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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
The Election and Registration
LAW.

The rascally tricks which have been
played by the Radical spoilsmen in Louisi-
ana, South Carolina and Florida, the only
Southern States from which they have not
been expelled from Office, will furnish
warning to the Democrats of Mississippi
to be constantly ON their guard to prevent
their restoration to power in this State.
The serpent, we think, is killed, but it
may be only scotched. We must be
prepared to strike wherever it shows its
head. The best weapon that can be
used, is the policy of prudence, modera-
ton, Just dealing and frmness which was
inaugurated by the Legislature at It's first
session. A great deal depends upon
that body; and the manner in which it
discharged its vast responsibilities at the
first meeting, justi6es the confidence we
repose in the future wisdom of its course.
If the Democratic majority in the pres
ent Congress had displayed the states
manship that has characterized the
proceedings of the Democratic Legisla-
lures of Mississippi, Alabama and the
other reclaimed Southern States, the sue
cess of the Presidential nominee of theil
party would not have been imperilled by
the villainies Of returning boards in the
States which are yet in the wilderness Of
Radical bondage.
The election and registration laws
should be closely scanned. They were
passed in haste at the close of a long
session of the Legislature, when the
members, having performed Herculear
labors, were eager to adjourn; and it i
not improbable that they contain imper
: fections which were revealed by the ties
2 to which they were pnt during the late
canvass. Nothing must be left undon'
r to prevent fraud and secure ga fai
count" The purity Of the ballot box
must be preserved. 1t is the fountain
head of our Republican system. If it
source is impure its emanations will b
corrupt. There is wisdom in the OLE
! saying, "make hay while the SUI
i. Shines" Let the Democracy, while the
are in possession of the State govern
ment, make every needful preparation
for holding "the fort" The storm ma,
S rage without, but if we have SCUM
r and capable local government within, W
e can afford to look calmly on the seen
y and let it howl
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zEE.. H.. r. Griffin.

IT speaks well for the efficiency of the
Democratic organization in the Seashore
counties that DR.. Z. T. Griffin was, on
the 23d ult., elected to the Legislature
by a majority of upwards of 800, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Mclnnis, the late member. DIR. Griffi n
is a native of the Piney Woods region,
Perry county-a son of Mr.. William
Griffin, one of the pioneers of our State.
He is graduate of the Mississippi
University at Oxford, and is one of the
largest mill proprietors and most enter
prising citizens of the Seashore region,
whose interests could not be entrusted to
better hands.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

A FEARFUL Snow STORM. have
had, what is unusual in this climate, q
fearful snow storm and if the theory OF
our favorite correspondent, Williams
Mr.. Jones, is correct, that the physical
world is in sympathy with the moral
world and that the causes that upset
the affairs of the one, seriously
effect the other, we may assume that
the times are out of joint, that the vii.
famous returning boards and threatened
Radical usurpation have played the deuce
generally, and that the country is on the
edge of tremendous events. 1t is not in
the South alone that natures machinery
is working crooked. From every point
OF the compass, we read of fearful storms
and tempests, CONGREGATIONS and disasters,
foreboding the approach Of some terrible
national catastrophe and horrible things
generally. The snow-storm here. COM
menced late Sunday evening and the New
Year was born amid the wailing and
bowling of the elements as if nature was
stricken with suffering and sorrow over
the birth.
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new Orleans, jackson &c Great
Northern g. e.

The following circular confirms the
prevailing impression that in short
time the above line viii be entirely under
the control of the Illinois Central:
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Isl, 1877.
All my functions as Receiver of the New
Orleans. ST. Louis d Chicago Railroad hay-
ing terminated on the 3lst day of December,
1876. the New Orleans, Jackson q Great
Northern Railroad embracing that portion
of the line between New Orleans and Can
ton. Miss. and also the Kosciu-ko branci)
under a decree of the United States Circuit
Court for the District Of Louisiana, is this
day placed in my possession as trustee
pending its sale, as decreed.
L have appointed J. C. Clarke Second
Vice President, Illinois Central Rail-
road Company my Agent and attorney,
to manage and operate the property. aoth
full po,cer and authority in the premises. All
officers, agents and employees will obey his
orders as fully as il issued by me in person
j. B. ALEXANDER, Trustee.
In addition to the foregoing, We find
the following in the N. 0. Picayune
We are pie ased to see that Mr. jas. u
Clark, the general manager of the Illinois
Central Railroad, has been appointed by the
| trustees their general agent, aud will, on
January LIST, take charge of the New Or
leans. st. Louis aud Chicago line. Mr.
Clark is a Marylander, and a man of great
energy and vast experience in railroad
management having commenced his rail-
road life on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
read the old pioneer line, when railroadine
was in its infancy.
The org IMITATION of the Great jackson
Route will remain as it is, an Independent
organization, running in the interest Of
New Orleans, and in connection with the
Illinois Central Railroad, forming great
trunk line between the lakes and tle gull
Several hundred new ears have been pro-
vided to facilitate the prompt handling o
freight, and everything will be done that il
needed to make the line one of the finest il
the country.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
The Aatstzra Murder.

The report now is that Manning,
sheriff of Tunica, has confessed that he
murdered Harvey, and says that he can
prove that he was fully justltiabIe in the
act. Furthermore that his accomplices
are innocent Of any evil intent, they
having acted by his instigation. This is
most improbable and absurd story. Of
course it would be fine thing for his
partners in guilt to be released and to
have them in turn swear him out of
the clutches of the law. Suppose they
did act at "his request does that acquit
them of criminality? Does that justify
him in aiding to entice an unconscious
man into the darkness of night in a
strange place in order that he might be
slaughtered? If his own act can be
shown to 'be fully justified (and we ad-
NIT that there are wrongs which men
have right to avenge with their own
hands without trusting to the laws
delay why did he not assail his victim
in open day before the eyes of the world?
Why did he play the assassin and perpe-
trate it under the cover of night? Tnat
is not the way men perform acts that
can be Justified. As we before re
marked, the annals of crime do not re-
cord more cowardly and shocking
crime, and if the facts are as now report
ed, the perpetrators will not escape pun
ishment if law is not mockery and a
farce.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

THERE is but putrid "reminiscences of
the once blooming carpet bag element in
the United States Senate; but what there
is of it, is terribly stirred up by the report
that Hayes has sent word to the South
ern Democrats, that he is in sympathy
with their desire to control their own
States and that he will recognize them
in his Administration if they will acqui-
esce in his installation.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
HOUSE-FIRST DAY.

TUESDAY, January 2, 1877.
Speaker Street in the Chair. Prayer py
Rev. G.. B Galloway.
PREsENT-Messrs Brown, Causey, Clif-
ton, Cochran. Fairly, Gibson, Harper, Ja-
gers, Jarnigan. Jayne, Johns. Miller NC
Cornick, McNair, McLaurin. of Jasper
McWhorrer. Nelson. Overton, Pennington
Pound, Rowan, Sanderlin, Saunders, Tison
Trice, Tucker, Watkins, 4ellowley ano
Mr. Speaker.-29.
Mr.. Govan, Clerk, being absent Mr.. Z. A
Brougher was appointed Clerk. pro tenn.
Up1n motion of Mr.. Mccormick, Mr.. T.
T. Grifin. of Harrison and Jackson, pre-
seutcd his credentials and was sworn In
Mr.. Griffin was elected to fill the VACANCY
cau-ed by the death of Hon J. NJ. Mclnnis
Upon motion OF Mr.. TisoD, there being ne
quorum present, the House adjourned.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

HE number Of immigrants who
arrived in New York during the
month of November was 4457. Of
whom 1866 were females. Of the arri.
walls, 853 were from England. 673 from
Ireland, l69 from Scotland, 1887 from
Germany, 2l9 from Austria, 152 from
France, l87 from Sweden and Norway
49, from Italy, Ito from Switzerland
25s from Russia, 80 from Poland and %
from Hungary.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

WHEN Congress inquired of the Presi-
dent why troops were sent to Petersburg,
Virginia, on election day, as menace
to the voters, he transmitted letter from
Gen. Sherman. stating that ga gentle
man had given information at the war
Office that breach of the peace was
apprehended. Taking this case as a
precedent hereafter, if Radical rule
continues, nothing will be required to
secure the, interference of troops in
Southern State affairs except elm
formation from some gentleman .
who has. selfish interest or malicious
motive to subserve. When there was a
constitution to be obeyed, it prescribed
that the United States should EMPLOY its
troops in the affairs of a State only TO
protect it from INVASION" or ON the
application of the Legislature Cor the
Governor, if the Legislature could not
be convened) from domestic violence. !"
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
The GOVERNOR Messa &c.
The Governors Message, to which we

Ihe GOvernOr message, I'd WHICH, We
invite the attention of every person who
desires to be informed o: the condit..I,-
of the State, is practical, statcsmaniike
paper Its statements in reference to
her financial condition, is ia the highest
degree satisfactory; and furnishes the
best evidence that can be given of the
wisdom OF the people in reforming their
State administration. The dlsburse-
ments for 1876, were in round numbers,
$547 900; and showed decrease from
the wear 1875 (under Radical rule) of
$3.50, 900. In all the branches Of the
public service there has been a marked
decrease of expenditures since the com
mencement of Democratic rule; and we
may add, that the difference has been
even greater still in the capacity and
honesty of the agents to whom it has
been intrusted. Ignorance has given
place to competency, and dishonesty to
integrity. The consequence of these
reforms is a marked appreciation in the
paper of the State and for the first time
since reconstruction Auditors warrants
are equivalent to greenbacks.
People at distance who listened to
the lie invented by the dscomftted
spoilsmen, that the public schools had
been destroyed in Mississippi by the
Democratic Legislature, and that the
facilities of education had been denied to
colored children particularly, will be
amazed to learn from the Message that
school privileges are extended to all the
children of the State, and that 166, 204
children have availed themselves of these
privileges the past year, and that of this
number 80, 176 are colored children,
whose parents, by the way, from inabili-
ty and other causes, pay but small part
of the taxes by which the system is
maintained.
The Governor makes several important
recommendations, which we have nc
doubt will engage the attention of the
Legislature. One is a revision of the
election and registration laws. Con thi;
subject, we have submitted some observa
tions of our own, which will be found il
another column Another is an amend
ment to the Revenue law, securing be
You'd possibility of misconstruction the
right of redemption to pessons whose
lands are sold for non-payment of taxes
The School law requires amendment il
several essential features. Alsolegisatioi
to secure payment into the Treasury O.
moneys collected on account of fines ant
forfeitures. The Governor also points
out the necessity of legislation in regard
to the vast quantities of lands held by tn,
State for non-payment of taxes.
On the whole, the exhibit made by BIZ
Excellency of the States progress ant
condition under the present regime il
highly gratifying, and his recommends
tons are worthy of careful consideration
and, in the main, of adoption.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
South GOPOI;na.

COLUMBIA, >. G. Jan. Gov. Honr,
has issued an address calling upon al I'M
ful, law-abiding, loyal citizens who js,
to maintain the Government OF their c.a
TO come forward and promptly pay tenn
cent, amount OF taxes paid By them
year. Gov. Hampton says it is for then
pie of South Carolina now to Geer,
whether they will support the governs
they have installed, or an attempted BUr
ton which is only upheld by the bayOns
of Federal troops. am but a reprsga
tive of the people of this State, ana lOas
decision shall bow with profound resp,
AS long as they choose TO supper. mel
their duly elected Governor, shall Eai
tain that position, and Unsupported Gaa
| feel safe lii assuring them that theirtg
will soon be firmly established 1dt,
recognized.
New ORLEANS, Jan. , --l2 p m,-SA
ton unchanged. Everything quiet. x
islatures constituted as follows "
House and Senate, eight Senator; bon,
over and eleven returned by board. n.
--6S mem bers returned BY Board, y.
whom the Democrats claim were mol a.
ed st. Patrick's Hall--Senate, none A'
ing over; eight returned by board a1 =
who were counted out but claim wtIea-
ed. House, forty returned by 0oli4
twenty-five who claim were eIeca I
counted out by board TeleglaPhl' ="
munication still badly interrupted
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

The wide-awake, able and enterprisine
VIcKsBuRG HERALD will be represented
in. this city during the session of the
Legislature by Mr.. Sullivan, of that
paper, who will make faithful record
of the proceedings of that body and of
events at the Capital. We commend
him to the kind attention of the mem
bers.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

CLEVELAND, Jan. 2.-dhe o,e brOus
disaster at Astabula, who "o oil doiDg
this city to be cared for. ato them srs y
and the injuries of most Oh ad '''
serious as was first suppOSeu' moe
New YORK, Jan. 2.-Ih ee'c, Ure Cos.,
Judge Westbrook, in the ou kaye stPgsss
day, that the prosecution a " 10 ~ ~
not to arrest Peter b. anrtend w.
came over from Paris ana ana, for for ssls1,
of civil action against mn rraphed ~
lion dollars, and he has teleS beiag 10 y
will attend. Mr.. sweeney enc, y.a Ss't tie -
health and season incien0'
adjourned.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
HOUSE-SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. 2.

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3.
House met pursuant to adjournment
Speaker street In the Chair; the following
members answered to roll call !: 80
PREsENT-Messrs. Aldrich. Bailey. Raker
E BEN; Bel, Boya. Bridges, Brown. Byrd. OF
franklin, Byrd Of Lawrence. Carter ~
Holmes, Gausey Grassland, Clay, Clifton.
EEocnran, Dear Drake, Edwards Fairly.
ra,.a rioyd, Gay den, Gibson ellis,
Hogan Horton, Jagers, Jarnigap. JAYNE
Johns, johnson of Winston, Jones IF Hin ds
Jones OF issaqnena, Leigh Massingiil. Mi.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

To THE PRESS. the numerous
Mississippi exchanges that have kindly
mentioned our Daily enterprise, our es
pecial acknowledgements are due. If
any of these should be accidentally left
off of our exchange list, on notification OF
the fact we will promptly supply the
omission.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

THE appointment of Senator Conk-
ling in the place of Senator Logan on
the Joint committee appointed to report
a plan for counting the electoral vote, is
regarded with favor by those who desire
a satisfactory termination of its labors,
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
,s,g,e Daily Cinrioa

y,ll annear every morning monday eA-
cspted) during the session of the Leg'sia-
rnrc. ana will contsin the latest news from
every quarter. One dollar per noh'n' VI
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orders at once, az we cannot undertake 10
supply back numbers.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
sENaTE-FIRST DAY.

TUESDAY, January 2, 1877
Mr.. Sims, President pro TEN, in the Chalr'
PepsESr-Messrs Barry, Furfong, Catch
irgs' McIaskill Johnston, Reynolds, ohlr-
ley. Stewart and Thornton-lO
There bel g no quorum, the oenale an
iourned until 10 o'c.ock to- morrow.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

Hon. E. 0. SToDARD, former Repub-
lican member of Congress from 81. Louis,
and leading Republican in Missouri,
says openly that Mr.. Tilden twas fairly
elected and ought to be inaugurated."
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

DURING the session Of the Legislature,
the Kinds County Gazette, of which
Representative G. w. Harper is the
senior editor, will be in charge of the
associate editor, S. d. Harper, Esq,
who is fully competent to keep the paper
at its high standard.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
SENATE-SECOND DAY.
"Wednesday. January 81. 1877.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment
President Sims in the Chair; roll called:
PRESENT -Messrs. Allen, Barry, Car
ter, Catchings, Fewell. FitzGerald, Fur
long, Hooker, .jonstoa, McCaskill, Reynolds,
Shirley. Stewart, Thompson--l5.
ABsENw--l!nssrs. Albright, Callicott,
Chalmers. Everett Foote, Gray, Griffin.
Mcneil. Mendenhall. Nets, Morgan, Old
ham, Pratt. Smith, Taylor, Terry, Thorn
ton, futile, White-l9.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

Mr.. w. j. l.. HOLLAND, OF HOLLY
Springs, has been appointed reading
clerk: vice Gen. Kinloch Falconer who
is Private Secretary to the Governor.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

In a reported interview on the 10Th,
the President said that che should
promptly recognize whoever should be
-" declared his successor. With this his
political feeling would have nothing to
"do." The Constitution does not author
ize him, any more that any other man
who is private citizen at the time, to
recognize" his successor. Under that
instrument, when the robes of Office fall
from him, he will have no more authority
in connection with the installation of the
new President, nor any more right to
command the Army and Navy than
plain Mr.. Jones, Mr. Brown or Mr.
ANYBODY Else.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

GOODBYE Gray. Step up Mr.. Par
sons, of Adams, and explain all about
the Smith pardon-ycur case Is the
special order.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

DURING the French revolution, Venus
was adopted as a patroness, and her
impious rites were set up in place of the
worship of the Most High. In the pres
sent times, the Radical leaders have SET
up as their guardian Saint Eliza
Pinkston, negress who has been proven
to be vile prostitute, perjurer, viragc
and child and husband murderer.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

THE two Louisiana Legislatures will
meet to-day, and the scenes of the last
four years in that misruled State, will be
repeated. It all results from the attempt
of the political adventures to keep pos
session of the State governmental defiance
of the popular verdict against them.
Take away the Federal bayonets, and
their power would not exist for day.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04


A NOTORIOUS negro, one Thomas w. Car
dOzO, eXSuperintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton (Heaven save the mark y in Mississippi
pi, made his appearance in the city last
Sunday, at respectable church, soliciting
aid for the public schools of Mississippi.
pretending that the Dem ocratic Legislature
had refused appropriations for those schools.
This CardoZO is now under indictment for
official frauds, and other oflenses, and fled
the State on that account. And now Mr.
Rutherford B. Hayes sends him with SUBJ
Scription list TO practice on the charity OF
the people at the North IN. Y. World.
Let him bleed them we'll. Our Gov
ernor's Message, in which it is shown
that 10000 and upwards of colored
children are enjoying the privileges of
public schools in this State, supported
by taxation, is the best answer that can
be given to the vile impostor. Cardozo
is VIGOROUSLY a thief, embezzler and
forger, and if Northern people are deter
mined to be humbugged by him and his
kind, in order to give countenance to the
falsehoods that are put in circulation
concerning the South, she can stand it,
if they can.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

THE lightning has struck again. Sen
ator GRAY, shining Radical light and
Ames' Brigadier General was the victim
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

Hon. HERNANDo D. MONEY, of this
State. has been elected by the regents OF
the National Institution for the Blind,
located at Washington City, Vice Presl'
dent of the Institution for the present
wear
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04
LATE TELEGRAMS
The --latest from FIOr;d,
Carolina "a nd LOuiIon.
The Recent Railroad Di,a,..

TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 3.-The So,.
Court met yesterday, but did not co S'-
the paper filed by the Board of Cam ms
on the 9th nit. as such an ap,wp, y \
premptory writ, as the Court copli ,,,''
was returned 10 the Secretary of S,,s
properly belonging to the file of that
a1d the Court ordered the Board 10 ,,,,.
by four O'Clock, to the plain lancp"'
what, by canvassing the votes lorGoy''
and emitting in their return any yois, !.
for any other office as the rights Of p,-
Dental electors and members of Cong,
were not matters before the Court 4
Board made return at o'clock when "a,
sci for relat0r asked, and was granted \
til To day to examine the return, and b
Court adjourned.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-04

ii 80 A. NJ.
a Committee Of the Sens,oD
the senate was organized and M Ported
business. "nu feaiy N
BY Mr.. Baker: For ioiptoo
wait upon the Governor and ',lnitts ;.
that the Legislature was orr. lGtorn NJ
adopted. House CommitteenITMsoulle "a
Clifton and Tison. @esSr. AI.
By Mr.. Trice: H B. To exts,,
OF paying taxes In Monroe oIS hsHs,
counties; Mr., Brown moved q onG NOM.
Mr.. Miller to add C0plah: NJ. 'I !, IuSs
refer To special committee =, hsrpe \
Guthrie to refer TO Committec W nVe; Y
Means; Mr.. Jones to tabls. vi T Wsuri
to refer lost. and the bill went 'V ~ No.,'
commite of five--Messrs. Hsr~U,4 ,lsI
GuytOn. johnson of Winston aPp gE Htb
Leave of absence was gray. IN How,
Hudson, Erwin, Lester, Blount and 5I;'sa
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Mr.. Falconer, Governors ps,..
tary. appeared at the bar Of rho T Tl Sen
submitted the message which nVuS 4.
(See message elsewhere in this issnSr IA
Mr.. Harper moved that lOOO co9;'
message be printed; Mr. Rogs,,p.'gS0 d
by 1000 copies; Mr.. Miller - " aoe.
5000: lost; Mr.. Guthrie TO stri iS alIe
and insert $500; tabled: Mr. Tyui0
Kinds to print 800 copies tabled NJ GVI r,
to print 5000 copies carried; and r I,o ".
ton as amended was adopted. -" ''@