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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

Pennsylvania, against the crime of alb
duction or conoealment of stolen chill
dren. Fifteen years imprisonment and
$4,000 fine is the punishment to be i'm
posed upon each and every person who
assists in the concealment of kidnapped
child. There is a special clause in the
bill which is meant directly to effect the
restoration of Charley Ross, if possible,
providing for the freedom from penalty
of any party who may give information
Of or restore the stolen boy, within
THU IT, days.
THAT the farmers of the Great West
are deeply interested in the subject Of
transportation was clearly shown in the
United States Senate, just before the
close of the session, when Mr.. Window,
of Minnesota, presented monster petit
ton containing the autograph signatures
of 48, S53 horny handed tillers Of the soil,
praying for better and cheaper means of
transporting their products to market
Of this number, Is, 1872 reside in Mime
sofa, 1854 in Wisconsin, i7,154 in
Iowa, 1888 in Nebraska, and 1925 in
Dakota-with Illinois and Kansas to be
heard from. In presenting it, Mr.. Win
dom very pertinently said that it was
but faint expression of the sentiments
and demands Of the people of the North
west. This petition, says the Inter-
Ocean, is probably the largest ever pre-
sented in Congress. Many years ago
Everett, of Massachusetts, pre-
sented the petition of 5000 New England
clergymen, praying tor the repeal Of the
Fugitive Slave law, and that, from its
great size, attracted much attention.
But this monster appeal for some better
means of transportation outweighs any
thing of the kind ever presented to Con-
gross, and happily illustrates the mag
nifcent manner in which they do things
" out West"
The reports that have recently come
from the Black Hills will undoubtedly
have an important influence upon the col
onization of that country in the spring.
The Chicago Tribune expresses the be-
lief that as soon as the weather becomes
fit for travel there will be such rush to
the new Eldorado as took place years
ago to Pixies Peak-that the swarm of
settlers, Adventures, and gold-hunters
will spread themselves over that region
like ants, and will go there in such clouds
that the whole army of the United States
will not be able to stop them, nor all the
Indians west of the Mississippi. If the
Black Hills country is half that it is de-
scribed-a region Astounding in gold, sill
yer and other minerals, having magnif-
cent and well-watered valleys, fertile
soil, Gmitless forests of pine, filled with
every description of game, ETC., there is
no good reason why it should not be pop
rlated and improved as soon as possible.
The Indians are doing nothing for it,
and never will. The Tribune, however,
adds timely word of caution to those
who may be attacked with the Black
Hills fever, and recalls the fate of the
Pixies Peak victims as warming against
a repetition of such infatuation and
headlong haste to get rich.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

IT is now cheaper to travel than it is to
" at home. The railroad war has
ade it an object to follow Lord Bate
ans example, and ego abroad strange
untries for to see."
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

.. r LOCKE {" Petroleum Y. Mas
'') has disposed of his interest in
Toledo Blade to his former partner,
d gone the way of all rich people-to
lrODe.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

The practicability of tunneling the
English Channel is to be tested by boring
into the chalk bed underneath. IF it is
as soft as is supposed, the work of tun-
nehng will probably begin at once. It
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11
FRESH TOPICS.

Z COME, gentle spring; ethereal mild
IS, come"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

AFTER receiving $4,000 for their serv-
es, spending $4,000 for kilograms, and
rye sums for the distribution of 100000
rculars, the detectives engaged to dis
over Charlie Ross have found clew-a
raw hat worth so cents.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

COL BRUCE, formerly Of the Turf,
Ffeld and Farm, of New York, has
e+artad tho Roaata,nka. Tia,o 0taoL D.,ooe.5
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

The wealthiest cattle raiser in Texas
is Mr.. Samuel W. Allen, who has
ranch forty miles wide and eighty miles
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

Gov. HENDRICKS recently vetoed a
Ill passed by the Indiana Legislature
ro7iding for the incorporation of camp
leeting associations, on the ground that
he creation Of religious interpretations
) not in harmony with the spirit of the
government
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

PINoHBAoK, Collector Casey, and Con
gresham Sheldon, recently INDUCED in
3 quiet little game of draw at the national
capital. When the sitting was over, the
coffee-colored statesman was richer by
nine thousand dollars than when he sat
down. After this, who will deny that
Pinchback possesses the qualifications
necessary to seat in the national Con
gTess
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-03-11

The Force bill, which passed the lower
house of Congress, but failed in the Sen
ate, probably excited more bitter oppo-
sition than any measure that has been
before Congress for years, the Democrats
having used every appliance known to
parliamentary tacticians to defeat it.
On it's final passage thirty Repub-
Leans voted with the Democrats
against it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

SINCE the indictment of General Bah
cock for completely in the st. Louis Whis
KY frauds, the amount of property owned
by him in this District has become sub
ject of conversation and discussion. The
textbooks OF the District, which were
examined this afternoon by your CORES.
pendent, show that he is the owner OF
six lots, the assessed value of which is
S59, 1922. This valuation is regarded as
extremely low, and the property in ques-
tion is worth at least double that amount
In the tax-books he is set down as the
owner of six lois, threa of which are i'm
proved. The house in which he lives,
and which forms portion of the above
mentioned property, is valued at $40, 000
1t could not be bought for twice that
sum, 4 careful valuation of the pro-
perty in his name would bring the figures
TO about so, 900. This amount of pro-
perty he acknowledges and pays taxes on,
but the books in question do not show on
their face all the real estate of which he
is assessed. 1t is suspected that he is
member Of the Hallett-Kilbourne ia
nous real estate pool, and there is no
means of ascertaining his actual interest
in that grand Ring speculation. But,
assuming that he is not worth more than
the textbooks exhibit, it will be somewhat
difficult for him to explain how he aocu-
mulated this amount of property during
the last eight years upon his pay as
Major in the Engineer Corps, the salary
of which position is only Gbout 81, 900
per apn4m. Washington Letter.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

Arizona Is Guaynlas. and the other from
Guaymas across the Sierra Madre through
chihuahua to Texas. The latter will
be the outlet to greater riches than all
other roads in the world combined" No
great engineering difficulties are found
on either of these routes, and in the last
mentioned there will he very few via
ducts, tunnels or cuttings needed, as COM
pared with other mountain roads
The scenery in the Sierra Madre is sur
passingIy beautiful comprising giant noun
tains with vast gorges between them that
sink almost out of daylight, grand water
falls and an unbroken mass of foliage,
except where some gaunt preclpice stands
| out in bold relief against its dark green
| background.
The narrator of all these marvels de-
clares that he has overstated nothing,
and that he is prepared with convincing
proofs of the truths of his statement.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

peantv for ashes thou hast brought me dear!
A time that there was when all my soul
lay waste,
A the earth dark before the dawning lies
Whereto the golden feet of morn make
haste.
Like morn thou CONTEST, gladness in thine
eyes.
And gracious pity round thy ardent
mouth
Like rains OF summer upon wasted lands,
Thy tender tears refreshed my spirits
drouth.
To-day is calm. Far off the TEN pest raves
That long ago swept dead men to the
shore
can forget how those wild pillows broke -
Against my hopes and me they break no
more.
White butterflies fit shining in the sun
Bed roses burst to bloom upon the tree
Birds call to birds till the glad day is done.
The day of beauty thou hast brought to
me.
Shall forget o gentle heart and true!
How thy fair dawn has risen on my night
Turned dark to day all golden through and
through
From soil of grief won blOoom of new de
light?
-Scri3ner for November
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

Human sacrifices were extremely pre-
valent in the ancient world. Thus, among
the Gauls, those who were afflicted with
severe disease, or about to 60 to battle
and engage in hazardous enterprises,
either sacrificed men as victims, or vowed
that they would do sO-the Druids acting
as priests on the occasion. They thought
that the gods could not be appeased but
by giving the life of one human being tc
save that of another. The two gallant
Decii-father and son, Roman generals
of consular RANKIN different ages,
devoted themselves as sacrifices to the
Dii Names on the field of battle, suffering
death, and conceiving that they thereby
averted the public danger. Metius Cur
titus sacrificed himself for his country, to
appease the gods, by plunging on horse
back into a chasm of the earth which an
earthquake had made the forum. During
the virtuous days of the Emperor Caligu-
la, he having fallen sick, immense crowds
of people continued all night about the
palace, some of them engaging by VOWS
to expose themselves in combat as gladia-
tors for his recovery, and others to lay
down their lives for his, which they signi-
| fed by bills publicly posted up. Lucian,
in his dialogue of the dead entitled ''The
Tyrant," supposes that monarch, after
his death, to say that, while he was on
earth, nothing, during his sickness, was
to be heard but VOWS and wishes for his
health and prosperity--every man desir-
ing to die, and leave him living" When
paganism prevailed in Sweden, during a
famine, the people at frst sacrificed oxen,
next some of themselves, and latterly the
sovereign himself. The Chinese histori-
ans record the oblation of their ancient
monarch Ching Tang in pacifcation OF
their offended deity, and to avert from
their nation the dreadful calamities with
which it was then visited.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

BERMUDA GRAss.-This va luable
grass has been too long neglected andwe
wish to call the attention of all the people
of the State, not farmers alone, to its
great worth Randall, in his "Sheep
Husbandry of the South" and Mr. AT
feet, of Mississippi, one of our highest
authorities upon grasses, puts Bermuda
down as most valuable for many purposes.
One Of its greatest qualities is that it will
grow upon barren and worn out ground,
affording the very finest pasture for
horses, cattle and sheep, and soon restor-
ing these otherwise worthless lands to
more than native fertility 1t requires
no cultivation, all the labor required to
secure it being over with when the grass
is once planted. No better pasture grass
can be found. Bermuda is the very best
grass to protect railway embank ments,
the roots making perfect "mat" in the
ground and preventing washes. The
bare hillsides all over the State should be
covered with Bermuda. OF all the peo-
pie in the world, we most need grass, and
none should be neglected that is valuable
for any purpose. We would be glad to
hear from anyone familiar with this grass.
Spirit of Arkansas.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
Trustees Sale,

DY VIRTUE of the provisions of a certain
L. Deed of Trust made by William IYerson
and Beverley Anderson, the lst day Of
March, 1878, to secure to Charles II. Giers, on
account of a certain Indebtedness mentioned
therein, the said deed being duly recorded in
Record Book, No. Z, Page 541. of Kinds Coun-
ty. FIRST District, State of Mississippi the
undersigned will proceed to sell to the high
est bidder, for cash, at puSlic auction in
front of the Capitol in the city of jackson.
on Monday, the 10th day of January, A. D.
1876, the following lands, lying and being in
said County and STATE, viz:
=. = of n. L. y of Sectiea q containing
corner snd part of s. w. = of Section IA; also
the E. = OF Section Il containing 32O acres;
also that portion Of the + ". = of Section IA
lying east of jackson 4 Canton 2, R., con-
tanning d acres; also the n. ". y of \. ~. =
of Sect. IS, except ] 30 10J acres living south
of Hanging Moss creek, containing 80 acres;
also that portion of the S. W - Of the N W.
4 of Section Ii which lies between the bayou
and the IS acres above described, being on
both sides Of Hanging Moss Greek, containing
10 acres All in I. ., Y. I E.. and containing
537 acres more or less, together with all the
appurtenances.thereto appertaining; also the
following personally: mules, | horse, l
steer and two wagens. the property of said
The title to the above realty is believed to
Se good but we viii only convey such title as
is vested il US as Trustees.
JNO. H. ECHoLS,
y. HODGE,
Dee. 8, sol. Trustees.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

Many million acres of arabic land, ca
pable of the highest cultivation now lie
almost fallow, waiting only for Saxon
enterprise to blossom into a paradise.
The great drawback in many places is a
lack water, but along the streams this
need is not felt, and in many portions of
Of the country if the earth were plowed
fifteen inches deep, instead of two or
three, as is now the case, the result would
be luxriant growth of the most valuable
staples of commerce. Were such a
practice carried out, at least one yearly
crop could be counted upon in any por-
ticn Of the low country, and two whenever
a sufficiency of water could be obtained.
At present there are only six haciendas
in all that section where American plows
and threshing machines are used, and
these repay the outlay hundred fold.
Wheat and corn flourish as no where else,
immense crops repay the husbandman
indigo grows everywhere wild, and proves
to be a superior quality when c0ltivated
flax springs to height of five feet; sugar
thrives with the least cares cotton of an
excellent class can be grown almost with
out labor in the valleys of the Yaqui
and Mayo coffee can be raised extensive
w, and tobacco is obtained on the Sonora
river, not even second in quality to that
of Cuba. One hacienda in Sonora, the
Topapul, plants one vast field of wheat
six square leagues in extent, and there
are many other establishments that al
most equal it.
In Chihuahua, Durango and Coahulla,
which belong to the plateau, the climate
and the crops are almost identical with
California, excepting the fact that the
rainy season is reversed, occurring there
in Summer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
DIR, 8. ALEXANDER,
DC Clint0n. NEfsa.

LAS just received fresh supply of Bo-
II FANIc MEDICINES for sale. Having
devoted much time and attention for many
years, to Chronic Diseases, he is prepared to
cure Dyspepsia and Chronic Diarrhea, Chron-
ie Diseases of the Inngs, Liver, Spleen and
Kidneys, Drorsy, Asthma. Scrofula and Tet-
ter. Uterine derangaments, etc Persons re-
siding At too great distance to consult him in
person can do 50 by letter successfully. Pub
lie patronag respectfully solicited
July e. 1875-5n.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
GRANGE DEPARTMENT.

~sCTNTSTNc(OSNTSS~S S$S>
OATMEAL PoRRIDGE.-Take one quart
of boiling water in pail, and stir into it
one pint of oatmeal which has been soaked
in one pint of warm water over night.
Place the pail in kettle of boiling water,
and let it boil steadily for half an hour ;
then stir in one cupfu1 of milk, and boil
for ten or fifteen minutes. Season with
salt, and eat with cream and sugar.
This will warm over as good as when
freshly boiled.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

PoTAToEs. The Rural New Yorker,
while admitting that the price of potatoes
will be doubled at the EastCn account of
the ravages of the potato-bug, thinks
farmers will make more money raising
this farm product hereafter than ever
before, since it will require more skill to
raise potatoes, and the exercise of skill is
more remunerative than that of mere
brute force.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
STOCK BREEDING.

No country, except BHenes Ayres,
compares with Sonora and chihuahua in
the advantages they offer to stock breed
ers. Before the Apache raids had DESC
lated the country, thousands upon
thousands of cattle ranged the hill-sides
and the PLuteaatr, specimens Of their kind
as perfect as ever found outside of a
civilized barnyard These immense herds
were driven off or wantonly slaughtered
T by the Indians, untiihthey became almost
extinct. During the last five years,
however, their diminished numbers have
been steadily increasing. and still the
supply is so small that good beef demands
a treble price. Parties buying land at
its present deprecated value would coin
fortunes in the cattle trade, should an
nexation become fact for, in that case,
ths tide of immigration to the new
territory would be almost unparalleled, as
are the attractions offered to adventurous
spirits.
the WEALTH OF THE MINES
In this region is inealcnlable Gold,
silver. copper, iron, lead, quicksilver,
antimony, biSmuth, nickle and plumbago
are found in PaOdigous deposits, that
await only the application of SCIENCE to
be garnered for the worlds use.
The gentleman who is authority for
these statements declared that there Is q
formation as peculiar in its characteristics
as the Comstock lode. and rich beyond
the limit of belief, which extends through
the Sierra Madra. He said that in min-
ing experience, no highly paying ore has
ever been found below two thousand feet,
and that in consequence the Comstock
can last at most for ten years longer, while
these Mexican mines offer a field that
can be worked for generations, and then
be scarcely touched The great adVan- |
lage that these mines possess over most |
others Is that they are located in the
heart OF an immense forests that extends /
six hundred miles north and south aaH |
hree hundred miles east and west. so I
hat the timber supply will be unfailing, /
While mountain streams in every gorge
10 away With the bugbear of mining
ack of water.
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
The facilities for transporting material
aust. Of course. be multiplied ere this
hidden wealth can be made serviceabia. T
or the present arrangements are of the
aost primitive nutHre Two railroads Mt
east to be built, the one from Tucson.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
FOR RENT

THE RESIDENCE lately occupied by C. W
4 Pstrie, one half mile north Of jackson. o
good repair Belonging e sid house. Their
are good servants house, q good garden eppi
two cssterns and q stable sffS
For terms apply to the
Dec. ], '75.4Ws REV. JOHN HUNTER.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

Save the SCOT that falls from the CHM
neys, when the LATTER are cleaned. Twelve
quarts ofsOot TO hogsLeaa of water makes
good liquid manure, to be applied to the
roots of plants.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

An inkstand was turned over upon a
white tablecloth servant threw it over
it mixture Of salt and pepper pIen tiful-
ly, and all traces Of it disapp eared.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
FOREIGN POPULATION.

The two latter branches of business
are, to be sure, concentrated in the hands
of aliens, not single instance occurring
of Mexican who holds controlling in
terest in an important mine, or who has
he management Of any large mercantile
establishment. The stock-breeders and
large farmers or planters are, ia q major
ity of cases, natives but their lands aud
products are almost without exception,
heavily mortgaged to "Ios grinos. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that nlpS aEt OF
ten estates are virtually in the possession
of outsiders, and that nothing can save
their forfeiture but the immediate intro
duction of American energy and capital,
which will multiply demand and value.
The foreign element is principally COM
posed of Americans, many OF whom are
German citizens of the United
States. At present all business in
terests are depressed by the official
which is rapidly drawing
the country into the whirlpool ofruin. AS
natural consequence, all those who have
pecuniary interest favor the new depar-
ture.
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Commissioners Sal e.
Mar.15-tf.

Dr. VIRTUE of n decree of the Circuit Court
ID of the United States for the Southern Dis
triet of Mississippi, rendered on tho 2Stl day
of May, A. d. 1875, on the petition of James
r. Xerger and James H. Williams against
Barton Parker purchasers of the premises
sold under the final decree in the case of James
II. Williams Y. Henrietta p. Yerger et al. No.
80, on the equity side of ssid Court, the under
signed Commissioner, on Monday, the 18th day
of December, A. d. 1875, within the hours pre-
scribed by law, will proceed to sell at the front
door of the City Hall, in jackson, Mississippi,
at public auction, TO the highest bidder for
cash an undivided one-half interest in and to
the following described lands to-wit: All of
section TIM rty-six east of Wolf Lake, township
thirteen, range three west; all section two
south of Wolf Lake, township twelve, range
three west; northwest quarter and west half
Southwest quarter and west half northeast
quarter section one, t2Enship Twelve, range
three west; east half northeast quarter sec
tion three, east half section eleven, southwest
quarter section twelve, and west half north
vest quarter section twelve, township twelve,
range three wesI, ali lying and being in the
County of Yazoo, and Stale Of Mississippi;
acting as Commissioner | shall only convey
such title as is vested in me by the provisions
of said DECREE.
THGS. A. McWILLIE,
Oct l0-w30d Commissioner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

A strong solution Of carbolic acid and
water. poured into holes, kills all the ants
it touches and the survivors in, naodiataly
take themselves off.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

- For It's accommodation of Ladies and
Families who are unable 10 fisit the city, fin
will be sent, and orders BY mail 6lled " ;tb he
greatest possible care
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22

To clean brown porcelain kettle,
boil peeled potatoes in t. The porce-
lain Will be rendered nearly as white as
when new,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
BEAUTY FOR ASHES

BY LOUISE cHAsDLrn MoULroN.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-22
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

The facilities for transporting material
must. of course. be multiplied ere this
hidden wealth can be made serpicealsia.
for the present arrangements are of the
most primitive utltHre. Two railroads nj
least to be built, the one from Tucson.