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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
mo. Picayune.l

The Improvement Committee,
which reported this bill, consists of
Senator Eustis, who is supported
on the Democratic side by George,
of Mississippi, and Cockrell, of
Missouri, and on the Republican
side by Van Wyck, of Nebraska,
Mitchell, Of Pennsylvania, Oullom.
of Illinois, Pike, of New Hamp.
shire, and of the seven only three
are men of any force of character.
Gov. Cullom, of Illinois, has been
fully occupied with his interstate
commerce bill. Gen. Van Wyck
is one of the strongest and most
Independent Republicans, but his
time is all taken up with the fight
against corporations, the land bus.
mess, and other varieties of fraud
which especially afflict the new
Territories aud adjacent States.
Judge George, of Mississippi, is
pretty much the only man on the
committee from whom the people
of the valley would expect a rea.
sonable knowledge of the subject
and careful consideration of their
interests, and until he is heard
from we shall not assume that he
has assented to this outrageous
bill to make the Borgne outlet,
which Cowden and his hackers
have for twenty years been advo.
eating as an engineering specific
for every disease of every part Of
the river. We are compelled to
assume that Van Wyck has been
overpersuaded and has indorsed
the bill through ignorance of its
real character, because he has
proved himself SO Independent, SO
serviceable to the people, and SO
utterly incapable of becoming the
instrument of jobbery that no less
assumption covers the case.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
PROHIBITION IN RALEIGH.

A Raleigh, N. O., special says:
Senator Colquitt, OF Georgia, al
dressed 1900 people last night at
Metropolitan Hall in favor of
prohibition. The election takes
place on the 7th Of June, and the
campaign is growing warm and
both sides are becoming aroused.
The turning point is the colored
vote, and the speaker told how
these people voted IN Atlanta for
the cause, and appealed to them in
order to make character and repu.
tation and earn homes to vote
against liquor. Several hundred
colored men were presenet. The
Senator then contended that prohi.
bition had benefited Atlanta and
Georgia in business point of view,
and said that the issue had come
to stay, and that IL would ultimate
ly carry throughout the United
States. He argued more money
would be obtained for education
If prohibition carries than under
license. He stated that lis OF
the t37 counties of Georgia have
prohibition, and that in no county
has it been repealed. He declared
that 1t prohibits in Georgia, and
that it would do so here. He quo
ted Mr.. Blaine as authority for the
statement as to Maine. He Ge-
claired if the church members
were all in favor of prohibition
il would carry the nation In a short
time. The speech was well re.
ceived and greatly strengthen
ed the prohibition cause. The
Senator goes from here TO Dur.
ham, where he speaks tomorrow,
and will reach Washington Mon.
day morning. The probibitionists
have organized distinct party in
this State and they propose to put
candidates in the field for all the
political offices to be filed this
year,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
Visitors to West Point.

The President has appointed the
following members as the Board of
Visitors to West Point for the
present year: Prof. w. G.. Sum-
ner, of Yale College, Conn. Hon.
Kemp P. Battle, L. l. D., Presl-
dent Of the University of North
Carolina; Mr.. Wilson s. Bissel, OF
New York; Gen. VIM. H. Blair, of
Pennsylvania; Gen. Geo. B. Cos.
by, Adjutant General Of Oalifor-
MIA; Gen. Francis T. Nichols, of
Louisiana; Col. Thos. o. Meteor.
yey, of Alabama.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
He Should BE Retired.

The Columbus Dispatch init.
mates that there might be a chance
for a Lowndes county man for
congress in cause the county can
unite on a man. We have no way OF
knowing, but somehow can't help
thinking that John Allen will be on
hand when the nomination is
made.-Meridian News.
No doubt he will, and probably
some other defeated candidates
will also be on hand. The truth is
Hon. J. NJ. Aliens course in Con-
gress has been so unsatisfactory
to majority of the people in the
first district that they are actively
seeking for a man to put in his
place. The opposition to him has
been brought about almost entirely
by his own indifference to the
wants of his constituents, his vote
against the River and Harbor bill
being the latest and most glaring
instance of this. The Tombigbee
river has been benefited cosid.
erabIy by congressional AID here
tofore anu ujust now both Columbus
and Aberdeen feel the need ofriv.
er competition in freight more than
ever before. Yet in the face oi
this necessity our representative
votes squarely against the meas
uref
If there is any reason why Mr..
Allen should not be relegated 70
the rear and a better man put in
his place next fall We wouId be
pleased 70 hcat { ceiuMbtit
DieuaIch.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

Col. VIM. B. Taylor, who for
many years has been an honored
and highly esteemed citizen of this
city, died at the residence of his
step-son, Mr.. Claude Winslow, in
West Jackson, on the morning OF
the 25th, and was laid to rest in
the city cemetary by Pearl Lodge
No. %, on the morning of the 26th,
Col. Taylor was at one time large.
ly engaged in planting in this vi
cinity, and afterwards conducted
a mercantile business in this city
A few years ago he went into bust
ness in Meridian, where he remain.
ed until aDout six months ago
when he returned to Jackson to
pass the remainder of an already
advanced life.-State Ledger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
Ancient Writing Material.

When the Prophet Ezekiel was
commanded to write about the city
Of Jerusalem, he was compelled
to write his account on smooth
tiles, aud we find fragments of
such tiles to this day. The heaps
of broken pots and crockery of all
sorts, which are now so abundant
in all Eastern towns, prove that
bits of smooth stone or tiles were
constantly used for this purpose.
The Island of Elephantine, on the
Nile, is said to have furnished
more than a hundred such speci.
mems. One of these is a soldiers
leave of absence, seribbled on q
fragment of an old vase. How
little those scnbes and account.
ants imagined the interest with
which their descendants would
one day treasure their rough
notes! Still quainter were the
writing materials of those ancient
Arabs who, before the time of Mo.
hammed, used to carve their an.
nails on the shoulder blades of
sheep. The "sheep chroniclesn
were strung together, aud thus
preserved. After awhile sleeps
bones were replaced by sleeps
skin, and the manufacture of parch.
ment was brought to such perfec.
tion as to place it among the re.
hnements ofart. We hear of vel.
lums that were tinted yellow, 9th.
ers white. Others were dyed of q
rich purple; and the writing there
on was in golden ink, with gold
borders and many colored decora-
tions. These precious manuscripts
were anointed with the oil of CO.
dar to preserve them from moths.
We hear Of one such in which the
name of Mohammed is adorned
with garlands of tulips and carna-
tions painted in vivid colors. Still
more precious was the silky paper
of the Persians, powdered with
gold aud silver dust, whereon were
painted rare illuminations; while
the book was perfumed with altar
OF roses or essence of sandalwood.
Ofth demand for writing material,
one may form some faint notion
from the vast manuscript libraries
of which records have been preser
we'd, as having been collected by
the caiiphs both of the East and
West, the former in Bagdad. the
latter in Andalusia, where ther,
were eighty great public libraries
besides that vast one at Cordova
We also hear OF private librarie
: such as that Of physician who dc
!. clined an invitation form the SuI
I tan of Bokhara, because the cal
y liage of his books would have r,
d quired 400 camels.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
POSTAL DIRECTIONS.


Al postage must be paid by
stamp.
Letters in the United States per
half ounce, 2 cents.
Drop letters, half ounce, | cent.
Registered letters, 10 cents and
proper postage.
Pamphlets, newspapers, maga-
zines, books, posters, etc. each c
ounce OF fraction, cent.
Printed cards, blanks, seeds,
merchandise, 1 cent per ounce.
All matter not at letter rates
must be prepaid in full, wrapped
so that it can be examined without
destroying she wrapper.
Liquids, poison, explosives and
other dangerous matter excluded.
Unpaid letters are sent to the
Dead Letter office. :.
Letters part paid forwarded, bal.
anee collected of the receiver.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
Mississippi River Commission.

st. Louis, May 29.-The Board
of Directors and the Mississippi
River improvement Committee OF
the merchants exchange of this
city sent a telegram to Senator
Vest yesterday embodying a peti
tion to the Senate, asking that the
Mississippi River Commission be
continued in charge of the I'm
provement Of the Mississippi river
at least until the result Of the
work commenced al Plum Point,
Lake Providence and other places
which has already been of great
a'f 10 the naFizaaon of The
river, can DO fully d6monstratcd4
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
TIE COHDEx JOB.
Times -Democrat.I

The fact that the Senate Com
mittee on the Improvement of the
Mississippi, of which Senator Van
Wyck is chairman, should have
allowed itself to be led into re.
porting favorably Cowden's outlet
scheme has created both surprise
and indignation among the people
of the Mississippi Valley. The Sc
cret history of this new move is
enough to intensity this feeling of
indignation.
The Cowden job has been so re
peatedly and fully exposed by the
press that the committees having
charge of the river and harbor i'm.
provement have ceased to pay any
attention whatever to it, and it
has been regarded as dead. II
had received no support from any
eminent engineer. it had no back
ing in Congress or among the peo.
Pile, and was universally deemed a
wild, cranky plan unworthy of So
rious consideration.
1t became known some months
ago that certain prominent New
York politicians who claimed to
be very near the President and to
have very intimate relations with
him, had come forward and Sc.
cured a controlling lnterestin this
job at q time when Cowden con.
sidered it as dead, and that they
proposed to revive it and work it
through Congress, thanks to their
political influence and the alleged
personal friendship of the Presi.
dent.
The Senate Committee has un.
fortunately'lent itself to this job
and reported the Cowden bill,
practically in the language of that
gentleman himself. There is the
same story, the same words indeed
about the commerce of New Or
leans, the Jetties, outlets, etc. 1,
is Cowden himself speaking, and
enunciating his absurd theories
through a committee of the United
States Senate.
1t is strange that a Senate Com
mittee should indorse a scheme
like this without any proper inqul
ry or Investigation of it, and tha
1t should revive this dangerous
project, which the country hat
hoped, was laid away at rest for
ever.
We hope that when the Senat,
Committee finds out what 1t ha
done, revived a dead and crank.
scheme, played into the hands o
: a coterie of New York politicians
!. who are seeking through their pc
litical influence to rush through
an unpopular measure, aud threat
ened to close the Mississippi ant
destroy the commerce Of the val
ley, they will promptly lay asid
this bill that they were deceive,
into indorsing. ff rI'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
The Indian Fight And The Big Ball
Play.
Forest Register.I

f0rest Register.
The great Indian Ball Play came
of last Saturday, sure enough,
near Beach Springs, Neshoba
county, in which more than sew.
enty five red men engaged. 1t
was thought that there were more
than two hundred Indians on the
ground including women and ehil.
dren. The tribes playing were
the Bogueehittos and Turkey
Creeks.
We were told that the Turkey
Creeks had been victorious in
several contests before, and that
in consequence, much bad blood
had been generated which, at this
gathering of the tribes, eliminated
in huge fight with clubs in which
about one hundred and fifty en-
gagged. Clubs, seemingly prepared
for the occasion, principally Per.
simmon growth, taken from the
old field at hand, about two feet
long and one and half to two
inches in diameter, each being a
deadly weapon, were hurled each
at the other from one end of the
line of battle to the other. The
fierce savage struggle continued
for some minutes, the mean while,
the squaws eagerly, detiantly and
bravely carried armfuls of weap-
ons to their husbands, brothers,
friends and sweethearts, aud some
times took a shot themselves when
in reach. One beautiful Turkey
Creek girl Of about twenty years
of age with an armfull of clubs, en-.
route to her lover, passed near q
stalwart Boguecbitto warrior who
observing her mission, sent flying
at her a club that would have
killed an OK. But she was on the
alert and being active and quick
as lightning she lodged his mis-
sile and probably saved her life,
whereupon in twinkling, she put
her great turn upon the ground,
selected a good stick aud with de.
flant step approached her enemy
to within about twenty feet and
gave him a broadside angling
across the chest, blistering his
naked skin. Hurt and infuriated
he fought more vigorously little
further away on his line of battle
from this brave girl.
: While the air was filed with
clubs and the battle was raging
at its height, some sensationalis
gave to an Indian a pistol with {
blank cartridge, who had beer
, hurt and taking deliberate aim
, fired twice. The report of th,
pistol caused a general stamped
, of white folks and spectators
many of whom were ladies.
At an opportune moment. MI
, Oscar Williams enlisted and led
few other white men and rushe
between the savage combatant'
although the shower of clubs wa
still raging, and succeeded i
O stopping the bloodshed, brutalit
and cruelty which in few mir
utes more would have resulted /
butchery and death.
The fight over and peace meal
ures adopted, and the bettin
a completed, the play began !
It good earnest, a description {
r. which is beyond the power of ou
Q pen.
# Suffice to say 1t was a hot col
k test and resulted in bare victor
t, for the Boguchittos.
o The whole day was one of o.
>. citement and interest to this wri
!, er, because it was the first we ha
d ever seen, and we have now com
s to the conclusion that, howeve
G much Robinson's Circus may hav
e been appreciated, it is not a eli
Q cumstance to an Indian fight an
% Ball Play.
a
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
Delta Land Agency.
eREExyILLE, MISSISSIPPI,

win hereafter devote my entire at
tention and labor to the purchase and
location of lands for those desiring to
settle or invest in the Yazoo-Delta. |
am familiar with the lands throughout
this section of the State and win an4
swer all correspondence, furnish any
information, or make any examination
and location of lands desired. Planta-
tions also bought. sold and leased.
@. NJ. HELM,
Real Estate Agent and Civil Engineer
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
ms. 4rH DISTRICT
rRT CALENDAR, 1856.

snty-Begins on the lst
yl Of March and October
msy continue 6 judicial
1Irnty-BegiRs on the End
.rch 18th day. and October
d may continue Is judicial
1nty-Begins on the Srd
HE Ind Monday Of March
il October Nov. Let. and
Ms judicial days.
bunty-Begins on the 9th
The End Monday Of March
Id October NOV. 22ndl,
hue IL judicial days.
county-Begins on the Sth
he 2nd Monday of March
October (Dee. 6th), and
10 judicial days.
llnty-Begins on the 18th
lhe md Monday of March
October january 10th,
continue Il judicial days.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

The samuel j. Randalp Associa-
ton, of Philadelphia, has expunged
the name of the protectionist from
it's title. The Association believes
that the Morrison Bill embodies
the cardinal principles of the
Democratic party, and that the
Hon. gentleman with his treacher.
ours hostility to that measure Of
reformihnota friend Of Uemccra-
cy.-ExchaDge.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
Methodist Church
Prashxtarian Chnreh

Preaching at n a IN, and Tp m every sun
LAY. Pray meeting every Wednesday night
sunday school, $50. T. NJ standifer, Pastor.
". X rrigg, supt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

Corner Davis and Poplar Streets.
Preaching every SUNDAY at II a m. and SOP.
m Prayer Meeting Tuesday, ut .30p. m. Con-
ference lst Sunday OF each mouth, at u m, The
Lords supper, 2a sunday Qf each Qnarler, at II
m The Ladies meeting, fhufsdAy, ut Z .. m
sunday school, O''hi a. m. h. n. King, Pastor
X. n Campbell, superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

Preaching at n a M and IN m every sunday
Communion lst sunday In February, May, Au-
gust and November fmyer-meeiing every
Wednesday night. : Archer Pastor. SUNDAY
school at9H Sam. Brown sup.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

Regular morning service At a. IN Evening
service, p. M. every sunday. Communion
FIRST sunday In each month VIM Cros.
Rector. Sabbath-schobl at go a. m. VIM
Gross, superintendent
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

We cordially endorse the good
things said Of Capt John W. Few.
ell by the Meridian News, He is'
trne and noble, and we are willing
to support him-when Singleton
dies,-Forest Register.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
81. Joseph Catholic Church
81, Jnmes Eui.oopal Chu+eb

High Mass at 10 O'Clock a. m and Nsspsts al
every Sunday tea M = {. Bohmeft Pastor
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05

The CHIMPANzEE. - Masslca
hardly obeyed any one except
Schopf, the director of the gar
dens, and when in coed humor she
would sit on bis knee and put her
muscular arms round his neck
with a caressing gesture. But,
in spite of this, he was never quite
secure from her rougish tricks.
She was able to use a spoon,
though somewhat awkardly, and
she could pour from larger vessels
into smaller ones without spilling
the liquor. If she was left alone
for any time she tried to open the
lock of her cage, and she once
succeeded in doing SO, but on that
occasion she stole the key. 1t
was kept hanging on the wall, and
she, observing it, took it down,
hid it in her armpit, and crept qui.
etly back to her cage. When the
occasion served her purpose, with
the key she easily opened the lock
and walked out. She also knew
how to use a gimlet, to wiring out
wet clothes, and to blow her nose
with q handkerchief. If allowed
to do so she would draw off the
keepers boots, then scramble
with them up to some place ont of
reach, and, when he asked for
them, throw them at bis head.
She died of consumption. When
her illness began she became apa-
thetic, and looked about with a
vacant, unobservant stare. just
before her death she put her arms
round Schopfs neck when he
came to visit her, looked at him
placidly, kissed him three times,
stretched cut her hand to him, and
died.-Chamber's Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
A War Relic From the SoHth-HhO
Can Identify IL.
Editor vicksbnrg Post

Editor Vicksbnrg Post:
In the month of March, 1868,
some Union soldiers captured q
building that was used as Mason
ic Lodge room. One of the sol
diers "eonfiscated" the Lodge BIZ
BILE, a handsome volume of "royal
octave" size, bound in dark green
morocco and gilt edged. He man
aged to keep possession of the
book till he returned to his home
in Northern Wisconsin, where he
gave it to his wife who, in turn,
gave it to her aged mother.
A few days ago 1 was In Wis.
consin, and CHANGING to call at the
house of the old lady who had the
book in possession, | saw it. BY
using some persuasion, and by in
curing little expense, | got the
old Lodge bible into my hands.
1t contains some inscriptions in
writing, which | give herewith,
only leaving names and dates
blank. If any reader of this arti.
Gle can correctly iii the blanks,
and send the completed inscrip-
ton to me, he will thereby identi-
fy the book. As matter of fra
ternal duty, shall be glad to send
it to the rightful owner. On one
Of the fyleaves is the following
belongs to Lodge No."
On another fiyleaf is the follow
ing inscription in the handwriting
Of the soldier who carried off the
book:
"Confscated, March 9th, 1868,
out of Lodge of Free Masons
on the premises of Col. -, lOC
miles above Vicksburg, in the
State of Mississippi"
In the center of the book is the
usual "Family Record.n On one
page Of this is the following entry
lodge, No. Dispensatior
granted mo datel Charter grant
ed" (no date.)
On another page of the "Re
cord" IS the following mortuary
minute:
"Rev departed this lif'
on = TIL, 1S-,and was attend
ed at the grave by his brethren
and inferred with Masonic Honors
on the TIL, 1872
Though twenty.three years hav
passed away since the abov
named incident occurred, some Q
the former members of -Lodg
must still be living. Throug
some one of them, or through th
Grand Lodge of Mississippi, &
Lodge is defunctD hope to b
told to what destination | shoul
send the good old book. 1t ha
had some rough usage since it le
the Lodge room in 1868. 1t
somewhat soiled, and the bindin
is slightly loosened, but the boo
, is still complete.
Any one writing me on this ma
, ter will please address.
Rrv. GEO. CASE, DeSota, Mo.
Will Southern papers pleas
copy.
1t Is probable that this relic b
} longed to old Princeton Lodge
!. in the lower end of this county.
, The CHIMPANzEE = Massi'
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-06-05
. Court for Southern Dis.
I'd of MIssissipni
|NTY OFFICIALS.

THE BOARD or srrEnvisoRs.
pct, Thos Worthington
|strict, Jno w Scott
rict, (Pres.) N Goldstein
4trict, S II Swain
|ict, Jno 7 Casey
(torney, j M Jayne
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|1,rene Court

preue Court
Supreme Court-Com-
e LIST Mondays of April
y.
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Orders from transient customers. yer.
bal or written, for job work. advertising,
or subscription, must be accompanied BY
the cash. Accounts Of regulaf ehsto-
mers due and presented the lst OF each
month.
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etings are held by the
ervisors as follows: Bien-
hday of January to elect
issioners. Annually first
ch, to receive Tax-Collec-
delinquent and insolvent
y Of August to receive and
Assessment Roll ; LIST non-
ember to levy taxes I'd
cember to pass upon the
rsonal and poll list ; and on
ext succeeding each term 9
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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SluHed under this head. due on or before
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kCERY COURT.

bunty-Begins on the lst
IN and October, and may
lcial days.
county-Begins on the I'd
Hi and October, and may
dicial days.
nty = Begins on the LIST
! and December, and may
dicial days.
Dunty-Begins on the Sd
and November, and may
dicial days.
ounty--Begins on the lst
! and November, and may
licial days.
nnty-Begins on the 2nd
e and December, and may
|icial days.