davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Kinds County Railroad Bonds.
Natchez Democrat. ]

Natchez Democrat
Soon the Kinds county railroad bonds
will be for sale, and as there will probably
be many persons in this vicinity vino may
wish to take advantage of this favorable
opportunity for investment, we will make a
statement of the condition of Kinds county
and the probabilities of the profit of in
vestment in her bonds.
The assessed value of the poperty in that
county is almost Sc, 900, 900, but il is really
worth much more. The county, outside of
the railroad bonds, owes not more than
100000. The whole debt of the county,
then, would be only a little over four per
cent. of the value of the property at the
present low assessment. The bonds are
seven per cent. bonds, at ten and fifteen
years. One, then investing at, say, ninety
cents, would have for $500 a thousand dol
lar bond, and wovid get as interest seventy
dollars annually, and have no tax to pay
for loaned money, as the act of 1872 relieves
these bonds from tax.
Now suppose one made an investment of
81, 900 at ten per cent. he would get 500
interest, but must pay the tax on loaned
money, which is about three per cent.
That tax would then be thirty dollars and
this deducted from the one hundred dollars
of interest would leave only seventy dollars
of clear interest, the same amount of the
bondhOlder would get Tor an investment OF
not one thousand, but nine hundred dollars,
and besides when the bond matured the
holder would get one thousand dollars for
his nine hundred dollar investment.
The bonds are by law first mortgage on
all the property of the county. There is no
difficulty about the tax to pay the interest
on the bonds. as the law requires the asses
sor to assesses the tax to pay the interest
without any further order. Besides this
the law requires the Board ofSupervisors to
provide for a sinking fund, and if it should
fail writ of mandamus, a speedy remedy,
no jury being required, wotlld be at the
bondholders' service
1t will thus be seen that an investment
in the bonds of Kinds county, at ninety
cents, would be much better than loaning
money at ten per cent, and tLat the securi-
ty is such as cannot often he found for ordi-
nary investments. Results have shown
that we were not mistaken when we advised
our readers to purchase the bonds of Adams
county. The interest coupons on these
bonds have been paid long time in
advance of their maturity, and sinking
fund is already absorbing the principal and
the investment is thus made one of the best
in the country. The same will be the case
with the bonds of Kinds county, There
can, we think, be no better investment than
in the bonds of the county of Kinds. We
predict in the near future that they cannot
be brought for less than their face value.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THE nomination of J. S. Burton, of Holly
Springs, for Supervisor of Census in the 1st
District, in place of Capt. Geo. Buchanan
who was rejected by the Senate, amounts to
about the same thing as renewed Buchan-
ans appointment It's new song to the
same old tune, and Mr.. Burton will receive
a quietus soon as his name is reported
from the ommittee.-AberdeenE Examiner.
Glad to hear it but the question has
been asked why make wry faces over
Buchanan and Burton, and swallow Lee
of precisely the same ilk, as postmaster
at Aberdeen?
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

HUNDREDS of negroes on plantations
in St. Charles parish, Louisiana, struck
for an increase of wages last week and
engaged in fearful riot, armed with
bludgeons, guns, razors, knives and
other implements of destruction. They
terrorized non-striking aborers of their
own race, intimidated and attempted
to murder the plantation proprietors,
and uproared generally. The state mil
itary was called out; and at last ac-
counts they had raised the white flag
and subsided.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Death of an Honored Citizen OF
COpiah.

Departed this life at his residence, Satur-
day morning the 18th of March, 1880, VIM.
NJ. Haley after severe but short attack OF
pnemonia. Bro. Haley was born in Ten
nessee, in 1911, came with his father, Mr..
Jacob Haley, to Mississippi, when quite a
boy and was one among the first families
that settled in Copiah county. For fifteen
years he was honored with the Office OF
County Treasurer, and was Justice of the
Peace.at the time of his death, which office
he had held for a number Of years In his
death Copiah county has lost one of her old
est citizen and most faithful servants.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Put This in your Pipe and Smoke it

The Legislature has adjourned, but
the following will do to file away for fu-
ture use.
The Jackson CLARION very sensibly op-
poses any proposition to reduce the salary
of the Commissioner Of immigration of that
State. With an exodus of which the limit
cannot be foreseen staring them in the face
the people of Mississippi cannot afford to
impair the sources ofa new labor supply by
parsimonious or Indifferent policy in this
matter.-St. Louis Republican.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

R. B. AVERY, haiIing from Bay Ct
Louis, Hancock county, in this State,
and husband of the Postmistress of that
place, has testified regarding the col
ored exodus. He excels all the witness
es who have yet delivered themselves,
in manufacturing material for the bloody
shirt campaign. A portion of his state
ment is decidedly unsavory. lie Is SAID
to be sort of irresponsible rattlehead,
but this so-called testimony shows
method in his madness.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

The lower house of the Kentucky Legis-
lature refused by vote to give the use OF
the legislative hall to Henry Ward Beecher
for the purpose of making an address at
noon to-day.
The Mississippi House of Represent
atives, composed almost exclusively of
Democrats, was more liberal to Bishop
Campbell (colored), to whom it gave the
use of their hall,
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Democrat-Star.-
ALL SORTS

ALL ppA41z
Democratstar.l
Among our new ads. of to-day will be
found notice from Maj. A. n. DamreIi
y. ;. engineer, for proposals to clean out
the bar at the mouth of PascaeouIa river
Bids will be received up to the ION Of
april We are rejoieed at the prospect of
having the bar soon removed.
we understand that w. D. Postlewaitb
u ,. timber agent, will start out next wee2
9a.ry IT Suisey 11nsurVeyso government lands IN
lsoii county and that he intends
prosecuting all parties whom he finds have
cut timber from government lands.
Cofeeville Times.
an ~. "a :. IL II 4AeAiee, OF Charleston Miss.
a,-o,.a- ,,. = lNa successful farmer and stock
cattle powder. anu
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Africa for the Africans.
St. Louis Republican.

st. Louis Republican.
The Philadelphia Press of Saturday,
makes mention of the fact that there were
then twenty colored people from Helena,
Arkansas, in that city, and twenty-five
others from Marshall Texas, on their way
TO Liberia, but in destitute condition.
Ii there IS any virtue at all in the exodus.
here is chance for the philanthropists to
show their philanthropy. 1t would seem.
however, that votes are not so much wanted
on the coast of Africa, as they are in the
Democratic precints cf Indiana.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THE Warren, Ohio, Record, says that
Mr.. Thurman viii receive the unani-
nous vote of the Ohio delegation at
the Cincinnati Convention, and it con-
siders him the most available man for
the nomination. It does not follow that
Mr.. Thurman win net be an available
candidate because Mr.. Ewing was de-
feated for Governor Of Ohio, bat few
thousand votes last fall. 1t win be re-
membered that the Democracy nomin-
ated Jam es K. Polk, for President, soon
after his defaat ior Governor of Ten
nessae. and thst nib proved 10 hp avail.
ahls enpt NJ w sa.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

A CARD from Col. Power, Ia behalf OF
THE CLARION management, in reply 10
some structures of the Macon Sun, will
be found elsewhere. 1t is an answer to
the allegation that the Legislature had
elected "a county printer" whereas the
law authorizes Boards of Supervisors to
exercise their own discretion in haSing
urinted assessors tax lists, together with
other county printing. The ofense of
THE CLARIoN establishment was its prop
osition to furnish assessors lists, seeing
that it was open to competition that
another Office at the Capital had sent
out proposals for the work and that
drummers from Northern cities would
bid for it, no matter what Others might
do. However, without conceding
the point that it has not right
10 do any work legitimateiy in the
line Of its business, in a spirit Of
accommodation and good win to its
brethren Of the press, The CLARIoN
management, Is announced by Col.
power. haa Withdrawn from the compe-l
tition and leaves "a tie county press the
entira asId 81 county printing, with
minha Idr their success ii securing the
Mpr lv tiFa NieA
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
The Exodus Investigation.
WHAT r. b, AVERY, OF BAY sr. LorTs
sWORE.

sWORE.
WAsHINGToN, March 1.-THE Exodu.
Committee commenced the examination of
X. b. Avery, of Bay st. Louis. Miss. for
merly editor of the Sea-Coast Republican.
and for several years special agent Of the
Southern Claims Commission Avery went
to Mississippi from Indiana i'm 1865. and has
resided there since. Regarding the causes
OF the exodus, he testified that he thought
was owing to a general feeling of insecurity
OF life and property among the colOred pco-
pie South Another thing that created a
desire upon the part of both sexes 10 leave
was the insecurity Of cOlored women from
immoral opportunities from white men.
This, he said, was frequently complained Of
by coIorod men, especially husbands and
fathers These and various other causes
created very strong desire on the part of
the colored race to emigrate. "Give them"
he said, means to get away and even if
they know they will suffer for the necessities
OF life where they go, the exodus Of the
Jews out OF Egypt will not begin 10 COM
pare with the exodus Of the colored people
out of the South" He stated that while
the Republicans generally advised them to
stay, because they believed the present con
dition of affairs would improve, some Re
pubhcans think that in time State lines
will be abTogated, far at least that If
mans political rights are invaded or his
life taken for exercising privileges guarau-
teed to him by the Constitution, and if IL IL
impossible to punish where it is committed.
that tho General Government will convey
the crimal where he can be punished, taking
him if necessary to California or Maine
where Justice can be meted out to him for
violating national laws.
The witness was asked how it was i'm a
strong Republican locality that the white
minority managed TO intimdate negroes
His reply in substance was that if NEGROES
IN one community attempted to retaliate
for an individual grievance Of one of their
number, they have not only the white men
IN their own but Of other neighborhoods To
contend with armed white men hasten
from all directions to suppress the effort.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Hon. w. w. Humphries.

This able and useful State Senator
having been mentioned for Congression
al honors in the 1st District, has author
lied the following statement in the
Columbus Independent:
We are authorized to say for Senator
Humphxias that duties have devolved upon
him as State Senator, which it is his pride
faithfully to perform and he does not desire
his name mentioned III connection with the
nomination for Congress.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THERE was lively time between the
Sherman and Grant clans in the Pub
lican meetin' Wednesday night. The
fight was between the Sherman and
Grant men, the former led on principal
ly bv the Internal Revenue officers.
High words passed without reaching a
conclusion. The quarrel was adjourned
until Friday night when the country
will no doubt be saved.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

The New ERA is the title of a new
democratic journal at Boonsville, j. L.
Bettersworth publisher, andJ. P. Cara
way, editor. 1t is large sheet. filed
with good reading matter, and the edi-
torials evince tact and ability. Success
to the New Era.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
The VtcEsburg, Shreveport and Texas
Railroad.
Vicksburg Commercial. ]


We have had the pleasure of an interview
with Col. Ed. Richardson, the President OF
the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Rail-
road, who has returned from New York.
and are happy to state that he is entirely
confident that the road will, at an early
day, be completed from Monroe, the present
place this CITY at once in railroad communi-
cation with Texas, and the railroad system
of that great State. Col. Richardson IN
formed our interviewer that it Is the pur-
pose of the company TO place its bonds, at
the rate of twenty thousand mile, upon
the market, and he entertains 40 doubt
whatever that they will be promptly nego-
slated on very reasonable terms.
Tt may be added that this road viii
form the connecting link between the
Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad, and
the Texas Pacific, thereby securing to
the Southern Atlantic coast, the short
est route to the Pacific region.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Hon. o. R. Singleton.
HOLY Springs Sonth-

7
There were reasons why we could not es.
peeially support him for the Senate. but
want Of ample worth, fitness and qualifea-
tIons was not one of them. No traer man
or more indefatigable in promoting them
IS to be found among the Southern ranreI
sentatives. A joint resolution introdnced
hy him in firm but respectful terms to other
nations, for the renewed assertion of the
Menroe doctrine, places him just now at the
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Moss PoINr, March 2Oth, 1880.

fully concur in your suggestion as to
holding the State Convention, and | here
by signify my approval of the change.
Very truly,
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
An Expensive campainn.
From the Chicago Times. ]

z
AT the close. Of the last campaign Mr.
Abram ). Hewitt and Lieutenant Gov.
srn9r g.19 Dorsnelmer presented bills to Mr..
1Iden, the former for miscellaneous exDen-
ses during the electoral count and A. ~
ter for the hotel fare of members Of tbe 81
Louis Convention. The Governor ~ that
time refused to settle these claims b,,t
recently they were paid in fun, am31nting
to about $I70, 600. ''''' y d 'ills 8
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THE Democrats in the lower house OF
Congress have passed bill effecting a
modification of the federal election
law. As the law now stands Deputy
NIarshaIs are appointed by the United
States Marshals. The bill rs it has
passed the House provides that they
shall be appointed from different politi-
cal parties by Judges of the United
States Circuit Court
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THE Governor, in appointing Commits
sioners of Enumerators for the several
counties under the late act Of the Leg
islature, has recognized the press by
selecting two Of its worthy members,
Capt. Jones of the Winona Advance,
and Col. Frantz Of the Brandon Re
publican.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
seandaI Iii washington nigh Life.
- Ez-sEsAToaI. IsEELLeITIEs.
New Orleans Times.

New Orleans Times.
Another nasty divorce case is about to be
commenced. Ex-senator Christiaucy's wife.
whom he married three years ago, sues for q
divorce. She Is now twenty, and the old
man seyenty-three years old. She charges
him with adultery on an aggravated scale.
and that when his wife expostulated with
him touching the unmarital conduct, he f.
nally knocked her down. sChristiaucy Is
feebler and almost paralytic old man these
charges of extreme friskiness and muscular
vigor, are considered of rather doubtful
truthfulness. The old man gets very little
sympathy. Ia this connection it is remark
ed that all the scandals touching Congress
men Tor the past two years, and there have
been many, have been about fifty wears of
age and above, except in one instance.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

THE Greenwood Flag says that the
Yazoo river at that point is only six
feet below the high water mark of 1874
the highest on record. The upper Tai
lahatchie and Yalobusha are reported
high and rising. 4 number Of planta-
tions on these streams are oYerfiown.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

The Secretary of the Treasury has
entered into contract with j. n. Bo-
finger, of st: Louis, to raise the gun-
boat Cairo, which was sunk in the
Yazoo river by a torpedo in 1862, dur
ing the first cruise of the gun-boat
feet towards Vicksburg. The Cairo
was sunk with all her guns and entire
outfit on board.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
SENATOR mn IN rRoUBLE.
Chicago Times ]

Chlcago Times.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Beu. Hill not
man II be enyied. Jessie Raymond said II
Ben. Hill did not do s1metbiug for the surport
of herself and child she would go up to the
capitol and assail him in public. This after
noon she planned to carry out her threat
She left the fremont House about O'Clock.
taking her baby, Ben Hill Jr., with her
She intended to meet him as he came oul of
the Senate chamber, and present him to his
alleged son. The scene that she had planned
to make would have been a very sensational
one, had it not been for good management
upon the part of Mr.. Hill Ii Is uudereto0d
that lac keeps a good watch upon Miss Ray
mond. At any rate she had hardly entered
the Senate wing of the Capitol when She was
met by Mr.. HiiPs private Secretary, who
endeavored TO dissuade her from making any
scene, but Miss Raymond and the baby
would not be put down. Finally She was
persuaded TO be undemonstrative IL Mr..
Hill would see her. The Secretary promised
her that an interview would be granted
without fail. He invited her into Mr.. Hills
committee room, where the Senate contin-
gent expenses are audited. Here Miss RAY
mond was kept until word could bc passed
TO Senator Hill, who abruptly left the Capi-
toll and SO avoided an open scandal to-day:
but Miss Raymond swears that he wall not
escape 50 easily next time.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

E. C. PALMER has been sentenced tc
three years IN the Eenitentiary for em.
bezzIement as President of the Louisi.
ana Savings bank. He has taken an ap-
peal but as the proof is conclusive, we
presume it viii merely delay the pun
Eishment.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Heard From.


71-7O KsIiIllsII
,a We have been informed that stepbeD
v, Williamson, colored man who left M
onarps place, in the eastern portion of tbis
county, IN January last, for the EtbioDisD
pafaalae, sometimes called Kansas hae writ
saa ss1 letter back to his wife "to hold on "a
Aes nau uie and COW, for Use sho comm bael-.S
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

Col. c. p. NELSON, Chairman ofthe
Democratic Executive Committee Of
Wilkinson county, is a good organizer.
He is UP and doing.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Southern Pacific Railroad

ADeTueen Examiner.
All the matters pertaining to the soutb.
ern Pacific Railroad, have been referred bv
sq sqe senate to a committee consisting Of
will be reported by this committee at or, an
carly Gay shat will, it is hoped reconcile al al
differences between the Advocate of tn az
scheme. S"e
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Kelly's Prophecies.

Said Mr.. Kelly, silver Republican
Representative from Pennsylvania, in
a debate the other day:
Mr. Kelly-AlI my prophecies have been
confirmed. With the stoppage of the can.
collation. of greenbacks and RECOMMENDATION
of silver, the period of depression ended. and
prosperity made "boom'' throughout the
world. SiIrer men and greenbackers redeemed
the country. Applause on the Democratic
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

A BILL has been introduced into the
New York Legislature making the legal
rate of interest 6 per cent for one year,
and after that rate for a greater or
lesser sum, or for a longer or shorter
time
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Cincinnati Commercial.

The woman, Jessie Raymond, says that
when she signed the card acquittiug senator
Hill of the charge that he was her seducsr.
she was paid $50 by his son, Ben Hin, Jr.
and A. ID. Banks, of Mississippi his private
Secretary, who promised that she should
have more money, and enough To support
herself and her child comfortably. Bat The
$50 has all been expended for board and She
has no money now. An epterprising photo
grapher has invited Miss Raymond 10 have
the baby's picture taken, and he promises 20
give her liberal royalty on the scale of his
photographs. 1t is thought that the picture
of Thomas Benjamin Hill would sell well.
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
Tine for the Meeting Of the Demo.
cratic-conservative State Conven-
ton Changed to Thursday,
Nay 9th, 1880.

The proposition TO change the time
for the meeting of the State Convention
of the Democratic-C conservative party,
from June I'd, to May 27th, so as not
to conflict with the day previously fixed
for the Press Convention, has been
readily assented to. To show the gen
erous spirit in which it has been met,
we will herewith append the responses
of the members of the Committee as far
as received.
VICKsBURG, March IS, 1880.
Hon. f. BARKsDALE, Chairman Democrat
ic-Conservative State Executive Com
DEAR SIR-Your circular letter of 18th
inst, is received. l fully approve your
proposition to change from the I'd of June,
to Thursday, May Goth, the time of the
meeting Of the State Convention.
Yours, very respectfully,
GEO. NJ. KLEIN.
CoUPARLE CITY, March Is, 1880.
The proposed change in time of meeting
Of State Convention meets with my approx
al, as would any suggestion of our able chair
man. Yours, very respectfully,
WM. NJ MCWILLIE.
ASHLAND, March II, 1880
All O. X. B. L. KrBRoUGH.
BALDWIN, Mss, March 16, 1850.
cordially consent to the change of time
for holding the State Convention. No class
Of persons, and especially the representatives
Of : titfD Il 10 tah
of previous engagements from attending our
State Convention.
Respectfully, &c,
II. II. ALLEN.
SENAToBIA, Mss, March IL, 1880
! think the suggestion good one, and
readily give my assent to hold the Conven.
tion on 9th of May, instead of June ID.
Yours, &c,
G.. u. STANDS.
STARKvILLE, Miss, March l6, 1880.
Your proposition changing time of hold
ing the State Convention from Wednesday
June ID, to Thursday, May 9th, meets my
hearty approval.
Your friend,
l.. u. MCDONALD.
MACON, Miss, March l6, 1880.
| should oppose any action that could, by
]
! proper respect to the Press Association OF
Mississippi. The date fixed for holding the
State Convention, would doubtless be oper
/ to that objection | therefore, cheerfully
/ approve the change suggested, that is from
! Wednesday, j une ID, to Thursday May 9th
Yours truly,
ROBERT G. PATTY.
HAzLEHURsT, March 10Th.
cheerfully acquiesce in the proposed
| change and have no doubt it will be accept
ed by other members of the Committee.
Very truly yours.
TIN E. COOPER.
YAzoo CITY, March 17th., 1880.
The proposed change of dayfor the meet
ing Of the State Convention is entirely agree
able to me.
Yours, etc,
!. {. PREWITT.
Moss PoINr, March 20th, 1880.
I fully concur in your suggestion as t
| holding the State Convention, and | here
/ by signify my approval of the change
Very truly,
/ (HQn. a. J. Baker approves the sugges
/ tion to change the time, but suggests June
/ 9th.)
Other members of the Committee re
main to be heard from but the fore
going expressions are from majority
and the change has been made accord
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24
~-
Hancock
Meridian AIereurv.1

'aetl0iah dercury-
Hancock is taking the lead in fine stvle
W. widening the gap between himself TiIden'
ii!nurmen, etc The south can easily secure
MS nomination, and should do So. NohodS
y nas urged any objection to Hancock, even even
IL sOme other man is preferred to him
mnleh Snss cannot be said Of any other aspir-
The weekly clarion., 1880-03-24

A STRANGE suit for damages has been
instituted in a New York court. A
wife sues another woman for alternating
the affections of her husband. Damages.
s2O. 900.