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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
Take This Lesson.
WARSIEG To YOUNG LADIES WHO WOULD
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LEAP YEAR
Raltimore Amerlcan.l

J.
TAKE ADvAe.TAGE OF LEAP YEAR
Baltimore American.
She SAT all dsv l,nr. with an exractar.
Ia.L an bar sac. H, La,55. las, i.}Ir j., 10
Ian and -,-5 $50, ,,--,,-l4 - 20. ,s,-l,,,
- II - 80. a..-[-,l - -
80 i.ri - "a a-.'-
hs1n l-1ry and CAV br,t the M ,n,i-
i-aed and f.dej Ike a rir,. violet a. h.
Lour. rolled on until a.. the -un fsdeo
down behind the western cable of the West
. Baltimore Roller Skatiue, Rink the sweet
I ness IF tb. smile turreI from, early straw
barrfe. and cr..ar1 tn fa-r summers curur,1.
4 ber rfrkl4- -b- v,as cro-. ana irritable
and fl was a GOOD thing that IL oas I.epf
for not one IIar-el passed those ,arched
drv lIp. Tho "Gad' of Love p but moi III
r...arI -t,rt.5 ont rs.terd,y f.r II va. hi.
.aI-5gy l,yaarIy cl,5 f., a,,i.la,a,is ,,.1-1,..l
~ the consistency 81 snow with a tin,, how
and arraqg-ua5z after The model Of the
Hartford archcr--dangIing over his flesh
csl1r-d turfc. this naughty little boy felt
ike = morning star. His letter bau
+ crammed To it. utmost. swung lightly over
his shoulder-su6re lightly than the average
letter carriers Cuuid'- letter were taft -
uuIIe5 until il was Too thin almost even 10
+ Calm the name Of "tafrr e,cepr thai
every one who was fortunate enough TO re-
GIVE a missile from ms bow. said 1T was
too sweet Tor ANYTHING"
An save the unfortunate spakeu of a.
...I,s,t in the be.riuuinp \yhv the va. mn.
hap,,y was tItI-Iy. II was loan wear She
loved Iuadiy, but two well. Claude,
Claude. whv ha. thou forsaken me ~ wa.
t1e mao r2ying Of that turbulent BRAIN
whose exterior has been described Mar
gafita kebecca had saved from the Ioytul
Christmas tide uutl the festive tissue and
t!Lsei paper season all her pln-money
claude was backward IN ms declaration OF
love. slowly as the wheels OF time turned
IA their crank OF hours, on December 81,
MargarlJa Rebecc3 sat waiting until Janu-
airy, 1850, would throw OF the bonds that
bound her rs rs a female, ana make her
free TO ask the hand OF any one. 1t was
leap year haTgdrlta Il. was man IN loves
world. linus 1t was that She saved her
I''Ilss 70 pop me 4ugS'.o III I'il9 uelLo.'t
NiIe', INC N'E - Dgi o''u'e' -A't Ile
"lo ii''9 i7't5'- t"9 S'',i'roiy o'ole9 III t"'9
o''E MY eaiii9' ne.p '.'o ieHleIl'oeI "
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u .i' - ~
49,, 60 r. - ..,,I ~, -,
7 IL -
i'Hc9 NPoi '4' tJ""''' r., - i'I"Si 'ii-''I
Ie'b Ii'9 il'i19 lt"IiI'. me IG 'eiISH dHAlt.y
10 select one; anu me one Couid not nut htlP
be noticed. She would STAY for a while and
then dart oil. Inquiry of the stoorkeeper
would BRING torth The reply That that was
va 57 "a az "a - Ne-9ItA
maiden, searching Ike tht llehlocrdlic party
Tor candidate 10 carry their last nope To
victory. 1t is needless TO say she. like the
marty could NOT find one at least To win as
Ia, .,,l,,,aT sb,,vz II ,.os I,at FriIa,- tbo+
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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

THEGolden Rule seems to think that
it requires special tact or grace to man.
age a prayer-meeting- 1t says multi
tudes of prayer-meetings are strangled
because the minister occupies so much
time that the people have none left
or he squeezes the topic until it is dry.
His brethren have no chance, the time
and the topic are all taken from them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

A young man may know that his girl
is in need of a toothbrush, and yet if he
gives her one she'll take it as an insult,
but let him give her bouquet that will
wither in few hours, and she'll think
he's just too nice for anything. But
that fellow will marry that girl because
he wants practical wife.-Boston Post.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

In the honeymoon. Slightly ennaye,l
husband; Eyes, Of course | love YOU.
| adore you as much as ever, but if a
fellow is obliged to repeat that assur-
ance every five minutes, he would be
reduced to idiocy al the end Of the
month" Sarcastic bride: Especial
ly if he began the month by being one y
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07
Professional Women in France.

The Gazette des Femmes has obtained
some interesting statistics as to the number
OF women in France who have entered the
artistic and literary professions. The lady
writers are given at 100, of whor. 100 are
known 10 be authoresses &c novels or tales
for the young, ZDV poetesses, aud $50 com
pliers OF educational works. Two-thirds of
these ladies' were born in tho provinces,
and the majority in Brittany, Normandy
and the south of France. The female
artists are more numerous than the writers,
and embrace 2l50 painters who have ex-
hioited in the Salon. The remainder are
thus grouped: Modellers in wax, 754
painters in oil, 602; miniature painters,
1913; sculptors, l07 painters Of fans and
in chalks. s94.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

Some people are bound 10 make blum
ders. The story Is told that at a Ger
man watering place, ct the close Of the
season, when the money box affixed to
the wal! outside the Kursaal By the To-
cal benevolent society was opened, it
was found void of money, but full Of the
letters Of an American visitor to his
family at home.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

The Jewish Messenger evidently intends
to convey gentle hint to somebody in the
following sentence: g Just as free religion
generally means freedom from religion, so
enlightened Judaism often is made to mean
Judaism lightened Of everything Jewish"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

THE Scientific American tells of frozen
ALLIGATOR being revived By rubbing with al
cohol. Such wastel Why didn't they pour
it down the poor things throat?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

Four of the widows of Brigham
Young have found rest and consolation
with second husbands. The rest are so
homely that they are waiting to die.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-07

THE Christian at Work says: Church
membership is a union to the brotherhood.
The house of God is not a mere lyceum;
and connection with the church is not at
tendance on pleasant lectureship. In the
highest and noblest sense of the words, the
church ought to be a Mutual improvement
Society. in which every member ought to
strive after the spiritual advancement of
all the rest, and each should use the means
which he deems best adapted for drawing
out the love and activity Of his brethren.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
SHOCKING CALAMITY.
IN Nova Scotia Mine
FORTY MINERS IMPRISONED.

HALIFAX, Nov. 12.--Another accident is re.
ported at Ste larton, where 200 miners are i'm
prisoned under ground. Eight have been TAX
en- out dying. The mine is on fire.
10 a. m-Stellarton now reports only 80 or
40 men in the part of the mine on fire. Anoth-
or explosion is expected every moment
lsEcoFD DESPATCH.
About $50 this morning an explosion of gas
occurred on the south side of Food Pit at SIel-
larton. All the miners were at work in differ
emit bands. The explosion was 80 terrible as to
sweep quite across to the other side of the pit,
killing the men and horses within reach. AL
most all the men on the north side will be
saved, while all at work on the south side are
lost. At least 60 are missing. Full particu-
lars are not yet known. Five men have been
brought up and are likely to recover. Probably
40 are shut up within the fallen coal on the
south side. The accident was presumably
caused by some miner firing shot in the for
hidden part of the workings
A number of volunteers have been down the
and returned, having found it impossible to
explore the south side for any distance on ac-
count OF the after damp, there being no air
through the side as all the doors had been
blown down by the blast. They found some
bodies but could not identify them. All the
horses in the pit, % in number, are dead Five
men who were taken out are injured SO badly
that very little hope is entertained of their re-
cOvery.
The number still in the pit is said to be Al.
1t is feared that another explosion will occur
tirely suspended at all the collieries in the
county and the miners are coming to the
scene OF the accident in great numbers, but
are altogether powerless to render any assist
ance Oh account of the condition of the pit.
1t is not known how the fire originated, Eff
forts will be made to recover the bodies of the
missing men as soon as the pit is considered
safe.
OF the men in the pit SO were married and
some have large families.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
THE CHINESE FORGERY.
A Part of Morey's Testimony
Withheld.
SEVERAL PROMINENT DEMOCRATS
SAID TO BE IMPLICATED.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12.-Rem arks Of all kinds
are floating around the District Attorneys Of
fee today. 1t is limited that some important
arrests will be made today in connection with
the Morey letter business. The reported ad di-
tional confessions made by Morey and O'Brien
contain serious charges against persons whose
names are still withheld. The grand jury is
in session and and an indictment for perjury
against O'Brien is momentarily expected
Much stress is laid on the fact that Samuel S.
Morey is not to be indicted, but is to be used
as y witness, He must be used as a witness
against some persons other than O'Brien, for
the reason that he knows nothing Whatever
about o. Brien, and saw him for the first time
when he was on the witness stand.
Who the parties are against whom S. S.
Morey will testify is one Of the mysteries which
the district attorneys Office will not explain.
Several witnesses from Cumberland were in
the district attorneys Office today and new
and strange wit ness was with them, who, it is
said, has important revelations to make. He
was at once taken into this district attorneys
private office and had 8 long conversation with
him, after which he was taken to the office of
o. S. Commissioner Davenport and COL Geo.
hliss, one of the counsel for the prosecution in
the Philip case, was sent for. OBrien, alias
Lindsey, was brought to the district attorn eys
office, from the Tombs, at noon.
Assistant District Attorney Bell said this
evening there were no new developments in
the Chinese letter case and that no more ar
rests are contemplated or Will be made to-
night. 1t is stated that no indictments will be
presented by the grand jury before Monday.
Other reports are that indictments will be pre-
sented against several prominent Democrats
and also against some newspaper men, JUS
tiee Morgan who took the confessions of
OBrien and Morey stated to-day that no news
paper has yet published the full confessions
which duplicate several persons whose names
for the pres Mt are withheld. Judge Davis
decision in the case of Philip will he given to-
morrow morning and is looked for with deep
interest.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
THE POST OFFICE DEPART
MENT.
Operations of the Registry System.

Operations Of the Registry System.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE forthcoming
report of Assistant Postmaster General Hazen
m axes al interesting exhibit of the operations
of the registry system. The total number of
letters and parcels registered throughout the
country during the fiscal year ended June 30th
last was 6,996,5l3, of which lin round num-
bers) 5,250,000 were domestic letters, 450,OOO
domestic parcels of third and fourth class
matter, 600 letters to foreign countries,
$3.50 parcels TO foreign countries, and up
wards of 100000 letters and parcels of Off
and by law exempt from the payment of
registry fees. The amount of fees collected
was $595,774 and increase of nearly 30 per
cent. over the preceding year. The increase
in the number of letters and parcels register
ed was 1,567 ,49l. The actual losses of register
ed matter during the year amounted to only
lib letters and parcels, which Is at the rate Of
ately smaller loss than for the previous year,
and it appears that while the use of the regis
try system is rapidly increasing from year to
year, the percentage of loss is constantly
diminishing, result mainly attributed to the
Improvements made by the Pt st Office Depart
ment in the registration system during the
last two years.
The newly authorized registration of third
and fourth class matter merchandise, etc., is
reported to be still attended with extranrdin-
airy success, 1888 parcels being registered
during the year at the New York city post
office alone.
Gen. Hazen, in view of the fact that most
OF the losses of registered matter occur on
Star Service" routes, recommends that small
contractors on Star routes be held responsible
for losses directly traceable to carelessness or
other fault of their agents and suggests that
in all contracts hereafter clause be inserted
providing for such accountability
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

MINOR TELEGRAMS.
The Libby Prison at Richmond was sold by
auction on Thursday for S6725.
A dispatch from Berlin says 26 Socialists
have sailed from Hamburg in steamer Silesia
for New York.
A dispatch from st. Petersburg SAYS: At the
trial of the Nihilists all the prisoners defended
themselves. The court is now celebrating on
the verdict.
A Toronto special states that large amounts
OF money have been cabled from there for in
vestment in favor of Hanlan.
The New York Times editorially suggests
the raising of a Presidential pension fund by
subscription of all the people to the amount
OF quarter or half million, the interest of
which is to be for the benefit of the oldest liy-
ing ex-President of the United States. 1t saws
$50, 900 has already been preferred by a few
gentlemen of another city, and the Times will
receive subscriptions from Is cents to $25, 200.
DR.. Aust of Winslow, Ind, Thursday night.
killed his brother-iD-law, James Humphrey.
Both were intoxicated.
A small Canadian schooner, loaded with
twenty tons of nitro-gycerlne, sis aground in
Erie harbor. Efforts to relieve her have thus
far proved futile There is danger of her
pounding enough to explode the cargo which
would result in great damage. People there
are greatly excited.
A number of New Orleans hotel keepers
have been indicted for not providing knotted
ropes in the rooms FOR use in case of fire as re-
quired by law
he official vote of Maryland gives Hancock
ID, 191 majority.
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A Disguised Democrat.
The Solid South Badly Soda New Or
ganization Contemplated.

A prominent Southern Democrat, who is
making short visit to the capital, says that
the result of Tuesdays election has closed his
connection with the Democratic party. Said
hove Of the South have realized that the
Northern Democrat is not reliable indIvidu-
al to tie to, politically. was a delegate to
the Cincinnati convention, and with many 9TH
ers from my section swallowed the glowing es-
Inmates OF what could be accomplished with
General Hancock and joined in the move
ment for his nomination We promised him q
solid South and went home to prepare to de-
liver the goods.
An through the early part of the campaign
We were informed from time to time, that
the country would be swept from ocean to
ocean for Hancock. Then came the elections
in the October States, and the result looked to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
EUROPE.
Michael Davitt to be Arrested on
Arrival in England.
ALL QUIET AT BALTIMORE.

New YORK, Nov. PA London dispatch
says:--All the arrangements are completed for
the arrest of Michael Davitt as soon as he ar
rives from New York as political convict who
has violated his ticket 0f-leave. The main
points of his address before sailing from New
York on steamer Batavia, as well as all the
circumstances attending his departure, were
telegraphed by government agents in the
United States, and thc-Government is not dis
posed to allow another frebrand to be thrown
into Ireland. Davitt is exceedingly popular in
all the Nationalist sectious oe Ireland, but es-
pecially in the west, where the revolutionary
spirit is strongest. His efforts in America in
behalf of the Land League have added i'm
mensely to his popularity. If blood has nor
been shed by the time tie Batavia touches the
Irish coast, this arrest will go far towari Is pre-
cpitating open revolt.
A dispt Itch from Ballinrobe this morning
says there is considerable lull in the excite
ment today. During the night 200 more
troops arrived there. The relief expedition
starts for Boycott's farm at noon, guarded by
$50 infantry and two squadrons of hussars. A
hundred infantry and a squadron of cavalry
have been encamped during the night near
Bovcott's house. Boycott has announced his
intention of quitting Ireland.
LONDON, Nov. PA meeting was held here
last night, composed of Irishmen OF ali shades
of opinion. A. nj. Sullivan, Liberal member
of Parliament for Louth, presided. A resolu-
ton was passed for holding local meetings in
favor of the Land League. A large mum Der
of subscriptions for Parnel's defence fund
were handed in.
The Orangmen composing the Boycott relief
expedition were hooted nearly the whole way
from Claremorris to Balinrobe where they
were CHARTERED in barracks for the night. The
barracks are guarded by troops.
DUBLIN, Nov. 12-The Orangemen arrived
at Bovcott's farm without molestation.
The French Cabinet Crisis.
A despatch from Paris to the Times says
The official report of the Baudry d. Ass IN
affair speaks of most deplorable violence
offered to the soldiers who elected him from
the Chambers, q number of whom bear ma. ks
of the fray. Despite the vague vote of conf
dence passed in the Deputies last night the
Cabinet is evidently in the minority and will
only escape an early fall by submitting to the
will of the extremists.
The Ferry Cabinet will certainly not preside
ever the general elections, but meanwhile
what still remains of the governmental influ-
ence may be seriously impaired
Meeting of the Citizens of Bremen.
A despatch from Berlin to the Times says
The meeting of the citizens of Bremen reject
ed a motion for the formation by committee of
conditions under which they would consent to
the incorporation of Bremen in the Zollverein
and resolved it was inopport me at present to
surrender their free harbor privileges. The
correspondent says this will not avert their in
evitable fate.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
WEST POINT.

Gen. Schof1eld on Colored Students.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE annual report of
Gen. Schofeld of West Point shows material
improvement in the academy, refers to the
Whitaker case as one proven to be fraudulent
on Whittaker's part, and says on the subject
of admitting colored students, that "to send to
West Point for a four years competition a
young man born in slavery is to assume that
half generation has been sufficient to raise
colored man in the social, moral and intellec-
reached in several hundred years. AS we'll
might the common form horse be entered in a
four mile race against the best blood in
herited from long line of English racers"
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ha in Tp1

the programme in Indiana.
A number of US who happened to be in New
York just about this time called at the head
Quarters Of the national committee to nnd out
why the Republicans were capturing Demo
cratic States. We were assured by q limp
young man in eve glasses that 1t would come
out all right in November; that 1t was only the
personal unpopularity of Landers. and a far
different aspect would be presented in Novem-
her when Haucock's weight would be thrown
in the scales. We had been to Governors
Island, and concluded if it was simply mat
ter OF weight, our candidate would pan out all
right.
We returned home, put the screws on an In
dependent Democrat who was ambitious to
come to Congress from our district, and made
the regular candidate solid. The day for the
final struggle came, and we went in and car
ried everything Straight-out Democratic even
to the pound dog-killer
At midnight we were paralyzed by a tele-
gram that Garfield had carried New York by
10000 majority. / knew this was settler and
| started North to attend to some business mat
tiers which had postponed until after cleo
ton. Since I have been in Washington
have been astonished and amused to see Dem
ocrat'c journals up this way hunting up rea-
SONS for our crushing defeat.
Among other things 1t has been londly pro
claimed that we of the solid South did it. This
rather stirs up my bile. When l remember
the many promises and magnificent estimates
OF Northern Democrats at Cincinnati, ana see
the paltry twelve electoral votes that repre-
sent their best efforts in last Tuesdays strug-
gle, am impressed with the fact that we have
been allowing the tail to wag the dog in all our
movements for the past eight years.
Now l am willing to admit that We have
been wholly wrong in this matter, and further
that with stupidity unparalleled, we have
again been the dupes Of a few pot-house poll
ticians and wire-pulling schemers at this end
of the country, who, as the Democratic party
of the North, have been loud in promises, but
wofully deficient in their fulfilment.
We Of the South are dragged forward as
scapegoats, charged with having comprised
their defeat in their own strongholds, when
the truth of the matter is they have fallen to
pieces through their own rottennes4 and cor
ruption. shall return to The South within
the next ten days, and propose t. inaugurate
"A movement which, when our people realize
the position into which our Northern allies are
endeavoring to force us, will find many sup
pOrters.
/ will propose to my fellow Democrats of
the South that meetings shall be held all over
our section and steps taken to have the cleo
tors chosen by us last Tuesday cast their bal
lots for James A. Garfield. If we can make
this thing unanimous, except the twelve votes
which represent that "big sweep from ocean
TO ocean, there are some hopes that the North
ern Democracy may realize upon whom the
responsibility for Hancock's def at rests.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
by TELEGRAPH.
WAS 1T MURDER?


A Mysterious Shooting Case at Newburg
BANGOR, Nov. 12.-Great excitement was
caused in the town of Newburg early this
morning by the discovery Of the dead body
of boy named Newcomb. He started off
cunning about noon yesterday and as he did
not return search was make which resulted in
the discovery or his body shot through the
back of the head. He narrowed the gun from
a boy named Inman who has hard reputation
and there is strong feeling among the citi-
zens that Inman fired the fatal shot while
others favor the theory Of accidental shooting.
Coroner Wilson Of this city was summoned
and after holding an inquest returned home
this evening. He says that the evidence was
not sufficient to commit INN an for ,rial and
therefore he continued the hearing for fort
night in order to get additional particulars.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-13
SPORTING.
The Sc,,llers in ENGLAND

LONDON, Nov. 12.-All the scullers were out
on the river yesterday, except Smith, Riley
and Hosmer, on account of having colds. The
latter is fixing his boat Last night being the
date for posting the final deposit of Els in the
Laycock- Hawdon match, which was to have
GOO side, Laycock posted his deposit but as
no appearance was put in on behalf OF Haw-
don, the latter was declar> d to have forfeited
his stakes.
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100000.

A New Jersey Bank Cashier Invests the
Banks Money in Wall Street land Loses
It.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-THE Bergen County
Savings Bank and the Bank of Bergen Coun-
ty both closed yesterday. Both are located in
Hackensack. n. J. An examination of the
accounts of Cashier John J. Berry shows defal-
cations in both amounting to 100000. He is
under arrest and is reported sick at home from
the effects of self-administered poison. Specu-
lation in Wall street is said to be the cause.