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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cincinnati
Enquirer declares that after rambling
through Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, and talking with
State officers and politicians, / found
public sentiment equally divided on the
Democratic side of the house between
Thurman and Hendricks for the Presi-
dency. Thurman is a favorite in Mis-
sissippi, and the Alabama Democracy,
headed by Governor Houston, are in ia
vor of Governor Hendricks" No doubt
this correspondent drew his opinion as to
the favorite in Mississippi from converse
tons with one or two men into whose
company he happened to fall. Our
opinion is that Mississippi has no favor
tie !" that her delegates will be selected
without reference to candidates, and
and that as between Thur
man and Hendricks, the Democrats and
of Mississippi have no
choice, and will thank the Lord for either.
Gen. A. j. Hamilton, a prominent
,itizen of Texas, is dead.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

The spoilsmen are quarrelling
over the offices of Sheriff and Tax Col
lector in Holmes. One Lowering claim $
to occupy the places by reason of being
Coroner, and one Simmons claims by
virtue of an election which the Board of
Registrars do not recognize, and also by
virtue of executive appointment. Mean
time it all works to the good of the tax
payers. The Advertiser says:
The Holmes County RAIDS are likely
to put the non-taxpaying theory into prac-
tice, because, when each enjoins the
other from collecting, there will be none
to whom payment can he made"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
The Jackson Knight, Ana
Attendance.

From the Nicksbur- llcmr
Yesterday afterno.utE.r
plar and their famiIie. v.-.,
excursion up the river nm
Natchcz, by the Magau..s 4
Of this city.
In the morning gt MIA
knights assembled 40 their
and having attirrd themse.,..
form marched o. The deBo.
NJ. Railroad, headed by8 H.
time IL meet their bretbras
on the 10 o'clock train. n.y..
Knights, or the delegate
to the COmmandery room.
lation had been spread a
Knights partook freely Al
two IN the afternoon The KHir..
bled at their hall and nIar.t.
sion to the steamer Natlhe.
TO take them on an eXcur,..r r.
The mystic brotherhood msa
play in their handsome regI.
procession, rs il passed alaa, ~
ton street, was witnessed bys
course Of people, who lined II.
the street.
Taken altogether the exgg-.
most pleasant and enjoyable
none had cause 10 regret tba.
Indeed, we heard some ofb. .
mark that they would not I'M.
the excursion for any considers
In addition TO those ulresIr
the following Knights and lada
on tho morning train:
X. l.. Saunders. John Ne..
Taylor, George s. Green. Wn
j. &. Webb. Harris Barka
Bradley, Il. +. McGill and j /
Mississippi No. ] jackson !
pi.
The following ladic. acc5mp.r
Mrs. j. l.. Power, Mrs. Robert
Miss Ethel Barksdalc and M
Wilkinson.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

The U. S. Court of Claims recently
rendered decision on question of in
terest to some persons in the South. The
gist of it is that the second section of the
second article of the Constitution, in
vesting in the President power to pardon
crimes, does not authorize him TO restore
property forfeited to the National Gov
eminent on account Of treason. 1t was
therefore held that the amnesty procla-
nation of Dec. %, 1868. does not enti-
tie petitioner to a restitution of confis-
Gated property claimed in his petition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
The Balance of Power.

The n. Y. Sun is strictly an independ-
ent paper. 1t is freer from partisan con-
troll than any journal OF which We know.
1t speaks freely on all subjects, and in
reference to men, without fear, favor or
affection. From its standpoint Of indie
pendence (not neutrality it has made
the following observations on the politi-
cal situation and prospects:
Z" Without the valuable aid and earn
est cooperation of the Liberal Republi-
cans, who would not sustain Grant or
his concern on any terms, Connecticut
balance of power in Connecticut, in New
York, in Ohio, in Indiana, in Pennsyl-
vania, and the Northern States which
overthrow Grantism last fall And they
will hold it at the next Presidential cleo
ton.
If the wise policy adopted in Connec-
ticut be extended on national scale, so
that patriotic men entertaining the same
general principles can act together har-
moniously, the election Of a reform
President in 1876 is as certain as any
thing in human affairs can be. But if,
on the other hand, ambitious and selfish
leaders refuse to take this simple lesson
to heart, and insist upon converting to
their personal use the popular resentment
against the excuses and corruption of
the party now in power, a revulsion of
the present widespread feeling may be
expected, with a train of deplorable con-
sequences for the country. 1t is easy
to iasure success, and more easy to pro-
woke defeat
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

A CORRESPONDENT calls our attention
to the fact that the extraordinary increase
of crime among the colored population
within the last few years, filling our
penitentiary to overlooking, has led to
the establishment of new system of
slavery. 1t consists in such high priests
of the Radical church as Capt o. J.
French, procuring negro convicts for FIVE
years free of charge, except for their sup
port. 1t is said that Capt. French has
$50 of these convicts, selected with care
out of a lot of several hundred. These
convicts to all intents and purposes are
slaves of Capt. French for five years,
entirely under his control and responsible
to him for their good behavior.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Receivers for Arlcnn-ns Ha,f
Appointed.

LITTLE Rock, April Ig.-I
ton Hotel, the largest and myt
IN all It's departments, VIA. open
Springs yesterday Iug4
Springs is more active than -gf.
before.
In the United States CHr
Judge Dillon placed the "
Ouachita aud Red River. anI la
and ChicOt Railroads in the .a.
receiver, who was selected hgas.
bondhOlders. The same parties
Smith Railroad, and have r.cl.
pleted an extention OFF tWgulf H.4
ing less than fifty 10 bee bui.t
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Military A--lgunrup

WAsnrNGroN, April l7-l
master A. q. Robinson hasbr.H
from duty in the Department of
and Is ordered 10 the Dgma
the Platte.
Capt. G.. w. Smith ha. Bee.
to report to the Department o.. u.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Proposed HnndShaI&Isg-CO fed.
crate Soldiers Invited 10 Attend
the Meeting of tsse GRAND
Army OF the ReDwR,Hfc

CHICAGO, April 15.--At a meeting
tonight of the committee on invitations
appointed at the recent meeting of the
Grand Army of the Republic here. il was
decided in addition to Issuing general in
vitations to Confederate soldiers and sail
ors, that invitations should be sent ~
prominent confederate officers, and that
they should be requested to attend the
approaching army reunion here.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

The Richmond Enquirer says of the
proposition that Congress assume and dis
charge the debts of the Southern States:
Whether this subject shall be made an
issue or not in the next Presidential cam
paign remains to be seen. For ourselves,
we are satisfied it would Wink
change.
And we are satisfied that it ought not
to win; and that any party which
espouses it will deserve defeat.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
a MAN. lHcnrt Torn from II.,
and Healing when Four

New HAVEN, CoNN., Ar
While John Donohuc Was m.hu.
gradients of the illuminate ue
cussion caps and cartridge, Boz
building connected with thg Na
arms factory, this forenoon. Ja r
killed him. Portions of hi. b..
carried Il hundred feet lls h
torn from the trunk and throw
distance, but was beating wha
up.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

The Tax Leaguers of this sterling
county are keeping up their organization
for the pending contest with high taxa
ton and public plundering. Hon. A.
G. Roane addressed them at their last
meeting which was well attended by the
solid men of the county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
DOL. 7HcCon,b.

New ORLEANS, April a.
Comb, President of the Nca Ora
Louis and Chicago Railroad q
has arrived in this city With hs
ry. He comes 10 manage @
ness connected with thc uIr
staying at the st. Charlie b0.t.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Indian Movements - Binch
Explorer

KANSAS Cry, April l7-E
dred Cheyenne warriors crossed (.
Of the Atchison, Topeka anI ~.
Railroad Thursday night. rs m..
Of Lakin, going north. 4 m
cavalry from Fort Dodge IS ipr
A large party Of Black EII..r
have arrived here. Carpenter
ton, numbering 1900, starts .o..
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
"THE PEOPLE ARE WITH YOU"

LIVINGSTON, Miss, April II, 1875.
Stir up the people and charge along
the whole line, against corruption, ex-
travagance and villainy of every descrip-
ton. The people are with you, and If
this election is properly managed we will
carry the next Legislature and save the
State 5. A. ID. G..
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Warren County Tax Fists.

The Tax Collector of Warren county
has advertised two solid columns of tax
sales in the Herald. Whether these de-
linquencies result from the inability of
the people to carry the load, or their de-
termination to cry ''halt," and to cut off
the supplies of the tax-eaters, we are not
prepared to say.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
VIcE-PREsIpENT WIsoN

VICE-PREsIDENT WILsoN says there
are not hundred Republicans in Massa-
chusetts who favor the third term, and
that he has not met a man who did not
scout the idea. Now let the Graphic and
the Washington Republican open their
batteries on him.-Exchange.
But if Vice-President Wilson will come
down among the carpet-bagger Office
holders in the South, who will comprise
more than third of the Republican
nominating Convention, he viii find that
they are for Grant to man.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

If the Radicals don't nominate Grant
for the third term, they will get 40 help
from him with the bayonet in the
Southern States and if they do nominate
him they will lose the Northern.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
Pe'rIGcnsIon Of Human R,u
Special Telegram to the Commend

Special Telegram 10 the CommcrI
Fir. WAYNE, I'D, Aprllg RI
mains Of Col A. Hall, buried
ago, were taken up a few days
twas found that the process p. N
ton had transformed the body
solid limestone, with full r9ug.
from head TO foot, and of iuII
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

Old Ben. Wade has written a letter
declining to run for Governor of Ohio.
He assigns several reasons; but, the N.
7. Herald says, omits the chief one.
which is that the Democratic majority in
Ohio is about forty thousand. This rea-
son makes all his other excuses seem un-
necessary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

THE Mississippi DEMOCRAT is the
title of new paper whose name imparts
its creed, at Hazlehurst, issued by Mes
srs Burke and Bennett, with j. ID.
Burke, Esq, as editor. 1t is spicy and
well gotten up. Copiah can now boast of
three Democratic journals.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

IT is serious question why Col Ire
land, late Treasurer Of Alcorn Universe
ty, does not turn over to the State
Treasurer the $50, 900 which he
testified before the Legislative Com
mittee was in his possession See Gould
nunc" in another column.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
WORDS OF CHEER WITH PRACTICAL OBJ
sERvATIoNs ON THE TAX QUESTION.


GREENvILLE, Miss, April 10, 1875.
Enclosed please find 50 90. do not
wish to miss a number. Your paper is
highly appreciated, and your views on the
subject Of nOn-payment of taxes under
present circumstances are heartily en-
dorsed by the good citizens of this county.
Ia fact they have already adopted that
course. But few, comparatively, paid
State and county taxes of 1874. and many
of those who paid State and county tax
have fallen into line by refusing to pay
the levee tax which became due on the
1st inst. This feeling is becoming uni
versal to pay no more taxes to the present
government to be either stolen or squan-
dered. This is peaceable resistance 70
oppression.
l speak advisedly, because in the course
of my business 1 pay about one-ifth of
all the taxes usually paid in this county.
Very respectfully,
w. A. II.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

IT is announced that c. III. Kelley,
Secretary of the National Grange, will
soon publish history of the Order from
its beginning until its permanent organi-
cation in 1873. The volume is to be
made up to a large extent of correspon-
dence for five years prior to 1873.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
APERPErUAL SUBSCRIBER.

RAYMOND, Miss, April, 1873.
Enclosed please find one years sub
scription. | want to continue The
CLARION as long as Hire. o. Y. 5.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY.

MADISON STATION, April, 1873.
Please find 81 90 for renewal of sub
scription. TIE CLARION is n household
necessity with me. l.. +. NJ.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

DAYTON, April 1S.-All the fruit in
this part of the country was killed bv
the cold weather ON Friday and Saturday.
were also killed,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

We want the best intelligence of the
qehite men Of the South, and have lost pa
thence with this experiment of admins
tering large States by a feae whites conve-
niently few-and all the rest negroes
Yice-President Wilson.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

EX-SENATOR Schurz, after a short
tour in Europe, will devote his attention
to journalism in st. Louis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

On our first page will be found some
reflections of the venerable patriarch,
DR.. l.. PIERCE, on his ninety-frst birth
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
STARKSvlLLE DEsOLlrrD pr
The Business Part Of ihcTom Ds

From tie Meridian Mercury
We hear of most disastra
night before last az Smrksv..
reported that the court boo.
business house and one dweIlr
were destroyed. The los. D.
We cannot give, but the total
will reach $500, 900. Forlvon.
houses destroyed many hm.
fectly poverty stricken county
all saved.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

WE regret to learn (from the Enterprise
Courier that Lauderdale Springs Or
phans Home has been suspended.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
THE CLARION AND ITS FRIENDS.

The long list of subscription acknowl-
Judgments made elsewhere in this number
will afford some evidence of the way In
which our efforts to make THE CLARION
an independent, organ of opinion, and a
first class newspaper devoted tothe rights
and welfare Of the people, are appreciated.
To our numerous friends we can only
say that our motto is excelsior, and our
course is upward like the eagle with its
gaze on the sun and its wing strengthened
for holder and loftier fight.
From our extensive business cores
pondence, we are permitted to present the
following specimens OF 'true inward
ness" which has come forth spontane-
ously to gladden. our souls aud Tighten
our hearts with the consciousness OF a
good work we'll performed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
ERROR ExposED-rRurH INDICATED.

BELLEFoNTAINE, SUMNER Co,
Mss, April II, 1879.
MEssRs. Power & BARKsDALE:
GENTLEMEN Receive my best wish
es for you and your paper, for the prompt
and bold manner you expose error and
corruption, and vindicate truth. When
the wicked bear rule. the people mourn.
But let US pray God TO establish the
righteous to the rule OF the land. A. NJ.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21


OK our first page win be found, copied
from the Cincinnati Commercial, the
observations of Northern tourist in Mis-
sissippi. The writer gives an impartial
account of what he saw, and has portrayed
with accuracy the feelings of our people,
on the subject of immigration, as well us
the natural advantages Of the State in
soil and climate. The numerous friends
of Gen. Walthall will discover the fideli-
ty of the sketch which the writer has pre-
sented of that gentleman ; and the COM
plimentary references to two other enter
prising citizens, Gen. West and Col.
HiIlyard, who are largely occupied in the
advancement of our material interests,
will be appreciated. A great deal IS being
done for our State by the reports which
are constantly made to the public by Wis
itors who have come to see for themselves
at the instance of these gentlemen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

THE Cincinnati Commercial (Republi-
CAM says that sunless the Republicans
"of Ohio take the roar out of the third
term artillery, and they must do it,
''Allen will be reelected Governor by
"a majority equal to that by which Val
"landigham was defeated, 100000. P"
But u. S. Grant will have a word to
say on that subject, and he is the party.
THE SUNBURsT.-Bright and beauti-
full as its name, this new organ of the
State Hibernian Association made its
appearance on the 17th-J. f. O'Suli-
van, Esq, editor. Its proportions are
faultless, and its matter, selected and
original, is interesting and sparkling. We
are sure that it will prove uade mecum
to the sons of the Green Isle who have
found a. home in this country, and
valuable abstract and brief chronicle
of the times" to the public generally.
May no clio I'D ever obscure its efulgence.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21
A Large Turnout. md
one Of the Finest or =, ''a' D
NiNer steamer.

The Excur,ion IN
NnGchez V..,. ~
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-04-21

Gen. A. j. Hamilton, a prominent
citizen of Texas, is dead.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13

Is This Alt
Sometimes catch sweet glimpse Of his face,
But that Is all.
Sometimes he looks on me and seems to smile,
But that il all.
Sometimes he speaks parting word of peace,
But that Is all.
Sometimes think hear his loving voice
Upon me call.
And this Is all he meant when thus he spoke,
"Come unto me :"
Is there no deeper, more enduring rest
In him for thee
Is there no steadier light for thee in HIM
o, come and see u
Nay, do not wrong him by the heavy thoughts.
But love his love.
Do thou full justice to his tenderness,
His mercy prove;
Take him for what he Is oh. take him all,
And look above
Then shall thy tossing soul find anchorage
And steadfast peace;
Thy love shall rest on his, thy doubts
Forever cease.
Thy heart shall find in him and his grace
Its rest and bliss
Christ and His love shall be thy blessing all
Forever more
Christ and His peace shall keep thy troubled sou
Forever more
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13

as she thought, so hard to fill. The
above is from the files of an old
Cincinnati paper, but the sequel,
as told us by one conversant with
the whole facts, is stranger than
what we have already narrated.
When the cholera was raging ia
our city in 1866 the second wife
was taken very i'll with it, and be-
ing informed by the physician that
she could not live but q few hours
at the most, as she was then in
collapsed condition, she asked that
all go out of the room, excepting
her husband and the housekeeper,
when she told how much she dread
ed leaving her child amongst strang-
ers, and as dying wife entreated
them both to marry again. The
proposition was a strange one, but
both promised, and a few months
afterward, when the second wife
had been dead a sufficient length
of time not to cause remarks, the
two were again married, brought
together after a cruel separation of
so many years, and we believe are
now living happily together in a
cosy West End house.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13
Whole No. 2ls.

ing darkness-this caldron of foam
this shrieking gale, born on the
desolate Canada shore and leaping
across the great lake to howl around
us like gaunt wolf on the trail OF
q wounded deerI
Downtown thank God that
she rises
Up-up!-is the gale to lift us
in its arms and bear the ship away
Waiting-life is at the stake!
One point off-one false move
one moment Of weakness, and those
who search the lonely beach will
find a harvest of death.
groaning--struggl-
ing-so till the mad winds tire of
the battle and fall back, and the
great waves sink down to rest and
gather strength for another fight.
1t is grand-but life is the for
felt M. Quad.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1875-10-13

or the Point Aux BarQues.
Midnight
You may never have been there.
Groaning like some monster in
distress, sinking, rising, trembling
in every beam and plank, it was a
fight with the great mad waves
waves w:.:ch rolled down upon the
laboring ship from out of such
black darkness that the sharpest
eye only caught q glance Of the
foam.
Of Point aux Barques.
Off the wild coast strewn with
the ribs Of two-score ships-crafts
which fought the Storm King to
the very last before the furious
green waves buried them out OF
sight or hurled them on the shore,
which trembled under the shock
of the high running breakers.
Creeping on deck, clinging and
grasping, leaving hundred pray
ing, weeping human beings behind,
wondered IL every plunge Of the
ship would not bury us under the
foam forever.
Black midnight and . bowling
galel
A stout ship, strong in every
plank, lifting, plunging, dashing at
the pillows, and ploughing path
through them, and yet toy In the
hands of q mighty giantl
Groan, tremble. rise, quiver, and
groanI ti 80 141
And out from that inky darkness
which no human eye could pierce,
the screaming gale sent wave after
wave to strike us---to make the
good ship groan like . man who
receives q stunning blow from .
club and drops down to know no
more until nature overcomes the
shock.
A lookout lashcd to the railing
on the bow--looking for what
Other ships are abroad, struggling
and battling for existance and
battling well, but II he saw them