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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

BY preconcerted arrangement on the
part of the leading Republicans in Wash
ington the rest of this session, so far as
routine business is concerned, will be de-
voted in both the House and Senate to the
discussion of the so-called Southern ques-
ton.
A MEETING of old soldiers of both the
Confederate and Union armies was held at
New York ON the 9th for the purpose of de-
vising the best method by which to raise
funds for the permanent establishment OF
Confederate soldiers home at Austin,
Texas.
SOMETHING of a sensation was caused at
Washington on the 9th by the action of the
President in removing MIR. Edgerton, Presi-
dent of the Civil Service Commission, and
nominating ex-Gov. Thompson, of South
Carolina, to fill his place.
TIE Governor of Missouri has granted a
respite of sixty days to William Walker
and John Matthews, the Bald knobbers
who were under sentence to hang at Ozark
on the 18th instant.
HAYWOOD HANDY, colored, who killed a
Young white man named Charles Stewart,
in Bossier Parish, La, on the Sth, was
lynched by a mob the following night
The extensive establishment of John
Wyeth & Bro, manufacturing chemists of
Philadelphia, was completely destroyed by
fire OH the 9th. The loss will be between
$500, 900 and $500, 900, nearly covered by in
surance.
A LARGE number of laboring men met in
convention at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the
II. Ia l. l.. NJ
ganized plan had been agreed upon by the
leaders of the movement, and after long
discussion, the whole matter was referred
to a committee, to report at future meet
ing.
THE safe of w. C. Hays, general mer-
chant and postmaster at. Amity, Clark
county, Ark, was blown open on the night
of the Sth and over $1,000 secured by the
robbers.
Tue Bank of Dyersburg (Tenn.) has sold
its building, franchises, good will, etc., to
the Citizens Bank, the newly Incorporated
and organized bank at that place, for the
sum of $i3,500.
: THE Birmingham (Ala.) Grand Jury on
the 9th turned into the Criminal Court its
report of the shooting at the Jail. The re-
port says the shooting was premature and
ill-advised, and that could they find out
who fired the shots from the Jail down
Fourth avenue they would indict them.
WALTER THOMAS, who is wanted ON sew
eral indictments for violation Of the liqnor
law In Woodruff county, Ark, was cap
ture1 at Newport, Ark, on the Sh.
A FIRE at Vidalia. La. opposite Natchez,
Miss, ON ths sth, destroyed $4,000 worth
Of property.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
ECCENTRIC BOYS.

You ngsters That Stand In Need Of En-
coura cement Rather Than ReprOof
81 wish l knew what to do with my
boy Dan," said Mr.. Brown, with a
worried look on his face. .
What is the matter with himP'
asked his friend, Mr.. Jones. '1s he
scamp"
"Well, no." was the slow reply, 81
can't say that he is disobedient, saucy
or mischievous, but he don't act like
other boys, somehow.
'In what way?"
"Well, he don't take much to books,
although he keeps up in his class
pretty we'll; but he don't banker after
book-learning. He's the greatest boy
to prowl around the woods, bringing
home bugs and roots and rocks. Then
he has whole lot of gimcracks in his
room, and he's always peeking through
microscopes, fooling with chemicals
and making experiments with one
thing and another. l declare l don't
know what's going to become OF him,
and hate to punish him, because l
know he don't mean any thing wrong.
It's just Dams eccentricity, suppose. ="
Mr.. Jones laid his hand kindly on
his neighbor's arm.
81 don't know what you will do" he
said, gravely, but l know what l
would do if had such a boy. I'd buy
him fine microscope, all the chemic-
ais he could use, and all the books on
natural history he could read.
wouldn't mind if he was the tail end of
his class if he was genius"
"A genius, Mr.. Jones"
''Yes, sir. You never saw an eccen-
trio boy in your life who didn't devel-
op into something out of the ordinary.
unless his parents crushed his boyish
aspirations, and made him believe that
there was nothing to be learned out
side of books"
Mr.. Brown was only half convinced.
| yet Mr.. Jones was right
The mere idler of boy may grow
up shiftless man. but the eccentric
boy, who studies nature and seeks for
knowledge outside of the school-room,
has in him the making of an inventor.
naturalist, geologist or learned man.
Such boys stand in need of encour
agement, rather than reproof.-GoldeI
Days.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
THE DEsERTERs BILL.


Provisions of the ub,tItats Adapted by
the senate for the "A ouss BIll to Remove
the Taint of Dsssrtion From Soldiers OF
the War Of the Rebellion Under Certain
Circumstances.
WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-The Senate yess
terday passed, as reported from the COM
mite on military affairs, d substitute for
the general bill recently passed by the
House removing the charge of desertion
in certain cases. The substitute provides
that the charge Of desertion shall be re-
moved from the record Of any volunteer
soldier of the late war, when II shall have
been proved to the satisfaction OF the
Secretary of War, that he served faith
fully until the expiration OF his term or
enlistment or until May 1, 1865, having
previously served six months or more,
who failed by reason Of absence from his
command, to be mustered out and to re-
ceive an honorable discharge, or who was
prevented from completing his term OF
enlistment by reason Of wounds or dis
ease.
The substitute also provides for the re-
moval of the charge of desertiOn from
the record OF any volunteer or regular
soldier In cases where, after the charge
was made, the soldier returned volun-
tarily to his command and served out his
term, or where he was absent on account
of wounds or died from those wounds.
The charge of desertion Is to be re-
moved from the records Of those who en-
listed in the navy or marine corps with
out obtaining discharges from the army,
where the re- enlistment was not for the
purpose of securing bounty; provided,
that the absence from service did not ex-
ceed four months, and that the soldier
served faithfully after re-enlistment
ANY soldier who, after desertion. has
been restored to duty by competent
commander is not to be deemed to rest
under any disability in the prosecution OF
any claim for pension.
The Adiutant- General Is to Issue to an y
soldier restored under sections l and
of this act a certificate Of discharge.
When the charge shall have been re =
moved. the heirs of the soldier are to re-
ceive the pay and bounty due him; pro-
vided no pay or bounty is to be allowed
for the period during which he was abb
sent from his command, or in cases whers
the soldier served less than six months.
TheIcharge of desertion is to be removed
from the records of soldiers who served
in the Mexican war, where the soldier
served out the time of his enlistment or fol
six months or more and until July 4, lSiS
and left his command without receiving 6
discharge, and where the soldier, after
| the charge was entered, voluntarily re
turned and served out his time.
The conditions of the act are not to bt
| construed so as to relieve any soldier VIII
left his command from disaffection or dis
| loyalty; to evade hardships or in the pres
ence of the enemy, not being sick o
wounded, or while under arrest or unde
charges; or in the case of soldier OF tn
Mexican war who did not actually reacl
the seat of war. All applications for re
lief under this act are to be filed within
three years after July l, 1889.
The Senate has asked an immediate con
| ference on the bill.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
CLEMENCY FOR kNOBBERS.
A Strong Delegation Labors With Gov
ernor Francis.

A strong DeleSatiOn LaOOrs WIN UOE-
ernor Francis.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, Feb. "a delega-
ton composed of Judge Edward Seay, of
Dent, Colonel S. H. Boyd and j. L. Della
ney, of Springfield, Captain Smith, of
Douglas, and ex-Secretary of State
McGrath, appeared before Governor
Francis last evening and argued in
favor of executive clemency for
William Walker and John and Wiley
Matthews, the Christian County Bald
Knobbers, who have been sentenced to
hang next Friday. Very strong petitions
were presented from business men Of
Springfield and the counties surrounding
Christian. A statement was presented from
the county officials of all the Bald Knobber
counties that the organization had dis
banded forever. 1t was argued that of
the 10 Bald Knobbers indicted for murder
only three are likely to suffer the extreme
penalty of the law. The Governor prom
ised to return an answer to-day. The
delegation expressed the belief that the
condemned would have their sentences
comm uted
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

GENERAL BOULANGER, in an inter-
view recently, declared that his pro-
gramme was the adoption of the Amer
lean Constitution, but with ten year
Presidency; the formation of Coun-
ell of State to prepare and submit laws
to a non-deliberative National Council
of five hundred members. half to be
elected by universal suffrage and half
to be chosen by the Provinces, to sit
only one month in the year, and the
granting of limited local government
to the Provinces.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
Dynamite Mystery.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. "a mystery haunts
the life of one Thomas F. Buck, Of 2610
Jefferson avenue, this city. Last June a
year ago some unknown fiend attempted
to blow up his home with dynamite. The
explosion was terrific, tearing away the
lower portion Of the house and entailing a
loss of over $1,000. Fortunately no one
was hurt The incident created great
sensation at the time, the explosion being
felt for miles around Detectives were
put on the case, but failed to unravel the
mystery. Last night the attempt was re-
peated. but only q portion OF the dyna-
mite exploded, the only damage done be.
ing the wrecking OF the carriage house.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

THE National Zeitung, of Berlin,
saws that advices from St Petersburg,
which may be regarded as absolutely
authentic assert that Count Hoyos and
all the domestics at the Meyerling
Chateau saw Baroness Vetsera. who
had been shot, lying under the counter
pane on Crown Prince Rudolph's bed
and the Crown Prince lying outside
the bedclothes and that they confirm
the report of family disputes arising
owing to the intimacy of the Crown
Prince with the Baroness.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

RECENT advices from Hayti are to
the effect that General Hyppolite was,
on January 4, formally saluted by the
United States steamer Atlanta while
he was being rowed to that vessel in
a small boat. Minister Preston an
nounces that he has received a dis
patch informing him that the British
and French Governments had officially
recognized General Legitimo as the
President of the Haytien Republic.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
DOW CARIos has approved a scheme

Don CARLOS has approved scheme
for the reorganization of his party.
According this plan Junta. or COM
mission of notables, will be established
In each district. The supreme direc-
tions of the new agitation will be
confined to a superior Junta. which
will meet in Madrid. The clerical
element is not to be allowed to exer-
else the influence 1t has hitherto
welded. The Carlists viii henceforth
take part in constitutional struggles
using legal weapons pending a chance
tor military activity.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
BROKER GIBSON, who committed sui

BROKER GIBSON, who committed sui
eide a day or two ago at Buffalo, n.
Y, had been accumulating insurance
on his life ever since he began to fail
in business, and at the time of his
death he had policies for $S0,0OO, dis
tributed among large number of fra
ternal and benevolent organizations.
One of these orders he joined on the
night of the suicide, going direct from
the lodge room to the Turkish baths
where he ended his life.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

BARNEY BRAVE, a squaw man, has
been arrested on the Crow reservation
in Montana on orders from Indian
Agent Briscoe, who proposes to make
a test case of the right OF whites to
live on the reservation.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

FRANK SHANNON. of Philadelphia.
has been rewarded for saving the life
of hyena. One of the hyenas at the
Quaker City geological gardens re-
Gently swallowed bone. Shannon
entered the cage, thrust his arm down
the hyenas throat and extracted the
bone. The woman's branch of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has given Shannon a gold
medal.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

THE Anti-Pinkerton bill introduced
at the request of the Trades Assemblies
of the twin cities has received its
quietus in the Minnesota Legislature.
The Senate Judiciary Committee recon
mended it's indefinite postponement,
and the author of the bill was the only
one to vote in the negative.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

JOHN STEWART KENNEDY, of New
York, who has purchased the whole of
his family estates from Sir Douglas
Stewart, is a Scotchman who made his
fortune in America The estate num-
bers $500 acres, including some of
the best grouse moors in the high
lands
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
The Clayton Murder.

LITTLE Rock Ark, Feb 9.-The bill au.
thorizing the Governor to offer s.. 600 for
the apprehension of any notorious recent
criminals. and whsh is designed to cover
the Clayton murder, passed the Legisla.
ture yesterday and has been signed by
Governor Eagle, who will offer that sum
for the arrest of the assassin of John NJ
CLAYTON,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS.

AN explosion Of gas In the Perry shaft
at Pittston, Pa, recently killed two min.
ers and seriously wounded another.
LIGHT earthquake shocks were felt at
Gallon, Los Angeles and San Bernardino,
CAL, on the night Of the 9Th.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

THE bill authorizing the Governor
to offer s., 900 for the apprehension of
any notorious recent criminals, and
which is designed to cover the Clayton
murder, has passed the Arkansas Legis-
lature and has been signed by Cover
nor Eagle.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
GOVERNOR BULKLEY, of Connect

GOVERNOR BULKLEY. of Connecticut.
has by general order accorded all
regular military organizations of other
States permission to enter and pass
through Connecticut. en- route to and
from the Inauguration at Washington
and the coming centennial celebration
In New York.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
Another Love Tragedy,

STEVENS POINT, Wis, Feb. 9.-George
Schissel, Bohemian aged thirty, fatally
shot Ida Poltz, a seventse -year-old watt
ress of hotel at McDill, a suburb of
Stevens Point, and then blew his own
brains out. The act was committed inn
mediately after the girl refused Schissel's
offer of marriace,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

The recent number of the London
Contemporary Review containing the
unsigned article entitled "The Bis
marck Dynasty" is now allowed to be
circulated in Germany.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

COLORADO is to become a tobacco
growing State, recent experiments
showing the climate and soil to be ad-
mirably adapted to IT.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

OLIVE culture in California Is rap
idly assuming large proportions.
There are orchards there OF $4,000
trees and thousands more are being
set out annually.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

THE oldest pupil attending school in
the United States is Crazy Head, a for
mer Crow chief, who is enrolled at the
Carlisle Indian school.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14

THE railway employees of Wisconsin
are arranging to form a political or
ganization to vote for men in SYM
pathy with railroad corporations
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
RemarkahIe Death.

I. LEBANON, Mo-, Feh 9-Isom Deanis,
living fourteen miles west of here. was
accidentally shot and killed YESTERDAY
afternoon while out hunting. by b dog
jumping against the gun hammer,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-02-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

M. GUYoT DEssAIGNE succeeds M.
Ferriolat as French Minister Of JUS
Ece.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23
DRESS VEIL.

Poet Riley says that the secret of sue
cess is a good personal appearance.
Why ii l struck town with only so
cents IN my pocket the first thing I'd do
would be TO 20 to a barber shop.
barber shop is the intelligence Office and
newspaper of every town. So, you see.
my first move would be to go there. I'd
have a shave and give the barber nv
5O cents. and when he offered me hack
my change I'd tell him, with knighlIy
wave OF my hand, its all right, He
would tell everybody else and 1t would
help me to get an opening somewhere
but dress we'll Now wouldn't Won
rather give nickel to beggar who
was brushed and had "a clean face than
10 one who was not? Anyone would.
Ii l want to sell some verses the editor
Chances at NE. If my clothes are shah
by he thinks %, he's in hard luck and
VIII be satisfied at any price, If nv
appearance is that of prosperity he'll
be afraid to offer me a small price mr. if
not afraid at least ashamed. A woman
should be even more particular. Her
gowns give her place more than a mans
coat. Men always look at the woman,s
dress and in almost every instance
Judge accordingly. Good clothing
makes everything easier. Take nv ad .
vice il pou want to succeed-neyer look
shabby
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

1t appears TO be the prevailing belief
that law will be passed by the Kansas
legislature this winter extending the
time in which real estate may be re-
deemed when sold under mortgage
The length OF extension will probably
be two years from date of sale. We are
not altogether certain If this legislation
will be of any benefit to persons who
must hereafter borrow money on their
farms; in fact we have an idea that the
borrower will be subjected to addition
al burdens. The loan company viii
probably exact niger rate of interest
and he will not get as much money as
under the present arrangement. If the
law is made retroactive it may be
a blessing to those who cannot now pay
their interest and Who are now dreading
forced sale of their land. If they
really want to keep their home, they
will see a possibility of redeemipg it
within two years. Ofcourse, those who
made cans with no expectation of pay
Ing them, ana who have disappeared
from the county anG state, will not
care anything about the extension of
time unless this country gets on the
high road to prosperity, and land in
creases in value materially. Then, we
have an idea that they will return from
their extended visit to their wife's rela-
tions and that they viii be the most en-
boomers in the land.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23

A great deal of buncombe is showing
up in Topeka, during the present legis-
lature. For instance: Last week, Mr..
Poole, of Butler county, offerd reso-
luton that the committee on state at
fairs be directed to ascertain and report
to the house at as early day as prac-
ticable, whether it is a fact that the
British doctrine of free trade is being
taught at the state university, at Law
renee if so, by whom; and that they re-
port by bill or otherwise what, if any.
legislation is necessary To abolish the
English titles of lord chancellor, dean
and regents or rulers, in the absence of
a king and substitute in lieu thereof
the American titles of professor and
trustees for the offices of said institu-
ton and for ali other state institutions
of the state of Kansas to whom British
titles are given by the laws of the
state.r The house adopted the resolu.
ss:sen almost unanimously. If MIR.
Poole's idea was carried still further
it would be proper to drop great num-
Der of titles and names that this coun-
try has been using for more than a CEN
fury. because, perchance, these titles
were used in England first,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-01-23
AS OTHERS SEE us.

The frequent county seat fights that
are occurring in Kansas are commented
on in various ways by the eastern peo-
pie, and they cannot understand what
1t is all about. For instance, the recent
Gray county trouble was commented
on by the New York Tribune in this
way.
The news that another county
seat war has broken out IN Kansas has
found its Way TO New \ ork by tele-
graph. The roar of the last Kansas
county seat war has but just died away
below the horizon, and here we have an
0ther. Kansas Is again in tue saddle
once more tour-mule team is attached
10 one OF her court houses and it is 90
ing across the prairie OH a fast trot.
The exlstance of The western Kansas
court bouse Is, at the best, but transit
tory and uncertain. The golden morn
ing sunlight floods 1t III Pottawattamie
City; Dut It's lengthenlng evening shad-
ow falls across the streets of Little Par
adlse Valley. It's hour is brief. 1t
asks not TO stay. One day the stray
swine of Occidental City seek its hospit-
able shade; the next. some predatory
calf IN Big Stranger hunts open the
back door and eats a deed and two mort
cages while the register takes a nap.
Like the loved flowers 1T is the first TO
fade away. To-day we park it in
Grand Junction. with new front door
painted yellow and the gable end blown
OFF by the last tornado; but tonight a
band of determined men will come from
Rattlesnake Crossing and haul it away
with yoke of oxen and the MAYOR and
city council of Rattlesnake pushing on
the rear end. The Kansas court house
is like a feverisb dream-it is the wan
dering Jew among public institutions. y