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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-28

In the last number of the Atlantic Month
ly, there is very interesting notice OF
Peter Pitchlynn, the Choctaw Chief. When
Charles Dickens was in this country. he
met upon a steamboat on the Ohio this chief,
with whom he had long conversations, and
was much interested and pleased. Pitchlynn
was born in Mississippi in the Indian town
of Hush-ook-wa. He was sent to New
England, and thereDreceived plain educa-
ton. He. then went to the academy of
Columbia. Tennessee, afterwards graduating
at the Univerity of Nashville. He has done
more than any one elso in converting his
people to the Christian religion; was mar
ried by a missionary known all through the
Indian country as Father Kingsbury, and
made and enforced laws of temperance
among his tribe, knowing well that no
greater enemy threatened the red man than
che fire-water. Peter Pitchlynn was great
admirer of Henry Clay. On one occasion
he met him on steamboat. and heard him
talk a long while to an old farmer. He
drew his chair near to CLEAN all that he
could concerning the best method of plant
inc certain crops. Afterward, not knowing
who he was, he said: IF that old farmer
had been educated for the law, he would
have made one of the greatest men In this
countrv.n Mr.. Clay often laughed over this
ver,iicf of his talents by a Ch0ctaw. Peter
PitchIvnn was himself q Union man, but
two or three of his sons and many Of his
people Joined the Confederate cause.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-04-28

Eit0r Clarion IL noticed some time since
In the Clarion, an article taken from the
Mobile Register in reference 20 the stan-
tons, which contains several mistakes and
Is calculated Oh DO these men great injustice.
The stantous are engaged 10 building %
road Of very great benefit % jackson.
NioLshurg aud an South Mississippi Tho
Alabama aud Chattanooga Road. which The
''"n'on' are building furnishes. 90 c0uncc-
tioh VITA thc Nichsburs aud Meridian Road,
the shortest route from Jackson to Chatta-
nooga' New York aul an Northern cities.
The article from the Register says, in sub
stance. that the stantons have been in Jack
son for sometime soliciting i Charter from
the Legislature for ana extension Of thoir
Road from Meri Han % New Orleans and
warns the people and the Legislature that
these men desire 20 get two or three mill
lions from Mississippi With the notice of
the Register have nothing 10 DO, bot it o.
proper TO state that the stautons have not
been ia Jackson. Mr.. J. q. stanton q short
time since merely passed through Jackson
on business and staid only long enough tU
change ears. They have not even asked i0T
Charter much less for auy prcuuiary
assistance. IL The coplC iu the south East
crn portion of the state desire q Charter Tor
"a halllhAN through lItll NhNHAtfH AHfh NNI"
tainly should have Do whether IL picBses thp
present Railroad Nompauits iu thls State
or should be agreeable 90 Railroad tompa-
uics out ~ the state. The more Railroads
that are built, the greater VIII br the CONE
petition and the cheaper viii be the rate. uf
freight and passage. Time viii show that
the StautoHs are great hvurhtturs OF AItr
bama aud Mississippi while making money
for themselves. Whether thvy have received
too much aid nom Alabama b. question
for the people 81 that State 90 decide and
does not concern the people Of Mississippi.
IL the people Of Mississippi DO not wiah che
Stantons 10 build Railroads in their State,
am satisfied they " 40 be willing 60 use their
energy and capital in Improving other
states JUSTICE
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from INC hhrtNu H1HiNM.
The Language 90 thc HBeuats and
uhe Hfirdn.

tis common saying chat man ls distiu.
puisbel from brUtc- by the noble RIft OF
speech, but in this we are assuming sltnRrtH-
or too t2uch. We call all animals dumb,
and imply certain pity iu The word Uut
la some native language Of their own they
may be calling az likcwisC poor dumb CrrH-
lures, aud c0nmiscratiuR our inability tu
frame their speech. Tho sounds they utter
which are unlntclligiblc % us, and which
we are content a. describe as Growing,
rackling, nclghiug, moving chipping. bHTka
iug. may each be- thc articulatrd words Uf
uHwritten dialects, in which every species
finds expression for its thoughts and desires.
Who ever heard flock ~ ducks quarklHg
together a. they waddled along Boo Single nlH
toward pond, and was not convinced thHt
they were holding sweet aHd earnest cuu.
verse by the way Who chn listuu tu y
qusrrcl between martin aud swallows Iu
early Spring before some besirged aud Airy
dOmicile, aud believe that Oh their NDrIlr-
rOus chatter Is meaniuRlcss 20 them li Is
plainly evident that they are calling each
other rathcrcd rnscals ana NiliuluH ana
dealing out threats and obligations boo rpI-
thpts that 30 heIrrr can mistake The
deep-v0iced frogs, That cr Hk through H'I
the country side under the starlight nuI
dcws. may Doc gurgliun tender srreuudrH. bon
beneath the waves, although ArIstophHur#
failed 90 translate them into hs rluvu
Greek. When we come upuH solemn come
pany Of crows that have settled on tIe faII
NIff W % ANNNNN MNNNf VI HNNIH I'D IIHNHM IT'D
their hOarsc notes tn fan fitH chat tIrv
carry much meaning iu such sepulchml
tones, aud that they have halted there g1
discuss their prospects and determine upon
some plan for the next campaign. For auRht
we know they may o. repeating the cube
stance ofthht fine old English ballad, which
tells how three ~ thclr race aHt upon tree.
debating where they should dine. and fHHf
one described how, iu A lonesome glen.
noble knight lay freshly slain. aud chen
summoned them % banquet on fbis h0uHy
blue cen, aud his white breast b0up. adding
that the golden down on his young chm
would DO 20 WRAP their young ones Dol. AZ
any rate they have, doubtless. their orators
and dcmagOgues, who are Ner-el Boo all tricks
Of stump-speakibg and " hu sway at viii
the Jess gifted 81 their kind Gut until they
shall invent writing Tor thrmrrlyes. u.Id au
alphabet, aud furnish us With skilled Iua
terprcter. we shall have 20 cali tleir oI0-
quence and their small talk the vefIe.t Iar-
gOn. and find pleasure only Dob the sweet
warblng ~ mcrricr birds; since music and
laughter, IN which these Joyous little Soul.
delight are the only utterancas THAT posses.
universal and myarying speech
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MISSISSIPPI.

the Yazoo Democrat says No. Fire Com
-, Of that place aremaking great prepar-
P.ays for their visit to Nicksburg. They
81 better look fine for the Gem No. 2, of
rhjs place will be on hand.
Tho fourth of July has been fixed upon
ar theiuauguration of the New Orleans, Mo-
ia and Chattanooga Railroad, and tor the
5,..aoe of the first train over the route
The HandsbOrO Democrat says the people Of
tfig-issinpi City are making preparations
Tor a grand affair in the honor OF the event.
The Bav st. Louis Gazette says: On
r,'ur,day evening, April z, between and Z
ILL a rencontre took place between
gyarisre V. Saucier and DIR. c. G. Post, which
La.,Jred in the immediate death of DIR. Post,
l1d he fatal wounding of Mr.. Saucier, who
lied on Tuesday morning, April u.
The Yazoo Democrat says: Mr.. Giles. a
o,iorpd man living at the mouth of Silver
CraeL accidentally shot himself in the alb
lomen few days ago, and it is thought
mat be cannot recover.
The Pamela Star says: 1--WE are panied to
learn that f. +. Pope of this county was ac-
ciIentally shot aud killed by James Hunter.
W have not been able to learn the particu-
lar. Mr.. Pope has not long been citizen
Of this county,
The Liberty Herald says: A singular
specimen Vi INC t~oHS ''N' I' u . DN'7
rrgder our observation few days ago. 1t
ia twin gOsling, having four well-formed
Ie0s and feet, and four fully developed
wings. 1t has but one head, which is eye
lsss and one body as far back as the breast
sytesds, where it becomes divided into two
The lower half of the bill is perfect, while
the upper half is missing.
The Bay st. Louis Gazette of the 10th
saws: On Tuesday or Wednesday next the
last pile will be driven on the centre pier OF
the railroad bridge over the Bay. lmmedi-
steIv thereafter the iron frame work of the
drawbridge will be placed in position, and
in A few weeks the entire bridge will be
ready for the first train to this place.
The Yazoo Democrat says: Mr.. Nelson
en- killed an immense rattle snake near
town few days ago. He flOurished TWEEN
ry-two ratt!es and button on his caudIe
appendage.
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FORTY-SEVENTH DAY.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, April 10Th, 1870.
SENATE

SENAIE.
WEDNESDAY, April 10th, 1870.
NOTICES OF INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr.. Gibbs-a bill to be entitled an act to
amend section seven, chapter fifty mine, of
the Revised Code.
Mr.. Gleed-a bill TO be entitled an act for
the relief of c. a. Sullivan, Administrator
of the estate of O.. {. Sullivan, late Sheriff.
of Oktibbeha county.
Mr.. MOrgan-A bill to be entitled an act
to prevent speculation in Town, City, Coun-
ty and State warrants.
Mr.. Millsaps-a bill to be entitled an act
to incorporate the Hebrew Benevolent As
ISOLATION in the town of Port Gibson.
The President announced that the follow
ing Pages were discharged; Lewellin Cart
er. William SalmOns, and Willie Howard; ;
and that Eugene Carter was appointed a
Page.
Mr.. PRESIDENT Your Committee APP
pointed to consider certain amendments 10
the proposed charter to the Elyton and Abb
erdeen Railroad Company, ask leave to re-
port that they had the same under consider
alton, and have unanimously resolved to
recommend to the Senate, that the further
consideration of the said proposed charter,
and all other charters for like purposes be
postponed until the Legislature shall have
enacted a general law to protect all persons
in their rights upon public conveyances.
Respectfully submitted,
a. L. MORGAN, Chairman.
L. W. STRINGER,
G.. CALDWELL.
WIN. Nj. HANCOCK.
Report received. Upon motion of Mr..
Morgan the report was adopted.
Mr.. Ballard-a bill to be entitled an act to
amend an act to prevent damages from stock
running at large.
Mr.. Stringer-a bill to be entitled an act
20 grant relief in certain cases against suits
tor the purchase money of lands and slaves
before the rebellion.
Under the suspension of the rules, Mr..
Gibbs introduced the following:
Resolved, That joint committee of three
on the part of the Senate and-on the part
of the House be appointed to Investigate the
second escape of Z. NJ. leTger.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following as a
substitute:
Resolved, That a Joint committee of three
on the part of the Senate and-on the part
of the House be appointed to prepare an adj
dress As provided in section 81, article of
the Constitution to His EXcellency, the
Governor. for the removal from office of L.
Shackelford, the Judge who sat at the trial
ofthe writ of Habeas Corpus for the release
of +. NJ. 1erger, and that the said committee
shall report on or before next Monday.
Mr.. Morgan having stated that he was
present in the Court during the trial, desir
ed to say to the Senate that the testimony
there given was
Mr.. Paine objected to the Senator offer
ing to the Senate in his official capacity any
evidence which may have been given in any
court of the State, when he was present as a
private individual.
Resolution of Mr.. Morgan was adopted.
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LAWS OF THE STATE OF
MISSISSIPPI.
AN ACT entitled an act to regulate the pay
OF officers and employees of the two Hou-
SEES of the Legislature.

AN ACT entitled an act to regulate the pay
OF officers and employees of the two uou-
ses Of the Legislature.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
OF the State of Mississippi, That the officers
and employees of the two Houses of the Leg
islature,s shall be paid each out of any moneys
thatmay be in the Treasury or that may here
after be paid into the same. the following
sums per diem, for the time they shall be in
actual service, to-wit:
The Secretary OF the Senate and the Clerk of
the House each ten dollars per diem the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and the
Sergeant-at-Arms of the House each ten
dollars per diem the Assistant Sergeant-at-
Arms OF each House six dollars per diem
the Clerks of thefirst class of the Senate.
(being those under the immediate supervis-
ion OF the Secretary and the clerks of the
hrst class OF the House, (being those under
the immediate supervision OF the Clerk of
the House,) each eight dollars per diem; the
clerks of the committees of both Houses,
each six dollars per diem; the Postmaster
OF the Legislature, and the Doorkeepers. of
each House, each six dollars per diem; As
slstant Doorkeeper each four dollars per
diem; the POrters of each House, each four
dollars per diem; the Pages of each House,
each three dollars per diem; Messengers.
each four dollars per diem.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the
Auditor OF Public Accounts shall issue his
warrants to the officers, clerks and employees
OF the Legislature as specified in section
one of this act upon certificates, as in the
case OF members of the Legislature, and
with like guarantees to the Treasurer.
Sec. 3. Be il further enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
Approved. April 10th, 1s7C.
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From the n. o. Picayune.
Avoid NTistakes--.The ~. D.. Il. and
q. ". Railroad.

From what we hear, it is to be feared that
some of our Mississippi friends labor under
erroneous impressions about the actual sit
nation of affairs with the jackson Rail road.
Some of them seem to think that Mississippi
has it In her power to seize the road within
her borders, on the ground that the charter
of the company has been forfeited. Suppose
this course to be taken by that State, what
good would result from it? The roadbed,
including bridges, tressels, iron rails, cross
ties, embankments, and indeed, verything
that makes it. is mortgaged to the bond
holders as security, and they may enforce
THEIR claims Immediately. Meanwhile. all
the rolling stock can be brought south of
Osyka in anticipation of such a step on the
parI of the Mississippi government, and
kept there. with the certainty that course
so hostile to Louisiana interests will call for
reprsals in the shape of increased cost of
transportation for passengers and freight
from Mississippi to this point, even should
q new track be laid while the construction
of the contemplated road from Ponchatoula
to vicksburg will opeI- new connections for
the Louisiana portion ofthe route.
1t will be far better for those who repre-
sert the Mississippi interests in this great
line TO work tremendously with those rep
re9nting Louisiana interests. than to set
upa different and antagOnistic policy, for
but little reflection Should convince them
that harmonious and united action is the
true policy for all parties really concerned.
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DR. Schultz, of st. Petersburg, say there
are marked peculiarities in the structure OF
the body of the Jews, in which they differ
from all other races inhabiting the Russian
Empire. A comparison has shown that.
where as the average height of the other
races amounts to about 6615 incneS. that OF
the Jews is only GAG; while in general the
width of the body. when the arms are ex-
tended, exceeds its height by alb nut elght
inches, with the jew this measurement of
ten falls one inch below the height. In the
negro races the trunk constitutes y per
cent of the height of the whole body; in
other races, "a per cent; in the Jews, 80 per
cent.
AS to longevity, the results are largely in
favor of the JewS-the average duration OF
life being, according to DIR. Nj. Levy, an EN-
inent French physician-26 years among
the Gentiles, and 81 among the Jews.
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TRAGEDY AT OPELIKA-AN EDITOR KILLS
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIoN-Pas-
sengers by the West Point train which ar
rives at 616 p. M, tell US of a tragedy which
occurred at Opelika- Alabama, yesterday at
noon- 1t was the killing of DIR. - Sum-
merford. Superintendent of Education of
Lee county, by Mr.. Howard j. Hamill, one
of the editors of the Opelika Locomotive
and son or nephew of Rev. Z. j. Hamill.
Both the parties concerned were young men,
and without families. Their ages are about
q years.
The difficulty arose about newspaper
charges. Each had published the other
Columbus (Ga.) Sun.
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Late Chief Surgeon Jackson's Com'd
The kansHs .Bayha W I&erS-.-NNhat
Became Of them After Ihe War.

In travelling recently, MACK" OF the
Cincinnati Enquirer, came across an old
Jayhawking friend of war times, with
whom he once made a raid into the heart
and kitchens of Mississippi OF these
desperadoes he says, ''no crime was too
great for those warriors to attempt" and
adds concerning them and the wherea-
bouts of their leaders since the close ofthe
war:
One thing, however, must always be
said in their favor; they would fight As
well as steal. They would charge any
thing they came across, from a hen roost
to a battery and were as fearless in assault
ing fort as in capturing a sideboard.-
Altogether, however, they acquired a very
unenviable reputation in the army, and
before the close of the war their name had
became a synonym for all that was des-
perate and devilish.
After Il short conversation on general
topics, inquired after some of the most
noted of the Jayhawkers' officers. "Oh, -
said my friend, they're all doing well
now. They have all settled in the South,
and the funniest thing about it is that
every. id one Of the worst of them
has been elected Judge of one Of the
Courts under the Reconstruction acts
There's Colonel, for instance; he's
on the Supreme Bench of Arkansas. -
Good joke, isn't it? Major--is a
Circuit Judge in Arkansas; and Captain
lis some sort of Judge in Missis-
sippi, and so on, said he, they're all
big fellows down South now / suppose
they thought they were best fitted for
Judges, because they had such a good
chance TO study law while they were in
the army; for they were under arrest for
stealing half the time. They know court
martial law at any rate.
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Important Opinion Of Attorney
General Morris.

OFFICE OF AUDITOR PUBLIC ACC'T.t
jackson, Miss april 18th. 30. {
HoS. J. S. MORRIS, ATToRSEY GENERAL OF
MISSIs sIPPI.
SIR Il respectfully request your official
opinion, in writing, upon the following sub
ject:
"Are the Probate Judges and Clerks of Pro-
bate Courts. authorized to perform any Off
eial act from and after the ratification of the
new Constitution of this State"
l have the honor to be.
Very Respectfully,
Your Ob't- Servant.
II. MUSGROVE.
Auditor Public Accounts.
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a steel Discovery.

l. is asserted on good authority that a
large deposit of iron ore of very peculiar
nature has been recently opened up in York
county. Pennsylvania. This ore, we are in
formed upon good authority, has the quail
ty of turning pig iron into good merchanta-
BILE steel, by simple mixture and manipula-
ton with the pig iron in a pudding furnace
of the ordinary construction. The chemi-
cal analysis of the ore shows the presence of
considerable quantities of manganese sill
con and aluminium with the iron. The ore
is soft and friable to the bed, so much so
that it can be mined with the spade, but up
on exposure to the atmosphere it soon hard
ems. Professor Lesley, who has examined
the ore bed. intimaUes the contents at seven
teen tons. For a few months past the dis
covery has made quite a stir among the
iron furnaces and rolling mills of our State
and Maryland, and there is quite a stron z
desire TO know more of a matter that seems
to promise such important results. The ore,
we are informed, has been tested in the
presence OF experienced manu- lecturers, in
the abbott" rolling mills, in Baltimore /;
the Cambria iron works, at JohnstOwn,
Penn, the "Lochiel'' iron works. near Har-
risburg; the "Tamaqua" rolling mills Cole
man, Rahm q Co.'S works at Pittsburg; the
alliance" rolling mills, at Alliance, Ohio,
and at other places, and i'll all cases it has
been shown to possess the remarkable quail
ity claimed for it. The steel produced dur
ing these tests was generally used for max
ing steel-capped rails, and one of these bars,
made at Pittsburg, was shown to possess a
tensile strength of 1l2500 pounds to the
square inch of cross section.-Pittsburg
Commercial.
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Amendment 10 the Marriage Ser
vice.

The Revolution doesn't like the Episco-
pal marriage service because the question IS
asked, 'sWho gives this woman to this man =
Miss Anthony saw a service OF this KIND one
diay, and her blood boiled when tall, queen
Unlocking woman was actually given away to
little -by-nine fellow who probably
looked as If he had purchased an elephant
This Is view of the marriage question that
has not been treated We suppose Miss An
thOny would be suited if the question De,
"Who gives this man to this woman: or.
better still, ''who surrenders this little beast
to this finely-oeyeloped angel?s'
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ONEw AL JACKSON,
LITTER on The manner Of his Death from
Dr. Hunter MGuire.
From the Old Dominion for March.
Richmond. VA. March = lS-O.

From the Old Dominion for March.
RICHMOND. VA, March :. 1S70.
Editor Of the old Dominion
! Ihave just received your letter asking me
/ to give you some information in regard to
/ the last wound of General Jackson. that you
may correct the statement published In some
/ Northern magazines By General DE Peyster
and Colonel Clifford Thomson. The former
you say, claims that General Jackson was
! shot by the First Massachusetts Infantry.
and the latter that he was killed by CAMS
/ ter shot from Pleasonton's artillery.
| You will find an accurate account of the
/ Generals last wound and death in Dsbney's
/ Life of Jackson" or in the account l wrote
and Published several years ago.
| The facts are briefly these:
/ General jackson made the attack MAY ,
with his army i'm three lines of battle
Rhodes's division occupied the front line.
| Colston's division the second line. and Hill.
with part of his division in line and part
| in column, the third line. During the at
tack and rapid pursuit OF the enemy,
| Rhodes's and COlston's divisions becama
commingled. and moved in one confused
mass. Rhodes. finding how disordered the
! troops were, asked jackson 10 send Hill for
ward to take the advance, aud permit the
| first aud seconn lines To be reformed. While
| this was being done. jackson, accompanied
| by some officers and couriers, rode forward
| 10 reconnoiter. He advanced as far as the
/ Federal picket and then turned 10 0ome
DICK 10 MS own llne- Mnen MS party, mis-
taken for Federal cavalry, were fired into by
| the Confederate line of battle. The fire
was probably from troops who had just been
| placed in position. and who did not know
! that jackson and his party were in front of
| them. | think this was the Generals i'm
| preston in speaking of il afterward. Sew
eral of his party were killed and wounded
| by this fire, but the General escaped. and.
| turning TO his left, entered the forest. and
continued TO approach his own line. When
within thirty or forty yards of IL a second
volley was fired, which wounded him in
three places. One of the wounds was in his
right hand, the other two i'm his left arm
The ball causing the first wound lodged uu-
der the skin upon the back of his hand. liz
was round ball, such a. was used for the
smooth-bore Springfield muskets. The
wounds in his left arm were believed 10 have
been made by the same kind of bullets
The Confederate troops who fired the vol
leys at the General and his escort were arm
ed with smOoth-bOre muskets.
| will add that General jackson did not
die from these wounds. His death was the
result of pneumonia, and occurred eight
days after the wounds were received.
Yours, very respectfully,
HUNTER MCGUIRE.
Late Chief Surgeon Jackson's COm'd.