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The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
DEATH OF j. VI. BUCKLEY.

We learn from the Now Mississippi
plan that this gentlmau died in Shar.
key county, near MrKinnezville. on
last night, January I: Nc. Buckley
left jackson about ten days ago, to
attend to some private business in
Sharkey, and was taken worry sud-
denly i'll in an acute attack Of paraly-
sis as he was returning homo. Tue
attack was sudden aud sharp and
resulted in death within few hours
after the first symptoms.
Mr.. Buckley has not been in ro-
bust health for the past Few years.
He was for a long time the chic
clerk in the Auditors Office Of this
State. and his unwearied and inces-
SAINT application to the very arduous
duties Of that import ant position for
several years now past, had frustra.
ted q physical organic alton never per-
haps too robust, and compelled him
since tho last session Of the Legisla-
ture to retire from that position
For many years Mr.. Buckley was
clerk of tbs courts in lawrence
county, and upon the formation OF
Lincoln moved to Brookhaven and
was elected chancery clerk of that
county for several successive terms.
No man stood higher He had
many friends and bnt few enemie,
Toe father OF j. NJ Buckley died
in Lawrence county few days ago,
at the advanced age OF eighty years.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
CRYsrALsPRINGs DOTS.

We condsnse the following notes
taken FROM the Meteor:
joe Piazza has moved his family
fro m Vicksburg to his place near
town.
Tsrrell's store was broken open
Friday night.
Sever barrels Of whiskey were sold
on the cath ult.
The freeze Of Wednesday caught
many growers with their peas sprout'
ing.
About thirty-6ve acres iu straw
berries have been added the past fsl
10 the acreage.
About las Bushels Of pea and 100
bushels OF bean seed have been
bought, Two hundred acres in these
vegetables will be planted this
spring.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

As stated by Mr.. Made, our con-
tract expired by limitation on the LIST
inst. The paper will continue, az
herei oiore, TO be the champion Of the
peoples rights, land will ever be found
on the side Of those who have the
best interests Of our coun. ry at heart,
and while we may not conduct the
editorial department OF tho paper in
the able manner that characterized
our late co.partner, We will do the
best we can. Oar relations have
been Of the most pleasant nature aud
we part with Mr.. Meade with regret.
In this connection it will not be ont
of place to cay that the people Of Co.
piah county fec. that they owe to Ne.
Meade q deep obligation. both as
editor OF the SIGNAL, and rs Chair
man Of the Executive Committee, and
they will eyer bod him in grateful
remembrance. The SIGNAL wishes
him future Of happiness and sue
cesl, We AJAX from our patrons their
kind indulgence for any shortcom-
ings, and promise that all our energy
will be directed toward making the
paper true exponent OF their princi.
Piles. Very respectfully.
w. L. MITCHELL.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Saturday last Mr.. A. w Burnett,
for some years citizen Of Copiah
county, left for the North, his iuten-.
ton being to make Columbus, Ohio.
his future homs. Before leaving be
addressed q letter to the Vicksburg
Post, in which he stated he leaves
becauso OF threats and evidence OF
violence toward him. He says;
Tisave, an exile. driven fr,m my busi.
ness, and to-day. not of my own volition,
20 an exile from the land Of my birth, the
land In which I have brothers and sisters
entombed; the laud whore leave . devoted
mother, two affecionats Sisters AND brother
and dssrepid feeble old father"
Whether he intended 1t or not,
this letter will Be received as a sweet
mois sci by the Northern Republican
press. II will form o prominent
plank In tho platform OF slandsr
against the South.-Stste Ledger.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
THE YAzoo TRAGEDY.

la another place will, be- sAen a
full account Of the bloody affair re-
Gently enacted In Yazoo county
While it is I, DO deplored that 1t was
made necessary for the ci'izons to
adopt the course they did, we should
DO slow TO codnemn them. We do
not understand tho situation OF af-
fairs rs they do, nor aro we prepared
to say tho remedy was too severe,
Desperate remedies sometimes must
DO met with desperate remedies, and
the people, We dare say, were fully
convinced that summary action was
necessary to protect themselves from
further violence. The evidence
brought out at the preliminary exam
inatioa shows conclusively that there
was premeditated plot on the p'rt
OF the negroes, hcadcdby John James
to raise a disturbance and o collision
between the two races, which result
cd in the murder of four OF their best
citizens. We're the citizens 10 stand
ill aud see their best men shot down
and not raise any remembrance!
What guarantee had they that the
negroes. having their brutal passions
aroused, would not carry their muir.
derous designs to such ends that q
horrible butchery of womea and cliil-
dren might have taken place? The
negroes took the law into their hands,
and the white citizens did the same
II the latter are guilty the former
ore certainly not blamelcss. The citi
zens OF Yazoo knew what measures
were necessary to stay further vios
lence, and as they have acted ia a
way they thought best we think it
ill-advised FOR the press OF the State
to heap condemnation upon them.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
LINCOLN COUNTY COURTHOUSE BURNED

A, 3 o'clock on Monday morning
Dec. 10Th, the new courthouse a.
Bro khaven was entirely consumed
by fire. All the records, books, etc in
the chancery clerks office were lost.
The SherifI's books aud papers were
saved, as were portion Of the cir
cult clerks. Tue total lost to the
county is estimated at $4,000, and
it will fall heavily on the taxpayers,
a. we have been informed the couu.
~ already has a debt Of 100000
Tue burning was The work OF an IN.
cendisry.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MEETING AT
CRYSTAL SPRINGS.

At q meeting # the board Of Man.
ayers held 10 ] .cks,n during the
Slate + .ir il was agreed and ordered
that the Second Annual meeting Of
the NJ ssissippi Horticultural Society
be held in Crystal Springs on the
third Thursday and Frida, in Janu-
ary, 1884.
A numb+r OF valuable aud practi-
cal papers on different departments
OF II rticulture, will be read and
discussed, and il in believed that the
meeting will be OF more than ordina-
y interest to oil engaged in this
business or who propose common
cling II.
H. E. MCKAY, President,
8. II. STAcKHoUsE, Secretary.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
vALEDICr0RY.

Ny connect u with the SIGNAL has
ended, ms contract with tho prop ri
etor having expired on the fret day
Of the present mouth. The SIGNAL
will suffer no change 10 politics or
otherwise, by my withdrawal. for l
can assure it's readers that rs long rs
1t IL in the lands OF Dir. Mitchell it
will over he found champion Of the
peoples rights, aud mnnfully batting
for honest &, vernmeut and home
rule. Nor will my withdrawal in
any manner abate my interes! in the
continued prosperity and success oil
the paper. l recognize the import.
ancc Of maintaining in our midst a
journal that reflects the views and
guards the interests Of Copiah coun-
ty.
10 the future shall turn my entire
attention 10 the practice Of my pro-
fess;on in Copiah aud adjoining coun-
ties.
To the readers Of the SIGNAL, or
rather to these who endorsed my
views as its editor, tender my sin
cerest thanks for their kindness and
lenieucy toward me, ind TO those OF
them who did not end 'rse my senti.
ments. am also thankful that they
did no. force me to tho disagreeabie
necessity Of q fight or back-down.
Each is entitled to my gratitude, and
therefore say to al, both friend and
foe, Adieu. Respectfully,
J. L. MEADE
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

TIE attention Of mill and mschien-
cry men Is directed to the advertise
ment Of Jas. A. Cummings, Of Jack
son. Ho is q frst.class and espe.
rienced workman and caa do work in
his line as low a. II can be done else
where. It will be moro convenient
TO send to Jackson than to New Or
leaus, and You are certain to bs
pleased with prices and workman
ship. Give him trial order.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Tue people all along expressed q
determination to stand by the SIGNAL
Thus far il has not received the ad-
ver.ising patronage Of tue business
men that it should, though We are
thankful for what has been received
We have commenced q new year,
aud we hope evory business man
will insert an advertisement, how
ever small, for advertisers from
abroad patrouiz, q paper more
readily when they see II Is sustained
properly at home. We shall pass
around among you and trust every
man or firm in town will place their
cards in our columns.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

P.,rt Gibson News: In town this
week We were glad 10 notice Mr..
Dan. Griffin, OF H4zlehurst, who Wis
its ms with the view OF location, for
the practice OF his profession, the
law. Should no come he will meet
with a cordial reception, and With
many we'll wishes.
Since tho above was put 10 type.
Mr.. Grifiing has toicluded to locate
here.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
Sheet Music and Music Books

In this department have The most com.
plets stock ever offered 70 the people Of
tho country Last year I purchased the
" known Foreign Musio Store Of II. Ellie
sndsince have made immense additions Of
the publications Of all ths leading houses Of
France. 0srm,ny and Italy. Prominent
among ihsse q ths LITOLFf MUSIC, the
best and cheaprst edition q oiaasio and
modsyn music used II the coueervstories Of
81 nations, unrivalled fw accuracy, beauty
and chsapnesa Ntol6 catalogue mailed
10 any address free, and every piece In The
catalogues can AlwsS be had ofus.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Mr.. W. A. Battaiie, having sold his
paper, the Summit Times.to the San
tinel, has accepted position on the
Times Democrat as travelling agent
and correspondent. H,is peculiar
ly fitted for the position and we
trust he may be successful in bis new
field OF labor.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Tho board OF supervisors met
Monday aud organised, by electing
w r. Price, Of beat two. president.
It was q merited compliment to the
gallant Price. and he will prove and
efficient presiding officer. In accept
ing, he stated that 80 far a. was In
his power the board would transact
business with dispatch,
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

w. d. Gibbs. superintendent Of
Che government building al Jackson,
has been removed and j. 8. Wofford
appointed in his place.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
SPECIAL OFFER.

A rsir ls karat Gold SPECKS or
EYE GLASSES.
A handsome JEWEL CASE. eth.
or fre-proof, plush or plated.
A solid Silver GARD CASE.
A case o. SCISSORS.
A gold THIMBLE.
A Gold or Silver mounted POCK'
EFT KNIFE.
A & ,ld.mountrd PIN CUSHION.
A Bsrdou OPERA. GLASS.
A Gold charm PENCIL.
A rich hammered copper LAMP.
A Gold GLOVE BUTTONER.
A Gold BOQUET BROOCH.
- iiS UANAI STREET.
New Orleans Louisiana.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Con Ryan was killed by John
Han berry at Jackson, on Tuesday
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

Water Valley has shipped one
thousand bales Of cotton in excess
Of last year.
The NJ g issipri river between Cal
To and st. Louis was frozen the FIRST
Of the week.
II. d. Money secured the chair
m ,uship Of the committee on post
Uflioes and post roads.
Con Diaz has boen appointed
Commissioner General for Mexico to
the Worlds Exposition.
A. Pearson was severely stabbed
by Cnas. Kerholm at McComb CITY
during Christmas week.
R-v. \. V. Rowe has been tender
I'd the chair OF Latin in Mississippi
College, at Clinton.
The State University has two hun
bred and forty students. twenty-shree
VI whom are young ladies'
Business in many portions OF the
county HIS been greatly retarded by
the cold weather.
Two million dollars has been sp.
propria,ed to the Mississippi River
Commission to complete it's work.
Fave hundred and sixty bales OF
cotton were shipped ircm West
Point Mss, last week, direct 10 Liv-
erpoo.
Friday and Saturday were the
col les: days we have had for q long
while. la Illinois the thermometer
was lower than il has been in forty
years.
Juo. McGill was reelected mayor
OF J ,ckson on the 7ih by over hun
dred majority. The fierce nswspa-
per war wagei against him hid 20
tfftct.
T. n. Weathersby. Sheriff of Msdi-
son county. died on Dcc. och, OF hy-
dropbobia. having been bitten four
months previously by mad dog.
}. w. Bsughn, Circuit Clerk. is also
dead.
Hon. Jsf. Wilson, Of Pontotoe
county, was q member OF the legisla-
ture 30 years ago, and is again q
member-:he only one of the present
house whose experience dates so far
back.
Postmaster. General Gresham is
's,ill after the lottery companies. He
is preparing bill to be introduced
in Congress to exclude newspapers
publishing lottery advertisements from
the pound rate in the mails.
A man who calls himself knight,
WAS recently captured at White Oak
Bayou, in the Mississippi Bottoms,
who is supposed to be tho murderer
Of Mcw,llisms, the express agent at
Curnith.
Mr.. L. NJ. Patterson, father OF
Mrs. r. II. Thompson, died in Brook
haven on the morning Of the 1st, in
,he79.h year Of his age. He was.we
believe. formerly resident OF Cla;-
borne county.
'as Ira ID. Sharp. living near Co
lambus, recently cnt her throat with
srszor, from tn. effects OF which she
died. She had o rising in the head
which Is thought TO have produced
temporary insanity.
Jefferson Davis ha, erected at
Natchsz o beautiful monument to his
beuefactress, Ms. Sarah A. Dorsey.
The monument is Of American white
marble--a broken column twelve feet
high. standing upon base four feet
square,
Messrs. Bonney & Persell have
purchased the Summi, Times, which
has been discontinued. The Senti-
mel under the new management and
with the new year goes TO i!s patrons
In an enlarged form. We wish oil
parties the greatest success.
At vicksburg on the 27th Rev. G
q. Audiews lost his residence by fire;
fully insured. The records and min
utes Of the Mississippi conference Of
tho Methodist church, from 1873 10
the present date, were also destroy
ed-Mr. Andrews being secretary Of
that body.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
new & FRESH GOODS!
J. W. Fuga4e e Go.

HAVE JUST OPENED
4 New Stock Of Dry Goods,
GROCERIES, Etc.,
UNDER THE NEW fALER HALL,
Which they propose to ssll ct prices
Which Defy Competition.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

They believe that . nimbls nickls 10
batter than slow dollar, and are con ten
With small rro6ts.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10
MORE CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.

January 9Th, 1884.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-01-10

ATTORNEY At LAW,
Hssiehurst, Miss.
VIZ P.& J. B. HARRIS,
Attorneys at Law,
jackson. Miss.
VIII practice In the counties Of Kinds,
G. pisb Madison and Yazoo r"s'2-3"
J. L. MEADE
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Haz'ehur I, Mississippi.
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ATTORNEY. AT LAW,
Hlzlehurst. Mise.
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Haz'ehurst, Miss
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The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
IusuIts Tn Labor.

During the recent investigation by the
senate labor committee into the needs
and interests of working people of this
country, the fact was brought to light
that the proprietors of the large tobacco
factories were in the habit of subjecting
their female employees to the indignity
Of being searched each night before
leaving for home, in order to see that
they had no cigars or fine tobaccos con-
cealed about their persons. 1t was also
brought to light that this delicate duty
was intrusted to clerks, who often took
advantage of it to make the most insult
ing proposition to the unfortunate girls,
Their persons were often exposed in the
most shameless manner. Such a condl-
ton of affairs is a disgrace to civilization,
and a reform should be effected at once.
An honest toiler for living, be it man
or woman, should not be insulted by the
employer for whom they labor Elk.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
Plain Talk.

Among the great industrial class
throughout the world, there is to-day a
widespread feeling of dissatisfaction and
unrest that bodies no good to what some
are pleased to call society, In our own
country, in free America, scarce less than
in monarchial Europe, mutterings of dis
quiet reyerberate from the shores of the
Mexican Gulpk to the far distant Rockies
of the west. Nor will this spirit of dis
quiet down; it will not long continue
merely to shake Its rasp like, bony
finger at the peoples rulers, passive like,
but it means to assume the aggressive,
until justice, ample, full, equitable JUS
tice, be done to an enslaved people.
In passing through thestreets of our
cities all would seem well enough upon
the surface. But shut out from the gaze
of the casual observer, in uncomforta BILE
and meanly furnished tenements, devoid
of all modern conyeniences which sur
round the family of the non-producer,
the middle man, the gambler in stocks,
there are at this moment thousands OF
enforced ldlers, together with suffering,
wretchedness and woe.
Is the unhappy condition of these peo-
pie attributable to improvidence, to vice
or intemperance? No, to none of these.
Why are they idle? We are told
that they have oyer-produced, that they
have by their long, hours Of toll in the
summer days really glutted the market,
and now that there is nothing for them
to do but undergo privatlon and want.
To workmen who follow the building
trades the winter season is looked for
ward to with feelings of dread. The in
evitable idleness forced upon them at
this time of the year, to those who have
families dependent upon them for sup
port, is ever the source Of much anxiety
and dread. For it means the spending
of the little pittance procured by hard
knocks, and laid by through dint Of
rigid economy when the summer days
were long, and there was work for them
to do. To those who we're unable to pro-
cure steady employment, or who may
have encountered other misfortunes,
bringing them to the threshold of winter
without dollar saved, what must be-
come of these2 The incurment Of debt
is the only alternative, in order to live,
to procure the common necessities OF
life for themselves and families. .
And these are people who produce all
who build your palace cars your tower,
ing warehouses your palatial mansions
your everything that goes to make up
and that underlies the wealth and great.
ness of your proud cities. Let the toiler
remember that he who would be free
must himself strike the blow of deliy'
erance.-Baltimore Free Press.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

The operators at number of mines
along the railroads. governed by the de-
cision of McCune Of the legally con-
stituted arbitration board, are attempt,
ing to force reductions on their men.
1t is enough to know that the river arbi-
traitors are dishonoroble enough to adopt
this course but they are not obliged to
accept by law. The Wallace act is
explicit, however, and the men at the
river mine can and will recover full
price due and unpaid, in the courts
Arbitration, the supposed panaeea fol
strikes is being sorely tested just now
Its treatment by the bosses is enough te
make its most enthusiastic admirers
believe it is failure. .-P Pittsburg Herald
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02
q nFNyFR COLORADO SATURDAY :FEBRUAR

reffeshment rooms, reading rooms
amusement rooms, meeting rooms, com-
mittee rooms, etc, ETC., it would add .
hundred fold to our strength and utility,
and our forces could be concentrated
more expeditiously and more affectively.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

Buy the new pamphlet, Evolution or
Revolution" For sale at this office;
price, 15 cents.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

The workingmen Of Michigan propose
to be the best organized and most ad-
yanced of their comrades Of any other
state in the union. This is field in
which we can compete with great
advantage. Workingmen of the diff
ferent states, look to your laurels.
JOSEPH A. LABADIE.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

Now it is rumored that the Grand
Duke Constantine has joined the Nihi-
lists. He probably wants to be on the
safe side.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

y , { 4 81 4
Twill wind up by telling you that the
Typographical Union has been all Of q
stir, SO to speak, the last few days, in
establishing scale Of prices. The only
advance asked was in the price Of book
composition from 80 TO S5 cent?. The
employers refused to even treat with the
executive committee, but q weeks strike
brought them to their senses and they
asked for committee Of conference to
meet like committee from their organi-
zation, which they call the Employing
Printers Exchange. The outcome Of
the conference was compromise at $50
cents.
The Labor enquirer., 1884-02-02

On Saturday evening We had sort Of
love feast for al visiting and resident
knights, when Prof Coffeen gave US
good advice and made ss good little
speech as have heard in many day.
He called things by their right names
and urged the comrades to more radical
and more vigorous agitation. There was
probably 800 or 400 present, and all in
all was an excellent back -stif1ener.
Prof. Coffeen delivered his lecture on
saw, labor and Liberty in Whites
Grand Pheater, on Sunday afternoon to
an addieice of about 1000. He made .
grand and eloquent appeal for organixa-
ton, and already its influence is being
felt throughout the city. The papers
published very full and fair accounts Of
the proceedings of the three days meet
ing and lectures, and the Knights of
Labor have been the subject Of discus
sion ever since.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-12
0NA CUBAN RAILWAY.


Presently an angular, mummifed
negro, who had Teen frequently
passing through the train and max
ing himself generally conspicuous,
rings Ciinuer.heli which he holds
in his hand, and haiti the signal to
leave. You might have Imagined
that this bsll-m4n was COZ nected
with the station, and net a part of
the apparatus o. the rain; but that
is an error and at every station
thereafter, when The dinner-bell
rang On the pisffOrTa at the rear
end Of the tIaiD, the engineer al
wsys obeysd the signal
The train carries three classes of
pas ,engers, che thlrd-cla~s in front
and the fir ,t-cIass in the rear. The
only difference IS in the seating Of
the car, there being no GU HONS on
the second and third class, and no
backs on The seats of the letter.
Toe rosd Is a narrow gauge, but it
moves rapidly enough, and there
are no vexatious delays. Many of
the stations are fenced in with
barbed wiie, 70 that if any one
wishing tc Gefr4ud the railroad
company, pas es cut at the
wong station, or having
purchased ticket for a GER
tain place t. which there is
cheap fare, tries to get off where
the fare is dear, he can be certainly
dets cted. The regulation of tie
rates, I think, depends perhaps
upon the opposition the road may
have and the rates are strangely
unjust. It is cheaper for instance,
to buy a ticket through 10 Havana,
than it is to purch Sc one 20 GER
tain roint rot quite bal way. 1t
may be posi- lie, too. that the road
discriminates aga'net certain points,
"a such q thing AS that has been
known CT en- in tfeS stes II Havana
Correspondence Pittsburgh Post