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The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

When the railway supervision bill
was pending in the House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Houston, of Monroe,
offered to amend the fifth section by
adding the following prociso:
"Provided, That in case of legal
proceedings being instituted enjoin-
ing said Commissioners from exercis-
their authority under this act, the
salaries of said Commissioners and
Clerk shall cease during the time
their duties may be held in allegiance
by such legal proceedings"
When this amendment was propos-
ed the members of the Legislature
knew that the various railroad COM
panies would apply to the US. Court
for an injunction to restrain the Su-
pervisors from interfering in any
manner with their business,and hence
the proviso offered by MIR. Houston
was eminently proper, and should
have received the hearty support of
every honest man in the House. That
great statesman from Carroll county,
the Hon. Mr.. Williamson, being wise
beyond his generation, at once arose
and with all the dignity becoming 50
great man, moved to lay the amend
ment of Mr.. Houston on the table,
which was promptly carried by vote
of SO ayes to 30 nays y Vicksburg
Herald.
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A SOUTHERN SOLDIER.

Not long ago, writes Bill Arp in the
Atlanta Constitution, / met Gen. Early,
on the train, and iourneyed with him for
some time. His talk was chiefly of mem
cries Of the war. He wears patriarch s
beard, and shows age both in speech and
motion, but his hazel eye is bright and
his emotion seems as strong as ever. He
was laughing freely, both about men, and
measures. should say that he was man
with no secrets. He thinks aloud and
talks slow, but talks all the time. He
puts the Georgia troops who sarved I'M
der him in the front rank for courage and
endurance. He told me about captain
in the 18th Georgia-a man then about
so years old--whO refused to surrender
his company and the colors when the
regiment did, but cut loose from them
and fought his way out, because he SAID
the women gave 'em the flag, and he
promised to take it back to em. He WAS
court martialed but never punished. On
the contrary, he somehow got command
of the regiment, and on one occasion
charged the enemy furiously and with
success, without any orders to do SO, and,
when repremanded, his excuse was that
his ammunition had got low, and was
about to give ont 81 wonder what has
become of him." Sal the general. "Hs
was fine officer, and Drawer man new
er lived. He never was anything but
captain, but l put him in command OF
brigade once in an emergency, and be
handled it well. I've thought of the man
a thousand times. He made every mnn
brave about him, andyet he was prudent
and not reckless
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08
Our UndevelOped Resources.

We publish this morning an inter
esting and instructive communica-
ton from Prof LAWRENCE G. JoHx-
SON, of Holly Springs, Miss, now of
the United States Geological Survey,
in reference to the undeveloped re-
sourses of our State. This letter is
drawn out by an editorial that APP
peared in the Examiner of April 10th,
and we congratulate ourself and our
readers upon the result.
We can assure our able cores
pondeut that in that editorial we had
no thought of censuring the authori
ties at Washington on account of the
conspicuity of the absence of Missis-
sippi from the tables, shelves and
cases Of the great museums and art
and industrial collections at the Fed
eral Capital; on the contrary we ap-
piled whatever of censure was in
dulged in, to the State we love and
the people whose reputation is of all
things dear to us; and we wrote in
the hope that by pointing out the
crime of omission--for it is a crime
we might be able to suggest RENE
dy and awake great Common wealth
to effort commensurate with the i'm
mensity of its resources and the pride
and ambition of its children; and to
the fact that we have in some meas
ure succeeded in our purpose, the
communication from one of hissis-
sippi's honored scientists that ap-
pears in the Examiner this morning,
bears witness.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08
Farmers Course of Lectures al
the A. ~ VI. College.

During the month of January the Pro.
fessors Of Biology, Agriculture, Horti-
culture, and Chemistry, at the A. & M.
College, will deliver twenty lectures each
on topics connected with their branches
of instruction, to any persons who desire
to spend two three or more weeks at the
College in such study.
The lecture will be free to all, and of a
popular character, designed to meet the
wants of those who can be absent from
home but short time in the winter.
The lectures will embrace the follow.
ing subj cts:
Biology-Dr. D. L. Phares: Anatomy,
Physiology, Hygiene, Pathology, Treat
ments, Obstetrics.
Agricultura-Pof. F. A. Gulley:
Farm Buildings, Cultivation of crops,
Forage crops, Ensilage, Drainage,
Stock-breeding, Feeding, Dairy-stock
Practical dairying.
Horticulture---Prof. j. j. Colmant
Location and soils adapted to orchards
and gardens, preparation and cultivation,
termination of seeds. Propagation of
plants by grating, emitting, etc, Market
gardening and fruit growing and ship
ping, injurious insects.
Chemistry--ProfJ. A. Myers: Soils,
Plant food, Fer tiljzers, FOOD for animals,
Practical feeding, Food and water fol-
use of man, Chemistry of the home
Chemistry of the dairy.
The above courses OF lectures designed
for next winter, will be mnde regular
part of the College work in the future,
if it is found that there is a demand for
lie same.
The work will be made as practical as
is possible, aud illustrated in the work of
the laboratory. farm and Garden,
In veterinary science special attention
will be given TO the feeding and care of
stock TO promote health, treatment of
the ordinary ailments, and particularly
during parturition. The herds of the
College will he used for illustration.
During the winter experiments in stock
feeding for milk aud beef, use of ensil
age, diary work. etc. will afford opportu,
nifty to become familiar with the practice
as well as to study the theory, and the
same is true of gardening, grating, etc. /,
in the Horticultural department.
Special attention will be given to the
preparation and application OF fertilizers
and chemistry of feed stuffs.
For particulars address.
GEN. S. D. LEE,
President A. e. NJ. College.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

KELLOGG, whose trial for bribery
n the Star Route cases has been
from time to time postponed or con.
tinued at the request OF the Govern
ment Counsel, was on the 3rd inst
acquitted by the jury in compliance
with the instructions of the Court,
for the reason that the proceedings
were barred by the statute of limta-
tion.
If Attorney General Brewster did
not know this before proceedings
were instituted, he is proven to be
an ignoramus; aud if be did know it,
and nevertheless persisted in push
ing a-prosecution involving immense
exl euditure of public money without
hope Of conviction, he deserves to be
impeached.
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l.. q. 4. Lamar.

Mr.. Barksdale of the House of
Representatives has just recently
paid our distinguished Senator Col.
L. Q. G. Lamar just and well
merited compliment. He says "that
Lamar's commanding abilities and
magnetic oratory have made him
justly the pride of the State" There
is no one in the Senate of the United
States to-day, or in the English Par
lament that can for moment com
pete with him in point of intellect, or
broad and comprehensive statesman
ship. Col. Lamar has made the
study Of political economy, and the
minute history of all the different
governments a misunderstanding and
is just as familiar with it all as a
school boy is with his alphabet. This
makes him a ready and matchless
debater, which taking in connection
with his charming oratory enables
him to easily overthrow all his adj
versaries. Columbus Dispatch.
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The Soils. Naris, Sands, Etc, of
Mississippi.

Persons interested in exhibiting the
varions formations of soil in their res
pective loc,liies, or the deposits OF
mar, Ignite, ORES, clays, sands, fossils,
etc, are requested to send specimens
OF such soils and deposits-trcight pre-
paid-to DR.. W. Spillman, at the A. /
NJ. College, Starkville, wh.re they will
be properly classified and labeled for
exhibition in the Mississippi Departs
ment of the New Orleans Exposition.
These specimens will all be labeled to
the credit of the donor and the locality
from whence cent. $. A. JONAS.
May s, If. State Commissioner.
State Papers will please copy.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

The Blaine men are ''whistling to
keep their courage up" and claim
that their candidate will grow in
favor with each succeeding day until
the Chicago Convention; but it is
apparent that they have met with
bitter disappoiutments in many in
stances, and can hardly hope to re-
cruit their forces beyond the present
maximum. The Arthur delegates
are not likely under any circum
stances to go to Blaine, cor Blaine's
friends to the man who drew the
chief prize in the lottery of assasi-
nation" so it looks as though neither
of these candidates will live much
beyond the second ballot in Conven
sion.
We still adhere to our frequently
expressed opinion that Grant will be
the nominee for while we be.
lieve that he can command almost
the entire Arthur vote, we are conf,
dent that he will fall heir to Logan's
strength when it leaves that candi-
date, and that he can count on the
most of the Edmunds vote and fair
reinforcement from the Blaine
column.
The Democratic party has nothing
to fear from the nomination of either
one of these candidates.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08


Mr.. T. J. McQuiston, Superintend
ent of the Penitentiary, was in the
city last week. A gentleman OF
pleasant address and clear eye, he
PROPOSES the stranger that be is the
man for the responsible position. In
pursuance of his duties he was Ell.
gagged in making a personal inspec-
ton of the various convict cam rs.
He had visited the following: @. II.
Smith, Idlewild; Ilalta, Gay & Gwin;
California, Dr. Hebron's Deer Greek
plantation and r. G. Burdett's home
place. All Of the camps were found
in excellent sanitary condition and
the discipline, clothing, food, etc. +,
was better than ever expected. The
quarters and discipline of Mr.Smith's
Idewild place were found to be equal
TO those of a military camp The
prisoners clean, we'll fed, hearty and
apparently contented and happy.
The state of affairs at this camp has
been a matter of notoriety among
our citizens and only for the excep-
tional hardship of an occasional pris.
oner, unaccustomed to field labor,
the camp is virtually no punishment
unless it is a punishment for well
fed man to do square days work.
If Mr.. McQuiston can succeed in
bringing all the camps up to the
standard of Mr.. Smith 8 he will have
accomplished a human work that
will entitle him to the wormest ap>
proval. We are satisfied that he will
leave nothing undone, that will
ameliorate the condition of the IN
fortunate creatures in his charge. -
GreenuiUe ReUieao.
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Democratic Conservative State
Convention.
Rooms STATE Dem. CoNs. FIX. CON-

Rooms STATE DEM Cons. FIX. Com. J
JACKSON, MISS. April 8, 1884.
The conservative State
Executive Committee have named We'd
nesday, June 18th, 1884. at IL O'Clock a.
IN. in the City of Jackson, as the time
and place for holding State Convention
TO appoint delegates to the National
Democratic Conventior,and to nominate
n Presidential electoral ticket. All DEM
ocratic-('onseryative citizens of Missis-
sippi, irrespective of past political asso-
cintons, and differences. who can unite
with us in the effort for pure.eccnomical
and constitutional government are cor
daily inv led TO join in sending dele
gates to the Convention. The basis OF
representation will be the same rs here
tofnre fixed. unless otherwise ordered hv
the Convention, viz: Each county will
be entitled to double the number of dele
gat az that il has Representatives in the
lower House of the State Legislature.
The committee recommends saturday,
MAY 3lst. 1884, rs the dav upon which
the county shall hold their conventions,
unless the county committees shall
otherwise order II is requested that
thorough organization of the Demo
cratic-C Conservative party, he effected
in each county, preparatory 10 the No
yemhcr election
w. L. HEMINGWAY, Chairman.
ID. p. PORTER, NJ. SMITH. secretaries.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Honest Joe Mcdonald, Of IudIana, is
firmly anchored in the hearts of his peo-
pile. If he obtains the Presidential
nomination all of the "barrels" in the
world will not prevail against him in q
State that recognizes his nobility of soul
md many glorious qualities Of head and
heart. On the plea of availability he
may be denied the prize at Chicago next
July, yet those who withhold Y will adj
NIT that he is in all things worthy Of all
the Republic can bestow.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

In compliance with the request of a
number of readers We will endeavor 10
publish next week, the comprehensive
brief filed by E. l.. Russell, Esq
General Solicitor OF the NJ, g. o. r. r.,
in the injunction case heard by Hon. r.
A. Hill, Of the U. $. District Court, in
this city last month.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

On Saturday both Houses of Con-
gress will adjourn at one o'clock to
attend the unwilling of the statue of
Chief Justice Marshall. This statue
which is said to be a faithfui likeness
Of the great Virginian, has been
erected opposite the stairway on the
west side of the Capitol building.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

THE notice given by Gen. Stephen
D. Lee, President of the Agricultural
and Mechanical college, of a Gar
mers Course of Lectures" will be
read with interest. The opportunity
afforded by this course of lectures to
those of our farmers who embarked
upon the practical work of bread
getting before technical education
in their sphere of labor was attainable,
will not be neglected, Many of them
will attend these lectures we think,
and the President of the College is
true TO his noble mission in making
this arrangement for their benefit.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Okolona has organized Cotton
Compress Company with a capital of
$4,000. Col. J. NJ. Trice is Presi-
dent, and Capt. Frank Burkitt vice
President. We expect that ten thou
sand dollars will buy a nice little
press.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

THE annual election of officers of
the West Point Rifles, resulted as
follows:
Captain-R. NJ. Levy.
LIST Lieut.. d. Franks.
End Lieut.. ]. Williams.
LIST Sgt.-S. S. Morrow.
2nd Sgt.-M. 7. Baptist.
Bird Sgt.--E. E. Maccabe.
4th Sgt.-C. L. Jordan.
Treasurer--Geo. F. Coleman,
Secretary-N. w. Ware.
This is we believe the same organi-
cation that the Rifles had last year,
and the reelection of these gentle
men is graceful recognition of their
past services.
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Rooms OF THE DEM. FIX. Con-.

ABERDEEN Miss, April "a. 1854.
A meeting of the Democratic EXeru-
tive Committee of Monroe county is
hereby called for Saturday, the 10th Of
Nav. at the committee rooms at IL
o'clock, n, nv.
The object is 10 provide for n county
convention to send delegates to the State
Convention, which will assemble on the
llth day of June.
A full attendance Is respectfully re-
Quested. l.. F.. HorsToN, Ch'm'n.
Z. z. THOMPSON, Secretary.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Hon Ethel Bark8dale has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
reelection to Congress from the
Seventh District, He has served his
constituency faithfully and is fully
entitled to endorsal.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Shreveport reports the Red river
rising rapidly and the heaviest rain
fall known for many years. Tremen-
dous rains are also reported in the
vicinity of Jefferson Texas. A disas-
trous flood is anticipated.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

In reply to frequent inquiries from
correspondents we would say that the
Mexican Pension bill has not yet passed
the Senate. We hope that it will be-
come law at the present session, but if
not, it will almost certainly be taken up
and passed early next winter.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

The timbers of Mississippi need not
be enumerated as every, Newspaper Of
late is full of her forest wealth.
The so-called orange-sand group
should not be forgotten, covering
as it does 80 per cent. of the high
lands of the State. Its immense de-
posts of brick-clay, pipe-clay and
pottery-clay being easily accessible
to many localities, and practically
ine1haustible.
All these things might be display
ed in an Exhibition, but who is to
collect them, and prepare, and mount
them to advantage?
Gentlemen of science have said to
me here: "You have no building
stones in the Cretaceous and Tertiary
of the Gulf States" as "we under
stand, you have not building stone
in Mississippi" Who is to blame for
this misapprehension' And how is
it to be remedied? BY the Geolog.
ical Survey? Yes, with sufficient
time and means, much will be accom-
plished by the U. S. Geological Sur
vey.
But what can Mississippians ex-
pect--making no effort to help them
selves? The State of Alabama has
an appropriation of $4,000 a year to
promote geological survey, a very
little aid from the U. S. Geological
survey, therefore in Alabama, is be-
ginning to show remarkable results.
Nothing equal to the results in Ala
bama can yet be exhibited for Mis-
sissippi; but the very brief prelimi-
nary survey made there in the winter
of 1SS2-will correct many of the
erroneous impressions which have
gone abroad. Necessarily, and prop
erly, the first object in such survey
is to secure the Fossils for these are
the finger boards to the geologist,
the type in which the history of the
earths' crust, is set up.
Now MIR. Visitor, had you inquired,
you would have found Mississippi,
pretty we'll represented among the
fossils. From these, the geologist
can predict what else, in the mineral
world, you may expect to find.
And the reports accompanying
these collections show the local
tiles where you may actually
find most Of those valuable materials,
you vainly searched for.
You found from some other States,
blocks of ores and minerals, slabs
and columns of polished marble and
granite, and elegant woods, set up in
the National Museum on Exhibition
not from any special e1ertion on
the part of the authorities and custc-
dams of the Museum, but contributed
by the owners of quarries and mills
themselves. And a good advertise
ment it proves for them.
Mississippi being wanting in these
branches of enterprise as in enter
prising branches of such other of bus
mess, has contributed nothing.
1t will be largely in the power of
the gentlemen appointed commits
sioners for the State at New Orleans,
to remedy such defects and when
their display shall have served its
purpose there, it is to be hoped it
will be transferred to the National
Museum, as perpetual memorial.
Very respectfully,
IAWRENcE C Johnson
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08


The Geogia Pacific has not passed
into the hands of the Mobile & Ohio:
this report originated probably from
the fact that traffic arrangement
had been perfected between the two
roads, by which coal trains will be
run through from the mines along
the line of the Georgia Pacific to
various points on the Mobile & Ohio.
-CoI,n16"s Dispatch.
Tie report probably originated in
an offer on the part of the owners of
the road to turn it over 10 the NJ. &
O., for ninety-nine years provided
that the sold Reliable" would agree
to pay the interest on its bonded debt
and keep the line in running order.
This proposition resulted in a thor
ough inspection of the property by
the management Of the NJ. & 0. r. R.,
and the offer was declined for salts
factory reasons.
Under the present traffic arrange
ment, it becomes virtually coal
feeder of the Mobile Road, and will
enable consumers to get coal direct
from the Alabama mines, at all the
stations on the main line and
branches.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

THE Hot Springs, Arkansas, Daily
News in reporting the proceedings
IN the Doran-Pruitt murder trial in
that city, pays a glowing compliment
to the argument made by Capt. Fred
Beall, of West Point, for the defence.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Fl. L. Mckay, Madison Station,
the great strawberry king, writes to
the Jackson Ledger that up to date
he has shipped this season over 1000
bushels of berries, and that he has
not yet made his largest picking.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

The West Point New Era, in its
last issue, publishes in full the elo-
quent address of welcome delivered
by Hon. F. G. Barry, of that city
before the State Medical Association.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

TIE Times Democrat says that
the Mobile & Ohio Rail Road con-
templates erecting an eating house
in Meridian to be conducted in the
same manner as those at Artesia and
Rives. This will be good news to
the travelling public. Meridian has
long needed an eating house.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

The English University of Oxford,
has decided to admit women to the
honor of examinations. The State
University at Oxford, Mississippi,was
two years in advance of its British
cousin in this matter, and admits
women to all of its classes and
honors.
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Judge j. D. Morgan, of DeSoto
county, has announced his candidacy
for a seat in the 10Th Congress from
the Second District, subject to the
decision Of the Democratic Conven-
ton,
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Capt. Charles B. Mitchell, of Pom
totoc, announces his candidacy for
Congress to represent the 4th Dis
trlct, subject of course, to the deci-
sion OF the Democratic Convention.
1t is a matter of regret to the people
of not only Mississippi but the coun-
try at large that Hon. H. D. Money
has determined to withdraw from a
position he so we'll adorned and in
which he was so useful and success
full, but if there is "a vacant chair" to
be filled, Captain Charlie Mitchell
has strong claims upon the 4th Dis
trict, and enters the canvass with
spotless record and the credit of many
we'll fought battle for Democratic
rule.
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Announcements

WE are authorized to announce Col.
JOS. T.. LEIGH, of L ,wndes county, as
candidate for Congress in the FIRST
District of Mississippi, subject to nomi-
ton by the Democratic Convention of
the District April 30, 1884,
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

"Sam, how do you expect to get
that mule along with "a spur only on
one sideT" Sam-''Well, boss, if l
gifts dat side to 60, amt de udder
one boun' to keep up?"
The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-05-08

Gov. Ireland, Of Texas, was ex-
pected to appoint the Commissioners
for that State to the New Orleans
Exposition, on the 9th inst. w. 7.
Hardenbrook will be Chief Commits
sioner.