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SPIRIT PROMOTION AND


Three recent Issues Of the Pekin Gu-ette
contain the records OF q very curious transac-
ton, in which the Emperor took part. 1t
has reference to Ma Ju-Luu8, formerly Com
mander-in-Chie III Yunnsn. who recently
died at his native place i'll that province. a
memoria was presented to the Emperor from
certain prominent persons in the province
setting out the great deeds which he per
formed and praying for suitable posthulnoas
honours TO be bestowed upon him. He play
ed a very prominent and equlvocal part IN the
great Mahompdan, or Panthay rebellion IN
Yunnan about 20 years ago. He was at the
outset one Of the most dreaded OF the rebel
leaders, and then treacherously went over to
the Imperialists. The memorialists said he
did much to conciliate the Chinese and Ma
homedan population, and as to his services
in the rebellion, First and last, he WIS in
struuiental in killing over 10000 of the
snemy, and in his own person practically
decided the fate of Yunnan.' The Emperor,
in reply to this memorial, issued q decree
ordering the highest honour accorded to one
of his rank to be given to him, including the
erection of a temple in the capital Of Yuunan,
while the Imperial hlstoriograpner Is to com.
Pile the record of his exploits. But no soon
or had this decree appeared than d number
of Yunnanese serving In Pekln preferred
another memorial ~denouncing the now saint
ed general in round terms. He is described
IS having been in his youth a loafng, good
for nothing fellow, whom nobody in his vil-
iage could abide. When the rebellion broke
out. he was FIRST Az Imperialist and sold him
self to the rebels. In the service OF the latter
he proved himself a monster of cruelty. and
one case is mentioned in detail in which he
caused the massacre of 10000 persons in a
captured city. He overran Yunnan, and even
besieged the provincial capital, when the
hard-pressed Viceroy made terms with him
and took him into the Imperial service as q
general. he was arrogant beyond belief at
this time; iihe ~,ode in 8 yellow chair, and
, 1892-02-27
NEWS FROM CHINA.

The last mail from China says that an in
dustrY of some importance TO British trade
has rapidly grown up at Foochow. This IS
the manufacture of a cloth closely resembling
grey shirtings, and preferred by the natives
to the latter on account Of its greater cheap
ness and durability. When finished the
cloth is 15ln. in breadth and 22ft. in length,
and the machinery u>ed, which Is wholly OF
wood, is described as extremely simple anu
cheap. Thousands Of persons who have been
thrown out of work by the tea trade are en-
ployed in it. and the demand for the cloth is
80 great that the makers cannot produce it
rapidly enough. II the demand Is maintain
ed, and the supply should keep pace with it,
the effect on the import of grey shlrtings
must be considerable.
Canadian mission station recently estAb-
lished III Houali has been the subject OF 4
peculia Is Chinese method of attack. The
opponen 8 of It's establishment i'll the toWn
employed a band of professional bcggara and
blackmailers to beset the house. These are
called "head-cutters, > because when their
demands are not granted they proceed TO cut
open their own heads with knlves; and then
put themselves IN prominent positions about
the premises and refuse to quit until they get
money. They followed the usual tactics OH
the present occasion, and, having wounded
themselves, declared they would accuse the
missionaries of having caused the injuries.
The local magistrate was appealed to, but it
was alleged on his behalf that he was securely
sealed up at an examination for ten days. Then
the missionaries employed "peace-talkers,'
who, for a consideration, tried to mollify the
beggars and get them to abstain from mol
esting the mission, and a messenger was
despatched to inform the British Consul at
Tientsin of the state of AFFAIRS measure
which will probanably prove more effcacious.
Meantime the missionaries are living behind
barred gates, like prisoners. The mission is
said to have been established in the town
with the knowledge. and approval of the
.Consul-.Ibid.
, 1892-02-27
From the DaiIy TeIegI aph.

1t is often extremely difficult to ascertain
tlle Whereabouts Of u beat nr how to get st
him. and all readers OF American tales CT
bace So0ds life will call to MUD the story
OF tue celebrated grizzly which 80 devastat-
cd a patticular district in the Far west that
the inhabltants of q newly formed settle"
ment where the grizzly had drunk up all
the milk, eaten all ihe honey, rlnIOafked
all the trees, and carried off several Babe,
sent to a town at d considerable distance
in order to obtain the services OF IA ira per
aud his dog, both renowned for their skill
fnlnsss and valOur in hunting down aud
Z" chawing up "dangci0us bears. The trap.
per, with his canine ally, duly arrived &C
the settlement, and set forth in pursuit OF
the grizzly but somehow or anoth + the
hunter and his fou r-legged aide-ds-camp got
separated. After some hours frultlesS
search the hunter met an agricultural per-
con who was quietly hoeing potatoes +; he
eagerly asked whether he had seen II dog
or a bear in the im mediate neighbourh0Od.
The agricultural replied, why, %cert'nly,
q dog and a bar, not ten minutes ago, going
like steam. The dog went in front" Here
then, was Il case of a hunter who sought
for q bear, but who was bafl6d by the bear
seeking tor the hunter
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armer in Bel kshire. At the tims of the o q
currence the animals were pastured ill.,
fields adjoining the house and farmstead,
aud Immediately preceding If a large pond
IN the garden had been run off into the pas
ture. the water carried with it II cOnSldera-
bile amount OF purifying organic matter, and it
ia believed that the cattle had partaken
freely Of this, aud in consequence had be-
come the subjects Of Septic@mla or blood
poisoning, which both the symptoms and
pOStn0rtem appearances denoted. Eleven
animals were suddenly attacked, OF whlctl
number one died and the remaining tell had
to be destl Dyed. Dulness, stupor, muscular
trem0rS, great pl0Sttatlon ami an ulsteadl-
ness in he gait were the leading symptoms.
P0st-m0rtem examination showed Intense
general congestion of the principal organs
of the body and blood extravaSations into
tue Tissues of the stomach, kidneys, lungs,
aud heart search was made tor other pos
sible causes Ot the outbreak, Out none were
found.
The circumstances relating 70 Sd out
break of anthrax on 4 farm in Sussex were
endured into IN May last. The disease oc-
eurre0 in a herd OF beastS OF which seven or
eight succumbel and were destroyed; the
herd WIS divided info several lots, and
with Que exception the disease Was connil-
ed to animals receiving turzr as a part OF
heir food. Large quantities. OF foreign
grain were used fOr feeding purposes, but
whether this or the Indian bones with which
the pastures had been freely dressed
/ynnnnrsd( was the source of Infection, could
not &c satisfactorily determined. 1t WAS
believed, hOWever, that the sharp splneS OF
the furze by wounding tbs mouth lFtd open-
ed "a channel for the entrances OF the virus
into the system. Acting on this view OF the
causatiou of the disease, measures OF pre-
v~ention were prescribed aud mortality
ceased.
may call attention to this-that car
cases of animals dying IA natural dStth are
seldom buried in these attitudes aud that
rank &, lass grows up N 6 bones lett Oftho
carcases OH The pasture.
2nd. That the trouble caused by an over
application of unsuitable manure, Is an IL
Illustration Of tie exteDt grasses will taNe up
salts and embody them az part of them
selves. WHY nor the viIuS of a disease? We
learn from the Sussex case, the danger 81
cattle chewing bones, especially If there be
any wound or sore about the mouth, by
which the virus may enter the circulation.
3rl. That the Berkshire case is . most APP
pliCable one to our own COndltiOn:-the pu-
tTifyin- organic matter from q pond, was
run or foated over the pasture, the grass
Of which the cattle fed upon.
In our East Coast cases it is more than
probable thai the foods, which have been
80; frequent of late years, fJatel purifying
matter, car yin it over the pastures or
that the land front which Tie rain by dc:
grees has washed the concentrated (being
dried by the SUM- ESSENCE into the eseryoir
from which water is supplied 10 the live
stock.
No doubt Investigations have been made
by the many sufferers; nevertheless the
foregoing may be acceptable to YOU read
nro IN pa uAral
, 1892-02-27
TELEGRAPHING THROUGH THE AIR

a few years ago Nj. Edison brought out a
method Of telegraphing to and from a railway
train in motion by means Of electric Undue
ton through the air between the train and
the telegraph wires alongside. He has re-
Gently applied this method to enable ships
at sea to telegraph to each other, or under
other circumstances whore telegraph wire is
not available. Mr.. Edison does NOT state
how far he is able to telegraph III this way.
The system may possibly be useful i'll war by
enabling two forces to communicate over the
heads Of the enomy.- Times.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27
Tsmmany's Great Orator.

In the New York Sun of june
26th, congressman Amos j. Cum
mings published q graphic account OF
the powerful speech delivered by
Bourke Cochran in the Democratic
convention in Chicago. Mr.. Cum
mings says Of Cochran:
Big-boned, heavy-eyed, broad
chested, full-jawed, and unassuming,
he has the intellectual power of a
Danton or Mirabeau. The revolu-
tionary tribunal refused to listen to
Danton for fear Of the effect of his
eloquence. 1t was so great that il
might have turned the tribunal it.
self from its purpose. Cochran has
the same power. lie silences his en-
emies by the dominance Of his intel
lectuality.
There is no art about him. His
heart glows with feeling and his
brain responds. His convictions
give HIM courage, and he tempers
his tongue to the object in view. He
is natural orator, and "Bourke" in
his name ought TO be spelled without
the co." Nature tells him how to
spread his convictions before his
hearers. For the moment he seems
inspired. Facts fairly gurgle within
him. They come to the surface in
the purest Anglo-Saxon. Contrasts,
figures, metaphors, aphorisms, logic,
arguments, all bubble forth harmo-
niously. The sentences are clear
and compact. The arguments are
red hot. The manner Of the speaker
is also convincing. There is no pre-
tence about him. The hearer him
self knows that he believes what he
says. He is charmed with his zeal
and eloquence. There is no halting
to his line Of argument. The ideas
pour from him in a continuous
stream, like sparkling water from a
spring.
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my thirst / surrendered my arms,
and, learning of my desires, he had
me placed upon a litter and carried
by unwilling men to a church meas
by. There / was cared for until
was able TO get elsewhere. In CIV
ing the details l will state that this
friend did not carry me from the
battlefield when he first found me,
but left me for awhile, telling me
that he would return, and, sure
enough, he did TO my surprise, and
rendered me the above mentioned
service.
Comparatively speaking, this man
was my enemy, yet | am partially
indebted TO him for my present ex-
istence. Had il not been for that
noble heart, that beat within his
bosom, / never would have been
carried from the battlefield. More
than once, the bearers OF the litter,
complained Of my weight and ex-
pressed their desire TO carry men
who would survive. / was too bad
y wounded to take any note as to
the features of this friend, and as a
result have no idea as to his gener-
eral appearance, but think he was
a non-cOmmissioned officer, and be-
longed to the infantry.
81 belonged to the Sixth Missis-
sippi Infantry, Company +, and wo
fought the Twenty-ninth Wisconsin
regiment in our front. 1t is very
seldom we experience q manifesto
tion Of such love and respect from
a foe, and if the doer Of that noble
act is still living, and can remem-
Der the expression rs we'll as the
act, and will respond, / will be
much gratified. If he has passed
over the trials of this world and
gone to try the realities of the un-
known, can only wish him peace,
bliss and happiness. The Almighty
power saw proper to spare me, and
TO allow me To re-unite with the
Confederates and to return 10 my
much loved country and raise
family, that prides in the Sunny
South rs did their sire. Clarion.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

The cases pending against the
Mississippi Valley railroad, in tho
Memphis criminal court, for yiolat-
ing the separate coach law for whites
and blacks have all been dismissed.
1t appears that the coaches were
discontinued because the two races
had voluntarily continued to inter
mingle in the smoking car.
In dismissing the cases Judge Du
bose said that If the railroad compa-
ny had furnished extra coaches for
colored passengers il had complied
with the law, and il people saw lit to
mingle with the colorcd people the
railroad company should not be held
responsible.
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A Voice From Frogtown.
Ponr GIBsos, MIss., July 29, !

PoRT GIBsoS, Miss. July %, 1892.
Mr.. Editor:
If you have space to spare in your
valuable paper | would like through
your columns to call the attention
Of the board of mayor and aldermen
of the town to that lovely frog and
mosquito incubator at the north
end of Vine street, and the east end
of Walnut street. ! Iwould also call
the attention of said authorities to
the fact that the town assessor nev-
er fails to call on the inhabitants of
that corner of the town when he
wants a list of the taxable proper
ty, nor does he slight US when he
wants to collect the tax. ! would
also call attention to the fact that
our streets need less, and get a great
deal less work than any other
streets in the town. / would also
call attention to the lovely ditch
leading from said incubator to the
creek, for the purpose of draining
said incubator. The said ditch has
not been cleaned out in over a year,
therefore the said ditch is nothing
but q farce and n fraud.
Now if we cannot share in any
sanitary measures would it be ask
ing too much to ask the said author
titles to relieve us from taxation so
that we would have the more to pay
the doctors for pumping the malaria
out of our systems.
Why, the frogs make such an un-
earthly noise at night that we can
not sleep, and our children think
the music comes from the Port
Gibson amateur brass hand.
Please give us q show.
Very respectfully,
Vox PoPULI OF FROG Town.
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] sing the hymn Of the conquered who fell in
the battle Of life,
The hymn Of the wounded, the beaten, who
died overwhelmed In the strife.
Not the Iubilant song OF the yictors, for whom
the resounding acclaim
or nations was lifted in chorus, whose browl
wore the chaplet OF fame
But the hymn OF the low and the humble, the
weary, the broken in heart,
Who stroYe and who failed-acting brayely 9
silent aud desperate part;
Whose youth bore no flower on its branches
whose hopes burned in ashes away,
From whose hands slipped the prize they had
grasped at, who stood at the dying Of day
With the wreck Of their life all around them
unpitied, unheeded, alone
With death sWooping down ON their failure, and
all but their faith overthrown;
While the voice Of the world shouts its chorus
Its pean for those Nho have won
Whilo the trumpet is sounding triumphant,
and high 10 the breeze and the sun
Glad banners are joyously waving-hands clap
ping-and hurrying feet
Thronging after the laurel crowned victors-l
stand on the field Of defeat
In the shadow-with those who have tallen, the
wounded, and dying, and there
Chant requiem low, place my hand on their
pain-knOtted brows, breathe prayer;
Hold the hand that is helpless and whisper
'TheY only the victory win
Who have fought the good tight and have van
quished the demon that tempts us wlthini
Who have held 10 their faith unseduced by the
prize that the world holds on high,
Who have dared for high cause 10 suffer, re-
slst, fght-if need be 10 die"
Speak, History Who are life'sVictors2 Unroll
thy long annals, | say
Arc they those whom the world calls the vic
tors. who won the success OF the day2
The martyrs or Nero2 The Spartans who fell
at ThermOpyl@'s tryst
Or the Persians and Xerxes His judges or
Socrates2 Pilale or Christi
-K w. Story.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Party feeling seems 10 bo lamcnta-
bly, bitter in Copiah county, judging
by the following from tho Crystal
Springs Meteor:
Dc it said to the credit of the press
Of Mississippi that Il has never lower
ed its dignity 10 characterize tho
members of the peoples party as @rcd
nccks" and "hillbillies.1 This cannot
be said of tho members of that party.
They seem to gloat in these sobriquets
and speak OF their party as ono COM
posed Of Hrcd necks" aud @hillbillics." !"
This Is unfortunate, for no party can
hope for recognition or respect that
does not maintain tho dignity and
character of its name.
A prominent divine of this county,
officiating in this section, questioned
the good taste aud sense Of those so
briqucts aud advised their disusc If
success was 10 be expected. For his
advice, he has been virtually boycott
ted and recently pronounced the ben
ediction 10 an almost deserted church.
Another divine of strong intelIcctu-
ality aud individuality had occasion
privately 10 touch upon political IS
sues. His observations were strongly
Democratic and in diamotric opp0si-
tion 10 the tenets of Popuhsts. For
this he has been boycottod by ono Of
his charges.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27
inc Third PartY n GoornIa.

There is plenty Of work for the
Georgia Democracy in this campaign.
The Third Partyites in their conyen-
ton last Wednesday nominated u
full state ticket, headed by w. h.
Peck for governor. The delegates
wele mostly farmers, ami the speech
es made were remarkable for u pecul-
iarly bitter tone towards the DcmOc-
racy. Rev. Sam Small was one of
the speakers. FREQ coinage Of silver
and government loans at 2 per cent
were demanded by the excited ora
tors.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

II love were what the rose is,
Aud were like the leaf,
Our lives would grow together
In sad or singing weather,
Brown fields or Powerful cloves,
Green pleasure or gray grief
II love were what the rose IL,
And we're like the leaf.
NJ we're what the words are.
And love were like the tune,
With double sound aud single
Delight our lips would mingle
With kisses glad as birds are
That get sweet rain at noon
II we're what the words are,
And love were like the tune.
II you were April's lady,
And were lord in May,
We'd throw with leaves for hours,
And draw for days with flowers
Till day and 3ight were shady
And night we're bright like day
III You were Aprils lady.
And were lord i'm May.
-iScinbtTR
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

A Mississippi Confederate surviv-
or published q letter seeking infor-
nation as to a Federal who succor-
ed him when wounded. The letter
reached the person sought, but the
writer failing to furnish his name
or address, the two are as far apart
as before. Now, the Federal in the
case, James Hill, of Cascade, Du-
buque county, Iowa, encloses a copy
of said letter and requests the CIar-
ion to republish the same. He says
in conveying this request:
81 have been deeply anxious ev-
er since the battle was fought near
Magnolia Church, Port Gibson,
Miss, in May, 1868, to know wheth-
er the said Confederate soldier lived.
l found MIN in an opening in a
grove on Mr.. Shaifer's estate, in
what / supposed dying condition.
| cared for him so far as / was able
to do. Could you aid me in any
way to find said soldier, would be
gratified. So far have failed do
ing so, although | have published
the facts in the Atlanta Constitution
and in the Courier Journal"
THE coNFEDERATE's LETTER.
"While 1 was engaged in the civ
il war at Port Gibson, Miss, / fell
a victim to the ill-fortuue of war.
l was severely wounded in my right
lung, which rendered me unable to
speak audibly, and while in this
condition there came to me an un-
known friend, clad in blue, who
showed me exceeding kindness.
After he had administered 10
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

r,.,, ,oxcollcut arrangement will meet a long
.,., w. - a secures no change OF cars OF amy
itt N@n'' IT. y, direstion between Memphis and
S''l Z. ens " .' and provides an unsurpassed time
ana service. This train also reaches Chicago AZ
AZ early hour I aayng @sis s' Memphis at 900 a. @
1 '' u' so,,,ects directly at Fulton with Illinois
1.,l ..,,,al Railroad for Cairo, Chicago aud all
..'n,s ON or via that line 1t being the only
morning train from Memphis Tor Cairo aud
P,,-,mecrs .s, Tor Cairo st. Louis. Chicago aud
nn.nis beyond will lind l. 70 their convenience
i.l interest 10 secure tickets via this line
80, an ,rains depart from and arrive atthe new,
,i.',,nt and capacious Union Depot, centrally
Ireaiei. Al Front aud Poplar streets, Memph-
~ 'Iahn Fchols. "a vlce-pres., +. w. How,
Traffic Manager, J. l.. Frazier, Superintend-
enf. N II. Prouty, q. 7. A.; Louisville. Ky
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Frank BaltzcI Of the Alliance Her
aid, published at Montgomery, Ala,
has been indicted by the grand jury
for llbelling governor Jones. There
are four indictments against him Oh
the charge.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Chairman Eckford has called the
Democratic executive committee to
meet at Jackson August II, in order
10 fill the vacancies in the electoral
ticket caused by Burkitt's retirement
and Ross's incligibiIity.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Official returns from 65 Of the 70
counties in this state show a total
registration Of 6s,193 voters white
60,Sl4, colored 7,289
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Petitions are pouring in upon tho
governor Of Tennessee TO commute
tho death sentence of Col. King, tho
Memphis murderer. -Four preach
ers of that city have written personal
letters pleading for mercy for him.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Tho Jackson Ledger learns that
before Sept. lst the N. j. & C. rail-
road will be made broad guagc fr0m
Jacksoa " uarriston.
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Pert Gibson,
School Commissioners.

Ia accordance with the provisions OF Section
81, Chapter llS Of the New Code, Superin-
tndcnt q. X. Regan has appointed the follow
iug School Commissioners for Claiborne coun-
ty ior tue ensuing four l4) years;
l. d. Magruder for District No l.. q. W.
Humphreys for District No. 2. q. Il. Lum
Tor district No. 3. J. r. McCaleb for District
10 !. John /. Marler for District No. 5.
Tie responsibilities and duties OF the Office
have been increased materially, and copse-
quenty the board arc now paid for their ser
vices.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

Evangelist Sam Jones' heart is in
the right place after all. Hear him.:
believe old Grover Cleveland will
stick to purity and honesty though Il
funeral procession awaits him IN No
yember, but / verify believe that he
will go triumphantly into the prcsi-
dency for another four years, and
when his second term is ended he
will leave these United States on "a
more solid basis of industrial union,
broader prosperity and greater hap
piness than they have known for u
hundred years.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1892-07-27

The Wesson cotton mills employ
about 1900 hands and have MONTH
ly pay roll amounting TO $50, 900.
The Copiah Signal says the capacity
of the mills is about to be increased
and that 5000 hands will be employ
ed, making the pay roll $4,000 a
month.