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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-08-30
The Railroad Accident at Tug.
aIOO.

A responsible correspondent of the
New Orleans Bulletin, Capt. c. H.
Townsend, of McComb City, in order TO
be perfectly accurate about the late rail-
road disaster at TugAloo, has visited the
spot and made personal inquiry and ex-
animation from very obtainable source
of the extent of the injury to persons on
the train. He has found that the re-
ports, as usual in such cases, were greatly
exaggerated. One person, a tramp, who
was concealed between the locomotive
and the baggage car, was killed on the
spot; and a traveller from Canada
died while being transported to jackson.
These embrace the fatal cases. ABOUT
ten were injured to such an extent as to
require medical attentiCn-one of them
being a colored woman, Mollie Brooks,
who was seriously hurt, but will recover.
Capt. Townsend states that nc human
agency could have anticipated and pro-
vided against the disaster. The masonry
of the bridge had been weakened and
undermined beneath the surface of the
current by sudden and most extraordina-
ry food; and it was believed to be perfect
ly solid and substantial We note that
his statement is corroborated by that of
Mr.. P. j. Kennedy, of New Orleans,
the well-known "levee king" as he is
called, to the ST. Louis Republican. Mr..
King was on the train when the smash
up occurred. He said:
The culyert over creek was washed out
by sudden rise of the sire IN, aad so pow
eriul was the fnrce nf the streHm that blocks
of the brick-work weighing at least
FIVE OR SIX TONS
were washed out and carried down some
| $50 yards. The culvert had been construct
| ed twenty five years ago. and the BED of the
/ stream previous to the fool had been dry
| The cI.a>m LEFT by the washing out of the
culvert was some. twenty feet wide, and
over this leaped the locomotive, the express
and blggage cars.
The ascertained results have shown
that the original statement of Col. Frost,
the General Manager of the Road, was
strictly correct; and the wonder is that
he was enabled to state the facts with SO
much precision without being present.
1t shows that he was scrupulous in oh,
tanning data before permitting any re-
port to go to the public over his sigma
ture. Its proper to say that here where
Col. Frost has been known for twenty
five years, as a man of integrity and can
dor. no one believed that he would de.
signedly make a representation on any
subject n9t strictly in accordance with the
facts.
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The following figures approximate
very nearly, If not quite The anouat of
the appropriation bills which passed the
present session Of congress. and Ehe re-
ductions from the pas. year. The re-
ductions we're made by the persistent eff
forts Of the Democratic House. which
we're opposed and INSTRUCTED by every pos
sible expe,lieni ofthe Republican Senate.
To the forine. body the country Is IN
debted for. the lessening Of the burdens
Of the government thirty millions Of dol
lars IN a single year, sum exceeding
the entire annual cost Of the Administers
ton Of Gen jackson, and more thar
half Of the annual expenditures undel
/ Mr.. Buchsnan's Administration, direct
" preceding the war Now, if this hap
pens in the green tree, what may We no
expect in the dry? If Democratic
House Of Representatives save thirt!
millions of dollars year to the taxpaY
ers, what may be anticipated when bot
branches Of the Legislature, and the Ex
ecutiye are in the hands Of the sam
party?
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Grants Proposed Obstruction 10
Free Voting.

Grants pretense that he is concerned
lest somebody will attempts to interfere
with the colored peoples privilege of
voting, and that to guard against it U.
s. troops must be held in readiness, is the
boldest humbug yet started. He knows
that the President of the United States
himself, is the only person who has
seriously submitted such proposition.
1t was contained in his last regular mes.
sage to Congress proposing an amend
ment TO the Constitution, making educa-
ton condition of voting, How many
voters would be deprived of all share in
the government, except to pay taxes, if
that scheme were arried out.
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Gen. =. II. Chalmers.

Fhe triumph of the Democratic party
atthe special election in Jefferson county,
is sign of the way the popular current
is running in the 9Th District,
and foreshadows the certainty of Gen.
GhalI4eTs' election if his friends in other
counties will do their duty as well. and
why not? Heretofore the Radicals have
had unbounded control in Jefferson, and
SO strong we're their Entertainments in
that county that they successfully resist
ed the tidal wave last year; but they
have yielded at last and she has fallen
in With rs sErFent that is sweeping on
resistlessly to the complete redemption
Of every county in the State. There
viii be peculiar fitness in the election
of Gen. Chalmers. He introduced the
bill which apPOrtioned the Congressional
Districts at the last session, and With sin
gular unmindfIluess of self, while seeur-
ing the others TO the Democracy, placed
himself in the only one which seemed
hopelessly Radical. But believing that
eyerything is possible to just cause and
proper efforts. he has accepted the NOM
ination, and is leading the cohorts of re-
form with magic eloquence, and an en-
ergy and determination which promise
to convert doom itself into a victory.
Let the Democracy in every county Of
the District resolve to do their daty with
one-half the courage and zeal of their
gallant leader, and Mississippi viii pre-
sent united delegation in the next
Congress.
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Gov. TiIden ON South Carolina A 4
fnirs-IEe Advises "a Straight
Tick et aud Wan ~ "a Fair
Election


Hon. i. H. Rion, the member of the
Democratic Committee from South Car
olina, in a speech before the Democratic
Convention of that State. made the fol-
lowing reference to the conference of the
Committee, and to the expressions Of
Gov. Tilden in regard to South Carolina
Affairs:
Nh. PREsIpENF; 7 am happy to state
that Ut the meeting HE MARGINAL Demo-
cratic Committee ut Washington, and Also
in persOREl conferences with GoTernoF Til
den. at Albany, all the Intelligence 1 re-
eeivel with reference to the prospects OF
the Democratic party were encouraging.
The members of the committee, coming
from all sections Of the Union. represented
chat thala was a general uprising of the
honest American soart e everturn the cor
ruption which has crep. In evesy depart-
ment of the government under the eantrnl
Of the Republican party. And they said
thai that party were thrown for their de-
fence. net Gpon the plea of not guilty ofthe
corruption charged Ersn them. bur had to
resort to the stale cry OF "Hebelitoh1 and
the bloody shirt. That they seemed to de-
pend for success upon this appeal, and
upon the use of the officers Of the govern
ment aud upon the United States army.
Mr. TiIden Inquired about t;le prospect
of affairs ia South Carolina. 1 told him
We had what seemed to be an almost i'm.
possible I5Sjority 70 overcome; but when /
told hiua OF the manner tn which the State
Government bad been administered, how
we were subjected to taxation that amount
ed almost to confscation. TO more Than our
surplus income how this burden was not
confined 20 che white Democrats alone, but
extended to every one Of even the poorest
cOlored laborers. and when told him that
had seen In my town poor colored man
going round with q subscription list asking
for dollar or tEo dollars TO save his little
property from being sold for taxes. he said
il vas not possible thai we could fail to
carry the State under these clrcnn stances.
lie said, @nOminaee straiglt-oat ticket.
Icheersl and the colOred people sill see ii
aud have the manliness to assert their
rights by q full vote He also said, Il do
think South Caroiinx can be carried for the
cause Of good government, aud carried by
peaceful and lawful means, and | would
have il understood shst il would III become
me the candidate OF the reform party, to be
elected BY any except honest means. Ny
election would indeed be sham II brought
about by fraud and Intimidation rs The
south want fair election; and while
they wiz charge thst they Do not have il.
4 fair election Is what they dread, for they
know that upon . fair election they vi Il be
defeated syeEyShere, especially in evsry
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LincOIn County.

We learn from the Brookhaven Ledger,
that the ladies, God bless them, of that
place, have held 4 meeting and decided to
present to the Democratic and Conserva-
tive Club, flag at some day not far dis
tant, The fact that the flag is to be
made and presented by their fair hands,
says the Ledger, is full assurance that it
will be one of which the club will be
proud. In this connection, it may be
mentioned, that the Democrats of Lin
coin county, under the excellent leader
ship of DIR. III. P. Atkins, is getting in
splendid condition for a signal triumph
in November:
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WE learn from the Valley Sentinel,
that at late meeting of the Greenwood
Club, after Dir. Yerger had spoken, Mr..
Anderson Curry. "a cOlored friend and
staHneh Democrat from Club No. 2, Of
Carroll county, declared that he had for
ever shaken hands with carpetbaggers,
whose sole aim was, aad has been, to
get the votes of the coIored people to
promote their own selfish schemes, and
then, as soon as they are turned out Of
office, they throw the negro overheard.
The speaker was often interrupted BY the
most hearty laughter at his clever hits
and applause of his patriotic utterancesY'
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CARDOZO.

EDITOR REPOSITORY AND MEssENGER.-
During the morning services in one OF our
village churches. held on Sunday, the 9th
inst, u prominent member thereof iutro-
duccd Il nqlattn by the nauIe OF Cardozo,
and announced that he would address the
congregation upon the subject OF the Public
SchooIs OF Mississippi, promising that said
CardoZb had been formerly Superintendent
thereof Having some recollection of the
press account OF the circUm sauces under
Witch the Latter left his State, listened at
tentively to his remarks.
Mr.GartloZ STATED, among other things,
that the pfesenf Legislature of Mississippi
ton for the support of the public schools,
in order that the negroes and poor people
might nor have an opportunity to obtain
an education. Also, that it had prOYided
that the money arising from the granting
of license for the safe OF Intoxicating liq-
uors, should be The only iua.h tor the sup
port Of the public schools, 80 tl4t,' in the
language OF Mr. Carloz0, according 10 the
ideas of the miserable me,i now in power
there, the more whisky sold, the more
funds for public schools
Me-. CardoZo then solicited the contrbbu-
ton of funds, which he represented h.
would apply To the education OF the ne
groes in that STAT. Snce tlfcn have TIA
ken pains TO l. quire concerning the truth
Of the foregoing stat, ment. | learn from II
resident and Off .e-ho.ier OF the State OF
Mississippi, "A Republican in Politics, and
formerly prominent Federal ,ihce holder
in that State by the appointment OF Re-
publican Federal administration, ttat
there has been no re- peal OF laws for taxa
lion, or reduction Of taxa ion for the sup
port of public schools; but that the taxes
| heretofore raised tor that purpose have
been continued, aud the school fund has
been increased by law adding thereto the
moneys arising from the sale of lice nses,
| piled to the support Of the poor. The
monthly salaries of male teachers have in
decd been reduced. (the lowest formerly
having been $50 per month"; but this was
to enable the schools to be kept open two
months longer durirs the year, aud ope-
rates as an increase Of the yearly salary.
Your readers will, many of them, reeol-
| lect that the ARTICLES of impt achnfent we're
| preferred against this man CArdozo.in is ca
| pacity of Superintendent of Public Schools
and against the Lieutenant Governor. The
latter was iInpeached; the former, like
Belknap. resigned.
Before being Super ntendent, Mr.. Cardo-
20 was clerk OF The Circuit Court of Warren
county, Miss He is now under several in
dictments upon the charge of having en-
bezZled funds that came into his hands by
virtue of that Office.
| think it fair that your readers and the
public should have this Information. Yhey
can then act upon their own jud smtnt as to
how they will receive Mr. Card ZJs appli-
cation. doubt not tha5 his Introduction
here was through those who were unaware
of the above facts.
Yours &c,
AUDI AITERAM PARTEM.
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SCOTT COUNTY.
Morton Club.

MoRroN, Mss, August 18th, 1876.
The officers of the Morton Democratic
Conservative Club, are rs follows: H. O.
Pettus, President; \. Cuoper. list Vice.
President; G. q. Moore, 81 Vice President !:
}. w. Robb. Jr. ) cretary and Treasurer.
Our Club numbers on the roll l23 mem-
bers, of which, over 40 are colors-l-and
making accessions all the time. We pro-
pose 10 Oe the banner club OF East Missis-
slppi, according To population We have
several eOlored speakers. that we are send
ing out to our sister clubs in the county.
Yours truly,
Ii. o. PRTTUs
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Madison station.

MADISON STATION, MISE.
August 18th, 1S7G
On the 9th instant, Tilden and Hem
bricks Club Was organized here with large
membership. Regular meetings will Be
held semi-monthly. and every Democrat i
awake to the interests OF the country in
VOWED In the issues of the campaign On
the Zoth instant, we will raise pofi and
flag in the name of our standard bearer
and large turn ont of the people and much
enthusiasm Is expected. Clubs are organ-
izing throughout the county and every one
seems determined that Madison shall poll
large majority for Tilden and Hendricks
and Singleton.
Yours, etc, JW.J.
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Oh, what a happy thing it is,
Aud joy ful for to see,
Brethren dwelling together in
Friendship and unity.

NAL JONAS, of the Aberdeen Exami-
aer, can "hardly believe that Capt. Lee
gave qtterapce to the revolutionary utter
ance about Grant holding on to the
Presidential Office in defiance of the
Constitution, if Tildeu were elected. It
does stagger eredulity. bat we would
remind our distinguished contemporary
that the statement was made by the Hon.
w. I. Gibson, OF Alcorn county, who is
not the man either to exteuuate or to set
down aught in malice.
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Ts R. B. Hayes, Governor, etc.


DIED, at his residence near Jackson, on
Sunday, the 9th inst, after brief i'll
ness, STERLING Fl. LESTER. He was born
on the 4th of June, 1898, and was there
fore IS years, 2 months and % days cid,
when he was gathered to his fathers. Al
an early age, he removed from Virginia
to Tennessee, where he attained a high
position in business and social circles.
When yet in the prime Of life, in 1887,
he removed to Columbus, Loxndec
county, and for several years in success
sion, he filled the Office Of Clerk of the
Circuit Court About the year 1917, he
engaged in planting in Madison county,
aud settled with his family near this city,
where he still resided when death over,
took him.
MR, LESTER was a man of no ordinary
mould Nature had endowed him with
magnificent physique, and very strik
ing and marked presence, which were
apparent even after age and affection
had laid their wasting hand upon his
manly form. His mind was highly cul
tivated, and was active in the search Of
knowledge to the last. His memory wal
store-house, from whose treasures be
took pleasure in drawing when in the
society of friends. His religious convic
tons we're strong and his confidence per
feet in the pledges of the faith in which
he was reared. For long period, h.
was member of the Baptist Church
1t is thus, while leading the calm and sim
pie life of the veteran sage and patriot
When to the common res: that crowns ou
DAYS
| The good man goes,
| And full If years and ripe In wisdom, layi
His silver temples in their last repose."
After an eloquent and appropriate dis
course by the Rev. pr. Aealy, tn
remains of the deceased, with ceremonie
BETTING the solemn occasion, were com
mitted to the narrow house appointed 70
all living. And thus the good man hav
ing served his day and generation faith
fully, and well, rests from his labors.
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Cardeze IIeararrom-


Since Cas.lozo. the carp t-bag Super
of Pubic Instruction abandon
ed the Office and fed from the indict-
ments for forgery, embezzlement and
theft which had been found against him
in the courts Of this State, we nave had
no information Of his I5catiou and his
occupation. A correspondent from New
York eDcloses the. following letter from
the Repository and Messenger. printed
at Canandaigua in that State, by which
it will be seen that he l. at his old trade
of lying and obtaining money under
false pre;enees.
Following the example of other played
out carpet baggers, this indicted thief
and forger is playing the role of perse.
cuted martyr. Before he came TO Mis-
sissippi from Brooklyn, \. Y, he was
indicted for robhing letters of theil
money contents. He had bArely reached
the limits of Mississippi before he wa
put into the Office of Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Warren county and was thence
transferred to the very responsible posi-
ton of Superintendent of Public Educa
ton in the State With this field for til,
exercise of his thieving proclivities, tn
adyenturer piled his calling with an ef
| frontery which bafffed credulity. unit
the election of a Democratic Legislature
The courts in the meantime had tardil,
gotten upon his track; and pending hi
trial, while the Legislature was prepar
! Ing articles of impeachment, he resigne,
and left the State. As before announced
Judgments of forfeiture were entere
against him at the last term of the Gu
cult court of this county. He now turn
| up prosecuted pltriot in remote loca
ton in New York and returns to his oil
trade ofgetting money by his wits.
His statement that the Public SchoC
4 Fund has been cut off in MississiPpi,is c
course, lie. On the contrary, redu,
ton of the school fund was especial
provided against by the Democratic LIE.
f islature and term Of five months, tuitio
in a year to the children of the Stat,
white and eolored, has been assured,
place of four months under oarpet-ba
rule.
In this connection, We would take tn
liberty of suggesting to his Excellence,
Gov. Stone, the propriety of making
requisition on the Governor of Ne
; York for this fugitive from Justice, an
bringing him to punishment. The Pen
, Tertiary does not contain more unmit
gated thief and scoundrel, nor a MOI
cunning one. No doubt he is awaitin
the restoration of Rspublicanism I
: power in Mississippi, when he can retur
and claim his share of the honors an
spoils Of the victory, as reward for hi
y prosecutions, but why not have him e
, corted at once with ball and chain?
, From the Canandagua Repository al
Messenger.
C4unOZ0
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DEMOCRATIC RULE.

RADICAL RULE

We are indebted to our old friend,
Hon. George Torrey, for the first dispatch
placed on our bulletin board, announcing
the glad tidings of the redemption of old
Jefferson from Radical supremacy. In
the special election for Sheriff, the other
day, Mccormick, the Democratic candi-
date, was elected over Hunt, the Radical
nominee, by 67S majority. Last year
the ddal wave did not strike old Jefer-
son with her 1900 ooloFed majority but
she has led of nobly in the struggle Of
1876, aud gives a foretaste of the majOri-
ty which Tilden, Hendricks and Reform
will receive in Mississippi in November
next.
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Hon. syI,nnu. Evans.

The Republicans, in claiming this
well-known, influential and able citizen
of East Mississippi, have reckoned with
out THEN host. We learn from the Me-
ridian Comet that he defines his position
IN the present canvass, as follows;
81 am a Tildeu and Hendricks man.
through and through, and / shall vote
and work for their election for the good
Cf the country
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A FRIEND from Wilkinson county
writes: "TnE CLARION is making Just
" the kind of music that is needed, and
" we are trying to learn your tune, SC a.
" to join in the grand chorus in Novem-
" Der. With best wishes for long and
prosperous career. fer yez and the
" loikes or yez, 1 am yours truly, MEG.
We feel assured Wilkinson county will
learn the tune in time.
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We will send TuE WEEKLY CLARION,
singly or in clubs, for the next three
months, or until the Presidential election,
for fifty cents per copy. We ask our
friends TO make this generally known,
aud to aid us in extending our circulation
for the campaign.
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no AZ coxrIst rD.y

M. W. F. Al QIErH, President Of
the Raymond Democratic Conservative
Club, writes:
I'VE hayetwo hundred and ninetv-six
members to date, one hundred and
twenty eolored, and one hundred and
seVenty-six whites. Our roll wiz rapidly
Incl ease at every meeting
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JASPER COUNTY.
letter from James F. Parker. e.


PAULDING. August 81, lS76.
DEAR Sal send you herewith names OF
officers OF the PaulJing Central Democratic
Club:
President. Jas. r. Parker.
1T Nice-Presidcnt. NJ. Hanly.
2d Vice President. A. I. Burton.
Secretary. y. j. Sheely
Assistant SecrrtSry, J. T. Nicholson.
Treasurer, w. NJ. Brame.
Our Club Is the oldest Club in the county
Meetings held at the county seat every Sat
urday evening at O'clock +. N.
Yours truly,
JAS. +. PARKER-
President.
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CART. X. j. Ross not having qualified
as Sheriff Of Madison. an election to fill
the vacancy has been ordered TO be held
ON the 18th September. The Democrats
of Madison will meet in Convention on
the ID Of September to nominate a can
didate.
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TIE Radical mob to put down cOIored
Democratic speakers in Bolivar county.
shows the necessity Of the course we have
suggested, for every Democratic club to
appoint Vigilance Committee, charged
with the duty Of seeing that eOlored
Democrats are prot ected from violence
and in their right to vote as they choose.
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The Next se.at.---cou. Lamar.

From present appearances, the Repub-
lican majority in the next Seuate will
not exceed three or four. 1t is not
probable that the monstrous proposition
to deprive Mississippi OF representa-
ton by excluding Col Lamar from his
seat will succeed. Out of the forty
Republicans in that body = sufficient
number will be found who will scorn to en-
ter into 50 disgraceful an arrangement for
the punishment Of State for exercising
her political rights, and in violation 81
the pIighted faith of the Government to
the reconstructed States.
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VERaoxT viii vote Republican on ath
September. Maine will follow suit on the
9th. And California will lead off With a
trump Democratic card on the 11th.
Her election viii indicate the way the
Pacific slope is going in October, which
both parties have claimed.
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I.owude. Couuty.
ii. o. PErIUs

List of officers of the MOOre's Blnff DEM
ocratic Club: President. George Hairston,
ST., CTaw ordsVille; LIST Viee-Presideut.
John q. Cox. Columbus; 81 Vice President,
Jas. NJ bearing. Columbus; 81 Vice
fresldent, David G. Love, CrawfOtdsviIIe;
Secretary. VIM. A. Love. Crawfordsville:
TREASURER, Robert p. IIairstOn, Craw fordIs-