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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
4 Premature Decision.


Hearing so much of courts and
seeing so many lawyers recently
reminds us of an incident that our
Congressman, Hon. Seab Reese,
used to tell of while solicitor gen.
eral on this judicial circuit.
The Supreme Court was in ses,
sion in one of the lower counties
Of the circuit, and the solicitor,
with the counsel for defense, was
engaged in'the selection of a jury
for the trial of a man charged with
murder.
AS usual in such eases, some
difficulty was experienced in OBJ
tanning jury, and the court was
getting tired of such tedious pro-
ceedings.
"Call the next juror, Mr.. Clerk y
said the solicitor for the hundredth
time.
The clerk called out the name,
and an old man with an honest
face and a suit of blue jeans clothes
rose up in his place, and the solici-
tor asked the following customary
questions:
"Have you, from having seen
the crime committed, or having
heard any of the evidence under
oath, formed or expressed an opin.
ion as to the guilt or innocence of
the prisoner at the bart
mo, sir.n
ais there any bias or prejudice
resting on your mind for or against
the prisoner at the bar "
"Nonc, sir.'
ais your mind perfectly impair
tial between the State and the
accused ~
at is.n
"Arc you opposed to capital pun
ishmcnts ?"
"Fm not.n
All the questions had been an
swcred, and the court was congrat
ulating itself ON having another
juror, and the solicitor in solemn
tones said;
"Juror, look upon the prisoner
prisoner, look upon the juror"
The old man adjusted his spec
tacles, and pceringly gazcd at the
prisoner for full half minute
when he turned his eyes tOwart
the court and earnestly said:
"Judge, III be condemned If
don't believe he's guilty!'
IL is needless to add that th'
court was considerably exaspcra
ted at having lost q juror, but tn
more humorously inclined had
good laugh ont of the old man
premature candor.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
Government Work at Plum Point.
/ [Mnmnhis Appeal.l

Memphis Appeal.
Capt. Thos. w. Symons, of the
government engineers, connected
with the work at Plum Point, on
the Mississippi river, was discov-
cred in the city yesterday by an
Appeal itinerant, and it is unnec-
essary to say that he was duly
corned for all he knew about that
work that was of interest to the
public. Captain Symons yielded
gracefully to the reportorial pres
sure, and talked like book when
he got fairly started. We broach-
ed the subject delicately with the
following Introductory query:
What is the character of the
work in progress at Plum Point,
captain :"
"The work now in progress con-
sists of pile.driving and the repair
and construction of the plant.
About 400 men are now employed.
About 200 piles are driven daily,
all by hydraulic process"
ais it designed to increase the
working force now or at an early
day p
"As soon as the water goes
down it is intended to put on about
1900 more men. Favorable con.
tracts have been made for all the
materials needed in the work. No
revetment or mattress work can
be done now on account OF the
high water"
As far as you have been able
to learn, how has the work already
done stood the pressure of the
overflow of FebruaryF' ~
"The recent low water showed
that the works which had been
subjected to the flood had stood
remarkably well, all the revetmeni
work being in place and protect
ing the banks perfectly
"Have you noticed any import
ant changes I"
Yes; the most remarkable O
which have taken place about Bul
lerton Towhead, which was, mort
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
One Of llr. Conkling'S Fees.

Correspondence Che, eand, ohio. .etaer,l
Washington, April 0.-The fees
of Roscoe Conkling are not con-
fined to his legal knowledge. He
still makes money out Of his intlu-
encc. His late visit to Washing
ton lasted but few hours and paid
him $4,000. This is how it did SO:
A young attorney of Washington,
to fame unknown, had an import
ant land case. Much property was
involved, but the signature of Sec
retary of the Interior Teller was
necessary to the success of the
suit. This accomplished and the
unknown attorney could claim the
$4,000 fee agreed upon by con.
tract. lie tried in every way to
get Teller's signature, but oil his
efforts were useless, and he was
in despair. At last he wrote to
Conkling, told him that he had the
case, and that all it lacked was
Tcller's signature to bring q set
tlcment. He offered Coukling s5,.
600 if he would procure this. Con.
king came to Washington, saw
the young man, got the papers, and
called on the Secretary of the In
terror Mr.. Teller was glad to see
Mr.. Conkling, flattered and ilut-
tered at the honor. Mr.. Conkling
said, so goes the story, "Mr. Tell
er, have a little case here, IN
which friends of mine are inter.
ested. 1t is all right, and It only
requires your signature. Willyou
please look over these papers, and
if you can sign them l will consid.
er it a personal favor" Secretary
Teller was glad to look over them,
and he signed them without q
word. Conkling received back the
papers, bade the Secretary his
usual courteous good day, strut
ted off to the attorneys Office, and
took $4,000 for the job, and the
evening train back to New York.
The young man has since received
his fec, and he is $4,000 richer
than he was q few weeks ago.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
NO. 40
Costly Cabinet Woods.
New York Sun.I

"The demand for fine woods
said one of the members of well
known Centre street firm, "is in
creasing every year. The finest
and cOstliest is French walnut,
which by the way is not French at
all, but is product of Oriental
countries. 1t grows in Persia,
Circassia and Asia Minor. You
have seen ii in veneering upon
costly furniture, but you probably
have no notion how expensive it
is, nor how careful we are to pre-
vent waste in its use.n
"What is the value of French
walnut ~
al have seen il sell as high as
- a pound. At the Paris Exposi-
ton for 1878 one burl was sold for
$4,000, and its weight did not OK.
ceed 200 pounds.'
What is burl ~
"This is n trade expression, and
means the large and tough knots
or excrescences like warts that
grow upon the trunks of the trees.
The French walnut is a small tree,
crooked aud in its growth,
that grows, as | have stated, in
Asiatic countries. Its value is
confined entirely to these curious
tough and contortcd bumps that
grow upon it. The trunk itself is
of little or no value. You have
often noticed tho singular grain
that French walnut has, il grain il
can be called. The hbres and tis-
sues seem to be twisted into the
most singular and complicated fig
ures. The intricacy of these fig
ures, combined with their symme-
try, is one of the elements that
determines the value of the French
walnut burl. Color and soundness
are other elements of valuc.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
Tie Civil Service.
JUDGE THOMAN's VIEWS.

Special Dispatch TO Globe-Democrat.
Washington, April 1S.-Jndgo
Thoman, of Ohio, one of the men,
bers of the Civil Service Commits
sion, has returned from Ohio. He
was asked: " Has the Commission
as yet received any applications
for Office ~
"Oh, yes,' said the Judge, 1--WE
have applications from all the
States of the Union, and the daily
mail brings additional ones.'
"What is done with these appli-
cations ~
For the present the commits
sion files them away cautiously.
When the rules of the commission
now with the President have been
approved, blank will be prepared
which will be in the nature of a
reply to these various letters.
Judge Thoman was then asked
if IN his opinion as practical man
the rules agreed to by the COM
mission were such as would be o
fair test among those competing
before the commission.
"Yes,n said the Judge; "to my
mind the rules submitted by the
board are admirable ones. They
differ very materially from those
adopted by the former civil service
commission. They are rules that
will commend themselves to fair
minded men, when made public"
"Will the commission recon.
mend appointments BY an equi-
table distribution between the
States and Territories
"Yes. The law requires that.
The commission have, of course,
no power OF regulation by appor-
tionment over those now in the
public service, but'after the LIST of
July next new appointments made
in the executive departments will
be equitably apportioned among
the several States and Territories,
according to population, as deter.
mined by the tenth census.n
"Does the civil service bill, to
your mind, deny to the head of a
department the power to remove
from object
"No, it does not. With the civil
service law in full force the head
of a department can dismiss any
employee By simply serving notice
upon him that his services are no
longer required"
"In what way do you hold the
commission will be of service to
the head of a Department."
"In manifold ways. / thiuk il
viii greatly tend to promote the
efficiency Of the public service
As appointments TO office are now
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
$500, 900 Worth Of Chickens.
GArmy aud Navy Journal

Army and Navy Journal.
Gov. Eli Murray, of Utah, tells
this excellent story: | shall never
forget the amount of money il cost
us to keep an old woman from cry
ing herself to death. Of course
we were obliged to subsist off the
country as we went along, and We
naturally took the best In sight.
One day we took possession of a
chicken ranch kept by an old lady,
who stood at the gate with q
broom and threatened to lick all
of Shcrman's forces ii they did not
movo OH. Now chickens were con-
sidercd officers meat, aud as we
were Internally hungry We went
for those hens pretty lively. When
she saw that her fowls were being
caught and killed she keeled over
and began to cry. Presently she
began to scream, and finally you
could hear that woman's voice
clear to Atlanta. ] sent the sur
geons in to quiet her, but they
failed, aud then the officers took
turns, but the rorc attention paid
her the more she howled. ! then
got pretty nervous over the infer
nal noise, because the whole army
would hear it and they might sup
pose somebody was torturing the
woman. Finally Sherman rode mp
and asked what 1t was all about.
When we told him he said |: "Give
her bushel of Confederate bonds
for her hens and see il that won't
stop her. Acting on this hint, ]
proceeded to business. We had
captured Confederate train the
day before with si,OOO,0O0 of Con-
federatc money, and | hunted up
the train at once. The money was
worth about two cents on the dol
lar. Well, | stuffed about half a
million dollars into an old carpet
sack end marched into the house.
"Madame," said j, opening the
sack, an give you sjOO,OO0 TO
quit this noise.n 1t was as still rs
death in minute and then her
face expanded in broad smile. !
laid the package of notes on the
table, and never saw so delighted
a woman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
Why the Audience Applauded.
[Times-Democrat.l

At Warsaw. Wis.,, the othor even
ing, an Uncle Tom troupe, styling
themselves the Boston Ideal Com
pany, gave u performance of that
venerable drama. For realism 1t
has seldom been equaled. Among
the star actors is a bloodhound.
The part of the lawyer, Marks, is
handled by a young man named j..
l.. Powell. A little feeling of RI.
valry has existed for some time be-
tween the bloodhound and Marks
IA professional jealousy. During
the evenings performance Powell
was in high feather, swinging the
traditional umbrella, when the
bloodhound grabbed him. The dog
swallowed about y pound of meat
from the attorneys arm, and then
proceeded to take q SECTION out OF
the flesh directly underneath the
seat of Mr.. Powell's very tight pan
falcons. The audience, composed
mostly of choppers just out Of the
woods, applauded vigorously, and
the curtain went down upon %
thrilling tableau. The mutilated
attorney was attended by DIR. Grif-
fin, of Milwaukee, who happened
to bo in the audience, and ten
stitches were necessary to close
the gaping wounds. The man who
plays the part Of Marks now wears
q pic plate in the basement of his
/ trousers, and the dogs teeth have
been filed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
River Improvements.
Elects Of the FlOOd en- the Work Of the Cen
nissi0n-Ansunt Avsilahls fsr Next Year.

-AAsAeA- -AW9Ghb AYGl11le t1f Next Tear.
Washington Special to Cincinnati Times-siar.l
The waters of the Mississippi
havlngreceded, the engineers have
had opportunity to thoroughly ex-
anime their works, which were in
progress when the food came, and
report the situation to the chief.
Their reports have been received
by Gen. Wright. He expresses
himself as highly gratifed with the
situation.
"The works. he said, in speak
ing of the matter to your cores
pOndent, "the works came out in
better condition than we had OK.
pected. The engineers were taken
somewhat by surprise, and were
unable 10 get their works in such
condition that the food would not
affect them, but the damage was
not so great as we feared it might
be.
"At Plum Point there was some
loss by the carrying away of the
mattresses, which they were I'M
able to anchor before the food
came, but it was comparatively
slight. Everywhere else the work
stood the test very well indeed,
the damage being much less than
the opponents of the system pre-
dicted. We are very well satisfied
with the resnlt.n
"Was this the first practical test
of the system of Improvement
adopted by the Mississippi Com
mission ~
"Oh, no; there had been oppor.
tunity to test it before, but at
points further up the river where
the test, of course, was not quite
as thorough as on this OCCASION
"How much longer will you be
able to continue tho work on the
Mississippi, General, in the alb.
sence of any appropriation last ses-
sion for that purposein
swell, we shall have, it is esti-
mated, about 100000 left at the
end of the fiscal year, June 30, for
work below Cairo. That will keep
the work in progress at moderate
pace for some time yet, just how
long would be pretty hard to say"
"How about your other works,
Gencrali Are you having to close
up many Of them by reason of lack
of funds ~
ayes, a good many of them must
be closed very soon now, as the
appropriations are being exhaust
cd in many cases. 1t is much to
be regretted, too, that this is the
case. The unfinished work must
suffer more or less from the delay,
and if the general system of i'm.
drovement is to be carried for
word, the loss of a year is much to
be regretted
allow do our systems of inn
provement compare with those OF
other countries, General ~
"They are much the same, ex.
cept in the older countries, which
have more wealth In proportion to
the length of their rivers than we,
they expend more money upon
them. The necessity for improve
ments of this kind is, however
everywhere recognized"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
A Wholesome Order.

Washington, April 1S-Postmas-
ter-Gcneral Greshlnan to-day di-
rected that in making post-otllcc
in Mississippi, the
recommendation of ex-Congress-
man Chalmers shall be given no
greater weight than may be prop
erly attached to them as the recon-
mendation of a . private citizen"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

All postage must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, 3 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, 1 cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, maga-
zines, books, posters, etc, each 2
ounce or fraction, ! cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, | cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in fnll, wrapped
80 that it can be examined without
destroying the wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter Office.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal
ance collected of the receiver.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

The Clarion of the 18th has a
long article on the decision of the
Chalmers Manning case by the Su-
preme Court of Mississippi. To
be estimated at its proper value
by Democrats, it must be read,
but we have not space forit. The
article closes with this significant
paragraph: "The public who ex.
pected a decision on the merits OF
the case, will be disappointed"
We are glad to see that our able
contemporary let the Supreme
Court off so lightly.-Vicksburg
Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

made, the political influence be-
hind a candidate is more powerful
than the capacity or aptitude for
Office that the applicant may have.
Under the civil service rules a con-
scientious head of Il department,
having a due regard for the efiici-
eney thereof, can readily weed out
the incompetent employees. In
dong this he will have the salts
faction of knowing that to fill such
places he will have those who have
been examined as to their capacity
to fill public Office, and in this
way gradually the service will be
strengthened. No head of a de-
partment viii care to retain an in.
different or bad clerk when he can
readily supply his place with a
good one. Again, the politicians
will not press for Office incompe.
tent men, because of the examina-
tion such will have to undergo"
"Suppese, Judge, that there
should be a change of Administra.
tion. and the Democrats should
get national power, is there any
thing in the civil service bill to
prevent a Democratic President or
heads of departments from dis
charging every public employe
now in the departments in this
cityin
"No, there is not. Without as
suming one way or the other that
such would be the result of u
change of the National Admins
tration, there is nothing the civil
service bill which makes the ten
ure of office in the departments in
this city any more stable than it
now Is. The power to dismiss
from Office is not abridged by the
bill.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

A German went to a friend and
said; "To.morrow owe you $1,000
am ruined. | cannot pay 1t, and
I cannot sheep a Wink" The cred
itor said: "yy did you not walt
to dell me tomorrow Now nei-
thcr can | shleep a Wink"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
|ANcERY COURT.

eounty-Begins on the LIST
|April and October, and may
udicial days.
hon county-Begins on the I'd
|.,pril and October, and may
judicial days.
|cunty-Begins on the LIST Mon
land November, and may con-
hlcial days.
eounty-Begins on the 3D.
|Nay and November. and may
judicial days.
\ eounty--Begins ON the LIST
hume and December. and may
judicial days.
county-Begins on the md
IJune and December, ana may
judicial days.
meetings are held by the
Supervisors as follows: Bien-
xonday of January to elect
hmissiomrs. Annually first
march. TO receive Tax-Collec-
Of delinquent and insolvent
Snday of August to receive and
the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon-
Stelnber to levy taxes; and on
next preceding each term Of
hlrt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

An italian paper has a satirical
sketch suggested bv the Czar's
coronation. 1t represents a crown
ed head poring over o letter just
received. The crown is on one
side, and running his finger thro'
his hair, the King exclaims: ain
vitation to coronation--imperial
cousin hum:m no, not Z know
it--1'll send my lnotleriu.Iau."
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EVILLETIMES.
bay, APRIL 2s. 1885,
ERms. 4TH DISTRICT.
sRouTr COURT.

..ountv-Begins on the lst
March and October, and may
ndieial days.
eounty-Begins on the md
.t.reh and October, and may
judicial days.
[ounty-Begins on the 4th
|,Iareh and October, and may
4 judicial days.
1 eounty-Begins on the md
4 the 4th Monday of March
II and may continue 6 iu-
|,ounty-Begins on the 3rd
u the 18th Monday of March
4 and may continue . judicial
| eounty-Begins on the 18th
sr the ith Monday OF March
y and may continued judicial
+oa county-Begins ON the
after the 4th Monday OF
|Oetober, and may continue 30
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

regular morning service at II a m. Evening
service, y. m. every sunday. Communion
hrst sunday IN each manih u. u Rsmss.
Rector sahhuth-.ehool ato.b II. m. J. NJ.
Moore supcrinl entlent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28

General Sherman recently had
some shirts made at a furnishing
store in Washington, and the cut.
ter, a few weeks later, met the
General with. a friend walking
down the avenue. The General
remembered the face but could
not locate him, and the cutter
greeted him with: "Good morn
ing, General. How are you to-
day ~ General Sherman stopped,
stock hands, and the cutter per-
ceiving that the Generals mind
needed refreshing, said quietly:
made your shirts" "Oh! | beg
pardon" said tho General quickly,
aud turning to the gentleman with
whom he was walking, he said !:
"Ah! Colonel -- allow me to
introduce yon to my friend Major
Shurts!p
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Pre.hYinrian Church

Preaching Vt u a M and u m. every Sunday
Communion 1T sunday in February, Mry, Au-
gust and November i'rsssr-ine-iing every
"Wednesday Night. = Archer Pastor. sunday
school at o., Sam. brown sup.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
Methodist Church

Preaching at n a m, aud : y m every sum
day. Prayer meeting every "Wednesday night.
sumlt y-scho.i. $50. ) W. llonnoll, Pastor.
W Il fliSg, supt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-04-28
ADVERTISING RATES.

Transient Advertising, One square
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Zach subsequent Insertion. ...-..- 75
Fees for Legal notices. which are in
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Locals five lines or less. this type,
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Customers will please give explicit di>
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Larger advertisements, quarterly, half
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CHUICH DIRECTORY.
G. J...n, c,,ho,,. ch.rsh
ST. James Episcopal Church

High Mas At 10 o'el"sk a. IN. and Nespers al
y. M. nr.t and third SUNDAYS. Caiechtsm
very sunday at ua. IN y {. Bohmert Pastor.
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Orders from transient customers, YER
bal or written. for job work, advertising,
or subscription. must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts OF regular eusto-
mers due and presented the LIST Of each
month.
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Jewish Synagogue

Service. Friday evenings at ~, and saturday
mornings ut i0is. J Bogen. Rabbi.
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OFFICE RULES
sunscRIpTIoN TERMs.

One year, in advance. 90
When not paid as above, orwiihih one
month from expiration Of time paid for
81 90.
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supreme Court.
|of Supreme Court-Com.
! the lst Mondays of April
)ber.
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ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.

yearly. and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.