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Squelehed again.
Memphis Appeal.


Misfortunes seem to dog the
heels of MississippTs pesky little
demagogue. His rebuffs come in
battaliOns. On Wednesday last
the people of Jackson, Mississippi,
sat down on Chalmers by eOntemp-
tuously ignoring the farcical con-
vention which was to make him
the Mississippi Malone, aud two
days afterward he was stranded at
Oxford in the United Statest Dist
riet Court. He has been squelch-
ed at Jackson and quashed at Ok
ford. If Chalmers's conduct has
been infamous, his failures have
been equally as ignominious. I'm.
mediately after the election last
Fall he commenced arresting the
best Mississippians, made them
prisoners TO be dragged around
at his pleasure, as u punishment
for opposing his election to Con-
gress. The most frivolous char
ges against gentlemen of unim-
peachable integrity, and in order
to give him ample opportunities
for gratifying his malignity Chal-
mers fastened to Washington and
had himself hired to prosecute
his old friends. For weeks he has
been preparing for trial, and chuck
led with delight at the prospect of
sending to the penitentiary by
means of perjury and the preju.
dices of a Republican judge and
Jury, the victims ho had selected.
The day for trial arrived, the pris-
oners were ready for trial, and
Judge Hill sustained the motion
to quash the prosecution. Thus
terminated indictments which had
their origin in nothing but malig.
nifty and mcanness. But Chalmers
is so used to rebuffs, and has be.
come so insensible to shame since
he knows his own moral obliquity,
that instead of hiding his bushes
he will make a feeble effort to bra.
zen out his inglorious defeat.
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Are the Louisiana Lottery Drawings
Fair!

Philadelphia Record, June ..
The two commissioners who SUI
perintend their single number
drawings, when interviewed on the
snbjeet, reluctantly admitted that
the numbers which were placed in
the tubes and put in the wheel
were only counted twice year.
They draw the lottery every month.
Is not this a barefaeed fraud Z
Their excuse is that il would take
ten days labor with four assistants.
How, then, can any ticket buyer
in this lottery know that the num-
ber on his ticket has correspon.
ding number in the wheel IL
they desire an honest drawing,
why do they not, ON the day of
and just before their drawings,
allow the ticket holder the privi.
lege of calling out his number and
see that il is placed in the wheel,
so he then can have some chance
of its being drawn ont with a prize
from the other wheel' Other lot.
teries have done so, Under their
system, why don't they make their
capital sl,00O,OO0l They might as
well. Is not the published list of
winners in their l6ttery also n
fraudi II is very easy for a few
dollars to get persons who are
willing to let them use their names
as the holders of a big prize. Is
il any longer a wonder how they
controlled the Louisiana Constitu,
tional Convention, Courts and
Legislatures, aud former Post
Office Administration! Under this
system of drawings it will be no
trouble to make money enough to
control and run our government.
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The Missouri HIgh-Llcense Law.

st. Louis, July 3.-There having
been great diversity of opinion
not only among city officials but
lawyers, as to whether what is
known as the DAWN high-license
law, which passed the Legislature
last winter, applied to st. Louis as
well as other sections of the State,
an agreed case was made up and
presented to the Supreme Court.
That court rendered decision
this afternoon that the law was
not only constitutional, but applied
to st. Louis. This settles the
matter, and hereafter dram-shop
licenses in this city and State will
cost about $1,000 a year. 1t is ex-
pected that under the operation
Of this law many low doggeries,
vhero 4 large per cent. Of crime
in committed, will be inreed ont Of
exiateuee, a|Id t||at the entire traf
iIe 4 liquor VIM 9e better Eesnla.
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tender heart gave way, and he
wept like a child. The little dar-
ling came out as bright as a new
pin, and seemed to look on the
whole matter as fun gotten up for
her amusement.
Thus ended a day of the most
intense excitement the Oldest in
habitant of this old North Caro-
lima resort ever dreamed or
thoughtof, and may the writer
never again witness its like.
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The battle.club with which Sitting
Bull has split the head of many a
PROSTATE foe was recently bought
by Sergt. Edwin Ham, of tho
Seventh Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Yates, who is now Wis iting
his twin brother at Sarat oga. 1t
is in truth an ugly weapon; In
shape resembling an adze handle
about two feet long, and quickly
studded with brass nails. From
its upper edge project two keen
knife blades seven inches long and
set into the two fiat sides are
small mirrors for signaling by
means Of the SUMS rays. Sitting
Bull accepted $40 in exchange for
this sanguinary relic.
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POSTAL. DIRECTIONS.


All postage must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, 3 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, 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, l cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so 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.
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Miraculous Rescue.

Morehead n. q. letter in the
Greensboro Patriot: At the still
hour of midnight had the trump of
Gabriel summoned us all to a final
worldly reckoning, more excite
ment, CONSERVATION and weeping
could not have overcome the good
people who were present and wit
messed the most wonderful and
miraculous escape that ever hap
pened in this or any other country.
Mrs. Robert Elliott, of Texas, has
been here for the past ten days or
more, to restore the health of her
child, Birdie, bright and sweet
little cherub less than three years
old, who is much emaciated from a
spell of Texas fever. This morn.
ing about 10 o'clock a strolling
italian made his appearance In
front of the hotel with a cluster of
those red bladder.like balloons.
Mai. Hawkins, of Alabama, to am
use little Birdie, who he had at that
time in his arms, tied the cord
around her waist and then, as is
often done to amuse children, gave
her toss of five or SIX feet in the
air and held ont his hands for her
return. "Great God she is gone
cried the Major, as he saw her rap
idly going mp, up, up, until she had
passed the house tops. Floating
in the clouds, with outstretched
hands, the little angel could be
heard distinctly calling: Mamma,
mamma, mamma" until her voice
became drowned by the whistling
of the winds. All the men at the
hotel started out in boats, for the
little one was drifting to sea.
By an act of Divine Providence
Mr.. Charles J. Voorhees,, of the
Southern Express Company, with
a party of gentlemen was out ta-
ting a sail. Mr.. voorhees, is one of
the most expert riflemen in the
country, and as God had ordained
it he had ON board his Smith and
Wesson rifle. He at once took in
the situation, remarking, Six
miles out at sea and going at the
rate of ten miles an hour, and now
400 yards high aud every minute
going higher, higher, higher. /
can cut those balloons and will do
it or die.o
"Bangp went the rife-but no
change in the position. Again,
again and again-at the fifth shot
one balloon disappeared amidst the
shouts of the boat men. At the
eighth shot it became evident that
the balloons could no longer carry
the weight of the little floating
angel, as she was slowly descend
ing, not in a straight line but in a
southeast direction, toward Hark-
er's Island-but whether dead or
alive none could tell. Down, down,
down she comes-as gently as if
handled by human hands-and fell
in a cradle of sand. With fear
and trembling all ran up-Ben
Piver in front. Gently" says he
I'm will be dinged If she amt live
and kicking" There sat little
Birdie playing with a lot Of shells
and as she was picked up she elung
on to a handful, saying, "Dese
sells for mammal
With the prize all returned to
the boats. There sat Mr.. Yoor-
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Durbin Wards Sad Exhibit.
cleveland Plaindealer.I

IOitNCltilu Il HMu0thtCisl
Saddest thing of all, says the
Plaindealer, in describing the Ohio
Democratic Convention, was the
appearance of old Durbin Ward
on the platform when all was over,
and his successful opponent had
stood up and received the victor's
crown. Not more pathetic spec
tacle was old blind Belisarius hold.
ing out his battered helmet for
aims to his ungrateful countrymen
than old Durbin, with his hair
grown white in the service of his
party, with his grim and melan-
choly visage looking even grimmer
and sadder than usual, standing in
the hour of his bitter defeat and
disappointment, reciting the story
of his wrongs. And when he re.
ferred to his wounded arm, made
helpless by rebel bullet twenty
years ago, and how he had refused
to be mustered out of the army,
and so he refused to be mustered
out of the party now, the hall
grew still as death, and not heart
but was touched at the simple elo.
quence of the old man of Leba.
non. And yet it was mistake to
call him here. 1t was cruel. In
the bitterness of his defeat he said
what he will be sorry for and what
the party will be sorry for.
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FANS. 4rH DISTRICT.
,RCUIT COURT.

q
.ountv-Begins on the LIST
March and October, and may
iudieial days
4 eounty-Begins on the md
'Narch and October and may
. judicial days. j,
|sounty-Begins on the 4th
',I.rch and October. and may
! judicial days.
4 eounty-Begins on the md
Il the lth Monday Of March
L. and may continue g ju-
| |eOunty-Begins on the srd
Ter tine 4th Monday Of March
II and may continue b Jldlelal
|. eounty-Begins on the 18th
(sr the lth Monday Of march
l. and may continued judicial
ton county-Begins on the
\ after the 18th Monday of
fOetober. and may continue 30
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"NeW f0rk Fact vs.. Louisville
Fiction

Washington special: Mr.. Wat.
tersOn will be obliged TO ehal.
lenge or otherwise annihilate
distinguished Southern member
who, according to the Sunday
Herald, on last Wednesday was
travelling from West Point where
his son is a cadet, to New York.
When at YOnkers there came on
board the train the Hon. Samuel
j. Tilden, who occupied the chair
next to the Southern man until
they arrived in the city. As very
much has been said lately con.
cerning Mr.. Tilden's condition, the
testimony of this impartial wit.
ness may be interesting.
Z" | had never met Mr.. Tilden.r
said this gentleman. "but | reeog.
nized him ut once. But to be Ger.
tain, ! inquired of the servant who
was with him, and he verified my
impression. Mr.. Tilden looks to
me like a man in the last stages of
decay. He had to be helped in
the car, and carefully put into a
seat by his servant, who never
left him. lie seemed utterly una.
bic to help himself. lie spoke
with q sort of n sputter, which
made ii almost impossible for any.
one to understand what he was
trying to say. lie was constantly
falling into cat-naps, and slipping
down in his chair, and had to be
helped up and put straight again.
He wanted water about every five
minutes, and altogether he seemed
like u very old man, who is unable
to perform the most ordinary Of.
fees for himself. One eye seemed
entirely closed, and the other was
dropping, and without brilliancy
or strength. When we arrived at
the Forty second street depot an.
other servant, with q carriage, was
waiting for him. | was interested
and curious to see uli Of him |
could, so | watched him 20 to his
carriage. The servants each took
an arm and slowly and carefully
helped him into the low coupe
whirh had come for him, aud he
was driven away. ! was very
much surprised at his condition
His mind may be all right, but hit
body is In every condition bu'
that of good. cannot see wha
Mr. Watterson meant BY giving to
the country that story about Mr.
Tilden's health. II was cruel an,
wicked to the extreme, and if !
was true, then Mr.. Tilden ha
awfully changed in the past tel
days. Ofcourse | did not speal
to him. | should have done so
he had shown tho ordinary sign
consciousness Of things about hir
Unless all signs fail, he is a yer
weak old man,
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III. ii. CHALMERS.

Jackson, Miss, July 0. 1881.
To the Editor of the New Mississippian
Meeting what appears to be a
somewhat general curiosity, l say
that | have never used a free pass
on any railroad since my elevation
to the bench, but have refrained
not because of perceiving any
harm in it, but to remove any pos.
sible criticism.
Respectfully,
TIM. +. COOPER.
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An Alabama Tragedy.


A horrible tragedy occurred re-
Gently in Hurtsboro, Alabama, this
morning about o o'clock, between
Joseph Broom and negro woman
named Rena Polite. Mr.. Broom
was seriously stabbed in the left
breast with a large butcher knife,
the blade of which was eight in.
ches long. The knife stuck a
rib, and the doctor does not think
it entered the cavity. Mr.. Broom
succeeded in getting the knife
from the woman after she had cut
him and stabbed her to the heart,
killing her instantly. A difficulty
originated between Mrs. Broom
and the negro woman on Saturday
last, when she abused and cursed
Mrs. Broom, her husband being
absent. This morning she was
passing in front of the house and
Mr.. Broom attacked her with a
switch, when she closed in on him
and cut him in two places before
he could get the knife away from
her. He then made short work of
her, the first blow striking her on
the right side of her neck. The
blade ranged down, entering the
heart. Death was instantaneous.
Mr.. Broom lives two miles north
of Hurtsboro, ON the Mobile and
Girard railroad. He had Just been
married.
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Clarence Fitz Herbert sends Ms

Clarence Fitz Herbert sends us
a beautiful poem beginning; ~
will wait for my love at Heavens
gate.r We think you are about
right, Clarence. People who write
that kind of poetry seldom get
any farther than the gate. You'll
probably continue to wait there
long after the rest of Us have
passed on inside, unless you re.
form and quit writing poetry, and
learn to spell Heaven with ono :.
Burlington Havkeye.
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A few nights ago, while John
Bright was addressing an English
audience he had occasion to re-
mark: Job has said, MAN is
born unto trouble as the sparks
fly upward but that upon the
whole be did not agree with job
Whereupon one Of the audience
Of 1000 arose, and objecting to
hear Job so spoken Of, shouted,
AThree cheers for Job = and they
we're given with enthusiasm.
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A collector wrote to General
Sherman for his autograph and a
lock of his hair, and received in
reply; "The man who has been
writing my autograph has been
discharged, and as my orderly is
bald | cannot comply with either
of your requests.n
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HAyCERY COURT.

N county-Begins on the LIST
| ,pril and October, and may
judicial days.
Gton county-Begins on the I'd
/ april and October and may
|s judicial days.
kounty-Begins on the LIST NON
! and November, and may con-
adlcial days.
n eounty-Begins on the Sd
| Nay and November, and may
judicial days.
|er county--Begins on the LIST
! June and December, and may
! judicial days.
county-Begins on the Ind
| June and December, and may
J judicial days.
meetings are held by the
Supervisors as follows; Bien-
Monday of January to elect
bmmissioners. Annually first
/ uarch, TO receive Tax-Collec-
rs of.delinquent and insolvent
Ionday of August to receive and
the Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
'ptember to levy taxes; and on
" next preceding each term of
ourt.
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July Q. 1888 J. A. P. Campbell''

Jackson, Miss, July 9th, 1888.
10 the Editor of the Wesson Herald
After joining in public denial
of the charge alleged to have
been publicly made that a Judge
of the Supreme Court had asked
for a railroad pass for himself and
family to make a jaunt, | intended
to remain silent, but in view OF the
unexpected appearance in your
paper of a private letter, written
by me to G. A. Hamilton, Esq., and
not intended for publication, can
dor requires particular statement
of my use of railroad passes lest
erroneous conclusions be drawn
from that letter. 1t is true gener-
ally that | have paid my way on
railroads, but It ia also true that
four or five years Iago accepted a
pass between this place and Kos
cinsko, Miss, on several trips,
and about o year ago | made few
visits to vicksburg on a pass. !
suppose free passes have saved
me fifteen Of twenty dollars during
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What \ cyclone can do Is shown
by five feet of the butt of % white
oak tree which has been received
by the Smithsonian Institute from
Mississippi. Through the center
of the butt passes q piece of pine
board, one inch thick and twelve
inches wide. Ii was driven there
by a cyclonc.-Appeal.
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the seven years l have been Judge.
In accepting these unsolicited
compliments to my official station
l eonfOrmed to long-established
rules and general usage, and took
them when offered as a matter of
course without a thought of any
obligation for them. l have no
quarrel with any person ON this
subject, and forever dismiss it.
Respectfully,
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The Railroad Commission of
Georgia is demonstrating its use
fulness by requiring the railroads
of that State to furnish means for
protecting merchandise offered for
shipment from damage ljy the
weather. A railroad in the North
which failed to do this would be
considered behind the times, but
in the Southern States ii is com
mon to leave cotton, for instance,
exposed to rain and dust while
awaiting shipment. This order of
the commission is in the public in.
terest of the State as well as the
private interest of the shippers,
and will work a benefit to the rail-
roads.themselycs.-N. Y. Times.
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Put Darden vs.. The Judges.

tut Ddiaeh Vs. lhe Judges.
Paulding, Miss, June 27, 1883.
j. A. P. Campbell, H. H. Chalmers
and Tim f. Cooper:
Gentlemen: have been travel.
ing in the interior counties. and
had my attention called to your
open letter in the Herald of the
23d inst, asking authority for the
statement "that a Judge of the
Supreme Court had applied to
high railroad official for a pass for
his family to make a jaunt North.r
In my address at WoodviIle, dis.
cussing that portion of the Clai.
borne county Grange resolutions,
referring to free passes, l am re-
ported by the Woodville Republi-
can as saying "upon good authori.
ty, that all but two Judges in the
State travelled upon free passes
from the railroads. Other
papers report me as using differ.
rent language.
speak without writing, or as l
cannot remember every expires.
sion, | must presume that have
been reported correctly.
did not make the statement re-
ferred to in your letter, nor is the
reportin the Woodville Republi-
can liable to such construction.
The Grange which | represent
does not propose to antagonize
any individual class, profession or
official position.
Since | have learned its pur-
poses and methods | have used
my best endeavors to allay all
class antagonisms in order that by
united and harmonious effort on
the part of our people, we might
arrest the encroachment of mono
poly and at the samo time. restore
the former prosperity of our State
With this desire ON my part | can
say ifin the discharge of my du-
ty as Master of the State Grange,
| have said anything that can be
properly construed as an attack
upop the personal of official integ-
rity of any Judge in the State, |
have not intended it.
The Grange is in favor of su-
pervision, because if common car
riers are unrestrained in their
charges the people are liable to
wrong by excessive fares and I'M
lust determinations in the trans
portation of their products.
We are opposed to the free pass
system, because its natural tcnden-
cy is to influence the receiver Of
such favor, whether he be judge OF
legislator, favorably toward the
corporations. | have advocated
these reforms on principle, not on
personal grounds.
But to return to the main OBJ
ject of this reply to your card.
The substance of the statement
which have made is-that Judges
including the Supreme Court
Judges, have been provided with
railroad passes, and to that state
mcnt ask your attention. AS the
question has been raised | am sat
isfed that your answer, as to
whether you or either of you, the
present year or any previous year
since your occupancy of the bench
have been allowed by any railroad
company to travel in its cars free
of cost, will be satisfactory to our
people, and l will certainly take
pleasure in correcting any errone'
ous impressions may have made.
Awaiting your reply, | have the
honor to be
Your obedient servant,
PUT DARDEN.
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Miss Jessie Buckner, who figured
so conspicuously in the Thompson
Davis tragedy at Harrodsburg,
KY, several weeks ago will leave
for Europe in few days and stay,
she says until the homicide is for.
cotton.
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Regular nnrnipg service at u a. m. Evening
Ice, u. M. every sunday Communion
hrst SUNDAY In each nlanlh u. u Ramsey.
Rector Sahhaih-sehool at9b a m j. VI
Mpote supcrint etslcnt
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Presbyterian Church

Preaching at II a m and D. M every sunday
Communion 1T Sunda, in February, Mry, Au-
gust and November i'rayer-ineeiing every
Wednesday night, ; Archer Pastor Sunday
school utOi, sam Brown sup.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
Sc. Joseph C,tholie Church


High Mas at 10 elaek a. NJ. and Nesprr- At
I ~ M first aud third SUNDAYS. Caitehtsnl
eyery sunday at pa m. y 4. Bohmert Pastor.
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sURsCRIPTIoN TERMs.

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Preaching ~ ~ a. m, and ~ ~ every Sum
tny. praycr-meetlng every Wednesday night
SUNDAY y-sehool. o:10 = " Honpoli, Pastor
W. u ttigg, ,ulh