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The One Term Principle.
Commercial Herald.l .

Commercial Herald.
The "honest pressn is raising a
great hullabaloo about what they
call the zone term principle," which
they persist in saying is a Demo.
cratic principle, and they affect to
believe that in accepting tho nom
ination for Governor from Dem.
ocratic convention, nearly four
years ago, Governor Lowry came
under a pledge, direct or implied.
not to seek a denomination. This
cry about zone term for the Gov
ernor being Democratic princi.
Pile, is the merest bosh, and those
who use it ought to know it. In
practice the very opposite has
been the rule, and a large majority
of the Democratic Governors of
Mississippi have been reelected
to q second term.
The assertion that the last con.
vention decided in favor of the
tone term principle" is mere wind.
The convention not only did moth
ing OF the sort, but absolutely and
peremptorily refused to take such
action!
The editor of the Jackson Clar-
ion has consulted the record of
the convention of 1881, as record.
ed in the columns of that journal,
and here is what he says of the
matter:
"This same convention refused
to declare against second term.
From the proceedings we learn
that Mr.. j. P. Harris, of Scott, Of
fered resolution recommending
a constitutional amendment re
stricting the term of the office of
Governor to four years in any
period of eight which was re-
ferred to the committee on resolu-
tions, composed of Messrs. II. II.
Allen, W. T. Tucker, j. s. Bailey,
Thos. Spight, Il. G. Walthall, VIM.
Price, G. B. Huddleston, r. G.
Smith, +. A. Mclean, s. II. Terral,
TN. Miller, L. McLaurin, T.J. Hud.
son, J. NJ. Cansey, j. M. Trice, A.
S. Paxton, w. L. KERN, who, hav.
ing reported the platform in which
no mention is made Of Mr.. Harris
resolution, concluded their report
with the following language: The
committee herewith return all 9th.
er resolutions referred to them
with the recommendation that they
be laid on the table, And this Ia
all there was of the one term res
olution.n
After this plain recital of undis
puted, unquestioned facts, repe
tition of the idle talk about Gov
Lowry being pledged to the one
term principle will expose the gen
tlemen using 1t to the imputa
ton of attempting to mislead the
public.
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4 Bit of History.
TClarion.l

lAlaLluu.
1t has been stated more than
once that Governor Lowry was in
some way committed to the one
term theory.
The Clarksdale Banner uses the
following language:
"Gen. Tucker in presenting his
name expressly ayowed that Gov.
Lowry was committed TO the one
term policy and would not be a
candidate at the expiration of his
term for a denomination.
We think that both of our con
temporaries are mistaken as to
what occurred in the convention.
According to our recollection
General Tucker in placing the
name of Gov. Lowry before the
Convention INDUCED in an ex.
preston of his own views as to
certain questions of State policy.
We believe that he spoke IN favor
of an elective judiciary and aga asst
third term. though it may be that
he spoke against a second term.
However that may be, when he
declared himself in favor of an
elective judiciary he was inter.
rupted by Col. Reynolds with the
question. "Does your candidate
stand on that platform ~ To
which General Tucker replied that
the convention had taken no ac.
tion on the matter. 1t is hard at
this late day to recall the exact
language used, but the reply Of
General Tucker to Col. Reynolds
inquiry was intended to convey
and did convey the idea that Gov.
ernor Lowry, stood upon the plat.
form of the Convention, whatever
that might be.
We recollect, too, that General
Tucker stated in the same connec
ton that Maj. Barksdale, of all tho
candidates, best represented the
views he had expressed in putting
Governor Lowry in nomination.
But it matters net what General
Tucker said, we hardly think 1t
fair to hold his friends in the con.
vention responsible for his utter.
ances. The question of a second
term has not been discussed be.
tore the convention or elsewhere I;
but there was throughout the
length and breadth of the State o
feeling of opposition to q third
term, and this feeling was so
strong that nothing but the popu.
larity of Governor Stone saved
him from an overwhelming defeat.
This opposition to u third term,
we confess, found expression in
the nomination OF Governor Low.
ry, but opposition to u second
term was not All issue, and could
not have been under The circum.
stances.
Governor Lowry was the nomi.
nee Of a caucus composed of u ma
jority of the Convention, and in
placing his name before the Con
vention, General Tucker acted as
the representative or agent of the
caucus. He was an agent with
limited powers, which he quickly
recognized when Col. Reynolds
inquiry called his attention to tho
danger that the expression of hi
own views might be taken as tn,
expression of the views of tho eau
Gus. Then II was that he disclaim
ed authority to speak for his nom
inee.
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Governor Lowry and the East Mis-
sISSippl Insane Asylum.

Editor CLARION. 1he following
appeared in the New MississIppian
yesterday:
When the Legislature Of 1882
made an appropriation of $50, 900
to build the East Mississippi In-
sane Asylum at Meridian, Gov.
Lowry very rightly gave the meas
ure his Approval; but when the
contractors stipulated to erect the
said building for said amount, and
proceeded not to do what they
promised to do, but instead, put
up building costing the tax-pay-
ers $4,000, $4,000 more than their
original bargain with the State au-
thorized them to do, this self same
Governor did wrong when he sane
tened any such a high.handed
proceeding. The amount stipula-
ted in the bill creating this mstitu-
tion was the sum accepted by the
contractors, and for that amount
they agreed to put up the struc-
ture in question. They had no au-
thority to erect building costing
$50, more than the one the
Legislature had in its eye at the
time the bill was passed, and the
Governor, who must have been
cognizant of what was on foot, is
to be blamed for permitting such
a wilful disregard of the original
contract made with the State by
the contractors aforesaid"
II will be seen that the New
Mississippias charges the Govern.
or with knowledge of the fact that
the commissioners has disregard
ed the original control. This is
best determined by reference to
the record. On page 337 of the
House Journal for 1884 the Legis.
lative committee appointed to in
vestigate the matter said:
"One Of the building committee
informed your committee that in
making the present contract, they
knowingly violated the law under
which they were appointed, and
kept the fact from the knowledge
of the Governor and Treasurer,
believing, as he said, if these Of
ficials had known that the work
was being done under o contract
made in violation of law, the Gov.
ernor would not have approved
the bills submitted to him and the
Treasurer would not have paid
them.o
1t therefore appears that the
New Mississippian is in error in
charging Governor Lowry with
knowledge of the transaction. In
this connection, we feel constrain.
ed to remark that it is highly cred.
table to Gov. Lowry that nothing
more serious than this silly charge
can be brought against him.
But lest the Building Commit.
tee, which was composed of Hon.
II. M. Street and DR.. j. +. Moore,
may bo subjected to undeserved
censure, we desire to call atten-
tion to their report on page 33S oi
the House Journal In which the
reasons for their action are fully
and satisfactorily explained. That
they acted right and for the last
ing interests of the State is con
clusively shown, and the people
are indebted to their courage to
assume responsibility for the finest
asylum In the country for the
price.
JUSTICE.
We doubt not that this correc
ton of its error aud injustice tc
Gov. Lowry will appear in the New
Mississippian with proper ac
Acknowledgement. For surely the
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.RMs. 4TH DISTRICT.
.RCUTT COURT.

sounty-Begins on the lst
Harch and October, and may
ndieial days.
|eounty-Begins on the End
Harch and October, and may
judicial days.
bunty-Begins on the 4th
March and October, and may
judicial days
|county-Begins on the 2nd
| the 18th Monday Of March
!. and may continue II ju-
|county-Begins on the 9Th
4 the ith Monday of March
/ and may continue u judi
pn county-Eegins on the
after the 4th monday of
bctober, and may continue 30
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Methodist Church

Preaching at II a, m, and D IN every sun
day. Prayer-meelhg every Wednesday night
sunday-sehoel. 0:5o. X, NJ Standlfsr, Pastor.
W. X Trlgg, snpt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-14

Regular morning service at II s m Evening
service, ! p. m. every Sunday Communion
nrst sunday In each month VIM Crcss,
Rector. Sabhath-school at g.45 a. m I'M
Moore superintendent
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Presbyterian Church

Preaching at n O m. and y m every SUNDAY
Communion Isl sunday In February, May, Aa-
gust aud November. i'syer-meefins svvry
Wednesday nlght $. Archer Pastor SUNDAY
school at9h sam, Brown sup
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INcERY COURT.

county-Begins on the lst
kpril and October, and may
dieial days.
bn county-Begins on the ID
prll and October, and may
udicial days.
anty-Begins on the lst Mon
nd November, and may con-
cial days.
county--Begins on the Sd
ay and November, and may
judicial days.
eeunty--Begins on the lst
hne and December, and may
ndicial days.
ounty-Begins on the 2nd
hne and December, and may
&ldicial days.
meetings are held by the
pervisors as follows: Bien-
onday of January to elect
nissioners. Annually first
lrch, 10 receive Tax-Collec-
pf delinquent and insolvent
day of August to receive and
e Assessment Roll; lst Mon-
itember to levy taxes I'd
December to pass upon the
PERSONAL and poll list (; and on
bext succeeding each term OF
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.
ST. James Episcopal Church

high Mass at 10 O'Clock a. m and vespers al
y. m. nrst aud third sundsys Catsohlsm
every sunday AT pa. m Y. L. Bohmsrt Pastor
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4 Supreme Court--Com-
|he LIST Mondays of April
|er.
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TNTY OFFICIALS.

i TIE BOARD OF srrrRvisons.
rict, ]. w. Erwin
istrict, worthington
IIict, (Pres.) N Goldstein
strict, w. W. Stone,
rict, j. N. Collier
ttorney, w. r. Trigg
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Jewish Synagogue

Services Friday evenings at 5k. and Saturday
mornings at loh. j. Bossn. Rabbi.
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For State and District Offices, ..... sls
For County Offices, .........-....... II
For Beat Offices.
Orders from transient customers. YER
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied BY
the cash. Accounts of regular custo-
mers due and presented the lst Of each
month.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-14

This list of distances is procured
from the latest official surveys and
maps.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-14

hBrRs OF LEoisrArrnr.
peer, j. r. Parker,
Gilbert Horton.
fon PROM 2srn DISTRICT.
| II. Jeffords.
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wn Council meets on the
lay of each month.
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JUSTICE.

We doubt not that this correc-
ton of its error aud injustice to
Gov. Lowry will appear in the New
Mississippian with proper ac.
acknowledgement. For surely the
"honest press will not evade a
plain dnty.l
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-14

IT Court for Southern Dis.
Jet of Mississippi.
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|siasippi Lsves Commissioners.
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neetings second Mondays
|January and July.
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bwN OFFICIALS.

FOR, j. Alexander.
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egin in Jackson on the
|gs in May and Novem-
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ApVERTIsINa RATFs.
ANNOUNCING CANpIDArEs

NJ 81 AuF uFrIIINVHItHIFf VUuIkt1Iyf HHIl
yearly, and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

IL answer to the question Of the
Gazette, Nv no /, to be state inspector
of poultry the Bolton Journsl re-
plies;
why. Claiborne, of coui sc: not Phil,
but General Johu NJ, late chairman
OF the state democrat executive
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

own fault if YOU remain Ill. If
YOU are wasting away with any form
of kidney disease. stop tempting
death thi,
moment. and turn for cure to Hop
Bittcrs
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

r9'Nonc genuine without a bunch
of green hops ON the white labr'.
Shun the vile, poisonous stun Win
Hop or Hops in their name.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

In will be observed ilat We omit
the usual sermon iris morning, or
rather the uilc
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

AFTER aiL 'ur rtn2or. are to Doe +
tanned. llcr.'- HulpuJea economy
for YOU
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

If you mto ough. pimplN or sal
law skin bad orcljh. Hop Bitcl- viii
g we You kim rich blood. thc
sweetest bic. % and health. S1uuWiN
be paid Tor q case They Wii NOT cure
or help.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

EVTkYBonY warmly con9utulalr-
cy-Judge Clark upon "a recent most
happy domestic event
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

II the cutdoNA aud ry-.ti.e
strike are not both thcrc.u't of anew
stock deal, it may do Eut 10 iu, J.,
really the case, IL mvIg suppose
then sympathy VIII geo "a beg ..g boz
fore II oyeIWhnIm, lhc mnu.urlur-.
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No communications written ON 10th SIDE.
of the payer VIII receive attention al INNS
office.
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For nice 1rd new - los ood
qu1rty shoe, az low p 'co~ 90
SHu.,r u,.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-03-15

rurd. us wei a. ncauddc- The skin No
other cosmetic Will ,lpif
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24
SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY.

The son of Editor Cowles, of the
Cleveland Leader, recently struck a
man at q banquet who dared to speak
lightly of the press. Ifyoung Cowles
really wanted to annihilate him he
should have hit him with one of his
pas heavy editorials,-Commercial.
"Do you want to paralyze the
Governor"
1--WE never sit on a man when he is
down."
"But you might want to hit him
again"
"Well produce your club"
"Call him Governor 0."-Commer.
cial.
The English forces IN the Soudau
are suffering for water. 1t would
have been good idea had the
CJmmissary Department laid in {
supply of American railroad stocl
before entering upon desert march
It's the bcst-wat,red property OIL
this side of the ocean.-LOuisville
Times.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24
An Anecdote Which Explains Her Extra
ordinary TenacIty Of Life.

An Anecdote which Explains Her Extra
ordinary TenacIty OF Life.
She must have been more than
seventy-five years old at that time; she
was small, with clean-cut features; her
teeth were sound, her complexion like a
girls, and mass of hair of rich chest
nut, inclined TO auburn, crowned her
head. She would trip up stairs as
nimbly as a girl of sixteen. We had n
party one night at our hotel. which was
favorte resort of the Southerners, who
had just begun to creep back. remem.
Der there was Colonel Fairfax, of Gen.
eral Robert E. Lees staff, and a host OF
other Southern celebrities present, and
there was Mrs. Gaines, dancing away
as lively as the youngest. / one day
asked her the secret Of so much vitality.
In return for some condolences I had
given her. she said Il have never been
sick since was young girl. was at
that time falling away, when General
Twiggs told my father l must take
some of his Mexican medicine. The
General said il must be taken in the
spring Of the year, as the sap began to
run. took bottle and became well
at once, and have never had sick day
since. But every spring. when the sap
starts, / take the medicine. have
never taken any especial pains with my
diet or habits, and Igive all the credit
to the medicine" Upon my expressing
an opinion that the General must have
obtained the elixir Of life, she said.
THE General would not give me the
recipe until years afterward, and then
only on condition that never gave any
one copy until after his DEATH" She
would never give me a copy, but told
me where ]. could obtain the medicine.
As | am troubled with too much health
! have never applied for ID.
1t was really touching to see the
Difference some of those old Southerners
paid her. They seemed to consider her
as sort of child of the regiment, and
have seen whole settee full of Colonies
doff their seedy hats as she passed by
Boston Transcript.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24
Ths Funniest Thing on Record

During an excursion from Pitts
burg, while at Cleveland the Ken
nard House was crowded, when q
druggist appeared late at night at
the hotel office and demanded bed.
The clerk replied that there were
only two vacant beds in the house,
one wherein was quartered Pitts
burg morning newspaper man, and
the other PittsbArg evening news
paper man. whowBre with the ex-
cursion.
"To tell the truth, they are both
pretty drunk so you may take your
choice as to which room you will
sleep in"
The druggist said he would take
his chances with the evening news
paper man, as he would doubtless
be SO drunk that he would lie still all
night. He went to bed, and was
soon sound asleep. The journalist,
however, awakened about u o'clock,
and, thinking it long time between
drinks, dressed himself, unconscious.
ly, in the druggists clothes, and sal.
lied out. Ever and anon he mutter.
ed as he treated all present;
funniest thing l ever heard of
When 1 went to bed last night / only
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24
Attention, Candidates!
[Russepville HerOld .Entcrprlse.l

Do you know how many road and
turnpike bills passed the last Legisla-
ture? How many bills incorporating,
or changing characters OF, towns
passed?
Are you opposed to special legisla-
ton?
Are you in favor of leasing con-
victs to counties for the purpose of
building turnpikes? tf
How do you propose to relieve Lo-
gan from the disgrace of being a
pauper county?
Are you in favor of abolishing the
Office of county assessor, and having
the assessments made by the magis-
trates?
Shall the cost of keeping idiots be
paid by the countless?
What are your ideas regarding the
employment of convict labor2 j.
Will you work and vote for bill
requiring the counties to pay cost of
criminal prosecution-witness fees,
transferring and guarding prisoners
Are yon in favor of establishing the
whipping-post for petty larceny?.
Are you in faver of a commission
to revise the entire revenue system
of the State?
Are you in favor of law requir-
ing each county to pay for its own
record books?
Are you in favor of revision of,
or for a new constitution? And how
do you propose to do it?
DO you propose to monkey with
the railroads? Or the branch peni-
Tertiary? Or the State Board of
Equalization? Or the road laws
And what changes will you favor?
Are you in favor of appropriating
necessary amount to finish the i'm
provements on the Eastern Lunatic
Asylum?
Are you in favor of taxing proper
ty belonging to churches and benev-
olent societies, not actually used for
such purposes?
Are you in favor of, opposed to,
exempting from taxation school prop
erty?
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24

Cleveland's mail is already going
to Washington. During the past
week several letters and marked
newspapers were received at the
postofiice in that city for him. One
of the letters was addressed, "Hon.
Mister Cleveland, President, in the
White House at Washington. Please
examine quick" 1t was doubtless
from some aspiring backwoods man
who wanted fat office. The letters
were forwarded to Albany.-Toledo
Blade.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-02-24
KENTUCKY KNOWLEDGE

Three stores were destroyed by
! fire at Fulton last week.
A directory just issued makes the
population of Louisville $4,000.
The Dixon Record has re-appeared
after three months suspension.
Marshall is the only county in the
Purchase that is without newspa-
per.
The ice was cut at Simpsonville last
Sunday and 65 colored converts hap
tized.
The Courier-Journal has supplied
itself with new and larger type for
headlines.
Mrs. Belva Lockwood lectured at
Lexington Friday evening under the
auspices of the College societies.
Judge Jas. Tanning was killed by
a train while crossing the bridge
over the Little Sandy, near Grayson,
last Monday.
The junior elitor of the Somerset
Republican Mr.. A. A. Lewis, is
contemplating writing history of
Pulaski county.
Hon. Carl Schuz was in Louisville
last week and delivered lecture
Wednesday evening on the subject of
1.-The Education of the People"
Patrick Hagan, of Hardin county,
started from Elizabethtown to Glen
dale very drunk and was frozen to-
death OH the road Wednesday night.
An old German named John Hem
eler dropped dead from apoplexy
while in church in Louisville. A
number of ladies near him went into
Mysteries.
Major j. Durham, of Muhlenberg
county, who married Mrs. Virginia
Coombs in this city last week, is near.
ly 80 years old. His wife is about As
-Owensboro Messenger.
Mrs. Daniel Eply, of Logan county,
is said by the Herald-Enterprise tC
sleep two or three days and nights
without waking, after which she re.
mains awake for like period. She
is so years of age and bed-ridden.
: Joe Mulhattan has resigned hil
position as drummer for the Hart &
Co hardware house, Louisville, an(
accepted a similar one with the Ran
kins-Snyder Hardware Co., of the
same city. He is the best known
drummer in the United States.
!, Bill Mcclure, l7-year-old DO!
, whom Gov. Knott pardoned out o
, the penitentiary last year on account
: of his age, is in Jail at Leitchfield foI
stabbing Jas. Gardner. lie stepped
5 ON Gardeners dog in hotel Office ant
cut the latter because he was re
T proved. Gardner is badly hurt.
The largest steer in the world
weighing 4,250 pounds, is on exibi
: ton at KeeTs stable and will be ther,
until Saturday. lie will then go Il
Winchester one week, then to Pari
D and then to Lexington. This steer il
beautiful roam years old, and il
| pronounced by everybody to be
perfect beauty, and undoubtedly thu
largest steer in the world.-Mt
Sterling Gazette.