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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-16
Marriage Of Capt. ParisOt

Married, at the residence of Mrs. NJ. F.
I ampkin, in this city, at p. NJ, Yesterday,
by the Rev. Ill. SAMSON, ID. D., CAPT. SHER-
MAN PARIsoT, of the famous Parisot line OF
steamers, and Miss Nj. SAVANNAH LAMKIN.
At 3P. NJ, the happy pair took the train
for New York, Newport, Saratoga, Niagara,
etc. including the Centennial exhibition at
Philadelphia. and we know they take with
them the best wishes of a host OF friends,
who will be glad to welcome them home
again They. certainly have onr good
wishes for a long, happy and prosperous
welded fredericksburg Tribune.
Greene Springs School has been in sue
ccssful operation twenty years under
the same unsurpassed teacher anu nodtl
christian gentleman, Henry Iutwller, Ill.
d. To this school. Mr.. Tutwiler has conSe-
Grated the best years of his NE refusing All
invitations TO ether fcl!s OF LABOR 1hree
times he has refused the presidency OF the
State University, for which no one conld De
better fitted. The pupils OF this school leave
il scholars and gentlenen,-Selma southern
Argus.
The thirtieth scholastic year of the school
referred to in the foregoing will begin Dc
tober 81. We call attention u the an
nouncement of DIR. Tutwile- in another col
umn.
THE SINGER SEWING MACHINE. -
The merits of this machine are SO we'll
known and so generally admitted, shat 1t
would seem scarcely necessary to advertise
them sill further. The company. however,
and its cnterprisiDg Manager, Mr.. w. ID
Showers. and it's local agent, Dir. N IL
Boyd. believing that The SINGER is SUI
rior to all other machines, deem 1t thelf
dutv to keep it before the people" and the
best wav to do this is to advertise in papers
that the people read. Personally, we know
but little of the merits of the several sew
ing machines, but the fact that nearly one
half of the halt million machines sold in
1875. were of the Singer patent, demon
strates its popularity. We call attention to
the advertisement of Manager Showers. II
speaks for itself.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-16

BUT ONE CHANGE NECESSARY TO
Boston and New England Cities.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-16

TIE Quick AND FAvoRITE RouTE TO
BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-16
Greene Springs School.

IL. TuIwiIer. III. ID, Principal.
TIME THIRTlETH SCHOLASTIC YEAR
Il viii begin OCTOBER Sd. 1876, under the
same Princlpal
For full information. address Principal,
Greene Springs. Hale Co, Ala.
Aug Is lS76-2n"
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
The Centennial.
Official Programme of Ceremoni es
for the Opening of the Grand ISx.
}tibitiOu.

PHILADELpHIA, March 2f.-The specially
inv inv tied guests wi wiz L be nearly as tolows
lomatic Cabinet Corps, the Senate and
House of Representatives, leading officers
ofthe Army and Navy, the Governors of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania and the
Board and State Supervisors, the Foreign
Commissioners, the Centennial CoinIniss-
toner's, and the Chief Subordinate the
Centennial Board of Finance, the Govern
ment Board; the Women's Centennial Exc
hibition; the State Centennial Boards. and
the City Officials of Philadelphia This list
is, however, subject to revision.
ASthe exercises to be held in the
open air, it will be possible for great null
titude to witness them. at about half past
ten O'Clock the persons invited will be
conducted by Theodore Thomas, will play
the rational airs of all nations. The Pres
ident Of the United States will be conduc-
ted to the grounds by GOV. Harlrantt, with
a military escort. The following program
me will then be carried out: The Grand
March: written for the occasion by Richard
Wagner: invocation ofthe Divine Blessing:
original hymn, byJ. &. Whittier; original
cantata, words by sidney Lanier, OF Geor-
Presentation by tho President of the Cen
tennial Commission, reporting the eNhihi-
ton to the President of the United States;
| an address by the President OF tho United
States, which he will close by declaring the
exhibition open. Immediately the flags
the chimes in the tower and the other
great bells on the grounds viii ring, and
the chorus of six hundred will render
Handel's Ha1ieiujah. The Foreign Com
missions will move to their respective as
signments in the main building; the Picsi-
dent OF the United States, escorted by The
| Commission and Board OF Finance and the
invited guests will enter the north doors OF
! the main building and move, accompanied
| by the music of the great organization,
TO pass by each national commission. Tie
procession will then cross to the Machinery
Hall, and walk down the main avenue to
| the center; then upon a signal from tn,
President OF the United States, the ono!-
nous engine aud its II acres OF machinery
will he put i'll motion, and the exhibition
will be opened to the world.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

The Introduction of these crops through
stock and fill our Smoke-houseS as cheaplv
is planted III n ridge ike pnta1 oes, Weld on
richest feed, uucnualed for tnttenins hogs
poultry-and children. One acre viii
tatten moro hogs than ten acres of the best
corn, besides furnishing grazing all sum
mer. For the truth of these claims VIC
refer to L. S. Commissioner of Agricuiture
Washington, or to any agricultural paper
i'll the South. Price,b mail, post ago paid
2oc Il package, 4Oc Il pint, 7;'c !; quart by ex-
press, 81 q peck $50 II bushel.
The japan Pea fully established its
merits several years ago, and is now in uni
Hersal demand. 1t grows upright like IL
cotton stalk, is cultiva' ed like corn and
yields from loo to 800 bushels an acre on
ordinary land. Stock OF ali kinds relish i,
and thrive highly on it without other tecG.
Also excellent for table use (attcr boiling
about wccIS-) Price by mail postage paid,
l3c Il package, 3Oc Il pint, soc quart
BY express, So per pack, $40 per
bushcl. These seeds are so scarce and
costly that we cannot make any discount
to wholesale dealers or oranges.
When Southern planters grow their own
stock feed and f,ttcn their own hogs we
shall hear no more of hard times and
"niiddlc-men' for this will put an end to
both. If yo1, fear to invest largely it will
cost but Il tri1lc to try these seeds, and un-
less you" experience differs from all others
you will be forever thankful for the trial.
Address. y. l.. WHITE Il CO.,
Nashville, Tenn.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
Three Notable Yseff.

While Lamar was making his speech m<
attention was directed to notable Sroui
gathered near him. Everybody on the tluoi
and in galleries, even to the unWaShea,
white and coloreu, i'll the upper tier, who
daily there conSregate to be SOothed to
sweet slunbcr under the saporiiic influence
Of congressional eloquenc, was listening to
the glowing, infiassioned words OF the ot;,-
tor of the new south as in stirring phrase he
apost trophiZed the union. But of the listen
erS all, none Wore an air of Sllch pcculi:ii
interest as did the trio pointed out 10 me.
One OF them stood against It desk and Occ:l
SiOnally leaned over to exchange hurried
comment with the others on the speech.
lie was n man OF great muscular frame,
with heavy, swart features hair-conccu!c,.
by his thick, black beard. on his rigii
was seat ed II little, Shriveled up old gentle
man, with thin, gray hair, weazened face.
and II neryelcSS air, who seemed lost, as il
were, in the innerdepths of his own clothes.
At his side WAS he Ihird-corpuient. sleek
well-fed, and wearing all over the air OF
Corpulent, sleek, weil-icu millions. Ills
massive head, firmly set on his hercule:i,
breadth of shoulders, was covered with :,
thick growth of long, snow-white haii
giving, him somewhat OF u patriarchal as
pect. Features large, coarse and strong;
sharp eyes; and iquiiinc nose; heavy undrI
jaws and firmly SGT lips. and :, ruddy com
pteNion that told OF high living, u"tracter,
however, no little from his parlriarchal rs
pect. The first was Regan, OF Texas, the
Confederate Postmaster General. The
dried-up specimen WIS what there sis left oi
lienryS. Foote,.Jeif Davis colicdgIIc in the
buriyndipose. Duke Gwin, of California;
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
Harlan and Williams.
The BclInaps Better than the IIarlan>
and Wiilinmses.
[ From the Courier-JoI;rnall

From the Courier JoUrnall
1t cannot be forgotten that whiic cN-
Secretary Harlan was Senator, General
Hoynton, OF the Cincinnati Gazette copi eU
from the Auditors books in the Treasury
all of the items of family expenditure that
Mr.. Harlan had charged to The funds ap-
propriated for the expenditures OF the Ih-
Cerior Department while tie WAS Secretary
OF the same. The bills paid were for the
carpets in his dwelling house, and pur
chased and put down by MIR. y. Il. Stewart
OfNew York. The Gazette published fi.c
scandal. The furniture was paid for III the:
same way; wcro carriage, horses, scr
wants, his sons pony, and his wifes viei
ting and reception cards. This exposure
did not seem to ihjure Mr.. Harlan with his
brother Senators, nor i'll his Sta,c, for,
with the aid of Dur;,nd's ten Thousand dot
lars, he Was reelected.
Pending the confirmation OF cN-AttorncS
General Williams as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court, it was proved that he an.,
his wife had diverted the money appropri
ated for the expenditures OF his department
TO private uses. Not only did lie pay Sl5ut.
of fGovcrnuicnt money for his .wiie's Landau
let, but there We're many other nisuppro-
priations of Government funds. MIR.
Williams remained i'll the Cabinet eight cci.
months aftcr these cN pOsureS. and hlS wife
w;ts received the same usual. NOW, tive
Helknaps have done nothing of this sort
They have been scrupulouS in drawing !;
dividing limo between their own ;anU
Government funds.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
The President In Post-Trading

wAsHINeroN, March 2s.-The War De-
Partment Investigation shows that j. T..
Barron was appointed post-trader ut For,
Under, by General Grant, while General OF
the armies. d. w: d. Bernard, is brother
letter to General Grant, in which he asked
the place for Barron, saying he was to get
one-third of the profits.
Qnestion-"Are you sure of that?"
Answer-"Hes, sir, he showed me tho let
ter. 1t said he was to have one third orthc
profits.
After Barren held tho place some timo.
Bernard was appointed. After being sup
planted by Bernard he wrote to Grant com
Bernard is now Bank Examiner in St
Louis. On account of terms forced OH him
he was forced to settle with his creditors at
forty cents on the dollar. He was tinan.
cialfy ruined by the transaction.
Question-What means had you of know
ing that Bernard had influence with Gen.
Grant?
Answer-Well, he lived with Bernard in
st. Louis when he was poor man.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
An Act

To require tho city Of Monroe to pay to tho
parish OF ouachfta one-Eourth of certain
Whereas, BY the charter of tho city of
Monroe, all property in said city is exempt
from taxation by the parish OF Ouachita and
all persons doing business in said city ex-
empt from paying licenses to the parish of
Ouachita: and
Whereas further, One-third of the prop
erty in the parish is situated in said Cit VI
Whereas further, there are certain expen-
WI ich should be borne alike by ali the citi-
zens and property holders within said
parish; therefore.
House Of Representatives of the State of
L. Louisiana vi IN General Assembly convened,
one-fourth Of all the expenses incurred and
liquidated by The parish of Ouachit. for
drawing and -snmmoning Jurors, per diem
nesses before grand juries, for atto.,dance
Of sheriff on the several courts, for 75pairs
Sm public mapis6 b%,iilainss b,inals for parish
ton, and for salary of the district afE.l ..eS
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, ETC., That it
shall be the duty of the president and clerk
of the police jury OF Ouachita parish. semi
annually, =! and within ton days after the
make out and certify under oath, a state
ment in detail of all expenses on account
OIL Oh inc Items stated in the foregoing section,
by the PARISH within the six months next
immediately preceding, the said statement,
VIII, which said detailed statement shall, by the
the mayor of the city of Monroe
SEC: =. BE it further enacted, etc, That it
shall De the duty of the ma yor and city
council of Monroe, and they are hereby le-
quired, within thirty days after the delivery
OF the statement required in the second
section OF this act, to pay over to the parish
Indebtedness Of the parish, one-tourth III
amount Of the expenses iiquidated and
shown by the said statement refuired l,y
this act, and for any delay after the thirty
tays shall have expired, the parish shall
have the right to demand and recover in
terest on the sum shown to be due by the
city of Monroe, at the rate OF eight per cen,
per annum, AS well as the principal sum.
SEC. ise it further enacted, ETC., Th t
all laws Or parts of laws contrary to or in
conflict wife this act, shall be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. BE it further enacted, etc., That
this act shalt take effect from and after its
passage.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

The steamer Grand Republic. built
commanded and owned by Capt. VIM. Ii.
rhorwegan, is the largest Stcaue ever built
i'll the world to navigate inland waters
She has capacity tor 5000 tons OF cargo, and
Stowagc room tor l., ,OGO bales OF cotton; will
accommodate 400 first cabin and SEQ deck
passengers. She is elegantly furnished and
outht:ed for the travelling public. is iirsI
class i'll every respect-withou doubt, the
finest steam boat ever built. She has all
the late improvements TO secure safety
known ut tho present day. SShc bull,
to run between st. Louis and New prlcans
Her draft of water is very light, drawing
but thirt three inches forward. and four
feet two inches att. In consequence OF her
light draft she will run regularly between
the above-named cities. leaving st. Louis
about ever, tweuty-onc days during the
entire yeaNeNccpt when the river is oh.
structed by ice. She will be completed
about the :,5th of this month. and immcdi-
ately enter her trade, paying y visit to the
Eads ietties, ut the month ofthc Mississippi
River. On her maiden trip, she will carry
fully string and brass band, and make
this excursion trip one of pleasure 10 all
on board. Sho is 10 ho the first boat Io.R-
Elth~ trough the jctticS.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

BEAUTIFUL. WOMEN.-The hair is the
browning glory of woman. There are few
moderate defects which cannot be remedicd
by the proper disposition of the tresses.
turn gray, in young people, or with those
in the prime of life, there is cause for real
regret. When this is the case, Halls NcSe-
to he first class remedy, far superior as a
sound medical medium, to anything else
before the public. 1t actually restores
gray hairto its original color, and in the
great majority OF cases, causes it to grow
again when it is becoming thin. 1t is not
like many popular preparations, mere
and used by physicians. OF character.
Address X. p Hall & Co. Nashua, n. II.
Foamry's Uee1Iy Press, FEB. l, 1865
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

MIR. Ben Williams, living Oh the Garrett
place, missed n bale OF cotton II rcw morn
inSs ago from his yard. There were signs
that the cotton had been placed on wagon
and hauled OFT. Mr.. Williams followed the
wagon tracks to Monroe, and from here to
Trenton, and there found his cotton in the
upper warehouse. About ~ mile beyond
Trenton he found tho wagon near the road,
and two horses grazing, both abandoned
The wagon and team were hitched up, and
the cotton was brought back to Monroe.
One of the horses was identified as that of n
negro man named Heudricks; the other
was not known, nor was tho wagon. The
cotton had been sold, but not paid for
Mr.. Williams has tho wagon, and tho
two horses are i'll tho plow, both subject To
the owners proof fofownership.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

The legislature has enucte0 that constit-
utional amendments to the following plr-
port shall be submitted to the people for
their action at the November election:
l. Limiting the appropriation for ex pensc
of the General Assembly to $l75,OOO, and fix
ing the per diem at rs, and mileage ut 20
cents per mile.
2. Amending Art. G6 of the Constitution
with reference to the signing and promulg:-
tion of acts Of the Legislature by the Cover
nor.
). Providing for the abolition fthe Office
Of Parish Judge, and the vesting of its juris-
diction elsewhere. giving clerks of court the
salaries of District Judge at $4,000.
4. Taking away all fees of Office from the
District Attorneys, and limiting their
compensation to their salaries.
s. Fixing tho Governors salary at SGOGO.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

An event which has occasioneu universal
regret in this community and called forth
expressions Of the deepest sympathy, was
the death Of MIR. Charles Bofenschef, on the
morning of the 18th. Mr.. Bofenschen had
been i'll falling health for some weeks, h
sufferer from dropsy of the abdomen, bul
was able to drive out so late Saturday
last. Sunday, henorrhage of the stonn-
ach and bowels set in, terminating i'll pros
tration and unconsciousness, and finally III
death at huif-past two O'Clock Tuesday
morning. The funeral took plack from the
residence, conducted under the joint cerc
monies OF the Masonic Fraternity and Qua
chita t'ire Company, followed by iarS.
number ofmourners and friends who were
brought together i'll respect to the memor,
OF the departed.
MIR. Botenschen had been u citizen o..
Monroe for over twenty years, removing
hither from South Carolina, and original,
from Hanover, whore le was born. lie Was
about ~ years OF age. His family, now ST
sadly bereaved, consists OF his Wife, nio.t
excellent lady, and six children, the eldest
| d worthy, accomplished daughter.
AS IL citizen, Mr.. Botenschen was known
| and recognised for his public spirit, and iol
his devotion to his State. lie iiber;,.
III his views, and generous in his charities ;
! torSiying and kind in his nature. Ills
| anger was short-livcd; his impulses strong
| in the right, and seldom wrong. 1t is no,
! every man we ntect whose qualities OF head
! and heart arc so happily combined for
quirinS esteem and good will as those OF the
| laulentcd husband and nNthcr whose deati,
we announce and whose untimety loss we
deplore. Peace to his ashes!
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
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Sold by all book and news dealers, and
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The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
Resolutions Of Respect.

MONROE, March %, 1876
AT arcgnlar meeting OF Ouachita Fire
Co., No. l, at their Hall. tho 2sth inst, tl:e
following preanlbles and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The All-wise Providence hats
seen tit to remove from among us our es-
Jeemed friend and member, Charles l.. Il.
Bofenschen, Esq, and,
WHEREAS. Iii his death this body has
lost IL good member and true friend, til.
public an enterprising citizen, while his
widow and orphans have suffered the inrc-
parable loss OF an indulsent husband ana
father aud u kind provider; therefore,
BE IL Resolved, by Ouachita Fire Co. No.
1, in mcetinS assembled, that, whilst we
LOW in humble obedience to the will Oh
Tim who doeth all things we'll, we cannot
but deplore the loss sustained III the un-
timely death OF our be lovedbrothcr.
ResolUed, That in the bereavnent of til.
family OF our late member, wc extend, il.
condolence, our sincere and lieartfel, SYM
pathies. At the same time, we would ren,inu
them that God, in His infinite wisdom anu
goodness, tureseeing this sad at1liction has
promised to supply with His nercies til,
place Of the kind husband and indnlgen1
| father.
| Resolvcti, That rs evidence of our dee,
sorrow, and us q token of our respect FOL
tho memory of our late member, the mem
bers OF this company will wear the usu:,
| badge of mourning for thirty days.
ReSotocd, That the Press of this city b,
| furnished with copies hereof, with the re
quest that they publish, each, one time afit
! that copy be furnished also the family o
| our deceased member.
| II. q. DORSON,
| President, pro tenn.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

The Alexandria Sentinel publishes the
following letter from Gen. Joseph T.. job n
ston to an old colorcd servant: SAVANNAH,
Feb. 10, 1s76.--De0,. Jim: can not tell you
how glad Mrs. Johnston WAS when told
her YOU had come to SEQ mo in Richmond
And we agreed then to send you Christ
mas gift. But whom Christmas came
people were so slow in bringing me my
money that 1 could not raise IL decent sum
for you. At last, however, ann paid, and
I send you fifty dollars in Il check on the
National City Bank Of New York, with our
best wishes for you, Mary and the chill
dren. Remernber, Jim, that you can never
find trucr friends than Mrs. Johnston and l.
J. T.. JOHNSTON.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
The. ~ ards.

We arc frequently asked what are the
present Ward boundaries in town. Wards 4
and front on the river, being divided by
DeSiard Street, with 4th street the rear
boundary of One,and Catalpa the rear bonn,
dry of Two. Ward : comes next, extend
ing from the lower to tho upper city limits,
and having 7tfI street rs Inc rear boundary
The remainder Of the city constitutes Ward
1. The several wards elect two councilme,
each, except Ward l, which elects only one.
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31

Tho Now York Post contributes its opin-
ION to the current political wisdom OF the
hour. 1t says: ''Tildcn and tiayard stand
head and shoulders above all their Demo-
cratic contemporaries rs Blaine and Hris-
tow stand above their Republican rivals.
With any of these names at the head. the
political contest would not be at;urcthcr
one of humiliation and Shame for the self
respecting part of the community. But will
any OF them be nominated? That is aucS-
ton for the tates to dcteruiuc, but we are
sure that none of thcm will be ifthC better
elements of our great parties do not bcstir
themselves to secure the results
The Ouachita telegraph., 1876-03-31
New Orleans Notes.

We find the following items in the DEM
ocrat OF the Oath:
Pinchback has shown himself in public
at length, and yesterday had long con-
enemy, and now once more fast friend, H
G. Warmoth.
Tom Green Anderson has been to town
once more in the last few days, and it is
significant; in fact, VERY like n whale.
The CLANS are marshaling for the fight.
Ignorance, venality and selfishness arc
taking counsel together against the right,
and soon the campaign will open in real
earnest.