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Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
rial Of tns TraIa- Mreckers
Postponed until Friday.

: DUCK Hill, September I.-One of
the largest crowds ever seen in this
place collected here to-day from all
sections, BY 10 O'Clock the street.
and public places presented the spec
tacle of surging mass of excited
humanity curious to know, hear or
see something of the notorious train
wreckers, whose trial va, set for TO-
day at this place, but on account of
the serions ILLNESS Of Justice Oliver
and the failure to get a magistrate to
fill his place, the trial was put off un-
til Friday, the 5th instant. If Justice
Oliver is not able to hold court then
the case will stand over until Circuit
Court, which meets on Monday. the
18th instant. Capt Mann and other
prominent railroad officials were h.re
to-day. The prosecution is represen.
ted by Sweatman 4 -Trotter, and the
defence byHolIowavi KERN & Quinn.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
Aainnlauy will Ratify III
Democratic Tick

WASHINGTON, Sept. I.-A
YORK soecIai in to days Baitim0f&
says; MIR. John Kelly will azrive n
this city on Monday from Saratoga.
and will Immediately take persona
supervision of the arrangemerts pre-
lmmary to the meeting of & Tam. !
many organization on Frid y even i
the 5th of September. Thsses Is oro-
bably not the slightest doubt : ,w but
that Iammany will not only ratify the
nomination OF Cleveland And Hem
drlcks, but viii work for the election
OF the ticket with will. A suddev,,
change has taken place in the situl-
ton within the last few days, and now,
those who are closest to John JKellgs
say taat there will be no trouble, and
then go SO far as to declare that at the
iammany Hall meeting not a dissent
ng voice will be raised against the
,atlflcation OF the Democrats aiel.t
ihls may be an extreme statement. 81
,iew of the fact that lex-State sena,f {
irady has -snnounyed that he W
make 81 eech "a the occasion ou
can be qarriyd should MsAelly
iesire to preyerr his makixhis pro-
'c ed prote> zsmas, >fmofr@.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
THE WATER NAI I

James NJ Harris, a Democrat of
and a nephew OF Senator
isham G.. Harris, has been nominated
for Congress from the Memphis dis
trict.
The wheat crop this season will be
the largest ever produced in the
5 I n,ted States. Il is estimated that
13o, 900, eco bushels more will be
produced this than last year
The Ist Of September issues Of the
Memphis Atfea( and -47alannhf and
the Tines Demott1t were mammoth
papers and reflected much credit
both on the journals and the progress
siva cities they represent.
A sleeping-car. full of circus people,
...l-, f,r, on the Union Pacific road,
way NJ N the Rocky mountains, last
week and large number of then
we're roasted alive.
Ne Work, 'ndiana. New Jerse,
and Conuecu,u.. ow counted by
the Democrg'~ rs certain for Cleve;
and.
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Meridian side walks are badly ii


Kosciusko has a barrel factory in
active operation; it is doing good
BUSINESS.
Two brothers have recently been
arrested and jailed at Meridian
charged with committing a murder
twenty years ago.
Yazoo Sentinel; There is a lady
IN this county Who has given birth
to children seven times, and each time
to twins, She gave birth to four
children none year.
d. w. Harper, son of A. Y. Har-
per of Okolona has been awarded
the Cadetship from this district. There
were ten applications for the position.
Attorney General Catchings has
consented to become the Democratic
candidate for Congress from the srd
District
A convention of Independent Re-
publicans held a meeting at Winona
on Tuesday last and nominated Capt
M. K. Mister as their candidate for
congress for this district. We under
stand MIR. Frazee is still in the field
as the candidate of the other wing of
the republican party
A while man and three negroes
have been arrested as the PARTIES who
have been engaged in wrecking the |
rams at Duck Hill, this state. 1t
seems that the principle, who was
white man had been arrested some
weeks ago on another charge and
vas confined in jail A shrewd Chi
ago detective, disguised as common
elon was placed in the same cell,
ecoming intimate with the supposed
ain wrecker, who made a secret
onfession, disclosing the names of
IS accomplices.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

ID. f. Pate coffin for pauper < 90
DIR. W. c. Person medical at.
tention to paupers &c 13 90
II. ID. Williams road timber 4 so
K. V. Pearson board of prison
Buck Boothe for building bridge 81 20
\. Pearson one months
holrd Charley Schultz o 90
4 :. Whitney coffin for pauper a 90
Members and officers each allowed
one days attendance.
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A boy named Holmes.

A boy named Holmes, in Pike
county was attacked by rabid dog
last week. After the dog had put his
teeth through the boys hat he caught
the diseased dog by the ears with both
hands and held him off until his two
dogs came to the rescue, and seizing
the mad dog dragged him of, while
the boy escaped unhurt. The mad
dog was killed, and for fear the other
no dogs may have been bitten by
me rabid canine, Mr.. Holmes most
s'ucsanuy killed his own two dogs.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
The Cotton Crop.

New 'nN-h4N.. sept. THE
Times I a9cral has Telegraphic Ie-
ports from all portions of the cotton
country, giving the condition of the
crop as is stood yesterday. Alabama
reports the crops two weeks late, and
injured somewhat, but not seriously,
by drouth, which was gene Mliy bro
ken Friday The or3J promires to be
slightly above last year, although it Is
suffering from heavy rains that fell
early in the season, followed by pros
Ilonged drouth. There is some dams
age by rust.
Arkansas The weather during the
past mon h has reduced the estimates
of the Arkansas crops, which Will still
be greater than last year. RAIN is.
needed IN some localities on the river
front. Cotton is small and the fruiting
is bad, aud iron,ten n Gays ~ ,so weeks
late. IL western AikaasAs hpfIY -
cotton and grain crops ~ 1{6}
the best ever known, y Fn
Florida The qo<t6n crop
y j ! not q pss a
years There Il some dama1n ff0u5
continuous fans, snd few cz;apiIlars.
Picking has already begun. vs~s
Georgia-Rafns been few in Georgia
this month, and the fruit ON si1e. cotton
plant has. not developed. The top
Is not as good as last year but the
bottom crop promises agood average.
1t IS late twenty days.
Louisna-Reports about the same
average and the prospective yield
less than last year. The crop is gen
orally late and suffering from drouth.
MississiPpi-The crop is generally
from 10 to IA days late. There has
been some suffering from drouth in
the Yazoo county; lnjuring the cotton
on sandy lands. In southern Missis.
isppi the crop is slightly better chan
last year, and in the eastern portion
OF the State the acreage is about the
same and the yield unchanged, but
boil worms are reported in several
counties, but there is not mnch fear of
their doing any damage.
North Carolina-The drouth is re
ported, decreasing the prospective
yield. Cotton is two weeks late and
much smaller than last year. No
worms are reported; picking will be-
gin generally on the 18th.
South Carolina-Reports the pres
ent condition of crops better than last
year, but much injury from rust,
which may cut short the crop.
Texas-Reports are generally un-
favorable, A drouth two mouths
has injured the crop in the. central
portion of the state and cut it short
rom one fifth to one third.
Shonld rain now arrive it will not
materially improve its condition. In
Eastern Texas, around Jefferson, the
crop is better and larger yield is
expected than last year. Rust is re-
ported in several localities.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

Corinth .cyy7.
u.,,. ,,..l,u
-. my ~ cl
fifteen dollars each.
4 c,,,. ,,;,h.. .;n,, , H.. wac c,,
tured IN Sardls, lts ears measured an
'noh in'Ieneth.
y Dude ciu9 Is one of Bay St.
Lou, lttrao..,
a oo''o" eNcIpne N"'''N1 1T
Ner'o'ah'N
flty nVc eoior7 7o men save l''
a oieVeiand ana 1ehtf'oNs c''' M
ieie a. y Y '''''''''' >-'''e' ~
Kinds.
Fverv nor,;,n sof the state ;s na,v
in need ofr,;n
NJ
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

A sassairas mill i, owned by firm
IN Winston county.
\ white raccoon was Killed IN ! ar
rison county last week.
4 turtle, weigbinr >'-elgh
pounds, was caught .. u. tn H.
Blck.
4 boy at I-
and twelve hnr
A cat died 1t Shuauu r. 1t't III
the advanced age of seventeen yen.
Our exchanges in several portions
of the state mention the fact that mad
dogs have appeared in then localities
man recently died in Winsto
N the effects OF a pistl
woul-a 4 twenty years ago,
\ negro ng in Tate county
t last week by of lastly el
ragged men, both W. 4 colore,
=. for an attempted assdu, pom IL
person of Mrs. Wilson, the wife of
highly respected eiti1sn Of that count
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

Cyctohe swept tnrOuSn a i1TElOn
'5.of the Ohio Valley, causing death and
destruction to number of people.
, The post Office at Williamsport, Pa. =,
was robbed, last Monday of SIS, ooo
worth OF stamps.
The Champion roller -four mills, of
Jackson, Tenn. were burned Sunday
Loss, $40, 900. Insurance, So, 900.
Edward Mason, aged 16, Book
keeper of tb~ Peoples Bank at. St
Pau has absconded with $40, 900 of
the banks mJnev.
Gen. Crosby, of Montania, reports
that about 1000 of the Piegan Indians
are starving to death. He appeals to
the Indian Department for food.
The new Press of the Atlanta
Constitutional cost $a7, 900. 1t prints,
cuts, pastes and folds I4, 900 papers
an hour.
The National Committee of the
Labor party met in New York on Sept.
Ist, and endorsed Gen. Butler for
president
Twenty-Five persons were drowned
days since by the capsizing of |
trans. boat on the Ohio river, near
EyansvA. md.
ihirty negros. on one farm in Ala
INA we're attacked with hydrophobia
! eating : hog that had died from
= ! .els of mad dog bite. II is
'n' y ssvssal win die.
Me- xs \ considerably excited
over the ds' \ .ailor rom v.,,au Yellow .
fever He - Sdand sick !, S''s~ ~ .
streets, and - ssnoved & 4 ha..:.s, sas
where he died. en found. 4
too near dead to give Nv ;nto,m.,;,.,
= to where he came uan
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

J. L. Tatum, rst, road report re-
celyed A. n. Branum end, road
report received and w. j. Hubert ap
pointed overseer in his stead,
Voluey Moore and others petition
for new bridge granted and clerk or
dered % advertise the same torbe let
At the next meeting of the board.
Mel Arom et aI petition for new
road, continued.
Dan Turnipssed, road report re
ce'ved and Joe Bosdare appointed
oversear in his stead.
Ordered by the Board, that there
be levied on the real and persona
property of the county for taxes for
the fiscal year 1884, 81 mills for
county purposes and outstanding in
debtedness, mills fox school purpo-
ses and ~ mills for State.
J. E. Laycock and others, petitiony
to repair LooSaScoona bridge on Tori
rance and Graysport road granted.
J. H. Dame and Others, pest for
lumber for bridge granted.
Bridges let out. Moland II
bridge to John Acee, at S1.4s pes
foot Hamilton's creek bridge IS ].
H. Dame At $I.4o per fost N McFar
land bridge to NJ. |. Seamans At Sa.6s
# per foot. Slough bridge pesr shoals
# bridge in Scoona bottom ~. z sIay
lOr at : --f,tS f4pr foot Js,1l<t 59ISS.~ Ezasfs
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06
.OFFICIAL.
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF SIJ
PERVISORS SEPTEMBER
TERM 1884.

The following accounts were allow
ed for board of paupers.
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

,a..A Gel eighteen deaths from
yellow fe'.>. f. past week.
lpciDnau hief stole pistol from
= Policeman ket, a few DAYS ago.
Ioadlev asserts that Cleve-
sail carry Ohio by IS, 900 ma
Ior,y
The - o crop of Virginia is re
perf q rage, both in quantity
i 4',4iltN,
Gen. h' .D IN extended cleo
-~'Irs ,ouf through the Northern
States.
Wnen Il rallapoosa sunk last
week, til American Navy about
ceased to exist.
South Carolina has voted $50. 900
te@aris making dlsIay at the New
aassEsPos'tion.
sa art:aa hackers and Democrats of |
Iowa j ssSs fiRe j and noun .lttd a JOINT
elxesQea sskrt
II Ghated thas about sixty
| sises' os,issilis
80 Ne. WI s s 4fh,,S 4 Iyss.~lri ri.sl ! has
Water Valley progress., 1884-09-06

lincinnau hief stole pistol from
= Policeman ocket, a lew days ago.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
MEMPHIS MERCHANTS.
Memphis visitors Entertained With
Poem by George w. waravr.

Memphis visitors Entertained With .
Poem by George w. wsra,r.
KANSAS CITY, June 1.-THE Memphis
excursionists, consisting of seyenty-fiye gen.
tlemen, arrived at the depot yesterday even
ing at AS. The Reception Committee met
the gentlemen at Spring Hill, about thirty
miles south of Kansas City, and were intro
duced to them. The Memphians ex-
pressed themselves as being charmed with
the delightful country through which they
had passed, and with the warm receptions
which had been accorded to them at Spring
field and Fort Scott. The time was passed
in pleasant social conversation, and i'll re-
newing acquaintances formed in Memphis
i'm November last, when the Kansas City Wis
itors went to that city upon invitation, in
celebration of the completion of the Kansas
City. Springfield & Memphis Railroad. Upon
reaching the Union Depot the visitors were
driven to the Coates House, where they
were officially received by Mayor Talbot,
who delivered very pleasant address
of welcome, which was responded to
by Hon. ID. p. MADDEN, President of the
delegation. After supper the gentlemen
adjourned to the Kansas City Club, where
they were pleasantly entertained.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20

JAMES X. KEENE, when he left Cali
fornia. was worth an immense fortune
The Sunday before he left he said to a
friend, who was expressing regret at his
departure and predicting evil from It:
There is my balance sheet; IL shows
that am worth s5.6OO.OOO That Is
sS.0O0,0OO in round numbers against tho
e4O.OOO,OOO Of the bonanza firm. The
larger will always attract the smaller.
and Il Is only question Of time as 10
my losing my fortune II remain here.
1 will travel am sick and have
enough, ana will keep out Of specula.
tions." tie told a truth, but unfortu
nately did not act upon IL.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
Detected Railroad Men.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 12.-Several
days ago it was announced upon the author.
ity of Messrs. Talmage and Wade, of the
Wabash system, that the pay car would &C
over the indianapolis, Peru and Chicago
Division either Saturday or Monday, paying
for April. Up to night no car has made its
appearance and so far as the men can learn
has not started on its trip. They claim that
it went out to Moberly, Mo-, and Springfield,
ILL.,. to pay off the strikers there, to prevent
the interruption of business, but that there
has been no intention of sending out the car
as promised. The indications are that the
men all along the line, from here to Michi-
gan City, who have not been. paid for sew
eral months, will strike. 1t is stated here
that the Court will not permit the receivers
10 let the Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago
Division revert to the bondholders, as the
Wabash managers intended to do, believing
that it is too valuable piece of property to
to be sacrificed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20

SOME out-of-the.way data respecting
the great canals Of the world are pub
lished. The Imperial canal of China is
over 1000 miles long. In the year 1851
was completed the greatest undertaking
Of the kind on the continent. the canal
Of Languedoc, or the Canal du Midi, to
connect the Atlantic with the Medit-
erranean; " length is l4S miles. IL has
more than 100 locks, and about fifty
aqueducts, and in its highest part IL Is
no less than 600 feet above the sea; IL is
navigablo for vessels Of upward of 100
tons. The largest ship canal in Eu-
rope Il the Great North Holland canal,
completed m 1925. Its 125 feet wide al
the water surface. thirty-one feet wide
at the bottom and has depth of twenty
feet; u extends from Amsterdam to the
Helder, hfty-one miles. The Caledonian
canal. in Scotland. has total length Of
sixty miles. including three lakes. The
Suez canal Is eighty eight miles long. OF
which .sixty-six miles are actual canal.
The Erie canal Is S50l miles long; tho
Ohio canal. Cleveland TO Portsmouth.
$50; the Miami and Erie. Cincinnati TO
Toledo. 29i; the Wabash and Erie.
Evansville 70 The Ohio line, S7I.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
Our India.Rubber Supply.

The increase in the consumption oil
Ind a-rubber in the United States has
been very large within the past ten
years, and more particularly within the
latter half of the decade. This is owing
both to the great increase in the con-
sumption of rubber boots, shoes and
clothing consequent of the increase in
population, and to the multitude of new
uses to which rubber has been put to
the almost total exclusion of horn.
Our imports of India rubber are
classed together with gutta percha,
both being on the free list and being to
some extent sim lar articles.
The great bulk Of our supply, and
tho best rubber, also, comes from Bra
zil, where its collection and prepare
ton in crude state for shipments forms
the pr ncipal resource of the two great
ro'inces of the Amazon Valley, Para
and Amazon.
Next to coffee and sugar, rubber oc-
cupies third place in Brazilian exports.
Notwithstanding this, hardly any
thought is given to the future of this
great industry in Bra Ill. The same
wasteful and exhaustive system of col
Letting the rubber which has been in
vogue for half q century is followed to.
day. The industry is chiefly in the
hands of an uneducated and half civil.
lied nomad populat on of Indian mix.
ture and is pursued in crude way with
no thought beyond immediate profit.
In consequence millions of rubber trees
have been destroyed and many other.
abandoned from premature and excess.
i've use.
The waste in this way is so great that
many well informed Brazilians fear thai
unless better methods are EMPLOYED
this rich resource will before many
years suffer serious and perhaps
fatal decline. In the few cases where
care is exercised in not tapping trees in
the months of August and September
when they change their leaves, grove.
have yielded continuously for thirt,
years and are still in good condition
The rubber tree requires growth Of
from twenty to twenty-five years before
it produces the milky sap which form,
the rubber. Hence little or nothing
has been done to propagate the trees
| and everything about the business /,
carried on as If the supply of trees
would never give out Brazil imposes
very heavy export tax on rubber
amounting, State and provincial, Il
twenty-five per cent from the PROVING.
of Para and twenty-onc per cent. freu
the Province Of Amaxeu.-B Boston Oonp
rserciai Bssieetfsl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
TIE BLAINE TRAIN.
IT'S Reception Along the Route from Port.
land TO Augusta.


land to Augusta.
AUGUSTA, ME-, june 1.-THE Blaine
train left Portland at three o'clock and no
stops were made unit. Brunswick was
reached at four O'Clock. There were four
cars from Lewiston and Auburn decorated
with Blaine banners, three more from Rock
land and other cities all filled with delegates
to Join the Blaine train. A great crowd
with a band of music greeted the California
and Maine delegates with cheers. The Bow
tioin students were conspicuous liz their en-
thusiasm. Senator Mcclure, of Cali
fornia, made a ringing speech, after
which Congressman Boutelle made a
speech which was cut short by the
starting of the train at 4 80 p. M, for Au-
gusta. General Chamberlain would have
Joined the train here but was detained by
having an engagement to deliver an Grafton
at the dedication of the new hall. and
having to start for the reunion of the army
of the Potomac at Brooklyn. At Gardiner
salute of artillery welcomed the train, but
stop of only two minutes was made All
along the route the train was greeted with
cheers and waving of handkerchiefs, par
ticularly along the Kennebec River.
Crowds were gathered at many places. At
lao the long train of thirteen cars rolled
into Augusta, where bands were playing.
whistles blowing, bells ringing, artillery
firing and crowds were assembled to meet 1t.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
KANSAS STATE NEWS.
state horticultural Society.


The State Horticultural Society at its late
meeting, unanimously adopted the following
preambles and resolution:
WHEREAS, The Cotton and Industrial
Exposition that opens in New Orleans, on
December 18th, 1884, promises to be of
greater magnitude than any other exhibition
Of like character in the history of the United
States; and
WHEREAS, The State Of Kansas desires
to retain the laurels so meritoriously won
in past horticultural contests; therefore
be il
RESOLVED, That the State Horticultural
Society, of Kansas, pledges its best efforts
to secure the best display possible, and re-
quests the hearty cooperation of district,
county and local societies, and that of all
our fruit growers, to the end that this object
be attained
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20
POLITICAL AND Personal.

HENRY q. VENNoR, the weather prophet,
died in Montreal on the sth, eyed forty-four
years.
TnE remains Of ex-Justice Noah II.
Swayne, of the United States Supreme
Court, arrived at Washington from New
York recently on special car, and wore
inferred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
SAMUEL j. TILDEN has written a letter
definitely declining his proposed nomina.
ton rs the Democratic candidate for the
Presi iency. His reasons were that he was
physically unable TO bear the burdens Of
Government or to make the necessary can.
vass.
GEoRgE ID. MORGAN has been elected di.
rector Of the Western Union. to fill the
vacancy caused by tho death Of Augustus
Schell
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-06-20

The explosion In the Pocahontas mine
In Southwest Virginia, by which so
many men lost their lives, Is now at
tributed 20 the presence Of great deal
Of fine coal and coal dust on the floors
Of the mine. The dust mingled with
air, constitutes an explosive mixture
which can be fred by the approach of a
flame Of any kind In the Pocahontas
mine. where this dust was very abundant,
there was no lack Of opportunities for
the Introduction Of flame. as II was Gus
tomary TO use n great deal Of powder in
blasting out the coal. Some Of the
powder was undoubtedly wasted by the
inexperienced miners and mingled with
the fine coal. thus adding TO the danger.
A locomotive with an open fire was also
being constantly run into the mine. Il
Is considered certain that there was nc
fire-damp.