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Fire at Seattle,

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 1.-THE Mechanic
Mills company's large factory on Eide fats
burned to-nigh., on account of the scarcity
of water. Many other buildings were in
danger, but the fire boat prevented spread
Of the fire. The total loss is $14O,O 600; IN
surance sos GOO
Warren sheaf., 1891-12-17
EXPULSION OF JEWS.

a Friendly Kick to the Car Against His
Harsh Measures.
This government has found occasion to ex-
press in friendly spirit but with much earnest
ness. to the government Of the czar its serious
concern because OF the harsh measures now be-
ing offered against the Hebrews In Russia. BY
tho revival of anti-semitic laws, long in abey-
ance. great numbers OF those unfortunate people
have been constrained to abandon their homes
and leave Che empire by reason OF the impossi-
Warren sheaf., 1891-12-17
AFFAIRS IN BRAZIL.

Advice of the Government Offered In
Hopes Of Maintaining Peace
The recent political disturbances in the repub.
lie OF Brazil have excited regret and solicitude.
The information we possessed was too meager
to enable us to form a satisfactory Judgment of
the causes leading to the temporary assump-
ton OF supreme power by President Fonseca;
him it's anxious solicltude for the peace of Bra
I'll and for the maintenance of the free political
institutions which had recently been established
alton should be observed in the clash of parties
and the contest for leadership: These counsels
we're received IN the most friendly spirit. and
government has been re-established without
blOodshed. s5 ssls 75
Warren sheaf., 1891-12-17
THE ITALIAN AFFAIR.

No Doubt but That the Matter viii Bo
Amicably Settled.
The lynching at New Orleans In March last OF
eleven 1nsu Of Italian nativity bY mob 9. cit.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
Petition to Retail.
GTATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
- County Of Claiborne.

-
- County Of Claiborne.
To the Honorable Board OF Mayor and Alder
men of the town OF Port Gibson, In the coun-
" and state aforesaid:
We, legal voters and residents OF said town
hereby petition your honorable body 10 grant
unto Daniel H. Smith. resident OF said town,
q license 30 sell by retait iu Any quantity Vi
nous ana spifituous liquors, at his place of busi-
ness In said town, being ia square No. nine (9)
on the east side OF Market street Of said town
for period OF twelve months from the thirtv-
first day Of October, 1891; and we do hereby
recommend the said Daniel II. Smith % be Of
good reputation, and a sober and suitable per-
son TO receive such license, and as in duty bound
they will ever pray:
Phil H. Traxler, Z Kiefer, Julius Lund. 7.
Q Foster, N Walker, ThOs Walker, II Mari.
john elias, wm klein, louis abraham. M 3
calm, " fulkers0n, WIN CAIN, frank h foote.
nun williams, levy, levy, NOSE welSch,
q simms, jno shelton, :. levy, ] danjeAn,
kennard, son, harry wilson. m knuf.
man lr, lOury, abe titche, thOs b hall, Jacob
bernheimer, ge0t fulkersOn. m colsou. RI
gordon, james scott, john scott, henry craw-
ford, M kaufman ~, kaufman, loeb levy. thos
m rea, evans, robert daily, eli riteman,
campbell, wheeless, alex minor. n
m'yoy, thomas ryan, watson. Q stiles. a
webb, m gradick, b crOnin, hiram m'alister-
blOmquist mason, h van buren. de N evans
Den oroHni ! anderson, mOritz thaler. A A han
henry m daniel, WIN smith, handy young. 3 a
eason, ehAs wheeless, " o'neal, cornelius gab-
sl,' 1Lhs' Mh dennis, french, george henderson.
lohn h-nry, tom johnson. h smith. david hock
henry clark, p c schirley, james parker. willis
ninton' wallace woods. John howard, robt moae-
liey' lewis moseley. james johnson, david bell
Joe Seioorne, john ryan, n mcdougaII. wr
snisn, y a nee, wesley johnson, dave hinton.
l IeIu Jones, cnss smith, tom belt, b h levy, / d
soou, Den chisholm, g thomas, D keiledv.
jas gage. b b crisler, no depederI riehssi
sLnitn, susiin allen, c a tsliafcrro. smitb. 4
Noooi thos sowerby, heury wassen, b katzen.
s.ei9, moser, hsstings. gordon.e . zadeI
laeoo iiiemaui masou, r.aiborue dsudridee,
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
Mysterious Power Of the Bosses. .

There are thousands of men and
hundreds of papers attacking the
sub-treasury plan To day through
orders from political bosses, and
not through desire or antagOnlSm
to the measure. Such action dis
closes the strength of partisan poll
tics and the dangerous use 10 which
it can be converted. The opposi.
ton from these sources is much
more difficult to contend with than
that which comes from the vicious
artisan.-NatiORGl Economist Or.
ncCHne's paper).
That is humbug. Who are the
"political bosses" powerful enough
to control newspapers by simple
order ? And why should the news
papers obey ?-especially if, as the
Economist says, they do it against
their own will.
Are these newspapers afraid of the
"bosses, " or do they thus obey from
good nature, or are they "subsid-
lied ?' There is a mystery about
this thing which the Economist
should clear up. Possibly that
journal is not able to understand
that a newspaper man may have an
honest conviction OF the folly of the
sub-treasury plan, and may there
fore feel it is his duty to say SO.
That would be a far simpler expla-
nation Of the matter, and on the
whole, a more plausible one than
the ''political boss" theory.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

There seems to be a lively compe-
tition among the towns Of Mississip-
hi for the Holmes colored industrial
school. The rival places are Match
ez, jackson, Edwards, Greenville,
YazooCity, Brandon, etc, "a number Of
which towns Miss Holmes and her
father have recently visited. Every
where they were received with great
courtesy and are much pleased with
their experience in Mississippi. The
site has not yet been chosen, but tits
thought either Natchez or Jackson
will be selected. The latest bidder
for the institution is Brookhaven, in
which town o large meeting of white
and colored citizens met and discuss
ed the matter about ten days ago.
Speeches were made by the mayor,
president Fitzhugh, of Whitworth
College and other citizens, and a
committee appointed to see and con-
fer with Miss Holmes.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
Petition to Retail.
,TATE or MISSISSIPPI.

- n y
- County Of Claiborne.
To the Honorable Board Of Mayor and AID, r
men Of the town Of Purt Gibson, IN the cUun-
~ aud state afnrrsail:
GENTLEMEN-fne undersigned legal voters
and residents Of said town hereby petition
your honorable bOarl 10 graut unto GeUrge
W. Whceless. a resident of said town, q license
TO sell by retail in any qua I ~ vinuuS aud
spiritnOus liq;Or AT lis pre- .ert place Of Dui-
ness ia said town. on the northwest corner II
the square No y ~ said town, on the corner
of the intersection Of Market and Far streets,
In the building known a. the Gil snn House,
for ti2) twelve months after the 3lst day Of
O,tUbrr, 1891, and we dO hereby c,fu m n I
the said George W Whccl - tO be of g0ud
reputation aud "A sober and suitable person 10
receive such LICENSE, and as IN duty bound we
will ever pray, etc:
Jas A. Gage, X. b. Evans, r. +. Gordon,
S BlOmquist, !. d. y Evans; Chas \ Vile :.
less, Louis MOsley. Robi MOsiry, Henry Crny-
ford, dave hinton, harry wilson, % a casOn
WIN dennis, robert daily, claib cambridge, hem
~ marx, " wheeless, q wheeless, thus m
rea, tom Johnson, htnry rlark, m z calm. ] IN
heidcnrrich. b heidrnreich, loeb lew, In levy,
anderson, inO shelton, W d patterson, Lenry
wasseni, WIN klein, " O'neal. nose wrlsch,
! a simnis, ben levy, levy, p schirly
george henderson. u a son, lOury, m kauf.
man jr, a talinferro, rcAmpbell abe titche,
J p williams jr, smith, hr &c, vii is hinton,
louis abraham, ls'e welDOrn, e foster, chas
gordon, c a webb, watson, james scott
john henry, p williams sr. thOs walker, alex
minor, john ryan, wesley johnson, ferd jones,
tom belt, hiram m'alister, finn williams, a 5
hall, handy young, h stiles, henry van buren,
" b fulkerson, b crOnlu, john howard, james
parker, david book, french, chas ] smith,
frank fOOte, kaizensteiu, richard smith
C thomas, mOser, m depeder, chas ken
nard. jacob beruheimer, mOritz thaler, wm
smith, b daujean, b h levy, b m cOlsou, thos
sOwerby, mason, phil b traxler. WIN calm.
ryan, kiefer, smith, s walker, John
elias, julius lund, ben brown, dave bell, jacob
riteman; m'dougall, " b smith. merrit grad
lex, austin allen, john scott, p kelledy, JAMES
johnson, thOs b hall, 4 wood, cornelius cab
bins, henry macdaniels, I wood, wallace
,yOOds eli riteman a zadek a N n,fvov
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

The senatorial contest is so near
ly over now as to make it certain
that George and Walthall are TO be
thenominces, and therefore the sena-
tors for another term. The CAM
paign has been an important one,
and has resulted in victory for sound
democracy, but it has been spun
out TO a wearisome length, and ITS
close will not be regretted by the
people. Georges record and Barks-
dale's record and the sub-treasury
plan are interesting themes no
doubt. but as an exclusive mental
diet they grow somewhat tiresome.
Short political campaigns, when
both factions are of the same party,
are decidedly the best. Claiborne
county, for instance, by holding
her primary on July 4th, long ago
got rid of all this political hustle,
besides beating Mr.. Barksdale as
decisIvely as she would have done
had the contest been prolonged until
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

There is a lively discussion going
on over the question Of keeping the
Chicago Fair open on Sunday. The
board of lady managers had the mat
ter up before them last Saturday and
declared in favor Of Sunday closing,
the vote standing 56 yeas to Sc nays.
Mrs. Isabella Hooker, sister of Henry
Ward Beecher, voted in favor of
opening. This action, Of course,
does not settle the matter, that pow
er not resting with the lady mana
gers alone.
In the same city on Sunday last,
the general question Of Sabbath OBJ
servance was touched on by Rev. DR..
Lorimer, of Boston, the noted Bap-
tist divine, in sermon at Fourth Bap-
tist Church. He startled his congre-
CATION by asserting that, while man
nal labor should cease on Sunday,
people should not look on that as a sa-
cred day, but should amuse and rest
themselves as they see fit. That is
the idea which prevails throughout
the whole Of Protestant Europe
Prussia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway,
&c.-with the single exception of
Great Britain.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09


@B0LIvAR, BETTY AND THE BABY"
Is n household saying here, and they
retire from public life with the choic-
est blessings Of grateful constituency.
Something about the Bourbon fair
I imagined would be interesting to
those few enierprising ClaibOrnites
who dare dream of organizing an as
sociatiOn. but IL has rained and Storm
ed SD OuirageOusly to-day that the
stifIening is out of my backbone. The
exhibition of stock, the races, the side
shows. the fat hog aud fakirs went ON
ms usual, and good crowd Of enthu-
siasts. sndly bedragglca but still in the
/ ring, braved the rain; but when il was
over, All were 81 caked with mud one
might have imagined they had passed
through a lottery struggle in LOuisi-
ana or a subj. campaign in Mississip-
pi, aud have not energy enough TO
dig them out.
The style of daily papers mp this
way amuses ne immensely. The Gin
cinnati Enquirer is the funniest paper
imaginable for one that aims TO be Sc
riOus. Its head lines are great. Take
n sample or two, like this. for instance ;
"ThOu Brute! Thou Bnrly, Bestial
Wretch! The Bankers IIOuse-1'hc
Attack-Thc WOman's Shrieks. The
IIescue-The RazOr-Thc Struggle
The Slash-BlOOd The Escapc-Thc
Wounded Rcsrucr's Bravery-The
Rush. The Maddcned MOb-Cnught
Lynch lIimr - The POlicemen's
Clubs-Safc Behind the Bars" Now,
after taking a long breath, what do
YOU suppose such blOOd-curdling head
lines introduced? 4 short account Of
a negro mans attempt to rob New
York residence. The lady Of The
house screamed, gardener rushed in
and received razor cut across one
finger. This style of journalism takes
splendidly with n large tlass. The
Enquirer easily leads all other papers
in circulation. Such a state of affairs
is certainly deplOrable.
Speaking of razors reminds INC
an immense negro excursion came in
to Louisville, last week, from Bowling
Green. Attractive posters annOun-
cing the excursion adorned the bill
boards. The last sentence read: "Gen-
tlemen are earnestly requested TO leave
their razOrs nj home" AS no accounts
OF n carving match have yet appeared,
il is fair to presume the gentlemen
complied with the request. George
town had thrilling experience with
her cOlOred population last week. a
mob hanged n negro who had murder
ed farmer, and in retaliation the nc-
lrOes attempted TO burn the town.
Three fires were started in ono even
ing The place was put under martial
rule and the people were greatly n
larmed for several days. A family
teud among white men was fought
out on the streets about the same time,
in which an innocent merchant. who
was in no way connected with the
matter, was killed. These unpleasant
occurrences have given Georgetown a
reputation which is i'm no wise de-
served. IL is quiet town aud the
trouble was caused by parties from a
distance. Lexington mOurns the de-
lcat of ariOn e. by the crack. Kings
ton. hope TO get out 10 some of
these stock farms shortly and may he
able to gather a few items Of interest.
j. VI. a.
Paris, Ky. Sept, ). 1891.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

The interstate commerce commits
sion has Just rendered a decision
which gives negroes the right under
certain circumstances Of travelling in
sleeping cars and chair cars with
white people, Notwithstanding state
laws to the contrary. A PicayHRe
special reports the case substantially
as follows A negro having purchas-
ed in Louisiana chair car ticket on
a Southern Pacific train, was put in
to the negro coach on reaching Tex
us. lie afterwards appealed to the
commission, claiming that this act
was in violation of the federal law
against race discrimination. He was
sustained, and the Southern Pacific
has instructed its conductors that ne
groes who hold interstate-trip tickets
must not be elected from chair or
sleeping cars in Texas. The Texas
separate coach law applies only to To-
cal transporta ton OH tickets pur-
cha ed III ihst tate; and so OF other
states
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
DANGEROUS Newspapers.

The last Missouri legislature
passed an act making il fo.Ony TO
edit, publish or disseminate any
newspaper, pamphlet, magazine, or
any printed paper devoted main
ly to publishing scandals. .... and
immoral conduct of persons" as
well as the keeping for graiuitOus
distribution such publications. The
statute is undoubtedly directed a
gainst great evil, but it......fails
in that the publication must be dc.
voted mainly 10 the publication of
such scandals. IL ought 10 reach
the publication ofitems of this kind
whether as advertisements or other
wise. Most of our daily papers in
Missouri would then be inGictable.
In fact, nearly all OF them are nui.
sances, by reason Of the fact that
they contain lascivious advertise
ments Of designations, &c, under
thinly disguised terms. They are
unfit to lie upon any drawing-room
table, and we know of instances
where parents have sent them to
their children in schools in Europe.
and where they have been confis-
Gated as immoral publications.
american Lac Rcriec.
The foregoing relates to a terri
BILE evil. Law publications are not
given to exaggeration; yet here IS
the Lac Recieio declaring that near
" all of the daily papers of Missou-
ri are nuisances on account of the
immoral nature of their contents.
"They are unfit" says the Rcrier
emphatically, ito lie upon any
drawing room table," Never
theless these poisonous journals,
filed with crime and filth, owe their
support III a very large measure to
the patronage of Christian families.
Let that be withdrawn and most Of
them would be forced to suspend
publication.
This is a subject on which the
pulpit ought to speak and speak
plainly. The popular conscience
needs to be awakened to the great
ness OF the evil. Many good men
patronizc bad newspapers and al
low their children to read them,
without reflccting on the danger TO
which the latter are thereby ex-
posed. Few people give the mat
ter any thought, or have any con-
ception of the extent to which such
publications are lowering the NOR
al tone of the country and corrupt
ing its youth. They should be in
structed about their duty, and it is
from the pulpit-to which most OF
them look for moral guidance that
the instruction should come.
Taken individually, newspapers
are often found to be weak and Of
little influence either for good or
evil. But considered as a whole,
the. press is an al!-pervading and
omnipotent force, more powerful,
perhaps, than any of the other a.
gencies that are transforming soci-
ETY.. As Mr.. Godkin of New York
has said lin substance), newspapers
are making a new world, and what
sort of a world it will be depends
on the sort Of papers the people
read
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

now. 1t would be a good thing for
our future executive committees TO
be governed by this precedent in
appointing dates for primary cleo
tiOns hereafter.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Melbourne, the rain-maker, who
has been trying to break up a
drouth at Cheyenne. has not yet
succeeded in producing a flood in
that vicinity. Last Sunday he took
his mysterious "rain-machine" (con-
cealed in a gripsack) iuto barn
that had a hole cut through the
roof, and then he shut himself up
and turned his machine loose. but
the rain cluded his efforts. lie is
still hopeful, but complains Of the
cold nights and great distance from
the sea, instead Of welcoming these
difficulties as adding to the glory Of
a triumph. Robert Burdelte once
said that when you rise in the
morning and find a damp east wind
blowing, and the walls Of the house
dripping with moisture, and the
sky overcast with thick, lOw-lying
clouds from which a shower is be-
ginning to fall, you may confident
ly anticipate rain somewhere in the
United States or Canada. Under
these conditions Melbourne might
succeed in getting water from the
skies, If his machine was in good
order.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Yesterday at Okolona, Frank
Burkitt, editor Of the Messenger,
was seriously wounded in an en-
counter with a Mr.. Hill. The dis
patch gives no particulars.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Jas. X. Vardaman, editor of the
Greenwood Enterprise and nominee
for the legislature, is a prominent
for the house speakership.
Mr.. Vardaman is a vigorous writer,
and a man of force and ability.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Owing 10 the continued IN health Of Dr. Ohs,, ;ss
lie Baron, the co-partnership heretoioI,e go IN
ing between us is this day dissolved. fV,,.ag, fVse'
attorney has been granted me 70 seiue n'
fairs -, In
have this day formed a co-partneishlP' P'.,e,v ~,
DIR Geo w. Acker for the practice q w ~
and medicine. l.. ANDkkSONi ~
Port Gibson, Sep. I, 1S9i.-3t.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
GO TO LAZ. LEWIS SONS

For Lime and Cement, Lumber
Shingles, and Nails. we Ouy
these goods in car lots and VIII
a.. -. .hs benefit OF low
prices. LAZ. LEVY , ~
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

At Sydenham,a village of Ontario,
the Free Methodists have been hold
ing series of meetings attended with
great excitement. Their disorderly
conduct led to their being put out Of
the building, whereupon, says the
Times Democrat account, ''they went
to a vacant field and held a 'corset-
meeting A bonfire was started, and
women threw their corsets on the
blaze, crying, I'VE will die as God
made u.s. Therto brumt bhmbthma
mthma mthmtm. The last sentence
is very puzzling. Possibly the report
er started to tell how the ladies looked
after getting rid of the garment in
question, but finding the subject too
deep for him, he became confused
and incoherent.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
DHE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

To the Southern Buildipg and Loan Association
OF Atlanta, Georgia; a.
You are commanded b appear before ~. \.
Chancery conrt of the county Of Claioorns,,s ", n
said state, on the first Monday Of October, 80
a rule day, to defend the suit in said e., eoul. ~
DR.. L. Anderson, wherein you are deiehu,su"
Aug. 90, IS9i.-4t A. X. JONES, CieiA.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
u. $. Senate.
IL. GEORGE.
=. c. wALTlIALL.
District .lttO,Wey.
PAT HENRY
HOater.
L. II. STILES
State Senator.
&. :. COFFEY
Representative.
JAS. &. SPENCER
Sheriff.
y. s. wALKEB
ChdncerV Clerk.
a. n. JO5NEo
Circuit CLERK.
W. d. PATTERSON
Treasurer.
J. II. MOORE:
assessor.
w. II. BENTON
SUrCeyOr.
ARATUS SHIELDS
Coroner and Ranger.
f. G. HALL
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Census returns from Alaska show a
total population of 81, 900, a decrease
Of about 1900 since 1880. Census
agent Petroff says that natives have
learned the use Of liquor from white
sailors, and that it is killing them off
rapidly. This is the old story Of the
fate of savages when brought into
contact with civilization.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

When Baby was sick we cave her castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for CastoriA
When she became Miss. she chung 70 CastOriA
When she had Children, she gave them CastoriA
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09

Mr. Oates of Alabama has received
from the alliancemen among his con-
stltuents, number of pressing invi-
tations to resign his seat in congress.
The Alabama statesman, however,
having had some trouble in getting
into congress, is not inclined to graf
ify the alliancemen by resigning. On
the contrary, he intimates that he is
going to keep hold of that seat with
the grip of an octopus.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-09-09
KENTUCKY KERNELS.
Items Of Interest From Two Blue Grass
Cities.

During the past few months Louis
ville's banking Institutions have been
subjected to most trying strain.
That few failures have followed is a
splendid tribute to the soliditY of tile
city aud the sound methods of finan-
ciers. The Falls City bank tailed some
weeks since, aud by its downfall the
last weak concern in the city was re-
moved aud the financial atmosphere
considerably cleared. Connected with
the Falls City was
MAJOR WILLIAM TILIMAN,
who considers il cxpedient to spend
the rcmaidcr Of the season at the Craw-
ford House, Windsor, Canada; aud
thereby hangs tale.
Major Tillman was one of those val
uablc herilages of the late war. lie
served as paymaster in the United
States army at Louisville and he be-
came so enamOrcl of our witching
southern ways tnat he sacrificed his
strong northern prejudiees and remain
ell to teach business men new aud i'm
proved methods Of iinancicring. lie
wore n bland smile and captivating
side whiskcrs. The side whiskers
may have excited no influence upon
anything except the wind, but certain
" that smile won its way to our warm
southern hearts, and from clerk at n
small salary the Major gained rapid
promotion until on the death OF the
hOnOred cashier, he succeeded TO that
responsible position and was left in
practical control of the bank.
The new methods were inaugurated
MS far back rs 1877 when the ind;vidu-
al ledger was lost. The bank issued
no checks, but depOsitOrs were given
pass books which were. presented
whenever money was Withdrawn.
These pass books rapidly disappeared.
II is easy to see, then, how over drafts
could be charged. deposits not credit
cl, etc, for ignorance of which depOs-
itOrs might excused, but the directors
and other officers of the institution
surely not.
This method OF business was pur-
sued until the failure came aud Till
mans frauds were uncarihed by the
assignee. The flight to Canada last
Friday night paraIyzcd those not in
the secret. Many were in il. however.
and even officers of the bank assisted
the embezzlcr in escaping. This
makes many think others are moro
closely Interested than is exactly |
healthy nnd sensational development /,
are anticipated,