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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-21
ELI B. KELSEY & SONS.
REAL ESTATE, MONEY LoANIEG,
HOUSE RENTING AND COLLECTION
AGENTS,
Once, % First South Street. P. o. Box, Ses
Salt Lake City.
SPECIAL NOTICE

We are ready at all times to aid persons Of
limited means by Leaning them at least 90 per
cent Of the Purchase Price of any Property We
Sell, on long time and reasonable rate Of inter-
est. We assure you keal Bargains in the fol-
lowing List We hold ourselves ready at all
tunes to show our Properties 70 those who wish
TO purchase
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-21
PRODUCE MARKET.

Following are the ruling wholesal
buying prices IN Salt Lake City
GRAIN-Whest, rs a SOC. ? bushel
Barley, CseedJ S1.25 p cwt; Oats, 81 Il
Scwt.
FLOUR-XXX (old) 1886 @ $3.50
xxx fold) s2.60 q 2.75 p cwt.
P0TATOES-35c. @ 40c p bushel.
SHIELDED CORN-$l.25@sI. 35 cwt.
BRAN-Sl co; Shorts, 81, 10 p cwt.
WOOL-Choice Fleece IS@20c y b.
HIDES-Prime Flint, 10c@l4c p b.
Following are the latest quotations
ST -four, grain, wool, etc., in the San
Francisco market
FLOUR-Superfne, SO 1904 %, Bakers
Extra, s. 90 ass l2l; Family Extras,
8 .; Walls Walls, extra, "a so @ S. 90
pbbl.
WHEAT-No. I, 81 $50 All; No.
2, 81 40C9I IS p ctl.
BARLEY-Fcod, 20 a 75c. for Coast
aRd72lc q SOC forBayi Brewing, 80 q IS
o cWt.
0ATs-QuOtable ats1 esq 81 8Og ca.
Tor Feed.
CORN: -Quotable at 81 O5 fer Large
fellow; 81 10 for Small, and 81 O5 for
White, = ell.
HIDES-Dry Hides, usual selections, |
/ INT l84 @ 2Oc,; Dry Hips, IS q I84c; |
Green Sailed, heavy steers, over 55lbs,
lO5c; do, under 55 lbs, IOc; KiDs, IO5c;
Calt-5kins, 10 q lie.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-21
MONETARY AND STOCKS.
New York. Norember %. 1ssC

W" = oAAf -hSfSulbcl ia 1OoV
Money, 5, 8; gov',s, quiet; stocks
closed irregular; Western Union,
1929; Quicksilver, ~; Pacific,
47s4; Mariposs, =; Wells. Fargo,
ll3; New York Central, 1857; Erie 45:
Panama, 205; Union Pacific, $50;
bonds, 1141z; Central Pacific, s61S;
bonds, Il415; Sutro, 81.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-11-21
building sites For Sale.

Choice lot s5s1l2 rods, 18th Ward, east front,
price $3.50.
price $3.50.
Corner lot 5xs rods, one block from car line,
10th Ward, S475.
A choice building site, east front on car line,
1O11O rods, close TO business, cheap, price
S1,60O.
A choice building site, near Eagle Gate, for a
fine residence.
A full lot 1Ox2O rods, 18th Ward, near car line,
price s., $50.
Lot 51lO rods, DIST Ward, on car line, price
S275.
Lot 512O rods, on East Bench, 10th Ward,
price sl75.
Lot 1Oz15 rods. on corner, 10th Ward, Iprice
Lot 51Io rods, south front 9Th Ward, price
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
A General Railroad Law.

The lower house of Congress,
through its committee, have been en-
gagged some time in arranging the de-
tails Of national railroad law The
necessity of such measure seems to be
admitted by all, but the difficulty with
the friends of the measure is to arrive
at an understanding as to the shape in
which it should be framed Even the
great railroad magnates admit the neces-
sity Of such a measure Messrs. Van
derbilt and Garrett have both ex-
pressed themselves freely; and later
still, Mr.. Thomas Scott, of Philadel-
phia has been equally outspoken In a
letter to Committee of New York
Chamber of Commerce on the subject.
he expresses his willingness to have
Congress enact general railroad law
which, while protecting the public shall
be just to the railroads, but he thinks
Congress ought not to act until it has
put itself in possession Of all the facts
bearing upon the question. The trunk
roads have themselves organized a
board of arbitration, and Mr.. Scott
says: lido not believe the merits of
the matter could be better ascertained
or conflicting views better harmonized
than by joint consultation between
that board and government commits
sion appointed by Congress. The re-
port of this joint commission might be
followed by the enactment of reason
able general railroad law by Congress +;
but to make this federal legislation eff
fective Mr. Scott thinks it should be
approved by the States, since the States
have given to the roads their charters
and conferred upon them their corpo-
rate powers. With these favoring
views by the three most influential rail
road managers in the country, it is
probable that Congress will, at its
present session, feel authorized to
pass national railroad law.
Still the movement in Congress does
not do away with the necessity of State
legislation; and the Mississippi Legis-
lature in adopting some such measure
as that proposed by Mr.. HUMPHREYS, or
the substitute of Mr.. West, will be but
following the example of a large num-
Der of the other States of the Union.
The right and the duty of the Legisla-
ture to deal with the subject has been
SO often affirmed by the supreme tribu-
mails Of the country, State and Federal,
that the issue would seem to have been
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
Senator Bayard's Speech.

We are indebted to Senator Bayard
for a copy OF his speech in favor Of the
resolution depriving Greenbacks of
their legal tender quality. If it
was an original proposition wheth-
er the Government should make its
paper a legal tender it is propable that
hundreds Of thousands District construc-
ton Democrats would concur with Mr.
Bayard, who cannot do so under exist
ing circumstances. The measure is a
question decided, The legal tender
quality of Greenbacks has been deter
mined by the highest judicial authority
in the Government. Upon the pledge of
the Government'that they shall be main
tanned as legal tenders, they have
been received and have entered into all
the transactions Of BUSINESS life. The
faith OF the Government Is pledged To
maintain this status. To deprive them
of it would be an e post /1cto act;
and would be a shock to the whole
financial system Of the country. 1t
would be Il step towards contraction in
the interest Of the privileged classes for
whose benefit the legislation of the
country has been solely directed by the
Republican leaders exclusively since
1862 Senator Bayard doubtless re-
fleets the viii of his own constituents
in this measure; and deserves credit to
that extent, but he is not in saccord
with the great body Of the industrial
and productive classes. He has been a
true and tried friend Of the South in
all her trials and struggles for selfgov-
eminent. We respect him. We honor
him for his integrity; and we regret to
differ with him upon this subject.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
For THE CLARION.
Railroad Legislation

The Well founded clamor that goes 10 to
the Legislature from the people, demand.
ing further legislation to protect them
against the incorporated destruction of
their property by railroads. is caused only
by the dishonest and despicable conduct of
a few railroad companies, whose officials
under the cover and shelter of levy. deeds
OF trust and mortgages on ali their property
present and prospective, insolently DEFY
the claims Of creditors and the execution of
tie laws.
The present laws are sufficient protection
against solvent railroads, but the trouble
/ Is with those which are shingled over with
those long and artfully drawn mortgages
and deeds of trust, which leave absolutely
nothing in the way OF property present or
future, that Is not covered by them 1t is
true that these securities are not favored
by the courts, and would in many cases be
held void, or fraudulent against suhse-
quent Judgment creditors, but small credi-
tors, such those who have claims for
stock killed, cannot afford the large ana
expensive litigation by which alone such
deeds could be avoided. The individual
claims of the owners of stock killed by
railroads are small, and the owners are gem
orally poor, and find it better TO submit to
the wrong and loss, than to engage in the
long and expensive litigation, which dis
able and willing to involve them in.
The proposed law, requiring the rail
roads To fence Oft stock, Is, III some re-
spects, a good one, but it Furnishes equally
the innocent and the guilty, and it will be
much more expensive To the railroads than
to pay for all the stock they may kill Let
US punish the guilty and spare the innocent
If fence law should be made, let it apply
only to such railroads as have unsatisfed
tlar. E,r. L.
killed, or against which executions on such
judgments may be returned, no property
found. And suggest that better and
more Just provision would be to require
every railroad company to deposit i'm the
County Treasury of each county through
which 1t runs, q reasonable sum of money
as a security for stock killed by them, ana
that whenever a judgment shall be rendered
against the railroads for stock killed, the
County Treasurer may be garnisheed for the
money so deposited, and pay it on such
Judgment. And this sum of money so de-
posted shall be kept mp to a certain mini
mum, and its deposit compelled by man
damus or other compulsory proceeding
The people of the sea-shore are great suf-
ferers in the uncompersated destruction of
their stock by the New Orleans and Mobile
Railroad Co, aiias the New Orleans, Mobile
and Texas Railrad Co, alias tho New Or
leans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad
Co, alias +. ID. Morgan and Charles A. Ray
nor, Trustees, and atlas anything else you
please when tue sheriff is after them or ii,
with an execution. We look hnpefully To
the Legislature to protect our people against
ruin and destruction, by this insolveut
concern, corporation or personally, uatur-
al or artificial, whatever it may be called.
A strong petition from our wronged and
long suffering people goes up to the Legis-
lature to-day.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
The Repudiated Bonds.

If the holders of the Mississippi re-
pudiated bonds had been familiar with
the political history of the State since
the war, they would have spared them
selves the trouble of submitting to the
Legislature, through the Governor,
proposition for their settlement. The
Legislature is prohibited from dealing
with the subject, as will be seen by the
following amendment to the Constitu-
ton, adopted in 1875 by an almost
unanimous vote. In order that people
abroad may not be ignorant of the orr
gin of this amendment, we may as well
add that it was proposed by Republi-
can administration, and approved by no
less a parsonage than the great and good
Adelbert Ames, who will go down in
history as the Last of the Carpet-Bag
Governors of Mississippi.
Add to section 5, article II, the follow
ing;
Nor shall the State assume, redeem, Sc
cure or pay any Indebtedness claimed TO be
due by the State of Mississippi, TO any per
son, association or corporation whatsoever,
claiming the same as owners, holders or as
signees of any bond or bonds known as the
Union Bank Bonds, or Planters Bank
Bonds. Pamphlet Acts of Mississippi,
1874 n
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
The Preaidential Outlook.


Gen. Grants nomination by the Re
publicans may be considered foregone
conclusion Three hundred and seven
ty-fve delegates will constitute a major
ity of the Chicago Convention. OF that
number he has already virtually secur-
ed 40, viz: from the States of Penn
sylvania, New York and Illinois. The
Southern Republicans are unquestiona-
bly, for him. A few office holders I'M
der Mr.. Sherman may make pretence
Of supporting him, but their preference
is on the surface. Down at the bottom,
Grant is the man, because the Repub
lican (colored) masses prefer him, and
the Republican leaders are shrewd
enough to know that his name will
arouse them to state Of activity and
enthusiasm which they have not exhib-
tied since the carpet-bag saturnalia
There viii be 276 delegates from the
Southern States, these added to the
votes Of Pennsylvania, New York and
Illinois, will give him II more than a
majority of the whole But of course
there are numerous other votes in the
North, East and West that will be for
him, so that it may be assumed that bis
nomination is as certain as any future
event can possibly be-
The Democrats must realize the stu
alton The Republicans will be mar
shalled by their boldest, most popular
and most successful leader. Their par
1 ty managers are even now saying that
he will not permit himself to be count
ed out ''if he receives a majority Of the
votes legally cast" We know what
/ that means. 1t is inspired by the man
who as President, gathered the militia
ry in Washington City and pointed his
guns at the Capitol to terrorize Con
gress in 1877.
Coming events cast their shadows be
fore. The Democrats must close ranks
and be wise in the selection of their
leader. They will need a man who has
the confidence Of the people and whose
election will give him moral influence
that will put to the blush the adj
yocates Of brute force, and secure him
the Presidency if it is justly won at the
polls
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
How is This P

The following resolution was adopted
by the caucus Of the Democratic Con-
sentative members of the Legislature
before balIoting for Senator, as a con-
dition requisite to participation in the
proceedings Of the caucus:
That all members Of the Legislature
who claim to be members Of the Demo
cratic Conservative party, and lr'H
pledqe themselves TO act aciH the Democrat
ic parfy IN future, be admitted to par
ticipation in the caucus.
After the adoption Of this resolution,
Peter Mitchell, q colored member from
Washington asked that his name be in
serted on the roll, and declared himself a
Observation-Disclosures" With this I'M
derstanding, and the ''pledge" that he
would "act with the Democratic-Con-
sentative party in future" his re-
quest was granted. lie was ad-
uitted 10 membership, and voted
throughout all the baliotings which
we're taken TO decide who should
be the candidate Of the Democratic
Conservative Party for United States
Senator.
Now. what Is our surprise, that
this same Peter Mitchell, after this de
claration and pledge" has enrolled him
self as d member Of the National Green.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
A Good Measure.

An obliging Washington correspon-
dent has sent us copy of the Warner
bill, which has been reported TO the
lower house of Congress from the Com
mittee on Weights and Coinage. 1t is
a good measure 1t provides for an in
crease in the volume of currency by the
free coinage Of gold and silver and the
issue of gold and silver certificates. 1t
prohibits the further issue of national
bank notes; provides that the minis
shall be open for the free coinage of
gold and silver; and that certificates
shall be issued ON the deposit of gold
and silver bullion or coin in the treas
ury, gold certificates to be payable in
gold and silver certificates in silver;
and these to be receivable for all dues
to the government. 1t will increase the
currency in the form of gold and silver
certificates which would pass current as
money. Being representative of gold
and silver actually on deposit and re-
deemabIe ii gold ana silver, and also
receivable FOR III dues to the govern
ment, would be subs tantial addition 10
the volume Of currency + tie country
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
Supreme Judge-W. II. Hardy.

EDITORS CLARIoN-In the person of
Capt William II. Hardy, East Mississippi
desires to present for the favorable consid-
Grafton of the Governor, a gentleman pos
sessing all the qualities required for seat
on the Supreme Court Bench. He is
learned in the law, having no superior. and
few equals in jurisprudential knowledge
de has dignity and weight OF character
integrity and uprightness in walk and con
yersation, are adjoining features of his life
His large and increasing practice are evi.
dences of his high standing in his profession
He is polished and eourtly gentleman. II
party services are to be considered in com
ierring Judicial office. by the power, dior he
the friends OF Capt. Hardy can claim pvsfar.
ment for him on that score. He has always
been at the fore when work WAS To b.. done
He has modestly retired to the rear when
rewards We're bestowed. His appointn,s1lt
to the supreme Court Bench is now solicited
10y EAST MISSISSIPPI
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18

reduced TO insigniicance when weighed
against such stern realities as have been
produced by the plundering and oppres-
sive financial policy of the Republican
party. What are they? Behold the land
filed with beggars and tramps Industry
paralyzed. Business stagnant. Women
suffering. Energy and enterprise dormant.
Nothing hourishing except the money
power. Nobody prospecting except the
classes who have been privileged by the
Republican party at the expense of the toll
ing millions. Are tie Democratic ieaisrs 50
short sighted as to be lead array from the agi-
tation Of this terrible crime BY the party ,rhieh
has had control Of the gorer1.meat for eighteen
gears, into lcar Of .cords orer dead and 5u.
ried issues
Besides there are subjects that ought to
take up the remaining time of the present
Congress. These were indicated by the
Convention which recently assembled in
/ New Orleans. The inland sea which flows
through the centre of the Union and Is
fitted by nature to bear the commerce of
the largest producing region of the CONT
nent to the markets of the world, requires
the fostering care of the General Govern
ment. What is wanted is uniform system
/ for improving its navigation and reclaim
ing the waste lands that border it from its
source to its mouth. Even crevasses which
have subjected to overflow large tracts of
the richest land in the world, and which
have been in high state of cultivation,
are permitted to remain open for the waters
of the river to do their work of devastation.
A railroad connecting the lower Mississippi
river with the Pacific on the line of the SD
parallel, is great public necessity which
merits consideration. The establishment of a
quarantine which will protect all the parts
of this vast country, is measure of such
supreme Importance in view of recent awful
calamities showing its necessity, that it
should occupy the minds of lawmakers to
the exclusion of topics which have become
threadbare The revision of the present
tariff law, which, in the language of the
National Democratic Convention of 1876,
sis a masterpiece Of injustice, inequality
and false nretence - inasrnuch as il rohs the
taxpayers of five times more than it pro-
duces to the Treasury-deserves to be
classed with the paramount duties of those
who were entrusted with the management
of public affairs. And also the remodeling
of the navigation laws which cripple and
retard commerce and the interests depend
ent upon it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
The South as a Manufacturing Centre

In an address recently delivered in
England, to large audience of mill
owners, the speaker reminded his hear
ers to look well to the Southern States
in estimating American competition
with England He said:
"They look simply to the Northern mills.
but there is a cotton industry growing up
in the Southern States. II is only equal at
present to one-tenth of the entire United
States cotton industry; but the Southern
manufacturers claim to have advantages
over Northern manufacturers They have
an abundant supply of water, which is
available all the year round, instead of be-
ing subject to interruption In the winter
owing to frost. They have cotton close to
their doors; they have more favorable
climate, and they have eqnally good ports
of shipment, and they can compete with
their rivals. If, then, the Northern mills
are already entering into competition with
US. and the Southern manufacturers can
compete successfully with the Northern
manufacturers, what is the prospect for us?
The position likely to be assumed by the
Southern States is a matter of infinite i'm
portance to us
There is no doubt but the English
man who said these things, spoke
wisely and from careful investigation.
He presented in a nutshell the truth as
to the superiority of the South as cot
ton manufacturing region over the
North. She produces the raw material,
and has an abundance of water and
fuel, and the labor can be had for the
asking and little trouble. Experience
is the best teacher; and we have it in
the success of the manufacturing enter
prises at Columbus and Augusta, Geor-
gia; and our excellent contemporary
the Raleigh, North Carolina, Observer.
says that the Newbern and Whining
ton mills, in that State, are no less pros
porous. Here in Mississippi, we have
shining examples of abundant success
in the mills at Wesson, and near En-
terprise
The Englishman is right. England's
formidable competition in cotton and
WOODEN manufacturing, will be at no
distant day the Southern States of the
Union. Capital for such enterprises
will eventually come where induce
ments of rich reward are held out so
before its eyes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18

THE Natehez Democrat has the most
reliable assurance that a bid for the
contract of grading the Natchez. Jack
son and Columbus Railroad from Mar
tin to jackson, is in the hands Of the
Directory, which is SO favorable a char
acter that it will be if it has not already
been accepted. The work of grading,
cross-tieing and bridging will be pushed
forward to early completion, and the
iron laid DOM as rapidly as possible.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18

No little interest is manifested in the
the Chapter of the Code in relation to
registration. We quite agree with Mr..
Carroll of Oktibbeha, who offered an
amendment striking out the % cents
fee for afidavits in registering. Mr.
Carroll said, THAT it might operate as
great hardship in certain instances
that it was unconstitutional; and that
the very thought of an American citi-
zen having to pay for the privilege of
casting free and untrameled ballot,
was repugnant to the principles of con
stitutional liberty" We regret that
Mr.. CAROLS motion did not prevail /;
but presume that the Senate will not
concur in this feature of the bill, and
that the House will recede from its po-
sition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-02-18
The Washington Scandal.
Washington Cor. Globe-Democrat.7


The attempt to hush up scandal here in
Whlch the names of several Senators and
members have figured, particularly ono frao-
the South and one from the West il abo,,,
TO lead to departmental investigation T,
Is alleged that these amorous legislators So.
cured the appointment of their procuress IN
the bureau of Engraving and Printing M
the treasury Department, 1 and this misera,
Die creature, at their demands, has made #
her business to entiee the women of this and
other branches of the Department to her res.
idence, where they were piled with wine and
uep 9Sl "a oy her employers. The victims
OF these Congressional worthless are now said
to be IN condition to make full exnose ~
the whole matter. As soon as it is ascer.
tanned by the Department that the informa-
ton IS beyond question or doubt the names
OF all parties implicated, both men and
women, will be given to the public.