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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Wonderful Cures.

W. d. Hoyt 81 Co., Wholesale and
Retail Druggists Of home, Ca, says :
We have been selling DR.. Kings New
Discovery, Electric Bitters and Buck
lens Arnica Salve for two years. Have
never handled remedies that sell as
well, or give such universal s%atisfac-
ton. There have been some wonder
full cures effected by these medicines
in this city. Several cases Of pro-
nounced Consumption have been en-
tirely cured by use of a few bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery, taken in
connection with Electric Bitters. We
guarantee them always.
Sold by Hardway & Cassell. l
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Preferred Death to Disgrace.

BeaLn TO DlsBIdCSs
NEW York, Dec. 3O.-A special
from Newport, r. l., says; Lieut..
Jones, Of the Fourth United States
Artillery, returned to duty at Fort
Adams last night, having overstayed
his leave of absence about a week, This
preyed upon his mind, and rather than
submit to court-martial and its dis
grace, he decided to die. Early this
morning he arose, dressed himself and
reported for duty. He subsequently
returned to his quarters and shot him
self in the head with a revolver, the
ball entering his brain. His death is
but a question of a few hours. He
was a popular young officer and un-
married. His relatives and friends re-
side in Cincinnati. The sad tragedy
has cast a deep gloom over the garri-
son at Fort Adams.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

mr.. Reagan's Proposed Bill to Pay
Mail Contracts Made Before the
War.
Courier-JoTnal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27--There is
much concern among holders Of claims
under mail contracts made before the
war of the rebellion as to the probable
action CT Congress on the proposition
to be submitted by Judge Reagan, Of
Texas, to Inappropriate the $4,000
granted by Congress some years ago to
settle these claims, The appropriation
was made when Mr.. Sherman was Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. No action
was ever taken toward adjudicating or
ascertaining these claims; but a letter
was written back to the House
of Representatives by MI, Sher-
man, in which he said that
the claims, as a class, were of
doubtful validity, or account of many
of them having been assumed and paid
by the Confederate government, the
service having been rendered within
territory in armed rebellion against the
Federal government. MI. Sherman,
on being questioned by your cores
pendent on the subject, said that an
examination of the Confederate ar
chives now in the war department
would disclose receipts in full for
some of the amounts subsequently
claimed by the contractors under the
$4,000 appropriation. He also said
that other claims were so confused
and insufliciently backed by evidence
that he thought the only feast
BILE plan was to settle them
through a Commission appoint
ed for that purpose. Furthermore, he
said that the aggregate Of these claims
presented to the Treasury greatly ex-
ceeded the appropriation, and that as
the act of Congress did not confer
upon the Secretary Of the Treasury TIE
right either to prorate the claims or to
discriminate between them, he had no
alternative but to refer the whole sub.
iect back to Congress for further and
more intelligent legislation. Mr.. Sher-
man remarked that although his report
on this subject was made toa strongly
Democratic House, when 1t had ample
time in which to amend its action, no
motion, as far as he ever ascertained,
was made to that end. Mr.. Sherman
considers many of these old postal
claims perfectly valid, however, as the
contracts under which they accrued
we're regular in every respect. He
thought that something might have
been done toward paying off those at
least which contained merit, had the
matter not been so badly managed in
Congress when the appropriation was
granted. Letters are being received
by Southern members Of Congress on
the subject of these claims, and it is
thought not unlikely that intelligent
action looking to their adjustment will
be proposed in the House and urged
forward to passage.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

Damage Suit Against Sheriff Beck.
Sam Anderson was released from
the county Jail yesterday by Chancellor
Cowan on a writ Of habeas corpus, at
the instance of his attorneys, Messrs.
James M. Gibson and w. C. Pegram.
In an interview with a @. ii. reporter,
Mr.. Gibson said that on behalf Of their
client they would to-day file the papers
in a suit for $4,000 against Sheriff Il.
f. Beck for false and illegal imprison-
ment, and the refusal to release pris-
oner on order from the justice OF the
peace before whom the original papers
in his case were made.
The following will throw some light
upon Anderson's case and his griev-
ance: Sam Anderson, a hard working
colored farmer, has been doing busi-
ness in this county for a number of
years. Mr.. Sam Field, a merchant Of
this city, has furnished him, and some
three or four years since sold him a
mule "on timer he to pay SO much
per annum, or at such time as the con-
tract stipulated. There was a balance
due on the mule, the past fall.
About two months since Ander-
sons father, who lives in Shar-
key county, sent down for Sam to
come up and help him out, He having
his own crop fairly under headWay.
mounted his mule and rode up to his
fathers place. The departure of Sam
was made known to Mr., Field and sup
posing that he had run off with the
mule that gentleman went before
Esquire S. H. Mackey and charged
him with gradd larceny. A warrant
was issued and Detective Joseph
H. Robertson specially deputised
to go after him. Capt. Robertson
found Sam at work at his fathers
place, arrested him and brought him
and the mule back to Vicksbnrg,
placing same in the Warren county
Jail land turned the mule over to Mr..
Field. No mitimus was issued for An
defson's incarceration. Yet he was
taken and held, and thus matters stood
until his father came down from Shar-
key county and paid Mr.. Field the bal
ance Sam owed on the mule. Mr.. Field
then went to Judge Mackey's court
and Withdrew charges against Sam.
Judge Mackey issued an order on
Sheriff Beck, commanding him
to release Sam Anderson from
custody instauter. Sheriff Beck
said there we're some jail fees due him
and refused to release Anderson, until
the same was paid. The attorneys in
the case then applied for his release
under a writ of habeas corpus, which
came up yesterday with the result be-
fore mentioned, the sheriff being una
BILE to make a return In the case.
Messrs. Gibson and Pegram are
sanguine Of having a good cause for
naturalization. 4
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

ONO has thirty-nine Democratic
and forty-two Republican counties.
The centre Of the State and the Indi-
ana border are Democratic.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Gommertial ]8aaIA
WASHINGTON.
RECEPTION DAY AT THE WHITE
HOUSE.

The President Shakes the Hands of Four
Hundred People in Sixteen Minutes
Import ant Ruling In Regard 10 Timber
in Mississippi, and other Interesting
Items.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Collision of Freight Trains-One
Man Killed.


ST. LOUIS, Dec. 30-A collision oc-
Cured this morning at $3.50 o'clock at
Kinder's station, on the Wabash rail
road, between two freight trains, by
which Conductor Meredith was in
stantly killed and several others seri-
Gus ), though not fatally injured. The
train in charge Of Meredith was on its
way to St. Louis, closely followed by
another freight train. The former
slackened its speed so much that the
latter ran into its caboose, OvertuFn-
ing some fifteen cars and ditchlnS the
engine. The caboose contained Two
men besides the conductor. The lat
ter was instantly killed 10y a fracture
of the skull and the others were more
or less injured.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Earl Cooper on the Situation in
ireland.

LONDON, Dec. 30.-Earl Cooper,
who was lord lieutenant of Ireland
under MIR. Gladstone's administration,
has written to the Times in regard to
the Irish question. Earl Copper says:
"Home rule, for its own sake, is not
desired by the Irish. Any n a see
by a perusal of the Irish newspapers,
published during my term of office in
Ireland, that they do not reveal a sin
gle mention of the home rule scheme,
but are solely involved in the discus
sion of rents. The late Mr.. Isaac Butt,
who may be called the originator of
the national and home rule move
ment, and Mr.. William Shaw, ex-
member of parliament for the city
of Limerick, who was a member Of
home rule league, but withdrew from
that body in December. 1881, failed to
attach the Irish people to their
schemes, and Mr.. Parnell will meet
with the same fste, except in an APP
peal to their pockets. Tie strike
against the payment Of rent will soon
be a bigger difficulty for the govern
ment to deal with than was ever the
home rule question, and must even
tually interfere with imperial
interests"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Teemer, the Oarsman, Going t.
Australia.

P%ITTsBURG, Dec. 30-John Teemer,
the oarsman, has entered into an agree
ment with Mr.. Reginald Laidley, of
Sidney, Australia, to visit that country
next spring and row two ace with
Beach. Mr.. Laidley promises him a
royal reception, innumerable presents
and immense winnings when he pays
the southern continent a visit.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
A Terrible Tragedy at Mt. Pleasant,
South Carolina.


CHARLESTON, S. c., Dec. 30.-At
Mt. Pleasant, a village neal this
city, to-day. . terrible tragedy was
enacted. L. Geretti. an Italian. was
beating his wife, when his brother S.
Geretti and James p. Colburn, a well
known insurance agent of this city
ilterfered in the woman's be-
half. The wife. with her four
little children, escaped from
the Infatuated husband who, lneensed
at the interference, crept up behind
Colburn and fred three shots at him,
one Of the balls lodging in the spine
and inhicting, what is thought to be, a
fatal wound. After shooting Colburn,
Geretti fled to his farm, about a
quarter of a mile distant, pursued by
the town marshal and a posse.
He locked himself up in his house and
the posse being unarmed, deied them
to arrest him. While his pursuers
were celebrating Gerctti placed the
muzzle Of his pistol in his mouth and
blew out his brains.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

M
Col. BENNETT in New Orleans
Picayune, says:
1t is estimated that in the United
States "there are 100000 persons
over ten years Of age who can neither
read nor write. This class produce
twenty-five times its proportion Of
paupers, and tea times its proportion
Of criminals, as compared with the
rest Of the population. 1t is estimated
that they furnish thirty per cent. more
than their proportions Of the drunk
ards of our land. II this is an argu-
ment in favor Of secular education, it
is still more an argument in favor Of
moral and religious education. Nearly
100000 Of these ignorant persons are
voters"
Woulu not the General and State
Governments make money and help
make the country thrifty by educating
these 2 100000 voters and 100000
people. Perhaps not more than a mil
lion and a half Of these voters are
buried in this heathenish ignorance.
What a difference if they had a plain
English education, and we're in posses
sion Of good industrial trainings be-
sides.
Ignorance at the ballot-box means
corruption and weakness in the Gov
eminent. 1t is like moths in the bee
hive, and rats in the corn crib. Igno
rant voters are the tools with which
demagogues corrupt Legislatures and
courts-the false keys by which they
enter the treasures of States and ma
lions. How can a nation have pnr,
government that spends yearly onl,
$~96,000,000 for schools, and $500, 900,
900 for liquors?
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Don't Want to Give England a Coal
ing Station.

LONDON, Dec. 30.--A dispatch from
Madrid says the Spanish government
is reluctant to grant England'S re-
ouest to be allowed to establish a coal
inc station in the Caroline Islands.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Arrested for a Brutal Mcrder COM
mitted Four Years Ago.

IlllIlCA HOAt S6l nov
SHOALS, IND, Dec. 30.-John b.
Archer, who is charged with the MUIR
der of John B. Bunch, four years ago,
was captured at the farm OF Leroy
Boyd, five miles south of Vincennes,
by a posse of a dozen men, and brought
to the Martin county Jail Tuesday by
Sheriff Podgett. David Craine, an
other of the gang, was also arrested
here and lodged in Jail. Both these
men state that Bunch was killed by
the Archer gang in July, 1882, because
he had aided a farm hand of his,
Marley, in escaping from the country.
1t seems that Marley had killed one of
the Archers in a row, when Marley
got away and the Archers set to work
to kill farmer Bunch for aiding Mar
ley to escape from their clutches.
Craine acknowledges that the Archers
compelled him to 60 to Bunche's house
and decoy Bunch out and then ordered
him to 60 home, which he did, and
the gang murdered Bunch and threw
him into the river. Jno. Archer con-
fessed that he was placed on watch
while the rest did the killing. 1t was
the most cold FLOODED killing ever com
mitted in this county. A large crowd
met Archer at the train and loud cries
OF chang him" were INDUCED in.
Archer and CRANE are badly fright.
ened and fear lynching.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
IA BIp suit Between Cattle Me

IA Big Suit Between Cattle Men.
OMAHA, NEB., Dec. 30.-The case of
Plummer, Jewett, Snyder and others,
Western Nebraska cattle men. against
the Rankin Cattle Company, has been.
occupying the attention of the United
States court for several days. The
amount involved is $4,000. Two
years ago, the Rankin Cattle Company
brought several thousand head Of cat
tie into Nebraska from Texas. A large
number of them were sold to cattle
companies near Brady Island, and
turned out to he fed upon the rangein
June, where native cattle herded. In
July the cattle on that range began to
die in large numbers. During the
months of July and August the
deaths numbered from four to forty a
day. The disease was a peculiar one
and for a long time balied veterinary
surgeons. Finally it was decided to be
Texas f3yer. 1t was claimed the disease
was bought by cattle importers from
Texas, which the native cattle caught.
On this ground damages were claimed.
The defense denied that the disease
was Texas fever, even if the nature OF
the disease was such as not to be rec
ognized and imported unknowingly.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

hURsERY TRNDERs.
NHov2I LEE RICHARDSON AGO
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01

DULDERs' HARDWARE-A FULL LINZ
~ 1s 81 as'"'''' FEE IKE RICHARDSON eca
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Rurned to Death In HIs House.

LooKPoRT, N. Y, Dec. 30.-Some
time after midnight this morning the
house of Justus Browns, a farmer, re-
siding two miles east of Wilson, N. Y,
was burned. MI. Browns family was
absent on a visit to a friend in Michi-
gan, and he was the sole occupant of
the house. This morning his neigh
boris were Mortified to find his skele-
ton, with the flesh nearly all burned
off, in the ashes and debris Of his
home.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
New Year Congratulations to EN-
peror William,

BERLIN. Dec. 90-Count Bismarck
is recovering from his recent attack of
neuralgia.
The cabinet ministers and chiefs of
government offices have united in
a congratulatory letter to the emperor
on the occasion Of the New Year.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01


HENRY WATTERsoN has been writ
ing his Impressions" Of President
Cleveland in the Louisville Courier
Journal. He says: There is more In
the President than his friends are won't
to allow, and be gains rather than loses
on acquaintance. His enemies fancy
they are saying a very severe thing
when they s%neeringly assert that he re-
CARDS himself as a man Of destiny who
thinks he has discovered the philoso-
piers stone, Yet why should he not?
Ills life reads like a leaf out Of q book
Of fairy tales. L wake up sometimes
In the night he saidt the other day, and,
seeing where / am, imagine it is all a
dream He has a deal Of craft Of the
wiser and better sort, and needs onlya
little more training to foot it with the
shrewdest Of the politicians whom be
affects to despise. He Isl good listen
er and a good talker. His most obvi-
Gus characteristics are. straightforward
ness and simplicity, both in speech and
bearing. He seems to be exceeding
frank; but to a closer observer these
appear to be outer aspects merely. He
is not a man of condolences or efu-
sions, is uncommonly s~elf-possessed
and self.contained, and emlts, on occa-
sion, a tough, dry humor, ready, rele-
want and illustrative. He is a won
drous worker. He has the poor mans
love of work and trust in work. He
wants to arm his days wages, and
there are some things which a Presi.
dent must do and ought to do which
go against his grain, because they
seem to be frivolous, belonging rather
to play than to work"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

With al our transportation facili-
siss our freight il still 20 bulky that
i % difleult 70 handle il ~ expedi-
1iousIy - nssd b. Ne better proof
q this can be made than that the
City Of Palstka 10 now making her
last trip to Nassau. She was placed
on the new run 70 supply . tempo
tsry deficiency, bat the Monticello
las fssnd il impossible to do the
work alone, aud our namesake will
again join her sonssrt between Pa
latks and Charleston. Manager
Toby prefers to let the trade be-
tween Jacksonville and Nassau suf-
tee rather than ours.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

was a necessity though twice the
number of splendid steamers now
ploughing our waters connected US
with the great south. In modern
DAYS ",ims is money" in such literal
sense that the expenditure of thous-
ands is justified if space can Do
brought nearer the grave which
the genius Of our century seems pre-
pairing for it.
The citizens of Sanford will vel
como the coming of this new factor
in her sver-increasing prosperity
With the same hsartiness rs did We.
4 company Of invited guests from
Jacksonville and Palatks will meet
their hosts of Sanford to exchange
the congratulations which spring like
living water from the hearts Of all,
and on Washington's birthday
will be forged new link in the
chain soon TO bind in one vast whole
. Florida whose geographical lines
will disappear save to excite in tho
breasts Of brothers, north, south,
east and west, a generous rivalry in
the same grand work. Of resuseita-
ton from the mistakes and strug-
giles Of the buried past. A palace
car laden with congratulations for
ourselves and the capitalists who
have completed this great work will
glide over the rails on the 22nd !;
soon the came rails will be burdensd
by the merchandise needed by those
who will now become our neigh
bors in a new and nearer sense, as
we'll a. by the tons upon tons of fra
grant frui. and spicy wealth given
up BY the bouuteous land At the
demand Of less favored chimes. Let
the good work continue till the last
rail 10 laid and the last orange grove
aud pineapple plantation is placed
in easy roach of all our great mar
ksts and made quickly accessible to
the thousands of visitors who yearly
flood our state in search of sunshine,
health and rest.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

On Monday the asst ear - the
jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
Railway viii enter Sanford. Through
nentAs Of toil--sriunphing over
messy sbssaslss. the slsndsr bare Of
stssl have steadily lssgthsned till q
last the seeosd. stasios 10 reached,
and che distance 20 the metropolis
Of south FioYids 10 made lees by
nero than one half. They have
rsaehed over hill and dsls-seross
the b. Johns twice, and along milss
Of read and trssssl-vsys till at last
Sanford 10 bound BY grip OF
steel 70 Pslasks, Jacksonville and
Shs business Of the great world.
,7sTo stAs tosriss and the pleasure
seeker there wus no need of other
1ighvsy than our magnificent river;
- TIE 0aa Of business the railway
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21
Blood
Poison

had proAueed great holes in my back and
chest, and had removed all the hair on OF my
head. yet began to improve in . weeks
time. and the sores began to heal. ana were
entirely gone inside Of eight weeks.
WILL JOyEs, Porter. Union Pass, Depot.
Cisco. Texas. Julyl 3, 1885.
Sold by all druggists.
freak5ss % Blood and SKIN disease free.
a. - tn SWIFT eP0cTac o.,
nAvOS k4R @.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.

All persons-heirs, creditors and others
having claims or any nature Whatsoever,
against the estate Of William II. Wells de-
ceased. late of Putnam county. Florida. must
present the same, duly autheptica led, within
barred. and all persons indie bed 10 said estate
aRo requested to make immediate payment.
A J. BSACU,
AADinistratoP Of the HDtato Of
WiulR -. Well. 2Oo1Dno4
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

1D - I'm rA1A1RA roo1 OSRIon
~ G1o00D-CLA1o NAIL 0Ax1DA
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

0soe southern paPsfS VIE 'kusw
whssssf hey spsak" are giving
ssat - the idss. popular in many
lesalitiss, that the "meonshinsrs"
have sa1sssd ousrsgss from govern.
aset oAsisls - veil q psrpstratsd
then. Thsrs sssns TO Be no dispo-
sition to excuse the irrssulaRitiss
and crime incident to smuggling,
bet IN insistsnt desire to ees that
'ths under deg in the fight" be Civ
- fair play. A the New York
Gun says, Truth 10 better than SEN
eimeat."
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21

Per sal. at tn. PUTNAM PHARMACY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-21
THB TBLRPHOUD SUIT.

4 Subscriber asks for the true in
wafdnsss Of the 'sPsn- Electric Scan
1Al" Of which % much - made by
ssFtain New York papers. This
=. not be bssssr done than 10 the
esllsRing from Ne Philadelphia
TSass, one Of the msst independent,
sssslsss and ossspokss josrnsls in
the country:
A suit 70 81 aside government pat
ems for fraud can be maintained only by
che government. II il alleged and sup
Dorted BY direct testimony, that the
Bell Telephone patent was obtained by
corrupt collision with government OFF,
sials. Who thereby dsffaudsd Elisha
Gray out OF the patent 70 which he was
entitled.
Tho secretary cf the interior decided
ohas the evidence n che ease demanded
SeCsl proeesdings By the government to
- asids the Bill patent On the ground
- flaud. Ia accordance with that de-
slsiea Of the proper cabinet ofneer. the
aseoEney general rsfeFfed the matter to
- solicitor general, - il the regular
course OF bueinsD, and the solicitor has
employed ex-Senstor Thurman aud 9th
- 20 conduct the suit.
n the government suit shall b success
ful, It vill simply revoke the Bell patent
because born o. fraud, and give the pat
snt % Elisha Gray, OF it may settle the
tAet, - b alleged, that the principle
u the Telephone W. known and applied
before the claims Of either Bell or Gray,
b. Aeucci. Heiss and others, and that
sAers can b no monopoly BY any in its
uss. nsvoking the Boil patent and Civ.
ING Il to Gray, would not benefit the Pan
Electric corporation to the extsnt Of q
fasthins, and IL . patent should be re-
fused to oil. the public would profit mil
lions thsrsby without special advantage
- thsPan Escsxic q any other company.
In no aspect Of the cass il Attorney
0eoefal Garland directly Or remotely
inSesss6 - 10 the proposed proceedings
against the Boil Telephone corporation.
cd ~ assault upon him. without even
DRe1sading tosAow how he b intHesesd in
the inus. = simply al insult 70 the intel
lgence and honesty Of the American
pooplO.