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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

Ever since the failure of "Paquita," on
which BARLEY Campbell placed so much
hopes, it became evident that the play
wright was not his former self. Ever since
he leased his New York house his troubles
have been accumulating and he has at last
been forced to succumb. His mental break
down is attributable to over work and his
removal to the Bellevue Hospital for the
the insane, is no surprise to those who nave
watched him closely of late. 1t is said that
he is suffering from softening of the BRAIN
The career of BARLEY Campbell is an inter
esting one. He was born lin Allegheny
City, Pa, August 18th, 1S43, his parents be-
ing Irish. At the age of IA he began to write
verses and stories for the periodicals. lie
began the study of law, in Pittsburg, but
was forced to give this up and took to writ
ing for the newspapers to exc out a living
He worked on the Pihsb,uy Leader ano
founded the Mail, which was, however, a
failure.
He then went to New Orleans and started
a monthly magazine, and also produced MS
first play "Through Fire" This proving
successful he devoted his pen to the stage
But all the plays Immediately following
were dismal failures, and he became the
butt of actors and managers. Nothing
daunted, he wrote "My Partner" which
was produced by Louis B. Aldrich, at the
Union Square, New York. 1t was an un
qualified success. He became famous in
day and three of the metropolitan theater
presented his plays at the same time. Hl'
"Galley Slave" was also a great success, i
being produced in Australia and Germany
He could not write plays fastenough. Since
the production of "My Partner" he ha
made 100000. He took company to Eu
rope, but it is doubtful whether he mad
any money on this venture. Last fall NJ
placed "Paquita" on the road and thl
proved dire failure, others followed eacl
other in rapid succession, and his affairs ar
now very seriously involved. The physl
clans, at Bellevue, express great doubts o
his ever recovering his reason.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27
Selettea guetrp.
PSALMS 9TH AND 10TH.

PSALMS 9TH AND 10TH.
When trials and cares overtake me,
And darkness my footsteps enshroud,
When fortune and friends all forsake me,
And my life seems enwrapt in cloud;
When sins and vexations distress me
And crosses my pathway beset,
When sorrows and sadness oppress me L.
And nothing but failures are met
Then reach out my poor hands to Heaven
And cry to that Heavenly friend,
Who to me this sweet promise hath gwen,
That He will to my cries e'er attend.
And know that tho trials overtake me
And drink of life's bitterest cup,
Yea, 'tho' fathe. anu mother forsake me,
The dear Lord will still take me up
For trust in His promises precious
And my burden I lay at His feet
While awaiting His answer so gracious,
He'll give to me all that is meet.
And when all life's troubles are over
Mvweary head ever shall rest
Meath the Heavenly wings that now hover
Ger the lives Of all whom He hath plest.
Tho on earth still the tempests may gather,
And Satan his fiercest darts fling,
I'll be safe in the arms of my Father,
Secure in the realms of my King.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

1t was disappointment to Minerva but
she congratulated Bessie in true sisterly
style after all. If she couldn't be the min
ister's wife, it was next best to be his sister,
in-law.
And thus it was that Bessie (at least on
her part) Won by Mistake.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

BLIND WHO DISTINGUISH CoLoRs.-A
story that Jacob Twaddle, who has been
blind from birth, can tell the color of
horse by the sense of touch, comes from
Steubenville, Ohio, and marked ''reliable'
by the newspapers that print it. A blind
citizen of Hart county can tell the color OF
mans nose by smelling the cork to the fam
ily Jug, but Kentuckian never thinks OF
rushing into print with these little things
Louisville Commercial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

THE ORIGINAL "STARS AND STRIPES
Mrs. John Ross was the first maker and
partial designer of the Stars and Stripes.
The house where this flag was made is still
standing, 900 Arch Street, below Third,
Philadelphia. 1t is little two story and
attic tenement, formerly SO, and was flrst
occupied by Mrs. Rossafter the death other
first husband. A committee of Congress, OF
whom Col. George Ross was one, accompa-
MED by George Washington, in June, l776,
called upon Mrs. Ross, who was an uphol-
sterer, and engaged her to make the flag
from a rough drawing, which according to
her suggestions, was drawn by Gen. Wash
ington in pencil, "then and there in her
parlor." The flag as thus designed was
adopted by Congress, and was the first star
spangled banner which ever f1oated on the
breeze. 1t is related that when Col. Ross
and Gen. Washington visited Mrs. Ross and
asked her to make the flag, she said, VI
don't know whether can, but I'll try"
and directly suggested to the gentlemen that
the design was wrong, and that the stars
were six-cornered and not five as they should
be. This was corrected and other alterations
made. Mrs. Ross maiden name was Girls
com. After the death of her first husband,
she married Mr.. Ashburn, who died prls-
oner of war in Mill Prison, England, and
her third husband was John Claypole-the
latter was a lineal descendent of Oliver
Cromwell. Mrs. Ross first husband was
the nephew of Col. George Ross, one OF the
signers of the Declaration of independence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

esg- He is great who confers the most bene-
fits He is base-and that is the one base
thing in the universe-to receive favors ana
render none.-En,erSOn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27


ABABY IN THE MINING GoRGE.-Alder
Gulch, in western Montana, is unquestlon-
ably the richest gulch ever discovered in
any country, and since its finding it has
Welded over S75,OOO,OOO, in gold, most OF it
being in the shape of dust and nuggets.
A very pretty story is told of the early
days of Alder Gulch, when the first white
child born in this part of the United states
first saw the light of day in a little log cabin
far up at the end of that wonderful gorge
The girl-wife had followed her lover from
the States, and Drawing every hardship lof
his sake, had at last found him. When the
baby came the guch went on spree. Goid
in handfuls was thrown by the rough min
ers into the little ones cradle, until the poor
little thing was almost smOthered under the
yellow nuggets One rough old fello"
wanted to hear it cry, and when the BABY
piped up the miner Wept, saying ne had
not heard sound like that for years. When
it was sick business was almost suspended,
and nobody could think of doing anything
until the baby was better. That baby IS a
man now, and has taken to mining like his
father-GlOde Democrat.
FAIR DAYS JOURNEY FOR a HORSE
What is fair days journey for an ordinary
driving horse? This question involvescon-
siderations of rather complicated nature.
With a light cart, on very good and level
road, thirty miles a day is not too much for
three or four days, but if the time were ex-
tended to fortnight the distance would
have to be diminished to about twenty-five
miles, with other condtionsas as before. For
moderately heavy iour-wheeled carriage
twenty-five and twenty miles would be
about right. But if the road be only ordina-
ry, eighteen and fourteen miles would be
quite enough.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

them who were unwilling to remain with
him for one-third of what they produced.
Chow much more do you Want?" in
quired the farmer.
eve want a fort; dat's what MIR. Mitch
ell's gwine to glib his hams dis yearh."
The farmer laughed, and, calling to his
wife, asked her to bring out couple OF ap-
pie pies she had just baked. When the pies
were produced he cut one of them into three
equal parts and the other into four, and in
vited the darkies to help themselves, each
to piece. 1t is needless to say that the pie
that had been cut into three pieces was the
one first attacked.
"Now," said the farmer, pointing to the
thirds, ''that is what propose to give you,
and that" pointing to the fourths, us what
you say Mr.. Mitchell is going to give you
which had you rather have ?"
The darkies opened their eyes and stared
at one another, when the spokesman eX-
claimed:
"Well dat pie business do prove dat a
free is bigger'n a fo'. Whar dat contract,
Marse Rob ?''
The contract was produced and the last
one of them signedit.
| SOMETHING ABOUT CHINEsE.-Chlnese
is queer language. All its words are only
one syllable long. But the sounds in the
Chinese language are not very many, some
four hundred and sixty-five at most, and
their written language contains about eighty
thousand pictures, each picture representing
thing or idea. And these pictures must
be committed to memory. This is hard
work, and not even the wisest Chinese pro-
fessor can learn them all. But now comes
difficulty. For, of course, where there
are so many words and so few sounds, many
different words have to be called by the
same sound. How then are they to tell,
when several different things have exactly
the same name, which of them is meant?
We have such words. Forinstance, there
is Bill, the name of boy; and bill, the
beak of a bird there is bill, an old weapon,
and bill, piece of money there is bill, an
article over which legislatures debate, and
bill, claim for the payment of money; be-
sides bills of exchange, bills of lading, and
so forth. But Chinese is full of such words
of a single syllable, gen, for instance, which,
like bill, means many different things. SO
they chose number of little pictures, and
agreed that these should be used as "keys."
Each "key" meant that the sign or signs
near which it stood belonged to some large
general set of things, like things OF the veg
etable, mineral or animal kingdom, forests,
mines or seas, air, or water, or of persons
like Gods or men, 1t was like the game
called Throwing Digit, in which you guess
the article by narrowing down the field
until certain what it is.
But there Chinese writing stopped short,
thousands of years ago. Thereit is to-day.
There are now two hundred and fourteen OF
these "keys," and, by intense application
Cinnamon learn to use their method with
surprising quickness and success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-05-27

hag- If steamers are named the Asia, the
Russia and the Scotia, why not call one the
Nausea ?-LOUiSn 1icOH.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
The Best LIeht.

II you want a clear, bright, safe light
without smoke, use Browns Family Oil
and Browns Non Explosive Petro Oil, to
be had only at Browns Oil Depot, next
door north of j. Green's Bank. | have
been studying and experimenting with oils
for seventeen years, and what l do moi
know about oils would be very glad TO
pay some one to inform me. ! will not
sell an oil that do not consider as safe ar
oil can be maze. keep on hand com
plete stock Of Lamps ard Chandeliers.
Lamp Fixtures, Choice Family Groceries.
Cigars and Tobacco. / buy for spot cash.
aud will sell at low-dowu figures. Try
me. WM ]. BRowN, JR.
ian3I -daw3t.
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HousE-THIRTY TIFrH DAY.

WEDNESDAY, February 18th, 1856.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Speaker Sharp in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. DR.. Andrews.
Leave OF absence granted to Messrs.
Williamson of Hiuds, Bush, Mckinney,
Brooks, and w. T. Mcdonald. Also to
Messrs. johnson of Kinds, McKie and
Sullivan, for committee duty.
BUSINESS ON sPEAKER'5 DESK.
Mr.. Hannah called up Joint Resolu-
ton to adjourn the two Houses sine die
on the 26th inst. Adopted.
An act for the appointment of steno
grapher for the 7th Judicial District of
Mississippi. Tabled subject to call.
Mr.. Trigg called up majority report
of the Special Committee oD the lease of
the peniIentiary to the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad Company, which pro
vides, and recommends the adoption #
substitute by the committee instead Of
the original bill, substitute and amend
ments.
A minority adverse report was read
by MIR. Gibbs.
Mr.. Trigg moved the adoption of the
mojo.ity report.
Mr.. Gibbs moved that the substitute be
printed and together with the majority
aud minority reports, be made the
special order For Friday next at 1890
O'clock. Lost.
Mr.. Cook moved that the House con-
slider the same in Committee of the
Whole, and that debate be limited to
fifteen minutes. Lost.
Mr.. Williamson of Carroll, moved
that the whole matter be made special
order for Monday next at / l o'clock.
Mr.. Hoyle made the point OF order
that as the motion to set for a day Ger
tain had once been made, another sim
liar motion, at sane stage of the pro-
ceedings, could not be entertained.
Speaker ruled the point well taken, and
an appeal being taxed from the chairs
decisions the House confirmed said rul-
ing.
On motion OF Mr. Trigg,- the subst..
tute Of committee was read.
Mr.. Msgruder in the chair.
Mr.. Trgg moved that the bill be
placed upon its third reading and fnal
passage.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
MONEY SAVED /!
BY USING THE-
Combination Gas Machine |

THERR Is NO DA~Gsg IN les MANAGEMENT ~
II emlis no unpleasant or uanealthy snel or
edor. fN
Ir Is Tar les troublesome shsa lamps. fequirias
no mare attention th,n Aa oniiAary clock.
Gas made uith this machine csSts from IS ocnts
10 81 50 per thousand cable ieet OF less than oSS-
HALF ~ oNE cEST per hour FoR gACs nuRNKs.
According b. the cost Of the material (GAsOlinel
trOm shich the gas ts mate.
BuILptNG eau be lighted With from oSg 10
FIvE su>psED HURNEss, With less trouble aud
skh than Is required TO take care OF one kerosene
lamr.
rh~re il no FIsg os HEAr ussa to make the gas,
and the lime reQuired N stteu ~ Machine for
al ordinary building VII not exceed rKN AtSUrEs
per week
Bv using gas made With this machine the danger
BY hre aud Acc,pENrs attending the use OF kerO-
sen~ lamp IL avoided.
THg wgi0Hr CAS rs WOUND UP WHILE rHg
LisHFs AkG BuESiEa WITHOUT gxrlSscSHISe
ruEM.
small maehine~ made Is ecially adopted 10 farm
residences small sinres and places Of business Al
prices 80 low that all avail themselves OF this
great convenience ant luxury.
Machines Of all siEes made fram rRs 70 OSE
THOUSAND or more lights. a. required.
Where huliines are not pip.d for gas, pipes can
he lad Tor the disrbuti at the ges At rRIFLISo
Cisr train CKLLAa 70 uAKRsr, without islury to
- prices etc, addrNs
v. II, sMfTHE, 2. O. Box 2ii.
feb i6, 's6-diw JACKSON, Miss
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

We were greatly Disare,as ssterday 0y
call from our young friend, DR.. Nolan
Stewart. He has just returned from Nah.
vile, where he graduated with the full
l,vtiurs II the Medical Department OF the
University of Tennessee He will return TO
Nashville for the practice of his profr-
sion. He has been successful and bril-
liant student. and il he does not achieve
fame and fortune in the noble profession
upon which he has entered, it will not b
for want Of thorough training aud sppli
cation.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
Sht Timrs-ltiuutrat,
NEW ORLEANS

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also large nanber Of Correspondents In the
leading Northern and Western cities and IN
soHe ot the kurcpean Capitals, kevpinx ius
readers Informed on the news, polities And
art OF tie day.
IL is The oaly paper N the Ufuitsd States
having eoussPondents Ia all the e0unu,ss ot
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kngish aud spanish ana 4 viaE all the news
OF Meuee, ra,ral and Seu,h AmencA.
ttatnishes "a add3len the loeal news Of the
day and the lailesy sad most complste market
reports. lts editorials afe devoted 60 the
advaaccnent and prcRrc<s uf the south and
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To each subscriber 10 spV Of thees Issues,
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The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
MARRIED..

At the residence Of Mr.. +. II. Emerson
in this city, on Wednesday, l7th February
at 2 o'clock p m, by the Rev. e. q. Al
drews ID. d., Mr.. DAVID w. REED aud
Mss ELLA b. WIGeISs, all OF this city,
/, was our pleasure to be one OF larg'
company that witnessed the ceremony
that united this happy couple. Mr. RseC
is one Of our successful cotton buyers, anc
his bride is sister of Mrs. Emerson
They took their departure for New Orleans
via Meridian. We are pleased to say tina
they will reside permanently in Jackson
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
MUSIC!---MUSIC!
Tackson,s New Orchestrai

TIvHE UNDERSIGNED WOULD RESPECTFUL
l ly announce to the citizens Of Jackson, aud
the public generally. that h. has organized an
Orchestra and s nov prepared 10 furnish good
Ausic for Balls and private parties, on short no
ice Call at Smiths Barber Shop. second door
east Of Laurence House West Jackson.
JAMS ss-dets PgnEESSo4 .NISNFcR.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

We have frst-ciass Tailor in our
employ from New York, which enables US
TO give you perfect in clothing Cali on
US. CAPITAL CInTHfNG EMPORIUM.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

z The reception at the Executive Man-
sion last night was largely attended by
.memhers of the Legislature and other
invited gue4ts. GOV. Lowry and his
.iiauekter, Mrs. Capt Will Hengy, made
every body feel "at home"
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

At the residence OF r. II. Henry, ia
Jackson, on February l6, 1886, at $3.50 p
M, by Rev. Dr. Hunter, Mr.. Malcomt
Jeffreys, of Chulahoma, Miss, and Miss
Leila johnson, of Brandon Miss.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
THE CLARION

AND wgIKLY TruEs-DENocRAr, One ear, for
aa.yO.
THw CiaRioS ASD pArtY TniEs. nKMoceAr, one
year, for $3.50,
Address THS CLARION, JAeKsoS, Miss.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
sArcHEz. JACKSON COLUMBUS R..R

VI b (Froin Dee 5, 1881
EAsfwARD--Ieaves NatcheE daily a 500 y.
arriving Ia jackson at S;0Oi coanecta ~ hAr
risfan for vicksburg and Memphis.
" KSfw AKD--leaves jackson daily 1T 7:00 A. m,
arrives a Matches i2:2S q. m. Connects nj
Harriston Tor New Orleans sse fl AEf
FaRisHr rRAIE--daily, sunday exoepted. leaves
lackson 500 a. M. arrives from NatcheE al
7s0Qp. N. - .... j., ff
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

-~Go and hear DR.. Reynolds lecture on
temperance tonight, in the hall OF th"
House Of Representatives. He - said to
be speaker Of great power, and has had
marvellous success in reachlng,tae nlasses
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
Boarding With Furnished Rooms.

1NHE UNDERSIGNED HAS ROOMS. AND
/ will accommodate B0ARDER and LODGERs
~ reasonable terms one square North Of lhe Capt.
tol. adjoining the Presbyterian Church Apply al
the resideHee ~ any hour.
ian q. .'sG-8tittW. MRS. A. N. KfMBALL.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

The Woman's Friend Tor sale at Browns
Oil Depot. [jan3l l-daw3t.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

--Stetpon Hats specially at the CAPI-
TAIL CLOTHING EMPoRIuM.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

Resolved, That the Senate has heard
with profound sorrow, Of the death of
Hon. J. D. Vertner, late Senator from the
2Sth District, composed of the county Of
Claiborne.
Resolved, That the business Of the SEN
ate be now suspended in order that fitting
tribute be paid to his memory.
Resolved, That as a further mark OF
respect the Senate shall, at the conclusion
of these ceremonies. adjourn.
Resolved, That the Secretary communi-
cate these resolutions to the House OF Rep
resentatives.
ISee memorial addresses elsewhere.
Al Ills o'clock the Senate adjourned.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
DAILY CLARION.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY is, 1855
YAzOo BRANCH

Ya IA Norih--learss 7.ooa a. =
No. south arrives I;i5 p. IA.
Except Sundaysl
l.. +. MONTGOMERY, Ticket AEeuL
J. ". COLEMAN, A. q. z. A,
j. NJ TUBS Az, Div, Supt.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18

CALL a. Browns Oil Depot and see what
he has; he will treat you very politely.
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
LooAL ANp orMkR NOrAA

Hon. ]. p. seabtook, Of State L'ne, q
former member OF the Legislature, har
been in .he city for several days =
The Daily clarion., 1886-02-18
MOBILE AND oHIo Z, r.

North bound trains leave Meridian at A;4s AZ 7
D. n and south bound trains arrive at $500 a. M
and 1880 p. ma