The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-01


Holly Water Works so far As time woul,
admit, but of course
TINE DID NoT ADMIT,
the guests going entirely through an es
adjustment which it always appeared I,
Us had As many qualifications as the be,
regulated labyrinth, and which ifa person
goes entirely through units him for gen
eral lCcOmOtion- OF continuous thinking
for the next two months and halt
But they were given good idea of al
that - there TO be seen IN the way OF eN
quiSlte mechanism, aud were then treated
TO an out door scene in the matter OF
throwing water, that fairly startled the
most sedate one in the party In quaint
/ " it would have filled the proverbial
"blo0dy chasm' beyond all recognition
and in the height, which the several
/ streams attained the visitors found a new
use for all the telescopes they brought
/ with them. The display OF several ordi
nary streams AT a time, as we'll rs the
/ three-lnch stream test, was wonderfully
successful, and ELECTED the involuntary
wonderment of all We haven't the least
( doubt but that Mississippi will be ordering
Holly Water Works all the coming win
ter; we always did give that State credit
for good judgment and discernment.
From here the party proceeded 10 the
JUDsoN HOUSE,
where tea awaited them but before sit
ting down to the good things provided 10y
Mr.. Abram Tenbrook, the popular pro
prietOr of the Judson House, sort OF
FORMAL MEETING
was called in the parlor OF the hotel,
there evidently being mutual desire
to unburden themselves of something
on both sides. And right here occurs
to us the unaccountably bright thought
that it might he well before going
further To inform our readers in detail
who they were that we have been writing
all this about. Well as they are now
all comfortably located in the Judson
House parlor where we can get good
sight of them, well tell who they all were
as follows.
Heretofore published in CLARloN.
In the room also, were mauyactive and
prominent citizens. BY common consent
and with graceful appropriateness, the
chair was occupied by Hon. /, +. Flag
Ter, whlom and successful newspaper
publisher in this city. Upon taking the
position assigned him by the Partially of
! those present, Mr.. Flagler made timely
and Enthusiastically pleasant remarks =.
They were entirely impromptu, Is we
now learn, but 50 handsome and appro-
| pirate were they that at the time, we had
| no doubt that this morning would give Us
/ the complete manuscript with every word
T. Il ttgtF
! fully rounded, even to the crossing of
/ the Is and the dotting of the is-but It
didn't. But impromtu rs they were, Mr..
| Flagler's remarks handsomely adorned
| the occasion. In words beautiful and
graceful, he welcomed the Mississippinns
! to the North, to Lockport, to our homes
and our hearts. He referred in historic
words to the newspaper record OF Lock
port, and in conclusion, repeated the gen
eral welcome of our citizens. And now
/ i'm this connection, and after so many
and deserved words of praise for Mr..
Flgglcr's remarks, it certainly pans us u
be obliged i'll the
ISTEnEsTs or HIsroRY,
and for the sake of our own noble calling
which inhexibly sets itself against al
sophistry, to be obliged just here, to con
1 trovert wrong, if not malicious slate
ment upon his part. 1t is not pieasan
/ thing to do, but we are not the ones e
! hesitate when duty calls. Mr.. Flagle
/ distinctly stated that Mr.. Richardson wa
publishing the Journal in Lockport whcl
| Columbus discovered America. Nov
! this acas not so nor do we propose i
tamely sit by and see any such imputa
! tons banded about. Columbus wa
h, re several years before Mr.. Richardson
No natter how much Columbus may hay
desiie i to subscribe for the journal, h'
certain at that time had not the oppor
( tunitv: his much is certainly true; bu
il may occur TO some, "a somehow 1t On
not TO Mr.. T.. in his remarks, that Nj
/ Flapler. himself, published u newspaper 4
/ LociDort. before ur. Richardson did
That is probably where he got his idea o
! somebody's being eOntemporaneous wit
! Columbus. But we regret having bee
| Obliged TO thus criticise. Outside OF TIN
reflection noted. Mr.. FiaSlers remark
were peculiarly appropriate and were re
ceived with evident favor.
Following Mr. Flaglers remarks CoI
Power delivered the following feeling am
well received speech
. COT. PCwEB's REMARKS.
Mr.. F'Ldgl.r and Lal'ies and gentlemen o
THIS, my old home:
From our heart Of hearts, ] thank you,
in behalf Of my company, for the cordial
greeting and the kind treatment that We
have received at your hands. The ladies
and gentlemen Of my party are delighted
with what they have seen and heard. II
me this occasion is one of peculiar personal
interest, and when | suggested to my
friends that / would be bOnored and
gratihed by extending the excursion thus
far, the vote was unanimous in favor OF
the proposition. And then came the
kind letters Of invitation from Mr. Rich
ardson, which reached US at Chicago and
Niagara falls. Twenty-Five years ago the
coming December, / came 10 your city,
pennies, homeless and stranger
soon found friends-those who never
have and never will, trust, ceIsc to feel
an interest in the lonely orphan boy who
came among you quarter Of century
since. The names Of Thos. Il. Flagler,
NJ. &. Richardson, Lyman A. Spalding
DR.. Wisner, and those other names Of
precious lives and blessed memories
VIM Parsons, Deacon Scovcll and Judge
Gardner, are household words in my
home in the sunny South, ana viii ever
live in my grateful recollection.
Twenty-onc years ago, the 3l-t Of this
month, LETT LockporI for the South. j
had rot finished my trade IN Mr.. Rich
ardson's Office, hun be gave ne an honor
able dismissal, aud be WAS Kind enough
to say IN his letter, II consider his de
parture decided loss 10 my Office.
. Those words have been 10 me an inccn-