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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07
Simpson County.

1 IEElING OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
| Westville Newsl
AZ meeting of the county Executive U.a-
nllttee OF the Democracy of Simpson County
fe g mass meeting April 2I-l 1870. H.
i"IDIo"lhg proceedings were had tg-wit.
On motion, 7. n Touchstona ,va elected
chairman and W. j. Hubbard ~.rr
Oh motion, Ordered that Their. boa m.a
4eetlhg OF the Democratic voters of Ul-u.
no. l. -, at Fayette Hill No. .. III NJ. uun- N.
.. at at Westyille No. 4. at Bridegroom anI N. 5.
an az Iiarrisyllle on Saturday thc BIB dayu.Jur
ttoI9' 70 determine whether the county -H.
nave nave a Primary Election or convention O..
select candidates to represent the Democrat.
P~Ity u simpson county In the ensuing nI
cam Palgn and that the members of the 0.u-
tRr from each District report the r.-u.a
cue next meeting of this commirra-
III OIuered Further, That a majority n tHa
" iole democratic vote shall dctcruf us wH..a-
ton. ''i'ioi' OF tL'LA'L. ,'
;OIueFed, That the next meetinrof .hisr.n-
-, zee De held in the Court House at We-rs
On % saturday the 18th day of july I--a.
A IN IN notion motion. Adjournment to the I9taafJg.
w l. n. ToUcHsroNE, Chairman.
W. }. HUBBARD. Ssrrafa-r.
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Chairman County Executive Committee
UTICA, Miss, April II, 1879.

| l MA Mss \ lIll - Io1 ..
| DEAR SIR-Your letter, Chairman Ma
tional Greenback Executive Committee, of It'll
| inst is before me. You ask FIVE questions
which | will try to answer.
1st VIII L allow my name before county
Convention for County Treasurer? Answer
No, sir.
ID VIII | use my influence to organize
GreenbacS club at Utica? Answer-No, sir
VIII use my influence otherwise
Sd. Who do | think would make good
Legislator? Answer-Can not now say, but
can tell you after 4th July next
18th. Who would make good Circuit Clerk ?
Answer-See answer No g.
9th. Who, at the same time, would submit
their names before the Convention? Answer
Every sorehead, every office-seeker and scala
wag in the country
Can feel highly complimented at being
offered such an office when | have spent SO
much time, hard labor and freely used my
money to build up the Democratic Conserva-
tive party? If l am, how?
However, as you have done me the honor
to think OF it, will obligate myself to organ
lze club for you-a club--or corporaPs
guard to follow the remains of your defeated
hopes to their political grave in November
next.
For me to turn my back on the Democratic
Conservative party to take the chances of get
ing the nomination of another party. where
he whole rank and file are greedily huntino !
md scrambing for office, is something too |
much OF an undertaking for one of my age and |
experience. My political principles are with
ny party, so when my party goes down then
on may safely calculate me on board.
am not now, never have been, nor do | ever
xpect to be, an office-seeker, hence have given
GU nay views rather plainly.
Respectfully,
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Death of Col. Geo. B. Myers.

A telegram was received in this city
yesterday, announcing the death of Col.
Geo. B. Myers, at his home in Holly
Springs, on Sunday last This an
nouncement will be read with deep re-
greet by the many who knew this gallant
and useful citizen, and especially by his
old comrades of the Tenth Mississippi
regiment. Col. Myers succeeded to the
command of this regiment after the fall
OF the lamented Col. Robert A. Smith.
He lost an arm at Jonesboro, Ga, and
IN a previous engagement was shot
through the right lung. The close Of
the war found him a prisoner on John
sons Island. In 1865, he was elected
to the office of Circuit Clerk of Mar
shall county, and filled that office to the
Tune OF his death, except during short |
period when he was removed under mill |
tary rule, Col. Myers was native of
Arson county, North Carolina. and has
been citizen of Marshall county for
ABOUT thirty years. He leaves a family
md a host of admirers to mourn his
oss, and spotless name for them TO
'herlsh. He was brother of orr
worthy Secretary of State.
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Letter from Col. j. D. steuo,..

r.. JACKSON MISS, May 1st. 1879
- - oi'S OF THE CLARION AND CoDrr,r. r,
ZINES me to respond to the communioo4;.-
AiPha" and jackson" recently n,1bIiaL o =
:" ne CLARIoN and Comet. supoest;n .,.'''ou
= candidate to represent the Distriot -.e
posed oil the counties of Kinds and PoI,: com
the State Senate. mus ana Rankin in
"hlie l have not sought the prono.od -
! beg to say through vonr ,,a,I fO'eu honor,
mat II the Democratic part %'u4 ape journals,
stanJand choose to select me as one of . 1elr
and e ~ bearers, will accept the - .ner
Senato ene people should see it to e1ecPt position
fullest exte a1fn o pledged to serve them to the
70 Their best interests. ana with an eye
Very truly &c,
JAMES D. RrErrAnn
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Sanitary Convention at Memphis

"A Convention of Southern and West.
ern sanitarian delegates was held at
Memphis last week. The Mississippi
State Board of Health was represented
by DIR. }. NJ. Taylor, of Corinth. The
object of the Convention was to adont
system of Interstate cooperative
measures for the prevention of yellow
fever. To this end, body was consti-
! tuted to be known as the Sanitary
Council of the Mississippi Valley. A
constitution was adopted and other
measures were taken to carry out the
important objects of the Convention.
Among the things agreed upon was that
whenever case of yellow fever is
reported to the authorities at New Or
leans the same will be reported by tele-
gram to the boards represented in the
Mississippi Valley Sanitary Council
And 1t was recommended that all the
cities, towns and villages along the
Mississippi river and along the lines of !
the different railroads emerging from
New Orleans, be at once placed in the |
best possible sanitary condition. 1t was
also recommended that the National
Board of Health urge the establishment of
quarantlnes at the South Atlantic and
Gulf ports where they do not exist.
The following resolutions were adopted
and to the second of which, we would
call especial attention of citizens gen.
orally, and of municipal and county
especially:
Resoired, That committee of three he an ;
pointed by the chair to prepare an address to ,
he cities and towns of the Mississippi valley
setting forth the necessity of immediate SAM G
alton IN every city and municipality of the :.
Tal!ey, and the means and methods of sucb L
sanitary reforms 4
That all such cities, towns and villages in
he Mississippi valley be urgently requested
o Immediately appoint and authorize some 2
.oard or person in their respective communi-
les to place themselves in correspondence
m their respective State Boards of Health
men person or board shall make prompt and c,
ruthfui reports OF all yellow fever, or any :,
ther infectious disease, occurring in their u
,eaIIty, and that no quarantine be established "
lthout consultation with or by advice from =,
he State boards of health, and that citizens )"
military associations be organized in all such tt
WIS ..
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Revival of the Political Prosecutions
Against the Kemper, People.
Meridian Mercury.1

Meridian Mercury.]
United States Marshal Hunt made his an.
pearance here, on Tuesday, accompanied by a
deputy marshal lately from Michigan. and ar
rested Mr. Geo. S. Covert for conspiracy in
reference to the Kemper Tragedy" He gave
bond of $1,000 to appear next Monday in
Jackson, before the u. s. District Conrt and n
answer the charge. The name of r. ]. Nose
ley, OF kemper, included in the same war
rant The Marshal and his deputy got a team
and wagon at livery stable and drove off to-
wards kemper, stating they would be absent a
week we nave no means of knowing who and
how many they have warrants for. buf enonob
we fear, to give the poor people of Kemper
great trouble. 1t is most grievous hard
at this season when he is starting his cron and
success depends so much upon every davis
work put In at this particular time. Enforced
absence now is enforced want and Starvation
upon his wife and children The Marshal and
ms deputy go to kemper to tap the fountains
Pm many oItter tears many helpless women will
lIs Attorney General are re sponsible.
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High Life in Yankeedom.

| 'iiS boston journal.
do An interesting event took place last Saa-
o eoyS %h 1l A. H. Grimke Esq, q weIl-sH.m
riaga - i%SEMyeF OF this city, united TO nT.
an an Episcopal clergyman OF Wi-con-iB. aul D
10y Vi caucasian blood. The ceremony t0a
=; s"G NJ AT me residence Of Mrs. Charlie T. Ca
US Mount Vernon street, in this city. ths E.r
6ied =. pa bartol officiating The company ASSEM-
Mr. Csc %3S select and OF the highest character
born in South Carolina, and tiIi III ariT1s.rs-
no ion proclamation was a slave, when. through
to be educated, was
The Boston Journal takes occasion to
say that nobody doubts that Mr. ami
Mrs 1rlmke have the warm friendship
oI a circle Of friends moving in the best
ranks Of Boston society.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07
WALrHAIL, April e. r,-.

VAIL AA-Nt-Ir AIllI Ed. .n..
Pursuant to a call of the Chairman E.
Committee met in the Court House mn.
was called, and the following members 4.
| swcred:
Dist. No, l. J. w Hayes, proxy.
Dist. No. ,, J. II. Pryor, proxy.
Dist No 3, w A. Davis
Dist. No. 8, w. L. Cooper and 81. NJ NJ
| Elroy.
On motion, Capt. Fred. Boau was -..r.... .
to address the Committee, who came t.r,....
and delivered a very beautiful and aur-......
ate speech upon the issues of the d.. .... ".
| duties to the party i'm the comm. ..rr.
after which the following resolutions .
adopted:
l. ReSolrcd BY the Democratie-C an-.r......
! Executive Committee Of Summer commit. .
session assembled, That Mass AI..r.-..
the party be called 70 convene at Wan--
on the LIST Saturday i'm July 1879. ID. F...,...
| the propriety and expcdicucy of baI..n.
Convention or Primary Election tl r.n....
candidates Tor the various Count, aH... p.
said county, and TO elect delegate f1 r,.4.r..
Sumner county i'm the District l.n.......
which will assemble 20 nominate I'd ..u.....
Tor District Attorney for this, the 5.I Ju.....
District.
ID. Resolred That it Is the .en-. .. ...
Committee, that all candidate for H.r..
Attorney, who expect the support obi fH... u...
Ocratlc-COnserYatlYe Party, should ......
their claims to delegated Conyenf... ..-
that there should be held a conventional ...
central point III the District for tl, r.r-....
OF nominating candidate for District ta.-
ney, and that we recommend Wmuua IN. ....
place, and the second Thursday nh Ar......
the time, for holding said Convention
3D.. Resolued, That that 10 is the -.n-.. .tH..
Committee, that the only hope of tn.....r...
Is to maintain the organization off tl. B...
craric-Conservative Party, and Go Keen r. ....
stantly in working order, ready rs Il. f....
Tor the right, against the old enemy .r# IN.
his allies be they called by whatever r....
they may be, and to this end we MOST .arr....
and urgently recommend the Immediate.
5anization of each and every D.mu.r...
Conservative Club in the County
4. RcS0ited, That we endorse fh. 4..t... .
our Representatives i'm Congress Ina rI.l.r....
@ the Army Appropriation Bin rpu,. .f
ne obnoxious measures passed hv E.nnI.
an Congress, which prohibited fire. aid liz
Election, and urge them to fight 10 uut uu .I.t
inc il it takes all summer.
D. Rcsoired, That this Commitr. tender
hanks to Capt. Fred. Beall, of CLAY counts.
or the very appropriate address delivered 5a
his occasion.
8. Resoired, That the proceedings of u.
leGtlng be published in the WulthaI Pioneer
nd the CLARION.
On motion the COmmittcr adjourned
K. f. HOLLOWAY. CHM
IL. NJ. MCELRoY, Scc'v pro tenn.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

WHEN the Presidential fraud was
committed by which the will of
the people in the election of 1875
was annulled, political leaders in
whom they had placed their trust, urged
them to condone the crime in considera-
ton OF the Southern policy of the
Hayes administration. Seen in tho
hight of the recent veto, the Southern
policy Is symbolized by a ballot-box
with Gordon of soldiers and a pano IF
suborned detectives drawn around it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

Maj. JONAS, editor of the Aberdeen
Examiner, has accepted the position OF
Secretary of the Senate Committee ON
the Improvement of the Mississippi
River. We are gratiied that he has
been put in position where his devotion
to great public measure in which the
people of his own State are vitality in
terested can be turned to good account.
His brother, the able Senator from
Louisiana, Is member of the commit
tee. The readers of the Examiner will
not lose by the arrangement. His con-
frlbutions to his paper will not be dis
continued; and they will be the more
valuable from the opportunities which
will be afforded him in noting political
events at the federal capital.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

1HE attention of the Courier-JournaI l.
respectfully called to the incendiary conduct
OF such journals as the New Orleans Times
the FIcksburg Herald and the Memphis AvaIl
ahche. They are openly admitting that the
negroes are leaving Mississippi and Louisiana
because they have been badly treated ON a.
count OF their politics. cleveland Herald,
These journals are at liberty to admit anv-
thing In the Republican schedule, or ANYTHING
which will please the Republican leaders. as
the press Is free throughout this country II
is not surprising that the Memphis Avalanche
Is up in Republican policy since it is a Re-
publican journal, owned by a Republican who
holds the office Of Postmaster of Memphis. II
would be just weighty to quote aadmis-
sions" from the New York Tribune or the
Chicago Inter-Ocean with reference to the
negro movement.-LouisvilIe CONFECTIONERY
The n. o. Times, we believe. is owned
and controlled by former Republican
State official of Louisiana, and THOUGH
1t Is an able and sprightly news journal
1t does not profess to be an orthodox
Democratic paper. As for our esteemed
contemporary, the Vicksburg Herald
It does not train in that crowd and we
have no doubt it will not permit ITSELF
% be placed there without an indignant
protest.
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COULD'T BE TEMPTEDIl
when Ny Party Goes Down You
May Calculate My Being
On Board"
April II, 1879.

April II, 1917.
E. E. Mimms, Esq, Utica
DEAR SIR write to ascertain whether
you viii submit your name before the National
Greenback Convention, to assemble at an early
day, for Treasurer, eounty-and use your in
huence in organizing a Greenback club at
Utica. Also who you think would make a
good Legislator, and who would make a good
Circuit Clerk from your vicinity, and who, at
the same time, would submit their names be-
fore the Convention.
An early reply will greatly oblige
Yours truly VIM. B. SoRsBY,
Chairman County Executive Committee
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The Radical Leaders Conducting tt.

Ae1I1sFEs NItF IImes.
NJ mayor Shelley, of Kansas CITY. visited n,
LOO or more negro Immigrants at Wvan Wan sne
fo a'fFa 1bo eoiored emigrant agent for ST
superintendent of their transDortat;o1 81 "a. q
,9at city to Wyandotte, Acknowledge - ai IN
nayof, In private conversation, thai he os ~; =;
correspondence with Senator's Windo,,, = IA
5la;ine, as well as VIM. Lloyd Garrison a and
A. aesg under their instructions as members If
Washington. Whatever NAV bava sI Sy az
origin OF the colored hegira from The - s. .ne
wnetner accident design, it is apnsre,t
the movement is now to Be directed an III .nat
troiled 6y the Republican leaders IN cono con
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

A NEW law in Massachusetts provides
that If injuries to property are done by
intoxicated persons, damages may be re-
covered from the owner of the building
where the liquor is sold in whole or in
part causing intoxication, and the own
er OF the building may recover from the
tenant
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

The motion to pass the Army Appro-
Priation bill with the political amend
ments over the Presidents veto, failed
IN the House, for want of a two-thirds
vote. The yeas were 100, the NAYS
40. Most Of the Greenbackers voted
nav.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

JUDGE WILLIAM PRICE, Chairman of
the Winston county Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, in declining to run for
the Legislature, has published letter
in the Louisville Index, full of sound
doctrine, and useful suggestions in the
pending canvass. Copious extracts from
1t will be found on our first page.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07
The Kentucky Democratic Nomin-
atoms

For Governor Luke p Blackburn.
For Lieutenant Governor, James F. Can
trill.
For Attorney General, p w Hardin.
For Auditor, Fayette Hewitt.
For Treasurer, Dick " Tate.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Joseph Desha Pickett
For Register OF the Land Office, Ralph
Sheldon.
DIR. Luke P. Blackburn bears the
title of Hero of the Yellow Fever
Plague
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

A CASE of yellow fever passed the
quarantine at New Orleans the other
day from a Rio Janeiro vessel. The
patient was carried to a hospital, has
recovered, and gone to sea again: but
who knows the extent of the mischief
he has wrought p?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

The Walthall Rioneer announces the
death of Mr.. Charles w. Holland. an
old and highly respected citizen of Choc-
taw county, near Spring Valley, at the
ripe old age of so years.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

HE Senate is engaged in a warm dis
cussion OF the Quarantine bill. 1t is
ably championed by Senator Harris. Of
Tennessee, and opposed by Messrs.
Conkling, Herman, Hoar and others.
We fear it will fail. The opportunity
was thrown away at the last session.
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COMMENTS.

"A blind man could not have failed to
see that certain Radicals have attempted
to turn to political account, the excite
ment among certain of our people in
reference TO the colored movement Kan
sasward-a movement set on foot and
encouraged by INSCRIPTIONS agitators
for partisan uses. Their object evident
ly Is to take advantage of the apprehen-
Slops OF these people of the loss of labor,
and extoFt admissions that the colored
people have been robbed of their earn
ings and deprived of their political
privileges, and that henceforward these
pretended abuses will be continued. We
have no fear that the scheme of
these biaokmailers viii succeed.
The Intelligent and public spirited gentle
men who proposed the Convention.
We are confident, will not stultifv |
themselves by making up any such record. |
1t would be false in fact, and wrong In
policy, So far from arresting the move
nent, it would be used as a reason whv
It should go on, and would be utilized
Is an acquisition to the stock in trade by
he defamers of the South and her re-
ponsible classes, who, we affirm, in their
Sreat desire to deal fairly with, and con
lllate, the emancipated people, have 1
zen hardly true to themselves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

OUR Representatives in the House,
have delivered able speeches on the
odius force measures. The Record of
the 18th contains the argument Of our
Immediate member, Col Hooker, which
we will indeavor to lay before our read
ers. Our members are all at their
posts and doing their duty
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

HERE it is, fresh and bright, THE
STATE GUARD, Austin, Texas, a weekly
newspaper by our old friend Capt. Rob
ert Joselyn, formerly of Mississippi, a
patriot, gentleman and scholar, no
matter where you find him.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

HE Texas Senate has adopted a
measure taxing commercial travellers
from other States 500 per year and SO
additional for each county visited on
business.
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Winston County.
Somerville Index.

SOmerville Index
by reference to the announcement column it
VIII be seen that Capt. c. w. Richards il a
candidate for Representative from This ca,,,,+
Capt Richards Is too well known throuohont
Winston county to require any commendation
at our hands, and if elected will no doubt ~ aIa
good Representative. ---'.1Ne
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Frank McGee.
Columbus Index1

OOIuII1lItIs 1IItA-I
Capt Frank c. MCGEE, in reply to solicita-
lions OF friends, consents to become a candidate
for the legislature from Clark county. II il
OF such as Frank that we would make nm onr
Legislature. W Jul
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

Col. S. NJ. MEEK, the gifted orator,
has accepted an invitation to deliver the
annual address before the BALDWIN
Memorial Aid Association" on the 10th
inst
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

A CANVASS of the leading members of
the Illinois Legislature, shows that a
majority of the Republicans prefer
General Grant as their candidate for
President.
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A Good Appointment.

Seashore Gazette
Mr. Il Saunders, of Hancock county has
been appointed by Gov. Stone, Clerk III the
C1cuit and Chaneery Court of.that Comfy ~
I'LL the vocaney occasioned by the death Of Mr.
Thomas j. Murphy. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

- In letter 10 the Nicksburg Herald Col
claiborne declines To become a candidate foI
United States Senator for the reason that he
mas no taste or inclination for the position "
Aberdeen Examiner.
Col. Claiborne will devote himself to
the completion of his great historical
Mississippi work, one volume ofwhich is
in the hands of the publishers. 1t is a
labor Of priceless value which he is per-
forming for the people of our State !;
and an heirloom Of which to the re mo-
lest generation, they will have reason to
be proud.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

The Oxford Eagle has been enlarged
to thirty-two column paper. 1t is as
bright and newsy as a new dollar of the
fathers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-07

The House Committee on Banking
and Currency ought to satisfy the silver
and greenback men in, and out of Con-
gress 1t consists of seven of their
number and four monometalists.