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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE RIOT


MERIDIAN, Nov Sat Marion Stain,
five miles north of Meridian, hi, m,rrio,
soon after the polls opened, some peo@s
provoked difficulty with some white men.
then shot and killed four of them, namely
A. t. Harvey, present Assessor and Dam.
cratic candidate for reelection; Joseph B,,
nett, jeff Segars, and Vincent Segars ml
severely wounded Levi Moore and la
Hodges. The white men were upgrna
The negroes and their chief instigator, Fl
Vance, then mounted their horses and 8jI
to Vance's house, some two miles di,gp.
and barricaded themselves. Sheriff HenI
derson promptly summoned a posse anil
proceeded from here by special train to NIL
rion, but finding all quiet, returned vilI
part Of the posse; the remainder under \
deputy started in pursuit of the murderer
but were repulsed upon approaching Vanol
house. The deputy sheriff demanded a sul
render, which they refused dehanty. All
additional force was then sent from hsn1
when another movement wa, made up5.
the house. Arriving in the ward, Sheriff
Henderson demanded a surrender, whi3.
was refused. John Vance, son of Ed. Vanel
bhCu EouC up WIN a uOuulb-DdIfpleQ PULL
pointing at the posse, when the firing conl
menced, resulting in the killing Of Joh,I
Vance and of Mr.. A. G. Warren of hi
posse, an estimable and quiet citizen ID
Meridian, and the wounding Of viii Vana,
another son of Ed. Vance, who WAS caplurl
and brought in, arriving since niehuhlL
Several other persons were slightly wound
ed. Old Ed, Vance and 20 or 40 per,sI
escaped to the woods. Many shots wen
fired at them as they retreated, with results
unknown. The election here and elseThes
in the county, with the above exception,
was quiet and orderly,
Ed. Vance, who is charged with The ID.
stigating the riot, is white man and The
acknowledged leader Of the Republican party
in Lauderdale county When he fled oil
the woods and escaped from the Sheriff
posse, he was accompanied by about 30 De
groes, who were barricaded with him in Bis
house.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

If the Democratic party in this State is as
much opposed to monopolies as is claimed
by their speakers and journals, why in the
name of reason has the party made no ad
vance in the direction of supervising rail
roads? We have called upon the leaders o.
the party, time and again, to explain thi
hardness, bat they have utterly failed to do
Sour Country.
We beg our contemporary to possess
itself in patience. The supervisory
clause was not inserted in the Demo
cratic platform until 1877. Two bills
designed to execute it received the
sanction of Democratic Legislatures,
and there is no earthly reason for doubt
ing the sincerity of Democratic profess
sions on this subject. Our contempora-
rvs own county of Lauderdale, has just
elected two Representatives, Messrs.
Woods and Cameron, who, we will ven
ture to predict, will take care that a
proper and well matured bill is intro
duced into the Legislature at an early
day of the session, which, when it be-
comes a law, will put the supervisory
doctrine into practical operation as in
Georgia, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky,
Missouri, Wisconsin and other States,
which owe their Railroad progress in
great part to such legislation.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

81, LOUIS GLoBE-DEMocRAr: A North
ernexplorer Of Georgian cotton fields ba
sampled the credit system, which is bound
=. 2 keep every planter poor as long as it last,
me .oeal capitalists, who advance moneyanl
provisions on mortgage of the future crop
" up the prices of purchase when iD''
chalk them down, until their average e1t'
charge, reduced to an interest basis is from
q 70 200 per cent. per annum. There T"
no occupation in the world" says the OO'sf
yer, "unles it be successful bank burglary
which can be made to pay return on clPf
al borrowed at such ruinous rate" Inc
oniy salvation from the the swindles ds
'crloed is gradually coming about and tna'
= the influx Of Northern capital.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
Education in the South

At the session of the recent Con-
necticut Teachers Convention DR.. J.
L. NJ. Carry, of Richmond, Virginia.
general agent of the Peabody Educa-
tional Funds, presented an important
paper on Education in the South"
He characterized as unfounded the pre-
valent impression that before the war educa-
ton In the South was neglected. Popnjar
education was, but there were 262 colleges
IN 1860 against 205 in the North and the
expenditures were nearly equal. althmob
the white population of the North was "a
100000 and of the South only 5000 00o
The war killed off many of the colleges
the cause of education lang uished. and to-
day the Southern States are unable to do
much toward popular education because of
their poverty. In 1870 the illiterate voters
In the Union were $500 of whom
l23, 900 were in the South, mostly Negroes
He claimed that this iIlfteracy was dan
gerous to the Republic, and that az the
national government had foisted the greater
number OF the illiterate voters upon the
States by enfranehising the negroes it was
its duty, and measure of political economy. /
to assist the South in supporting public !
schools. The South has 5, 600, 900 of a school /
population. It would cost $40, 000, 900 an
nually to educate on a system equal to that
of the public schools of the North, but it
was useless to talk of raising that sum in
an impoverished section He said that in
the South swarms of neglected childen are
growing up into hordes of ignorant, idle,
and, too often, depraved and goddess men
and women. The education of these people /
will repay the general government in
more thorough development of industries,
in fewer demands of poverty, in better so
cial order, more intelligent use of the fran
chise and in checking improvidence, waste
and vice.
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GES. JosEPH DAVIS, nephew Of Jeffer
son Davis, says that there Is no money
in the Bank Of England to the credit Of
the Confederate government. He also
states that Jefferson Davis expressed q
similar opinion before his departure for
England. Hence the report that his
visit 20 London was made for the pur-
pose Of aseertaining what amount s IN
tie bank was an idle one. Gen. Davis
says that 1t the time Of The surrender Of
Lee there vas in the hands Of Jacob
Thompson, who was il Canada, about
$50, 900 The enquiry nstnrallY arises
what did Mr. Jacob Thompson d With
the money! BE held Il ID trust.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

THERE are in the q. S. Treasury
standard silver dollars, 500, $40, 318; sill
yer certificates, outstanding or in circu-
lation, $66, 327, $40; leaving s248, 708
standard silver dollars available beyond
the amount held for redemption GER
tifcates. Owing to the exceedingly
small sum Of silver dollars available for
the ordinary business of the department
it has become necessary to suspend the
exchange of silver certificates for gold
coin or bullion. Notwithstanding the
call by the business interests of the coun-
try, for silver the Treasury Department
takes care to pay nothing but gold to the
bondholders, although under the con-
tract between the people Cor the govern
ment which is their representative and
the bondholders, the government has
the right to pay.the bonds, principal and
interest, in silver or gold at its option,
and the silver dollar prescribed in the
contract is the exact dollar in standard
silver which is coined under the silver
bill. The logical inference is that
the money power has subsidized the /
heads OF the government.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
BLOODY AFFAIR AT Nlplss
The Trouble Brought on bv
lent Negroes. IN
Letter to the Chairman Of than
ic-COnservatiTe State Commit.
MERIDIAN. Mss NJ o

Capt. Frank Johnston: '%l F
The circumstance, in brief, ar. ..
This morning, as an old Whit -,
at Marion was going in to cast HI elteo
was grossly insulted by one of the VOC
pudert negroes in the coun,, Is'
come to Marion from his own w.; HAo
which was another Box, "Lylss Pr
The insult caused the old man IN Na
arm as if to repel it with a blow, 'alS
number of negroes Immediately 6,.se we
with pistols, killing him Instant
A. T. Harvey, Democratic eaDdiJa:. Il
SCISSOR, rushed up, unarmed, ana : ~ :
down and instantly killed; then H W.
brother-in-law, Joseph Barrett, wa, 4i q
in the same way then a man ma ~
Segars-all four good white men
killed when they had not wesron
fend themselves with. Vince -
James Hedges, both white men. WI s-'
ously wounded, the former with b'.
hope OF recovery. On hearing Of 4.
the Sheriff left on a special train :. g
posse of about a hundred men I'm, ~
found the negroes, about a hundral !. "a
Der, had taken refuge in the dwelin," q
of Ed. Vance, notorious Ransst-S 40
where they, together with VaSco
his two sons, William and JOHN
prepared to make a desperate vi
Our boys were repulsed, and 80
come back here for reipiorca-
Another crowd from here Joined N.
lift, and about o'clock this attsrn".A
sheriff, with a hundred men or MON -.
there, and was preparing to surr,,,,
when the wife of Vance came Ia M,
gate with white flag. The sheriff c,n.
nicated with her, and offered to proie'' /, F
husband and all in her house. ii thew
surrender. This being reed To- s,a n,-
our boys entered the yard and wers a.
ing water from the well, anticipotm.
danger, when one man in the SHERIFF.
at the well, was shot by some one frop s-
inside of the house, and INSTANTLY In
His name was Mr. Warren, q clerk in W~.
dian, in the store of Fincher 4 McVics'
His body will be brought in to-pisbt n.~
mail train. John Vance the SON MN
Vance, was killed, and William Varcs
captured, and is now lodged in iqI NJ
Vance managed to escape by wav of M
back door, while his wife was OFFERING y
flag of truce at the front, and wS3'
number Of negroes also escaped, several ~
shot by the sherif7s posse, as thew
through the bushes. The sheriff bin"i
was hit by spent bullet in the side bg,
is not painful or inconyenient
Our town is in gloom tonight. esne+,r
over the sudden news of Warrep's d.~
Excuse this illegible scribbling. am W.,
ing by dim light in the back room a5,
drug store. While on the streets knot
men talk about desperate things that spo,.,
blood. Everything will pass OF onis,,
though. Meridian box at this hour 11,,.
about 5 for Lowry to Kings one.
Yours truly,
II Drtt
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The Methodist Bishopq

~ the SIX Southern Methodist B;shon.
o " Two are able to do active dutv R ;sIpa.,
Mel g, yeire and Keener. Bishop W;altslllO
= ! II e Charleston. Bishop Pains shaA,
Iseoie. hopes to Be able to attend ~ s'1Ae ag
phls conference, which meets ~ pa Saslll-
l.ovemoer 9TH. Bishop Kavana,,o.l, .'Oil W.,
- zen on the Pacific coast for nasri, Mo
years VIII Dc present at the Denv .s.. smo
$3.50 when meets at Denver, Coloraa,s M!
MeeK Blshop Pierce who has her ~, -. tnls
I,,s Wss.ern Conferences, has aona 1910 =,
neane Y Georgia On account y S n g ms
49, ayeire = presiding At the HsI.....
sg a g Wytheville, Virvinia -S Y e
49, q 5ashop Wightman. The t - sne
- IS sslas very important stations " ~
s assOun. q !he death Of ministers = Z
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

ST. Louis GLoBE-DEMooRAr: CsPl
Cuttle's admiration for Bunsby was simPig
passing fancy in comparison with KEY
worship Of Brady. When Tyner brought
IN his report pointing out the existence Of th'
Star-route frauds, he was absolutely shocked
NOT at the frauds, but that any man could
suggest that Brady would permit anythi'g
crooked to exist. He fguratively and bar
rledly clapped his hand on Tyner's mou!A
for fear that the august Brady might hsf
Of what was said, and feel huf
Not another whisper of this" he said .
Iyner; what if Brady should know offs
ana ne trembled to think of Brady's righfI
eous wrath.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
Change in Day of Publication.

THE CLARION will be published hereafter
on Wednesday morning Many ofour sub
subscribers, at points remote from the rail-
roads, complain that the paper does not
reach them until the Monday or Tuesday
after publication. Heneeforsh, it will leave
Jackson every Wednesday night, and ought
certainly to reack ell our readers in Mis-
sissippi before Saturday.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

1t was horrible affair. Two broth
ers-in-law, Messrs. Harvey and Bams.
fell victims to the infuriated and sayag
negro mob led on by a man by the nan.
of Vance. After the riot, this man
took the negroes to his house and ID
famed them with liquor to such a
extent that they were ready for any
thing, and there they fortified, and
defied every one till dark when ID,
ringleaders made their escape.
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The Next Congress.

IF the elections to be held to fill va
cancies result in the selection of Con-
gressmen of the same political faith as
those who have died or resigned, the
next House of Representatives will be
made up of 147 Republicans, 1876 Dem
ocrats, 9 Greenbackers, and one INDIE
pendent. OF the nine Greenbackers
FIVE can be classified as Republicans,
three of whom at least will participate
in the Republican caucus in the House
In consequence of keep
ing Kellogg in his seat the Republicans
hold a majority of one in the Senate.
By that blunder of the Democrats,
when they held the power to give the
seat he occupies to a legally elected
Democrat, they have lost the control of
both houses. When will they regain
their lost ground? How hard it is to
recover an opportunity once thrown
awayi
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
How Bob Harlan Fared in the Ohio
Election.

In the recent Ohio election, only one
Democrat was elected to the Legislature
from Hamilton county, Ohio, which in
cludes the city of Cincinnati, and he
owed his election to the fact that his
opponent was a negro. There is large
negro vote in the county, and, in recog-
milton of this, the Republicans placed
a colored man on their ticket Robert
Harlan was the man, and such was the
race prejudice that he ran behind every
candidate on the Republican ticket. 1t
is sufficient evidence of the feelings
the Republicans of Ohio have for the
negro to state that Harlan was the only
Republican nominee that was beaten,
he running 3, 900 votes behind his ticket.
On being asked ''to what extent do you
attribute your defeat" he answered:
''To the race prejudice still to be found in
Ohio, and was victim to that prejudice
at the late election You can imagine how
far this prejudice extends when | tell you
GudL VI lIG PuDlLCsttI CeiAuludtCS ioI IHC
Legislature nine were elected by majorities
ranging from fourteen hundred to thirty-fve
hundred. Hamilton is not divided into
districts, but is entitled to ten Representa-
tives in the Legislature, and they are voted
for directly by all the voters of the county.
l am very thankful to the twenty-five thous-
and men who voted for me but it would
seem to casual observer that if our Repub-
lican friends in Hamilton county were at
all consistent party men they would have
supported the whole ticket and not scratched
any body"
as there any dissatisfaction on the part of
the colored men in Cincinnati on account of
your defeat?"
''The colored men of Cincinnati feel just
ly indignant. One of them said to me just |
before I left home that the Republican party
was always glad to have us act as privates in
the rear ranks, but when it comes to run
ming for office they sit right down on us,
and give us to understand that we were
only freed for one purpose and that was to |
play second fiddle at all times to our white |
friends.
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srArE REvESuE AoESr, Gen. Writ

STATE REvESuE AoENT. Gen. Writ
Adams, has been indefatigable in his
search among the records for de6eien.
cies in the accounts Of sherifs and
Tax Collectors. His inquiries have not
been in vain, and proceedings have
been instituted. and other steps taken, to
secure settlements. Many Of the de-
1inqueneies were caused BY isniency on
the part Of SheriiEs towards Taxpayers
to whom indulgence was granted and
for whom liabilities were incurred BY
the sherifEs. whose charitable intentions
have operated to their own injury IS
uei as detriment to the State. The
zeal sao energy displayed BY Gen.
Writ Adams bare been the means Of
recovering large AnioS'nts that would
Otherwise have been irretsieYsDssss lost.
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Success of the Democratic.Co nserVa-
tive Ticket.

Returns of the election in this State
indicate the success of the Democratic
Conservative State ticket by from
$1,000 to $4,000. We have never
thought that it would be less than
$4,000. The extraordinary efforts of
the combined opposition and their
almost frantic appeals TO the colored
sufragans to cast their votes solidly,
awakened apprehensions of danger in
the minds of some Democrats, which
we never experienced because we were
satisfied that intelligent observation
of the wise and benifcent rule of the
Democratic party by many of the colored
voters had convinced them that their
interest dictated its continuance. From
the beginning of the reconstruction era
in 1867, down to the present time, we
have never doubted that the fears and
suspicious of the colored voters would
be overcome if the Democracy, composed
of majority of the whites, would stead
tasty adhere to a course of justice and
Cancellation towards the colored race
Our predictions have been verified, as
the result of the last and previous
elections has abundantly attested.
Turning neither to the right hand, nor
to the left, the Democracy will go for
ward on the line Of progress, and of
material and intellectual development
upon which they have set out, and the
time is not far distant when Mississippi
will be second to no other State of its
dimensions, in wealth and prosperity.
TIE clear where the responsibility
for the horrible affair at Marion, be-
longs. The statements are conclusive
The negroes commenced the affray with
generalization and cold-blooded pre-
eision The results show that the
whites were unprepared, and did not an
ticipate difficulty. The horrible affair
resulting in the loss ofvaluable lives, is
due to the teaching of the gospel of hate
upon which the opposers of the Demo
cratic rule in the South have built their
hopes of political success. a terrible
responsibility rests upon the heads of
these meters of sedition. Their willing
dupes should be made to pay the penal
ty of their crimes.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

THE earnings of the Chicago, St.
Louis and New Orleans Road increased
last year 1926, 900. The company has
thus far exchanged SIC, 200, 900 in bonds
into per cents. The road is doing
splendid paying business under its pres
ent able management.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

ERRNa BROTHER KEY said he was
not Republican, but he was anxious
to prevent the exposure of the Star
Route villainiss for fear cit would hurt
the Republican party" And the great
and good Hayes, whose administration
was the product of an infamous fraud,
commanded that Tyner's report upon the
the Star Route exploits should be sup
pressed. He explained, GOOD gracious,
Mr.. Tyner. don't let that get out. It
would break up the party The New
York Times Republican, is authority
for this.
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TOTAL in the Q. STA as. 43l 5 Jag az 04O
AcroRDTyg to the last report the

United States Commissioner of Agrieul-
ture, it appears that 100000 persons
the United States are engaged in
agricultural pursuits. The total value
Of farms and farm implements is s13,-
461, 200, 433, or two-thirds Of the pro-
duetive wealth of the nation. The
Agricultural interests of the country
ought to be represented in the Cabinet,
as provided by Representative Muldrow's
hill
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10
Letter from Lit. Governor Stands.

sRNAToBIA. MISS, Nov 9th, 1881.
Frank Johnston, Chairman, jackson, Miss:
State and County returns are in. KING ra-
ceived ] 1856 vote; Lowry received 4s9
votes; Kings majority 8 votes. There were
three county tickets in the field The
Greenbackers and Republicans both snn-
ported the King ticket, though thew opnos-
ed each other for the county offices. Demo-
Gratis elect their entire county ticket by
large pluralities-the Sheriff only lacking -
votes of receiving as many as both the IN
posing candidates. We elect both members
OF the Legislature Democratic. a gain of
two. No disturbance whatever in the
county. We elect the Board of Supervisors
all except one. -'Oi'
Yours ETC.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-10

THE cotton statistics for the present
season show a falling off in the receipts
at every Southern port except New Or
leans from last year, the decrease in
some cases being considerable.
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Campaign subscriptions.

Our Campaign" subscribers will please
take notice that the war is over and victory
won, and that unless they express wish to
have the paper continued, their names will
be dropped after this year. Weshould be glad
to retain all on our list permanently. On
receipt of TIVE dollars We will extend credit
to December 3lst, 1882.
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Cabinet SpeculatiOns.

GEN. FITZGERALD OF MISSISSIPPI REP5E-
ED TO Re BOOKED FOR A PLACE,
Philadelphia Sun
The President is credited with an inter
ton to put one or two Southeruers in BIZ
Cabinet. There is strong dispositia
among certain Republican officials from h
south to create movement in favor Of JOIN
:. Wise; of Richmond, for Cabinet poa-
ton: Mr.. Wise is son of Henry A. Ws
and Is one of the most active readiuster %
Ponents of the Democracy in Virgins
Another gentleman, often spoken Of for !
prominent Federal position, is Gen Wm.E
Fitzgerald, of Mississippi. lie was a heo
on the right side during the Rebellion, and
ne Is scholar and lawyer of ability
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Separation Of the Judiciary from the Ex.
ecutive Department.
Index.l

Columbus Index.
1t IS better every way, we believe. to ra-
70 move the judiciary, not from the peonle
put from the corrupting influences tbaf
nave always, and now to a far greater exta,t
than ever before, characterized orr oenerai
elections. There may be abuses in the nIa I,
now N force, but these can be in 4 maas,, ,...
remedled. The principal abuse. and CON.
cernl1g which something was said n onr
late Democratic State Convention. can ba
disposed OF BY limiting the Gubernator;ei
term In this direction reform can certa;n
y pc secured, and If the journals II wb;ob
We reierredr would abandon their notions
about an elective Judiciary. and u yo,sA J
shange "a that law which would male tba
Y. 4 Of the position of Governor in
s1llgioie ior secnnd term, they would ~
long the State very great service.
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THE New York Tribune ha,

The New York Tribune has pub
lished some statistics showing that after
all, the Democracy Of the South are
doing good work IN the cause Of eduaa-
ton. It says:
Virginia has now 1854 public schools,
and has gained I6 900 in attendance since
last year. She has school population Of
81, 1877 white and 90, $50 colored. and the
value Of her school property is s., IL, "a So.
Her receipts from school taxes this year
were 96 ,515q5. The North Carolina
Schools cost 1859 1926 last year, and in
strneted 156, 4s1 white pupils and IS, I25
c0Iored ones. Georgia, with a school popu-
Iati0n Of 49,, IA, expended S471 OPS. &c.
Alabama spent 8376 ,092, q, and instructed
I07, 483 white and T2.007 c0Iored children
Mississippi paid $576, 56S.6I for the in.
struction of her 112 8e4 white and ~, ~
c0lored pupils. Louisiana spent S225 O00
upon her z1S s45 pupils and Texas $7l5 lz2t
upon her school population one bird
c0lored of 25e TOO.