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The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
From tho Meridian Mercury
Am Arrest nmd "a ehootlmr.

Last evening, n nem0 was arrested
here upon a charge of having murdered
negro IN Sumter county, AlahoD
His name Is VIII Finner. Tie Dad boon
here about four months, and was en-.
ed at the Phoenix Hotel, as q c0ot ie
had his quarters down iu tho bend,
he was tGken in custody yestcrdag r-
noon by some Of our city police. ~ &
gro Deputy Sheriff, Adam Kri
came here az a special detective iu
Of him, and called In the aid of th c
police force. Shortly after tho arrest Bad
been made, the prisoner took adgartle
of what he thought a favorable mauelt
aud ran. Several shots were fred Sd a-
by the police force, and one from
tol Of Glanyille Richardson, negro ual.e.-
man, took effect i'm the arm, which -
ped him. The wound was cxnmlHni ay
DIR. Curtis, and the bone founa D.
splintered. IL il fearful Dad t
Notwithstanding his serious injury iroH
the shot, the prisoner was taken to --
ter. The murder with which ho ia e.
ed was put down 10 account of taa ha-
Kluk at the time.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
Revlviag Agitation.

Our readers have seen that a syste-
matte attempt is being made by some of
the Republican leaders at Washington to
retrieve the losses of their party by rails
ing a hue and CRY against the people of
the South. They are disappointed at the
loss of power in the Northern States, and
az. especially chagrined by the failure of
their scheme permanently to establish the
Radical party in the Southern States, the
mass of whose intelligent population re-
gard it with horror and detestation as the
Instrument of their oppression and humil-
alton. Elsewhere win be found the res
OlutiOn for the appointment of a commits
non to manufacture s'outragesp to order
at Northern consumption. Speaking Of
'as partizan scheme, the Washington
@uespOndent of the New York Herald
says:
=. ith the exception Of few extreme Rad
po-. prssa who are anxious TO perpetnate the
Hes OF the Republican party In the South,
is s.e & = no disposition to meddle with affairs
that section. Anything like fresh at-
ssnpt nc reconstruction would, liz Ia Thought,
upon the administration and make Il
y exsous before the people. The majority
Songressmen are disposed 20 let the
an. g alone, believing thai it is better 70 dc
% man t0inteFfere with affairs which be-
exclusively TO the several States. =
msswe outstanding, an effort win probably b.
~ % make some capital out Of the fhcts
sess.o aoItn In the Presidents reply 70 Nor
m resolution. Bukthe ablest Politicians
Euns.aae sae Republican party concndH that thl
E1s me next p PRESIDENTIAL election ls hold
tress. . avert this catastrophe that TIE ex
Isaa.sl1z I1s lzadicals would attempt new recon
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

ALABAMA LE0IsLATURE.- Tho Mont
pomery Advertiser says i'm view oi ile
ruinous effects Of Radical LegIslauon In
Alabama, either one of tho following
courses is now necessary
/. That4he Legislature shall bo WliinaH
% take measure 40 pay ~ Uauee tp No
paid, the interest on that portion of ile
State debt, in which it nov stands n de.
fault, either a. principal or security,
through tho operations of tlo Alabama
and Chattanooga Railroad Company.
2. To consider the proprioty and pol-
cy Of rspudiatiHg thc whole 0r portion
Of the debt, or
3. To consider The pfopricty and po.i-
cy Of levying taxes % meet hereafter n
good faith the interest on 90 much of ihc
direct and indirect State indcbiedne aH
the corporations bearing che state en-
dorsement cannot pay.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
FIFTEENTH DAY.


THURSDAY, Jan. 10, ls7l.
The Senate met pursuant 20 adjournment
NOTICE or rSrRoDUcrIoS or BILLS.
By Mr.. Duncan--A bin 20 be entitled an
acf 4, enable rhe Boards Of School Directors
~ the reveral counties Of the Chickasaw
cension 10 nav the tuition OF bonefciaries IN
said counties for the term commencing July
1ae. 1870. and ending December 3lst, 1870.
EXECUTIVE CONTINGENT FUND.
The Joint Committee on Executive Con-
ffnreut Fund, recommended that Senate
Bilf No. @, entitled an act for the relief ol
jefferson county, do pass
The Judiciary Committee reported on the
following bills:
An act 70 establish ferry on the Taila-
hatchie river. at the mouth of Cold water
river, in this State. Recomm, uded that Il
do pass.
An act entitled an act 70 repeal article 4,
chapter %, OF the Revised Code, and for oth-
er purposes. Recommended thAtit 90 nO'
An act to repeal certain parts o. an act %
provide for fiIffng temporarily the various
rItv co,.nfv and other Offices, ETC., OF this
Sssts recommended that it do pass.
Ar act for the benefit OF Nathaniel =
vv5iLineon. citizen OF the county of LatAy- r
stte- Recommended that 10 do pass
Mp sullivan offered minority report I'm
onposftlon 70 the passage Of an act % eetab-
llrk a ferry across the Tallahatchie at the
mouth Of Cold Water river.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

4
/ What Gov. Alcorn most needs IS moi
the instrument of torture which he desig.
mates as Military Bittel.s Nor Mar
tial Law. with which the Legislature has
no power, under the Constitution, to arm
him. Nor the s'coIored militia" which
Ireland and Peyton went out to organ.
ize for active duties. Nor white mil,
itia, with even so mild hammered man
as Gen. Stafford at their head.
It is full time the people had quiet,
and their desire nor.is to convert 'theil
spears into pruE;s-a soks, to pursue the
arts of peace uns-r tneir own vine and
fig tree, and tc enjoy the proceeds Of
their labor.
What the Governor most needs then,
as the guardian of the public welfare, il
a mode by which summarily to despatch
the band of plunderers whom in mo-
ment of weakness he has foisted into the
offices of the State.
Almost every newspaper in the State,
representing her intelligence and proper
ty, comes to hand reeking with the recital
of depredations on the public treasury by
one or another of the band. Defalca-
ton, extortion, swindling, is the cry
1t is not the exception. 1t is the rule OF
Radical ofice-holders in this State; and
the Governor knows it. In some in
stances he has been induced by represen-
tations which he dare not disregard to re-
move members of the clan from Office
But in this well-meant backward step in
the way of error into which he had been
led, he has encountered the objection that
Notwithstanding the authority Conferred
by act of the Legislature to make such
removal, he is forbidden by the clause of
the Constitution, declaring that Off
cial delinquents and criminals can be re-
moved only by presentment or indict-
ment by grand jury, and trial and convie-
ton by petit jury. This is the law which
overrides all others. Fortified by its
shield, the criminals during the entire pc
riod of their appointment may laugh to
scorn the efforts to dislodge them.
The depredations of this band are the
cause of the popular discomfort which
though smouldering in the general bo-
som, seldom finds vent in violent action.
The heroic people who suffer and endure
these wrongs, are greater than he who
taketh a city, for under provocation the
most aggravating, they are curbing their
spirit.
Now, what the Governor most requires
is an approved and effectual method of
abating this curse. Let him use the Sc
cret Service Fund freely in the employ
ment of agents who are ingenious enough
to devise means of accomplishing this
purpose. Hasn't he a Morgiana among
his tools, spies, informers and retainers,
crafty enough to circumvent the rogues?
If so, let the work be speedily
consummated, and the brow of its au-
thor shall be crowned with unfading
laurel.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

The law authorizing the issue Of the in
,sraicted bills of credit known as Certif-
Gates of Indebtedness, empowers the Au-
dta to levy a special tax for the pay
ment Of the Bonds required to be-sold for
their redemption. But according to the
information contained in the Legislative
proceedings, some sharper has lost or mis-
laid nearly one-fifth Of the whole amount.
Il has been suggested that if the entire
hatch had been seized and made away
with before they were pnt into circulation,
if would have been all the better for the
taxpayers. Their only loss in that case
would have been the $1,000 which were
appropriated for executing the job, and
with the proceeds of which Modest Mus
grove impressed his phiz upon the bills in
a style which puts to shame all the pro-
ductions of Cruikshanks.
P. S. 1t appears by statement in the
Pilot of yesterday, that the missing eerti-
6cates are neither lost, mislaid, nor stolen,
but are simply delayed in their execution.
The taxpayers must get ready to ''pony
mn
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

'fOUR HOME JOURNAL" is the title of
a handsomely printed Monthly established
in New Orleans by Mr.. j. Ell. Hammel,
and devoted to the advancement of the
material interests of the South. The first
number gives promise of usefulness.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

MISSOURI SENAToR.-The election of
Gen. Frank Blair, the most advanced of
all the anti-Radical statesmen, to the
u. S. Senate, is remarkable event, when
considered in connection with his re-en-
dorsement of his celebrated letter of 1868.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

we see THE JACKSON CLAR1oH has reduc-
ed its subscription price to Two Dollars a
year for ifs weekly, and Four Dollars for Its
semi-weekly. The above figures are very
low for 50 good n paper.
To the Democrat who wishes to read a
paper that ably expounds the principles OF
his party, we cordially recommend THE
CLARION; and the Republican who desires
to know In what estimation il holds his par
ty, can find out by paying two dollars per
year for the information
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

To BE NoTED.-The expenses of the
first session of the present Legislature
were about two hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars, a sum equal to the ordinary
annual expense of carrying on the entire
State Government before the war.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26


OBrTuARrss.-The church bells toll
al a solemn requiem yesterday. In the
forenoon DIR. Gilbert E. Gordon, OF
Rankin county, who was raised i'm the vi-
cfnity Of jackson, and was esteemed BY
al who knew him for his many virtues,
vas followed to their resting place from
he home of his bereaved parents.
In the afternoon, the obsequies of DIR.
Harrison Jordan, formerly of Madison
county, Mississippi, but for some years a
resident of Morehouse Parish, Louisiana,
took place from the Methodist Church.
He was a native Of Tennessee, but came
10 Mississippi in his early manhood. He
enjoyed the confidence and. esteem of a
large circle of friends. AT the time of
his death, he was a member of the
Louisiana Legislature, having been
chosen by a constituency opposed to him
politically, in token of his worth. A
short time ago, he stood by the new-made
crave of an only daughter. Now, all of
him that's mortal reposes in the narrow
house by her side. Such is life.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

Members of the Legislature propose cali
ing cut the Militia IN certain counfies--
what good can result from thisa The milf
fin would never capture a member Of one
81 Nhese bands, while the bands would
doubtless capture many Of the militia
If the Governor would have these organ
szafions disappear, and good order reign
every where, les him invoke his Legislature
e repeal all parfixan laws, refrain from- all
attempts 90 enforce social equality or other
wise fnsult and oppress fhe white people
Of the State. and he win hear no more .0i
the sKu-Klux Kans.n
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
The Harrison station ~Rfot..,


The republication of a paragraph in
THE CLARION from the Charleston News
in reference to the sensational story of a
''riot" at Harrison Station, elected re-
ply from j. S. B. Coggeshall, one Of the
party whose lives were alleged to be en-
dangered. The purport of the reply will
be understood from the rejoinder of Mr..
Woodson published elsewhere), the
agent who was sent to investigate the facts
on the faith of telegram from Memphis.
According to this despatch furious mob
had compelled certain carpet-baggers to
flee the village for their lives; and the
widest uproar and excitement prevailed.
1t actually called for troops to quell the
disturbance. The agent reports that the
whole thing was personal quarrel be-
tween a magistrate and citizen, the for
mer having been charged with having
made proposition corruptly to employ
the functions of his office-that no blows
were struek--no weapons were drawn
and that no crowd was assembled beyond
the few persons who had been drawn to
the town on private business, and had
their attention attracted by quarrel in
which they took no part.
These statements are verified by the
declarations of some of the most respect
able and best known citizens of the COM
muniH. And further by information
conveyed to the Governor by his own ap-
pointee, the Sheriff of Tallahatchie coun-
ty, that there was no use for troops in
the county, the civil authorities being
fully able to preserve the peace if dis
turbed.
And thus this raw head and bloody bones
sensation is exploded by the investigation
of the agents of the party in power. We
have given the facts in detail because they
are an example of the way in which hor-
nd Ku-Klux stories are fabricated by the
treasury vampires, who are interested in
keeping alive the flames of sectional
strife, and of furnishing pretexts for the
employment of troops as agents of des-
potism and of humiliation to the people
of the State. These gentry had as well
understand now as at any other time, that
the game Of governing the people of the
State by the bayonet, to insult and harass
them, for the qualification of official inso-
lence and corruption, is played out The
people are taxed heavily to support the
civil government, such as it is. They in
tend 10 give to Cesar the things that are
Casars sand they viii claim the benefit
of all the rights and protection which it
processes to secure. Holden and his
clan called to their aid Kirk and his bay
onets, and where are they now
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

Representative FROM LowEDEs. =
We are happy to record that the effort to
prevent DR.. z. p. Landrum, the able
Representative from Lowpdes, taking his
seat, shas proved abortive. He was
sworn in yesterday.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
Taxes i'm Copiah County.
From the Copiaha


The state, county, special and poor tax
will be $13 75 per thousand dollars of the
assessed wealth, real and personal, of each
tax payer. In the following proposition
State tax, y per cent. is So 90 per thousand /;
County 125 per cent. is 6 p per thousand
special, 40 per cent. is 2 90 per thousand; /;
poor 10 per cent. is 80 cents per thousand.
The State tax is assessed by law upon the
aggregate of property reported, but the
county taxes is levied upon the State tax at
the per cent. decided necessary by the Su-
peryisors. The following is not far from
the estimates of the county of Copiah:
Total real estate 100000 acres. -ss1, 400. 900
Polls 2,50O reported, besides privilege taxes.
State TAX on real estate y per cent. $1,000
Insolvent and Delinquent about 1900
net state VaX----- ----@IO.0OO
County tax 125 per cent on State tax 1876
Special 4O------------ --------- - osOOO
Ioor-- tV-----.- -----. .--. LOW
s54s75
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

1t win be seen that an election was
held for President pro TEN. Of the Senate
yesterday. The result was brought
about by the union Of the Democratic and
Alcorn Senators against the carpetbag
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
W. II. Gtnn
A. a.. pAcnrH
Tuos ~ HrlNOEI

Report ANNNthNMs
Mr. Paine introduced resolution nHkIuH
that q committee be appointed fo mHEo
proper invcangatOus, and report f0 fIu
Senate as soon ua practicable, what schedule
OF salaries has been fixed bY thr Board uI
school Directors of the various coHHE0. uI
the State for the different grado of frHUha
ers, and 90 secure "a fair and Impartial Hn-
animation Of appllcauts. liClcrtUl.
Senate adjourned.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

Still AaoTHER. The yicksburg
Herald publishes arsport that Morgan,
sheriff Of Washington county, Is . de-
faulter.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

He paid out $107 so during the year for
extrzI zIlabor. Who can beat this There Is
money yet in farming, with steady and re-
liable labor.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

'LET Us DIE TOGETHER. The fol-
lowing touching INCIDENT in the sinking of
the steamer 7. L. McGill, is related:
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26

Mr.. Evil, of ST. Louis, states that a man
and wife, cabin passengers, came floating
by them, holding to a stage plank. The
lady cried, 'Ehusband, am freezing; let us
die together, and let go the plank ~ The
husband Ioosed his hold, sclasped her in his
arms and both sank together.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
- 5:.. e.. -

Report received.
Mn. President Tho un0rr.IuurI m"ma
bcrs Of tlc Judiciary DommIllor. f4 whom
was referred senate blll No. Na. fu InUHrnur.
ato the Macon Hook and Ladder Company.
amended in the House JANUARY IIfh I.I.
with instructions fo report on lhH staIn. uI
bills passed duriug iht last session of tHr
Legislature hy one branch OF the frHI.IH-
ture aud falling 90 pass An tnr uLhHr n..
leave 20 submit that, in their opinion. tHr
bin should not pass unless Introduced HurW .
and further, that thc present III H|f n.rIn.
ming Of q new session and DOC Il ron..uur
anco Of the last session, and ihnL 'le uQNN.
cal year proper began On thc nmi Monday
Of January, 1871.
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
From the CarrOllton Conservative.
Good Farming.

A. A. Stoddard, with two sons, one ten
years of age and the other fourteen, and
Two otner Wnl.e DoEs, sged about Iour1esn, .,..
year, 1870, on place near Greenwood. IN
this county, all of which was gathered. and
the cotton ginned and hauled 10 market and
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26


bF Ar NyRattf "A N#I H0mH n
keep fcrry acfcli thc 4ez90 rita rr
hy Mr. Dunran. "a hm fo hr
mu art to nmNMd eve lawns aF WI
lation to Che Nuetd dI locomotive. fI
% ears passing through Efof
cltlea.t Referred.
~ Mr.. Seal can aet iurtI r0fisf
=. hgpphrics. cf Harrison couniF
coNsumAuoE 81 ufLi.
An nct or tho relief of fer.nau
Lhe question occurring ga enc nH .r
the Same, it was lost
- ID. NO. q. nn act g. iuctrroH
flantefs ana Mechanic hank ol Wc.f FaIrI.
by Mr.. Grays "A bm b la entitled ar
act % incorporate 80 hanking nona In tH.
town on GrcenViiin Miasimfnni p
An act Dor the relief of Nathaniel T
Wilkinson, OF lafayette county
SPECIAL unDEn.
Being the election on pruidcnt nm um.
Senator bowd' om tho second hNiiHt Wa
declared duly elected, the onfh 20 uHfH. w.H
administered aud hc toQk thr chalr
judiciary.
M PHrslpENri Tho undcuguc mem.
bcrs of The Judiciary CommlWca a. ~ M.
question, 'ds this new Ionislaturr nr Ia
second session Of thc flrat IrrIaInfHrr unIrT
the new Consuiunouf haFo hai Ila ..uU
under consideration, and hur lraFn En r.I..r.
that they believe this f0 bn tnr second "H..
sion Of the first Legislature under Lar uUu
Constitution, and that the terms of aH.Hr mi
lts members expire on tho $3.50 daY 0l
H~rrtNNNii Ae'4'
The weekly clarion., 1871-01-26
December 30. $50.

s.Was present a part of the time during
the difficulty between Pattison and Farms
worth saw no weapons drawn; no blows
struck; no threats were made by any one
present. Pattison only demanded that
Farnsworth should deny his statements
about his connection with negro girl. No
threats were made against Messrs. Belts q
Stanley, to drive them out of town; was in
thestor for the purpose of getting my mail.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-13
An Instructive Scene.

As Senator Sumner was emerging
from the capitol the other morning he
was confronted by an aged Fifteenth
Amendment, who, hat in hand and bow,
ing and scrapiug, remarked:
II believe dis Massa Sumner?
NO! sir-there are no masters in
this land, am Senator Sumner.
This nearly squelched the old darkey
but he rallied with the remark, ''Iou's
done heap for de cullerd race"
Il am proud to hear you say so, re.
sponded the magnificent Chawles.
DE niggers all speek of YOU in de
highest elevation. y q.
Sumner bowed and smiled his &C.
acknowledgements.
What | was coming at, Boss, is dat
de winters hard and de times pretty
rough to de old woman and !, and il
YOU could spare de old darkey half a
dollar
Sumner stopped no further, but with
majestic wave of disapproval from
the Senatorial hand he moved on, while
the venerable colored brother muttered
something about don't appear TO keeI
much for the niggers cept to vote and
git der names up. Just then Hon.
Sam. Cox came along and gave the
poor old darkey dollar. Cox is called
a copperhead.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-13
New York Money Market.
New YORK, April |

GOLD-Dull and steady at 1l0i@
ll0s. Loans were made at l@2 per
cent. Clearances Sl1, 100000. Exports
to-day $4,000.
MONEY-Steady at 6@S per cent.
STERLING EXCHANGE-Bank-
ers bills at l09ss.
GOVERNMENT STOCKS-Opened
steady, but declined fraction about
midday; at the close they recovered
the decline and were quiet at the
opening prices. The offerings at the
sub-treasury were S7,4l9,550 at from
100 69-100 to 10 40-l00; awards
$500O,000 at from 100 69-l00 to
100 Sl-100. Coupons OF 1881 at ll63;
do 1862 at ll2l; do 1864 at 1923; lido
1865 at ll2S; new atlll!; do 1867 at
lllS; do 1868 at l12; 10-4Os at lOS3;
Currency Skies at ll52.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-13
lin Jail for Debt

The following anecdote is told of NJ.
Wiertz, the celebrated German painter,
who was sometimes called the crazy
artist: After having finished portrait
Of the old aristoeratic Countess de NJ
-. who pretended TO he only thirty
when nearly sixty, she refused to accept
the painting saying that it did not look
anythisg like herself, and that her most
intimate friends would not recognize a
single feature Of hers on that piece OF
canvas. Wiertz smiled kindly at the
remark, and, as true knight of old
palantry, reconducted the lady to her
carriage. Next morning there was a
grand disturbance in the Rue de Ia
Madeleine. A large crowd was gather.
ed before a window, and the following
words were whispered from ear to ear;
lis the countess de la NJ really in
goal for her debts?' Weirtz had ex
ercised a little vengeance towards his
noble but unfair customer. As soon &c
she had refused the portrait, he Set tc
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-13
cincinnati Market.
CINCINNATI, April |.

CINCINNATI, April II.
COTTON-Market steady; middling
at l4lc.
FLOUR-Steady; family at 81 300
6 30.
GRAIN-Wheat steady; red at 81 81
al SO. Corn, dull at SIC. Rye
nominal at 81 03@l o.. Oats firm;
mixed at j4@57c. Barley steady at
81 O0@l OF for prime to choice fall.
GROCERIES-Steady.
OlLS-Steady.
EGGS-Firm and better at bye.
BUTTER-Unchanged.
CHEESE-Unchanged.
SEEDS-Unchanged and little doing.
PROFESSIONALISM dull, and the
market unsettled, at $40 25@20 asked
and $40 offered. Lard dull and unset
tied at lli@ll!c Bulk meats dull
and dropping shoulders at 6s; sides at
S@SIc sales Of bulk sides and clear
rib at SEC clear at &c, Bacon dull
and dropping shoulders at Tee; sides,
clear rib at 9ic clear at l0!c.
HOGS-DuIl and nominal, a, - %
@G00.
WIISKY--At Soc.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-13

work and painted q few iron bars on the
picture, with these words. in goal for
debt" He exhibited the painting in q
jeweler s;window, in the principle street
of Brussels, And the effect was instanta-
neous. A few hours later the countess
was back in Wiertz's studio, pouring in
vectives on him at high pressure-to
have exhibited her likeness under such
scandalo,,s 2 circumstances. Most
noble lady was the artists reply, "you
said the painting did not look anything
like yourself, and that your most init
mate friends would not recognized single
feature in the picture. I wanted simply
to test the truth of your statement, that
is allT the portrait was taken away,
the city laughed, the artist charged
double price, and gave the amount to
the poor Of the city.