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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
The Found alton
OF Good Health is
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The Largest Cargo Of Freight.


The City of New Orleans departing
from here yesterday evening had the
largest trip of both freight and
passengers that has been recorded for
many years, weeks offerings and a
cargo OF 1900 tons, figuring $4,000
packages, and cabin register of 1913
passengers, principally round-trip ex-
cursionists. She took out two barges
and lighters to Cairo, drawing five
feet. and the boat drawing six feet.
She has engagements in this river for
400 tons additional, and will pass
Cairo with 1000 tons. Yet some old
GROWERS are foolish enough to say the
river is playing out, but the evidences
point to 'There is life in the old land
yet. st. Louis Sayings.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
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E the postmaster or any responsible party
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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

The Russian Cars crown is put
down ut $11, 100000. Tho principal
gem is ruby, said to be worth $780,
900.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
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Indigestion keeps men poor. 1t muddles the
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Ask your druggist for them.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

DIR. Kilmer's SWAMI ROOT cures
all Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation free.
Laboratory Binghamton. N. Y.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

! lam entirely cured of hemorrhage of lungs
IyyNpAwAN BetbanW. Mo- Janparv 1891.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27
How's This?

Monday, September 2. was observed as
La Dor Day In thirty States.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
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Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

There are female locomotive engin
eers.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1895-09-27

ACToRs, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Geo. G. Power, industrial agent OF
the Illinois Central railroad, has been
interviewing prominent citizens as to
what inducements they could offer the
Eastern factories. He has visited
numerous important towns along the
line Of this road, and from many has
received flattering offers. Owing to
the absence Of both the president and
secretary Of the business league no for
NAL offer could be made, but Mr.. Pow
er was assured that the factories would
receive good treatment A formal
proposition viii be made later. Mr..
Power will soon go to Boston, where he
will spend several weeks at the expense
Of the Illinois Central Railroad, trying
to induce some Of the factories to locate
along the line. He says the railroad
has taken up the subject Of freight
rates on coal and win be able to satisfy
them as to the cheapness Of that article.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

"A gambling den on Front street was
raided by the police at an early houe
Sunday mornings and quite q number
OF prominent business men of this city
pleaded guilty to the charge and paid
In the mayors court S25 and in the
Justices court $40 each and costs.
The st. Charles Hotel building was
sold Monday under mortgage held by
Leinkauff & Son, Of Mobile, to Il. S.
jacobson, Of this place. for $4,000
The trial of Ed McElroy, the colored
hack driver who has been in jail for
some time on the charge Of numbering
an old negro named William Cole, be-
tween this city and Marion Sta ton,
was concluded in the Circuit court last
week. The jury returned a verdict of
acquital at late hour Friday night.
The prosecution was based upon an ex-
ceedingly strong chain Of circumstan-
tial evidence, but the defendant sue
ceeded in proving an alibi.
Milton Cole who killed Hardy Ce-
phus in Kemper county about two
weeks ago and who has been at large
since that time, was arrested near Ok
tibbeha Thursday and carried to De
Kalb and placed in jail to await the ac-
tion of the grand jury.
i. II. Meyer, proprietor Of the
Meyer Grocery Company, pleaded
guilty in the mayors court Thursday
morning 10 two charges of selling
whisky. He was fined $50 and costs
in each case. He was also arrested by
the constable on similar charges and
required to enter into bond for his ap-
pearance in the justice court Friday.
The grand jury which is now in session
has also found one or two true bills
against Meyer and he is now under
bond for his appearance before the
circuit court. J. II. Daniels, the pros
ecuting witness in these cases, who af-
ter preferring the charges, left the city,
but was overtaken by Officer Thomas
Brown at Livingston, Ala, and induced
to return to Meridian, was committed |
TO jail in default of bond for his APP
pearance as witness
Charlie Smith, q white man, and
John Rogers and John Moore, negroes,
made their escape at an early |
hour Sunday morning from therock pile
They had been sent there by the JUS
tices courts for selling whisky and |
stealing. They made their escapes
from their cells by breaking down the
doors, and gave the officers who had
them in charge the dodge and skipped.
Car Inspector John Shirley, who on
Saturday was shot by an insane passen-
ger, John Thompson, at the depot in
was buried in this city Sun
lay, the Knights of Honor, of which
the deceased was member, conduct
ng the funeral services.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
HOLLY SPRINGS.

BY order of the court at jackson,
Miss, Sheriff MoWilliams left here
Sunday night with his prisoner, Osie
Williams, the notorious young burglar,
who will be placed on trial at Jackson,
charged with breaking in that
city. Young Williams succeeded in
having his case continued at the last
term of court, when his three accom-
plices went to trial and received SEN
tences Of seven years each. If he should
escape the penitentiary in this case he
stands q good chance of being sent up
from Holly Springs at the next term
Of court, to be held in February next.
He has been held in Jail here with
about half dozen indictments against
him for HOUSEKEEPING and burglary.
The residence and large storeroom
of James Evans, on Depot street, was
discovered on fire at o'clock Friday
morning. The storeroom and contents
were destroyed, but the residence was
saved. The damage il not yet known.
VIII Lawshee, VIII Foote and Win
MCCLELLAN, negroes, we're lodged in jail
here saturday for breaking the seal on
a freight ear Of the Illinois Central
railroad at the Holly Springs depot
several nights ago. They had taken
from the car one barrel of -four when
they wered fred at by Policeman Kelly.
They made their escape and we're not
captured until Saturday.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Gov. Stone has granted charter tC
the Gulf Coast Electric Railroad Com.
pany, james B. Gable, DR.. G. w. Ben.
nett, of Long Beach, and A. II. Dahl.
gren, OF Biloxi, being named as gran
tees. The termini Of the road are the
eastern limits Of Pass Christian and
the town of Biloxi The projectors
have the right to associate other per-
sons with them, and they assert that
they will be able to begin work in a
short time and be completed within q
year.
Long Beach is improving very rapid
", twenty-eight residences and three
stores having been erected in 1894,
and four others have started tince New
Year.
A petition has been circulated among
the electors of Long Beach and signed
by most of them asking Gov. Stone for
incorporation as q ''village" under the
municipality laws Of the State. The
corporate area viii extend along the
beach between two and three miles and
back TO the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road one-half mile, and viii include 455
permanent inhabitants, besides those
who have summer residences here and
are citizens only at intervals. An eff
ficient free school, drainage and better
streets are the objects sought by incor-
poration.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Quite a serious conaagration occur
red near here Friday night, the store
and entire stock Of Krauss & Culley
being consumed These young men
were born and raised in Fayette, and
have lately gone into business. They
are both enterprising, energetic young
men, and were building mp a nice bus
mess, The fire was first discovered
between and 10 o'clock that night,
and Messrs. Krauss and Culley were
awakened and escaped with their lives,
the roof falling in on them. Fortu-
nately they were insured.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01


rspoIts In the house Saturday Mr.
HARRISON Democrat Of Alnba,oa
made the majority report OF the memo
rlai or the Central Labor IJnion =
cleveland, Ohio, which nAka for A.,
impeachment of Judge RickH denv;n. '
the request. ~" nns
Mr.: Bailey. Democrat. Of Texas oh
later. iepor'
Onairman Sayers, Of the appropfia.
uons committee, and Chairman Wilson
OF the ways and means committee bed
arranged to divide up Saturday. pivino
the nrst half to the completion Of the
sundry civil bin and the rest Of the day
TO Mr.. Wilson's bill for the repeal II
the clause in tho tariff act imposing An
addluonal one-tenth OF a cent ppr
pound on sugar from bounty paving
countries, and the house, on Mr.. Saw
ers motion, went into committee Of
the whole and resumed the cunsidera-
ton OF the anndry civil bill.
Mr.. Quigg, Republican. of New
Aork, offered an amendment to the
paragraph providing for the paw Of
baliifis, criers, ETC., of United States
courts, so as to provide ''that all per-
sons employed under Section 715 Of
the Revised Statutes shall be deemed
IN actual attendance when thew attend
on the order Of the court, " and prohib-
ltlng pay TO them during the vacation
OF the court. Mr., Quigg argued that
the adoption of this amendment would
expedite the business of the court, be-
sides paying the bailiffs and criers, who
have received no pay since last March.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. COombs, Democrat, New York.
offered as substitute en- amendment
providing for the retirement and can
collation. of gold certificates.
Mr.. Bland, Democrat, Missouri. fav-
ored the Coombs amendment to retire
and cancel the gold certificates. This
was done, he said, under Mr.. Sher-
mans administration of the treasury.
with the result Of a gold accumulation
of $50, 900, 900.
After some further debate by Messrs.
Cox, Democrat, of Tennessee, and
Warner, Democrat, New York, in
favor Of the Coombs amendment the
vote was taken on Mr.. Sayers' amend
ment to give the secretary of the treas
ury discretion TO issue such denomina-
tions Of greenbacks as he he saw it,
1t was lost-74 to ~.
The Coombs amendment to retire and
cancel the gold certificates was agreed
to without division. Another amend
ment offered by Mr.. Coombs, making
gold certificates non-receiyable for GUS
toms duties after July i, 1895, and
after that date non-carriable as the law
ful reserve of any national bank, was
also agreed to without division. The
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
a hghtship and fog signal to be sta
toned off the Straits of Fuca, Wn.,
near Flattery Reef, was adopted.
This completed the consideration Of
the biz. The amendments were agreed |
to and the bill was passed
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
COTTON BELT TRAIN ROBBED.
$4,000 Secured by Train Robbers
Near Mcneil, Arkansas.

~H~t"@ ~'~N~'~@~t 80 A@e~@A~t~@f
A special from Fordice, Arkansas.
says: South bound Cotton Belt train
No. ], in charge of Conductor Charley
Harris, was held up and robbed by two
men wearing handkerchiefs on their
faces, half a mile south of Mcneil,
Ark, ut 1880 Thursday night. The
robbers we're riding on the blind bag
gage.
When the train was going through
deep cut Engineer Crowley saw the
robbers crawling over the tender Of the
engine, but before he realized what
was up the men covered him with re-
vOlvers and commanded him to stop
the train, after which they marched
him to the express car in charge Of
Messenger j. w. Massey, and com
PEELED Crowley to call Massey to the
door. The robbers then covered Mes
senger Massey and then went through
the car. Conductor Harris came out
to see what tire trouble was and he was
Immediately covered by the bandits as
they were retiring from the express
car. They paid their respects to the
conductor by relieving him Of all the
money in his possession. The robbery
was well executed and apparently ths
work of old timers at the business
After an Intellectual attempt to open
the safe in the express car the bandits
compelled the messenger TO assist them.
The amount taken from the safe is es-
timated at $50, ,O00 The watch and
chain taken from Conductor Harris
we're returned to him upon his assur-
ance that they belonged to him indi-
vidually. 1t is thought that members
Of the Cook gang No. ?, who were i'm
plicated in the recent train robbery
near Ogamawa, Ark, and released for
want of proof, are the men who did tie
lob. They remarked when leaving the
officers, s'You have the laugh on us
this time, but we viii come again, f" and
il seems they made good their threat.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
PORT GIBSON.

Henry Cowan, alias Blackman, re-
Gently indicted for the murder Of Jim
Scott, both colored, was ia jail and got
permission Of the court TO visit law
yer's Office for the purpose Of retaining
and consulting the lawyer. When the
deputy sheriffs brought him out Of jail
without handouts or shackles and
started up the street Blackmnn made o.
break fox liberty and vas shot down by
Che officers. "A pistol bali broke both
bones junt above the right ankle and
tha limb wen arnYulutpa.
Tma enae pi khe SEAIe against John
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

ThaLegislature OF Alabama recon
vened Tuesday with full attendance.
The following resolution was introdnc-
ed:
ssResolved, That the action OF those
disappointed offioe-seekere of Alabama
who went TO New Orleans last week and
naaliQned the State by untrue charges
against ita fair nAmo and tine common
honesty of ita citizens bo condemned. @
The above refers to addresses made
before fhe Rallut Reform League.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

A dispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn,
says: The plant Of the Tennessee River
Compress Company, occupying two
acres of ground i'm the midst of a net
work Of railway tracks, was almost to-
tally destroyed by fire Wednesday
night About 100 bales Of cotton were
also destroyed. The fire is supposed
to have resulted from sparks from O.
passing engine. The total loss Is about
$3s, 900 and is well covered by insnr-
ance.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

w. A. Dunagan, a prominent mer-
chant Of this place, was cowhided Sat
urday by four women. The females
came in heavily veiled and invested in
cowhides. Meeting Dunagan they
closed in on him and applied the whip.
He received about fifty severe cuts on
the face and hands before making his
escape. The fogging was administer
ed by the wife, mother and sisters OF
Eugene Wilson, whom Dunagan and
others thrashed last summer for the
alleged slandering Of a young lady o.
this city.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

The brutal murder Of q negro at
Morehead was followed by the death of
tho murderer here Tuesday. William
Bush, desperate character, asked the
negro if he believed Jesus Christ ever
rode an ass, and when the negro an
swered negatively Bush pulled q gun
and saying Damn you, will make a
convert of you. shot the negro dead.
Bush fed 10 this city and was met at
the depot by Officer Coats, who order
ed Bush to throw up his hands Bush
attempted to draw his pistol and was
shot through the bowels. He died
Tuesday evening. The eoroner's jury
exonerated Coats.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Lee & Lindrose's gin caught fire
Monday night about 8 o'clock and was
entirely destroyed, with ten or twelve
bales of cotton, 400 OF 500 bushels Of
corn, and three carloads Of cotton seed.
The fire was evidently of incendiary
origin, as the machinery had not been
run for some days Owing to its iso-
lation the fire was kept from spreading
to other buildings, The entire loss
foots mp $1,000 OF $1,000, on which
there is no insurance.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Port Gibson, Miss, December l4th, 1901.
Agt. Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assn,
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ir l. a. searies Special Agt Mutual Reserve Assn
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few figures showing how yourself 500 annually yur
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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Stanley. the white constable Of Yicks-
burg who was indicted for the murder
Of the negro John Parish, was submit
ted TO the jury this afternoon and after
being out fifty minutes the jury return
ed with q verdict Of guilty as charged
in the indictment and fixed the penalty
at life imprisonment in the epenitentiary.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Magnolia and Tylertown, twenty-one
miles east Of this place, are now con-
nected by telephone, the line having
been completed Saturday, by J. +.
Evans, electrician, tt was built by pri-
vate subscriptions, mainly at the ex-
pense Of the hampton Mercantile Con-
panv of Magnolia.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
MccoND CITY.

The Cornvaclede Of McComb will
give their annual parade on Feb. 26,
and it promises to surpass any attempt
of the past.
Cotton is still coming in and prices
steady. Farmers in this vicinity have
all agreed to plant less this year than
last.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
TENS OF INTEREST PICKED UP
HERE AND THERE.

AT a meeting of the officers and
directors Of the Biloxi Electric Light
Plant, e. q. Burken, the manager, re-
ported that the success Of the plant
warranted dividend of 10 per cent.
This is mo noticeable from the fac
that the IT has met with several set
rious drawbacks during the year by ac-
cidents.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

Harvey Woods, fireman on the Geor-
gia Pacific passenger train, which was
wrecked Thursday night, died ut Co
lumbus Friday morning. He was fear
fully burned by steam and received
internal injuries.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01

TTa,, 'Ou AIIVT Men,
II t6,s. american President has had
b T5s'o = thirty-towns named for
| u Ds'uas susfs are thirty cities and
\ thFtr ~. after Alexander Hamil-
NJ trs.,.l w ,Sli1,tonF, twenty-four Web.
hau, seva5 61'e!ntona, thirteen CAL
I srent'ren Cleya, nineteen Quin-
3lsines 'one n. Douglapzes and twen-
Chicago Times.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
WHAT CONGRESS Is DOING
SUMMARY OF THE MOST MPop-
TANT BUSINESS.
Bilis introduced and Bills Passed Iu
the Senate and House.


Another new senator, Mr.. Pritchard
republican, Of North Carolina. WAS
sworn in during the day. w."
Inc session closed with the rapid
passage OF twenty-one pension bills
The bill for the transfer of nort;o,,
OF the exhibit of the department az
oeste at the Worlds Columbian Expo
sltion to the Columbian Museum Of
Chicago, was also passed. The exbibit
transferred covers the La Rabida CON
vent and the collection relating 70 \
After a short executive session the sem
ate at 8 o'clock adjourned.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-02-01
sizoi Begins Sept. 18th, 1894

lish, classical, and business
arkably healthful location in
NH country" Prohibition
New gymnasium. Acces
ny. & M. V. r. r. A.
p live in the Academy hence
|nnuences and constant over
superior Instruction and
|ins' Owing to endowment
Illg and tuition for 10 months
N5S' For catalogue ad-
secretary c.-A Academy,
POrtGi5snH. Miss.
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