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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11
The grand total OF the State is
only 3 so. / sc. 5f7

Why. sir, it is indeed sad and deplorable
TO contemplate the great diminution in
these species of property. For according
To the estimates. as shown on the average
counties in Governor Alcorn's message, the
value of the same species of property for
the fiscal year 1860 must have been about
$601, 469.72l.
/ would invite attention to these figures.
and ask them. is there not great need Of re-
trenchment and reform, when In 1850
quired to pay about $4,000 entire expenses
of the government. And now $lSl.0O0.0J
is required TO pay more than $1,000, 900 TO
support the State, Besides the additional
county, municipal, and school taxes amount
ing to from "a to 0 per cent. OF the entire
property OF the State, has diminished more
than three hundred and thirty-three and
one-third per cent. 1886 per cent? our es
timated taxes have increased more than
Eight Hundred per cent. $500 per cent? In
the last decade. Can any people on earth
continue to bear such an increased burden
of taxation? The annual increase of wealth
in the United States from l776 TO the pre-
sent time, as shown by the census reports, is
only 80 per cent. When, alas, our State
shows diminution of a far greater per cent
in the last ten years. A State, like an indi-
vidual, when its expenses. are greater than
its income, must continue TO grow poorer
and poorer. And this must inevitably be
the condition of our State under the present
ruinous system of taxation.
The eyes of the entire people, of the State
are looking to the Legislature for relief from
the burdens the majority have imposed
Shall they look in vain? Will you reduce
the tax and thus restore confidence in the
government--stimulate the people to re-
newed eperg ies--and inspire them with hope
to go forward and reap the rich reward of
their labors-peace, prosperity and happi-
ness?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

Mr.. o. S. Winans. the Republican mem-
Der Of the New York Legislature who rc-
fused recently 20 abide by The action of thc
party caucus, has received the following
awe-inspiring document as we learn from
New York Republican Journals
20. s. WINAN5,
Member from the ~ District, Chautauqua
County.
Assembly Chamber Albany. n. y.
o. ). Winans: We send you d copy ol
the Bible and q strong rope. Ask your
friends az you have any 10 assist you.
Should you return % Dunklrk. we will try
and have you Vowed from the standpoint
y, deserve.
REPUBLEcANs on WEsrERN NEW NonK.'
Should a -loyal man at the South" re-
eeive such a "nOtice," how Morton aud hut-
Ter would howl over the oufrnWcf OF enc ku
Kluxes, while Grant proclaimed martial
law, suspended the uabens Corpus, and PUG
the army aud navy on "a war footing !~
Washington Patriot.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

The Watcher and jackson Rnii-
road.

Chief Engineer, Col. 8. M. Preston and
his assistants, made reconuolaance inat
week. W the various routes nom Natchrl
To Muddy Fork, IN view Of q survey Tor thc
Natehez and Jackson Railroad. The recon
noissance developed manifest advantage ln
favor Of a limo which should head So. Cathc-
rine's Creek BY going North Of o. not tho
least OF which are a saving In 0ietaWoe ana
much economy In the cost 81 construction.
To-day the engineering party VIII begin
the actual survey Of thnt route. so soon
a. this part Of the line shall have been DO
Gated and some Of the assets uf th 81 CON na'
ny negotiated, "A "a che purpose "a tna eam'
pauy 10 let Il out 10 CONTRACTOR anu
work Immediately.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11
HOUSE.
INTRODUCTION OF R11Ls.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
An act to authorize the Auditor of Public
Accounts to have certain maps prepared.
An act to facilitate the construction of
the Vicksburg, Pensacola and Ship Island
Railr DAD.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11
TAXATION.

Speech Of HoE. III. L. DUNCAN, Senator
from Yalobushd, IN fauor of Reducing
the Tdres.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

THE ExrRAoRDINARY INCREASE OF e.
PENDITUREs-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

A new Democratic Journal, The EAening.
Cali. 10 projected nc albany.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

The Present Radical Tax DiscOur-
ages Immigration and Drives
Out Capital.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-05-11

VALUE OF PROPERTY REDUCED
TWO-THIRDS-TAX MORE
THAN QUADRUPLED.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

DAILY UNION AND AMERICAN,
INCLUDING
LATEST TELEGRAPH NEWS,
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE,
COMMERCIAL and STOCK REPORTS,
LITERARY TOPICS and REVIEWS,
SELECTED SOCIAL ESSAYS,
PERSONAL GOSSIP, and
INFORMATION FOR PLANTERS
TOsKTHER WITH THE
CHOICEST STORIES, r
LIGHT READING,
AND POETRY,
IRON THE
CURRENT FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC Pc
RIODICALS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
THE ARr OF THINKING.

One Of the best modes of improving in
the art Of thinking is TO think over some
subject before you read it, and then to OBJ
serve after what manner it has occurred to
the mind of some great master. You will
then observe whether you have been too
rash or too timid, what you have exceeded,
and by this process you viii insensibly catch
great manner of viewing a question. It
is right in study, not only to think when
ever any extraordinary incident proyOkes
you to think, but from time to time what
has passed; to dwell upon it, and see what
trains OF Thought voluntarily present them
selves to the mind.
1t is most superior habit of some minds
to refer all the particular truths which strike
them to other truth more general, so that
their knowledge is beautifully methodized
and the general truth at any time suggests
all the particular eXempiifications, or any
particular exempliication at once leads to
the general truth. This kind of under
standing has an immense and decided supe-
riority over those confused heads in which
one fact is piled upon another without the
least attempt at Classification and arrange
ment.
Some men always read with pen in
their hand, and commit to paper any new
thought which strikes them; others trust to
chance for its temperance. Which of
these is the best method in the conduct of
the understanding must, l suppose, depend
a great deal upon the peculiar understand
ing in question, Some men can do nothing
without preparation; others, little with it;
some are fountains; others, reservoirs
SydaeV Smith.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

In the education of the blind a new fea-
ure has been developed. Many could not
be sent to schools that are for the purpose,
poverty forbidding; and these schools being
few, distance adds to the inconvenience.
The new thing is this-to teach the sightless
along with the sighted in any school. OF
course the raised type is used, but in the
lessons and classification no difference is
made, nor is any extra trouble experienced
by the teacher. Black letter-books are also
used by the friends of the blind to help
them in study at home. In school they use
their own kind several half hours daily, and
take their place along with the others in all
oral exercises such as spelling and question
ing.
A new element of goodwill is manifest
in the school by the introduction Of such
scholars, any and all being forward to give
help in conducting them out and in or
otherwise; and as to progress, some have in
one year Overtaken sighted scholars
of four years attendance. The merit of
devising the plan, belongs to Mr.. Alexan-
der Barnhill superintendent of the Glasgow
Mission to the Outdoor blind; and the
honor of introducing it belongs to a Mr..
Thomas Kay, Head Master of the Greenock
Charity School. This gentleman says that
whatever doubts he had Of the experiment
previously, have, after years trial, been
completely dispelled, and that, ''if teachers
would only make the experiment, every
blind child i'll the country might be educa-
ted in the common schools with very little
additional expense"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

Last Saturday night at grocery house
on Cedar street, a half barrel of spoiled
brandy peaches was set out on the edge of
the sidewalk, for the purpose of being re-
moved. But before the corporation carts
could do their Office on that street, some
bOdy's milk COW discovered the decaying
fruit, and turning over the barrel, ate enough
to produce intoxication and death. The
COW remained about the scene of her de
bauch until Sunday morning, when, as OBJ
served by policemen and others, her condi-
ton was such as to excite the suspicion that
she was very drunk. Her walk was crooked
and irregular, and she did not seem to care
much whether she went one way or the
other. Finally, too much overcome by her
rotations go either way, she acknowledged
the corn by prostrating herself in the mud.
Policemen had the intoxicated COW placed
on dray, and removed to a more secluded
place, where she died before the expiration
of the day. This is the first instance of the
kind ON record, and will very naturally sug-
gest the inquiry, if brandy peaches will kill
COW, is it any wonder that the same ar
ticle of preserved fruit if taken in sufficient
quantities will occasionally suspend the ami
nation of more intelligent creatures?
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

Into ward Of the whitewashed walls
y where the dead and the dying lay
wounded by bayonets, shells, and balls
Someb ody'e darling was borne one day,
somebody's darling! SO young and so brave,
wearing still on his pale, sweet face
Soon 70 be hid by the dust Of the grave
The lingering light Of his boyhOod's grace.
Matted and damp are the curls of gold
Kissing the snow of that fair young brow
Pale are the lips Of delicate mould
SOMEBODY'S darling is dying now.
Back from the beautiful blue-veined face
Brush every wandering, silken thread;
Cross his hands as sign Of grace
somebody's darling Is still and dead
Kiss him once for somebody's sake
Murmur PRAYER, soft and low
one bright curl from the cluster take
They were somebody's pride, you know,
Somebody's hand hath rested there;
was II a mot hers, soft and white?
And have the lips of sister fair
Been baptized In those waves of light?
God knows best. He was somebody's Iove1A
Somebody's heart enshrined him here; ~
Somebody waited his name above,
Night and morn on the wings of prayer.
SomeDody wept when he marched away,
Looking so handsome, brave and grand
Somebody's kiss on his forehead Law;
Somebody chung to his parting hand
Somebody's watching and waiting for him,
Yearning TO hold him again TO her heart:
There he hes-with the blue eyes dim,
And smiling, child-like lips apart
Tenderly bury the fair young dead, -
Pausing to drop ON his grave tear;
Carve on the wooden slab at his head,
"Someoody's darling hes buried here -
-MdTy Ldc0ste:
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
New Advertisements.

The tidy housekeeper can make home
beautiful at trifling cost by patronizing b.
W., Upholsterer, y Union street.
Yeatman, Shields & Co. make one of
their most attractive sales this morning.
See notices in bankruptcy by VIM. Spence,
United States Marshal.
Physicians of the city are referred to the
notice elsewhere.
See { hancery notice of a. f. Caps, Clerk
and Master.
Fine stOrehOuse at auction to-day by
Arlington, Farrar & Weekly.
StorehOuse and dwelling for rent by r.
W. Brown.
An energetic young man wanted to
travel.
Five dollars reward for the return of a
safe key.
Geo. DeChamps gives notice of renovating
and removing.
L. Nelson, Smyrna, well boring and pat
ent rights.
Dry goods at reduced prices for three
hundred and sixty-fve days by Sohn Gil
gan q Co.
John Holohan, Eagle Shoe Store, being
about to remove, offers his stock at reduced
prices.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

The Rev. Mr.. Earle, an earnest and sue
cesSful worker in the cause of religion, who,
at the invitation of the pastor and members
of the First Baptist Church, came to Nash
vile two weeks ago, closed his labors here
yesterday morning, and left at o'clock in
the afternoon for Lebanon, where he will
preach to day, and from whence he goes the
day after to Murfreesboro. His farewell
discourse here was preached at the Masonic
Hall Sunday night to the largest
audience ever assembled within the
walls of that place, and listened to
with the serious, thoughtful attention
BETTING the solemn and impressive occa-
sion. In that great throng of people could
be seen members of all religious denom-
nations, and not few who are not at
tached to any church, and some who are
not even in the habit of attending religious
worship. The same remarks would apply
with equal truthfulness to each sermon
preached in Nashville by Rev. Mr.. Earle,
who throughout his laborious ministrationS
in this city said not a single unkind word
relative to either sect or individuals. We
indulge the hope that much good has, and
will result from Mr.. Earle's preaching in
Nashville, and feel assured that we utter
the sentiments of this entire community in
wishing him safe and successful Journey
ings through the residue of his evangelical
missions, and that when, no longer able to
preach, the remnant of his days may be
spent with the loved ones at home, and
that he may be continually happy in the
gratifying consciousness of having faithfully
and successfully performed the work assigned
him as minister the gospel.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
RIVER News.

The river continues to rise at this point
with twenty-five inches on Harpeth Shoals.
Weather cloudy, raw and cold.
The Burksville left Paducah SATURDAY for
this port, and our river friends need not be
surprised to see Capt. Wiley Sims and his
craft at the wharf to-day
Commodore Hughes returned Yesterday
from Evansville, where he has been super
intending the repairs on that ar infatuated,
buying lottery tickets, and attending p.
Burke's surprise parties" after the clothes
were removed.
The Umpire leaves Evansville for this
port tomorrow evening at o'clock. This
viii be favorable opportunity for our mer-
chants who may desire to order from that
place. A telegram to-day will afford ample
time.
The Mallie RagOn is advertised for sale.
The old Pink Varble is to be repaired,
'.made good as new" and placed in the Up
per Cumberland as an independent, outside,
opposition, anti combination packet, so says
the Evansville Courier man.
The Missouri is frozen over at Omaha,
and navigation in the upper Missouri is sus-
pended for the season. The Ida StOckdale
is frozen in five miles above Fort Randell.
L
day, says "the Spray, Capt. Gus. Brown.
was in the canal late last evening"
Capt. Lee Howell reports over 100000
bushels of peanuts, and over 5000 tons of
iron, in Tennessee river waiting shipment.
This will be a good start for the boat that
our merchants intend placing in the Ten
neSsee river trade.
Capt. Jesse K. Bell, who, twenty years
ago, commanded the steamer John Simp-
son, in the Louisville and Florence, Alaba-
ma, trade, and who for some years past has
been living at New Orleans, was recently
elected President Of one of the Crescent
City National banks.
Capt. Ben. F. Egan was at one time COM
mander of the old Y. X. Stevenson, Wee
Kay Ess, as the newspapers called her,
semi-occasional Paducah and Nashville
packet. On one trip the Cumberland was
out of its banks, the willows and syca-
mOres festOOned the banks on either side,
hanging down on the waters edge. The
V. X. came booming down the river-she
always ran faster down stream than up
with Capt. Ben proudly walking on The
hurricane deck, and long Eb. Petty at the
wheel, when he suddenly discovered that
she was going ahead on the willows at the
rate Of thirty miles per hour. He wheeled
round instantly, and in stentorian tones
cried out, "What are you going to do Eb?"
q I'm going to back her. .'Well," below
ed Ben, ''whatever you're going to do, do, it
derned quick!" and Eb. Obeyed orders at
once.
The Memphis Appedl of Sunday says:
The weather yesterday was cloudy, foggy,
slOshy and disagreeable generally. Mud at
the landing was the prevailing feature. Not
there was a busy scene on
the levee during the day. The river has
risen about one inch since las5 report, and is
still rising slowly. Navigation has practical
ly suspended above st. Louis. At st. Paul |
the river is frozen over; at Dubuque the |
river is filled with ice, and nayigationis sus-
pended for the season.
LITTLE Rock, Nov. 27.-Sunday was
very warm and cloudy; tO-dayis cloudy and !
chilly. The river is falling fast.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
ANCESTRAL WISnOM.

In Pennsylvania, not many years ago,
dwelt the descendants of Peter Van Schreu-
bendyke, who had cleared his own farm,
guarded it carefully from the attacks Of
Indians, and willed it to his son Jacob.
Situated in the interior, and far from any
settlement, the farm was transmitted in
regular order from father to son, and at last
became the property of Heinrich Van
Schreubendyke, a good-natured, Stolid
Teuton, whose son Johannes, bright and
lively youth Ct sixteen years, was told to
saddle the horse and ride to the mill with
the grist, and hurry back. The grist was
on such occasions placed in one end of the
bag and large stone in the other end TO
balance it. Johannes having thrown the
sack across the horses back, had got the
grist evenly divided, and had no need ofthe
stone to balance it. He ran to his father
and cried:
"Oh, father, come and see; we don't need
the stone any more"
The old gentleman calmly surveyed the
scene, and with severely reprOachful look,
said:
"Johannes, your ladder, your grandfather,
and your great-grandfadder, all went to de
mill wild de stone in one end of de bag, und
de grist in de odder. Unit now you, mere
poy, sets yourself up to know more as dey
do. You put de stone in de pag, und never
more lot nc see such smartness like dat"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
Decentralization.

On this subject, now so important, Profess
sor George B. Wood speaks as follows in
his 1Practice of Medicine" vol. !, pages
464-6-7. edition of 1866:
This operation should be employed in
every case which has not been tested by ex-
posure to smallpox contagion during an epi-
demic prevalence of disease. II may be
asked whether vaccination should be en-
Lloyed in persons previously affected with
smallpox. | should unhesitatingly answer
this question in the affirmative. 1t has been
before stated that, though fewer persons
are attacked with variOloid after inocula-
ton OF natural smallpox than after vaccin
nation, yet a greater number perish. The
same protection that a second vaccination
extends in one case will probably be extend
ed by vaccination in the other, and is even
more needed, at least so far as life is con-
cerned. 1t is generally stated IN the books
that vaccination after smallpox produces
little or no effect. My own observation
has been exactly the reverse. In conclu-
ding this subject l would again strongly
urge the prOpriety of universal re-yaccina-
ton, as the means not only ofpromoting the
comfort and possibly of saving the life of the
individual, but also of preventing the spread
of smallpox and of ultimately Graduating
it from the globe.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

London has become the largest city Of the
world. Pekin, China, with population of
about 2,OOO,O00, has hitherto been counted
the largest, but the English capital is now,
doubtless, far larger than that Of the Celes-
tial Empire. The population Of London
within the registration limits was. by the
last report of the Registrar General
2,99S,513- Bat beyond this limit, the city
IS growing very rapidly, and in June last
the population within the lines patroled by
the Metropolitan Police, was $50, 4l0.
This is considerably more than the entire
population Of Illinois and Wisconsin. There
are great many more houses in London
than there are people in Chicago. Its popu-
latiOn outRumbers the combined population
OF the great European cities of Paris, Berlin,
Vienna, and st. Petersburg. The length
OF the public streets of London is about
1000 miles, or equal to the distance from
London to San Francisco. There are nearly
10000 police, maintained at a cost Of about
t72O,O0O sterling yearly; there are $50 ma
tlenal and parish schools; 240 British and
foreign schools; 100 Sunday schools, and 100
ragged schools. There are IA hospitals for
general diseases, for the insane, s OBJ
thalmic, 3 smallpox and fever, and many
others, besides which there are 81 free dis
penSaries for outdoor patients. There are
almshouses for the poor Of almost every trade
and profession, some of which were founded
as early as 1876.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28
ALL FOR MONEY.
Daring and Successful Robbery I'm
BIOuut County. M

Daring and Successful Robbery I'm
BIOuut County. M
On Tuesday night of last week, the resi-
dence of Col. Jesse Kerr, on the old stage
road, in the eastern part of Blount county,
was entered by two disguised men, who
succeeded in carrying off a considerable
amount of money. When first discovered,
the thieves were in the act of breaking into
the sleeping room of Col. Kerr. A boy in
an adjoining room, hearing the noise, picked
up gun and On entering the hall in which
the burglars were, saw them just entering
Col. Kerr's room. He fired at them, and
shot one of them in the hand. The boy
was secured by one of the desperadoes,
while the other seized and bound Col. Kerr,
after an Intellectual resistance.
The Knoxville Press and Herald says
that the burglars seemed to have been well
informed of the interior of the house, and
to have definite knowledge of the where
abouts of the valuables they were in search
of. Breaking open trunk which stood in
the corner of the room, they speedily Sc
cured the money it contained and hastily
left the house, receiving parting shot from
the selfreleased boy, as they retreated in
the darkness.
Search was Intellectual, and for the time
being the robbers made good their escape.
Col. Kerr's loss, as given by himself, is ST.
400 in gold coin and s., 900 in U. S. Treasu-
ry notes, besides $1,000 in Confederate
money. He also describes the men who
robbed him as being white men, disguised
and blackened; one medium sized man,
rather heavily built, with fair or sandy hair,
blue or gray eyes. He had some of the
fingers of his right hand shot off while in
the house, and Col. Kerr thinks was shot in
the shoulder. The other man was rather
tall and slim, thin visaged and asharp, short
nose.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-11-28

CUTTING GLASS AND STONE BY SAND
BLAsT.-At a meeting of the Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology, held on the
10th Of March, an interesting paper was pre-
Sented by Mr.. James Hamblett, upon Tigh-
lman's process for etching upon glass and
cutting stone by a blast Of sand. For this
purpose the glass or stone is simply covered
with paper, cut or perforated in the desired
pattern, and then exposed to the sand blast
which cuts the material, wherever the sur
face is entirely exposed, in a very delicate
and well-defined manner, the elasticity of
the paper APPARENTLY preventing the action of
the sand on the covered parts. We have
not room for the details of the process by
which the sand is directed against the glass;
but there seems ne doubt that the method
promises an important revolution in decor
alive and constructive art. In eight seconds
a pane of common windOw-glass can be
ground or roughened, while ordinary sunk
letters in marble an inch and half long,
can be cut ont in less than minute,