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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
Newspaper Changes.

Newton Democrat has been re-
to Morton, and will hereafter be
as the Scott County Democrat
b. W. Robb editor and proprietor.
gandon Argus has been removed to
and will hereafter be known as
ewtea Bulletin-B. E. Carroll,
editor and proprietor, w. III.
local editor. The Holmes Coun-
publican has ceased to exist and
gis takes its place and will advo-
Re principles of the Democratic
e. ,, Perry, Esq, editor and pro-
\ The Sunny South, also Demo
Will soon make its appearance at
'eilo-Mr. G. N. Jones, editor and
tor. Mr.. J. c. Johnston has pur.
the interest of Henry G. Myers,
the Holly Springs South the
\ hereafter be Watson & John.
And last, but not least, ths
Record-T. G. Potter, ESQ.,, edi
proprietor, will soon put in Al
ance. Our fraternal greetings t
pd all,
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Call il Even


1t would seem from the following very
valuable and interesting matter which
we find on page 38 of the Report of the
Superintendent of Public Education,
that the gay and festive Fred. Barrett
has barely escaped serious bodily harm
at the hands of the "unlawful ruttiansn
of Lincoln county. 1t is evident that
there is no love lost between the Lincoln
county people and Barrett. We suggest
that both sides call it even and play
quits;
JACKSON, MISS, December 2, 1875.
To the State Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN IL have been instructed by
you to furnish a statistical report of my
official duties for the past year.
PEELED to abandon my Office, by an armed
my friends, that my life will be the penalty
of returning to it at present.
In order to assist You, however, in arri-
wing at conclusion, / can say, that the
figures do not materially differ from last
year, except that the salary of teachers
were reduced to forty dollars. Second
grade schools, with but one exception. hay
log been established all over the county.
The fault is mt mine. / have done my
duty.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
FRED. BARRETT,
County Sup't Education Amite county.
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The Executive ComIfnEent Fund.

The Legislature should take the mat
ter in hand, as to the manner of the ex-
penditure of the Executive Contingent
Fund. The frittering away of so, 900
annually, in the manner shown in the fol-
lowing items, taken from the Governors
annual report, is getting too monotonous
and oppressive to be endured. The luxury
of an Executive Mansion can better be
dispensed with than to allow the contin-
uance of such an extravagant waste of
the money of the " bowling" tax payers
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that the other (the Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. is under indictment
for divers forgeries committed as a
public oficer5 And when he speaks of
the beauties of carpet-bag fnanciering,
why was he not confronted with the fol-
lowing overwhelming testimony of its
corruptions and extravaganza set forth in
the Report of Hon. Henry Musgrove
(Republican), of January lst, 1874:
twill be seen on perusal Of the Audi
tors ONCE for the last three years tRepub-
lican rule) and the present one now before
you, that in no single instance have the re-
ceipts proper reached the expenditures Of
any year; but, on the contrary, the latter
have far exceeded che former, and hence a
debt Of considerable magnitude has been occu-
nuMlottsg year after year.
And then, why did not Mr.. Alcorn
confront him with the following figures,
in proof of the statement of his col
league, Mr.. Musgrove, in the State ad-
ministration:
From Jan. l, 1870, to Jan. /, 1871 81, O6l. 800
Excess OF expenditure, $5S6, 433
expenditures from Jan, l, 1871, to
Jan. l, 1874 4. 1,72s,O46
Excess of expenditure. $569,020
from Ian l. ls7a, to 49, |
Jan. i, 1873 Observation-Disclosures. ] $3.50, S2S |
Excess Of expenditure, sS7S,976
Expenditure from Jan. l, 1873, to
Jan. /, 1874. ..1....... 80. 1855, 2sl
Excess of expenditure. $763,l2l
Grand total of expenditures, over
receipts, for the four years 81. 297. 64S
Of |
over receipts, $5732O4.
And to this might have been added
he following overwhelming array of ir-
refutable figures, illustrative of the ex-
'ravagance and dishonesty of the rule
rom which Mississippi has delivered her.
elf
FOR STATE GOVERNMENT, UN-
DER CITIZENS RULE, AFTER THE WAR.
From Oct. 10, 1865, to May l,
from May i. 1866, to May i, 1857 55S,5SY 50
from May l, 1867, to May ], 1868 576.9 ~
from May !, 1865, to May l, 1869 502.723 IL
from May /, 1869, TO Nav /, 1870 3O2l3S 10
Annual average, $3.50 782 a.
And under CarPet.Bag Rule:
7rom Jan. /, 1870, to Jan. l,
1871 ...... $I.06I, 259 80
from Jan. i, 1871, to Jan. /,
1872 ...... J. -. 1,729,046 "a
1873 ........... ....... 1,596,s2s 81
1874 Observation-Disclosures. I,45O,632 so
from Jan. /, 1874, to Jan. i,
1875 l,3I92Sl 60
Annual average, *1.4sl ,4O7 IS. '-'i y
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The Peoples Defense.

This new journal has made its appear
ance and asks a fair proportion of the
public favor. As its name implies, it
proposes to be independent in all things
and neutral In nothing. We wish it and
its gentlemaniy proprietors the greatest
success. Terms $500 per annum. The
editors and proprietors are Messrs. JEFF.
D. Bell and Samuel B. Knight, both of
whom were born and reared in this city.
Our hand, gentlemen, welcome to the
editorial fraternity.
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AAAE PEARL RIVER NAvrca
IHON SSVHNREE
Who First Exposed r.

Our thlrd-term neighbor. the Times
mas repeatedly claimed the credit of bav
ing been the first to expose this villain,
of It's party leaders. 1t has rebukad ths
'modesty" of THE CLARION in HAVING
incldently mentioned that the scheme had
long since" been exposed ana denounced
IN these columns, and in a later issue II
takes the Vicksburg Herald to task for
its Ignorance of the (assumed) fact that
the Times was the first to expose and
condemn the fraudulent corporation !"
We are free to admit that the Times has
displayed commendable zeal in yentila-
ting the rascally concern, but it is. never
theless true that it did not make the dis
covery and publish its knowledge of the
fact until after it fell out with the regular
organization of its party, under whose
auspices the scheme was concoeted and
carried out. But for that quarrel
over the spoils, it is likely that to this
hour the public, so far as the editor of
the Times is concerned, would have been
in blissful ignorance of the villainy. We
notice that he worked with admirable
discipline in the traces of Warner, who
was the manager-in-chief of the Radical
party in the late canvass out-Heroded
Herod in shouting the bloody shirt slogan
of the Executive Committee of which he
was the head, and of which French was
an active agent, but was as mute as
mouse on the subject of the fraudulent
corporation" although he knew that
Radical victory would mean a victory for
the Pearl River Navigators.
But 20 the issue raised by the Times
Who first exposed and denounced the
fraud The documents which we will |
append to this article will settle the point.
Long before the Times editor had tried |
his prentice hand at newspaper work,
the fraud had been discovered, and the |
warning given through the columns of |
The CLARION. That vigiIant public |
servant and faithful tribune of the peo-
pie, Gen. Robert Lowry, who never loses
an opportunity to strike in their cause
when there is position to be carried, or
a post to be guarded, as early as Septem-
Der, 1872, addressed letter to the then
Governor, r. G. Powers, warming him
against the frauds that weresbeing perpe-
trated. under cover of the law which the
wreckers had passed for that purpose.
I'm this letter he reminded the
Governor that long before that date
he had notified him without effect that
they were using it as an instrument ''for
the State" and that in the
beginning of the year he had ia gen the
initiative of the Legislature for arrest
mo- the evil But unfortunately the
legislature was under the control of the
Navigators and theeffort was unavailing.
Poor Powers may have done all he was
,bIe. because he seemed to have copi-
Jus supply of The material hell is paved
With, viz: good intentions, but he was
,igmy compared to the giants in trickery
whom Gen. Lowry had implored him to
.ircumyent. So much for these old doc
lments. They are mighty interesting
eading at this particular time.
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r.,r people warmed up the Governor
inter with three hundred and eighty
5olIar.' worth Of wood and coal, and
III him down in summer with thirty
lars' worth Of ice.
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He said he had not the figures tor 1870,
1871 and 1872, but in 1873 the expenses were
1903 900 and ia 1874 $908,000. Mr.. Morton
then spoke of the rate Of taxation in Mis-
siSsippi. and said last year il did not exceed
two per cent. or twenty mills, while in New
York iU was "A clio mills, in Ohio 20 lilo
aud in Massachusetts 10 . 10 mills. he
spoke of the condition OF Mississippi before
the war and said the landowners then
threw the burden of taxation upon the
working people of the State. The Tax law
of Mississippi in 1866 was more oppressive
than auv carpet-bag government COM
planned of. Blacksmiths, carpenters, tailOrs
and other trades had to pay twenty five
cents on each and every 800 of their gross
receipts. He then read from the journal OF
the Mississippi Senate for lS40 TO show that
there were twenty six county sheriffs de-
fauIters in that year, the amount of defal-
cation being $26,9SQ, The next year there
were thirty-siX detalcatOns, amounting to
$906I7. He read at some length from the
Message of Gov. McNutt, OF Mississippi.
and other documents concerning the action
OF the State In r pudiating certain bonds
-ssued before the war, and Inquired of the
Senator from Mississippi Mr.. Alcorn) il
the picture he Mr.. MorJOn) had presented
was not true one,
Mr.. Alcorn replied that IL was substanti-
ally correct.
Mr. Morton. resuming, said the Govern
ment had donated land to Mississippi which
had been squandered- The school Fund had
been stolen, anu now the Wnlle-lDeFS IN
Mississippi, educated in this way, pretend
ed to be outraged by the present State Gov
eminent, and wanted to be relieved OF it,
He next read from the message of Governor
| Tucker, to show that reckless extravaganza
prevailed in Mississippi before the war, and
| said he had more material of the same char
acter, but did not think it necessary to take
| the time of the Senate in reading more. He
| then referred to the condition of affairs at
tending
THE RECENT ELECTION,
| and read extracts from the Raymond Ga
zette, Meridian Mercury, Columb bus Index.
Vicksburg Herald, Forest Register and
| other papers. to show that feeling hostile
( to the negro existed. In regard to the col
ored troops, he said Governor Ames had
but five companies of colored militia and
he found they could not be used TO keep
the peace. The Chairman of the Democrat
| lie State Committee went to Governor Ames
| and told him if he would disarm the eolored
| troops the peace ofthe State should be pre-
served. Governor Ames did disarm them.
| but all on the Democratic side retained
theirs He next read letters from Dr. II.
/ " Redffeld to the Cincinnati Commercial,
| and said DIR. Redfield was an ardent DEM
| ocrat, but a man OF great intelligence and.
| he believed, q good man. MI Morton de-
| MED that there had been any decrease In
/ the value of property In Mississippi, and ar
i eued that it had increased In value instead
Land was leased to colored people in that
State 1T . price equal TO is assessed value,
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Ara meeting of the stockholders of
the N. O., St. Lao G, r. r, Co., in New
York on the 25th inst, the Board of ni-
rectors were authorized to issue FIVE mil
lion dollars preferred stock, with which
10 cancel the income and equipment
bonds of the Mississippi Central Railroad,
and to pay the floating debt of the COM
pany, which, in round figures, amounts
To a million and a half dollars. They
were also authorized to issue three mix
lion dollars of bonds to better equip the
road. In connection with this state
ment, we would call attention to an arti-
Gle in the enterprise which we have
oopied from the McComb City Intelli-
.gencer-
WE battle when the people repair the
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! call attention to the communica-
II 0. c. W, on the all-important
ESSENTIAL question of retrenchment
|etorm. The writer thereof is thor
b familiar with the particular mat
ecussed, and the subject is one that
fes, as it will, of course, receive,
Fefal consideration of the body to
1t is addressed.
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Senator Morton wants further evil
of the perfect purity" and love
|of carpet-bag rule in Mississippi,
be he will not overlook the Pearl
Navigation steal, as set forth in
lckson Daily Times Grant organ),
10Th inst. The prime authors of
heme are the Chairman and other
Frs Of the Radical Executive State
littee.
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is by no means certain that Morton
IOt overshot the mark in hisproposed
baign against Mississippi for over
ling carpet-bag rule. AT last ac-
i, Senator Christiancy, another Re-
can, Was opposing it in a vigorous
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

vote Of % to the Senate deci-
h favor of seating Gen. Chalmers
the 28th District. This decision
h accordance With the law and the
nony. We congratulate the people
Be District in having secured the
ees of an able and faithful Senator,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

HE Mansion Is hard to keep in repairs
bra spent about fifty thousand dollars
h. Powers went in two or three
sand dollars, and Ames now tiled
hand with several thousand. Let's
a rest for a while.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

rur Columbus Press, heretofore
publican paper, has passed into the
\. Of A. P. Jordon, Esq, and will
!, Democratic journal. Under these
sumstances, success to 1t.
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ee0u the amount Of hardware that
been bought for the mansion in the
eioht years we have come to the con-
I'm that the public hardware must
karv soH and ,gear8 out easily.
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SECOND attempt to get a bill through
viroipia Legislature, making an APP
.;a,ion to the Centennial, has failed.
Ioobt Virginia thinks she ought to be
!. before she Is generous
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

PRIVATE citizens had their lawns
ked by persons wanting the hay, for IT.
Governor paid twenty-five dollars
he moving of the Mansion yard
ont of his pocket however.
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More serious charges against public
official could not have been made. They
involve him in the most hideous and re-
voting crimes against the peace, dignity
and fair name of the State whose Con-
stitution and laws he had taken an oath
to preserve and defend.
Moreover, the Committee sent out to
the world with their endorsement, a legal
opinion of Geo. L. Potter, Esq, to the
effect that, in order to produce anarchy
and bloodshed among the people Of the
State, he had organized mob under the
pretense of militia organization, to sub
vert the civil authority and TO prevent
him from using the public money to
carry into effect this horrible conspiracy,
the same Committee appealed to the Ju-
dicial tribunals. In evidence of the
merits of the application, the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court (himself Re-
publican) after due deliberation granted
the injunction prayed for, and the public
money was withheld from his lawless
grasp.
The question now arises, were these
charges true, or were they false? If
they were true, Gov. Ames has forfeited
his claim to the office whose functions he
has abused. Not to dislodge him from the
office, is to admit that they were false.
1t is an afront to common sense to say
that the ofenses with which he was
charged are not impeaehable.
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FENIBER that it is not the impeach-
p Ames that is to give offense to
ldieal managers ; they care nothing
PIN. When in the Senate, he was
d as an interloper, who came with a
pate of election signed by himself.
tense has already been given in
erthrow Of Radical misrule. That's
|pardonable sin, and it cannot be
BED by making terms with Ames,
fenslng him to lord it over our peo-
ahmindful of the Constitution and
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

IHg people paid over two hundred
!. for the falsehoods told to the au-
.jhes at Washington on them by tele-
n last year. This telegraph bust
at the peoples expense must be
nad
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/ race for che Republican Presiden.

. race for The Republican Preslden-
'bmination VIII be between Morton
Blaine. Between the two, we had
d take the chances of the South
Blaine, bad as he is but old Moxa
] Ot him. The vagabond element
the South in the nominating Con-
bn will settle it.
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the bloody shirt purchased with
1.o+, dollars worth of merchandise ?
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rno hundred dollars worth of creased
lining in one year should satisfy most
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agrEES dollars worth of ice is pretty
see contingent fund report.
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SEyEETY-FTvE cents for the bath-tub
and forty cents for the sponge. How
much for the sOapl
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report of the expenditure of the
Five Contingent Fund will be in
ng reading TO the taxpayers. The
Pm account of the Executive Man
Flll show that the luxury of keep
pr Is very costly. Some time ago,
Pggested the sale of the establish
As the Legislature is in the re-
Pood, we submit the propriety CT
into this subject.
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su,rIyG hay while the sun shines
.,ntingent fund report.
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THE MANSION.

We would like to know what necessity
there was for expanding two hundred
dollars for teiegraphingj and we would
also like to know what the Adjutant-
Generals Office had to do with the exec
utive contingent fund, and by what au-
thority the Governor employed an addi-
tional clerk for the Secretary of State
when the Legislature expressly refused
to DO so. If the Governor has author
ity to purchase ice at the expense of the
people, he has also authority to invest in
champagne punches and other luxuries;
and if that fund can be used to purchase
dictionaries, we do not understand why it
carnot be used to buy any other school
book for either the big or any of the lit
tie excellencies. The Legislature should,
without delay, reduce the amount of the
fund and provide against its improper
expenditure.
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GIVE us $4,000 more to buy Que
bloody shirt and to wash it,
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WE battle when the people repair the
tub.
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vow for Mcclure.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-01-06
This MORNINGS Board.


1884 Ophir 63H
800 Mexican ~
2j45 Gould Il Curry 211l. 22Xb30
2l55 Best IL Belcher Go. 6714
2}40 Savage 30. 234b3
440 Chol.ar ll3, 1929
745 Hale d, Norcross So. SIX
1875 Crown Point 30. 2Ss4
$50 Yellow Jacket 1875. 1873
sos Imperial l01s, l014
365 Empire 6 -
$50 Kensuck IA. 141s
$50 Alpha %, 251s
$50 Brlcher 1914 37s4
504 Confidence 20. 2is+
225 Con. Virginia 40 446X
1856 Sierra Nevada %. 2318
1470 California S3H, S3a
240 Il dion 81
Has Etchequer l5H. 10
1870 Seq. i, lcher 80. 97H
lilo Overmap II. III
sos Justice so. 304
2170 Union 1917. lU4
1 80 suceor l. 800
$40 Lady Bryan 6, So
900 Julia 1871
435 Caledonia 2614. 81
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A DISCUSSED PRIsoNER.--One of the
prisoners confined in the county jail to
await the action of the Grand Jury was
taken into court before that body the
other day. He expressed the greatest
disgust at the appearance of the jury;
declared they were a lot of bloody old
farmers; with the exception of the bald
headed man, abiding to the foreman,
who would turn man out of jail to
dicted, bat the jury paid no attention
TO his wants and ignored the charges
against him, greatly to his disappoint-
ment and disgust.
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THE Jubilee Singers has caused
some trouble to theater managers in
San Francisco. The colored folks claim
right 20 a seat in tho dress circle " at
Magnire's Theatef. aud for refusing
them the manager has been summoned
before the United States District Court
to answer the complaint of a colored
man who was refused seat where he
wanted it,
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DISTRICT COURT.
JANUARY TERM. 1876.
W. s. BoNNIFIELD, JUDGE.


W. s. BoNNIFIELD. JUDGE.
Tbs following business was transact
ed in the District Court yesterday:
State of Nevada vs.. w. X. Holt. De.
PENDANT by bis counsel made applica.
ton 20 have the costs taxed against the
prosecuting witness on the ground that
said prosecution was malicious. After
argument the court denied said motion
OH the ground that it has no jurisdic-
ton.
Fairhank L. Negus vs.. James Sloan,
ST., ct al. Argued. submitted, and
taken under advisement by the court.
james A. Hill vs.. Lana Mining Co.
lime extended until decision by the
court is rendered on defendants de-
murrer.
James A. Hill VS.. Administrative of
the estate of G. W. Holt ct al. Appli
cation for guardianship I'D item of the
minor defendants set for hearing Janu-
AIRY 6, at 10A. M.
State of Nevada VS.. ]. w. Rover.
Defendant brought into court and upon
motion of S, s. Grass, District Attor-
nsy, 1t was ordered that said cause be
placed on the calendar.
Court adjourned until Jan. Q; at 10
4. n.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-01-06

IT is Suicide in the third degree, if
not worse, to suffer cough and cold to
eliminate in consumption. when a sim
gle bottle of .HALE's HONEY OF HoRE-
HOUND AND TAR, taken in time. would
effect perfect and permanent cure.
PIKs's Toothache Drops cure III one
minute.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-01-06

Row At UNIoSvILLE.-A fight came
off at Unionville yesterday between
married aud single man. The
Benedict came out second best and
had the worst scratched face ever seen
in the country. OF course there was a
woman in the case.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-01-06

TRIAL jurors EXCUSED. ALI the Jury
cases before the District Court were
continued to-day by consent until
Thursday, February "a, to which time
trial Jurors were excused by the court,
and the clerk instructed to notify them
of the same by letter.