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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
nest Variety IL P1achrl.

PoRr gibson. Miss. Dee. -. 1855.
Nix. SrAcxuousE:- knowing that
YOU have had large experience in fruit
AMI orchards, beg 10 asS you what
nursery yOn have pa.rOnizcd and what
peaches and pear. you chiefly prefer
from yolr experience. II YOU eau con-
vcnicnily give me this information,
You will much obligc, yours respect
fully, u. Gro. HUMPHREYS.
There are 80 many different nurse
rics that il would he hard to say.
Stark's nllrscr, al Lexington, No. Z,
i. one Of the oldest, AMI no doubt. j.
reliable. The nursery nj huntsville.
Ala. j. very reasonable in their pri-
crs. and j. considered very reliable.
Mr.. W. II. Ca,,cll, of Canton, Miss. +,
W. know Ia he reliable, although his
stock may not be as large as some 9TH
crs.
Tie following peaches are no doubt +,
best for market: May Beauty, early
and late CrawfordS, Mountain Rose /,
Thurbcr, Foster and Picquct's late &.
The following pears suit our climate /:
Duchcssc. L"COntc and Kciier. There
are much iln"r pears, but being sub
jet To blight, IL is moi safe 10 plant
them.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

der shall not be- sold in bar-r0oms by
retail, nor anything tiIcicin contained
shall prevent licensed druggists from
selling or furnishing pure alroliol for
medicinal art, scientific or mechanic
cal purposes. Provided. further. that
nothing herein contained .li-ll prevent
physicians Of good standing IN .ail
county from Keeping winc,, 5plr!iuOus
and malt liquor, fpr uso in their pfac-
,irc anil disV"n,iny same wien nrccs-
.ary, 10 their p9iirG.. .proyi'icd how
ever, that no su'h Ii'uOrs .irli hs
kept by physicians "a. ANY drug .torc
or other public pIprc> or di.po,"d ~
IN les quantities t.i1 one pins.
SIC. o. 49, further eu't'rl: That
i'is net shall take ci;rt Gu'. be- ~ 'orrc
from a:II after - pai"o aad shgll
b. In lieu %! IAN net entitled an act
10 prohibit the manufacture, salc or
giving away ~ alcoholic. ,'nGup or
NAL; liquors in the county 81 Cupish,
approved March 9Th. ls'i ana ,'Iall
Operate ~ a repeal ~ laid nCt sp-
prOyri N,rril Slh. ~. from tho
date when the ii ut election. shall Lc
held under and H. virtue - the pro.
visions o. ihi, act.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
NaWn,r.

The Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of Mississippi AlnSons met in jack
son Monday clrc,ing the following
officers to serve FOR ensuing year:
II. =. Bowen, Chulahoma Grand
High Priest.
ChaS. 4. Chamberlain. Natchcz
Dep. Grand High Priest.
\. ID. BABY. Northumberland
King
W.P. Bou;on, Canaan-Grand
Scribe.
Raw. W. T.. Porter, Ashland
Grand Chaplain.
W. ID. Ferris, Northumberland
Lecturer.
a. T.. Barry, Martinsviilc-Grand
Treasurer.
]. l.. Power, Jackson-Grand Re.
cOr,lrr.
Henry Strauss, Jacsson--Grand
Captain Of Hosts.
l.. ID. Nicklcs, BatesyilIc-Grand
Principal Sojourncr.
I. +. pcttus, Newton, Grand Roy
nj Arch Captain.
w. II. Trigg, Grecnvillc--Grand
Master, 1t Vail.
G. a. Logan, Abbcville--Grand
Master, 2nd Vail.
6. G. Philips, Lexins,on-Grand
Master, Sd Vail.
Jacob PEBBLES, Natchez-Grard
Sentinel. - ~
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
senator George crd the College.

The fo.'ovins letter from Scna.
tor George ~ Gen. =. u. Ice Will
explain Itself:
WAsmSGroS,D. G., Jan 20, SO.
GES. :. u. LIZ,
Ny DEAR 81: II Should bc'nr.
~ to see any disposition 10 cranp
The \. AMI VI. College in any way.
! hnv, all rlous ;houghl that great
good would come from it, 10 the
agricultural interests Of the stat.
Ii il certain that We lave arrived
~ that poip, whcro th,-Sr lands
will cease to BE- profitable, u,,'rss Il
better system than tie present Is
adopted.
We havAso inr, wasted iavisl!y
ami shamcfnily the gifts OF nature
in onr fertile soil. We have not
carefully huShanicl those natural
forces, ror lnSr we attempted Ia
supply their exhaustion by aItiii.
ciai means. Without frIiilizY-, wc
will soon rcdc! the point where Ne
mnSi abandon tarmin. Oh tho worn
and exhausted lands. | believe il
is II high dniy Ia ourselves AMI our
STATE, To take the necessary stops
To Introduce Il better season, 80 that
when We, the present generation
pass away, our Successors VIII nave
that fair oppo; Il lity 0i progress
and material advancement l..at we
hive enjoyed.
No generation has Il right to
leave that portion Of the earth
wAirl it lnlIahtS in Il worse con.
diii0n for its successors than IL ~
cciyrd il. In the nope that the y.
anl VI. College would aid, orr
struggling farmers materially, in
their Cf.otS 10 make themselves
comfortable and independent and
the State '.rii and prosperous, |
have all aiong cOnicnGcd that IL
should he lostcrcd aud sustained.
Unul, however, We are enabled To
introduce also, the mechanical fca.
turc, think We onslt Ia see that
it is really an Agricultural College
and nothing else.
To tins end, ! advise that 10 stu.
dent be excused liom the prescribed
daily manual labor. This of itself,
il education, and The best kind of
education Tor u farmer. ] want the
College TO br II Nursery for intclli.
gent and progressive farmers, who
will 80 ont among Onr people, aud
by our example, become teachers of
others. | think the system hi,her.
to followed Under your presidency,
has been in this direction. As the
College grows older ami stronger,
and IN We have better. methods
| l,avo little doubt that the College
will become more aud more efficient
20 accomplish the great and bcne-
iicent ends for which it was estab-
liShcd.
| sincerely hope The Legislature
may see their way clear ,Q-St~e
ample provisions for the needs oi
the College. | regret my inability
To attend The meeting OF the Board
of Trustees soon 10 hc nrla. Ny
duties require my presence here.
Very truly your friend, a
j. u GEORGE
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Pensioning the Soldiers.

The legislature Of this State has
mt last done q graceful act and pcn'
stoned the soldiers and sailors of
the late war. The Hill was intro
duccd bv Mr.. Madison, of Noxubee,
and passed by n handsome MAORI.
Is Of IS 10 Is The bill provides
that the Treasurer shall annually
pay thirty dollars to every soldier
of the late Confederate States OF
America, who enlisted from the
State of Mississippi, anh who lost
leg, an eye. or an arm, in tho serv'
Ice OI said Confederate States; Ia
every such soldier or sailor who Is
now, or may hcy,aitc, In, other
wise incapacitaicl Tor manual labo'
by reason Of Il wound received III
said service; ana TO the widow IL
manning unmarried, who lost his
life in said service, Willie a citizen
of Ibis State.
Hon. q. =. DOtls has also intro
duccd a hill in the senate to pro
! vide artificial legs % MANNED and
disabled Confederate soldiers OF the
State OF Mississippi, which WAS re-
ferrcd to the appropriate commiitcc
We hope 10 see this bill pasn. II
would be hut Il simple act ofiusticc
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
CommIso:oner'o Sale.

80 49, 49, -
".
y. u. Ferguson ct az
Nv yiriu. n : decree ~ tho clzu-yry
c .urt ui CUpia'i county. Ma. rendered lie
iuval cyr stated cNsr ~ m" January itriu
l"G. I vii .,!l ~ luhlis N.S.H' U.'Di.f
lr.'ll hours 40 N" rOurthoUsr t..s nl ss.u
cuun'v. ~ 'lc hishr' bidder ''s 81. go
,ir.t M,rGry ~ Naioa.i''5 DE .,'.ra .rr
lands. iir.,. that TRAIT -! l,ud 'nuMru-
cling un ta' east ste IT IT, Gsiai'l fui
Jackson rIid ~ lU'nlrfi a1t safr 's.a
'Dutl, ~ tie wet corner III p o.; l-c.i.' by
" T. willing sip wi'' - .sfti.i - New
ton. running ,uGth uu s.ig .uad .."f,at.
theme. CH.tt .V feet. t.iri.,o InrtL "a ir"t.
thence vest go !tei O. COMMENCEMENT. is.
ing tlI, same lot ~ ground a.uui-,a b. :
iicik.Dn 4 lirp. from Tacu i, irsI. 8 IA
hpiil. 1867 which deed d, ~ r.,r'a ~ lie
c,alcrry r.crA' .i,i o. ni go .A!I comfy "a
decd hook y. l1.os - md o. Second.
tina. parcel ~ ground cu-'iu"I,ius ~ ,.r
mst ,iar "i,h- Gal!.tiu aHtl !'arIr"h 'usi
~ ~" suu:r rg.' rufr,r - o.. .|, uuS
uNu,'i ~ u r. iurdal. ru.ri. d. alrrg ;ha
d """f Of . ..iu iu-'iau ma r--;,- - IL.
Ier',u'i rt .uy angle 81 a. 81. gf-t' :r.ih %
wet t.:,il'E.iIi- uu', e. gees tplt- t..-
her ~ ihC iut lr'"ly sSf"i Us Ht.C'--
'YF'. ti,,ncs sOi;iil along .',,ic4 lie"
b. ,iuiu. IuuF. ,r l's.'tii ..rfts 81 IhH
Tot l'Uly "wu'dhy M-' = i7. i''a.I''.,I
I've Cn.'u, iun-r %, less 81, tt->a.i lHIi.-
iiu ard Jackson rDs'. tL.i,. u'-'h n'.',E
said 80; d ten chin. more 80 .tss o. ~
roiut ~ lygiuuinr. IN i SECTION 3 ttsr.
siip2. raige2 wet. !',. h.Arrs anil =.
r.pliuruIl II nj, tsa,t That portion PINK.
s"iilh and loinir8 Mr.. Eii,u Nh.ri q e.
,aush,'. House s,sId- .u..i i.r,. So s;n'-'
ing room tor fertilizer. ..HH-s~.l. ~ .hgt.
which = under 'eI,I'a," i''r'. r.ri.ilI-
lngb, -,iiM.,lc uac lflf So, q. u...'f IS.
tt llAGDGkN&
fch,-tt -h'f 4 CONT.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

AT an early, hour. Thursday mora
ing lust, the livery stable of John II.
Mullalis, Of ST. Louis, was discovered
To he on fire. There were sixty.iivc
horses in the stable at the time, and
the employees who were at the stable
turned their attnction TO saving them.
They had succccdedn rcscuing seven
of tic horses from The burning build
ing, when the policemen arrived, and
installing the employees for thieves,
dubbed them into irsen.ibility anil
thus destroyed the only chance of
saving The stock, and the remaining
fifty-ciglt horses were burned to
death. The total loss is estimated ut
sl2, 200, withnn insurance Of $4,000
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Not l,ar,, 10 Please.

\ correspondent Of the Clarion,
who SignS. himself ".Simpson.' is
quite modest. He is not in favor
al the legislature doing great
deal hut wants it 10 get through
q.ick and Adjourn. He, this lis if
the legislature will repeal the lien.
law, abolish the Office of Commits.
>ioner of Immigration, Adju'ant-
General, and County Supcrintcnd
cntS; stop farming ont peuitcn,iary
convisty. put the Gulf AMI SHIP Is.
land Railroad TO a finish, call u con.
Srituiional convention to remedy
the evils cutailrd by Amcs regime,
make !oral option genera! in its ap.
plicdtion ard then adjourn and 20
home, cach'm rmhcr viii receive The
of his constituents.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Fertilizers for ye,.,able,.
." 'eSess.
COLLEGE Fpb'y ., 1856

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE Feb'y o, 1856.
3. III. SrACKHOUsE:--I'lras excuse
the slight de- ny IN answering your letter
Of inquiry, rs found work 50 piled NJ
since my return, that II took mo several
days Ia see my way through. In an
swer u your questions
IL consider fertilizer rich In pot
Mh. but containing fair amount, 81 nitro
gen aud phOsphOrlc acid. best for Irish
potitocs. am not acquainted with any
experiments Of the sweet potato, but
think IL would not BE- best Ia employ fer
iilizers very rich IN nitrogen.
2.-FJr cucumbcrs and cantclopcs q
well rUt.cd compost with large supply Of
we'll decOmp0scd organic matter, phOs-
pilates. potash and nitrogen In moderate
amounts. The only items requiring spc-
cial attention with these Is that the fer.
iilizcr- should DE we'll digcs,cd for plant
food by careful coinpOstings. In this case
would commend a careful compost ~
well rOttcd stable manure. Cor muck. or
leaf mold about u wagon load. say 1000
pounds. 10 this add and mix wei! with II
about 200 pounds Of acid phosphate. 800
pounds of kainit, and 500 a. 1000 pounds
OF cotton seed meal or cotton seed. Dis
solve the kainit aud sprinkle the solution
ON the other material, ~ you mix them
In composing. Apply at the rate ~
about one peek b. the hill, aud mix well
with the soil, and il properly cultivated.
aud the bugs Keep ofi. think You will
End IL a good Investment.
3.-Kainit does not hasten the decom-
position Oi cotton seed meal. 80 far ~ We
know. The object IN adding dis sud
acid phosphate H. Ia gcta properly bal
anccd plan: food, so rs u get all parts II
the plant developed syInclrical!y, II pos
sibir. Where your orchards do not yield
good returns, use ashes and lime with
very little nitrogen matter and work IL
into the soil al some distance. say l. feet
around the fruit trees. That may pro-
dncc the result desired. AZ least IL will
pay Ia try Ii on a small scale. Sometimes
tie failure of orchards IN thi, country j.
caused by poor drainage. With regard
t. the milk cans, mentioned by YOU. We
use Il patent can soIncwha; similar Ia the
one you plau.
Trusting that have now made my
.clf clear, and expressing my grltitca-
ton at your kindness tOus Will" ut Crys-
tai Sprlngs, | remain your. sincerely,
JonN \. MYERS.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
The II. II. Supervision Counsel.

On last Monday what is known
rs tho Watson Bill came up to be
considered by the lower house of tho
legislature, in committee OF
the whole, ana evoked consider
able discussion. IL will be re-.
mpmbcrpd that the Hon j. W.
G. Watson was employed Ivy Gov.
Lowry 10 represent the State in the
Railroad Supervision eases, pending
before Judge Hill and Judge Pcy.
ton; TINT each q! these Judges lie.
cidcl The Eaill0ad Supervision Till
was unconstitutional, aId That M
appeal WAS prosecuted from both
decisions 10 the Supreme Court OF
the United States aud the State
Of Mississippi respectively; thus the
Supreme Court, in each instance,
reversed the decision OF Tie lower
court aud held that the Till was
constitutional, ar ut any rate con-
st:.u,ional enough to enable the
Commissioners To draw their sala-
riea, which was the only practical
effect given Ivy the decision 10 the
hill. Tho question then arose is 10
. The payment ola fee of SlO,00 To
Judge Wa,,or, iOr attending to MI
those eases, in all Of the Conrts.
The hi waS referred 'oa committee
who reported iay0raaly and recon-.
mcnded an appropriations OF the
sam OF $4,000 for tha, purpose,
! An amendment inserting 5000,
for !lO. OJ0 was oilrscd, and after
considerable discussion prevailed.
Che rcmait'cc 10 whom TIE h,il WAS
referred took the testimony oi a num-
her o,llwycrS, among others, Judge
I Iiill. G,u George and l.. G.. Wal.
than, all'ol wllom'concurrrd' in the
pasopablcncSS ot tao fee. In the ar
gumyn; of the question, the lcgiS.
liiurc wax presented with this trou'
bic: They felt that they really owed
Judge Watson all that was claimed
and yet felt that il WAS one more
draft OIL the ;ay payc;S that Should
lee made as light rs, possible. DR..
Rowan took pat in the discussion
ANA maie strong speech !avoilng
the payment OF the iu,l Zee, AMI
sail that "Suprr,isiOn was a pnnci
pal inc rporatcd in the Democratic
platforms; tlat tie Democratic party
in keeping with it's pledges passed
tie Hill and .! AT when i WIS aSSail-
ed Judge Watson stood by II in ali
the cnmts, an | thus having voted
fer the hill,hc WAS in !ivor,t stand
I ins ly its dricuIrIi anl pay him
what the State owed Him" There
were several C0plaIlGnS present, all
ol whom were in sympathy with
the DIS 5, n'imcn;s and we'll pleas
eel with his Snecch' The amend.
ment was adopted, however, anh
STANCE To say, those who were fore.
most in advocating the original hill
were first 10 20 back on tie man
who fought ior it and gaincl his
( points in the end. We are in favor
of economy, but 40, of rcpudlation.
1t seems that the bill is 10 cost more
than 1t is worth to the people, but
that does not alter the obligations
Of the State to Judge Watson.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Death efsssEsss,s e,

Utica, N. Y, Feb.12. .Ex-Gov Scy-
mour died t 10 o'clocl; tonight at the
residence Of his sister, Yrs. Roscoe
Conkling. He began to fail pcrccpt'
IDLY at 4 o'clnck this afternoon.
shortly af,9rward he rallied little
but soon rclapscd into total uncon'
seriousness.
During his illness he experienced
little. if any physical suffering, and
to-day he was wholly without pain.
Most OF the time the Ex-Governor
rested peacefully and respiration
could only he distinguished from nat
ural sleep by the ashcn pallor OF his
coun;cnance and his laboicd breath
ing. At $3.50 o'clock he was sink
ing rapidly. His pulse could scarcely
he counted and thc respiration was
more and ihorcdll!lc,lt. He expired
without struggle aud as peacefully
as IL falling asleep.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Whx Soma yarneraIYnil.

They will not make compost.
They breed to and from scrubs.
They have no shelter for stock.
They put off grcasing the wagon.
They are welded to old methods.
They give no attention to details.
They see no good in q new thing.
The. let their fowls roost in trees.
They weigh and measure stingily.
They leayc their harness in the
field.
They hang their harness in the
Tfiey take no pleasure in their
work.
They never use paint on the farm.
They prop the barn door with a
rail.
The milk the cows late in The day.
They starve the calf and milk the
COW.
They let their gates sag and fall
down.
They think small things not impor-
tant.
They don't know the best is the
cheapest.
They do not read agricultural pa
pcrs.
They think the buyer of a success
full neighbor's.'stock al good prices is
a fool, and The seller very ''lucky'
They sell hay, grain and straw off
the farm instead Of turning them into
meat. cheese and hu ter and increas
ing their supply Of manure.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
The Homestead BIZ.

Mr.. holland. of Wilkinson, intro,
duccd in the House. Wednesday, a
bill fixing the pricc OF State lands
ut the sum OF one dollar and twenty
cents per acre, and rescrs ing the
same for IIomcstcads not exceed.
ing 100 acres. 1t provides, that
the payments shallsbe divi'led into
five instillments, in advance. aud
requires residence or actual occupa.
ton for five consecutive Years be-
fore u deed shall be made. The
other features of the bill aresimilar
to the homestead laws of tile Unit.
ell Statcs.--Le,lgcr.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

Sea Coast Progress: John Favrc
and Bcauregard Favrc rescued and
brought ont tie beat "Lula," the
property OF Ramon Cucvas, which
Vas stolen in January, 1884, it Was
supposed bv Capt Cole, the Pirate
of the Lakes, AID hail not been seen
or heard Of since. until Il few daysago.
She was found In n bayou near Grassy
Island, In q damaged aud disman,lcd
condition, with a skeleton in the cab.
In, which upon strong chain of cir.
cumslAntial evidences believed TO be
the remains Of the once famous and
dreaded Capt. Cole, an escaped con-
Wet ofour state prison.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
ConstabIo'o Gallo.

TIawsins & Roberts Copiah 60 in'-
M. 80 W. Siico c'rl dist l,
4. VI. Smrh. )ju'em't ss'.9'
By virtue of writ Of vendi to me-
from the justice court of dist no
of Copiah county, Miss. l will on
the iir,t Monday in March, 1880. a,
the courthouse door in the town ot
llazlehurs', proceed Ia sell To th,
highest bidder for cash, between tho
hours prescribed by law, the fnllor.,
ing property: W If Of &c or gee 90.
I 10, + east in said county, levied
on as tho property OF dcicnient a.
VI. Smith, and will be sold 10 salts.
IS the judgment and all costs in tho
above stated case.
Ii. +. BASIsros.
fcb4.4t Constable.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

At present the man who raises
cotton u The exclusion or every
thing is the man who can get credit;
those who raise corn, hogs, liosses,
mules and cattle don't need it. In
the not distant future the exclusive
cotton raiser will he without credit
and without means. Enrich your
lands so that one acre will produce
what it now takes ten to do, plant
sne in cotton and nine In food.stufI;
then you will be wiser, richer and
lhappier.-Plnolu Star.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

The starving mechanics OF Lon
don, England, held public meet
ing last Monday which resulted in
riot, over fly thousand men wild
with excitement, participated. Ba-
kerry establishments. wine shops
and clothing houses were broken
open and the contents appropriated
by the bowling mob. The police
men were powerless TO protect the
property. No livers were lost.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

Tate County Record: Some OF
the patieS who participated in the
wrccklng ~ the train last week on
Tallalatclie bridge Marshall coun
~, have been caught on the VI X I
Il. Il. The others are closely pur
sued and cannot escape.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

zen. T.. G. Walthall.
The congressional Directory gives
the following biographical sketch
of Senator Wulthall.

The congressional Directory gives
the following biographical sketch
of Senator Wulthall.
Edward Cary Walthall, OF Gre
NADIA, Miss, wds born IN Richmond,
Va, April 4th, 1881, received an
academic education ut Holly
Springs, Miss, WAS admitted to the
bar in 1857 and commenced the
practice of law the same year ri,
Coilrevillc, Miss; was elected in
1856 District Attorney OF the Tenth
Judicial District of Mississippi, AMI
/ reelected in 1850, resigned that Of.
flee in the spring OF 1861 anI enter
cd the o ,fr,leratc strvicr ~ u
Lieutenant in The Fifteenth Mis-.
sisSippi Hcglm II (; was soon after
elected Northumberland 0f that
rrgimri I; in the spring at lSG9 WAS
elected Cnlourl of the Twenty.
ninth Mississippi Regiment; WAS
promoted 10 Briga1ie. General In
December, 1861, aud M9jor.Gcncral
IN June, 1864; after the surrri der
prac,icrd law at C0.lrcvil'c until
January 1871, when liz removed to
Grcnads and has cn,inurd the
practice there until 1885,: VAS q
Do!cgatc.st.iargc 20 the National
Democratic Conventions in 1868,
1876, 1850 and 1881; lSGS was one
of the Vicc.PIesi!rnts of the Con.
vcniion, AMI IN 1876, 1880 and 1851,
was Chairman of the Mississippi
delegation; WAS appointed Ia the
United States Senate as 4 Demo
crat, to i'll tho vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hon. IL. q. Z.
Lamar, appointed Secretary of the
Interior, an! took his SIS, Mach
18th, 1857
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
MIrnnnlnns Eseanes.

". w. Reed, druggist. Of Winchester,
Ind. writes: "One Of my customers. Mrs
Louisa Pike. Bartonla. Randolph county,
Ind, was long sufferer with Consunlp-
ton, and was given up TO die by her
physicians. She heard 0f DR.. Kings New
buying 1t Of me. In six months time she
walked to this city. distance Of six miles,
and il now 80 much improved she has
quit using II. She feels she owes her
life to It," Free Trial Bottles at j.. G,
Whites drug store.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

A cOlored member of the house
has introduced II bill TO guarantee
for any and NIL persons procuring
iull fare, first class tiSkets, the priv
ileGe of the first class ear, and de-
clarins no car in which smoking is
allowed to be ilrSt.clasS.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

a firm in Atlanta offered premiums
for the best five acres of cotton ard
the same Of corn. Five farmers con.
tested for the cotton prizes, aking
from 5000 to 1898 pounds of lint
cotton on FIVE acres. Tie result
reached by the corn raiscrs Was from
AGO To i95 bushels ON five acres.
Georgia farmers are learning 10 make
large CT, pa OH small fields, and find
ing the change decidedly profitable.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

The senate committee, To which
was referred the bill to repeal the
lien law, recommended that it do
not pass. There will hardly be any
further action taken in the house
so the lien law will be in force for
at least two years more.
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

a Chicago paper says: at will
take twelve trains, each train made
up of forty ears, ami each ear load.
cd with thirteen tons weight, to
carry the wealth of the deceased
Vanderbilt, if 1t were all converted
iu,o SILVER coin."
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18

Mr.. Pat Henry, of VickSburg, was
elected from n Pullman palace car
by the conductor on suspicion Of
being n suspicious character. He
brought suit for damages OF that,
and got verdict for o. 900. The de.
PENDANTS eoun 81 are trying to get
q new trial.