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

FULLY 1000 people lost their lives in
the recent floods in Bramah and a dis
patch from Mandalay states that the
damage to property is fully S5,OOO,-
600.
ALEXANDER KRAPoTKIN, who trans
lated Herbert Spencer's works into the
Russian language, committed suicide by
himself with a revolver. lie
was a brother to Prince Krapotkin.
Az exchange says onions inhaled
cause sleep, rest and repOse. The
soldier on the march, and the exhausted
iron worker, get great strength from
eating the onion. There's no doubt
about the use of onions giving strength,
we've met the onion eater and don t
you think we did smell him."
On his return from the Convention at
Mississippi City, Hon. 7. r. Stockdale
was accorded rousing reception at his
home, Summit. Business houses were
closed, guns fired, flags waved from
every house-top, and the citizens after
escorting him to his home gave him a
reception at the Lyceum Hall.
Miss Eva LATHAM, a wealthy young
lady Of Meridian, ran away and married
Howard Wilson a printer. 1t is sup
posed that her mind was affected by
grief for her father who was buried the
day before; otherwise, she would
hardly have married one who is depen-
dent on the finances Of an editor for his
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs Matt Ratliff were
riding in funerel procession in
Natchez last week, the horse ran away
and before Mr.. Ratliff. who jumped out,
could render any assistance the horse
and buggy went over the bluff and
striking the ground sixty feet below,
killed the horse and fatally burt Mrs.
Ratliff.
4 MOST damaging storm devastated
Galveston on the 10Th sweeping away the
houses, and destroying about $780, 900
worth of property. The sea front was
about ten or fifteen feet under water,
some hours, but no lives were lost in
the city-many escaping from their fall
ing houses with nothing except what
they had on at the time
In Massachusetts colony, l639, a law
was enacted forbidding the drinking of
healths for the following reasons de-
clared in the preamble: Because it
was an occupation of much vast of the
good creatures, and ofmany others Sims,
as drunkenes, quarrelling, uncleanes,
which ought not to be tolerated BY such
as are bound by solemn conyenant to
walk by the rule Of Gods word in all
their conversation. Dr. Dorchester
EDMUND YATES thinks that the
shades of George III and Prince Al
bert must be seriously disquieted at the
fashion in which the queen has
scattered the Garter about, both at home
and abroad, during the last few years.
The Blue Ribbon was formerly regarded
in foreign countries as being on an
equality with the Black Eagle Of
Prussia, the St. Andrew, of Russia, the
Golden Fleece, of Spain and the st.
Stephen of Hungary, but has become so
common that it is now hardly held in
higher esteem than than the St. George
1f Russia or the Red Eagle of Prussia.
In the spring of 1893 the land depart
nent of the Central Pacific Railroad
decided to make a faithful experiment
of the wheat growing on the sage brush
and of Nevada without irrigation. At
first the experiment was a partial fail
IRE, but this year it has proven most
gratifying success. the land yielding
fifteen bushels to the acre and the
quality being good. The result of this.
experiment would seem to indicate that
he sage-brush land of Nevada was
worth something after all-in which
case the State may become something
more than a pocket borough.
JEFF DAVIS spoke at the Sixth Con
,ressional Democratic Convention the
,ther week, and the Northern press has
ct up on the Anarchists to denounce
he incendiarism of the " Arch
Rebel The Albany Times takes off
he edge of many of them in this apt
manner Jeff Davis made very in
,endiary speech in Mississippi yesterday.
lie said the country was now at peace
md all should work well together for
he public good. At first reading this