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Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18
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A correspondent of the New York
Evening Post, who has a turn Tor
statistics, gives some highly interest
ing facts aud figures connected with
the losses the South sustained By the
war, showing the dimlnntion of Az
sessed personal property between
1860 and 1870 By reason of the
emancipation OF the blacks. Ala
bama, with two hundred and seven.
ty-seven millions Of personal estate
la lsG0, returns but thIrty-cight mil
lions in 1s70--a decrease of two
hundred and thrrty-nine Millions
Arkansas Is reduced from one hund.
rel and sixteen 10 thirty-onc mil.
lions In this respect. Mississippi re-
turns three hundred and fiily-one
millions In 1850 against only fifty.
nine millions in ls70-a decrease of
two hundred and thirty-nine mil.
lionsj and South Carolina presents
even a greater difference, returning
three hundred and fitty-nine millions
assessed personality in 1860, aud six.
ty-four in 1870, being loss of two
hundred and ninety-tivc Millions
Georgia la 1850, returned n larger
amount of assessed personal es-
tate than any other State In the
Union, namely, four hundred and
thirty-eight millions. In 1870 this
total was changed to eighiy-three
millions, loss of three hundred and
fifty-hve millions. Missouri, though
"a slave state, has suffered compare
tivciy little. Her pcrsonalty, as as-
scssed in 1880, was ono hundred aud
thirteen millions. In 1870 il was in
creased TO one hundred and thirty
seven millions. Taking the aggrc-
gate estimated true wealth of all the
slayeholding states in 1850, IL pro.
sents total of six thousand seven
hundred and forty-six millions of
dollars. In 1870 the same aggregate
falls 10 five thousand tour hnndred
AMI sixty-two millions, showing a
loss OF twelve hundred aud eighty.
four millions. The non-slaveholding
states, on the contrary, show ON i'm
mense increase during the same po-
riod. In 1860 their aggregate esti.
mated true wealth was nine thOus-
and three hundred and forty mil.
lions, aud in 1870, twenty four thous
and three hundred anil ssxty mil
lionsj being an increase of iifleen
thousand and twenty millions. IL
Nc look ai the wealth Of the late
slave states in 1850 there appears
great increase from that period a.
ls00. The total in 1880 was twenty
nine hundred aud ioriy.sevon mil
lions; aud in 1860, six thousand sev.
en hundred and foriy-six millions
showing an increase of thirty seven
hundred and ninety-nine millions, or
one hundred and twcnty-eight per
cent Had the war not taken place,
tho same ratio of increase would
have fixed the wealth of the south
ern states In 1870 at fifteen thousand
three hundred and eighty one mil
lions, or moro than two and a quar-
ter times what ID actually proved 10
be. And yet, with even all those
enormous losses, the south would
now be happier and more prosper
ous than at any time IN her history
hnt for the corrupt aud tyrannosls
rule with which she has been cursed
since the war. But peace has come
at last, and the. next decade will
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18

"The blood Of twenty-five or thir-
~ niggers viii strengthen the Repub-
lican party."-A. Amcs TO Geo. T..
Harris, as reported by Wiley Wells.
LKxrsGros, MISS, Aug. bth, rs.
Gov. A. AMKs We have furnish
cd the blood Of two niggers whom
we killed to-day. Who will furnish
the remaining eighteen 10 strength
en- the great Republian partyH
rCARrkr BA0 MAsAaERs oF
VI .r.4fa HOLMES Go.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18

GovKasoa AAKs bronghtte Mis-.
sissippi, from bis home IN Massaehu
setts, a likely eolored girl, as q ser.
want in his iamilys In time likely
colored gentleman of fJackson, named
Sam Battles, married the colored girl
aud now We have an account OF the
robbery of q saf.s. in jackson, with
Sam IN the hands OF the authorities
o. The robbers with the following d.
alogue between Jackson darkies.
EJim~Diela dsysay deyaeoi Sam
Batt'esinj jhi fbr brtakisg eptn dat
safe down here NJ Tom Miller's."
Dick.~-@Dar now, amt dat les
whati been telling youe AL dis time.
knowed Just az soon a dat nigger
married. iaalo Amss Eslally he'll com
mence stealing.p -
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18
Brssfosrs .Hefhoa WITH
Thssees.

(Chieago Times.
The prompt dismissal OF Mr.. Chief
Clerk livery, Of the Treasury he
partmtnt AMI the whisky ring, upon
information of hls indictment, fur
nishes another indioation that Mr..
Brislow - determined TO break up
the ring of revenue thieves az all
hazards. The indictment Of Avery
by the - Louis grand jury is proba-
bly, not 90 be construed as meaning
that the rascal will be punished. II
has not lately been the fashion In
tins oonntry 10 punish offlce-holding
thieves; ON the contrary, the more
general practice has been 60 punish
those Sho have ventured TO expose
their sUlainy. The custom Is hot
very likely % be departed from In
the case of the official revenue thief
Avery, except in 50 Ear as Mr.. Bris-
low has departed from I, by his no.
.tiftvknfs the rogue That his place
in tn y Easury Department would
be vacsfed voluntarily or involun-
tarily. before the close Of office hours
Mr.. Bristow's action il probably
without precedence in the whole
history OF the Government. The
dismissal of an official thief without
notice and without q certificate of
good moral character, Is an innova-
ton UPON the practices heretofore,
which shows the possession Of great
origi4lity OF Mr.. Bristow. IL the
oounSA could only be assured that
Mr.. Bhstow's original method ofpro-
ecdure would become the general
pmctne hereafter, there would be
great occasion for hopefalness.
Perhaps the best way TO encourage
the Hristow mode Of dealing with OF
fetal thieves would be 10 make Bris-
tow President for three or four
terms.
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18

A sHrEr.BhKKbER OF CLARK county,
ky-p Y willing 10 make affidavit that
be killed fourteen dogs In two shots
q few nights ago; which, as Jeames
might remark, IL shooting to some
puFT~.W@ - rM
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18

A WAsuiNarDS icorrcspondent
saysthat among fashionable people
AZ the capital l'owing ~ aut Of
vogue, 'except 20 aelsnQvicdgc -upc-
riors.Y Bray, who are the sac
knowledged superiors ina republicf
--Courier-g Journal. - e. =
Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-08-18

Sam a colorcd Georgia preacher
rDars robbin' and s,eaIin' all around.
Dars Dc Beecher business, de Wood
huh business, Sumner h dead, lorna
does eome whooppih' areansl. dc
f'reeimans bauks i hasiesi. and'it
'peegs as if de end was nigh, mighty
clus At hand" vff
, 1875-11-14

SMITH belongs is a very large one also, and
when SAITH stands up with wide-open mouth
md Redeemed fnce and how1s out Coronation
and Near, he is undoubtedly worshiping
God with enthusiasm and nnction, with
spirit and lungs. To s4uelch him
would be a great injustice: The secret
of success is to draw line between SMITH
and Brown. SMTra must be allowed to sing,
but at the same time he should be taught
how to sing so as not 10 offend BaoWN-
Brown, on the other hand, must be allowed
to have his good music well done, and no OBJ
lection ought to be offered if the music is
really sacred, inspired with religious senti-
ment, and composed for church purposes.
Of this class Of music there is an immense
repertoire which has hardly yet been touched,
so large, in fact, that there is no excuse for
the Introduction Of the music Of the lyric
stage into the church, as is done every Sun
day in almost every church in this city. It
is in reality desecration, and SMITH has
right to protest against it; but so is snrH's
discordant bowling desscration also, and
Brown has the right to protest against it.
Who will draw the line between them?
, 1875-11-14

questionable means. Wealth seems to
be recognized as mantle amply sufficient
to cover all dishonesty in the manner Of its
acquisition. The man who gets rich, no mat
ter by what means, is respected. The cor
rupt otfce-ho1der assumes that his accumula-
tions will enable him to purchase social po-
sition without regard to the manner of his
obtaining them. Hence Office is now sought
not for its honors, Or its legitimate salary,
but for its opportunities. The country has
rejoiced at the exposure and conviction of
TWEED md his associates. But the St. Louis
conspirators are even guilty of greater crimes
than the New York Ring. They have COM
mitted series of distinct crimes OF the most
infamous character. They have robbed the
Government of millions. The corrupting in
Huences Of their crime have had wide ex-
tent, reaching into other cities, where like
offenses have been committed. Why should
not these men and their crimes meet with the
same general condemnation and punishment?
Why should not these criminals be held up to
the gaze Of the world as examples Of infamy,
as well as the New York Ring, whose men,
bers have become fugitives and outcasts?
, 1875-11-14
TIE SUNDAY TRIBUNE.

[Se1a Fork Daily Graphie.1
One OF the best Of the Western sheets is The
CHICAGO TRIBUNE A copy Of that paper for
Sunday last lies before US. 1t is composed Of
sixteen se7en-colnmn pages, each page as large
az the New York Times pages. OF these liz
columns forty-one are filled With advertising, and
twenty-aeVen are OF the "want" variety. This
gives tho paper wealth indeed, but waalth is no
guarantee OF enterprise or of taste. Two or three
OF the rchest papers in the United States are tha
stupidest. TEE CHICAGO TR1DuaE's p1opfietors
use 4yealth to make their paper On the whole the
most entertaining in the country. In
tho sheet before us the first six
columns of reading matter are filled with
rehgous news and miscellany, local aud gen
esal; then follows column and half OF the
newest JOKES and wit,-the gleanipgs of the
worlds fun for the week; two and half col
umns OF 6ne-art criticisms, notes, and gossip
s1 columns Of society, fashloas. receptions,
marriages., and festivals; seven columns OF
timely and weli-considered editorials two col
umns, the latest on dl Of Individuals the world
over; fourteen columns Of local news; finance
and commercial department OF three columns:
q tnree-column story from AL The 1ed7 Round
four columns Of political notes and letters
On the late election; three columns OF spe-
cia telegraph dispatches (as much as all
the New York papers toeether); two
columns Of Associated Press ne1a; column Of
sporting news seren columns OF suburban
ness, under town beads two columns of gosslp
for the ladies, mostly quoted t"o columns OF
the beat selected poetry four columns OF
amusements, chiefly music and the drama; and
some palatab1e miscellany chinked in " here
snd there. In the SATURDAYS paper appears the
weekly book and science tavieH,-oue of the
, 1875-11-14

With all the pother and circumstance about
it, the six-1rilion-dollar suit against Boss
TWEED has not yet baen pushed to that stage
where he is required to answer as to the
merits. It is now pending in &c Court Of
Appeals on the motion of TwEED's attorneys
to require the People to set forth with par
ticularity each item OF fraud charged against
him, specifying in what the fraud consisted
As TwErD and his Ring carefully destroyed
about ell the documentary evidence, it is
morally impossible to furnish any such speci-
fications and, if he gains his point in the
Court Of Appeals, it will probably make an
end Of all proceedings against him, and he
will walk out Of court to enjoy what is left
Of his plunder after paying lis lawyers. It
is significant commentary upon the absurdi-
ty Of our system Of Judicial procedure that,
despite the efforts Of the best counsel, it has
as yet proved impossible to get the suit
against the boss thief before any court upon
its merits, and that, with all that has been
done, it seems little nearer trial than when
inS!iiute1
, 1875-11-14

There seems to be very determined effort
to rake over the BExcHEE scandal again in
public view. There arc efforts in various
qusrtera LoADERs trial bids fair to do it, if
it goes on, since the Judge has granted leave
for commission to take the evidence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. RICHARDS. Mrs. Mou1ToN calls
for q Council Of Churches. Some of the
Congregational churches are agitsting the
same proposition Bowen threatens again if
plymouth Church tries to drop him as it did
WEST and Mrs MouIToN. Alr. BEEcHER
alone promises silence, and, when be appealed
to his church Inst Sunday to adopt the same
policy, he evidently meant to warn them
against repeating the folly Of the action in
WEsr's case and Mrs MouzroN's.
, 1875-11-14

taid condition, now violated, may proceed
under the full sanction of the result Of the
Brooklyn Council, to withdraw their ecclasi-
astical fellowship. Should this be done, it
would create widespread sensation, and
would prepare the way for other neighboring
churches to do the same. Another course
open is, for Mrs. Mou1roN and Deacon WEST
to apply to Plymouth Church for Mutual
Council Of neighboring churches, to consider
the action just taken, and to advise the par
ties what to do. II this should be denied,
as would seem likely to be the case, the
usages Of that denomination entitle the
aggrieved persons to call an Eg Parte Council,
to pronounce an opinion upon the case.
Should such council condemn the course
of Plymouth Church, it could not restore the
aggrieved persons to membership in that
church, but it could give them such creden-
tials Is would open the way for their admis-
sion into another church. 1t is said that
Deacon WEST and Mrs. Mou1Tox will Ger
tainly avail themselves of this remedy and,
If SO, We may expect the assemblage of q
grave body Of ministers and laymen, whose
FcluGb "oAI0 curry WILL ~ 1nAeAs6 Mo1a4
weight.
One other issue is possible, and may be the
one selected Mr. BEEcuEn may withdraw
from the Association, and his church may de-
clare itself to be Independent Of all ecclesias-
tical fel'owships; thus quitting the Congrcsa-
tional denomination, and relieving the neigh
boring ministers end churches of responsible
ty for his stn1ding, Perhaps this will be
done to avoid the excitement anu risk Of fur
ther examinations and the unpleasantness of
protracted controversy. 1t would be a why
Of peace, and would relieve all parties Yet
it would seriously damage Plymouth Church,
and would be so interpreted as to asperse the
character of the pastor. Moreover, it is con-
trary to the recent policy Of the church and
Of A1r. BEEouER, which ha seemed to ba to
appear regularly in all the denominational
meetings and Christian gatherings, where
their presence would imply and necesaitate
fellowship. The public will watch with in
terest the opening Of this ecclesiastical CAM
pnign, to see whether it will ultimate other
wise than did the civil one.
, 1875-11-14

dull and 1c lower, closing at $1.o1;4 cash and
sl.o7t for December, Corn WAS active. and
declined &c, closing ut 52sc cash and 51s for
November. Oats were quiet and steady,
closing at 314c cash aud 31sc for Decem-
Der. Rye was firmer, ut c7@G74c. Barley
was dali and easier, closing Mt SIC cash
and s2ic for December. Hogs were active
and steady, at $7.o0@7.50 per 100 lbs. The
packing in this city since Nov. / is 153, ,o31
head. Cattle were quiet and steady. One
hundred dollars in gold would buy $114.5o
in greenbacks at the close
, 1875-11-14
ID-NCnEDW,

ADEIpH1 THEATRE--De:1born street, corner
Monroe Engagement Of the hs1a1y Troupe Around
The World in Eighty Days"
NEW CHICAGO TuRATnE-Clsr!s street, between
Randolph and Lake. Engagcmant Of Kelley 4 Leon q
AicstreE.
WOODS MCSETM-a;ouroe etreet. between Deas-
worn and State Afternoon, " Cacle Tom's C7blr. :.
Evening, "arithth Gaurt-"
HO0LEYS THEATEE-Eaulolph street. oe:seen
Hius1Fels.
McV1CEElB TlIEATRE-*11d:soa Ft7oet. be!weeo
Dearborn End s:::e. Engagement of Jane Coomns-
"The HuncltacE."
PLYMOUTH CIERcH-Lcc.ssr@ by Gen n +,
Raukx. Eub.cet t TIE Republic: VIII It Endure =:
, 1875-11-14

ton likely to lead to it's disruption Finally,
the more intelligent, liberal, and American
portion of the Catholics would oppose it on
patriotic grounds.
IF the question whether or not B:bls-read-
ing should be part Of the regular exercises
Of our public schools were submitted to the
people, there is no doubt it would meet
the same fate as the proposal advocated by
the Catholic extremists. It would occur to
the masses that the enforced listening to the
Bible Of those children whose parents do not
recognize it at all as religious book, or those
who recognize only part Of it, or those who
do not recognize the particular version used,
is unjust, and likely to create dissension
that had better be avoided. The advocates
Of Bible~reading in the schools would be m
tagonized by ~ the entire Catholic vote,
whose sole provocation for opposing the
pubic-school system is that their children do
not receive that form Of religious instruction
which they insist is the only correct one !;
(2) all the liberal minded classes, who are of
the opinion that the schools should be kept
unsectarian (3) all the non-professors Of sec
tartan religion; and (4) all those who desire
that the integrity Of the system shall not be
put in jeopardy. II proposition to enforce
the reading of the Bible in the public schools
were submitted to the people, it would be de-
feated without doubt by much more over
whelming majority than that which defeated
the Sunday ordinance. It is not to be seri-
ously questioned, therefore, that the Board
Of Education in the position ther hare taken
represent the majority sentiment in this COM
munity.
We have not undertaken at this time to
discuss the merits Of the case, as we have
done before and may have occasion to do
again We prefer that, SO far as Chicago is
concerned, the matter shall be regarded Us
definitely settled for some time to come.
There is no dispute as to the authority Of the
Board to take the step Of excluding Bible
reading as one Of the exercises, and the evi-
dence is all in favor of the, belief that the
Board represents fairly the prevailing senti-
ment Of the people Of Chicago. In such
case it is better that the issue should be re-
garded as settled for the time being.
, 1875-11-14
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

The National Government has about a.
much to do with the public school system AZ
it has with the sewerage of Chicago, OF
the spiritual condition Of the Hottentots.
The reason, then, for the existence at Wash.
various salaried officials and mania for pub
lishing pamphlets, is not apparent. It is the
easiest thing in the world to get Congress to
establish bureau Of something or other,
but, like most easy things, it is bad thing
to do. The farmers ot: the country would
probably survive the suppression Of the Bu-
reau of Agriculture, though the cessation OF
its seeds and screeds would deprive them OF
part of their chicken-feed and their Hndling.
Education might continue. too, in spots, if
the Bureau of Edncation should stop
drawing its salaries and publishing facts
that can be found jast as well and more
cheaply in private publications. The Bureau
has Just favored the world with 152 pages
Of print-for which the Nation proba-
bly, paid twice as much as book of 800
pages would have tost 4 private frm-on the
subject Of national education People who
wish to find the same information, and more
too, couched in better style, and free from the
taint Of salaried sLnecurism and Government
al interference, hiM betterbuy the Is American
Educational Cyclopndia," instead Of begging
for this report. The latter is not uninterest-
ing, but it is sorrowful memorial of
meddling with other peoples business.
The total annual cost Of the public schools
in the States and Territories is trife less
than $75, 1000, 600, according to the figures
given here. The cost per pupil varies greatly
in the different localities. Arizona pays
$33. 28 for each child enrolled in the public
schools; Nebraska, $3.50; Massachusetts,
$14.48; Illinois, $7.s2; and Alabama, 81
cents. The Inst State is now about to reduce
this munifcent provision Meanwhile, the
Cherokees, part Of whom were expelled from
Alabama as unfit to associate with the en-
Eghtened citizens Of that State, spend $15.25
for every pupil in their public schools, and
are not proposing to adopt Constitution de-
signed to brutalize future generations by con-
fning their education to the lessons taught
in the schools of the street. The Cherokees
pay the highest salaries reported-$225 per
month to male and $500 per month 10 female
teachers.
OF the 134 normal schools in the country,
124 contain %, 600 pupils, and supply nearly
I 1,500 teachers year.
The Bureau of Education has discovered
81 private schools for girls,-a number
which reflects small credit upon its percept-
i've faculties. Two-ffths Of their II, ALI pu-
phs are preparing for college. The total
number of scholars fell off 1,1G8 after the
panic Of 1873. Embarrassed parents are apt
to economize in the education Of their chill
dren, and daughters are usually the first VIC
tins.
We regret to learn that there are 1853 t*uni-
versities and colleges in the country. This
number might be heavily reduced, though it
might be too large even then. There is one
library to every eleven "colleges"
, 1875-11-14

A case has been brought in the United
Stntes District Court for the Eastern District
of New York, to test the constitutionality Of
she act Of Congress passed at the last session
Increasing the rates of postage on third-class
matter. The point is raised on an applica-
ton for mandamus to compel Postmaster
JONES, Of New York City, to receive for
transmission through the mails package Of
books, stamped according to the old rates of
postage, and it is claimed TINT the act Of last
winter is unconstitutional because it is q
revenue measure, and under the Constitution
rould only properly originate in the House,
while, as pissed, it originated in the Senate,
fs therefore, void. and does not impair the
force Of the former postal ect, which remains
operative as though the amendment had not
been attempted The District Attorney
evinces disposition to evade the issue By
objecting to the application on the ground
that manda.nus is not the proper remedy.
The case has been taken under advisemeut
by the Judge. who will render his decision
u few days. If the constitutional obiec-
lion made be sustained, the effect will be to
restore newspaper postage to the old rates