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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

Dan. Rice, the well-known show
man, RENTED, in settlement Of an ac-
count with a Western publisher, a
three dollar bill, which was returned
with the brief remark, s'This is coun-
terfeit; please send another" It was
two months before he heard of Dan.
again, when he apologized for the de-
lay, saying that he had been unable
till now, to get another counterfeit
three dollar bill, but he hoped the one
he now enclosed would suit; at the
same the processing his inability to
discover what the objection was to the
other, which he thought as good a
counterfeit as he ever saw. 1t must
be admitted that Dan. swept the
board.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

It cannot be that earth is mans
only abiding place. 1t cannot be
that our life is bubble cast up by
the ocean of eternity to float mo-
ment upon its waves, and sink into
nothingness. Else why is it, the high
and glorious aspirations, which leap,
like angels from the temper of our
hearts. are forever wandering unsat-
isfied2 Why is it that the rainbow
and cloud come over us with beauty
that is of earth, and then pass off to
leave us to muse on their loneliness ?
WHY'S it that the stars which "hold
their festival around the midnight
throne" are set above the grasp OF
our limited faculties; forever mocking
us-with their unapproachable glory
And finally, why is it that bright forms
of human beauty are presented to our
view and taken from us; leaving the
thousand streams of our affections to
flow back in an Alpine torrent upon
our hearts2 We are born for higher
destiny than that of earth, There is
realm where the rainbow never
fades; where the stars will be spread
out before us like the Islands that
slumber on the ocean, and where the
beautiful beings which pass before us
like shadows, will stay forever in our
presence.
The above beautiful extract is going
the rounds of the press and is cred
tied to Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal Bishop Heber was its au-
thor, and not Prentice.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

JUST MARRIED.-There is a class of
unsophisticated tourists that daily catch
the eye of the railway conductor and
old traveller. They have private rooms
engaged at the stopping places, land inn
agine that they have matters so well
arranged as to escape detection, and
yet how easy it is to the careful eye to
tell how many days or even hours,
they have been married. Their dress
detects them in part-so neat and
symmetrical. If the parties have good
taste, all business is abandoned; and
she who was fashionable belle last
winter is now positively more like a
young Quakeress in simple travelling
dress of mouse color. There is a sort
OF outlines in the way that arm steals
around, first the top of the seat back,
then gradually closer and in silent ac-
quiescence on the part of the bride,
that tells the whole tale. Indeed, she
reveals the story most quickly; hel
shoulders incline just a little, while
she imagines she is sitting up rightly
to her bearded partner. For few
hours thus they travel; but in the
long run the head gravitates to the
husbands shoulder, and there it will
nestle innocently and -confding in the
repose of newly found faith, as well
as the happpines Of honest, truthful
love- And these young folks fancy
themselves lost in the crowd, unnotic-
ed and unknown, and with the secret
that they arejust married their own al
one. Blessed innocents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

MURDERER HUNG.-Elijian Turner,
colored, who was convicted at the late
district court at Vidalia, of the murder
of a Mr. Landgburg, in the parish OF
Concordia, was hung to death in vi
dalia Jail yard, on Friday of last week.
He is said to have made few remarks
wherein he invinced great penitence
and hope of forgiveness. He was
visited by clergyman of Natchez
who prepared the prisoners soul to
meet his Master. 1t will be remem.
bered that the circumstances which
attended his crime were of a horrible
and revoltiong nature.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

The Gray Jacket prize case is to be
heard before the Supreme Court next
week, Generals Cushing and Butler ap-
pearing for Mr.. Meaher, the claimant,
and Messrs. Eames and Ashton for the
U. S. captors. The GRAY Jacket was
seized and condemned, with its cargo
of cotton, and the case now presents
two important questions: LIST. That
of the right of persons to remove
property from the South after two
years from the beginning of the war;
and Cd, the power the of Secretary of
the Treasury to remit forfeitures ofcap-
tured and condemned prizes. This
case involves an amount of some
$500, 900, but many millions more are
dependent upon it. r
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

A business friend pays just trib-
ute to Mr.. Ed. Shaw, Clerk of the ILL
fated Fashion. When so much could
have been gained by seeming forget
fulness, intention of surprise, he re-
stored to owners every dollar entrust-
ed to him. AS our friend writes: she
is an honest man, and deserves to be
remembered Very seldom you find a
man like him. He deserves his name
published for his honesty"
The occasion of writing was that
money personally trusted to his care
in the Office, was saved at the peril of
his life, and promptly returned to the
proper parties in New Orleans, on his
arrival there.
These tributes of confidence and re
spect, are pleasant things for friends to
speak of, and the press to chronicle
Natchez Courier.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE.--In late ar
ticle in Frazers Magazine, this brief
but beautiful and true passage occurs ::
Education does not commence with
the alphabet-it begins with mothers
love; with fathers smile or appro-
baton, or sign of reproof; with a
sisters gentle forbearance; with a
handful of flowers in green and dain-
ty meadow: with a birds nest admired,
but not touched; with creeping ants,
and almost imperceptible comet; with
pleasant walks in shady lanes, and with
thoughts directed in sweet and kindly
tones and words to nature; to acts OF
beneyolence to deeds of virtue, and
to the source. of all good-God him.
self.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

The long dress regime seems to be
on its last feet, judging from the APP
pearance our fashionable bellies pre-
sent on the street Men will now no
more be thrown upon their noses by
treading upon crinoliue; the disgust
ing scavenger's Office will be abolished
by the ladies, and frowning faces will
no more attend torn flounces. The
era of short dresses has begun
Home Journal.
Let us hope that the bellies won't
carry the thing esto the other extreme"
and give us something resembling the
Georgia costume.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

BURTON N. HARRISON, EsQ.-We
copy, with pleasure, the following
from the Vicksburg Herald:
We ses that our young friend Bur
ton N. Harrison, ESQ.,, late Private
Secretary of President Davis, has 10.
Gated in New York, and is engaged in
the practice of the law. His office is
No. IL Pine street. Mr.. Harrison is
a gentleman of varied accomplish.
ments, as well as a lawyer of promise
We commend him to all having legal
business in the Empire City"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

In the Herald of Health, for January
Madame Demorest, who is good auth
GRITTY on female dress in general, writes
a very sensible article on "Dress and
it's Relation to Health" She thinks
that the undergarments and covering
of the feet lack proper attention, and
speaks feelingly of "the elastic which
keeps the stocking up at the knee" as
impeding the free circulation of the
blood, while ssthe fashion now preva-
lent of wide-spreading crinoline, de-
mands, for the sake of modesty, as
well as health, plentiful supply of
underclothing." These straight-for-
ward sentences are as sensible as they
are modestly expressed, and it is to
be hoped that sensible and modest
women will follow Madame Demorest'sN
advice, and wear looser 'telastics" at
the knee, thicker underclothing, and
more of it, and thicker walking boots.
These are the processes which make
women happy and undertakers miser-
able. ).
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

IMPORTANT DECIsloN.-The court of
errors, South Carolina, have made a
decision upon what is generally known
as the stay law. Heretofore this was
decided to be unconstitutional, as
effecting contracts entered into before
its passage. As to these it was de-
clared void and imperative. The
present decision is to the effect that as
to all contracts entered into after the
passage of the stay law, these are af-
fected by its terms. In other words,
that the stay law, being then in exis-
#tence, formed part of all contracts
entered into during that period.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
kindred Mesrfs.

"Oh! ask not, hope thou not too much
i OF sympathy below,
Few are the hearts, whence one Same touch
= Bids the same fountain flow;
Few, and by still conflicting powers
Forbidden here to meet
Such ties would mako this life of ours
& Too fair for aught SO fleet.
Itmay be, that thy brothers eye,
Sees not as thine, which turns
In such deep reverence to the sky,
Where the rich sunset burns;
1t may be that the breath of Spring
Borne amidst violets lone,
A rapture Der thy soul can bring
A dream. to his unknown.
The tone that speaks of other times
A sorrowful delight!
The melody of distant chimes,
The sound of waves by night;
The wind that with SO many tone,
Some chord within can thrill
These may have language all thine own
To him mystery still.
Yet scorn them not for this, the true
And steadfast love of years;
The kindly. that from childhood grew,
The faithful to thy tears!
If there be one thst o'erHhe dead,
Hath in thy grief5borne part,
And watched through sickness by thy bed
Call his kindred heart!
But for those bonds all perfect made
Wherein bright spiritsl blend,
Like sister flowers, of one sweet shade,
With the Same breeze that bend,
For that full bliss of thought allied
Never to mortals given
Oh lay thy lovely dreams aside.
Or lift them into Heaven"
M. M.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

REVIVAL ON A STANDARDIZATION
T. L. Claiborne narrates the follow
ing incident: On Sunday evening las
he was on board the steamer r. E
Lee, coming to New Orleans, and thu
Rev. C. K. Marshall, of Mississippi
one of the most eloquent divines il
the country, was also passenger OF
the same boat. Being on intimate
terms with the reverend gentleman
Col. G. requested him to deliver 8
sermon to his fellow-passengers anG
the crew.
Obtaining an assent to his prop
osition, there were soon collected in the
cabin not only a large number of pas
sengers, but all the attaches of the
steamer-both white and black-whc
could be spared from their regular du
ties. Mr.. Marshall took his stand
under the chandelier in the ladies
cabin, and selected the suhoined text
Righteousness chasteneth a nation
Then followed an eloquent discourse
upon personal, religious and national
topics, such as is seldom listened to,
and it's effect upon the many persons
present was heightened by the strange
surroundings. We are assured by
several of our prominent citizens who
happened to be among the audience,
that never were their feelings so
worked upon by the words of an
orator, and that at one time there was
scarcely dry eye to be seen.
At the conclusion of the sermon,
the assemblage as if by spontaneous
accord, burst forth in that grand old
doxology : Praise ye the Lord"
which was sung with great effect
Never before, perhaps, has such a
scene been Witnessed on steamboat,
and the memory of that Sabbath even
ing service, out on the broad bosom of
the Mississippi, will long live in the
minds of those who participated
therein.
There are few ministers of the Cos
pei VINO. possess the power and elo-
.quence of Mr.. Marshall, and as he is
in the city it is to be hoped that an
opportunity will be given our citizens
to hear him. I'm fact, it has been sta
ted that he will preach at the Metho-
dist church on Carondelet street, next
Sunday morning, and, doubtless, II
such is the case, the fact will be duly
announced. IN. @. Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

VISITING THE EDIroR.-Be sure and
make it your daily business to walk
up to see the editor, and don't fail to
go in whistling, very loud and mourn
fully. Ask the editor to show you a
particular paper of his exchanges
Take your seat by the table and ihur-
riedly commence to tear open the ex-
changes, and scatter them around as
much as possible. You are helping
the editor along immensely by this
great kindness, and if you will keep it
up with religious regularity for year
or two, some big editor will present
you with pair of boots, or at least
one boot. There are many other ways
in which you can be of great assist
ance in editing paper.-Cairo Dem. ]
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
The New York Tr;h,,na az

The New York Tribune adopts the
logic of the chamber Of commerce of
that city, in declining to memorabilia
Congress to abolish the unjust cotton
tax Of course the Tribune will adopt
any such view. It adopts it on the
general principle that leads it to advo-
cate the protection Of New England
monopolists in their war upon consu-
mers. It adopts it because it would
be inconsistent for that newspaper ev-
er to advocate anything having for its
object the benefit of the people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

CoMMoDoRE FERRAND.-The Mobile
Times says, of the hero of Drury's
Bluff:
To-day, the old hero is living in OBJ
security in suburb of Mobile, eking
out scanty subsistence by raising
with his own glorious hands, the hands
which have saved the Confederate cap
itol, q scanty crop of Vegetables-he,
the hero of Drury's Bluff, the distln-
guished officer, the educated seaman,
the experienced shipmaster!
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

A lawyer, neither young nor hand
some, when examining young lady
witness in court, desiring to perplex
her, said, aMiss, upon my word, you
are very pretty" The young lady
promptly replied, would return the
compliment, sir, il I were not on oath. .
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
Yo....E Leve.s siaII Drea."-

Mr.. Zipp was brought before the
Justice yesterday afternoon on the
charge Of Christening his wife. o
With broken Yoice--she had a
sore throat-Mrs. Zipp said: "Mv
husband passed the blessed Sabbath
in beating me. He knocked me down
with a piece of iron, saying, ironical-
ly, thus does man iron. He beat me
with his fists. He does it often, and
calls itgood exercise for his muscles.
He flung the bedding all over the floor.
He locked up the bread and behring's,
saying they did not agree with me. /
took dinner with neighbor / would
separate from him if he would but
give me back the love gifts 1 gave
him. But he won't. He looks upon
the beds table and the cooking uten-
sils in practical, and not sentimen-
tai light. To him they are comforts;
to me they are relics Of a lost love.
He almost killed me. / should not
have been able to come here if / had
not thought he would be punished
Said the husband: "We have been
married three months. For two
months and twenty-nine days / have
repented it. ] am her sixth husband
She is an unnatural wife, and has not
provided any tombstones for any Of
her previous husbands. She says
they swereag greenland that the grass
over their graves shall be their ep-
itaph. / have already bought tomb
stone for myself My brother keeps
it for me.
"My wife takes no food but coffee,
bread and butter, and herrings. She
scorns our national dishes She is a
shrew. But, being a woman, / sup
pose it isn't her fault. All women are
born so.
''Many times day she would be af-
fectionate, and kiss me. She kissed
me thus: grasping my back hair with
her hands, she would pull until my
mouth opened enough to suit her.
Then would she kiss me In order
to kiss me again, she would repeat the
whole operation. Fortunately, my
hair is almost out. Soon 1 cannot be
thus kissed again. think she put the
hair thus obtained frome me in her
waterfall. Economy, doubtless.
Sunday morning / wished her to
60 to church. 1t gives her chance
to show off her finery, and she then
comes home good natured. But she
would not, and with smoked herring
in her hand, she sat down to read
Rindaldo Rinaldini. First she would
read page; then she would eat a
piece Of herring. Then she compared
me with five previous husbands.
"Then my heart became sad, for 1
| felt that / must chastise her. 1t was
my duty as her sixth husband / beat
her for the first five husbands-if they
had done it / should not now be here
then 1 beat her for myself. Having
no rod to do it with, experimental
with other articles. think can con-
scientiouslv recommend the poker as
an A No., Christening instrument.
Solomon must have meant q rod Of
iron, and the poker is it. AS a Chris
tian, was obliged to beat my wife,
1 should not be fined for it Is she
not flesh of my flesh, and bone Of my
bone? Can / not mortify my own
flesh? Most certainly. If thy right
hand offend thee, cut it off.
eff am fined, shall pay it and be
martyr-St. Zipp. Of course, my
wife must be myrtyr, too. Twill at
tend to it."
Fined So, and recommended to sep
arate from Mrs. Zipp.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
THE WEEKLY CLARION.
The Extreme Measure.

The revolutionary scheme to sssub-
ordinate one branch of the government
to the will of another does not meet
the approval of many of the leading
supporters of puritanical ideas of re-
construction. Raymond Of the New
York Times hopes that partnership
and passion are not to be permitted to
precipitate the government in confu-
sion, and thinks the reference of the
Ashly resolution to the Judiciary
Committee strips it Of nearly all of
its danger. Greeley of the Tribune,
condems the policy and doubts the
necessity of the proposed impeachment
He still declares the President is bad
man, doing all he can to destroy the
party which elected him, but thinks
his impeachment very dangerous.
In attempting to remove the Executive
Greeley fears the patty may fly to
evils they know not Of The Herald,
too, raises it's Voice against the DANCE
rous undertaking, and declares if
it is seriously inaugurated the national
finances will receives shock that will
not be easily overcome. Even the
Cincinnati Gazette is not exactly sat-
isfed with the proceeding emanating
from such a doubtful source. 1t
would be satisfied with an official
inquiry into President Johnson's con-
duct-a full report of which the Ga
zette believes would be good for in
struction, reproof and warning.
Many other territorial advocates Of
less note than those quoted from above
express the same sentiment, and il
may be that the unanimity of the
press of all shades on the subject will
have the effect Of staying the storm
though the indications are thai
radical recklessness and insanity will
persist in the nefarious schemes al
ready projected until the people, see
ing the influence, resentment and pas
sion is having on the best interests o.
the nation, rise and overthrow the
great incubus. Greeley's opinion thai
if Congress supposes Andrew John
son is the man to walk quietly out o.
the White House at the bidding of &
majority of the Senate, they mistake
the man. is certainly true. The PEG
pie and the President will hardly per
NIT prejudice and party interest tc
overthrow the government without /:
struggle in its behalf. We hope thu
Ashley resolutions will sleep the sleel
that knows no waking and that Con
gress seeing the effect of the late dan
gerous proceedings will turn its atten
ton to the hundreds of questions
touching our progress towards harmo-
ny and prosperity and legislate with a
more liberal and less selfish aim.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

LoosENING IRON NUTs. Nuts have
sometimes been found so tight that no
wrench would remove them. This
was because they had been held in the
hand till they became warm, and being
then applied to very cold screws in
winter, they contracted by cooling
while on, and thus held the screw with
an immovable grasp. Always avoid
putting warm nut on cold screw ?
and to remove it apply large heated
iron in contact with the nut, so as to
heat and expand it, and it will loosen
at once-or cloth wetted with boiling
water viii accomplish the same pur-
pose.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

A large turpentine distillery has
been established near GAINESVILLE, Miss,
by firm of capitalists from New York,
who are making surprising Roadway
in the business. They expect, also, to
furnish the market with large of resin
and charcoal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

The Manchester mills near Rich.
mond have been reftted with first
class Engligh machinery, and have re.
sumed operations, manufacturing fine
brown shirtings and .sheetings. Fine
WOODEN goods are also to be made By
the company,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
We find the following statement il

the Boston Post of a recent date:
Gov. Wells, of Louisiana, has writ
ten letter to Senator Trumbull, in
which he comments severly upon Gen.
eral Sheridan and his administration of
affairs in the department Of the gulf.
The congressional investigating COM
mittee, it is said, are charged with an
examination into Sheridan's fitness for
the administration of the department.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

Said a gentleman on presenting q
lace collar to his idolitrada, do, not
let any one else rumple it, mo
dear, I'll take it off, said the naughty
beauty.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

Mrs. DoUGLAs THAT WAS; MRs.
WILLIAMS THAT Is.-Mrs. Gen. Viii
Hams, formerly Mrs S. A. Douglas, Is
among the conserved Of all Observers
in Washington society this winter.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

s.Now, Papa, what's humbug p said
9 little four-year old Johnny. s.It
is replied papa, .sswhen mama pretends
20 be very fond Of me, and puts no
buttons on my shirts =
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

What is the difference between .
ship that barely escapes wrecking on
q headland, and o wheather glass Z
The one weathers the point, and the
other points the weather
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17
FUNERAL HYMN.

Thou 'rt gone to the grave, but we viii
not deplore thee;
Though sorrows and darkness encompass
the tomb,
The Saviour has passed through it's portals
before thee,
And the lamp of his love is thy guide
through the gloom.
Thou 'rt gone to the grave, we no longer
behold thee, a
Nor tread the rough path of tide world by
thy side
But the wide arms of mercy are spread to
enfold thee;
And sinners may hope since the sinless
has died.
Thou 'rt gone to the grave, and it's man
si6ns forsaking,
Perhaps thy tried spirit in doubt fingered
long;
But the sunshine of heaven beanled
bright on thy waking,
And the song that thou heards't was the
seraphim's song.
Thou TT gone to the grave, but 'twere
wrong to deplore thee,
When God was thy ransom, thy guardian
and guide;
He gave thee, and took thee, and soon
will restore thee,
Where death has no sting, since the Sa
viour has died.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

The London Lancet says the ''Greek
fire" of the Fenians is no myth. 1t is
a solution of phosphorus in bisulpbide
of carbon.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1867-01-17

my native city has treated me bad
ly," said q drunken vagabond, ..but i
love her still. .Probably, = replied d
gentleman, ssher still is all you do
love-