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WBDNESDAY, AUGUST 22. 1833.
Tee strike of the Telegraphic Broth
erhood b ended. Capital is stronger
than labor, because it can maintain it
self, while labor starves. The poor oper
atives Lav e yielded to
monopolv rather than
to them, wHI bene
arouse the whole p
of kaonlng corpora
and under legi
the term of the
starve or give up
on. though dear
the eountry. and
j to the necessity
jrt their places.
The trial of the Jenkins brother for
the murder of the Iter. J. L. Borden, at
Maaj&eH La., ffl commence Mood iy.
the 27th.
A great obstacle to the diversification
of crops and consequently of commercial
independence in our State, is the load of
debt which her agricultural people have
had to carry. Men who furnished sup
plies hare looked upon cotton at the
only product with which the farmers
could pay their indebtedness, and cotton
has therefore been the one crop to which
attention has been paid to the neglect of
all others. As the producing people are
relieving themselves from this burden,
and becoming independent, the inclina
tion grows upon them to diversify their
crops and to test the profit of raising
stock.
Our native grasses, possess excellent
nutritive propcrties,some of them almost
equal to Timothy, which is not suited to
our soil and climate, but their virtues are
not understood in New Orleans and other
large K.iitiicrii market-, and they still
rence to Western hav
t. Nevc-rthc
narket wi
For exatnpl
The yellow fever threatens to ra;
Tenf-acola. surgeon Owens of the I
-aid has it. There are three caaea
hide the yard.
out
Me. R. W. Mageidcr. ia answer to
a rail from numerous citizens of Clai
borne, consent to serve the county in
Hi- election l- a fore-
r.tii.i.ri filwl In will liiriVe
the Legislature.
gone conclusion, ana
first-rate iMinbff.
Grenada County Nominations.
m our QOnU
r.,w.;.,t..,i
A Warren county correspondent of
the Patron of Hntbandry contains a
statement in reference to a Railroad
Superriaton Convention which was held
under the uaspices of the Grangers in
Vicksburg several years ago, to which
we would respectfully call the attention
of the Herald of that city. The state
ment contains the names of the princi
pal actors in the meeting, (conspicuous
among whom was the distinguished edi
tor of the Herald;) and also the resolu
tion which was adopted by the
Convention calling on the Legisla
ture to "enact a law regulating the passen
ger and freight tariff extending through
this State." The proceedings of this nota
ble Convention seem to be the starting
point of the movement to carry out the
doctrine of the Democratic State Plat
form which was partially developed in
the "Barry bill," and wholly so in the
Humphrey-bill" rf ihela-t Legi-iature.
this jiame source it wmild seem
ten it is properly j lnal lhe recent t tai borne county re-oiu-...i
... .,.;i .1 tins. which have sorelv vexed our con-
H . I. I T .
N Y Bon J
Correspondent
Tlie recent revelations of Stephen W.
Dorsey place Gen. Garfield and the Re
publican leaders who were instrumental
in compassing his election in a very
discreditable position. There is no es
cape from their predicament except by
disproving the substance of Dorseyi United States?
at )
used ; '""'
V
The foUowiai
ated : Rcpresc
Swine; Sheriff,
Clerk, B. i:. 1
B. Davis; Trt
Mr. J. 3. Gage
of the county for State Senator
A. K. Tamer; Chancery
Vrrv: 'iteiiit lerk. W.
isurer, & H. Cord-m.
was declared (he choice
Close Ranks.
The Utiea Monitor did valiant and
zealous anti-fu-i'.n work before the Con
vention m t. boi like the true Democrat
that it is, it fall into line, and compli
ments Tju; (iajuon by copying it
earnest words t stand by the action f
the Democratic party token in Conn n
tion and maintain its organization as the
Lest hope ol the pi oph .
il the hay used in this town
ased from the West ; but it
has. 1een entirely superceded by a bet
ter article of home production at lower
price- ; and the money which was sent
off to other States is now expended at
home.
Since the introduction of the rust
proof .ats. the crop of that grain lias
been greatly enlarged.
Steps were taken by ilaj. Wall, Com-;iii--ioner
of Agriculture, to obtain a
description of Italian wheat not liable
to rust, and adapted to the soil of our
.-tate, and the experiment has thus far
! been a decided success. Recentlv.
. . V
I through the Commissioner of Agricul-
tare, some lots of Meditcranean wheat
have received by members of Con
gress, for distribution as seed, and we
ft'Onld urge the planter- to whom it has
been seat for trial, to test its virtues,
i'.. fore and during the war, considerable
quantities of wheat were produced in
the Booth, as well as middle and North
Mississippi, bat the disadvantage under
ahi a prod Been btboeed was its liabili
tv to ru it It IsbelieTed that the Medi
tetanean wheat which has recently bean
distributed for experimental parpoam is
free from this defect- In this evjmt, it
will prove, 'Teat acquisition to our
i i, i -.
temporary, the rural a, receiver jis in
spiration. We are not so fortunate' as to
lnnc a file of the Herald, and as the
statement of the correspondent is
meagre, we request the Herald to repro
duce in full this important chapter in
the history of the Supervision agitation
in our State:
Patron of Husbandry.
Several years ago a Convention of the
Subordinate Granges of this and the ad
joining counties, was called to assemble at
Vicksburg, to take into consideration vari
ous matters affecting the interests of the
farmers, the most important of which was
the question of transportation.
At that time complaints were rife among
the merchants as well as planters, and it was
hoped that by calling the Convention at
th!place, they might be induced to co-operate
in any plan that might be adopted for
the redress of the grievances complained
of. The meeting was a large one. composed
story. He has named the men who were
associated with him in the nefarious
work of 1880. He has told the amount
of money that was raised to carry In
diana, and to reduce the Democratic
majority in New York and Kings coun
ties. Morever, he has distinctly and
emphatically charged Gould and Hun t
iu -ton with making a corrupt bargain
for the appointment of Stanley
Matthews to the Supreme Court.
These grave and distinct charges, for
the first time put in positive and re
sponsible form, are supported by dates,
by circumstantial facts, and by several
forms of corroborative testimony well
known to the public. Silence is no
answer. It invites suspicion of guilt on
the part of the accused, who certainly
would answer if they could answer in a
way to clear themselves from the indict
ment. Like Oakes Ames in the matter of
the Credit Mobilier corruption, Dor
sey has a valuable stock of ammunition
in reserve, if his associates in the late
Presidential campaign should separate
ly or in combination attempt to contra
diet his statement-. This fact may
serve to explain why some of them
maintain a discreet reserve, and prefer
to submit to present reproaches rather
than to invite more damaging exposures.
Death of Willie Terrett.
Hie death of William Hex by Teb
EETT, last Friday night, after a few days
illness, was a gTeat shock to his host of
friends, young and old, and a sad blow
tn his ftimilv. Ho had set his mark
of some of the b-.t men of the Grange and I L. homrabe ftnd us,.fu, m
" "STLf Md possessed these qualities essential
C laiborne ; Harper, of Jefferson ; Uixon, 1 1
Wall and Hooker of Hinds; Yellowly, of to success industry, application, sobne
Ifadtsoa; Barnes, Gibson, Nailor. Eoothe, j ty, courtesy. He was in his eighteenth
Newman and others of Warren. The Con- j year, and had been in the employ of the
ventiou was in session several days, aud re
sulted in accomplishment of some relief
in the direction intended. A committee on
house of Stedman & Co., since he was
ten years of age. He had the unbound
ed confidence of his employer, and was
transportation was appointed, consisting of : . , , . . ,
, ' , . 7 , ., i a universal favorite with the customers
JP
te erection of flouring mills o as to
ly the demand; and it will prove a
lable crop for shipment abroad. The
demand for wheat is as steady, and
the sal I- as reliable, as of our thief
ttaple, cotton, itself, while it can be pro
duced with less co-t and with the great
def tderatanr, hired labor.
Hinds County Gets the Second Bale j agricultural resources. The production
to Market I of wheat here anion-' us will be followed
laWfnena got the first; and thi im
perial county of Hind- somes next.
Messrs. Etewman A Cook, on t i - Bald
win Ferry place, s- nt a bah- to Vicka
burg on the 13th. It -old for 12 cents
yer pound in that market. Messrs.
2sewman and Cook are among the most
enterprising and progressive planters in
the county.
A mPATCH from Canton states that
the Sheriff of Madison county w.i bit
ten this morning by a mad dojr. Mr. T.
EL Ward, of Canton, telegraphed ben
for the in ad-stone owned by our town
man Mr., A. R. Carter, to be sent by ex
press, which was done. Meridian Ob
eerver, 21st
This is a sod warning, ft reminds as
that in defiance of the proclamation of
ear (dty authorities, numerous dogs are
at large in the eorposation and do sur
prise need felt, if similar misfortunes
to the foregoing befall some of nor citi
izens. f. there no way to abate the
nal anec
Hon. JclFersoa Davis' Letter.
Some colored men have called a
Boh . red Stat) 'on vention in Jackson to
appoint delegates to the Fred. Douglass
rob, red Convention which meets at
Louisville, Ky., on the 24th September.
of T!i
O. Xon
las' ma
ave received the first number
Free .tate," edited bv Mr. W.
Norrell in the interest of the ticket
'. nominated in Bonkia. Mr. Norrell
e brilliant writer, not without
expe-
shaU
tw
Be
nd
I b.
expect a livelv,
friendly, contest be
te thunderer of the
lOndsoBM typography
le to the
C"l. Humphries, of
Claiborne ; C. E.
to
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OTKt W n.l Cnl W I.. Harner. 01 uuusc. sami.wi .trspi
of Jefferson. On the hist day of the session j his worth and memory, the house war
the committee made a report, of which the ! closed On .Saturday.
following Is an extract :
"We would recommend that, as the coun
try is how in an impoverished condition,
and every plan lor applying relief to the
people should be well considered, and when
deemed practicable, earnestly pursued, the
Kxecutire Committee of the State Grauge
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Drs. Calloway and Hunter, at
the family residence, where a large num
ber of hearty sympathisers had assem
bled, and who followed the remains of
deceased to their last resting place. To
our venerable friend, the bereaved
The Fall Election.
ho ri-nii. sf. il hv this Convention to consider
the exoediencv of addressing a petition to ! father, and his afflicted household, we
the Legislature, praying that body to emid j tender our sincere sympathy
a lair rrgtdatintj tht pattcnger and freight
tariffs of the various rnilruada extending
through Ote Slate."
" The C. E. Wright, of that committee was,
and is yet, the editor of the Vicksburg
Herald, and seems now to have constituted
himself the special champion of the rail
roads in the matter of supervision. Since
that Convention the evil complained of has
grown tenfold in magnitude and oppressive
ness, and demands more imperatively than
ever before just such action as w as recom
mended in the report of the transportation
committee.
Twenty-Ninth Senatorial District.
uld
published bis -
nets." else Mr. Davi
hud occasion to produce thu able and
conclusive letter which i- printed on
our first page. In :!iis tetter Mr. lai
!hoWS on whoso hand- was the blood of
the war. The sectional agitation wa
commenced in the North; and it was
precipitated by the some section, (it hav
ing obtained control of the United States
govcrnme.it) in violating the stipula
tions at to foci Sumter contrary to the
advice of such men a- Su phen A. Doug
las, Gen. WinfieldtScott and Col Bob.
Anderson, whe was in command of the
Fort at the time.
Call for a Convention.
Col. John F. Smith, who has received
the endorsement of Clarke county for
State Senator and will be the probable
l andidate. is a rrnresentaf i ve LXemoCrat
1 rim irj . lection in Scott, the; of Fast Mississippi. If we are not mi
nominated. For ; taken he i" a native of Jones, and rep-
Scott County.
following ticket was
Representative, J. H.
.1. T. Iiles; tharoery
SimmoBs; Circuit Cle:
well; Treasurer. J. l.
nna: ('
Bee mob; Sheriff, resented the county in the Legistotare
. M. T. J when barely tw enty-ono years of ao
. Black- i Remonne to Jasner. he represented the
Creeelios; Bur-1 District in which it is gj tooted, in tlo
ierk,
J. G
veyor, J. W.
g. r. V.. Cr. el
solid vote fi
Beemaa, th
tttre, i- an o
H
t roiu-r
H. II. Hoddieston got a
r District Attorney. Mr.
nominee for the iegisla-
1 citizen and an educated
planter; t strong writer and speaker.
He will make his mark in the legisla
ture. The other candidates for Sheriff
and the Clerk-hips are men of tried ex
perience and merit.
ind Ban-! Senai". and since the war has served her
in the House. He has large experience
ami force of character, is thoroughly
conversant with national and State a iiair-,
and commands the full confidence of the
people w here be has always resided. In
the late war. he was a gallant soldier.
The election which occurred in Ken
tucky last week gave the Democrats
about 50,000 majority. Following Ken
tucky, Ohio, Iowa, Maryland, Massachu
setts, Minnesota and New Jersey are the
only states which vote for Governor this
year. Of the remaining states, Connec
ticut will elect one-half its senate and a
full house of representatives, Pennsyl
vania an auditor-general and state treas
urer, Mississippi its legislature and coun
ty officers, Nebraska a justice of the
supreme court and regents of the state
university, and New York a secretary of
state, comptroller, treasurer, attorney
general, engineer and surveyor, and
both branches of the legislature, while
Virginia will elect part of it- senate and
it- full assembly.
If Judge Hoadiey carries Ohio, be will
beat once entered in the "list of Pres
idential probabilities -n the Democratic
side.
Labor Strike andTelegraphic Troub-
On our 'first page we have printed the
testimony of Master Workman John
Campbell of Pittsburg, before the United
States Senate Committee on Labor, to
whom was given the investigation of the
strikes and labor movements in the
it tee on Educa-
jv authorized and
the investigation fit eotferred in the fol
lowing language of the Senate
Resolved That tJs
tion and Labor is
directed to take into consideration the
subject of the relations between labor
aud capital, tne wages ana nours or
labor, the condition of the laboring class
es in the United States, and their rela
tive condition and wages as compared
with similar classes abroad, and to in
quire into the division between labor
and capital of their joint productions
in the United States: also, the subject of
labor strikes, and to inquire into the
causes thereof aud the agencies produc
ing the same; and to report what legis
lation should be adopted to modify or
remove such causes and to provide
against their continuance or recurrence,
as well as anv other legislation calcula
ted to promote harmonious relations be-
tw een capitalists and laborers and tne in
terests of both by the improvement of
the condition of the industrial classes of
the United States.
It is an inquiry of the utmost gravity,
and the testimony and report of the
Committee will be regarded with pro
found concern by the public. The
Chairman of the Committee, Senator
Blair, has announced that the investiga
tion shall be scorching and impartial,
and we are sure the members of the
Committee will be satisfied with nothing
less.
The testimony of Master Workman
Campbell of the Brotherhood of Tel
egraphers explains the cause of the
strike of the operators.
Till' death of Judge Black is a public
loss. He was one of the foremost intel
lects of the American bar. Indeed, he
was regarded as almost without a peer
in his profession. He was not distin
guished by oratorical gifts, but as a
writer and a master of pure English
language which impressed the thoughts
of the author upon the mind, he was
the equal of Burke and Macau ley. He
was emphatically a tribune of the people,
and maintained with unequaled power
the supremacy of civil over military rule
iii time of peace. And in his advocacy
of the cause of the people in their con
test with monopoly, he was even more
conspicuous.
We do not wish to place our old per
sonal friend, Dr. W. S. West, of Hinds,
iu a position he does not wish to occupy.
We mentioned that without abandoning
his Greenback doctrines, he had resumed
hi.-connection with the Democratic par
ty. To prevent mistake, he has written
to us to say that he will not support the
fusion ticket in the conntv'election.
The 6th Ji
Coavea-
The following were the delegates:
Copiah J. L. Meade, R. N. Miller,
ELW. Brown, J. W. Bailey, Jno. W.
Clarke, Jaa. S. Sexton, C. M. Bankston,
Geo. S. Dodds, W. N. Cooper.
Hinds Oliver Clifton, W. J. Brown,
Jr., C. M. Williamson, J. L. Harris, Har-
rj Peyton, J. D. MeKie, J. N. Bush, W.
1. KatUH.
Madison R. C. Smith, S. C. Divine,
K. F. Oaddis, Wm. McWillie, C. L.
Gross, Geo. Harvev, W. H. Powell, Iddo
Balleau.
Yazoo A. M. Hicks, S. M. Dver,
Moses Ellison, Q. C. Moore, J. B. Wil
son, J. W. Holt, B. B. Helmer, C. R.
Henderson.
R. H. Henry, presided, and D. P.
Porter was Secretary. Yazoo presented
the name of W. D. Gibbs; Madison, of
Robert Powell; Hinds, of C. S. North;
Copiah, of II. C. Conn. The candidates
were all strong men, and were supported
faithfully through three long weary
days of balloting and turmoil without
breaking the dead-lock. Finallv each of
the candidates withdrew, and after some
promiscuous balloting, during which
Copiah and Yazoo centered upon R. N.
Miller, of Copiah, Madison went to his
support, and Hinds followed, and this
made his nomination unanimous.
Mr. Miller is an able lawyer in full
practice; a zealous Democrat who has
served twice on the Presidential Electo
ral ticket; and as a prosecuting attorney
he will be a terror to evil doers.
Thi: Vicksburg Herald don't want the
names of the committee that rejiorted
the Supervision resolution to the Demo
cratic State Convention in 1877. It
says, like Mr. Toots, "its of no conse
quence" any way. It was only a mean
ingless "platitude." In the political
vocabulary, a "platitude" is something
that siguifies nothing, but is intended
to fool somebody. A tub to the pop
ular whale. This is an unjust accusa
tion against the Democratic party. It
is a bright idea. But the Aberdeen
Examiner got in ahead of the Herald
with it.
Senator Dillard of Noxubee.
The nomination of the writer of the
following letter to the State Senate, after
it was published, imparts special im
portance to its contents :
I will say to my fellow-citizens that
I am not only in favor of State super
vision of Railroads, but I will support,
and vcwkfjc the best bill which cau be
framed for that purpose. I never shared
the doubts, of so many good Democrats,
about the constitutionality of -such legis
lation ; because my education had taught
me to rest on that bed-reck political ax
iom, that the "creature cannot rise above
the creator." 5
But I go further than merely favoring
these measures I urge the adoption of
every means which will insure their suc
cess. ormptf the advance around, that
the legislators should pay their way to
Jackson, and not be under obligations to
the railroads for a free ride. Let it be
made a criminal offense for legislators,
judges and chancellors, etc., to accept
free rides. Let the railroads use the
money, which they now put, where they
think it will do the most good, in giving
free passes and supporting a lobby f r
relief against their odious discrimina
tions. If gentlemen must needs ride
free, let the State, in whose service they
are, pay the expenses. Let the railroads
be treated like every other industry in
the State, fairly; but let us have a Ju
diciary and a Legislature free from sus
picion. Then each will feel that spirit
of independent fairness which no man.
sitting on the rights of others, can feel,
while he has the money of one of the
parties in his pocket. If elected your
Senator I shall labor, with assiduity, to
carry out those ideas, and all others,
which will relieve the people, and im
prove our material condition.
Geo. G. Dillard.
Meeting of the Democratic Executive
Committee.
Phesaig Crranje,
Fatsttk, Mi, Attg ,?
Editors d a. . '
-MUM4Ujl AT (L. I
ing of Phomix Granw T H
the following resolution. !? l
and orderiwf mm -r
request for publication
" UK -
' " "e rnitu.
There are people with tastes like tfie
flesh-fly. They will skim over a world
of soundness in search of a tainted spot.
In accordance with the decision of
the Democratic Convention held on the
0th of August, a Con vention of the Dem
ocratic Conservative voters of Hinds
county is hereby called to lx held on
the Cth day of September, 1883, in the
Court-house in Raymond for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for the
offices reserved for the Democrats on
the ticket to be snported by the Demo
crats and Republicans this tall. The
representation for the eevi ral precincts
f the count v will be the aatoa as in the
The connection of Cnpt. J. C. Lewis,
j the brilliant writer and able legislator,
I with the Port Gibson News, has closed,
j The paper i- now under the sole man
::eiii of Mr. P. B. Moore.
Congress and the Telegraph.
Masonic.
The Knight Templars are having
-and time in San Francisco thi
Wa ar.
borough for a co
L'iving a report
Chapter, and of the banquet on the
night of l'tth. Mr. Kimbrough is the
Washington Telegram A promi
nent Representative said to-day that it
was very evident that Congress would
be called upon at its next session to leg
islate in regard to the question of the
control of the telegraph, with many in
dications in favor of the adoption of the
postal telegraph system, which works so
successfully in Europe. "So that we can
week. ' handle the matter as thoroughly as pos
sible," he said, "I propose on the first
Convention Of Aogaat Wh. The several j only representative of the Grand Chap
precincts will held their meeting at their ter of Mississippi, The original (Jeneral
aoaal plaaae of hoidlag elections, on Sat-Grand chapter was organized eighty
urday, the 1st day of September, at 3 1 foar years ago. Of all the officers that
o clock; except the three w;r..- of the have bom elected at the twentv-fonr !
City qf Jackson, where the meetings J convocations that have Jocii held, only
will be held on the same day, at S o'clock : ten are now living, and of this small
P.M. C. M. Williamson. Chr'n. ! number only one was present at Denver
! A. T. C. Pierson, of Minnesota who
Sensible. made an appropriate response f a senti-
Therc are negroes in Georgia who arc nient propose
sensible enough to realize thai the agita
tion of race issues by the colored people
on the preposterous prcteuse that they
aorta not been treated justly by the i
whites who have control of the govern-
meut, and will keep it, is unw ise and I
detrimental to the welfare of the colored
race. The following sensible resolutions
were adopted by a Colored couvention a;
Atlanta Georgia :
Whereas, Some few of the coloi ed
people of the United States arc advising
the call of a National Convention of
colored men to meet in Louisville. Ky.,
in September next, to make known tbe
national grievance. This, in the opinion
cf our committee, is in itself a national
wrong. 1 herefore. be it
ifesoftr., That "it is the sense of tltis
meeting tltat such a cail at this stage of
our political hUtory would prove detri
mental to the welfare aod advancement
oi our race.
;...!..!.. ...1 .. TT.... IJ T ITS
, , ; dav of the session, after the House is or-
a copy Of the Denver News I . , . , ,.
of the General Grand 1 . . . ,,
penai oncuse lor any .senator, repre
sentative, or official of the Government,
to accept a telegraph frank from any
telegraph company." "As it is now,"
he continued, "there is scarcely a Sena
tor, Representative, or prominent official,
who has not the privilege of sending
what telegraphic messages he pleases by
using deadhead franks, which are
Speedily supplied by the telegraph coin
pan ies. When a man has a book of
these franks in his pocket, he is unable
to consider the telegraph question, or
any other question in which the tele
gropb companies are interested, in an
independent manner. Cutting off the
; telegraph frank business will, even if
the postal telegraph system is not
adopted, corect an abuse which has
been growing constantly in the past few
rears."
Ma. OaCAB H. Johnson has sold the
Copiah Signal to engage in the more
agreeable and profitable business of
stock farming. He and his brother Mr.
J. C. Johnson, have purchased the fine
Watkins property in Rankin. The Sig
nal will be published by Mr. W. L.
Mitchell, aud edited in the canvass by
Mr. J. L. Meade, who has experience
and ability to keep up its efficiency as
a live, aggressive Democratic journal.
He is Chairman of the Countv Execu-
Tre Clarion has had a long ex
perience in party organization, and it
would not surely at this late day en
courage the efforts of those who would
gladly exchange an organization in Which
they have failed to climb to the top for
one in which they would be the most
conspicuous figures. Natchez Demo
crat. Thank you. neighbor, for your consid
erate advice. The Clarion was born
and baptised in the Democratic party
long before you made your debut on the
stage of journalism, nearly half a cen
tury ago. The principles of the Demo
cratic party were promulgated by Jeffer
son at the beginning of the government;
and illustrated by Jackson and Polk
and Pierce and Buchanan, and would
have had a glorious expounder in Til
de:! if the people had not been robbed
of their choice in 1830. Talk about any
other party! Who would abandon a
ves-el that had weathered ten thousand
storms, and having escaped shipwreck in
spite of them all, is moving gallantly
into port.
As for the Grangers, you need not be
afraid of them. Their objects are not
partisan. They could not take the place
of tie Democratic party (to which most
of them belong), if they would, and
Would not if thev could.
Capt B. F. Jones.
If complaints exist growing out of the
primary election in Montgomery county
they are not made by Capt. B. F. Jones,
late of the Advance, as will be seen by
his card. He has fought a hundred bat
tles for his party without faltering, but
has never yet trained with the soreheads :
Winona Advance.
A card.
To the Democracy of Montgomery comity:
Having been a candidate for the Leg
islature in the late primary election,
and it having been declared, as I think,
by competent Democratic authority,
that my opponent is the nominee, by a
small majority, I abide the result and
will cheerfullv vote for him in Novem
ber. There has been much complaint of an
unfair election, and while I feel that if
it had beea perfectly fair, at all the
boxes, the result would have been differ
ent, yet as a Deaioerat who has always
endeavored to be true to the party, and
not wishing any one to imagine for a
moment that I would not recognise its
authority, I have written this card.
Returning my sincere thanks to my
friends who so zealously supported me
and to all the people of the county who
extended their cordial hospitality and
uniform courtesy, during my canvass
through the county, I will close with
the wish that perfect harmony may pre
vail in the Democratic ranks, and that
you may all "live long and prosper."
Very trulv,
B. F. JOJTRS.
Wilkinson County.
Editors Clarion: The following are
the nominees and resolutions adopted by
the Wilkinson county Democracy:
nominees.
For Legislature, D. C. Brutnleti, Geo.
H. Peets; for Sheriff, W. H. Morgan;
for Circuit Clerk, L. C. Johnson : for
Chancery Clerk, Ralph Huff; for Treas
urer, W. K. Cooper; for Aasesor, t W.
Davis. V
RESOLUTIONS.
Cen. Win. L. Brandon having the floor
ottered the following which was also
adopted unanimously:
Whkreas, In the past it was not
deemed prudent to approach a southern
man, holding a high official position,
with a corrupt proposition, and it should
be the pride and ambition of the South
to maintain in the future, the same high
grade of official character. Therefore,
be it
Itrsolred, 1st. That we the members of
the Democratic party, now assembled in
Convention, do endorse and approve the
action of Woodville Republican in re
porting and publishing the statements
made by the President of the State
Grange, Capt. Put Darden, in regard to
the Judges of the State of .Mississippi,
traveling on the cars with fr,e posses.
2d. That we commend and applaud
the editor, John S. Lewis, for the firm,
dignified and persistent manner he pur
sued iu sustaining the propriety of his
action, and developing the fact, that
two of the Judges of the Supreme
Bench, did travel on free passes. And
though the Judges were entirely inno
cent, and "the Baby a very little one to
make such a fuss, about," yet it is proper
to stamp it at once with our disapproval.
3d. And further, be it l&sofwd. That
it was the duty of the President of the
State Grange to bring the matter before
the Public and we commend htm for so
doing.
Pursuant to a call of the Chairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee
met at the Court House on Thursday,
August 16th. At 1 1 o'clock the meeting
was called to order by the Chairman.
Tbe following members were present :
nutrict i v t itr;.. p r.-
rVm. Hughes, Bethel: R. M. Magruder! I contversy growing out of
Flower Hill. pressions made bv Cant n.
I)itOi.t n f Vti-.n Tl..1... I 1 ..I .1.-
r if "'ui, ........ m.. irangf vsV
. - J to the use of f Too r-.. ' t . a
District No. 8 vS. Bagnell, and G. K. T, " , ""aa MiasiWI
ranHTn tne tsti ."I
fi""'' enqorse the vim.
smuuh M npi. I'aruen in the
lieiuJitd TL.t .
- - . -, ...... .. fi.,. .
of free passes upon railroad, Z k
and legislators, should hstJlM
conuemnea as eontrarv to
and nu h!n- nnl;... i , Suo
should be prohibited bv lw
"CJ0L L. ., 5th Mi
ment.
A ru itt . v ttji am
-al.s Orp,. I
Lnm.Roekv Spring.
District No. 4 M. R. Jones. J. G.
Hastings, St. Elmo.
District No. 5-C. C. Gora, Ben
Jones, I. D. Magruder, Brandywine.
On motion of M. R. Jones the follow irfg
resolution was submitted :
fieolrexl, That in the absence of a Dis
trict Executive Committee, a district
convention for the nomination of a Dis
trict Attorney be held at Fayette on the
12th of September, and that the other
committees of the district be requested
to concur and report same to the chair
man of this committee at an early date.
Resolved, That the chairman of this
committee order a meeting of the clubs i
of the county for the purpose of reorgan
ization and the election of a county ex :
uaaaA .. ,.vi.,ltt.i.i (rw f AAminir i'nu. !
paign, on or before the 1st Saturday in
September next.
On motion of John G. Hastings, Jr.. it
was
flpnWunij That the new Executive
Committee meet at the court house in '
Port Gibson at 12 ML. on Wednesday.
Sept. Na, 'S '..
On motion of E. P. Briscoe, it was
Resolved. That the different clubs of
this county be requested to elect three
delegates from each club, said delegates
to meet in Port Gibson on Wednesday.
Sept. oth, lS&l. in convention to select
delegates to the district convention to
nominate a candidate for District Attor
ney, and that each district W entitled to
the same votes as they have in the Kee
utive Committee.
On motion of E. P. Briscoe, it was
Resolved. That the different clubs le
B tatk. am ttmJZTm
Jacksov, Mias.. Aug7rTh,ui
Kditors Clarion; For the Sbl
tion ofoartics cnnceriini -
publish .the enclosed letter fr,f
N. lanes, acting Adjutant fiLS
txmisiana, with aceompanvin.
amotion from Mr. ViHi:ltn ft
Ohio, and oblige.
respectfully
'"juiaiii t
:om
Verv
"'tvj
lien. J. L ll.-irri-.. A.iiiitani n
fclpni, Jaekma :
of Misissi
OF.N'KRAI 1 hra 1 1., l
u"Yr ""'luniHcati.n
Hamilton county. Ohio, vs-Unt
manga concerning tne wwiirrshm
Kielil-I 1hs in 10,1 i..a f '
- - - i-i -v-sion
.oi. i r .mu .miss. Kegiiiieiit-
whs pureuura uaruig ttie wr i
iiuikui. urc .icsmniiiioii
l. v..
requested to express at their meeting a storms desires to restore the plIT.
preference for its mode of nominating proper owner. A cony of thiskZ!
candidates for county officers and fc published in our (Bcial wZ
struct their memlters of the Ueeava I tbbl akce. Verv respectf all
F. N. Faribs
Act. Adj. (haaj
For information, we have copied from
the Tribune the proceedings of the In
dependent mass meeting at Raymond.
It was a slim affair, and is a small be
ginning for the big work it has under
taken Ui accomplish in Hinds. It is a
failure to start with.
It was a marked compliment to our
neighbor, Mr. R. H. Henry, of the Led
ger, to be elected to preside over the late
Convention, though not a member of the
Remember that these piteoos ules of
wrong were toid by Northern witnesses
and w ere perpemued by Northern peo
ple. We hear nothing like it, in
abiij- d raid viiliued South
A Wmsus ot"x Judge has just given
judgment again a restaurant keeper
Wi. regret to learn that owing to the
sudden illness of Mr. G. L. Crosby, of
TBE Holly Springs 'Reporter, a paper
of doubtful politic-, re gm d- it as strange
that E. Dorhadeli oad James uiii Wth
addressed the joint nmnthtg of Icmo
crats and Republicans at Raymond.
The speeches were delivered after the
policy, and the terms of, fusion, had been
agreed upon. M r. lsarfcsdalc, who had
taken no part in the preliminary dis- hrlto re fused to eater
cSsaion and settlement of the proposi- j
tion lor a joint arrangement in tne
county canvass, said in substance that
it was the time-honored enstom of the
Democratic party for its members to
abide by the decision of their parry
when declared, as it had unmistakably
been in favor of tbe joint arrangement
between the two parties in the county
canvass. He urged the members with
out reference to their opinions upon the
proposition, now that it had been agreed
upon, to stand by it and preserve the
integrity of the party ia the mainten
ance of which the well-being of the
country is bound up. Upon the Repub
licans who bad entered into the agree
ment, he served notice that as the Dem
ocratic party had been the instrument
by which the State and county admin
istrations had been reclaimed from ex
travagant, incompetent and corrupt
odministntiim its organization would be
.ed atalfjhaaards, aud that "fu-
step back-
RgFSsaure to the testimony of wit
nessi i before the Labor Committee, the
New York Herald say:
M r. Somuol Oompers, who is Chiarmau
of the Federation of Organized Trade
and Labor Unions of the Cnited States
and Canada, vesterday cave a piteous
account of the condition of that portion
of the laln.ring jeople about whom he
knows something by personal inquiry.
Cigars are made in filthy tenement
houses at such low rates, he said, that
the families oi the workmen get neither
tresh air nor sumcicnt food and clothing.
In Massachusetts operatives in some
cotton mills are forced to work more
than the legal ten hours a day. The
freight handlers in this city receive so
little pay that thev can seldom afford to
eat meat. In Milwaukee a strike of
cigar-makers was defeated by the impor
tation of laborers from Germany. The
car drivers in this city work, he said,
from fourteen to sevente n hours a day.
And s on.
tive Committee, is thoroughly imbued body. We have heard nothing but
with the spirit the canvass, and our; praise of the impartial and dignified
word for it, will hew to the line. In ! manner with which he presided over its
conclusion, he says: ! deliberations.
The Signal will strive for the best in
terest of our town, county and State, and The Water Valley Works.
will exert itself in the up-building of ;
our waste places, the promotion of The shops of the Chicago, St. Louis
morals and virtue, and the elevation ; & New Orleans road at Water Valley,
will favor and encourage, the building Miss., which are among the best in the
of railroads and factories in our Stite, .South, are making quite a reputation for
and the emigration of that class of peo- j the road. A short time ago they turned
pic in our miast tnat win a.m to tne ont two handsome and substantial nar
accomplish these desirable ends I will 1 row S11 locomotives for the Natchez,
need the moral suport and influence of ; Jackson aud Columbus road, which have
this Community; if these be accorded , been hivhlv snoken of bv evnerieneed
The 2nd. Senatorial District.
The Court-House of Neshoba County
Destroyed by Fire.
Philadelphia, Miss., )
August 20, 1883. 1
Editors Clarion: On the night of
18thinst., the Court-house of Neshoba
county was burned. It is thought to
have been the work of an incendiary.
The fire originated up stairs and 1 think
over the Sheriffs office, as it burnt
through there first. The Sheriff saved
nearly all his books and papers; the
clerk only a part of the records. II. E.
Holmes, an attorney, had time to save
his books. Those of us that had our
offices up stairs, and 0L A. Brand on the
first floor, had everything in them burnt.
Yours, J. K. GnAVKK.
.-oninuttee aceoriiinclv, said mode of
nomination beinc: settled hv its execu
tive committee in accordance with the
action of a majority of said committee.
On motion of M. R. Jonos it was
Resolved, That the Executive Commit
tee define Fusion as going it blind, with
a fathomless abyss in front.
Betmhmi. That the proceed jogs of this
meeting be furnished the 'Southern
Reveille," "Port Oibson News," and
'Jackson Cl.ARiox," for publication.
Sraraas The usher, Char'a.
8. ML Bomoon, Sec'y pro tem.
Official Report of Chalmers and Da
vis at Hernando.
Special to the Appeal. J
Herxaxih), Miss., August 14. Of.
James R. Chalmers and Gen. Reuben
Davis spoke here to-day to an audience,
by actual count, composed of eight ne
groes, eight Grceubackers and Republican-,
and twenty-four Democrats, twoof
whom were n on-residents of the State,
making in all an audience of forty or
sons. It had been published for weeks
that they would speak in Senatobia e
torday and here to-day, and the above
is the result at this place. Reflecting
upon their former political significance
in contrast with the coldness of their
OtOtm I V A-MIXoToj
Hamilton Cfrcrrv, (P.
July ::it. lfOj
flpn (i. T. laaapagofd :
l'Kll .llt: Die WW
cnaseo oi a pawn Droker in Qod
where I then lived, a tirlil-plj
which was cut "Col. L. 1 f U
tiegtmont. i an vmi mturm
Col. "I F." was, nr what hi-fuUi
is: Mas lie killed, or i- be v i
JK curiositv has often been exen
know pamethiogof the nan ami hot!
lost ins Ilelu-glass. l vuu
nnswer, perhaps General Jmt
could, and tlie note nitlit W .n,,
to Mm. Respeetfnlly your-,
ILUAM BfSJMl
STRIKES AND THEIR CAUU
Meeting of the Senate Sub-Coi
tee on Education aud Labor.
TO IN VKSTKi ATI. LA BO I MOVBH
AND TIIK TOLnUK APB IC IKOIBL
reception here to-day by our people, we
can but exclaim, "How are the mighty
fallen." - A. i. lineH.vN ax,
Chairman Dem. Ex. Committee.
Hon. W. A. Boyd, of Tippah, has re
ceived the Democratic nomination in the
above Districtover two popular and wor
thy competitors. Mr. Boyd is an educated
planter and public spirited citizen. He
has considerable legislative experience
and will bring to the discharge of his
duties in the Legislature the highest or
der of qualification.
We learn that there are a good many
deaths among the negroes in Kosciusko
and vicinity, from cholera morbus, sup
posed to result from eating watermelons.
Illinois Palace Car Excursion, via
the Southern Pacific.
me, they will "nerve my arm and steel
my sword" to strike again in our common
cause. Respectfullv.
Ji L. Meade.
mechanics. The time is not far distant
when all the Southern roads will build
their own engine-. St. Lonis It. R. Reg
ister.
The latest instance of blind and un-;
reasonable complaint is furnished by the j
The Corinth Herald says that there
voiumpus ispaicii, m saying mat "it is; is not mm.h uiffereticc between the
unaerstoou tnat irovernor lvowrv nas ai- r .. T -i.
rearlv rfeei.led wh he will Hve the feu- ; cindidatcs for the Legislature in Alcorn
Who is Safe ?
Under this heading, the Grenada Sen
tinel, referring to the frequent assassina
tions, says, "no matter how good and
how highly honored a man may be, no
matter how many friends he may have,
there is no security against'the cowardly
assassin hid in the thick foliage of the
bushes, and in the dark cover of night.
One case hardly passes away from the
public mind, before another shock is
felt. Within a few weeks past, Mr.
Cole of Warren ; Mr. Sayle, of Oakland,
Mr. Webb, of Graboli; Mr. Pearson, of
Rankin, and City Marshall, E. M.
Mooney, of Helena, Ark., all peaceful,
i r. l ; l i i . .
the ; quici uitMi nae perisara dj Hie asa-
I sins bnDet.''
J laces (of Railroad Commissioner) to."
ackson Clabjon.
that "all are in favor of railroad
supervision, the election of Judges by
The obove quotation is "blind and un- j the people, the restriction of the free
reasonable complaint," and our esteemed school to the common branches of an
cotemporary does, unintentionally, the , Enslish Education. Coon the nuestion
to a colored man.
The Democracy of Hinds.
Thi is the report which tbe Vicksburg
Post has from Hinds:
We have it from good authority that
anti-fasionists and f unionists ia Hinds
Dispatch injustice in crediting it to us
We are certain that the words have not
been used editorially, aud are quite
positive that they have not appeared in
our columns. Columbus Dispatch.
We beg pardon of the Dispatch, and
cheerfully make the correction. We
have lost the original copy, but our im
pression is that the language attributed
to tbe Dispatch should have been credited
to the Index.
Railroad Notes.
At a meeting of the Directory of the
Illinois Central, in New York last week,
Col. J. C. Clarke was elected President
of the Company. His election has been
hailed with great satisfaction all along
the line. The "Big" J. could not be in
better hands.
of immigration, ideas very well balance
in favor of inviting it, and making all
respectable foreigners welcome, but
against appropriations for importing
them. The lien law receives some at
tention, and the prevailing sentiment
seems to be in favor of dispensing with
crop liens as soon as the country can
bear it. It should be observed that Mr.
Carmack expressed an opposite opinion
relative to the manner of selecting
Judges from the others."
Union County Demockacy. The
following names compose the ticket
nominated in Union county:
District Attorney, Thos. Spight, major
ity 351. State Senator, W. A. Boyd,
majority 54. Floater, (for Pontotoc and
Union), Z. M. Stephens; Representative,
S. L. Dickerson ; Sheriff, J. M. Thomp
son; Chancery Clerk, R. J. McAlister;
Circuit Clerk, W. P. Smith; Treasurer,
A. F. Dorsey ; Assessor, Treadaway ;
Coroner an 1 Ranger, J.J. Jarvis ; Sur
veyor, Ycrby.
TUB duty of the government is to fur
nish facilities for communication be
tween its citizens; and it has much
authority to transport their messages by
telegraph as by railroad, steamboat,
stage coach, or horse back.
difference?
Whats the
the
the
The War Taxes.
The Knights of Honor.
There were seventy deaths in
subordinate Lodges K. of H., in
State of Mississippi, for the year ending
July 1st, 1883. The total sum of one
hundred and forty thousand dollars was
promptly paid to their families. For
the year ending May, 1883, there were
1223 deaths in the Order in the United
States, and the magnificent sum of $8,
397,003.65 was paid to their families
This is the simplest, the grandest, the
cheapest, and we believe the safest sys
tem of co-operative life insurance that
pouts vet been devised.
the Ciiea Monitor, while on a Tb.it to ; count v have reconciled their difference
his family at Brookhaven. he has beea ml are now working together harmo-
unable to onblish his paper the present j 35 'J " SJ?
week. Mr. Crosby does a large share of
the mechanical work on his paper;
and the mishap was therefore unavoida
ble. It will not occur again, as tbe
Monitor has come to star.
Hox. lira am Fisher is aba an
nounced for the Legislature in Clai
borne county. Mr. George P. McLean
pays him a deserved tribute in the
Reveille, in saying that be is "eminent
ly fitted for the place, a man of sound
judgment on say subject, wrif posted ia
politics, identified ia interest, above re
proach, beyond oven the sosphrion of a
bribe and tenacity of purpose to posh
to the end any bill he may think for the
a
good the people.
the last Raymond convention. At Jack
son where the feeling ran very high har
mony is again restored.
The information of the Post is correct.
The Democracy of Hinds are closing
their ranks for a solid front ia Novem
ber, and they will be oa hood with a big
majority for the Democratic Presiden
tial candidate ia 1884.
Tna,
State of !
ernment that wi
it will overthrow the
ad give us a gov-
secure oar rights.
Recbsjt Davis.
Thi is tin report which the late
County Record makes of Gen. Davis'
late apeacb Are wa to anaaiatsaJ
from this that he and his party are ia
favor of sack a revolutionary
as to the overthrow of our State govera
and the establishment of military ram
ia ptoceof H? Tbepropoatttoa hterally
The Democrats of Virginia have
adopted as part of their platform the
following resolutions :
We favor unconditional and imme
diate abolition of the internal revenue
Watt am a aanwoAMpr aniac ovi4 inffirm.
The New Orleans and Northeastern en, a menace to the freedom of elec-
Railroad will be completed by November ' tions, an intolerable burden on the tax-
lst. Meridian is the north-eastern ter- P.vers, a source of the greatest cor r up
minus of this road, and it runs through I td.
a portion of our State affording tbe terests.
finest timber and pasture loads oa the
face of tbe globe. It is said to be one of
the best bails and best equipped roads
in the country steel rails, iron bridges,
etc.
Col. E. D. Frost, Superintendent of the
"Little J.," who has beea physically
under the weather for several weeks, re
ported for duty yesterday.
Foar new locomotives for the -Tan
and Yaaoo City Railroad, reached this
city last Sunday afternoon all with
steam up, whistles blowing and bells
ringing.
We favor a tariff for revenue limited
to tbe necessities of a government
economically administered, and so ad
justed ia its application as to prevent
unequal hardens, encourage productive
interests at home, and afford just com
pensation to labor, but not to create or
foster mooopouea.
The idea of repealing the war taxes
as speedily as possible is good; bat our
Virginia Democrats are going too fast ia
reference to the Internal Revenue taxes.
Let the tax be repealed except as to
distilled liquors, and the present costly
system of collecting it be abolished. Its
collection is costing the country five
millions of dollars a year.
Ws have heard with surprise, that
are some few settlements of
Mormons in one or t o counties of the
State. Their evil practices and corrupt
teachioga ore calculated to pe-isoa the
fountains and corrupt the morals of so
ciety. Mormonism cannot be tolerated,
not be permitted to take root
in the soil of oar State. Whn tbe Leg
islature meets, it should be dealt with
larly in the Field.
is dose upon her
rtting aa early cot
Ssts the Meridisn
East Missiwipiii
river neighbors ia
ton bole to market.
Observer:
The first iwle f tbe new eroo of cot-
i grown by air. u
It seems the Governor's telegram was
too late, or did not have the effect of
restraining the avengers of the assassina
tion of Mr. Sales, at Oakland. A cor
respondent gives the following report of
the lynching:
"To-day at 2:35 p. m. Joe Payne.
colored, was hanged by the almost unani
mous vote of 500 or 600 citizens, whose
proceedings were quiet and business
like. Sheriff Pearson made most
eloquent appeals in favor of the
law taking its course, but the crime
was so revolting and. his confes
sion of tbe cold, deliberate murder so
clear and satisfactory, that tbe sheriff
was overpowered and relieved of his
charge. A court was at once organized,
Hon. J. Moore, mayor of Oakland, pre
siding, W. N. Fitzgerald and N. V.
Moore, attorneys, conducting tbe prose
cution. Payne made a full confession,
saying on the night of the killing he
went to the house of Sayle, far the pur-
rs of killing him for his money; that
waited there until Sayle come out,
when be joined him. They walked about
800 yard when he knocked him down,
then cat his throat and threw him in
a deep golly and rifled hie pockets of
his money and his store and safe keys.
He then went to the store oad got what
nil j there was, amounting ia all to
about 13". After Use coafeaaton a vote
was taken and death by hanging was the
Totdiet of tbe crowd who acted oa jurors.
A gallows ws at once erected. The
prisoner mounted the scaffold with a
firm atop. He made a speeeh again,
oaatamiag his guilt, and advised very
body to teach their children to avoid
wild thosuhts. The black
adioasod. the drop fell aad ia 10
moos as the whites
Illinois Ckntrai.VR. R. Co. )
Chicago, July 23, 1883. j
Mr. J. F. Merry, General Western
Passenger Agent of this company, will
leave Chicago for the West on July 30,
for the purpose of familiarizing himself
with all the points of interest on the
Pacific Lines, and making detailed ar
rangements in connection with the Grand
Excursion to San Francisco, which will
be run under his auspices the early part
of the coming winter.
The route of the Excursion will be
via the Illinois Uentral K. ll. to ftew
Orleans, thence via the Southern Pacific
route, which includes San Antonio l'.l
Paso, Los Angeles, and many other de
lightful points. The return trip can be
made via the same route, giving the op
portunity of participating in the fes
tivities of Mardi Gras at New Orleans,
or by the Northern route if desired.
Those contemplating a visit to the
Pacific"'Coast during the coming winter
will find it to their advantage to for
ward their name and address to Mr. J.
F. Merry, Manchester, Iowa, who will,
on his return (about September 15th),
take pleasure in mailing circulars and
other matter in connection with the
Excursion. A. H. IIaxhox.
Gea'l Pass. Ag't I. C. R. R.
A Lire and Liberal Sunday School -a
Busy Pastor.
Extracts from a Jackson letter in
Nashville Christian Advocate:
"It is a model school. Everything
moves on as smoothly and ystematicab
ly as clock-work. A prominent lesson
taught is that of giving or the "mite"
system thereby teaching each one from
earliest infancy the duty of supporting
the cause of religion. Should these
scholars compose the ftiture Methodist
church of Jackson, there will lie no
trouble in supporting her institutiens.
Last vear this school raised nearly five
! hundred dollars one hundred of which
was appropriated to foreign missions.
Notwithstanding our people are mostly
poor, yet their purses are generally con
verted, and the institutions of the church
supported.
Dr. Galloway is undoubtedly the hard
est worker in the Mississippi Confer
ence. He is not only editor-in-chief of
the New Orleans Christian Advocate,
but he is also nastor of the church in
Jackson, and discharges all his duties in
tnat capacity witn acceptability to his
cnarge. uesiues, ne is chaplain to the
penitentiary, and chief supervisor of the
building of our new church. He has
never learned the meaning of the word
"rest," and doubtless never will until he
learns it in that better land of which he
so eloquently talks to a sinful world."
Tin: youthful color, beauty aad lustre :in
graiboiily restored to gray hair by Parker's
Hair Balsam.
A Civil Bights Case Decided Against
a White Restaurant Keeper.
Washington, Aug. 18. A decision
was rendered by Judge Wells, in the
Police Court, to-day, ia the civil rights
case of Rev. (Joo. ll. Smith, colored, of
Norwich, Conn., against James W. Bell,
proprietor of a restaurant. The ground
of complaint was that Hell had denied
the accommodation of his restaurant
to plaintiff on account of the hitler's
color, and suit was brought to enforce
the criminal process of the act of March
I, !H7.r,.
The OOUJrt holds that under lhe com
mon law an innkeeper is bound to take
in and receive all travelers and way
farers, and that by the act of March 1,
1875, it is made a misdemeanor to dis
criminate against a traveler on account
of race, color or anv previous condition
of servitude. A restaurant keeper has
a right to establish certain regulations
as to hours for meals and to designate
certain places or seats for customers,
but such hours and seats must be the
same for all. or if discrimination bf
made it must be made upon some prin
ciple or for some reason that the law
recognizes as just and reasonable, and
not on account of color, race or previous
condition of servitude. All guests of
innkeepers or restaurants must be riven
equal privileges, and places designated
tor them be accessible to all respectable
persons at uniform rates.
From these principles it follows that
the defendant in discriminating against
complainant, Smith, on account of his
race and color, was guilty of a misde
meanor and incurred the penalty pie
scribed by the second section of do
cm! rights act of 175, Judgment is
entered accordingly.
This case is in some respects a novel
one, since it is the first attempt to en
force the penalty Under the second sec
tion of the civil rights act, which makes
the violation of the law a misdemeanor,
and it is the first effort made to enforce
the criminal provisions of the law in
this country, where the Congress of the
United States has exclusive and abso
lute legislative jurisdiction.
A Good Man Called to His Reward.
Brookhaven Leader.
Rev. Jos. Gibert, of whose dangerous
illness we spoke in l.i-t week's paper,
died at the house of his son, Dr. J. Gi
lbert, in Gallman, on Fridav last, and
his remains were brought here for in
terment rsaturuay. lhe iuneral services
were conducted at the Presbvterian
church by the Rev. J. Woodbridge, of
wesson; alter winch all that was mortal
of this faithful and devoted servant of
God, was followed by his sorrowing
children and grandehildreu and sympa
thizing friends to a quiet resting' place
in the city cemetery. To the bereaved
ones, we extend our earnest and heart
felt sympathy.
Mr. W". W. Mage, Summit, MU ray:
"I suffered from dyspepsia for two years
aud Brown's Iron Bitters completely cured
tl.,J
Scott's Hominee for the Legislature.
Carthageniau.
Scott county has done he rat if honor
in nominating J. H. Be a man as a can
didate for Representative. His scholar
ly attainments, trained intellect, habits
oi thought, power of reasoning and
familiarity with history and the science
of political economy will make him a
valuable JtopramntatiYC y
Ripley Sewtixel: Dr. C. Kendriek
was nominated for the Legislature in
Tishomingo county, but week by a hand-
WW majority, receiving twice tne num
ber of votes of any of his competitors.
Dr. Kendriek is a young man of decided
ability, and Tishomingo county could
not have honored one more worthy.
Clarke County Representative.
Enterprise Courier.
Mr. A. D. Gordon, the nominee for
iatattve, is a farmer by oeeav
a man of good practical sense
;u Aiuuanicnw. me empnstic
ia Which his neighbor, hav
endorsed him by their votes should be
token by the balance of the county aa an
rnow oi am WOftaineas and capability.
pation,
i ,rv
Let'a Try it Any Way.
Chickasaw Messenger.
Gen. George thinks railrui supervi-
facturiug interest in Mississippi, and
he gives some very sound reasons for
the faith that is in him. Let's try it
anyway.
Result of Clark County Primary.
Meridian Observer.
This Drimarv took nlaee Ut . i
- j . i - rmvm. uiu
resulted in the nomination of the follow
ing gentlemen: For State Senator, Jno
F. Smith of Jasper countv; Representa
tive, A. D. Gordon; Floater W P
Evans; Sheriff; E. P. Harris; Ore-ait"
Clerk, J. H. Bell; Chancerv cWkT Mr
VV eir.
Postal Guide Crookedness.
Special to The Times-Democrat.
Washington, Aug 10 Postmaster
General Gresham sent for Major Kirbv
chief of the railway mail service and
editor of the Postal G aide, tosday and
. " u , J "J "e aa been fur
nishine so much unmvnunrr . ,
lrr!?H$h Mifflin 4 Co!"
f, weu Hie volume of the
Gm1e ? to e government
nsarW MAMA - 6" 'eminent
.CZia Tr'- i7- i more than it
Major Kirbv answered defend
fagh , acuoa, when den. Gresham asked
sharply if he was not in the pav of th
Boston p-bliohers, He admTtid' that
he was. "Yon will then, sir hand
your resignation imWi.wl! " e
Up
Gen. Orp-Kam 'a rA TV"'...
do ia tutwuMMmalii -oy ratling to
aal.7; a. arr"J' reWved. His
.ZT'TTsT toe
bob oaaa pc
The amount
ttu nnUU
TLmsT xT.?" "bout
by the rovernnMai i kt?
fore. ininM r. , ,e
The
ten
unoeoesaarUynaM
m mm una than.
said thaVi. rW tLil60!000- is
New Yokk, August It. Th
committee ol tne i nit-d Mates Sg
Committee on Labor mid Kdiic
began its sessions to-dav in the
.I- i. -il- .i
omce ounuinir, uie metnuen nrinoit
lngrvnator illuir, of New Haouaa
Chairman; George, of MiasiatipaiiJU
of Alabama; Call, of Florida, audi
rich, of Rhode Island.
The sjccial subject of invetigatsa
striKes nun moor movements m
the objects bcinir to obtain informal
which may be used in securing las
legislation to prevent iiictn.
The first witness to-dav wan
Workman John Campbell, ol PH
lie tcstihed that he hiol been i
graph operator over tweaty vram.
been connected with the Knights of
Inir and Brotherhood of Tel
two vears. There were between!
and l!UXh telegraphers in the I
Slates and Canada members of
Brotherhood, and the whole menu
was about 2-2,M.
The cause of the strike was the
sal to grant the demand on the put
tne operator lor iiicreastMt con
tion, decrease in hours and extra
pensation for Sunday. Since 1S70
salaries of telegraph operators bad
systematically cut down, and the
of the strike was to brine the ritt
eotopaaannoa back to it former a
aro. i i porn tors were now u-iiu I la
salnrv per month, the averars n
thronghout the country king about
for commercial oiierator-, and
month for railroad operators. Thci
iifre rate for railroad operators in n
sylvauia, hv actual census, i-t-'i
month. The rate of wages for tin
commercial operators now mured f
80 to 8,- per month. The salarie.
New YorkCitv were higher than
in the smaller cities, with (he eieepli
of New Orleans. Memphis and Nn
ville, where the scale of wages was ski
equal to that in this city. The le
rates for commercial oM-rator
from CSS to $40 nor month for opera
at all wav stations. Ilefore the reds
tion in wages the rate- were from tai
ty-five to forty per cent, higher
at present. In lH7u a firt-class ow
tor could uiuke from M to 1
month.
These rates extended back to the tion
of the beginning of the war, when
scale was about the same as at press
tor railroad operators, and thst tor x
mercial men a little higher. The W
ern Union Companv cinplnvs aq
of all the operator- in the country
about two-thirds arc railroad oner:
The American Rapid Coin pan v only ei
ploys about one-fifth as mauy ojsrutoi
as the Western Union. The protea
the motherhood wa uirainnt all
panies and all emplovcrs of tel
operators. The rate of wages wet
considered to be sufficient to live oa,
was much below that of common
laborers in manv instances. The con
Dailies were utile to nnv liiirder wire W
their men without increasing their rst
for service to the public. Tins w?e
dent from the large dividends paMW
the Western Union, besides their I""
ties for transmitting messages had best
increased by the invention of dupieI
and quadruplex Instrument. Ther
has been no reduction iu tariff in coote
quence of these improvement, bat. oa
tne otner hand, the wages oi oper"
reduced. The number of operator
doubled since 1870, while the fsciUU"
of companies had more than donMN-
The Western I n ion in that VOtf hO"
handled 7,01)0,000 messages, and I4
year the number was .WXH),we. t
C'amnholl rc.,, tha historV-S.al
-1 .. . r., ... . MA
ae since it began. nrr " TJ
tiorTor-riA Hrotherhoisi, be ou
held in Chicago last March, at which
bill of grievances was drawn up. Tot
was presented to the different local a
semblies of the Brotherhood through
the United States and Canada, wa
unanimously ratified the action of ta
convention. Returns to the Executi"
Board were made out two months set
and a committee was instructed topf
sent the demands of the operators to
different companies, and they were
empowered to arbitrate upon all prep
sitions that might le made by the ea
panieg.
On the 16th of July demands w0
presented to the Western I'nion, Aaaf
can, Rapid, Baltimore, and Ohio (ea
mercial) and numerous telephone co
panies. The only answer yet received
one from the American Rapid CD,P,V;
which has partially acceded to the
mands of the Brotherhood.
The nnsner nf the Western truss
Company to the appeal of the operstoo
was that it was not known whether
committee had authority to speak m
the employees of the company, tsppf"
bell said that ninety per cent of the em
ployees were members of the Brotser
hood. Operators had frequently p
Olplpi anaraaa tr. Wal managers 101
- o .v-d w . . . i
an -a - i ... . kail DSva
'"vihiw oi wages, oui iuw i
disregarded. It was generally behevte
that the Western Union Company to"
a well established svstem of blacM
men who made application for an
crease of wages, and took the first oppor
tunity to discharge them upon r;
teXt r innttio, V.rA.ili.ltl WSS 8O0WB
by local managers, aad skill was ' j
diooouat. Tbe svstem of mtiniw"?" i
w practiced by the officials ox
vomnany. Mnce 18. o sevtw,
menu had been started te organise tne
operators, but all faded on account
thu system of intimidation.
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