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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
PEN Portraits.

A Washington correspondent of a
Northern journal gives the following
description Of the noted typical South
erners IN Congress:
Ben. Hill, tall, bent, sombcr looking
FaukEer, of Virginia, with the jaw of a
rhinoceros. and All immense mouth cIinched
together if he could bite the world in
two; Il large man, with the reddish hair.
skin, and eyes so indi genOus to tile Virgin
ian. Randolph Tucker, relative of John
Randolph. OF Roanoke, tall, strong we'll
built, arrogant of face and n,ien, srutting
up and down the middle aisle, straight and
proud as a turkey-coek. Lucius @ c. La
mar, who does not look as if he held blood
enough to give him the vertigo; yet it has
threatened his life once or twice within
year. He is rather above medium height
and size, has good head, and thoughtful
carewOrn cOuntenance. His lair is black,
just tinged with gray. straight and long
clinging to his neck. His skin is sallow. his
nose straight and refined, his eyes deep ct
and melancholy whole expression mol
ancholy and intellectual.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE wrongs of which the men of &c
complained were nothing compared to
the insults and expressions which the
Radical Administration has heaped upon
the people of the South And so the
treason of Benedict Arnold would be
nothing compared to the infamy which
Democratic leaders would bring upon
themselves by cooperating with the
Republican spoilsmen in perpetuating
Grantism through the installation OF
Hayes after his defeat at the polls.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
n Flea in IIis Ear.

Washington Special to the Gin. Enquirer
Ben. Hill, whom the Republican or.
gans. quote as the paragon Of virtue and
excellence for his presumed willingness
to accept Hayes even fradulently, has
received letter from prominent men in
his State to the effect that if the views
imputed to him in an interview which
recently appeared in the New York
Herald, and now being copiousIy copied
by the organs, are genuine, that he need
not expect further political preferment
from the State of Georgia.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
Important Railroad Sale and
Prospective Change

By decree of the U. S. Circuit Court
it is ordered that unless the New Orleans,
St. Louis & Chicago Railroad Company,
by or before the Isl January, 1877, pay
into the Court for the account of the Ill
inois Central Railroad Company. the sum
of SO, 200, 900, the trustees of the latter
shall advertise the sale of the property
of the former after the expiration of
thirty days. 1t is expected that the pro
perry viii be purchased by the Illinois
Central. The line undergoing foreclos
nre consists of the Mississippi Central
from Canton to Cairo, aud the N. o.,
q. a Great Northern from New Orleans
to Canton.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

REPORTS having been circulated that
Hon. A. H. Stephens, of Georgia, had
consented to barter away the victory
which was won by the people over the
cohorts of Radicalsm, and to consent
to the Inauguration of the Republican
candidate in the face of the majority
against him-that gentleman made haste
to repel it as a false imputation. His
example might be followed by some other
Southern leaders.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

AS the truth comes to light that Lou
isiana, South Carolina and Florida, I'M
questionably cast maiorities for Tilden,
and that the Democracy of the North
backed by the "solid South, intend
to insist upon fair count and will
abide by nothing less-there is percep-
tible weakening in the Radical lines.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
The Grenada POst-OGice.


A great outrage has been committed
upon the people of Grenada and vicinity
purely from partisan spite and malevo-
lence, by the discontinuance of the Post
office at that place. The pretext was
that the Postmistress had been insulted
by white Democrats, and the post-ofice
building burned down. The facts are
stated by Hon. j. L. Milton, Mayor Of
Grenada, in letter to the Memphis
Appeal, from which it appears that there
were several Democrats houses burned
by a fire evidently originating in the
house of a Democrat, and among the
rest the post-office. That is all there is
about it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

Col. GEORGE TORY, died few days ago
in the S5th year OF his age, at his residence
in Jefferson county, in this State.--Ex-
change.
Some of our contemporaries have sup
posed that the venerable citizen referred
to was Hon. George TORY, formerly
State Senator from Jefferson and Clai-
borne counties. The last named gentle
man is in the enjoyment of excellent
health, and from the efficient and sue
cessful manner in which he discharged
the duties of Chairman Of the Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Jefferson
county in the late canvass, we would in
fer that he is good for at least a score of
useful and active service to his country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
smash Up On the v. &. w. R. R
From the Meridian Mercury.

From the Meridian Mercury.
The incoming passenger train on the
V. d N. R. r., Sunday night, ran into
trestle mile and half on the Other
side of Hickory, throwing off the sleeper
Two coaches were turned up side down
and badly smashed, but the occupants
escaped without much injury, with the
exception of one man, who was bruised
and burned right bad by the stove falling
on him. There were no ladies on the
train, and very few white men. The
locomotive and baggage car passed
over safely and brought the pas
sengers in. 1t will probably be several
days before the wreck is cleared up. dur.
ing which time passengers will be trans
ferred.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

JOINT CoNDnTTEE.-Th following
constitute the members of the Joint
Committee on the part of the Z. S. Sen
ate to report a plan for counting the
electoral votes: Messrs. Morton, Logan,
Edmunds, Frelinghuysen, Bayard. Thur
man and Ransom. On the part of the
House: Messrs. Payne, Hunton, Hew-
lit, Springer, MCrary, Hoar and Will
lard
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

force End power j pu.l,.
port Of the right nrI 0paa
wrong and 10 supper, W. .aztm
Representatives in ibs ~. 'le Z
erclse Of ms cou.t.tg,.' 'oas
those powers have BE-, .-
uniform practic. and +,
the twenty second n.,.
pass Sc by the Sela.
bill at the last session y
proper TO adj that .l..,5
lively assert i,s r-ght r..
the count, and ,aaa.Ht..
med and refused ayl..,
ed by the Executive ra...
stand 10 the presence VI
not because of auv Dana.
ou' because Of oe.rHr
cry OF government W..l....
for It's adjustment
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE Times has ''impaled demagogue'
with the reply to Gen. Chalmers state
ment that in his arguments last fall' he
warned the negro that if any Efforts
were ever made to deprive him of suffrage
they would come from the Republican
party" and that he ''cited Grants recon-
mendation Of ali educational qualification
for suffrage as the first step in that
direction "-that Gen. Grants recommen-
dation was not made until the first
Tuesday in December" The Times
would do well to post itself better before
it goes farther into the impaling business.
Gen. Grant first made the recommends
ton on the 9th of December, 1873, and
repeated it con the first Tuesday in
December 1876"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
Attempted ASsaSsiBa alton.

A cowardly attempt has been made tc
assassinate Capt. j. w. Gully, of KEN,
per county. He was waylaid and shot,
but we are gratiied to be informed that,
though his wounds are severe, he will
Providentially escape death from the
assault. A correspondent of the Meri-
dian Mercury writes:
The party doing the shooting is supposed
to be known by Capt. Gully, but lie refuses
to give his name. He was within ten steps
of q. when he did the shooting. Capt. Gull
ly fell from his horse at the first fire, aud
as ne rose from the ground he was fired
upon a second me. He then got up and
walked to town. He is now getting on
very well.
kemper to bear; it is more at least than
think they will stand.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

The BODYBUILDING class are for the
most part Republicans who preferred
the election Of Hayes and voted for him !;
but they will not be willing for the gov
ernment to be discredited by the installa-
ton of President upon the plan devised
by the INSCRIPTIONS gamesters, whose
all is staked upon the preparation of
Grantism- They can see nothing but
chaos and disorder and the depression of
the business of the country, in the
Inauguration of an administration through
fraud and usurpation and contrary to
the will of the people. And when these
bond holders cry halt, the dogs of war
will be leashed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

VItsL IltEI7LtT-T
Wade Dyson, the mos. 'u....-
ored man IN Scott, Is D.m
honest lie Is now independent.
est labor He has pad a.. ..
this year-raised = ba.0- . .
bushels OF corn, plenty OF u0a.- r.
peas to do him and bd. aUaula0. !.
sides he enjoys the estaam oi ..a
est men in Scott county such
w. Il. Butler In hisue.zuh.r.asI.
him a further chance. Year a-'
hooted from the stand by raI...
who never have supp.ueI Ia..
and never will, until tha laws
them to do 50.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE are au-
thorized and specially requested to receive
subscriptions for the WEEKLY and DAILY
editions of the CLARION, and bring the names
with them when they come to jackson.
Our subscribers wishing to renew, can hand
the amount to any Democratic member of
the Legislature, and on notice to that effect,
we will extend credit.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

IT was a good maxim of Davy
Crockett, "be sure you are right and
then go ahead" 1t was we'll for the
House of Representatives to appoint
committees to examine the returns and
ascertain beyond doubt whether Til
den or Hayes received majorities of the
votes actually cast in the disputed
States.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE Columbus Independent mentions
the death of Col. Charles r. Jordan, a
well-known citizen of Northeast Missis-
sippi. The Independent says that he was
Sc years of age. He.was for many years a
large planter in Lowndes county, and
held various positions of trust in public
life. Ee vas U. S. Marshal under the
Pierce Administration, served in the
State Senate from Oktibbeha county, and
during the late war was Lieutenant Col
onel of the 35th Mississippi Regiment of
volunteers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

IT has come to light in the invegtiga-
ton that Frank Clover, ex-Radical
statesman in Mississippi, who is now
figuring very extensively in the Louisiana
case, except snake show at the foot of
" Canal street. New Orleans" We
knew that the Ames gang carried snakes
in their bosoms, but did not know before
that they were in the habit of keeping
them for public exhibition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE PNEY WOODS REGION.
our first page will be found an interest
ing description of the piney woods and
sea shore region of Mississippi from the
pen of Hon. J. f. H. Claiborne. 1t was
prepared at the request of Gen. A. M.
West, and appended to the Centennial
address of that gentleman, and is now
published for the first time.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

"BEN HILL" says the Cincinnati
Commercial, 'tprefers Hayes to Grant.
The frogs preferred the fire to the frying
pan, but the views of those frogs upon
the advantages of the change have never
been ascertained.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

OUR STATE EXCHANGES will do THE CLAIR
ION a kindness by mentioning the fact that
THE DAILY CLARION will be resumed on
the assembling of the Legislature, and that
it will be sent for the entire session OF the
Legislature for two dollars. 1t viii be a
morning paper, and will contain the latest
Legislative and general intelligence.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
ChriStHl as.

Christmas, with its sacred traditions
and cherished recolleetions, has come
and gone. To everybody, and especially
the CLARIoN's friends, we trust it brought
the joys that have invariably attended
its advent 1t is the popularity of this
holiday that it is everybody's; and Il
common centre around which all can
meet in harmony and good feeling in the
full realization of the sentiment of the
immortal bard that touch of nature
makes all the world kin.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

GEN. JACKsON's sentiment ''to ask
nothing but what is clearly right, and
submit to nothing that is wrong" might
be studied with profit by the Democracy,
North and South, at this particular
iunctUre
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE NATCHEz DEMOCRAT calls atten-
ton to the Importance of daily mail
communication between Natchez and
Brookhaven, and shows the feasibility of
such project. 1t seems that if backed
by proper petitions from the people chiefly
interested, our members of Congress
could succeed in having it accomplished.
The Democrats carried Tallahassee,
Florida, the first time since the war. It
was done IN defiance of the census show
ing colored majority, and under the
eyes of the Republican commissioners,
visitors, etc., was the most impudent
bulldozing on record, and calls for prompt
investigation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

The sublimest impudence on record
Is the pretense of intimidation" set up
by the Radical office holders for their
defeat Intimidation" has been their
only reliance for holding the Southern
States in subjugation from tie beginning.
For this purpose the L. S. Army has
been constantly at their back For this
purpose indictments have been found.
For this purpose, Democrats have been
pursued like wild beasts BY the sleuth-
hounds Of the Administration. And for
this purpose Radical negroes have been
taught to outlaw and murder without
scruple, or mercy, men of their own race
if they voted the Democratic ticket.
They are nice set of fellows to be howl
ing about Intimidation"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

AMONG the numerous plans suggested
for settling the Presidential question, is
one for holding new election. As Mr..
Tilden has already carried the first eltc-
ton and is entitled to be inaugurated,
this compromise would he all on one side.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

FLoRIDA.-To-day, 9th, is the limit
of the time fixed by the Supreme Court
of Florida in the order requiring the
canvassing board to recount all the re-
turns on the face. 1t is confidently be-
lieved that it will show the election of
the Democratic candidates, and materi-
ally aid in solving the problem who has
been elected President.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
An Absurd story Put 10 Rest.

The Washington correspondent of the
n. Y. World thus notices an impossible
story affecting Hon. l.. Q. G. Lamar, to
which we gave no consideration what
ever. When Intercepted about the ru-
mored offer of position in the cabinet
of Mr.. Hayes on condition of support
ing his Inauguration in the face of the
returning board frauds, Col. Lamar said
no such tender had been made and if it
should be, he would decline to receive it.
If any proposition should be made to
him from that quarter with regard to the
settlement of the Presidential question,
he should at once submit it to caucus of
the party. The correspondent of the n.
Y. World thinks that it is evident now
that the Radicals have been deluding
themselves with the belief that they
could ALLEVIATE the Southern Democrats
from their Northern allies, and thus make
the Hayes usurpation programme more
certain of success. They have utterly
failed in this, however, and are despond-
ent in consequence.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times, under date of ODD
INST, says that the ''drift of public SEN
timent here is Enthusiastically toward the
peaceable Inauguration of Governor
Tilden as President"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

A CoLoRED witness before the Con-
gressional Committee in New Orleans
testified chat he heard Republican lead
er in that State remark that the killing
of negro was worth fifty thousand votes
TO the Republican party in the North.
The Ames doctrine on the subject seems
not to have been confined to Mississippi
The staff correspondent of the y. Y.
Tribune although Republican, gives
coloring to the statement by the following
observation upon the delight which thrill
ed the carpet-bag Office holders in Louisi-
ana, when an outrage" story of the
kind was told:
II will not say that Gov. Kellogg and the
other Republican politicians of Louisiana
wished the disorder to aontinue during the
campaign in order that the Republican
party might have a pretext for thro1ing
out the votes of enough polls in the State
to destroy any majority the Democrats
might get, but IL has sometimes seemed so to
me. Tie evident satisfaction with which
the Republicans at the CuStom-houSe ex-
hibifed any affidavit which described MUIR
der more attrocious than another t0ds q fact
that icas remarked By every newspaper CORES
poRdeaat lei49 SISTED the Republican heddqudr-
teYs A murder vas worth hundreds of
votes to them, and they ceGld not conceal
their pleasure at discovering it,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

Our well known correspondent, evil
liam, who has changed his headquarters
from Mississippi to Texas, in his letter
published to-day, answers fully the
various inquiries which are constantly
addressed to him from Mississippi, in
reference to the inducements for emf
grafton to Texas The last Newton
Bulletin contains the. following an
nouncement, which comes just in time to
illustrate our correspondents theory:
Messrs. 1. w. Walker. Z. T. Doolittle and
DIR. A. II Pickett, with their families, re-
turned to Newton from Texas, on Monday
last. They think that Mississippi is the
best State and Newton the best county, af-
ter all.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
The Dcner-Om County
tiOms,
Fayette Chronicle.

Fayette Chronicle.l
Hon. j. S. Morris, at one tma ~.
tuitouslv his s.ryices IN defending
fore the u. S. Court. our cllz...',
0 DER n aa,eie' ,i; ~ o 2,'o for b.m
esteem s0 onJ t T',i Lf Nine which es
not adequately express.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE AUSTIN TRAGEDY.-Th annals
of crime do not record a more atrocious
and cowardly murder than was commit
ted upon the unfortunate victim j. B..
Harvey, at Austin, Tunica county, a
short time ago The details of the hOr-
rible crime in which NJ. j. Manning,
Sheriff Of the county and three others,
including his wife are implicated, will be
found in another column as reported in
the Memphis Avalanche. Manning was
arrested in this city last week; and the
whole party are in Jail in Tunica county
strongly guarded.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

Gen. r. p. Nicely, Of Bolivar a.
see, has been appointed Receiver +
much Of the n. o. St. l.. ~ L. D. D. All,
leads from Canton to Cairo, or 'I' -..
sissippi Central proper. Ills oi .h
m men' Is received every Nothipg 1
tpo oS. neaf !; Apr. aPPlIIV circes for @
time p,oya "a Ia,taIIa ~ the people &
the line and more agreeable TO w. rs
lie generally than Gen. Nicely s P
ton. Holly Springs Reporter
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

The laws of England prohibit the
stationing Of troops within two miles Of a
voting place.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

MADIsoS, WE. l..m.
immense and excited muH#
assembled i'm the Sai. Capitol
ing, and was addressed O.
George b. Smith Upon p.
in Louisiana and the aauW#.
turning Board. The Yrl
scathing denuuciatjou of W.. j.
ing Board. The political n.m. m
intense, and not disposed ,1u 4.
with.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
"GATH" of the Cincinnati Times hay
ng recently talked with Mr.. Tilden, says:

He takes pains to avoid any reference to
violence. but l have understood that he
holds his numerical majority to be in Il
greater degree physical majority that
the working and muscular classes those
who make armies and fill out levies and
conscriptiorS, were on his side of the slate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE Legislature will meet next Tues
day (2d.)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

The Holly Springs Reporter says !:
Those who have property advertised for
taxes due thereon should know that lie
right of redemption, under the present
law, does not extend after sale, unless the
property reverts TO the State. Proper
ty sold for taxes and purchased by indi
viduals cannot be redeemed. We give
this information for the benefit of those
who are interested, hoping they will ap-
preciate It's Importance,
NoTE By THE Opinions
differ as to the proper construction of the
law; but it was evidently the intent OF
the Legislature to allow one year after
sale for redemption. The bulk of au-
thority favors this construction. 1t will
devolve on the Legislature as soon as it
meets, to amend the law by declaring
that this is its true meaning and intent.
The people would never consent to the
Interpretation above stated. 1t would
equal in rigor and hardship the worst
legislation of the Radicals.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE Radical spoilsmen waved the
bloody shirt during the canvass to pre-
vent the election of Gov. Tilden; but
did not succeed Since his election they
have waved it toprevent his Inauguration,
and again they will be disappointed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

THE taxpayers of South Carolina are
resolved to pay no taxes except to the
tax gatherers who represent the legal or
Hampton Administration. Right.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

A "sUBscRIBER" inquiries about the
votes of Georgia and Texas. In Geor-
gia, Tilden received 1921 votes
Hayes, As, 541. In Texas, Tilden re,
ceived 104, 755; Hayes. A, 800.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27

President GRANT has no great rev
erence for the civil rights law. He re-
Gently pardoned man in Virginia i'm
prisoned for violating it.