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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

him an assistant, a girl six feet
high, one that wears striped stock
ings. | know she will stay at her
post and you know that will keep
Jones there.
Rep.-Should you fail, you will
carry off no prejudice? You will
feel grateful to your supporters at
any rate?
Col. W.-Gratsful! Yes indeed:
"Ingratitude ia friend or foe,
Father, mother, children, wife,
Is far the bittsrest drop of woe
That bubbles in the cup of life. 4"
No SIR, no prejudice ever slum ber-
cd moment in my breast. If | am
defeated | expect to say to the Sen
ate:
"Here's sigh to those who love me,
And a smile 10 those who hats,
Ahd whatever skies are above me,
Here's heart for every fate.
Rep.-It does really seem that
The muse had hovered around Sthe
cradle Of your infancy.
Col. W.-She bore the departed
spirit OF Byron to its final home,
then Topped her musical wings and
came and breathed sweet lullabie8
into nay new born soul, which in
spire me yet. 81 am aged and gray
now, Maggie" but my boys have
set NE free, and if Jones beats me
III set position in one of his SAW
MGLLS-il not that, I'll ga to that re-
sort where | have never failed to
be c0usoled and soothed, where
true devotion, faith and love have
ever put to fight W hatever grief,
sadness or disappointment chased
or followed me thereto the bo-
sofa of that old lifelong comp anion
that has watched the frost Of fifty
winters tinge this hair with gray.
III be all O. K. then my friend.
Rep.-Here are some Young men
on their way to the orange fields of
Florida. expect they will soon
entertain reflections of a loving old
mother akin to those expressed by
you of your goed lady.
Col. W.-Ah, boys, you'll find no
father or mother there, but nosqul,
toes, flies, hot sand, aad 8Aarpors
plenty. My advice to you is:
Rise with the lark and from day
light TO dark,
Do what you have to do,
Never sit down with a tear or a
frown,
But paddle your own Canoe,'
Boys Thanks, sir.
Col. W.-Trust in the Lord and
keep your powder dry.
About this time the newsboy
came along and the COL told him
he wanted a dozen cigars and
woHld pay him soon as he was cleo
te4 Sergeapt-at.arms. "No credit,
sir" replied the boy. "Then if its
cash business I'll give you a bee
course in Georgia." replied the
Colonel. The train started and the
reporter lett the Colonel with the
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

SENATORS and Representatives
. coming together from all parts Of
the State bring gratifying accounts
Of the general prosperity of cur
people.
For twenty years, and more, the
people of the South have been
forced to undergo one Of the most
radical changes in their social and
Industrial condition that befall but
lew people in the course Of centp-
ries.
We have not the data before us
10 anable us to state the number Of
white people in the Southern State S
'weHty years ago, but whatever
their number were they were shorn
af over 4,000,000 Of slaves; pro per.
ly purchased and reared by them
nf the value of many millions.
White labor was not TO be had
sufficient 10 repair the injuries done
to our plantations and to cultivate
the soil. Stock could not be raised
thousands upon thousands of the
colorcd people were thrSwn upon
the couatry, as new born American
citizens, and they having nothing,
had to be supported out of what
was produced by the labor thai
could be got out Of :hem and all the
wHite labor that could be employ
cd.
We have tried buying meat and
corr and even grass, and every
thing which supports life, and ev-
erything else we use and wear,
and adhered to our notion that cot
ton was king until our lmpovsrish
meut became worse than a chroniC
caAker.
But now cur thoughts have turn
ID nto 4 different channel. We
hays at last found out that hogs
AVID cattle, and mules, and corn
and grass, and everything can b'
raised in the South, and We can live
without spending every dollar W
make on cotton.
Now that hogs are plentlful al
over the State, will our planters
quit raising them ana plant les
corn, and 60 back to buying these
articlss3 Our prosperity is in ou
hands if we could and would see it
Clarion.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

Yazoo county has 81, 900 negroes,
5000 whites and Eve cinnamon.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

Winter is in full blast.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19
To THE NORTHM EN- .

0 tOlk up Northl
Why send you forth
These SHOWS and winds to freeze us,
To give US cold,
And make us old,
And nip, and chill and wheeze us!
Our sunny cline
Will in brief time
Be just as harsh as yours is.
Your conduct, sirs,
Our dander stirs;
It's bad as any DOORS is!
0 keepyour SHOWS,
And save your blows,
And send no more to freeze usl
Soft fakes be hanged!
Diane be DANCED!
You'll ne'or with such things please
Yazoo county has 81, 900 negroes,
5000 whites and Eve chinamen.
Winter is in full blast.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

The United States government
owad on the 1st instant the modest
lille debt Of billion and a half OF
dollars!
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

Rev. j. Ii. GambreIl, State
Prohibition Lecturer, and Miss VIC,
toria R. PIckens were married at
Brookhavsn or the ODD.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19
THE AVALANCHE, ,
An Independent Democratic New, p iper.
F. S. NrcuoLs, Editor.

THE DAILY Ay ALAN Delivered
by mail postpaid, $1,000 per amum; $500
for six months; " 80 tofthree months.
THE WEEKLY AVALAN CHE-Con-
tains all important news Of the week agri-
cultural, commercial and choice ltafaIy
matter, Terms by mail. 100 per annum,
postpaid
Address AL let ,ers and kilograms to
IHEAVAl.ANt3th,
Memphis, Teisa,
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-01-19

lha bill introduced in the Missis,
sippj Senate Saturday prohibiting
certain officials from riding on free
passes was Indefinitely postponed!
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
THREE TIMES A DEsERTER.
Adventures of Providence Boy Who
Objected to the French Army.

Adventures of Providence Boy Who
Objected to the French Army.
A boy belonging to this city named
Henry Herion, says Providence special
of Dec. 9, has had and is still having an
experience in foreign lands, which reads
like romance. He is the son
of Simon Herion, a Prussian, VINO came
to this country fourteen years ago, and is
now a naturalized citizen of the United
States. His wife was anative of Switzer-
land. About three years ago Henry. who
was II years old, and his brother John.
two years younger, started to revisit their
native land. After year John returned
home, but Henry stayed a while in Prus-
sia, and then went to France in search of
employment. Fortune did not smile upon
him, and as he was too proud to appeal to
his friends for help he enlisted in the
French army, where he found that the
pay was only few pence day, and the
fare abOminable.
Unable to stand the hard fare and ILL
usage Henry deserted; but, through the
treachery of a man to whom he told his
story, he was arrested and sentenced to
three years Imprisonment in a military
fortress near Toulon. He escaped and
was recaptured, and his Imprisonment
heightened to five years. Again he
escaped and made his way to Algeria,
where he found EN- ployment with farmer
and wrote home for money. The father
provided the younger boy John with
money and return tickets for both BOYS
and John started for Liverpool two
months ago. Arriving there, John found
that no steamers were running to Medi-
terranean ports owing to cholera. He
then proceeded to Marseilles by rail.
Vuh hO of I, &c
ticket and valIse. The boy earned or
begged enough to telegraph to an aunt in
Switzerland, who sent him money to pay
his fare to her home, where he obtained
money to prosecute his search for his
brother.
John finally landed in Algeria and went
into the cOuntrytO to find Henry's employer.
The farmer was away, and the traveller
was detained day or two. When the
farmer returned, John was told that
Henry was at town on the coast. The
persevering lad lost no time, but arrived
at the place indicated just in time to see
his brother led away by French officer.
The poor fellow was so emaciated that
John did not recognize him. Henry's
| sentence was heightened to fifteen years,
| and he will undoubtedly suffer severe ad-
ditional punishment. After his last deser-
tion he was kept 120 days in an under
ground dungeon on bread and water with
little soup once a week. Had John not
waited two days for the return of the
Algerian farmer he might have reached
his brother in time to enable him to
escape.
John at once started for home, and ar.
rived in this city to-day, having ~left
Algeria, Nov. %. AS Henry Herion is
yet minor, being only 20 years of age,
his fathers admission to citizenship
naturalized his sons. Secretary of State
Frelinghuysen will therefore be urged to
use the government influence to get young
HeriOn out of French prison.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
DUDES DISAPPOINTED.
A Cruel Fox and the Cruelty Society to
Blame

Yesterday morning, says a Washington
special OF Dec. II, a party of the ieunesse doree
assembled at the Arlington for fox hunt.
The meet was to be at Beales' farm, a few
miles from town. The fox, small, grew and
low-spirited beast, had been captured a week
ago, and confined in the show window of an
avenue restaurant. The idea was that the
fare at the restaurant would render him Vio-
lent and reckless, and that the hunt would.
therefore, be exciting. When the party ar
rived at the appointed place they found an
agent OF the Cruelty Society and two police
Men.
The agent said the projected hunt was
cruelty to animals, and he was there to en-
force the law. The policemen sustained this
position. The hunters pointed to the hounds
and asked If they looked cruel. They were a
measley lot and the society agent was stag
gered. He rallied, however. and said he had
seen the unfortunate fox in the restaurant
window. He was satisfied that the fox was
alarmed and uneasy. The hunters then pro-
ceeded to produce the fox in evidence. de-
claring that he was fat and sassy and quite
capable OF taking care of himself.
Looking around at the hounds and hunters
the agent thought so, too, but he had come to
perform solemn duty. and he insisted on
seeing the fox. The fox, however, had
and ne had gnawed hole and got away. The
general opinion was that he would have eaten
the bag as grateful relief frem the diet OF a
Washington restaurant, if he had had time
But he couldn't wait to eat gunny bag when
escape was imperative and he probably knew
where he could find a chicken later the dav
SO the hunt reached an inglorOus end and
the dudes and dudines returned dIsconsolate,
This Is only the first of a series of hunts.
There Will be others during the season.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
THE SOUTHERN POOL.
Did the Meeting at Chattanooga Break
Up in q Row?

The New Y Ork Herdld's Chattanooga special
gives a rather different account Of the recent
meeting of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association from that which was sent
out to the Associated Press Friday night. 1t
is as follows:
The meeting of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association, after a session of
twenty-four hours in this city, broke up in a
row to- day, and it is likely that the bitterest
commenced. The meeting was attended BY
the Presidents of the Queen and Crescent.
Louisville and Nashville, East Tennessee
Virginia and Georgia, and all other leading
Southern trunk lines. About a month ago
the Cincinnati Southern Railway made a cut
on grain and provisions TO Memphis from
Cincinnati. The Louisville and Nashville
met this cut, and the East Tennessee followed
suit. This lnaugurated war of rates. and
since then rates have been entirely
dem0ralized to all points in the
South. In some instances cuts of
sixty and seventy-fve per cent. were made
and each line begun to adopt system of arbi-
trary rates, disregarding all pool contracts
Grain, provisions and flour were the chief ar
ticles affected. The meeting was called to
adjust this condition of affairs and re-estab-
lish a uniform rate. The meeting was stormy
The Cincinnati Southern felt that they had
beap mistreated by the Louisville and Nash
vine and East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor-
gia. and would make no concessions or agree
% any adjustment. President Scott, of the
Cincinnati Southern, was present in person.
Another meeting will be held in January, and
if no agreement is then reached it is likely
the Southern pool will be dissolved.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
sTALwART AND HALF BREED
Indications that the Old War Between
the Factions will be Continued.

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 2l.-The interview of
Chairman B. F. Jones charging President
Arthur and his Cabinet with infdelity to the
national ticket in the late election, is regarded
here as Blaine's proclamation that the old
stalwart and half breed war in this State
shall be reopened. The feeling between the
state Committee, controlled by President
Arthurs friends, and the National Committee,
was never harmonious, and since the election
the officials of the State Committee have not
concealed their Indignation against Jones and
Elklns because they spent 800, coo on Buffers
canvass IN spite of the protest of the State
COMMITTEE and the pledge that if that sum
were given to them, instead of to Butler. they
would carry New York for Blame. Mr.. Jones'
letter is tending to consolidate the stalwart
sentiment IN President Arthur's favor in the
pellet that the war upon the stalwarts is to
be resumed, and that for self-protectiOn they
must elect their Senator. The Legislature is
stalwart. The Morton men also begin to show
unmlstakable signs of anger and apprehen-
sion at the Evarts movement, which. though
small, Is cutting into their strength. The
feeling against Mr.. Jones in the State has
been strong, and even half-breed express
surprise at the admission of his statements
into the New York Tribune after WhitelaW
RelQ'S personal inspection.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
LEGISLATIVE PROSPECTS.
THE SENATE VERY APT TO BE
LEFT WITHOUT A QUORUM.

Members of the Upper House Consider
ably Disappointed at the Failure to
be Released for the HOIidays-The
Two Naval Appropriation Bills Await
ing Action.
WASHINGTON, Dee. A.-It is the general
opinion Of the members of the House of Re-
presentaiives that when that body meets on
Wednesday next it will Immediately adjourn
for three days, and that succe ssive similar
adjOurnments viii take place until Jan 3.
unless in the meantime the Senate shall
amend and pass the concurrent resolution
providing for holiday recess. The failure
of the cOnferees upon the naval bill to reach
an understanding so that the holiday recess
might begin last night, was disappointment
to many Senators who had made arrange
ments to leave the city, and although the
senate meets to- morrow, it may be without a
quorum, and therefore unable to transact
any business except by ignoring the fact III a
quorum Is present the Senate Interstate
commerce bill, the bill to forfeit the land
grant to the Oregon Central Railroad and
the Hill silver resolution, are the unfinished
matters upon which speeches may be made,
but lt Is unlikely that action will be taken in
respect 10 any important question during
the absence OF so many Senators as are sup
posed to have already left the city, not to re-
turn until after New Years dav.
THE TWO NAVAL BILLS.
Two temporary naval Appropriation bills
are pending, one providing for the naval es-
tabllshment during the last half of the cur
rent hscal year, and one making provision for
the month OF January alone. Either NAV be
taken up and passed. but in view Of the action
OF the senate last night, and the temper of
majority OF the Senators at that time, such a
course seems improbable. The informal dis
cusslOn OF the Nicaraguan treaty which was
begun Yesterday, the pretext being the pend
ency Of MIR. Vests resolution, declaring that it
was lneXpedient TO send surveying party to
Nicaragua, may be continued upon the same
basis, the treaty itself not having
been reported back from the Committee
on Foreign Relations. In any event it is un-
likely that important action Will be taken
upon legislative or executive matters during
the week. 20
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
SOUTH AMERICAN TRADE.
This Governments Commission Reach.
New Orleans from its Work in Mexico

Ihls Governments Commission Reaches
New Orleans from its Work in Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2l.-The South Ameri-
can Trade Commission, composed of Gov
Thomas c. Reynolds, of Missouri; Hon. Solon
.. Thacher, Of Kansas and Secretary W. E..
Curtis, of Illinois, arrived here Saturday
morning direct from the City of Mexico,
where they were in session two weeks.
They conferred with President Diaz and other
members of the government and leading
business men. President Diaz, who appeared
personally before the body, rendered them
valuable assistance in obtaining in information
ana more important suggestions regarding
thelr work. President Diaz assured the COM
mission that his government was disposed to
DO everything possible to build up the trade
ana TO facilitate the commercial relations of
the two countries. Mexico is disposed and
prepared to go as far in this direction as the
government Of United States. The result
OF the conference has so far proved highly
satisfactory. The Commissioners report will
De submitted to this session of Congress
as soon as their work is completed in
New Orleans. They will remain in this city
perhaps two weeks and will then sail direct
Tor Central America,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
THE ALABAMA's FIGHT.
Another Alleged Reminiscence of the
Famous Battle with the Kearsarge.

Another Alleged Reminiscence of the
Famous Battle with the Kearsarge.
l have a ''reminiscence" of the Ala
bama fight, says W. j. Stilman, of New
York, in the EUenin0 Post, which does
not agree with Lord Burgoyne's" story.
In 1866 was American Consul in Crete,
and was making voyage in the Levant
on an English schooner, and noticed
among the crew a characteristic Western
profile, to which paid artful attention,
seeing that the man did not want to notice,
or be noticed by me; but some slight at
tention in the way of fruit, ofwhich 1 had
a private stock on board, brought him
over, and we made a pleasant acquaint-
ance and made a quarantine together on
board. He was a Tennessee man,
devoted follower of Semmes by land
and sea, and was Captain of the
fOrecastle gun during the fight with the
kearsarge. The fight, he said, was from
the beginning a hopeless one-the eleven
inch shells of the Kearsarge burst about
their ears in most demOraliZing way; it
was shell let loose" in his own words,
and the Alabama did her best to keep
away, while the Kearsarge continually
neared her. Semmes went down into the
cabin and prepared for submergence, see
ing which, my friend did the same.
w HdL was SOOu lOT 4lIu was SOOQ IOT
me-" he said, and got on life belt. The
English gunners on the Alabama had
their guns sighted for 1000 yards and
never changed their sight through the
whole tight, in consequence of which the
shot all went over the Kearsarge.
When the Alabama went down, the
boat of the Deerhound appeared and came
to the men struggling among the floating
wreckage, asking every man ''who he
was" He was among the first accosted,
and replied: "Never mind who l am.
shall be a dead man soon if you don't
pick me up" The men in the boat want
ed to know if he was an officer; but he
insisted on being taken in, no matter
what his rank, and when finally they
picked up Semmes they pulled off with
all haste for the Deerhound, leaving num-
bers of the crew, who were all English
men, struggling in the water, to drown
or be picked up by the boats Of the Kear-
sarge, and, as is well known, the Deer
hound sailed at once for England to keep
Semmes out of the hands of the American
commando
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22

Henry English, an auctloneer, says a
Buffalo (N. y special of Dec. 10, stood In
room "a, White building, this morning.
Around him were gathered number of ladies
and gentlemen. Piled up IN front of him
were the jewelry and personal effects of Mrs,
Mlllard Fillmore. The articles were to be
disposed Of to enable the executors of the
estate to pay in full her bequests to the
Buffalo Orphan Asylum, the General Hospi-
tai and the Home for the Frendless. The
bidding started of lively, and the first
batch of lace and cames' hair shawIs were
disposed Of at handsome price. A beautiful
$500 camels' hair shawl was then put up, At
ter lively competition it was knocked down
to c. ". McCune, of the Courier, for 500. An
open-faced gold watch was sold to King &
Ersele for So. A pair of gold bracelets, val
ued at $50, were sold for SIG. Mr. English
then put up two pieces of camels' hair shawl,
remarking that they could be cut up for
quilts. They were sold for 81 70. A Nardian
watch, valued at $500, was sold for IS 30. The
remainder of the articles, which included
bracelets and other small articles, were sold
at fair prices. The amount received was far
below what was expected.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE politicians are
all busy making Cabinets. but the enterprise
in this respect does not seem to have been at
tended with much success. There is perhaps
as much information here on this matter as
there is at Albany. outside OF Gov. Cleveland's
own mind, which is known to be undecided.
No President in more than fifty years has
ever been able to carry out his original inten-
tiOn in maEing up a Cabinet. Even Gen.
Jackson, with all his force of character and
his resisting power, had to give up his own
choice of persons when he came to confront
the party leaders with opposing views. This
example has been followed through the sue
cessi We terms of Van Buren, Harrison. Polk.
Taylor, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln Grant,
HAYES, Garfield and Arthur. There Is no ex-
ceptiOn among them.
Garfield's Cabinet was not com pleted on the
day of inauguration. owing to the retreat Of
Mr.. Allison, who had accepted the Treasury
in toe evening and who renOunced 1t early
the next morning. Many interesting exam
pies might be cited Of sudden changes from
the first casts of different administrations.
Mr.. Cleveland will be more embarrassed
than most of his predecessors in making up a
Cabinet, from the want of personal acquaint-
ance with the prominent men of his own
party. He will necessarily have to rely on the
advice of others, and that advice, however
disinterestedly given, may come in conflict
with the wishes and interests OF rivals, who
will surely not take it in good part.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-22
sOUTH CAROhINA.


The fees on money orders to Great Brit
ain and British India will be reduced on
and after Jan. 1, 1885. The fees on all
international money orders Will be uni
form and as follows: On orders not ex-
ceeding $40, 10 cents; on sums eXceedin 2
SO and not over 500, 30 cents; on sums
exceeding $50 and not over $50, 45 cents;
on sums exceeding $50 and not over $40,
60 cents; on sums exceeding $40 and not
over $50, 20 cents.
Orders will be issued payable at any
money order Office in the following named
countries: Great Britain, British India,
Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy
France, Jamaica, New Zealand. New
South Wales, Victoria, Belgium, POrtu-
gal. Tasmania, Hawaii, Sandwich Is
lands, Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope;
Queensland, Australia; British Office in
COnstantinOple, Turkey; Windward Is
lands. viz: Barbados, Grenada, st. VIM
cent, st. Lucia, TObagO.
No single order can be issued for more
than $50. but there is no limit as to the
amount that can be sent.