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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

After the article in this paper wa:
written on the usurpation OF the Gov
ernor in the appointment of Chancellors,
and his liability to impeachment and re-
moval from Office for violating the Con
stitution and laws of the State, the
second number of an able argument in
the Meridian Mercury presenting the same
view, came under our observation-the
first number not having reached us. The
following is the conclusion of the Mercu-
rvs argument:
"There is not an apologist of his high
handed outrage upon the constitution and
laws, and open and indecent insult to
the Senate, will dare assert that Gov
ernor Ames did not pretermit his NOM
nations of Chancellors for terms ''about
to expire" (before another meeting
of the Senate) with deliberate
intent to avoid action of the Senate upon
them. Such conduct, with such intent,
is in contempt of the Senate, and an in
suit to the whole Legislature that is dis
garding to that department of the Gov
eminent, and ought not to be submitted
to, and will not be, unless the body is
already sunk down to be mere reg
istry of Executive edicts in a spirit
of supple acquiescence inusurpation.
Without pursuing the subject farther to-
day, we make bold to say, as sure as there
is returning sense of pride, and of re-
spect for the constitution and laws and
the Legislature, Governor Ames will be
and elected from Office for dis
regard of a known duty, arbitrary as
of power, contempt of the rights
and authority of a coordinate department
Of Government, and willful disregard
Of the positive directions of the c6hsti-
tuition and laws in the discharge of duty"
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The judicial Printing Law

From the Raymond Gazette.
TO the Members Of the Mississippi State
Press association
At the regular meeting of the State
Press Association held at Brookhaven on
the Sd and 4th day Of June last, the
undersigned was appointed, under a
resolution then adopted, to employ coun-
sci to contest in the courts Of the State
the constitutionality of the Acts of
the late Legislature. generally know as
"the Judicial Printing law. 81 now give
notice that have complied with the re-
quirements of that appointment, having
secured the services Of the following well
known gentlemen of the legal profession:
Messrs Johnston Il Johnston, of Jackson,
Messrs. Harris & George, of Jackson,
and X. 0. Reynolds, Esq, of Aberdeen,
The publishers of the State who may
think proper to do so, are requested to
correspond with the gentlemen named.
GEO. w. HARPER.
Representing State Press Association. }
RAYMOND, July 8, 1874.
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Reform fn the Selection of - uTies
for the u -. Courts,

The Independent South speaks very
favorably of reform that has been effec-
ted in the jury system of the United
States Courts of this State, over which
the Hon. Judge Hill presides. The Sc
lection of jurors for these courts was for
merly left to the Marshals and their dep
uties, and such, with few exceptions, were
the utter want of qualifications and parti-
san character of the juries thus empanelled,
that all just-minded men were inclined
to regard the court with aversion and
loathing. With this state of things,
Judge Hill himself was always dissatis
fed, and on calling the attention of the
Washington authorities to it, he was
requested to inaugurate a system better
calculated to secure the right material for
the jury-box.
Now, (says the South,) Courts in the
different counties are instructed to furnish
the Clerk with certain number of names
of citizens of good character and intelli
gence, and from the list so furnished, the
requisite number of jurors is selected by
lot. These selected names are given to
the Marshal, whose only office is to see
that the pers 1ns indicated are summoned
at the proper time to attend as jurors.
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Notwithstanding the recent Currency
Act is construed to mean nothing and to
settle nothing practically, it has been
charged by some of the organs of the
money barons who are exceedingly SEN
sitive on the financial question, that the
President in signing it has surrendered to
the infationists. The Financial Record
of the Sd of July-a Boston hebdomadal
issued in the bondholders' interest-has
an article copied from the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin, which constues his
action as follows:
Despite his veto, and the memorandum
of his views which, at the solicitation of
Senator Jones, was made public, the
President has signed the currency bill,
and surrended to the infationists Par
tisan sheets, that cannot quite admit the
fact, try to smooth it over as best they
can, but those who are outside of all
political rings, and free from party ties,
see as plainly as it is possible to see any
thing, that Gen. Grant has been won
over by the infationists. and has put his
name to a measure which certainly meets
their views more nearly than those of
any other class.
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HE Red Mmm-E'rOEbIcH about
FOrt NValIm VVmIIn

Gen. JEFF. q. Davis, commanding th.
Department at the Columbia, has received
information Of the disaffectiou of tus
non-treaty Indians Of the Nese Perce- tribe
and others in the neighborhood of Fort
Walla Walla, and has ordered the clylI-
ny company now al this post to be proc
pared for immediate duty IN the field,
and has made such disposition of the
forces in his department as TO protect tbc
citizens and at the same time to puuis D.
Indians is case they should attempt OUT
RACES.
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Death Of Gsov. Cnr'vyclI

RALEIGH, y. c., July 13. Th. b.
mains Of Gov. Caldwell were brought
here from llillsboro, Sunday night u0
remained i'm state at the Capitol through.
out to-day. They viii be carried Goo Mop
gantown, his residence, tomorrow. ior iu.
termeut.
Delegations of citizens, official WU
military will accompany them.
Lieut. Gov. Braglon has assumed DI.
Office of Governor.
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[ From the Tishomingo Herald.

From the Tishomingo Herald.
We have accounts from different parts
of the county. There have been good
rains-crops look well-corn fine.
From the Starkville Wing.
Owing to late rains, the crops have very
greatly improved, and it is now supposed
by Judges, that the cotton and corn, will
be much better than last year.
From the Oxford Ricochet
We are gratifed to hear that the wheat
crop Of this county has turned out finely.
Cotton is also reported as doing well, but
corn is very much in need of rain.
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THE NEW CABINET.

At the second days session of the board
of directors ofthe consolidated railroad, the
following officers were elected and appoin.
ted:
Elected.-H. S. McComb, President:
S. H. Edgar, Vice-President; A NJ. West
Second Vice-President; r. S. Charles,
Treasurer VIM. Calhoun, Secretary; r.
p Nicely, Assistant Secretary.
Executive Committee. Ell. s. McComb,
Thomas. A. Scott, III. j. Jewett, j. B.
Alexander, j. S. Rogers. The following
officers were appointed by the President
under authority of the board
E. d. Frost, General Manager; A. J.
AcConnico. Auditor; s. E. Carey, Gen.
elal Passenger and Ticket Agent; D. B.
!! 4 ORGY, General Freight Agent. o.
Pcayune. al
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-From the Columbus Indies.

[From the Columbus Indies.
On Thursday last, JAS. ~wauiugn
Treasurer of rha County off LoWuH.
elected by th Radical party and ya..
for by many Democrats because o| JOB.
character ior honesty and integrity
made an affidavit before Justice Mazn.
charging }. y. Bishop, Radical ~upar..
tendent Of Education for Lowndc- count.
with the enlightenment fuboutG five thuu
sand dollars belonging TO the said ~w.
ingen.
In pursuance thereof, u warrant S.
issued for the arrest Of Bishop and placed
in the hands of Capt. Walburg, cb...o.
police.
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IlIrecl .Trnde llo,.mcnL.

ATLANTA, July G.-Thc directors ..
the Direct Trade Onion met u..s.
The Liverpool and Savannah agents u..
present and made The final arrangements
They are now ready o. ship COTTON ..
wheat. The Liverpool agents Sail mm.-
diately for that poit.
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Union Printers ia New Eorl, DI.
charged.

NEW York, July 1O.-SeyomI o. ...
largest printing establishments u t.a o...
employing union compositor- uJy. u....
~ discharged their employp, and pl,u.n.
society men i'm their places.
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SirauGers' Celebration az Enter.
prise.

From the Meridian Mercury.
ENTERPRI-E, July l3.
The Granger picnic here to-day ea- o.
splendid success. About five hundred
people, including farmers, theirdaush..r.
and wives, with all the fair ladies OF DBL.
terprise assembled in "A beautiful 1ruv.
half mile east of the railroad. wn.r.
addresses We're made by Adams, of nv.
Courier, Gathright, Steele and olua.
A bountiiul picnic dinner was -arv.#
Many ladies and gentlemen came ir.m
Meridian, De Soto, Quitman and wayne.
boro.
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The work Of organizing County Grange
goes bravely on. Nearly every county in
the State has already organized one. The
object Of the County Grange is 10 simpli-
fy and popularize the Order, and we hope
soon to see the organization Of County
Oranges fully completed. Vindicator.
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From the Okolona states

| e.
We are informed by such reliable and
intelligent farmers as l.. o. Walker and
others that the crops of this county are
not first-rate. The rains have not been
so general or abundant as desirable.
| From the New Albany Union
Crop prospects for Union County this
year are anything but fattering The
rain fall of May and June was very light
in townships six and seven of range three,
the cotton is very small, and the corn in
many places twisting.
From the Calhoun Times.
We learn from citizens living in various
sections of our county that crop prospects
are rather fattering, although the rains
have been partial, and in some sections
considerable time has interviewed between
the falls of the refreshing dew upon vege-
tation.
From the Macon Beacon.
We think there is prospect for enough
corn in Noxubee, but not for cotton.
We never did raise enough cotton; two
bales to the acre would not be a fair
average of what the crop ought to be,
though we must be satisfied now with the
probability of a little better crop than
that of last year.
From the Meridian Star.
Notwithstanding the general rains that
we thought were visiting everybody in
this section of country, yet we learn from
parties living in southwest Kemper
and the northwestern part of this county,
that crops were suffering, and that the
rains for the past month have been ex-
ceedingly light in that section.
From the Brookhaven Citizen
1t is with much pleasure that we hear
that better corn crops are being made in
Lincoln, Lawrence, Franklin, Jefferson,
and Copiah counties than have been
made in those counties for the last three
years. The early corn in some places
has not done well, but the middle and
last paintings are now sufficiently adj
vanced to enable US to state with conf
dence that the yield is rather extraordi-
nary for this part of the country.
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A Republican Convention, presided
over by Judge G. F. Brown, on Tues
day nominated Martin Keary, Esq, for
Mayor of Vicksburg The citizens who
oppose this nomination, will select their
ticket on the 21st inst. The Republican
Convention appointed a committee,
Judge Brown, Chairman, to confer and
cooperate with representatives of the OPP
posing party, for preserving the peace.
Speaking of the Radical nomination,
the Vicksburger says:
Martin Keary is the strongest man
they could have placed at the head of
their ticket. He is politician by nature;
he is energetic; he has been thoroughly
schooled by Frank Blair, at st Louis; he
has vast interests at stake; and, above ALL
he is utterly INSCRIPTIONS as to the means
he employs to attain his ends. You may
argue his unftness to negroes until you
are black in the face, and the result will
be that he will run away ahead of his
ticket
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Speaker Blaine. who seems to be IL

Speaker Blaine, who seems to be the
coming man of the Republican party,
provided it takes departure from Gen.
Grant, has written a letter accepting a
denomination for Congress, in which he
expresses his belief that the differences
in the Republican party on the currency
question, which lately threatened per-
manent split, will be settled, and that all
is serene. 1t may be so among the lead
ers who attach more consideration to the
maintenance of their party organization
than to any isolated question, however
important intrinsically, because it is
through it they have their occupations and
existence, but what will the honest mass
es who are influenced by no such infu-
ence, say?
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The question has been often asked,
but not answered, why Gov Ames did
not make appointments Of ChancellOrs
whose terms were "about to expire,
during the late session Of the Legislature,
as positively directed by law?
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Says the ST. Louis Globe mo really
Z" great lawyer or statesman is ever thor
&C oughly content until he tries his hand
& at editing and finds, in ninety-nine
Z" cases out of "a hundred, that he is not
g a succesS
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Official ERcfurn~ Of the E.Icction iu
Arlkmmsirs.

LITTLE Rock, July 1l.-Ihc o.H.'.
returns from all the counties but ONE -...
a majority OIL, 5000 for the Constitution.
al Convention The Convention m.,.
Tuesday next. A large number ol u..
egates are already here.
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eve hold it to be the plain duty Of
President Grant to put an end to the anx-
ious forebodings and misgivings of the
country respecting his supposed intention
to be again a candidate for his present
high office" says the New York Herald;
but the President won't speak. He is
waiting to know what the people have to
say about it.
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\ dispatch from ST. Pc,er-bu.-l m.
that the young Duke Nicholas, vhl ...
his mothers diamonds, has been -eu. N.
Punishment, but says his ease is ...
pending before the emperor.
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ANOTHER CAsE-We are informed
that a successor Of Chancellor Gowan in
the 18th district was appointed by Gov.
Ames, before his term Of Office expired.
The appointment as in the case of Mr..
Dennis, is therefore without legal effect
and void
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GALVESTON, July l0.-A Broau...r.
special to the News says The Gr.r ....
of new cotton was shipped 90 Sew O.
leans to-day from the rancho Of y. Urr..
at Santa Maria.
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The speech delivered by Judge j. w.
NJ. Harris, of Vicksburg, at the request
Of the colored people to affect areconcilia-
ton and promote harmony between the
races, was creditable to his head and
heart. Even where political cooperation
is unattainable, it is desirable, for the
good of all, that peace and reciprocal good
will between the races, should prevail.
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fFrom the Central Star.

Col J. L. Power, delegate to the
Eastern Star Chapter Convoeation, now
in session in this place, closed his speech
at the banquet, given by our citizens to
President McComb and party, on We'd
nesday evening, with the following jeu
fesprit:
The Eastern Star, just now guest,
Would tribute pay TO A. NJ. West; 2
The Central Star, we long have KNOWN
Esteems the name-H. S. McComb.
The two combined have built track,
To take us to Durant and back,
Regardless of expense or cost,
Superintendent by our Col. Frost
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Col. G. Wiley Wells recently reap
pointed u S. District Attorney for the
Northern District Of this State, defines
his relations with Gov Ames as follows ::
The simple facts are these: That | ia
vored and labored for the nomination Of
Governor Ames for the office he now
holds, and after his nomination supported
him earnestly, theoretically and vigi-
lantly. After his election | became an
aspirant for a seat in the United States
Senate, was opposed by the Governor,
and was defeated | was an applicant
for re-appointment, and was again OPP
posed by the Governor at every stage
The merits of my application and his
opposition to it were, as [ learn, fully
canvassed, and | was nominated by the
President and unanimously confirmed by
the Senate, showing that the charges were
deemed insufficient in themselves, or not
sustained by the evidence. Hence my
action has not been offensive but deten-
size. x i;
G. WILEY WELLS
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Messrs. Raymond, Avery, q Co., in
tend starting a paper in Vicksburg, de-
signed TO be an official organ, entitled the
Plaindealer
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The TRIBUNE is Col. b. ID. NaboTs
new paper at Holly Springs. 1t is in
tended as an official journal under the
late printing Act.
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LITTLE Rock, July l3.-Ohc.' .-
turns from all the counties iuY. un r.
the Convention 50, 900 against Il. 600. 49,.
of 81 delegate elected, over 10m. D....
Gratis
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We learn that difficulty occurred at
Morton on Monday last, between Doct
w. L. Lowry and X. o. Porter. Por-
ter fired several shots at Lowry, one
OF which passed through the feshy part of
his right arm Lowry was, we under
stand, not armed, though from his action
Porter, perhaps, had reason to think he
was. They are both good citizens and
their numerous friends regret the collision.
Forest Register.
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The RIcocHEr Under this singular
title, our old friend, Col. v NJ. Thomp-
son, re-opens his batteries at Oxford.
The general style and make up of his
paper-which is sprightly and newsy-
show that she is not novice in journal
ism-though Republican practice will
come somewhat awkward to a Democratic
sharpshooter of his experience.
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THE LATEST NEWS


WAsHINGToN, July 13.-Geu Wm
S. Hillyer, membero Gen. GrnJ- rH
and Gen. Appraiser died TODAY.
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The Holly Springs south.

Messrs. j, W. c. Watson and II. C.
Myers, announce themselves editors
and publishers of the Holly Springs
South. Mr. Watson's learning, expert
ence and ability as lawyer, will avail
him greatly in the discussion of questions
of law which frequently claim the atten-
ton of journalists We are glad to
be associated in profession with gentle
men of his integrity and worth. He will
be ably seconded in his efforts to make
the South a valuable paper, by his asso-
ciate, Mr.. Myers. 1t Twill continue in
dependent, but will strive to be just to
''all, but will expose with whatever abil-
'ity it can command. the extravaganza
and corruption of the Radical party
NOW ruling the State; will advocate the
election to office of only honest and COM
''petent men, and will earnestly insist
upon the reduction of public expenses
"to the lowest figures compatible with
esef4icient government"
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William furnishes one of his best letters
this week. 1t relates mainly to raging
folly Of the times.
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G. F. Terry, Esq, is announced as the
new editor of the Starksville New Era.
He has our best wishes.
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THE late and the present Attorney
General hold directly opposite views in
regard to the power of the Executive
over Judicial appointments. The opin-
ion of the one, applied to the conduct of
Gov. Ames in the matter of the Chan
cellors, is an emphatic condemnation;
Ehile that Of the other is an equally en-
phatic approval. Their opinions are
given in reply to inquiries addressed
them by the 1t. Governor. se9
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BRookLAN. JunnaL ~

'ftA FhA t4A iil'.t.''iA ''N 'if' '''.'' .......
tons:
BRooKLYN, Juuc21. 1874
GenHemcH-In the present state o.
public feeling, l owe to my friends ud
to the church and the society over which
| am pastor, to have some proper IuN...-
cation made of the rumUr-, iuuua..m.
or charges respecting my conduct a- com.
promised by the late publication madoug
MrTilt6n.
l have thought that both the chura.
and the society should Doe represented
and ! take the liberty of asking tao ..
lowing gentleman to serve iu this inquiry
and to do that which truth aud Ias..
may require, and that each OF the e.n..
men named will consider this as u d H..
been separately and personal sent O.. u.m
to-day.
From the Church Henry W. -a..
Augustus Stores, Henry VI. Cleveland.
From the Society b. ta.
lin, John Wiuslow, $. T. White
desire you, when YOU have satisfied.
yourselves by an impartial and thur0u-
communicate B. the examination cumm.
tee, or to the church, such action
may then seem TO you right aud 0..e.
HENRY WARD BuaUH
THE DIRTY LINEN ALL no EE Wh-N.
BEFORE THE PUBLIC.
Theo. TiIton, inccnscd at tha pul..m
ton OF Beechers letter, which Ao a.apr
as challenge, publishes q note lo l.a Dog
ypztipgtiutr 'ofuuDiftag 1-..rIrFI.-. I|..| ....
lessened the force of some facts uud with
held others, when before the c9mm0.,0.
last week, at the uggestion offs cYm i.
and now promises to give full ana H.
tailed statement of the tact o t.
case, under oath, as soon 49, ho cm ur
pare it.