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The Southern herald., 1886-01-23
THE SOUTHERN HERALD.
Published Every Saturday Morning.
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HOTEL And LIVERY STABLE,

LIBERTY, MISS.
The undersigned begs to announce that
ho is now prepared to receive boarders and
entertain the travelling public. Fare the
best the market affords.
he is also prepared to meet the wants Of
the public in the way Of stabling, feeding
and grooming stock which may be en-.
trusted to his care.
Charges reasonable. Give me a trial.
THOMAS WARING
Liberty, Sept 49, 1884.
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UNDERTAKING.

He will attend to all calls In this line oi
business. he has a convenient Hearse
and will h1 orders for Coflns with neat.
ness and dispatch.
Liberty, March 8, 1885
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]. B. STERNBERGRR.
MAGNOLIA, MISS.
a CARD.

To meet the exigencies Of the times,
have concluded to reduce my professional
charges as follows, to-wit:
Visits in corporation, $3.50.
Visits in corporation at night, So.
Mileage-50 cents per mile added to cor
poration charges in day, and 81 at night.
Obstetrical cases, $S per baby. Charges
in tedious and protracted cases regulated
by circumstances.
Special attention given to all chronic
female diseases.
T. J. JACKSON, NJ. D
Liberty, Miss, December 20, 1884.
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WIN. n. sPRIcH,
MAKER AND REPAIRER OF
Wagons, BuggieS, PlOWS, Etc.
LIBERTY, MISS,
LIBERTY, MISS,

Bsgs to inform the people of this section
that he may still be found at his old stand,
prepared to do all kinds of woodwork en-
trusted to him.
Work warranted to be good in every re-
ypect, and prices low and to suit the times
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NEWS SUMMAR

On Friday, April %, eight muir.
derers are to be hanged IN the In
dian Territory.
The Kentucky Senate has just
passed u bill establishing the whip
ping post for wife heaters.
Wilbern Wartena, Hollander,
was hanged the other day at Rens-
seller, Ind, for the murder of John
Dreger, farmer.
During the past winter no less
than 100 children have been burned
to death in Georgia. The majority
of them were left alone III the house
of their parents.
Lille and Susie Lilly, twin sisters
aged six years, were caught by their
clothing in the machinery of their
fathers mill at Shamollin Hill, Pa,
and mangled to death.
George A. Wardner, city book
keeper of the National Exchange
bank, Milwaukee, shot and mortaIiy
wounded Abbott Lawrence, the as
sistant cashier Wardner il heliev-
ed 10 be insane.
A fire at Troy, N. Y, destroyed
six buildings, causing an aggregate
damage of about $4,000. Four
men were hurt by leaping from build
ings and by falling walls, and num-
Der of girls employed in collar fac
tory were injured.
George A. Peet, manager of the
Gullete Coffin Gin factory at Amite,
La, was seized by crowd Of mask
ed men, tied to tree and terribly
logged. The reason assigned by
the men for the act was that Mr..
Peet had discharged q number of
workmen.
Mr.. Osborn, the only cocoanut
planter IN the Uunited States, has
just received by ship from Africa
one hnndrend and fifty thousand CO.
coanuts. These are to be planted
this year along a strip Of sea coast
many miles in length, down toward
the southernmost roint Of Florida.
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Hagerstown tMd.,) Items.

Jacob Rettburg, and aged citizen
of Hagerstown, was buried last Sat
nrday Funeral very large and i'm
posing attended by |. @. O. f.,
and Antietam Fire Company. Prof.
Heard's band played funeral march.
Everlasting Lightning" one of
the Indians who performed in Mar
tinsburg was seriously hurt by
horse stumbling and falling on him
in Homecoming. He died from his
INJURIES.
D. w. Barr, formerly citizen of
Hagerstown, was murdered by q
man named Robert Houston, at
Havana, ILL.,, on the 18th of last
month. News just received.
Mr.. James Fisher was here last
Monday on business.
Ground will be broken about
April lst, for the erection of the fin
est hotel in the valley, to be built by
Ex-Governor Hamilton
Mr.. Abe Frank on last Sunday,
in company with DR.. Gibson, Of
this place, visited Funkstown, up
per and lower Beaver Creek and
Black Rock. The surrounding coun-
ty is in beautiful condition and an
early season is predicted.
The B. & O. dispatched a special
train with go passengers from this
and adjoining counties, for different
parts of the west.
DR.. John L. Steffey and Louisa
Schlotterbeck were married Tues
day evening at st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Rev. Father Manly per-
formed the ceremony. GUM Drop.
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District Examinations of
EpunilA.

The following shows where, when
and by whom the district examin-
atoms will be held:
Opequon district, at Greensburg,
on Thursday, March Is, beginning
at 8 o'clock; Jos. A. Downs and G..
III. Cookus, assistant examiners.
Arden district, at Walkers Lane,
Friday, March 10; f. G. Howard and
Jas. Il. Dyche, assistant examiners.
Pupils will be examined in orthog-
raphy, reading, pennanship, arith-
metic, grammar. geography and his
tory, and all that make a general
average of not less than CT per cent,
will receive honorary certificates.
Written answers will be required.
FL. s. BUTTS, Go. Supt.
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VOL. ID.


WESTON, March s.-We are again
reminded that winter still fingers
with us. It has been showing con.
tinuously since the middle Of last
night, melting as rapidly As it falls,
being all together disagreeable
day In all its features. For several
days it has been very bright and
spring like; so muchso that prerara-
tions for gardening were commenced
On Saturday and Sunday last large
numbers Of patients were permitted
to take short walks through the
grounds, which they greatly enjoyed.
We have had one death since my
last letter, Mr.. j b. Patterson, of
Greenbrier Co. His remains were
inferred in the asylum cemetery. The
emains of Mr.. j. I. Pratt, from Put
nam Co. who died some weeks ago,
have been removed by friends to his
own comfy. General health of in
mates is. remarkably good. No late
admissions or dismissals have occur
red. Supt. DR.. w. j. Bland has been
confined to his room by sickness
from which he is rapidly recovering.
Circuit Court for Lewis county is
now in session-the Jail building be-
ing used for such purpose. 1t must
be, from size and structure Of build
ing, under great Inconvenience that
business is conducted.
Your last paper was sad in its
obituary reports. Henshaw, Snod-
grass and Barber, three well known
gentlemen, will be greatly missed in
your community.
On Friday night, Chapel Hall was
occupied by dancers; at which time
nearly all available space reserved
for visitors, was occupied by town
folks and foreign visitors.
Number Of patients under treat
ment SOL. z. q.
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The Papers w anted.

There are Democratic newspapers
which occasionally treat themselves
TO the luxury of speaking the truth
about the Democratic administra-
ton. One of these is the Atlanta
Constitution, a Journal whose pros
perity IS so pronounced that it has
no temptation to practice hypocrisy
in order that thrift may follow
fawning. Referring to the issue
"about the papers" the Constitution
says at was impossible to remove
Republican ofilceholder without
cause Under these circumstan.
ces il was necessary to resort to q
species Of Juggling quite remarkable
in it's way, and altogether undemo-
cratic. Mr.. Villas, the Postmaster
General issued confidential circulars
to Democratic congressman urging
them to formulate charges against
the Republican postmasters and
other officials who were holding ov-
er Prompted by this circular, it is
said that yoluminous mass Of stuff
has been forwarded to Washington,
and is now on file in the department.
1t is this mass Of charges that the
Republican Senate desires to exam
ine.n That is correct, SO far as il
goes, but the Postofilce Department
is not the only department whose
files contain trumpet up charges.
Some Of the basest calumnies ever
Observation-Disclosures accusations
against honorable men--are admit
ted by well-informed Democrats to
have been used to secure removals.
If the removals that were brought
about by such means are consented
to BY the Senate, and ifsuch charges
are, at any future time-say twenty
years hcnce-made public, the pre-
sumption viii be that the Senate
knew Of and indossed the incnlpat-
ing allegations. There never was q
more just demand than this call for
papers, and no administration can
afford to say ''non to such call
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Senator Miller Dead.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Sen. Mil
Ter of California, died in this city
about two o'clock this afternoon.
While his condition has been regarded
as precarious for many weeks past,
his death to day was sudden and un-
expected. His death was the result
of complication of disorders aris-
ing primarily from severe wound in
the eye received during the war,
twenty three years ago. The bullet
remained in his head for about twelve
years before it could be extracted
and the wound Slapped his strength
and rendered him an easy victim to
disease. The Senator leaves q wife
and one daughter. There is no Leg
islature in existence in California. A
new one, to be elected in the autumn,
will meet next January. Gov. Stone
man, who has the appointment of
General Miller's successor, is a Dem
ocrat
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$4,000 Miners Strike.

PrrTsBuRa, March 8 An extensive
strike of coal miners, OF Federation
No, 3, has been inaugurated. This
also comprises the soft coal districts
of the east. The demand is for the
uniform scale adopted at Cumberland
in FEBRUARY 10, involving a general
advance OF ten cents per ton, There
are 10000 miners in the district.
Dispatches received from the Mary,
land regions reported that the miners
to the number of 5000 were out.
Other points have not been heard
from as yet.
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Broad Lame.

March, as usual, brings with it
many changes in the weather.
The robin red breast has invaded
the neighborhoo3, but we are led to
believe that he will be obliged, ow-
ing to local causes, to speed his way
back to the sunny south.
The cottage prayer meetings arc
still kept up; to the joy of the chris
tians Of this neighborhood and to
the terror of the devil. Preaching
at Chapel on tomorrow evening at
1880 by G. w. Foltz.
The Salvation Army failed to
come here last Tuesday, because the
people failed to promise them suffi-
cient means to justify them to come.
ARoTURUs.
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A well informed correspondent Of
the New York San, writes to that
paper:
'sThe denomination of Blaine is
hardly a matter of uncertainty in
1888, if he is alive then. / have just
returned from an extended Western
trip, and as a Democrat have had
fair chance to find, by inquiry, how
the Republicans feel. There are
Blaine clubs in every State of the
Union to-day, actively at work, and
the young mems Blaine club of Gin
cinnati is the largest single political
association in the West to-day
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Eedgesviile.


Among arrivals we observe Louis
Brown, fireman b. & O. r. r.; VIM.
Ronk and sister, Martinsburg, and
Miss Murphy, Frederick, Nd.
The casket furnished for NJ l..
Stearns from the undertaking estab-
lishment of c.. M. Brown, was pro-
nounced by competent judges, to be
one of the handsomest ever produced
in the village.
Mr.. Chas. Eversole, of this place,
is visiting friends and relatives in
Alexandria, Va.
Edwin johnson, having disposed
of his mill property, has purchased
the farm of Mr.. John Perrell on the
Maryland side of the river, opposite
Little Georgetown.
The many friends Of Mrs. j. III.
Miller will be grleved to hear of her
serious sickness, though speedy
relief is hoped for.
Messrs. Clary, Criswell and Myers,
of North Mountain, attended the
funeral ceremonies of the Hon. w. S.
Henshaw, on Sunday last.
1t is rumored that DR.. Hess, for
the past year resident of this viii
lage, will engage in the practice of
medicine at jones' Spring at an early
day.
Mrs. Henry Hull, son and son-in-
law, have removed from Hedgesville
to their premises located in Back
Greek Valley.
Rev. level will hold series of
evening services at the residences of
his Pensioners, during the Lenten
season.
III. S. Butts visited our fountain of
wisdom during the latter part of the
past week, and reports progress of
pupils very gratifying.
r. A.. Jacques is adding to the
comfort and convenience of his
dwelling by the erection of a new
kitchen.
Twice in short intervals have the
darts of the Avenger fallen in our
midst, removing from the presence
of dear ones, Mrs. Jacob Harrison
and Mr.. M. L. Stearns. and while
over that circle of loving hearts
there poised the Dark Angel, and
shook from his plumes the elements
of dis Sc, which fell as mildew upon
the blossoms, we learn the lesson
in fastening on, that another and
another will be summoned away I'M
til naught is left, but broken hearts,
weeping over the memories of other
days, the sad memorials of the truth
that man is as the flower or the
grass. REPORTERS.
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A farmer at Kimbles, Penn, put
strychnine into the carcass of an old
horse that had died, and placed the
body in spot where foxes, who have
been overrunning the vicinity, would
get at it. The result was that fifty
eight dead foxes and fourteen worth
less dogs were found near the house
of the farmer. Two Italian quarry
men also portook of the poisoned
horse, fried, and had narrow escape
from death.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March To-
The ministers association, composed
of the ministers from each of the
churches in the city passed resolu-
tions to withdraw their patronage
from all papers published in or out
of the city on Sunday.
They claim that the work done on
any newspaper that is not published
Sunday morning can be accomplish
ed during secular hours. They pro-
pose to refuse information to Sunday
papers, and will preach against papers
and establish right ministerial boy
colt.
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A Democrat Gone Wrong.

Another good Democrat has fallen.
1t is an employe in the United States
Treasury, and he was only appointed
last January. He has charge of the
silver dollars after they were weigh
ed and ready to put in the little bags
to be stored away. The silver dol
lars are weighed out in 800 for each
bag, and then the men are employed
to put them in the bags, tie them up,
and some one carries them off. The
young man has been, it is charged
in the habit of dexterously twisting
his fingers so that he made q dollar
slide up his sleeve whenever he want
ed In handling SO many dollars
one in bag would not be missed,
and in lifting the bag the weight less
one dollar would not be noticed.
However Wednesday, by chance sus-
picion was caused by his action,
and bag he had filled was weighed
and found underweight. The man
was searched, and nine dollars found
on his person. In an examination
only eight bags were found to be
short, and thus direct proof could
not be fastened on him, bat it was
sufficient for his dismissal. 1t is not
known how much has been taken
during the young mans stay, but
Treasurer Jordan has ordered an in
vestigation of the matter. This will
cause recount of 100000 silver
dollars.
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THE MIDNIGHT HORROR

Croupl What father, what mother, does
not tremble at its name. You awake and
find your darling yainly struggling for
breath; the harsh rasping cough strikes
terror to your quiyering nerves. Some
thing must be done quickly, as the deadly
breath. Parents, provide yourself with a
bottle of DuLac's swiss BALsoM," the
Great Cough Remedy for children, and it's
use will cause the croupy cough to loosen,
the dangerous membrane that was form
ing over the windpipe will be cut away,
and In few moments your child will be
gist, and country dealers, at % and Is
cents.
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Does little Gen. Fry think to place
himself in the affections Of the Amer
lean people by trying to tear down
Gen. Shermani The small Fry's mind
should BIO disabused at once, if he
has any such idea. The people Of
America think more of one Of the
tracks made by Billy Sherman's old
government shoes twenty years ago
than they do of all of the men who join
Gen. Fry in trying to belittle the
old general and disgrace Grant. ---MH
scaatkee D;sDutch.
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Last summer q little 3-year-old,
playing in the yard, came into the
house and said to his mother
"Mother, / saw nothing with tail
to it,. i lHis mother, being unable to
understand him, followed the child in
to the yard, where the little fellow
pointed to snake which was gliding
away through the grass, So. Paul
Pi011eaa. Press.
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Current Notes,

South Africa has 1862 miles Of
railroad in working order
Maine canned less than half as
much sweet corn last season as in
1873.
The Missouri Cremation Society
has 400 members, % Of whom are
women
The Panama canal construction is
costing at the rate Of thirty millions
year.
Owing to the competition Of nat
ural gas, iirewood IL So per cord In
Johnstown, N. Y.
The army Of acknowledgements
ers in Paris is said to number not
less than 10000 souls.
The pistol was invented in Pisto-
la, in Tuscany, by Camille Vitelli, in
the sixteenth century
The common thistle plant Is found
to contain an average of $4,000
seeds, and the hurdock $4,000.
The estimated population of Chi
m is 405,2l3,l52, or 263 souls per
square mile, throughout China pro-
per.
The total number of troops furn-
ished by all the States for the Uuion
army during the late war was 2,s59,-
1872
A carload of walnuts was shipped
not long ago from Emporia, Kan, to
Garden City in the same State, for
planting.
In the year 1886 there will be fit.
ty-two Sundays and four months
with five Sundays--January May,
August and October
A cloth with cork threads through
IL has been invented. It looks like
ordinary Wear, yet prevents the boz
dy from sinking in water.
Amber digging in East Prussia
has greatly increased during the
past twenty years. In 1864 the re-
venue was but $500, against 1885,
600 in 1888.
The COW of Mr.. Norton, Of Hud.
son, Mich, gorgod herself with oats
and was dying, when Norton cut
hole in her side, took out two bush
els of oats, and saved her life.
AS late as 1882 child OF nine
years was sentenced to be hanged In
England for poking stick through
patched-up pane ofglass and steal
ing two-pence worth Of paint, but
he was not executed.
The exact expense of the funeral
of Victor Hugo has only just been
added up and given to the world.
1t amounts to 1Ol ,532 francs, $780,
306 40. The Chamber voted 90.
900 francs toward it.
In some English towns it is said
that "bread services" are now being
held. Each person attending church
brings one or more loaves to be dis
tributed among the poor and unem
ployed. This Is literal supply of
the bread of life and will encourage
poor people to attend church.
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Message, the art of curing dis
eases by rubbing, kneading and
stroking, is said to have been known
to the Chinese 800 years before the
Christian era, while the ancient Per-
slams, Greeks and Romans pursued
similar methods.
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During the last year bees in Ohio
gathered l, 731, 095 pounds Of honey,
estimated to be worth $276, 975, while
the fowls produced 33,602, 1921 dozen
of eggs, valued at $4,S90,348 The
value of the eggs was nearly equal TO
that OF the wool Ohio produced.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-03-13

The condition of the Richmond
city jail, with its 100 prisoners, is q
subject for the attention of some mis-
sionary society of the south or east
According to the late judge of the
city court, it is not fit place for the
incarceration of human being.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-03-13

Mrs. Thomas Laughlin, of New
York, attempted to throw a can of
vitriol at her husband, but in the
struggle the liquid was spattered
over her own face, and she was
frightfully burned, losing her eye
sight. The two had been living
apart.
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The Pictured Rocks of
Virginia.

The famous Pictured Rocks on the
Evansville pike, about four miles
from this place, have been q source of
wonder and speculation for more than
a century, and have attracted much
attention among the learned men of
this country and Europe. The cliff
upon which these drawings exist
is of considerable size and within o
short distance of the highway above
mentioned. The rock is white
sandstone which wears little from ex-
posture to the weather, and upon its
smooth surface are delineated the
outlines Of at least fifty species Of an
imals, birds, reptiles and fish, en-
bracing in the number pauthers, deer,
buffalo, offers, beavers, wildcats, fox
es, wolves, raccoons, oppossums,
bears, elk, crows. eagles, turkeys, cells,
various sorts of fish large and small,
snakes, &c. In the midst of this ST.
lent menageris of specimens of the
animal kingdom is the fulllength
outline of female form, beautiful
and perfect in every respect. Inter-
spersed among the drawings Of ami
mails, &C., are limitations of the foot
prints of each sort, the whole space
occupied being $50 feet long by so
wide. To what race the artist be-
longed, or what his purpose was in
making theserude portraits, must ever
remain a mystery, but the work was
evidently done ages ago.
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Sunday afternoon Co-ge-auh-see-
gee, or Everlasting Lightning
one of the five Indians who were in
Hagerstown for some time under
charge of DIR. Durham, died at Iona
coming jagged thirty years. Crowds of
people including men, women and
children, called at the hotel to see
the corpse. The companions of the
Indian placed him in his coffin, with
his implements of war, comb and
some bread and meat. They then all
shook hands with him, and went
through number of words in their
own language. A Methodist minis
ter said prayers over him, after which
from two to three Thousand people
viewed the remains. The room was
then locked. Wednesday morning
about o o'clock the funeral took place
from the Brady House. A handsome
coffin was provided by DIR. Durham,
of the Kickapoo Medicine Company
of New York, and the remains were
followed to the cemetery by over two
thousand people, the largest funeral
ever witnessed in Homecoming
-Boonsboro' Times.