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WASHINGTON April 3d.-The COM
ing contest for the control of the next
house OF representatives is conceded
to be a close one, and both parties are
preparing for the fight on every inch
OF debatable- ground. The democrats
hope for the control OF the house.
Ever since 1850 they have gained large
y In on-years, and the fight between
the stalwart and CAT field factions give
them grounds for expecting lossss 10
the Republicans, especially In New
York and PeensyevAosa. The Ran
ublicans, however, b sc their hopes OF
. Continued majority In the house up-
ON the advantages Of re-apy,ortioning
and redistricting Maine, which now
has three Bepublicans and opposition.
and sill elect her reduced delegatjon
OF four by the general ticket. These
will undoubtedly be Republican,
loss OF two TO the Republicans.
In Ohio redistricting Is held 10 be
greatly 10 the advantage Of the Repub-
lIcans. Hubbei's Information fronn
Pennsylvania aud New YORK IL fv.
orabIe 10 harmony IN tlu parity In
these statex. Virginia rrdfstrIFfinr I
almost assures q gain u two opposit-
lon members. In Mississippi said re-
has been made In such a
way a. 20 enthusiastically give a reri
chance for fsin Of three republican,
Ia seems there are q num-
Der y congressional sspiranis In the
legislature Of that state, ant with 4
view a. enfunR out Che nreseht mesfs- r
bers and helping their own chnnces.
hey have ehEseled the state into the
most groteeqne dissricf. One cuntain.
ninety thoussDd more pnl.ulssion than
ny sthef IN the STATE THIS sppar-
ieument Get which requires that each
district shall contatn nearly s. prac.i-
able an equal number ofinhabifanfs
, % grossly violated In Mississippi
hat the entirs delegstion might be
'xcfuded from the NEXT conrree< n IT,
'xclusion would serve 10 give NE esa-
rol ~ ne house % either PARTY.
>ome Il The demoefatic commiflee do
- ndmH thes< slaim<. bat they are
- conndeHt e mskiax Tery large
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A CHICAGO clearinghouse has en-
tered into written agreement with
Sergeant Mason by which his services
as salesman are secured to the firm
for the term Of one year after his re-
lease from imprisonment for the sum
Of 81 800. The agreement, which Is
printed In full in the Chicago Herald,
was drawn up by notary in Albany,
N. Y, and signed on the 18th of last
month. In the establishment where
Mason is to be employed a petition for
his release has been signed by 10000
persons.
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THE cry OF "carpetbagger" is the
best possible proof of the motive Of
the gerrymander. If the redis-
trlcliug had not been with the in
tention TO excommunicatc Single
ton, bis opponsnts would have en-.
braced the opportunity 10 portray
their innocence ny welcoming him
back into the district. But no,
not content with putting him out,
they must use every endeavor to
keep him out. How invincible he
must be.
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Mrs. Judge Bowman and her sis
ter, Miss Ida Lester, expect to
leave by hte first steamer for Vicks.
burg on their way to Jackson,
where they 60 to visit their mother
living near that place. -Yazoo
Sentinel.
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The attempt to rid'cule the -end,
ing Of garden seed isjtself ridicu;
lous as well ne centcmptible. II js
the web known duty OF The repre-
sentalives and Senators to dis
tribute seed and fish among their
constituency. and the people know
il and wsIl mot listsn 70 AR sach
casiIing. IL the mercury's candi-
date anpounces tba, be vil not
bother himself 10 send seed TO the
people, be no doubt speaks the
truth, for he viii have no occasion.
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II. w. DAVIS,


JACOB HoIBERG 81 f.,.
Motion to dismiss appeal from Judgment
Of the Circuit Court OF Neshoba county for
ffty -cne dpllax., enlsrresl frwn Justices
Court where de appsllce sued for ffty
dollsrss the price Of . Georgia lazysback,
and obtained Judgment accordingly.
L. Brame and T. .. 0'neiJ, for the appel
liant 80 en- ~
ii J.rnsgin, Boyle q Jarnagiu, for motion.
oHAIxExs, o. 8, delivered the opinion Of
!. Under Code is7a 1884 no appeal lies to
the supreme Court In q case originating
In Justices court unless the amount in
controversy exclusive Of interest exceeds
NIFTY dollars. jackson v. Whitfield 81 Miss,
su2 affirmed.
q Stare D<cssis.--As this statute which II
OF little importance and rare applicability
yn> re-engc1sd by the Legislst0rv without
cAanre sGp1y9n14eSxy - ~, pg1B11
.Aey ~ ceeyeruetisn was settisd, the eourt
dsGines 70 disturb tie ruling although or
iginalIy they would Rave held Otherwise.
Appeal dismissed. .fi'1
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Or the twelve bishops Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Harris is in South America with a
spraincd a.klc, Bishops Bowman
and Peek are i'll, Bishop Merrill is
half an invalid, and Bishop Scott is
entirely supcranuated The other
seven bishops have therefore much
extra work to periorm.-M Mobile
Register.
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Patrick Shelley, an insane shoe.
maker of Hopkinton, Mass, killed
his son, boy of l6, by striking
HIM on the head with an ak while
eating his breakfast. Skelley want.
ed his son TO be an angel like his
brother, who died short time since.
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in assumpsit cont-...-o ~

ae for two hundred and five dol
,.rs hoard o,r,;shod hin, and Tho o,ho,
' ~ So"'u NM anu 'n' o."', ,
ior one hundred ana forty dollars received
by him for the plaintiffs use. Pending q
was not ihuepted anu that he hau paiu all
Indebtedness, he pleaded non assumpsit,
upon which there was n verdict ana iudy-
~, sar ,,,. ,,,,s,,,oa a.. go s,.a., "a
ihch' ioi 'nc appe"ec ioi Two nuhorco anu
forty-fve dollars. The appellant moved
for a new trial on the ground stated I'm
his AFFIDAVIT that ono of His .ttornevs diod
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that fills \
and invigorat, ...r.-.
| Nothing 10 more difficu.s 10
vcy in description ia ipssissinsi,
oer6is, than that deepest charm o
speech, which we term eloquencc
Where it dwells, and in what II con
sists, is not to be said in so many
words. 1t is not altogether in the
voice, tho mien, tho tone or the
movement; blu! IL is In all these, and
still is something more than these.
Ii is u nondescript that cannot be
portrayed in words. 1t is like tho
cry of the Cuckoo:
"That cry,
Which makes me look thousand ways,
In bush, and tree, and sky"
and yet am chained to It's car,
and dragged willing captive at its
chariot wheels.
Mr.. Jefferson said he always
listened enchanted TO the CLOG nence
of Patrick Henry, but that he could
never remember what he said. Writ
was captivsted, as he tells as, by the
trembling eloquenco of the old and
blind back-woods preacher. and
yet could never succeed in repro
ducing his wonderful quotation.
Socrates died like philosopher,
but Jesus Christ like a god r. The
sentence of Bossent was
of itself q sermon on the vanity Of
human greatness. There is none |
great lbas -0sAi.-- Chas. -Fsx,- ,f I
remember rightly. it was who 81 d,
10 u young man who told him that
he had hoard q most eloquent
speech Of Burke, and that he could
repeat every word Of IL at was
,"t very eloquent II you can re-
the words." The truth l.,
hat eloquence cannot be learned Of
he schools. II does not consist in
earning, in eloquenee OF express
ion, or correctness OF taste. A
nan NAV Le possessed Of all thsss
qualities and ye, be very eommoa-
'lsce In speech. Labor will not al
rays procure, nor will genius or
alent compass IL. A wcbster has
rell ssid ait cannot be brosghtl
rom far. . "Isdustry may toll for
|, bat will often tell in vain" Ill
the tone OF the picturs. the /.
ythm OF The mosic, the very i'm
'ersonstion OF the grandest and II
,ost god like powers an man.
Hence ~e may. with good reason
onclode, that The Newspaper win
ever, In public intsrsss. sups<cede
As orzter. nor will tbs >upnigs |
and The stirnG Of iscuive 4
ssolatioss s<er svsrshsdo~ The
,stram Or he sioqssscs and asry
ssrry 81 fks sssnp. .n4s.ls
ae'i - n-- rsla REz 2
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A MsiIisnafre PhiIan tlasspiss'

~ 49,
Norwich CONN, Aprlis John
F. Slater, of this city, has nlAed
his In tent lion 40 create a o. ~ IL
|Qoo, 100. II ~ Known y CIV nn y
glater xnnd,'' for W. edu IN Of
fpszs1oo. the fupd NlIl be ted In
! b62sd a tfusteee; which pludes
AZ dIispl 4 Hayes, chic fastice
yEsids, Wtilinp 2. m New
York; GOV. Colquitt; eorgia !;
james p. Boyce, Of Kentudky, aud
VIM. A. Slater, the donors son. Mr..
Slater explains : "The genera object
which / desire ahd have exesaslvely
pursued is the uplifting of the lately
emancipated population of the SOUTH
ern states and their posterity BY con-
ferring on them the blessings d chris
tian education" Mr.. Slater suggests
that the education of teachers fur the
colored race may be the wiscst pur-
pose to which the fund eau be'put. II,
after thirty three years, three quarters
of the trustees shall, for amy reason,
agree there Is no further use ofa fund
in the form of an institute, Mr.. Slater
authorizes them to apply the capital
to the tablishment OF foundations
subsidiary to those existing In institu-
tions of higher education, so as to
make them more freely accessible to
the poor colored students. Under the
present institution of the fund4hc es-
pecially wishes neither the principal
nor the income to be expended in land
or buildings nor for any other purpose
than that of safe and productive In
vestment for the income. Il
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n
r. a. Qurs,
q. b. MYLxs,
Appeal from the Circuit Court Of warreu
county.
Hon. U. n. Young Judge.
simrall a simraH. for the appellant,
Miller 4 Hirsh for appellee.
An execution on a Judgment rendered
December 1, Issl for the appellant against
7. Baxinsky, was levied upon the contents
for bs aud billiard saloon, which were
claimed by the appellee ~ trustee In deed
81 trust executed on Jan. 7th 1881, by
Henry win~tein 10 secure Mschenbeim a
Hesmon the purchase money for the prop
ersy. A jury w.x waived aud The circuit
Judge decided IN favor % the claimant. An
order made usreh n, Iss1 evsrruIisx the
appellants motion fer . new trial h th.s
she court hssiar css<idsrsd TIE same
doth sxerruls sxid melton and ne plaintiff
b answed ten d<y~ % pressss = I'm e en-
lrepsscns ss et this asss.- o. nxreA ~
~ HI wns sixned. which csstaise1 ne
exl>ptien. - whick Get out The sxiaeacs
d ~ IL Tins sppesrs that @ Feb -.
1871. Mftenkeim . Hermen furnished The
steck a capital 70 Bxzlnsky and inside |
vsh hlmt written cosfrxcs Tat he was 10
keep the bar and billiard sslosn asd~r sks |
n.sne sf ssHsury Bzzzuzky q CO" s.s - !
size fpr his cenF<N<e1zss ss<-<kfrd q the /
- prsxtz - ths ens 81 ~ year, that b
- =. - 49,. A. 49, - -
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MEssRs. J. H. BRrsKER aud d 8.
Herndon, Of West Point, Miss, lkve
moved to st. Louis. No., In ordf to
establish a Western branch Of the
Southern Mutual Aid Association.
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We have been remiss in acknowl-
edging present of some very fine
strawberries from our agricultural
editor Mr.. S. Ii. Stackhousc full
Two weeks since.
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A Mrs. Hinson, of Kemper county
was outraged and murdered IN FRI
day, It'll inst, by negro man, while
her husband was absent. The negro
was committed by the Justice, but
was hung by mob.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-15

We clip the following appreciated
compliment from the Crystal Springs
correspondence of the Hazlehurst
Signal Of yesterday:
Mr.. X. X. Jayne, editor of the
Comet was in town this week and
added largely to the list of the
Comets subscribers here. The Comet
Is one of the best edited aud most
readable paper in the State.
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THE law firm of Featherson d
Harris has been dissolved, Con.
Fcatherson having accepted the
judgeshlp recently rendered him by
Gov. Lowry.
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Mrs BELLE SMITH, of Yazoo City,
is spending a couple of months at
Brandon.
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= The sale Of the franchise of ee
Memphis = vlcksburg. aud DE Web
bang . Ship Island railroads 90 q
wesIthy New York syndI4ts., sts
ths xempAis Avslsschs. = zs,nu1w'
Che lEahahLllflex. =. -. -.
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TEMPERANCE tickets we're defeat
ed in several towns in the recent
Kansas elections.
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The local editor Of the starkvlle
Citizen says that paper escaped lot
seriously injured from a fall AZ b47
feet, and 1t wasn't the lst Of AIriI
other.
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"Mesasn. Inge. Stone, Tison, tit
chell, Allen and jonas says ne
starkvilie Citizen, are postible caldi-
dates for Congress In the first distjst.
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JUDGE WATsoN's term expires in
May. He was one of the best
Judges that ever sat upon the bench.
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FRANCE has repealed the law pro
hibiling the importation of Ameri
can pork.
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A train on the Canada Pacific II. r.
was frozen up last week, causing the
passengers much suffering for want of
food and fuel.
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THE Democrats carried Milwau-
kee and Indianapolis Monday, also
Cincinnati.
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Gov. CRITTENDEN, of Missouri, cor
rectly says that parsimony towards
education is liberality towards crime.
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Mrs. Kate 6othern, who murdk ed
Miss Cowart from jealousy, and tho
has been for some years in the phi
tertiary has been pardoned.
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R. L. Hudson 1 Co., Of have ,otkht
the old stock Of R. 8. 4 w. p. Mahy,
of Brandon, and have opened .
large store there.
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The vote Of the House Committee
on Elections. for seating Lynci In
place of Chalmers, was 10 to 2.
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AN attempt on the life of the Sover-
eign in England, is held to be treason.
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1882-04-15

Miss Rosa McClusky was kidnapped
while passing an alley In Detroit, and
several times outraged.
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WE intend publishing, as soon as
We can procure and arrange them,
time cards of railroads running Mort
and East as high up as Louisvill'
Cincinnati for the ha,,nf
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Gro. ScovILLE, Guiteau's counsel
is very Ill.
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Mr.. Chris. EVERETT, of Honey
Island, died at Yazoo City on the
9Th inst.
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j. WOODS has been convicted at
Matches for the murder of a rousta-
bout on the Lee. In October, 1881.
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w. K. Baskins. Esq, has ben
elected city attorney for Okolona.
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Col. Jack, Martin, U. 8. Marshall,
died on the 9TH inst, In New Orlelns.
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STREDNEcHooF, a Russian Gsner.
al, war recently killed Mt Odessa.
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MIR. ID. U. PHoAR has ON exllbi-
ton ut bethlehem, a gobbler wdgh-
Ing AZ pounds.
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HON, l.

Is candid b.. .ay, %, from the
new third district. Mr.. White made
a good working member of the legis-
lature and would, no doubt, represent
the di strict faithfully and well. He
will, however, have a very hard time
in disl odging Hon. II. ID. Money from
the position.
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A glass factory has been started at
West Point.
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The Chicasaw Messenger Oh the 18th
inst, entered upon its eleventh year.
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There il Pinaforc club in
Mobile.
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v editor To us describes
=" two st. Louis jour
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W. ii. HUGHsToN

ELIZABETH CORNISH, ct al.
Appeal from the Chancery Court Of At
tala Caunty.
Hon. Il. W. Williamson Chancellor.
The appellant, who obtained judgments
before Justice of the Peace on February
18th, 1881 against one of the appellees, and
purchased his land under the executions,
filed this bill to cancel his conveyance to
lr-'-iie &c other appellee. His demurrer
aspds that the
ccrtinsd
with
.a0nses for
q ior -, J.~Iglnents against
HIM. These transcripts were copies Of the
Justices Docket and the executions and
returns certified by the Justice with the
certificate Of the Chancery Clerk that they
were true copies from the record books Of
deeds In his Office. The doc con-
sisted Of the names OF the parties memo
randa OF the causes of the actions and is
suance Of summonses with u full return
Of service personally.
G. l.. Anderson and J. A Davis, for the
appellant.
Haden and Dodd, for the appellee.
Campbell, j., delivered the opinion of
the Court.
Justices docket-Copy on appeal-Tran-
script on execution sale of land. The |
book styled "a docket" prescribed in Code |
l6eo 7lsS, contains the record of the Jus |
ices proceedings, of which, by Code 1880 |
n 224f, 1888, 2357, he Is directed 70 trans
aiit a copy 10 the Circuit Clerk on appeal,
md Of which by f1211, a certified trans |
cript IL required 10 be recorded with the
conveyance OF land seld under his execu-
lion. 'salt,t, ssrr#-. ID
Reversed and remaadcd.
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NARY A. Rowe, ttla ia
Ansrn u Brrns. % &C. m.i % 3
App al from the Circuit ceurtof .y.zoe
county. i-si i.rHa iise'3 - th s
n. Bowman, for appellant 90 sifiua
L -RsAne nd Hudses . Hsasos, fer ~.
peilces. es a4n vasfT .nnat..
In this action Of ciestment BY the sppcl-
liant against the appellee, The source Of
title was in y. A. Harrison, who conveyed
this, with other lands, to John Everett,
the vendor OF Joseph Morton, who paid
the purchase money in hfll and whose
widow appellee maried. But John Ev-
ercst did sos psy 81 the purchase money
10 n. A. Harrison, who assigned the ex-
press lien therefor 10 T. II. a J. N. Allen
q Co., by whom q decree Of foreclosure
In the Chancery Court was obtained
against Everit alone, under which they
purchased At the commissioner sale and
then conveyed TO the appellant. A jury
being waived, the Jadge decided for the
defendant. iarag.. E
cxxrsELLJ.. delivered the opinion Of
the court
Estappel BY decree. Rec later aiies
scfs.
a purchaser under eksseery decree FORE |
rIseing . xerdor's express lien cansot |
nxiutzin ejectmenf against subyendee
whp was not party % the decree.
Gmxzned. AneN st.Fi-h - Iii
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away fsone l5eclsol 49,
! os ts.s 50 INST. Col. r. o. Reyh
and Baxter Mcfarland of Aberdeen,
Col. w. A. Percy of Greenville, and
Hon. F. A. Montgomery of Bolivar,
were admitted to practice in the Su-
preme Court of the United States on
motion of Gen. Chalmers.
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s.yIS,
a his surprise.
.ngarian ponisl d,
aydc and then THEW

% -|pIace. Instead OF being
satisfied, Hyde with demoniac fury,
pulled out a Gattling gun from his
hip pocket and shat the maosard
ROOF off Puli,zer's head. By way OF
returning tho compliment, Mr.
Pulitzer, who is proud, proceeded
TO TOY with Hyde's kidneys ind
liver, his weapon being a mounnin
howltzer which be had conceded
about his vest pattern. The tin ply
interference OF friends, howeler,
prevented these eminent journal sts
from seriously harming each otter.
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Brandon is putting on city a,rs-he
has q boot-blaek. =
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= ~ mseas i1raa
I'm MA. ssaa "a 3 e~sfT n
n va t5asa eass fF4
CAzHkRrxE FAxoRspxIk, . Al. .u
Appeal from the chsaseu Cours 81
heske county.
, Hon. +. b. Graham, Chssc<I1cr.
Rsymcs< neld fsr the sppensst
.. W. Daccur and O. a Eu<kess. ssr tAs
appellee. -
: Tss spp~Is.st 6aea Ms ~ - s>eEm =
. oenxeyzncs mN1s 10 In ea M.ruh 4,
ISIS, hy ~ esiIeessr usder kIs puruka.e
- se=zs ~ - txe< e 1e74 q -
wHkua - &p1nll<e - IA - sp>6A<r -
H>dlG Tns >rp<lless &nkwerpd - tser<
rs - apprpxA e. zhe lad &&<ea.znes<
~ q I>.ke ee1SIy. 3 I1sx 191<r whirk
- sx1as - p<6-e E<rs>&~w r. - !
AppsilxnN - - ao<ww N<rs eTrr<uled- l
Nd a k<inr <reed tkst tks ealr ref<rrsr< I
. ne szsssanenk n xuy tern " th< ml<-
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We take pleasure in inserting the follow
Ing. I'VE were not aware that our astute
Senator had so much humor about him:
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Saturday, ADril Is, 1854.
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JAMra TiEkSEY /
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Sthe tS" 'uit q
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-25
Aancaster fntellige,,rcr.
SATURDAY EVENING, NOV. rs. 1884
Tho Rev. r. "A. Fernley Charged Will
SlondefiDg . Candidate.

Tho Rev. +. "A. Fernley CnarYsd With
SlanderipG . Candidate.
The Rev. Thomas A. Fernley, a we'll
known Methothist Episcopal minister in
charge of a church in Roxbor0ugh, has
got into hot water. Tho gentleman dab
Died in politics in a quiet way, and it is
charged that his efforts in aid of his friends
were very eficacious. At the late election
William G. Entreken, . photographer in
Mauayunk, was q candidate for select
council, and Was backed by the Indepen-
dent Republicans and Democrats against
Colonel Charles Thomas Jones, the
regular Republican. The Rev. Mr..
Fernley espoused the cause of COL
onel Jones, and whenever he met
any of the members Of his flock or neigh
bors he dropped . quiet word into their
ears. It 10 alleged that he related stories
of how Mr.. Entrekin abused his family
and INDUCED in excesses which would lily
fit him to represent tho ward in the upper
legislative branch of tho city government.
The seed sown by the wayside grew and
showed that this style of campaigning
was good one. When the returns were
couated up after the election it was found
that Colonel Jones was elected. soon
after this stories began to reach
the ear of tho defeated candidate
which reflected seriously upon his
character. He traced their authorship, 1t
is claimed, to tho Rev. Mr.. Fernley, aud
numerous persons volunteered to appear
in court and tell all thoy knew. The mat
ter was placed in the hands of Counsellor
L. A. Dever, who, after hearing some of
the statements, decided that Mr.. Entre.
kin had good cause for an action for Sian.
der and defamation of character. Accord.
ingly an affidavit was prepared and capias
will be served upon Mr.. Fernley in a civil
suit for damages, and he will be arrested.
"The desire of my client is not to OBJ
tain money" said Attorney Devor, but
to have tho matter brought into court sc
that his character may be cleared Of these
stains which tho reverend gentleman has
cast upon it. MIR. Entrekin has been ell.
gagged in business for thirty years, and
this is the first time wroDgdoing has
been charged to him.
The Rev. T. A. Fernley is one Of the
best known of the Methodist ministers iI
tho city. He has filed pulpits all over
Philadelphia and vicinity, and is prOmi.
nent man at the Monday meetings. He il
naturally aggressive, and an uutiriDe
worker when he enters into contest
Great interest will attach to the case
because of the prominence ofthe preacher