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, 1879-07-13

ooc1nlog1s8 lEPe eStlmateQ that at least
60 Der cent Of the domestic unhappiness in the
world Is caused BY the lack OF necessary cheek Of
the part Of young love1s. One young man, a
least will not have his future life hlighted frou
this preTenaole cause 1t is needless to say that
be hres In Chicago His sweetheart's father has
long been prejudiced against him, and he had great
eidiculty in inducins her to marry him secretly,
but finally be oFercame her fears.
20 Algernon, " she said, with food Of tears,
so Algrruon, know papa will never forgive US. ="
'Doa't ron be scared about that, darling; hs
will, responded feryentlJ the youthful hnsbsnd,
''or elee this Court doesn't know herself.''
So he half led, half supported the shrinking gir
up tho front steps Of her paterna1 mansion, and
rans the doof-he1f with such vehemence that the
old gentleman bounded out OF the back parlor and
10 The front door With some choice selections from
pfofane literature sizzling On his lips. The in
etanf he opened it, however, the young man
pointed m immense der1iuger, which In the twi-
light looked like hydrant, At him. and in low.
stern term& OF command hissed, -.Yonr blessing
Or your liftl''
"Wh-what does this meant" gasped the a1ton-
lshed old man, vainly endeayoring to get out Of
the line Of dre,
1T means that Lucia and have been married, -
@ats What it means, " said his on-in-law; '*uke-
"'se that there will be the most horrible triple
tragedy the world has eyer seem unless you give III
your blessing p. d. q. Lucia, you show him tha
ee311aeate, e,-keep behind me where he can't grab
deal. Now, old man, are you satisfied that that is
4:est1hed eheck7 Bless us, then.''
6-'}ess sou' my child" stammered the old
'A.a
,h,,i., , !oa1 won't do,-say 'Bless you, my
niaten' saa cried the youth; II wish to obtain
.Ha1 forgiveness and appreciation too. That's
.sat' soo now, in proof Of your full approval OF
ra,s! - W. w. "e want you to ante up $500 for the
W. .as saa soot. Lucia, you 60 dp-stairs and pack
~ ,oul 'n1hss the haclman is Whiting round the
s.sn ,aoo while you are there will keep the
Venerable author Of yopr being company in the
..m sa,,os. thinks. Aud NOW since you press me
~ a..aA aeal'h aud happiness to the welded pair
w.r - saa@ S-year~old whisky of yours
ron.a. a' 5on'fe all ready we'll 70. Embrace
Ts.a,.au Rn.st' oio man but Keep your hands np.
~. :. .espeelea sir! Lucia, take the door-key,
hnsa - tus oulsiae OF the door, aud retreat to the
a''ons IN The hack" And the gallant
49, % 1<oea.4'ar oacked out Of the house. locked
eo4' ooaaaea INTO the hack, aud YVES whirled
~. 80.
" me tay, gallant youth that. pardie.
,1on US tnst "ui make make his way i the world
, 1879-07-13

Secretary Sherman will speak at Portland
July %.
l. Speaking of Mr. Anson, va have seen on:
brightest boom decay.
Those Salt City ball fellows must be ar
rested for salt and battery.
Important news from Robert Toombs
! The Confederacy has failed.
| It is almost as hot as an extra session O
| Congress with Democratic caucus.
| The electric Light, we believe, would b
| better than Mr. Edison's word for it.
| It is clear that Chastine Coz is not half as
crazy as many Of bis female visitors.
It is quite apparent that Syracuse should
not have been admitted into the League.
Postmaster~General Key and family art
the gnests OF Postmaster James, Of New York
| Sara Bernhardt is great actress. She
has four children, but has never had husband.
! You may come and see us, Mrs. Langtry
| but we still say, ''Randsoma is Us handsome
| does.''
| jeff Davis did not agree with Bob Toombs.
But we don't see how JEFF Davis could agree with
| anybody.
4 church committee at Perm, Ind, is Try
ing the Rev. Thomas Cooper for saying Of one Of
bis elders, s'He's q hell Of pEayls1"
Secretary Schurz will visit the Indian
country this summer, evidently believing that his
legs are long enough to saTe his hair.
Miss Kellogg doss not create half the
furore in London that Sara Bernhardt does; and
yet in point Of acting she is very thin
The witness who will swear to hearing DR..
Hull threaten the life Of the late Mr.. Seymour is
probably known to the New York police.
As the fayorite son of Illinois, Mr.. Arson
is 1osiug ground Perhaps he might borrow tho
Presidents backbone for the rest Of the season
Senator Thurman is in Canads, and We
should ike to know what he has been doing now.
Or is he merely trying to keep out Of the way OF
Sammy Tuden?
Mr. Charles L. Danats departure has had
no'apparent effect On the weather; but doubtless
il he were here be would write the word s4fraud"
on the brow OF the heated term.
The fever aud ague can ensi1y be exter-
minated from this country. Let David Davis get a
case, which would monopo1ize the whole supply,
then dose him with free quinine.
Several exchanges spenk of Paul Boyton
as about to ''settle down." Has his bathing suit
busted! At any rate, let Us hope he will settle
down deem eooneh tn ata = 3ett}cd
denry "atterson seems o'sposeo 10 carry
on the light from the point where the Rebel Con-
nrs,t, n,se ~ saoo Reha, cona-.a. h,mss,f ns 10
II !" a6 rataer "ar1n III Snls CITY 1of nat17es
yesterday; but numerous people here from St.
Lon1s were aoout with nlstefe' t-muts, and COM
1or1e1s, looking blue and ffost-bltten-
The last survivor of the niecea of Sir Wal
ter Scout, of Abbotsford, has lust passed awav at
the age OF 63-Mrs. Elizabeth Charlotte Peat.
widow sof Mai. Peat. C. B.. Of tha BOMBAY En-
e1neess
co1 'Tho.,os c.,,t oe +ha po,,nrn1zn,.
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DRUNKENNESS.

Dr.. D'Unge1, discoyercr Of the cfacnon1 cu1o Tor
drunkenresa cures all cases. Room ~ Palmer
House.
, 1879-07-13
-, 1he next thing ne know, mr. HARR1sos
iii eli be dismisslng the Comptroller 1or hot put
t;nr mt fires promptly and efficiently.

One way for prudent men to make money is
l.. .s~, eut Of the wheat market
, 1879-07-13

The most surprised man in the universe Is
,,onahly tramp vino, On hearing, az he was tray
t1nc through Kentucky. that at certain house =
s1;,r resided that had lots OF silrerware, medals
.n,s etc., and that the husband was away with q
errs leaving the wife, who wasn't strong enough
n bear fatigue, NIL alone made pilgrimage to the
hou.e md found that ell that had been told Was
strictly true aud that the woman was Mrs. Bates,
toe Kentucky Gian1ess, Who stands eeycn feet two
inches high, and weighs 4G9 pounds The humility
r.i,h which he asked for drink Of water was only
enu.ed by the speed with which he skipped away
frop the premises, while Mrs. Bates resumed her
interrupted occupation of tying double bow-knot
dc roker.
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D1En-&e x.r yort n- 4 nfhhr
NAsKIED-At et. Joseph, No., Miss Ottte Tootle.
Shed Tears for Mr. Bibby,.
For Mr. E. L. Bibby,-
1ou may have known him. mebbo?-
Well Mr. Bibby = dead;
The sad news il no hb.
Soft simmer breeze is sibi-
Liant in the grass exhibi-
Ted DER his narrow bed.
The mourncrs' salt tears d1ibb'e
, 1879-07-13
GREAT
CLEARING
SALE
OF
PE.A.!RAS0I,S

500 Twilled Silk Parasols, size
22 and "a inch, at $3.50
and $l.75.
200 Fine TWilled Silk Paraso]s,
clear horn and nickel han
dies, at $1.50.
100 Fine TWilled Silk ParasOls,
ivory handles, at $500.
200 Best TWilled Silk Parasols,
pearl handles, 20inch at
$500, reduced from $3.50;
22:inch at 1925, reduced
from $2.75; 24:inch at
$3.50, reduced from $500.
, 1879-07-13

'Myrle. Of COURSE "a good deal; i had to BE-
would be pronounced netchtet toof<YE Turtle -doTea
, 1879-07-13
AT WHOLESALE BIZ

MORRISON, PLUMMER & CO.,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
A Black Eye for Vested Rights.

At the last session law was passed
by Congress in which provided
that % per cent. of the annual net
earnings of the Union and Central
Pacific railroads, including the whole OF
the compensation due them for services
rendered to the Government, should be
paid to the Treasurer of the United
States, to be by him applied, partly on
payment of accrued interest upon bonds
issued by the Government to the two
railroad companies, and partly to the
establishment nf sinking fund in the
United States Treasury for the final
payment of the companies bonded in
debtedness. This law was fought by
the representatives of the corporations
III Congress, and after their defeat, it
was resisted in the courts. The Supreme
Court holds that it Is constitutional,
which is practically a reafirmation of
the decision of the Supreme Court in
the celebrated Granger case that expie-
ded the theory that the charter of a
corporation is contract which cannot
be interfered with by the law-making
power.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
The Kinds County Greenbackers.

The Kinds County National Greenback
Labor Independent, &c, &C., movement don't
boom worth cent. Whats the matter with
the boys? The regular meeting of the BYRAAI
Club was to have been ON Saturday before
last (the Sd inst. The Democrats of Byram
There are no Greenbackers in the town. wait
ed, and watched all the morning, expecting to
see the g. BIS coming into town by companies,
and squads and individuals. But they waited
and watched in vain. Not drum was heard
Not Greenbacker was seen--No meeting
was held.
At UNION CHURCH on last Saturday night
10th inst, the regular meeting of the
Greenback Club was to have been held Here
the success was better than at Byram, there
were present, Vice President the Secretary,
and three live members of the Club The
Union Club is about played out, and this be
fore the canvass opens,-too bad, too bad
At LIBERTY GROVE, the success was better;
there were about twenty five or thirty
present. We have not heard how many of
these were Democrats and Conservatives only
lockers on. But we must admit that Liber-
ty Grove is the Greenbackers banner Club.
No where else in Kinds, except at the above
mentioned places, has the movement been
thought of; and probably will not be- The
people of the grand old county, have not for
gotten that the Democrntic-C Conservative par
" redeemed the County and State in 1879 and
propose to stand bv the cold HaU
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
Colored Agitators in Council.

The resolutions adopted by the Con
vention ofcolored agitators at Nashville,
are published in another column. Their
demands were of the most extreme and
aggressive character. Nothing that was
vindictive and insolent was omitted.
What is not declared in downright words
in the way of aggressive demand and
malignant accusation, is implied The
internal regions could not have sent
! forth legion of emissaries more intent
upon mischief. One of the demands is
| the establishment of mixed schools.
| The applications for bounties from the
public treasury are numerous. Not
satisfied with the exercise of their right
of emigration whenever they choose to
! exercise 1t, they have applied to Con
gress for an appropriation of $500, 900
to assist their race in changing their
homes from one State to another-a
proposition without parallel. In the
entire Convention, there was but one
delegate to enter a protest against this
extravagant and ill-tempered course.
His name was H. B. Robinson, who
appeared upon the scene fresh from the
Vicksburg Convention. He was jeered,
bulldozed, and hooted down and out of
countenance. Nothing like the fury
which his words inspired, was ever wit
messed in an assembly which pretended
to be deliberative. He escaped without
a broken head, but was covered with
curses and imprecations. The scene
was forcible reminder of Clinton and
Hamburg.
The devil was turned loose, and
nothing but victims and blood were |
needed to make the parallel complete
The seeds of strife were scattered broad
east, and it only remains to he seen
what the harvest will be.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
The Atlanta Medical Convention.

Both the Mississippi Valley Sanitary
Council, and National Board Of Health
which assembled at Atlanta last week,
adjourned after despatching neeessa.
ry business. The Board Of Health ap
proved the plan of the Sanitary Council
| for Railroad and River quarantine, and
for thorough inspection OF all boats,
barges and tugs at New Orleans, Vicks-
burg, Memphis and Cairo. Other mat.
tiers appertaining TO public health re-
ceived attention.
1t is to be regretted that Mississippi
was not represented at Atlanta. The
fault is not with the medical profession
of our State who have been laborious
and selfsacrifcing. With their own
means, and TO the neglect of their pri-
vate business, they have attended all
the previous sanitary conventions,
though the public was equally concern
ed with themselves in the success of the
movement Of scientists and humanita-
rians for the protection of the people
from the most fearful visitation. The
Legislature not anticipating the emer-
gency, made no appropriation for meet
ing it, and the doctors have have been
compelled to give their own money, as
well as time, or permit their State to be
unrepresented in these assemblages. At
the next session, we have no doubt
this defect will be supplied; and such
additional hygenic legislation will be pro-
vided, including an enlargement of the
resources and powers of the State Board
of Health, as experience has shown to
be absolutely needed The people will
tolerate no bound, restrictive treat
ment of this important matter.
+. ;. Since writing the above, we
have seen that DR.. Carter of Tippah was
in attendance at Atlanta.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
COpiah County Correspondence.
HAzLEHuRsr, Miss. Nav - 1877

HAzLEHURsT Miss, MAY y, 1879.
EDITORS CLARION The Executive Commit
tee of the Democratic-C Conservative party of
this county met on the 10th inst, and have
called County Convention for the 10Th of
July next to nominate county officers and
candidates for the Legislature We expect to
present solid front and you may put Copiah
down for a handsome majority in November
next. Sore-heads and Independents will fare
roughly in these parts.
Candidates are already quite numerous, all
willing to serve the dear people
Trade is quite dull at present. Farm
ers are busy scraping cotton and crops
are looking we'll Our county raised plenty of
corn last year, consequently supply bills are
not so large as common, which argues that
the farmers will have more money to spend
this fall. We usually ship large quantity
OF peaches from this point, but owning to the
extreme cold winter and late frosts this spring
the crops viii be cut short fully one-haIf
This will be felt very much as those engaged
IN fruit raising in this vicinity are quite nu-
merous.
Strawberries have paid handsome profits
this spring, say $4,000 per acre, clear OF all
expenses. Our sister city, Crystal Springs, has
already realized about ten thousand dollars
from them. Equal to $50 bales of cotton. We
do not ship so many from here, but hope to
soon
Judge Calhoun is holding Circuit Court
here, and will probably close this week. He
is terror to law breakers and we are highly |
pleased with him.
: A sad death occurred near Crystal Springs on |
Sunday morning. Sometime in December |
last young man by the name of Lackev was |
bitten by a supposed rabd dog, but suffered |
no inconvenience therefrOm until on FRIDAY
last he was taken with hydrophobia while
teaching school at Beauregard He was car
ried home on Saturday evening. and died ON
Sunday morning, about "A hours after being
taken sick
Veal like The CLARION, and long NAV it
wave. me
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
The Supreme Court Bench.

Aftera labOrious service of nine years,
Chief-J Justice SimralI has retired from
the bench of the Supreme Court, hav-
ing completed a record in Mississippi
Jurisprudence which has crowned his
name with lustre, and assured him that
whatever the future may bring forth,
the past is secure, and his works will
live after him. Hon. j. 4. George has
succeeded him, and as a graceful recog-
milton of his fitness for the exalted posi-
ton to which he has been called, his
learned colleagues have conferred upon
him the distinction of CHIEF JUSTICE,
thus giving sanction to the public judg-
ment which has accorded to him SUI
periority in judicial knowledge, and on
tho bench, pre-eminence, like Saul, a
- head above his brethren"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
Mississippi River Improvement.

The House Committee on Mississippi River
Improvement this morning took up the bill
for a river-improving Commission, and began
its consideration by sections Chairman Rob
ertson says he thinks this bill will be reported
in the course of couple OF weeks The bill
is the same which passed the House last Con-
gress, and failed in the Senate the last night
for want of time for its consideration.
So says late Washington telegram.
But there ought always to be time
for n great, essential measure like the
improvement of the Mississippi river.
The plea of the want of time for atten-
ton to business, when Congress is sit
ting almost from years end to years
end, is simply preposterous. 1t ought
to take time.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
Cotton Statistics.

AT latest accounts the cotton figures
indicated a decrease in the staple in
sight of 49,, 031 bales as compared with
the same date Of 1873, decrease OF
856, 1852 bales as compared with the cor
responding date Of 1877, and decrease
of S31, 112 bales as compared with 1876
In Liverpool, middling uplands was
quoted at SO in 1878, IS; in 1877, s. j;
in 1876. Gid.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
Taking the Census.

Inquiries are frequently made con-
corning the recent law for taking the
census. Briefly we will state that the
enumeration will be made under the
general direction of Superintendent of
the Census, who has already been ap.
pointed and confirmed. The law directs
that there shall be appointed by the
President, upon the recommendation of
the Secretary of the Interior, one or
more supervisors for each State and
Territory, according TO q division of dis
tricts, but the whole number of super
wilson's is not to exceed 100 These SUI
pervisors viii arrange the districts into
subdivisions convenient for their pur-
poses of enumeration; and employ one
person in each, resident therein, as emu
merator. The returns of the enumeF-
ators will be made to the supervisors of
their districts, who will forward complets
returns to the Superintendent ct Census
at Washington. The pay of enumera-
tors will be fixed according to the
amount of work performed no emu
merator east of the Tooth meridian shall
receive more than 81 per day. or more
than SIS per day west of the Tooth me-
ridian. The supervisors ofcensus will re-
ceive $500 each for the job, with con-
tingent allowance for clerk-hire. The
work Is to be performed May (or June)
of next year, but we suppose the super
visors win be appointed soon after the
meeting Of Congress ia December.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
The State Senatorship-Lette from
Hon. G. w. Harper.
RAYMoND. Miss. NAV 10 1870

RAYMOND, Miss, May 10, 1879.
| EDITORS CLARIoN-GENTLEMEN 4 num-
of very partial friends, residing in different
parts of the country, have requested me to be-
come candidate for the State Senate. for the
| district composed of Rankin and Kinds conn
ties, at the ensuing election; urging. with
your correspondent who signs himself sOne III
the People" that my practical acquaintance
with the actual wants and necessities of the
people, at this very important period. would
enable me to represent them to their advan-
tage.
i have no anxious desire. certainly 70 CON,
pete with any gentleman for a nomination
for any office in the gift of my fellow-citizens
nor have | pressing ambition for official no.
sition; but, as have in the past ALWAYS held
nyseH IN readiness to serve the peonIe III
Kinds in any position to which their partiai;-
y and kindness might cal me, and a. tbev
have greatly honored me in the past. do NOT
Ieel al liberty to decline the solicitations 60
freely and warmly extended. | therefore an
thorlze You, Messrs. Editors, to saw. that NV
name Is IN the hands of my friends, personal
anu a. poIltlcai. IT. IN their Partially they
Kinds county for the State Senate at the DaD,-
oeratic-C Conservative Convention to be held -,
IN 4th OF July, L will accept the nomination
with pieasure-will regard it as the orra.tst
nonor OF my Ilfe-and, with other nominaes
VIII make 1t a matter of pride to maEa ~,
best battle possible for the triumnb "a tLo
whole ticket in November. ING
Very truly, yours, &c.
ItEo. W. HARPER
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-05-14
The vicksburg Convention.

The resolutions skilfully drawn by
our distinguished towmsman. Col. w.
L. Nugent, and adopted by the above
Convention, are conservative and com
prehensive. Tuey cover the whole
ground; and renew the pledges Of good
faith and just dealing with the colored
people which have been repeatedly made
and scrupulously observed by the white
people Of the South since they have
obtained control Of the government
Of the Southern States. They
are intended to pour oil on
the troubled waters Of Ethiopia and
possess the merit Of doing no harm if
they can do no good We imagine that
they will have but little influence in
checking the migratory fever. The
Convention has done well to recognize
the right Of the colored people to emf
CRATE, and there should be no attempt
at repressive measures.
| Those negroes who wish to try the
realities Of Kansas will not be restrained
| by the declaration that their race Is
entitled to every civil and political right
enjoyed by the whites That sentiment
has been embodied in the form Of law,
and rigidly enforced Nor will it have
feathers weight with the political
agitators at the North who are encour-
aging the migration Of the blacks for
partisan uses.
The declaration that the lien law and
the credit system which Is based upon
it, have been fruitful sources of mischief
is no doubt true; but it must be re-
membered that the law was originally
framed in the interest of labor.
1t will no doubt be repealed. 1t
ought to be repealed. But if the opinions
Of the colored people could be ascertained
it is doubtful if they would favor it.
But in this matter, rs in many others, |
they really do not know what's for their
own good.
Our opinion is that there is no intelli- |
gent motive for the Kansas exodus. 1t
- " lliiVuL 'lIllptisitl'i anu IiuitIf SClI-
sational. No laboring population has
ever enjoyed such advantages for better
ing their condition and acquiring prop
erty as the emancipated classes in the
South since the war They were first
eXhilirated by the novelty of their con-
dition, and enjoyed the delights of a
Utopian state of existence. This was
by the realization that there
could be no exemption from the irrever-
'ible decree Of the Almighty that man
must live by the sweat of his face.
Next has followed the disquietude which
them to listen to the stories
hat not here in the South, but away l
If in Kansas, would be found the prom l
sed land of forty acres and mule; q
rops without cultivation and Il iveli- |
ood without working for it. This de 5
nsion will be dispeled by nothing but f
Experience; and the efforts which are 9
lade to prevent them from testing it t
re worse than futile. They will only t
lcrease the desire to emigrate b