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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02


The burnt bridge at Grenada has been re-
paired.
D.J. kennedy has been nominated for the
Legislature BY the RAIDS in Lafayette. DT,
Archer is the candidate of the Reformers.
The Paulding Messenger say. that p. j..
Carter, has been appointed BY the Board Of
Supervisors delinquent Poll Tax Coilee-
tor, of Jasper county.
The trustees OF the lauder lale Orphans
Home have finally considered and rejected
the proposition of the Masonic Fraternity of
the State to take the Institution in charge.
AT the last term OF the Circuit Court OF
Issaquena county, two colored men were
found guilty of murder, and sentenced to
be hung on the 18th Of January.
The Liberty Herald says that Lemuel
Harren, negro boy Is or - yeare Old was
shot and killed by Monroe smith, another
negro boy about the same age.
The venerable Rev. j. G. Jones was for
mally requested, by a rising vote OF the
Conference, to write the history OF Metho-
dism in Mississippi.
The members of the East Louisiana and
South Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical Fair Association. are notified to
meet in Osyka, on the 10th day of January
1873.
The Friars Point Delta says that on last
Friday a colorcd man named Nathan Fields
was accidentally killed by the discharge OF
a gun in the hands of another 'colored man,
on the levee some miles below town.
L
A. NJ Slaydon, Representative elect to the
Lower House of the Legislature from Han
cock and Pearl counties will present him
self when the Legislature meets and take
the oath and enter upon his duties as a legis-
ator.
The Carrollton Conservative says that the
course OF Mai. Vasser, State Treasurer, in
the late Presidential campaign won for him
many friends, aud we have heard his name
suggested for permanent place on the
Consery ticket in the next State cleo
ton.
Numbers OF cars loaded with cotton from
Vicksburg, have been shipped during the
past week for Savannah, Mobile, Selma,
Montgomery. Opelika and West Point are
shipping largely by this route. The strang-
est shipments are, however, of heavy loads
OF molasses and sugar from New Orleans,
by this route, TO Baltimore and New York.
The oxford Falcon records the murder
for trivial cause of one Billy Long of At
tala county, by one j. ID. Whitaker of Al
corn county-in that town. They were both
held rs witnesses il molicous Ku KluX pro-
vacations But man proposes and God dis
poses. The Falcon says that Whitaker Is IN
Jail, and Long is in-the ground! ven
geauce is Mine, say eth the Lord
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

ARKANsAs.-Chaos again. United
States Senator Rice Liberal Republican,
has introduced resolutions iu the u. S.
Senate alleging unparalleled frauds" in
Radical management in Arkansas, and
his remarks contain specific charges as to
the disfranchisement of thirty thousand
voters, and of rascalities in certain dis
tricts, by which persons were returned as
members of the Legislature of the State
who were not legally elected. Meantime
the Liberals have instituted legal pro-
ceedings similar to those which were re-
sorted to in Louisiana, on the principle
we suppose that what is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
Rn1e- or @nh-crIption.
Contracts and supplies for 1873.

THE CLARION Office is now ready to I'LL
orders for any Of The following Blanks, at
the rate OF 81 per qnire, or $500 per hun
dred. These Blanks lave been prepared for
as. at different times. by eminent attorneys
AMI conform, in all particulars to the laws
of Mississippi. The No. preceding each
Blank IS the No. given in our general cata-
logue, and parties ordering may give this
No, and We viii understand what is 7equir-
cd
No. 35.-Contract for Share Of Crop.
No. 3e.-Contraetf TOR Wages
No 37-Mortgage to Secure Advances to
Planters.
No. 3-.--Merchants' Lien and Mortgage
Securing Existing Indebtedness and
future Advances.
No. s0--Laudlords' Mortgage Lien for
Rent Money.
No. fo.-Landlord-' Mortgage Lien for
share Of Crop.
No. 8I.-Deed Of Trust for Rent and Sup
plies.
No. f2.-Deed Of Trust to Secure Adj
vances by Merchants-very gener-
ally used.
No. 43.-Decd Of Trust for General Pur-
poses.
Special Blanks printed to order on rea-
souable terms. a. Address
POWER & 1BARKsDALE.
IAcksoes. january /. 1873.
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Lafayette County Representatiye.

The Conservatives of Lafayette have
nominated DIR. r. F. Archer for the
Legislature to fill the unexpired term of
Hon. j. G. Davis, deceased. DIR. Ar
cher has published an address marked bv
practical views, announcing his candida
ey; and it remains for the people to turn
out as one man and elect him. His plat
form is embodied In these words:
tIn conclusion. will say that wise and
just legislation should be the ultimate creed
of all parties-a strict and economical adj
ministratiOn of all the resources of govern
ment. and Il speedy relief from the oppreS-
sive taxation now imposed upon us--learn-
ing and education fostered and promoted
and institutions for the same founded and
maintained-every character of laudable
enterprise and industry encouraged to in
crease ana develop the resources of the
State--individual enterprise should not be
promoted at the expense of the people-re-
form and retrenchment should be the watch
word of our Legislature until the wasted
fortunes of the State are amply restored
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

HOTEL FARE IN THE SOUTH.-E ID. Mans
field, the veteran editor of Cincinnati, is at
Aiken, South Carolina. His travelling ex-
periences disguised him very much. He
says railroads in the South make no con-
nections as rule, and impose many vexa-
tiOuS delays. Besides that having the
choice of stations, they compel peonle to
pay for delectable ompounds such as WISH
tors to the South find it impossible to
stomach. Hear him.-WashingtOn Chroni-
Gle.
Attempting to dine somewhere in Central
Georgia, sat beside a young officer OF the
army, and as the walters brought US things
of twenty-kinds, and in vain endeavOred
to find out what they were. l said to the
officer, "What is this 2" He replied, Il
don't know; this dinner is a conundrum -
1t was; and a country dinner, anywhere in
the South, Is a cOnundrum. They have
Undesirable dough. "What is this ?n said
/ to the girl. 'Chicken. sir" A close ex-
animation proved it TO be the small bone of
a~wing, covered over with dough. "What
is this. waiter?" Chops, sir" An exami-
nation showed that there might possibly be
small piece of mutton covered with
dough.
And much more of this sort of stuff
does the veteran editor" serve up to
tickle the palates of his readers. Now,
the question suggested, is, why do these
fellows who experience so much ''disg ust''
with the habitudes of the Southern pee-
pie, thrust themselves among them If
their object is to criticise and find fault
why don't they stay away? Is it really
sensible to seek health and pleasure
among a people whose customs are re-
Voting?
Of the class of Northern soiourners
known as carpet-baggers it is notorious
that they have come simply as pilferers
and strite-makers, to make their fortunes
on the misfortunes of the Southern people.
They were as poor as church mice when
they made their advent. Some of them
have accumulated property which they
are Haunting in the face of the communi-
ties they have rob bed, and which they
delight to ridicule and Islander after the
fashion of the veteran" above mentioned.
They are mere drones and tax-eaters who
contribute nothing in the way of capital
or labor TO the common stock.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
Assas~inauIon Of WIN. E.inI..,on

Last Friday night, the 10Th inst, about
90clock' Mr.. VIM. Pinkston, Of the firm of
harper * Pinkston, merchants of this town.
was wnaylaid and fatally shot, by. as he -1l1.
ono one Oliver Rushing also Of this county.
Mr. 4. lived only two or three hour after
Ihe shooting. The ball entered the upper
PorIlpn Of the right shoulder and came Que
on the front left sideof the neck cutting The
Wlhu-pipe. The party charged with che
snootlng Is not TO be found The tragic
T Hoa mas produced n gloom I'm our midst
deceased leaves a wife and some civbt or
nine ii,, children. We do hope the assassin
VIII VIII DC brought 20 Justice. a very rcsp0u-
sl ii0 citizen Of the town offers reward 0I
3zOO for the apprehension or said Rushing
Register - I-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
Radical Tyranny and l'ersccu.
tiOn i'm Mississippi.
From the ColnmLn. IL

Capt. Moody, Maj. Hudson and Hm
simpson, judges Of election at tuGl.
Switch in the late election, have been er.
ried to Oxford for violating thn Enforce
ment act. Their offense consisted DOB refuse
ing to permit themselves 90 be coutr1IirdUy
a negro supervisor Of elections. appointed
by the Federal court TO act a. supor1i-lra.
Mayhem, a precinct some eight mile die
tant from Cobb's Switch.
The scoundrel, put forward hy whine maa
viler than himself, has applied 10 federal au-
Inorltles 10 redress his wounded honor
Inc Judges acted wrongly only iu mot Dave
ing this fellow arrested for attpmpt.ug .u
disturb the election, and they owe 10 to
themselves aud the people To- Sec DO there
any law TO right tine great wrong Chat I.-
been done them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
Au Kluxfsm in the Land ofIox.
alay

Recently couple of rival lottery deal
ers IN New York named Duyrea and
Simmons, quarreled about their business
and the latter carved the body of the
former In the most artistic style. Sim
mons was lodged in jail, and the report
comes that he was removed to other
quarters and is strongly guarded to pre-
vent party of forty men from execu-
ting ku klux law upon him. And yet
the federal military has not been called
out, nor has martial law been proclaim
ed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

The tax-paying Conservatives of Match
ez have done good thing for themselves.
In the late city election, they concentra-
ted on the ticket which the Reform Re
publicans had nominated against the
Radical Ring candidates, and swept the
field. Griffin, the candidate of the for
mer for Mayor over Wood, the nominee
of the latter, was elected by Isl majority;
and the average majority of the Griffin
ticket for Aldermen was 213 Griffin
received 600 white votes and Ill colored
ones.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

1t is a sensible remark of the Natchez
Democrat in reference to the approach
ing State election that 'sit, is rather early
TO force individuals into prominence as
prospective candidates. Let us avoid
such complications, and at the proper
time nominate the strongest and best
'sman we can, and elect him."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

The Natchez Democrat says that CITY
Warrants are still going up under the
fiattering prospect of low taxes, and hon.
est and economical municipal govern
ment." This is one of the points of the
defeat of the Radical ring ticket.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

THE LEM LAWN this number we
have published the law now in force to
secure the payment of wages and collec-
ton of claims for necessary supplies
in raising crops The attention of plan
tiers, merchants, and laborers is called to
the law. 1t is crude and imperfect, but
is nevertheless the law made and provided
for the benefit of whom it may concern,
and ought to be thoroughly under
stood.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

1t has not escaped notice from the
records of the Court of Claims, that
many people have turned out to have
been truly loyal during the war, who
were never suspected at the time We
suppose they are acting on the rule laid
down by Ames to one of his appointees
during the military regime, viz: "Make
''all you can out of them, Billy,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

If the Attorney General did not change
his convictions that the law authorizing
the issuance of Subsidy Warrants was
unconstitutional, of what avail were the
Attorneys fees in the case? Who were
the Attorneys-what arguments did they
present-and to what points were they
addreSsedl
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

Since the commencement Of the Carpet
Bag regime the large sum Of seventy-five
thousand dollars has been expended in
repairing the Stale House. The people
submitted without a murmur to the ex-
peuditure, though in their impoverished
and plundered condition they were really
unable to bear it. Their establishment
win be great TO learn that another job
has been given out by the acting Gov
ernor for repairing the same building.
We understand that the lucky contractor
is Il Mr.. Jones, defeated candidate for the
Legislature in Marshall county at the
last election We have not seen that
there we're advertisements for sealed
proposals in accordance with custom in
making expenditures for ublic works
or that there was an appropriation for
such object by the Legislature. Nor are
we informed what amount is to be ex-
pended in addition to the seventy-five
thousand-but it is quite certain that
another job has been contracted for and
that the long suffering taxpayers will be
required, as usual, to foot the bill.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

TIE SUBSIDY WARRANT SCANDAL
No answer has yet been made to our in
quiry in regard to the rumored purchase
of the dishonored Subsidy Warrants by
the acting Governor. Probably he will
explain his action in his forthcoming
message.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
The Old Dominion.s Example.


The article on Virginia which We have
copied from the New Orleans Republican
is iustt and candid review of the situa-
ton in Virginia and an exposition of
what has been accomplished in that State
by prompt recognition of the results of
the war and ready adaptation to the
circumstances by which she was surroun-
ded. Her statesmen never persuaded
her people to refuse to reorganize their
State government under the Congress
sional plan, nor undertook to overcome
destiny by hair-splitting objections and
constitutional theories to demands which
were made upon them by the nation that
had secured the power to enforce them.
Nor did the masses refuse to, be guided
by the counsels of wisdom and modera-
ton. They preeipitated themselves into
the war with headlong courage, and in
doing so they felt that they were stalking
their all upon the turn of the dice.
They were overcome after Spartan
resistance and have submitted to the
consequences without a murmur.
Virginia was great ia war, but she is
grander in peace by her wonderful dis
play of self-denial and fortitude under
circumstances the most trying. And
her action has brought its reward. Her
hitherto governing classes have made no
war on negro suffrage; but they have
kept their home government under
citizens rule. Carpet-baggery has not
fiourished on her soil. Her taxes have
been comparatively light. Her public
debt has not been increased. The APP
prehension of her colored population for
the security of their newly acquired
privileges has not been awakened, but if
SO, they have been quickly allayed by
the moderation and kindness of the
whites.
The tribute to this grand Old Com
monwealth from a Republican paper is
no more complimentary than true. We
have quoted it more as lesson for others
imitation in future, than as a rebuke for
past errors.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

The Board OF Canvassers met I'm TaIlabas-
see last week and counted the votes The
result, as announced, is majority OF 800
ham.
Inc Radicals have majority of two iu
Tne senate and five in the House. Iu 1870
about 1000.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
The ssrcau Warrant Forgery Com
>piracy.

We have published in another column
from the New Orleans Times full re-
port of the capture of Swami aud 9th
ers of the party engaged in the Warrant
Forgery scheme against the Treasury of
Mississippi The audacity with which
the knaves prosecuted their nefarious I'M
dertaking will amaze the public. 1t was
carried on in the broad open day, with
scarcely pretence of secrecy. So bold
were their operations, that the wonder is
the arrests were not sooner made. The
parties engaged in it seemed to think that
rs the legalized robbery of the South
ern States had become the rule, a slight
variation in the manner which they pro-
posed would be difference of form more
than Of substance.
The chrcnicler says that "'most of the
parties in this conspiracy have occupied
''ottices of trust and honor" The peo-
pie of Mississippi know this to be true of
one Of them, c. ;. Swami, the ringlea-
der of the gang, and the inventor of the
"colorless liquid" whose properties were
as magical as Aladdin's lamp. He was
a shining light in Radicaldom-a chief
among ten thousand and altogether love-
". He held high Office, ruled the peo-
pie Of county through the central head
at the capitol, like despot, and wave
of his hand was a signal for the arrest
and transportation of old citizens of the
county who We're suspected of standing
in the way of his personal and partizan
schemes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
WILLIAM.

FoREwARNED, FoREwARNED. = The
attention of Judge Brown and District
Attorney Lea is respectfully called to
intercepted letter, No. 1, in the Swan
trlal, in which something is said about
nxlng UP" the jury in the case of Cum
bingham, the Warrant thief.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
TEE TO CONGRESS-.


WAsHINGroN, Dec. - The appeal et .f.
New Orleans Committee 90 the people H..
the United States has been printed Boo pam.
phlet, with an appendix quoting the .au.
bearing upon the case. They viii memg.-
alize Congress for a committee of iuvr.t.-
CATION, upon whose report they hope Hst
body will devise some means of relief n-
Louisiana.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

A Northern paper heads an article,
g The Scum of New York" A consid-
cradle quantity has drifted down South
and lodged in the public offices.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

The Newton county people will be dis
tressed to hear of the fallen state of their
late sovereign, and Of course will come in
crowds to sign his bail bond.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY OF
STATE.-We learn that III. r. Revels,
(colored, has been appointed Secretary
of State in the place of james Lynch,
deces sed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

Some of the newspapers are discussing
the place of Stanton (whose brutally to-
wards the South is well rememberedD
in history" His place in the undiscov-
cred country would be a more. practical
inquiry.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

When Swan was arrested, he had
taken the name of St. eyre:
When the devil was sick, the devil saint
would be,
When the devil got well, the devil a saint
was he
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

n among the living things destroyed at
DAT DAIhuhl were eight camels and drOmedt-
RES tIes, one leopard, one yak, one Gland, llama,
o"O sea lions, boa constructor, apes gorias,
a. lombard known hereabOuts as one OF
Ine Olue-mass tribe, is In trouble. Massa
Grant nominated him for postmaster 80
chattanooga; but the true blue RAIDS say be
!! - spurious and are opposing his conhrma-
tion: Lombard was a rip-roarinQ ,Seces-
sionist" in old times
Two hundred and thirty Italian men aud
boys -and women, a party who recently
lett their native land 70 20 Is Buenos Avfes,
put who, upon arriving In New York, we're
IIeserDed by the agent who had Induced
Snem 20 emigrate, arrived at Richmond.
va, the other day. They are enqaqed as
railroad and farm laborers.
---ss-.-te--
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

swan had taken the name of Saint
when ne was arrested but he is a great
sinner, nevertheless.
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T,0enty-tice Persons Roasted Aba


ERIE, Dec 2j l.1-
In the Prospect Station accident fLa pa-4
fell bottom upward, the weight of the fr.esa
crushing them in. There was mo war 0l
escape for the imprisoned passenger. IHa
cars Immediately took fire. but tlere Ha-
no water to eXtinguish the flames, auJ oaE
two axes could be procured 10 choD tlr cas-
to pieces. In this situation SOM, twenty
five persons were roasted alive. filling che
air for nearly an hour with thcir diving
shrieks for aid. IL is believed scycrI ID
those rescued will die Of their Injuries.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02
A MURDER ~ KrNrrcKN

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2s,-Leyi King wa. l..
rested to-day, charged with the murder .
Richard Baker, on Thursday. The fVuI..
Ell Ia the village of Arnoldtowu, iu tNe Ia..
er end of the county, about thirteen ul...
from this city.
TIE ArPEAL oF THE NEM oELLANs DuL--L--
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

MENrIs, Dec. pa special 90 thc AVA
lanche from Helena, Ark, says:

lanche from Helena, Ark, says:
A disastrous IRE broke OUT here aUuu. 4
oclocA tnls morning. anu before tHe UU
stroyed about half "a dozen buiIdiuy. ...
before it was arrested. burned three aur...
Of the block in which IL originated. on III.
east side Of Main street, between Porter a.t
RICHTER streets.
The buildings DESTROYED were u1.fI,. .I
wood, but the loss falls heavily ON Some. f.
teen merchants, who are almost rnff-...
broken up.
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ROUND oVER FOR T0T0TTY-

BosTON, Dec. -. f. Forster. yh, o..
brought from Montreal for t6repry. H..
committed tor trial to-day. Ia dtlgIt III
$4,000 bail
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

Swan is a beautiful bird, but his
feathers are slightly dsmoralizod.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-01-02

CHARLEsroN, :. c., Dee. 29,-Thc British
bark j. Duties, at this port for BrrHs-.
with two thousand two hundred and forty.
nine bales OF upland cotton uu board fa0.
fire on Saturday night iu the cotton tUr
ward. She was filled with water bg ur-
gines, and sunk nc her wharf The damag.
TO her cargo by salt water Is large.
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TE4Eq RAPHIO
oOUrLE OF BaUrAL ~ 49,.

INDIANAPoLIs, Dec. 28.-A man named
Theo. Jones, living "A few miles from I'm.
city. killed his wife by blow with hisf .t
last night. lie was arrested this maruir.
Theodore Brown, a farmer liyiu. Boo Il...
dricks county. killed his wife ON TlmsI.
last by striking her on the head with +.
chair while under the influence of LIQUOR
The woman killed was his third wife.