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IN BOSTON.

1t is forty-fye miles from Providence
to Boston. The time is one hour and
the fare one dollar We left Providence
yesterday morning at $3.50, and arrived
here at 1890 The Boston and Proyi.
denee depot is building worth seeing
cost $500, 900, and affords every comfort
and convenience, on ample scale, for pas
sengers. As you enter the depot, the
first thing that attracts your attention
is request to leave on the table where
the notice is posted all papers you may
have read on train, to be sent to the hos
pitfalls and other charitable institutions.
1t illustrates how everything is utilized
in this section Of the country. Our
friend Charley Williams, of Jackson,
was at the depot as if expecting us.
We at once started out sightseeing,
our first visit being to the Masonic Tenn
pie. Grand Secretary Nickerson re-
ceised us cordially, and showed US
through the immense structure, seven
stories high, with rooms for Lodges,
Chapters, Communicates and Consisto-'
ries. all costing about one million dol
lars The @refreshmeEtn room comfort
ably seats four hundred, and will be
occupied next Monday night, where st. i
Johns Lodge viii celebrate its one hun
dred and fftieth anniversary. Mason
~ in Massachusetts, Is both ancient and
honorable 1t has always been a great
power for good in this. and indeed in
every other commonwealth. The
Grand Secretary showed US the minute
book Of the Lodge named, commencing
with the first meeting held, also many /
other valuable records and relics. In |
golden urn IS kept lock Of Washing
tons hair, which, at the installation
Of each Grand Master, i confded to his
care, and kept ii 1 hre-proof safe. 4
lock 81 President tarfeld's hair Is also
preserved IN gold urn. but not trans
mitted 70 the care Of succeeding Grand
Mssters. Is is the other. We also saw,
and had the h0n0r Of wearing for ! few
minutes. the beautiful white six apron
worn By Gen. Joseph Warren, who fell i
At Bunker Hill ii 17z5; also the apron
worn 81 Gen. Lafayette. h ] s2s, st the
laying 81 the conversions d tie Bun
Ter Hin Monement also tie original
COPY 81 the short after dinnaf speech
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IN this issue will be found Mai. Banks
dale's defense of himself against the at
tacks of the Vieksburg Herald. 1t is
very full and complete and shows con-
clusively that he was in full accord
with the leading Democrats and Gonser-
natives on all the main questions then
before the people. The effort then ND
permost was to throw off Radical rule, and
any means which promised this result
was looked to with favor. Any arraign-
ment of Barksdale brings before the bar
of the public also Lamar. George, Lowry,
Featherston, Calhoon and many Others
whom the Herald is fond of praising; in
deed it involves the entire body Of. the
party. We think our people win be
found to prize actions more than names,
results more than means
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A Mob in Paris Insults King Alfonso.

A mob made insulting demonstrations
toward King Alfonso of Spain during
his recent visit 10 Paris. 1t has had the
effect to arouse great indignation in
Spain and greatly to strengthen the
King cause at home. Alfonso does not,
however, consider the French govern
ment responsible for the demonstration.
He was received most cordially BY
Prime Minister Terry, and Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Challeme-Laeour. Al
fOnso left Paris for Madrid on the 18th
instant. His arrival will probably quiet
the indignation in his government.
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ooNcLusIor

! have hesitated to NAL. !.
because ! could not undsr.,.0 ~
people would be bene6ttsa ana q. h'1
yersy relating to the p,.t = |. 90
10 relevancy to the matters VIII. y
now engaging their &c., sules
people are more interes,ss
| shall do as their Reprs,a,.la Y
IN what l wrote concerning r,,'' I.
issues ten years ago. ssT
ing my convictions Of a., 20
! will in the future as in The =,
with confidence upon their f =.
judgment, IT,. and invoke them to IS,
u"t lear L. BARvs,.
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YESTERDAY was the first day Of u
Jewish New Year aud was celebrated d
nearly all our cities.
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The great event of the week was
THE PUBLIC PARADE

organization.
The great event of the week was
THE PUBLIC PARADE
On Tuesday afternoon. There has beer
only one larger demonstration since the
organization of the Grand Lodge, and
that was at Philadelphia in 1876. Lodge.
and Encampments were present from
several States, and the grand column
including some seventy different bodies
and aggregating nearly FIVE thousand
persons, was interspersed with forty
bands of music. The members of the
Grand Lodge rode in carriages,
in the alphabetical order of States,
each carriage being labeled on
the sides so as to show whence the
occupants hailed. The sidewalks, bal
comics, and every spot available along
the route, was occupied. The comments
as We passed through the ordeal, were
various. "Them down South fellowsI''
came from a group of boys; Cotton
80, We rebelsP' and the word "Mississip-
pi, and Mississippi River, we heard a
thousand times. A group of young
men evidently students, were especially
complimentary to our State and we in
vited them to come down and see us.
The people are not as demonstrative
as in Dixie; such procession, passing
through Canal, st. Charles, or Camp
streets in New Orleans, would have re-
eeived livelier, though perhaps not
more hearty greeting Occasionally
groups Of ladies and children would
wave their handkerehiefs to Mississippi
and we did our p6litest in return. After
the procession, the carriages containing
the members of Grand Lodge were
driven rapidly through the suburbs of
the city and all voted Providence as one
of the handsomest, cleanest and most
hospitable cities in the Union.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge has been
very aptly styled, THE Senate of Odd
Fellowship" Nearly all the work i
by standing committees, dur
ing the first four days and passed upon
during the two last days. The daily
proceedings are printed in book form
md each member supplied with fifteen
copies. Business is considered in the
order in which it appears in the printed
ournal, so that no item is overlooked.
The Grand Officers are elected biennial
j, SO that there was no election this ses-
ion, and proposition to have biennial
instead of annual sessions, though voted +
Town as constitutional amendment, re-
,eived a.majority vote. The Mississippi /
favored it, on the ground that
would save the Order about fifty
thousand dollars per year, and would
lot in the least impair its efficiency.
The per diem and mileage alone Of this
essiou amounts to 81, 77s.00-eight Of
he Representatives receiving upwards Of
our hundred dollars each.
The next session viii be held 1t 1Iin- /,
MINI. New Orleans and Ga
'eston we're placed in nomination, and
ither might hare been chosen had one
Imported the other Galveston receive
a : very complimentary vote. The
bjection 10 New Orleans vas, that Il
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\ had been affiliated
whom they have sipcs u !. 1ith
their Governors, their s. .,'s''d 70
Representative, their s, ,.1i I q
their Judges, and the ors y. ltsi.ai,
urally arise why is il pFo ,,,,.o1 vill |
me down while nv s.. 49, to u
plauded andl clothed ~ AZ
deserved honOrs9 loeif !
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WE are ayerse to digging up dead is
sues, but we would be pleased to hear
an account of the work of the temper
airy editor of the Vicksburg Herald in
compiling Confederate Records. BY
noticing an extract from the ChickasaW
Messenger he will find that others would
be pleased to hear from him on this
subiect also.
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REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.

For Representatives;
Il. 81. MCLEOD, L. X. ATWOOD,
VA. NJ. ROBERTSON.
For Assessor:
E. E. PERKINS.
For Coroner and Ranger
D. J. BUCKLEY.
For supervisor-Third District:
+. D. JONES.
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THE name Of Gen. II. f. Williamson,
of Holly Springs is very favorably men
toned in connection with the position
of chief clerk of the next House of Rep
resentatiyes. Gen. Williamson was a
gallant Confederate soldier and would
make an excellent officer.
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HIGH AUTHORITY

In the government 8at Washington
the Southern States in 1873 and 1874
had but few representatives to take care
Of their interests. Among these few,
from District composed mainly Of
white counties, our people had succeed
ed in securing the services in the House
Of Representatives, of gentleman dis
tinguished for his varied accomplish
ments, his conservatism, and his sagaci-
/ II, and from this gentleman who was
standing sentinel on the watchtower,
received repeated assurances that my
course met his entire concurrence. Ny
sphere Of action was circumscribed.
His observations were made from a
standpoint which enabled him to take a
wider and broader view of the situation
than it was possible for nae to do. In
TIE CLARION Of the I'D Of January
1874 [centemporaneouslyv with the ap-
pearance Of the extracts reproduced in
the Heraldl, ] published the follow
ing extract from one Of his fthenl very
recent letters. accompanied By 4 brief
Introduction:
CEARIox January I'D, 1874
e show that our distrust 81 tie eapaEiIi- /
= q the Democratic party to achieve the /
reforms that are needed By the country. Is
shared By thoughtful Democrats Who occunv
standpoint iron which they can take 4 l
wider view Of the field than we have opuor- 4
tanity If doing we viii take the liberty Ia Il
eeH.y the following extract 0g letter ON
very distinguished member Of the party
Nho writes IRON Washington under recent
date = follows
ko1iF rteDs e. q 1l1ti8Q an4fkiH1 on Or
~ 4leAloc p1el4 6i1l lfiu 81 81 trneff u i
~ 9ea1A &aqaRt MsfH Ii Lest Il sfrenrfh
a Hwexreo 3rpm ita principles ana
opposed the South slsf fSr r3onpf. r.. s,srSs,
leltn and odium and ret not far
s19asA g command the sy.npafhy and sup.
3 9zz g the tFienasof conlIf tuIfohsl freedom.
{ g FeIy weak Is &c leIIeclual anfI moral
.esee q liF leader. &c ETC.
Numerous s Letters relating Is
e elilical itaakis from tie sine
o.stiFe senkss he received 81
IS snd taken Ies ~ guidance. from ire
ss 1872 q 1875 inrin rs 81 & tks
.hai sscntinr
AZ % 81 lhs (
s
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KINDS COUNTY JOLT TICKET.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

DEMOCRATIC NOM1N EGcs
For District Attorney--9th District,
R.E. MILLER, OF Copiah.
For senator-A District,
JONES S. HAMILTON.
For Representative,
J.K. McNEELY.
For Sheriff,
s. z. THOMAS.
For Chancery Clerk,
W. T. RATLIFF.
For Circuit Clerk,
W. H. POTTER.
For Treasurer,
D. Y. BROWN.
For Surveyor,
W. T. COLLINS.
Supervisors.
First Distriet-E. 5. Middleton.
Second W. II. Chichester.
Fourth -Thos. McGlelIand.
Fifth -Isydore Strauss.
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1874, rs, &c AND III.

What the movement, thus initiated
produced, is history. As am writin
my defence against unwarranted attac
/ will be pardoned for saying tina
neither the editorials had written, no
my connection with the events that le
to it, and for which have been assaile,
at this late date by the Herald, wer
thought sufficient to disqualify me for
position of responsibility in the memor
able campaign Of 1876, by the chosei
leader Of our hosts, Gen. George. Mr.
J. K. Chase was the agent of the Gran
Administration at that time in Missis
sippi, and the following extract from hi
testimony before the Senatorial Com
mittee (yol. I'd will suffice:
Il told Gen. George was from Washing.
/ ton that the Attorney General had sent
| me TO Mississippi 70 ascertain the true con
ditlon of affairs, and to ascertain what could
be done to insure peace and quiet through
out the state. Gen. George said lie could
do nothing without The cansent Of Mr..
BarIzsdale that while he was Chairman and
recognized head Of the Opposition il tbe
State, he had no authority 10 make any
compromise, or pledge without the consent
81 ME. BarAsdalc aad meet
nim- lie then made an appointmpnf Dfor
that evening and brought Mr. 3 to the 10
tel, etc.
This witness was the confidential
agent of the Grant Administration.
He remained close observer and par
ticipant Of the canvass Of 1875; and re-
lated infinitely all its details before the
Investigating Committee.
So much for the year Immediately
succeeding the appearance of the edi- |
torials reproduced with startling head
lines and typographical emphasis and !
ferocious comment in the Herald Of /
recent dates.
With the events Of 1874, and my
course during, before, and after. that
year, still fresh on the minds Of the I
people, the Democratic Conservative
State Convention Of 1876 unanimously
elected me to serve as EIector for the
;tateat-large; and BY the delegates to
be National Convention Of that year l
vas chosen member of the National
Executive Committee. The year sue
eedings ! was selected to serve al The
Hartman Of the State Executive cou,-
aittee. Repeatedly verdicts 81 approval \
ave been pronounced upon my course
, the Democratic-Con party.
ID the people, since the editorials !
araded by the Herald to cover me
ith odinm, were written. I d. M
Ecfess 2 Be infallibIe, but convinced 81 s
ibseqnent events which have shown
e merit q what vas precedent f.t 4
q right, I would, under ike ciFa,,,,.
Anees ao again precisely what / chen
g. ! have 20 apologies "a make. Tdol
3 saz ny own words A vas ss;d IS {
ll|es.kioas osoisiab. ihey as { 5isI + + 6
- ssa a. x n.e|||e.a. r
Knows shal NA ~ m
fsl NaE n nt
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And again as follows:
CIAR1nN May 9Th 1871

"Now is the great opportunity for the par.
/ ty of opposition-Democratic Conservative
or what MOTTO Rddicdlism. Let il cut
| loose frlm the dead issues of the past dis.
continue the squabbie over the constitu-
| tional amendments and other impractical.
/ bic issues which can bring no fruits but evil,
and take high, bold, progressive ground on
| what are really the live paramount Ques-
tions of the hour (naming them If the
arty of opposition to RGdicaiiSm would
/ bring itself up 10 the height of the occasion.
/ throw 10 the winds the ideas which be.
| longed to past age--discarding idle preiu.
| dice, strike hands soah all men Of all former
| parties tCho are ceiling 10 support e goce,n.
nteat Of The ki'td they will carry the coun-
try in the next general elections with such
a whirlwind of popular feeling as has not
been witnessed in this day and generation
Let the people of the South stand ready to
act aeith those rho acW help them 10 tale care
Of their rights
These editorials have reason to know
expressed the predominant feeling Of
our people. They and the movements
they helped to create, all converged to
the one great end of retaining Missis-
sippi from misrule, and to
THE TAXPAYERS REVOLUTION
which was formally inaugurated as fol-
lows on the 10th of November 1874:
The meeting of the Tax Payers Of Kinds
was called to order and Dr. Robt. Kells
was appointed Chairman. Messrs Ratlii,
Nugent, Barksdale, Wharton, Galceran and
G. e. Mckee addressed the meeting.
E. Barksdale from the Committee on Res
olutions, reported as follows:
Resolred, That the ultimate contiscation
of the property of the citizens of the State
must necessarily follow from the increase
of burdensome taxation
ResolUed, That we organize ourselves into
an association to be known rs the Tax. Pay.
ers League of Kinds county.
Col. Nugent moved that committee be
appointed by the Chair to prepare an ad
dress to the Tax Payers of the State and in
yite them to hold a State Convention al |
Jackson, on Monday the 4th day Of Janua
ry next. The Chair appointed j H. George. |
Henry Musgrove and WIN. Palmer said com. |
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The course here advocated was adopt
ed, in SO far as it proposed to support a
Republican ticket; and within less than
four months afterwards, the editorials
appeared in TIE CLARION from which
the extracts reproduced by the Herald,
are taken. They were preceded and
doubtless were succeeded by Others of
similar purport because they we're in
strict accord with the policy upon which
the people with whom / was acting, had
deliberately resolved.
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{ A REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET

To pave the way to this end, State
Convention was held at Meridian on
the 18th of September, 1878, with the
avowed purpose to declare it "inexpe-
dent" to put ticket in the field At
meeting of the State COMMITTEE, the
following resolution was offered by Hon.
S. S. Calhoon:
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Vieksbarg Herald, sepI. 9Lh ls88.

'sThe Vicksburg Herald don't agree with
us that the Democratic party has outllyed
its day, and that it ought, after IL years Of
ignominioHs failures and defeats, to give
place to a new organization better adapted
to the necessities of the times and the spirit
and temper of the masses. and better cal
culated to achieve the reforms which the
country needs
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-14
The Trnlle Dollar.

In our Washington special this morning
are presented some views of United States
Treasurer Wyman relative to the trade
dollar. Mr.. Wyman thinks that the sud-
den attack on this coin was the result Of
"a determination Of a ring of speculative
brokers TO destroy public confidence in it
with view 10 make money out of it. The
reasons he gives appear to justify his
opinion In almost every city Of any i'm
pOrtance the refusal TO accept the
trade dollar occurred about the
same time 1t is to be hoped
that the people VINO hold this
coin. in any considerable amount, will
not be induced to part with It at loss.
Now that the evil is present AMI pressing,
it is probable that Congress will take
some action to prevent the public from
suffering a loss. The Republican COnven-
ton Of PENNSYLVANIA, last Wednesday,
passed a resolution calling upon Congress
TO redeem the trade dollars and convert
them into other coin for circulation This
could be done without loss TO the govern
ment. The trade dollar is worth abOIt as
much more than the standard dollar Is is
sufficient TO pay for recOining it. There
Is no reason why the pullic
/ shout bear a loss of hundreds of thOIs-
ands # dollars if it can be avoided as
well as lot The spectators may male
something but it is better that they shouh
be benefite' than that thousands Of peo-
/ pie should mffer without any fault on
their part. Congress- ought to have acted
in this matter lafore the evil was precipi-
tated. Congressman are too busy look
ing after persona matters, however, to
attend to the intere'ts of the public until
/ they are forced TO.
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lar area of Florida is the certainty Of its
soils to give abundant yields under all
the changes common to our seasons.
One of the great considerations OF Sc
lectng soils, either for fruits, vegetables
or farm products. is TO select such soils as
give a certainty of good yields for every
crop planted. Every agriculturlst or
hOrticulturist knows the great loss felt
just by the failure of a single crop.
Your correspondent has had several con-
versations with the Ocalaians about the
Importance of the International Railroad
touching Ocala. Having lived outside OF
the world so long, suddenly TO have two
roads enter their town seemed happiness
enough. a country possessing the exten-
siYe area Of good soil such as this on the
ridge Of the peninsula, and Of which
Oeala is the most central point, can sup
port a large city. 0eala has the advan-
tage, because she already has made within
the last four years more substantial pro
gress than any other town in Florida. II
her progress continues II VIII be the At
lanta of our State.
Our State is greatly benefited, and
much Of her great progress is due to the
sagacious business element locating IN
Florida, and he who wins the best prize
will only do so by work.
Ocala should never pause till every
available effort is tnorOue hly tried TO IN
duce the two great syndicates to give her
a call. This accomplished, her onward
progress is a fixed fact.
l. b. EX Co.
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ACoMPRoMIsER OF oUARRELs.
How Duels are Prevented in New Or
leans.

How Duels are Prevented i'm New Or
leans.
Dr.. Saytle's Story Told IL Washington.
There is man in New Orleans who
makes a good living as a cOmpromiser of
quarrels. He is a sharp lawyer, with
cOnciliatory temper and an oily tongue.
While other men are stirring up strife, he
is turning away wrath-fOr considera-
ton. He made good deal of money in
the good old days so fast receding,
when a duel before breakfast was as in
dispensable to the happiness of the Cres-
cent City as fish on Friday. Hot with
wine, two young blOods would quarrel.
The lie would pass and then a chal-
lenge. Now you see things more clear
ly through the cool gray morning
air than through the cigarette smoke
of a cafe, and very often this clearness Of
vision comes while YOU look through the
quiyering blue atmosphere at the spark
ling stars of the midnight sky. Hence it
was that our friend the peacemaker was
never out of a job. His title was "sec-
ond" usually, but his business was TO see
that no necessity arose for his services as
such. One case is good sample. A
young society man had called another So
ciety man coward, with the avowed
purpose of making him fight a duel. Of
course, both were well branded when the
insult was gwen. n cnalIenge passed at
once. but by the time it had been received
Mr.. Insulter had grown cool and
cautious. He asked Mr.. COmpro-
mise to act as his second. Now"
said the latter, "tO come to the point at
once. do YOU want to fightT' "Between
ourselves" responded the young man,
Il don't" ''DO you want to 90 on the
field at ALL" asked the second; "because
it will cost YOU more get out Of going on
the field than to get out of the duel after
you are once face to face" II don't want
to 20 on the field at ALL" said the princi-
pal, land ! don't care what it costs to
keep Off" Every well,' said the second;
''now. sit down and write just such an
acceptance as / tell you to write" ''Ac-
ceDtance?" Yes, certainly. Let me man.
age this affair."" said the second, sin my
own way. Now, write out an acceptance in
the usual form, and put in for weapons
rifles and for distance two PAGES" ''Why,
that's muZZle to breast, murder outright
exclaimed the principal. write what |
tell YOU" said the second. When it was
written the second carried it himself to
the second of the challenger. "Why,
this is butchery," said the latter second;
''butcherY in cold blood. Neither man
could possibly survive" "Then do under
stand that you wish to negotiate?'' asked
the other in his blandest tone. 1--WE GER
tainly do said the challenger's second.
VERY we'll, very well; I'll see about it,"
said the challenged party's second. OF
course that duel never came off