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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
Two Desperadoes KILLED.

CHARLESTowN, W. Va. May 9.-Last Mon
day night Bill Spurloek went to Robertson
Spurlock's house, on the main Mud river
in Boone county. allied out Robertson Spur
lock and shot him dead. On the next night
posse found Bill Spurlock and made al
effort to arrest him. He refused to be ar
rested, and fired on the posse, who kiIle
him. Bill Spurlock's reason for killing Rob
ertson Spurlock was fear that he would civ
away the secrets Of the gang and have then
arrested, as all were members of the Hi
brothers gang. Two members of the gan,
were lynched at st. Alban's last week.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09

qnarternaster; John Miller, quartermBstet
John Smith, able seaman; C. Love. seaman
George Armour, seaman; Johu Beard; boat
SWANS yeoman; William Lawson, able sea
mat; William Iiyslop, second engineer
Edward Boyl, iif',. ian; John Mcdowell
hreinan; Jane McF.l laad, stewardess; Hugh
Morgan, storage passenger; Peter j, Rem
ming, steerage passenger; Martin Paterson
steeraga passenger; Francis Watson, stearagt
passenger. Total, twenty.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
virginia Election Law Annulled.

RICHMOND, Va, May 9.-The supreme
court of appeals rendered decision declar-
ing unconstitutional the law passed by the
last legislature providing for the election OF
registrars and judges of election by boards Of
three members chosen by that body fol
each city, town and county in the
state, because it required the mem
bers of said boards to be freeholders. Thi:
decision make the elections of registrars ant
judges by these boards illegal and of nc
effect. and consequently takes the whole
machinery Of the state out of the hands Of
the Democrats, and replaces it where it wal
before the passage of the LAWN the hand
of the Coalitionists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09

The dependence of man upon wheat
bread for his best nourishment makes il
important that the break be light, pala
table easy of digestion. DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder is the best means
we have for securing those ends. A ma
ton of housebeepers have been using il
for years and found it always the same,
pure and healthful
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
The Southern Rapttsts.

BALTIMORE, May 9.-On the assembling o
the convention Of southern Raptists, add
tional delegates reported, making the mum
ber present CO., During the session cable
gram was received from DIR. Yates, mission
airy at Shanghai, which read: "Greenlan,
Icy,' referring to the well-known missionar,
hymn. The convention sang the hymn, an,
the president responded to Dr. Yates, 9TH
Joyful Sound Proclaim"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
Neuralgia strikes like an adder.

Neuralgia strikes like an adder. Ath
lophoros cures the sting. 1t is a good
antidote to have ON hand. Mr. John
Anger, 129, Howe. ST., N Y. writes
my wife has suffered from acute attacks
of neuralgia, and would have TO give uE
and 60 to bed During the last attack We
tried Athlophoros, and its success was
wonderful After two doses the pain al
left her, and instead of being laid up fol
three days she was about in three hours.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
KILLED for a sheep.K,I,iup Do.,

JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, May 9.-Josiat
Hamilton, aged "a shot his brother, David
dead, and then fed. The quarrel was about g
sheep-iiiipg dog of a farmer. David threat
ened to kill the dog unless tied up. This in
furiated the younger brother, who drew re-
volver and fired.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
wants TO Represent Egypt.

PARIS, May 9.-It is stated that Prime
Minister Nubar Pasha, Of Egypt, is about to
come to Paris. ostensibly to attend the mar
riage Of his daughter; though it is believed
by many that he will seek to represent Egypt
ct the approaching conferense on Egyptian
affaira
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09
SkillnyMen.'

Wells Health Renewer" restores health
and vigor. cures Dyspepsia, Impotence,
Sexual Debility. 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-09

Lungs convulsed by cough can be
soothed with Hales Honey of Horehound
and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one
in one minute.
For chills, fever. ague, and weakness.
Colden's Liquid Beef Touic. Colden'ss
Take no other. OF Druggists.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05
a Now Evangoli.ing Agent

The following much-tEavelled paragraph is
worth giving: According to the Sanitary En-
giHsa' OF New York, reporter was sent TO a
Wesleyan chapel to attend a meeting which
was held for the conversion of the Jews, and
after lie had finished this part of his work he
had to report some address on improved sani-
tation. Unfortunately, his Copy" got mixed,
and this was the report which appeared in the
Journal that he represented "The chairman,
after the meeting had been opened with prayer
explained that the conversion Of the Jews was
one Of the greatest works that could engage
the attention Of our sanitary authorities. Fill
tratiou was the most perfect method that could
be adopted for puriiication but a filter had its
limits. There was.a popular notion that the
sewage contained vast amount Of wealth, but
the sludgc must be taken out Of it for purposes
Of irrigation, as it otherwise choked the pores
Of the land, and they were a wandering race
spread ever the whole face of the habitable
globe They were denied the inimitable bless
ings Of Christianity, which might be counted
by thousands Of tons per annum allowed to run
to waste, when by jUdicious admixture of
limC and clay, the benighted Hebrews who sat
in darkness might easily be converted into
lime and cement for building purposes, and if
thus deodOrized, after being first dried and
burned in kiln, this ancient race would once
more take its proud position among tho nations
Of the world. Subscriptions were earnestly So
licited for the purpose, though he (the speaker)
discaimed any idea Of making profit out Of
the process, and, in conclusion, be urged iu-
creased efforts in the good work, showing that
thus deodorized by a very novel process of
cyangelization in large tanks constructed for
the purpose, the grateful Hebrews might flow
over the land without injury TO vegetation,
while the expense of conversion which was
progressing as rapidly as the best friends of
could wish, would be more than
repaid by the sale of the phosphate Of lime and
cement for building purposes
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05

On the motion for Teargument the court say
that they doubtless have discretion to grant
a reargument and would do so in a proper
case.
In Mount VS. Mitchell 80 n. Y. X. p. 7O2,
the Court Of Appeals of New York adopted
the rule that EMOTIONS for reargument should
be founded on papers showing clearly that
some question decisive Of the case, and duly
submitted by the counsel has been overlooked
by the court or that the decision is in conflict
with an express statute, or with controlling
decision, to which tho attention Of the court
was not drawn, through the neglect or mad
ycTtance of counsel"
We think this fair rule and are willing to
adopt it in this case
The first claim OF the counsel is that the
court overlooked the point made by him that
the facts Of the case should have been sub
mitted to the jury, and that a verdict was di-
rected by the court.
The opinion does not mention the fact that
tlns point was considered by the court, but il
was in fact considered, and the objection
was deemed untenable The court still thiuk
that it was so. There were no disputed ques-
tons Of fact in the case. The court then,and on
the appeal.held that as matter of law upon the
uadisputed facts,thc defendant was entitled to
a verdict, and verdict, therefore, was directed.
This is now the universal rule. Also, in our
view of the law, verdict for the plaintiff
should have been set aside, and in such case
We have recently held that the direction Of a
verdict would have been proper
See kamalu VS.. Lowell.
Every point made by the plaintiffs counsel
on the argument was fully considered by the
Court though all were not mentioned in the
opinion. He now says he thinks that the effect
Of the statute Of frauds upon the question at
bar was not fully apprehended or considered
by the Court We have again examined the
question in this aspect Of it, and still believe,
as We thought before, that for the reasons
stated in Il opinion the statute of frauds does
not ncccssilalc the reversal Of the Judgment
below.
The counsel refers to a statement Of the
Court as to the former English statute of wills
and cites RcdIield on wills as showing error:
on looking at the place referred to, we find the
law laid down exactly rs il was stated from
memory by the Court The citation was made
as an aid and an iIustration,aud not as con-
trolling, aud We still think it was appropriate
for that purpose
We think the plaintiffs papers do not bring
his motion within the rule we have adopted,
aud 1t is denied,
A. S HartweI for plaintiff F. NJ. Hatch for
defendant
Honolulu, Feb. %, 1851,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05

named in il, and accepts it, and it contains
covenants which by the terms Of the deed he
Martindale on Conveyancing, Sec. 81, citin,
Finley VS.. Simpson, % n. J. L., all, also id
Sec. go.
"a deed void when delivered; may be rati-
| fed and confirmed by the grantor after be hal
full knowledge Of the facts by any word or act
Of his which shows clear intention on biz
| part that the deed shall be considered as hsv-
in,; been properly executed and delivered and
as conveying the title to the property"
But the plaintiffs counsel claims that Mrs
Kenway is not bound by the receipts because
when made she did not know hor rights as tC
the lease. We think she certainly knew all
the substantial facts abouti it.
She knew that the land was hers solely afteI
her husbands death, and that she had person
ally executed no lease of it and that her hus-
band had made lease dated Sept 2, and that
the rent was fifty dollars year; and she must
have known Of the covenants to repair the
buildings by the defendant and Of her right to
occupy them, and the adjacent land with her
family.
knowing all these facts she must be pre-
sumod to have known that there was no lease
binding on her.
The maxim "Iya0ra,ia leyis acn,ine,, e.cc,s-
saf" applies with force to her, especially after
these repeated acts recognizing the lease.
See Story's Eq. Jur. Sec. Ill.
Under the English law formerly, a will
which was not signed at the cnd of 1t, hut con-
tanned in the body Of it tho name of the tesla
tor, lie having declared il to be his WILL was a
valid will. The name of Mrs. Kenway appears
as a covcuanlee in this lease. If she sutstan-
tally knew the contents of the lease, the re
ceipis which she so repeatedly signed may be
considered as written upoa the lease, and they
constitute ratification oft ,and, AN acceptance
and confirmation Of its covenants, which it
would be most unreasonable to annu and set
aside
What may he the value Of the lease at this
tine il not in evidence. The plaintiffs coun-
sci claims it is now very valuable to the de-
PENDANT This may be so. But at the death
Of Kenway, in 1872, and for several years
after, and up to the passage of the treaty with
the United States, it would seem to us to
have been, with all its conditions, a valuable
lease to Mrs. keHway, and she may we'll have
thought it best TO let it stand, as she did.
The counsel for the plaintiff has examined
and presented the cases akin to the question
at bar with great industry and ability, We
have examined many Of the cases to which he
refers, but they fail to convince us that he is
right, and for the reason above set forth the
exceptions must be oyerruled
A. S. Hartwoll for plaintiff: f. NJ Hatch for
defendant.
Honolulu. Feb. ~. 1854.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05
Whore Man Roirns suprsm,.

The man is "lord Of alp in Holland, and
woman is almost without the shadow OF est.
nation. The typical Dutchmsn hasn't par
ticlo Of the chivalrOus about him and abounds in
The arts Of sighting and impertinence. He is
sort of bear, tame and good natured but still
full Of the bruin element His country women
are actually afraid Of him, especially outside
of their own door. The Dutchwoman lives in
constant fear Of insult; and when she is out on
the street she acts as if she was afraid that
her ursine brothers were going to bite, paw or
hug her. Not that tho men arc dangerous, for
rarely is it heard that the bears have bitten.
Look out on the street, and you will see that
the ladies walk in the road ard the gentlemen
on the sidewalk. Always so, no matter how
muddy or dusty the road is, or how many
teams arc passing. Watch them and you can
not help but notice that the gentlemen and
ladies never speak to each other on the
street. That would be breach of etiquette
that society would hardly pardon. Even
when a man meets his wife he is not permit
ted TO ask what he shall bring home for din
ner. Holland Corr Boston Herald
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05
Supreme Court of the Hawaiian Islands
/ GEORGE 5. kENwAY ny MS NEXT FRIEND,
MARY ANN KENwAY vs.. CHARLES MOTLEY


B,tors Ja77, [. j., McCHyaEd IasGa,LJ, npi,-
ion Of the eoVri by AEsfia, J.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-03-05
.Rrn .Edrrrfisemrnts.

Glen advertisements.
c. BREWER & co.
- HAVE
JUST RECEIVED 4!
PER AMERICAN ~ O
Bark Ceyion
MERCHANDISE /:
Which will be Sold at
Low RATES !
/" Electric Oil"
1909 WATER WHITE; PATENT Nozzle Cans
LARD, in ) d 10 lb. PALS
EXTRA PRIME
LARD OIL
IN nNRRELs AND CASES
Tar and Pitch,
COAL
In Casks for Family Use.
sEC0NDHAND
IRON SAFES
AsSoRTED SIZES:
Gu M BERLAkD COAL
CARD MATCHES
FairbankS Platform Scales,
AssORTED SIZES,
| ASH OARS. 10. IL, Is IT
Axe Handles,
Pick Handles,
Cotton Waste,
Salt, Plaster,
A Choice Selection of
CHAIRS!
Barrel Shocks
EXCELSIOR,
Ph4fO8s Curtis
HANDY PHEToNS,
New Styles of Carriages,
Express Wagons !!
Ladies' Phaetons,
CIDER VINEGAR,
HAND CARTS,
EASTERN MADE 0XGARTS
SUGAR BAGS,
ssNJG
c.. BREWER 4 COMPANY
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23
WESSON.
A Prosperous Town and Some In
teresting Facts Concerning It.

There is perhaps no point on the
line of the Illinois Central Railroad
Of more interest to the agricultural
and farming communities than Wes-
son, Miss. Her population is about
5000, and is the point at which the
celebrated mississippi Mills" are
located. This cotton and wrolen
manufacty employs about 900 hands,
furnishing not only work for as
many men and women, but it
necessarily creates local demand
for all kinds of farm produce, which
is relt in all that section of country
We quote from an address of Gen.
A. NJ. West, of Holly Springs, de-
livered before the International
Exhibition at Philadelphia, Pa,
July 10. 1878, the following con
corning the great enterprise at Yves
son:
"In 1S47, Col. j. NJ. Wesson, of
Georgia, organized a company for
manufacturing cotton and WOODEN
goods, cOru meal and -four, and
located in the same year In Missis-
sippi, and commenced operations in
lS4S. This enterprise was eminent
ly successful. IL commenced with
a capital Of $4,000, and within a
few years increased the same to
$500, 900. It was destroyed by the
Federal army in 1864. Col. Wesson.
encouraged by previous success,
located, after the war, in vast
pine forest in Copiah county, and
named tho place sNessonj and
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23
BOGUE CHITTO.
A Readable Sketch of the Town
Its Trade and People.
LOCATION.

LOCATION.
Boeue Chitto, about ten miles
south o: Brookhaven on the Illinois
Central Railroad, is situated on the
Bogue Chitto River. 1t is one Of
the oldest towns along the road
having been in existence ever since
the Railroad was built.
Owing to various causes, the
growth Of this town has been vel y
slow.
Its buildings being entirely wood
en- structures, it has been twice de-
strcyed by fire and until within the
past three our four years, has had
a hard struggle for existence. But
it has seemingly awakened from its
slumbers and to the idea that there
is life in the old land yet.
THE POPULATION
of Bogue Chitto is about two hun
dred-nearly double what it was a
few years past and is increasing
rapidly and steadily.
ITS VOLUME OF BUSINESS
has swelled until it is ten times
greater. There were only sixty
bales of cotton shipped from this
place in the year of 1881, and in the
year 1888 the cotton trade had in
creased to 1854 bales, with a fair
prospect for a still larger increase
this year. This is a good indica-
tim u the gsuwth oS tho euwwercisi
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23

AMI ninety persons wonDhed and
seventy.six killed, while hundreds
we're left homeless aad destitute.
An associate society of Red Cross
for Copiah county was formed al
Wesson, and over Eve hundred and
fifty destitute people received all in
this vicinity, exclusive of aid given
by agents Of the society along the
track Of the storm. The society re.
ceived and disbursed $7,943, exclu-
sive of large supplies Of food and
clothing.
The inhabitants are nearly oil
Americans and the society first class
Lands in the vicinity are very cheap.
ranging from $1O0 to 500. The
future Of the town is very bright.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23
LINCOLN COUNTY.
IConGnued .t,rom Ist paqe. |

[COnEnued from Jst page.
or four ycarsi decidedly noticca
bic. No country is better adapted
to stoek-raising. The wool indus
try is 5nstly receiving much at,eu
tion. A home market for all nativ,
wool is on our very border.
TIMBER.
The territory of Lincoln count,
originally was heavily timbcred il
all of it's parts. Near four-fifths o
the land is yet 80. The lumber in
dnstry Of the county is probably III
most important interest; but this il
to be made the subject of a scparat,
article, as will also the towns Of tn,
county. The timber Of the county
includes not less than fifty varieties
the pine, oak, hickory and gun
prcdominating. The following va
rietics OF the finest quality al,
abundant: Pine (long and shor
Leaf, white, red, black, Spanish
and water oaks, esrly, late anC
curly hickory, pecan, maple, elm
ash, beach, cypress, red, black ant
tupulo gum, persimmen, holly
magnolia. bay, cherry, sycamore
poplar, willow, iron-wood, etc.
While the game of the county ha
been largely exhausted, yet the rec
deer aud wild turkey are to b
found, foxes, raccoons, gray ant
red squirrels, and quail are t,
abundant, and in winter will,
pigeons, ducks and geese afford ex
cellent sport. The whole surface O
the woodlands is covered in tn
spring and summer with the mos
beautiful and fragrant wild flowers
THE INHABITANTS.
The people of the county ar
largely native, descendants in grea
part from an ancestry who immi
grated Lere from the Cardinals an,
Georgia. According to the censu
of 1880 the foreign-born populatio
only numbered l40 as agains
13.407 natives, of whom 4 wer
Indians. The inhabitants are ueal
ly all an agricultural people an
they are honest, Industrious, thrift
and independent, as a rule.
THE SCHOOLS
Of the county are numerous an
well patronized, probably the mos
furnishing Female College in tn
South is in the county, at BrooE
haven, the county site. The peopl
are temperate and moral and lal &
proportion are church going. Til
Baptist denomination OF christian
predominates, but the Methodist
are numerous and prosperous an
several Presbyterian and Catholi
churches are well maintained. Tn
professions, Ministers, Lawyers an
Doctors, of the county are as d.
serving and as learned as in any as
ricultural community within on
acquaintance. The people Of til
county are law-abiding and tolerar
and a hearty welcome will be and
extended to immigrants.
THE HEALTH OF TIE COUNTY
is, most excellent, the character q
the soil, its altitude, its proximit
to the Gulf of Mexico, from whic
during the whole summer it enjoy
= delightful breeze, renders til
climate the most saluhrious and i
a guarantee against all malaris
disease.
Upon the whole, Lincoln count
offers to those seeking an indeper
dent home, health and happines
as many advantages as any sector
1t is observable Of late that GU
people manifest great evidences q
happiness aud content ment and i
behooves all of US 10 stimulate Ga
county pride.
The Brookhaven leader., 1884-10-23
II Q
THE PUBLIC,

We take this method of
thanking our friends and
patrons for their liberal
patronage in the past, and
promising to serve them
faithfully in the future, we
solicit a continuance of past
favors.
Having ample capital to
carry on an extensive furn-
ishing business, and being
amply prepared to pay
CASH for ALL we buy dur
ing THE ENTIRE YEAR,
THEREBY SECURING THE
ADVANTAGES afforded by
all the discounts for SPOT
CASH, we can offer unusual
advantages to all who may
need assistance during the
Spring and Summer to
carry on their farming
operations.
To all parties having due
and unpaid accounts on our
books, we urge them to
bring in their cotton as
speedily as possible and set
tie up,as it is the opinion of
the best authorities that
cotton will go much lower
before it is higher than
present figures, and settle
ments are easier made now
than later ON.
we Will keep constantly
on hand a complete and
well-assorted stock ofStaple
and Fancy Dry Goods,
Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
Hats, Hardware, Saddles,
Brides, Bagging and Ties,
a full and fresh stock of
Fancy and Plantation
Groceries, Can Goods, etc.,
all of which we offer for
the next three months AT
GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
1t will pay you to call
Oh us for prices before
making your purchases else
where.
We are agents for the
Gullett Improved Gin, and
can offer rare inducements
to parties needing Gins,
Condensers, Feeders, Gin
Betting, or other GIN ma
terials, all of Which can be
furnished them on short
notice.
Respectfully,
SHE RMAE & DAVIS.
RrooL boyon Mic,