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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

The following ia a synopsis Of the
law passed at the recent session Of the
Texas Legislature In reference to the
contracts for labor:
/. No person is compelled to con.
tract, yet If they do 50 for period
longer than one month, the contract
must be in writing signed and wit.
messed in presence Of Justice Of the
Peace, County Judge, County Clerk
or Notary Public.
2. If the contract is violated on the
part Of the laborer all wages earned To
the time ofabandonment arc forfeited
unless such abandonment is caused on
account Of harsh treatment, or viola
ton Of contract by the employer.
g. One copy of the contract must
be deposited with the County Clerk
and any court Of competent jurisdic-
ton may enforce the contract.
a. The County Clerks are to keep
an alphabetical register Of the con
tracts.
,. All labor contracts must be made
with heads Of families, shall embrace
the labor Of all members Of the family
named therein and are binding on all
minors
6. The wages due are lien upon
the crops to one-half the crop, second
however to the rent liens,
7. One halft wages to be paid as
agreed upon, the other half may be
retained by the employer until the con-
tract is completed.
8. If employers wilfully fail they
may be fined in double the amount
due the laborer TO be for his benefit,
and any cruelty, inhumanity or neg
lgence of duty on the part Of the en-
ployer may be summary punished by
fine.
.. In case Of sickness, the laborers
wages for the time lost to be deducted,
and if fcigned he forfeits double the
wages for the time, and if he refuses
to work when able for more than three
days, he may be reported to Justice
Of the Peace, and may be adjudged, if
he refuses still to work under his con
tract, on any public work.
10. Must work ten hours a day in
summer and nine hours in winter,
unless otherwise'stpulated in his con
tracts charged with proper care of
stock, DC, DC, which are at his con
troll for laboring purposes-is respon-
sible for injuries wilfully done, for
disobedience of orders, &c.
H. Laborers engaged in household
Duties are subject to all the calls of the
family where employed, at all hours,
day or night, except when sick, pro
vided no such calls shall be made af-
ter 10 o. clock at night, or on Sundays
unless the exigencies Of the family or
household render such calls necessary
or unavoidable.
r. For habitual laziness, DC, the
laborer may be discharged, subject
however to an award, 10y two citizens,
assisted by Justice OF the Peace.
b. Any contract made in foreign
country, according to the law there,
may be enforced here, if properly au
H. The law to take effect from its
passage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

s,1un~ fi5ets Of sho Elizpbetban ago. A.
The breeze ffeshened OF tbs crowd surgod
the rise IN elliptic hooTe would disclose
the white stockings, bedecking and lovingly
cnrircliug and taperiug limbs the sight Of
which would rouse the blood Of old Ncat0r
throw Prasciteles into despair, aud give llo-
garth new ideas Of the true lines Of beauty"
. A. my letter Is already too long ! will re-
'kerye for a futurne nnmbcE further com
,Inents upon the Great Fair al New Orleans
pad matters IN general ~ the city
- OBADIAH
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
From CANADA.-A Toronto di

From CANADA.-A Toronto dis
patch announces that:
The Court Of the Queens Bench has
not yet delivered judgment in the case
Of the Queen VS.. Stephens, Mcmahon,
Lynch ct al, as to whether the rule
will be granted on the application OF
MIR Mckenzie for new trials As Sat
urday was the last day for moving foI
new trials, none can be made in the
case of the Queen VS.. Hayden, Quinn
and the remaining prisoners under
sentence of death, who will be eXecu-
ted on the day already fixed, unless
their sentences are committed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

We sec by the Louisville Democrat that d
Masonic Widow aud Orphan Asylum and In
frmatory 10 TO be established Ia Louisville
The object is certainly q laudable one aud
we hope the people Of kentucky VIII nssisi
tho mystic band Ia ihoir efforts to provide
for those whom the grave has robbed Of pro
lection That the professions and acts OF
Masons correspond is evident to all who
know anything Of them and now IT is
about 10 be- demonstrated ina shape that re-
commepds itsclfnot only to the brotherhood
bui 20 the world.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
On The srd Monday in December

On the Bird Monday in December
1866, there will be a meeting Of the
citizens of Tippah county, for the pur.
pose OF giving instructions to thciI
members Of the Legislature, in order
TO guide their action on certain In.
portant matters, which will come be
fore that body on the Bird Monday in
January next
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
Thc ImrnrilnI snarace aehemc.


white inhabitants Of the Gulf States"
Is attracting the attention Of the
Southern press generally Nearly
every paper We pick up has something
TO say about IL But few thus FAR "a
vor the project The Advertiser Of
Mobile, Times Of Selma and Bulletin
Of Memphis, are willing 10 accept the
impartial platform. And even in our
own State We see one print ready TO-
adopt the scheme We allude 20 The
Port Gibson Standard. In it6 last 10.
sue viii be found this comment on. tie
reported suffrage meeting ofthe
Cabinet nj Washington fccpntly
There j. no question thai tho IN ove. ~
founded on truth. Is m mpost s3k zsf.0Ec.
ment. aud 1t looks something ike b pfsrtl.
cal. aud, uudgr the circumstance, feasible
solution Of The pending troubles UniYer
sal suffrage, with qualification Of .ntcllccf
or property. has n oonss fntiya element "
" that neutrahzes me4 vol he objections 70
ar rc other cnrniaila'G fo no made tn tbe
reading ofthnt ame'slme'it ach - relieving
sc''s o., ~, nv r1l, ,ptn ~ so.6 waa mol
reaiare 70 ooopf Pune sach trims. Bat thcre
menf AT length FiM' liz parties named
above have 20 lnliuenee niiii kadlcals' am ~
whole matter conc, from a "special CORES.
pondccnt, ola New iora. paper and they are
patches. If there shall prove 10 he any
u4th IN the matter, we shail judge Of lls
opinion until then.
We do not see the good likely to
follow any extension of this kind
For our own part we are satisfied there
is too much suffrage already that
more than enough OF ballots are de.
posted ut every election, local and
general. which occurs In the United
States. We have no objection 10 in
tplliocut men of all climes and com.
tries that have found n home amongst
us voting on every occasion but weare
nositiyelv onposol totalipo muscle ar
tbc machine Of tbe cotton field who
has Ind no onnortnn;tv and cannot
occording to fine prcscnt sociol svstom
ho,o INV or hoino nra,or indoo If
tho condido,os that oro doiv nm for
oaIco II ia nm old story bnt we can
M, holm roncoting II thot tberc has
Lo,n,oa much yotino and to, ,,nob
nolitica IN thc countrv
Tho oood n oriao to tbo rcgrn roec
fran allowing tbcn ia dron a scran Of
minor IN tho ballot hos. fho pature Of
which tbev ore ontirolv i,norout has
M, vot monifostel itselr IN ma IN
,be lo,crogc or Cen TarhoII into or
the federal army. tbcy have not tbo
intooritv conacitv or education far
yotors and will not have for oonaro.
tons They need most education.
both seculor and religious. for wears
and vears-honest and fair dealing |
aud Justice from the whites, but not the
ballot. which would prove curse.
And the question is not yet prop
nrly before us, nor would it
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

Until quite lately the only kinds o
Oils that would answer for lubricatinl
machinery was Whale Oil or Lard
which by reason of its scarcity be-
at last as the demand inci easeF
expensive. Fortunately at TINS
ture some wells were discovere
Western Virginia, the Oils frqp
are found to answer every ~
machinery, where Whale
Oils could heretofore be
the price of the newly dis
Is only about one. fourth
Oil.
This Western Virginia On
used by many of the Northe
road Companies and in thS
machine shops.
James Go negal, No. 90
street, New Orleans, is
Wholesale Agent, and will
for the same.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

The Natchez Democrat SAYS: of
charity covereth multitude Of sins,
the gentlemen, young and old, OF
Natohez. ought not to dodge it so per
sistently. A little girl or a young la
dy, with a subscription paper in her
hand. can make the hardest Of them
trcmble and fee"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

Governor Walker Of Florida, takes
ground in his message against the con.
sututional amendment, and presents
bis reason for 90 doing The Flori-
dian says it Is not likely that there will
he any votes in the Legislature in sup
port of II.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

A special dispatch from Washing
ton to the st. Louis Republican, dated
Nov 23d, says: The State Depart
mcut sent out in the steamer which
sailed from New York OH yesterday,
important dispatches to Minister Adj
ans, Beyond the fact that they rela.
ted to the Alabama claims outsiders
do not pretend 20 know their contents.
But il is stated with confidence that
Secretary Seward and President john
son. in conference held here at the
formers residence, on Monday even
ing hast, feel assured that the British
Government had made an offer for the
settlement O. those claims, which will
be entirely satisfactory 10 this GOV
eminent The Secretary of State,
since August last. ltas sent out by eve
nv steamer, additional lists for claims
for damages, sustained bv Americans
from the rebel cruiser Alabama
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

The Richmond Examiner says the
South, is fully satisfied Of the complete
futility Of removing the struggle [oi
arms with the North but adds that
II will enter now upon another strug
gle in which "the victory must ulli.
mately be won by truth and argument
IA trial By discussion Of principles,
namely, and Of industry and intelli.
gencc.
We shall bring 20 the conflict the
consciousness Of justice, moderation,
a broad recognition Of our duty TO all
sections Of the country, and we shall
put in the arena champions who have
been trained by careful study and by
the events Of wonderful struggle
which tasked the highest resources Of
the human intellect The battle will
be fought not merely in legislative
halls, but on the hastings, in the lee
ture room, in books, ip magazines, in
the press, and by every way in which
truth can appeal to the heart Of man"
II adds
There is yet another arena in
which we shall enter into the lists with
them, bat we have barely time to hint
ut the nature Of the rivalry 1t is n
field in which we freely accord them
high praise for what they have done.
We mean the development Of the re
sources Of nature, the progress Of hu-
man industry and the mechanic arts
/ Heretofore we have contented our
selves with agriculture, and left this
I great .ield TO them TO gather nearly all
the laurels. we do not say that the
/ South will beat them in this, also, for
We have high opinion Of northern
energy and enterprise But we beg to
assure them that we mean to enter in
this great work ourselves; nay, that
we have already done So
In he very throes of our defeat we
awokc to new life e
Our whole population are at work
might and main. Education has
sprung TO life once more and takes
even wider range than before. While
deelping to ignore the higher part Of
mans nature his moral and religious
Development, and cherishing in our
hearts all the proud recollcctions of
the past, we are entering upon career
Of industry and material progress
which, though it may not Immediately
develop great results, VII in the end
produce such fruit rs will astonish
tho who have 50 egregiqusly under
rated the energies and misconceived
the purposes Of the Southern mind"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

Advices from Salt Lake Cis
gloomy picture of affairs in Vtah.2--j
The rights Of the Gentiies are not
respected bv the MormOns, and life
and property are Insecure. We only
hope that Congress WI respond to the
calls which will be made on it for IlxO-
lection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

Twenty-one divorces have been
granted by the Supreme Court at its
present session at Hartford. Conn
This does not speak vel for the Land
Of Steady Habits"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

HoNoRARLl ACQvIrrEn-Four South
crn people, ! G. kevs aud son and Mr.
Bynum. of South Carolina. and Mr.
Showers. Of Georgia. wcro arrested at
the close of the war for murder of
Union soldiers They were tried hv
military commission, sentenced to bc
hung, aud til then confined IN Castle
Pinkncy, Charleston harbor. when the
President ordered respite. Soon
after, they were spirited OH to the RvS.
Tor,ugas by Major Gen. Dan Sicklcs
in most mysterious manner but were
soon brought back by order of the
President. granted a fair trial in The
I. : Court, Maryland. end acquitted.
They havo returned to their homes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

a number OF Che citizens OF New
Orleans solicited speech from Sena-
tor Doolittle who has been
travelling in the South His engage
mcnts at Washington prevented n
compliance, but in his letter to Col
Nixon and Others be said
have seen nothing to change, but
much 10 confirm the views expressed
hy I'd In the Senate last winter, in the
NaApnal Union Convention, Mt Phila-
delihia. and ut other places during
lid late canvass in the Northern
States,
fWhile the time of their full recog
hition may be postponed by the result
u the recent elections longer than !
Gould have wished, my faith is still
Mistaken, that, at no distant day, the
heoplc of the Northern States will
Recognize, aud Congress will recog
ME. rs the President and the Supreme
Court have already recognized, these
States Of the South as States in the
Union. under the Constitution with
"all their rights, dignity and equality
unimpaired.
II isjust ms certain. in my Judgment
az that the people of the Northern
States are capable of maintaining re
publican government for themselves
A dispatch from Toronto, Canada
West. dated Nov. 10, say on Saturday
night the thirty nine Fonian prisoners
confined in the old jail, were released
from custody. Their discharge was
conducted with great seoresy, II was
ONLY abouta an hour before their being
sent away that the prisoners them
selves were made aware of the joyful
tidings. They were furnished trans
poglation hy the Government to the
suspension bridge, IN train provided
by the 6 reat Western Railroad This
drew 10 in the rear OF the Jail at 10
a'cl0ok. and Che men quietly lodged
Room in charge OF a guard of
N men, with a Corporal aud
ani. hnnd6r command OF Lieut.,
pa ofthe lTth regiment The
rs received q good supper at
ION before ytarting. aud each
rsented witlf a five dollar bill,
ek. On reaching the falls the
: gave three hearty cheers for
herlh. the governor of the Jail
the JAZZ officials "A
-
m N SELMA lag FIRE oe-
IA in Selma, AlaDSlns, On the
1 OF the 25th A telekfam says:
4 Gre here last night burned every
building on the north side of Water
street, between Washington and
Broad streets. AND al on the cas-; side
OF Broad. between Anton Alley aud
Water street. excoA lliree & John
st0ns store and theNlessengcr office
Tie latter is damaged. The loss Is
estimated at S4O0.O00. The heaviest
losers are: Judson & Duncan So. 900.
. insured for $4,000. Burnett Morton
A Swami Sl20.0OO, Insured for S60.-
600. Miree a Johnston $4,000. in
sured for S25.009 Bowen a Hoops
$1,000, insured Cor 5000.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

Not satisfied with his futile efforts
10 get up n civil war in Baltimore,
Foney true to his instincts, Is attempt.
ing to inAame the public mind by call
ing upon the Loyal Lcagures, as they
are termed, to organize themselves and
come to Washington for the purpose
of protecting and vindicating the pow
er Of Congress over the constitutional
rights Of the President, which Is moth
ing more nor less than revolution,
and must be met with decision and
frmneas by the administration
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

THErr Max KILLED IN Clay CoUN-
TY.-Thc Kansas City Journal SAYS
thc' last Sunday evening, two broth
eIs, hain.'d Titus. assaulted the Con-
stable Of Missouri CITY, Clay county.
whercupon the Unstable. named El-
gin. killed both the brothers .aa aed
10 Plstte county 10 surrender himself
TO the authorities. lie Was followed
by several men said to be friends Of
the murlered brothers. and himself
found killed on Monday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

The GeOrgis Legislature appropri-
ated 81. 200 for the burial Of Confed-
crate dead.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

In said that Hon. Ben. Wade, Of
Ohi is about TO rads into the Presi-
den n. pro ten Of the United States
SeHbte.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29
TIKI WEEElI IIiRIlN.

Hon. w. II. Holcombc member Of
our Legislature from Tippah county
has resigned on account Of his health.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

The Masonic GrAad Lodge Of South
Carolina met in Charleston on the
10Th. Gov Orr livered the open
ing address.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

A Columbia telegram announces
that the South Carolina Legislature
met ON the 26tn The Governors
message stands strongly by the con.
stitutional amendment, recommends
the passage Of homestead law, the
adoption Of means TO discourage the
emigration OF blacks, and TO provide
for the subsistence Of INDECENT ne
groes. He thinks the experiment Of
free labor is not failure lie says
the grain crop Of the State is unusual
~ short, and in many districts there
win notb be enough cotton raised to
buy bread The debt of the State in
GLIDING the war debt, Is five and a
quarter millions.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-29

An item is going the rounds Of the
papers about rebuIle administered by
an elderly gentleman to lady for
not thanliuga one-legged veteran for
giving up his seat to her in the car.
/ From the account, we Judge that the
old humhug himself never offered a
/ scat TO the lady or the soldier, and
ought to have been unwigged for inn
| pertineuce The newspapers occa-
sionally take a tilt at this question, MS
if it was a great concession for some
stalwart male to rise and give seat
to some delicate female, and crime
for her not to thank him for it. 1t is
IN act natural and graceful from men
who are not women, to women who
are not men, and if no spoken thanks
are passed, we are sure that the cour-
tesy is almost always accepted with
grateiulness and favor Ottenest the
gentleman rises and turns away with
out thinking Of any spoken thanks,
and allowing no opportunity for them
60 be given. At such time some
old teapot like this elderly gentleman,
who has done the discourteous dog
all his days, sticking to his own seat
as If he was gumed to it, adopts the
high moral tone Of a Pecksnuh, and,
hy way of rebukc. insults the lady
and mortilies the true gentleman who
has performed the courtesy, and who
has been amply repaid by seeing her
rclievcdfrom the painful and embar-
RAISING position of standing before the
impertinent elderly gentleman. who
declined to bulge for her accommo-
dation just such old humbugs 90
home after such scene to growl.
curse their wives, and finally hunt up
local in want of an item. to get
gloriied in the daily papers.-Louis-
Vile Democrat
Wcwould Ike to gloriry the Dem
ocrat for producing the above, hut
our conscience will not allow us. We
have seen too many instances wherein
the cold lovelincss Of feminine trav-
elors occupied two seats, while poor
pantalooned mortals were condemned
to wander unscated and unpitied
through the gloomy passages of rail-
road cars. win not the Democrat be
juster and she ladies more merciful to
male travellers who have too much of
the milk of human kindness in them.
AMI who too frequently give their
places TO ladies who do not even
thank them with a smile, and never
think of making room for the MANNED.
famed or decrepid
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-23

SILT WALKING.-The juvenile por-
ton of our community must have some
amusement or sport to Mhile away the
long hours of vacation. We yesterday
observed number of diminutive speci.
mems of Wheeling sports" perambula,
ting the streets on stills. The little fel'
lows appeared to be in the height OF
their glory, when they were in the great.
est danger, and when they came the
nearest to!a fall aud Il broken head. As we
watched them stepping fearlessly along,
their heads towering at least eight feet
above terra frma, we were carried back
to our boyhood days, when we INDUCED
in such sport as freely and with as much
eagerness to excel our companions as did
the youngsters We were gazing upon
Yesterday. In few days the Fall SEES
sion of our schools will commence, and
then books and states will take the
place Of hoops, balls and stills. Go it
while you are young, boy3
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-23

THE CUNNING SEAsoN.-It is general
ly supposed that the cunning season for
rail" begins on the 1st of September
and yet a number Of gunners, calling
themselves "sportsmen," have been after
these birds already. They are in apoor
condition, and not fit for food until ,hey
feed in the marshes for a couple of weeks
ii these birds were permitted to remain
uudisturbed until the middle of Septem
Der, they would not only furnish ample
sport for gunners, bot be particularly
delicious for the table Reel birds have
not yet arrived. 1t is supposed by old
reed bird shooters" that these delicate
aud sweet favored birds will be scarce
this season. Blackbirds are plentiful Ii
the corn fields and oat patches. They
have not arrived on the marshes, the
reeds not being ripe.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-23
CITY AND STATE ITEMS

THE HOSE HOUSE for the ohi'eu
steam Fire Engine Company is now
rapidly approaching completion, and II
is expected will be finished about the
l2th of September. The building IL
&C feet long by so feet wide and Az feel
high; it has bell tower on top 10 feet
inches high and ii feet square at the
base. The engine room is 40 feet
3 inches ilong by q feet wide, AT the
blck of the engine room is the stable
lGby 15feet and will be arranged tor three
borses,i two of which Will be required
f,r the engine and one for the hose
reel, a coal and woed room is arranged
alongside of the stable, and is rather
smaller in its Dimensions. Up stairs IS
fue large hall for the Company's
nse, and as there is no other public
building in the township, except the
school house, it might be used for pub
lie meetings, etc; the hall is 4G feet
6 inches long, by q feet 9 inches wide.
At the front end Of the hall is plat
form, on which will be placed we'll
finished stand or desk for speakers.
Az the back of the hall is large
hay loft, extending over both stable
and coal room. The height of both
stories is IA feet, clear, which will
give sufficient room in the lower story
for fue to carry off the smoke from
the engine, when getting up steam IN
the house. Mr.. Van B. Goudy IS the
contractor, Mr.. G. Watson did the
btick work. Messrs. Dillon and Thomp'
son are the gas filters, and Mr. }. ;.
Fairfax the architect.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-08-23

CHOLERA PREvENTIvE.-We are per
mitted to publish cholera prescription
which an experienced physician tested
IN his own case and many others Will
most excellent results in 1882 and 1872
IL is this; Half pint best French brandy
one ounce laudanum, one drachm oil OF
peppermint, one drachm oil of cinnamon
half pound loaf sugar, or its equivalent
Dissolve all together, aud use. For or
binary diarrh@a, one teaspoonfuli for a
violent attack Of cramp, one tablespoon
full. This is the recipe Of most eminent
physician, and has been tried Have II
on hand.