The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-05

The Last Hears a. xha Grear Hour.
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GRRELEr's REMAINS N NEW YORK.
Nav YoRK, Dec. 1.-The remains of Mr..
Greeley were taken 70 this city. from Pleas
antvilie, saturday evening, and are now at
the residence OF Samuel Sinclair. publisher
OF the Tribune. The two daughters of Mr..
greeley and Mrs. Gibbons, accompanied the
remains to this city.
GRERLEY's LAST LETTER
TESTIFY FOR NE rAHr IDo NOT REGRET
THOUGHT IT WRONG, AND KNEW 1T TO BE
MERcILEss.'
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The following is a
| copy OF the last letter from Horace Greeley
to Charles Lanman, of this city:
NV YORK. Nov. q, 1872.
FRIEND LANM An Received yours Of the
18th inst. | have all my life been doing
what people call vastly foolish impolitic
acts, and did not dispute their judgment.
| only said that what 1 did seemed to me
the right thing. Ii | should die before
the election, or be beaten therein, please
testify for me that do not regret having
braved public opinion when l thought it
wrong, and knew it TO be merciless.
(Signed) HORACE GREELEY.
NEW YORK IN MOURNING.
New YORK, Nov. 3l.-Almost all the city
mouFns the death of Horace Greeley. On
public buildings, hotels, newspaper Offices
and many private residences and in the ship
ping, flags are displa yed at half mast. The
feeling of grief is not confined to the per-
sonal friends of deceased. A prominent
Republican in Park Row was the first TO
hang out flag, appropriately draped, with
the inscription "Horace Greeley-the Ma
ton mourns-"
so-CALLED KU-KLUx PARDoNED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9th. - President
Grant yesterday directed the issue of par
don to Reuben j. Young, of Alabama, con-
yicted in May, 1872, of being implicated in
the Ku- klux conspiracy, and sentenced to
be mprisoned for ten years and to pay a
fine of $1,000.
The following order was issued this af-
ternoon:
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Adjutaut Generals Office,
Washington, Nov. %, 1872.
General Court Martial Orders, No. %.
The President OF the United States directs
that the remainder of the sentence to con-
finement in the case of John Ledyard
Hodge, late paymaster, United States army,
published in general court martial orders,
No. 81, of October 8, 1871, be and it is here
by remitted, He will be released from con-
f. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant Genaral.
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.
The statement that the President propos-
ed to pursue more friendly policy towards
the Southern people is confirmed by addi-
tional facts. and is beginning to be credited
by some prominent Democrats who have
reached here. The Administration papers
repeat that the President will recommend
to Congress repeal of all remaining polit-
ical disabilities. The number still under
disabilities is from three to tlVe hundred at
the outside. The most prominent names of
these still under disabilities are ex-Presi-
dent Davis, Judge John A. Campbell, Gen.
J. e, Breckinridge, Hon. r. NJ. 7. Hunter.
Hon. \. G. Brown, Hon. S. r. Mallory, G.
G. Clay, Jr, Hon. James Chestnut, and
Generals johnson, Beauregard, Cooper,
Hardie. Hood, Bragg, and Preston, of Ken
lucky.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Nov. PA very
formidable wOman's suffrage movement has
been inaugurated in this city. The Express
newspaper publishes a call for meeting to
form local WOman's Suffrage association, |
which is numerOusly signed by leading and
influential citizens OF all parties, including
the editors of the three daily newspapers.
GEN. MEADE's SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, Nov. % -General Mellow
ell succeeds General Meade as Major Gen
eral and will be assigned to the command |
of the Department of the South, with head !
quarter at Louisville.
HOMESTEAD DECISION.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2S.-Judge Miller, of |
the United States District Court for the |
Eastern District of Wisconsin, has decided |
that bankrupt can not sell his HON estead
aud claim his store as residence bV NOV
ing into it, and orders that the store and lot |
be delivered to the bankrupt's creditors.
A LOYAL THIEF PARDoNED.
Paymaster Hodge, convicted by court
martial of embeZzling nearly $500.O0O, and
sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary,
has been pardoned. Facts seem to show
that he WAS trapped into defalcation.
1NKLINGs OF THE MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 26.-The rough draft
not yet quite finished, was read to the Cab
met to-day, all the members being present.
It Will be somewhat (perhapS One-fifth)
longer than last years message. In addi-
ton to the copies to be sent TO Congress,
five will be maze in manifold for the use of
the city press and tor telegraphing. In re-
spouse to question asked by the writer of
this dispatch, the President remarked lie
had no objections to saying that the message
would not show change of policy on his
part. as his endeavor now, as it had been in
the past would be to perform his entire
duty TO the extent of his ability and in such
a manner as would best serve the interests
Of the country. He was not certain that he
would recommend to Congress an extension
Of amnesty to the 200 or 300 persons exclu-
led by recent legislation, but if he should it
would be with a proposed condition that
lie benefciaries merely take an oath to
the constitution of the United |
States. Congress, however, had ample
in the premises and could act
With regard to the matter without a repeti-
ion of bis views upon the subject, contained
n his former annual message.
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 26.-The Legislature
organized. Lee, colOred, was elected Speak
r of the House. The present is better than
he last Legislature, and shows disposition :
o reduce expenses
HoGIzoCTIc AND HENFLUENzA. 7
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27-The chickens in 1
hamilton county in the vicinity Of where
he horse disease has been, are dying rapid ,
Y. One man reports the loss of 80 hogs :
rom disease which he attributes to their I
ooting about stables containing sick
OrSes.
THE ALABAMA ELECTION.
WASHINGTON, NoY. 27.-The Star saws
enator Spencer, of Alabama, telegraphs TO =,
he city the troubles i'm that State will be
and that he will be elected to v
ne Senate in few days. a
An Example of Good Farming. r.
From the Goodman Star.
The most successful farming that has vet
cen brought to our attention was that of
lr. Peter James, from near Pickens Sta N
on, during the season coming to a close L
it'll three mules he cultivated seventy CT
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