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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
adopted, and the bill passed and goes
back to the house for concurrence.
HOUsE-TUEspAY MORNTNe.

Bills passed: To incorporate the
New York, Mexican & Air Line Rail-
road Company; to authorize the con-
solidation Of the Louisville, New Or
leans & Texas Railway Company with
the Memphis & New Orleans Com
pany; to provide an efficient remedy
for the exercise of right of eminent
domain; to incorporate the Meridian
Gas Light Company; to Sc
cure uniformity in printing the
acts Of the Legislature; for the new
enumeration of educable children Of
Lincoln county; to amend the charter
of the Port Gibson Female College;
act in relation to the competency of
witnesses; to amend the charters of
Durant and Walden; to amend section
lll2, in relation to selling liquors;
resolution instructing the district at.
torney to proceed against delinquent
sleeping car and railroads in the State
for taxes cue.
Act to amend chapter 8 section 433
of the code, SO far as relates to salaries
of district attorneys was killed.
Acc for the abatement of
the liquidatiDg levee tax and
the Emmett bank tax in the
late liquidating levee district was in
definitely postponed.
HoUsE--EvENING SESSION.
Act to fix the time for holding court
in Sunfower county; passed.
Act to provide for the trial of Grim
inal cases in certain counties in the
fourth judicial district, in which the
Judge has been counsel; passed.
Act to permit chancellors to take on
submission and decide cases in vaca-
tion; passed.
Act to reduce the expenses Of courts
in Warren county; passed.
Act in relation to the Planters Cot
ton Association; passed.
Act for the relief of r. f. Beck, late
sheriff Of Warren county; passed.
Act to repeal section four of the act
to regulate the sale of swamp lands;
passed.
The bill to salary district attorneys
failed to pass.
The swamp and overflowed land bill
reported by the special committee, Of
which DR.. j. r. S. Pitts, Of Wayne
was chairman, cancels over thirty-twC
thousand acres in Wayne county, an(
provides like proceedings in the State
wherever fraudulent entries have beer
made by any syndicates who have
heretofore made fraudulent entries
the same to be cancelled, and prevents
fraud In the entries Of lands in future
in this State. Under the operations
of this bill, It is estimated that over
two hundred thousand acres Of land
will be restored to the State.
The prospects are now fair for an
adjournment Thursday, as both houses
are about up with the work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
THE PENSION OFFICE.

Proceedings Before the COMMITTEES
Investigating DudIeys' AdminIe-
tration Of the Office.
WASHINGTON, March II The SEN
ate committee on the expenditures Of
public monies continued It's inyeski-
cation Of The charges mand By Com-
missioner Black, with regard ID The
official acts Of bis predecessors. Com
missioner Black again occupied the
witness chair,
Senator Harrison read from the
records Of the last meeting a question
which he then addressed To the con.
missioner, asking whether Ne could
produce the names and numbers
in any claims In which had
been allowed or rejected By his
predecessors on account Of the politics
Of the claimant He asked IL the COM
missioner was able to give the In
formation.
Commissioner Black am not pre-
pared this morning. Mr.. Senator, to
give those numbers"
Question Cant you give any case,
any name and no numbeTsp'
Answer-"I win be able to present
to the committee a number OF cases.
but have been very much engaged )
not only with current business Of the
Office, but the preparation Of the data
relating to the direct line Of the inves-
tigation pursued at the meeting. and
have not thoroughly prepared myself
to present the cases Of which you
speak. | have so much material on
hand, and SO much was called for that
/ thought the whole Of this session
would probably be taken up In com.
pleting that line of investigation in
stituted at the irst meeting relating to
the operations of the Office.
A spirited but courteous colloquy
ensued between Senator Harrison and
Commissioner Black. The senator
called attention to the fact that The in-
quiry which he had repeated to-day
was the FIRST one asked at the former
meeting. and as 1t was based on the
part Of the commissioners report
which had given rise to the inyestlga-
ton, it was the most important matter
to be considered. He repeated bis
question in various forms, asking If the
commissioner was able to give the com
mittee the name or number Of any sin
/ gle claim which had been allowed on re-
jected on accountof the politics of tht
claimant; whether the commissioner
had any such case or cases In mind
when he wrote his report; whether hI
had examined the files In any case ant
II So, how many, to ascertain whether
allegations In bis report were justified
The commissioner replied Id substanc.
that hewould be able TO give the com
mittee abundance Of evidence ia SUP.
| port Of the allegations made in bis Re.
port. but he preferred to do 1t from
the files Of the Office.
Information had come tc him from
great number OF sources, from afIi
iavits made BY claimants, which had
gone into the files Of the once and
otherwise, which had led him to the
conclusions stated in his report. He
had examined the fles to d certain
extent, but had gathered general
knowledge on the subject from OtheI
sources.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
1t is Expected An Attempt VIII Be
Made to Move Freight Trains.


Made to Move Freight Trains.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March l6.-Hopes
for settlement Of the strike on the
Gould southwest system seems no
nearer realization this morning than
they have since the Knights laid down
their tools and ceased work. The
effect Of the injunction recently grant
ed restraining the strikers from tres
passing upon the company's property
or interfering with their efforts to
move freight trains have not had the
desired effect upon suburban traffic, at
least, for as soon as the trains pass
through the yards in the city they are
met by the strikers, who either prevail
upon the engineer and fireman to leave
their engines, or else they side-track
the train. The company seems power
less to hinder this, for, however care
fully they may guard their trains,
while in the depot or yards, 1t Is evil
dently impossible for them to extend
the guard any further along the tracks.
The fact that the company did not at
tempt to start freight trains is explain
ed by the desire to conform to all legal
requirements before making the effort
to this end. Judge PARTS, the general
attorney Of the road, made a formal
application yesterday for police protec-
tion, and it is expected an attempt to
move freight trains will be made to-
day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Nominations for Municipal offices
at Yazoo City.

Nominations for Municipal offices
at Yazoo City.
Special to Commercial Herald.
YAzoo CITY, MISS, March 1.-THE
city Democracy met in convention
last night at their house and nomi'
mated G. H. Williams. for mayor; I. q.
Phipps, assessor, and D. j. Dunn, for
city treasurer, the last two having no
Opposition. The nomination for mayor
was poorly contested. G. H. Williams.
j. e. Everett, T. P. Campbell, and
Henry Holder, were the contestants,
which finally narrowing down to close
quarters between Messrs. Williams and
Everett. For vacancies Of aldermen,
Messrs. Owen, Brown and j. Trem-
perce we're nominated from the first,
and E. Swain and Jas. Barksdale from
the second ward
To-day is the first real touch OF
balmy spring, and the heart of the
farmer takes on fresh hope. The sea-
son thus far has been inauSpicious for
planting operations.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

The House Passes the Bill Making
the Governor Ineligible for a Sec
ond Term.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, March 16.-The house to-
day, by vote of forty-six to sixteen.
passed the bill making the governor in,
eligible for second term; as it is late
in the session it is questionable if the
bill is considered by the senate. ana if
it is, the Genate's action is doubtful, as
it favors a constitutional convention
and this bill removes one Of the strong.
est arguments advanced in its favor.
Members of the house voted against it
on this account.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
The State Tax Levy Fixed at Three
and Half Mills.

The State Tax Levy Fixed at Three
and Half Mills.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Miss, March 1.-THE
ways and means committee of the
house last night reported bill increaS-
ing the State tax levy from two and
a half to four mills, half mill of this
amount being levied toprovide for the
ayment of the five hundred thousand
ollar bonds soon to be issued. After
considerable discussion the bill was
amended SO as to make the levee only
three and a half mills. The senate has
agreed to the measure, but there is a
hitch in it somewhere which a con-
ference committee is now trying to
adjust. The senate has also made
several amendments to the bill of the
ways and means committee regarding
license taxes. This matter has also
been referred to a conference commit
tee, as has the senate's amendment to
reduce the salary of adjutant general
to $50 per annum. From present
prospects the legislature will adjourn
tomorrow.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
"a Youne LADY KIIls Her seduoar

A Young Lady Kills Her Seduoer.
MEMPHIS, March l7.-At s o'clock
tonight Emma Norman, d young lady.
twenty-one years Of age, shot and
killed Henry Arnold, proprietor Of a
grocery store az No. l09 Beal street.
Arnold seduced Miss Norman, about
eighteen months ago and has made Re.
peated promises to marry her. Five
weeks ago he married Miss Nellie
Kiley, another young lady, and to-
night, while standing in front OF his
store door, was shot through the heart
by Miss Norman, who approached him
from behind. Miss Norman resides
eight miles in the country and came to
town this afternoon for the express
purpose Of killing her seducer and the
father Of her child. Miss Norman
was arrested and locked up. She *.
presses great satisfaction at the fatal
result Of her shot. The weapon used
was a Smith 8 Wesaon thirty.eight
calibre, FIVE shooter. Only one shot
was fred.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

A Bloody Deed Near CarrolIton -
Ten Men Shot Dead and Three
More Wounded.
Special to Commercial Herald.
GRENADA, March 17.-News OF a
terrible tragedy was enacted at Car
rollton, an Interior town, twenty-four
miles southwest of Grenada, was re-
ceived here this evening. Fifty men
rode in town and repaired to the court
house, where thirteen negroes were
awaiting for a trial to commence.
When the white men walked in they
shot ten Of them dead and mortally
wounded the other three. 1t grew
out Of an attempted assassination Of
Jas. Liddell, a prominent citizen, who
was shot and seriously wounded by
these negroes sever al weeks since.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
DR.. Rice IReappoInted and Con-
flrmed.
Special to the Commercial Herald.
Neither branch Of the legislature
did much work to-day.


HOUSE.
Act to provide for amendments in
criminal proceedings In regard to ap-
peals from justices courts, passed by
both houses.
Act for the relief of the town of
Rolling Fork, was indefinitely post.
poned.
Hon. Press Graves, Of Leake, intro
duced some very complimentary reso-
lutions to Speaker Sharpe and other
officers of the house, which were
unanimously adopted.
Both houses have been engaged
principally during the day In trying
to adjust the differences on the ways
and means and the appropriation bills.
Bills approved by the govern
or: To make the Office of
cotton weigher elective in
Choctaw and Oktibbeha counties; to
fix the amount Of privilege to he col
lected on boats navigating Pearl river;
to authorize the board of supervisors
of Sunhower county, and the auditor
to make certain compromises; to au-
thorize the board Of supervisors Of
Bolivar county to employ civil engi-
neer; for the relief Of 9. H. Mcleod,
sheriff Of Sunfower county.
The governor reappointed DR.. G. A,
Rice, superintendent of the East Mis-
sissippi Insane Asylum, and sent his
name back to the senate to-day. He
was confirmed, as his many friends
will be glad to learn.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Supreme Court Decisions.

JACKSON, MISS. March l5.-Saucier
VS.. Amare; Sullivan VS.. Lafayette
county; Hitchler vs.. Citizens Bank of
Louisiana; Learned VS.. Hunt; Davis
VS.. Davis; Hoskins VS.. Baily & Pond
were affirmed.
Wilson vs.. New Orleans u North
eastern railroad; Williamson VS.. VIII
cox; Mitchell VS.. Louisville u Nash
vile railroad, and Loftin VS.. State
were reversed and remanded.
Hyman VS.. Stalker & Co. was re-
Yersed and bill dismissed.
!. Adams VS.. Officers Of Court was re-
versed and proceeding dismissed.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
APoIloe official Shot.

RICHMOND, Va, March 17.-Pollce
Sergeant Brooks was shot early this
morning just before the fast mail train
left for the north, while attempting to
arrest burglar, who was trying to
board the train, The burglar had been
discovered attempting to blow open a
safe Of Herman Schmidt, a grocer, and
was traced to the depot. He escaped
after shooting Brooks and exchanging
several shots with another officer,
Brooks wound is very severe, but is
not believed to be fatal.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
What Mr.. OIadstone's Irish Scheme
Will Cost.

LONDON, March 15.--The Pail Mall
Gazette processes authority for saying
that the statements Of the Times and
Standard that Mr.. Gladstone's Irish
appropriation scheme contemplates an
outlay Of e2O0,000,000, are ridiculous,
and that the sum which Mr.. Gladstone
calculates necessary to buy out all the
present landlords Of ireland is much
nearer el0O,O0O,0OO than 100000, 600.
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain, president
of the local government board, de-
clares that the reports IN circulation
that he intends to resign his seat In
cabinet, "are all nioonshine."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
increasing the Penslon OF Widows
and Others.

WASHINGTON, March 16.-The SEN
ate this evening passed the bill to In
crease the pensions Of the widows and
dependent relatives from eight to
twelve dollars q month. The bill was
passed as 1t came from the house and
now only requires the signature Of the
president to become q law.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Arrest Of Two Parties Charged
With the Express Robbery,

With the Express Robbery.
CHICAGO, March 15.-News has just
reached Chicago that two men. sus-
pected Of being two Of the principals
In Saturdays express robbery and
murder on the Rock Island railway,
are under arrest near Joliet. The re-
port is that on Saturday afternoon
three men went to farm house a few
miles from Joliet and asked to obtain
work. The farmer engaged the men,
but thinking their actions and appear
ance suspicious, kept a close watch on
them and seat v ord to the authorities
One Of the men got wind Of the farm.
er's suspicious and disappeared, but
the other two are now under arrest.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
a MANN hIa COTTON Flrm AssIgns.

A Memp his Cotton Firm Assigns
MEMPHIS, March lev. B. Gal
breath & Co., cotton factors, No. II,
Union street, made an assignment this
morning; liabilities $763,000; assets,i in
cluding two plantations, an interest in
three hundred bales Of cotton and
book accounts, aggregate $lOl ,OOO
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
SENATE,

JACKSON, Miss, March 16.-The
time Of thesenate was consumed in the
consideration Of an act to make appro-
priations. The bill, with the amend
ments recommended by the finance
committee, with slight changes, were
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
st. PatrIck's Day in London.

St. Patrlck's Day In London.
LONDON, March IA banquet in
honor Of st. Patrick's day was given
at the Connor street hotel this after
noon. There were ,2,500 guests, in
cluding Earl Ashburnham, and many
Parnellite members Of parliament.
Many kilograms were read, expressing
confidence in Mr.. Parnell and
the Irish commoners. Mr.. E. Dwyer
Gray, who presided, regretted the alb
sence Of Mr.. Parnell, who was unwell.
Amid great enthusiasm he proposed
the toast "Ireland, nation" adding
that II ever a race on theface of the
globe had proved its right to
nationhood, the Irish had done
so. In spite of centuries Of bit
ter struggle, unparalleled sacrifices
and unequalled sufferings, Irishmen
had shown that they were determined
to obtain the rights Of a nation, and
never was their determination strong
er than now. He hoped that before
long Mr.. Gladstone would be enabled
to solve the problem. Irishmen wished
to legislate for themselves In their OWE
country, and would gladly accept any
measure giving them that privilege
thus beneitting both countries, In
stead Of endangerlng the empire.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

THos. A. EDISON has filed an appll-
cation for a patent for his invention
for telegraphing from . moving train.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

The Situation Mlsrepresented--
A Circular by the United States
Marshal
MARSHALL, TEXAS, March 16.--The
train from New Orleans yesterday
brought thirty men, some Of whom
were mechanics to 60 to work in the
shops. They we're marched to the
superintendent's Office and sworn to
protect themselves and the company's
property; they. were then marched to
the shops. The occupation Of each was
ascertained and enrolled, and numbers
assigned to them. Then they dined at
the company's expense. The men
were told before leaving New Orleans
that everything was quiet and that no
strike existed; and that they were
wanted to Oil the places Of men that
quit work. They claim that they were
deceived and that the situation misre-
presented to them and as soon as
they saw the condition Of affairs they
refused to work, and are now quarterd
among the strikers. The strikers Of
course were jubilant over the walk out
Of the new men.
U. S. Marshal Reagan has issued the
following circular:
MARSHALL, TEX, March 10th, 1885.
To all parties who are not in the employ Of the
Texas Pacific railroad Company.
You are hereby notified to keep off
the grounds occupied by the yards and
shops Of said company in Marshall,
unless they have business with the U
s. marshal or officials Of the railroad.
r. B. REAGAN.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Attempt at Robbery.

LOUISVILLE, March H. what ap-
pears TO have been an attempt To rob
Mr. and Mrs. w. j. Florence. the veil
known theatrical people, took place
Sunday night on the Louisville. New
Albany & Chicago road, near Green
Castle, Ind. Mr.. and Mrs. Florence
occupied a private car, en- route 10
Louisville. at Green Castle three
rough looking raen jumped on the
platform Of the car and tried to force
an entrance. On seeing Mrs. Florence.
one of them said: .sThat's the woman
with the diamonds" The brakeman
took q stick and beat them back. aud
forced them off the platform. Mrs.
Florence thinks the men were after her
diamonds, all Of which were ia the car
The Vlcksburg hospital Gets $40 Il
or ear.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON. MISS, March 17The
bin approprlating twenty thousand
dollars for the hospital for two wears
passed both houses. ]. II. BAUM.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
pead.-

LONDON, March l6.-The Earl Of
Chester is dead. He was 81 years Of
age.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
The vlcksburg HOSPITAL Gets SO. !

Remedy.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Acc of VIolenoe bY strlkara.

ST. LOUIS, March l5.-The FIRST
serious act Of violence by the strikers
occurred this morning, when 4 party
Of 6remen approached w, w. Stanton,
a new switchman. hired by the
Missouri Pacific company, who was
tending a switch in the company's
yard, and asked him why he was oc-
cupying place OF one Of the strikers.
He replied that he was being paid the
wages demanded by the strikers, and
that when the man whose position he
was then filing should return he
would surrender the place to him. This
served to snger The men, and one Of
them struck Stanton on the temple
with pair of brass knucks and
another hurled rock at him, which
also struck him on the head and
knocked him senseless. The assailants
then dispersed, but not before one Of
them, Patio Horn, was arrested. Stan
ton, it is thought, is not dangerously
wounded.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
Death OF Ex-Governor Hahn, Of
louisiana.


Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, March 15.- -Ex, Gov.
Michael Hahn, representative in con-
gress from the second district Of
Louisiana, died suddenly this morning
at Willards' hotel, Of hemorrhage Of
the lungs.
This morning the fireman at Will
lard's hotel went to the room occupied
by Mr.. Hahn Of Louisiana, at six
o'clock, to attend to the FIRE. He was
shocked upon finding Mr.. Hahn
stretched upon the floor, dead, in q
pool Of blood. The frightened fireman
hastily fled from the room and reported
to the hotel Office that Mr.. Hahn had
cut his throat and killed himself. The
hotel employees had the door Of the
room secured, and at once sent for the
coroner. The coroner soon appeared
and DR.. Bliss made an examination
which showed that death resulted from
hemoTrhage Of the lungs. Mr.. Hahn
who was a man Of delicate physique
had been i'll for some time with lung
trouble and was under treatment b
DR.. Bliss. It is not known at whaI
time he died.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19

The Situation Becoming Critical.
GALVESTON, March 16-A special
from Denison, to the News, says: Ru-
mors were current here last night that
the Missouri Pacific would make an ef-
fort to-day to drive freight trains from
here, also that the strikers would not
allow it to be done. A petition is be-
ing circulated and largely signed call
ing a meeting Of the citizens this
morning to pledge support to the OH.
GERS Of the law, and aid them in exc
cutting the same. The situation is be-
coming somewhat critical here. Over
200 Injunction writs were served on as
many strikers yesterday enjoining them
from entering upon any Missouri Pa
ci6c property OF in any way whatever
interfering with or molesting trains or
machine shops.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-03-19
A Fearful State Of Affairs Caused by
the Strikers.

CnS SLTlkSTSs
Fort WORTH, TEX, March 16.--
The Knights of Labor have the upper
hand here. Boarding houses and hotels,
which accommodate the men who take
the strikers place, are being boycotted,
even the butchers refusing to sell
them meat. All this is true; yet the
sentiment of the people is against the
strikers, but business men are afraid
Of being boycotted. John Tagart, a
boarding house keeper. was boycotted
yesterday. The waterman, from whom
Tagart has been purchasing his water
supply for drinking purposes, refused
to sell him any more, and he has to go
two miles to secure water. His land
lord, one Of the richest citizens of Fort
Worth, has ordered him to vscate his
house. Yesterday some poison was
thrown into Tagart's water barrel, and
one married woman and two little
girls were poisoned and now lie in a
critical condition. The above case Is
the first yet reported, but there are
others nearly as damnable. The peol
pie here are afraid to call their souls
their own.