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The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The New Orleans Times Demo
crat speaking OF the "Nstivities Of
Congre' s,pen' says:
I'm the Senate New York and Ohio
tie, each of them having seven rep
resentatives. Kentucky comes third
with six Kentucky born Senators. u
The I'D. is mistaken-New York
and Kentucky site" on eight Sena
tors born within each of their limits,
while Ohio comes third, with seven
Ohio born Senators.
The list given by the Examiner
was compiled from the official report,
and is correct.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Jno. J. Sullivan, the noted Boston
pugilist was "knocked ont of time"
in one round in Leadville, Colorado,
last week by q man named Peter
Mccoy. He did it by MASKING a
chair over the head of the Athepian
bruiser.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Queen Victoria is about to publish
a new book, to be entitled more
leaves from a journal Of life in the
Highlands. OF course it will have
4 large sale fer every loyal Briton
who can afford it will want copy of
the jottings Of his sovereign, regard
less Of its literary merit.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The National Bank notes out
standing December 3lst, amounted
to $349,752, 934. The amount Of
decrease or contraction" during the
year 1883, was $l216S,526.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

GENERAL Grant, smpbatically de-
MES the report that he has declared
against the policy of nominating
Arthur at the Chicago Convention
and is taking a stand for Logan. As
between those two stalwart Repub-
lioans he is at present non -committal,
and the probability is that he still has
third term bee buzzing away in
his bonnet.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10
Shaving the Heads OF Chinese
COnyicts.

In the name of Aumsnity-for that
noble virtue may be invoked in be,
bali of the condemned. criminal az
we'll as of the righteous who suffer-
We protest against the unnecessary
barbarity OF cutting off the queus Of
imprisoned Cinnamon. The custom
OF shaving the heads Of convicts is
common enough and is in some in>
stances sanitary measure, but de.
priving Chinan,an Of his queu is to
infict more than temporary disgrace
upon the convict; it not only dena-
tionalizes him aud humbles him to
the dust but it trenches upon super
stitions as old as his native Empire,
and makes him, when the prison
gates oper,an object Of loathing and
contempt to his fellow countrymen,
his kindred, and himself. Its restor.
alton involves years Of patient watt
ing and anxious care and he dare
not return to China until it again
"adorns" his head, nor can he seek
the fellowship of his own people in
this western land.
To deprive him of his queu is to
give him double the punishment in
prison that white man or negro
convicted of the same crime endures,
audit continues his punishment for
years after the expiration OF his sen
tencs while the white man is reioio-
ing in restoration to the joys Of free.
dom.
These remarks are suggested by
the report OF the release Of five
Cinnamon from the New Jersey pen
itentiary, who had been sentenced
to imprisopmet for an aggravated
assault upon one OF their country
men and had been released long be-
fore the expiration of their term on
account Of their exemplary behavior.
The poor creatures came forth into
the haunts OF men 30 utterly pros
trated and Inundated by the loss of
their queus that they dared not look
their old friends and companions in
the face. and begged the privilege Of
being allowed to labor for the State
behind the prison walls until their
queus we're restored. OF course the
request could not begranted.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Ia. national debt statement shows
o decrease for December OF about
twelve millions of dollars, making q
total reduction for the year just ex.
pired of nearly hundred aud ten
millions.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

REPRESENTATIVE Sumner, Of Cali
fornia, is a near relative, of the late
Massachusetts Senator, and is as
stalwart in his Democracy as his
kinsman ever was on the other side.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The Irish Societies in San Fran
cisco very ssnsibly refused to take
part in an ODonnell demonstration
in that city last week, and the result
was that the affair was stupepd9us
failure. i
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10
The Day After.

From the French Of Dufresney. a
Phllis, much more wise than fond,
Thinking no gain comes amiss,
One day exacts from Philimonde
O. Thirty sheep for Just one kiss. ..l
But the next day comes change,
He will win his will more cheap,
And he now exacts from her ....l
Thirty kisses for one sheep.
Next day Philis, grown more kind,
Anxious Is her love to keep,
80 she, with contented mind.
For one kiss gives all the sheep
Next day Philis, wise In vain.
Would give sheep and dogs as well
For the kiss the tickle swain
Gives for nothing to A ellie.
Temple Bar.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10
School Books :!

A full line of School Books and Sta
ionery. and other school supplies
Parents and guardians will consult thei
interests by calling on me and pricing
these goods.
CHARLES Barring,
Next door to Gattman's Bank.
January 2 2m.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

DuN's Commercial Agency reports
more failures during the week end>
ing January 4th, than in any previ.
GUS seven days in the history Of tho
country.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Almost Insane and Cured.
Most of the eminent doctors In the East, as
we'll as several Of tho medical faculty III New
York City" writes Rev. p. P. Shirley. of Chicago
failed to help our daughters epilepsy, which
began to show signs OF turning into insanity.
Blythe good providence Of God, we tried SAMA.
RiTAN NERvINE, and it cured her." Your drug
gist keep 1t. $3.50.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

E1-speaker Egan, of the New
Jersey House of Representatives, has
been convicted of bribery.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The Commission appointed to in
spect the various Navy Yards upon
our Eastern, Southern and Westera
coasts has completed its lahors and
in its report strongly advises the
maintenance of all of them, though
Suggesting various changes in their
methods and management and ur-
gently recommending defensive
works for tlseir profession,
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Congress re-assembled after its
holiday recess, on Monday the 7th
inst, at noon.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

TAs prominent Democratic clubs
in Chicago are making efforts to
secure The National Dom ocratic Con.
yention for THAI city,.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Fl. @. BUCHANAN & Co., will have q
grand opening on Monday night, the
10th, don't fail to be there no goods will
he sold on the night of the opening.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

A line of Cigars and Tobaccos that
cannot be excelled by the stock of any
house n the State, ut B. G. SIMS
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

The following States had each one
m-mher OF the present Congress born
within'their bounds: Arkansas, Della.
ware. Texas and Iowa.
No member WAS born in sither Cali.
'ornia. Oregon, Colorado, Kansas, Min
.aesota, Nebraks or Nevada.
There are more Mississippians by
birth inthe present Congress than were
in any Of it's predecessors Messrs.
Mnldrow ard Money representing their
native state, and Messrs. James X.
Jones, Of Arkansas, and John Il. Glnss-
cock Of California. Ylie former was from
Marshall county and. the latter from
Pamela.
New York has only two more Of her
sons in Congress than she has districts;
Pennsylvania four more; Ohio nine
more; Kentucky four MORE Massachu-
sets one more; Virginia four more;
Tennessee ten more. while little Ver-
mont with but .wo Congressional Die.
tricts has fourteen Of her sons upon the
floor of the House of} Representatives,
sR{ anotber--)ndge Edmands, presides
over It's Senate, with but one life be-
tween him and the Presidency Of the
United S stea.
Massachusetts mas usually been rep
resented in the hover House bya dele
CATION composed almost exclusively Of
men born on her own soif. bnt Mt pres
ent seven OF her twelve Representatives.
are natives 0f other countries aud States.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10

Mack~ral. VI "the new catch." fresk
ssad Tut, al u, 6, SIMS.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-01-10
! Analyst Of the Forty Eighth
stf Congress.


OF the members OF the present Senate,
J3ree were born in Ireland--Jones Of
IHorida, Fair of Nevada and Sewsll of
New Jersey. Jones of Nevada was born
in England, and Beck of Kentucky, was
born in Scotland. &, a.s-
Eight Senators we're born in Kent acky.
Eight in New York --s.-~zs
Seven in Ohio. &
Four in Virginia.
Sour in Tennessee.
Fqurin Pennsylvania.
-Four 70 Georgia.
Tbres in Sonth Carolina,
Three in North Carolina.
Three in MassaoLusettss
Three in Vermont.
Three in Illinois.
Two in Delaware.
Two in Rhode Island.
Two in Mpne.
Two in Maryland.
Two 70 New Hampshire.
Two in Yves Virginia.
One each in Conn, cticut, Indiana,
VA, Michigan, and Missouri.
Both Of the Senators in Indiana AMI
d. va were born in Ohio.
Both Of the Mississippi Senators were
born in Georgia.
both Of the Louisiana Senators were
born in Kentucky.
The Senators Of the following States
were born within their limits: New
York, Maine, North Carolinn, Massa.
cAusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland,
Few Hampshire, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
West Virginia and Delaware.
OF the Senators born in the Cnitct
States, thirty-eight first saw the hgh
III the North, and thirty three in til,
South.
Kentucky lost one Senator when th,
47sh Congress expired-Sannders, o
Nebraska; and gained two in the organ
ization of the 4sth, Cullom, Of Illinoi
and Gibson, of Louisiana. Illinois gen
orally keeps Kentuckian in the Senate
for since 1851 sho has had Yates, Brown
ing, Oglesby and' Cullom,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
Americans Who Ape EngIishlnen.


There is to be seen just now in America,
IN what is known as society, a strong ten
dency to initiate English ways and Gus
toms and fashions. This tendency is gain
ing strength, and spreading from New
Ork and Boston to smaller inland cities.
1t is new thing in many ways, for until
lately New York has taken its cue rather
from Paris than from London. During
the Second Empire many good Americans
made pilgrimages to the Tuileries as to a
Mecca, and some settled permanently
near the shrine. But Paris is no longer
more fashionable than London. The
American girl continues to get her gowns
in the French capital, Of course, but she
is glad to get her habit and her ulster and
her clOaks in the English capital. AS
there is now no Court in France, she looks
forward to presentation at Court in
England, and the possibility of marrying
a title is perhaps present to her mind as
she crosses the ocean. That she is quite
capable of taking care of herself in the
presence of English nOblemen and Of their
female relatives all readers of Mr.. James
international Episode and of Mr.. How
els WOman's Reason" will bear wit
ness. In fact, the American girl is in no
danger Of losing her head before parting
with her hand. 1t is her cOnsOrt, the
American young man, who is most likely
to be contaminated by contact with the
Englishman. There is no denying that a
certain set OF young Americans, more
particularly in New York and in Boston.
affect the Englishman and ape all his af-
tectations. They mimic every English
trick in the most snObbsh way. They at
tempt an English accent, and they sprinkle
Criticisms freely through their
speech. They talk of their "fads," and
they call people ''cads," and they abound
in the most amusing little Alterations.
Their greatest happiness is to be taken
for an Englshman-a jOynOt often yOuch-
safed to them. 1t was to one Of these pitt
ful imitations-a young Bostonian-that
clever New York girl said: 'Mr. Blank.
should think you would be so glad to
meet Lord So-and-so; you know he is a
real Englishmanr,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
English View of American Railways.
Louln1l A.s,ra


When ] was travelling about those aw-
tut canyons heretofore described. the
railroad up the rocks seemed more fright
full than artist or imagination had painted
them. My constant inquiry Of Mr.. Minis,
of the Rio Grande, was, "Who were the
engineers who conceived and executed
these awful ascents?'' In England, the
name OF him who builds a tubular bridge
over the MenaI straits, or cuts a tunnel
under the Thames, is in the mouth of the
world. Miracles of mechanism and con-
structiOn more wonderful than any we
have in England, have been accomplished
in America, vet, on the spots where the
mighty works Of the engineers were per-
formed, hardly any one knows their
names, and not statue of them meetsthe
eye Of the traveller. l never ceased to
wonder and put questions about them. In
those canyons there were promOntOries
of stone which could be carved, like the
Sphinx, into colossal heads of the great
engineers, and the wondering traveller for
ages might look on the faces of those who
made the miraculous work. Above was
terrific altitude, below was a terrific abyss
Of rock and river. Along that silent and
fOrebOding way the trains rushed down at
night, laden with tons of ore. or climbed
summit after summit, as the road varied.
The engines craWled up the awful rocks
like mighty tarantulas with claws Of steel.
The trains ran round and round the
mountains. cnorting as they rose, you
could see the engine pushing in the rear
like the tail Of flame of an iron serpent.
Now it left the rock, now it approached it
as 1t wound round it. just now standing
apart from it, as Rossetti did by his bride
to admire the more her form and beauty.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
Etiquette of the lat.

AfNtlcf
The hat is an important factor in de-
pertinent. To lift il from the head grace
fully, give it just the requisite tilt. and
restore it to its original position. is a work
of art. Some people cling to their hats as
drowning man clings to a straw. They
seem to think it some kind of an explosive
substance, and if they let 90 of it that it
VII 90 of. An illustrated paper lately
gave spicy picture IN which a gentleman
who is making a call resigns his silk hat,
and when he rises to go finds that the
small boy Of the family has been making
an opera crush of 1t, and that it now re-
sembles an accordion more than a hat.
The nat is so much part OF a man that
1t becomes responsive to his actions and
opinions. and a silent but active express
sion Of his thoughts. Hats OFF, cries
an authority. and off they 90. You VIII
know gentleman ~ the manner of his
touching his hat. 1t is a royal salute
when lifted with a ChiValrOuS hand. That
business pendulum between the upper
and the lower wOrd-the elevatOr-may
ne filled with men all with their hats on;
enter, one little, weak, defenseless wO-
man; instantly every hat is dotted. Why.
they couldn't do more than that for the
Queen of England, Aud it Is thus they
recognize the queen Of womanhOOd.
II viii be remembered that when Joe
with Pip, and being ''invited to sit down
TO table, looked all around the room for a
suitable spot on which to deposit his hat
las if it were only on some few very rare
substances in nature that it could find a
resting place-and ultimately stood it on
an extreme corner of the chimney-piece
from which it ever after fell off at inter-
walls. Indeed, it demanded from him a
constant attention and quickness of eye
and hand very like that eXacted by wick
ct keeping. He made extraordinary play
with it, and showed the greatest skill,
row rushing at it and catching it neatly
as it dropped; now merely stopping it
midway; beating it up and humOring it
in various parts of the room. and against
a good deal of the pattern of the paper on
the wall before he felt it safe to close with
it; finally splashing it into the slOp-basin,
when | took the liberty of laying hands on
it,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
ARTHUR,S WIVES.
They do Nothing but Count Money all
Day.
rpbs

We almost always have some Indians
here. They want to see the President
once in awhile and the Secretary of the
Interior, and the President and the
Secretary of the Interior want to
see them. The Indians always
have very good time. They are the
guests Of the nation. AS such they are
brought here in good style, carefully
shown all the attractions of the town and
lionized to & certain extent by the people
in certain sort Of society. You see them
at hotel hops and at the Presidents
leyees, if you attend those delightful en-
tertalnments, and now and then at a Sem
ator's house they dance and sing for his
guests. They don't usually get what they
come for; but they always get something,
and sometimes it seems better than the
thing they asked for. Then they have lots
OF fun as they 90 along. l don't suppose
their constituents are always satisfied
with the way in which these delegations
conduct their mission; but then, you
know, CONSTITUENCIES are always unreasOn-
able, and in this case they are very i'll
bred as well. One thing that these Indians
usually carry back to their friends is a
profound respect for the Great Fathers
power, acquired during their inspection of.
the Executive Departments. Some New
Mexico Indians recently at the Capital
carried back with them ideas somewhat
more eXtravagant than usual. They be-
gan the story with the remark that Pre-
sldent Arthur was the wealthiest man in
the world; that in his great treasury gold
and silver were as plentiful as the sands
on the plains of New Mexico. and that in
this great st0rehOuse the President has
200 wives, who have nothing else to do but
count out paper money for him all day
long. You may imagine the rest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
A Large and Eccentric Family.


Twenty years ago there lived in Bel
grade a large family, the father of which
was very eccentric individual. There
were 10 children. They lived in a big
house, but one room Of which was plas-
tered. The head of the family daily dealt
out in stated amounts the food required
by the family. The wife was an invalid.
Many of the children took peculiar. &c
centric turns. They nearly all had re-
markably retentlve memories. Several
were entirely carried away with reading.
One would sit for q hours at a Time
neither eating nor sleeping, perusing his
tory and sacred writings. Although ap-
pearing idiotic he could talk intelligently
on almost any subject. Another child
was fascinated with literature of the dime
novel character. Three of the boys were
drowned at once in a lake in Belgrade
while cunning. One Of the daughters, q
little puny girl, died, and her father pro-
cured a coffin for her of dimensions suita-
bic for a man. One of the girls, now a
woman past the prime Of life, is in the in
sane asylum. one evening last week an
Augusta lady, who 20 years ago was >
years Of age, and lived q neighbor TO the
above family, visited the asylum. While
moving about among the female patients
she was astOnished to hear her name spo-
ken by one Of the unfOTtunateS. THAT is
you, --," said the patient. Il should
have known you by your father" Thus
this woman. broken in intellect and shat
tered in health, recognized the lady whom
she had not seen for 20 years and then
only as a 5-year-Old girl. But two children
of this large family now remain alive.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17
The French Academy.


The French Academy, after nearly two
centuries and a half OF vigorous life, still
retains position absolutely unique. 1T
is the centre Of Paris, and Paris, as NJ d.
Victor Hugo has often told us. is the CEN
tire of the world. The forty immOrtGls are
not, indeed, all destined to immortal fame
many Of them are hardly famous now
but, taken altogether, they are body
which attracts the gaze Of mankind more
than any other that exists. They Include
old NJ. Mignet, next to Ranke perhaps the
dOHeR Of historical literature in Europe.
They have just lost Henri Martin Pas
teUr and the chemist Dumas are brilliant
representatives Of science; Renan. of that
combination Of scholarship, imagination,
and styles which is ony found once in a
generation, if 50 often; Taine, Of the most
absolute clearness Of mind, together with
an extraordinary power Ofamassing facts
and generalizlng them. Probably the two
most eminent dSamatists in Europe at
this moment are Emile Angler and Alex
andre Dumas MS; Octave Feuillet is, ifnOt
the greatest, one Of the two or three most
finished novelists now living. There are
many more real eminences before we de-
scend to the level occupied by NJ. Caro-
and his brethren of the ReUUe deS DeuT
-HOndeS-MM. Mezierers, De Mazade,
and the rest Of them-and even they are
men who write with certainty and mas
terry, as if they were conscious of great
tradition behind them, OF which they had
early absorbedthe lessons. 1t is no wonder
that, whatever spteful things are said by
those who do not succeed in enterin g Its
walls. the Academy should still be regard
ed as the port to which every man Of
letters should direct his bark.