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The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

The example of Messrs. Jeffords,
Chalmers, and Hancock, are commended
to the other Greeley and Brown electors.
Their nomination and acceptance implied
promise to canvass their districts and to
arouse the voters to the necessity of cast
ing the vote of Mississippi against Grant.
When shall we hear from them?
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SECOND DIsTRIcT. As we predicted.
Foxy Howe, frst-class carpet-bagger,
has borne off the honors for the Con-
gressional nomination, over the darkies
and scallawags in the I'd District. The
usual scenes of wild disorder and billings
gate abuse were enacted in the 'yention ::
and while the rest were quarrelling over
the spoils, Foxy snatched the prize and
stole gently away. Harris, the present
scallawag Representative, was consider
ably nOnplussed. q a8
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a Ripe Ola Age.


From the Houston lGag lloua Jo....
Mrs. Elizabeth Warlswor U..... ..
1hird District Of D01ly cou.r. u... .
wood, about ten days aga. af III. ..-
age or 10. She was raised f. Pr. ......
w ashiugtOn, near the line o. IIaua...
had been living ia Dooiy uf u... -
haii century. She len erw.-gr.
children. Hon. VIM. u. t0r.. .... ....
IN Georgia, was her grtnH-rn. -.. ..
perfectly we'll the duy bcmr. I.r ....
having eaten "a hearty sumner 81 I... .....
before she died. She vas a ....
menhcr OF the Baptist church many
Gen. Mckee had 70 gIorlaY. m......
Monday, at Enterprise T.r I.uH.. ...u..
out en- masse TO hear hfm.-p|..L
We can tell from the above whom u. I.
lot calls "Jhe peoplc''-theu uu.
WIN es.-Enterprise Star.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
EIector for the ssate a, Larpe,

EIectOr for the State at Large.
The ineligibility of Hon. j. L. Nor
phis to serve as Presidential Elector, de-
volved on the Liberal Republican Exec
utive Committee, by whom he was orig
inally designated, the selection of anoth-
er candidate in his place. They have
performed this duty, and rendered the
vacant position to the Hon Thomas j.
Wharton, attended by such expression of
earnest desire for his acceptance that he
has not felt at liberty to decline. He
needs no introduction to the people of
this State. He has been resident
of the State from boyhood-has served
her in distinguished capacities, and oceu-
pied front place in his profession for
many years All his hopes are bound
up in Mississippi. With him the accept
auce of the place means service at what
ever personal sacrifice. He will publish
a list of appointments at an early day
and enter upon the work vigorously.
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DISTRICTS /:

First District--J. NJ. Phipps. Of Lafay-
cite, Ii. NJ. Street. of Prentiss A. i. Boane,
o. Calhoun.
Second District. =. Morgan, of DeSoto,
+. &. Walthall Of Grenada. kinloch Faico-
ncr, Of Marshall
Third District--Reubcu 9. heynotds OF
Monroe, Il. W. Williamson OF Montgomery,
Robert Mcintosh, OF ChickasaW.
Fourth Districts. S. CalB0on, Of Madi-
son. Garnett Andrews, of 1azoo, j. j..
shannon, OF Bauderdalc.
Filth Distrct-W. H. MeCar1le, of War
rem. Harris Barksdale. of Kinds, SyNanns
Evans, Of Clarke.
sixth District-Beni King Sr.. Of Copiah,
Hiram Cassidy, Sr-, OF Fraukip, j.. h.
NayeJs, 0l Harrison.
Appointed bv direction of the Convention.
! W. q, WATSON. President
JACKSON. 81 9- June rs, 1872.
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JACKSON, Sept. Q. 1872.
HoS. r. ]. ALcoRS

HoN. r. j. ALCoRN,
Chin Lib. Repub. State Ex. Com:
SIR am in receipt of your communiea-
ton informing me that the ~Liberal Repub-
lican State Executive Committee" had Sc
lected me for the position of Eleetor tor the
State at large, and had instructed you tS
request my acceptance.
Notwithstanding the demands ofmy pro-
fession, have been induced. by the terms of
your letter. and the personal solicitations Of
N embers of your Committee. together by
the deep interest which feel in the success
of the ticket nominated at Cincinnati, and
re-endOrsed at Baltimore. to forego my first
inclination to decline the position.
At the close of the court now in session,
and in which my whole time is occupied,
say about the 25th inst, / shall enter the
canvass, with a determination to perform
all the obligations implied by my accept
ance of the trust.
am very respectfully, yours,
Hat IT. j. WHARTON.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
JAcKsoN. Mss. AncnsL 49,

E-timated damage to cotton craDu.,...
ity OF Jacksom-say part Kinds. MI.
and Rankin cOunties-oue-thirIt t..-. .
DrOuth very destructive % thp crau (,
have appeared in every ucighlerla.r
W. ii. ALLIN A. ..
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

. In the. 262s towns heard from in. Yer
mont, the Grant candidate for Governor
has received 81, 900 votes and the Cree.
ley candidate Ia, coos towns are yet
to hear fEOm1o In the Presidentialelecz
ton 6 1884, Grant received a 600.
voteasiRs the State. - Seymour IL lO0.
These lssaaisiies show ! lar1js incRAsse of
the vote inst q u and 4 cpi nd
ing Ealing Oft DC tho pots f1r him nj d
State hste iii d Lii sIs h.Ia NO Il,5ke On.
pfospest of making gain. -
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

VERMONT ELECTION. oN.-Vermont has
gone for the Grant State ticket by re-
duced majority. 1t is so overwhelming
ly Radical that no hope has been enter
tanned of carrying it by the Liberals.
However, the gain for Greeley is an en-
couraging feature of the election.
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LOUISIANA.

VICKsBURG, Miss, August BIZ ISL.
Worms and drouth have rut -Hnr. ...
third, TURKEY g. uENpr..
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
AREHGN OF TERROR IN THE
LAND OH LOYALTY.
an Outraged MOB Th,carted IL lis Efforts
to Lynch Murderer, Burns To,onl

CHICAGO, Sept. IA Jacksonville QH)
despatch says news was received there to-
day, that mob composed OF the friends of
Ed Mltsted, who was shot and killed on the
fair grounds in Virginia, Cass county, IN.
Ihursday last, by Z. +. Dieffenbacher, at
tackled the jail in Beardstown, last night
with the avowed purpose of taking Diefien-
Oacher ana hanging him. Friday the Jail
was strongly guarded by band ofdetermfn-
ed men, The mob became terribly exasp per-
ated and set fire TO the town, ard before the
flames could be subdued an entire block of
ashes. 80
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

THE STATE UNIvERs1TY.-.tA Tax.
Payer" in the exercise of his right of
free investigation, into the management
of this public institution, submits some
observations and presents some suggestive
inquiries which its managers cannot ig-
more nor treat with indifference. The
public eve Is wide omen
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
VIoLArrNG rHF ENFoBcE,Trxr or

VIOLATING THE ENFORCEMENT AcT.
A large company of GRANTEES (ne-
groes) assembled a few days ago AT Cam
ton fully armed, and with every demon
stration of terrorism against all those
who did NOT choose to affiliate with them
politically. This is a most palpable and
outrageous violation of the letter and
spirit oil the Enforcement Act, and every
person connected with the. .high-handed
proceeding ought to bearrested and dealt
with
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Liberal Republican State Executive
Committee.

RoB'r J. ALCoRN. of Kinds, Chairman.
JOHN O'CoNNER, of Monroe, Secretary.
BOARD or CONTROL.
RobtJ Alcorn, OF Kinds
john O'Conuer, of Monroe
w. IT. Nasser.
Joe Bennett, OF Rankin.
G- Gordon Adam, OF Warren.
WI Vasser, of Monroe
Joe Bennett. of Rankin.
i. l.. Morphis. Of Pontotoc.
+. IT. Saunders, OF AtJala-
II, II. Montgomery. OF Holmes
!. l.. WolIord, of Ale0rn
w. Z. Nesbit, of DeSoto,
j. H. Cooke, =
G.. Gordon Adam. of Warren.
>. = Fairfield, OF Grenada.
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WRITE TIN T,rrrrps ~ O., !,

WRITE IT IN LETTERS OF GoLD.-
When the friends of Hon. B. F. Jonas,
of New Orleans, Democratic nominee for
Lit. Governor, telegraphed him that in
effecting compromise with the Liberals,
his name was removed from the ticket in
order. to make room for a Liberal. he
answered promptly "For God sake
E''do not hesitate to sacrifice my claims
''for the good of the cause"
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

TIE CoTTos MARKET.-Ady;ces
from Liverpool, and elsewhere show that
the cotton market is steady. with an nm
ward tendency. The New Orleans re-
part is as follows. fs
Strict Good ordinary brought SOC: Low
MiddIing 701s and 205S: Strict 2Os<: strict
Low Middifng to MiddIing, old. A0s< the
same quality now 2lc; and Middling q and
211zc. -
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
THE CANVASS.

A list Of appointments are announced
for Hon. +. Jefiords, elector for the State
at large. We beg our cotemporaries to
aid us IN circulating the notices and call
ing out the voters to hear the issues of
the canvass discussed, Judge Jefi0rds
viii doubtless be joined at his appoint
ments nv other speakers.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
A Greeley Republican Murdered
for his Political opinions.
a WORD IN sEAs1N.

The Enterprise Courier states that as
James Hendley, colored, was returning
to his home near Winchester, in Wayne
county, and while near his domicil, he
was shot, the ball taking such effect that
he died within fifteen minutes.
The Courier states that it is the i'm
preston that the deed was committed by
negro, and the only possible cause that
can be conceived is that the murdered
man had warmly espoused the cause of
Greeley and Brown. Hendley had been
for several years one of the leading lights
of the Republican party in Wayne, and
was last year elected over Levi Hobbs to
the Radical State Convention, in which
he took conspicuous part.
1t is well understood that a system of
terrorism and murder has been put into
operation by Loyal Leaguers, against
colored men to deter them from exercis-
ing their right to vote as they prefer in
the Presidential election. 1t is the duty
of the whites to thwart this bloody and
savage game, by throwing around the
blacks who are designed to be the victims
of it, the protecting egis of the law. Let
every desperate who is known to have
INDUCED threat, be promptly informed
upon, arrested and summarily dealt with
under the Enforcement Act,
Meantime let our people exercise the
utmost caution to do no illegal violence
1t will afford the Admins
tration the pretext which it desires, to
interfere with the military for partisan
purposes.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

We are receiving numerous orders for
campaign documenss. We have none on
hand; but win file orders for attention, as
soon rs it is practicable for as to supply the
demand.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
Voshay again Arrested.

Ex-deputy United States Marshal Vosbav.
VINO was arrested some months since. char1-
ed with blackmailing, or obtaining monsv
under false pretenses, was arrested apatn
TINS morning upon similar charge.-Ox-
ford Falcon.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

GALVESTON, TEXAS. Augusta 1852
Eighteen counties heard rm UI..
is the estimate, and win Apply u.|
State--some western cOuut. maxim.
fourth. Drouth is causing iJ fH Open "u
once. Rain would do much dtula. I.
estimates for four hundred thousand .. U.
port have been reduced Co two nry
D.. F. II#..
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

This speech which 4s regRoduee u
THIs CI.ARToa toaiay uill Be earefully,
read Il llresenis - issues of Tie Plsssss.-s 81
idential election ii candid. IoxicaI.a
stataananlike manph INA could nos
&c upy our oplth4ns with matter m0le
useful Or acceptable. 81 = - q
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

! The dropping spirits of the Radical
/. ..liightsrat this place have been somewhat
revived during the last two or three days
over the prospect Of the Louisville
ssstfayed-outg Democratic ConventioY,. q
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STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Esonrsr OF EoufroG.

RoBEHr Lowry, - Rankin. Chairm fn;
HARRIS BARKsDALE, Of Hinds, Secretary.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

IALLAHATcHIE COUNTY. Mss
September 2d, 1879
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

a. I TURN 3iY BACK UPON THE PAsr STAND
-.ro THE ForURE.''-7homo 4 HendrjcbS.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
ARkANeAN.

HELENA, ARNANsAs, Augu aI1r.
Cotton opening fast; reduced u.....
will not mike over half n DrDu Iu .H
adjoining counties if thc druufU ouu....
II. T.. tuoIIuuI a. l.
CAMDEN, ARKANSAS. Augu. 800. VI.
With the most favorable weather .....-
ing, there can't be more tuuu N..' ......
and half of 10 Is now open
D.. A. Nu.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

In speaking Of the large cmisrlr.u t...
Germany, an English writer -lNa tI..a u..-
er dld any people display more oagr.. "
abandon sinking country than tHH Nmr.
Germans display 70 abandon % y..'o...
one.
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ZOO CIrr. MI.s- No. -

Worms general; top crop oI old ...,..
ruined; June cotton WORTHLESS.
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Rn1.s ID enb-crlpsFon.

WEEKLY C1ARtox-Two dollars per year, and
anextra copy ~ getter up " % clao 81 ieli
or ore.
-r.sr- wrrEty CLAR1os-Four dollars per
vear. ami an extra copy fer club Of six or
more
In tuture paper wItt be tfsgohjl1fte1 sf3iei
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12


The Summit Times has an admirable
cut representing the explosion at Brook
haven, which blew up Perce, late carpet
bag Representative in Congress from the
lower District The cut is faithful
photograph Of Perce in greatly demor-
allied condition. BY the way, it is re-
ported that Perce has followed the rest of
his crew when turned out of office
gathered up his carpet-bag and made his
exit from the District-in which, we
doubt if he has ever paid more than a
poll tax, if that. He is now in a eondi-
ton to raise the tune to the Carpet Bag
gers Lament
I've travelled this country all over,
And now TO another must 90, s.-=
Where the darkies are easier swipdled
z An less of my living do know.
swsrs
came from the cold frosty region.
The land of the ice and the snow.
came with earpet-bag empty.
Bat now lis quite full as you know.
We got every office we wanted. \
And threw the poor tiarllies bore.
We robbed and we stole without fearing.
For Grant, he would let as alone.
That "mournful fact speech of old Greeley
Struck rs the first heavy blow -1agE.
NOr the R@ggerS. c0nfoWad en-, tcust Office,
Then 'chere shah zee carpet bags 90?
Hs+7 go sass Is
/ see that more trouble Is coming,
The mule aad the land cart show.
So like many a swinGler hcfote mo.
l must pack up my steaiihgs and go.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

Up guards and at them Up Greeley
men and at them. The Administration
ranks are faltering.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

September ID, 1872.
EDITORS CLARION -
t, hue genuine army worm appeared an
% g @'t,"n IN this section ofcountry ahont ~ ~
trys W. ago and have stripped the plant en-
inc - a. is,lses, young bowls, &c. damag-
,,ls el .lie crop at feast one third. They are
!iot tf confined TO spots, but are tI,ronobant ~
n Ihe county as far as heard from S,,,,,,e ,,out
cottoh = almost totally destroyed.
A ASUBsCRIBKR.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

CoLUMBUs, GA, Aug. $50. |-5.
The cotton crop Immediately around .-
lumbus has been materially cut pn boy u.
caterpillar and rust, say fun ouc-tNT. nu.
the best Information we get from u'UH.
Should the rtyagcs continue W. Iu.. ...
still further reduction FOB o-limUf..
SWIFT MJI rI1. N lN..
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

"A man whom YOU can hire 20 work oh
larm for nothing and board himaea NA
Just about earn bis wages.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

ThaaeBorts of the c0ltnn erop continue
t he most diacouraeing character.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

SELMA, Ala August 1N I..l
Worms general; destruction cum.
August frut all destroyed Boo thH ".."
boil; worms are now appearing tur. ."
cral in the upper tier OF couutic-. '.....
now equal 70 October. crop .u De.".
will be a half one.
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Have you all registered /?

It win be remembered that a meeting
OF the friends of Greeley and Brown.
"lll assemble Wednesday night, 70 ap-
point delegates to the Congressional Gen.
-Venhon. Let rs have . large meetina.. !
The Shuhuta Times states ahat f,ol
N. a. Edmondzon, oneeof three White
Republicans in Clarke county ,jl1 Who has
been set down for Grant, Ehas declared
for Greeley. 'i's 7iaosq as7''s
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

Mr.. David Stiles, now rD.Iln. d. .
new st. Anthony road, about E H..
from ST. Paul, is lOG year, old. alI aa. H...
Mason some eighty year. IIe ..a.....
OF Vermont aud s. living wih .
daughter. He Is I'm very limited ...
stances, but enjoys good health .i
remember events that took place.
century ago.-at. pAul prn--.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
TENNESSEE.


MnWHI-, Sep. D I-..
Uplands OF am average OF 25 u.. ...
from prospect Of three weeks ueo.
DAY a. TuUTl...
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

Robt. Lowry, VIM. H. NeCardle 5. :.
,tIhoon, ii Shannon, Harris Barksdale.
STATE Al LARGE
RoBr Lowry, of Rankin.
Gro. J.. POTTER. Of Kinds,
j. Z. CEoBGE of Carroll.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

Report Of the New OrIena.
Exchange. Issa.

The New Orleaus Cotton r,i
has published a report of the c,,,..
prospects, from which we bay. ..t
the annexed extracts. We ui.I III
all the intelligence which Aa.
ccived since the publication af Ms.
is eonfrmatoiy ot the facts j. p.1t..
MISSISSIPPI.
From Editor OF Field and Fra.o--
ciAl Crop Reporter Mississippi. "..
JACKSON, Miss, August al.4.-.
Reports from sixty couuti,. lu.,.
Falling of in cotton crop uu.-,l.r1
report crop not cquri 70 ISL Dr...
boil worm and cotton cutcrpilllr1.,
the prospects OF the cotton cr0p.
j.. g. WALL EHm.
JACKSON, MISS, August a4 r.-,
Estimated damage to cotton er.-.......
ity OF Jacksom-say part IIud. NM.
and Rankin cOunties-oup-thI.If. f..-
DrOuth very destructive tothpcrau
have appeared in every ucighherlo1r
w. IL. AuIN a. D.
CoLUAmUs, MISS. Angus, al.r.-I
Damage to cotton has been rarfI..f.-
precedented. Falling on ouc-tHIrI d. .
three weeks the weed Is So dried. l,r..
leaves so much fallen on, thar lut I.r...
ton will.bc made. / estimate eron tl,..
a quarter millions.
ADRIAN $. lInuun.
NAIDEN. Miss. Sept. % r.-..
Worms general; top crop oI old ......
ruined June cotton WORTHLESS.
j. M ymw
YAzOo CITY, Miss. Angus, W.1.-,
In the last fifteen days prospect. of. f.1...
crop Ia tl.is section have fallen un ..H.
fourth. Many planters sly hpy MI.
make rs much as they did la-t y..- E
all the Information we can gather. u...
i'm this section the crop will neHH..f ..
10 last years, II no further disaster. .r.....
BARksuAiE d -uu.
VICKsBuRG, Miss, August .1 l.-..
Worms and drouth have cut -Hnr. ...
third, TURKEY g. UENpr,
LOUISIANA.
TRENroN, La, August Wr.-.
Has continued dry weather. Cotton ....
siill further damaged. All made tHa.
be. Our estimate, half to JWo-thiII. a...
age crop. HEAD IS NgLAr
SHREVEPORT, La, August al. ISL.
Since last report weather dr, AND I'M.
and less favorable than Ia-t pe.
worm In force on many plantation. ..
ping clean as they 90. Picking both I.
tom and uplands commenced twenty ....
.inca Yield early cotton per aUue. U.....
five per cent. less than 1871. NpJ.... ..
tinually dry, late cotton less thHu .v....
five per cent. Planters gloomy. H.I r.. ~.
damage much greater
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CHARLEsroN, $. g., August 5t, Isl.
Condition OF crop less favorable ...
time OF printing circular, lI.u. E.rM
yield now five per cent. increase I..
over last year.
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Reports from sixty couutie. ir ,I....
Falling of in cotton crop uu.-tl.-.
report crop not cqu,H 70 lS7l. Dr...E a.
boil worm and cotton catorpII.lrf.,.
the prospects OF the cotton crop.
O. a. IA 80, ..
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TFHE ptAYrD OUT CONVENTION.
GREAT CRY AND LITTLE WOOL
RS pOINrLasS PLATFORM.

1T SoAfINATEs A cANDIDATE FOR THE PRFs-
EIIkScf MO Don't wANr TO STAND,
AND CANDIDATE
FOR THE VICE PREsIDENCY WHO NEVER
WAS or The TRUE PATH.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

Special attention Is called to the letter
OF Dr. o. NJ. Walden one of the largest
and most successful planters hi Missias
sippi and the head Of ! well-kiioW n com
mission firm in New Orleans S'ti -
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12
ELECTORAL COLLEGE.


fos .s. %asesI Sell1rz left St. 1oni. Ts.s,s,
"0eNs stumpinG tour fn Indiana. -
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Organaxe.

Bear in mind the necessity of imnedi-
ate organization as advised by the Chair
man of the Democratic Conservative and
Liberal Executive State Committees
by counties and beats. Appoint one or
more canvassers for each county and one
or more for each beat. Remember this
work is devoIved by the State Committees
on the county nizafi0ns. efssss.s e.ri
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

WiLMTNGrON, Del, Sept I-IHa
IN Wilmington, Delaware. Show. -
democratic gains. Joshua D.. Simon. 'I..
ocrat, was elected Mayor hv or..INIu
ltY-the first Democratic Iu.u. ...
Inc Republicans met with ..... ..
ward.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

I've travelled this country all over,
And now TO another must 90,
Where tae darkies are easier swindled
An less Of my living do know.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

That 'mournful fact speech of old Greeley
Struck rs the first heavy blow -9asEI
NOr the RlggerS. cOuf0Uud en-, tcuat Office,
Tier tr1ere shah zee carpet bags 90?
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

We got every Office we wanted.
And threw the poor darl0ies bore.
We robbed and we stole " ithoat fearing.
For Grant, he would let as clone.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

TRENroN, La, August H Isl.
Has continued dry weather. Cotton .....
still further damaged. All mgdpf...
be. our estimate, half to JWo-tHuI. a.
age crop. HEAD IS NuLU.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

see that more trouble is coming,
The mule and the land cart show.
So like many a swinGler hcfot'e nle.
l must pack up my steaiihes and 90.
The weekly clarion., 1872-09-12

I came from the cold frosty region.
The land of the ice and the snow.
| came with carpet-bag empty.
Bat now lis quite full as you know.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-06
[GENERAL NAruRE-No. "a

An act supplementary to the act entitled
"An act to prevent the determination of
fur bearing animals in Alaska"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is
hereby, authorized to appoint one agent
and three assistant agents, who shall be
charged with the management of the seal
fisheries in Alaska, and the performance of
such other duties as may be assigned to
them by the Secretary of the Treasury; and
the said agent shall receive the sum of ten
dollars each day, one assistant agent the
sum of eight dollars each day and two as
sistant agents the sum of six dollars each
day while so employed; and they shall
also be allowed their necessary travelling
expenses in going to and returning from
Alaska, for which expenses vouchers shall
be presented to the proper accounting Off
GERS of the treasury, and such expenses
shall not exceed in the aggregate six hun
dred dollars each in any one year; provided.
that such agents shall never be interested,
directly or indirectly, in any lease of the
right to take seals, nor in any proceeds nor
profits thereof, neither as owner, agent,
partner or otherwise.
SEC g That the Secretary of the Treasury
be- and he is hereby, authorized to erect a
dwelling-hOuse upon each of the islands of
st. Paul and st. George, for the use Of said
agents, the cost of both not to exceed six
thousand dollars
SEC. 3. That the said agents be, and they
are hereby, empowered to administer oaths
in all cases relating to the service of the
United States, and to take testimony in
Alaska for the use Of the government in
any matter concerning the public revenues.
Approved March 5, 1872.