The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-10-27


verse "a clear poll, or a free fight" upon
each end, "B." They carried nothing bu
transpaencies, some of them were very
suggestive, viz: "B ready" "B on hand
@B mems business" Officers, Robert
Sproule 1st Lieutenant; Harris Barksdale
I'd Lieuenant; WI. Hale, Sd Lieutenant
Chas. Dudley, o. s.
CAPITAL CLUB
was nett in line, but owing TO the large
numberof its members who were on com
mittees,in the Home Guards, etc., they die
not turf out very strong force.
THE VISITORS
from o.ier places who had remained here
after tn Barbecue followed Capital Club
They ware several hundred strong.
THE SILVER CoRSET BAND,
than which there is no better in the State
headed
THE MOUNTED MEN.
Large numbers of the members of the
mounted clubs that were In the day parade,
had remained to the torch-light procession
and these with the citizens of the city who
had horses brought up the rear of the pro-
cesson.
THE TRANSPARENCY
throughout the whole length of the line,
were very fine. We can only describe a
few of the most conspicuous. One, man
shooting woman with one hand and re-
ceiving $3.50 pardpn with the other. Re-
verse, "Noonan wants Davis" another, a
bulletin board inscribed, Kinds county 800
Democratic majority" a number OF mules
gazing at it, the mules were branded with
the names of prominent Radicals--beneath,
"After the election;" reverse: Remember
the black line in the Legislature" A man
hanging from tree, inscribed: "His crime
was a false count "a tree that bore good
fruit;" reverse; Democratic boxes must
not be thrown out y little darkey fastened
to cart, and kicking man out; above,
"Can't ride any longer" underneath Jim
Hill kicks out the carpet bagger;" revers e:
proxies 500; apply to Robt. McAlpin."
Many with such inscriptions as: early to
the polls, and stay all day )" "a fair count
and full count" "Vote for Hooker !"
"Vote the whole ticket !" "We are going to
carry Hinds;" eff the polls are packed, we
will break the line" &c.
The Transparency Committee, Mr.. G. H.
Manship, Samuel Tant, J. F. O'Sullivan, w.
T. Deason, David Manship and others, per-
formed their duties alike creditable to them
selves and the Club.
THE MARCH.
The procession moved promptly at II
O'CLOCK, amid the booming of cannon, band
playing and fire works Illuminating the
skies. The line of march was on State
street north to Barksdale, on Barks-
dale 10 President, down President south to
Mississippi, on Mississippi west to West, on
West to YazOo, on Yazoo to Congress,
on Congress south to Capitol street, on
Capitol west to Railroad Avenue, thence
south to Pearl, on Pearl east to Lopez, on
LOPEZ to Pascagoula, on Pascagoula east to
Congress, on Congress to Tombigbee, on
TomIigbee east to State, on State to the Cap
itol. Throughout the whole route the
PATRIOTIC LADIES
ofOm city, than whom there are none more
patriotic in any part of our own Southern,
sum! land, greeted the procession as it
passed their residences with waving hand
kercfiefs, which were responded to with
cheerafter cheer from one end of the line
to the other,
THE ILLUMINATIONS.
Nearly every private residence in the city |
was Illuminated. Our reporter, doing dou-
Bile duy as Home Guardman and reporter,
could rot get full list, as he would other
wise have done, and may possibly omit some
names but he noticed the residences of the
following: North State, east side-J. w. |
Robinson, II. Muller, c. e. Hooker, Mrs. |
Hilzhdm, A. Virden, S. Lemly, Jas. Shell
ton, Mrs. Carpenter, il George, Jno. T.
Buck. West sides. X. Jones, NJ. Mosal. |
DR.. Baly, J. II. Morris, w. II. Patton, w.
L, Nugent, J. Green, major Home Guards