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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.


The following bills were introduced aud
referred.
By Mr. Caldwell: An act tc amend section
24O and PAL OF the Revised Code of ISL
Judiciary.
By Mr. seal: An act to amend section
! 29l4, article l, of the Revised Code of ISL
! Registration and Elections.
! BY Mr. Little: An act to amend an act to
/ quiet tax titles ard increase the revenue of
the State-Financc.
By Mr. Alexander; An act to repeal an act
10 amend section 49I and 49G of the Revised
/ Code o. lS7l--Judciary.
BY request Mr. Caldwell was appointed in
the place OF Mr.. Gray on special committee
on Alcurn University.
Mr. President:
l am directed by His Exc, leney the Gov
ernOr To inform the Senate that he has APP
proved the following entitled acts. Griginl-
ting in the Senate.
An act To repeal an act entitled an act to
authorize the Board of Supervisors OF Wash
ington county To lul1ill orders made by said
Board. requiring the respective Clerks OF
the Circuit and ChancerV Courts OF said
county to have the final rect rIs Of said
Courts written up.
An act to extend the provisions of an act
entitled an act to encourage the introduce
ton OF machinery and the establishment of
factories in the State of Mississippi, approved
April !, 1872, TO the StOnewall Cotton Fac
tory, in the county OF Clark.
An act to enlarge the rights and powers
of delinquent Poll-taX Collectors.
Governors Private Secretary.
An act TO encourage an improved system
Of agriculture.
Was taken up and lost.
BY Mr. Bennett: y bill 10 be entitled an
act providing for a new code OF laws of this
State.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS.
The following bills were passed:
An act to prohibit the sale OF vin0us and
sprituOus liquor in Sarepta, Calhoun
county.
An act to amend section 4O2 article l. of
the Revised Code.
An act to amend section 1908, article Is,
chapter IS, OF the Revised Code.
An act To amend the Constitution of the
Safe, passed its first reading.
Nays-Mesjrs. Giimer, Morgan-2.
An act to amend chapter of Public Acts
and Resolutions, page l67 of the Laws of
1872.
An act TO incorporate the Macon Joint
Cooperative Association of Ncxubee.
An act to amend section 1867 of the Re-
vised Code was indefinitely postponed.
Adjourned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20

At an election held in Beat No. 4. Alfalfa
county. last Monday, tor Supervisor, Capt.
John G.. Ashley was elected by an over
whelming majority. beating his opponent
three to one. This was a well deserved
compliment, for.than Capt. Ashley, no bet
ter CITIZEN can be found anywhere in the
broad limits of our State.-Goodman Star.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20

The last words pronounced by the EN-
peror Napoleon, says the London Figaro,
in his dying moments, were addressed to
his old and faithful friend DR.. Conneau
They were: ''E6ez-vous a Sedan ?"
(Were you at Sedan?) Subsequently,
the Empress held his hand in hers and
gently kissed it; the Emperor smiled,
and his lips moved, as if returning his
wife's embrace, but he never uttered an
other word after that last word 60 Sedan. "
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20

The NEGRO ExoDUs.-We were In Ma
con, the other night. In the depot were
about hundred negroes, who were watt
ing for cars to take them on their way to
Arkansas. About one hundred more had
been forwarded that day. The crowd was
pretty well proportional into men, women
and children. Several gentlemen told US
that ten thousand negroes had or would be
moved from Southwestern Georgia to Ar
kansas.-Columb bus ga Sun.
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SENATE.
TWENTIETH DAY.

JACKSON. Feb II, 1873.
Prayer by the Rev DIR Crane.
Leave of absence granted Secretary OF the
Senate from day 10 day, on account of sick
ness; Mr. Allen. from day to day.
Act to amend an act entitled an act in re-
latIon TO registration of voters, and for
other purposes.
Mr. Warner moved to have the bill print
ed. Carried.
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The New York correspondent of the
St. Louis Times tells the following
amusing story about Senator Ames, OF
Mississippi:
The funniest experience of the season
is that which befelI the gorgeous Sena-
tor Ames, Of Mississippi, the other
evening. The story has been held very
tight by all who were cognizant of IT.,
but it leaks through the Times cores
pondence. Ames was in the city for
the purpose of attending private party,
for which pastime he is much better
qualified than for the duties of the
Senate chamber He had arrayed him
self IN a most elaborate dress suite, and
had Just reached the house of his friend,
which is in Madison Avenue, when a
telegram was handed him from his queer
eyed father-in-law, Ben. Butler. the tele-
gram demanded Ame's presence in
Washington as soon as he could get
there. 1t was absolutely necessary he
shonld be in the capital by the following
morning. Ames consulted his watch
and interviewed q railroad time table.
He ascertained that he had just thirty
five minutes in which to reach the Cort-
land street ferry, and his carriage would
Just about do it.
FORSAKING A PARTY FOR DUTY.
There was no alternative. He ex-
cused himself to his friends, entered his
carriage, and whirled away. AS the car
riage got opposite the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel, where he always stays, a brilliant
thought occurred to hin which promised
to relieve him of the actual unpleasant
ness of wearing his dress suit to travel in.
He ordered the carriage to the hotel,
sent one OF the bell men after another
suit of clothes to his room, and then in
viting a friend who happened to be in
the lobby Of the hotel to ride down with
him, started off again.
Another thought now occurred to the
brilliant young statesman. He would
save time by it.
CHANGING CLOTHES IN THE CARRIAGE.
The curtains were carefully pulled
down all around, and Ames took off
his coat; then he slipped off his vest,
and finally, with the aid of his friend,
got his dress trousers from the senatorial
leg. The carriage was going at a fearful
rate-at such a speed. in fact, as car
rages on Broadway do not attain This,
ut Blocker street, attracted the attention
of the ever vigilant Detective Dunn.
Not only the speed, but the fact that the
window curtains were tightly drawn, at
tracted his attention and excited his sus-
picion. Instantly he jumped into the
street, and selling the morse at the head,
brought the vehicle to such a sudden
stand that Ames, who had just got one
leg into his other trousers, was tossed
about in a manner very unbecoming
Senator. When Dunn opened the car
riage door he saw one man in his under
clothes, and smashed hat lying on the
bottom of the carrige, and another dou-
bled up on the front seat with his clothes
on, but with a hat so smashed over his
head that nothing could be seen above
the shoulders. Dunn didn't laugh at the
sight, as an unprofessonal would have
done. His mind was infantry made
up.
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PRETTY HAT FOR A SENATOR =

and the detective held Ame's smashed
tile off at arms length to contemplate it.
In truth it didn't much resemble a hat
that a Senator might be expected to
wear.
! Ames' friend was becoming impatient
and excited. He said to the detectiv,
This foolishness has gone far enough
Now, if you don't leave us alone to pro-
coed on our journey, I'll smash YOU
good deal worse than the hat" and he
reached over. Ames restrained him, and
the policeman having made his appear
ance, and the delay already experienced
having made it impossible for to reach
the train, they concluded to 60 to the
Central police Office and settle the case
there. Ames got his trousers on just
as the carriage drive up to the marble
building In murray street. The Senator
and his friend were taken into the
superintendent offic and told their sto-
ries- Everybody said it was to thin,
and they would have to be locked up
Ames begged that the clerk of the Fifth
Avenue might be sent for, which was
done, and that gentleman cBme and ex-
planned matters satisfactorily. Hall
, dozen bottles of champagne settled the
case, and the distinguished Senator went
forth to telegraph to his kind father-in
law that he didn't think would be pos
! Sble for him to be in Washington the
, next morning.
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THESE MEN WERE THIEVES

and were changing their clothes to escape
in disguise. He called the policeman
and proceeded to business. As Ames
scrambled up Dunn clutched him by the
shoulder and placed him under arrest,
thereby creating great deal of Senator
ial astonishment.
The detective gave the Senator very
detective shake and a pleasant greeting
:" You're the fellows I've been looking
for this long time. Put on them pants
and come along with me now"
Ames endeavored to explain, assured
Dunn he had made mistake in his man,
and did everything to cnvince him that
he was United States Senator
g A pretty Senator you be, amt you? ?
I've seen Senators in my life, | guess,
and they didn't look a bit like you
Come, hurry on them pants"
But sir, put in Ames friend, Il
know this gentleman, and he is just what
he says he is-a Senator"
''You know him, do you?" said the I'M
mercitul Dunn; so do l, and, what's
more, know the pair of you, and you're
both just wanted over at the Central
Office. Are you going TO hurry them
III give you just a minute to finish this'ere
/ toilet Now amt that
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-20

The one thing more uncertain than the
woman Of the present, is "the woman OF
the future"
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JACKSON, February IS, 1873.
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Confederate trick Ofdonning the "army blue
to deceive the Union guards.
What JEFF. Davis said at the southern His.
torlcal Society meeting was not a whit more
dlsioyal or offensive than the address of Col.
Withers, the FLiy'4 gallant" candidate
for Lieutenant Governor, at the laying Of the
cornor- stone Of the Confederate dead monu-
ment at the mouth Of the Potomac month
ago.
1t falls holder and holder from the lips of
the Union and Yankee-haters around us
I'VE mean to whip you yet to the North
pole' was the defiant boast of young ex-
Confederate officer to US a few days ago.
Ifany Northern friend of the negro wants
to know the Wigs real mind about his
prosperity and happiness, let him read its
exultant account of General Kemper's bully
ing insolence at Warrenton in daring Col.
Hughes to say he would veto a civil rights
bill if elected Governor
Yes, you well plead that "Virginia needs
help" We must win Virginia. no matter at
what cost of talent and money.
We respond with all our souls to vou-
May the help come! C.F.P,
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furnished with the necessary arms and equip
ments. But unless some radical change
takes place in the policy Of the present State
executive, there i small prospect that any
Of those arms will ever come into the possess
sion Of colored organizations.
The Lincoln Guards Of this city have made
application in accordance with the provisions
of the Georgia code to the Governor for arms,
and / understand, if refused, intend to test
the constitutionality Of the State law under
authority Of which he acts.
The State fair which takes place in this
city next month, among Others, offers pre-
MUM of $50 for the best drilled military
company in the State.
When colored organizations notified the
committee Of their intention to contest for
the premium, they were quietly informed that
they would not be permitted to enter the
lists. This is only one Of the many evidences
of the existence of spirit of injustice and
prescription in this State. Many others
might be cited, but feel that my letter has
already been drawn out 10 too great length,
and reserve for future communication other
comments which | NAV have to make.
Yours truly, {. L. &.
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, Ny predictions were verified and Governor
Davis was unanimously rcnominatcd.
thought 1t more than probable that his oppa-
neniS would have made some show Of fight
but it seems that the overwhelming uuanim-
lily OF the convention appalled, and efcr,uaIly
silenccd them.
In The absence OF CLARK the ii-,ht wa, left
to Whitilcsry, AMI it cannot he said that he
LETT any means unturncl II accomplish h.,
purpose. He entered Dallas with great con-
hdence OF success, hut found himself totally
( ignored, and Davis received an Endorsement
equal to that Of Grant at PHILADELPHIA. thus
eiiectually settling the question rs To- the
leadership Of our party. Whittcscv wa, th,.
worst whipped and most disappointed man
there. He acted more like an escaped luna
Tic than rational being, and took the first
train for Washington To- seek consolation in
the society of his friend Clark.
The resolution passed by the convention
asking the President to remove certain OBJ
noNious officials was the death blow 10 the
hopes of CLARK, Whttlescv. Pattcu. and
ochItrec. When they desire 10 return to
their allegiance As members tuot leaders,
ct our party we will he glad to welcome them,
but they must rcColect that the time has
passed when the colored people could he
driven like sheep. That game has been
played SO long by certain Federal officers that
we have repudiated all who have been guilty
OF such practices Whttlcsey made the at
tempt to stock the convention IN this county.
but was whipped out by Richard Allen.
Patteu tried it in Galveston, and partially
succeeded. The consequence is that there
Is Spit IN our party in that county, which
at one time threatened to be serious. but we
have hopes OF its being speedily and amicably
settled to the satisfaction of all parties.
Patton, Clark, Tracy, and Whttlcscy.
aided by such small fry as Owings, Charles
Parker, and Ochiltrcc, have carried mat
tiers with such high hand for several
years that they have driven several cnnser-
vative men out of our party, and caused or
defeat last November. We know that We
cannot carry such dead weight aud exist.
We have therefore asked for the removal oi
our obnoxious officials, on the ground that ii
Is absolutely necessary Tor our existence a.
the dominant power of the state. We are
confident that our demands will be a,cedcL
to, for our President cannot cunscirnciou,ly
ignore the petition of fifty or sixty thousand
voters who. through our representatives in
convention, have made the demand.
All OF our Federal officers were appointed
at the instance of Il certain clique aud against
the wishes of the Republican party of Texas.
All OF them have proved unfit for the posi-.
tons they occupy, and we have been coutn-
ually making efforts to get them removed and
getgood men appontcdin their places. The
affair has now come to a crisis, and in a very
short time we Will find out what we are To-
expect from our President. ON his action
depends our success or failure in the comins
election. CAuIo,.
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a death penalty on any one, aud ordered the
coniscation of property, to the temple of
Sores, of those who harmed the tribunes of
the commons. But in Christian America.
where adorable justice is made the bulwark
Of liberty, the people of Indiana are allowed
to consisn black men to three years im-
prisonment, to torture and murder them for
oifenses which incur no guilt. Is Indiana
greater than the nation: Are the laws Of a
State above the Federal laws:
1t is only when the President and congress
shall promptly vindicate the claims of the
law all over the land that the power and
majesty of State governments shall be sus-
tanned, and liberty, and equity, and justice
shall find their yotaries IN the person of
every American citizen. RADICAL.
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From Texas.
" r. T..

HOUSTON, Texas, September /, 1873.
T. Il. EiR,rs II ne sesS sotloaai Era aad caiss.
The excitement caused by our state con-
yention has sub-ided, and We are steadily and
confidently marching on to fight the battle
which will decide the fate Of the Republican
party Of Texas for the next four year,. Our
ticket is very strong, and with the school bill
and railroad bonds a. the questions at issue"
we have very hattering prospect before US;
more especially so since the German conven-
ton passed resolutions in favor Of liberal
school system" and denunciatory Of repaid
alton" in any shape. Those are the strong
points on which We depend to defeat the
Democracy,
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-08-23
Professor Towler's Greatest Work.

| This valuable book is now being presented be.
fore the pcopl" by the National Publishing Com.
pany OF Chicago. The agent left a copy for our
examination, and we can heartily recommend it
as good book, and one that will do good whcr-
ever II is read. II treats Of sexual science in a
pure and eleyating tone Many fathers and
mothers who have read ii heartily thank the an
thor for the valuable information he has here
presented II should he read by every Young
man ana woman who have come to years Of dis
erection, and by those contemplating marriage
1t touches on questions, and discusses them
thoroughly, in which every married person is in
terestcd. The chapter on Warning and Advice
to YOUTH should not only be read 10y youth,
but by every father and mother, and those who
have children under their care should give it a
careful perusal, and they will be well repaid, for
it will awaken parent, 10 their duty towards
their children.
The friends Of morality and purity in social
life hail the advent Of Prof. Fowlers book with
delight. 1t is sold only by subscription, and j.
K. Price, the authorized agent, is now soliciting
orders in Ottawa and vicinity for it.
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This ayoritc line extends from Kansas Git.
and Lcavcnwurth through the fertile state o.
Kansas to Denver. in Colorado, GG miles. Rare
opportunities are offered 10 the public for hOme-
in a section Of country unsurpassed for produc
tiycncss and henlthfilnrss. The state Capitol
State University and State Agricultural ColleSI
are located along il line, and the general cducg'
tOnal facilities are uncquallrd Inc reputation
of Kansas /, unsurpassed as an agricultural state
By referring 10 the United States agriculture
reports, il will be- seen that Kansas had create
average Weld 10 the of the cereals than any
other state, and at the great fruit fairs held
PHILADELPHIA. Richmond, Boston and Albany
Kansas took the first premiums for the finest di,
play Of fruits. For the pleasure traveller or in.
valid. varied and charming landscape is pre-
scented: and the rlightfu, air OF Colorado, ana
the celebrated warm and hot soda springs near
Denver give renewed life L. the weary and re
store health To the sick. Don't fail 20 take trip
over the Kansas Pacific RAILWAY and i YOU wan
90 good home settle along it. line. t.
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BATTLE OF THE RoUGus.-On Sunday evening
last half dozen or more of roughS from the
bottoms on the south side of the river below
! Buffalo Rock gathered at notorious hcbanJ
about three miles west Of the city and laid them
selves ont for a nice evenings entertainment, the
| spcclaltics of the place being such as naturally
attract the worshipers at the shrine of Bacchus
and Venus. Four of the party had come in a
wagon owned by Joseph Baker and three in
Charles Atwoods wagon. After having high
old time" generally the party started homeward,
but on the way got TO quarrelling. There is
such wide disagreement in reference to the
battle that cnsucd that must leave the facts to
be settled by a judicial examination. The end
Of il, however, was that Atwood gave Baker a
cut in the bowels. The wound is in the stomach,
about an inch and Il half in length, and penc-
tratcs the walls of the stomach, which is shown
by Baker subsequently passing ever pint of CO.
agulatcd blood through the bowels Baker was
taken back to the "shcbang" already mentioned,
and then physician Or. CampheldD called who
has attended him ever since, and reports that,
though very dangerously hurt, Baker will
recover. No attempt has thus far been made to
arrest Atwood who is daily on our streets, but
the understanding is that a warrant is out for
HIM
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New fIRM.-Two very popular young men
in this city are the Mcaghers, pronounced
Makers, giving the the broad sound like that
in ahD They are energetic, wide awake men and
deal honestly with all Recently they bought
out Capt. Kcnnedy's grocery and provision store
on La Sale St. and are now running it in SPLEEN
did style. They keep everything in the way of
groceries and provisions, and sell at bottom
ss'lres. They have rraNably tha host stock of
teas in this city allowing no one to beat
them in quantity, variety or quality, and defy all
competition on low prices, Besides full stock Of
fresh groceries they have -four, feed, &c, and
keep delivery wagon and good horse and
bring your packages home free of charge. We
advise you to try the new firm; because they are
good, square boys, and will do the right thing
10y every one. Try EN- on and if you don't find
them correct, bring the bill to Bcemus."
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STYLISH GoopS EoR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il
BEEN are doing themselves proud and an honor
to their line of business by getting even in ad.
vance of any other western house the latest New
York styles of clothing for gentlemen. The new
goods sent here by Mr.. Fiskc are just gay, and
every one says so who sees them You can call
there and very suddenly be dressed like first
class gentleman, and not know how it is your
self, except that you pay . small trife and 20
away happy. We, "Bccmus,' expect to surround
oursef with some of "thcm close" and being
thus elegantly attrcd, or arrayed, and Solomon
in all his glory was not such raid rs VS. intend
to make upon that hrm, and he was not appar-
emily perfectly serene. At all events VIC intend
to close on those.