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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
Agricultural and Mechanical College.

The expectations of the friends OF the
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
at Starkyille, were more than realized in the
opening of the institution last week. Ex-
cept from a communication with Col T. c.
DOckery, one OF the trustees, we have no de-
tails Of the opening ceremonies. The trus-
tees were all present, and one hundred and
fifty-two boys answered to the first roll call,
and applicants for admission are registered
far in excess of the present capacity of the
College. The Faculty include Gen. Stephen
ID. Lee, DIR. Roudebush, and a capable corps
of assistants all enthusiastic, and ready for
hard and thorough work Until the dormi-
tory building is completed, which will be in
about six weeks, the boys will board in
Starkville, distance of two miles, and the
railroad track is to be planked for their
benefit while taking this exercise The
people of Starkville have opened their
homes to the boys, at trhing cost for
board, until the College boarding house is
ready. The discipline is to be military, and
a lieutenant OF the United States army has
been assigned to duty at the College
uniform suit costs about $1,000, the cloth
being manufactured at the Mississippi Mills
at Wesson. 1t will be required of each stu
dent to work three hours per day on the
farm, ior which they will receive full credi
on expense account. The military drill will
be three hours per week. In the dormitory
building there are to be one hundred sleep
ing rooms, each l4x14, two boys to room.
The lower floor of the building will contain
the dining room, reception rooms, parlors,
etc, Altogether, the College has made
splendid beginning, and it has, what is bet,
ter than cash endowment, the confidence
and good will of the people OF the State
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of the A. and M. College

On Wednesday the 9th inst, large and
interested crowd of citizens and students
assembled in the hall of the main college
building to witness the formal opening of
the institution. The main feature of the
exercises was the admirable and appropriate
address of Gen. Stephen d. Lee. On
Wednesday LAG students reported them
selves at the college office. Every train
has brought them since, and they will con-
tinue to arrive for some days to come; so
we may state that the :. and 1I. College of
the State was inaugurated with an attend-
ance of something over 200 students
Starkyille Times.
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Prosperity of ooIored People IN Georgia.

Tue "carpet-bag" Legislature Of Georoia
TOOK from the treasury Of that impoverished
otaIe SZ+Z, O2f belonging to the school fund
applying the money to their own purposes,
NgVefIheless the educational interests Of the
successfully looked after. In 1873. In the
public school enrolment, there were 10 77S
colored pupils; in 1874 1894 in 1875
5o,3oS in 1876, 1897 in 1877. 60 930
The colored people have now Universitv
OF their own in Atlanta, which receives
precisely the same State aid as that given
to the old University Of the State. By the
Gomptrollers report Of 1879 it appears that
the coiored people own 541, 1919 acres of land.
which is equal to six and one-t.ntb acres
per poll. This is an increase in holdings Nv
colored people from 33S, 769 acres in 1874
and shows rapid growth in their wealth
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Well Done.

Our excellent State Executive, Gov.
Stone, has, with other Southern Gov
ernors, backed up Gen. Hancock in the
position he has taken on the Southern
claims question, by endorsing the fol-
lowing paper
''The undersigned cordially agree with the
Democratic candidate for President that
no legislation providing for consideration
or payment Of claims of any kind, for losses
or damages by persons who were in rebel
heather pardoRed or not, Opght 70 be
lion, ~, e elected to the Rresi-
approved by hlm
deney."
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S~~@
The Census.

GENERAL WALKER, the Superintend-
cnt Of the Census, has transmitted the
report of his Investigations of the South
Carolina census to the Secretary of the
Interior The Purport of it sustains the
census of 1880, and claims that the
enumeration of 1870 was short about
100, 900 names.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

REV. DIR. FOWLER, the political
preacher, through whom Gen. Grant
delivered his TRADE against Gen. Han
cock, was one of the "faterhal messen-
gers" from the the North at the Gener-
al Conference of the Southern Method
lists, in Louisville, Kentucky, a few
years ago. At the Northern Method
lists Conference afterwards, he was a
candidate for Bishop and was defeated.
Subsequently he was displaced from
the editorship of the leading Northern
Methodist paper in New York These
defeats have made him as blind as an
adder, and turned his ''fraternal feel
ing into gall and NORWOOD. But he
is biting the wrong people.
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Another Warming.
Ripley Advertiser

Ripley Advertised
We learn that Mr.. William Pitner, of
Tiplersville, thirteen miles north of this
place, gave his little boy, six months old,
sulphate of morphine instead of snlphate of
quinine. for chills. He discovered the un-
fortunate mistake just after administering
the deadly dose, but too late to save the
child Too much care cannot he exercised
in giving medicine.
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Another Campaign lie Exploded.

The Washington Post says that the
report which has been made by the spe
oial agents dispatched by the Census bu-
reau to investigate the Irregularities al
legged TO exist III the returns Of the
Southern supervisors develops the fact
that the census Of 1880 is correct. That
was entirely wrong. The cen
- -'iehted their worry,
and for ten years the South -.
cheated Of her rightful presentation
in Congress and in the Electoral College.
The following was despatched from
Washington on the 1lth
Secretary Schurz this afternoon made
public the report of Superintendent Walker
of the Census bureau on the alleged frauds
in South Carolina. The General gives his
reasons for believing the census of 1870 in
correct, attributing it mainly to the defects
of the law under which it was taken, til at
of 1850, and adds that the investi CATION in
stituted places it beyond doubt, first that
the census of 1870 was grossly defective,
and second, that the census of 1880 was
substantially taken.
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Hancock County Committee.

A meeting of the Democratic Conserva-
tive Executive Committee of Kinds county,
Will be held at the court house in Raymond
on Monday, the 18th day of October, 1880.
Every member is requested to attend, and
brief letters from the officers of Hancock
Clubs will receive due attention.
GEO. w. HARPER, President.
II. PEYToN, Secretary.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The cotton factories of Georgia and
South Carolina are paying from II to %
per cent, leading far ahead of those of
New England in the profits they return
to their owners. The profits of the
Wesson mills, in Mississippi, exceed
those of the capital invested in any
other enterprises by their owners.
These examples show what can be ac-
complished by manufacturing in the
South.
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The Census of 1850.

By the census of 1870 the total popu-
lation of the United States and Terrific
ries was 80, 555.983. The increas e
within the ten years is II, 1896, 1871, being
within fraction of 80 per cent. This
Is scarcely up to the average rate of in
crease of the previous decennial periods
as the following table viii show:
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Republican Repudiating States.

COurIer-JOurna
The Republican organs are very much
enraged because Arkansas has refused to re-
pudiate her debt The Republican party is
such a pronounced repudiator of solemn
obligations that it is anxious for Democrat
lie acts of Reputation to occur. The Repub-
Ican party, it may be noticed, takes a
special pride In Minnesota. Republican re-
pudiating State, and in Massachusetts,, also
a Republican repudiating State, That par
ty began its career by acts Of reputation.
It has. as is we'll known, distinctly repu-
dated the Constitution, as well as Govern
uaent financial contracts.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
ChickasaW County.

The Democratic Club of Okolona
has appointed and set apart, Tuesday,
the 26th, as the day for mass
meeting and barbecue, and grand rally
generally. Of the Democracy Of Chicka-
saw county.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

THE u. S. Marshal of Louisiana has
signifed his purpose not to appoint any
election deputy marshals from the De
mocratic party. Certainly not The
laws authorizing the appointment of
deputies were passed in the interest of
the Republican party, and it would be
mortal offense for one of its henchmen
to violate their spirit and intent.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
The Late Hon. A. G. Brow n.

Terry E1HEefpEIse-J
Judge ]. T. George will soon deliver q
eulogy on the life Of Gov A. G. Brown.
The time and place Is to be determined up
on. For that purpose q meeting Of the
citizens Of Terry and vicinity i called at
the store of w. NJ. Bracey s. Co, tonight
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

HERE is copy of the form of ballot
prescribed by the Republicans in the
election laws Of Ohio, It is rs MUCH
like the Mississippi election law as one
black-eye pea is like another, but that
don't make us think better of it
SECTION 2949. All ballots shall be WI itten
on plain white paper or printed with black
ink, with space of not less than one-ffth
of an inch between each name, on plain,
white news printing paper, not more than
two and one-half, nor less than two and
three-eights inches wide, without any de
vice or mark by which one ticket may be
known from another, except the words at
the head Of the tickets, and it shall be un-
lawful for any person to print for distribu-
ton at the polls, or distribute to any cleo
tor, or vote any ballot printed or written
contrary to the provisions Hereof But this
section shall not be considered to prohibit
the erlsure, correction or insertion of any
name by pencil mark or with ink upon the
face of the printed ballot. =
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The number of prisoners At present
in the penitentiary Of Louisiana is 619 :
white males 50, black males BOO; white
females 2, black females s.. Mississip-
pi can beat that. Sheenforces her crimi-
nal law
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The falling offin the usual rate Of in
crease during the war period, from 1860
to 1870, i thus painfully apparent. The
aggregate increase even during that De
Rod was ,l12,662, but less than dur
ing the previous decenniaI period bv
1slSs, 784 These figures show the de-
structiveneas Of war On human life.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The Dollar of the Daddies takes its
Place at the Head of the Corner.
National Republican.
When New York brokers are found de-
posting gold in exchange for silver certff-
Gates we feel that the stone which the build
ers rejected has indeed become the head of
the corner.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
Gov. Stone.

Coy. Stone was prominent partici-
pant in the Inauguration ceremonies OF
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege. He has been steadfast friend
Of that great enterprise from it, incep-
ton to the prcSen thine.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
The Pearl River District Lumber Trade.

Handsboro Advertiser
The amount of lumber shipped from the
Pearl river district during the month of
September cleared through the custom
house was 1880, 1868 feet. The amount
shipped coastwise and not cleared through
the custom house was 1897 900 feet,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The shipment of grain to Europe and
South America, via New Orleans, has
received a new impetus by the recent
cooperation of Jay Gould. He is
having built large number OF river
barges for the carrying of grain from ST.
Louis down the Mississippi, and has let
the contracts for the construction of
three elevators at New Orleans.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

BY the correspondence printed on our
first page. between Hon. c. E. Hooker
and the Editor Of Cincinnati CONNER
cial. il will be seen that the latter has
made amends to Col. Hooker for pub
fishing the atrocious falsehood concern
ing him, which was fabricated by Il cor
respondent Of that journal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
Mississippi Fairs.

Rienzi Is now holding her fair; Me
ridian, October 18th to 23d 4; Aberdeen,
October 18th to 30th and Canton, DC
tober 28th to Both.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
New Orleans Cotton Market.
A Jones County Product.

Westville News
Mrs Jane and VIM. Ellzey Of Jones County
nave a son, born Dec 9th 1879. tbst weio5-
ca on the 9th inst, about so pounds sTd
measured 40 follows: Height q feet q ineIeg.
around waist, 2 feet, inches. around
enign III, around arm IOI The
cnild y well developed in every way,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
En-eo,erner Aleorn Heard From.

Brandon Republican,.
We are not at liberty to tell all we know.
or where we got our information, but we do
know that Ex-Governor Alcorn has not and
viii NOT take any part in the election Of
james Il. GARFIELD 70 the Presidency. and
that lie y tired or Republican rsscality.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

WE note that Gen. II. l.. Burkitt, o.
Clay county. Is in Illinois speaking for
the Democratic cause. Gen. Burkitt
j. thoroughly posted, and is explaining
satisfactorily why the South is solid for
the Democratic cause, and why, for
that matter, the North should be solid
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

~ All the actions Of mans life his
ll4EElage does least concern other people.
yet 81 alA tue actions Of our lives it IS most
meddleq with BY other people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

4 NORTHERN Republican paper has
been hunting up Mr.. English's record,
and says that she was the only one of
twelve Northern DEMOCRATS who voted
against tie expulsion of Brooks for
Gaming summer. and is the man who
offered to Kansas u large bride in public
lands as an inducement to admit slavery
into that State His warmest sympa-
thies were with the rebels all through
the war, aud he qqre them all the aid and
comfort he dared during its continuance
With such man in the Presidential
chair, the rebels will have gained all
they fought for Bully for English !
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

WE were mistaken in our inference
ihat tbs Iowa Leaders comments upon
Capt. Fred Bealls letter, were designed
as d genuine criticism by that journal.
The Leader is Democratic paper and
its comments were intended as a
sarcasm upon the style in which
the Republican press are in the habit
of dealing with whatever emanates
from the South If the Leader had
been before us, at the time, we would
have understood the scope and meaning
of its article. But no matter what was
intended. there was more pith and point
in the terse letter of Capt, Reall than Is
found in columns of ordinary political
reading.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

THOSE mysterious figures 500 have
reached this city. The Postofiice, the
doors of stores and offices, and the
fences and walls are decorated with it,.
We do not exactly understand what
they mean, but believe they are new
version Of the words which appeared at
a Babaloniap banquet, Meme Meme
Tekel Upharsjn" and which is now
translated g Money! Money. Tickled
The parson."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
FOR PRESID Mt,
GEN. w. S. HANCOCK,
OF PENNSYLVANIA
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
HON. VIM. H. ENGLISH,
OF INDIANA

AN interesting article descriptive
of the Mississippi Seashore region, will
be found on our first page.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

SENATOR BLAINE says that Grants
attack on Hancock was ! s'blunder :
1t was worse.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

THE publication Of the Rev. DR. c.
H. Fowler's recent interview with Gen.
Grant, in which the latter accuses
General Hancock Of having had the
Presidential bee in his bonnet ever
since 1864-of being ambitious and
crazy on the subject pandering to the
rebellious spirit of the South-as Com
mander of the 18th military district, and
of violating his obligations to his gov
ernment-is the sensation of the day.
The Independent press, such as
the New York Herald, are de-
n6uncing it as disgraceful to Gen.
Grant, who has stopped lower than
any man has ever done who has oc-
cupied the Presidential chair. The
worst for Gen Grant is, that in his
envy and blind rage he has committed
several mistatements, of which he will
be convicted before the public, and held
up as an object of pity and derision
with all fair-minded men. Gen. Han
cock is not hurt
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Lincoln County.

BY appointment Of the Executive
Committee of Lincom, there was an
enthusiastic Hancock and English de-
monstration at Brookhaven, oh the 9th
inst. The correspondent of the \. ..
Democrat gives glowing sketch Of the
affair, which will be found under the
head of g Campaign Notes
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

I4Ess than three more weeks for
work.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The election for city officials in Cor
NTH. few days ago, resulted in the
success of Judge Fitzpatrick, the Demo
cratic nominee for Mayor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

HARPER's WEEKLY for March 3, 1873,
had cartoon representing Garfield and
other Credit Nfobilier Congressman,
with the following placard above their
heads
sBisgraced ia the eyes of the public for
owning Credit Mobilier stock, which was in
- and intent fraud upon the Govern.
laos > Alzo Cor ,1~"eit and evasion"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

A son of old John Tyler, of Virginia
who has the impudence tn call himself
Southern Republicans trying to pass
himself off as a convert to Hancockism-
Exchange.
The truth is, he is not much of an
acquisition to either party. a degene-
rate son Of a worthy sire, political
d-beat, and tramp who is here to-day
and there tomorrow.
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To Be Remembered.

Resolutions adopted at recent mass
meeting of the Democracy, in New Or
leans, have recalled that when the mill
tary reconstruction act was before Con-
gress can act which It's chief supporter,
Thaddeus Stevens, declared to be, as it
was, outside of the constitution, Gen.
Garfield, in his place as a member of
the House of Representatives, February
-, 1867, in advocating it, said 1T Is
severe-it Is written with steel pen,
made of bayonet. All | ask is that
Congress shall place civil governments
before these people of the rebel States,
and Gordon Of bayonets behind them.
In the same year Gen. Hancock took
command Of Louisiana and Texas. He
declared that 1.-THE great principles OF
American liberty are still the lawful in
heri;ance of this people, and ever should
be. The right of trial by jury, the
habeaS corpus, the liberty of the press,
the freedom of speech, the natural rights
of persons and the rights of property
must be preserved.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

CoRS viii be II demand next season.
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Convinced of Their Error.

Last week two census experts from
Washington visited Clarke and Wayne
counties for the purpose of ascertaining
whether any frauds had been committed in
the enumeration, as both counties showed
an apparent increase OF population since
1870 fabout 100 per cent. They were soon
convinced Of the fact that the errors were in
the census of 1870 instead of the one just
taken, and that of 1880 is correct They
went back fully convinced that no frauds
had been committed.-Enterprise Courier.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-13

The foregoing il II specimen. 1t y
hardly necessary to say that 1t Is Il lie
ont of whole cloth
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-14
MAJOR II. B. STRAIT.

Had Major Strait been elected two
years ago, as he should have been,
the Republicans of this district
would not have been compelled to
hang their heads in shame at
the meek surrender by their pres
ent representative in Congress to
Southern rebels. He has ever been
faithful to the interests of his con-
stituents, and has been particularly
active when any measures were in
PRODUCED that would be Of advantage
to the loyal men who saved the Ma.
ton. His vote and influence were
always on the right side. Should
the next Congress be Republican, he
will lend his aid in driving rebel
soldiers from the Offices which Dem.
ocrats have given them as rewards
for their treason. Between Major
Strait and Henry Poehler no Rcpub-
lican should hesitate in deciding
whom he will support. Strait be.
lieves that the men who saved the
Nation should rule it. Whatever
Poehler's private opinions may be
they amount to nothing. He has
been powerless during his brief Off
cial life to resist the demands of tho
men who control the Democratic
party. He will do no more in the
future than he has done in the past
He has been tried, and the sentiment
of all true Republicans is that HI
has utterly failed as a Congressman
Let every Republican vote fo1
Major Strait. BY SO doing they viii
not only condemn the course of tn
most worthless lot of Congrcssmer
that ever assembled at Washington
but they will also aid in restoring
the Second Congressional District o
Minnesota to its place among tn
Northern Republican strongholds.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-10-14

Supervisor Davenport, Of New
York, is determined to do his utmost
to prevent fraudulent voting in that
city next November. He has in
structed his subordinatcs to seize
fraudulent naturalization papers, and
to prevent the holders of them from
registering. The persons who hold
the fraudulent papers are dangerous
and reckless fellows, and, acting on
the advice of the Tammany leaders,
lit is probable that they will resist
the seizure of the documents, and
that some strife will cnsuc. MIR.
Davenport will have the support of
the United States Government, and
the thugs will be brought to time.
In the meantime the action of the
Tammany leaders in advising resist
ance of the law should be brought
to the attention Of the United States
courts