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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
Arkansas DetecIIYes.

Last November, says special
from Boston, Miss Mehitable White,
an old lady living on farm in Balm
tree, was murdered by her farm hand
John Thompson, who suddenly disap-
peared and was successful in thwarting
the efforts of The Boston police and
private detectives to catch him. The
honor Of catching the fellow is due to
q couple of rough-looking Arkansas
citizens, who arrived tonight In charge
Of their prisoner. One of the men
was o farmer and the other an apothe-
cary, and they carried revolvers that
would weigh about fourteen pounds
each. They have written document,
which purports to be confession of
Thompson, in which he says that Miss
White said she would not pay the
wages due the man, and SO he killed
her. The search made for this man
has been so extensive as to be consid-
cred remarkable by even those whose
business IL Is to hunt criminals. I'M
mediately after the finding of the MUIR
dered woman's body detectives thor
oughly searched the State of Maine
where they had reason to believe
Thompson might be found. Nothing
was seen of him, and the detectives
returned to Boston. Then on Novem-
bes 22d it was learned that men an
swering Thomson's description were
under arrest at North Adams, Nashua,
N. H., and Cherryfield, Me. Detec-
tives were sent to each of those places,
but none of the men were Thompson.
Equally fruitless visits were subse-
quently made to Shellborne Falls,
Mass, to lumber camp near Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and to Neil Harbor, Cape
Brenton, where the authorities had un-
der arrest men who resembled Thomp-
son. These long trips had dissap-
pointing effect. In the trip to Neil
Harbor the officer was compelled to
ride 100 miles In q stage, only to find
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
COlOred Hopes Revived.

Washington, May 6.-The admins
tration has evidently decided to receg-
nize colorcd men in appointments TO
subordinate positions. Assistant Post
master-G eneral Clarkson's statement
in the first of the week that colored
men would be recognized in his de-
partment, is followed by the appoint
ment of Jas. J. Spellman, prominent
colored Republican of Mississippi, to a
position as Special Agent to investi-
gate timber frauds ander the General
Land Office. The place is worth about
So per day. The statement is also
made there that more colored men will
be appointed to equally as good places.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
Father and Son.
Avalanche Correspondence

Avalanche Correspondence
This day being the fortieth anniver-
sary of the Phi Sigma Literary Society,
at the University of Mississippi,
II was celebrated with music and
marching and decorations, and best of
all, by an oration from the society's
anniversarian, Mr.. Walton Shields Of
Greenyille, Miss. Mr.. Shields subject
was "The Progress of Our Country 2
and although but 10 years Of age he
spoke with the learning Of an older
head, reviewing the gradual master.
ship of mind over matter and material
things, with special reference to our
own country and section of country.
The speech lasted about twenty-five
minutes. and was modest and we'll
rounded oration.
It recalls the fact that just twenty
years ago to-day tho father Of young
Shields, Judge j. W. Shields, deceased
Of Greensills, Miss, delivered the an
nisersary address from the same stand
upon the subject, AAan uas Born % 9
BsttledeIdp
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
A DIsgraceful Appointment.

Philadelphia Record: The appoint
ment of Mr.. Robert p. Porter as Super
intendent of the Census is the most
unfortunate appointment President
Harrison has yet made. The man is
not fit for the position.
St. Louis Republic: The appoint
ment of Robert P. Porter as Superin-
tendent of the Census is equivalent to
an announcement that it is to be per-
verted in the interests of Plutocratic
control of the Government.
Philadelphia Times: Mr.. Porter is
sort of journalistic attorney, and
though, as a Journalist merely, he has
not been conspicuous success, as a
subduer of facts to theories he has not
failed to maintain the confidence Of his
clients.
Wheeling Register: The time at
which the apportionment OF rcpresen-
tation, based on the census of 1890,
will take effect Is matter of consider
ahlo import, and on the decision con-
cerning it may depend the success or
failure of one or the other of the two
great parties in the next Presidential
election.
Philadelphia News; Ifthe superin.
tendcnt of the Census can make up bis
returns In time for action at the second
session of the Fifiy-frst Congress, the
vote for President in 1892 win bc bas'
ed. upon that census. Even If thrown
over TO the Fifty-second Congress The
apportionment could pc made In TINT
for the next Presidential election.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

New York, May 2-The formal
opening of the new aud sumptuously
appointed home of the Southern
Society in this city took place to night.
There was grand banquet and reeep-
ton. All the Southern people of
prominence called here by the eenten-
NAL celebration were present, in sddi-
ton to long list of New York
officials and prominent men.
At the banquet at which the Presi-
John c. Calhoun, presided, the toast
list was entirely informal. 1t was ar
ranged to include an address from the
Governor of each Southern State pres
ent, in the order in which the States
were admitted into the Union.
The order of speeches arranged was
as follows: Vice-President Levi p.
Morton, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Henry
W. Grady, Gov. Benjamin t. Briggs of
Delaware. Gov. Jackson of Maryland,
Gov. John B. Gordon of Georgia, Gov.
John p. Richardson of South Carolina,
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee of Virginia, Gov.
Fowle of North Carolina, Gov. Simon
b. Buckner of Kentucky and Col. Han
cock of Texas.
The dining rooms were tastefully
decorated with bunting and choice
exotics. The representative Southern
people present, other than mentioned
in the list of speakers included John
w. Daniel and M. G. Butler, Randolph
Tucker and Wade Hampton.
President Calhoun, in his opening
address, said that ever since the effort
was first made to establish in the great
metropolis society Of Southern men,
residents had all looked forward to the
time when the society would rejoice in
home of its own. At last that hope
was realized. lie knew that he ex-
pressed the sentiment of every member
of the society when he said that one he
would have been proud to welcome
beyond all others at the house-warming
was the honored President of the
United States, who, however, was un-
able to be present in consequence of
imperative official duties.
"The President desires me-" Mr..
Calhoun continued, "to convey to you
his regret, and with 1t his earnest and
best wishes for the society's welfare,
But am glad to say,' he continued,
"that among the many guests who
have honored us with their presence Is
our distinguished Vice-President
With us, too, are the Governors Of
nearly all the Southern States. With
our guests we extend a cordial wei
come to our home, which, while it is a
home of Southern men, home o.
patriotism, of fealty to the Govern
ment, of loyalty to the flag and Of de
votion to the nation.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
Through PuIlmans.

Mr., Geo. S. Barnum, general pas
senger agent of the Georgia Paciflc
Railway, has issued a circular to all
Southern roads, announcing that to-
morrow that line will inaugurate a
through line of Pullman Palace sleep
ers between birmingham aud Wash
inpton, ID. G., in connection with The
Piedmont Air Line, which has an
office located here.--Times-De Democrat.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
A RIG Contract for CoTton Bagging.

Augusta. Ga, May 2.-The Georgia
Alliance has contracted with mills for
. .Ooo.o 900 yards Of cotton bagglng 70
he delivered by the 1st of August.
The bagging is to be not less than Si
inches wide and to average IL ounces
to the yard. The manufacturer agree e
70 take the cotton so covered at 10
cents &c additional per 100 pounds 10
coyer the loss of weight in tight cover
ing. The bagging will a pc maoe e,,g y .he the
Lane Mills, New Orleans, ana 'ne
West Point Mills, Ga.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
IAIBICIDlE EIFIGIHIII

In room mar ked A two men were placed
The third was lodged In D,
The fouth to q was then assigned,
The nfth retired to ID.
In Il the sixth he tucked away.
In Y the seventh man.
The eighth and ninth in q and H.,
And then to A he ran
Wherein the host as have said,
Had laid two travellers by;
Then taking one, the tenth and last.
He lodged him safe in I.
Nina single rooms, room for each,
We're made to serve for ten,
And this Is II that puzzles me
And many wiser men.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
IMPERIAL PATHOS.

By the following it seems that the
house of Austria has two living insane
Expresses; Elizabeth and CsrlOtta.
OF the two brothers, Joseph and Max
milan, the latter dying a felon's death
in foreign land, had not the unhap-
pier end. What change is beyond the
power of few fieeting years.
From the New York Herald.l
The Figaro asserts that it receives
the following information from sources
on which the utmost reliance can be
placed:
1T is true that the Empress of
Austria is at Wiesbaden, but it is also
true that she inhabits villa quite out
side of the town, and that police
agents guard all approaches to the
house. This is because the unfortu-
nate Empress is subject to the same
mental malady as that by which her
cousin, King Louis of Bavaria, was
visited. 1t is not merely since the
death of the Archduke Rudolph that
the Empress Elizabeth has been affect
ed; the symptoms showed themselves
fourteen years ago, in craving for
continual movement, and in various
hallucinations. During the last CEN
fury there have been twenty-seven
cases of insanity in the Bavarian royal
family. At present the King is a
lunatic, and several of his relatives
have been attacked by the same dis
ease. For years Her Majesty never
passed night at the royal palace in
Vienna, and she used to fancy tn at she
was pursued by the specter of Maria
Theresa. After the death of Louis III.
of Bavaria the hallucinations to which
the Empress was subjected assumed
one special character. She fancied
that King Louis appeared before her,
and that water flowed from his gar.
ments in such volume as to endanger
her life. She used to scream out fol
help, and then become insensible.
Her last years stay at Corfu did hel
much good. In fact, she endured only
one crisis there, fancying that she was
called upon to enter a convent Thi'
idea gave way to a monomania fol
Heine, and she made a journey t.
Hamburg for the sole purpose of seeing
portrait of the poet. When th'
Empress learned of the death Of tn,
Archduke Rudolf o new hallucinatioi
took possession of her, namely, tina
she was her sons murderer. lie
Majesty's disease assumed a violen
character. When the court moved t
Pesth, she would not see her physl
clans, and clothed herself in ecclesias
teal vestments. She refused to tax
food, and her attendants were oblige
to fasten her hands. At present tn
acute stage of the disease has passet
leaving a notable softening Of tn
brain. The cure is more or less hope
| less
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
NO.


First pursers on steamboats, carrying
more excursionists than there are
rooms on the boat, may get pointer
from the following;
Ten weary. foot-sore travellers.
All In a woeful plight,
Sought shelter at a way-side Inn,
one dark and stormy night.
"Nine rooms, no more, - the landlord said,
"Have to Offer youi
TO each Of eight single bed,
But the ninth must serve for two.
din arose. The troubled host
Could only scratch his head,
For those tired men, no two
Would occupy one bed.
The puzzled host was soon at ease
He was clever man,
And so to please his guests, devised
This most ingenious plan
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

Speaking Of the appointment Of
Fred. Grant, in the editorial columns
of Belford's, Dom Piatt says with
antithetical pungency: "Hsying re-
cognizcd Fred. Grant in this way,
Ward ought immediately to be par
doned out of the penitentiary. II
Fred. Grant did not know Of Wards
rascsIIIy, be 4 1oo fccble.minded to
know anything a The 1ontrary, be
aid know. 4 s 4 e1|IIEz z||1ctorr 10
cIothe ono oI|61||. - 11|1 sud
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

We are authorized to announce
WILL MASON WoRTHINGroN, candi-
date for Sheriff at the next county
election; subject to the decision Of the
Democratic Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR.

We are authorized TO announce
NORRIS RAcnELMAN candidate for
Assessor at the next county election;
subject to the decision Of the Demo-
cratic Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

We are authorized to announce FRED
METcALF as u candidate for County
Treasurer at the ensuing county elec-
ton; subject to the action of the Dem.
ocratic nominating convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

We are authorized to announce
JNo. L. GRIFFIN, JR. candidate for
Sheriff at the next county election;
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
BOARD OF sUpERvIsoRs-Drsr. NO. Q.

AT the solicitation of number Of
friends have consented to be a candi-
date for Supervisor in District No. 2,
subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic precinct convention.
.INa - VAuQuAN
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

We are authorised to announce Geo.
u. Alexander as candidate, at tho
ensuing election, for County Treasurer;
subject to the action of the County
Democratic Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

We are authorized to announce
RoBT. PRINCE candidate for Sheriff at
the next county election; subject to
the decision Of the Democratic Con-
ycntion.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
JNo. 5. VAUGHAN.

We are authorized to announce Z.
G. JAMES as a candidate for Justice Of
the Peace in the Stone and Robb pre-
cinct Of the 2nd Supervisors District
at the ensuing county election; subject
TO the action Of the Democratic pre-
cinct convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11

At the solicitation of a number Of
friends | have consented to be candi-
date for Supervisor in District No. 2,
subject TO the action of the Democratic
precinct convention.
A. G. MORGAN.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR SHERIFF.

We are authorized to announce
THos. WoRTI1NGToN candidate for
Sheriff at the next county election ;
subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Convention.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-05-11
SUBSCRIPTION TERas.
ADVERTISING RATES.

4 VI Ilwkz7 77mos7s m01Il year.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
ADVlCA To MOTHKKs.

Are you disturbed At night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If so,
send at once and get bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable
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there is no mistake about il. 1t cures
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sale by all druggists throughout the
world PIico IS cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
Is Consumption Incurabe.

Read the following: Mr.. G. II. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: WAS down
with Abscess Of Lungs, and friends and
physicians pronounced me an Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle. and able to over
see the work on my farm. 1t is the finest
medicine ever made"
Jesse MIddlewart, Decatur. Ohio. says:
Had it not been for Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would have
died OF lung troubles. Was given up by
doctors. Am now in best of health. q"
Try it. Sample bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
v ater Cress.

The water cress is weed, pure and simple
IL can never be al ything else. Efforts to cul-
tivate 1t and produce better and more deli
cate species have been made, and signally
failed. Under ar 1ificial treatment il loses the
faint, piquant, mustard flavor that is its es-
pecial charm, and assumes much of the hot,
pungent taste of The horse radiSh 1t flour
iShes for nearly nine months in the year, and,
as 1t Is constantly renewing itself, the large.
coarse leaves of IL Q old plants may he left to
wither, and only the young delicate stems
picked 1t will not bear cooking of any kind,
but eaten raw with a little salt, aud fresh
bread and butter. it is-well. try it-New
York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
Danger of Drinking Ice Water.

Water for drinking purposes should never
be below 50 degrees. We can almost always
get 1t even In tbs hottest weather as cool as
this by letting it run for a minute or two
from any house lold faucet, or drawing it
from any country well If not, there is no
objection TO cooling it TO the point mentioned
The East India monkey" which can now be
had almost anywhere in this country, and by
means of which the contained water Is cooled
by its own evapo alton, answers the purpose
admirably. | an quite sure that if ice water
should be generally discarded as a drink, the
average duration of life wonld be heightened
and existence rendered more tolerable DIR.
William A Ham nond
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
ELECTRIC BITTERs.

This remedy is becoming so well known
and so popular as to need no special men
ton. All who have used Electric Bitters
sing the same song of praise.-A purer
medicine does not exist and it is guaran-
teed to do all that is claimed. Electric
Bitters will cure all diseases of the liver
and kidneys, will remove pimples boils.
impure blood Will drive Malaria from
the system and prevent as well as cure
all Malarial fevers.-For cure of head
ache, constipation and indigestion try
Electric Bitters-Entire satisfaction guar
anteed, or money refunded. Price 30
cents and 81 90 per bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27

curious case Of the application of the
principle of trusts is found on Staten island
and the ferries Of the East river in New
York. An Italian has gradually outbid
other competitors and secured control of all
boot backing privileges These he works by
means of small Italian boys. Here is the
way individualism and natural competition
are collapsIng before concentration The so
cialists, nationalist Is and individualists all
use such facts in a different way; but it
really looks as though the Twentieth century
would try some social experiments not much
in favor as yet.-St Louis Globe Democrat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
LOCAL NOTICES.

The Crown dining hall, No. 170S Sec
ond avenue, is now ready Ia furnish you
the best meal in the city for % cents.
A. d. Huesing real estate and insur-
snce agent. Office No. 1908 Second ave-
nue., Rock Island
Buy Mercer county coal of E. B. Nc
kown at his new coal yard corner of
Fifteenth street ard First avenue.
The Royal Insurance company, of Eng
land, has the largest surplus of any fire
insurance COMPANY in the world. A. ID.
Huesing. agent, Office No. 1908 Second
avenue. Kock Island.
Z. E. Psrmenter, attorney III law
Makes collections. loans money and will
attend to any lega business intrusted to
him. Office, postc flee block, Rock Isl
and, Ills. ds&w1y
Modern Houses For Sale
On monthly ins.sllments by Guyer &
Sweeney.
Bsrth q Bal cock, Dentists.
No. 1874 Second avenue. Special atten.
ton paid to saving the natural teeth and
inserting teeth witt out plates
For Sale.
Fourteen dry lots on four years time,
with six per cent per annum, to any one
wishing to build this summer.
Il. DAVENPORT.
To the W itch Tower.
Cars run TO Black Hawks Watch
Tower every thirty minutes on Sunday
afternoons and holidays, and SPECIAL
trains TO sccomm Ddate picnic parties
Telephone to the street car barn to COM
plete arrangements for special trains.
Surety on Bonds.
Those who are required to give bonds
in positions Of trust. and who desire to
avoid asking frien Dis to become their
sureties, or who may wish to relieve
friends from furthe- obligations as bonds
man. should apply to the agent of the
American Surety Co., of New York.
Ed. LIEBERKNECHT,
General Insurance Agent.
Rock Island, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27

The best on earth can truly be said of
Grigg's Glycerine Sslve. which is sure,
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scalds, burns wounds and all other sores.
VIII positively cure piles, letter and all
skin eruption. Try his wonder healer.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money refund
cd. Only 25 cents. Bold by druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27

IT WoN'T BAKE BREAD. In other
words, Hoods Sars aparilla will not do
impossibilities Its proprietors tell
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from sources of unqlestioned reliability.
and ask you frankly If you are suffering
from any disease OF affection caused or
promoted by impure blood or low state
of the ystem, to try Hoods Sarsapsrilla.
The experience of oilers is sufficient as
surance that you viii not be disappointed
in the result
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-08-27
Dyspepsia

Makes the lives of so many people MIS-
erable, and often leads 10 self-destruc>
ton. We know of no remedy for dys-
pepsia more successful than Hoods Sar-
saparilla. 1t acts gently, yet surely and
efficiently, tones the stomach and other
organs, removes the faint feeling. creates
good appetite. cures headache, and
refreses the burdened mind Give
Hoods Sarsapar;lla a fair trial. 1t will
do you good.