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The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
GREELEY's COMING.
AIn-"Eayaor cym

O eolly, have you seem dc mas.a
With de big smile uu his tccs
He's packed his Tuuk-, aU1 dcy say hpa
gou'
For 90 leave dc good ull place.
He heard dc people call tu Him.
Three million hearts lfkc uuCs
They say uCNt tour years he'll De- lINIu
Way down at Washington.
Der pas,a1l run. You brr,
JHt like race horse. D'
% durhio-, now our Greeley comm.
And the days oi juhilo.
Oh Massa Greeley hc dubbed de uieepr
And he luhbed him mighty we'll
When he was uo broader aud mo- bigger
lan de cluppcr Of dc ben.
He ~uid de- uiggcr should b, free.
And. glory here We am.
O gOlly' he made de darhcy happy-
Asa quart OF apple jam.
Dc mas-a1l ruu You bctl
just like race horse,
O darkic- now our Creole, 81. D0mu
And the days OF iubilu.
DmhicS, never mind lc puliti-h
Dat fills your rGr- with trash.
Dey aint worth more, wild all their tabs.
Dan plate ot boarding hash.
We know Dat Ma4-u Greeley truc.
Dat ne will stick and stay,
Aud wo'll send him OH 90 Washington
To drive the Thieves away.
De mas-alI ran. you brt1
just like a race horse, a.
O darkicr, now our Greeley ,omIu.
And The days of juhilu,
Now darkie-, when November comc-
Wen march oil 10 de poll.
Aud a- hc fought for u- -o long
Wen work with heart and Soul.
y no hen the sun sets that IlE
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

Before the assembling Of the Balti-
more Convention, we said that the OPP
p2Scrs of Radicalism in Mississippi were
followers and not leaders in the grand
movement for the rescue of Constitution
al liberty from the grasp Of despotism
through the election of the Cincinnati
nominees. The proceedings of the Con
vention have fully verified the statement.
The enthusiasm of Mississippi, great as
1t vas scarcely kept her abreast with the
movement in other States
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
Great War Among the Carpel-BaggfrS
FIGHTING OVER THE Spells!
Mckee, Present Congressman, Leads one
Band of Brethren--U. =. Marshal
Shaughnnessey Heads
the Other.
GATHERING OF THE CLANS!
The Mob Dispersed by the Mayor!

For the last three or four days any person
of an Observant mind might have seen that
there was great commotion among the Rad
| icals. Negroes standing on the streets in
parties of from three to five, generally, con
versing very earnestly, while the white
brethren could be seen with prominent ne
groes cOrnered, laying down, we presume,
the law of loyalty as centered in their IA
vorites for Congressional hOnors. The sequel
to this was TO be a grand beat meeting to
appoint delegates to the County Convention,
which names the delegates to the District
Convention. By inquiry we learned that
the principal aspirants for Congressional
honors were Shaughnnessey,G Grants bench
man and United States Marshal, and Mckee,
present Congressman. Jim Lynch and
Judge Brown were laid in the shade by
the above named WORTHLESS. We learned
further the excitement among the colorcd
brethren was occasioned by the fact that
the first-named couple were distributing
greenbacks in quantities TO suit the indi-
vidual to be purchased.
Last Wednesday night was the appointed
time, and at o'clock p. m, upon that day
the clans from the country marched in with
banners and drums. Upon the banners was
to be read: 'Lake Club" I" White Rock
Club and q Forrest Hill Club" They were
composed entirely of negroes, and made the
streets fairly howl with their yells. These
were understood to be Mckee's men, who
were brought in to overslough the town
negroes and mean whites, who were gen.
orally for the man with the unpronounce-
able name They paraded the streets and
drank Mckee's lager beer and Shaughnnes-
sey's whisky until the time of
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
The Cotton Destroyer.

The boil worm has made its appearance
in the cotton on several farms in this vicin-
ity. We were handed cotton boil yester-
day. two-thirds grown, that was destroyed
by this destructive worm. 1t was from the
plantation of Mr.. Marcellus Coleman, known
aS the Reed place, a few miles from town.
The army worm has appeared in several
places in A labama.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
,..c,;n2 o. the Democratic STATE
Executive Committed

qbo selection Of an Electoral Ticket,
IA ths adoption Of measures for the
-oairn. will devolve on the Executive
rmaittee by direction Of the State Con
sfa. A call for a meeting of this
lmn.ttee on the 7th of August, has
s.rad BIZ the chairman, Gen. Robt
er. and it is important that there
l.dj be full attendance OF members.
F..ry portion Of the State is represented
de Committee and all portions
aII be represented in the delibera-
f5s Of the Committee.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

1t may now be said with truth that the
road from Greeley leads to Grant. The
National Democratic Convention has
declared for Greeley and there is no al
tentative but to support one Or the other.
The Democrat who refuses to vote, vir-
tually votes for Grant.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

.s4t;on to keeping our readers thor
.l. rosted upon the issues OF the Presi-
...l canvass. and in furnishing the Gen
,1-.vs from all quarters, THE CLARION
=, o.. heretofore, devote its energies to
..,.e of Reform in National and State
.,,snrs. our subscribers and friends
..opsrate effectively in this good work
...srdinr the circulation of THE CLAIR
,rrsllv during the next few months.
send -no7er'i'''o'7 'i' '''' 70
POWER E BARKSDAIE.
Jackson, Miss.
vs- 40. ISL
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

What is that which makes every per
son sick but those who swallow it? Flat
terry.
It is an error to imagine that women
talk more than men. They're listened
to more-that's all.
A German songstress is said to touch
high G with great ease and power. Lhat
speaks well for her hygiene.
"Mount Vesuvius never sleeps" said
Joseph. '"Yes," replied Jacob, "but it
is always Just on the point of sleeping.
"How SOY" Because it's always yawn-
ing"
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

General Forrest and the committee APP
ralatcI ro make a loan of one hundred anu
5sg thousand dollars for the purpose OF
smHatiug the first twenty miles OF the
Memphis and Selma railroad in Mississippi
aHcl iu their undertaking. General For
f.- has ordered the work to stop on the
Nis .-ppi portion of the road. He viii
proceed to Columbus. Mississippi, and push
-aa work on the Alabama division.-Mem-
HaI, Avalanche.
From this it viii appear that Gen For
r.t road viii not contend for the four
thousand dollars per mile subsidy, con
amgd by act Of the Legislature of this
STATE TO Railroads having twenty-five
n.e completed by The 1st Of Septem-
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
THEIR EFFECT.

Whatever these papers may contain rela-
tive 10 Greciey's peace negotiation, and
which have not yet been published, will
now be doled out through the various
Grant organs OF the country. and wh4fever
effect they may also have in intimidating
prominent men in the South will also be
fully tried.
(The foregoing is the record of what is
simply Il corrupt speculation in which
members of the Administration are part
ners. We doubt the entire story of the
recovery of the archives; and Of the au-
thenticity of the documents referred to.
As to their use either for the purpose Of
protecting the federal treasury from
fraudulent claims or as Radical cam
paign document-the whole thing is alb
surd CANNON. 1t is nothing more nor
less than a dishonest speculative opera
tion.-EDIToRs CLARION.)
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
uopsing OF Ihc Liberal Hsepubii-
..:gm Committee.

J. wiIl be seen that Judge Alcorn has
called a meeting Of the State Executive
Crmittceof Of the Liberal Republicans on
s anne day Of the meeting Of the Dem
aa.ic Committee, for the transaction Of
business mutually important to both or
'anlations in the support Of the Cincin-
aati and Baltimore nominees.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

HE FIRST BALE.-The Texas farm
are early in the field. The first bale
9ew cotton was sold at Galveston on
ae 18th, at 90 cents per h., in gold
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

gineer of the Ripley railroad was stabbed
and killed at Middletown, Tenn, by eonduc-
tor Mcknight, of the Mississippi Central
railroad, who fed afterwards, and Is still at
large.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

The Liberal Republicans in Vermont
have called Convention to nominate a
State ticket and Presidential electors.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

The Louisville Ledger, the straight
out organ in Kentucky, strikes its Bour-
bon coIors and declares for the Baltimore
nominees.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
Hhe Govern Purchases Com
feGIerate Archives
what ia Wants OF Them.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., July l3.-It is stat
ed that the treasury department on Satur-
day paid to Col. John T. Pickett. formerly
OF the confederate army, seventy-tive thous-
and dollars for data from the rebel ar
chiVes, which he held IN his possession as
attorney for certain parties in Canada. 1t
Is also further stated that this large sum
was paid by the special order of Secretary
boutwell,, who, in conjunction with other
members of the administration, is of the
opinion that besides the primary effect OF
protecting the treasury from the claims of
bogus Southern Union men, they can also
be used for political effect in the South dur
ing the pending campaign, and in the inter-
est of Gen. Grant.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
EnrInim. ia E.maInmd.

At one or the agricultural meetings re
Gently held in England, Mr.. Ball. OF
Yorkshire, described the disappearance
Of small farms and allotments in his dis
trict, to which cause he attributed rood
deal Of the existing pauperism. He
hoped the allotment system would be re-
vived, for it was intimately connected
with the welfare of the agricultural class
es. In the future management of the
Union he advised speakers to be moder-
ate in their language, and torgiving to
those who had done them wrong. As
an illustration of the altered condition
Of things. he rected the following lines
by DR.. Franklin, descriptive Of the far
mers' lot in 1867:
'Ihc farmers at the pillow,
His wife milking the COW.
His boys thrashing in the barn
His daughters spinning yarn;
All happy To a charm"
In 1870, the following verse by an
anonymous author describes the same
class
The farmers gone to see u show.
Ills daughter : at the pi-a-no;
His 'madams %aily dressed in satin.
All the boys learning Latin
And "a mortgage on the farm"
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

We hear reports of the appearance of
the caterpillar in the western portion of
Rankin county.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25

These archives, or department. files. have
somewhat singular history. When the
military operations in front of Richmond
assumed that threatening character which
finally ended in the evacuation of the city,
these archives were Sent To North Carolina
for safe keeping There they fell into the
hands Of some irresponsible parties, who,
amidst the CONSERVATION attending the
downfall of the Confederacy, escaped with
them to Canada, where they have been kept
and used for various speculative purposes
until the present time.
The weekly clarion., 1872-07-25
From the Raleigh N. O. Sentinel
Hurrah for Southern Youth.

/ Previous to the war it was rarely the
case that Il Southern boy took high hon.
| Ors at Princeton College Indeed, they
Iaro15- stood higher thin Tie fifth ioI m.
| Their parents were generally wealthy,
and the boys would not study, but wasted
many useful hours at New York and ad-
jacent towns and cities But not 50 now
Since the war, every year has witnessed
the superiority of Southern mind. Ina
every class the chief honors have been
borne off by our Southern boys. We
mentioned the other day that young
Richmond Pearson, young man of TWEEN
ty, of remarkable parts, and true North
Carolinian, had taken very high honors
IN class Of ninety-tour, having obtained
the valedictory. We learn that two
others, one from Mississippi and one from
Alabama, took the highest distinctions -
the three getting higher honors than the
others. Surely it is a singularly pleas
ing circumstance that the three highest
places should be won by Southern boys
SAssAFRAs BUSHES Levy,
writing to the daily Baltimore American
gives his mode of destroying this trouble
some bush: Many farms are infested
with sassafras bushes, and many plans
have been adopted for their destruction
with little success, the trouble being that
when they are grubbed up every small
root left them, will, the ensuing spring
produce Il separate shoot, and thus the
numbers increase. Thirty years ago a
practical farmer, who had seen fOur-scOre
years, told me that if the bushes are
grubbed the day before and the day after
the full Of the moon in July, and the day
after the full Of the moon in August, the
small roots left in the ground will never
germinate again. After thirty years
experience, / am prepared to say to all
who are troubled with them, suspend all
other work, embrace the opportunity
offered during the four days have named
and in the coming spring you may see
one in a thousand; but follow the same
course next summer and YOU shall see
your enemy no more, | speak from eX-
perience-I shall leave others to philoso-
phize and theorize upon it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED NG ;
Board Of.AIuerillpn.

Al a regular meeting Of the Board of Alder
r,.rn. held Ortoh"r - Isl, there were: hrrs"nt:
II. l.. simpson, "si., President. and Moss.
Frr'scn Johnson. Cu">c, | II :rr"".d and - atom:
\ r...u'ut!on in regard :" tie pavc!urItAround
the Market House; also resolution in regard
l., the Court II ,l.$c property; also bills of \ }.
Flcmi 9. 81 IT. and j. + McGrlw. ) 10 against
the Aims House also II petition Of J. W Bag
get: ais" rc!or If the C"uIlilttcc on Streets
i: regard t. vhc purchase of tlssg!ng were re-
c,.ivr FROM the Comm OF CouacIi and Their ac-
zion cn!lcu~re,! in.
\ biii Of j Entwi-c, jr. so s., for m,"iicin"
furnished the poor, was ordered to be paid;
:, c r. IRRIGATION from he Mayor encl sing
tn, r. .i,iun ii Jas Slrakc> ~ pollen "a>
RECEIVED and jlir resi- gnation accepted.
Rrp,:.> % the Committee o. the Poor on th.
bills ii f. &. Swaine. S;o As; ". 4. Herrick,
$; H. l.. Simpson, So Is and w. +. llcndcr
.uM, siol - against the a ms Hose: also the
report Of the Committee Oh Claims on the bills
u' f. l.. Bruckrtt 81 on tn" bill Of B. Cline !;
on the clifton oi D. >. ll"w!>on, Prc>i,icn. Po-
rlnar Ferry Co.. and N tie oiI Of F L. Smith
IT., were received from the Con.lnon Council
mad their action concurred ~.
\ report from the Committee on Claims
the petition of Mrs. Newman Cross tor u rcduc-
ton ul assessment, was received from the % m
mon l"umcli and rccornmt.cd 10 the Committee
on Claims.
4 resolution ordering the Superintendent Of
Police t. order the property holders on Fairfax
street, between Queen and Oronoko, 10 have the
sidewalks III front Oi their property laid was
adopted.
A let ton from G.. y. Worthingt asking Il
ROYALTY OF three cents per barrel Oh all tac flour
made by him during thc next ten years also u
resolution in regard to grading Orunokn and
Pcndlcton SIR. ct$. were received from the Com
mon Councl ana their action concurred in.
On uoii"n 1t WAS resolved, th.t the Supcrili-
;endent OF Police is hereby instructed and order.
ed to follow implicitly the lines of grade given
hll!l by the City Surveyor. and tina. he shall cot
attempt to grade any stree. without a strict adj
hcrcncc to the direction Of 81 Surveyor.
The Board then adjourned.
TcStc: JNO. j. AN lESON. Clerk
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
LETTER from Fairfax.

fCorrespondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
FAIRFAX c. H., Oct 2l.-Thc County Court
was in session yesterday. The only case OF
imnortaDce tried was that of John Griffin for
horse stealing, 1.-THE horse Of Hunt Il Roberts, }
who was found guilty and sentenced to ten
wears in the Pcuitentiary. 4 motioo for a new
trial was argued this morning BY Il. NJ. Wells,
attorney for the prisoner, and j. VI. Love,
Attorney for the Com monwealth motion
overruled and sentence pronounced W the
Court in accordance with the verdict, and the
prisoner awaits early passage to Richmond.
The friends Of Greeley and Brown were en-
tertained and gratifed BY an able speech from
your townsman H. .. Claug hton, esq. tbs
speech was telling one and wou for Alr. e.
MANY friends as we'll as it carried conviction 10
the hating and doubtful friends Of harmony,
good government and honesty in Office. Most
Of the would,be "straight-cuts have slgnltled
their intention to vote the Greeley aud Brown
ticket,so that all hoped for aid from this source
to the Grant ticket is gone. The Greeley and
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23

Brown Central Club erected yesterday hick,
ory pole one hundred and eight feet above
ground, and unfurlcd beautiful flag bearing
the Virginia court of arms. and the names at
Greeley and Brown Inscribed on the lower bar.
IF the contrast in the two poles erected here
shall lie any Indication of the final result. Gree
ley ard Brown must be elected, for they stand
50 To 10 pretty good majority. Y.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL CnrIIRANE. Sir Thos
John Cochrane. Baronet, Admiral Of the Fleet
of the British Navy, died in England on Sun
day night. the 10Th instant Admiral SIR Thorn
"a j. Cochranc e. G. b. was born in the year
1889, and was consequently in the eighty third
year of his aye when he expired. He was the
eldest son of the late Sir Alexander Forester
Inglis Cochrane by his wife, Maria Shaw
daughter of David Shaw esq and grandson OF
Thomas, eighth Earl of DuodonaId. Sir Thorn
as entered the Royal Navy at an early age. and
saw considerable service while engaged in the
discharge of the duties of important commits
sons under the Crown. He served as Command
er,in-Chef of the Royal Squadron III the + 1T
Indian Station; was Governor of the colony Of
newfoundland. and subsequently Command
erin Chief at Portsmouth. England. lie s
returned to the Imperial Parliament as mem-
ucf lol li'sHiCh' auu Ieplesch'eu tne eoh@''
tucncy for that place in the House Of Commons
from the year 1899 to 1871. Sir Thomas was
commissioned Vice Admiral of the United
Kingdom and Lieutenant Of the Admiralty in
the year 1863 and promoted to the rank or Ad
miral of the Feet in the year 1868 He was
twire married first, in the year 1872 to NATL
dl Rr-s WiShart. eldest daughter Of the late
Lieutenant. General Sir Charles Ross: and Sc
condly. in the year 1913 to Rosetta. daughter
Of the larc Sir Jonah DENLY Wheeler Cuf",
Bart BIZ hi first wife he had son-AcXun-
DIR d T. W BaieCochrane, esq
There is complaint in Spain that the official
administration Of the telegraph lines there is
Inefficient. and DEPUTY in the CorteS yeSter.
day asked # they cou not be placed in private
hands.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23

TulEvEs.-The Loudoun. Enterprise says
There is more stealing now going on in this
community than has ever been known before.
Justice kaufman had two sheep killed and
skinned in the field, and carried off, one night
last week. Bushrod Fox had nearly all his
bacon stolen, some two hundred pounds.
Griffith Paxton had eight bushels. OF wheat
stolen, from his barn, which was measured up
the evening before to take to the MILL Also a
large number of chickens have been stolen
from various farmers. 1.-THE Enterprise ad-
vises the citizens to load their. rifles, shot guns
and pistols and by turns guard their premises;
also to take to sleeping in their barns and out
houses, and they will be sure to nab some Of
the thieves and thus. brake it up. NJ f,..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
victory.

\ grand mass meeting Of the citizens OF
West Loudoun will be held in the depot build
ing of the w. s. O. R. R., at Hamilton, COM
mencing at o'clock Saturday, the I'd of No
vember, ard continuing until midnight. Among
the gentlemen announced to speak on the oc-
casiou are Gov Walker, Gen. Hunton, Col. J..
B. Baldwin and Gov. Smith. 4 special train
will be run from Alexandria to convey persons
along the line of the road, desirous of attending
the meeting, and will return to Alexandra
immediately after its close.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
.T5shov the very age and boly Of the Times

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Commissioner Walker had a conference with
the Comauche Apache and kiowa chiefs at
Washington Yesterday, and gave them to I'M
dcrstand that as the Government was weary OF
accepting promises of good behavior which
were made ouly to be broken, all who were not
90 their reservations by the 10Th OF December
would be treated as enemies aud hunted down
by the troops The Indians offered fresh
promises Of future peacetuluess, and with this
the conference ended.
On Monday night the Court House at lork,
Pennsylvania, was burgariousy entered aud all
the treasures accounts for the last six years
were stolen, and with them the report OF a re-
auditing committee appointed by the Leglsla
ture to investigate the transactions OF certain!
members of ring. 1t was to have been tiled
at the November term of the court, and Is said
to have contained evidence of the most gigantic
frauds
The Prussiau Diet reassembled at Berlin yes
terday The Budget was presented. The re-
cepts from all sources for 1878 are estimated
at 1854 $50, 456, aud the total expenditures al
the same sum. The revenues OF 1878 are ex
pected to exceed those of the present year o.
nineteen millions Ut dollars.
1t is rumored at Annapolis that the trial O.
Mrs. Wharton on the charge of attempting t
! poison Eugene Van Ness will be set for specla
term of the Court, which will not be held untl
after the Presidential election.
The Acting Comptroller Of the Treasury yes
terday authorized the Merchant 5 and Planters
National Bank of the Union of South Carolina
to commence business with capital o
SCI, 900, under the national banking act
At the Newmarket, England, races, ycstcr
day, tweuty,>eveu horses coutended Tor TIT
| Cambridgeshire stakes which were won by
''Payfair, ,. Eiuistcrre, second, and ''Pompa
dour' third.
The taxes received by the city of New lorl
on Monday, upon real estate, exceeded Il million
of dollars, the largest amount ever known II
single day.
\ dispatch faolu Copenhagen announces th'
| appointment Of Hegermann Llndcnerona Dan
| ish Charge Afares aud Consul General t
the Cuited States
Cadet Robert D. Digges, appointed from thu
Fifth Maryland District has been dismissed from
the Naval Academy at Annapolis for III assault
| upon Conyers, the colored cadet.
1t is reported from Washington, that there
is 20 danger Of an Indian war 10 Idaho The
| whites are the only eyil-disposed people
| there, according to reports
The railroad accident at Seabrook, \. II.
mentioned in the dispatches in yesterday
Gazette, resulted in the death Of two persons
and the wouuding Of several.
The 'Straightout Democrats i'll Ohio hav,
nominated an electoral ticket for the State il
! favor of o Couor and Adams.
There was more than hundred millions 0
dollars in the L. S. Treasury at the close u
business yesterday.
1t is stated that the St. Louis people hay,
been swinded out of hundred thousand dol
lars in the building Of their new Jail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23

Hon. R. NJ t. Hunter addressed one of the
largest gatherings ever assembled inRichmond,
at Monroe park, in that city last, night. His
speech was mastery effort and was listened
to with attention aud ELECTED frequent applause
and commendation ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23

The Washington correspondent OF the Bal
timore Sun says: 1T is stated, on the au-
thority of officials in the State Department,
that 10 paying the Alabama claims to claimants
here, insurance companies will be allowed to
represent insurers or, in other words, that the
claims of insurance companies will take the
precedence over those of insurers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23

Edgeworth Female Seminary building, at
Greensboro, N. c., was consumed by fire
on Monday afternoon, The fire origuted from
a spark from the chimney The building had
recently been occupied as residence by Mr.
j. A. Gray, the ewner of the property, and
was Insured for about $4,000.