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A GREAT SERENE.
.cclal to The Atlanta Constitution,

Special to The Atlanta Constitution,
New YORK, January 31.-A most
important negotiation affecting the
southern railroad system has been
closed in this city to day, and an or
ganization mado under the new pro-
grammo 1t has been known in o
small circle for the past month that
the gentlemen composing the Thorn
as Seney syndicate had determined
to build a railroad in tho South con-
Meeting the Memphis and Charleston
with the Georgia Pacific. They own
the Memphis and Charleston under
lease and have control of the Georgia
Pacific as a part OF the Richmond
and Danville system which they COB
bled up about year ago They &c.
lected as point from which to leave
the Memphis and Charleston road
the head of navigation Of the Ton
uessoe river, intending to build there
Il city which would have a direct
waterway to ST. Louis to which tho
IRON and coal Of north Alabama could
be carried, and from which the grain
Of the west could bo returned in
steamers or barSes. 1t WAS proposed
to establish ct this point the COM
pMIy's shops Of The Memphis aud
Charleston railroad, and have n new
road built and make n great distri,
bnting point and shipping point be-
tween the iron section OF Alabama
ard the grain fields Of the north
west.
Whom MIR. Jere Baxter, of Nleb,
vile, who represents the Vhomas-
Sonoy syndicate, came south to select
the location of tho city and purehasc
the lNnd ho found that it was already
in tho possession OF Mosers. W, s
and &. c. Gordon, who were then
engaged in organizing company to
establish city there, Before the
arrangement was concluded between
the Gordons aud the Thomas Soney
syndicate the Gordous L4a organized
company in Atlanta with %5O0,000
capital, Of which they took half for
tho lands they owned With the cash
subscribed by the company they had
completed the purchase of such other
lsnds ag thov needed on the bluff of
the river whore the futuro town was
to be located, and which they named
Sheffield CAPITALISTS in Atlanta.
MONTGOMERY and perhaps some other
southern cities were interested in
this epterpwgc.
Tie Ncssrs Gordon were invited
10 Nov York 10 meet tho Thomas.
s1noy eyl l.aato and NEGOTIATIONS we've
opeaod The svpdicaio peoplo wants
od to buy al iatsi9st IL the town
large enough to Justify them in going
to work and huildinc il up, agreeing
that il the owners OF Sheffield would
sell them about one,half their stock
in Sheffield at the prices thew had
paid for it, the Thomas Soncy
syudicato-would nj once build n
road from the Memphis and Char.
lesion roal ut Sheffield to some
town on the Georgia Pacific road to
tho west Of Blrmiugham. After con.
adorable nenotation this trade has
hocn closed. the Sheffield stock has
been trangferrel TO General Thomas.
Mr.. Sonoy and their assuciltes
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Mr.. Hammond of Georgia, who had
been confined to his room by sick
ness ever since Congress convened,
reported for duty on the +th inst.
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Tne Senatorial, Matter.
LETTER FROM COL, TRICB,
.Ev. ST. CuAiR LAWRENCE;

Rev. ST.. ClAiR EAwREHoE:
am receiving the Itawamhan md am
wen ploNsod with the paper. Please
find enclosed S15C subscription. III
your issue of Goth instant ind ~ nrti-
cl3 headed ''rhe Monroe Contest" in
which you state, that yon had dctcrnjn
ed to be mum, until late occasion,
caused you to speak i'll defence of Ita,
wambinns, Fulton, and especially the
officers who held tho election at that
place. have no ideu who your inform,
ant was; it does not matter, pronounce
the charge that | intend to present as u
PLEA fraud and bnllot-box stutfing at
the town of Fulton" false and wholly
untrue, Ny notice of cOntestation con-
tains nc such charge. In proof of this
assertion refer you to the written and
published notice. served Oh hin. lR. o,
Roynoida). Neither Fulton or any other
voting precinct in the county OF ltn-
wambu il mentioned in that notico.
Mir. Editor, as you are well aware
am no politician, no Office seol1er,I made
the canvas against Col. RcynoldB at thc
carncat solicitation Of my loIlow citizens.
That | was elected have not the slight.
est doubt; and as verify believe Col,
Reynolds knows, owing TO his peculiar
political views, not no ia the choice Of
tho Democracy Of the Eleventh Senate
rial District to represent them in the
State Senate for the next four years
But il lie can reconcile it to his feeling;
to ocaupv flint diGiinullghtl pOeitiOu
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24&26 N.MAlA ST.. ST. LOUIS, MO
Where the Fire is Out.
Magic No More a Mystery-sscen


'.Haroun of Aleppo," said Sir Philip DcrYal
A'had mastered every secret IN nature which the
alOblor magic seeks TO fathOm. He discovered
that the true art Of healrg Is to assist Nature
10 throw OFF the dlsease--to summon, as it We're,
the whole system to eject the enemy that has
Fastened on part His processes pll included
the reinvigofaGion Of the principle Of lile.'
In this che Eastern sage merely anticipated
tie practice OJ the best physicians o. to-tiy.
What life itsell is, nobody knew thcn--nohody
knows now. But wc have learned something Of
the reasons why the mysterious tide. rises, and
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are not irreparaby destroyed, medical science
can always relieve, and often save. Yet no re-
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and stupid processes oi depletion, such rs diced
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Now days we do nos tear down the i0lt 10 help
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In this intelligent and beneloent work, 1t is
conceded that PARK ERST TONIC leads all other
medicines As an invlgOranti il acts immediate
ly and powerfully upon the circulation ana The
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Respectfully,
Il. O. REYNOLDS.
.
OKoLoEA, MISS,
Jan, I9, 1884. (
JoHE NJ. ALLEN.
IL d SYKEa-

GEN. RRUDEN DAVIS, Aberdeen, Miss;-
MY DEAR SIR--Perhnpsyou have seen
some correspondence in the public jour-
nails emenating from Col, r o, Reynolds
and myself in regard to the charges
made in the notice OF condensation fur
nished him by you in my absence, as my
attorney &c, Reynolds says TINT /
charged fraud and ballot bog stuhing at
the Fulton precinct, itmwamba county.
This charge in reply, | denied, having
before me at the time copy furnished
by you and as l supposed vas trne
copy of the original served Oh hlm. Will
you please state how OF why it WAS that
you furnished me with copy that did
not contain all iof the nlllg0tions in the
original furnished, him2 hy SO doing you
will much oblige your friend and fellow
citizen. J. n. TMoE.
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Wendell Philips death was caused
by heart disease.
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IF 1 cough disturbs your sleep take Plso
Cure fJr Consumption alG ress well.
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uackeIal q. "tle new catch, fresh
ard iat az 3 Q. SIMS,
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tinguished position (State Senator,) all
things considered, shall be permitted
to do so, so far as he is concerned" |
scorn to accept bis permission to occupy
o seat in the Senate of the State of Mis-
sissippI. | could not reconcile this to
my feelings, and | repeat that he is false
to honor aud duty if he permits me 10
do it. / occupy a seat in the Mississippi
Senate by the voice of majority Of the
voters of the Eleventh Senatorial Dis
trict, and here denounce as false any
charge or intimation that that election
was not fair expression OF the peoples
choice.
/ have been forced to publish this
communication. | have treated Mr..
Trice with courtesy and kindness. He,
like the gutter snipe, has brought up
from the oesspool of his nature, the slime
of villihcation, and has endeavored with
his own filth to befoul me. have mado
this communication in self defence, the
only thing which would Justify the
strong language which l have employ.
cd, and / submit my motives and my
vindicatiOn to the public
Respectfully,
r. O. REYNOLDS.
We state that we have examined the
notice Of contest of j. NJ. Trice, contest
ing the scat OF X. o. Reynolds in tho
Senate Of The State of Mississippi, and
make the following extract thorefrom:
"Contestant will show fraud and ballot
bog stufling at the election precinct at
Fulton, itawamba County, Mississippi. "
We further state that the notice con
tanning the foregoing oxtlact is signed
"James NJ. Trice."
JoHE NJ. ALLEN.
4. D. SYKES.
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OKoLoNA, MISS, Jan 2lst
Cor. Il. O. REYNOLDS:
Doa1 Sir bsrewitb irauSnit you
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JAoksnN. MIss. Jnn. q. 1881.

j. NJ. HRICE.
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am IHl .HB7H yifpt 8Yugunl urt Mt
OPINIONS ON PUBLIC QUESTIONS " q
Because Governor Cleveland took no
active part in politics mtilrecentk
the conclusion must not bejumped at
that he came into Office a mere tyro.
Heswasflittle accustomed To making
speeches and writing letters on public
Questions, but when he began twas
with some purpose. Appreciation of
the business side Of office and politics
has been marked feature of his ut
terances, In his inaugural address
as Mayor OF Buffalo he said;
We hold the money Of the people in
our hands to be used for their pur-
poses and to futhGr their interests as
members Of themunicipality, and it is
quite apparent that when any part of
the funds which the taxpayers have
| entrusted to us are diverted to other
purposes Or when 9hy design or neg
| lect we allow q greater sum to be ap-
| piled to any municipal purpose than
is necessary VIC have, to that extent
violated our duty. There surely is
no difference in his duties and obiiga.
tiQnss whether q person is entrusted
with the money of one man or ofma-
NY, and yet it sometimes appears as
Though thu. ofice7holder assumes that
Tia different ruleg Of fidelity prevails
abetweenAbim and stheiitax -payer than
that which should regulate his con.
duct when, as AN individual, he holds
the money Of his neighbors, It seems
to me that successful and faithful
ministratior Of the government OF oui
citymay beaceompIished by constant
1 ly bearing in mind that we are .th,
trustees and agents of our felloweii
zens, holding their funds in sacreC
trust to he expended for their benefit
that we should at Ill times be prepar
ed to render an honest account t
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f II liis p4pmpt,a;Ppfqsafof the bills
IeitYseyxide H. New York hd1has shown

self effectively the leader of the move-
inient. The moral effect his prompt
action on the one bill taking from the
despetic3apdltrad6Wg Boafd of Alder
men the confirming power and throw
ing the responsibility entirely upon
Ethe Mayor enabled the reform ele7
pent IN the Legisla tllgen To- continue
their work VIII THE assurance that
|egerE pecessAfyi and lfcaso hable aid
would be giveif tlem by Che Execu-
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The country may return thanks fol
one thing ID Hendricksflis not.an hab-
itual murderer of the English lam
guage. a r.
We may expect. to hear d. chorus
Ifrora the Blaines organs TO the effect
lthat Cleveland isss thessweakest nom
nation that could have been made and
TINT his dofeatI ish9fareeone conclu
sion. And yet it is probable that th,
fight will go on. <'lil ~ tN1
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home until 1866

After a brief service in the State
Legislature and iii the CONSTITUTIONAL
Convention he was elected to Congress
from the indianapolis district in 1850
h,,h -rnLnlnntod In 1850 IL I1QSElL IA
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3Gi III il
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tfgt VIA HfHA y
The Vice President Elected i'm
1875 "a Candidate for H..
gag ". Recollection. MI

Thomas A. Hendricks is Of Penn
Sylylnia parentagt, his father having
been born in Westmoreland cotiityf
and his mother in FranElin.li Hehime,
self was born in Muskingum county,
Ohio, September 7, 1916, but, removed
when very young, with his parents, to
Shelbyyille, Indiana, where his early
yeafswere passed and his first sue
cesses were achieved. He eek
hapttld the local 7aeducationa1I
oppeftniities and spent ayeari or two
ata small college in the interior In
1912 he returned to Chambersbufgl
and completed his legal studies with
an uncle The following year he en-
dnipon the practice OF the law.at
Shelbyville, whichpieity be- made his
home until 1860. ag 1r,5 i3S
! After a brief service ia the State
Legislature and in the Constituti6naI
Convention he was elected to Congress
| from the Indianapolis district in 1850
and reSelected- in-~1S52- 1856 he
Twas appointed COMMISSIONER Of Pa.
ttents by President Pierce, Which Office
hepmtinred to.hold until 1859, when
hewas hominatedifor Governor Of Tn
diana. He was defeated and settled
fiown to-T law practice 'irr fndianapo-
| lis until 1868, when he waslfelected to
the Senate for the term ending in
1863 In 1872 Mr. Hendricks was
elected Governor. In 1876 he TWAS
nominated for Vice President, Since
which time his career has been seen
and known of all men. +, ae..' , lioiaf
Few men have greater personal
popularity than Mr., Hendricks. He
is genial, kindly, always true to his
friends, and without being a probes
sional mixer or a demagogue, poses
SEES those. qualities which give men a
strong hold ON the people, He is the
leader of the bar in his State and one
Of the most engaging stump speakers
in the country, AHaq,f a
/
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AS A LAWYER AND A MAN,

Mr. Glevuiana'srank at tho bar is {,
high omen .Heis careful and method
ical as business man, which, united
to his faculty. of going to the bottom
Ol all questions, gives him the piihc;!
pie elements essential to success in
his profession. He presents his case
wen and closely, whether the argrl-
ment is made before court or a Jury,
hut does not Indulge ii any exbibi-
ton of pyrotechnics. His vocabulary
is ample but not overwhelming or cX-
haustive, as is 50 often the case With
professional legal takers, He is a
hard worker, and large, rolialde and
commanding practice is his reward. =
Mr.. Cleveland is large man, sbme-
what above the medium height, with
a strong though nota pnrticuldily
striking face. He has dark, rcnCtiut-
ing eyes aud heagy eXlbyews- Ills
movements are deliberate andld'kt.i
fed. but devoid or The "hcayliiess
Which sometimes accompanies mon II
his type He Is meta rich man, in
spite Of his frugal bachelor habits.
He does much free legalworil fol poor
clients and hasa way Of. assisting
them which, though most croditphlo
to his conscience, does not put. mblihv
inlhis ptise.o IIdisTfso liberal llenr-
lfaotor ,af all the chari.ics m Bnfial6,i i
city, peculiaflyr( ia cti Y b" in
! this work k Mr.. Clcvealnd'4
strength as a candidate iStdlc to lis
strong conservatism, his unsulfef'
lcharacter,, his sympathy with stlaigh-
! forward, Business methods in politics.,
his exceptional standing with tho
independent, reformt lement the conn
1 try over and in his afilitytdt inspire
Ipcople with the beliefthathc may be
Trusted to do nothing for purely par
| tisan purposes. ~ Few mem unite in
! themselves so many considerations Of
fitness and expediency If elected lac
lnaybB trusted stoaaenip6se5ejdbs, turn
outRnd llkeep noutsthievos and give
the country, a, manly, conservative
administration oflhs dwh.
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them touching the manner of its ex-
penditare and. that the affairs 0fn.thal
city should, be conducted as far rs.
possible. upon the same principles as q
good business MAN manages his pi1-
ypte concerns, 'fIf5 easaG
His views on civil service reform
and on the dangers Of bribery were
thus elaborated in his letter accept
ing the nomination for Governor:
Subordinates in public place should
be selected and retained for their eff
cheney and not because they may be
used to accomplish partisan ends.
The people have a right to demand
here as in cases Of private employ
ment, that their money be paid to
those who will render the best service
| nrsttlrn, and that the appointment
to and tenure Of such places should
depend upon ability and merit If
the clerks and assistants in ptiblic
departments were paid the smNe COM
pensation and required to do the same
amount of work as those employed
in prudently conducted private estab-
lishments the anxiety to hold these
public places would be much dimin-
4 ished and the cause of civil service
reform materially aided. ga" ~
| The expenditure ofmonoy,to intlu-
cnce the action Of the people at the
polls or to secure legislation is calcu-
lated to excite the gravest concern
When this pernicious agency is sue
cessfully employed a representative
form olSgQYernment .heconles..a sham
and laws passed under its baleful inhu
ehce cease@ TO protect, BIZ But laffe Made
the means by which the rights Of tho
people are sacrificed and the public
treasury despoiled 1t is useless anC
foolish to shut our eyes to the fac
| that this evil exists among us, ant
the party which leads imam homes
effort to return to better and pure
methods will receive the confidence
Of our citizens and secure their sup
port. 1t is wilflil blindness not to SO,
that the people care but little for par
tn obligations, when they arc invokel
to countenance and sustain fraudu
lent and corrupt practices. And it i
well for our country and for the purifi
cation of politics that the people, n
times fully reused to danger, remin,
their leaders that party method
should be something more. than
means used to answer the purpose
of those who profit by political oecu
patton. 81 rasl
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A AFFRAY.

A desperate fight occurred at
Rocky Ford, in Union county, on
last Saturday evening. The par
ties engaged in it were Ben John.
son, ST., Ben johnson, Jr., AIOyd
Ford on enc side and on the ether
side, VIM. Isom, G. W. Pollard and
another person whose name was
not known TO our informant. AL
the parties engaged in it were we
believe residents Of that vicinity.
The difficulty grew out Of wrss:-
ling match between Lloyd Ford and
G. W. Pollard. The parties used
pistols in the Sight and were not
more than six or eight feet apart.
1t is said that some IA o: Is shots
were fired and both sides displayed
determined nerve and courage in
the ARRAY. Mr.. Pollard was killed,
VIM. lsom was wounded in FIVE
places and his wounds are regarde d
as dangerous; Ben Johnson was
shot in the head, his wound is re-
garded as slight, the younger broth
err Of Lloyd Ford was slightly
wounded by a shot in the arm. 1t
will be seen from the above that
most all Of the parties engaged in
the fight were hit by bullets. The
civil authorities are, we understand,
investigating tho matter Oxford
Eagle.
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Swept into the Stream.
One Thousand Acres Of Land and
Right Smart Of Bears"


Oh lne oech o. oi2 hi''issIpPl
ST eal'n""' 1000 an aged S'Htbcrn
y anteF' ~lhui'"tlhE ~ . sweep 81 MS
al" 'ne ""IeLs LIE oo"' "A faSS'"9
over NC S'.ta - a passenger 'r'"a 1''e
HGlh' "nen l wy Twelve y1@Fs GA
! AL" ~, ulSC near Oh ne" P'a'la
@oA =, l''I'el aS tlen cutting ouI Oh
= io'e,' I'i"' w" ",I1otiy "'el 'le wa
'oi' W '"'' o''''' i""t wa" " "'s"'y
good plantation, and there was right
smart OF bears there, too But that
one lll'u-Ahd acres OF land went into
the Mississippi years ago
It's putting no strain upon the fig
uIe lo sa} lLat great forests Of youth
1ul nope NomahiY beauty ana manly
strengths are swept in the same way
every year into tAG great, tUrbId luE-
rem OF disease and death Yet 1t
shoVid not be so. llatIt ls 20 la 0I3
grace rs well as 4 loss People are
largely too careless Or Too StIpId to
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Go West-but It go without a bottle
Of Wilder's Chill Tonic guaran-
tee d cure Tor Chills and Fever.

In publishing the names Of the
new Board OF Supervisors last
week we inadvertently left out the
name Of Il. II. Parnell, Esq., one OF
the members Of the Board. We
should not have referred 70 The er.
ror, had not the editor OF tAe Senti
mel commented on it in such a way
as to leave the false impression on
the minds of his readers land there.
by do us an injustiee) that we had
''snubbed" Esq. Purnell. We had
no such intention.
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"A Monroe county man "last
week" butchered a Berkshire hog
that weighed 91S pounds, If we
are not mistaken, and we do not
thlnk we are, q Prsntiss county
maa the other day killed a hog
that weighed upwards of 800 lbs
It would seem from this that the
people of Mississippi; could raise
their own meat if they would make
the proper effort.
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pon't Spill the MAX.

"Thers Is no use crying ever
spilled milk" says the old saw. Il
you are not only bald, but have
no life in the roots Of your hair.
there lie ne use crying over that,
either. Take both time and your.
self by the fOrelsck while there is
a fOrslock left. Apply Parker's
Hair Balsam to your hair before
matters get worse. 1t will arrest
the falling of Of your hair and re-
stSre its original cOler, glOss and
sOftness. LISA perfect dressing
withal, clean, richly perfumsd.
coels and heals the scalp.
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Ripley Female College Free
Term will begin, on the 25th of
February in order to end the four
moaths with the close Of The present
session, which will occur the 18th
OF June next. All desiroSs OF al
tending during that time are re
quested to come promptly on the
day specified.
II. 4. WINKLER, Pres.
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Mrs. Sorger, wife of Prof. ia
cob Sorger, died in this place on
Sunday last OF pneumonia, Prot.
Sorger and family removed to his
place between enc and two years
ago and since that time have
made many friends. Our whole
community sympathizs with him
in the loss Of his companion.
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= N rs. Gaillard, wife of A. h

Mrs. Gaillard, wife of A. M.
Gaillard, one of u oldest and best
citizens, died at their residence
near this place on Tuesday last OF
consumption. The deceased had
been in quite feeble health for
some time and her death was an
event not unexpected.