR voice.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

The..cot,on.caterpills has made his
appearance on s"vIrL plantations
noar Columbus, Mss.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

Mrs. Ann Deas N. wife of Col ]
b Doason, dicl in BIO ,khavcn on
tho Goth inst.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-07-28

Any newly married pair who trade
fifteen dollars with L. B Birdsong
& Co. In Crystal Strings, will be pre-
sentcd with fine baby crib as o
present. rs
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
THE wOoL MARKET

The latest wool circular issued by
Walter Brown j. Co, Boston, under
date of the 18Th inst, says the market
Las been steady since the report Of the
week previous, with fair demand from
manufacturers, and while there Is no
advance in the value of fine washed
fieeces, there is q somewhat stronger
feeling ON the part Of dealers, in the be-
lief that as the new clip from Ohio,
Michigan and the other western and
northwestern states will he late this sea
son, all the fleece wool now in the
market will be wanted before the other
is available. AS 10 the fine and better
medium grades of wool, the demand
continues limited; low medium and
coarse are also in little request. and the
prospects are that the mills will run this
season on goods requiring the finer
grades of raw material, and these will
probably meet with quick sale at
satisfactory prices. In unwashed
woods Of the grades now in use
among manufacturers, the market is
closely sold up and new clips, as they
arrive, are quickly taken. Reports
from Kansas and other western points
indicate the higher condition of the
wool this year, and their averaging
some pounds less to the fleece than they
did last season. From whence this in
formation comes the circular does moi
say, bnt we would surely like to hear
from some of our sheep raisers upon
this subject. The circular further says
however, that this falling OF in the
weight, in a great measure, is probably
due to the high price of grain during
the past winter, causing the growers &c
feed less corn to their sheep than usual
The assertion is further made that the
growers who consigned their clips ia
eastern markets last year, were general
ly we'll satisfied with the result; and
their woods were appreciated by con
sumers, who, while they do not care
particularly where they buy their stock
provided 1t does not cost too high, al
the same time expressed satisfaction in
getting woods as direct from the pro
ducer as is practicable. They are dis
posed TO encourage the system.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
WON'T HAVE 1T.
Jay GOuld's Position ON the Elevated
Roads

Jay GOuId's Position ON the Elevated
Roads.
NEW YORK, May 13.-Jay Gould, in a
public letter 10 Mayor Grace, contend
ing in the interest of the elevated roads
against the mayors position that the
real estate of the Elevated Railroad
company should be assessed at its full
value, the capital, after dedueting the as
sessed value of its real estate, to be taxed
upon its actual value, says, that real es-
tate in the city is assessed at less than
60 per cent. of its selling value, and that
capital generally is assessed at par
value. Giving that as a custom. Gould
shows the outrageousness of the attempt
to make an exception against the ele-
waited roads by assessing their real es-
tate and capital both at their actual val
ues. Gould illustrates his point by the
taxation upon the New York Times. He
says the Times capital is 81 ,0O0, 900, in
1000 shares at 81 900 each At the last
sale of the Times stock George Jones
paid 81 goo a share, making the total
stock of the paper worth 81 600, 900. The
assessors books place the real estate OF
the Times at $345, 900, much less than
GO per cent. of its real value, the proper
ty being in the best part of town. But
deducting the assessed value of the real
estate from the capital at its real value,
Gould says there would be left a capital
of $625, 500 on which the Times should
pay the regular tax of So s. per II coo
amounting to $31, ISL so per year, if the
rnle which both the mayor and the
Times insist should be applied to the
elevated road should be applied 10 the
Times- Gould points out that the Times
was never called upon to pay any such
tax, and claims that the elevated roads
are capitalized concerns OF as much use
20 the city and entitled TO the same ben
efits under the tax laws, and threatens
TO fight with all his resources to obtain
fharu
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
GOLDEN JUBILEE.
Celebration of the Riftieth Anniversary
of the Arrival at Boston of the
Sisters of Charity.

Boston, May 15.-It was a noble trib
ute that was tonight paid to the labors
of half century of the Boston Sisters
of Charity. The occasion of the fifSieth
anniversary of their arrival here was q
notable Che in every respect, and the
golden jubilee, as 1t was termed, will
long be remembered by those who par.
ticipated as enjoyable in eloquent adj
dresses and in the fine musical program
rendered.
The affair, which has been in prepare.
ton by the leading Catholic citizens
during the past two months, occurred in
the vast hall of the Mechanics build.
ing, and was attended by an estimated
audience of 1000 persons.
ON THE PLATFORM
were Governor Long, Mayor Green,
Bishop Healy, of Portland, John Boyle
O'Reilly, and many prominent mem
bers of the Catholic society. The music
during the evening was furnished by an
augmented orchestra and chorus of zoe
voices from the city church.
The first speaker of the evening was
his grace, Archbishop Williams, of the
diocese OF Boston, who, after referring
to the circumstances under which fifty
years ago the first Sisters Of Charity
came To New England, said: "They were
Sisters Alexis, Loyola and Blandina
and the fruit of the labors of these no.
BILE women the world today knows.
FIFTY YEARS OF WORK
has been theirs-not of warfare or OF
deeds before the world-but that quiet
ly and mOdestly done in the silence of a
religious home. AS result of their
work today we have our orphan asylums.
our hospitals for the sick, our home for
destitute children, monuments to the
selfsacrifice of these first three pioneers
of charity.
The commemoration address was de-
livered by Rt. Rev. ]. A. Heaiey, of Port
land, Me, and was an eloquent and
deeply interesting historical account OF
the progress of the Sisters of Charity in
this country.
Gov. Long, who was greeted with pro-
longed applause, said that speaking for
the thousands of thousands 10 whom the
sisters had brought
CONSOLATION IN IT'S SWEETEST FORMS
he rendered these women astate's graf
itude. To wounded soldiers, orphans,
the fallen, the forsaken and suffering,
they have come on angels feet. Amid
the din of our tumultuous life and the
fashion of cur society, We pause now
and then, and as we listen il Is the voice
of charity thatstills the air, and COM
mands universal peace.
Thus tonight we meet upon that CON-
mon ground where we sink all distinc-
tions of creed, color, and race; where
women, inspired by religious convic-
tions, and enlisting herself under the
banner of charity, illustrates and exem-
plifies
THE BEAUTIFUL GOSPEL OF THE MASTER.
And thus we honor also that old religion
ykaa1r SN, 81. a
bless them, tLey are such beautiful ex-
amPles. Prolonged applause.]
Mayor Green, the next speaker, also
paid an eloquent tribute to the fifty
years labor of the sisters.
Letters of regret were read from Gems.
Butler and Hancock, Bishops Keene,
Nc Mahon and many others.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

Mr.. H. H. Warner, of Rochester, n
y, offers the following ASTRONOMERS
prizes for the present year: Two hun
dred dollars in gold for each discovery
of new comet made Qhe discovery
not the comeD in the United States
Canada, Great Britain or Ireland; 500
for any meteoric stone found in any Of
the above countries during 1882, which
Professor Henry A. Ward, of Rochester
N. Y, Principal Dawson, of Montreal
Canada, and J. w. Lawrence Smith, Of
Louisville, KY, shall unanimously de
eide contains fossil remains of animal
or vegetable life, thus proving the in
habitability OF other planets; the sum
OF $50 for specimen of any meteoriC
stone whether it contains organic re
mains or mott seen to fall in the United
States during 1882.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18
KNIGHTS OF PYrHIAs.

EmpOrIa Chosen as the Place for the
Next Meeting of the Grand Lodge.
LEAvENwORTH, Kan, May 16.-The
grand commandery Knights of Pythias
convened this morning, Grand Chancel
Tor Lyons presiding. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: DR.. Holland, of Atchison, grand
chancellor; Max J. Oliver, Beloit, grand
vice chancellor; H. NJ. Ravens, Fort
Scott, grand prelate; Gustave j. III.
Roberts, Wyandotte, grand keeper of
records and seals; Geo. Leach, Leaven-
worth, grand master of eXchequer.
EmpOria was chosen as the place for
the next meeting of the grand lodge.
The reports of the grand keeper of rec
oris and seals shows a membership in
the state of $3.50. The city assumed a
holiday aspect today, and all prepare
tions for grand Pythias parade and
competition drill tomorrow are con-
templated. 1t will be gala day for the
city. Large delegations from every part
of the state arrived tonight, and excur.
sion trains will come in on all roads to.
morrow.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-18

The Cincinnati Penny Paper thus for
chilly indicates how the backbone of the
Sunday law resistance has been wrecked
in that city:
Resistance to the Sunday law in Gin
cinnati, commenced with much boasting
and blowing of trumpets, has suddenly
collapsed. Thirty days IN the work
house and fine of 800, with judge
on the police court bench determined TO
enforce the penalty, are alternatives the
saloon men did not expect would be so
forcibly presented TO them. The back
ing expected from an outraged public
did not materialize, and now they are
ready to throw themselves upon the
mercy of the court for past offenses, and
promise to do so no more. There are
probably few Billinghelmers left lack
ing the moral courage TO accept results,
who may continue TO fight their cases
in the courts, but the backbone of Sun
day law resistance is badly broken"