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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21
The Champion Legislator.

BY the grace of the bayonets which the
Administration placed in the hands OF
little Ames, one W. L. Jones, among
others, was seated in the last Legislature
as member from Marshall county He
was candidate for reelection the present
year, under circumstances more favorable
to fair expression of popular choice, and
of course his budding honors were blighted
by the untimely frost of an adverse por-
ular judgment. But Mr.. Jones not
being disposed to give itup so, has deter
mined to appeal to the House of Repre-
sentatives for reversal of the decision
of the people-and consequently he has
served the following notice ON one OF his
competitors who has published it rerBqtim
ct literati'a in the Holly Springs Reporter:
Holly Springs miss
dee llth 1871
To mr. John Calhoon ESQ
Holly Springs miss
Sir this Is To notify YOU to
be in attendance il you wish at HudSonviu
ON the 81 inst, also at Holly Springs 23rd to
take testimony in the Election contest
where w. L. Jones is contestant
vs.
John Calhoon respondent
Respectfully sc
W. l.. .iDp.s
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The New ApPorIionrnenG.

The following is the distribution Of
Representatives i'll Congress, under the
bill which has recently passed the House
of Representatives BY this measure it
will be seen that while the Middle,
Western and Southern States have gained
in representation, the New England
States lfave lost. The gain of the South
is considerable by reason of the represen-
tation allowed for the negro voters and
this fact demonstrates the force of the
argument that the South will be the
gamer by their enfranchisement whenever
through the patient teaching of her in
telligent people that class of voters are
brought to an understanding of their true
interests
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n.n,.t surgeon Of Ha1lehurst Miss, has
49,. - T.ekron ten days doing some hand
some and difficult operations In filling and
building cut decayed and broken teeth mat
had BEEN given up As hopeless BY other den
lists. He respectfully refers 10 q letter from
DIR. James S. Knapp, Professorin View Orleans
Dental College, As testimony Of bis ability
Respectfully refers now 70 the following
gentlemen, aud work done for them ~ evil
dence of his superior skill In hlling ana
saving badly decayed teetbi Mr. Joe. bFae-
ford. Harry Pierce, Capt. LOwd, Chris Hinkle
and Louis Raymond. Dr. nolmes will visit
jackson about the lst January. and remain
several days Cures diseased gums Or seurvy'
Assesses. or other diseases Of the mouth.
Fills teeth that are mere shells, removes
smalgam allings from front teeth ana ms
with gold. Orders left with Messrs. Lowd
Raymond or addressed 90 Hazlehurst viii
receive prompt attention. Work will be done
atprivate residences. dec lS-t jan
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Ru@iness INV.
1t is not necessary to say on q note. .'ioi
value received"

1t is not necessary to say on note. ''loI
value received"
note on Sunday is void.
note obtained by fraud. or from a per-
son in a stete of intOXication, cannot be col
lected.
If note be lost or stolen. IL does not re-
lease the maker; he must pay it.
An endorser Of more j. exempt from lia-
bilities ii not served with notice Of his dis
honor within twenty-four hours OF its non
payment.
a note by minor is void.
Notes bear interest only when 80 stated.
Principals are responsible for the debts OF
their agents.
Each Individual in a partnership il re-
spOnsible fos the whole amount of the debts
OF the firm.
Ignorance Of the law excuses no one.
IL is a fraud TO conceal fraud.
The law compels no one 10 do impossible
tiles.
An agreement without consideration j.
void.
Signatures ma lie with lead pencil are
good in law.
A receipt for money paid Is not legally
conclusive.
The act of one partner bind all ihe Others
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be en-
forced.
A contract made with minor Is void.
A contract made with lunatic il void.
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On the said first Monday of January, il
the taxes shall remain unpaid. and no sufll-
GENTLY personal property can be found, OF
which to levy the same. the collector shall
proceed to sell the said land. or so much
and such parts of the lands of each deiin-
quent taxpayer as will pay the amount of
taxes due by him. and all costs and charges,
to the highest bidder for cash. lie shall
first offer the smallest subdivision. aud If
the first parcel so offered does not produce
the amount due, then he shall add another
similar subdivision, and so on until the re-
quisite amount is produced; aud such sales
shall be continued from time to time, with
in the hours prescribed for sheriffs' sales,
until completed: Provided. That 10 land
shall be sold for taxes whereon any actual
sdttler shall reside, unless the said Tax Col
lectOr shall first have demanded payment of
the taxes due thereon, from such settler
personally. or by written application left at
his residence; which written application
shall contain the numbers of the lands and
the amount Of taxes due; and for such no
tice tine said Tax Collector shall have one
dollar, to be collected rs cost with the taxes
due; but no error in the advertisements nor
failure To advertise shall iuvalidate sale
for taxes on any land on which the taxes
were not poid.
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ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS Is TH

ARRIVAL OF IMMIGRANTS n THE
SourH.-The Augusta (Ga.) paper.
announce the recent arrival in that city
of one hundred and seventeen Swedish
immigrants. who were en- route to various
points on the Georgia railroad. The
Constitutionalist represents them as hasdy
and intelligent people, and says their
coming hither is mainly due to the
efforts of Mr.. Foss, one Of their country
men, who has lived in that State for
many years, and therefore knows ali
about its resources and advantages.
Many of the immigrants have means e
procure homes Of their own. Others
will become field laborers and help for
the household.
This announcement gives Us the OF
portunity to observe that all these effort.
at making foreign immigration to the
South a success, will prove abortive i
the people who engage in it attempt to
force at once the cultivation Of a large
acreage in cotton which requires the
hardest and most constant labor under a
burning sun BY unacclimated people.
They must be content to diversity their
labor; and to relieve the Immigrants
until they become accustomed to our
climate from such as will make severest
exactions on their physical natures. The
problem of European immigration to the
Southern States for agricultural labor, is
a difficult one, and experience has dem
onstrated that its solution must be effected
slowly and by cautious hands.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

THE MARKETS. cotton market
shows a steady advance, with occasional
slight fluctuations. Prices in the New
Orleans market vary from 10 to 204c,
upward tendency.
In all the branches of tie provision
market there is an advance. Corn is
quoted thus early in the season, IN New
Orleans, at 81 20 per hushel. There is
a lamentable scarcity of this article in
the cotton region, and producers will
doubtless renew their promise to plant
more largely of it the coming season,
but will forget to fulfil it.
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Come 10 Grief.
From the Selma Times,

A newly married couple arrived in the
city from Water Valley. Mississippi. few
days ago, and were just settling themselves
down TO the full enjoyment Of the honey
moon But. alas their welded bliss was OF
brief duration. The father OF the bride ar
rived upon the scene and fouriShes in the
face OF the unfortunate groom, AN epi>tlC
from Mrs. So-and-so No. |. calling for the
immediate presence of her too-muchly mar
RED husband at home. He responded
promptly, we presume, a. he has NOT been
heard from since. Search was then instiGu
ted for the clipping daughter and she was
found concealed. from the wrath of an irate
father. under the bed OF a c0lorei friend,
from beneath which she was taken. placed
on westward boun train of the Alabama
Central railroad by her papa" yesterday
morning, and returned TO the home she had
50 unccrenIoneonslY deserted
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

| When Holden's thieves had control OF
North Carolina, carpet-bagger named
Littlefield swindled the State out of inn
mense amounts of money and bonds A
change came over affairs there, and the
taxpayers got control of the Legislature,
and Immediately instituted inquiries
which brought out Littlefeld's transac-
/ tons He fled the State and took refuge
in Florida. The Governor of North
Carolina, though a Republican, made a
requisition upon the carpet-bag Governor
of Florida for him. To this the latter
official, who is probably in copartnership
with Littlefield, gave the requisition no
attention. Then the Governor of North
Carolina offered large reward for Lit
tlefield. Now the Governor of Florida
has offered reward of 1000 for any
one of the emissaries of the Governor of
North Carolina, whom he charges with
attempt at kidnapping.
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The longevity of certain species of birds
is remarkably Illustrated by a cockatoo
belonging to Captain Haywood, of Ches-
ter on the Richmond and Petersburg rail-
road. This beautiful bird was bought
by Captain Haywood's mother in New
Orleans twenty odd-years ago, when the
captain, who has past the meridian of
life toward its decline, was a sprightly
young man. 1t was then as well grown
and as fully developed as it is now.
could speak fuently, and has since
maintained unimpaired its beauty, vigor
and power of speech, giving indications
OF surviving thisgeneration, and probgbly
the next. Since writing the above, saws
the Petersburg Progress, we have been in
formed that Mr.: j. G.. ShadboIt has a
parrot of another species which is known
to be more than hundred years old.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

We find the following in the Raleigh
Carolinian: cold Hens can now have
their eggs Matched by steam in this city.
DIR. Britton, who lives a mile from the
city, got a plan for it out of u book and
brought it to Julius Lewis, our excellent
timer, TO copy. Lewis has done it, and
the thing is made. 1t costs about twenty
five dollars to make it, 1t is a double
square, with the inside twenty inches
square, and four shelves for the eggs.
The shelves are an inch and half deep,
and that gives a space of three inches be-
tween each shelf for the hot air. 1t is
heated with Kerosene lamp at the side.
The square is a box made double, space
of two inches between the inside box and
the outside box for the hot water. All
you have to do is to put eggs inside, and
the little chicks viii soon pip the
shells"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

A GOOD INsCRIPTIoN.--Geo. Wilkes,
the editor of the New York Spirit of the
Times, bold and talented leader in his
party and late its candidate for Congress
in the district in which he resides, in the
course of a long article setting forth the
causes which are impelling the Reform
Republicans 70 make war on the Admin
istration of Grant and to oppose him in
the coming Presidential contest, SAYS
that the text which the revolving or Re
form Republicans will inscribe on their
banner will be as follows;
NO more monarchy in America; no more
standing armies; no candidate tor chief
magistrate under the yearsing OF the world
Tor peace who represents or typitieS the art
of war"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21
4. T. AKERMAN
APARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
WASHINGTON. Dec 13th 1871

To THE PREsIDENT--SIR: In rendering
the accompanying resignation of the office
OF attorney general, permit me to express
my grateful sense OF madness which have
uniformly received from you during my
service in office. and my ardent wishes for
continued SUCCESS of your administration.
(Signed) A. T. AKERMAN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

COTToN STATEMENT. receipts
from SeptemberS 1st, last year, to Dee
18th, 1,345, 047 bales; sametime this
year, 1,127 ,0S1 bales Total exports
from Sep. LIST, last year, 724,119 bales
same time this year, 573,352 bales.
Stock at all United States ports last year,
1863, 6S6 bales; this year, 100, 1876 bales
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squanderIng the school Fund.
From the Handsbo-o Democra,

Lindsey and his Board are knocking at
the door for more money. They met last
Monday and found that there was about
$1,000 of the debt created vet behind and
asked the Board of Supervisors to lew
another tax Nothing has vet been heard
OF the amount OF funds due this county
from the State. May be Musgrove used that.
amount in the election in this county Can
DIR. Lindsey Inform US?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

DEATH OF JUDGE GAMBREL.- The
Meridian Gazette announces the death of
this recently elected Republican Senator,
saying
Judge ". S. Gambrel. of .Kemper. died
Wednesday. the 18th, his death being caused
by the wounds Inflicted on him few days
ago by negro named Flanders Jones
which circum stance We published. His
place as Senator from kemper. Noxubee and
NeshOba counties will have TO be flied by 81
special election.
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why the Am KIux H6Aan was Or
ganfzed.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Dec. Is.
In the ku Klux Court to-day. a witness
confessed that he was mem Der Of the Khan
which, he said, was formed in self-defense'
and To prevent incendiarism In the town ~
1orkville, which was threatened TO be de-
stroyed by negroes, and many gin-houses
mad already been burned. The defense
produced witnesses to show the nroa,,,
needof organization for defensive purposes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21
ELIAS HOWE
SEWING MACHINE.

TINHE WORLD RENOWNED ELIAS
Il HOWE SEWING MACHINE received the
highest honors conferred on Sewing Machines
Al our State Fair. In consideration that tins
very popular Machine has not been known
in the State before, we conclude that there
is traits in the Howe that our people should
look 10 before buying any other.
MR. W. y. WRIGHT, at Allen Lyon, VIII
take pleasure in showing the Howe TO any who
Wfll caII dec l9-s&w-tf
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Of IndebteAmess ne.
cefvabfe for the school Tux.

A dispatch was received Saturday from
tne Audipor. stating that certificates OF ia
debtedDess are receivable for school raw 81
l5Il. IL our taxpayers had known this
Before the expiration of tax-payinQ- time
they could have saved one-fifth OF their.
school tax by paying in certificate .. As It
- only the deiinquents at the benefit of q
law which ought 70 have been made known
and acted upon long ago. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

SAUL AMONG THE Prophets. We
are glad to note that in both of the test
Notes.-The gag motion of Morton and the
Retrenchment Resolution of TrumbuIl-
Gov. Alcorn voted with the Reform
Republicans and Democrats, while little
Ames adhered as steadily to the Corrup-
tionists. This is good beginning for
the Eminent Man in his new sphere.
VIII he hold out?
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- LLMLl q sun oHei i4i IIH l.0...
-. largest variety of TOYS Ed.
goods GO be found DOB JuHL.Ur
Wines and Liquors, Tcas. MHu n.
kinds Of Fruits and other good U...
abundance nt very Tow prices Ca. e.
YOUR orders at the we'll known clone F.
LENIY ST..
p. B. Don forget The Muee No..
the world. dee lH--HWlt
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How So Cset 90 sew Ing 7furhint
The Publishers OF 1ur GLAHIuh n.E rH
frst-clnss W ilcoN g Gibbs Sowing Ns.
worth GsUu the mciory. f0 aui .U....
who viii send us thr ptpHfU.f uIm... ri .
names for TuE WEEkLY tItHuH U# .
than hlty, M our regular rut.. tImH#..
open for sixty days.
Address
lDWER a BARKsbAIt
0ct21tf Jackson. N..
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A Para;zau Hound Kicked Ous.

Akerman, Of Georgia, is the represen-
tative of the proscriptive scaIlawag tribe
in the Administration. Carrying all the
malignity Of his clan towards the Southern
whites into the Cabinet and availing
himself of every opportunity to crafty
ii, his career in manufacturing "outrages"
and in welding the powers of the govern
ment for the punishment Qf.supposititous
crimes, has been notorious BY the fol-
lowing correspondence, it will be seen
that time has brought its revenge and
that the iron heel of the master on
whom he had fawned has kicked him out
of Office .
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ADUENTSTnArRIX NOTICE.

lNTHEREAS, letters Of administration were
w granted TO the undersigned by the Chan
Gerry Court of Kinds county, LIST District. New
18Th, 1871, on the estate Of VIM. II. hefin'
deceased, therefore all persons having claims
against said estate are notified 20 present them
within the time prescribed by law or they wil
be forever barred Also all persons indebted
10 said estate are requested 70 make Immediate
payment MRS. ALICE B. HERtN.
AdmiRistrairix.
I.s fQ-w4tM
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a eng Hove.

1t was cunning scheme of the Corrup
ton Republicans in the United States
Senate under the lead of Morton to adopt
a resolution for an early adjournment 50
as 10 stop the mouths of Reform Republic
cans and prevent the investigations which
according to Mr. Shurz are destined to
eclipse the viIlainies that have buried
Tammany under load of popular indig-
nation, This Gag Move was promptly
opposed by the same Reform Republicans
who supported the Trumbull resolution,
viz:
Messrs- Ilcol7', Fenton, Ferry, Robert
son, Sehurz, Sumner, Upton, Trumbull.
&c.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

ANOTHER GRAB.-The Selma [ Ala.
Times says that Dallas county has
suffered loss Of over thirty-seven thous-
and dollars by frauds on its treasury by
her Radical officials.
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Infants Wardrobe :" B..
FOR 500.

The whole or any single article OF the above
Outfit may be had upon application, or viii
DE sent by express, e. q. d. Every article b.
made ia the best manner. aud from the hest
materials. Directions for scli-mcasuremcut,
together with list OF articles in Mardrobes
"a for S1j. aud SCI for 1928 sent by mail "
L.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.---The Senate Com
mittee on Elections and Privileges have
decided to report adversely on the claim OF
Mr.. Blodgett (Rad) and favorable on thai
OF Mr.. Norwood CDemocrat) Senator from
Georgia, to q seat go
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WAsHrNerox. Dec. Is

" = onAsUAO1A Lee. ISL
A representative from Governor Palmer
of Illinois. who is now here endeav0rine t.
secure the removal Of the governments
troops from Chicago, saws the governor q
anxious for this, and III it l. not done. 10
VIII Illuminate another proclamafion.Ff
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

From a pamphlet entitled Chicago
and the Great Conaagration, we gather
the following facts concerning one of the
greatest ealamit:es of the century
The total area burned over in the city.
including streets, was 2l24 acres, or very
nearly B. square miles. The number Of
buildings desrroyed was IL $50; Of persons
rendered homeless. 9S.500. OF the latter
more than $50 paid the last debt Of nature
mid the carnage-fell victims 70 the Moloch
Of cur modern civilization. a
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-21

People who converse Ia French 70 each
other IN public vehicles and public plncea
should be very careful that their nei9hbor1
DO not understand tbs language.
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About three hundred Indians still fnhabi.
the everglades on Florida. and kperd mos.
q their time IN getting over drunkE.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.

To TIE PREsIDENr-SIR: l hereby resign
the office of attorney general OF the United
States. this resignation to take effect, i'm
accordance with the wish which you YER
bally expressed to me to-day, on the 10th
day of January next.
(Signed)
A
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GEO IOhhl
President Immigration Society
FByeue. Misc
REFERENCFs

II III ~ = u"
Hon. Jefferson Davis, Memphis. Tom.
II Gov. Charles CLARK Naichcz. Miss
Jno. d. stewart Washington City,D. a..
Hon. %. X. sihent0n. Canton. M.sa.
Hon. n. ]. Elicit Memphis, Tenn.
EK-Gov. -. G.. Humphrey. VickshurH N.H
=. D. FafhFworth, Nashville, Tenn.
Rev J. A. Smylie, Milford. Texas
Hon. A. q. Brown, Terry, Miss
declswkw8m
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Hon. jefferson Davis has been on a
visit to Vicksburg.
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WEEKLY CLARIoX-Two dollars per year, and
an extra copy to gester up of club Of Ten
or more.
SEMI-W CLARIoS-Four dollars per
year, and extra copy for club Of SIX Or
more.
In future paper will be discontinued when
time expires
Remittances shonld be b. registered letter,
money order, draft, or by express. Len 9TH
erwise, the Office cannot be responsible.
All business communications should be adj
dressed 70 Power Barksdale. jackson. Miss
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The school Ia ---XAOw the Pub
lie Money Goes.

That the school law is a feeble agent
Of education, but powerful as an instru-
ment of plundering the many for the
benefit of the few, is fact well known
to the public. This is experienced in
the large sums which are drawn from the
people on account of the school system
and in the small equivalent which they
have received in return. The people
have this general knowledge of the work
ings of the law, but are possessed of only
such details as reach them through
the official publications of the School
Boards. This whole subject will be a
proper matter for rigid scrutiny by the
Legislature. Meantime. as an example
of the way in which the taxpayers are
feeced by means of the law, we have
copied below, from the Macon Bea-
con, the account rendered by the Super
intendent of Schools &c. b. Ames), for
Noxubee, and allowed by the School
Board of the county. We presume that
this account is no exception to the gene
raj allowance, under cover of the law.
1t is not to be wondered that an impov-
erished people, groaning under the bur-
den of accumulated taxes, are restless
and impatient of the day of their final
deliveranee and of the restoration of
rule: