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The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
should BE Repealed.

We have moro than once in la
past called alto ntion OF our law ma
kors TO that clause Of the revenue
law, which requires 10th tho party
in possession Of property, aud the
psrty holding a no.o for the purchase
Of money on snid proprty to ray
taxes, To illustrate: Sdpposo a buys
piece Of LAID from u u tislc bond,
obi. eating Lim:elf 10 mako deed
when tho notes arc pail. Mt q
dollar il advanced TO tho materia!
wealth OF The country by tho trade
but under tho law, A mist pay tax
81 on tho land and Il must give IN
Tie notes, whom tho Assessor comes
around. This il manif' s'ly n'jns'
and should be repealed. Because O
sale il mado il certainly no reason
for donbliug tho tax on n piece OF
real estate, and j! seems to us 30 plair
that il is unnecessary to argue ia'
observation-disclosures Messenger.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
Futures.

Oar readers will rom"m BIO. that
Capt. Buchanan introduced I'LL in
tie legislature, some time since, pro-
hibi,ing the sale and purche'o o.
in.nrrs by cit'z 'nS Of this State. F1r
a time it seemed rs il - mAi 'ri'y o.
our Solous, were opposed 10 interier-
ing with this pious method OF gam
sling, bu! letter received from our
side-awako representative on last
Saturday morning rcassusca us.
Capt. Buchanan says:
II calIod up my Future contract
bill" to day friday and it was pass
ed over on adverse report OF the
commit'c, by o largo majority, From
>cports / hear from New Ur'eans, the
bottom has fallen out there. The
South will loose more this year, on
cotton futures, than the whole cotton
,rop will amount to-
We ,tus' the Conservative senate
xill not defea. Capt. Buchanan's bill
or it cannot DO denied that the cot
:on future business is the most per
,icious system OF gambling now *
IAN, and tho distress Of our people
calls loudl, t,r remedy.-CGi ck"sS
Messenger.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

Il ut ilush oil their eyalati'n each on"
selects n first-class foreign mission
kr himself, but il, as sometimes
r,ppcns, there is no vacancy, he ro-
lnctan,ly consents to humble biz
pride, and .groc to become minis.
'er rcsiden. a, a sacond-class court,
mt, finding no vacancy in that direc
ton, ho finally concludes that, for
he good IL the country he might be
induced to become a charge d'aflnires.
When he finds that the road to
diplomatic fame is impassible, he
'urns his attention to tho Territories,
aud dreaming OF future senatorial
aonors, he modeatly insinurtcs thai
ho would accepta govcnorsIlp or n
uiicial position. Here, rgain, h
hnds himself baked. and lowering
ais preten,ions, 10 comes down, step
ny step, until in his desperation the
poor devil is ready to beg for 5000
c'erkship in one o! tie departments,
Tor to be n post mastery Aud yet,
for lilo most part, j. is such i,l ows
as these who ara rendering their
sa,mcn's, aud making might hidcous
with tho vain boast ,has they arc
going to do in their States what
Malone did in Virginia, and thus
sever the so,il South, and bury TIE
BunrbOn Democrats beneath i:s ruins
Tho sensible men Of tho Souh
know tina. these braw!;ug patriots
are harmless, even fIr evil. They
know, that with few rare eIcep-
tons, they are as destitute OF char
ac,cr as they are OF intellect or iullA-
s.cr, ard that their wirdy prnclama'
hons OF what they are going to de-,
il the merest balderLash and folder
rul.
The most OF theso chaps worll
gladly accept the compromise Offer
cred Ivy u Sedy advrnturer during
The administration VI General Jack
son. He desires first class mission
but failing in that he came down
gradually to some paltry and con-
.smptible place, when, finding tina
TOO, beyond his reach, no tod old
Hickory that he would be "muri
oblige for suit OF lis old clothes!
In conclusion ] would compliment
you TN being rather too Bourbon t'
fll The above bill. With best wishc
for your SUCCESS, ! am very truly
your friend. y. y. y.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
Oar Future.

The progress Of Tho south in those
new industries which have been grow
ing No Justify within tho past three
or four yca,s has asionishol tho peo-
pie Of Ill the other states. Ii no re-
ye.sc comcs--and thu. lie not possi-
bic, urlcAs i: fall heavily Oh tho whole
coun'r,-by 1890 VIC shall see prog
ross IN property TIA, few Of no can
low hardly rca!iz,. We have Come
through 80 much ,roub.o during aud
since the war that hopes scous al.
mos. to have had nothing LETT fnr us
at the bottom OF lis neurological
Pa,dor box. We Of tho son'L have
held ourselves as the sport OF fortune.
Knowing the value of our position;
and the general admiration OF the
whole couatry for it; the immense
material wealth Of the State; tue Ger.
,ainty that in its deyolopmon. we
shall find our share OF profit; the
couliguity OF development in coun-
trie s south OF us; the ccrtniuty thu!
this will presently be tho chisf coal
Ing depo. Of the innumerable steam
ors that will soon ply on the gulf;
our superiority Us highway to the
great west. All these advantages.
which VIC saw yoarsago-siw lLom
lying dormant around us--aro now
taking OIL the forms Of life. VI this
promise Of the future We already bJ.
yin to lind the frnition in the vast
increase OF our lumber trade, and
those commodities which entor into
the shipping interests; in innnmora'
bio smaller things which are creep
log into life; and The constant wis.,
alton OF msn OF skill AL cipi:al
from tie West and elsewhere who
are seeking hero opportunities OF in
yes,ment which they have not found
80 attractive elsewhere. 1t has been
this chronic aud innervating hope
lessness that has stood in our way,
but happily there are some mon
among us who think that all that il
possible in this world has not yet
,esn attained, and they are the kind
of mea whom. wo should encoragn
by all p ossible means, not by croak-
ing, IN il tho Gu. uin "f idlers on fl"
streets, or men Who have failed IL
their exp, G atoms here, AID who
would have no great right to COM
plain il they failed anywhere.TMo'
bile Chronicle.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

NASHVILLE, MArcu Bob Sarver,
VII o attempted 10 Outrage the person
( Miss Tennie Riley, near Franklin
KY, Friday, was taken from the
guards while thew wero endcavoring
to take him to Bowling Green for
safet y. Monday nigh. bya mob Of
about 10 armed aud mounted mon.
They carried tie negro 10 the sp ct
where the attempt was made tn
commit the crime. about % miles
from Franklin, and hung him to o
tree immediately on the side OF the
road. Tue coroner was notified 10
day at p. m, and with Jury went
to the scene Of tragedy. The body
was cut down and the jury returned
a verdict Of death from m unknown.
rhe negro was hung with small
rope, and the hangman's knot was
ted as il DINE by an expert. His
feet almost touched the groand whilo
suspended from the tree. lie waa
.bpni Is years old aad had fair
character in the neighborhood. The
young lady is aa orphan child OF
very resectablc parents.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
WHAT Fox Wants TO 10.

Tie foil wing d'sp,'ch which we
ind in the N. o. Times-D 'mocrat,wNs
clcgraphed by Richard X Fox tho
bac.cr % Paddy Ryan, to Milestone
Esq, on the "a MI:
Police g z>tto Omco n. Y. Fob
!i-To Mel Stone, Proprietor Daily,
Nows Chicago: Will You please call
IN Paddy Ryan, tho cx.champion
pugi!ist, and inform him that John
Z. Sullivan says no will fight him
again. Ask Ryan TO telegraph tho
Police Gazette, or will You pleas' do
80, stating ifhe will agree to fight
John l.. Sullivan again. II he will
10 so l will back him. II no refuses,
then / have on unknown who / will
na'ch to fight j In l.. Sullivan Tor
1900 side and the championship,
md I will Issue tho challenge and
out up $1,000 on NJ inlay. Inform
Paddy Ryan that The Police G.zet'e
hls MT los, conf lencc in him. and
rhst ! would sooner rick my money
IN RYAN than On an unsno Gn. !
10 10 think the recent b tue bstwcen
Sullivan and Ryan g. Mlssifsippi
City decided tho question OF euperi-
Al
ority, for it il u wcll-known fact that
Ryan was evidently not III clndi,irn.
RIcuNRD X Fox.
In reply MI Stone, olthc Chicago
D,,y News, iceSrarhs 20 Rchari
| X. Fox, proprietor oi the PJlica ca
z,I,c; Ryan says, back 40 unknown
against sullivan, and tbcn i!hc
l,ygn) i, in condition before the
fight he will act as the unknown
| II he should accept challenge now
his friends would think that no was
III right, while in reality his hernis
is bid. Ho has not yet seen phy-
aiciao, and is not willipgto fgh. AZ
tie present time for fear bis isiends
nigh. loose their money"
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
An A,ruc.ous Crime.

Wo copy tho following feonn tho
Medium, published in S. Q. THO
gentleman below referred to, is tho
ra,hc..ir-!aw OF Dr.. L q. Bird Of
his na,y:
On tie night OF tic 2i.h January
when nil WAS silen! and dark, whea
every good ci''zon and honest person
was in their beds, como fend in hu-
man share, silently and stcnl'hily, at
tho boar Of midnight, cropt into tho
dwelling Of a. p. Conner Of this
county, and after saiurating the
door, hal and stairway with kcro-
cone, set e re b. IL. Tie fire was pnt
in the south west corner Of tho par
Tor, the most remote part Of the
houac occupied by tho family Of any
portion Of the building. The pnrlor
WAS on the ground floor, and in the
vest end OF tho house. The family
occupied rooms up stairs and in tho
eastern epd Of Tho house. The FAM
ily Of Mr. Conner consists of himself
his wife, two sous, one not grown,and
n grown daughter. When the fire
YVES fest discovered an effort was
was made by tho family TO ex-
iirgnish il, but tLe effort proved n
fm!ure. An attempt was thor MAIDS
10 save some OF tho furniture in the
rom but ia g second, as il were, tho
tire spread over the room. MIS-. Con-
Ter with the Oldest son and daugh-
ter ran up s.aira to try and save
something there. bnt he h'm's 'ol-
lowed them in second, and they on
iy had time to throw out q few bed
clothes. In IN instant almost Tho
whole house was in flames, I'll rctrest
by the stairway wac cut of and the
ouiy chance b ssve their lives was
from the upper portico. Mrs. Con-
ner in m effort TO lot herself down
fell and was partly caught by COL
ored man, breaking Der fill in such
4 manner a. 70 rccciyc bu. little in-
jury. Miss Fannie refused to make
,he tfurt to jump and WAS thrown
from the porte, by her brother
10 tie fall rho received serious If nos
fatal injuries. Il seem 10 hyc been
II most diabul!cal attempt rot only
10 destroy the house BIZ. tho lives OF
tie family rs we'll. a lew minutes
mors nhd overy ono OF them would
lave persisted ~ the burning pile.
I. is huniDIo 20 think, that IN Ibis
!aUd OF caurches and OF Bibles. any
one shOn!d be- sank 80 low rs to con-
cocl decd that would disgrace q
savage. Mr. Conner and hls wife
are we'll stricken in years, AID now
in their old a.e by this fendish act
turned out OF their comfortable home
TO struggle as best they can with tie
trials and troubles Of ~ unsceling
world. The building Itself was ono
VI tie best in the country, md nei-
Their il nor the furniture was Insured.
Everything was lost.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

Speaking Of the pension to Grant
the New Orleans Times Democrat
says:
Grants eight years administration
of the government involved the,
country in constant strife and was
rotten WITT the most open and foul
corruption. He was o gif''aker;
the patron OF debauches, OF robbers
of the government and IN unscru-
pulous vitlaior II the constitution
and The Jaws. Hs retifed rich from
an uflice that has impoverished the
best men OF the republic; ho has
grown richer o. III siuce his enforced
,ctireueut, aud yot be is now made
o pels.sae. ivr i.ie Oh The people.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
CrIstn! Spring. items.

The vaccination crazo is about
over. What ntx'?
Crystal Springs fruit growers will
soon begin t. ship strawberries.
Several car loads oicrn meal and
bacon have been received in town
this week, and the unprecedented lam.
inc is at al end for tho present.
In tho same box car in which corn
neal WAS rcc.iv'd recently, o car
load Of cotton seed WIS shipped to
New Orleans next day, and yet the
average farmer is not happy; he
wants to buy more corn and ship
more cotton seed.
Anxious inquiries are made as to
" hen the new bauk at ehuasf ,
ia to begin operations. Manager
elect, Ellis ought to give notice
through the columns of the SIGNAL
80 that We can all know when our
turn will como TO "handle o littlo ac-
tual cash"
Crystal Springs is beyond qno'.
ton, q healthy locality, but yet doc
tors are needed occasionally. Better
educated or mo,c skii!iul profession.
al men thar the physicians OF Crys'
tal Springs, it would be hn'd to fad
They aye besides, trne patriots, and
always 10 be found on tho right
siio in politics.
DIR. Jesse r Jones. now OF . ice
was in town this week laying in cup
plies for OK crsive farming this year
Tho D.. besides being scientific
physician, is thoroughly practical
farmer, ard with the all OF lis wei
trimmed, industrious boys, will make
Zig crop, and we hope lots OF mon.
~ this year. Tue country has need
OF inst suoh men and boys. Succs'
attend them.
The culture Of tomatoes for th'
northern market is extensively cur
r;ed on in this vicinity. Last yea
the crop yielded fair and proved re
munera,ive. Calvin Brown, Former
" Of I !inoi., 4. u. Frink, y. Pi'zza
DR.. II. ". S.ackhnuse and perhaps
other, are tlevoting much attention
tn this crop. md wo hore they vii
roa ~ I'll their expectations from 1t
Nearly one hundred china troc'
have been planted in The streets 6
Crystal Springs, by direction Of III
so~n authorities. They are. ,.a'
growing finely anil promise to be al
ornament to the town, AZ well b
ns. iul i,r shade. Tue example o
Cr,s.M Springs in this respect
might b. folio sed in o'hsr t1wrs vs.
knew OF 70 their grea! advantage
IL cLu's., for instance.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
Gov. Lowry On The Com
mon school.

The following timely message OF
Gov Lowry, concerning the improve
mcnt Of our mmon school system,
w;li'bc read with interest 10y evory
hiond OF education in the Srnte:
70 tho Senate and House Of Reprosn.
taiives /:
GrxrLrMrS I desire to call your
attention 10 the importance Of per-
&c. ing, us far az possible, our f'c'
school system. and to recommend
srcir Improvement in existing laws
Az will cna bic the Sin.e 10 deal more
,iIrctually with tie subject.
Public schools are tho main re.i.
ance Of the people and the principal
SAT-, uard. Of the State. COLI g3s
and universities shonld be maintains
ed Mt d high standard, but il is in the
unpretentious SCHOOL, room that the
great Loly OF our people must DO ed
ucatcd.
When yen rcmcmbot the increased
Importance Of education iu country
..ko tbs ,wh,rc the policy OF govern
men. is 40 directly determined by
The people, I trust you will agree
with mo that our safety, no less than
Oh, duty, should stimulate us TO pro-
vide every facility for their education.
While tho grea. body of our citi-
znns havc, wi-hou. murmur or Word
Of complaint, supported and 81 tain
ed ,leo schools ~ tho extent Of th'ir
sbili,y, il must be admitted ihat the
result Of tie war, which doubled our
iljte-a,e population without increas-
ing the taxable property %! the State,
.enders our burden greater than W.
can bear.
Wheu indicted iuto Office I stated
in r.iursuc. to this subject that we
appeal 20 the generai government
20 ali Us as in thus bobali--that TIE
danger aud obligation CO, n c'ed With
i.iiCeracy WAS national ud well ~
local"
Tie sulirct, with the peculiar re-
sponsibill,irs Of ibe general govern
mcn., WIS favorably ard forcibly pre-
reulud by the late President Garfield,
aud i, ia NY firm conviction that the
same generous spirit that respon led
to our cry of distress in time OF flood
and prslilahcc. will heed US in thls
hour OF equal aud more ondu'ing
danger.
BY armir z our delegation in Con-
yresa With u memorial from your re-
spcc,iy o houses, asking cid in main
,s;aicTfrud -rmpro,ing our free
school sysleln, they could make the
appeal ki,h every prospect ofSnccsss
Tor Ito D, ctrtiis hi G justice nie al
parent - Gil.
Iu The meant;mc, however, lat IA
remem Der tina. We have not periorm.
ell ali II our duties, nor discharged
all of our responsibilities, When we
seek to share them with another.
Commanding the inject to your,
thoughtful consideration, i am,
Very Respectfully,
RopEnr Lowry, Governor.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
Mr. inge's speech.

we were surprised 70 learn that
NJ. Iage. Of Alcorn, made q violcn.
r,ecch against Immigration, and ca
pcc;ally the Introduction OF foreign
.rs, who do not speak tho English
language. We are glad to learn
rom himself and others that this Is
aot tho case. HIS opposition was
not 10 The bill, bu. to the amount Of
appropriation, as explained else
where in bis letter. For Mr.. lnge's
fort to do something f)r the cause
u temperance by the Introduction
md advocacy o. the local option bill
We admire him very mash. /, &c
not, however, ut oil philaridropic for
~ TO ostracisc from our lind the for
siguer. Tho days Of ln w'notEing-
IAN are long since gjnc, and should
never have existed. Oar country
has long been known 10 The aaylnm
II the oppressed. Shall Mississippi,
Who has already welccmea to her
>orders 80 many foreigners, becomc
unworthy of her right to this honor
I'd appolla'IJn? Besides, somo Of
our very best citizens, those who
contribute largely to tho solid
wealth and production and tho ma
tcrinl building up Of the country,
both in our own and other States
are Germans, Irishmep, Swedcs,
Swiss and Ho'landers. Alt 10 later.
marrying with ;leso foreigners, We
have been doing that more or less,
for years, andi. is nc. unfrrqrently
the case tina. the comparison is in fa-
vor Of tho foreigner. We attended
a marriage no. great while stree,
where yourg man was welded to
beautiful and accomplished CIR
man girl, his equal in every respect.
Indeed, If we 60 back and take
glance at our origin, We wi! Tod
that wo ourselves, arc largely Sean
dinayiaa and Teutonic Why should
we now Get ourselves above onr
cousins, who are not a whit behind
us in civilization or in any OF those
traits Of character which 70 10 make
q true man or good citizen!
Our waste places ncod settling up,
and wo ought all to welcome these
hardy, industrious and economical
people. Our rural districts are so
sparscly settled that people cannot
successfully form schools. For every
new settler the possibilities and pros
poets OF The schools is Increased.
Without increasing the machinery
or tho expense Of government, tho
taxable property is enhanced aud in.
creased as the number OF payer;
hence. the burden becomes lighter
oh the individual. As for our own
part, there arc lands in ten. miles OF
Jackson on which wo would be glad
to see colony Of Russian jews. Lot
us throw aside our prciudices and
welcome every industrious raco to
our borders.-Comet..
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

ATLANTA, March 7.-One OF tho
largest end most enthusiastic temper
auce meetings over held III Georgia
convened at tho first Mo!ho last
Church tonight. The first speaker
was William l. Dodge, OF New York
president Of the National Temperance
Association, vino made a strong and
brilliant effort. He WAS iLtodaced
by Gov. Colquitt, Speeches were
also made by Gov. COlqnitt, Hon
JOHN Stearna, of New York, and
Geo. u. Lester. All the speeches
ware for prohibition. and Judge
Lester, an old mar, said that lie
expected to live TO see the day when
Il diam seller could not get u
license in Georgia.
1t is stated on good authority tina,
Gov. Colqui,t will max, the race for
Congressman at large as tho temper
ance candidate.
About two.tl!irds Of the counties 10
this State now have local option laws
and the temperance sentiment is
growin 8 among the people.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

Senator Lamar will soon be in tho
best of health, il knocking down and
shaking mp. will put him in that con-
ditinn. A short time ago he was
knocked down by a passing wagon,
on one of tie Washington streets,
and last week while on his way home
to rocupersto from his injuries. he
had q thorough shaking mp in "a nc
cident to the train near Oxford.
souc unprincipled scoundrel, had
drawn tie spikes from the track, and
as soon as the train struck the loose
rail-, il was thrown hel:er-skel,er, but
no one was hurt beyond 3 few brais-
ca.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

Congressman Gibson, introduced
a bill on the 9Th, apprOpristing three
millions Of dollars to protect the
banks and CONTRACT the channel of
The Mississippi river. The bill di-
vides the work into separate sec
tions, thirty miles in the Lake prov
idence breach. thirty miles about
Helena Ark, sixteen miles neal
Plum Point, forty miles abou. New
Madrid, and thirty miles in the
Chcc,aw Bend.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

The appnr'iuumrnt bili beng bas'
oil OH tho number OF registered w
tors in each coun,y, does Copiah II
injustice as was generally supposed.
Our representatives in tho L'gis'a-
,uro have been fully alive 10 tho i'm.
portanco OF securing for Copiah, o
fair representation, and it is only
just to them TO say they have tuc-
cecdei. II Copish has hal other
Counties added 10 i! il order to
make mp u double senatorial Dis.
iric', ne have no one to blame for il
but the few blatant mnlcontonts in
the County, who Ivy obtaining a tenn
porry triumph at tho election in
1879, gave the county a bad, or n
least doub,fal reputation.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10
MEMPHIS, March Capt. Ed Pos

MEMPHIS, March Capt. Ed Pos
tai. of the steamer Hard Cash, which
arrived this morning, reports that
the back water from the Mississippi
river, extends up the White river to
Clarendon, Ark. o distance Of 135
miles from it's mouth, and the entire
country intervening is under water,
which is two feet higher than was
ever known before. Great loss OF
stock and damage to farming inter
ests has occurred throughout the
White river bottoms.
Therivor here continues stationary.
CLEVELAND, o., March AFTER
midnight this morning, a fire mysle-
riou,ly broke out in 0ber!in. and
destroyed over $4,000 worth Of
property, including the Rowland &
Bronson drug store. which temper
ancc people have been seeking to
close up, because of spirituous liquor
alleged to have been sold there. The
entire block, 200 feet on College st.
aud $50 feet on Main street, ia in
ruins.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

Four thousand acres Of land in
San Mateo, have boon purchased by
Chinese capitalists. They have en-
ployed three hundred coolies to put
it under cultivation. Other schemes
similar to this one Gro under consid
Grafton in other counties, and 1t ID
causing no little upeasiness TO the
white farmers.
The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-03-10

In reslrd to the measures fur the
future prevention OF oveltl1ws Gen.
Umc ck says:
A bill should DO introduced into
Congress for survey # the Mi-sis-
sippi, Missouri and Ohio rivers, as
we'll MS their tributaries, such as the
A. kansas and White.
The survey being made, q plan OF
|, wees should loo dcvided which would
be sufficiently strong TO protect the
country. Whether the 6 vernment,
States or parishes build them, they
should be cons ructed on the same
general plan. Il the southern people
cannot afford to build levees the gov
eminent should help. Protection OF
the vast bodies Of land now over
Il jwcd in tie South and West il, in
my Judgment, Of national importance,
aud -hoald be so regarded hy Con
grc.s; but whether to government
builds or he'Ys to tnild the leyces, il
certainly can Dfi,,rd to, and should
causo surveys TO be made at once.