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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

THE outcome of the triumph of the
Malone party in Virginia, is the loss to
the Democracy of all the important
offices of the State including the Gov
ernor They will lose in January the
Court of Appeals, the members of
which are elected for twelve years,
beginning January 1, 1888. They will
lose a number of the judicial positions
The new Senator from Virginia in place
of Judge Johnston will be a Readjuster
Democrat or a Republican. 1t was a
mistake tor the Democracy to permit
themselves to be divided upon local
issue.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

THE trial of Guiteau is progressing, and
the effort to manufacture opinion that
he is crazy enough to be irresponsible,
is succeeding. He abeis it by playing
the court fool for the amusement of the
judge, the lawyers, the audience and the
world at large who read of his antics and
his sayings in the press. The opinion
that he is an illy-balanced monstrosity,
with bad moral faculties. enormous self
conceit and low type Of brain accords
with what we think, but we agree with
brother Beecher that man who has
sense enough to deliberately plot and
carry int, execution a horrible assassi-
nation, has sense sufficient to warrant
hanging him As high rs Haman.
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DIED,

At Lake, Miss, Nov. 4th, 1881, MISSErrE
daughter of C. N. and NJ. A. Harris, aged thrsi
years, nine months and four days We tenig
TO our esteemed friends, the parents Of ii'
lovely little eherub that has been transpsnl4
from earth to heaven in the dawn of life, Ou'
heartfelt sympathies This is the third time
the pale reaper has entered their household
Truly have they been tried in the furnace q
affection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

TIE Postmaster General says that
a reduction of letter postage from three
to two cents, will be possible within
three years.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

THE Holly Springs Advocate copies
paragraph from THE CLARION and sub
stitutes the foul word Filthy" for the
word "fighty" as it was printed in this
paper, and proceeds to comment upon
the phraseology which we did not use.
The paragraph with the word "aighty'
will be found in our paper of the 10th
November. In all our observation of
newspaper license, we have not known
anything to excel this unblushing per-
Torrance of the Advocate. We are
represented to have applied the term we
did not use to Senator Voorhees,. The
word ''filthy" would be as inapplicable
to the distinguished Senator as it would
be unbecoming decent journal. The
word ''highty" expressed the idea we
intended to convey in speaking of his
new departure on the tariff question,
and it expresses our impression of that
brilliant but somewhat erratic politician.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30
Senator Johnson Puts in a Claim for
ItaWamba.
Aberdeen Examiner

ihUtIu6VH LAduIIHtt.
FULTON, Mss, Nov. 10, 1881.
ABERDEEN EXAMINER: | see that Mon
roe county is claimed as the banner county
in the late election. Is it so? Itawamba
voted 1850 for Lowry; 81 for King More
than 20 to l. If any county can beat that,
we cheerfully yield the point, but if not
give old reliable Itawamba what she is
justly entitled to. We claim also that we
voted nearer our entire strength than any
other county-having polled the largest vote
or many years.
Respectfully,
DAVID Johnson
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

Col. J. L. WELBoRN, of Mico,
Jones county, was in the city several
days last week. He states that there
has been a great rush for public lands
in that county during the last few
months and most of them have been
purchased. Buyers have been attracted
by the value of timber for which there
will be easy transportation and ready
market at remunerative rates as soon as
the New Orleans and Meridian Railroad
is finished-say within the next two
years. The contract for building it has
been let out, and working parties are
pitching their camps at short distances
along the line so as to complete it all
at once-not by piecemeal.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30
The Tiger is Now Hunting the Man.

New 1ork World.
1t is mistake to say that no one con-
nected with the Star route business has sui
fered or will suffer. Postmaster General
James, who tracked the robbers out is to be
bounced.
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CIRCUIT JUDGES

receive $1,000 per annum, which costs the
taxpayers in the twelve circuits, at least
$4,000. This is somewhat about the amount
of such salaries before the war, and now
the business and labors are greatly reduced,
from the time when our people were rich,
but are now poor and oppressed. The bust
ness and length of terms are now greatly
reduced. Taking the Ninth District for
example, the following facts are about true
Kinds county, two terms, winter and sum-
mer, takes for both of them, about ten weeks
Madison county, two terms, winter and
summer, 5 weeks.
Copiah county, two terms, winter and
summer, weeks.
Yazoo county, two terms, winter and
summer, 6 weeks-26 weeks.
Which takes little over six months, is
believed to be ample, with diligence and
strictness, to complete the business, which
is great diminution compared with better
times when this salary was paid. And
there are but few questions of great i'm
portance to be decided, and but few cases,
comparatively of much in amount or much
Importance in principle; the terms for the
most part being consumed greatly in little
cases of appeal from Justices of the Peace,
and State prosecutions of negroes, etc., for
larceny, and for difficulties in which they
are engaged, to the great injury of planters
and loss of time, and in negroes attending
courts, and the heavy expense to the coun-
ties or the State. A similar condition Of
things, on this subject, is believed to pre-
vail in other parts of this State, and it is
believed that these salaries shall Justly and
properly be reduced to at least $4,000 each,
considering the circumstances of our peo-
pie above alluded to, and the fact that they
are now punctually paid, to the officers, in
good money, instead of the dep eciated
funds in which they were paid before the
war, when the present amounts of such sala-
ries were established.
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Re-districting the state.

The Neshoba Democrat says aklal
when it comes to re-districting the
State into new Congressional Districts.
not only the public interests, but the
priyate interests and ambitions 81
several of the ablest men of the State
will be involved, and will bring into
reouisition an active exercise of ability
and influences from all parts of the
State" viii the suggestion be allowed
us that when the Legislature comes to
re-district the State it should act with
a total oblivion of private, or personal.
interests, and with an eye single to the
interests of the public? The first aim
should be to divide the Districts so as
to secure to each one its ratio OF
representation, which will be about
$50, 900. Next, due regard should be
had to the geographical connection and
homogenity of the counties. For
example, it will be entirely out of place
to attach remote eastern or piney woods
counties to extreme western or river
counties as they are called. They have
separate local interests to be looked
after, and the object of dividing the
State into Districts is to secure attention
to the local concerns of the several
parts. The result of the last two or
three elections shows that no political
based upon race majorities need
be considered in framing the Districts.
Some of the largest negro counties have
given the largest Democratic majorities.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

Tn cotton sefket ranges from IL
e ~ cents.
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LETTER LIST.

List of Letters remaining in the Post-oSa
at Jackson, Kinds county. Miss, for the wsi
ending November 80, 1881:
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Retrenchment and Reform in state
Expenses.

EDIToRs CLARION This subject calls
loudly for the consideration Of the Legisla-
ture shortly to convene, upon the matter of
State Expenditures and economy in all things
under the existing state of our people. But
the question of salaries Of public officers i'm
peratiEely demands Legislative attention.
For the most part, salaries are now paid at
the same rate as before the war when official
duties were much greater and much more
onerous than they now are, and when our
people were rich and prosperous and able to
paw such salaries with ease Now, We are
for the most part, impoverished and OPP
pressed, and high salaries are oppressive
and uninst to us. Such salaries are gener-
ally much higher than in many other states
about of the size and resources of this State,
and have frequently been matters Of public
complaint; but they are especially onerpus
to us in our present altered condition OF
resources, business and loss of property.
This consideration applies to almost all Off
GERS, but it is especially applicable to the
Governor, and the Judicial oficers-Cireuit
Judges, Chancellors and the Attorney Gen
eraI. To these officers attention is intended
to be here particularly called, as requiring
reduction.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30
THE GOVERNOR

receives salary of $4,000 annually. This
may be justifable provided he occupies the
Executive Mansion, and bears the expenses
incident thereto, without cost to the State.
But this has not been the case for the great
er part of several years past, and should not
be allowed in the present condition of our
circumstances.
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OF SUPREME COURT

receive s., 800 per annum. This is the salary
which was nominatly allowed before 1865.
But the State law required the court 10 be
held for nine months per annum, and the
greater part of that time was then lAbori-
ously occupied in the numerous and import
ant heavy litigation which then crowded
the docket, and required the Courts atten-
ton. And at that time, for the most part,
the salary was paid in Treasury warrants,
worth generally from 20 to 70 cents on the
dollar, which the Judges were obliged to
use at sacrifice, for whatever they could
be sold at, for cash. Now, it is promptly
paid, in good money, at par, when the la
bors of the court are fallen off to compare
Der and Importance of the cases, by reason
of the diminution of our resources and
business and our PROSTATE condition, owing
to the altered condition of our people. By
these circumstances, the reduction of the
labors of the court and of the number of
cases and of their Importance in the prin-
ciples involved in them, is notorious fact,
and would appear to demand a reduction of
the salary of fully two-thirds of the present
amount. Much of the time of the court
might be saved by strict rules and diligent
labors in its business, as formerly practiced.
The cases presented are greatly reduced in
number, and mostly but small in amounts
involved, and, with but rare exceptions, in
volving little of difficulty, labor or general
principle. Such being the character of the
litigation and of the labors required, the
time required of the court might readily be
reduced to two-thirds, or at furtherest, to
of the time required per anngn
for its terms, and without detriment to tie
people. y
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-30

Disastrous Fire in Koso,r.,

Supreme Court has adjourned T.,
Monday in January, 1882. " %t
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MARRIED..

GEO. C. MCKEE, p "
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State OF Man Before Death.

A Danish physician, E. Hornemann,
has written an interesting essay on the
state of man just before death. Much
experience and fine insight have led
the author to conclusions which can not
but be grateful to those who stand at a
death bed, to those who mourn over, a
loss, and to those who fear death. Here
is one statement out of many: 1.-The
feeling of deaths approach changes and
purifies the inner sense, while the outer
sense, including that Of bodily pain, is
made dull by the gradual decrease of
the vital functions. ~ The experience of
others corroborates this. A slow death
usually prepares the mind of the patient
for the final step, and often makes the
latter welcome. Hence, so few people
who are mortally ill are really afraid to
die. Persons who have for time lost
the use of their senses by drowning or
suffocation confirm this experience,
while persons in perfect health shrink
from death as they do from eating an
unknown drug or from playing with un-
known animals. Death seems hard
chiefly to surviving friends.
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One oof the Mysteries Of Mormonism,

Notwithstanding the books which pur-
port to reveal these mysteries and
miseries Of Mormonism, the secret rites
ofrthisEsingularreligion have never yet
been made known, notably those enacted
in the Endowment House. Like the
secrets of Masonry, they are kept in
violable, even by renegades. One part
Of their religion speciously appeals to
the superstitious, credulous element in
woman g nature. It is that no woman
can enter the Kingdom of Heaven un-
less as the wife of some man, hence old
maids are scarce in Utah. If a woman
is resolutely opposed to matrimony, and
especially polygamy, sealing overcomes
the difficulty. " Sealing constitutes. a
nominal marriage, and also helps q
woman financially, for husband is
bound to dor something for every one of
his sealed wives, if it IS but to send her
a pound of tea weekly. know three
old maids-the eldestis about 80 They
weave rag carpets for living, and are
all sealed to the same man, who fur
nishes their groceries and insures their
entrance into Heaven If an old maid
has neglected to be sealed, and she is
on her death bed, some neighbor is hur-
riedly sent for to be sealed to her. The
ceremony is simple, consisting of a few
words and 2 little amounting with OIL
N. y. Sun. -. ..-..'-.
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Too. Poor to. Haze a Name.

Among the insane convicts in the
Eastern Penitentiary is a middle.aged
man who has a propensity for burning
barns and houses. Recently one of the
Inspectors inquired his name. ssWe1l,
sir, replied the convict, as, he pressed
one Of his hands against his forehead, as
if to refresh his memory, tssyou have got
the best of me. / did have a name
onee-I think it was Jaek-but the fact
is l am now too miserably poor to have
a name. But sir" and there was a look
of earnestness in the mans eyes, .sI
wish you would please inquire among
those who know me, and ii you can find
out what my name is tell me. It's
frightful to be without name. 49, Phil
Gdelphid Press. al5s ~ on fe.t f.,.oar IL Ia
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BELLEVUE, La, THURsDAY sAPRIL z. 1881. 90.

these and hundred other thoughts were
passing through my brain, it seemed to
me that an age had transpired. In real
ity l do not suppose that at the outside
more than a minute had elapsed since
my unlucky fall. Suddenly, as in a
dream, heard the mailman, who now
was seated astride my chest, hiss:
"We'll cut our way to the moon-my
knife is sharp. Let's try it ON your
throat" - = .S.1L
With curious deliberation he drew a
strong pocket-knife and opened it.
"All right, friend, eh?'' he cried,
laughing Now, mind, do not leave
the carriage till l have come up to you"
81 am swift" said /, and declare I
did not recognize my own voice. elf
go first you shall certainly not overtake
me-you start and FL follow"
"Me startP'
:" Yes, you're braver, stronger, and
you have the knife; you must 60 first to
clear the way .r..- ..,......
"Of course, forgot that,'' he, cried,
almost to my horror, so utterly was L
surprised. "Of course, 1 forgot that, !"
he cried, again. 81 must clear the
way" .-.@-...... ...,l ,,.5:,.,.J,,-
Still sitting on me, he deliberately drew
the bright blade across his throat. In
another moment | was deluged with
blood. At the same time the knife fell
from his nerveless grasp. To spring to
my feet, to seize the open wound and
press the edges together was the work
OF an instant-though the sudden escape
made me stagger. At the same moment
we reached New Cross Station, and a
porter threw open the carriage door.
Fortunately, the self-inflicted wound
of the madman did pot prove fatal
Ultimately | heard that fhe blood letting
had beneficial effect on his brain. /
discovered next day that he was a most
dangerous lunatic who had managed to
escape from private asylum. sts1
10 my surprise, when looked at the
clock at New Cross I found that the
journey from London Bridge had not
taken ten minutes. They were certainly
the longest ten minutes 1 ever spent
Fife { (ScotlG7ad) NeWs.
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How a Woman Identified. u

A FEW days ago man called at a
house on Fort Street and asked for a
| bite to eat. He was refused, and shortly
after he left cloak was missing from
the hall-tree. The police were notified,
and the other day when they arrested a
man on suspicion they sent for the WON.
an to come down to the City Han and
identity him. When she was asked if
she was certain that she could identify
the man who had called she somewhat
Indignantly replied: Identify him! !!
Why, could pick him out from among
1O,0OO!" EI Al
She was then confronted with the
prisoner. She gave him good looking
over and called out: -, -a-fr 9
"Oh! you can't fool me! You've
had your hair dyed from black to red
since you asked for cold pancakes, but
I'd know you if l saw you in Texas!"
The Captain here observed that he
never heard of black hair being dyed
red, and after brief examination he
asserted that the prisoners hair had not
been dyed at all.
swell, | may possibly be mistaken
about his hair,'' said the woman, "but
I'll swear to that overcoat l took a
good look at it as he went off the steps,
and know it's the coat and the man. I
particularly noticed that the third button
from the top wassmissing:." IA s.E
The Captain quietly informed her that
it was an overcoat he had borrowed
within the hour and asked the prisoner
to slip on. The woman wouldn't give
in for some time, but finally said: fn q
"Well, [ might have been mistaken,
but l looked square into his eyes, and
know this is the man. -l-sn
"What color did you say his eyes
were?" s's,sRT
"Blue, sir, light blue"
"But this mans eyes are black--coal
black"
So they were. The woman was dumb
with astonishment for a time,r but finally
rallied and said:
"Didn't this man wear a slouch hat
when arrested?'' EJ5gT E,gT
"No, ma'am-he wore cap"
"And don't you think he is the man?"
81 don't think anything about it, as
never saw him until an hour ago."
is it positively necessary that iden.
tify him as the manp'' 5.a.
"No, ma'am."
"Then guess j won't. Fact is,
was a little tlurried that morning, and
don't think 1 got a fair sight Of the fell
low. Besides that, / think the cloak was
stolen the day before missed it by an
old woman who was selling notions. -
Detroit Free Press.
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PITH AND POINT.

Every mans house is his castle, but
every man can't be King of Ashantee.-
Louisville CO1Yier-JournGl.
An umbrella always reminds us of
the man who wants to bet. 1t is "put
up or shut up contrivance.-B Boston
Post. R Y
1t is remarkable how much of good
can be found to say of a man after he is
dead A skinfiint died in this State not
long ago, and numerous virtues were
squeezed out Of his memory by the power
of the printing press.--Danbary News. 5
-Limerick-No; an editor doesn't
know everything. Editors only claim
to average about three times as much
knowledge as the ordinary run of men.
But perhaps this is a low estimate.
Editors are naturally modest-Boston
Post. &,
-Ashmead and the Baroness are just
as happy as two sucking doves. He
calls her Birdie," and she keeps her
new teeth in his shaving mug. Bless the
dear old girl; she always was giddy
thing Hawkeye.
Vaccination parties are the latest
novelty in society. The young people
meet together, the doctor pops in and
the company is vaccinated in the most
jolly and approved Syracuse
Herald.
The sections sweetheart's name was Nell
And she was called the village belle;
When hope had made the sexton bold,
One night his love for Nell he tolld,
While to his neck she fondly clung,
And lovingly her hand he wrHng; =
Her sentiment with his Just chimed
And his ap- peal she thought well timed,
q And having toll'd his love SO well,
She whispered he nigh; ring the belle.
ls4 -Somercitte Journal.
The young lady in seal sacque and
fur bonnet was at the lecture, and dur
ing the entire hour her pencil was busy.
An elderly lady had noticed this with
unconcealed pleasure. At the close of
the lecture she stepped up to the young
lady and congratulated her upon her
good sense in taking such copious notes.
"Oh," exclaimed Miss Sealskin, "I
wasn't taking notes. was only putting
down list of things have got to get
on my shopping trip this afternoon.
The elderly lady simply said "Oh!" but
she looked cruelty disappointed Boston
Transcript.
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WHITTTER'S NEW POEM.
.rv PRELUDE TO "THE KINGS MIsSIyE AND
IN. OTHER PoENS.''

,uv PRELUDE TO "THE KINGS MIssIvE AMI
OTHER POEMS"
AT a1sa}ead a seanty board too late;
rbp old time guests for whom | wait
Come few and slow, meihinks, to-day
st,tsw who could hear my messages
faoross the dim unSounded seas
I'm which so many have sailed away?
acome then. old friends. who linger yet,
snsi. 1T ms meet, as we have met, .E
,,nee more beneath this low sunshine;
Ans sGraffful for the go d we've known,
The riddles solved, the ills outgrOwn,
shake hands upon the border-line.
A.. qbe fayer asked too Oft before, IS
From your indulgent ears, once more
/ crave and. if belated lays
To slower, feebler measures move,
The silent sympathy of love
TO me is dearer now than praise.
And ve. O Younger friends. for whom
Nv hearth and heart keep open room.
fome smiling through the sh tdows long
re with me while the sun goes down,
Anu with your cheerful voices drown
The minor of my even song. s= vii -.
q For. equal through the day and night,
Tho wise Eternal oversight
And love and power and righteous will
Remain tllela of desiny x
The best for each and all must be,
And life its promise shall futtill."
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Robins are so thick in Burke Coun-
ty, Georgia, that negro man of
Waynesboro amuses himself by catching
them with fishing hooks He bats the
hook and throws his line over the limb
OF tree on which the birds most do
congregate, and waits for them to bite.
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Miss Mildred Lee, daughter of Gen.
r. E. Lee, is said to be a beautiful and
queenly woman. She has been. in
Washington this winter, and has re-
ceived many attentions. No daughter
of Gen. Lee has married, and Gusts
Lee, President Of Washington and Lee
University, is a:bachelor long past the
meridian of life.
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The Astors own 5000, ,0oO, 900 worth
of city property in New York, and their
announcement of ten per cent. advance
in rents May ! has set the fashion for all
landlords.