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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

CIrrollton Conservative.
Last Saturday night, about half after
seven o'clock, a most brutal and coward.
ly attempt was made to assassinate Dir
j. T. Henry, at his home in Greenwood
There was TO be grand ball given to
the colored Democrats on that night, and
one of the Doctors laborers desiring
to attend, went to him for a suit Of
clothes DIR. Henry went to the store
room, which is one of the rooms of his
house, to get them for him. The colored
man had just left the Doctor, who came
out after arranging the goods in their
proper places, and while in the act of
locking the door, some one, only a few
feet from the edge of the gallery, struck
him heavy blow with a brickbat lust
over the right eye, telling him to his
knees. The Doctor arose and staggered
into the dining room, but before he
could do so, the would-be assassin threw
two other brickbats at him, which fortu-
nately missed him. The deed is the
more daring, from the fact that DIR. III.
had in his hand lighted candle, and the
lamps from two rooms were throwing
their light on the gallery. His family
were within ten feet of him, and some
two or three white men were in a room
about ten steps distant. The covardlv
wretch had not, at last accounts. been
arrested, though we understand the
Doctor has very strong suspicious as to
who did it.
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Wait for The Wagon.

The Memphis Appeal calls vehement
ly upon Senator Lamar, representative
Chalmers, and the Democratic STATE
Executive Committee of Mississippi to
go to work getting up affidavts to refute
sensational stories manufactured by one
81. R." (James Redpath) for the New
taking their seats and the vote of the
State from being counted for Tilden and
Hendricks 1t will be time enough. to
commence taking testimony when the
occasion arises. The stories of an ire
sponsible scriber have furnished no such
occasion. Mr.. Lamar's case has no re-
lation to the election in this State last
fall. As for Gen. Chalmers he will hold
the certificate of election and Will take
his seat When his opponent contests
his right to it, he will have ample oppor-
tunity to establish his claim. And as
for the Presidential electors, the TiIden
and Hendricks candidates are already in
possession of certificates of election, with
out contest, and viii cast the vote of the
State conformably to their pledges to
the people. They might get up ten
thousand affidavits to sustain the valid
ity Of their election but proof would
avail noting if it is the settled purpose
of the Radical managers in the Senate
to object to counting the vote of the
State. When the issue is made up the
duly chosen electors Will meet it as they
should.
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NOTE.

Gen. Butler, it is known, holds that
the counting Of the votes is exclusively
under the jurisdiction of the two Houses.
If they fail to agree, as they certainly
will, what next? The Democratic pro-
gramme is no doubt indicated in the
extract cf { letter of Hon. Clarkson
Potter, Representative from New York,
who, from his political and personal rela-
tions to Mr.. Tilden, is presumed not to
have spoken without consulting him:
If, then. the vote of Louisiana shall
be counted and Mr.. Hayes should be
allowed Florida and South Carolina, he
will have III votes and Mr. Tilden I84,
and then either Mr.. Tilden will be elected
or there will be no election of Presidents.
And it will then become the immediate
duty Of TIE House OF Representatives.
under the express direction Of the Con-
stitution, to proceed to choose a Presi-
dent by the votes of States, each State
having one vote. and if Mr.. Hayes should
then be chosen President he will be chosen
absolutely Ill strictest compliance with
all the provisions and forms of law. and
will be as absolutely and lawfully Presi-
dent as any man ever was. So, too, if
the House should choose Mr.. Tilden.
The Constitution has provided for no
person or body to notify the House that
there had been no election for President
by the electors, nor, by deciding whether
10 make or withhold such notification.
to judge of that fact, but has left the
House sole judge of the happening of the
contingency calling for its action. AS
one of the counters of the electoral vote
the House must necessarily know whether
that vote les resulted in choice, and,
so knowing, does not require ratification
of the fact. Accordingly, had the Con
stitution provided for notification to the
House, it would have been to make its
action in that respect dependent on some
other judgment Of the happening of that
contingency than its own. But instead
it leaves the House to act upon It's own
knowledge, independent of the action of
any other body or person, and directs the
House in that contingency-of which it
neGessarily has knowledge and is itself to
be the j1dge-t1 EToceed to choose a
President. And to whom could the
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

fu.. VII .le vate It he state now
aa,oanl-i 10 6,gi7 The ir.t code OF
laws Was revised and consolidated rs
Geo Psi,ld. xter il 1924 Thos. Hnles,
James Patton and WIN. baltimore were
app ,nted commissioners 70 locate two
sections OF land donated tn the State by
the United S,a.4.. tor a seat of Govern
ment for the State. The location WAS
made the place narn-d jackson IN honor
OF Gen. Andrew jackson, and in 1882,
the lie. islature met there. Gov. Leake,
in his message to the Legislature, con
graduated the country upon the buildings
erected in the town Of } ,ckson which
six months before was entirely in the
woods, III the midst of wilderness, the
former abode of untutored savages. The
vote of the State in 1925 was over 900.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

THE Governor of Alabama congratu-
lates that State that when the Democrats
came into power her paper was worth
at from 60 to 20 cents on the dollar.
Now it is worth 90 and 3. The Missis-
sippi Democracy can make still better
showing. During carpet-bag misrule, the
average value of State warrants was from
50 to 70 cents on the dollar The Dem
ocrats have been in power less than a
year and warrants are held at 9S
cents on the dollar, and this has been ac-
complished, notwithstanding large reduc
ton of taxes.
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Auditor of Public Accounts.
Company ..F''I5.h slis. Es .si,aens,

Water Valley Courier.
A meeting Of the surviving members OF
Company 80 10th Mississippi Regiment
was held at the Court Room 10 the city
of Water Valley on Monday, Nov. goth.
The object being to take some steps to
erect a Monument to the Dead OF the
Company at this place.
Capt. b. II. Collins was called to the
chair and Capt, 2. ID. Woods APP
pointed Secretary. The object Of the
meeting was explained by the Chairman.
The report OF d. r. Wagner Treasurer
was then read, showing 1912, 90 on hand
On motion of Capt. J, }. Adams a
committee Of ten he appointed by the
chair to raise an additional fund to carry
into effect the object of the company.
The chair appointed the following per
sons to compose said committee: Capt.
j. b. Adams, j. p. Boydstun, B. p.
Hervey, j. III. Thornton, Dr. Z. J. Carr,
Dr.. A. ). Campbell, Jas. Gordon, j. I.
Bankhead, II. G. Buford, r. V. Pearson.
Said committee to report at q meeting OF
the Company on the 1st Monday in Feb
uary next.
Ga motion of Capt. F. w. Merrin a
committee of three members of the COM
pany be appointed to procure full roll
of the original company; the chair APP
pointed, j. Q. Morrison, J. b. Adams
and VIM. Hardeastle said committee.
On motion ID. r. Wagner was added
to the finance committee
Ga motion the Water Valley Courier
be requested to publish the proceedings
of this meeting.
On motion the meeting then adjourn
ed
B. H. COLLINS, Chairman,
?. D Woons, sec'y.
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81 the Two House. Fail to Agree,
What Then?
Special to the New York Il, raid

Special to the New York II, raid
WAsHIsGroN, Nov. 20.-Gen Butler
arrived here last night and to day had
an interview with Caleb Cushing. 1t is
understood that Gen. Butler IS of the
opinion that if all the disputed States are
counted in for Hayes and Wheeler, the
House will object to the reception of the
votes of those States. On the other hand
the Senate will object to the votes Of Ala.
baqa and Mississippi, and the end will
be that the Fresidel.t will not be chosen
by the 4th of March. Senator Patterson
of South Carolina, is apprehensive that
the Supreme Court Of that State will
override the Returning Board, and that
Tilden may yet receive the electoral vote
there.
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The Hammer County.
Saws the Kosciusko Ledger;


Yazoo is entitled to the horns" as the
banner county in the State, and perhaps
of the United States. Her majority for
Tilden and Hendricks is $500! Hurrah
for Yazoo Give her "the chief seat in
the synagogue and the uppermost room
at feasts,
And in this connection, we desire TO
unite Bith our contemporary in awarding
honor to whom it is due:
The Chairman Of tie County Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, HoS. ! NJ.
HARLOW, performed his duty we'll in the
canvass which has just been brough TO so
glorsss g termination. He labored day
and night for tl4e success of the ticket
and lett no stone untufnsd tQ advance
the prosperity of the Democratic party.
In behalf of the Yazoo Democracy we
tender him the thanks of appreciatiye
hearts.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

WHEN 'the lightning struck" in this
State, The Ames gang, badly demoralized,
scattered in every direction. Some of
them are fugitives from justice-Lee and
his Holmes county clan, for example.
Others went to Washington, and asked
10 be fed from the national crib-Tar-
bell, for instance. Others obtained
employment in other States. Frank
Clover is among the last named. He is
supervisor of the returning board in
West Baton Rouge parish, and the
Kellogg crowd could not have found a
more serviceable agent
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

THE appeal of the Radical Executive
Committee of Mississippi to Messrs.
Stanley, Matthews & Co., to bestow
their attention upon the Mississippi cleo
ton, suggests the delight which the dis
comfitted office holders in this State
would experience if they only had Ames
and Radical Returning Board in Mis-
sissippi to run the Hayes and Wheeler
machine.
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GOV. ETENDIEICE&s OF 30
SOUTHERN gsIHITE tN"
COLORED RACES
Extract from his srrrnudr 7p'.
alter fIc Election

In the States of the South Ha
Democratic party j. domiam. .....
strife nor blOodsucd between .l' T''
more than in the city of lud.i''
II in this election tHe Dam'..Is
carried South Carolina aai L]1.'.-
/ believe the trouble between ..' '..
wholly disappear from che land.
ing. The constitution ~ .ds ~.
States has made the co.lri ma' "
and he owes his vote o. tue e'iu.., a..
not to a party. CONTINUED e's
To show that the coi0rei man
under the Democratic party W VIZ
will refer 10 the fact that A.a7'''-
amending her constitution w.I' i. X.
than the constitution Of the Ju'..e,l Il
required, in this, that She praV.a..l' ..
no qualification of the voter -h'u''
be made to rest on property OF
intelligence, otherwise it mIgh. AA' ..
cluded large portion of our c'''l l.i
pie from the ballot by one o' w.. a..
these qualifications. lu that S.4.,' 4.
understand, also in Georgia, ta.t n
provided law il favor Of the IA'.'. -e.
his wages ON oil property Of e'li s,:,,
subject only to a paramount lien o. i. ''' I.
In these States the greater no"! 's.a
labor is colored people. This prov
is for their special benefit. al.
N wAtS tnas s ,aooF Il ,'ia ,be mission Of
Democratic party to enact eqIGt t,o1
laws to protect labor and the Fis'~
classes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

The returning board Fasoais in Louisi
ana were fairly caught in the slight of
hand performance related in another
column. The exposure was made in the
faces of the Coamittees and the Northern
representatives present, and the eGect
can be better imagined than described.
Things are working.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

ONE of the first duties of the House of
Representatives will be to send Com
mites of able representative members
from the North principally to investi-
gate the Louisiana Returning Board, so
as to have the facts before Congress and
the country when the Presidential vote
is eouated 10 February.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

The Louisiana Returning Board re
fuses to FIJI vacancy in the Board 50 as
to give the Democrats representation on
the ground that Democrat would cor
ruptly control the two colored members
Of the Board, and issue tickets contrary
to the law and the testimony. Satan
afraid of sin.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

THE Cincinnati Times is confident
that Ben Buffers position, that the
counting of the electoral votes does not
rest with the President Of the Senate
but with the two houses, will be over
ruled. Who will overrule it?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

In communication published in this
paper, Capt q ID. Bustamenre men
tons J. F. H Claiborne as suitable
historian for Mississippi. We are sure
the whole press and people will coucur
in this excellent suggestion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

A LATE Vicksburg Herald notes a
good fortune that has fallen to Gen.
Chas. f. Furlong. 1t states that let
ter from New Jersey announces that an
uncle who died il that State on the 18th
inst, left him over seventy five thousand
dollars in real estate and railroad stocks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

President Grants instruction to the
Secretary of War that Chamberlain aust
be sustained with United States troops
as Governor of South Carolina, until
his successor is legally inaugurated, IS a
superfuous performance in view of the
fact that the Democrats in that state
have from the beginning shown de-
termination TO abide the decision of the
courts, and that Gen. Hampton had IS
sued an address calling upon them to
obey the laws and preserve the peace un-
der any provocation. The order was is
sued in obedience to the request of Cham
berlain whose guilty conscience has
made coward of him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

The concentration of troops at Wash
ington has created great indignation
throughout the country. The movement
is palpabIy game of bluff. The New
York Times special declares there
is no significance in the movement,
and adds: Probably nobody expected
that Washington would be left without
troops during the proceedings for deternain
ing nho Is President, bit they are brought
here sooner than eas expected Why
should net Washington be left without
troops at the counting of the electoral
vote? What part have they TO perform
in that service? The Constitution does
not prescribe any
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

DIR. T. E. BRoADUs is hereafter to be
connected with Mr.. Browning in the pub
LEGATION Of that excellent paper, the Sea
Coast Mirror
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

HoE. JEFFERSON DAVIS has returned
TO the United States from Europe, after
an absence Of six months.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

THE n. Y Times, ultra Radical, puts
the Democratic majority in the next
House of Representatives at ten.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

How not to do it, is the game of the
Louisiana Returning Board knaves. In
the six days of their session. ending
Saturday, they had only counted Is
parishes. Fifty five were left to be
counted in the eight remaining days, and
they include the Democratic parishes
and the contested parishes. A compile
ton OF the count at this Este is impossi
BILE, and when the time expires the board
will take snap judgment and issue
certificates to the Radical State and
Presidential candidates. But will a
victory by such transparent trickery and
fraud, and in defiance OF a popular
majority of 1000 to 5000, VIM Aye,
there's the rub! We don't believe it
will
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29
A berdeeu Ex9niner

4 berdeen Kx9miner
The State and county taxes in
Lowndes county amount to S2I.48 ON
the 1000. In Menroe county thew
amount to fraction over SIS on the
1000.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

o,urt,4.o ..t., a,
9,bors y.l,.a.i, '''' IJp..
Tbop,,. RI,
Bankston If fbi. ham,. ''' of 81.
dentallv shot ~
county, last week. H',. .
/ one of the store. IA n, "''
gro wa, purcbq.i,,..... .'"0. .
The negro r.cI ON.
proved 10 6t y...l .... ..
| Oft, Tom wa, s,r..g...
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

The same batch Of lies that count count
den out Of Louisiana would oou
out Of Indiana. Chicago Times
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

Elk SHERRIFF FURLoSG, Of Warren,
in consequence of vague surmises and
g suspicious" has addressed letter to
the county board of supervisors, which is
published in the Herald, asking them to
institute full investigation into his
accounts while Sheriff. This is the
manly way Of meeting the issue.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

TWENTY companies Of Z. s troops
are new massed at Columbia, South
Carolina.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29

JAMES HILL, Secretary of State.
Nov 22-2t
The daily Argus., 1876-09-27
THOMAS YATES.

is PREPARED TO DO PLUMBING IN ALL I'rs
branches. aiso. Gas aud Steam fitting.
Call and have estimates MADE before ordering your
work done by ether parties
THOMAS AT ns5 { isevee. Rock Island
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q IA A R0nGERs ShariH

NEW RULING MACHINE at THE ARGUS
BINDERY, Paper ruled in any style OF
any colored lines. Leave orders at THE
ARGUS COUNTING Rooms. opposite the
Pest office. IF
The daily Argus., 1876-09-27
From the 81. Louis Republican 25th
THE NoRTHFIELD ROBBERS.
Further Identification Of the Embalm.
ed corpse--The James Boys are Es.
capped.

The pursuit of the Minnesota bank
robbers has an absorbing interest to Mis-
sourlans, many of whom have long main
tanned that the james and Younger boys
never went into such schemes, and that
they were much maligned by having their
names connected with every desperate
ROBBERY perpetrated in any part of the
country. The discovery that the Hunt
ineton robbery was perpetrated by the
McDaniels gang without the aid of the
y. and I. boys was rather inclined to
strengthen this view. bat the recent rob-
oeIy on the Missouri Pacific and subse-
quent capture and confession of Hobbs
Merry have reopened the charges. Ex-
tr"ordinary efforts have been made to
throw discredit ON this confession" of
the .gtveaway, but the fact that the North
neid roobers are row pretty satisfactorily
identified to be the very men who, Hobbs
Merry says, did the Missouri Pacific job,
gives strong support to his story. A
lew Gays ago Chief McDonough took
Ohcer Russell and went with an agent
OF the express company and man from
hansas City. who knows personally most
OF the bandits, for the purpose of setting
at rest, If possible, any little doubts he
himself might have
The following dispatch was received
here last night
49, ST. PAUL, MIMI, Sept. "a, 1876.
JOHN 9. CHAPMAN. Clerk Chief of Po-
lice, St. Louis:
Cole, Bob and Jim Younger and Char.
lie Pitts were taken on the 2lst, six miles
north OF Madelia, Mimi, and l09 miles
southwest from this place. and we're taken
t. Madelia. On the 23d they were
taken to Faribault and landed in iail,
Pitts was killed and his body was
brought here, arriving Oh the 23d.
| identified him by photographs and
description while under the process of en-
balming at the state house, Hobbs Kerry,
prisoner at Boonvi!le, identifies the two
robbers killed at Mortified as Bill Chad.
we'll and Clel Miller. which | know is
correct. | 60 on special train to Faribault
at one O'Clock to indentify the others. No
news from the two that escaped Think
they will strike for Missouri. Will send
more from Faribault Great excitement
here. Tell Boland to look out for the
James Boys, Give this to the press.
JAS MCDoNOTCu ~
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The 99ailg Arens.

concluded from second page.)
much strength to the feeling for lynchine
them SO as to put them out of the reach of
escape.
The daily Argus., 1876-09-27

OHlSICIAN AND SURGEON. Re~idenc. cor
. Orleans and Ohio streets next door to kahler'e
Drug store Office over Benser i Thomas Drug
tore, Market Square Office hours 10 to IL A. NJ to
IN 7-14d&w1y
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KERRY IDENTIFIES,

This looks pretty solid. Following is a
letter received at headquarters from Sher-
lit Rogers to whom the chief had sent a
photograph OF the two Northfeld corpses
with the request that Kerry be asked to
name the men before anyt hing was told
him about them:
BooNvILLE, Sept. %, 1876.
JAS. McDoNoUGH, Chief of Police St, Louis
DEAR SIR: Yours of the Goth received
last evening. l showed the photographs
TO Hobbs Kerry and he recognized them
as Ciel. Miller aud Bill Caldwell. The
large one, shot in point of shoulder, he
says is Miller. tie had heard of the at
tempted robbery in Minnesota, and it
being charged to the Jameses and Young
ers, but never believed they had anv
connection with the affair until he saw the
photographs OF the two men killed. He
is confident now some of his partners were
in the gang. Have you a description of
the two men killed? | would like to show
it to him. Miller. Chadweil and Pitts may
have been along but [ have my doubts
about the Jameses and Youngers having
been connected with the gang. If so they
have changed their mode of doing busi.
ness. Hope you will be successful and
get the leaders.
S. +. A. RODGERS, Sheriff
1t is not im possible that the bandits who
are still alive may escape yet for it seems
the minnesota people are so anxious for
rewards that they think of sending them
down here for trial where there is a very
slim case against them outside of Hobbs
kerry's testimony, instead of making them
plead to the murder of the Mortified
cashier. The trouble there is that the
witnesses dare not testify.
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RDwARD D. SWEENEY.

ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW and
" Notary Pubic. Office over First Nationa
Bank, Rock Island 5.13dwsn
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BUSINESS CARDS.
McELHERNE O'MARA
CHARLES w O,NETT.

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
~ and Solicitors in Chancery ONCE onnosit,
Rock Island House, Rock Island ILL., s-aOdw1y
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WATCH BUYERS ATTENTION

Watches to the su
perlority of the
Nickel Movement
Watches, made by
the Messrs. PoBEl
& CoTRvoIsTER, OF
Switzerland. Gents
and Ladies' sizes
in Stem aud Key
" inders.
Those Watches
have Equilibrium
Escapem rs Chro
nometer balance,
Ruby Pallet, ten
pered and harde-
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CHAS. FIEBIG.

| Is PREPAR d To DO ALL KINDS OF LOC'
! Work; also TO repair Sewing Machines.
All kinds of Safe Work Speciality.
Shop on Market Square, west eide. south of tn
alley. =
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Peoria to Cincinnati.

AZ Bear n mind that this is the Only Daily
rain from Peoria reaching Philadelphia New
iork and all Eastern cile- in the morning
1t will be an absolute necessity in ORDER to secpre
cor Portable lodg ngs during the Centennial 10
reach philadelphia at an early hour.
Send for copy of our Centennial and Tourist
iude and New Map Folder
JNO W BROWN Gen'lPa & pscketA,y,t
1nf1arnpolis Ind.
Il. j. BUFoRD, Gen1 Agent, Davenport Ia