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The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

THE Moffett register is doomed, says
the Washington Post, in Virginia. The
bill was brought before the Senate the
other day and numerous amendments
tackled on to it, virtually annulling the
law and going back to the old license
system.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

ANOTHER Pension Bill has been ap-
proved by the Committee on Pensions,
reported to the House. Under its pro-
visions the Mexican war pensioners who
were residents of the South during the
rebellion may obtain their pensions AZ
they did before the war.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

IT has transpired that a large lot of
Republican kilograms were stolen out Of
. Senate committee-room and they
were burned up to conceal the evidences
Of Republican infamy.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

Ar Flora, ILL.,, on Sunday, all trains on
the Ohio and Mississippi r4ilroan were
delayed by the enforcement of the Sum
day law. Municipal rights.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

THE death of Capt. J. A. Granville Of
the Forest Register, will causr universal
regret, especially among the editorial
fraternity, by whom he was recognized
as a genial member who never forgot the
conrtesies of the profession, and was
withal manly and bold in the expires
sion of his views. He came to the State
during the war, with the Confederate
troops from Missouri. Remained after
wards and married daughter OF
the lamented DR.. Davis, of Scott
county. Mrs. Glanville will continue
the publication of the paper, and we
hope will be literally patronized.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
YEissTssippi Witnesses Before Ihe
BEaine-FeIIer Committee

The sketch of the testimony of Messrs
Davis and Vasser, before the Blaine-Tel-
Ter committee, vii show how utterly un-
supported are the charges of intimida-
ton, violence and fraud alleged against
the Democracy of the 1st District. 1t is
great cry, and little wool. There is alb
solutely nothing to sustain them. Gen.
Davis said that he understood he had
been hung in effigy after the election.
Well, what is unlawful in that fact,
even if his information be true? 1t is no
new thing in political history for obnox-
ious politicians to be treated that way
by the opposite party. He had heard
that there was bulldozing, but is too
good a lawyer not to know that hearsay
evidence is not admissible in a court
of justice. He feared the 'assassins
knife" more than Ostracism, but that was
mere dagger of the brain. 1t is not in
evidence that any opposer of his, would
have harmed hair of his head. Mr..
Vasser's evidence was equally vague and
indefinite 1t was even devoid of the
element of the idiots story. 1t was
not even full of sound and fury; and it
signifed nothing.
Clear, full aud frank was the testimo-
ny of Capt. Humphrys and Hon. J. II.
Field The Democracy of Mississippi
owe them thanks, and may well afford
to rest their case where they left it.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

The present seems TO be an era OF eXcep-
tional crimes. To day the telegraph flashes
another horrible tragedy, this time from
an Eastern city Less than half-a-dozen
lines tell the tale OF an elopement. hus-
band aud father craZed. three children
poisoned, &c, &c.-Chicago Journal.
And this is the land of the Pharisees
where the people are better than all
other peoples.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

The action of the United States
Courtin Baltimore sentencing some Of
the best citizens to the. Penitentiary for
political causes, creates intense indigna-
A.o.a
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
THE SENATOR

from this district, this term, in the place of
Hon. r. II. Thompson, who has made a
most acceptable senator. and the friends OF
w. NJ. Conerly, our present efficient and
popular Chancery clerk, say that he is the
man for the place. 1 agree with them. He
was elected Probate clerk in 1866, and was
turned out by Ames in 1869 When the peo-
pie got chance again they reelected him.
and have continued to do so at everv
election. 1t is generally understood that
he will not be candidate for his present
office. So the people propose that he shall.
with the consent of the Democrats of Lin
coin and Lawrence, 60 up higher. w. NJ.
Conerly is man OF moral worth, and social
position, the most popular man in Pike
whole-souled, warm-hearted and generous.
worthy to fill any position to which he NAV
be elected. A true Mississippian, a thor
ough- going Democrat. Shall we elect him
Senator? What say you, gentlemen of the
whole district? PIKK.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

Is two weeks from this time the Con
gress of the United States will be Dem
ocratie in both branches, for the first
time in twenty years.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

The medium between the extreme of
cotton crop estimates for the year 1878,
is FIVE millions OF bales.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
The Speeches on our First Page.

On our first page, we have repro
.duced the speeches of Messrs. Chalmers
Singleton and Hooker, in reply to Mr..
Bragg of Wisconsin. Our members
spoke well, and for the most part wisely,
and appeared to decided advantage.
They warded off the danger of an angry
sectional dispute and treated the RePub-
licans who expected a different result,
to a sad disappointment. OF course we
do not wish to be understood as endors-
ing all that was said by our members.
For example we are utterly opposed to
the project of blending the building of
an extreme Northern Pacific Railroad
with a Railroad on the line of the 32nd
parallel and the fact had escaped US that
such scheme had ever been endorsed by
any convention of the Democratic party
in Mississippi. The North has already
system of direct Railroad connection
with the Pacific coast, built at govern
ment expense The project of road on
the 32nd parallel, terminating on the
eastern bank of the lower Mississippi,
should be built on its own superior
merits considered in its national aspects,
and as n measure of justice to the South
The discussion which was so happily
closed by the tact and conservative
spirit of our Southern members, and
which at one time threatened seriou:
results to the integrity of the grand
party upon which the hope of the South
depends for protection from vindictivt
gislation-reminds US of the saying oi
the Wise Man, "Behold what a great
fire little matter kindleth " 1t grew
out of a Southern war claim the merits
of which consisted in the we'll estab
lished, intense loyalty of the claimant
1t was proven that he had furnished
supplies to the Union army when it cam
South with torch and sword on its mis-
sion of devastation. That he hated tn
Confederacy, and prayed constantly and
fervently for its downfall. C4ndidly, a:
much as we cherish the Democratic par
ty of the Union and as devotedly as ",
hope for its triumph, we would see i
shattered into fragments on a question
invol wing the equal political rights o
the sovereign States of our own section
but we will never consent to imperil it
existence upon such an issue as the on
presented in the so called ''claim" which
gave rise to this debate.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

WHEN Boutwell's committee investi-
gated the Mississippi election of 1875,
among the witnesses was our old friend
Gen. Reuben Davis. According to the
official stenographer's report. he thus
defined ''sealawag :"
@ What do you understand by a scala
wag? A. You will have to get the diction-
ary for that; it is mean, low, dirty white
man. who is capable of selling himself and
his honor for the sake of having an Oppor-
tunity to plunder honest men that is what
| understand sealawag means.
Q. That is the meaning you give to it?
A. Yes, sir; that is what we mean to eX-
press by the word.
Q. To what class of people do you ap-
ply it? a. We apply it to Southern white
men whom we know have sold themselves
for office.
And If our old friend had been
pressed to specify precisely what he
meant, he would have explained that he
was classifying the white men in the
South who leagued with carpet baggers
and Radical negroes. to perpetuate the
Republican lease of power in the South
and 10 prevent the success of the Demo
cratic party which represented intelli-
gence and honesty versus knavery and
ignorace in the administration of her
State governments
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

The Summit Sentinel brings out the
name of II. O. Bridges tor District Attor-
new Mr. Bridges is a Young man OF nae
legal attainments, and is, in every respect
res pect qualified to discharge the duties oi
this office.
So says a contemporary, and we en-
dorse wha: he says, without however dis
paraging Mr.. Cassidy, tie present able
prosecuting Attorney, or any other of the
several worthy gentleman who are men
| toned in connection with the officer.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
POLITICS

has not begun to make much stir among
the people yet, but there is a quiet deter
mination among them to see that Pike
takes no Radicalism or sore-headism in
her'n. They are very we'll satisfied with
Democracy straight. Candidates or their
friends are beginning to beat the bush a
little, just to see where the game lies, YOU
know. | will not burthen you with nv
opinions as to who should fill the yarions
offices, but will say il Hon. j. w. Causey
desires to return to the Legislature, he can
do so. The people are well pleased with the
record he made in the Legislature of 1876.
Y and g. believe it is generally conceded
in Lawrence and Lincoln that Pike is en-
titled to
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19

OUR young friend, S. M. Patton, in
whom We feel an interest, as he is native
kere and to the manner born, in mod
est card announces that he is fully in
the editorial harness of the Summit
Times. He comes fairly By his journal
istic talent. He has inherited it; and
is Hneal descendant of one of the most
brilliant writer's ever known in the press
of Mississippi. in the days of McClung,
Claiborne: Hagan, Price, and the elder
Worthington.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
The Test Oa Ih and Other Radical
Machinery,

In the House on the l1th, Hon. Van
II. Manning moved a suspension of the
rules to introduce a bill to repeal the
test oath for United States jurors and
and the laws for the appointment OF
United States MarshaIls and supervisors
of elections All the Democrats, North
and South, voted aye. All the RepubIi-
cans, voted nay. Mr.. Manning's constit-
uency will appreciate the interest which
he is evincing in the repeal Of these obi
GUS measures. Numbers Of them, have
been marked for punishment by opera
ton of the infamous iron-clad, test oaths.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
THE OTHER SIDE.

J. H. Field, of Columbus. testified: He
did not know ofa instance of intimidation
or attempt to prevent any one from voting /;
the election was sought to be conducted in
a pleasant way, in accordance with the
principales OF right and Justice, though ac-
lively and energetically he did not agree
with General Davis's unfavorable estimate
of the negro; those of good conduct and in
teilIgence have the regard Of the people
generally.
Senator Garland: Are your people will
ling to accord the black man all his rights
under the Constitution?
A. think they are, with this modifica-
ton, namely; the white people generally
would dissuade the negro by kind and con-
cilIatory means from having any thing to do
with politics, while they would not exclude
him from doing SO. l think our people are
against limitation of suffrage or taking suf-
frage away from them.
Senator Garland asked if Senators Kirk
wood and Teller should go to Mississippi
and make Republican speeches how would
they be received and treated?
A. l think the people would warmly
welcome them as coming with honest intent
% investigate the condition of affairs: ouT
people have endeavOred to induce the best
class OF Republicans to visit our section.
that the low degradation in the condition
OF the coored people might be improved
colonel Muidrow was elected owing to his
popularity; the election was as peaceful as
any lie had hetore wituessed, and he neither
knew nor heard of complaints Of intimida-
ton or ball0t-b X stuffiag
Captain w. w. Humphreys testified: The
late election was more peaceable and quiet
than usual: nobody was prevented from
voting; he thought it was as fair and hon
est an election as anv In the State: there
was no disposition to deprive the colored
man of any of his rights, except, perhaps
on the part of few extreme men freedom
OF speech and the press was fully recOg-
nized In Mississippi, and any man could
make speech there, provided it was not
calculated to create breach of the peace
he believed that the principal reason the
people desired the colorea men to vote was
to increase the Southern representation Ia
Congress.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
PIKE COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

PIKE COUNTY, Feb, 10Th, 1879.
EDITORS CLARION: You get up a very
good paper, but some how or other down
this way we look in vain for some reference
to South Mississippi, and particularly old
Pike in THE CLARION. So L thought l
would write you letter, by way of ian
amendment" as the Legislators say, to
your columns. II it passes muster and gets
into print, will feel like the South Mssis-
sippi member of the Legislature of 1876 did,
who advocated an amendment to the regis
tration bill, providing that the registrators
should live in the counties for which they
were appointed. When it was adopted, he
said ''by jingo l reckon South Mississippi
will get some of the offices now"
We are recovering somewhat from the
effects of the yellow fever, but we don't
make much head way against the effects OF
hard times.
The weekly clarion., 1879-02-19
The FARMERS

so far as the bad weather permits are get
ting ready for the next crop. There is a
determination among them to plant more
sugar cane and make more molasses than
they did last year. They are not banking
so heavy on cotton at eight cents pound.
There was good many patches" of up
land rice grown last year. and l think there
will be great many more this year.
Pike county farmers are beginning to
learn that the more they raise at home to
eat, the less they will have to buy; and
that home raised sugar, molasses and rice
to say nothing of ''hog and hominy,'' are
quite as good as "store bought" articles of
the same kind. Our Circuit Court meets
next Monday at Magnolia Speaking of
Magnolia, reminds me that that thriving
place received quite an accession to its
citizens few weeks since in the persons of
GEN. WRIT ADAMS
and his family, who recently removed from
Mississippi City to that place, The General
is away from home most of the time
canVassing for that magnificent work, the
life of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston. But
| hope that he will be so we'll pleased with
his new home that for many years to come
Pike county may claim him as one of her
stalwart citizens.
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Probate Sale,

s sgsss f. fs1 Rsee as No. sss.
IN PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER FROM
l. the Probate Court, | will offer for sale
on the promises. on
TUESDAY, the 5th day ofAUGUST next.
the undivided one-fifth interest Of the de.
ceased, Susan H. Rogers, in the tract Of
land known as the b. X. Hunter planta.
ton on Bayou Rapides, consisting of six
hundred and four acres in the aggregate ::
three hundred and thirteen acres Of which
is cleared and two hundred and ninety
one wood land, with the same interest in
all of the buildings upon said land. Also
one hundred and sixty acees of pine land
ON Hemphill Creek. Also the one-fifth in
terest of the deceased in about thirty.fiye
head of cattle, one mule and one wagon.
And at the same time will sell the in.
terest OF the two minor children in the
personal property above described. and in
the pine land, at the price bid for the in.
forest of thasdeceased. am also author
led to say the remaining interest of two
fifths in the personal property and pine
land belonging to the two major heirs will
be sold to the parties buying the other
three-fifths at the price bid BY them for
said three-ffths. -
I TERMS OF SALE-CASH.
RI HUNTER,
July 2, 1885,.
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THE YELLOW FEVER.

The Yellow fever has broken out
in Memphis; on the first day one
case, clearly and Enthusiastically Of
that fearful disease, proved fatal,
and since that hour perfect panic
has taken place. To keep our read
ers. posted in this matter we give
them all the kilograms at hand, com.
mencing with the day after the first
death occurred:
MEMPHIS, July II. - Tonight a
more hopeful feeling exists. The panic
is gradually subsiding. A thorough
investigation shows the following con-
dition of affairs. Only two persons
in the city ale PROSTATE with the fever,
Judge Ray and his son. Two deaths
have occur, ed-Mulbrandon and a son
of Judge Ray. Of the five new cases
reported to the Board three were de-
clared other diseases than yellow fe.
yer. All trains leaving tonight are
crowded and hundreds leave to-mor-
row.
VIcKsBURG July 1.-THE mayor has
issued a proclamation ordering strict
quarantine against Memphis by both
land and water. No boats leaving that
port to-day, or landed within fifty
miles will be allowed to land here.
GALVESTON, July 1.-THE Board of
Health has declared quarantine against
Memphis. Freight from there will
not be allowed to enter, and passen.
gers only after the expiration of TWEEN
ty days from the date of their depar-
ture. The Board also passed resolu
tions forbldding all vessels from heal
thy ports touching at key West.
MEMPHIS, July l2.-No new cases
or deaths. Many who intended leav-
ing have decided to remain. The fol.
lowing towns have quarantined against
Memphis; New Orleans, Vicksburg,
Little Rock, Pine Bluff, Norfolk, OK.
ford, Holly Springs and Galveston.
A mass meeting of citizens of
Brownsville, Tenn, to day decided
not to interfere. with trains passing
through.
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If h RIB w 4 & e.
IN ALL OF ITS BRANCHES. EVER
BROUGHT TO THIS
MARKET.
Succession Sale.

"a s-
SUCCESSION OF NJ. o.,
A F. BAssAso. No. al.
Parish Court, Parisl, of Rapides, State
Of LOnisiana. -
PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
i Sale issued by the Honorable, the
Parish Judge of Rapides Parish, Lou
isiana, in the above entitled and num-
bered Succession, comma ntling me as
Sheriff, and ex-officio Anctioneer to
sell tor the paymentof debts, the here
matter described property, | shall offer
for sale at public auction, in front of
the Courthouse door, ia the Town Of
Alexandria, La, between the hours
prescribed by law, on r
SATURDAY, the 26th day Of JULY,
'' A. D., 1879,
the following property belonging to
said succession, to-wit:
A certain tract of land situated. w.
ing and being in the Parish of Rap
ides, State Of Louisiana, fronting on
Red River, bounded above by lands of
Francois Barber, below by lands of
Jarrett and Barber, aud in rear By
Public Cemetery, together with all the
buildings and improvements thereon,
and containing the quantity of about
two ~ arpents of land. 2
Terms-Twelve months credit or
bond, the purchaser being required to
furnish good and sufficient Joint secu.
rity, and special mortgage 90 the pro.
perry sold, bearing interest from the
day of adjudication, at the rate Of
eight per centum per annum.
D. C. PAUL,
Sheriff and ex-ofieio Auctioneer.
July 9-3t.
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BLACKMAIL.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT

EDITOR DEMOCRAT
The public of Alexandria, through
the columns of the newspaper, eve
the People," have been treated, on
more than one occasion, to filings,
siurs and false accusations against
my establishment, and the Editor of
that paper has taken special pains in
these futile attempts to injure and
damage my place of business, and
throw it into disrepute with all good
and law-abiding citizens. Conscious
that | had violated no Town Ordi-
nance and that 1 was guiltless of
these false accusations, 1 have pur
sued the even tenor of my business
ways, and have permitted the public
to be convinced of their falsi,y.
whilst at the same time they seemed
conscious that other motives than
pro bono pablioo were at the bottom
of my accuser's charges.
Branding these accusations as false
and malicious, am now thoroughly
convinced of the aims and motives
of the Editor of ave the People"
and state to my friends, patrons and
the public, that these things were
done simply for blackmailing and
extorting from me BY the Editor of
owe the People" "a few pennies. -
He has of his own accord told me as
much, and plainly as language can
convey it, has asserted to me that
small advertisem emit in his paper was
what he wanted, the use of my name
in his columns, and then these char
ges would never more be heard from.
CHAs. GoLDENBERG.
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Last Sunday the Town was ira
yelled over by foot-pad, and be re-
ports the place dull--most of the
people trying to get on the shady
side; painting as if In want of cool
breeze. The atmosphere is tho
roughly impregnated with dust, and
fears are entertained that sand banks
are forming IN the stomachs of some
of our people. Liz the poor fellow
who was sick six weeks in the long
month of August, their whole cry is:
Water, water, cool water.
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AND it is explained by mechan-
icai experts this way: 1t runs light
er; more room under the arm; it can
be threaded in the dark; the needle
cannot be set wrong; it has the pat
ent balance wheel, which enables the
operator to wind the bobbin without
removing the work or attachments.
1t can be warranted for ten years.
Ferguson q Schnack are the Agents
call on them, ~.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-16

--ELsEwHERE will be found pub.
lished in these columns, the Pros
pectus of st. Vincent's Convent, at
Donaldsonville. This Institution for
young ladies has the Just reputation
of being the very hest in Louisiana.
the most gifted and cultured females
of our State having been educated
there, and in almost every Parish in
the State are proud mementoes OF
their Alma Mater.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-07-16

IA Love SroKr: They Have
Parted and They Have Met Again
by Miss Lillian Duer, lately on trial
in Maryland for the murder of Miss
Ella Hearn," is the title of this gush
ing young lady's contribution to lit
erature. 1t may not be complimen
tary to American readers, however
to state that this remarkable produc
ton will find much more ready
sale than Longfellow's Poems or EN-.
erson's Lectures.
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SOLID old Boston had q leye

SOLID old Boston had level
head this glorious Fourth of July.
They were determined that "young
America" should have a good time,
without running the usual risks of
blowing little heads, arms and legs
of, and reducing the Coroner's fees
to nothing, hence twenty free enter
tainments, consisting of concerts,
jngglery, ventriloquism, marion
cites and dancing were given. These
performances began early and lasted
until sunset.
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THE Judiciary Committee Of the
Convention has made its report. We
have barely space to state, that the
Parish Courts are abolished ard the
number of judicial Districts increased,
at greatly reduced salaries. All judi
cial Offices to be filled by appointment
of the Governor, by and with the con-
sent of the Senate.
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DIED:

AT his home, in this Parish, on Tuesday,
July ., 1879, HALCOT TERRELL BUR
CESS, in the 42d year of his age.
Deceased was u native of Rapides, de
scendant OF the first and best families of
the Parish; was purely good, upright
and christian gentleman, and will long be
remembered by large circle of relatives
and friends, who feel that thit brief tri-
butte to his memory, is sacrelly true.
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CORONER Robert has removed
the exposed collins of the dead con
victs, of which we complained some
time since, and has had them prop
ealy and decently buried.