Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-08-28

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QUEEN Victoria has gone to Balmo-
raj.
The festive Anarchist is no longer
festive.
SAN ANToNIA, Texas, suffered $3.50
600 worth from cyclone recently.
CHECKERS or draughts are now all
the rage at New England pleasure re-
sorts.
w. II. HARDY, of Lancaster county,
has been nominated for Governor of
Nebraska by the ProhibitiOnists.
Ex-PEEsIDENT ARTHUR's health has
been much improved by his recent trip,
and he now tips the scales at 175
pounds.
DURING the week ending Auguest
q, 6397l7 silver dollars were coined
against 512 .497 during the same period
last year
CUTTING has no canse for complaint
There are 10 editors in Mexican jails
and the other forty-four are native
Mexicans.
Hon. THOs. SEMMEs of Louisiana
was elected President of the National
Barr Association, at its regent session
at Saratoga
THE Missouri State Central Prohibi-
ton Committee has issued a call for a
State Convention to meet at Sedalia on
the 10th prox.
PRINCE ALEXANDER Of Bavaria has
been forced to abdicate, and the Gar
Of Russia will extend his friendship"
over that neck of timber.
The estimated damage toforests by
fire in Michigan is 81 100000 That
adds about one dollar per acre to the
pine lands in Mississippi.
EX-SENATOR YULEE, of Florida has
purchased 'Devilstone' the magnificent
residence now occupied by Mrs W. II.
Vanderbuilt at Bar Harbor
JAMES WALKER was nominated for
Congress in the Charleston, (Mo.1 Con-
vention on the 541st ballot The Con
vention was in session week
A BOSTON man has succeeded in
swimming or rather going through the
whirlpool rapids at Niagara in cork
jacket. He says he won't do so any
more.
The Prussian Minister Of Education
has decided that in future women are
not to be admitted either as students or
even to attend the lectures at the Prus-
sian Universities,
HENRY NJ. STANLEY the famous
African Explorer has entered into con-
tract with Mai, Jas. d. Pond to deliver
a series of fifty lectures beginning at
Chickerning Hall, New York, Novem-
Der a.
The Republicans of New York have
decided not to hold convention this
year. As only one office is to be filled
they do not care to adopt platform
which may be used against them
subsequently.
THE Chinese are coming over into the
United States from Mexico in great
numbers. Secretary Bayard should in
vestigate this and see whether it is be-
ing done by the Mexicans in retaliation
for the Ohio man in Mexico.
MEssRs. BECK AND Bro. prominent
contractors of Vicksburg, have secured
the contract of building two fine public
school houses for that city. One to
be of brick two stories high with Is
rooms, the other a wooden house one
story with six rooms.
THERE seems to be no end to the
ramifcations of the Ford murder case
Two Of the accused have been hanged
and three are serving long terms in the
Penitentiary and now Dr. Emanuel
Dreyfus, has been convicted of suborna-
tion of perjury and will join the three in
the Penn"
The Bankers Convention urges that
silver coinage be suspended and that
continued efforts be made to establish
an international uniform basis of value
between gold and silver The first de-
mand means the demonetization of sill
yer and the second is as impracticable
and impossible as it would be to fix
= nn;form hasie batween catton and