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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-03-26
A Large Levy for the Penitentiary

a Large Levy Tor the PenlUentlaFy.
Columbus independent
AT the term OF the Noxubee Court, just
closed, thirteen prisoners were sentenced to
the Penitentiary for terms ranging from to
Is years The Beacon says as they marched
through town en- route to the train, they sang
a funeral song
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PIcKENs, March 10, 1879.
Messrs p & B--Gents: Enclosed find draft
for Sl2 25 for my subscription and also
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Aberdeen Examiner. I

Chancellor Haughton is pushing the business
of the important tribunal which he so
ably presides, and the present term will wit
ness the expunging from the docket by final
adjustment, OF many of the fossil cases that
have numbered its records for many years.
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Tine Juno Corset Is popular because of ii
low price and good quality, at
J. STADEKER 4 SoS.
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TOTAL LIARu-IrIEs
Gross amount of Losses, Claims and
Llahilities ..........-......... !

Liabilities .........$l O0i33l $50
The greatest amount on amy one risk IS $780,
GOO, but will not. as a general rule, exceed llO,-
coo.
The Company has no general rule rs TO the
amount allowed TO be insured in any city, town,
village or block, being governed in this matter,
in each case, by the general character of build
ings width OF streets, facilities for putting out
fires, etc
This Company was incorporated under che
general Insurance law of the State of New
York, and obtained its Charter, or Act of lu-
corporation, September 9th, 1888, attgsted
copy Of which, ms amended, filed heretofore.
STATE OF NEW YORK,
CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK.
STEPHEN CRowELI, President and PuI-
LANDER SHAW, Nice-Presidcnt and Secretary of
the PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY, being sev-
orally and duly sworn, depose and say, and each
for himself says, that the foregoing Is % true,
| full and correct statement of the said Curpurn-
ton, and that they are the nbovc-describod ofi-
GERS thereof
President.
PHILANDER SHAW,
Nicc-Presidcnt and Secretary.
Subscribed and Sworn before me this Twenty
sixth day Of February, A. d. 1879.
[sEALl FRANCIS r. BURKE,
Commissioner for Mississippi i'm New York.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
KINDS COUNTY.
!, $. GwIN, Auditor of Public Accounts do
hereby certify that the foregoing is "a correct
copy Of the statement of the condition Of che
Phenix Fire insurance. Company Of Brooklyn,
New York, as the same remains on file in CHS
office.
GIVEN under my Hand and Seal of Office,
f. 81 at the City Of Jackson this 18th day
- ~ March, a. II, 1879.
s. GWIN, Auditor.
BARROWS 4 SMYTHE, Agents,
marlg. '7g-3t JACKSON. MISS.
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Sl.s,.b assortment y fine French hand made UNDER
Is Ar. cotEpTing every requisite for lady wardrobe
Also. chlrircu'S suits ana sIZe.
Infants Furnishing Department l. thoroughly
equi"rcd. Complete Wartiroies low $50 better
o,i- proportion ANY article the Wardrobe at lis
price; r.lit cheaper than the homemade article, anC
,ttO 1fl srti ap tory
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=, all nj this office.
Yours truly, .
J. F. & Il. f. W.

UTICA. Kinds Co.. Miss, March 22d, 1879.
Messrs p Il B.: Enclosed find 3 90 for
DIR. , new subscriber.
Your friend f. f. NJ.
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RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
chicago, ST. Louis and New Orleans Railroad
SCHEDULE OF Nov. 10, 1872

C0lChSOf d. LUIS anu Now OIlea1s Railroad.
SCHEDULE OF Nov. 10, 1881
GoING SoUTH-Mail, f:55 A. NJ.
Mixed, 7:3O A. NJ.
Way Freight $50 A. NJ.
Through Freight, 9:15 A. N.
GOING NoRTH-Mail, I.55 A. N.
Mixed, G4j r. NJ
Through Freight, 40 p NJ.
Way Freight, 900 p. N.
vicksburg and Meridian Railroad.
SCHEDULE OF DECEMBER Is, 1879
GOISG EAsT-Leaves Vicksburg $50 p NJ.
Arrives at Jackson, 6:15 p NJ.
Leaves jackson, 6.35 r. NJ.
GOISG WEsT-Leaves Meridian, 1913 A. NJ
Arrives 1t Jackson, 7.34 A. NJ.
Leaves jackson, 1854 A. NJ.
FgEIGnTs-Going West, arrives at Jackson at
$40 p. NJ, and leaves at 5:27 p. NJ.
Going Fast arrives at jackson at
9.37 \. NJ, and leaves at 1870 A. N.
f. F. RAWORTH, GenT Sup't
GEO. y. LAWRENCE, Assist Sup't.
JSo. w. CLISGAN, Local Agent.
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THz ladies adore shsu, Juno cOrsets-
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Water Valley Courier.

Capt s. B. Brown of the Central was selected
as Grand Juror, for the next term OF the Cir
cult Court. ii he serves it will be the first
time we have ever known a newspaper man to
serve on Grand Jury Moreover it is very
seldom they are ever called before Grand
Jury.
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Why Is Itp

Berea Grindstones, at
feb u '79-1m q. 4 S1DwAy,s
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UTICA, March 10, 1879.
Messrs. p. & B.-Gents: Enclosed you will
find s. co. Send THE CLARION to Mr..
a new subscriber. Very truly, f. f. NJ.
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Aid and Comfort.

Since our last we have received the follow
ing from friends. Who shall We hear
from next?
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ladies & Caildren's Undergarments.

Oar SUITS ana COSTUMES uly susta IN that mi
Justly established, and always represent the
LAT. ST silva tfii fashions
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Carroll Conservative.

An unfortunate killing affair occurred on or
near the plantation of our Sheriff, w F. Ham
ilton on Tuesday evening last, in which one
innocent colored man lost his life, and another
was severely wounded. The particulars, as We
hear them are about as follows Two white
men were out hunting some escaped convicts,
and coming UP with the two above named
coIored men in the road, ordered them TO
halt when from fright or some other cause.
the two colored men ran into the woods, where
they were fired upon, one of them being killed
instantly, and the other seriously wouded.
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NAME AND LOCATION.
cAPrAI
ASsErS

Total Amount of Capital and Sur
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R1-Our goods all first-class. We Ill all
orders exactly and to the interest of pur-
chaIHers, guarantee all purchases to be sails
factory buyers, and stand ready to remedy
all We invite orders, convinced that
IA trial will Insure the regular custom
hereafter.
An orders for Goods to he accompanied by
the money; where parties wish, Goods Will
g by express, 4. .. ID. Where the reniG-
Is too large, we always return the diff
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-03-26

For spring and summer Tor Ladies. Misses. and Chill
dreu Cloth low hutton shoes, the novelty OF the
season. $3.50: kid walking boots, - 10. Low
50 fine quality slippers from 81 % &c
Misses be pebble goat worked button holes -
Chidrens hand made spring heel, button boots SL6o
Infants Shoes all co0rs. SIPS
ard Youths French calf button boots, 81 IS, and
a good. durable laced shoe. 81 50.
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RIBBONS.
Gents Furnishing Goods

All the choice grades containing every color and sh
known. Fresh additions daily.
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ROOTs AND SHOES.

Every possible requisite Tor gentlemaHS OUTFIT Flrs
class and medium grades Of goods usual reasol
able prices Qualify. style and fit the prominent feature
of iP
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Miscellaneous.

New York. Aug. 8.-Miss Louise E.
Oakley, from San Francisco, put up ut
tho Hotel Bristol. on Fifth avenue, July
2lst. She placed o tin box containing
90. 900 worth Of valunbles In the hands
OF the clerk. Three days afterward the
contents Of tho box were discovered to be
missing. also the night Waterman Of the
hotel. Both are still missing.
A Herald special from Washington
says: Intimation is made that ex.Sena-
tor Fenton's familiarity with tho silver
question will be taken into consideration
as the chief reason for his appointment
to succeed Mr.. Welsh as Minister to
England,
Captain Webb. tho famous English
swimmer, now here. says he 10 ready TO
swim u match with any n in America,
tho distance to DO not less than ten miles,
In water without q current. and for not
less than $1,000 a side. He says that
with nothing on he will swim Boynton
In O life.saving dress twenty miles iu
water without o current for tho same
amount.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8. - The Presi.
dent and Mrs. Hayes LETT on the Talia.
poosa for Fortress Monroe. The Sec.
rotary OF the Navy, Postmaster General
Gutter aud Chief Of Construction Easily
bavs gone to New York.
New ORLEANS, Aug. B The rico
crop 10 greatly reduced this year. lnbor
10 the parishes abundant and a lurgs
proportion Of the rice crop is raised aud
harvested exclusively by white labor.
Gangs Of Chinese are employed on lhres
plantations and do good work. Rico.
cutters are paid 81 u day and board.
QuAxEhsTowy. Pa, Aug. 8. The
disease from which Charles Fechter died
was dropsy and janndice. H. was also
afflicted with paralysis and had suffered
several months, being seriously Ill dur.
Ing the past week.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 8.-The estate
left to JsG. Davis BY Sarah A. Johnson
will not amount to more than $4,000.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Miscellaneous.

LONDON, Aug. 8.-Financial writer's
say that the Withdrawal Of gold from
England yesterday for the United States
was probably the precursor Of larger
shipments in payment for American
produce arriving here and In France. II
is understood that the Bank Of England
holds O large amount In American eaples.
The Homo Rule League proposes con.
vertiug the League into o regularly
elected Convention Of the Irish nation.
In tho House Of Commons the Irish
University bill passed through Commit.
tee after an amendment ~isvoring tho
payment OF result fees had been rejected
by l51 to 90.
According to advices from Copenhagen
tho announcement that Nordenskjold's
Arctic expedition had passed Behring'S
Straits was premature.
MADRID. Aug. 8.-The carriage In
which King Alfonso was returning from
the Escurial to La Grauja was upset and
the Kings arni d~islocsted. General
Echague. who accompanied the King.
had his wrist sprained. The Kings arm
was reset.
BERLIN. Aug. s.-A correspondent at
st. Petersburg says that General Loza.
roff's expedition suffered terribly from
eye disease, caused by tho heat OF the
sun and sand.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
(.r,or.I TO rH. GOLD HILL DIur xrvsl
The Isthmus Canal.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-No action has
been taken and no correspondence held
by the Government. either in regard to
the Dc Lesseps canal scheme in its rela.
ton to our foreign policy, or with re.
gard to the further exploration OF the
isthmus by another Government expsdi.
ton. With a view to the organization OF
an American Canal Company. As far
~ the De Lssseps scheme is concerned.
both the President and Secretary OF
State are firmly convinced that no eIi.
gency is likely to arise which can cause
d~isquietudo or make It necessary for the
Government to take steps for the protec.
ton or American interests. They DO.
lieve Do Lesseps and the Paris Congress
have selected an impracticable route,
and that the Do Lssseps scheme will
eventually fail through lack Of financial
support and for wan OF American 90.
operation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Professor s,.warr; Lss,ars.

The lecture at Piper's Opera House
Saturday evening by Professor Stewart
on tho PHILOSOPHY Of Mining" illus.
,rated as It will DO by paintings which
havo been executed under the PROBES.
sor's own eyes and in accordance with
his views. will bs full Of interest and
instruction. 1t will be a lecture which
everybody should attend who wlshes to
get posted ON the clay OF tho land In
mining countries. 1t will apply TO tho
Comstock or any other mineral lodo in
the world, since Mature works on q gen.
rral plan and uniformly. The Professor
has spent q lifetime In looking nature In
the face aud interpreting her expires.
sion, and she has ia turn grown cona.
dental and told her admirer where she
keeps her secret treasures. aud what Is
more, has given him the key 10 the pc.
sition. This Is all very we'll, but the
Professor IL not selfish about IL. He
never could hold his tongue when he
found q good thing. but must needs tell
his friends all about It. and they have
helped themselves more literally than
they have him. Tho Professor now pur-
poses to give to the world the combina.
tion Of natures lock. and then II every.
body isn't rich 1t will not be his fault.
There Is no reason why ladies should
not learn this secret as we'll as Others /;
iu fact. they ought 10 get It. since as
thoy can't keep it they will only hid the
Professor in spreading the Information.
Remember, Saturday evening at PiPer's
Opera House.
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CaI.dsnin Pienie.

Tomorrow tho sons OF Scotia will Gel.
ebrate ON the green Of Carson the games
Of their fathers. For years they have
done this. bat " under such aus
pices as now. The Caledonia Club OF
Virginia is q corporation, and It's mem.
hers arc among u irst citizens. The
list Of prizrs offered was never as large
as now. nor were the prizes ever Az valu.
able, The strife for their possession
will therefore 90 worth Witnessing.
Heavy aud light hammers will be thrown,
heavy aud light stoues put; there will be
racing aud jumping and vaulting with
the pole, aud tossing the oabsr, aud
archery, aud q Hromen's tournament,
and o military contest for the Caledonia
cup and for coin. and o tug Of war"
and music and dancing. and any amount
Of amusement on the green. all Of which
will make It worth while to attend.
Miners have been granted a holiday and
will be there In large numbers. In fact,
almost everybody Is going. II will cost
bat SO so for . ticket; children. 81. The
excursion train will leave Virginia at
1850 In tho morning, and Gold Hill at
7:45. The picnic will be one Of the big
gest and best ever got up on the Com.
atock.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Piper. opera iisu.s.

d. The season OF opera bouffs at Plper's
Opera House. with the sparkling Aimee
In the ran aud the support sent from
Now York to Ban Francisco with her. Is
drawing near. and expectation 10 on tip.
toe In relation to It. The bills to bs
offered are excellent. "The Little
Duke" "sweet M%arjoram." 1.-THE
Chimes OF Normandy" aud MADAME
Favart" have been underlined for pro-
duction. The arst will DO given Monday
evening and ths others will follow in
succession. including Wednesdays ma.
,in-e, the season closing Wednesday
night. The casts Of all Of these pieces
are the Same as they were 10 New York
aud San Francisco, and the same Or
chestra. chorus, costumes. etc.. will help
the presentation. This CERTAINLY prom
ises to be tho most enjoyable Of all the
entertainments which have visited vir.
Rinia. Too often one or two drst.class
artists have been supported indif-rently
by u patched up and i~mprovised com.
pany. Such II not tho case In this In.
stance, and company, costumes and
mouutinss will DO superb. Get reserved
seats and prepare to enjoy tho whole
season.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Another Rlg Walkinr Match.

New York, Aug. 8.-The lessoes and
managers Of the Madison Square Gar
don have completed arrangements by
cable for q contest for the Ashley belt.
The walk will take place the last week
In September. Weston. "Dlower ="
Brown, Rowell and Sir John Ashley have
signinsd by cable their acceptance OF the
terms offered. o'Leary has been com.
municated with and his acceptance Ia
expected. Psnchot. tho Buffalo mail
carrier, will also take part. aud Ennis OF
Chicago has cabled his deposit OF $500
TO the Sporting Life OF London. whore
all the deposits Of the contestants under
the Ashley rules must be made. A Yuma
Indian OF Los Angeles Is a ozark horse"
In the race. and is backed by certain San
Francisco sporting men,. He Is said to
have made 100 miles in twenty.four
hours.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
R.eea.Ider.a IN. Mosiss.

With regard to Harry Clark, engineer.
brother Of Tom Clark. engineer, the
News has been further informed. A
short time ago this gentleman Harry
Ciark) secured employment In the Over.
man mine. running q winzo engine nm.
foreground. As he did not belong to the
Mechanics Union. no was cited to make
application to the Miners Union for
membership. He said he would not
juin, aud that he could got along with
out joining any labor organization In
this or any other place. Tuesday a
member OF the Gold Hill Miners Union
went to the Overman mine and gave him
twelve hours in which to make applica'
ton for membership to one Of the Min.
ers' Unions. He Ieconsidered his pre-.
vious resolution, and In less than two
hours had made an application for msm.
brrship to the Virginia Miners Union.
In order that this gentleman may BE-
identified in the public mind, 1t may be
mentioned that he Is the engineer who
ran the cage Into the sheaves at tho
Rock Island mine on the hrst day Of
July, 1876. killing John II. Prout and
badly crushing the arm Of John II. Park.
imam.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08

READY ron BusISrss.-Tho convent.
ences for turning oil good work at short
notice at the Virginia foundry Of An.
drew Fraser, near tho Julia mine, are
unsurpassed. The works are under the
supervision and management OF Mr..
Fraser himself. and he has long enjoyed
the reputation Of being n Of the best
designers and executors on the coast.
Tho Office OF the company 10 on the
corner Of @ and Taylor streets. 10 Blacks
building. room No. /. See notice.
THERE 10 great grief in the house Of
Matt. oanavsn. superintendent Of tho
New York mine. because Of the death OF
his son Rhody. aged eleven months.
Mrs. Caravans heart 10 almost broken,
and the parents are inconsolabie over
their loss. The boy died at 1880 this
morning.
GOVERNOR KSxEAD 10 spending these
bright sunny days on the Comstock, and
his smile Is Frightening With the weather
and under the genial influence Of his
many friends here.
Llaor yellow sun umbrellas are much
In use these days. aud are attached to
Tie sssss Of open vehicles.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Coming.

The announcement Of the appearance
Of Mile Christine, the two.headed wo.
man, ut National Guard Hall. next
Tuesday. has already made her the talk
Of the day. Here Is what some Of tho
papers soy Of her:
His Royal Highness the Prince OF
Wales. accompanied by Prince John o.
Glucksburg aud Mr.. Pagrt, and attended
by Colonel Keppel, and his Imperial
Hiphuess the Grand Duke Of Waldmisr
aud suite. OF Russia, attended BY Colonel
Ellis. paid a visit on Tueadsy to the
''two.headed nightingale" and other ma
tural wonders, at Willis's rooms.'-
Morning Post. June 8, 1871.
$50 much pleased was her Royal
Highness the Princess Of Wales With
tho "two.hsdVkd nightingale" that. on
her departure for the Continent, she lett
orders that a couple OF brooches should
be presented the two.in. one young u.
dies. standard, July 80. 1871. ~.
The Monarchs OF Liliput will attend
the double. headed nightingale during
her stay 10 Virginia.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Acquitted and Detected,

MONTREAL. Aug. 8.-H. B. Chapman,
who. last Summer, was tried and 40.
quilted OF the charge OF embezzlins
SAC 600 from the United States Express
Company while diving one OF its do.
livery wagons. has been Swallowed since
his acquiItsi. and yesterday was arrested
at Lasaile, Canada, where tho robbery
was committed, tbs charge this time DO.
lug perjury. Chapman's trunk was
search, 1 and found to contain q con.
siderable sum Of money. which bears
evidence OF having been buried 30 long
as to DO useless for circulating purposes.
Chapman has been TO San Francisco.
and under the name Of George A. White
has established . news AGENCY on the
Southern Pacific, u fact which Ii TO DO
proven by the citizens OF California.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Mich Heggar.

The Comstoek papers have lately boon
warning the public Of tho family Of
Italians who 60 crutching about asking
charity. aud telling the people they were
frauds. The matter was proved yester'
day. Constable Jewell. although ridi.
culcd for his faithfulness, pulled the
woman as a vsg. When she was taken
to the County Jail yesterday she was
subjected to q close search by Jailor
Hanks. He found sewed up In tho side
Of her dress a rag in which was rolled
up seven 500 greenbacks. n $40 gold
piece was found Ia her pocket, one
Italian gold coin go lireI. 81 40 In sif.
ver, a Catholic amulet, beads, medal aud
u jack.knifc. While about town begging
she walked with a crutch, and won't bent
over on n side rs IL her hip was out OF
joint. but whore she supposed abe was
not known she walked IN well ~ any.
one. Sho was seen coming up Six.mile
canyon day before yesterday with her
child on her back and her cruich on her
shoulder, walking erect and swiftly. The
woman made q terrible outcry when she
found the officers were going 10 bring to
light her money.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-08
Controversy Settled.

The matter in controversy between
tho bonanza mines and Oscar Steele,
which has hindered the company from
obtaining q United States patent for
their ground. has been settled and tho
evidences OF such settlement nled with
the County Recorder. Under tho agree.
m-nt St. ele withdraws his protest and
adverse claim so az not to delay or hin.
der the issuance Of tho patent, aud the
wines agree to prosecute their applica-
ton diligently, aud us soon as the patent
is granted the premises claimed by Steele
are to be released to him, SO far as any
title acquired under the patent goes; tho
agreement, however. 10 not to DO con-.
strued as any admission by the mines as
to the existence. position or character OF
any quartz lode. u o to require the mines
TO convey any portion Of their linear
dimsnsions along the Comstock lode.
The agreements were entered into Sep.
TENDER 0, 1873, between the Supsriu.
tendent and Mr.. Steele. and resolutions
were passed October "a, 1878. by the
companies ~ratiiying and confirming the
agreement. and the whole 10 now matter
OF record.