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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
HON. a. HB. Hurt.

Our worthy and able Representative
Hon. A. b. Hurt, returned home on last
Tuesday. He made su energetic. intelli
gent and faithful -Winona
Advance.
With great pleasure we have copied tc
endorse the foregoing commentator Of
the young member from Montgomery
We can bear testimony to the constancy
with which he discharged his duties and
his fidelity to the interests of his constitu
ents. We have had numerous examples OF
the capacity of the young Democracy who
bore so great part in the redemption OF
the Stale from misrule to take care of her
interests, and the Representative from
Montgomery is enc of them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
Death of a Venerable OctOgena.
riam...A Former Citizen Of Mis-.
sissiPPi.
Natchez Free Trader.

Natchez Free Trader
From letter from his son in Richmond,
Va, in this city, we learn of the death of
the venerable Fleming Wood, for many
years a prominent and active citizen of this
county and city. Col. Wood came to this
county nearly sixty years ago and settled in
the town of Washington, from which place,
after a residence of several years, he removed
to Natchez, where he lived until his re-
moval to Virginia. He was a prominent
citizen and was often elected to positions of
honor and trust by the people of Adams
county, being successfully clerk of one of
the courts, Mayor of the city of Natchez,
and Representative in the State Legislature
Some thirty years ago he removed to Vir-
ginia, where he has since resided. The ven
cradle octogenarian, the letter states, died
as he had lived" firm in faith and hope in
Christ" Col. Wood was, we think, in the
eighty-second year of hi7-age- The genera
ton which knew him in youth has passed
away, and few of our readers as they pelu
this notice will remember the name, once
familiar as a household word, of Fleming
Wood.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

GEN. TUCKER's remark about newspa-
pers pending the discussion of the Mofet
Register bill, has been entirely misun-
derstood. Something having been quoted
from a newspaper, his remark was that
any person interested could procure a
publication in a newspaper for $25-re-
ferring of course to persons who desire to
advertise their wares, their nostrums or
their business of any kind. That's all.
1t is the business of newspapers to insert
advertisements; but editors are not pre-
sumed to endorse all the statements they
contain, though a person who has the
good sense to advertise, is presumably
reliable.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

SMMNhy school RdmGe Con
AT meeting of the pastors. ,n...
dents and teachers. reprssentlpg1 'l.,i.
churches and sabbath schools In ,b. .'''sh
Jackson, held az the Methodist r IN. Wy %
Sabbath afternoon, l7ih inst. tb. %
calling State Sunday Schaol r's'
WAS discussed and agreed nm, .a.sl
undersigned appointed "a commune ~, .'- '.'
all necessary arrangements for u... '.is
In view OF the fact thar the Int....
Sunday school Convention win ...l-
Atlanta, Ca, On the l7thof Ap.n
beiHg d sirable to have our s,... '.t
sented la tnat body, the ,ou.p,if,.. PIG.
designated Friday. April SIN. ANA a.
Of Jackson as the place for Aollfrg,t.
meeting OF the State Sunday School -t
vention of Mississippi. We ,arre.,
cordially invite AL Sunday School uo.t.
of all Protestant denominations. no III.
and come prepared 10 give others rb.l.
flt Of their experience and success. d.
Quoting Sunday Schools. Eleb s...
school will be entitled 10 one del.,.,.
perinteudenfs are requested tu brfr.
subject before their schools, within y.'..
the elt elton ola delegate. AHwho,r5....
attend should notify The Chairmara...
Committee before the lst of April. in,...
that homes may bee assigned them sa..
their stay.
Should the railroads grant reduced r..
to delegates, due notice will be given
Gen. A. =. Stewart, Chancellor of..
University OF Mississippi las been Is....
t. deliver the opening address BIN ~.
night.
The Convention viii organize 40 l05....
A. NJ, Friday.
j. i. POWER Pre- byteruu Srhlal
VIM ). BROwN, Jr., Methodist S.b.I
WHITFIELD GRlFFrru, Baptist ~rLoa.
II. MUsGROvE, Christian School.
OLIVER CLIFTON, Episcopal School.
Committee Of Ajrang.a,.,.
Paper throughout the State wlI oE.,.
by calling attention to the foregoing.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

II was stated recently by Mr.. Pope,
who represented Newberry District, that
Gov. Hampton in the National Demo
cratic Convention of 1868, offered res
olution declaring the Reconstruction acts
revolutionary, and therefore null and
void Subsequently Mr.. Pope with
drew his statement and said the resolu
ton was offered by delegate from Con
necticut. The writer of this paragraph
remembers the fact as last stated, except
that the irrepressible Connecticut gen
tlemen offered his resolution in the Com
mittee on Resolutions. OF all the mem
bers of that Committee, the South Caro-
lima Bayard was one of the most moder-
ate and conservative, and deprecated
anything like violent or intem perate Ian
guage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
The Presidents Veto of the Bill
10 Hold Special FERN TO Try
the Timber Cases.
Mobile Register

~
The President has signalized his admins
tration by sending in second veto. In ODE
dience to the wishes OF tue intellectual idiot
| who presdes over the timber interest. he
| now vrtors bill which seeks to expe dite
| Justice by granting an extra session OF a Fed
| erai court at Scranton. The session could
| be held without Inconvenience to the other
| busn S. of the Mississippi District Court II
ought to be held at once to enable innocent
sufferers to be relieved from Government
| seizures and to get back their property and
| 90 TO work But Schurz does not want Jus
| tice speedily administered He knows thar
| his agents have made SECURES recklessly and
| dishonesty. He knows that these agents sig
nally failed to sustain their action before the
| District Court at Jackson. His purpose j.
not to secure Justice. but to trrrOriZe evil
doors by i'm peding relief TO those who are
not evil doors. He prefers to withhold
from the innocent those rights which the
Federal Constitution grants them. He cane
not ultimately make C Sc against them but
he accom- pl ishes his vindctiVe purpose by
refusing them opportunity to clear them
selves anu 10 rescue their property. He cam
not induce Judge Hill to violate the law, but
he can prevent that honest Judge from ex-
ecuting the law.
The pretext that is not convenient to hold
an extra term of the court at Scranton is a
reckless subtertuge. Every one knows that
the Federal District Court of Mississippi
has ample time to hold this term. It would
not occupy two weeks, and the vacation be-
tween the regular terms offer abundant time
for this extra work.
The following special to the Picayune ex
presses the feeling at Washington relative
to this high-handed outrage against the peo-
pie on the entire coast line of the United
States:
WASHINGTON March 6.-The Presidents
veto message of the timber bill is much de-
precated' even by Senators who opposed
creating special term of the court One of
them, prominent Senator. to might cbarac-
toized the message "a "fOolish one"
Gen. Hookers's review in the House to-day
of the action of the Interior Department is
regarded as very effective.
Mr. Lamar feels much regret at the veto.
If the President keeps on at his present gait,
he will soon not have dozen friends in the
whole Congress,
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Married

RBYMEs-WILLIs At the residence o.
Col. NJ. w. Eagan, by the Rev. ID. l. Purer
Wednesday morning, March l3Jh, lsIs, hh
@. -. Rhymes and Miss T.. A. Willi-, bJlh "
Crystal Springs.
GORDoN--FRANKLIN-At the residence O.
DR.. Samuel +. Dunlap, Slrdi- Miss, MtFel
18th, by Rev. r II. Crozier, Mr.. w. d. '1.-
don, Of Columbia Tenn, and Miss M'Nt
Franklin, Of Sardis.
CLAYToE-DILLARD- the q 1f Fe.Ll
airy, 1873, by the Rev. G.. - FoB'HIue. ID p,
VIM. Clayton and Miss Margaret billiard '.
PontOtOc county.
ER-ROBERsON--Ou the J'H q.
March, 1873, at the residence Of thg brdt'
father, by w. IT, Scale, E-q Mr.. Ioi"
Alexander aud Miss Mary Robertson. a.i Oh.
Pontoc county.
ELzET--SMITH-Near Pitfsboro, ON .Hs
l4th ult., by Esq'r Blue, DR.. smith bH.l
and Miss l.. +. Smith, Of Calhoun couA4
BARRow-GoRDON p Al the resIItt..
(LOchinvar) OF the brides father Hon . t+
Gordon, on the 7th Inst Mr.J. 4. Barrow
Of Louisville, Ky, aud Miss Annie GofIg''
Of Pontnc county.
ALFORD--SAUNDEHs The ho.ti r
Hazehurst, Miss. March z, 1873. by icy Y
M. Weems, DR.. J +. Afford, Of RocSp2.r
Miss, and Miss Fannie Saunders, OF liiA'
hurst, Miss,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
The City Administration and a..
Citizens yHeeIiug.

Week before last meetingof cltIzcnse ,.
called To protest agaisst the action Of M.
Board OF Mayor and Aldermen In rsl8...
the special tax which had been imn...s
upon sellers by sample land who renr
sent'd house. in Northern cltic-l from t-
at which It had been fixed some months IL
for t. $40, or peddlli'- license. Wahr.
not had the ace e. refer 10 tli. matte.
The facts Of the case were: When the 9as.
ton was presented by commercial ap..t
refusing to pay the $50, Mayor MGm
very properly declined to have him imB-.
oned for the refusal afer he hal LEARNED
tina a similar ease had been tried before
Ju &c Calhoon, the Circuit Judgtof Hs
district, which had come before him from
Yazoo City, and had been decided uueouy.
tutioual. The Mayor knew that 60 wo.H
put the city 10 expensive aud uselcs, lIun.
ton, and probably result ia its having
heavy damages to pay. The Board OF AL.
dermem, at their next meeting prjmmIg
repealed the unconstitutional tx Um
| this a meeting Of citizens was called. d.
which resolutions OF ceusurc were passed
| agaiDst the action Of The Board, aud a0m.
mittee appoined TO take legal advice u.oa
{ matter and to report az au adjourned
meeting. Col. Nugent, prominent mem.
Der Of the bar, lnl probably other.
was interviewed upon the subject by .le
commi tee when it was ascartDinel j.
what the Board Of Mayor and AIsma
had learned some weeks before, that Hs
city hal n power 10 levy such % tax. ul
that any person upon whom DC was attempts
ed to be imp sed would be entitled tD llm-
ages from the city. Therefore, me adj.
journed meeting was never held and .Hs
committee has made no report Ir oeens
to US that as the first meeting pl1srI ua
resolutions OF censure without hrst posting
LnemSetvcs uP,',, ,i.,. ,.-..--- -4 tt- ll..I
that the secOnd meeting should have beE
held SO that the committee could have u.
ported. The meeting should have Jsa.
itself as well as the city administrator r-
tce, by resembling the resolutions.
Wehave not gone into the merits ~ t0e
controversy, but merely cited the facts Il
is very questionable whether or not any Joe
cal administration should have tho power
(as it has been decided they have not 20
pas any ordinance whether iu che way ofa
tax or Otherwise, to dobar any of i.s cid.
zens from the cheapest markets. Do itwI
known that the weather. class OF ci.IHW
from time to tims. visit the Northern ai..H.
an can leave their measures and tle.r0r.
ders, AMI there is no power on earth 10 seag
them from renewing these orders whenever
they desire. 1t il only the poorer or "elaE
get away" class whom these commercial
agents benefit, and they above al Others
sorely need cheap markets Competition
the life of trade, and we feel confident 30
orders will leave Jackson for anything
when the articles can be purchased a, cheap
freight added here "a abroad. The bl9s
and job department Of The CLAEIOS ht "
compete with all the offices OF like cbtrs.
ter at home and abroad, and we d1 not az'
pect TO receive any orders iu our line u1Ie5
we can fill them at the same rates as a7
charged elsewhere.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

The recent legislation in New Jersey
(says the financial editor of the Phila-
delphia Ledger reducing the rate of in
terest to per cent. and allowing no con-
tracts at higher rate, excites much com
ment throughout the State. There are
only seven States besides New Jersey
which have adopted so low rate without
granting the privilege of contract be
tween the borrower and lender. In ff-
teen other States the legal rate is per
cent, but higher rates are allowed by
contract, six of the fifteen placing no
limit whatever upon the contract rate.
and the remainder restricting this rate
to 8 or 10 per cent. Altogether there
are fifteen States which allow any rate by
contract and impose no penalty for
usury.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
LATEST NEWS ITEMS.
Liberfan EmigratIOn.

NEW YORK, March l4.-The Pennsylva-
MIA Colonization society has authorized the
Americ an Colonization society TO send at
its expense fifrv emigrants to Liberia.
They will leave the lSt OF May. and will To-
cate at the hourshing settlement of Brew
prvlllr, ten mills from Monrovia. IL was
named in honor of the late Charles Brewer
of Pittsburg, by whose generosity many
emigrants have been enabled to reach Ii
IBERIA.
The Returning BOarders Dis
charged.
NEW ORLEANS, March lS.-In the case OF
the State VS. Thos. c. Anderson-appeal TOR
new trial-the Supreme Court reversed
the verdict of the jury, and ordered the
prisoner to be released.
Hayes Hilarious.
WASHINGTON, March Is Gov. Packard,
Postmaster General Key, and several other
representative gentlemen, called on the
President after the decision Ofthe Louis
lana supreme Court in regard to the case
OF Gen. Anderson, and the contingent cases
of mem bers of the Returning Board, was
announced. The President expressed high
qualification, and said the whole Union
would applaud the action OF the Supreme
Court as patriotic, and in the interest OF
Cancellation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
The YazOO Delegation.

We endorse this from the Yazoo Her
aid Democrat-every word of it, and
will add that Yazoo was exceedingly
fortunate in her selection of member to
both Houses Of the Legislature:
Hon. Docton Bunch, fresh from his Legis-
lative labors, visited this city during the past
week. Mr.. Bnnch has made faithful and
industrious representative, and is entitled
to the gratitude of his constituents, which,
we are glad 10 tee, they are disposed to
manifest on every occasion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20
OwrN DrIrs,s ninetv-s,v

OWEN ADKINS is ninety-six years old.
He is still hale, and lives in Plttslvania
county, Virginia. A more remarkable
thing about him is the fact that for many
years he was Mormon, and lived unmO-
Tested in the practical enjoyment OF his re.
ligion. He married when he was "a years
old, and at 40 announced his belief that the
Bible taught polygamy. Much to the dis
like of his wife, he married three other wo-
men, and built house for each in the
neighborhood. His children number "a, his
grandchildren 1876. and the family is alto
gether SO large and prosperous that the
town is called Adkins. The number of
voters that he reared Ia said to have been
safeguard against prosecution for bigamy.
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Death of an old Citizen of IeGer-
son County.
Fayette Chronicle.

Fayette Chronicle.
DIED-February 9th, at his residence in
this county, John G. Mccormick, aged so
years and upwards.
Another of our most venerable and es-
timable citizens has been called away from
time to eternity Mr.. Mccormick was
native of North Carolipa. He moved to
this county, in the neighborhood of Union
Church, about 1886, where he had been
living ever since up to the day of his death.
Forty years a consistent member of the
Presbyterian Church, and regular church.
going man, he was known and highly re-
spected for his strict integrity, sobriety o I
character, and frugal habits.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

In the Southern States among the
veterans of the Mexican war there is a
few prominent Southern Republicans who
fought or the side of the South in the
war between the sections. Gen. Long
street stands at the head of the list.
There are some of less prominence in
Mississippi. we would call to their at
tention the following extract from a
speech in Congress on the 18th of March
upon the pension bill by Hon. w. J..
Covert, a Republican member from New
YorI. It shows the animus of Northern
Repnblicanism:
/ want 1t to remain fixed and abiding
among the laws of the lind. SO that it may
be understood by every man. woman. and
child wikhin our blders, for all time to
come, ihatno rebel shall ever receive PEN
sion at the bands of this GOVERNMENT.
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what Mrs. Ch,soIm said About 1.
Cincinnati Gazette special.l

Slnclnnatl Gazette SpeclalI
WASHINGTON March ii Mrs. Chisholm,
widow of Judge Chsolm, murdered at De-
kslb, Miss, last year, has returned to hel
position as Clerk in the Treasury Depart.
ment, from the trial of the murderers oi
her husband. She pronounees the trial 1
a mockery of justice, The prisoners weR
on the most Intimate terms with the couH
officials. Mrs. Chisolm was permitted b
answer few questions. and those imms-
terial. Judge Ireland, Mrs Chisolm sayi,
declared that she had failed to prove thas
her husband was a voter or citizen Of tie
United States, and that, accordingly, they
must instruct the jury to render verdicE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

Hon. \. S. HEWITT, Ex Chairman of
the National Democratic Executive
Committee and NJ c. from New York,
in a recent debate worked himself into a
towering rage over the shortcomings of
the de facto President, charging him
with violating his pledges of civil service
reform and making the federal Offices a
refuge for the Anderson Cassanave's,
Wells, Stearnes' and innumerable other
redemptionless knaves the mention of
whose names make the heart sick, to say
nothing of KasSon, Stough:on and
other visiting statesmen, who aided
and abetted In the villianies which will
land the fr5t-named worthless in the
Penitentiary. But Mr.. Hewitt is the
last man that ought to open his mouth
on this subject. He has no right to ask
to be heard with respectful attention. He
was the leader of the treaeherous hosts
that betrayed the Democracy, and sold
them for less than thirty pieces of silver
He was the first to suggest the idea of
throwing away the victory which the
people had won. He, the Chairman Of
the Executive Committee, was the first
to sound the retreat and deliberately to
suggest that the fruits of the victory
should be abandoned without a struggle.
The Electoral Conspiracy would never
have been thought of by the cunning
schemers of the Republican party for the
entrapment of the Democratic leaders
but for the treacherOus counsels Of such
men as Hewitt and but for that mon
strous iniquity, it would never have been
possible for Hayes to have been inaugu
rated President and to have perpetrated
Jhe crimes and fnllies upon which Hew-
lit has expended his burning invective.
Let others speak if they will on this pro
life subject, for it challenges the wrath
IF every honest man in the country, but
for the sake Of decency let Hewitt hide
MS diminished head aud be silent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

The Coahomian says that all this hub
bub about Elk Governor Aleorn embark
ing in political life and playing the mis-
chief generally, grows out a polite no.
tice (and we may add little pleasantly
in which Tue CLARION indulged.) 1t
says that Gov. Alcorn sis living quietly at
home, and seems to. desire simply that
he be left to its enjoyment"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

The publication of the Revenue Law
is concluded in this issue. Among
other noticeable changes is the one
making the Chancery Clerk the aud
itor of all county funds. All pay
ments into county treasury must be
by receipt-warrant from that officer.
Supervisors, tax collectors, assessors and
all other county officers will find matters
in this law demanding their careful study
and observance.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

Ex-GOv. PACKARD Of Louisiana D.
philosopher and knows how % bear hIs
litical pull-down gracefully btcsH.L
some his friends, IN discussing thr guD..
Material question, had a good deal lo p.
about ''the governor dejUrs and the tT
eTnOr defdetO." He stopped the uIh ~
quietly saying; "Gentlemen, the reaI w.
In this business Is that am only govern
deflnetO."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

IT will be seen that the discovery of
the fact that the Confederate government
appropriated $500, 900 to the pawn ent of
the anti-bellum mail contractors, and did
actually pay large portion of that sum
to them, was fatal to the bill appropria-
ting 1875, 900 for that purpose. Mr..
Money of this State made very manly
speech on the subject.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

SENATOR COCKRELL Of Missouri, intro
dure bill directing the President to ap
point five engineers, to constitute the Mis-
slssIppt river improvement commissi ion,
whose duty it shall be to make a complete
survey of the river from st Louis TO the
gulf Of Mexico, and devise plans for the
permanent location and deepening Of its
channel aud the general improvement OF
its navigation"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

DR.. Prices Unique Perfumes are altI.si I.
ing mucn attention. His Floral hleneo
indeed toilet luxury. In the sick f094,
a dislnfectant gratefully refre,hing 20 w
invalid. For the handkerchief per-l..
delightful perfume. Dentists. clergy 49,
orators and professional men viii De P'o-
ed with L.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

Ray. r. MCINNIs, d. D.-The many
friends or this gentleman will regret y
learn that lie has been confined TO bis o-
for the past two months and that his cou'.
tion 10 such as 10 afford but little hope
his recovery. He is at his brothers 40 Ao.'
Point jackson county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-20

Mp. ARRAN s. HEWITT, in the Interna
tional Review, discusses the methods of
electing President of the United States.
end suggests q complete return 20 the sys-
tenn at one time In vogue In some OF the
States, Of choosing the Electors by districts,
as Congressman are chosen, with two nj
large on the State ticket. The returns for
these. electors need to be made up In their
respective DISTRICTS and all contests decided
In the State courts.
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The u Jefferson County Representa-
liVes aud their Constituents.
Fayette Chronicle.

Fayette Chronicle.
Our Representatives, Messrs. Pintard and
Richardson, staid faithfully at their posts
from the beginning to the end of the session,
never were absent from their seats except in
cases of necessity, and boldly faced and cast
vote Oh every question, whenever present,
and otherwise, on the floor and in commit
tee, watched the interests of their constit-
uents and did their State honest service.
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Wick burg Herald
Kinds county RAYMOND Gazette

Board met on Monday, March 4th, with
all the members present
The account of Whitehead School for $50
was allowed.
Ordered that the sum of $l33 80 be al
lowed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen OF
the city of j acksOn on account OF poor, In
settlcm emf UP TO uJu or hGorOl, 1O7o--
Ordered that the sum OF $I0i 40 be al
lowed the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of Jackson, the sum OF $40 having already
been drdu ted, from settlement up To Feb
ruary 6, 1873, for support of VIM. Booze, a
pauper, the same being on account of poor
fund.
Ordered that Mayor McGill of Jackson be
authorized TO take care Of and maintain all
the poor Of the city when it is mpractica-
bic to remove them to the poor honse
of the county.