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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26
FIFTH DAY.

FRIDAY, February 25th, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
103, absent ID.
Leaves of absence were granted Messrs.
Nelson, Drake, and Overton (col.)
THE DAVIS CASE.
The Secretary ofthe Senate appeared a
the bar of the House and announced tina
the Senate, as a court of impeachment, was
ready to proceed with the trial of A. K Da-
Wis, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
THE AMES CASE.
The consideration of the resolution of the
Committee recOmme ending the impeachment
of Gov. A. Ames, was resumed. Mr.. Par
so:s, of Adams, spread himself for about
three hours against the resolution.
Mr.. Tucker stated that if any other Re-
publican desired to speak he had been Sc
lected to reply to Mr.. Parsons, but if no
other speeches were to be made by the mi
nOrity, he would not proceed.
Mr.. Jones (col.) of lssaquena, said he de-
sired to say few words.
Mr.. Tucker said then he would proceed,
and did so.
Mr.. Edwards, (col.) said he did not want
to interrupt Mr.. Tucker, but that he would
state the minority did not desire to discuss
the question further.
Mr.. Tucker said in that case he would
only call the previous question, and the
The first question was upon the adoption
of Mr.. Shattuck's substitute, which CEN
sured the Governor, but declined to impeach
him. 1t was lost by the following vote:
Y As-Messrs. Crosland, Shattuck, War
ren-3.
NAYs-Messrs, Aldrich. Amacker. Bailey.
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett, Bean, Bell,
Blount, Bridges, Brown, Byrd of Franklin,
Bird of Lawrence, Campbell, Carter of
Holmes, Causey, Cessor, Clifton, Cochran,
Crum, Dabney, Dear, benson, Dyer, Ed
wards. Erwin, Fairly, Featherston, Floyd.
Gowan, Guthrie, Guyton, Hall, Harper,
Hebron, Hogan, Horton, Hudson, Hussey,
Jacobs, Jagers, Jarnagin, Jayne. jenkins,
Johns, johnson of Itawamba, johnson of
winston, Jones of Kinds. Jones of Issaaue-
ma, Leigh, Lester, Massingale, Meade, Mil
Ter, Monroe. Muidrow, McCargo, McCor-
mick, Mc1nnis, McNair, McNeise, McLaur-
In OF Jasper, McLauin of Smith, McWhar-
ter, Nelson, Nichols, Overton, Parsons.
Parker, Pennington, Percy, Pound, Powell
Rogers, Rowan, Sanderlin, Saunders.
Stands, Shelby. Shrock, Southworth'
oplgnt, Stebbins, Tison, Trice, Troup, Tuck
er, Hurley, Watkins, Wilkinson, White.
Walden, Vaughan, Yellowley, Mr.. Speaker
loo. pe"A0 q
ABSENT AND NOT voTING-M essrs. Rovd.
Carter OF Warren, Chiles, Clay, Drake.
Hicks, Huddleston, Mallory, Millsaps. Rev,
NOUS, htley, sykes, 1OUng-13.
The vote was taken on the resolution ofthe
minority to indefinitely postpone the whole
subject, and the resolution was lost nv the
following vote:
YEAs-Messrs. Brown, Cessor, Crum. Ed
wards, Hussey. Jacobs, Jenkins, Jones of
lssaquena, Monroe, McNeise, Overton, Par
sons, Sanderlin-13.
NAYs-Messrs. Aldrich, Amacker, Bailey.
Baker, Barksdale, Bassett. Bean. Rel.
Blount, Bridges, Byrd of Franklin, Bird Of
Lawrence, Campbell. Carter of Holmes
Causey, Crosland, Clifton, Cochran. Dab
ney. Dear, benson, Dyer, Erwin. Fairly.
Fsatherson, Floyd, Fortune, Garrett, Cav,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26
The Law OF Impeachment.

In the opinion delivered by Senator
Sherman on the trial of Andrew johnson,
he laid down this principle. "When the
&" President Cor GovernOr) adds to these
"political offenses the aOitifm UioIation of
taU, x case is not only
" made within the express language of
" the law a high misdemeanor, but one
" which includes all the elements of q
CRIME, to-wit: vi0lat5on of cypress IaoC
" aoiHtutly and deliberately done, etc For
such conduct the Senator assumed that
impeachment was the necessary remedy.
How well the rule applies to Coy. Ames
What provision of the Constitution has
he not trampled under foot, when it has
suited his purposes What law has
stood between him and the accomplish
ment OF whatever he desired Even
since the meeting of the present Legisla-
ture, aye, since the institution of i'm
parchment proceedings, he has repeated
ly set at defiance law passed by this
body, repeating the act authorizing the
Governor to fill vacancies. In repub
hcan government the law must be the
guide Of the public servant, and he who
deliberately defes and disregards it, sub
Jects himself to the penalty prescribed by
the Constitution, of impeachment and
removal from office.
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The Pamphlet Acts.

eudltion to the number of copies of the
!; - rampIet Acts required by law to be pub.
the bana we VIII PRINT few extra copies for
49, oenen. OF attorneys and others who NAV
WIS, wish to procure them for personal use. These
s Sno mould secure copy in this way. should
ME NE anelr orders without delay. Price, in pa
ba ac eo " e. say in law sheep, with name on
u,,lona! for postage, The volume will mel =
al the Acts and Resolutions, Public and PR
ppa.e, OF the present session of the Legislature
3D. alsres ordering may remit the price with the
prefer. Address, 90 'ney may
POWER & BARKsDALE.
jackson, Miss,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26
PiIing mp his HmPeachable Of
lenses

On the 18th of December, 1874, the
Radical Legislature, in order to meet
particular case and to defeat the choice
of Sheriff of Warren county by popular
election in place of Crosby, passed
general act authorizing the Governor to
fill vacancies in any county, district Tor
beat) office by appointment. On the
18th of January the present Legislature
passed bill, which became law by linn
itation, repeating the aforesaid act of De
cember 1874, and thus taking from the
Governor the authority to fill vacancies
in advance of elections. Notwithstand-
ing the repeal of the said law, Governor
Ames has in repeated instances persisted
in making appointments For example,
the act withdrawing his authority was
in force from and after the 26th of jan
uary, and since that time in deliberate
defiance of it, and with malice prepense,
he has made the following appointments
and issued commissions to the persons
herein named:
VIM. Minor Justice of Peace. Jan. %, '76
Chas Schaphner Constable, Jan. IS, 20
Madison Perry, Constable, Jan. D. '76
Gilbert orion, Justice of Peace, Feb. 8, '76
Daniel Hayes, Constable, ........ Feb. 5, '46
Thus has Governor Ames flung in the
face of the Legislature and its lawful
l. L. L. ,o4o
that the powers conferred on him by the
annulled act of 1874, and which he has
scandalously abused, shall be wrested
from him. He has given the people to
understand that his unbridled will, OF
caprice, is above the law, and that he
regards no more than puff of wind his
oath to see that " the laws are faithfully
executed"
Senator Morrill, distinguished Repub.
Iican authority in his opinion in the
trial of Andrew johnson, laid down this
rule:
Can the President Cor Governor) in viola
ton of the laws of the land, disobey such
parts of the laws as he pleases, and when he
pleases? Such acts wiz: violation OF
the laws would not seem to be improperly
characterized when called high mtsdenaean-
Ors. If they are not, what are they? Ger
tainly they are not innocent acts. What is
misdemeanor? The definitions in Web
ster's Dictionary are as follows:
l. Ill behavior, evil conduct, fault, mis-
management.
2.-(Law.) Any crime less than a felony
The term applies to all Offenses for which
the law has not furnished particular name
1t is mild description of his offense,
to say that in multiplying the law of the
land, and setting his authority above it,
Gov. Ames is guilty of ill behavior,
evil conduct, or, what is synonymous,
" misdemeanor." The Constitution of
the State of Mississippi (sec. 28) says
The Governor and all other civil officers
under this State SHAH be liable to impeach-
ment for treason, bribery, or any high
crime, or aeiSdemedn0r in office.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

In his address to the Jury on the Bah
cock trial, Col. Broadhead used much
palmer language respecting the interfer-
ence of Mr.. Grant to thwart the course
of public justice than that which Mr..
Henderson used, and the using of which,
it was pretended, was the cause of Mr..
Henderson's summary dismissal We
shall see whether his highness of the
white house will pursue a like course
with respect to Col. Broadhead. --Chica-
90 Times
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

IN view of the refutation of the charges
on winch U. 5. troops have been quar-
tered in the counties of Pike and Amite
thereby conveying an unfounded hmm.
tation of lawlessness against the people
thereof, the House of Representatives,
on motion of DR.. Walden, mas adopted a
resolution to memorabilia the President
70 order the withdrawal of the said
troops.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

Six men, four of them Indians one
negro and one white man, have been
condemned by the United States court at
Little Rock, and are to be executed ut
Fort Smith on the fourth of April next.
Ihere were SIX hung at the same place
on the fourth of September last.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

DURING the tendency of the impeach-
ment trials, Mississippi expects every
Senator to be 'present or accounted for.
1t is no time for lodging, for the eyes of
the whole State are upon this Court of
last resort. Aberdeen Examiner.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

1HE last news from Washington is
that the Texas and Pacific Railroad Com
mittee had failed to get a quorum and
adjourned for week on account of the
absence of its members. Good. If it
Will adjourn for an indefinite period-or
say until the lst Monday of January.
lo7-so much the better.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

NIX. PARSONS, of course, thinks
Ames course twas very mild" in the
Nlcksourg troubles. Mr.. Parsons was a
leading member of the black and tan
convention of 1868.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26
he state Of Mississippi vs.. The
VI. ~ .. *. *. Co. 1897.
Dbl of 4Lo (La....4 L.. II

This case is similar to that of n, o., St. L.
& G. II. r. Co VS.. State. except that all of
the principal of the debt was repaid under
the act of Dec. Z, 1853. ReuerSed and de-
cree here for the State.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

FRIDAY, February 25th, 1876.
Mr.. Speaker Street in the chair. Present
l03, absent IL.
Leaves of absence were granted MessrS
Nelson, Drake, and Overton (col.)
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

don Gibson. ellis, Gowan, Guthrie, Guy
a ten Hall HATH Harper. Hebron, Hogan, Horton,
Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan'
JAYNE. Johns, johnson of wamba, John
SON Of Winston, Jones OF Hinds, Leigh, Les
ter. Massingale. Meade, Miller, MnloroM'
McCargo, Mccormick. Mclnnls' McN alr'
MoWborter Nelson. Nichols, Parker, Pen
nington, Percy, Pound, Powell; Rogers
worth. Spight Stebbins Tison, Trice, Troup,
Tacker, Turley, Watkins, Wilkinson Wnl5e'
Walden, Vaughan, Iellowley, Mr.. speak
er-S9.
Carter of Warren, Chiles. Clay, Drake
Hicks. Mallory, Millsaps, Reynolds, Riley
Shattuck, Shelby, Sykes, Warren, Young
IA
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-02-26

Mr. White, chairman of the committee OF
Managers on the trial of A. X. Davis. Lieu
tenat~ Governor, reported a motion and
replication to the answer of said A K Da-
Wis, made to the articles of Impeachment
and asked their adoption by the House and
the House adopted the motion and replica
ton.
By Mr.. Barksdale That the Senate be
notified of the above action of the House.
adopted. Adjourned
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
NEW YORK HOTELS.
How They are Getting Along These
Times.

RS Burleighs" New York Letter to Boston Journal.
The Centennial has not done for New
York what was expected. 1t was thought
the city would be crowded with guests on
their way to and from the Centennial. Sever
| al plans were proposed for establishing new
lines from Albany to New York to accommo-
date the rush of travel. There has been no
| rush and the old lines are more than sufficient
The thing works queerly. Men take room
at hotel on the European plan and dine at
the restaurant. Father, mother and children
crowd into one room, sleeping on the trunks
and floor. A plate of bread or dish of po-
tatoes and cup OF tea suffices. The Centen-
NAL visitors are very economical set and
leave as little money as possible at our hotels.
The Fifth Avenue makes money. The Hoff-
man house last year cleared 100000. The
Clarendon and the Everett are both run by
Mr.. Weaver, and do handsome business
The mobiles and aristocrats, people who spend
large sums on wines and extras foreigners of
distinction, prima donnas, and star opera
singers, quarter with Mr. Weaver The
Brunswick has had hard time of it. 1t is a
very costly house, but is very elegant and is
coming up. The Garrisons up the river, we'll
known as hotel men, took the Grand Hotel
at the forty second street depot and are max
ing great success of it, The Gilsey house
is run by Breslin. This is a sort of elegant
family hotel and makes money. Breslin is
Napoelon in hotel matters. He began as
clerk in Congress Hall at Saratoga When
Stewart took the Grand Union, Bresin ran it
for him. He made great deal of money,
and was so smart and successful that Stewart
displaced him. He cleared last year $780,
900. The report is that Breslin was offered
$4,000 to keep the Globe at the Centennial.
The offer was very good one; but the money
was not forthcoming, and Breslin declined.
The Congress is stock company and is
owned mainly in New York. Nobody sup
posed that Hathorn would ever lose his mon
ey. A man who cleared on an average $75,-
600 year ought not to be poor. Outside
ventures did the work. Cook represents the
stockholders, and MIR. Hathorn's son is the
reputed owner of the ground and of the
spring, which is valued at $50,0O0 After
the expenses are paid, and the interest is dis
charged, and $4,000 in the treasury, divi-
dend is to be given out of the earnings to
the stockholders of Congress. The St. James
was taken by Mr.. Jones, with Senator Jones
as hacker. The hotel was fitted up at an ex-
pense of 100000. The proprietors could not
carry it on, and the Senator had to come to
the rescue. The hotel is now in the market It
is offered for $175, 900, and half of that sum
would blV it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
StricIly Confidential.
Huntington HaWkeye.l


He was from the east. He was going to
Fairfield on number one. He thought he
was number one himself. Down east on the
Illinois prairie, an honest traveller begged
half his seat. They had pleasant chat, for
both were agreeable. Just before reaching
Burlington, the traveller asked him to save
the seat while he went into the express car
to look after some goods. He soon returned
and positive man followed him. They
argued the matter. The honest traveller said
he would pay the charges as soon as he
reached his destination. The positive man
said that wouldn't do. The rule of the eS-
press company was that such charges must
be paid on the train. The honest traveller
had nothing but gold to pay with. The
positive man would allow no premium on
the gold. Then the honest traveller got mad
and asked number one to give him green
backs for eighty dollars of gold, and pocket
the premium when he got to Fairfield, be-
cause the h. t. didn't want to give the rascally
expressman the benefit of that premium,
the which it was $1.111 and number one
thought that nine dollars and a half was
worth having. So he disbursed eighty dol
lars worth of greenbacks and seouestered
four twenty dollar gold pieces. And when
ne reached the Union depot and found that
the gold was bogus, and that honest traveller
was invisible to the naked eye, he lifted up
his voice and wept. Next!
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
A MAD Dogs BITE.
How it feels and how n Mad Stone works

Captain D. J. Bunce, of Mechanicsville,
Cedar county, writes to the Iowa City Press
Of his misfortune at being bitten by mad
dog and of his subsequent search for mad
stone to cure the bite. He says:
was bitten on Saturday, July l, on the
left wrist by small dog, which l did not at
the time think mad, though l killed it imme-
diately. had no suspicion until the 4th of
July, when felt a sharp pain start from the
wound and extend to the back of my neck
and to my face. This would last but a mo-
ment and return at intervals, each time get
ting worse. Having heard much of the vir-
tues of the mad stone, at once made inquir-
les for one, and on Wednesday evening was
told that gentleman named Turner Evans,
of Iowa City, had one At II o'clock that
night left this place for your city, but ow-
ing to the flood in Cedar river did not get
through until noon the next day. We learned
that some years ago, Mr. Evans had treated
some cases in Iowa City, and by searching
old newspaper files it was ascertained that his
residence then was Paris, Linn county. Tele-
grams were sent to Marion and Center Point,
and l was finally put on the track to Paris,
where l found Messrs. Evans & Co., who
eight days after the bite About o'clock p.
application of the stone proved that the dog
which bit me was mad, and that my system
was becoming impregnated with the virus.
The stone held on twenty-five minutes the
first time, and when it was full changed color
and fell off. Another scarifcation was made
and it was again applied, and so on until it
had been applied seventy-three times, holding
on each time from twenty-five minutes to one
hour, until at last repeated efforts showed the
remedy had done its work, for it would
adhere no more, which is indicated by its
failure to stick, and its change in color from
natural brown to a deep green color. At
the first application it was very painful, but
grew less so each time until the last. The
owners of the stone, Messrs. Evans & Flem-
ing, live near Paris, Linn county, and in the
past twenty-five years have saved many per-
sons from the horrible death of hydrophobia,
and have in the same time rescued thousands
of dollars worth of stock from loss by the
same cause. If any one says there is no vir-
tue in the maidstone, let him be referred to
me and hundreds of others for proof that
there is.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
Murder Of q School superintendent.

CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The murder of Francis
Hanford, principal of North Side Schools,
by Alex Sullivan, secretary of the board of
public works, for traducing his (Sullivan's)
wife, in a letter to the board of education,
creates the profounlest excitement here
The letter charged that Mrs. Sullivan, who
is a Catholic, had used improper influence
with Mayor Colvin to get the appointment of
her husband, and to get Durane Doty, of De-
troit, also Catholic, appointed superinten-
dent of public schools, and that there was a
corrupt ring in this city, working for the ex-
pulsion of the Bible from the schools, of
which Mrs. Sullivan was the ringleader. The
charges were broad and uncompromising, and
Sullivan while attempting to get retraction
last night became engaged in a scutfle, which
resulted in his stabbing Hanford in the
stomach, causing almost instant death. Sui
livan formerly held Government office in
Santa Fe, New Mexico, and latterly has been
connected with the Chicago Times, where he
has been known as an inoffensive and re-
spectacle gentleman. Mr.. Sullivan was a
writer of much merit and has been connec-
ted with several papers here, and Hanford
was gentleman highly connected, and re-
spected by all who knew him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
Human Nature.
[From the Daily Nutshell. ]

lCIoA1 Iue Odlly Nul-OnelIJ
1t is the same here as in Cairo or New Jer-
sey. The other day when Tarheel with
sunken eyes and big gh cheek bones, sat down
on the steps of grocery beside several 9TH
ers, sighed heavily and asked:
Gentlemen, if any of you found five
on the sidewalk, would you hunt for the
owner? ?"
81 would, came from each individual with
promptness and dispatch.
"Havn't any of you lost five, have you, ~
| anxiously continued the man.
~ have, answered one, and the echo went
all along the line.
"Describe her, gentlemen" he remarked.
One said his had figure ''5" on it. An
other said his had picture of De Soto dis
covering the Mississippi river. A third said
the words ~ S" were plain to be seen on
the bill that fell out of his vest pocket.
Gentlemen, this five don't tally" mourn
fully remarked the Tarheel. ''None of you
have hit the description within mile and a
Sand bar.'
"Let's see it" asked two or three at once.
cts five, and found it on the walk"
he whispered, holding out his hand.
The five was nickle. Some of the crowd
leaned back and held their hands on their
outraged hearts, while others rose up, care
fully brushed their coat tails, and said it was
time to 90 home. One of the victims seemed
to appreciate the situation. He chuckled, and
gurgled, and gasped, and asked the stranger
what he would take.
"Whisky straight" was the prompt reply.
$50 would l, if ever drank, said the
citizen, and he lounged down town to get a
bet on the weather.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24
Why Nasby Supports T1lOen.
Letter From Confederate X Roads,)


There amt no reason why every Democrat
which supported the party from Bookanon's
Gay, all the way thru the war, and stood by
lhe South afterwards, shouldn't stand by it
now. It's the same party; it's made up of
'he same material; its actooated by the same
purposes, and works with the same tools. It
hezn't changed particle, and it can't change
any more than assofedita kin. 1t may some
lme lose its distinctive smell trife, but it
ailuz comes back ez good ez ever. Horris
ureey tried to soften it somewhat, but it wuz
Siallyoor. Dimocrisy is Dimocrisy, and will
pe SO ez long ez there's niger to hate and
whisky to drink. Like the Canada thistle. it
cant be killed. 700 may cut it down, but it
WIN spring up again from the root, and flour.
is! s! l!velier than ever. l amt afraid of its
aSying till the Millennium comes; a million NV
Moodeys and Sankey's can't affect it.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1876-08-24

The White House in itself is not fit place
for Presidents mansion, and so far as
healthfulness and living goes, it is cesspool
of malaria. The grounds at the rear of the
house run down, including the "White lot, "
to the edge of the Potomac river. At this
point the river, owing to the improvements
which have recently been made III laying out
water front boulevard to the docks which
have been constructed in order to enable the
sloops to land stone for the State Department
building, and by reason of the rapid accumu-
laton OF soil in the Potomac, which is
speedily filling up the river, altogether is
little better than a stagnant marsh. The
Kdwell bottoms, marshy lowland uncover
ed at low tide and scarcely covered at full
tide, aid in breeding the malaria. In fact,
the entire Potomac river front, Immediately
beneath the bedroom windows of the White
House, is Pontine marsh. At all seasons
of the year the malaria scourge rises, and in
the spring and fall, when the summer heats
render putrid the. decaying vegetation, the
malarial poison constantly penetrates the
White House windows. Added to this, the
White House, strange as it may seem, is not
supplied with the conveniences of modern
times. Until within two years there was
not water-closet under the roof of the
White House, and bathrooms have been but
very recently placed in this ancient struc-
ture The ceilings of the part which is
occupied by the President and his household
are very low. The building is infested with
rats, the sewerage is defective, the water
supply is not always adequate, and although
with the thermometer at 90 deg, in the shade
with persistent politicians kicking their heels
M IN tAe anteroom, and the more persistent ones
po'herlng the Presidential mind inside his
study, the White House as home is not
an attractive place for residence in the sum-
mer months Washington Corr. Troy Times.