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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Dir. +. J.. Boothby, of Hammond,
gave us pleasant call this morning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Dr.. Golden, of Maiden Rock, was
in town yesterday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

New styles of furniture just re-
ceiEed ut IIayen's
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Miss Fuller. of Hammond, was Wis
iting friends in town the first of the
week.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

The Minnesota editorial excursion
party for Lake Superior will leave ST.
Paul on Wednesday, he 9th Of Au-
gust.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

The last Quarterly Meeting for the
present year win be held at the NJ. Il,
Church next Sunday. Services ut
I0:45 A. NJ. and 7:45 P. NJ. 10y Rev. J.
Haw, of Osceola. Love Feast at $3.50
A. NJ: first bell viii ring at 9:l5 A. II.
There will be preaching Saturday
evening at the usual hour.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

7. W. Stevenson and wife spent a
few days last week at st. Croix Falls,
Mrs. Stevenson's former home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Mrs. n. b. Wilkinson. of Elroy, is
here on visit.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Rev. 5. W. Homer. who was in
jured by being thrown from his bug-
gy last spring ut Barahoo, is not aide
to sit up yet, but is reported to be
improving and certain of restoration
to health after time. His charge at
4 recent meeting voted TO continue
his salary in full to the close of the
present conference year.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Raw silk covered sofas and chairs
2 TTat-a,a'c
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Prof. J. b. Thayer and wife are at
tending the State Teachers Associa-
ton at La Crosse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Office on Maple Street.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

J. II. Wilkinson did the ''spread
eagle" at Eastwood Grove, Mimi, on
the Fourth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-07-10

Mrs. james Little, Sen, of Troy, a
lady about eighty years of age, died
last Tuesday.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
Pamela Star
The Pay of the sheriff's Office.

Considerable spa. Ilation has been in
dulged about the lsrofits of the Sheriff 5
office, and we are sure they have been
greatly exaggerated. Capt Flanagan,
the Sheriff of Warren, one of the larg-
est tax-paying counties in the State,
solved the mystery in a speech recently
delivered, and which is reported as fol-
lows, in the Vicksburg Commercial
Now, gentlemen, will tell you the kind of
chicken-ple there IS in the Sherltfs office. The
office is not worth two thousand five hundred
dollars year, and the Sheriff has to pay his ex-
ira clerk hire out of that and the present year
there will be but about 81 800 profit. The tax
to be collected tor the current year, Will amount
to about 100000 on $4,000 of which the Sheriff
gets a commission of five per cent, and on the
remaining $4,000 he gets commission of three
per cent; this will give him about 81 POO, and
from this deduct about $500 for clerk hire, and
YOU have the sum of this chicken-pie. 1t is as
serted that the office Is worth $4,000, but this is
not true. | get thirty cents a day for feeding
prisoners in the jail, and am not growing rich
on it.
Just here, we may say, that the Dem
ocratic party was pledged to reduce sal
aries, and it has redeemed the promise,
and is pledged to continue in the line of
reform wherever there is opportunity
afforded consistently with fair dealing
and the efficient administration of the
public service. But further than this,
it is not pledged to go. 1t is pitiful
demagoguism at the expense of worthy
class who perform public service to de-
prive them of adequate compensation
for their labors. There can be no
aristocracy of office-holders in this
country-no monopoly of ofice-holding
by the rich who may be willing to fill
public stations ''for the honor of the
thing" Unless men are purer in this
day and generation than our Saviour
and His Apostles, "the laborer is
worthy of his hire"
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
How to Help the South.

To the observation of Senator HOar,
of Massachusetts. that if the Southern
people will show the North "any way to
promote their moral and material pros
perity, her representatives will respond
quickly" New Orleans Picayune
makes this timely answer:
l. 1t would promote our prosperity if the
Federal Government should, through Republi-
can influence, appropriate for rivers
and harbors, for coast defenses, for
public buildings for alluvial protection, for
military railroads and other purposes, an an
nual sum equal to at least one-ifth part of what
is appropriated for similar objects in Northern
States. This would be partial recompense to
the South, and an incidental qualification OF
Northern love of justice. We would ask from
the public treasury by small fraction from
year to year OF what had been paid into it from
the South either in direct internal revenue
taxes or IA duties resulting from Southern ex
ports.
As second way to promote moral and
material prosperity in the South the Republicans
of the North might unite with the Democrat.
in concerted and vigorous resolution to reduce
the expenses Of the Federal Government, in
order that the tax on foreign goods and ware.
received in exchange for Southern and West
ern grain, lumber, provisions, cotton, etc.
might be reduced.
s. As third method, the whole North, in
clutIfng Mr.. Hoar's friends, would help u
appreciably by ceasing from everything tina
tends to disturb the relations of races in tn
South by sowing new seeds for new diseOrd AMI
Aisconfent Promotion Of peace viii be
promotion Of the material prosperity of tn
whites and the moral prosperity of the negroes
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01

THE Oxford Falcon is mistaken if it
supposes that the so-called platform
which has been published in THE
CLARION, is intended as the creed of the
mocratic-Conservative party of the
State. 1t is The CLARIoN's exclusively.
Nobody else is responsible for it. 1t
was simply a campaign article for the
benefit of whomsoever it concerned.
The Falcon had the same unrestricted
right to produce asimilar article without
rendering itself liable to the accusation
of promuigating a creed for the party.
1t is our habit to take the responsibility
of declaring our owu convictions and
opinions upon all questions, but unless
duly accredited, we do not presume to
exercise that privilege for others.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
The Key Note.
Oxford Falcon. ]
LOGAN.

Oxford Falcon.
The blind, leaderless canvass now being
made by the Democratic party of Missis
sippi, presents alarming features that point
to the total disbandOnment and overthrow
of Democratic rule in this State, unless
some steps are taken to avert the danger
Never in the history of Mississippi politics
has the Democratic party been so disorgan-
lied, 50 nearly without leadership as it is
now, wholly and entirely without a plat
form debating the true line of policy upon
which the fight is to be made, the party
gropes in the dark divides and follows
off would be leaders, who dictate and advo-
cate platforms and policies of their own,
without consulting the party or shaping
| these platforms and policies to fit party
views. For the first time in the history of
| the Democratic party of this State, the
party has been allowed to enter a canvass
with no settled principles upon the ques-
! tiOns at issue, and without even an effort on
the part of the State Executive Committee
| to adopt or even suggest a platform upon
which we could all unite, we have drifted
! into the canvass, with no concert of action
and with every man entertaining and att
tempting to enforce, upon the party his own
| individual views; and, too, with as perfect
right to contend that they are the principles
of the Democratic party as any one to saw
they are not. There are questions of vital
Importance, presented in this canvass upon
which the people widely differ, yet no effort
at harmony has been made by the Executive
Committee, and to-day, here in the midst
of an active canvass, no man can truthfully
say that he is contendihg for Democratic
principles or running for Office upon a Dem
ocratic platform. The only shadow of a
platform that the Democratic party in this
State has to-day is the ten or dozen lines
dictated by Major Barksdale, who occupies
the anomolus position as sole parent of the
platform, candidate for the United States
Senate, and Chairman of the State Execu-
tive Committee. Now this platform given
through the columns of the CLARION.
which is remarkable only for it's vagueness
and its brevity, may or may not meet the
views of the party, may or may not be the
line of policy the party would have laid
down had its voice been heard. However
that may be, until the voice of the party is
heard, differences and divisions, fraught
with the greatest danger, will continue.
Who is responsible for this hurtful state
of affairs, for the disorganized condition of
our party to-day, we leave it to otheps to
say. But that it is disorganized, that it
lacks that unanimity that is absolutely
necessary to a successful canvass is appar-
ent to all, and that the situation demands
immediate action of some kind, ..haat will
tend to cement differences and solidify the
party.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
GRENADA COUNTY.


Special To the Nicksburg Herald
GRENADA, Sept. pa public discussion
occurred here to-day, between Amacker, OF
Marshall county, a representative OF the
Greenback party, and Gen. Walthall, on behalf
of the Democratic party 1t had been announced
that Gen. West, Col. Harris, Gen. Davis ana
Amacker would all be here to-day but only the
latter appeared He made adrot speech
well calculated, if il had not been answered, 10
create disatfecton in the Democratic ranks,
but he was answered by Gen. Walthall IN a
manner which, it is said, viii put n quletus
upon the Greenback movement III this county,
many who have been inclined to the movement
expressing their determination to abandon tins
great fallacy. Though proposing to discuss the
financial questions OF the day, Mr.. Amacke er
really had but little to say upon that subject
His speech was mainly abusive of the Demo
cratic party, though he professed equal hostili-
ty to the Republicans, and his arguments were
much the same as those generally used by the
Republicans against the Democrats
Gen. Walthall, in one OF the most energetic,
stirring and convincing speeches ever delivered
in this section, exposed the fallaey OF the
Greenback doctrine, and demonstrated to the
satisfaction of all present, both white and black,
that the Cireenback party is Introducing into
the politics OF this State IA false and unnecessa-
nv issue, and that the movement brings only
evil to the people. He dwelt at length on the
Importance of unity in the Democratic party al
this time paramount to all other consldera-
tions He drove Mr.. Amacker to admit that
the bonded debt of the Government, it now
exists, cannot be paid i'll greenbaeks, and that
their platform on this point is a fraud. In
answer TO his propositions to fiat money he said
If the Government could make good money by
its fiat only, it (the Government) could run
itself without taxing the people, and whenever
the Geenbackers showed this could be done, he
would join their party. He made many other
telling points, but said that as Mr.. Amacker had
not discussed the financial question he would
reserve for some future occasion the full ex
preston of the conviction he had reached and
was prepared to express that subject. He
was only here to-day to answer what Mr.
Amacker might say. The audience was much
carried away by Gen. WathalIs speech, and
even Mr. Amacker was heard TO say, che is the
best stump speaker | ever listined to-" b.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
NINETEENTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT.
Fayette Chronicle. ]

The joint Convention of Franklin and Jetfer-
son counties, met on the 10th of September, at
John Johnston's, near the line of the two coun-
ties, for the purpose of nominating a Senator
for the 9TH Senatorial districts, composed OF the
above named counties. The following named
delegates were present: DIR. NJ. {. johnson, w.
p. Cassidy, DR.. Dodd, Cade Havard, J. i. Cal
cote, II. H. Magee J. n. Magee, Geo. Guce,
5. +. Williams, T. A. Magee, of Franklin; r.
f. McCardle, J. 5. Mccormick, ID. &. Buie, r.
V. Mcdonald, w. X. Penny, p. NJ. Piercefeld,
w. III. Spencer, w. ID. TOrrey, VIM. Boles, T. H.
Watkins, OF Jefferson. f. f. McCardle was
elected permanent Chairman, and w. d. Tor
rey, Secretary. Judge Jackson MilIsaps, Capt
w. l.. Harpers and Judge T. A. Magee' names
were placed before the Convention, which re-
suited in the election of Judge Magee on the
third ballot, who received 10 votes of the 20
votes east. the Convention declared its pref
erence Tor Maj. Il. Barksdale for L. s. Senator
The Convention, by unanimous vote, rendered
its thanks to the Chairman and Secretary for
their services during its deliberations.
Upon motion, the Secretary was instructed to
furnish the Fayette Chronicle and Franklin
Banner with copy of the proceedings, with a
request that they pa bIish them.
There being no further business the Conven-
ton adjourned sine die.
I. f. MCCARDLE, Ch'rn.
VIM. d. ToRREY, Secretary.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
HARRISON COUNTY
HANDsBoRo Miss. sep,ember 2ztb. Il

HANDsBoRo Miss. September 9th, 1879.
EDITORS CLARION: The Harrison county
Convention met at Mississippi City to-day and
is now in session.
Hon r. Seal received the nomination for
Representative. full county ticket has been
made; little or no opposition expected from
the Republicans Independents are scarce,
hackers nary one Speeches were made by
Maj. WI Walthall and Hon r. Seal Every
thing not only hopeful but sanguine More in
the future JoEI
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
Observation-Disclosures Clubs.

Meetings can be called by either the old elul
officers or a number OF Democratic voters il
the precinct At the time and place appointed
anv citizen can call the meeting to order. Th'
meeting should then proceed TO the enrollmen
of members and the election Of officers. The
following may be adopted bylaws of the
Club:.
The officers OF this Club shall consist of q
President, five Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries
a Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer and an
Executive Committee, to be composed OF the
President and ten members.
The undersigned, believing that the safety OF
the State depends upon the continuation of the
present honest and economical State Govern
rnent the perpetuaton Of Democratie-Co Conser-
vative rule, by the election of the regular
nominees Of the Democratic Conservative party
hereby enroll ourselves as members OF the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative Club OF the ....... Election
District town Of County of........State of
Mississippi Dated 1879, Name ........POst office
Regular meetings OF this club shall be held
on ....... ........of each week, at such hours as
may be named by the President Executive
Committee
The President shall preside at its meetings.
In his absence, one of the Vice Presidents shall
preside.
The Secretaries shall keep a record of the
proceedings of the Club, and roll, alphabetic-
ally arranged, in which shall be recorded the
names Of all the members, and shall perform
such other duties as may be directed by the
Club.
The Treasurer shall receive, supply and dis
burse on the order of the Executive Committee,
such moneys as shall be contributed to pay the
expenses Of the Club.
The Executive Committee, which shall con-
sist Of the President and ten members, shall
provide room for the meetings of the Club,
and procure suitable speakers to address its
meetings; procure and direct the distribution
of reading matter and documents among its
members and voters of the District, who may
be favorably influenced thereby-and perform
such duties in connection with the objects and
purposes Of the Club as shall appear proper and
necessary to promote its usefulness.
4 committee of one more in each Sub-Dis
trict to be known $ the Canvassing Committee,
may be appointed by the Executive Committee,
who shall proceed at once
1st. To obtain the signatures to the Articles
of Membership of the Club of all voters who
approve Of the same.
"a. To make thorough canvass of the voters
lH Iucif Sub-DiSJflct, Classifying tnem as Dem
ocrats, Nationals, or Independents, Republ-
cans and Doubtful, reporting the same to the
Executive Committee.
ID. They shall, weekly, revise such list and
report any changes to the Canvassing Commit
tee.
Reports OF Central Clubs to be made regular
~ to the State Executive Committee.
Il. BARKSDALE,
Chairman State Executive Committee.
MARION SMITH, Secreturv.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
Col. r. 0. REYNOLDS.

One of the most gallant Southern soldiers
who ever were the grey, or shouidered a
musket In defense of the South, was re-nom-
mated for State Senator, by the Democracy
of Monroe and Chickasaw, few davs ago
We never see his name in print. or hear Il
spoken, without streak of pleasure thrill
our whole body. The boys of the old 18th
Mississippi, in Carroll and Montgomery
counties, will never forget his heroism at
Gettysburg, and ON every battlefield in
which he was engaged. He is not only a
soldier, but statesman, and we hope the
day will not be far distant when the
people VIII put him in the highest office in
the State.-Winona Advance.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
WHAT OUR CONTEMPORARIES sA
Columbus Independent Gen. Sharp.l

NOen DHdTP.l
We notice an article In the Oxford Falcon,
complaining of the want ola State Platform,
suited to the requirements of the party in the
present canvass and attributing blame 10 the
Democratic State Executive Committee. We
dissent from the views of that article. 1t Is
not the duty of the Executive Committee to
formulate a creed for the party. More, it is
not their privilege to do so and such action on
their part ssotsld nor only be q usHrpdtion bat a
ridiculous assumption Of atherity 1bhsch It I1oHEd
be the duty of the press to render contemplate a.
Canning did the " Nine TdiIorsF a0ho an coaReH-
tion resolred that We the people of England
fe The proper duties of an Executive Com
mittee are expressed by its name and that IS
to perform the executive duties of the party
to organiZe or to suggest an organization for
carry ing into effect the views expressed by the
people in Convention er Mass Meeting assem-
| bIed. lla
When the last State Convention was ia ses-
sion it declined, for causes satisfactory to the
able representatives delegated to speak for
/ the people to announce the position of the
Mississippi Democracy upon certain ques-
tons If that convention failed to do Its duty
| the blame should not be visited upon the COM
mittee, born Of that convention and limited By
its very creation to the exercising OF certain
well ascert&ined duties.
The report of the committee on resolutions
| of that convention was adopted without one
dissenting voice. If there is any short-com-
1 ing in the platform to which the members OF
| the conyention committed the party, every
member must shoulder his part Of the blame
L and 10 IL ungenerQus to seek 70 fasten X upon
/ the Executive Committee
SO much for Justice. Now IS q matter Of
policy We hold tha Executive COMMITTEES .
aetiHg Disely N Dsgsaifkin1 sacb tbMRty 10 make
its own fight IN the 0ay e sees best 10 sue
cess. The contests are al county struggles
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01

THE Oarthagenian objects to THE
CLARION hosting the name of Hon. T.
L. Cooper as the Democratic nominee
for Leake and Attala. Our warrant
for so doing, is the fact that in the pri-
mary election he received majority of
one thousand, more or less, over both
his competitors. THE CLARION is en-
tirely impartial as to men. 1t supports
the nominees of the party.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01

THE association of Mr.. S. NJ. Patton,
late of the Summit Times, with Col.
Tyler, in the joint management of the
Holly Springs South, is valuable ac-
cession to that able journal. Mr.. Pat
ton is the son of Col W. S. Patton, of
the former journal. He is a young
gentleman of talents, and has been
trained in the calling to which he is de-
voting himself Success to him and
the South.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
Hon. D. w. Rogers.
Winona Advanced

Wnona Advance
Col. ID. w. Rodgers addressed the voters of
Pine Valley precinct on Friday of last week.
His speech full of good old Democratic
doctrine, "uncle Dave" is thoroughly in earnest
and stands ready to break lance with any Of
the led."-Water Valley Central
From long acquaintance with Col, Rodgers
we feel sure that when he talks 10 the people
they will heed his teachings. lie is thoroughly
honest and Democratic to the core. He is a
true and tried representative of the people and
they have the utmost confidence in him
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01

DEMOCRATS and Conservatives do not
forget the details of party organization.
The election in November is to decide
whether the results of the hard won vic
tories of 1875 and '76 shall be preserved
or whether they shall be sacrificed to
the ambition ofschemers bent upon their
own elevation at the cost of the public
GOOD
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
THE CANVASS.
TO THE DEMOCRAT RATIc-coNsERvATIvE VOTERS
OF HINDs COUNTY
Rooms EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
RAYMOND, Sept. 16, 1879.

Rooms EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
RAYMOND, Sept l6, 1879.
Since the beginning of the canvass the Con
OF Kinds county mas oeeh
anietly resting upon its arms, adopting con
ciIiatory rather than aggressive pohcy. DuIIns
that time the opposition has been faithfully at
work holding meetings everywhere, ana pro
mnlgatinp doctrines that have in view the
defeat and overthrow Of the party that enect9-
aIlv rescued Hinds and the State from the hands
OF Radical Inisrule in SO.
The time for action has now. come, and the
undersigned, in compliance with the provisions
OF a resolution adopted at the meeting OF % 6ie
Ceuntv Executive Committee held ON the Sth
inst urgently calls upon all friends OF the party
in Kinds county TO begin at once ana exert
themselves as they have in years past
IN every neighborhood, where practicable,
Clubs should be formed and list OF officers ana
roll of membership forwarded to the under
signed. 80 .
.'In union there is strength" so let Us, as a
partv. he not divided upon petty likes ana dlS-
likes but rally around a common standard win
Conservative democracy emblazoned on its
folds and press vigorously onward to that vic
tory in November which will surely be the re-
ward of the effort. w. h. oINLE1,
Chairman, pro tenn.
The weekly clarion., 1879-10-01
What the Chief Justice Did with the
Boquet.
Starkville Times l.,

'11IN 7 ILlLca- F. 80
At the conclusion of Gen. Georges sDeecb
on the college grounds last Monday. yelv
large and elegant bouquet was presented
MN by the ladies'. After ENJOYING its
beauty a. ior awhile, he turned it over to Dr.,
s.,s =, 2. ,saoontgomery, with the request that it
70 farmers wife who does her own cool,
Ing. Dr. Montgomery gave it to Mrs, Toe
Erwin, and she requests us to return thanIrS
IN this public manner, to Gen. Georpe. and
assure him that she appreciates this toEar
Of the estimate which he places on woman
labor and woman's cares. A''n