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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Gov. Peck, of Wisconsin, calls
attention to the fact that the four
leading offices in the State are now
held by practical newspaper men,
these being the governor, the lieu
tenant governor, the secretary of
state and the treasurer. 1t is furth.
ermore noted that Governor Peck's
immediate predecessor was "a men,
Der Of the editorial profession. 1t
IL scarcely necessary to say that
Wisconsin is one of the best gov~
srned States In the Union. Con-
cordia Sentinel.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19
LARGEST PAIR OF SHOES.

A Georgia shoemaker has finish~
ed the largest pair Of shoes eyer
made for actual use.
1t took piece of leather coz
tanning 1,040 square inches to make
the uppers, and one OF |, 1850 square
inches to make the soles, or exact
ly 5000 square inches of leather
altogether. If the leather contain
ed in that pair of shoes were cut
into strips an eighth of an inch
wide it would make IA string a..
600 inches long.
The soles OF this gigantic pair of
shoes are ID inches long and 81 in.
ches wide. The two combined tip
ped the scales at exactly 81 pounds.
st. Louis Republic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Col. SHEPPARD, the prize editorial
idiot, has invented what he consids
ers a crusher for the South. When
he writes Confederate he inverts
the letter O. thus, confederate.
This is most ingenious scheme,
which tends to deepen the popular
impression that COLONEL Sheppard
is monumental vss.-Philadel-
phia News.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

In the preliminary trial at Clin-
ton OF Chas. Bradley for the killing
of Chas. Armistead, the court con.
adered the evidence sufficient to
warrant his being held for murder,
aud he Was remanded to jail with,
out the benefit of bail.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Passengers via the Queen q Ores.
cent ROate are now landed IN the
Union Depot at Atlanta in the cen-
ter of the city BY this arrangss
ment all transfer of passengers to
connecting lines is avoided.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

U. S. Senator John s. Barbour,
of Virginia, died In Washington
Saturday morning of heart failure.
He had no previous illness, and
occupied his seat in the senate on
Friday.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

j. r. Stewards valedictOry as
editor of the Covington County
Journal appeared in that paper of
the 18th inst. Mr.. Stewart has
been succeeded by d. A. NJ cIntosh.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

A terrible collision occurred be-
tween passenger and freight trains
near Cleves, Ohio, Sunday morn
ing. No one on the passenger es-
capped uninjured. Five dead bodies
have been recovered, and it is sup.
posed that 80 or more others are
buried under the wreckage.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

o. 5. Marshal Lyons, who was
sent to the Ellisville district to fill
the place of Mart Reddoch, re-
moved, was arrested, jailed and
fined at Ellisville. last week, for
profanity and drunkenness.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

While At Pass Christian, the Mis-,
slssippi editors were treated to an
excursion to Cat Island. This was
a very appropriate destination, as
editors are partial to fee-lines.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

A lady's work box made entirely
of Mississippi wood, containin-
4,l66 separate pieces, is on exhlbi-
tion in jackson. 1t took three
men FIVE months to make the box.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

~ Crops generally were injured at
Terry, Kinds county, by a hail
storm on the 18th. Hail stones as
large as hens eggs fell in great
quantities.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The preliminary trial of Cicero
Heard for the killing of w. H. Col~
bert. at Utica, resulted in his be-.
ing remanded to jail without the
benefit of bail.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

"We obtain patents for protec-
ton, not for ornament. Send for
our valuable pamphlet. Dubois s.
Dubois, Inventive Age Building.
Washington, D.. G.. Mention this
paper"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Chancellor Houston has made
an order in vacation appointing T.
j. H. Stewart receiver of the Gulf
& Ship Island Railroad.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Floods in the Mississippi. Miss-
Ouri and Red rivers are causing
great damage 10 commerce and
property.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Dispatches report fearful state
Of destitutiOn and starvation among
the negro colonists in Oklahoma.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

DIR. Palmer has been in charge of
the First Presbyterian Church, of
New Orleans, for 36 years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Vermont Methodist are anxious
to baye the restrictions placed on
dancing by the rules of the church
removed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

7. Jefferson Coolidge, of Boston,
has been nominated minister co
France to succeed Whitelaw Reid.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The rivers and harbors bill pass
ed the lower hou. of congress by
q vote IF 185 to &C.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Forty-two miners were killed by
an explosion while at work near
Rosyln, Washington.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The Childs-Drexel home for
printers, at Colorado Springs, Col,
was dedicated last Thursday.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Several business hOuses in Jack
son burned on the 14th. Loss about
S25 900.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The recent grand jury of Jones
county found about fifty true bills,
mostly for selling whisky aud cars
rying pistols.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Hon. Chas e. Smith, OF Penn
sylyanla, has resigned his office o.
minister to Russia
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Mrs. Thos. II. Woods, wife of
Chief Justice Woods, died at her
home in Meridian last week.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Deschamps, the chlld~murderer,
was executed 10 New Orleans last
Friday. He met death calmly.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The Hancock county grand jury
found only II indictments.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

The Friedman Shelton Clothing
Company, of jackson, one of the
largest houses of the kind in the
state, has assigned.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

jackson is to have new court"
house.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

A Camp of Confederate Veters
ans has been organized at Canton.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

RevolutlOnists are making things
lively in Venezuela.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

ENTERED AT THE POST OFFICE AT
POPLARVILLE, MISS, AS SECS
OND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Published WEEKLY AL
POPLARVILLE, MISS.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

Thursday, :: May 10, 1897
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-05-19

If you are afflicted with RUS, st. Pitus' Ddnce,
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A. G. RUSSELL, ST., Editor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
HOME NE US.
WHAT IS GOING on TO-DAY.

Executive Committee Of National Republican COMMITTEE
Fifth Avenue Hotel. II a. N.
Women Board OF Managers for NewYork STATE. Worlds
Columbian Exposition no l.l22 Broadway. II m.
New York; Cincinnati baseball game. Polo Grounds.
D. IN.
Examination Of {. D. Wlggins the smugger. Tombs
Police Court, 10 a
Sentencing Of taot-box suffers. Jersey City.
Jamaica Republican Club, Jamaica. l.. l.. p. m.
Yorkvine Republican Club. LeNington.ave and Ninety
thrd-st., p. N.
Coorcd Republican County Organization. Grand Opera
House Hall. p. m.
ocean Hi Republican Club No 2,132 Fulton.st.
Biooky r. p. N.
Robert a. Geaccn Battery No. 40 Eighthave.. 8
p m.
Hell Gate Republican Club. no. oO6 East EgTy-siAth.
st., p m.
Young Mems Republican Club Of the Seventeenth Ward
Manhatan.ive. and MltOn.st brooklyn p
Republican Club OF the City Of New.York. No. $50
FiiTn.ave p. III.
1amiaany Committee Of Twenty.four. Tammany Hall
p. IN.
Funeral Of Mrs Eugene f. OConnor. No. 12S Cermont-
ave. Brooklyn, 10 a
Special services So. Parthocmews Parish House, Third
ave. and Fofy-scco1dst, evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
A TRAINERS NOTES FROM THE TRACK.

The trainers and horsemen who live at track
cussed Saturdays racing every possible light What
surprised them the number Of persons who sad
they direct line with the finish. One OF the
sold the Judges far to decide
close finish accurately while many others insisted
good distance of he 10 Judge the finish
correctly. stable lad asked III that IS the why
races from Redbank ?" The elder OF
Burrdge yesterday intended
out his entire stable he disguised with racin.
He said that he bet heavily Tom Watson and would
have won enough money to lay for his entire stable with
comfortable margin left Il have lost lot Of money IT.
buying horses" he said expected remain
turf but when waits two months for suItlble
and wins 1t according the judgment hundreds Of per-
who the finish and placed third by judges
1t Is enough make Weather than l retire from
the tuf. Mr.. Burridge did the finish he
at the starting post when the
John Morris is going to Saratoga with Ignite and
ARA. The Of his horseo viii yemain Monmouth
Park. Colonel j. L. Peppers stable viii
for Saratoga Tuesday Burch, the trailer. will
tomorrow with hi, horses The Pepper Is almost
10 the Omnibus Stakes and VIII special
preparation the race, his think they have
royal chance defeat Tammany the difference in the
weights
Bsshford Of the Bashford Manor stable. Is being
trained for the Omnibus. Ludwig. OF the most
promising Of Darcbn. heo shown symptoms Of
roari-g Yesterday got mile and confirmed the
suspicious Of several OF The wideheads.
Patron is Of neryou, disposition. Louis Stuart
him the track day aud keeps him where h.
and every thing that Is Patron il I'm
proving treatment. Mr. Byrnes both
Of his horse, strong calop j. w. Rogers gave Lamp.
lighter tin rafting Cap'aU >.
Brown the track the colt work. MANY o.!
them consider Lampightr Arst class Locoh1-chee l.
he Oest possible condition Pessra sound and
receiving wOrA. doing twominute work under
strong pull
L. Appleby en,ertans large number OF friends
Sunday Sunday he takes prd. IN showing
hi, stations. brood and youngsters visitors
sucking lly by Tristan greatly admired by hosemen
The first Of yearngs bred BY Mr.. App~by IS likely
to surprise persons sale Thursday. they
are Of good and arc. racy.like In appearance.
1t has been suggested that movable Judges box b.
constructed for the judges AID used when the rnces are
track IL Is another case Of angle
Ike that at Morris Park last year.
G. L. Morris is going 70 race at Saratoga. Leonawell
worked and quarter miles in O14 on Saturday
when worked out In tho race for the Midsummer
Handicap. In the West there a rue Of the
tiacks that trainers their
must have permission from the Judges 10 do 90 OF be
fined or suspended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
NETWORK CITY.

The funeral OF George Lovctt Kingsland who died
on Friday at his country home at Baby ZION. L. J., took
place Yesterday afternoon at his city home, No. 40
Ffthave. The Rev. DR.. Cook oficla,ed. The burial
was at Woodlawn Cemetery.
The Socialist League Of America met last evening
At No. 81 Union square. There were speeches and
discussion afterward
The American ship A. q. Ropes which sailed from
san Francisco on April Is. arrived here yesterday,
making the voyage In the fast time Of ninety two days
sylvester Cheli passenger on La Champagne, OF
the French Line, which arrived here yesterday. died
the voyage from consumption. lie was fifty three
years old and lived I'm Galveston, Tex.
Assistant Paymaser GA,rge W. simpson, who has
assistant TO the general storekceper at the Navy
Yard since August l last will today receive his or
ders detachng him from the yard and sending him 10
duty the training ship jamestown.
Morris Mccarthy thrtyslX years old, Of No. AZ
Grecnwich-st, who by heat on Friday
died late on Saturday night In the Chambers street
Hospital Another death from sunstrokc is that Of
Celcstne Ranaux, twenty two years old, who lived at
No. lis Thompson st.
Two big sun-gasses used in printing photographs
fire the roof Of Rockwells photograph gallery,
No. II Union square. yesterday afternoon. The rays
Of the were so powerfully concentrated that the
heat caught the frail woodwork OF the roof, which
began 10 blaze mcrrily. Patrick Flanagan Waterman
for Tiffany IL Co.. gave the alarm. and the flames
were extinguished with only tri6ing damage.
The babies In the tenement houses OF this city are
perhaps the worst sufferers from the heat Three more
deaths Of infants were reported yesterday Clarence
Church, four months old. No. Minetta-st.; lille
Renick, six months. No. 444 East Twentieth.st. and
Alexander Bureau. three months, No. ols sxti.st
There will be special song service tonight at ST.
Bartholomew Mission. Forty .second-st. and Third.
ave, at which Miss Wray the superintendent Of the
Win-Onc Chapter OF the Kings Daughters. is 10 re-
ceve the best wishes OF her friends npon her dc
parture for Europe. where she goes to her
health, which has been impaired by work among the
aud fallen Of the ctv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18

on Friday. The boy was taken rome ana ms M 1,
were not thought % be serious, but MS coIo4'io"
changed and he died yesterday morning.
walter uoltner M No. 500 Hfth-ave and Miss
Mary Ie.ue went for drive on Saturday evening
Tho horse took fright In Fifth-ave and ran away
throwing Miss Leslie from the carriage, inIurnS her
head severely. She taken 70 her home, NO. llo
sixteenthst.
Edward Lynch, Of No. 344 Vernon-ave., was ar
rested yesterday complaint OF his father VINO
charges his son with stealing his gold watch, valued
NJ slOO and $50 In money from his house.
Edward zeno. sixteen years old. Of No. % Fleet
Place has been arrested complaint OF william
BayIls who charges that on saturday night Zeno en-
tered his APARTMENTS No 6o3 Bedfodave., by climb
ing nm the elevator we'll and property worth $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
OTHER SUBURBAN TOWNS,
WESTCHES TER COUNTY.

FOR MORE MAIL CARRIERS IN MOUNT VERNON.
The urgent demands Of the people and the personal
Investigation Of the needs Of the city have induced
Colonel Henry Iiuss, the postmaster. to make applica
ton 10 the POstmaster-tienera for permission TO ap-
point four additional letter carriers. There the
-ame number Of carriers there when
the letter carrier system put into operation nearly
four years ago. In that time the village has grown
10 be city, with larger territory. and increase OF
between 5000 and 1000 I'm population, making total
Il more than $1,000. Even before the addition to the
city, the letcrcarricrs found 1t difficult to make the
necessary number Of deliveries, and only able
70 do 1t by working early and late. Under the pres
cnt conditions, the people living In the recently &C
qurcd portion must BE- neglected. An appropriation
-uhcicnt Ia meet the total expense was asked for
nom tan Year ago, but Congressman Stahneckcr
has neglected his duty in this matter Is he has In
pthcis II Interest 10 the people Of his district. The
democrats ~ Well rs Republlcans are therefore strongly
opposed To hs denomination. Tie last annual report
y Postmaster liuss shows the continuous growth Of
The postal service IN Mount Vernon. The Office has
been more than ,cli supporting for. the last three
years, aud lt,t years report showed percentage Of
increase ~ the receipts over expenditures greater
ihah That al any other postOhce In the state.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-18
THE FLAMES WERE SEEN MILES At SEA.
INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRESS AT 81
JOHNS BROUGHT BY A STEAMER.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISTRESS AT ST.
JOHNS BROUGHT BY STEAMER.
The steamship Miranda. Captain H. f. Leseman,
which arrived here yesterday from ST. Johns, y. F.,
brings detailed information regarding the fire which
nearly devastated that town last week. The Miranda
arr we'd in the hartor OF st. Johns at Z a. m. on
July TO- and found that the entire eastern part OF the
city had been destroyed. At distance Of miles from
mort the heat OF the burning town could be felt. and
the reflection OF the flames In the sky was visible TO
miles from the land. The fire started In building
in Frcshwatcr Road and spread rapidly down Carriers
Unl through the eastern part OF the town, leaving
only two buildings there standing. the Union Bank
and the Methodist Church. The frcmen we're power
les 10 check the progress Of the flames No water
could be obtaipcd the main which brings 1t TO the
town being under repairs and when finally scanty
supply could be had the fire hose was found 70 be
40 injured By heat TO be useless The Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral, Of the finest church build
lngs In this country. used by many people as a
storage place for personal property and money and
Il was confidently expected that the great building
would withstand the heat. but the flames made short
work Of II and is contents. Although most solidly
built Of Aberdeen granite, 1t offered obstacle 10
tho flames.
Louis Mullenhaucr. the musician, OF Brooklyn. and
e.. H. Potter, pupil Of his. lost music worth $500
in tho Atlantic Hotel. When the Miranda left st.
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vacant lots and In rough sheds which hurriediy
erected by he Government. These no better than
cattle sheds. and as dphtherta Is epidemic In the
town. grave fears entertained of It's still further
spread from the herdng together Of the people in
Their wreched quarters. Provisions and lumber are
greatly needed. and the Miranda, which sails on
THURSDAY will carry all contributions free Of charge
To the sufferers. supplies Of all kinds have advanced
100 per cent In price. and starvation threatens
those who have lost their all in the flame.
The citizens OF Halifax have already subscribed
a2O 900 toward the relief Of the sufferers and the
English man OF war Blake has left that city with
600 tents for the homeless people. There were
many narrow e'capes from death In the flames.
Henry Cook. cashier Of the Commercial Bank nearly
lost his life while trying the boals Of the
hank and many Of The people rtsked their lives in
cndcavors 10 save their property.
The greatest distress still exists and assistance is
most earnestly aked for.