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Successor to Lunt & Davidson.
DEALER IN DRUGS CHEMICALS, PATENT
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-01-05
DIRECTORY
--oP TIKI
PRINCIPAL Business Houses Of the City

Banks.
as1ke herbert cor. King aad Fs!rfsx scres
Cgtigans' National Bank. u. y. ooJ- Prince
Sec streets.
Meets.
@. E. French, SIS King street.
S. F. Dyson, sos King street.
China Glassware, SC.
Ell. KILLER, Son 6. Co., SIS King street
Confeot1onors.
aonry Bronglo 100 King street.
Dry Goods and Motions
Eiohberg Co., cor King and Royal sis.
4. Is. slaymaker, 105 King street.
J. z. Tackett, 109 King street.
Drpgs and Chemicals
WE. Creighton 6 &C., N. VI. cor. King 20
loyal streets.
Broadus & Smith, cor. King snd Fairfax streutz
ID. II. Lunt, n 9. Ger. King and WaChret.
T. stsbler 6 Co, u. V. cor. King and Giast
Wv WsyaeId & Hsll, car Prince and Fsirfaz ssF:
Grocsrn sad Liquor Dealers
j.. @. Gil5urn, II L. Royal street..
Charles King & Son, 81 Cameron street
harlow & Bro n. w. cor. Royal AID Cans'r
w. W a. johnson, I. O. cor Royal and Gamer
' q. acBurney Son, W. cor. King and Va
kngton streets.
&. Vim. Ramsay, cor King and st. Asaph s.i
Hardware ard Cutlery
1T. Creighton q Son, IS King street.
g. +. Peake, COZ. King and Pitt streets
5ogellers.
Fl. Wiidt, 10 n. loyal street.
Lumber, &c.
Perry. sraoot s Co., Nc IS corner Cameron and
Iosisb 4. D. sIaoot, Il north Union st.
Eaohipists.
T.s Moore, SO Union street..
Wood aid Coal
W. A. Smoot & Co. foot of Princess ST.
]. L. Zimmerman, foot Of Queen So
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DOYs. large aud small, poor and rich, are al
ID ways glad to own psir OF SKATES. we
have full line both OF Club and "Wood-top,'
I'D dec ritS'' 80 w JAS. F. cARLIN & SONS.
ONHE LADIES CARPET SWEEP
j ER and an ENTERPRISE MEAT CUTTER.
Both are useful all the year round and make a
dec1o JAS F. CARLIN s SONS
CoKE' corr, COKE
CONNELLSVILLE COKE. for house purposes,
OF hand and to STRIVE. For sale By
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styles at bottom prices.
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now 424 King street.
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Ta5-f oh fo11 Fo-.
sample. For sale by
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ies A'' GEO. McBURNEY & SON.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
A Missing cotton Belt Shipment.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 21.-S. z. Ken
ncdy, commercial agent of the st.
Louis, Arkansas & Texas Cotton BelD
Line in this city, has gone to New
York to effect o settlement of q $4,000
damage snit in which his company Is
interested. -Four carloads of cotton
shipped over the road has entirely dis
appeared, and 1t is supposed that, like
McGinty, II has gone to the bottom
of the sea. The cotton was shipped
about a year ago from point on the
Denver, Texas & Fort Worth Road
and was sent East by the st. Louis
Arkansas & Texas Line. 1t was ship.
ped by NJ. A. Wolf & Co., and was
destined to firm of jobbers In LIVER
pool, England. 1t went over the Penn
sylvania Line from Chicago, and al
New York was turned over to the
Red Star Line of steamers. The car
90 never arrived In Liverpool, and the
railroad companies have been search
ing for 1t for year, but 1t has been
completely lost. The cargo has beer
traced to New York, but from ther'
there is no clew. The con signee
threaten to sue the railroads for $40,
600, the amount the cotton was wortl
at the time.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
4 Characteristic Letter.
Meridian News.l

MeTlulhu NeWssl
The following characteristic private
letter, addressed to Mr.. w. s. McAllis-
ter, by Gen. George, Is published in
the News with the consent Of Mr.. Nc
Allister.
This letter shows conclusively how
this distinguished Senator feels with
reference to the proposition to hold q
constitutional convention, and his well
digested advice Is worthy Of the care
full consideration of all fair-miuded
persons:
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Dec. 12, 1889.
Dear Sir: l have read and consid-
cred the article on the Convention,
written by you and published In the
Meridian News, and now, In accord
ance with your request, give you my
judgment on its tone and temper.
l candidly believe that discussions
of the convention question, however
able, when characterized by acrimony
and hostile personal criticism, do harm
| rather than good.
In our condition there is almost al
absolute necessity that a great ques
ton like that should be discussed will
temperance, moderation and fairness
and If possible, impersonally.
Its final decision by tho people
should be on grounds alone affecting
the public welfare and without th'
slightest reference as to how that dis
cussion may affect the political pros
poets of any man whatever.
The situation, in my opinion, Is seri
GUS, demanding the calmest, most care
full and most unselfsh consideration
In all that is said and done on tina
subject, we should have only one enc
In view, the public good, and we shoul
take care that nothing shall be said o
written which win prevent this calr
and careful consideration; or whic
shall be an obstacle to . complete an
harmonious cooperation and acquiet
cence in carrying out the result a'
tanned.
That others who oppose conver
tion have been guilty of unjust crit
cism is no excuse for those favoring
in following their example.
The question is too grave, tho situs
ton toe momentous to allow of an
other discussion than such alone o
tend to show what is the true pat
TO tread.
Very truly yours,
J. 2. GEORGE
To Col. w. S. McAllister.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
Death OF an old Citizen.

Hon. E. W. Jeor, Mayor of Woed-
vile, died at six o'clock q. m, on Wed
nesday last at his residence. He was a
native of South Carolina but for more
than thirty years a resident of this
county. Mr.. Joor had been confined
to his bed with heart disease for the
past three weeks and his death was
not unexpected. He has held the Of
hce of Mayor since January 1885
which he filed to his honor and the
welfare of the people. In his death
this community has sustained great
loss. On Thursday at eleven o'clock q
m,, his remains were followed to their
last resting place by large concourse
of relatives and friends. Our sympa-
thy Is with the loved ones he left to
mourn his loss.-Woodville Republi-
ron
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
Burke and his Doodle.
(Times-Democrat.l

A gentleman who arrived yesterday
on the steamship City of Dallas from
Puerto Cortez states that Maj. e. A.
Burke arrived at Tegucigalpa two
weeks ago and was most cordially re-
ceived by President Bogsran, his Cab
met and other high officials Of Spanish
Honduras.
The Dallas also brought letter un-
der date OF the nth inst, from q prom
inent merchant of Puerto Cortez to a
leading broker in New Orleans, which
contained the following reference to
Maj. Burke's arrival.
@Burke has arrived in Tegucigalpa
and is there now. He came by the
Hamburg line TO Jamaica, from thence
to Colon, thence 10 Panamaand so on
! to Amapola, on lhe Pacific. IL Il
said he has $4,000 or ssO0,o00 with
him aud be Is going to bis Ininsz.s
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
THE DAVIS MONUMENT.
Dr.. Peoples, President OF the AssOcIa-
tl0n COrreeIs an UnWarranted CrItI-
cISm.
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 20. 1889.

JACKSON, MISS, dec. ~. looS.
To the E'litor of Times Democrat
The tenor of the editorial in your
issue of the 18th ON the subject of a
monument TO Mr.. Jefferson Davis was
a surprise to many of your readers in
this State.
1t leaves the impression that the
writer was inspired by a feeling of
jealousy toward Mississippi for en-
barking in movement that had not
originated elsewhere, or that he failed
to comprehend the full scope of ac-
ton of our people thus far.
Mississippi very naturally feels that
it is her province and her duty to in
augurate a movement to build a mon
ument to her own distinguished citizen,
and it ought not TO be surprising that
her people should desire TO have the
monument ON her own soil.
In public meeting held IN the cap
itol on the evening of the 10th the cit
izens adopted resolutions declaring
this preference and invoking the aid Of
our Legislature in carrying out this
object.
The same meeting formulated plan,
not fully matured, it is true, to organ
ize associations to begin work at once.
II was the opinion that the movement
should be promptly and energetically
pushed while our people were in full
realization of their great loss.
Now will you please notice the plan
as adopted?
l. The object is to erect a monu-
ment to President Jefferson Davis.
Not a word as to the location of this
monument il to be found in tho plan.
The idea was simple. 1t was be-
lieved that almost every man, woman
and child (and so far this seems to be
true) in the State would become men,
bers of these associations, the member
ship beng only 81, and it being well
known there are many who will con-
tribute largely of their means, it was
estimated that at least 100000 would
be thus obtained, and that the influence
of such an immense organization as
this would induce our Legislature to
appropriate 100000 more, thus en-
abling Mississippi to present In prac-
tical shape, strong and substantial
reasons why the sister Southern States
should unite with her in the building
of grand mausoleum to the memory
of our venerated chief.
II perhaps may have been a mistake
for our people to have expressed such
decided preference for their owl
State; but 1t is our opinion that 1t will
not be, unless unkind criticisms by the
press, creating unnecessary feeling
making 1t so.
And | beg to call your attention te
the fact, as shown by q telegram II
your issue of yesterday, that virginii
is beginning this work with the sam,
kind Of popular movement that origi
mated here.
Mississippi stands ready to contrib
ute her quota to the building of shaf
to the memory of her eminent son
wherever 1t may be located but sh'
must not be expected to stand idly by
until the ardor inspired by the warn
and growing impulse of love and ven
Grafton, which prompts us now to Civ
SO literally of our labor and means
has had time in measure to cool an,
pass away.
p. w. PEHPLEs,
President Central Monument Association
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
IN. O. Picayune.l


Mr.. Chas. Reemelin, with discrimi-
mating criticism, an admirable impair
tiality and philosopic calmness, has
undertaken In the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette to present some observa-
tlons on the place Of Jefferson Davis in
American history. Such an express
sion from such q source among our
Northern citizens is worth atten-
tion, and we therefore quote at some
length from his paper:
"The historian who expects to write
history of the United States without
treating kindly of jeff Davis and the
cause be represented will not UNDER
stand what history must be to be Of
any use. Davis took to his grave more
Just complaint against bis country, its
people and his time than either has
against him, though for both there is
cause. He himself yielded to birth a
much sharper sense of duty to the So
ciety this included than 1t yielded to
him, except at his funeral. History
will make this part about even. In his
social intercourse the account stands
different he was colder to his friends
than they to him. The causes he served
absorbed his affections; he was zeal
ous public men, and as such we must
try to understand him.
Let us first of all and all the time)
remember that the State rights princi-
pie, which became his leading rule, was
once the ideality Of every one of US,
and that It came to us as much more
essential political axiom than the abol-
ition of slavery and other public poll
cies that have since become pre-eminent
in the public mind. The preservation
of the States in all their integrity was
once the polar star of all Americans
And it was SO righttully, when we
consider the insidious attacks made
upon this integrity when Jefferson first
announced the doctrine. Indeed,
venture to say it would be so rightfully
still If this integrity would have grad.
uelly included, as II now does in Eu.
rope, an enlightened, corrected defni.
ton of the State and its political or
ganism.
But that is not the case. The "Reso
lutions of 179S," and the federal doc
trines they contained, were here In
tensified into a party creed, and made
a sort Of political worship that exclud.
ed reason, being fed by progressive
knowledge. once knelt at that altar,
and know how hard II is to break witt
| its disquisitions. jeff Davis was firmel
bound than |, both by birth and socia
ties. He adhered, therefore, and il
blamed for It. Perhaps he never
heard that political science, fedora
Jurisprudence and historic lore all now
overcome his main idea, to-wit: Tha
because sovereign State formed |
union by free will, II had also the SAM
free will in seeding from 1t. For hin
the then uncontradicted Resolutions o
'gs were gospel. He knew of no book
--as he told me himself-that contained
the nicer points, that would have tolt
him what the late German war betweel
the States brought out namely Tha
movements to break up federal uniol
. are acause Of wars" aud that upon tn
4 simple ground that entering such
union creates ties that cannot b
broken at pleasure.
.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
Extraordinary Vitality.

Rh.o WALL
Early the present month Mr.. Glad
stone delivered three set speeches, the
reports Of which are roughly euuiya-
lent to two whole pages Of fine type of
average metropolitan newspapers. The
longest of these speeches had TO be ad-
dressed to an audience Of many thous-
ands of people, and It Is said that eyery-
body could hear every word. Yet on
the 29th of this month Mr.. Gladstone
will be so years old, says correspou-
pondent of the New York Times
There Is no living parallel for such a
wonderful conservation of power. phy.
steal and mental-and | doubt ii his.
tory affords an authentic parallel any
where. OF course there have been
many robust and active octogenarians
In public life-nsver more, | suppose
than at the present time. But none
of them, alive or dead, match the ex.
traordinary vitality and capacity fol
great sustained performance which
distinguish the Liberal chief.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28

Lsperial % Times.pemoeraL.l

ICu6cIAl 20 AiBAcr
Jackson. Miss, Dec. 20.-The follow
ing was presented to-day to John Nc
Gil. Republican candidate for mayor,
and the aldermen running on the tick
Ell with him:
jackson, Dec. 20, 18S9-
Gentlemen-The undersigned COM
mittee, appointed yesterday by the ex-
ecutive committee of the Democratic
party Of the City of Jackson, pursuant
to the suggestion Of citizens meeting
previously, respectfully propose that
candidates for mayor and aldermen
on the two tickets now before the pub
lie submit their candidacy to pri-
mary election of white voters only, the
minority candidate 10 withdraw. This
suggestion arises out Of an intimation
reaching the committee that probably
such plan would be agreeable to all
the candidates on your ticket. The
details of the primary can be easily ar
ranged ifthe proposition Is agreed to.
An early answer is requested.
Respectfully,
S. s. CALHOUN,
EDGAR S. WILSON,
Sol DRAYTus,
L. BRAME,
r. X. JAYNE
With thousands of others in the
State not directly concerned in the
pending municipal election at the Cap
| ital, we have watched the development
of its history with interest. When we
read the above proposition our first
| impulse said, @it should never have
been made. 1t Is plain that McGiil
and his following need such a
lesson as can ouly be demonstrated In
actual practice and II should be given
them In such fullness and emphasis that
II will not have to be repeated
While we do not presume to question
the wisdom and tactics Of the Execu'
tive Committee of Jackson, we must
say that mature thought, the teaching
of analogous experience, amply con
firm the impulse we express. 1t is un
fortunate that such issues should b.
raised, that there should be thos'
among us who for gain or from per
sonal pique, should endcavsr to sway
communities through the negro vote
But assuredly there is but the one in
exorable spirit in which to meet th'
contest when brought on. Persuasive
appeals and compromise proposals arr
sure to be mistaken for timidity, and
just as sure to encourage persistenc
IN those who only recognize th'
power and punishment Of the "maile'
hand.' II McGill h Co., are boil
enough to raise the storm, the peopl
Of Jackson will and must quell 1t at d
costs and hazards.
|
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
UNCLE SANS WEALTH.
The Fabulous Increase OF Assessed Val.
ues in America.

New York, Dec. 19.-The World has
obtained from the Treasurer of each
State the value of property assessed
for taxation. The Census Office In
1856 made report of Its exhaustive
and laborious inquiry into the proper
tions existing in each State between
the taxed property and the actual
wealth, which ranges between rs per
cent in Illinois and 6S In Wyoming.
The Worlds report shows an increase
in taxable property of $5,963,000,000
and an increase in actual wealth of
$1s,662, 100000 since 1880. The total
wealth is SOL ,459,00O,00O, exclusive Of
public property and $3,093,000,0 900
worth ofproperty invested and owned
abroad. The assessed value of taxed
property and our actual wealth at
different decades has been:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint.

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-12-28
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