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The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-06-11
Bastrop, La, May 20, 1856.

This is to certify that we had one of the
Southern Standard Presses built last
January. We had only about forty bales
of cotton packed on it, and must say
that we are better pleased with it than
press we ever used, and we have been
using presses for over thirty years.
They are cheaper and handler than any
press we ever Saw, and if put up by B.
V. Mcdonald, we are confident they
will please most any one.
SAM'L w. REILLY,
JOHN B. RELY.
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CHURCH DIRECTORY.

Preaching at the Methodist Church in i,
pastron first and third Sundays IN each
month. Sunday School at 9 o'clock A.
NJ island DeSiard second and fourth
SUNDAYS. Pine Grove third Sunday at
Z O'Clock p. NJ. Lawhead's Mill first
Sunday at 3 P M.
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Pickett Place, June |, 1880.

B. V. Mcdonald, Esq.
Dear Sir:-I take pleasure in attest
ing to the excellent workmanship on the
Southern Standard press erected by you
last summer on this place. 1t not only
works easily but has realized my expec-
tations as to the weight of the bales
turned out, some weighing as high as
$50 pounds, and many over 500 pounds
All this was done by hand. During last
season there We're about 1870 bales pressed,
no accident or delay occurring during
the progress of the work =, feel satilied
that any person desiring to put up
press of this character, cannot be other
wise than pleased with the manner in
which your work is performed
Very Truly,
THAD. WATERMAN.
l am now ready to receive orders to
build these presses (the iron and planta-
ton rights for which can be bad of D.
w. Douglass of Bastrop) in this and ad
joining pori shes. 3. V. MCDONALD
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-06-11

Croquet sets at Leopold's.
The Morehouse clarion. [volume] (Bastrop, La.) 1874-1904, 1880-06-11

Congressman Acklen Was re.
fused a seat in the Democratic
State Convention.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30

quietly along by his side. lie refused to
answer any questions about the shooting,
however, and did not open his mouth on the
way to the Jail. Upon arriving there he was
locked up, and his only request to the Keeper
was that no representative of the press should
be allowed TO visit him. lie expressed
neither contritiOn for, nor satisfaction with,
the eowardly murder which he had commit
tied, and did not even ask what WAS the re
suit of the shooting. Upon being told snbse-
quently that his victim was dead, he simply
shrugged his shoulders, and, turning his
back on his informant, walked to the further
end of his cell.
TIE MUEDEEER-
After Kaloch abandoned Kansas and set
tied in San Francisco his son studied at the
University of California, Baptist institu-
ton Young Kalloch was ordained IA Bap-
tist clergyman about four years ago, and ac-
cepted call from small society in one of
the suburbs of San Francisco. He remained
there only short time, rcsigning TO take the
pulpit of the First Baptist church of Oak
land. position which he held for year and
half Al the time of the shooting Of his
father by De Young, he was preaching in
Sonoma county. He resigned his charge a
few weeks after this event, and went to San
Francisco, where he has since been acting
as assistant to his father in Metropolitan
Temple. There was the strongest affection
existing between him and his father, and for
that matter all four of the children fairly
idolzed their father The elder Kalloch's
love for liquor, and especially for brandy,
was well known, and his drinking exploits
when boy at Rockland, clergyman in
Boston, and u pastor in this city are
matter of record. His son Isaac inherited
his taste for liquor. and his associations for
the past few months have been such as to
encourage undue indulgence to a marked de-
gree,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30

Details of the great Missouri tornado only
of Marshtield, Mo-, there was repeated, upon
a smaller scale, the awful tragedy of the
great historic earthquake at Lisbon il! 1855,
in which over 40, 900 persons persisted The
fiOurishing little town was almost literally
swept away. Where 200 happy dwelling
houses stood only twenty are left. of 500
inhabitants, nearly one hundred were killed.
OF families, $50 are homeless and in need OF
everything. Then the destruction extended
in every direction Professor Ticc of St.
Louis, who went TO Marshtiell. So, 10 III
vestigate the phenomena Of the storm, re-
ports that everywhere along the track OF the
hurricane there is evidence of wave of wa
ter flowing in the rear of the whirlwind
These waves or currents flowed in the great
est volume up hills. There are places where
the entire top soil is washed away. Fihrous
roots and TUFTS of grass show their direction
to have been up hill, and which is significant
from all points of the compass toward the
top of the hill where the tornado was raging
at the time and cXpcnding its force. Mr..
George Gilbert of Marshtield SAYS that he
and his wife and four children were
on n visit eight miles in the coun-
try. and the centre ol INC tornado paSseG
within five or six yards Of where
they were. A wave of water. apparently
fifteen feet high, rolled in the rear of the
point of contact of the cloud spot with the
earth 1t rolled over them in a second, and
was very cold, drcuching them thoroughly.
About two miles northeast of the town, stones
weighing from 500 to zoo pounds were lifted
out OF the earth and carried along some dis
tance in the track of the storm. J, It. Vii
liams, Prcsi ling Justice oi the County
Court, says that stone isll un the premise
of IL. Rose, the weight of which was est
mated 81 two tons. 1t is not knowE frem
whence il came. The tornado, 81 far as IS
known, began in Arkansas, and in the stoue
country was very severe.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on Monday, Senator Al
lison moved that the President be authorized
to appoint two colored cadets at large each
wear to West Point. Several Democratic
Senators asked whether the President and
the members of Congress cannot now ap-
point colcred cadets. Mr. Allison replied
that they can, but he wanted a legislative
declaration that the President shall appoint
two colored cadets The Democrats opposed
the sending of more colored cadets 10 West
Point. Senator Salisbury said that if color
ed cadets in any number were sent there.
white parents would take their sons away or
the sons would leave 1t was an act Of cruel
IT, to send Whitaker to West Point. En-
forced association between the races is I'M
possible.
In the House, the bill granting 50 con-
demned bronze cannon to the Paramount
Park Art Association of Philadelphia, for
the purpose of erecting an equestrian statue
of Gen George Gordon Meade, was reported
by Gen. Joseph +. johnson of Virginia, who
asked its consideration in terms of admira-
ton for the Union general whom he met in
battle more than once Tie House voted
unanimously for the bill
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session can probably be endured, along with
the Greenback lunacies of De La Matyr and
the alleged humor of Sunset Cox, on which
paper and ink and the peoples money are as
thoroughly wasted as on Dowaey's epics
But what is going to become of us when the
women vote in every State when Congress
is filed with Downeys, and when the Con-
gress;Onal Globe becomes vast collection of
Congressional poetry? 1t will be but step
further TO the election by female votes of
some downier Downey to the Presidency,
and TO the deiverence by him of an inaugu-
raj address which shall be a tremendous
Spring poem of four or five thousand lines,
telegraphed TO the Associated Press, for the
telegraphing which lucklcss newspaper men
must pay cent line; which the unhappy
must put in type, and distracted
proof readers read, and which will be thrust,
will We, mill We, under the noses of forty or
fifty millions of people, OF course there
can be but one end TO the thing, if it fairly
gets to going in that way,-Columbia, the
land OF the free, the asylum of the Cypress
ed of all nations" will become simply vast
lunatic asylum. This would be even worse
than third term" and the professional re-
formers need to look to it without DELAY.
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FEARFUL STORMIN ILLINOIS.
MANY PEOPLE KILLED-HoUsEs, BARS, ETC.
BIOWy To PIECES

MANY PEOPLE KILLED-uoUSEs, BAR,.s, ETC
BLOWN TO PIECES.
New YORK, April ga despatch from
Taylorville, Ill, says cyclone passed over
portion of Christian county, Saturday
evening. Its course was thirty rods wide
and ten miles long. Houses, timber, barns
and fences were carried away and several
lives lost. Mr.. and Mrs Higgins sought
shelter from the storm behind achicken coop
and several hours after were picked up
quarter Of mile away, mangled almost past
recognition. Fifteen or twenty dwelling
houses, barns and other property were level
cd 10 the ground and the debris carried
several miles by the wind. The damage
done to houses, barns, fences. wheat fields
and stock will reach SCI, coo. Many families
are destitute of clothing, homes and food
Great trees were torn up by the roots and
carried rods away. The bodies Of horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs are lying around every
where, some of them having been thrown
against the ground so violently as to bury
them. One horse was found standing
on its head in barn, others We're run
through with rails. The cyclone struck
Sheffield, ILL.,, blowing down Valentines
store in which two powder cans exploded
severely injuring Valentine and fatally
WounulHS u Cltrks several houses were
blown from their foundations and large
number of people were badly injured. Mrs.
Abner Haynes was blown 200 yards aud
killed Over $780, 600 worth of property
was destroyed AT Edinburgh, Ill, five
houses and barns were torn to pieces At
West Prairie, ILL.,, the cyclone destroyed
some eight houses. \ child was carried
away by the wind and has not yet been
found. Physicians and help have gone from
Clarksdale.
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people. He had been arrested for melting
the negroes to burn the buildings of their
political enemies but his trial was in Tour
gees court, so of course he was not convict
ed. and there was nothing left for our people
to do only 10 put him out of the way"
A gentleman sitting near, probably fool,
upon hearing this, said, Colonel. if you
and others who are cognizant of the facts
which you think justified this murder,
should publish them over your signatures,
do you not think it would have some in
huence in changing the feeling against the
South which will be kindled all over the
North by this siory?' To this the Colonel
replied, much more like alawyer than fool,
Sir, we ourselves know the facts and are
satisfied. We care very little what others
may think about the matter" This closed
the conversation, and as noted it down di-
reci!y afterwards, | am sure this is correct
report If this is not '.bioody shirt" don't
know what is
A few days later heard the same Colonel,
in an argument before the United States
Court, in defence of client from the North,
ask the jury if they did not know there is a
deep and bitter prejudice against every per-
son from the North. throughout all these
communities prejudice that will probably
not die out in generation. Newspapers
deplorc the large immigration west
ward, and invite Northern capitalists To
come here, but every man who comes will
find himself alone unless he finds neighbors
also from the North.
These people are not at all sorry for their
rebellion. They regret only their losses.
Their lost cause" is as sacred as ever, but
they boast of triumph in the present doml-
nance of the Democratic party, through
which the South rules the Union as in the old
DAYS before the war. The whole unhappy,
poverty stricken South is not worth what it
cost during the rebellion. Its ignorance of
the greatness, enlightenment and character
of the North is equalled only by its hatred.
But we had to fight them and whip them,
and our only mistake was in thinking the
war was over when they laid down their
arms. The one mistake the Republican
party will find it hard TO retrieve was the
milk-and-watcr policy which made the war
and the cnfranchisemert of the blacks and
the early influx of Northern enterprise "a
FOOLS Errand." DEoMIo.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-30

We alluded, the other day, to an assertion
of our respected religious contemporary, the
Vermont Chronicle that "A man who should
teach that the Scriptures had mistakes
in them, could not he tolerated in the
Methodist ministry" The Chronicle noticed
our sllusion and asked us question but
has not seen fit to notice our very brief reply
thereto Perhaps it will give us little more
attention if we adduce a lse which may
serve as a gauge by which the editor OF the
Chronicle the rca !rrs of the Chronicle,
if he should pass il along 10 them, as he can
DO without breach of courtesy-can measure
somewhat more accurately the degree OF lib
trty in research and instruction which is act
ually allowed in the Methodist denomina-
tion.
The Cirant;s Is of course aware that
few eminent Methodist scholars have recent
" drawn up scheme for library of theo-
logical and Biblical literature. 1t is to con-
sist in all of nine treatises, comprised in
eleven octave volumes, the entire series be-
inr under the editorial supervision of Rev.
George X. Crooks d. D., and Rev. John F.
Hurst, d. D-names not unknown TO the
theological world outside of the Methodist
Episcopal church The first volume OF this
series was issued some fifteen months ago
with the title, "Introduction to the Study of
the Holy Scriptures" The author is the
Rev. Henry VI. Harmon, d. d., professor
in Dickinson College His positions and
views are, in the main, those of the Evan
gelical" churches. Weare concerned just now,
however, with only two or three of them. He
accepts the Song of Solomon as part of the
Old Testament canon, without attaching
any importance to it." He cuts away the
last twelve verses of Mark as having been
added by a later hand. lie regards as spuri-
Gus the account of the angel troubling the
pool. and that of the woman taken in adul-
terry The second Epistle of Peter, he re-
iects as ungenuine and thinks it TO have
been written in the first part of the second
century. He does not regard the Epistle
of Jude as inspired, AMI holds that it could
not have been written by the apostle whose
rame it bears.
We invite the Chronicles attention par
ticularly 10 the last two points. This Doctor
of Divinity, selected as specially qualified to
teach the teachers Of Methodist theology,
rejects two books of the New Tesla
ment canon, and gives his reasons
for such rejection. His treatise has the
sanction of two well-known Methodist d.
vines, one of whom is President of the Drew
Theological Seminary We have not as yet
heard of Dr. IIarmon's deposition from the
ministry, or of his trial, or of any movement
looking toward his trial We have seen no
condemnation of him or Of his book. He
seems to have pursued his investigations
with fair degree of independence, and to
have declared his conclusions with the frank
ness that becomes a Christian-not to say
Protesiant-sc scholar. About his special views
we express no opinions. We cite his case
simply as a fact which throws ato'erably dis
tinct cross-light upon the paragraph in the
Chronicle from which we have quoted.
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Gen. Badly" Smith Replies to ~. n. j."

NEW I ORk tli1, AlhH -, icoV-
Editor Of 81. Adams Messenger Il have
been kindly favored with copy of your is
sue of the 10Th inst, in which find CON-
munication from -. n j." in which some
remarks are made with reference to me lhat
| should like to answer in your columns
J. N. j. assumes that | went to the meet
ing ut Waterbury as "the ambassador Of
Tammany and Of the political treason of
John Kelly and his conductors. This IS not
true. Invent upon an invitation from Yer
mont Democrat and without consultation
with any person whatever. Further, ! do
not belong to Tammany, and have no part in
its uuarrrls | do not belong to the Hidden
faction, and think the self assumed idea That
either of them should own the Democratic
party, or any portion of it, is monstrous. anu
that a personal fight between two sell styled
leaders has done and is likely to DO irrcpaIa
Bile injury to the National Democratic party.
am for peace and any man who Will not
have to fight a defensive campaign from the
beginning.
j. n. ]. states that | made the positive
statement thai in my opinion MIR. llldeh, II
not the candidate, would prefer TO have the
party defeated" gave no opinion of my
own but that Of many earnest Democrats
VINO nave no personal Vi poit'c" h'9'''y "
Mr.. Tllen But with reference To Mr..
Tildcn. let the dead past bury its dead. "
Ny purpose is To free myself from any i'm
puaiion Of making a trip 10 Vermont Tor
the purpose of working against man whom
have counted as among the slain for three
years at least.
A gentleman who held high Office under
Grant said to me few days since that, il
the convention at Cincinnati would agree to
nominate Tildcn they would bind themselves
TO put up two millions Of dollars for the use
of the Democratic party during the cam
paign; to which lrcplied that the Democlallc
parry ought to he willing to do the same
by the Republicans if they would nominate
Grant; if the machines OF the two parties
could force both these men upon the ooun.
try, the patriotic voter might feel that it was
not worth his while 10 vote.
WM. F. SMITH.
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We have never believed that Gen. Grant

We have never believed that Gen. Grants
name would be presented at Chicago, unless
in response to distinct call from decided
majority of the Republican party. That
there will be any such call, grows less likely
day 10y day. The South, it is now plain,
will not be solid for the ex- President at Chi
cago. Gen. Logan is reported as saying,
since his return to Washington from Illinois,
that it is useless to talk of solid delegation
from that state for Grant. Thurlow Weed
is quoted as expressing the emphatic opin-
ion that it would not be safe for the party to
nominate Gen. Grant and the number OF
Republicans who have reached the same
conclusion, We judge to be increasing every
day At present Blaine stock seems to be
rising rapidly but we do not believe that
Mr. Blaine will be nominated at Chicago.
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Downey-as a Development Of Female SUI
frare.

Tie ferocious opponents Of woman SUI
frage are in the habit of depicting various
disastrous consequences rs likely to follow
from the general extension of the franchise
10 women They imaginethe decentralization
worse demoralizcd which is likely to follow
when candidates shall be selected not for
their wisdom or ability, but for their ele-
gancc and accomplishments as women's
men: when female Establishments, licit and
illicit. Shall be the prevailing and potent
electoneering forces, and when feminine
methods of carrying points shall be the de-
cisive agencies in elections, legislation and
executive action.
As our readers know, we do not altogether
share these forebodings which seem to us large
ly imaginary. For us the chief objection to an
extension Of the suffrage is that il will add to
the cares of the faircr and weaker half of
creation heavy burden which they are not at
present ready to assume. Beyond doubt they
will have the suffrage when they are ready
for it, and demand il. And TO that time We
have been able TO look forward without any
overpowcring apprehension.
But some recent transactions al Washing
ton raise the query, whether new and by
NO means imaginary horror is moi added TO
the prospect of the time coming when all wo-
men shall have their 'Iights"-those of vot-
ing, singing bass and driving stage includ-
ed. The Territory of Wyoming several years
ago adopted woman-s uiIrage. That Terri
tory is represented in Congress by Mr.. 5. W.
Downey Just why Downey was ever Sc
lected for scat in the House of Representa-
tives, has never been known but it is now
tolerably apparent that he must have been
the selection OF the far voters Of Wyoming,
and that they chose him because of his pieiy
and poeticsl genius. \ few days ago Mr..
Downey introduced a bill in the House oil
Representatives 1t icran by recting the
entire Apostles Greed, including the Amen,
as "Whercas, and ended by appropriating
half million Of dollars for the decoration
of the walls of the Capitol with
paintings commemorative Of the life,
ue'ith, lesuirech"h anu aS''"'""
Christ, to he cxccuied by "de"g ARTISTS
only, In support Of lhis biil MI Do"hey
obtained leave to pint AN argument.
This appeared IN the f""gFesst''ld "f0't
one day last week, and instead OF speech II
proved 10 lie a I9ea of Downey's own com
position entitled The Immorials," and ded
Gated to the Congress oil The nl'ed STATES IL
comprises about s''oo lines oil blank verse I'LL
ing nearly thiHy columns "f the to"greSS''"-
al GIote. In hisciitslon Do"ney visits Mount
Olympus, the MILKY way Hell, various
planets not ldeniihcd' lbe Tempe oi RAM
anu The flnnac'e oi LNlstchce' anu @eeS "'i
SORTS Oh "S'oHis'l''e S'sh'S, SUI" "a "a,
hoh'eric aei'l's' N'i'"'' oe''iS' i'an'e s'u''
Oh 'he dahi'ei' ohlf'''-faceS' l'i"o''''''as
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NOTES AND NOTES.


~ MillsdTu TpDl Is 'lli dltilitCttuiai bdhs1'
Rev. c. T. Brooks of Newport. r. l.. car
ries an umbrella that is 80 years old. How he has
made out 10 Keep II, is his secret.
''Naybe there isn't any God for the United
States. said a Canadian mayor 10 Bob ingersoll,
.but there's one for Canada; and you can have no
hall in this town 10 defame Him."
One reason says the Detroit Free Press
why Lcadville has no schools is because all the
scho Dina ans who go there find husbands between
the depot and the hotels.
Lawyer c. entering the Office Of his
friend DR.. NJ. and speaking in 4 hoarse whis.
PER- Fred I've got such a coll this morning fna n
glad thai IT'S nothing that VIII interfere with your
business"
We do not print spring poetry unless the
name Of the author IL attache-and not then unless
the fourth, eleventh and twenty-rfh siansas pos
sess political Significance. The necessity OF har-
mony in the poetry AMI in the party must not lie
lost sight of.-itiontI Constitution.
"a Fools Errand." comedy in one act,
to he performed during the approaching campaign !:
Fool 49,. The man that accepts the
Democratic Presidential nomination
Errand Running against the
Republican candidate.
1t is certain that girl could never look
more picturesque than when engaged in one OF The
od-fashioned dances, just a. 1t is certain that
girl Is never seen 10 worse advantage than when
She has released herself from the grip Of mau
after long, painting and perspTing waltz ai this
dance is now performcd.-LonGoa Truth.
1t looks now as if there would be ice on
the May pole this year.
Sanctuary shoes are advertised in Eng
lish ecclesiastical journals.
The Cincinnati Gdzttie says that one of
the flowery lanes to mans heart is by way of
pretty breakfast cap.
New Haven is to have new park named
'Sassacus Park, and the Yale sassacusses
will probably much haunt the spot.
Maud Gan aristocratic child)-'How pref
ty and clever you are, mother. I'm so glad
you married into our family .'-Punch.
"What earthly use is it," exclaimed Ian
guild Washington swell the other morning,
.'our twying to be awistocwatic. monarchial
and that sort of thing. when Senator of the
United States eats peanuts while riding in the
street cars? We're nothing but a dimd horrid
republic, after all. "-NGo York Adcertiser.
There is probably no dic,um Of fashion that
is more aggravaiing TO the feminine mind
than that the short baby bangs must give
way to the long. wavy crmps, now so es-
sential. Fashion Letter.