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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

The Maine Farmer says; "Whilc Tho
results of the recent exhibitions are fresh
in the minds of our readers, il may NOT
be out Of place 10 refer 10 some of tho
relations between the exhibitor and tho
judges, as developed at the Autumn
fairs, State and local, a wide spread feo-
ing Of dissatisfaction with the awards az
Judges. This is the fact not only no our
town and county, but at our State, indus
trial eXpostions. As now managed, tho
names Of committees in the several classes
are announced long before the time of
holding the fair. This gives those who
have the disposition an opportunity to
labor with the committee, and by some
means secure from them ana assurance of
their favor. I'm view of the troubles com.
planned Of that paper makes these prop1-
sitions:
/. No Director of a fair Or exhibition
shall be competitor in any class -.
Committees shall be secured from
neighbOring town, county, or State, and
paid for their services g. The names ~
the committees shall not ia any case ba
known TO any except the Directors until
after the awards have been made public"
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The Bride Of "a Few aHouru Dira
by Her own Stand.

The Sioux City journal of the 9th
says: Yesterday morning we bad un
account of the arrest of ole Anderson.
on the charge of seduction, preferred by
Mary Lee, and ofhs marriage 20 thcgri BOD
the evening by Justice Shn-ki, she being
confined to her bed at the time of thc
ceremony by reason of the use of drugs
taken for the purpose of ehrccung nu
abortion. We now have the sequel to
the unhappy affair, and tragic one BE- b.,
for the bride is dead She died at the
residence of ID. G.. Somerandyck, whore
she was employed as n house servant, ut
halEpast 4 o'clock yesterday morning
An inquest over the remains was had
Yesterday and after on examination
Of the body by DIR. Knott, and thc hear
ing of the testimony, the jury rendered ID
verdict that Mary Anderson came 90 her
death by taking irritating nostums t1
procure an abortion. The unfortunate
victim was buried yesterday afternoon in
FLOYD Cemetery"
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The Bairn's Hymn.


DR. Cuyler, in the S. S. Times, says: /
have been reading with moistened eyes the
touching story of the last hours of the great
and eloquent DR.. Guthrie. He was the king
of all preachers but what child was in
spiritl He loved children, even the wretch
edest, and when thirty THOUSAND people of
Edlnburg thronged to his burial, and when
the great dignitaries had finished their ft--
neral ceremonies, two little children from
his e Ragged. School stepped forward and
laid wreath of flowers on his grave And
all. the multitude melted into tears. just
before Guthrie died, he asked his family to
sing for him, - What would you like p
And the great orator replied 4 Give me q
bairn's hymnl7 So they sang for him,
e There is happy land, far far away Pr
He listened to it as The prelude Of his own
heaveh-song And when Guthrie reached
his Fathers house, there was only one more
Ktsle esi1d III the kingdom of heayen. He
sings g BARNS hymn" before the Throne.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11
A Negro Farr.


- From the Turf, Field. and Farm.
At Lexington. the very centre of Ken.
lucky arist0cracy, and the home of white
wealth and culture, the blacks own a
beautiful tract Of land, which they have
converted into a Playground. The place
is well improved, and it always presents a
neat and striking appearance to those who
view 1t from their carriage windows driv-
ing the public highway. In the purchase
and construction of these grounds the
blacks have had the assistance of the
whites, for the whites recognize the inn
portance of cultivating habits of thrift
and industry among those who only few
short years ago were in a state of vassal-
I age. And In the management of the
colored fairs the whites are always ready
TO lend helping hand. They freely grant
their servants and tenants the privilege of
taking their finest specimens of cattle
and their best horses to the exhibition,
and, therefore, it is a common thing to
ind on the grounds of those colored fairs
animals of princely pedigree and of nation
al fame. There is no partisan feeling in
the movement. The leading white cit-
zens, regardless of political faith, unite
and useful citizens. The broadest spirit
of llberality pervades the management
OF the fairs. In many of the Northern
States, where so much is said about the
wrongs which the Southern people have
inflicted upon the nego, the white man re-
fuses to drive IN a ring with the black
man, and his refusal is sustained by the
judges in power. AT the colJrsd fair
which was held at Lexington in the last
days of September, in the contest for
the largest purse offered for trotting.
horses, two of the drivers we're white and
two were colored, and in the Judges
stand were two white gentlemen. promi-
nent citizens of the community. In the
many carriages driving about the grounds
and surveying with curious eyes the scene,
were gentlemen and ladies who had been
shareholders; and among the distinguish
ed of the gentler sex were the families
of Federal and Confederate officers In
the late struggle, the wife of the ex-Con- !
tederate Secretary of War, and the daugh- !
ter of an Ex-Governor of the State The |
blacks. seemed to be grateful for the at
tention shown them by those whose slaves
they had been, and good feeling prevail !
ed on all sides. There was a vast crawd |
on the grounds, but it was quiet and
orderly. Great interest was taken in
every feature Of the exhibition. We |
remember one old woman who was made |
as proud as a Queen by receiving the
first premium for the best loaf of bread,
and her happiness would not have been
complete had she :ot been able to carry a |
portion of that loaf home and place it on
the table of the family in which she serv-
ed as cook
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Laugbing-St0ck.

Two babies were recently shipped several
hundred miles by express in Oregon, and
arrived at their destination all right; but
the poor express agent was almost worn out
telegraaphing ahead for milk, shingles,
etc, for spanking purposes, and other neces-
saries.
The Ogden Junction, Utah newspaper,
says: "a pocket-diary, picked up
in the street of neighboring city, would
seem to indicate, from the following choice
extracts, that the owner was medical man:
Kase $50. Mary An Perkins Bisnes, wash
woman. Sickness in her bed. Fisk, sum
blue pills; soaperific; age, 81 Ped me
one dollar, kuarter bogus. Mind git good
kuater and max her take mo fisk Kase
81. Tummes Kinks. Bisiness, Nirish-
man. Lives with Pady Mallory what keeps
dray. Sikness, digg in the ribs and tow
blak eyes. Fisk to drink my miXter twict
day of sasiperily bere and and jellop, and
fish lie with asifety to make taste fsiky.-
RUBBED his face with kart grese iniment,
aged SO years of age. Drinked the mixter
and wuddnt pay me bekase it tasted nasty,
but the mixter II work his innards, / reckon.
A school boy being requested to write a
composition on the subject of ''pins," pro
duced the following: g Pins are very useful.
They have saved the lives of great many
men, women and children-in fact whole
families" :" How so 90 asked the puzzled
teacher: and the boy replied, Why, by
swallowing them" This matches the story
of the other boy who defined salt as the
stuff that makes potatoes taste bad when
you don't put any on"
"Thirty-two centsr' echoed woman yes
terday, when her grocer charged her that
sum for a pound of butter. s. Yes 'um," he
replied, with bland smile, :" You see the
grocers can't carry much of a reserve, and
We. can't turn out our cOlIaterals at sacri-
fee. IF the government calls in the
bonds due in 1874, and the imports of bul-
/ lion tend to ease the money market little
butter must find its level with everything
else. Butter is very panicky Just now, but
think the worst is oyer.v She paid the
money without further complaint
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

STATE OF y1RatNIA-City of Richmond, to-wit;
/, SAMUEL P. WILLIS Notary Public
for the City and State aforesaid, duly eommis-
stoned and qualified, do hereby certify that
WILLIAM Willis, H., Secretary of the Virgin
ia Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
said city, known to me personally, and whose
name is signed to the foregoing statement of
the condition and affairs of the said Company,
personally appeared before me and made oath
that the assets named in the said statement
were the absolute property of the said Com
panv clear from any liens thereon, except as
above stated, at the date therein referred to ;
that there were no other liabilities than the
amount therein named; and that the value
aft xed to the assets were the true value there
of and that the condition of the said Company
at this date is subst antially the same as at the
date before herein referred TO. Given under
my hand and Notarial Seal, this 9Th day of
September, 1873.
TNoTARYs SEAL
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Annual HEePOrt o. Secretary OF
the Navy.
RING or THE TRUE METAL

After explaining the recent warIse
preparations that have been made in this
Department the Secretary says:
In taking the action above referred tY.
the Navy Department has already iu-
CURED considerable expense, and has
been forced to assume some responsible
ties unusual in time Of peace. But. cone
WINGED Of the wisdom OF prompt and le-
cided action, ] have not shrunk from
these responsibilities nor he.itttai iu
them, and with the approval of thr prr-i-
dent, to make warlike preparation Boo
the interest OF peace and humanity.
confidently rely for support in Ibis ati.
tude upon the patriotism and good s.u.e
Of the American people and their Eap-
resentatives, who cannot fail 10 remember
that our naval condition Is the result of
causes which have been constantly press
ed upon their consideration, but which
have failed TO receive full attention
doubtless on account Of more pressing
requirements and obligations and who viii
clearly realize that duties constantly post-
poned are certain to be more difficult AND
much more expensive when performed in
haste under the pressure Of imperious nee
cessity.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

FARMERS MANUFACTURING CoMPA.
NY.--A correspondent of the Indiana
Former gives an account Of q. manufactu-
ring company of seven farmers with a
capital of s1O0, 900, located at Lyndon,
on Rock river, Ill, seven miles below
Sterling. A merchant Touring mill Il
now in operation, custom Touring mill
is nearly completed, and a large paper
mill has also been commenced. The wri-
ter says the farmers through this part Of
the state are in earnest, and guided By
prudent counsel their movement must be
successful in the end. He does not in
form us whether these seven farmers run
their respective farms in connection with
their manufacturing business or not,
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a GENTLEMAN was once riding in Scot
was at woman at work watering her webs of
linen cloth He asked her wIlefe shes went
TO church; what she had heard on the pre-
6es1ing day, and how much EHmefnbeFed. -
She could not eFen tell the text Of the ser
mon. & Aud what good can the preaching
do YOU said be, g If you forget It all p
g All, sir, replied the poor woman, + if You
look at this web on The grass, you win zee
that as fast as ever I put water on IL, the
sun dries II up. and yet sir, | ZEE 10 gets
whittier aud ahifsrF sfe ,aia
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NOTICE TO POLICY HOLDERS.

DUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that appli-
L cation has been made to the Treasurer OF the
State Of Mississippi, as required by law APP
proved May 18th, 1871, Rev. Code, p. $40, to
Withdraw the Ten Thousand Dollars deposit
made by the Carolina Insurance Company of
Memphis, Tenn, with the said Treasurer, the
business of said Company having been trans
ferred to- and its liabilities assumed by the
Southern Life Insurance Company of Mem
phis, Tenn. Notice has been given to each
policy holder in said Company OF said irausfe4.
t. A. NELSON
President Southern Life ms. Co.
Dec. 81, 1873-4w.
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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Scr.
CONIMIssIONER.s SALE.
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF MISSISSIPPI.

I
SOUTHERN DIsrRIcT OF MISSISSIPPI
4 Soh !. i ISL H"1 ss' In Equity.
John N. Hunter,
DY virtue of decree rendered in the above
ID cause, ON the 9th day of November, 1878,
the undersigned, as Special Commissioners,
appointed in said cause, will on Saturday, the
9th day of December, 1873, offer for sale to
the highest bidder, for cash, within the hours
prescribed by law, in front of the City Hal,
in the city Of Jackson, State of Mississippi,
the following lands lying and being in Wilkin-
son county and State aforesaid, described as
follows and known as the Belmont plantation
-to-wit:
Bounded on the North by lands of Ben Row,
East by the Melbrook plantation, South by the
quarter Branch and West by the public Read,
containing eight hundred acres more or less,
and in the event the said lands do not pay the
several amounts as named in said decree,
and the costs incurred, then the one hundred
and fifty acres Of land conveyed by Hunter to
Jas D. Cage shall also be sold to carry out
the further provisions of said decree, and upon
The said property viii be sold at the time
and place and upon the terms name l, for the
purpose Of satisfying the decree aforesaid.
rendered in said cause.
- ARCHIE McGEHEE, .4.
nov20-tds Commissioner.
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ANNOUNCEMENT.
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 18th, 1873.

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. 18th, 1873.
EDITORS CLARION -
In your last issue / see a call made upon
me to become a candidate for Mayor of the
city at the ensuing January election, having
beeu heretofore urged to do so by goodly
mum beer, do not feel at liberty to decline.
Please announce me as q candidate, aud
should be elected, pledge myself to dis
charge the duties of the office to the best Of
my ability for the good of all.
Yours,
I'd c.. II. MANsHIP.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

SANTIAGO DE CUBA.-Santiag0 do
Cuba, a city whose name will heucelorth
be heard with shudder, was formerly
the capital Of Cuba. III is "a maritime
city, and in 1858 contained a population
Of %, 253. 1t is the second city In size
on the Island, and is situated on the
Santiago river, six miles from its mouth
on the south coast. IL is well built, with
wide streets, and houses chiefly of stone.
The principal buildings are the cathedral.
several other churches, a college are nu-
merous converts and schools lbs port
Is four miles in length, = we'll sheltered
is defended by several forts and is deep
enough for ships Of the line. III is ro-
mantically situated, being hemmed Deg hy
mountains; but the climate ia said to ba
very unhealthy. --Washihgton Star.
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COURSE OF STUDY:

Reading, Writing Arithmetic, English Gram
mar. Geograp ply, with the use of Globes, AL
zebra, History, Rhetoric, the Elements OF
Botany Mental and Natural Philosophy, As
tronomy, Optics, Chemistry, etc: Plain Sew
ing Marking. Needle work, Embroidery, Ia
pestry and BeadwOEk, in all their variety /;
Drawing, Painting, Music on the Harp, Piano
and Guitar; and The Latin, French, German,
Italian and Spanish Languages, Lessons and
Exercises in Polite Literature will also be
given the Institution being provided with a
good Library for the purpose.
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ADVERTISING AGENTS.
COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.

MR. b. CADWALLADER will hence
CLARION OFFICE.
POWER & BARKSDALE.
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. Sd, 1873.
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TERMs PEna SESSION.

Board and Tuition in the common branches,
viz: Reading, writing, arithmetic, English
grammar. geography, plain sewing, mark
ing and needleWork-...,....-...- ...-;.....S4d w
Board and Tuition in the higher branches,
viz: History, philosophy, rhetoric, chemis-
try, botany, algebra. composition, etc., 60 W
ANY Of the common branches before men
toned may be joined to the studio jnstnamed
without additional charge.
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EXTRA CHARGES /.

sGeecian landscape painting IN imitation Of
oil colors, the Mezzotinto aud Polish wafer
colors. make for each course Of lessons, In
each style. an extra charge of ten aellhrs
Payments 60 be made IN advallce for each
al charge al three dollars per week viii be
made for students remaining In the Acade-
nv durine Nacation. ants 9eas 81 y aas
No hoarderswill Be taken tbr less than 2
IA rsduttfon WIN be fudde Tor aBsenee un-
less occasfoned by Sickness 80 sep4=3m
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For City Mar.haI.

We are authorized to announce EDWIN
BARKsDALE as "A candidate for reelection 10
the office OF CITY MARSHAL. He runs in
dependent Of party nomination, and re
specially requests the votes of citizens
generally. td
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beg leave to announce myself as can
didAte for reelection to the office of Mayor.
Two ears ago | was elected by your votes.
irrespective of party. In the discharge of
my duties, | have known no party, nor class
of citizens and will adhere faithfully to the
rule | have laid down and steadily main
tanned, if honored by your suffrage the en-
suing election. MARION SMITH. s
NoveLnb Der 18th, 1873. IF
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WANTED

ITO superintend plantation and hands next
L year, either in the swamp or on the hills.
Might take a small shar re in same if desired.
Address, giving full particulars, salary, ETC.
for one month, "OREIT.
noy-27-2t Care Clarion Office.
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We are authorized to announce TBoMA
l. FTE for the Office of City Marshal.
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If Cot. w. b. TAYLOR will consent to be-
come candidate for Mayor of this city, he
will be- SUPPORTED by
nov 20-ttf MANY CITIZENS.
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The panic has reached Utah. Busino
men are reducing their number Of Wiva.
and getting rid at en- such outsnndir
obligations a. fast a. possible.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-12-11

Neeuies are small affairs, but they some.
Nlmes give great deal Of trouble.g There l.
chine needle. =
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We are authorized to announce Mr.. JOHN
TIPToN as candidate for Alderman of the
South Ward in jackson.
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We are authorized to announce Ii. VI.
TAYLOR as n candidate for Alderman, in the
South Ward at the ensuing January election.
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CITATION.

In TUE DlsTRtcT CoURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE SOUTHERS DISTRICT OF
MISSISSIPPI.
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FNR SALE Or RENT.

r OFFER for Sale or Rent my large and com
Il modious Residence near the depot The
house contains sixteen rooms and is admirably
suited for hotel or boarding house. A bar
gain Is offered in this property. The furniture
viii be sold or rented with the premises. A
great bargain is offered. Apply on the prem
Uses to go MRS. MARY GARLAND
Summit, Miss, Dec. LIST, ls73-lmO.
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An IRISH MYSTERY.

Once upon time my father killed a biz
fat pig-the biggest and latest ever raised
in Monster 1t Was all cut up into nice,
beautiful sirips, and packed away in a big
barrel Aud never was pork more Elegant
ly put down. We put in layer OF salt and
thin a layer Of pork; and thin another
spread Of salt, and more porL; and when
we'd done, the barrel MAS full; thin we
poured in sweet brine that me mother
had scaldeI and SKINNED; and we cover
ed il up and put a zig stone upon the top
OF 1t. That We see was to keep the pork
under the brine,
1t was just a week alter Christmas-and
that's New Years day-when me mother
-aid to the ould man, Dennis we must
begin on the new pork" And then me
father says to me, SAYS he, Il want We to
come and hold the candle while open the
pork barrel"
So he went down cellar-me father with
the Ratchet and me with the candle FAITH
er took of the cover, aud there was the
brine AZ clear and sweet as ever The
ould man ran his hand down, but not
tit Of pork could he fnd lie stripped up
his sleeves and plunged it Ito the brine to
the shou der BLOOD ami zouEdsl' said he,
turning as pale a. a ghost-"Mikr, me
hoy, every blessed bit Of that pork is gone
entirely
And sure enough so it was And thin
we looked and 10y an by We found where
the mischief was We lifted the barrel up
and looked under it, and there, right at the
b'tton, was big hole where the rats
bad luck to em-had crawled through aud
carried oil the pork"
Took the pork away through hole in
the bottom of the barrel -6ueried the liz
tener incredulou-ly
Yes, replied Mike, innccen,ly, "ev.ry
bit
| And left the brine?'
"Yrs-every drop
"Will you please to tell me how that pos
siby could have happened
All" said Mike with a nod and a wink.
that's the mysteryi
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How TO WATER IIoRsKs One Writ,
says, never water Immediately before q,
after feeding. ! say tina, il a horse !.
thirsty always give hin drink, aud lie viii
thank you 'or it. have often seen Lor.,.
out in the stable at noon for an hour 81,
two and not ca, II pound OF hay or grain.
hut looking wistiully for water, and then
their careful owner, who would not i.,
them have water when warm. will come ia
give them enough t" kill, and drive th.
remainder OF tie day on two buckets o {
water and no iced. Ter chances TO on.
his horre gives ont with him or gets sick
beior" night Now. cay give the horse
water il lac is ever 90 warm; give him a
swallow, rinse out his mouth aud nostril.
give Nun bite OF hay, in a short time a
htte more water, but not too much. Ifb.
IA "atered several times, little at a time
until lac Is satisfied, lac will not drink mar.
than halt what he would If Won l., him
gulp It down all at once Il Gar. Tribune
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A solitary itinersnt clockmaker, nam i.
ed Jacob Kramer, died few days ago. in
Ashland county, OHIO, at the age of seven
ty five. Alter his burial the hodse where
be lived was searched, and finally near the
roof and main chimney, partially covered
by an old dress, some papers wac seen
sticking out OF small hole. This was
carefully probed and three thousand dol
lars taken out Of il Orher property in
watches and clocks, to the value OF 5000
or SljOl more. was subsequently found
How long he had concealed the money
there, is not known. One package OF one
thousand dollars lac got at the First Ma.
,iona Bank, over one year ago, and it was
in the same shape in which he received