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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12
JOB PRINTING
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
sharirA, Settlements.

JACKSON, March 3.-The Auditor and
Treasurer are kept busy now making
final settlements with tax collectors.
Among those here today were Mr.. X. M.
Bradeaux, of Lauderdale, who has paid
into the State Treasury S24, 707.67. His
delinquent land list only amounts to
g. 40, with only 1929 delinquency on
personal property. Capt. Bradeaux says
that 1000 negroes in Lauderdale lose
their right to vote by failure to pay
taxes, while the number of whites cut
off in the same manner is less than so.
Sheriff Matthews, of Lafayette, says
that the number disfranchised in Lafay-
cite County is small, being about IT'S
negroes and little over 100 whites. He
thinks most of the whites have left the
county since they were assessed. La
fayette is large white county.
p. M. B. Wait, Tax Collector of Tate
County, and C. r. Cooke, Tax Collector
of Yalobusha, made their settlements
today with the Auditor in the order
named on account of State tax collec-
tions. Both were admirable settle
ments, neither having sold foot of
land to the State. Mr. Wait was charged
with s10,774.22 on this fund, and col
lected it all except S22.9O, which was in
erroneous assessment, insolvencies, etc.
OF S,11S polls. he collected all except
259, two-thirds of the delinquents hav-
ing removed from the county. The
delinquents composed rs whites and 1874
negroes
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12
Washington, D. c., Feb. 5, 1891.
The People Want More Money.

This is no May-day affair or jolly pic
mic. Its gravity and practical impor-
tance is unquestionable. Sixty-five
millions of people cannot live without
a circulating medium, and that is not to
be estimated by what was required for
90, ,00O, 900 or $4,000, 5000. To meet this
condition of things we must take into
account the large increase in population
which has occurred in the meantime. A
corresponding increase of money circu-
lation must be issued to meet this ac-
cumulation. ''That is what's the mat
ter, )" and no amount of misrepresenta-
ton or equivocation can change or de-
stroy this fact. The friends of the sill
yer movement comprehend and appreci-
ate this fact, and therein we find the
animus which moves it along. Nation
al View.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12
Miscellaneous.

AN epidemic of measles is prevalen
at Holly Springs, over 100 cases having
been reported. Fortunately it is of a
mild form, and the physicians are easily
controlling it.
Gov. STONE has appointed Joseph
Carson, of Coahoma County, member
of the Board of Commissioners of the
Yazoo- Mississippi Levee District, vice
r. L. Mayes, resigned.
Doss OWENS, youth of 16, was ar
rested at Bonneville last week, charged
with stealing lot of clothing, watch
and S5 in money from his employer,
Price McCord, farmer of Alcorn
County. On searching him he was
found to be regular walking arsenal,
having on his person a pair of brass
knucks, three or four pocket knives, a
razor and brace of Smith & Wesson
44-caliber revolvers. Owens claims that
his father lives near Saitillo, in Lee
County.
Gov. STONE has appointed Hon. w. G.
Yerger, of Washington County, as Trus-
tee of the Industrial Institute and Col
lege at Columbus, vice Col. James F.
Stokes. deceased.
THE Canton, Aberdeen & Nahville
Railroad has agreed with the Railroad
Commission to increase the speed of It's
trains so as to make connections at
Durant with the northbound Illinois
Genital cannon-ball train.
The Illinois Central Railroad promises
to have the new depot at Durant, or
aered by the Commission, completed by
January next.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12

Lewis E. Gurley, of Troy, n. Y.
who has recently given $4,000 to the
Troy female seminary, to be used in
erecting a new building, was born in
Troy IN 1926, and for many years has
been prominent in the moral and re-
ligious activities of that city. He is a
man of great wealth, which he has
made by his ability and industry.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12
The Differences.

The secretary of the treasury has
given his approval TO an act of congress
that win extend the payment of duties
on imports from February TO July 1,
period of five months. This win save
the speculating importers about 81, $780,
600 in interest. OF course this measure
is constitutional; but when the mort
gagged farmers of the west demand a
stay-law against the wholesale confis-
cation of their property, it is called re-
pudiation. 1t makes difference under
present conditions whose OK is gored.--
National Economist
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12

Rev. ]. d. Kingsbnry, of bradford,
Mass, has been swenty-five years pas
tor Of the Congregational church there
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12
ELIAS CARR,
SAMUEL A. Hot


Mr.. Hall offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That there be formed an alliance
press bureau of information in the city of
Washington, under the supervision of the
national president, which may collect and
disseminate authorized alliance literature
for the use of the press of the United States
and the information of the brotherhood, and
that Mr.. ii. W. Aver, of North Carolina, is
selected as the manager
The resolution was unanimously
adopted. $40 s
s A resolution was adopted fully exon
Grating Bro. w. s. McAllister, of Mis-
sissippi, from charges that he had dis
closed important alliance secrets to the
Associated press at the late meeting of
the N. #. A. at 0cala, Fla. au
The council proceeded TO elect a ma
tional Legislative committee of three.
as provided in the act of the supreme
council, creating the national legisla-
tive council, and the following were
elected: L. L. Polk, of North Carolina,
chairman; A. e. Cole, of Michigan; U.
s. Hall, of Missouri.
- ORGANIZING A LECTURE SYSTEM.
The report of the committee for lec-
ture system and Legislative councils
was taken up and after some discussion
the following was adopted:
The lecturers of subordinate bodies
Of the National Farmers Alliance and
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12

Of 10000 copies OF each, and sent out TO the
order over the whole country, TO presidents
lecturers and secretaries for distribution.
q That the standing committees go before
those congressional committees now hold
ing for consideration bills embodyiDg de-
mands ID, 8, and 7, and urge an early con-
sideration and report upon said bills.
That the standing committee be ap-
pointed to appear before the committee hav-
ing under consideration antl-lottery legisla-
tion.
Respectfully submitted,
J. WIN STOKES, Chairman.
MANN PAGE,
A. 5. HOUSTON,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-12

The report was discussed and adopted.
Mr. Stokes, chairman of the commit
tee on demands, submitted the follow
ing report:
The committee to whom was referred the
ways and means of enforcing the demands
Of the supreme council beg leave 70 report
that they have carefully considered the mat
ter in hand and In view of pending and pros
pective legislation recommend.
I. That demands la. fc. 2, 4 s. 9. inasmuch
as no legislation has been framed upon them.
be referred to the standing committee on
legislation provided for under the act Great.
ing this body with Instructions TO frame or
have framed a measure or bill that win EN-
preme care and circumspection necessary IN
said work. As soon as said bills have been
drawn and approved By the standing COM
mittee. they shall be printed to the number
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
Sand Floating on Water.

1t is we'll known that q needle can
be placed gently upon the water
SO as to float, the force OF capillary
attraction producing q surface ten
sion so as to prevent its sinking. This
rinciple apparently accounts for the
following phenomenon described by
Mr.. ]. G. Graham In the American
Journal of science: he saw sand be-
ing removed from q bar jutting out
from an island in the Connect
cut river. The erosion carried
on from the side of the
bar against which the current
did not strike, took place by gently
ripping waves splash ing up again st
the sand bar (which was at an angle
of about 100 degrees to the surface of
the water y and upon the retiring of
each wave little float OF sand would
be on the water At first these were
about the size of q silver quarter of a
dollar, but by the union of mber
some floats would be formed of about
8 inches square. These blotches were
so numerous as to be very noticeable
in rowing up the river, and could be
traced for half mile or more below
the bank from which the sand came
| although this was but few yards
| long. If one of the blotches were dis,
! turbed by touching or the too violent
action of the waves, Ii would Inn
mediately separate, the particles al
once falling to the river bottom.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
Novel Colonization Concession.

From the Mexican Financier.[
A somewhat novel colonization
scheme IL In the hands of Gen. Her
man Sturm. The concession, which
was promulgated on the 23d inst Dro.
vides that Mr. Sturm shall establish
tour colonies In different parts of t e
country. the government obliging IL
self to sell him for the purpose
$50 600 hectares of surveyed
public land IN the states of
Durango, Coahulla, Chihuahua, OAK,
AGA and Micsoacan. The first colony
consisting Of 900 persons of either sex
must be established within three
years from the date Of the promulga.
zion of the concession. The colOnists
are to be selected preferably from
among the residents OF Mexican de-
scent in the American States Of Cali.
fornia aud Colorado and the Terrific
ries of New Mexico and Arizona
The colonist will eng .ge in stock
raising Ito which end the free impOr-
tation OF a limited number Uf head OF
stock for breeding purposes will be
allowed(, In the manufacture OF bar.
rels and coopers' goo Is generally. OF
beer, spirits and psrfumery But
the most important feature of the
scheme Is the erection Of paper mill
in the Fee 'eral District and the agree
ment OF the concessiOnaire to sell the
paper manufactured there at maxi.
mum price of So so for common triple
printing paper, $50 Tor superior
printing paper suitable for 6ooks
and $40 for glazed paper. Anothei
feature is the project for putting up g
vegetable, fruit and fish canning es.
tablishment,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
Yankee Expressions.

Youths Companion.l
Writing about the spine Tree
Coast" Mr.. b. A. Drake says that
whole neigh borhoods are found there
where there is but single surname.
1t has an odd effect to hear the neigh
bors speak of each other, the sur
name being dropped, as Mary Glenn,
Aunt Sally Josh, Aunt Hshhan Eben,
or Aunt Sam Paulina; but IL all these
several people are roOthakers, or
Sidelingers, or KennistOns, 1t is hard.
~ worth while to add the surname
every time one of them Is mentioned.
If the traveller is of q philolOgic al
turn. he will be gratified by hearing
In daily use archaic words and strange
idioms.
One day Mr.. Drake, while walking
to Portland head, was Overtaken by q
thunder storm and sought refuge
under q shed. He found there two
natives. who also were waiting for
the rain IN cease.
"Well," said one to the other
"Felt's dead; died this morning.
They found him hanging to q beam
in the barn, Shed was piled full of
wood he'd been chopin all the week.
Seems as though ne must have
thought of somethiD."
"Well, Felt was always forehand.
ed, that's q fact"
At Biddeford P DOL Mr.. Drake asked
q man scrubbing fish scales from. the
inside of q wherry II he would set him
across the gut to Wood Island.
hsin't no objection, answered
the man, barely looking, but not
pausing in his work.
Is there anything worth seeing at
the island? asked Mr.. Drake.
There 1t Is; rec for yourself.
But is there anything about it
worth knowing to stranger?
Yes, sir-ef you're stranger, you
want to keep well off to the nOr'ard,
SO as to keep off'n the rocks.
Did anything ever happen there
that yon know of?
Oh, that's what you want to know.
10 it? said the fellow, strightening
himself up, and drawing bis wet
sleeve across his perspiring face
Well, yes; Tom Cults caught q lobster
there that weighed 100 pounds.
II hear that Holsters are becoming
scarcer and scarcer. / suppose those
men must think of Tom with regret"
said Mr. Drake. pointing to several
great hulking fellows mendiDg their
lobster pots.
"You needn't pity them. '" answered
the man; "small ones sells now for
twice as much as big ones used to.
Them that's under lawful size they
darsent sell, but they eat themselves.
Them that has eggs they scrape the
eggs off on, and nobody knows the
difference"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
WHERE WAS THE DIAMOND?
Those Who Owned il Didn't Know
But the Thief Did.

Those Who Owned il Didn't Know,
But the Thief Did.
A diamond dealer called upon a
jewellery firm with whom he was in
the habit of transscting business and
asked too see lot of diamonds. AT
ter examining them for some tune he
returned the paper, saying he would
call again In reference to buying
them. 1t was at once noticed that q
large stone was missing. A hasty
search was made, but no trace of the
diamond being discovered, the dealer
without more ado was accused of
having taken the brilliant. He In
dignantly denied the charge, and
submitted to being searched.
The stone was not found, and pro.
per apologies were offered for the
false accusation.
The following day the dealer ap.
peared again. this time with a paper
OF diamonds to sell, but also with an
other object in view, which he took
good care not to disclose. A careful
observer might have noticed that,
while the stones were being examin-
ed at the light, he ran his fingers
along the under surface OF the por
ton OF the counter near which he sal
and picked off something that stuck
to the wood. 1t was nothing more
nor less than the diamond which had
so mysteriously disappeared the day
before. He had fastened it to TIT
counter by means of q piece of wal
with witch he had provided himse IL
and on the occasion Of his second Wis
it secured his booty.-Jewelers
| Weekly.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
An Afternoon Lecture.

DIR. York, the noted liberal orator,
speaks at Rische's Sunday afternoon,
2:3O sharp on salvation" All in
yited.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-01-10
Removal.

c. II. Mueller, dealer in wall paper,
glass artists and painters supplies, has
removed to 217, Z. Houston street. l2-24-tf
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06

The Farmers Alliance party in North Carolina
is 50 strong that the Wilmington MesszaJs-,
Dem, thinks il is dangerous TO the supremacy
Of the Democratic party. "There are" says the
K>sssagsr, "l75,0oo Democratic voters IN North
Carolina, but not more than 1900 can be
counted on 70 vote, If 50 many. The Alliance
claim 5000 members, we believe. OF these we
may well believe that 5000 will not follow the
Northwestern third party started in the interett
Of the Republican party. The game is 20 divide
and capture the south. The Radicals have TO-
GOD negro and 2),00J white votes-total I30,-
CO... They can 'Bhoop up their crowd IN
twenty-iour hours. The whites cannot do IL in
two months hard work. The Republicans can
count on l25,oo) votes, If they are animated and
cheere1 By the Inspiration OF hope. lie. them
see good chance OF victory and grab az the
spoils and they viii rally as one man. The
Democrats. with vote of some $500. will be
divided. There will be, say, 900 thir1-party
men Add the 5000 Alliance men who viii not
follow the leadership Of the Polk set into dis
rupting the old party to the Democrats, and Bs
have total OF 10000 Democrats. The Repub-
licans can have plain, clean, positive, unulis-
taxable wslk-over."
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
AN HUMBLE HERO.

The last words of the captain of the
strathblane, who persisted with his ship
off the mouth of the Columbia on Tues
day last, are full of pathetic heroism.
Twin stay by the ship until the last man Is
ashore, and In case l do not reach there tell my
wife that my last thoughts were OF her.
History is full of what it calls heroism,
the daring that shines in the stimulating
shock of battle, but history has not too
many stories of this sort to tell. When
the Grosvenor Castle was lost off the Cape
Of Good Hope more than half century
ago there were several companies OF Eng
giish soldiers on board, and when it was
found that the vessel was sinking and
that there were not boats sufficient to save
them all the English colonel at the head of
his men enforced proper order, placed all
the women and children with the neces-
sary seamen on board the boats, formed
his men in hollow square on the deck,
with the military band in the center, and
babe them play the music for parade,
The ship sank lower and lower, but the
martial music of England pealed forth
full and high its last farewell TO the wives
and babies in the receding boats, until
al last the great ship careened and went
down, the death-detying strains dying
only when these heroes went under the
cruel waves unmurmuringly to their
doom. English valor and discipline are
co-eXtensive with her morning drum beat
which, rs Webster magnihcentIy said,
greets the rising sun through the great cir
cult OF the globe with its rafting reveiIIe.
but sacrifice Of this sort Is something that
transcends mere soldierly valor and dis
ciplne; it is the old knightly spirit that
dreaded death less than dishonor, despis-
ing above all things a recreant soul.
The humble captain that stuck to his
ship and sank with her off Astoria will
not live in history, like the dramatic story
of the English colonel's last parade on the
Grosvenor Castle, and yet he had quite as
fine and true a spirit. In the ranks Of
these seafaring men are found the true
heroic breed.
This humble sailor was but fine type
OF thousands whose example OF self-abne-
CATION and devotion 10 duty is all that
keeps the world from growing mean and
lean and scrawny with gross, chronic
seinshness. OF these and such as thess
Lowell wrote
A thrills Of long-hushed tone
Live IN the vioi; so our souls grow fine
With keen vibrations from tie touch divine
Oi noble natures gone.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06

tanned its new lease Of power through the
foolish partisanship which made the de-
feat Of Mayor Hewitt possible, and this
rule VAS perpetuated in the name Of parti-
sanship last Tuesday By eminent Demo
Gratis ike Everett r Wheeler, Grover
Cleveland, Simon Sterne and many other
eieaa-handed men who have more than
once in the past denounced the rule OF
Ianmany as instinct with corruption.
Whatever may he the best policy for our
smaller cities it is clear that in New YORK
city good government is not possible until
municipal politics are divorced from state
and national politics. New YORK viii re-
main city captured By rings and corroded
By corruption until, as a last resort, the
revolt Of 1871 is repeated, a citizens party
is organized. and the battle begun be-
ween the taxpayers and the ring. Until
the indignant and despoIled citizens Of
New York city vote for mayor and alder
men without caring whether in the past
they we're Union or Confederate, Demo-
Graf or Republican, Gentle or Jew, ortho-
doE or heterodox, Tammany hail will con-
time 70 rule and rob the great metropolis
OF the nation
In vast city where the spoi!s Of Office
are 50 great that vulgar, greedy men can
afford 10 study and practice municipal
politics as profession for the money
there Is in it. nothing but union of hon
est taxpayers of all shades Of political
opinion viii be effective to keep the city
government out of the hands of municipal
bandits. This remedy of the taxpayers
against the ring was successfully enforced
in New York against Tweed. and Boston,
Chicago, st. Louis and every great city
must have just such q bursting of
party lines against public robbery in
municipal elections If they would not be
eaten up at last by pirates in Office. In
smaller cities where the spoils of politics
are too small when divided TO pay for the
organization and successful action of a
robber municipal ring il is sometimes pos
sible 20 secure good government on
partisan basis, but in great cities with
their vast masses of criminal and ignorant
population there is no safety for the tax
payers except the complete divorce of
municipal from state and national poll
tics.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.

The splendid Endorsement given Mr.. A.
p. Burweu rs a candidate for the vacancy
on the school board Is a most gratifying
sign. 1t IS proof OF an undated interest
IN one Of the most important factors in the
oi,y's prosperity. Seattle IS Iooking for
ward 10 4 large increase in population,
and no one feature will 50 surely attract
the attention Of intending residents as a
trst-c,ass school system. The advantage
cannot be secured without considerable
expenditure. and il is of prime importance
that there shall be not only wise admins
tration Of the educational system, but =
iudicious handling Of the enormous reve-
rue now derived from taxes and in the
future "a come also from school lands. No
man need feel hurt that Nj. A. Z. Bur-
well should he preferred to him. His
qualifications for the position are of a most
exceptional character. and he is fine
type Of the very class of men so much
needed, not only in the school board, but
in all responsible positions Of the city
government
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-06
A MAD POET

rushed into 9 newspaper office recently,
and threatened 70 "elean out" the es-
tablishment, because they printed his
verses wrong. Said he: Il wrote. To
dwell forever in q grot Of peace and
you idiots put it a pot of grease:
The mortified editor presented him
with q vial Of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, . years subscription and an
apology.
The little "Pellets" positively cure
sick and nervous headache. biliousness.
costiveness, and all arrangements OF the
stomach, bowels and liver. It's large
contract, but the smallest things in the
world do the business DIR. Plerces
Pleasant Pellets. They're the small
est. but the most effective They 90 to
work in the right way. They cleanse
and renovate the liver, stomach and
bowels thoroughly-bu s they do it
mildly and gently. You feel the good
they debut you don't feel them do
ing il
They're the cheapest pill you can
buy, because they're guaranteed TO give
satisfaction. or your money Is returned.
You only pay for the good you get:
That's the peculiar plan all| DR..
Pierce's medicines are sold on, through
druggists