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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
The New Law for Recording state
Tax Lands.


The new law for systematizing the rec
ords of State tax lands and facilitating
Sheriffs, settlements reflects credit upon
thep resent excellent management of the
Auditors office, where it originated. 1t
is epitomized as follows by Mr. eastman,
reporter for the Vicksburg Herald:
The Auditor Of Public Accounts, several
weeks ago, in a pamphlet of marked ability,
addressed the Legislature especially on those
parts of the Revenue laws which related to
tax-title records, and the redemption and
purchase of lands, pointing out the defects,
and suggesting the remedies to be applied
The lawmakers, with unanimity which Is
flatterng in high degree TO the Auditor,
accepted his suggestions, and the new rev
enue law has been modelled to carry out has
plans The Act above alluded to, though
separate from the revenue bill, was also re-
commended in the pamphlet, and is under
stood 10 have emanated substantially as 1t
passed, from the Auditors office.
IL provides that the Auditor shall nave
compiled, from the records of his office,
record, properly arranged, Of all lands held
to be due the State for taxes, in each county,
which record is to be duplicated, and copy
retained in the Auditors office, aud copy
sent to the county The county records are
said 10 be in such a condition that individ-
uals cannot tell when the State claims their
lands, and the SherifIs, for want OF correct
record, are without q guide in collecting
taxes or in making settlements.
These records will lay before the people
OF the entire State the lands actually held
by the State, and will enable the Tax-Col-
lectors to make full and accurate collections
and settlements with the State and counties.
Lands described by void descriptions are not
to be included in the new records, and the
States color Of title TO such is cancelled by
this law, and the cancelled lands are TO be
listed and sent to the Assessors to be as
sessed by proper descriptions, so that they
will at once begin to yield revenue. When
the records are completed the Auditor is to
give notice to the people of the State that
where their lands are improperly held by
the State, the same will be released free Of
charge upon exhibition Of tax receipts show
ing the States title to be void, and it is made
the duty Of Shefiffs to look UP and report
such cases to the Auditor.
1t is said by those who are posted that
there are large quantities Of lands all over
the State that appear to be owned by the
State when in fact the State has no title, +
from the fact that the taxes of the year for
which the lands were sold had been paid by
the owner, and the sale was erroneous. !
Hundreds ofowners of such lands have es-
capped taxation from year to year in this
way. 1t is believed that this law if proper /
ly executed will not only Systematic State /
tax-lands," but will largely increase the +
revenue of the State and counties.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
A Correction.

Mr.. PRESIDENT: In tho report Of tbe nro-
ceedlngs of the Senate, as published In Trs
CLARION OF TODAY, appears the fol OWING,
Act Tor the relief Of W L. HemirsSs,-
state Treasurer. (The bill appropriates aid
TO reimburse Mr.. Hemingway for nono,
expended for blank State bond40
Mr.. LonginO stated that tbe Comritts, a.,
wnom the bill was referred, thought tbe ann
demanded was rather extravagant hut re-
ported iaVoPaoly because they did not have
tilhe 10 investigate the transaction Tho bi N
was passed by vote Of l3 to H.
IN me brevity of the statement. IT, upintep-
uoha!ly presume, fails to give either Inc
meaning or Intention Of nv remarks and
seems thereby to do injustice TO the claimant
wne IN my Judgment is entirely al owe sus-
Plcloh. l. by no means intended to convey
Vne ldea above expressed 1 stated substap-
Ilal that when the hill came before the Com
nittee II was thought TO be large sum for
the single article of blanks alone: bur upon
inquiry the Committee found that n large
number OF sail blanks had been procured
ana that extraordinary character of the pn.
per ana The work required to be done thereon
very high price for the same
ana that while the Committee had NOT rn,Js a
inmate examination Of the claim. thew deem
ed me above facts sufficient to rec0muenI
Ius passage desire to state further thnt
nave since ascertained that the amount was
unusually small for the work.
A. H. LoN0fNo
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

A JACKSON correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat writing in the
interest of some other Presidential aspiA
rant, Sherman probably. arraigns Mr..
Blaine for having as Speaker of the
House on a certain memorable occasion
conspired with Mr.. Randall, the leader
of the Democratic minority, to defeat
an infamous measure known as the
Force Bill" which had been devised,
(under the plea of protecting the colored
race in the enjoyment of their political
privileges to keep the South under the
Radical yoke. 1t was intended to
hedge with sort of divinity the rotten
carpet-bag State administrations by what
was called penalties for the invasion of
State to overthrow its government
TO continue certain political offenses
againt the ''powers that be, as murder
with punishment proportionate to the
crime presumed and to try accused par
ties before United States courts, instead
Of State tribunals with jury of the
vicinage-to authorize the President at
his own discretion to suspend the privi-
lege of Habeas Corpus in Mississippi,
Louisiana, Arkansas, and other States
against which the bill was especially
aimed: and to do other things of like
anormity in the name of free govern
ment. If Mr.. Blaine did as is here al /
legged, he deserves the praise of all pa
-riots for his conduct but it must be
that since that time, he
mas made ample amends to the party of
hate and prescription and
hat judged by his later deeds, there is
40 more violent and embittered foe of
he Southern people-no more ready
nd INSCRIPTIONS and wrongful accuser
no more petulent and persistent sec
ional agitator, than James q. Blaine.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
The HUMPHREYS = eoad Bill.

This measure. fixing railway freights
and fares. passed both Houses BY very
large majorities. Unfortunately, itwas
not taken up in the House after it pass
ed the Senate, until the last hours of
the session, and though it passed the
former body, it finally failed in eonse-
quence of a slight difference between
the two Houses as to details when it
was too late to adjust it. The fact new
ertheless remains that there was a de-
cided Legislative expression in its IA
vor, which will, at no distant day, crys-
talize into law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Governor J. M. Stone.
Macon Beacon.7

Macon Beacon
1t is a real pleasure to bear testimony to
the fact that our most excellent Governor is
steadily gaining in the confidence and eS-
TEEN of the people of the State. of every
color, class and grade. In addition TO his
well known sterling integrity, rigid impair
tiality, dignity and high sense of honor he
has gradually developed intellectual quail
ties OF the highest order and eqal to those of
the leading men of our State. His State
papers and published thoughts and opinions
of every kind, will compare favorably with
those of any governor we have ever had.
There is plain, practical force about them,
clear reasoning, and unvarnished vigor,
that Is not often observed in the days of GU
bernatorial clap-trap and sham
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Report of the Mississippi River Com
mission.

The gist of the report is that the wa
tiers of the river should be concentrated.
They condemn the outlet system. The
plan recon mended is to build up new
banks and to develop new shore lines,
and to contract the width between the
low water lines to three thousand feet.
By this plan it is believed that the river
will scour out the shoals and bars and
give ten feet to the entire channel below
Cairo for the whole year. For the pres
ent fiscal year the commission recommend
that their plan be tried upon two hun
dred miles of the river, embracing New
Madrid, Plum Point, Memphis, Helena,
Choctaw Bend and Lake Providence.
1t is estimated that these improvements
will cost over four millions, and it is now
left for Congress to make the appropri-
alton so that the work may be compile
ted without delay.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Gov. Seymour.

General Ewing, of Ohio, in the course
of recent interview upon the Presiden1
tial outlook, said: ''If Mr.. Thurman
be candidate before the Convention
no doubt the Ohio delegation will give
him hearty and united support, and
stand by him while he has a show of
Aside from Mr. Thurman our
delegation would seek some man who
could unite the party east without split
ting the west-that is, dropping State
pride, we would seek to overthrow the
party by such a nomination,
if possible, as that of Mr.. Seymour"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Our Reporter,

The reports of Legislative proceed
ings which have appeared in the DAILY
CLARION, have been very generally
commended for their fullness and i'm
partiality. Every measure introduced
has been noted, and on the more impor-
tant questions the votes have been pub
lished. These reports were prepared
chiefly by Mr.. Willie S. Power, son of
our associate, who has thus furnished
the very best evidence of his fidelity
and skill as a reporter.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Hon. j. Nee. Martin OF claiborne.

WE have a man in the Legislature that /
do not remember to have heard of until
mrt him here, and shall always be happy
to have made his acquaintance. He can do
more work and do it better than any of us,
and mean no discredit to any one when |
say this. He will be one of Mississippi's
greatest men,-mark what l tell you-and
that man is }. Nee. Martin, of Claiborne.
This is what Hon. r. p. Walker of
Lauderdale writes to the Meridian Mer-
curry. The columns of the CLARION have
attested the justice of the tribute to Mr.
Martin. We may add that Claiborne
county was fortunate in her Represent
atives. Capt. Lewis, the colleague of
Mr.. Martin, is useful member. He is
a skilled legislator, ready debater, and
master of parliamentary law.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Pearl River Navigation-Prospe of
Liberal Appropriation
LETTER FROM HON. G. F. HooKrp

WAsHINGToNr ID. c. March 5. 1880
Messrs. Leslie, Byrd. Ford, Lewis and otber
gentlemen representing counties bordering
on Pearl River; *
GENTLEMEN Your communication re
celyed this day, and contents noted In
reply will say that a bill for the imnroye-
ment Of Pearl River south of jackson ,go,
introduced by myselfsome three weels sincs
II aPProPriates $4,000 for that purpose
ana al nope TO ho able to call your attention
to its passage at an early day. toot 49,
liberty Of having your communicate ro
ierred to the committee on commerce. which
committee has charge of apnronris-
lions for rivers and harbors H6ninc -
report early and favorable action ON The biII
remain your obedient servant
CHAs. f. HOOKFR
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10


HERE was caucus Of the Democratic
members OF the Legislature, held in jackson
t Tue other day, to consider matters touching
tne coming campaign. Was Peter Mitchell
In itT Were the other, what's their names
ana what you call ems in it? win the
1 y please enlighten ms Port Gibson
Peter wasn't in it. Wasn't expected.
Nor was Lem Moore, the other Repub-
lean who after initiation and par
tlclpation in the first caucus, "iump-
ed the nomination, Craytin had not en-
rolled himself Grant man who, a.
last caucus was held, but having decIar-
cd his intention to violate his pledge to
support the Democratic nominees Gin
future we presume the party will not
consider him fit member Of Democrat
ic caucuses in future"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

HE California Legislature has passed
and the Governor has signed bill pro-
viding for the enforcement of that
clause of the new State Constitution
which torbids the employment of Chi
nese labor by corporations organized and
doing business under the laws of the
State. The bill was promptly signed
by the Governor. 1t Furnishes with a
fine of 500 to 1000 or Imprisonment
for 80 to 800 days, or both, any Direc-
tor Of any present or future corporation
organized under California law that
shall "employ in any manner or ca
pacIty upon any work or business of
such corporation any Chinese or Mon
golian." A second offense is punisha-
bic by fine of from $500 to $4,000, or
250 days to two years in prison, or both.
The charter of the corporation may also
be annuled. Now, would be good
time for the States in need of labor to
supply themselves with Chinese labor.
It's cheapness has caused the opposition
to it in California among the other
working classes. The Chinese take no
part in politics; but. devote them
selves exclusively to the work they un-
dertake TO perform Onnumerous sugar
and cotton plantations in Louisiana
they have been ascertained to be adapti-
bic and useful.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters,
Association.

We learn that the annual meeting If tho
Mississippi Valley Cotton Planters a ssocia-
ton will take place at Vicksbnrp earlv in
May the exact date of which we will givs
in due season. In addition to the rey5Ior
membership, which is already very Isrge
and influential, several thousand invitatio6s
VIII be issued to planters and business men
IN the State of Louisiana, Mississippi
Arkansas and Tennessee, to be present
ares Will De reduced one-half by all the
use Of to place the Association in active
working order in the various counties ana
parishes The citizens Of Vicksburo viii
doubtless prepare adequate entertainment
for this important meeting, which can but
be productive of the most benefcent re-
sults.-N. 0. Times.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Hon. j. R. Chalmers-The Monev
Question.
Kinds County Gazette.

Kinds County Gazette.
Hon. J. r. Chalmers, the Representative
In Congress from the river district, this
State, writes a very sensible, practical and
patriotic letter to the CLARION, under date
of the 18th of February. Mr.. Chalmers is
emlnently representative man, and posi-
bly, has as clear conception of the wants
and necessities of the people of Mississippi
and their views on all important questions,
as any man in the State In this letter re-
ferred to, he argues very convincinglv that
the paper money of the country should be
furnished by the Government and not bv
individuals, nor State, nor National bank
ing corporations. Such is not only is his ar
gument, but he brings to the support of his
position an array Of Democratic authority
which cannot be called in question or set
aside.
HIS BILL FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE COL
ORED RACE
Mississippi is terribly abused State, but
she IS doing as far as in her lies, and more
than many Northern States, in proportion
to her resources, TO secure the blessings of
for all her people. Gen Chal-
mers has introduced a bill to devote the
proceeds of all unclaimed bounties and nav
OF colored soldiers to the education of the
colored people. Gen Chalmers be it OBJ
served, is one of those "red-h handed rebels,
whom the Northern papers describe as
siaughterlng negroes" for pastime. Gen
Chalmers comes from large negro district {
N Mississippi, and gets the negro vote $
Every time. He, like other Southern repre-
entative men, believes in giving the negro
very facility to make himself an intelli-
,ent voter
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
The Vertest Moonshine.
Yazoo City Herald. I

Yazoo City Herald
The assertion of the Vicksburg Herald
that Judge George did not endorse the
4azoo affair and will not-is the yeriest
moonshine. No paper has a right to saw
that-for the reason that he has made no
sign to indicate that he differs with Major
Barksdale upon that continent, widemoot-
ed subject. He was not elected because he
was deemed more conservative than his
oPponents-he was elected, as leading paper
IN the State has well said, ''on his own mer-
Its as Democrat, who had rendered the
State signal service in Kidding it of alien
rule and corrupt administration. and az a
wise and patriotic statesman, thoroughly
lmbued with love for the people, and ca
Paclty to serve them in any sphere of public
duty" His record is not different from
that either of Col. Singleton, a man without
fear and without reproach.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
ealbreath Got his MAJ

st Louis Globe Democrat
John a. Galbreath, a Special Aoe,t ~
tne Fost Office Department, arrived ~ t Iol
CITY Yesterday, with a mail robber no,onJ
w. =. Little young man of abont t" o,,l,,t,
years who is wanted in Mississipni 70 sr,',l-
,oI certain crimes committed there Tittia
f Sas Younger I IN Moore's store and Post az
ME- AZ alnut. TipPah County, Miss. and
loi n1T oPPortunIty offered was wont to pur-
about $40 in this way, ana $500 rmay WIN
reaching Moscow ILL.,, where he was arrelt 5i
OI monday. The Special Agent and Iis
prisoner left, last night, for Oxford. Miss '''
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

AMONG other things seized by the
Federals when they occupied Richmond
was the private as well as the official
correspondence of President Davis. 1t
is in the archives of the government,
bnt the custodians thereof have not
SCRUBBED to deliver it to the penny-liners
of the Northern press for the gratifca-
ton of a morbid curiosity. From this
we have published
elsewhere an extract containing some
historical "reminiscences of the
battle of Buena Vista and the part per-
formed by the 1st Mississippi Rifles.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

WITHIN the short space of two
months the Legislature has performed
prodigious amount of work We will
venture 10 say that no similar body has
ever assembled in the walls of the Cap
itol that Gas performed more labor with
in the same space of time, and has done
it with an eye more intently directed to
the public veal. It has deserved the
plaudits of the people, and we shall be
disappointed if they are not welcomed
with the accustomed sweH dones with
which the principal is accustomed to
greet the agent who has executed his
trust with fidelity.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Capt. John A Miller OF the Tupelo
Journal

Capt. Miller of the Tupelo Journal is
one of the best writer's connected with
the press. What he writes is expressed
in the choicest English, and the most
pointed and direct manner. He comes
of staunch democratic stock, and is
worthyof his lineage. This much by way
of introducing the following;
Chickasaw Messenger
OF course we paid our respects to the Jour
nal and its able editor, whom we found busy
at his case. Bro. Miller is genius. He is
not only versatile writer, bur q frst-class
compositor, and herein he has greatly the
advantage of most of the profession. No ty-
geographical mistakes in his editorials, for he
writes his own articles and then puts them
In type himself Long may he and his pa
per flourish.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
THE New ERA is the appropriate

The New ERA is the appropriate
title of a news journal just started at
Natchez, by Mr.. Henry c. Mcneil,
publisher, and our old friend Col. John
5. Holt, editor. The latter brings his
varied knowledge and his ready and
experienced pen to his task. The
paper, for the present, will be publish
ed weekly, but as Natchez increases in
population under the impulse of her
new railroad and manufacturing enter
prises, it will doubtless develop into a
first-class daily.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Lieut.-Gov. Sims and Speaker Johns

When the two Houses adjourn, con-
formally to custom, each House will
pass a resolution complimentary to its
presiding officer for the able and i'm
partial manner with which he has dis
charged the duties of his office In the
case OF the presiding officers of the
Senate and House such resolution will
not be mere formal ceremony. 1t
will be an expression of the real feeling
of the members. There can be no
dissent from the opinion that Lieut..
Governor Sims and Speaker Johns
have ruled impartially; that they have
conducted business with despatch, and
no encomiums for their faithful perform.
ance can excel their merits.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

WHEN the Legislature convened
few thought it possible that the Code
prepared by Judge Campbell could be
properly considered during an ordinary
session of the Legislature. But the
Legislature that has just closed its
labors was equal to this, and to a vast
amount of other important work. To
Col. r. o. Reynolds, Chairman of the
Joint Code Committee, and to Gen. w.
). Featherston, Chairman of the Code
Committee on the part of the House.
great praise is due for the industry and
skill which both exhibited in pushing
the work to completion. Their extra
ordinary labors were recognized in a
very suitable manner in the testimo-
mails of their colleagues, during the clos
ing hours of the session, elsewhere free
ly noted
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10

The St. Louis Republican thinks that
as Mississippi loses about sc, 900, 900 a
year by the ravages of the cotton worm.
the wisdom of employing State ento-
mologist for discovering and making
known a method for its destruction, as
proposed by the bill of Hon. Moses
jackson, sis at once apparent" The
bill contemplated the expenditure of
$4,000 year. 1t was defeated from
considerations of economy; but will
come up again in some future Legisla-
ture when its necessity and utility shall
have been more clearly shown by ex-
perience.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Confrmations bv a. -.

WASHINGTON, March G III c..o....-
frmedlthe nomination or CbarlnsC PIe coli-
son, ofTexas, to be Consul at Pc 5i S
Caima Iader }. Pride, to be SUPERVISE If Cen,
sus Tor the first District, Henry Hammond
second re District, and Joseph l.. Breeden
I nnlr9 District of South Carolina James n
M W Collector of Customs at Yor-toyyn
1 y a., and rejected the nomination of Samnei
4 thompson, as Supervisor Of Census for the
i Be- district of Alabama, and George M.
BUCHANAN for the first District Of AIississipni
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
The Hog Crops.

1t is now estimated that the hog crop of
1879 was about 1000, 900 hogs short Count
ing these at 200 pounds each, making 2OO,-
900, 900 pounds, which will be felt sooner or
later, when ceases the profitable employ
ment given to laborers ofall kinds who eat
pork, and who can easier pay for it this
year than formerly. And SO soon as the
crop passes from farmers hands, we look for
a large advance, making princely fortunes
for those having large stocks on hand,
CThis means that cotton producers
who don't raise their own meat will be
to pay high prices the pres
ent season.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
Correction.

On our first page in the House Geg-
islative) proceedings Of Tuesday End,
by misprint, the name of Mr.. Cowan il
used for that of Mr.. Carroll of 0ktibbe-
ha. as the author Of the motion to strike
from the revenue bill the clause impOs-
ing j privilege tx Of ten dollars ON.
physicians. r. was Mr. Carroll who
made She motion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-10
The 9Th District.

The Natchez Democrat, alluding to a
report that Gen. W. T. Martin will con-
test the nomination for Congress in the
9th District with Gen. Chalmers, saws
that Gen. Martins name twas used with
out his authority, and that he is not only
an aspirant for the nomination, but that
he could not except it if rendered to
hin,