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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Miss MARION EVANS, alias George Ell
lot, and latterly Mrs. Cross, the dis
tinguished English authoress, died in
London last week. She was seized with
a sudden chill, which attacked her in the
larynx and death soon followed. As a
writer of fiction she ranked with Bull
She took the masculine title of George
Eliot to secure an impartial hearing for
her works, knowing the tendency of the
times to disparage the productions of
her sex Under that title she establish
ed her reputation, and it was secure
against prejudice, before the world was
aware that her works were from the
brain of woman.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

WE hope we don't intrude, but we
would like to know what's the matter
with our esteemed neighbors, the
Vicksburg Commercial and the Herald
The Commercial advocates the nomina.
ton of a gentleman of worth and sub
stantial merit for Governor (to whom
as our party's nominee we would give
our unstinted support) and says that
if he is not nominated, "THE PEOPLE
must take him up and elect him any
how, in defiance of the action of a
Convention. And the Herald rejoices
over the victory of a mongrel ticket
over a regular Democratic ticket in
Port Gibson, because it foreshadows
"the basis of the party that will win
in the next elections, will be honest,
capable ofice-holders elected by full
vote and a fair count" The first of
these suggestions is disorganizing in its
purport and the other is a downright
proposition for a party made up of the
odds and ends of all parties, not upon
principle but for a division of spoils,
than which nothing is more injurious to
the public welfare. Both suggestions
are so demoralizing to the party
on which the hopes of good gov
eminent in the State depend, that
we are tempted to ask our contempora-
ries to reconsider them. No matter who
among Democratic aspirants may be
helped or. harmed, the party should
draw the lines, perfect its organization,
and close up its ranks. Men are moth
ing when the party's discipline and in
tegrity are at stake. The Caucus Cor
Convention) system is indispensable.
When it is abandoned, the party itself
is virtually disbanded and will drift
hither and thither at the mercy of cir
cumstances. Whatever else happens
there should be no trifling among the
Democrats about the Convention sys-
tenn, and the maintenance of the integ-
rity of their organization.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Mr.. CHARLES NoRDHoFF writes from
Washington to the N. Y. Herald that
the Republicans mean to make in the
next Congress a searching investigation
into the titles Of Congressional seats in
the South" Il would be q good thing
for the country. If the Democrats Of the
Senate would investigate Kellogg's title
to the seat he occupies in that body.
tt might save one branch of Congress
to the Democratic party until BY anoth-
er appeal 20 the people it, power in the
other branch could b restored.
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Chalmers and Curtain.

special to the Cincinnati Commercial
says: Representative Chalmers, in reply to
question as to why Gov. Curtain was so
pointed in singing him out when he spoke
of intending to retaliate on some of the
members of the present House when he be-
came member of the next one, said: II
voted against giving him seat, when he
contested it with Yocum, because 1 was
convinced that the latter was legally elect
ed, and / would not vote TO take a seat i'm
the House from legally elected Republi-
can to give it to Democrat who was not
elected. 1 decided against Curtain only
after examining his case. He has decided
against me before he looks into mine"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

NAPOLEON, O., Dec 2G.-The following
are the particulars Of the murder Of young
Drury by ex-Gov Scott, OF South Carolina
Drury was clerk in Kneelind's drug store,
and celebrated Christmas Eve with several
young companions, among them being SCOTS
son. who drank too much, and not wishing
his parents to see him intoxicated, accepted
an offer by Drury to share the latter bed at
the drug store. About IL O'Clock gentle-
man, sent by Mrs Scott to find her son, dis
covered his whereabouts but failing to
induce him to go home, returned TO the hotel
and reported the facts to Gen. Scott. The
General then went TO the store called Drurv
up and asked for his son. Drury denied that
young Scott was there. The father insisted
on going to the bedroom. Drury preceded
him, and, on reaching the door Of the room,
turned round and refused to admit Scott.
The General drew a revolver and fred, rs he
claims, accidentally, the ball passing through
Drury's brain, causing instant death Scott
got his son, returned to the hotel, reported
the shooting and was arrested and taken To
Defiance for safe-keeping, there being much
excitement and talk of lynching here. His
preliminary trial occurs Monday. Drury
was to have been married on Monday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
me TuDaing Btll-rhe Public Debt.

III does not accord with the plans of
Wall Street to pay off the public debt
at maturity according to contract. The
wealthy creditors of the government
prefer to perpetuate the debt because 1t
is a safe investment on which no taxes
are paid. For example, why would
Vanderbilt who draws two millions OF
dollars annually as interest on the bonds
he holds, and pays no taxes upon Them
desire to have them cancelled They
yield him more than princely income,
and cost him no trouble except to cut
off the coupons and pocket the proceeds,
or invest in more of the same untaxed
securities. But this financial policy
which devours the earnings of toiling
millions, does not accord with what is
just to them, though it be gratifying to
the wealthy fundmongers. A public
debt is an unmitigated curse and the
good of the people demands that the
present debt should be paid, and the
interest stopped, as speedily as possible.
1t is for this reason, and for the addi-
tional reason that it should be paid in
the currency nominated in the bond, F"
that we approve the following amend
ment of Mr. Bland, of Missouri, to the
funding bill pending in the House of
Representatives He proposes to strike
out all after the enacting clause and to
insert as follows:
That the coin now in the treasury, to the
sum of one hundred million dollars, is here
by appropriated for the payment of the in
terest-beariHg debt of the United States due
in the years 1880 and 1881 and it is fur
ther provided that the sum of one hundred
millions dollars of revenue not otherwise
appropriated, be and the same is hereby ap
propriated for the purpose aforesaid. 1t is
further provided that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall cause to be coined the maxi
mum amount of silver bullion into standard
silver dollars, in the manner now authorized
by law, and shall pay out such dollars in the
redemption of the public debt hereinbefore
mentioned, monthly; and the particular
bonds to be redeemed, from time to time,
under this act, shall be determined by lot,
under such rules as the Secretary OF the
Treasury may present.
Section 2 repeats all laws, or parts of
laws, so far as the same may authorize
the issue of bonds for purposes of re-
funding or redeeming the interest bear
ing debt of the United States.
Mr.. Bland gave notice that he would
press this substitute. The people who are
not controlled by Wall Street, will look
with eager interest to the votes of their
representatives.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

The Republican organs, accepting as
true the sensational stories of fraud
and violence" in the recent elections in
the South, insist that "they viii fur
nish ample ground for excluding from
seats in Congress the claimants who
seek to benefit by them" But there are
two sides of the story, and it would be
well to wait until both are heard In Re-
publican eyes, the offence consists not
in unfair dealing, as they presend, but
in electing Democrats
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

ACCORDING to the last estimate of
Edward Mcpherson, Secretary of the
National Republican Executive Com
mittee, the status of parties in the next
House viii be as follows: Republicans,
148; regular Democrats, 135 Read
jnster Democrats, 2 Greenbackers, 8 !;
total 2O3.p This gives the Republicans
on the face one majority over quorum,
and three majority over all.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

THE CLARION has not taken part ed
itorially in the discussion of the extra
session question; but has contented
itself with publishing the arguments on
both sides, as they have appeared in
our exchanges or been furnished by cor
respondents. In printing the communi-
cation signed Justice" we will state
that the writer is neither an office
holder, nor a politician, but simply q
Mississippian who loves his State and is
prompted solely by d desire to secure
her. welfare.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

John d. Bills, of Corinth, was raised in
TINS county, and his old friends have watch
ed with interest his career. and are yrstified
at his success in life. He il not onig one If
the leading merchants in North NIississinni
put christian gentleman who has left tho
impress Of his own true manhood mon
everything he has touched. He is al pres
ent State Senator from Corinth district and
one of the ablest and most.DoDuIar man hers
of that body. We shall be surprised az
nothing good that comes from John Bills.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

THE Raymond Gazette understands
that Capt. Adams, Chief Engineer on
the Natchez and Jackson Railroad, ex-
pressds the opinion that the road will
be constructed to Raymond by the first
of October next, and when that is done
we shall insist on a speedy advance at
least as far as the capital of Leake.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

WE desire 10 congratulate our old
friend, Mr.. A. NJ. Harlow, of Yazoo
City, and his family. upon the discharge
Of his son. Mr.. Irvine Harlow, arrested
on the charge Of killing . Mr.. McMur-
try al Burtonia. The evidence before
the Grand Jury Of Washington county
was conclusive Ehat lie aeted IN self.
defence and that the killing Was JUST
fable.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
Death OF Can't. F, R. TurIev.
Greenwood Flap.7

CaPt. r. q. Iurley died at his home
near oheppardtoWn, at about o'clock We'd
nesday evening he was well known to
many on our citizens, and was formerly a
representative IN the Legislature from War
rem county. He was a most genial and
comPanionable man, and his death will be
widely lamented.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30


THE London Economist comes to the
conclusion that not less that $50, 000,-
600 in hard coin will be added to the
wealth of the United States by the i'm
migrants of this year. This amount is
got at by allowing that each immigrant
brings so. Taking the commonly &C
cepted table as to the average duration
of active life, and allowing that each
active workman adds 1925 annually to
the wealth of the country, and each fe-
male one-fourth of that sum, the immi-
grants who have arrived during the year
will make an actual or potential addi-
ton to the wealth of the country of
$500, 900, 900 per annum as long as they
live, and this process is going on in an
ever-increasing ratio. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that so little has been done to
attract some portion, at least, of this
population and wealth to Mississippi.
Her authorities could not render her a
greater service than by devising and
carrying into operation a thorough sys-
tenn of immigration.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Hon. AMOS T. AcKERMAN, Attorney
General under Grant, in 1870, died on
the 21sts in Georgia, aged IS years.
Mr.. Alderman was appointed June %,
1870. His death reduces the number
of applicants for Judge Woods place.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Mr.. LOUIS LETBENFELD, after three
years publication of the Louisville
Index, winning the esteem of all his
contemporaries and making it model
paper, has sold it to DIR. L. NJ. Hight
and Mr.. w. J. Newson. Both his
successors are highly recommended fo1
their worth and their capacity to con
duct a irst-class journal. We wish
them success.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Mr.. r. A. BoNNER's Pamela Star
shines brighter than ever in its new and
beautiful dress. 1t is a good paper
which never gives uncertain light.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

WE learn that 1000 or 5000 logs be-
longing to the lumber men of the lower
Pearl broke loose during the recent high
water, and foated out in the Gulf.
Fortunately the logs descended into the
Rigoletts, for had they been swept
against the Pearl River railroad bridge
but little of that structure would have
been left. A number of tugs and
schooners were engaged in collecting
the pieces of timber and securing them
to the shore.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

A DECIDED majority of the House of
Representatives voted to suspend the
rules to take up the bill to abolish the
two cent tax on bank checks.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

THE members Of the Vicksburg bar
have unanimously recommended Judge
II. F. Simrall for United States judge of
the fifth circuit. The Herald strongly
endorses the recommendation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Col w. II. LUsE, of Yazoo, who
commanded the glorious 18th NIississip-
pi in some of the bloodiest battles of
the war, and is remembered by the boys
who carried the musket, as one of the
bravest and best, is on a visit to the city.
In the late canvass he was the standard
bearer of the Democracy for the 4th
District as Presidential Elector, and
still farther endeared himself to the peo-
pie by the zeal and ability with which
he performed his trust.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

AT the request of numerous readers
we have re-published the State census
of the present year, and the existing
Legislative apportionment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

"A MoLAssEs colored negro, was on trial
yesterday, before Esquire Bartlett for an
attempted rape on little white girl
Water Valley Courier.
Where was Judge Lynch and his
jury? This brute would have been a
good subject for them.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
AUDIToRTAL ITEMS

The Chicago, ST. Louis and Ne0 O,lsoa-
Railroad Company paid into the State
Treasury, through the Auditors Office. a
few days since, their privilege tax Of eighty
dollars per mile, for the year 1850, amount
ing to S25, $3.50; so per cent. Of which the
Auditor Of Public Accounts is now distribu.
ting pro rata to the different couDti..
through which the road runs, according To
the number Of miles of road i'm each a. On
lows, to-wit: Pike, 81. 900 90. TipcoI-
$656 90; Copiah, 81 ,O64 so; Kinds
Sl,0S6 90; Madison, Sl,O4O 50; Yazoo.
1896 90; Holmes, 81, 128 40: Attain
$645 60; Carroll. s555 20. Nontgonerr
$763 20; Grenada, S626 so Yaiobn-b,
1894 so; Lafayette, Sl.lI6 so. Narsb,rI
1914 40; Benton, $444 90.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Col. MCCLURE in his account of a
visit to Hon. Jefferson Davis, speaks
of him as n man without country.
Owing to the proscriptive spirit of the
party that dominates the country, this
may be so, but he has Il home in the
hearts of the Southern people of the
Anglo-Saxon race, who are proud to
claim him as their countryman.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
The Product Of Seed from One stalk OF
Cotton.


Two years ago Mr.. w. A. Edwards gath
cred the seed from one stalk OF cotton in
county the product AZ this seed he saved
and planted this year on two acres Of
ground and from this planting be has
gathered QQa pound af seed cotton,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

THE PoRr GIBSON REvEILLE says that
the Advisory Committee will meet at
jackson on the 9th proximo.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Ed. s. WILSON, of the WalthalI Pioneer
il the biggest editor in the State. except
perhaps, Bro. Henderson, Of the Eastern
Observes. Brandon Republican.
And the best looking except
but probably We had better not discrim-
inate.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

Coz. DEAsoN has not As ret, furnished ~
his reasons for contesting Col. Rockers seat
further than 20 claim that frauds were
practiced in eight counties in this district
Brookhaven Ledger
AL this i news Ne have never
knoWn d fairer election.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

The Auditor Of Public Accounts will
make the January Semi-annual distribution
of the Common School Fund immediately
upon the reception from the Chancery
Clerks OF their December Semi-anuusI
reports. These reports are now due and are
coming in every day, but the Auditor can.
not make distribution to a single county
until every county in the State has reported.
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10 1000 1000

Total........ 293 2g3 III III lUJ-U IUU.U
It will thus be seen that the South,
instead of losing Congressman, gains
three provided the stalwart project of
depriving the South of her rightful
representative, is not carried out) while
the West gains seven, and the New
England and Middle States lose ten.
Viewed sectionally the North will lose
three, and the South will gain three.
As nothing partisan should enter into
the apportionment, there is no reason
why it should not be made the present
session of Congress. The Census Blu
reau has reported on the population of
each State, and that is all Congress re-
quires as a basis of apportionment.
The question for Congress to decide is
the number of inhabitants necessary to
a district, and what fraction of that
number shall be sufficient to entitle a
State to a member. A reason urged in
favor of an superintendent the present
session is that the Legislatures of twenty
seven States will be in session this win
ter, andi in nineteen of these twenty-seven
States there will be no regular session
until two years hence. As Congress
apportions only the aggregate number
of each State, leaving the details of
districting to the several Legislatures,
special session will be necessary in all
those nineteen States, unless the Con-
gressional part of the work shall be
done this winter.
In no event, can Mississippi lose a
member There is a possibility that she
will be entitled to one of the three which
the South will gain.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

A tax collector in one Of the lower coun.
ties wrote a short time since to the Auditor
saying that he would send in reports of his
collections as soon as the tax payers "shear,
ed their sheep and hoated their saw logs to
the mills" The Auditor says Mae will DO
it too"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

LIE President has reappointed Hon.
Luke Lea, 2. 8. District Attorney for
the Southern District Of Missiusinni
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
The Advisory Committee OF the OK
ford University Recommend the
Admission of Females.
Columbus Index.

Columbus Index.
The advisory committee of this institu-
ton, composed Of Judge Chalmers, Judge
Clayton, Judge Orr, and Mr.. Sullivan. were
in session most of last week at Oxford.
Among other things they decided to recon-
mend to the Board of Trustees, at the next
annual session in June, the adoption of
such amendments to the laws of the college
as will admit to it females, and the confer
ring on them degrees as at present upon
the sterner sex. The step is good oneand
we think likely it will be ratified
by the Board. The sentiment in favor of
giving girls an equal chance with boys is
growing all throughout the State. 1t is a
Just and a righteous sentiment, and in the
end will prevail.
(The foregoing action is doubtless due
the agitation inaugurated by our cores
pendent, GA Mississippi Woman" in
favor of the endowment of a female
college. The step is commendable as a
recognition, though tardy, of the claims of
the white women of the State to share
of the educational benefits conferred by
the State. AS they are understood to
prefer college of their own, and not a
mixed school, we doubt if this plan will
satisfy their demand. But GA Missis-
sippi Woman" is able to speak for her
sex and we turn the question over for her
consideration. CLARIoN)
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In our last paper, we published an
account of the atrocious murder of the
family of Mr.. Redding, of Monroe
county, and the arrest and lynching of
once of the tramps who committed the
deed. The following is the account
which he gave of himself as reported by
writer in the Tupelo Journal:
In his confession he gave his name as
Alvin McKanna, aged 80 years, born in
Ashland county, Ohio, life convict to the
penitentiary, either of Ohio or Illinois, for
the murder OF one DIR. Armstrong and
family, of one or the other of the above
States, (your correspondent does not now re-
member which, that while in the peniten-
tiary he feigned insanity and was assigned
to the insane asylum from which he made
his escape, and that there is now a reward
OF 81, 800 offered for his apprehension by the
Governor of the State in which he was
sentenced; says himself and his accomplice,
whose name he gives as John Gilmore, have
committed many crimes worse than the one
for which he is under arrest.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

THE CLARION closes, with this issue,
its forty-third volume, and enters upon
the forty-fourth year of its existence
with the very best wishes for all its sub
scribers and friends, and with unabated
zeal in the service of our beloved State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
Why a Carpet Bag Ex-Governor Killed
His Man in Ohio.

PARTICULARS OF THE KILLING OF YOUNG
DRURY BY EX-GOVERNOR SCOTT.
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The following table exhibits more
plainly the changes by sections
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
Mississippi Census Statistics.

Total Population and Number OF
Electors.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30

he port Incomplete from4th, 9th, 10th. 9th.
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