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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19
MARvELous COURAGE.
Unpar sIIeied Goodness of AN Innocent Mas
on the Gssliowa.

Unpar aIleied Goodness of an Innocent Man
on the 0ssIIowz.
In a handsome mansion situated In a
lonely part OF England there resided, fcw
years ago. a maiden lady OF considerable
wealth, writes correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press. Ono morning she was
discovered foully murdered. Her man.
servant, named Lee. was suspected,
arrested and convicted on circumstantial
evidence, and sentenced TO be hanged. SO
conclusive seemed the evidence against the
prisoner that no attempt whatever was
made on the part OF the public 10 induce
tho Homo Secretary 20 eacrrisc executive
ccmeney The day OF tho execution hav-
Ing NJ rived, the prisoner wns led forth TO
suffer tho extreme penalty Tho rcpr to be
used. the texture Of which was ark and
hemp. had boon. as Is customary IA such
cases. tested with the aid Of sand bags. and
was not foard wanting The bot was
drawn and the prisoner was given drip OF
eight feet The fupa broke The prisoner
walked. unaidcd. up the steps leading 20
the AnfTold. and after the rapo had been
fixed again aud the moose adjusted tho bolt
was drawn for tho sccond tune. Tho rope
broke again
Lee was by this time considerably
stunned However. after tho lapse of
lew moments be again ascended. unaidcd,
the steps. and after doing all In bis power
10 ailaY the nervousness OF tho hapgman.
assisted the latter In once more h,ing
the rope. The prisoner placed himself on
the trap door, the bolt was pulled, and tho
condemned man drvprcd once more out of
view. The rope parted for the third time.
After considerable delay Ice once more
placed himself into tho exccutioners hands.
but that parsonage and the other officials.
horrificd at what seemed Divine interpo-
sition, refused to proceed further with the
business. The facts were reported TO the
Home Secretary, who at once rosplted the
prisoner, condemning him TO Imprisonment
for life.
Three years later woman who was
Lees fellow-servant confessed on her
dying bed that IL was she who killed her
mistress. She declared that Lee had no
connection whatever with the affair, and
stated facts strongly connrmatory to her
confession.
Instances may possibly have occurred in
which an equal amount Of physical courage
has been displayed, but outside OF the palo
Of fiction there can not be cited single
case in which bravery ever played more
conspicuous part than in tho incident above
detailed
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19
NEW sERIEs--vOL. XIV, NO. 25.

has stubbornly opposed everything that
gave the least promise Of substantial
ballot roform. At the same time he
has tcnaciously clung to his gerIyman-
'lcring scheme Of making the legislature
safely dcmocratic-prcsumably because
that will also make safe the United
States &C: atOrship.
1t is reported that hc even antago-
nized 90 mild n measure in the way of
suffrage reform as the Australian bal
lot, unless it was 50 modiiic,l that ono
Of the election officers might stand and
mark the tickets for every thick-lipped
negro and white ignoramus who did not
know how to do it for himself. lie has
proved himself worse than blind lead
er Of the blind and actually become an
obstrIctionist. Having been chiefly i'm
strumental in getting the convention
called, ON the ilea that something must
be done to restrict suffrage and insure
white supremacy, he will neither lead
nor follow the leadership Of those who
possess tho acumcn and unscliish pa
triotism to see what is needed and have
the courage to apply the remedy.
Ii has leaked out that at the meet
ing Of the franchise committee last Fri
day, Mr.. Mclean. the gallant young
democrat from Grenada who always has
the courage Of his convictions, boldly
taunted senator George with this ami
charged him to his face vi h having de-
cciycd the people. Mr. Mclean is right.
and he deserves and will re eivc the
thanks ofthc people for stating the ease
sc plainly. Sena or George has deceived
the people. whether dcsigncdly or not,
and they feel it kccnly. lie and other
men Of prominence were sent to the
convention By the people. WithoHt H.
sfrHcfions, to do what was necessary to
be done to insure intelligent white SUI
prcmacy BY peaceful and legal methods
ut the ballot box. and in whatever is
necessary to be done in this direction
they will acquicscc. but they want no
whipping the devil around the stump"
and indirect methods that will bring
the state to more dangerous condition
in the future than the present.
Alas. that a great leader whom the
people confidently trusted should have
proved himself so unworthy Of leader
ship SrOokhdreR Leatcr.
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A Reasonable ReuneHs.

The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh sends .
Londou paper q letter, addressed 10 tho
Queen. In which, after enumeratlng many
alleged wrongs, he insists On the restorar
ton TO him Of the Koh-i-noor. He sayst
at will be USELESS for me 20 demand the
restoration OF my kingdom. swindlcd from
me by your Christian Government, but
which hope shortly, by the aid OF Provi-
dence, 70 rstake from my robbers. But my
diamond, tbs Kohl moor, / understand IL
entirely st your own personal disposal
Therefore, believing that your Majesty TO
be tho most religious lady that your sub
jects pray for every Sunday, do not hexi-
tate 10 ask that this gem be restored to me,
or else that fair price be paid for Ii 70 ms
out OF your privy purse"
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Population by States.

The census enurnerator has finished
the count of all the districts from which
reports have been received. There are
yet $4,000 districts 10 be heard from
out Of the $4,000 into which the conn
try was divided, but the population in
these has been carefully estimated; il
Is therefore Thought that the figures as
now given Of the total population Of
the United States will be found very
nearly correct. Tie total in the dis.
tricts counted il 62,7g5,955: estimated
total in the districts yet TO be heard
from I,775,0i5; grand total. 81, 10000.
The following shows the population
la. Gfafs.O
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19

Their Custom.
"Victor Hugo was once one OF your pa
irons, believe" said a French writer, M.
Planche, to Brassier, a barber of Paris.
"Alasi yes," answered the barber. The
word and the accent surprised the inquirer
"Was IA not agreeable, then. 10 have the
greatest man In France-the greatest poet
OF bis century, perhaps-for a customerr'
The barber shrugged his shoulders. "Ah,
monsieur, ii is one of the worst things that
can happen 70 you, TO have a great man for
customer. You see, they are not like
other men" Then. in order TO justify his
paradox, be related o chapter OF personal
experience.
'one day . great lady, Nine. de K,
whose hair had dressed, and who was
much pleased with my work, said abe
would recommend me 10 thirty or more Of
her friends and in day or two she sent
me paper containing all the names and
addresses Of these people, with her recon-
mendation OF me at the bottom
"The recommendation OF Mime. de x-i
why, that was as good as q fortune 70 you,
my good man." said nj. Planche.
at might have been, sir. but for M. Vic
tor Hugo. He was here the day / received
II; he had sat down In the very chair you
hTc hAtllnk IN now A udu Just put IA bOWtA
round his neck, when be seemed TO ba
seized with some great thought and beck.
oned me to let him alone. He drew pencil
from his pocket, took sheet OF paper from
this table here and began writing.
.He had been writing about five minutes
when another customer came in. Ny men
were all busy, so. seeing that M. Hugo had
stopped writing to sharpen his pencil,
stepped up 10 him and said:
an. Hugo, il you will permit me 70 be-
gin with you'll am In hurry 81 ~
"'Umi I'm In a hurry, too said he.
'sThen he got up all at once, paper and
pencil in hand, and started out Of the shop.
called after him that he had the towel
round his neck, and he took II on. But I
didn't mind the paper, because didn't
know what II was.
"But in the afternoon / wanted the paper
which Nine. dc K h1d given me- and
couldn't find Ii. One OF my men saad IL had
been lying there on the table. That was
the paper that M. Victor Hugo had taken
for his n0tesi
1T was so. rushed away 10 M. Hugo's
house to recover the precious paper
"tAh yes he said, Il remember; had
no sooner got into the house than had an
other and much better idea. and as had,
therefore, no further need OF your paper,
Il
Threw II into the drcf'
I" Il am sorry 10 say didr"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19

At this season, when sore throats are so
prevalent, there is great deal OF talk about
the proper remedies for them. Chlorate OF
potash, which was 10 long popular, has been
decided by experts of the throat 10 be not
only serious injury to tho throat. but almost
poison. A late remedy is perhaps The best
on record, and IL is a very simple one. A tea
spoonful OF alum and one tablespoonful Of
best French brandy, put In q half tumbler
of water, or half-pint OF water win modify
II better. This gargie should be used several
times during the day, and at night II the irri-
ts-tion or pain is troublesome. IL will be
found an Invaluable throat corrective.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19

The people are beginning to feel sore
" disappointed in senator George. AS
one who trusted him fully and was one
of the FIRST and most earnest to urge
bis name as a delegate to the constitu
tional convention, this paper feels little
less than Inundated at his present
course. i se rrHfa Enr
As he had taken the leasl in proclaim
ing the necessity for a convention, and
based that necessity ON the sole ground
that something must he speedily dene
to prevent the politics Of the state from
being hopelessly negroized, the people
naturally looked to him for Something
that would bear the similitude Of u safe
and effective solution Of the vexcd ques-
ton. tsf
/ but If they were bitterly disappoint-
ell few weeks ago when he promui-
gated his ''plan" whereby he pruposed
> stupendous gerryn.ander of the state
into white districts to be supplemented
BY. the appointing power whereby. the
state was TO be thrown into hic hands
Of q centralized Office holding obIigarchy
more 10 he dreaded than negro rile.they
have been much more disa .p5inted by
later developments. - wn ~
Being great constitutional lawyer.
~ he is. he has known AL along that
there was nothing in the so-called fun
danental conditions" % prevent the re-
stticting Of the suffrage to a safe aud In
Mllie ut basis, vet 1t IL said that as a
p@n,1er Of the franchise committee he
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19

The use Of cal mel for derangrmenis of slsa
liver has ruined many fine csnlstltusi"s'.
Those VINO. for similar troubles, have tfie
Ayers Pills, TESTIFY 10 their eific ay tho .
oughly rcmedyiuv the nalady, without injury
10 fhn sxstex1
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-09-19

The Palatka (Fla.) Herald is responsible
for the following: "A man at a smail station
on the Florida Southern railway the other
day took down the mail sack, which was
suspended on the crane, and hung himself
there instead, so that he would not get left
When the fast mail came along aud the
route agent put out bis catcher and hauled
In the man instead OF the mail bag the fell
low, In short breath, xaid; I've been left
too many times by this narrow gauge road
and don't intend to get left any more II IL
kills me or this Internal old road
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Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.
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The great Blondin and other tight
rope walkers have been outlone by Dix
on. a plucky resident Of Toronto. who
walked a cable seven-cights of an inch
in diameter stretched across Niagara
gorge between the suspension and the
cantileyer bridges. True to his an
nounccment he appeared at the Cana
dian end at 2::2lS o'clock.
At least SD0 spectators lined both
banks Of the river. People held their
breath and seemed to be petrifcd at
the antics Of the man as he scampcrel
down the wire hundreds Of feet above
Nigara's roaring waters and ragged
cliffs.
On he went until about n quarter cf
the distance had been trayersc,l, when
halt was made. lIestood ON one foot,
holding on, the other almost horizon
tally and waving his hanl to the spec
.tators. Then he continued on his per-
lions journey until the center was
reached, when he sat down and threw
both legs over his balance pole. which
was resting on the wire, and stretched
ont full length on his back on the wire.
crossing his feet and folding his arms
on his breast.
Shricks of borrow wcntup from the
female spectator !, many of whom walk
ed away to save themselves from faint
ing. Dixon carefully mfolded his arms
aud waved first his right and then his
Left hand to the spectators. lie then
arose and as he did 80 the wire yibrated
80 much that he bad to lem over 'esol
deal to gain his cqnihhr un. III tlcn
leaned over on one leg and went through
other manecuvers, after which he ran
mp the incline. reaching the American
sisle at S:42 II. lie sprang from the
wire , feet over tho edge Of the cliff.
much to the relief of the thousands of
spectators. who applauded and checrcd
him yocifcrously.-' lssrioa- ledger.
The use on cal mel for deranssmeuis of slD
liver has ruined many fine constitution.
Those VINO. for similar troubles, have trie
Ayers Pill~. TESTIFY 10 their efiic ssy n tho
ouehly romedyiuv the malady, without injury
10 the system.
Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria.'
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for Infants and Children.

"Csstoria isso well adapted 20 children that
] zrecommend II as superior 10 any prescription
bnown TO me-" II. A. ARcnER, NJ. D.,
III So. oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
, 1890-09-04

There has departed from this city a
solid train, loaded with resin, for the far
destination Of Denver, Colo. The amount
OF resin carried by the train, which CON
sisted of a number of cars, aggregated n
round million pounds, and the whole
amount was shipped by a firm in this
city TO a Colorado manufacturing estab-
lishment called the Colorado soap works,
in the thriving city Of Denver. We have
more than once heard Of solid cotton
trains, and in the west it is quite the
fashion to run solid grain trains, often
carrying one consignment; but a solid
resin train is something of a novelty. 1t
speaks. moreover, Of the opening up of
new trade relations with a section Of
country n few years back all but an un-
known land 20 New Orleans enterprise.
Some months ago we were able TO record
the departure of a train loaded with ma
chinery for Il beet sugar refinery in Ne
braska.-New Orleans Picayune.
, 1890-09-04

A marriage rare in the history Of ma
tons was recently celebrated in the
Observation-Disclosures" Trinity church,,
Berlin. A young Russian of a wealthy
and respectable family in the Baltic
provinces named Geiger married his
nurse. The bride was II at the time she
nursed her future husband, who is now
90 years of age. 1t appears that the
friends of the latter are not exactly
pleased at his choice, but the young man
declared that HIS affection for the pres
ent partner OF his joys and sorrows dates
a long way back. Finding it impossible
TO overcome the p~rejudices of his family
and being under age he fed TO Ger
many. where the civil and religious
forms of the marriage celebration were
duly observed without let or hindrance.
-L'IntransigeAnt.
, 1890-09-04
clrcu. sren smoks Good cIrar..

shall probably sell a box of imported
Gig Irs the day Forepaugh's circus strikes
Lewiston. Forepaugh's and Barnum's
men always smoke the best imported
cigar they can get when in this city.
Two for sixty cents always hits EN-, In
the winter, when there are plenty Of
theatres and operas in the city. we al
ways have a big trade on imported
goods with star actors and singers
The Key West trade has been picking
up very fast lately. The local trade
in these goods is way ahead of the i'm,
ported business. Key West goods u
all the way from $50 to 500 a thou
sand.-Interview in Lewiston Journal.
, 1890-09-04

One of the occupants of the Good cot
tagc, near lake eryais, an elderly lady,
was very fond of taking care of fowls,
and had raised nearly a hundred chick
ems and ducks. These were all killed by
the storm. The lady had also made a
nice lot of soft soap, of which she was
very proud. The soap had been left on
a board by the side Of the house, and of
course was carried away by the wind.
The occupants of the house took refuge
in the cellar when the storm was seen
coming. All were more or less injured
and their clothing tori from their bod
lea. 1t was nearly half IN hour before
all We're released, more dead than alive.
The lady spoken Of was half unconscious,
and the momen she was taken from the
cellar she took one glance at the work of
the tornado, threw up her hands and ex-
claimed, "Oh! where are my ducks and
my chickens, and where is my nice soft
soap
Her soft soap has probably dissolved
in Lake Gervais, but the remains Of her
ducks and chickens were found here and
there within IA radius of a mile or more
from the house. The idea that a tornado
could pluck the feathers from a fowl as
clean as could the most accomplished
chef has been laughed at, but some of
the chickens and ducks belonging TO the
Good family were stripped of every
feather. But that was not the only re-
markable thing about them. Some of
the chickens found nearly a mile from
the house had their necks stretched to a
remarkable length, the necks Of some, it
is said by those who saw them, being at
least a foot long. Another incident of
the storm is that one Of the ladies who
took refuge in the cellar was almost
covered with oats, the sharp needles of
which penetrated her clothing and stuck
10 the skin. The husband of the lady
vouches for this occurrence, and says
that it took nearly half IN hour to re-
move the oats.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
, 1890-09-04

Benevolent Gentleman lat Fashion
beach)-You appear always alone, my
little man. Where is your papa and
mammal
Small Boy-I come alone. Tn tn
summer resort correspondent of Tn New
York Daily.
Condemnation? Ny goodness! Do
you write articles for the newspapers?
Small Boy-Ah, there amt nothin' to
do 'cept copy the names off tn registers.
Good News.
, 1890-09-04

Marion Kendall, a married mar who
lived at Elizaville, Ind, four years ago,
was taken out by White Caps one night,
tied TO a post and beaten into insensibil-
ity, his life being despaired OF for sew
ersl days. He became paralyzed from
the effects, and brought suit for so, 900
damages against five of his assailants,
who were well respected citizens of the
county. Judgment was given for e, 900.
The defendants spent money freely, and
finally carried the case to the supreme
court. A decision handed down from
that body afirms the Judgment of the
lower court.-Cor. indianapolis journal.
, 1890-09-04
stanley. Austrian Aamircr.

One day an Austrian enthusiast call
ed and sent in a polite note asking
Stanley to fix a time when he might
bring forty of his ~compatriots with him,
all anxious for the opportunity of shak-
ing him oy the hand. This astute gem
tleman accompanied his request by a
very handsomely mounted cigar case as
a souvenir. This elegant little present
obtained for the ~persevering stranger a
brief interview for himself, but the
hand shaking of his forty friends could
not possibly be MISUNDERSTANDING
Marston in Scribner's.
, 1890-09-04

This is what you ought to have, in fact
you must have it. to fully enjoy life.
Thusands are searching TOR it daily, and
moaning because they find it not. Thous-
ands upon thousands of dollars are spent
annually by our people in the hope that
they may attain this boon. And yet it
may be had by all. We guarantee that
Electric Bitters, if used according to di
r~ectiohs and the use persisted in, will
bring you Good Digestion and Gust the
demon Dyspepsia and install instead Eu-
pepsy. We recommend Electric Bitters
for Dyspepsia and all diseases of Liver,
Stomach and Kidneys. Sold at so cents
and 81 per bottle, by b. B. David. drug
rist.
, 1890-09-04

asthma, eruptions, paralysis, dyspepsia, indigest-
ion, piles, fever, neuralgia, coetiveness, ell ner-
vous diseases, heert disease. consumption, bron-
chitis, soreeyes, urinary troubles, chest and lungs,
pulmonary troubles, anda1 disesses of the gener-
ative organs, no matter of how long standing.
II you have Jailed TO get cured elsewhere do not
despair. but give Lee Wing a call and have a chat with
him. which Is strictly confidential, ashe needs no inter
prefer, but speaks English FOR himself andit costs You
nothing for CONSULTATION, as he only sells the remedies,
which are safe, sure and quick. and prices yery low.
His motto ls: "A Cure Guaranteed II directions
are carefully followed. or Money Reirodad-r
Persons living outside OF Denver can write to Lee
Wig. snclosins x. stamp. snd explain their symp-
toms. when he will be pleAsedt TO send them adyfcs -
70 which Of his remedies will be beneficial.
An corrsspondsnce ptr1ctiy confidential.
Z VINO, 1914 Larimsv st., Denver, colo.
, 1890-09-04

There is soon to be an examination in
Washington of candidates for the posi-
ton of Russian translator OF the war
department. The candidate is expected
to have command of the Russian, Ger
man, Italian and Spanish languages, Of
letter writing and of medical nomen-
clature. The salary is 1000 a year. 1t
is a great thing to be educated--Detroit
Free Press.
, 1890-09-04

Battle the parts affected very freely
every three hours with sweet spirits OF
inter until every trace OF the poison dis
appears II the blisters are broken, SO
that the inter can penetrate freely, a sin
gle application is sometimes sufficient.
/ have used this many times, and never
knew it fail to effect a speedy cure
Housewife.
, 1890-09-04

1t has been discovered that a current
of electricity passed through impure
water restores it TO purity by destroy
ing any living germs with which it may
be impregnated. Animalcule which
ec"aDe the eye, and which almost elude
the microscope, cannot escape the all
searching power of the electric fash
Exchange.
, 1890-09-04
TWENTY DOLLAR COLD pIEcrs

Mrs, John Curtis of Peoria, ILL.,, writes:
Used q box of Usage Pills previous to
my second confinement; they worked like
a charm. Would pay $50 for u box
rather than do without them. as they
hsye proved a Godsend to me-" Write
Usage Medicine company, Wichita, Kas. Il,
for particulars, and their book to wives
mailed free. Sold by druggists. Sold by
w. n. Hunt. CHEYENNE.
, 1890-09-04

Capt. w. A. Albeit, who has long
been with Messrs. Percival & Hatton,
real estate and insurance brokers, Des
Moines, Iowa, and is one of the best
known and most respected business men
in that city, says: Il can testify to the
good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. Having used it in my family
for the past eight years, l can safely say
1t has no equal for either colds or Group"
Fifty cent bottles for sails by DIR. W. N.
Hunt.
, 1890-09-04

Mr.. Gilman (who has taken board on
a tarm)-Is there a bank anywhere near
here?
Farmer Catchum-No, sir. We amt
never had no use fer banks in this sec
tion You see. this is the hrst season
any Of us has kept summer boarders.-
New York Weekly.
, 1890-09-04

The best salve in the world tor cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. ~chilblains,
eorns and all skin er~uptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price IS cents per box.
For sale by B. B. David, Druggist.
, 1890-09-04

You seem to be very fond of soup,
Mr.. Skiparlor, -" remarked the landlady,
as he asked for a second help.
Yes, lie returned, with a meaning
of his owr,; especially thin soups
Puck
, 1890-09-04

Take s,setnres 10
Tssrfsbtsu and hare modern
frames made.
, 1890-09-04

Chumley-What did your wife say
when you got home last nightP
Observation-Disclosures did yoursl
Chumley-oh, she was terribly red
headed