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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

Sheriff w. b. Barnard, Of Shar.
key county, arrived here last night.
having in charge Mr.. s. A. John.
son, whom he placed in our coun.
ty jail for safe keeping. johnson
is charged with the murder Of Mr..
Henry Coker, in Sharkey county,
last week. The difficulty, we learn,
grew ont Of an old feud, after
many threats had been exchanged
between the parties eliminating
Wednesday, when Johnson shot
Coker in both legs with q needle
gun. One leg was amputated, but
death resulted Sunday at 2 o. m
johnson will be tried at Rolling
Fork on Tuesday morning next
Evening Post.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
Red River Work.
Ngw York Aug, Is, 1885.

NEw York Aug, rs, 1885.
Hon. N. @. Blanchard:
My Dear Sir-I have received
your letter of the 18th instant.
1t came during my absence on
duty at Savannah, Ga. Major
Stickney has been instructed to
put q dredge to work In Red
River at an expense of balance
of about $4,000 of a former allot.
ment for that locality. 1t will be
of some service, perhaps, and
will start the work fairly, at all
events, SO that any additional al
lotment, or rather any diversion ol
funds already set apart for work
elsewhere, will have the ground
prepared for it. l entertain the
hope that majority of the Com
mission will favor this work. To-
day and tomorrow will perhaps
settle this point. Replies are com
ing In to my last inquiry.
Very respectfully,
q. 4. k.IAMok..
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

The st. Louis Post Dispatch, of
Aug. 81, says: "Jas. B. Eads, who
has just returned home, was seen
by a Post.Dispatch reporter this
morning. He says he is in receipt
Of an autograph letter from the
Emperor of Brazil requesting his
personal inspection of the port
Rio Grand do Sui, the most south.
ern Brazilian harbor, which lies
near the Argentine Republic
About two months ago Mr.. Eads
declined similar request on the
part of the Brazilian Government
thinking that his absense would
interfere with the interests of the
Ship Railway. Since then ex Sec
retary Window has been elected
President of the railway, which
enables Mr.. Eads to comply will
the wishes OF the Emperor. Johr
Hawshaw, one of the most promi
nent hydraulic engineers in Eng
land, has examined the harhor ant
rendered bis opinion, but the gov
ernment desire to do nothing un
til Mr.. Eads has expressed bis
views on the subject. He leaveI
st. Louis on the 9th Of September
viii 20 bg way of Liverpool, re
! turning about Dec. II.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

Peter Ames, OF Belmont, Me-,
had q tooth extracted the other
day and the roots were found 10
have been in contact with metal
Ames had been wounded in the
face at Spottsylvania, Va, in the
war, and the bullet was never ex
tracted. More teeth were drawn,
o part of the cheek bone removed
and an iron grape-shot, weighing
one ounce, was taken ont, after
being imbedded there twenty zone
years.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
New Iork's Prospective Water
supply.
New York Herald. |

NoW IOik lhfiutusl
Deep down under rustliug corn.
fields, green meadows and peace
full woods, by the faint yellow
light ofinnumerable smoke lamps,
aud the intermittent cold cleaning
from white electric lights, 5000
grimy men are tunneling night and
day so that the water supply Of
New York may flow through
twenty eight miles Of solid rock.
II never ceases this grinding and
clanking and whirring and dull
booming Of powder explosions,
save for two hours out of the
twenty.four, when 5000 men
drowsily crawl out Of the dim
shafts on the surface of the earth
to eat their meat and bread and
90 to sleep, while 5000 other men
take their places. Since the
first of the year these cold, trick.
ling caverns aud shafts have been
drilled and blasted continuously,
Hundreds Of powerful steam drills
driven by streams Of compressed
air from wonderful. shining en-
gnes eat into the hard rock like
SO many steel parasites, and the
mountains Of torn gneiss and shin
ing mica have been piled ur
around the shafts as the work
went on. In two years from next
September tunnel Of thirty.ont
miles will stretch from Crotor
Lake to the reservoir in Contra
Park, through the brick and stone
lining of which will gush body o.
water more than enough to supply
the metropolis plenteously. Fol
all these blessings aud the proud
distinction of owning the Longest
rock tunnel in the world the cit,
will have to pay at least $4,000,
900 or perhaps s6O,OOO,OOO. Th'
| Mount Gems tunnel is seven mlle'
and a half long cost about s15, 700,
600, while the st. Goihard tunne
Is nine miles and q half long, ant
cost very little more.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

Capt. F. Y. Dabney, ex superln.
tendent aud chief engineer Of the
vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific
railroad, arrived in this city, Sun.
day evening direct from New
Mexico and his friends, will be
pleased to learn that his health ID
much improved, aud there Is now
every reason to hope that biz
health will be permanently
restored. He remained IN thu
city Monday, the guest Of Hon. 7
Marshall Miller, leaving that ia,
at Z p. M, for Crystal Springs
where he goes to visit his family
1t is stated that Capt Dabney will
probably return TO Mexico as h
has been rendered a very lucratiy,
position there Commercial Her
aid.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
Why he Feared fer the TOuBg Law.
yer.


Old Squire r -, now and
for many years noted at the Suf
folk Bar for sturdy principle and
for sound common law learning,
and possessing something Of a
contempt for the many and artif-
cial notifications of the old law
by legislative enactment. was one
day examining a rather bumptious
student, who evidently had orig
inal notions as to the proper
course of legal study. swell,
young man. said the Squire, show
long have you studied" Two
years." was the reply. "Um! two
years. Ought to be half.a- dozen.
suppose you've read most of the
text books n "Not a great many
sir. My reading has been general
and varied" "You've read Black.
stone and Kent Of course r. asked
the examiner. "Not entirely, /
read the first volume Of Black.
stone, and II seemed to me rather
ont Of date, so postponed 1t for
historical reading. Ihave glanced
through o volume or two Of Kent
"Oh! have you Read Wash.
burn on Real Property r" "Iu
parts, sir.n "well, how about
'Greenleaf on Evidence, and Met
calf on Contracts and 'Chitty OF
Pleadingr Have you read any o.
them y asked the squire, rather
impatiently. "Well, sir. l hav,
looked at some of them, but
thought l had better leave th,
theoretical books until | was bet
ter grounded in the practical par
of the law" confidently explaine,
the youth. Perhaps, on the whole
It would be shorter ii you woul,
tell me what books you have read,
growled out the now indignan
lawyer. "Certainly, sir; hsv
made very careful study Of tn
Massachusetts, General Statutes.
"Young gentleman, said the oil
lawyer, his indignation changin
: to . quiet humor; II would lik
to recommend you to the cour
for admission to the bar, and the
: watch your course, but the fact
l don't dare TO-" "Why not sir I
asked the youth, somewhat abasl
ed. "welI, you don't seem /
! haye wasted much time on th
= common law, but have devote
: yourself to the statutes. Now,
you we're admitted, l should b
: terribly afraid the Legislator
: might come together next wintt
and repeal all you know !"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
Marderous Onslaught on chinese
Miners.

Cheyenne, W. T., September 3.
News from Rock Springs to day
indicates a worse state of affairs
than reported last night. All the
Cinnamon, over 500 in number,
have been driven out of town.
Fifteen dead Cinnamon have thus
far been discovered, and as many
more dead bodies are probably in
the ruins. Fifty houses belonging
to the railroad company, and tifty
more owned by Cinnamon. were
burned. The Cinnamon are yetin
the hills west of town without
food, afraid to 20 to Green River.
city distant about ten miles.
Gov. Warren is now at Rock
Springs with General Superin.
tendent Dickinson aud Super.
intendent Wurtell of the western
division Of the Union Pacific rail.
road. No more disturbance is an.
ticipated. Food will be sent to
the starving Cinnamon In the hills
by the authorities.
Cheyenne Wy. T., Sept, 3-The
worst has evidently not been told
regarding the anti Chinese riots in
the western part Of Wyoming.
According to advices from Evans
ton, where the second largest coal
mining camp Of the Union Pacific
road is located, the movement was
q preconcerted one. II had been
arranged that the first attack upon
the Chinese was to be made In
Carbon a mining town about 1J
miles east Of Rock Springs, to be
followed by like movements IN the
latter place and Evanston. Tht
Rock Springs miners, however
took the initiative. The mob a
that place looted the Chinamen'l
houses before setting fire to them
The outbreak commenced in min,
No. Q, where three Chinese minerl
were attacked and killed. Thcl
the riot commenced oil over town
even women joining, with loaded
shotguns In their hands. Supt
Evans of the Cove nine has beef
warned to leave town. aud he di,
30 with alacrity, passing through
here to-day en- route for Omaha
Nothing can be heard from Car
bon. The telegraph operate
there Is evidently afraid to sen,
news from Evanston. The sheril
: Of Unitah county telegraphed thi
evening to Gov. Warren as 70
lows; "a large number Of cit
zens, with myself, are satisfied ths
the ontrsges committed at Roc
Springs will be repeated here, au
!. are liable to break out at any tim
We need troops to protect IL
: lives and property Of our citizens
. Gov. Warren is at Green rive
= but he has telegraphed to Il
commanding officers at For
Steel aud d. A. Russell, and troo
y are ordered to hold themselves
! readiness to march at moment
J, notice.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

The bloodhounds Of an "Unclt
Tom company broke loose re
Gently and killed the donkey. Tie
manager. in dire distress, had the
skin removed, and sent an actoi
on with II to personate the part
but the accomplished artist, fol
the frat time in his life, failed to
make nm ass of himself. london
Exchange.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
|coxxECrIoxs.

4 AT Huntington for Arkansas
IN tusas points; at vicksburg with
i.,isslplil liver, v &M and y
4 !; al Iiarristvn for points ON N.
attthel for points ON Clinton
BON Branch.
--At Rai0r Rouge with steamer
|for Rayou Sara; ut Ethel for tim
imIswi nrnch, ut iIarriston for
1 n p,inis, at Huntington fr,m all
his; at Memphis with 9 .. 4 So
1 Louisville, 81 Louis mt points
| Il. 4 fur all points East.
T. Vt New Orleans for all points III
kri,la.
Al Huntington for hot Springs
hpnnls IL irkansas and West; ~
/ Kansas City, 5. An, for ri. Louis
Mt, JSu. nuApLhNs
snres Art. Assistant Supt.
Shis, Tenn New orleans. L.,
I'M. HASTINGS. N, ofTr
Ni:ksburg, Miss.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
ENvILLE BRANCH.
IsAs CITY BRANCH.


In a. n and Is will run daily
AMI ~ will leave Greenville foi
kiays. Wednesdays anil FRIDAY ~
[Tues,lays, Thursdays and saiur
fIf and IL connect at Leland fol
n -bury and New orleans.
/ n and 70 connect ut Huntington
IIot springs, Little Rock anil AL
3outh and southwest.
GxJ. CLAakE, Agent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12
ew Gricams and GrecmviiI
packet,
be Swift and Reliable
her ISaI.gOud.

GO of the j. NJ. White.)
Master. Crm IIoLNEs, CLERK
caves New Orleans for Greens
Sille every TU ESDAY at =
ives Creenville for New Or
\ FRIDAY.
line reserves the right to pass
hat the Captains mag consid-
Passengers TO New Orleans
hing time, avoiding Railroad
expense. The fare and gen.
modations cannot be excelled
pats do not run here only
he cotton season bnt also
e duh months. to serve q pub
ence; which shippers shoule
reciprocate.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

The citizen who is most free In
airing his views of the mismanage'
ment Of the political mass-meetine
is generally the one who was most
actively engaged !. a.4s p. : ; )
fran ff.A-Fx.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-09-12

me some nice appointment that
would pay me somethingin my old
age and decrepit condition, If they
wanted 10 take a man ont Of the
Mercury Office, as to have confer
red this position on Shannon. Had
they done so make no doubt you
would have voted for my confirm.
alton.
You and l ought to be friends
opposites beget liking. You have
been a broth Of a boy in your party
and ! have been a "sheol' of a fel.
low in mine.
You will remember that | staid
by the tragedans in the celebrated
"Kemper tragedy" when Chisholm
was killed, and Gilmer aud others
went up the spout. They were in
dicted aud tried with an inimical
Judge, and neither one of these
were convicted OF hurt. The
Meridian Mercury and Captain
Woods, their attorney saved
them.
Now. sir, after this can't you
shakei All / want or expect t.
accomplish by writing you thil
letter is to save Shannon, m,
friend-in q horn-from the con
sequences OF my indiscretlon.
say indiscretion, but l maintain
that my Grant article was goot
one aud q proper rebuke to thu
fiunky journalists of the South
With great respect, yours truly,
4. q. HORN. Editor Mercury.
Meridian, Miss.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
A Boy Who Eats Wool.

A New London, Conn, boy, aged
five, eats all the wooden and worsted
threads he comes across. He picks
the nap from blankets and the worsted
from the chair tides, and it is hardly
required to state that he is in con-
slant condition of i'll health. His
affectionate mamma does not know
what to cover him with when she
puts him in his little bed. His appe-
tite is excellent, and he eats holes
through the blanket in no time. In
the parlor and sitting-room, when he
manages to enter those apartments,
he makes the tides and curtains look
as if an army of moths had been at
work. The only sure way to cure
him would be to paddock his mouth
and encase his hands in short iron
gloves. But if they let him alone
and can afford the expense for awhile,
such food will soon send him among
the angels.-Philadelphia Progress
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

Senator Keith has introduced a bill
in the Senate calling a constitutional
convention, the question to be sub
mitted to vote of the people in May
next, and the convention to meet in
November. fla convention is called,
prudent, wise and intelligent men
should be chosen as delegates. The
constitution is an instrument that
should be handled conscientiouslyan
prudently. In our opinion one of
the first and most important amend
ments needed is the change Of the
term of the Governor to four instead
of two years, and the same for men,
bers of the Legislature. AS it is,
many Of us do not know what the
laws are until they are repealed by a
succeeding Legislature. Let the
term of the Governor be four years
and the Legislature elected every
four years and be limited to IS days
each term. This would save to the
people of the State half the expense
our Legislatures cost. Another ad.
vantage, we would avoid so much
political excitement which always
attends elections, and more or less
disturb the business interests of the
country. We have too many cleo
tons. Let the Governor serve only
one term and make that four years
If he makes a good officer and il
worthy reward him with a term il
the L. S. Senate.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
Acknowled

We are indebted to Representative
Miller, for a copy of Commissioner
McWhirter's Bienial Report of Agri-
culture. Statistics and Mines. The re.
port is accompanied by reports of DR..
j. NJ. Stafford, State GeOligist, on the
Agricultural Geology of the State F.;
and Chas. l., Jungerman, Assistant
GeolOgist, to the Bureau and Inspec-
tor of Mines. The reports are well
gotten up, and will be found useful
and interesting to those interested in
the agricultural, statistical and mining
interests of the State.
We have also received from Repre-,
sentative Miller, other interesting
State documents.
We are indebted to Col. j. H. Say
age for a copy Of his interesting sup
Elemental report Of the Railroad Com
mission received last week. 1t EN-
braces suggestions and recommends
tons relative to railroad work, rail
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
Democratic Gains.

Cincinnati Post
Three young Democrats arrived in
town at this morning at the resi-
dence of Louis Stumpe, Asst. Supt of
the Street Cleaning Department, ~
Moore st. Mrs. Stumpe presented
him with three bouncing boys, all Of
whom are in the best of health.
When the excited father appeared
before the Board of Pubic Works this
morning and impaired to them the
intelligence of this increace in family,
committee was appointed, who i'm
mediately purchased three cradles
and sent them to the youngsters, and
the Board will this afternoon visit
the little fellows and stand godfathers
to them.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
CONVENTIONAL RATE OF IN
TEREST.

The EXpositor, in its issue of the
18th inst, does us and also Mr.. Good
win, the author of the extract, (cred-
tied to us) injustice. If the EXPOSE
tor will put on its spectacles and
carefully read the article in our issue
of the 18th, from which it makes the
extract, it will see it marked in quo
tations and duly credited to Mr..
Goodwin. We reproduced a lengthy
extract from Mr.. Goodwin's address
before the Cotton Exchange, because
we thought it contained facts, as a
whole, that would interest our
readers. If the Expositor will do
Mr.. Goodwin the justice to copy the
entire extract it will doubtless be in
teresting matter for its readers.
The conventional rate does not pro-
pose to disturb the legal rate of 6 per
cent. 1t is only intended for those
who wish to contract at a higher rate.
No man is bound to pay over per
cent unless he contracts to do so.
There is, just as much propriety in
saying a farmer shall sell his corn to
his neighbor mechanic at 40 cents
when it is worth 60 as to say to an
other neighbor that he shall lend his
money to the mechanic at 6 per cent
when it is worth s or 10 to him in
some other way. The conventional
rate forces no man to pay above G
per cent unless it is to his interest OF
he desires to do so.
Stringent interest laws have ten.
dency to drive capital from the State
and make money scarce and hard tC
obtain. When corn, wheat and ba
con are scarce, they advance in value
and are more difficult for the pool
man to obtain. So with money. L
we would have money easy to OBJ
tain at moderate rate of interest, LEI
us, by legislation and otherwise, en-
courage it to come to us and not drive
it to other States for more profitabl,
investment.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21

road policy, railroad legislation, and
litigation in Tennessee. Col. Savage
has evidently given the subject much
thought and study.
Capt. A. j, McWhirter, President
of the Southern immigration Associa-
ton of America, has our thanks for
invitation to attend the second annual
meeting of the Association to be held
in Music Hall, Main Building, Worlds
Exposition, New Orleans on Tuesday,
March 10th, 1885. We would be
pleased to attend the meeting and will
do SO if we can get off.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
Pruning Growing Vines.

Now, bear this in mind: one of the
most successful exhibitors of grapes
in England told me that "a man
should be able to carry all the laterals
and shoots he took off a growing vine
in his waistcoat pocket" / consider
this of great moment. l once saw a
splendid house Of graes spoiled by the
check given in eating off a lot of
shoots and all at once, instead of
giving a quarter of an hour OCCASION
ally and pinching off the laterals
when they were small; they had been
allowed to run, and then gardener
went at it with his knife, and almost
every bunch in that house shrank, or
shrivelled in consequence.-Vick's
Magazine.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
Kendall's SPAWN Cure.

Portage Laprairie Manitoba, Sep. 7, 'S4.
DR.. B. ]. Kendall Co.-Eight years ago
sprained my ankle, lump grew on the in
side of it, went to a doctor, it got worse
under his treatment, then l went TO another
in all eight, some helped some hurt it, but
when they were all through was still on
crutches and very little better. | tried ev.
erything that heard of but nothing helped
it until about fifteen months ago when was
told by friend iwhO had used It with sue
cess on horse) of KendalPs SPAWN Cure,
/ used one bottle OF it and found change,
since then have used eight bottles with
this result: have not used even cane for
o"er four months and yesterday | walked
eight miles. ! consider that only for Ken
dall's SPAWN Cure | would have been a
cripple for life, you can do with this what
you like, but would like that every one
that is troubled with old sprains would see
what it has done for me and try the same.
Yours truly, A. /. MCKENZIE.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
The Jersey in the South.

A Georgia fancier of jersey cattle
is reported as expressing the opinion
that if every slave freed in Georgia
could be replaced by registered Jer
sey COW that State would in ten years
become richer than it would be if the
emancipation proclamation had never
been written. There is not room for
the shadow of doubt on the sub
ject. But in Georgia, as elsewhere,
something else must go with even
the best possible butter-producing
cow-and that something is a thor
ough knowledge of the processes of
making good butter. Not the
knowledge alone either, but the
utmost care in every step of the
process, from that of feeding and
watering with materials as pure as
can be obtained to the final packing
in perfectly sweet and clean pack
aces
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21

Augusta, Me-, August IA, 1884.
DIR. B. J. Kendall Co.; Gents.-I bought a
horse in Boston in 1880 that was badly
wrenched in his leg, and was so lame that
he could not touch his foot to the floor.
got box of your blister and blistered it
twice, then applied Kendall's SPAWN Cure
about SIX months then turned him out, and
the ext spring. refused $500 for him.
used 2S bottles of the cure on him. lie began
to improve as soon as ! applied the first
Blister. | would cheerfullY recommend it
to any one as the best horse liniment ever
used, and have used a good many kinds,
as have handled horses for twenty years.
+. A. COOMBS.
Send address for Illustrated Circular
which we think gives positive proof of its
virtues, No remedy has ever met with such
unqualified success to our knowledge, for
beast as well as man.
Price 81 per bottle, or six bottles for So.
All druggists have it, or can ct il for you,
or it will be sent to any address on receipt
of price by the proprietors DIR. b. j. KEN.
DALI & CO.. Enosburg Falls, Vt.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21
Good Grammar Called For.

A Maine Journal is waging a war
against bad grammar in the newspa-
pers. This is an excellent move. An
ungrammarly man what thinks he
can set in editorial chair and learn
his readers something which they
don't know, ought to go at some
other business. Let's have good
grammar in the newspapers.-Norris-
town Herald.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-02-21

We do not publish anonymous commu-
nications under any circumstances. The
real name of the author must accompany
every communication, or else it will be con,
signed to the waste basket. We do not pub
lish the names of correspondents, but want
them simply as a guarantee of good faith.
All calls on candidates, obituaries, trib.
utes of respect, ETC., are charged for as ad-
vertising matter. Simple announcements of
deaths, marriages, ETC., will be published
without charge, and our friends all over the
county will confer favor by furnishing us
with such as soon after their occurrence as
possible