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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-22

Meudenhal, Nets, Oldham, Pratt, Rey-
nolds, Shirley, Sims. Stewart, Stone, lay lor
Thompsou White-23.
NAYS -MesSrs. Carter, FOOte, Johnston,
McCa,kill, Morgan, Terry. Tuttle-7.
Mr. Carter moved TO amend by striking
out $3.50 and inserting $3.50.
Mr.. Morgan moved to postpone and make
special order for to- morrow at IL o'clock.
MI CatchingS moved to recall that part
of the Governors Message on Vicksburg a
Pensacola Railroad, from the Railroad
Committee; carried; and referred to the
judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Terry moved to call from the table
his resolution appointing committee to as
certain the proper price for printing the
Journals; carried.
Mr.. Allen moved TO strike out all after
Senate" in 9TH line carried. And the res
olution as amended was adopted. Adjourn
cd.
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LA w :
OF THE
S TATE OF MISSIS,
PUBLISHED BY AT-ru,..
JOINT RESOIrr,o,.

Resolved, by tie Legi.Ja,n..
of Mississippi: That Wheroa''s
more than two thousand co T1A
viSed Code of 1871 in the arc Ris
there is very little demand ",9
Whereas, 1t would be Of or @@.'
to each mem Der OF the Leoi>LJ@a.-.
A copy of the aforesaid Coda - '' I.
patching business. therefore " q
Be it Resolved by theLe,,i,l,..
State of Mississippi that the SO ~
State be and is hereby requirs5 /.
the desk of each member OF tbe +
a copy of the Revised Code srl .
end of the present session each ).
ceiving the same shall return H. =
the office of the Secretary ~ = .
each member of this body recon.
of the Code shall receipt to the !
State for the same.
Resolved further, That this re,g.
effect from and after its passaUs
Approved January 18th, lisa
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MnsNf,s Ill

Messrs. Tucker and po.
from the Committee f ercy We,
the { n;a charges against AmiGtla 81 lives b
Leigh becomes chairman al and ID
Stebbins and Floyd were graa.
by Mr.. Spight: Resolved -
lie Printers be, ana J tboel' Tia
tho thorIzed and required to tony G,,t .re
the House $50 copies Of nm 70,
House and the Joint pYiJ Tie ~P
Adopted. i'''ies Of bg
By Mr.. Percy: Rc.or,.,
mittee to 1uvestigate tbo a9l, Tia
Gov, Ames be, and is Ie ly %l'lc4.
employ, instead of their "a,
Stenographer, at a COS, of n lre'a,
per day Adopted; and tbs uoi q
ed. "''" TIE Hon
ADpl III ! SUBSCRIPTIONS ~
TO - R. E. LEE MoNr,Ir,l.S. D
Carter, 81 90; Bell. 81 o .S ?
Saunders. 81 90; Byrd ~ -, "; j
McNair, 81 90; Shattuct' f.I,aal
- 90; Guyton, 81 90. u y.
Vaughan, 81 90: Fiovd :, G59;d,
81 90; McLaurin, of f T. "; Y
Jayne, 81 90; Cash, | o..
Total, $40 so. - hlsSl
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an Act to confer upon the chairnII
mittees power to administer o''
o'her purposes.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by 'D'
..lre OF the State of Mississippi
chairman or acting chairman o.
lhl.tee of the Senate or House o. 7
IatlVes of the State of Missis;lpg
CHAIRMAN or acting charms"
l9IhC committee of said
iouse of Representatives, %
hereby empowered to admir- ",
OF alllrmation to witnesses IN y
matter under examination beioito
imtttees. and every person who ~
~ ana corruptly swear, tes'lji
,,a'sely before such committee ~
PIE TO the pains, penalties, anu
now now prescribed by law, for "
perjury.
PEG. 2. Be it further enacted =
axe effect from and after its pa
approved January l4th, Isl"
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AN ACT making an Appropriate,
the Expenses of the Present i.
SECTION |. BE it enacted bv +
lature of the State of Missis,ip~
sum of one hundred Thousand d5
much thereof as may be neceS,ar
appropriated to defray the expsr
present Legislature, out of any !
the State Treasury not otherV.
priated.
SECTION ,. Be it further en,.
this Act take effect and be in lor.
after its passage.
Approved January 18th, 1876
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AN ACT to repeal the second ,eg
Act entitled an Act in relations
revenue, approved March d. III
SECTION l. BE it enacted by tb4
ture OF the State of MissiSsi6h
second section of an Act entitled
relation to the Public Reyenue
March I'd 1873, be and the same
repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted
Act take effect and be in force tg.
ter its passage.
BY Limitation, Jan'y 10, 1876.
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An Act to provide for submitting.
or the people, amendments to me-
ton, and for other purposes.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by hsI
ture OF the State of MississipDi M
ever any amendment to the coD,l
proposed to the people for ador|
Jectlon, it shall be the duty of tbs |
OF State, at least three months 4
election is held, at which the SAINT
voted upon, to send to the pnrl
every newspaper published in IN
copy of the Act Or Resolution
Such amendment and a copy Of i
ana every such newspaper, that
iish the same for the three mQ
preceding such election. shall be
sum OF fifteen dollars out of the ia
ury,
. SECTION 2. BE it further enaa
IN voting upon any proposed amen
electors shall have written or r
their ballots any words
sufficiently descriptive of the AL
coCed on to Identify che same. wild
Tx for" if they vote for. and
against" if they vote ag
same. The amendment pn
ne last session, in relation
'hahcery courts, shall be designs
'hahcery court amendment. and
us wishing to vote for the same
NrlIteh or printed on their b
words, E" For Chancery Court AM
ma those wishing to vote agalDf
nan nave written or printed On
oCs the words, " Against Chane
Amendments"
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, b
&c me duty of ali registrars. e)mg
no other persons holding any q
hlch any amendment is propose
,ou' 10 give general notice to %
! tlioIf right to vote upon the 81
ecelVe ali legal votes upon ,Ga
tent, and make due return thef
ecretary of State, within the tn
,r III aklng returns 0fthe election
ne Sa!d returns shall be made
'tely and transmitted to :
Secretary of State, endors
dcK OF the envelope containing
nc words Election returns, CCp
Amendment, County Of - !
SECTION 4. Be it further ena.F
Shal be the duty OF the Secre.G
lay before the Legislature, !
So week of the session ne1
On election, a certified staten I
'teS cast Tor or against any y \
opposed III the several counts 1
aCe and in addition thereto
of the whole numbeI
10 voted for the mem berS OF lH D
le at such election in the dine Y
> taking the average vote ca"
, entitled TO choose more than
J % the House of Representa- j.
,eal vote given for members o. y
uTc IN such counties. a
'ECIIoN .. Be it further enSy Al
5 Act shall take effect and y 81
! m and after its passage.
&y Limitation.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-31
History Of Alpena County.
by WILLIAM BOCLTON.
Written for the Argus.
ALPENAIN 1858.

Written for the Argus.
ALPENA IN 1858.
In the latter part of November,
1853, a small schooner, the ]. S.
Minor, entered Thunder Bay river,
having on board some twenty-five
or thirty persons, among whom
were Messrs. E. X. Potter, Abram
Hopper, w. Stevens, and the fami-
lies of Samuel Boggs and Alex
ander Archibald. The twenty-five
or thirty persons could not have
been very favorably impressed with
the appearance of Alpena, at that
time, and there were but few among
the passengers who could have en-
tertained the idea that the wilder
ness about them would, before many
years, be covered with mills and
buildings.
Mr.. Hopper says that the first
building he noticed was the store
of Miller, Fletcher & Co., two
stories in height, (now known as
the Myers block, and since then
much enlarged.) The building had
Just received a coat Of paint, and
it loomed up prominently amid the
surrounding Wilderness van
guard Of civilization. Close by it,
and right in the street now known
as Water street, was q small frame
house occupied by A. F. Fletcher,
(this building has since been moved
and is now occupied by Geo. Fox,
on Second street, near the bridge,
as jewelry shop.) A little further
from the river was another small
building occupied by Daniel Carter
This building is now in very de-
lapidated condition, and can b'
seen in front Of Woods saloop.--
The three buildings mentioned, to
getber with a cooper's shop tha
was used for o school house. ant
Walter SCOTS old shanty, consti
tutcd all the houses in that rsrt o
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the present mill erected in its place
during the same year.

the present mill erected in its place
during the same year.
Up to 1859 the communication
between Alpena and the lower
ports had been by means Of an oc-
casional sail boat or trading schoon-
er, or by means of the upper lake
steamboats,. BY the latter convey
ance a person would be landed on
Thunder Bay island, and then he
would have to engage some fisher
man to take him to Alpena by
means of sail boat. But the bus
mess of Alpena had increased to
such an extent, and so many sup
plies were needed for the support
of the inhabitants, and for mill op-
erations, that the steamer Forest
Queen found it profitable to make
occasional trips to Alpena. The
same cause induced the owners of
the steamer Columbia to place her
on the line between Alpena and
Bay City, making regular trips.
The Columbia being a small boat,
was able to land her passengers
and freight on the dock inside the
river, while the Forest Queen, on
account Of the bar at the mouth of
the river, was compelled to lay out
side, the passengers and freight
being landed by means of lighters,
boats, etc. We have been unable
to ascertain the date of the first
arrival Of the above boats. The
Columbia kept on the line for some
time, when she was replaced by
the steamer Huron, she making
occasional trips.
Mr.. Casey, of the Columbia's
officials, relates the following laugh
able incident, which will show the
value that was attached to the fair
sex by the people "on the shore"
in those days: At one of the ports
between Bay City and Alpena, they
took on board the only pretty girl
in the place-the lady in question
being about to leave. The people
of the town where she had been
staying were so distressed at the
loss of their valuable prize, that
they hung all the flags they pos
sessed at half-mast, in token of
their sorrow Mt the sad event.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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To Oblige n Friend.

Mr.. Keyser dropped in at States
bury's store the other day, and after
some preliminary conversation he
said.
"Jim, are you fond of apples"
"Well, yes, if they are good" re-
sponded SALISBURY.
"Well, Jim, how are you on climb
ing fence, fence about eight feet
hight How are you on climbing
il all of q sudden 7"
81 dunno, / might get over one if
l was excited about something"
"Yes. And, Jim, you amt much
afraid of dogs, are youl You don't
skeer much when you see dog
kinder coming at you, savage like 7
How would it strike you now if such
a dog as that was to grab you by
the legp
"Why, wouldn't letit, of course"
"Well, Jim, l come around to ask
you q favor, as q friend. Jim, I've
just bought new dog, a sorter
bull terrier, and the man said that
he'd fly at almost anybody, and
hold on until he was dead. Now,
l have an idea the feller was lying
to me, and | thought maybe if you'd
come around and help me give that
dog-well, give him kinder trial
trip, | might find out about him.
"What do you mean by q trial
tripl'
"Why, thought I'd see il you
wouldn't go into my garden and
pretend to steal apples, and I'd sic
this dog on you, and then we'd see
il that man misrepresented the
facts to me-"
"Certainly WON'T
"Oh, come on, now--just to try
him You may have all the ap-
Piles you can carry of with YOU"
"Why, you must be crazy"
"Won't got Not to oblige q
friendi Not to ascertain the value
of what may be splendid fighting
dog :"
"Of course / won't"
"Ob, very well, then, don't; but
the first time / see you anywhere
near my place I'll try him on you
anyway. i don't mind man being
disobligipg, but when he's ordinary
mean the way you are, hc disgusts
me-"
Mr.. Keyser is still looking for
person for his pet to experiment on
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Of books down on the stair landing
and elected howl of agony from
his infant sister, by giving her sly
poke in the ribs; "Mother, l hear
'em saying at school to-day that
this Belknap business is all stall ;
Is it :"
"a what, my son 7" inquired the
doting mother.
"a 'snide,' you know. A first
class blk on the community"
81 don't understand you, Willie
dear; what horrid words those are /;
explain yourself"
"Ah, mother, pull dowu your
vest. I mean isn't II a fraud, a
put-up-job, you know, to get Bel
to give himself away, and then
have Gale Marsh light out for Can
ada, SOS he cana swear it on i'm.
Don't you twigi Where's the old
man 7"
Whack! bang! came an appli-
cation of slipper suddenly from the
rear-the "old man" having just
entered unobserved in season to
wind up the dialogue.
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He was telling her of Belknap

He was telling her Of Belknap's
disgrace, and casually remarked
that there was a woman at the bot
tom of it, as there always was in
the troubles OF men. But, after
he had crawled out from under the
bed and apologized, he gathered
the children around him, and told
them that a woman was a holy and
beautiful thing. So it is that tri-
fes change our views OF life. A
fiat iron-aye, even the inexpres-
sive rolling pin--may the humble
instrument to teach q man that the
hayloft is good enough place for
him to sleep in.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-31

Among the miners going to the
Black Hills, u party of ten started
from Cheyenne, not long ago, which
lost one of their number by death
on the road. They couldn't take the
body along, and as they had no
means Of obtaining a coffin, they
buried their comrade without one.
Among the number was an "old-
timer" who was a particular friend
Of the death man, and he mourned
deeply his loss, and cursed and
swore about at a fearful rate be-
cause he had to be buried in that
uncivilized way. Finally he blub-
bered out, 81 know a good prayer,
but if was to get it off some of
you Id fools would laugh at me-"
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He was taken sick in the night,
and in her youthful ignorance she
made two mustard plasters and put
one in front and one behind, and
then with borrid sarcasm she asked
him how be felt. But he was q
well bred man, and merely said he
realized with a tenderness be never
knew before the true position Of q
sandwich in the community.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-31

The age Of corruption. Two
darkies in Culloden had occasion
recently to discuss their condition
and prospects. George asked Ish-
am "How he was gettin' on desc
hard times 7" Isham replied,
Mighty poor, mighty poor" "How
comes datl" says George. "Well
you see my boss done gone into
corruption, and ! got no pay for all
my work DONE" "My boss done
the same thing" said George, "and
I am got nothing. They say when
anybody goes into corruption dat
dare's no chance to git muffin"
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No More Sen.

As when the friends we dearly love
Go sailing over sea,
For all the joy to which they go,
Our hearts will saddened be-;
So when upon that Sea which rolls
All Earth and Heaven between,
Those whom we love upon the deck
OF deaths great ship arc seen;
For all the joy to which they go,
Though Heaven be c'or so sweet,
And e'er so good and wonderful
Tho folk they go TO meet;
Az with intenscst gaze VIC watch,
And see them fnde from sight
God help us,--but our human hearts
Are anything but light
As when the friends wo dearly love
Have gone beyond the sea,
The far-off lands in which they bido
More real get to be;
So when our loved once once have crossed
Deaths lone and silent acu,
And in country new and strange
llllnoiItthls
The hoavcn'y land in which they bido,
whic" erst did ever seem
An unsubst lntial pageant vast
A drcamer's idle DREAM
Becomes as solid TO my soul
As is the earth trend,
What time walk with revorent feet
The city OF the dead.
Not Europe seems no real to me,
The A,ps not No eterne,
As that dear land for which ut times
Ny heart doth inlv burn.
And not so sure nm that those
The Atlantic's waves divide
Will meet again some happy day,
And lingcr side by side,-
As that the day shall surely come,
When with all l love
Shall meet again, and clasp and kiss,
In that dear land above
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He said the pastry was ever so
much better, made by her dear
hands. This delighted her. But
when she wanted the coal scuttlc st
the other end OF the room, and he
suggested that she should get il, as
the fire would feel 90 much better
if the coal was brought by her dear
hands, she was disgusted. Women
are so changeable I!
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Benjamin." said Mrs. Toodles to
her husband, who was going out of
the gate, bring me mp five cents
worth OF snuff when you come"
"Snuff, Mrs. Toodles, snnff 7" he
calculated, as he paused with his
hand on the latch "no, no, Mrs.
Toodles, the times are too hard TO
admit of such extravaganza; you
must tickle your nose with a straw
when you want to sneeze."
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First and Second wards. The
Third ward was represented by q
shanty, and the six buildings form
ed the city Of Alpena, November
10Th, 1853, or, as it was then term
ed, the village of Fremont. We
can readily believe that the newly
arrived settlers and lumbermen did
not require much time to look the
city over. and we can easily imag-
inc the feelings of disgust which
the appearance of the prospective
city must have created in their
minds.
AS regards the clearing about
the river, Mr.. +. X. Potter says:
"There was narrow strip chop
ped on each side Of the river, of
which chopping a small piece was
cleared this was near the river,
at that time, and where the build
ings were located, the whole clear
ing not exceeding two blocks in
extent, on either side of the river.
Where Fields drug store now
stands was then the edge Of the
woods" Mr.. j. Kaufman tells US
that the present site of Warner d
Co.'S store was, at the time, one Of
the worst looking frog holes he
ever saw, and regarding the land
northwesterly from the present site
of Bostwick's and Potter's brick
blocks, Mr.. Hopper states that they
were covered with burnt slashing.
At the time of Mr.. Hopper's land
ing, the burnt Smashing was cover
ed with some six inches of snow,
and the scene looked inexpressibly
cherries and uninviting. But
eighteen years Of unceasing indus
try has wrought a mighty change
in the snow-covered slashing, and
the spectator looking up the river,
instead of q desolate burning, will
see brick blocks, saw mills, stores,
boarding houses, foundries and
hundreds Of comfortable looking
dwelling houses. A good idea Of
the wilderness about Alpena may
be formed from q remark of Mr..
Potter's, that many of the old set
tiers will recollect how the county
Treasurer got lost in the woods not
far from where the Congregational
Church now stands, and how they
turned ont to hunt him up.
AS there were but few houses,
the parties who came on the Minor
experienced considerable difficulty
in obtaining sleeping accommoda-
tions, and we have not the least
doubt but that the sleeping capa-
cities of the few houses were con-
siderably strained.
The only store in the place was
that of Miller, Fletcher & Co., and
Of this building Mr.. Potter says :
"The first store in Alpena was oc-
cupied by Miller, Fletcher g. Co.,
and stood in the street. in front OF
what Is now known as the Myers
block. They kept a general assort-
ment, such as dry goods, groceries
hardware, drugs and medicines,
and what could not be found In
that store, would be useless to look
for In Alpena or the adjoining
counties. The Myers building
was completed in the fall Of 1858
the first floor being used as a store
house, and the second for county
purposes, viz, Court room, Treas
urer's Office, County Clerks and
Z sheriff's Offices. The Court room
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Bad luck is simply . man with
his hands in his pockets and his
pipe in his mouth. looking to see
how it will come out. Good luck
is a man Of pluck with his sleeves
rolled up and working TO make IL
como out right.
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"Mother," said promising boy,
as he came in whistling from school
the other day, slung his satchct full
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-23

ACCOMMODATIONS TRAIN. daily, except
Sundsy-Leave Washington 4.W p. m Alexan-
drls S. co D. H., arrive at Front Royal 9.35 D.
m. Leave Front Royal 8 80 m, arrive At
Alexsndria 90 a M, snd at Washington aoo
q. NJ. Good connection ut Manassas junction
with Mail train to and from the South Leave
Front Royal in the morning, go to any point on
min line IS far AS Charlottesville and return
to Front Royal same day. giving many hours
stay at Warrenton, Culpeper, Orange, &c
MANASSAS DIVISION, Mail Train-Pa
sengers leave Washington $40 q. NJ, AlexaL
dria SO 3. NJ, and arrive at Strasburg 4.4o
m. Leave Strss5urg $50 q. M, arrive at Alex
Nv" WaRKENTON BRANCH-Connection to
and from Warrenton with Mail Tram only.
At Washington, close connections with Sortn
and Southwest, and at Lyrchburg, twice daily,
to South and West.
Twice daily connections with Ches. y OHIO
4. H. eastward to Richmond, and westward to
Staunton, w hte Sulphur and all the various
Springs on that line.
Elegant Parlor Cars will be run, with the day
trains, between Baltimore and White Sui
phur Springs, leaving Baltimore at Is d m.
Both trains from South connect with Ches
s. Ohio 1t Charlottesville for the West This is
is the only line running double daily trains
south of Washington, and makes now the quick
est time ever made-less than oO hours between
Washington and New Orleans:
Pullman Sleeper daily, without change be-
tween Baltimore and New Orleans, .eaVlns
Baltimore 625 a. m. Also Sleeper. between
Baltimore and Lynchburg, by night line.
on sale, good for thirty days, and through tick
cts to the South and West ut lowest rates
Il. j. FOREACRE, zen. Manager.
J. NJ BROADUS, q. I. Je II
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Alexandria 6axttte
FRIDAY EVENING. JUNE %.

A few days siuce seVera families OF emil.
grants, uav ling to Oregon by wagon, camped
for the night near Point of r ,cks, station on
the Ua,ou Pacific, nouata'n division. In the
dusk o! the evening the children were play!ug
at saort distance from the wagons, wheu
piercins scream proceeding from the oeVy OF
jay,niies alarmed he camp and called me men
10 the rescue. They were met by he alright
ed Youngsters, who said that one Of their uum
ber-a .w,-year cd sirl-had been carried Oh
b, uono.aiD lion. \ d,'ietnt AID exciting
arch for the c,ild W S kept up unll mid
night. but uusuccus>iuy. At dawn Thur day
moraiag tie search was RESUMED. tracks
Of the bya,l wer rae d d>ta zee Of i've miles
from camp, when, uwlnE tu rocks. they became
too indistiuct to be followed fur her. The
search was continued the same, hlwevet, and
at one O'Clock lu the afternoon one OF the
searching party found the child on top, OF
huge uph avel of rocks. risioy 200 feet above
the level OF the surrounding saod piaiu. The
child, searly deDuded of clothing, and with
several ugly-lookiug scratches about the tsce
and breast, was lying on its back, perfectly
quiet and its eyes d zing under the sunllg ht.
With the exception OF the scratches or claw
marks, the little thing was unlplured