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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The Grant pension bill may be con,
sidered as dead as a door nail 1t
passed the Senate at the last session,
but was never taken up by the lower
House. twill not be considered during
the next session and no one viii at
tempt to revive it in the 48th Congress.
Requieseat, etc. A Washington telegram
says
The Committee on Military Affairs in the
House. has no important subject left upon its
docket; but the troublesome question of the
early retirement of Gen. Grant is still rest
ing on the calendar. The Republican
friends Of the measure in the House were
not very aetive,in its support, while the Dem
ocratic opponents were weary, but watched
every opportunity to prevent reaching the
bill. Gen. Grant has not so many friends
on the Republican side as he once had, and
there is no probability that the bill will be
come a law IN this Congress, and it will
probably not be heard of in the next.
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AT McComb City on the 24th, in the
yard Of the Chicago, s.. Louis & Ne"
Orleans Railroad, a brakeman, whose
name was Denhau, was run over by
the tender trucks and received injuries
from which he died in few hours.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

SECRETARY Henderson says thai the
Hubbell fund amounted to $4,000 or
therea51uts, all Of which was used to
carry the elections; but the scandal
has c1.us nearer carrying the RePubli-
can party dsminition bowwows.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

TIE special Congressional Committee
on the improvement of the Mississippi
river went down to the jetties at the
mouth of the river last week, where
soundings showed a depth of twenty
eight to sixty.four feet, which is con-
elusive az to their success in accom-
plishing what was promised by Capt.
Eads.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

MEssRs. W. BUTLER DUNCAN, c. II.
Clarke, A. Iselin, Jr., Jacob Hayes, j.
H. FAY, w. II. Hays, o. L. Rives, w
Warning. H. Hall, w. H. Pratt, Aug.
Belmont, Jr., E. l.. Russell and J. ?.
Mcmahon have been elected directors
of the Mobile ard Ohio Railroad Com
panv
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

A WRITER discussing the odicus
features of the Internal Revenue cyS-
tenn says that it undermines freedom of
action in political Conventions. That
was the way of it in the 7th Mississippi
District. 1t made the Republican nom.
ination.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

A SPECIAL census bulletin shows that
in the United States there are 4,934,'
AL persons Of ten years of age and up
ward who are unable TO read, and g.,
239, 958 who are unable to write.
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Good Men and True.

Capt. Thos. Il. Woods, Singleton's oppo
nent for the Congressional nomination in
his district, voted for the nominee, SO
says the Meridian Mercury Hon. T. s.
Ford left the session of Circuit Court al
Bay St. Louis, and went to his home at Co
lumbia, in Marion county, and voted for
Van Eaton.-Sunhower Advertiser.
And it might be mentioned that Col.
Stockdale, a competitor of Van Eaton
for the nomination, took the stump in
his behalf.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

No doubt our Democratic friends will fnd
solid nuggets of encouragement in this
table. n order that they may not become
unduly excited over the prospect which the
figures hold out, it is proper to remind them
that the next President of the United States
will not be elected until 1884.
This remainder is not unnecessary.
Some of our esteemed contemporaries seem
to be laboring under the impression that a
Democratic President was elected last week.
They differ in opinion only as to who was
elected.-N. Y. Sun.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

THE city committee Of the Indepen.
dent party in New Orleans has taken
steps looking to contest Of the mum.
cipal election on the ground of ssexten-
sive frauds in alI the wards. Il i al
legged that hundreds Of persons, dead Or
absent from the city. are recorded as
having voted. Il what the Dem
ocratic press Of the city state be true,
there i ground for contest.
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The Mississippi River COmmittee.-The
Object OF Its appointment.
Natchez Democrat

We have been shown a letter received by
gentleman in this city from Hon. ]. G..
Carlisle, who is one Of the Congressional
Committee for investigating the work of the
River Commission. Mr.. Carlisle corrects a
very general Misrepresentation in the public
mind concerning the purposes and powers
Of this Committee, and says: Its duty
under the resolution of the House, is to ex-
anime the work in progress under the SUI
pervision of the Mississippi River Commits
sion, and to inquire into the contracts and
expenditures made by that Commission.
The entire system Of improvement in the
river has been placed in the hands and UNI
der the exclusive control, for the time be
ing, Of the Commission, and it alone has
the power to order work to be commenced
at the various points requiring improve
ment. You will see, therefore, that tne
Commission Is the tribunal to which appli-
cation must be made for the protection OF
the banks above your city"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

DR. HUNTER has released Mr.. Crosby
from his obligations as lessee of the
Crystal Springs Monitor, and Mr. Cros-
BY will continue the publication Of the
Brookhaven Free Press.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

AFTER thorough examination of the
case, the grand jury st St. Louis
have ignored bill against John A.
CockeriIl, of the Post-DisPatch, for
shooting Col. A. W. Slayback, and it is
not likely that any further action will
be taken in the patter
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

PosTMAsTER-GENERAL HOWE has
contracted for a combination letter and
envelope, which will be put upon tRe
market in January. The sheet, envel-
ope and stamp viii be sold for three
cents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The State Temperance Convention Of
Alabama resolved not to ask of the
Legislature general prohibitory law,
but an amendment to the present laws
to secure the better enforcement of the
license act.
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Advice to Congress.

Two things should be done at the ap
preaching session of Congress.
/. Abolish the internal revenue abomina-
ton.
II. Reform and simplify the tariR-New
York Sun.
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In 3 recent speech Mr.. Edward At
kinson, statistician of Boston, showed
that there is more natural wealth, min
eral ap1fQrest, in the Southern section
of thNo4Atry than in any other, and
that the South's chief want is capital
to develop it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The METEOR, by Messrs. S. II. Ably,
and W. l.. Birdsong of Crystal Springs
is on our table, bright and fresh, and
redolent of the news of the day. We
bid them God-speed.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

SENATOR LOGAN has published
reply to General Grants recent article
in defense of General Fitz John Porter.
1t is a pretty quarrel as it stands.
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AND now comes Mr.. Finley Demo
craft of Florida, with a declaration
that he intends to contest the seat of
Bisbee, his successful competitor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

H Fl. WnKrSs, Deputy Commits
sioner of Revenue Richmond, Va, and
Chas. W. Goddin. a notary public have
been arrested on 4 warrant charging
them with violation Of the Federal Elec-
ton Laws. Wilkins is charged with
forgery in procuring an Illegal vote and
Goddin with certifying 70 same know
ing ii to Be forgery. They were held
ID 81 900 bail each.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

WE beg the Shubuta Messengers
pardon. We ought to have credited
the account of the fire in that town to
the Messenger.
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COMMENTS OF The PRESS, PRO AND con.
Meridian Observer
1t looks as if the Secretary had made q
partisan decision, and We do not think the
Democracy of Mississippi can afford to
attempt to deprive Chalmers of his seat by
such subterfuge. It is probable that
"Chambless" on the tally sheets, was cler-
ical error, or it may have been fixed up for
the purpose At all events unless it can
be shown that there was such a candidate
for Congress in Tate county as James R.
Chambless, and that the tickets were ac-
tually SO voted, Mr.. Myers will stand before
the country without a shadow of excuse for
his partisan decision.
Meridian Mercury.]
The Manning Chalmers business is bad
one any way you can fix it. The decision
of the Secretary of State on the matter in
contest. was plainly and palpably swift
and partisan one. 1t was rendered on as
insubstantial basis as dreams are reared
upon. It was as purely imaginative as the
plot and incidents in yellow covered novel
as sensational, and as liable to criticism
for putting an effect without cause.
Everybody knows that Chalmers was
elected and the commission given to Man
ming upon the slenderest pretext that ever
figured in the numerous late contests. The
case is now before Judge Wharton of the
State Courts, man of profound learning,
and just and conscientious judge. IF it
appears that State Judge has Jurisdiction
be will correct the mistake of the State De-
partment which necessarily mortifes and
embarrasses the proud and just men Of the
State.
Meridian Sun.
The eyes of the whole country are on the
people of Mississippi. The world knows
Chalmers was fairly and overwhelmingly
elected, and now friends and foes slike, in
breathless expectancy, await the outcome.
The Democracy is put on trial thus, before
its accession to power. Will it tolerate
anything but on honest exercise of its
poWers7 VIII it rise above the hideous
level Of cunning and fraud, on (which the
Radical machine has SO long moved =
If outrages of this sort are to char
aeterizs democratic administration-ift this
Is the way its pledges of reform, fairness,
etc, are to be fulfilled, q certain and pos
tive disintegration of the party may be re-
lied.on. While We preferred the election of
Manning, We cannot quietly consent TO a
disruption Of the party by the practice Of
the methods resorted to in this instance.
Yazoo Herald.
We only intended at the outset to ex-
press an opinion as to the correctness of the
arrived 1t By Secretary Myers
We are unable 10 see how he could have
done otherwise than be did, with the fac.
staring him in the face that the vote as
counted stood IS follows in the whole Dis
trict Manning. s746; Chalmers, 1856 I
Garter, I2g; Chanblesz, l472; Howry, u
New Mi.sissippian.1
Can the Democratic party afford to wrong
syen J. B. Chalmersi
Holly Springs South.
We have seen an officially certified copy
1f the returns Of the commissioners Of Tate
county, to the Secretary Of State. This
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The Mobile Register wishes to repeal
the internal revenue tax so as to free
the country from the horde of Govern
ment officers, spies and informors, who
now overrun us.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

A Mr.. NEWMAN, who sued Hon. c.
R. Breckenridge for the price of edito-
rial support, s25O.o 90, during tho cam
paign, obtained a verdict for $3.50
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

SHALL the postage be reduced? 1es'
if the Post Department can thereby be
made self sustaining.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The Board of Trade of Philadelphia,
passed a resolution asking Congress to
repeal the law remonetising silver.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The Jasper County Review, an e1.
cellent paper, is now published at Hell
dleburg, new town on the New Or
leans 81 Meridian Railroad.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

RECEIPTS ofcotton this year in excess
of last year, Notwithstanding the favor
able season for picking, only l40, 200.
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For Two Dollars.

We will send The WLEKLY CLARION to
any new subscriber until December .3lst,
1888. Our friends will oblige BY making.
this known. The paper will be enlarged to
eight six-eolumn pages, after January LIST.
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THr Natchez Democrat saws that il ,

Tan Natchez Democrat says that IN 4
few days the n, j. & c. R. R. viii re-
|ceiye an elegant new coach from the
Ohio Falls Car Company's Works at
Jacksonville, Ind. The new coach
win be ! mate to the Alice but fin
ished more handsomely, and viii be
called the & Katie in honor of an
Adams county lady. who Was one of the
frst and largest purchasers Of the rail-
road bonds.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

SENATOR Wade Hampton was in
Washington county last week looking
after his planting interests.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

The Presbyterian Synod Of Mississippi
convened at Kosciusko last Wednesday.
Or. Bardwell. Of Meridian, preached
the opening sermon. Forty members
we're present. Rev. r. S. MeAlister,
|of Louisiana, was elected moderator.
Natchez res selected IS the next place
Of meeting
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

THURLow WEED, the renowned poll
tician and journalist, died on Wednes-
day morning, 22d inst.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-29

PARKER's Ginger Tonic does not consti-
pate like other diarrhea cures, but gives a
regular action to the bowels
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MANNING-CHALMERS.
THE TATE COUNTY RETURNS.
The General Result.

The following are the returns as GER
titled by the Secretary of State to the
governor:
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THE Congressional River Invcstiga-
ting Committee has adjourned to Wash
ington.
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North CAROLINA has an elective
Judiciary. So has New York.
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presume to Judge Of the rightfulness of
an act performed BY another State Off
Ger in the discharge of bis duty"
WHAT MANNING SAYS.

NEW ORLEANS, La, November 2l.-A
Washington special to the Times-Demeer~s
says that Representative Mannins, ii Tie
Second Mississippi District, arrived here on
Monday night. Mr.. Manning was not pres
ent in Mississippi when the certificate of
election as member of the Forty-eighth
Congress was Issued 10 him, aud consequent
ly knows nothing more about the details
than what appeared in the public prints
here this morning. Mr.. Manning says that
the man Chambless, for whom so many votes
were cast in one Of the counties of the dis
trict, is a resident of that county and is q
local politician of the Greenback persuasion.
The votes cast for Chambless defeated Chal-
mers, provided they were intended for
Chambless. Mr.. Manning says, however,
if Chalmers contests his seat he shall pur-
sue no course that viii in any way tend to
embarrass his party, provided any compli-
cation arises where faVoritism would tend
to benefit him. Mr. Manning is of the
opinion that the Democrats will not follow
the preee dents made by their Republican
opponents in the matter Of contests, but
will pursue just and conservative policy.
His view is that the party canaot afford, il
it desired, to antagonize public sentiment
by an arbitrary and unfair decision of cleo
ton contests. The party has now fair
chance of getting control of the Govern
ment in 1884, and this chance, Mr.. Man.
ming thinks, ought not TO be jeopardizsd by
arbitrary exhibitions of power. Speaking
of his canvass, Mr.. Manning says that ten
days before the election there was hardly q
man in the district who thought that Chal.
mers had a ghost of chance of being
elected. The Democratic local leaders were
therefore, thrown off their guard, and made
no great effort to get out the vote. The
truth of this is shown by the fact that only
about II, 900 of the 81, 900 voters of the dis.
trict were cast Ten days before the cleo,
ton thousands of the negroes said they
would vote for Chalmers, hundreds said
they intended to vote for Manning, and s
great many announced their purpose to vote
for Carter. About this tine, however,
Chalmers $50 Manning saya), received a
large corruption fund from Washington,
which was distributed a few days before
the election among local Republican lead
ers. The negroes were quickly organized
and were marshaled at the polls on election
day in Chalmers interest. The entire
district on election day was overrun by dep
uty United States MarshaIs, who encourag-
ed the negroes and intimidated the whites.
Chalmers planned well, and would have
succeeded but for the fatal mistake in voting
the Chambless ticket
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*When Tate county was reached, the
following return was opened from the
Commissioners of Election.
eve, the undersigned Commissioners of
Election for Tate county, do certify that
at an election held in Tate county, NoYem-
Der Z, 1882, for the Office of Representative
in the lower house of the Congress of the
United States, Van n. Manning received
in said county 1166 votes, for James r.
Chalmers 1872 votes, and for Hannibal G..
Carter votes for the Office of County Sur
yeyor of said county, John E. Mathews re-
ceived four hundred and fifty-fve votes,
and Sam T. Massey seven hundred and
fifteen votes. All of which fully appears
by the tally sheet on the opposite side of
the page, which we certify to be true and
correct tally sheet of the votes cast in said
Tate county.
Witness our signatures, November II, A.
D. 1882. G. L. WEEMs,
Y. p STILL,
K. o. MosBY,
Commissioners of Election of Tate county.
The tally sheet on the opposite side
of the page was as follows: For Con-
gress, Van Fl. Manning 1866; for J. R.
Gtam5less 1872. On this showing, the
folio wing certificate was given to Man
ming
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE,
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.
l, Henry c. Myers, Secretary of State Of
the State of Mississippi. certify that the
foregoing contains a true and correct trans
script of the tally-sheet or detailed state
ment of the votes, together with the certi-
ficate of the Board of Election Commission
ers of Tate county, as the same were return
ed to this Office as the official vote cast in
said county of Tate on the 7th day of No
vember A. D., 1882, as the same appears on
file, and of record in this Office.
Given under my hand, with the great seal
of the State attached, this, the Goth
- q day of November, A. D., 1882.
HENRY G. MYERS,
Secretary of State.
Meantime the Tate county Commission
ers on being informed that there was a
discrepancy between their certificate and
the tally sheet, sent to the Secretary of
State amended returns as follows:
For Congress, Van. H. Manning. ......... 1116
For Congress, ]. R. Chalmers 1472
We the undersigned Commissioners of
Election for Tate county at the election
held in Tate county, Mississippi, on Tues
day, November 9TH, 1882, for the election OF
Congress for the ID Congressional District OF
Mississippi, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is true and cor
rect copy of the returns of the vote in
Tate county, and that the same was approx
ed by us and forwarded to the Secretary of
State as the official vote of Tate county,
Mississippi, this November 18th, 1882.
Tsigned V. P. STILL,
G. L. WEENs,
r. o. MosBY.
The vote of District, with this state
ment of the Tate county election,
as shown by the certificate of the Secre-
tary of State as to the other counties, is
as follows
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" L 6AALAs
G. L. WEENs,
R. o. MosBY.

The vote of District, with this state
ment of the Tate county election,
as shown by the certificate of the Secre-
tary of State as to the other counties, is
as follows:
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THERE viii BE 401 electoral Yoses il
1884, and il win require 2o1 votes 70
elect,
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No Grsenbackers wers elected to the
Forty eighth House
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The Water Valley Progress.

Capt. S. B. Brown, late of the Water
Valley Central, and efficient and inval-
liable Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion of Yalobusha county, about the
18th of December, will commence the
publication of the Water Valley Pro-
gress, an eight page home printed paper.
1t will be "a non-political journal, but
newspaper, in the full sense Of the
term, using its influence to build up our
city, county and State, and to advance
their material, moral and educational
interests" With the publishers ability
and experience in journalism, and the
work to which his enterprise viii be
devoted, we can say in advance that it
viii be worthy of liberal patronage.
A journal conducted upon the high
plane which its protector has an
nounced, cannot fail to receive the APP
probation and support of an enlightened
and discriminating public.
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CHALMERS REPLY TO THE FOREGOING.

CHALMERS REPLY To THE FOREGOING.
VIcKsBURG, MISS, Nov 21.-Gen. Chal-
mers was questioned by your correspondent
in regard to an interview with Col. Man
ming by Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Times-Democrat and tele-
graphed from Washington and printed in
that paper on the 10Th inst. 4 have seen
the interview of Manning by Times-Dem-
ocrat reporter" he saidi "The pretenee
that there was any Chambless tickets voted
in Tate county, or that local politician of
the Greenbsck persuasion named Chambless
received ,472 votes, while Chalmers re-
ceived none, is false and contemplate He
knows if this had been true it would have
been published all over the country the next
day. The pretence that the presence of
white Mississippians, under the name of
United States marshals, inundated the
white voters is absurd and untrue. They
were only present as witnesses to prevent
fraud. The Hubbell fund which he COM
plains flooded the district in the last ten
days was 81, 900, sent to Capt. Buchanan
for ordinary election expenses. He was in
structed by telegraph to draw it, and this
can be verified by telegraph operators. A
Democrat states that Manning's friends
were furnished with more money than mine.
He was fairly beaten, and has accepted a
certificate which he knows he is not fairly
entitled to. shall contest, and Dem
ocratic congress cannot afford to sustain
Manning"
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Dem. EIeetora Fo<s. Rep. Electoral
Summary.

Total electo'l votes 40l
Majority ,21I
Dem. eleet'l yo.es.. 9S
Rep. elect'l votes JOB
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JUDGE w. D. KELLEY, of Pennsylvania,
| the present Chairman of the House Com
mittee on Ways and Means visited the
President yesterday, and urged him to
recommend, in his next message to Con-
gress, a sweeping reduction of internal
revenue taxes. This would undoubtedly
be good thing to do.-Chicsgo Journal
(Rep.)
So it would. 1t would save about
$3.50, 900, 900 annually to the people.
The cost of collecting the internal rev.
enue is So, 900, 900. On this large sum
an army of officials scattered all over
the country, subsists at the expense of
the taxpayers. It was the main ele-
ment Of strength of the Hill party, and
its sinews of war, in the late contest in
this district. It is a war measure but
the war was ended seventeen years ago.
Nevertheless it still remains as an agen-
cy for vexing and plundering the peo-
pie.
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CorroS market firm. Provisions
slightly declining.