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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
A Fair Warming.

The Pilot gives notice that a negro
standing army is to be a permanent part
of the machinery for keeping the Radical
party in power in this State. The in
tention is expressed in the following ex-
tract. The method is illegal and despotic.
1t is the fundamentally of despotism.
The question is to be tried, whether the
libertY-loving people of the State will
submit to be thus governed or not. tits
an extra-constitutional expedient, and
the question whether this rule shall be
established in our State had better be
settled now than at any other time.
"Warn the Committees :"
Pilot.l
We can assure the people of this Sec
ton that the colored militia will not do
harm to any law-abiding citizen but as
certain as the sun shines in the heavens
to-day, the militia, both white and color
ed, will be actively employed. if it shall
become necessary, to protect the lives
and liberties of the people. Nay, more,
if it shall become necessary, the militia,
white and colored, will become a permanent
institution of the country, and will be
marched and countermarched to and from
any point at which their services may be
required.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
Harrison aud jackson Counties.
Handsboro Democrat.I

Handsboro Democrat
Mr.. John NJ McInnis, of Jackson
county, is the regular Democratic nomi-
nee for Representative from the district
composed Of Harrison and Jackson
counties. He is honest, he is capable,
and should receive the united support
of the Democracy of this district. Dem
ocrats, on the first Tuesday in Novem-
Der, march up to the polls in solid
phalanx and vote for John NJ. McInnis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

THE tax collectors harvest-time has
commenced !; but it is q better time for
the taxpayer. 1t ia saddened by the
knowledge that his hard earnings are APP
propriated by heswarms of bloOd-suckers
that infest the State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
On N Cold Trail.
Meridian MercuFy.l

Meridian MercuTy.l
Tne negro Secretary of State and
candidate for Congress in the Fifth, Jim
Hill, was in Enterprise yesterday, where
he had an appointment to make speech.
We are informed that about % negroes
and Sine Jones and few other SCALA
ways, less than half dozen in all, cor
stituted his audience.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
III. G..

THE election is almost here. The
wheels of time never pause. A few more
days of hard work, dear friends, and we
may lay aside spear and buckler and
shield, and rest under the cool shade OF
the tree of Liberty!
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
A Fixed Fact.

Any Radical negro who persecutes
or abuses any of his cwn race, merely for
Joining the Democrats, aCiH find himself IN
trouble. There is no mistake 2bout that.
All men must be free to vote according to
their own wishes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

Before the war one-half Of the people
of the South, claimed the right 10 enc
slave the other halE-Boston Traveller.
Before the war One-half of the South.
as you phrase it, had the right TO oien
the ''other half" which Il derived from
the Constitution Of the United States,
having originally purchased the slaves
from New England -CourierJoumal,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
". c. HINDs, Secretary

EDITORS CLARION: / herewith send
you a copy of the proceedings of our
Club meeting at this place, hoping that
YOU will give them a place in your valu-
able paper. Lee county is becoming en-
thusiastic, and we expect to carry the
county by an increased majority. A
great many of the colored voters are
being convinced of their errors hereto
fore, and they viii vote with as now for
an honest government.
Yours, truly,
w n ur.,oe Co.,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

THE Ohio election will have one good
effect. 1t will teach the Democracy the
necessity of settling the currency ques-
ton upon a basis which will unite the
whole party. The New York Democracy
will carry the day on a Hard Money plat
form in November. They swept Califor-
MIA on that issue; and came within a
scratch of capturing Maine, the strong
hold of Radicalism, in August.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

The Delegation from Mississippi has
assured the Attorney-General that a de-
parture from the policy he has indicated
toward that State would be disastrous to
its interests Among the delegation
were ex-United States Senator Pease,
United States District Attorney Wells
and the Attorney General, of the State.
Mr. PierepOnt win not be likely to
abandon his positiOn.-N. Y. Herald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
II. B. CoKER,
AnOId Citizen

Sinca the foregoing was written, the
agreement before mentioned between the
Governor and citizens has been entered
into; and we trust that It will have the
effect of remedying the evil mentioned
by our Observation-Disclosures.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20

FROM every quarter the most encour-
aging reports come. We are bound to
win. Push on the column,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
Letter from an Old Citizen.
THREE MILES FROM EDWARDS, !
Oct. II, 1873.

"
Oct. II, 1875.
Editors of The Clarion
1 wish to advise you of the state of
things in this neighborhood. Since
Charles Caldwell's successful trip with
his militia to Edwards on last Saturday,
the negroes in this community are thor
oughlY demoralized, and very many have
abandoned their crops and gone to Jack
son, and say they do not intend to gather
the crops, nor care whether they are
gathered or not. And we have hard
work to get the best of them to do any
work. Unless something can be done,
the planting interest of this part of the
county is entirely ruined. Cannot the
Governor be persuaded to Keep the mill
tia at jackson or disband them? | feel
sure in saying, unless something is done
soon, there will be aOdr very soon. There
are mischievous persons going amongst
the colored people and telling them that
the white people mean to kill them-men,
women and children. Intense excitement
exists among the negroes.
Yours, H. B. CoKER,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
THE THREATS

made by the leaders in these dissensions,
tnd II Is almost impossible to get men to
H there to pick out the cotton. He says
NAT BY this time last year he had real
E1ed three bales to the hand from his
co' I1 tields, when, up to now, when the
yea has been two-fold greater, he can
teearcely count on as much as one bale to
tae hand. The minds of the pickers are
kept in such
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
THE CANVASS.

WESLEY JOHNSON.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
A STATE OF TURMOIL

nno' like himself, have accumulated a
i'lle farm and home, and who are try
LIZ 70 make of themselves and families
Sseiui citizens; that they appreciate the
.act that the black and white people are
almost Indispensable to each other in this
country, and that if left alone they can
~: along smoothly and prosper, and by
United effort can restore this part of the
Intry to its former greatness and fnan-
"a standing. But, on the other hand,
Inefe are numbers of them without a
home or habitation, who are continually
tdLnuerlng from place to place, ready &c
paw hand in anything calculated to
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Lions VS.. Tigers.

A little controversy regard
ing the relative strength of the
lion and tiger has been sustained
among certain correspondents
to Nature. The latest writer
Mr.. Haughton, of Trinity Col
lege, Dublin-declares that ev-
cry person we'll acquainted with
both animals will concede that
the tiger is the strongest. Mr..
Haughton states that the
strength Of the lion in the fore
limbs is only 69.9 per cent. of
that Of the tiger, and that the
hind legs is only $50 per cent.
of that Of the tiger. II may
add" he says, "that five men
can easily hold down a lion,
while it requires nine men to
control Il tiger. Martial also
states that the tigers always
killed the lions in the amphithe-
ater. The lion is, in truth, a
pretentious humbug, and owes
his reputation to his imposing
name; and he will run away,
like a whipped cur, under Cir
cumstances in which the tiger
will boldly attack and kill"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Mall Directory.
Fayetteville POst-Offce.

Rsilroad-leaves every day except Sun
dsv At 6 An; arrives at 5 P. NJ. Supplies
tLs following offices: KelsO, Lincoln, Flynt-
willie. Oregon, Georges Store, Flora, Hunts
Station. Salem, Winchester and Decherd.
Shelbyville stage-arrives Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday at 10 A. NJ; leaves same
davs at 2P.M. Supplies Mulberry, Lynch
burg Booneville, County Line, Shelbyville
Huntsville stage-leaves Monday and
Thursday at 9 A. NJ; arrives tuesday ana
FRIDAY Alarm. Supplies Harpers Branch,
Goshen, Halle Green, MeridianVille and
Huntsville.
Shelbyville horse--leayes Mondays and
THURSDAYS at 9 A. NJ; arrives Tuesday and
Friday at4PM. Supplies Norris Creek,
Chestnut Ridge, Hawthorne and Shel5yyille,
Pulaski horse-arrives every Friday at IL
n. Ieayes same day at 1890. Supplies Cy-
ruston. Boons Hill, Millville, Pisgah, Brad
shaw and Pulaski.
blanche horse-leaves every Friday at
g N: arrives Saturday at P. N. sup
plies Camargo, MolinO, Cold Water, Blanche
Money Orders can be obtained a. thus OIL
fee upon post offices in all psrts ef the u
n;ted States. A list Of Money Order ofnces
NAV be seen on application. Rates et com
mission for Money Orders are as foil0ws'
Nor exceeding $l5, 5,.,......... 10 cents
Over IE and not exceeding $50. ..15 DC.
do 30 do do 40. .'Zo 20
do 40 do do 60. 20 40
W. B. DOUTHAT, J. NJ
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Gerne's German AC-
QuaintanCe.

Gerne says, in coming down
from Wiliiamsport got to chat
ting with a German acquaintance,
and asked him what he was do
ing.
''Vell," he replied, '-shoOst now
| am doing nodings, bat | have
made arrangements to so into piz
ness"
"Glad to hear it. What are
you going into?"
''Vell, l goes into partnership
nit a man."
"Do you putin much capital?'
"No; doesn't put in any gapi-
tai"
Don't want to risk it, eh?"
mo; puts in de experience"
"And he puts in the capital"
"Yes, dot is il. We goes into
pizness for dree years; he puts in
de gabital, I puts in de experience
At the end of de dree years I will
have de capital, and he will have
de experienced
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
A Gun that Held q Regi-
ment at Bav
From the Bowling Graen lKr.NPantarr.nb

From the Bowling Green Ky J Paragraph.
Mr., William B. Winans has
in his possession a remarkable
gun, and one that has an unWrit-
ten and partly an unknown his
tory more remarkable than the
weapon itself. As to where it
was made, or by what train of
circumstances its death-dealing
crack became a sound of terror
along the Tennessee and Cum
berland Rivers during the car
Ily years of the late war, we
shall not pretend to. say. The
very sound of the gun became
known and familiar, an ominous
one, along infantry skirmish
lines and among the sharp
shooters. Near the time of the
battle of Shiloh some infantry
had been employed in skirmish
or reconnoitering duty in the
deep-tangled woods. Crack,
bang, boom, roared at intervals
the old gun in the distance, at
every discharge laying q soldier
stiff and stark in death with
unerring accuracy. Shift their
positions as they might, the old
gun would bang away, and with
hiss and a thud there would
be one soldier less. The direc-
ton of the firing was ascertain
ed, and the entire regiment was
ordered to charge toward it
without knowing where or what
it was. On they went losing a
man at every few PAGES. Moth
ing was accomplished, and the
party retreated, leaving the
murderous gun cracking away
as they retreated. Shortly af-
terward the old firelock was
heard again with her murderous
music. 1t was resolved at all
hazards to find and capture the
internal machine. After per-
sistent efforts a tall, raw boned.
gr;zzle-bearded, and large-sized
Texas Ranger was discovered
in the foliage Of tall tree, from
among the branches of which
he was picking off his foes as
we'll as he had picked off hund-
reds before. Brought to bay, he
continued to load and shoot
with deadly aim, till brought
down, and the famous gun was
captured. 1t is gun of i'm
mense calibre, being nearly
eight feet long, with a smooth
bore, single-barrel, large enough
to admit q small-sized walnut.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
How He Got Square With
Him.
From the CarrOllton (Mo.) Record.

From the CarroIlton (No.l Record
At Hardin, Ray county, lives
an honest, quaint, old gentle
man named Trigg, who keeps a
grocery-store. He was for some
reason suspected, by the Inter-
nal Revenue Collector at St.
Joe, Of keeping crooked to-
baccO.
"One morning, a gentlemanly
looking man stepped into his
store and said he was travelling
and was out of tobacco. He
could smoke nothing but "pure
leaf" and wanted to buy Il few
pounds; it would be a great ac-
commodatiOn and he must have
it. The old man protested that
he kept it only for his own use,
that it was against the law, and
that be couldn't sell a pound at
any price. The Collector beg
ged so hard, and protested SO
strongly that no one would ever
know it, that Trigg "smelt a
MICE" and finally consented to
put up five pounds for him. =
Mr.. Collector pulled out his
pocket-book and asked the
price. ''Fiye hundred dollars
quietly remarked the old man.
''When a Revenue officer goes
out of his way to induce man
to break the law, in order to
prosecute him, l must have
money enough to pay my fine"
Mr.. Collector lacked about $490
of having enough money, and
concluded that he didn't want
any leaf tobacco at that price.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Old Time Detectives

A New York paper speaking
Of the inefficiency and corrup-
tion of the detectives of the
present time relates this anec-
dote Of detective of the last
generation:
One Of our banks kept losing
money, only in small sums, yet
the loss was constant and mys-
terious. A celebrated detective
was called in. "Let everybody
leave the directors room," he
said. "Send in everybody, one
by one, who had a chance to
steal" So the president, CASH
ier, the tellers, the. book-keep-
ers and clerks had a private in
teryiew with the detective. =
Every one in the bank knew the
purpose Of the visit, and all but
one were slightly nervous and
uncomfortable under the search
ing questions Of the chief. The
last who entered was a nephew
of the president. He walked
in cool, unembarrassed, and in
different with an air that said
"procecd." He was dismis sed
as we'll as the rest. The detec-
tive said not a word, left the
bank, and in one week returned.
He had been shadOwing the
presidents nephew. In a clear,
fair hand, was written out the
whereabouts of the young man
for the past six days, the COM
pany he kept, what he drank,
the hours he spent On the road,
his night orgies, and all his
movements by night and by
day. Nobody in the bank
knows to-day that the presi-
dents nephew was the thief. =
That his health was not good,
that he was travelling in Europe,
and that his place in the bank
was filled by another, was we'll
known. The bank was saved
from robbery, the family from
dishonor, the detective commen-
ded for his skill and prudence,
and all the happier for check
of $1,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Church Directory.

Presbyterian, FqyettcviIlc--seryices ey-
prv Sabbath at 1880 and at night; Rev Geo
Hall. pastor; Sunday school at 8 A N.
Metl,odist-services every Sabbath at
1880 and at night; RevAFLawrence, pastor;
Sunday school at o'clock.
Cumberland csbyterian-services every
Sabbath at 1890 and al night; Rev Z p Du-
vail, pastor; Sunday school at 5.
Methodist, Flyntville--seryices lst Sab
hath in each month at l and night; Rev WA
Gill, preacher in charge; Sunday school AZ g..
Union Church, Pleasant Plains-services
lst Sabbath each month at ! / and night by
the Methodists; Rev Mr. Barham, preacher
charge-2nd and lth Sabbath each month
at IL by the Associate Reformed Presbyteri-
ans, Rev Muse, pastor. Union Sun
day school at 8.
4 Presbyterian, New Hope, services 1st
and 3rd Sabbaths at IL; Bethel, 2nd and
4th Sabbaths at ll--Rev A S Sloan, pastor.
Methodist, Mulberry-service 3rd Sun
day in each month at IL o'clock and every
Sunday night; ReyWJCollier, pastor; Sun
day School al ..
Cumberland eSbyterian--seryices 18th
Sunday each month at IL o'clock \ N and at
night; RevMrMorris pastor; Sabbath school
urdAy before lst Sabbath in each month;
services Ist Sabbath at /; Rev A Van HOOse
pastor: Sabbath school at 8.
United Presbyterian, Lincoln-seryiceS
every Sabbath atll:l5 NJ; RcvJ W Wait,
pastor; Sunday school at 10.
Methodist, Shady Grove, tShelton,s
creek)-serYices lst Sabbath IN each month
at IL o'clock; Rev CClenny, preacher IN ch
Liberty Gro ye-services End Sabbath at
IIAM; Rev w A Gill. preacher In charge.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Oak Grove,
(near Flyntyille)-services 4th Sabbath IN
each month at Ii O'Clock; Rev A w Suth-
erlend. supply.
Presbyterian. Unity, on the Petersburg
I Dad. miles North of Fayetteville, lst and
ord Sabbaths in each month-also Swan
Greek Church. End and 4th Sabbaths IN each
month; Rev P Osborne, pastor.
Cumberland Presbyterian, Cane Greek, on
Fishing Ford road miles North of Fay
ettevIle, End and 4th Sabbaths each month;
Rev B Tigert, pastor.
Methodist, Oak Hill-services 4th Sab
hath each month at 10 O'Clock.
Cumberland esbyteriaE-Rev \ DCraw-
Methodist-services End Sabbath alto A
NJ; Rev w b Lowery, G.
Cumberland Presbyterian--services 4th
Sabbath at 10 NJ: Rev J b Tigert, pastor;
0Tnion sunday school at 2 P NJ every Sab
bath; prayer meeting Wednesday night,
Mt. Hermon, Fhntville circuit--services
.3rd Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev
w A Gill. preacher in charge.
Macedonia, Flintville circuit-services 4th
Sabbath and preceding Saturday; Rev W A
Gill. preacher in charge.
missionary Baptist, Norris Greek, (Buck-
eye)-services End Saturday and Sunday in
och month; Rev S L Sanford, pastor.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

There is an old maid in Kal-
amazoo who is determined to
get a husband. She caught a
burglar in her room the other
night, turned the key on him,
and made him promise to marry
her before she would let him
out. The fellow was allowed
to go to a neighboring town to
get his wedding suit, and from
there wrote back to say that he
couldn't honorably fulfill his
promise as he had wife in
England.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
Flnnegan's Friend.

Colonel Finnegan was a Florida
planter, very wealthy and hOspit-
able. Towards the poor he was
always kind,an even the shiftless
he would not turn coldly away.
A man who had often been the
subject of his bounty was named
Jake H4rtruff. Jake was a squat
ter in the woods, where be had a
log cabin and a small clearing
Upon this ground he sometimes
raised corn, and with his gun he
captured game. Of the game, he
ate the flesh, ,and the skins he trad
ed for whiskey. Long before the
winter was over he was sure to be
out of corn, in which emergency
he would bring his bag to the c.
lionel for supply, and the supply
was generally furnished.
Once upon u time Jake came
with his bag very early in the sea
son-in fact, the winter had just
set in.
"Why, how is ;hi8, Jake?' de
manded Finnegan. Seems to
me you are rather early in your
call for corn.
"Well, Colonel, fact is my crop
failed this yer season."
Failed? How is that? | thought
it had been an uucommonly good
season for corn"
"Yaas--I spose it has, Colonel,
but-ye see--I forgot to PlantF
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

The fly season, an exchange
cheerfully remarks, is near at
hand, and it will cost only three
onions to try the experiment Of
keeping your picture frames,
looking-glass frames, etc, from
being :.'::.:.'::..::.:..:d over by
flies. Paint your frames over
with the liquid, and the origina-
tor says the flies will never
:..:...::..::. them. Whether the
onion must be determined by
the size of the frames or the fly
.:.:.'.::.::'.::., the author has not
yet divulged.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

At Logansport, Ind, an in
teresting hog case has just
been decided by the Circuit
Court. The title to two hogs
was disputed by two neighhors.
The jury after being out thir-
ty-six hours, rendered verdict
in favor Of the original claimant.
The costs Of the case are already
s., 900, or four dollars a pound
for the whole amount of pork;
and the case may yet be ap-
pealed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

A Great Darlington Mass }
merchant found a box of parlor
matches on the store-Aoor the 9th.
er morning, which had been
knocked off the shelf by rat or
mouse over night. On opening
the box the discovery was made
that by the coDcussion every
match in the FOx had been light
ed, and the wood of which they
were made was charred and turn
ed brown. Fortunately the box
was 80 tight as to smother the fire,
and no harm resulted. l: was a
narrow escape; and if a fire had
taken place, its cause would have
been a perpetual mystery.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

Holt, a condemned Texas
murderer, was found to have
hanged himself in his cell when
the time came for his execution.
He was revived and taken to
the scaffold, whereupon the bun
CLING work of the Sheriff justi-
fed Hollis sound Judgment in
having tried to do the hanging
himself. The rope broke twice,
so that altogether he was in et-
feet hanged four times. And
to the last he declared that he
was innocent.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

An Iowa editor has been shot
for speaking of a man as "viol
wretch" Served him right
The dictionary must be upheld if
all the editors in the country are
laid out,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09

"Sure," said Patrick, rubbing
his head at the prospect of a
present from his employer, Il
always name to do my duty
81 believe you," replied his en-
ployer, "and therefore | will
make you a present of all you
have stolen from me during the
year." 81 thank your honor"
replied Pat; "and may all your
old friends and acquaintances
treat you as literally"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1875-12-09
The line Of conduct chosen by

The line OF conduct chosen by a
boy during the five years from
'Gf;een to twenty viii, in every ill.,
stance, determine his character
for life. As he is then careful or
careless, prudent or imprudent,
industrious or indolent, truthful
or dissimulating, intelligent or
ignorant, temperate or dissolute,
so will he be in after years, and
it needs no prophet to cast his hor-
oscope or calculate bis chances.