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a Member OF the Cabinet Rribed.

The most astounding case of corrup-
tion is now brought to light. This time
1t is member of the Administration.
Belknap, the Secretary of War, has been
impeached by a unanimous vote of the
House Of having been bribed to confer
official favors. The sum paid him
Through his wife) was SO, 900 cash and
$4,000 year during the continuance of
the job. He has confessed his guilt and
sought refuge from the consequences by
resignation. 1t would seem that the
present Administration is a putri1 mass
OF corruption. Only the other day
all Its power was exerted to save the
confidential Secretary of the President
from the penitentiary, and now a mem.
ber of the Cabinet goes by the board.
The President himself has made a for
tune by gitt-taking, and is it any wonder
that his corrupt example has extended
through all the Departments of the Gov
ernment, until its present management
has become kissing and by-word of
scorn? The House of Representatives
may impeach, and the Senate may con-
vlct' but the only salvation of the conn.
try from disgrace, is for the people to
arouse IN their majesty, hurl the evil.
doers from power, and put honest men
on guard.
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GOV. Ames' Defiance of Law

To our charge that Gov. Ames had, in
defiance of the Legislature and in con-
tempt of the Constitution and laws, ap-
pointed certain officials in Washington
county, the Daily Times, of the 29th ult.,
replies as follows
This is what the The CLARION calls fling
ing defiance in the face OF the Legislature.
Now if THE CLARION will turn to section
l06 of the Revised Code OF 1871, which has
not been repealed, it will find ample author
ity for the action of the Governor. The re-
pealing of the law of 1874. certainly did not
affect the old law. The Code says:
"And he (the Governor) shall also appoint
for all vacancies occurring from any cause
in such offices during a vacation of the
Senate; and, also, IN all other vdcancieS, not
other,0ise proUided by laoo.'
We advise the Times to read first from
the Constitution, Article vi, viz:
SECTION %. competent number of
Justices of the Peace and Constables shall
be chosen in each county By the qualified
electors thereof, by districts, who shall hold
their office tor the term of two years.
And secondly from the Code of 1871 q,
which provides:
SECTION 1899: ''In case a vac ancy shall
happen in the office of justice of the peace,
the Board Of Supervisors, or the president
thereof, in vacation shall order an election
to be held in the proper district to fill such
vacancy, ETC."
SECTION 279: Vacancies happening in
the office of constable shall be filled bg eZec-
ton for the unexpired term in the manner
provided for filling vacancies in the office
ofjustice of the peace"
1t will be seen by the above that if the
Governor can appoint Il justice of the
peace he can appoint member of the
Legislature.
We would like to know if it is really
the legal opinion of the Times that Sec
ton 106, Code of 1871, referred Ito by
it, nulliies the Constitution and abro-
gates section 1899 and 279. And further,
if the Governor, has not violated his oath
to support the Constitution and enforce
the laws, in appointing or attempting to
appoint, officers that the Constitution re-
quires shall be elected, and in obedience
thereto the law provides the mode of cleo
ton
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sENATE-CoURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
DAVIS CASE-FIFTH DAY.

FRIDAY, March 3, 1876.
At the usual hour the Senate sat as &
Court of I'm parchment on the Davis case.
Managers all present.
Mr.. Spears was introduced as additional
council for respondent.
Mr.. Gibbs, the first witness called, was
examined.
A Joint resolution has passed the Senate re-
quiriug the testimony to be published in full
in THE DAILY CLARION. Should it pass the
House it will be published as soon as fur
nished. Recess until 80 O'Clock P. NJ.
At 31a o'clock the Court resumed busi-
ness and the following witnesses were eX-
amined: j. Dousing, II. I. Williams, j.
B. Bell, L. 2. Haai, j. NJ. Brickle, w
johnson, Gov. Ames.
Mr.. Travis Rhodes, the Governors Secre-
tary, was put on the stand. and pending his
examination the Court adjourned.
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We dissent entirely from the PROPOSE
ton to combine the Institutes Cor asy-
lums) for the Blind and the Deaf and
Dumb and to place them under the same
management. The classes of patients
requiring treatment are entirely different
and there is no reason why the manage
ment of the two should be merged. On
the contrary, the fact of such difference
is reason why they should not be. Both
institutions should be under the control
of trustworthy, capable and efficient su-
perintendents and of such are the able
and most excellent gentlemen in charge
of them at this time. The public inter-
est would suffer detriment by change
in their management Doctors Carter and
Langley have devoted themselves exclu-
sively, and with hearts and minds intent
upon the one object Of discharging faith
fully the delicate and responsible trusts
confded to them. But it is not for
them we would plead against the unpre-
cedented suggestion to merge two institu-
tions which are incompatible and require
widely different systems of management.
We plead for the unfortunate fellow-be-
ings for whose care the State has wisely
constituted herself guardian. Let no
penny-wise consideration interfere with
the proper and efficient performance of
the sacred trust which she has undertaken.
The highest authorities that can be
cited on this subject emphatically con-
denim the proposed measure. Here is a
resolution which was unanimously adopt
ed by the American Association of In
structors of the Blind at Batavia, N. Y,
August Goth, 1874:
Mr.. Little offered the following resolu-
tiOns
Resolved, That we are highly gratifed to
learn from the communication of Mr.. NOyes
that arrangements are in progress in Mime
sofa for securing the education of the blind
in an Institution in that State devoted di-
rectly and solely to their interests, rather
than in an institution for the deaf and dumb
and the blind together.
Resolved, That we commend the wise eX-
ample of Minnesota in making distinct pro-
vision for the education of these dissimilar
classes to the imitation of such states as still
maintain but one institution for the educa-
ton of both.
These resolutions were advocated by Mr.
Bangs, of Michigan, and Mr.. Young, OF
North Carolina-bOth representing dual in
stitutions-and also by others, and were
unanimously adopted.
At National Convention of the Prin.
cipals of Institutions for the Deaf and
Dumb, held in Michigan, the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this
I Conference, separate institutions for the ed
ucation of the deaf and dumb and the blind,
should be established, as the method of in
structing the deaf and dumb is totally diff
ferent from that employed in the instruc-
ti0n of the blind.
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New ORLEANS. Feb. %. 1875

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. %, 1876.
GENTLEMEN-l have received your favor
OF the 10Th instant, enclosing a copy of
resolution of the House of Representatives
OF Mississippi, extending to me an invita-
tlon 10 ADDRESS the Legislature on the even
ing OF the I'd proximo, or on any convenient
evening thereafter, and expressing your
desire and hope that may be able to ac-
cept. In reply, very sincerely regret that
the arrangements for my return that have
Deen made for me render it impossi-
pie Ior me to pass through Jackson. It
would otherwise have given me great pleas
ure 20 meet the members of the Legislature
OF the State of Mississippi.
Wlii You be pleased to express to the gen.
tiemen OF the House my high appreciation
OF the honor they have done me. and will
you be pleased to accept my thanks for the
complimentary terms in which you have
communicated the invitation.
With great respect,
THOMAS A. HENDRICKS.
TO Messrs. j. b. Yelloscley, E. Watkins and
q. d. Shands, Committee OF the House,
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No Friends.

The New York Tribune thinks that
Ames is not likely to receive sympathy
from the Northern Republican press in
his trial for high crimes and misdemean-
ors in Office, and quotes the following
from the Hartford Post, the leading Re-
publican paper in New England:
cit looks as if both Gov. Ames and
his Lieutenant, Davis, would have to go.
The House has voted to impeach them,
and the latter is to be tried Immediately.
The trouble with Mr.. Ames is that his
course. has not been such as to win the
sympathy of those among whom he will
expect to receive the honors of martyr
DOM"
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correspondence Between LegisIa-
tive Committee and Governor
Hendricks.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
JACKSON, MISS, Feb. 25. 1875

o~hoON, LII utSo-, L Gu I'd, ISIOA
Hon. Ihos. 4. Hendricks, Neu Orleans:
DEAR SIR: In accordance with resolu-
ton, enclosed herewith, passed bv the
House of Representatives on the 24tli inst.
we nave been appointed by that BODY a
committee to extend you an invitation to
address the Legislature of Mississippi. on
thursday evening, March ID, or at any
other time after that date which will better
suit your1convenience.
Permit as, sir, to add our personal solicit
tations to those of the body we represent,
and express the hope that the mem bers of
the Legislature, and the people of this vi
cinity, may not be disappointed in their
earnest desire to see and hear the favorite
son OF the great State of Indiana.
We are, sir, very respectfully,
Your ob'dt serv'ts,
j. B. YELLowLEY.
II. WATKINS,
@. d. STANDS,
Committee.
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A GOVERNOR who would attempt to
fill the Office of Justice of the Peace by
appointment, knowing that the Constitu-
tion provides that such officers shall be
elected, would fill vacancy in the Leg
islature by appointment if he dared at
tempt il.
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THE JUDICIAL DISTRICT PRINTING
LAw.-We publish officially this morn
ing the act passed by the present Legis-
lature. repeating the Judicial District
Printing Law. The repeating act be-
came law by limitation on the 1st of
February.
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liz any appointed justice of the peace
or constable should attempt to interfere
with the rights of the citizen, either of
person or property, they should be kick
ed out of the way. The appointment is
nullity, and their commissions are
not worth the paper they are written ON,
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QUITE CooL--Mr. Inspector Of the
Penitentiary Avery notifying the House
that the Governor had returned the bill
providing for the election of Inspectors
If the Penitentiary without his approval,
and his reasons therefor in writing and
Mr.. Inspector of the Penitentiary Cessor
voting to sustain the veto.
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Gov. Ames should pray to be spared
from such friends as the one who got up
his minority report. He makes Ames'
guilt palmer than it has ever been pre-
sented to the public before.
Herald
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The RAIDS are g howling" about the
cost of the trial of Ames. 1t will cost a
great deal more to permit him to remain
in Office.
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THE Times believes strongly in the
appointing power of the Governor, it
would like to see again the halcyon of
1S67-'8-'9, when every Radical in the
State filled fat Office against the will of
the people. by military appointment.
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AMEs, having ignored the repeal OF
the Special Election law, will probably
ignore the repeal of the Gatlin gun act
this falI-provided he Is Governor.
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Our Next Governor.

Homestead.
Hon. j. M. Stone, is the President pro
tenn. of the State Senate, and in case
Ames and Davis are impeached, will be
the Governor of Mississippi. He is every
way worthy of the high position, and the
interests and honor of the State will be in
safe hands.
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In mentioning our new cotemporary,
the Satartia Sentinel, we stated that Mr..
A. g. Morrill, was the editor. He is the
business manager, and Mr.. w. o. Nor
rill is the editor. We again wish them
Success
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THE CLARIoN's supplement-, ii
of impeachment are, to use a cd hbor
"too thin" Our astute nels
try again. Times, Feb. 29th'
The Times legal learning nd
"thin." Read the constitution \
code of laws carefully, neighOO''
again,
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The Georgia Legislature adjourned
after rejecting bill calling Constitu-
tional Convention.
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THE House knocked The vetoes into a
cooked hat.
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! The New York Tribune can't decide
which party has the most trouble in
prospect from the financial issue.
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The signs of a division all'a'
Republicans on the currency quV'u"
as unmistakeable as among the =,
Gratis. The Republicans of lndlaD'
nominated Morton for Presldens
placed him on a soft money, or lu'.,
platform. Thereupon newSPaF'
says:
Senator Morton's Presidential Pi.4 Il,
have not been frightened by t4s ,r.s1s Pt
Of the Indiana Republican OofIi ofI,is
The press of the party outside " l5,t
is almost unanimous in declaring -,
National platform must be ID 5;j.t, 1.
hard money, and that no canui45 CL;lb J
be nominated who is tainted WIZ
ton.
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BELKNAP is not near so "placid as
Babcock.
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AND now another pet Rad has his tail
in crack.
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The trial of Governor Ame' "
essarily involve the expenaiaIucnY,s acn,ss
large sum of public money. u"
Not such a large sum as ~Ss -
to run" the special sessions o. :,
islature convened for partisan r.
in 1878, 1874, and 1875.
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- II n RTITN.
A Member of the Gran. ,
net Accused Of Bril-. Y
BELKNAp, TEIE SUc.
OF WAR, THE r'LtN

He Con fe>ses His fr,
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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
sENATE-FoRTY- SEVENTH DAY.

THURSDAY, March ,. 1876
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-01-12

How He MADE HIMSELF AT HOME
"Make yourself at home,'' is common form
of hospitable welcome but the invitation may
be awkwardly taken advantage of If your
friend happens to be odd. The Nashville Ban
fer says !
The eccentric Brother Carr" whose name
has become household word in this city,
once paid an informal visit to good religious
family, as he was in the habit of doing when
he came to Nashville. The lady of the house
came in, but after some time excused herself
to attend to some household duty, but begged
Brother Carr to make himself at home
When she returned she found the reverend
gentleman OH his knees IN front of the fire.
place, taking UP the ashes. Perfectly taken
aback at this spectacle, she said
Why, what in the world are you doing ?"
He answered
"You told me TO make myself at home
and, if were home and the ashes needed
taking up as badly as yours would do il
myself"
She was not much comforted to find that he
had been out in the back yard and hunted uI
an old ash pan, with as much idea of being al
home as she could have possibly desired.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-01-12

Story or RETRIBUTfoN. The fcnorse of
the dramseler comes; in most casesj to save
his victims, and even thenit is apt to partake
very largely Of cowardly fear, an incident re-
lated in the New York Witness. of the recent
history of respectable drinking saloon in
that city, is painfully significant
One of the customers had the misfortune to
ovcrsscp the bounds of moderate drinking
and ae6orufn, and was forcibly elected from
the premises by the proprietor. 1t was fear
ed from the first that the young man was IA
tally injuredj and SO great was the terror Of
the rumseller, in view Of the results to HIM
self In case death should ensue, that he was
completely Frustrated.
His wife tried in vain to comfort him, and
wished to call physician, but the man re-
fused all consolation and advice, saying
"Can doctor cure broken HEARTH
The victim of his cruelty died, and whefi
the long train of funeral carriages passed the
house, fingers were pointed from them, like
mute signboards, indicating
"There, there's the house There, there's
the murderer Z"
The miserable man, who had risen from Lis
bed to look at the procession, saw the fingers
Each one was like an arrow of remorse to his
soul, which curdled his blood in his veins, and
sent him Keeling back to his pillow. Shortly
after, the officers of justice entered for his ar
rest.
His wife protested Gle is i'll, why dis
turb him {"
Good woman" they replied, "cease you
excuses he cannot eyade the law"
They thought he was feigning sickness, ant
proceeded to their work but as they lifted
him from his bed, he fell back, groaned ant
died
1t IL said, however, that the wife and daugh
ter of that judgment-stricken man still con
tinue his wicked business in the same corner
If SO it is only another terrible proof OF thu
demoralizing, heart-rending effect of the rum
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-01-12

THE PETRIFIED FOREST IN NEVADA
From David Rideout who has been engaged
in preparing section of petrified tree for
the Centennial exhibition, says a Nevada pa
per, we learn the following relative to the petri
fled forest in the desert of northwestern Hum
boldt. On the plain, abont thirty miles west
Of the Blackjack range of mountains, stands
one of the grandest natural curiosities ever
discovered in nevada: It rs a petriffed forest,
in which the stumps of many of the trees now
changed into solid rock, are still standing.
There are no living trees or vegetation Of any
kind other than stunted sage bush in the
vicinity. Some Of those ancient giants of q
years ago, when the climate of Nevada Was
undoubtedly more favorable for the growth Of
luxuriant vegetation than at present, rival in
size the big trees of California. Stumps, trans
formed into solid rock, stand in an upright
losition with their roots imbeded in the soil,
as when growing. measuring from twenty-six
feet in circumference, the ground in the vicin-
ity is strewn with the trunks and limbs,
which retain their natural shape and size.
Mr.. Rideout determined to secure section Of
one of these trees for the Centennial exhibit
ton, with two other men spent twelve days
in cutting it from the stump This was ac-
compished by drilling all around the tree and
separating it with wedges. The specimen Ia
three feet high and eighteen feet in circum-
ference, and its estimated weight is three
tons. 1t stands on the stump from which il
was served ready to be loaded on wagon
Mr. Rideout does not feel able to incur the
expense of bringing it by team to the rail
road though he had once made arrange
ments to do SO. He is anxious to call the at
tention of the Centennial commissioners t.
the matter, and see if they will not furnish
the means to get it to the railroad. TIT
country in which it is situated is an inviting
field for geologists.
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HER FIRsT BEAU.


You knew at once by her general appear
and the manner in which she smiled and tho
giggles which she giggled, and the way she
talked, that this was the first time that she
had ever had beau. She ssaa; in fact, very
much excited, and like person stricken with
the first shock Of nsimb palsy, didn't know
exactly how to use her tongue. The blood
rushed to her head until there was a trenond-
GUS buzzing in her ears, and she recognized
all her acqnaintances, old and young; and
called them by name in d loud tone of voice,
and wore at the same time a very triumphant
expression of countcnance. 1t was a moment
Of intense ecstacy Ito her)-a moment looked
and longed for ever since she got in Her techs;
and all the heroes and heroines of all the dime
novels she had ever read went trooping across
her vision like row of bees in sesErming
time. Apples and peaches and hollyhocks
and mushrooms and pumpkins and hedge
fences, as they hung on trees or blossomed on
stalks, or grew in the grass, or tore her Few
dress as she went by them, borne almost from
her feet by an electric forco--all passed as an
accessory panorama Of bliss on her way to the
circus, that glorious, grand, never-to-be-for-
gotten, MONDAY of her new experience. Did
she enjoy the show Did she remember how
the elephant stood on his hind feetS Did she
follow the flight of the unsurpassed unrival-
ed, wonderful, astonishing; MOST daring horses
back rider in the world, as he Owed in u doub-
le up way through two hoops and alighted on
the horse again right side up? Was the
music the most delightful she had ever heard
OF course But somehow these things got an
mixed up in one glorious whirl of delight, in
one glorious fact she had had n beau--a nice
beau in black cloth and red neck tie and a
stove-pipe hat, and who smoked cigar and
bought peanuts and candy and lemonade every
time the man who sold it came around ard
whispered his goods so softly that the noise
of the band and the best ten-year-old joke Of
the clown was drowned out of hearing en-
tirely. Oh, how her heart went pit-a pat and
throbbyty- throb and bobbyty-bod on her way
home that glorious afternoon.
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HoNEsTy.--We have somehow learned to
make a difference between those obligations
which we owe to one another as men, and
those which We owe to the Government and
to corporations. These ideas are not Il whit
more prevalent among office-holdefs and di-
rectors than they are among voters and stock
holders. Men are not materially changed by
being clothed with Office and power. The
radically honest man is just as honest in office
as lie is out of it. Corrupt men are the OF
spring of corrupt society. We all need
strengthening up. The lines of our morality
all need to be drawn tighter. There is not a
man who is willing to smugglo, and to see
custom officers betray their trust while lie
does it !; willing to receive the results of the
sharp practice of the directors Of corporations
in which he has an interest willing to re-
ceive the patronage of the Government in the
execution of schemes not based in absolute
necessity /; willing to take an cxorbitant price
for a piece Of property sold to the Govern
ment or to corporation, who is fit to be trust
ed with Office. When we have said this we
have given tho explanation OF all our public
and corporate corruption, and shown why it
is so difficult to get any great trust managed
honestly. All this official Corruption is based
on popular corruption--loose ideas OF honesty
as they are held by the popular mind and
we can hope for no reform until we are better
based as d people in the everlasting principles
of equity and right-doing. If we would have
the stream clear, we must cleanse the foun-
tain.---Dr. j. @. Holland S,ribner for
November.