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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20
Cotton MauufAcsurers' Dividends

The South and West are becoming a
little envious of the huge profits of some
of the manufacturing companies in New
England, and one OF their wide-awake
journals, to show no it is, has compiled
a table of the dividends declared by some
of the leading cotton and wooden mills
in 1873. From this it appears that
twenty-six companies out of forty
divided from ten to thirty per cent. each.
The Chicopee declared thirty per cent,
the chocheo twenty, the Lancaster TWEEN
ty-two and half, and the Pacific mills
lively per cent. Results like these are
certainly calculated to excite the manu-
featuring ambition of other communities
And at some future day, when Southern
capital will be a less intangible thing than
it is at present, investments in enterprises
of that kind will doubtless be more COM
mon than they are at present. New
York Bulletin.
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What the Changers Will Bring
About
From the New York Times

From the New York Times
The sudden and brilliant fortunes
made by Western speculation will cease
Wealth must be won by slow and patient
industry, and great caution and judg-
ment. We doubt if this year we
have the usual autumn stringency or
panic, because Of the accumulation of ac-
count of the dread of capital htre on
of the granger movements. In time: OF
course, this ease OF the market and
accumulation of money here will lead to
speculation again, but for many years,
in our opinion, the Changers will have
brought a certain calm to the fevered
specnlations of our Eastern capitalists.
The East will now show a more reg
ular and measured growth.
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Failures Of the Attempts OF -sme
western Leg isIaIures TO Akesn-
late Railroads.
From the St. Louis Republicans.

From the st. Louis Republican.
1t has not yet been proved that the
states can regulate railroads to any advan-
tape. The attempts to do SO in the West
Ave ended in disorderand endless litiga-
lion. The states have showed that they
can harass and cripple the roads, but
they have not succeeded In demonstrating
that they can compel them to carry way
freight as cheaply as they carry through
freight, nor that it is advisable to attempt
to regulate too infinitely the management
of a private citizens or company's busl-
ness. Massachusetts, has q longer and
larger experience in railroad legislation
than any other state in the Union, and
her railway commissioners gave it as
their opinion that the less the state has
to do with railroads beyond promoting
competition among them and establishing
few general rules for their conduct, the
better it il for the people aa well as
the companies. Eheapness OF trapspor-
tation can be secured only through that
agency that makes all things cheap
petition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

THE EDUCATED Won AN.-The well.
informed woman may generally be known,
not so much by what she tells you, as by
what she does not tell you; for she is the
last to take pleasure in mere gossip, or to
make vulgar allusion to the appearance,
dress, or personal habits of her friends
and neighbors. Her thoughts are not in
these things. The train of her reflections
does not go along with the eating,
drinking, visiting, or scandal of the circle
in which she moves. She has world of
interest beyond her local associations.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

FAN B0mnotn- Crr----
F1Owers-mnsuueu

The cuirass basque and round apron. n
demi-trained skirt, is q most tasteful
model for the thin summer dresses boz.
tended for afternoon, dinner, evening
aud carriage toilets, and may be- made OF
any thin material, such as French nom.
sock, Swiss muslin batstc, black ueua.
dine, or Chumbery cause. The cu.ua
basque, as It's name suggests, fits nIih
armor like smoulhuess, Without pIlaH Ur
tullness. The fronts have doe Two darta
necessary to shape the bust properly. aud
are buttoned Up plainly, the back De- DOB
the graceful French shupe, formed Uy
two pieces, with "a single seam down tba
middle instead of the side body .am.
that are SO uusightIy liz transparent ua.
terals, as we'll as being apt 10 imy .he
basque, is sioped gradually, in orI.r 90
make IL fiji as plainly over The hips DO. fH.
cOrsets beneath IL.
The apron is shorter than most par.
terms given of late, because the sk.I b.
too handsomely trimmed 90 BE concealed
This apron consists OF three gUred WlaIas
that extend widely back % the sides. and
dispenses with ALI back breadtHs. Wide
sash of ribbon or the dress material being
usei instead, The center off me apron
Is not very large, but DO Is filled ult ODD
the proper size by the trimming oi puH
insertion, rutiies or lace. The demI
train skirt is too familiar 10 require de
scriptiUn
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

From the Pascagoula Star.
The lumber and timber trade of the
South has not been exempt of course
from the universal depression in trade
and money matters that has been felt all
over the country. But there has not
been SO great falling off in the business,
comparatively speaking, as at the North
west, and in Canada; and among the
lumber ports of the South, Pascagoula
has 'held its own" as well as any. The
great lumber port of the Cult, Pensa-
cola, complains of the falling off in her
trade, and hints that Pascageula is taking
it away In our next will appear an ar
ticle from a Pensacola paper on this
subject. Our mills are obtaining rep
utatlon abroad fer the material they tur-
nish, and as they become more and more
known, orders constantly increase.
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south SaI--is.IppI Lumber
From the PascagouIa star.

From the FascagOula otaf.
The English Bark Eva, Capt. Slater,
arrived at Liverpool on the 9TH Of June,
after pleasant passage of 81 days
She was cleared by Mr.. Durel, agent
of Messrs. Bercier & DeSmet of New
Orleans, loaded with timber, and the
CAPTAIN has written back to Mr.. Durei
expressing himself so much pleased with
Pascagoula that he would have iimmedl-
ately Returned had be been able to bring
some cargo, to help out the low rates OF
the present freight market at Liver
nool.
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GEN West.

Gen. A. Nj. West. one of the n0blest
men we ever knew and gentleman who
stands high in Railroad circles, was
elected Vice. President OF the n O., St.
L. & Chicago r, r. at the recent CONSOLE
dation. Gen. West has many friends in
this city, who will be pleased to learn that
the distinction has been SO worthily be-
slowed jackson (Tenn.) Courier-Her-
oIJ
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Senatorial.

We have heard the name of DIR. j. 4.
Roby, of Thomastown, suggested by .
number of his friends, both IN Ieake and
Alfalfa counties, as q suitable person for
our next State Senator. The Doctor Is .
gentleman of fine sense; is true to the
Conservative party and would make 2
faithful servant of the people. = Central
Star
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Iron the starksville Wing.

1t seems that this was strictly . race
issue, and where both parties make it q
race issue, we have very little sympathy
with either side. We do not believe In
race issues, and all ne can say in
such cases, Il Let the best men be elected.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

There il no defence against reproaoh
but lobsourity; d is kind of concom1.ant
"a. ossatness, IS satirea and lnvectlves
Were an essential part iOf = -homan
triumph. Addison.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

1t isaa special trick of low cunning to
squeeze ont knowledge from modest
man; who is eminent in any science, and
then. to use it IS legally acquired, and
pass the source In total silence
Horace Walpole.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20

The girls Of an Illinois esminaEy amuse
themselves by splitting nc mark
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-08-20
MonELs FOR MLLMERs.

One Of the most distinguished bonncs
Is Of blue velvet trimmed with loops and
torsade of lighter blue. The crown is
covered with black net, dotted with blue
steel spangles. The brim flares upward
all around, is faced with the darkest VET
vet, and against it rests vine of blue
steel leaves. At the back Of The bonnet
i a pink rose cluster. A second of deep
est sea blue velvet and gros grain BIAS soit
can crown Of velvet, with a high rolled
coronet Of gros grain; below the corouet
is a roll OF velvet tied behind in Tiny
bow without end. A spray of blue steel
leaves in front Is the only ornament m
this compact and tasteful bonnet
An olive brown bonnet of the darkest
shade Of velvet has around the crown O.
scarf Of wide ribbon that's salm0n-colured
satin on one side and olive gr0s grain ou
the other; this laps behind, and has short
square ends raveled as fringe A wreath
OF tinted geranium leaves - IN front. two
long nodding cocks plumes on the ieII
and cluster Of pink and scarlet roses De-
hind.
The prettiest bonnet Is of chestnut
brown velvet, with brown satin crown,
and velvet brim turned straight up DID
front. Three pink and yellow roses are
dtrectlv in front, with some upturncd
SPRAYS Of white velvet torget-me-nots.
Sill above this are pink and white heron
feathers, while behind is a long Topped
bow of the velvet and satin.
A black velvet bonnet is made, youth
ful-looking by a scarf Of wide, double
faced rib6on-ponce an satin on one side
and black gros grain one the other being
lied around the crown a red and black
bird, with head down and spread wiogs,
is on the soft pleats Of the crown in 'front.'
Another black velvet has pink and black
ribbon, with dangling oats Of Jet EN-
around the crown,
PleatiDgs, pufs, frills and shirred
bands, so much used at present, are not
seen on these new bonnets. A few up
right loops forming irregular bows, 20 "
placed on the lett side or behind. smooth
bias bands, and carelessly-ioldod scarf.
are the fancy for next season.
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soME suNMER DHEs.Es.

A pretty white nansook dress with a.
cuirass basque, 70 be worn iu Newport.
has low waist lining of pcrcalg edged
with Nalencieunes. such lining uIg aI.
ways shrunk before being used In most
cases all Innings arc omitted from wash
dresses. Another beautiful costume
for Saratoga has turquoise blue -Ik
skirt, with Two bias eleyen.inch houu...
two rows of shiung two strands lu clgHJ
divide the lounces ln a ruile, wide pud
and narrow standing rutlei the edges have
rolled French hens
A new black canvas grenadiue dinner
dress has a box pleutiug, "a side pIcauUa
and a reverse pleated heading around tne
skirt The three front widths are l.IIeI
on the silk foundation Co represent o.
wrinkled front of am over,kirt, and ore
striped with five rows Of iet gali00u.
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AUTUMN HUEs

The winter colors will be of tho darkest
possible shades, just of black. Those al
which French mlliners are most hopeful
are mouse-color, blue steel, mot brown tuut
is almost black, navy blue, violet, olive. luc
dark olive shade known as ie ds Boz
deaur -an invisible green. SomrumesIhe
same shades OF TWO or three materials Boz
seen in one hat, in others are extreme
shades of one color, the lightest being
associated with the darkest, a. HHh.coI.
ored with nut-brown, The Create. NUNS
Der of bonnets, however, have dlHyro1t
colors oddly blended, and 81 will bc u
forming novel and beautiful combul.
tons OF color, such as the palcst pearl
gros grain with cypress green vcIvrl
that millIuers viii exercise their taste and
ingenuity.
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FINE FLOWERS

OF flowers there is an abundance
Vines of tinted leaves form "a wreath
around the coronet of the entire bonnet
a wreath of shaded scarlet geranIum with
black leaves trim the diadem of another
a triple cluster of roses, scarlet pink
and tea, are just above the forehead ou o.
third. There is more carmue and lo.
crimson in the new dark roses that WIII
be put on bonnets with the first day. of
September full blown and nearly blown
buds, with very little foliage, supeucIe
the rosebud wreaths Of last sprng
Pink and carmine roses ON the blue steel
velvet bonnets are i'm Partisan taste.
Fine small flowers are also seen in guam
titles, also velvet flowers, prctuest among
which are Tiny torgetme-nots, clemuts5
and iessamine Of while velvet. There one
also a beautiful lilies of shaded velvet
In everything there is a great deep car
mine or scarlet 10 be seen, also ponce Or
poppy red.
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FALL BoNNErs.

An early importation of bonueta from
the best Partisan milliucr indicates what
the fashions of next season will Ice. The
shapes are large, with high, SOFT, bose
pleated crowns, and harIng brim- turned
up directly IN front, and are very com.
pact looking, without strings or stream
ers
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GAME FEATHERS.

Very few feathers are seen in this first
installment Of bonnets; indeed, MOI
single ostrich zip b. % be found bul
there are clusters of game feathers, short
and pretty-shaped, aigrettes of white
heron feathers Two or three long dark
cocks plumes, nodding in bunch, breast
and wings of tropical birds, and "a variety
of bright scarlet and dark green plumase.
Bird also appearaguln.
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BLUE STEEL, ETC.

The novelties for trimming nre Che or
naments of blue steel that Madame Ray
mond describes as now in vogue BOO PARIS
These are leaves of black net, dotted m
the middle with blue steel spangIes, while
beads OF the same outline their edges.
They are branched az vines, gu.luuds and
clusters, to be used ia front of the cUrOuct,
also aigrettes on the outside.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
FOREIGN News.

MELBOURNE, June l.-Ihn ship British Adj
miral, from Liverpool for this port, went ashore
on Kings Island in BASES strait, and became
total wreck She had on board a passen-
gers and crew of SO persons, all Of whom were
lost except four passengers aud five seamen.
King sIsland is uuinhabited aud very dangerous
to shipping, several vessels having gone ashore
there and become totally lost.
MADRID, June IA Spanish frigate has ar,
rived at Oran, Algiers, to take on board and
bring to this country the convcls who escaped
from Cartagena at the time OF the suppression
of the intransigente iusurrection.
PARIS, June l.--lutell!gence has been re
ceived here that communist colonel, who was
sent to New CALEDONIA, has made his escape.
LONDON, June IA dispatch FROM Noroc.
CO says twelve thousand inhabitants of the city
of Tex have risen in consequence of the REIN
position Of the gate tax All business was
stopped, but at last accounts there had been no
fighting. 1t was hoped that the Sultan would
yield to the desire of the people and remove
the Objectionable tax
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES YESTERDAY. lester
asv was Trinity Sunday. In the Catholic Church
Tho aav was marked with more than usual cele-
hrst;ons. owing to the fact that it was the last
Adv Of MAY and the May devotions, which have
Oortnuei throughout the month. The weather
ras delightful, and large congregations were
present at most OF the churches. Rev. j. u.
rrranmer filled the pulpit of the Second Pres
Lvr,rian Church, and Rev. DR.. Mitchell that
II the Baptist Church. With these exceptions
,hr uulpis OF the other churches were filled by
the resident clergy. The following is report
Of The work done during the day by the Young
Mems Christian Association: "The usual school
exercises we're held at the corner of King and
West streets in the Afternoon. Fifteen teachers
were in attendance and fifty scholars-two OF
whom were new ones. On next Sunday after
noon the teachers will elect the officers to serve
during the ensuing year, The Aims House
mission was diligently worked by a full corps,
and the congregation assembled was quite large.
The work at the Jail was conducted by large
committee, the usual exercises were held, and
feryent appeals were made to the inmates.
The open air meeting at the A. 4 +. h. h.
depot had large committee present, and there
was a large congregation assembled; the usual
soul-stirring exercises were held, aud the most
earnest heed was paid to the speakers. This
meeting will be transferred next Sunday to the
tunnel neighborhood.) The four o'clock prayer
meeting, 10 the Methodist Episcopal Church,
had the usual summer attendance; the exercises
we're of the usual refreshing character, and the
appeals to the uncouverted present We're fer
vently made This meeting will be held next
Sunday afternoon in the First Presbyterian
f'hurch \
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
Fire in Chicago.

CHICAGO, June LA large brick, corner Of
Madison and Market streets, owned aud occu-
pied by NJ D. Wells & Co., wholesale manu-
facturers and dealers in boots aud shoes, was
entirely destroyed by fire this moruiug. The
total loss of NJ D. Wells &C., on their stock is
not less than $3OO,OOO. The loss on the build
ing is 100000; insured~for $4,000, but 10
what companies cannot now be stated as the
policies are in the safe 10 the ruins. The in
surauce on the stock is S240000 including
$4,000 each in the Pennsylvania, Fire Assur-
auce and American, of Philadelphia. The stock
of Thomas I. Early & Co, dealers in Albany
Shoes who occupied premises next east OF Wells
4 Co., was damaged by water, but is fully in
sured Wells Il Co., saved their books and
most of their papers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01

MAN DROWNED About O clock yesterday a
man named Newton Snowdens employed as a
molder in the navy yard, Washington, was drown
ed of the lower ship yard at this city. The de-
ceased in company with three Others started
On Saturday afternoon in sail boat for Fort
Foote, to remain over D ght and return yester-
day afternoon, aud the "trip was successfully
made till when on the return, at the hour above
stated, and only about $50 yards from the
wharf, two OF the party 10 attempting to climb
the mast, upset the boat. All four cluDg to the
boat for few minutes, when Snowden appar-
emily struck out for the wharf, but being un-
able to swim was drowned immediately.
Some parties who were 10 the vicinity, drag
ping for drowned child, saw bis efforts to
save himself, and went to his rescue, and a
sailor FROM vessel near by, jumped overheard
and tried to save him, but he suok before he
could be reached. Dick Phillips add. Jack
Nightiugill Immediately commenced dragging
for his body aud recovering it at the first haul,
they took it to Washington on the four o'clock
ferry boat and carried il to the station house IN
that city where it was taken charge OF by the
Masons, of which order the deceased was a
member. O0e OF the survivors accompanied
the body on the steamer, but the others sailed
% up to Washington in their boat which had
been brought ashore and bai!ed out.
Deceased was 35 years of age, and unmarried,
and came here about year sluce from the
nsighborhood of Frederi cksburg, Va, where
he has father, mother, sisters, aud brothers
living
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
The Markets..

New YORK, June l.-Stocks dull and lower
Money 2 Gold IL Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat dull and dropping. Corn quiet and
heavy.
BALTIMORE June 1.-Virginia SKIES, old, 80;
Virginias, consolidated 81 West Virginias III
Cotton shade hrmer and quiet; low midd;ines
III. Flour dull and nominal; prices unchanged.
Wheat dull and lower; white choice 1865 fair to
prime do 150al65; good to prime red 15OalGOi
1856; Ohio and Indiana do. 135al45; Western
Spring l35ul40. Corn dull white Southern goa
81; yellow Southern 76a78. mixed Western old,
10; new 76s76!. Oats quiet; southern GGa72 +;
Western mixed 81 63; do. white 64a65. Rye
dull at l06all2 Hay dull and lower at 18aSA.
Provisions-only limited jobbing demand
Coffee unchanged. Sugar unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
NARROW ESCAPE. The steamer Lady of

NARROW ESCAPE. The steamer Lady of
the Lake returning from pleasure trip down
the river. on Saturday evening. was run iuto
by the United States steamer Gettysburg,
If Fort Washington. The Lady of the
Like was stove in on her larboard bow to
the depth of eighteen feet. There were ITS
passengers on her, and there was the greatest
CONSERVATION on board for while, the air be-
log rent by the excited screaming Of men, wo-
men, and children. As a general thing, how
ever, the passengers remained calm and obeyed
Instructions to remain quiet, the only indscre-
ton committed being that by some ten who
Jumped on the Gettysburg at risk Of their
lives After the collision, as Delther steamer
had been disabled, both proceeded on their
way The accident can not be accounted tor,
though it is claimed that it was entirely through
the carelessness of those 10 charge of the Get
tysburg.
Previous to the collision with the Lady Of
the Lake, the Gettysburg passed the steamer
Geurgeanna and failed to respond to the latter S
signal. The steamboat inspectors arrived from
Baltimore, this morning, aud commenced an
Investigation of the cause Of the collision.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01
Alarm inaLunntic Asylum.

HARRISBURG, June l.-.Late on Saturday
night an alarm of fire in the State lunatic asy-
lum was caused by slight fire in the fan
house. SO that smoke instead of pure air Was
occurred among the inmates, who broke the
glass 10 the windows to admit fresh air. Final
ly the doors were thrown open and about four
hundred inmates were allowed to escape into
the grounds DULY twelve left the grounds
and all but six have since returned. Among
the missing is Gen. John Sidney jones' of
Philadelphia Loss $500
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01

LUCKY EscAPE.-Mrs. Lewis Hipkius while
Standing on the railroad track, near the canal
basin this morning looking at the departure of
the students of St. Johns Academy, was 80
Interested 10 what she saw that she failed to
notice the approach of the O'Clock train, and
would certainly have been run over had 1t not
been for young man named Frank Wade, who
seeing the danger she was in, at the risk of his
own lite, jumped upon the track and dragged
her off, he falling within six inches of the
wheels of the passing locomotive, and rolling
DOVE the embankment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-06-01

Police REPORT. following cases have
been reported at police headquarters since Sat
urday:
John Dogword, sailor on board the schoou-
er Acher aud Reeves, for mutinous conduct,
was Knocked down the hold OF that vessel by
the captain and afterwards fined and discharged.
John Hackley, colored, for disorderly con.
duet, was released on his own recognizance tor
future examination.
Mary White and Agnes Titer, on complaint
Of Miles Grinnon, all colored, for disorderly
conduct, were fined and discharged.
Police officer McCuin, on complaint of Mrs.
Schmidt, for going into her house and break
lug two mirrors by sitting upon them, was dis
missed upon the payment of damages.
Since the advent Of warm weather there
have been but few applications for lodgings at
the station house,