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The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-07-19
THE WIFE.

By WASHINGTON IRVING.
The treasures OF the deep are not so prec GUS
As are the concealed comforts of a man
locked up in woman's love / scent the air
OF blessings, when come but uenr the house.
What delicious breath marriage sends forth
The violet beds not sWeeter. Middleton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

Opinions may differ in regard to other
enterprises of Elk. Gov. j. L. A., but
all viii agree that he has not been a sue
cess in the Organ business. His first
adventure was in the Pilot, under the
editorship of NJ. B. Hewson, whose min
istrations did not continue long. Next fol-
lowed the gentle, genial Stafford, who in
turn was succeeded by Weber, the gay
and festive. Webber soon danced himself
off the stage, and was succeeded by sew
eral other ephemera whose names are not
remembered.
Ere long a star appeared and stood
over the cradle of a newborn organ OF
simon pure Eminent" conception. Its
name was LEADER 1t was nursed in the
lap of the Treasury and was fed from Its
cradle to its grave with greenbacks and
Musgrove photographs. With such pab-
ulum, long career might have been
predicted for it; but its early inspirations
were fatal to it. They were drawn from
the Lunatic Asylum and the sounds it
gave forth we're confusion of unseemly,
wild, incoherent and vapid babblings,
"signifying nothing" Reclaimed from
this management, it assumed more ra-
tional tone, but its recuperative energies
were not equal to the emergency, and as
an Organ it has played out and gone the
way Of all things mortal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
The Cotton FAX.

The following is the memorial Of the
Alabama Legislature to Congress in rela-
ton TO this unjust measure:
TO the Compress Of the United !Statcs
Whereas. The tax upon cotton levied and
collected by the government of the United
States during the years 1850. 1866 and. lSG7
was in our Judgment most unj us, and OPP
pressive TO the people OF the cotton growing
States, in that IL was a DIRECT tax upon in
dustry. and imposed upon them at time
when they were Frustrated and impOver-
ished by the war and the attendant conse-
quCnceS, and
Whereas. The people of those States have
through their respective Legislatures and
Chambers OF Commerce petitioned the
Congress of the United States TO. authorize
the rounding Ofthis tax, and
Whereas, We believe the Icfunding Of
this. an unequal tax. levied as it was on the
industry of a majority OF the states 10 be
only a matter OF even handed but tardy
justice to those with whom the people OF
this State are identified as well by ties of
blood as common interest. therefore,
BE it resolved by the General Assembly Of
Alabama. That we do most respectfully
and earnestly memorable the Honorable
the Congress of the United States 10 pass "a
law rounding to the people Of the cotton
growing States the amount OF tax collected
on cotton during the years 1850, 1866 and
1867.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
For the Clarion.
n NEW RAETRO&D ROUTE
PRSPOSED
The BeSI and Cheapest Road bed
in the State = Lamd-lIOlders
along the Line will give
Liberal Portion of their
Lands 10 IN id i'm build.
ing the Road.
CARTHAGE, LKAkE Co., Jan. 25, 1872.


EDS. CLARION: \ great many new rail-
road routes are. agitated in the State. In
fact. violent railroad fever seems to be
prevalent il epidemic form. Tlfs is all
right, for in 40 State is there greater need
for railroads.than in Mississippi.
But the cheapest and best paving route
has not yet been ventilated in the papers,
although often subject of conversation in
the region through which it would pass
The route speak of is railway from Jack
son to Columbus. An air line from Jackson
TO Columbus passes nearly al the way
through Pearl river valley. The second
bottoms in this valley presentsthe cheapest
road-bed III the State. There would be
nothing To do but to bridge ii few small
streams, and grade above high water in a
few places. Timber is abundant along the
whole line. The distance Is about 225 miles
and on account of the great facility of the
grading and the proximity of abundant
timber, the road could be completed In a
very short time.
This road has considerable advantage
over the Kosciusko aud Aberdeen line; for
while it would haye the same effect-that
railway communication be-
tween the two great railroads of the State
the distance aud cost of building would be
much less, and would not pass near any
other route.
The railway would be amply sustained by
the trade and productions of the counties
through which it passed and tie divergence
of great traffic from other localities TO
Jackson and New Orleans; and would add
vastly to the wealth of the State by the
of the low lands of the
Pearl into fertile plantations.
The people along this proposed route, are
fully alive to the great benefit they would
derive from the building of this road. And
all who own the lands over which the road
would pass. or adjacent thereto, are willing
TO transfer liberal portion to the company
whowill build it, to be absolute when it is
finished; and these lands would be of great
value after the completion of the road.
They would also invest literally in the
stock of the company. rs
In view of the many advantages Of this
road. nothing seems necessary to secure it's
but proper exposition Of its
merits, and an active co-opernfion of it's
advocates. | propose therefore. a meeting
10 be bald at an early day, to take the mat
Ter in hand; and should be glad that GER
respondents would write and designate |
'ome day and place when such meeting |
should be held.
RAYMOND REID.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

1t is probable that the u. 5. Senate
will come to a vote on the House bill
to-day (the 30th.) The bill excludes
from the enjoyment of the privileges
designed to be restored, all persons who
left the U. S. Army and Navy and the
Federal Congress to join the Confederacy.
The South will have no occasion to be
grateful for this halfway measure. 1t
will only serve to remind her people of
the vindictive spirit which has controlled
the action of the dominant party since
the close of the war. 1t is not so much
the number of persons prescribed from
holding Office, as the principle of pro
scription itself that remains on the
statute book, which provokes the COM
plants of the South. The Radical
leaders had better have left the iniquity
untouched than to have tsmporised with
it. The victims of their malignant leg
islation can afford to await the reactionary
wave which ere long viii sweep them
from power and expunge the last vestige
of their policy of hate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
From the Meridian Mercury.

On Monday the writer was in the Senate
Chamber a few minutes. and Uncle" Joe
Bennett, President, had called Little TO the
chair. and had taken the floor and was going
for an honorable colOred member of very
dark complexion and crispy hair closely
clipped, about compulsory social equality
We gathered that the Honorable Darkey
was favoring Summers Ryder 10 Amnesty,
which was in some shape before the Senate.
Uncle" JOe's defamation was spirited and
earnest. He couli sit down and eat with
the honorable Senator himself or room with
him at hotels, but he said the fact was, there
j. prejudice against it, both North and
south, that could not be overcome with
statutes and attempts to force equality in
opposition To IL, he warned his honorable
friend would result in a conflict in which
his race must get the worst OF it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

GEoRGIA-May be considered to have
passed entirely through the shadow of the
valley of carpet-bag misrule She has
two-thirds Conservative majority in the
Legislature, and Conservative Cover
nor elected with scarcely nominal oppo-
sition. One Of the first acts of his adj
ministration viii be TO appoint some citi-
zen distinguished for his ability tHerschel
V. johnson, probably, } to the vacancy on
the bench of the Supreme Court, which
now consists of one Republican and one
Democrat.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
Progress OF the ncyoIu,ion.-A

new light dawned upon the world with the
Introduction of PLANrATIoN BrrrERs twelve
years ago. Drastic purgation went out
restoration and renovation came In. The
eyes OF the people were opened 10 the great
fact that the way 10 cure disease is 90
strengthen and support It's victims, not 10
place them al its mercy by depriving them
OF the little strength they have. II soon
became evident that as a means Of infusing
vitality into the feeble system. regulating
the secretions. curing Indigestion, and re-
forming bilious habit Of body, no mcdici-
nal preparation then was 10 al Comparable
10 the new restorative. Since then hun
dreds Of attempts have been made 70 rival
the Bitters. They have al failed, aud the
GRAND LEYoLurIoN N MEDICAL TKEAT-
MENT, which was commenced in 1850, T. still
in progress. Nothing can stop g. tor 10 D.
founded on the principle, noW universally
acknowledged, that phr Teal vigOr D. the
most formidable AIT 1au l-t of all human
ailments aud eXpericup. has shown that
PIASTATIoN BIrrEEs T. "a peerless inyigo-
rant, as well "a the best possible safeguard
against epidemic diseases.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
Muggins' First Experience with
an Elevator.

The Nashville Union tells the following !:
young man about eighteen years of age
made his first visit to Nashville few days
ago and registered at the Maxwell. Having
some business TO transact and many things
to see.-he did not retire till late hour. A
servant took him to the elevator, and telling
him TO roll in. went TO get the conductor,
who was in one OF the parlOrs with friend.
When they came in they found the young
time to say anything he commenced taking
about the little room aud the funny bed.
By this time the elevator had started, and
just as il reached the floor above. the young
man made terrible scream, shouting earth
quake-world's coming to an eRd-where
are we going t0-LOrd have mercy on me-
After being quieted the thing was explained
TO him, and bottle of apple brandy re-
stored him to his normal condition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

On Friday the senate PISSED

On Friday the Senate pissed bill
to change the time Of holding the Chan
Gerry Courts in the 4th District The
consideration of Mr.. Hardy's bin to-
repeal the Railroad Subsidy Law was
resumed and the discussion was con-
tinued by Messrs. Cassidy and Watts for
repeal and Mr.. Morgan against Mr..
Steele closed the discussion for repeal.
The bill Ito repeal) was finally lost, all
the Democrats and CONSERVATIVES and
four Republicans (Alessrs. Mcclure,
Paine, Smith and Sullivan voting for
repeal. In the House bill TO reduce
the pay Of Supervisors from S. to So per
day and TO require them to give bond for
faithful performance of duty, was defeat
ed by the Republicans. A bill of ques-
tionable utility was passed ''to secure
accurate crop reports in Mississippi"
and authorizing Messrs. Wall and Rafter
TO publish them in their agricultural
journal. A resolution introduced by
Gen. Lowry was passed directing in
quiry whether the New Code had been
printed in accordance with the require
ments of the law and calling for report
of the various items Of expenditure.
Reports were made in the Marshall coun-
ty contested election case-Mr Higgins
from the Majority reporting in favor of
the present occupants. Made the special
order for to-day Goth
On Saturday House bill passed the
Senate for benefit of the State Hospital
at Natchez Mr.. Gleed (colored) intro
duced bill to lease the Penitentiary.
A resolution passed giving Committee
Clerks So per day-an expense which
ought to be dispensed with Messrs
Mygatt and Alexander were appointed a
committee on behalf of the Senate, under
House resolution, to inquire and report
concerning the non-payment of Interest
on Chickasaw School fund. In the
House a bill passed repeating the law
authorizing the publication of private acts
in the official journal and in the pamphlets
laws The Senate bill in relation tc
compensation of Committee Clerks was
adopted with an amendment by\ Mr.
Street that the number employed on Oh
before the 9th January shall not be
increased. Gen. Lowry introduced q
resolution, which was adopted, Of inquiry
into the cost Of the property Of the Deal
and Dumb Asylum, the number Of in
mates and the probable annual cost fol
carrying on the institution. Mr.. Davis,
of Noxubee, introduced an act to estab
fish Board Of Public Works. A feso
luton was passed authorizing the Judici
airy Committee to employ a clerk-the
Conservatives resisting its passage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
The y. y. Customhoa-c VIrInrnlcs
rAMMANY ourDoNE.
From lie Philadelpbia Ago

From the Philadelphia Age.
The facts daily brought % light before
the investigating Committee Of the senate,
now sitting in New York. are we'll calcula-
ted 10 damage the administration If Gene
raj Grant ia the estimation of honest. intel
ligeHt men. The cases Of cAt0rtion and
political prOiligacy disclosed are Of truly
startling character. AZ q recent meeting
OF the Committee. Mr.. MIDGET, late Dapu-
ty Collector, on oath declared that Mr.
Grinnell, Collector Of The Port. was az first
disposed TO resist Mr. Leet when he came on
with his letter from General Grant dem and
ing for him the big "plum" uf the general
order monopoly; but that Afterwards Mr..
Lewis Dent, President Grants brother-in-
law, came on to compel him TO surrender"
The parties In whose favor the surrender
was'made were Leet, Grants aid -de-camp;
Lindsay. aud General Horace Porter, the
Presidents private secretary. General
Porter came on to New York. a. well AZ Mr.
Dent, to demand Of Mr.. Grinnell that lac
should give them this monopoly, the profits
Of which Mr.. Mudgett estimates at higher
figures than have hitherto been stated. say
ing that il cannot net less than $4,000
year 70 the Presidential favorites who enjoy
IT.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
Nr. Grceiey'~ Dcparlurc-N hat
SsranI'~ Personal Organ says
About ID.
LIrom II Wa.hIn9tOn lIT0nIc

Mr.. Greeley virtually rctire7 from the
National Republican Committee. He writes
here requesting that his name be not ape
pended 10 the call OF the National Pepuhli-
eau Committee for the June Convention
he says be stayed away from the meeting
OF the committee ia order TO preserve his
independence. and intimatc- that there Is "a
possible contingency IN which he viii sup
port General Grant III renOninated, though
the intimAtiOn is not very eNplIcIl.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

UNIVERSITY OF THE METHODIST E.
CHURCH, 'SoUTH.-A Convention has
recently been in session ut Memphis to
consider the feasibility Of establishing a
University Of high grade under the aus
pices of the NJ. E. Church, South, hav-
ing theological department A CON-
mittee was appointed 10 mature and re-
port plan for carrying cut thsenterprise.
A cOhslsH q lis has 81. IS - ga
DR.. Green, chancellof East or NashvilIe;
DIR. Garland, Professor HnIlicutt and Mr..
Ramsey, Of Mississippi; Dr. Oliver And
Professor Wright, OF -AlAbanla II e1. Mr..
Dye and Mr. McEerrfn, Of xErlAns8s- Rev.
rofessOr Borden, OF Eouisianas and Rev.
w. G. johnson and Chancellor Morgan, Of
Memphis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
THE nAILROAD SUBSIDY.
senator WAITS Correct- an Esgrc-
giOus IBIundcr OF GIEe Pilot.

- A. haNNs HfAiihAle @tAllf Aof
EDITOR CLARION An article appeared
in the Pilot of tuis day, making 10 appear
that | advocated the Railroad subsidy Bin.
This L not correct. / was on the other side
of the question. 1 80 spoke aud 80 voted.
! was Tor the repeal of the bill. You VIII
please correct the statement made in the
Piiot. by placing me In my proper position
on this question. j. W. WATTS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

DIR. X. V. Pierce, OF Buffalo, N. Y. sole
proprietor OF DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy,
has for over three years offered through
nearly every newspaper Ia the United
states, standing reward OF $500 for "a case
OF Catarrh in the head which be cannot
cure. That he has treated thousands OF
cases and had no claims presented for the
reward, from any one who has made thor
ough use Of his means Of cure, Is strong and
conclusive evidence that he possesses sure
means of curing this loathsome disease.
The Catarrh Remedy Ii sold by all druggists
or sent by mall on receipt OF sixty cents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

wHAr rHE rRrpuNE SAVE.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-The Tribune says
one of its reporters has collected from va
rious merchants bills rendered by General
Order Leet a Co., and compared them with
others Of bonded warehOusemen, and estab-
fishes the fact that general order fav0rites
have charged In some Instances from 80 60
800 per cent more than they had right 10
merchants be brought before the committee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

A bill has been introduced in the n.
Y. Senate which provides that no person,
being director, trustee or officer of any
corporation existing under the laws of
this State, or having an Office within the
State for the transaction of business,
shall purchase, directly or indirectly, or
acquire any right or title to, any share
or part of the capital stock, and making
violation of the law misdemeanor,
punishable by fine or imprisonment,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
By l. Barksdals, ]. l. Power, Harris BarksdaI,

The Auditors Report shows that THE
CLARION in its articles under the head
of Issues of the Canvass pending the late
election, SO far from exaggerating las
was alleged by the opposition the ex-
penses of the Carpet Bag Administra-
ton, actually moderated them. Our
real aim was to present the rugged facts /;
but as we were compelled to rely upon
documents prepared by interested parties,
we fell short of the mark sometimes. -
As the trial of the Wreckers is not yet
over, we will endeavor to have all the
testimony prepared for the next Can
vass.
Meantime the people will have had
longer and more bitter experience Oh
Radical legislation; and all classes will
have realized the necessity Of concen-
trated effort to break the rod of their op
ppressors.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
From the Leader

1t again becomes our duty 10 call the at
tention of the Legislature TO the fact that IL
is not near fulfilling the reasonable eXpec-
tations of the people. over three weeks Of
the session have already passed away. and
not on has comparatively little II eded
work been done, but there is no prospec Of
there be ng an immediate or speedy change
for the better.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

SHOOTING AFFRAy. 49, Last night
about 12I o'clock, as the train was leav-
ing this place for Meridian, a shooting
afray occurred in which Mr.. Erskin,
lbetter known as "Shorty'), engineer ON
the Y. Il NJ. railroad, and Charles Cald-
we'll, colored Senator from this county,
were wounded neither mortally. A
there are many conflicting reports as 10
the causes of the afray and as 10 who
did the shooting we forbear comment
until judicial investigation is had.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

THE SUMNER AMENDMENT.-Gr
Gleed and other negro Senators are
worrying themselves unnecessarily over
the civil rights" amendment ofSumner.
The question was taken upon it in the
u. S. Senate on the 25th; and on a
motion not to adjourn until it was passed
the vote stood 4 for, to Al against it.
Even Ames bolted on the proposition
to legislate the "man and brother" into
the public hotels, churches and sleeping
cars. Better let these matters be regu-
lated outside of the National and State
Legislatures.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

CHARLESTON, Sc, Jan. 26.-Forty mine OF
the Ku-Klux prisoners recently convicted
and sentenced at Columbia reached here to-
day under a strong guard of United States
troops. Iwenty-four were put aboard the
York this afternoon. They are to be i'm
prisoned at Albany. The rest are confined
In Charleston Jail.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

1t is reported from Washington that
the National Conservative or Democratic
Committee win postpone the holding Of
a National Convention until both the
Radical Cor Grant, and the Reform divi-
aions Of the Republican party hold their
Conventions. A wise decision.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
q Romance.

Two sisters residing in Monroe county,
n. Y, fell in love with the same
man, and agreed to settle the
trouble in the tragic manner here re-
lated
In a word. the two sisters resolved to
jump over fhe Falls. locked in each others
arms. II will be remembered that Glen's
Falls are situated in Warren county. New
York, ana are over sixty feet high. The
two sisters started ont on the morning of
November 18th. and, locked in each, others
arms, threw themselves over the bridge
above the Falls, intOthe boiling waters be-
ath, This was indeed an embrace of death,
as both young girls were swept away with
the current and hopelessly engulled.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

MRS. CARRIE ;. SLATER, Newark. n. j,
has operated Wheeler & Wilson Machine
is years; for the last IS years on her own
account sewing in families, and. earned In
that time $1,000; married, borne two chill
dren, done her own sewing, and attended
to other household duties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

The Military Division Of the South. com
mandcd by Tie iate General Halleck, g.
now etiaeed. brcan-e 20 wani nrfnr.fIc
fall 70 Major General Hancock. luis .mal
piece Of rsonal spite 70 an emiuent s0ldirf.
will not hurt him as much ~ it Will cue
President who descends 10 it.-Philadeipilia
Age
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
Insurance Companies Responsible
for Risks ON the Lives OF
Suicides

a verdict has just been rendered ga New
York against the KnickeTbOcker Lie Insu-
rance Company In the cascof policy of
$4,000 upon the life Of suicide, Fabiar
GOgOrsa, Of Savannah.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

Gov. Vance, Of North Carolina, has
wisely returned his certificate of election
as United States Senator to the Legisla-
ture of that State, and the Legislature
now in session will make another election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01
Tom scots Leases An other Road.
MEMPHIS, January 81, 1872.

In g stockholders of the Memphis and
Charleston railroad, after three days ses-
sion. to-day ratified the lease of that road to
the Southern Security Company. of which
1om Scott is President, for ninety-nine
years, by vote Of five to one.
Tom. Scott. the public viii understand,
e the Antocrat of the Pennsylvania
Central and McCombs. of the Missis-
sippi Central, is said to be one Of his asso-
ciates, or at least to belong to the same
mess.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

The apportionment of Representatives
in Congress is under discussion in that
body. The House bill apportions to
Mississippi six members the Senate bill,
five, her present number.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

"DoNE For The nomination of
Willard Warner (carpet-bag ex-senator
from Alabama) as Collector of the port
of Mobile, has been withdrawn.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-01

A New RAILROAD SCHEME. Ray
mond Reid, Esq, leading citizen OF
Leake county, presents through our
columns new Railroad scheme for pub
lie favor, and demonstrates its feasibility
by strong array of facts. He proposes
an early meeting for the purposes of
giving it form and life and putting the
ball in motion. We ask for his commu-
nieation the attention of the public and
Of our contemporaries of the press.