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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-05
How the New York Treasury Is
Guarded.

The Sub-Ireasury contains at present
1854, 600 ,000-$11, 900 900 in silver,
$3.50, 000, 900 in gold and S23, 000, 900 in
greenbacks. The new silver vault,
which has been in use some months, will
store SAC, 200, 900, and the prospects are
that it will soon be filed. The silver is
placed in bags containing 81 900, each.
and the different issues of coin are kept
separate. Gold Is held in bags contain
ing 50, 900, and greenbaeks in packages
of one thousand notes. In addition to
the silver vault there are two other
vaults on the main floor, each of which
is built on the plan of first-class safe.
They contain the gold and greenbacks,
the lock combination being held by Mr..
Ashley, the specie clerk, and Mr.. Brit
tan, the cashier, and once a month the
surveyor of the port makes an examina-
ton of the treasure on hand. At night
four men, suitably armed, are put on
guard and patrol the main hall Eight
men are engaged in this service, their
tour being alternate nights. During the
day there are two policemen in uniform
in the hall, two detectives in ordinary
citizens dress also keeping watch. One
of these (Thomas SAMPSON is an expert
of high order of skill, and commands
salary of 81 800 year. The watchmen
receive s75 per month. They come in
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon (when the
detectives leave), and lock up and re-
main until relieved in the morning. In
addition to this the Treasury has lately
been putin condition of defence against
the attack of mob. The windows are
protected by steel bars and the inside
shutters are perforated with loop-holes.
The entire clerical force is 20, for each of
whom musket is kept in the armory.
In addition to this, Calling guns will be
stationed on the roof, which will insure
the safety of the place against pupular
violence This vast institution is under
the general care of Thomas Hillhouse,
assistant Treasurer. He was bred in
the western part of the State, but has
held his present office for several years.
His salary is S8,000-a small sum for
one who must give bonds to the amount
of half million. Next in official inn
portance is Cashier Britain, whose salary
is $4,000. The pay is generally small,
and an immense business is done IN a
very economical manner.-C0r. Troy
Times.
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ALL SORTS.

CARLYLE says, "Men do less than
they ought unless they do all that they
can"
IT is one of the beautiful compensa-
tions of this life that no one can sincere
ly try to help another without at the
same time helping himself
FARNERs are like fowls neither will
get full crops without industry.
A CERTAIN Scotch minister one Sun
day exchanged" with another minister.
At the close of the service an elderly
woman inquired what had become Of
her cain minister" 90, we're exchang-
ing," he replied "he's with my people
to-day" ''Indeed, indeed" said the
matron, 'they'll be gettin' treat the
day."
OLD Tom Purdie, Sir Walter SCOTS
favorite attendant, once said, "Them
are fine novels of yours, Sir Walter !;
they are just invaluable to me-" 81
am glad to hear it, Tom" returned the
novelist. eyes, sir" said Tom; ''for
when l have been out all day hard at
work, and come home tired, and take
up one of your novels, I'm asleep
directly"
The Paris Exhibition Medals have
not been so highly valued as was expec-
ted, for, says the Graphic, nearly two
thousand bronze medals remained un-
claimed, as well as 800 silver and %
gold. Several American exhibitors, too,
are grumbling over their diplomas,
which display some absurd TRANSACTIONS,
owing to the unfamiliarity of the Com
missioners with the American vernacu-
lar. Thus the diploma intended for the
Gardner Gun Company is granted for a
''Kusil pour la Jardiniere," the Water
bury Button Company receives its award
in the name of Waterbury, Button,
and Company" and, worst of all, the
Providence Tool Company becomes the
Providence Fool Company"
A DRRAEGED WIRES SAD DEED
Rev. Dexter L. Lounsbury, pastor OF
CArist's Episcopal church, Stratford,
Conn.,, was shot while asleep, one morn
ing last week, by his wife. The latter
committed the deed while iii state of
| mental alteration and was only aroused
to consciousness of her unhappy act
by the report of the pistol with which
she committed it. She attributed the
possession of pistol to the fact that
the house had been entered by burglars
some time previously, when she pro-
cured the weapon as protection in case
of a similar occurrence.
BLoNDIN's daring exploits on the rope
in Vienna are just now the talk and
wonder of the town. He calls himself
the "Hero of Niagara" and performs
at the building which was used in 1873
for the Exhibition. The latest thing
reported of him is walking along the
rope on stilts, blindfolded and back
wards, at height of $50 feet. No net
is stretched below him, and when half
way across he feigns to lose his nerve,
and putting his hand to his forehead,
waivers, leans, and then slips and re.
covers himself. "a gasp of anxiety, :
says reporter, ssis. heard through the
hnshed assembly; women scream and
are carried out In fits. The Emperor
and impress have both been to see the
extraordinary perfOrmance-bu neither
Of them screamed.
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THE YELLOW FEVER coNvALEsCENr-

As one redeemed from the depths of storm and
fire
Might pass, still quivering, into Arctic air
So ]. bereft Of all my hearts desire
Pass from hot anguish to cold despair
The flaming clouds that bound frepzied
brain
What were the pangs their vaporous torture
wrought
To this Keen sword thrust, sharp with steely
BY unsheathed Reason given to Weakening
Thought?
gaze no more feverous phantoms wild;
But IN their stead, darkened by strange
Still forms, that once %, GodD were wife and
child.
All, sunless eyesl All, blanched, unmurmur-
ing lips
Death Death remorseIcss death why shouldst
thou spare
These locks, half gray. o'ersnowed by whiten-
To twine thy fingers wan in golden hair2
Why pass the o'er-ripened weed to blast the
flowers?
Twin flowers were they! a matron rose, that
Her rosebud daughters virgin brow and
Stepped in mild love, like that ethereal mist
Which first believed the wales of Paradise.
<Aliu NJ" me some poor "itHtrtu prop stand
Midmost an autumn garden, Topped and low;
Stripped through the shifting OF Deaths treach-
erous hand,
For every hound-like wind to bay my woel
And now ] glance, bewildered, weary lost,
Nainly from Earth To Heaven. A sombre
pail,
Touched by hooking radiance, chill as frost,
O'ersweeps the light, and darkness swallows
all
Yet through the darkness, down the clouded
slope
How softly sweet, how pure, though faint
and far )
! hear, at length, the whispered voice of Hope,
catch the CLEAN of one mysterious star
For, lol the time draws near, that sacred
morn
Whose bamy power hath all life's griefs suf-
feed.
The light see is Bethlehem's star reborn;
The voice hear, the forecast voice of Christ!
PAUL III. HAYNE
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PERSONS AND THINGS.

1t is said that General Butler makes
white gloves.
1t is said that society belle of Wash
ington speaks with much feeling of her
fathers horse and pony-phantom.
Minister James Russell Lowell, when
among Englishmen, is considered to be
the most English of Americans.
Senator Cockrell of Missouri, who is
seeking reelection, has begun wide
distribution of garden seeds in that
State.
Queen Victoria has offered to the wild
ow of the late Major Cavagnari, who
CALAMITY lost his life at Cabul, the next
vacant suite of rooms at Hampton Court
Palace, near London
A Dublin newspaper sarcastically re-
marks that Gin the absence of both edi-
tors the publishers have succeeded in Sc
curing the services of gentleman to edit
the paper this week"
Mr.. Bartlett, the sculptor, is engaged
upon bust of the late William NJ. Hunt;
and he is also about to take statue Of
the dead artist, representing him as seat
ed at work in his studio.
The English beauties, Mrs Langtry
and Mrs. West, who have been dazzling
London with their charms, have sought
legal protection for their good characters
against the society newspapers,
Mr.. Henry Irving is not coming TO this
| country this spring, on account Of Edwin
| Booths Discrimination to cross the At
lantic at that time to fill an engagement
at the Lyceum during Mr.. Irving's abb
sence.
ct is said to be picture that makes
the gods lay down and howl with mirth
to see an Indian brave rush up to a ne
gro soldier and try TO corral scalp-lOck
on the top of his woolly head.
De Lesseps has by no means given
up as a definite failure his scheme of the
Panama Canal. He deems that the
question only wants little more sun to
ripen it, and he is about to begin fresh
crusade on the subject.
There is story current in London
that an officer in her Maiesty's service,
having obtained copies of some letters
from Queen Victoria to foreign poten-
tate, has received a provision for a
member of his family.
Mr.. Lionel Lawson, one of the prin-
cipal proprietors of the London Tele-
graph, who diedrecently, is said to have
originally put f30, 600 into the enter
prise and for several years past to have
derived that amount from It annually.
Red snow is usually found only in
Arctic latitude. Il Is to be seen this
year on q lofty summit near Mount
stamford. in the Sierra Nevada range.
For several acres the vast drifts are a
beautiful pinkish tint to the depth Of
three or four inches.
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A True Gentleman.

81 beg your pardon" and with a smile
and a touch of his hat, Harry Edmon
handed to an old man, against whom he
had accidentally stumbled, the cane
which he had knocked from his hand.
81 hope L did not hurt you. We were
playing too roughly"
''Not a Bit! T" said the old man cherri-
ly. "Boys will be boys, and it's best
they should. You didn't harm me-
Il am glad to hear it," and lifting
his hat again, Harry turned to join the
playmates with whom he had been
frolicking at the time of the accident.
"Why do you raise your hat to that
old fellow ?" asked his companion,
Charles Gray. "He's only Giles, the
huckster."
THAT makes no difference" said
Harry. The question is not whether
he is a gentleman, but whether 1 am
one"
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A Revolutionary Heroine.

The famous Tory Colonel Ferguson,
dressed in new and dashing uniform
which CORVALLIS had given him.
rode up to his brothers house, during
the revolutionary war, and was endeav-
oring to win him to the royal cause.
''See how the noble earl has treated
me, he urged ''look at my rank and
clothes. 1t may be | shall be lord,
and how should | feel then to hear it
said my brother was rebel!' His last
words brought the sturdy young wife to
the door 81 am rebel 7! she cried,
''my brothers are all rebels, and the lit
tie dog Trip is a rebel, too | would
rather see you with sheep on your
back than tricked out in all those fine
clothes! Rebel and be free, that is my
motto"
Then she turned to her husband,
whose patriotism was beginning to wa
yer: ''Now, Samuel. in the presence Of
the whole British army, l tell you, if
you go with them you may stay with
them, for L am no longer your wife !"
And Samuel was a firm patriot after
that
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The York Rite.

This is the name given TO the system Of
degrees practiced in English and American
Lodges, though it has deviated somewhat
from its original purity, especially in this
country, where it exists only i'm name
the forms ceremonies and language differ
ing As much from those used i'm England as
they do from the Scottish, or any other rite.
The name is derived from the city of York,
where the first Grand Lodge Of England
was held. The ancient York Rite originally
consisted Of but three primitive degrees Of
Ancient Craft Masonry, but in this country
there have been added the four degrees
Mark Master, Past Master Most Excellent
Master and Royal Arch, rs conferred ia
Chapters, the last Of which is said to be the
summit and perfection Of Ancient Gran
Masonry Royal and Select Masters con-
ferred in the Council and the chivalric
Orders of Knighthood, as conferred in
Communicates, thus making a series Of
eleven degrees,,and orders, which ought to be
termed the American System or Rite Tn
England there are given, in addition to the
three symbolic degrees, two others, the
Holy Royal Arch and Knights Tempiar,
the other degrees being considered as hon
orary or side degrees Attempts have been
made Of late to have the Mark degree re-
cognized as legitimate by the Grand Royal
Arch Chapter, but thus far, without success
Columbia Courant.
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THE OUTLOOK.
A Rousing Democratic Victory Prob
able in 1880.
st. Paul (Minn.l Globe. ]

st. Paul (Minn.) Globe
There are a few doubling Thomases
among the Democrats of this vicinity who
seem to regard the loss of Ohio by the
Democracy on Tuesday as fatal to the pros
poets of that party in the Presidential con-
test next year. Such men have evidently
paid but little attention to the aspect of
affairs as presented by the latest elections
held in the North and West. A careful
survey of the field shows that the Demo-
Gratis are not as liable to defeat as would
appear at first glance, but stand more than
an even chance of success. In the North
the Democracy can safely lay claim to the
States of Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey
and New York There may be some who
will dispute the possibility of carrying New
York. The present split in the Democratic
ranks may lose the State for the Democrats
at the election next month. But year
hence this dissension will be healed, and
the Democracy will present solid front.
With united Democracy the State is GER
tain to cast its electoral vote for the candi-
date of the party, whoever he may be.
look at the complexion of the next
Electoral College presents the following as
the probable and almost positive status of
that body after the election of November,
1880:
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the lands will be when they are bought and
paid for. | answer most emplratically that
they will belong to the colored man in
whose name the land is bought. The land
is bought on long time, and the payments
yearly are very light We found the money
for the first payment, and calculate the
families will make the others az the years
come round"
How much money have you received
and expended thus far %
''Up to September p, 1879, we had re-
ceived 50, $40 "a in cash, exclusive of sup
plies Since then We have received 1857
more making a total TO date of $9,806 Oh.
INTERESTING FIGURES.
"Where does all the money come from ~
"Well, if you want the amounts by
States | can give it to you, and it's mighty
interesting reading, too. Here she is, and
Mr.. Wheeler handed out the following
statement of donations to the Kansas Freed
mems Relief Association in cash:
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TWO SONGS.
IA PARTING SONG.

Deemmot these tears that freely fall
are al for love, for sorrow all.
us Ice, tbs youth, it's joy that weep
Together ere they sink to sleep
, lis ldTe that kindles at thine eve,
us rupture trembling on thy sigh,
lis al that from my life miss
l partfrom in my parting kiss.
II is tie heart thy voice hath stirred
That low would bid its voice be heard,
That aasps thee close, that feels thee near,
That eeks word, and finds a tear
H.-GooD NIGHT, GOOD BYE.
Say rot good bye, Dear friend from thee
A wGd too sad that word would be,
Say lot good bye! Say but good night,
And say it with thy tender, light,
Caresing voice, that links the bliss
OF Vt another day with this.
Say but good night!
Say not good bye Say but good night;
wod that blesseS in its flight
In leaving hope of many kind,
Sweetday ike this We leave behind.
Say bit good night. Oh, never say
A won that taketh thee away
Say but good night
Good night.
Good Words.
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CHARITY, apart from alms-giving,
consists of a multitude of little acts OF
kindness to our fellowmen, that are 50
easy to proffer on our part and so eager
ly accepted by the recipient, but which,
alas ! are rarely INDUCED in by the
thoughtless. 1t is the kind word to
those who are in trouble; an encoura-
ging smile to a struggling brother; a
simple word of praise for good action /;
a pleasant salutation now and then to
the travel-stained and weary, as we
meet and pass each other in our tourney
through life.
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CoEscIEHcE impelled somebody to
send e, 500 anonymously to Iaaae q.
jenkins, q Syracuse merchant, with the
words. Il robbed you Of this years ago.
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WHY WOMEN CANNOT BIZ MAsoNs.-
The following gem is from the unpublished
manuscript Of Herman Bowman, Of Ken
lucky, an eminent Mason, now dead eve
are often asked why the ladies are excluded
from a knowledge of our mysteries and a
in our labors. Endowed as
woman is with all that is beautiful in yir-
tue, sublime in morality, and pure in relig-
ion, the Fraternity are accustomed to re-
gard the sex rather as beacon lights to IL
lumine their pathway, than suited to par
take Of the rude labors of either Operative
or Speculative Masonry. Our emblems are
derived from the implements of the Opera
tive Mason their uses in the hands Of the
architect are known. In Speculate ge Ma
sorry, the plumb, square, level and other
instruments are used for the purpose e di-
vesting our minds and consciences of the
evils and imperfections incident to man i'm
his rude and imperfect state. We should
as little expect to find the ladies engaged
with the implements of the operative Ma
son, in the construction Of a house or other
edifce, as in the idle occupation of attempt
ing to remove vices and imperiections which
in their natures can have no existence. II
is for man to build, for woman to occupy,
beautify and adorn the edifcs when com
pleted To initiate their virtues is our
noblest aim; to be worthy of their smiles,
our loftiest ambition"
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III. Taine says that great artists have
always been the heralds and interpreters
Of their people.
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BRoTHERLY Masous address one
another by the endearing appellatiou of
Brother; and yet how often this word is
lightly spoken. DO Masons always remem-
Der that a volume of love is bound up i'm
those seven letters, aud how the yearuing
human heart affect the gentle sound OF this
beautiful word Ii is indeed, a whisper
caught from the other wO rid, a term Dor
rowed from the speech Of angels, synonym
of affection, tenderness, devotion and trust.
TO eontcmn the obligations which it en-
joins, is to sin against humanity.
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Total,
$3.50 90

"What do the immigrants tell you as to
the causes which prompted their departure
from the South %
One uniform tale of cruelty and oppres-
sion. They are not allowed to vote. The
whites interfere with their families and with
their meetings. When they work a farm
and raise a crop the white man takes the
crop, and forthwith proceeds to figure out
the darky so many dollars in his debt for
supplies furnished at exorbitant rates. The
hardy and the longer the negro works, the
deeper in debt to his white associate he comes
out. Why, sir, I've got stories of outrage
and cruelty in these letters here"-there
were about 500 letters in all-''that no man
in his senses could conceive of. Here's
letter detailing the killing of four colored
men some forty miles from Vicksburg, for
wanting to leave the place. This letter
here tells how the Secretary of a little col
ored meeting was killed for fear he would
write up North. Down in Alabama there
is u league among the whites, who pledge
themselves not to buy a single article of any
kind from colored man, so that they can
not raise money to get away, and some of
them have actually been compelled to walk
the greater part of the way here. Here's
a letter from Missssippi-man taken out in
the woods and whipped-all because he
wanted to live in a community where the
rights of all citizens are equally respected,
and 'Pll tell you another case, though it
seems almost incredible, of colored man
who had come out here, located, and then
gone back to Mississippi for his wife and
children The Ku-klux @Dt after him the
second night after his return, whipped him
OutrageOusly,
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MASONRY has principles, characteristics
and aims peculiarly its own. In many re-
spects il is unlike any other society or or
ganization. 1t should stand ON its own
merits and excellcncies, do its own work i'm
its own way, aud never seek TO modify its
course of procedure merely To initiate the
plans and methods adopted by the thous-
and and one other systems that have sprung
up in its likeness. Let IL stand by the old
ways and yet make progress.
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DOUBTFUL STATES.


In the above computation We give the
Republicans the States of Illinois and
California, which may fairly be considered
doubtful, and granting them both Oregon
and Wisconsin, it viii be seen that they
cannot, by any method of A9uring, COM
mand more than 166 electoral votes, which
Is nineteen less than 4 majority
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DEPARTMENT.

The Grand Lodge of Canada seems TO be
in houri>hing condition financially. The
balance-sheet in December last revealed TO
the credit Of the Grand Lodge SOS, l77.66
he receipts for the year were Sl6,57O79, of
which amount Sl0,23 was expended for
charity.
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THE COLoRED EXODUS.
AS Viewed in the Promised Land of
Kansas.

WHERE THE COLONIES ARE LOCATED-THE
RELIEF WORK AT TOPEKA-STORIES OF
OUTRAGE AND CRUELTY-TALK WITH
SOJOURNER TRUTH.
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Ii Masonry is in your heart, you will be
a moral, temperate, and prudent man. keep
ing a guard over your lips and actions You
will abhor profanity and intemperance, and
reprove those faults in Mason- who may be
guilty of them. You will be afable and
courteous treating all good Masons AS your
equals paying due respect to those in Office,
regarding the opinions and making allow
ances for the prejudices Of every place you
visit
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DE QUINCY, the opium eater, once boast
ed that "the whole bubble of FreemasOnry
had been shattered" by one of his articles
contributed to London Newspaper lie
had taken an unusually large dose when he
wrote that
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A KNIGHTS TENPLAR and Masonic AIu-
tual Aid Association is in existence i'm Gin
cinnati, Ohio, that has issued 500 certi6-
Gates of membership since its organization
1873. You can take any amount Of insur-
ance from 81, 600 20 1000 The initiation
fee in each class Is the same for all ages, but
the assessment vary according to the age of
the member.
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PERHAPS, saws an article In the Lon
Ion Times, IF Freemasous disclosed their
secrets they would lose little worth keep
ng, and the world would acquire little
worth acquiring