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The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
she Fsas, Of Lights.

The celebration Of the Feast Of
Lights by the jewish congregation
Of Greenville or Sunday last, vas
very pleasant ceremony. At
two o'clock The children assem-
bled aud gave reeitations 70 the
great enjoyment Of the large con
gregati0n, when they ia tnrn were
made glad by the feast their pa
rents ami friends had provided for
them in the rooms adjoining the
church room. 1t halfpast four
the devotional exercises began by
hymn from The choir, and solos
cIsarmingIy sang By Prof. Walker
and Mis. Alexander, and closed
with a discourse, eloquent and in
struetiye, by Dr. Bogen.
This celebration is what Jose
phus says was called The Feast
Of Lights In | Maceabees, iv.
j2, etc, there is an account OF the
dedication, where il il related that
Judas 1aecabeusGnd his brethren,
having defeated the army of Cor
giss, went directly to tho temple
at Jerusalem, which they found
'forsakcn and profaned, SO that the
courts were full of thick bushes
and bramblcs, the doors burned,
the affairs prOlaned, aud 'he build
ing in rgins. After having shed
abundance Of tears on this Occa-
sien, they began to clean every
thing, aud employed the priests in
demolishing the altar which had
been polluted, and erected another
OF rough stone. They reiilled the
holy place aud the sanctuary, and
placed therein the seyen.branched
candlestick, the table of shew
bread ani the altar of perfumes.
They kindled the lamps, put the
bread upon the sacred table, set
the incense on fire, offered sacri-
fees and burnt offerings, and per.
formed the dedication Of the tenn
pie in eight days, with all the so.
lemnity that circumstances would
allow. After which Judas Macca-
beus made ii a law tha. the feast
should be kept yearly for eight
days, in memory of that mercy
which God had showed them. 1t
is generally agreed that it was du.
ring this feast that Christ was at
Jerusalem. II was celebrated on
the 10Th and following days of the
oh month, called Kissley. answer
Ing to November and December.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
Proceedings in congress.
Special to Democrat. |

Special 10 Times. Democrat.
Washington, Dee. S.-The Dem.
ocrats and Republicans had u skir.
mish to-day in the Senate over
Becks resolution to investigate
the Jay Ilubbell collection busi
ness and IIale's substitute to in.
clude in the investigation the
Democratic campaign fund.
Mr.. Beck led of by saying that
il The salaries Of government ON.
ployes were 80 largo that they
could afford to give 10 or 90 per
cent of them for political purposes,
the best thing to be done was to
reduce the salaries, and thus effect
n saving to the government. He
did not believe, however. that the
government officials could afford
to give away part Of their salaries,
but that they were forced to give
them up to hold their places. TO
stop this assessment business was,
in his opinion, the beginning of
civil service reform.
Hale replied that he had no ob.
lection to the investigation, but
that he did not intend that the
party secrets of one party should
be laid bare without the party Sc
crets of the other party were trea.
ted in the same way. There was
no danger, in his opinion, to the
institutions OF the country from
the small sums obtained from gov.
ernmen. employees, The chief dan.
ger was from the great corruption
Of interests like the whisky and
beer interests aud from rich men.
The Democratic Congressional
committee, he said, was made up
Of rich men and they were put on
the committee to tap their purses.
Mr. Beck, in answer, admitted
his readiness TO vote tor Mr..
Ilalc's substitute as n separate
measure, bat didn't want his rcso-
luton encumbered by the subt ii.
tute. The Republicans last fall
had broken the law of 1876 by
lcvying assessments on govern.
ment employees aud by turning
hundreds Of men out of Office ior
not paying these assessments.
This violation of law was proper
su iect for investigation.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
cotton Fire at Arkansas city.

On the 7th inst. ut Arkansas
City a train of cars containing 100
bales of cotton caught on fire, and
ut one time threatened the entire
destruction of the town. The
magnificent elevator of the rail
road company was in danger, but
was saved by the strenuous exer
tions Cf the citizens. The burn.
ing cotton was thrown from the
cars and rolled Into the river and
saved, but in a damaged condition.
4 bale of this cotton was drawn
out of the river here last Wednes.
day.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
inquiry from sn irkaaSas Planter.

Our article Of December ., in
regard to the cultivation of rice,
has borne some fruit, as the FOL.
lowing postal card will show:
Monticello, Drew Go. Ark.
December 10, 1882.
see IN the Greenville Times q
piece on upland rice, something
that every farmer ought to have.
| for one want some to get q start
| have heard of the Golden Hull,
though have been unable to find
any. You will confer u favor on
me il You will inform me where |
can obtain some seed. | want my
farm to be a self-suStaining farm,
and ! want rice to eat with our
ribbon cane syrup. Respectfully,
JOHN G. MARK.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

a CoarierJohrnal reporter mes
Mr.. Murray Keller, General Pas
senger Agent Of the L., n. a. & @.
Railroad recently, aud IN a short
conversation The subject turned
on emigration.
IL never knew Of such a rush
South ia my life said Mr. Keller.
" More people have emigrated TO
the Southern States, and espeei
ally TO Florida, ia the past few
months than for year pre- yiously.
4 number OF them are Eastern
people, though the majority come
from Chicago and the Northwest.
The Southern country is gradually
drawing the emigrants away from
the West, as they are beginning to
realize the fact that they can get
better and more profitable land in
the South for less money. AnOth-
er thing that might be noted in
connection with this is the fact
that the majority of the Southern
cnisrants this year have heeu we'll
To do.
"You can see here" he contin-
ued, drawing out a note book,
"that more than 100 came in over
our road last week from the north
west, bound for Florida, and more
than two.thirds Of them have gone
there to live. The facilities for
getting South are much better
than those West. aud hundred
other advantages exist which are
generally pushing it forward
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
Important Amendaell' TO the BsaL
inpt Dill.

Special TO Democrat
Washington, Dec. S-Two South.
ern Senators to-day secured am
endmcnts to the Ingalls, bankrupt
bill, which are highly important.
One was proposed by Senator
Jones, of Florida, which gives a
debtor, who is forced into bank
rnptey by his creditors, the right
to have the alleged causes of bank.
ruptcy tried by Il jury. The other
was proposed by Senator Morgan,
of Alabama. 1t makes the dealing
in futures of either grain, provis-
ions or stocks a ground for bank.
rupt proceedings. If the bill
should become a law with this lat.
ter amendment, it would revelu.
tionize things.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
Cotton Future contracts Pronounced
Valid.


Memphis, Dee. :. o.-United States
Judge Caldwell, OF the Eastern
District of Arkansas, yesterday, at
Helena, rendered a decision as to
the liability of parties who had
bought cotton futures from the
Tennessee Brokerage Association
in this city for delivery in New
Orleans in March, 1881. The con.
tracing parties had ordered that
their purchases should be protec.
ted--not permitted to exhaust.
Cotton declined rapidly ut the
time, and the Helena parties threw
up their contracts. Suit had been
brought for the margins due on
the contracts up te the time when
the Brokerage Association was no.
tilted TO close them. Judge Cald.
well decided in favor of the Bro
kerage Association, on the grounds
that the transactions were legiti.
mate. aud the contracts exhibited
in court were valid ones.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
That's ibout IL.

In debate Oh the bankrupt bill
on the 9th, Mr.. ingalls, uttered n
volume Of truth in few closing
words. lie reviewed briefly the
three general bankruptcy laws
heretofore enacted in this country,
which, he said, were for the most
part slavish copies of preceding
English legislation, and costly and
unsatisfactory in practice. The
main point to be considered in the
framing of a bankrupt law was
whether the court or creditors
should control the distribution of
the estate.
II has generally been the ease
that when the court has had its
pickings, the creditor was the sor.
riest crow in the flock.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

For the information of the med.
ical faculty, DR.. Lehman. who rep
resented the Now Orleans Times
Democrat as n yellow fever doctor
ut Brownsville. Texas. and Camar.
so. Mexico, states that he employ
ed Declat's system with favorable
results. At Camargo he could get
neither ice nor champagne. aud at
one time for 80 hours no quinine
nor turpentine, and yet the death
rate was but 2 per cent.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
W. II. HARVEY.
The Mississippi River.

In reference to the contempla
ted Improvement Of tho nayigablt
capacity of the Mississippi river
Captain Eads says that within tn,
valley watered by this great stream
are 10000 miles Of navigabc riv
crs, oil seeking this route to the
sea, while the territory which the,
penetrate in every direction il 4.
times as largo ns the area OF France
was before it lost Alsace aud Lor
rainc. II this territory, 80 favor
ed by climate, soil and natural pro.
ductions, were peopledss Belgium
is to-day, u would contain 400, 900
900 souls. IA 10 his plan for ma.
king this great waterway what il
should he at all seasons, he says
|. 1tproposesto to bring the Hood
channel Of the river to a compara-
tive uniformity of width, or paral.
lelism, by the encouragement of
deposits In the wide places, MS the
certain and only means of insuring
tho pcrmanencc of the low water
channel.
,. II recognizes the importance
Ut closing tho outlets through
which its Hood. waters escape, be.
cause by concentrating MI of the
flood waters in one channel u
deeper low water channel will re.
suit.
>. 1t recognizes the fact that in
proportion as the volume flowing
In the channel is increased, great.
or erosion of the bed occurs; con.
sequeutly the food line takes a
lowor plane, aud lcvees become
less necessary.
This plan has stood the test OF
the most thorough scientific dis.
cussi0n aud investigation during
tho last seven or eight years. and
Is sustained by the most indubi.
table proofs of its correctness by
the results of works erected not
only ut the South Pass, but subse.
quently on the Mississippi river
and elsewhere in the Valley.
Where the river is connected from
Cairo down II will have low wa.
ter channel at least 20 feet deep,
100 miles inland from the Gulf of
Mexico; andits cost will not prob.
ably exceed the value of Il single
crop OF wheat on tract of land
forty miles square, at a dollar a
hushol. II would probably cheap.
en the cost Of getting such a crop
10 market ten cents ner b, shell.
The total cost in such ease would
be repaid in ten years by the saw.
ing in transportation on the wheat
crop of farm forty miles square.
There is territory enough in the
Mississippi Valley that would be
directly benefited by this improve.
nient to make 80 farms forty miles
square, for its area is at least
l,.5O,OO0 square miles.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

It is now positively stated that
Manning will refuse the certificate
Of election to Congress teudercd
him by the Secretary of State. but
has announced his intention to
contest Chalmers's title to the
seat, on other grounds those of
corruption, intimidation and fraud
on the part Of Chalmers and his
supporters.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

AS this farmers own mcmbcr Of
Congress does not seem to romem-
Der his constituents by the distri-
button of seed amongst them, We
submit the request to Hon. O. r..
Singleton, of Mississippi, who will
no doubt send this gentleman u
package of Golden Hull Rice.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

Illinois is worrying over the
question, "Who shall step into
David Davis's shoessn The next
senator may step into Dayid's
shoes, but by the great American
desert he'd better keen out of the
old mans trousers if he wants TO
be found in time TO draw any pay.
Burlington Hawk -fvr.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16


Track laying on the Memphis
and Nicksburg road viii soon com.
mence from Yazoo river north.
Fifteen miles of steel rail is expec.
ted by rail. Resident Engineer A.
NJ. Searles is now engaged in run.
ming track centres. This will
greatly facilitate the work between
Smede's place and Rolling Fork,
as IT will enable the contractors to
transport supplies and labor more
rapidly and cheaper than before.
Nicksburg Commercial.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

The last death from yellow fever
IN Pensacola occurred on the night
nf the 2Sth, when the city was
visited by bitter cold and frces.
ing spell of weather. Tho total
number Of cases since the fever
began was twenty-three hundred
and fifty-one, of which two huud.
red died.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

Gen. Pope and Col. Mckenzie
have been confirmed by the Sen.
ste TO be Major General aud Brig.
tdien General respectively. There
~ no contrst.
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
GRtENvILLE,
C'Onlp0nieS..
Gin Houses and Contents and Country stures Insured

The undersigned having been appointed ompaics
to
he wants l The
need any special euoger ~
insurance
honest
tholn ealnE business wherever 3"'0" ioi
Inc companies well
premium inda
my Wheh WI" stand the test Of time and
You patronage Is s0'iciteH
OeI IL 1867 JNO. =. FINLAY Resident Aren't
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16
GREEsVILLE TINES.
THE LEVEE WORK.

Mr.. W. r. Harvey, Of Green.
vile. whom the government engi-
neer for the district has placed in
charge Of the Riyerton and con.
tiguous work, was in town on
Wednesday. Al who know bis
iudomitable energy in any work
committed 10 him will be prepared
for, hut lot surprised by, the graf
ifying report We have the pleasure
to lay before our readers;
Editor Greenrillr Times:
Asreqnested make you q state
ment as TO progress Of work at
Riverton and the breaks cOntigu-
Ous TO il. At the present time
there are 375 men on this, the lar
gest break, and il will be closed
by the 18th of February. This is
the maximum time.
Benlah breaks. nine in number,
are closed.
Clarkis break two thirds done.
Hughes's break two.thirds done
On the repair and enlargement
of this line, extending from the
Hughes break TO Riyerton, there
are $50 men engaged, on line OF
work 5 miles in length, aud imme.
diately ON the completion Of the
Wade leyee, the force will be rails.
ed to 1000. SO that you need ap.
prehend no danger from water
coaing through those breaks.
We are not Bcarcc Of hands at
any camp on the Inns in this divi-
sion. Contractors Arnold & Co.,
Scott 4 Lamb. aud Fruin Il Co.
are mtn that push things to com
pletion, aud are anxious to got fin.
ishod. to help their less fortunate
neighbors out.
W. X. HARVEY.
We learn that the contractor for
Esston's break has reached the
scencof operations; and We hope
he will relieve all apprehensions
by vigorous prosecution Of his
The Greenville times., 1882-12-16

\ complete and handsome lire OF La
dies aud Misses Cloaks and Dolinas At the
ociT RED HOT STORE.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-26

| t. PEoyIuE TOR rHE HoLDIS1 or A. Appi-
1IosM TEEM OF THE CmcUT CoUEI ron
I'M TmED JuDICuI CIEcUIE
Be IT ExAcTEp by the King and The
Legislative Assembly Of the Hawaiian Is
lands in the Legislature Of The Kingdom
assembled
SIC. ]. There shall be held on the first
Thursday Of September in every year at
Waiohinu, in the District Of Kau, Island
Of Hawai-, term Of the Circuit Court Of
the Third Judicial Circuit Of the Kingdom.
SIC. .. Only cases arising within the
Districts Of Puma, Kau, North and South
Kona, Of the said Island Of Hawaii, shall
be heard al said term Of the Court but
cases arising within other districts Of the
said Island of Hawaii may bo heard by
consent Of parties.
SIC. 8. If there shall be only five cases
or lesser number to be tried at the Term
of the Court by this Act established, then
II shall be lawful for the Chief Justice Of
the Supreme Court 10 order, giving due
publication Of the same that the said Term
be not held; and that the said cases be
transferred to be tried at The regular Term
of the Circuit Court to be holden at Wal
mea, in the Island Of Hawai-, in November.
SEc. 4. This Act shall take effect upon
its passage.
Approved this tweuiy-frst day Of July,
A. D. 1882
qI5 KALAKAUA REX.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-26

CAUTION-AsrEE1cAs WALTHAM WATCHES
W. BEG 10 CALL THE ATTENTION or THE Trade
AND rHE PUBLIc to the well known quality and
elegance Of finish Of our gold cases, guaranteed by
US TO be Of eighteen karat gold, o. ;. Mint assay,
or of fourteen karat gold as may be stamped and
also to our mode Of selling the same, charging only
for the ACTUAL WEIGHT Of the gold used, and not
for the base metal comprised in springs, key pipes
filling of crown, &c. To illustrate which tag
accompanies each one Of our gold cases, which
plainly indicates not only the gross weight Of the
case but also the MT weight Of the gold. Our
silver eases are all STERLING quality 1000 fine
IL ENrIANATIOS OF TuE ABOvE, We desire to say
that the old plan u charging for the gross weight
Of the case, as If il were all gold, worked we'll
enough as long as tho manufacturers were content
with the amount Of brass and steel actually re-
quired in its construction; but when the business
was degraded into contest as to who should get
the most base metal into the least quantity OF gold
and and call 1t a GOLD case, then the time came
when, IN the interest of dealers in American
watches, 1t became necessary TO adopt plan of
selling showing the buyer exactly how much GOLD
oach caie contained. In adopting this method, we
act in conformity with the earnest wishes Of the
leading houses OF the trade; some Of whom have
already undertaken TO carry out the same idea in
their own busness.-AMEM WATCH CoMPASY,
Waltham. Mass NJ. McISEISY, Agent for this
Kingdom also Agent for Gorham Sterling Silver
ware The Trade supplied on the most liberal
terms. Jl1 On
The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-26
An ACT

To- AMEND CHArIEE 3 OF THr SLssloS LAWS
oT 1878, BIIATIyG To rA5sroETs.
Be Il siactod by the King aud the Legis-
lative Assembly Of the Hawaiian Islands
IN the Legislature Of the Kingdom assem-
bled.
SEcuoS l. That Chapter Of The Sos
sion Laws of 1873, entitled IAN Act TO
amend section GAG of the Civil Code rela-
tive to the filing Of protests against issu-
ing passports" be and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows.
"That section GAG Of the Civil Code is
hereby amended by adding new clause
to be entitled "Sixtb" which shall read as
follows;
"Sixth, The written notice, complaint
and protest accompanying request not to
grant passport required by this section,
shall be duly attosted by oath as to the
truth Of the claim OF debt owing by tue
person applying for a passport made befoIo
a Collector Of Customs, OF his deputy, Of
the port where application for passport is
made and unless SO attestod shall have no
effect against granting passport, and after
the expiration Of ton days from the pre-
sentation Of the said written notice, COM
plant and protest it shall be the duty Of
the said Collector Of Customs or his Deputy
to grant passport to the person designat-
ed in said notice, complaint or protest, un-
Jess the said Collector Of Customs, or bis
Deputy, shall within this time be satisfied
that in some Court having Jurisdiction, a
suit has been commenced to enforce the said
claim or collect the said debt; aud on re-
coiving written notice thereafter Of the
termination Of said suit or Of tho filing Of
an approved bond conditioned TO pay the
amount claimed by the person protesting
against the issuing Of such passport in
case the suit shall terminate adversely to
him IT shall be the duty Of the said Collec-
tor Of Customs, or his Deputy, to grant
such passport, anything in this Act con-
tanned to the contrary Notwithstanding.
SECTION ,. A passport shall not be re-
fused to any laboror who may have served
out written contract to labor or has
been duly discharged from service by
reason Of any demand, claim or debt alis-
ing out Of said contract 10 labor made by
or owing to his employer or any person IN
his behalf
Approved this Dist DAY Of july A, D.
1882. Signed.
9l5 KALAKAUA REX.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-26
frin Iis

/ lOLl l----- s..-sf.s e,.yoff-ff "
Mr. Walker, the ex- Minister of Finance.
estimated the Revenue of the country for
the ensuing two years at S1,915,251O5. SO
that the country may look forward to a
deficit Of not much less than one and a
half millions Of dollars. In addition to
this, the government propose to ask to
raise by loan, money for purposes not in
the Appropriation Bill, as the sanitation
of Honolulu, s150,OOO; assistance to ma
rine railway, this should have been laid
aside ont Of the surplus Of the last bienni-
al period large sum for improving
harbors and landings, etc, etc, etc II the
present Cabinet make any attempt to
spend fully all appropriations that have
been voted, and even il they obtain sane
ton for raising this loan TO be spent for
specific objects, il locks very much as If at
the end Of the biennial period this coun-
Try will find itself overloaded with
burden of debt; and a heavy debt to a
country in the position of Hawaii, means
destruction to its institutions as they at
present stand The House have been treat
the manner that the good house wife does
the Christmas turkey; they have stuffed
the unfortunate bill with every little desire
that any one round the Legislature might
have; the only fear is, that the estimable
bill may burst, in fact it is too full
Il would be amusing, were it not sad, to
look ct the figures we have given above
and contrast them with the utterances Of
ministers when they came into Office; we
were to have an era of economy, all other
administrations had been extravagant, but
now set Of men had come in who would
change all that, who would shew the world
how little state might be managed IN
model way. and by way Of beginning
they prepare to saddle the country with
large debt, doing It calmly too, and with
ful knowledge Of what heavy liability
they are laying on the nation.
To have asked for loan OF moderate di.
mensi0n might have been fair policy, had |
The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-26
An ALT

To PROVIDE FOR 8 PERMANENT SEruEMEN
roR J. p. L. KMALEAAHU.
wHEEEAs, J. p. 2. Kahaloaaha has beer
in the employ of this Government, II
the capacity Of District Justice for Eva
and Waianae, Oahu, for many years
aud no irregularities have cvor beer
known to have existed IN his office
and having during all that period main.
tanned a character for honesty and re.
liability; and whereas, he has become
aged and enfoebled in the service Of the
Government therefore,
BE IT EyAcTEp by the King and the Log.
islatlve Assembly Of the Hawaiian Island.
in the Legislature Of the Kingdom Assem-.
bled:
SEcuoN j. That the sum Of two hundred
dollars per aunum is hereby permanently
settled upon J. z. j.. Kahaleaahu during
ais lifetime; and the Minister Of Finance Is
HEREBY directed to pay the same out Of the
public Treasury IN like manner with other
salaries and appropriations, annually or BY
the month.
SECTION >. Tho sand J. T. L. kahaleaahu
shall be entitled to draw upon the public
Treasury for the pension provided for in
Section !, from and after the date Of the
passage Of this Act.
Approved this twcnty-fral day Of july,
A. ID. 1882
lSigncd. KALAKAUA REX.