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

Conviction Of Joseph Hugh, the
Modern VIrginfus.

/ From the n. o. Times.
| The trial of Joseph Hugl terminated
yesterday, and resulted in a verdict o.
guilty, without capital punishment"
The circumstances of the Hugh murder
are as follows: Joseph Hugl and his
daughter Caroline were passengers on the
steamship State of Louisiana, from Bor-
deaux to this port. During the passage
he had occasion several times to remon-
strate and chide his daughter for being
too intimate with certain of the passen-
gers. 1t appears that the girl did not
heed nor obey the commands of her
father, and continued ON the same course
as she had persued previous to his COM
mands.
This weighed heavily on HugPs mind
from that time until the ships arrival,
when his daughter added to the trouble
by expressing the intention of leaving
him and going with one of the young
men who had been so Objectionable
during the passage. Hugl used all per
suasive arguments which he could com
mand to prevail upon her TO stay with
him, but, as the sequal shows, without
effect.
After the steamer had been moored
alongside the wharf, number of the
passengers, among them the daughter of
Hugl, went on shore; meeting her ON
the wharf, he asked her if she intended
to desert him for a life Of infamy; re-
ceiving an affirmative answer, he drew
forth IA long knife and plunged it into her
body.
She was carried from the scene of the
tragedy to a room in the rear of the
saloon, corner Of Cotton Press and Levee
streets. She never spoke one word from
the time of receiving the fatal stab, and
died in few seconds after having been
deposited on the floor of the room men
toned.
Joseph Hugl is man apparently
about fifty years of age, Of low stature,
heavily built, very round shouldered and /
very awkward in his move |
mepts, as is characteristic of men of his /
age and class. He possesses rather hard |
features, strongly outlined, salIow com
plexion, and black hair He is a native |
Of France, but has lived in different
parts of the United States for six years.
Upon the verdict being read he showed |
no apparent signs Of emotion, and is
obliviOus to the fear of any
hing that may happen to him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
Remarkable Encounter with Al
Bear

On Sunday last, as the family and
friends Of Mr.. Calvin Bowles were watch
ing the corpse of Mrs. Bowles, who died
t.le day before, they were astonished to
see a bear of enormous size walking di-
rect for the house. At the time and on
account of the sultry state of the atmos-
phere, the majority Of the persons were
sitting out ON the porch but their pres
ence in no wise deferred Bruin from as
scending the steps and reaching that por-
ton.
On his doing so, however, he met with
warm reception from the party, who
attacked him with brooms and sticks,
finally causing him to beat retreat.
No sooner had the party seated them
selves and commenced discussing the cir
cumstance, than the bear was seen re-
turning at full speed aud this time he
succeeded in entering the house. At
this juncture Mr.. Bowles, who had been
in town waiting for a coffin, returned
with in on a wagon, and saw the animal
enter. He Immediately levelled his gun,
which was handed to him in the mean
time, and shot the bear, which turned and
fed.
The affair was then supposed to be
ended, but it was not for, after retreat
ing some fifteen or twenty steps, the bear
returned and renewed the attack. Mr.
Bowles succeeded this time in striking it
in vital spot, and it fell dead upon the
steps.
What brought the bear and caused
him with such persistency to endeavor to
gain access to the room, we know not,
unless it was the odor Of the corpse,
which had been there about forty-eight
hours.
The bear was in poor condition, having
apparently had nothing to eat for some
considerable Austin Mis-. y Cot
ton Plant
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

Those who who have few affairs to at
tend to are great speakers. The less
men think the more they talk Monies
quieu.
A person that would secure to himself
great Difference will, perhaps, gain his
point by silence as effectually as by any
thing he can speak, Shenstone.
Takers and futile persons are COM
monty vain and credulous withal for he
that talketh what he knoweth will
also talk what he knoweth IT, Bacon.
Brisk takers are usually slow think
ers. There is, indeed, no wild beast
more to be dreaded than a communica-
tive man having nothing to communicate.
II Swift.
There are many who talk on from ig-
norance rather than from knowledge, and
who find the former an inexhaustible
fund of conversation. Hazlitt.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
The Freedmaa's Saving. Bank.

No event more unfortunate has recent
ly occurred than the suspension of the
Freedman's Savings Bank. We had
hoped from the earnest assurances of
Frederick Douglass, in his letter to the
Herald, that the band was only in tempo
rary embarrassment, that the assets far
exceeded the liabilities, and that in little
time, with care and patience and prudence,
all would be well. Now we learn that
the business has suspended, that many of
the poor, ignorant depositors are selling
their pass books for large discount, and
that the Bank Examiner thinks the as
sets will pay ninety three cents on dol
lar to depositors. This will be loss of
seven per cent on the principal alone-not
as much as we feared, but more than,
under the circumstances, should be incur
red. The whole business is very painful,
and although we do not have much conf
dence in investigations, we should like to
see this corporation thoroughly scruti-
nized. IN. Z. Herald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

It is extremely gratifying to note that
in China a woman may grow old and re-
main unmarried without being consid-
cred disagreeable person to have about.
In fact, it is rather nice than otherwise
to be an old maid there. A Shanghai
journal tells US that the Emperor has Just
decreed that special honors be paid to
ancient spinsters, one of whom has re-
Gently died after life of devotion to the
memory of her dead betrothed. The
other spinster, who is still living, has the
extraordinary fact related Of her that in
her youthful days she refused to marry
an eligible young person on the ground
that she couldn't leave her home When
the Emperor heard this he instantly or
dered her noble conduct TO be recognized
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

CHILD-MARTYRDoM. IF a child wants
a light to 60 to sleep by, give it one.
The sort of Spartan firmness which walks
off and takes away the candle, and shuts
all the doors between the household cheer
and warmth and the pleasant stir Of even
ing mirth, and leaves a little son or
daughter to hide its head under the bed
clothes, and get to sleep as best it can, is
not at all admirable. Not that the dear
mother means to be cruel when she tries
this or that hardening process, and treats
human nature as if it were clay to be
moulded into any shape she may please.
Very likely che has no idea whatever Of
the injury and suffering she causes, or
perhaps her heart aches; but she perse-
veres, thinking she is doing right. Chill
dren are often obliged to endure great
amount of unnecessary hardship by being
subjected to absurd methods Of discipline
which every good mother ought to avoid.
Herald of Health. ,e.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
AnEnaocenI ola Lady.

The other day, on a Michigan Central
train coming East, was an old lady who
had never travelled a great deal She
wasn't used to the ways of the book
agents, the peanut boys, and the prize
package nuisance who pass through the
train every few minutes. When the pea
nut boy came along and dropped a big
African peanut in her lap the shucked it,
opened her mouth and dropped the kerr
mel down, instead of regarding it with ST.
lent contempt or pitching it out Of the
window. The book agent came along
and dropped a book in her lap. She
said she was ''much obeeged," and =he
carefully locked it up in her valise. The
prize package boy came along and dropped
sample, and she wondered how the
road could afford to give away so much.
When he returned she had opened it and
was wearing the breastpin and eating the
gum drops. The book agent again came
back and wanted his book. Before she
would give it up she called the conductor
tosee if it was right. The card boy wanted
pay, and she appealed to the passengers.
When she understood that he was right she
handed over twenty-five cents with the re.
mark 'tWell, eff hain't all fired turned
around. l wish I'd staid TO hum - De
troit Free Press.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
What is that machine in the cor


ner ?"
That's a saloon organ. 1t belongs
down here in-street. They've got tired
of the old tunes, and are going to
have set of new ones. made that ma.
chine five years ago, and got $1,000 for
That's long time for one set of
tunes. How long do the organs generally
LAST" asked the reporter.
INSTRUMENTS THAT LAST.
"Oh, bless your SOUL sid the little
man Five years is no tim at all for a
hand organ. Why, there's many an
organ travelling the streets that's been
used every day, week in and week out,
for the last thirty years. That's just
what kills the business. They last too
long"
Glow many organs do you make in a
year p asked the reporter.
"Well, from seventy-fve to hundred.
When times are hard, more men have to
go to grinding organs, and then the bust
ness is better. | shall make a hundred
this year"
That ought to make profitable bust
ness"
''No, it don't Materials are so high
that there's not very much profit on organs.
have to do some other work in other
branches to make it pay. l make great
many automatic figures for travelling shows
and repair most all kinds of musical in
struments"
''Ihen there are hundred new organs
turned loose to prey on the public every
year?'
''More than that" said the little man.
''This is the only hand-organ manufacto-
~ In the country, but there isa firm round
in-street that imports them from
France. They sell about as many every
year as | do, and sell them for the same
prices"
Then there is no competition"
No, no competition"
"Can any of your workmen mark the
cylinders for new tunes?"
mo, there are only two men on this
side of the Atlantic who can put the tunes
in a cylinder-the man who imports or
gans from France and myself"
Are there many Germans grinding
organs?"n
NO." responded the organ-maker,
1.-THE grinders are nearly all Italians and
old American soldiers"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
New Orleans. ~. Louis and ChIcn'
20 Railroad.
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. M West
Second President; K. >. Charles,
Treasurer VIM. Calhoun, Secretary; H.
P Nicely, Assistant Secretary.
Executive Committee. II. 3. McComD'
Thomas. A. Scott, ii. J. Jewett, j. b.
Alexander, J. S. Rogers. The following
officers were appointed by the President
under authority of the board
Ed. Frost. General Manager; A y.
McConnico. Auditor; S. E. Carey. Cen
eral Passenger and Ticket Agent; y: ..
Morey, General Freight Agent. IL n. y.
Picayune.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

THE INTELLECT OF WOMEN
Dean of Chester recently made speech
in which he quoted the opinion of the ex-
aminer of Latin at the collegiate schools
to the effect that, comparing the girls
with the boys who had been studying dur
ing the same time, he would give a YER
dict decidedly in favor of the girls. The
tendency of modern inquiry Is to show
conclusiveIy that the long accepted theo-
~ that sex affects the minds, and that
men are inherently more intellectual than
women, iserroneous. When we give wo-
men the same opportunities In modern So
ciety that we give men, In the way Of in
dustry and education, what is called the
womanquestion viii settle itself. -T N. Z.
Herald. 78eiaas8
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
sQUrREs WAS SAVED

Stevenson displayed great presence of
mind and courage, and deserves well the
praise that was showered upon him. ON
Squires perceving a person above him
he inquired, "Can you hold me?" Steven
son replied, II can lift you if you weigh
tom evidently the right man was 70 the
right place. We learn from Professor
Squires that when thrown against the
spire he was rendered insensible for o.
moment or two, but recovered his senses
on hearing some person shout 70 him
from the inside of the steeple. His Inc
iuries consist of confusion Of bis side
and bruised knee. The Professor rs
without doubt a brave man, and displayed
GOODNESS, frmness, and judgment while
in his perilous position. The accident
was caused solely by the current of air,
which could not be ascertained from the
ground, and no discredit reflects on Mr.
Squires.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

The woes of Southern Republican
(white) Congressman are expressed by
Mr.. Clinton l.. Cobb, Of North Carolina.
candidate for reelection, who says to
his friends: IF 1 go for the Civil
Rights bill, am beaten and if I don't
60 for it, am beaten; and what in the
hi am to do?"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

The number of emigrants from the
United States to Europe is steadily in
creasing. Hard times and want of work
are the causes of the movement, which
has acounterpart in all the panic sea-
sous known to American history.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

The general impression is that che corn
crop on the prairie viii be a very short
one, though we have individual reports
from many farmers in that region 90 tho
effect that they "wil make enough 20 do
them. Aberdeen Examiner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16
A CUSTOMER.
els my organ done vet 2,

SIS my organ done YETI"
The proprietor turned round The
voice was from long, slim, hungry
looking man, dressed in army blue, with
pair of dark-green spectacles hiding his
eyes, who had come in so quietly that no
body had noticed him.
mo, it's not done yet" said the little
man; "Tm at work at it now. / guess by
this time tomorrow it'll be all ready for
you"
The man in blue turned slowly
round, felt his way with a long stick,
found the door, and CROPPED down the dark
stairs.
'sThat man, said the proprietor, towns
the organ over there on the floor. He
fell in the street week ago, and his organ
was broken He brought it here to be
mended. He was in the same company
that was In the army. A bullet grazed
across both of his eyes, and took off the
bridge of his nose. He is totally blind.
He only wanted the box of his organ fixed,
but am changing the tunes for HIM, and
it shan't cost him cent "
''How long viii it take you to
change the eight tunes2" asked the report
err
"About three days. charge four dol
lars tune for changing sometimes FIVE,
on large organ.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

We clip from The CLARION, a de-
served tribute to our friend whose name
heads this article The correspondent
however, is mistaken il putting the town
of Wesson two miles below Beauregard
These towns adjoin, the railroad depot
in one not being more than mile from
that in the other, and the corporations
only separated by an imaginary line
Beauregard Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-07-16

That's long time for one set of
unes. How long do the organs generally
astf" asked the reporter.
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SHERIFF'S SALE,
b. w. TayIor
I. NJ. Gil!ner, ct nj.


T. NJ Gilmer, ct ais.
In District Court, Parish of BoSsier. In.
No. =
DIV virtue OF writ OF tieri faclas issued
- on twelve mouths Bund
from the Clerks office of Bossier, Lu.. i'm
the above entitled suit, and to me directed.
have seiztl and will proceed To sell ut
public auction, to the highest bidder. before
the Court house door, in the town Of Belle
vue. La, within the legal hours of sale, on
Saturday, the It'll day of March next.
lSi 4, the following described property, to-
wit:
Five hundred acres of section seven, and
south half ct section six, east of Red River:
south half OF section eight, northwest quar-
ter of section nine; southeast quarter of
northwest quarter OF section nine, township
eighteen, range thirteen: and the north half
OF section seventeen, and the fractional por-
tloii OF section eig hteen, in same township
and range, east oI Red River, i'll the parish
OF Boss or, with all improvements thereon,
containing III all ono thousand six hundred
and thirty-ouc acres, more or less, and
known as the tom GILMER" Pianta-
ton.
Alse, IL head of mules, . wagons cart,
sixty thousand pounds ofsecd cotton, eigh-
teen hundred bushels corn and eight thou
sand pounds of fodder.
Stlzed as the property of the defendant,
W. NJ Sebastian, and to be sold to pay and
satisfy said wrt--say the sum of s | | 900 90,
Terms OF Sale-C;.sh, without benefit of
appiaiSement.
Act Of sale 1t expense of purchaser.
Bellevue, La, January 81, 1874
b. +. ONEAL, Sheriff
Per w. II. iiILL, Deputy.
noi3-3ts-pr's fees S25
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New Advertisements.
Meeting Of PHYSICIANS.

meeting OF Physicians.
n I a meeting OF numDer OF Med
~ ical gentlemen in the town of
Bellevue, on the Goth Of January.
1874, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Whereas, There is disposition on
the part ofmany to ignore their med
lcai bill to the prejudice of the pro-
ftssion, we, the undersigned
Resolved lst, That persons not pay
ing their bills, or making satisfactory
arrangements therefor, and who are
DESTROYS exchanging their physicians,
will be required before being able to
do so, to present to the last called
physician Il receipt for former medi-
cal services-or else give coed secure
ty for medical attention in the future.
Resolved md, That the fees for
the services of our profession are con-
sldered due at the time of the render
ing of such service.
Resolved 3rd, That the Medical
gentlemen in each neigh borhood reg
ulate their own fee bill; and further,
that we consider it as unprofessionai
to make any lesser charge for services
rendered than that fixed by our pro-
fessional brethren of the neighbor-
hood or district in which we practice.
w. p. CURRY, Chairman.
w. J. BAIRD.
w. MOBLEY.
w. nj SWAMI
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1874-01-31
Laws Of the State of Louisiana.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. L.
Joint Resolution.

Relative to Hon. B. S. Pinchbacl,
United States Senator elect from
the State of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, This General AS
w sembly, at its session of
1873, did proceed, as provided in
the constitution and laws, to elect
Hon. p. b. s. Pinchback, United
States Senator from the State of
Louisiana; for the term beginning
March 3, 1873; and,
Whereas, Certain parties politi
cally and personally hostile to him
have made his claim to IA seat in
the United States Senate 10y vir
tue OF said election the occasion
OF viruleut and malicious person
al assaults; using the journals of
the country to disseminate the
same to his detriment; and,
Whereas, The repetition of
these ISLANDERS is reflection upon
us no less than upon Senator
Plnchback. AS a matter OF JUS
tice to him. and to the General
Assembly, therefore,
Be it Resolved by the Senate of
the State of Louisiana, the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES, concurring.
That we have a full and nnabated
confidence in the integrity of the
Hon. p. 3. S. Pinchback, Senator
elect from the State of Louisiana,
and that not only as the legally
elected Senator of said State, bnt
as a citizen whose manliness and
great public service entitle him to
all respect, we urge his Immediate
admission to his seat in the Sen
ate of the United States.
Be it further resolved, That a
copy of this resolution be fur.
nished by the Governor to Sena-
tor Pinchback, and also to Sena-
tor }. Il. West, to be presented to
the Senate Of the United States
as expression of the sense and will
OF the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana.
(Signcd) q. W. POWELL,
Speaker of the house OF Repre-
SentativeS.
(Signed) G. G. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi.
dent of the Senate.
Approved January Z, 1873.
(Signed) w. z. KELLOGG,
Governor OF the State OF Louisi.
ana.
A true copy:
p. q. DESLONDE,
Secretary of State.
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amount appropriated by this act:

amount appropriated by this act;
and that no warrants; vouchers or
other evidence of Indebtedness.
issued prior to January l, 1874,
shall be paid out Of the appropri
alton made in this act.
Sec. ). Be it further enacted.
etc, That this act shall talks effect
from and after it's passage.
(Signed) e. w. LOWELL,
Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
(Signed) G. c. ANTOINE,
Lieutenant Governor and Presi-
dent of the Senate.
Approved January q. 1874.
(Signed) w. Z. KELLOGG.
Governor OF tue State OF Loulsi-
ana.
A true copy:
p. q. DELONDE,
Secretary Of State.
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No. 9.
An Act

AL k4CG
Making an appropriation for the pay
ment of the mileage and per diem
and contingent expenses of the
General Assembly OF the State for
the regular session of 1874, describ-
ing the manner in which the same
shall be paid.
OECTION 1. Be it enacted by
~ the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State of Louisi-
ana in General Assembly con
vened. The sum of one hundred
and thirty-eight thousand dollars,
Or as much thereof as may be ne
cessary, be and the same is hereby
appropriated out OF any money id
the treasury mot otherwise appro-
priated) for the payment Of mile
age and per diem of members and
contingent expenses; Including
salaries of officers and employees
OF the General Assembly during
its session OF 1874, said sum 10 be
appropriated as follows. to-wit :
TO pay mileage aud per diem OF
members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, seventy-two thousa nd
dollars; to pay contingent eXpens-
eS of the House of Representa-
tiyes, twenty thousand dollars; to
pay mileage and per diem of mem
bers of the Senate, thirty four
thousand dollars; to pay con,in-
gent expenses of the Senate. twelve
thousand dollars.
2 Sec. 2. Be it further enacted.
etc, That it shall be the duty of
the Committee on Auditing and
Supervising the Expenses OF the
Senate, and of the Committee on
Contingent Expenses fthe House
to Issue, when demanded, and
upon presentation OF the proper
evidence, "a certificate certifying
the amount due to each member
of their respective houses, for his
mileage and per diem, and to each
of the officers and employees of
their respective houses his salary,
and to each contingent expense
creditor the amOudt due to said
creditor; which certificates thus
issued shall be approved on the
part of the Senate by the presid-
ing officer, and on the part Of the
House OF Representatives by the
Speaker thereof. And the Audit
or of Public Accounts shall, and
he is hereby directed to issue his
warrants for the amount of said
certificates on the Treasurer, and
the Treasurer is hereby directed
to pay the said warrants; and the
Committee on Contingent Expen-
ses of the House, and the Commit
tee on Auditing md Supervising
Accounts of the Senate, shall is,
sue no certificate Ill excess of the