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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13

"A MISIsRER DEPOsED.--At a meetin
North Mississippi Presbytery, held al I
ais, Miss, this week, Rev. u. III. Paine.
Tor some time been on trial for JOY ~
duly deposed from the ministry ~ f--
Star,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13

The Governor has signed the Social
Equality bill. We presume its efficacy
viii first be tested in the restaurants and
hstelS.
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SPRING VALLEY no LONGER SOCIALLY PRE-
EMINENT.-THE MANSION AT JACKSON
TAXES THE RAG OFF THE BUSH.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13

The American Colonization Society. ..
recent meeting in Washington. a#
pointed committee to urge the govern.
ment to establish n line of steamers h.
tween the United States and Liberia
There seems 10 be occasion for th.u..
lanthropic movement. There ro m
present three thousand applicants
passage to Liberia, and tine nest yavs.
of the Colonization Society vessel vI
not be made until May LIST. when oau
three hundred passengers viii bc aku
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13

The above figures are the sum drawn
from the Treasury in the year 1872, By
the Attorney General as Reporter of the
decisions of the Supreme Court 1t was
done under the operation of the law al
lowing the Reporter 81 90 per page fr
each page contained in single volume
as follows:
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A Gal-orious Time at the
Governors Mansion.
RATIFHCATIONO OF THE PASS
AGE AND APPROVAL OF
THE SOCIAL EQUAL
ITY BILL.
Music, Dancing and Vine Enjoyed t0ithoUt
Regard TO Race. Color or Previous
Condition.

The Historic Pen with which the
Civil Rights bill was APP.
EPrOVed, Presented by the
Governor aO an PrOminent
COlOred Politician.
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merrily. But the most abls-bodiod can
dance always, and the scene changed


dance always, and the scene changed
SCENE ".
There was a sound Of regelry bynielt
Was it joyous songs we heard, or did ae
dream? We dreampt not, for the DAY..
air we caught as it Hoated by upon tHe
gentle zephyr. Il was the voice of d.
Excellency, b. Boy, singing his fayoHu
song
"Grasshopper sittin' on sweet rHr
vine,
Sweet later vine, sweet 'tater vine:
Oh. de grasshopper sittin' on sHe.
later vine.
old turkey gobbler come stcpp.H ODD
behind,
Come steppin' up behind. come .tepa.a
mp behind.
Old turkey gObbler come s'epoia' aa
And picked him OF Cat yinc~
But the end of all things must c8m.
The end of this good time came. ~lour
and sadly each empty bottle was tum.
up again and again Sadly the cmrr
bowl was viewed and reviewed. and ON.
w one the guests departed, until at hr
the Mansion looked like some bau.r-
hall deserted. The end had come.
AN APOLOGY.
If we have failed to do justice t1 nm.
victory over Spring Valley, it. is ou. m.-
fortune, not our fault. We trust h
the Pilot, that has, upon more chan ar
occasion, "done up" am elegant on...
tainment in elegant stj le, win do f. M.
on this one and for further particular
we refer our readers To the many amm
us who were there, and the many Nm.
cannot, under any circumstance. kar
out of the Mansion, matters not I'm
whom occupied.
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Extracts from the Clarion sAfteI
Election of Printer i'm AS72.


The Printing law (stiD remains un-
touched Let the Committee on Printing
be Instructed, on full and fair investigation,
TO report bill reducing prices, and others
and otherwise remodeling it so as to render
it q just measure to the State. The Conser-
natives are willing to cooperate with
others in the cause of Reform, or if need
be TO work as in the past solitary and alone.
They have started the ball, and the people
will keep it rolling.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-13

Not long since, when the Pilot told the
world that Spring Valley, sometimes
called the Holland Settlement, Choctaw
county. was the most social place in
Mississippi, we promised that we would
give a full, free, and fair description OF
the occasion, should any of the Radical
leaders at this place determine to pluck
the laurel from. the brow Of Mr. Hoi-
land. 1t has been done, and we keep
our word.
THE TINE AND THE PLACE.
The gal-orious deed was done at the
Executive Mansion, last Thursday night,
under the eye and by the management OF
the Governor (so-called). Alas for Hol-
land He had no champagne, he had no
muse, and nc dancing; he could not
sinq; he entertained but one man and
brother It the Bully Boy entertainment
many.
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The Attorney General has, according
TO a correspondent of the Meridian GA
zefte. undertaken To exculpafe himself
from che charge Of selling his
official opinion. His exculpation, says
the correspondent, has assumed the
form" of sarcastic irony in reply to
THE CLARION :" and it is to this effect:
That journal used 10 give the Pilot and
its party hail Columbia on the eNtraVie-
gance and frauds in lie printing business.
but as soon as the Pilot agreed 10 divide the
fruits f the frauds ia the printing business
with the Clarion, that journal ceased TO
quarrel about il. and it would be seasonable
to suppose that If he was wrongfniiy max,
ing 50 much out Of the State and would
agree to divide it with The CLARION, It
would let him alone
This is Josh's "reply." People have
way of calling things to suit themselves
The correspondent calls it "sarkasm.
We would call it lying. Our columns will
show that THE CLARION exposed the
extravagant printing rates, and never
ceased its war upon them until they
were reduced to prices averaging as low
as the law of 1851; and the results are
seen in the late message of the Governor,
wherein he states that although the ex.
penses of otner departments have increds
ed, they have decreased in the Legislative
and printing branches of the service oNI
HUNDRED AND TWELVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS. That's THE CLARIoN's record
1t was silent after the leak was stop
ped, and not before.
/ Extracts from the Clarion safteI
Election of Printer i'm IS72.
a COOP MoyE.-Senator Duncan has in
troduced a resolution instructing the Com
mittee on Printing to report bill regulat
ing the prices of public printing and re
facing them to a just and reasonable standard
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The flowing bowl was placed in the
center of the elegant parlors and all
gather around. Champaign shoppers are
popping from center to circumference,
when all at once the band struck up the
well-known tune of
"The sabre, the sabre, of my pere"
After which they all shout, "the pen,
d" the pen"
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We shall not consent to an adjournment
until this subject (the reduction of the print
ing rates. receives attention. And we can
speak confidently of the intention of the
Conservative members.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-04-11
RAILROAD BONDS.

EDITOR NEWS: AS you propose
to open your columns to a free dis
cussion OF the bond question, wish
here and now to enter my protest
against the whole scheme.
l am opposed to voting bonds on
general principles. All that may be
said in favor of railroads am read y
and willing 10 admit. That the
proposed road if built to Emporia
would be a great benefit to the
county in general and to Emporia
ia particular, admit, and / believe
it is just what we need and perhaps
ought to help construct, yet I hold
that every man has n right to be his
own judge of the benefits accruing
from said road, and of the amount
he should contribute to its constrnc-
ton.
Now, what ia. my neighbours best
interest is mine, and if / can't see
things as he does should he have the
right to virtually place q mortgage
on my premises to compel me to
see as be does? / think not. ]
think the whole scheme wrong in
principle aud if it is not unconsti-
tutional it orgbt to be.
More anon. G.
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ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF THE FED
ERAL GOVERNMENT.


In 1905, James 1. having confis-
Gated the patent granted by Eliza
beth to Raleigh, granted an ample
patent to two companies These
companies deserve special mention
because they were the first of that
kind of business undertakings which
have done so much toward the de-
velopment of the resources of our
country, viz: stock companics-by
which the expenses and risk being
too great for one TO bear, a-e diyid-
ed up among many, SO that in case
of failure the loss falls less heavily
upon the individual stockholders.
The first of these companies was
composed of nobIemen, gentlemen
and merchants in and about Lon
don, and was known as the London
company; the second was compos-
ed chiefly OF knights, gentlemen
and merchants in the west, and was
known IS the Plymouth company.
The patouts of these tive eompan-
les. embraced all the territory lying
between the tl1irty~fourth and forty
fifth degrees OF latitude and extenFf-
ed westward to the Pacific ocean.
Although We are not writing the
history OF the country farther than
reiatesto our own government st;rI
it may not be amiss to say that the
French governments afterwards
granted patents to its subjects, said
grants running south from the ST.
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EXAMINATIONS FOR WEST POINT.

To THE Public: A competitive OK
animation for nomination as cadet
at West point viii be holden at the
State University In Lawrence on
Thursday, the 10Th day of May, 1873.
The person who receives the nomi-
nation is required to report at West
Point not later than May 18th, 1873.
The object sought is to make the
cadetship a possibility to all, aud
thereby stimulate u generous rivalry
for the prize among the youth OF
Kansas. The widest competition is
invited. The person nominated
must be between the ages of seven
teen and twenty-five years, and q
bona fide resident of Kansas
General John Fraser, president of
the State University, has consented
to act as one of the Board of ex-
aminers, which viii consist of three
members.
1t is expected that Colonel w. a.
Phillips will be home prior to May
10th, and submit his cadetship to the
determination of the same board.
In that event he will name a men,
Der of the board, and the two thus
chosen will select the third; other
wise the undersigned will select all.
Had time permitted, full consultation
and joint action Whuld have been
had between Col Phillips and my
self. Newspapers throughout the
State are requested to publish this
notice. STEPHEN n. CoBB.
WTANDoTTE, KAs., April 4, 1873.
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eouIeS County.

The Arkansas City Traveller says:
L. B. Kellogg and family started
for Golden City this week, where they
expect to remain until next fall, OF
longer. Mrs. kellogg's health is very
preearions.
Judge Campbell thinks of moving to
Winfield soon, witt, the intention OF
residing there.
Cowicy county votes on the 18th
whether or not to take $4,000 in
Kansas & Nebraska railroad stock.
The Winfield Courier has changed
hands. James Kelly assumes editorial
and business control of The paper.
To TEAoHERs.-The 18th j JUDICIAL
District Teachers' Institute will be
held st Winfield, Cnwley county, on
the 18th OF April, 1873, at 10 o'clock a.
In., and will continue in session three
or four days.
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THE PARNERR, COMBINATION.


To show how the farmers are
putting their heads together" we
clip the following items:
The Chicago Tribune publishes a
list of nearly two hundred clubs OF
fifty TO three hundred members each
in Illinois alone and says.
1t is a very moderate estimate to
say that eight hundred townships
have already organized clGbs, or
haYe the field occupied by the lodg-
es of the patrons Of husbandry,
which are called 'Egranges." Some
people, whose means OF informa-
lion are excellent, place the num-
Der at one thousand; others say
that there are not less than twelve
hundred. The number is. certainly
far beyond computation from any
means now et our disposal. A few
counties haye more than twenty of
both associations. The average
membership is about one hundred
male adults, and increasing. The
combined membership of the Clubs
and oranges of the State cannot,
therefore, fall much below one hun
| dred thousand at present, with a
| prospect that by fall half the voting
population of Illinois will be in
Guided. Ia the light of these facts
the farmers movement assumes a
magnitude little dreamed of by
those unfamiliar with the subject
The progress of the movment in
Iowa is equally remarkable. A cor
respondent writing from De-
Moines gives the following facts
obtained from the State agent o
the "patrons of husbandry :"
The order of the patrons OF hus
bandry in Iowa now numbers 6Q,00
members, organized into over l 10
oranges, as against 600 or 700 mem
bers and thirteen subordinate lodg
es January u, 1871. This was III
date when nine Representatives o
the thirteen then existing grange
met in the city of Des Moines, AM
on that cold clustering night amit
} the storm and sleet, organized tn
first State grange of the order il
lowe. Two years later, at thei
State meeting, their representative
f numbered over 1850 persons-a
e unprecedented growth.
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The Winfield Courier remarks !:

In 1872 the valuation of property in
Cowley county was about $4,000, 900,
and the county tax Tor ordinary ex-
penses was twelve mills On the dollar.
Mr.. T. Brown, of Beaver township,
lost tverytbing upon his farm except
his honse By fire last Monday night.
Seven hundred bushels of corn, corn
crib, hay, hogs, stable and outbuild-
ings were among the property lost.
This is heavy blow to farmer cir
cumstanced as he is.
a mad dog created considerable
CONSERVATION in the Grow neigh
borhood, in Rock township, last
Monday. The dog was a strange
one and ran violently and wildly
through the neighborhood biting
every species of animal with which
it came in contact. 1t bit dogs, hogs,
cattle, and was chased by several
armed men and finally killed by W.
Fl. Grow.
/ On Friday, the 18th ult., five
| Cherokee borse-thieves were on
their way to Arkansas City from
Missouri, where they had stolen
some horses. They were pursued
| by L. S. Marshal Parker, in COM
pany with another officer. On Sat
urdsy the officer came unexpected
~ upon the thieves on Grouse
creek. They recognized Marsha,
Parker, and commenced firing or
him at once, killing him upon thu
spot, but not before he had wound
ed one of their number severely
The two parties were within shor
range of each other and exchanged
some fifty shots before retreating
, The other officer followed then
down the creek some distance
W hen he overlook the wounded
Chero kee at farm house and cap
tured him. The rest got away.
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The CONNECTICUT ELECTION
On Monday Connecticut. held its
State election. The following tel.
egram from Hartford dated, mid.
night, of that day, shows that ever
variable State has elected a demo.
cratic Governor. Much capital wa;
made out of the action of Congress
increasing salaries:
Hartford, Conn, April S.-Com.
plete returns at the CouTant office,
mostly official, state the vote fol
governor as follows Ravens sc, 1897
Ingersoll, 45,777; Smith, 1887. Iu.
gersoll,s majority, 3,443. The sen.
ate is IL republicans to 10 democrats
Last year the senate was IL repub-
licans to G democrats. The house is
100 republicans 10 1872 democrats
Last year the house stood $50 repub.
licans TO Ill democrats. Hawley's
majority for congress IN the first
district is ,2S0. Kellogg's majority
in the second district is 500. Stark
weather's majority in the third dis
trict is l,5lS, and Barnnm's in the
fourth district is 1875.
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Wichita has elected city officers as
follows: Mayor, j. G. Hope; Police
Judge, j. NJ. Atwood; City Treasurer,
| G.. y. Phillips; Justices of the Peace,
d. 4. Mitchell and T.. L. Jewett
Constables, J. w. Mccartney and Geo,
w. Prentiss; Board of Education, NJ
Il. Moscr, c. NJ. Garrison, II. J. Hills,
W. \. Thomas. The school house and
bridge bonds were both voted down.
The Eagle says:
From reports received from differ
ent townships in the county the bridge
proposition was lost by large ma
jority.
Mr.. Rue, of Lawrence, has leased
the yards of Mr.. Weidner, on the other
side of Little river, aud has contract
ed to make G00,G0O brick this season.
Col. Woodbury. started yesterday fol
drills and machinery, with which he
expects to find coal on the rise east o!
| town.
Matthews, Rue & Co. commenced
making brick this week, and employ
about twenty-five men. They pro-
pose to have kiln of 10000 burned
ready for sale by the 1st of May.
The coal dealers, of which the two
principal firms are j. Exton and ID. a.
Mitchell, received during the last
ten months 425 ear loads of coal, or
one hundred and twenty Thousand
bbshels.
City Surveyor II. George surveyed
new race track southeast of the de-
pot, last Saturday. The new track
viii be graded up in good shape, and
judges stand, ETC., be erected.
The Eagle gives a review of The
growth and business of Wichita for
1872. 200 buildings, costing 100000,
were erected. 100000 capital was
used in mercantile business, one gro
Gerry houss4old goods to the amount
of s135,U6(- one dry goods house $780,
900; one hardware in nine months
S52, 0G0, ore drug store in seven menths
$4,000. Tie city has three dentists,
ten doctors, fifteen attorneys and six
ministers. The First National Bank
received on deposit in six months, 3d.
aI7,0Is.II.
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hundreds os feet in width show
how the vast trains Of wagons used
year after year TO go this way to
the frontier. And next we see
about where the Little joins the Big
Arkansas, and below the junction
siside the many Foofs of Wichita,
the marvel of the present South
west. Talk about wide bottoms.
The Arkansas bottom would hold
all the others in q dozen counties.
1t spreads ont for mites, nat. almost
! as a floor. covered with rank grass,
and rich 60 safety. And on the east
side of the river bank, enclosed by
this vast area of bottom land, which
it is said Mead has seen covered
with water deep enough to swim a
horse, is Wichita. We drive snd
drive, aud at last cross the a. Z. s.
S. f. track which skirts the east
edge of town, and are in the city.
And IL il q city. covering a space
nearly a mile square with build
ings, everything on level, and with
a business avenue closely lined a
half a mile on both sides with
stores full of goods and purchasers.
i The First National bank building,
of brick, is handsomer in style than
any in Emporia. Mr.. Mead occn-
pies very snowy brick residence
There are several other very fine
business blocks, and two large no
tells, metropolitan both in dimen
, sions and the style in which the!
are conducted. Most Of life stores
are one-story, but then the town il
, only three years old. The resi-
dences are generally of very goet
/ size and finish. Everything beto
: kens not only populous, but {
5 very energetic and rapidly grow
/, ing city. But we must forbear try
+ ing to describe Wichita. as we hs,
time only to eat hurried dinnei
: glance in at the Eagle, which has
= fine Office in the largest brick build
ing in Town, aud reach the depot t
: catch the afternoon train for En-
e poria. C.
81
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TIE S0UTHMES
RutIer County.

The l.. & y. railroad has driven its
grade stakes. The grade TINS set is
said to be a level line, evidently meant
for business.
The esbytery of Emporia began
regular spring meeting ut Eldorado,
on Thursday evening, April 10th.
a recent gale hurled a board at
Postmaster James, of Augusta, cut
ting a fearful cash from his right eye
to the right ear.
Towanda is looming up rs very
promising town. and attracting much
attention.
The EIdorado Times says:
Mrs. Nettie O'Daniel has been en-
ployed as principal of the Augusta
schools.
TERRIBLE PRAIRIE FiRE.--Capt. y.
j. Armstrong, of Union township, fur
nishes Us the following particulars
concerning a most destructive prairie
fire. On last Monday evening spark
caught in the prairie grass from Mr..
Walkers stove pipe, and the wind be-
ing veIy strong from the south it
spread at terrific rate. Mr.. Walker
resides on Muddy Creek, and it took
the fire but a few moments to cross
the prairie to the settlement on Hick-
DRY creek. Esquire Sears timber was
badly damaged. Mr. Walker, n young
man, and Mr.. y. Smith, Il man OF
family, went out at once to back fire.
| About this tim the wind shifted to the
north and drove the fire with great
| fury upon these men; escape was i'm
possible, and nothing remained foI
them to do but to allow it to sweep
over them. Mr.. Walker laid down in
a bunch of short buffalo grass but the
fire swept oyer him. lie is danger
ously Injured and may not recover
Mr.. Smith ian fifty yards through the
fire and was also terribly burned
probably will not recover. Rev. DR.
Aliens stable caught lire when there
was no grass within 60 yards, the fire
literally leaping that distance. Mr.
Allen lost his stable, a horse and a
calf. Mr.. Mccoy lost four hundred
bushels Of corn, hog pen and hogs
The fire drifted to Mr.. Peace's place
sweeping over it and destroying eve,
rything. The house, all household
furniture and everything were burn
ed. Mr.. Pearc carried his daughter
$50 yards through the fire, and by
throwing an oyercoat over her saved
her life. These prairie fires are terri
bic things when they get started dur
ing the high winds.
NJ. d. Ellis, of Mdorado, is the agent
in Butler county to ship articles to the
n. I. & S. Z. railroad regular stand
| ing exhibition.