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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-06
The Valley Road

We learn from the Tallahatchian that
the citizens of Tallahatehie county are
circulating a petition to be presented to
the Legislature as soon as our people are
permitted TO organize a permanent gov
ernment, for a charter TO construct and
operate railroad from some point ON the
Mississippi and Tennessee RAILROAD, pass
ing down the Tallahatchie and 1azoo
Valleys to Yazoo City, and also 10 Canton
and Jackson, as may be Judged best by
the Board of Directors hereafter to be
elected. As citizens of Mississippi, the pc
titioners only ask such privileges as have
been granted to other citizens of the State
for building railroads; and as they stand
ready to contribute literally OF their
means, In land and money, and trust the
Legislature viii promptly grant them all
the legislation needed for the construction
of great road through a portion of the
State so remote from market
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MISSISSIPPI.


The Meridian Mercury hears that fierce
( hail storm swept over Lauderdale on Tues
[ day morning the 9th inst. to the damage
OF window glass and vegetation
The Brandon Republican says the Rankin
county poor house is filed with aged and
I Gecrepid negroes who suffering from
want owing to the fact that there is no
Board OF Police in the county.
The Holly Springs Reporter publishes a
communication signed Voters" suggesting
Or. w NJ. Compton, as suitable candidate
/ Tor Governor IN the approaching State elec-
ton, and the Oxford Falcon editorialy
seconds the nomination.
On the morning OF the 10Th ult., squad of
United States soldiers passed through
Hazlehurst, on their way to Gallatin.-Copi-
ahan.
The Conservative says Mr.. VIM. Ross, an
old man, and for many years a citizen OF
that county has recently been confined in
jail. He has become insane, and is danger
Gus TO his family whom he supposes to be
his enemies.
The Canton Mail says that DR.. 4. L. Ma
gruder, OF Madison county. trephined
young Lady for epilepsy last week, with
complete success. The epilpsy was caused
by blow received upon the head when she
was about eight years of age; The operation
was performed without the aid Of chloro-
form or any other anesthetic agent.
The Yalobusha river and the Abetupon-
bouge. are higher low than they have been
known to be for years. The whole valley
Is under water and presents a magnificent
sight TO behold from the pine hills around
the CIty.--Grenada Sentinel.
Yazoo city has two coiorcd councilmen
and one colored constable.
The Pamela Star says, during the past
week several OF the colored population have
been arrested by the military on various
charges. This is somewhat reversing the
usual order ofthings in Pamela county.
Ia the Grenada Sentinel we find the fol- /
lowing:
y most distressing accident occurred on /.
Wednesday evening last about three miles I
from town, which caused the death of four |
people, two men and two women by DROWN
ing. Ii seems that the party, five colored /
and one white, started to come TO Grenada, /
and attempted to cross the AbetuDonbogue.
near the farm of Mrs. Mitchell. They en- /
tered a canoe and one of them commenced |
to prOpel the craft along by rope which is .
tied over and across the stream. They had |
hardly reached the middle when the rapid /
current made the passage of the boat against
it most severe undertaking. Finally the
canoe was forced downward by the rushing
current and the negroes becoming fright
ened upset their craft and four of them. as
lbeye stated, met with a watery grave.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-06

The interview between Gen. Lee and the
President was marked by great courtesy.
When Gen Lee was ushered into the execI-
tive office, Minister Motley was present; the
latter, however, after a moment retired
thinking perhaps the interview between
Grant and Lee had reference to national
matters. It did not, however, being confined
to mere formal greetings between the two.
Gen. Lee is stopping in Georgetown, and
keeps entirely aloOf from public observation.
His visit to the White House this morning
was an occasion of great interest. No 9TH
er interviews were had with the President
after Gen. Lee retired.
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4
WILTSHIRE previous year we received i've and
1 seven teuths ID T-IOl cents Der milo eaw "a
reduction Of one cent per mile This re-
duction Of fare vas made with the Wow IL
facilitate those locnlitlos along the limo III
road, and more particularly those whose
uNslhese conn, .li'.. 90 tAe tiIF made II
= necessary lof frequent 7raKelt bat hF Che
statement herein lul.IIU. %, the laHI +. roe
yealed that whilst tur In.ras. &c travel b.s
/ been considerable. BE- lI- ... EIeII#t the fa-
. ccipts paid last year aF eighty Iaa#.lHI Els.
hundred and -iNfv-iour doiIar+ ANA twenty
cents tSso'ooi ~.
The General ~lltriNt. ....H= States IT. Iu.a
lows, m herewith mIrhUl IL
B statement 40. o. 'n 800 H#.e BOUGHT
from connecting road Hlta H.'a- sfHa3t.u.
against - 2n5 during thr htff ending I...
-, l~Gs, making au Increase lgam eaHuH.r.
ting roads 81 3S,l.
I " ne receipts from I".tl ..I..H# Ia#. ##.".
600 bales. This ti..lo1e0 tH tHe HH.HM.. a.
bales from local stations ie ..tlHat.A.. .aaH
unusually rainy season. making fhu r..##
almost impossible thereby preventing
planters from hauling tO ur FROM fHu ..t
lions. From the best information ohfIIH.
cd ] think there aro upNr5s II tarHE
thousand bales Of cotton yrt @ come over
che road from thc present crop.
| 81, statement no. "' At'-tr. p E1I .''t. .'-
I EAhibit- tht earning gi aH i###l. .#.
! twenty -tltut thoN-tHb iil'' .#l#I.. I-.
! I'VE uolai. Auu rlNIl -'No l.HIe aE..a.'
! four hundred and ITN-fNe thousand Htr
! IunIrgI IUF f.r.t.- f...r .I.fI... #H.H .#.##...
cent from ti.s n-Sy',r- ,e..r. flsf ..s. f.T.
| nclt ofthirty--rycn thou-HnI f,,a IIun#r.I
and thirty-niuo dollar auI 1ishfruu GENTS.
statement so. t-l-a comparative -t4l.-
mcut of the COMPANY Ur tla tHf.. ...f
wears and exhibits a. J,.Ftl.e. Iu fHl .......
iur- OF four hundred llI gflsu# fI.u..f..
TWO hmm tIr..I audi ft.rr, dollars and rIHT#f.
fntIr CONT.
"Thf. dcsras.. Fl. attributable % a 4r.4f
extent to deduction. m4Ir fH the .u.s.eIlarr
and freight tafiH. authorized Il. f.a
Board of Director u choir efforts fa meet
the demands of commerce and benefit f..
patrons Of thr road. confidently aHrtfI.
ting uu ittrpI-r iu flu amount 90 cuisines.
offered. which vuulI uroy. I'D rauislfruf
for the reduction. This statement shows that
we have been disappointed lu our ealtula-
tions and 4 can but think Chat there arc Iu.
Nucucrs hayoud our control uurT4IIu.
against thp commerce pf tHi4 civ.
Tho decrease ~ nv, earning fram frlfnIH
and pa.-age .sI5g.lI -l OF I~G- aud IsHH
compared vim those of the NpHr preceding.
must be attributed partly to the unusually
wet wcathoroi thp liA-t sal inter. which rreaI-
ly Affected me bu.,nc.. of,5c whole c.iya aI
St,t.
Moreover fcar.of political trouble ju tba
s,,,tL l,triu,, t.. tr,.iF..II.I .I..f... d..
E o", Icr i5.t deferred . i'' far
CON, H., -. ,,,,, a ,..,,' I,t.. ~. ,I- 500. .
l3te to ,,iye much iutpctI- tl tfu f.II bu.I.
mess and many nluufprs and ssfi.fft
,rb, ID, ara Iu fI,.. IaI..r . .sufU#.f
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Pointed words OLA Old Lime WING
Editor.
From DR.. Davis Iuka Gazet

We lcarh from the Clarion that the CEN
trail radical organ, at Jackson, is trying TO
get up diSsensions between Democrats and
old line Whigs-bah-there were differences
once and strong ones; but thank God they
did not arise from lack of patriotism by eli
Their party-nor a disregard of law ans or
der; nor disposition TO throw off Repub-
lican form of Government, nor from any
other cause that will ever cause either TO
coalesce with radicalism. We once belong
ed to the old Wing party, or Union Wing
party if you please, but we are
a little too smart TO be honey-fuggled by
the radical press.
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From the Brandon Republican
Sentiments Of the Press.

We are delighted to witnes the great una
Unity with which the legitimate press of
Mississippi advocated the adoption of the
new Constitution, with the odious features
stricken out, or rather, with the Grant
amendments. Two weeks ago we declared
ourseIfin favor of its adoption. provided
President Grant would give us a separate
vote on the Objectionable clauses, and we
now have The satisfaction of knowing that
every conservative paper in the State with
probably two exceptions. coincide with us.
We have never known such unanimitv OIL
any political subject, and we are delighted
to see it because it is a sure guarantee of sue
cess.
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Gbe 0detklp Glar gu.
,7=TrE o1D-wEE CoLD-wEAK OLD.

ror combination of pathos and humor
- following from the Norwich, Conn
ItnSrertiser purporting to be the wall OF
80 over his buried boy, X. TO say The
iSsst. very peculiar:
,-r,-c nestled In his mother arms
III checks as red a. roses,
,,-itb ewes of Heaven bluest blue,
trt suubbiest of noses
- nestled in his mother arms
NJ. -y-cek-Old boy reposes.
,.. Wondering on the hillside green,
there myrtles bloom, and roses,
NJ. Eqbv brother sleeps ! wecn-
III arm his form encloses-
Fa.t nouldering on his hillside green
Nv wee cold boy reposes
.uae- ,lumberer in loving arms
nor dreamer meath the roses
NJ + as free from all alarms
Past when this brieflife closes
- - Numbering on the hillside green,
TIL weak old boy reposes.
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From the Eagle we lear. that Capt. VIII
o. Hall was met in the road near Springfield,
by a mounted rutiian; who, with drawn
pistol in hand, commanded him to 'stand
and deliver, in the bona tide Dick Turpin
style. Capt. Hall instead of obeying put
spurs to his horse and left the scene with all
possible dispatch The robber did not pur-
sue but fired four shots at him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-05-06

GEORGIA FAcroRIEs.-The Chronicie::and
Sentinel gives list of twelve cotton mills in
that region which draw their supplies from
that cotton market. which aggregate over
10000 spindles and over 1.6o0 looms, de-
plies, of more than ninety bales OF raw cot
ton. All OF these mills are prosperous and
prospecting. The Augusta Factory pays its
stockholders regular quarterly dividends of
Ave per cent, or twenty per centper annum.
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Twas but a breath
And reta woman's fair fame wilted,
80 friends once fond grew cold and suited
and life was worse than death.
one veuomcd word,
.r,g- ..rgek IFS coward poisoned blow
4 ,, .,-svcu whispers, hushed and low.
And vet the wide world heard
Twas but one whipered-"Ae-
Tlqt ,puttercd low, for very shame,
1,EarH5Jg the SANDER dare not name
And vet its work was done
4 hint SO slight.
Aud vet SO mighty ia is power,
A human soul. in one short hour.
Lies crushed beneath its blight.
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S2ggs9 p

Statement f and gives the disposition
of 5000 first mortgage bonds, and 300 second
series mortgage bonds Of the company, redeem
able, the first in July lst 1856, and the second
on October LIST, 1890, as follows.
First mortgage bonds sold........... al 900 90
First mortgage bonds pledged TO
the State Of Mississippi. 10000 %
First mortgage bonds cancelled by
purchase through The sinking
FUND $1,000 90
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l-sf,-, bUHi NHItHIt tIl4b-I as 8.a.#H
i,.5 I s.,I5 ss,2 i2 nv. i5 ~ q a ~.
twill bc seen that reduction ln fher8Ha=
per mile between l-GG-1 nud l-Gsa- So
lOOc.. aud that while tnc increase m thr
number OF miles travelled Cor thc Hme uerI-
Oh d. very small, the decrease oi thu g.u-
ings g. S7J,sDOs2
The subsequent year -tIIl -h0H# greater
falling on as compared With lHt#s#s4s
decrease iu passenger, 25.lJl Boz miIr., HI-.-
81. and iu earning HtIIHI -.
it should Doc observed. also, THAT 20 aHfaH-
rage settlements 0u thc r1Id communication
tickets 40 -. per milo were nTUI.H he'd fa
heads Of mmilic- Iu hueiur.- lu New Ofleaua.
whose families reside along th" lIle of Faal.
desired % purchase ten tickets TO- tmu.
This rate wac established in l-GG and H
July I-g-. free tickets. for lVr wears from
that time were allowed tO heads Ut imUie.
locating on the road and put.iu2up fr-I-
dcncc, worth at least $1,000.
Moreover. 10 encourage thp establishments
Of gardens and cultivation ~ .oII along tire
road. guano and other mauure- nre tram
ported AZ actual cost, Thus It ls .eou taHE
the Board Of Director. have spared no eHuft4
20 stimulate trade and -rltlrmrufs along fIr
road. and they fcrl confident that bad peace
and tranquility been restored tu Tho South.
and bad The crops Of l-lJ. l-g1 aud ste nos
been either entire con- partial milurea. The
monetary condition ot tui. company would
have rculile1 moro than the blgIUsl g1.U..#
tatioh- Of Be- Wauue-t friends, iu proof ct
which call your attention Co the following
statements n the general receipt aud esq
pruditurc- from June. l-Gj. rl February
i-Gg.
General rccaipts from thc following soarr..
emitting items Ofmiugr importance. Ia-.sf..
Freight ...... '..... ~ t-- b-J 8I
Passage ....... ..... I5O2G50 30
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Editor Clarion: = DEAR SIR: We were
panied to see a communication in your pa
per signed Logan" rejecting on the dill
gence of the committee in receiving dele
gates to the Presbytery, and the hospitality
of our Church. Now,sir, the facts are these ::
All who came the first day acre met at the
depot and cared for but owing to the high
water, on Thursday, there was no commu-
nication with Canton. And we were as
sured by the conductor and also By the
agent, that there was no probability of a
train that night. Now, was it the duty of
the committee to be at the depot when no
train was expected? There could have been
no great Inconvenience to those who did come,
as there was an excellent hotel very near
by, and no canse of complaint, as the bills of
the delegates were settled the next day by
the committee. We think in justice to the
church and committee, these facts should
be made known. Yours respectfully,
s. S. BROWN.
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$4,000 %
second series mort

eoiVVJ,VV' %
Second series mort
gage bonds pledged
and sold. -. .....e...sl, $4,000 90
Second series mort
gage bonds in hands
of Companys ag'ts 1000 %
Second series mort
gage bonds on hand
IN New Orleans....-. GO,OOO OO-Sl 10000 90
Second series mortgage bonds can
eeled and destroyed 10000 90
S3,OOO,OOO 90
Statement H gives the floating and bond
ed debt of the company on the 2sth Of Febru-
airy, 1859, as follows
First and second series mortgage
bonds ,..,,,a....,.... Ol W. w
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Twenty-one states have now been secured
for the pending Fifteenth Amendment. viz. :
Alabama. Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts,,
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada New York, North Carolina, Penn
sylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West
Virginia and Wisconsin. Recent elections
New Hamshire aud Vermont, will ratify as
soon as their Legislatures assemble; that of
Connecticut meets on the first Wednesday in
May that @ New Hampshire on the first
Wednesday in June, and that of Vermonton
the second Thursday in October.
At an operation on the stomach in a vi
emma hospital, large sponge was acciden-
tally lefbj inside, where it was found on a
post mortem.
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Leaving a balance on hand Febru-

Leaving a balance on hand Febru-
arv Is. 1859. of....................... 2j.GgG 20
Statement Z shows that the bills payable
and loans outstanding February y. 1863
amounted TO 500 $50 u. as follows:
Bills payable matured in 1852 and
never presented for payne ut.-......S LOO -
Bills payable maturing in March 1859 2,1up -
Bills payable maturing in May 1869 1850 o3
Bills payable Of Payma issued in
1864 and supposed to be lost......... 2J1 j.
Chickasaw School Fund
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-27

VNTANTED, AGENTS." WONDER OF WORLD - i
w warranted TO cure Rheumatism and Neuralgia.
Sold the package system. Not 70 be paid for until
tested pay $50 per month and commission, TO dis
tribute packages. J. c. TILT0N, PittsbuTg, Pa.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-27

IN any other
q The hest Of Boston and New York reference
given tn the reliability of house. and that
business Is conducted in the airest and most egiti
mate manner possible, and that give greater yalu
COR the money than can be obtained any other way
All foods damaged OF broken in transportation re
placed without charge.
e-R hecks describing articles sold sent to agents il
Clubs at rates mentioned below. We guarantee ever
article 10 cost less than If bought at any Boston
New York Wholesale House.
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TIE u.o0Ds OF TRE.uBELLE.

The lines following were ushered into the news
paper world through the columns of the Red
Wing Argus. They are said to have been perpe-
trated by jolly Irishman while IN state OF AGO
hallucination. The measure sounds iamlilar 10
us, but, of course, the lines are original.
Thy scenes. Minnesota, in Spring time how pretty;
As careless wander DER mountain and delI,
To shun the turmoils which I meet IN the CITY.
musiEgly HE'D to the woods of Irimbele.
Where the tall, spreading trees cluster d
There hid by the branches the wild PUCK may uNoLl
And, sheltered from storms in the co'd Wlhtfy
weather r.,uo
May browse on the saplings that grow in Trlmbeie'
The wide spreading prairie may boast OF its ti,age;
Each farmer his hundreds of bushels may sell
The tradcsman and clerk may find JOY IN a Villages
But dearer TO me are the woods OF TriIubelle.
So fair be thv maidens as are thy spring flowers,
With voice shrill and clear as the wild notes that
swell
From the songsters which wakened the calm
slumberng hours
of my first dawning hours in the woods OF Trim
boIlp
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A Boys Composition on Ice.

like ice. When its cold, like il best.
Ice is good for great many things. 1t
is good TO skate on, and il is good to make
ice cream. [ like to skate. Sometimes
lend my skates to Lizzie Jones, aud she
let's me buckle them on for her. She
wears striped stockings, with red and
white and blue stripes running around
them and her legs looked like stick of
candy. Father says ice is good for cob
blers. Idon't know why it is better in cob
blers than other ways. suppose shall
be great deal wiser when ] grow up. I
ike ice-cream, with plenty of vanilla in it.
There is more ice-cream in summer than
in winter, and more ice in winter than in
summer. There are heaps of things | do
not understand. Mother says if eat too
much ice-cream 10 will make my stomach
hurt. eat all I want, but am careful
not to eat too much, because mother tells
me not 10. When next winter comes,
Lizzie Jones and / are going to skate some
more. There will not be any more winter
until summer comes. The seasons are
mighty odd in this county. Sometimes
winter comes before summer, and some
times summer comes before winter. Faith
er says | shall have new pair of skates
next summer. When | get to be man,
am going TO pour red stuff on the ice,
to warm it, before | put it in my mouth,
like father does,
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Notice to Lumbermen.

HTOTICE is hereby given, that all trespassers
~ upon the Rail Road Lands of the 81 Croix 81
Superior Rail Road Company, after this date, viii
be prosecuted under the provisions Of section ty-
three Of chapter one hundred and sixty-fve of the
revised statutes of Wisconsin. ~
By an order Of the Department of the Interior
the entire control OF said lands is conceded 10 the
state of Wisconsin, and hereafter no settlements
or compromises viii be made with such tire
but the logs and timber cut upon such land viii be
seized and the offenders prosecuted a. provided by
law. SAM HARTMAN
State Agent st. Croix q Superior r. r. Lands.
Somerset, July 8. 1868. H-Sm
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ONE DOLLAR for each ARTICLE,
Twice the Amount

With privilege Of exchange from a large variety o
useful articles, not of which could lie bought 10
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TAX DEED NOTICE.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, I
County of Pierce. So

STATE OF WISCONSIN, )ss.
County of Pierce. So
Office of Clerk Board Supervisors, I
Ellsworth, August IL, 1869.
THE following pieces of land, sit
uated in Pierce county, state
of Wisconsin, were sold by the
county treasurer on the fourteenth
day Of May, 1867, for the taxes,
interest and charges OF the year 1856.
Therefore, notice is hereby given,
that unless said lands are redeem
ed from said sale on or before the
fourteenth day of May, 1870, they
will be conveyed according TO law.
The amount Of taxes interest and
charges calculated up to the last
dav Of redemption, is set opposite TO
each piece respectively.
Fl. B. WARNER,
Clerk of Board Supervisors.
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III IN The Great Cause
Fl u NJ A n M I S e r. y.

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1OtOIt 20, mango ~.
all of set net lyingn
Of Main-st, in A Z
NortOn's add'n to
Prescott, except 2
rods wide in side
Of said set net
AT Norton 10 10 Is
A strip OF land 6
rods tcide on side
of nw4 nw4 II Tester do 4 OIL
4 piece OF land commence
ing 2 rods of sw cor of
nw4 set thence n % rds
and 20 4 ! inks, thence
e % rds links, thence
% rds and 20 1 links,
thence W % rds 2 links
N f1laoa Of bacrinninn
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-27

AT camp meeting last fall, in the
highest heat OF excitement, an over.zeal.
GUS worker, in frenzy of feyor, ex-
claimed aloud, "Lord, come down among
us; do come; come now; just as you are,
don't stop 10 change your clothesT
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-27

A couple of Yankee girls put bull
frog into the hired mans bed to see if
they could get him to talk. Daniel threw
the frog out of the window and never
said word. Soon after he put bushel
of chestnut burrs into the girls bed, and
about the time be thought they would
make the least shadow, Daniel went to
their door and ratified the latch flriousIy.
Out went the light and in went the girls,
but they didn't stick, though the burs did.
Calling them, he begged them to lie quiet,
he only wanted to know if they had seen
anything of that pesky bull frog; he'd
gin two dollars to find him.
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Lolrn u Rnnae rs

net sw4 excepta strip rds
wide ON south side and
a strip four rods
N &s by II rds W in
Sc cor and 100 rds--see
long description In treas
Office, long desc redeemed
By " A Toser, Unknown . 20 IL