The Brookhaven leader. [volume], September 24, 1885, Image 2

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THUHSDAT. SumtNiuik si. lief.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
fi r Gorcrnor,
DUhLRl LOWRY, of Uaxm>.
for Lutuhnani. Goia nor,
U. I> Sll A NT>S, of Tat*
For Socrctary of Staff,
Ut’.O. M GOVAX, OF Pike.
For itatr Treasurer,
W. L. HEMINGWAY, or Uarfolu
For Auditor f’nb.'rr .feronntu.
W. W. STONE, of Washington.
For Jttaratf-Gineral
T/ MARSH AM. MILLER. or AVakrkx.
For SnprrxnUndtnt of I’ablic Education,
J. K. PREsTOX. or Yaioiii kha.
• TATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
•tats at I.aRgk—II. P. Porter, Ch'n.,
Jackson.
J. P. Carter, Augusta.
R. S. Kicks, Yazoo City. I
W. A. Roane. Greiradi.
E. P. Thompson, Aberdeen,
f IMT Diat.—C E. Stanley, Corintb, Jno.
AY. Carr Crawford.
•ioond I)i«tJ. It. Booth, Sardis, H. C.
Mtsim, Jackson.
Third Dim.—J. M. Liddell, Jr., Greetiw’d,
Henry Brabsinn, Bovina.
PiK'BTK Pint.—Jno. M. M<s>re Oakland,
P. S. While, W. st Point.
Fifth Dust.—W. H Hardy, Meridian, E.
K. Noel, Lexington,
81XTR Dist.—C. P. Neilson, Wotalville,
A. II. Longino, Motiticallo.
ftxrxKTli Dist.—J. R. Cameron. Cauton,
J. E. Sessions, Brookliaven.
HtGtJl+AltT AND TKKABl’RRk—J. L. Pow
er, Jackson.
Bloatorial Convantion.
Upon conference with members of the
Democratic Executive Comtnittee for the
Representative District composed of Jett
eraou ami Lincoln cmoitics, a Cnnveiition
of the party is hereby called for the pur
pose of nominating a Democratic’ candi
date for the Legislature to represent the
two comities in that Imdy. The Coinen
Aian wiil meet at Union Chnivli JeHcison
County, on Saturday October lotli, l'So.
Each county will be entitled to 10 votes
Ri the Contention, according to the rule
adopted by the last Convention.
H. CASSEDY,
Chairman Ex. Corn. Rep. District.
I. A. DoSNKlX, St cretary.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
“fli\e 'em Fitz!” in the wur-cn
of Virginia Democrats.
James K. Batts has been notn
innted for Floater 'torn Pike and
Amite.
W. R. Smith ha# succeeded L
Fairnutn ns cost mas', er at Crista
Spiicg*
The Agricultural and mechanical
Co.lege opened ol the 16tn with Si*
»'«d«ats
The Gazette says Magnolia, a
Prohibition town,is on a boom. Two
r.» w stores oj-ere i up !a*l week.
Patrick Ford a <1 .To! n Mur phi.
iti:.;deter* of Ar.d.w Murphy, are
t-> ?»«• hanged in New Or t aus, Fri
Jny N iHinkr 13th.
Mr. He niT C. Danic'. an old and
highly rea|>ecUsel citizen of Hinds
•• ii':t_\, and a-, one tim. .v.a'e Sur
'(>f. die t last week.
Ml— Nellie Nugent, daughter of
1 i* IV. L. N.i^v, and Mr
lv.be t Sorticn i «•, (■! (»reen» i le,
were tDiirr e.l in Jjcu-h* ,1,3 the Ifitli
ins'..
Secretary La'itnr is reported quite
i.i in Washington, and another re
turn of parnhsts is baled. He is
the only member > I the < .'abinct who
tu -k no summer vacation.
President (leveland’* admlnis
train n thus f.ir marks him as one of
The most conscientiou», painstaking
and aide i hit t Magistrates who has
e\ei tilled the Executive Chair.
J.aat Sunday New Orleans was
visited by the hea'iest rainstorm
known for years. The t-tnei* were
miniature rivets, and skiffs were in
demand. Ja some localities the
street-ears had to stop.
Miss Crnrcer, a niicc of the late
Gen (slant, and Mr. AIphonse Rem
hard,, of France, were married in
New York ono day last week.
The bride’s mother was Gen. Grant’s
sister. The groom in a Parisian
Journaluliat.
Col. J. L McCuilnin, of the New
Missisuppian, will shortly leave for
San Carlos, Arizona, to fill an ap
pointment as CIcik of the Indian
Agency at that place. The best
wishea of The Leader attend him.
Civil Service Commissioner Eaton
has lesigmd. Mr. Eaton warns the
opponents of the civil set vice law
not to expect from his reiirtment
anything to their advantage. On
the contrary, the law is to he
•lreD£thed, he aaya, and made even
more effective.
Tostmaster Ruck, of New Orleans,
has appointed Mrs. Ford, wife of
•fudge Thornaa W. Fold, who is
ip the penitentiary for tile complic
ity in the murder of “ Cap” Murphv,
W> l»e a clerk in the postofflee- Many
petitions were prcseutetl to Capi
Ruck asking that this nppolot!pcat i
% n*ad>“.
- ~ _ A
Local Option—Wimt It Moan*.
* ~
11 has onmc to our In arii'X that ;
tin* anti l*ioliib;tio»ii<;* «>t this conn
»y, either itiroiig'i ignorance nr a
deliberate ilosign to iniveprfspnt.
! ai« idaei ’jc * very different cun- ,
[sti action on the intent and scope
ol Focal Option, from that under
stood by Prohibit innista. and in
. this wav an* elnienvmin^ to lead
(off |* fsons who are really fi iendlt
to the Prohibition r:iu«e Forex '
; ample, |b*«e wliixkyite* are sudden '
i_\ scitefl willi a spasm of economy ji
on the subject of keeping down '
county expenses—somethin;* \ir>
desirable, by llie way. when wisc-ji
ly directed— and they tell the
economically inclined country Pro \
hiliitionist that if a member <>f the I
Legislature is elected from thi*
I County who favors Local Option and
| such a law is passed, there will In- i
no end of expensive elections t<> be,
! held in the county on the whisky i
question, all of which must he paid .
! (or out of the pockets of the lax
pavcis Then again, these same
antis tell another story. They sat
i to a Prohibitionist »*f beat 2. 3, 4
or ft, as the case may be, if sucii a ]
law is passed, and ait election is
held in the county, and it gtw s
against the Prohibitionista and in I
favor of licensing saloons, then that j
will give the right to any man to j
take out license to sell any wlicie in
the county lie may please, and,
w hereas, there aie no saloons am
where in the conn'v now except in
Mrookhnven and Hogue Chitlo, they
will then spring np at every cross-j
road ot the different beat* in the I
| county, and the people of these ]
i beats will be powerless to prevent I
it. N w, they say, under our pres-!
cut license law each Superv isor's dis-1
uict snd incorporated town i«
a separate liquor distiicl unit J
can lake care of it-ell; bu'
tbe Prohibitioni-ts by this ‘expert
sice" Local Option bill, want to
I make each eountv a separate liauo
I ■
district. Why not, they ask. let the
! present law stand as it is ? This i
i the argument.
| It may be very iinktn I in The
! I.EAPWK to CX| OSe fill t' ;* C ev»-|
j tissue ot misrepresent at > . . i '
i'he | e<q Ic the 5 la.D. ern arr
j truth, but «e will i-> p r.e s • ■ .■ --
I and taskc it so c.ear ;! at l > nu
j need hereafter be deceived.
In the Q'*t p u1e, wl.at i« under
stood by a general a! Op : *i
Law is o- e that will give to the ;*"j
1 .e of every county m ii,.: :>■ ate tin
tight upon the application of »
number of reputable citizens ot j
i county to the B >ard of Supervisors 1
; of said eountv, to ib cide at the hal- |
# 1
lot te-x, inde|iendr>it of every 01 her j
question, whether license shall or
shall not be granted to any person
to sell vinous, mult and spirillum*
j liquors any where within the bound
I of the county for a given period ot
time—say, 2 years, or until the
popular will is reversed. Such an
election would not take more than
thirty-five or fortv dollats out of the
j county treasury, if a cent The Lo- j
'od 0| lion bill introduced at the!
j last session ,,f 1 be legislature, and j
which wa*- tn,fortunately lu*t, at j
| K»v *■*t ;i<. compensation for election j
(inspector* and clerks iu such an j
elecvion, and our recoil*c-om is that !
I the persons making application to j
! have the election held, were re j
jquned to defray the expenses of the |
[Election ( ommi-sioners in prepar j
'paring the j»«> 11 hooka, making re
turns, stationery, etc. Su*di will
he the pitivisioiiti of the next hill iu
ti oduced.
Iu the next place, we answer the
1 charge that the whole county wil*
he tumid into a liquor district, in
the event that Prohibition is ib*
leated. We quote hebov from tin
declaration ol the hist Slate Proht-I
i hition Convention, the highest au
thority on this subject. It says:
5th. We favor the passage of a j
general local option law, by counties,
and we pledge ourselves to nevei
cense our effoits till the right he ac
corded the people in decide by vot*
whether the muichleas evil of the
age shall he Vended in their niid-i
said law not in any way to impair
existing statutes.
Thus it will he seen that it is not j
intended to interfere iu the least I
with the requirements of the pit*"
tut license law. The Local Option!
Law would he simply an addition to j
it, and the voting be done by ballot 1
In other words, the people ol the en
tile county would vote by ballot on
the question as to whether or not
the sale of liquor, as a beverage,
should be licensed any where in the
county. If a majority vote in favoi
ol license, an applicant for license
would still have to get up a petition ,
|containing the names of a majority;
' of the legal voter** iu the corporation
or supervisor’s district a* the case
might he, where the liquor was to
l*e sold, file it for thirty days for
(the reception of counter petitions, |
pay the xatu* .reuse and give bend
just »■. at present required, license
t.» iiii) one year.
This what Pio'iiWiionijt' mean
l»V a general L'K'hI Option !.*». and
wc will as; to our leaders in conclu
sion Dial when they hear any other
interpretation of it they may at once >
set it down as an ignmant or wiltui ;
misiepie*entation. set like a molas
ses trap to catch fin a
Copiah.
It has been rejn »tc<|!y eli.ngcd In ,
whisky no n tliat ••Prohibition.
doesn’t prohibit;"* that it destroy*
the trails of towns and cities where
1 ried, and. in short, that it is the
very i pitome ut failure and none- j
sen*e, only championed by tools, |
fanatics, etc. Lawrence county has)
given Prohibition a practical teat
for several years and is delighted 1
with the results as we have before
taken occasion in these columns to
observe. Now comes Copiah, which
has been under a prohibitory law
since tile 1st ol May last, t 1 add hci
testimony. Read elsewhere «ha>
the leading citizens of llazlchni't
and ( rv-tal .Springs have to say a- j
to llie happv results made iiDparent
Juting this short period Prohibition |
has been tried. .Many of the sign
ers of these sta’cments are men who
-tout Iv opposed tile passage of the
prohibitory statute, and legnide l it'
failure a foregone conclusion. 1 lie'
ii'dl I lie -ame Imvkio v«'i ttignmcnts
of Ii'jin v to trade, interference w ith
personal liberty, “Prohibition don’t
prohibit.'’ eic. which we hear mis
guided men in this town and o untv
daily rehashing in opposition t" tin*
great reform mca-n e Here. Maik
how their minds have changed.
A* one w le> has condemned tin*
Hi of a few U'.iserup I. *US political
liecbiinters ;n to all county. but
never her true a d !••>». (-e-que. we
tej live iu he' (.resent r. >iem,e o *ti
Inim the ii<iiiiir. ' f turliu eril p-li
iieiana and tie whisk: curse. To
i'OU'iU Has fairly ciUercil iq-on a
m*w ei a ol | i : i. a. *xis'.enco rind
uicv al and u alert il a'l'anvenieni,
d In r In: . r-* is in.lv blight ami
. ... Mei ei unit c«»nventi<»
i onip i' 1 i .f her m >st lut al and
pit ot c .:itr s. rose »qual t^ tin
e '.e.g-.' i. and Duini ii’el eandi
.1 s f t e severa. co .n'y ••fflees
! »•■.'. u:.*Xcep' **f.aVei: ilia'; cel'
.sad rn:.e«s *, at s.i iij.|« a.non ;*
<1 *ar i e*i a - i j <i. nil a quiet icigm*
ej ren.e lire test :ni'n\ iflerci’i*
7.en» dreads » u it I t" sufficiently
i nil urates the l» nefn ent cli align
which hue followed the abolition ol
the liquor traffic
We have nothing but cr mmenda
lion fur l.i piali as sin* appears to.
dm, and our only i«*giei is thai
Lincoln does not stand shoulder to
shoulder with her in the march of
progress she i< making
We notice that .Mr. James T
Harrison, nominee for llie Legist*
tore in Lowmleu county, sians the
liijuor petition* of Columbus It
the lathers of this State think a
m'U'li of their daughteis as tlit?>
should, and as we give them credit
for,they will d< maud that the legisla
tore do tioi appnpiiate nmd her cent
t«» the anppoil of the In«Iu~tiial Col
lege for Git Is, until it is protected
by a law forbidding the sale ol
liquor in Columbus or wit bin 5 mile*
thereof. Mr. Hairlson and oilier
liquor men of Columbus may yet
have to choose between the College
and the saloons.
The H >n. V. Ii. Watts is some
w lmt < x* rcised because The Leadek
said in effect last week that he is rin
better Democrat than his legislative
opponent. When lie can prove that
lie didn't tun as an independent
against the regular Democratic n»m
inee four years ngo—l iiat lie didn’t
declare Ids intention ol doing so
aiiam 2 years ago, if a nomination
were made, and the same again this
this year—and finally I iiat he lias
ever supported Barksdale for Con
gross — we will gladly confess our
error, but not before.
Dr. M. C. Johnson.
A Franklin county correspondent
of the Natchez Democrat, writing
under date ol August 20ih, pays the
following deserved compliment to
Franklin’* favorite Democratic lead
er:
Our present worthy and popular
representative, Hon Jl. C. Johnson,
tl.e favorite Deiuocr iliccham pimi ol
Fiankiin the past four yc.ii-, has. to
the iegret and against the protest ol
many personal, as well as hosts ol
p* lilieal friends o| the old Democrat
ic leader of Franklin county, de
i lined to accept the honors of the
office the next ensuing term. This
is due to the long and continued ill
health ol Doctor Johnson, which de
prives us ol one of the most useful
members of the Legislature. No
member Irom South .Mississippi ever
tilled a seal in that aiit'iigl body
w ith more honor to himself and con
stituency than has tlie Hon. M. C
Johnson, and verily we say truth
Hilly of him, as of other good tneu,
•‘Well done, thou good and faithful!
act vent.”
i
Perfection nof Expected.
Fur Thu IfWilrr.)
In spile of all laws against them,
crimes are everywhere committed.
We eiay »Im*o’, hang, hurn. and oth
erwise punish with the most revolting
tortnrc». and we slmll yet have
thefts, robberies. rape*, murders,
etc., to the end of time. Never
against offenses has been enacted a
-inch- statute that lias nut been set
at naught and violated by some crim
inal. Of what avail then is I
the bloodv criminal code? Would
it not be best to re|*»al it and leave
all men free to do as they please?
Why pass laws that interfere with
that dearest birth right, personal
liberty, when those same laws arc,
liable to daily violations? Such
laws exist ami indeed, are indis
P<usable, fur one cogent reason:
though they cannot exterminate, yes
thev lessen crime, and thus afford to j
society a very material protection.
The enemies of Prohibition, the
gentlemen who view tins must wholc
snme movement through the distoit
ed medium either of slavish appetite i
or selfish interest. are loud, bitter
and fierce in their denunciation*
against every pro|»aMtion to legis
late against the sale of intoxicants,
most debasing, most brutalizing in
their effects on society. Prohibi
tion, they habitually allege, does not
prohibit; and then proceed with much
satisfaction to instance this place j
ami that where Prohibitory laws are
evaded ami violated—just as it Pro
hibitorv laws were not as liable to
infringements as other laws. Like
other laws, they of course can not
cut in 1\ ••radicate the evil, but they
mtv greatly cheek ami lessen it
Tin* is all that can he said in f:iM*r
of any law. Then, tori, if Prohihi
lion doe- not prohibit, why should
whi-kv dealers and whisky drinker
bp in the lea-t concerned? Why all
tId- *tir. thi- le-tle-Mte-s, this froth
and foam, and pailicularly this in-i
i-p-satit id u»e ol 1’’ol ibii ion at»?
I'lie-v high-pres-iire na ib-stat ions
are out "| ni n e if Pmliibitioc doe-J
not prohibit. To close the saloon- :
they a—ert, would only lead to in i
vi a-cd dunking in private. People
would i lien have it brought by ex j
pre— in j ig-, kegs and ih niijohn*.!
■-"me no doubt w ould, such aw could
afford it. bill I lie large majori y,those
inii-t prone to fall by tin* temptation I
of open, public saloon*, would no
from lack of means Many a man j
fdepiaV'd appetite, lias come to!
t >wn with the resolution t o' to j
'ouch s drop, lint who lias nevertln
U's- ret uv ed to hi- miserable family
bite at niglit, in a slate of beastly
intoxication The open saloon wa
rn here. and i lie temptation was too
strong for his will-power, long ago
l enfeebled and wrecked by the liabii
of drink.
As to the lew who-e means would
allow them to -end abroad for drink.
1 In ir example only -eives a- a sad
! lesson of warning against tin
1 ’vijiiinv of n fifrv.rt l»ntli h+ nj •petit*1
Ami where was this appetite boinr
Why, where cl*e but in the saloon?
i Tin r, clo-e ti e saloon, the soom-i
j I lie better, and thus proieet the
I ii*ing generatioij from its deadly in
fluence. Old topeis, of course, are
{ past redemption, let them go and
die oil one by one. until they aie ad
gone. But. in the meantime, Pro
hibitionists intend to see to it. that
no more old topers are to be made
fiom among our young people, b\
ihe presence of the seductive but
ruinous saloon.
Dclenda at Carthago.
SlttMA.
The Killing at Wesson,
The Wesson Times gives tlie fol
; lowing account of I lie killing ol Dr.
D. L. Smith at that place on the
lGth insi. by J. L. May:
Dr. 1). L. SinitIt and Mr. J. I.
May,two highly respected citizens ol
Wesson, lived on adjoining lots,
their residence* being n<>t mote than
j thirty yards apart. It appears tha'
Mr. May’s wife has been for two or
t!>rce y eats in bad health and that
Dr. Smith ha- been employed as her
physician. Here the curtain drops
and stand - rai-ed hut an inch, on a
broad lient of speculation and un
certainty. This much, we bebeve is
: not i nntla beled: Mr. May believed
1 that Dr. Smith had abused ihe eon
fidenee lie had placed in iiim aw Ins
I tamili pin siciati. Hard le« ling had
; existed between them tor some lime.
We retrain f>otn all eontineiil. The
! court w ill soon develop the facts
At ten o'clock Tuesday morning,
i the la'll inst, the town was made to
' know in a striking manner that the
I en I of personal strife had come.—
! Dr. Smith after making some call"
early in the morning, drove into >■
■ narrow lane bet ween his and May s
resilience: and while unhitching Ins
ho >e, he was shot snd instanlli
killed by a donble-bartcled shotgun
from a window ol' .May’s house, the
distance being not more than thirty
feet. Seven shot took effect in his
face, neck and breast, and one ot
five of them would tin'e caused in
stant death. All inquest was almost
immediately held, the jury finding
I “i Inti l he deceased came to his death
from gun shot wounds inflicted hi
J. L. May.”
On the preliminary trial May
waived examination and was sent to
jail at Ilhzleliiirst to await the ac
tion ot the Circuit Court in Octo- j
tier.
-
Rev. \V. C Rlack and the Sword j
nnd Shield are making it particular
ly hot and uncomfortable for Rev.
Z B. Graves, a Piesbvterian preach
er of Meridian, who is tryiug to
carry whisky on one shoulder and
Prohibition on the other. He de
-•«.r \ os ii.
•HGIYEN AWAY!?
To the person Mending ns the i.aki.esT
M Mnrr. of i asii stTistTttnF.Ks nv Jam -
ahv lsr. 1**6,
A FINE
AMERICAN* NUMBER *7
Sewing Machine!
Tills is a hurt a ddr off.r, there being on
ly one proviso, to wit: I lie person to
whom tin- prize is awarded most by .Ian
nary 1st, have sent in \1 together the
names of at least IKN annual subscribers
at Two UOl-LAlis Foil, or a total of
TWENTY dolj.aHS. In order that no one
may have his trouble for nothing, vve
further offer to each of the niisnciessfnl
competitors V> per ceut of all money cv!
leeted by him.
A correct account of the names and
amounts will he kept, and the result an
nounced and settlement made on January
1st. 1**6.
The machine offered is bran new and
valued at FIFTY Ix.U-ahs, is one of the
latest improved American No. 7 (the best
sewing machine made, has rt'e drawers
is finely finished and will handsomely re
pav any one who takes the trouble tc
win it. B. T. Hi>ISUS,
Proprietor Louder.
. .... .
DOTS FROM FRANKLIN.
Crops, Politics, Etc.
Mkadviii e, S'pi. 18, 1885.
Di:ak Leadek :~N"t seeing any
t'.iiug in am of tile paper* in regard
to tne crop prospect* in tlii* county,
1 propose to “Me il !'• A liol* ' ll tile
present outlook. I p to ah oil the
lOili of August, the general prospect
*as the most tt.vtei mg ol any that
»e have had since the war, and 1 do j
not know that I evt r sa* a better,
eveu in the olden time. Hut since
that time the season* have not been
propitious, and 1 lie outlook ha* i
materially cluing'd The exce*~ivc
lain* have damaged the coMon at .
h a*t Olle louitli. 1 have heard III!
complaint ol win ins, bui il.erusi !
and lot, have 11 >Ili done their wo k
With n favorable tali tioin now tin
Ill tn>*l, however, will -till ili-iire a
lair ci op, but m tiiing like thai
proiuisvit one month ag". 1 he vorn
crop is good, hut I- also materially
damaged bv wet weatlicr. J*otat"es
and peas arc looking wait, sorghum
is also doing wed. and there i* a
greater acreage planted than usual,
A piimarv election was heal here
on the 5 li ins!., toi the pm pose ot
selecting a cmdl laic tor 111• • 1 lllce
"I representative in i he n> x: I,egis
la me llo iv wa re ll M e call'll
■ l.ie- ii; Uu tl Id, each wudi a good
I liowing, and, : * a H aiti r ot c"Ur-e,
I'hccaiMa" Iholigh short, w as lively,
j alld, recording lo to IIM lli'-nd
I Sa.. . z.'s ' icw, the kissing of liabi- s
was s,m tied Tin* te-iili "I tin- vlvc
:ioa « as Hie *' iei lion ol Dr. \\ . I,
taodlioid as our si.and'ir l bi aivr, and
without any disparagement to tlo
jdt fcited vai dl'tales, a la tter H. lec
tion ciild ti't have been made, lfr
tjodliold is a na'ive of this vounty.
1 dic tided trout one of llie early set
, Mel' ot this country. Your erres
| ponileiil well remember.* the falhei
and grand father ol the Doctor.
1'hey were gentlemen of the old
j school, honored and lesptcieil by
! all, men ot sterling integrity and
moral woitli. 1 congr.itnin'e the
' voter* ol county on having lor id eir
slandaid beaicr a Woiiliy smn fiom
| the old slock.
I see in your issue of the -0 li ol
Aug. a cor.inimical ion from ttii
i county signed “An 0<l Democrat,'
; .n relation to our county Coiiveniion
copied iiotn ilie Siatc Ledger, and a
lequest that 1 would explain the
i inutile. 1 did not a -e the con
niunicatioii in lime to reply • elorc
i lie meetit>g of tlie State Convention,
b it will now say, that so far as liis
statement about the contention
goes, it is true. Tina is a Low ry
county if fairly represented. This
count! was also largely in favor ol
K. II. Thompson !..r Attorney-Gen
eral. Yet in il her ol these men w.-ie
| indorsed by our eonvention. It is
j too late now lo discuss ihe matter
! It is “done did.” My friend .less
!-ay s that he would not have can d|
| so inucli for the convention insti uei- j
: ing for Darden if he had stood the
1 gl.cst ol a chance for the nomina ion. I
but what lie hated was sticking
| Franklin county on to ihe tail end!
! - f ihe liilic shiiveled up counlie
j along the Alabama lino, where thev
! hate see-iii. ks ali winter.
lJoT.
The Prohibition campaign ap- j
j peats to he tln.r. uglily organized in ;
Lincoln county, w here iiaibeem-s
are given and anti |>r<>hi)>i<ionist- I
are invited lo he present and divide;
lime with the Prohibition speakers j
I’nis would seem to indicate that ;
the l’roldbilionists ol Lincoln eountv
are very thoroughly in earnest and;
that they are not hi any means suchj
fanatics as Piohihiiionists generally
arc presumed to be. It is a little
singular that in a year of general
elections, barbecues and public
speaking should be devoted lo side
issues, hut Hi is is easily accounted
for in the absence of opposition to
I lie regular Democratic ticket.—Ox
ford Falcon.
The Women at Home.
Our mothers, wives and daughters!
Home is not home at all without them.
Yet they may die 'aud leave the house
silent and sa.l any day. Husbands aud
fathers, a word in \ our ear. The ladies
are not always to blame when they ate
low -spirited and “cross.” Titov are sick
Hut a bottle of Dr. David 'Kenneth’s
Favorite Remedy on the shelf, uml tell
them to use it. The col t will ..t back
to their cheeks and the laugh to their
li|is. Go titid get it at once down town,
or mail One Dollar to the Doctor’s ad
dress at Kondout, X. y.
Shriner's Indian Vermifuge w ill destroy
and eTpel worms. It is reliable. It j*
■ be/ip Only tents a bottle.
MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM.
_ t
The Platform of 1877 and 1881
Reaffirmed.
—
Rttulrrd. Tint tr reaffirm tin' follow
I.uf. adopt ml tijr the IVi.iocriitie State
Convention which nswinliM in lliucitj
no the second day of August. ls«7, and >
; mi the fourth day of August, l"f*J :
, The Democratic pniy of .Mississippi,
gratellll for the success of its past efforts ‘
; in llio cause of reform and of jilst gov- j
eminent, and invoking the blessing of
heaven on its future endeavors in the ,
same cause', does adopt and proclaim the
follow ing platform of principles :
1. fidelity to the Constitution of the
I'llited Slates. j
V. Home rule government, with all
their reserved and guaranteed rights un
I impaired.
3. No infer ft retire by the military pow
er with the freedom i»f elect ion* and with
tin- i iv il anil political rights of citizens of
the I’nited Slates
4. The protection of equal right* of all
classes, ami the prompt ami vigorous and
impartial administration of the criminal
laws, and to this end. we exhort judges
and p. are olHeers and jurors, grand and
petit, to vigilance, fidelity and prompt
ness.
5. No discrimination on account of
race, color or picvimis condition ot serv
itude or birth-place, and no spot lal legis
lation for the lenelit ol the lew, al the
expense of tile many.
tv. A strict adherence to the time hon
ored .Icllcr-aviiiau standard—"is he lion
est, is lie capable, is lie true to the Cou
sin ut ion f’’
7. A continuation of the policy of re
treiiehmcnt ami r< form so signally inaug
urated Ivy the Democratic party.
Keiluetiou ot the burden of taxation
to the lowest point compatible with an
elticienl execution id the law.
ft. Corporalious of every description
superv isaide w il hill constitutional limila
liv State authority auil subordinate to
Slate legislation in the interest and for
tile protection of the people.
10. As the perpetuity of free Gov
ernment depends upon the virtue and in
telligence of the people, We pledge our
selves to the maintenance of our t*t*tc
system of free schools.
11. We favor the granting of surh aid
aarnay be extended without violation of
the Constitution of the Uuiteil States or
departing from the established usages of
the Government to the rebuilding and
keeping in repair of tlm levees of the
Mississippi ri' er.
12. That upon this platform of princi
ples and public policy we invite co-opera
tion of all citizens without regaid to past
dideiern es in support of the candidates
nominated by tbc convention.
13. That we declare it to he the policy
of the Democratic Conservative party to
encourage tlie How of immigration to this
State, and recommend the passage ot
needful law s and the making of all nec
essary appropria' ions to this end.
14 That we iuvito the investment of
capital and assure to it all necessary legal
protection.
The Art of Getting Vigorous
Is comprised in one very simple piece oil
advice, improve digestion. No elaborate j
system of dieiectics is needed. If yon J
lack vigor, use systematically that pleas-j
ant promoter of it, llostctter’s Stomach i
Hitters. It you take this hint, and do
n. t commit any excesses, there is no rea-1
son w In you should not gain in strenth,
appetite atid weight. Hosts of whilom
invalids are to-day ouilding s foundation
for years of vigorous health with this
sound and thorough renovator of a dilap
idated physii|iic and tailing energy. Dys
pepsia is er oli. ated hy it, and the consti
tution tint i lied against disorders to
w liieh, if it were exposed, it must surely
succumb — notably malarial fever.
Kbcumatism, inactivity of the kidneys
and bladder, nervousness, and their
various symptoms, disappear when it is
used with persistency, not adandoned
after a bin-l and irregular trial.
Castor Oil.
One of the chief uses to which castor
nil is now put is that of dressing and
| softening leather for boots. It was for
j merly used lor dosing children whose
■ stomachs were disordered. And an aw
! ml dose it was. Now we give suffering
I children Brown's Iron Bitters, w liieh tones
i the stomach, regulates digestion, and im
! parts strength to the whole body.
Br. wn's Iron Bitters is incomparably
better than castor oil, and more pleasant
to take.
Ofa’l the preparations brought to pub
lic notice, none deserves greater commen
dation than IIiimk Sanativk Cokdial
Being extracted from the best vegetable
material, and containing no mineral poi
sons, it should he used hy all who desire
to retain or regain good health.
Dangerous Bowel Disorders.
Now that bowel disorders, such 11s chol
era, cholera morbus, diarrhea, looseness,
paills in the bowels, Ac., are prevalent
all over the country, it behooves the wise
to he in readiness for emergencies. Mans
field’s •• Mississippi Diarrhea Cordial” is
the standard remedy. It has stood the
| test bv untold thousands for thirty years
j and was never known to fail in a single
instance. Every steamer plying the
i “Father of wafers” carries it in its medi
cine chest and relies upon it exclusively
I to cure bowel disorders. One dost* often
! deters the secretions, heals and cures;
and a few dost s never fails. Have it
handy, it is always safe ami reliable. It
j is the best remedy of its kind in the
world. For sale hy all druggists. Fro*
I pared by the Mansfield Medicine Co.,
j Memphis, Tonn., augl3-lm
An an aromatic elixir the Homk. Sana
TIvr Formal forms an elegant combina
tion nfdniil extract, which is enhanced
.11 our opinion by its valuable therapeutic
properties. ,
For fresh drugs and patent medicines,
call on Leweuthal. the druggist.
Mackerel, white fish, rod fish, herring,
salmon, and huliburt at Powell's.
A fine line of stationery at Lewenthal's
drug store.
Powell is a .-ash man, and yon will al
ways tiud him ready to sell you low.
Health, Wealth and Happiness
Aro more intimately eon nee toil with a
sound stomach and good condition of the
blood than most people Minpo.se. Thin,
blood means weakness, languor amt
misery. A dyspeptic ..sell means all
the horrors yon can think of. Brown’s
Iron Bitters means enriched Mood, good !
digestion, healthy appetite, sweet sleep
amt vigorous strength. Mr. Heurv I
ilallatn. South ITtli street St. Louis, says, :
"Brown’s Iron Bitters relieved me of dys
pepsia, purified my Mood, and gave me I
f'l appe’ite.” Thousauds of others testify i
tu the same way.
When yon come to Brookliavcn call on !
Powell for b;nous, hams, fine Hour,!
cheese, and butter.
Leweuthal, the druggist, compounds
dn*TP,l"“S ta,el,ll^> ”i,h pure tresh
Call at LewenthelV. Prng Store and tu ’
»*'*• ti:»r figpir*.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For K«pr»5®*tfttive,
MV are authorized to anm»nn««
J. W. BENNETT
as A candidate for Represent*!jVe
eoln county At the ensuing Nov'*14*
election, with no idedgvs-f,7
further than to use his best effort,' j ^
of election to promote rile true iui'*
of our Stnto ami ronut),
We are anllioriaed to amionna,
I.. B. McLAl'KIN
as a candidate for Floater Rent,—
live from the counties of
Jetlerson. subject til the Action
Democratic district convention.
Wu Are authorized to anminnw n
C’. R. DAI.K *
ns a candidate for re-election at o.
tentative from Lawrence county
eiisniilit November election. **•
I herein Announce myself „
date for Representative uf Lincoln ***
ty at the eiisiiiinj November elertion°*t
I elected. I pledge myself to observe y
carry out to the extent of my ability'.!;
wishes and desires of a limioritv ,|f rj
I voters of tile comity upon all tneidir„y
fecting their interest—local or other..:
_ V. B WAIT^
For Assessor.
1 We are mil horized to miuonnce
J. D. McDAVITT
1 ns a candidate for ro election tothiM.1.
ot Assessor of Lincoln county at
' mg November election. ***
We arc unthorized to snimunoe
•T. M. TYLER
i mm a candidate for Asseexor ot LilxcM
1 county at tlm ensuing November cltci^J
We arc authorized to miuonoce
11. 11. (i. HALES I
; ms a candidate f.ir Assessor of Lintol
county at the ensuiug November elects,
For Justice of tho Peace.
We are authorized to announce
.LA. S. HENDERSON
a< a can did ate for Justice of the Peire^
District No. 1, l.tncolu county, at ths «.
suing November election.
For CouBtable.
We are authorized to nnminno*
Wji. H. DIXON,
of Turin II ill. hm a candidate for Coq.
stable of District No. I, Lincoln esaenty,
at the ensiling Xo\ ember election.
We are authorized to annonnce
L. J. DECELL
is n candidate fur Constable of Distriet
No. 1, Lincoln county, at the ensuingXY
' vember election.
Misses Hoop Shirts !iti cents st K<>y.
I man's.
Thousands of Drunkard*
At'1 made annually liy the n*«t of inedi
ei nos cal led Tonies and ltitter*, rontui*
ii o a 1 :irare portion of nun and Mlar
kinds of spirits, (all of wliieh shonlilhi
labeled itestrnetion and Heath.) It,
Kennedy lia • put up the Favorite Renirtj
without one drop of spirits. Honrs, |
may be tti"'11 *'* person* of all mpotf
eitlier sex. who require a rnedieiarb
polity the blood, r^jfilate the l it er, Ki
lays and bow * Is. or to uit'e Ions ml
Istveiijtlb to tlio *\stern, See Hr K'evl.
y i ri isemen*
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
Th 15 powder never varies. A ma t»| vt isinu.
strength and wholnamnenes*. Wore ecorKnaJ'*1
than the ordinal' loud., »n<1 o snot h» Ft
in competition with the mottttode of |,i* I*1,
short weight, alum of phosphate powders
onlv In otM Km tt. tuaiso I'owpa* «'<v, l*
Wat) ISt. N Y
Select School for Hoy* and
Girl*.
The undersigned will o;<en a snbnel 04
I>oy« and Kiris at the residence of Mr*. H*
bert in the city of Brookhavon on
Sept. 14tb. Terms, $3.00 per ire'titlb
payable monthly.
J. R. FARJeFI
Sept 10-lm,
WHAT HAPPENED
_
j T» >1. C. Cook, of Niaraford. %
1' , atari Nome lladftoa Kltrr
It tail road Men
! , Mr. n.r. Cook has Mi citiaca of aui
! f >rd, Delaware Ccuntj. N. T„ duriar a perM#
• nf 10 year*, lie says : “I suffered will dlu#
: lek headaches for manv years arid wav cob
plet. lv cured hv the use of I>r. Kennedy's Frt
oril.. Kemedy. I kuow that it is a medicine worth#
of all thai can be said of it,”
" hat happened to Mr. Cook happens to hae
ilrec.’s of others, an.l thrv >.|l teailfy with hl»
j that Dr. Kennedy's Favorite Remedy gives 1»*
mediate relief. Read what a Hurfaon Klv*
Railroad man s . ys. »\ || Melius is the yeterah
conductor ofihe Poughkeepsie Special. aud re
sides at 6k Harrison street Poughkeepsie. 0#
Feb. sitd. 1884. he wrote to Dr. Kennedy, thus :
Dkak-hk I have used vour Itl 'diclne calls*
Dr. David Keunedv’a Favorite Remedy for I»
dlgestmo and Dizalpesi, to which 1 wss subjsol
ai times, and I know f.vm experience that it*
worthy of all that can »>« said 0f !tfUr diaordo*
of that nature.
Auoiner railroad mail. Mr. A. DrRevere. 8*»
lion Agent at Tarrytowu, w rites as follows :
T.vhkttown Station, Feb. it, Idas.
Dh. David Kksneuy, Rondout. N. Y.—
..1!wK,Si\:.~M’r H l,’n* bine I had te*
troubled with severe attacks of dizziness and
blind sick headaches. 1 thought it was due •
Impure blood and a disordered slale of the sy*
i If"',; 1 »«»»dViB.-d to trv Dr. kennedy's Fa»s»
Ite Itemed). 1 did so. and iiavc been compieteb
. nred It’s Ihe best tUiug 1 ever heard of for saf
oiHoi’ii*-j* of that nature, and I’ve rccojmwndftd It
to iL&ny with like sacce«s.
A. DkRiviii*.
Ur. Kenned) s Karorlte Remedy h a medici#*
win. fa no raiuily or iudivi ium Mhould in* witnoeL
i lie Ui»<*rlug him », ih« Mechanic, lira fftttleul
and literary man ahnnld have it. !t will build up *
nvHteui wuieh lua been ruu d*#wti by ov«trwoct.
it 1h not exp^uelve aiu: it in ethcient. A*k V*r
•iru^gl't for it. Price per botue.
Notice,
On tlie first Monday of October, lb*. »*
'lb Court Mouse door ol* Cii-rolu county,
lie itoard of Supervisors of mtui coont^
w ill sell, at pnllic outcry, to tin* hlgbesl
bidder for cash, the material of ihe “hi
biidK".s across Fair River, Rogue CbiR®
River, .mil Boone’* Mill Crock.
F. M. Mvnir;, C!<h k
>e,.f. 17 n v»