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The New York herald., 1871-12-20
The BOARD Of Aldermen

that was told them as gospel and consequently less
excitable.
The Board Of Aldermen
was to have yesterday afternoon four clock
but there not being quorum present wnen Presi-
oeh' CONAN TOOK the CHAIR no meeting was held.
The Department OF fubiic Parks.
It was given out some time ago that when the new
regime In rne PARK Department once g0t control
the meetings OF the Board would be made public,
that the reporter could ne presear and give the
public the next day The iuli oenedJ OF proceed
ngS As stated In Tile liz .ALD OF Wednesday
last The Commissioners nave altered their minds
the suoJect. Tley held meeting yesterday
afternoon, at which all the COMMISSIONERS were
present. but persons her nan the commissioners
anu the 'cretarIes were allowed IN tine room. A
cntea his orders faithfully sy preventing any one
from venturlng into The apartment wnere the meet
ing Vas to he ned. what was uone AZ tno meeting
conse luentiy Is as yet q nYs.erY to uut5ldera
The Department oi Fabic Works
wore an extremely gloomy appearance all day yes.
terday. The Railways were deserted and the
visitors consisted only or stra lglers VINO took
shelter from the storm In the corridor, thank
ful 10 encounter no one VINO demanded to
know who they were and wny hey were
Iul than they have looked in some time before,
simply on account ol the fact that tnes nad managed
to Obtain their salaries iOr last september tn US
leaving only two months 10 near ro.n
s9H The Mayors ONE.
The Mayor came down to MS ONCE rather early
ana renamed but short time. 1t was understood
that he has already appointed all the schoo, trus.
tees ana inspectors, but Ielrains from publishing
the list as yer until he a5certilns whether
not The appointments are satisfactory 10 the
various SCnOol ulstrCt5 concerned. Sew
eral excited parties called at the office
during the afternoon, under the impressi n
that the Mayor mad been aud worried the
clerks nall to death with their queries as TO that
particular disaster 1t Is needless state that they
had put aith In rumor tina was set on foot over q
week ago aud wnicn seems destiGed 70 noat around
the city for weeks to come without ever becoming
positive TACT.
The C0mptrOiIe:'s Om.e.
All was quiet at the C0mptroller's once ana
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-21

question used not TO have this morbid hor-
roT Of the British aristocracy." There was q
time when he seemed rather TO court than
fear it. But, at any rate, il is absurd to
talk as If the whole country could not sup
ply sense enough to take care of its own in
terests. The commission is TO meet at
Washington, and the commissioners on our
side may be trusted to do Justice to the case
with which they have to deal. The opposi-
ton thus far displayed is of the most paltry,
not to say the most disgraceful, character.
We are all to tremble in our shoes because
few Englshmen are coming over here to
confer with commissioners appointed by
our own Government upon international
differences Beware of them" cries q Sem
ator, "they are sure TO be too smart for us. "
We think rather better of Judge Nelson and
his colleagues. It is, however, important that
people should understand that very bitter
feeling is entertained toward the commission
by anti-administration Republicans. The
commission has not yet met and consequently
fault cannot be found with anything it has
done. But it seems to be thought proper
game to discredit it beforehand and to im-
pugn the motives of each government in
agreeing to it. 1t is for the nation to decide
whether the commission shall have fair
chance or not. If not, why let it meet at all !?
II yes, then the influential individual" who
inspired the Washington letter from which we
have quoted, will do we'll to content himself
with the publicity he has already secured for
his opiuiOng
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-21
"THE KEYSTONE STATE"

From the ". y. World.
1t seems that controversy has sprung up
in regard to the origin of this designation as
applied to the State of Pennsylvania. In
May last gentleman in Pennsylvania, Mr..
$. Haydon published communication in the
Athens Cleaner, in which he assigned the
origin of this phrase to the facts that at the
close of the last century, while the public
buildings were in progress In Washington, a
part of the stone material that was not needed
or was rejected was used to build bridge
over Crock Creek" between Washington
and Georgetown; that this bridge had an arch
composed of thirteen stones, on the face of
each of which the architect caused the name
of initial of one of the thirteen States of the
Union to be carved that as he commenced
in the usual order in which the States were
always recited, according to their geo.
graphical positions, the name of Pennsylvania
happened to be placed on the keystone, or
middle stone, of the arch. Hence sprung a
popular habit in that locality of speaking of
Pennsylvania as ''the keystone State" This
bridge, in the lapse Of time, gave way to
another, and the stones bearing the names or
initials OF the States disappeared. But the
popular use of this phrase continued and
spread all over the country. This account of
its origin may well be received az correct
since il had the sanction Of the late Colonel
Peter Force, of Washington, who remem-
bered the bridge, and who was a perfectly
accurate and trustworthy antiquarian. 1t was
he who gave this origin Of the popular phrase
to Mr.. Hayden.
But this account did not suit the dignity of
Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Telegraph
attacked it as absurd, and the rural papers of
Pennsylvania echoed and indorsed the theory
of the Telegraph, which is the following. The
existence of the bridge, the arch with its thir-
teen stones, the names of the thirteen States
engraved on them-one on each-Pennsylva-
mia being on the keystone, are not denied.
But il is claimed that the architect gave this
place of honor to Pennsylvania to commemo
rate IAN historical incident of great Import
ance." This incident, important enough if
true, was the ''easting vote" given by
the State OF Pennsylvania, in the Con
gress Of 1776, in favor of American
Independence! Considering the fact that the
delegation Of Pennsylvania we're with diff
Guilty got to vote for independence at all, this
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-21

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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-21

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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-17
The Shinplaster SwindIe.
From the CoffeeYiI;e Time

One of the greatest outrages perpetrated
on the people of Mississippi by Alcorn and
his Mongrel Legislature, was the issuing of
bogus currency known as certificates
of Indebtedness" Both the Governor and
the Legislators knew that the act authOriZ-
ing the Issue of this currency was in con-
flict with the Federal Constitution. and that
no action could be sustained on contract of
which these certificates" formed the con-
sideration. They knew that they were
iuflicting on the people that bane of honest
industry-that ready instrument of specula-
ton and fraud-a fuctuating deprecated
currency. They knew that the men they
had placed in office would avail themselves
of the opportunity presented TO enrich them
selves by specializing in this deprecated
currency with the money of the people that
came into their hands.
Ash is known, the certificates" at first
would not pass. But Alcorn, in the spirit
of petty despOt of the Middle Ages en-
forcing the currency of debased coins in his
narrow domains procured their circulation
by threats. He threatened county officers
with removal unless them for dues to the
county and school funds. He threatened
the railroad companies with adverse legis-
lation and Withholding of favors, unless
they received them at par, suggesting any
loss that might result from subsequent
depreciation would not fall on them but on
the labOrers in their employ. His threats
were successful. For a time certificates"
were dL pdT-iOuS cuOuEu W ACd
officials, overpaid contractors, and speculate
ing bankers TO disgorge. The Legislature
adjourned; the railroads refused TO take
certificates any longer at par and they
rapidly deprecated. Sheriffs, treasurers,
and their eonfederates bought up the seer
tifieates'' at heavy discount and substitute
ed them for the greenbacks collected as
taxes. The certificates" are paid out to
creditors of the county and school funds,
who being unable TO use them, sell them at
a discount to one of the 'money-changers,
to be used at par in payment of license or
other tax, or substituted for greenbacks so
so paid. In this way, now passing at par
and now at heavy discount the profit
made on a bill by the various money-chan-
gers soon amounts to more than the face of
the bill itself. All this profit comes out of
the pockets of the rapacious scoundrels who
have grown fat and impudent on the fruits
of their toll.
Let the repeal of the bill authorizing the
issuing of these certificates be made a
prominent issue ofthe campaign. Let the
. money-changers be driven from the
temple.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-17

HERNANDo, MISS, Aug. 3 ISL.
EDITORS OF CLARION: Enclosed find copy
of correspondence which explains itself,
and which L beg may be published in your
paper.
In view of the high-sounding boasts by
THE Leader" about the way that Alcern
and Powers intended 70 go through the
state devouring Democratic and Conserva-
tive orators during the canvass, this cor
respondence is decidedly rich. OF the gen.
tlemen who represent the Republican party
ia this correspondence, one is a member of
Congress, another a member of the State
Legislature, and the third Chancery Clerk.
1t is almost needless to say that their pitt
fol attempt TO excuse their shrinking from
discussion in this canYass, because we "re-
fused to allow Republican Speakers to be
heard in 1865 is as destitute of any foun-
dation in truth as it is in logic.
The truth is that the only Republican
speakers who ever spoke or offered TO speak
in this county in 1868, were DIR. Compton's
friend, Gill, of Holly Springs, and Highgate
Morgan, of Yazoo. They both spoke as
long as they pleased and entirely without
interruption or disturbance.
All that the other radical speaking did in
this county during that year was done at
night on the rear side of some gentleman's
plantation.
nrGo,,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-08-17
Concerning the Winston County
Arrest
NEAR TEE PLACE. Aug. /. 1871.

NEAR TEE PLACE, Aug. /, 1871.
EDITORS CLARION: My attention was call
ed to-day, TO an editorial in the Pilot,
(Weekly,) of the 22d, proposing to give an
| account of the exploits of Col. Parker and
Capt. Reed in their search after Richard and
George Evans of Winston county. | am
assured by a gentleman of yeracity and
standing among white people, that the Pilot
man has been deceived. When Parker and
Reed approached the house of Evans, sew
eral of the neighbors had gathered to go
drying for deer-hence they were armed
| Seeing the Pilots heroes, and having heard
that they were sought by Reed, the armed
men s0dlked daody deliberately, Reed all the
while calling and reckoning to some men
in buckram behind, and ordering Evans Il
Co. to stop. They said nothing and did
nothing--did not run, and Reed and Parker
did not pursue. They did, however, enter
house and found young man named Full
ton, unarmed, in his shirt sleeves, a1dfplow-
man attire, and asked him why he did not
run. He replied, Il have done nothing.
have just come from my field, and do not
intend TO run" They arrested him, and
carried him away without permitting him
sion TO the women" is of kind with all
other Radical meanness, and in the future,
big with the events, will be thoroughly |
crucibled. Dick Evans and his family are |
humble, born to low estate, but tell you, |
Sir, give him white mans chance, and |
a regiment of Reeds and Parkers dare not /
confront him. 1t is melancholy fact that
these strangers have come in our midst and /
arrested our best people, and the people
did not resist. You, sir, and others, whom
these people trust, have advised them to
submit, and they do; but they are the men
who were at Cold Harbor, Wilderness, Ma
nasas and Cbickamauga, and only bear
their present wrongs from a sense of duty.
So far from Reed and Parkers travelling
''by-ways," they travelled i'm two-horse
buggy alerg the highway, and no one
sought to modest them. If Judge. Hill is a
white man, and Mississippian--if he has
children to grow up and live after him, let
him exercise that "discretion," which, he
says, is left to the court in executing the
Ka Klux law, more dangerous to fl eedom
than an edict of Phillip Ii.
1t is strange to our people to hear and
read charges by grave tribunals to their
grand jurors, full of adherence for crime,
md then see the creatures, who serve the
court. Let the Pilot learn something of
Col. Parker's friend Capt. T. J. Reed, of
Macon, and he will exclaim, when he hears
If his virtuous deeds, "Can good come out
IF Nazareth ?" Is truth born of corrup-
ion? OF Col. Parker 1 know nothing ex-
ept that he rejoices in the company and
of Reed-that is enough.
GTCUOT