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Register Bruce prefers the ter

Register Bruce prefers the term
negroes, when applied TO his race,
rather than coJored persons. He
says the name negro has history
and he is proud Of his lineage and
fitberand. One who prefers to be
called rolored person, is unworthy
of his noble race Bruce is trump.
-BOOnUMe Pledder
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A CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indscretops OF youth, nervous weakness, early
decay, loss of manhood, sc, | will send you Il
recipe thdt will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE
This great remedy was discovered by a mission
art in South America. Send II selt-addresSod
envelope to the REV JOSEPH T. lHMAN, Sta
ton ID. Netc, York Ctr.
Aug, 2I-.wlV
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GEORGE ALFRED TOWNSEND has an
income Of $4,000 year from his
writings. Times change. Annanias
vas struck dead for lying. 1t is very
svident that Annanias was born too
oon.-Eas
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The undersigned having been appoint
ed Administrator of the Estate OF Mary
M. Basham, deceased, by the Clerk of the
Chancery Court of Monroe county, Miss,
in Vacation, April 10th, 1883, now, there
fore. all persons having claims against
said estate, are hersby notified to exhibit
the same, and have them registered by
said Clerk within one year from this time
or they will be forever barred.
JAMES J. BASHAM,
May y, 1888. Administrator.
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Do not temporize for anodynes only
soothe and lull to sleep and quiet. DIR.
MoFFErT's TEETHINA (Teething Powders)
cures the child and Regulates the Bowels.
all Druggists keep them.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17

No medicine ever introduced to the
Profession and Public has gwen such
universal satisfaction or preserved 80
many lives rs DR.. MoFFETTs TEETHINA,
(Teething Powders. Druggists tell us
the rapid increase in its sale is marvellous.
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SheriH's sale.
State of Mississippi, |

Monroe County. No. 1878,
Wickham & Pendletou, Plaintiffs.
VS..
Hampton s. Bashaw, Defendants.
BY virture of an Execution which
issued from the office of Andrew Wood
Circuit Clerk of Monroe county, Misss-
slpp1. and in favor of Wickham & Pen
dleton, and against Hampton & Bashaw,
for the sum of Twelve Hundred and
Seventy-seven dollars, besides the inter-.
est thereon and cost of suit, have this
day levied upon the following Real
Estate belonging to the said defendants,
in the County of Monroe and State of
Mississippi, to-wit: South half of east
half of southwest quarter and part of
lot No. 4, and west half of southeast
quarter and south half of south half of
southwest quarter of section 2S, township
13, range 10 west, which / will offer for
sale in front of the Court House door in
the city of Aberdeen, on Monday, the
4th day June 1883 to satisfy said Execu-
ton and all costs. Sale within legal
hours.
This the oath dav of April 1883.
+. l.. SYKES. Sheriff.
April &c, 1888.
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t'uV illo'ss
Whole Tickets ~. HnlrTie etsst. 27 Tie kctr $50
80 Tickets 90 Dollars.
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter, or
send by Express. DON'T send bY Regfsierea
Letter on Post06ice Order Orders Of SIS and
upward by Express, can he ee at our expence.
Address All orders to II. NJ. BOARDMAN,
Cour'er-Jourhal Building, LOUISVILLE, KY.
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Gen. U. s. Grant may not want third
Presidential term, butt II prudent man,
will keep DIR. MoFFETT's TEETHINA in the
house for young Sartoris, 1t can be found
at--any Drug Store,
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-05-17

ES"For five cents, Wells, & Co., Burling-
ton, Vermont, will send colored samples
of Gll rolors Of Diamond Dyes, With di-
PectiLnS.
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AL 4DaMA GAEAT SOU IHERN wv SION
yItK B. RG An MtRlDlAs D,V.. ION.

John SCOTT,
Nice-Pres lent & Gen Nan ger. Cincinnati,O.
i. r. WILSON,
GEM PasN'r Ag't Gin Snrth R Cmcinnas, o.
II. c0Li.BRtN,
Gen Pass Agt Ala ct Son x II. Chattanooga.
7. HARRY,
Gen. Pass, Ag't V. & Al. H. r., Vicksburg.
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BETTER THAN IT'S PROMISE
ELY'S CRAM RAIN.

A positive cure Tor Catnrih. Cola Ia the mead
Catarrhal Deainessand Hay Fever It ffocll-
ally cleanses the nasal passages of the ca arrhil
vru, pro notes healthy secrttions, allays nf,
nation. procats the membrane from additional
colds, completely heals the sores and restores
the senses OF TASTE aud smell. Beneficial esnlt
rea liaed from few appli ati0ns. Agreeable
and simple to use. Package mailed foi 80 cent
Sold by all druggists ELY CREAM BALM
co Owego, New York
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u. n. MaTsHaaI's sale.

Geo. W. Agnew, ct ri. No36OC, for$1l99,-
VS.. II, and interest
J. s. Watson, aud costs.
In United States District Court, Nor.
thern District of Mississippi.
By virtue of a fieri facas to me direct
ed in the above stated case, will on
Monday Jm,1e 4th, 1883.
in front of the United States Court House
door, in the City of Aberdeen, Mississippi,
proceed to sell to the highest bidder for
cash, the undivided interest of j. s. Wat
son, in the following described real estate
lying and beng in Monroe county, Mis-
sissippi, to-wit'
The north half of north half section IL,
and all of section IA, township 16,range 6.
The interest of defendant having been
levied upon in the above described lands,
will be sold to satisfy Judgment and all
costs. Sale within legal hours.
This the 9Th day of May, 1888
j.. l.. MORPHIS,
U. S. Marshal.
May T, 1983-td.
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Minor Notes.

A colOred man named Duncan, aged twenty
was drowned while bathing near Madison yes
terday.
Madison, WAS found dead IN his bed yesterday
morning.
The storm which occurred in the northern
part of the State on Saturday did much damage
TO the growing crops, timber and fences.
William Dunn, of Washington, who was stab
bed on the y h inst by his nephew, Charles
Dunn, in a drunken quarrel, died ON Saturday
from his Injuries
A. T. Loss, of Keudallvie, recently received
by exl u parrot from Africa, which was
sent him by Miss Walker, the lady mission
AIRY. The bird was the way about two
months.
During game of base ball at New Albany, on
Sunday, back of the fair grounds, bat flew out
of the hands of George Dorm, one of the players,
and fractured the skull of little eight year-Old
son of George eastman.
AS Martin Scranton and wife were going to
Rising sun, on Sunday, their horse took fright at
a man wheeling baby-wagOn and jumped down
an embankment, Overturning and wIeckng the
buggy ana breaking Mr. ScrantOn's leg between
the knee and ankle. Mrs. Scranton was only
slightly injured.
Daniel Burns, aged ninety, died at Mt. Gilead,
o., few months ago, leaving an estate worth
100000. He was supposed to be a bachelor,
and his brother and hrOther-in-law proceeded to
settle the estate. But on Saturday man and
woman from Peru appeared, claiming 10 be
Burns's children by marriage iii 1879, and ask
ing that the estate, portion OF which Is In lu-
diana, be given them.
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Personal AND LOCAL.

George Boyd Coming to the Front-H p.
Haupt to BE Made General Manager.
A. II. Mcleod, general freight agent of the
Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton lines, spent yes.
terdqv ia the city on official business.
S. o. Parker. Gar accountant of the Louisville.
New Albany & Chicago road, has been instructed
TO remove his headquarters from Lafayette to
Louisville, Ky.
It is announced inst II. P. -Haupt, now gener-
general manager of the whole Northern Pacific
railroad upon its completion.
E A. Van Horne, lare superintendent of the
Rome, Watertowu Il Ogdtnsburg railroad has
h ZEN appointed superint endent of the Utica &
Back River road. and VIII assume control on
August l.
II. W k9pree, who has been in the auditors
| department of the Bali Road Company since the
| road was opened Tor business, has resigned, and
| left last night for Ration, New Mexico, where he
| goes into farming on an extensive scale.
Col. VIM. Bailey, who, with Indianapolis CAPT
talists, built the Helena 81 Iron Mountain road,
| Ia III the CITY, The Colonel, who, by the way If
doing much to build up the railroad interests of
| the SOHt Invest, has by earnest work lifted the
| Kansas tlty Il Southern road, aud the old La.
ciede " Fort Scott, now the 81. Louis & Western,
| out uf the mirr, ana both promise to become val
liable railroad properties
Frank Thomson, vIce-president of the sys tenn
of roads under control ut the Pennsylvania Rail
| road Com htnV, hY circular gives notice OF the
! appointment OF George Boyd assistant general
| way Company and OF the Philadelphia, Whining
| ton Il Baltimore Rlir ad Company. The many
| friends OF MIR. Boyd VIII he pleased to note
| these promotions. He is an Indianapolis boy.
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AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
The Strange and UnwhOlesOme- Looking WO
man Who Wanted to Stop at the
DenisOn.

Last light strange woman, with bare feet
ana bare head, clad i'll rags, walked into the Den
ison Hotel, accompanied by little girl appar-
emily not over ten years old, and asked
the clerk for lodging over night. Both
the woman and the child had The
appearance of the most wretchedly destitute
beggars. Their scanty clothing was dripping
wet and they had evidently been out in the
storm during the evening. The woman stated
that she had just arrived in the city, and needed
rest. She Informed By the clerk
that she could not be given lodg-
ing in the hoto, but surprising that
1t only charitable consideration that she
was seeking, he offered to pay for such accom-
mOdatiOns as she could obtain at n less pre-
tentiOus hotel only short distance away
The woman became indignant at the prof
fer of charity, and informed him.
in language not to be misunderstood
that she had come to the hotel as
guest, not heggar To show that
she was not the pcnness mendicant that her
appearance would seem to indicate she pro-
duced from an unwholesOme- looking bosom a
purse, from which she took two bills of 800
each and two of $50 each. Notwithstanding
tke display of wealth the hospitality of the
house was withheld on general Appearances
The essential thing with hrstclass hotel Ia
style, and IL can better afford TO be beaten by Il
well-dressed deadbent than to harbOr profit
ahle guest whose personal appearance ia DIS
agreeably at fault The woman walked out into
the office of the motel, after being told that she
would have 10 go elsewhere for accommoda ions,
and proclDimed her grievance to all who cared To
hear her. she claimed that her attre--Or rat err
lack OF twas in accordance with the Hoosier
style, and wondered that any fault could be
found with her If she washed her feet be-
fore getting in bed. From her cOnVersat .On
anu conduct tho woman is evidently "A
crank. She claimed that she came from North
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-17

The Canadian Pacific is beginning to assume
some importance as through line, and with the
approaching completion of the road the fnan-
ciers are said to be planning to utilize all the
possibilities of trade BritOns, Australians and
Canadians alike think they can establish a
through route from Liverpool to Sydney via
Canada for mails, passengers and goods. all the
ports of call being in the British empire. II
would he four days shorter than tine California
route. The time from Sydney to San Francisco
- twenty-ntne DAYS, and though the distance to
Brush Columbia is 800 miles greater Our friends
at the North think The fast steamers can cover
the greater distance in TWENTY-FIVE DAYS, from
which time two days could also he spared for
the ports of call. The Canadian Pacific route il
500 miles shorter than than through the States
The Atlantic crossing from Quebec is 800 miles
shorter than that from New York. In winter
however, the Quebec port ia closed. thar this
scheme would force divergence from WInnipeg
TO New York or POrtland.
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Miscellaneous Notes.


For the first week of July the Peoria, Decatur
& Evansville road earn ed $9,S3s, decrease of
ST. ,O96; the Lake Erie q Western $19.2l4, de-
crease of 1878.
Commissioner Fink has issued circular an
nounclng that a special class has been effected
on shipments from New York to Nashville and
Memphis, per agreement with the Virginia, len
nessee II G eorgia road.
The appeal of McEIenry in his suit against the
Erie Railway Company has been dismissed by
the House of Lords. The amount involved Is
about 81, 100000 AMI McHenry claimed that lie
was entitled to nearly $4,000 commissions,
II is stated that Rome. GA is to be made the
terminus of three of the divisions of the East
Tennessee, Virginia 81 Georgia road, VIZ: The
East Tennessee dvs on, Georgia division, and
Alabama division, and that large shops Will
he DuIt in East Rome.
The New York Tribune's financial man IS not
a success at guessing his statementOf the earn
ings of the New York Central for the eight
months ending June l. President Rutter says
they are grossv incorrect, differing in some
items from the actual figures several hundred
thousands of dollars.
Several new Pullman conductors have been
appointed on the overland trains They run on
the Union Pacific express trains and the Central
Pacific connections going all the way, between
Omaha and San Francesca, with the same pas
sengers with whom they start. Their round
trip is, therefore, 800 miles, the longest of any
III the United States
The Grand Trunk Wabash and Baltimore &
Ohio combination route between New York ana
the West went intO operation sunday IL will be
operated III direct competition with the Wander
bit roads. 1t is TO be Known ~ the Detroit u
Niagara ShOrt-ine. Two fast trains will be run
through TO Niagara Falls without change, and
one train will nave a sleeper attached for New
York. IL has been definitely decided to place
Wagner sleepers on this route.
Tracklaying on the Louisville New Orleans &
Texas railroad is progressing from six points,
viz: From the Memphis & New Orleans ter
mini, both ways from Baton Rouge, and both
ways from Vlcksburg. the distance from New
Orleans 10 Memphis is 455 miles, of which 50
miles of track are laid, 100 more are going down.
and the whole will he laid by June, 1884 1t
Will connect the Chesapeake & ONO system with
tile Soui hern Pacific at Baton Rouge, and also at
New Orleans.
An exp rimental trip has been made on the
Denver & Rio Grande TO ascertain whether
rate of speed can he obtained narrow
gauge railroad to correspond with that on broad
gauges, Twenty miles an hOnr is considered
good rate f"I The narrow gauEe while that would
be slow for the broad gauge. But on the trial
trip mentioned on the Denver line fOrty-slX miles
Were made in tiny-uIne minutes, and the first
half OF lie distance run at the rate Of nearIy
q mile minute,
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Manager MaIott,s First wor1,

The first ugly question which Vice-president
and General Manager Nalott, of the Union Rail
way Company, will have TO tackle Is what the
Bee-ine J. IL ST. L. and c., l.. st. L. & c. shall
pay for hauling their own trains over the Belt
road per car. General Manager Thomas has
refused FOR some months to pay anything I'M il
president of the c., l., 81. l. Il C., who mas used
the Belt road for his trains for about month is
also anxious that this question shall he set
tied. The price of transfer when cars are hauled
by the Belt road engines is eighty centa per car
The question Is knOtty one, "a MeSsrs. ingalls,
ana THOMAS are not inclined to pay as much pt.r
car as the representatives of the other roads
which compose the Union Railway COMPANY
mink woul be just andd equal. There is said to
% smOthered ugly feeling over the natter.
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A LITTLE OF BOTH SIDES.
VIII There Use \ Railroad War Becoming a
CUES ion of Interest.

VIII There Jss Railroad War Becoming a
Question of Interest.
Commissioner Fink, the presidents and gen
ersl managers of the trunk lines without eX-
ception say no." and that the meeting to be
held in New York on Thursday will demonstrate
the proof of their assertion, and a reorganiza-
tlon of the pool will probably be effected, or
preliminary steps at least be taken to reorgan-
lie the pool. The Nickel-plate, the Chicago, ST.
Louis & Pittsburg and the Chicago & Atlantic
demand a share of traffic Practically the Van
derbilts, Pennsylvania and Erie have each Sc
cured a new line and each asks that the per
centage ofits new line be taken from the old
percentage of the other lines. The fact is that
each of the trunk lines has "A branch line outside
OF the pool, by which it can meet rates which it
thinks are made by other lines. In other words
there Is sort of silent warfare in progress,
and it can scarcely fail to drift into an
open fight before the close Of the sea
son, unless soon checked. Under the heading
prepare for War;" the New York Indicator
says: The large increase in Erie's grain hauls
as compared with the corresponding falling of
III New York Central, Is not calculated to create
harmony, and the number of roads OF the
pool being as three to one enables the free lancrs
IN railroad circles 70 do all the cutting they de
sire IN order to secure recognition by the pool
commissioner Now, it is possible that there will
he an amicable adjustment but if brought about
without any reta,iatOry cutting in rates nv he
trunk lines, it will be very strange indeed. The
old lines of road feel that the traffic of the cOun-
try belongs TO them, and TO quietly divide their
receipts and cut off the possibility of earning
dividends, without first attempting to strange
competition, would be an illustration of the lion
and the lamb, with this difference, rhe lion
would be inside the lamb. That every effort will
be made by Commissioner Fink for the mainte-
nance OF friendly relations is TO be expected. but
that he VIII as signally fail as he did IN 1881 is
just certain
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals win he received at the Office
OF the undersigned at Columbus, Ohio until July
81, 1888, for the erection Of the following shop
buildings at Columbus, o., to-wt:
One circular freight erecting shop containing
20 STALLS
ono planning mill and cabinet; shop, 80 by $50
feet.
One paint shop, - by 13l feet
One machine shop and boiler shop combined.
2I2 by l 20 feet, with smith shop attached, 80
by 100 feet.
One store house and Office building, so by 60
feet.
Two boiler houses, 80 by 10 feet each
Also a transfer table pit 50 by go feet and
a turu-tnble PIT. 100 feet diameter.
An the above buildings Will he of brick upon
stone foundations. with slate and metal roofs,
Plans and specifications can be seen at the office
of the undersigned ut Columbus, Ohio. after
Wednesday, July -, 1883,
NJ. ]. BECKER, Cnief Engineer.
p, c. x It. l.. Il, W Co,
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Joe Frank, cOlored convict in the Chester pen
itentiary. was drowned in the river on Saturday.
Vandalia is infested with burglars and thieves.
Several residences have been robbed i'll the last
few days.
ty, has just been allowed pension of $50 per
month, with 81, 900 OF arrears.
The farmers in the section of country living
south and southeast of Hornsby, about five miles
from Litchfeld, have been suffering from the
depredatiOns of horse thieves.
Jos. Baker, cOlo"ed, was arrested on Sunday
at Alton, charged with the murder OF Ross and
Depugh, the two neg'.'ea who were mysteriOusly
killed at Rocky FORK last spring.
Capt. Frank Fisk WRITES 10 the Lincoln Herald
to warn farmers against the spread of IA flower
known as the Ox-eye daisy, which he has seen
worn an ornament III LicOln. He aiiirms that
if il once gets start IL will almost entirely kill
our pastures and meadows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-17

On Sunday last spe cial train on the Cincinnati
Indianapolis, St. Louis IL Chicago ran from Fair
land to Shelnyville, six and IA half miles in SIX
minutes
Last evening train of thirty laden en-
tirey with waIermelOns forwarded over he
Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton road from Gin
cinnati to points between Liepslc and Buffalo on
the Nlckel-plate road.
On Friday last one of he new c0nsol ngines on
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton road hauled
seVenty-s six loaded cars from Cincinnati Ham
iiton aud brought thirty five OF these ears over
the grades of the Indianapolis division,
The Chicago & indianapolis Airline will, at
an early day, change the hours of arriving of
their freight trains from the north that their
Cincinnati business may be forwarded the
night express over the g., II. IL |, road.
The Jacksonville. Madison q Indianapolis
VIII. Today, complete the contract 10 haul
l,sOO carloads OF Plttsburg coal from Madison
III Indianapolis TINS coal has been coming for
ward at the rate of tive nty to thirty loads per
day for several weeks.
The doubling of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton track between Cincinnati and Hamilton
moves slow. So numerous are the trains between
these points il Is often difficult to get a dirt or
gravel train In between regular trains II Will
he a month yet before the work is completed.
The management of the Indiana, Bloomington
Western road seems anxious TO reach into the
coal, salt and iron fields of the Kanawha region,
and are quietly figuring u extend the Ohio south
erh division 70 the ono river, bridge the river,
aud run M the Kinawha river to a connection
with the hesapeake & Ohio road.
On hearing that Paymaster Sheppard, of the
Wabash lines, had Reached Decatur on the main
line. on SATURDAY Iasf, paying for May service
the boys on the DetroU ~ indianapolis division
looked for the pay-car here Yesterday, but were
doomed to disappointment, the pay-car return
ing to ST Louis on Saturday night.
The watermelon traffic north ward this season
is largely In excess of any former year. Yester-
day morning tuere were twenty-five car loads
standing III Jacksonville, Madison q Indianapo-
lis yards, which arrived on Sunday. The rate
from points IN Georgia to Indianapolis this
year, average 800 per car. At the corresponding
period last year the rate averaged 1910 per car.
One of the heaviest shippers the Erie
roads states that this road mas advantages in its
elevator facilities at the seabOard which does
much toward making shipments over that line
larger than by its competitors. The grain car
ried by the Erie consisted almost entirely of
corn aud nas AT present. The corn manly
out of condition The Erie had superior fncli-
Ties at Its elevators for handling that kind OF
grain The corn was graded in going in and
again on coming out BY process of turning
over and mixing the dealers enchanted its
value from four TO six cents bushel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-07-17

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 16.-The missing
ledger in which the balances of the State
depositors was kept stolen from the State
Treasurers office last week, was found this
morning on the steps of the Artisan. 1t was
enclosed in paper wrapper addressed to the
editor OF the Artisan, with anonymous in
structions to turn it over to the proper au-
thorties and make his own terms about re-
ward. The book, upon examination, was
found to be intact, without mutlation or
erasures in any part.