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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
The Mississippi Reservoir system



Hon. w. ID. Washburn, Gen.
Wright, Chief Engineer of the
United States, and Major Allen,
Government engineer in charge,
have just returned from a tour of
inspection of the Government
dams in process of construction on
the Upper Mississippi. In course
of q conversation about his trip
last evening, Gen. Washburn said
to a Tribune reporter:
"The reason for constructing
this system of dams is to retain
and store the water which accumu-
lates in times of floods and fresh
ests, and release it in times of low
water. On an average there are
from 60 to 100 days in the summer
when the river is too low for ordi-
nary steamers, and the prime OBJ
iect of these dams is to equalize
the stream of the river. They are
valuable for two reasons-they
prevent floods and freshets in the
spring and low water in the sum
mer. The question of their con.
struction has been agitated more
or less for fifteen years, but was
first brought to the notice of Con
gress by Gen. Warren, then in
charge of this department of the
Governments civil engineering
For the last five years prior to en-
tering upon this work, special ap
preparations have been made by
Congress for making surveys and
taking observations of the Upper
Mississippi, with the view of find
ing out the arobable effect of this
system of reservoirs. The result
of these experiments determined
the Government to inaugurate the
system. Accordingly the first ses
sion of the Forty-sixth Congress
made an appropriation eff s75,OOt
for this work, but owing to the diff
ficulty of procuring a title to the
Indian reservation lands whicf
would be overfowed by the build
ing of these dams, nothing was
then done. The second session Of
the same Congress appropriated
$3.50, 900, and the first session o.
the Forty.seventh Congress ap
propriated s3OO,OOO-aggregatine
s525,O0O. The plans embrace the
building of six dams, one at the
foot of Lake Winnebagoshish, one
where the Leech Lake River dis
charges from Leech Lake, one al
Pokegama Falls, one at the juno
ton of the Vermillion and Missis
sippi Rivers, one on the Gull River
near Gull Lake, and one on Pint
River. near the foot of Grow Lake
The ones at Leech Lake, Pokegams
Falls, and Winnebagoshish will bt
completed before the high watel
of next spring, and the others viii
be completed in a year. The larg
est dam is at Winnebagoshish an'
raises the water IA feet, that a
Leech Lake 5 feet, and that a
Pokegama Falls Z feet. These cal
hold the water from the mali
sources for any length of time
! Mai Allen is confident that b.
these dams he can double the flow
of water past Minneapolis and st
Paul for shc 100 days of the loy
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
/ Judicial Outrage.
Times -DemOcrat.l /

in the Gaines case, his orders and
instructions to our Mayor and
Council, have aroused the deepest
indignation and the ilrmest deter
minatiOn among our people that
this tax, which he Illegally orders,
shall never he paid.
His mandamus Is an insult to
our city government and to our
people. The Mayor aud Council
are ordered about, as if they were
the slaves of his court, and the
quarter of million people of New
Orleans owned and ruled solely by
his despotic will and power.
"You are directed and requir.
ed,n he tells the Council, "to as
semble promptly in council and
pass an ordinance or resolution
leyying special tax upon all the
real and personal property within
the corporate limits OF New Or
leans, to pay the Judgment in the
suit Of Myra Clark Gaines Us. The
City of New Orleans, amounting
to S1,925,677.43. When assembled
in Council you are ordered TO
amend the municipal budget so MS
to place upon this budget the judg.
ment of Myra Clark Gaines, in or.
der that it may stand and be re.
garded as II judgment liability of
the City of New Orleans until Il.
nally paid and cxtinguisbed. You
are then and there to levy and i'm.
pose q budget tax upon all real
and personal property, aud to col
leot this tax without unreasonable
delay, and with tho money SO col
lccted to satisfy as promptly as
the nature of the case will allow,
without laches or neglect, the en-.
tire amount that may be due upon
this Judgment"
This is the order to our people
to pay S2,000,O00 on the most out.
rageous claim ever presented. Our
only protection against Billings's
injustice-the right Of appeals
denied us by a trick about the
bond, by which he hopes to pre-.
vent our getting II hearing In this
case until Mrs. Gaines has squcez-
4 ed her S2,000,000 from us and made
off with the money.
Never has so outrageous a ju'
dicial order as this been issued
never but once before. just tel
years ago, when drunken Judge
filling the same seat that Billings
occupies to day, made the name oI
Durell forever infamous by hi
infamous order. The whole Uniol
rose In disgust aud abhorrence o
this tyrannical order, this judicia
attack on the rights of the people
The most bitter Radicals condem
ned and denounced IL, and ii wal
without defender or defense
The man who wrote that order
and whose drunken, abject too
Durell was, is this same individual
who to-day, from the bench, i
given another opportunity to at
tack us.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
The Protection Dilemma.
INLemphis Apneal.l


the right to buy where they can
buy cheapest, and TO sell where
they can sell dearest. This right
protection violates. The wrongs
resulting are expected by the vio-
latOrs to fall upon the victims
whose right is denied them, the
profits arising they themselves ex.
peet to monopolize. AS their sys-
tenn becomes subjected to the test
of time it proves, as 1t always does,
that those who do or countenance
"evil that good may eome," have
themselves to endure at least a
portion of the consequences. To
take a part of the earnings of one
portion of society and give it to
another has acted as stimulant
upon the latter, and has induced
the stimulated manufacturers and
Others to expand their invest
ments, put up new works and in
crease their machinery, and with
these things, they have increased
production. This increase of mer-
chandisc produced has not been
the legitimate effects of demand
seeking supply, but is the result OF
efforts to share in the stimulating
rewards artiiicially created by pro-
lection. AS production upon the
stimulating high tariff system in
crenses in a proportion demand
fails to reach, tho reward of mo-
nopoly decreases, and as it does
so the investors require and ask
for increased protection. The less
they can make by profits the more
they demand from taxation. In
this way protection has grown to
the present extent, and with it
production, until we see, whenever
we take up a commercial paper,
complaint of lowering prices and
loss of profit on account of over
production. Overprodnction is the
natural result of high tariff, and is
its Nemesis, for while it has pro-
duced more than the homo demand
can take, it has put prices up to q
hight that excludes the monopo-
lizing manufacturers from the for
eign market. High tariff increases
profits, but decreases the number
of customers it casts off the for.
eign markets, and leaves them to
be supplied by "the pauper labor
of Europe" No reader, we think
can help seeing that in proportion
as prices are artiiiclally increased
and the natural operation of the
law of supply and demand is oh
structed, the range of the market
left to the producer is narrowed
What is gained by advancing pri
: ces OH the one hand is lost by lin
iting the market on the other. tn,
worlds markets, as q rule, are car
ried on by competition. Those
J who sell cheapest get the mos
custom; when q nation artificial,
raises the prices of its productions
it voluntarily deprives itself of thu
power of competition. 1t is tn,
loss of this faculty that leaves III
with goods in store that we can
not sell, or with the ownership o
: establishments and machinery W,
cannot employ. The present "tigh
place" may or may not be tideC
, over, but overproduction will il
the end destroy protection ant
open the worlds markets to Amer
: lean competition.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
A cotton pin rib of improyed d,

A cotton gin rib of improved de.
vice has been patented by Mr.. w.
s. Anderson, Of Duncansby, Miss,
This invention consists of the com
bination of reinforcing wearing
plates applied to the sides of the
ribs, these plates being made ia.
pering toward their lower ends,
and hared inwardly with said ribs,
which are recessed correspond.
ingly to permit the holding of the
plates in position without screws,
and to permit their removal with
facility.-Scientilic American.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

III ~ 4 3 veet Madie at home by The indus
v 7 9tYI+ Best business now before the
~ , rHhne. Cspilal not needed Wewill
" - Hu guu. Ien. women, hoys and
sifi waairl everywhere 10 work for
n Nov ia fae time You can work IN spare
time only ol give your whole time to the business.
NJ other Jasiness Will pay you nearly as well.
No 0ne can fail TO make enormous pay by TN
gazing at once Costly Outfit and terms free.
Money niHde fast eIsily. and honOTably All
diess TFtE q Co . Augusta. Maine
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

The Boston Traveller tells a
story about man who saw Mr..
Lincoln after ex-President jeff.
Davis's capture and asked him
what he would do with him. Mr..
Lincoln replied by telling story
of boy, whose mother had order
cd him to dispose of a pet coon,
and he was terribly broken up be-
cause he could not sell it, and
could not kill it, and his mother
would not let him take 1t home.
The trouble with the stor, Is, notes
the Chicago News, that it is not
true. Mr.. Lincoln died April 18th,
and Mr.. Davis was not captured
until May 10th. Will the Boston
Traveller give us another Mem
phis Appeal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
CiIuRcu DIRECTORY.
st. James Episcopal Church

High Mass si 10 % clock a. n and Nezlers Il
every SUNDAY at ga m b T.. Bohnelt Pastor,
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bIaNcERY COURT.

IA eounty-Begins on the LIST
,nril and October, and may
judicial days.
Igton eounty-Begins on the I'd
April and October, and may
Is judicial days.
eounty-Begins on the LIST Mon
and November, and may con-
hdicial days.
a eounty-Begins on the Sd
Nay and November, and may
b. judicial days.
er eounty-Begins on the LIST
h June and December, and may
c judicial days.
county-Begins on the md
4 June and December, and may
"a judicial days.
Il meetings are held by the
| supervisors as follows; Bien-
Monday of January to elect
|ommissioners. Annually first
n Mareh, to receive Tax-Collec-
|rts Of delinquent and insolvent
of August to receive and
n the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
eptember to levy taxes; and on
|ay next preceding each term of
fourt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

Preaching at n m, and ! y m ever, sunday
Communion lst Sunday la February, Mry. Au-
gust aud November trtyer- mcriing every
Wednesday hlght. ; Archer Pastor. sunday
school 1T NJ Sam. Known sup
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

Regular morning service At u a m Evening
vice. p. m every SUNDAY Communion
lit.t -tndty IN cach month II u kifnsey,
Rector s5hhath-sehool stab b a IA. }. VI
Moore superintendent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

Tie trial of Frank James. the
celebrated outlaw, which was to
have begun last Monday, his been
postponed until the 9TH of August.
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ApvERTIsINa RATES.

Transient Advertising, One Square
one Insertion. 30
Each subsequent Insertion, ........ -
Fees for Legal notices. which are in
cluded undertlis head. due on or before
last publication. Nopro0f furnished un-
i'll paid for.
"Loenis,m " five lines or less. this type,
- cents for first, - cents each suisse
quent Insertion.
Personal articles or notices charged for
according to their nature.
Customers will please give explicit di-
reetions, Of length Of time for publication
of advertisements.
Regular advertising, one square, . ms.
=, ems. Sl2. year so.
Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly. and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
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Preaching at n m. and : y M every sun
day. iraycr-mcetinv every "Wednesday nirhl.
SUNDAY y-sehuol pin J. W lIounoll, Pastor.
W X Trigg supt
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Change Of Temperance Policy.
Memphis Appeal i

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Change Of Temperance Policy.
Memphis Appeal
The high license system for the
sale of liquor is spreading rapidly.
Many of the prohibitionists have
become tired of agitating for years
for a prohibition law which is rare
ly obtained, and when obtained is
so i'll administered as to have made
the question q common one, "Does |
prohibition prohibit ~ OF course
if prohibition be law il ought to
be administered as faithfully as
other laws arc, but In fact il is
not. The intellectual assent and
moral support Of the mass of the
community have been wanting,
and law deficient Of such props
commonly is a mere bundle of
words on piece of parchment,
and no more. When a prohibition
law has been gained in u State, its
supporters have always sat down,
rejoicing that their work was
done. The fact was, it was Just
begun, tho required working i'm
plement was obtained, but il would
not work itself, aud has rarely
given satisfaction. 1t is much
easier. by persistence and party
combinations to get prohibition
law passed than it is to have ii OK.
ecuted. In striving for legislation
there is a single objective point to
be aimed at--thc Legislature; but
to administer the law vigilance
and effort are required In every
village in the State. Tho Mayor
of Fort Scott, Kansas, when at.
tending the recent Nurserymcn's
convention in st. Louis, acknow.
ledged that prohibition is u failure
in that State. The District Court
in his town had been in session
five weeks, and had fifteen liquor
selling cases before it, but could
not convict one. All these things
have led many opponents of exces.
sive drinking to seek remedies
which would meet with public sup.
port, aud be eflectual against the
evil so universally complained of.
They seek to have existing laws
respecting Sunday selling, selling
to minors and to habitual drunk.
ards, and selling after hours, put
In force, and especially to decrease
the number of liquor sellers by
raising The amount paid for license.
The st. Republican reports that in
Lewis county, Missouri, the high
license law gives great satisfaction
The County Court has fixed the
amount at $50 u year for the State
and $500 for the county. Tile
towns of Canton and Monticello
have made their town license :l00C
in addition TO those amounts
Where such sums are at risk liquor
sellers find Unnecessary to observe
the law for their own sakes. II
does not payto make people drunk
when disorder on their premises
entails q heavy fine. What is even
better, it is to their interest to
help the law to stop unlicensed
selling. Their expenses are too
high to bear such competition af
that. Some of the high license
advocates propose that county and
town authorities shall decide how
many retailers there may be in Q
given district, then sell the license
for each district by auction. Ii
one way or another the high Ii
cense system is making rapid way
- r---c-z
Mr.. John i. Slater, founder o
a. e,t.t. f,,.I g, A. o1,oo4;o.
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OFFICE RULES
SUBSCRIPTION TERMS.

One year, in advance. ,.....-........s2 90
When not paid as above, or within one
month from expiration Of time paid for
s. On
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
guDreIue Court

| 5 of Supreme Court-Com-
bn the LIST Mondays of April
|tober.
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Mr.. John i. Slater, founder OF
the Slater fund for the education
of the negroes Of the South, en-
tertains very fanciful and extrava-
CANT views concerning the imme-
date future of the race. He told
a reporter of the New York Even
ing Post a few days ago, that he
believed at the end of 10 years the
colored people of the Southern
States will own more land than the
whites. Mr.. Slater Is an enthusi-
asst whose dreams are dreams of
delusion. If Mr.. Slater's munifi-
cent donation was the outcome of
such a preposterous belief as he
has expressed, he will find himself,
at the end of 10 years, the most
deluded man IN the country
Times-Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.

For State and District Offices, ...Sl5
For County Offices, es,.................. 10
For Beat Offices. .... ,
Order, from transient customers. vel
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular custo-
mers due and presented the Isl OF ea' n
month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

serviccs Friday evenings At ~. aud saturday
mornings al l0i,. ! B0geu. Rabbi.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

This list Of distances is procured
from the latest official surveys and
mape.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-06-30

Vi January and July.
COMMISSIONERS.
|au,,ear..thlngton, Pres't. | Washington
ar ''""ry' County.
Stokes, Bolivar county
Il ENvlson, lssaquena county
"oore, Sharkey county
|" '"'efn'an, Sec. and Treas.
pune, Cotton Tax Collector
e.la Chief Engineer
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striet Court for Southern Dis
s.sat ag qs..I..s....1
COUNTY OFFICIALS.

PRs or THE BOARD or srrrnyisons.
District, j. w. Erwin
u District, +. J. Craig
District, (Pres.) N Goldstein
District, j. M. McCutchen
District, IN. Collier
v Attorney, w. r. Trigg
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kes Of the Supreme Court.
4, y. Circuit Court

bs begin in jackson on The
|ndays in May and Novem-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-27
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGN-Further revelations in regard TO the
dynamite conspirators were made in London
Yesterday 60 Mr.. Harrington Nj. p, in speech
condemns English judicial methods. 60 Sixteen
lives were lost at q fire in Warsaw. - UNI
yersal chess tournament was begun In London
- The Affirmation bill was debated in the
Houre of Commons - Several arrests have
been made in County Clare.
DoMrsrIC-The Convention of the Irish National
League met in Philadelphia yesterday and organ
lied by the election of permanent officers. -
In the United States Court at Jefferson City. Mo-,
three Judges of the Lafayette County Court
were ordered to jail for contempt. -
Charles w. Foster, father of Governor Foster,
Of Ohio, died. - Ellis. who committed a number
of thefts at Asbury Park last summer, was sem
fenced to eight years imprisonment - The
State Senate ordered to q third reading the bill
which practically gives II. o. Thompson control OF
the construction of the new aqueduct; similar &C
ton was taken in reference to the Ramapo River
bill.
City AND SUBURpAN.-Much comment was caused
yesterday by the Mayors address in reference to the
Aqueduct bill meeting is to be Eeld to give ex-
pres sion to pubic opinion on the subject. -
dinner was given to Signor Salvini; speeches
were made by Joseph II. Choate. Charles
Dudley Warner, L. L. Godkin and others.
- Negotiations are pending for the pur-
chase of three Inman steamships running to Liver
pool. - William Griffith. alias Lord
Ashburton was arrested for forgery. -
The criminal action against Bayaud q
Perrenoud, the liquor-deaers, was com
promised. - Fire discovered in wing
of the New-York Founding Asyu 200 children
were removed from the building without loss of
life. - Gold value of the lega-tender silver
dollar t412i2 grains). S2.7S cents. - Stocks
were dull, and, after early advance, declined
and closed weak.
THE WEATHER.-TRIBUNE local observations in
dictate fair and partly cloudy weather. with higher
temperatures and chances of occasional light rain.
Temperature yesterday: Highest, $50; lowest,
$40; average, 44h0.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-27
GENERAL NOTES.

Not more than half the usual supply of maple
syrup has been made in Maine this owing TO I'M
favorable conditions OF frost and during the winter
which prevented copous flow Of sap at the usual time
There is a man employed in the Philadelphia
Gas Works whose hdolity for almost half century de-
serves recognition. lie is hale old man OF eighty
years. and his name is Timothy Keatng. Forty-seven
years ago this month brought from En- gland to
tcacb the manufacture OF gas I'm Philadelphia. and he
has never once been absent from his post In worpg
hours during that long period OF service FOR twenty
wears his duty has been TO regulate the pressure OF gas
according to the varying demand during the hours OF
Darkness and lie goes u work every evening at D
O'CLOCK.
Since Edward Holman was sent to jail In 81.
Louis few weeks ago his fellow prisoners have admired
bis wfe's consistency and devotion aud enyied him the
fine bananas which she brought him almost daily. to
crafty as she often explained his extraordinary long
ing for that fruit day the jaer WAS moved TO to
low up what seemed absurd suspicion and opened one
OF the bananas which the wife had just brought IL con-
ained small le and in the cells OF several prisoners
were found six and three files which the woman
had inSenousy conveyed TO her husband IN the same
manner The discovery made just in time to prevent
a general Jail delivery
While working at his mine near Tres Alamos,
al few days ago, John Lyons Of Tombstone. Arizona
suddenly found himself in most unexpected and I'M
pleasant situation Ho had put In blast lighted the
fuse and Just reached the top Of the shaft when he be-
held four mounted Apaches rapidly approaching with
plain intent to slaughter him. To was to be over
taken and to stay be blown to pieces and neither
alternative presented any attractions. Mr. Lyons hes
tated an instant, aud then dropped behind heap OF
rocks Mt the mouth OF the sha Az tnat momsnt tne
into the air with laundering report. The Indians,
who had made OF their victim, were so amazed and
terrified ut this miraculous interference that they
wheeled and galloped away, screaming like uends, and
Mr. LYONS who had not been struck by single one
OF the rocks which fell all around him, made quick time
IN Irea AlamOs,
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3n0ex to ADVERTISEMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS Pa9e-5th and 9th colunna
ANNOUNCEMENTS 9Th Page-6th column.
BANKING HoUsEs-7h Paoe-4th column
BANKxUPT NOTICES 9Th Paoe-4th column.
BUSINESS CHANcEs-7M Paqe-Sd column
BUSINESS NorIcgs-4m Page-lst column
BOARD AND RooMs-!7M Page-6th column.
CORPORATION NorIoEs-6h Pu0e-4th column.
DRESS MAKING-6h Pa0c-4th COLUMN
ExcuRsroys-7h Paos-6th column
FINANclAL-7M Paoe-3d column.
CRATES AND FENDERs-6h Page-4th COLUMN
HELP wASrED-6m Page-4tb column
HORSES, CARRIAGES. &o.-6h Pdge-4tn coiuinA'
BoTEIA-7h Page-3d column
rusrsuorroN-6m Paoe-3d and 4th columns
Ixcrunxs AND MEETrNes-7h Pa1e-6th column
LOST AND FoUND-6h Page-4th coiumn'
NNIsG-7m Paqe-4th column.
M,pR,.cys AND DEATas-5th Po1e-6th column.
NIscrrIANrous--7M Page-3d coumn-sm Pdge-6tn
column
MusIoAL INsrRUMENrs--7h Page-6th column.
NEW PUBLIcATIoSs-6h Page-2d and Sd columns
OCEAN srEAMERs-6M Paor-4th and 5th columns
PRoPosALs-6M Page-4th column
REAL EsrArE-7h Page-1st and I'd columns
SALES BY AUCTIoN-7h Poge-2d column
srruArroSs WANrHD-MALEs-7m Pd9e-5th column
FExALEs-7M Pa0e-4th and 5th columns
spycIAL NorICEs--5th Paoe-6th column
srv,upo,rs AND RAILRoADS-6h Paae-5tn and 9th
columns
SUMNER REsoRrs-7M Page-2d column
TEACHERS 9Th Page-4th column