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Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-09
A MEXICAN POMPE1I,

The City of Mexico correspondent Of
the New York World writes as follows.
under date of Sept. 4, of the finding of a
buried Aztec city:
"At length Messrs. Lorillard and
Charnay have ilnmortalizcd themselves.
Charnay has discovered what he very
properly terms the Indian Or Mexican
pompeii,' city buried for at least 1000
years.
"In my last mentioned the discovery
of villa near TuIIa. That house has
now been partly uncovered, and found
to contain twenty-five rooms, fifteen
staircascs, and twelve corridors. Attach
ed to it are two cisterns, with clay pipe,
which were used to convey water to the
different apartments. Some Of the house.
hold utensils are of coarse clay, a few
porcelain and one article of glass. Re-
member, Tullan, the capital Of the To2tic
Empire covered not only the site of the
present town of Tulla, but the spot
where Mr.. Chamay discovered the villa;
and now he is mearthiny near the for
mer building large palace. Perhaps
during these excations he may find his
tOrical dato that will clear up all mys
terry with regard to the origin of the first
inhabitants of the Western Continent.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-09

"On the 2Sth ult. Mr. Charnay an
nounced to LIE Trait dc Union, of this
city, merely the discovery of a palace,
but made no allusion to any architectu-
raj peculiarties. We have, however,
heard that the ruins recently unearthed
are NOSE distinctly Asiatic in style than
any Toltec remains now known. In the
course Of few days we shall receive
further particulars.
"Mr. Charnay also had the good for
tune to find the bones Of some gigantic
animals. These remains are now en-
route to this capital"
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-09

N. 0. States: How desperate is the
Republican party! 1t claims to be debt
paying party, and allies itself in Virginia
with the regulators OF an honest States
debt. 1t claims to be the party of
resumption and hard money, and in AL
ALBANIA it supported the desperate course
Of the crazy Greenbackers. 1t processes
to be "Nation," and yet it relies for such
solely upon indaming the most fierce and
bitter spirit ofsectionalism. The people
have lost faith in this party Of fraud,
hypocrisy and corruption, and will put
an end to it's prot gate reign in No
yember.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Taxing Tea and Coffee.


The Public, a decided Republican
paper in New York, mentions some
facts touching the action Of parties in
Congress in reforming the tariff, that it
would be well to remember. 1t states
that the bill which finally passed, abol-
ishing the duties on tea and coffee, was
introduced by Mr.. Randall, the Demo-
cratic leader, who was afterwards elect
ed Speaker And it gives this addition
al light:
In the House. when the yeas and nays were
taken on the motion TO instruct the committee
to report the bill, ifty-one Democrats voted
for the motion, and only fourteen against II
In the Senate, when the final vote vas taken
-, - bill itself, eight Democrats voted aye
and onl = four voted no. Among the consplcu-
IN. Democrats who voted for this trick were
Mr. Randall, now speaker Mr.. Wood, now
chairman If the Committee on ways ana
Means: Mr.. VOORHEES,, since promoter 70 me
senate: and Messrs Holman, Lldridge,
NibIack who were recognized a. leader OF the
party on financial questions. The course OF
the financial leaders Of the Republican party
il also worth noticing. Mr. SHERMAN then
the leader of his party in the Senate, and now
Score airy of the Treasury, voted against the
bill as did Mr.. Morrill, since financial leader
in the Senate. Mr.. Dawes, VINO was then
chairman of the Committee on Ways and
Means voted gainst the bill, as did Messrs
Hale, Hawle and fumes 4. Garfield, ''o'0 can
didate for FresideRh
SO it would appear that the people
are indebted to the Democrats for the
repeal OF the tax on those necessary
articles, tea and coffee and that James
| \. Garfield, the Republican candidate
for the Presidency, voted against the
measure. We have heretofore shown
that he voted against repeating the tax on
salt, another article of absolutely neces-
sary consumption and on paper, which
was the same as voting tax on school
/ books and education.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Reputation.

The cases of reputation by the
Northern States, cut no figure in the
average partisan Republican journals
of that section, but the \. Y Journal
of Commerce is more impartial in its
treatment of the subject. 1t does not
mince its words, but frankly declares
that Michigan, as well as Minnesota,
has been guilty of the most fragrant re-
pudiatinn of just Indebtedness. 1t says
'"that one of the worst eases of repudi-
atom is in Michigan. The counties
borrowed money for public improve
ments, and these were very profitable,
but some fellow raised the question that
the State Constitution did not allow the
Legislature to pass the permissiye act.
The highest Michigan court confirmed
this Limitation. The United States
courts would not 90 back Of the State
court on such a question Two several
attempts were made to amend the Con
stitution so as to permit the counties to
pay their honest debts, and this has
been voted down each time, and the
creditors are cheated out Of their money.
1t is the most heartless and shameful
reputation on record, since there is no
pretence that the money was not prop
erly advanced and honestly expended
for the benefit Of the debtors, and they
are abundantly able to meet their obll-
CATION. 1t is cheating in its simplest
elements, and large amount Of hard
earned capital was thus wiped out with
out a shadow of excuse for it."
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The Mischief to Pay in Kansas.

The exodusters from the South are
making trouble in the Kansas Republi-
can camp. They claim $4,000 votes,
and in the Republican State Convention
insisted upon having a colofed man on
the ticket. The colored element united
on one Langston, of that race, for Lieu
teuant-Governor He was beaten by
his white opponent. Thereupon the
coloreds formed d separate organization
and have called a State Convention to
assert their rights" They say that
the Radical leaders in Kansas held out
great inducements to them, if they
would leave the land Of bond
age and come into the new Canaan :;
but in the way of getting office they
would have done better with the Demo-
Gratis in Mississippi, and Alabama, or
even South Carolina. They are hold
ing up Lem Moore and Peter Mitchell
and Creighton and other conspicuous
examples of what the Democrats in
their iberality have done for the
darkies in this benighted region, and
are haunting the Kansas men and
brethren for going back on them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
PIGMENT of state Witnesses.

The misrepresentation of Hon. Frank
C. McGee's action in the Legislature BY
writer in the Shubuta Messenger,
upon the above subject, has given thai
able and faithful member an opportuni-
ty to explain some facts in regard to
the changes in the law on the subject,
which will be of interest to the people
of the State generally:
EpIToR MEssESGER-Hy attention has been
called 10 a communication in last week !
Messenger in which the writer says that he
has been informed that law was enacted by
the Legislature at the last session which pro-
vides that State Witnesses shall receive no
pay for their attendance on Circuit Court in
cases where the criminal is convicted. until
the convict shall have worked out the costs.
That, | believe. is the substance of the article.
Ia reply will state that no such law was pro-
posed, and certainly not passed Under our
old Code no State witness could obtain an
allowance for their services until the final
termination of the case and, in cases of con-
viction, not until six months after the case
was disposed of. This | consider hardship
on witnesses. The State required their atten-
dance at court from term 10 term Sometimes
for years with no prospect for remuneration
until the case was tried, and frequently in the
changing of officers and the loss OF certificates
they failed TO get any pay at all.
Ii was my privilege to propose a substitute
for that old provision of the Code, which
completely obviates the difficulty. The sub
stitute, which readily adopted by the
Legislature and is a part of the new
Code, provides that State witnesses shat
draw their certificate for each term of court
they may attend and the first meeting of
the Board of Supervisors they will be allowed
Just as allowances to jurors are made. The
clerk keeps a record of the certificates, the
amount being taxed in the costs aud when
collected, paid into the county treasury. As
the Code does not go into effect until Noyem-
Der witnesses will not in this county receive
the benefit of this provision until our spring
court.
This, | think, is an Improvement on the old
law. 1t is certainly right for the State, if IT
T quires a mans services TO pay him prompt
ly for those services. Witnesses will be able
TO pay their expenses under this new order of
thugs, and will not be compelled TO sacrifice
their certificates.
l am truly yours,
FRANK C. MCGEE.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
State Rights and Local Self-Govern-
ment.

The Republican sensationalists stupid
ly insist that the Democratic party
is secession party, because it contends
for the right of the States to control
their domestic affairs according to their
own judgment, and protests against the
centralizing measures Of the Republican
party. These leaders who pretend to
be so terribly alarmed on the subject of
State rights and local self-government,
heye forgotten that in 1860 the Repub-
Hcan platform contained resolution as
follows, announcing precisely the same
doctrine that is new commended for by
the Democratic party:
A. That the maintenance inviolate of the
rights of the States, and especially the right
of each State to order and control its own do
nestle institutions according to its own judg-
ment exclusively, is essential to that balance
of power on which the perfection and endur-
ance of our political fabric depends.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Cotton Statistics.

At last accounts the visible supply
amounted to 1907, 1913 bales, against
1923, 501 bales last year.
Of this the total East India is 544,-
O41 bales the total American is 763,-
0S2. These figures indicate an increase
in the cotton in sight of 27S,622 bales
as compared with the same date 1879,
an increase of 167, 90S bales as COM
pared with the corresponding date Of
1873, and q decrease of 4O9, 677 bales
compared with 1877. The Otalreceipts
from the plantations since September
1, 1880, were 4,958, 500 bales in
1s7S-79 4, 457 ,284 bales; 1877-7S A.
279, 40 bales.
At last dates the price Of cotton in
Liverpool was 2 3-16d in 1879 6 Is
I'D in 1878 6 11-I6d in 1877 Cd.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The Fraudulent Administration.

The Hayes Administration is a thorough
HypOcrite The incarnation of sham pa
triotism, sham loyalty, sham culture, sham
morality, the Administration wants only
the audacity of the party, of which it is an
appendage, to be as corrupt in deed as it is
at heart. 1t came in by fraud. 1t has
sought to maintain itself by fraud. From
the Louisiana intrigue to the scandalOus
breakdown of its civil-service pretense, ii
has been the creature of the libertinism to
which it owes It's existence; alternately
trembling for fear of exposure and reward.
ing the rascals who have blaekmailed it by
threats of exposure.-Courier Journal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The Great Issue.

The chief issue in the approaching cleo
ton is the condemnation or the approval of
the Electoral Fraud of 1876. IF the MAORI
ty of the people wish to condemn that
Fraud, they will vote against the Republi-
can candidate: if the majority wish to
approve it, they will vote for him. Since
the death of Zach Chandler there is no one
alive who embodies, represents, and person
iies this Fraud more perfectly than James
A Garfeld-New York sun.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

The thirty thousand dollars appro-
priated for the cleaning out of Pearl
river, will be expended to good pur-
pose. The lower portion of the stream
has been awarded to Capt. Kimball, of
the seashore region and the upper
portion 10 Colonel j. s. Hamilton,
of jackson. 1t will require about
500, 900 to do the work thoroughly,
and we have every confidence that a
supplemental appropriation can be had.
For what has been done, credit is due
to our immediate representative, Col.
Hooker.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The Yazoo Ra1lroad

AT the Board of Trade meeting on Mon.
uay nign1' It was determined to refer ~ =
nlAss meeting of citizens the whole Question
OF railroad from Jackson to Yazoo C;t~.
ana Messrs W. H. Perkins, J. w Cqinn.n
@nu !. strauss were appointed to canvass tbe
city Tor stock subscriptions, in the intern,
ana report at that meeting. The mass meet
ng win De held at the City Hall. next Sat
uluay night, at 8 O'Clock. Let there be !
general attendance, and let the WIN. Ga
Wnereiores "a both sides of this imnorta -, !.
question be fully ventilated Oi van
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
SENATOR THURMAN.
INTRODUCES HON. C. E HOOKER TO
NORTHERN AUDIENCE, AND TELLS VII
THE SOUTH Is SOLID.

/ COLUMBUS O., September 3.-The Democ tat
&c meeting IN the capital square, tonight, was
very large and imp sing one The Hancock
and English Clubs from the various wards
| paraded the most prominent streets, amid ire
works and colored lights, and then marched
+ to the capital square, where the scene was 4
I very attractive one. a eight O'Clock the meet
/ Ing was called 10 order, with Senator A u
/ Thurman President Senator Thurman
was then introduced. Alter the cheering had
subsidized, he said:
FELLOW CIrIzENs-My first duty is to return
my thanks to your Committee for the honor OF
being allowed 10 preside over this great meet
ing Il Is, however, no part OF my fanctloh
tonight, To make n speech, as there are three
speakers who will address you and II would
be neither proper nor polite TO occupy time
whica has been allotted to them. StllI must
make d few brief remarks relative 10 the
somewhat singular sight which VIII be pre-
sent Ell Il your vision this evening. Tonight
YOU will be permitted to listen TO three BrIga-
der Generals, two of whom We're IN he
Union army while one of them, General
Hooker OF Mississippi, in the Con-
fedora e army, but who, at the end
of the war recognized that secession was pun
down forever, and one who determin ned thence
forth 10 support the stars and stripes, and VINO
has ALWAYS since been true man. 1hls sight
is M index OF what will prevail all over the
Unioa y hen Winfield Hancock Is elected Pres
idenI, and that Is one OF the greatest reasons
for the elevation of that great man TO the Presl-
deHcy. Oae OF the greatest dangers that mas
ever happened to land was the question
of sectianalism Washing referred to il in
a famous address. For fifteen years the he
pnbicaus have pointed TO the solid South and
said Behold sectionalism.' when, IN fact II
was the Republican leaders who by their
words and acts, made the South solid. They
do not desire 10 change this result for they
feel that If they make solid South, they
can make by this means solid North, and SO
perpetuate their power indefinitely ms
mas made many of the Northern men fairly
hate the Southern people, but this year this
sectonalism Is to be rebuked by the grace OF
God and the election of Hancock, when this
great and good takes his seat, and he
will take it If elected. lGreat cheers.l Then
you win see the last OF the biOody-shirt, and
obedience to the Constitution, Then you will
see one of the greatest nations that ever lived,
united one peOple-as brothers. If General
GARFIELD should be elected, it will be by the
votes of the North and he viii Of necessity be
the representative of but one section of our
country but Hancock votes will come from |
the North South, East and West and he will
take his place as the President of the whole, |
and not less than half of our people. Again
thank you sidcerely.
tt e meeting was then addressed by
General George w. Morgan, Col.
Hooker and General Robert Mitchell. |
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Immense Damage to the Cotton Crop.

The incessant rains have done meal
culable damage to the cotton crop. They
have extended over all the cotton belt,
and we do not exaggerate in.saying that
4he loss is TO be counted by the tens Of
thousands of bales. The weather is
still unsettled and there is no estimating
the extent of the destruction. A great
calamity has overtakep the planting
community, which involves every other
industrial avocation and every business
pursuit
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Silver Dollars.
Saws a Washington snecial .

Says Washington special:
The silver dollars that have been put out
during the last month or six weeks are going
directly into the hands of farmers, and will
most likely be kept in circulation or boarded
up. 1t is anticipated that a very large
amount of standard silver dollars will be
placed in circulation throughout agricultural
districts between this and the LIST of Decem-
Der. The orders that are daily received al
the Treasurer's Office now about equal the
daily coinage OF the different minis.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
source, is praise indee.

IN Boliver county, on the Bell place,
near Rosedale, a negro named Stanley,
met another negro, Shroud. Both own
ed dogs, which began to fight. Stanley
tried to separate the animals, when
Shroud ran out with pistol, threaten.
ing to Kill Stanley if he parted them,
Stanley said, ''you would not shoot q
frog" when Shroud emptied his pistol
into Stanley, and shrouded him etfectu-
ally
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The census of 1870 did not correctly
report the population of the South.

THERE is an increasing demand for
the standard silver dollar. During
the week ending August 81, there were
issued by the United States Mint on
transfer letters and orders drawn by the
Treasurer the United States, 1881 1874,
and for the week ending August 26,
1867 ,493. The total amount issued by
the minis for the corresponding weeks
in August, 1879, amounted to $443, 1864,
or 1855, 524 less than for same period
this year.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
woman's Rights.

The new code Of Mississippi to 90 into effect
November l, 1880, has cut up by the roots all
the ancient disabilities OF married women,
and they are now free and equal in every
respect to their us5ands.-Menphis Avail
anehe.
Our friend ought to have added-''so
far as property rights are concerned"
The Sta. has not yet furnished females
equal educational facilities.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

THE Garfield National Executive
Committee are sending by the tens OF
thousands the Radical version of Sena
tor Hampton's Staunton, Virginia,
speech, to fire the Northern heart and
mislead it as to the true issues of the
canvass. Our democratic champions
cannot be too cautious in the language
they employ in conducting the canvass.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
A New Railroad Enterprise.

The Noxubee County Improvement
Association has been formed to secur,
the building Of a road from Kosciusko
via Louisville, Macon, Memphis, Pick
ensville. Carrollton, to Tuscaloosa. \
mass meeting for the consideration o
the scheme is to be held ON the goth
when measures viii be taken to put the
ball in motion.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
The Clarion.

Newton Report
This most excellent and ever welcome WISH
tor to Office always comes freighted with
general news and political matter. 1t is not
only the staunch supporter of true democracy,
and the reliable guide to those who would I'M
derstand what are its ends and aims but it is
ever found to be the bold and outspoken ad-
vocate and friend of good morals.
Cor what is said by contemporary
we esteem so highly, of the members of
our firm personally, in addition to the
above, we desire to make our grateful
Acknowledgements. Praise from such
source, is praise indeed)
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Professor Tees Weather - s.,

rains o az threatening weather and bs.vr
18th to Ii 18th e st 0e s7 IL to 4th 10Th to ill.,
AZ may appear on the Gnlf tropI-
A'i Az, coast the l4th In that casa Os south
war ward Ih from ne Ohio valley q
eastward along the enast' Th p"s ssl north
s BIN are aoaut the 3D. 9th. lSth i9tS ua axe
The heavy rains in this sact;on
tween the 1st and 4th, show IN. 5s'
PROFESSOR knew what be was predsa4,.,s.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

Major Ben Green, chief State Engineer re-
turned YESTERDAY from New York We are
glad to state that Major Green, who IS one OF
pointed Chief Engineer of the New Orleans
Pacific, by the new management, and returns
to take immediate charge. He has instruc-
lions and will be furnished the means to build
and complete one hundred and forty miles OF
the road from or near Shreveport to Lecompte
in Rapides by August, 18sl.-N. o. States.
Maj. Green resigned his appointment
as State Engineer of Louisiana, to de-
vote his time as Chief Engineer of the
New Orleans Pacific
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

CAPT. a. S. LYDE will hereafter
conduct the Starkville Citizen jointly
with Col. NOrment. He is an able
writer, and with his practical knowledge
of planting, the avocation from which
all others draw their sustenance, he
will contribute largely to the interest OF
the paper, especially to the community
with which he is especially identified.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

WE are glad that Col Horn, of the
Mercury, has withdrawn his offer to sell
his paper. Under his able manage
ment, it has attained place in the
journalism of the State that it would
scarcely hold under any ether. We
would miss his frank and manly utter
ances-his robust and incisive English.
Long life and success to the Mercury,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

Tues far SOS, 189, $50 silver dollars
have been coined by the United States
minis since the passage of the remone-
tization act by Congress. In other
words, that much has been added to the
coin money Of the country and it is so
intrinsieally valuable that it would sur
vive the destruction Of the government
itself That's what the Democracy did
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08
Total
The ordinary expenditures in the last
e va ,-oa,.s undar Democratic control of
the appropriations are as follows


This shows a reduction Of $S9, 1922,
640.11 in the ordinary expenditures Of
the government in FIVE years since the
Democrats obtained control of the APP
priations. How will it be when the
Legislature and Executive departments
of the governments are both under
Democratic control
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

EDWARDS, the Greenback candi-
date for Governor of Tennessee, has
lost his voice, and is compelled to aban,
don the field. The fact is, he had no
cause. The Democratic party is able
and willing to do all that is needed for
the finances of the country.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

THE commissions of Horace Maynard
as acknowledgement, and Gen. Long
street as Minister to Turkey, have been
signed. Erring Brother Key steps from
the Postofice Department to q Judge
ship in the federal court.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-09-08

The Republicans in Georgia are sup
porting Gov. Colquitt and it is proba-
bic that their votes will turn the scale
in his favor in his contest with Mr..
Norwood, the anti-ring Democrats.