The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-09-15
INDIANA.

Grand Master Rice in his Annual Address
says:
Another page has been written in the book
OF Masonry which must stand for or against
u m our history. | congratulate you my
N'tjhren that in glancing over the record since
We separated from this Hall, one year ago, at
'4e close Of pleasant and harmonious session,
return TO our homes, TO engage in the dis
y4arSe Of our duties in an individual capacity,
/ we hud nothing has occurred to mar the beauty
y $e>tIey The usefulness of our noble lnstltu-
-ehoi Frcemasonry.
In our labors we have enjoyed the same
peace ANA tranquility that characterized the
HerS upon the Tgmple of solomon, as it rose
y it' majestic splendor without the aid of AK,
hammer or any tool of iron. So in our Lodges,
ees, mas been heard no sound of strife of
1'st'll TO Interrupt the work as we have met
gSether ar stated intervals in the discharge
o. eur duties as Nasons"
Aecails upon the members of the Grand
Ii,oO-e 70 rejoice aud give thanks to God for
NJ, ,'.1 uninterrupted prosperity of the past
ar anu Tor the privilege of meeting to-
Seiher in Grand tonvocation to transact
ICnu. ''''''7 ~ '-i' my - % ''-e
lHE r RArERNAL DEAD.-Death has again
3,tA busy IN the Masonic field, and removed
'sln EARN, TWO OF the most esteemed and
IGNORED members of the Fraternity.
N'AsllitA announces the (teHIIl
Nv. Fergus NJ. Blair, Past Grand Mas
- oi Illinois and honorary member of the
U9I3Rd Lodge of Indiana. and NJ. W..
howard Mathews, Past Grand Master of
yyHo' and honorary member OF this Grand
isses in memoriam are inscribed to these
h'tthrsn.
Il ai>9 brings to the notice of the Grand
fact communicated by the Grand
I.fr u hentucky, which for brutal bar
vTl' II true, is cqualed alone by the
ii p-icsaIe slaughter of the messengers of
N ~. ~ INDIA, by the Sepoys few years
+. NJ, y are informed" says the Grand
A c. chat the Spanish Government and
4 Il european powers have seiZ ed and put
"A eogSr;.n without trial, or any evidence of
" tbf!Haty or crime, American citizens,
h N1sano'a, ~ otfense being that they were
uss. f asks the Grand Lodge TO devise if
N injan,tt, some measure which viii "secure
liz Unity Tor the past and protection for
dea@e Committee on Foreign Correspon-
M yna,e,."" which this matter was referred,
N-''ed the following report:
t@a-aaq: ''''" --0''s' y VIC '''"'' ~
dsa9sO ge Committee on Foreign Correspon-
|4 NJ whom was referred so much of the
e;,crii urand Master Address as refers to
Aass.l letter received from the Grand
Sf aeb u kentucky, relative to the massacre
s0as m "a cuba, for the offence of being Ma
Thai respectfully report.
~ Tie n ue uneontradicted current information
egsiRsp ,Is OF the day, is to the import that
saatisso,ans winter of this year, in the city of
csder az ~ &c cuba, on the Island of Cuba, by
ish Go % GONZALES Bret, an officer of the Span
Without a.nnent, eighteen persons were seized
pat tr;. S1rrant, and Immediately shot, with
lien RAJ Tor being Free Masons; one of
~. GraDd s Andreas Puente, being the M.
Aahy ma-l Master of Cuba, and subsequently,
Prison fon were arrested and committed TO
asgsd Ana me same offence. Some of the muir
In prlsoned were American citizens,