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Louis Herbert has Pll.SENER.
D%Delicious Pilsener Beer ut Schoen-
meyers
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Still They Come.

ksY-Go to Schoenmeyer's and try his
PilscHer Beer. S-lo-lw
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THOMAS JONES, sergt. s. s.. U. s. A.
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GENERAL ITEMS.

Capt. j. NJ. Phillips left yesterda,
for trip through Illinois, Kentucky an
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-07-07

The Pilots construction of the new
registration law is that it provides for an
entire new registration this year. 1t says /;
We have no doubt that grave mis-
take was made by the Legislature in pass
ing this new registration bill and giving
so short period for full list of legal
voters to be made. But that is an ac-
complished fact"
We agree with the Pilot, that the law
is IAN accomplished fact" and that q
new registration is positively required as
a condition precedent to the election. But
we differ with it in the opinion that sufh.
Gent time is not allowed for the registra.
ton of voters. To have protracted the
time would simply have been to accumu-
late the cost of the service, which the
people are in no condition to bear. Al
best, the system is cumbrous and expen.
siye, and the burden should be made as
light as possible.
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RowelPs forthcoming g Newspaper Di-
rectory shows the failure of over 900
newspapers in this country during the past
wear, the loss to publishers, subscribers
and advertisers amounting to over $8, 900, :
600, the Republic, of New York, alone
losing half million. Among those who
went into the newspaper business and lost
heavily thereby were 30 merchants and
adventures, 315 school teachers, 81 law
yers, blacksmiths, SO plasterers, 10
farmers, 200 fanatics of various classes af-
ficted with literary LESSONS, 100 ambitious
but visionary young men who drew upon
their fathers, and thus suddenly exhausted
large margins of the paternal capital, and
lottery men.
The main cause of these journalistic
disasters is stated in the same paragraph
which announces them. Too many per-
sons embark in journalism, who have
neither taste, tact, talent nor any of the
essentials of success in the profession. 1t
has been the custom of persons who have
broken down at other pursuits to try their
hand at the newspaper business, and the
fondness for dabbling in ink and types.
has turned many poor fellow away from
a pursuit in which he might have made
competency to become starveling in
newspaper establishment. We have never
understood why people have imagined
that, though every other pursuit requir-
ed probationary training to quality for
success, whether agricultural, mechanical,
or professional, all a person had to do to
become a successful editor was to seize
that " mighty instrument of little men,
the pen, and the fame and fortune were
assured. There never was a greater mis-
take. A training is not only required for
a successful editor; but large majority |
of men do not even attain success with any
amount of training. The reason is that they |
were not born for the calling, and when
they entered the profession 1t was like
putting square peg in round hold.
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''H. V. r." in the Cincinnati Com.
mercial, (Rep.) gives list of the office
holding rOgues in South Carolina whose
crimes have found them out, and who
have been recently lodged in Jail. 1t is
long list, embracing the names of ad
venturers who have figured highest in the
Radical organization of that State.
They are fair specimen of the lot:
The famous Niles q. Parker, for so
long time Treasurer of this State, is now
in Jail here, where he ought to have been
some years ago. He is charged with
stealing S28, 100 of State funds in a GER
tain transaction, and his trial is set for
next month. He went to Jail in default
of one hundred thousand dollars bail
Niles swears that if they don't let him out
pretty quick he will blow on the whole
gang of thieves that have been operating
in South Carolina, and raise such a
smell that they will call on the adjacent
rock and sand hills to cover them. The
weather is getting hot aud Niles is get
ting mad. His property here has been
seized, including one building on Main
street which cost forty thousand dollars.
To be able to build forty
buildings on salary of three thousand
year is one of the luxuries reserved for
South Carolina politicians.
Camp, the defaulting Treasurer of
Spartanburg, was arrested last week and
is now lodged in Jail Thanks.
The negro Bowley, long Chairman of
Ways and Means Committee, has been
indicted by the grand jury of Richland
county for accepting bride.
Smalls, Senator from Beaufort county,
and member-elect to Congress, has been
indicted for breach of trust, and may go
to the penitentiary, instead of to Con-
gress.
Humbert, formerly treasurer of Orange
burg county, is now in the penitentiary
for financial irregularities, and another |
Indictment hangs over him.
Mckinley, also ex-treasurer of the |
same county, is on trial for forgery.
This looks like reform in earnest, and |
promises good results. But where are
he members of the Legislature who
bought meat and whisky and had it sent
nome and paid for by the Slater The
loors of the penitentiary should open to
receive them.
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Rearing aRefreat.

The last Pilot beats retreat. 1t now
says the law is not an '' accomplished
fact" ard should be treated as nullity.
This is revolution and lawlessness. II
says that the bill never passed the House,
and is an invention and /" fraud" II
so, who is responsible The Radicals
had nearly two-thirds majority in the
Legislature, and all the officers and EN-.
ployes of both branches were of their
own party, together with the Governor
who signed the biIl-the Secretary OF
State who certified it-and the official
journal which published it. By reference
to the Pamphlet Acts, page 1854, of the
last session, the law will be found, "pub.
lished by authority" by Pilot Publish
ing Company" The proposition of the
Radical managers to go behind all these
forms, and take advantage of their own
wrong to disregard the act in advance Of
a legal decision, is monstrous. Not less
so is the proposition to burden an over
taxed people with an extra session of the
Legislature. The pretence is not less
preposterous. Two days are allowed for
registration in every supervisors district,
and three days at the county seat, in or
der to register all voters that may have
been omitted in any of the districts.
The time is ample. Either to nullify
law or to hold an extra session, would be
a fraud on the people. Let the Radical
schemers stand by their own action.
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CALIFORNIA CORRESPONDENCE.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.

DAN FRANCISCO, GAL,
June "a, 1875.
EDITORS CLARION enclose the sub
scription price of :" The WEEKLY CLAIR
ION" for one year.
Your fearless and consistent course in
maintaining the right and in exposing
the rascalities of the party of high moral
ideas" in Mississippi, has won for you the
respect and best wishes of all true Missis-
sippia:4s here, as well as at home.
The Radicals are at their old game
here of q firing the patriot heart with
accounts of outrages" in the South.
You will see what Sargent is doing by
the paper l send.
A friend of mine, a Northerner but
strong Democrat, requests me to get an
accurate and full statement of the
'tVicksburg affair, and promises to pub
lish it and to answer Sargents misrepre-
sensations.
Will you be kind enough TO furnish me
with such statement, an official one, if
possible? 1t viii. be of material assist
ance in clearing the public mind here of
at least one of the charges against your
poor, down-trodden State.
The Opposition have two tickets al
ready in the field. Republicanism and
independently amount to pretty much
the same thing here-only the Radicals
hate Southerners a little more. The
Democrats have put strong ticket in
the field, and it is the general impression
that they will sweep the State. People
everywhere are beginning to find out that
Democracy is the only hope of the coun-
try. Z. Z.
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CoMMITTEE OF CoRREsPoNpENCE.
THE CLARION FOR ONE DOL
LAR.

The WEEKLY CLARION will be sent
to any address from this date until the
first day of January. 1876, for the small
sum of One Dollar. We respectfully
ask all our present subscribers to aid in
circulating this announcement, and to
consider themselves as our agents and
friends in extending the circulation Of
THE CLARION during the merit teac months.
Who will be the first to send US list of
names, and the material aid We will
send one copy free to the getter up of
q club Of ten or more.
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Common cement at SUNNI erviIIe
MmstfGMde.
GHoLsON, MISS, June %,

GHoLsON, MISS, June %, 1875.
EDITORS CLARION; 1t may not be
uuinteresting to the large number of OLD
students of Summerville Institute t.
read some account of Commencement al
that old school, which occurred on the
oath.
The examination had consumed the
week previous, but as it was strictly pri.
vate, outsiders know nothing of results.
On Wednesday night, 23d, the stu.
dents played four farces, Supper in
Dixie" Irish Tutor" Grenishaw.
Bradshaw and Bagshaw," and "Box
and Cox" to large and delighted audi.
ence. All the young men did well, but
special mention should be made of Ben
Williamson, of Holly Springs, Buchanan.
of Okolona, Mccall, of Scooba, VIII.
liams, of Chickasaw, and Smythe, of
Lee. The female characters were repre-
sented by Mayors, of Brandon, Ross. of
jackson, Cartwright, of Lauderdale and
Dulaney, of Houston. The music was
furnished by Miss Maude Gathright. at
the piano, accompanied by two vioIins
in the hands of Messrs. Adcock and
Powell. 1t was excellent. Between the
plays was some splendid defamation.
All passed off most happily.
Thursday morning, the Chapel of the
Institute was filled to witness the closing
exercises, consisting of several declama-
tons by students selected for the Dur-
pose. Among these was one by w. r.
Harper, of OkOlOna. We pronounce it
almost the best elecution we ever heard.
Willie is the son of Col A. Y. Harper.
and though the writer wishes to take
nothing from his teacher, some of the
splendid reading of his gifted mother was
apparent in his delivery. g Benign on
the Rhine" by Williamson, of Holly
springs, was fine performance. Mr..
Nichols, of Smith county, Mr.. Thomp-
son, of Chickasaw, Mr.. Cotton, of Jasper,
MIR. Wilson, of Rankin, and Mr. Dorroh,
of Noxubee, all did well. Mayors rem
dering of Senator Norwood on the Garnet
hagger, was fine. The defamation was
closed by rendering e ayron's apostro-
phe to the Ocean, by Mr.. w. l.. Banks
dale, of YazoO.
Mr.. ThOs. j. Buchanan, of the Oko-
Iona bar, then delivered an eloquent adj.
dress to the CalliOpean Society: Subject.
. John Z. Breckenridge" The audi.
ence listened to the eloquent gentleman
with delight, and the school was proud
Of her son.
Alright there was hop, given to the
boys by Mrs. Gathright, where all went
merry as a marriage bell.
The most beautiful sight was the part
ng of the boys from each other, and
rom their teachers. Not an eye was
Try. Many of the young men burst into
PASSIONATE weeping.
This is our Oldest school, if not our best
me, and has long enjoyed the confidence
# our people.
The 23d annual term will begin on the
Irst Monday of October, with Mr. Gath.
ight, Maj. kirkpatrick, and Mr.. Ran
on as teachers. Send for catalogue.
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r E p l. Y


We are glad to hear from our CORES
pendent from the Pacific shores, and are
cheered by the good reports which he
sends us.
All We of Mississippi ask is a change
Of national administration which will
"hands off" and give us chance to estab-
lish, without bayonet interference, and
State administration of the peoples own
choice, to conduct it. The Jeffersonian
standard of honesty and capacity will
then take the place of the ignorance and
corruption, the folly and extravaganza
which have cursed our State under the
carpet-bag regime.
Our correspondent may safely contra
dict the reports which are intended as
grist for the outrage mill" To the
Radical schemers themselves the respon-
sibility of the blood that was shed at
Vicksburg belongs. To outrageous and
reckless violations of law, and wholesale
plundering in its various phases, of for
gerry, enlightenment, &C., was superadded
a deliberately concocted scheme to mas
sacre, through the fundamentally of
ignorant and degraded blacks, the white
of Vicksburg. The latter met
the armed mob at the gates of their city,
and drove them back with slaughter.
Their action was purely defensive, and
Gov. Ames' right-hand man, Adjutant-
Gen. Packer, admitted before the Con-
gressional Committee, that the repulsion
of the foe was IAN act of mercy to the
" women and children of that city," For
a truthful report Of the affair, we would
refer our correspondent to the minority
report of Messrs. Speer and O'Brien at
the last session of Congress. We regret
that we have not ourselves the testimony
in a condensed form to forward him.
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Hon. w. HI. H. TisOm

1t will be good news that this gentle.
man has consented to continue his service
in the Legislature. He was a tower OF
strength in the last body. A ready de.
batter, armed at all points, thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of reform, and
impressed by strong conviction OF the
wrongs of which the people have been
the victims, he rendered invaluable pub
lie service during the late term. He is
one of the Old Guard, whose legislative
service commenced when he was a mere
STRIPPING, in 1S49. 80 and 81; and now,
having borne his part in all the trials
through which our State has passed, he
brings to her service the mingled advan-
tages of undiminished ardor and ripened
experience. The State viii expect Lee
to return him to the Legislature, wen
endorsed with booming majority.
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Needed COm~tiIutIOhMl Amend
mem1Gs

There are two constitutional amend
ments which should be proposed by the
next Legislature, and which candidates
should be required TO pledge themselves
to favor; one providing for biennial SEES
sions of the Legislature, and another pro-
hibiting all private or special legislation.
Every two years is often enough for
the revision of the laws, and should an
emergency arise calling for legislative in
tervention it could be met by the power
possessed by the Governor Of converting
the legislature in extra session. The first
proposed amendment would at once cut
down the expenses of the legislative de-
partment of the government so per cent.
Independent South.
1t should be kept before the people
that the biennial session amendment was
defeated by a strictly color line vote of
the negro members drawn by themselves
in accordance with pre-concerted plan
of their own, adopted in caucus; and that
its object was to continue in force the
present pernicious and oppressive system
for private gain at the expense of the
taxpayers.
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Was it IA Forgery

The Vicksburg Monitor publishes the
following note, which, if authentic, shows
that the advertisement signed Chas. H.
Thompson, President of Alcorn Univer
sIty, charging Sam. Ireland with abstract
ing certain articles belonging to the
University-is forgery. If this letter
is published uerbdtim ct literatin, doubt
is raised whether it, or the original adver.
tisement is the forgery. We have nc
means of deciding the point, but having
published the one, we are in duty bound
to give place to the other. In the mean
time, let Mr.. Thompson himself settle
the question by stating over his own sig
nature whether Ireland did, or did not,
take away certain articles claimed as the
property of the University:
ALcoRN UNIVERSITY, June 26, 1875.
To the Monitor Publishing Company, of
Vicks6urg, Mississippi:
GENTLEMEN-In your Paper of the
22d l notice A Card purpoting to come
from me, Charging Col. Samuel j. Ire
land, late Superintendent, with having
stolen & carried away Certain articles
of property belonging to AIcorn Univer-
sity, q offering reward of $50 for his
arrest &co.
] have only say that, have not pub
lished any Card, whatever, 4 that the
singing of my name to that Card is for
gerry, & and | demand of you, injustice
to myself, the name of the Author.
Fraternally
CHAs. III. THOMPSON.
President of Alcorn University.
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State Fair AddresS-Gem. A. NJ
West.

We are gratifed to state that Gen. A.
M. West, of Holly Springs. has accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual address
at the approaching State fair. Gen.
West was one of the earliest friends of
the Fair. Before the war, as a member
of the Legislature, he was instrumental in
securing the fostering care of the State for
such an exposition, and of awakening pub
lie interest ON the subject. Since the war,
his labors have been entirely devoted to
the recuperation of the material interests
of his State, and no one can speak more
appropriately than himself, on the subject
of her varied industries, and of the means
of vitalising and utilising her dormant
resources.
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Another of the old guard is in the field
Hon. David johnson. Itawamba, we
believe, claims the honor of being the
Democratic banner county and she
could not commit her colors to purer and
better hands than his He was one of
the Spartan band who fought the good
fight, and did SO much in staying the
vandal hand of Radicalism in the last
Legislature. His candidacy is equiva-
lent to his reelection and now in ad-
vance we score one true champion of re-
form in the next Legislature, who will
know neither variableness- nor shadow of
turning.
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Am Illegal APPOin tment.

In violation OF law, the Board of Elk
aminers of Copiah county gave certifi
cate for school superintendent to Mr.
Green Millsaps, without examining him.
The Chancery Clerk, Mr.. |. N. Ellis, has
refused to certify to the bond of the ap
pointee, in consideration of his disquali
ication. DR.. Hanslow, the minority
member Of the Board, has published the
facts with an indignant protest against
its action. The appointment without ex-
is wholly illegal and null, I'M
der decision of the Supreme Court.
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That at the meeting of the State Execu-
tive Committee, resolution was passed
calling upon 4" the Democratic and Con-
servative masses of the State of Mississip-
ri, to assemble in Delegate Convention
in the city of jackson, on TUESDAY, Sd
DAY OF AUGUST, 1875, to nominate can
didate for State Treasurer to adopt a
platform of principles, and take suitable
measures for a thorough organization of
the party for the approaching election in
November next"
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All Hail. COpiah.

Our special correspondence is redolent
of glorious news from glorious old Copi-
ah. The Democrats and Conservatives
are aroused as they have never been be-
fore; and as an earnest of their deter
mination to carry the election, have NOM
mated a ticket combining every element
of success. 1t is headed by DR.. E. A.
Rowan and Geo. w. Miller, ESQ. for
the Legislature, both unexceptionable
men, who will rally to their support every
true friend of reform. w. W. Cook. for
Sheriff, is > splendid nomination. But
it is not necessary to particularize. There
Is music in the air.
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So far as an expression has been received
from the members of the Conservative Press
Association. to whom circulars were ad-
dressed on 18th inst, it seems TO be desired
that the Excursion shall not occupy more
than two weeks time. The points 10
be visited will, therefore, be Chicago,
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, MANI
moth Cave; and if time allows, run from
Chicago to Niagara Falls. The Excursion
party will go by the regular train that
leaves McComb City on Monday, August
9th, at l.37 P. NJ. jackson, 5. 80 P. NJ; Can
ton, p. NJ; Jackson, Tenn.,7. A. NJ, 10th,
arriving at Cairo $50 P. M, and leaving
there at 3. P. M, arriving in Chicago 8 A.
NJ 18th.
Tie Pullman Palace Car Company have
kindly rendered a sleeping coach for the
party, and seats in same are being assigned
as names for the excursion are received.
The party will consist of the mem
bers OF the Conservative Press Asso-
ciatIon-eaeh member to be accom- panied
by not more than one lady. In answer to
many inquiries and applications, the Com
mlttee will state that no person not actually
and absolutely bona fde member of the
Press, will be included in the excursion.
All who intend going are requested TO so
signify to the Chairman of Committee,
as soon as possible
IN II
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General Sherman is attempting to
settle the political questions involved in
the war, through his agreement with Gen.
eral JOhnson-an agreement which, as is
now proved, was drawn in its most i'm.
portant features by a member of JEFF,
Davis Cabinet, who was with johnson al
the time of his surrender, namely, Mr..
John H. Reagan. the Confederate Post
master-General, etc., etc.-New York
Sun.
If the Sun had stated that it was die
tated by Mr.. Davis and written off by a
member of his cabinet, it would not have
been wide of the mark-we suspect.
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DIR. A. H. Bays is announced as cam
didate for Repr sentative from Sumner
county subject to the action of the
Democratic party If the choice falls
upon him, the county will secure the SER
vices of an able and vigilant Represen-
tative. 1t is hopeful augury for Re-
form when good men exhibit a readiness
to place their services at the disposal of
the public.
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The state Cou,euau
Xicksbnrg Monitor. !

Vicksb burg Monitor
The State Democratic Cow
meet in jackson ON the third
The Political Committee r
that the counties on the 10Th
" at some other suitable time
gates TO the Convention ll #
that a simultaneou. action 0Ilh
on the Goth Of July wouldbcm.
idea. Moving at once means n.
strength. Atany rate, wehor
that no county in the State vi.
50 important IA political d.r
choosing Of delegates TO OBJ.
ton.
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II. N. Street.

Writing of Tison and of David John
son, We inevitably think of Street, of
Prentiss. We are impatient to announce
that he is again in the field. The State
has need of his services. He is emphat-
ically leader whose resources have
never failed, nor courage faltered, in the
most trying emergencies.
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KNow-NoTHINGIsM is showing its clio.
ven foot in Maryland. The Philadelphia
Times independently states that Mr..
Carroll is likely to be the choice of the
Democrats for the next governorship, and
the Republicans are doing their best to
help his prospects by foolish agitation
of the religious question. Mr.. Carroll
being a Catholic.