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The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18
FEMALE POLITICIANS.

It has always been a mystery
to our mind why The ladies do
not assert their right to hold
Office in this great country. No
one can doubt their capacity,
and everybody knows their incii-
nation to rule-their husbands.
Why then do they not rise up
solllly and call for an office of
high trust and big money? Why
do not some Of the fair ladies of
this broad aid free nation aspire
to gubernatorial position !?
They can get it by simply asking
tor it. That fact was demon
strated the other day. in Kansas,
when Miss Sallie Brown, a
wrinkled-iacea old maid, went
before the State convention as a
candidate for Superintendent OF
Education on the Democratic
ticket. Was she defeated ? Not
much. She was nominated %
the first ballot by the gallant
delegates of that chivalrous con
vention' Just think Of it, too
A confirmed, case hardened
stoop-shouldered, cross-natured
| old maid Ii such woman as
that can walk VIGOROUSLY Of
with the spolls of fat office. what
could the pretty woman capture
And the success of Miss Sallie is
ve,y easily accounted for. The
men of :America are proverbla
for their gaIlantry and kindness
to the ladies: They are too gen
erous to freeze to soft seat tina
a lady will occupy. Hence wher
old Miss Sallie Brown stepped
up to the Kansans and desired
say-so in the administration 0
the laws of that State, every sol
Of mother of them gave plac'
at once to the aforesaid old Mis-
,, Sallie. We are glad to note th'
spunk, pluck and ambition 0
= Miss Sallie. It shows that he
y great mind will not be confia et
to the narrow sphere in whicl
our American ladies are in tn
habit of moving. She feels
lively interest in the affairs G
her State and country, and Sd
proposes to reap some Of tn
), benefits that accrue to those VIII
participate in Offices. We hop
+ her example will be followed b
!. other ladies-of less ugliness
O however-until female politician
will be the rule and not the e1
y ception. Then theft, and We
J, nality, and duplicity, and col
o ruption, and oppression will b
u known no more forever 10 GU
4 State governments, and peace
" and joy, and plenty, and cor
!. tentment, and serenity will shin
6 forth in our land so long as vii
o tue and beauty rule it.
#
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The Farmerville Gazette ad-
vises the people of Union parish
to "scrutinize" every stranger
that passes through that parish.
and "spot him" as a horse thief.
When we have business in
Farmerville we shall pass round
Union.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18
For Congress, Fifth District,
7 FLOYD KING,
OFFTCE4L DIRECTOR Y

Sixth Judicial Observation-Disclosures and
West Carroll. J. Harvey Brigham
Judge; Ed F. Newman, Dist. Atty
Morehouse-Jnry terms-First Mon
day in February and September. VI,
vii terms-Second Monday in May and
December.
Thos. w. Williams, Representative.
w. P. Douglass, Sheriff, and ex-otficio
Tax Collector.
E. w. Ross, Clerk and ex-officio Record
er Of mortgages, etc.
VIM. B. Taylor, Coroner.
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an extent tina. they deserted that

an extent that they deserted that
dismal town.
The Chronicle says the negroes
of Grant met at the house OF
sick person of their race and
sang the patient to death,
Thomas P. Farrar. one OF the
leading members Of the Louis
lana bar, died recently at his
home in Tensas parish.
A little Monroe Miss went over
to Rayville last week and smote
the hearts Of three Beacon
devils.
The Beacon complains Of horse
thieves in RichIand, who are con-
nected with a gang Of the same
stripe in Arkansas.
A rabid dog was killed near
! Bayou Sara last week after it
had bitten another valuable dog
and a kog.
The cotton crop Of Union par
ish will fall far short of the ex.
pectations of planters few
weeks ago.
The city papers complain Of
an endless variety of roughs who
make certain portions Of New
Orleans hideous and insuppor,a'
bic by their damnabIe outrages
Avoyelles parish sends four
culprits to Baton Rouge to ex.
plate the crimes of which the re-
cent District Court convicted
them.
A monster eagle swooped dowl
on a lamb recently in Bossie]
and carried it off. The eagle
was pursued and the lamb cap
tured alive.
The Marksville papers grum
BILE at the hog and COW nuisanc
OF that town. They ought t.
see the hogs, and COWS, an'
goats, and sheep of Bastrop.
The Ladies are too bashful i
, St. Tammany parish to ''po
, the question: and the conse
. quence is there has been n
+ marrying in that parish thj
> year.
An indiscriminate fracas wa
, waged by the dusky females {
,, Covington the other day, tn
weapons used being sharp tinge
s nails and foul tongues: The cit
= marshal made o treaty of peac
by locking them up.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

A young man was arrested In
Monroe recently for cruelty
beating his horse. We have fire.
quently seen CHAPS in Bastrop
who should have been placed in
the same box.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

The Sparta Times calls on the
Legislature to repeal or have en-
forced the game laws which, it
it says, are doing more harm
than good. Suppose you have
an extra session called for that
purpose.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Hon. Lyman Trumbull, D1
cratic candidate for Govern
illinois, made one Of thsa
foundest and most sagH||
speeches in Belleville last 4
that has been made durlDgI
campaign. He struck \
broad and sweeping blows O. q
present corrupt so-called III
lican party, proving boln y
ures and logic that it has sn.|
fully digressed from the ?. p,
pies upon which that pal w. |
founded, and that Its Pr,
tendency is toward anarcD''
final revolution,
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

The Bulletin urges the busi-
ness men OF Monroe to erect an
oil factory in that city. Such al
enterprise would pay handsomely
in this town. Who will try it?
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

The worms had about COM
pleted their work of destruction
to the cotton crop Of Last Car
roll, when heavy and incessant
rains set in on the 31st of August
and contin ued for one solid week
resulting in very great damage
to the remnant which was left of
the cotton crop by the worms
Much of the cotton has been
washed out, while in some Sec
tions it is absolutely sproutirg in
the boll.-[L Lake Providence Re-
publican, 18th inst.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Mr.. Nick Lewis, whom many
Of our readers will remember as
the urbane conductor for years
on the Vicksburg, Shreveport
and Pacific Railroad, died the
other day at his fathers resi-
dence in Vicksburg.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

The trouble about tas ~,
medicine warranted to y " \
diseases is that it may n Dta
exactly what IS wanted ID. OH !,
it will go foo|ing around ana i
system trying to cure you :. !" ID,
disease that you have no'0
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

The Marksville Review init
mates that the Grand Jury OF
Avoyelles did not perform its
duty at the last session by not
investigating the cases OF those
who We're charged with carrying
concealed weapons.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Thieves aud roughs are loc-
turpally annoying the people OF
Monroe, and the Bulletin adj
vises the citizens to keep we'll
loaded shot guns.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

One of the surest lno'c'A'
Of Hancock's conceded saSp
by the Republicans is 'n0 J
mendous efforts they are w y,
now in Ohio and Illinois Y Y.
ands of money and "
speakers are being oroap 4
bear on the voters o. !. .
States. The campaign y .
waxing warm IN the "s'"
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

A brakeman last week while
uncoupling a freight train at
Morgan City, was caught by the
cars and crushed to death al
most instantly.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Hon. N. G. Blanchard, who
was recently nominated for Con-
gress from the Fourth District,
was the recipient last week of
some splendid ovations in Shreve :
port. He is very popular
man.
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18
ORR PARISH AND IT'S ADfAN-
TAGES.

Ouachita River, and on the
North by the Arkansas line,
Morehouse is ono of the extreme
northern parishes of North Lou
isiana. Excepting line of bills
of about three miles in width
which extends from one end OF
the parish to the other, running
North and South, ours IS almost
a perfectly level parish. Near
the central portion Of that hllly
section is situated the town OF
Bastrop. The parish is compar-
atiyely in the shape OF square,
which contains about 1000 squale
miles.
Northeast and East Of Bas-
trop is one of the finest farming
countries in the world. The
lands are rich beyond descrlp-
ton. The location is faultless.
The soil is OF the black, alluyial
nature and very easily cultivated.
It yields, with ordinary seasons
and culture, a bale, to a bale
and a half of cotton per acre.
Hundreds Of acres make two
bales each. Corn glowA on these
lands surprisingly. From thirty
to fifty bushels per acre is an
average yield for the lands East
of Bastrop.
| Southeast of Bastrop is a
scope of fal ming country known
as Gum Swamp. For fertility Of
soil it is unsurpassed. The whole
swamp is one level plane Ct
priceless plantations. For miles
anu miles, as far as the eye can
reach, can be seen one vast body
of corn, cotton and cane. While
the attention is not given to the
last named staple that it receives
in the Southern portion of the
State, it nevertheless grows most
satisfactorily and very prohtably.
Cotton and corn are the chief
products. The lands are in the
hands Of men who are ever will
ing to divide with the industrl-
GUS laborer. They will lent or
sell on the most reasonable
terms. Nothing can prevent q
!, stirring man from making big
money farming in Gum Swamp
provided he has his health ano
cultivates the land. And right
: here arises the great w-bacE
, to that marVelously fertile sec
g ton. It is a stubborn fact tina
t the people who live there arr
q not healthy. A great man,
causes are attributed to the i'm
mense sickness that annual.
prevails in Gum Swamp, but w
: think the cause is the lac
It Of good water. Many planters
IS indeed a majority of them-us
the "drove wells" which neve
4 do contain good water. Will
= it is sufficiently cool, it emits q
unpleasant odor that doubles
springs from its impurity. Th
l., common wells, which are SCI
h dom more than twenty feet /
" depth, afford anything but pur
, water. So, while the period
8 sickness which afiicts the pee
n pie of Gum Swamp may be at
! tributed to indiscretion, i
many instances, and to mias
matte poisons in many Others
o we sincerely believe that, if til
J. people had as pure water as d
I. those who live in Bastrop, the
# would be equally as healthy. an
: that is saying a greal deal: An
II why not have pure water? Their
is not an industrious man in ths
portion of the parish, who is nc
i able to sink a cistern sufficient
Il large to hold water for his sun
mer use. From a good clstel
~ the water, if caught at the pre-
~ per time, is always pure. Thos
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Did you ever see her feet, and
il so, what color are they? We
fear you are "horrid man."
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

There is a girl down in La
fourcbe with such big feet
that she sells her shoes
tor sugar coolers.-[Sugar Plan
The Morehouse clarion., 1880-09-18

Lieut.. Governor McEnery has
gone to Tennessee for recreation.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

In obedience to o call made by the
Chairman of the Go. Elk. Committee
quite a number of Republicans from
most Of the different districts assem-
bled at the Court house on Monday,
with a view to nominate o candidate
for Sheriff and Trustee. The con-
vention was called to order by r. NJ.
X. Deakins, Esq, and Mr.. E. H.
West was called to the chair, and E.
A. Shipley chosen secretary. A
committee was appointed consisting
of q. N. Griffith, Josiah Mahoney,
James A. West, j. w. Boring, and
II. B. Reid to ascertain the number
of votes each district was en-
titled, to who returned and made their
report, and a roll Of districts being
called all had more or less represent
%tation, except the 7th, 9th, 10th and
18th, when upon motion Of Mr.. W..
G. Mathes the convention was post
poned until the list Monday in June,
and the various districts requested to
hold primary meetings and select del
egates to said convention at any sui
table time between now and then,
the 18th day of May being suggested
as the most suitabls, the day upon
which the vote is taken in regard to
the Railroad stock.
E. H. WEST, CHM.
E. A. SHIPLEY, SEcr'Y
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

In another column will be found
the proceedings Of the Convention
which met on Monday to nominate
candidates for Sheriff and Trustee.
The postponement Of the Conven-
ton was made in order to give all the
districts q chance to be represented,
as some Of them had taken no action
in the matter and really had no DEL
gates. As between Republicans we
take no sides. The gentlemen as
plring for sheriffalty are both hon,
est, honorable and popular men.
We have nothing to say as to how
the matter between them shall be
settled. W. shall in all cases and.
under all circumstances support the
nominee Of the Republican party,
and now la this convention has been.
postponed, we urge every Republican
in the county, in the different dis
tricts, to 60 to work and organize,
and on the first Monday in June send
up afull delegation, and nominate .
man for Sheriff whom the people
want and who al carry the party
successfully through the August
compaign.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05
IHSOLvEaT NOTICE.

Many Bacon, Administrative Of the
estate Of Isaac Bacon, decd having du-
iy suggested the insolvency OF the cs-
tate OF the said Isaac Bacon, decd.
Therefore, |, e. A. shipley, clerk of
tho County Court OF " stington coun-
Y, Tennessee, do order you, Nancy
Bacon, ad,nistratrlx of Isaac Bacon dc.
ceased. to give notice IN the IIela and
rribnnc and also at the court house door
the town oil Jonesboro, Tenn, for
all pers ,ns holding claims against the
the estate Of said deed. to come for
ward and fila them with me rs clerk
aforesaid for pro rata distribution on or
before the Ist day Of September, 1880
THIS April 9th. $780,
Il. A. SIMPLIFY, Clerk.
= Pursuant to the above order from the
clerk of the County Court, all persons
having claims against the estate OF
Isaac Bacon, deed, are hereby notified
to file them with the clerk OF the County
Ccrrt OF Washington county on or be-
rorc the lat day of September 1850, so
that pro rats distribution Of the fNnds
may be made. All persons owing said
deceased will Mt M come forward aud
DAY up and save cost. This April " 1880
NANCY BACON, Administratrlx.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

A Democratic newspaper published
ut Abbeville, South Carolina, says in
its issue of April %:
"The Radical county convention
will be held some time next week to
elect delegates to The State cenven-
ton and agree on some plan Of ac-
ton for the campaign. 1t would be
a good id, for some Of the red shirt
Democrats to hang around town in
case of emergency, and to divide
time with the reyiyina rascals. The
campaign has begun and we cannot
afford to be any less active than our
political opponents"
The reference to red shirt Demo-
Gratis and dividing time recalls the
methods used by tho Democracy in
1875 and 1878. Dividing time is the
South Carolina term for bulldozing.
Democratic speakers, escorted by
armed bands Of red-shirt cavalry, take
charge Of the speakers stands at Re-
publican meetings and demand that
the Republicans divide time" The
latter have their choice to remain and
hear themselves cursed and abused,
or dispense and go home. This plan
was generally practiced in South
Carolina in 1876 and in 1878, and the
foregoing extract from a Democratic
paper evidently suggests its revival.
And this system of organized intol-
erence is called Democracy.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05
Our Washington Letter.

Forty thousand dollars for the K
odus Committee; that is the little bill
Voorhees, is responsible form an in
quiry which he now confesses was
instituted simply to brighten the g
groes from e~migrating to Indiana in
time to become voters this year. The
investigation will pobably now be
abandoned, simply because there is no
advantage in it except Of a political
nature, and as that has rather turned
against the Democrats the game is
shaped. The testimony has been Ill
most wholly Of such q nature as to
show that the negroes are quitting
the South because they cannot live
there in peace and comfort. This is
SO apparent that dobtless Mr.. Voor-
hees will never make any report from
his Committee.
The Democratic Senators and espe-
cially Ben Hill will not be apt to
tackle Senator Blaine again right
away. He gave them n lesson they
will not forget on the Kellogg case,
proving them to have violated their
own agreements, besides lying about
it, and confessing that they are ready
to do any disreputable work in the
interest Of sectional power.
The administration is having great
difficulty in enforcing therevenuel laws
in Georgia. 1t is troublesome enough
making the Northern Democrats obey
the laws at best, but when. we have
confederate officers as executors Of
the law the case is pretty desperate.
A large force Of new men will have to
be put into that State, and the officers
! who have not done their duty
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

We give in this issue Of the Jour
nal, the greater portion Of DR.. Tai
IMAGES lecture on the South, deliv-
cred in Brooklyn, on his return from
his recent Southern tour. 1t pre-
sents a frank and truthful statement
of the condition of the South, and Of
the sentiment and feelings Of South
ern people towards those Of the
North. This will be readily seen and
acknowledged by all honest men,
however much it may differ from
the pretended experiences and false
expressions Of political demagogues
and Of the hirehngs who push the
pen of SANDER for the dirty sheets Of
the Republican press generally. We
commend its perusal to every reader
of the journal. -Lmes5oro Journal.
1t is a little remarkable that the
Rev. DR.. Talmage could find out so
much in so short a time. The edi-
tors Of the Journal know that the con-
dition Of the South is not what DR..
Talmage represents it, else there
would he a rush Of emigrants from
all parts Of the North. We wish it
were true. We wish the rifle clubs,
the b~ull-dozers, and the ballot-box
suffers Of the South would seek a
home somewhere else. The South
would like to get rid Of them, but
Democratic newspapers and Demo-
cratic leaders have encouraged them
so long that they now feel that they
ought to control affairs in the South.
They do control in many places.
The editors of the Journal know this.
They take refuge under the frothy
ebnllition Of the Brooklyn divine am,
cry: "see how pure we are; but behold
how vile and unclean the Republican
press is" Brethren, preach the
truth, other mems sermons won't
save you. The Democratic press is
the great enemy Of the South to
day--the greatest enemy the South
: eeey- he'd.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

will be removed and dealt with sum-
marty in another way.
The condition Of the revenue SER
vice Of the country generally is very
good. The Secretary Of the Treasury
reports the income on the increase
and business every where is 30 good
as to justly hopeful promises for, the
future. The National debt will prob
ably be reduced more this year than
for any year during President Hayes
administration.
The President has appointed Post
master General Key United States
Judge Of the Eastern District of Ten
nessee, and the position has been &C.
cepted. Judge Key will.not leave the
Cabinet Immediately, and perhaps his
successor will not BIO appointed until
after the:.Chicago Convention 80 the
candidate for President may be con-
suited as to the man for the place.
Mr.. Tyner is s~pokenof generally for
it.
The debate in the Senate on the
proposition to have the President ap.
point two colored cadets to West
Point annually gives Senators a good
chance to scold the management Of
that Institution wbseh ID aristo-
cratic and oppressive
.f& KAT.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

We have two Methodist churches
already and will soon have two
Presbyterian churches. They are
distinguished as Northern and
Southern Methodists, and "Nor-
thern'' and Southern" Presbyter-
ians. This to us sounds badly, as it
does to every one.-JaurnaL
There are no Northern" Metho-
dists. There are no Northern"
Presbyterians. These terms r used
by those who want an excuse for
using Southern The Journal OBJ
iects to the sound, we object to some
thing more than the sound.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05
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Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

The Democracy of Tennessee is
now engaged in devising q plan by
which the State debt can be repudi-
ated in such a way as to make the
people believe the party wants to pay
the debt. 1t is amusing to see what
an honest face Democracy tries to
put on. We patiently await to see
what course the intelligent Demo-
Gratis will take in the State debt
question.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05
LOyELACE DOTS.

DEAR HEnALD:-Old Jack Frost
just had a fine time a few nights
since. He positively made way with
vegetables in a hurry. Beans, pota-
toes, &C., suffered most.
Corn is showing itself, and there is
no rest for the ruralist.
Mr.. J. M. Brandon is making the
poultry business lively. He pays
money and that is what makes the
hens 60.
Mr.. Bright is buying the sheep Of
Jul community as fast as they are
clipped.
Miss Matte Pierce is visiting
friends and relatives at Limestone.
We wish her a pleasant time.
MI. ]. H. Hopper has returned from
Col, ~ His stay was indeed short.
We notice quite a number of i'm
provements IN Fall Branch. Among
them, the Baptist Church has been
repaired.
More anon,
Lovelace, May Srd. JACK.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

We are in no wise responsible tor the
utter9nces or opinions of our Cores
pondents. and reserve the right to give
their names whenever it is necessary
to fix the responsibility on them, Tor any
thing they may rite.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-05-05

Secretary Evarts has asked for an
appropriation of $4,000 to be ex-
pended at his discretion in entertain
ing the King Of Siam.