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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
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Arkansas City Journal
On the 18th of this month the
railroad pay car whistled down
brakes for Huntington, which is
located in Bolivar county, Miss.
The town was full to overdowing
with bunco men, crap shooters, all
kinds of gamblers and any number
of disreputable female characters
gathered from all parts ofthe coun
try-Greenville, Vicksburg, Le-
land, Sc, making a general aggre-
gate ofabouttwo hundred persons,
men and women, who so soon as
tables eould"be spread the gam.
bling aud drinking commenced.
In less time than il takes us TO
wlite this the fights commenced.
Pistols by the dozen were drawn,
knives in every direction were seen
TO glisten in the sunshine; men
aud women were indiseriminately
engaged in fights, each party back.
ed by his or her friends. Many were
seriously cut, some shot others
carried in their fronts the reckless
remaius of an i'll spent life. A nose
was broken, an eye lost without
sufficient evidence of its wherea-
bouts to trace tito its proper own.
or. Guns were drawn upon parties
who the assaiants knew had mon.
ey and they were compelled to
"hands up' and permit the last
cent taken from them or lose their
lives. We have not learned from
any reliable source the quality of
or the science that was used in the
carving that was done upon that
memorable day; suffice il to say
that we saw some of the victims,
and judging from those all were
experts at welding the razor or the
knife. 1t was a gala day and one
long to be remembered. We learn
these facts from an eye witness to
this huge amount of fun that is oc.
casionally engaged in at Hunting.
ton on pay day.
Our informant states that the
white people took no part in the
fight. but stood quietly by and
! laughed at these yiolators of the
law. With such a record as this
there is nothing to prevent the
town of Huntington from soon
stretching out her hands for the
most disorderly and lawless place
} in the Mississippi Valley.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03

George W. Lovejoy, of Bridge
port. Conn.,, has been deprived ol
the use OF bis right eye for twenty
one years. While firing a salute
a premature discharge of the can.
non shattered bis right arm and in
iured the eye. A few days ago an
ocnlist performed a most sklllful
operations on Loyejoy's eye. He
removed from the ball piece of
hickory ramrod which was blown
into the eye twenty-one years ago.
The piece is almost an inch in
length and over an eighth of inch
in diameter. Mr.. Loyejoy is in
consequence relieved from pain
which he has suffered almost con-
stantly since the accident. He was
not aware of the existence of the
splinter until it was removed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
To Get Rid Of C0ckroachcs.

A correspondent writes as fol
lows: II beg to forward you an
easy, clean, and certain method Of
eradicating those loathsome In.
sects from dwelling houses. A
few years ago my house was in.
tested with cockroaches Tor
clocks as they are called herel
and was recommended to tiy
cucumber peeling as remedy. l
accordingly, Immediately before
bedtime, strewed the floor OF those
parts of the house most infested
with the vermin with the green
peel, cut not very thin, from the
cucumber, and sat up half an hour
later than usual TO watch the ef
feet.
| Before the expiration of that
time the floor where the peel Ia,
was completely covered with cock
reaches, SO much so that the veg
etable could not be seen, SO vo
raciously were they engaged II
sucking the poisonous moisture
from 1t. | adopted the same plaI
the following night, but my visit
ors were not nearly SO numerous
Il should think not more than |
fourth Of the previous night.
On the third night 1 did not dis
cover one; but anxious to ascer
tain whether the house was quite
clear of them, l examined the pee
after | had laid il down about hal
an hour, and perceived that II was
covered with myriads of minute
cockroaches, about the size of
flea. | therefore allowed the pee
to remain till morning, and from
that moment | have not seen 6
cockroach In the house. 1t Is 6
very old building, and | can assure
you that the above remedy only
requires to be perseyered in fol
three or four nights to completely
eradicate the pest. OF course il
should be fresh cucumber pee
every night.r
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03

When Bret llarte came to the
East In the first flush of his Cali
fornia fame, and New York and
Boston were bidding for his work.
Chicago undertook to waylay him
and secure the prize for herself.
To this end a dozen rich and prom
inent Chicogoans arranged for an
elaborate dinner, with Harte as
the principal guest. The dinner,
In truth was given on his account,
to induce him to cast his lot in the
Garden City. AS an insurer OF
their purpose, they put under his
plate al accepted check for s1O,-
900. The hour came, and the com.
pany, with one exception-the -
ception being the chief guest
The dinner was delayed, the dishes
cooled and the gentlemen warmed
with impatience and vexation
Still they thought that he would
arrive at the last moment, or, al
least, send some word Of explana'
ton. II was nearly 10 o'clock
when they sat down, having de.
spared Of his presence. To this
day he has never offered any ex.
cuse for his staying away. But
the reason was, have been told,
that Mrs. Harte had not been in.
vited, at which she took grave of.
fense, communicating her temper
to her husband. The fact that II
was entirely q mans dinner, where
any woman would have been az
much out of place as in harroom
seemed not to have occurred 10
either of them. II is possible that
Harte may not have needed any
pretext for violating a formal en-
gagement. He has often done the
same thing in the East without
breaking silence as to the cause.
Why, it is impossible TO define, for
he is usually very amiabe and po.
lite, q delightful fellow socially.
Extreme and objectionable rude.
mems on prsndial occasions must
be set down as one of the idiosy
ncracies of his genius. The Chi
cagoans who bad contributed the
$4,000 were, naturally enough,
very angry at Harte for his gross
incivility and kept their money.
No further effort was made to
prevail upon him to remain in the
Northwest and he continued his
journey East. II is not known il
he has ever learned about the S10,.
900 check, which he would surely
have been glad to get, for, like
Panurge, he is ever in need OF
money.
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Circuit Court.
lRosedaIe Leader !

HtotVhtO AEduCi
Judge Buchanan of the LIST Dis.
trict has consented to hold for
Judge Trlmble our October term
of Circuit Court, commencing the
4th Monday of said month. Those
who are bound to appear must be
on hand promptly, and Jurors and
witnesses must do the same.
Owing to the unfortunate Illness
of Judge Trimhle our State dock
ct Is a large one, and will be larger
when we have court. No doubt
nearly all the time Of the conrt
will be taken up with this docket.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
A Child Killed by a Savage Dog.

Xenia, o., Sept. 26.-At Goes
station, three miles from here,
Mrs. Parson missed her four year
old daughter, after having last
seen her playing in the yard.
Making search she found the
child's dead body beneath bull
dog that had killed the child and
was eating its flesh. The dog had
to be killed before the child's body
could he recovered. The brute
belonged to q neighbor,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
Brutal Outrage.
Especial to Times Dem. /

LOUISVILLE ny. sept. -O.-One OF
the boldest aud most outrageous
robberies ever committed in this
State and one that has all the ele.
ments of a Western romance or
Arkansas train robbery, was
brought to light at an early hour
this morning by the arrest of six
of the hangers on of Davis Circus,
who make their living by roping
in the suckers who take IN the
show.
Last Thursday the circus exhib.
tied in Frankfort. Bagdad is a
little town few miles from that
place, and it sent a good delega-
tlon TO the show; among the party
fonr young men, j. ID. Turner. A..
v. Scofield. A Miles and 7. B.
Webber. After the performance
these young men took in the town
and in consequence missed their
train. -s
DESTROYS of reaching home as
soon as possible they boarded the
circus train, which was just start.
ing. In the coach were William
Carroll, Pritch White, Panl Nc.
Quad and three other tough speci.
mehs belonging to the show. When
the train had gone about three
miles some one In the party sug.
gested that tae men from Bagdad
pay their fare, forty csnts. which
they did. In making change White
and Turner displayed a considera.
bic roll, but the others did not ap.
pear to notice II, aud the first ipti.
nation the Bagdad party had that
anything was wrong was a per-
emptory order to "shell out" and
the muzzles of six reviewers were
showed dangerously close to their
heads. They conld do nothing but
"shell," which they did as grace
fully as possible, the robbers get.
ting about $50 in money, three
gold watches and silver one,
One of the thugs then suggested
that the men be made to "walk the
plank" which idea was at once put
into execution, and at the point Of
revolvers the four uDfortunates
were compelled to jump from the
train, then moving at the rate of
twenty Ave miles all hour. Miles
was the first to make the plunge
into darkness and he brought up
against a fence with no injury ex.
cept some slight bruises. Scoheld
went off and lit on a rock, breaking
bis right ankle. Turner followed,
falling OH his face In a ditch. break
ing his nose. The last to leap was
Webber, who was showed by one
Of the thieves. He fell in such C
! manner as to break both legs al
the kueespnd sustained other in
juries, which If they do not result
fatally, as II IL now feared, will
leave him u cripple for life.
Turner came to this city thil
morning and had the three mel
named arrested. Later in the da,
, the others were captured and th'
entire party was taken to Frank
fort this afternoon.
Excitementa at Bagdad runs high
r and rumors are now current tina
the whole gang will be lynched |
o mob can get hands ON them.
r 1t is Iumored to night that
mob was formed at Bagdad ant
/ has started for Frankfort, wher'
the prisoners are. Precaution
i. againsta a surprise have been takel
!, at the latter place, and IL is no
thought the mob will get into th
+ city. AT 0:30p. m. all was quiet.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
RuIIdezIag Beyena the Seslh.

The liquor election held in Wis
consin last week was unique aud
entirely out Of the ordinary RE
Of such elections. Having exper
imented a great deal with legisla-
ton on the subject Of whisky, hay,
ing tried nearly every variety of
law unsuccessfully, the Wisconsin
Legislature finally resolved to try
to suppress, or at least reduce.
the liquor traffic by means of a
high license. To get public senti-
ment on this point, therefore, a
popular election was held in each
of the several towns and cities Of
the State, to decide what should
be the amount of the license de-
manded of saloon keepers. There
were three tickets IN the field I;
the high or $500 license, low or
5000 license. aud the compromise
party, which advocated a license
of $3.50.
The contest was one of the most
exciting ever fought in the State.
Each of the three license parties
won victories. aud carried several
of the towns, but, as q general
thing, the low license party, rep
resenting the liquor interests, was
successful, winning in Milwaukee,
Madison, Racine, Oshkosh, Oco-
nomowoc, GAINESVILLE. Green Bay
and Fondnlac. This is attributed,
by the Wisconsin papers, to the
action taken by the Prohibition
lists and to the bulldoziug proceed.
ings of the saloon men, who, they
say, rallied their constituents in
force and employed the most dis
graceful aud outrageous methods
to overawe the high license men
and suppress their vote, peIting
them with stones and mud, driv-
ing their ticket peddlers from the
polls by violence, voting boys and
illegal voters, controlling the EN-.
trance to the polls, and generally
carrying everything With a high
hand. AS for the Prohibitionists,
they refused to have anything to
do with the election, because it
turned on the question of license,
declaring that they could not III
cense" the sale of liquor under
Any circumstances The use of
this word instead of "tax" cost the
friends Of 4 high tax for saloons
thousands of votes. The net re-
suit of the election is the carrying
of thirteen Of the most important
| towns In the State for low license,
eight for high license, and only
two for the compromise.
The general feeling is that of
disappointment, not SO much on
account of the failure to secure
the higher license as because of
the bulldozing that went on; and
the Western papers pretty gener
ally agree that this system of set
tling the liquor question is fail.
ure. Times. Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03

Under new law in Italy any
circus which does not fully per
form every act promised in the
printed programme, or which mis-
leads the public by means of pic
lures, is liable to a fine of 5000 for
each offense. Au American cir
Gus would not have much margin
of profits in King Hnmbert's do
mains.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
REBELLlous RotnELll.

hkbhLLIUtS kutMELIA.
Eastern Roumelia is q State ly-
ing just south of Bulgaria, from
which it is divided by the Balkan
Mountain range. 1t has an area
Of 1900 square miles and a popu-
lation of $4,000, of whom nearly
G00.00 are Bulgars. 175, 900 Turks,
10000 Greeks and the remainder
Gypsies, Jews aud Armenisns.
Pbilippopolis, the capital, contains
about 5000 inhabitants. Agri-
culture is the chief industry of the
country. wheat, barley, rye aud
corn being the principal crops.
Altar of roses is also an important
product, amounting to $500, 900
yearly, aud Eastern Roumelia is
the only European country in
which il ia made. A considerable
amonnt of wine. tobacco and silk
cocoons is also produced, aud nu-
merous live stock Of all kinds.
Woolen cloth is largely manufact.
ured in several places.
The State has up to the present
formed a part of the Turkish Elm.
pire. But the treaty of Berlin
July IS. 1873 gave it local admin
istrative antoaomy and provided
that it should have a Christian
Governor. General. The borders
were to be fortified by the Porte,
but internal order was to be main.
tanned by a local geudarmerie and
local militia recruited with regard
to the religion of the people and
not even in the border fortresses
was the Porte TO employ Bashi.
Bazouks, Circassians or other ir.
regular troops, nor III any event
were any Turkish troops to be
quartered on the people. The
treaty also provided that With the
assent of the powers the Sultan
should appoint the Governor Gen
eral of Eastern Roumelia, to hold
office for five years. The man ap-
poiuted to that Office, who has
now been deposed by peaceful
revolution was Gabriel Pacha
Cbrestovich, appointed May lS,
1884, and Installed July 8, 1884.
Bulgaria, to which this revolu.
tionary State has annexed itself,
was by that same Treaty of Berlin
made an autonomous principali-
ty" under the suzerainty of the
Sultan, having a Christian govern.
meDt and national militia. The
reigning Prince, Alexander l, is a
son of Prince Alexander of Hesse
and nephew of the Empress of
Russia. lie was, according to the
treaty, elected by the people and
confirmed by the Porte with the
consent of the powers, his title
being hereditary. Bulgaria has
an area of 1850 square miles aud
a population of more than 1900,
600, of whom ], 100000 are Bulgars
45O, 900 Turks, ana the rest Wal
lachians, Tziganes, Gypsies, Jews,
etc. The Greek religion is the
prevailing one, being accepted by
three fourths of the people. Sofia,
the capital, has 2l 900 inhabitants
varna, the Black Sea port, $4,000
and Shumla, Ruischuk, Radzgrad
Sistova, Plevta, vidin aud Tirpo
va, the ancient capital, are cities
from $4,000 to $4,000 inhabitants
each. Bulgaria has considerable
national army, Il very small navy
and railroad and telegraph lines
Corn is the principal product and
woolen goods the most importan,
article of manufacture. The coun
try formerly belonged to Hunga
~, but was seized by the Turks IL
1892.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
BiRSUli On jUEBB.

His greatness consisted in the
fact that he was without doubt the
largest beast on eaFth. He was
twice The height of an ordinary
man. Barnnm. in a recent inter
view, thus speaks of him:
"He was undoubtedly the largest
beast on the face of the earth. He
stood eleven feet six inches high.
and weighed seven tons. His bulk
was such that a front view of him
was almost as wonderful as side
view. The other elephants of
other eireuses seemed like pigmies
beside him. His trunk for several
feet after leaving his head was as
thick as a stout mans body. When
he lifted his head and stretched
his trunk upward he could reach
up twenty.six feet. or five feet
higher than the largest Of the 9th.
er elephants in my herd. He was
twenty six years old. His loss is
indeed great.
In infancy Jumbo was captured
by band of Arabs in Africa. He
was brought across deserts on
the back of two eamels lashed to-
gether, and fed on camcls milk.
AT a tender age he was sold to the
Jarden des Plantes in Paris. While
still a little fellow the Royal Zoo
logical Gardens, Regents Park,
London, came into possession of
him by swapping other animals.
He was not considered a wonder
full elephant then, but when seven
or eight years old he began to
grow fast. The story is that peo-
pie came to see him get bigger
while they watched him. AS he
attained bis growth he was used
to carrying loads Of children upon
his back about the gardens, and
when so engaged was perfectly
tractable. AS he grew older, how.
ever, he showed an unruly dlsposi.
tlon, and wac put under close con-
finement. The council Of the Zoo.
logical Society became afraid he
would sacrifice life, and decided to
sell him. | Immediately opened
negotiations for his purchase.
That was in the early party of 1882.
For seventeen years the English
children had petted him, and it was
hard for them to part With the big
fellow. But offered ten thousand
dollars for him aud was told lie
was mine. But, when it became
known that he was sold, nearly all
England protested against it.
Great indignation was expressed
by the London Press, and the sub
ject of Jumbo soon became a craze
His daily food consisted of four
hundred pounds Of hay, one bar
rel of potatoes, and one bushel o.
onions daily. It cost me thirty
dollars a day to feed him. Ht
drank water and beer. Jumbo
was never unmanageable while h,
was in my circus. Scott, his Eng
lish keeper, who had been will
him since he was three years old
ruled him by kindness. He neveI
used prod OH Jumbo. He taugh
him nothing except to carry chill
dren on his back. This Jumb,
had been accustomed to do fo
years. aud no youngsters were il
danger while riding on his bac1
around the ring. While travelin,
throughout the country we trans
ported Jumbo in a special car jus
large enough to pass through tun
nels. Scott slept iu it with jun
DO. Scott is great beer drinker
and Jumbo used to share pailfu
of the beverage with bis keepe
every night.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
A Battle Near adrianople.

London, Sent. 27.-Advices from
Bucharest report that fighting oc-
Cured on Friday near Adrian0ple
and that during the engagement
thirty Roumelianns were killed aud
400 wounded.
The Turkish losses In the fight.
ing Mt Diakova were 2D0men. The
Albaniane loss 1909 killed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03

fv-Begins on the lst
and October, and may
a days.
ty-Begins on the md
and October. and may
ial days.
v-BegIns on the 4th
81 and October, and may
Hieial days.
znty-Begins on the md
Il 4th Monday Of March
Ia may continue Il ju-
Enty-Begins on the 9Th
5e lth Monday Of march
IA may continue II judi
i Eeounty-Begins on the
her the 4th Monday of
bber. and may continue 30
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-10-03
Gerry COURT.

nnty-Begins on the lst
h and October, and may
hal days.
bounty Begins on the I'd
h and October, and may
icial days.
y-Begins on the LIST Mon-
November, and may con-
Il days.
unty-Begins on the Sd
and November. and may
icial days.
bunty--Begins on the LIST
and December, and may
cial days.
Snty-Begins on the End
and December, and may
cial days.
t;nrc ara held hv the
ryisors As follows: Bien-
hav of January to elect
|ssioners. Annually first
eh, to receive 'rax-Collee-
/ delinquent and insolvent
II of August to receive and
Assessment Roll; lst Mon
|nber to levy taxes I'd
|eember TO pass upon the
tsor al and poll list ; and on
|xt succeeding each term Of
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ANNOUNCING cANDIDArEs.

Orders from transient customers. yer.
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied by
the cash. Accounts of regular eusto-
mers due and presented the lst Of each
month.
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Iriis or LkclsLArunE.

bEis OF LkGlkLATNHE.
cer, ]. X. Parker,
Hilbert Horton.
pn rnoM 2Drn pisfmcr.
/ II. Jeffords.
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prenhe Cent
Supreme Court-C0m-
4 LIST Mondays of April
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commence in Jackson
Mondays of June and
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-27

InE Gonzales Inquirer hits the doctors
in the following: "Of all the nlncom-
poops who have appeared before the
public We think those + IT Worth doc
tons nre the veriest. Coming events
casting their shadows before indicated
extent to which prominent belle
had ,trayrd from the path of rectitude,
aud was soon to become n mother. These
sapicnt Tsoulapians treated her for the
dropsy. even to within few days Of the
nlillment Of natures laws. Doubtless
they held Diplomas, and would have in
dignantly repealed any insinuation of
their inability TO alleviate the ills that
flesh is heir to, but we think they ought
to be hootcd out of town as dishonest
practitioners or ignorant quacks."
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-27

boundary lines, an interchange OF ideas
on planting trees would be suggestive.
At the planting in school yards, adj
dresses by teachers, trustees and other
interested parties. together with songs
by the children, would be appropriate (;
in church yards an address by the minis
ter and songs by the church choir would
be in order; in larger villages and in
towns the Mayor or Marshal should OIL
cate at the plnnting, and in the evening
a meeting In the town hall may be made
very interesting. one Of the best modes
Of observing Arbor Day, besides plant
ing. would he to take the initiative In
organizing forestry clubs or Arbor Day
soceties.'