The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-13

,--VOL. XVII, NO. 16.
The Arkansas republicans have de-
clined to fuse with the Third Party
ties, and for the frst time in ten
years have nominated full state
ticket. This action leaves the way
open for democratic victory.
During the session just closed the
University of Virginia had an attend
ance Of SIC students, the largest
number since 1860. This great
school stands In the very front rank
of American universities.
Lucien g. Johnston, a son Of Rich
ard NJ. Johnston, the author Of many
admirable southern dialect stories,
has entered the Catholic priesthood
at Rome, where he has been study
ing theology for several years.
Judge Cooper, Of the supreme
court, has sued the Alabama and
Vicksburg road for sl.30. lie bought
a ticket for that amount and finding
tho train was late, demanded the re-
turn Of his money, which was refns-
ed. BrOokhayen Citizen.
The town Of Sioux Falls. South
Dakota, proposes to open saloons
and operate them by city officials.
The profits will go into the city trcas-
ury, theoretically, at least. Thc
scheme is iiuding many supporters,
ana viii probably DO carried out.
AlIi an explorer Henry M. STAN
10y has been defeated in his canvass
for a seat in parliament, and has re-
tired TO Wales in disgust. The Lon
don Chronicle opposed him bitterly,
publishing extracts from his books
showing how mercilessly he had
slaughtered the Africans.
A Kansas man who is running
against Jerry Simpson for congress,
speaks of the latter Us "socklcss
ditch-diggcr." MIR. Simpson rctorts
by calling his opponent "my neigh
Dor, a gentleman, a scholar, aud
mighty good fellow As the Picay-
uno remarks, Jerry shows up best in
that passage ut arms.
Robert Burns Hutchinson, one Of
the two remaining male descendants
of the poet Burns, lies ut the point
of death in u Chicago hospital. lie
is suffering from injuries received
from fOotpads who assaulted him ut
midnight few weeks ago. Mr..
Hutchinson was born in England ia
1855, his mother being u grand
Of the poet.
Three Seventh Day Adycntists arc
lying in Jail at Paris, Tenn, charged
with breaking the Sunday law.
Their sect observes Saturday as q day
Of rest and worship, and the prison
crs were arrested for doing some farm
work on Sunday according TO the
custom. One Of them has before
suffered imprisonment for tho same
offence. 1t is hard that conscien-
tious and industrious men should
thus be prosecuted for exercising
their religious liberty.
The Prohibitionist platform COLI
Lains the most sensible aud coura-
ycous uttcrancc on The pension quca-
lion that any political party has yet
put forth. Ii pledges the Prohibit
tiOnists TO "grant just pensions to
reteraas Of the Union army
md their widows and orphans" IL
pensions were limited TO disabled vet
Grams, their widows and orphans,
more than two-thirds Of the names
now OH the rolls would be stricken
,iT, and the pension list would drop
rom $3.50, 100000 to s40,O0O,0O0 or
ess. AS It is, hundreds Of thousands
of ablc-bodied men arc drawing PEN
iions, many Of them never having
been in hearing distance Of a battle.
rho Prohibitionists arc evidently not
IN tho market for the soldier vote, to
heir honor be it said.
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w. II. Herman Of Ohio is now cm-
1loycd on the Summit, Miss, Scnti-
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