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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Electric Light as q Fertilizer.
Bangor Commercial

1t is said that trees planted under the
electric light increase in size much
more rapidly than those set out under
ordinary circumstances. II Is finely
illustrated in Fairfield just at present,
according to the Journal, where at a
street corner stands little tree that
was set out there last spring. 1t grew
fairly well last season without the
electric light, but this season, under Its
cnulgent rays, it has stretched out
with great rapidlty, far outstripping
all its fellows set out al the same time.
The explanation Of this unusual
growth given by the scientist on the
opposite side of the street, is that the
tree grows both day and night, the
electric tight taking the place of the
sun at night, Under all the circum-
stances this would seem to be very
plausible explanation, and if II Is true
the electric light will come into gene
raj use in hothouses and other places
where 1t Is very desirable to force veg
citation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
A DELUGE In MEXICO.

st. Louis, June 26.-A special dis
patch from the City of Mexico says
telegraphic communications, which has
been interrupted for several days by
the floods, has been restored and the
particulars of the terrible disaster on
the line ofthe Mexican Central railroad,
particularly Mt Leon and Silao, are OBJ
tained. During the past two days the
table lands between here and Zacate-
cas- have been visited by unprecedented
rains, Every Mountain rivulet along
the central railway for more than two
hundred miles has been converted into
a Obstructive torrent. The valleys pre-
sent the appearance of lakes Many
cities and towns have been inundated
and Leon and Silao have been partial
ly destroyed. The first intimation re-
ceived In this city of the disaster in the
North was a telegram from Silao, dated
the 18th. 1t said: at commenced
raining heavily here yesterday after
noon and continued all night, raising
the Siao river out ofits banks, breaking
at the north end of the town and pass
ing through the streets with irresisti-
Bile force and volume. Most houses
here being of adobe, as soon as they
were saturated with water began to
fall. About 1926 houses have been de-
stroyed. The station buildings are oc-
cupied by homeless people, who are
unable to obtain anything to eat except
watermelons and fruit found floating
in the water. Fifteen hundred lives
were lost by the inundation, and that
1000 bodies have been recovered.
Leon is city of 100000 inhabitants,
and large part of it is in ruins.
The Mexican collector of customs at
Paso del Norte received an official dis
patch stating that 100 miles Of the
Mexican Central railroad is impassa-
BILE, and that it will be ten days before
mails can get through.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Singular Suicide.


BY Telegraph to the Herald.
Boston, June 2S, 1sSS.-Winiam IL.
Gibson, a young chemist and electri-
clan, employed by the Boston Elec-
trieal Company, shot himself in the
temple last night at his rooms, No. IL
Wellington street, because his new
wedding suit did not arrive from the
tailOr's in time for him to attend the
ceremony.
Hewas found by his landlady this
morning with blood flowing from a
pistol shot wound in his head. lie
was conscious, but could not speak.
An ambulance conveyed him TO the
city hospital, where he died tonight.
For the past two years he had been
engaged to Miss Lillian Chandler, the
niece of Col. w. Ii. Long, of Chelsea.
Early this week he engaged rooms on
Wellington street, telling the landlady
that he should bring his bride there to
live in a short time. All day Tuesday
and Wednesday he was going in and
out of the house, seeming very much
distressed. Yesterday forenoon he
said to a woman of the house sd ex-
pect my wedding suit to arrive at any
moment. The tailor promised to have
it here Monday. 1t is not done yet.
] must get it right away for am to be
married tonight and cannot stand up
in business suit"
He shook badly and wept while he
told the story. The ceremony was to
take place at seven o'clock. AS moth
ing was seen Of Gibson after that hour
the landlady thought he had obtained
his clothes and gone to the wedding.
Miss Chandler, the bride elect, wait
ed with her bridal robes ON until after
ten o'clock. The guests were assem-
bled, the clergyman In waiting and tho
wedding banquet spread. AT last
messengers were sent to Gibson's
home, but the servants could tell
nothing Of his whereabouts. Police
men and messengers secured the city
all night to no effect. Miss Chandler
joined in the hunt.
About nine o'clock this morning
word was brought to the Chelsea home
that young Gibson was dying at tho
City Hospital. Miss Chandler and
Colonel Long visited him. When he
saw them he denied that his name was
Gibson, and said he was Charles j.
Rice clerk employed by Brown, Dur
rell Il Co. Though both Miss Chandler
and Colonel Long identified him he
refused to acknowledge his name and
protested that he never knew any one
by the name of Gibson.
This afternoon the suit in which he
was to have been married in arrived
and he viii be buried IN it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Wanamaker on Advertising.

John Wanamaker, the great Phila-
delphia millionaire merchant, recently
spoke as follows about advertising:
II never in all my life used such a
thing as poster or hand-bill. My
plan for fifteen years has been to buy
SO much space in a newspaper and fill
It up with what I want. | would not
give an advertisement in newspaper
of 500 circulation for 5000 dodgers or
posters. If | wanted to sell cheap jew
elry or run gambling scheme, ! might
use posters, but ! would not insult a
descent reading public with hand-bills.
The class of people who read such
things are poor material to look for
support in mercantile affairs. | deal
directly with the publisher. say to
him, How long will you let me run a
column of matter through your paper
for SiO0 or $4,000 as the case may be.
| let him do the figuring and if |
think he is not trying to take more
than his share / give him the copy.
/ lay aside the profits on a particular
line of goods for advertisieg purposes.
The first year l laid aside $4,000; last
year I laid aside and spent $4,000. |
have done better this year, and shall in
crease the sum as the profits warrant
1t. owe my success to the newspa-
pers, and to them shall freely give a
certain profit of my yearly business
The Builders Gazette.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Washington Sang For the Twins.
[From the Independent

ElOiii thC ihNttpOhuNh"'J
There is a story of Washington, told
me by a descendant of the ancestor
who is in the story, which represents
the great General in the pleasant fam
ily life we have all liked to contem-
plate, and not as the grand man and
hero at the head of his army. 1t was
when Washington, after the Revolu-
tionary war, was travelling through
Connecticut and visited Hartford
staying at the Bulls tavern there. A
boy came into the kitchen and said
al want to see Gen Washington" The
functionary ON duty did not propose to
let any mere boy see Gen. Washington
merely for the asking, and said as
much. "But / have note for him.
demonstrated the boy. "From whom p
"My father, Chief Justice Ellsworth"
@Oh-well,' and the functionary re-
Tented. Gen. Washington read the
note and said to the boy: "Your
father invites me to dinner; | will do
more than that; / will go and break
fast with him. And he did the next
morning. And after breakfast he took
the twin sons of the Justice, each ON a
knee, and sang them "The Derby
RAM an old English ballad, begin
ming, 9" 1t was ON market day." and
setting forth that the ram of Derby
was SO big that the birds built their
nests on the wool on his back, and the
butcher who undertook to kill him
was drowned in the blood.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Odds on Cleveland and Thurman

Special to the Timcs-Democrat.
Washington, July 1.-The New York
Sun says this mornings There were
wide fluctuations yesterday in the
down town betting rates on the politi
cal campaign. Mr.. A. IL. Coombs bel
$1,000 to 5000 with Mr.. II. II. Thomas
on Cleveland and Thurman. Mr.
Coombs has about $4,000 more out on
Cleveland and Thurman on the basis
of S100 to $50. Immediately after the
$1,000 to 5000 bet, a renowned sports
man authorized the announcement
that he had from $1,000 to $4,000 tc
bet at odds of two to one on Cleve.
land and the Old Roman.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Where Drums are Made.

The casual visitor would never sus-
pect that the quiet, rural village of
Granville. Mass, sends out into the
world thousands of noise-making in
struments, cheap, 1t is true, but none
the less welcome to the average boy.
This place can practically be called the
centre and heart of the drum-making
business. 1t turned out 100000 last
year. II was in 1853 that the idea of
engaging in drum making first suggest
ed itself to a Mr.. Cooley. lie had
been to Plttsiield, where relative of
his, Samuel Cooley, was making few
drums in an old barn. Disguised with
the business, Samuel Cooley was about
to throw II up; he offered 1t to his
nephew, John, with the remark that
there was doubtless money in 1t. Re-
turning to Granville, j. p. Cooley
broached the subject to his friend
Noble, whom he found a ready listener.
They went to work, made a drum,
which is still cherished at the old shop,
took it to Boston, showed it, received
orders, and coming back, invested $4 so
IN material, and thus started probably
the biggest concern Of its kind in the
world. The first year, 1854, they built
little shed, and altogether turned out
150 drums, mainly of one pattern.
Year by year the business increased,
their quarters had to be enlarged, their
help multiplied, and to-day 1875 men
and women are kept busy turning out
daily about 1900 drums.
Within the last few years the busi-
ness has greatly developed. The old
fashioned drum with wooden barrel,
which was formerly the only kind in
the market, is being rapidly supplanted
by the neater and lighter model with
the tin barrel.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
NO. 81
A True GENTLEMAN.

In Mr.. and Mrs. Bancrofl's Reminis-
cences there is a story told by Mr..
Charles Collette which is beautifully
and very strikingly illustrative of true
etiquette. A young soldier in .an En-
glish regiment had been promoted
from the ranks and given a commits
sion in another regiment. Before
joining his new command he was. ac.
cordiug to custom, invited to a farewell
dinner by the officers of his old regi-
ment, placed as the guest of the eve
ming, on the right of the colonel and
helped to all the dishes first. lie was
fine young fellow, but little used to
ways Of the polite world and the man
ners Of other dining tables than the
humble mess of those days in the
ranks. The colonel, one of the truest
types of gentlemen, did his best to put
his guests at ease. The soup was
served, and then came a servant to the
guests side, holding large bowl which
contained SIMPLY Jumps of ice. The
weather was hot, for this happened in
India and cold drinks were an unspeak-
able boon. The new made officer
stared at the the bowl. The servant
asked;~ Ice sir ~ The colonel chatted
merrily to him on his left. Others of
the party began to sec the dilemma.
"lcc, sirla asked the waiter.
The guest, in ignorant desperation,
took a portion of the ice and put il in
his soup, A smile played lightly on the
faces Of some Of the younger officers,
when the bowl was offered to the col
onel, who went on chatting with the
guest, and without movinga muscle of
his face also dropped u piece of ice into
his soup. Those who came afterward,
however, took their cue from their
colonel or let the bowl pass; and the
young man breathed Il sigh of relief
as he thought that after all he had none
the right thing. If ever soldier de-
served the Victoria cross the colonel Of
that regiment did detroit Free Press
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Killed By the Electric Wire.
TTimes-Democratl


The wind which accompanied the
heavy rain last evening caused one ol
the wires running along St. Charles
street to work loose from its fastening:
and sag down into the street. There il
hung, with certain death to man and
beast in its loop.
William Gibbons, who drives carri-
age No. 11S, came along just at this
moment. lie was on his box, dripping
wet, and as he neared No. 10 st,
Charles, near Common street, where
he usually stands, he pulled up sharply
and with force sufficient to cause his
off horse to open his mouth quite wide.
BY some strange and unfortunate COM
bination of circumstances the wire
swung into the animals mouth, and
coming in contact with the bit estab-
ished current of electricity, killing
the poor horse instantly. 1t dropped
without struggle, dragging its mate
with it. The current of electricity was
transmitted through the body of the
dead horse into its living mate, and
the poor animal writhed. turned, twis-
ted and kicked in excruciating agony.
Gibbons, no doubt unconscious of the
cause of the trouble, jumped from the
seat and attempted to release his team.
A number of citizens also started to
aid him, when some one, seeing what
had caused the instantaneous death of
the horse, shouted loud enough to be
heard; "Look out for the electric
wire I" The words of warning were
not unhecded, the crowd drew back
and from a safe distance witnessed a
most remarkable and horrible scene.
All the conditions being favorable
the full force of electricity on the wire
was conveyed into the horses mouth.
The bit was heated to a white heat
and white flames shot from between
the animals jaws. The sickening odor
of burning flesh filled the street, and
men turned away in horror. For a
minute or two, or perhaps for longer
period of time, the mouth of the dead
vnimal burned, and then the harness,
as wet as it was, caught fire and was
burned to crisp. Finally, having
burnt its way out, the wire dropped
from the dead horses mouth, and its
dazed and bewildered mate struggled
to its feet.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
THE NEW YORK TINES.
Why it VIII support Cleveland.

Meanwhile the Republican Party
punished but impenitent. clings to III,
idols the voters have spurned, ant
again knocks at the door Of the Exc,
euhve Mansion. bearing in its hand
the declaration that whisky should be
free and clothing taxed, that the pro-
tective taxes are sacred and shall not
be reduced-shall be increased. rather.
if ways cannot be found m.iobbery
and extravaganza to spend rast enough
the accumulstmg revenue.
The Times viii not shame its consis-
tent record of more than twenty years
by eounseling the opening ofthat door
to these unworthy applicants. Before
1868 this journal began Its advocacy
of the repeal of unnecessary customs
taxes imposed for war purposes.
''Whatl have we fought for freedom in our
prime.
At last to dodge and palter with a public
crimeq"
Nor does the Republican Party in
vite or deserve our aid ON other
grounds. II has only with extreme re-
luctance abandoned Blaine as candi-
date, and its leading newspaper organs
without rebuke continue TO protest
that "Blaineism is Republicanism.r >
We find too many to accept the shame
ful confession as truthful. The men
who were Blaine's fugIemen in 1884
have still potent influence in the di-
rcction of the party, and "BIaine and
protection" remain the only ideas
which awaken any enthusiasm in the
Republican ranks.
For the working out of the reforms
which the Times believes to be the
chief issues of our politics the Demo-
cratic Party, with present candidates,
is the "better instrument" to use Mr..
Tilden's expression. Its candidates are
incomparably superior to those of the
Republicans, and the announcement OF
purposes with which il enters the con-
test is more satisfactory, and in respect
to the dominant issue is firmly right
when the other is hopelessly wrong
AS regards civil reform, though VIC
have had occasion to criticise the pre-.
sent Administration for some of its
errors and failures, we have greater
confidence in Mr.. Cloveland's sincorit,
and fidelity than in the written profcs
sions OF party whose leaders arc un
able to speak of the reform without ,
sneer. The Times will give Cleveland
and Thurman its hearty support, ant
will do what lies IN its power and il il
not an inactive newspaper in Presi
dental contest, to make their majorit,
such that there will be no doubt in th,
morning after the election.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
The Downfall OF Blaine.
IN. Y. T'imes.l


Yesterday morning came. There
had been a conference among all thu
Blaine leaders and some friends of the
other candidates. 1t was believed that
the time was ripe and the plot would
be successfully carried out. A couple
of cablcgrams were received by Mr.
Boutelle of Mr.. Blaine's delegation and
published. They begged his friends
not to nail his rivals cars to the pump
and his friends took them as they were
meant. They understood perfectly Mr.
Blaine's attitude, his wishes, his hopes
his intentions. lie was glued to tel
egraph instrument IN Scotland fever.
ishly waiting for word that he had
been "drafted" by his party. The SER
viceable Carnegie had with his own
hand, after q consultation with the
great leader in the chaste recesses ol
his bedroom, written statement fol
transmission to Chicago that Mr.. Blaine
would accept the nomination. The
dispatches from Edinburg only con.
tirmed the feeling this statement had
aroused. Up to this moment Mr.
Blame is not known, at any time, to
any one, to have said that under no
circumstances and ON no condi.
tions would he be the Republican
candidate. But the Blaine managers
had gone too far In seeking to
strengthen Harrison sufficiently to de.
feat Sherman, they had run the risk Of
the combination on Harrison that fl
nally came. They had not counted on
the anger their dupes would feel when
they saw that they were being duped
They had no just conception of the
bitter contempt and hatred tor theil
tricky leader that they had aroused
And so il comes about that after an
unparalleled exhibition of duplicity
and selfshness, of mingled greed and
cowardice, Mr.. Blaine has been driven
from his station at the telegraphic in.
strument, utterly bailled and defeated
with the consciousness that he has
won. as he deserved, the scorn of men
whom he had betrayed.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Banking Intelligence.


lie wanted a position in the bank
The president was satisfied with his
credentials, but before engaging him
put him through a little civil service
cross-examination
suppose, now, man was to come
in here and deposit 500 in 81 bills
how would you count thcmY'
@ would wet my fingers and lift up
each bill until got to the last one"
"Why would you not lift up the last
one p
"Becausc there might possibly be
one more bill under it, and if the de-
positor was to see II he would want II
back, but If the twentieth bill is not
lifted up, and there should be another
bill in the pile, the bank makes it,
don't you see?7
"You will do" said the bank presi-
dent. "You have been in the business
before, but din't suppose you knew
that trick."-Texas Siftings.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
AKENFUCKY ROMANCE.
A TOHng Nan ElOpeS With His OHn
Sister Without knowing II.

A telegram from Mrs. Eliza George,
living ten miles from Louisville. XIV.
to Chief of Detectives Yankee Bligh.
developed most remarkable romance.
The telegram ordered Capt. Bligh to
arrest, at all hazards. Madeline George,
sixteen years of age, who had eloped
with Robert Stephens, jr., a neighbor,
eighteen years old. The young couple
were arrested in n Justices office.
where they had gone to be married.
The boy said he and Madeline were
desperately in love with each other.
Six hours later Mrs. Eliza George
came TO town with her face flushed
with excitement. Twenty years ago,
the woman said her father died, leav-
ing her his farm and several thousand
dollars on the condition that she never
marry. Before and after the old mans
death, Eliza had been assiduously
courted by Henry Stephens. The
young woman loved him, but under
the provisions of her fathers viii could
not marry. AT last Cupid provided a
way; and Stephens and Miss George
were married under the names of A.
Goodman and Sallie White.
For three years they lived together
secretly, two children being born to
them. They then separated, Mrs.
Stephens taking her maiden name and
the younger child. She returned to her
country home, while Stephens took the
eldest whose name was Henry. Some
years later Stephens gave up his bust
ness in Louisville and moved to the
country, buying farm adjoining that of
Mrs. George. The children grew up to-
gether without knowing their relation
ship and soon became desperately in
love. The parents tried to separate
the children, but without success,
Madaline and Henry finally e.oped,
and their arrest just in the nick of time
prevented union between brother
and sister.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
High Priced Stock.

Sixty-four yearling colts, the pro-
duce of S. B. Haggin's breeding farm
in California, were sold in this city
Monday afternoon for total of S112,-
775, an average for the lot of 81 ,762.lC
each. One of these, King Thomas, by
King Ban, out of Maud Hampton
Lucious o. Appleby ofthis city secured
on a bid of $4,000, a sum in excess Of
any before paid for any yearling in
any country in the world. The
youngster is a brother Of the famous
Ban Fox, and has beer resold to Sena'
tor Hearst of California at an advance
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07
Sherman Beat at Ills Own Game.

Washington, July Alt has leaked
out and come TO the Couricr-Journa
correspondent straight as n string that
the Saturday before the nomination al
Chicago, u conference Of the Sherman
men was held at the Grand Pacific
Hotel. A true friend of the Ohio Sen
ator from every Southern State was
present and the whole situation inside
and outside was gone oyer carefully
Two or three of the gentlemen present
presented a list of the Southern dele
gates, numbering in the neighborhood
Of fifty original Sherman men, but
who after their arrival in Chicago had
been bought over for Algcr. My in
formant told me that he saw the list
Of names and the price paid for each
delegate, which was from three to five
hundred dollars. This is shameful
story and comes to the Courier-Jour-
nal correspondent from Republican
sources. II Is likely that the names of
all these delegates who sold out will be
published as Senator Sherman Is de-
termined that the people IN their sec
tions shall know what kind of men
they are.'
Such account current should include
names and prices of the coons whom
Sherman bought; and who did not
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07

The more the Republicans look into
the record of their Presidential NOM
inee the less they seem to like it and
him. Ills pronounced readiness, while
he was in the Senate, to admit China
men without restraint into this coun-
try and to confer upon them the right
of suffrage, as well as the part he took
in seeking to legalize the importation
of foreign contract labor, is going
somewhat against the Radical grain.
They begin ruefnlly to speculate on the
possibility of losing Stale or two on
the coast from the choice they have
made--.N. o. States.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-07-07

The body of the boy Lake Williams
who was accidently drowned while
bathing in the lake near the lower
compress Sunday evening, was recov-
cred yesterday. Coroner Auter held
an inquest as to the of death, and the
jury rendered the peculiar verdict that
"the deceased came to his death from
drowning, whether accidental or in
territorial, to the jury unknown" The
remains were burned by Undertaken
Jacobs.-Commercial Herald.