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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
Interfering Horses.

A CORRESPONDENT of the american Agri-
culturist writing upon the subject of inter-
fering horses. or the cutting of the fet-
lock and leg by the shoe of the other foot
SAYS
have seen but few out of several hun
dred interfering horses that struck the
opposite ankle with either the crust or
hoof, the shoe, or the heel-cork, and those
were all cured by rest. good keeping, and
handwriting of the legs, thus showing
that weakness and loose, shamhling gait
were the cause. When the crust of the
hoOf turns under on the inside and grows
out on the outside, the horse will inter
fere, When such shaped foot is seen
some chalk should be rubbed on the
hoof, and when the horse strikes and the
foot is examined it will be found that the
chalk has been rubbed off near the toe,
and if the clinches of the nails are loose
they will be found to have torn the skin
of the opposite ankle. In such case the
hoof should be pared away on the outside
as much as is safe, and the shoe set out on
the inside so that the bearing of the foot
will be equal on each side from the cen.
ter as 1t rests upon the ground. The
horse will not then interfere. A farrier
who had the reputation of shoeing inter.
fering horses so as to cure them tried
this plan on horse, and found that the
chalk mark was rubbed off on the out
side of the toe, and that two projecting
| clinches there had cut the opposite
ankle. He pared the outside of the hoo
and set on shoe made very thin on the
outside and very thick on the inside
and set we'll out on the inside with the
heel wide. The interfering then ceased
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

sY-The Liberals cling, the cleverest of
them, in spite of their bitter experience,
to the delusion that if they can shelter
themselves behind some innocent-looking
leader they can persuade the public
that they are great reform party, that
virtue is theirs by sacred monopoly, and
that every, other party, especially the
party 10 which the great majority of the
public belong, is only a pack of knaves
and fools, who are keeping the saints out
of possession. Accordingly the Ohio
Liberals pine for an unknown leader
without the incumbrance of "record, I"
and innocent of the embarrassments of
an established reputation. Given any
sort of green bOugh to hold in front of
them, and they will scare the Macbeth of
the White House with the idea that "Bir-
nam wood doth move to Dunsinane."
Their demagogueism, however, is very
transparent-NeloY York Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01

ever you find its impurities bursting through
the skin in Pimpies, EruptionS, or Sores |;
cleanse it when you find it obstructed ar1
sluggish in the veins; cleanse it when it Is
foul; your feelings will tell you whom. Keep
the blood pure, and the health Of tho system
will follow.
IL. II. MCDONALD Il CO.. r.
Druggists and Gen Agts. san Francisco California,
md cor of Washington and Charlton Sts. n.
sold nv AZ 'N.-s"~sssr nd n"0l"rS.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19

The New Orleans Times assumes that
we are to have a smaller cotton crop the
present season than the last, and gives
the following reasons, the accuracy of
which viii he endorsed by every intelli-
gent farmer. Its description of the sea-
son, and the prospects at this date, are
correct so far as this region is concerned:
Cotton, where planted in low lands, is in
the worst condition possible. This is so
much the case, that even favorable weather
for the rest Of the season cannot ensure that
stamina which is essential to health and
prodHctiyeuess. On high and sandy up
lands, The injury done by the excessive rains
is far less marked; still, the fertilizers and
surface soils have, in some sections, been
largely washed away, Moreover, through
out tie upland section of the cotton belt,
what was first planted became seriously
Injured by cold and frost, and when re-
planted excessively dry weather for a time
prevented termination. Afterwards, ex-
ce4sively wet weather brought its peculiar
class of discouragements.
These facts, when duly considered, would
indicate a short crop for the present season,
even il the acreage be greater than it was
last year. Moreover, the long continued
spell of wet weather, after inflicting the
damage already referred to, is likely to
bring new enemy into the field-the ever
dreaded army worm.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
From the Sea Coast Republican.

The Vicksburg. Ship Island and Pensacola
Railroad has, we learn, been changed to the
Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad,
and under this euphoneons and popular
title (the Mississippi Valley being the
euphOniOuS, and Ship Island being the popat-
lar part of the name,) the late Legislature
gave to this enterprising company what lit
tie was left of the Chickasaw School Fund.
About the same time the corpOratOrs of
this company, with Col. McComb and
others, we are told. were granted an act of
Incorporation, with unusual and extraordi-
nary powers, under the name of Mississippi
Valley Improvement Company, the imme-
date purpose of this latter corporation be-
ing to build up the Mississippi Atlanta at
Col. McCOmb'S McComb City, with ample
power to build other cities and carry on
other improvements, wherever and when
ever the Company had time and money.
A few days ago, being in New Orleans, an
enthusiastic citizen took us TO map and
explained to US exactly how this so-called
Ship Island Railroad was to be run down
the river from Vicksburg, avoiding the
Warren county hills. to Port Gibson. and
thence straight to McComb city, where it
was to terminate, and in ten years make
this city the largest in the State. From him
we derived informal on about the charter of
this Mississippi Valley ImproY ement Com
pany. which we believe has not been pub
lished, and from his lucid and confident e1-
plantations we could readily understand how
giving this Company the ChickaSaw School
Fun0, Col. McCOmb Withdrew his opposi-
ton and supported the measure.
We deprecate the passage of this law
making this disposition of school fund
hat was once lost to the State by the folly
Of former Legislature, and just recover ed
by judgment of our courts, because. as a
citizen, we feel that there is imminent
danger of its total loss TO the State. Shrewd
officials, and contractors who are able to do
the grading at double prices and ON double
estimates by friendly engineers, could very
easily dispose of this fund. (about all the as
sets this company has, in twelve months.
and leave the State about such security AS
would be the first mortgage bonds of rail
road to the moon. We cannot say that we
anticipate this, but we fear the loss of this
fund 10 the State nevertheless, and the Re-
publican party cannot 9fford to have it lost
under Republican administration
But grant that this fund is all properly
used, aud eventually paid back, and that by
its aid the great Railroad King, Col Nc
Comb. is enabled to build this much desired
road to his embryo city, that its com pletion
be followed by all the magnificent results
anticipated bv its friends, and then, az a sea
coast man, and sure enough friend of anv
railroad from the interior to Mississippi Idle
water, we feel it is almost crime to use the
popular name of the Ship Island Railroad.
TO carry through a measure that mnst
otherwise have failed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
The Mobile mmd Northwestern
RaflrOad...High Expectations
and small Results.

We were, as our readers know, strong
friends of this enterprise, and believed it
but we are panied to admit that
our hopes have all vanished into thin air.
The scheme is dead, at least for the pre-
sent. We have before Us Report which
has been approved by the Municipal
Board of the city of Mobile, touching
the condition of the company, which
leaves no other conclusion. Indeed, the
Report declares the fact in so many
words. The company is financially
wrecked, and steps are being taken by
its creditors to force it into involuntary
bankruptcy. The report says:
II thus appears that the company owes
debts TO contractors, laborers. mechanics
and others, to the amount OF $l6O,oOO, Tor
work on the road alone, and that it has pur-
chased iron to the amount of $145,0OO. a
mart of which il has sold. Your committee
believes, from the best evidence within its
reach that. with the exception of the r0dd
bed, the company is entirely without assets
Mr.. King says that it has sold or hypothe-
Gated ali the bonds and that it j. still Sl6O.-
600 in debt. But the indebtedness OF the
company greatly exceeds this amount Tor
Mr. Henry. the President of the road, say :
that. first and last, the company has eN-
pended $680OO0
The report adds emphatlcally that 1.-THE
" whole scheme Of the Mobile and North
" western Railroad Company has failed
&c that it had no solid foundation from the
"beginning-that its paper has gone tc
protest and is comparatively worth
4" less in the market" And as fol
Colonel w. D. Mann, well known
hereabouts, what of him? He has
played his part and retired behind the
| curtain. He did the wind-work, and die
it admirably. He hung around our Mis-
sissippi Legislature, and fawned and flat
tered and feasted and bought and sold
and carried his points. He was the AL
thor of the famous (infamous) Subsidy
law, and the investigations of the Com
mittee appointed to report on the Subsidy
Scandal proved him to be cOrruptionis
of the deepest dye. We say, what of thi
prince of Humbugs? Alas the Mobile
Report tells the story of his exit. l
says: "Our expectations of help from
abroad have proved illusory, the onl,
result of Col. Mann's visit to Europ,
=" thus far visible, being that he is en-
gagged in running q set of bOudOir sleep
" ing cars bet,oeen Paris and Vienna"
SIC Transit. &c. &c.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19

From the Washington Daily Chronicle Of
May 10th.
The effort TO organize an association OF
Mexican war veterans in this city has
proved a decided success, and reflects
credit on the energy of the committee
having the matter in charge. Last ev-
ening the association met at the Dickson
House, President j. w Denver in the
chair After the transaction of routine
business several new members were en-
rolled.
We publish in our Sunday morning
issue the names of about forty of the old
veterans residing in this city, with the
regiments in which they served, and We
are promised more extended list after
their next meeting, which takes place on
Saturday, June 1.
A resolution, which called forth favor
able remarks from Hon. j. j. Martin,
Colonel Allabach, Gen. Denver, and
others, was unanimously passed, and
reads as follows: tI,
That an invitation is hereby extended
by this association to the veterans of the
Mexican war throughout the coun-
try, now organized or hereafter
enrolled in associations, to send two or
more delegates, in person or by proxy, to
national convention to be held in
Washington City, on January 10, 1874,
to prepare joint memorial to Congress
for a pension to the survivors of the Mex
lean war, at the same rate allowed by the
the act of February IA, 1871, granting
pensions to the soldiers and sailors of the
war of 1872 also to adopt measures
looking to a national brotherhood of the
survivors, and a general assemblage on
the occasion of the centennial anniversary
of the nations birthday, at Philadelphia,
July 4, 1876.
The corresponding secretary, Mr.. A. M.
Kenaday, was directed to communicate
the substance of the resolution to the as
sociations at Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, San
Francisco, Virginia City and elsewhere,
with view to obtaining their co-opera'
ton in the main work for which the as
ISOLATION is organized.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
CoMMUNICATED.
Death of the Oldest Man in Mis-.
HfS&fDDf.

JOHN OWENS was born September 21st.
1853, and died the 9th day OF May, 1873
being one hundred and fourteen years eight
months and six days old. There is nothing
very remarkable in the history of Mr..
owens, except the great age to which he
lived. He was native of North Carolina
but in what county he was born is not
known. Mr.. Owens was taken into camps
OF the Revolutionary war bV an uncle, Cant
Howard, not as a soldier, but to assist in
taxing care OF the baggage, aud frequently
holding horses in time of battles. Soon
after the close of the Revolutionary war he
moved from North Carolina to Franklin
county. Georgia. Remaining there several
years, he moved to Franklin county, Ten
nessee. He remained here but a short time.
and then s. tiled in Jackson county. Ala
oama. de there remained. on the same
plantation, for fifty years. He then moved
TO Ilshomingo county, Miss. After remain
ing there several years he moved to his
sons, Dr. W. b. Owens, two miles east of
luton, In ItaWamba county, where he re-
celved every attention that could be be-
slowed by Gutitul- son to an aged parent.
Mr.. Owens did not have the ADVANTAGE of
an education, and therefore did not aspire
to any office during his long life. bur re-
manned closely on his farm until old age
caused him TO abandon it. after which he
lived with his children until his death.
Mr.. Owens was member Of the PRINT
tive Baptist Church for ninety-two years,
and died in full hope of a triumphant entry
through the gates into the Eternal City.
Mr.. Owens occasionally used whisky, but
never was known to be intoxicated. He
was a slave to the use of tobacco, and alter
nately smoked and chewed for one hundred
and three years.
Mr.. Owens married in the thirty-seventh
year of age, to Miss Rhoda Beene. He
raised eleven children, all of whom are now
living. the oldest being seventy-four and
the youngest forty-nine years old. Strange
to say, he never had a doctor called to his
family; and he himself never took dose OF
medicine. Mr.. Owens was of small stature,
weighing over one hundred and thirty
pounds; but remarkably stout and healthy
through life. o'aaiNJ -.
For twenty years before the death of Mr..
Owens. he abandoned all the cares of this
world, and calmly awaited the summons TO
De called home. He often said It was a sin
10 crave death, but that he was at all times
ready TO meet his God and render to Him
his stewardship.
For several days before his death he posi-
livery refused any nourishment whatever.
put seemed perfectly calm and easy. until
tuesday. at 9 o'clock AN, May AZ, 1873 he
calmly fell asleep in Jesus, without a strug-
gle, when, no doubt, angels accompanied
MS soul to the peaceful shores Of eternity,
there TO dwell with God forever.
Enlfn, Tn.,n a nora =" -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19

This is one of the evils proposed to be
remedied by the Farmers Movement 1t
builds mp the Overgrown fortunes of the
Railroad monOpolists and is the robbery
of other classes, and especially is it OPP
pressive to the Farmers, whether they
produce or consume. For example, Corn
can be purchased in the Western markets
at from SO to 40 cents per bushel; but
here in jackson it is selling at from 80 to
80 cents per bushel. The immense pro-
fit does not go into the pockets of the
merchant. nor does the original producer
receive the benefit. But the bulk of the
differences realised by the grasping Rail
road monopolists who exact their
sweat and blood money with none to mo-
lest or make them afraid Bloated with
wealth, they control legislation and pur-
chase immunity from deserved punish
ment. For this evil of freight extortion,
the Farmers have proposed corrective
They have undertaken to measure arms
with a Monopoly as powerful as it is
grasping and soulless; but if their own
combinations are rightfully formed, and
they pursue their way with steady pur-
pose they will triumph in the end.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
NOTES AND OPINION.


Taxpayers cannot be too often reminded
that it is the intention OF the Radical party
OF this State. should they have strength
enough in the next Legislature, to revive
the validity of the celebrated repudiated
bonds, row aggregating more than thirty
millions of iOllarsl We learn that the
holders of these bonds have ut this very
time half score Of agents IN different
parts of the State, amply provided with
funds to substitute the press into advocacy
of this scheme, two or three leading Radi-
cal journals, IS is asserted. having already
been boaght.-Corinth News.
To make any compromises " it'll the Radi-
cal party would be as mad piece of bust
ness as compounding with the devil to
cheat ourselves ard onr children out OF
liberty. The people who would not take
the strongest steps--the most effective
measures, to beat back the swelling tide of
Radicalism, would righteously deserve the
fate of those :. devil possessed swine OF Ga
darea, which were driven down headlong
into the sea to be drowned."-Central Star.
The attitude OF the disorganizers. who
urge the formation of third political par
ty in the coming canvass, IS interesting as
well as it is disgusting. The adherents of
this new organization must come from
those opposed to Radicalism or from men OF
the Conservative party who have - axes TO
grind. '-Senatobia Times.
If the recaIcitrant Democrats of the State
are patriotic, aud not always to be governed
by prejudice-if they mean business, and
not the tomfooIery of the politicians--they
should yield personal preferences and let
majority rule. So far as we are individual
ly concerned il State Convention de-
cldes to support Bourbon ticket, it would
meet with our earnest efforts To elect it
| though, of course, we could cherish no
| hope of its success.--lndeX.
| One year ago We stated that the Liberal
| platform was one upon which all good men
could unite; to-day we reiterate that as
sertion, and say further thar it is tile only
one vet offered upon which they could
unite.-Pontotoc Intelligencer.
| We want honest, pure men--Democrats-
placed in the field, and then, if Mississip-
plans will do their duty, we may with rea-
son hope for success; but to throw our po-
| lical opinions TO the dogs by selecting
Radicals, and then lose, as we honestly be-
| lieve we would do. is more than we think
the true men of Mississippi will accede to
Oxford Falcon.
We have been and are still partial to the
primary election system. but it is not policy
! to introduce il into this campaign. 1t is
| too radical a change from the old style OF
| convention, and would, We are sure, tend &c
promote discord; but in future, when
| people understand it, it will be favorable
plan with all, except perhaps the political
| Observation-Disclosures Citizen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
The OGOnOpOIIsts Striking Back,

We have noted that the Railroads are
beginning to break up the Dead-Head
system. A dozen leading lines in the
West have entered into an obligation to
cut off and cancel all passes after the 1st
of July next. This agreement embraces
Congressman, legislators, railroad men,
hotel men, newspaper men, clergymen,
&C., &c.
This action of the MonopOlists is I'M
derstood to be a counter-mOvement to
the one which has been inaugurated against
the special privileges that the Railroads
have heretofore enjoyed, and which they
have shampfnlly abused It ia a warming
to the legislators to guard them from the
consequences of the popular uprising and
is designed as chastisement of the press
for not coming to their rescue.
These corruptionists will find that they
have missed their aim entirely The
movement at which they stand aghast,
springs from the great unterrifed and
incorruptible producing classes who stay
ut home and attend to their own business
and don't care puff of wind for their
favors. The press did not start the move
ment for the correction of their abuses !;
hut to their credit be it known, they have
not stood in the way of it. Even if they
had attempted such a thing, it would
have been the resistance of straw to the
march of tornado The movement has
been commenced and the classes engaged
in it, will carry it forward to its conclu-
sion, whatever the Monopolists may do
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
THE CANVASS.

The members attending the Press As
ISOLATION al Meridian held an informal
meeting, and suggested TO Gen. Lowry,
Chairman of the Executive Committee,
the holding Of State Convention of the
the opposers Of Radical misrule at Me-
ridian. We desire cordially to add our
voice with that Of others in favor Of Me
ridian as the place. In reference to
the other matter, we presume that Gen.
Lowry Is in correspondence with his as
sociates Of the committee, and that mind
full Of the duties Of his station, he will
take no decisive action without their
concurrence. Doubtless the committee,
which is composed Of three members
from each Of the Congressional Districts,
will assemble in due season to consider
the matters Of the canvass. 1t consists
of the following well-known citizens, in
whose sound judgment and patriotism
the Conservative voters will place full
confidence:
STATE AT LARGE:
E0bt Lowry, of Rankin, chairman y
Geo. J.. Potter, Of Kinds; j. L. George, OF
Carroll.
FIRST DISTRICT:
j VI. Phipps of Lafayette; II. NJ. Street,
of Prentiss; \. 7, ROane, of Calhoun.
SECOND DISTRICT:
j. B. Morgan at DeSoto; +. G.. Walthall
OF Grenada; Kinloch Faiconer, of Mar
shall
THIRD DISTRICT:
Reuben o. Reynolds of Monroe; r. w
Williamson. of Montgomery; Robert Nc
Iat0sh, OF Chickasaw.
FOURTH DISTRICT:
- =. Calhoou. of Madison; Garnet An
drcW-, Of i azoo; J. j. Shannon, of Lau-
deriale.
Fifth DISTRICT:
W II. McCardle of Warren /; Harris
Barksdale. lSecretary,) OF Kinds; Sylvanus
Evans. OF Clarke.
SIXTH DISTRICT:
BENZ. King, Sr.. Of Copiah; Hiram CASH
dy, ST., of franklin; 2. X. Mayors, of Har-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-06-19
According to the Census Report 0

According to the Census Report of
1870, out Of the entire population of
SO. 55S, 81 in the United States, there
were only 1904 people living over 95
years of age, only 1851 between go
and 50, and after the age of 80 years the
the computation drops from millions to
thousands. The smallest per centage of
deaths occurs between the ages of 10 and
10 years. The proportion at that age is
5.66 in l 900 persons, under and over
this age their is a gradual increase of
deaths both ways, though the mortality
between the ages of l and 2 is double
that between the ages of 2 and 3, and
the proportion Of those dying under
year is three times that between the ages
of l and 2 years. Out of every 1000
children born in the United States, 40
die before they are year old if they
survive the first year, however, their
chances of life are not so slim again I'M
til they are 50 years old, when there are
1S5 deaths of 1000 persons of this age.