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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

The Washington Post says that sundry
Democratic leaders assembled in Wash.
ington weeks before Congress met to hold
a grave consultation upon the subject OF
the alleged eiphers to which the New
York Tribune has devoted 90 much time
of late. An informal caucus was held,
at which it was determined to have an
investigation of the whole cipher business,
to De instituted by the Democrats. Now,
if these ''leaders" will only consider how
not to be eyphered out of the next Pres
idential election, as they we're cut of the
last, their constituents will cheerfully ex-
cuse them from wasting their time upon
the plumbers of the past. Let the dead
past bury Its dead.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
DR.. VanderpooI offered the following
Cincinnati Journal ]

Cincinnati Journal
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 24.-It is the opinion
of leading Democratic Congressman now
here that the following propositions will be
submitted to Congress by the Greenb hackers
aud silver men:
l. To substitute treaiury notes for national
bank notes.
To authorize the free coinage Of silver
dollars and the issue Of certificates tor silver
bullion.
3, To pay the interest on the public debt
and redeem called bonds in silver to the full
amount of silver now or hereafter to be in
the Treasury.
These three propositions, it is said,
will meet the approval of Democrats. If
they do not, they ought.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

SINCE the passage of the silver bill
l9,S1455I standard dollars have been
coined. This is only million and a
halfin excess of the minimum required
by law. Only about five millions of the
new dollars are in general circulation,
the remainder being in the treasury and
mint vaults. The study of the Secreta-
ry of the Treasury and other agents of
the bondholders, and the National Banks,
has been how not to put the law into
execution.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
The solid south.

Judge Key thinks that solid South
is its own worst enemy that the inevi
table tendency is solid North" We
did not hear expressions like this from
Republicans six or eight years ago when
the South was solid for the Republicans
in Congress-in her State governments
and even in her county and municipal
administrations-whe Democrats and
Conservatives were either bayoneted, or
counted out, Of every office from consta-
bic to Governor or member Of Congress.
1t Is not the solid South that ofends, but
the solid Democratic South. 1t may be
all true that sOlidity of this sort is the
South's "worst enemy" as the Post
Master General who wears the Hayes
livery imagines, but the intelligent peo-
pie of the South have a distinct remam-
brance that with q solid Democratic
South came the blessings of local self
governments, peace and goodwill be
tween the two races and just laws for all,
relief from military domination,
Democratic majority in both Houses of
Congress, and the possibility of the
election of President in 1880 who will
know ''no North, no South, no East, no
West" but the whole country. in the ad
ministration Of the Federal Government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
Secretary EvarGs ON the SOuthern
Outrage Question
To an Interviewer.

No words that can command are strong
enough to depict those atrocities in their
true light. They are horrible beyond de-
scriptiOn. depraved and noxious
Interviewer: And from what causes do
these atrocities proceed?
Mr.. Evarts There is no use denying the
fact that the Southern people have suffered
greatly-the Southern whites | mear--from
the sudden reversement of their social sys-
tenn or fabric-the Sudden interiecriOn into
their voting aggregate of an element of ig-
norance and the consequent domination of
uneducated and intxpe rienced powers in
their political affairs. 1t WAS perhaps a
mis- axe that this WAS done By the Republic
can party 81 the North. Bat all this does
not Justify murders and wholesale disregard
OF law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

The Moffett Register agitation has
commenced in the Alabama Legislature
by the introduction of bill for its adop-
Non. A correspondent of the Mobile
News says the scheme has proved fail
ure in every State where it has been in
troduced, and for the following among
other reasons: The State is obliged to
employ detective for every saloon,
whose salary is generally one half of the
fine imposed by the State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

The higher law originating in certain
well defined principles of human nature
as God made it, which prevails in most
communities that schools in which the
two races are mixed, are not to be toll
Grated, has led to some slight unpleas
antness in one of the Indiana rural
districts. The facts are thus stated
There has been some trouble in the rural
districts near the city in regard to white
and black children attending the same
school. In this locality referred to there
are few families OF negroes having ten
children OF an age to attend school. Last
year the school trustee rented a cabin and
employed teacher, but this year he was
not able TO rent building, and he toll the
negroes ii they would cut and haul the
timber and place it in position he would
coVer and turL ish the house and nav the
teacher. This the negroes agreed to. and
were proceeding well with their work when
some meddiesome white man told them
they had perfect right to attend the school
for the white children. SO Yesterday
(Tnesday) morning some OF the negro
children marched to the school and deman-
ded admittance. The white children left
and the teacher, locking the door, came to
the city and delivered the KEY to the trustee
declaring she would not teach q mixed
school.
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Chairman Dem. Exec Com. runica G
CORRESPONDENCE.
Rooms DEMOCRATIC Eek CoMMITTEE,)
AUSTIN, TUNICA COUNTY, MISS,
November IL, 1878.


To His ErceAency j. N. Stone, Jackson
Mississippi:
SIR-The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of the county of Tunica, now liz
session, deem il their duty TO the party they
represent and 10 all the people OF the county
to address this CON munication TO your
EXcelleney in regard to the recent appoint
NEST by the Executive of Clarence ID.
Owens TO fill the vacancy in the office OF
Treasurer OF Tunica county, caused by the
death OF DR.. James r. Sample, who died 81
yellow fever while acting AS physician iT
charge of Camp Joe Williams, near Mem
uhiS.
The universal admiration and love of the
people OF this county Tor their former
rreasurer-their deep grief for his loss and
the failure OF the public mind, even yet, Il
react. had made public opinion slow TO Sc
ect his successor. AID this committee acting
in sympathy with tile public mind, haC
supposed that no haste was necessary in the
matter believing that your EXcellency had
not such personal knowledge OF individuals
in this county as would lead you to make
the selection, and that you would await
some indication from at least one or two
claiming to reside within the limits OF thu
county.
We do not deny the abstract legal right o
your Excellency to appoint whom you see
Mt to Till any vacancy occurring in TINS c1un-
~, but we have met to day for the purpose
the policy OF making appointments To office
in the county of Tunic~ at the sole instance
of one or two citizens OF an adjoining coun-
ty, and as in this case without the knowl-
edge of single citizen OF this county
known To this committee as aScertained by
them after dilIgent search.
This committee has no fault to find with
the gentleman recently appointed by your
Exceliency-it is not OF him we speak-but
we address your Excellency, as the political
representatives. of the Democratic party OF
the county of Tunica, and III behalf of all
the people of the county, deny the right
of the citizens OF any other county to select
officers to rule over them, and respectfully
to request OF your Excelency, that in the
'utuTe you will extend to the people OF
Tunica the usual courtesies of such occa-
sion. Very respectfully,
j. B. PERKINS. Chairman,
GEO. w. OWENS, Secretary,
Il. B. HARRIS,
w. T. BAYNB,
j. ID. VIvERETT,
Committee.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

Hon. GEORGE S, HoUsroS, who has
been elected United States Senator from
Alabama, after having been nominated
By caucus of the regularly elected
Democratic members, is man of ster-
ling qualities. This is the second time
that he has been elected to the Senate.
He was elected in 1866, 1t she same time
Judge Sharkey and GovernOr AlcOrn
were in this State, on account Of his mod
Grafton during the war, but was rejected.
he will be seated now Exit Spencer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
Aid for Osyka.

Here is one of the innumerable evidences
OF the boundless sympathy which, like a
mighty river flowing to the ocean, has
brought aid to our people in their misfor-
tunes. This widows mite comes from
South Natick, Massachusetts. May q kind
Providence protect the donors from the
seourge that has brought sorrow to 80 many
Southern homes:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

PosT MASTER GENERAL KEY has ex
pressed decided preference for Gen.
Grant for President in 1880. He goes
with the bitter enders. 1t is rather hard
that the Southern Democrat" who was
taken into the Hayes Cabinet to entice
Southern support for the Hayes Admin
istration should be the first to declare
for the man who is regarded with the
greatest adherence by the Southern
people
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

The last session of the 46th Congress
assembled on Monday and will close on
the 81 of March. Among the most
important subjects for Legislation is a
general quarantine system the free
coinage of silver; the improvement of
the navigation of the Mississippi river
and reclamation of its lands subject to
overflow, and railroad from the Pacific
to the Mississippi river on the line Of the
sd parallel, subsidised from one end to
the other and with its eastern terminus
specifically fixed aud not left to the
doubtful decision of a commission here
after to be appointed at the dictation of
the magnates of some other corporation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

absent during the recent plague, have
held public meeting, 10 express publicly
their sense of gratitude for the heroism
OF chose VINO remained at home during
the pestilence and for the charity of their
fellow-citizens in all sections of the
Union. aud of their fellow-men in Eu-
rome
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
STATE BOARDS OF HEALTH

l. Resolved, That in the deliberate judy
ment Of this Association it is the duCy o.
every State to establish and adequately
maintain an efficient Stare Board OF Health
aud in a great an extent as practicable t.
contribute to the protection OF the public
he slth within its own Commonwealth, and
BIZ all suitable means to tnat OF the whole
country
? Resolved. That the powers and duties
of the State Boards Of Health should be SO
well defined by law and so fully provided
for in the poity OfState administration tha'
the sanitary interests aud protection of all
places ia The country should be secured.
,. Resolved, That a copy of these reSOlu-
tiolS, together with suitable official "A en-
oranGun, as "A basis OF CORES pondence.
shall be ira nsmittPd to each State BOARD of
Health and each Governor in our country.
to the health-officers of ports, and to the
government Of each State and port that
may be concerned l.: the duties OF such
mutual efforts for sanitary protection.
Ga the 10th inst the Mississippi State
Board viii assemble in this city to take
this subject Of public safety into consid-
Grafton, and they will no doubt devise a
plan for the accomplishment of an object
to which no friend Of the human race,
no public benefactor, nor statesman, can
look with indifference. None but the
Infnite Eye has seen the awful
results of these long dreary months of
pestiIence liz which the people of Missis-
sippi have borne their full portion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

The Geographic report of the proceed
ings of the Health Association at Rich
mond which we published in our last
number did not contain the following
resolutions that were unanimously adop-
ted as the sense of the conference. we
regard these resolutions as the most
important of the proceedings. A COM
mittee. Of which Dr. Writ Johnston, of
this city, is member, was appointed to
prepare a suitable system of federal leg
islation from which great deal may be
expected if it Is not spoiled in the ordeal
OF Congressional manipulation but 1t
was the sense Of the medical authorities
and statesmen at Richmond that the
essential work of preserving the public
health would devolve upon State and
local administrations cooperating with
the general government. The first con
| sideration is to keep the disease from en-
tering the ports of the United States by
strict quarantine regulations, with the
countries from which it is liable to be
imported. But the channels by which it
can be conveyed are myriad, and 1t Is
appreherded the strictest scrutiny will
be baffi ed in the endeavor to ward Of
the infection While the ports of the
Gulf are vigilantly guarded as the points
OF danger it is liable to be brought into
Savannah. Charleston and other south
ON Atlantic cities and into ports further
North. Experience has proven tina
they are all subject to the ravages of the
disease. New York and Philadelphia
especially the latter. have suffered dread
fully from its visitation in times past
and the dates are recent when Savannah
and Charleston We're similarly afflicted
The main dependence is upon State
county and municipal authorities. 1t i,
known that St Louis, Cincinnati, New
York, Philadelphia, and indeed all the
principal cities of the West and North
were saved from the horrors Of the di
sease by the sanitary measures enforced
by their authorities. Numerous were
the cases brought into the very centre OF
their populations by refugees from the
injected localities and but tor these
safeguards the death roll of the scourge
might have as easily have been 100, OOC
instead of Is, COO Realizing the trans.
cendant importance Of efficient State and
local measures, the Association adopted
these resolutions:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
Hiding il Away.
ST. Loui. Republican,

Our Washington special dispatches state
that n bill viii be offered soon after the
opening OF the next session of Congress,
making il compulsory on part OF Secretary
of the Treasury TO issue the silver dollars
now being 50 carefully hidden away. The
be about twenty-five millions on the first or
January.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

Mr., j. j. Willisms, formerly a citizen
Of Jackson, is one of the editors of the
Grenada Sentinel. He will be we'll re
membered for his zeal and efficiency in
the cause of industrial development in
this State, years ago. He has expert
ence in journalism, and will bring to his
knowledge of the profession, large fund
of Information acquired by study and
close observation, and a good style of
communicating his thoughts through the
press. 70 look at the freshness and en-
larged dimensions of the newspapers of
Grenada. the Sentinel and the South, one
would think she had renewed her youth
and growth in the ashes of her recent af-
Fiction
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

OUR cotton crop for the year ending
August 81, 1878, according to the figures
of the Commercial and Financial Chron-
icIe. amounted to Ash 300 bales,
against 4,485, 423 bales in 1877. The
production of 1860 has not yet been
reached Notwithstanding the large in
crease of population and of the cotton
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
Hon. H. &. Myers.


COpiahan.l
The political status of Fl. C. Myers is
number one in any country. Ia 1875 he
was the Democratic candidate for Sheriff If
Marshall e unity, and was elected; 10 1877.
he was again the Democratic nominee for
the same Office Henry G. Myers is pOlitic-
ally true as steel.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

Mr.. e. L. WRIGHT, Of the Nicksburg
Herald, has resumed his labors after a
tour of rest and relaxation in the North
and West. We are glad to welcome his
return.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

We have secured the services of Mr.. b. l.
CARROLL. "a Travelling Agent of THE ola
RIo~ establishment. Mr. Carroll has been
for many years connected with the BRANDON
Republican. and is an accomplished news
pager man He will at once enter on duty
for this Office and we commend him 10 our
friends In the several places that he will visit
An contracts made by him for subscription
advertising, or job printing will be duly
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

| L the rule of the Supreme Court o
! Florida, under which a Republican Con-
| gresham Is returned from the Seeona Dis
| trict. had been enforced two years ago. the
States vote would have gene to Tilden In
1876 the Republicans counted the vote toI
Hayes by throwing out Democratic pre-
cincts. This year the Democrats threw out
Republican precincts bot the Repu blicaas
appealed to the supreme Court. and obtain
ed an order to have the votes counted as
cast.-BoSton Herald.
If the Republican preeedentis followed
it will secure Florida for the Democratic
candidate for President in 1880, if the
election is thrown into the House of Rep
resentatiyes. It's poor rule that won't
work both ways.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

THE Legislature Of Vermont has
passed bill allowing persons convicted
of capital offences to petition for new
trial upon new evidence.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
lntraI Georgia Weekly.

'VIa4 UtUIBIH " eekIy.T
Hon. George H. Pendleton thi uks the
democratic party is stronger to-day thau
ever, and that 10 will elect the next Presl
Gent Of the United States. The question:
dear George, that most interests the Soutn-
ern people is, win our nominee be seated
IL elected?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

YESTERDAY was the day on which
Governor Hampton was to be elected
United States Senator from South Caro-
lima. SO mote it be.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
- -
Al M 0ame Again.
yteksbure Her.ld4

Vieksburg Herald
The editor Of the Herald returned 70 his
post Of duty yesterday. after an absence OF
three months and half with his family in
the North. To Col. ManIOve, who had ed
itorial charge OF the Herald during his alb
senee, he offers his sincere thanks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
A GOOD CAMPA1GN DOCUMENT
PUT THIS IN YOUR SCRAP BOOK,

| Now the fact is that since the Democrats
| obtained control of the House they have
succeeded in saving to the people Of the
| United States, against the efforts n a Re-
| publican Senate, nearly 100000 900. and
| this fact can be shown in a very few lines
| and from the figures compiled az the Trea-
| surv Department for the guidance OF
| disbursing and accounting officers. Below
| is table, made from the digest of annual
| appropriations, prepared and published by
| the Treasury Department, which even the
| skill of Mr.. Carson cannot upset or i'm pair
| This table shows the aggregate amount OF
| money appropriated during the three years
the Democrats have BEEN in majority in the
House, and Omparison is made between
those three years and the three years next
preceding, when the Republicans had full
possession of all the departments of rhe
government. Let the people, without re-
gard TO party, scrutiniZe the following
figures:
Appropriations by Republicans for the
three years ending June 80, 1876:
Forty-second Congress, third
session Observation-Disclosures. SI72 29O z01
Forty third Congress, first SEES 'O''V'
Forty third Congress, second 90
session. .................. 1477I4,sH
Total -..---.-.....-... s475,O33, 400
Appropriations by Democrats for the three
years ending June 30, 1879:
Forty fourth Congress, first ses-
Forty-tourth Congress, second --Oi'
session Ga ase ooo
Forty-fiith Congress, first and '''O''0'
second sessions .-.......... l72,OI6. 800
Total .....,........- 1884, 495 500
During the second session of the Fortv-
Iourih Congress no appropriation was made
Ior the army, but the necessary appropria-
Ton WAS voted at the called session OF the
torty-hfth Congress. This will exnIain
the tie srnainess of the apDronriationa
made for the fiscal year ending 'June On
1873, and the apparent increase in tbese
nade Tor The current fiscal year. The above
ngures show that the net saving 10 the nro
PIE Of the United States by the Democrats
during the three years for wl,ieh thev orc |
ne responsible is $90.537, 597. or an animal
average saving of over $50 OOOO0o Renuh
Ilcans can fnd fault with the tiataiIs 81 thia |
great mplishment, but there stands tna |
general result, and the people are DerfeetIv
competent TO pronounce judgment. The |
Democrats have done some foolish tI,i,,as
and p' rha.'s Committed MANY hairless /
plumbers since they assumed p9litirsl ns...
troll % the House OF Representafives ~,
they deserve fun Credit for saving IN t,, Das
years. over $50 600 600 to the America
people. That Is The base money valne Of
heir economy What it is morally worth
q putting stop TO the official erfrava ors,,sa
mo peenlatioH 20 prevalent under ia iase
.egime Is beyond the power or ordinar.
Ao'nAEy
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

Georges. Houston, Alabsma Senator e zee.
was born In Williamson county, Tenn 49, ~.
Young 20 absm SuS Fe@oy be was S Educated
aud has since resided.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
soUrH NAT1cK. Nov. s. 1szs

Mr. E. BARKspALE-DEAR SIR:
You will find enclosed a money order for
SIG. 30, which is sent you froln the John Ell
lot Church OF this village for the yellow fe-
yer sufferers of Osy ka. Mississippi.
Very respectfully.
JOHN ELIOT CHURCH
By NJ. v. b. Bartlett
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

THE Ohio dog-tax Law requires owners
of dogs to return the number and value
of these animals, and where the owner
fails to do this the assessor makes the re-
turn and fxes the value at 81 . head
Why not have dog-tax in Mississippi?
Have We q statesman bold enough to
tackle the question?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04

Philadelphia Times, Ind.
One pity about Hayes is that he didn't
near any thing about fraud In the South o
year and q half ago.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-12-04
HOUsE PROCEEDINGS.

When the reading OF the message was
ended, Mr.. Wood. Democrat Of New l0rs,
DESIRED TO make some comments on 10
mere were some reference in Il which
should be met at the earliest practicable
moment. He referred TO that part Of lL
relating to the Southern States. He wood
Tailed 10 see (what the President saw any
disposition in the south to avoid or anuul 10
any degree the recent constitution
amendments. He failed to see any indl-
cation Ia the South at any election 81
any time, under any circumstances fora So
ries OF years, OF an unwillingness 70 live IN
entire amity with the whole country, Win
regard to law or obey the government
Continuing. Mr.. Wood regretted that While
tne president could see violations OF Jaw 10
the elections in South Carolina and Louis
lana' MS eyes we're closed TO New J of5'
where thousands of voters were Outragea'
In the Senate Mr. Blaine offered resolu-
tons to investigate Southern affairs.