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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-07-14
NEWS IN GENERAL.

A strange. entered the house Of Earnest
K rause, living Paradise prairie. near
Duquoin, Ill, on the Eth, during the absence
of the parents, and, Selling the eldest pirl
about IL years old, cut her hair off, and leav-
ing it on the table with q note stating the
child was his ,oRg~lost daughter. put her
in buggy and drove off, despite her cries
for assistance. There is much excitement l.
the country, and the people have turned ont
Ell masse to the rescue
The CanadianS applauded the name Of ston..
wall Jackson more than that of President Gar
held at the Toronto Sunday School Conven.
ton. Gov. Colquitt of Georgia, was the
speaker
Postmaster General James has received a
telegram from Geo Wilson, Secretary Of the
Ne" York Chamber of Commerce, in which tn e
latter requests the Postmaster General to saw
to Mrs. Garfield that the members of the New
York Chamber of Commerce have subscribed
$Z5o,OOO, to be presented to her. both "a a token
OF their sincere esteem and sympathy. and AZ
means of relieving the mind of the President
entirely from anxiety with regard to the f,-
ture of his family.
The Georgia Temperance Convention mat on
the 9th lao delegates were present. inolud-
ing some negroes and ladies. Resolutions
were passed demanding Of the Legislature
prohibition by law; that failing, submitting
the question to the voters of the State s.ron@
Efforts will be made in the Legislature ,vbioh
meets on Wednesday. Our State Temnsro
questions are creating great enthusiasm
The New FORK Spirit Of the Time. saw.
MAS Augusta Bryant, of England ba.
challenged any lady rider in this eount-1, -.
a 2e-mile race for 600 pounds a side. borss-
oaek, and the challenge has been Accented :,
behalf an unknown LADY.
On the &ath ofJune Mrs. Mitchell the ,w;t.
OF respectable citizen of Randolnb cornt,-
Aiar was found on the roadside bef,vaor
nome and a neighbours, dead, with her tbroo,
cut. ohe had been ravished after a feasfu1
struggle The imprints OF teeth were topnd -
: huihser OF PLACES "a the body, showing that
the r@slsher had lost one front tooth ~
named Walden, who was known to have -
IN the vicinity, and he having one .ao,L -.
directed suspicion to him. The trail 80 -,
lowed by bloodhouRds and Waldron -. -
tureo near anpkiRsville, in this s,ata ~,
lodged In jail last Saturday niobt anu
fsssed to the murder, saying he tbonob. oo-l-
a woman who testified against him i -. ".S
ualesse' ne denied that he had outraged her
mrs. Mitchell had been married onIv = fs~
months. and had many friends. She -.
n ~ nineteen years Of age. MONDAY n,aL.
- Arn'sd men took WaldrOn from iail 80
''a..ea Tor the scene Of his crime, with ~. =
sn'i0n OF burning him alive. A tsI.r..-.
I'm .here to-day states that Waldror -
.e-'stuay hanged 70 the tree at foot a. - |
!, siclm vas found dead Waldror -
ng wives, ~ -'-1 ave Nv
= missing steamship, VAadalia, having
= BOARD l5OO German immigrants for Avoor;. 1
= mas been towsd into = port on the Dor,h-
ssss coast Of Scotland, all safe and we'll
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The Picayune Gays that on Friday,
July %, the gauge of the Chicago, St.
Louis and New Orleans Railroad, which
is now FIVE feet gauge. will be changed
TO the standard, four feet eight and a
half inches. This great work is 10 be
effected within twenty-four hours along
the entire length of the line between
this city and Cairo. When II is accom-
pIished. cars viii run through without
breaking bulk to all points North, East
and West This work is another proof
of the progressive management of this
great corporation.
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THE St. Louis Republican is not sur
prised that the Star-route investigation
has come to q point where it has become
a question whether it will throttle the
Republican party or the Republican
party will throttle the investigation. Its
conclusion is that reform Is impossible
through the agency of the Republican
party. AS for the few solid Democrat
ic doves who have been masquerading
in garb of virtuous innocence, they can
be easily disposed of.
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The coinage during the past fiscal year
has amounted to SIS, 733 ,S64 gold, and &27,-
Gas, 966.75 silver, besides $405, lO9 95 in
base metal-in all 500, 7sS, 74O.7O The
coinage of gold was mainly due to the
enormous importation of the silver coined,
81, 637, 455 was in standard dollars, of
which more than twice that amount Is now
lying idle in the Treasury-N. Z. Public.
But Why lie idle in the Treasury !
Why is il not paid out for interest on the
public debt Is the law requires. The
Public says that the Treasury proposes
to pay OF about $50, o0O. 900 Of bonds
1vithip the naxt tEo months. Here
fhaa Il esopoortnnifg.
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FEUDALIsM in England is gradually
giving way before the march of liberal
and enlightened ideas. As the law now
stands in that country not one man in
ten has the right Of suffrage. By the
Disraeh reform bill of 1867 theIe j. 9
sliding scale for the voters of town and
country, the requisition in the one
being the payment of $50 rent, in the
other S25 in the case of lessees and $50
in the case Of occupiers of farms.
Gladstone promises that ii bill shall be
introduced next session to equalize the
rights o. suffrage in which the rent
qualification viii be virtually done
away with This of itself is "a grave
menace TO the permaneney of aristo-
cratic power. But the working men
and farmers are not willing to stop here
They demand the abolition of the state
Church, with its anachronistic survival
of compulsory tithes, as well as the
wiping out of the bapeful system of
prim ogeniture, which locks the iald of
England in the possession of a ruling
caste.
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ITO be reported
HENRY }. srocKErr, !

HENRY }. STOCKETT,
V. No HiIa
MARY T.. SToCKErr.
Appeal from the Circuit Cuur. .r o.
klnson County, Hon. j. b. Chri-maa. Ia.
In an action of ejectmeut pIainar e
cred judgment, and defendant appealed
The opinion states the case and d., ...
in full.
CHALMERS, G. J.
Plaintiff derived title To- tho aul ...
Ior through tax sale.
Tho assessment which vya. tr. .....
tl0n OF the proceedings culm.ua,us be-
SAFE ala not take place under tu- .-n.
laws or at the regular time. bur Ms s....
of section 4 act OF Febru3rv gs i--e
zoo-J, authorizing the board of -ulers. -.
Oh TIE several counties 10 oYdera NEW a...
menu When deemed necessary t0 -ar..
temporary purpose. BY the pmg .ua
TINS section, tho assessment rolls uar. a.
lald before the boards Of supervisor 0u ..
nISt monday IN July, and then rNe h..-
were 70 conform their action uuuu Do f. ..
requirements Of the act of I~-I. DID, ..
oysWhich Got it is declared that nm. s
shall at their July meeting eoa..l.
approve the rolls, and that the c'sr. ...
hrst monday IN August, shall muae.u....
transmit the necessary COPIES 1. ... f.
collector and auditor This gart.r.
OF course, that the taxes shall be- ...... j..
Lne July meeting, as required Iv Dc.
Code OF 1871. ia other words v..r
OOard OF supervisors aVailcd them-....
1he act oI 1916 supra 10 make "a new .sar
,hehta u WAS bound % meet On the D.. M.
gay OF July, then and there receive.
e4u4llEe the assessment roll and f.4r
taxes IN order that complete ,.r....l.
Ioils might be IN the hands of tIr INK.
'ec'oI ana auditor by the lst MoHa7
august In the case at bar the Lasr
meet ana receive she rolls OH the fir.
Jay 9l Jay Pat Instead Of their rr
lug ~ accordance with the act ri l[
o 1919 ~ Ihey were to do, they adaur
over TO the lst Monday in Auo,--r a., r.a.
time they approved the rolls and ar.ia. b.
Journed over TO the Lac MONDAY I'm -.r..
ner, at which last mentioned t.ma
leVieo the taxes. This was fatal. na-a .
SuS5t 2cFion be upheld by the pUri-..a..
IOo' Of Code Of 1871. which aa.ar
sLtien5 "nere some other person a.G.r Gil.
VIC reg ular assessor has been saHg...a
11e Lne assessment. % receive
. 80 anu leVy the taxes at any t.ua
seot;o- preclude the application a.
TSJ', o-n % t6e case in hand FIRST j.. D.
-eo.,, appear that any person other chan
.tse ular assessor was appointed iu Il
Ib.arce, and second, the special a--.s--
a ueIe made was exceptional iu it- .a.E
stt y 70 be governed by the pravi-
ne special law authorizing Il. 30. Ia.
the case Of Social q. Conner Mss.
Reversed; judgment far f.t-ae-
G. Nelson, for appellant.
I. V. holland, contra
To be- reported. r
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w. d. McCREADY, ct al.
ct al

LAUsDALE, ct al.
Appeal from the Circuit Court ". 49,
kinson County, Hon. j. B. p..
Judge.
This is an action of eieclniea, H..
tain tract of land held by taew.t...
PENDANTS under tax title. The a-.. \.
described in the auditors deed a.. Il. 81
Dirision Of Sec. Sec. T. e. .r
E. pit. S.W. Is lW ID
1t is claimed by plaintiff tbs. D.
held by the wives of defendants n.. %
on the ground that the taxes orv.
land was sold 10 the su.e w..
and excessive. The levy of tlNe.m.. n
the board were at first excessive U..
subsequently reduced, and under .. .t
duced levy of taxes the sale a..
the state 1t is urged by thap.amE
the defendants had mo- righ. t1 ...-...
in evidence the deed Of tbe auditor t..
wives and thus defeat "a recovery
From a judgment for defendants. ..
tiffs appealed.
CAMPBELL, j.,
He'd
l. We regard the description ~ a.
OF lands sold to the s.Jte and .l Obj.
the auditor as equivalent t0 twenty a.-.
the east part of the subdivisions I..
tied that abreviations are adm ..a.
scribing land and they are c5mm.u.g...
2. The levy Of county taxes HI- m..
the time prescribed by law Iue a.#.
ton, by reducing the rate male 700 -..
quent meeting, was not puttlu- l..
taking from the taxes LEVIED a- fI.r.
time, and 40 complaint can r.. u..
that
3. There is no force ia lbe uli..#.-.
the tax title held hy the wiyr- uE t...
PENDANTS could not be made aya.aa.. e..
defendants themselves. Ihptal l.-.. d.
prim0 .Jacie good and not being sur. II.
assailed, was efficient "a show ti...--
the plaintiffs and to defeat rrc.rr
them.
1t does not appear that the aeals
were in such position as Co preclude
from demanding that the plaintiffs -a.
show title in themselves, and mot m.
that they had better right thau t...
teuuaHlS. Ahey were 10 recover uH 4.
title and were to show good one. ].
title was IN another they were uat au.r
TO recover They did not show #r
sale for taxes from the state wis I...
Jaagmtut l#a.
I. v holland and l.. X. Gara.r fs
pellaRt.
y Q. Bramlett and Nugeut E l..W.
contra.
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A WRITER in New York paper says
ours, truly,
V. b. WADDEhL.

A WRITER in Il New \ ork paper says:
Men value their lives but little if there
,s gold in prospect. Going South doesn' t
pay. The Immigrant who goes South with
money and buys place, a.ser improving
the land and buildings and making several
payments, finds himself ousted by minor
heirs or some flaw in the title. This after
employing local legal advice at every step.
The Southern LAWYER and the Southern land
seller are in collision. The immigrant who
goes south to sell his labor is hired at 80
much money per month and board. Now
the laborer fr6m rtFal diatricts in Europe
has always been accustomed to good but
ter. eggs, rye or wheat bread, tea or coffee
sugar, wine, beer, cider, and he expects
nothing less in America. But in the South
he is shown into an old negro cabin, total
lv unfurnished, and told to go to the plan
tation store aud draw his weeks rations,
which consist OF a peck of cornmeal ground
in the piaatetion mill and three and a halt
pounds Of picked pof& tsiaye rations), a tin
plate and cup, Dutch oven, ana d $50
quart tin pail He is expected to do his
own cooking and work from daylight to
dark. After two or three weeks the planter
will furnish blanket that could be bought
in New York for seEenty=fVe cents
The foregoing is specimen of the
lies that are circulated in the North, to
deter immigrants from coming to the
South From beginning to end, the
statement is a falsehood Immigrants
get as good titles here as elsewhere.
They can purchase land, improved and
unimproved, in quantities to suit them
selves. At the lowest rates. If they do
not wish to purchase, they esl cultivate
on shares, rent, or lease to suit them
selves; or they can hire their labor
at good wages. The fare of the hired
hand, is such as the proprietor pro-
yides for his own family; and the ten
emeat houses for those who lease,
or rent, if not palatial, are, 70 say
the least of it, comfortable. But as
little or nothing is being done to circu-
late these facts as they are published
in the Southern newspapers which are
BIT little read in the North, or abroad.
how is our section &c escape the damag-
ing effect of such statements as we have
copied above +?
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Railroad Connection Between Jack
son and Yazoo City.

1t affords us pleasure to say to our
friends in Yazoo City that We have seen
a letter from a memheE of syndicate
in New York, which has simple cepital.
that the money can be obtained without
delay for building Railroad from Jack
son to YaEOO City, provided che people
of YazOo win subscribe literally for
stock in the road The object Of the
projectors Is to make connection with
the Greenvills. Columbus and Birminr-
ham road now in progress Of construc.
ton, q Jolnsonville. IN any event the
road froEa Jackson 10 Yanoo Civ win
Dc built, e our friends ii 4azoo will
put their Shoulders e the wheel.
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III is now web understood from the
demand for the irregular three and q
half per cents which exceeds the supply,
that three per cent bond, having the
sanction of law and enjoying the advan
taee O. : .Larnn0h stability, would have
been taken by investors. 1t is becom-
ing more and more evident every day
that Hayes threw away q great oppor-
tunity for the taxpayers when he vetoed
the Funding bill.
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The Durant and Lexington Railroad
is being pushed forward rapidly by Mr..
w II. H. Green of this city, aided by
the Chicago, St. Lonis and New Orleans
company to which it viii prove valu-
able feeder as well as a great dasidera-
tum to the people of Holmes. Its com
pietion is u question OF few months
only.
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Extract from the Republican Plat
form, adopted June, 1881:
That we recognize railways as one Of the
most potent agencies in our national pro-
gress, but one which, BY reason of its reIa-
ton to the people, must be kept subordinate
to the interests of the reople and within
the Legislative coutrol df Congress and the
State. That in the spirit of is usefulness
it must be dealt with in fairness and with
out injustice. But we are in accord with
the popular demand, that unreasonable
legislative power shall be used to protect
the psople nom any abuse and unjust ex-
actions.
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STEAMBOATS,:
Democratic Mass Meeting.

A mass-meeting Of the Democratic party
of Wayne county is called to meet in
Waynesboro. on Saturday the 23d day OF
July, A. ID. 1881, to attend to any business
appropriate to the present canvass.
J. 4. WETHERBEE,
Chairman Dem. Elk. Com, Wayne Co.
The South is solid again-this time
in execration of the crime of the at
tempted assassination of the President
of the United States.
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PROBABLY the longest petition on
record was presented in the British
House of Commons the other day. 1t
was in favor of closing public houses on
Sunday, was LOO yards long, and
contained 81 900 signatures.
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ITO BE- reported. ]
AoF Secretary Of state-Hon. A.
Baker, Of LAFAYETTE.

EDITORS CLARION: Among the L5.r
names mentioned in connection v.,l T
once Of Secretary of State, / notice .hl
HON. A. j. BAKER,
q lafayette county, who il being str5as
urged oy his many friends for chat p5s.a-
~ Makers life and energies have =
leVotea 70 the service Of the Dem0a
party he is faithful; he is able siss
ma name 80 before the State Convent
ne viii receive 4 strong and enthus1
SOUTH MIssIssllti'
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ST. LOUIS REPUBLICAN: 1t is no fanci-
ful sentiment that Guiteau is the product
of the spoils system. The bullets that
struck Garfield we're fred to vindieate the
right of the political worker to reward in
the way of ofice. There Is no Wild vapor-
ing in that statement, but it is the simple,
sober fact, that the idea that party workers
have pre-emption claim on Office made
Guiteau an assassin.
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THE jetty system has increased the
grain shipment to New Orleans forty
fold in six years Cotton export has
increased as transportation charges are
reduced. When the barge system, now
too limited, is enlarged, freight or grain
can be reduced from eight to three
cents busiel. 1t is computed that
the jetties have saved the tributary
States s25, 900, 900 per annum.
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SosE how or other, the Admilistra-
tion papers have al come % the conelu-
sion that the attempt of the assassin to
take the Presidents corp0real life, has
terminated Conkling's political exis-
|tsnce. The latter i consummation
devoutly to Pc wished. 3
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THE Illinois State Board of Health,
at a recent meeting held in Chicago,
fully considered the subject of smallpox
epidemic. and adopted report calling
upon the National Board of Health to
take measures to secure the inspection
of immigrants before landing at United
States ports and the vaccination of all
who are not protected, and to consider
the propriety of making rules requiring
the insRect ton Al the kort of departure
of all emigrants bound for this coun-
try. The board also recommended to
all other State Boards a thorough in
spection of immigrants arriving in their
respective States, and to take strong
measures to stamp out the disease
wherever it exists. Unfortunately the
State Board OF Mississippi will have
very little to do in the way of watching
Immigrants" to guard against small
poH. Fhere are many ways by which
the yellow fever may be introduced
and against that frightful enemy they
are keeping guard.
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TnReRAMs to Memphis and New

THEeRAMs to Memphis and New
Orleans report an unfortunate ARRAY at
Chester. in Choctaw county. on Satur-
day last, in which Mr.. D. B. Archer, 3
lawyer of good standing IN that town,
shot and killed instantly Mr.. Ewing
AcCafhty, . prominent planter Of the
county, They we're both men Of fami-
lies- Mr. Archer he'd escaped arrest 1t
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THE Washington Post says that the
National Democratic party must stray
further from its old path than it has
ever yet wandered, before there viii be
q loud call for any other or better anti
monopoly party. L i our belief in the
observation that makes ps Democrat
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: MOVEMENT has beenstarted in New
Z ork 70 raise fund Of $3.50, 900 for the
seneht Cf President Garaelds family.
" nas . great thing il is to be born
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The outlook to planters and
chants is more encouraging The
ness ~ cotton futures has been %
ioFaeyersl weeks past and there DE
Z decided advance and upward tsni
i'm the market
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Immigration.

1t is known that immigration to the
United States is assuming greater pro-
portions than ever before in the history
of tho country, and why should it not
The laboring man is here a free man,
and he can obtain land for trife. In
the most fertile portion of the country
there is an abundance of land which
can be had almost for the asking. Forty
acres of land in almost any portion of
Europe is considered fine farm, and
in the New England States thousands
Of families are supported, and even
become wealthy, on such tracts of land.
Could European farmers but realize the
opportunities the United States offered
to poor men in the South, full tide of
immigration would set in this direction.
There is no part of the United States
which offers such great advantages.
Accessibility to markets, variety of
production, fertility of soil, salubrity
of climate, good laws-everything in a
word that can make country prosper
GUS And with due Difference, we
think Mississippi is the garden spot of
the United States, if we could only
make tha fact known.
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LIE FreedRan's Savings Bank Ia.
about slOo. 900 waiting distributor -. =
parties who did not make themaelve~.
Known. Address caatgonsr Tnos
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VIcKsBURG, July 1, 1891.

Capt. Y. b. Waddell, Austin, Miss:
DEAR SIR:-The Vicksburg Herald of
this morning has alluded to my letter in
reply to Judge Shackleford in which l said
/ would support Ames before | would Al
corn, and has intimated that | supported
Ames.
You edited then one Of the leading Re
publican papers of the State and lived in
the same town with me. Please state, for
publication, whether | was or was not a sup
porter of Ames- Please state further wheth-
er, after Ames' election, any efforts, were
made through you To induce me to declare
myself for Ames, and if 50, state what the
inducements were, aud what was my reply.
You will please further state whether l
did or not correct through your columns,
when Ames was in the fulluess Of his power.
a statement of the Meridian Mercury that
| was supporter Of Ames,
Yours, respectfully,
JAS. II. CHALMERS.
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The Democracy Of Jasper have spo-
ken in no doubtful Language u favor Of
So full vote, free ballot, and fair
eonnf.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STATE
CONVENTION.

Rooms STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
TIC-COSsERvATIvE
PARTY OF MISSISSIPPI,
JACKSON, Miss. May 9th, 1881
At meeting Of the Executive Committee
held this day, it was, on motion,
ResoIred. That Convention of the Dem
ocratic-C Conservative Party of the State of
Mississippi De held at the Capitol in the
City Of Jackson, on
Wednesday, August Sd, 1881,
for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for the Offices Of Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary Of State, State Treasu-
rer, Auditor Of Public Accounts, Attorney
General and State Superintendent Public
Education and for the transaction Of such
other business as may be deemed proper.
ResoLUed, That each County in the State
is entitled To double the number Of votes IN
said Convention To which it Is entitled in
the lower branch Of the Legislature, unless
otherwise determined by the Convention.
Res1loed. That the State Executive Com
nnittee recommend a thorough reorganization
of the Clubs Of the Democratic-Conse
Party IN the different counties in the state
Res1tced, That the newspapers of the
State favorable to the purposes herein sci
forth, be requested TO public these resolu-
tions.
WN. L. HEMINGWAY,
Attest: Chairman.