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The herald., 1895-02-23
A USELESS OFFICE
Proposition to Abolish the Office of Solicitor
of Internal Revenue

Washington Feb. 22.-The depart
mental joint commission, of which Mr..
Dockery of Missouri is the head, reported
a recommendation to abolish the office of
solicitor of internal revenue in the treas
ury department and to confer the duties
of that office on the Secretary of the
Treasury. The commission also submitted
a report upon the proposed reforms in the
matter of the examination of the bonds
of the United States officials. The report
will lie over until the next Congress when
Mr.. Dockery proposes to make it the
basis of bill effecting changes in the
present system of bondingGovernment Off
cials. The commission also reported
recommendation made by the expert ex
animation which, however, is not endors-
ed by the commission, to abolish the office
of receivers of land office and substitute
therefor special land inspectors.
The herald., 1895-02-23
That American Ioa,

London, Feb 22.-The Statist says tho
high rate of interest asked for the United
States loan is due to the belief that
further lonas will soon be needed, and'
if the President refuses to borrow and Con-
gress does not act properly gold will go to
a premium and disappear from circulation.
This will be followed by panic in Wall
street and the money market business
will be paralyzed until the elections next
year are over. The true remedy for the
currency crisis is loan to call in and
cancel the greenbacks.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Held Up q Saloon

San Francisco, Feb 22.-Two masked
men entered the Golden Gate villa, on
Ocean Beach, south of the Cliff House,
about midnight, held up the proprietor
and three patrons and escaped with all
the money. The robbers declined the
proffered watches of their victims, de-
claring they only wanted coin. They
escaped with their plumber. About four
mounths ago Robert Haggerty was held
up and robbed in the same place and
und er similar circumstances. In that in.
stance slight resistance was met by Z
shot from the pistol of one of the robbers.
Haggertv was severely wounded.
The herald., 1895-02-23
MASKED MEN AND A PISTOL
Missouri Bandits Burn Hiser's Hair an
Whskers Off.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. 22.-william
Walsh, a miser, was called out of bed this
morning by five masked men who, at the
point of pistols attempted to make him
divulge the hiding place of his money.
He refused and the robbers set fire to his
hair and beard and burned his body with
red hot poker. He still refused and
they placed his feet over fire and
roasted them. Upon his still refusing,
they beat him into insensibility and after
ransacking the house escaped.
The herald., 1895-02-23
The Pointer Club Elects Officers

New York, Feb. 22.-The annual meet
ing of the Pointer Club of America was
held tonight. officers elected for the en-
suing year we're: Thomas Terry, Presi-
ident; 7. D. Davey, Vice President; Fred
S. Webster, Secretary; G. F. Lewis, Treas
urer; Board of Governors, John S. Wise,
George Jarvis, James Mortimer, George
w. Larue, George J. Gould and B. b
Setner
The herald., 1895-02-23
FATALITY FOLLOWS FIGURES
A Thirteen-Year-Old Youngster Kills a
Playmate
The Old Story Of the Boy and the Gun
Repeated Away Up in
Washington

Walla Walla, Wash, Feb. 22.-Charles,
the six-yelr-old son of T. J. Ross, mel
chant of this city, today was shot in the
head and killed by Arthur Isitt, thir-
teen-year-old boy. Isitt used 22-calibre
rifle. Various versions are given as t
the intention of Isitt. He says he shot
accidentally, but companion says that
Isitt had threatened the Ross child sew
eral times during the morning. Isitt
bears a bad reputation. He is in the coun-
ty jail and will have hearing tomorrow.
The herald., 1895-02-23
USED A LADDER
A Lively Row in the Legislature at Guthrie,
Oklahoma

OktdnOmd.
Guthrie, 0. T., Feb. 22.-The first great
sensation of the Oklahoma Legislature
took place tonight. The Republicans OF
the House, largely in the majority, were
holding a caucus in the House chamber,
discussing matters of party concern,
when Representative Nesbit, Populist and
Representative Halls, Democrat both of
Cleveland county, demanded admittance
and were refused by the doorkeeper. They
declared they had right in and could
not be shut out by Republican caucus.
Nesbitt secured big ladder and proceed
ed to knock the door down. Representa-
tive George Vickers OF Alva was the first
Republican met and his giant-iike frame
was soon raining blows on Nesbitt's head,
who fled to the basement saloon. A seri-
Gus riot was narrowly averted. The Re-
publicans however, concluded their eau
Gus undisturbed.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Fractured Civil Service LAWS

San Francisco Feb. 22.-Much COM
ment bas been caused by the appointment
of E. L. Phelps as inspector OF dry goods
in disregard of the special examination
held under civil service rules In the
examination the following percentages
were made: Boland 1888, Phelps 79.27,
Killduff 1925. Boland is considered a
practical dry goods man, and was regard
ed as the best adapted for the place. Local
importers will seek an explanation of this
violation of civil service rules. The
appointment was made by Collector Wise.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Lease of the LindeiI for Sale

st. Louis, Feb. 22.-The lease OF the
Lindell Hotel, the oldest and most his
toric hotel west of the Mississippi river,
has been advertised for sale at public auc-
tion ON March 2Sth, for the nonpayment
of rent. taxes and interest on bonds, etc.
This may result in the old hotel passing
to other uses. At the time it was built 1T
was the largest hotel in the world.
The herald., 1895-02-23
The Remington Disabled

San Francisco, Feb. 22-Advces from
Acapulco by the steamer City of Sydney
say that the United States gunboat Ben
nington is at Acapulco in disabled con-
dition, i'll spite of statements to the con-
trary. On the way from San Francisco to
Acapulco the crown sheet of one of the
boilers caved down. The Bennington was
at Mare Island Navy Yard nearly four
months undergoing repairs before she
sailed for the south.
The herald., 1895-02-23
Caught by a Cable

San Francisco Feb. 22.-Dan Anderson
and Nick Salagas, two laborers, had a
startling experience early this morning.
They were repairing the track pulleys on
the Sacramento street cable line and had
to get down into the groove to work.
The cable had been stopped, but it sud
denly started. Anderson's s right foot was
The herald., 1895-02-23
Appointed to Fill a Vacancy

Louisville, KY. Feb. 22.--Maior George
B. Easton was today appointed by Cover
nor Brown to fill the vacancy on the APP
pellate bench made by the refusal of Judge
Sterling B. Stone to accept the position
after he was declared elected by the con-
testing board. The selection meets with
hearty endorsement on all sides.
The herald., 1895-02-23
WEAR BLUE RIBBONS
The United States Senate Confirms Several
Nominations

Nominations
Washington, Feb. 22.-The Senate in ex-
ecutive session today confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations:
Gideon Bantz, of New Mexico, to be
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the Territory of New Mexico.
Erskine M. Ross, to be United States
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, provided for by the act approved
February 18th, 1895.
Richard T. O'Connor to be Marshal OF
the United States for Minnesota.
Lieutenant Colonel F. G.. cambridge,
Third Artillery, to be Colonel.
Major Edward B. Willston, Third Ar.
tillery to be Lieutenant Colonel.
Captain J. E. Merrick, Third ARTILLERY
to be Major
The herald., 1895-02-23
Killed on the Stage

New York, Feb. 22.-In the trial of the
damage suit against Manager French of
the American Theater, this city, consid-
erablc expert testimony has been given
for the defense. The plaintiff alleges that
The herald., 1895-02-23

severely bruised and Salaga's scalp was
lacerated. The cable whirled along over
their heads and they could not get out
until it stopped some time later.
The herald., 1895-02-23
THE BANSHEE

Trial Given the New Torpedo Destroyes
in Scotland
Glasgow, Feb. 22.-The new torpedo
destroyer, Banshee, was given an official
trial on the Clyde today, lasting three
hours The Banshee is one OF the forty
two vessels of this class authorized to be
built by the Government, and was con-
structed by Laird Brothers, who secured
the contract to build five of them
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
CHIT.CHAT.

MILK to clean oil cloth.
MANY of the horseshoes used in Aus
tralia are made of cowhide.
BULL FIGHTING has just been abol-
ished in France, as brutal entertain
ment.
The wealthy Japanese deem it uu-
dignified to ride horse faster than a
walk.
Hor-AIR tubes were used to warm the
rooms of Roman houses during the time
of Nero.
ONLY one hundred and sixteen di-
vorces have been granted in Canada in
twenty years.
The ants of South America have been
known to construct tunnel three
miles in length.
LEADPENcILs with paper covering
instead of wood are the latest novelty
in the line of stationery.
THE heating of street cars by means
of hot-water pipes has been tested in
Chicago. The stove is under the car.
THE champion beer guzzler dwells in
Reading, Pa. In fifteen minutes, for a
wager, he drank twenty glasses of beer.
A LADY in Springfield, Mass, caught
a severe cold by riding in a chilly street
car, and has begun suit for twenty thou
sand dollars damages
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
BRooKHAvEN, MISSISSIPPI, TUESDAY, MAY 2l. 1895.

ant. Criticism made to the person "a
fault for the purpose of reforming Is
helpful and right, but criticism In the
absence OF the party Mt fault is rarely
anything but malicious or thought.
less stab at character. But just criti-
cism, however hurtful. is not slander
IL it be true, but he or she who handles
a fact only to hurt or to satisfy a sell
fish end will learn soon to handle a
doubtful fact and then lie for some
end.
Jealousy and malice are the mothers
of slander, and the devil is the father
of the whole thing. The serpent that
| injected it's poison into the bosom of
the beautiful Cleopatra was coiled in a
basket of flowers; SO the slanderer's pois-
on is often given amid the flowers Of
compliment. "She is beautiful wom-
an, graceful and cultured, dresses in
elegant style, but I've heard that she is
cross with her husband" There is So
ciety's serpent coiled in basket Of
| flowers.
A lad fond of throwing rocks stood in
his yard and threw them for entertain
bor's yard, and an investigation re.
vealed that a horrible cash had been
made in the temple of an innocent girl,
and great suffering was caused by the
sharp rock he had thrown. He said: II
didn't mean to do it." A wanton soci.
ETY. gossiper for entertainment drops a
scandal here and there; few hours
later an innocent woman, with face
bnried in her hands and with bleeding
heart, weeps over the lie.
The tongue of the slander monger is
as cruel as the dagger of the assassin.
heard of an old lady who would speak
evil even of the devil. When drawn
out by doubtful party, she remarked:
''They say the devil is very persever.
ing"
1t is better to fiatter the devil than
to slander an angel. He who fatters
may make fool Of you; he who Sian.
ders you damages your reputation and
hurts you with others. 1.-THE tongue is
fire, world of iniquity; so Is tha
tongue among our members, that 1t de.
fileth the whole body, and setteth on
| fire the course of nature; and 1t is set
on fire of hell" From the way st.
James talks in the lines just quoted,
there must have been slanderers and
backbiters two thousand years ago.
David spoke Of them frequently In the
Psalms No doubt Noah was troubled
with them. / suppose Adam and Evq
lived for awhile free from the tongue
| of slanderers.
As to the causes and cure, have
only to say that it is depraved, aban-
doned heart we place as the cause; and
the only cure for this fearful practice
is to cut the acquaintance of him or
her who has a slanderous tongue, and
cease to be subscriber or reader of a
paper whose only purpose seems to be
to traduce character and damage repu'
tation. SAM p. JONES.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Convietions In the Federal Court.

The United States Court at Jackson
is busily engaged in handling offenders
against the postal and revenue laws,
and their name seems to be legion. The
following convictions were had therein
last week: Albert Mahoney, OF Wilkin-
son county, for sending an obscene let
ter through the mails, not yet sentenced;
the maximum penalty is five years i'm
prisonment and $500. I. b. Rogers,
postmaster at Zephyr, Copiah county,
for false returns to the auditor for the
postoffice department of the collection
of stamps at his offie, thus increasing
his compensation about $50. He was
sentenced to one months Imprisonment
in the Copiah county Jail, and to pay a
fine of $500
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
BITS OF WISDOM.

IT is not by the gray of the hair that
one knows the age of the heart
Bulwer.
EDUCATION is a debt due from the
present to future generations.-George
Peabody.
THE sympathy of great nation is
the most precious reward of authors
Disraeli.
BIOGRAPHY is the most universally
pleasant and profitable of all reading
Carlyle.
THERE is wide difference between
true courage and q mere contempt of
life.-Cato
WHY should wear my grandfather's
hat? My head was never measured for
it.-A b. Alcott.
AvARIoE is to the intellect and the
heart what sensuality Is to the morals.
Mrs. Jameson.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Who Are Entitled to Register.

Now that registration is going on
throughout the State, IL will be of inter-
est to know who may legally have their
names enrolled. The following section,
quoted from the law in question, is very
plain:
Section PAL. Every male inhabitant of
thls State, except idiots, insane persons
and Indians not taxed, who is citizen
OF the United States, 81 years old and
upward, who has resided in this State
two years and one year in the election
district, or in the incorporated city or
town in which he offers to vote, and
who is duly registered as provided in
this article, and who has never been
convicted of bribery, burglary, theft,
arson, obtaining money under false pre-
tense, perjury, forgery, embezzlement,
or bigamy, and who has paid, on or be-
fore the first day of February Of the
year in which he shall offer to vote, all
taxes which have been legally required
OF him, and which he has had an oppor-
tunity OF paying according to law, for
the two preceding years. and who shall
produce to the officers holding the elec-
tion satisfactory evidence that he has
paid said taxes, is declared to be a quail
ified elector; but any minister of the
gospel in charge Of an organized church
shall be entitled to vote after six
months residence in the election dis
trict, If otherwise qualified.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Yazoo Delta Medical Association.

The Yazoo D,lta Medical Association
met at Greenville last week with sixty
three members in attendance, DIR. r. S.
Toombs in the chair and DIR. Joseph w.
Waldauer, secretary, at the desk. There
was resolution passed calling the at
tention of the county health officers,
municipal and county officials, to the
unsanitary condition of our public
schools, and the impure water supplied,
and recommending that the water be
boiled before using.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Christianity and Temperance.

Mrs. Katherine Dent Steph enson, of
Chicago, secretary Of the National w.
c. T. u, lectured at Jackson last week
on "The Demands of Christianity" She
argued eloquently for practical Chris
tianity to be carried by all into their
several daily associations and thought
that less stress should be laid on creeds
and scriptural differences. She advo-
Gated the cause of temperance with
earnestness. Her address was able and
practical and calculated to do much
good.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
demanded to Jail.

Phalas Brattan, Alex Jones and Lige
Perkins, the three negroes arrested in
Madison county for the assassination of
Henry Mataw, had preliminary trial
at Livingston last week and were all
three remanded to Jail to await action
of the grand jury. Mataw was waylaid
and killed within one hundred yards of
his home, being shot from his mule and
his body pierced with twenty-odd
bullets.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Street Railway Sold.

The Vicksburg Electric Street. Com
pany's franchise and other property,
consisting of a mile Of track, never
operated, and ESQ acres of land, was sold
last week to satisfy New York mort
gage and was bought in by c. F. Tag &
Son and j. H. Benedict, of New York,
for $1,000.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
State Press Association.

The Mississippi Press Association
convened in the thirtieth annual ses-
sion at Biloxi last week. A beautiful
address of welcome was delivered by
Gen. James r. Davis, who was intro
duced by Hon. A. NJ. Dahlgreen. The
response was made by +. 7. Raiford in
appropriate terms. j. r. Showers,
president, delivered the annual address.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
LINCOLN'S HOMELY PHRASES.
Sumner Criticised His Speeches for = Lach
of Dignity.

of Dignity.
I have said that some of Lincoln's
more fastidious critics had objected to
certain of his off-hand phrases, which
readily took with the multitude, and
which more graphically conveyed his
meaning than those commonly used by
the scholars. Against advice, he had,
in a formal message to congress, ad.
hered to the use of the phrase sugar
coated pill" He argued that the time
would probably never come when the
American people would not understand
what sugar-coated pill was; and on
this historic occasion he used another
favorite figure of his when he said,
"Concede that the new government OF
Louisiana is only to what it should be
as the egg is to the fowl, we shall
sooner have the fowl by Matching the
egg than smashing it." But it turned
out that Senator Sumner, for one, was no
better pleased with this metaphor than
he had been with others on previous oc'
casions; for in letter to DR.. Lieber OF
Philadelphia, next day, he wrote: "The
presidents speech, and other things,
augur confusion and uncertainty in the
future, with hot controversy. Alasl
alasl' And still later in that year
Sumner said: 1.-The eggs OF crocodiIes
can produce only crocodiles, and 1t is
not easy to see how eggs laid by mill
tary power can be Matched into an
American state"
Years have passed since then, and
the grave has long since closed over
the president and the senator's who OPP
posed his policy and his Judgment.
Posterity has vindicated the wisdom OF
Lincoln, and has dealt charitably with
the errors of those who in their day
lacked that charity which is now en-
treated of mankind for them. That
they meant well, that they were patri-
otic. that they were sincere, no man
can doubt; but as we turn our thoughts
backward to that April night when the
great president made his last public
speech to a silent and wondering crowd;
we may well regard his figure with
veneration and reverence, aware now,
If we were not then, that he builded
better than they knew.
In the general jubilation OF that hour
however, there was very little criticism
of the presidents last public speech.
It was felt, perhaps, that the man who
had brought us safe through the great
trial of our strength and patience, him.
self strong and patient, might well be
trusted with the adjustment OF terms
of reunion. Reunion was then the
foremost thought in the minds OF men.
Slavery was dead, peace had returned
and henceforth the grateful task OF re-
uniting the long-estranged brother.
hood of the states was ours. Is it enJ
wonder that men fairly cried with jos
when this happy consummation rose IL
their minds?
But even while we stood under the
light of new day, joyful as people,
triumphant as citizens, there was pre-
ce;vable disaster. - Noah Brooks, in
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Sentence Com m uted.

The president has commuted to forty
ceived by Thomas Gam, convicted in
the District Court of Mississippi for
carrying corn to Illicit stills.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
ror Amu.emant Only.

Wife displaying dropped poker chtpl
Aha! I've found you out at last.
You play cards for money.
Husband-You do me an injustice,
INV dear. I play only for orsusement
Wife-Huhi Don't you win saonsys
Husband-Never. ! always losS.--N
Y. Weekly.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
A Sudden Death.

G. w. Harrison, an old and highly re-
spected citizen of Rankin County, died
suddenly one night last week. He went
to bed in good health but expired dur
ing the night, aged about IS years.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21

John Breeme, ex-treasurer of Kinds
County, and highly respected citizen,
died last week at his home near Utica,
of consumption.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-05-21
Wea ther and Crops.

Vicksburg, May 15.-The rainfall for
the past week has been in excess Of crop
requirements in nearly all portions of
the State. In limited localities small
streams overflowed, damaging the sur
rounding iowland crops, and in few
other sections the rains were ac-
companied by severe hail storms. The
main drawback, however, has been tho
general retardation of field work and
the consequent unchecked growth Of
grass and weeds in the crops, which
have been kept clean to the present
period. Warm weather until the close
of the week favored rapid plant growth !;
since Saturday (the llth) low tempera-
lures have prevailed, with but little
damage, however.
Cotton continues to present good
stands over most of the State. Chopping
is general, and scraping has begun in
places. Early corn has about all been
worked out, and is reported nearly
ready to be laid by in sections of the
sou thern counties. A little late plant
ing of both cotton and corn is still be-
ing done, but has nearly reached COM
pletion.
The condition of the oat crop is vari-
ously commented upon, the extent Of
damage done by winter freezes being
the main factor affecting reports as to
stands. Meadows and pastures have
been benefited by the rains. Most favor
able reports have been received respect
ing the outlook for early vegetables,
fruits, berries and all minor products
Many varieties of vegetables are being
marketed. Strawberries continue plen-
tiful: tomatoes, squashes, cucumbers
and melon vines are in bloom.