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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
PERVERTED HISTORY.
IPittsburg Post.l

Imposition upon the credulity Of the
ignorant freedman is not astonishing,
but there are some things at the very
base of abolition history of which
young Republican voters have peryer-
ted knowledge. 1t is part of the polit-
ical nourishment of these hereditary
partisans shat John Browns body
lies a-smouldering in the grave was
the great martial air of the war, which
inspirited the Union armies in a pure.
ly abolition crusade. When cold his
tory is examined the song is more ac-
curately assigned to that period when
military necessity compelled emancipa-
tion, and Republican politicians were
just catching glimpses of the value of
the negro vote.
The writer once heard young Re-
publican dwelling upon the glorious
mission that Lincoln undertook in
1860, aud how John Brown had been
his tutelary saint beckoning him on.
He was an honest-mindcd, intelligent
man, and willing to modify his views
when convinced he had omitted some
chapters in the annals of the war. lie
was told that the platform of the Ma
tional Republican party of 1860, upon
which Lincoln ran, denounced John
Browns raid upon IIarper's Ferry as
the colossal criminal act of the age !;
that Henry Wilson, who ran for Vice.
President, said that "John Brown Is a
d-d fool.n
Lincoln, In his great Cooper Insti-
tutc speech, thought II charitable to
compare Browns invasion with Orsi-
MS attempt to assassinate Napoleon
iii, with bomb. Irrefragable evil
dence, in which eyen tho richest states
man. Mr.. Ingalls,, comedies. proves
Brown horse-thief and murderer in
Kansas. The first man he killed at
Harper's Ferry was negro doing his
daily work as freight handler.
There is nothing more offensive in
American history than the endeavor
to canonize crank. And yet this is
but one of innumerable errors in tho
alleged life of Lincoln still progressing
in serial installments from the pens of
Nicolay and Hay. Suited as these, his
private secretaries, might be to gossip
about the kitchen cabinet affairs of
their patron, when attempt is made to
interlard history II is as plain as day.
light why years not months are de-
manded to study great events and to
accurately depict them. The depart
ment In each Century Magazine dcvo-
voted to correcting Nicolay and Hays
mistakes has assumed a comic charac.
ter. The whole current of the real
abolition event is perverted, that q
psetended uninterrupted design may
be shown from the start AS If Lin
coin did not declare that If he could
save the Union with slavery ho would
do so. TO save the Union was bis par
amount ipea.
To thus alter the trend of events b,
connecting false history is a crime up
on American youth.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
A Remarkable Scene.

Ex-Gov. Proctor Knott, of Ken
lucky recently told of remarkable
scene that he once witnessed. lie
said:
at was remarkable scene. II oc-
CURED during my. early manhood,
when | was Attorney-Genera of Mis-
souri,. Robert Stewart was then Gov
ernor of that State. One day was in
his private office, when he pardoned a
steamboatman for some crime. What
It was have forgotten, but that does
not matter. The man had been
brought from the pcnitentiary to the
Governors Office. lilo was large,
powerful fellow, with the reagh man
ncrs Of his class.
The Governor looked at the steam
boatman and seemed strangely affect
ed. lilo scrutinIzed him long and
closely. Finally he signed the docu-
mcnt that restored him to liberty, but
before he handed 1t to him said o"You
will commit some other crime and be
in the pcnitentiary again, fear.' The
Governor looked doubtful, mused a
few moments, and said
"'You will go back on the river and
be mate again, | suppose y
The man replied that he would.
''Well, | want you to promise mo
one thing resumed the Governor. "1
want you to pledge your word that
when you are mate again you viii
never take billet of wood in your
hand and drive sick boy out of a
bunk to help you load your boat on q
stormy night The steamboatman
said that he would not, and he inquired
Fwhat the Governor meant by asking
him such a question.
"The Governor replied: because
some day that boy may become a Gov
ernor, and you may want him to par
don you for a crime, One dark,
stormy night many years ago you
stopped your boat on the Mississippi
to take ON load of wood. There was
a boy on board who was working his
passage from New Orleans 10 st. Louis,
but he was very sick of a fever, and
was lying in bunk. You had plenty
Of men to do the work, but you went
to that boy with stick of wood in
your hand and drove him with blows
and curses out into the wretched night,
and kept him toiling like slave until
the load was completed. / was that
boy. Here is your pardon. Never
again be guilty of such brutality
And the man, covering and hiding his
face, went out As | never heard Of
him again, l suppose he took care not
to break the law" -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05

Boston Journal.l

Among the passengers on West
ern train yesterday was a woman very
much overdressed, accompanied by
bright htlooking nurse girl and self
willcd iyrannical boy of about three
years.
The boy aroused the indignation of
the passengers by his continued
shrieks and kicks and screams and his
viciousness toward his patient nurse.
He tore her bonnet, scratched her
hands and finally spat in her face with
out word of remonstrancc from the
mother.
Whenever the nurse manifested any
firmness the mother chided her sharp
ly. Finally the mother composed her
self for nap, and about the time the
boy had slapped the nurse for the fifth
time a wasp came sailing in and flew
on the window of the nurses seat.
The boy at once tried 10 catch 1t.
The nurse caught his hand and said
coaxingly;
"Harry mustn't touch. Bug will
bite Harry"
Harry screamed savagcly and began
to kick and pound the nurse.
The mother, without opening her
eyes or lifting. her head, cried out
sharply:
aWhy do you tease that child SO.
Mary2 Let him have what he wants
at once"
sBut, ma'am. its a..
sIet him have II, say"
Thus encouraged Harry clutchcd at
the wasp aud caught il. The scream
that followed brought tears of Joy TO
the passengers' eyes.
| The mother awoke again.
| aMaryr she cried. Alct him have II Y
Mary turned in her seat aud said
conftisedly
J -iIe's got Il, ina'am p
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
BEFORE AND AFTER.
Contributed bY W.C.T.U.l

k%+@~Ne~A " w ~ l. -
The following Is an extract from a
letter received by lady in this city
from a friend in Durant We COM
mend it to the thoughtful considera-
tion of our citizens:
"If the Prohibitionists of Mississippi
would write up the different towns of
the State before and after the abolish
ing Of saloons, it would be the most
convincing argument at their disposal.
| had often heard that prohibition
Kills business and, until | came here,
thought there must be some truth in a
statement so often made and frequent
ly by intelligent people. Durant,
however, proves the fallacy, of such
reasoning. Five years ago King Al
cohol reigned supreme in this little VIII
lage. The business portion of the
town then consisted of a few shabby
frame structures containing meagre
stocks of goods. The dwellings. as a
rule, had an unkempt, neglected air.
On Saturdays, the market day for the
surrounding country, ladies dared not
appear ON the streets. Murder was q
common occurrence. Finally, the bet
ter element rose in revolt and Prohibi-
tion was established. To-day hand
some brick stores adorn the business
portion Of the town, and on every
street commodious residences are being
erected. The churches have been i'm
proved and moro attention Is paid to
the schools. Property has doubled in
value.
When out driving not long ago a
pretty and well keptcottage was point
ed out to me, and my friend said, that
is some of your prohibition work +;
when tho saloons were in full blast Mr..
- was almost vagrant. To-day
hc owns property, and there are many
others who have been equally blessed.
Poor devils who do not possess strength
enough TO resist temptation | am
proud of Durant; II is a forcible illus
tration Of the good our cause can ac-
complish. The people realize this and
are determined TO support 1t. Again,
II inspires us with renewed courage
and determination to fight until
throughout Mississippi prohibition
reigns predominant
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more legal right than he had to a seat
on the Supreme Bench. For two
terms Democratic majority in Con-
gress made his retention of the stolen
seat not only possible, but IN a limited
sense respectable, for he became an ac-
tive and vociferous member of the
Democratic majority which defended
and sustained him. But with the ad-
vent of Republican majority his
career ends, and he win return to Mis-
issippi 4 thoroughly disgraced and
despised man, not only in the North,
but also among all right-thinking peo-
pie Of his own section
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The death at Charlotte, N. c., few
days ago of Gen. Danl Harvey Hill, the
brave soldier and stubborn fighter, re-
moves from the fanks Of the living one
of the striking figures Of the war peri>
cd. Gen. Hill was born in York Dis4
trict, s. c., in 1921, and was thus sixty
eight years Of age at the time of his
death. lie graduated at the United
States Military Academy In 1912. and
went Immediately to Maine to serve on
the frontier during the troubles with
England in reference to the boundary
line. A few years later he took part
in the Mexican war, being engaged IN
nearly every important battle, and was
a member OF the storming party at
Chapultopec, where he and Lieut.
James Stewart had foot race for the
honor of being the first to enter a
strongly occupied Mexican fort. For
services In this battle Capt. Hill was
breveted major, as he was previously
breveted captain for "gallant and meri-
torious conduct at Centreras and
Cherubusco.
Just after the Mexican war he re-
signed his commission and was elected
professor of mathematics in Washing
ton College, Lexington, Va. He held
this place for six years, and for five
years filled the same chair in Davidson
College, N. G., and went thence to be
superintendent of the North Carolina
Military Institute at Charlotte.
AT the beginning of the civil war he
was made colonel of the First North
Carolina Regiment. At an early date
in the struggle he was made brigadier-
general and sent to command the ex-
trcme left of Gen. Joseph L, Johnston's
army at Leesburg, Va. In 1862 he was
promoted to major-general, and distin-
guished himself in the seven days
fight around Richmond.
Gen. Hill took part in many other
important struggles of the war time,
and on July IL, 1868, was commission
ed Lieutenant General and placed at
the head ofa corps in Bragg's army,
lie was at Chickamauga and shared
the fortunes of the Army of the Ten
nessee until he surrendered with Gen.
Joseph II. Johnston, in North Caroli-
na, In April, 1865.
Since the close of the war Gen. Hill
has served as President of the Univer-
sity of Arkansas, and up to The time
of his death was OF the head Of the
Military and Agricultural Z &c of
| Georgia at AlIIledgeville.
! III 1913 Gen. lii married lis AIog-
rison. a sister Of Mrs. 5ionewal Jack
SON.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
Cotton Bagglng.


m. Y. Commercial Bulletin.1
There have of late been quite free
arrivals in this market Of cotton cov-
cred with cotton bagging instead of
jute. A number of the leading re-
ceivers were called upon yesterday
and questioned III regard to the con-
dition of this cotton. The verdict
seemed to be general one--that the
new bagging was proving a success SO
far as compressed bales were concern
ed, while the condition Of the uncom-
pressed was eminently unsatisfactory.
Messrs. Hopkins, Dwight Il Co., have
probably received more Of cotton in
the new covering than any other firm,
and their views on the question are
therefore of practical Importance.
They said in reply to questions: +:
'"Quitc large percentage Of the cot
ton now arriving from Charleston and
Savannah is covered with cotton. The
Gulf cotton, however, shows COM
paratiyely small per @ntage Of cotton
coverings--jute still spreponderating
there. The cotton covered bales that
have been compressed have arrived in
very gooe order, indeed; far better
than was expected. In fact. The COM
pressed cotton, however, is more con-
venient to handle than the uncom-
pressed. The uncompresscd that has
arrived is In very ragged condition,
which may to some extent be account
ed for by the fact that the covering
used Is in many cases lighter than the
standard, which is three-fourth pounds
to yard. Many planters have used
what Is known as one-half and five
eights pounds, which, however, Is not
heavier than one-half pound. II must
be mentioned, however, that It Is very
early In the season, and that even the
compressed cotton has not as YET had
thorough test inaomuch aa II has uof
been subjected 10 storms for long
periods.
The foregoing. from an 'luprejulIeed
source. 4 BY no means eoncuslxe of
the =sinyine analitiesr Of cotton bag.
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.HERE's RICHNESS

The Meridian News produces the
following documentary evidence show
ing the "cternal fitness Of the nomi-
nation of Jas. ID. Lynch, the deaf law
yer of Clay county. ON Chalmers coon
trap ticket:
Recent letters published IN the West
Point papers by Jas. ID. Lynch, whom
the Mississippi negroes have honorcd
by nominating him as their choice for
Lieutenant Governor, contains some
spicy and mighty interesting reading
for the negroes. A few extracts from
these letters will show the negroes
what kind Of white men the negro pol.
iticians put up for negro dupes to vote
for.
In letter written Jan. 4, this same
James ID. Lynch asks the question !:
"What shall we do with the negro ~
He then answers his own query as
follows:
There is but one solution, and that
is in the complete ascendancy and SUI
periority of one race or the other, and,
in my opinion, If there is one invulner-
able truth In the affairs of this world,
it is that the white people OF Mississip-
pi will never again submit to ignorant
negro government, nor to the corrupt
government of those, who by DEaRA-
DING METHODS, obtain political power
through negro votes.
"IfI were q member of the Lcgisla-
ture Of Mississippi declares Lynch
who is now heart and soul In for get
ting into office by the votes of the no.
groes, al would introduce a series of
bills and resolutions looking to the
peaceful perpetuation Of white govern
nient in this State.r
"I would introduce a BILL" says the
representative of negro government,
"provIding that no person Of tho negro
race should be eligible to any execu-
tive, judicial or legislative office in
Mississippi" A law of this Kind would
disqualify Lynoh's brother Mollison,
the only negro on the ticket and who
wants to be Secretary of State.
There is one grain OF sorrow to be
mixed up in all the jollifcation which
is to follow the November elections.
Mississippi Is not to lose James u.
Lynch as a citizen, which would be tho
case should Lynch's ticket be elected.
That Is, If his own words arc to be
believed for In letter written no
later than last February when he was
q candidate for the Legislature and
desiring seat in that body, only, he
says,
to represent those people who desire
the perpetuation of white citizens
Government in Mississippi.
He vehemently declares that
If the people of Mississippi adopt any
other kind, or suffer any other kind 10
be established, will speedily remove
my family from the State.
Tho colored, alias, Republican State
Executive Committee should bounce
Lynch at once, and fill the vacancy
with some fellows like Chalmers, who
is not only not ashamed of the negro
but Is willing to spill b-l-o-o-d and "ge
to hell" to use his language, for the
negro and bis posterity.
What's the use of running a fellow
for Lieutenant Governor, who If biz
ticket is elected. will at once pack his
last soiled collar in his ear trumpet
and fly to another State to escape thu
disastrous avalanche which be hai
pulled down upon himself"
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ATTENTION.

Oil Mills, Congresses, Steam Boat
Owners and others who have Heavy
Forging of any kind to do, we wish to
say to you that we have a first-class
man in the person of Mr.. Christopher
Smith, who is up in oil that class Of
work. All we want is for you to give
him a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed
or money refunded. We refer you to
our customers as 10 his ability In this
line. Give him trial.
Respectfully,
july27 j. Q. HEAD q GO.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
State Democratic Ticket.


For Governor,
]. NJ. STONE. Of Tishomingo.
For Lieutenant Governor.
NJ. NJ. EVANS, OF Hancock.
For Secretary OF state,
GEO. NJ. G0vAN, Of Pike.
For Treasurer.
J. J. EVANS, OF Monroe.
For Auditor,
w. W. STONE, Of Washington.
For Attorney General,
T. M. MILLER, OF Warren.
For Superintendent OF Education,
J. r. PRESTON, OF Yalobusha.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05

DucTIEE'E AIAzlA sAAEE.
The Deer Saws n IIn 4ofI.I for (|ntz.
bruises. @Qrez- II@e<s. Salt H|=fHIn. -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
WASHINGTON County Democratic Ticket.


For Senator, 18th Distrct--J. M. JAYNE.
For Representatives
g. n THOMAS, =. HARRIS. r. CASEY
For sherin--JNo. L. GRIFFIN.
For Treasurer-GE0. n. ALEXANDER.
For Assessor-M RACHELMAN.
For surveyor--HARRy X. JOHNSON
For Coroner and Ranger--w. II. BARBER.
For Members Board OF Supervisors.
First Disirict-s. M. SPENCER.
Second District-J. 8. VAUGHN.
Third Dlsirict-N. GOIDsTEIN.
Fourth DIstrict-s. 7. RUCKs.
Fifsh Dissrict-wM WOOD.
For justices Of the Peace,
First District-DAvID LEE, W. n. DxRAD
CLIFF, ]. n. BAskETT.
Second pistrict-w II GLATHERAY, Q WAR
FIELD.
Third District--D, d. O,BANNON, WIN. SUM-
MER, o. wINsLOW. DAN HAYS.
Fourth Districts. u. wEEMs, JOHN CAR
TER, ALBERT JONES.
Fifth District-w. Q. NORRIS, W E. WEST.
For Constables;
First District GRIFFIN HOLMES, WILLIS
MITCHELL, II. Il. siEfE.
Second District-sAM sTIrEs. CORNELIUS
Third pistrict--J0E COIN, RCHD. BROWN.
GUS. PATTERSON. ANDw. THOMPSON.
Fourth pist,is'-H. ns.,s A. ATKINSON, sAwSEr
Finh Dissrlc.-ossIE VIM. Q. A. FERRIS.
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The foregoing. from an uupreludieed
source. 4 BY no means conclusive of
the =stayIne qualities Of coIIou bag
0ine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-10-05
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Privilege Of changing regular advertisement
once 3 month without charge
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-13
rHE GRAND CAMPFIRE
The q. A. 4. Nj Hsla fer lAs Saglsaal
SaaaaslzAary-

TIE to.nt ccsan-Elee, appolnted -
tie three e. A. + Posts u lAs cts,
hsLa a meeting lasl evsnlas a. sac cIaee
u G. " Waskns. q nlake 2rrzlse-
lasnts fos gssad general campfire 70
be gwen a. Hsllm4n's Hal next Iaes-
dag evening Ine As-.oas- D9inulaDaeI
Geeeral Is. A. A.ser sill s.s4t as posts
ou this occas.on, 4Dd me camp-ffr j.
30 be le.a Ia longr ~ t-ls 4lst-ll5 ills-l.1
guest.
Ths campfire a ID be the largest ever
aell .n enc c.Ly, aul losl ~ tue old
boys m blae sll ne present ~ palle.-
pate IA the exercises. Among tae
spea kers Who vii help % entertain tle
assembly. all be Department ton.-
nl4uleI Brown. Cot. A. d Acheyuolds.
+. u. e., General l.. "a. Rutherford. T.
y. g.; General b. L. Pierce, T. D.. e..
COL samuel Wells, Hon. M IL. Ford.
Alien T.. Adsil, j.. L. Ailc0tt, and other
we'll ku0Nu comrades.
The reception committee VII consist
0f five members from tseh post and
the present and past department colu-
nlauteFs. Dnampln Post > represented
hy Eber klce, q. =. Wilson, koltEi
Carleton, Commander 4. smith autl
John e. Christensen, Custer Poet by
G.. ". Watkins, Allen &. Ads.., Wm. A
Clark. L. G. Putnam and Edward Ea-
clue A. B. Watson Post by ". HI. Mar
sion, y 4. johnson, J. 1. AIcOtt, L. >.
E0K and j. T.. y \lrg.l
Elaborate Preparations are beina
made Tor the coming event, AND u
promises u be a most enjoyable Occa-
SION Tor the members ol the orgaulza
f..n
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-13
YOUR NAsIE IN raE PAPER

". VI. Owen, OF MuskegOn, IS IN the
city tor a few days on business.
G. +. Kellogg contemplates removing
% Beidmg TO engage IN the drug busI-
ness.
Mrs. c. ?. Coffin goes to Chicago Fri
day 90 hear Patti, and remain a few
days.
Mrs c. L. Lockwood and Mrs. Chas.
Baxter gave reception yesterday after
noon.
Mrs. J. b. Dutton. Of Toledo. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. VI. V. Curtis, of
Summer-st.
Mrs. Joseph Penny gives an afternoon
tea today IN honor OF Mss LOunsbury,
OF Stamford, CT.
Howard Sturgis is visiting old friends
al Charlottesville, Ind, and Will remain
there until after the holidays.
Justice Hopkins Ross, OF Hersey,
Mich, IS II the city visiting MS son. DR..
". II. Ross, POI Mt Nernon-st.
schuyler c. Eglestou and Miss Addie
Dayton are % be married December ls
az the residence Of K. G. Sessions, 40i
JchersOn-sve.
hihng position with a lumber com
pany at Bay City, has resigned and re-
turned % this city.
Miss Bertha keenan,, for the last three
years saleslady at J. e. Kendall Il Co.,
has been very III with dphthera, but
is now COnvalescing.
Mss Lillian Clark, of Reed City. left
yesterday for Los Angeles, Cal, %
spend the winter. ~ne is a sister of L.
B. Clark, OF this city.
Rev. Mr.. Johnson. OF Trinity Church.
VIII Otticiate 40 Iona tonight Il place of
Rev. Dr. Campbell Far, who Is unable
70 MI the engagement.
Or. Robinson and Edward Taggart
have gone 20 Chicago % attend the an
uual meeting of tae Western 4 umni
Association Of Hamilton College, of
New York.
George :. Boltwood. Esq, started
Yesterday for New York City on busi-
~es, TRIP. While absent be VIII spend
tle holidays 20 his former home, New
tiaVeu, Conn.
Mrs. j. r. Boise. Mrs. A. u. Bartlett.
Ntrs. j.. y. TAYLOR. Nrs. j. II. Mckee.
''rs- J.. A- Merrill. 1.rs. a.. F. White.
nlrs. s.. P. IRISH svj Mrs. y. W. North
rru hare gone to Cedar Springs as dele
rItrs fo thc annual convention of the
"-t. b. T.. OF Kent county.
SIZE ~chaIe-. ore 0f the Berkev &
'.tv CO.'S skilled car,uet-makcrs. lott
lHrs yesterday From Mcre
T ~I Tor Na1tovd.o. Uruguay,
whore 1e ISL. attcut to tne putting To-
rIHr n.l rHfr... II. rr fre f.rrrr- +rfr.
Telegram-herald., 1889-12-13
(ercle Erancais.

The "Cercle Francais" held a very
pleasant informal meeting last evening,
and the time was spent in discussing
the French literature IN general and So
lectlng suitable books for the use of the
Cercle. The selections cover wide
range of literature, and embrace the
most popular and select works of the
following well-knOwn authors: Edmond
About, ,NictorCherfuhez Daudet Dumas,
decentralization, Octave Feulllet,
TheOphile Gauuer, Greville, Lamartine,
George Sand, De Stael. Montesquieu
Thiers. Ste. Beuve and Tame. The
next meeting Will be held on Deem
Der 20.