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The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
INDEBTEDNESS OF THE STATE.

On the lst day of December, 1876, the entire ag-
gregate Indebtedness OF the State was reported as
oelng S3226, ,84743 This estimate included the amounts
cue Chickasaw and Common School Funds all bonds in
terest on school funds, bonds deposits etc
Inc total debt proper, 10060522 This latter
was obtained by substractng from the first named
aooVe the debts due the two school funds the cash bal
ance In the Treasury and the Railroad Warrants in the
treasury which owned by the State The total debt
proper OF the State the 1st day of the present month
is less than 100000
do not entertain any doubt but that you will be
economical as your predecessors in 1876 and 1877
ana that, by the wisdom and prudence of er officers of
the different Departments both State and county, Missis
ppl Will continue to have in the future what she
administered
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
COMMISSIONER OF SWAMP LANDS.

Under the Act of February / 1877, entitled An Act
amend and consolidate the varods cts relative
Swamp Lands" etc, appointed, on the lst of APRIL
John NJ. Smylie, of Hnl5 county, Commissioner OF
Swamp Lands Mr. Smylie is gentleman Of considerable
experience in the matter of Kamp Lands, and emn
emily qualified for the position to which he appointed
From his Report which smit to you, it will be
that sold 12750SS and has paid into the
treasury the sum $31874T. Isl Patents issued
under the of February for lands sold under the Act
of 1852. There remain 146000 acres OF Swamp Lands
subject to sale.
| commend to your careful consideration the recon-
mendations made by the Commissioner in his Report
recommend the absolute repeal Of the Acts OF whatever
date relating to the Pearl River Navigation and I'M
provenent Company These Acts sought to pepetrate
great frauds upon the State and legsationis
sary the evils which they accomplished The
conditional grants to the Company embraces about l2o
900 acres of land.
During the past two or three months, great suffering
and loss have been caused the citizens living the
Gulf Coast by the OF logs lumber naval stores
etc. by the officers of the United States Government
special the Department OF the Interior obtained
wrs of seizure alleging that the logs, stores etc. had
been taken from United States lands lie State had
repeved the property the Commissioners OF Swamp Lands
being convinced as he reports that depredatons has
been committed they had been upon State lands Ihe
suits in repevin are pending. Inc action OF the
United States authorities has brought great suffering to
large number of citizens whose daily support depends
upon the commerce of the gulf coast. At one time,
under orders from the Secretary of the Treasury all ship
ments the coast prohibited except under per
mission granted by parties named the despatch OF the
Secretary The matter OF serious Importance,
and commend it to the early attention OF the Legislature
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
In compliance with the Act of the Legislature of Feb
ruary 1877 entitled An Act to create State Board
(coSrINuED ON FOURTH PAGE.)
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.

The Reports of the Superintendents Of the Lunatc
Asylum Deaf and Dumb Institute, and Institute for the
Blind will show that the past year has been of
usual prosperity with the charitable institutions of the
State Each institution has been filled almost to its ut
capacity and the affairs have been well and econom-
ically managed.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10
LunGt5tc ASyZuna.

The number of patients in the Lunatc Asylum at the
beginning of 1877, 336 number admitted during the
year. 1885, total number present 444 number discharged
recovered, 35 discharged improved, died. is number
remaining the end Of the year. males 1885, females,
2O3 total at present in the Asylum, 39. The number
of recOveres equal not above the average OF other
years. while the number of deaths is much below, being
less than four per cent of those under treatment In al
most every instance, death caused by incurable
diseases chiefly consumption, epilepsy. etc. The health
the institution has been most excellent, there having
been very few of acute disease The expenditures
for 1871 for the support of the Asylum, amounted to
S5S 9OO leaving balance hand, December 31st, OF
81 ,21937 The balance hand, January 1, 1877,
41937; the appropriation, for 1871 $4,000; and
during the year, ZOO received from pay patients
The expenditures far below the average of oherState
institutions for the insane each patient having cost the
State s1esOo for the year. including board clothing med
icne fuel and wages. This result has been accomplished
by the practice of the most rigid economy, and by pur
chasing supplies in the cheapest markets at wholesale
prices saving of from 25 40 per cent has been made
by purchasing in the way mentioned.
The new wing was opened for the reception of patients
the 18th OF August last and has been supported out Of
the general fund.- appropriation having been made.
The full capacity of the Asylum will accommodate 4lo pa
TENTS There are 391 present. 1t is thought that,
within few weeks the full number that be
modated will be in the Asylum For the present year.
it will be necessary increase the appropriation for the
support of the Asylum. oa
In view of the fact that the Asylum will soon be
crowded utmost capacity the Legislature, at its
present session. should devise plan to provide for
those who will seek admission during the years.
If it should be deemed nexpedient to erect additional
the Act of March 1875 entitled, An Act to
amend the law regulating the admission of patients into
and their discharge from the State Lunatic Asyum Z
should be amended to make it compulsory upon the
officers named therein to discharge the duties imposed
upon them There now in the Asylum many chronic,
harmless and ncurable patients whose places should be
taken by those who durable and violent Ihe super
ntendent reports that Boards of Supervisors and Shers
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1878-01-10

(cosrIsuED ON THE roUsTH pAGE.)
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
Il DIdn,t work.

A Detroit fish-peddler thought this
thing over and over, and he finally
came to the conclusion that the news
papers were right, and that it was all
wrong for peddlers to drive up and
down calling out:
"Here's your fish fish |! fish Here's
your beauties just from the pond
still alive-perfect be-u-ties!"
Therefore, he determined to make
a change. He put on clean collar,
wiped off the elbows Of his Sunday
coat, and he drove along very gently
and calmly. The women didn't beck
on for him, nor did the children run
after him, but he didn't expect it He
had started out to build up quiet
front door trade, and to cease associat-
ing with back gate company. He
looked real happy as he rang the bell
Of a stylish front door, and when the
lady appeared, he raised his hat
smiled like grocer working off old
cherries on blind man, and remarked i:
Madam, l assure you that I am
perfectly competent to play Hamlet
before an audience of aristocrats, but
we must have fish-peddlers as well as
actors. I deal in the funny tribe,
madam, and if you want a whitefsh
for dinner, / have some elegant speci-
mems in my abbreviated coo-pay, out
there"
"Sir, you seem to be drnnkP she
gulped out, retreating into the hall
@What does Millions Paradise Lost
say, madam" he pleasantly replied.
Doesn't itsay that the paths Of the
ave never eat fsh-don't want
anyw she snapped, and the door
banged at him.
He tried the third house down. He
had sold fish there often. The woman
of the house had heard his Pawnee
screams afar of, and had waved the
broom for him to stop. Once she had
asked him why the fsh-peddlers seemed
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

trouble in my family. an I want good
keer an words O comfort. do you spect
I'd run to udder niger to git aem
All I've got to say is, ef l did, I'd be
disapp'inted, sure. But I don't do it,
an no niggers does it what kin help
it. Eff my wife or chile gifts taken
bad, l goes to Kurnel BOb's sister, an
den knows it's boun' to come right
eff any thin kin make it come right ;
an if | gifts in trouble, like that dam
bail, why, | jis goes to Kurnel Bob
hisse'f, an he helps me to pull through.
OATS what We niggers has got to do,
massa. But den, you see. WE VOTES !"
No ingenuity of which l was the
master could extract more direct re-
ply from Abraham, who seemed to be
an adept in the art of saying nothing
with his tongue while his face and
eyes and hands spoke volumes. had
no doubt, however, that the impress
sion he sought to convey was that
while there was many strong ties Of
interest. affection, and sympathy be-
tween the two races, and that while
the negroes instinctively resOrted to
the whites in great emergencies, defer
ring to their superior intelligence in
matters of domestic or business con-
cernment, they still held themselves
distinct politically, because they per-
ceived that somewhere in this field
there was an antagOnism of interests.
which they held in restraint by mass
ing tneir votes as an undivided unit
From "Ab'm: Glimpse of Modern
Dixie" by CHARLES D. DEsHLER, in
Hdrper's Magazine for September.
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

Sc Sc determined te eHtyell rag hnyerl
and berry nuisances, and had threat
ened to return to plain hash if h
didn't tame down his cry. She came
to the door in response to his knock
and he politely said:
Madam, doesn't Tennyson say:
"Calm is the morn without & sound,
Calm as to suit calmer grief,
And only thro' the faded leaf,
The chestnut patiering to the ground p
"The chestnut isn't pattering just
now, madam, but I've got some of the
incest fresh fish out here which ever
jumped out of the water in response
to the plaintive buzz of the gad-fy."
"Who are you, sir?" she frigidly
inquired, looking him from crown to
boots.
Madam, I am not Cesar, am not
Brutus. l should be reioiced to wake
up some day and find that / was
Shakespeare's uncle, but for the pres
ent-I must be content to be Pepper,
the fsh-peddler. Will yo have white
fish or trout ?"
"You leave my yard, sir!" was her
emphatic response, as she puckered
her mouth to whistle for the dog.
He went. No wise man will linger
on the steps of even a woOdbine cot
tage after stout-armed woman has
made dive for baseball bat. He
had faith, however, and he stepped at
the next corner, raised his hat to two
ladies who were gossiping uner shade
tree, and said:
Ladies will you please examine
these beautiful samples of piscatorial
life?"
"You move on, or we'll call the
grocer and have him see you locked
upp was the united reply.
He moved. He drove slowly along
for block, his face growing darker
all the time, and all of sudden he
wrenched the paper collar from his
neck and flung it over the wheel,
pulled off his hat and stepped on it,
and rubbing a fish against his elbows
to restore the old-fashioned gloss to
his coat, he called out:
''Fe-resh white fsh-w-h-i-t-e fe-e-s-h
and trout-and trout-be-u-ties-
beauties, all a-fopping like towel in
the windI"
Three women opened three front
doors and called to him that they
would take fish, and before he had
weighed the first two, two children
came running from block away to
make other purchases.
Can one blame the peddlers after
this - Detroit Free Press. \
p Z Il
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
Selett aottrp
A TFNDER MEMORY.


A little fOosssep pattsrisg on the lOor,
A golden head laid gently on ny knee;
A shadow darkening all the eartl and, sky,
And life is sad and desOlaie to pc.
Sweet lips half parted in peaceful smile;
The light of God upon that baty brow;
A hush upon the tiny, waxen face
Our darling's but a tender merpry now.
Our grief nigh spent, we try to calmly think,
To ask ourselves half sternly-s it right
That we should mourn that to etgnal rest
Her infant form was laid BY usiiO-night?
In later years her footsteps might lave turned
Aside from paths that point the heavenly
gate;
Perchance she might have heard the awful
words:
sYou cannot now-too Iate-toO late"
And, nOw2 All, yes our darling cslml,
sleeps;
Earth holds for her no hope, nor grief, nor
loss;
Another life has gained the pardon won
With such deep pain upon the bitter cross.
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

They were talking about the weight
of different individuals in a certain
family gathering in Newark the other
evening, and the daughters young
man, who was present, spoke up be-
fore he thought, and said; 81 tell you
that Jenny isn't SO very light, either,
although she looks So" And then
he looked suddenly conscious, and
blushed, and Jenny became absorbed
in studying a chrome on the wall.
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

first Oh tripod three tife be
one stick after another is removed
and still the man remains, not touch
ing the ground. He further relate
that with long cane he felt all unde
the suspended individual, and foun'
nothing upon which his body rested
This last performance was professedl
exhibited in Madras during the pres
ent century, and is minutely describes
BY writers "whose varacity cannot b
impeached."
And now comes the most astonish
ing trick of all, which has a touch 0
tragedy to give it more piquant fla
vor. / shall tell it in the quaint Ian
guage of the old chronicles somewha
abbreviated. After describing very
vividly the basket murder trick, whicl
is well known in India, he says: q
am now about to relate thing which
surpasses all belief, and which | should
scarcely venture to insert here had i
not been witnessed by thousands un
der my own eyes. One of the party
took ball of cord, and, grasping one
end, threw the other up in the all
with such force that its extremity was
beyond the reach of our sight. He
then Immediately climbed up the cord
with incredible swiftnees, and was
soon out of sight. l stood full of as
tonishment, not cOnceiving what was
to come of this, when, 10 leg came
tumbling down out of the air. One
Of the conjuring company instantly
snatched it up and threw it into bas-
ket.' A moment after hand came
down, and Immediately on that anoth-
er leg. And in a short time all the
members of the body came thus sue
cessively tumbling from the air, and
were cast together into the basket.
The last fragment Of all we saw come
down was the head, and no sooner had
that touched the ground than he who
had snatehed up all the limbs and put
them into the basket turned them all
out again topsy turvy. And straight
way saw with these eyes all those
limbs creep together again, and in a
short time form a whole man, who
stood up and walked about without
showing the least damage Never in
my life was l 50 astonished as when l
beheld this wonderful performance,
and l doubted now no longer that
these misguided men did it with the
help of the devil. I had an attack of
palpitation of the heart likethat which
overcame me once before in the pres
ence Of the Sultan of India when he
showed me something of that kind.
They gave me a cordial, however,
which cured the attack. The Kazi
was next to me, and
quoth he, 'Wallah, It's my opinion
there has been neither going up nor
coming down, neither marring nor
It's all hocus pocusl' which
was very wise conclusion to come
to-"
When the evidence of eye-witnesses
is too direct to be rebutted and no
abb can be proved,ttihs willy advocate.
in defending his client relates to the
open-mouthed jury certain well-au-
stories of optical delusions,
which, like those other illustrations Of
the fallibility of circumstantial evi-
dence, can be found in the repertoire
Of every skilled criminal lawyer. By
way of caueot, I will only add the mot
to which every Eastern traveller should
bear in mind-"Believe nothing you
hear, and only half you see."
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

The young men of this country will
be pleased to know that an Ohio bar.
Der has invented a machine by which
he can singe off the human hair one
thirteen-one-hundredths of an inch
closer to the skull than it is now pos
sible to bring it with the clipping ma
chine. ANY young man who will go
out into society with great struggling
locks nearly three-eighths Of an inch
long strockling down his back ought
to be ashamed of himself.
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

+
abraham, how do the white and
the colored people get along together
at the South ?"
"Why, dey gifts along well enough
to be sure dey do. Why shouldn't
dey git along togedder? Dey all
blongs yere, an dey was all born an
brung up yere. Of course dey gifts
along. But, massa, WE woTEs!"
As he uttered the words eve votes, u
sbfahamaacg was studya The in.
dex finger of his right hand was
pressed against his lips, and his coun-
tenance assumed an expression at once
full Of meaning and yet as blank as a
stone WALL Finding that he was dis
posed to take refuge behind this pan
tomime from further revelations, re-
piled: "Yes, I know you vote, Abra-
ham, but the thing that l want to
know is whether there are not serious
troubles and differences here between
the colored people and the white peo-
pie. How is it p
"Why, to be sure dar's troubles an
differences down here; in course dar
is. Don't ye see niggers is niggers,
an white folks is white folks down
Souf, jist like dey is all overs? |
spect dar's troubles tween folks up
Mort, an dat's de way It's down Souf.
Sometimes de white folks has row,
an den agin sometimes de niggers has
a row sometime de white folks pitch
into de niggers, an sometimes de mig
gers pitch into de white folks-an' den
agin dey don't. But, I say, massa,
WE VOTES !"
Again Abraham resOrted to the
same expressive pantomime, but / pre-
tended not to comprehend his mean
ing, though I began to have glim-
mering of it, So I resumed: "YOu
have told me that twice, Abraham,
but it is no answer to my question.
Now no dodging, but come straight to
the point-are the white people and
the colored folks friends or enemiess
Do you understand that? p
"Oh yes, massa, dat talks plain
enough 1 guess l kin uDderstan' it
widout kickin'. Now jis lemme tell
you how It's. S'pOse niger gifts
sick; well, dar amt no niger doc
tors, an we've got to go to de white
doctors. UNDERSTAND Well. jis so,
dar amt no niger lawyers, no bank
ers, nor butchers,nor bakers nor nofin',
an we've got to pend on de white
LAWYERS an butchers an bakers. Un-
derstan', massa? Very well, den, eff
1 wants to buy any thin, or eff I've
got any thin to sell. dar amt no mig
gers to go to, an I've got to go to de
white folks. s'pose my chile was to
die, dye spect I'd want anudder COM
mon niger jis like myself to bury
him3 No, Sir, He should have de
best white minister dar is a-gOin'.
An den agin, s'pOse dar's sickness or
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31
A CoIOred Voter,

Can one blame the peddlers after
his p Detroit Free Press, Z
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

Joseph Cook renders the old saw,
"sauce for goose, saucefor gander," as
follows: "Those culinary adornments
which suffice for anserine female are
adequate to meet the wants of the
masculine adult Of the same species
Middletown transcript., 1878-08-31

1t is when a dry goods clerk of
ninety-seven pounds weight attempts
to help from a farm wagon farmers
wife of 203 pounds weight, that the
reporter seats himself contentedly on
the curb stone and waits for the catas-
trophe.-Rome Sentinel.
Richland beacon., 1878-06-15

We learn from Mr.. +. C. Green.
wood that Q sad murder was commit.
ted in Claiborue Parish. La. on Fri
day evening last. 3lst ult. A di6cul.
y occurred between two neighSors.
Mr.. Davis Gladnry and Mr.. Joshua
Dsnsby, which for time was tbou sht
to be sruicably adjusted /; but afIes.
wards Il seems that Gladoey. whils
under the influence Of liquoe, pro.
ceeded to Dansby's residence, and
shot bin dead after but few prclini.
nary remarks. 0ladney resided about
seven miles from Homer, on tbe road
leading TO Tulip. where he owned .
beautiful residence, presided over by
bis must excellent wife. . daughter Of
the venerable Bishop Keener. When
sober, Gladney was a. clever . gen.
tleman ~ any one could wish to meet,
and We shall ever remcnL-r . pleas
ant visit we enjoyed about two years
ago to his then beautiful and happy
home. We understand that Dsosby
was also a good citizen. aud that tbs
community is considerably inceussd
at the shocking murder. Tho Sheriff
and posse were in pursuit. Of Gladney,
who WAS still st large wbss last
heard from. Alas. for the sad desc
Istion that msrks the pathway Of
whisky y-drinkiog.-N Dorado Eagle.
Richland beacon., 1878-06-15
Tecuniseh' = T'Olnahswk.

The veritable, ,tomshswk of Tecum.
sch, found on ,.e battle. Geld st tho
river Thames. near the body of tbe
dead chief, identified by fudisn hrsvea
as the property Of their chief, and
presented to Col. X. NJ. Johoson, IL
now i0 tho possession Of Mr.. M. v.
Sinclair. of Scott county, who 10 On.
gagged with the Chan Reticker travel.
ing troupe This bstcbet has been in
the johnson family since 1916, and
comes we'll certified a. to its identity.
1t was designed to serve tho double
purpose Of . tomahswk aud q pipe !;
weighs about one pound without tho
handle. has blade six inches long
and poll sbont two inches BY two
and . half inches in circumference,
bored to be used Is . pipe. The han.
die ie Of curled maple. eighteen inches
long. inlaid by three bands Of silver
and nine diamonds" and tip Of Same
metal, the latter serving ss . mouth.
piece to the handle used 40 Q stem for
the pipe. The Reticker troupe have
also the "War Club" and Pipe Of
Peace" that once belonged to tho old
warrior. oil Of which sre accompanied
by certificates Of the most reliable ua-
ture as to their Identity and sutbeo-
t'city. There are no marks upon it to
indicate ito place Of msnufacture, but
it Is evidently Of English production.
-Lerington Ky.) Press.
Richland beacon., 1878-06-15

Hood used to tell . story of bypo'
chondriac who was in the habit. twice
or three times . week, of believing
himself dying. On . certain occasion
be bad one of bis terrors while riding
out in his gig. and happening to see
bis family physician be applied the
whip to bis horse TO overtake the old
doctor. The doctor applied the whip
to bis own horse. and they bad close
time of it for about three miles. The
hypocbondriac 6nslly came alongside
the doctor. and exclaimed, "HsDg it.
doctor, pull up! Poll up instantly
I'w dying!" Il think you are." cried
The doctor. II never saw any one 20
lug 80 last"
Richland beacon., 1878-06-15

Sersfins, Countess CsgliOs:ro. the
wifi. of tho gentleman qualified by
Mr.. Carlyle as ".he quscks-ths most
perfect scoundrel that 10 these latter
ages has marked the worlds history" !"
visited England 10 1887. aud took
lodgings 10 Sloane street, Knights
bridge. The Count advertised in the
newspapers bis Egyptian Pills" =,
thirty sbilIings the dracbm +; while the
Countess did q very thriving busihess
smOug the female nobility and gentry
by selling the "Wiue Of Egypt" pro.
duciug restoration Of viy,r. youth
end beauty to the most wrinkled and
the most worn out" This elixir was
very costly. aud the Countess Cd.
duced herself ss q living evidence oi
its efficacy. Sbc svsrred that she
was 80 years Of sge. and that she
bad . grandson who was . retired
Admiral 10 the Dutch service. lu
reality. sbs was . young and bloom
ing woman Of six and twenty.