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rhe Erlanger Syndicate-Wbat =
Woman Has Done


A contemporary speaking of the svs.
tenn of Southern Railroad enternr;so.
in which the Erlanger syndicate have
invested their capital, with prospect. i
such magnificent results to the south
says:
The history of the formation of the r.
LANCER syndicate is not without ! Sinca 80
romance. During the war Mr.. SlidelT os os
LOUISIANA, was Confederate Amhasado, - -
rance, and was accompanied To that eo,,1, -
Try Dy his beautiful aud attractive dauebta.
Young lady Of rare graces and attain9an.s'
who reigned belle in the gay Partisan dc,
IONS and vas sought in marriage bv mn, =.
9ers OF titled and aristocratic gentlan,a-,
her heart was won, however. bv M r.
LANCER, aud they we're married. ftar ~.
war she succeeded in euIisting his sv,,ra -..e
thles for the upbuilding Of the sty;aIa.
ana PROSTATE South, and he organized !
company Tor the purpose Of investing a.;
Val IN eYeloping the resource Of the goriRL
ern states This syndicate has investad
largely IN railroads. and we are plad u la Ssssu
that they are making money larraIy 'sa,l a.5
rapidly L IS thus, by singing the son.a sua -
ner Aion IN strange land Thai .s,st.1l ~ =
Southern woman has cnntributal .,sl.-11ss -oDis
2 the wealth, the prosperity and n,b,l:5;
ing q her beloved native land. f1-Alu-
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who can now rent without difficulty,
will find by bitter experience that
quackery has but aggravated the malady
it proposed to cure.
The same spirit prompted, and the
same principle supports the several pro-
visions, that nothing shall Be exempt from
the claim, Of the laborer, or from creation
on a forfeited bail bond, or tdten the process
Is for rent
They may be decried from prejudice
and ignorance, but intelligent persons
cannot fail to perceive their great adj
vantage to the poor for whose benefit
they we're eontrived. What greater aid
to the poor than to render them, as far
as possible, Independent, notwithstaud-
ing their poverty! To make their little
of worldly goods subservient to their
necessities, by constituting them the
basis of credit to procure what they
must have! This is what s 1255 of
the Code does.
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DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT.

The long dreaded but inevitable IN
telligence has come. The last bulletin
from EIberon announced the closing
act in the terrible drama inaugurated
bv the assassin's bullet on the second
day of July. President Garfield died
ON Monday night at half-paat ten O'Clock.
The hopes and fears Of fifty millions OF
people, which have been alternating
for long and weary weeks, are ended IN
the brief, sad telegram, " the Presl-
dent Is dead" The skill Of surgeons,
his own great physical powers, his
patient endurance, and the earnest
sprayers Of muItitudes in this and other
lands, availed not. There is but one
sentiment in the South, and that Is
of profound, sincere and universal sor-
row.
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The Distress in Miehigan-An Appeal t.
the People Of Mississippi.

The rscent fires in Michigan not only
DESTROYED forests and FARMS but many
towns and hundreds of lives, causing great
destitution among the people Of the atllict' d
regions. Earnest appeals have been made
for help. aud it would be graceful and a
proper thing for the citizens of Mississippi
to respond to the urgent call. During the
epidemic of 1878, the undersigned received
from the Masons, Odd Feiiows and
other citizens of Michigan the sum
OF 81, ,2S7.06, for the relief of yell
low fever sufferers in Mississippi,
and considerable sums were sent direct
from that State to-our afflicted eommHni-
ties. | respectfully ask the Masons, Odd
Fello~s, knights of Honor, Knights of
Pythias, and the other Benevolent Frater-
mites of the state to move in the matter
at once. and either by donations from
Lodge treasury, or collections by commit
tees to contribute something, however
small. And [ take the liberty of suggesting
to the authorities Of cities and towns to
appoint ike committees; also that concerts
and other ehkertainments be given for the
same object. Coa<ributions can be sent to
the banks in any of the sites or towns in
the State, or TO the undersigned, end due
acknowledgment will be made.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

/ Convention met pursuant 10 oaliournment
chairman Brame in the chair.
! Inc committee on credentials teported
| On motion it was
| Resotped lst, That each county in this
Convention be entitled to fifteen y0t.s.
"a mat each supervisor district be en-
titled to three votes.
81 That each delegate from the respect,
I've supervisor districts be entitled ta cast
MS pro rata vote Of tAe district
ballot W 'o'0 "
gn Iaotion two tellers were appointed to
assiSt IN counting the vote-teIiers Eugene
Carleton, @. n Harris,
oh motion it was resolved to proceed to
the nomination
~ 4he aames of DR. j. B. Raily and Hon.
I. 1homas Keith were placed i'm pomination
Aertn nm [ecieVed, 334 and Baily Ii votes.
nc chairman declared Thos. Keith IN be
Sann.ol sa1 nolhthee OF the Democratic party for
GATOR na toE she 9Th Senatorial district.
unanimous vas iiH'0
On motion committee of three was an
pointed to wait upon Mr.. Keith and inform
nlm I,, OF his nomination. Committaa NJ
"aIKl9s' SI 1' Jas L. Harris, DIR. McNoi
~ ~eitn soon appeared before the Con-
Eehuon, and accepting the Nomination smoke
most iorclbly as to the importance of the
60 CON paign and the necessity Of thorough Of
e,i;''l Un mottan the chairman appointed the
aoisowlng o1aog named gentleman as a senatorial
executive committee:
! peicse IptIicottcWm. Thornton, chairman. JRP.
Z amer, Secretary, III. w. Crook.
,,sNIE,e NS-Eer;mJ. @ W. Mccormick, DIR. G. Fl.
nrsWI99qn.-Eugene Carleton, H. NJ. Gal
n. on melton the convention adjourned sin,
w. M. BRAME, Pres,
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Hon. Van Il. Manning.

We echo the universal opinion Of the
audiences recently addressed by Col.
Manning in saying that be is : champion
worthy Of the great esuse Of which be
Is one of the chosen representatives.
H;s speeches were masterpieces Of
1ogie. eIpquence and VT. he has
no : superior ss / debater in the State
This Is saying eksst deal-but net
more than ought to be saif.
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FHE FUNERAL SERVICES.
Correspondence N. o. fimes.l

Correspondence N o. fimes.l
OKoLoNA, MISS, Sept. Is, 1881.
The excitement incident to the assassi-
nation of General Tucker is deep and in
tense, and all the EiQga dangerous because
Of the utter absence of boisteroGs express
sion. The supposed assassin, the cofored
boy Houston Parish, is in Jail, and the
building is guarded to prevent lynGhing.
The coroneI's jury, eompdsed of excellent
material, is holding its session with closed
doors. If the result sustains ontsid- ranort.
! sdere is little doubt but that the prisoner
will be hung without legal formalities or
delays, coolly and calmly, by class of men
who feel that it is necessary to visit terri
ble crime with a vengeance that shall be
efeetual as a warning. General Tucker was
buried this morning at ten o'clock, and
followed to the grave by the whole popula-
ation of both races. Tears were shed free
" By strong men who had almost forgotten
how to weep, as they stood by the grave.
All felt that good and useful and gallant
man had fallen. The funeral services were
preached by Rev. Amos Kendall, of Aber-
deem, and among the delegation from that
city on the mournful occasion were Hon
L. E. Houston, Hon. R. O. Reynolds, Capt
r. E. Houston, Hon. E. @. Sykes, Hon. E.
Fl. Bristow, Major S. A. Jonas, of the Ex-
aminer, and Capt E. 81. Thompson, Of the
Weekly, almost all of whom were comrades
Of the deceased in the command with which
he was first associated, the Eleventh Mis-
sissippi Volunteers.
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N4N4ss R,..rnr

The senatorial convention met pursuant
to the call of the executive committee of
Newton county, at Newton Station ON the
oth,day otSeptember. tor the purpose of nom
mating Senator for the Senatorial District
composed of Newton, Jasper and Scott,
Alter being called to order by the chair
man OF Newton county convention, w. NJ.
Brame, OF Jasper, was elected permanent
chairman, ami Jas. L. Harris permanent sec.
On motion the chairman was authorized
to appoint committee of three, one from
each county on credentials. COMMITTEE
g. n. Harris, of Scott, Eugene Carleton
OF Newton, J. w. Mccormick, of Jasper
On motion the convention took a reces,
Of one hour.
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Stand fast or fall,
Free in thine own arbitrament il lies

GEN. GRAST said in one Of his late
speeches 1t . ceiebrstion Of Union
soldiers that the rebels might share il
the benefits Of the government, except i4
the matter Of pensions bot be has taken
case % get 81 be can lar bis own hands
On, end BIS latest grab vas st ) lifs sals
AIRY of 81 I 500 : rear.
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The death of the President, though
not unexpected, has touched the heart
of the whole country, ahd people oi
every class, condition and opinion,
have united in paying tribute to his
memory
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WE predict that through there may
be changes in the Cabinet in eonse-
ouenee of the death of the President,
the policy of the Administration, 50 far
as Il concerns the South. will be prac-
fically the same
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The Assassination of Gen. Tucker
PARTICULARS
Extract of a private letter:
oKoLoNA, Sept. 16, 1881.

oKoLoNA, Sept. 16, 1881,
HOY. +, BAEKsDALE-
Aiy Dear Sir T. :.
an awful affair! Just to think that Tpcter
40 noble, so generous, so brave, SO pnblic,
spirited, should be shot down as he was
lie was IN his room about o'clock Wed
hesday night. Some clients. who had haan
consulting him, had left short time befbre
After they left he called his family wifa
and daughters. ia to hear him read q letter
trona mis- son, Dr. H. S. Tucker. in Ne,v
Aexico; when they retired to their rasnoo'
tive rooms. He undressed and was TX ~. ~
down in his bed reading whaa he was shpS,
through the window, He was alone in tba
roor. it Is supposed from the course of the
ball that his attention must have hoar
attracted to the window by the assassi,
ana when In STOPPING posture to see who
~ was, ne was shot. The ball paexed tbronob
his heart. Mrs. Tneke4 heard the renort af
the pistol sna run into the room immedi-
aIetyp and found him near the door Ieadino,
into her room, with his face downward
breathing hard. He was then diving ~
never spoke. Suspicion points Co 8 nasro
by the name of Houston Parish, WHO ~
last SUNDAY struck Gen. fuckers iittle sor
and afterwards the General wont - 9G.' ~.
house and struck him with A stick IT. ns 1's
eIyihg m 70 ouy pistol late Wednesday even
ing. p ne was away fsom his house when an
49, oess's 1Sas r. there Immediately after The
shooting. We have him in arrest and as !
jury OF inquest is taking testimony NN :
ui li,|tgAsas j, II. NJ.
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Cor. RoDERrcx SEAL was not can
didate for the Senatorial nomination as
first announced. He viii devote him
self for the present 20 the practice Of the
profession of which he has long been
leading aud successful member.
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THE cotton crop of lSS0-S1 counts
ont 6. $50 329 bales. This is an increase
of S31, ,932 bales as compared with the
year 1S79-S0. 1t will be 30 per cent.
less this wear.
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FOR FIFTY CENTS

The WEEKLY CLARION will be mailed
to any address until the lst day OF January
next. To clubs of twelve or more, at forty
cents each.
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HoN. BENJA1nN II. BREWSTER, Of
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. George Bliss, Of
New York, havebeen retained by Attor-
ney-Geueral Mae aeVeagh to conduct the
Star-route prosecutions. From which
it would appear that the guilty knaves
are vet to be dragged from their hiding
places and exposed 1.-THE work IS well
done, many fellow who is masquerad-
ingin honest robesFill be exposed in bis
true cOlors to the public gaze.
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The Silver Dollar Question.

The argument that the silver dollar
of 412B grains is not an honest dollar
lecause it is not equal to a dollar
| in some e,4ler countries, and that
therefore the bill to remoaenze silver
ought not to have been passed, is
simplg puerile. Every intelligent per-
son knows that ong eoip2 money neither
| &C gold nor silver corresponds With thaF
of other nations. The same argu-
ment that is urged against the silver
dollar mi1.h.t ii-ht- he used with equal propri-
sty against the gold dollar. q St, :. eAl
of American gold viii not pay thous,
and dollar debt in England. Every
nation has its own money; and the
standard money of one Is not the money
of another. Our coin money is not
taken abroad by the grains it contains
but by its bullion weight. The real
objection of the bondholders and the
opposers Of the silver dollar Of the
present coinage. is that it contains pre-
cisely the number of grains in which
the bonds are payable under the contract
between the government and the bond
holders. IF that is not the contract the
United States Senate falsifed the facts
when it 50 declared BY vote Of Il to
%, and the House committed q similar
blunder by recording the same declara-
tions. As the bondholders agreed to
take the silver dollar of 4123 grains
(which hY the way is as large silver
dollar as any othsr nation ever coined)
whatever increase Is made to its weight
would to that extent be downright
robbery of the people.
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The BRooHHAyEN FREE ppvs.
- s. Askens g 20. ,proprietors.
and O Cunning, Esq, editOr. Is a. abla i
paper full q news and conducted VIA
unusual ability We are. glad IS plsaa S,
II on cur exchange list. 'a0s
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IL another column we have published
the proceedings of the 1st and 9th Sena-
torial Districts. Both Conventions NOM
mated strong candidates whose election
Is fully assured.
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SENATORIAL CONVENTION,

Pursuant to previous notice. del.-
from the counties Of Harrison H.sslla
Jackson. Perry, Marion, and Green OOes
prising the First Senatorial Distrieit Von,
at Mississippi City, Saturday, septemb.,1 1;' 3
1881. ~
Meeting called to order by Hon q ,,
Wood, of jackson county, who afts, d
planning the object Of the meeting, Il. "a
Dr. J. j. Thornton, Of Harrison counfr sa
nomination for temporary chairman ~ Q
ton prevailed, and J. w. Starr. ]. I ule 80
lev and Calvin Griffin appointed eomni,, I,''
to escort that officer to seat.
III. Bloomfield and z. NJ. Liddls
elected as temporary secretary aud as,i.,,,'.
secretary.
By Hon. E. F. Griffin:
Resolued, That a committee of five h.
pointed by the chairman on credan,;'
who shall Immediately convene and saal
tain all duly accredited delegates and .'l n,'
les, and place their names upon the nj, ", !,
members of this convention and reno,, v
this convention as soonn as practic'li
Adopted.
Committee appointed as follows. r
Griffin, J. E. CLARK, +. Salmen, J. K NJ
Leod and John Bayis. '''
Committee retired, and upon return
ported as follows: -
We the committee appointed to cyan.
and report on the credentials of the J,i0
gates to the First Senatorial District cy'e Cas
vention respectfully submit that thev 6.Y'
performed that part of their duty and as ave
the following duly accredited Principslsosi
Proxies present and entitled to seats in 49,
Convention.
GREENE COUNTY.
f. F. Griffin, Proxy for O. G, Cou,.
G. IL, Wood, Proxy for w. W. Mills vi
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Sidney Otis, B. Deblieux.
HARRISON COUNTY
]. L. Henley, Fritz Salmen, J. J. Tbo,r
ton, Geo. Walker -O'u
JACKSON COUNTY.
c. H. Wood, Proxy for Jas. Helvas.i,.
r. G. Galloway, Alex. Cochran. FrsnL
Howell, w. +. Stede, c. H. Wood Prov,
tor w. c. Graham; J. w. Stewart, pro4yy
for ID. w. Mills; J. k. Mcleod ! I
Clark, II. Bloomfield, J. w. Starr I z
Mcleod, Proxy for w. NJ. Denny. John pa1
ham, II. II. Minor, also Proxy Il. w. Levi.
j. w. Stewart, Proxy for Geo. w. Davis
Sherwood Bradford, G. H, Wood. Proxy q,
Wesley Ramsay and Wesley Broome.
MARION COUNTY.
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The vote in the primary election for
Representatives from Lauderdale, stood :
T. H. Woods, 1888; H. D. Cameron,
759; w. C. ForSee. 504. Messrs.
Woods and Cameron were selected.
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GEN. CHALMERS participated in the
discussion at Senatobia. 1t will be seen
that he viii fill list of appointments
IN the Southwestern counties.
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Public Schools Of Kinds County.
LETTER FROM THE COUNTY suPERINTEND-
ENT.
Kinds County Gazette.]

Kinds County Gazette.l
We have now in Kinds county 152 pub.
lie schools-67 white, So colored. Wehave
now on our roll books 5000 children
Seventy of the colored schools report to me
an average daily attendance of so scholars
each. The average salary paid teachers in
the public schools is 80 dollars. | invari-
ably make an allowance of 40 dollars to
teachers of white schools where actual aver
age attendance is reported at 25 scholars.
Our public SCI oolS cost Kinds county
over 8, 900 dollars per month. The Demo
cratic party has complied strictly aeith erery
promise made to support the public schools o.
the county As yet, Ihave heard of no tax
payer who does not pay his school tax cheer
fully The liberaity on the part of the
Taxpayers of the county has been cordially
received by the colored children, evidenced
by the numbers in attendance ON the public
schools of the county, The present mem
bers of the Board of Supervisors have prom
ised to Joined me in an effort to reduce the
school expenses of the county without i'm
pairing the efficiency of the public schools.
am very truly yours, &c,
+. A. WOLFE,
Superintendent Public Education Kinds
County.
The public will not fail to note the state
ment which we have Emphasized with
italics, that the Democratic party has
complied strictly with its promise to sup
port the public schools literally. This
from a Republican, ought to be satisfac-
tory to those who have questioned the
good faith of the Democratic party in
dealing with the school question.
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z. CsuNsEIl

Carr. II. P. CsuNsEIILE. Sheriff d
Ifppah county, did suddenly At bis
home IN Ripley on the 18th inst. A
special election 20 Al the vacancy thus
occasioned Ii the dice of Sheriff has
been ordered for the R6th INST:
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LOWndes County.

COLUMBUS, September 17.-The Democrat
II M GIouHsy Convention to-day nominated J.
-. -. TleIas' A. J. Erwin and A. L. Meyers for
vne stature. The Convention was har-
"nolious' Noopposition in this county.
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MARION COUNTY
John Baylis,
PERRY COUNTY.
PERRY
Calvin Griffin,


Permanent organization entered into. and
same officers retained.
On motion of Hon. G.. III. Wood each
county allowed five votes.
Nominations being in order, VIM. Wit
Thompson, OF Greene county, was placed in
nomination and withdrawn. Hon. Elliott
Henderson, of Harrison county, placed in
nomination-both by Hon. Z. f. Griffin
Hon. K. Henderson nominated by ao
clamation, and be being present was invited
to address tae convention.
By L. f. Griffin:
ReS0lUed, That it is the sense of this eop.
vention that Senator l.. q. {. Lamar be re-
elected as his own successor, by the next
Legislature, to again represent Misslssippi
in the United States Congress. Adopted
On motion of j. X. Mcleod, the ch,ir
appointed Mcleod, Bdylis, Deblieux, G.
Griffin. Henley and Wood, committee to
select "A Senatorial District executive cnm-
mittee--one member of said committee to
be from each county, and one member at
large.
Committee setfred and on returning re,
ported % fOlIows:
Mar. Chairman: The undersigned bap la.vo
10 report the Ioliowlng Executive Senatorial
committee for the lst District: L. f. Griffin
at large; J. 2. Carter, of Perry T. b. Ford
of Marion; j. j. Thogaton, of Harrison,
Jesse Byrd, of Greene; T. NJ. Farye Of
Hancock; Walter Denny, of Jackson
Adopted, CHARLES Ii. WooD, Chrm.
On motion the thanks of the convention
were rendered officers of same, and proceed.
ings ordered published in the Handsh,n.
Advertiser, Pascagoula Democrat Star, Shin
Island Beacon and Jackson CLARION.
On motion convention adjourned sine die
}. j. THORNTON, Chairman.
q a. BBLo9PMFdEtR' B .P6, Secretaries
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THE breadstuff markets have devel-
oped renewed life and prices are on the
rise. The farmers who raise their sup
plies at home are lucky.
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TO SUM UP /:


the Democratic and Greenback parties
remonetized silver and brought the
Government back to the honest money
Of the Constitution.
They prevented the further contrac-
tion of the currency by prohibiting the
Republican schemers to destroy green
backs.
They voted together in favor of using
the idle surplus money in the treasury
for cancelIing the redeemable bonds and
by this means saving millions of dollars
annually to the taxpayers.
They voted together againt exempt
ing United States bonds which are held
by monied aristoeracy, from taxation.
They voted together against perpet-
uating the public debt which is public
curse, and for paying it as speedily as
the revenues of the government would
allow, instead of continuing it as per-
manent untaxed investment for the ben
eft of capitalists.
They voted together for low rate Of
interest so as to make the burden fall as
lightly as possible upon labor.
/ They voted together for the resolu-
tions declaring that under the contract
the bonds were payable in the silver
dollars of 412l grains.
They voted together in the House OF
Representatives for the resolution of
] Mr.. Weaver, asserting that the portion
of debt of the United States falling due
| in 1881, should not be refunded beyond
the power of the government to call in
such obligations and to pay them as
rapidly as possible according to contract,
and that to meet these obligations the
Mints of the United States should be
operated to their full capacity in the
coinage of standard silver dollars with
which, under the contract between the
bondholders and the government (see
Senate resolutions February, 1879 they
are payable.
At the last session of Congress, the
democrats voted for the bill refunding
the public debt with three per cent
bonds and requiring National Banks,
after Rxed date to deposit three per
cent. bonds as basis for their notes.
The Greenbackers voted in the same
way The Republicans voted against
the bill and the Republican President
vetoed it. Its failure has cost the tax
pasa4s many millions of dollars which
have gone into tae pockets Of the
moHied oligafohy.
These facts from the record fully es-
tablisn the declaration with which we
set out. that if the Greenbaekers mean
fnancial reform and anti-monopoly, their
proper place is With the Democrats
That's the ipevitaPle logii!e5 cf their pro-
fesstoGs,
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DEMOcRAr1C.CoNsERyArIvE


ST a TIE TICK ET
FOR GOVERNOR:
ROBERT LOWRY,
OF RANKIN.
FOR LIEUTES ESAST-GoYERSoR
G. D. STANDS,
OF TATE.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
HENRY c. MYERS,
OF MARSHALL.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
w. L. HEMINGWAY,
OF CARROLL.
FOR AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
SYLVESTER GWIN,
OF LAWRENCE.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
7. c. CATCHINGS,
OF WARREN.
FOR STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLH
EDUCATION:
JAMES A. SMITH,
OF JASPER.
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THE Democrats and Greenbackers
fused in the Maine district lately rep
resented by Senator Frye. They were
beaten BY the Republicans, but as their
principles are almost identical on the
currency question, their cooperation.
was natural.
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Dk. WM. McSwINE, has been nom,
mated Tor the Legislature by the De,
nlOcraey ! Of Grenada. He was elected
.p .pur years ago and served the people in
.na1 once very acceptably. He is
se planter and thoroughly acquainted
WIN tAe wants and interests of the
agricultural community.
The weekly clarion., 1881-09-22

WITH the present understanding of the
relative positions of Messrs. Lamar and
Barksdale, the Senatorial Office in 1882,
though indirectly involved, is as certainly
an issue as is the office of Governor itself,
Mississippi Republican.
If our neighbor had read the last
CLARION he would have seen that there
is no such issue" as Mr. Barksdale is
not a candidate.