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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-02
CORRUPT LEGISLATORS.

The credit OF the State has been disgrace
fully tritled with. Warrants which, by wise
measures and proper economy, mi y hit be AT
par, have ranged from twenty To thirty five
Der ccut. discount, showing either the inca
pacity or dishonesty OF Legislators. Ii is
believed that members OF the Legislature
exercising controlling influence over tipan-
clat measures, have been extensive Operators
in warrants, and thus directly Interested
against the State they We're sworn 10 Dro-
tect, a they were pecuniarily interested i'm
Keeping the finances in lluetuating con-
dition.
In ~ charter for the Liberty and Wood
vile Railroad, distance OF about thirty
miles, ard, by the way, a road which was
probably never intended TO be built. is in
serted a clause, which is declared TO be ire
pealahle, eNempting every railroad In the
Stale from taxation for the period of ten
years!
The Pearl River Navigation Company is
one OF those robbcrles Tor which all con
cerned ought To lind IA home in some safe
institution where thieves cannot break
through nor steal" The original charter
agreed To sell State lands to the COMPANY
for a song, while the proposed scheme for
the Improvement OF navigation was never
expected or intended to be carried OUT
Though not namedin the act the records i'm
the office OF the Secretary did show that a
member OF the Senate aud a mem Der of the
House, both now stauneh friends of ~rep,10r
nominations. soon after the bills became a
law, proved to be the real parties in intnrast
and the chiefs in this outrage upon the Deo-
pie, which lCuS nothing less nan a do,carj1bt
fraud. Our statemenL Will not admir- OF she
cessful contradiction, for We Know thar NJ
least one certificate OF stock in this bogus
corporation, tor the sum OF 500, was paid
without any legal conside ration To a mem
Der OF the Legislature, who supported the
bill. Alter buying aud selling What lands
they could, the Company secured The mas
sage of a law legati@ing all us acts, and re-.
heVinS the corporation from all liability to
the State for their failure to improve rho
navigation of Pearl River, [probablv an
unconstitutional law,l and granting to the
original corporation The ercfts{re riobt To-
another song, 10 purchase the lands souoht
TO be secured by the charter, which is also
Illegal aud unconstitutional
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ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES

Will he sent by return mail We solicit n
compa risOn Of our terms and advantages with
those offered by any other institution.
Circulars, etc, free.
Address WIN. A. SMITH, AN, MD,
SecretarY. !
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We are indebted to the gentlemanly
clerks in the Secretary of States office for
flyors. A #s-s
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TUITION
Primary Department, per MONTH ........... .
Intermediate Department per month ..
Collegiate Department, per month ..
Latin and French, each per muuLH........ .H.
Music per month ........-.. ...........
Tuition payable quarterly Deduction.
not bee allowed unless iu cases Of rT..U....#
sickness. Scholar entering fHr H.H... ..
any time during the monitor Drr.H.. .... ..
charged for the full month
Young ladies from "a distance H.H ..n.
vided with board in private tHIUU.. H| r...
enable rates. MARY a hD-EIII
au7-2m ETU..I..
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PROCLAMATION OF THE GOVERNOR
Declaring that No Elections Will Be
Held the Present Year.

From the Pilot.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, !
EXECUTINE OFFICE

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI !
Executive OFFICEi
The accompanying official opinion of the
Attorney General OF the state is published
tor the consideration and guidance OF the
executive civil authorities of the several
counties.
The Chief Executive is firmly convinced,
after the most full consultation with the At
torney General aud leading members OF the
Bar in various portions OF the State, ana
after the most anxious reelection upon the
grave subject here discussed by the Attor-
ney General, that his opinion Is correct, and
THAT according to the C"neUitotion no cleo
ton should be held in this State until No
vember, 1874, when members of Congress
and all the State and county officers will be
elected together, and the double and I'M
necessary expense of annual elections avoid
ed for all future time.
1t is the purpose of the Executive to as
semble the two Houses of the Legislature,
at an early day, III extraordinary session,
that they may provide. by appropriate legis-
lation, for the general election To b. held
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
i'll November, 1874.
lie, therefore. appeals TO the people of all
parties. and enjOlns it upon ali the officers
OF the State aud of the several counties, to
aid him in carrying into efl'ct the prov-
>ionS of the Constitution bearing on this
i'm portant subject.
In testimony whereof have here
unto placed my hand and caused
go the great Seal Of the State OF
Mississippi to be affixed this Both
~~~- day OF September. y. d. 1873.
X. {, POWERS,
By the Governor: Governor.
III. G.. CARTER,
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NOW LOOK Al THIS.
Making q total in three years

Making total IN three years
and eight mOnths OF ...-..-.-- $3l6 .S29 G6
And i'm excess of the above six years
$240,Y21 10 on public printing alone. Like
amounts for this purpose have not been eX-
penued in the same period of time probably
IN any other state ia the Union.
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LITTLE Rock, Sept 30.-The money panic
continued to-day. Never in the history OF
the city has money been so stringent. 1t
is Impossible to get any with any sort OF
coliaterals.
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We will pay the
Highest Cash Price for Cotton

Or make liberal advances Cotton shipped
to Richardson & May, New Orleans.
Are Agents for several of the best brands Of
Smoking md Chewing Tobacco.
Orders by mail will receive prompt atten-
ton.
oc2-lm T. f. RICHARDSON & co.
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Jackson High School

UNHE Second Annual Term uf tHr Ja..
l. High school will commence ou h....
tinue a. Superintendent of ODE School I....
q. W. MeLAurine ~ Principal auI hr.
den Watkins az Assistant. OlHrr t.t....
will be employed should the IltrHuaE. .' ...
school Justly.
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''AMEs FRIENDS"

This address ought not to be closed with
out stating more definitely that, it has bea,,
asserted on the streets OF Jackson, by q
candidate for the State Senate. that he h. q
documents which if prosecuted In a GRIN
maj court, would send two other friends 81
Ames, named by him, and all of them cam n.
9l9aaCes, 70 the penitentiary, Another cor
legislature and occupying a Representative
position before the party, la The present
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CORRUPTION AND ExTRAvAaANcE
OF TIE
CARPET BAG REG1ME n.

From the Vicksburg Times.
Address OF the Republican stare
Executive Committee
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CARRIAGES for little babies, plenty Of
" them, at Ii. Z. SIZER'S.
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CONSIDER THESE FACTS

And not only have our expenditures thus
astOniehin21y increased, but obnoxious
legislation has corrcspondingly advanced.
tits sufficient TO refer at this time to two or
three matters OF legislation by way OF illus
trating much more Of the same infamous
character.
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Junior Department per month. a..
intermediate Department per month ... .#
Senior Department, per month .............. . "H
Payable monthly In advance.

Payable monthly in advance.
No scholar will be registered lor Iea .hHH
one session u twenty weeks. brdu-. ..r.
will not be allowed unless iu eases 1f ur0rra.t.
ed sickness. Scholars entering the ccHa.. HI
any time during the month of October WII. Ur
charged for the FUN month
The following text books have been adopted
By the Board Of Directors McGuucy -ur..
ing Book, WatsOns Independent Reader.
Greenes English Grammar Maury.= MluusI
Of Geography, Venable'B Intermediate nHH
Practical Arithmetics, Venables Elementary
and Higher Algebras, Bingham Latin 0rlm.
mar Harris Competition and Rhetoric.
Seventy boys were in attendance Fact fUru.
Boys from d distance can be- provided with
board ia private families, az reasonable rIErH.
IL application is made to any oft the DIRECTORY.
TSYDORE STRAUSS.
Secretary of the Board.
JAoKaoN, Aug. q, ls13, au1-4m
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IITfU2 AHi ERS mr. bHiNN-
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
JACKSON, MISS, Sept %, 1877
10 the Republicans o. Mississippi:
Your attention Is invited to the figures.
s,c+. and considerations which follow:
LOOK OK THIS PICTURE!
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Total IL these three years and -.

SIX moLtils ----.-..- III @-i-'''O'N W
Excess of expenditures in these three
years and ri2ht months over the above six
wears 1865 40 -
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A THIRD PICTURE

Showing the annual increase of expendi-
lures over SG0O,oO0 a ear, and total in
crease since 1870, Il period of three years and
eight months, of $2OG5,274 60!
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Excess in tx peuditures from $50 10 1873,
inclusive. over expenses FROM 1907 TO 1861
during the same number Of year, s3l4,-
S{- g4t!.
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HERE Is ANOTHER PICTURE.
81 I.<l;ss.....y
Total IN these six years s90o,42s Il

AND HERE Is as CONTRAST.
Expenditures for the Judiciary
- IT, Is-o mounted 10 S220399 81
III aat,nuf,d 10 .. 3e9,J9l y
80 ,,,,,i,t,fed 10 ... 434793 -
-. ~ -,,,r amounted to 223.GS5 90
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SUBSCRIPTION DEPARTMENT.

The . Victor" has \ self-setting needle
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+. @. T.-Jackson Council, No. 60,
Friends OF Temperance, meets at the Grange
Room, State street, every Friday evening
at o'clock.
NJ. A. VAN HOOK, President.
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MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR. Y

W. c. FORD, Secretary
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Tuition aud board per term
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Fair Lawn Institute
JACKSON, 1EI~s.

VAIL session begins Monday. srr.
TUITION
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-11

MoRTrARY REpORT.-The following is Tue
murtuary report for the week ending Satur-
day, June I. 1879, compiled from sections
returns received at the Office of the Board
of Health:
Whole number Of deaths in the city. Al !;
IN addition, still-born were reported (white
l. colored y. Sex: Males. 81 ;; females. 90.
Color: White males. t2; white females. Ii !;
colored Inales,9; colored females, 3. Age:
One day 10 thirty, ; one month to six, 3:
six mouth, To twelve. 7: one year to three, ID
three years to i've, i; five years to ten, 3;
ten years to twenty, 3; twenty ,xears TO
thTty, :; thirty years to forty, 2; forty years
to fifty, 3; fifty years to sixty, l.; sixty
years to seventy, 5; seventy years to eighty,
,; eighty years to ninety, : unknown, /.
Condition: Single, 81 married, 10; widow
ers, q; widows, 3; unknown, 8. Nativity :
United States, SS; Germany, /; Ireland, l !:
Italy, 1. Locality: City at large, | Marshall
Ward, 3; Jefferson Ward, II; Madison Ward
!; Monroe Ward, 4; Clay Ward, o; Jackson
Ward, I; Almshouse, 8. By whom certi
bed: Regular practitioners, 80; irregular
practitioners, coroner. 3; Board Of Health
4. Causes of death Ascites. {; apopIexy
:; bronchitis (chronic), |; cholera infaDtum
4 :; congestion of brain, 1; congestion Of
lungs, |; consumption, ) {white >. cnloret
81; consulsions. I; diarrhra (acute). ,;
dlphtheria. /; dysentery (ac,ite), /; dysen.
terry (chronic), /; fever (cbildbed), l.; hear
disease, /; inflammation of brain, 2; inflam'
nation of stomach, =; intemperance, ma
rismus. 1; old age, 3; paralysis, .; pneu
monia. 3; puerperal conyulsiOns, l; sutfoca
ton (accidentaD, 1; teething l :; unknown,
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CH.NCERY COURT OF RmHNosp-Judqe
F1tzhugh. The following cases were dis
pU,ed of Yesterday:
Harrison, &C., Us. Caskic, Sc. Decree by
consent directing sale vi the property IN the
bill and proceedings mentioned.
Allen Us. Bargamin, trustee. Decree re-
ferring cause to a commissioner for inquiry
and report.
Brown. &c, tS, Totty, DC. Decree direct
ing conveyance to the purchasers OF pro-
perty herein when purchase money il fully
paid. and making provision for iiual distri.
button OF the fund.
steele rs Taylor, trustee. Decree re-
trrrinS c,uSe.t0 commissioner for inquiry
and report.
Taldy rs. Matthew's administrator. Sc.
Decree confirming report OF sale aud making
partial distribution vi ihc fund, and direct
ing deeds to purchasers who have raid in
full.
Walker. &c, Us. .later's executor. &c. De-
cree confirming report Of comlDi 'sioDer aud
Wsldng disposition Of the fund.
Sloan rs. Powell, &c, Decree referring
cause to Il commissioner for inquiry and re-
port.
Cox rs. Cox. executor, &c. Decree i'll
conformity with opinion Of court oyelruling
exception, and confirming report in rcsaI d
10 matter of exception.
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tl.Ir nr TIRE RICHMOND CrMMASpERY To
HuEtuIK.-Icsterday afternoon. in p,Irsll-
aurr ut Order NJ. 30 from the Eminent
Commander. Richmond Cumniandery. No. :,
knights remplar. assembled at st. Adams
Hall, uniformed, armed, and ,quipped. for
their pilgrimage to Norfolk to attend the
special grand assembly of the Grand Com
nsudery of Knights Templar. and ApIendant
Orders of Virginia, which is to be holden in
that city to-day. The knights assembled 1t
half-lrlst , o'clock, and, accompanied ny
members OF the Comlnanderr ut tbarottes-
yillc and others. marched - Rockets, and
emlalk ked in the steamer Old Dominion for
Norfolk. The following isa list Of the Rich
moud Knights who attend the assembly of
the Grand Commandery
Gficcrs.-N iIliam L. Tannr, commander; !;
J. L. kee>ee. yeneralis,iino; L. L, Eass,
cartain-general w. I. Aleu-, .plelatc c. +.
Bigger. treasurer: William J. kiddick. re-
corler; e.. I. BinlUrd, senior warden J. f..
Luughtcn, Jr.. iuplor warden; \. a..
HutchesDn. standlrd-bCurer; George Bell,
sword-bearer; John 4. Sloan, warder T..
Angel, steward and tilcr. as.'
Sir knights. T. Rccnult. L. C.; |. ID.
Briggs, George r. Steel, John Perry, J. IL.
ShpfFS, u, n. f.nDlSs. ~. IL. foFDe>. ". ~.
Marshall, G.. +. Danlurth, W. }. Gentry,
William Ellis Jones, j. u. Erump, {. G..
Biting, y. D., \. &. Ba'rocl, {. l.. Lln-
wiz. 4. Boletcr, l.. j.. Crrn$haN, C.. r..
Taylor, II. Iutrrzo, =. smith, A. b. Wells.
h. W. GiIli>. L. ". lIoSe, u. &. Bakcr,
George G.. Wa.t, Henry BodeEer, |. W..
Walker, J. Thompson Browu, J. ". Gill,
Joseph NJ. Steyens, w. +. Richardson,
James NJ. Taylor, +. NJ. Sherry, J. Ii. Frisch-
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AN.uAL MEET1sG OF TIE CATHOLIC BE-
NEvoLEsT UNION OF VIRGINIs.-Tbis body.
,naf,ng last year at Fredericksburg selected
nlenmond as the place for holding it's third
annual convention, win meet in this eity TO-
Gay ut Il O'Clock, at Monticello Hall. The
Chton IS composed ot nearly all the Ca.ho-
nc " societies in the State organized fur bepe-
nc'at purposes, and its min object is TO lin.
crease the usefulness Of the s,,bordinnte so.
cieteS by concert Of action in things that
VIII promote their general usefulness. It's
olbcers at present are: Colonel William Xii.
gour, OF Alexandria, president; NJ. GIennau
VI Norfolk, pIce-president; james u. Brady
o, Norfolk, secretary; NJ. j. Grifiths. O;
fIederlcksblrg, treasurer. 81, :, =
1he following societies, with an aggregate
membership of about twelve hundred, com.
pose Tue Union: ST. Patrick's Beneficial and
II. Joseph's Beneficial, y: Norfolk: st. Ju--
sophs Benevolent aud st. Patrtck's Bene-
frai, of Portsmouth Catholic Beneficial
anu knights of ST. Patrick, of Alexandria !:
St. Mary,s Benevolent, of Fredericksburg !:
y. Jo>eph's Beneficial, of Martinsburg !:
tithoiic Beneficial, Of Richmond.
Inc convention upon assembling was to
nave Deen addressed in words Of welcome
oy fght Kew. Bishop Gibbons, but uwipg
10 imperative necessity he was compelled 10
leave the city yesterday, andthat pleasing
duty will devolve upon Hon. A. NJ. Kelley.
After brief preliminary session, the dele.
gates will be taken in charge by The com.
mttee OF the Catholic Beneficial Society Of
lh'S city and conveyed in omnibuses to Hat.
tort = Garden to Participate in festivities Tol
the picnic to be given there to-day in their
honor under the auspices of that Society,
The convention will be in session durine
three days, and the intervals between bust.
ness will be takeu up by other enjovmcnts
n number of distinguished officers and
members of The Irish Cathulic Benevolent
Union Of America, and Of the National
Catholic Total Abstinence Union, viii b,
present as guests Of the Siate Union.
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MILLINERY GOODS.

x,NT1, ELY NEW !-FRENCH c,8 Q
F.p.TT, rms to be still exhibited dur SyEsgtR ysgSR
ing this week q N.n,ur DEArEl, l,MAE'S.
Also, every aric, in the MILLINERY Iine caS es had
at Ma> 1928 Main street.
r,,y ,rrs, SENSATION. .
,II IhE H>IhI LAi Ell Stn 'ONS FOR SUMNER,
il, every fasllonab. si,a"e: ncver before
bcrp r.hibt,ed In This city, Ia MY 5 GgHHS, HauS
real Lace tichr.s Shawls. Wells, Co. Iaeas. ace Kid
kerchiefS Also, Il full line of Imitation ~ Cunlr;.
I;ioyes beautiful, In all cSl0rs. Jtts--such. nf
Band, Plus, IT,, at the od-estul,lshed hol'ss
MADAME Is. DEMELMh- :,
NB.-Country merchants will hnd IL 10 theironn ~,
Interest d.slro,s of purchasing wHOLESALE, oy
calling upou mo, as | am convinced. after haVlpg
had our prices YOU will be satisfied that the above
statement Is correct. -
MADAME b. DEMELMAN,
1929 Main street,
my5 between Thirteenth and Fourteenth.
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SALES or REAL EsrArE.-Mr. j. L. Apper-
son. real estate agent. sold at auction at his
office, Yesterday at j. NJ, the farm known as
Maidcn's Adventure" in Powhatan coun-
ty. containing $50 acres. at $40 per acre ;
total. $l1,7G0 He also sold "Maple Cot
tase," larm of $50 acres. at 81 per acre !;
total, S3,710. Also, 5S4 acres inferior pine
land at 1915 per- acre; total, S2le.i4.
The above farms were owned by Mr.. John
\. WoodhE.
AleS>rs. Grubbs& & " iIlians sold at auction
yesterday afternoon the lot on which the
United Pre- esbyterlan church formerly stood,
fronting SeYenty-five feet on Franklin street,
for $500. They also sold the five small
framed cottages, fronting scyeBty-eisht feet
on Franklin between Seventh aud Eighth
streets, for $500.
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PolMg CouRr-Justsce White pres,dsng.--
Claiborne ThVmas charged with being
drunk and exposing his person on the street
$50 security for five days.
William alias Reid Ward, charged with
contempt of court. TiDed $3.50.
Andrew Tiuslev, for beating bis sister FL
len Tinsley. Fined $40.
NJ. II. Levy, charged with selling and
offering for sale goods, wares, and merchan-
die by sample caI d or other representation
in violation Of State law. Continued until
the lGtl
Annie Jones, charged with stealing ot
cf wcarinc apparel flvm hl,ss Benedict.
Continued until the llth.
Major Lee, for beating Matthew Putyear.
Fined $3.50.
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TRAVEL. TO THE MoUkTAINs.-An number Of
health and pl..lsure-seekerS left thecity yes
terday morning b, the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad for various places Of summer Iesorr.
About siXiv persons are now reported at
tlc White. alnl Il few at the Alum. the Hot.
Warm, and Healing. iu Il few days new
aud elegant sieerinscars will be put upon
lac night express trains !: the Saturday alter
noon GO. W. train wlll probably BIZ rlln
through fn >talntou very shortly. aud theu
the springs .raItI will begin III earnest.
The heaviest trr>el will doubtless be by the
night trains, a. tie dust and heat Of the
summer will he thereby avoided. Last
night party left for the White Sulphur.
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Rev. George W. Parker (eolored), of Alex-
andria, is dead.
Hartford, Conn, had an auction Of cof1ns
the other day.
New England is al'eady complaining OF
the want of rain.
rhp Louisville Lpurier-Journdl calls In-
di.ua's new divorce law the H0nsier Sepa-
tailor.
The house in Murtieesboro. Tenn, in
which President Polk was married, Is no"
used as Il stable.
The estimated cost of Chicago>s new Grand
Pacific Hotel was $l,OO0,OO0 The actual
cost was 81 .0O0, ,S57.94.
The Indiana State University, at Bloom
inyton, has twenty five professors and an an
n,lal income of $4,000.
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FARMERS BANK OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
The record of Il rhsrter granted to the Farm
pr, Bank of southwest Virginia by Judge
John H. Fulton, OF The Circuit Court OF
Wylhe county, has been lodged IN tue Once
of the Secretary of the Commonwealth loI
record. The prineiIal office Is to DC located
at Wytheville, and t'se capital stock is not 10
be less than ten thousand dollars, nor more
than one hundred thousand dollars divided
into shares of one hundred dollars each. Ihe
following are the officers for the first year:
General William Terry, president; V. q.
Huff, cashier, r. G. Kent, +. ). Blair, Au'
g,lslus Henser,J. II. McGarrock, Thomas
Wood, and Thomas II. sifnmcrnnsn. diree-
tors.
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REV. Mr.. PRATT ON st. PATSIcE "A larce
audience a,ssuiDbled IN the GracrStres. Pre-.
bytcrian church last night to hear The lee
tire cf Rev. J. ". Prlt., nf Lexington. 90
"Si. Patrick tbc Presbyterian Mr. Pratt
is a forclble AM pleasing speaker. and his
lecture was notable for originality and learn.
iny. A fair abstract of it has already ap-
pegred in our columns. lie was heard with
pro;ound attention to the ciosr. The Young
Mems Missionary Society of the church pre-
badly realized handsome am,uut by tue
entertainment.
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IouRTEslEs BErr1EES PYTHAN LoDCEs.-
A committee cInsisting of Grand Chancellor
George ": Lindsay and Past Chancellor
tr'd. -,rolpp. Of Batinlore,s will arrive
here tc-day rs the custodhi'lS Of testi-
'.,onial OF esteem to Represented to Syracuse
Lodge, No. ), Knights of Pythias, of this
city, by Oriental Lodge, No. IS, Of Balti-
more.
Tue testimonial is beautiful silk banner,
which Is designed to be presented to Syra-
cll>e Lodge in acknowledgment OF the hos
pitaIity shown the Baltimore Knights while
in Richmond by that lodge. The trout por-
,ion of thr banner is made of red. white, and
cranSc-cnIored silk. with white centre.
trimmed with gold fringe and taSscls. The
centre piece coutaiIs Il heluet aud c0at.of-
arms Of the knights. \ set of resolutions
adopted by Oriental Lodge has heen hand
$olnely framed to be presented at the same
time II J souvenir to Syracuse Lodge.
Syracuse Lodge and other members Of the
Order will have parade this afternoon in
honor Of the OCCASION, and the ceremony Of
presentation and reception vii! take place in
public ut Virginia Hall. The galleries will
be reserved for ladies. After the preseutu-
tinn, the knights participating III the cXer.
ri-r- will have Il ,,cial reunlun at the Castle
Hall oi Syracuse Lodge.