State Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 2

STATE LEDGER JACKSON, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1887 ELECTIOX COMMISSIONERS. MISSISSIPPI MATTERS. BILL NYE ON ECONOMY. HOW IS THIS? Auditor W. W.Stone furnishes Gover THE PROBLEM SOLVED.

Since the days of Hamilton and Jefferson, the founders of political parties in this country, the people of the K. HENRY. Proprietor A PLAIN STATEMENT. The last issue of the New Mississippian published the following: "A Challenge. The New Mississippian is ready to wager one hundred dollars that it has a larger circulation than the Clarion ann State-Ledgkr combined, three disinterested persons to decide, alter examining our subscription books, bills for pos-age, and under tbe agreement that the HABEAS CORPUS TRIAL.

The case ex-parte Jones S. Hamilton and L. M. Eubanks, on petition for habeas urnab'e before udge T. E.

Cooper, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was commenced last Monday morning. The relaors moved to strike out from the Sheriff's return to the writ so much of it asse'snpthe habeas corpus proceeding before Judge G. Pey ton.Cbancellor, ihereon.as ear--plussage and constituiing no barrier to the application thea pending. Messers. Calhoon, Nugent and Mc-Laurin argued the motion for the relators, and Messrs.

Todd, Alexander and Allen for the S'ate. After listening to argument two days, on the 31st ult. the motion was over-ruled by Judge Cooper upon the following grounds 1. The return was proper Iyfcmade; it was the same case as decided by Judge Peyton on habeas corpus and upon which the grand jury found an indictment, is RES AD JUDICATA. 2.

The Code provision of 1880 barring another habeas corpus in the sime cause, or to any other proceedings, to bring the same matter in question, except by appeal or action for false imprisonment, is intended as a regulation and is constitutional. 3. The indictment following in this case in consonance with the action of the Judge in the habeas corpus the effect of strengthening or confirming that decision. In the event the party in custody is entitled to his discharge by resson of any defect or irregularity in the proceedings for commitment, the Chancellor or Judge trying the case, if in his opinion the crime has been committed by the party, may hold him over for further proceedings. This provision of the Act of 1884 settles the question of jurisdiction.

Motion over-ru'ed. Relators then filed additional replications to the return, in effect thafc the defendants had been denied the constitutional right to a speedy trial in the First District of Hinds county; that on account of confinement defendants hid been unable to procure important witnesses, and that one had not been in court during the trial. Counsel for State mov to striKe out all of the replications. After argument, the lourt sustained the motion of the State to strike out. The defense then filed an amended bill that Hamilton's surgeons have nor Robert Lowry with the information that in 1886 Noxubee count- paid into the State treasury $7,591.80 and that Noxubee county received from the State $13,6594, leaving an excess in Noxubee county's treasury ol Chancery Clerk Robert C.

Patty, of Noxubee county asked Auditor W. W. Stone where he got Lis figures and he would like to see them verified. According to the Macon Sun, Auditor W. Stone furnished Chancery Clerk Patty with the information that Noxubee county in I860 had paid into the State treasury the sum of 14,032 Ci and received from the State fl.1,027.87, leaving an excess in the State treasury (not the county's) the sum of 3,004 77.

The Sun says other credits will increase this amount. If this thing keeps up Auditor W. W.Stone will be kept busy trom now till Christmas explaining his simple little table of information fur nished Governor Lowry for bis speech. Meridian News. We copy the above for the purpose of explaining the apparent discrepancy in the two statements referred to, and in this connection we refer the reader to a correspondence, published elsewhere, between Auditor Stone and Chancery Clerk Patty on the same sub ject.

From this correspondence it will at once be seen that the 6gares asked fo by the Governor and by Capt. Pat ty cover two different, and distinct periods. Capt Patty asked for and obtained the credits due his county for a tax collecting year. Or to make the matter plainer, the figures given him cover all the payments made by his county on the advalorem taxes collected on the levy made for 1886 and includes payments trom November 9th, 1886, to May 18th, 1887. The payments given him on Privileges and license to Retail accounts cover dates from May 1st, 1886, to July 9th, 1887.

The new series of these lat ter two accounts commence the 1st of May of each year and ends April 30th ot the following year, and while some of the payments, as will be observed, are made later than those dates they are nevertheless payments made on the respective accounts for these years, covering dates given. The figures given Capt. Patty on disbursements, as asked for by him, ar for the year 1886, and do not include all the payments made to it during that year, and while it will be seen than NDxubee county is credited with money in this statement to as late a date as July 9tb, 1887, nothing is charged to it as disbursements later than January 27th, 1887. In other words the receipts from Noxubee county, as disclosed by the statement sent Capt. Patty, extend from May 1st, 188G, July 9th, 1887, while the payments or disbursements to it run from January 1st, January 27th, 1887.

It will be seen that the credits extend to a period six months later than the debits. The Governor asked for the receipts and disbursements to each county in or during the fiscal year 1886 that is from January 1st, 1886. to December 31st, 1886. It was given to him this waj, except the disbursement for Railroad tax and the payment on that ac count was the one made in, 1887, but was Jjtii tatiriey collected in DeceinAygrlSSG for the distribution of "that year. Capt.

Patty in bis recapitulation, or resume, credits his county with 559.01 fines and forfeitures retained in the county treasury. If the county is credited with this amount it should be charged back to it with amount sent it Common School Fund, of which it constitutes a part. As it was not charged to the county in this statement it is clear that it is not entitled to a credit for it. He also credits his county with $3,304.50, on account of privileges, whfcn the figures of the Auditor, from which he makes up his statement, only entitles it to a credit of $2992.50. This was probably a typo- graphical error.

Of course any statement to be fair and impartial must show the receipts and disbursements for the same time, and there will necessarily be discrep encies in a statement of this kind and one covering a different period. The Legislative item included in Governor Lowry 's figures was not given him by the Auditor for two rea sons First, because he did not ask for it; and second, bemuse the books of that office shows no charges against the county on this account. The accounts on this fund are kept against the Rep resentative of the county and not against the county. Now as for Noxubee county, it is but just to say that receipts in 1886 were small, far below the average, and that it would rarely ever again appear as one of the non-tax paying counties In 1885 this county paid in more money than it received back, and the same will mort probably be the casa for 1887. The reason for it small receipts in 1S86 is fully explained in the correspondence referred to.

So while there are discrepancies between the ktati-ment of Governor Lowry an 1 Capt. Patty, the reasons therefor will be plain when it is understood that they are for different periods and the discrepancies make neither of the statements any the less correct. COXSUXi IXSUIiTED. Consul Brigham, was attacked at Paso del Norte, Mexico, on the 31st ult, by the little Mexican Judge before whom Cutting was tried. The Consul telegraphs the State depart nient at Washington that he was assisting a Mr.

Cowart, a UnPed States agent, to recover soma horses that had been stolen from him by Mexicans; that the case was to be heard before Zubia that after many days of waiting the Judge appointei the 31st ult. to hear the case, fixing the hour at 4 p. m. He says he and Cowart called at his courtroom, and after lemaining there until 5 o'clock went to his resi-fonea to ascertain whv he did not ap pear to try the case. Nothing occurred there of an insulting nature.

"When we were leaving his resioenc he ran out some tea or twelve feet from his door into the street and struck mn from behind on the head, and I then ran bim into his house, and told hWn v.a would hear from me again. This Judge Zubia insulted the United agent and myself while in the discharge of our official duties." Pat Henry Base Ball Club of Vkk-burg, played a match game at p. fUKcnn nn Tuesday, with the club Ihllaophleal Thought on the Varloaa tirade of Ootham'a Barber-ahepa. I read an essay recently on the aubject of economy, which irreatly Interested mo. writes Bill Nye In tha Now York World.

It related to tbe great expense which really agregatol from little ones, and dealt with tbe matter of daily paper, boot-blacks, shaving expenses, baths, and showed how millions of the people's money were annually squandered a this way that ought to go towards buying books. The article set me to thinking; and I reolvd to iuveUKte IV I was mora especially takon with the Idea of extrava- franco in the matter of barbers and barber- hops. You can go to a gorgeous shop and pay fir toon cents and a tip for a shave, or you can go where you may avoid the Up, or you can go to a ten-cent ahop, or you cau get hnvd on the Bowery for five cunts, or you ran ignore the whole busi ness and let the wind blow through your whiskers. Now lot us enter the seductive and fragrant field of statistics for a moment and io how we may economise. If we shave every day and Up the barber at a 15-coat shop, where wo are dealt with in a gentle au I soothing way by talent! men, we can readily see that it is no great trick to invest to to SlOJ per year.

If we lower our standard a little and get a plain 15-cent shave, with no funny business, wo can put the bill at say foO, and we will get just as good a shave, though of course a young man with a clinging a tuns, one who pines to be foudled by some one all the time, would miss the car ress which a tip generally calls forth. This little sketch ts for him. If no one else ever speaks a kind word to him or pata Ma Adam's applo with a powder puff In a playful, bantering way, I do not chide him for tipping a barber over and over it he wants to iu order to secure these attcutions from one of his own sex. Carrying the matter still further, we find that by going down on the Bowory we can get a good, do an shave for five centa, with buy rum and coooaine. This will cost $15 per year.

Or we can allow our beards to grow wild and woolly, with fragments of cracker and autumn loaves in them, at a very trifling expense. Last woek 1 was thunderstruck when I found how much could be saved by changing from a fifteen-cent barber to a five-rent barber and keeping it up for a year. Counting 800 days as a fair estimate of the number on which I would be apt to shave, 1 found that by this change I could havo at tho end of the year $.10, with which to buy books or cross-barred trousers or any other means of iutolloctual improvement which 1 might choose. I could buy on of those expensive books that Mr. De Lux occasionally gets out, or I could bear Paul, or buy a small yet fragrant dog for I could also buy myself some more hair or xatfr' teeth filled.

I could take a classic.il course on tha banjo or buy as interest in a bird dog with But 1 wanted, more than any thing else, to get more books. I wanted a new photograph album most of alL An album with illustrations in It, to lay on the parlor table and explain to strangers In low, passionate tones, is a never-ending source of pleasure to the thinking mind. With a frontis-pieeo showing the proprietor as be looked with side-whiskers, aud, later on, a view where he bal himself photographed with chin-whiskors ana holding a war-time plug hat in his swollen hands; with a picture of grand mother holding a Biblo as though it might be a glass bomb, and a front viow of a sightless child that makes up for its total absonce of eyes by introducing a soul-stirring mouth that would mukii a goldeu-huirod ball of North Carolina butler turn white in a single night. With all these little specimens of plastic art, I often think that a photograph ulbiini will do mora towarls entertaining a mix id company than any other literary work with which I am familiar. Bo I wont into a low-price barber-shon a week ago and began to save $3) for they" purpose of adding to tny V.Virary rnu discovered that in a flvo-cent barber-shop you get lees consideration and a lowor 1 4 V.

niiu inhuui uj jvut uva. tunu uivu where. I believe that the man who shaves yo'u for five cents makes his own soap. Possibly he works up some of his fattest put-rons that way. Anyhow, tha soap ha tvnea smells badly and tastes worss than any soap I have ever participated in.

At this price of shave ono saves financially, but loses cutanoously. Tho chair I sat in was not a good easy chair, and the spiral springs in it occasionally had to coin.) to tho surface for more air. I bocamo very much atUu-hod to oa of these spring and tho ten ronts I saved ou the shave 1 had to iy a tailor downtown who trepan nod my sadly demoralized trousers for me. The chair was also mentally a wreck, and its memory was failing, I thought Just as I would relax my muscles and close my eyes this tottering old chair would forget itself, and tho worn-out trigger that held the bead-rest would slip about nine cogs. Then with a low death-rattle It would full about a foot and distarb my Intellectual faculties.

You can get shaved quicker for five cents than you can for fll-toan, but the towels are more clammy and the bay rum is rather more of a chesnut, I judge. Huftlea It that I am not going to continue the course of economy that I had inaugurated for the yeais for I am opposed to tho hoarding and accumulation of a surplus. Money is tending too much towards centralization any way and I do not want to encourage it. While I may not be able to secure the books which I contemplated buying with my savings, I can visit the Chamber tft Horrors at tho Musoj snl Improve my mind in such ways by actual observation. We do not get all our education from books.

We may easily obtain many refining and ennobling ideas from other sources than the musty tomos which decorate the shelves of ou. libraries. One of the brainiest men I ever knew. If I may be allowed the temporary use of that term, a man, too, who had succeeded in amassing quite a fortune as a result of native shrewdness and knowledge of human nature, once admitted to me in 8 sudden burst of confidence, inspired per haps by too much wine, that he bad never read either of my books. And yet he had concealed this gross Ignorance for five years and amassed a fortune.

While this Is a sad commentary on American galvanised illiteracy, it still shows that a man may be almost criminally Ignorant la this country and yet acquire scads. Aa American Hercules, Mr. John Ripf.lo, who died in Ogle, Pa, recently, at the age of eighty-seven years, was a noted citison ot the place, where ho was best known as "Old Johnny Hippls." Largo stories are told of his strength and agility. It is said that when he was in his prime he could kick tinware from a store ceiling eleven feet above the fl or. Once, when rafting on tho Monongahela river, tho raft was wreckod, and he escaped by Jumping over twenty-live feet to a rock, from which he was rescuco.

He would place four and five hogsbeaas in a row. Jump out of tbe first into the second, and so on to (hi last, thou jump backward to tha first, with appuruut ease Stray Notes. Chief Justice Sam Harper, of the Raymond Gazette; B. T. Hohbs, Brook-haven Leader Mr.

W. L. Mitchell, Hazle-hnrst Signal-Copiahan were in the city this week. On his Western trip President Cleveland expects to attend several of the great state agricultural fairs. The oldest General of the United States army is William Relby Harney.

He was born near Nashville, in 1800 and entered the army in 118, he was breveted major-general on March IS, 1865. Jay Gould is passing a nuiet summer Two days a week are spent on his yacht each week; two, including Sunday, at his farm at Irvington, and the remaining days are killed leisurely in New York at his of- hce. The Rev. Dr. Parker, of London, whn been mentioned as the possible successor of Henry Ward Beecher, arrived in New lork last oaturaay.

Cohered indiviiliml Ironnntlv stealing watermellon, indignantly) Ig jOU de gentleman dat fired dat bullet froo dia. ver watermellon I hah nnd uKait.ii in i Irate farmer Yes, I am. Colored individu. i iieu, juu viesn uone spued de melon an' come mighty nigh hittin' dis "niggah! sliu! I isn't gwine to take de trrn.kC cry melons down to you' house no The news comes from Africa that tl. tives are greatly frightened by the whistles of the steamboats in Stanley's exhibition and that they run into the woods at their approach.

If Stanley had only taken a steam calliope with him there would hove been no danger of a massacre. hasten to ronrrntntaf a XT tu xora Central Kuilroad unon thn on that the Btove is forever banished from the cars of that company. By the time cold -weather sets in all its enra V. v. in CTjuiLrLrctt with the Martin system of steam pipes.

Th I.lt as Appointed by th Stat ttnard On th 1st Intant. The State Board of Commissioners of Election met on Thursday last and made appointments of County Commissioners of Election as follows: Alcorn J. C. Ijams. John Difworth, G.

D. inston. Amite Geo. A. McGehee, F.

G. Wren, I eter Uobmson. Attala James W. White, G. C.

Edwards, i. Sweat. Benton John B- McDonald, J. E. Kees, liascom trawtord.

Calhoun A. G. B. Spencer, J. M.

Arm- strong, J. I I-yon. Chickasaw A. Carlisle, Geo, S. Foster, iam Allen.

Choctaw J. S. Holloway, T. J. Boon C.

W. Burks, Claiborne David D. Irwin, Frank II. Foote, Henry Wickliff. Clarke J.

M. Smiley, Leonard S. Ilardee, J. L. Seav.

Clay-T. H. Bonds, Isaac Cromwell. Coahoma Ttob'tE. Bobo, George B.

LeaveL Robert Ware. Covington D. C. Buchahan, W. Wils liamson, It.

M. Webster. Desoto Franklin T. M. Whittington, H.

G. Butler, Nelson Applewhite. Grenada J. T. Garner, W.

I). Hollv.Joseph Philips. Hancock James M. Martin, I. J.

Otis. J. L. Collins. Harrison C.

E. Everett, W. T. Walthall, W. G.

Henderson. Hinds J. W. Horn, C. S.

Spann, Henry M. Harris. Holmes B. A. Shepherd, S.

F. Horton, W. A. Drennan. Itawamba J.

A. Wiygul, John J. Walker, L. M. EUote.

Issaauena J. 15. Leatherman.R. B. Phipps, S.

H. Highland. Jackson Ed. Bloomfield, W. It.

Bilbo, J. W. Ferrell Jasper G. W. AinesworthjW.

B. Morris, T. B. Hossey. Lawrence C.

Welbourn, S. E. Park-man. Henrv Mavson. Leake T.

C. Spencer, Francis E.Williams, Henry V. 1 ate. Lee J. R.

Frazer, T. S. Greens, W. G. Gibson.

Leflore G. W. Arnold, J. L. Davidson, Leeke Wilkes.

Lincoln O. V. Easterling, J. W.McGrath. Harry femith.

Marion O. K. J. Baylis, J. M.

Ford, Silas lirown. Marshall John. R. Cochran, M. G.

Har din, George Alexander. Montgomery E. O. Huntly, John A. Bur-ford, John Vaughan.

Neshoba Thos. Peebles, J. A. Graves, J. M.

Coghlan. Noxubee P. T. Ferris, E. F.

Anderson, J. A. Xsichoison. Panola N. C.

Knox, E. A. Carleton; Chas. Baker. Pike Sam A.

Mathews, P. K. Simmons, Seth Collins. Pontotoc Daniel Polk, W. D.

Inman, Sam Duncan. Prentiss It. J. Moore, W. C.

Lacey, Sr. L. L. Brown. Quitman J.

J. Burleson, W. C. Cooper, Levie 1 lckle. Scott J.

L. Ponder, Chas. N. Sigrist J. W.

Preston. Sharkej- John J. Jour, H.J. Wright, Roh't Brown. Simpson T.

L. Mendenhall, A. G. Berry, Jr. II.

Guynes. Smith C. C. Lancaster, Milton McNair, I. B.

Childre. Sunflower W. B. Welboru, F. W.

Robin- son, James King. Tippah R. J. Hill, W. L.

Smith, E. Cassett. Tishomingo W. A. II.

Shackleford, W. A Southard Tlriuh Union John L. Grace, D. C. Williams, J.

S. Jarvis. Washington Theo. Tolil, Win. Griffin, Pe ter Mitchell.

Warren Clem Davis, Jno. M. Klien, Nat Price. Yallobusha S. B.

Brown, J. C. Page, Roh't L. Cohns, Yazoo C. F.

Emery, R. N. Russell, Wal ter lucker. The remaing 24 counties were passed for various reasons, some having no appli cants. THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

Below we publish all the nominations made for the Senate and House np to date. Others will be added as made SENATE. 2nd District W. A. McDonald.

4th District C. A. Marshall. 6th District N.A.Taylor. 9th District J.

W. Cutrer. 11th District J. C. Burdine.

12th District J. C. Neilson. 13th District A. A.

Montgomery. 16th District J. E. Gwin. 17th District Presley Groves.

19th District George G. Dillard. 20th District J. P. Walker.

23d District John R. Cameron. 27th District C. M. Williamson.

29th Disirict Alex. Fairley. 30th District T. A. Woods.

HOUSE. Attala A. W. Skinner, R. B.

Sanders. Benton H. P. Maxwell. Claiborne W.

T. Magruder. Copiah J. F. Sexton.

J. L. Ramsey. Carroll L. M- Southworth, T.

W. Sullivan. Chickasaw Frank Burkitt, J. W. Winter.

Clarke C. A. Stovall. Clay W. B.

Gunn, T. W. Davidson. Choctaw Lafayette Robinson. DeSoto L.

W. Williamson, J. M. Gran-Franklin Dr. A.

M. Newman, Grenada Jas. C. Longstreet. berry.

Hinds J. B. Greaves, A. Puryear, C. E.

Hooker, Tims. M. Griffin. Holmes J. S.

Hoskins, W. P. Tackelt. Jefferson J. S.

HicSts. Jackson J. M. Pelhatu. Lincoln J.

O. Leake E. D. Terry. Lafayette O.

L. Carter, J. R. Blowers. Leflore W.

S. Barry. Lowndes J. II. Sharp.

J. II. Simmons, M. M. Burke.

Lauderdale J. P. Keaton, II. Whitfield. Madison James R.

Childress, C. W. O'Leary. Mooroe James T. Dilwurth, J.

R. MurflT, T. A. Oliphant. Montgomery W.

S. Hill. Marshall M. J. McKi nny, B.

S. Greer. D. T. Chapman.

J. Li. Clemens, J. S. Madison, V.

M. Thomas. Oktibbeha J. O- Askew, Dr. J.

G. Carroll. Pontotoc C. B. Mitchell.

Prentiss E. Alexander. Pike J. II. Crawford.

Simpson G.W.Johnson. Sunflower Marshall Brown. Tate J. R. Puryear, J.

T. Eason. Tallahatchie John Bailey. Tippah S. O.Love.

Winston P. M. King. Wilkinson J. H.

Jones, W. A. Dickson. Webster J. R.

Nolen. Washington R. B. Campbell, John T. Casey, WT.

H. Harris. Warren W. Msgruda, Mnrray F. Smith, and J.

H. Brabston. Yazoo-T. R. Ilolloman, J.

S. Reid, C. II. Perkins. FLOATERS.

Amite and Pike S. M. Simmons. Benton and Tippah Jas. C.

Harris. Holmes and Yazoo P. Simmons. Kemper, Lauderdale and Clarke A. McGebee.

Newton and Leake J. R. Pace. F. Longstreet for Speaker.

Montgomery Covstt, Aug. 31st, '87. Editor ot the State Ledger: We direct the attention of the members of the next House of Representatives to the name of the brilliant young member, the Hon. J. C.

Longstreet, of Grenada county, as a suitable person for Speaker. His services in the last Legislature bowed him to possess great ability, calm, dignified and statesman-like, and thoroughly familiar with parliamentary usage. He has all the physical and mental qualities for making a successful presiding officer, and it will be a compliment to the young working Democ racy to tender him the place. MOXTGOMERT CoCXTT. Young married man, in forcible tones I tell you I am boss of my house, and what I say there goes.

Passenger on next soat leans over and remarks Beg your pardon. bat is your wife at home? Y. M. M. (in less forcible tones) No; she's in the country.

Everybody in the car miles out loud. LETTER OF GOV. LOWItY TO THE TIMES-DEMOCRAT. The Condition of the State and Its Peo ple Crop Prospect Industrial MovementsGeneral Condition of Schools and Colleges. To tbe Editor of The Times-Dennerat Referring to' your favor of the 16th instant, I have to say that the people of Mis-sisrdppi are in better financial condition than they have been for several years.

This is evidenced by the fact that a number of enterprises, such as compresses, factories, have Wen established, and, in a great measure, with home ruonej-. It may be said, too, that the people of the State are probably nearer out of debt than they have been for a number of years. In sections of the State where deeds of trust have been resorted to to carry on the ordinary transactions between the farmer and merchant, the business is now without encumbrances. It is also true that the State bonds that have been sold during the past year have been in the main purchased by the people of the State, and at a premium. It is a fact that Mississippi owes less payable debt than any of the Southern States save one, possibly two.

Taxation has been less than for a great many years. Touching the educational interests of Mississippi, our common schools are in far better condition than they have been hither to, and it may be asserted that there is not a boy or girl, white or black, that may not get a reasonably good education by availing themselves of schools convenient to them. The law-making power of this State is determined that the common school shall reach every child of both sexes and colors. The present State Superintendent is an experienced teacher and successful educator, and under his supervision the schools are most satisfactorilv, In addition to the common schools, Missis-sipi has her State University, one of the foremost Southern ColWe3 and one that has a grand history. This institution is in most excellent working order, and it is pre- siaea over Dy 1'rot.

Edward Mayes. It has accomplished much good in the past, and its future was never brighter. The Agricultural and Mechanical College is in a highly nourishing condition. This institution is presided over by Gen. S.

I). Lee, and it is believed by the people of Mississipyi at least, that it is the foremost colleges of its character in the United States. It is in high favor with the farmers of the country, and is doinir a creat work. The Industrial Institute and College, for white girls, situated at Columbus, is meeting with most gratifying success. With splendid buildings, a cultivated community, a Deautnui town and an unexceptionable corps of teachers, it nromises to accomnlish a great deal toward opening new avenues of lnaustry tor the girls of the State.

At the msuiuuon quite a numDer ot industries are taught, and every girl is required to pursue ai leai one ot tnose industries while at the college. The institution is presided over by Dr. R. W. Jones, an accomplished, scholarly, Christian gentleman, and an educator of large experience.

For the colored boys of the State we have the Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College which is in good working order and has educated a great number ot colored boys, who are now doing good work among their people. This institution is managed weland is civinff entire satisfaction. Thn State then supports in part the Tougaloo insutuie ana the normal school at Holly Springs, for the colored people. Mississ sippi spends from $800,000 to 1,000,000 annually jn the way of education. The agricultural interests of the State may be said to be doing fairly well.

There is more acreage than heretofore. In this connection it may be said that more attend lion has been paid to clover, grasses, than hitherto. Crops are more diversified than at any time in vears nast. and the two pie are realizing the fact that diversity of crops ana raising of stock give prosperity. In some counties of this State a large number of horses and mules are heinc raised: indeed, it may be said that almost every county is engaged to some extent in this industry.

it can oe salelv said that Alississinm is making large strides in the direction of blooded cattle, and Jersey, Alderneys and Holsteins can be found in many counties, and it is said that in Oktibbeha county there is the largest herd of Jersevs in the United States. The attention paid to blooded stock has increased the number of creameries in the State, and much attention is now being paid to the making and selling of butter. The native cattle in tbe last few years have been largely increased, and just now it is saia mat beet is lower than it has been during the past eisrht vears. Truck farming and fruit raisins is now being engaged in to a very considerable ex tent, rruits, Dernes ot every description, and vegetables are shipped to almost every town and city in the Northwest. This in dustry promises to increase largely in the near future, and it is said that every railroad line will provide itself with suitable cars lor the shipment of such articles.

New lines of railroad have been com pleted during the past twelve or eiehtecn months, and other lines projected that will be completed in the near future. The Memphis, Selma and Brunswick; the Kan sas City and rsirimngham, and the Gulf and ahip Island Railroad, the Georgia Pacific, the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, are extending their lines to the several objective points sought to be reached. The miles of railroad within the limits of Mis gissippi have increased 100 per cent during the past ave years. The levees of the State are better to-dav than they have ever been previous to or since the war, and it may be safely said that an area of country, equal in fertility to that ot any under the sun, embraced in the Mississippi Delta, through which runs the L. N.

O. T. Railroad from Memphis to New Orleads, is now fully protected from the floods, and is increasing rapidly in cultivation, in acreage as well as in value, and is also being settled up by a thrifty class of farmers. The establishment of compresses at the most important towns in the State has brought to the doors of the farmers cotton buyers, hence the farmer realizes on his crop much earlier than heretofore. A month ago it was believed that Mississippi would make an unusually large crop, but it has now developed that while the weed is large it is not as well fruited as usual.

This fact, together with the appearance of the army worm in some of the counties in the low lands, induces the belief that the cotton crop will be much shorter than was anticipated. A L.ood crop of corn is assured, and so of potatoes and peas. Altogether the outlook for the State is encouraging and promising and our people are prosperous. Very truly, Robert Lowry. Let the Young Men Enjoy Themselves.

It is a mistake which many parents make that of trying to make premature men out of boys and of holding themselves aloof from all the emotions, sympathies, pleasures and pursuits of youngsters. It is not natural for boys to be staid, reserved, nor always well mannered, and the discipline that makes them so before their time will probably distort or cripple some of their finest qualities. The roots of a young tree must have room to spread, and if they are inexorably crammed into a hole big enough for only half of them, some are sure to be grieviously hurt and the tree damaged. As for education, it must always be remembered that what a boy learns from books is but a small portion of his education. That which he gathers from his surroundings and from his home, pleasant or repulsive, from his association, from nature, fromevery- he sees or hears, goes equally to form his mind and character.

Ik Fair. At a meeting of the stockholders on Thursday last it was agreed to hold the Fair about the latter part of October. The exact date will be given later. The report of the finance committee showed 1,880 subscribed to the capital On motion $75. balance on hand from last year's fair, was turned over to the pres ent association.

The committee to select a suitable loca tion, not being quite ready to report was continued, There is no doubt as to the success of the Fair and we earnestly urge every public spirited, citizen to take stock. The shares are only $5,00 each. Send your name and the amount 3 ou are disposed to subscribe to James A. Reid- Treasurer. Canton Picket.

Republic have adv ca ted different thought. All efforts to reconcile and harmonize conflicting ideas have proven futile. No platform ever adopted has been found broad enough and strong enough for all to stand upon. But the great problem has at last been solved, and Mississippi is entitled to the credit. This benefactor lives in Lincoln county, and he is a candidate for the humble office of Rep resent a ive.

He ha promulgate a platform upon which all can unite, clasp hands aud match on to the po litical milleneum. The platform of this candidate is published on the fourth page ot this week's paper. All should read it and study it and profit by the wisdom it contains. This candidate says he wants "a general revision of the classic laws now on file." He is light The "classic laws" need attention. They are two numerous and cumberso.n they need pruning, and as they have been on file sometim the ti'e should now be put on them.

Let th-m be rasped. "A change radical in the replevin bond system" is another excellent suggestion. "A change radical" is what the country has been demanding and howling for for many weary rears. But the declaration about the change in the school law is the greatest evidence of learning and wisdom, "providing better pay for teachers and reduction of seho'ars." That thought will appeal directly to every teacher's heart and pocket book. Let the children be reduced, the teachers increased and salary doubled.

While the money is going, give poor teachers a cbam-e, as the public school system was de- signei for tl eir biiefir. The children don't coun'. "Lease the ColUes ertainly. The girls nl lovsshul i not be allow ed waste their time in "classic 11 1. Learn tliein "Reading, Ritmg and Rilhiuetir-," and turn them loote to make their own living and enlighten the world.

Gex. Jno. C. Black, Commissioner of Pensions, was report ss having pre pared resolutions to be presented at the St. Louis encimpmetit of the G.

A. R. denouniing Tuttle, Fair- child, Forakerand othr-rs for their par-tsanship. Gen. Blck, however denied this, but made a sar.emont, in which he said that while it was hoped that the encampment would be harmonious, fraternal and rational, there were earnest men who would see that no partisan action is tak-m, except against their most resolute- opposition.

IvsvRtrcTioNS have been issued by Acting Land Commissioner Slockslage to carry into effect the recent order of Secretary Lamar restoring to settlement and entry, the following railroad indemnity lands. Southern Pacific Railroad of California, about 4,000,000 acres; tbe Dallas Military Road of Oregon, about 1,200,000 acres; the Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad of Ala bama, about 25,000,000 acres, covered by unapproved sections; the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad of Mississippi, about 1,500,000 acres, also covered by unapproved sections. Serious trouble is threatening in Colorado, between the Ute Indians and the authorities A battle was fought last Thursday between the militia and some cow boys under Major Leslie and a squad of 600 Indians, led by Colorow, who threatens to bring forward a large force. An affidavit has been sworn out for the arrest of Colorow for felony, and nothing short of his surrender will settle the matter. Warren county can always be relied upon to send first class men to the Legislature.

Her splendid representa tion in the last Legislature attracted great attention, and her next delegation will stand equally high. Hon. L. W. Magruda has been renominated, and his colleges will be th Hon.

Mur-ry Smith, and Mr. J. H. Brabson, worthy representatives of an intelligent people. Congressman Crain says That the Texas delegation in the next House would make a vigorous and united effort to have the Speaker appoint Mr.

Mill1 chairman of tbe ways and means commit tee. Mr. Crain also stated that Win. H. Nichols, of Galveston, would be a candidate for doorkeeper of the next House.

Telegram. If there is anything else that Texas wants, we trust that she will not hesitate to ask for it. A heavy rainfall in North Texas, comencing on the 30th ultimo, has caused an overflow which has done great damage. Red river, Trinity, Wichita and Brazos were all out of their banks; several houses and bridges were washed away and trains delayed. The city of Waco was under water.

Eleven people have been reported as being drowned. Adolph Zenneck, one of the proprietors of that low New Orleans sheet, known as the Masrot, who was shot some time since by Dan Brown for publishing a slander about him, died on the 31st ult This makes the fourth man connected with that slanderous concern that has been shot since its establishment. The only wonder is that the whole set were not killed. At the primary election in Clay county, the following nominations are made For the Legislature, W. B.

Gunn and T. W. Davidson; sheriff, E. C. Spalding; circuit clerk, R.

M. Trotter; chancery clerk, J. W. Brader; treasurer, W. E.

Montfort; assessor, Wm. Lanham. The ticket is a good one and will be ratified at tbe election in November. Tbe evictions of tenants on the O'Grady estate in Ireland was begun on the 20th ultimo. The baliffs were re-enforced by one hundied soldiers and three hundred policemen.

The tenants fought hard before giving up, throwing hot water and paving Btones from the windows above on tbe heads of the officers. The Democrats of Yallobusha county have nominated the following ticket A. H- Williamson, for Representative; C. R. Cook, for Sheriff; J.

W. Brown, for Chancery Clerk; J. W. Seay, for Circuit Cleark; B. R.

Winter, for treasurer, and John Callen, for assessor. OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF TUB STATU. SUBSCBIPTIOX, PAYABLE I ADTAXCE, On Year Six Month l.OO JAI'KNOX, 1887 lUNOS COUNTY IMOCRATIC TICKKT. For District Attorney It. N.

MILLKR. For Senator C.M. WILLIAMSON. For Representatives, J. II.

GREAVES, T. M. GRIFFIN. A. 1'L'KVEAK, C.

E. HOOKER. Jr. For Sheriff 3. B.

THOMAS. For Chancery Clerk W. W. DOWNING. For Circuit Clerk W.

II. POTTER. For Treasurer A. G. LEWIS.

For Assessor II. CASPER. For Surveyor R. H. BELL.

For Coroner and Ranger A. L. ROUX. EDITORIAL BREVITIES. The town that has not had its firs bale is now behind the time.

A Cabinet Las, at last been formed for the Bulgarian government. As earthquake shock was experienced at the city of Mexico on the 29th ultimo. President Cleveland will be in Louis on the 1st of October. General Tuttle will not. Gen.

Simon Colivab Bcckser was inaugurated governor of Kentucky on the 30th ultimo. John Ruskin is. reported to be insane at London, where be went in search of health. Thk wheat corner broke in San Francisco last Saturday, and broker broke with the break. The Memphis Appeal has greatly improved its editorial department.

It only prints one column a day. Tuf. receipts at the United States Treasury, during the month of Au gust, has averaged a million dollars a day, Thk report come that grass is grow ing in the streets at Washington. The army of office seekers uiu-it have re tired. President Cleveland will be present at the opening of the International Medical congress at Washington next Monday.

I'rjxce DeYlcrbidb of Mexico who was named by Maximilian as his suc cessor to the throne of Mexico, is in New York. Nineteen damage suits growing out of the Chatswi rth horror, "have been entered against the Railroad, aggregat ing 127,500. The Republicans have put out ticket in Maryland, and announce that they intend to give the Democracy a vigorous fight. The Grand Army of the Republic refused to march under a Cleveland banner during th-ir celebration at Wheeling, West Va. The Democrats of Uenton and Tippah have nominated Hon.

Jas. C. Harris as their Floatonal Representative. He is a rising young liwyer. Ier citizen Jf the TJnYfed States is now visiting Canada.

C. E. is his name; Sumpter, S. his home; bank cashier his business; account short 120,000. Jno.

Sullivan and wife were driving down Lookout mountain in a buggy last Sunday when the horse ran away. They were both thrown out and the shock was so great that Mrs. Sullivan has ever s-ince been a raving maniac. Tub Democatic Convention of the 2nd Senatorial district have nominated Hon. W.

A. McDoniH, of Benton county, for the Senate. He was a member of the last two Legislature, and faithfully represented his people. A citizens' meeting was held in Vicksburg on the 20th to take action, relating to bringing to the notice of the interstate commission charges of discrimination which have been made against the Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad. 1 us regular nominees of the Demo party lor Chancery and Circuit clerks in Wairen county will be opposed at the coming election by George T.

Hardy, the present Chancery clerk, and Cba. Lehman, the present Circuit clerk. Mk. Arthur O'Connor and Sir Thomas Henry Grathan Esmonde, Irish members of Parliament, aie announced to visit the United States in this month to make speeches to meeting to be convened by the Irish National League of America. The Baltimore and Ohio Express Company has sold outjts plant, franchises and business to the United States Express Company for a period of thirty jears.

Two million and five hundred thousand dollars is reported as the amount paid. Jay Gould is supposed to be the real purchaser. The Warren county convention met last Monday and made the following nominations: For representative, L. W. Magruder, Mnrray F.

Smith and J. II. Bradston sheriff, W. O. Wor-rtll; county treasurer, J.M.

assessor, J. Hill; chancery rlerk, N. J. Bazinsky; circuit clerk, Cooley Mann. Thk Democrats of Pontotoc have donn a very sensible thing in nominating Hon.

C. B. Mitchell for the Legislature. Ha will at once take rank with the foremost members of the next House, and contribute as mncn in shaping wise and wholesome legislation as any man who will occupy a seat in that body. Ma j.

James S. Mason, editor and proprietor ot the Southern Reveille ai Port Gibson, died last Thursday, after a lingering illness. He was seventy year 3 of age and one of the oldest journalists in the State. His loss will be deeply felt by the people of his native town and county as well as by the press ol the State. A discovery of the most inhuman treatment of conv.ct has come to light in Dodge county, Georgia, which the grandjury is investigating.

Probably the worst case was that of a negro, who was forced to work during the hot weather of July until he dropped dead, notwithstanding he had pro -sted that be was too sick to work. judges are to publish the exact subscrip tion they find each paper to possess." "Referring to the above, Col. J. L. Power addressed the proprietor of the State-Ledger the following: Jackson, Sept.

2nd, 1887. R. H. Dexry, Proprietor State-LEDGER-Dear Sir: In reference to the challenge and wager of the New Mississippian that it "has a larger circulation than The Clarion and State-Ledger combined, all I have to say is that I have no disposition to engage in such a contest on the condition proposed. If you see proper to dispute the claim of the New Mississippian, I give you my personal assurance that no issue of The Clarion during twenty-one years that I have been connected with it has been less than quires, and will give you the affidavit of my pressman, if desired, that he has not printed a less number during the two years that he has been employed in the office.

As the New Mississippian is printed iu your establishment, you ought to know, in a business way, the number of copies printed. If you know its edition to be greater than our combined circulation, am willing that the New Mississippian shall have tbe benefit of all it claims. If you know on the contrary, our joint denial ought to satisfy all who may be interested in such a matter. Yours very truly, J. L.

Power. By the above letter, the undersigned is given the positive circulation of the Clarion. As he does the press work for the New Mississippian, he knows its actual circulation as well as he dues that of the State-Ledgek. Now with no intention to publish to the world the circulation of either the Clarion or New Mississippian, the infoimati-n being confidential in both cases, he is satisfied that the public will believe him when he says, over his own signature, that the circulation ot the New Mississippian is not larger "than the Clarion and State-Ledger combined." So far from the statement being true, tbe reverse is a fact. The combined circulation of the Clarion and State- Ledger is almost doubly as large as that of the New Mississippian.

It. H. Henry-. THE GREAT KIRMESS. The press of the State have said many good things "or the Kirmess to be given here Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.

The following from the Vicksburg Cornmerical-Her aid is a sample of the nice things, said: We tell you, you do not realize that the Kirmess to be held at Jackson on tbe Ctb, 7th and 8th of September is no city affair of its kind the State ever had the pleasure of witnessing, which it will do en masse. Every citizen who has a spark of patriot- ism should not not fail to contribute bis share in Ibis way to the Confe.dera.le monu mental fund. Vicksburg will have to get Rolling Fork to come down and keep house for her in her absence. We published in the last issue a communication signed "Sea Coast," in relation to the "Pitts Swamp f.nd Over flowed Land Bill," which recovered to the State a vast body of land which had been fraudulently entered. While Dr.

Pitts deserves great credit for the introduction and passage of this bill, there is another gentleman who figures in the matter, who is also deserving of praise. We refer to Hon. J. H. JoDes, of Wilkinson county, who was of a committee which investigated the Swamp Land Fund.

A joint resolution was recommended requirirg steps to be taken to cancel the patents Mr. Jones accordingly framed a bill for that purpose, but finding a similar bill introduced by Dr. Pitts, it was adopted instead. The saving of these lands is of vast importance to the State and those officers who were instrumental in redeeming them deserve great credit fur their deeds. Tbe authorities seem to have taken the right view of the Indian troubles in Colorado, and pursue a wise course to correct the them.

Indian Commis sioner Atkins has directed the agent at the Southern Ute agency to remove from the, reservation a'l intruders or persons whose presence tends to disturb tbe peace, or excite the hostilities of tha Indians. The acting Secretary of War has directed Gen. Terry, of the U. S. Army, to give all necessary assistance in enforcing the return of the stock taken from Colorow by the Colorado forces and departure from the reservation of all unauthorized persons.

Great trouble between the white and black races at Petersburg, has been threatening for several days. Last week a negro was fined 50 for striking a woman. A few days alter a prominent physician struck a negro girl. The negroes demanded that the doctor should receive the same punishment as was inflicted on the negro. A violent card was published in the Index-Appeal, signed by a number of prominent negroes, all of whom with the editor were arrested for libel.

The excitement then became so intense that the Mayor ordered three companies of militia to hold themselves in readiness The discharge of the employed in the customhouse at Havana and their being placed under arrest has broughtjibout a fearful state of excitement. Several conflicts between tbe troups and civilians have already occurred which resulted in bloodshed. Affairs look so threatening that troups are held in readiness in case of an outbreak. The customhouse, postoffice and all public buildings are guarded, and the military have taken charge of the telegraph offices to prevent dispatches being sent of what is transpiring. 'V' S.

S. Carlisle, of New Orleans, has been appointed Minister to Bolivia, vice W. A. Sea, re-igned. The Times-Democrat says he is a staunch Demo crat, a lawyer" in good practice, has long been active in local politics and is at present a State Senator.

He is well equipped for the duties of the high office with which he has been honored by the President, and cannot fail of special recognition by the govern ment of the South American republic, to which he goes accredited. Dc.D. B. Gunn, an old and esteem ed citizen of Brandon, died last Sun day night decided that it is necessary to extract the ball now resting in his arm near the elbow, and to do so inide of the jail would endanger thelos of the member, and perhaps his life. The State also moved to strike this out.

Judge Cooper adjourned court till Monday when he will heir the testimony of physicians, regarding Hamilton's condition and the probable effect, should the ball be extracted in jail. A RECONSIDERATION. --Tne'Daily Delta Review, of Sunday, published a veiy denunciatory editoral ot the Governor. After a great mass ot wholesale charges, it said the "Govei- nor has disgraced the hi-'h office he has been elected to fill, and lowered the dignity of tbe State to such an extent, that morally and socially he is deserving of the severest censure, and if he cannot be reached legally, he should be ignored and scouted by every true Mississippian who has any State pride, or the love for the honor and credit of his S'ate." In his next dav's the editor of the Review published the following modified sentiment: The article in yesterday's Review, criticising the governor, is, in some sentences, susceptible of ambiguous construction. It was not intended, even remotely, to imply that the governor had been guilty of any crookedness in bis management, but that bis administration had been extravagant.

We yet reiterate tbe sentiment expressed in Sunday's paper, that tbe people of the state have been humiliated by their magistrate taking the stump to defend bis administration against charges which, if untrue, there was no occasion to deny, but do not indorse the wholesale charge that he has himself been guilty of official crookedness, or had any connection with jobs, or has attempted to run the affairs of tbe state to his benefit. We have confidence In bis honor and integrity, but deplore bis bad judgment in stumping the state to disprove facts, which have been shown to exist, through columns of many of the ablest and most responsible papers in the state- ALAKGETEAXSFEB. A correspondent of the Times Democrat at Mississippi City reports the recent recording or a mortgage, date, Nov. 13, 1886, transferring the lands of the British Land Company headed by Bryon H. Evers, to which the Legislature of 18S4 granted so many privileges, and the Legislature of 1886 repealed, to the Delta Pine Land Company.

The lands in question are located in the following counties: Panola, Carroll, Quitman, Leflore, Tal-latchie, Sunflower, Jones, Holmes, Harrison, Jackson, Washington, Sharkey, Issaquena, Amite, Adams, Wilkinson, Perry, Jasper, Yazoo, Wayne, Marion, Covington, Green, Pike, Tate, Tunica, DeSoto and Bolivar counties, as held by the company, with all the hereditaments and appurtenances thereto belonging. THE COMMISSION. Tbe Mississippi Railroad Commissioners met at Meridian last Tuesday, the 29th to adjust' rates on the Vicksburg and Meridian and Mobile Ohio Rads. The citizens of Vick burg and Board of Trade of Meridian had representatives before the Commis sioner, but strange to say Jackson was not represented. The rates were con siderably reduced.

The former rate from SL Louis to- Meridian was, on barrels of flour 61 of this the V. M.got 24 now the V. M. gets 16 '1 he Meridian merchants say that they can, by barge, get floor to Vicksburg from St. Louis at 10 that they can transfer at 2 which will giva them -a 22J c.

rate as against former rate of 61 c. Like reduction was made on all western produce. There is no reason' why Jackson should not get rates equally as" low, but the merchants seem to care nothirg for railroad rates. Pnor. Brooks of New York, obtain- ed a good observation last Sunday of the new comet discovered by him.

It is described as being in constellation Cancer one degree east of the star lota. of that city and defeated them by a score of 27 to 2..