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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-01

MOVEMENT On FooT TO ANNEX
correspondent OF the Philadelphia
Press:
There is on foot a powerful move
ment in favor of the annexation of
Nova Scotia and of the Canadian Pro-
vinces 10 the United States. A strong
deputation of Nova Scotians who were
here last week, and who speak for
their people, say that an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people bodily pre-
fer being added to the United States,
since they were cOrruptly and against
their will. and in the face of their pro-
test. sealed to the Canadian "Domin-
ion" They declare that connection
hateful, and as it seems to be the pol
icy of England not to interpose
against any free movement of the col
onies to set up for themselves, they
do not anticipate any resistance should
they vote for annexation TO the United
States. 1t is said on good authority
that X. J. Walker will sustain this
movement in a powerful argument.
He is reported as saying that Con-
gress should vote down the proposed
reciprocity treaty with Canada; that,
free-trader as he is, he postpones his
favOrlte theory before the necessity OF
refusing free trade to the dependency
of nation that was so steadily our
enemy during the rebellion. If Canada
wants free trade she must join the
American Union. This is a new and
startling view of an old subject, and
becomes an important ingredient in
the adjustment of the Alabama claim
BUFFALO, March 25.-Parshall q
Schonzlin, private bankers, failed last
evening Their liabilities are $4,000;
assets $4,000. L. c. Dumpleman l.
their assignee.
CHICAGO. March 25.- Brigham Young
and party are still in the city. They
received invitations TO various places
of amusement, and have accepted sew
eral. Mrs. Young is about twenty
five, accomplished, and If pleasant
manners Miss Nettie Young, daugh-
ter OF Brigham, is young lady abou
seventeen. The party are on theil
way to Washington, TO have an inter
| view with the President in regard q
the Ogden and salt Lake Railroad, o
which Joseph Young, son of Brigham
and one of the party, is Superinten
| dent.
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MARA THIS.

In the March circular of the
banking firm of Messrs. Henry
Clews q Co. N. Y, it is stated
that the main cause Of the deple-
ton of legal tenders sin the banks
"of that city, is in the fact Of the
unusually large amount of curren-
icy sent South for the purchase OF
cotton" The circular ates fur
Their that the money thus distribu-
"ted among the planters is hoard
ed i'll private hands until the
wants of the holders compel
''them to part ,oith 1t IN tie pt'r-
"chase Of goods, aohen Il must .tnd
its ltag back to tie North"
The two hundred and twenty
five or fifty millions of dollars
worth of cotton produced in the
South, are felt to be an immense
power in financial and CONNER
cial circles. 1t is for the holders
of this sum to determine what
proportion Of it shall be returned
to the North, or whether it shall
be retained for the restoration and
enrichment of the South. What
ever is expended in the purchase
of labor-saving machinery, or ar
ticles of substantial utility, will
amply repay the investment.
Whatever is spent in the purchase
of costly luxuries or superfuous
ornaments, is a contribution to
| the wealth Of others at the ex
| pense of our own sectien.
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Marriage of "a Prince i'm New
York.

A New York special of the 2lst, to
the Cinnati Commercial says:
Prince Louis de Bourbon, son of
Louis de Bourbon, count D'Aquilla, of
Italy. a grandson of Charles V. cousin
of Don Carlos of Spain, nephew of the
ex-king of Naples, and nephew of
Don Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, was
married to Miss Amelia Hammel,
daughter of wealthy Cuban, at the
residence of Mr.. Asher L. Mayor, ~
West FOrty-ninth street, on Saturday
evening. The parties ran away from
Paris, where all the Catholic prelates
refused to marry them.
On Saturday, Father Lafont, pastor
of the Church of st. Vincent de Paul,
agreed to unite them, but when the
bride and groom appeared before him.
Archbishop McCloskey forbade the
bans. in accordance with directions
received from the Pope by the Allan
tic cable. The prince then foreswore
his allegiance to Italy, resigned his
rights as a scion of the house of Bour-
bon, and was married by Judge Gun
ming A. Bedford. He has need
his Intention of becoming an Ameri-
can citizen, and will go into business
in this city.
After the refusal of the priests to
marry him in Paris, he went to Bel
gium with no better luck.
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The New York Herald'E Ac.
count of the Interview be-
tween the Eg&lesIOne
Stringer Delegation
and Gen. Grant.
HE PUTS < FLEA THEIR
EAR.
They Leave in E'DisRust.''-
They NNisIR Him i'm "a s'VFarm
Climate
From the n. Y. Herald of 18th.

From the n. Y. Herald of 18th.
At half-past two o'clock to-day a
delegation of Mississippians had an
interview with President Grant. The
members of the delegation present
were Col. l.. w. Perez. \. Mygatt, Gen.
b. Il. Eggleston. William III. Gibbs,
Mai. +. j. CASTILLO, A. Anderson. DIR. c..
A. Foster. Maj. j. G.. Jewell. Rev. DR..
L. W. Stringer, Col. c. L. +. johnson.
Col. j. II. Webster, j A. Jamison and
Gen. w. II. Barry. They were intro
duced individually by Col. J.. w.
Perez. After the introduction Colonel
Perez addressed the President briefly
and stated that they had called upon
him to congratulate him upon
his election and to ask his assist
ance in passing the Mississippi dill
now before Congress. The President
remarked that he had seen the bill re-
ported, but he did not know in what
shape it would pass Congress. He had
conversed with least three of the Re
construction Committee upon the sub
ject, aud he did not think 10 likely that The
bill tr0UId be passed IN farm 10 bring
peace 10 mississippi. Still Congress had
all the evidence on the subject before
them. Col. Perez expressed conf
dence in the wisdom ofCongress. The
President said there was no way for
the restoration OF Mississippi except by
the action of Congress. To him the
most feasible, the least expensive and
the quickest way to restore the
State seemed to be to give the Govern
or of the State, who is also the military
commander, time to appoint all the
officers under the recent law of Con-
gress, then resubmit the constitution
TO the vote of the people. allowing all
to vote who are qualified under the
reconstruction acts, and no others,
Congress selecting such articles as they
deem necessary to be voted on sepa-
rately without allowing them to at
feet the constitution as "A whole. There
'cere, he said, portions Of The constitution
that might be rejected, and perhaps ought
to be. Col. Perez here suggested and
urged that the President of the Con-
vention. who is authorized by the bill
under consideration TO appoint the
State officers-being better acquainted
with the people and their wants
would be better able to make judicious
appointments than the Military Gov
ernor. The President without making
any definite reply, arose and The delegd-
tioR retired highly disguSted and iItdiJ-
ndat at the unsatisfactory result OF their
interUiep. They expressed themselves
when away from the White House in
strong language against President Grdnt
IN a acG7mer climate than w GSjtiRgtoR.
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TIC silent WAN speaks.

1t will ne seen by our dis
patches that Gen. Grant has en-
phatically reiterated to a joint
committee Of Republicans and
Democrats from Mississippi, his
declaration to the carpet~bag
committee, shat the appointment
of Provisional Governor and
other Office in Mississippi, should
be vested in the military power
and not in the defunct Conven-
ton. 1t is believed that this de-
claration from the highest Repub-
lican authority, will kill the
abOmination as dead as if light
ming had struck it. A member OF
the Republican Executive Com
mittee recently from Washington,
expresses the opinion that so de
cided is the opposition of the
President to the scheme, he vii
veto it even if it should pass boil
| Houses.
Previous dispatches represent
that Gen, Grant has said thai
| there should be separate vote t
the proscriptive provisions OF tn
proposed Constitution, saying tha
e some of them probably would be
and doubtless fought to be" re
jected-a significant and deserve
D ebuke to their authors.
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WAN s1reet sen.alion.

The New York Journal of Com
merce finds an uneasy feeling in New
York financial circles, "based upon
rumors of some expected action or
pronunciation on the part of the au-
thorities at Washington. in relation TO
our difficulties with England. The
exact programme has not been an
nounced. but unless present purposes
are changed there will soon be SEN
sation in this connection. We hope
that rash counsels will not prevail. 1t
Is easy to buster and not very difh-
cult to quarrel, even with an unwill-
ing antagonist, if one is too pressing
and congdent. The English VII not
willingly engage in more than a wor-
dy warfare, unless this should stir
their blood up to fighting point. Ii
we desire an armed controversy, the
best way to do is to take year or
two of quiet preparation. and then
begin it without buster. But warlike
language, when no fight is meant, is
but silly vaporing. of which even an
ignorant schooIboy should be ashamed
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Washington Telegram 10 the
Western Press.
WAsHINGToN. March Is.

WASHINGTON, March IS.
HOUSE FIRM on THE cIvL-TENURE BILL
The contest was long and exciting
but Butler beat Bingham by twenty
nine majority on the motion TO non.
concur in the Senate compromise.
The Senate will now ask for
CONFERENCE,
Which, il is believed. will fail TO DC
anything. and the result will be the
old law will stand. This Is the inn
preston tonight. Fifty Democrats
and forty-nine Republicans will stand
together in the House.
The PRESIDENT AGAINST THE CoMPRo-
MISE.
The President said to-day that on
second thought he did not like the
Senate compromise bill.
sAMBo AFTER THE LoAvEs AND FISHES.
The National EXecu tive Committee
of colored men last night discussed a
paper in favor OF memorial 10 the
heads OF different Government De-
partments. setting forth claims of
colored people to a portion of the
patronage of Government, citing their
services in the war and in the subse-
quent elections. asking that positions
be given them. Further cOnsidera-
ton of the subject was postponed.
NEW YORK. March 26.-The Tri-
bune's special dispatch from Atlanta
Ca, states that a negro charged with
murder and rape was taken from Jail,
in Doaley county, Tuesday night, by
a disguised mob and burned 70 death.
THE horrible crime for which its
author so fearfully atoned, has become
of appallingly frequent occurrence in
the South and suggests the necessity
of the utmost precaution.-EDIToR
CLARION
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correspondence New York Times.l

correspondence New York Times.l
Lieutenant John F. Small, of the
regular army, committed suicide, at
his boarding house, near the corner OF
Second and Mission streets, yesterday.
He had not been seen about the house
tor some time, and his friends becom-
ing alarmed, broke into his room, and
found his body in bed, dressed in full
uniform, and completely covered by
the clothing of the bed. On the stand
near the couch, was large vial which
had contained chloroform. He left
several letters. which were found on
the stand. and their contents proved
that he deliberately committed suicide.
The one to his brother was exceeding
ly singular, and reads as follows:
SAN Francisco. Feb. 10, 1869.
Ny Dear Brother: l cannot endure
life longer. Go to the Fort and get
everything there that belongs to NE.
Should any one ever speak of me in
your presence in terms that reflect
upon my honor as a gentleman or my
integrity as a man. shoot him on the
spot. Good bye, dear brother, live
and be happy, if possible, and when
you die, die game.
Your Brother. JOHN.
A part of the Counterpart had been
saturated with chloroform; he haC
also covered his face with it, and thus
passed off into the sleep of death. he
had plenty of means, and held az
honorable position, AID no reason i:
known why he should have destroyed
his own life.
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gregation rise and all sing. Mr..
Beecher, as preacher, deserves well
the reputation that he enjoys. His
text was Naaman the Syrian, and he
made a most practical application of
the subject. He read the chapter, Ist
Kings, l Is, and commented as he read
Naaman was great and grand, but he
was leper; and he proceeded to show
that no matter what may be our world
~ state, if we are not of the household
of faith, we cannot be truly happy
y great many people go to hear Mr..
Beecher as they would go to theatre
or circus, by way of amusement But
they are generally surprised before
they leave his church. His sermon of
Sunday night seemed to be the very
essence of Gospel truth, and one for
gets his notoriety, and the surround
ings OF the place in the interest which
his treatment of almost any subject
seldom fails to excite. He is plain in
appearance, but he is grand in the pull
pit. These are my impressions, and
give them candidly.
Mr.. Beecher receives a salary of
eleven thousand per annum. His
church, though large, is not as fine as
many others, and his congregation
have expressed desire to build a new
one. But he will not consent. He
says the house is good enough, and if
they have money to spare, it can be
better invested among the poor. There
are many clever traits in Mr.. Beecher's
character, although it may not be easy
for 1--WE" of the South TO recognize
them. To 'give the devil his DUE is,
however. but right and proper.
In passing up Broadway yesterday,
1 stepped into Tiffany's celebrated
jewelry establishment, and amused
myself by pricing diamonds, precious
stones, etc. Asking the price of
was told that it could be pur-
chased for forLy-tive thousand dollars!
A few other articles were with it in a
small glass case, the aggregate value
being $375,000. | concluded not to in
vest, although L feel very much
obliged to the young gentleman who
so patiently gratified my curiosity. |
And found him, by the way, to be a
brother of Capt. W. Q. Lowd OF Jack |
son, and seems to be just about as
clever-although that is saying a great |
deal. These young gentlemen were on
sides in the late unpleasant
ness, but they esteem each other none
the less for that.
met yesterday with Hon. Abraham
Murdock. President of the Mobile q |
Ohio Railroad. and Col. Thos. II. Ba-
ker. of the Columbus Index.
The news from Washington becomes |
as regards Mississippi. Mr.. |
Beck, OF Kentucky. Yesterday most |
nobly indicated the people of our
State, in offering his amendment to the
Boutwell, bill. The indications are
favorable for postponment till next
session.
But | have exceeded reasonable
space. LOGAN.
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Over 5000 has been subscribed towar
erecting a Town Hail in Cryst

Over 5000 has been subscribed towar
erecting a Town Hail in Cryst.
I Springs.
Lafayette county il invested vi
sheep-killiug dogs.
A young man named J. Alexande
recently departed from Oxford wit
about 500 Of his Employer none
He had but recently come to OxfoTr
So much for employing newcomer
TO the detriment of the young me,
raised in our midst
Canton furnishes a youth who, wish
ing TO initiate Nero, fiddled a httl'
while Canton was in flames.
On the 2lst inst, a negro was founc
about three quarters ofA mile north o
Tupelo, Lee county, who had beer
hanged the night previous. h.
hatcher had another fire on IL,
morning of the 22nd inst, which
caused loss of perhaps six or seven
hundred dollars.
The house OF Mrs. Humason, In
Natchez, was struck by lightning and
came very near being destroyed BY
fire, on the I'D inst.
A Fair in Macon, for the benefit OF
the Colored Baptist Church, Melted
$l43. The whites contributed liberal
ly TO the arrangement and patronage
of the Fair.
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Selecting Cows.

A Vermont stock raiser give:
the following rules for selecting
COWS: First | get q broad-sidt
view of the animal, ut the dis
lance of about two rods, as I have
noticed for years that there was a
great similarity in the general
proportion of all frstclass milk
ers, being very small in girth just
back of their forward legs, as
compared with their girth just
forward of their hips. | have
never known q first-rate mixer, of
any breed, not thus proportioned;
so that if this form is wanting in
an animal i have recommended to
me, | do not care to look at her
more, unless | want to breed for
some other purpose than the dairy.
For breeding oxen, l should want
a cow Of reverse proportions, 4. e.,
larger girth toward. / next feel
the size of the milk veins, and
trace them to their entrance into
the chest, which, in superior COWS,
are large, admitting the ball Of
the larger finger if DIVIDED, or
subdivided, as is sometimes the
case, ! Judge of the size of each
orifce, as / care less for the size
of the vein itself than the orifce.
Next, examine, by sight or touch,
the udder or bag, which must be
capacious in order to hold much
milk, with teats wide apart, and
free from large seed warts or sores
of any kind. then inquire how
long she goes dry before calving.
as | don't want a family cow to
give milk less than forty-six weeks
out Of every ffty'two also, as to
the quality of the milk and, to
close, l milk her with my own
hands,"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-01

In order to defeat the passage
of a resolution ratifying the pro-
posed XVIII amendment, the De
mocratic members OF the Indiana
Legislature resigned, thus leaving
the body without a quorum. The
Governor ordered new elections
and the resigning members, &C
cording to kilograms, have beer
returned. An extra session il
called and we suppose the re
signing expedient viii be agair
resorted to.
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How TO RAISE AsPARAGUs.-A
correspondent sends to the Coun.
try Gentleman the following di
rections:
Select a half acre Of deep, rich
loan soil take pains thoroughly
to pulverize it to considerable
depth give it twenty loads of
manure or more if you have il to
spare: plough the manure in.
Prepare a bed of sufficient size in
one corner to SOW three pounds Of
asparagus seed in rows o foot
apart and take good care to keep
the weeds ont. Plant the re-
mainder in carrots or some other
vegetable, and give the whole
careful cultivation. In the fall
gather your crop Of carrots, which
you will find more than repays all
the expenses incurred. Give
your asparagus bed a heavy top
dressing of stable manure.
In the spring, again give your
half acre a heavy manuring ;
plough under-be particular and
plough deep pulverize the soil
thoroughly with the harrow lay
out in rows three feet apart and
into them transplant the aspara.
gns plant ten inches apart. After
the first wedding give them top
dressing of salt-say about sixty
five POUNDS to the square rod
and more will not injure it. Il
is not only beneficial to the plan
but it kills the weeds, saving
great amount OF labor. The sal
must always be used in tn
spring. Once in two or thre
years give a liberal top-dressin
of superphosphate. Always bu
your fertilizers of responsible
dealers
If proper attention has bee
paid to transplantng, ETC., 20
will now have 5000 or s, 900 fir.
class plants, of an article which
always salable, and win alva,
bring a remunerative price {
course the net profit will depsr
somewhat upon the location.
near a market, and you 81 We IL
reasonable share of your ~ tentio
you should make, clear Of all ..
pense, $3.50 yearly.
SALE OF RKaLrY.--As an e,
dence that the value of 70,
estate is rapidly increasing in III
county, we would state that
small tract of land twenty mil,
east Of this place, sold mt auctic
a few days since at eleven dolIs
per acre cash. Twelve mont
ago this same tract was offered
two dollars per acre, and . pa
chaser could not DO found.--O
ford Falcon.
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The Stale Officers.

In conformity to the proscrip
tive resolution of the Fortieth
Congress, and which the majority
of the present House (although
urged to do so, by Mr.. Farms
worth a Republican member)
refused to modify, all the civil
Offices in the State have been
summarily vacated by incumben is
who could not take the iron-cla d
oath.
By virtue Of this measure, JONI
H. EcHoLs, Esq, has surrendered
the Office Of State Treasurer, the
duties Of which he has discharged
faithfully and unexceptionably
for more than three years. His
successor is not announced. but
doubtless, from the class Of citi-
zens who are capable. and able 10
give the requisite bond, one can
be found who can subscribe the
test oath by reason of not having
participated in the rebellion $50
called or whose disabilities have
been removed.
In the interest of the public,
we are gratifed to state that
Thomas I. Swami, Esq, the able
and efficient Auditor Of Public
Accounts has qualified under the
late Order of the District Com
mander, and the important bust
ness Of the Office has suffered no
interruption or injury.
AS before stated Col. Warner
OF Madison county, is the incum
DenJ OF inc OIHce OF secretary OF
State, by appointment Of the late
District Commander. lie has
recently returned from Washing
ton where his influence las been
efficiently employed to defeat the
,cheme of the Committee of Five.
He is a gentleman of ability, and
we have every assurance that lie
will acceptably perform the du-
ties of the office confided to him.
Ills assistant is our old townsman,
Mr.. b. q. Bankston, who will be
found constantly on duty aud is
always obliging.
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Jenkins tells us that the bride of
Fitzpatrick was, at the time of her
marriage, the belle of Santiago and
that she is "a brunette and wore at the
Inauguration ball a dress of crimson
satin, magnificent necklace, and tia
"a of diamonds" WhereupCn Geor-
gia paper hopes she is both better
looking and better dressed than the
bride General Hampton's cavalry
captured in Kilpatrick's tent near
Fayetteville, n. c., in March, 1865.
and from whose sweet society he fed
in Dick Yates breakfast costume"
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The Richmond Wing says that sew
eral Austrlans viii arrive next week
to settle a few miles below there A
large influx OF Englishmen will arrive
at Norfolk, in April, and arrange
ments have been made for the impor--
tation of Germans. Letters received
from the Netherlands, Russia, and
other European States,show that there
win soon be q large emigration TO Viz
ginia. Northern men are also pros
pecting for settlement
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HRrrimam.

Recently the finding of the Court
martial. under the proper official hand,
was sent to the Reconstruction Com
mittee at Washington. giving the, facts
connected with the bribery and cor
ruption of Hartman. as a Bureau
agent in Pamela county, showing how
he was bought of by interested par
ties. TO swindle negroes out of their
wages, and the sentence of the court
combining him in the penitentiary
Hartman, it will be remembered, was
the little sca1awag who was here al
the election, and whose testimony cuts
so great a figure before the Recon
struction Committee. The little thief
will probably yet receive his deserts
Brandon Republican.
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Last year, Thomas Filburn. an En-
gineer on the Louisville ahd Nashville
Railroad, was killed by his train COM
lag in collision with a tree that had
fallen on the track. Mrs, Julia Fiji
burn, bis wife, sued the Company for
damages placing the amount at 800
600. The case came before the Court
of Common Pleas, last week. and the
jury returned verdict of $4,000 for
plaintiff.