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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28

and compel it to defect the Red
River into the Mississippi, totally
unnecessary DETECTION which if
these meddlers have their way
must be carried into effect at a cost
to the Government Of over ten
million dollars uselessly expended
(the estimate of the Commission is
slO,5l1,63Ol.
The real cause of the failure of
the recent River aud HarbOr bill
was the attempt to place Capt.
Eads on it as a dictator. The bill
could not stand that burden and
ought not. Better that the work
be delayed little rather than that
it be be sent to utter ruin. Now
the gamblers have played their
little game and lost, they are striv-
ing to hide by putting the Commits
sion in front of their precious
selves. 1t was the Commission
they shout in chorus. which de
feated the river. The Commission
is in bad odor in their nostrils. It's
sharp game but the Mississippi
Valley should sit down on it
promptly.
The following from the New
York Marine Journal goes to show
that people not hide bound who
live outside the Mississippi valley
are believers in river improve
ment and will prove interesting
reading to most our readers :
"There has been great deal OF
criticism upon the Mississippi
River Improvement Commission
and its labors which is undeserved,
as the public will ere long &C.
knowledge, although now inclined
to accept the statements Of the
foes Of the Commission. Cha.
grin, though will soon prove
canker to the bitterest enemies OF
Mississippi river improvements,
as the work so steadily progress
ing at two or three important
points is materializing handsomely
into permanent deepening of the
channel, whereby navigation be-
tween Cairo and New Orleans can
be insured the year round for the
deepest draft steamers. Plum
Point and Providence Reach both
cred steamers before the commits
sion commenced its work at these
points. Then there were but six
feet at Plum Point; now for forty
two miles there are full fifteen feet
The same state of affairs also ex.
lists at Providence Reach where
there were but six or eight feet Al
low water for a distance of thirt,
miles. Now the shoalest place il
sixteen feet deep. These facts de
monstrate the efficacy of the Com
mission, stitle criticism, and event
ually will bring to the surface thu
wisdom and policy of liberal ap
preparations for the Improvement
of the entire Father of Waters.''
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28

Washington, March 20. = The
President to- day sent in nomina.
tions of Ex.Gov. Jas. ID. Porter,
of Tennessee, as First Assistant
Secretary of State, aud Ex.Con.
gressman John d. Atkins. of Ten.
nessee, to be Commissioner of In.
dian affairs.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28
THE RAGE OF OFFICE.

tSpeclal 10 the 1lmes-Democrat.l
Washington, March 1s.-An out
slider has no idea of the intense
internal fight waging here over
the appointment of a postmaster
for Indianapolis. The position Of
the present incumbent, James A.
Wildman, expires next Sunday.
and it is thought that a successor
will be agreed upon this week. AS
previously stated in these dis
patches, Vice President Hendricks
is urging the appointment of an
old and personal friend, Mr.. Aguila
Jones, on the ground that courte-
sy should allow the Vice -Presi.
dent to name the postmaster for
his own place Of residence. Hon.
W. d. Bynum, the young and en-
srgetic member of Congress from
the Indianapolis district, is vigor.
ously opposing the appointment Of
Jones on the ground that he is
old and supersnnuated, not quail.
fed for the position, and objec-
tionable to nine tenths Of the Dem.
ocrats of the district.
In support of this Mr.. Bynum
has filed in the Postofiice Depart.
ment a petition and recommends
tion for Mr.. Creclnan, signed by
all of the members Of the Legisla-
ture from the indianapolis dis.
tricts, all of the officers Of the city
government, Board of Aldermen,
and nineteen out Of the twenty.
four members of the council; all
of the county officers except the
Sheriff; the Judge of the Crimi'
nal, as we'll as the Judge Of tho
Supreme Court aud the Prosecut.
ing Attorney; the chairman, sec.
retary and all OF the members OF
the Democratic County Central
Committee, including sixty Of tho
working Democratic force, the Ci'
garmakers' Union, Colored Inde.
pendent Democratic Club, the Su
perintendent and officers of the
Indiana Hospital for the Insane
and the unanimous Endorsement OF
the Liberal Protective Associa.
tion, which include all the labor
organizations of the city, number
ing 5000 members, and q petition
signed by 1000 business men o.
the city.
The Vice President and Mr.. BY
nun had an interview with Post
master General Villas to-day. Mr.
Hendricks made an earnest appoa
in behalf of Jones, and said h,
(Hendriclis) would be humilatet
IL he was not accorded the ap
pointment. Mr.. Bynum stateC
that he would not admit the righ
of Mr.. Hendricks or any othe1
man to interfere with the appoint
ments of his district, and said h,
proposed to make the issue fair an,
square aud throw the responsible
ity of the settlement of the ques
tion upon the administration. TIL
Postmastcr-General is much en-
barrassed at the situation and viii
rid himself of further annoyance
by turning over the whole matte
to the President. The genera
impression is that Mr.. Hendricks
man will be appointed, but 1t wi
undoubtedly weaken the Vice
President with the administration
if not with the citizens Of Indian
apolis.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28
"CHAOS AND OLD NIGHT"


New Aississippian.
Senator Vance, of North Caro-
lima, recently made the remarka-
BILE statement that for sometime
after the close of the late war be-
tween the States-say from April
to October in the year lS65-the
State of which he was Governor,
was in a chaotic conditions, having
nothing like courts, and being
conspicuous for the absence Of
the necessary peace officers SO
essential to q well established
commonwealth. These are not his
words, ipsissime verba, but they
constitute the substance of what
he declared. His State must have
been in deplorable condition in
deed, if it was as bad as he recent
ly represented it to be. How diff
ferently from this complexion of
affairs was Mississippi about the
same time. When the worst came
to the worst-when our State lay
like wounded eagle at the feet OF
the conqueror, and all seemed lost
save honor-those noble, patriotic
Mississippians, the late Judge
William Yerger and ex.Chief JUS
tice Sharkey, land jones S. Hamil.
ton-Ed. Tines repaired as soon
as possible to Washington, where
they interviewed President John.
son upon the subject of Mississip.
pi affairs. They told the Presi
dent that law and order must be
maintained in Mississippi-that if
he consulted the best good of the
people, he would see to it as a pa
triot that the current of jurlspu-
denoe should flow here in its
accustomed force and regularity,
and the sooner this was done tho
better would he show-that he had
a heart to feel for the woes of the
brave, discrowned people, and an
eye to discern the needs of those
whom they were then and thore
representing. The President
needed their appeals, and forth
with appointed Judge Sharkey as
Provisional Governor of Mississir-
pi. The people when they heard
what had taken place felt that their
affairs would be administered in
the interest Of their well-being-
that tho laws would be enforced
that justice would be honestly
administered, and that nothing
like chaotic state of affairs would
now exist in Mississippi. The
Governor Mt once issued his
proclamation and directed that
every ministerial officer in the
State who held office at the time
of the surrender of the Confeder.
acy should Immediately assume
and perform all the functions OF
their ofiice-and this one act res
cued the State from anarchy and
confusion. The machiery of the
State government worked like
well.ciled machinery; whereas in
the case or North Carolina "con
fusion worse confounded" ruled
the hour-according to Senator
Vance's statement-and he knew
whereof he spoke, for ho was
Governor of that State at the time
MISSISSIPPI has always been for
tunate in having men of brain ant
will power near her when she
needed help in In any grave emer
gency-men who had the perspica
city to see what she required, ane
the will to carry into effect her re
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28
What an anomaly ia. {.

What an anomaly is: "Father,"
he said, as he looked up from the
boot be was pegging at, "what is a
anomaly ~ "Anomaly 7 Well,
what is 1t Why down in South
ern Illinois corn is selling at fif-
teen cents per bushel, while in
Chicago it is worth thirty-two.n
"Wsll, why don't the turnal fools
ship it !" "Becanse the railroad
freight Is two cents busheI more
than tue corn sells at.p-Justice.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28

CIRCUIT COURT.

county-Bsgins on the lst
\ March and October, and may
judicial days.
4 eounty-Begins on the md
March and October, and may
} judicial days.
counts-Begins on the 9Th
/ March and October, and may
u Judicial days.
sr county-Begins on the 2nd
Ier the 4th Monday Of March
|er, and may continue Il ju-
IA county-Begins on the 9th
her the ith Monday of March
er, and may continue l2 judi
kton county-Begins on the
N after the 4th Monday of
1 October. and may continue 30
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"Don't you want some perslm-
mon beer ~ asked Jones; 'it is a
pleasant drink "Well,v replied
Smith, 81 don't mind il | do.n
"It's a delightful beverage con-
tinued Jones, enthusiastically; ut
won't intoxicate you in the least"
mo, guess don't want any,
replied Smith; II thought you
said it was a pleasant drink. -
Now York Graphic.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28
A Much Desired Change.

Columbus, Ohio, March 20.-
The Legislature adopted a Joint
resolution for the submission of q
constitutional amendment to
change the time of the State cleo.
ton from October to November.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28
IANCERY COURT.

Ia county-Begins on the LIST
4 April and October, and may
judicial days.
kton county-Begins on the 2d
/ April and October, and may
judicial days.
sounty-Begins on the lst Mon-
and November, and may con-
dicial days.
county-Begins on the Sd
and November, and may
judicial days.
r county--Begins on the lst
June and December, and may
| judicial days.
county-Begins on the 2nd
June and December, and may
| judicial days.
meetings are held by the
3uperyisors as follows: Bien-
sonday Of January to elect
nmissioners. Annually first
March, to receive Tax-Collec-
Of delinquent and insolvent
5nday of August to receive and
he Assessment Roll; lst Mon
ptember to levy taxes; I'd
December to pass upon the
personal and poll list ; and on
next succeeding each term Of
Xrt.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28

Regular morning service at n a M evening
service, : y. M. every sunday Cafnmnnian
nr-t SUNDAY IN each month. VIM. Cross.
/ Rector. sabbath school at 9.lj m I'M
I Moore superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-03-28

Preaching al n a m. anil y M every sunday
Communion lst sunday in February, May, Au-
gust anu November. fiHyer-meeting every
wednesday night. ;. Archer Pastor. SUNDAY
school at9l. sam. Brown sup.
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Methodist Churoh

Preaching at N a, m. aud D IN every SIMS
day. Pray er-meeting every Wednesday night
Snnday y-sehool, D;l0. Il a. siandifsr, Pastor.
W X Trigg, supt
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jewish Synagogue

Services Friday evenings at ~, and Saturday
mornings at iOk. j, Bosen. Rabbi.
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ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES

Orders from transient customers. ver-
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.
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pf Supreme Court-Com-
|the lst Mondays Of April
per.
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ApvERrIsTEGRArFs

Transient Advertising, One square
One Insertion. 81 s6
Zach subsequent Insertion. ...... IS
fees for Legal notices. which are in
eiuded under this head. due on OF before
last publication. No proof furnished un-
I'll paid for.
" Locals" five lines or less. this type,
80 cents for first, - cents each snbse-
quent insertion.
Personal articles orn0tlees charged for
according TO their nature.
Customers will please give explicit di-
rections, Of length Of time for publication
of advertisements.
Regular advertising. one square , NE
81 ms. Sl2, year so.
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|rNTY OFFICIALS.

pr TIE noAsD OF srrERvisoNs.
trict, j. w. Erwin
district, Il Worthington
|trict, (Pres.) N Goldstein
district, w. W. Stone,
trict, J. N. Collier
Nttorney, w. K. Trigg
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This list Of distances is procured
from the latest official surveys and
maps.
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lNBnHs OF LEeIsLArunE.
lncer, j. r. Parker,
Gilbert Horton.
lron FROM @rm DISTRICT.
ii. Jeffords.
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Larger advertisements. quarterly, half
yearly. and yearly,
Contracted for at Liberal Rates.
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ls commence in Jackson
y Mondays of June and
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OF the Supreme Court.
n. Circuit Court.

Bet Court for southern Dis
rict of Mississippi
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
A RED LOAFER.
Rubbing tho Romance on Red Cloud-Hs
and His Warriors Nothing hut Lazy Loaf
ers, Too Good to Work.

Rubbing the Romance on Red Cloud-He
and His Warriors Nothing hut Lazy Loaf
ers, Too Good to Work.
WASHINGTON, D. c., September 49,
Serseant-at-Arms of the House Lecdom,
who was in charge of the Holman Indian
Committee, comes back to the city with
various novel views OF the Indian race.
Red Cloud he believes to be loa:er and
constitutional dead beat, who IS the only
one of all the chiefs the committee has
visited that steadily refuses to allow his
children to attend school and take on the
ways of civilization. Red Cloud
tells his people that a. long as the Great
Father knows that they are unable 10
support themselves they will be provided
with rations. but if thew become self
supporting they will receive no more
help. When it was suggested to him
that his men should learn to farm he
said:
"Our farmer (their instructor in a.ri-
culture) is not of the right kind. lie
comes here and wants US warriors to
work. What we want is for the Great
Father to send us white men to plant
our corn, hoe ii, reap it and put it in
barns, which they should build for US.
We are warriors and don't work. Squaws
work."
Mr.. Leedom says the committee has q
number of reforms ia Indian government
to recommend. The general tenor of
them all will be to treat the Indians like
children and govern them accordingly;
to teach them 10 farm and earn their
own living, but in the meantime to care
for them whenever they are unable to do
SO themselves.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
FEVER STRICKEN.
The Experience of the British Brig GcOr.
ga With Yellow or Charges Fever-luar.
antined mt New York.

The Experience of the British Brig GcOr-
ga Will, Yellow or Charges Fever-Ouar.
antined at New York.
NEW YORK, September l9.-The Brit
ish brig Georgia, of Nassau, which ar
rived Thursday from Aspinwa!l. By way
OF Old Providence, was detained at lower
quarantine. Four OF the crew were sui.
fering from either yellow or chagres
fever, and were at once removed to the
hospital. Captain Ehlinseny, who was
in command, reported that there
had been four deaths from
fever on board since the vessel
left Aspinwall. The vessel sailed from
Aspinwall for New Vitas on July 18th,
with u crew ofniAe men. Captain Drink
water, who was then in command, was
taken with fever and died. He was fol-
lowed by the mate and two of the sea-
men, and all We're buried at sci. Three
other men were taken with fever. but
survived. At one time there were only
two well men to handle the
brig. They succeeded In bring
ing her into San Andrea's,
Old Providence, which was reached on
August 9th. The men We're sent on
shore there, and Captain Ehlinseng took
command of the brig and decided to
bring her to this port. He left San
Andrcas on August 23d, with crew of
eleven men, SD that he was not short
handed during his trip, although four of
the crew were laid up. The Georgia will
be quarantined for several days, and will
be thoroughly disinfected before she is
allowed to come up to the city AMI dis
charge her cargo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
A NEBRASKA MURDER.

A Terrible Double Murder-Disjointed
Story Of the Suspected Murderer.
OMAHA, NEB., September 1S.-A special
from Sidney says: A horrible double
murder was committed last night thirty
miles northeast of Sidney. Two men dis.
guised as negroes came to the tent of James
Pinkston and John Pinkston, father and
son, who had located week ago on home
stead. jim Reynolds was also in the tent
when the strangers came in. After
some little conversation one of the
strangers picked up the ak and suddenly
struck the old man and his son on the back
of their heads, killing them instantly. Hey.
nolds was unable to do anything as he was
covered by revolver in the hands Of the
other stranger. The murderer then exam.
ined the pockets of their victims from whom
they took S51. They then hitched up Pink
ston's team, put the dead bodies in a wagon
and hauled them to sand pile a mile and
half, and covered them up with sand, and
they compelled Reynolds to assist them.
Coming back to the tent they burnt up
the entire effects and advised Reynolds to
skip out Turning the horses loose they
started off westerly on foot. After their
departure Reynolds caught one of the
horses and rode to the nearest ranch and
gave the alarm to Lee Mum and stayed
there all night. Reynolds, accompanied by
Mum, came into Sidney yesterday and re-
ported this story to the authorities. The
statements seemed conflicting and bOtll
Reynolds and Mum were placed under ar
rest. Thirty-siX dollars were found
OH Reynolds, who accounts for its pos
session by saying he found a roll Of
ereenbacks six miles from Sidney. When
he first came into town he said he had no
money, that Mum told him to say so. 1t is
believed that Reynolds committed the
double murder. He is in Jail. while Mum
has gone with the coroner to exhume the
bodies of the men. Old PinkstOn was
fifty-tw0 years old and his son twenty-five.
They came from Fairyille, Saline County.
Mo. reynolds age is twenty-three. Mum
is also said to BE- from Missouri
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
sEA-ELEPHANTs.
Creatures That Kick tip . Tremendous
Fuss While Dying.

Creatures That Kick tip . Tremendous
Fuss While Dying.
Up round Behring's Straits the ma
tives live mostly on whales blubber.
Up there they hunt the walrus for his
ivory and oil, and also for his hide.
which they make into boats. I've seen
sometimes as many as five hundred of
those animals on a cake of ice, all bel
lowing ike thunder. SO that you could
hear them for miles.
Then, there's the sea-elephant. and
they are tough fellows; too. It's easy
enough killing 'em. but when they are
dying they kick up great fuss. With
their little sharp teeth I've seen 'em
bite off piece of rock as big as spit
tOOn and throw it at man with fearful
force. found one on a reef one day.
and as We needed some more oil l
ordered the boat-steerer to make for
the gullyway in the rocks where he
was. We came right up to him, put an
iron into him and hauled him after us
out into the clear water. Then got
in the bow right under his nose, when
he grabbed the bow of the boat in his
teeth and tore away streak fore and
aft. He bit off the ends of three lances
and another he snapped out of my
hands and tried to throw it at us. Once
he made snap at me with his head,
throwing me right into the boat on my
back. picked up a Ratchet and with
my two hands buried it in his head up
to the handle. 1t killed him outright
He was Twenty-Five feet long and gave
two dozen barrels of oil. We made
blanket sheets OF his blubber, cutting it
into pieces three feet square. Then
piercing hole in the center of each
block and running through spun rope,
we made raft of them and towed it to
the ship. The usual way to kill a sea-
elephant used to be to run right up to
him. hit him under the jaw with an oar.
which would make him raise his head,
when we would fire right up through
his mouth into the brain.-New Haren
NeWs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
PRAIRIE FIRES.

Disastrous Fires Raging In Dakota-Two
Women and Child FAN Victims to the
Flames-Barns, Hay and Wheat Swal-
lowed Up-The Whole Country F1ghting
Fire.
BISMARCK, D. T., September 19-The
prairie fires now raging in this section
are the most disastrous ever ex-
perienced. The flames have swept
across the country for over 100 miles
east of here, and the damage is beyond
estimate. In many cases the dwellings
and barVs OF the families have been de.
stroyed aud the grain stacks are all
ablaz.. The fire is still raging. Pas.
sengers on the incoming trains state that
the prairie for miles around presents q
scene of destruction.
woman living near Steele, sixty
miles east of this city was fatally in
jured by inhalin: the flames while en-.
deavOring to escape. A. one place on
the line of the Northern Pacific Road
tweuty-three stacks of grain are now
burning. Prairies fires have also been
raging west of the Missouri River, and
much damage is reported from that Sec
ton.
merchant OF Sims was In Bismarck
Yesterday. He reports that Mr. Let.
field, a hotcl-kecper at Sims, went out in
the country Thursday to see if there was
any danger from fire at his farm and
found his neighbours buildings burned
down aud the bodies of the woman of the
hous. and her baby in the ruins burned
to crisp. The baby was burned while
held close in the mothers arms. The
man of the house was at work in Sims
ut the time. His name was not ascer-
tanned.
AYR CAsEo, OAK, September ia
large prairie fire started yesterday after
noon near Maple River, five miles west
of here, and spread rapidly, taking
everything in its course. 1t is reported
that mammoth barn on the Russell,
sixty-nve tons of hay, lot of farm ma
chinery and 200 acres of wheat In the
field, were burnei The whole county
is out lighting the fire, which Is still
spreading. One farmer had ninety M II
a. work, all of whom went to fight the
fumes. which are now nearing the town
Of Buffalo.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-09-25
Freight Agents in Convention.

ST. PAUL. MINI, September 15.-Meet-
ings of the Northwestern Traffic Associa-
ton, the Joint Western Classification Com
mittee and the General Freight Agents of
the Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota roads are
in progress here to-day. At the meeting Of
the Traffic Association the principal bush
ness under discussion is tile combination be-
tween the Manitoba Road and the Canadian
Pacific which prevents the Northwestern
lines from competing for the business from
Canadian pc nts to Manitoban points. At
the Classification Committee meeting. Com
missioner Wicker, of the Chicago Freight
Bureau, will make strong effort TO get the
roads to abolish the carload rate to Western
points. The jobbers at Missouri River
points. however, are strongly opposed "a
this, rs they claim that il one rate is adopt
ed it will ruin their business. As several
of the roads do not care to antagOnize the
Missouri River people, the proposal will
doubtless be defeated.