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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
Card from Gen. j. A. Smith Am.
nO9ncing His Candidacy for
superintendent Pub.
lie ImstrHetiQn.
PAuLp1Na, Mss, June 30, Is,

PAULDING, MISs.I JUNG %, 1871.
EDIToRs CLARION: Some kind friend
without my knowledge has published a
communication in your paper recommend
ing me for the position of Superintendent
of Educate n. l thank my friend most
heartily for his kind words and good opin-
ion. Should the Convention to assemble in
Jackson on the first day of August, see
proper to endorse the sentiments expressed
therein, and be called to fill The Office, It
viii be my earnest endeaEor tc so admins
ter it so a. to advance the educational in
terests of the State.
Very respectfully.
IA. SMITH.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE entire Democratic ticket for the
Legislature was elected in Charleston,
S c., the other day. This is the first
rout the Radicals have had in that city,
and the result shows how completely they
have been vanquished in the Palmetto
State. They have at last fallen in their
stronghold.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

The Woodville Republican states that
"Wilkinson sends greeting to Amite and
announces the name of her distinguished
son, Col. G. p Nelson, for State Sena
tor" From list composed of such men
as Nelson aud Moses Jackson, there can
be no failure to select a standard bearer
worthy of bis party.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--SIR A cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer has
published some observations, which he at
tributes to me, but which are of little mo-
ment, except SO far as they carry the impli-
cation that Mr.. Tilden favored the measure
by which the Electoral Commission was
created
l will take this opportunity to say that it
is within my personal knowledge that Mr..
Tilden was not in favor of that measure.
Very truly, &c.
WILLIAM DoRsHEIMEE.
New York, June %.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

MAJ. GovAN has withdrawn from the
race for Auditor lowing to the fact OF
its being publicly understood that the
names of other citizens of this county
will be brought before the Convention
for important positions on the State
ticket
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

A. NJ HARLOW, ESQ, who as Chair
man of the Yazoo county Democratic
Executive Committee, conducted the
last canvass with signal ability and
marked success, has called meeting of
the committee on the 4th of July to con
slider Cuisines of Importance demand
ING deliberation.'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

AN ''entire family murdered is the
startling headline of dispatch from
Logan county, Ohio. And yet we have
seen no denunciation of the whole people
of the State as outlaws on account of it
nor proposition to declare ii in rebellion
and to place it under martial law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE President has a splendid oppor-
turity of applying his order in regard to
officeholders playing the part of political
managers, The presiding officer of the
Iowa Republican Convention, which
condemned him so pointedly the other
day, Is one of them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE Administration, with all its civil
service reform professions, was not able to
withstand the opportunities of the noto-
rious G. Wiley Wells for place and
has consequently conferredon him the Of
fee of Consul-General to China. The
worst oft is the appointee is credited to
Mississippi. This is an insult which
every citizen Of the State will Indignantly
repel.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
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June 25th, 1877.

A RESOLUTION adopted by the Noxubee
county Democrats on the Esd declares
that 1--WE viii regard any Democrat WIG
offers himself as an independent candi-
date as an avowed political enemy, and
will treat him accordingly"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

In the case Of SOmmers ys. the MISE flill
and Tennessee railroad COMPANY 0rs.ier.
IN the Shelby county circuit coul1 Is de-
day, the jury returned a verdict ~! i,.Drsanl
PENDANT. The case was one OF ten t .l,l-,' hi
dollars damages. claimed for me Al ilar III
child Of Mr.. SOmmers by train' W. f5f-
Mississippi and Tennessee depot. o. A1ttsined
mer term OF the court the plain,iu ~, b8t D
a verdict for three thousand dol9il' yer-
new trial being granted, resulgels "a ,resl.
diet for the defendant.--Memphh NFf
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

The n. Y. Times Republican, puts it
in this way; Everybody knows that as
matters now stand there is no more like
lihoOd of a Republican majority in Lou
isiana than in Alabama or Mississippi"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
The wiley well. Apporn rmeH'
YIcksburg Commercial.

Nlcksburg Commercial
The people Of Mississippi ar under
other obligation to Presiden. Hayes. N,..
C Wiley-the man VINO sIandered ~
people Of this state IN California, ana ~,
uehIed the authent. city of bis speecle-. Ed
reported In the san Francisco papers -.
that, toe, aft.er having sent marked ef 5gs1
VI tue S..ne 10 parties In the state wv. az
'1ed from our midst. llc has DeeN -'
P>tnted Consul General 70 China.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE Raymond Democratic Club has
reorganized with the following officers:
President, ID. ). Fearing; lsU Vice Presi-
dent, w. J. Crisler; u Nice-President, Hub
burd Strange; 81 Vicc-Presdent, y. V.
Shearer; Secretary, :. ID. Harper, re-elect-
ed Treasurer, j. ID, Monroe
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

A NEW phase of the negro question is
presenting itself. A delegation of Afri-
cans of the pure blood, headed by ex-
Congressman Elliott, focal black) of
South Carolina, has waited on the Presi-
dent to protest against the preference
shown to mulattoes in tbs distribution of
patronage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

OUR observation of current events
iustifes US in saying that notwithstand-
ing the temptations to lawlessness crea-
ted by the bad governments from which
the people of Mississippi and other
| Southern States have recently escaped,
| there is less crime committed by their
populations than in the Northern COM
munities which from the beginning have
boosted the wisdom and justice Of their
laws administered by rulers of their own
choice. Without hunting for examples
to support the assertion, the proof is
thrust upon US whenever we open our
exchanges, especially from that section.
Everybody knows that the Kemper af-
fair in this State was an exceptional
case resulting from the extraordinary
circumstances that surrounded it, and
that the killing of the son and daughter
of Chisolm was purely accidental. But
not so with the murder of Miss Mary
Harrington, the young lady who was
drowned in Massachusetts, last week nor
with the horrible torture of young girl
at Waynetown, Indiana, the particulars
of which are related in the following dis
patch:
CRAwFoRDsvILE, IND, June 23.-The
Waynetown tragedy. OF which [ sent You
an account YESTERDAY, is a more terrible
thing than was ut first supposed.
Last Saturday night two young men per-
suaGed the young woman to walk with
them. They took her into the woods, and
not only they, but eight or nine other men,
=. Alter =, they
kicked and beat the girl till she was nearly
dead, and then gathering her up BY the
head and heels threw her over the fence
into corn field, where she WAS found by
an old farmer on Monday morning, still un-
conscious. The girl is about sixteen. She
is still living. but her recovery is doubtful.
The perpetrators Of the outrage are still at
large.
And here is an account of another
species of outlawry in Pennsylvania, diff
ferng in form from the foregoing, and
less atrocious, but bad enough
A special FROM Mauch Chunk (Pennsyl- |
vania) to the Evening Telegraph says the |
''Molly Magujres" have murdered VIM. 0. |
Conner. near While Haven, and also assas- |
sinated John Grady. miner employed in |
one of the Lehigh colieres, and that James |
McDermott and Michael O'Brion, who i
were witnesses against several of the exc
cuted "Molies," have mysteriou.ly disap-
peared, and fears are entertained that they |
have been fouIly dealt with.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE Freedmen's Bank, in which con
fiding colored people were induced by
Gen. Howard, and other pretended negro
worshipers, to deposit their earnings, it
is alleged has enough money on hand,
unstolen, to pay ten per cent. dividend,
but the expense of distribution would, in
most cases, cover the amount.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

=, dispatch 70 the Board of Health st.4o.
tthae kaere have been lSd deaths In ~ .
b bWo weeks from yellow fever at the past
Is the only ~ Man miles 3 from Havana. tn
IeveF has made It's Appearance .cS where the
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

THE Cincinnati board of education has
also recommended reduction of teach
ers salaries, putting them down upon
the ante-war basis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

CLERK ADAMS has finally completed
the roll of the next House, and it is
said the Democrats will have eight ma
jority, according to the list.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

MAJ. Thos; Reed, of Fayette. has ba..
renussrang valuable assistance TO the mr.
PsseI extension Of the Natchey Tscll ~
(" columbus MISUNDERSTANDING DemocSot
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

SAYS New York dispatch of the Goth:
Cotton is advancing regardless of Liv-
erpool.o
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

UNION, harmony, concession, every
thing for the cause; nothing for men.
a PULL altogether for the Democratic
State and county organizations with a
determination to carry the regular nomi-
1ees through like whirlwind.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

MIR. TiIdem never i'm Favor of the
Electoral Commission - Letter
from his Next Friend, 1t. Gov.
DOrsheimer
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04
FOR ONE DOLLAR.

The Weekly Clarion viii be sent
from this date until December 3lst, for
i'll making this generally known, aud each
is authorized to receive and forward sub
scriptions, Who will send us the first and
largest club?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-07-04

I
! pleasure it gives me to bear testimony of
| the great service rendered the State by that
! splendid gentleman, and able representative
| Col. w. II. Fl. Tison of Lee county. He
will remember the fight made i'm the Com
mittee, the almost mpossibility of getting
the Committee together on accocnt of the
chairman's opposition to the bill, who
hoped to kill it by having no meeting to
consider it. He will also rem ember the
persistent efforts of Col. Hamilton TO pass
the bill, soliciting the committees action
and urging its importance. The faithful
representative of Tippah county, Hon
orable Thos. Spight who was ALWAYS
at his post rendering invaluable service
to the State was ever ready to second and
aid all measures looking to reform and re-
duction of taxation, will remember these
Acts, and the Hon. Thos. Graham, NOW
Chancellor) then Chairman of the Finance
Committee of the Senate, will also remem-
Der the attack of the Senators from Bolivar
and Washington counties especially, and
nothing mellowed their fierce opposition.
but the production of the vouchers
of their friends handed Senator Graham.
by Col. Hamilton, showing MANY
thousands OF dollars "overpaid" refunded
The taxpayer paying his taxes and the
State robbed of the money By the confused
of t'taxes on State lands,- and |
State tax suspended on levee lands
The privilege tax law also Injured i'm |
mensely to the benefit of the State, making
an uniform license and perfect So stem. Il !
gathered the revenue from that source with
little or no lqss, and while the Act increas-
ID the items of taxation, about 20 per cent,
t increased the revenue over 100 per cent.
In 1874, privilege taxes paid In, amounted
o e4S,7a7.7a; in 1874 under this All. D,;v,- /
eye tax amounted to $l12 9S6. AZ. a gain of
De4,sls.T4, and the same benefits resulted
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08
The New Senator.

Several facts in relation to Colonel
Plumb's career in Kansas, in addition
to those stated in yesterdays Champi-
on, are interesting:
In the celebrated campaign of 1867
the people of this State were called
upon to vote for or against two amend
ments to the State constitution, one
enfranchising colored men, and the
other comforting the right of suffrage
on women. Col. Plumb joined very
heartily with leading Republicans who
favored negro suffrage and opposed
female suffrage.
AS a member of the House, in 1868,
he introduced and heartily supported
resolutions favoring the impeachment
of Andrew johnson.
He was Secretary of the Free State
Convention held at Lawrence in 1857
which repudiated the Lecompton con-
stitution and resolved to take no part
in the elections held under it.
He was q member of the Leaven-
worth constitutional convention in
1858, and one of the signers of that
proposed organic law.
In 1870 Col. Plumb edited "Swan's
Ohio Justice" adapting it specially to
the Kansas practice.
lie came to Kansas when but nine
teen years of age and is now nearly
forty, SO that all the years of his man
hood have been spent in this State. He
is self-made man, and has acquired
fortune and achieved success by hard
work aud indomitable energy.
In 1872 he advocated, as did many of
the best Republicans of this State, tho
election of Horace Greeley. But he
never ceased to be Republican, no
man in the State has a firmer faith in
the principles of the Republican party
or greater pride in its splendid history
and magnificent Observation-Disclosures
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08
The Ashtabula Bridge.

The Albany IN. w Journal copies
from a letter from Mr.. Amasa Stone,
of Cleveland, Ohio, late president
the Lake Shore railroad company, in
which he gives his theory of the cause
of the destruction of the bridge and
the train. He writes:
AS to the Ashtabnla bridge, it was
the last bridge that designed, and of
the ten to fifteen miles of railway
bridges that had designed and erect
ed, great number of which are now
in use, and built twenty-five to thirty
years ago, this one had the heaviest
proportions aud was designed as the
strongest in all OF its parts. Its ma
terial was of the best quality, and the
work was done in the company's
shops by the best workmen; and from
the day it was built until it went
down it did not show sign of weak
ness i'll any of its parts. Such is the
testimony of good bridge men who
have been in charge. My theory is,
that from some unknown cause the
second engine left the track as it
struck the bridge, went through its
deck aud carried the train with it. No
wood or iron bridge is prepared to
carry locomotive across it safely
when off the track,
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08
Judge David Davis on the Situation.

Justice Davis recently had CONVEX
sation with a friend on the polit-
cal situation, particularly its legal as
pect. and that conversation was re-
peated to a gentleman well known in
Washington, and perfectly reliable.
He states that in the conversation as
related to him, Judge Davis expressed
his qualification at having had an OPP
portunity TO escape serving on the
electoral commission, for he should
have been compelled to have decided
against his friends OH every legal
point involved, and there were reasons
why he wished to stand well with
Tilden. The Judge said that no court
which pretends to have respect for it.
self would ever decide that Congress
had the right to 60 behind the decision
of the returning boards, and in regard
to the Oregon case, as he understood
it, Grover had no authority to give
Cronin certificate, but should have
declared a vacancy. Justice DAVIS be-
lieves that the action of the Governors
of New Jersey, Missouri and North
Carolina were constitutional. The
Democrats who have been informed OF
Davis opinions congratulate them
selves that he was not selected a men,
Der of the commission.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08
Fire Insurance.


The past year has been fortunate
one for fire insurance companies. Tie
New York Insurance Chronicle gives
a fire record for 1876. 1t shows that
by 9.301 fires observed and reported
during 1876, the amount of property
destroyed was $73,775,S 800. OF this
sum the insurance companies had to
pay only S3S, 2S2, 100. Their receipts
for premiums were probably three
times that much. In 1875 the property
destroyed by fire amounted to $50, $685.
035, and the insurance companies had
to pay losses aggregating $43,632. 200.
The distribution of losses for 1876
were very evenly divided between va
rious States, according to population.
Thus the losses by fire in Missouri
were ST, $40, 800; insurance, $704, 600 ;
in Kansas, $50, 900; insurance, 1898, 800;
in Iowa, 81, asa 400; insurance, $685., 600;
in Nebraska, Sl32, 900. insurance, $780,
600 Unless some extraordinary dis
aster occurs, like the Chicago fire or
Boston fire, the losses seem to be pref
ty evenly divided, and the profits are
decidedly on tie part of the insurance
companies.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08
The SHINING Of beef from the Uni.

The shipping Of beef from the Uni
ted States to England, which was at
first merely tried as an experiment, has
turned out signal success. From the
latest Liverpool advices we learn that
the greatest success has attended the
opening by Mr.. Arthur Wright, of
commodious premises for the sale Of
American beef. The Liverpool but
cheers have been charging, within late
months, such extortionate prices that
the successful solution Of the problem
whether fresh beef could be carried in
good condition across the ocean will
prove the greatest boon to the needy
poor. The Allen, Guion, and other
lines are making specially of the
trade, the meat being kept at a tenn
perature never higher than Sc, and
never lower than 81 Fahrenheit, with
little, if any, loss. Many other Eng
fish towns besides Liverpool arc sup
piled in this way. Good judges have
declared the meat to be OK beef of the
primest quality. The prices range
from 9 lid a pound down to lid.
The Liverpool Albion goes the length
of asserting that American beef is rap
idly pushing the home article out OF
the market. The opening of this i'm
portant trade will probably give a
fresh impetus to stock raising in this
country.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08

An old resident of New Orleans
writes the Inter Ocean, describing
some of the annoyances and persecu-
tons incident TO maintaining the stat
us quo in that city. He tells how the
bogus Criminal Court, presided over
by Nichols appointee, conducts BUSH
ness. On one occasion a burglary
case was to be tried, and the special
police made a raid Oh the passers-by,
surrounded persons on the way to
take trains that were to leave in few
minutes, steamboat captains whose
boats were ready to leave the landing.
people who had just arrived in the
city en- route to hotels for dinner, and
hurried all without explanation into
the court room and held them as pris-
oners. They were informed in due
time that they were wanted to serve
on a jury. One Democrat who voted
for Nichols swore he was not of age,
and another that he was not citizen.
These were excused. A Republican
who respectfully questioned the legal
ity of the court was sentenced to for
ty-eight hours Imprisonment in the
parish prison. The prosecuting at
torney declined to go on with the case
and he was sentenced to forty-eight
hours in Jail. A successor was APP
pointed, and he declined to proceed.
He was also sentenced to imprison-
ment. Finally the trial proceeded, the
two lawyers purging themselves OF
cOntcmnt
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-02-08

tain equal values, it might become adj
visable to authorize or direct resump-
ton. | believe the time has come
when by simple act of legislation by
the legislative branch of the Govern
ment, this most desirable result can
be attained The actual excess of ex-
ports over imports for six months of
the present fiscal year, exclusive of
specie and bullion, amounts to ST. ,1S7,-
370.40, showing for the time being the
accumulation of specie and bullion in
the country amounting to more than
six millions dollars, i'll addition to the
National product of these metals for
the same period. The total increase
of gold and silver for the six months
is not far from sixty million dollars.
1t is very evident that unless this
great increase of precious metals can
be utilized at home in such way as
to make 1t in some manner remuner-
alive to holders it must seek foreign
market as surely as would any other
product of the soil or manufacture.
Amy legislation which will keep the
coin and bullion at home will, in nv
judgment, soon bring about practical
resumption, and will add the coin of
the country to the circulating medium
thus securing healthy imitation of a
sound currency to the great advantage
of every Legitimate business interest
| would suggest an acct authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
four per cent. bonds, with forty years
tip run before maturity, to BIO ex-
changed for legal tender notes when
ever presented in sums of $50, or any
multiple thereof. the whole amount of
such bond, however, not to exceed
$3.50, 000,0 900. To increase the home
demand for such bonds | would rec
ommend that they be available for de-
post in the United States treasury for
banking purposes under the various
provisions of the law relating to ma
tional banks. | would suggest further
that national banks be required to re-
tain certain per cent. of coin inter-
est received by them from bonds de-
posted with the treasury to secure
their circulation. | would also rec
ommend the report of the third sec
ton of the joint resolution for the is
sue of silver coin, approved July q,
1876, limiting subsidiary coin, and
fractional currency to $50,000,000.
am satisfied that if Congress will enact
some such law that will accomplish
what have suggested, they will give
relief to the country, instantaneous in
its effect, and for which they will re-
ceIve the gratitude of the whole
people.