davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

A petition, addressed to Col. Rives
and others connected with the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, is being signed
by our merchants and business men.
The branch road is in very wretch.
ed condition, and has been so for
some years, causing much annoyance
to those who travel over it, and en-
failing loss to the road as well. 1t
is to be hoped that the managers
will look after the interests Of the
public, their patrons, and have the
matters attended to at once Co
lumbus H,der.
Perhaps if Columbus would ''let
up just a little on the steamboat
business and ship few more bales
of cotton over the branch road, the
management of the Mobile and Ohio
would feel under greater obligations
to give the branch all possible atten-
tion.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

WHEN the Senate convened on the
23rd inst, there were but two mems
bers of that body in the Chamber,the
President pro tenn, Judge Davis, in
the Chair, and Gen. Butler, of South
Carolina. The hour of eleven having
arrived. Judge Davis brought down
his gavel and gravely said: "The
Senator from South Carolina will
please come to order," after which
the Chaplain delivered the usual
prayer. Upon the conclusion of this
opening ceremony, Senator Butler
moved for "a call of the Senate, and
the Clerk commenced upon the alpha
betical roll which had the effect Of
mastering quorum in short order
as most of the Senators were snugly
ensconced by the fires in the CLOAK
rooms.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
IT may not be known to all of our

IT may not be known to all Of oul
readers that there are no such regu'
lar grades in the Federal Army as
those of General and Lieutenant,
General. These positions, though
pertaining to the Confederate service
were unknown in the U. S. Army
until after the war, when they were
created by sp ecial Legislation for the
benefit of Generals Grant and Sher-
man, with the proviso that the titles
should expire with them. After the
election of Grant to the Presidency
the limitation of the statute was ex-
tended so as to cover Sherman and
Sheridan, though many who voted
for it did it with the understanding
that Thomas would receive the Lieut..
Generals commission. Now, in view
of the early retirement of Sherman,
it is proposed to again extend the
limitation so as to mike Sheridan
General, and to secure Democratic
votes, it is suggested that Hancock
will receive the second place. Our
people had better leave this thing
severely alone, for they cannot afford
to elevate Sheridan, the defamer of
the South, even for the sake of re-.
warding the most honorable of SOL
diers.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

WE do not know that any law for the
prevention of collisions can be suggested
that il will be in the power OF the govern
ment to enforce upon the high seas, but
It seems to us that the insurance COM
panies can accomplish much in this
direction by s'ipulating in every policy
issued upon ocean going steamers that
tbey shall blow their whistles contlnu-
ously in foggy and misty weather and
upon dark nights, and keep number Of
electric lights ablaze during such SEAS
ons If it was known that failure to
ao these things would vitiate insurance
there would be few failures, and while
nervous passengers might lose sleep IL
consequence of the continuous and dis
NAL shriekipg of the whistles, few Of
them would lose their lives, and coils
sions at Sc, between steamers would be
very rare.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
THE MILWAUKEE HORROR

The terrible occurrence at Milwau>
kee has sent thrill of horror through
out the length and breadth of the
land, yet it is scarcely to be hoped
that this awful lesson will be needed
more than many others which have
shocked public feeling for time and
then been straight way forgotten; if
however, the lives which have been
offered up as a sacrifice to the insati
able greed of those who desire to econ
omize by refusing to provide proper
precautions for escape from fires rye
to educate the minds of law makers
to the fact that their duty is to make
laws whereby another such shocking
tragedy may be forcibly avoided it
may prove that the Milwaukee affair,
sickening as are it's details,is heav>
en- sent warning of what recklessness
and cupidity can accomplish. 1t is
but necessary to read the details to
perceive that the keepers Of the New
ell house were guilty of murder most
foul; but thousands of other hotels
are no better provided with fire es-
capes, and their proprietors may at
any time be called upon to witness a
catastrophe silmilar to that of
Wednesday. Our dispatches state
that the building was examined by an
agent of the local board of underwri
ters, and by him pronounced unsafe,
but this worthy individual and the
company he represented refrained
from making their knowledge public
until after the calamity had taken
place: 1t is useless to comment on
what might have been, although we
think it the duty of any competent,
reliable person to make his Discovers
les public when the subject involved
is of public import. Many instan aes
of daily occurrences prove how cheap
ly human life is held by those who
save money by emitting to provide
suitable means for its safety; but in
the case of hotels the public have
in their own recklessness, and, should
they enforce it, every public building
supported by their patronage would
speedily be provided with proper es-
capes and life saving appliances -
Bay City, Michigan, Examiner.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

A correspondent writing to the
Meridian Mercury under date of 14tb
says:
There was killed on my place yes-
terday large Texas or Mexican Eagle
He measured six feet seven inches
between the tips of bis wings, weigh
ing seventeen pounds Claws six
inches wide. His head was dark
brown. Tail nearly white. His body
black. Attached to one of his claws
was a small steel trap with about two
feet of chain. Who lost steel trap
No such bird was ever seen in these
parts before. l think he was brought
here in the wind we had from the
northwest Monday night.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
The Memphis and Selma Road
HypOthecates Its Bonds.
Memphis Appeal.

Memphis Appeal.
The Memphis and Selma road yester-
day registered mortgage to the Guar
antee Trust and Safe Deposit Company
of Philadelphia. In accordance with II
resolution adopted April %, 1882, by the
company, the Importance was realized of
this road extending from Memphis, via
Holly Springs, through Mississippi to the
western border of Alabama, a distance
of about l75 miles, of which seventy-five
miles is graded. The necessity for fully
building ii was also felt, so rs TO be in
running order with rs little delay as
practicable. To do this il was necessary
to obtain money by the sale or other dis
posal of the first mortgage bonds, and by
the sale or disposal of the income bonds
IL was therefore resolved that the road
seal and deliver to the trust company
$500 first mortgage bonds Of $1,000 each,
to be dated July l, 1882; also 300 of in
come bonds of $1,000. This resolution
was adopted by 5000 shares cast in its
favor. The mortgage was drawn up in
accordance with these provisions.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
How TO Stop Off Newspaper BOr
rOWers.

Hartford Courant.
Get the paper first, and read it and
then carefully clip out every para.
graph in which the borrower is like
ly to be interested.
Lend it to him, and within thirty
seconds, send for it again. This
course, if pursued for sevearl days,
will be likely to introduce an idea in
to the borrowers brains, provided be
has any.
When he sends for the morning
paper send him one of the day before
Write him a note of kindly sympa.
thy with his poverty, and offer tc
send him the paper until crcumstan
ces improve.
Or return word that you are read
ing the paper yourself and send him
five cents to buy one.
Or send him Il kindly but firm re.
fusal to lend any more, and enclose
n postage stamp with the suggestion
that the publishers of the paper
would be glad to receive his subscrir
tion and remittance.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

SENATOR Edmunds made q strong
argument in the Senate on the 20tf
in favor of the postal telegraph un'
der Government auspices, taking the
ground that its ownership and en-
ployment was Legitimate and proper
but he at the same time gave notice
that he would antagonize any propo,
sition to purchase existing lines. The
main and in fact the only objection
to be urged to the establishment OF
the postal telegraph is the immense
addition that it would necessarily
make to the army of civil employees
of the Government; an army of such
huge proportions now as to threaten
the destruction of the peoples rights
and pi erogatives in the event that a
bold and aspiring President sees fit
to use it for his personal agrandise-
ment.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

. In contemplating the free trade atti>
tude of England it is hard to realize that
her prepohderence in the manufacture of
woolen goods was obtained by the enact,
menl Of law that compelled the shroud.
ing of every corpse in that material.
She could not we'll legislate upon the
character of raiment that her living
children should wear, but as sanitary
regulation specified the material in
which they should be draped for the
grave, and in this queer way gave hel
factories tremendous lift.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
Protest Against Increasing Duty
on Cotton Ties.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25

The Times Democrats Shreveport spe.
cial says: The cotton exchange yester>
day adopted the following:
Resolved, That the agricultural inter
est of the country demands relief and
encouragement from the national legis-
lature. Especially is this true of the
cotton producing section of the Union,
which has just marketed crop of that
staple which, though unusually large,
has not proved remunerative to the
farmers.
Resolved, That the increase of duties
on cotton ties, under the discoumgements
that surrounded the planting interests
at that time, would be unwise, and
unjust aud tend to discourage the pro.
duction of large cotton crop in the
present year.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
Springfield, Robertson Co., Tenn,
Nnvan,har OTth 1891

Dr. j, BRAnFIFLD.
SIR-My daughter has been suffering for
many years with that dreadful afll icton known
~ Female Diseases, which has cost me many
dollars, and notwithstanding | had the best
medical attendance, could not find relief.
have used many other kinds of medicine with
out any effect. | had Just about z ven her up
was ont of heart, 'u happened In the store OF
w. W. Ecker several weeks since, and he
knowing OF my daughters afliictiun, persuaied
me TO buy bottle of your Female Regulator
Sle began to improve at once. was 80 delight.
ed with its effects that bought several more
bottles. The price, al 50 y bottle, seemed to bt
very high Al first hut now think It the cheap
est preparation on the globe; and, known.
what dO about 1t. II to-day one OF nv famil,
S suffering with that awful disease, | wOul,
have 1t II 1t cost $50 n hurtlc,fr can truthful
ssy.it has cured my daughter sound and we'll
aud myself and wife do most heartily recon
mend your Female Regulator to he just what
Is rccommc nded TO be. R"spnrffu'lv
II. u. FEATHERsTON.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
The Receiver Of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad

Special to N. o. mes-Democrat.
MOBILE, Jan. 24.-W. Butler Dun-
Gun, on his own application to the
United States Circuit Court, was
relieved from the receivership of the
Mob lie and Ohio Railroad, and the
property, by order of the court, was
placed in the possession of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company. Mr.
Duncan was appointed receiver May
1st. 1879
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
The Roll Of the House.
D ecial to N. O. Times-Democrat.

Special to N 0. Times-Democrat.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Clerk Nc
Pherson has made up the roll of the
next House The only vacant districts
are said to he the Second Mississippi,
Third North Carolina and the Sixth
Louisiana. The Representatives. of the
two latter districts have died since the
election last fall. Mr.. Manning, of the
Second Mississippi. has requested the
Clerk not to put his name on the roll
until his contest with Chalmers is deter
mined.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

The Republican side of the Senate
in the debates and votes upon the
Tariff Bill, pose in the attitude of so
many mill agents, battling for their
clients, and contending for the right
to take. the money out of the pockets
of the agricultural laborers and de-
posit in the Eastern savings bankst O
the credit of the mill owners in the
name of their operatives.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
The Claims of the Mobile and
Ohio ssOa Il against the Gov
ernment.
Special TO Times-Demecrat.

Special TO oTimes-Demecrat.
Washington, Jan. 19.--E. L. Russell,
of Mobile, attorney for the Mobile and
Ohio Railway, left for home last night
He was here to look after bill which
appioprates 100000 TO pay n claim
which the road has against the govern,
ment. At the last session Senator
George moved an amendment to the hill
which provides that the money shall &C
to those who were stockholders in the
road when the clnim accrued. Mr.. Rus
sell wants Senator George to withdraw
this amendment and let the money be
paid to the company. Senator George
declines to do tins.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

ANOTHER effort is being made in Con,
gress for the repeal of the iron clad oath.
This will not effect ex Confederates AS q
"modfed oath" for their accommodation
was adopted long ago, but the 'fruly
loyal are now clamoring for the privi'
lege of taking the same obligation that
is administered to Office holders who
were in the Southern army.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

The Southern negroes who went to
Kansas in 1879 and 1880, complain ter
ribly of the cold weather there, and well
they may, for the thermometer in the
various portions of that State, registered
from ten to twenty degrees below zero,
on the goth inst.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

*.*"Winter finds out what Summer lays
by" Kidney-WOrt cures in Winter and
in Summer. There is scarcely person
to be found who will not be greatly ben
Gifted by thorough course of Kidney
Wort every spring. If you cannOt pre-
pare the dry buy the liquid. IL has the
same effect.
EsFThe wonders of modern chemistry
are apparent in the beautiful Diamond
Dyes. All kinds and colors of Ink can
be made from them.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

A steamboat went up the Noxubee
river as far as Macon, last week, where
it received cargo of five hundred bales
of cotton. A steamer could not have
reached that point but for its improves
ment by the Government, and the peo-
pie of Macon are indebted to Hon. H. d.
Money, their representative, for securing
the appropriation.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

This medicinal preparation is one ont
of thousand of the patent kind placed
before the public which has what il
CLAIMS, 'intriusic merits, aud does afford
relief in diseases like dyspepsia, general
debility, and many kinds of disorders
peculiar to females. II has received the
endorsement of hundreds of people of
GOOD standing throughout the country.
and should il sometimes fail to effect Il
cure, it may be- taken without delcterious
results Ii has become a staple medicine
with druggists. One or two bottles, used
in season, may save Il heavy bill from the
family physician.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
OUR BRANCH ROAD.

The merchants ard business men
of Columbus have prepared petit
ton to the Management of the NJ Il
O, Railroad asking that the branch
from here to Artesia be repaired and
put in good condition; and also that
better cars for the travelling public
be furnished Capt, Brickells train,
-COLu,nbuS DjSDdtch
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

"Look here,' said the governor to
high State official, "when are you
going to pay me that ten dollars7'
"Upon my honor, governor, I don't
know why, sir, the other day,
when mentioned the fact of your
Indebtedness, you asked me where l
would be Tuesday" "Yer, sir. >
"Well, wasn't that a promise that
you would pay me Tuesday, No
SIR "Why, then did you want TO
know where l would be tuesday,
''Bpcause | wanted to known where
you'd be so I could make arrange
ments to be somewhere else.-Ar-
kansas Traveller.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

AT Dennison, Texas, the mercury sank
to within two degrees of zero on the Goth
inst, and unprecedentedly cold weather
was reported on that day at San Antonio,
Palestine, and other points in that State.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

AMONG the fair daughters of the
South, who have visited Washington
this winter, was Mrs ED RUSSELL, of
Verona, who enjoys as great degree
of popularity in Mississippi as her
talented husband, the General Solici-
tor of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

DR.. Pierces pheasant Purgative Pei
let's" are sugar-coated aud iGClosed il
glass BOTTLES, their virtues being thereby
preserved unimpaired for any length OF
time, in any climate, so that they ART
always fresh and reliable. No GheaI
Wooden or pasieboard boxes. By drug
uistS
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

THE Philadelphia press terms Prince
"Plon Plon" the Robert Toombs of
Paris. The Press should recognize a
vast difference between the two men
Prince Napoleon aspires to Imperial
honors and is constantly intrigu ng
against the French Government, while
on the other hand Bob Toombs does not
even aspire to American citizenship, and
does not care a straw for the Government
or its managers.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
TUFTS
'iiE EiXPiEEcT0RANT

f. composed OF Herbal and Mucilaginous prod
ucts, which perm cate the substance of tho
Lungs, oxpootorates the acrid matter
that collects In the Bronchial Tubes, and forms a
n0Othlng coating, which relieves tho fx,-
fitation TINT causes the cough. 1t clcnnses
the lungs OF all impurities, strengthens
them when enfcc bicd by disease, invigor.
atcs the circulation of the blood, and braces the
nervous system. Slight colds Oft sn end in
consumption. 1t Is dangerous to neglect
lest OF twenty yetrs warrnnts tbe assertion that
noremedy has ever been found that IL as
prompt in its effects as TUFTS ExpECT0RAHT.
A single dose raises tho phiegm subdues
Inflammation, and its use speedily cures the most
obstinate cough. A pleasant cordial, chill
dren take It readily. For Group 1t IL
invaluable and should be in every family.
Tn 2Nc. and Al ROtflea.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01
EDITORIAL MATTER,
from Tri.Weekly issues OF Friday & Monday
An Impending Clash Between
the two Houses of Congress.

The Senate has been engaged TO
weeks tinkering upon Tariff Bill
and will probably before the end o
the session work it up in some shap'
or other so as to successfully run th'
gauntlet Of an ''aye' and "no' vote
and then it will go to the waste
basket, and be heard of "no more
forever"
In the other end of the Capitol the
Committee on Ways and Means has
reported q Tariff Bill, and under the
whip and spur Of 'the previous ques-
tion," and regardless Of the likes or
dislikes of Free Traders, "Tariff for
Revenue only" men, or members
obese with glittering generalities
seeking utterance, they will push it
through by a handsome majority ;
and while the Senate may refuse to
consider it, or may undertake to
amend it so as to comport as nearly
as possible with the document Mr..
Morrill, is SO carefullyand laboriously
steering. the House submits the sims
pie proposition stake this Or nothing,
for we are by virtue of the Consti.
tuition and time honored usage mas
ters of the situation"
The gist of the whole matter in a
nut shell is that the House is Con-
stitutionally endowed with the right
to originate all measures for raising
revenue, and adheres wisely and
tenaciously to this great prerogative,
and regards the present action of
the Senrte in the light of usurpation,
claiming that it is attempting to ac-
complish by indirection what it con-
fesses it's inability to do fairly,square-
ly and openly. The charge of in-
direction is founded upon the follow
ing condition of affairs: Last year
the House passed bill entitled "An
Act to Reduce Internal Revenue
Taxes" and sent it to the Senate
for concurrence. The Senate instead
of copfning itself to the line covered
by the title of this bill, l,coolly scratch~
ed out two or three of its half dozen
pages, adding about hundred and
thirty pages Of schedules covering
the larger portion Of the Tariff on
Foreign Imports, and virtually com
meneed The work of framing new
Tariff Bill, and have worked assidu-
ously upon it ever since.
The House is proceeding as though
utterly ignorant of the Senate s action
in this behalf, and the Senate is driv-
ing along as though entirely uncon-
scious of trenchiug upon forbidden
ground, and what is stranger yet, the
army of supplicating lobbyists who
represent the various interests pro-
tected or seeking protection are
wasting their time in dancing attend
ence at the wrong end of the Capitol.
We are likely to see something
lively grow out of this clash of claims
before many more days pass, unless
the Senate gracefully concludes to
lay aside it's own bill and get even
by attempting to so amend the one
that is passed by the House as to
reconcile the chief points of differ
ence. The House will never agree
to accept the Senate bill as even
afording an outline or hint for its
action. for it cannot concede to that
body the right to originate Tariff
measures or any other general scheme
for raising revenue.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

TINE NULTAIC BELT % MafshaIL Mich. ,wiT
send DIR Dyes Ce ehratru T. cCtrO Noltaic Belts
and Electric Appliances on trial tor thirty
DAYS TO men (vonng or ud)w OHre If cted I'll
nervous dehiitV, lost vitality and kindred
troubles. guaranteeing speedy and complete
restoration OF health and manly vgOr. Adirc>
MS ahovr N. B.-No risk is incurred, rs thirty
dnys' trial ls allowed, d25-ly.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

THE reelection of John r. Mcpherson
to the U. s. Senate from New Jersey, is
just reward for six years of faithful
service on the part of this staunch
Democrat.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-02-01

The desire for stimulants is becoming
n monstrOus evil and how to overcome il
is a serious question with reformcrS
Parkers Ginger Tonic fairly solves the
difficult promblcm. IL invigoratcs body
aud mind without intoxlcation, and has
brought health and happiness to many
desolate mes.-EnqUrer. See other
column