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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
MISSISSIPPI.

Natchez papers of October 12th reached
US on the t1e Sd OF December. The rapid
ity OF transit from that city to this ia attrib-
uted to the efficiency Of the mail agents.
The Scooba Spectator has the following
about one of Alcorn's law-abiding appoint
ees Jim Welsh, the colorsd constable OF
this beat, became angry with hiS wife few
days ago, and gave her 1ogging with the
fire shove. His wife concluded that this
proceeding was unbecoming in a man learn
ed in the law, and went to DeKalb to have
him arreSted. Jim concluded 10 fee to the
utmost regions, and has not been heard of
since.
The VAllonian vsS issued daily during the
session Of the Con ference in Water Valley.
The Macon Beacon says: Mr.. J. 81. Gil
more, of Noxubee county has bad a hog
killing frolic. He killed ten one year old
hogs on the oath, weighing respectively, as
follows: 1919, 224, 252 $40, 23s, 299, AS, 80,
32o, 336, making total Of 1854 pounds. !:
The Crystal Springs Herald says Hugh
Ryan, an employee of the New Orleans and
Jackson Railroad, was run over and killed
by the cars in that place recently.
The residence Of Mr.. J. r. Tillman, three
miles from Crystal Springs was burned a
few days ago.-Herald.
The child of Mr.. Geo. Nixon. residing
Crystal Springs was burned to death re-
cently.-Herald.
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Three Acres of Land gaddenly
Disappear.

The inhabitants of Basket Station, on the
Delaware division. Erie Railway, on the
18th ult-. were treated to q frst-class sensa-
ton. About two miles north Of this place
three acres OF land, heavily timbered with
hemlock, occupying an elevated position,
suddenly sank below the surface, disappear
ing in a manner similar to q load OF dirt
when the bottom is let out of the wagon
There was no apparent cause, but it certain
ly has sunk to the depth of about forty
feet, leaving the tops of the trees just visi-
BILE above the surface. The sinking was ac-
companied by loud crash, which died away
in q dull rumble, heard at q considerable
distance. The trees are standing in their
natural positions. having evidently expert
enced no particular injury in their descent.
1t is usual. when such freaks of nature &C
cur, for the sunken earth to be Immediately
submerged by volumes of water; but in
this no such phenomenon attends The soil
in OF a clayey nature, and the sides of the
chasm formed by the sinking present a
smooth and even appearance, as liz q huge
spade had been thrust down and the earth
thrown out.
The people at che Basket. and nom the
surrounding country for miles, visited the
scene of the phenomenon on Sunday, and
viewed 1t with awe and conformation
They don't like to be close 70 where the
bottom seems to be dropping out Of terres-
tial thinRs.-Port Jervis Gaxette.
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From the CoIum bus Index.
The E4aeG of the RranfIeys Mur.
der@H.

Again il the Press II l-.ssl4s.. - ca, e
upon to chronicle the horrid death of an
other member of the Brantley family, and
the last of the hapless brothers who fell by
the hand of the assassin.
We learn by a passenger, that on Sunday
or Monday evening last DR.. BrantIey,
brother or the WinonA victims, was sitting
by the stove in the station-ho at Shuqua-
lax, waiting for the up-traiu. While warm
ing himself, negro man, employed about
the depot, walked into the room, and re-
marked TO the doomed man that there was
a stranger providing about the platform
with double-barreled gun on his shoulder
whose looks he did not like. The doctor
felt enough interest in the matter to remark
TO the negro that be had better shut the
door and lower the curtain. In a few mo-
ments the murderer, whoever he was, APP
preached the window, and having, it 10 sup
posed, partial view of his victim at the
side of she curtain, fired through the glass,
and killed the object of his hate and mali1 e.
Within a few months this is the third
brother murdered In this way. First, the
Mayor OF Winona who was shot while sit
ting in concert room amid a crowd of men
and women. Then, the General. who was
waylAid near Winona and murdered. And
last, the Doctor, whose bloOdshsd closes this
serial tragedy.
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From the Meridian Mercury

MURDER AT SHUQUALAK.-On Sunday
morning, just prior to the arrival ofthe mail
train. man by the name OF Brantley, late
citizen of Dallas county, Ala, was shot
and killed at Shuqualak depot A man
whose name is reported ~ Eskridge has
been arrested, and there seems to be little
doubt of his guilt. A Mrs. Brantley, wife
OF the deceased, has also been put under ar
rest as an accessory. This woman was on
the train which passed ten minutes after her
husband had been shot and killed, and en-
quired for him, but did not get true an
swer, and kept on to Macon. The man.
Eskridge, had eloped with Mrs. Brantley,
and her husband was waiting for the party.
1t seems that he was not aware OF the pres
ence OF his enemy at Shuqualak, who shot
MN from the outside Of she depot house
through window. The conduct of the man
unoer arrest attracted attention., and AFTER
the shooting, his absence was noticed. He
was oVertAken on the road 70 Gainesville
and brought back, and il in Jail at Macon.
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On the 9Th of May, 1864, at a most critical
juncturs for the Confederate arms, Gen. Lee
met Greggs Texas brigade going into the
battle OF the Wilderness. They greeted
him with most enthusiastic cheers as they
hurried on to the front, but were soon hOrrf-
fled 10 find that their beloved Commander
in-Chief was going with them into the
thickest of the fight. The men began to
shout, Gen. Lee TO the rear! Gen. Lee, to
the rearP' A ragged veteran stepped from
the ranks and seized the reins. and Mt last
the whole brigade halted, and exclaimed
with one voice, I'VE will not advance I'M
less Gen. Lee goes back; but if he will not
expose himself we will drive back the enc
my" Thus appealed to, Gen. Lee halted
and gazed after these brave Texans 40 they
nobly redeemed their promise, though at a
fearful cost.
On the 10th of May, when the Confedcr-
ate line was broken at Spottsylvania Court
house, Gen. Lee again offered TO lead the
charge, this time placing himself in front of
Gordon's division of Virginians and GeOr-
gians. and just by the colors of the 49th
Virginia regiment. He uttered no word
he was not the man for theatrical displays
but quietly took off his hat as the regiment
was forming, with the evident purpose of
leading the charge. A murmur ran down
the line and just then the gallant Gordon
spurred his horse to his side, seized the rein
Of his horse, and exclaimed with deep anx-
iety: General Lee, this 10 no place for
you; do get to the rear! These are Vir-
ginians and Georgians, sir-men who never
failed. And they will not now. Will you,
men? Ia it necessary for Gen. Lee 70 lead
this charger" Loud cries of mol mol
General Lee to the reari We always try to
do what General Gordon tells us, and we
will drive them back if General Lee will
only go to the rear" burst from the ranks.
The Generals horse was led to the rear
Forward! charged and remember your
promise to General Lee" rang out in Cor
don's well-known voice, and those gallant
fellows swept everything before them and
re-established the Confederate line.
A similar incident occurred on the 18th of
May, in front of the "bloody angle" when
General Lee was only prevented from lead
ing Harris Mississippi brigade into the
thickest Of that terrible fight by positive
refusal of the men to 90 forward unless
their beloved chieftain would 90 to the
rear. Shortly after this he received an at
fecting letter from Mr.. Davis, begging him
in the name of the Confederate army and
people not to expose his valuable life so
freely.
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A Fair Minded NOrfhern RePabIi'
can gives N glimpse of Radical
NEIRruIe In North Carolina.

From a letter of Northern CORES
pendent of the Springfield, Mass, Be
publican (Rad.) written from Whining
ton, North Carolina, we make the follow
ing extract, promising that it photographs
| Radical misrule fn all the Southern
States:
Intelligent and good men, mea who would
not complain OF a Radical administration
if IL were only pure and economical, solely
because OF radical character, now complain
that for two years the government hW been
conducted in reckless, plundering Style
They charge that the credit Of the State has
been well nigh ruined, that the bonds of
the State have been immensely and need
lessly deprecated, that 10000, 900 hAs been
added ts the State debt, for which no de-
cent equivalent can be shown; IN at the Go
vernon has allowed himself in highhanded
unconstitutional and oppressive acts for po
litical purposes, as in the case OF those coun-
ties which were held under martial law for
weeks when such proceeding was nnwSr-
ranfed and Insulting.
The outgoing Legislature, anxious to
have a hand in the money bags voted each
member seven dollars per day for his servi-
ces, and a liberal mileage in addition, so that
some of the members, wOrldly-wise, AZ If
speculation by travelling some hundreds of
needless miles on their way to Raleigh
This is grievance Two members Of the
House died during the session. In each case
an appropriation of $500 was made for the
escorting home or the renewins Of these leg
islatoTs. one TO Vermont, md the other to a
distant State. This ia another grievance
And il has Enthusiastically a bad look At the
North we should not enjoy the paying of
taxes for she escOrting OF dead legislators
to their homes in Alabama or California
We should feel as these people do that when
& man presumes to assist in the lawn akin9
OF a State, he ought to be sufficiently iden-
titled with its interests to call it home, and
to be willing TO be buried in ts territory
There have been some good men, perhaps,
who have come here for political purposes
since the war. but the great majority Of
those known here as carpet-baggers have
been men with little character at home and
less in Carolina. Republicanism as party
idea, has been badly introduced and man
aged in this State and TO this fact the Con-
servative victory is largely owing. 1t would
strike any fair-minded person here now
that the late election was protest against
foreign and corrupt rule, the protest Of the
best men here, the men in whom is the hope
of the State for the future, the men who
want no Offices, who have no mind to be
disloyal, but who have the taxes to pay and
are profoundly Interested in Cardinals pros
perity. l
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The grower Of tobacco, turning out his
old fields to sedge and poverty grass, -
with the full conviction that his crop is in
evitably destructive 10 fertility, has now
an occasional opportunity 20 learn that
heavy fields may not DO inconsistent with
annual improvements.
The wheat grower of Genesee, despond-
ent over the waning production OF his fair
fields, can turn 70 the example Of "A pro
gressive neighbor and witness the old mu-
nihcence returning through the avenue Of
systematic rotation.
In Illinois, the specialist In wheat,
taught wisdom by many lessons of oxpe-
ricnce and observation, Is rapidly learn
ing that prairie soils may be enriched by
alterations of grass aud roots with corn
and meat, milk, butter, ohoase, DO, up
on the farm.
And cotton growers are learning that
With a monopoly Of their staple, = climate
unsurpassed for perfecting il, and some
Of the richest lands Of the world for it,
cultivation, their section has grown poor
er with its continued culture, and can no
where show a valley 40 replete with all
tho elements of wealth az that Of the Mo
hawk, 40 long carpeted with grass and
fecked with cattle. Profitable a. cotton
may be, and rich ~ the best Southern
farms surely are, its culture as a special
crop, apart from suitable alternating
growths, will ultimately result in poverty
and barrenness.
The enlightened agricultural economist
in deprecating exclusive special culture,
whether of cotton, wheat, or other crops,
objects 10 the irrational mode of cultiva-
ton, and not 10 the amount Of produc-
tion-inveighs not against surplus, but
opposes a practice reprehensible and ruin
Gus, which tends directly and speedily 20
defeat the object Of culture and bolittlo
the rewards of labor.
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GATE AND STYLE. - Coming into
court one day, Erskine perceived the
ankle of Mr.. Bslfour, who generally eX-
pressed himself in a very circumlocutory
manner, tied up with silk handkerchief.
why, what's the matter 2" said Frs
kline. 81 was taking a romantic ramble
in my brothers ground, replied Balfour,
When coming TO a gate, 1 had to climb
over it, by which came in contact with
the first bar, and grAzed the epidermis of
my leg, which has caused a slight extra
vasation Of blood lyon may thank
your lucky stars said Erskine, "that
your brothers gate was not as lofty as
your style or you must have broken your
neck"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
An Ab-oIuro Safeguard.

Inyalids, broken down In health and spir-
It's by Chronic Dyspepsia, or suffering from
the terriale exhaustion which follows the
attacks OF acute disease, tho testimony Of
thousands who have been raised as by =
miracle from a similar state OF prostitution
by Hostetter's Stomach Bltters, Is a sure
guarantee that by the same means you too
may be strengthened and restored. But TO
those who stand in peril Of epidemies, 20 all
who, by reason OF exposure privAtionG aud
uncongcnial climate or unhealthy pursuits,
may at any moment DO stricken down, this
paragraph most particularly and omphGticdlly
addressed. You, who are thus situated, are
profered an absolute safeguard against the
danger that menaces you. Tone and regu-
late the sy stem with this harmless medicinal
Stimulant and Alternative, aud you will be
forearmed against the maladios whose seeds
float around you In the air unseen. Hostel
ters Stomach Bitters are not only a stand
ard Tonic and Alternative throughout the
United States, but they are accredited by
the certificates Of the most distinguished
citizens OF the Union, to the people OF all
other lands. In Canada, Australia, and the
West Indies, they are gradually taking
place OF all other stomachlcs, whether ma
tive or foreign, and as surely az truth Is pro-
gressive and demonstration overthrows
doubt they will eventually supersede every
other Invigorator aud Restorative now Gun
ployed in medicinal practice.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15

sleeping, Painting, APpohphexy
| When a man lie asleep his pulse beats
and his lungs play, and he Is without
sense, and you can easily wake him up
II a person faints, be too is without
sense, but hs,has no pulse and does moi
breathe. Apoplexy ia between the two
the heart beats the lungs play as in sleep
and there IL no sense as In sleep, anc
cannot shake the man back 20 life.
In sleep the face is natural.
Ina fAinting ct it has the Npallor Of
death.
In apoplexy 1t is swollen, turbid, and
fairly livid.
| If Q man 10 asleep let him alone ma
ture win wake him when he has got deep
enough
when Q man fAints, al that Il needed
il 10 lay him down on the floor, and be
win "coms 20" in double quick time
He tainted because the heart missed a
beat, failed for IN instant, failed for only
once 70 send the proper amount Of blood
70 the brain. II you place the patient in
a ho1sontA position, lay him on hisback.
10 does not require much force Of the
heart 20 send the blood on level 70 the
head but, il you set a man up, the
blood is 70 be shot upward to the head,
and this requires much more force; yet,
in nine cases out Of ten, If person faints
and falls 10 the floor, the first thing done
is to run 10 him and set him up, or place
him on a chair.
In apoplexy, ae there IL too much
blood In the head, every one can SEQ that
the position is TO set a man up, and the
blood naturally tends downward - as
much 20 as water will come out of q bot
tie when it is turned upside down If the
cork Ia out
II, then man is asleep, let him alone,
for the face is natural
II man has tainted, lay him ON his
back, for his face is deadly pale.
LII q man is apopletic, set him in
chair, because the facet turbid, swollen,
and livid with its excess Of blood.
What is apoplexyi From the sudden
ness of the attack and the apparent care
lessness Of it, the Greeks connected it
stroke Of lightning a. coming from the
Almighty hand; it literally means "a
stroke from above" AS instantaneous as
the hurting of q thunderbolt In a clear
sky, there comes a loss of sense, and fell
ing, and thought and motion; the heart
beats, the lungs play, but that is all
they soon cease forever. The Romans
considered the person 10 DO thunder
struck or planet struch, as if it were of
an unearthly origin.
The essential nature of apoplexy IL an
amount Of blood in the brain.
Whatever keeps the blood coming from
the brain-dams it up-may cause apo
plexy. That is the kind OF apoplexy
which seems TO come without any appar-
emit adequate cause. Tying a cord around
the neck, or holding the head downward |
too long, can bring on attack of apo
plexy, by damming up the blood in the |
brain, and keeping it from returning to
the body.
A sudden mental emotion can send too |
much blood TO the brain or too great |
mental excitement does the same thing. |
II is the essential nature of all wines and |
spirits to send an increased amount of
blood to tho brain hence alcohol Is said |
TO recuperate the brain.
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The Fifteenth Amendment I'm
MnrvIand.

Judge Magruder, in the Circuit Court OF
Calvert county, Md, has just delivered an
important decision in the case Of the State
VS.. Chas. Watkins. The case involved the
right of registration of q colored man con-
vieted Of felony before the adoption Of the
fifteenth amendment.
The judge decided that all so convicted
were entitled to vote. Notwithstanding the
provision of the State constitution, provides
no person above the age Of tweaty-one
years, convicted OF larcency or other infA-
nous crime, unless pardoned by the Gov
ernor, shall ever thereafter be entitled 60
vote at any election in that State.
The opinion was based on the fact that "a
acknowledgements was no part Of the punish
ment of colored persons who had no right
to vote previous to the adoption Of the If
teenth amendment to impose that penalty
now, would be TO give ex post Gacto opera
ton TO perversion OF the State constitution
of the United States. Thia 10 n formal re-
cognitiou of the validity OF the fifteenth
amendment by the courts Of that State.
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Useful 10 Know.

The Maine FARMER says a man near
Augusta, Me-, by breeding in-and-in with
a flock of pure bred SouthdoWns, for on
ly ten yeBrs, run his flock all out. The
sheep had decreased in size about one
half, and their constitutions had been
greatly impaired, Wilde the flock greatly
decreased in number.
APPLE SHORT CAKE.-Pare and slice
tart apples enough to fill two round pie
pilates, then make a crust of one tea
Spoonful of cream, salt and coda, roll an
upper crust, put on and bake; when
done turn bottom upward, put on sugar
enough to taste then turn again and 90
on. To be eaten warm.
In Belgium, according to the Food
journal, the butchers use laurel oil on
the doorposts and window frames for the
purpose of keeping away flies, with great
success. So simple continuance would
be grea! boon to the habitues of eating
houses and confectioners, and be useful
to every housekeeper. The emanation
from minced laurel leaves is rapidly fatal
to all small insects.
The omnibus and street car companies
in New York city have found that q
horse weighing 1000 to 100 pounds is
the most serviceable, and the best food
for him is II pounds of hay a day, Is
pounds of corn meal, and two or three
pounds of salt IN a month. The hay is
cut, moistened, and the meal mixed with
it. Twenty miles travel a day is ex-
pected of him.
A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker says Mr.. o. s. Lewis, of Orleans
county, New York, finds in practice that
bullock weighing 1900 or 400 pounds
will gain on an average three pounds a
day, on five pounds of hay, ten or more
pounds of straw, nine pounds of corn
meal, half bushel of turnips, all steam
ed together. He estimates, but it in not
stated on what experience, that the
same food uncooked would produce only
two pounds Of beef.
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From the Macon Beacon


Mr.. Brant!ey who has been residing
near Shuqualak for year past, was sitting
in the Station House at thas place last Satur-
day night in company with several other
persons, when he was shot from the outside,
through the head, and instantly killed. His
wife was at the Hotel in Macon waiting, as
she said, to meet him here. There are hun
dred rumors aloat, and the whole affair is
assuming a mysterious complexion. A Mr.,
ESkridge of Selma, who was seen abo~
ShuQualak previous to the murder, was
rested in Alabama, on horseback, an
brought here on suspicion OF having coma
United the deed. In the meantime, broth
er of the deceased comes here and orders the
arrest Of Mrs. Brantly, as being implicated
in the murder. A legal investigation may
throw some light on this horrible transac-
ton, but it is impossible TO slit from vague
rugBors and contradictory reports anything
EEaiAble, concerning the plot that culmina-
ted in the murder. The deceased, Mr.
BrAntley, 10 said to have been a wealthy
man, and not connected with the family
whose horrible fate was so lately given 70
the public through the journals.
EGkridge, the reputed murderer Of Brant-
ley at Shuqualak, was arrested through the
vigilance Of the Sheriff. and has been COM
miTted to await his trial.
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MoRaAx AFD THE LrBRARY Books.

MORGAN AID THE LIBRARY Books.
Morgan. the Republican leader, publish.
e card admitting that all the books
found in the boxes claimed by him, and
discovered by Mr.. Sessions, the Librarian,
belonged to the State, except one which
be found lying about loose, at YAzoo
City, In 1865, and confscated. He com
plains of the exposure, and says hard
things Of the Librarian, as any criminal
would do when detected In his crime.
Now, if the books belonged to the State
why did be keep them stored In boxes for
months and order them sent away? He
says further, that the boxes contained
some correspondence, which oosurred be-
tween "him and his wife before their
marriage"-which is no doubt sweet
scented and delectabIe-but still il does
mt exhonorate him, nor explain away the
mystery.
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India Cotton.

The report Of the cotton cultivation OF
India this year shows that il has not been
a favorable one. The exports from Bonn
bay have been 800, 1856 bales against / ;
OF, 1876 bales in 1869, showing a de-
crease in the year Of 1l2, 70l bales. The
result has been concurrent with large in
crease of land placed under cultivation in
the chief cotton districts. In the central
provinces this increase was 70, 152 acres,
and in the Berara 129, 044, making TO
tai of 202, 1856 acres in the districts best
adapted for cotton. The additional devo-
ton Of land this year 10 cotton growing l.
a consequence of the high prices ruling
in America, and from tho fact that the
United States were not expected to turn
out such huge crop. The India plan
tiers are not discouraged, however.
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Gross Imposition.

No imposition is more TO be condemned
than that Of "short weight" SO common
this, that hardly an article OF commerce
is offered 70 the public which has the full
weight represented. Such il not the case
with DooLET's YEAST POWDER, now uni
yersally used In this country. Each pack
age contains with scrupulous exactnsss the
full quantity or weight labeled upon II, and
will produce better and greater results than
any other Baking Powder in market. Try
it and satisfy yourselves Of the truth Of our
assertion. For sale by Grocers.