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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-22

4sa an4ia4 1ons'! h1 l.s nAHas M NR-
1itk filr DID Radical nIHnerz ConId hear
az threats regularly In tosh against me-
nred . gun thai Night The boys az his
house persuaded him 10 70 from his house
on the hill. Remained on the hill some
time. and then every man went 20 his house
Our only purpose in going 10 the church
was To prevent whites s-going for us" Was
no leader of our crowd ut the Church
every man acted Tor himself | am not mis-
taken about there being I50 men at Rush's
stable Was not past II. when Invent home
that hight.
Turner Roberts-Lives in Meridian. Stays
in stores generally; but not been much in
stores since May. Was At Meridian 1T the
Riot. Went to fire soon as saw IT, Saw
no armed men until after fire, about IL
o'clock l went right up to them. About
30 or 40. All seemed to have dOubie-bar-
rel shot-guus. Saw Wiley Colman. henry
White. Ben White. Doss White. Robt.
Chadwick and John Armstrong. They are
all [ ecognized-
Good many colored people there. and heard
others OF them use bad language. Heard
one colored man at fire, l didn't know, say
.'d-n the fire, let iL go TO hellV' lie was
alone, and not armed. NOneof the cOlOred
people were armed at DIRE or afterwards.
Saw white men have Clopton. Stepped up
20 them, and some OF them said TO ClOpton
70 10 Ott. anu lie, 1lOpIoft, eAlu nc u ulC AAtrI-
| said, gentlemen, don't do So" And then
Wiley Coleman struck him with his gun
and Clopton fell. There were thirty or for
ty white men around ClOpton.
When l spoke, Henry White drew his gun
on me. | said / meant no harm, and
Henry White said, you had better leave, for
we are going TO clean out all you niggers
tonight. When Clopton was Knocked
down, Henry White was going 10 shoot
him. and somebody caught his arm. Vince
ler's brother was about TO shoot CloptOn.
and somebody said TO Clopton, look there.
a white man is going 10 shoot you" Billy
Clopton turned and was about 10 shoot
Wheeler. / then stepped up and stopped
Clopton from shooting Wheeler.
Sunday morning. going down TO Front
street. saw men going ahead of me with
guns. Told of people all about with guns.
Saw Billy Clopton all day Sunday at
court house under guard. Jere Horn was
one of the guard. He is about 10 years old.
Young Ball, Il or Is years old. was guard
ing.
At daylight, Sunday morning, going
down to clean up room, saw what looked
like white men, with guns on their shout
ders.
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LEGAL AND BUIVEss F0HII

LEGdL AMI nUANEan n AIII....
JUSTICES Of the Peace 6herinr. Clerks. ea0
~ All other newly elected County
will find thia Manual ~ inFaluatIe r.r.
sistant Price 81. viii ho sQnf 81 wH
express. Address
nov2lN Iacsr1a.
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For the Ladies.

Wheeler q Wilson Machine, 500 year
for shop-wOrk, and $3.50 more for custom
work. besides her family sewing for six
persons.
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Sale Of Lots m West Jackson

ON SATURDAY. the "a day of fMhHCH.
~ A. d.. 1871, viii Pc sold nf Pebble au0.
ton, some 40 Lots, from one to hTr nerr. IT.
extent comprising the property now occupied
A. the Military Camp, andon which p frler.
~ resided.
This property is on an elevated rIIEU ..
land, Immediately adjoining the fauih Ue#farn
corporate limits of The cuy of Jackson. au.
within 30 yards Of the western terminus Fl.
the Street Railroad.
The locality 81 very healthy. iu lull r.ru on
the city aud offers d rare opportunity io iHesH
who desire n residence within eaHI accr.. aI
the business part 81 the city, ANA 500 noe H.'.
ject 90 city taxes.
For information, Inquire Of Mellrn. A1Iu
ston s. Johnston. j. H Ledhetiur. Mnief Il q.
Hunt, or the undersigned. at jackson t.l...
febiGsemi-td g. r.. HOOKER
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GRAND REHEARsALs.-Nightly grand
rehearsals are had by the Government wit
nesses, who have been put under the rule.
OF the various parts they are to take in the
great Meridian Ku Klux cases now under
trial. 1t will be seen by the testimony of
the witness hizer tcolored,) which we pub
IIsh elsewhere, that man dressed as ku
Klux was introduced at one of these rehear-
SAILS Though the rehearsals may be called,
in professional parlance, dress rehearsals,
none are admitted as they are had in room
adjoining the United States District Attor-
ney's chamber. None are expected to be
present therefore, except those who are
willing to pay the price of admission-to
testify as the Government directs. No
dead head tickets TO the press are issued,
consequently We may not make any further
report of these splendid gatherings and ex-
hfbitions.
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MATERIAL AID.-Our especial ac-
,..oulsdgments are due to Hon. Ii. L.
r-, for list of twenty-odd subscribers
,ro,p Water Valley
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Mississippi Legislature
SENATE.
FORTIETH DAY.


The principal part of the session was con-
sumed in the consideration OF the Peniten-
tiary Bill-several sections of which were
adopted.
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report of
lifbitions.


INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND. - We
have been favored by Mrs. 5. B. Merrill
with pamphlet copy of her report of the
Institution for the past year. Mrs. Merrill
has been for several years in charge of this
Institution, and administered its affairs
with great fidelity and tact. There are now
twenty-nine pupils in the Institute-l2
males and IL females. Not only is the in
tellectual culture of these pupils, diligently
promoted, but workshops suitable for the
blind are now being established. During
recent visit to the Institution, we observed
young men, totally blind, manufacturing
brooms and repairing chairs, and using the
implements of mechanical labor with quite
as much facility as artzans with perfect
vision.
The public are invited to visit the Insti-
tute, and inspect the work. Wednesday is
reception day. Music, gymnastics and re-
citations every Thursday night, from to
o'clock.
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BLOOMINGTON NumMEmGEH
hid illinois,

Twentieth Year. 600 Acres
13 Green Houses
Largest Assortment Best Stock. low nfI...
Trees, Shrubs, Plants. Bulbs. Seeds .Iao...
Crafts, Sc 100 page Illustrated Gaiaia#ur.
10 Cents. Buln, Plant Seed Catalogue. ..I
forl0 cents. Wholesale Price LIst nrr. Send
for these, before buying clscNhcre
g. ~. PHOENIX.
auglOwSm Bloomington. fII.
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Two PrOmineut Louisiana Radi-
Gals Fight a Duel.
Nobody Hurt"

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, Feb. ia duel
was fought here this afternoon between
Gen. A. A. Badger, Chief of Police of New
Orleans, and Hon. Geo. W. Carter. former
ly Speaker of the House in the Louisiana
Legislature. They exchanged shots with
rifles, at sixty PAGES, without effect, and
their differences were then amicably adj
iusted.
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] llNA MllN rneDnelIs Ghs differences IN Tia

tits ulid reconcile Ghs differences IN Ills
statements.
just here we omit the attempt to follow
the Witness Suffice it to say, 10 was ma@s
OF ineoherent statements. irreconeilable
and contradictory
Court again grew impatient ut the tedi-
business OF the examination; and when at
torney's for defense made allusion to their
duties to their clients. the Court announced
a purpose TO sic until Midnight or finish
the examination Of the witness.
Mr.. Coleman said that he was done as
soon as witness located the other squads of
armed men he had told about. Were about
three squads all over about Edwards COM
ing catter-cOrnered across back of colored
peoples houses and lots behind the church,
IS about the best we eonld make of it. If
that il not satisfactory. somebody ask wit
ness Kizer how it was
Turned over To prosecution.
The reporter here confesses to the shar-
ing of the Judges Impotence, and falls
back upon his reserved right Of not parti-
cipating any further in the torturing of an
innocent. hacked and badgered witness.
This witness. whom We here part with
without request, is a colored individual.
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CLUBS or AGENTS WANTED.

FINHIS CHART is an engraved system Iur
Il cutting by measure Ladies' and children.
Garments Of all styles. By it any lady nI
ordinary intelligence can give perfect FIJI IU
any form or size, from an infant t0 th6 Iarrr..
matron. They are adapted tp all styles 0i GOV.
ments, such ~ dresses plain and fnll waiHf
all styles Of BnHqucHi AacqueH. etc.. f0r IHllUr
Dresses, Basqucs, sacqucs, Aprons. IrekaIa.
Overcoau, Blouses, Pants, rte., f0r coIldfrM.
Any lady by little practice. win Hnr ttnt
any style her fancy may dictate may ne ODD.
tanned by their use. These ChartH have uU
equal they are no constructed that lHNv
viii be able to cut any style on fashion tNaL
may ever come into use. ] would ferI aHII.
cacy IN Offering these Charts hut fgr fhe com.
seriousness that am Offering them an article
that ~ reliable They have been proved FL
the most positive mathematical fost besides
having been thoroughly tested in makinE rar.
ments Of all styles.
Price Of Ladies o. Chidrena, o.. one OIL
each, or two Of either ~. Clubs ~ siH5
each. Special terms made With Co1HII
Agents, On receipt Of price viii send io aHV
address. For further Information naNrrrr
LAKE BROTHERS. Bnukrra.
Grenada mIrH.
Trcasurors for j VI. GREENE
Cen Agent Tor Mississippi
janZjwlm Grenade. a.a..
re- See noticed Of "Harriaburg Family Corn
Shelter" IN another column.
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VIcKsBURG. Feb. ia fire this morning
destroyed Smiths foundry, and the proper
ty of Frank Gallagher, Jas. Callahan, JAS.
Herlein and Mrs. Giving, on the east side
OF Levee street; and Messrs, Pegram &
Bros sash factory, and the residence of Mrs.
Parderfield, Mrs Davis, Mrs. Gannin. Mr..
Hennegan, and all the small houses be-
tween Levee street and the river south of
the Vicksburg Boarding House. The loss
is sevcnty-five thousand dollars.
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11nr sister city of Vicksburg has again
,..O visited by the fire iieud. as viii be seen
- ur Geographic column.
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Columbus Female
INSTITUTE,
CoIumbu-,

N@AumhN~s
TTNHE FIFTIETH sEMI-ANNuAL TERM
Il begins
February 18th 1873.
This Is one Of the largest oldest end mo..
successful Boarding Schools Tor young IalIr.
la the State.
We will receive TWENTY youun iaiIra ri IIr
above date, ~ application r. made before IH.I
time. Address
Raw. JOHN n TARRANf.
ian30wasW3t Hrrr.Han.
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The Cornerstone OF the new Masonic
Temple. New Orleans, on 81. Charles street.
between Tiron Circle aud Calllope street,
was laid On the 18th. The Grand 10 lge
OF the State being Ia session, attended the
ceremonies.
The Cornerstone Of the proposed Masonic
Temple for Mississippi, viii not be laid for
some time hence. IL We correctly Interpret
the documents on that subject, which We
publish to-day.
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NOTICE The partnership heretofore rr.
~ isting in the furniture business. between
j. r. 7. W. % Sullivan, under the fIIN ..
q sullivan q Bro, BE- hereby dissolved nH mu.
tual consent The business win hr hnrraI...
conducted by the uudcrr gncd. All UarN0.
Indebted TO the firm viii please come i0fWHrI
and settle Those having claims anHIua. ...
hrm will please present them io ,. 4. Oau..
Ivan who is fully authorized io settle Hp I..
business fchlNswltwfm.
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HOUSE.

No bill of a general nature was passed,
Several reports were received from COM
mittees. a message was received from the
Governor. which is omitted for want of
space; but viii appear in our next issue.
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No medicine ever offered 10 tie people
has won for itself such reputation in 50
short time, as DIR. TUFTS EXPECTO-
RANT. Wherever it has been introduced,
il has superseded all other cough remedies.
1t not only cures the Cough, but so thor
oughly purifes the Lungs, that no fears Of
its return need be apprehended.
MEMPHIS, Feb. III. 1859.
DR.. Vim. Fl. Tut:
Sir-I have been suffering for nearly two
years with a severe cough and great diff
Guilty Of breathing. Ny weight was one
hundred and forty-five pounds; and when
/ commenced taking your Expectorant,
was reduced to one hundred and sixteen.
had tried almost everything; had terrible
night sweats. l have taken half dozen bot
ties. The night sweats have left me, the
cough has almost disappeared, and / have
gained fifteen pounds in weight / belIeys
it win cure my cough. i recommend it Il
all my friends
With great respect,
OLIVER RICL-
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IT you desire rosy cheeks and complex
ion fair and free from Pimples. Blotches,
and Eruptions. purify your blood by tax
ing DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
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For TRemt.

A PLANTATION Of 900 aeror. oa tta Ha
"A. reasonable terms iouf milea
Jaekson. Apply 10 D. n ALLEN.
feh20aGswlis- Lunnuc Anylum.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 15.-Granville
O'DOrebet- formerly editor OF the Nash
vile Union American, is dead.
The Methodist book concern was burned
last night. Loss. $4,000.
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TELEGR APHIC-
A Radical United States Senator
Guilty of Bribery.

Topeka, KAN, Feb. l5.-It is stated the
Committee have found sufficient evidence
of bribery to justify them il asking the
Senate to investigate, with the view of un-
seating Caldwell. United States Senator
from Kansas.
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Ladies' Queen Of Charts
AND
NIOthcrs' Ernvorftr. q

BY MRS. s. A. MILLWEE,
GHEENwooD, 3. ~.
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The Frolics of Fashion.

but fashion knows nothing of beauty.
cares nothing for beauty. Fashion. As
people say nowadays, goes in" for
novelty. Not to accept anything new
for beautiful stamps you rs An outside
barbarian. The fashionable mD,liste
absolutely perters block-a human
block, bc 1t understood-fur which ma
ture has done nothing. "EUe H4au-
QudH dbsolumeW de tout, said a famous
Partisan dressmaker OF one Of the most
lllustrious of her clients under the late
imperial regime. The lady VINO thu,
was absolutely without what every wo-
man Is supposed 70 have, was cou,id
| cred 10 be the best dressed woman in
Paris---it the Empress herself he ex-
cepted-owlng nothing To nature and
| everything To the modlstc Fashion
sets aside i'll the most summary man
ner all attempts of nature to interfere
with, hinder, or battle her 1t takes
no account of native beauties. native
defects. 1t Is no rc,pecter OF persons
| that, at least, must be said iii lis favor.
Clara has rather u long neck, Claribel
Il very short one. What does fashion
care about that: Deep collar, OF
! broad ties are all the 20. and poor
| ClarIbel, head seems to start direct
| from her shoulders. She looks absurd
| but all her friends would tell her she
| looked more 80 If She were out uf tie
| fashion Long bodies and Short ,kllt,
suddenly come in, and woe lo TIE No
men whose bodies are longer than their
members. They must exa9gerate Il
natural defect III difference ~ the ON
| nipotent edicts Of fashion Skirts all
at once expand in every direction
and become Is long rs they are broad.
Ladies' who never step from their car
| rage save INTO a house or shop, carry
IA couple Of yards of silky tail behind
them. Under the circumstances it
does not much matter, and OCCASION
ally it may look more graceful than
otherwise. But forthwith, the ladies
who must walk because they cannot
afford TO be always driving, initiate
their carriage frierds, and the pave
ment is swept by the skirts Of the pc
itou. IL II "cic oHlN swept Cicdu-
that would be some consolation
though to think o: all the dust and
nameless dirt accumulated by those.
fair creatures on Il mornings walk
But while half of it adheres to their
pettlcoats, the other half is wilisked in
to the air for the benefit OF those who
follow lf their footsteps.
Why cannot individual women make
stand once for all, and say, each in
turn, Il have found out what suits me.
l am tall, or short, OF 'uiddle-siZed.
slim, stout, or dumpy. This new fash-
ION OF yours makes me look like a fright.
haze studied the matter now for some
little time, and have hit off to a hair
the style OF dress which most becomes
me, which sets me off To the best adj
vantage, which does me the most ius
tlce, and all the inOdestes in the world
shall not persuade me to make guy
vi myself just look at the advan-
tage Of such u course. Three glorious
good things would ut once flow from
it. We should have beauty. variety,
and economy. For fitness is always
more beautiful, and untitness never can
be partially beautiful. Really pretty
! women are many, and really uncomely
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days after. Dupont's departure from
=. the train was within two
hundred and forty miles of his home.
As 1t Numbered into station the op-
orator ran out, waved his handkerchief.
and shouted
Dupont!
Aye, aye responded the indiyidu-
al, black with coal, and grim with SCOT i,
leaning out from the engine-room.
"A telegram for YOU and handed
hlm slip OF paper. He took the pa
per and glanced at it. 1t was brief.
but contained enough to drive the
blood from his cheeks to his heart.
Your wife is verv sick she cannot
live
10 which was added:
Oh, come home to your dying Min
ME.
Come yes, | will = he cried. as
with his hard, brawly hand ne dashed
the tears from his eyes. Jake he
shouted to the negro fireman. .uncou-
pie us from the train
Why, marse, what
Quick, say and ask no questions.
The faithful negro obeyed, and quick
as l'ghtning-the work was done.
The engine sprang forward with a
lnrch that sent the darkey to the feet
OF his master.
When he regained his equilibrium
they were leaving the train behind,
and speeding forward like the wind.
The frightened African glanced at
the engineer, whose face was the bic
turc OF stony iirmness. his strong hand
on the lever told that he was putting
on every ounce OF steam there was TO
spare.
More coal, he shrlekcd IN harsh
sepulchrai tones. The negro heaped
the furnace full. The black smoke
rolled n one vast cloud. Faster and
faster they flew. The engineer lean
Ing out, his face although black and
grim, displayed a deathly pallor.
Tney thundered past one, two sta
uons, and although signal hags were
waved no heed was paid To them !
JAM HlAuCtd OuI tt Tue CaEtu winch
appeared mere slmmering shadow.
lie thought Of meeting some up train
and the fearful collision it would pro 4
duce. The locomotive went rceliug
from side to side The spindle, be
came hot aud drops OF iron melted
from them. The negro face was ua.-
gard with fear. and his masters ewes
I blazed like those Of 4 lunatic. The
wire flashed news to station ahead
~ mad engineer IS ON the road :;
throw open the switch.
Several trains had been passed, but
all were on the switches, and no I'M
pediment was met, and the locomotive
went staggering on. Dupont aXcIalnc, 4
occasionally:
On Minnie, I'm coming.
In less than four hours he stopped
! III the town OF land ran to his
house. lie was only in time 70 CLASP
| ms wiic ~ his arms ere her spirit hcd
| Ills grief was terrible 10 bear, Inu lul
months his life WAS dcspalred oil, bu,
he gradually became reconcilcd and
| returned 70 his business. and is often
| pointed out 70 strangers ts tie Mad
/ Engineer.
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women are few. The former would be
yet more numerous, and the latter vet
rarer, if fitness instead of fashion were
their habitual study. Women are will
lng enough to recognize that there are
certain coiOrs which everybody can not
wear. One girl can not don yellow.
another must eschcw green third
must beware Of purple. Is color then
relative matter, and is form an abso-
lutte one! Most women look. prehaps,
equally well in three or four different
colors and it is possible. though not
probable. that three or four different
styles Of costumes will equally become
them. Here surely is choice enough.
Depend upon it, however. some women
never do themselves justice by adher-
ing TO one fixed style and even fixed
color. Why, then, try dangerous expe
riments: The modiste NAV be delight
ed, and female friends, enamored of
novelty, and too kind to wound, may
eNtol the dazzling innovation but
they all in their hearts know full well
that, il Il woman is to be looked ut rs
woman and not as a clothes-horse.
the old garb was the comeliest and the
most becoming. By strict fidelity to
the rule we are insisting on, ugly cos
tunes would be banished from sight
and every woman might walk the
world, feeling that she was obeying
the dictum OF Ben Johnson
at was for beauty that the world was made =
The second advantage that would
accrue il variety. It /. often urred in
palliation Of the shifting moods of
fashion, that hates mouotony, that we
grow tired Of the most beautiful OBJ
lects if they never change. Supposino
such 10 be the case, here i the cure.
We may well all wax weary of par
tIcular fashion in dress, if it is not
beautiful to begin with, and vet every
body ends by adopting 1t. That, cer-
talnly, Is monotony with 4 ycnegcnce.
And if each woman would dress accor-
ding To her fashion. and not according
y the fashion, We should always
have hundreds of different styles All
prevailing at the same time. Beauty
and variety, with iixedness, would sub
sist side by side Temple Bur-
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The Mad Engineer.

Daniel Dupont was an engineer on
the -- Railroad. A good natured
brave, honest and hardy young man
Industrious and attentive to his busi-
ness, he had become quite pet of the
Company. He vas large, powerful of
frame, and the very picture of good
health; but be had wife who was di-
rectly his opposite, to whom he was
most tenderly and devotedly attached.
His locomotive, the Prairie Star, was
kept in good order, and made the bes t
time Of any on the road.
Minnie Dupont was pale but pret-
ty little woman, twenty-five years of
age, who we might say had scarcely
enjoyed day Of good health for five
years. 1t was natural for her to cling
to her manly husband, who was three
years her senior, as her superior in
everything.
One Monday morning, as Daniel was
leaving his pleasant little home for his
regular trip, his wife complained of
feeling unwell, and expressed wish
that he world get some one else to run
that time.
The young engineer, with his hand
on the door knob, paused and glanced
at his wife. She looked no paler than
usual, and he could see no use in re-
naming.
Minnie he said, Il have asked
leave so often to stay with YOU, that |
fear the company will become tired of
1t, and lose my position
Daniel Dupont was poor, and his
profession was his only means of sus-
tenance. Minnie, patient, darling Min
ME, only heaved sigh, but said not
another word.
Her husband went. His conscience
felt . pan2 but engrossed in the man
agement of his engine, he forgot his
suffering wife. The trip was made 70
the entire end Of The road, and two