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The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-08-26
ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIS.-I

ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN
An attempt 10 wreck n train on the
L., N. o. & L. was made near Cor
don's station, about FIVE miles south
OF Port Gibson, Sunday afternoon.
Rails were placed across the track
at the edge of a trestle over n small
stream, and a train leaving the
track would have been hurled into
the creek. A freight train struck
the distractions and fortunately
knocked them Of the track without
doing more serious damage than
slightly injuring the locomotive. II
is supposed the idea of the wreck
ers was to derail the passenger
train. A number of men living in
the neighborhood and at Russum
watched the vicinity Sunday night
expecting a repetition of the at
tempt, but none was made. This
is a crime worse than murder. IL
the miscreants are caught they will
be severely dealt with.
A similar attempt to wreck n
train on the Illinois Central was
made near Water Valley sunday.
A posse pursued two negroes, who
were seen sneaking through the
woods after the train had stopped,
and after hot chase arrested them.
They were separated and told
enough to criminate each other.
When brought together ana told
what each had said, they confessed.
Locked up in Jail and if mob does
not hang them. will get a long term
in the penitentiary.
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GAME LAw.-lInnters should re-
member IL is against the law TO shout
wild turkeys or partridges before Oc-
tober 1st. Many think Sept. 18th tho
limit but such Is not the case. Even
as late as October many young birds
have scarcely learned 10 ay. That
may be the best stage for many MINI
rods 10 catch them in, but the law wise
ly forbids knocking them (thc Young
birds-not The Nimrods) In the head.
Yiolators will be prosecuted.
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JACKSON IN THE IsING.-The color
ed people Of Jackson are interested In
securing the location of the Mary
Holmes Institute in that city. Match
ez, however. goes nj the matter IN the
most enthusiastic style and will prob
ably get tho school. The white peO-
pie of Jackson seem apaiheiic. The
Clarion Ledger says:
"Therc was large and enthusiastic
meeting of colored citizens at the Be
nevolcnt Hall last night TO consider the
ways and means for securing the @Mary
T. Holmes Seminary" IN Jackson or
vicinity. Col. Power, by special re-
quest, was present, and explained tho
offer of Miss Holmes. After earnest adj
dresses by Mr.. SpcIlman, Rows, Troi-
ter, Davis aud Topp, Mcssrs. Granbcr-
~, Moore and Mitchell, Miss Holmes
was thanked, by rising vote, aud COM
mittees were appointed to give expires
sion TO the sentiment Of the meeting,
and TO select and tender n site"
That Miss Holmes has about decided
not to locate her seminary at Jackson
is intimaied somewhere in the follow
ing remarkable sentence which We re-
produce from her letter published in
the Natchcz Democrat:
"Fully approaching Col Powers
very, very kind effort, and hrs real
good will, still do not feel that, judg-
ing from appearances, the people of
Jackson begin TO feel the earnest cor
diality and absolute interest, coupled
with an energy and push which we
Noriherners like 10 sec, yes, love to sec
and help along, that the Naichcz peO-
pie have--at your insiigation, largely.
no doubt, yet Il has been too full.
hearty and general to be simply the
leadership of one man, only as that
leadership was nanifestly for good,
and commanded respect and co-opera-
lion in its object"
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TEACHERS ELEcTED-The board Of
aldermen last night elected Prot II. i.
Abbott, of Buena Vista, principal of
the white public school to succeed
Prof Taylor, resigned. The assistant
teachers are Misses b. q. Berry, Mary
III. Nnssson and Genie G. Morris. This
is one Of the most efficient faculties our
public school has ever enjoyed,
and patrons arc 10 be congratulated
upon the superior advantages pupils
will receive.
Prof. A. NJ. Addison was reelected
principal Of The colored school with
Mrs. f. j. Richardson aud Mrs. A. l..
Brown as assistants. These teachers
have proved themselves thoroughly
capable. No town in the state has n
better managed colored school, or one
that gives moro general satisfaction.
Both schools open on Monday, Sep
tcmber 21st.
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place. Smith has disappeared.

plHCe' OIlllll has ul6appcaIeus
The general impression this, We'd
nesday, morning, is that there can
he no doubt rs to Smiths being the
party wanted. He fits the descrip-
tion exactly. On Friday morning
he came part the way into town in
Harrison Sims buggy, but was put
out before reaching Lucknow, to
take in another man, and told that
he could ride back in the afternoon.
Since then he has not been seen.
$500 REWARD
is offered by the board Of supervis-
ors for the capture and delivery to
the sheriff OF the right party. See
description.
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NEW TOwER.-St. James Guild has
long been accumulating funds for a
peal of bells for St. James church.
The amount now on hand is nearly
sufficient 10 consumnate the purchase.
But the purchase of q peal of bells will
necessitate the erection ofa new tower.
A northern architect has submitted a
design for such tower. and the de-
sign is now under consideration by
the vcstry with the prospect of being
favorably reported upon. 1t will be
erected at the chancel end Of the
church, and will be made tho means of
increasing the size OF the organ room
and choir. which is likewise a great
desideratum. The tower will be con-
sidcrably higher than the present one,
and will not only greatly improve the
appearance of ST. James church, but
will also be an ornament TO the por-
tion of Port Gibson in which il will
stand.
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PLEASANT DANcE.-Robt. B. Ander-
SON entertained a goodly number OF
bis young friends and several older
ones, Friday evening, at the residence
Of his father, DR.. Anderson. The even
ing was most pleasantly spent. Dane
ing was the order until about two
o'clock. The sREvEILLE tried to re-
member everybody present, but If any
escaped please call on the fighting cd
itor after Thursday night: Misses Win
s'on, BFiscoe, Moore, Roberts, Butler,
Blown, Taliaferro, Morehcad, Ilumph-
rcys, Wood, Person, Barrott, Showers,
f ans, Montgomery; Messrs. Evans,
Anderson. liam, Wood, Morris, Full
k 'rson, Whoeless, Pollitt, Mounger,
Il ck. Allen. Gordon, Scott, ragruder,
u 'li'r, and all the rest.
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CONFEDERATE REUNIoN.-A rcm-
ion of the veterans Of the 18th Missis-
sippi Regiment, isio be held at Match
cz ON the 9th OF October next All
members of the regiment who were
IN good standing in any department
Of the army at the close Of the war,
arc cordially invited to attend.
Tile coniedcraies of Claiborne should
organize an enrampmcnt and be pre-
pared to attend all reunions of lhis
kind.
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A PAR1ING GIFT.-rhc Memphis
Appeal AraIaRche thus details an in
teresting little affair in that city We'd
nesday. Mr.. Robeson is remembered
at Port Gibson iu connection with the
slight difficulty his company had Ia
getting right Of way along the Valley
road:
"Mr. ID. A. Robeson, superintendent
Of fconstructiOn ofthe Postal Telegraph
company's lines in the south, has fin
ished his work here and left last night
for New York, where he hopes to get
few weeks rest along the banks Of
the ST. Lawrence.
"His departure called forth pleas
ing little occurrence In the Postal Tel
egraph Office on Madison street yes
terday morning. The employees were
all gathered there, and when Mr.. PaOli,
the local agent, in a very happy
manner, presented TO their departing
superintendent plush case containing
q solid silver len service, tho gift Of all
the employees.
HMr. Robson was almost overcome
with surprise, but he replied In feel
ing manner. Before he was through
there was moisture not superinduccd
by heat about the eyes Of several"
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Town Council CoNDENsED.-Re-
port of town council meeting came
in too late for publication in full
this week. We condense as follows: /:
Report of r. +. Gordon. sanitary
inspector. received and filed. Bond
of S. Bernheimer & Sons for selling
liquor by the gallon approved. Va
rious bills allowed $4O0 transferred
from special to general fund. Meet
ing called Aug. "a to investigate
certain charges against Marshal
Rea. Testimony heard and inves-
tigation adjourned to 25th. On that
date matter was resumed and the
board ordered that Marshal Rea be
suspended two weeks without pay.
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Boys who wish to enter tho A. 4 n.
College will apply to the president,
Gen. s. y. Lee, 7. U. address. AgricuI-
tural College, Miss.
J. n. BRAsHEAR, JR., Go. Supl.
rokI GlBsOs, Aug. e2nd, 1901 =.
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GO TO LAZ. LEWIS SONS

For Lime and Cement, Lumber,
Shingles, and Nails. We buy
these goods in car lots and will
give the trade the benefit Of low
prices. LAZ. LEWIS SONS.
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ruRE-Thc lecture club will
meet next Tuesday night, Sept. lst, at
me residence of Capt. N. ). Walker.
rrof Pollilt will deliver the lecture.
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Grecnyillc wants the Mary Holmes
seminary. COlofcd citizens held a
meeting Friday night and appointed
,.mmittecs TO work the matter up.
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Tho boiler of Mr.. Robt. McBride's
gin near McBride's iorc,explodod Fri
5sy We are informed several men
we're seriously scaldcd.
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For CHTcAGo.--Louis X. Levy, OF
the firm Laz Levy's Sons, leaves this
week for Chicago and other points
north. He will visit the principal mar
kcts Of the large cities aud select a
splendid line of fall and winter goods.
The firm will bring TO Port Gibson
the largest aud handsomcst assortment
of dry goods ever seen here. Mr. Lc-
w Is a gentleman Of excellent taste,
and buyers may anticipate a choice
stock from which 10 select.
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Ifthis weather continues the bells
,r;ll begin ringing for those straw hats
and scersuIkers.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-08-26

The mildest. plcasantest safest aud
surest laxative in the world Is Begus'
Little Giants. We guarantee every hot
tie. Sold by Dudley & Co, ,lIermanyille.
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There's room at the top Of every
thing except a thermometer these
days.
iArEE.-Room there, too.
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HE'S sLoADED.

mar friend. don't hunt the editor
With pistol OF with gun;
And ash him II he said Il, or
Expect that he will run.
Ills ,hreadbare linen duster
Nav still his patches hide.
pnf bis muscles are developed
And the devils" on his side.
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Fiay-sevcn new industries were es-
..il;sbed In the south last week.
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Ntw TIME TABLE-The REvEILLE
is IN receipt OF new time table of The
old reliable Newport News & Missis-
slppl Valley l9y., which went into effect
On the 9lhmsi. Limited express leaves
Memphis at $50 y. m. and lands passen-
gers IN Louisville at 73Onext morning
in good time for connections north,
east and west. Returning leaves LOU
isvllle at 74O p. m. and reaches Mem
phis at $50 next morning, connecting
for the south. This is the popular
line.
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MILBURN WAGONS

The best OH the market. Sold by
Laz. Levy's Sons. We keep all
sizes Of wagons on hand. We take
special orders for any size wagon.
Place your order with us.
LA.Z LEWIS SONS.
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Lightning rod agents have been
doing a thriving business among the
r,lorcd population of the county dur
me the past week. A lightning rod
!, about as useless. an article as an edi-
Tors bank book.
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Mrs. Taliafcrro has combined pleas
nre with business and is now i'm New
nrleans preparing and selecting the
in'est Iest Novelties in Hats, TOqucs and
h"hilcis for IIoitlenrcich Pros. M'lli-
l'iy department. Wait f-r the lall
olalirg.
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BRUTAL CRIME.
A Black Fiend Commits q Terrible Deed
---Flve Hundred Dollars offered
for His Capture.

Hanging is too mild a punish
ment Tor such q scoundrel.
The most fendish of oil outrages
was that committed by q negro
Friday. The victim was an esti-
mable white lady, the wife Of a
well-known and highly respected
citizen residing at the Lucknow, or
Healey, place. on the Hermanville
road, three miles from Port Gibson
The time was we'll selected.
About ten o'clock in the forenoon
when the men were away at
work and only the lady and u young
girl companion at home, the negro
made his appearance. He had a
brick in each hand. With foul
oaths he demanded all the money
in the house and compelled the
mother, who had her baby in her
arms, to open her trunk. He found
a ring and several pieces Of Jew
elry.
Meanwhile tho young girl had
leaped through n window and
FLED FOR HER LIFE.
The mother, staying to defend her
baby, was caught by the brute and
dragged helpless 10 a cedar tree in
the yard, threatened all the time
with threats to murder both her.
self and child.
No more cruel, dastardly crime
ever dIsgraced the name of man.
The news spread like wildfre.
A posse organized at Port Gibson.
Reinforcements from the neighbor-
hood and later from the whole
county swelled the numbers of
the avengers. In short time the
dense canebrakes and thickly-wood-
ed hills swarmed with armed men
ready to inAict the punishment the
outrage demanded.
All night Friday the roads were
guarded and tho woods searched. |
Sentinels were posted at every con-
ceivable point Of escape. Saturday, |
Saturday night, Sunday, Sunday
night, witnessed the ceaseless
search. 1t still goes on. Faithful |
negroes arc assisting the whites.
The report reached town Satur-
day that the negro had been sight
ed aud was being pursued with ev.
cry. chance Of capture. Sunday, a
suspicious character, supposed to
answer the description, was arrested
1t Aliens Station, just across the
Warren line, aud brought to Port
Gibson. He was not the man.
THE FIRND
$ described as a short, thickset ne
gro, rather black, with unusually
hick lips, and about twenty-one
years of age. At the time he wore
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Tht 8rrellle,
rrpyrspAY AFTERNOON. AUG. %. 1891
HE'S LOADED.
n..r friend. don't hunt the editor
Witb pistol or with gun;
ard ask him n be said Il, or
Expect that he viii run.
Ills threadbare linen duster
Nav still his patches hide,
pnf his muscles are developed
And the devils" on his side
r;av-sevcn new industries were cs
,.blisbed in the south last week.
Iethis weather continues the bells
will begin ringing for those straw hats
and scersuIkers.
The boiler of Mr.. Robt. McBride',
rinnear McBride's rc,explodod Fri
5sy We are informed several men
we're seriously scaldcd.
Grecnvillc wants the Mary Holmes
seminary. COlofcd citizens held a
meeting Friday night and appointed
committees TO work the matter up.
,ruRE-Thc lecture club will
meet next Tuesday night, Sept. LIST, al
inc residence of Capt. N. 5. Walker.
rroC Pollitt will deliver the lecture.
There's room at the top Of every
thing except THERMOMETERS these
days.
LArEE.-RoOm there, too.
Lightning rod agents have been
lining a thriving business among the
r,lorcd population of the county dur
me the past week. A lightning rod
!, about rs useless. an article as an edi-
TORS bank book.
Harrison McGuirc, a negro who
hcars the melliiluous entitle "Slick," /"
WAS arrested at the brick yard Mon
dsv. charged with oflenses too nu-
mrrous 10 mention. lie is probably
wanted in various other places.
EwBAlMING.-Mr. Ben Levy return
W from New Orleans last week, after
having completed his course and mas
tered the art Of cmbalming. The un-
dcrlakng establishment Of Levy Bros.
A Wclsch is second TO none in the
state in completeness. It's almost a
pleasure TO be buried by them.
While parties searching Tor that bru-
tai negro we've going through corn
field. near Mylcs, last Sunday, they
found the body of negro with bull
lei hole through the head. lie is sup
posed TO have been shot by some enc
m, who took advantage Of the excite
mcnt rcigning in the ncighborhood.
sunday, Nr. Taylor arrested at Hal
sicylllc negro who is supposed 10 be
Robert Frazier, convict that escaped
from sullivan Bros, Webb station, Tal-
lahatchie county, on the 18th inst. lie
answers The description OF Frazier per-
fedly with the exception of one small
scar on the stomach.
LAlmR-Dischargcd. Wrong man
4 fnc-looking young society belle,
alfred IN male costume, rode the
length Of fashionable Madison street,
Memphis. Thursday. in true masculine
style. She WAS the sensation Of the
day and caused total suspension IF
business. Small boys took an especial
interest in the performance, and an
nounccd the cqucsiricnnc's approach
ia ideal strect-Arah style: Jimmy.
gil onto thc gal ridm' siraddlc!7
An excursion from Grccnville 10
New Orleans and return at exceeding
ls low rates passed this point yestcr-
day morning. Several OF our people
took the opportunity 10 get trip to
lhc Crescent City at small expense.
hut many others would have gone had
they known ANYTHING about II. The
excursion was not advertised in the
iiEvEIILE and of course people could
not be expected 10 patronizc il or evcu
lear OF il.
Nrw TINE TABLE-Thc REvEILLE
Is IN recent Of a npAV finlc fohlo of tho
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Repairing Of Fire Arms a Specially.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
TIE Port GIBSON NORMAL COLLEGE
AND BUSINESS INSTITUTE,
FOR COLORED TEACHERS
And Students Everywhere,
VIII open It's next session at Port Gibson, Miss.
:. July 9th, and Continue 8 Months.
ENROLLED LAsTI YTAR INFlIIY 10
This Year VIII Double That Number.

THE ONLY school IN the South Offering
sHch advantages 10 the cOlored race. IN
STRUCTION THE BEST. Five regular teach
ers. each a specialist. Any Of the following
courses can be taken State License First
Grade. Second GIade, Third Grade, Prepara-
tory, ElOcution, Musical, Penmanship, and
Drawing, Business College. EXPENSES THE
LOWEST. Good board and accommodations
at Ss aud less per mouth
Your expenses 10 and from the school will
be paid by US II everything Is not as repre-
senied. Can anything be fairerf
Are ron ambitlnnsf DO you want 10 riscf
Then write for full catalogue 10
j. N. TAYLOR,
Port Gibson, Miss.
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Harrison McGuirc, a negro who
hcars the melliiluous entitlc "Slick,"
WAS arrested AT the brick yard Mon
da,. charged with oilenses too nu-
urrous to mention. lie is probably
wanted in various other places.
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a German stock dealer from Yicks-
bnrg' who is IN partnership with one
Of Mr. ID. V. McAlpine's sons at Ingle-
side, was robbed Of $155 one night
last week. lie rooms in one of the
detached buildings on Mr.. McAlpine's
place. On retiring he threw his clothes
containing the money across a chair
and awokc the next morning to find
himself minus the cash.
The report current in town about
an assault upon a negro woman near
lnglesidc proves TO have been false.
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ELECTRIC LIGHT.-D. J.. Rush, rep
rrsenting the Edison lncandescent
Electric Light, has closed contract
10 furnish Crystal Springs with sixty
hve lights. lie contracted with Pleas
ants TO furnish power. The corpora
ton subscribed 10 twelve lights with
Inc privilege Of increasing to fifteen.
Why cannot Port Gibson make some
such progressive move? The Brick
20, or OH Works would doubtless be
willing to furnish power for nominal
sum. II MIR. Rush should by any ac-
cldent happen to stumble into this
town, how would it do for our mer-
chants TO consider his plans? Electric
lights arc wonderfully cooler than
Sieaming oil lamps. Those poor
clerks who have been baked on the
half shell this summer, would certain
ly rush after Rush.
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THE FIRND

is described as a short, thickset ne
gro, rather black, with unusually
thick lips, and about twenty-Ohe
years of age. At the time he wore
a blue cotton shirt too small at the
neck and tied at the throat with q
string, dark pantaloons, a cap,
shoes with no heels and out at the
toes on one foot. He is thought to
have been stranger in the neigh
borhood and TO have called at Luck
now in quest of work some two or
three weeks since.
Friday night a squad Of men at
fired at a negro who re-
fused to halt. In his flight he
a valise in which were
found a letter and other articles
which werc thought TO belong to
the right party. He afterwards
proved innocent.
Lucknow is ono Of the most beau
tiful locations for home in Clai-
borne county, but like many others
is comparatively isolated and al
most unprotected. It will be re-
membered the main residence was
burned some months ago. The
outrage that was committed there is
liable to happen elsewhere unless
proper and prompt remedies are
applied. 1t is all right to uphold
law and order, but in case like
this the people are a law unto
themselves and every good citizen
will applaud the work of vengeance.
The innocent must not suffer. Ey-
cry assurance of having the right
man must be had. But il sure
you're risht,--then go ahead
Later reports say pair of shoes
answering the description were
found Sunday in the cotton house
Of Harrison Sims, living near st
Elmo. The shoes belonged to Will
Smith, who lives on the Baldwin
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EMRAIMING.-Mr Ben Levy return
d! from New Orleans last week, after
having completed his course and mas
tered the art Of cmbalming. The un-
dcraking establishment Of Levy Bros.
A Wclsch is second TO none in the
state in completeness. It's almost a
pleasure TO be buried by them.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1891-08-26

DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT. II
number of our best colored citizens
have arranged a dramatic entertain
ment at the Hall for next Friday even
ing, Aug. %. A sensational play ell
Titled, Saved from the Wreck" will
be produced with all the mechanical
ELECTS. The people in the cast have
appeared on the boards on one or two
occasions before and the success then
achieved warrants the prediction that
The new play will be cordially receiv-
ed. The entertainment is for the pur-
pose OF securing new instruments for
the band. See bills and programs.
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While parties searching Tor that bru-
ial negro weie going through a corn
field, near Myles, last Sunday, they
found the body OF negro with bull
let hole through the head. lie is sup
posed 10 have been shot by some enc
nv who took advantage Of the excite
mcnt rcigning in the ncighborhoOd.