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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-10-10
MO. 8.
Dug His Grave and Died.
ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE CASES
OF SUICIDE ON RECORD.

OF SUICIDE ON RECORD.
The Carmi Missouri) Times has
the following remarkable account Of
a suicide near that place:
"Again it becomes our duty to
chronicle a death by suicide, and in
this case the determination to com.
nit the deed seems to have been
stronger than in any case ever heard
of before. For long time Mr..
Elijah Brown, aged about sixty-five
years, living at Crooked Greek, has
not been in his right mind, and has
not only threatened suicide, but has
made three attempts to take his life
the last of which occurred last
Sunday night and ter minated in his
death. About a year ago he at
tempted to shoot himself, but was
prevented by'a bystander. Seven
months ago, when his son, James
R. Brown, suicided, the old man said
he intended to do the same thing at
the first opportunity. On Saturday
night last Mr.. Browns family sent
word to Mr.. David Harris to come
over, as Mr.. Brown intended killing
himself. Mr.. Harris went over and
found Brown digging a grave by the
side of that of his first wife, while
lighted candle sat on the side of the
grave and shotgun was laid near
by. Harris asked him what he in
tended doing, and he replied that he
was going to kill himself, that he
was digging his own grave and want.
ed to be buried just as he was found
in the grave, without any coffin;
asked Harris to do the shoveling In
of the dirt, and to tell every one that
he was in his>right mind. and that
all the world could not prevent his
killing himself; that no one was to
blame for the act but his own fam
lily. Harris stayed with him until
the candle burned out, when both
returned to the house. Brown at.
once got another candle, put some
fresh caps on his gun, and started
back to his digging. Harris then
went home, and Mrs. Brown went
out and watched the digging. The
grave was finished about eleven
o'clock that night. It is not known
whether he attempted to kill himself
with the gun that night or not,
although that was his first intention.
as be returned to the house shortly
after the grave was finished. Here
he fixed a string to his shotgun 80
as to discharge it himself, but for
some reason he gave that idea up.
Sunday he came to Carmi and pur-
chased drachm bottle Of morphine,
went home and carried some boards
out to his grave to cover his body
with, and then flushed up all his
preparations for death. About ten
o'clock that night he handed his
little grandson twenty-five cent
piece, and Immediately swallowed
two-thirds of the bottle of morphine.
He lived until 5:25 yesterday eve
ming, sleeping all the time. Brown
was in comfortable circumstances.
and appeared sound on every other
subject. For the last year or SO he
has quite frequently said that he
intended to kill HIMSELF
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-10-10
B UTCHERY

THE UNDERSIGNED HAS NOW
"A Butchers Stall in the Market
mouse, and will sell at current Casl,
rates BEEF, MUTTON, and PORK.
ne sollcits a share of the public's Gus
tom, promising to keep at all times the
best the market affords,
a.. s. PlNCUS, Agent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-10-10
Barney.
HOW DANIEL WEBSTER BROUGHT THE
QUAKER DELEGATION ROUND.

The veteran politician and soldier
General Shields, tells the following
story
"While I was in the Senate I saw
much of Webster both in and out OF
the Capitol. He met me one day
and said:-"Shields, I find I have
got into difficulty with some of my
constituents, some Quakers, who are
dissatisfied with my advocacy of a
certain measure, and they have sent
large delegation down here from
Massachusetts to make a protest.
have promised to meet them this
evening, and I would like to have
you there"
"Why, what can I do?''
'Your native blarney, Shields-it
may help me out of the trouble"
II laughed at the idea of blarney
efecting anything where Daniel
Webster's eloquence could not con-
vince, and / made that objection; but
he insisted and l promised to be on
hand. Evening came, and joined
Mr.. Webster at his rooms. Present
ly the delegation arrived and were
Fseated; a dozen or twenty of the
most solemn men / have ever seen,
all rigidly costumed in Quaker dress.
Without wasting any time the chair
man arose and addressed Mr.. Web
ster in set speech. He commented
severely on the Senator as to the
measure in question, setting forth
the bad effects which it might have
on their sect, expressing great sor-
row and surprise that Mr.. Webster
had been found supporting such a
bill, and concluded with vigorous
protest in writing which bore many
signatures. Webster listened atten.
lively, with unchanged countenance;
and when the spokesman had re-
sumed his seat he arose aud replied.
He spoke half an hour, and before
he concluded he grew as eloquent as
he was often hea-d. His defence was
simply that he deemed the measure
one demanded by the interests of the
whole country, although it might not
be specially adapted to the wants
and interests Of any sect, and after
clearly setting this forth he made
such an appeal to the delegation to
remember that they were Americans
as we'll as Quakers, that / was fairly
electrified. The effect produced by
his words on the delegation was as
tonishing. When he began they
were all seated; after he had spoken
ten minutes one after another rose
to his feet until they were all stand
ing; then they commenced to moved
toward him, and they had soon sur
rounded him in body. Before be
finished / saw the chairman take out
his petition and tear it to pieces, and
when he had finished some of them
we're shedding tears, and all were
grasping Webster's hands as fast a
they could get them. Friend Web
! ster,' cried the spokesman, "thee il
right, and we are wrong; we owe
thee an apology; we will say no more
about it; thee knows thy duty bette,
than We The next day 1 met Mr.
Webster, and with countenance O
perfect gravity he said: -"Wel
Shields how didn't we blarne,
those fellows niccIy?'- Philmlei
'pf,ia Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1877-10-10
SPECIAL TAX NOTICE

A. CCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS
n from the Police Jury of this Par
ish, am required to proceed forth with
70 the collection of all delinquent Par
ish taxes. This is to notify all delin-
quents that from and after this date
Will serve notices and make seizures of
property within ten days thereafter,
and will proceed to sell the same unless
the taxes are paid. THIS WILL Pos
IFlVELY BE DONE. No further de-
lay can be granted, as | am held res
ponsible for the collection,
Il. P. LUCKETT,
oept. 70, lS17-5t. Tax Collector.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
What Walter Riley Said When
He was Hung

He admitted that he killed Mr.. Gully,
and that he got the gun from one Hezzie
Jack, formerly a waiting boy of Judge
Chisolm, but that Hezzie did not know what
he intended doing with the gun; but after
ward he said HeZzie persuaded him to kill
Mr.. Gully. He said that Chisolm and Gil
mer had nothing to do with it, or if they did
ne did not know it. Said he got forty dol
lars out of Mr.. Gully's pocket and carried
his boots aud hat to Tennessee.-Meridian
Mercury.
The question suggests itself, how came
the body servant of Judge Chisolm to
prompt the killing of John w. Gully, and
who furnished him the weapon? Who
prompted Hezzie? Walter Riley took
the secret with him to the grave. The
rest is left to inference.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

Thompson. Jas W, Hillsborp. l52l
Taylor VIM 4 Caution Al To- ~s.
Terry, VIVA d., Lime Store. Iad9. 12f1, .0oAr
Tmttle, Geo. W and ]. 4. FiAniken housson
Tubb, Geo. L. Cotton Gin Port. 76Il.
WiIbanks, Jno., Good Hope, 1903, "a - d9sg
Woodward, Nathaniel, Lou sville, i4h8 f4z4
1889. Al 7441 A. 81.
Wood, A. NJ, WAhalak. 744l
Watson, Sam,1 MeNntt, 7449. -.
woodward, Geo. T. Louisville, tA-,) 1852, 1853
WalInm, II u. Sylacanga, Ala, tF..l 1910.
woodward. Csc. p, Philadelphia, Miss, 1884,
West Fsiieiana Railroad Company wOOdvillo,
1866.
Watts, David, Clinton, 1870.
Willougby, Rudolph, Columbia, 1916 1898, CAL
1893
Wilkinson, ]. B. HOmochitto, 1880.
Wilson, Jonathan, Monticello, 1882.
Watson, Jno. M Williamsburg. 1887.
Viii ley, Jno. NJ, Marietta, 7t72
Wright, ID. J. c., Louisville, 764O.
WellbOrn, Joel E., EIlisville, 1864.
LAMENTATIONS.
"a indicates contract on route under it was
annHlled.
"Ab" indicates route under it was abandoned
by contractor.
IF indicates failure to perform service.
IT" indicates contract was transferred.
Service was suspended on all routes in Mis-
sissippi, from May 3lst, 1861.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
Lowndes County senator.

Public sentiment in Lowndes points t
Capt w. w. HUMPHREYS as the success
sor of Northumberland Sims. Will
two such men as Barry, of Clay, ant
Humphries. of Lowndes, to represen
- eighteenth District, the people vii
80, a.. '.terests are safely guard
ed. The Independent So w. -.
lowing good and sufficient reasons
Capt HUMPHREYS should be elected:
Lowndes' next Scarborough. w. w.
HUMPHREYS known in the political world
as unanimous HUMPHREYS.
We want him elected,
body else.
He has worked for the party more than
anybody else.
Re ,qiH work for Lowndes more than any
body else.
As he has twice carried the county unan-
imouslg for the party, we expect the party
70 carry him unanimously to the Senate
We suppose he will have no opposition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
The Matthews silver Dollar Res
OlutfOm.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6-The following
is the text of the resolution introduced
in the Senate to-day by Mr.. Matthews,
relating to the public credit
Whereas, By an act entitled an act to
strengthen the public credit, approved
March Is, 1869, it was provided and declar.
ed that the faith of the United States was
thereby sOlemnly pledged to the payment
In coin or Its equivalent, of all interest
bearing obligations of the United States,
except in cases where the law authorizing
the issue of such obligations had expressly
provided that the same might be paid in
lawful money, or other currency than gold
or silver; and whereas all bonds of the
United States, authorized to be issued by
an act entitled an act to authorize the re-
funding of the national debt, approved
July IA, 1870, by the terms of said act were
declared to be redeemable i'm coin of the
present standard value, and bearing inter-
est, payable semi-annually in such coin;
and whereas all bonds of the United Stat es
authorized to be issued under the act en-
titled an act to provide for the re-
sum sI pti ton OF specie payments, APPROX
be OF the description of bonds of the
United States described in said act of
Congress, approved July IA, $50, entitled
an act authorizing the refunding of the
national debt; and whereas, at the date Of
the passage of said act of Congress, to-wit
the 14th of July, 1870, the coin of the Unit
ed States of standard value of that date in
cluded silver dollars of the weight OF 4I2%
grains each, as declared by the act approved
January Is, 1887, entitled San act sup le-
meRtary to an act entitled an act establish
ing mist and regulating the coinage OF
the United States to be a legal tender of
payment, according to their nominal
value, for any sum whatever" Therefore,
be it
Resolved. That all bonds Of the United
States issued, or authorized to be issued, or
under the said acts of Congress hereinbe-
fore recited, are pay fable, principal and in
terest, at the option OF the government of
the United States, in silver dollars contain
4l219 grains each of standard silver; and
that to restore to its coinage such silver
coins as legal tender in payment of said
bonds, principal and interest, is not a des-
ecration of the public faith, nor a desecra-
ton of the rights of the public creditors.
THE facts recited by Senator Matthews
in his financial resolution, fatty convicts
the assumptions of Mr.. Hayes in his mes
sage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
Nar. SEarIan'= Qualification for
the Supreme COurt Bench.

Mr.. R. NJ. Kelly, editor of the Louis
vile Commercial, the le.c,ding Radica
paper in Kentucky, makes the living
record Of the partizan services of Mr..
Hayes Supreme Court appOiutee. who
will have the rashness to say after this
exhibit, that he is not qualified for the
place, and that Democratic Senators are
not entitled to the thanks of their con.
stituencies for voting to confirm the nomi-
nation?
II II well known in this State thar Mr..
Harlan Ia the Presidential contests Of 1883
1917 and sS1b he voted for the Republican
capabilities aud. upon che stump In this and
other states. sustained the amendmenlss A.
paFfs % the Constitution to be enforced nv
Y. llt eessary leglslat ion. He has twice. in
ISL and 1870, been the Republican cantli-
Date tuf GoveFnar each time running Il T,r,,
platform which approved fire IN, e NJ.
1neuta. III speech published n 1871 Cen
Harlan taId that be was thoroughly ner-
eu4dkd that tie only mode By which die
9lmliln epnia l8befata itself from the c04
MleEa MM1 passion en- endered hY the war m
connection with the Insfifufions ~ slavery
#NN - pass fbe3e constitutional amend-
MeNlA. and pleee & beyond the power ofl
MHY NtAle ~ Interfere 8ftn Or diminish the
NHMaA@ nf 9A4 BaF u0M eM bodied lin KlAnNa
NM Misaes Nf3ans Harlan III not y SOUND
TN litiA fAefi there are none II fhfn sfafa
AHkII ~ services q the nafft
A Af E4Nalpt De orr 1afiMafNd
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

WAsHIEGToN.--The bill introduced in h
House by Mr.. Townsend, OF Illinois t0-d.r
to amend section 525S OF the Revised Sn.
utes, aud 70 res ulate commerce by RAILROAD
among the several States, proposes t0 ft
quire the railroads 60 receive and trHuaudf
freight cars OF other companies with0r
charging any greater rates than are chare.
Where the cars are the property OF Che f0.
over which they pass. The penalty 0f.
violation Of this act is forfeiture 81 thr
times the amount OF damages sustained BIZ
the aggrieved parties, to be paid 90 the a.
ter.
WAsHiNGTON. Mr.. Dibrelrs BIN Nh tr
incomes introduced IN the House to-du
provides for a tax Of three per cent. ON b.
amounts OF Income over $1,000 per anuum
NEW YORK "A large number or childrer
have heen abandoned lately. Yesterday Ht
dead body OF female child about day0I
was found wrapped Ia a fur cape in 'front.'
No. $50 Bayard street, and the remains 0fi
male child were found in an ash barrel r
front Of No. "a Clarkson street.
LOUIsvILLE The Workingnens ucka
was defeated very thoroughly to-day. onf
a few nominees receiving majOritles oye
the citizens candidates.
NAsHvILLE.-J0hn Tohn was run over b.
the train at Bridgeport, Alabama. ar DALI
past three o'clOck this morning. aud hf
head severed from his body.
NEW YoRK.-D. a. Baldwin. formefr
President OF the West Wisconsin llaIr0ai
hanged himself. An unsatisnctorv aerI.
ment with the company Is said b. Je 81.
cause.
BLooMvMLE. On. III. Garner. PrIncIrI
OF the High School Of this village. was .r
rested this morning, and after a DrelimiuaT
hearing before Mayor uOsstler, was b0un.
over 20 court on a charge Of assault with Do.
tent 20 commit rape on the person OF E.u
Keed, aged sixteen, pupil
the school Of which Garner r. lu-
perintendent. Miss Reed o. hgHE
connected, and upon the facts coming %
light, tile citizens were very Indignant. ADD
threats are being freely INDUCED Boo 0fa
coat OF tar, lined with a coat of feathers Oh
outside.
NORFOLK, VA.-Benjamin Godfrey, aged
nineteen, shot aud Instantly killed Miss M0-
lie e. Winingder, aged seventeen. GodrJ
then shot himself viii probably die
Cause Jealousy.
ATLANTA, GA.-Returns from the d.da.
ent sections Of the State indicate chat tH
new Constitution and homestead OF lsl
were adopted by 10 900 20 10000 majority,
Atlanta remains the capital by the sami
majority.
BALTIMORE. -Iu the Criminal C0ut
Judge Brown sentenced twelve railioal
rioters Of the 20th or July last, two of chen
10 eight months, one to three, and all lat
others 70 six months In the city jail
WAsHINGTON.-Mrs Belva A. LockWoo.
an attorney Of this city, made an drRumeN
to-day before the House Committee on Ja-
dietary, Advocating The passage of "a Dill aN.
thOrizlng women 20 practice as attorney
in the Supreme Court Of the United sla-a'
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

DISTINGUISHED VIsIToRs.-A special
train passed through Jackson on Friday
last, conveying a distinguished party Of
gentlemen and ladies from Illinois to New
Orleans. The party included Gov. CulIum,
DR.. Ackers, President of the Illinois Cen
trail; Col. Brien. Assistant General Mana
ger; Col. Mckinley, superintendent, Jno.
81. OberIy, Esq and others. The party re-
NAMED in-Jackson about one hour, aud
were welcomed at the depot by Gov. Stone,
Mayor MeGill, and other officials and eitI-
zcns. The party visited the colored school
in West jackson and seemed to be much
pleased with what they saw and heard.
They afterwards visited the capital.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12
AmEe- AleIlnm Eznil Neksiee 81 he


Through the attention Of Hon. II. p.
Money, The able and vigilant Represents
| tive from the Sd District. we are enabled
to print complete list Of the persons from
Mississippi, who we're engaged in the mail
service Of the United States at the time
the service was discontinued In 1861.
The list will be valuable to the parties
therein named, or their legal repre-
sentatives. Provision has been made by
Congress for the payment of the balances
due to said persons, provided that any
g such claims as have been paid by the
Confederate States government shall
{: not be paid again" The Second As
sistant Postmaster General has issued the
following rules for the guidance of per-
sons having claims for this service:
/. The application must be made to the
Second Assistant Postmaster General by
the contractor, il living, or by his executor
or administrator il the contractor be dead.
The appropriation is made to s'pay the
amount due to mail contractors" and not
their assigns. The application must show
the character and extent of the service, the
length of the route. and how much of it is
in each State, if it ran into or through more
States than one, and the periods for which
the claim is made. ANY evidence in writ
ing or print which the applicant may have
in regard to the contract must be exhibited
with the application.
2 The facts alleged in the application
must be verified by the testimony of at least
two credible disinterested witnesses, who
were POstmasters on the route, or at its ter
minal points, during the time tor which the
pay is claimed; but in case it is impossible
TO obtain such testimony-to be stated in the
application-then the fact may be verified
by the testimony of any other two disinter-
ested and credible witnesses who received
their mail matter at either of the terminal
points of the said routes on which the SER
vice was performed for which payment is
claimed. The application and statements OF
the witnesses must be made under oath, and
the credibility of the persons making the
oaths must be certified to by the persons be-
fore whom the oath is made. When the
oath is made before a Justice of the Peace
his official character and signature must be
certified to by the Clerk of Court of
Record of the county in which the Justice OF
the Peace resides.
Respectfully, etc,
THoS j BRADY,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

AN analysis of the vote in the House
on the resumption question, shows, as
the New York Times states, that the re-
peal is essentially a Democratic measure
one hundred and five Democrats voting
for it and only thirty against it, while
nty~eight Republicans voted for re-
peal and ninety against it. The South
cast II votes for, and 10 against it. The
West cast 48 votes for and 38 against re-
peal. The New England, the Middle
States, and the Pacific States, voted SOL
idlg against repeal, with the exception of
IS from Pennsylvania and l from Con-
necticut. In all the sections except the
South, the question will have tendency
to unsettle the condition of parties in the
Presidential election. 1t will imperil
the Democratic party in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, but it it is be-
lieved that the losses there will be COM
pensated by gains in the West. New
ertheless we hope the question will be
settled before that time. A bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

For the present the political complex
ion of the Senate will be thirty-nine Re-
publicans and thirty seven Democrats.
A change of one Republican to the Dem
ocratic side on any question will make the
Senate evenly divided, while change of
two Republicans will put it out of the
power of the Republican party in the
chamber to save itself on any question by
the casting vote of the Vice-President.
In 1879 the Democrats will have a ma
jority in body in which the Republicans
will have had supreme control for eigh-
teen years.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

THE article in The CLARION against
the calling of a Constitutional Conven-
ton, has met, as far as we have heard,
general approval. 1t is proper to state
that the same position had been taken
previously by several of our contempora-
ries, notably the Holly Springs South,
the Vicksburg Herald, the Vicksburg
Commercial, the Handsboro Democrat,
and the Brandon Republican. We are
sure the people do not want Convention
when they can accomplish the objects
sought to be attained without the i'm
mense outlay and trouble of Conven
ton, by the methods prescribed in the
Constitution.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

The opinion of the country is that the
Democratic Senators have made poor
use of. the vantage ground they have oc
cupied in the matter of controlling and
confirming Executive appointments. The
division among the Republicans has
profted the country nothing. Demo
cratic Senators are reported to have sub
ordinated important appointments to
their own petty personal preferences and
interests. In one case, it is rumored
that a Southern Senator was conciliated
to some of Hayes worst appointments
by relatives promotion over the
heads of seniors in the Marine Corps. 1t
is known that the unsuitable appoint
ment of John w. Harlan to the Supreme
Court Bench was violently opposed by a
sufficient number of Republican Sena-
tors to have prevented his confirmation,
but for the support it received from
Democratic Senators in their anxiety to
be cheek by jowl with the Republican
Administration. There could be no
other reason. There is no one who will
venture to say that the appointment was
fit to be made, and if so, it was not fit to
have been confirmed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-12

In executive session the other day SEN
tor Thurman commented with severity
upon renegade Democrats who accept
" ed Office from a Republican President
q whose election they opposed, and
g whose title every true Democrat could
g not help but believe was fraudulent.
g He should not vote to confirm such
/" Democrats AS rule, and would make
: Few exceptions in cases only when cir
;nstifed Democrats il 40
!" cumstances - -v-...,aa. 800 :,
" cepting Office" Mr.. soo.- 70
the same strain.
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Commissions for Pablo Omoerr

We have received the following cOmmu-
nication from the Secretary Of State which
explains itself:
OFFICE SECRETARY OF STATEl
JACKSON, MISS, Dec. 10, 1877.
EDITORS CLARION: Please be kind
enough to mention in the next issue Of
your paper, that the commissions for cOun-
ty officers elect, hoaters, and State Senators
representing more than one county, have
been forwarded by mail to the county seat
OF each county addressed to each officer
elect. The Registrars, in making returns
reflections to this Department, failed to
furnish the address. therefore adopt this
mode of conveying the information. re-
specially request other papers in the State
to notice, Respectfully,
JAMES HILL.