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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-10
The Third Dfstrict.--EEOn. HI. ID.
Money.

We are gratifed by the unanimity with
which the press of the Third District has
declared in favor of the reelection of the
Hon. H.. d. Money. 1t is well known
custom of The CLARION to withhold its
choice for men until they become the
nominees of the Democratic party, but. a
breech of the rule will be justified in the
case of Mr.. Money. In his elevation,
the whole press of Mississippi cannot but
feel just pride. To say that the press
contributed its full share to the overthrow
of Radical misrule in Mississippi is to say
what no one will question. No class have
worked so diligently, nor at equal sacri-
fee of private interests and personal ease.
The press is always on duty, whether in
the heat of the canvass when the dullest
are stirred to action, or in the intervals
of repose, when, but for its unceasing
activity, fatal apathy and disorganiza-
ton would ensue. With the exception
of two or three journalists, who were put
forward as leaders Of forlorn hope, and
elected to the Legislature, Mr.. Money is
the only member of the press, through
whom its claims and services have
been recognized. In him, therefore,
its members have good cause to cherish
generous pride. He is the president of
their State Association, and is therefore
an honored representative of the third
estate as we'll as of the sovereign people.
He has brought no discredit upon his
.pfofessioh. Entering upon his Congress
sional career with no loud pretensions,
except those of genuine worth and mod
est merit, he has won his way to dis
tinctlon which is rarely acquired in sim
gle session, The Junior of any of his
Democratic colleagues, he has taken his
Mace In the forefront with the ablest,
and second to only one of them in ma
tional rsputation-and this is saying I.
great deal, because Mississippi has occa-
sion to pride herself in her Democratic
delegation. They have been singularly.
prudent in speech and act, and indIstrl-
Gus in the performance of public duty,
and if the prospects of the Democratic
party in the Presidential election have
been, clouded by the indiscretion and
lack Of craftsmanship. which have been
5discoEered, in the present House of Rep
resentatives, it is through no fault Of the
men selected by the Democrats and Con-
servatiEes of Mississippi to represent
them in that body at most trying and
critical period. Whatever may be said
Lof others,, they deserve the appreciation
of their eoifstituents.
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Michael Angelo a. "a workman.

Through his impotence and cuthusi-
asm, Michael Angelo ruined bIoc, after
block of marble by working with too
great vehemence near the surface. lie
had wonderful faculty as mere work
man in marble, but his genus and im-
petuosity Of temperament would not
brook the opposition Of 80 stubborn ma-
terial, and uD6tted him for those first
processes of roughng out into shape the
block, which requires patience and pre-
csion. Too eager TO arrive No % point
where his true genius would find play,
he assailed the marble with such Woe
lence that he often struck oil pieces
which trenched into the just limits OF the
surface, and, as they could not bc re-
placed he was forced 10 finish as he
could--not as he would Had no con-
fined himself more TO celebrating his
work in clay, and then cpirusting the
blocking out in marbgse 10 mechanical
workman, we should have had not
much larger number of grand works by
him, but they would have been frccr
of great defects. For instance, the back
Of the head Of Moses has been chiselol
away until it 10 an impossible head.
Again, the David is sacrificed 10 the exc
igencies of the marble. And the hend
of his famous Day was probably loft un-
finished because he perceived that 70 was
turned beyond the limit permitted TO ma
ture without breaking her neck. Black
woods Magazine.
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Capt 8. H Parfsot has recently been
to Washington city and while there su c.
ceeded in having mail route est abb
Hshed from Greenwood to the upp er
Tallahatchie river This will be good
news to the residents of that section and
all having business or social relations
with them. The route will be opened as
soon as the formula, usual in establishing
mail routes, can be complied WITH
oicksburg Herald
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The Vicksburg Tribune comments as
follows on the announcement that Mr.,
James w. Langley had selected Mr..
Tazwell JONES' colored, to assist him
in doing the honors at the Mississippi
Headquarters: -on bel
The following from THE JAdKsoN CL4R-
Ten, is a noteworthy event of the Centennial
year. A Mississippi Democrat, and a Cen
tenniaI Commissioner, takes with him a
Mississippi negro and places him in charge,
as custodian, of such valuable packages as
Mississippi visitors may desire to deposit at
the State headquarters at the Centennial
exhibition. We venture ia assert that no
darkey from any Northern or Western
State will have so delicate and responsible
a charge, and we cali the attention of Nor
ton and Blaine to the fact.
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IEinds COUNTY Matters.

Raymond Gazette.l lu
Southern Kinds seems disposed to move
northward, and especially to the railroad
towns. During the past winter the fol-
lowing changes have taken place Geo,
w, Mimms aud sou have removed from
Utica to Clinton Mr.. NJ r. Jones
from Utica to Clinton Mr.. S. D. Currie
and brother from Utica to Edwards ;
Mr.. Il. j. MalIet from Auburn to Ed
wards. They are all first class citizens,
spect, to the localities in which they have
settled.
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Alas little does the world know how
many a broken heart is hidden under n
cold and stern demeanor Of The face; lil-
tie does Il dream Of the anguish that ID
stihed by the rigid lip of pride, or what
feelings lie buried, but alive forever iu
the heart Of those whomit looks at daily,
as monuments Of hard unsympathizing
selfshuess. It's written, every heart
knoweth its own bitterness and that
concealment has been ordained by the
same wisdom, which has given to us tho
knowledge of the faet
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South CarOIina Democratic Con.
IS t-" VemtfOn.

COLUMBIA, May 1.-The Democratic
State Convention met this evening. ID. w.
Aiken, Master of the State Grange, was
chosen temporary president, and General j.
3. Kershaw, permanent president. Reso-
ness Of the Convention to the election oil
delegates to the National Convention and
members of the State Executive Commit
tee. The Convention is still in session.
The delegates will Ge unpledged
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New York WorId-1
The baneful effects of Democratic aseen-
dancy are already apparent in that unhappy
State, Mississippi Not only have the cor
oners (who last year, when Mr.. Ames desir-
ed to shed the blood of ten or fifteen negroes
for the benefit of the party, used to drive a
roaring trade) suffered from depression OF
business since the Ku KIux seized the reins
of government, but the tax levy has been
cut down from SO % on the thousand dollars
to Sc 80. In the face ofthese damning dis
closures, why tarry the wheels of that Miss
issippi investigating committee ? Let the
great Jabberwok. Boutwell,, with eyes
aflame, press through the hulgy wool affida-
Wits and huFhle az he comes,
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RrIght noy.

A little boy had colt and a dog. ana hfs
generosity was often tried bNvisit0rs askInla
him-just TO see what he wouldsay-topiy
him one or both his pets One dav be ioid
a gentleman present la might have his cole
----lsaerving the dog, much 10 the sur1riao.
at his mother, who asked WHY. Jacrv.
why didn't you give him the doefF ay
nothin', say nOthin', mother; when be goes
TO get the colt, I'll yet the dog on him."
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aE call for third party to which a
dozen conspicuous names are attach
ioas not amount to much. Three
Ne signers were supporters of the reg
Radical Presidential ticket at the
election; and the others were boiling
'a5licans. In the pending canyass;
lines will be sharply drawn between
and Democratic parties !;
the go-betweens will cut no figure in
ripp
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rdeen and Sharkey COun.
~ Elections rt.x.

me hrst time in several years the
40Sfacy of Aberdeen, on the I'd,
ea their city election by an average
ny u more than a hundred. Capt,
4s b. Sykes, a worthy representa-
o. a glorious cause, was elected
/ = " handsome majoritysef lob.
-A1mlner states thathe received the
pO'tf many colored men, who voted
H. t"'ife reform ticket. Q iof1fsltI istEe
's new new. county of sharkey has made
0' beginning in the election of off.
a Iull set of Democrats were cho-
: correspondent of the VicEsburg
\ ,'la states that dsuch Of the e9 colored
n : !, voted came to the front and voted
h 4 .4s Democrats. as * esoniplaesn1tlly
HgP they had been used to It all
81 IVES The following lis,a Gstrof the
y 4qPs9sant officers elected anSheriff}
20 HobertsOn9 CLERK, III. Picard;
r y 4. Gu Watson ;gAssessot,a ..
|feea." an" As"ei' ~
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-05-10

Our friend DIR. @. M. Walden, one Of
the representatives, from Carroll county,
called on us, afording US no little pleas
ure, in reviving our almost lifelong
friendly relations. The doctors health
has greatly improved since the adjourn
ment of the Legislature, though still
feeble. ~ inona Advance ~
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A HOLIDAY
Oh of the eIty. al -

Out Of the city, far awav
With Spring to-day -
W here cOpses tuitCd with primrose
Give the repose,
WOOd-sOrrel and Wild violet
SOothe my souls irct,
The pure delicious veruai atr
Blows away care.
The birds reiterated songs
Heal fancied wrongs.
Down the rejoicing brook my grief
Drifts like a leaf
And on is gently murmuring dow
CarVs glide and gos
The bud bespriukled boughs and hedge.
The sproutiug sedges
Waving beside the waters brink,
Come like cool drink
To fever'd lips, Ike fresh soft mead
To Kline hat feed.
Much happier than the kline, bed
Nv dreaming head
In grass: see far mountains blue,
L'ke heay'n in view,
Green world and sunny sky above
Alive with love;
All, all, however came they there,
Diviuely fair.
Is this the better oracle,
Or what streets tell
o base confusion. faisehoOd, strife
Man puts la lie!
Sink, thou Life Measurcr III can say
.'l'ye lived % dav;"
And Memory holds DC uNy iu keeping.
Awake or sleeping.
-Fraser's Magazine.
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He Times has an interesting account
|eVhere copied of the fight of 0. S.
the late Republican leader, and rob-
Of Holmes county funds. Lee was an
fcIal favorite of the Radicals, and in
lneetlon with his ring, carried matters
high hand in that county. He
pa high in the administration of Ames
conferred upon him a trusteeship of
Of the benevolent institutions and con-
Pu'ed him, with Packer, member of
/, military family. 1t seems that some
Fne good citizens of Holmes were per-
led to put their trust to their sorrow
'lis earpet,bagger. Doubtless they
be wiser in future.
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Kinds County.

AtaDemocratic meeting in Raymond,
isolation offered by Hon. g.. w.
Fper, was adopted, requesting the
lng Executive Committee to call
bounty delegate convention of the
Pservative-Democracy for the purpose
|pp0nting delegates to the State con-
ion soon to be held at Jackson to APP
b delegates to the National Demo-
llc Convention and the formation of
Electoral ticket.
lhe Democracy of the Jackson dis
are prepared to respond to the call
|helr brethren of the Raymond dis
\ whenever made. Let us have a
Fng convention.
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S<----------
DecIenSIOM of Hon. i. w. FoWeII
Enterprise Courier.
MERIDIAN, MISS. Nav ., 1876.

MERIDIAN, MISS, May :, 1876.
w. J. ADAMS, EsQ.-Dear Sir Z: /
am profoundly grateful to you for your
mention of my name in connection. with
the Congressional candidacy. and all my
friends VINO have solicited me to become
a candidate for the nomina ton. But, as
L have neither the age, experience nor
ability to qualify me for the duties of so
high and responsible an office, ask my
friends not to put my name forward for
the nomination.
f Yours truly,
JNo. w. FEwELI.
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Meek-The Senatorial Hmqui-
M sitiOm. "a

L the failure of the Legislature,
Pgn cannot be too deeply regretted,
||a'eflng the magnitude of the results
O'Nea, to take action on behalf of the
Y ~ the investigation proposed by
onI'ed States Senate, Gen. George,
amman of the Executive Committee of
Demoeratic- Conservative party, has
ported Col, s. NJ. Meek, of Column
|. . attend the sessions of the COM
''ea s the representative of the State.
4. @'e assured from the well-knoxn
T.! Of that gentleman, that in his
" ner cause will suffer no detriment.
/. 42eFahe clubs are requested to co op-
/ "''a ma in furnishing such infor-
!. "a As viii throw light upon the mat
F'Op'Sed for Investigation. 81 Il bla
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Tragic AFFAIR.
Aberdeen Examiner


s TUPELo, MISS, April 18th.
Editor Eraminer: III. H. Smith, ShsFiA
Of Lee county. was killed here at about
five o'clock on Friday afternoon, by Mr.. w.
I. LAughEidge, one of the publishers Of the
Tupelo Journal, Each of the parties fired
ak shots Loughridge was not hurt Smith
was struck five times, and either one Of
three shots received BY him would have re-
suited fatally He died in fifteen or twenty
minutes after the shooting was over.
The difieulty grew ont of an old @ud.
and everybody here regrets she fatal resuIt
of the aHraV, bNt is seems that it could not
have been avoided or prevented.
], d, WILLIAMS, Mayor.
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.GeoreIa Ilsp.Baloaa oLsavee :. il o.,I..

! ATLANTA, May 5.-The Georgia Conyen-l
tiun adjourned at midnight last hight The
delegates stand. For Morton s.; BristoH 81;
Blaine 5. They made no nominations for
hold con yention in August for that pur-
p0se.
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InF Republican states that the tax
HIle in Rankin, caused by the blum
BIZ Of an incompetent carpet-bag as
.Dr, has beeu settled at last; and that
deferred tax will be collected next
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Louisville Banhcrl
: Jas. VI Arnold has been appointed Judge
Of this District aud l.. Brame, of West Point.
Chancellor. Both splendid appointments,
and we bespeak for them the confidence,
good viii and support of our people.
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EHE grand jury Of the District of Co
1 bia have agreed upon the sindict-
i Of W. W BeIknap, late sec
lry Of war, for the alleged acceptance
lribes in his official station.
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. IGNITION CALLED
Tx Con-. DEM.-CoHsERVATIVE)
lRS; 80 Gr4TE OF MISSISSIPPI.

II Con-. DEM CoHsERvATIVEl
eD9Rsee .oTy. STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, April IL, 1867
;t,ae met pursuant to call of the
pIRni'''0 quorum being present., on
ifpar he following resolutions were
,..5 That a State Convention be
fssesVs oa,,senble at Jackson. on Wednes-
r. "a, "a Of June next, for the purpose of
~ Delegates to the National Dem
o W. ',Ss,rpyeption. 20 meet at st. Louis on
nj Eli lime next, and to take such fur
.. y as m4y be deemed necessary by
|gonvention'
- That this Committee recon-
es'Hs urinary conventions b. held in
Y 80 'r' fonnLirs OF the State, on Satur-
~ Of June next, to appoint Delegates
STATE Convention, and also 10 the
ueo..ional Conventions to be held in
Il respective Districts.
..,-,5 That this Committee recon-
t III The County Conventions author-
III delegates, when they Assem- BILE
p lf.on on tie l4th Of Jane next. to Sc
Fxscutiye Committees Tor their res
.il4'CongreSsional Districts, TO eah. Con-
e.an. m those Districts to nominate can
les for Congress.
J. Il GEORGE, Chm.
|,...t MARION SMITH. Sec'y.
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/ = are panied to hear of the death of
\ +. Seaman, of Newton county.
Norton Democrat says truly that
bounty has lost one of its most valu-
citizens.
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WHAT BECAME OF O s. LEE
a 0epnbltcam organ Tells what
zsEo Mt KMOWs About HaUm.

jJaqkscn Times. l5iiE. tks 9G A
1.-Two years ago last fall, Mr.. E. W.
Stephens was elected Treasurer of Holmes
county, aud, having some trouble in ma
King his bond, he contracted with @. S.
Lee, fer a consideration, to make his
bond for him, and Lee made the bond
of $40, 900 with Messrs. Fleet G. Mercer,
Martin Keary. G. l.. G. Cass, j. j. Ba-
ker and others, as sureties on the same,
and Lee was to hold the funds to secure
himself and his sureties. Everything
worked well until last June, when, con-
trary to law and the custom, he failed to
make his monthly settlement with the
Board of Supervisors; and he failed
throughout the succeeding months until in
January, at the end of the term, when a
settlement was called for by the Board,
and Lee and Stephens failing to come to
time, suit was Instituted against their
bond. Proceedings in the matter were
not hurried, in order that Lee might, as
he said he would, make satisfactory set
Element Aud thus the case stood, until
it was ascertained that Lee had disap-
peared on or about the 18th of March,
when closer examination developed the
fact that he had taken with him about
$40, 900, consisting of two 81, 900 Union
Pacific Railroad bonds, belonging to the
school fund, some S37 900 of warrants,
which had been paid in for taxes, ETC.,
which had not been cancelled by the
Bosrd, and some money, but how much
could not be ascertained. A few weeks
after, the postmaster at Lexington re.
eeiyed letter from
% 0 NJ s. BALDWIN,
Of Chicago, (who will be remembered as
the accommodating purchaser Of the
Pearl River Navigation Company's lands
in this State) asking the price of
Holmes county warrants" The Post
master, knowing the circumstances of
the missing funds, communicated with
Mr.. Fleet Mercer, one of the bOnd@nen,
and he, through his attorney, j. Edgar
Gwinn, wrote to Baldwin to know what
amount he had for sale, and he replied
$37 900. They replied to his letter, but
at the same time telegraphed the Chief
of Police of Chicago to arrest Baldwin,
for having stolen property, and both
Mercer and G vim hied themselves to
that city to find Baldwin in durance vile,
and loudly proclaiming himself an inno
cent purchaser of what he deemed valid
securities, and said he traded Michigan
lands for them. Mercer, ON behalf of
the bondsmen ofHolmes county, after
some trouble, succeeded in Identifying
and recovering the warrants and returned
home to try and settle with the Board of
Supervisors who have brought suit for
the full extent of the bond, $40, 900
They could hear nothing of Lee, other
than that Baldwin said he had bought
a ticket for the Black Hills, and had
/" gone west"
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4 the House Of Representatives, on
|gsh ult, Mr.. Singleton presented a
boria of the Mississippi Legislature
the Improvement of the Tombigbee
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INV YORK. April 6. 1876.

DEAR SIR: The widespread corruption
in our public service which has disgraced
the Republic in the eyes of the world, and
threatens to poison the vitality of our in
situations; the uncertainty of the public
mind and of party counssls as to grave eco
nomical questions, involving. in a great
measure, the honor of the government the
morality of onr business life, and the gene
RAJ we'll being of the people, and the danger
that an inordinate party spirit may, through
the organized action of comparatively
small number of men who live by politics,
succeed in overriding the most patriotic inn
pulses OF the people and in monopolizing
political power for selfish ends-seem to
render it most desirable that no effort
should be spared to secure to the popular
desire for genuine reform a decisive inf1u-
ence in the impending National election
& Mindful of the fact that this patriotic de-
sire is honestly struggling for effective ex-
preston inside of existing political organi-
cations, as it Is also, strong outside of them,
and believing that by all proper means it
should be encouraged and made to prevail
the undersigned invite you to meet them
aud, others of like purpose, who have been
invited in the same manner, in a free con-
ference to consider what may be done to
prevent the National election of the Cen
tennial year from becoming mere choice
OF eIis, anu ~ secure LIE electlon OF men 70
the highest offices of the Republic, whose
character and ability viii satisfy the ext
gences of our present Situation, and protect
the honor of the American name. 8aI So
The oolfeFeaoe will be held In the city of
New York on the 18th of May. Ton are
respectfully and urgently requested to be
present and TO communicate your accept
ance of this Invitation to FL. C. Lodoe,
Esq Postofioe No. 1855, New York City.
Very truly yours,
WIN. CULLEN BRYANT, New York.
.iei ITHEo. ID. Woo1sEY, Connecticut. IS
III ALEX. H BULLOCK, Massachusetts o
n Il HORACE WHITE, Illinois. hsae
1s CARL SCHVRz, Missouri. 4. -
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H. Brandon Republican raises the
4 Of Hon. c. T.. Hooker for Con-
!, in the 9TH District.
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1t was curious to witness the effect upon
the wreckers of the political revolution
which swept over this State last year.
Some fed screaming murder" and
" outraged at the top of their voices !;
others have broken into the jAils of other
States; and others FASTENED to Wash
ington and petitioned to be quartered
on the National Treasury. A Washing
ton correspondent of the Daily Times
says: iff
The recent political " earthquake +" in
Mississippi left many Republicans who
had labored faithfully and with SELF
sacrificing zeal for the party, without
position and with means exhausted. These
naturally have focked to Washington to
ask of the Administration assistance in
the hour of unfair and undeseryed defeat
and disaster All such, who were de-
serving, and known by him to possess the
confidence of the party in Mississippi.
have found in Col. Wells powerful and
sympathetic friend.
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eRaMr CoRwrNE, EsQ., lawyer of
.sMideHce, residing FOR years past at
Cincinnati and formerly a resident of
Yazoo county, Mississippi, died in Wash
inngton d few days since, aged "a years.
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In its estimate of the Presidential race,
THE CLARION puts down Florida for the
Radicals. Our opinion is that the RAIDS
will never carry Florida again. The
little State will be sure to go Democratic.
-Vicksburg Herald. HlU
We stand corrected. The Radicals
will carry bat one Southern State, South
Carolina, and hardly that if the Demo.
Gratis and Reformers of the Palmetto
State arouse themselves to aproper effort.