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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
How Capt. Webb Was Lost.
ITimes.D Democrat |

Tlmes-Dem0crat.
The following account of Capt.
Matthew Webb's fatal swim in
the Whirlpool rapids on Tuesday
last is taken from q Buffalo, n. Y,
special Of that night. In the press
dispatches, which came South, no
details of the exploit were given:
"Capt. Webb and his business
manager, Fred Kyle, of Boston,
left Buffalo this morning, and spent
most of the day ut the hotels about
the falls, taking but n cursory sur
vey of the rapids. A o'clock tho
press representatives and others
Immediately interested were in
formed that Capt. Webb would en-.
ter the river at 4 o'clock. The
number Of visitors was small, there
being not more than 800 scattered
along the banks to witness the
hazardous undertaking. The fail
ure Of the railroad companies and
hotels to cooperate with him ren.
dered the enterprise a failure,
financially. II was precisely 4:02
o'clock when Capt. Webb sprang
from his boat about third of
mile above the railroad suspension
bridge, and close to the old Maid
of the Mist landing. lie was en-
tirely nude, save band worn
around his body for the protection
of the stomach. The daring and
accomplished swimmer gave him
self no artificial assistance what
ever. His leap from the boat was
greeted with prolonged cheering.
lie struck boldly into the middle
of the river, and buoyed himself
gracefully upon the surface of the
water, as the mighty current car.
ried him toward the deadly whirl.
pool, nearly mile and half
below. II was a thrilling specta-
Gle and a brilliant performance.
The struggle in the rapids lasted
- minutes, by which time Capt.
Webb had reached the whirlpool.
Here be was seen to throw up one
of his arms, as if to signal some
unforeseen danger. A second later
he was buried in the foaming bill.
lows, which dashed upward 40 or
80 feet, and whirl and seeth as if
lashed by thousand demons. This
was the last seen of the intrepid
navigator. The search continued
until dark, when his manager gave
him up as lost and returned to
Niagara Falls. Capt. Webb was
40 years old. He leaves q wife
and two chiIdren in England. lie
had accumulated sl5,00O by his
exhibitions.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

1t affords. Then let the higher
position of tenant be the stimu-
liant to aecumulating and saving
the means necessary to attain it.
Then the industry and thrift which
enables him to make this advance
VIII prompt the still higher aspi
ration Of becoming a freeholder:
and this attainment will be reached
by the same process aud the
qualification that secures this in.
sures a worthy example and a good
citizen. And the success attained
by those who have merited it will
promote a healthier and better
state of affairs than now exists.
| propose to show in a future
article that such a change is prac-
ticable, and that the isolated ex.
periments that have been made
are not a criterion of the results
that would be secured by general
system. PLANTER.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
Cresham's Opinion OF Southern Re-
publicans.

Special to Times-Democrat.
Washington, July 26.-Col. Jack
Brown, of Georgia, is here in an
ans mood. He states that Post
master General Gresham told him
yesterday that he regarded South
ern Republicans as odd scoun-
drels.r When asked this evening
as to the truth of the remark at
tributed to him, Gen. Gresham
said: u don't care what he says.
He is too infnitesimally small to
attract attention. ! have no time
to waste in considering the vapor-
ings of such a man, 1t is thought
here that General Gresham told
Brown, who was trying to bull
doze him into something. that he
and al Of his class IL the South
were aD-d scoundrels.'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
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, ! 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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Bids for New War Vessels.

The bids for the construction OF
the three steel cruisers and the
dispatch boat ordered by the last
Congress, were opened July 2, in
Washington, and it was found that
John Roach & Sons bids we're
lower in every instance than any
others, and they will probably get
the contract.
For the 1900 steel cruiser, they
bid $SS9,000. For the 5000 ton
steel cruiser, s619,OOO. For the
5000 ton cruiser, S617,OO0. For
the dispatch boat, $4,000.
It is believed in Washington
that the vessels can be built and
finished il eighteen mouths It Ihe
armament can be procured.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
The Telegraph War.
An Agreement with the American Rapid

Baltimore, July 2J.-The basis
OF agreement between the Broth.
erhood of Telegraphers and the
American Rapid Telegraph Com
pany is an advance of 10 per cent
on salaries, extra pay for all work
done over eight hours for day and
seven hours for night, and extra
for Sunday work.
Pittsburg, July 25.-The follow.
ing dispatch was received by Sec.
retary Hughes of the Brotherhood
of Telegraphers:
New York, July 2J.-Satisfacto.
ry arrangements having been made
between the Brotherhood of Tele.
graphers of the United States and
Canada and the American Rapid
Telegraph Company, all members
working for that company will as
sumo work tomorrow morning,
July 26. JOHN CAMPBELL.
SUITS AGAINST THE WESTERN UNION.
Chicago, July 25.-Emile Hertz,
of London, England, began suit
against the Western Union Tele.
graph Company in the Superior
Court to-day, claiming damages to
the amount of $4,000 for refusal
to accept a cable message except
subject to mailing or delay. Hertz
assigns that he has several valua-
BILE American patents, over which
there is extensive litigation in the
United Kingdom, and in which
he has already spent $4,000. He
claims that it was necessary to ca.
hle information to England last
Monday, regarding the state of
things here, or else let the eases
90 by default. This message the
telegraph company refused, except
conditlonally.
Philadelphia, July 25.-C. Il. Ful
Ter, of 1888 Sonth Deleware avenue,
this afternoon began FIVE civil suits
against the Western Union Tele.
graph Company for refusing to
transmit messages for him under
the ordinary printed conditions.
Fuller appeared before a magis'
trate yesterday afternoon and had
the suits issued and made return.
able on Monday. The processes
will he served on Superintendent
Zeublin this afternoon.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
The Human Hide Bu utler Had.
Boston dispatch.I

DOotOh ''loNN'l
A unique lawsuit has grown out
of Governor Buffers investigation
of the Tewksbury Almshouse abu-
ses. A reporter met a member of
the boot and shoe firm from whom
the Governor obtained the largest
specimen of tanned human hide.
The reporter said:
"Mr. Donaldson, did you ever
recover the skin you loaned Gov
ernor Butler ~
"No, l have not, but l am going
tor
"Was it of much value to you ~
81 should say 1t was. was
making a pair of shoes from it for
the museum at Rome. | valued
that skin at about sl500.n
"How do you propose to get ii
back againi You have received
word from the Governor that he
does not acknowledge any prop
erty in human skins, and that he
intends to bury it when it has
served his purpose as evidence in
the investigation 7"
"I understand that, and have
begun legal proceedings to secure
it. / anticipate success in my suit,
and on account Of the publicity
given the matter in the recent in
sestigalion | would not take less
than $4,000 for that skim
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

Special to the Timcs.Democrat.
Washington, July 2G.-Gov. Fos.
ter, of Ohio, has got himself into
an exceedingly unpleasant posi-.
tion. While here, last week, he
stated in On interview that Judge
IIoadly had admitted that it cost
him 100000 to secure the Demo.
cratic nomination for Governor.
Immediately upon GOV. Fosters
arrival home Judge Hoadly de-
manded of him the name Of the
man who made such n shameful
admission. Foster whined, aud
said that he did not say in the in
terview that Judge IIoadly had
made such an admission, but said
it was alleged that he had. Now,
VIII. Nicholas, one of the editors
of the Washington Republican, and
a strong Republican in politics,
states that Gov. Foster did say
that Judge IIoadly admitted that
the nomination had cost him $J0,-
600, and that Gov. Foster had used
other language rs strong.
Judge Hoadly has written an
other letter to Foster. in which he
denounces his statement as false
and slanderous. The letter has
created considerable excitement
in Washington, where the gentle.
men are well known.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
Polk's Conviction.
Special to the Appeal

-
Nashville. July 26.-To-day was
looked forward to by the public
generally as being full of momen-
tous interest, eliminating as it did
the Polk case. The Criminal Court
met at $50 O'Clock a. m. to hear
the report of the jury, to whom
the charge had been given last
night. The defendant was not
present, and the slow minute hand
of the clock made one of its tedi.
GUS rounds ere he appeared. He
entered the court, taking a seat
near his attorneys. The Court or.
dered the sheriff to bring in the
jury. Perfect silence prevailed,
but the defendant hardly intimated
by a sign or tremor the deep in
terest he felt in the next few mo-
ments, nor seemed scarcely to re-
alize that a few cold words would
determine his status in the eye of
the world. The shuffling of the
feet of the jurors made the only
sound that broke the stiffness as
they took their positions in front
of the Judge. The question was
then put, "Have you found a YER
dict'" s. Ii. Stone, foreman, re-
piled, "We have,n and in a low
tone stated that the verdict was
guilty of embezzlement, with SEN
tence fixed at twenty years in the
penitentiary, the full extent of the
law, with the fine assessed at 1885,.
600. The most breathless silence
reigned, and the head of every
spectator was bent forward in Il
listening attitude to catch the low
tones of the foreman as he return
ed the verdict. But the sound of
his voice had hardly penetrated
beyond the bar, and as the eager
spectators saw from their move.
ments that the verdict had been
returned, they rushed forward and
crowded inside the bar and began
an eager questioning, each individ-
nal trying to discover for himself
the result. The Court ordered
silence, and then stated to the jury
that they were discharged. The
intense interest felt in the trial by
the large crowd present, caused a
ripple of excitement when the re.
suit was known, and all eyes were
turned toward the defendant, now
adjudged guilty of grievous
charge. He had not heard the
words of the foreman of the jury,
but was informed of their import
by his attorneys. What contend
ing emotions, what heartfelt an
guish was not expressed by word
or look, and could only be guessed
by his overwrought Quictude, that
seemed hardly to dare to trust it.
self to expression. A motion was
made for q new trial and the de.
fendant and his attorneys retired
from the courtroom. The verdict
of the jury was unexpected, which
gave it all the more sensational
character. Folks attorneys will
if necessary, appeal to the Su'
preme Court, on the ground, prin'
cipally, that the first panel ol
seven jurors ought not to have
been dismissed on account of Hill
having been named by his father
James X. Polk.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
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TERMS. 4TH DISTRICT.
.r,RcuIf COURT.

rtRcTFF COURT.
eountv-Begins on the lst
March and October, and may
4 Judicial days.
II. eounty-Begins on the md
and October, and may
judicial days.
eounty-Begins on the 18th
h March and October, and may
/ y Judicial days.
Asr eounty-Begins on the 2nd
L. the 4th Monday Of March
Iber. and may continue 9 ju-
h.
n eounty-Begins on the 3rd
SAsr tine 18th Monday Of March
Iber. and may continue 6 judicial
III. eOunty-Begins on the 18th
[.ner the 4th Monday of March
kDer. and may continued 6 judicial
|Dvton county-Begins on the
In after the lth Monday of
Ia October, and may continue 30
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
CUANCERY COURT.

sna eounty-Begins on the LIST
Il April and October and may
6 judicial days.
ngton eounty-Begins on the 2d
d April and October, and may
Is judicial days.
eounty-Begins on the LIST Non
N and November, and may con-
judicial days.
Ina eounty-Begins on the 3D.
pf way and November, and may
Il judicial days.
wer eounty--Begins on the LIST
pfJune and December, and may
6 judicial days.
" county-Begins on the End
of June and December, and may
c judicial days.
br meetings are held by the
supervisors as follows; Bien-
i Monday of January to elect
commissioners. Annually first
cf March. 10 receive Tax-Gollec-
brts of delinquent and insolvent
Monday of August to receive and
bn the Assessment Roll; LIST Non
keptember to levy taxes ; and on
has next preceding each term Of
court.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
Tried Them AL.

Our old friend General Reuben
Davis figured conspicuously in the
" Independent" gathering. lie
has tried many parties and may
strike the right one after awhile.
There was once a venerable lady
by the name of Smith, who was
very pious. On being requested
to express her mind at a class.
meeting, she said: "My brethren
and sisters, | was brought up q
Congregationalist; | have wor-
shipped with the Presbyterians.
and joined the Baptists aud Meth.
odists; | have tried to live up to
them all, and if | don't escape the
wrath to come, it will not be my
fault.n-Clarion.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

Regular morning ,ersiee At n a m, evening
service, Z y. M every sunday Communion
hr~t sunday in each manh n u Ramsey
Rector sabhath-sehnal ats b a. m D. NJ
Moore superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
Methodist Church

Preaching al n a. m. anti : y m every sun
tas. frayrr-meetug every "Wednesday night
sunday school, D..1 J " IIonnoll, Pastor.
" II Trtgg, supt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04
CiIuRCu DIRECTORY.
81. Jo..rh G .thoIio Churoh
st. James Episcopal Church

High Ma. alto o'eleek .. NJ aud ve-pers al,
y m dr-t sud third Suu'lay-. Catsehism
'yrrs >undty at9 m y 4. nnhmert Pastor
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Presbyterian Church

Preaching At n Il m sH'l : y m ever, sunday
Communioa 1T sunday In February. Mry. Au-
gust aud November. Prayer meeting every
"Wednesday night ; Archer PASTOR SUNDAY
seheulhtgs sam. Brown sup,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

This list of distances is procured
from the latest official surveys and
maps.
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OFFICE RULES.
suBsCRIPTIoE TER1ls.

one year. in advanee...............s2 %
When not paid az above. or within one
mon6 from expiration of time paid for
- ~
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

GIRLS IN CoLLEGE.-Catharine
Cole, in long letter from Oxford,
Mississippi, to the New Orleans
Picayune, has tho following to say
about co.education in the Univer.
sity: General Sears, Professor
OF Mathematics, told me that when
the question of co-education first
came up he was bitterly disappro-
wing of it; that he predicted and
believed nothing but disasters
would result from it; that the
years work had convinced him
differently. The young women
had improved in health, were sell
dom absent from recitation, exer-
ted a wholesome, refining influence
on the boys, and that in his own
department his highest scholar
was a woman-Miss Sallie Wick
Hill, of Macon, Mississippi
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

The rate of letter postage in
Mexico is to be reduced in Sep
teIuber from % to 10 cents.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

ls of Supreme Court-Com-
on the LIST Mondays of April
ttober.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

h 80 A wetk male ut home by the indus
- ripus Iicst business now before the
,1 T public. Capital not needed We will
~ start you. Men. women, beys anil
girls waute'l everywhere to work Tor
u Now Is the time. lOu can work m spare
time only or give your whple time TO the business
No other business will pay YOU nearly as we'll
No one can fail lu make enormous pay by rn-
gazing at once Costly Ouiht aud terms free.
Money made fast enSiiy. anil honorably. Al-
tlfeas IRuE 4 Co, Augusta. Maine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

Services Friday evenings at ~ aud SATURDAY
mornings a lo'.. j. fiogsn, Rabbi.
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ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.

Orders from transient customers, YER
bal or written. for job work. advertising,
or subscription. must be- accompanied by
the cash. Accounts Of regular ensto-'
mers due and presented the LIST Of cath
month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-08-04

TON FR0N Alrll DIsrnIC1
II. Jeffords.
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4. n. Circuit Court.
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TOWN OFFICIALS.

Payor, Jacob Alexander.
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|istrict Court for Southern Dis
triet af yItssissfnps
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6s begin in Jackson on the
Pndays in May and Novem-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20
Religious Topics.
IRAYERLE>S Pre- A'HEEi.

A writer ~ the Chicago Christian
.Stan,iard, Who has g!ea; III il n the
efficacy of prayer, suggests tia: the
reason why the serin ons of 70 nany
ministers of the present day are con
stantly un attended by conversions Is
that ne preachers are prayerless,
aud he can account for this dep or
able fact in n other way, he says,
so we'll. He does not nean. he -x
plains, that they ID MT prty 1T ali.
That Is expected of them when they
stau1 before their c;n-;reT atoms Oh
the Sabbath, and at funerals ami
weddings, ami i'll the weekly prayer
meeting; and it would not answer At
all fol them to omit it. But ill
the privacy of the study" he sug
gests, many preachers VINO deliver
eloquent and impressive discour>es
do not pray for themselves or for
otbers-do not plead with the Lord
to crown their labors with success,
and so they are not crowned. When
we go to our convention several
preachers are often lodged i'll the
some house together, aud at night
they retire without one word of
thanksgiving. What is the reason?
Is each afraid the others do not OBJ
serve evening prayer, and So does
net want to offeud by broacnlns the
matter? Shame on such cOwardice!
1t is like cur sneaklns away after
having received u dinner from a kind
hand" This is a strange charge to
be brought against the ministry III u
Christian paper. Perhaps it is too
sweeping.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20

THERE is, says the Nidetle, q variety
Of land in Chehalis county not often
mentioned in the public prints. 1t
10 known as beaver-dam land. It is
found in tracts OF 200 to 1000 or
5000 acres, generally covered with a
growth of willow, alder and other
small brush. which can be cleared
and grubbed thoroughly for from
$l2 to $l5 per acre, and when cleared
produces enormous crops of either
timothy. redtop, wheat, barley, oats
and all kinds of vegetables, all Of
the best quality. Quite a large por.
ton Of the Black River valley, which
is y branch Of the Cnehalis, is this
beaver-uHm land.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20

SOMEBODY stole an American flag,
which had been flung to the holiday
breeze at La Conner few days ago.
Whether the individual is afflicted
with an excessive amount of patrio-
tic fervor, or is o thief, has not been
determined. There is, vast differ.
ence as to to the culpability, when
we view the matter from one or the
other assumption.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20

Would LIKE TO KNow.-The Seat
tie Herald acknowledges that it is
perplexed to know how it is epicurean
Olympians eat oysters every day,
when there is a law against gather
ing them at this season of the year.
Our neighbor is not alone in the de-.
sire to know how "some things can
be done as we'll as Others" and we
would like to know why there is not
some effort made TO compel a re-
spect for the statute.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20

HoPs--Mr, L. f. Thompson, a
prominent "p-gIower of Sumner.
has just returned from five mouths
trip to the East. Ina conversation
with a reporter for the press he has
SAID that is impossible to IN Ike any
approximate estimate of the con
dition of the market for the next
seasons crop. especially as eastern
dealers regarded The situation pas
>iveiy in the abs. nee Of any definite
news concerning the condition OF
the English hop fields. Fine wealth
er. Which recently prevail ell there,
gave some hope for full crop; that
as yet the presence of hop pests
such as mold is to be feared, so there
may yet be good demand for hops Of
foreign growth. As to the market
which would probably be preferred
by northern growers, he WAS unable
to state, saying, however. he pro-
posed to be guided by the matter of
freights. If the Northern Pacific
offered inducements to shippers for
transportation to Milwaukee and
other centers for export of hops,
he would ship via their line.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-07-20

FOREST FIRES. Seattle Herald
say that forest fires are raging all
along the Skagit and Snohomish riv-
ers. Nearly every camp in that re-
gion has suffered damage. Along the
straits OF Fuca the whole country
appears to be ablaze, and the smoke
is SO dense that sailing vessels and
tugs have difficulty in navigating.