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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
An Apology.


The editor of a small Minnesota pa
per, the Sentinel, has felt it incumbent
upon him 10 apologize to his readers
for the many shortcomings of his pa
pei, and he has done It with frank
ness and thoroughness that many edi-
tors will be glad to initiate. We
heartily indorsc the sentiments, and
reproduce the apology for the benefit
of all whom 1t may concern.
ave apologize for mistakes made In
all former issues. and say they were
inexcusable, as all an editor has 10 dc
is to hunt news, and clean the rollers
and set type, aud sweep the floor, and
pen short items, aud fold papers, and
write wrappers, and make the paste
and mail the papers, and talk TO visit
ors, and distribute type, and carry
water, and saw wood, and read tn,
proofs, and correct the mistakes, ant
hunt the shears to write editorials, ant
dodge the bills, and dun delinquents
and take cussings from the whole fore
and tell our subscribers that we nee,
money. We say that we've no busl
ness TO make mistakes while attendin,
to these little matters and getting GU
living on hopper-.ail soup, flavore'
with imagination, and wearing oil
shoes and no collar and q patch on on
pants, and obliged to turn a smilig
countennnce to the man who tells L
our paper isn't worth 81 anyhow. an
that he could make a better one wit
his eyes shut"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
George Francis Train.

Boston, Mass, Dec. 25.-George
Francis Train made happy hundreds or
more of little children in his native
town of Waltham tonight. lie gave
Christmas tree in Music Hall, and
there was great hiliarity when ho
himself, rugged up as Santa Claus,
came forth and fairly outdid the old
gentleman in bounteousness of his
charity. He had as gifts for youngsters
bonbons, candies and popcorn, without
stint while he amused them by his
characteristic jests and sayings. An
Edison phonograh rolled off the catch
national airs, and the latter sprung a
sensation on the audience by pouring
forth one Of Mr.. Trains oratiOns. Not
the least pleased of those present was
the genial philosopher himseE, who
seems to have found in children here
abouts quite as good friends as he used
to have in those of Madison Square.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
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THE AUSTRALIAN SYSTEM.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec 30.-The pas
sage of any election law, containing the
features of the Australian ballot sys-
tenn, Is doomed iu Maryland.
AT the secret meeting Of Democratic
editors of the State here to-day Sena-
tor Arthur 7. German sounded the
keynote. He is opposed to tho pas
sage of the Australian law by the Gen.
eral Assembly, and he is opposed to
the passage of any law like it. So are
the majority of the Democratic editors
of the State.
The editors of Democratic nowspa-
pers throughout the various counties
were invited by Chairman Stevenson
Archer to meet in conference "to dis
cuss legislative matters"
Senator German said: "There can
be no question that serious condi-
ton of affairs confronts US. The tide
of immigration, the influences of men
who are coming hither are all adverse
to our views. Our majorities from
natural causes are growing less, and a
want Of thorough cooperation amongst
our people has also cut down our ma
jorities.
"The elective franchise has been
abused. Money has been poured out
to capture elections fraudulently.
GAS for the Australian system, you
had better label II a bill to throw the
Democratic party III the rear. This
system has had two trials in this
country. One was in Boston, the
other in Montana. The former, for
years Democratic stronghold, went
Republican at the last election under
Australian system by between 5000
to 5000 majority, for the first timt
since 1867.
"Gov. Hauser writes me from Mon
tsna that we should have carried th,
State instead of having It hanging il
the balance. The system that removes
the voter from the influences of men o
intelligence, to box, leaves him to th'
danger OF money power. You pay
voter, If he finds you pay him at all, II
secret. The system ID exposed to tn
F corrupt influence of bribery more thai
+ ever. Other matters to come befor
! tho Legislature are of vital importance
but this is the one great thing to con
|, sider.n
: What Mr.. German seems to want
! a bill which cuts only one way. N
: one ever claimed that the Australia
a ballot system would retire all improI
. er influences and practices to the rea
But 1t will hardly be condemned
z nothing can be alleged against lts po'
n tive good, except that II has enable
. Republican intelligence to trump
II over Democratic ignorance in Bosto
Il and Montana.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
HERE ARE WONDERFUL THINGS.
IN. o. States.l.

The meteorological arrangements of
the planet seems to have suffered from
dislocation of late. They can't get any
snow up North, and they are dying for
It; they can't get any surcease of rain
on the Pacific slope, and they are rot
ting for it; we can't get any rain or
cold here, and we are pining for II.
Europe has the influenza, Asia has
cholera. and Africa has Serpa Pinto.
In Australia they have been having
such storms as never were known
there (or elsewhere) before in the
memory of man, as may be judged
from this extract from the Sidney
Herald:
"The weather the last few days has
been intensely hot, the thermometer
reaching over 100 in the shade. About
noon to-day heavy storm could be
seen rising from the south. At half
past the wind blew very hard for a
few minutes, when the largest hail
stones ever seen in this district conf
mcnced to fall. During the storm
chunks of ice as large as cricket balls
fell in the streets. Nearly every win
dow in the post and telegraph office
was smashed to pieces. Thirty win
dows were broken in the Postotiice
Hotel, and nearly all the windows in
the town suffered in like manner.
One end of the telegraph stores was
blown down. Great damage was done
to the stocks in this and other stores
in the town. Nearly every sheet Of
iron in Matthew'S Hall, which has only
just been completed, is perforated with
holes. The courthouse, Royal Hotel
Telegraph Hotel and all buildings GOV.
cred with iron roofs, were perforated
by the falling hailstones. A number
of dogs and other animals about The
town were killed during the storm
The gardens In town are stripped o
every vcstige of fruit and leaves. The
damage cannot yet be estimated. Th'
Chinese gardeners alone consider thei
loss 10 reach ES00. About o'clocI
the wind turned bound to northwest
when the rain fell down in torrent
for about a quarter of an hour Full,
five inches of rain fell within half Al
hour. The river rose over three fee
in less than half an hour. A man il
attempting TO cross the street wa
Knocked down by the hallstones. Ey
cry tree about the town bears yer
barren appearance through the limb
/ aud leaves being stripped of. Th
I hailstones after the storm we're pile
Iup twelve inches high on some of %
yerandas.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
[spcclal to the Commercial ]

special 10 tne C0inihcrclai.I
jackson, Miss, Dec. 28.-At the last
nights meeting of the State Teachers
Association, Prof. j. s. Perrin OF Hazle-
hurst read strong paper ON the sub
ject of compulsory education.
Prof w. II. Sims, Of the University,
read carefully prepared ono on the
subject Of marking for promotion, CIV
ing the results of answers received
from State superintendents and princi-
pals and professors of the leading
schools, colleges and universities Of oil
the States and Territories to 100 let
ters of inquiries directed by him, and
carefully discussing some of the OBJ
jections advanced.
Prof. Strobe, also of the State Uni
versity, read very able paper, show
ing that in experience and reason, In
its proper functions, university could
not compete with nor interfere with
the high.schools and colleges Of coun-
try, that each had its work to do which
the others could not propealy under
take and should not attempt 10 do !;
that each did its best work in proper
ton as the other fourished.
Miss Helen Quinche, Of the Indus
trial Institute and College, at Colum-
bus, read q very scholarly and broad
minded paper on the fitness and devo-
ton of women to the cultivation of
the sciences, convincing by virtue oi
her own bright example.
The Misses Wolfe rendered charm
ingly several songs and the evening
session closed with beautiful recita-
tion, ''Twickenham Ferry" by Miss
Lila Chiles.
AT the afternoon session of yester.
day, at 4.30 O'Clock, the special order
was taken up, viz: Memorial service
in honor of Prof. j. A. Rainwater, one
of the Oldest members of the associa
ton and for the past fifteen years
County Superintendent of Panola
county. Miss M. A. Duvall. In beau
tifully worded, feelingly and effectivel,
read paper, telling of his life and work
devoted to the school interests of the
people, pupils and teachers oi hi
county and State, paid him glowing
tribute.
Profs. Dupree, Preston and S. S
Robinson paid beautiful tributes to hi
memory, and the meeting adjourned
out of respect to his memory till tn
evening session.
At the session this morning Super
intendent J. w. Henderson, of Adam
county delivered very able paper OF
the necessity to the State IN carrying
out the conception of system of pop
ular education, to have faithful AM
efficient lieutenants to the central head
IL is a paper that should be read an,
. pondered by the people Of the State.
lie was followed by Prof. W. 1
Berry, of Kosciusko, who took tn
position that the office of County ST.
perintendcnt should not be elective
Ills reasons were strong.
Prof. e. l.. Ragland treated of eth
Graded Schools"
The whole session has been marke
by the carefulness of preparation an
, ability displayed in all the papers pr
sented, showing earnest and thoughtf'
workers.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04

Last sunday morning at nine, Dan MeGinty,
dressed so line,
Was looking at a very high stone wall,
when along came Pat MeCan. Says he; "I'n
bet you five dollars. Dan,
can carry you to the top without fall"
On his back he got poor Dan. to climb up the
ladder he began.
Until he very nearly reached the top;
But before he'd lose his i've, as sure as you re
alive,
Let go his hold, not thinking Of the drop.
CRoRus.
Down went McGinty 10 the bottom of the wall,
Although he won his five, he was more dead
than alive.
With kicks and bruises on his face from such
terrible fall.
Dressed in his best sunday clothes.
To the hospital they took him, for dead the
doctors booked him,
But McGinty gave the doctors surprise
Then he began to shout, ''say, you black
guards, let me outl"
Although his head was twice its natural size
To see his wife and child, with 10y he near went
wild,
He walked along as proud as John the great,
On the sidewalk was hole to receive ton OF
coal,
Cuonus.
Down went McGinty to the bottom Of the hole
The driver of the cart gave the ton Of coal .
start;
We were an hour and half digging McGinty
from under the coal,
Dressed In his best Sunday clothes.
When they dug MeGInty out, for vengeance he
did shout,
The driver of the cart then he spied;
lie picked up brick and hit him such lick
That II raised carbuncle on his eye
lie then raised such fuss that the cops got In
the muss;
They arrested McGlnty for being very drunk,
Next morning the judge did say "No I'm,
you'll have to pay,
Six months you'll sleep upon prison br.nk >,
CmoRus.
Down went McGinty ~ - the bottom ofthe Jail
ne es'ayea e--actly six his board II cost hir
nix
Six long months, for nobody went his ball,
Dressed In his best sunday clothes.
when the half year was up they let Needn't
I out.
, lie dressed himself as he did In the days
yore,
!, But judging his surprise, he could scarce BE-
. lleve his eyos,
When he heard his wife had skipped the da
before.
n TO lose his wife and child, with grief he nei
8 went wild;
4 To drown himself he went down on the shore,
II And foolishly jumped in, knowing-well
p. could not swim,
70 For water Dan had never took before.
r CHORUS.
q Down went McGinty to the bottom OF the sea
IN They haven't found him yet, for the water
- was wet.
- They say that McGiniy's ghost haunts the doc
= Mt the break ofday,
~ Dressed In his best sunday clothes.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04

tic to their respective contributions
thE sto would be just; or, which is
the same thing. wise. Ii would
pas for hard treatment and 90 far,
farther than all else perhaps, to
inaease race estrsngement. This is
an effee which the stronger race can
not ig Re, even coneeding the truth
Of the alleged charge of waste aud
ingratitude. Except at the peril OF
white supremacy, race amities are al
ways 4 be cultivated.
A prime defect in Mississippi's edu-
cationaI system is that ii is based upon
the stupid and vicious enactment of
race equality. This win prove stum-
bling block until the State constructs
an organic law co-relatiug the races &c
cording to immutable truth. what
we now say has no reference to the
political statusl Under such re-
arrangement there should be provided
adequate but discriminatiye education
81 facilities for all of its children /;
designed for those Of each race by the
demands aud requirements OF the
spheres and csllings to which they are
destined. But 10 each and every child
there should be the opportunity of
learning how to read and write, of
rudimentary instruction. This should
be extended not to excite gratitude or
secure return IN political way, but as
simple right; like protection of life
and property of all by law. While the
TIMES is probably rated as an ex-
tremist in its position upon the
political phase Of the race ques-
tion, in proclaiming for white
supremacy In Its fullest and broadest
sense, at any aud all hazards and
above all law, It has ever wished
to accord aud extend recognition,
consideration and encouragement, to
whatever capacity there is in the
negro population for good citizen-
ship; and with wisdom, justice,
and tlrmness on the part of the whites,
we believe this to hc not inoonsider-
able, Now there are no few Of tho
better and moro intelligent of the
negroes, who win go as far as
ourself in suffrage restriction. y ~ ~
!, rvu,u reel as dircst wrong de-
pdystion Of fair educational advan-
tages. "a reed shaken by every
wind,r they would lose heart and rela,
their feeble striving for moral better
ment. Still they should be impressed
by what is said in the articles we quote
the changing opinion these indicate
In discussing the racial condition th'
Natchez Democrat is one of the mos
conservative papers, In treating thu
: same the community in which II
published has been TnR most conservi
, tive In the State. Adams county ha
|
, never adopted the methods of electio
} commonly charged against the State
of suppression of the negro vote.
has been as far from the other blac
counties in this particular, as the Peac
Commissioners have been from III
. Army, in theories Of treatment of ii
t Indian. Consequently shat count
0 has never VIC believe, registered
majority for any National, Stai
. or District Democratic candidat
IS These references are made and Il
# foregoing article is quoted, for the pu
z pose of illustrating this change
y race sentiment, the growth of Il
! opposition to the continuance of Il
burthen and cost OF the policy
IS educating tho negro.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
pea,h Of mrs. Longstreet.

Especial 70 Tho JOmlneIclhI.I
Atlanta, Ga, Dec 30.-Marie Louise
Lougstreet, wife of Gen. Longstreet,
died to-day after prolonged illness.
Mrs. Longstreet went through the
Mexican and civil wars with her hus-
band. She was woman Of folnarka-
Bile strength Of character.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
A Constitutional ConvenIIoH- Negro 3D.
Htafion.

With regard to a Constitutional
Convention many things suggest them
selves. but at present we win allude to
only three, viz: Suffrage. judiciary,
public schools.
In the limits Of newspaper article
no question can be treated exhaustive
Iy: with regard 10 suffrage an entire
issue 6f the Herald would not afford
space for more than approximation OF
facts and hints at reasons. We will
simply say then, in brief, that under
our present constitution no change
whatever can be made. Some have
argued for qualification partly edu-
catiouaI, partly property, (which would
be in effect to exclude all who could
neither read or write and who did not
possess property to the extent Of
SS50) Some, and we have seen no
opposition to this. want a poll tax
qualification, others claim that period
Of residence of three years in the State
and county should be required. To
all these the present constitutioe an
swers: sAll male Inhabitants Of this
State, except idiots and insane persons
and Indians not taxed, citizens of the
United States, naturalized, twenty-one
years old and upwards, who have re-
sided in the State six months, and in
the county one month next preceding
the day of election, at which said iu-
habitant offers to vote, and who are
duly registered, according to the re-
auirements of section three ofthis arti-
Gle. and who are not disqualified by res-
son ofany crime, are declared to be
Qualified electors" In other words II
says, "You eau do nothing.H
From many sections Of the State
has come demand for change In the
| jury system. A plan is formed to
meet these crying needs of Mississippi
and again the constitution comes IN
the way and says to him who wishes
a reform. "you can do nothing"
Another and grave Issue presents
itself TO the minds and conscience OF
the Southern people, and II becomes
Southern manhood to answer it. For
years and years white men have been
taxing themselves for the maintcn ance
of negro schools, aud TO what end, to
what purpose? DO the people Of Mis-
sissippi, the white pooplc, wish this to
continue indefinitelya WIN II make
better, a happier race Of people, will
| It add to the harmony and good feel
ing between the races? Can any mar
of intelligence. Of observation look
into the future aud say with a cleal
conscience that general diffusion o.
education win make the back maj
love the white man moro thu !,
does' Suppose the State Wishes /,
change this, supposlng the white peo
pie begin'to consider their own right
and duties above mere sentimenta
theories, does not our present consti
tuition again interpose3 "You eau d
nothing,n ss.f
What was tho object aud scope Q
the present constitution, who frame,
1t, who passed 1t? Was it not con
ceived with the direct intention Of ty
ing hand and foot the white people .
Mississippi has II not the practical O
feet of preventing us from doing an,
thing In the way of reform? Doe
anyone deny that It. was gotten up b
aliens, that 1t was voted for by th
vast mass of ignorance we seek I
govern.-Yazoo Herald.
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ParneII In a Divorce Suit.

London, Dec. 2S.-Associatcd Press
Capt. O'Shea, ex-member of the House
of Commons, has filed petition for
divorce from his wife ON the ground
of adultery, naming Charles Stewart
parncll as correspondent The specific
acts are alleged TO have taken place
during the period extending from
April, 1886, to the date of the petition
at Ethan, No. "a York Terrace, the
residence of Mrs. O'Shea, Regents
Park, Brighton, Arlington aud Sussex.
In an interview to-day, Capt. O'Shea
said that the charges made in his petit
ton were true.
"Of course" he added, al do moi
claim damages
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04
NO. 25
MeGINTY.

III may not be uninteresting to many Of our
readers to discover Tor themselves the reason Of
the overwhelming popularity that attends the
omnipresent Mr., MeGinty, and therefore we
reprint the epic Of which he is the esteemed
hero.l
THE LAST INTERVIEW BETwEEN sIGNoR
DAN McGINTY AND LORD PAT Nc
CANN. JUST BEFORE DOWN
WENT MCGINTY -
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04

Headaches and backaches are fore
runners Of chils and fevers. Com
meuce using at once Chcatham's Chill
Tonic. Free from poisons, pleasant
aud cure guaranteed.
l'oT sale by b. Finley q co.
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TThis Is a proper suggestion and
should be acted upon We hope that
the coming Legislature will, with the
present assessment law as a basis, give
the matter of assessing thorough con-
sideration. 1t should be systematized
and amplified so as to secure with cer-
tainty the desired objects, even at
some extra cost t,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04

The last paragraph Of the "statement'
might as well have been omitted. Its
intent, TO deceive, is vain.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-01-04

The TIMES is on record as favoring
a marked change in our common
school system, aud material reduction
in the scale of Its establishment. But
we do not think appropriation Of