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Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-06-10

A NEW MOVEMENT At meeting of
the Board of Police of our adjoining
county of Warren, held q few days
since, motion was made by Mr.. Bill
lingslea, member from the Bovina
District, ''to have the same penalty en-
forced in said district for allowing
stock to run at large as is required by
the statute for stock breaking into en-
closed premises" The motion was
lost before the Board on q tie vote, one
member being absent. Notice was
given, however that the motion would
be renewed at the next meeting.
Judging the whole of Warren by
that portion which we have passed
over since the war, we think the pro
posed regulation might be adopted
with great propriety for the whole
county. Fencing is now certainly
very scarce in that region, and loose
stock is seldom seen. In Germany
and other old and densely populated
European countries, one may travel
for days without seeing a fence or a
loose and unguarded grazing animal ;
but we suspect that this movement in
Warren is the very first effort to in
troduce the system into the United
States.-Hinds County Gazette.
The Legislature of Alabama last
winter enacted some provision of this
kind for the canebrake lands, and we
think it was modelled upon a law OF
Illinois.
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A venerable armchair, formerly
belonging to George Washington, and
afterwards to G. w. P. Gusts, the
adopted son of the Father of his
country, hasreached Gen. R. E. Lee,
to whose children it had been be-
queathed by Mr. Curtis. 1t was res
cued from the burning of the White
House on the Pamunkey river, in 1868,
by sutler attached to the Federal
army, and afterwards sold to a gen.
tleman in Baltimore, who has restored
it to Gen. Lee. The chair is made of
oak, broad-bottomed and high backed,
and the Richmond Times says that
though over a century old, it is as
firm and in as good condition as on
the day of its manufacture.
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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEoPLE.-That
there is now in the State Treasury, the
sum of sixty thousand dollars, collect
ed for the relief of INDECENT families
of deceased or disabled Confederate
and State soldiers, which cannot be
disbursed in consequence of the fail
ure of the boards of police to make re-
ports as the law directs. Thirty six
counties are yet to be heard from, not
withstanding the time prescribed for
reporting expired three weeks since.
Through the negligence of the boards
of police, this money must remain
locked up in the State Treasury until
the Legislature can modify or amend
the law. In the meantime, the indig-
ent of our gallant deadmust be depriv-
ed of that relief which the Legislature
endeavored to extend them The fol
lowing are the counties heard from to
date Alfalfa, Clark, Chickasaw, Da
Wis, Kinds, Jasper, Kemper, Leake,
Lowndes, Lafayette, Lauderdale, Madi-
son, Noxubee, Newton, Pamela, Ran
kin, Pike, Pontotoc, Smith, Simpson,
Tippah, Scott, Hinston and Wayne.
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Crop Prospects in Texas.

Our accounts from the country, says
the Galveston News Price Current, Of
June I'd, are even more discourag
ing in regard to the prospects for the
growing crops, than heretofore. From
all quarters we hear of heavy rains
and Overlooking rivers and creeks, in
undating the plantations on the bot
tom lands.
The passengers by the little steamer
Royal Arch, which arrived from the
Trinity day before yesterday, report
that the Trinity bottom lands are
nearly all overfowed, and the crops of
that fertile valley nearly all destroyed.
The water is said to extend to a width
ranging from three to eight or ten
miles. The water was rising at the
rate of four inches in twenty-fo
hours at Liberty early this week. Our
accounts from Dallas and other points
of the upper Trinity are equally disas-
trous, and the wide spread desolation
is truly disheartening.
Heavy losses of crops, stock, fences,
and in some.cases of buildings, are re-
ported on Red River by overflow. The
loss of property, beside the loss of
crops, is said to be immense. SINH
lar devastation by crevasses in the
Mississippi and the overflow of the
bayous of Louisiana, is reported to
have extended over a large part of
Louisiana The cotton States east Of
the Mississippi have also suffered more
or less from the same cause, and every
account we have received is to the eff
feet that the cotton CROP throughout
the South is cut off to the extent of
fully one half what was expected two
months ago.
Western Texas is represented as not
having suffered as much from heavy
rains, and in many places the cotton
crop is said to be very promising, and
doubtless there are many portions of
the other cotton States where pretty
fair crops may yet be made. But such
general devastation by rains and over
flows and hailstorms has not been
known before for more than twenty
years, and half crop of cotton is now
believed to be the extent of all that
can be made, for throughout the South
our accounts are the same, namely =
That the grass is outgrowing the cot
ton, and in many instances the cotton
is hid by grass and weeds. Many
planters have abandoned large
portions of their cotton to the grass,
finding it impossible to cultivate it all
with such labor as they now have. A
planter in Grimes says he knows of
but one man who has been able to
cultivate all his ground, and he has
done so only because he had secured
about twice as many hands as the
work would have required formerly
Another gentleman, just from Brazos,
says he saw but one plantation on that
river that was free from grass. SINH
lar reports of the great damage being
done by the grass comes to us from
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.
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Generosity of Feeling.

Sometime since, Gen. Stoneman, the
Federal Commander at Memphis,
bestowed a charity upon a penniless
Confederate soldier who was endeav-
oring to return to his home. 1t was
unostentatiously done-the ex-soldier
did not know the charitable donor till
informed by bystander who he was.
The Southern newspapers published it
as an act of generosity from one per
son to another who had formerly been
enemies-and instanced it as an evil
dence of the kindly feeling which ami
mated the Federal officer 1t was re-
served for contemporary in the east
ern part of the State to discover in this
charitable act but restitution of q
portion of the property of which the
officer had robbed the Southern peo-
pie. Gen. Stoneman is an old army
officer, possessed of the principles of a
gentleman, whose fortunes have re-
ceived no increase for any dishonest
practices. So far as we can learn, he
conducted war upon civilized princi-
pies, and his voice and influence were
always against pillage and plumber. We
understand so far as he is concerned
himself he has shown the people of his
military district all the kindness con
| sistent with his duties and orders We
ought not to forget that military off
Gals are compelled to execute or
ders and perform duties enjoined by
higher authority which pro
fessional etiquette does not permi
to be published. We should exercise
some little charity of feeling toward:
our immediate military rulers. 1t i!
a mistaken notion to require and ash
of them the manifestation of spiri
which we are not willing to cultivat,
among ourselves. For the acts o
depredatiOns committed upon, anC
the insults offered to our people, W,
have as hearty contempt and hav,
denounced as severely as any othe
paper. And the authors of all these
when we have known their names. W,
have held up to public scOrn and con
tempt. But our sense of justice ha
not been so blinded as to connec
with these things every officer wht
held command in the Federal army
1t would be acknowledging the ex
istence in this country of a selfish, un
generous spirit which is not charac
teristic Of our people. We think on
contemporary will, after little refec
ton, have the magnanimity to speal
justly of one who endeavored to &C
as humanely as he could during tn
war, and who, since its close, ha
demonstrated that it left him with
heart to feel for private suffering an,
hand to bestow private charity. Thi
wholesale denunciation can be prOduc
tive ofno good result, and is not prop
er indication of the spirit which shOul
now pervade the press in every POI
ton of our land.
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ABERDEEN EXANuNER.-We are in
receipt of the first number of this
new candidate for public favor-S. A.
Jonas u Co., publishers. The edito-
rial department, it is of course under
stood, is in the hands of Maj. Jonas,
who has already established his posi-
ton as q spirited, nervous and fear
less writer. The Examiner is neatly
printed-daily and weekly, and bids
fair to be prosperous and influential
journal.
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INCIDENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
We find the following relation of an
incident that occurred at Presiden-
tial reception, published in the Cres-
cent of the It'll:
After arriving in the ante room of
the Presidential mansion, we had to
wait until notified to enter the Pres
ident's room, During the interval my
friend and myself noticed a dapper,
little, sandy compleXioned, intellectu-
al-looking, nervous man, pacing back
wards and forwards-ever and anon
pausing and making notes on a bun
die of recommendation, passing his
hands through his hair, he would re-
sumo his march. My friend whis-
pered: THAT gentleman seems pecu-
liarly nervous; something of deep
purport rests upon his mind" Just
at this moment the usher threw open
the door, and weentered The Pres
ident, after blandly receiving and
passing the compliments of the morn
ing, said:
''Gentlemen, excuse me, two ladies
are approaching" We stood back.
An elderly lady approached, accom-
panied by one much younger, who,
from appearance, might be her daugh-
ter, with an infant in her arms. The
nervous gentleman approached the
President, and said:
"Mr President, this lady's husband
is under sentence for crime, which
have here the documents to show was
not so fragrant as was testified to, and
that one of the witnesses has periured
himself"
"Stop, sir" said Mr.. johnson, 81
received those documents or their
contents, two days ago, and have
carefully examined them. This ladys
husband is pardoned"
The lady, so overcome with the
feeling which welled up from her
heart, that she was incapable of utter
ance, was likely to faint.
"John," said the President, "seat
that lady" She took seat and at
tempted to speak her thanks, but her
emotions were too overpowering for
utterance, and the President cut her
short by saying:
"No thanks, madam-no thanks :;
l have but done my duty; be com
posed and retire, for 1 have other
duties quite as urgent and important
as yours"
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the war Three years on the world
had given to Gena many opportunities
to learn the intricate causes of her
families disunion and sadness She
now was in possession of documents
and letters which might clear up the
mystery of her fathers conduct, since
Estelle SO strangely left her child
hoods home, and thus broke the fami-
ly tie, leaving Gena alone in the world.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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The mail carrier from Raleigh, Mr..
Barrett, informs us that the storm that
passed over this place on Monday of
last week, was very destructive all
along the route. His house was
blown down, his fence scattered, and
his land covered with uprooted trees.
Mr.. Albert Little, living on Leaf Riv-
er, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed. A negro man was kill
ed near Sylvarena Academy by the
falling of a tree, and great many hor-
ses and cattle were killed in every di-
rection by the falling of timber. The
destruction to crops was TERRIBLE
Brandon Republican.
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MULTUM IN PARvo.-We are in re-
ceipt of a letter from our friend, Hon.
c. A. Levers, Calhoun county, in
which he says; Times dull. Crop
prospects gloomy indeed. Bottom
lands all drowned. Hill lands, corn
good. Very little cotton. Two hun
dred and twenty apprentices bound by
Probate Court. County Court thriv-
ing. Freedmen doing pretty well
generally, sorry they are free. Times
very hard; money scarce, and people
going to Central Railroad for corn
Our people very Respondent about pc
litical matters, but don't care now
whether we reconstruct or not"
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Yesterday morning, towards day
and afterwards, great volume of wa
ter fell. The roads were all broken in
all directions, except towards Mobile,
from which point we have not heard
at this writing. Immense rains fell
the day before to the North. The
Mobile train due yesterday at y, did
not arrive. By telegraph we learn that
the detention was caused by a break
this side of Macon. The Selma train
started out the usual hour, went about
ten miles and found trestle under
mined and settled down by the food.
The train backed to Meridian on to its
switch, bringing back the passengers.
The Jackson train failed day before
yesterday, from the same cause
breaks by high water.-Messenger,
7th. E..
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EF The returns thus far received
from the recent voting in West Vir-
ginia on the constitutional amendment
denying the right of suffrage to Con-
federates, show large majority in IA
vor of the amendment. OF twenty
counties, only three give majorities
against it, and then, rather singularly
are Ohoi, Brooke and Wetzel-the
Panhandle
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On Sunday night last the Railroad
Depot at this place was broken into
and five or six trunks, filed with val
tables, taken therefrom and broken
open in the bushes near by Among
them was a trunk belonging to Ed.
Priest d Co, Of the Gift Store, con
tanning a large amount Of jewely,
from which about 4 thousand dollars
worth Of the most valuable articles
were taken, and the balance scattered
around promiscuOusly. The other
trunks contained little else except clio
thing, none Of which was carried off.
Five or six Irishmen were arrested on
suspicion, but there was no proof
against them that would warrant their
committaL-Brandon Republican.
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DIED,

At the residence of Mr.. Geo. N Lanrfori in
Brandon. on Wednesday morning the Both May lit
tie CARRIE JENNIE; only child of Mr. and Mrs
John B, Lindsey, aged ten months.
On the 9th Nay ls66 at the residence of his
mother, DAVID WHITAKER EMBREY Youngest
son of the late Col Jesse Embrey aged % years and
IA days.
On the 10Th May, 1866 at the residence of W r
Cole, Esq, Tippah county; DOT daughter of David
W, and Bette Embrey, aged years and 10 months
In Wilkinson county May 25th, PULASKI
CAGE i'll the 18th year of his age.
At LOgtown, the goth ult Can't HORATIO
WESTERN. of Hancock county, aged 3S wears
Captain Western; says the GAINESVILLE Star was a
native of Maine, from which State he emigrated to
this County in the year 1853. He had so conducted
himself among our citizens to gain their entire
confidence and respect. He enlisted in the South
ern army early in the war, and proved himself a
good and faithful soldier until the end thereof soon
after which he became afflicted with Consumption
from which he never recovered
On Saturday I'd INST, Of cholera morbus VI JNO
EWING of Canton.
At hir residence in Yalobusha county on the Goth
day of May, A. d. Is66, Maj. JOHN B. PASS in the
Gath year of his age.
In Alfalfa county the 10th May. after a pro-
traeted illness, MIR. A. c. LINDSEY, aged "a wears.
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CANDIDATEs.-The time has arrived
for candidates to announce their names.
There is nothing like getting the start
in an election, as it is often the case
that it keeps out competitors that
might defeat you. Come gentlemen,
send in your names.-Oxford Falcon.
We move to amend by adding after
the word "names" in last line, the
words "and sponduliks.
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TIIEsE BITTERs ARE PREPARED IN Pure
Bourbon Whiskey, from a combination of q, or tv3t
different kinds Of roots, banks and herbs which act IN
perfect concert with the other prepared from t
original formula given by the great chief Red Jacket
to Dr. Chaplin, who used them successfully in his prsr
ce Tor many years and by their use gained so great
popularity in the treatment and cur. Of Dysnansi,
LIVER Complaint Constipation, Sick and Nervons Head
eche Fever and Ague and all diseases arsin, from,
torpid liver and indigestion. Persons suffering from,
either OF these loathsore diseases will find c,r v the
use OF these Btters, which perfectly nus. and free
from all those drugs and poisons usually nut nm in h
preparations, and palmed of an ussnertn,, ruhIi
single trial will convince the most sktutcsI tbnt IN
the RED JACKET there is a virtue that no other
Bitters POSSESS
They strengthen and invigorate the system
Ihey are unequalled for general debilitN
Ihey are a cure for Dyspepsia.
nhey give good and healthy appetite
They assist digestion.
They purify the breath and acidty Of tla sto,n,cb
They cure Diarrhoea and Cholera Morbus
Ihey are an antldote to change Of water and diet
They are the best stimulant Ia existence
rhey are preventive Of Fever and Ague.
They relieve Constipation.
They cure Nervous Headache
They are perfectly pure and palatahle
The genuine RED JACKET BITTERs are on,v sola
ID quart bottles never by the gallon quart or mint
Bee that our private Government stainp ia nnbroksD
over each cork. " O''Ae"
Sold by all druggists and dealers throughout the
Call for Red Jacket and take no other.
circulars to the trade supplied on application
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We saw two of our county planters
last Monday, who told us they had
just finished blowing up their cotton
and planting their fields in corn.
They said the five cents cotton tax
broke up their schemes of raising
.cotton.-Oxford Falcon.
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Col. GILES NJ. HILLYER.-This dis
tinguished Mississippi journalist, hav-
ing been unable to attend the Press
Convention, sent his greeting as fol
lows:
OFFICE OF DAILY CoURIER,)
Natchez, Miss, June 4th, 1866.
To the officers and Members of the Press
ConVention, at Jackson, Mss:
GENTLEMEN Il regret exceedingly
that it will be out of my power to be
present at your friendly and business
gathering. AS conductor, l believe,
of the Oldest living press in the State,
and as one of its oldest laborers, (hav-
ing donned the editorial harness in
Mississippi in 1S49, it would give me
unalloyed pleasure to meet with you.
AS it is, hope will not be altogether
aforementioned. Many of old-time
associates have passed away; with
many others have not met for years
while many still are nobly conducting
professional life, who are strangers to
me except in name.
My old editorial friend and contrere,
Gen. W. w. W. Wood, will probably
be able to be present. He dates back
to editorial life to almost boyish days,
and is yet incidentally and occasion
ally connected with it. l have urged
him to attend, and trust you will let
him share your business labors, and
your hours of pleasant reunion. Up
on any business matters, which may
require the expression of opinion, /
think his judgment is excellent, and
would be willing that he may be con-
sidered as my lOcune tenens for the oc-
casion.
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H The Monumental Thespian So
ciety of Yazoo City achieved quite a
success at their first entertainment last
Wednesday evening. The name of
the society indicates the purpose for
which it was organized.
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GOT TO OXEN.-A friend Of ours
has freedman working for him who
attends the negro night school. A
few days since his "boss' asked him
how he was getting along with his
studies, and how far he had got in his
spelling book, when he replied =
swell, boss, Use gettin along fust
rate-Tse got to Oxen a ready
Brandon Republican.
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TT Foreign papers say that the
supply of ice in Paris is short this sea
son, and large quantities are being
procured from Switzerland and Nor
wqV
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EE The Southern Family Visitor is
the style of a new weekly journal,
shortly to appear at Grenada, Rey.
Albert Moore to be editor, and John
N. Bowen publisher and proprietor.
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SAINT JAMES, Mo-,
Nav 18th. 1866

Mr.. EDITOR You will please send
me numder of your paper. I want
to subscribe for Mississippi paper,
if it be true one; and what mean
by a true one is, one that was for
JEFF Davis four years ago and is for
him yet. Yours,
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Queen Victoria was At years old on
the Oath ult,, and in celebrating the
day near Toronto, Canada, a cannon
exploded and killed two persons.-Ex.
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Gs- Rag carpets are a quoted arti-
Gle in the New York market The la
test quotations range from 60cts to
81 ward.
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JACKSON STOVEDEPOT.
CAT Col R. A. Smiths late stand.)
WIS TART q STRAUSS.


Tin, Copper and sheet Iron Wnre
QooFING and guttering done at shortest notice
terms.
:, Always on hand-TIN WARE, JAPAN WARE
household Family Goods, at wholesale and retail
Louis prices anu o.
Our arrangements with 'frst-class Southern and
vssIin houses, are now complete. We can furnish
ment in our trade. ''lei essaohsh'
:, We T keep constantly full supply of TIMERS
ti1d Al, winch we offer to the trade at regular
Our SnV ~ are OF the bcst pattern. and made
~ Js.j; 1oe carefully selected and laid in since
s ueSst.e " prices, and determined to give
our customers the benefit thereof " ei''
stacs are aiso July prepared to manufacture Smoke.
IN our line connected with Steam Mills
promptly attended to. ieiodiy'
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
For Sale.

FENHE north quarter Of five acre lot, No. .
n north, in the city jackson, opposite the
residence of DIR. c. S. Knapp, with the i'm
prOvements thereon.
For terms, &C., enquire of
-. c. \. BROUGHER,
JeAouIh' Sec'y of state
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GAzOo, TCHULA AND TALLAHATCHIE
SEMI-WEEkLY PACKET.
Q a / u IN G t..
:. II. PARISOT, Master. T. W. RICHARDS Clerk
4 FAVE Nicksburg every Friday, at p. m
II CATER rriyal cars, for Nazoo City. Tchula
SidOn, Greenwood and Tallahatchie river,
going up and down through Tchula Lake.
Connects with Steamer Quitman, from New
Orleans.
Leave Nicksburg every Tuesday at 6 D. M,
for 1aZoo City, West side Honey Island. Sidon
and Greenwood, returning same way. Con-
meets with Steamer Fashion, from New Orleans.
All freight consigned to our agent will be
promptly attended to.
ID. W. LAMKIN. Agent,
Packet Wharf Boat
April - '6G-3m. Vicksburg. Miss.