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The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

THE ARMY BuL--In the House, on the
18th, Mr.. Schenck, in reporting the Army
bill said it was framed in conformity with
the views of the Lieutenant General of the
army. aud was sanctioned by the Secretary
ofWar, in so far as itregarded the number
of the standing army: -
It provided for an army to consist of So,
900 men but with an organization capable of
EXPANSION to $4,000 His own opinion was
that the army should amount to at least
100 600 men, but yielded his opinion to the
high authority of the Lieutenant General,
witch was sanctioned by the President
Without going into the details, it would be
fouud that the number agreed upon was by
M meaus too great. The Senate fixed the
number of infantry regiments at nifty, and
the Committee Mt hfty-tiye, which was ac-
ending TO the recommendation of the Sec
retary of War and the Lieutenant General
Commanding. The pairing down of these
five regiments by the Senate was done APP
parently for the purpose OF crowdlng out
and getting rid of the Volunteer Reserve
CORPS. OF the fifty-6ve regiments ten OF
them are to be used for veteran reserve
CORPS Appropriations for the army during
the last wear of the rebellion amounted to
S5l6 OO00OO; the estimate of the army pro-
nosed to be retained amounts to S33,OOOUOO,
one sixteenth of what the army cost during
the last year of the war. Another fault OF
the bill differing from that of the Senate
was in regard to the number of colored
troops; the Senate proposed eight regi,
ments of colored troops; this bill proposed
ten regiments of colored troops; the Senate
bill proposed that the twenty regiments OF
infantry and twelve cavalry regiments pro
vided for in both bills should be composed
of colored men, while the House bill con-
tanned no such clause. He was aware that
there would be objections from some quarters
as to the preserving of the Veteran Reserve
Corps
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

WITH
J. H L0EWENSTINE& BROS,
Wholesale Dealers in and Importers of
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS
NOTIONS, CLOAKS, sHAwLS, HATS,
BOOTS, SHOES ETC, ETC,
23l & 233 Main Street, Clay Building,
M I'M p his, Tenn.
April 25d3n.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

| VSome allusion was made in press dis
patches to the riotOus conduct of the negroes
at Norfolk, Va, some time since Owing to
the interruption of the mails north, we have
not till now met with the particulars which
are contained in the following dispatch OF
| April 18th from Fortress Monroe:
The riotous demonstration attending the
negro procession yesterday, at Norfolk, to
| celebrate the passage of the civil rights bill,
| proves to have been more serious than at
| first reported. The disturbance originated
with number of the rowdy element ieering
at the procession, and few negroes mad,
dened and inhamed with liquor. Firearms
were frequently discharged and, as its usual
in such cases, innocent spectators were the
greatest sufferers. One man was killed and
several persons wounded.
The following are the names of those kill
ed and wounded: Robert Whitehurst.
killed, and his stepmOther mOrtally
wounded; William Moselyy city watch
man, badly beaten, and his son so DANCE
rously injured his life is despaired of; L.
Hampton, colored man, was seriously in
jured by bayonet in the hands of one of
the negroes The blame of the whole affair
is divided between the municipal and mill
tary authorities for allowing the negroes to
carry firearms and other deadly weapons
with them in the procession. Major Stan
hope, commanding a company of the U. S.
Infantry, appeared upon the scene in the
height of the melee, and succeeded, with
the aid of his forces, in subduing the excited
passions of the negroes
During last night fears were entertained
Of another disturbance, and telegram was
sent to Gen. Miles for additional troops,
| but these were not needed, as the events of
the night proved, and everything passed of
| in quietness. Considerable uneasiness was
felt in Norfolk to-day by many citizens over
the events of yesterday, and a general out
break was deemed not impossible. In the
meantime, as a precautionary measure, Gen,
| Miles sent over this afternoon a detachment
| of the 9th U. S. Artillery and 18th u. S. In.
tantry, to meet any events that may posi-
| bly, transpire.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

q reaction has taken place to some
extent, in New York, in the matter of house
rent, which is lower than it was six weeks
ago, with great number of houses to rent.
Says the Times (and the spirit of its remarks
will apply everywhere):
The whole business of creating a SCARE
among the purchasers of any article of
human need, whether of shelter or food or
clothing is very base and paltry one, and
deserves to recoil on the heads of the inter
ested alarmists People cannot pay half
their incomes for house accommodation, and
in many cases will not if they could. They
adopt the inevitable course either to give
up housekeeping altogether and go to board
ing, or they give up their houses and take
to apartments. Either plan involves AUST
retrlbution upon the owners. And why
should it not This city is a crowded city
OF course, but not more SO than two years
ago; while in the suburbs many new resi-
dences have been built, and many more are
in process of building. If the owners of
New Yonk property wished to depreciate
that property in the long run, they could not
have taken quicker method of doing so
than by forcing an INDECENT public to look
for homes in lodgings or out of town.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
JACKSON, Miss,
April 81, 1866
The attention of the members of the
Boards of County Police is hereby directed
to the following extract from
AN ACT
To provide for the support of wounded and
disabled soldiers, and for the support and
education of INDECENT children of deceased
soldiers, and the relief of INDECENT families
Of this State Approved, November 81,
- Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the members of the boards of
county police, to return list of destitute
disabled Confederate or State soldiers. re-
siding within their respective beats, who
are destitute of the means of support, on Cor
before the first day of March next, and the
assistance required by each of said persons
which said reports shall be filed in the pro-
bate clerks office, a copy of which shall be
Immediately filed by said clerk, in the office
of the Auditor of Public Accounts; and shall
constitute the basis for pro rata distribution
of the fund, provided for in the first section
of this act for the present fiscal year: Pro
Uided, That said fund shall be used by the
boards of county police, for the support of
INDECENT families of their respective conn.,
ties, if, in their opinion the necessities shall
y
further, that this act shall not apply to pau
pers who are now provided for by law.
About the 26th February last, a COPY of
the above act was mailed by the Auditor to
the President of the Board of Police of
the various counties of the State. Up to
this date, 1 am informed that reports from
only six counties have been made to the
Auditor of Publiclaccounts
The second section of the above act pro-
vides that the Auditor shall make the dis
tribution within twenty days after the
fiscal year, annually. The fiscal year closes
annually on the Both of April 1t is con-
fdently expected that nearly sixty thousand
dollars will be in the State treasury by the
list Iof May next to be distributed under
said act. 1t is my desire that the same shall
be distributed according to the intention of
the act, and / urge upon the Boards of
Police of the different counties the necessity
of making returns to the Auditor by the let
day of May next, in order that the distribu-
ton may be made. - go
BENZ. G. HUMPHREYS.
April 2Sd&w2 Gov. of Mississippi
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

Last night, says the Meridian Messenger,
We noticed at a hotel here, Federal soldier
rise from his seat at table, to wait, on a
one-armed Confederate soldier who couldn't
help himself very well. 1t was adelieate at
tention, kindly received, and in contrast
With growing complaint by person
Southerner-at the same table at dinner,
that the attention of servants was taken up
in waiting on one-armed men. The spirit Of
that grey. haired Federal soldier could do
more towards reconciling North and South
than any spirit which has ever invaded the
room where the Committee of Fifteen hold
their sessions, and pump all sorts of stories
out of all sorts of witnesses.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

We learn from a gentleman living somt
eight miles West of Summit, that he has dis
covered on his land an inexhaustible salt
mine He informs us that in places the salt
exudes from the earth in IA pure and crys
tallized state. The gentleman is making
preparations to test the matter more thor
oughly. We were shown specimens OF thu
salt obtained from the top OF the earth, ant
with the exception of its being dark, il woulC
compare favorably with the best Liverpoo
salt.-Commercial
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
Life Insurance,

is a humbug, as those insured, die as soon as
if they had not been insured; but if you
keep on hand, and use when necessary,
"Spooner's anti-Fever and Ague Pills. your
life and health will both be insured in the
cheapest and surest mode. You need not,
then, hurry through with your work to pre-
pare for the "Ague" season, nor need you
lay by in the most valuable part of the
spring and fall, on account of Chills and
Fever. 1--WE know whereof we AFFIRM" a
complete protection against every form of
Bilious Complaints is here offered-both a
preventive and a cure are assured,
if you will but use the simple and
harmless remedy, "Spooner's anti-Fever and
Ague Pills" To be had of any druggist.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

We claim for the Florence the fo-
tages over any and all Sewing IA
World.
1t makes four different stitches t.
deublc-lOck and double knot on one g.
machine-each stitch being alike on De-
fabric.
Every Machine has the reversible
which enables the operator, by SIN
thumb screw TO have the work rul q
right or left, to stay any part Of the 81
the ends of seams, without turning th
Changing the length Of stitch and {
of stitch TO another, can readily be -l
Machine is in motion.
The needle is easily adjusted a.
skip stitches.
tits almost noiseless, and can be use.
is necessary.
Its motions are all positive; there BE
get out of order, and its simplicity en-
to operate it
1t does not require finer thread on ta
for the upper side, and viii sew acros'
seams, OF from one to more thickness
out change of needle, tenison breaEl.
skipping stitches
The Hemmer is easily adjusted p
any width of hem desired
1t will hem, fell, bind gather, bTG-
gather and sew on a rufie at the =
has no springs TO get out Of order. SD
life time.
1t is very simple, and easily u1'
worked.
The taking up of the slack threads
blythe irregular contraction of wire CO.
operation of springs. The precision
with which the Florence draws the u
cloth is unapproached in any Sewing u
to offered to the world.
We furnish each Machine with
Sewer which guides the work itseli =
culable value, especially 10 inexpeIiel
While possessing the above and many
tages, the Florence is sold at COTresP
with other first-class Machines and g
nation will fully substantiate al thsf '
ed for it, and justify the assertion we p
II is the best Sewing Machine in the W
We warrant every Machine to he a. .
for it, and to give entire satisfaction
written warranty, if required
RI Agents wanted everywhere IL
Mississippi with whom liberal srTAa
be made.
KEYES, g. CAMPBELL. (Lsi'
KEYES, ESTES, a COZ u
AGENTS:
VIM. J. BROWN, Jr., Jacks,
A. b. DANCY, Canton,
WOOLFF & NORTON, Meridiai
HALE, MURDOCH q PETERS,
WIN. H. GILL, Gainesville, Ala,
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
A nroper kuovledqe of Astronomy is G

A proper knowledge of Astronomy is es-
sential in every walk of life. Its impor-
lance was never more thoroughly elucida-
ted, than recently at Liberty. On the night
of the Both ult., during the Lunar Eclipse,
a freedman whose mind was predispOsed to
foraging, concluded that the darkness of the
night, would favor his operations, and i'll
accordance with this conclusion, made a
raid on the store in the former place. While
in the store, the moon passed ont Of eclipse
and the light revealed the burglar to the
proprietor, Mr. j. b. Vim. The freedman
was captured and placed in durance vile
there to await his trial. He will probably
labor awhile with the State. Wake up
Amite, and teach your loyal citizens astron
omv-Wilkinsou Journal.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

Mr.. Stephens is reported to have ex-
pressed the conviction that Jefferson
Davis will be released. TheWashingtoi
correspondent the Philadelphia Ledge
who reports the above, says that a most
important argument, covering eighty
printed pages, has been received by the
President from London, in which are
setforth the reasons why Mr.. Davis cannot
be convicted in any court of the crime
of treason.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
JACKSON, MISS.


VWe copied yesterday from the Bran
don Republican, communication on the
subject of distress of the people, and the
demand thereby arising. for a special ses-
sion of the Legislature 1t would have
found its way to our columns sooner, but for
the paper containing it having been mis-
placed.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

The doubts so freely expressed of the abil,
ity of our monitor fleet to cross the Atlantic
have been solved by the monitor Mon
adnock. She has arrived at Valparaiso, hav
ing made the passage round the Horn" in
good style, her sea going qualities being
pronounced ofthe first order
And after they have crossed the Atlantic
or rounded the Horn, what are they expec
ted to do We refer in vain to the history Of
Drewry's Bluff, Fort McAllister or Mobile
bay for an answer
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

MAGNIFICENT DoNATIoN.-Mr. WInans, OF
Baltimore. sent blank check to the ladies
managing the great Southern Relief Fair,
the other day, with request that they would
fill up the blank This their delicacy caused
them to decline. and Mr.. Winans then filled
up the blank with the handsome sum Of
twenty-five hundred dollars
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

r Gen. Early, now in Havana, after a
sojourn of three months in Mexico, publishes
a letter in the New York News, strongly
dissuading his countrymen from emigrating
to that country. He says, in conclusion
Though my own determination to remain
in exile is unchanged, feel deep interest
in the welfare of all my countrymen from
the Southern States and the knowledge
which obtained from my own observation
as well as from the information OF others
is sufficient not only to authorize me
but, in my estimation, to make it my duty
to advise all those who are DESTROYS OF
seeking new homes, not TO give up theil
present ones and emigrate to Mexico, until
they shall have examined the country in
person, or asceTtained, through soma friend
on whose judgment and experience they
can rely, that their situations will be bet
tered. Above all, let no man who has a
wife and children carry them to Mexico un-
til he has secured a certain home and fair
prospect of support for them. By observing
this caution, much disappointment and
suffering will be avoided
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

Y Mr.. Seward has declined-from ill
health and official upation-making an
Grafton at the laying of the cornerstone OF
the monument to Senator Douglas. Let the
committee get Sumner TO do it and nobody
can hereafter question the doctrine of future
puuisLmeut
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

An association for the erection of
monument to the Confederate dead of
Marshall county, has been organized at
Holly Springs. Gen w. S. Featherston
was elected President.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
LOOKs0UT FOR THE THIEF,

A MAN calling himself DR.. R C. Anderson,
"A aged about fifty years old upper front teeth
out black eyes hair rather grS kand inclined to be
cOrpulent, saws he is a Virginian, and claims TO
have lived in Cuba at timet the said Anderson
having been arrested in Selma Ala. for having two
wives in that State, aFsp for swindling widow lady
out of her entire cOttof CROP all that she had left
for her support after the surrender. He made his
escape and is now travelling up and down the rail
roads in the eastern part OF this State. deem il
my duty to notify the public Of this scoundIel
April 9th H MACON
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

An PASSPORT letter says that the United
States Marshal, the British Consul several
English officers and detectives, B. Doran
Kilian and several leading Fenians, are all
stopping together at the Mabee Hotel and
that it is amusing to see them scOwling at
each other across the tables and in the diff
ferent little corridors or passages.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

II The result of the Connecticut election
is a Democratic gain of two out of the four
congressional districts. One of the Dem
ocratic districts give 26,6l6 votes, and one
of the Radical districts only 1916
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

The second Lieutenant of the 64th Col
ored Infantry is eagerly inquired for North.
On.the mastering out of the regiment at
Nicksburg, a private in his company in
trusted him with $500 for safe keeping, with
which he decamped The negro, who was
formerly a slave in Mississippi, is. now des-
titute among strangers, in Ohio, whittier he
has followed his late officer without success.
The Vicksburg Herald, commenting on
the above says, that such instances are not
uncommon, and proceeds thus to apply an
old story:
1t is related that upon one occasion, the
celebrated John Randolph, visited race
course near the city of New York A f1ashy-
looking stranger offered to bet him five
hundred dollars upon the result of the race
and, introducing his companion, said: "4Mr
Randolph, my friend here, Squire Tompkins
tUiU hold the stakes" But, SIR" squeaked
the orator Of Roanoke, "lrko aCiH hold
Squire Iompkins after gire him my money!
1t is now getting to be a serious matter
when the negro deposits his money with
his Yankee friends, as to who viii hold
them
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

II The Mobile papers of Wednesday
give an interesting account of the Mobile
Cadets celebration on the day previous
the fifth anniversary of their departure for
the war.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

n The bridge over Matubbe creek, at
Aberdeen, was carried away by a freshet
last Friday. An ox-wagon crossed it but a
moment before it gave way.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
THE CRoPs.-We learn from

THE CRoPs.-We learn from some of our
planting friends that the crops in this coun-
ty are doing moderately well, only. The
superabundance of wet weather has tended
greatly to retard agricultural operations,
and the crops are backward. Cotton is
generally up, and looks healthy. In many
instances, however, the seed planted We're
dead and brought forth no plant and per
sons who were thus imposed upon are
replanting as rapidly as possible. Corn is
small, but thriving. The freedmen are
working up to their contracts, as general
thing. On the whole, planters seem cheer
ful and hopefnl.-CantOn Citizen.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

THE latest Mexican news is ambiguous,
as usual. All that can be said with GER
tainty, is that General Mejia has had a
fight; whether he beat the enemy or only
cut his way through an ambuscade with loss,
and whether he brought convoy of half a
million of specie to Matamoros or sent it
back for fear of losingit on the road, are the
points in Doubt
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
DOLBEAR COMMERCIAL COLLEGE,

OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS; La
Corner Camp and Common,
Opposite the City Hotel
Entrance on both streets, in the spacious
and elegant Story Builing, is constantly an ses
SION under eight able Professors.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

A New York publishing firm have ordered
a whole ship-load of white paper from Bel
GUM, and Boston firm have ordered 5000
reams in London. 1t is estimated that at
present prices good book and news paper
can be delivered in New York, all duties and
expenses included, at three-quarters the
price of American paper of the same grade.
Another estimate makes the difference in
favor of foreign paper ten per cent. instead
of twenty-five per cent"
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

Attention is called to the advertisement
of DR.. Sam1 Gilbert's preparations in an
other column. They are all they are rep
resented and cannot be excelled as remedies
for the Affections there mentioned
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
>A,Ax WORK.

MISS JENNIE MILES announces ounce TO-. to The ladies'
a. reasonable rates Also that she
has on hand a choice lot which she will sell. Her
room is at Mrs Parkers On Magazine street
i'''' ''"' "l' -. April 2sdlm
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28
PROFESSOR HORR,

vNHE Balladisr, Commedian and "yentriloquist"
1 will give two of his original entertainments con-
sisting Of Deneations of Character, Vocal and in
strumental Music Feats in Chinese and HindOo
Optical illusions and amusing scenes in Nentrilo-
quism.
the hands o. the Mayor to relieve the wants OF the
poor within the corporate limits of the City.
Doors open at :. Performance TO commence at
half past o'clock
Tickets 81 90 Children haltprice. For sale at
the Book and Drug stores.
27d2tf
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RMs--PayabIe in Advance:

1t was founded in ls32-has Charte from the
State permanent Institution under the direction
of Board of Trustees appointed by the Legislature
and is authorized to confer degrees, Diplomas, etc.
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

- Our confere, Major Giles NJ Hillyer,
of the Natchez Courier, is now in Washing
ton in attendance upon the session of the
Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree of the
Ancient and Accepted Rite of Masonry, of
which body he is a member
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

Speaking of the politics of the day, and
the lack of great men, the Newbern Com
mereial says. the want both of great men
and great objects, is too often painfully APP
parent. johnson, and johnson only, at the
present time, like some forest tree, scars
high 1C@sve the undergrowth of Stevens and
Sumncfs, while the creeping parasite plants
the Forneys and Greeleys-trail along the
rrnund
The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-28

D7A California editor, criticising noted
actress, says 'whateyer may be her line, it is
not clothes line"