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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-16

of preparation, until the arrange
merlt about to be concluded with Rus
STA was finally settled There was, he
sail, no intention on the part of the govern
meIt to call up additional men, unless the
occasion arose The Marquis of Harting
ton, eX-waF minister referred TO the inten-
ton of the late government to evacuate the
province of Dongola, in the Soudan, and
expressed wish to know whether the
present government meant to continue the
work of constructing the Nile railway. Mr.
Smith replied that the government would
not abandon the railroad behind the de
Tending force, but that it had no intention
of increasing the British forces in Egypt.
Gen. Brackenhury telegraphs from
Fatmeh that letter which was received
there states that FL Mahdi, the so-called
false prophet, is dead. The letter was
written by merchant at Handuk on July
S, and says that since the prophets death
his followers have fallen to fighting among
themselves. A refugee Egyptian soldier
who arrived at Fatmeh on the 18th, Gen
Brackenbury says, asserts he saw an
Arabian on the LIST of July at Abadom,
who told him FL Mahdi was dead.
The London Pail Mall Gazette has made
such an exposure of debauchery and vice in
high society circles as TO make great ex-
citement in England The authorities are
trying to suppress the sale OF the paper by
arresting newsInen but it only serves TO
whet the public appetite and the sales are
enormous, 1t made the exposure in a series
of articles occupying four days of its issue.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-16

II was fortunate for Miss Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland that She delayed the
publication Of her book until her broth
er was elected president II j. proving
a varitabIe bonanza for her. The cleo
ton not the book, Is the bonanza.
because it Is the result Of the cleo
tion last fail which makes the book sell
this summer. The subject Of the book.
.Gco. Eliot- Essays and other stud
les. is not necessarily thrilling or
attractive bat nevertheless the demand
is. for the present Al least. greater than
the supply The third edition was ex-
hau>ted on the first day the book was
rul on sale ID New Yora and the print
ing presses were set 1T work on the
fourth edition with the expectation Of
turning it out in Tour days. 1t is
thought the sale VIII reach 100000.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-16

When the great strike among the
iron workers occurred in Cleveland,
Ohio. couple Of years ago. a
bla,hcring fellow aided the CHS
hoIm~, Who were the leading cm-
pIoycr~. iii importing Poles and Bohem-
IAN, 10 take the place of the striking
worbmcu Now these same Poles and
Bohcmiaus are on q strike themselves
add the same fellow Is making speeches
70 them saving he made q mistake be-
fore ana urging them to stand firm in
tLeir present positions, His speeches
are received with rapturouS applause.
his auditors apparently forgetting that
by the mportationS he had himself
secured hc had oyererowded the labor
market aud really brought about the
present trouble.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-16

Dion Boucicault is at work upon
three new plays.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Whipping Post for Wife Bsatsrs.

The first use of the whipping
post in Baltimore, under the new
law, was made Friday last. The
eulprit, Frank Pyers, o young man
aged twenty four years, was sen.
fenced to receive fifteen lashes
for brutally beating his wife An
account says: "Pyers stood the
ordeal with considerable cool.
ness and nerve, although the blood
Oozed from the heavy blows OF
the cowhide. When brought from
his cell he walked to the whipping
post. mounted the platform and
facilitated the work of the depu-
ties by placing himself in position
so they could fasten the iron
clamps with ease. When the
sheriff stepped upon the platform
the wife beater pressed his head
against the upright, closed his
eyes and clinched his teeth. He
received the first two blows from
the four-foot cowhide without
moving. At the third stroke,
however, his knees began to trem.
BILE, but, perceiving his weakness,
he Strengthened up and did not
move a muscle until the tenth
blow was struck. This encircled
his neck and tore the flesh on the
right breast. Then Pyers began
to shake and tremble all over, and
could not recover himself. The
whipping took but sixteen sec
onds, and when the fifteenth b Y
was struck the man was immedi.
ately released. lie walked with
out support to his cell. While be
ing attended by the physician he
exclaimed: "This is hard treat
ment for white man,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
The Philosophy Of Gambling.

| Warren (O9 Tribune, Park Idler.l
/ knew in Washington a philos.
opher named B. He had
been physically used up in the
army, and had the ambition pretty
well knocked out of him, so he was
content to fill a Government clerk.
ship for the rest of his days, aud
enjoy his favorits pastime-gamb-
ling. Like Henry Clay, the happi.
est thing in the world for him was
to win at the card.table; the next
happiest, to lose. He did not
gamble for the sake of winning
money; he was too wise to hope
for such a result. He gambled
simply for the love of it, and he
once told me the plan Of life he
followed. II love gambling too
WELL" said he, ito run the risk of
losing the enjoyment of it by run.
ming in debt. SO | steer clear OF
the money.lenders. Every two
weeks, when | get my pay, | settle
up all my little bills, provide my
self with what | shall need for a
fortnight, and pay my board in
advance. Then, whatever money
is left, is for gambling. If there's
only little, l play poker. If i
lose, that's the end of it till next
pay day. III win, then take my
winnings to faro bank. If lose
there, l sit aronnd and watch the
game, taking some small enjoy.
ment for the rest of the fortnight
If l win at faro, then / try mar
gins" sand what if you win or
the stock market ~ / asked, in
terested in this progressive gamb
ling. "That meyer happens.n sale
| he.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Starkvlllc Female College.

Especial to Commercial Herald
Jackson, Miss, juno 22.-The
board of trustees for the State
Female College met III the Senate
Chamber to pay. A full delegation
was present, aud a large amount
of business transacted.
The following teachers were ap.
pointed all being ladies':
Mathematics-M.J. S. Galloway
of Macon.
English language, literature and
Flo cution-Pauline V. Orr, OF
G olumbus.
History, criticism and mental
and moral philosophy and political
economy-Ellen Martin, of Vicks.
burg.
Latin-Mary Bacon, of Winona.
Bookkeeping, penmaDship and
assistant in English and mathe-
matics-Ruth s. Roudebush, oi
Jackson.
Secretary of the college and
book-keeper-Loulse Il. Harris, ol
Bolivar county.
instrumental music Bertha Clay
of Noxubee, and Addie I. Owen
of Lowndes.
Industrial and decorative art
Sallie McLaurln, of Brandon.
Telegraphy. photography and
type writing-lda Rust, of Nash
vile, Tenn.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
A Murderer at Twelve.

Barnesville, s. G. June 27.-Re.
becca Samuels, twelve years old.
has been convicted of the murder
of Lucy Graham, a six weeks old
infant she was nursing. She soak.
ed the child in pot of concentra-
ted lie. The only theory for the
crime is that the prisoner killed
the child 10 escape the duty of
nursing it. This is the second
crime of the same kind she has
committed within two years. She
appeared to be totally unconscious
of what was going on during the
trial and twice went to sleep in the
dock with her head resting ON her
hands. She has an innocent face
and is not apparently in the slight
est degree Affected by the result
of her trial. She has not been
! sentenced.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Important Appointments.

Washington, June 27.-Tht
President to-day made the follow
ing appointments:
Edward l.. Hedden, to be eollec
tor of customs in the District o.
New York.
Hans s. Beattie, to be surveyor
of customs in the District of New
York.
Silas w. Burt, to be naval Officer
of customs in the District of New
York.
The President to day suspended
Horatio G. Burehard, of Illinois, al
director of the mint, and appointed
James b. Kimball. of Pennsylvania
in his stead.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
"a Continuance OF the Spells System
Would Breed Revolution


The longer the administration
lasts the more confirmed its men,
bers, from the President to the
last Cabinet officer, are Of the ab-
solute necessity and extreme i'm
pOrtance of the civil service law
and of all which it implies. A
Cabinet officer said to your cor
respondent few days ago: "But
for this law and the public senti-
ment which opposes merely par
tisan use of public place and de
nonnces the spoils system we
should, | am convinced, have a
revolution after or before every
Presidential election, in a very
few years. The hunger for Office,
while it is singularly limited
in one way, comparatively few
people being infected with it, is
astonishingly vehement and furi-
Gus. If you could see and know
all the applications for Office that
l know of you would be amazed.
| no longer wonder that poor Gar
field was shot. He unfortunately
was persuaded into the fatal course
of rewarding his and some other
peoples friends and Furnishing his
and their enemies. l am convinc.
ed that this administration, had it
pursued that course, would have
flung the country into turmoil aud
fury in six weeks after the 4th of
March. We should have seen a
repetition of the wild excitement
of four years ago, which culmina.
ted in poor Gartield's assassina.
tion. The country and the Demo
cratic party as well owes a deep
debt of gratitude to President
| Cleveland for the firmness with
which he has adhered to his en-.
gagement In regard to the public
service. | can say to you that he
has been the master of us all in
this matter; and / will add that
while | believe in civil service re
form before | never saw the abso-
lutte necessity of it for the safety
of the country, for its peaceful and
orderly continuance, as | have
learned to see it since have been
a Cabinet officer. The country
has become too great and popu
lous for a continuance Of the spoils
system. 1t would breed revolu
tion.n-Ncw York Herald.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Prohibition In Min0na.
IWinona Times.l

"Having made a careful estimate
of the commercial and business
status of Winona, we are convinc.
ed that the operation Of the Pro-
hibitory Liquor Law has not re.
duced the amount of legitimate
business usually transacted here
in the same length of time, at the
same season of the year, while we
are satisfied that the business re-
latiOns between all parties are
standing upon a more pleasant
and satisfactory basis.
Peace and cOntentment reign
within our borders. The streets
are quiet and orderly at all hours
of the day and night. The duties
of the city marshal sit lightly upon
his shoulders.
The Sunday schools are filing
mp while the Christian zeal and
work manifest in our midst in un.
precedented is extent and ear
nestness.
Some intelligent gentlemen who
honestly opposed the suppression
of whiskey on business principles,
are beginning to give in their as.
sent TO the satisfactory solution
of the question which IS being dai.
ly worked out before their eyes,"
Here follows the signatures of
twenty-five principal citizens and
business men of Winona. But
from the following editorial note
of the Winona Times, we infer
that there is an exception to the
assertion that "businessn has not
been reduced:
awe publish the above for two
reasons of a personal character
First to call attention to the fact
that the cause for which We have
labored with all the zeal and talent
we could bring to its support, is
so highly endorsed by the best
citizens of the town; and second
to emphasize the conspicuous ab
sence of most of their names from
the advertising columns of the
paper which has contributed its
mite to bring about the result sc
endorsed.n
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
The Oldest Paper in the state.
lwOOdville Republican,


With this number the Republi-
can begins its sixty third year.
The paper was established here
in 1923 by Mr.. w. w. Chisholm,
and has been published in this
place since that time. with the ex.
ception of a suspension of several
years during the war, when its
then Editor. Maj. H. j. Hesrsey
and others connected with the Of
fee left the paper aud went into
the army.
During these sixty.two eventful
years the Republican has witness
ed the birth and extinction of a
number Of county papers. Some
of which it absorbed, while others
withered away without having
reached green old age.
There has been no time in the
history of the paper, and We say
it with some pride, that it has not
received q liberal and steadfast
support from the people of this
county. Excepting, however,
some three years, when it was
captured by the Radicals and was
run in the interest of those plum.
derers. With this exception, it
has been the representative and
mouthpiece of the majority of the
people of Wilkinson county, and
the record shows that it has been
true to their interests, and this
has been the case especially since
the war.
Under the present management
the Republican has increased its
"paying subscription listn nearly
one half; and while short crops
occasionally caused it to lose q
subscriber, new ones come in, ant
the increase, though slow, as is to
be expected in a publication sc
long established, is nevertheless
steady. The conduct of the paper
for the last few years is the bes'
guarantee we can Offer, that ii viii
be the organ of no map or clique
but will be run in the interest o
the Democratic party and th'
people.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Tastes Differ.

Our neighbOr. the Reporter,
seemingly as swift to defend Coy.
Lowry as to support Gen. Feather
ston, says says that as to the con-
tingent fund, 'his exeellency fully
explains everything aud virtual
ly declares that to condemn him
for falling to account to the leg
islature as the law requires him TO
do is to be engaged in throwing
mud at him.n-South.
The Reporter has declared no
such thing. We said I'VE never
entertained any doubts as to Gov.
Lowry's integrity, that we had al
ways regarded him as high.toned,
honorable gentleman, and, there
fore, we had taken no stock in the
silly charges refecting upon him
personally We said further,
"that if We could not secure his
defeat by fair means We would not
be found among those engaged in
throwing mud at him." We con
cede the right of every editor to
attack his official record, but we
cannot approve of the personal
warfare being waged against him
from several quarters. We are
free to admit that ii we have to
nominate Gen. Featherston by in.
juring the character of Coy. Low.
ry, We would prefer to see Gen.
Featherston defeated. Our respect
for General Featherston would ba
greatly diminished if we could
think for moment that he desired d
to get into Office by undermining
the character of q worthy and hon.
cradle opponent. We still persist
in begging to be excused from
"mud.slingging.p 1t is not to oui
taste.-Holly Springs Reporter.
This is well said and is in the
right spirit. Gov. Lowry cannot
be defeated of a denomination by
defamation or traduction. Every
attempt at that sort of brutality
will recoil upon its authors. The
people will not willingly see pub
lie servant maliciously, spitefully
and undeservedly robbed Of hi
character. If he has been guilty
of any crime, there is tribunal tC
try him, and he ought to b'
brought before ii without a mo
ments delay. If he is not guilty o
any crime, it is gross outrage
and crime in anyone to continue
to repeat the charges against him
set ahoat by the heated partisan
of other candidates, and withou
foundation in fact. as he himsel
states. Gov. Lowry has, as far a
we are yet advised, made a goo,
Governor, o faithful and eificien
executive officer. This is his It'll
, to the continued confidence an
, respect Of the people of Mississil
pi.--Appeal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Worked the Wrong Racket.
lSan Francisco Alta.

ana and l." she said sbyly, fare
more like sisters than mother and
daughter"
"Yes,n he said with a lingering
infection on the afterguard of his
"yes,n which rose clear to the cell.
ing.
"Yes indeed" said the girl, with
q rosy flush on her cheeks making
her infinitely more beautiful than
ever. "Ma aud | are inseperable.
We have never been separated q
single day since l was a little
baby"
"N.no I" he said, this with an in.
Election ON the second section of
the "no" that went only halfway
to the ceiling and back again.
"Oh dear no,n the girl went on in
her artless way, sand ma always
said that when / was married she
was going to love my husband like
her own son, and come and keep
house for u.s."
"Oh.h!n said William with a cir
cumfex. Then he rose slowly and
firmly, and said that he had a note
In bank to take up at 8 o'clock as
it was now $50 he would go. And
he did 60. And he didn't come
back again. Not never. And ma
said to the girl:
"That's where you missed it in
not trusting your mother. Why
didn't you tell me that man had
been married before I Had known
that he was % widower, | would
have played the home for old
women racket on him."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Oliver Pain Murdered.

Paris, June 2S.-M. Rochefert
asserts that he has advices from
Egypt to the effect that Oliver
Pain, after leaving Lebbeth on
camel-back, was murdered = fort
nights distance from Ualro, by
Arabs paid ~ Col. schmed. Of the
Egyptian service, TO secure CON-
promising brought By Pain from
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Lightning Sttlkcs.
Special to the Appeal.


Jackson, June 23.-During a
delightful shower this afternoon,
the first for several weeks, the
lightning struck with terrific force
the front northwest corner of the
Clarion building, demolishing a
handsome projection and scatter
ing the brick over the street and
sidewalks. Fortunately no one
was injured. Col. Power, the pro
prietor, was entering the office al
the moment, within a few feet oi
the corner where the red-hot brick
fell. Editor Clifton was in the
sanctum near the same corner,
and tue lightning filed the room
The hands in the bindery and in
the other rooms vacated the build
ing abont as quick as the lightning
that struck 1t.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04

1t is said that Gen. Don Carlos
Buell., now residing in Louisville,
will be appointed pension agent
of the State of Kentucky. In re.
ply to an interviewer in that city,
who desired to know if Gen. Buell.
intended to write an account of
the battle of Shiloh, he said, among
other things: III have agreed to
write a paper on this subject for
the Century magazine. | have
never made any secret as to my
views in regard to the battle" he
added. TIN my opinion the Union
forces were in very desperate
condition after the first days fight.
ing. | was then marching South
with $1,000 men, but l only
brought 10000 into the fight at
first. | think the Confederates
would unquestionably have tri.
umphed but for my arrival" The
reporter asked him if he had read
Gen. Grants articles in The Feb.
ruary Century. "Certainly," he
replied, "but the desperate effort
made TO bolster up that side ought,
| think, to show its weakness,
How any one can hold the oppo.
site opinion after an examination
of the official report, | fail to see,
Grant was in a desperate condi
ton after the first days fighting
as the history of the battle clearly
shows"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
A Successful Scheme.
New York SUM-

AtCW lOi n touhs
"For awhile after | was married
my dinner used to be from five to
ten minutes late," said an expert.
enced husband, shut | soon rene.
died the matter"
"How did you accomplish 1t 7
asked another husband, anxiously.
"1'm having the same trouble.n
Easy enough. When my wife
would come in and say, Pm sorry
dear, but dinner is little late to.
night l would reply, "Good! III
have time to step around the cor
ner and get drink Try that
plan; it's good oDe."
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04

A Sunday school teacher asked
her scolars to each learn a verse
to recite when they dropped in
their pennies at the next mission.
ary meeting, appropriate for the
occasion. They all came prepared
the next Sabbath, and the first lit.
tie fellow as he drophed in his of.
fering said, "Blessed is he that
considercth the poor" The sec
ond repeated, "He that giveth to
the poor lendeth to the Lord. The
teacher was delighted, and as the
third, very little boy, went for
ward, she whispered In his ear,
anow speak out loudly, Johnnie p
Johnnie reluctantly dropping his
money in the box lisped, "The fool
and hith money ith thoon parted
IN. Y. Independent.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
Sentence OF the Bank Robher.

"James ID. Fish, you are charged
by the grand jury with many of.
fenses against the law of the Uni.
ted States. After u fair and i'm.
partial trial you were found guilty
of the misappropriation of the
funds of the bank of which you
were president; you were also
found guilty of making false en-.
tries IN the books of the bank,
while in that position. The yer.
dict of the Jury is that you were
guilty. The evidence showed that
there could be no doubt of your
guilt. A more shameful or more
lawless abuse of the powers of a
president of a national bank can
scarcely be imagined. 1t is proper,
therefore, that fit punishment
should be meted out to you, and
in order that others may be dc.
tered from similar offenses II is
necessary that the full penalty of
the law be pronounced upon you.
A merciful consideration for your
age forbids a cumulative sentence.
The sentence of the court is that
you shall be confined in the prison
in Auburn for ten years."
Fish did not change color or al.
ter his expression.
How unfortunate for Mr.. Fish
that he WAS NOT tried further
South. Or how fortunate for
some of our bank presidents that
fhpv WERE.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-07-04
ANcERY COURT.

4 eounty-Begins on the LIST
and October, and may
hdieial days.
In eounty-Begins on the I'd
I pril and October, and may
judicial days.
on the LIST Non
Ina November, and may con-
beial days.
| eounty-Begins on the Sd
law and November, and may
judicial days.
| county--Begins on the LIST
nne and December, and may
|udicial days.
eounty-Begins on the 2nd
|une and December, and may
judicial days.
meetings are held by the
Ipervisors as follows; Bien-
honday of January to elect
Inissioners. Annually first
Iarch, TO receive Tax-Collec-
of delinquent and insolvent
bday of August to receive and
he Assessment Roll; LIST Mon
btember to levy taxes; I'd
December to pass upon the
personal and poll list and on
next succeeding each term OF
h