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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
STATE NEWS.

At Meridian, the new compress yard, Just
completed at a cost of $4,000, has former
lv opened its doors and pressed its first bale
of cotton The press is a ninety-inch cylin-
der Morse, the largest size made, ana, with
the force now employed to handle II, Will be
able to turn out about 600 bales a day
Lowndes county will send a pretty good
delegation to the penitentiary this week.
Eight or nine, six or seven of which mum
Der are colored.
Judge Arnold's construction of the sun
day laws had the effect of putting an en-
barge on the sale of such things rs cigars,
tobacco, liquor, etc, Oh Sunday.
MARRIED-at the residence of the brides
father, on Tuesday evening, October -,
1880, by Rev. c. L. Story, q. f. Hartzog OF
Mt Carmel, to Miss Ida Crimson.
Mi Edgar West, well and favorably
known as one of the most promising young
men of Mississippi has been united in the
holy bonds of matrlmony to Miss Leilore, of
Grenada county.
The Carthagenian chronicles the death of
Joel p. Cato, which sad event occurred on
the night of the Goth inst, at his home in
Leake county. Mr. Cato was a native Of
Monroe county, Alabama, but for thirty-tiyo
years he was a resident Of Leake.
Capt w r. Pillow, of Ledore county,
gathered from a quarter of fertilized acre
thirty-one bushels of sound corn-by weight
and measurement.
Charles Ethelbert, promising son of
Hon and Mrs. j. L. Meade, died in Vest
vile, on the 18th Of October, aged four
years.
Capt. J. V. Toulme, the newly appointed
sheriff of Hancock, has so far been unable
to enter on duty, the present incumbent,
Mr.. G. w. Johnston, having refused to sur.
render the place. The matter came up be-
fore the circuit court and Judge Hamm will
decide. So says the Handsboro Advertiser.
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The following table exhibits the result
of the Presidential election
u ARFIELD.
The Election of Senator from Madison.
Its Lesson.

The special election for State Senator
in Madison has shown that the Demo
cratic party in that county is thoroughly
united. r. c. Smith, Esq, the regular
nominee, was elected by 600 majority
over Gen. Greaves, a popular and de
serving man who declined to submit his
claims to the decision of the Democrat
ic party. Mr.. Smith. the Senator elect,
is staunch Democrat and gentleman
of talent, and personal worth The les
son of the election is that the usages of
the Democratic party to insure perma-
manent ascendency in this State, must
be preserved, and that members of the
Legislature from Democratic constituent
cies shall carry with them the official
commission of the party.
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THANKse1v1NG.
The Presidential Proclamation Appointing
a National Day Of Thanks.
PROCLAMATION.

Atno period in their history since The Unit
ed States became a nation has this people had
80 abundant and so universal reasons Tor JOY
and gratitude al the favor Of Almighty God or
been subject to so profound an obligation 10
give thanks for His loving kindness and hum
bly, to impldre His continued are and protec-
ton. Health, wealth and prosperity through
out all our borders peace, honor AMI friend
ship with all the world firm and faithful adj
herence BY the great body of cur population -
the principles Of liberty and Justice which
have made on greatness rs nation anu 10
the wise institutions and strong frame OF gov
ernment and society which viii perpetuate it
For all these let tic thanks of happy and
united people, as With Que voice, ascend IN de
your homage TO the Giver of all good:
4 therefore recomme nd that on THURSDAY
the 25t1 day + November next, the people
meet IN their spcctive places Of worship TO
make acknoW Judgment TO Almi ghty God Tor
His bouuties and His protection ana TO ouer
to Hin prayer for their continuance.
In witness whereof have hereunto SCI my
hand and elused the seal of the Unite states
to be affixed.
Done Al the city OF Washington this LIST day
of November, in the year of our Lord leeo, aud
of the Independence of the United States the
l05th. H. Is. ia 70
BY the President:
WILLIAM VI. EvARrs, Secretary of State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
Remarkable Scene.

On the Saturday night before the cleo
ton a scene was enacted in Brooklyn,
New York, in the presence of an audi
ence of thousands of men and women
the men clapping hands and shouting,
and the women waving their handker-
chiefs, that was enough TO make the
angels look down from their battlements
above, and weep. 1t was a political
meeting in which Rev Henry Ward
Beecher, the popular minister Of the
Gospel in that city, and Robert |. niger
SOL. the notorious scoffsr of the Bible,
and atheist, were the actors. 1t was a
political meeting assembled TO aid in the
election of Gen. Garfield. Beecher pre-
sided. Ingersoll was the orator Of the
occasion. 1t was a regular love feast.
The New York Herald describes it by
saying:
The great preacher introduced the great
orator and free thinker to the grandest po-
liticaI audience that was ever assembled in
Brooklyn. The reverend gentleman presided
over the hSDuDIiCau IudSS ucSLlLR uCtu III
the Academy of Music. When he introduc
ed Ingersoll he did it with a warmth and
earnestness of compliment that brought the
six thousand lookers-on TO their feet to ap-
plaud. But when the expounder of the Cos
pei of Christ took the famous atheist by the
hand and shook it fervently, saying that he
respected and honored him for the honesty of
his convictions and his splendid labors for
patotism and the country, the enthusiasm
knew no bounds, and the great building
trembled and vibrated with the stoIm ofap-
plau e.
The ''famous atheist" INDUCED his
usual TRADE in which ridicule, abuse and
Misrepresentation of the Southern pee
pie were the chief ingredients-and this
is what followed
And when his last glowing utterance had
lost its echo in the wild storm of applause
that rewarded him at the close, Mr.. Beech
er again stepped forward and as if to EN-
/ phasize the earnestness of his previous conf
| pliments proposed a vote of thanks to the
\ distinguished speaker The vote was a roar
/ of affirmation, whose voice was not stronger
when Mr.. Ingersoll in turn called upon the
audience TO give three cheers for the great
preacher They were given and repeated
three times over Men. waved their hats
and umbrellas; ladies, of whom there were
many hundred present, waved their hand
kerchiefs, and men, strangers to each other.
shook hands with the fervency of brother
hood. 1t was indeed, a strange scene, and
/ the principal actors in it seemed not les:
than the most wildly excited man there tC
appreciate its peculiar import and signif-
canoe.
When great preacher so far BELT
ties his sacred calling as to proclaim ''the
honor and respect" in which he holds
| ''the famous atheist" whose occupation
is to preach inidelity, and defy God
and an "immense audience" abandOns
itself to the widest ecstacy over the
performance, the conclusion is inevita
BILE that in the community where such 6
thing can occur, it will not be long be
fore devotion to religion will yield t.
scepticism and the altar of Reason vii
be erected upon the ruins of the Chris
tan faith.
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Mississippi Prefers Her Place in the
Democratic Column.

The Vicksburg Herald argues that it
was the solid South that defeated
Hancock, and that "a dozen Republican
Districts and three or four Republican
States in the South, might have turned
the tide the other way. The logic of
its position is that that number of
Southern Districts and States must go
over to the Republican party for the
good of the country, assuming that the
good of the country requires the over
throw of the Republican party Admit
the correctness of the Herald's premise,
the question arises which Districts and
which States must make the sacrifice bv
putting on the Republican yoke? They
are all Democratic from the instinct of
self.preservation, from a sense of COM
mon wrongs and common dangers, from
a love of constitutional liberty, from
horror of the corruption, centralizing
tendencies, and dishonest practices of
the Republican party; and it will re-
quire a great deal of courage for any
of these Districts and Commonwealth
to consent to make the sacrifice which
the Herald assumes to be necessary
courage equal TO that of the Roman
hero, Marcus .Curtius, who leaped into
the earthquake chasm in order that his
country might be saved.
For Mississippi, we viii say, she is
not prepared to make the sacrifice. She
would value victory for the National
Democratic party more than we can
find words to describe. But she values
Democratic Home Rule more. She has
tried Republican rule. She is sick of
I'll She has tried Democratic rule.
She intends to maintain it.
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Death of Judge Cothran.

The many friends of Judge VIM. Cothran
will be panied to learn that last Wednesday
evening he was stricken with paralysis
The Judge has been holding Court at Lex
ington, but came home to vote last Tuesday.
and Wednesday evening started back to
Lexington in apparently splendid health
When in a mile of Winona he felt the stroke,
and was with difficulty gotten to town.
He died at 2:30 O'Clock, Thursday evening.
-CarrOllton Conservative.
A pure, upright and conscientious
man has been called to his account, in
the 74th year of his age At intervals
for thirty odd years, Judge Cothran
served on the bench of the State, and
the ermine was ever worn by better
man. He served term also in the
State Senate. In all the relations of
life, he was model. Such men elevate
the public service; and their good
works live after them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

The Greenbackers have been reduced
from twelve members Of the lower house
Of Congress to six. Their candidate will
not have exceeding four votes in the
electoral college. 1t never had much
capital in the way Of members and is
losing that little. 1t is burstcd con-
Germ. The wisest thing its members can
do, is to join the Democratic party per
manently to prevent the Greenback cur
rency from being cancelled and destroy
ed, and to secure the unlimited coinage
of silver, thus placing it on an equal
footing with gold as their platform de
mands
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

Promising that Rhode Island is a
Republican State, we will mention that
the following conditions are affixed to
the privilege of voting under her laws !:
They must be male citizens of the
United States, 81 years old or upward.
Naturalized citizens must also be pos
sessed of freehold of S134, or renting
for 81 per annum. and have resided one
year in the State and six months in the
town or city in which they offer to vote.
Native-born citizens may vote upon the
same qualifications they may also vote,
without the property qualification, if
they have resided two years in the State
and six months in the town or city,
have been registered on or before the
last day of December preceding the
election, and have within year paid
taxes amounting to 81, or served at
least one day in the militia. But no
person can vote t'upon any proposition
to impose tax, or for the expenditure
of money in any town or city unless he
shall, within the year next preceding,
have paid a tax assessed upon his
property therein, valued at least at
S134"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

u On the 18th inst, Mrs Endie J Poll ond
WIS 1rs' anne 1; Anderson, proprietors and e5;-
S @rs OF the Western Light, the Woman
G Gumtage PAdyocate, appeared before Charles
demanded to be registered as LEGAL So, anu
Inc Recorder drew the ConstitItion O.eI s5
avs 10 show to the ladies that onIv "D,a an
cltizens could be legal voters in EJisuoal.iee;
anu mat they not being males he conlJ ~ -
register their names. The ladies bov,o, 10y
CLAIMED they had rights" which coni5 not
De abridged by any law. Law. boweI lo'
proved prov stronger than logic and the ladie5
were not registered. The spunLcv 49,,
propose trying their case in tbe I co,,., women
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

THE New York election is to be in
vestigated. The Democratic State Cen
trail Committee and Tammany Hall
have already taken steps to expose the
large Republican frauds, both in regis
tration and at the ballot-box, and a
searching inquiry is to be begun at
once. Says the New Orleans Democrat.
1t will do no harm. 1t may do good.
But the Democracy mustn't build its
hopes very high, nor go into ecstacies.
Let it realize the worst and prepare for
it. We are to have four years more of
the Republican party, and then it will
be overtaken by the overaowing scourge.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

The Memphis Appeal puts down the
plurality of Hawkins (Rep.) for Cover
nor of Tennessee as $1,000. The Re
publicans lack but four of having a ma
jority in the Legislature, and the infer
ences are that that the Legislature will
elect Republican or Democrat of the
Malone sort to the United States SEN
ate in place of Hon J. E. Bailey Demo
Graf. This wretched result was caused
by a division in the Democratic par
ty. Shame upon the Hickory State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

1T will be seen that Judge Chalmers
gracefully retires from the combat with
"A Mississippi Woman" by virtually
conceding the justice of her demands in
behalf Of hersex, and her better capac =
ity to determine what they should be-
There certainly was no denying the
justice Of her cause, nor escaping the
ability with which it was maintained.
We congratulate the Judge; and dc
not know whether more to admire the
vigor Of his assault, or the skill Of his
retreat
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
Hewett and Cox Will Object to
Counting New York and Indiana
for Garfield on Account of Frauds.

New YORK, Nov. st is reported to-
day that Hewitt and Cox will take prom
inent part in Directing, in the House,
under the twenty second joint rule, to
counting the electoral vote of New York
and perhaps Indiana, on the ground Of
gross frauds, of which abundant evidence
exists.-Special to n. o. Picayune.
Heigho, Mr. Hewitt! What's the use
of getting up mock thunder and light
ming scene now? -Four years ago the
people by an overwhelming majority
elected the Democratic candidates, and
Mr. Hewitt was one of the principal
architects on the Democratic side in the
construction of the SKI commission as
a bridge for carrying the defeated
Republican candidate over the yawning
chasm into the Presidency If he was
capable of throwing away such an
opportunity as that, what ground have
we for hope that he will seize the
drown g fortunes of the Democracy
by the locks and save them from the
perils of the present situation The
country can't afford to take stock in
Mr. Hewitt's sensational ventures. No
doubt the Republican party owes its
success to fraud. 1t is nothing but
fraud itself; but it will
take mighty courageous statesman to
deal with it. Mr.. Hewitt himself is
something of fraud. In the late
canvass, his principal argument was
that the Cincinnati platform didn't
mean that the Democratic party is for
a Revenue Tariff only" though it said
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

The following extract of a private
letter from Gen. w. T. Martin, Presi-
dent of the N. & j. r. r., will allay
some unfounded apprehensions upon
the matter referred to
As for the report that we propose to build
our road to Raymond and there stop. If il
like other idle. and false rumors that have
been circulated. We might have credit
for some business capacity, and not be ac-
cused OF the folly of approaching railroad
we have issued bonds specially to comnlete
what the Kinds county subscription will
not complete, and are now working tn nego-
tate them. No man of good hard se5se
would make such an assertion, or believe i
II made We must have, and are Iaborino
TO procure through communication.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

To SHOW how things got mixed on
the Tariff question during the late can
vass, we will copy the following which
appeared in a Democratic paper, the
Altoona (Pa.) Sun:
Amt it about time now for James A Gar
field to deny that he voted for every reduc-
ton in the tariff on iron, steel, glass, coal,
wooden and cotton goods made by Congress
during the last sixteen years 1t is true the
record is against him, but what does he care
for that
Is it a wonder that a great many
good, honest free trade Democrats, lost
their reckoning, and asked whittier are
we tending?
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Another War Yeteran Conc.
New Orleans Democrat

Another Of family of heroes and veto
ran patriots has departed this life. 0niv ,
Ie" weeks ago we announced the decease If
zen oGn w ii L - Hutler, nonagenarian.
VINO mas borne q conspicuous part FRI tbe
great drama Of the republic within th ny
political and military spheres. The te sIlo
grams to day inform the publicof the deatI
OF his brother, Major Thomas /. BHfie-
which occurred yesterday at CarrolIto1
n ny. Major Butler had passed his pinetv,
nrst year His fame as soldier was 49,
Slated with that of Andrew Jackson in tbe
defense OF this city in l8I4-I5.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

HANCOCK showed his dignity and good
sense by keeping his hands out of the can,
Vase. He said to. friend: 'The National
Committee has the machine in charge. /
am only passenger.-N. Y. Express
That's what's the matter. IF we had
had more of Hancock and less of some
body else in managing the machine, the
result might have been different.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

New JERSEY gave maiorities for the
Democratic candidates for President
and Governor, but the Republicans have
majority of Z on joint ballot in the
Legislature which will secure the cleo
ton of a Republican U. S. Senator in
place of Randolph, Democrat.
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Mississippi A. and M. College

N. .. Times.
Inc Agricultural and Mechanical CALL.
s sficeHtiy established at starkvilIe Nis5is,
TnpP mas fairly entered upon its career or
Of Se ~ mess ana will no doubt, prove 10 he
as an1 , ot5ar substantial benefit to the state
ner borders. The South 4 to.Ja ola" !; wa Il.i
Hseu OF many more Just suc5 c ~, s,ea'
Mississippi deserves to he s noaa colleges,
upon TINS important atep in adva55c ae'ui"'so
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
The Texas Pacific Railroad is now

THE Texas Pacific Railroad is now
operating 517 miles of line, being 70
miles more than at this time last year,
and it is announced by the directors
that they viii run trains from the
western terminus of the line to New
Orleans twelve months hence. The
line of road used by the Texas Pacific
viii reduce the distance from Dallas to
New Orleans below that of the present
route 127 miles
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
Supreme Court Decisions.

We resume to-day the publication of
Supreme Court Decisions. Judge Brame
will furnish an instalment each week, until
all the decisions of the October term are
disposed of
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

ACCORDING to the estimates of the
New York Evening Post the next Sen
ate Of the United States will be a tie.
1t says the House will consist of 1913
Republicans, 1873 Democrats, 4 Green
hackers and 8 doubtful.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

The Republican leaders feel that they
have escaped the punishment which
they deserved for compelling the install
lation of their candidate for the Presi-
dency four years ago; but they are not
beyond its reach. 1t will prove an
avenging Nemisis that will follow them
in spite of all their boastfuIness, and
outward sign of success.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
Publication Day Changed.

Having occasionally TO defer the issuance
Of The CLARION 50 as to publish the result
of elections, Conventions, etc, that are
usually held in the early part of the week,
We have concluded to change the day of
publication from Wednesday to Thursday
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

Mn HAYES, remembering his own
case, in his Cleveland speech, rejoices
that Mr.. Garfield viii not require an
electoral Commission to carry him into
the Presidency.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

IT is probable that the census tables
viii be completed in time for a new an
portionment before the expiration of
the present Democratic Congress in
March next.
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ArrrR March 4th. the United State

AFTER March 4th, the United States
Senate will be almost divided by geo
graphical lines. The Democratic par
ty viii lose Thurman, of Ohio, Melon
aid of Indiana, Herman, of New York,
Eaton, of Connecticut, Wallace, Of
Pennsylvania and Randolph, of New
JERSEY. Their places viii be filed by
stalwart Radicals.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

:. TIE New York Times, Republican,
pives \ list of the members of the next
CONGRESS. the Fofty-seventh, as far a.
aseertained. and Classics them as fol-
lows: Republicans, 15G; Democrats,
10; Greenbackers, 5.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10
Iamm9Ry Claims that a Largo F-..5-,
vote Was Cast In New Vo,.i- uleht

Ioa NOV YORK, Nov. 6-The Tammonv
bretbran t Y mas Issued an address r. tbeiI
the deas throughout og the country amenti 9
national A c.1 2. Ten. Hancock as a great
fraud. eolon ,,;;saity' and attributing Il to
oatlon Of lahoring men '4'elS ana intlmi-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-11-10

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee of New York has put out an
address setting forth that at the recent
election in that State the vote cast is
largely in excess of the legal vote as
determined by the recent census, and
therefore calling for information with a
view to contest before the State Board
of Canvassers, and, finally, before
Congress