The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-12
MISSISSIPPI CORRESPONDENCE.
JACKSON. March 8. 1877

MASClCSIffl CVRhEOI UNULNVLs
JACKSON, March 9, 1876.
The Impeachment trial OF Lieut.. Gov
Davis Is approaching its end. The tes
timony was all in several days ago, an'
the arguments were postponed until to
day. The Senate is in session tonight
with the lobby and gallery crowde,
with visitors, to hear the speeches. A
vote will probably be reached Tomorrow
evening.
In the House to-day articles OF i'm
peachment were presented against thu
State Superintendent of Education, Il
w. Cardoza, and were adopted, will
only one dissenting vote-Edwards, col
ored, OF Warren. The negroes usually
stand by men Of their race, right ol
wrong, but Cardoza's "misfortunes'
have been 50 numerous and fragrant
that even the colored members OF the
House, with the one exception, couldn't
stomach him any longer. The impeach-
ment articles are twelve in number, and
are specifications Of the charges made
against him by the Investigating COM
mittee-bribery, forgery, embezzlement,
extortion, peculation and misappropria-
ton of public moneys.
The managers of the impeachment
trial Of Gov. Ames have not yet pre-
sented the articles of impeachment,
but will probably do SO within day or
two. 1t has not yet been decided which
of tho two cases will be taken up first
after the close of the Davis case.
The testimony ELECTED on the trial Of
Davis shows a good deal Of rottenness
about the capital of Mississippi. A. g..
Packer, Gov. Ames' Adjutant General,
unblushingly testified that he charged
six hundred dollars for attempting to
influence Gov. Ames to grant a pardon.
Failing to SO influence Ames, he de-
manded and received the six hundred
dollars all the same. The most curious
circumstance about this six hundred
dollars is, however, that Packer received
the six hundred dollars for his influ-
ence to obtain the pardon while he was
acting as Private Secretary to Lieut..
Gov. Davis. who issued the pardon.
The inference and impression upon the
minds Of those who heard this testi-
timony was that Packer had thrown
himself in the breach to save his friend
Davis. The whole matter smells of
bribery, corruption and crookedness.
LEGISLATIVE
The House has been for several days
engaged in considering the general
school bill, which is being so variously
that await final action to give
you synopsis of its provisions. 1t is,
l may. however, say, general in its
liberal in its support of
public schools, and giving both white
and black a representation in the rules
and laws governing the schools.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
One very important measure passed
during the week by both houses is bill
the Congressional Districts
Of the State. It gives five districts to
the Democrats and one--the sixth-to
the Republicans. As the bill has gone
10 the Governor, and will become a law
with or without his approval, give you
the counties embraced in the different
districts. General Chalmers. of Con-
'ederate cavalry fame, is the author of
,he bill 1t provides that the counties |
the Congressional Districts
shall be as follows:
First riot-Tishomingo, Alcorn,
Prentiss, Pontotoc, Lee, Itawamba,
Chickasaw, Colfax, Oktibbeha
md Lowndes.
Second District-Tippah, Union, Ben
on, Marshall, Lafayette, Yalobusha,
DeSoto, Tate, Panola and Tallahatchie.
Third District-Leflore, Sunflower,
Grenada, Carroll, Montgomery, Cal
loun, Sumner, Choctaw, Winston, Kem-
,er, Neshobo and Attala.
Fourth District-Holmes, Madison,
Leake. Scott, Newton, Lauderdale,
smith, Jasper, Clarke, Wayne and
Tones.
Fifth District Kinds, Rankin, Co.
,iah, Simpson, Covington, Lawrence,
Amite, Franklin, Pike, Lincoln, Ma
ion, Pearl, Hancock, Perry, Green,
harrison and Jackson.
Sixth District Tunica, Coahoma Boil
var, Washington, 1ssaquena, Yazoo,
Warren, Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams
md Wilkinson.
CIRCUIT AND CHANCERY DISTRICTS.
The House few days ago passed a
ill redistricting the State into ten cir
uit and ten chancery districts-cover-
ng identical territory-bu as the Senate
nay amend the bill, do not think it
ecessary to give it in full. Heretofore
here. have been thirteen circuit and
wenty- one chancery districts.
pENITENTIARY
Mr.. Marion Smith Of Jackson has
cen elected Superintendent of the Peni-
,ntiary, and Messrs. Thomas B. Smith,
I Lee county, D. Shelton, OF Kinds
ounty, and Bickham Of Pike county,
lspectors Of the same institution.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
A bill has been introduced legislating
ut of office DR.. w. M. Compton, Super
ltendent Of the Insane Asylum. It is
harged that he has been guilty of gross
IMMORAL conduct.
VISITORS.
The Hon. H. d. Money, one Of Missis-
ppi's honored Congressman, and the
lon. Senator Gwynn, of California,
Duke Of Sonora) have
cen in the city for two or three days.
THE DEMOCRAT.
l may add that the manly course of