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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-05-07
DLACk DRESS GOODS.

Ladies using mourning would do well to ex-
anime our choice selection of Black Material for
dresses. We have just received from New York
Collonna Cloths, Tamies Cloths, French Dcanes,
Crow Black Alpaca Black PercaI. BLACK Linen
Grain Black Silk, with many other goods in
this line, at No 81 King street..
nv Il. L.. WOOD.
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Two HOTEL KEEPERS, COUNTRY MER-

W HO u y u y III I4Is'Jj % = ~ Z ~ 4 1 -
l. CHANTS, sc.
May 4th, 1874-We invite special attention to
our large stock of Table Damask, Sheet'ngs
Toweiings, Napkins, Quits, Irish Linen, Crash
Wine Cloths and =. q. Linens. Also another
large invoi,e of Oil Cloths, White and Colored
straw Mattngs, together with other goods at
popular prices. d. +. BRASHEAK,
my4 l09 King street, corner of Pitt.
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VIRGINIA CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST -
Movements are already going Oh 10 some Of the
Virginia congressional districts with reference
to the elections next auiuWn, and as usual
there will be no lack OF candidates. There are
pow tour conservative aud five radicals, Smith,
Srncr, thomas, Patt, aud StoweIl 10 Congress.
The districts represented by Messrs Sener aud
Thomas are counted certainly for the conserva-
tives. Mr. Smith, of the Richmond district
will probaby not be candidate for re eIec,lou,
aud il is entirely probable that conservative
will be returned. The districts represented by
Messrs Harris, Bowen, Whitehead, and HUI
ton, are also counted certainly for the couserva-
tives. General Hutton, it is understood, will
be opposed by Col. Mosby, WIN is TO ruu as a
Grant candidate, but the district is largely con-
sentative, and it is DOT likely that Mosby will be
able to defeat representative whose course
has given such general satisfaction as General
Huutons S, though Mosby's supposed influence
with the President is Il great card in his favor.
- Wash. Cor. Of the Baltimore Sun.
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Lewis Washington a grant of the site of the
birthplace of George Washington, and the
homes and graves Of his progentors 10
America" and approprlaiins five thous-
and dollars 'to Dcose the same 10 an
iron fence. The Hoe. Henry A. Wise,
Governor of Virginia at the time this act was
passed, entered with zeal and alacrity upon the
work, the execution of which was entrusted to
him by the legisature-we 10 person to w est
moreland examined carefully the sites, neguti-
ated with the owuer of the adjacent farm Tor
right OF way, adopted plan for the Enclosures
ADD tablets, and began correspondence with
mechanics and artisans at the North with a
view to the speedy completion Of the work,
and-just then his term expired, the war soou
followed, aud the matter was Of Curse drop
ped.
The money appropriated, together with the
accrued interest, is nov lu the treasury OF Flr-
GINA, aud although Gov. Walker 10 his late
message did not bring the subject to the atten-
tou Of the legislature, the luug delayed work
will be onsumuatcd soouer OF later, and "a
neat iron fence" with few plain slab, Will he
erected on the hallowed spot. -Lippincoh S
IMuguzine.
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AND OPTICAL lNSTRU MENT5,
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Washington, my 4-eotf
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WHITE GOODS, for ladies and children.
We ask especial attention to our 1t OK o. ne"
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Cambria, Jaconet Cambria As!nso,s ms ~; Ill.,
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Jan. 26.-Gov.
Beverage gave his first official reception
at the Mansion this evening. 1t was a
brilliant affair, ETC., etc. The toilets
were rich, the music, the dancing, and
the cigars excellent. The exercises will
be repeated fortnightly during the ses-
slon.-[Telegram.
The foregoing suggests the inquiry if
our newly elected Governor does not in
tend to signalize his administration by
such reunions as are here described? 1t
has been the invariable custom hereto
fore for the incumbent to throw open the
doors of the Executive Mansion at the
beginning of each term, and thereafter
at regular times, for the reception of the
people in order that they might meet to-
gether at the house built by themselves
and for themselves, and in social COM
munion forget, for season, the cares of
life, and put in allegiance distinctions in
society, and the animosities (often too
ntense), resulting from political divis-
ions. Is this custom to give place to
cold and aristocratic exclusiveness he
cause the colored people would have a
right to enjoy the festivities as well as
others? If so. your pretenSions about
Civil Rights are all hypocritical If the
law requires that the Edward House.
which is the private property of Mr..
Hilzheim, shall be open to the reception
OF guests, irrespective of race, color or
previous condition, because his hotel is
licensed, how much more imperative is it
that the same rule shall be enforced as to
the Executive Mansion, which is public
property, built with the public money
and kept up at public expense? If not.
why not?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

Gov. Powers last message will De
found on our first page. Our renders
will agree with US that It is an excellent,
practical, business-like paper. The at
fairs of the State are presented in clear
and intelligent style. and the reeommen-
dations are worthy Of being carried INTO
effect BY the Legislature. The matters
contained in the message are 50 clearly
and distinctly set forth, that il would be
taking up space unnecessarily to reeapif-
ulate them. The following idea, how
ever, is suggested by the information fur
nished in the message, concerning the
finances of the State Notwithstanding
the deplorable mismanagement and eX-
travaganee of the past few years, our
State IS in a comparatively blessed condi-
ton, compared to most of the other car
pet-bagged communities, and the evils OF
disordered finances are not beyond rem
edy, if the Legislature will resolve TO
have short session, and cut down eX-
penditures to the lowest practicable tig-
ures.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
The Wear 1szA and ahe Cotton
Crop.

There il scarcely doubt that the cot
ton crop of last year will approximate
four millions of bales.
II is TO be presumed that every practi-
cal farmer will determine for himself ac-
cording to his own experience and judg-
ment, whether it is best to supply him
self with provisions by raising his own
corn and meat, or by raising cotton and
purchasing these articles with the pro-
ceeds 1t Is a question Of economy,
which every one will settle for himself,
and he is apt to settle it wisely, because
it Is question of selfinterest easily solved.
At this time of entrance upon the
planting operations of another year, the
farmers will do we'll to bear in mind the fact
mentioned above, that the last years crop
NAV be set down at not less than four
millions of bales; and that it's extent has
baffied all the calculations which were
made during its cultivation. 1t is the
large crop that has kept down prices and
disappointed the expectations OF pro
ducers. If the crop had not exceeded
three millions of bales, the effect of the
panic on prices would have scarcely been
perceptible.
The reasonable supposition for the
year 1874, is that the quantity will b.
/ increased instead of diminished and a.
like causes produce like effects, it is saf'
to assume that prices will range no highe
the next season than the present. Th'
regulation Of the market under the law 0
supply and demand, is fixed rule, VIC
lated never, save in exceptional in
stances The rapid development of tn
cotton production in foreign countrie
has more than supplied the falling off il
the Southern States since the war; an.
in this latter region the white laborinl
force that has been added to the blacks
in its cultivation, promises to bring tn
production up to its highest ante-bellun
figure in few years, when prices range,
from to 10 cents per pound. TIL
idea we wish to impress on planters is
that estimates and arrangements for tn
crop of 1874, ought to be based on
calculation Of not exceeding fifty dollar
a bale
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
The Senatorial Election.

Justice requires that the claims OF the
Conservative people Of the State, who
bear so vast a proportion Of It's burdens
should be recognized by the election OF
member of their party to one OF the
Senatorial places to be filled at the pres
emf session. And in the event OF such
recognition, we would prefer that 1t should
be in the person of genuine BONA J'de
representative of the people referred to
Jefferson Davis, \. q. Brown, j. w. =.
Watson. A. r. Johnston, W ;. Feather
ston. the Chalmers, A. M. West. Robert
E. Lowry, C. Walthall, w. ii. Tison, 3
A. D. Steele, s. ). Calhoon, L. j.
Wharton. Fl. NJ. Sreet-or some o.her
such man.
IF the colored members were lett to their
own sense of right, uninfuenced by par
tizan considerations and appeals, they
would cheerfully recognize the claims OF
their Conservative fellow-citizens. But
we have small hope of this. We must
wait with patience for a returning sense OF
iustice. The contest is between carpetbag-
gers and colored Republicans. The scala
wags who are ncsing about the purlieus
of the Capitol are not in the ring Ii the
election is to be restricted to Republicans,
it would seem but right that the colored
element should have both the places.
Notwithstanding they stand numerically
as one thousand to one in the Republican
party of the State, they have but two of
the six State-house officers and but one OF
the five Republican Representatives, and
neither of the Senators, in Congress.
Their demands would not be exorbitant,
their numbers considered, if they should
enforce their claims in the Radical party
to both the Senators and all the other
places that may have to be filed by the
present Legislature. For ourselves, we
had rather trust the fortunes of the State
to colored men who are permanently
here, and .racy of the soil, than to the
advent;rers who have been imposing on
their eredulity, taxing their good nature
and employing them solely to advance
their own schemes of personal aggrandlze-
ment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
civic. EsEGsITS.

Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
DETROIT, Jan. 22.-In the Superior
Court to-day, suit was tried in which
the plaintiff, colored man named Nick
les, sought to recover damages for being
refused MS dinner on board the steamer
Jay Cooke on one Of her trips from De
troit to Put-in-Bay, alleging that the
reason of this being 50 refused was be-
cause he was coiored man His testi-
mony was as follows: "On the 8ta Of
May last got on board the JAY CO, Ike
in this city, and paid the usual first-clas~
fare-$2. 50-which includes dinner on
roard the boat. | took a seat at the
first table with man on each side Of me
There were one or two vacant seats, and
also spare sea at each of the other two
tables. Thesteward ordered me to change
to another table, which | refused to do;
and then the walters refused to give me
any food.
The defense claimed that he had taken
a seat reserved for ladies, and the insist
ing on his changing tables was on this ac-
count and not because Of his color.
The jury held this to be not true. and
gave Nichols 800 damages, which, it is
understood, the officers of the boat will
pay.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

It will do no good to permit our judg-
ment of the official acts of Gov. Ames TO
he warped BY remembering that ne has
reached his prominent position IN the Po-
litical government of our State by en-
ploving the military authority, with which
chance invested hun, to promote his per-
sonal ends. We must look at the matter
practically, and, recognizing his election
form our opinions of his course according
u its merits. His Inaugural ls before
the public. Without pausing TO consid-
or the bad taste of It's partizan features
or the impracticability of his compulsory
education plan-or the haif-concealed
o,,rar;an feature-or 10 answer the gratu-
tons imputation of intolerance Of free
nolitical opinion and utterance among the
class of our people at whom the flung Is
a;med-and crediting all to a want OF
nroper information, and to the unsympa-
tbetic and nonresident standpoint OF It's
antbor-we will pass on cheertuily to the
more salient and practical matters OF the
document-which are:
Retreuchment in expenses, ana ecoi'o-
my.
R;ennial g SONS of the Legislature
A Constitutional amendment requiring
elections once in two years, instead OF
annually.
MerciIess exposure of official corfuP-
ton and rascalities, and the punishment
If those who are found to have been en-
gagged in practicing them
An invitation to all good citizens to
;oin him in an honest and just admins
tration of the laws.
Asking to be let alone in the manage
ment. of their private affairs ana pro
tected in the enjoyment Of their rights
the people Of Mississippi who have Polit'-
calIy opposed the new Governor, VIII CO
operate with him II these objects Inc
main body of them are here to stay
Their identity with Mississippi does mol
depend upon success in gorging them
selves with the loaves and fishes OF ottlce'
They are too numerous to be crowded
into public position, even If they pre-
farred its turmoils to the quietude OF PR
vate pursuits. And hence every motlVt
Of selfinterest, every consideration OF
patriotism, will prompt them to selAt
whatever opportunity offers to rescue the
State. in which their fondest hopes are
bound up, from threatened peril, and tC
place it on the highway of prosperity
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

UDhenvaI of the Political EIe-
memGs.

The Washington Republican, an Ad-
ministration organ, sends out this word OF
solemn warning to the political rulers;
The country has come to new stage
in its wondrous development when new
methods are needed, when the old nos
trums are no longer applicable or eftica-
cious. Inc farmers
Of the West, for the first time. are organ
ling in secret lodges for politicO-social
purposes, maintaining a menacing silence
ard broodng over real or imaginary
grievances the finances are in disorder
merchants look anxiously into the new
year, endeavoring to see through the
gloom and darkness in which 1t Is
shrouded. In addition to all we have
angry mutterings from the great centres
of population, reminding us of revolu-
tionarv scenes in other countries, and to
which, up to this, We have been happily
strangers Party ties are no longer as
binding as they were FIVE years ago; a
shirt of unrest i abroad, which, at any
moment may sweep the country like a
hurricane
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

WAsmNGToN, Jan. 27.-The Presi-
dent. after consultation with the cabinet
to-day, decided not to send the message
on Louisiana matters, which he had part
ly concluded 20 send to-day, and it is now
very doubtful if he will at any time. 1t
is not considered that there Is any re-
quirement for him to DO so.
The long debated West Virginia cleo
ton cases were decided in the House to-
day by the admission Of MesSrs. Davis
and Hagan, republicans. The majority
report Of the election committee was adj
verse to their right, but the minority
report was adopted by strong party
vote, only some half dozen republicans
voting against Davis and Hagan, and
only two democrats voting for them, Me
Kee, Of Mississippi, and Waddell, Of
North Carolina
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
The Merchants E'uIHcc-.--'E'hc
EaCmcT~' EEOVst-

From the Enterprise Cuu.ter
In u recent number OF The CLAII.N
we read, with a painful sense of the
truth, an editorial commenting upon a
petition Of two negroes in DeSoto county.
seeking a reduction Of rents. In that
writing it is said, Towns are poine, mn
and the country is going down. That Is
a true saying, and furnishes food for the
most serious reflection. The seeming
prosperity Of towns is a feverish, dis
eased growth, resembling prosperity, but
toreshadowing decay. The COURIER has
not failed in its Legitimate way to make
all effort 10 impress upon the public
mind some Of the evils of the times, and
to suggest remedies. In relation 10 this
evil languishing country and prosper
ing towns, The CLARION indicates the
remedy, but the means Of applying the
remedy are not exhibited. We venture
10 suggest that in order to avoid the in
terposition Of middle-men, every man
should 60 TO work, and not attempt to
run large farms on the capital of middle.
men. Let every one do business war
ranted by his own capital, lay aside all
superfious expenses, and pay az he goes
The progress may seem slow for time,
but in few years, the country will be
independent Of rings and middle-men.
and the price of cotton can be controlled
by those who are engaged in its produc-
SiDm
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
E.oui E.ana a fI;EiT'-.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-In his speech
before the Senate. to-day on the Louisi-
ana case, Senator McCreery argued
strongly in favor Of the policy ofrecogniz-
ing the McEnery government, and OPP
posed all plans looking TO new election.
The message Of the President on Louis
lana afflirs was ready to be sent into
Congress to-day, but was withheld tor
reasons that are notmade public. ltmay
be held over again tomorrow.
There are positive assurances that the
message does not recommend new cleo
ton.
Senator West says that he looks for a
long and bitter contest in Congress over
the Louisiana question; but, until fur
ther developments, he cannol form an
idea as to the result
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
Enormous Hieid of Money from
COIfOn--Nh:G has Gone with ID"

There is so much sound sense and food
for reflection in the following statistics
from the n. Y. Journal of Commerce,
and the accompanying remarks, that we
have copied them for the consideration
of our readers. The table shows the
number of bales of cotton grown annual
ly for the past eight years, and the price
realized, and with it is presented the ag-
gregate value of the crops. Then follow
the observati ons to which we wish to
call especial attention, to a people who
toll from year to year, and dig such i'm
mense value out of the ground, and yet
find themselves as poor as when they
commenced
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
The COIOred Race and the Typo
graphic Art.

From the Meridian Gazette.
The subioined comments from the
jackson CLARION betray a heightened
sense of justice and generosity, and we
transfer them to our columns with deci-
ded satisfaction. There is no reason nor
sense in white people placing themselves
in an attitude Of unjust hostility towards
the colored race. The true policy Of both
is to inculcate friendship, fairness and
liberality in their dealings with each tn
er. 1t is the peculiar province of the
mischief maker on either side to stir up
mere prejudice and keep alive senseless
appearance of antagonism, where none
really exists.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29

Anti Grab" can scarcely
-idered a pre- " name for the uw
but it is q ST. bngly expressive "
may vet bee M u terrible wa...
the demagog, who have -l long
ruled by mean of one Or thp u.U.
great parties which now seem
lived their day The most w
feature OF the stupcudou- reform
ment which swept over the count
tail was, that it -praug forth
people, without plan or 1rgaum
the expression of au intense p.u
ing against the abuses and corW
power. Seeing this, thc ODD .
Nifo-pullers said To- each other
bun cphemcrll; we must merely
the storm IS over, then reaction
ihe people weaker and us slun
before. ' They acted upon taI- u.
thcy insulted the nation 1y
patching and trimming oi che a..
- The Independence.
ricut but scotched the serpent
corruption, which the AutI.Gu.
Or some other organization ..sD
70 kill.-San Francisco Chronic.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
E1ascaEOuIa Lumber Trade

There are now upwards of thirty YES
sells leading lumber below Fast Pasca
goula, for foreign and domestic ports.
Thisis the largestlumberf fleet ever moored
at that port, and the fact is fattering
to the press of East Pascagoula, which
has done much to attract business there.
and develop the resources of that section
of Mississippi. Since Colonel Melanc
thon Smith has made his popular journal
the guiding Star of the people of that
portion of Jackson county, more than
usual activity has been aroused, and
laudabe efforts have been made to i'm
prove the facilities of navigation there
Mobile Graphic.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-29
The Progress ct Reform.

Heretofore Kansas has been bound
with chains OF iron to the ear of Radical
ism Of the most intolerant order. But
the ti-Monopolists, who are making
war upon all parties and everything else
that lies in the way of Reform, have or
ganized in that State, and majority of
the members of the Legislature, consist
irg mostly of former Republicans, issued
a call for meeting as follows
eve, the undersigned, hereby unite
in call for a meeting of all the members
of the Legislature who are willing 10 act
independently of the claims Of the politi-
cal parties to which they have hereto
fore belonged, for the purpose of organ
izing a caucus with a view to securing
harmony of action on such measures of
reform as they may deem necessary
The result of this call was that a large
majority of the members attended the
caucus and nominated Mr. McEckron
for Speaker; and the next day the regu-
lar Republicans found themselves in such
pitiful minority that they made no OPP
position, and allowed the independent
candidate to be elected by an unanimous
vote.