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The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

About sixty horses and a large
number of animals belonging to John
Hobinson's circus, besides eight or
ten persons, were drowned near Law
renceburg, Ind, Oh Saturday night
nf last week, caused by collision of
the steamers r. w. Gaff and Noun
"a, l., ti4rI
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

!
| In the court of appeals, New York
a decision was recently rendered in
a case that may be Of interest to bust
ness men generally. A business man,
going away for brief absence, dated
a check payable to the order of his
book-keeper two days ahead, and told
the book-keeper if he had not return
ed by noon on the day Of the date, to
draw the money for use in his busi-
ness. The book-keeper changed the
date from the 22nd Of the month to
the 2lst, and on that day drew the
money and ran away. The signature
was genuine, the amount was un-
changed, the Endorsement was cor
rect, but the court held that the alter
alton of the date amounted to forgery,
and that the check thus altered gave
the bank no authority to pay out the
money. Therefore, the amount was
recovered, the bank sustaining the
loss. Commenting upon this dccis-
ion, the New York Times says: This
looks like hardship, if not an injus-
tice, for the bank. If the drawer of
the check had not returned on the
end, the dishonest boolk-keeper
might then have presented the check
and it would have been genuine, He
might have made away with the
money and it would have been his
employers loss. BY his haste and
the ohange Of a figure in the date the
loss was thrown upon the bank. The
theory of the decision seems to be
that the check was an order fQf the
payment OF the money on particular
date and did not authorize its pay
ment on some other date, especially
not on an earlier date
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Pope Station, in the northern part
of this State, was visited by q terrible
wind, rain and hail storm last Friday
evening, Among the hail-stones
which fell in that vicinity, n large
portion of them were half as large as
q hen'segg.
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

A seat in the New York stock eX-
change one day last week sold for the
-mall sum of forty-fve hundred dol
Jars. we prefer to remain at home
and borrow chair from neighbor
occasionally, in order to rest our
,yeary limbs
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Between three and four thousand
coal miners quit work in the Hooking
Valley, Ohio Central and Sewanee
valleys on Friday last because the
owners refused to pay an advance of
zen cents per ton for labor.
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

We expect soon to see it stated that
Billy Malone has as mysteriously
disappeared from Virginia as did Mr..
Vincent from Alabama. However,
we do dot think he will be as well
equipped with cash as was Mr., Vim
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

From an editorial which appeared
in the Memphis Avalanche of a late
issue one would suppose that the ed
itor of that able journal is particular
ty fond of "possum and 'taters,"
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Mrs. A. 7. Ttewarts wealth is esti-
mated at thirty-tive millions of dol
lars. If she will forward US the thir-
ty-tiye millions she may keep the
balance and we won't grumble.
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

The Banner thinks Clarksdale, in
Coahoma county, has bright future
not far ahead. .-s--
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Wildcats are playing hayoc with
sheep and poultry in Connecticut.
We thought all the wildcats in that
state had been killed long ago,
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Chicago had two hundred and
fifty thousand dollar fire last Satur-
day. The property was covered by
Insnrnnne -----
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

The Marshall County Register now
appears as daily paper, with Mr. Il.
s. Mosby as editor. Success to the
Rppi ster
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Ferdinand Ward has been found
guilty ofgrand larceny and sentenced
10 ten years hard labor III tle psni-
tentiary.
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Brownsville, Ala, was almost COM
pletely swept away by a cyclone on
the 9th instant
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

/
KANSAS CITY November =" Some
two years ago q smooth faced indivd-
ual came to this city and started Il
! saloon, which was conducted sue
cessfully and returned the owner u
handsome profit. Lately the same
. individual, who was known to the
business men Of Kansas City by the
name Of Frank Gray, opened a gro
Gerry store at the. corner Of Seventh
and Wyandote streets, and soon Sc
cured paying patronage. During
this time Frank Gray dealt largely
in real estate, and the investments he
made showed him to be possessed Of
great business ability. Recently,
however, he became involved in q
lawsuit and the sensational discov-
cry was made that Frank Gray was
woman named Mrs. Mary B. Wal
colt. This curious revelation brought
forth still others, and it is now learn
ed that Mrs. Walcott has done this
masquerading as a man for fifteen
years, and has a married daughter
living in this city, During her dual
existence Mrs. Walcott has smiled
upon the ladies, and has transacted
business like u man, but when she
visited Columbus, o., the home of
Mrs. rWalcott, she went dressed in
clothes becoming her sex. While
she was in this city, however, her
disguise was complete and her voice
so masculine that no one suspected
that she was woman. No reason is
assigned for her peculiar action in
thus Disgusting herself. The discov-
cry was made through the medium of
divorce suit brought by man nam
ed Green against his wife on the
ground that she was entirely too
intimate with Gray
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

The twelfth annual meeting of the
National Christian Temperance I'm
Jon convened in Philadelphia on last
NT,n5n,-
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

A snow storm extended throughout
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa on
Friday last,
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

smallpox in Canada still continues
10 claim its victims at regular ana
rapid rate.
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

S. B. Wamsley, chief clerk of cleo
tions in New York, blew his brains
out lastSaturday with a revolver,
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14
a y. \. TINE TABLE

trbis Paper is entered at the Postofllce
81 Grenada, Miss, as I'd class matter
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

ROE U. S. SENATOR'S,
4. C. WALTHALL. J'>' "E"i''Ai-
The Grenada gazette., 1885-11-14

Price per Bottle, %I.Wl and $50.
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Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S PRIN-
CIPLES,

When Representative Mills of Texas
denounced President Cleveland as
"this Republican-DemOcratic Presi-
dent" he came nearer the truth than
perhaps he meant.
A Republican President of no greater
ability than Mr. Cleveland might have
delivered the same inaugural speech
without Otfense to the party as a whole,
so little does it define any purely
Democratic doctrine or principle
From Democratic point of view this
lack of explicit statement must be dis
appointing. As Republican views it,
he might subscribe to all that Mr..
Cleveland says if he interprets the in
augural speech according to its text,
and without distOrting it to meet parti-
san needs
a Republican President might have
said that his Office is a supreme trust
delegated by the people; that he should
be guided by an unstrained cOnstruc-
ton OF the Constitution; public expen-
ditureS should be made with economy
our foreign policy should be neutrality
the Indians should be fairly treated :;
MOrmOnism should be repressed !;
Chinese labor should be excluded /:
ciVil-service reform should be enforced;
colOred citizens should be protected in
the right to vote; the tarff should be
reformed with view to the just pro-
lection Of American labor and capital :;
and the public domain should be guar
/ ded from corrupt schemes.
/ This is an almost literal interpreta-
! ton of what Mr.. Cleveland said in his
speech, after it is stripped of its super
fiuOus wOrdiness. 1t is true that anO-
! ther Interpretation might be made, but
it would be neither fair nor Just.
We doubt if any fair-minded and
honest Democrat will deny that these
views of Ms. Cleveland are other than
good Republican doctrines, not that
they are equally un-DemOcTatie. In
fact the Mormon paragraph is distinct
ly opposed to Democratic professions.
So, too, the advocacy of civil-serVice
reform is a Republican article of faith
that is particularly obnoxious to Dem
Ocrats; while the exclusion of Chinese
labor and the protection of cOlored citi-
Zens seem altogether out of place in
the mouth of Democrat.
From one point Of view this is hope
full. 1t shows that Mr.. Cleveland Is
not necessarily hide-bOund in his
DemOcray, but that is possible the may
take liberal and patriotic view of the
requirements of his position, which, il
the words of Andrew Jackson, arr
never to indulge in party feelings anC
always to bear in mind that he acts fol
the whole and not part of the cum.
munity;" but as jackson was unable t
act up to his principles, so President
Cleveland may fall short, especially a
he has left some ambiguity in his in
augural address as to what his princi
Piles are. Philadelphia Daily NeIUs.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
AN IErsHMAN's DEVOTION.

The following auec iote, taken from
'P ,ssages in the Early NJ litAry Life of
Gen Sir George T. Napier, K. G. B.,
written by himself bears high testimony
both to the influence which George
Napier-one of the famous brothers
had acquired over his men and the af-
fectionsthey bore him. He was lying
wounded after leading gallant attack
on the enemy. My servant came and
told me that John Dunn, an Irishman
whom had enlisted several years be-
fore, wished to see me. When he came
into the room he immediatly said, Och,
captain, but Tn come to see how you
and your brother is after the wounds !!
Didn't I see you knocked over by the
| Frenchman's s shot? And sure / thought
you were kllt But myself knew you
wouldn't be plaised if didn't folly on
after tie villains, so / was afeared to go
pick you up when ye was kilt, long life
to you'll But I pursued the inimy as long
Us was able, and sure 1 couldn't do no
more and now I'm come to see your
honor, long life to you agin !" ] shook
hands with him, and said But, John,
you seem wounded Yourself. Why is
your arm tied up?' Och, nothing at
all to prevent me from coming to see
your honor and your hOnOr's brother
lying there, Captain William, long life
to him I hope he is not dead Upon
insisting to know if he was wounded, al
last he replied, Why, sure its nothing
only me arrum was cut off a few hours
ago below the elbOw-joint and couldn't
come till the anguish was over bit
But now I'm here anG thank God you
honor's arrum is not cut off, for it'f
mighty cruel work I'd rather be shot
twinty times, though the doctor toulC
me he did it aisy too, long life to hi'
honor I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt
me all he could help 1 theu asked hin
for his brother, who was also q recruit
of mine and in the company, and an I'M
commonly fine handsome soldier rs eve
stepped, and who was a particular favor
ite of mine. He hesitated few moment
and, heaving convulsive sob, said,
, seed him shot through the heart along
side wild me just as 1 got the shot my
: self, and he looked up piteously i'll IN,
face AMI said, ''Oh. John dear, my poo
mother |" And sure couldn't look a
him again for the life of me my hear
> was broke, and I came away to the rare
But he died like a soldier, MS yourhono
\ would wish him to die and sure that
enough. He had your favor while h
lived. God be wild him, he's gone now =
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
A SCIENTISTS WAND.

One Of the most remarkable of electrical
manifestations is that known as globular
or ball lightning, which is so rare that
physicists have had little opportunity OF
studying it. A similar phenomenon,
however, has been produced in the labo-
ratory on a small scale. 1t has been
caused accidently on various occasions,
and on having q piece of apparatus de-
stroyed by one of the discharges Mons.
Plante the well-known French electrician,
has been led to experiences in which a
successful intimation of ball lightning
has evidently been obtained. With a
powerful current from secondary bat
teries he has produced in an air con-
denser, formed of two moistened pads Of
filter paper placed near together. a small
incandescent globule, lasting some
minutes and moving slowly in a curious
and most erratie path. When a conden-
ser was used in which the insulating
material was ebonite, a sound was emil
tied like that of footed wheel rapidly
] rotated against piece OF cardboard.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
INGENIOUS OHuRoH Robbers.

The city Of Mexico the scene of many
peculiar crimes, was recently agog over
the performances of thief which sur.
pass anything on record. A short time
ago several men went. to the priest in
charge of the Santa Cruz Church in tina.
city, and asked permission to hold
funeral services over q deceased friend
at four o'clock the next morning. There
was nothing unusual in the request, for
many people in this country bury their
dead early in the morning, before mass,
and the priest gave permission. The
men then said they would like to leave
the corpse in the church over night, and
to this the clerymen also assented.
Some time after dark the men appeared
at the church, bearing a coffin, which
they deposited in front of the altar.
They then withdrew, promising to be
there early.
About midnight the saoristan was
awakened by the barking of his dogs,
and, feeling that something must be
wrong, he dressed hastily and stepped
from his room into the chancel. A dim
light was burning near the altar. by
means of which he could see a figure
moving slowly on the other side of the
chanceL Making up his mind that rob-
bers were in the church, he ran quickly
to his room for a pistol, and then made
search No Opa Woo fO bo caau n, tho
altar he found everything safe, but when
he came in examine the images of the
saints he soon saw that the costly Jewels
with which they had been Ornamented
were gone He then redoubled his eff
forts to find the thief, but after half an
hour passed i'll searching every nook of
the great edifce, he was more mystified
than ever, for he not only could not find
the offender, but he could discover no
place where he could have come in or
gone out. Just before he determined to
give the alarm, he thought of the corpse.
Lighting a candle, he stepped softly to
the bier and peered into the face of the
dead. As he looked the eyelids of the
corpse twitched, and at the same instant
his own eyes fell on some of the glitter.
ing jewels which lay beside the man III
the coffin.
Overjoyed at finding the thief, the
sacristan thrust his revolver into the
face Of the corpse" and ordered him tc
get out. The cold steel on the mans
forehead convinced him that the order
must be obeyed, and most extraordinary
resurrection took place then and there.
When the man had regained his feet, the
sacrlstan, still covering him with his
pistol, gathered up the jewels, and ther
marched the culprit to the priests house
where he was turned over to the police
Several soldiers were then stationed in
the church, and when the thief's confed
crates arrived i'll the morning they were
taken into custody. At first they de
MED all knowledge of the conspiracy
, but after little Que of them confessed
and told the whole stoly. He said the.
? intended to go through lhe forms of 1
funeral, and then carry til 'ir friend on
r. to the cemeta;y, and after letting hin
out of the cofIi bury it, and leave tn
l country speedily.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
A BRIDGE OF sIGHs.

A writer describes walk in Venice /;
At a very few yards watery way runs
into the maiu artery, and you have to
mount to the arched bridge On one of
these bridges there is a view of the Bridge
of Sighs above the same canal. Then by
few steps, and you are standing by the
columns which support the lion of St
Mark and st. Theodore ON q crocodile.
This spot was the place of execution
and as we step across it now the vision
of o scaffold and manacled human crea-
lures come up between us and sighs Of
st. Marks Square beyond, the most in
teresting place in Venice, whose history
is romance and existence dream. Hun
dreds of doves crowd the pavement, and
children and their nurses arc feeding
them. Tradition has it that these doves
are the defendants of a flock used by
Admiral Dandalo in beseiging the Island
of Gambia They brought him news
which aided him in the capture, and he
afterwards sent them to Venice, wher'
they have been carefully tended evel
since. When the music is playing they
keep up the regular dance in the air. anC
seem to delight in the sweet sounds.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11

No MORE STOPPING TO THIN CORN.
Mr.. Charles B. Bryan, Deputy Reg
lister of Wills for Queen Anne's county,
has patented simple device for thin
ming corn, not heavier than an Ordin-
airy walking cane, which will prove of
great use and convenience to farmers
in all sections of the county where
this cereal is grown to any extent. 1t
takes the young plant up root and
branch, without injuring in the least
the remaining stalks and entirely does
away with the system of re-thinning.
Large fields can be thinned in one third
the time required by the old break
back way, and at an immense saving
of labor in STOPPING, as one stands erect
aud does the work, therefore no back
ache. A number of our leading farm
ers have examined it and give their en-
dorsement. Orders are coming in live
ly from farmers, and the price $l.50
puts it within the reach of all.-Centre-
UiILe Record.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
WHOLE NO. l,55l.

law. Even if it investigates, the re-
suit may be no more than a glimpse at
the inside workings of the administra-
ton. Its intercourse is restricted to
the executive messages-with the de-
partments to informal consultation be-
tween officials and committees; and
the correspondence which the secreta-
ries send to Congress in accordance
with law or resolutions of inquiry.
That this limitation of means on the
part of Congress to exercise complete
control over all the details of admins
tratiOn, is only question of time to
rectify with a branch Of the govern
ment that has no limit to the extended
sphere of its activity will result in the
certain decentralization of leading par
ties or else raise an impossible barrier
between the amicable relations of the
executive and legislative branches of
the government and to the detriment
of the country, in all the various indus
tries.
Smyrna, DEL, March 9Th, 1885.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
THE NEW CABINET.

President Cleveland's choice of a
Cabinet is excellent in point of per-
sonal character. He has chosen three
of the best known and ablest men on
the Democratic side of the Senate, and
with the exception of Mr.. Manning,
who is only known as a mere pOliti-
clan, the names are guarantees of in
tegrity and ability. There is distinct
leaning shown toward the conserva-
tive side of the Democratic party. 1t
is Il notable fact that hardly man
who was urged " has received place
and it is probably true that the Presi-
dent could hardly have chosen a Cabi-
net whose members would have
smaller personal following than the
men he has chosen.
The best individual selection is that
of Senator Garland as Attorney Gen
eral. He is competent to fill the bill
every way. Next to him it is likely
that Mr.. Whitney will prove the most
efficient officer, as he has a mind COM
petent to deal with large business ques-
tiOns and is energetic and has great
executive ability. OF the other mem
bers is is impossible to predict, except
that Senator Bayard will doubtless fill
his easy post acceptably, while Senator
Lamar is not likely to master his most
difficult problem with the force
required. The most difficult task
under the government to-day is
TO manage the Interior Depart
ment. This indOlent, dreamy South
erner has never done anything to show
that he can grasp the tangled threads
of the immense business. Mr. Villas is
identified with the civil sevice reform
movement, and putting him in the
POstOtiice Department seems to be
serving notice on Democrats that
they have small grounds for hope in that
direction. Judge EndicOtt is of EN-
inent respectability " and has had no
political Influence" He is a gentle
man in every way and hardly made of
stern enough material for an executive
officer of the Cabinet.
OF the Cabinet as a whole it may be
said that its executive force may be
doubted, but of the fact thai It's mem
bers will resist any wholesale attempt
to political plumber there is little
doubt. This is something, but the
Cabinet should, above all, be composed
of men who can undergo unlimited
work with unlimited patience and ap-
plication, and direct an army of subOr-
dinates at the same time. It remains
to be seen if this Cabinet can make the
wheels go round with the least fric-
tion.-P Philadelphia Daily Ne'rs.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
question.

All who can tell which guide were best
To truth long sought but unattained-
The early faith, or late unrest?
What age has earned, or boyhood gainedf
When down lies vista we gaze,
Where vanished youths remembered CLEAN
The radiance Of the unconscious days,
The dream that knew not twas a dream
The time ere yet the shades of doubt
Before our steps crept lengthening on,
And morn and noon spread all about
Their warm and fragrant benison
Was this a vision Of the mind
That comes but once and disappears?
And can our ripper wisdom find
clearer path in after years?
The lore Of philosophio age.
The legendary creed Of youth
Say, which should trace upon lifeis page
The book-mark OF the surest truthi
All question not The unconscious life
That leaps to its spontaneous need
Alone can harmonic the strife
Between the impulse and the deed.
Through dark and light. through change an
change,
The planet soul is pledged to move,
STEPPED, all along its spinning range,
In sunshine born of thought and love.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
BIBLICAL RIDDLE.

God made Adam out of dust,
But thought 1t best to make me first,
So was made before the man
To answer Gods most holy plan.
My body He did make complete,
But without arms, or legs, or feet:
My ways and actions did control,
And was made without soul
A living being became
Twas Adam that gave me my name
Then from his presence l Withdrew,
No more OF Adam ever knew.
did my makers laws obey.
From them ! never went astray:
Thousands of miles / run, fear,
But seldom on the earth appear.
But God in me did something see,
And put living soul in me.
a soul of me my God did claim.
Anu took from me that soul again.
But when from me the soul was fed,
/ was the same as when first made
And without hands, or feet OF soul,
l travel now from pole 10 pole.
I labor hard both day and night,
To fallen man give great light;
Thousands OfpeOple both young aud old
Will by my death great light behold.
No fear of death doth trouble me.
For happiness | cannot sec;
To heaven l shall never CO.
Nor TO the grave, nor hell below.
The scripture I cannot believe.
fright OF wrong cant conceive;
Although my name therein is found,
They are to me an empty sound.
And now, kind friends, these lines you read
To search the scriptures with great speed,
And if my name you don't find there
I'll think it strange, l do declare.
From the ReOkItk (IOlUd) Gate City Weekly.
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11
MA. FaIieS & Bro.
Furnishing UldaPtakHTS,
AND DEALERS IN
FURNITURE.
SAS STREET, opposite lie Smyrna House.
Furniture of all kinds.

Parlor and Chamber Suits. Bureaus. Bedsteads
Chairs Lounges, Tables Stands. Mattresses Spring
Beds and every thing in the Furniture Line guar
anteed at or less than City prices for the same
quality of goods. jan 2-tf
Smyrna times., 1885-03-11

HIS Loss WAS HER GAM Well. madam" said
a fashionable physician % a wealthy lady patient.
IL Won don't like my prescriptions, perhaps you
had better try Parkers Tonic, or some other
ouack stuff" YOn don't mean IL D0cti r" she
answered, but your advice may be good for all
that Sometimes what you call 'quack stuff Is
the best and most scientific medicine" She got a
bottle Of parkers Tonic aud Il cured her Of neur-
algia arising from disOrdered stomach and nerves
she told her friends, and now they All keep
doctor al home in the form Of Parker's Tonic.