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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-18
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Texas.

\ SHORT PosTPoNENIENr OF Texas REAL
ESTATE DRAWING, until Nag 18Th, 1870. Tick
cts reduced to 100 each. No scaling Of prizes
Jut erery one paid 6tJaH.
over 10000 acres of land centrally loca-
ted. near railroads. Il Houses, 2325 Gold
Co in Prizes. among them one of $4,000
and one Of 5000 Oar enterprise is en-
dorSed hy the City CoanciI. Reliable agents
wanted Send tor Circulars, they will can-
vince you we are both reliable and respon-
>jble Tickets only 81 Eleven for $40 and
y for $40 No connection with any other
similar enterprise ! Z. FOSTER,
Manager, Houston, Texas.
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AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CoMPA-
we publish to-day the 25th annual
Itement of this substantial and successful
mplny. We are informed by the eli
snt manager for this State, that the com
~ paid losses in Mississippi TO the
cunt Of fifty thousand dollars, and
ID the total losses paid in the State since
d entered it, amounts to one hundred and
thty thousand dollars. SO that lie the
Uany has taken a good deal of cash
il our State to Philadelphia. Il very
ndsople proportion, if not all, has been
II back. The company is thoroughly
anized in Mississippi, and 1t does per
ID a larger b rsinpss than any other com
m i'm this Sra It. Its great success in
|ssissippi is attributable, of coarse, to the
|eieucv and character of tts agents and
Anager@, and 10 the prompthesS with
ilch It's losses are settled. The company
amends itself to all who would take out
|iteies apoA their lives, with the absolute
Htanty OF prompt payment mt the proper
Il The blessings of life insurance are
salcuiIblc In no better or safer way
i a maa provide for his family when time
BIZ him shall be no more.
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Information Wanted.
C1xCINNATI, Feb. y, 1875,

CINCINNATI, Feb. p, 1873.
ID J. J.. Power, Grand Secretary.
DEAR SIR AND BRorHER: Some time ago
Vas applied 70 by Mrs 81 +. McGrew,
r. Mulberry. Claremont Co.. Ohio. asking
81 information respecting her son /. Milton
IeG rev, who was a member OF nay Lodge.
ID left Cincinnati, two or three wears ago
n went south, previous to which he was
mploved for short time as travelling
Kent tor Boot and Shoe House in Chica-
ii; remaining there for a short time. he left
Ia went South and when last heard from
"a in our city. His mother. Is in great
lstse--. not having heard anything from
ffa fVr a length Of time. VIII You have
Re MADNESS TO make inquiry among the
kethreu Il they know anything Of him,
nd ii ne las 1T any lime visited your
sodgeS he was bright NJ. NJ, and would
lAturnlly feel disposed to mingle freely
Nnoug the fraternity. except he might
Ssh TO conceal his whereabouts.
Ifyou can give any Information respecting
'sm / can assure YOU it viii be gratefully
eeeived by his almost broken-hearted
Nothyr. Yours iraternally,
JNo. Il. HALE,
W. NJ. Nattier Lodge No. $50
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Address HARPER a. BROTHERS Ara T..#
HARPER'S WEEKLY.
NOTICES or TIE PRES.
ILLUSTRATED

The Weekly b. thc ahlr.t aud most power.
illustrated periodical Published FL ffI. e....
try. rs editorials are scholarly and e.uH.
ing, and carry much weight. H. I.u-#r.I.
OF current events are fulI ami fresh. luI ...
prepared ~ our best drsigucre. W|fha ......
lation Of 10000, the Weekly Dr. read UFaI .....
half mlllIgu persons, and If- IHN.fl#.
organ Of opinion is simply tremendous. I..
Week.. latniains positive position, I..| ...
presses decided views ou political au# ....
problem. Louisville CuErier-J0urulL
Its articles are model. Of ligH-foucd IN. .#..
sion, and iis pictorial Illustrations fr. .....
corroboratiyc arguments of u5 small .r..
y. Y. Examiner and Chronicle
It's papers upon existent questions au.
inimitablc cartoon, help ~ mould tHe ....
meuts Of the country - FtrhurE CONNER.
qful
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NTArE FAIR PREMIUMS. We publish
i oslr first page the premiums offered by
me- Stat Fair Association for the seventh
naaal exhibition of fieid-crops aud needle
soFk. Premiums in other departments Will
4 announced as soon as prepared by the
nmmttee. The premiums are Published
nffler than usual, thus giving all conlpeti-
sample time 20 prepare. The list has been
Afefuly prepared, and some of the premi-
nsnre quite attractive We shall be pleased
&c tile business men Of Jackson, and
ldeed all other citizens who wish to aid the
Hociation aud encourage home industry,
aefi1g special premiums The premiums
lfered for the best display of the products
fthc field, garden, orchard and dairy, by
Nrauge, wifi not fail, We trust, to excite a
Vely competition, and insure a credirable
play
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TNEATI FIFTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
or The
AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE co.
Of Philadelphia.
On the 1st day Of january. 1875, made to
the 31st day of December. 1874. pursu-
ant to the Statute of Mississippi.

On the 1 It day Of January, 1875, made to
the 31St day Of December, 1874. pursu-
ant to the Statute of Mississippi.
NAME AND LOCATION
The name Of this Company is the AMERI-
Can LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, iHeor-
pcrated in $50, and located in the City OF
Philadelphia. at the southeast corner Of Fourth
and Walnut Streets.
CAPITAL.
The capital Of said Company actu-
ally paid up IN CASH, is .-......s $4,000 90
The surplus the first day of
January, ls75.----.---.-----.----.-- 29S. 444 50
Total Capital and Surplus 7a3. 444 50
Assets January lst, BIB. 1913 IA -
LIABILITIES.
Amount required 70 safely reinsure
outstanding risks .-.---.S3, 80 %
Clatms not yet due---.---.--..---.---- S5OvO W
The greatest amount in any one
RISK Is-......--.-..--.....- -....- 2lOoO ~
STATE CT PESNsYLvASIA
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
q orge W Hill, President and John S Will
son, Secretary Of the American Life Insurance
Company. being duly sworn depose and say,
and each for himself says that 10 the best of
his knowledge and belief, the foregoing Is q
true. full ana correct statement Of the affairs
Of said corporation, and that they are the above
described officers thereof.
GEORGE W HILL
JoHN :. WILSON.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
nineteenth day Of February A. D. 1876.
fsEAL. SAMUEL l.. TAYLOR.
Commissioner tor Mississippi
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Set.
/ ". Il. Gibbs, Auditor of Public Accounts
OF the state aforesaid do hereby certify that
tie foregoing Statement Of the American Life
Insurance tompany, is truly and correctly
copied from the original on file in nv Office
Given under my hand and official seal
at jackson this 9th day of March, 1875.
LsEAL. ". Ii. GIBBS,
Auditor of Public Accounts
" VI. GILLASPIE Special Agent
jackson Mississippi.
CHARLES HANDY, Manager
sout hern Department, Canton, Miss.
Mar Is 7J-4w
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spouse to many inquiries. We viii
h. the price Of the Revised Code OF
has been reduced 10 8 % per copy.
Iii mail or express, charges prepaid,
q address. for - - per copy.
w. will furnish the Revised Code and
k,fapi Manual Of Forms, charge- pre-
for s. 90 Address, CLARION OFFICE,
So. Mss.
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rheumatism, Neuralgia, Cramps, Collie,
Diarrhue, Cholera MOrbus, Cholera Infan-
tum. SprainS, Burns, Scalds, Bruises. Chill
blsins, Frost-b bites, Swenings, Soreness of the
Joints, aud all painful affections ofthe body,
external and internal. For Colds, Sore throat
Ouinzy. and diseases of the thFoat and mu-
cous membrane. il is an invaluable remedy
JOHN f. HENRY, CURRAN & Co, Proprietors
and College Place, New York.
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NO 4, daily except Sunday.
TRAIN No. , connects at Milan with n. o,
ST. L. 4 c. r. r from the South TO the North
and East; at Guthrie with St. l.. 5. I. Y
trains going North and South; at Cave City
with Stages for Mammoth Cave; at Lebanon
Junction for points on Knoxville and Rich
mond Bran ohes; at Cincinnati junction and
Louisville with L. G. 4 L. Il. r. foI the North
and East; at Louisville with 0. NJ, Ry and
j. NJ < l. r. K. for the North, East and West.
TRAIN No. 1 connects at Milan with \. o. St
L. < c. r. L. from the South to the North and
East;at Mckenzie with y c. Isl. L. r : for the
Southeast; at Guthrie with ST. L. 4 : +. y
train going North at Glasgow Junction with
trains TO and from Glasgow; at Cave City with
Stages to aud from Mammoth Cave; AT Cinci7-
natl Junction and Louisville with L. c. l..
r. r. for the North and East.
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Odd TRIBLNE. NrM ~
HARPER'S Bazaar
STR TED.
Notice. on he Fysss

Tho Bazur is edited witch 90 runfr. h..... F..
tact and talent chat wc seldom huI FRO .H.
journal, and the journal itself b.. fHu Organ ..
the great world of fashion Boston Traveller
The Bazaar commoud4 if.eff fH every U.H
her OF the hou-puold-to tho children HH .Ir...
and pretty pictures. ~ fhe young IaIIr. Dr. ..
fashiou-Il ltcs boo endless EarlsIE #. fH. I..
v.dcnf matror by IiaT airruH iur tHo n.u'HI'.
clothes 10 puter-i8mtIIH- boy tts fu..utH. ..#
ri .us for embroidered slippers nHI .Ha.I..
.siug-gowu-. But thc r.alIHn .uHtf.r
the Bazaar is uniformly ui gfnhf DErr...H..
The paper has acquired "a wide I.Hl.Hr.'.
fhe Preside enjoyment Do Afford. h. L....
ing Pol
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March Is, 4t*
The Great American Con~ump-

tiou Remedy, DIR. WM. HALLS BALsAM
FOR TuE LUNGS, cures the worst eases OF
CoUQHs. CoLDs and all diseases of the
LUNGS, TuRoAT and CHEST. For WnooP-
ING Cough and Group it is 4 CERTAIN sPE-
CHIC. The most OBSTINATE CASES surely
yields to Hairs Bal>am. when used persever-
ingly. Itstands at the head ofall cough prep
arations Scld everywhere. JOHN +. Xxx
BY, CURRAN & Co, proprietors, 5 u Col
lege Place, y. y.
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NOTICE.
SUPREME CorRr MISSISSIPPI. }
October Term, 1874 j

SUPREME CoURT MISSISSIPPI
October Term 1874
MoSDAx, March SIh, 1876.
ORDERED. that at the April term, 4. D..
" 1915. OF this court the docket OF the First
District be taken up on the third Monday, 18th
tav of April and the cases thereon called un-
til Monday, the 18th day of May, when the
docket of the Third District viii be taken up,
aud the cases thereon called until Monday,
the 7th day of June, when the docket of the
Second District will be taken mp, and the cases
thereon called until Monday, 2lst day OF June,
1915
True copy from the minutes
ATTEST:
A. w. LITTLE, Clerk.
March Il 1904
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E w. CARPENTER died yesterday
Efternoon at about two O'Clock, after a lin
EeriDg and severe attack of dropsy. He
Jas useful aud highly respected citizen.
Us funeral will take place this afternoon
three o'clock from the residence of Mrs.
L. Knight. The members Of Capitol
- NoIi, |. @. o. F., and Jackson Coun-
n .. +. OF T, are requested TO meet at
&eir resn >ctive halls at half-past two
#elool toa,t., d the fuueraI OF their deceased
|fother.
MILAN NJ. wALK.V--Jn Boston, Mass
Nged 49,
Beyond the stars hope % meet the brother
no has gone before. w
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We can boast of the good behavior OF
1r darkeys. There has not been soil
Try exhibition of Civil Rights folly IN
be city, and not the slightest apprehen-
ion of any exists.
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Tbe BEST il the Cheapest.

The Non-ex plosive Petro OH sold by VIM
J. Brown, Sr., Jackson, Mississippi. makes
the cheapest, cleauest and most beautiful
light of any oil or burning huid in use. 1t has
stood the most severe tests without eXplo-
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Vi e EsHED.

MANsHp-M ARrIN-At Loves Station,
lis March 18th. by Rev =. Page. Ar. u.
Man~hip, ct Jackson, TO Miss Lu Martin,
Il Loves Station.
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rrqTors CALENDAR FOR MARCH -
notation b. '. NJ, Thursday, 18th;
FRIDAY. 2Gth; Easter sunday, = TIA.
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EorHlSG.-Read the advertisement
leka5r * Co, 81. Louis. Tneir prop
H. ri fiIl orders, is not only reasonable,
sbcr4l. The house has been established
Iear.v twenty years. aud is one Of the
extensive clothing establishments in
IL
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Gregg's Purchasing Bureau

has been established in New Orleans. long
acquaintance with the various kinds Of Sew
ing Machines has induced "a go make "A spe-
entity in this line First Class Machines Of
ali kinds at lowest rates. The New Under-fced
Buckcye Hand Machine only so Second
hand Machines in good order at half price
The latest and best Attachments for oil ma
chimes. fuckers RuiHers. Cordcrs, binders.
Plate Hemmeis &c. sc. The best NEEDLES for
n machines. The besr prepared Sewing Ma
chine Oil. The best Sewing Machine silk and
Spool Cotton. We repair all Machines az l1W
rates. We take Old Machines in cart pay for
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THE WEEKLY SUN 4 .5sgi s,sfs. s5gs. il

fearless newspaper Of So broad columns, espe-
cially designed for the farmer, the mechanic,
the merchant and the professional man, and
their wives and children. We aim TO make
the WEEKLY Sun the best family newspaper IN
the world Ii is full Of entertaining and in
structive reading of every sort, but prints
nothing to offend the most scrupulous and
delicate taste Price, 81 % per year postage
prepaid The cheapest paper published Tfy
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Weekly Clarion.

.i.-e and Death notices viii be inserted
! FIARTox free n charge, when not
I,r six lines. Obituary notices and
! N respect. whether from individuals
a..r-. will. .u future. be charged our
4.lyertisiuc rafes.-SlG % for each ten
rrintcd matter. q.
oN-~-~0o00-~I~-N1~IN-N-
Departure Of Trains
row leave Jackson junction as fol-
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ms RANCE.
MISSISSIPPI STATEMENT
OF THEooSDITIoS OF THE
HOME INSURANCE co.
OF NEW YORK.
December. :81sf, 1871.

The name of the Company is the Home
Insurance Company, of New York.
Ii is located in New York, at No rs Broad
wav.
The amount of its capital stock is two and
half million dollars
The amount Of its capital stock paid up, i
two and a half million dollars.
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UNQUEsTIoSABLY TIE BEST SUSTAINED WORK
OF THE KIND IN THE WORLD.
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How tElc Whole ERu>IneSs Way be
5RuineI.


/ From the -. Louis Republican, Democrat.
/ Dissatisfied Republicans turned the
scale in 1874 and will turn it in 1876. il
! it is to be done at all. Without the cor
/ dial cooperation of this element the
| Democracy will speedily be remanded to
/ the position Of a minority, with scant
prospect Of having a second probation.
That shifting public opinion, which con-
stitutes the balance of power in American
politics is not firmly fixed as yet; it is
merely drifting backward and forward,
and, 50 to speak, preparing to crystalline.
If Democratic organs and leaders display
a wholesome discretion between now and
next December, and if the Democratic
majority in the next House are true to
their own pledges and to the best antece-
dents Of the party whose principles they
profess, then that party may confidently
rely upon such an accession to its ranks
rs Will carry It successfully through the
coming presidential campaign. Other
wise-Hot. \ little carelessness, a little
rccklessness, a little fo0lishness, will ruin
the whole business. Any and every out
break in the South, no matter what the
provocation to it may be, will be eagerly
SCIECh t5bIl idlS G4N lIIdEilfiItL, anu tIltI
presented to the country as a good and
sufficient reason for a continuation of the
present dynasty. This is the programme,
and if permitted to DO so, GRANT will
most assuredly carry it out at all hazards
S----@-
In the Circuit Court Of Kinds county.
Judge Geo. f. Brown presiding, an i'm
portant case has been on trial for several
n
tempting to get on board a freight train
At Edwards, in October, 1873, while the
train was in motion, fell between two
| cars, and had his right arm crushed, so
that it had to he amputated, and was
otherwise injured. He thereupon brings
suit against the Nicllsburg and Meridian
railroads for damages to the amount of
$50, 600. Col. c. +. Hooker and Mr.
Baldwin, Of Bolton, appeared for the
plaintiff, and the railroad company's at
torney, L. NJ. Young. After volumin-
Gus testimony and arguments pro and con,
the case was submitted to the jury Fri
day, midnight, which resulted, we be-
leve, iii a mistrial. From what we can
learn the evidence clearly shows that the
accident was the result of negligence on
the part of the plaintiff. Nicksburg
Monitor.
Mr. VIM. Taylor, delegate from the
''Amalgamated Labor League of Eng
land, " and a sturdy, intelligent son OF
the mother country, says the Lowndes
Independent, is in the State, spying out
the land, and prospecting for homes for
the worthy class he represents.
-~@N~-
The republican party is about to retire
! from the government leaving the country
! in condition like that of an estate which
has run down under long lease to a bad
tenant. The projects which divide Its at
tention in the last hours Of its supremacy
are incontestable proofs of its unhtness to
govern the country N. Y. Herald.
\ gentleman we'll posted in live stock
matters, says that during last Summer
over so, 600 calves were branded in east
ern Oregon. 1t is estimated that next
| Summer the number will reach 100 600
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ALL BOOK AGENTS SHOULD KNOW II
living TO NEG
LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS
A NJ .

outsells any book published. The only catire
life and f4H thirty years thrilling adventures
in the wilds Of Africa OF the greatest explorer
the world ever knew Prgfpe3y ILLUSTRATED.
One agent sold J0l copies in one month
AGENTS WANTED. Send for extra liberal
terms; or, if in haste to begin work, send
500 for complete outfit 10 LIvISGsTONE PUs-
LISTERS, ST. Louis, No. Febll.
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\ gentleman we'll posted IN live stock
matters, says that during last Summer
over $4,000 calves were branded in east
ern Oregon. 1t is estimated that next
Summer the number will reach 100, 600
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Mr. VIM. Taylor, delegate from the
'Amalgamated Labor League of Eng
land, and sturdy, intelligent son Of
the mother country, says the Lowndes
Independent, is in the State, ''spying out
the land and prospecting for homes for
the worthy class he represents.
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The republican party is about to retire
from the government, leaving the country
in condition like that Of an estate which
has run down under long lease to a bad
tenant. The projects which divide its at
tenton in the last hours of its supremacy
are incontestable proofs of its unhtness t.
govern the country.-N. Y, Herald.
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4 FTER mature dclbtration as TO t.ey
a and necessities peculiar TO this section
OF the country,
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AT WILLMARTH, Vice President
u . J. H. WAsHBURS, Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty-second day ofJanuary, 1873.
L. :. Hamilton BRUCE,
Notary Public, City and County, New \ ork.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-11-12
ASE.t Steel Pens.

Fe2 Bersons doubtless are aware Of the
fact that the original invenseY of Steel
Pens is still living. Sir Jo1iah Mason, now
the great pen manufacturer of Birming-
ham, England, enjoys that distinction He
is now very old, being about eighty, IL
is in his great factory that several of the
most sopuhr of the widely famed Spen-
cerian Double Elastic Steel Pens are made.
the models being supplied by the proprie-
tors of the peas, nessrs. Ivison, Blake
1Atssan. Taylor & Co., the Educational Pub.
fishers of New York. The Spencerian
Pens have attained their great popularity
from a varFets o. reasoEs,an c. which will
be apparent to any one who may try them
Of one number alone more than six mill
in our office, and are so well pleased with
them that we have no hesitation in saying
that they are, in our opinion, superior to
any other article of that kind with which
we are acquainted. heir chief characteristics
seem to be hexibility,' elasticity, durability
and evenness of point, and a nearer APP
proclamation to the real quill action then
has been heretofore attained in ssesl
pen. The Spencerian are comprised II
fifteen r5ursbstS, all Offering in fexibility
and fineness of point, and for the conven-
fence of those who wish to try them
Messrs. IvisoM.' Brakeman, Taylor & Co.,
1879 and 40 Grand Street, New York. will
send you by mail sample card, securely
enclosed. containing one of each different
number, on receipt of % cents.