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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
NEWS ITEMS.
ALI Sorts.

! The Democratic State Convention OF
Louisiana has been called to meet at New
| Orleans on the 18th of April for the pur-
pose of electing delegates to the Cincinnati
Convention.
| Regular through trains on the Cincin-
natl Southern Railroad have passed over
the entire length of the road to Chattanooga
north and south.
The New Orleans Picayune of Monday
says it is stated that the youngest twins of
the Hood orphans have been taken by a
gentleman and his wife, residing in New
York, who have adopted them The baby
member of the family has also been taken
for adoption by another family.
negro man named Mason, living in
the vicinity of Cairo, Illinois, has murder
ed his wife, said to be white woman, and
afterwards killed or fatally wounded him
SELF Motive, jealousy.
General Grant and party have secured
passage from Vera Cruz on the British
steamship Haytien, which is due at New
Orleans on the 18th of this month.
One of the charges against the Chinese is
that they do not bring their women with
them. There are 600 Chinese women in San
Francisco, and more would have come but
for a certain foolish Monaghan prejudice
against having their heads smashed with
brickbats and such things.
The annual meeting of the Tennessee
State Medical Society will come off at Knox
vile in April.
Colonel w. S. Oliver, Superintendent of
the federal building now in course of cree
ton at Little Rock, has been removed, his |
friends allege, for political reasons.
Tboro no ,rocpaote
between whites and Indians in the Indian
Territory, and all available troops not abso-
lutely needed here will go West.
Americas, Georgia, is all excitement over
the murder by Miss Purvis, of her new
born babe The mother was highly CON
nected in the community in which she lived.
The body was found buried in ditch and
covered with leaves where it had been
placed by the mother.
J. W. Peery, a member of the Kentucky I
for Owen county, registered for
himself and Miss Adams at Hunts hotel
Cincinnati, and were given separate rooms.
Early this morning Miss Adams took the
train for Van Vert. A visit to her bed
room disclosed the fact that she had given
birth to child, which was found later in
an area, alive, having been wrapped in a
sheet and dropped from the second story
fIuQOW. II WAS taken TO the hospital and
shows no signs of its fall so early in life.
Parnelll las sailed for Europe,
Isham Caps, negro, charged with the
rape of Mrs E. o. Thornton, at Dallas, Tex
Is, was found guilty and sentenced to be {
lung.
The Republican executive committee of
Alabama have selected Selma as the place,
ind May the Goth as the time for holding the |
State convention. There were Grant and
Sherman men in the committee, with the {
in the lead.
By strict party vote the Supreme Court
# the United States has decided to sustain I
he Federal election laws.
The negro physicians of Tennessee have
rganized a State medical society.
Robert Weis, colored, was shot dead by a
'olieeman while resisting arrest in New Or 4
cans on Sunday evening. i
Sixty more Cinnamon arrived in st. t
4ouis yesterday, on their way East. t
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Anrlitoria1 I4ama

CovIEGToS COUNTY Judge Strahan,
the efficient Tax Collector, made his final
settlement for the taxes of 1879, with the
Auditor of Public Accounts, on last We'd
nesday, 10th inst, being the first final set
Element made this year. This is in keeping
with his former annual settlements, as
shown by the records of the Auditor
Office In the year 1879, he made his anal
settlement for the taxes of 1873, on the 10Th
March in 1873, on the 9Th March for taxes
of 1877 and on the 18th March, 1877, for
1876. From this, it will be seen that during
his entire time in Office to date, he has al
ways made his final settlement not later
than the 18th March. His insolvencies this
year amount to but $2.l8; State Lands
$1,000; which were all the credits he
claimed, not having sold foot Of land TO
the State. Is there another Collector in the
State who can present a better record?
CHoCTAw COUNTY Mr. T. D. BOYD,
who is always prompt in closing up his ac-
counts with the State, walked up to the Cap
tain's office" last Saturday and made his f.
nal settlement for the taxes of 1879. His
showing was most excellent one, having
but few insolvencies and very small list of
State Deeds, thus proving that his collec-
tions were close. Mr.. Boyd, it seems, has
given general satisfaction, and the collectors
Office has been worthily filled during his en-
tire stewardship.
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The Democratic Caucus.


The declaration of the mongrels who
went into the Legislative Caucus
that they are not Democrats and
do not intend to vote the ticket of
the party, has opened the eyes of the
Democracy to the fraud that was prae-
ticed upon the Caucus and has elected
the severest reprobation from the Dem
ocratic press which is committed to
preserving the integrity of the party.
The Tupelo journal speaks out as fol-
lows:
We predicted, at the time the mongrel
squad were admitted to the caucus, that
they would take advantage of the first OPP
portunity to betray the Democl attic party.
and that prediction is being fulfilled sooner
than We expected. We have never opposed
extending cordial welcome to all who
desire admission to the Democratic party,
but we do oppose, and viii ever oppose, the
admission into the inner temple-the sane
forum of the party-of those who have been
weighed in the balance and found wanting,
until they bring forth fruits meet for repen-
lance We are al advocate of strict party
discipline, which we believe can be inaugu-
rated and maintained only by rewarding
the faithful and making political treason
odious. Subsequent events have demon
strated very clearly that the admission to
the caucus of those men who were elected
to the Legislature in opposition to the
Democratic party was a most consummate
blunder on the part Of those who assumed
the responsibility of it.
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v1RGINIA's PROTEST.
The Encroachments of the Federal
Government Under Republican
Rule.
RICHMOND, March 9, 1880.

RICHMOND, March 9, 1880.
In the State Senate to-day preamble and
resolution was adopted relative to the recent
decision of the United States Supreme
Court in the case of S. d. Coles, a county
judge in this State, indicted in the United
States Judge Rives') court for falling to
put negroes on juries. The preamble recites,
in effect, that the decision threatens the
very existence of State governments as
distinct sovereignties, and places the judici-
airy of the State completely under the con-
troll of the United States, and if followed to its
logical results will enable the United States
Congress to coerce the State judiciary as
well as the State executive and legislative
departments in all matters, thus destroying
every vestige of State sovereignty most
alarming doctrine to all who value the
blessings of liberty, for the security Of which
the United States Constitution itself was
established and ordained
The resolutions urge Virginia's Senators
and Representatives in Congress to procure
the repeal of all laws of Congress which
tend TO the exercise of powers not delegated
to the United States by the Constitution.
nor prohibited by it to the States, especially
of that act under which the decisions men
toned were rendered, and request the Gov
ernor TO communicate copies of the resolu-
tions to the Governors of the several States.
with a view to having the Legislatures
thereof take similar action.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Yazoo City Democracy.

For city officers, the following nomi-
nations have been made:
Aldermen-H Halder, J. Fromherz, Geo.
H. Quekemeyer and A. J. Collins; for the
second ward, F. Barksdale, H. Harrison, E.
Schaefer and r. G. Shepherd. Treasurer
John Posey City Marshall. NJ. Holmes !;
Assessor and Collector-Jake Holder.
A resolution was introduced in the
nominating convention by Judge Bow
man, and carried, that:
That the Democracy of Yazoo City, here
by associate themselves together as club,
and that the officers of this meeting be de-
cared the officers of the club and that each
member thereof hereby pledges himself
each to the other-to labor increasingly for
the success of the ticket nominated by this
c. Gvention.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
a Word in Season.
The Mobile Register saws

L ne AIODlI0 1(6pISlGE says
We have information from North Alabama
of very grave character. 1t comes from a
true and staunch Democratic source, and
may be relied upon. 1t is to the effect that
a formidable combination of Greenbackers
and Republicans is organizing against the
Democratic party and that, unless the latter
party 60 steadily and Systematically TO work,
it is not improbable that North Alabama
may act as it did in 1872, when Col. Hern-
don was defeated for Governor, and Grant
carried the State. Very few imagined eight
years ago that Alabama, with all of her
white vote once more enfranchised, would
permit the Republican party, composed al
most entirely of blacks, to get possession of
the State Government.
The same influences are operating in
Mississippi, and the same causes for
apprehension exist. The opponents of
the Democratic party are organizing to
regain their ascendency in the State and
to carry it for the Republican candidate
for President. The Republican Office
holders and expectants of Office, are or
ganizing their clans The colored Re-
publicans, who under the names of
compromisers and conservatives, were
elected to the Legislature, all declared
their preference for Grant, the candidate
of the extreme Radicals. If the conduct
Of these men foreshadows the action of
the rank and file of the Republican
party which was scattered like chaff
before the wind in the great uprising of
1875, there are dangers ahead which
nothing but organization, vigilance and
unanimity on the part of the Democracy
can avert.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

A TELEGRAM from St. Louis reports
that Mr.. Henry F. Scarrett, planter of
Pass Christian, Mississippi, is there, and
says in view of the negro exodus and
disturbed condition of things in Califor-
MIA, planters in his section have can
vassed the question to some extent of
attempting to obtain Chinese laborers.
Correspondence has already been had
with ole Of the Chinese companies, and
probably some Cinnamon will be set to
work in Southern Mississippi in a few
weeks. The Pass Christian Gazette
says that Mr.. Scarrett does not reside
there.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Mississippi State Medical Association.

The thirteenth annual meeting Of this As
soclatIon Will be held in the city Of Vicks-
burg on the seventh of April next. All
members OF the Association, and all physi--
clans in the State in good standing. DESTROYS
of becoming members, are earnestly request
ed to be present.
Application has been made TO the various
lines of transportation leading to the city
for reduction of fare to those attending the
meeting The hotels have agreed to enter
tain the members at reduced rates The
committee Of arrangements are doing all ina
their power to make the coming session an
agreeable and profitable reunion Of the ply
sioans of our State, and hope there will be
a large attendance,
I'll. SHANNON, NJ. D.,
Chairman Committee ofArrangements.
w. I. BALFoUR. NJ. D., Secretary of Com
Initbee Of Arrangements
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
ndIssIssIPPI NEWS.
Naschez Democrat. ]


We announce the death, at her residence
on Pine Ridge, in this county, of Mrs
Sara E. Gibson, relict of the late Simeon
Gibson. Mrs. Gibson was a sister of the
late David Harrison and of Gen. Issac
Harrison, of Louisiana, a grand niece of the
late VIM. H. Harrison. President of the
United States.
Kinds County Gazette.
A man named Joseph L. Longman, for
merly of Cleveland, Ohio, and livingo on the
Auburn Place, near Utica, this county. for
short time past, committed suicide on the
LIST inst.
"a Northern man kills himself on South
ern soil. Here is an Outrage" Call out
the troops.
Edwards Bulletin.
The remains of Mrs. Montgomery. the
grandmother of Capt. w. A. Montgomery,
were brought TO this place for burial on
Tuesday last, from Starkvile, in this State
Mrs. NJ, who many years ago. was a resident
of Kinds county, died at the advanced age
of eighty five years.
Coffeeville Times
Mr.. p L. Bailey, of Tallahatchie county,
was very suddenly stricken blind one night
last week while going home from Oakland.
The last thing he saw was a log fire in the
woods, in few minutes his sight was en-
tirely gone.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

The bill amending the law for the re-
moval of causes from State to Federal
Courts, which has passed the lower
house of Congress, requires that the
amount involved, to give United States
circuit courts original jurisdiction con-
current with State Courts, shall be ST.
600. Where application is made for
the removal of case from the State to
the Federal Court, it must be made to
appear that the defence involves the
construction of the United States Con-
stitution or laws or treaty, or that the
defendant or defendants are non-resi-
dents of the State in which the suit is
pending, or that the suit is brought
under the patent or copyright laws, be-
tween a corporation and citizen. 1t
prohibits United States Courts to take
original jurisdiction of any suit of civil
nature between a corporation created by
the laws of any State and citizen of
any State, in which such corporation, at
the time the cause of action accrued, may
have been carrying on business, except
in like cases in which said Courts are
authorized by the bill to take original
cognizance of suits between citizens of
the same State. The bill will relieve
the United States Courts of their exces-
sive business. 1t will protect citizens
from the cost and inconvenienceSof be-
ing forced to attend suits in United
States Courts in places remote from
their places of residence; and will also
limit suits arising under the laws of
State as far as practicable to the Courts
of that State.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Spring Hill Institute-A Correction
MERIp1AN. March 15th. 18So.

MERIDIAN, March 18th, 1880
EDITORS CLARION: In looking over
your Weekly after my arrival at home, see
that your reporter fell into error in regard
to the bill to establish a Normal School at
Cooper Institute. Prof. Cooper did not pro-
pose to sell to the State; but offered his
school-building, ten acres of land, 2000 vol
umes in his library, astronomical and chem
icalapparatus, and fossil collections, amount
ing in value to about 100000 as a bona
fide gift for the purpose of establishing
State Normal School at his place
His action may seem strange to those
who do not know the man. Education has
been his life>work, and the time has come
when private institutions cannot compete
with those that are fostered by the State;
and besides a laudable desire to see thor
ough corps of teachers for our public
schools, it is but natural that he should
like to see the work of his life acknowledged
and perpetuated by the State.
Hoping you may make the proper cor
rection for the purpose of placing Professor
Cooper in the proper light,
am yours, &c,
r. P. WALKER.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

SENATOR BILLsa and Representative Harri
son arrived home last Sunday, looking as
sound as new dollars, but still showing signs
of having endured hard work while at Jack
son. Alcorn has just right To be satisfied
with her Representatives-they have been
faithful and efficient, and have vigilantly
labored for the interests of their constitu-
ents; we welcome their return as ''faithful
servants "-Corinth Herald.
The Herald pays deserved tribute
to two of the most useful and influential
members of the Legislature. We may
add that Senator Bills, by the able and
manner in which he conducted
the proceedings of the Democratic eau
Gus, achieved an enviable reputation as
a presiding officer.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Supervisors of Census-Letter From
Col. William Handy.

The following letter from Col. VIM.
Handy, lately appointed Supervisor of
Census for the Second District. is pub
lished for public information:
CANTON, Miss, March Is, 1880.
Ep1ToRs CLARION VIII you be kind
enough 10 announce that the Superinten-
dent of the Census Bureau at Washington,
has not commissioned any Supervisors of
Census as yet in this State, and that as
soon as / am duly qualified and enter upon
the duties of the office, / will give ample
notice as to hosc and tehen the Census will
be taken" l have received large number
of letters from almost every county In the
District in regard to appointments. and as it
is a matter of public interest, it will, doubt
less, be favor to all concerned, to make
known the above facts.
Yours respectfully,
WIN. HANDY.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Female Suffrage in wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE, March 15.-The Senate last
night, by vote of - to IL, concurred in the
Assembly resolution providing for female suf-
frage in Wisconsin.
Counting the Electoral VOte-Meeting OF
the senate Democratic Caucus Commit
tee.
WASHINGTON, March 13-The Democratic
Caucus Committee, consisting of Senators
Thurman, Bayard, Garland, CockreIl, Johnson
and Morgan, held long session this afternoon
upon the subject Of providing some meth
Oh of counting the electoral vote, but no
conclusion was reached. Opinions Diff
fered as TO what was best tc be done: but the
action most likely to be taken is the revival
of the joint rule that formerly governed that
subject. The whole matter was very generally
discussed, aud the committee will come to some
of the committee are in favor Of allowing the
matter of counting the electoral vote to remain
just as it rs now.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Phe State aud Press Conventions
the Collision IN Time Of Meeting.
Yazoo Herald

Yazoo Herald.
We see that the State Democratic Exec
utive Committee, Major F. Barksdale,
Chairman, have made call for the meet
ing of the State Convention on the same
day that the Press Association Is to meet at
this place. This is to be regretted, and we
hope the Executive Committee will arrange
things 30 as to prevent a elashing of the
two Conventions. Many members of the
Press Association desire to attend the State
Convention, but unless the programme is
changed in the respect mentioned they will
hardly be able TO do so as it is their wish
and perhaps intention to be here on the I'd
of June, and they certainly cannot be at
both places at the same time. We feel that
it is only necessary to call the attention OF
the Chairman of the State Executive Com
mittee to the facts just stated to induce
him to set another day for the assembling
of the Democracy at Jackson in solemn
conclave.
1t is not necessary to state that the day
which had been previously fixed by the
Press Association for its meeting, was
inadvertently chosen by the State Execu-
tive Committeeman the Chairman
alone, as the language of the Herald
would imply. Seeing the fact, and re-
sponsive to numerous solicitations, the
Chairman has addressed letter to each
member of the Committee suggesting
that in spirit of accommodation the time
for the meeting of the State Conven-
ton, be changed from June ID, to
Thursday, May the 9th.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Tho Difference It Will Make.

The defeat of HUMPHREYS Railroad bill, we
estimate, will make q difference in our re-
celpts OF cotton next season of little less
than fifty thousand bales of cotton against
US. That is big thing for little Town.
But there is nothing at ali improbable in
the estimate, Meridian has made good rep
utation as a cotton market the past season,
and 1t only needs fair rate of freight to
take all in sight. As sure as sensible men
are controlled by their own self-interest,
with reasonable freight charges they would
pile in the cotton bales upon us another
season, by rail as well as by wagon-Me-
ridian Mercury
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Light House at The Mouth of Pearl
River.
Yours respectfully,
VIM. HANDY,

The following bill has been introduced
in the House of Representatives by Hon.
C. E. Hooker, for the erection of a
lighthouse at the mouth of Pearl River,
in the State of Mississippi, where the
same debouches into the Mississippi
Sound.
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of
REPRESENTATIVES Of the United Stctes Of Anseri-
ca IA Congress assembled, that the sum of tif-
teen thousand dollars be, and the same is
hereby, appropriated, out Of any money in
the Treasury not otherwise expended, for
the purpose of erecting lighthouse at the
noutA Of Pearl River, in the State of Mis-
eissippi. where the same debouches into the
Mississippi Sound, the same to be expended
under direction Of the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
Chinese immigration.

General Cyrus Bussey, President of our
Chamber of Commerce. and Mr.. William
Cunningham, President of our Cotton Ex-
change, have telegraphed to Mr.. William
+. Babcock, President of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, inviting Chinese i'm
migration to this State. They state that la
Dor for large numbers can be procured in
our fields, and suggest that if transportation
IS being furnished to get them out of San
Francisco, they be sent here.-N. O. Led.
ger.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
S 49, S--------
The New Revised Code.

AS general reply to inquiries already
received, we will state that the provisions
of the Revised Code, except as specified in
the Act in the first column upon the first
page, do not take effect until November 1st.
The Code is required to be published before
October LIST, but will doubtless be ready for
delivery at an earlier date. The price is
fixed at $500, and the Secretary of State is
therefore be addressed to Hon. Henry @.
Myers. Persons who may wish the book
sent by mail, should add nifty cents for pos
tage.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
East Mississippi Marls,
Meridian Mercurv.7

=
Rev Mr.. Heard has brought us a speci.
cimen OF marls which he got on his place.
on Garland's creek, in Clarke county. two
miles from Shubuta. To our senses it an
pears to be a specimen rich in the fertiIiL-
ing principles that make ma4ls desirable
for enriching poor lands of the character of
the poor lands of East Mississippi 1t was
obtained from near the spot where Dr. Har-
per- state geoiogist, thirty years ago OBJ
tanned specimen which he showed TO this
writer, and declared to be as fine a specimen
as he had ever seen in Europe or America.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17

THE Cinnamon, driven out of Califor-
MIA because his labor is cheap, are seek
ing home on this side of the Union.
They have planted colonies in Chicago
and New York, and have organized So
cieties for the protection of the new-con1-
ers. There is a demand for them; and we
read that they are readily employed in
the North as domestics. They have
proved themselves to be excellent Rail
road builders, and will make good cult
vators of the rice, sugar and cotton
fields of the South
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THE Trustees of the Agricultural an

THE Trustees of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College will meet in jackson
0 on Thursday, April LIST, to arrange for
the erection of additional buildings, and
to elect a President. In this latter con
nection, the names of Prof. I. 5. Gath
right, Gen. Stephen d. Lee, Rev. G. ).
Roudebush, Col Geo. NJ. Edgar, Of An
chorage, KY, are spoken of. The Trus-
tees are anxious to get the right man for
the place, and we have no doubt there
will be ample good material from which
TO make the selection