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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-04-27

Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE. ]

the Piedmont section Of North Carolina
will present the name OF K b Glenn, ESQ.
of Winston, for elector- at large. Mr..
Glenn has no superior and few equals as
a speaker in Western North Carolina.
Fluent, able and eloquent, he makes a
powerful speech on the husting> as well
as at the bar He was district electol
in 1884 and made brilliant campaign for
the Democratic party. We trust that his
fitness will be considered by the delegates
to the Convention.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA,
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1888-04-27

above. The devil is very learned but the
biggest kind of a fool" ''N isdom is to
be desired but not the reputation for being
wise Don't ever try to prove that you
are wise; if it is 50 others will find it out
before you will" l dare say that he
stunned some of his hearers when he said,
man." J. NJ. HAYS
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The Lenoir Topic says that Watauga
county, which went Republican two years
ago, is all right for the Democracy again.
The money has been made up IN Boone to
purchase an outfit and establish Demo
cratic paper.
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Junior Englishman, quoting Shake
speare: "Render unto Caesar what is
CAESARS, and unto Mrs. Caesar what is
hern. y Randolph Macon Monthly.
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greatest need. ] honestly regard it to be
of more importance than III. continued
supremacy of the Democratic party-but
that Is RAJ k neresy-and | leave the sub
Ject with Il plea for immediate ahsolutinn
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
The Voice of Jacob but the
Hand of Esau.

No one should think it strange or
improper for this paper to allude to
the old Republican record of Judge
Hiram Cassidy, and the fact that he
betrayed his constituents while a
member of the State Senate by turning
Republican and voting for the saddle
colored Bruce in preference to a white
Democrat like Lamar for United States
Senator. Though the Judge was sud
denly reconverted to Democracy after
Ames and his minions were over
thrown and he saw their power in the
State forever gone, and though he was
received back into the ranks of the
party he had betrayed with open arms
and honored by it with place at the
head of its council boards and even
once nominated as an alternate dele
gate to one of its great National Con-
ventiOns; and though he was once
favorably mentioned by a part of the
Press(we in our innocence and forgive
ness of the prodigal among the num-
ber) as a suitable candidate for Dem
ocratic Congressman after all.
his rccOnversiOn seems never to have
been thorough and sincere. In short,
while he has come out from Republic
anism, Republicanism has never come
ont of him. The voice Is Jacobs, but
the hand is Esau's. The old white
Republicans and negroes seem to
thoroughly understand this, and he
has never lost his grip upon them.
They will follow him almost to a man
like sheep their bellweather, and
more than once he has led them as an
element of discord into Democratic
councils to shape the party's policy,
name the candidate or carry some
other point, only to see them betray
the party when that end was accom-
plished.
As one who has witnessed these
things we say he is not entitled to the
full confidence of the party, and it is
not strange that we and others are
often reminded of his old Republic
an antecedents. The old association
he seems unable to shake off.
He should make the divorce complete,
or he should proceed to reorganize
the shattered ranks of Republicanism
and head a Blaine or Sherman delega-
ton to Jackson and Chicago. He
never looked more in his element and
more forcibly reminded one of his
leadership in the days of Ames than
when standing at the head of his
Republican contingent the night he
tried to capture the Citizens meeting.
and was applauded to the cello by his
black Republican shOuters. 1t was a
picture for the Republican gods and
John Sherman.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
Commissioners Sale of q
R0iLrOUd.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
No. 76S VS.
MERIDIAN, BROOKHAVEN d NATCHEZ
RAILROAD COMPANY, EFT. AL.
Lincoln Clancery Court: Decree Jan.
nary 2nd, l-cS. in favor of the Com.
pninnnt against the uefcndauts for
SO. So s6 and costs OF suit.
BY virtue OF the final decree in above
stated case, the undersigned special Com.
missioner of the said Chancery Court
having been appointed for that purpose
will
On the end Monday, the 18th Day of
March, 1888,
at the Cont House door"f Lincoln County
mississippi. Cat IL o'clock A. NJ. in the
town of Bronhhavrn, Mississippi sell to
b" highest and best bidder tor cash at
public auction the follow Ing described
property. to-wii:
The Meridian, Brookhaven & Natchel
Railroad, being the railroad drnOminated
and ursrrihSd in the plradlngs in the
above styled car>e in said Chanctry Court
and part OF which railroad has bren
constructed, beginning on the llnr of The
| hn0is Central Railroad at Brookhaven,
Lincoln County, Mississippi, and extend.
ing continuously in The general direction
W 'iti NhiSS'SSIppiy ipi w
seven or eight miles, together with its
read bed, right of way, and the lands on
each side thereof for the distance of 80
feet on each side thereof from the center
of said railroad track, and all the rights
of each and every and all of the delrn-
dants III and 10 said lands, and the iron
rails, chairs, plates, .pIicPS, locks, fastrn'
ings, bolts and AL the other iron things
pertaining thereto or ccnnecird there
with, AMI also all The cross. ties, bridges,
rmlnnkments, suprrStrncturrs, switches.
Inrn"nts, ,l"por grounds, gravel land-,and
all other things hrlo, ging To oI connect,
ed with or apperIainlng to tho salh
MrIiuian, Brook haven i Nalchrz Rail-
Lad Company, and it's right to he
corporation, and all of its charter rights
AMI privileges, and all the rights, powers
and immuhIties conferred, created or he
slowed nlmn said Meridian, Bro"khavrs
& Natcl~z Railroad Company. or tue
corporation thereof by the act OF Inc
Legislature of the State of Mississippi
approved March 7,h. 1882. entitled IAN
act To Incorporate The Meridian, Brook,
haven & Natchcz Railroad Company
(ln laws 1882, PIP. 1049- 1861
ALEX c. MCNAIR.
Special Commissioned
K. II. THOMPSON,
Solicitor for Complainant.
Feb. 2-6t.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
VOLUME vi.

With this issue the LEADER begins
its sixth year. Since it unfurled its
spotless banner to the breeze FIVE years
ago. it has fought rull many a battle
for political and moral reform, and
feels to-day more encouraged than ever
for the enemies as we'll as the friends
It his made. As it turns the new
mile it does So with the deter
minatiOn to keep up the contest for
principle along the lines it has hither-
to pursued, and will never lower its
flag, as long as its present editor is at
the helm, which he hopes and believes
will be for many years to come.
We return our heart felt thanks to
all who have encouraged us by word
and patronage in our effort to publish
q paper devoted to the best interests
of the people; and to those who have
resorted to detraction, the boycott
and other methods to cripple
and destroy the papers influence and
usefulness because they could not con-
troll it, we say, LAY on, Macduff" /;
we will pursue the even tenor of our
way as heretofore without your assist
ance and in spite of your opposi-
ton.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
Summit Going Dry.

The Legislature has crowned its
good work in the way of five mile
laws, by passing the bill prohibiting
the sale of liquor within five and one
half miles of Lea Female College, To-
Gated at Summit. The fight in the
House was led by Messrs. Teunisson
and MCGEE, supported by both of
Pixies Representatives,, Messrs Craw-
ford and Simmons, and in the Senate,
by Senator Ford, of this district, and
Senator Love, of Amite, and OF course
with such backing the bill went
through both bodies without serious
opposition. Under the provisions of
the law, existing licenses are allowed
to run the time for which issued, when
Summit will become dry town and
cease being a drunkard mill and
nuisance to herself and all her near
neighbors. praise God from whom
al blessing fov"
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

In these days of newspaper degener-
acy, when more than half the papers
of the State are a burlesque on taste
full and accurate mechanical workman
ship and miserable failures editorially,
it is truly refreshing to see news
paper like the Greenville Democrat
That paper is model of topographic
al and mechanical skill, and its edi-
torial, repOtorial and miscellaneOu:
makeup all that could be desired in
IA fresh and newsy weekly. In fact, q
look over it's columns makes one fairly
yearn for a return of the days now
seemingly past in Mississippi wher
editors and printers took a pride il
their business, and when running g
newspaper meant something and re-
quired both skill and competency.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
An Industrial Bureau and Book
for Farmers.

Col bennett, thea gricultural editor
of the n. o. Picayune, makes the fol-
lowing suggestions to our Legislature.
If the plan could be properly carried
out, it would effect great good:
That in Mississippi there are about
100000 farms and probably over 200,-
600 families that depend exclusively
upon farming for LIVELIHOOD; and
that large numbers of these have no
agricultural book or industrial journals
for the instruction of their families in
industrial and general intelligence.
That if the Legislature would estab-
lish bureau of agriculture and indus
trial intelligence for the benefit of
such farmers, and place at the head ,
that bureau journalist well Informed
in all industrial matters, to compile
from the best books and libraries and
collect from the agricultural and in
dustrial journals, and all sources, the
most reliable information for the bene-
fit of the farmers of the State who
desire it, and to distribute monthly
bulletins through the mails where if
may be most needed at an expense OF
from five to ten thousand dollars a
year, great good would accrue to the
agricultural interests.
Another proposition which Col.
bennett makes is for the Legislature
to have 10000 copies of a valuable
book for farmers which he has written
and compiled published at the expense
of the state for gratuitous distribution
to the farmers of the state through the
county superintendent of education,
the state paying the royalty of five
cents copy. BY having the book
stereotyped future editions could be
furnished ut short notice at Il greatly
reduced cost. The author will have
the book handsomely illustrated with
elegant cuts of the different breeds of
domestic animals and fowls, useful
articles and devices for farm use, fruits
of different kinds, rural architecture,
ETC., if the state will pay the expense.
This book has received the fullest en-
dOrsement of the State Horticultural
Society anc many prominent agricul-
turists, and is particularly adapted to
the wants of a large majority of the
farmers of Mississippi. 1t is intended
and made up not only for the benefit
and enlightenment Ofthe poor and illit-
crate farmer, but also for the instruc-
ton of his wife and children in indus
trial matters, to take the part of a
primary industrial school for far mers'
boys and girls.
What Mississippi needs more than
she needs immigrants or capital is
more-light and agricultural knowledge
on her hundred thousand farms; and
her large numbers Ofintelligent farmers
are more anxious than the illiterate
farmer for the latest and best light on
agriculture. Mississippi cannot add
to her wealth in any other way so sue
cessfullv as to enlighten her farmers
who are unable 10 obtain the knowl-
edge which is important 10 their success.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
Hamilton is Convicted.

The effort to get a jury at Brandon has
proven one fact at least and placed il
forever-and. forever beyond question
or dispute. And that fact is this, that
Jones :. Hamilton is convicted in the
minds of the people of Mississippi.
Hundreds of men from all portions
of Rankin county have been examined
and testified that they had formed an
opinion on the case. Some OF these
have come from Brandon and across
the river from jackson, and Others
have come from far up near Leake
county and far down ON the Simpson
and Smith county lines; some have
been intelligent and well read, and
some were unlettered, and some had
not been to town or read a paper fol
many NOTWITHSTANDING the number
were high and low, rich and poor, and
from them AL came practically one
response-their fixed opinion was that
Hamilton was a murderer.
Up to this writing only three OF
those who had an opinion, believed
him innocent, and one of these was a
relative of one of the defendants.
county, the county in which Hamilton
had property and large influence and
relatives and many friends-fron
Rankin county, where he was one,
entrenchcd SO safely-from the county
where he formerly had his stronghold
now after all the excitement that i'm
mediately followed the murder has
died away, when the people hav,
reached that sober second thought OF
which the defense talked so much
now there comes the awful verdict OF
the people, white and black, given
with one terrible accord, that Jones
Hamilton is guilty of murder.
MURDER, that terrible word which
sounded first from the press of the
State, from the cOrOner'S jury, the
court of Judge PeytOn, and the grand
jury that fearful word that
was sounded against him from that
high and solemn bench of our SUI
preme Court, has been echoed back
with strange unanimity by the people
from town and county, house auG
howell and hat III every portion o.
that county which he chose to try
him for his life.
Jones Hamilton may by his wealtl
and influence be set at liberty on
some quip or bubble of the law, bu
all the courts that ever existed anC
all the verdicts that might ever h,
rendered, could not wash out tn,
mark of murderer which has beer
burned into his name and character al
deep and eternal as the brand that the
Almighty stamped upon the forehead
and smOte into the soul of the world,
first murderer.-Daiiy Mississippian
March 2.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
Sensible Remarks.

The Tupelo Journal copies the ac-
count of the interview between the
Governor and the Alliance committee
as given by the Clarion Ledger and
adds the following sensible remarks:
"The above being from the State
organ, may be regarded as the most
favorable account possible, for Gov
ern0r Lowry, of the matter referred to-
1t is the most fragrant and inexcusable
exhibition of diScOurtesv. if not actual
insult, on the part of the Governor
toward Il committee representing a
large and respectable body of citizens,
that the people of this State have ever
been called upon to witness. The
committee did not call upon Governor
Lowry as individuals, but as the rep
resentatives of the State Alliance,
which, as the Governor knew, was
composed almost entirely of Democrats
and they should have been recognized
by him as such and not subjected to
the Illuminating treatment that they
were. The Governor might with the
same prOpriety have questioned them
about their religious preferences, and
then informed them, if they happened
not to belong to the same church that
he did, that his administration was a
Methodist or Baptist administration
rs the case might be and that it was
an impertinent assumption on their
part to make any suggestions or ex-
press any opinions, as to it's policy.
We have no doubt that the Alliance
will resent, in becoming manner, the
shameful affrOnt that Governor Lowry
placed upon them in his treatment of
the committee appointed to represent
Them
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
THE HAMILTON TRIAL
THE JURY COMPLETED AND
EXAMINATION OF WIT
NESSES BEGUN.

So many persons had heard of the
the killing of Gambrell by Hamilton
and formed an opinion as to his guilt,
that all of last week was consumed in
empanneling jury, the last juror not
being secured until o'clock Satur-
day. The jury as finally made up is
composed of whites and five negroes,
as follows: Whites-C. q. Grain, X.
y. Downing, J. +. Goodman, ;. |.
Donnell, Anderson Mcpherson, joel
J. Alternately and J. c. Hunter ne
groes-Hatton Samples, Perry Webb,
Silas Robinson, John Fitzhugh and
Wiley Erwin. When the last juror
was obtained, the entire panel was
brought forward and sworn in, the in
dictment read and court adjourned
until Monday.
On Monday the trial began with the
examination of the States witnesses.
There are said To be about $50 wit
nesses in the case altogether, and the
examination of these together with
the speeches of the lawyers and the
charge to the jury, is likely to carry
the trial through at least two or three
weeks more. The first witness exam
ined was DR.. Will Galloway, of Jack
son, brother of Bishop Galloway,
who examined the wounds of Rod
erick Gambrell after he was killed
and extracted the balls. He gave it
as his opinion that Inconsistencies
was caused and death fastened by
the brutal blows received by Gam
brell on the head after he was shot
down.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

Hon. A. F. MCGEE, the Floater
Representative from Clarke, Lauder
dale and Kemper, is entitled to the
lasting gratitude of the w. c. I. Us
of the State and the temperance peo-
pie generally for his successful man
agement i'll the House of the bill pro-
viding for scientific temperance in
struction in the public schools of the
State. AS Chairman of the Temper
ance Committee of the House, he
achieved number of notable victo-
ries, but on no temperance measure
did he win more signal or farreach-
ing triumph than on this one.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

No member of the present Legisla-
ture has made more enviable record
than DR.. Geo. A. Teunisson, the hon
ored Representative of our sister
county of Lawrence. He has been
watchful and true, and on every i'm
portant measure which has come be-
fore the House, his vote has been cast
upon the side of the people and the
interests of the State. On the sub
ject of temperance legislation he has
been a recognized leader, and the
friends of sobriety and moral reform
throughout the State, and especially
of this county and Pike, owe him a
debt of gratitude they cannot soon re
pay.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

1t is the fashion in some quarters to
answer Frank Burkitt's arguments
with abuse. But Burkitt can stand
this if his detractOrs can. His speech
on Senate Bill 107 was calm, logical
presentation of the power of one Leg
Islature to shackle subsequent ones in
violation of the express provisions OF
the constitution. He explained what
a contract was, and wherein the ex-
emption features of corporations were
not contracts. There was no rant
against corpiratiOns, but manly and
timely protest against their encrOach-
ments, and special privileges. Burkitt
is not much of sentimentalist, and
less of destructiOnist, but he is a
true friend of Mississippi's practical
interests, and firin in his convictions
in spite of the waves of personal abuse
which have swept over him. His
speech delivered last Wednesday was
one no man in the State might be
ashamed to own, and makes d plat
form on which Burkitt need not fear
to stapd.-Nea0 Nississippian
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08
Commissioners Sale OF
Lands.
J. A. s. HENDERSON AND WIFE
No. S05] VS..

J. A. S. HENDERSON AND WIFE
No. e05] VS..
+. III. HARTMAN EFT AL.
Lincoln CHANGER Court-Decree jan
nary 20, 1888, for $3.50 and costs ID ~
vor OF Hartman and against j. A. D.
Henderson and his wife.
BY VIRTUE of the final decree III aoo'e
stated cause, !, as Commissioner, na i,, ~
ieen appointed for the purpose, Will W
The
Second Monday, the 18th Day of MARCH,
A. ID. 1888,
ut the Court House door, OF LineS'D
county, Miss, in the town OF broon na",
ven. sell at pnbiic auction, to the hlg.;.os
and best bidder for cash, the following
described lands, viz: The norfhNa0 s
quarter of section "a, township T. rsns
z east, Situated in Lincoln comfy, M nS'.
containing 16O.acres, more or less ~"
land is known az the "Warren HoSA'"'
or the John Hawkins" place.
Clerk of Chancery Court and Comm
r. II. THOMPSON, Solicitor for af s%
ant Hartman FepSo"
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

a meeting at Brookhaven last week
engineered by that odorous old cx-Re-
publican and negro champion Hiram
Cassidy. endorsed the Republican
Representative Deason in his Legisla-
tive battle for whisky, and commend
ed the Governor for vetOing the
constitutional convention bill. Deason
and Lowry should now be happy
Netc Mississippian.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

The present Legislature, taken alto
gether, deserves to be ranked as the
best which has assembled at the Cap
ital since the one elected by the revo-
luton of 1875. 1t is thoroughly
representative and patriotic body
and has distinguished itself quite as
much by what it has refused to do il
tie way of legislation, as what it has
actually done.
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

The Republican Daily Advertiser
says the Governor "sat down on the
Alliance committee. When the re-
turns come in, the Governor will feel
like he sat down Oh a long, keen
needle. -Ench44ngc
The Brookhaven leader., 1888-03-08

W. Il. Branch, editor Of the Wipc,,
Times, and Percy L. Moore, of Tho
Advance, got into street figb, No,
day with pistols, resulting in Moore
receiving serious wound in the sidn
A peddler standing near was struck j.
the leg by stray bullet. The omar,
rel began in the editors papers.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-15
LOCAL LINES.
The Episcopal Church Con-
vocation.
THE TIDE OF TOURISTS.
Two Horses Caught By . Train
''The Wife" At the Grand
Opera House.

The clergy Of the Episcopal Church in
Southern California and lay delegates
from the various congregations met in
regular convocation at the Church of the
Epiphany in East Los Angeles last even-
ing.
The convention was opened by a dig
cussion of the influence of lay work on
parishes and missions, James Tewell, of
st. Paul's Church, beginning by reading
a paper. A free debate followed.
To-day there will be communion SER
vice at 10 A. NJ, Rev. T. R. Starr, of San
Pedro, delivering the sermon.
A business session and the election
of officers for the ensuring year will fol-
low.
At this meeting the question of di-
vision of the diocese will come up, az
will also the qualifications of lay dele
gates.
This evening there will be missionary
meeting, at which Rev. T. R. Sandford,
of Ventura, will speak on foreign mis-
sions; Rev. H. o. Judd, of Santa Moni-
ca, on home missions, and Rev. T. w.
Haskins on Christian Use of Wealth."
The clergy will be entertained at lunch
by the people of the parish at the resi-
dence of the pastor, Rev. Henry Scott
Jeffreys, on North Johnston street.
On Thursday the church extension
society will meet at :15 P. M.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-08-15
NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Excitement Near Enscnada, Lower
California.

Excitement Near Enscnada, Lower
California.
Reports have reached the city during
the past few days of the discovery of rich
gold mines in Lower California and yes
terday afternoon HERALD man had the
good fortune to stumble on gentleman
just returned from the scene of the new
fields. The mines are situated in the
Zaragossa district thirty miles east of
Ensenada, and are of free gold, which is
easily worked. The precious metal is
found in slate and granite formation in
which shaft of thirty feet has already
been sunk. The vein is from four to six
feet wide and is in a body two hundred
and fifty feet long and six hundred
feet wide, which crops up on the sur.
face. The output SO far has been $170 to
the ton, and as there is plenty of water
and tim Der on the ground, there is every
inducement to 60 ahead. A five-stamp
mill will be put up at an early date, and
for this purpose company will be or
ganized in this city in few days. Mr..
Day. of the firm of Day & Edwards. of
North Spring street, is one of the chief
persons interested in this venture.