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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

Col. NJ. b. HILLYARD, Of Pike coun-
ty. was elected by the Legislature, yes
terday, Commissioner of immigration
and Agriculture.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

A DOG law is a terror to Legislators in
more states than one. Last winter the
Arkansas Legislature passed an act en-
titled, "an act to encourage sheep
raising" which imposed a tax on dogs.
1t became known as the dog law, and
the House has passed an act to repeal it
by vote of rs to 5.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

IT is said that the Chief Justice o' ~.
Supreme Court Of the United States .
selected by the four Associate J''5
who are on the Electoral Commission !,
serve in that capacity, will decline "
duties Of his ogios are in5ioial. not poli'I.
cal. It is to be hoped that tho o'u .l.
members will take the same view OF ""
subject.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

HoN. b. +. JONAS is running ahead
for u. S. Senate in the Legitimate Legis-
lature of Louisiana. The Democrats Of
our sister State could not elect better
man.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

MASSACHUSETTS retires Boutwell, after
his investigating labors in Mississippi.
Served him right.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

II is said that an unnaturallzed Hayes
elector has certainly been found in Min
nesota. They are investigating him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

TIE Arkansas Legislature has done
patriotic service in electing Hon. A II.
Garland to the L. S. Senate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

SINCE the colored people have become
independent voters, it is not in order TO
estimate the Radical vote by their mum
bers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

The MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION
will be seen that the testifiers are stlll
busily plying their trade.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

SPEAKER RANDALL is opposed to
the conference plan. So is Judge Black.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24
Fire and birthstone.

Our Kinds county readers doubtless
have remembrance of colored politi-
clan named William johnson, who fgur-
ed variously as member of the Legisla-
ture, public school teacher and general
manager Of the Radical organization in
the Raymond district in the days of its
power. 1t seems that i disgust came
over him after the election in 1875, and
that he left the State with other discard
ed office holders, and entered the service
of Beast Butler. Recently he wrote
letter which the Kinds County Gazette
has brought to light, showing his tender
regard for our people. 1t is as follows
WAsHINGToN, D. c., Nov. 81, 1876.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

S.B. No.3tS. To appor,iou rcpnsana..
among the several counties wa- taAeaua
NIr. street offered q substitute t1lh. ".
tire bill, which provided in tac '.r.
that every county should have 80 Ic.. a.
Representative. The first section wa'I...-
yeas 3i--Mes,rs Buchanan, Bradford. 'a.
Inns, Donald, ellis. Ggaar Graham. IW.
field, Hemingway, IIemphIh IluHt JoaH +.
Yalobnsha, Landrm, Mckenzie, N."
Mitchell, of Poutotoc PHlIIps f.W
Sessions, street and Wdsrr. OF 7mO
al the Democrats present, and A0
Catching, Everett, Harrison, L1ngo~. I.'
cas-, Manson, Nabcr-, Hoaua ot Pike W..
son, Wood aui Neoman-uay. 5l aI T..
publicans.
The 81 or Senatorial section of Mr7.'
substitute was also lust-ycas sd. aI ..
Democrats for the section, with .om. N.
publicans; nays 80, a.I Che i''pn1...aa"-
HI, 1871, pages 1910 and l9i2
TIE bin passrl--veJ- IS, aI t"''
black liners; nays 30. aii Jha D.n.
present and Rcpub.ia.u-.-lI. lr '..
pages 1922,
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DEAR

| have just received one letter
from Mr. Snte,l and none from Stewart Let
the Democrats blow aad bray at mc-howl
alter me like d pack OF dogs sitting on Il hill
having the moon. | certainly VIII not be
injured by their vain threats aud denuncia-
tons. did much by showing up on 8Ifssis-
sippi Devils, to secure the election OF Gen
B. +. Butler. You can imagine how
skinned those He'll hounds. in this free
christian country, where | could do so with
out fear, and in the presence of thousands OF
intelligent and applauding ci:ize ms. | dip
ped my tongue in sulphur and painted them
with horns, tails and scales. and made them
look as mean, hellish and Odious as YOU
know them really to be. >
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

WEDNESDAY; JANUARY "a, 1877
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

Official Journal of the City of Jackson
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-01-24

icial Journal Of the State of Mississippi.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

much in detail. but not greatly in underlying
facts They were all started on the high
pressure system. and spent too much money
at the beginning, il not afterward. The
malodOrous Continental Life Insurance Com
pany was an Outgrowth from the North Amer
lea; their ways of doing business were in
many respects alike; both paid too dear
for their whistle. The other concerns were
shorter-lived and never made so great show
of prosperity, their business being on much
smaller scale. he action of the State Super
ntendent, in forcing these companies into re-
ceiyers' hands, deals another blow at the ANAL
gamaton process. A few years ago reinsurance
was regarded as the great panacea for sick
insurance companies; now it seems to be re-
garded as little worse than their dissolution.
Perhaps the new view is correct as to this choice
of evils but are these the only alternatives III
reinsurance is carried out as it usually has
been, the policy holders get a document in
another concern that may or may not be OF
some value. 1t is always of less value than
what they originally barganed for or were
led to expect. The reinsuring company is gem
orally hurt more than it is benefited by the
process. The officers and agents of both the
companies usually cOntriye to make money
out of the transaction. When a concern goes
into the hands of a receiver, the settlements
are long and tedious. By some inscrutable
alchemy the assets boil down to very small
capm mortum. The only people who are sure
of their returns in cash are then the receiver
and the lawyers.
The North America performance illustrates
the result where an attempt was made to steer
between these rocks. 1t might be naturally
supposed that when the assets of a company
are only technically impaired it can recover
itself after Withdrawing from active business.
As its investments will yield much more
than the AZ per cent interest OF the
State standard, and its deaths cannot ac-
crue faster than the rates of mortality pro-
vide, this seems at first sight sound
conclusion. But the actual result is widely
different Whenever a company gets into bad
repute, the holders of policies upon healthy
lives begin to drop out of it, because they
can obtain insurance elsewhere; the roll OF
lapscd policies increases with strange ra-
pi,lity eventually the company is left
with policies only on impaired lives
and after that the death claims come upon 1t
at frightful rate. There is no actuary who
can even guess at the figures which two or three
years of such proceedings may develop. The only
way to stop this ruin is to restore confidence in
the company. There have been instances where
that has been effected by liberal pecniary assist
ance and by the support of strong names in
the management As some Of the expert
ments OF that soit have succeeded while
others have failed, there is now plenty
of light on the subject 1t is quite time
that it should be thoroughly consid
cred. Recommendation as to the best course
10 ba pursued with life insurance company
in trouble might at all events be- put forth
with proprety by the Insurance Department
in the forthcoming annual report.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

evolve Republican majorities out OF the CON
Calculated returns" of Democratic districts
with the and of penknife and piece OF rup-
ber None of the rival Governors can show
clear title. None of the rival Legislatures was
elected without fraud or organized WITHOUT
violence Whichever way the President may
turn he will find his road Obstructed, ana ne
can give his sanction neither to Nichols nor
to Packard, neither to Chamberlain nor 10
Hampton, without seeming to put the Govern
ment stamp upon an outrage.
This difficulty was understood by the COM
mittees which attempted to untapgle the LOUIS
lana complications two years ago and with an
honest desire, as we believe, 10 90 exact JUS
tice in the case, they could suggest no better
plan than the Wheeler compromise. Mr. Sfah-
lev Matthews believes that "A somewhat similar
compromise is the best solution of the trouble
now. and we are inclined to agree with him.
Only il must be a complete accommodation.
Whatever understanding is reached at Coiuhi-
bia and New-Orleans must be ratified by the
action of the Senate on the credentials or the
claimants of seats and then it must stand Tor
all time as the final Judgment OF the United
States. We have confidence enough In the
patriotism and reasonable temper of the South
TO believe that commission such as Presldeht
Uayes proposes, with VicePresident Wheeler
at IFS head, would be cordially received III
l. Louisiana and South Carolina, and we are con-
fdent that it might devise an equitable plah
al
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
5n0ef TO Advertisements.

AMusKnpNrs-3d ooGe--5th and 9th Columns.
BOARr AND ROoas-3d PGde-lth coumn
BUSINESS CHANCRs-7h Pdqe-6th column.
CORPORATION NOTICES-Sf P0Qc-3d column.
DANCING ACADENIEs-6MF FdGe-3d column.
DRY GOODS-3G IGOs-4th column
fIsANCIAI-7h fd0c--6th c0lunn.
FINE ARTs-3d PGgc-6th column.
FURNITURE 81 FQJr-JtE cOluBib.
HELP WANTEp-3d TdGc-6th column.
HORSES, CAERIAGES Nc.-1tt IG0e-6th colunn
HOUSES AND FARMS " MANrED-6h Pd0c-5th column
HOTELS--3 30 PdGe-s:h cO.uTDh
Ice CREAM-6M Pdge-6tn column.
INsrHrCIIOs- 6M IdGs-2d and Sd columns.
LECTURES AND MTETINGS-N Pdqe-6th column
LEGAL SOTICEs-ad PdOe-4th column
N ARBIK AND SLATE MANTELs-}d PGge-4th column
MARRIAGES ASD DEArIIs-5M Pd0e-Gtn column .,
hIsCELLAsRoUs-3d Pdgs-3d column; Sh Fage-oth
and 9th columns.
MUSICAL INsTRUMENTs-3d PdGc-6th column.
NEW PUBLICATIONS s--6fh PdDc-2d column.
PRoPOSALS-3d Pdgc-3l column 49,
RAJ ESTATE FOE SALE-CITY-6M Pdge-ith column
BRooKIYN--6M PG1e-ith column: COUSTRY-6h rae
-1th and 9th columns AUCTION SALEs-GM Idge-0tn
column.
srFcIAI SoTICRs-5M PGGe-6th column
SITUATIJNs WANTED MALEs-3d PAGE 4th column; fh-
MAIEs-:jd PdTe-5th ana 9th columns
tIEAnBoATr AND RAILROADS 6h Pdge-6th colalnu'
STEAMERS, OCEAN 9th PQ0e-3d ana 4tn cOiuIhs'
iEACHERs- 9Th P1Q'-3d column. 49, ,
To LET- CITY PEOPERTY-6h PG0e-5th coluDln
BRoOKLYs-6h Page-5th column; CoUhrRf-O" rage
18th column.
WINTER REsoRrs-3d Pdoe-4th column
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Those rate prophets who vowed that the country
would never see another arbitration like the Elec-
toral Commission respectfully requested to orevse
their predictions. There is to be just such another
tribunal for the settlement of dispute no less inn
portant in the eyes of several people. II has been
created by a non-partsan vote Of the Brooklyn
Board of Aldermen, which adopts this method of
getting President. This luxury it has been de-
barred now for more than two months by the fierce
ambition Of Donovan, who always votes for
himself and "ties" the Board. But Donovan
is to be counted out Each party is to choose
seven representatives, these fourteen are to choose
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Civil Service Reform has actually begun at
Washington, and begun, as most great changes
do. noisclessly. Both in the brief speeches oI
the new Secretaries on taking Office and III
the proceedings of the first Cabinet meeting
the principe that removals shall not be made
without cause nor appointments without ht-
ness. is clearly made known. Mr.. EvaIts and
Mr.. Schurz are at work framing a set OF
rules governing northumberland for use
this time. not for shown which the Con
gressmans monopoly of appointments viii be
formally and distinctly annulled. Mr.. Schuz,
in his remarks to his new subordlnateS, plainly
intimated that their terms of office were likely,
with good behavior, to be longer than ms.
Mr.. Key told a .clamOrous applicant for olhce
that only the amy or the President
could remove a postmaster against whom
no charges of ineilicicncy had been made.
Verify there is another spirit abroad iii The
air OF Washington, and it is infectious. 1t j.
easy, after all, to do right, and the promptnr>S
with which the President is seconded III his
efforts for reform by those about him. and Tie
unanimous approval which the country accOrd-,
show that 1t was only the first step Wh,cA
needed courage. President Hayes has started
hravely and we'll and the rest Of his way ought
to ne easy, the politicians to the contrary not
wifhstaudiup
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

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New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
Nsau'Uork D,ailu Gribno'e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1877.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoRrIGY-In France, NJ. Dupuy de LONE was
slected Senator by coalition of OrleanistS, Bona
oartists. and Legitimists. - There has been snow
for az hours in Pesth. - The rnderpcst has
.ppeared near Lincolnshire. == The German Gov
.rnment needs about $17,000,000 more than last
tear = The Montenegrin peace negotiations are
At deadlock. - There is imminent danger OF
Christian massacre in Bosnia.
DoMEsTIC-,The Cabinet held its first meeting and
resolved to carry out the plan of civil service laid
down IN President Hayess letter of acceptance and
inaugural address Messrs. Evars and SchUTz were
appointed committee TO draft rules; the Cabinet
Ministers afterwarl entered upon their department
duties. GO Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania has
resigned to make place for his son. - III the
State Legislature Senator Hammond's Insurance
Taxation bill was read third time. - There
was long debate in the Assembly on insurance in
terests, and resolution was passed to summon In
surance officers for examination.
CITY AND SUBvRBAN.-Jamcs Kingan, a heavy
speculator IN lard and pork, left the city suddenly
with liabilities generally reported TO be very large.
GO Ii was stated in tie Continental Life inyesti-
CATION that the company had never been examined
BY the State Insurance Department - William
II. Gale was disbarred for treachery to a client.
t. St. Johns Guild will not be investigated by
the State Board of Charities. = The Methodist
preachers reorganized their weekly meeting. &C.
plan for settling the contest for president was
adopted by the Brooklyn Aldermen - Gold
1913, 1922 1O46s Gold value of the legal-teDdor
dollar at the close $3.50 cents. Stocks Irregular,
but generally lower, closing steady.
THE WKATnER.-TEIBUNE local observations in
dcate warm, cloudy and rainy weather Thcrno-
meter Yesterday. $50, 43o, 41o.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
BINDING CP LIFE INSURANCE.

No great Importance attaches to the pro-
ceedings last week by which five life insurance
companies were put into receivers hands.
Practically the five companies had been defunct
for more than year. The business of four
of them had been almost wholly and of one of
them in large part absorbed by the Universal
Life Insurance Company; the absorption III
the case Of the four being a rem
surance of nearly all outstanding risks.
The North Americas case was some
what different its business was in
process of being swallowed up. Two years
ago that concern went, so to speak, under the
wing of the Universal Company, and was thence
forth run by the officers of the latter. 1t was
understood at that time that the reserves of
the North America were technically impaired,
and il was asserted that the managers of the
Universal would make good the deficiency.
But the public, it appears, distrlsted the North
America after the change, and its policies, as
the payments fell due upon them, were in nu-
merous instances exchanged for new ones in
the Universal Company. All the five concerns
have assets hence the occasion of appointing
receivers. So far as the holders of policies in
any of the defunct companies are concerned,
the appointment Of receiver can only be of
interest to them in one particular-as to
whether the receiver will work for. their
interest more cheaply than the officers of
the Universal Company were supposed to be
working. That is q question not easily an
swered in advance.
The history of these broken COMPANIES varies
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

ter is the younger son of the Earl OF Buck
inghamshire, and is allowed to retain his rank
in the British navy. He writes openly in the
interests of his masters, and betrays the zeal of
a renegade. His appeals for time and emphatic
denials lose their force, however, when COM
pared with the report of Mr.. Gallenga, who,
writing from the Turkish capital on the same
day, said: "Such combination of tyranny
"with anarchy-of absolutism with impotence
"the world never witnessed"
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13
9mne eme,,is aua Aleeilnas Co Might.

EAGLE THEArKR.-"La Belle Helene" Aimee.
Firm AyE<I. lHEAihi;.--" Blue Glass
GRAND OPERA HOUSR-"Two Orphans" =,
IYCFuN TuEArgH-"Ia File dc Nine. Angot'
NEW BRoADwAY TREATbR.-" Kathleen Mavourneen.'
OLYMPIC TuEATER.-" Jack and Jill .
PARK THEATER.-" our Boarding House.
san Francisco MISSrREIS
Tony PASTORS NEW THEArER.-2 and x: variety
Union son AEE THEATEE-" The Ddnlchens
WAlLACks THEATKR-" My Awful Dad
ACADEMY OF DEsIGN-Evans Art Collection. -
CHURCH or THE HOLY TRINITi.-Lecture. Proi f. war
en Clark ,--,,, ia,
UEIIEH's WoSDER THEATER.-Magca aud Musical Per-
form:nce
kgw-YOEK AQUARIUM.-Day and Evening.
WESTMINSTER CHURCH-Lecture. Rev. John Hall, d. d.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Gov. Chamberains predcament seems to be
even worse than that of Gov. Packard. Our
Washington dispatches give statement OF
the situation in South Carolina which shows
that he is not able to preserve even the SEM
blance of Executive authority he is simply
prisoner Of state in his own Office, protected
against expulsion by Federal troops. Not only
the people but the courts are against INN. the
authority of Gov. Hampton being recognized
by the highest court in the State Ills own
party are giving up the contest in his behalf,
Republican white citizens acknowledging Lamp
ton and Republican State officers accepting from
him money to support the institutions oi the
State which the voluntary action OF taxpayers
enables him to provide. These are not The
statements of Democrats, but the frank adj
missions of Republicans, and they may easily
be said to put beyond doubt the Issue OF
the struggle in that State. It's only qles-
ton of time, and Gen. Hampton is doing his
best to hasten a decision by raising the point
that Federal troops are excluding hlm from
the State House. the control of which is right
fGly his.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

This country has not been alone in expert
encng a hard Winter. Our foreign dispatches
represent the cold as having been singularly
severe in Russia, and Hungary has just had
an enormous snowfall. Europe has experienced
several storms of great severity in the past
season; the one of Jan. 81 will long be re-
membered. The cities Of Belgium and Hol-
land were among the chief sufferers by that
storm. which inundated large portions of
Ostend, flooded all Antwerp's streets with
three feet of water, and did great damage at
Mechlin, Termonde, and Rotterdam. Mean
while the antipOdcs have been having the
reverse extreme of weather. At the Mel
bourne observatory the thermometer reached
in December over 11Oo. in the shade, and az
other localities in Australia heat OF ll6'
was reported.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Life insurance affairs occupied great deal
of the time of the Legislature yesterday. Very
thorough work will be required from the COM
mittecs that have these matters in charge, and
ANYTHING that looks like an attempt at white
washing will not be countcnanced. But II the
committees do their work heartily, it is likely
to be of much more value than the crude
measures which members Of the Legislature
are introducing separately.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

1t must have been an interesting spectacle
when Mr.. Schurz complimentcd Nh. Chandler,
and it makes it all the pleasanter to know
that it was all deserved.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

DR.. John Halls lectures at Yale on "Relig-
"ious Life in. Great Britain" will command a
much greater audience than that which gathers
In New Haven. The first of the three which
make the course is reported on another page.
New-York tribune., 1877-03-13

Senator Cameron dies game. He made
gallant struggle to keep both the Senatorship
and the War Department in the family. Fail
ing this, lie resigns the SenatOrslnp III order
10 control it for his son while he can. lie
cannot he said to have made much lately in
welding the vote of PENNSYLVANIA for other
people-apparently he means now to try and
make it count for the family for as much and
for as many years as possible.
The appointment of Frederick w. Seward as
First Assistant Secretary OF State deserves all
the praise that can be bestowed upon it. Mr..
Seward is well fitted for the place well by
former experience in the same position under
his father as by refined scholarship and
marked diplomatic taste. The appointment
too is a most appropriate one for Mr.. Eyarts
to make. There is peculiar fitness in the
choice by Stewards devoted friend, in succeed
ing TO the place which Seward made illustrious,
of Stewards son as next to himself III authority.
Testimony in the Continental Life Insurance
inquiry goes to prove the fact, long since
asserted that the concern had never been
examined by the State Department. There is
q neat and suggestive story of the way III
which this was avoided in one instance. The
officers of the company are said to have taken
the examiner off on fishing excursion, which
80 tired him that the examination was indeh-
nitely postponed. This weakfish episode ought
70 furnish a pleasant theme for the carIca-
tulists. Even the deluded policy-Aolders may
as well laugh as cry.
We're not everything anomalous an Turkish
politics, it would be strange that the naval
commander should defend the Ottoman Power
in the columns of London journal. Hobart
pasba who has again appeared in this claIac-
The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-03-29
| he Saline CsgEty Journal.
Ga1ixan. KazaSns.
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1877.
KILLING ogI. CLARKE sEaYyE.


J. Clarke Swayze, editor of the To-
pcka Blade, was shot dead, on Tuesday
evening, By John w. Wilson, formerly
connected with tho Topeka Times.
About three weeks ago Swayze was Sc
ycrely beaten by Wilson, during an al
tercatIon between them. The fight grew
out of an old feud between the parties,
prccipltated by q recent attcrk on vii.
son in the Blade. Their differences cui.
minated in the tragedy of Tuesday eve.
ming. The testimony before the Coro.
ner jury shows that Swayze drew his
revolver first, but that both fired stimuli
tancousiy. Wilson received only n
slight flesh wound. The Leavenworth
Times has the following speeiol:
at seems that Swayze and Wilson
met in tho alley in the rear OF the Blade
Office. No one heard anything until
they were startled by the report of a
pistol shot. Wilson is wounded in two
places but it is not thought seriously.
Swayze was shot only once in the lett
breast, the ball reaching the heart and
producing almost instant death. de
was carried to the editorial room where
he expired in few minutes. He was
unconscious from the time he was shot.