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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-21
50 90 PER YEAR.

the former for certain character Of nro
visions and chemicals, tho latter for stove
furniture, and general hardware mercban
disc. Altogether the company has ex
pended about $500, 600 in Improvements
ana million, or more, will be forth
coming ~ occasion may demand.
though yet in its swaddling clothes
tue city has over fifty houses aud order,
Tor as many more three saw-mills OF
capacity 10 work up 10000 feet of INN.
per aally the most magnificent and ex-
'ehslVe car works and machine shops
south OF the Ohio river, erected ut a cost
/ Of s2OO,OOO, and a sufficient number of
brlck-yards to supply the increasing de-
mand for building material. These are
/ erected with great economy and rapiditv.
rs the mechanics are divided into three
sets, one of which lays the foundation.
another does the plastering, and the third
finishes the building and paints il ready
for use.
THE MORAL INFLUENCE
eXerted upon the people of Mississippi
by this enterprise cannot be estimated.
Colonel Hillyard informs rue that he
receives letters daily from Northern
men Of brain and muscle, prospecting
for suitable localities to move to, and
especially asking as to the future pros
poets OF McComb City and vicinity.
Here is developed a germ which will
make clear the possibilities of this SEQ.
ton in all those branches Of industry
which have enriched the North and West.
Colonel ii. says he has never seen
country which offers greater natural ad-
vantages. 1T the South would prosper
under the order Of things, she must get
out of the old ruts. Her people under
stand even agriculture but imperfectlv.
Heretofore, it has been cotton, cotton.
cotton till poverty is the rule and pros
perIty the exception in all Southern
She turn her attention
to manufactures and the cereals. As
public educator and exponent OF the ca
pacity Of this people to live within them
selves, we may bank largely on the Nc
Comb City colony. Col. Iilyard AS
sures me that he has abundance Of tim
Der within easy reach for making al
manner Of wooden-ware, and very pro-
perry thinks it very anomalous that they
should send North for that class of mer-
;haudise when we can manufacture il /
cheaper here. Every character of grasses,
he thinks, will prosper in this soil, and
saw around McComb City growth
equally II luxuriant ~ the noted blue
grass Of Kentucky. He intends at an
early day to establish mo@el fruit farm
and vegetable garden, to supply the
DeSoto House and the public market
This colony will set on foot new order
1' things, stimulating a taste for fine fruits |
md popularizing that science Of agricul- |
ure and manufacture which enriched the 4
Western States. The car-shops contain |
departments for casting heavy forging, |
Doreing, turning and drilling metals, and !
establishments for manufactur- |
ng fine sleepingcars, will soon be added !
The task Of developing the city, general
" could not be committed TO more eff |
icient gentleman than Col. NJ. b. Hill |
'ard, who, by the way, is now preparing |
pamphlet on the soil, climate, timber,
zoology and business facilities of this sec
i,r,
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RsEAarHEsaH. EaANDS.
81 r r 4. L.

WHa 5e9uliiul, b.-tutitnl hands,
Whispered lnt .rjead 10 me,
ADD ] uruea viih ny e"ger, passionate
ff.lH4lrg. TO see.
A..l Z Jaw hand Of delicate shape,
I-epiug ola ID der sleeve ike mist,
With Jewels n.sHfH4 ia rainbow hues.
And sine CLEAN ~ g3id ut the slender wrist.
Il -y and soft, lay the dainty palm,
OH the shining folds Of the azure silk
Rosy up 10 Tire pearly nails,
Niih fingers slender and white as milk.
But while / eazea with a pleased surprise
Two other bands stole ont TO view
slender, " olnau,y hands they were;
Eat ohl such "a different hue,
Hands that were nettea with corded veins j;
Hands that were roughn'd with toll and
brown:
Hands thac were patiently bearing the cross
Bearing the cross aud winning the crown.
Haadz that had toiled from their childish
Talled. aud not tor themselves alone;
IL ud- that had guided the erring feet
ofchi'drgn -ate to the Fathers throne.
Hands that bad smoothed the pillow Of pain.
Au6 closed Use eyes OF the peaceful, dead,
AHd drawn % fue boaop's resting place,
Tae ae-oiate mourner's weary head.
Bsave l5ttlr han1s nat have faithfully done
Whatever taey rouHd in the world to dc,
IS ether the task were in joy or pain
Patient eF er and 6jud and true.
And .heu e. SEEMED that | saw them lie,
Their worA all dulle, ou the quiet breast,
l. .1slug $50 i.ftIe and wan and brown,
o.-ed oVer rHe heart at rest.
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4 Letter from BIanton Duno-- On
the Auh1eot.

Mr. Blanton Duncan. in letter q,
General Hancock. gives an intersstir,s, AZ,
count Of visit he was permitted ~ 49,.
10 Marshal Bazaine. Tbe French c..
eminent had given Mr.. Duncan tbe 1se.
essafy permit, and, armed with this doc.
ument, he presented himselfat the quad.
room OF the fortress on the island oil eain-
te Marguerite He was politely received
10y The director, and "a subordinate was
detailed TO act rs guide lie says. On
entering the room the Marshal met me nt
the door and cordially pressed my hand
thanking me for my consideration in visit
ing HIM, Then we sailed out upon che
/ paved promenade, bounded bv die para.
! pet, wherein was reserved for Ma nae
small space, and there we passed up and
down discussing the varied topics which
surged into the mind in connection with
current events
While we thus promenading Nine lo
Marechale came out and Joined us. walk
ing between us and taking her full share
m the conversation. She b. az YOU know.
Mexican, with dark, lustrous eyes black
eyelashes, and eyebrows beautifully
curved, a mouth indicating unusual reso-
luton, and radient, lovely face. tinged
with carmine, ard lips like twin cherries
OF halfopeued rosebuds It seemed t0
me that every time one of her sunny CLAN
ces fell upon the Marshal il served 30
warm and quicken the blood in lie veinu.
The wife is IA prisoner, under exactly
the same regulations as the husband
For weeks she had been there, circum-
scrlbed to exactly the same limits. and
denied communication with the outside
world, and not even with liberty t0 read
the newspapers.
The director came up t0 consult 3a.
Eaine about something for his convent
ence, and my conversation continued with
his wife said il was "A gratifying sight
70 any one of true feelings to Bee such nn
exhibition of witely duty aud affection
Her reply was n worthy one:
"ln Mexico the women us well as the
men are all brave. They never desert
their friends in extremity When i mar
ried the Marshal l was seventeen. lie
was at the summit OF power. with fortune
and friends 10 support his future, and not
"A shadow TO overcast II. he gave me
that bright and enviable position, and
when power and friends have vanished
my place is By his side, to share the crust
of bread and all che prIyations with tho
same devotion aud affection that were due
10 him in the zenith of biz prosperity
There is a very mistaken idea prevh-
lent about this family. BaEune bad no
fortune aud acquired nothing la Mexico.
The gifts 60 HE wife were conhscated after
the fall of Macmillan. Mrs Bazaiue'a
mother was in very moderate cireum-
stances, and now resides in Mexico As
IL Senator and q Marshal Bazaines in-
come and allowances were quite hand
some, probably reached 100000 francs
year Since stripped of his position
his resources probably de- NOT exceed
3 200 income. Bazaine recollectod with
much pleasure meeting with General
Sherman, aud desired TO be most cordially
remembered. ! parted with them after
hearty wishes for speedy good turn Of
the wheel of fortune, and returned 90
my companions to resume our homewnrd
trip.
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Illegal Tax sales.

from the Brookhlvcn Citiz.n.
4 nice point came up at the present
term Of the Chancery Court II was
drawn out by an attempt Of party to
confirm a title to lands purchased at the
taX-collector's sale Hon. II. Cassidy,
Jr., counsel Tor defense, took the position
that the Sheriff who sold the land was not
taX-eollector, their being no law making
him collector-that he had no more right
to seize and sell Lands than any other
officer. Judge Peyton sustained this point
i'm fact he could not have done other
wise. Under the lawof 81 the sheriff
vas, by virtue of his office, collector the
new code omits this important law, hence,
up To the last session Of the Legislature
there has been no tax-collector. The last
Legislature passed an act providing that
the sheriff shall be ex-officio tax-collector,
but prior to that and since the new code
superseded that Of 81, sheriffs have been
acting in that capacity without authority.
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the strength of the army of Tennessee
proper, exclusive of the State troops,
commanded by Gen. Wayne, and lastly
/ by Gen. Gustavus w. Smith. 1t would
be remembered that an Adjutant Gener-
al Is as familiar with the strength of his
army during any campaign, or soon
thereafter, as cashier of bank with its
capital. This.oticer, in his return, page
pa, admits an army uf65, 900 after Polk
joined.
| Thus my third and last summary of
the available strength of the army cor
responds with the first and second; and
L will here state that [ hav been COM
PEELED to make these various estimate in
order to demonstrate the actual strength
OF Gen. Johnston's army, since he fur
nlshed the War Office with no returns
after the 1st of May until June 10Th,
and since he, as stated by his own
AdJutant General, took with him all
the books, records, etc., of that army
when he relinquished the command.
Major Falconer is sutained in his state
ment in regard to the records being
taken to Macon, by the following
extract from the diary of Brig. Gen.
ShOupe:
Memoranda of daily movements and
events in Army OF Tennessee, kept by
Brig Gen. F. A. Shoupe, assigned to duty
as Chief ofStaff, by orders from Gen. Hood,
dated July "A, 1864:
No records were turned over by for
mer Chief of Staff Therefore the records
OF the office embraced only the administra-
ton of Gen. Shoupe. Major Falconer,
in referring to Gen. Johnston's last return
of the 10th of July, says: 1.-The report
was made under Gen. Johnston, and
signed by Gen. Hood" On the 18th of
July the command was turned over to
Gen. Hood. On the same page he esti-
mates the force turned over to me on the
18th of July, eight days after this return,
at oO,627 electives, assuming that no loss |
occurred from the 10th to the 18th of |
July. 1t is not reasonable to suppose |
there were no losses during the last eigth |
days Gen. Johnston commanded the |
army, and when we reflect that 8, 021 were
lost the thirty days previous to the 10th.
Surely, from two to three thousand de-
serted during that interval. Therefore,
in my official report, | estimated the num-
Der of the army of Tennessee, turned |
over TO me on the 18th of July, at Al, $50,
which estimate | arrived at through my
Chief of Staff, Brig. Gen. Shoupe, who
was with me at that time.
j. B. HOOP.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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a New BsOoIS.

Col. Raymond Reid, Of our town, has
in preparation book for the benefit of
Justices of the Peace, ana the communi-
ty generally. The title Of the book is,
The Law and Proce lure in Justices
Courts" We have glanced at the plan
Of the work, and are much pleased with
it. In the first place, the jurisdiction
Of the Justices Court Is stated and ex-
planned ; than the rules Of practice there
in; and then is fully stated the law Of
actions for debt, for damages, and recov-
cry Of chattels; and then follows the
modes Of procedure and forms Of process
suitable to the Justices Court -Cartha-
genian.
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small Means.

The power of money is on the whole
over estimated. The greatest thing1
which have been for the world have not
been accomplished by rich men or by
subscription lists, but by men generally
of small pecuniary means. The greater
thinkers, discoveries, inventors and art
lists, have been men Of moderate wealth,
many of them little raised above the con-
dition Of manual laborers, in point Of
worldly circumstances. And It viii az
ways be so. Riches are oftener an impe-
diment than a stimulus 70 action and
in many cases they are quite as much
misfortune as a blessing. The youth
who inherits wealth is apt % have lile
made too easy for him, and he soon grove
stated with il, because he has nothing latt
70 desire. Having no special object 30
struggle for, he finds time heavy on
his hands; morally and mentally arleoP
and his position in society 10 often 70
higher than that Of a POlypus over which
the tide floats.
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A short time since two individuals were
lying in one room, very sick, one with
brain fever and the other with an aggra-
waited case of the mumps. They were SO
low that watchers we're needed every
night, and it was thought doubtful if the
one sick Of fever could recover. A gen.
theman was engaged to watch over night,
his duty being to wake the nurse when
ever it became necessary to administer
medicine. In the course of the night
both watcher and nurse fell asleep, The
man with the mumps lay watching the
clock, and saw that it was time to give the
fever patient his portion. He was una
bic to speak aloud, or to move any por-
ton of his body except his arms. hnt,
Selling pillow, he managed to strike the
watcher in the face with it. Thus sud-
denly awakened. the watcher Sprang from
bis seat, falling to the floor, and awakened
both the nurse and the fever patient The
incident struck the sick men as very
ludicrous, and they laughed heartily at it
for some fifteen or twenty minutes.
When the doctor came in the morning he
found his patients vastly improved; said
he never knew so sudden a turn for the
better, and now both are up and well.
Who says laughter is not the best medi-
cines? And this reminds the writer of
another case a gentleman was suffering
from an liberation i'll the throat, which
at length became so swollen that his life
was despaired of His household came
to his bedside to bid him farewell Each
individual shook hands with the dying
man, and then went away weeping. Last
of all came Il pet ape, and shaking the
mans hand, went away also with its hands
over its eyes. 1t was SO ludicrous sight
that the patient was forced to laugh, and
laughed so heartily that the ulcer broke,
and his life was saved.
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The reason why the Natchez, jackson
and Columbus Railroad Directory rejected
both bids for the prosecution of the work
to Fayette. are, SO far as we can judge,
good and sufficient. Neither bid was in
conformity to the company's stipulations.
Neither bid offered any really valid guar
antee that the road would be completed
to Fayette and kept in operation. Both
bids contemplated the virtual commission
of suicide by the company, and the turn
ing over of all its valuable assets to an
individual contractor who would have
unlimited control thereof, and be under
no valid security to carry out his part of
the contract strictly, and against whom
there would be no certain recourse should
he fail to comply with the stipulaiions.
Natchez Democrat.
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Though entirely independent of us and
sclfgoverning IN every respect, neverthe-
less.
THE COLORED METHODIST CHURCH
in America does not forget their old ac-
quaintances, and the friendly relations
OF the past They haye shown diligence.
~ well as fidelity, thus far, and we enter
tain good hopes for their future prospect
~. We think the best religious welfare
Of the colOred people in the Southern
States is involved in their success. They
have now Bishops, 10 annual confer
ences, COZ travelling preachers, ~ 100
members, 635 Sunday-schools, ~ teach
ers, and 40 $50 Sunday-scho0l scholars.
They have a monthly paper, the Chris-
tian Index, which il selfsustaining It
has circulation of / 300 paying sub
scribers. They have a bookstore, which
is beginning 10 attract the attention of
the people, and helping 70 extend relg-
ious literature among them. Our pub
fishing house give 10 them most favOra-
Die terms in aiding them in providing
suitable and cheap Sunday school litern-
ture We reccomend that still larger
facilities in this direction be extended,
as our agent may be able TO doit.
Since your body has been in session,
the four Bishops Of the Colored MethO-
dist Church in America have called on
Us, and we have been encouraged at the
amount of their plans and progress iu
the work now committed as we believe,
under the guardianship Of Providence
into their hands. Resolutions we're adopt
ed by Us expressive Of this feeling, and
Of our purpose, while attending 10 our
appropriate labors, TO do all that lay in
our power TO
HELP FORWARD THIS BRANCH or MErHo-
DIsM.
A copy Of these resolutions was com
nunicated to them by our Secretary. Ia
acknowledgment Of the same, we have
received a communication from them
which we take the liberty Of submitting
to you and making it "A part Of the re-
port.
Here follows a letter, which contains
substantially the same facts as given
above, and concludes as follows
We believe there is Is bright future
ahead We trust that you may never
have to regret that you get up 70 manage
our church affairs, and give the pure, UNI
aduterated Word of God to cur people.
We pledge ourselves by the help Of God
to do all in our power to educate and Chris
tianize our race. We have a large mis-
sion field in the South ripe for the harvest
We pray God may give us more laborerr
to enter the field We have an eye on
Africa, and trust it will not be many
years till we shall have more educated
to send out as missionaries to bring the
Gospel to our suffering people there
(Signed) Bishop w. II. MILES, Chm,
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Colonel Joseph II. Blackburn, former
ly United States marshal for the middle
district Of Tennessee, convicted Of forgery
and sentenced to four aud half years
Imprisonment, at hard labor, by Judge
Trigg, in the United States circuit court
at Nashville, on Wednesday, was receiv-
ed at the gates on the same day by War
den w. Matt. Brown, the lawfully elect
ed mayor of Nashville whom, seven years
ago, he elected from the city hall with his
hireling militia. Memphis Appeal
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A Jealous prohibitionist, on being asked
why he signed every pledge that was pre-
scented to him, gave as reason that if he
broke one he would have the others to fall
back on. eaae
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-21

The editor of a juvenile paper in New
York recently received the following fiat
tering testimonial: Please stop your
paper. Our Annie died on Monday, after
reading your last number"
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The Michigan house Of Representatives,
with great enthusiasm, have passed to a
third reading the article of the new con-
stitution putting the question of woman
suffrage to separate vote of the people.
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The Iowa Legislature has enacted a
law against baggage-smashers. The pen.
atty for recklessly injuring baggage is a
fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more
than one hundred, and imprisonment not
exceeding thirty days
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NI'COMB CITY.
HE New metropolis which rfar
southern Railroad A'mg IL
Esuildina { p Out Of Ihc
Mississippi wilder
NEAR MCCoNIB CITY, LIss.,
April 20, 1874.

NEAR MCCoMB CITY, LIss,
April 20, 1874
From the Courier journal.
In the desert of tenceless plantations
fountain is springing; in the wide waste
there still is tree; and a bird in the soli-
tude singing, which speaks to my spirit
of-spirlt Of-well, it doesn't matter
what, continued Dave Estes. as we
moved of on the train from McComb
City few days ago, his soul all aglow
with the new energy inspired by short
visit to this young Queen of the South,
and his arms up to the elbows in his yalise
as if fumbling for an imaginary bottle of
Jim Moore's best, and determined to
drink to the health of the grand enter
prise if he died in the attempt. The
tree to which he had reference was
planted by Col Harry s. McComb-long
life to him!-and the bird, the melodious
hum of busy life making vocal the vast
solitude of pines, hitherto locked in dru-
Ideal silence. l partook OF the pleasure,
and could cen appreciate the poetry sug-
gested by the time and the place. Mis-
sissippi is proud of the handsome compli-
ment which has invoked, as by a magi-
clans wand, this prosperous city from her
soil; not less, but rather more, gratifed
that it springs up under the contribution
of Northern enterprise and capital; and
bids, as she has done, does now, and al !
ways will do, thrice welcome to such |
arpet-baggers' as the brave men ana |
women, who, for better, for worse, have
come, bringing with them their household |
goods To Met Omh Civ
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The Galveston News unfeelingly re.
marks that "Mme lie Vert, Grace
Geenwood and General Albert Pike are
running a sideshow together, under the
name Of literary soirees, in Washington
CITY"
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The New York Herald censures the
Democrats who voted, in the Senate for
imitation That paper always did its
duty right manfully by the bankers of
the East who own it. --Pomeroy's Demo
graf
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The eulogy of L. Q. C. Lamar, of
Mississippi, on Chas Sumner. is highly
spoken of in the Northern papers Atrepre-.
sents farley the feelings of the people of
Mississippi and will meet an almost unanl-
nous ndorsemsnt. Crystal Springs Mon
itor ss eof
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& The Hon. F. 8. Lyon and wife, Of
Demopolis,s soelebrated theirgolden we'd
ding on the 9th. Their children, grand
children and many friends were present.
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EXEGI MoNUMENTTM.

The traveller over the jackson railroad
looks out, surprised to see IA city where
but few months ago was a wilderness f;
delighted with the air of taste, refine
ment, and busy, bustling activity of the
population. The broad streets and aven-
ues were laid out by a competent engi-
neer, and each appropriately named and
marked. Immediately 10 the right, 90
ing south of the depot, on q command
ing elevation, which is reached by alter
nate rows of steps and platforms, sur
mounted by bannisters, leading over
graceful parterres of waving grass, the
De Sofa House, the most commodious ho-
tel in the State, rears It's commanding
front Here and there, throughout the
city, churches, school-houses, stores, fire
enRine-houses, and dwellings which are
models of architectural beauty, bespeak
the character of the citizens. In the
work of demonstrating this much OF
the South, Col. Billings, sharp, shrewd,
though excessively modest gentleman,
former superintendent of the p. w. and
d. B. car-shops, and a native Vermonter,
rendered efficient service. At first rude
shanty was erected, but soon the ring OF
. hundred axes, the whirl of three or foul
saw-mills, and sound of plane and ham.
mer and chisel converted forest into q
thriving city SO quickly that one recalled
the building of Solomon's temple in 1
night.
IMPROVEMENTS FINISHED AND coNTEM
PLATED.
A large brick store, owned by the com
panyl includes three distinct departments
each managed by separate clerks, to
wit: dry goods, groceries and drugs. l
han lalla, nr,d ar,nnio.r,a socn,,d atc,...-
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10 "Praved out oil town, are che words
nailed on the door Of several saloons -t
Xenia, Ohio.