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The Criminal Calendar

Portland, Greg, is infested by an organized
band of river pirates.
Mrs. Uhler, whose brother killed her nara
mour, Haverstic.l, at New York, is dead.
Leander Anderson, charged with selling
liquor to Indians, was fined S25 by Judge Nell
son in the United States district court.
Skilled cracksmen stole from the Office OF DR..
G. Brainerd of Cleveland the finest numisma-
tic collection in Ohio, embracing every coin is
sued by the United States except seven pieces.
The coroner's jury in the shooting of gam
blers at Hot Springs, Ark, returned a verdict
that John Flynn came to his death at the hands
Of Doran, the two Fruits. Alison Howell. Lu-
Gins Tanning and Tom Dale.
4 teamster named Robert Robertson entered
the room Of Anna Ford, in St Louis, and COM
meuced moving her furniture. Mrs. Ford,
with the aid of a colored man, elected Robert
son. The latter got a knife and re-entered the
house, when the woman shot him twice, NOR
tally wounding him.
The jury in the case Of David c. Keller, pilot
Of the steamer Sciota, sunk by collision with
the John Tomas July 1882, at Wings Junction,
the 18th returned q verdict in the United
States court at Parkersburg, w. Va, Of guilty
of voluntary manslaughter, with a recommend
to mercy. Fifty-four lives were lost by this
famous collision.
A desperate fight occurred about twenty
miles from Matamoras, Mexico, between GUS
toms officers and guards and q gang of Snug
glers, in which Maj. Palacias and one of his
men were badly wounded, two smugglers kill
ed, and several wounded. The rest of the
smugglers fled, leaving behind $4,000 in dry
goods, and a number Of horses and mules.
Hon. James b. Davis. member of the Texas
legislature, in a wild frenzy supposed to have
been caused by excessive drink, escaped from
his room at the Junction hotel, WhitesborO,
Tex, late Monday night, the 18th, with nothing
on his person but undergaTments. Every ex-
] crtion tO find him was without avail till Tues
day morning, when his body was discovered stiff
IN death, lying face down in the road u mll'
soWth of town.
Jasper Shearen was shot and killed by mi
cousin and br~other-in-law George w. Rawley
in Boyle county, Ky. The killing originated L II
q family fuod. and was done in self-de
Tense. Rawley's father killed Shearin's brothe
a year ago, and recently met. An ARRAY en-
sued in which Shearin was killed. The Rawle.
family for the past thirty years have figured Il
bloody affairs, in which no less than ten mel
have been killed
Recently the associated press sent out q re
port from Sioux City that the man hanged by
vigilants committed at Bassett was not hi
Wade. the leader of the Nebraska horse thieves
On the 18th the ~coroner's jury at Long Pine
the county seat, declared 1t was Md Nade
The remains of the Kid were also ldentlhed D
the sheriff and others. The reign OF terro
continues in the Niobrara country. sewers
prominent citizens have been implicated by IN
death confession of the Kid and have been nc
tilted by the vigilant commits to clear thel
skirts Immediately or leave the country.
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Personal Points.

Gen. Sheridan has gone to New York TO visit
Gen. Grant.
Gen. Robert Toombs on Wendell Phillips:
"He was an Internal machine set to music"
Jefferson Davis has erected a marble monu-
ment to Mrs. Sarah A. Dorsey, his benefac-
tress, at Natchez.
Mrs. Esther A. Cent?, an aged inmate of the
Episcopal Church Home, n. y, died Of apo
plexy while on her knees in prayer.
Lieut.. Guy Howard, son of Gen O. .. How
ard. and Miss Jennie Woolforth, daughter OF
Hon J. NJ. Woolforth, were married at TRINITY
cathedral, Omaha.
Billy Cartwright, the noted minstrel, and
Mrs. Harry L. Swan, have been arrested at
Portland. Ore. on q charge of adultery pre-
ferred by the husband of Mrs. Swan.
jim Blaine's book will be issued simultan-
eously in English, French and German. VIII
liam ID. Eaton, formerly a Chicago journalist,
is supervising the tTanslaucns OF the work, a
force of ten translatOrs having been placed at
his command Mr.. Blaine gives MIR. Eaton
$1,000 for this work and a royalty OF 10 cents
upon each volume sold III Germany andFrance.
Mrs. Mary Miller, who wants TO run her own
steamboat. is described as q trim little woman.
whom nobody would credit with years enough
10 be the mother, as she IL, of tour children
two of whom are nearly grown. She came OF 9
''sfeamboating family, and she thinks she has
as much right to mma a vessel as Ael
father, who is a captain, or her late husband
also a captain.
Justice and Mrs. Field gave a dinner party, Tho
18th. inst. TO celebrate the birthday anniyersary
ofDayid Dudley Field, who was seventy-nin'
years old that day. There were 20 covers anC
the table was decorated with roses, the centra
ornaments being English phcasants. The pres
ident took in Mrs. Field and sat on her right
the chief Justice sitting on her left. justice
Field sat at tie opposite side of the table, witt
Senator Edmunds on his right and Speaker Car
Isle on his left David Dudley fieldsat on thu
right Of the president, the secretary Of stat
sitting opposite. The other guests We're Jus
/ flee Harlan. Justice Blatchford. Senator Gibson
Representative Randall, Rev. Henry Field, Cy
rus w. Field, Representatives Hewitt, IuckoI
and Dorsheimer. Justice Gray, Mrs. Dude,
/ Field. Jr.. and Senator Bayard.
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to the sufferers from Pittsburg and Louisville

to the sufferers from Pittsburg and Louisville
will aggregate S1S0,O0Q
The Association Of the Red Cross atSt Louis
sufferers. Gen. W. L. Sherman subscribed
500 to the fund. Ivanhoe c~ommandery,
knights Templar, sent 500 to Hanselmann
commandery, Cincinnati.
The towns of Northern Ohio are generously
contributing money and supplies for the dis
tressed people of the Ohio Valley. Children Of
tine money.
The subscriptions at Cleveland for sufferers
exceed 5000 Mrs. Garfield contributes 800.
The committee is still forwarding supplies to
various points.
Jappa, Ill, is inundated, water covering the
tops of houses.
The rise of the river at Cincinnati was over
13 feet
At Catlettsburg, Ky, many streets are
blocked with houses that have hoatod from
their foundations.
The gross receipts of the matinee in Chicago
were given by the Mapleson company, includ-
ing Patti and Gerster, for the beneht OF the
Ohio flood sufferers and were over S5,OOO
After a hard fight against the rising water,
-Shawneetown, Ill, has succumbed, and the
streets are now five to fifteen feet under water.
Harmar, Ohio, is flooded, and the people
destitute. Hundreds of buildings have been
washed away and people are camping on the
hillsides. Harmar asks for relief.
The latest kilograms say that the Ohio is
slowly subsiding and people are hopeful tina
the worst is past.
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Generated Poisons.

There are three views respecting the
origin Of most infectious diseases.
The first is that they originate from
impalpable poisons, produced from filth
during some Of the chemical changes
which its particles undergo in certain
conditions.
A second is that they are due to living
organisms, mostly microscopic plants
introduced into the system through the
mouth or lungs, the product OF living
germs outside of the body.
The third is in part like the second,
but it claims that the living germs,
are generated directly, apart from all
parent germs, from elementary particles
OF filth, during the various processes OF
their decomposition and decomposition.
The last view is held by the advocates
not a large number-of the theory OF
Spontaneous generation"
The first is the old view, and is still
maintained by many strong advocates.
The second is a wholly modern view,
and rests mainly on the discovery of the
parasites by the microscope.
Filth. however. lies at the basis OF
every view, even the second holding
that filth is a hot-bed for the rapid
growth and multiplication of the germs,
/ and that its influence on the human sys-
tenn is to lower its vitality and thus
make it good soil for their development.
Hence these diseases are now universally
known as filth diseases.
The following are fresh illustrations
OF the connection between disease and
filth. A severe epidemic of diptheria
recently broke ont in the Blind Asy-
lum. Batavia, n. Y. An investigation
by the State Board of Health showed
that the drain, which conducted the
| sewerage to a swamp back of the insti
tuition had fallen inpieces and was wholly
blockaded 10y the surrounding earth.
One of the citizens of Chelsea, a we'll
known lawyer, lately died from a very
violent attak of typhoid fever. A child
had recently recovered from the same
| disease. This same child had previous
" had attacks of scarlet fever and dip
liberia. The house was a fine one, and
! everything that met the eye was scrup-
ulously neat. But ON tearing up the
basement fioor-at the urgent request
of the family physician-there was
found beneath an immense mass OF filth,
he sewerage-pipe being broken IN two
olaces.-Youth's Companion.
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accord of Cassualties.

Morrison, Taylor & Co, soapmakers, Toron-
to, were burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
A fire burned from Shay's corner to Second
street, Portsmouth, Ohio. Loss, $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Over 1,OO0,0 O0 bushels Of corn on the river
banks between Evansville, Ind. and Paducah,
KY, will be swept away in the flood.
Judge A. M. Chadwick, while on his way to
Trinity cathedral, Omaha, to attend a wedding,
He was about thirty years old and was serving
his second term as county judge. He leaves a
wife.
A fire in the town of Sprague, Wash. Ty: de-
stroyed several buildings, including q large
store and bank. The loss will reach about sou,
600, about one-third insured The water sup
plv was frozen. and the town had a narrow es-
cape from total destruction.
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Rail and river Notes.

Judge Beach, in the New York court Of com
mon pleas, decides that a railroad company is
Hot liable for injuries to a deadhead passenger.
a company has been organized at DesM oines
WIN a capital of 1000, OO to construct q sec
9nd railway bridge over the Mississippi from
hock Island to Davenport
The official report Of the Omaha for 1888
SHOWS gross earnings of $2.O94,O5 > ~, and tax
- on S0O,4tGl3, being an an increase over
toos OF S5S& i51.44 in gross earnings and
So,S3l.2l in taxes.
mixed train on the Southern Central drop
be9 INTO the Seneca river at Weedsport. Floods
h"u weakened the bridge. Burr Ridgeway.
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engineer; John Straight, fireman, and Timothy
X. Danahay, brakeman, were in the cab of the
engine at the time and were drowned The
engine went unde' water. The passenger car
remained on the track.
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The Beat Three Picnic.
Hazlehurst Signal. ]


Hazlehurst Signal
In our last issue we only had time to
give notice that a speaking took place
in beat three, and as the occcsion de-
manded more than a passing notice, we
will give few further items in connec-
ton Herewith. The spot selected was
just off the road, about mile on from
Mrs. Gordon's, on the banks of a clear
stream, and in thickly shaded forest
Every preparation had been made, stand
for speakers erected, seats for the audi
ence provided and long table upon
which to spread the good things of life.
The committee had come to town the day
before and carried out the cannon,
conveyaaces were sent in for the brass
band, and at an early hour it was on
hand and made the hills and valleys re-
sound with good music, while the can
non gave forth its exultant peals.
At the appointed hour, Hon. G. S.
Dodds, member of the congressional
executive committee, took the stand
and in few well chosen and appropri-
ate remarks, introduced Maj. Barksdale,
who proceeded to address the audience,
over hundred of which were the wives,
mothers and daughters of the liberty
loving sons of beat three. The Majors
speech was a terrific arrangement Of
Blaine and his party and an earnest APP
peal to roll up big majority for Cleve-
land and Hendricks. At the conclusion
Of his speech, dinner was announced, and |
all repaired to the long table, where all |
of good things were in lavish |
profusion. Although the crowd was
Iarge, and each one did himself full |
Justice, there was enough left for e.
many more. Yea, there was more than
seven basketsful. Having finished din
Ter, music from the band and a boom
rom the cannon invited all to again
epair to the stand. Chairman Dodds
Introduced Mr.. j. w. Bailey, who, after
eturning thanks for the manifestations
hown by the good people of that sec
ion, proceeded to deliver a speech, the
Ike Of which was probably never heard
'efore inthese parts. His address through
ut was logical sound and interesting and
10 held the audience spellbeund by his
lasterly effort and matchless eloquence.
instead of being wearied by the canvass,
Ir. Bailey increases in earnestness and
is last speech seems the best.
The day was a pleasant one, and one
ing to be remembered, and the people
ut there deserve great credit for the
1mplete success of all their arrange I
tents.
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protest, and on the whole will conclude
to stand where she has stood in the past
/ believe that you will
STAND WHERE YoU STOOD IN TIE WAR;
that you will stand Tor the principles
and the policies which have made your
State bloom and blossom as the rose, and
which have made the American repub-
lie in manufactures and in agriculture
the leading nation Of the world.
The leading nation of the world, not
merely in q material sense, but In q
moral, philanthropic sense-R country
In which every man has as goods chance
as every other man, and which, among
other great gifts bestows absolutely free
suffrage. You enjoy that suffrage, and
on the 4th day of November next you
ale to say which party, for which policy
you will cast your votes. No: | am not
for myself No man ever met with
misfortune in being defeated for the
Presidency while men have met great
misfortunes in being elected to it. am
pleading no personal cause; | am plead
ing the cause of the American people;
[ am pleading the cause of the American
farmer and the American manufacturer
and American mechanic and the Ameri-
can laborer against the world.
/ am reproached by some excellent
people for appearing before the multi
titudes of my countrymen upon the
ground that it is inconsistent with dig
nifty of the Office for which / am named.
| do not feel it to be so. There is not
courtier in Europe so proud but that he
is glad to uncover his head in the pres
ence ofhis sovereign. So / uncover in the
presence of the only earthly sovereignty
| acknowledge, and bow with pride to the
free people of America.
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REPUBIICAH LIES NAILED.
Alleged Democratic Violence and
Distribution of Rifles Wholly False.
b Telegraph . the n. J. Herald. ]

By Telegraph to the n. Y.Herald.
JACKSON, Miss, Oct. %, 1884
To THE EDITOR OF \. Y. HERALD
The account teiegraphsd to St. Louis,
Cincinnati and Chicago papsrs from
this place, on the 18th inst, about
disturbance of a Republican meeting at
Crystal Springs, in Copiah county, is
false in fact and false in'intention. A
friend of Mr. Yellowly, who it is claim
ed was assaulted, says that some boys
fred few fre-crackers out of spirit
OF fun. The statement that any shots
were fired at Mr.. Yellowly is false. It'll
true that negro was struck on the
head with briekbat, but the bat was
thrown by another negro, and this oc-
CURED some two hours after the speak
ing. Neither Judge Mcmillan, Repub-
lican candidate for Elector, nor james
Hill, Collector of Internal Revenue,
was present, as falsely stated in the dis
patch referred to. As for Wilkinson
county, | am prepared to guarantee
that Mr.. Lynch can make as many
speeches in it as he pleases, and am sur
prised that his friends should have ad-
vised him to the contrary.
1t is false that Winchester rifles have
been distributed by the State officials
to every Democrat who would receive
them, or to any Democrats, for illegal
purposes in the Third District, where
Pearce is the Republican candidate. No
disturbances of any kind have occur
ed. OLIVER CLIFTON.
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
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LiterarY Notes.

The November Harper's will complete
VIM. Blacks story of Judith Shakes
peare, with an illustration b. Abbey, and
bring E. p. Roe's Natures Serial Story,
With Dielman's aud Gibsons illustrations.
within one instalment of the conclusion.
Mr. TreadWell Walden's picturesque
studies of aThe Great Hall Of William
R0fuss viii be completed IN this number.
and the illustrations will be especiaIIy
rich, including three fulI-page plates One
of them AN Dyck's Charles the First and
Henrietta Maria, engraved By CIoason
from the original painting viii Be the
frontispiece to the number. Some fine art
work Il promised In Reihhartss illustrations
Of Norman Fisher-folkD and IN Alfred
Parsons studies 81 plant life il "A Day
with Sir Joseph Hooker ct Kew the
English botanical gardens, and Gibson's
Of ChryAanEhemums A paper On Col
umbia College, richly illustrated, viii con-
Einue its history from the Te0EganiEa-
lion of Kings College 70 it. present 70
nlarkahle development Andrew Lang,
rho i the editor 81 the English edition 81
he magazine, Is to have paper On Sydney
Smith. illustrated. Abbey viii soon con-
xibufe 1 fnll-paRe illustration 81 Burns
poem, TO Haegis 4r. II p. MilIeit
zrites On the recent art competitions. in
Ehich be i one u The judges. and the his
0rian Erauci8 Rarkman % The Ameri-
an Tragedy, II which was involved the
pi80de 81 EFan6eline Among Tie stories /
I the Number will Be ore b Mrs. Harriet
rescolf Spofozd .Ihres Quiet 81 Lzdies /
he name 81 Luce
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IrneYer was intended that elections
should be managed, controlled or in
fluenced by United States officials.
Such claim if made by any one, should
not be tolerated for a moment. The
duty of the State officials is to hold the
election according to the State laws.
IF the appointees of the government
desire to sit by and see the election
held, they should be allowed to do so,
but should they try to take part in the
election TO the extent Of influencing
single voter, they viii by this act de-
priYe themselves Of their right to act
as inspectors and should be treated ae-
eordingly.
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United States Supervisors.

Numerous persons have been com
missioned to scrutinize the coming cleo
ton. They are known as United States
Supervisors of Election. We haven't
the time nor space to give a detailed
statement of their duties or their privi-
leges. 1t is sufficient to say that they
have no power to interfere with the con-
duct of the election in any way what
ever. They have a right to sit where
they can see the voting and the counting
but not to incommode or interrupt the
State officials. We trust that they viii
not endeavor to be oficious, and we hope
if they do, that they viii not be
tolerated.
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The Third District. Gen. Catchings
in LeAore
.resnondence nf TEE C1ARron

Correspondence OF HE CLARION.
GREENWOOD Miss, Oct. %, 1864.
EDITOR CLARION The colored peo-
as well as the white turned out en- masse
to-day to hear Gen. Catchings. He
spoke in clear, plain manner, but the
upturned sea of faces showed that not a
word fell from thespeaker's lips unheed-
ed. The colored people took great in
terest in the meeting, and frequently
applauded the speaker. B. F. Jones was
then called upon and spoke at length on
nationalspolitics.
DIR. J. Z. Henry then responded to re-
peated calls, and made a very telling
speech which created great enthusiasm.
Mr.. L. P. Yerger offered the following
resolutions to the mass-meeting which
were passed by unanimous vote:
Whereas, The Republican party of the
Third Congressional District have nomi-
mated man unworthy of the support of
the people of his District; wanting not
only in elements essential to har-
monious feeling between the races, but
likely to disturb the peaceful and happy
relations now existing among them in
this county; and whereas, the vast in
terests of the wonderful delta, the garden
spot of the continent, needs the wisdom,
the courage, the manliness, the integrity
and tact of the ablest statesman in it to
protect it from the deYssting elements
of water which, for the past three years
have swept its fertile valleys, and left
want and distress in its wake-and where
as, the peace, prosperity and harmony
now prevailing in our county is due to
the wise, conservative and liberal spirit
of its Democratic officers; and whereas,
we believe the election of such a man
as Pearce, the Republican nominee for
Congress from this District, would re-
suit in bringing about that state of feel
ing that existed in 1875; would disturb
the peace and quiet of our county would
destroy the pleasant relations now exist.
ing between the races, jeopa, die our most
material interests, and perhaps be the
cause of the shedding of much innocent
blood; and whereas we believe that in
Gen. Catchings we have a man possess
ed of all those qualities of courageous
inteIliger &c, craftsmanship,
prudence, integrity, capacity, experience,
and weight of character and influence so
to be combined in the one who
should represent this Districtin Congress;
Be It resolved by the people of Lefore
county in mass-meeting assembled ir-
of party or color, that we
pledge ourselves to the most hearty and
support of Gen. T. G. Catch
ings and that we will use our most earnest
endeavors by all fair and honorable
means to secure his election.
A fine dinner was prepared and the |
people were invited to nelp US eat the
nicely barbecued meats, and other good |
things that had been furnished.
The meeting adjourned to the Court
house when a Campaign Congressional
was appointed. After the
transaction of other business the meet
ng adjourned. Yours truly,
SEMBLE
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Supreme Court Decisions.

The publication of a digest of the
decisions of our Supreme Court will be
continued as feature of THE CLARION.
In this issue will be found the first in
stallment of the October term, being
cases decided ON Monday last The re-
ports will be continued each week until
every case of importance is noted. Our
Reporter IS gentleman well qualified
for the work, and whose work viii speak
for itself.
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Triokery in Election Returns.

St. Louis Republican.
Mr.. Blaine and his managers are essen
TALLY tricksters. The Democrats by =
fusion with Greenbackers carried Maine
in September, 1880, by 1s9 plurality. To
compare the September election of Ibis
year with that Of four years ago showed
large Republican gains. Atthe September
election IN 1882 in Maine the Republicans
carried the State By about 5000. To have
compared the Republican majority this
year with that Of two years ago would
have shown very small gains. Hence Mr..
Blaine and the Associated Press determin-
ed to compare with the figures of four
years ago. They said with some reason,
that il was only fair to compare one presi-
Dental year with another presidential
year Thus they electrified the eoun-
try for few days with freports Of great
gains in Maine. A month later an cleo
ton takes place in Ohio. Mr.. Blaine Is
on the ground with his managers. Four
years ago at the October election in that
State the Republicans had q majority Of
Il, 900. To have compared the result Of
the October election this year with that Of
October, 1880 would have shown large
Republican losses. But through the infu- /
ence Of local issues the Democrats carried /
Chic last year By Il, 500. To compare the |
result this year with that Of 1883 would /
show Republican gains. II vas therefore /
promptly resolved 81 the Blaine managers
to reverse the rule they had adopted ii I
Maine and compare IN Ohio with last year.
The same rule applied IL Ohio az II Maine
would have shown heavy Democratic gains
81 last Tuesday Precisely the same tac-
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