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Michigan 10 the state for ladies. The Sem
a'e OF that State has passed bill providing
that If any person shall hereafter willfully in.
suit or willfully or indecently annoy any f.
male by any obscene or indecent word or
words, act or acts, such persons shall be
deemed guilty OF . misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by i'm
prisonnent in the county Jail not more than
sig months, or By Q fine NOT exceeding 500.
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Inc ihoian committee OF the Senate will re-
POr, sgsinst the Stuart and WEIGH scheme for
n'ahng with the Indian question. They have
DO oo1eenon 70 the appointment OF a c1mmis-
zion Of five or seven persons for advisory mr..
poses, but cannot see the wisdom or propr,e,v
OF putting e9,o0o.oOo into their hands, az was
Proposed The probabilities seem TO be tina.
some member OF the Senate may on his svn
responsibility move the plan in tina, BODY A
an amendment TO the Indian bill, when n.
Comes up tor consideration. The COMMITTEES
will report large number OF amendment. IN
that ball, voiving over ss,0Oo,oOo, the sr,a,er
Part Of which - for carrying out the treaties
made hy General Sherman . peace eommissso,
Ths House fe,ected these amendments AZ the
last session, and viii probably do 90 again; 90
than the Poian n issue may be settled in a CON.
ference committee
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A MiaDesots physiciaa ssrtiass tina, there il
child In ne family Of one Of his rasieuss
which speaks distjsstay and inssuiseasiy q,
less hsn three nOarAs ofass, Hssd ve add sAa,
u" xnit .ssi sss-.4 49, - - I'D
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From Preach 4 Richardson we have Bayard
Taylors new book. "By-wsys OF Earops,,
puslsasd b. j. p. Putnam Son, New York
IL gives spirited narrative of his ioarneying.
WITHIN NE last half-dozsn years In variou
out-of-the-way corners Of The world rarely
ieeeeed oy travellers In his prefaes Mr. Tay-
ICY speaxs OF mis- Is probably the last volume
OF travels he win ever publish.
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MT sprsgues bill for employing tn. public
money attracts eoasidsrabie attention from the
public Press, but the objection is made To II
thai AZ viii establish poiitieo- n tos,i.
tn'os, ou'rivaliinx the proportions OF the old
United states banki and the effect or which
would DC 10 place ID" whole financial machiu.
cry Of the country under the eoa,rol Of sns
Government. h 81 #...r ..-.. -
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.DHHfAL HorI0B !.
F0HUscH OF IHEINOABNAfIO1 1P !
HEADINGS AND RlOIrArIoHs

rn, AZ, o,nef Lsdy Readers W Ia
a. 99c ces., Az ,aon, ssSIlhUNE,LAL MUs;o.
nreet, sstveen Ina aud hth wEbXEsDiS
coyls Jew end g d"ov,l SO csnS. mas "a =
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Thu CORES pondent Of the New York De NO.
orat says that Mr.. Merritt the newly ap-
p tinted Naval Officer OF New York. has in
strueted his attorney TO commence proceedings
in a libel suit against the Ereaiss Post on &C.
count of its comments in regard TO his appoint
ment
So far Senator Fenton has takea no notice. of
its eharg.s in relation 20 him. AMI IL Is under
stood that ne will maintain this coarse shrough-
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I1see suhscstbsrs Of ~ WAsHiNGToSIs632Rso'
0ANflLH AeEhCY. Once 40 9Th o. ~ = -
snd = (me 0HI HkLAlOK 3 90.
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We are cory to see such evidences Of retro
erosion IN respect to The administration OF the
Government a. are anorued just nov In one OF
two cons pic uous instances Mr. kellox9 In.
trocuced q r, solution in the Senate yestsfday
the sole Object of which seems to be DE distri.
button Of public offices by U1Dgraphic al scale
while. according to q morning cotsmporaRy,
the Department Of STATE has adop Ted rule In
regard 10 the appointment Of foreigu reprssen-
tatiy e., by which 1t proposes to "rve the seve-
raj States their proportion Of all, due regard
being paid TO strength Of endorsement In all
cas.s" Under Mr.. KellogK's plan, plsee Of res
id,nce seems to be the man consideration To
this the Secretary of s, ate adds strength Of en-.
dorsement" which 10 q decided improvement.
it m ust Be admitted. But known fitness FOL
the place seems to be practically lost sight OF
m each instance: for, as il well known moth.
inEis easier nowadays than for every clever
easy going Tom, Dick and Harry to get up en-.
dorssmeut as long and strong a. Baysrd him,
self could procure were he still upon earth.
IL wont dc, gentlemen. The only rule thai
VIII save the Government from everlasting
smash Is to take the honest, competen,
and yigilant officer when you can ind him
no matter from what sect on Of the country
Re comes, and TO keep him when yoa have 60,
him, no matter who says yea or nay.
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"BAvlNNERs FAMILY BRrAp -

his nneagalled Bresd 10 nov for sale By most OF
IL e made OF select Family Flour; 10 thoroughly
sweet white, nutritious, and 10 euararteed 70
weigh sixteen ounces ~
CAUTION "A great deal Of Bread 10 sold for
,isyenner1 ." which never came from our est ab-
iisbment. To prevent. far e posi- ole THE die
honesty. We have supplied all our authorized no.
Ger. with fresh sample Cards, marked 4 $50 TX
anime ior yourselves las sm
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Metropolitan Patent Steam Bakery
He. SAT STREET,
BETWEEN AZ AND 6ra STREETS.

HAvINNERP CRaCKEEs
Are admitted b. eli impartial Judges % be the beat
in the market.
The Tease ns are obvious:
We have erected one OF Mckenzie splendid Reel
Ovens, st cost Of over five Thousand dollars
Our machinery fs the beet md ne sest Psfeut
tuy the h<st 10 lateral.
We myicy the best ~ork men
We manufacture from twenty-dve % thirty bar
Ie's Of -four per day.
NeEeep 20 cid stock on hand. and cons auentiy
ouT Crackers are always fresh.
Try for yourselves, you will ind eur statement
tFre
10 prevent fraud, our Crackers are stamped wits
til uAne.
"HAyENNER.r
L 700 can't get "HAvkNEERs CRACKERS
mon your Grocer, send to the Bakery, 3s9 Of
~ viii supply you
We efer the folio wing assortment.
S. u. IRASkthS
MILK BISCUIT
WeTER CRACKERS
LEMUk tSCUIT
BOSTON CRACKERS
CRAChER UCSr
GINGER SNAPS
NOVELTIES
yCMBLEe
SUGAR CAKES
eCGAR CRACKERS
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0TBALLs HAIR REkEWER ALTO CTS.
~ Ny etock being Very ex.ensiye at present,
I VII sell al Hair Prsparattons-as BnrAtts,
Cb~vslisrs- Mootsomerys, Tsboett's, Ayers,
Mrs Alien ., v Gods Leon &c at mich less
than egulsr pricsA Also, California Wines and
AiehleTi Bitters
Arthur NATTANS, Druggist
ma15 lni' Corner ID and D streets aoTth
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PUSHES MEN should subscribe to the MER-
- CAMILLE AGENCY. Office 499 Tth ST.,
between ID and K.
nx9-3t HkLMICK AGO.
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NIARTNT's. IksH IosABLi DIsUIsI

-, oets cen 9th and beth streets
.e soN opeb Ior reception Of Pupils For ~
'sss or b mali 49,
Isys 81 IL ition- Tor missee and Mss,.rs-rp..
tor Gentlener-nonday. "Wednesday, and Sat
etTel tfos 70 w "
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thtir oaugbters or their mothers their sons in
"" saIne society In which they had themselves
gone. The husbands were not afraid u leave
ter doors open. The people of Rhode lsiaud
did not think the country was gong 70 run.
lie thlr. A. did not believe 1t. He belle we'd
that tisis country was entering pom a career OF
prosperity such as II had never before known
lie thought me picture drawn by his coIIeag ne
only came from his own excited Imagination.
.hr SpTague would, at some failure day. re-
lly 10 these remarks. Bot he would saw he
knew q what be spoke. His prosperity was
caused by the breaking down Of every other
man In the same interest He knew the Def
nicious workings OF th Is ~ stem, and he desired
To zee II zone away with. As to this article
and these who iLstigated it, he should reply at
Mr. Anthony asked il his colleague imputed
to him any share in this article. b
mr.. Sprague charged bis colleague with
which controlled his paper. |l.-.
mr.. w ison was not cotton spinner He did
not employ ten thousand hands, but he had
tMr. Sprague) that not ons gloomy statement
"hieh be bad made to-day was borne out by
the facts. Mr.. Wilson then again described the
great resources md material prosperity Of thu
country. The Senator seemed TO tnluk that his
mission now was to make the Senate the OBJ.
I-oiye point Of bis attack. but hs could not
crush out Senator's. He tMr. Wilson, was not
n n1s 20 sess'e ms biography or tell how much
Mr.. Sprague said it cost from three to We
times Is much 70 live In TINS country as in q or.
nSBy. i. 81. IS. - ... ... -
MIR. Wilsons-And the means to earn m ouey
ere three to i've times as much III this country
SIN Germany ..at .d atFa9 =
The Question was then taken on the amend :
nent OF Mr.. M orton. 10 withdraw thirty instead
q twenty millions from the banEs or those
Siaies DhylnG an excsss Of circuiaci On, which
Was agreed to-year, 30; nays, TO- II b ass -
| mr.. Sswyermoyed an amendment REQ uirrug
ehy DARK u return the arnount Tequired Of 80
within ninety days after notice; which was
agreed to. -harl fI. as5r =. =, lF'Issi ri
The au.stion than re~urr.a - A.. 1900
Dert Of Mr.. Pool, " hen II was disasreeC to-
| Toe Aae st.oo was then taken on the amend
Zen or Wilson, when it was also rejsefsd--'
| Mr. BnckisRhsm then ,msda9an sxsumase
agsin.t TIE bill as reported by the Finance
Committee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-22
ARTICLE vi.
JUDICIARY.

| Section1. The Judial power of the State shall
be vested in Supreme Court, and such other
courts of law and equity as are hereafter pro-
vided for in this Constitution.
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist of
three Judges, who shall be appointed by the
Governor, by and with the advice and
consent of tt e Senate, any two of whom,
when convened, shall form a quorum. The
Legislature shall divide the State into three
Districts; and the Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate, shall
appoint one Judge for each District
Sec. 3. The Office of one of said Judges
shall be vacated in three years; one in six
years, and one in nine years, so that at the
expiration of every three years, one of said
Ju dyes shall be appointed as aforesaid. The
term of Office of the Judges of the Supreme
Court shall be nine years.
Sec. 4. The Supreme Court shall have no
jurisdiction but such as properly belongs
to Supreme Court.
. Sec. 8. All vacancies which may occur in
said Court, from death, resignation, or re-
moval, shall be filled by appointment, as
aforesaid; provided, however, that if
vacancy shall occur during the recess of the
Legislature, the Governor shall appoint
successor, who shall hold his office until the
next meeting of the Legislature.
Sec. 6. No person shall be eligible to the
office of Judge of the Supreme Court who
shall not have attained the age of thirty
years at the time of his appointment, and
who shall not have been for two years i'm
mediately preceding, a citizen of the State.
Sec. z. The Supreme Court shall be held
twice in each year, at the seat of Govern
ment, at such times as the Legislature NAV
prescribe.
Sec. 8. Immediately upon the first ap-
pointment of Judges, as aforesaid. the
Governor, in the presence of, and with the
assistance of the President of the Senate
and Secretary of State, shall determine by
lot, which of said Judges shall serve for the
term of three years, and which shall serve
for the term OF nine years; and it shall be
the duty of the Governor to issue commits
sions accordingly.
Sec. 8. No Judge of said Court shall sit
ON the trial of any cause where the parties
or either of them, shall be connected with
him by affinity or consanguinity, or where
he may be interested in the same, except
by the consent of the Judges and of the
parties. and whenever a quorum of said
of the State shall, in such cases, especially
commission two or more men of law knowl-
edge, for the determination thereof
Sec. 10. Judges of said Court shall receive
for their services a compensation to be fixed
by law, which shall not be diminished du-
ring their continuance in Office.
Sec. Ii. The Judges of the Circuit Court
shall be appointed by the Governor, with
the advice and consent OF the Senate, and
shall hold their Office for the term of six
years.
Sec. u. No person shall be eligible to the
Office of Judge of the Circuit Court, who
shall not. at the time of his appointment,
have attained the age of twenty six years
and shall have been TWO years citizen Of
the State.
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ARTICLE v.


Section l. The chief executive power of the
State shall be vested in a Governor, who shall
hold his Office for four years.
Sec. 2. The Governor shall be elected by the
qualified electors of the State. The returns of
every election for Governor shall be sealed up
and transmitted to the seat of Government,
directed to the Secretary of State, who shall
deliver them to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives at the next ensuing session of
the Legislature, during the first week of which
session the said Speaker shall open and pub
lish in presenae Of both Houses Of the Legisla-
ture The person having the highest number
of votes shall be Governor; but if two or more
shall be equal and highest in votes then one of
them shall be chosen Governor by the joint
ballot of both Houses of the Legislature. Con-
tested elections for Governor shall be deter
mined by both Houses of the Legislature in
such manner as shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 3. The Governor shall be at least thirty
years of age, and shall have been citizen OF
the United States twenty years, and shall have
resided in this State two years next proceed
ing the day of his election.
Sec. f. He shall receive for his services such
compensation as shall be provided by law.
Sec. 5. He shall be COmmandef-in-ChiefO of
the Army and Navy Of the State, and of the
Militia, except when they shall be called into
the service of the United States.
Sec. D. He may require information, IN wrI-
ting, from the officers in the Executive Depart
ment, on any subject relating to the duties of
their respective offices.
Sec. Z. He may, in cases of emergency, con-
vene the Legislature at the seat ofGovernment
or at different place. if that shall have become
dangerous from enemy, from disease
and in case of disagreement between the two
Houses with respect to time of adjournment
adjourn them to such time as he shall think
proper, not beyond the day Of the next stated
meeting of the Legislature.
Sec. 8. He shall, from time to time give the
Legislature information Of the state OF the
Government, and recommend 70 their consid-
GRAFTON such measures as he may deem neces-
aMrv and eVnadIank.
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pretended Government, authority, power, or
Constitution, within the United States, hostile
or inimieal thereto, except all persons who
aided reconstruction by voting for this Con-
yention, or who have continuously advocated
the assembling Of this Convention and shall
continuously and in good faith advocate the
acts of the same, but the Legislature may re-
move such disability; Provided that nothing
IN this section except voting for or signing the
ordinance of secession shall be so construed
as to exclude from Office the private soldier Of
the late so-called Confederate States army.
Sec. g. In time of war, instruction or re-
bellion, the right 10 vote at such place, and in
shall be enjoyed by all persons otherwise en-
titled thereto, who may be in the actual mill
tary or naval service of the United States;
Provided said votes be made TO apply in the
county or precinct wherein they reside.
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information, except in cases arising in the
land or naval forces, or the militia when in
actual service, or by leave of the court, for
misdemeanor in Office; Provided, That the
legislature in cases of petit larceny, assaults,
assault and battery, ARRAY, riot, unlawful as
misdemeanors of like character, may dispense
with an inquest ofa Grand Jury and may au-
thorize prosecutions before justices of the
peace, or such other inferior court or courts as
proceedings in such cases shall be regulated
by law.
Sec. 81. The enumeration of rights in this
Constitution shall not be construed TO deny or
people.
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ARTICLE III.
DISTRIBUTION OF POWERS.

DAoI AAON Of fOWEAo"
Section l. The powers oS government ofthe
State of Mississippi shall be divided into three
distinct departments, and each of them conf
ded to separate body Of magistrscy, tO-wit !:
Those which are Legislative to one; those
which are Judicial to another; and those
which are Executive to another.
Sec. z. No person collection of persons
being of one Of these departments, shall exer-
else any power properly belonging to either of
the others except in the instances hereinafter
expressly directed or permitted.
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ARTICLE Ii.

BOUNDARIES OF THE STATE.
The limits and boundaries of the State of
Mississippi shall remain as now established
by law.
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OF THE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
ADOPTED by Convention May Is, 1868.
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ARTICLE. VII.
FRANCHISE

Section. l. All elections by the people shall
be by ballot.
Sec. 2 All male inhabitants of this State,
except idiots and insane persons, and Indians,
not taxed, citizens of the United States, or
naturaliZed, twenty-one years old and up
wards, who have resided in this State six
months, and in the county one month next pre-
ceding the day of election, at which said in
habitant offers to vete, and who are duly reg
istered according to the requirements of sec
ton three of this article, and who are not dis
qualified by reason of any crime, are declared
to be qualified electors.
Sec.3. The Legislature shall provide, by
law, for the registration of all persons entitled
to vote at any election, and all persons entitled
to register shall take and subscribe the fol-
lowing oath of affirmation: "I..................do
solemnly swear Tor affirm, in the presence of
Almighty God, that / am twenty-one years
old; that l have resided in this State six
one month; that will faithfully support and
obey the Constitution and laws of the United
States, and of the State of Mississippi and
will bear true faith and allegiance to the
same; that i am not DISTINGUISHED in any of
the provisions of the acts known the recon
struction acts of the Both and 10th Congress,
and that admit the political and civil equali-
ty of all men, so help me God; 7" Provided,
That if Congress shall, at any time, remove
the disabilities of any person disfranchised
in the said reconstruction acts of the said Both
and 10th Congress, land the Legislature of this
State shall concur therein,) then so much of
tn1S Oatu, anu SO muCn Ouly, dc TtlefS 10 the
said reconstruction acts, shall not be required
of such persons, so pardoned, to entitle him to
be registered.
Sec. f. No person shall be eligible to any
Office of profit or trust, or to any Office in the
militia in this State, who is not qualified
elector.
Sec. 5. No person shall be eligible to any
Office of profit or trust civil or military, in this
State, who, as member Of the Legislature,
voted for the call of the Convention that pass
ed the Ordinance Of Secession, or who, as a
delegate to any Convention, voted for or sign
ed any ordinance of secession, or who gave
voluntary aid, countenance, counsel or en-
couragement TO persons engaged in armed
hostility to the Uuited States, or who accepted
or attempted to exercise the functions Of any
office, civil or military, under any authority or
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PREAMBLE.

To the end that Justice be established, public
order maintained, and liberty perpetuated,
we, the people Of the State of Mississippi,
grateful to Almighty God for the free exer-
else Of the right to choose our own form of
Government, do Ordain this
CONSTITUTION.
The south-western., 1869-05-05

RrssIsa PHt4TGsG PEEEs #ITg Cash San Fran,
cisco, few weeks age bY invitation Of the proprietor
ct tie Courier de San francisco, q large numJer OF
persons assembled in tie pre3sroo of that journal To
witness the operation Of motive power. which i
to DC used in running the press upon which that paper
Is printed. The machine il known a. the Lenofr en-
gine, and is French invention. The machine resem.
bles the ordinary steam engine having all it, parts
but the cylinder is bulky and iuzsead of one ii
lag tTo-one for tie Introduction Of gag or air and
the other for its escape The propeiTiHs agency, which
takes the place Of steam, consists Of acty parts Of
air and ten Of ordinary Illuminating gas this com
pound Is introduced into each end Of tie cylinder,
where il is alternately ignted by an electric spark
from Banson battery, aud the expansion Of The air
caused thereby acts the piston in The same manner
az steam This engine is Of four horse power, and
when IN in!l operation consumes twenty five CUBIC feet
OF gas per hour, and the expense Of running ten
hours would be, the Alta estimates one dollar and
fifty cents. The Courier engine weighs only slx hun
dFed pounds, without noise or Jar needs no fire
man or engineer and obriates the danger Of exDlo
sion or conaagration. All who witnessed it, opera
tons were surprised and er4fifed, and It's general in
PRODUCTION for driving the lighter classes Of machines
is predicted. has been III use III Paris for the past
five years, and IL high favor there.
The south-western., 1869-05-05

TWICE MARRIED IN i DAT.--4 few DAYS ago there
was gay and festFe wedding party at the house Of
Mr. J., who lives in Indiana tie line Of PrebIe
county, Ohio. Indeed, the house is in the Hoosier
State, while The garden which supplies it's occupants
with sass and the orchard from which her draw their
fruit and cider il in Ohio. The occasion to Which we
aiiude was the marriage Of Miss Mary J. to fayorite
soH Of old Prebie, and the event was largely at
teuded and the preparations for the entertainment Of
The gay and testse tarOBg ample and adnra-
bae nothing was wanting render Of the Most
splendid and satisfactory witnessed in all that
country The ceremony concluded. congratulations
offered, and the banquet ended, the young people who
contribute 70 make such occasions lively were in the
midst Of their nirthful demonstrations when the min
lister Who aJted the knot betheueht him OF the stat
Htes touching marriages. and be concluded that the
license which procured in Ohio wasn't authority
for marrying couple in Indiana, and he created
sensation BY Communicating bis doubts to the roung
people, who we're ndu1ging In q dream that they
were "inltssoiabig united" and astounding the
party Of young folks, who we're making merry
Of the event. council was eId and ii was decided
that to make thing, and leave no room for g
pleasant doubts, the patty would repair the orchard
which known to be in the State Of Ohio and the
marriage ceremony should be repeated. Tais STRAIT
eeic movement executed at once and III good order
and the nervous bride and oroonJ standing there In
the beautiful sno#, In that fruitful orchard fzuked
on all sides by crowd Of siveriHg Witnesses were
again pronounced husband and wife That maria. .e
ought TO be divorce proof.