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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

What nights were the nights on the old
plantation The mellow light Of TIE
harvest moon crept through the rusuing
leaves of the tall oaks, fell softly upon
the open space beyond, and bathed the
brown old barn in a food of golden glory.
while the songs Of the negroes al the corn
pile-lusty chorus aud plaintive refuin-
shook the silence until it broke upon the
air in far reaching waves of melody. But,
alas all these are gone. The moon pur-
sues her pathway as serenely as of old
but she no longer looks down upon the
scenes that we're familiar TO your youth.
The old homestead and the barn are
given up to decay, and the songs Of Tho
negroes have been hushed into silence by
the necessities Of a new dispeusation.
The old plantation itself is gone. To hns
passed away, but the hand of time, mex
orable and yet tender, has woven about
it the sweet suggestions Of poetry and no.
mance-memorials that neither death
nor decay can destroy. --Atlanta Herald.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Men differ in their opinions In regard
to what is work and what is play. He
who through the long summer day swings
a sledge, pushes a plane, or follows O
pillow, naturally enough imagines that
having nothing to do Is a blissful condi-
ton of things, and that play is state of
rest or idleness on the other baud. an
able-bOdied man, possessed Of an active
brain, finds nothing the hardest kind of
work. In these later years no small
amount Of attention is paid 20 muscle.
Brain feels the need Of Drawn. Vigor-
Gus physical exercise, even though 10 be-
for the time fatiguing, is not necessarily
an unpleasant excitement, and the reward
10 brings ia red blood, digestion and sleep.
il we'll worth having. "A great deal uf
our play is work Of the ropehcst Kind.
This Is true 81 rowing, swimming baH
PLAYING and q hundred oihc te.Fhogl
exercises. He who follows front stream
all day may call the sport by utnlare
name ne chooses, but it IS HorE rcgE
theless.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
The AHu-band's and WIfe's Ten
Comm IA N Il nents.
HUSBANDS COMMANDMENTS.

l. am thy husband, whom thou
didst vow to love, honor and obey; for l
saved thee from old maidism, and the
terror of single blessedness.
2. Thou shalt not look upon any other
man, to love or admire him for |, thy
husband, am jealous husband, who will
visit the sin of the wife upon her follow
ers; therefore keep thou faithfully to thy
marriage vow.
| 3. Thou shalt not backbite thy hus-
band, nor speak lightly of him; neither
shalt thou expose his faults to thy
neighbor lest he should hear of it, and
punish thy perfdy by derivation of
sundry items, such as bonnets, dresses,
| etc.
a. Thou shalt purchase cigars for
thy husband rather than ribbons for thy.
self.
5. Thou shalt not 60 to the opera or
evening parties without thy husband
neither shalt thou dance too frequently
with thy "cousin" or thy Husbands
| friend"
6. Thou shalt not listen to fattery, nor
accept gifts or trinkets from any man
save thy husband.
Z. Thou shalt not rifle thy husbands
pockets for money when he is asleep
neither shalt thou read any letters thou
mayest find therein; for it is his business
to look after his own affairs, and thine to
! let his alone.
8. Thou shalt conceal nothing from
thy husband.
8. Thou shalt make no false represen-
tation of the state of thy pantry, thy
purse or thy wardrobe.
TO- Remember to rise early in the
morning and be prepared with becoming
good humor to welcome thy husband at
the breakfast table.
IL. Look for no jewelry from thy hus-
band 1.-the anniversary of thy wedding,
| for it is written: blessed are they who
expect nothing, for they shall not be dis
appointed"
WIGS COMMANDMENTS.
l. Thou shalt have no other wife but
me.
2 Thou shalt not take into thy house
any beautiful brazen image to bow down
to her, to serve her, for / am jealous
wife, visiting, etc.
8. Thou shalt not take the name of thy
wife in vain.
4. Remember to keep her respectfully.
5. Honor the wife's father and mother
6. Thou shalt not scold.
T. Thou shalt not find fault with thy
dinners.
s. Thou shalt rock the cradle in my
absence, and prepare the tea for my re
turn.
9. Thou shalt not be behind thy neigh
bors.
10. Thou shalt not visit the rum tav
ern; thou shalt not covet the tavern
keepers rum, nor his brandy nor his gin
nor his whiskeY, nor his wine, nor any
thing that Is behind the bar of the run
seller.
IL. Thou shalt not visit the billiard sa
looms, neither for worshipping in thu
dance, nor the heaps of money that la,
on the table, and the twelfth command
ment isl
IL. Thou shalt not stay out later thai
10 o'clock at night.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
pleading cor IiIs Tormee slave
Atlanta (Ga } Constitution

Atlanta (Ga) constitutional
The case of the State against Oliver
James, charged with murder was tried
and verdict rendered Of voluntary man
slaughter, with a recommendation 90 the
mercy Of the court. The prisoner wa8 nu
old negro about sixty years Of ago. and
widely known in his neighbOrhood, where.
previous to the difficulty, he had always
borne the reputation OF d peaceful, in-
dustrious and inofiensive imam In ana
encounter with Luke Dorsey, "a negro OF
desperate character, who, il seems, bad
offered some insult to his wife, Dorsey
was killed. AT the close of the trial, tho
venerable David James, the father Of the
Hon. John II. James, arose. Upon
permission from the court, he proceeded
in voice tremulous with emotion t8
speak Of the early life Of the prisoner.
He had been his MASTER and had raised
him and watched over him In bis bow
hood. He had began the nurse aud com
panion of his children, and tho most
obedient, affectionate and hagd working
slave he had ever owned The old gene
tleman proceeded in touching appeal to
the court, but his voice failed, and he
could continue TO no further. The tears
rushed from his eyes, and, kneelug no
the railiug near the prisoner, he bowed
his face in his hands and gave vent to
his feelings. In consideration Of the
circumstances in his favor the Judge I'm
posed light sentence of three years I'm
the penitentiary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
A CRY.

ra,Tarn weary of all
Lgcf mon. aud their love and their hate;
,t'ove been long enough lite's thrall,
and the toy OF tyrant fate
,,onld have nothing but rest,
could not struggle again;
r - me po% TO tbs breast,
Earth, sweet mother OF men,
rr;5s me. and let me sleep;
Give me a lonely tomb.
el'cIose and 20 dark and so deep,
shall hear no trumpet of doom.
There LEI me lie forgot,
when the dead at its blast are gone;
Give me to hear it not,
Bat only to slum Der on.
This i the fate ! crave,
For look to the end, and see,
1ftbare be not rest in the grave,
There will never be rest for me.
From the Spectator.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10


What is home without any mirth
there?
A shoemaker advertises medicinal
boots" The virtue is in the heal
The Koran forbids pork Why then
call its followers Mohum-edus3
Senator Gordon is nearly six feet tall.
and yet he isn't long in the Senate.
Some people use glasses for the
eyes. Others cannot get them above
the nose.
An Indian out West Is called Jump
Over the Sky. Now, how is that for
high?
A crushed humorsts asks Us how
many pigs feet in yard. We believe
it depends whether or nor the gate Is
open.
The Friendly Grasp is the proposed
title OF new paper in Boston. 10 viii,
of course, be printed ON hand press.
King Humbert's first act was 60 sell
1000 of his fathers horses That core
tainly doesn't indicate any fondness for
the reign.
Remember, Dr. Mary Walker, thnt
the woman who would lift her hand
against a man, save ia the way of kind
ness, is a wretch whom il were base fiat
terry to call policeman.
In the window ola shop in an obscure
part of London is this announcement:
Goods removed, messages taken, car
pets beaten, and poetry composed on any
subject
The name Of Fenian had lbs origin iu
the tabled Pheuix An Irish friend of
ours points out the appropriatauess of
the derivation in the fact of the "lrC-
quent risings' Of the brotherhood
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
BzkOA BN WILL.
An Interesting Will Case Decided
in a Virginia Court.

Rich, Va, Telegram to Cincinnati Enqr.l
A will case was decided this evening
Hastings court of Manchester, Va, Judge
Clopton presiding, which has created
mitch sensation there for some months
past. All OF the parties were negroes.
In 1854 Fanny Anderson, quadroon
who had been set free by her master,
purchased Joseph Carter, a mulatto
slave, and lived with him as her hus-
band up to the time of her death, last
March Her master on emanclpating
the girl, left her with considerable means,
and she and Joe lived in ease, they
were married according to the ceremony
in vogue among coIOred people at that
day, and were always known as man and
wife. The evidence before the court
proved that they had occasional quarrels,
and in 1872 she brought suit for divorce,
but afterward abandoned it.
When she died she left will in which
she bequeathed small portion of her
estate to her husband, but the bulk of it
to four other relatives. The will was
admitted to probate in the chancery side
of the Tasting court, when Joseph Car
ter objected and moved, through his
counsel, that the will be not accepted.
The case was tried at the January term
of the court, when there was a hung jury
The point at issue being whether Joseph
Garter was her husband, that is whether
the marriage ceremony used by negroes
during slave times would hold good now.
After the jury had been out this even
ing fifteen minutes, they returned with a
verdict for Carter, deciding that Fanny
Anderson had no right to make will,
as she was his wife, and, as such, had no
separate estate. The lucky husband was
highly eated at the result of the trial, as
he is now in possession of handsome
fortune running up in the thousands.
He is the richest negro in Manchester.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

New York SUM-

Journalism which processes to be abso-
lutely Independent of party, is very apt
to be Independent of principle. So long
as political organizations are the machine
ry approved by the people for carrying
out their views, the newspaper that holds
itself proudly aIoof from them will SOON
er or later discoves that its independence
means nothing but isolation. The Bos-
ton Globe has just come to realizing
sense of this truth, and will hereafter be
published as a Democratic paper. Its eff
forts to avoid being either fish, flesh, or
| fowl, made it feel awful lonely.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Always speak with politeness and de-
ference TO your parents and friends. Some
children are polite and civil everywhere
else except at home, but there they are
coarse and rude. Shameful
Nothing sits so graceful upon children,
nothing makes them so lovely, as ha-
bitual respect and dutiful department
towards their friends and superiors 1t
makes the plainest face beautiful, and
gives to every common action a name
less, but peculiar charm.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
Two Dollars a Year.
DEs0LATE.
From Cham bers, Journal

rom Cham bers' Journal
Like funeral pail,
Darkness lies over;
Wierdly the owl doth call
From her lone steep.
Sadly the night wind blows
Over December SHOWS;
Vain Ills my eyes TO close
l cannot sleep.
Thy voice is in NV ear;
Once more thy words hear,
Bringing now hope, now fear,
Bat always love;
And thy sweet face doth rise,
Radient with starry eyes,
Cloudless as Summer skies
In heaven above.
Once more at nights soft noon,
Under the pensive moon
o. long-vanished June,
With thee l stray;
As when in days Of old
All my hearts love | told.
And to my pleadings bold
Thou saidst not nay.
When thou vast by nv side,
Calmly the DAYS did glide;
Like an unruiiied tide
My life did flow.
Then was each hour too brief;
Now | but seek relief
From my consuming grief,
Rest from my woe.
Now falls the scalding tear,
Shed for the present drear;
Shed forsthe past so dear,
SO quickly flown.
Over thy lonely grave,
Hard by the sounding wave,
Madly the wind-gusts rave;
| am alone.
Yes; but my whole life through
Laal have | been and true;
True shall | be to you,
AS true as then;
Till when that life is DER,
Skyward my soul shall soar,
And on the heavenly shore
We meet again.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

RAYMOND Gazette.l

It is worthy of remark that notwith-
standing less than one half of the regis
tered vote of Kinds county, was cast al
the late election, Kinds gave Gov. Stone
more votes than any other county in the
State, viz. 9,375. The next highest was
Warren, 8, 039; the next, Holmes, 2, 704;
the next, Adams, 1884 And strang-
II enough, these four counties, during
the era of Radicalism, were the heaviest
Radical counties Of the State, and sent tC
the Legislature twenty Senators and
Representatives Of the earpeE-bag and
Radical faith.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

The following conversation took place
recently in q hotel: waiter" Yes,
sir.s whats fhis2" Its bean soup.
mo matter what it has been the ques-
ton IS, what Is Il noWsn
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Junior Clerk: .sWould yon kindly
permit me to absent myself 70 morrow to
attend my fathers funeral?7 Head OF
Grnl deep in figures. You may go,
Hawkins. but pray--to not let this hap
pen again. Judy.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Without wishing to encourage the
world in gabble, We may state that the
goldennees Of silence is over. estimated.
The mute. inglorious oyster is always
getting into broils, stews and hot water.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
DO NOT SING THAT SONG AGAIN
BY HUGH F. McDERMoTT.

"The most sadly exquisite poem of the
ye4r-T-Loudo n Saturday Review.
'sIf could sing as I once thought / could
I would make the air vocal with do Not
Sing That Song Ag .in-''-Oiiver Wendell
Holmes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

What is the difference between hun
CRY man and a gluttOn2 One longs Il
eat; the other eats too long.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Philadelphia consumes 81 scream" to
10 the value Of two thousand hollers per
week.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10

Do not insult the under man in q
fight by telling him there is plenty Of
room on top.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-10
The New Iowa Railroad Law.

,rnc New law Regulating the
Roads and Rates.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-18
The People Of Grenada Appoint Relief Com
mittee-The Death List

GRENADA, Miss, September 1O.-The cit
liens of Grenada assembled i'm mass meeting
yesterday and resolved that inasmuch as the
relief committee of Grenada, whose names
are John Powell and Robert Mullen, have
for weeks past absented themselves from
Grenada, and utterly neglected to attend TO
the sick, or bury the dead, or provide for
our destitute and suffering people, and have
resisted all appeals to return to the city and
perform their duties, it is the sense of this
meeting that the necessities of our com
munity demand the appointment of sub
relief committee, whose duty it shall be TO
solicit and receive contributions of money
and provisions of all kinds from the SYM
pathetic people of the country and disburse
the same for the benefit of those who are
suffering from the prevailing epidemic.
The committee appointed by the citizens
meeting is composed of the following we'll
known gentlemen: Rev. VIM. G. McCrack
en-, chairman J. II. Campbell and w. s.
Wiegert.
Our friends all over the land are requested
to send such contributions by express to
Rev. WIN. 6. McCracken, chairman OF the
Grenada sub-relief committee. Tie fever
has carried off four of our citizens i'm the
past "a hours, and during the same period
seven new cases were announced
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-18
Governor of Ohio Recommends
PRAYER.

CINCINNATI, o., Sept. S.-Gov Bishop
has issued the following, dated Columbus,
September z:
Whereas, A large portion of our country
is afflicted with horrible plague which is
sweeping away hundreds of our felIow-cit-
isens in the South and rendering desolate
many households; and,
Whereas, Human science and human
efforts have proved unavailing in stopping
the progress of the devastating scourge, and
the only hope in the hour of extremity is in
the Intervention of Almighty God who has
promised to answer prayers addressed to
Him in the hour of need
Now, therefore. |, Richard NJ. Bishop,
Governor of the State of Ohio, recommend
that on Friday, the 18Th day of September,
all Christian people in fhe State OF Ohio,
assemble in their respective houses of wOr-
ship and offer up united prayers to God. 70
check the dreadful plague which is afflict-
ing the Southern States, and that He, in
His infinite goodness, will restore health,
peace and prosperity to the houses and
homes which have been called upon to
mourn the loss Of friends and relatives.
lSignedl RICHARD Ms BSsHoR,
Governor Of che State uf Ohio
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-18

London Times Madras Correspendence.I

London Times Madras Correspondence
An Indian population generally
shows great elasticity in recovering from
the shock of ordinary calamities, but
this famine has left a terrible mark on
rapid as we could wish. In trade there
is nothing doing, nor can we much wonder
at the people dealing but sparsely in
Manchester goods, when they have been
CLEANED out" by having to buy food at
such high prices. | see that, without
reckoning the amount of food brought
down by the railway from Bombay and
Central India, the imports of grain to
the ports of the Madras Presidency
from October, 1876, to December, 1877,
come to more than million and quar-
ter of tons. Before this grain reached
the consumers its value must have been
equal to from $70,00O,000 to S75, 900,
600. The people cannot buy, and the
famine has deprived them of anything
to sell beyond a few hides of their
starved cattle.
Then, again, the great mortality
among the laboring poor has resulted in
enormous areas of land remaining uncul-
tivated. From all the famine districts
the same tale comes in of diminished
area of cultivation, diminished collections
of revenue, diminished consumption of
salt, and Of the Indian poor mans lux
uries, toddy and arrack. All these eff
fects of the famine would slowly right
themselves if we could only have ia
vorable season or two and get rid of the
plague of locusts and insect life that
IL IL
ryots to despair. | fear, however, the
present season Will not be satisfactory
one, and that famine relief will still
have to be heavy item of expenditure
for some months to come.
One OF the most remarkable effects of
famine has been the general influence on
the birth-rate of the population. In
previous Indian famines no notice has
been taken of the phenomenon of di-
minished births, nor, so far rs l know,
has the subject ever attracted attention
in the history of famine i'll other coun-
tries; but many months ago DR.. Cornish,
the Sanitary Commissioner, drew the
attention of the government to the sub
iect, and pointed out that in the famine
districts the births were falling off in a
rapid way, and gave as his opinion that
they would continue to decrease for
some months after the intensity of the
famine had passed away. The rarity Of
births among the famine-stricken was SO
marked that every famine officer recog-
nized the fact when his attention was
called to it, aud the published records of
the registration of births abundantly
confirm the truth of the observation.
The subject will, l suppose, in due
course be laid before the scientific world;
but, meanwhile, the practical fact has
to be noticed that the birth rate of the
thirty millions of this presidency has de-
creased to less than one-half of what it
was before the famine began.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-18
Items from VicI1sburg Herald.

The Evening Commercial has temporarily
suspended.
We are informed that the wagon sent from
Vicksburg to Beachland with medicines, ice
and bedding for the sick and dying, was
turned back about eight miles from town,
and the bedding burned. When we get the
names of the perpetrators of this dastardly
and inhuman outrage they will have ex-
tended circulation.
Capt. j. G. Cowan has returned to the city
and will remain with his people in their suf-
fering and trial. He is welcome.
Mr.. lockwood. President of the Howard
Association, publishes the following:
The horses of our physicians are entirely
broken down, and remounts cannot be had
in this city. We call upon our friends who
have "harness horses" or "mules" TO hire
to report then at this Office at once. The
best of care will be taken. As matters now
stand, the ply sicians are unable to respond
to the calls for want OF transportation.
Herald of 10th inst
Father Picherit of the Catholic Cnucrh at
Jackson, and the beloved Bishop leray have
arrived, and are on duty among the sick and
diving.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-09-18
Prayer for the Sufferers.

The following prayer in behalf of the yell
low fever sufferers has been recon mended
by the House of Bishops of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, to be used by the
churches In the United States
Almighty God, our refuge and strength
in time of trouble, give ear to our prayers
in behalf of Thy people, who at this time
are suffering under grevious sickness, and
hide not Thy face from them in this season
of their distress. Remember them in mer-
cy, not in wrath, and stretch forth Thy
mighty hand to stay this pestilence. Heal
the sick, and deliver them not over unto
death. Cover with the shield of Thy pro-
lection all those who are exposed to danger.
Strengthen the weakhearted. Comfort the
bereaved and desolate, and give to them
that are sorrowful beauty for ashes, the oil
of joy for mourning, and the garment OF
praise for the spirit of heaviness. Bestow
Thy blessing upon those at home and
abroad who minister to the relief of the
afflicted. Sanctify this visitation TO the
good of this whole Nation, hum bling our
hearts, binding US in sympathy one with
another, and by Thy grace making us peO-
pie serving God and working righteous
ness. So may We live to honor Thy name
aud extol Thy mercy through Jesus Christ
our Lord. Amen.