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The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
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: cargo Of E:==~ ~ OrIIl Two Will.
lion Dollars.

rom the Chicago Tribune.
One of the most valuable consignments
that ever passed "across the continent
arrived in Chicago yesterday afternoon
through the American Express Company,
via the Central Pacific and Chicago, Bur
lington q Quincy Railroads. The public
will be startled to learn that one freight
car contained goods (''time goods" they
were marked) whose value exceeded $2,-
900. 900 The enormous cost would be In
itself circumstance worthy of note, but
the peculiar character of the goods gives
to the affair additional interest. The con-
signment was nothing more nor less than
a carload of s'lk-worms eggs, en- route for
France They were purchased i'll \ 1okO-
hama by the French Government, and
arrived in San Francisco Dec. 10. Only
three davs were lost in transferring them
to the freight car, and Dec. Is the prec-
ious package commenced their trans-con-
tinental journey.
In this country, very few are familiar
with the slk-worm, and can have no idea
of the appearance of the eggs. In Eng
land, where the climate is less subject to
extremes OF temperature, the silk-worm
is as common pet 9s the canary. Boys
and girls all boast box of thriving silk
worms, and take as much pride in wind
ing off the golden thread from the cocoon,
as the youth Of this country in the posses
sion of marbles and such toys. The silk
worms egg is about one-quarter the size
of pins head, and the reader may gain
an idea Of the number Of eggs now on
their way to Paris, when he learns that
on this one ear there are 81 tons Of eggs.
Mr.. Whitney OF the American Express,
met the car at Omaha and accompanied it
to Chicago He will not leave it until its
arrival in New York, when its contents
will be transferred to a steamer and land
ed at Liverpool, to be thence forwarded to
Paris 1t is consigned to MeSsrs StOpel
Il Ferari who have followed the precious
goods from Japan and will not feel com
Portable until the Government of France
has given them Il receipt in full Two
other Frenchmen are with them, and one
Jap, from not one of whom could the re-
porter elicit Il word of information. The
Jap. refused to speak a word of English,
and the Frenchmen made only an occa-
sional remark in mixed and scarcely in
tsiligibe dialect.
The eggs are packed III leaves, layer
upon layer, and placed in air-tight tin
boxes, which are in turn covered with
mating. The car is kept at tempera
ture below the freezing point, and no
light is admitted. The mating covered
boxes are piled on either side There is
nothing to be seen there but mating, and
the appearance OF the boxes is certainly
not indicative of the value of their con.
tents. This is the first attempt yet made
to import silh-worms via the United
States, and il human foresight avaIs any
thing, there Is every reason to look for
success. The ear was switched on to the
Michigan Central track last night, and
started for New York by the 5:l5 train.
The public will look forward with inyer
est to the announcement OF the safe arri
val Of Of the precious insects in France.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
FATAL Accident.

We were panied to learn Of a fatal ac-
cident which occurred on the Shotweil
place, at the lower end Of this county, ON
Monday evening last. 1t appears that
William Edwards, who had been out In
the woods during The day hunting, return
ed home about dusk, and, after taking the
caps off his gun, placed it in the corner
Of the room. His wife, thinking that the
weapon was not loaded, took it up, and,
after cooking it, pointed it Mt her sister
and pulled the trigger. The act was re
peated several times, when the idea OF
swapping a cap occurred to her. She
placed a cap upon the tube, and agiin
taking aim, pulled the trigger. This
time the aim was too true, and, ms the
gun fired, the shot carried away the whole
top Of the younger sisters head. She ex-
pired shortly after.--Austin Cotton Plant.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
The New Phase Of the V5r.fniu>
Affair.

Attorney-General Williams has deci-
ded that the Virginius, at the time of her
capture, was without right and improper
ly carrying the American flag but at the
same time he is also "of the opinion that
she was as much exempt from interfer-
ence on the high seas by another power
on that ground as though she had been
lawfully registered, Spain no doubt has
a right to capture a vessel with an Amer
lean register and CARRYING the American
flag, found in her own waters, assisting
or endeavoring To assist the insurrection
in Cuba, but she has no right to capture
such vessel on the high seas upon a sus-
picion that, in violation of the neutrality
or navigation laws of the L tied States,
she was on her way t. assist said rebel
lion. Spain may defend her territory
and people frcm the hostile attack Of
what is or appears to be an American
vessel, but she has no jurisdiction what
ever over the question as to whether or
not such vessel is on the high seas in vi
olation of any law of the United States. 3"
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Fatal Affair.

We learn that fatal difficulty occur
red in the Caledonia neighborhood on Fri
day, the 18th inst, in which a colored
man came to hIs death at the hands of q
Mr.. Murray, son of David Murray, Esq
late a member Of the Board of Supervisors
of this county. The parties were dispu-
ting about horse trade, and finally came
to blows, the coIored man knocking Mr..
Murray down with his fist. and afterwards
attempting to strike him with an axe,
when Mr.. Murray fired, killing him in
stantly. The matter was investigated be-
fore Esq, Dirk, colored magistrate of
that district, and the evidence showing
that Mr.. NJ. acted entirely in self-defense,
he was discharged from custody. Wood
vile Sentinel.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
usoId Cotton Ihcr.

A cotton train passed down the N.
and Ohio Railroad yesterday mor
before day, and, arrived here the d"
cry was made that bale of cotton
been tumbled of between here nd .
rion. Word was sent to Marion iH.
section master to come down uu
hand car and make an iuycst.ga
Above here, some mile and a haIi U
McLemore field he discovered where
cotton bad been thrown of and laHda
Il two wheel cart. II was quite .a.
track the cart, and 10 was followed
satisfactory certainty almost right u
the railroad platform. And there
the bale Of cotton under the scales
had been bought By Dr. Edwards q
on front street, stood thc little two a
cart that brought IL in. Lewis -n.
yellow mulatto had sold it tn Du
wards. Capt. Early promptly ord
Scotts arrest, and lac felI into the H.
OF policeman Wetherhead -N.r
Mercury.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Important Enterprise.

The statement that Captain Gallagher,
Of Meridian, has negotiated with Ger
man Silk Company in the Northwest for
the establishment of manufactoIy on
the line Of the Nicksburg and Meridian
Rail Road company, will attract atten-
ton. The announcement that the man
agement Of the road has offered liberal
terms to the company accords with our
idea of the public spirit which has inva-
riably controlled their action. The entire
public cannot but feel lively interest in
the enterprise, as the forerunner of others
which will vastly promote the wealth and
prosperity of the State.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
bsaiiu Dad Proposition.

We understand that the President Of
the Mississippi Central Railroad proposes
that If iazoo county will issue interest.
bearing bonds for n sufficient amount 10
make the road bed and perhaps furnish
the cross ties, for the distance from the
county line, in the Swayze neighborhood
to 1azoo City, he will furnish everything
else necessary to build road from Du
liant to this point He also proposes that
stock shall be issued to the county, for
the whole amout Of the bonds, and she
shall have half the Directors of said road.
and that he will keep the bonds, cnly
drawing the interest as it falls due. This
road would be of great advantage to our
county-Yazoo Banner.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Gov. Newton Booth, who has been
elected to the U. S. Senate from Califor-
MIA, will attract more attention than any
other man in the body. His position is
anomalous. He was Republican in the
past, but during his Official term he bold
ly grasped the necessities of the situation,
cut himself loose from old party affilia-
tions, and took the lead in the Reform
Movement of the people against Monop-
oily and Corruption. He goes into the
Senate with the prestige of pioneer in a
cause which is nearer than all others to
the hearts of the honest and unterrifed
masses. 1t remains to be seen whether
he is equal to the occasion. Who knows
but he is the coming man?
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
The Freed Hsureau DefaIcn.
ton.

The special report of the Secretary of
War, calling the attention of Congress
TO the defalcation OF 0. O. Howard, the
Chief of the Freedmen's Bureau, is too
important a document to omit from our
columns, though we are rather late in
publishipgit. Our Captain 0. c. French,
Chief Committeeman of the Ames crew,
and member Of the Legislature from Ad-
ans county, figures conspicuously in this
document. If he Is defaulter,as alleged
in this report, he is not eligible to seat
in that boGy.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Another Murder.

We are again called upon Y e.
another murder which occurred o. a'.
on Wednesday the 10th ins. u
tim was a colored woman, named p
nah Williams. She was found lA
the little creek, on the south side
town.
Malissa King has been aue-
charged with committing the lol.
-Fayette Chronicle.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
The Franklin tobbsr,
From the Nashville rryuu. uam
American

From the Nashville lreua. uam
American
A telegram was received DO u
Yesterday, 10 the effect that BnaW
the man who had charge OF tHe n.
office at Franklin, Kentucky atHm.
it was robbed OF four thousand a.
some two weeks since, hai c9u0a.#.
he was one of the r0bbprs. h.s
knocked down and cut having been
viously arranged with hIs c0ntaI.
two in number. Wood confessed
whole thing, and told where tao
was concealed. He wus u0, lHa nm
agent, rs has been eu0nwu.y
heretofore. Mr.. Sulmonz, president
of thr bank 81 Franklin, being thr ae
but Woods was employed a- an
The latter Is "a young man uI rAna.
family, is married and has always 0.
considered perfectly reliable lai .u
worthy. The cash in the back pan
his head. spoken OF iu the first ac.
of the affair, was carefully iudIo0
means of lance ID the hand st H
the two men who are implicated
Woods
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Tho New Party in Congress.

The anti-monopoly movement in the
house of representatives., the opening OF
which was chronicled by the regular re.
port few days ago, will start off with
momentum on the re-assembling of Con-
gress. 1t will be led by Mr.. Kasson, OF
Iowa; and Judge Wilson, of Indiana, on
the part of the Republican side, and Beck
and Luttrell of the Opposition. This
movement will probably make short
work of the Pacific railroad Imbination
job, if that scheme should show itself
this winter. This movement will sustain
Judge Wilson's proposed amendment to
the constitution forbidding grants of land
and the loaning of the government credit
to corporations. Booth, of California,
will lead a similar movement in the SEN
ate.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

A good suggestion on this subject il
copied from the Independent South. We
are informed that lawyers on both side.
concur that the case which came up from
Judge Fisher, in Tate county, is not il
point, and that the Judge went out of hi,
way to pronounce an opinion upon the
constitutionality Of the election law
though il did not properly come before
him in the decision of the case.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Col. Torrcy'- 1mInIgr"Hts

From thc Kinds County Gazette
A number of house helps add hr
borers have reached this county
the last two or three months. lHm
under contracts, by CoI George Ir
They are English. and. With hu
there an execution. afford nuIaan
the parties having them. Cu. Ior
as we learn from a late letter, w,i. T
blv be N New Orleans about tha .
January ensuing. Hlsimm'gfal.'' p
cy will he continued, however la.
reliable agent whom hc ha- apFa.a
Liverpool
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Says the Chicago Tribune: The Wash
ington dispatches state that the feminine
mind Of the Capital is agitated at the
prospect of seeing Mrs. Williams promo
ted to the position of Chief-J usticeSs, and
that Senators are confronted at every turn
with the imp paeable opposition of the la
dies to the confirmation of Mrs Williams
husband.
This allusion has reference to a scan
dal relating to the motive which prompt
ed the appointment of the husband in
question, by the President, so monstrous
as to be impossible.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

This statesman Of New England has
grown rapidly in public favor. He i
the most rising member of his party, and
yet he has so completely sunk the mere
partizan in the genuine statesman that he
has won the confidence and applause OF
of political opponents. Viewing him
from our obscure and remote standpoint
we have taken him to be a man Of true
moral courage, as he is acknowledged to
be statesman of decided ability, and
possessed of the requisites of success
ful parliamentary leader. In his APP
pointment of committees, he has certain
ly exhibited manly spirit of impartial
ity towards the representatives OF the
prescribed class Of our own prescribed
section The assignment of Messrs. La
mar and Stephens, the former particular
ly, to service on important comm; tees
heretofore mentioned, will illustrate what
we mean. In the general upheaval of
parties, there IS no telling who is to be
brought to the front, and to be given in
charge the destinies Of the country. We
shall keep our eyes on the rising star of
Speaker Blaine
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The Austin Cotton Plant ha. r
ed charges, with specification.
the Cotton Commission M,raa...
Memphis, OF dishonest dcaHn..
planters in the handling ot ua.-..
among the rest, eonn.yauca r .-
weighing and false account.
The press of the city has demand.
investigation, seconded hy % nurl
merchants who re not willing a.-..
der the imputatioH.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Man Killed.

q. w. Farnham, brakeman on the
n. o.. j. q G. N. R. r, accidently fell
from the car on the track; the train pas
sed over him, killing him instantly. The
accident occurred at Martnsville, in this
county on the night of December 24th.
Herald.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Rntrr Of anE,.crip.ion
"EISEE OGT!''

p~ Subscribers who ind TIME OUT'
stamped on the margin Of their paper, are
thus notified that their subscription has ez-
pired, and that we would be pleased to have
themrencw-our invariabIe rule being to
discontinue unless otherwise requested.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

THE opposition il the L. S. Senate TO
Pinchback, the Kellogg pretendsr, 1t Is
said, viii be lei by Schurz and Ferry, (ot
Connecticut), both Republicans, and that
they viii be followed by fifteen Admins
tration Senators.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Rev. Whitfield Harrington, Ag...
the State Grange Of Mississippi ,.,.
Orleans, will deliver nu addr.. ...
hall Of Hazlehurst. Grange, NJ g5
the town Of Hazlehurst. on NE
Saturday in January, 1874
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

A WOMAN AS a CANDIDATE FOR
OFFIcE.-The four women who were
candidates for the Office of school director
in Boston were duly elected, but the six
women candidates for the same Office in
London were defeated at the recent cleo
ton.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

An intelligent public will hardly cred
it the statement that the following reso-
luton was passed at recent meeting of
the Ames' crew, to nominate a candidate
for the Legislature, in Lowndes County.
The Pilot is our authority:
That when the horn of State shall
toot for the assembling of the old guard
in Representative Hall, when from ever,
County shall leak forth the patriots ex-
traordinary, at twenty cents per mile
when dismay shall set, like cold slap
jack, upon the couutenances of every
odious opposer of his Excellency, he, the
said j. l.. Glenn, is hereby instructed to
join the glorious band, and go to Jackson,
and draw his mileage and per diem regu-
larly, and to consecrate his utmost zeal to
the end that while so employed our great
chief shall not experience the tragical fate
of the
Grasshopper sitting on sweet tater vine,
sweet tater vine. sweet tater vine
When great big gobler came up behind
came up behind. came up behind,
And snatehed him off the sweet tater vine,
sweet tater vine. sweet tater vine
SELAH-
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The salary grab is proving itself hard
thing to repeal; but the people at home
are watching the matter pretty closely,
and he who fails to give his voice in favor
of the restoration of the plunder will be
marked and remembered by those who
placed him in power, be he Democrat or
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The delinquent poll tax list for 1870.
1871 and 1872, shows an aggregate, 1--WE
are informed, of more than tour thou
sand names delinquent, four-ffth ofwhom
are efreedmen.-Chickasaw Messenger.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The task Of the newspapers. as .
nels on the watch-towers Of pu1.Io
ion, is net yet finished, when such .
advocate and persistent jusuieI. q.
salary, back-action, increase, as 2',
Carpenter, is made Presidentof ih'
ate. NATION (Ill.) Journal.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

We have information Of "a ser.
bloody affray, at SummerviIIe y
county, between the races, and '.-
negro was killed and one badly el
knife. Our information is, taei.
great eXcitment in consequence, aH.
parties were arming. Except t6g.
we have no information. MO
Mercury.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The employees on many of the North
west rail roads have "struck" against q
reduction of 10 per cent. on their wages
A similar proposition was made by the
managers of the Mississippi Central re-
Gently, and number of the employees
lost their situations. Others, however,
kept their temper and their places, like
sensible people, and are doing well,
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

OUR Washington correspondent
that Thos. $. Bocock. of NIrrr
John II. Reagan of Texas. wHa.
cal disabilities wer, removed N
gress last week, will b5 candida.
their respective States for tae
States Senate. The new Lca.am
Virginia, as well as that of .leM. ..
Democratic majority uu Joint
Bocock is anxious Ia succeed
Lewis, whose term expire in l,-.
Reagan wants to succeed Fam.
who goes out at the same uma
election for Senator takes pag. DO
States this winter.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Cotton receipts at all the pJrt,
continued unexpectedly large. Er,..
standing, the tendency Of the mar.
decidedly upward.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Special Election.

A special election for Sheriff was held
IN Benton county, Miss, last week, which
resulted in Hicks receiving 791 and Nc
Kenzie 62l votes Majority for Hicks
17O.-Ripley Advertiser.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Fred Helen, formerly sn old
of Mr.. Jesse Darden, was found %
Dobyns' Bridge, on the Rodney To'-
Monday morning last; whiskey the -
-Fayette chronicle.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

General Breckenridge has been men
toned for the Governorship OF Ken
lucky. If that ball starts, there viii be
NO stopping 10,
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
Orange elton.

There was Council of GrWs
res-nting quite "a number Of Gov
East Mississippi. organized hcr.
Saturday. We understand meet.
to be held quarterly, alternating
Shubuta and Enterpri-r
FINES.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The people Of Louisiana have greeted
with no little joy, the Congressional
movement to investigate Durell, the par
tizan Judge, whose decision furnished the
Administration pretext for establishing
and keeping up with its bayonets, the
Kellogg administration. A committee
of two, one of each party, Messrs. Wilson
of Indiana and EIdridge of Wisconsin,
have been appointed to visit New Orleans
to take testimony and report 1t is not
doubted that they will find him guilty of
bribery, habitual drunkenness and other
disqualifying acts as judicial officer.
As Durell and his decree are the corner
stones of the Kellogg usurpation, it is
possible that they will fall together. An
otner Presidential canvass is approaching,
thanks to a system of government which
makes Preside nts and Congresses amen
able to the people, and the dominant
party cannot afford to 20 before them,
loaded down with the responsibility of
keeping judges on the bench of estab-
lished dishonesty and personal unftness
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

A squad of over one hundred negroes
left Selma on Thursday for Mississippi
Selma Tines.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01
rae Funded County Debt.

From the Kinds County Gazette 81
Tn an exhibit made to the Board OF
Snnervisors in November, the county
treasurer reported that he had to tnat
date redeemed $50, $50 of the floating
debt of the county, issuing for the coun-
tv scrip the interest bearing bonds au-
thorized under the provisions OF the tund-
inc act passed for this county at the regu-
ular session of the Legislature held last
winter. A very limited amount OF bonds
has been issued since the date or the
treasurer's report, and il is reasonable u
conjecture that but little if any paper
now remains out. Taking the report "a
the treasurer, then, and estimating Tue
amount Of bonds issued since November
we arrive at about the amount OF tue
funded debt, and we state 1t IN rounu
numbers at 500, 900. We must confess
that the aggregate is much larger than
we had supposed it to be, the excess arr,
SING however, in the school fund, and
not on general county account Inc
county debt proper, we have always sta-
ted at from $1,000 to $4,000. and
while we never professed to know any
thino about the school debt, our hope has
constantly been that it did not exceed
from 81 ), 900 to 500, ,000-it now appears
however, that it reaches the no insIgnlh-
cant sum of $50, 900. The following tlg-
ures no doubt very nearly represent the
amount of each fund embraced in the
800, 900: ono
General county fund.................ZZ IVY 1o
| Bridge fund. d...........-.-...-'..--' - y
School teachers fundamentally OOO
School house fund....................l ,oOV
Total. .................. IOo,o oOO
The bonds bear an annual interest OF
8 per cent. 80 the interest on the fund
ed debt of the county will amount III the
aggregate to about SS, 900 per annum.
The Board of Supervisors of the county
is required under the act Of the LegIsla-
ture to make special levy each year IN
a sufficient amount for the payment OF
the interest on the bonds and also to pay
the bonds by the year 1880. "A levy,
then. of about 800, 900 will have to be
made each year, for seven years, to liqul'
date this bond debt.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

The wretched tribe Of time-servers in
the South, whoto win the favoro the con
quering power in the late war, made haste
to attribute 70 their own section the blame
Of bringing on the conflict, viii read a
valuable lesson in the extract which we
have copied from a recent publication Of
the Hon. J :. Black Of Pennsylvania.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

A child can readily learn TO sew q"
Victor Machine.
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

THE DAILY VICsBURGEE IS the title
of paper, the initial number of which
has reached US 1t is published by
Messrs. John G.. eastman, &c. Rietti,
and other gentlemen, who are practical
printers, and acquired their profession in
this city and Vicksburg, The paper will
advocate Democratic principles. 1t j.
edited with ability and its mechanical
execution reflects credit on the publish
The weekly clarion., 1874-01-01

Hon. Alexander II. Stephens i cen
sured by almost the entire press Of
Georgia for his championship of the
Salary Grab, and, in this instance. the
press represents the people. Tortured
by their stings, he replies in a published
letter in which he undertakes to prove
that he is sustained by precedents. But
preeedents viii have no weight with peo-
pie who are in the habit of thinking for
themselves. The question is Was the
measure right? Were the members of
Congress right in appropriating public
funds to their own use for services never
perlormedy