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For the LeEisIaGure---Dr. M. q
Craft.

EDS. CLARION believing that the nu-
merieal strength as voters and taxpayers of
this part of the county will accord to our
immediate locality place on the Represen-
tative ticket, beg to suggest person who
would capably fill the station, and at the
same time satisfy those elements of our peo-
nile who seem to think their especial inter-
ests have not heretofore been sufficiently
fostered. This can be done by the nomina-
ton ofDr. Nj. S. Graft, of Jackson; gen.
tleman of stainless character, of rem arkable
Judgment, OF infiexible integrity and a
faithful worker in the Democratic ranks as
he has ever been in every cause of his coun-
try. Allied by sympathy and natural
taste for agricultural pursuits, he would be
a jealous laborer for the farmers rights !;
representing the highest type of the work
ingman, in this that he has carved out his
own fortune, it would be safe to say that
every interest of the mechanic would be
carefully watched, and his native spirit of
fair play would insure in him faithful rep
resentative of the interest of all classes,
colors and shades of thought. Belonging to
a profession in which there is less of self
! ACKNOWLEDGMENT than any other; he would
| be free from those entangliDg prejudices
which attaches to the farmer, lawyer or the
merchant, and would be one on whom all
elements Of our people, never having been
antasonized by him or his profession, could
safely agree.
HIGH PRTvATE,
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POLITICAL NEWS.
Platform of the Pennsylvania
Republicans.

The committee on resolutions reported
| the following, which were adopted:
Resolved, That while we recognize and
| respect the difference of opinion existing
| among us as to the course pursued by Pres
| dent Hayes toward the south, we are heart
| lily in accord in honoring the patriotic mo-
| tives which have guided him and in hOpin
that the results OF this policy will be peace
/ and good will and complete recOg IltiOn
of the equal rights of all men in every sec
| ton of the country and to the efforts of his
| administration TO carry into effect the prin-
| ciples of tue platform upon which he was
elected we pledge our hearty and cordial
support.
The next resolution arraigns the Demo-
| cratic party for its abuse OF the electoral
! comm Ission.
The third resolution calls upon the Re-
publican members of the State and Nation
al legislatures to assist in the return of
| the prosperity OF the country by adopting
| such measures as will conduce to that end.
The fourth and fifth resolutions oppose
| any grant gilmore than one hundred and
| sixty acres of land to any one person, and
oppose Reissues Of patents by act of con-
greSs.
Sixth-That the long and successful ex
isteLce nnder the laws of congress of the
double coin standard warrants us in demand
ing an early repeal OF the legislation which
de mo rallied silver and established an al
most exclusive gold standard and we there
fore favor d retarn to the free use and I'M
restricted coinage of the dollar OF 1898 and
its restoration ID the position it held as a
legal-tender during eighty years of our ma
tional existence thus preserving the equal
ity of the commercial value OF the silver
dollar with the gold dollar and keeping
both i'll circulation.
The seventh resolution indorses the adj
ministration OF Governor Hartranft.
Eighth-We are i'll favor of law, and
against lawleSsness and anarchy, with ali
their attendant horrors and crimes; equal
rights in making laws, impose equal du
ties in obeying them when made.
And we tender our hCar.y thanks
to Governor Hartranft, and the officers and
soldiers of his command for the prompt
and, we hope, efectual suppression of the
lawless disturbances which recently occur
red in this state.
Ninth-That while we hold in equal II
spect the rights of capital to control its inc
vestments and OF labor to determine the
value of its services, we deprecate any as
serton by violence of the rights of either;
and we assert il As the duty of all citizens to
hold their respective rights within the Just
limitations OF law, and that any attempt to
coerce others by unlawful means should be
promptly represed by such lawful authori-
ty as the eXigelc1 commands.
The remaining resolutions, except the
eleventh, which favors protective tariff,
relate entirely to State affairs.
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Handsboro Democrat,
Reform being the order of the day, and
retrenchment the business of future Legis-
latures, we deem it nos inappropriate to call
attention to a salutary change, which, if
adopted by the next Legislature, will secure
justice, reduce public expenses, and increase
the public revenue. .
These are constitutional and legislative
requirements bearing upon the subject
of registration. Now for the change pro-
posed. Abolish the Boards of Registrars
altogether; provide for the appointment of
clerks and tellers on the day of an election,
and for a sufficient length of time after
ward to allow all returns to be complied,
property signed, and forwarded to proper
officers; and require the several county AS
SCISSORS, to make the lists of voters now re-
quired to be made by Boards of Registrars,
administering, at the same time the oath
now required to be administered by Boards
of Registrars. This would add little if any
extra duty to these officers, since it is al
ready their duty to make list of all per-
sons liable to a poll-tax; and, by making
these lists for each precinct the several poll
tax lists would exactly conform, after stat
ing color and adding the few exempt from
paying poll-tax. TO present system o9 regis
tration. Let it be required of each voter on
the day of election to exhibit his poll-tax
receipt properly signed by the collector,
for the poll-tax of the year in which an
election is held Can this be done? We
stitutiOnal provision, requiring registration
does not prescribe mode in which, or any
persons by whom, the registration of voters
shall be made, but leaves these matters to
legislative discretion. The mode of regis
tratiOn being entirely under legislative con-
troll, il is perfectly clear that it is competent
for the next, or any succeeding Legislature
to abolish the present mode and prescribe
| any other which will accomplish tho same
object.
We, therefore, think for reasons herinaf-
ter given, that the present registration laws
| should be repealed, the Boards of Registrars
created abolished; that all men, living in a
State and county for the time of an age en-
titliDg them to vote, should be required to
pay poll-tax, that Assessors should be re-
| Quired to make list of all such persons, one
| for each voting precint, administering the
oath now administered by Board of Regis
| trars to each person at the time of listing
/ him. and that, at each election. every voter
claiming the right to vote, should be requir-
ed TO exhibit his poll-tax receipt from the
collector for his poll tax of the year In which
snch election Is held, and on said receipt be-
| ing compared by election officers with lists
| furnished by Assessor and found correct,
such voter be permitted TO vote without
further challenge.
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JACKSON. Mss. Sent. 10. Is

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 10, 1877.
EDS. CLARION II desire on behalf of the
tradesEe en- of this city ana county to put in
nomination as a candidate for the Legisla-
ture, before the County Convention, through
your columns, a member of our calling; a
young man reared in our midst; a gallant
Confederate soldier; a good citizen; a true
Democrat and a MECHANIC.
In past Legislatures we have had lawyers,
doctors, planters, farmers and merchants,
but cannot call to mind one mechanic who
ever had the honor to represent Kinds couu-
~ in the Legislative department. of the State.
We, as a class, in no factious disposition,
have asked why is this?
We have been answered that we have
never asserted our claims, and now in re-
spouse to that reply we present to our fell
low Democrats and Conservatives the name
of CONRAD \. LUsK. He is worthy mem
Der of a large number of your fellow -citi-
zeAs. Equally qualified to represent other
callings in life as he is that class to which he
belongs.
In this community there is large and
growing population who are tradesmen or
workingmen. Though the amount of taxes
they pay individually is generally small it
Is in the aggregate nearly if not equal to the
amount paid by any one other calling. In
the dark days of Radical rule, having no
iavors to ask, and making their living by
manly work, they We're wholly uneontami
mated and voted solidly against the Radical
party. In time of war they responded with
their full proportion of heroic men to do
battle at the call of the State.
Now they desire to show that they can do
as much credit to themselves in the councils
of the State as they have done in the army
and in the ranks of the party. Win that
wish be gratified? Shall their claims be
recognized? MECHANIC.
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THE POLL TAX-HOW TO COL
LECE
Shall Taxation SO With RePresen-
IAtiOms.
A Word About Poll Tax.
Cotton Plant.l

IOIlOH L lduls
The present method of collecting the poll
tax is very troublesome and Ineffective.
Not more than two-thirds of the num-
Der enrolled the assessment books
are ever collected in this county nOtwith-
standing care and energy have always been
EN- pIoyed. Nothing short of radical
change in the law can cure this growing
evil, and we of Tunica county want, and
will demand change in the law, through
our representative this winter, and il a gen
eral law for the whole State cannot be
agreed upon to correct this crying evil
then Tunica county ought, and in our hum
bic opinion will, demand ii special act for
her own benefit. for the collection of this
tax. In some States, any person who fails
or refuses to pay this tax, is declared gull
ty of Il misdemeano-, and upon conviction,
a fine or Imprisonment is imposed as a pen
atty We do not favor this d mode tor
our county. We think the way and time
TO correct this evil is when the assessment is
being made. When the assessor meets with
Il person who has no personal property TO
secure the payment of his tax that he be
required to satisfy the assessor in some way
that the payment of the poll-tax will be
made, by bond with surety, who possesses
personal property or have the amount of
the poll assumed by some responsible indi-
vidual who shall be charged with such eX-
ira poll and the individual who was assessed
tor the poll, be marked paid and any per-
son who shall refuse or tail TO comply with
these demands and stipulations, shall be de-
prived of the right of franchise until he
shall pay all the back taxes from him to
said county. Or let tax receipt be suffi-
cient evidence TO the officers of an election
that the person holding the same is entitled
to vote, ard do away with the expense and
burden of registration. Garry out in good
faith, all these rules indiscriminately, with
out fear or favor, and no I'M uStice can be
wrought to any one that we can now see.
A man who is unwilling to contribute
the pitiful sum of 81. once in every 363 DAYS
to the education of the children in his coun-
ty, is unworthy to vote, and any county in
any State would honor herself by forcing
from her border such drone.
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Dwelling Houses for Sale or Rent.

jackson, Sept. II '77-4w.
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Death Of "a Patriarch.

On Sunday evening last, in the the city
otJackSou, and at the residence of Gen. j
L. George, Mr.. SeaboTn j. Durham quietly
breathed his last, i'm the Slst year of his
age. His remains arrived at this place on
Monday mornings train and, after ser
mon ut the Baptist Church by Rev. j. Ii.
Alexander, at half past three o'clock that
evening", were inferred with Masonic hon
ors at the cemetery. He had lived "a num-
Der Of wears in this section of the State, the
latter portion OF his life being spent as al
inmate of the home of Mr.. ID. b. Comfort,
he being the father of the latter,s wife.
During his long and eventful life ne has
always stood as an exemplary, good cltl.
Zen. kind and thoughtful neighbor and
friend. and a husband and father ever
swayed by the tenderest emotions OF love
towards wife and children. Long a con-
church, death had for him no terrors, but
his soul, like the mellow fruit of autumn.
being ripened by the fullneSs of time, was
gathered into the treasury OF God!-Cen-
tral Star.
In addition to what is so well said by our
contem porary, we will state that the ven
cradle citizen whose death is here recorded
lived in Mississippi ever since its organi'
cation as a State. He resided in columbia
Marion county, when that place was the
capitol. He subsequently lived in Noxu'
bee county and removed thence TO Carol
where he resided a number of years. HI
lived without reproach and died in the full
ness of years in the christians hope of |
blissful immortality beyond the grave.
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WATCHES!! JEWELRY a.!

One Ladies' Opera Guard Chain.
One Ladies Neck Chain aud Cross.
One beautiful Lockct, icnuruycdD
One pair Band Bracelets.
one Gents Twist Link Vest Chain and
Charm
Nnc pair Onyx Sleeve Buttons.
One set % Onyx Shirt Studs.
One new improved Collar Button
One extra cut Cameo Seal Ring
One Arizona Solitaire Stud.
One set Amethyst or Topal Pin and Ear
Drops.
One Ladies' Chemi-c Button
One Plain Ring, stamped ls X.
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Astonishing Success.

1t is the duty of every person who has
used BosCHEE's GERMAN SYRUP to let its
wonderful qualities be known to their
friends in curing Consumption, severe
Coughs. Group, Asthma, Pneumonia, and in
fact all throat and lung diseases No per-
son can use 1t without immediate relief
Three doses will relieve any case, and we
consider it the duty of all druggists to re-
commend it to the poor dying cOnsumptive,
at least to try one bottle, as 10000 dozen
bottles were sold last year, and no one case
where it failed was reported. Such a medi-
cine as the GERMAN SYRUP caunOt be too
widely known. ASK your druggists about
it. Sample bottles to try sold at 10 cents.
Regular size Is cents.
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The UPTOWN HoTEL.-The proprie
tors of the Uptown Hotel, Messrs. Rohr-
bacher and Hickle, owing to the increased
business OF their house, have found ic neces
sary to remove the office from the second
story to the ground floor, consequently they
have fitted up the dining-reom OF Rohr-
bacher's old restaurant in convenient style
so that hereafter the guests of the house will
be received at the State street entrance in
stead of the Capital street entrance as here
tofore. They have also connected every
room with the Office by bells, which will be
recognized by the travelling public as very
great Improvement.
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How it il Done.

The first object in life with the American
people i. to ''get rich - the second how to
regain good health. The first can be OBJ
tanned by energy, honesty and saving; the
second, good health) by using GREEN'S
AUGUST FLOWER. Should you be dcspond-
ent sufferer from any of the effects of Dys-
pepsia, Liver Complaint, Indigestion, ETC.,
such as Sick Headache, Palpitation of the
Heart, Sour Stomach, Habitual Costiveness,
Dizziness of the Head, Nervous Prostitution
Low Spirits, etc, you need not suffer an
other day. Two doses of AUGUST FLowEF
will relieve you at once. Sample Bottles 1C
cents. Regular size as cents. Positively
sold by all tirst-class Druggists in the
United States.
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SITUATED on State Street in the Northern.
- most elevated and healthy portion of the
city.
One house with six rooms in main building.
and four out-rooms for cooking, servants, etc;
store room, cistern, and cistern- house, stable.
with carriage and courthouse, large yard, gar
den and hen lot together being one and quar-
ter acres of ground.
Also, neat cottage, suitable for a small
family. All in good repair, and immediate
possession given.
Terms, part cash, balance on long time, with
interest. Apply to
GEO. FEARN.
sep II Tim
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Sheriff Sale.
MARY CORNELL.


VS.. HAS Vendi. Exponas.
NELSON POTTER.
DY VIRTUE of the above stated writ to me
ID directed from the Office of the Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Kinds County, for the LIST Dis
triet thereof, will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, within the hours pre-
scribed by law, in front of the City Hall in
the City of Jackson, the first Monday, the
LIST day OF October next, the following describ-
ed property, to-wit Part of Lot ID west Jack
son, according to the survey of said City de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner of lot number nineteen of said
survey, on Pearl street in West j lack son, thence
westwardlY along the line of said street, and
with the northern boundary of said lot twenty
West Jackson, forty feet; thence in a souther-
ly direction, and parallel with the western
boundary of said lot nineteen to the southern
boundary line of said lot twenty; thence with
said last mentioned line in southeasterly di
rection to the dividing line between said lots
nineteen and twenty, thence in a northery
direction and along said last mentioned limo
to the point of beginning, and being the forty
| feet of said lot twenty in West Jackson next
90 said lot nineteen, fronting on Pearl street,
and running south between parallel lines to
| the southern boundary line of said lot twenty
| and the right of way of the Vicksburg and
| Meridian Railroad, lying and being in the
| county of Kinds, and first District thereof
| The above described property will be sold in
| pursuance of the order of said Circuit Court
| of Kinds County for the first District for the
/ purpose of paying the amounts set forth in
| said order of sale.
S. d. THOMAS, Sheriff.
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GRANGE FAIR.-We are indebted tC
w. l.. Williams, Esq, for copy of the pre-
MUM list of the County Grange Fair, to be
held at Rienzi, October Sd to 9Th. The pre-
miums offered are quite liberal, and the
variety of articles and animals named for
competition is judicious and extensive. Mr.
Williams is hereby authorized to offer TIKI
WEEKLY CLARION for one year as a special
premium III Department c.. and the same il
Department E. for any article he may Sc
lect
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PERFECT HONESTY GOES HAND IN
HAND with excellence and success. Ifyou
don't believe it weigh a can OF DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER aud try it in your kitchen.
You get full weight and find little more
than one-half as compared with others, suf-
flee the pupose of making the most delicious
bread, biscuit, cake, pastry, etc.
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WELCOME.
Letter from nm Illinois Man.
WINCHESTER, SCOTT Co., ILL,
August 9th, 1877,

WINCHESTER, SCoTT Co.. ILL.,
August 9th, 1877,
Editors Matches Democrat:
GENTLEMEN Il saw your card in the
Agents Herald, and my object in writing
YOU, is to find out some good location South
l see by several newspapers that white Ia
Dor is in great demand in the South. and
that planters had hard time to gather in
their cotton. Times are hard here, and
myself and another family would like to
CORES pond with some good man or men,
planters, with view of making some ar
engagements for removing South. Will you
please aequaint some planters with my ad-
dress? and please excuse my troubling you
in this. as know of no other address in the
South? We wish to settle in some healthy
locality.
By attending to this you will confer IA
vor upon
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. A CARTER.
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For supervisor.

EDS. CLARION We urge the nomination
OF Isydore Strauss for member of the Board
Of Supervisors from this (the 5th) Supervi-
-ors' District. To the taxpayers of the
county, this is the most important office in
their gift. An honest and first-class bust
ness man is required to efficiently perform
the duties of the position. Mr.. Strauss
comes up to the standard required.
MANY CITIZENS.
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MISSISSIPPI REPORTS, VOLUME So
We are in lebted to the courtesy II Messrs.
j. A. Brown and j. b. III. HeminOway Pc
pOrters, for a copy Of this volume. which
has recently been issued from the press 1t
contains the decisions Of the Supreme Court
a. the October term, 1876. The book is
handsomely printed and bound, and will no
doubt be eagerly sought by the members OF
the bar.
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NO. Picayune.l

n. 0. Picayune-
The President relied upon the Postmas 5
ter General 20 divide the sentiment of ths
too solid South. Instead of working such q
revolution aud division Of feeling the p. d
G. has convinced all parties that the p. IL
G. has overdone the erring brother bust
ness aud some are thinking he is the wrong
man in the right place.
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Meeting Of the Executive Commit
tee of the State Grange.

Grange met yesterday. There were present
w. L, Williams, Secretary, w. w. Troup
Jno. Robinson and j. B. Yellowley. They
will be in session for several days.
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MERCHANTS GARGLING Om,-This
extensively advertised ointment for man
and beast" has at last found its way int,
the columns of the CLARION. There is nc
preparation more generally or more favor
ably known than Merchants Gargling Oil
Ir was first introduced in 1888, and the de-
maud for it has increased to an extent that
can only De realized by visit to the extern
sIve establishment in Lockport, n. \.
where it is manufactured. We were there
last week, and found a large force of men
and women, boys and girls, steam printing
presses and other machinery, employed in
getting the OIL ready for market and in
disseminating information concerning it.
Two million copies of the Gargling Oil Al
mauac for 1873, are now being printed. Col.
John Hodge, the Secretary OF the Company
is one of the most enterprising and public
spirited citizens in Western New York, and
he is pushing Gargling Oil with an energy
which its merits deserve.
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YAZOO RIVER COTTON
Plantation for Sale.

TyHE EUREKA PLANTATION-one Of q
chain Of the highest and most fertile on
the river; situated on the west bank, II miles
above YazOo City; contains about 1000 aeres :
large amount in cultivationi good dwelling )
new gin; framed quarters scattered over the
place; bored wells good fences; plenty Of
cypress and other timber; title perfect. with
fair cash payment, ample time given. Apply
to Dr. d. w. BRTcKELL, New orleans, or 20
Arrx swIrH Eco Yanoo City, in whose hands
there is a complete typographical map Of the
place.
Hept6 '77-2m.
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DWELLING HOUSE FOX RENT OR SALE.
Mr.. Geo. Fearn offers this week for sale
or rent two houses eligibly located in North
Jackson. Parties desiring a house should
call on Mr. Fearn.
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Al Rare Chance !

A n excellent opportunity is offered To- 8
"A party DESTROYS OF embarking in the SAD
DLERY and HARNESS BUSINESS. either
by purchasing store and goods OF an calab-
lie he'd stand, or by securing an interest ufth
the present proprietor. Address
r. j. MALLETT
Edwards, Miss, Sept. 5, ls77-1m.
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The increasing demand for HOME
STOMACH BITTERs in Europe and America,
proves to demonstration the force of its
therapeutic qualities, and the blessings
result from its conservative use.