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the prices; when We make little
crops we curse the quantities.
When it's dry We fret over the
dust ; when it's wet we growl
about The mud.
About this particular time you
can hear more well-pat-in grum-
bling than is at all pleasant. We
enjoy a little grumbling occa-
sionally-especially from women;
After a woman gets over a good
healthy quarrel she feels and
looks better, 1t enables her to
reset her pretty lips and look
kind O. sweet. But to hear a lot
of men continually gramb'ing
like a gang of sixty year-old
maids is horribly horrid. Bas-
trop is full OF just such men
now. The good Lord may have
compassion on them soon and
remove them where "the wicked
cease to trouble because they
have business of their own. Ii
YOU would like to hear a little
| ornamental "cussing" nova
days just "dun'' some OF these
fellows around these parts. They
can put up more excuses, use
more arguments to convince you
they can't pay, and make longer
faces than an Arkansaw preacher
would to convert a train robber
And, apt as not, these same
chronic grumblers, before you
get rid of them, will enlarge thei'
Indebtedness by "gittin' some
more goods on the same terms.
| We know such folks
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Gen. Chalmers is stumping the
State of Mississippi, and the bur-
den Of bis speeches is an IN
called for TRADE against the
course pursued by Senator La
mar in the u. S. Senate. Chal-
mers, we think, could employ his
splendid talents in a better and
more plausible sphere than in
trying to convince the South that
Lamar is her enemy. Lamar is
also on the stump and wherever
he speaks the people show him
their appreciation of his worth
by deafening applause over his
eloquent and convincing logic in
vindication of his Senatorial ca
reer. Every good man IN the
State and in the Union wishes
Lamar sent back to the Senate.
In honosing Lamar with a re-
election Mississippi honors her.
self and gratifes the sincere de-
sire of national Democracy. His
defeat will diminish the strength
OF the Democratic side of the
Senate, and lessen the confidence
the public has in the good judg-
ment of Mississippians. Let
Lamar go back to Washington
by all means.
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CHRONIC GRUMBLERS.

Did you ever think how prone
we all are to catch up the spirit
Of tault-6nding? People love to
growl, and grumble. and COM
plain, and snarl at whatever they
hear others "kick" about. For
instance, one man will raise a
dreadful stink about hard times,
and every son of a sea cook you
meet is turning up the whites of
his eyes and splitting cotton"
about hald times. One wise
looking biped will remark that
money is scarce and it's impossi-
BILE to pay his debts, then every
man that was ever trusted" will
slap his Est on his pocket-book
and swear he hasn't seen a dollar
in a year. Let some brainless
gabbler announce that the wealth
or is hot, and every man in town
will soon have bis coat off aid
swear like a steamboat mate.
People grumble when the wealth
er is cold and fret and sweat
when the weather is hot. When
We make big crops we curse
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JUDGMENT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-Sixth Dist.
Court-Parish of Morehouse. Sarah
A. Hefner, wife, VS.. Augustus. Hefner,
husband. No. 500.
This case having been set for trial at.
ter authorization by the Cou,t of plain
tiff to institute and prosecute this suit
and after answer filed was taken up and
tried. And the law and evidence being.
in favor of the plaintiff and against the
defendant, it is therefore ordered, ad-
Judged and decreed by the Court that
the plaintiff, Mrs. Sarah A. Hefner, is
the owner in her own right, separate
from her said husband, Of the following
described property, viz: The David
Hudson headlight being section 40 and
the Henderson headlight, being section
9, and the south half Of northeast quar-
ter of section 81 and south half of north
west quarter and southwest quarter of
section 70, all in township 10, north
range east, containing eleven hundred
and ninety six 34-1OO acres, more partic.
ularly described in an act of partition
between plaintiff and Miss s. A. Pipes
and A. s. Pipes, dated I'd December,
1876, and of record in this parish Also
the Gum Ridge place. more particularly
described in the deed from Mrs Mollie "A.
Sharp. Miss s. A Pipes, and A. s. Pipes
to the plaintiff, dated Dec. 3lst, 1875, ard
dnly recorded in this pa, ish as east half
| Of southwest quarter, the east half Of
| west half of southwest quarter and
southwest quarter Of northeast quarter
| of section 70, in township 10, north
l
fourteen head of mules, three wagons,
and the stock Of cattle, thirty head more
I-r-.--.-.-I the aAnnL ef Anes, t,pcnty.
five head more or less, and all the farm
ing implements of every kind on the
plantation now occupied by plaintiff 40
"A residence, including gin and maehin-
cry. Also all the household and Kitchen
furniture now On hand and Que horse.
1t is further ordered, adjudged and de.
creed by the Court that the community
Of acquets and gains heretofore existing
between plaintiff and defendant be and
the same is hereby dissolved and at an
ond, and that the plaintiff be and she is
hereby fully authorized to assume the
| administration and to hereafter admins
ter her separate and paraphernal pro-
perty as feme sole. IL is further OF.
dered, adjudged and decreed by the
Court that the plaintiff have and recover
Judgment against the defendant, Angus
| tus Hefner, in the sum of two thousand
| seven hundred dollars, with five per
cent. interest from the date of this iudg-
ment; and further, that defendant pay
costs,
Read and signed in open Court this
| LIST day of October 1891.
J. HARVEY BRIGHAM,
Judge Sixth District.
A true copy:
I. A. Ross, Dep. Clerk.
| Oct. Sd, 1881.
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it and locked him up. Last Sat-
urday he was put on trial. The
State called two Or three wit
nesses, failed to prove one single
thing against the accused, and
then the District Attorney dis
missed the case as a failure-as
an inglorious failure. Now, we
do not wish to be understood as
impugning the motives of the
Grand Jurors who voted for the
bill against Mr.. Bailey. By no
means do We presume to ques-
ton the honesty Of purpose that
prompted that body in the dis
charge of what it considered
sworn and sacred. duty. But We
do submit that either haste or
indiscretion upon the part OF the
Grand Jury, or else false swear
ing upon the part Of the wit
nesses examined, involved MIR.
Bai!y in deep perplexity and un-
necessary expense. For ten days
he was in a dungeon had to
employ legal counsel; and then
not an iota Of testimony could be
found against him. Is not such
blind treatment toward her cih-
.zens rather tyrannical on the
part Of the State?
But how are such unfortunate
occurrences to be avoided? Who
are in fault Z? We contend that
the law that gives native and in
corrigible ignorance a place on
our iuries is responsible for the
blunders of our juries.
Give us statute that demands
intelligent juries, and then in
dictments will be sustained and
culprits will be punished. Em-
panel sixteen discreet, Intelligent
men and their acts in the Grand
Jury room will stand the test Of
a rigid eross.examination. Then
the time and expense of oul
courts will be lessened, and pet
tit jurors will receive less severe
criticism from an astonished
public.
We appeal to the jury com
missione rs Of this parish to give
this subject their serious atten
ton. and to do what they can e
ally burdens the Jurors drawn To-
the District Court. We mus
call a halt pretty soon or til.
parish will be bankrupt. 1t costs
teo much time, labor, and money
under our present jury system
to ascertain the nature of th,
evidence upon which Indictment
are now found.
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Land for Sale or Rent.

Ihave q number of fine plantations
situated in different portions of the par
ish, which will sell or rent ON the most
reasonable terms. I have also q large
quantity Of unimproved first class lands
conveniently situated, which / will sell
at great sacrifice and on long time. !
have also some improved and uninn-
proved town property for sale or leasa
I will give poor man an opportunity
to get home in neatly any portion Of
the parish, if he will apply to me.
SAMSON LEVY.
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bid adieu to Mr.. s. M. McCranie |
with regret, as he was one OF the
best editors in North Louisiana.
The Tribune is a good paper and
we wish its new owner lots ct
luck ard scads.
Mr.. Kempt T. Catlett, who
taught school short while in
in this town last year, is now
merchandising successfully near
Jackson, in East Feliciana car
ish::
The City Item wants David
Davis of Illinois, elected Presi-
dent of the U. S. Senate. In
case OF Arthur's death, Dave
would make US q ponderous
President. We do not object
to Dawes election.
Mr.. Addison, the editor OF the
Abbeyille Meridional, disconso-
lately asks: care we in civil
lied community How in the
Tom Walker do We know where
he is: We presume Addison
should Enoa0 where he is. Some
people ask such queer questions
Here is the way Bro: Man
CHAM puts it: married, in the
town of Rayville on Wednesday
the 28tb, Mr.. Andrew Larkin and
Miss Rosa Givens, (colored) OF
whom we wish much happiness
in the future" What Bro. M.
means is expressed bat we
! do not think implied.
A good big sprinkling OF edl-
tors in this State want the Gov
ernor to call an extra session OF
the Legislature. The Governor
does not seem to heed what
these noisy editors say, and We
don't care continental il he re-
mains deaf. The States darr
sight better off when the Legis
lators are at home. Let EN-
stay there
The, West Carroll Watchma'
is new venture in journalism =
rustic village of Floyd, aud il
edited by P. W: De France. Thu
Watchman is neat in Typography
, and the first number is iudica
! tive of sound brains ut it's helm
| We bespeak for the new pape,
a liberal need of the public''
funds and fayors.
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and carpeted with red silk. The
seats will be as soft as mush and
as spongey as bakers bread, SO
that Won can sit on one a week
provided, always. that you've
got the money to pay for it. The
stove will be made of COM
pound of gold, silver, copper,
brass and iron-chiefy the lat
ter-and will be kept hot with
large corn cobs-in case they
| can be obtained. The silver
water-tank will be filled with
ice. cold, lemonade, !: made by
Strantz-or some other body
and all the passengers will be
supplied with good, aromatic
nickle cigars for the insignificant
sum of five cents only. We
want a hotel built all around the
court house-on top of it too,
TOR all we care-and then we
want some good man with heavy
"corporosity" and long whiskers
to take charge of that hotel and
keep long table full of fried
chickens and things. We want
that man to be lazy and full of
good old side-shaking laughs,
and we desire that he be not
constitutionally opposed to the
credit system-as some pompous
editors idioticalIy term it. He
should always be acquainted
with the exact time, to the one
thousandth part. of; the fourth of
a second, of the arrival aud de-
parture of uorth-bouud and
south-going trains. When he IS
paid for a meal he should smile
and when he is not paid be
should smile a leetle louder.
That hotel should have two or
three hundred rooms and piano
in the parlor and a woody dog
on the door mat. That's Dur
: idea of a railroad hotel. So
much for so much.
}, Now We want that railroad to
be made at once. We want no
dilly-dallying about it. These
: court house conventions and
, twisting" capitalists to New Or
: leans aren't worth a homemade
} cuss. unless the road is built be.
are getting tired OF these sur
> veying parties nosing about ir
3 the woods trying to shun this
, town. It's getting high time they
:, were turning the point of thai
5 needle up old Washington ave
nue. and telling the boys witt
the spades and the carts to lei
10. There's no sense in brood
| ing and "agonizing" half cen
fury over the construction of 6
, railroad. Jay Gould and the
I other boys needn't be waiting
t for this parish to plank dowr
j, any more money, We've al
> been out Eve or six doIlals
! apiece already and "gas'' enough
! to run a soap factory for ter
, years, and still no railroad. W.
are getting our backs up nov
, and "the thing must be did," al
r a young Bastropian would say
= Just be easy, ladies, and little
, folks, we men are at last awfully
! exercised on this subject. The
r road will be here soma day-ii
r it ever does.
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Visitors returning from abroad,
as we'll as recent immigrants,
will find Ayers Sarsaparilla help
fal in avoiding the hardships of
acclimation, and in removing the
boils, pimples and eruptions con-
sequent upon sea diet. Its blood
cleansing qualities remedy such
troubles promptly.
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NOTICE.

Having appointed Mr.. j. T. Dalton
my agent at Bastrop, he is fully author.
lied to represent the MOREHOUSE
NURSERY, and all orders taken Dy
him will receive prompt attention.
JOHN MULHOLLAND,
Proprietor Morehouse Nursery.
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NOTICE.

STATE OF LOUISIANA-6th District
Court, parish Of Morehouse. Success
sion of E. j Hope, deceased.
Whereas, Mrs. Annie r. Hope, Tntrl1'
administering the estate of DIR. y. T. ).
Hope, deceased, has filed in the Office o.
the Clerk of said Court her final aecouns
of her administration Of said estate J:
Now, therefore, unless opposition =
made and fled in my office within ten
days from this date, said account VIII -; -
approved and homologated in all ~
parts. u.v
Witness, the Honorable J. Hafs ~.
Brigham, Judge of said Court, ana VIZ
seal thereof, this 18th day of SepsemnSO0''
A. D., 1881. W; nOn'n
aug 80, 81 Ciefk :
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RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
OUR JURY SYSTEM.

The Clarion has never been,
nor is it now, grumbler. 1t
has been our constant aim TO
construe the acts Of the "powers
that be-" in the most favorable
light. Although the Clarion has
been accused of openly warning
against the present State govern
ment and the State Constitution,
those of our readers who have
any degree of intelligence, know
the charge is false. We have
upheld, in our humble way, the
administration OF Gov. Witt,
and vigorously opposed the call
ing of a new Constitutional Con-
yention. Not long since some
tattling writer alleged that the
Clarion was an enemy to the
executive, judicial, and legisla-
tive departments Of the Louis
lana government, but the allega-
ton was so VIGOROUSLY void OF
any foundation in fact that 1t
was unnoticed. We merely re-
fer here to our well-known
friendship toward the Witt gov
eminent, that We may not be
considered traitor nor a "sore-
head" by what we propose to
say and will say in the course OF
the present article. We expect
\ to speak plainly and discuss
Our jury system IS detective
: No one will deny that. Itshould
be remedied. The remedy and
tLe best way to apply it we pro-
pose to place in the hands of the
Legislature. Every lawyer in
the State will readily admit that
there is 80 screw loose some
where" It may be that the
friction in the jury machinery Of
Louisiana is traceable 70 the
abundant incompetency that our
laws tie around and about the
necks Of our juries.
What we mean is that our ju-
ries do not meet the demands OF
public sentiment because they
are largely composed of men
who have neither the discretion
nor the patriotism, nor the In
telligence to discern technical
niceties and legal quirks from
stubborn facts. Look, If You
please, at the number Of indict-
ments returned by our Grand
Juriss. Then consider how few
of those indictments stard at
firmed by our petit juries. We
venture that three-fourths of the
bills found are never sustained.
Now why is it? Do Grand Ju-
rors indict men simply to trouble
them2 Or do petit Jurors ignore
indictments simply because they
are empowered to do SO?
The criminal docket Of More
house parish is enormous. Men
stand changed by the Grand
Jury with every conceivable
species of crime. To look over
that docket would persuade one
that the people Of this parish
are a set Of incorrigible outlaws.
But then very few Of those who
are charged with violations Of
the laws are ever punished, and
men are growing holder in the
commission of crimes. To illus
trate the point we are aiming to
make, we will state an example
that came before both the grand
and petit juries Of the laet term
of our District Court. The Grand
Jury alleged murder against a
citizen of the I'd Ward: A war
rant for his arrest was put in the
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Prescriptions carefully COM
pounded at oil hours of the night
at Taylor's Drug Store.
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STATE ITEMS.

Madison parish is in great
want of cotton pickers.
The Journal vents a tavern
put up in Delta.
G.. D. Hines shot and wounded
r.. Mcintosh in Cotton Port last
Monday. Hines is in theIlock-up.
st. Francisville people are tor
mented with spiders-not cook
ing spiders, remember.
The family of Rev. L. c. Kellis
have returned home from Mis-
sissippi.
The RichIand Beacon is call
ing for more. rain. It says tur-
nips need a shower.
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SHINGLES AND BOARDS

Delivered in town or at the stumr
Orders left with j. T. Cole will receive
prompt attention.
julyN.
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urday the territoryssnow known
as the State of Louisiana was
ceded to France.
The st. Joseph Bric-a-brac
Club is dead, and the Journal
man has written and published
it's funeral.
A saw mill on Boeuf river, be-
tween Rayville and Girard, could
certainly find ready sale for all
the timber it could saw, says the
the Beacon.
Presi lent Arthur's late wife
was Virginia lady. He lost
her but a few months.-[ Bossier
Banner.
Then did he find her?
The Feliciana Sentinel heads
an editorial thus: 1.-THE Bright
Future" We presume the edi-
tor looks beyond this vale of tears
for comfort.
The river is now only navigable
to Columbia by barges.-[Her-
aid.
How big must the barges be /?
Or how small must they be?
Owing to a rumpus between
the parish treasurer and the
School board of ST. Tammany
parish, the public schools in that
parish have suspended.
Hahnville has a citizen named
Pepperkorn, but we do not know
whether his corns burn any
worse than those on other peo-
Piles feet.
Lazarus Mayer was shot to
death in his store in Casahoula
parish recently by one EImus
Virgins, who is now at large.
The murder was unprovoked and
committed in cold blood.
A cotton house and four bales
of cotton, belonging to Mr.. J. P.
Harrison, of Tensas parish, we're
burned recently by negro whom
Mr.. Fl. refused to credit. Fine
way to get revenge.
The Webster Tribune has been
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100000 brick for sale at from
So to $3.50 per thousand.
H. q. VAUGHAN.
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It is thought that Arthur will
call Minister Lowell home and
give him Blaine's position in tha
new Cabinet.
The Atlanta. Exposition was
opened to the public last Mon
day.
The United States Senate will
meet in extra session next Mon.
day.
The Arkansas 1train robbers
have been captured and are in
jail at Hope.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-10-07

Always buy your drugs from j.
A. Moore.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-08
A SKETCH
OF THE HAPPENING OF THE PAST
DAY.
Affairs at "ashingtOn-Dipomatic Appro-
priatiOn Bill Passed in the Senate
Three Boilers Burst Terrible
Holocaust Railroad
Accidents
NEWS, BOTH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.

In the Senate yesterday the morning
hour was consumed in the discussion Of
the keIlogg-Spotiord case, but no action
was taken upon IT, The Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill was read,
amended slightly and passed. The Sem
ate then adjourned until Monday.
The House gave its attention to the
Halifax fishery award. Mr.. Newberry,
in discussing the subject, cast many re-
Elections OF a serious nature upon the
British Government. MIR. Hawley, on
the other hand, took the part OF Great
Britain, saying that ii frauds had been
committed on the United States that
Great Britain would be willing to an
swer for them.
At Newark, Nj. two boilers explod-
ed killing four men and iajuring others
severely.
Nine persons were killed at Allen
town, Pd., by the explosion OF boiler
in a rolling mil and several others will
probably die from injuries received.
In a railroa accident near Newport,
Vermont, one lady was killed and thirty
persons were severely injured.
The County Farm House situated
near Dover, \. H., burned yesterday.
|
The inmates were all locked in one room
and thirteen OF them unable to escape
were turned to death.
Eugene Hale OF Maine and Col. Fair
OF Nevada have been nominated by their
respective parties for the United States
Senate, their nomination is equivalent
TO an election.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-08
HOUSE.


| The Fishery Award was Brought Up and
DIscussed-No Decision Reached.
Mr.. Springer offered resolution call
ing upon the Secretary Of State for all
information in the State Department in
reference to the Halifax fishery award Of
| -. 500 600 paid to Great Britain 10y tLis
| Government, and particularly that re-
Iating to alleged fictitious statistics and
| perjured testimony imposed on the ar
bltratorS, and on which evidence the
award was made; also, whether the
Government has taken any steps TO se-
cure verihCatiOn of the recently pub
lished statement OF Prof. Kinds.
Mr. Newberry obtained unanimous
consent to make some remarks. He
asked leave to offer, for reference to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, a resOlu-
ton reciting the allegation that before
the so called fishery award commission
met in Halifax in November 1877, false
fraudulent, simulated and altered Of
fetal documents and statistics were
offered and produced in order to pro-
cure an illegal award, all Of which false
and frauduentevidenCe was well known
to and procured designedly and with
corrupt intent by the agents and officers
OF the British government.
1t further recites that this state OF
facts has long since been brought to the
notice of the English Commissioner and
of the British Government, who have
all declined to take any steps towards an
investigation, and that IT is believed the
. 80, naHInnuI
though known, have been rewarded by
the British Government, and IN conclu-
sion provides ior the appointment OF Il
| Special COmmis issiOner Ia investigate the
| subject.
Mr.. Hawley said he more than doubt
ed the wisdom Of the language made
use OF TO day. The United States Govern
ment and the British Government had
submitted grave question TO an inter
national arbitration to be eternal honor
for both people. Ii was alleged in pub
| lie Journals that there had been grossly
! fraudulent testimony gwen IN that case.
| He was willing TO preserve IN" policy
which would be pursued between gentle
| men. Out OF courtesy to the BRUSH
| Government it should be taken foI
granted that fraud had been committed
on it first and then on the United States
Government. lie had not shadow oi
doubt that the British Government
would, fit found fraud had been com
mitted, ask that the question be re-
opened.
Mr.. Newberry-The British Govern
ment officials lave had notice OF this
fact for probably two years.
Mr.. Springer's resolution was then re-
| ferred To- the Committee on Foreign Al
fairs. and the subject dropped,
The House then went into Committee
Of the Whole, Mr.. Simonton IN the
Chair, on the private calendar.
When the Committee arose the tol'
lowing bills were passed:
r. confirm the title to certain lands in
the state OF Ohio. -.
senate bill for the relief Of the Winnie
1ago Indians in Wisconsin.
Adjourned.