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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

FATAL AFFRAY.-A negro man by the
name OF Joe Posey was killed by another
named Doe Cross, on Reid's place, on We'd
nesday. The circumstances of the killing
were horrible, and the unfortunate man
who was killed was literally shot to pieces,
having been shot five times with a pistol
and twice with double barrelled shotgun
loaded with buck-shot.-Canton Mail.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

OF the Ordinances OF the CITY. uuf.
ment OF prisonGM neglect OF duI. .....
neatness In attire, failure 20 wear xL..
duty the regulation caps on budgc- oIrn
disobedience 90 orders, or such other .
duct preiudicial 10 good order or ..
discipline in the force.
SEC. 8. Two OF said policemen ...
upon duty In the day and two Uf u.sH.
shall weekly alternate between Wa.
night duty. without prefrrD OBJ. 'NH...
Der of the force; and iur r.I. ..H...
chief Of police shall eHr q.
duty 30 all Times, which ..I....
regulated by thc Mayor hu. .u....
stable shall have power fn commits.
force al any time when iu hI-u u....
be necessary Provided, lh.- -.....
not bc construed 90 relieve .Ut ....
the force from his uutk f1 ...... ..
against the peace, or thc ..H ...
when suchD Hence hail COM. q. IT,.
edge.
SEC. ~ time OF lmw..at. ....
absolute necessity, the Mayo. ...
Committee, or "a majority off t...
authorized and tmFrN .r.. .r
ditiOuil policemen. tH He b. O...
next succeeding mgttuG
Mayor and Aldcrmrr, uuIU.-
moved, and no longer, uul..- .a..
went j. ratified by tha Board f
ng.
SEC. 7. The police force -h.. ...-
lation police caps with I.. ...
on front. police badge, Nu0 ....
baton, aud shall ut ali umu- #.
duty be neatly uttlrod, HI|
strictly comply with rfl- section. ...
cause for immediate removal ir..
SIC. S, Charges against m.u...
force must bee boz Writing lNH ...
los the Mayor, or AId,rlauH, '.. .....
stable. The hirl oi POLICE u.
me force. or amy citizen. #n. ""..
are so made. such p1IHrUm.. .....
diutcly suspended hy iHp N.... If.
Constable until fhe Mayor aI. H....
mittoc can consider anN ...
charges.
SIC. 9. The Mnyoraul ruU..#
shall Immediately order SIS -
police force; aud Che Mayor
h. pay for them without nu...
fhr Board.
SIC 10. The pay OF lha D. ..
shall be 1902 jOJ sINty-t"u Du...
cents per month aud COSTS 0- ...
and OF the Chief Of Police. -N.. IF.
designated, $50 htty d0.IHu n
and costs as heretofore off r....
licemen $40 forty tIYr dollars ...
and costs, as heretofore
SEC. IL. BE it further ordained.
ordinance take effect auI /. ~. ..
and after MAY ], 1873.
Alderman McGUl moved tH ....
ordinance and consider DO .u....
ton Carried.
Alderman BIrk~daIe move. ...
Alderman McGill moved 'u -I...
words "tive policemen tNu. ..
and insert "iOur policgmeu. W
lost.
Alderman McGill moved t0 -....
vote whereby has ampudw.u H.
which was lost.
Aud the section was adopted.
Sections ,, 3, 4, 3, q, Z, +, aUd u.#..
and adopted.
Section 10 was read.
Alderman McGill moved tu UI. ...
for the pay of City Cog-uhI. W..
per month, that of Chief u. I....
and that of all other policemen
month; which was adopted.
Alderman BarkSdale moved tu AtHr
ordinances as amended us whole. Dr
Moved, by Alderman M.llL U.
City Clerk be Instructed Oh pU.Ir.
warrant book. and that all warrant
on ella ms allowed after May Def. H- ..
from the new warrant book.
On motion the Board ADJOURN. M
day, the 18th iu-ts at 10 O'Clock h.N
MARION -MIl H#..
). G.. BURNHAAi, City CLERK.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

The railroad subsidy committee report
that of $3125 placed in the hands of T. S.
Hardee, to be put at that gentlemsn's sug-
gestion where it would do the most good,
$500 was retained by him for his own val
liable services.-I Advance.
Yes. and if we understand his political
complexion he is one of the immaculate
Democrats II Columbus Press. (Rad.)
And was appointed by your own can
didate for Governor, R. G. Powers.
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\ lady in Ohio wrote to the Government
to know if she was entitled to a pension.
having a gallant son who parts his hair in
the middle. 1t is believed by her friends
that the hair will have to be ''nigger-etted'
before she can get anything.-[L eXin gtOn
Advertiser (Mrs. vance,.
Will it not do as we'll if he can sing
Grasshopper settin' on sweet 'tater Vine,
or trip the light fantastic with a descend
ant of Ham.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Gen. De Blanc, the leader of the peo-
pies party of resisters, in Louisiana, in
surrendering to the United States author
tiles, with which he never designed to
join issue, has made report to Governor
McEnery of his operations, in which he
saws: "Without the arrival of a Fed
"eral officer and Federal troops, Badger
"and his reinforcements would have been
"driven from the parish of St. Martin. B"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

In the progress of the St. Louis Con-
vention il was stated that - river transit
" Is 100 per cent. cheaper than canal,
8 and nearl Y 500 per cent. cheaper than
=" river" The cause is explained to be
the neglect Of the river transportation
for the speed of the railway; and the
which the Railway system has
secured by cooperation for extortion at
the expense Of the other interests of the
country which are at last aroused to the
necessity of combining for self-plotection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

A large number of the farmers or
CARNATIONS in Iowa have nominated d.
NJ Adams on the Grange ticket. He
is no politician but thoroughly edu-
Gated farmer "a man of intellect and APP
proved capacity.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Answering statement that the contest
will be close between Ames and Powers
for the gubernatorial nomination, the
Prairie News says that Gen. Ames will
"be the successful candidate beyond a
doubt in fact that point is already set
tiled by the Republican party of the
Estate, and further that ''all the Repub-
"licans" in that region care a unit for
"Ames,' On the other hand the Vicks-
burg Times repels a statement of the
Central Republican that the contest is
between those two C. B's and says that
nobody is authorized to commit ''the par
y' except State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
intimatiug that both may be thrown over
board and a new man selected
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

The following dispatches clearly show
the difference between the civilized and
the uncivilized in their method of war
fare, as illustrated in the Modoc war:
1REKA. Cal, April 2S-The bodies of the
officers and soldiers who were killed on the
10Th have been recovered. Their heads and
hands have been cut of. and they are so
horribly disigured that they can only be
recognized by their clothing. Some of them
have not been recognized.
The above describes the Indian mode
of warfare, and this the Yankee mode.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, May 1st.-The head
of Chief John SchOnehin and several other
fallen Modocs have been forwarded to mill
tary headquarters here.
Everybody can see the difference be-
tween the two, but-Query-Which is
the savage mode and which the civilized
method?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Don't fail to read the proceedings of a
series of local meetings in the West,
copied in to-day's paper. They are only
few from the many with which our ex-
changes teen; and are given as mere
sparks of the great confagration which is
looming up.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Mr.. ]. N. Catching, worthy citizen
of Copiah, and once a Representative in
the Legislature from that county, died,
universally lamented, on the 28th ult.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

A society has been organized at San
Antonio, Texas, to give aid and informa-
ton to English immigrants, arriving now
regularly by every steamship of the
Liverpool a.d Texas line.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Hon. James Phelan and Col. r. A.
Pinson, of Memphis, both former distin-
guished citizens of Mississippi, died on
Saturday the 18th. The Appeal pays
deserved tributes to the memories OF both.
Each has died in the meridian of life and
in the full tide of a prosperous and useful
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

In the case of Mrs. Virginia Minor
formerly Miss Virginia Otey, daughter
OF Bishop Otey of TENNESSEE vs.. r..
Huppernett, for refusing to register her
as voter, the Supreme Court of Nilsson
ri has held that women are not voters,
either under the constitution Of Missouri
or by the fourteenth amendment to the
federal constitution The case will be
appealed to the United States Supreme
Court
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Ii is rumored that Leroy 5. Bronn, OF this
county. has been appointed United States
MarshaI Tor the Southern District of Mis-
sissippi, in place of NJ. ShauRhnessv. re-
signed.-lEatchez Democrat.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

The GRow1Na CROPS The pro-pe.
for GOOD stands of corn and cotton d a
section Of Benton county, are not -o
ing as we anticipated few days ago. At.
planters have good stands, but other,
scarcely half a stand.-Beuton County d"
gus.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

When Ames was military commander,
by arbitrary order, he caused the re-
moval of the county seat of Scott from
Forest to Hillsboro. The people have
voted to restore it to the former place.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22
HE 81. Louis Convention.

This Convention of Western and
Southern Congressman has deliberated
and adjourned. The main topics of con-
sideration was relief of agriculture and
commerce from the thraldOm of exorbi-
tant taxation and the Importance of more
perfect transportation from the interior
to the sea. The improvement Of the
mouths of the Mississippi river-the
digging of a ship canal to the Gulf
across d narrow strip of land from point
above the mouths to the Gulf-the James
river and Kanawha Canal-the Atlantic
and Great Western Canal through Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia
were the enterprises which were de-
clared to need attention. The Conven-
ton adjourned for an excursion to Gal
weston, Texas, via. Dallas, and thence
to New Orleans.
These Conventions will result in good.
They will tend to obliterate the asperities
of party to promote community of feeling
as well as of interest between sections
which have been alienated, and above all
to quicken public interest in enterprises
of great public Importance.
Capt. John w. Smith, to his honor be it
said, refused to serve as one of Powers COM
msSioners to assess damages against the
people of Meridian, in favor of Aaron
Moore. under the in famous act of the last
Legislature providing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Courier.
We do not see why all this pother is
kept up about Aaron Moore No man
within our knowledge seems to be doing
better. He is quartered on the State
Treasury, and has been for long time,
on a salary of 800 per month, in sine
cure gotten up for his especial benefit,
known as night Waterman at the capitol,
and has probably enjoyed other perqui-
sites-the result of which is that he is as
well to do as his most anxious friends
could desire. No doubt, so far as this
worlds goods are concerned, he is in
more comfortable circumstances from this
feeding at the public crib, than many of
the people who are to be taxed for his
benefit. The act which proposes to take
the property of individuals for the private
uses of another individual is simply infa-
nous, and if the people of Meridian
don't resist it to the last ditch we have
mistaken their metal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Gen. John Q. Breckenridge has ntal
lected TO deliver the address before gu
nual meeting of the Association of the ava
of Northern Virginia, at Richmond F-
during the next State Fair.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

A charter election was held at Cumber-
land, Maryland, on the 18th, when the Dem
ocrats carried all the officers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

! To-day (20th) a number of Governors
of the West and South are in session at
Atlanta, Georgia. Among other matters
they will consider will be the one to
which Governor Smith, of Georgia, has
devoted his recent letter TO the farmers of
the West. viz: the construction OF
canal to connect the Lakes with the At
lantic at Savannah, through the Ohio,
Tennessee and Ocmulgee Rivers, for the
purpose of superceding railroad transpor-
tation of Western produce by more di-
rect and cheaper mode. He says that
the four States of Georgia, Alabama,
Florida, and South Carolina, use every
year 0,OOO,000 bushels more of grain
than they produce, and that in conse-
auence of disorganized and efficient labor
the deficiency is growing larger every
day. They must look to the Western
farmers to supply this deficiency; any
attempt to raise corn for themselves
would be at the expense of their cotton
crops, and would cause them loss of at
least S50,0O0,000 year. 1t is disa-
greeable reflection; but we approhend
the scheme proposed for remedying the
evil will be found to be impracticable iii
the end.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

At Morristown, New Jersey, yesterday
the Democrats carried the charter election,
by decided majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

The organ of the colored Radicals il to
be- started In Vicksburg about the LIST Of
July.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Daniel Pratt, the famous manufacturer
and gin-maker in Alabama, is dead.
John Hart, an old citizen of Madison,
died in that county on the 18th inst
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22
Immigration Meeting at Canton.
The following call appears in the Can

The following call appears In the Can
ton Mail
II being evident that interest has been
awakened within the last few months
on the subject of Immigration, and
that there is growing disposition
throughout the North to receive infOrma-
ton concerning our State and its resources
and believing that much good may be done
by proper eXertion on the part of people in
this direction. we therefore request the
citizens generally of the town and county
TO meet in Canton, at the Courthouse. on
Monday, 18th inst, to take into considera-
ton such action as may be deemed neces-
SarV In this i'm nortant matter
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I,crsnN NI1.s. Anri p. lS13.


Atan adjourned meeting of the Roard OF
Mayor aud Aldermen OF Jackson, held this
day, present:
Ills Honor Marion Smith, Mayor;
Aldcrmen-J. \. kauslcr.
There being no quorum present the Board
adjourned.
MARION SMITH, Mayor.
s. @. BURNHAM, City Clerk.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

Werner's railroad scheme, by which it
was proposed by ring to use the non
tax payers in Yazoo as instruments for
imposing heavy tax on the county, with
no probability of advantage to the public,
was effectually crushed out at the recent
election. The vote stood:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-05-22

for building bridge on Nelson street. which
was. on motion. referred 70 the street Com
mittee. with power To act upon the same.
Alderman Strauss presented report from
the Board of school Directors IN regard 10
rha amount 40 be levied for school tax,
which was, on motion, laid over till next
meeting.
Petition of NJ Kerr for license TO sell
vinous and spirituous iiquor-, was granted
on payment OF 5000.
Petition of VI. Kerr. for license 10 sell
malt liquors. was granted on payment OF
$50 i'm currency into the city Treasury.
on motion, the Board adjourned.
MARION SMITH, Mayor
: q. BURNHAM, CITY Clerk.
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JACKSON. MISS, April Is. 1873

JACKSON, Miss, April II, 1873
At a regular meeting OF the Eoard of
Mayor and Aldermen OF Jackson, held this
day, present: .,,
Instrumentation McGill, l. Strauss.
There being no quorum present the Board
adjourned
MARION SMITH, Mayor.
$ G. BURNHAM, City Clerk.
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grafton Commissioner
sTFsa&~-

Recent Liverpool papers have am
nounced that a large immigration move
ment from England to this country Is in
progress. And they add that "the large
proportion of EagIish agricultural labor
err now emigraEug IS an unusual feature,
and the arrangements Of the leading
steamship companies for the ensuing two
months include the deportation Of sfaall
colonies of farm Iaborer5 and artisans
from the South of England.
1t would be very desirable if Mis-is-
sippi could =ectre a share Of these immi-
grants. COL George Torrey. Of Jetier-
son county unaide5 except by the vol
uutary contributions Of farmers and 9th
ers, is doing what be Is able to that end;
but he gets no encouragement from the
authorize. What is Commissioner
Griggs going to 10 about itz VIII his
presence 10 England be likely to make
a favorable impression Of the local gov
eminent Of the ruling class in Mississippi
and to increase the attractions to the
'farm Iaborers and artisans who in large
numbers are taking mp the line Of march.
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who Burnt Columbia, South Car
DINA?

The burners of Columbia, South Car
DINA, seem anxious to get rid of the in
fanny. The question has recently been
before the Joint Commission to appraise
damages between the two governments OF
England and the I. S, growing cut OF
the war from the omissions and commits
sions of each, now in session at Baltl-
more. Gen. Wade Hampton testified
positively that the destruction was the
work Of the Northern invaders, and pro-
duced am array Of Irresistible facts in
support of his testimony. On the other
hand, Gems. Sherman and Howard testi-
fed feebly that it was not done by them.
Their testimony was simply absurd. 1t
was contrary to all probabilities and pos
sibilities of the case. 1t is not to be
supposed that the men of the Confederacy
would have burnt the roofs from over the
heads Of the women and children they
left behind them. Besides, the case of
Columbia is not an exception. The de-
struction of hat city was simply a repeti-
ton of the vandalism that was perpe-
trated by the invaders in every town and
village and neighborhood which they
entered.
In the line of his testimony General
Hampton produced the following letter
from Hon. j. l.. Orr, whose recent death
imparts more than ordinary interest to it ::
WAsHINGToN, December "a, 1872.
DEAR SIR: | have received your letter
inquiring as TO my recollection of the con-
vefsation that occurred in the Executive
Office in Columbia. in 1867, between your
self and General Howard, of the United
States army, as to the burning of Columbia.
/ do not remember all that was said, but
General Howard said in substance that the
city was burned by United States troops
that he saw them fire mar houses. and that
he tried to arrest the conflasration, and that
he regretted the destruction of the city.
Without undertaking to give his words the
foregoing contains the substance of what he
said relative to the destruction of Column bia.
Very spectfully,
JAMES l.. ORR.
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FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.-The Mo
does are holding their own bravely At
ter winning another battle they retired
from the Lava Beds to another rocky
fastness, and are defying the combined
forces of the United State The latter
are commanded by a small army of Major
Generals and Brigadiers, who have all
the advantage of trained regulars, and
the most superb equipments known to
the service in all lis various branches of
cavalry, infantry, and artillery. The
invincible Reds are said to number 80 in
tantry, I horses, p squaws and Is pap
poOses.
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Acting Governor Powers Is reported to
be again on the rampage. Having re-
turned from the Columbus region. he
has taken trip up the Central Railroad.
If it be true, as alleged by the Prairie
News, that the safety of the Republi-
can party in Mississippi depends upon
F'the nomination of General Ames for
Governor, it would seem that the pres
ent Acting Governor is busy if not a
formidable conspirator against it.
The Texas Legislature has effectually
abolished the State police, which had be-
come an engine of tyranny in the hands
of Radical Governor Davis. While this
is being done in Texas, the police of New
Orleans, under the Pretender Kellogg,
are traversing the State, overriding local
authorities and installing officials who
were rejected by the people at the polls.
Late advices represent a better feeling
and slight advance in the English cot
ton market.
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TOFFICIAL.I
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF
MAYOR AND ALDERMEN.
CITY HALL.
ATWaa Anil 1871 (

JACKSON. Miss, April 4, 1873
At regular meeting OF the Board of
MAYOR and Aldermen Of Jackson, held this
day, present:
liz Honor. Marion smith, Mayor
AIdrrmen-John McGili. |. strauss IiAf-
ris Bark -dale, and >. 4. kau-ler
Tn, minutes of last meeting having ptth
read and approved, the Board proceeded 10
business. 80,
\ petition was received from j. r. . SUI
livan. and on motion. referred 10 the street
Conmitree. to examine and ascertain
whether il was the duty ot the city To re-
pair the culvert on Capitol street, between
President and Congress streets.
Moved. by Alderman kausier. that the
nrnnerty holders on the west side OF Pre-i-
dent street be compelled to have suitable
sidewalks made in front of their property.
Carried.
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mississippi aG fhe Atlanta Confer
CuCe.

We note with pleasure that Governor
Powers has rendered to Colonel II. w.
Walter, Of Holly Springs, a commission
authorizing him to represent the Gov
ernor of Mississippi at the meeting of
Governors, now in session at Atlanta,
Georgia. Inasmuch as Colonel Walter
Is q pronounced Conservative, his APP
pointment Is creditable to the Acting
Governor 1t Is a becoming concession
TO the rights and feelings of the great
mass Of the intelligence and property of
the State which Radical authorities are
too much in the habit of Ignoring.
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BIRMINGHAM. ala. May 1.-THE Ala
Colonel :. J. SaffoId was elected president,
l.. W. Grant secretary, ana Col. X. ii.
Powell orator. Birmingham will be the
place of the next meeting. Invitations 10y
the Alabama Press and the Mayor of this
city are extended to the New York, Tea
neSse and Georgia associations, 10 meet
here on the third Tuesday in May, 1874.