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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

PTTsBURG, July ~ IlHle
thrilling details off The great flood
not yet been told. A. w. CuIn. ou
the members of the firm of C.mhHa
! Co., whose g'uc-wor.- wo
wrecked. states tlat when .U. H
waters began to descend. uu .#MH
idea that the flood would reach a#
proportions which itattuwara- a..a.
Mr. Cole, who during the storm
outside of his dwelling located lH'.
rear of the hill at the upper u0 A"
glue works, says that thc mIl aH
appearance of IAN immense -H a.a.#
as outlined ON the opposite Dbl.
lighted up by continuous iia-hgs of .-
ming. When the great flood o.
rushed down the run he laaa.a .
roar produced 10 the roar of Naa
Falls.
Mr.. Cole also describe incIdm.
tending the destruction %. t1e a0
Of Augustus Reuknuf and tha H.N.
Of little Emma, aged three years. A
Renkauf, aged one year ant 3D.. a-.
& rls, Miss NoIling, aged fourteen
When the foo began, RusauI N.
ing his brother ON Spring Garden
Mrs. Renknuf went tu her front d.
ascertain the extent of tHn H... .
upon opening il the water rushed D.
great volume, and was soon seven.
deep. A number of article OF Iaa
were jammed up aguius The l...
ing to the second story wNereH.
were. She found She was unable
up the staircase, and then In.I .
to the rear of the house, iiT0.-.H.e I"
her sleeping ones by tho up--tur ""
She tried in vain to rouse theme
passed out the front door thc DID 81.
river fell out carrying
with it. She was swept down ODD.
about 100 yards, and caught 900 ODE.
ot some debris of ihe g.ue-"'Ih,
elambercl over thi. 90 distance OBJ
feet, from which point She haa .'
m the water, waist deep, twenty ta.
Ire shore. Her calls for a--IsHu".
to by several men. Wu'
ed her to reach the shore. ~he.
,ate health, and the courage -he d'-n
vas remarkable.
During the time that Mrs t.
vas being swept away, a. W. Cole
lis brother Isaac, went 10 the rear
louse, and by shouting 40 the top of
'oices, endeavorcd 10 awaken thr
Iren. The roar of the torrent, hoa
their voices, and they W
bic TO make themselves heard.
hen picked up clumps Of earth and
hem at the window, but just la.a
ouse was swept away and di-apps
be food, and the three children
rushed to death in It's crumbIjug
heir mangled bodies were found
ards below the scene.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
A Girl Morally wounded Inn.
Companion.

ELMIRA, n. Y, August
Ella Johnston accidentally F..
Bella White, at W,l-vf.. A..
county, to day. Some week. ..
Johnston showed courage mI bras
driving away from har am.
burglars, who We're ATTEMPTING,
an entrance. She was Ur.au...
admiring friend with 70 Hne r.y
was while practicing with fa..
accideu tally discharged aud 5l.. 4
mUrtally wounded.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
Trouble Among the Wrecler-.

Under a recent decision of the Su.
preme Court of the United States, it is
held that persons who bought confsca-
ted Confederate real estate have only a
tenure therein during the life of the
Confederate whose lands were sold. This
decision applies to the condition of per-
sons who came South during, or after, the
war and bought con6scated estates. The
Constitution says that no attainder of
treason shall work corruption of blood or
forfeiture except during the life of the
person attainted. Seeing their frail ten
ure many of the purchasers have made
satisfactory terms with the former owners.
In other cases, the former owners have
bought back the life-intereHts obtained by
the present holders. The decision has con-
disturbed the tranquility of the
wrecksrs.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

NEW YORK, August A.
Graham's infant dlrd ya....
"mal nutrition" The 1.,.
to attend the child when a..
to the Board Of Health a.,
consider him victim .1 Nm.
baby-iarming, which prevail.
sively in our city. / lr,qagaH.
ultimate children placed Ui
and ignorant women i5r ua -.
purpose Of causing their deaf.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
Settled by ..'Tne sorehead...

From the Washington Chronicle Aug ?.
A political club in jackson, Miss.
assembled few days since, and in the
most gpileless manner Imaginable ad.
opted a series of resolutions that whereas
that club had, on three several occasions,
requested the President to appoint Ger.
tam member of the club Register of the
Land Office, and another one United
States Marshal, and another Assistant
District Attorney; and whereas the
President had finally made the appoint.
mentss therefore they solemnIy resolved
that they pledged to him their united
and undivided support for a third term
as PRESIDENT of the United States. That
settles the question. But it is not al
ways that We have the .swhereass "a
frankly stated.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
The Land Script Fund and the
". ~ N. H. h. Co.

The Legislature passed a law to loan
to the Vicksburg & Nashville R. r. Co.,
eight thousand dollars per mile of the
College Land Script Fund for FIVE miles,
when completed, and the like sum upon
the completion of each additional nile of
the road as the same shall be completed,
until the whole fund shall be exhaused.
The Trustees of the University of Missis-
sippi and of the Alcorn University, filed
a bill in the Chancery Court to enioin the
Treasurer from paying to said Company
the fund.
The case was brought before Chancellor
Peyton, who dissolved the injunction.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
A Significant lBrulanuuudp..
Compliance.

New ORLEANS, July 3I-Tr.
port Times Nutchito.les clu..
reports that the white mxm,..
parish, numbering 200. ma.
ton on the 9th and d.m.
resignation of the Di-uIa. and f.
Judges, Tax Collector aud r
torney. The two Judge bad
parish, and the demand Wa. 1
piled with. The Tax Collector
torney resigned All quiet
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

Gen. Grants refusal to send troops to
Vicksburg is significant. 1t is formal
notification by the Republican party OF
which he is the head that the Southern
States are reconstructed and that hereafter
they must manage their own affairs tor
themselves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
VicksOurg Election.

The Peoples Cor White Mans Party
ticket carried the election Tuesday by
232 majority, according to the official
count in three wards. After the vote
was counted in one of the wards, (the
second, the lights were put out by un-
known parties, and general melee en-
sued, in which the ballots were lost or
destroyed and the result there's unknown.
1t is not believed that the vote of that
ward would have materially altered the
result.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

A New CONSERVATIVE JOURNAL
There will be started on the Doth inst.
at Brookhaven, new Conservative jour
nal. 1t will be edited and managed by
]. S. Magee, Esq, late of the Brookhayen
Citizen, and will have ample capital and
support to ensure its success. The new
journal has our best wishes, and we ex-
tend our welcome to its editor upon his
return to the ranks of Mississippi journal
lists.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

Herman Leib, G. Hessing, and A.
Raster, the three leading German editors
in Illinois, heretofore influential Repub-
Iicans, have joined the Democratic party
influenced particularly by the Sunday
and Temperance laws adopted by the
Republican party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
A Religious Journals Estimate Of
Col. Lamar.
From the S. W. Christian Advocate.

From the S. w. Christian Advocate.
1t was great pleasure to meet the
Hon. L. Q; Z. Lamar during our recent
visit to Abb@Fille, Mise, and it was q
great pleasure too to observe how highly
he is esteemed and loved in his old neigh
borhood, where he resided before the war.
Col. Lamar is one of the few true repre-
sentatives of the South in the Congress
OF the United States. His statesman
like treatment of current questions. bis
lofty courtesy, springing from a spirit az
justice and kindness, his genius, learning
and eloquence, have secured for him the
and all sections. r--'os
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
Appearance OF Cotton Worm on 81.
KmEUO


From the Vickspurg Herald.
YAzoc Cry, Miss, July go 1915
The cotton worms made theIraH.
anceon the plantation of Mr. Henry
on, two miles below town about weta +
and at this writing his crop is nearly
troyed. 4 have conversed with paa.
from various parts of the county. aa-
portion is exempt from the rayag
this destructive insect, and thai
alarming extent.
The early appearance of the "
and the backwardness of the cotton
it is "a month later than usual, l@
our people to look upon the crop
this county at least, as an entire
ure
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

The time was when one blast from
Adelbert's horn would bring all the fed
eral troops he required, but this was when
Mississippi was provincial dependency
and he military ruler with unlimited
power. He does not seem to have re-
membered that Mississippi is now rec
ognized sovereign State, capable of
managing her own affairs. The Presi
dent has taught him lesson.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
East 1Il.-I..IPPl Agricultural F''

From the Enterprise Courier. II
The Board of Control of the
Mississippi Agricultural and Meeal-.
Fair Association, ia a unanimous i
NT..- s9s.S =. ,,o.t -;CteJ o-otor and pei
OF, to deliver the opening address y
October fair. Through corespo NC
with the President Of the asso 5.. IN,
General j. w. O'Ferrall, Of thi5c .h
We are happy to learn, that ht
right has accepted the service
him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

The best way to put an end to the
third term discussion, is to refuse TO dis.
cuss It as possibility under any circum-
stances. There is not shred of resnect.
able evidence in favor of the assertion
that the President desires renominat;on
1t is certainly to be hoped that no sucb
disease affects the ambition of the occu.
pant of the White House, for. if Il doas
he will be likely to have an experience
OF unpleasant modification by and bv~
Boston Advertiser, (Radical.l
If Gen. Grant is not affected bv H.
third term disease" he has a STRANGE
way of showing that he is free from # !.
Though the subjec. has been discussed for
twelve months, and the controversy grows
warmer every day, he maintains studied
silence, when word from him that he
would not accept the office another term
would settle it definitely. 1t is certain
moreover, that whether he desires to
continue in Office, or not, he manifests q
decided Partially for those who are favor
able to that policy. The leaders of his
party, are anxious to UNLOAD" but he
seems inclined to play the Old Man of
the Sea on the neck of Sinbad. the
Sailor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
STATE News
Arkansas ConstItution.i
niOm. -9all

LITTLE Rock, August
stitutional Convention ta5la. G
the franchise article of me .l a.
1en IF N. f1nitcj s, ,',"' every u
clared his intention of l...,
zen, twenty years of ag
been resident of dix
months, Of the county .v..
of the precinct one month
qualified elector
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

The Holly Springs Tribune announces
itself as ''the official organ for the coun-
" ties or Marshall, Lafayette and Yalo-
60 busha." How is this Has our old
friend Victor Thompson aimed at the Of
fetal organship and riehoehetted over o.
bevond. the mark?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

The Magnolia Gazette, heretofore Con.
servative, will be consolidated with the
''Copiah Herald" Republican, at Halle
hurst, and the combined papers will be
edited by DIR. Jones of the Herald and
Mr.. Burke of the Gazette, under the
stvle of the former.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

The presence of troops is needed in
Vicksburg, and we hope that President
Grant will lose no time in ordering tC
that place at least one or two companies
of infantry Their services may not be
required, but they should be at hand,
ready for any emergencies. They should
be authorized and prepared to assist the
State authorities in recovering the State
arms, the county and city officers in dis
arming every citizen, white or colored
and assist in enforcing law and order be-
fore election, on the day of election, and
after electiOn.-Pilot.
But it seems after all, you did not get
them. The President did lose a great
deal of time, in employing the army for
purposes never contemplated by the Con-
stitution and entirely foreign from the
objects of its establishment. 1t has now
been four years since Mississippi was re-
admitted into the Union as a re-organ-
lied State on footing of equality with
the other members, and if her people are
ever to be allowed to manage their affairs
independent of federal agency, it would
seem that the time had come for the ex-
ercise of this guaranteed right At least
President Grant thinks so, and he
speaks for the Republican party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
Can't. ii. P. Jobnstou. who has becom

Capt. III. P. Johnston, who has become
. partner of Mr.. Walpole in the Central
Star newspaper, and the successor of Col.
McCullum il the editorship, is a young
gentleman of fine ability, with superior
journalistic capabilities, and will keep
the paper up to its present standard of
excellence.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

Gov. Ames arrived in jackson on
Tuesday and Immediately resumed his
duties. The Lieutenant Governor as the
closing act of his temporary authority,
pardoned large number of convicts from
the Penitentiary, turning loose on society
some very bad characters. Copiah Her
aid.
This is news to us. 1t is singular on
what slight pretext, the official journals,
Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart, have all
opened full cry on the track of 1t. Gov.
Davis, one of the best representatives of
the colored race, which comprises the
strength of the Republican party in the
State. These organs have been created
by Gov. Ames. Put this and that to-
gether.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

STATE UNIvERsITY.-We learn that
at the recent meeting of the Board of
Trustees, at Oxford, the resignation of
Chancellor Waddell was accepted. Hon.
J. w. c. Watson, of Holly Springs, was
elected to fill the vacancy. We will be
gratited to hear of his acceptance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

Recent events in the career of Rev.
H. w. Beecher have recalled the fact
that twenty years ago, he introduced the
custom in Northern pulpits of preaching
on the events of the day. Bleeding
Kansas, Shapes rifles and kindred top
les, were the ones ON which he delighted
to dwell
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06


The incompetency of the appointee of
Superintendent OF Public Schools in
Holmes, has produced a revolt among the
Republicans of the county against the
action of the State Board. The follow
ing resolution, among others, was adopt.
ed by meeting of their party at Licking
ton:
We view with apprehension and alarm
the recent appointment of G. M. D. Sum-
ner, as Superintendent of Public Educa-
ton for this county, and having the
same confidence in the members constitu.
ting the State Board of Education as when
we cast our ballots for them, and believ-
ing 1t is their desire to use their utmost
endeavors to promote the cause of Public
Education, and believing that said ap-
polntment was made under a misappre-
henslon, We respectfully, but earnestly.
request them to withdraw or revoke the
appointment of said Sumner.
That should the nomination of said
Sumner come before the Senate for con-
tlrmatlon, our Senator, Hon. AZ. G
Packer, is hereby respectfully requested
to oppose said confirmation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

EASTERN ARGUS is the name of Col.
T. T. Coopers new paper at Enterprise
1t is the official organ of the Chancery
District. 1t is moderately Republican in
politics.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

CENTRAL STAR-Col. j. L. Mccall
lum, one of the ablest and most expe-
rienced journalists in the State, has re-
tired from the Star, and is succeeded by
Capt H. P. johnson, late of Lexington.
To the retiring and the incoming editors,
both, and to the Star, we extend our best
wishes
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
The Controversy about Ihe Cham
celGOrsllfps-

Gov. Ames has revoked the commits
sions issued by acting Gov. Davis, and
re-appointed Messrs Dennis, Stone, War
rem and Barton. The fact of his recon-
missioning these parties is an admission
that their original appointments in adj
vance of vacancies, were not valid. I'm
der the law the original incumbents are
required to hold over until their success
ors are duly qualified, and this can only
be done by the concurrent action of the
Executive, and the Senate when it con-
venes next winter. The 1t. Governor has
the Constitution and laws on his side, but
the Governor is backed up by the "or
gans" of his own creation. Behind the
throne, however, is power greater than
the throne itself
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
ADELBERT AMES,
Governor Of Mississippi
Power Of Married Women 10 HBOr.
row Money i'm MisSis ipPi.
From the Natchcz Democrat.

| From the Natchoz- Democrat.
In the Supreme Court of Mississippi,
April term, 1874, in the case of Wiser
vs.. Scruggs. Judge Simral delivered an
important decision, of which the follow
ing is the syllabus:
| CONTRACTS OF MARRIED WOMEN; STAT
UTE.
l. The statute respecting the separate
estates Of married women, and their
power over it, is enabling, and confers a
legal capacity to make the class Of con-
tracts therein mentioned.
POWER OF FEMME CONVERTS TO BORROW
MONEY.
2. A Femme covert has not the gen
eral power to borrow money, although it is
specified in the note (signed by herself
and husband) to be for one of the pur-
poses for which she may make IA valid con
tract.
1t however, it is shown that the money
was used for such purposes her promise to
repay would be binding The actual
use to which the money WAS put makes
the liability.
LIABILITY OF HUSBAND.
u n hObC gwen lpI HlOucy lOdncu the
wife, signed by the husband. and wife,
may not be binding on the wife, but it is
nevertheless binding and good against the
husband. In such case deed in trust on
wife's property encumbers the income
The decision closes thus:
Under the statute of 1857, the wife may
cucumber her estates for all the liabilities |
which she can by the statute incur.
Such encumbrance extended to the corpus |
of the property. But the debts of the |
husband the wife can only mortgage or
cucumber the income
IfMrs. Scruggs were, through her sepl-
rate estate, bound for this debt, then the |
deed in trust would hold of the corpus Of |
the estate the full extent Of her interest. |
But inasmuch as the debt was the hus-
bands alone, the deed in trust encum-
bered no more than the income.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06

In the special election for Sheriff of
Montgomery county, on the Ord init, the
Conservative candidate was chosen by 300
majority-which, we believe, is about the
white majority in the county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
Gov. AmeS' Call for TrOOps.-SSrnn
Didn't see ID.
JACKSON, MISS, July %,

JACKSON, MISS, July %,
President U. S. Grant, Washington:
regret to inform you that l find upon
returning here, that an alarming condl
ton of affairs exist at Nicksburg In
fantry and cavalry organizations exist,
and it is reported that II number Of pieces
of artillery have been sent to that city,
and these bodies, organized and armed
without authority and in violation of law,
assume to be guardians Of peace. This
is political controversy. On one side
the Democrats are represented by whites
who claim that they fear frauds on the
part of their opponents. The hepubll-
cans, consisting mainly of blacks, claim
that they fear frauds and also violence on
the part of the Democrats. At one time
a collision and bloodshed was feared by
all-now by republicans, but by Demo
Gratis it is disbeieved only because they
are masters Of the situation. 1t is they
also who oppose the presence of troops at
this time. OF the causes of the lamen-
table state of affairs, it is now useless to
speak | only seek peace ard protection
for all. Can there be any serious obJec-
ton why troops should not be sent there!
No harm can result, for troops are IN
many of our cities at this moment. In
two cities Of this State their presence may
do great gOod-it may save many lives
even. We could more than compensate
for harm, which, if any, do not see, to
result from such presence. VIII it not
be least of evils to have troops there for
any emergency?
ADELBERT AMES,
Governor Of Mississippi.
The following reply was sent to Gov
ernor Ames, to-day
WAsHNGToN, ID. c., July 81, 1874.
Honorable A. Anaes, Jackson, Miss
The contents Of your dispatch have
been submitted to the President. He
declines to send more troops, except un-
der call made strictly in accordance
with the terms of the Constitution.
w. w. BELKNAP,
Secretary Of War.
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Hon. George 5. Houston, whom the
Democrats of Alabama have nominated
for Governor, is an old-time member OF
the party. He served several terms in
Congress before the war; was a Union
Democrat and since the war, has been
a Conservative. He is moderate can
didate on a straight-out platform. Gen.
Forney, candidate for the State at large,
is also one of the best men in the State
We are indebted to the Winona Ad-
vance for returns of the Conservative
primary election for a candidate for
Sheriff, though the returns were received
too late for our last issue. Mr. c. H.
Campbell, the present Circuit Clerk was
the nominee. Later returns show that
Mr. Campbell was elected Sheriff at the
election heA the Sd inst, beating his
Republican opponent R. A. Poole by a
handsome majority.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-06
A PERMANENT CHANGE

in the whole system of gardening; that
the hot-beds for the forcing of early vege.
tables must be thrown aside, and those
grown IN the open air, by feld-culture,
will take their place-beginning first a
thousand miles away, and following the
line of march of the season, until the last
strawberries come from the south shore
of Lake Superior, and ripe onions and
ripe potatoes fill the markets from the LIST
of May.
Chicago gardeners have located at all
the points named, and more will follow.
not only to McComb City, but at a
hundred points between the two places.
Within mile of me is a 60-acre farm.
devoted to vegetables for the Chicago
market.