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The Southern herald., 1886-01-16
Board Of Supervisors.


Or. Monday, January A, 1886
the Board of Supervisors of Amite
county, Miss, met at the court
house in Liberty.
Present
FW Stratton
HR Causey
HW Anders
CHI Bntler
AB Williams
Wv Robinson, Sheriff
II M Bates, Clerk
After subscribing to the oath OF
Office, F w Stratton was elected
President by acclamation.
Ordered, that P R Brewer is au-
thorized to publish in the Southern
Herald synopsis of the proceed
ings of the Board of Supervisors
for years 1886 and 1887, at $50 per
annum, payable quarterly; further
ordered, that the Southern Herald
is hereby declared the official organ
for publication Of all advertise
ments of this Board for years 1886
and 1887
The building of a bridge across
Dawson's creek let to F G Long
mire, in the sum Of $156
The building of bridge across
branch near Max Kan's, let to R
H Day, in the sum of $57 25
The following paupers were or
dered to remain upon the county,
and allowed the amount opposite
their names Der month:
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The ladies boarding hall at 0ber-
lin College, Ohio, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on the night of the
Sth, and $50 students were driven
out into a binding snow storm.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Mobile had a couple Of big fires
on the 9Th, which destroyed prop
erty to the amount of 100000. A
heavy gale of wind was blowing at
the time.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Seven convicts working on a
plantation near Starkville, in this
State, recently killed the guard
and made their escape.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Senators George aud Walthall
have been nominated for the U. s.
Senate by the Democratic members
of the Legislature of this State.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The lowest point reported by
the signal service, during the re-
cent cold spell, was at Minnidago,
on the Canadian Pacific Railway,
L and in Manitoba, where the ther-
mometer registered 80 degrees be-
I, low zeroI
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

rLottie Griffin, a colored woman,
who claimed to be over 100 years
old, died in Hannibal, Mo-, on the
7th. She has d daughter over 50
years of age.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Washington correspondence
of the Philadelphia Times says
that there is some doubt as to
whether Miss Lamar will make her
debut in Washington society this
winter. She is in mourning and
decidedly averse to the idea.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Allen. Of this State, and Till
man, Of South Carolina, are the
only members Of Congress who
served as privates in the Confed-
crate army during the war.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Ohio House of Represent
atives, which was Republican by a
small majority, unseated nine
Democratic Representatives, on
the 18th. The Legislature on joint
was very close, but this action will
elect Sherman.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

A bill is to be introduced in the
Legislature of this State for the es-
tablishment of home for INDECENT
manned Confederate soldiers.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The safe of the retiring treasurer
of Claiborne county was robbed OF
over 5000 at Port Gibson on the
sight of the 9Th. The safe was
kept In the .pOstofiiee, Of which
his wife Is postmistress, and bur-
glars entered at night and opened
It, Over $1,000 was in drawer in
the safe which the burglars failed
to discover.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Republican members of the
Ohio Legislature have nominated
John Sherman for U. S. Senator.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

In Rhode Island, voters who fail
to register by the first of January,
lose the right of suffrage for the
ensuing year.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

A $685. 900 fire occurred at Column
bus, in this State, on the night of
the 7th.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Col. Edmund Richardson, the
cotton King, died very suddenly
in Jackson on Monday night last.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

AT Grangeyills, La, recently,
Frank Thomas cut and wounded
John Lea.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

VIM. George, a colored preacher,
confined in the Jail at Lake Prov
idence, La, under sentence ol
death for murder, attempted to
burn the Jail, on the night of the
9Th, in order to make his escape,
but failed.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

DR., ]. C. Allen and Miss Lena
Watson were married in Green's
burg, La, recently.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

$4,000 is lost to this State every
year by the nOn-payment of the
poll tax.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The residence of Presiding Ell
der Noteworthy, Of the Meridian
District, was recently destroyed
by fire.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Negroes in large numbers are
leaving the Carolinas and Alabama
for Arkansas.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Democrats Of Ohio NOM
mated Thurman for U. S. Senator.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

/ 4
ical attention TO all inmates fol
year 1885, received and approved;
DR. Webb to- perform all surgical
operations that may be necessary,
at his own expense
Accounts allowed
No. 80. V w Robinson, conveying
Shelby Stokes, to Gloster, for
trial $12 90
33. M B Gillespy, repairs on
court house W
Adjourned
Wednesday, January 9th, Board
met. All the members present. Y
Ordered, that following named
public free schools be and the same
are hereby located for year 1885
District No. l = Liberty, Zion
Hill, New Zion, Riverside, Ander-
son Especially, Cold Spring, Holly
Grove, Fielder, white; and Liberty,
Hughes, Robinson, Parson Hill,
Oak Grove and Taplin, colored
District 2 - Centreville, Tolers,
Bethany Institute, Grange Insti-
tute, Unity Church, white; Jerusa-
lem, New Hope, Little Antioch,
Centreville, Beech Grove, colored.
District 3-Gallilee, Woodland,
UnionC Church, Merwin, CedarGrove
Enterprise, MountVernon, ,Gloster,
Kahnville, Oxford, white; Tatum,
Sharon, Star Hill, Antioch, Merwin,
Mount Nebo, Gloster, colored
District A. May, Pecan Tree,
Grange Hall, Gardner, Young (spe-
ciaD Butler Especially white; Pleas
ant Grove, Cockerham Chapel,
Spring Hill, Okolona, Alexander,
Tangipahoa, colored
District 5 - Webberville, Gills-
burg Institute, Travis, Wilson
Hall, Walls, Hurricane Creek, Cold
Water, Nick Travis, white; Europe
Bates, James Bryant, Harvey Pow
ell, Zion Hill, John Jackson, Abe
Taylor, colored. v
Commissioners appointed to lay
out road in district 2, reported,
commencing at south east corner
of NJ G Anderson's old field, run
ming through said old field to NJ G
Anderson's inclosed field, through
enclosed field to old road in said
enclosed field, thence on north side
of said old road to Clinton and
Centreville road, thence on to New
Centreville
The Sheriff ordered to summon
12 disinterested male free holders
of this county to view the premises
and inquire of the damages sustain
ed. by NJ G Anderson, Jr, wherein
he claims damages by reason Of
Board granting new public road
running through his lands, and
make report at next meeting Of
Board
l G Richmond appointed over
seer road 6, district 5, in place Of
J K P Tate
Petition o w P Gardner ct ais
for new public road, commencing
where road running from Bob Rob-
inson's to W P Gardner's crosses
Sugar road, following said road to
new cut road that leads to Gloster,
intersecting said Gloster road at 7
mile board; also to discontinue old
road from said cross road to Clos
ter, granted, and said new road
declared a public road
Bridge commissioners for 1886
District No. &c F Harrell, w
II Webb, D G Fielder
2-W w Jackson, I P Street, W
P Smith
ST J Berryhill, J F Mercer, R
w Anders
At J Hewitt, A W Wilson, L
B Wilson
81 NJ Newman, NJ M Mcdaniel,
M w Gordon
Accounts allowed
! No. "a. v w Robinson, removing
/ lunatic from asylum $3l OK
35. H M Bates, expressage
on records 2 II
36. F w Stratton, per diem Il 0C
H r Causey IL sc
H w Anders IL 0C
CT Butler Is sc
A B Williams 13 sc
| W Wy N a Of
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

MARKETs.-New Orleans, Janu-
ary 12.-Low middling cotton 81,
middlingS 11-16. Sugar 81. Mo-
lasses 81. Flour IS 25. Corn 46.
Pork s11 Is. Bacon, shoulders
nominal, clear sides 81. Lard g..
Hams 81. Coffee 81.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

The Prohibitionists have opened
the campaign in Vicksburg.
The Southern herald., 1886-01-16

Liberty lIina, January l8, lSse.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
c.1,r.,. Lssfptnr Cm,I,s

As | strolled about the place was followed
by large white SOW with litter of pigs,
grunting, squealing and roofing among the
graves.
There can BE- no excuse for this state of
things. The people of Virginia are not rich,
but they can certainly afford to build a
worm fence around that graveyard and if
they have not the money for headstones let
them at least drive the hogs out and SOW the
land with grass seed. 1t is quite certain that
i'll its present condition it is a disgrace to
Virginia and to her people, and the sight of
it should make every Virgnian hang his
head for very shame.
On rAe following day | saw at the ceme-
terry at Warrenton the m9lument which
commentaries the Confederate dead
1t is a marble shaft on a gran
ite base, and surmounted by a fe-
male figure, and is very creditable piece
of work 1t bears an inscription to the effect
that it was erected by 600 of Nirginias fair
daughters to commemorate the heroism of
her sons As an old Federal soldier | sym
pathize with the object, but [ confess that
while looking at it / thought OF that forlorn
city of the dead at Groveton and Of its neg
lected and disgraceful condition and it oc-
cure to me that it would have done far
more credit TO the judgment of Virginia's
daughters if they had invested por ion, at
least OF their money in fencing, 10 keep the
hogs from roofing among the graves of their
kinSmen. on the spot which was drenched
with their blood and which was the scene of
their valor, even if thereby It became neces-
sary To curtail the fair proportions of the
marble shaft on the hillside at Warrenton.
j. T.. RILEY 'Riue Coat
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10

Plnn White was a Vermont boy. whose,
teacher predicted his eminence as "A thief. In
the last twenty-five years he succeeded in
fleeing business men, gullible grangers and
confiding women out of 81 800. COO At least
this was the total of his robberies, made
known through the ineffective suits brought
against him. The full amount of his swind-
ling operations can never be known as his
victims were often ashamed to acknowledge
their losses through dealings with HIM
He first achieved national reputation in
1919, 1850 and 1851, when he netted S4O0. 600
in California gold dust swindles, and escaped
to Europe Between 1851 and 1879 he was
arrested four times in New York CITY, and
once, while in Jail there swndlcd the sheriff
out of $4,000 Subsequently, he opened
mammoth dry goods store III Kansas City,
No, and obtained frOnaastern dealers goods
valued at S375, 600, after selling which he
disappeared.
A list of his operations would fill a book
They covered the whoe country, and every
line of business. from poultry raising in
Texas to dealing in diamonds in New York
His offences were usually such as 10 render
him liable only to civil suit, and as he
squandered money as fast as he obtained it
the prosecutor rarely got any sat sfaction
He crossed the ocean some sixteen times to
escape arrest. He was a splendid conversa-
tionalist, and had frank, open way of tell
ing of his affairs which was wonderfully
effective i'll winning the confidence
of those upon whom he operated Ii
never could be discovered that he drank a
drop, gambled. or in fact had any bad
habits whatever. He hadsa way OF following
up his victims, instead of avoiding
them One instance will Illustrate this.
Thirty-fve years ago Mai Hall. of
New York, advanced $4,000 in checks
on Whites promise not to have them
cashed but to use them as collateral The
checks We're Immediately cashed and
although Maj. Hall sought redress in the
courts, Whites conduct was not liable to the
law. White disappeared. After an absence
of thirty years White came back to New
York in June 1881 He at once called upon
Maj. Hall at his house. told him he had made
an immense fortune, was repentent, and
came home on purpose to pay back the
$50, 900. Maj Hall was tnen 20 years old,
and he was so touched by the eloquence of
the prodigal sharper that he wept for joy
After paying several visits. White asked
Mai Hall for 81, 800 with which to liquidate
pressing debt saying that his capital was
so bound up temporarily that he could not
lay hold Of any money Mrs. Hall had made
s., 900 the previous winter keeping a board
ing house, and that sum, with $500 more
that he borrowed from customer, was
promptly handed over, with the usual re-
suit. White would have made a success of
any honorable occupation he might have
engaged in; but he was absolutely without
any moral susc ptibilities, and became un-
questionably one of the most polished vii
lains on record.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10


1t is DR.. Potters firm conviction and de-
iberate afirmance that society must be re
organized until it reflects the lessons of tho
Sermon on the Mount far more faithfully
than now. He recognizes and declares that
this cannot be done by almsgiving. He tells
the representatives of organized capital that
the fundamental doctrines of their political
economy have been tested by the touchstOne
of Christ's teachings and found wanting, and
that their vaunted principle of supply and
demand must be radically modified before
its relentless gives are immovably fastened
upon the lives and hopes of men,
But for the fundamental change in the re-
lations of employers and employed, which he
pronounces indispensable to the safety of
the state, DR.. Potter would recall the pulpit
to its duty and all public teachers to their
mission; he would set in motion every influ-
ence by which opinion can be leavened
through and through with that spirit of all
penetrating benignity and brotherhood
which ought to animate every honest fol
lower of Chris. With public opinion thus
inspired, no revolution would be needed to
bring about welcome change in the direc-
ton of equality insagrarian. economical and
social conditions. Legislation would speedily
obey the impulse of sympathy and kindness.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10

Finally the boy was discharged, and joined
his little companion in the street. and al
though closely watched, they euded their
followers A few days after the boy appeared
before the door of junk shop with two or
three cigar boxes and begged handful of
nails and the use of hammer speaking very
poor English. He was given the articles out
of sheer curiosity. With wonderful rapidly
he built up Il model stand from the cigar
boxes showing new idea of a boot blacking
stationary stGnd-eaSily constructed, a veri-
table piece of ingenuity for slowing away
materials, AMI affording conveniences never
seen before. Finishing his rude model, he
Went over TO the station where he hal been
imprisoned and demanded an audience of his
former keeper who admired the plan and
offered TO help him by sending him to
poor carpenter with card asking
his assistance. The carpenter, in his
way, was a bright fellow; he saw something
in it. and out IF "odds and ends" made half
a dozen stands-feeding the boy. who called
himself Beppo, and keeping him with him.
Thro gh good influence the stands were all
mtted to use i'll several prominent places,
one at the Atlas company's steamship pier
on North river. To-day the boy is partner
in bootDlacll stands with his friend the car
penter. and his twin sister is a regular daily
attendant at one of the public schools.
Beppo has a home poor in appearance, but
all the same home, and a rapidly mcreas-
ing business. Their stands are sent all over
the country, and at the New Orleans exposi-
tion they not only received honorable no
tice, but the patent was sold for several hun
dred dollars to a mechanic in that city.
There is but one other place in New York
city, and that is on Worth street, where this
industry is carried on, and that is in con-
nection with other stands for fruit selling,
etc Beppo conceived the idea OF
his timely industry while incarcerated
in the police station, and seeing the
officers boots BACKED; he also confessed to
his carpenter friend (whose name is sup
pressed at his requesb that he stole the
igar bo xes to make his model nf L. l.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
The Custom of the Hindoos.

The frequent invitations every woman re-
ceives to run in and spend the morning
with me" gives a forcible suggestion of how
little any one must have to do who can
afford to take the golden hours of the day
for social recreation. The Hin zoos have a
CUSTOM when detained too long by a prosy
or untimely visitor, of rising and saying
courteously, go. and come again" The
guest never thinks of resenting the decidedly
broad hint, but, receiving it in the spirit in
which it is offered, makes his adieu While
the introduction of this habit into America
may not be altogether practicable, it would
be well if the plea of pressing occupation
could be accepted by one woman from an
other in the same manner that similar ex-
cuses are exchanged between business men.
Christine Terhune Herrick in Philadelphia
Press.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
Lost, but Easily Found.

The chambermaid spilled paper Of taclls
Over the chamber floor;
And in picking them uD she was very lax
Over the chamber floor
And lots of them braced themse,v up in
the cracks,
And more of them lay on the broad of their
backs.
Pointing upward as stern as facts,
Over the chamber floor
The good man made his way in at night
Over the chamber floor;
His feet were loose though his head was
tight
Over the chamber floor
He left his boots on the lower fight.
And every tack that the maid did slight
He easily found without light
Over the chamber floor
indianapolis Journal
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
Keep on the Right side of the Dollar.

Keep on the Right side of the Dollar.
I've lived sixty years in this frislly old world,
An seen lots of changin' and turnin'
An fifty of them, by the sweat of nv brow,
NV bread an my butter been earnin.
An I've larned many things, in the way of
hard facts
q never was any great scholar.
An here's one for you: Whatever You do,
Young man-an' young woman, I'm warnin'
you. too
Keep on the right side of the dollar.
No matter how much you may want this or
that,
If YOU can't spare the money to buy it.
Don't run into debt, or you'll quickly regret
That you ever were tempted TO try If.
Though your clothes may be white at the
seams, an you find
Rough edges on cuffs an on collar,
Jest wait to get new till the same You can do
Young man-an' young woman, I'm warnin'
YOU, too
An keep on the right side of the dollar
Oh. the strifos an the troubles that would be,
like weeds.
Cut down in their pestient growin
An the blessin's, like beautiful flowers, that
folks
Tn their stead would be constantly sowin'l
Oh, the bones an the lives that wouldn't be
lost
If all this plain precept would foller
That Law down to you: Whatever YOU do.
Young man-an' young woma /, Tn warnin'
you, too
Keep on the right sile of the dollar.
-Harpar'S Bazar.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
CONFEDERATE DEAD OF MANASSAS.
rhe Neglected Cemetery Near Groveton,
Virginia.

rhe Neglected Cemetery Near Groveton,
Virginia.
special Correspondenrai
BoSToN, May "A Travellers through those
portions of the southern states which were the
fields of active operations during the late war,
will find among the chief points which attract
their attention the government cemeteries,
in which are inferred the remains of those ot
our soldiers who fell in defense of the Union,
generally located on some commanding emf
nence, prepared at great expense, system
atically arranged often beautifully adorned
AMI well taken care of by resident manager
and his staff of associates, i'll the pay of the
United States government
wonder how many think to ask them
selves, What became of the poor fellows
who fell on the other side-the Confederates!'
and so far as relates to those who died at or
near Manassas | will endeavor to answer the
question
In May and June of S3 | made a
pedestrian tour Trough "Old Virginia" and
while et1route from Centrevie to Warren
ton, and quite near Groveton, my attention
attracted by peculiar looking gateway
and fence. built of boards laid horizontally
and entirely different from the ordinary Vir-
ginia inclosure. The gate, also of wood, was
made in two parts and was spanned by
"a plain wooden arch surmountad' by final.
At this point the road passes through cut
about seven feet deep; and as there is not,
and never has been, any regular approach to
the gateway, it was necessary to climb the
bank to get to it. did this, and, passing
through found myself in what had been an
inclosure.
At first sight there is nothing to indicate
the character of the place, and it was only
after some time had elapsed that [ noticed
that | stood among graves, which | after
wards learned contained the remains of the
Confederate dead who fell in the battle of
Manassas, 1862.
Never has it been my lot to look upon a
more neglected spot The situation was one
well adapted to the purpose ridge extend
ing in from the road about 100 yards.
The fence extended along'the road for per-
haps 800 feet and this, with the exception of
the gateway, is in fair condition. The gates
however, each hung by single hinge; the
posts far out of perpendicular; the arch and
its final almost ready to fall; the fence in
the rear and much of that on the sides had
either entirely disappeared or lay rotting
upon the ground. The ground itself was so
completely covered with weeds and berry
bushes that | did not realize that | was
among the dead till l felt the graves with
my feet On inspection | founi that the
mounds We're in rows extending in from the
road at right angles, and through the center
row a broad pathway. tried to count the
rows and the number of graves in each. but
found it impracticable; but | should judge
there might be 800 or 900. One grave, and
only one, is marked with the name Of the oc-
cupant, the rest have no mark whatever. On
the one I speak of there is a very neat nisir-
bic headstone
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
The difference Between Them.

" am going to the seaside" said the milk
man, blithe and gay;
g For | love the ocean breezes, and love the
dashing spray;
Yes, | love the glorious sunset, love the
calm, and love the squall-
But / think | love the water, in my busi-
ness, best of all"
That's the difference between u.s. said the
grocer at his side,
" Though the ocean breeze is bracing, and
love the rolling tide;
Though L dearly love the billows, yet
can't forget the land,
And l think my young affection most is
centred in the sand lid Bits.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1886-06-10
WHAT SHALL | DO?

"What shall do lest life in silence passg"
And if it do.
Ard never prompt the way of no.sy brass
What need st thou rule:
RcmemLer aye the can deepS are mute:
The shadows roar:
Worth IS the ocean-iame the bruit
Along the shore.
~ Lat shall 10 TO he forever known"
Thy uuJy ever.
But this full ma Y did who sleep unknown. I"
Never, NJ, never:
Think st thou perthanye that they remain
unknown
Whom thou know st not,
By Ligher trumps OF heaven their praise is
blown
Divlne their lot
What shall do TO gaiE eternal life"
Discharge Alright
The simple dues with which each day is rife,
ca with thy might
Ere perfect scheme of action thou devise
Wi life be fed,
While he who ever acts as conscience cries
Shall live, though dead.
Schiller.