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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
LowNDE5 COUNTY.

Before me, Josiah Stallings, Clerk of the
Circuit Court in and for said county.
TINS day, personally came DIR. L. A. Munson,
VINO, being duly sworn. dcposes and makes
to wit:
L am citizen of the State of Mississippi .
am acquainted with Thomas Barrentino,
late OF the county of Lowndes: | was his
Iathers family physician tor years | be-
came his own physician in the year 1857. or
ABOUT that time, and continued to be- M TO
the year 1874
Thomas Barrentine has been for years af
hlcted with the maiady Of dyspepsia. ia its
worst form, frequ ntly combining him for
weeks 10 his bed. Thomas Barrentine was
wen known to me personally. He was a
!hd-hearted, amiable young man, but was
mighty excitable, and when excited. was
very thoughtless and unreasonable lie
seemed to be made excited almost to roving
anu Jury, by things which no one else wonld
notice or observe. | am an expert in mat
tiers of physic, and in the treatment of nhvs
icaI inhrmities, and he was under nv trea+-
ment for years. 1t is always the effect of
dyspepsia and diseases of the stomach. n,
MAXI the temper OF its victims very fretnll
ana IL some times, i'm cases like hiS moLas
the persons afflicted with it, given to furious
ahd uhcalled-for fits of passion. have had
great experience in tue practice of mndi-
enc, ana lt is my experience that the stom-
ach and brain are very directly conneCt1d
less by diseases of the stomach.
In the year 1874, moved away from the
nelghborhood where Thomas BarrentIne re-
slded, ana ceased to be his physician. II
was IN January, 1874, that L moved away. 7
returned again to the neighborhood Of
1homas Barrentine, in the month of Nav Of
June, 1874. l came back in order to arranSa
some business matters with Thomas RarraTe
tlhe' found that he had been badly in.
vowed IN his business matters. and was al.
most com pletely broken up by the hardness
OF the times and the scarcity Of money His |
creditors q had pushed and pressed him so
Inat ne was compelled to close his store
by energy and honesty he had. mn to that
Time, succeeded in building up a flne bnsiS
ness. lie was very ambitious in matters or
business, and worked hard to excel TIC
was greatly troubled by his business embor-
ass Inents, and was gloomy In his manner
AT this time, for the first time. I noticed
hls strangeness of manner. He seemed m
De incompetent to attend to the hmejnoso
settlement between us. He had aIwavs heo,,
very apt business man, and very readv
with hgures- but found he was u1ahIe -
make any calculation, and seemed to he M
cry unable TO attend to our matters with
my reason or judgment. / was freonemtI,,
truck with his peculiar manner and z |
maze snch an impression upon me that 7
was satisfled his mind was deeply Injured.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
SEVENTH DAY.

MONDAY, March 9th, 1876.
Senate met as "A Court of ImpeachmenU.
at 10 80 A. NJ.
Hon. j. NJ. Stone in the chair
Counsel for the prosecution and the re-
spondent took their seat within the bar OF
the Senate.
Counsel Spears arose, and stated that the
counsel for the respondent desired to file a.,
those alluded to in the testimony of Col
Matthews and Mr.. Barrentine No oblec-
ton was raised on the part Of the Board of
Managers or the Senate, and they were then
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-15
W. f. GIBBS RECALLED.

W. +. GIBBS RECALLED.
Witness was then permitted to retire, and
Mr.. Manager Barksdale recalled witness w.
K. Gibbs, and proceeded
Q. In your examination of yesterday,
understood you to say that You had met with
Col. Matthews on the street and given him
a part of the 81 $50 check, which you had
got cashed. Now state whether at the time
you gave him that money, you showed him
the two receipts you took?
A. / di ? The money and the receipts
were together. The mony was placed in
the receipts, folded up.
Q. Are you able to say whether he read
the receipt?
A. l think he did | won't say positively
/ showed him the receipts, because / had
deposited the money with Dowsing.
Q. Did you inform him how much YOU
had deposited with Mr.. Dowsing?
A. | don't know that 1 did. But | think
he read the receipt.
Q. Did you offer him the whole of the
money you had with you?
A. / did, sir; | rendered him the whole
of it; and | would like to explain what l
said yesterday, or what | intended to say.
My remark was, g Col. Matthews, here's
your fee, your money" and took it out of
my pocket in this way, and opened it, and
remarked to him, . paid the livery bill out
of it, and the balance is there, sir; and
have deposited the pack of money with
Jerry Dowsing.
Q. Did he take the money!
A. His remark was, "Never mind the
livery bill, Gibbs, you retain half of it"
intended to say yesterday that | declined at
first, but upon his insisting that he had
right to give it TO me, it was his. and | was
going off to Texas, | took it.
Q. 1t was at his request you went TO Bar
rentine?
I IL. Z ~
Matthews.
Q. Were you present that evening when
the pardon was delivered to Barrentine?
A. No, not while they were az the house.
Barrentine had been to Col Matthews office,
and we met on the street, and he asked me
to go back to Matthews office He had been
up there, and wanted me to see that pardon
y. Now what was said in regard to the
validity of the pardon by Matthews?
A. In reply to an interrogatorv by Bar
rentine, who said, = Is that a good pardon -
Col. Matthews said, q do not know"
had said had my doubts about it. Col. Mat |
thews said, " 1t appears upon its face to be |
proper, but | cannot tell you; | have nv /
doubts upon it"
Q. Was anything said about the cause of
its invalidity?
A. think there was, sir; / think there I
was doubt expressed as to whether Davis /
was authorized or not, while Ames was in /
the State of Mississippi, to sign the pardon.
That is my recollection.
@. That was the question which gave rise +
to the doubt?
A. That was my doubt.
@. Did Col. Matthews say anything as to /
q doubt of its invalidity?
A. Yes, sir; l think 50.
@. Now what was said if there was a
contract, to Barrentine as TO what should be
lone with the money connected with that
pardon?
A. don't recollect.
@. Was he to get the pardon with money,
" without? What was said upon the sub
ect?
A. Barrentine came there with a certified
heck for 81 ,2J0
G. He came there with it?
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
The Forts at Sebastopol.

A correspondent of Galignanrs Messen-
ger, writing from Sebastopol, says: "The
place does not contain more than 5000 in
habitants, who yegetate in the midst of
crumbling walls, living by wretched COM
merce, which hardly brings them bread.
However, life is reviving in that devastated
port. Already on its new slips have been
constructed some frigates and corvettes.
The Russian flag f,ats ON the Euxine. Sc
bastopOl is in communication with the in
terror of Russia by railway, the shortest
route to the Bosphorus, IF England should
assume too provoking an attitude before
the Da.danelles, who knows whether the
Russians would not exclaim that Sebasto-
pol ought to be re-established? For the
moment all that is to be seen there, is some
hundreds of modest dwellings, built with
the stones of the dismantled ramparts.
Forts Constantine and Catharine retain the
deep marks of the cannon balls, but they
are still standing. Those of Nicholas,
Alexander, and the Quarantine, which
formerly defied the enemy, are dilapidated
and unrecognizable. The dockyard, the
theater, the barracks, the hospital, the Ca
thedrsl, are all destroyed. onthe portico
Of the iast-named ediiice. the Doric colon
made of which still testifies to its former
beauty, IS seen the eye Of God surrounded
By rays. which appears to be contemplating
this desoiate picture.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
Flyers Process.

In answer to numerous inquiries in re-
gard to Flyers process for reducing re-
fractory ores. some of which have reached
us from the eastern side of the continent,
we only can say that, although our interest
in the matter has been absorbing, and we
have yielded large space in our paper to it's
discussion, we are not able to speak es
cGthedro concerning the present intentions
Of the managers, nor of their progress in
the construction Of apparatus. We have,
however, received intelligence to the effect
that the machinery for operating upon the
Perseverance mine in Nevada County is
nearly completed, and will be in running
order by the 1st Of August, the object be-
ing to test the merits of the invention by
continuous working. To captious cor
respondent in New York, who processes to
have information that in several notable in
stances Mr.. Fryer has failed to profitably
overcome rebellious rock from mines in his
own neighborhood (Grass Valley), we may
remark that we have heard of M such fail
nre. It would be our duty, in the light of
our heretofore hearty endorsement, and the
manifest effect our representations have
had at the East, to report such should it
occur, and our correspondents is assured
that we shall not be remiss. The principle
of reduction upon which Mr.. Fryer is ope-
rating is undoubtedly correct. Whether
its application to machinery win be sue
cessful, the present test will finally deter
mine. Our own faith In the principle, aud
its application according to MI. Flyers
plan, has suffered no change IS Z. Com.
Herald.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
How the Toughened Glass is Made.

We have formerly made note Of the Bas-
tie toughened glass. It now appears that
the manufacture has fairly begun in this
country, and our readers will be pleased to
know the process by which the glass is
toughened. The Iron World has examined
the works at Bellaire, Ohio, and we ex-
tract the inform alton ON the method of
toughening. The article manufactured is a
lamp chimney:
The chimney is taken from the blower
and heated to dull redness in small furn-
ace of peculiar construction. This furnace
is heated with benzine, and it's proper con-
struction proved serious difficulty for
long time. Four men are engaged in hold
ing the chimneys in the flame of this furn-
ace, the proper and equal heating of the
chimneys being the most delicate part of
the process. Benzine is used to avoid the
deposition of carbon Or SCOT upon the sur
face of the glass, otherwise the oil bath
would permanently fix the carbon in the
glass and ruin it. The oil bath consists of
three parts Of linseed oil and one of tai
low, and is heated to $50 deg. Fair. The
heat derived from the chimneys may, by
rapid working. run it up to 400 deg, be-
yond which it is not wise to go. A test
while present showed 800 deg. The tenn
perature of this tank is thing to be
watched. 1t is contained IN a rectangular
iron tank of five bbls. capacity. Oversthis
tank is a sheet-iron hood in shape like the
roof of house, and in each side of the
roof is an opening for the admission of
the chimneys. The gable end of the tank
is set against the furnace. To each furnace
there are two such tanks, into which the
wcrkmen put the chimneys as fast as heat
ed. In each tank two iron baskets with
perforated bottoms are placed. When one
is filled an empty one takes its place, and
after sufficient time (from 10 to 16 mnutes)
has passed to allow the last chimneys plac-
ed in the basket to get the full benefit of
the bath, it is lifted out and Immediately
plunged into cold water bath. Out of
this water bath the chimneys are taken as
soon as possible and put into tank of ben
zine to free them of Oil. They are then
taken out, dried, rubbed with bran, and are
ready to ship. A chimney can be blown
and got ready for market in 80 minutes. It
takes no ordinary blow to break them.
They may be thrown to the ceiling of
room of ordinary hight and allowed to fall
upon bare floor without breaking, though
it is our opinion that repeated shocks in
duce condition that renders them as cas-
lily broken as any glass.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
The Way to Kill Mining District.

Too often in all mining sections, the
United States in particular, there is fear
full proneness to oyer-estimation in values,
and exaggeration of development concern
ing mines and operations This evil is
bearing with unusual force upon the min
ing districts of Utah and Colorado. The
newspapers get the blowing statements of
the miners, and then they add to the mat
ter, until hole in the ground, with little
streak, Or soma float ore that bears an
assay at the rate of fifty to one or two
hundred dollars ton, is heralded abroad
as cheering news from the 'Gulliver'
Mine shaft. 45 feet deep, with solid
edging lead % inches thick, assaying we'll
up in the thousands +" We, in this con-
tral point-those who have been there as
well as those who would like to see these
countries-can observe daily the injurious
effect of such habit, Tens of thousands
on people IioG pgHvvu u Mosu ts1asu Is
stated in over half of the papers of the
Territories, when mines, work Or values
are mentioned by them. If the potatoes
in hill are small, why be ashamed SO to
say? During the late Democratic Conven-
tion in st. Louis, there were six or eight
hundred gentlemen present every State
and Territory excepting Alaska, was rep
resented, we were called upon by a great
many and many others we met outdoors.
In nearly every instance, we had uniform,
truthful and hopeful statements concerning
things at home, with no deceptive warm
ishing. But how much our confidence
was lessened in the veracity of certain
journals, that are popular with certain
class, for qualities that facilitate delusien
and fraud! Gentlemen from a Territory
a few tiers west of here took us to task for
a statement concerning the daily tonnage
and assay output of a certain mine, with
big name. In defence, we stated that our
authority was their T, and that our
constant habit was to cut out one-half of
nearly every statement of quantity and
value, and had in the very Instance cited.
"Well," F." was the reply, "don't you believe
more than you choose of f--'s state
ments and but one-tenth of what the cor
respondents communicate, or make up in
the Office at home. It's all for effect
Scores of such copies are mailed away to
persons that probably can be influenced to
"buy in," or "buy out"
We could mention a creditable number
of names of papers that are deserving of
countenance, as exponents of their locali-
ties. 'Twould do us no good to call over
their names, nor would it do them any good
if they had many subscribers and patrons
among the unscrupulous class that consider
their present interests as paramount to
truth or honesty.
One feature and one course that we shall
endeavor to render conspicuous in Mines,
Metals and Arts, will be conformity to
correct truth, as far as we know, or can
learn what facts are.
We have here suggestion to make to
Geo. P. Rowell s. Co.: it would be an in
valuable feature in their Newspaper Reg
ister," if they designated by significant
characters the status of each journal in the
United States for Strict Veracity, Partial
Veracity, or as Bad Egg.-Mines, Metals
and Arts.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
Our Indian War:

1t is really disheartening to notice the up
parent indifference Of the Government to
the Importance of the Indian war now on
our hands as the result of the "Peace Pol
icy p" system. The sayages composing the
hostile tribes have been driven to utter
despair, and are making their last stand.
1t is war to the knife and the knife to the
hilt for good and all. They will use every
available means to wreak as much ven
geance on our people as they possibly can
We are quite sue that their numbers and
means of supplies have been altogether un-
derestimated. White people who have
never been engaged in Indian wars do not
know that the squaws are quite as formid-
able in the fight as the braves. They are
equally expert in the use of arms, and are
frequently placed in the forefront of the
conflict under the impression that our SOL
diers will not fire upon women. This has
been the case in nearly all Indian wars of
note, and it is true of tho one now being
waged. Furthermore, every healthy boy
of twelve years and upward will be forced
into the field to take a lively part in the
fight. They can shoot rifle with as un
erring skill as the best of them. They also
become remarkably expert as scouts and
spies under the guidance of veteran war
riors. These important auxiliaries will
not be overlooked by the Sioux and their
allies, who are determined to sacrifice their
last man sooner than yield. We are afraid,
very much afraid, that the hostile force, in
stead Of numbering ten thousand, will be
found to consist Of fifteen or even eighteen
thousand effective fighters. No serious diff
ficulty will be experienced by them in pro-
curing arms and ammunition from the half
breed Canadians and traders. while they
have the most accurate knowledge of the
country which is the theater of operations.
But it is useless to point out these and 9th
er salient facts, for the chronic apathy of
the Government in all such matters is now
largely increased by the business of presi-
dent making. The absurd call for three
months volunteers in the Mexican war and
recent civil war the still more absurd call
for 70, 900 men to suppress the rebellion j;
the lackadaisical policy evinced in the Sem
mole war in all the campaigns against the
Apaches, lasting over a quarter of centu-
ry, and the equally stolid indifference to-
ward crushing with a blow, that has al
ways eventuated in the loss of countless
lives and oceans of treasure, have been al
ready painfully exhibited III the conflict,
and will probably be continued until the
blood of the nation is reused and the Gov
ernment forced to take decided and over
powering action. San Francisco Goamer-
cial Herald.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
Sagaclty of Elephants.

Howe's circus was showing at 1ndianola
when the storm of the Fourth came on, and
because of injury to the railroads was COM
PEELED to remain there until the track was
temporarily repaired Friday evening. Then
the circus started for their next place of ex-
hibition. When about eight miles out one
corner of a bridge gave way, and three cars
containing animals ran off the track and
turned over into the mud, very gently. The
first car contained horses, the second an
elk and camel, the other three the five ele
plants The small animals were easily lib
Grated, but the elephants were all in heap.
To remove them the car was cut away, ex-
posing the tops of the unwieldly animals
backs. Then was exhibited the intelligence
which marks these half-human brutes.
They obeyed every command Of the keeper,
crawling on their knees, turning on their
sides, squirming like eels, and assuming
more wonderful and novel position than
were described on the show bills. When
released from their perilous positions there
was not scratch upon them, and no school
boy ever gave more emphatic expression Of
relief from confinement than did those ele-
plants. They trumpeted, swayed back
and forth, and did everything but talk.
The remaining distance to the city was
made overland, and happier crew never
started on a march than were those ami
mails. The cool, breezy atmosphere and
the bright moonlight were allinspiring.
AS the bridges were gone at each stream
the elephants took fresh enjoyment OF their
liberty. At no time were they obstinate or
aisobedient, but seemed to fully realize the
situation. On arriving at Des Moines rail-
way cars had to be procured, which was not
easily done, as ordinary cars are too low.
Some were finally found which were about
one inch higher than the tallest elephants
back. They were brought alongside and
the platform properly placed when Jack
noticed that it was strange car, seized the
door frame with his trunk, gave it a vigor-
GUS shake and then tried the floor. Salts
fed that it was strong he marched slowly
in the car, placed himself lengthwise, gave
a rocking motion and bumped his back.
A boil. overhead hit his back, and he march
ed straight out of the car. It's no use,
said the keeper, she won't go back there
again. The ribs which supported the
roof were removed, the elephants closely
watching the operation. When this was
done Jack went in, swayed himself, rocked
the car, bumped his back found everything
all right, trumpeted his satisfaction and
went to eating. Daoenport, Illinois, Dem
0frGf
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
A Scientific Chapter of Genesis

Norman Macleod once attended a meeting
of scientists in which the meteoric theory
was discussed. He seems to have been
greatly stirred by the assumptions of what
is called advanced thought, for he made a
speech whose wit charmed if its logic did
not convince. He afterwards wrote to a
friend that perhaps the men of science
would do well, in accordance with these
last results, to re-write the first chapter of
Genesis in this way
81. The earth was without form and
void.
80. A meteor fell upon the earth.
80. The result was fish, flesh, and fowl.
"a. From these proceeded the British
Association.
ss5. And the British Association pro-
nounced it all tolerably good. 2
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-08-11
EVANGELICAL CORNER.

The newest linen collars are high at the
back, f1aring in front, and have wide round
cornered ends.
A Rutland (Vt.) girl went into drug
gist's and, pointing at the trusses, said,
How do you sell shawl straps?"
New models of bonnets have ribbon
strings forming strap under the chin and
a bow with no ends at the side.
"My DEAR" said John Henry to his
scornful wife, providence has spared you
the necessity of making any exertions of
your own to turn up your nose"
Saturday Resieo:-"The happiest life
OF woman is perhaps attained when she
adopts the opinions of reasonably intelli-
- -- :. ---@--'--,-. -.--a-~
they are her own.'
An enthusiast who had been to hear
Anna Dickinson lecture wrote her, saying
" With you l could be happy in a desert"
And she wrote back; "No man will ever
have chance to desert me-"
"What is that, darling9 ?" asked young
St. Louis husband of his Chicago bride.
She turned the heaven of her deep blue
eyes upon him and answered /: 'sThat's
one of my CATERS, dearest" "Ah," he
added, softly, 81 thought it was dog
kennel"
The old man was seated under shade
tree, softly humming, "There'll be no
more sorrow there: when screeching
and familiar voice hissed into his ear
"You finish killing them catterpillars on
them pear trees, or I'll give ye sorrer
enough to last yer clear through eternity.
Now git along, or I'll break the MAIN
spring of yer back" The old man said
something about derned old cat for a
wife, and took up bucket of suds and
went for the vermin.
How appropriate is the term climatic
fringe" to the fashion of cropping the
hair and letting the ends hang over the
fore head. 1t gives one reckless appear
ance, and if vile man was guilty of such
an extravaganza he would be pronounced
intoxicated as well as luny. Climatic
fringe" we suppose is in accordance with
the eternal fitness of things and should
not be derided.