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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19
HOUSE-SIXTH DAY.
MONDAY, January 10, 1876

MONDAY, January 10, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Nichols, of DeSotO. Present,
1903; absent Z. Il
Messrs. Clay, of Bolivar, and Shattuck, OF
Wilkinson, were sworn in.
Mr. Tis0n moved to reconsider the vote
bv which the bill for the relief OF tax
Dayers passed, upon the ground that the
lands sold prior to January lst, 1876, would
be subject to redemption; carried.
The bill was amended so as to prevent ITS
annIyinr 70 the redemption of lands sold
prior to January lst, 1876; and, upon mo-
lion of Mr.. Tison, the bill passed.
Mr. Jacobs (cOl. } presented petition IN
relation to the CASTILLO vs.. Parsons contested
election case; referred.
Mr.. FeatherstOn, Chairman, reported
number of bills with recommendations.
The bin to enable Mrs. Ill. Is. IneopAd 10
make certain deyises. etc. passed
The bills to amend section 1894, article o.,
Code 1871, and to amend the act in relation
to trial by jury in civil suits, were lndellh-
itely postponed. .-uo.;,,o,
The Speaker announced the following
additional standing committees:
JNMIGRATION.-Mr. johnson, OF ltaWam =
ha. chairman; Messrs. Massingale, Jon MS
Bridoes Saunders, ShrOck and Cessor (co!. j.
MISSISSIPPI LEvEEs.-Mr. Percy, chair
man: Messrs. Clay, Campbell, SouthWofCh,
Bailv. Nichols and Saunderlin (coi.)
| By Mr.. Leigh: 80
| Whereas, The concurrent resolution Pd2s-
| cd nv this House on the 18th day OF Jahua-
rv 1879. in relation to the action OF Lieut.
| Gen. Philip III. sheridan at New orleans III
| the State of Louisiana, was passed III lcl"
ton to the military action of an 0ihc:I ~
the United States army without the J"ii0
diction of this State and, o,,oui1o,,
| Whereas. The action OF Gen. 0liei ! !
which was thereby approved, was aID u! q,
nv, tyrannical and revolutionary, anu III vi !,
roct ganta0onism with civil government anu
republican institutions; anu; ~
Whereas The policy when the salu Neii
Sheridan then ana tnere 1s SOU en, brocnd In,
.nvereign State of Mississippi, 1t his coun
: ellis had prevailed; anu o., :; J.;
promised plan of operations, and as an eX
rcuse therefor, acted on false rumors am
sIanderous statements of the condition an,
onimus of the white people OF the ooutl
toward the Federal Government, ana It's en-
francbised citizens; and then and there de
nounced the people of the South as DAN
ditti;' and, -,
Whereas, This House, in approving IN
action of Gen. Sheridan in this behalf acc
ed. for partisan purposes, ana Win d Know
edoe that in so doing they slandered I'll
Deople they falsely claimed TO represeA
and, .,5 >,
), Whereas, The premises CONSIDERED, u
said concurrent resolution is libel upo
? the citizens of our State, and disgrace
the journals of this House,
I therefore. be it Resolved, by the Rouse
II representatives of the State OF Mississippi
Ii the senate concurring, That said concurre
resolution be expunged from the journals
the House.
/ L Be it further Resolved, That the Clerk
- this House be instructed to transmit co
of this resolution to each of our Senate
and Representatives in Congress
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,..,,.i,urgaud Meridian Railroad
Wall Arrangements
IN Our Subscribers.

have received several complaints from
,..;l,ars to THE DAILY CLARION, residing
! I,o line of road north of Jackson, that the
w. does not reach them promptly. We
=, now Derfected arrangements for the de-
orr Of the paper every morning, at 3 o clock,
,Lo mail agent on the train, and we shall
.,. utmost to furnish our friends at Can
I Goodman, Durant Winona, Grenada, Ok
~ Holly Springs, fernando, Sardis, Sena-
IN, and otherpoints, with later Legislative
u to,erraphic intelligence than they can
s;,1v obtain through any other medium,
Il. have large and daily increasing lists at all
IN places named.
Nv will send the DAILY 10 all the principal
il lions south Of jackson, by the noon ex-
- and Will thank the Express Agents
- TO distribute the paper themselves, or
~ them to the post-otice.
sOlr mail for Brandon and other points to-
~ I'd Meridian will go on the morning freight.
Clinton. Bolton, Edwards and Ficksburg,
uilI be served by the regular morning train.
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Opinion Of the Grief JUSTICE.


The defendant in error sued the railroad
company Ior damages, for injury resulting
10 his lands from the negligent erection and
repair OF cuiVert over water course.
The defence proceeded mainly upon the
idea that the plaintiff, by his acts, had con-
LtIOuted 10 the damage, aud had waived MS
right 70 the original channel OF the stream
Dy making u new outlet or channel Inc
case depended on the questions OF TACT
for the jury as to the contrbuJ0ry negi-
gence, and the waiver OF the right, on
which points there was conflict in the evil
dence. The law, as given to the jury, was
correctly stated according to the legal prln-
cipieS announced III the opinion OF the APP
peIlate court, and the verdict Oh a question
VI tact, in View Of the conflict OF testimony,
was not set aside. The law of the case Is
thus stated:
/, 1t is the duty Of d railroad company to
SO construct its culverts or treSties over
wafer courses as TO allow free passage OF
the water. And il, by the negligent con-
>tructiOn or repairs of such CuiYerts the
land OF owners is damaged by overflow OF
the stream. then the company is liable tor
the damages thus OCcasioned.
III. Where the defence proceeds on the
theory OF cOntribuUory negligence, the de-
fendant must show not only concurrent neg
ligence III the plaintiff, but also that no neg
iect or his OWE has increased the injury. Ii
must DE shown that the defendant performed
his duty, and that the plaintiff was guilty
OF negligence which tended proXimately &c
the injury.
Ill. Where the negligence of the defend
ant Is the pTOrlmdte, cause OF the inj ury, an0
the negligence OF the plaintiff is remote then
an action will be tor the injury.
". In the case at bar it was for the jury
TO determine. as questions of fact from the
evidence, whether the inj ury was caused by
The CarelesSneSs or fault of the railroad com
pany, and whether the alleged negligence
Ofthe plaintiff contributed prONimately tC
the injury complained Of.
The majority of the Court in an opinion
delivered by Simrall, j adhered TO the for
mer opinion. The Instructions were crit
ically reviewed ana pronounced correct. /
being insisted that the defendant by his act
had waived his right to the original passage
or channel of the stream, the court re-
viewing the evidence said that the evidence
! as TO defendants acts was conflicting, bu
did not show any intention on his part o
! abandoning his right to the original chan
nel the water course. The legal rule OF
! this point is thus stated:
! |. The acts of the defendant to operate a
! a waiver or abandonment OF his rights II
! this case, must have been accompanied b,
an intention to abandon permanently tn
old channel. The instructions. as gwen b.
! the Circuit Court, correctly announce Til
! law of the case, and the yirdicL OF the jur
must stand, A1Hmed-J udge TdrbeH dis
Senti1lg.
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Edwin ADAMs-This favorite actor
BIZ appear at Angeles Hall, on Friday,
ebruary 4th, in Mile Margueritte's splen-
Ii dramatizatiou of Tennyson's Enoch Ar
b. Mr.. Adams will be supported by Mr.
Nv. Cauldock, the famous character, and
Selected dramatic company, under the
engagement of Mr.. Henry L. Abbey, a
,entleman oflarge experience with first
lass combinations. During the season Mr..
lbbey will also manage "LOtta," John I.
RAYMOND and Mrs d. p. Bowers.
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Ar EsEsl ID.

HAMLroN-PETRIE.-On Tuesday even
&, January 18Th, at the residence OF the
ide's mother, by the Rev. Jno. Hunter,
r. ". STANLEY HAMILTON to Miss EVA
ETRIE, all OF this place.
Success to you. May only joy and happi-
IS surround you. W.
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For Rent.

A COTTAGE-TWO ROOMS, -Garden at
A tached on Town CREEK, on Capitol St,
good dwelling and II acres of land in
Clifton Grove Survey-good new enclosure
o;gtoT,,- bouse in rood repair-a fine orchard.
Price $l5 per month. ,or,,-orON
January II, '76-d5tw3t.
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FOR RENT.

u,1E UNDERSIGNED has about Seventy
| five acres of good land FOR RENT. Good
water. good Garden spot and Orchard, good
Cabins and Out-houses. The above land is a
Jackson. in Rankin Apply to me on the
premises None need apply unless well re-
commended. ,-,,- >r,,,,
Jan. g. '76-2w.
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jackson High school ---EEnport-
ant Notice 10 the Stockholders.

U1HE Stockholders of the JACKSON HIGH
| SCHOOL COMPANY are notified, and
earnestly requested to attend meeting of
the Company to be held at Angeles Hail. on
Monday January 24th Unless arrangements
are made for the payment of a note now due,
this valuable property will at once be sold
under deed of trust to satisfy the claim;
JOHN HUNTER,
President High School Company.
IsYDoRE STRAUSS, Secretary.
January 18th 1S76-td.
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EEA.

IA his residence in Terry, on the evening
the Nth inst, john w. BURNETT, a prom
lent and greatly respected citizen of Kinds
omty, for quite fifty years, Thus it is
lat death is obIiterating the old land
Erk>. Doubtless some appreciative tr end
p do justice to his memory in more
ztended notice.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19
S25 REWARDi

CtTOLEN FROM THE UNDERSIGNED, on
y the night of the 4th instant, O4SE BAY
HORSE, about Il hands high, or years old;
has rather long head, with white spot in
the forehead, and heavy name and tall with
one white hind foot The above reward will
be given for any information leading to his
recovery. u M Nj T.,
Jaynesville, Simpson Co., Miss.
l., = -1uL
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For Rent.

DESIRABLE RESIDENCE in North
a Jackson. convenient to the business por-
ton of the city. For further Information, ap-
nIvt SPENGLER & SONS.
ian 1S-d2t wit
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19

For RENT.-Messrs. Spengler & Son
| We desirable and conveniently located
Ridence for rent. See advertisement.
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WANTED.

YOUNG MEN to learn and engage in TEL
/ EGRAPH OPERATING. Address
PACIFIC TELEGRAPH,
151 Main Street, Memphis, Tenn.
Ian 1S-w1t#
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REV. w. B. HINES, the Presiding
gder of the Jackson District, will preach
tthe Methodist Church tonight. 80
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FOR Rem 7.

FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT, with or
4 without Board. Terms reasonable, at
MRS. FRANKLIN'S.
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For Rent.

A STORE ROOM FOR RENT in front of
A CITY Hall. in Robinson & Steven build
ing. Apply to II. D
Ian s f76-dlw.
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For Sale.

VNHE FIRST SEVEN VOLUMES Of the
AMERICAN CYCLOPEDlA, at less than
cost ARRANGEMENTS made with Publishers to
continue the subscription to purchasers. APP
ply at this Office.
Jan H. '16-dlw.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19

sYoryG MEN are wanted to learn the
eoraph business. See advertisement.
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House for Rent.

WITH SIX ROOMS, Garden, Stables, Cis-
w tern. etc. All in good order, now occu-
pied by JOSEPH RAINS. will be rented low
possession given Immediately: Apply to
j. II. ODENEAL
Jan. 6, rs
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sri.~ z>ig,ys Central Esa5sroa,, Coma


Eant -. ~ E -0vo.
Al the October Term. 1879. this case ,l-
decided against the plaintiff in error, the
ChicI Justice delivering the opinion OF the
Court. ! e-aIgumeHt va. granted ana
the case was re-argued. At the present
term, the Court adhered 10 its former opin-
ion, and affirmed the judgment Il the Cir
cult Court.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19

SEE advertisement of bay horse sto-
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GUARANTEE HIS WORK.

re- Call at his establishment, Capital 81;
JACKSON, MISS. Spring and summer oIo o:a
constantly on hand, and good nj anu sa'1'-
faction guaranteed to all.
Jan. 7, 76-daw3m,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19
ROOT AND SHOE MAKING.
c. Gu II III ] Z g S,
JACKSON, MISS.
FASHIONABLE BOOT
AND SHOE MAKER,

A NNOUNCES to his Customers, FrlendS
N and the Public in general, tnat ne - pr
-1aroS 70 Manufacture work in his line, prompt
f. and with dispatch, as he employs none but
the best material in market, which enables MIN
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-01-19
ENRICH s. CO.,
booksellers and Stati0nerS,
DEALERS IN
SrEEe EIOSCOPES AND

THERMOMETERS AND
StereOscOpIc Pictures.
WALL PAPER, CHROMOS, AND GOLD
w PENS, School and Miscellaneous Books
rs Any Orders for MUSIC or BOOKS not
on hand ordered promptly.
STATE STREET, JACKSON, MISS.
Jan. 13-dtf.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-05
ARTICLE vi.
LIQUIDATION.

Il. w. X. BAYLEI,
J. A. GIRDNER,
GEO. JONAS,
JULIUS WEIS,
HU. KENNEDY,
DAVID WALLACE,
l.. B. WHEELOCk,
z. L. RANLETT,
JOHN Fl. kENNAED,
CYRUS BUSoEY.
by J.. & Gu
JOHN PHELPS,
W. 8. SCHMIDT,
SAM'i4 H. KENNEDY,
A. J. ARMSTRONG,
JOHN W, HUNTER.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-05
Table Of Rates of Domestic Postsxe.

| The following are the rates Of postage on Dee
mestic Mail Matter Of tho different classes:
Note-Al domestic mail matter Except newr.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to sctua4
subscribers from known Office of pubica sicn
must be prepaid By postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate Of postage
prepaid, but or which further postage is chx1se.
sble, will be forwarded, when deposited in q
post-offce, charged with the unpaid postage w
be collected on delivery. II the postage is lats
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office Should it reach its deseIna.
1lon by lnadvertonca, however, it will be charges
With double postage on delivery. "One full
rate" means, in the of mail letters or otheS
arst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts OF large
population, having two or more post-offices with.
in distance of three miles Of each other, any let.
ter posted st one ofsuch Offices, and addressed to-
locality within the delivery of another Of sueh
omces, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
PAID at the drop" or local letter rate of postsxe
only, may be forwarded to its destination THROUGH
TIE proper Office charged with the amount of tS*
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery
II articles charGeable with different ratee Oh
postage are sent together in one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
but two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate OF postage, may be sens
in one package on payment of that rate on ths
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
malls: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ms
terisls. Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications. OF an obscene or indecent character:
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and p0s-
tai cards upon which, scurrllous epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or disloyA de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to destroy.
deface or iniure the contents OF mail bags or the
person OF any one engaged in the postal services,
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until an
postage due thereon has been paid.
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-05

Accounts warrant in favor of the police jury,
right bank parish of Jefferson, for $197 50,
being one-third of the amount collected from
the lessees Of the following ferries on the Mis-
sissippi River, connecting with said parish, viz:
Race street ferry, to January Q, 1876 49,. 1919 SO
Louisiana Avenue ferry, to Jan. 6, 1876. $50 90
Carrollton ferry, to January 5, 1876 $50. 100 90
Total. 1892 80
Provided, the said police jury pay their pro-
portion of cost of advertising said ferries,
amounting to SAC 81. Adopted.
An ordinance sppropriatiDg 1921 80 for
the payment of several pay rolls in it named
was adopted, as was also an ordinance appro-
priating SIS, 594 Il for the payment Of the
labor and cart hire, rolls Of the Departments
of improvements Water Works and Com
merce.
The following was adopted:
Be it ordained, That the sum Of sl419 II
be and is hereby allowed to the heirs Of John
Slldell, payable out Of the revenues Of 1874
not otherwise appropriated, which sum repre-
sents nehalf the amount Of taxes for the
years 1852 1863 and 1864, alleged to have
been twice paid, and now settled by compro-
mise.
A number Of petitions and communications
were received and appropriately referred.
The report of the Administrator of Finance
for the year 1875, was received and ordered
spread upon the minutes.
A motion to adjourn prevailed.
A bevy Of young men were playing poker
in Richmond, va. One OF them, out Of luck.
exclaimed, Il wish an earthquake would
shake these cards up" Whereupon the earth
quake came and rocked the guilty crowd,
though it involved the necessity Of shaking
up the State. This is the origin of last week s
CONFUSION, on the word Of honor Of a Rich
mond preacher-the Talmadge of the South.
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Z. A. PALFREY. President.
MOSES GREENWOOD, Vice President.
THOS. +. WALKER, Secretary.
TRUSTEES:

TRUSTEES:
Moses Greenwood, K. NJ Walmsley,
w. A. johnson, A. Brittin,
John I. Noble, A. IL. May
John Chaffe, 5. II. Snowden,
Richard Milliken, T. Lytt. Lyon,
Samuel E. Moore, VIM. c. Raymond
j. Warren, JAS S. Prestidge,
Il. I. Buckner Samuel ii. Boyd,
Samuel Friedlander, Joseph McElroy,
a. a. Yates, f. B. Wheelock,
John l. Adams, Cyrus Bussey.
Isaac Seherck, VIM J.. Behan,
i 3. F. Eschleman.
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n L. RANLETT e. col
BAGGING, TIES, CORDAGE, ETC.
OOOO Rolls standard Domestic and Calcutta
OOOU BAGGING in store and to arrive.
EUREKA. LUDLOW, DOUBLE ANCHOR, ETC.,
Delivered in Gal eston New Orleans in lots tc
uit purchasers.
Also
Boards LOCK and STAR BUCKLE TIE,
At lowest market quotations.
MANILA, SISAL and HEMP CORDAGE, ETC
"a, 30, IS Peters street.
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The above statement is true and correct tran
script from the books of the company.
LLOYD r. COLEMAN, President
JAMES A. WHITE, Secretary.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Cit, of New Orleans.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, notary public
this Goth day of September 1875.
CHAS G. ANDRY, Notary Public
The Board of Trustees, at their annual meeting on
the Goth inst resolved pay 10 per cent interest
paid in capital and declared the following divi
dends
FL per cent. paid in capital;
20 per cent On earned premiums.
All of which will be paid full paid stock or cred
tied notes stock in part paid, on and after
TUESDAY, Goth October, 1875.
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TRUSTEES
A. J. Aiken, J. Davidson Hill,
s. d. Altey, NJ Johnson
Hugh All son. J. S. Lanphier,
Isaac Bloom Robert L. Moore
J A. Braselman H. J. Mullen.
w. L. Blakemore John Myers,
C. IL. G. Brown, Edward Nalle
<. b. Briggs Edward q. Payne,
Samuel Boyd George W Sentell,
John d. Cobb, w. B. Thompson,
J. +. Campbell, Frederick Wing,
w. L. Gushing, G. w. Wood,
Benjamin Gerson I. s. Waterman,
p. q Gilbert j. +. Wyche,
G. A. Green, Lloyd r. Coleman,
G. Z. Harrison oil cod If
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FACTORS AND TRADERS
Insurance Company.
81. .... .CarOndelet Street.
Assets April 30, 1878, S1,4S6,215 SIS. :.
This Company issues Policies
FIRE, RIVER AND MARINE RISKS
At Lowest Tariff Rates.
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ARTICLE Y.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS,

SEC. I. Stockholders meetings may be C. He'd
at any time by he Board Of Directors, and on the
requisitlon Of the holders OF one-ffth of the
capital stock issued it shall be their duty to call
such meetings for the purpose of amending this
Charter and consideration of and ac,lon upon all
other business of the company, and all questions
majority OF the stock there preso mt and voting
SEC 2. The annual meeting Of the stockholders
for the election Of directors and transaction Of
the regular business shall be held on the second
Wednesday in January OF each year.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-19

$500 900 OWL
found for my parents, and in the evening
l was on my way to the Tyrol.
Seventh Remembrance.
To wander arm in arm with friend,
through the valleys and over the noun
tains Of Tyrol-that is to drink in vital
air and vital pleasure; but solitary and
alone with ones thoughts to pass along
the same road-that is lost time and lost
trouble. What care 1 for the green
mountains, and the dark clefts and the
blue sea, and mighty waterfall? Instead
of my looking at them, they look at me,
and wonder at the lonesome human face;
and it Expresses my heart that in the
whole world I have found no one who
would rather be with me than with any
other. With such thoughts I awoke
every morning and like song that one
can not get rid Of, they followed me the
whole day. And when in the evening 1 re-
turned to the inn, and weariedly seated
myself, the people looked at me, and every
one wandered at the lonely wanderer. I was
often driven again out into the night
where no one saw that 1 was lonely; and
not till late did steal back and ascend
to my room, and throw myself upon nv
hot bed, and still until l fell asleep that
song of Schubert's sounded through INV
soul-"Where thou art not, there is hap-
piness."
At last the look of the people whom 1
met everywhere rejoicing in the splendors
If nature, and exulting and laughing, be.
anne so intolerable, that L slept in the
lay, and continued my journey during |
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-19

The nearest precedent to Belknsp's case
in form is probably that of Francis Bacon,
Lord Verulam, ViscOunt St. Albaue. and
Lord Chancellor Of England, which cor.
responds 10 the mingled Offices of Vice
President, chief justice of equity, cabinet
minister, and chief private counsellor of
the sovereign. To kill the chancellor is
treason, - to kill the Queen. Lord Bacon
was the greatest of English political intel
lecte, the friend of E ,zabeth and James l..
. reputed author of Shakespeare, and pat
ron of Ben JOnsOn, rich. learned and noble.
He had the greatest Office in the land, had
beaten Sir Edward Coke in rivalry. re-.
Ceived rich presents and ]egacies, and mar.
ried r1ch. Yet, giving way to voluptuous
improvidence in the year 1921, he took
brides direct, to the number of twenty four
cases, in one case receiving t40O and in an
other E70O. Public excitement ran 40 hioh
that Bacons health failed like BelknaS's
spirit, and even King James was alarmed
and lnsisted that he should plead guilty..
which he did ss follows:
II do plainly and iDgenuously confess
that am guilty of corruption and renounce
all defense. 1 heaeech vonr
lordships to be merciful to broken reed $"
he was sentenced to pay fine of E4O. 600
and to 60 to Jail, both of which penalties
were RENTED, but he never recovered
standing nor raised his head again. and
died neglected and broken he arted. al
though IL was An age of presents and brides.
bacon became 90 poor that he VAS refused
peer by nobleman near his obscure lodp
lnge, and yet he protested that, though
guilty, he was the most honest chancaIjrr
England had known.