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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

AN INTELLIGENT LEeIsLAToR.-A
candidate in Virginia makes the fol-
lowing announcement 81 Nonce
my Self A Candidate for the legisla-
tor for the Mex session to reprezent
the Agucultray and the manncultray
intress of the farmers intfess of this
County and the heavy thaxiation that
is on the people of this county, of
sevel caiesis. Henry Brooks. May
the 20, 1873"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

GEORGE WASHINGTON was good
enough in his way he wouldn't tell
lie and all that; but he never drew
back pay and appropriated to charita-
Bile purposes. His benevolence never
reached back arter things in that kind
of way.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

The brewers and masters of New
York State represent vested capital
of over $l00,000,000, and give steady
employment TO about $4,000, men
trained to the business fs'Atl-3 8
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

Mosr of the arrests made in Duluth
on the Fourth of July were for not
complying with the ordinance that re-
quires ashes to be sprinkled on icy
sidewalks before ten o'clock a. m.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17
A LOST PATIENr AND A BAD. PHYsI-
CLAN.

N
CLAN.
A foreign scientific periodical re-
lates this suggestive story:
Some time since lady called upon
celebrated occulist, in order to con-
suit him on account of her eyes, COM
planning that their power of vision
had of late considerably diminished.
At a glance the doctor saw. that she
was lady of rank and wealth. He
looked at her eyes, shook his head.
and thoughtEthe treatment would re-
quire much time. as there was reason
to fear amaurosis in her case. He
must advise her. first of all, that. as
she had informed him that she was
residing considerable distance in the
country, she must move into the city
at once, and thus enable him to see
her frequently, if possible daily.
The lady then rented an elegant
mansion, moved into the city, and the
physician was punctual in attendance.
He prescribed this and that, and that,
and thus days run into weeks and
weeks into months. The cure, how
ever, was still coming. The physician
tried to console her.
One day the patient hit upon a Gu
rlous scheme, and she waited not long
to carry into effect.
She procured for herself a very old
and poor attire, put hood of tremen-
dous size upon her head, took an old
umbrella and 3 market-basket in her
hand, and IN these habiliments she
visited the physician, selecting for the
purpose very rainy day. She had SO
well succeeded in distorting and dis
guising herself that the eye even of a
lover could scarcely have recognized
her. She was obliged to wait q long
time in the ante-roon of the phvsi-
clan with many others who, like her,
were seeking relief. AT last her turn
came.
/" Well, my good woman, what have
you to complain of?0
!" Very bad eyes, DOCTOR" answered
He took her to the light, looked in
to her eyes, but failed to recognize his
patient. Struggling his shoulders, he
said:
"Your eyes are well enough.p
:" Well?" she said.
4ess 1 know what am saving
" But have been told that I was
getting the a--a-a--I forget how it is
" Amaurosis ~
+" Yes; that is it, doctor.0
" Don't you let them make you be-
lieVe any such nonsense. Your ply
sician is an asst
An
Yes, an asst Tell him boldly that
I said so.
The lady now arose, and in her Gus
tomary voice, said:
Sir, you are my physician don't
you know me ~
The face the sage counselIo made
is easier to imagine than to describe. |
" Gracious, madaml" he commenc-
ed to stammer an apology, but the /
lady would not listen to him, and left
him Indignantly. She never saw the
gentleman any more.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

"CoAE here, Tommy said school
master, "do you know your A B C's ?n
8 7 es, sir, l know bee Sees"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

!" You can't do that again" !" said the
pig to the boy who cut his tail off.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

IT is suggested that books in run
ring brooks" must mean volumes of
of water. 7sl4 .
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

A WISE man changes his mind-a
fool never. C's' ga
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17
ACME MOWER And REAPER


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This machine Is not supporting a swarm of
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Every machine fully warranted.
Extras constantly on hand. and repairs
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Send for pamphlet. Apply to or address
RaYenna, Ohio.
RaYenna, O., May 90, 1872. 1877
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-07-17

THE following exquisite poem Is from the pen
Oh the famous t-Ssonewall Jackson. written
while he was with the United States Army in
Mexico, OF which army he was then a brave and
eeF9a faff Il
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

The Peoples Legislature Dispersed
by u. -. Troops. and Mem
bers Arrested.
Gen. LOngstreet the Instrument of the
Outrage.
From the New Orleans Picayune.l

From the New Orleans Picayune.l
Thursday, March 6, 1873, about one hun
dred metropolitan police, armed with Win
chester rifles, took possession of the hall of
the Representatives, the Senate Cham Der,
the office of Gov. McEnery. and all the State
offices located at the Odd Fellows Hall.
The sergeant of police steps up to Mr..
Moncure.
"Gentlemen." says he, "are you members
of the Legislature
Mr.. MoHcre--We are.
Sergeant-All you that are not mem bers
will please step one side
Mr.. Monalre-What does this mean? Are
we prisoners?
The Sergeant--Yes, l have Gen. Long
streets authority here for doing it.
He produces an order dated from Caron-
delet street armory, commanding Superin-
tendent Badger to seize the Odd Fellows
Hall with picked sharp shooters and arrest
all coming there claiming to be mem bers of
the Legislature.
MIR. Steven--What is your rank, sra
The acknowledgements, sir.
Mr.. Steven-Are any of your seperior Off
GERS here?
Capt. Robinson then steps to the front,
and says: Il am here. / am Catain of Po-
lice"
Thereupon the members of the Legisla-
ture are placed between files of picked
shorpshOoters" and marched as prisoners TO
the guard-house.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

on Public Buildings and Grounds to re-
port.
from the Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds:
Yonr Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds to whom was referred the report
of the ioint standing Committee on Publlc
Buildings, have had the same under consia-
eration- and instructed me ta return inc
same back to Inc House, Win ene a'coHiPa-
Your Committee has examined the new
wings and other work done at the stare Luz
matte Asylum, described in the dlHe!eht
contractors, and find the work nhlSheu !" q
very rough manner. 1t bears the maras 81
having been done in great hurry " rle
caps are of frequent occurrence IN the
floors. green planks having been used IN
stead of that which was seasoned.
The bakery has some slight imperfeclions,
which can be easily remedied.
Your Committee has also TO report the
dangerous manner now in use at the Asy :
hIm Tor lighting the different wards coal
oil being the article used, and TINS comous
tible fluid within the reach OF over tlree
hundred insane people. makes ~ oniy
question of time, when the Asylum snail De
laid in ashes and become one OF the Things
OF the past. Your Committee suggests tnHI
such an appropriation be made as Will eI .a
bile the use of gas in this institution. Inc
former contractor has utterly failed In ms
contract TO furnish gas. and the WORKS
placed ut the Asylum by him. at cost 10
the State OF over six thousand dollars are
useless and vaiueleSs.
Your Committee would also call the at
tention OF the Legislature 10 the necessity OF
having the dome of the main bulldlnS
painted. a small outlay at this time woulu
be the means of saving the expenditure OF
several thousand dollars in year or two.
The Lunatic Asylum has cost the state
over three hundred thousand dollars, ana
the great value of the property 10 t'e STATE
and the almost irreparable loss to these I'M
fortunate beings who now occupy II, causes
your Committee To suggest the necessity OF
furnishing the Asylum with such quantl-
ty OF hose rs will almost insure It's lhdehhhl-
" against destruction bv fire.
G.. II. HOLLAND,
Chairman.
Mr. Avery moved that the report be re-
eeived and referred to the Committe on Be
nevolent Institutions. Carried.
Adjourned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
. - s------
Manly and Honorable.

The following is the conclusion of a
full and honorable explanation of passages
in letters of "Capittalla, the correspon-
dent of the Meridian Gazette, which
were liable to misconstruction as to the
intent of the writer and their real mean
ing. We have taken the liberty to pub
lish this paragraph withoutgoing over the
whole ground with which our readers
are familiar) as an acknowledgment of
the candor and fairness of the author
whose generous expressions are not less
priced for having emanated from polit-
zeal opponent
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
The Case of Louisiana.

Though there was considerable terror
in the Republican ranks concerning the
Louisiana case, the Administration pre-
vailed, and by one vote the proposition
to order new election was defeated.
Thereupon the President ordered his
troops to dispense the Peoples Legisla-
ture !; arrest its members break up the
McEnery Administration and support
the fraudulent Kellogg government with
the bayonet. The State is thus virtually
murdered. and a federal tyranny,
through its petty tools, is erected in
place Of it. The people whose election
is thus set aside and annuled, are power
less to resist the authority of the United
States, and have declined a physical trial
of the issue. They constitute, however,
the great mass of the taxpayers of the
State, and as their right of election and
of representation has been taken from
them, they are forming leagues pledged
not to pay taxes to support the govern
ment of the usurpers. The federal mill
tary can hold them in subsection, but it
cannot overcome their invincible deter
mination not to pay tribute. The end is
not yet. The Administration has over
done the business, There is such thing
as going too far; and the Republican
party itself is calling halt. The follow
dispatch is ominous:
New YORK, March z, 1S7S.--A meeting
of the Republican General Committee
was held last night. They passed, among
other resolutions, one disappearing of the
conduct of the Administration in Louisiana
matters.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
SENATE.
FORTIETH DAY.
NANNY Mnr.nh In
INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Lyles:
Resolved. That the special committee APP
pointed to investigate the purchase OF the
new site for the Penitentiary' be respect
fully requested to make their report as soon
as possible, in order that this body may
take some action in regard TO the same.
Adopted.
BY Mr. Smith:
Resolved, That the Finance Committee be
requested &c bring i'm bill authorizing the
Auditor of Public Accounts and Boards OF
Supervisors to correct errors in assessments
nc any time prior to final settlement of
sherIffs and tax-collectors. Adopted.
Resolved. That from and after Monday,
March 18th, the Senate shall meet at $3.50
o'clock. A. NJ. and shall hold afternoon
sessions. commencing at $3.50 o'clock.
Adopted.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
referred
Bv Mr. Little: An act for the relief Of
Needham II Whitfield, OF Monroe county.
Judiciary Committee.
BY Mr. Williams: An compelling attend
ance ut public schools.
Committee on Education.
BY Mr. Smith: An act In relation 10 State
and county boards of equalization.
Finance Committee.
BY Mr. Bennett: An act 10 authorize the
Board OF Mayor ana Aldermen OF the cry
Of jackson to issue city bonds and fund the
outstanding indebtedness Of the city, ana
for other purposes.
Finance Committee.
BY Mr. Holloway: An act to amend an act
entitled an act 10 redeem and protect from
overflow from the Mississippi certain bot
tom lands herein described, approved March
II. 1871.
Committee on Public Works.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS.
An act for relic. " ] ID White, of Mon
roe county. Passed.
An act to- amend sertinr ZIG, chapter s,
OF the Revised Code of Is. was take up.
Mr. Sullivan moved to amend by inserting
after the words ''lawful men," in the six
teenth line, the words "irrespectivabMH race
or color" Lost,
Mr. Gleed moved that the bill be printed
and made special order for Thursday at ii
O'Clock. Lost.
Mr. Sullivan moved to amend by striking
out twenty, in twentv-first line. and insert
ing thirty in lieu thereof Lost.
Mr. Gleed moved to postpone, and make
special order tor Wednesday at II O'Clock.
Carried.
) b, an act TO incorporate the Holly Wa
ter-works, of Nicksksburg. Passed.
An act for the relief OF Mrs Josephine +
Evans, of Monroe county, passed.
An act to repeal an act to protect crops In
Warren county, passed.
Senate adjourned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
Duly endorsed by J. S. Morris.

/ Duly endorsed DS ). >. MOTIFS.
The foregoing is copy of the original
draft, which was shown to US before it
was entered upon the proceedings of the
Investigating Committee.
1t will be seen that the transaction
here developed has all the elements of a
bride: 1st, The object to be accomplish
ed, which was to prevent the repeal of
the law, in which the agent of the Com
pany, who originated it, felt that it was
vitality interested. 2nd, The perform
ance Of the required service, by the law
| officer of the State, whose official opinion
was deemed worth the price, (you will see
that he uses his official designation.) 3rd,
The money paid down. There can be no
escape from this network of memorable
facts-that the law officer of the State
has used his official position to affect legis-
lation. The pretence that it was in the
ordinary way of counsel fees" is ride
ulous. There was no litigation, and the
corporation had no interest to subserve,
except to secure favorable action by the
Legislature.
A noteworthy feature of the wretched
business was, that the opinion served to
keep in force the very law which the At
torney General afterwards pronounced
unconstitutional, and in virtue of which
the paper of the State has been dishonor-
ed
1t need not be asked if an officer who
thus puts his opinion in the market for a
price, upon an important measure, which
he may be required to expound for the
guidance of the Governor and other
members of the State Administration, is
fit longer to be tolerated in the place he
fills. Can any party afford to become re-
sponsible for such utter faithlessness, and
hope to survive the judgment of an i'm
partial public?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
The Pamela 6GRr7a Rebake of q
Petty Modelling with Other
Peoples BR@fness.


Fnom The Star.
" we noticed more than once in our
- als- changes, reference TO the fact that
the Clarion aud the Pilot were published In
the same Office, and that there was necessa-
rily thereby a coalition between them IN
referring to this matter, the Pilot gives the
following explanation;
$50 sas #s%
It is not where the mechanical work OF
ewspaper Is performed that indicates It's
political standing. but the reading matter
published. In other words, lt Is the oFaln
work in its editorial matter, and not mere
physical labor in setting up the types, ana
it is customary in the cities for several
newspapers to be printed upon one press.
It is great saving of money and Is purely
a business matter, and we think the con
temptible iings made on account Of the
Clarion publishers having their presS-work
done in the Pilot Office unworthy OF sensi-
BILE men, and certainly shows the want OF
education and business knowledge.
If it were cheaper and more convenient
for US 10 send our FERNS TO memphis 10
have our presS-wOrk done, we should uh-
doubted.y do so. and because We should
choose the Appeal Office on account OF
eheapneSs. could any sensible man think
there was u coalition between the two pa
pers as to any reading matter that went m
TO each of them! No one but 1901 couio
conceive such an idea. No sensible journal
ist would dare think such thing CT pure
IL business transaction.
To people that know anything about
Jackson affairs we hardly need to add
that the Clarion and Pilot are not pub
lished at the same office" We have a
complete outfit of our own, with the ex-
ception of defective boiler; and have
probably as many persons in our employ
ment as any other newspaper establish
ment in the State, with the exception OF
the official journal. When our press
machinery was disabled, we employed the
Pilot to do the work, and have found il
economical to have the paper run off al
that establishment which was necessari
" compelled to keep pressman, fuel
and lights constantly, instead Of
engaging a pressman for our exclusive
use. The Pilot, in its explanation of the
matter, ought to have mentioned that We
performed for months precisely the same
service for it; that we printed the Leader
newspaper for half the period of its exist
ence; and that we did the same mechan-
zeal work, in addition to setting the type,
for Col. Stafords paper. In these pure
ly business transactions, which did not in
the least affect the relations of THE
| CLARION towards the other newspapers,
malice itself could find no ground for i'm
peachiRg its or their integrity or political
standing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

Notwithstanding the negroes have
been free in New York, for 10, these many
years, they have not progressed 50 far in
the paths of freedom as their brethren in
this State. No colored man has ever
been known to be member of the lc0ie-
lature-nor city counciman-nora beat
constable-nor a door-keePer-nOr q
member of Congress. They have not 90
much as a dead-letter civil rights (social
equality law on the statute book of the
State; and consequently a meeting of
colored men was held in the great empo-
riam, few days ago, to consider that very
question. New York 10 not loyal She
IN yet 20 be RECONSTRUCTED.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.
SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS.
SooxrISUyD FROM rrnsr PAGE,

counties:
Mr.. SPEAKER:
Your special committee appointed 70
correspond with the county treasurers, and
learn the financial condition of the several
counties OF the State, beg leave TO report
that Immediately upon their appointment
TO said duty, they addressed a circular letter
to each county treasurer, a copy of which Is
hereto attached, marked "A, To which an
swers have been received from forty coun-
ties. containing the information found IN
tabular statement hereto attached, marked
b. This tabular statement shows that
the sum total indebtedness of these forty
counties, outside OF railroad subscriptions,
amounts to some $6ll,7N 10. 1t Is fair 10
presume that the situation of other thirty
one counties not heard from is no better
than those heard from. Estimating their
Indebtedness according to this presump-
ton. il would be $574,0SS so; or the entire
local Indebtedness OF the counties of the
state. would be-or rather ISL .0S5,Sl5 60
Your Committee would further state,
that said tabular statement further shows,
some counties paid for 1872 the enormous
tax of $33 20 aud $33 80 and ~ 30 on the
81 900 worth of taxable property, contrary
to the opinion of the Attorney General.
that $25 on the $1,000 could not be exceeded
under the law.
Your committee would further state that
the CORES pondence from the county treasu-
rers heard from can be examined in our
clerks once, Wnere 1t Is on HE lot the III
spection of all concerned; and this CORES
DOndence shows the treaSurerS TO be in ig-
norance OF the law requiring them tn regis
ter warrants, claims, etc. or that they VIII
fully neglect ii. or, as we prefer TO believe,
the financial system6 and conditions of the
varipus counties are snch that il is impossi-
BILE for them to conform to said law. There
fore, your committee would respectfully re-
commend that suitable legislation be had
containing penalties to compel strict and
complete registration of all claims OF every
kind to be paid out of the county treasury.
We further recommend that an annual re-
port be made to the Legislature. OF the IL
nancial condition of the various counties.
Your committee thinks all claims payable
out of the county treasury should be audit
ed by the Board of Supervisors and tnat
nothing should he voucher TO the treasur-
err but a Supervisors warrant. Your COM
mittee further recommend such legislation
as will compel Boards of Supervisors to
keep within the limits of the law in levying
county taxes.
Finally, your committee think that the
Committee on Ways and Means is the
proper committee to prepare the legislation
herein suggested, and they further recon-
mend that this report, including accompa-
nying documents and correspondence, be
referred To said committee
Most respectfully,
Il. 7. kIMBRoUGH,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

The n. Y. Tribune. still the foremost
organ of Liberalism says that the Lib
eral Republicans hold the balance of
power in Connecticat-that the Demo
Gratis have divided the nominations with
them in many Of the towns, and have
put one of their number on the anti
Radical State ticket The Tribune says
that nothing has occurred since Novem-
Der to strengthen their belief in the Ad-
ministration party, or to induce them to
return to their old allegiance, and there
is a much stronger likelihood of their
voting against than for the regular Re-
publican ticket
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

E8tl0re OF q SGUpeE00uS knA2uAGy'
We have the pleasure to announce the
failure in Congress of the mammoth in
iniquity known as the Agricultural Col
lege Bill. Commenting on this measure
the N. Y. Herald independent says:
after giving away hundreds Of millions
of acres of land to railroad corporations
and making other enormous grants and
subsidies for other purposes it is not sur
prising that Congress should propose to
donate half the public lands that remain
and about million and half of dollars
year to the Agricultural College scheme
Since the republican party came into
power, at the commencement of the war,
it has gone into plundering the people,
privately and collectively, on the most
stupendous scale, upon the pretext of
promoting the general welfare. This
Agricultural College Bill is in keeping
with the monstrous extravaganza of all
its acts.
1t received its quietus in the last days
of the session.