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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-06-21

It will be observed that, with much less
than one-third the population and not one
sixth the territory, the old slave States have
more than one-third the railroads construc-
ted the present year. In connection with
the growth of population, as shown by the
last census, and increase OF manufacturing
enterprise, the facts are useful as indicating
the vitality of the Southern portion of the
Union. If the influence of the foreign ele-
ment, in extent a million of souls, poured
into the North in the last eighteen months
were eliminated, the comparison would be
even more striking. Railroads are at once
the sign and the cause Of general activity
and growth, and the facts shown above
must therefore be regarded as having an
importance beyond their mere face value.
The foregoing figures are inaccurate
as to Alabama and Mississippi In
both, the number of miles are larger
than stated. The figures for 1882 and
1883, viii exhibit very gratifying In
crease for Mississippi. They viii reach
as high as 200 miles if the embryo
schemes on hand are carried out as CON
templated by their projectors With
the inducements which are held out to
investments of capital in that line in our
States, we do not wonder at the eneour-
aging prospect. It is worthy Of note
that the one Southern State with the
exception of Texasl which has had the
largest boom in Railroad building is
Georgia, and that is attributed in large
degree to her wholesome laws regulating |
the corporations in the interest and for
the protection of the people.
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ovER ZEE sTATE.


The Rev. w. R. Sims, pastor Of II.
Methodist Church at Brandon, Miss -.
been elected to fellowship in the Tbeolo~;
cal Department Of the Vanderbilt Upivs.
sity, Nashville, Tennessee.
Our Brookhaven contemporaries anpoun,.
the death of Mr.. John Storm, ST., after
protracted illness. He was one of the GA
est and most successful business men of
that city.
The Jasper county Review regret, p,
learn Of the death of Mr.. John B. Rogers
of sylvarena, Smith county. He was one
of the most substantial citizens of the
county.
The committing trial of c. G. Wilson. At
Winona, charged with forgery, was held
to-day and resulted in the defendant being
held to bail in the sum of 5000, which va.
promptly furnished by his friends.
Mrs. w. ]. Brannon wife of the hotel
keeper at Grenada, and Holly Spring,
and other places died at Holly Springs last
week. She was an excellent lady, and &c.
teemed by all.
The death of Mr.. Clay Williams, prom.
Using young lawyer, at Corinth, is announe.
ed in the papers of that city, with high
tributes to his talents and worth
Rev. Edwin Cater who was born in Bean.
ford, South Carolina, November l, 1918, and
removed to Mississippi, and had charge of
Presbyterian churches at Macon, Yazoo CITY
and other places in the State, died at somer.
vile Tennessee on the 18th.
The Kosciusko Star says that the wheat
crop in Attala is not large, but the yield
per acre is very good. Oats, however are
superintendent.
The Greenwood flag says that Or. W. II.
RutIner, of Lexington, Va, and Mr.. n. 2.
Pratt, Of Atlanta, Ga, biologists, and DR..
Jervey, assistant secretary of the Georgia
Pacific Railroad Company were in town
this week on business for the road in their
respective departments. We learn from
these gentlemen that the construction com.
pany proposes to build the road in one con.
tinuous line, coming from the East, They
will not attempt to build it in detached sec
tions, but will keep large force constant.
ly at work coming this way.
The Vicksburg Commercial says that
requisition has been granted Gov. Lowry
by Gov McEnery. of Louisiana, for L, S.
Routh, for several days past confined in the
parish Jail at Delta, Routh is held on a
charge of forging draft on J. L. Harris 4
Co., of New Orleans, which he succeeded in
getting endorsed by Mr.. f.. X. Grimshaw.
The draft proved to be forgery and of
course Mr.. Grimshaw was the sufferer, hence
the arrest Of Routh.
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STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON.
VENTIoN.


Programme OF the 5th Annual Session Of
the Mississippi State Sunday School Con-
Tention.
ID be held at Water Valley July Oh, 9Th,
and 7th, 1882.
GENERAL SUBJECT.
The Sunday School in our State
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5rH, 1882.
Opening Hymn.
Prayer for the Sunday School.
Appointment of Committees.
Words of Welcome.
Responses.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNooS.
Our work reviewed.
'The Harvest Luke, 10th Chapter.
Singing.
Reports of Committees.
" Viee-Presidents.
Elk Committee.
I" Secretary.
/" /" Treasurer.
from School e minute reports.)
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Bible Reading .-@The Sunday School in the
Scriptures"
Singing.
Our work and its neej.-Address.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Opening Service and Prayer.
Open Conference upon County and Local
Sunday School Organizations. Introduced
What has been garnered, and what remains
to be done2
workers.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
Conservation Meeting,
The dignity and promise of the Sunday
School teachers work-Address.
THURSDAY EVENING.
The Power of the Sunday School, What is its
FRIDAY MORNING.
Responsive Service.
Practical Conference-How can we best Sc
cure the attendance of adults in the Sunday
School
Three minutes addresses upon the following
topics;
/. Christian character Of the Teacher.
2 The Normal Glass system.
8. Teachers Meetings-How maintained.
Miscellaneous Business.
PARTING WORDS.
Each Sunday School of any Evangelical
Christian Church is entitled to one delegate.
County Conventions are entitled to two del
egates each.
All presidents and Officers of Conven-
ton are ex-oificio members.
All ministers of Evangelical Christian
Denominations are honorary and advisory
members
Delegates are expected to give careful
thought to the various subjects, and feel free
to question and participate.
Reduced rates of fare may be expected on
all Railroads.
All delegates will be entertained by the
citizens of Water Valley.
All ministers and Superintendents are re-
quested to give notice and urge an attendance.
Fraternally, L. p. BROWN
Meridian, Mississippi.
Ch'm'n State s. S. Elk. Com.
G23> State papers will please copy.
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The Alabama Railroad Commission
Law Endorsed by the Democratic
state Convention.


From the following extract from the
minutes of the Alabama Democratic
State Convention, are worthy Of special
note:
Hon. c. @. Langdon offered the following
resolution:
Res0Ire1, That the Railroad Commission
OF Alabama, as administed By Walter i.
Bragg, the President, and James Crook and
Charles P. Ball, Associate Commissioner,
has conferred great benefits upon the pub
lie generally, without injustice to the rail-
roads, and has demonstr that il deserves
70 be made one Of the fixed Institutions Of
the State.
Mr.. d. w. McIver moved u Iay this res
oluti0n on the table, bHt withdrew It until
after COL Langdon had made some remarks
ID support Of The resolution
Mr. I.anedon said that Be regarded this
IS one Of the most important questions aI-
fecting tbs interests Of the State he would
impress the Convention with the fslea that
tie point involved was whether lie people
should govern tie railroads, & The railroads
should govern the people. After lsw ad-
ditionaI remarks 81 CD Ikneaon|
1Tr McIper renewed bis motion. which
wa lost, and the resolution vas adopted
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The Movement Against Silver.

The bill reported from the Commit
tee on Banking and the Currency in the
House Of Representatives in Congress,
last week, provides for the suspension
of the issue ofsilver certificates for cir
culation until an international agree
ment on coinage ratio for the use of
silver in full legal tender coinage shall
be made by the leading commercial nations,
or until the egairaleacy Of bullion bet,eeen
the standard silger and gold coins of the
United States in the markets of the
world shall be otherwise secured, etc.
The Mobile Register argues that the
conditions of the bill are such that
should it become law there will be a
permanent discontinuance of the issue of
silver coin and silver certificates, and
asks are the people ready to see silver
discarded from our monetary system ?
This new movement is said to be in the
interest of the national banks which seek
to exclude from circulation everything
but their notes. The Treasury Depart
ment refuses to receive silver coin or
bullion on deposit and issue silver GER
tifcates for it and the banks when
they are required to make deposits in
the Treasury Department, are required
to deposit greenbacks or gold, and sill
yer is refused.
Silver reconciliation has been sue
cess Notwithstanding the Treasury
aided by the National
banks, and the bondholders, have done
all in their power to bring the dollar
of the fathers into disrepute.
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The Postofllce Fire at LauderdaIe.

Postofice Inspector Kennedy returned
Tuesday morning from an official tour to
Lauderdale, Miss, where on the previous
day he Investigated the case Of the burning
of the postoflice at that place, which oc-
Cured in April, 1892 He found that the
building containing the postoifice and two
Others, had been totally destroyed by the
fire, which, it is generally believed, was the
work of an incendiary. All the govern
ment property and money in the postofiice
at the time was burned. The total loss in
volved, including the contents of the post
Office, will foot up to about $500.
Inspector Kennedy will recommend that,
inasmuch as his investigations show that
the postmaster was not implicated in the
burning, and that he did all in his power to
save the postoffice property, the postmaster
or his sureties be not held responsible for
the loss to the government resulting from
this fire.-N. 0. Times-Democrat.
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ARKANSAS Demoeratle Convention.

| The Democratic State Convention met on
the 18th. By vote of 10S to So, Hon. II
G. Upton, of lizard county was chosen Chair
man over Hon. R. F. Crattenden, the cleo.
tion being regarded as a triumph for the
amendment faction of the Democracy.
Nominations for Governor DECLARED in
order. Letters were read from Hon. T. +.
Stanley and Hon. w. w. Dubbieswithdraw-
ing from the race, whereupon James II. Berry,
of Bentonville, was nominated by accama-
ton.
Itdeclares that the question of disposing
of the fraudulent debt of $13,000,O00 is of
far greatersmagnitude than any other ques-
ton, and resolves that it is the duty of the
Democratic party to take up this great ques-
ton and settle it in accordance, at once,
with the best interests of the State and the
wishes of the citizens; it is further resolved
that it is the duty of the next Legislature
to submit an amendment TO the Constitution
of the State which will forever prohibit the
Legislature from the payment, compromis-
ing, funding or otherwise recognizing the
fraudulent railroad and levee or HaIford
bonds of the State of Arkansas, or claims
or pretended claims upon which they are
based. Other resolutions demand that the
Legislature shall provide for the funding
and paying of interest on the first debt and
produce sinking fund to ultimately extin-
guish it; that all State officers shall be held
tostrict accountability, and that all demands
due the State from every officer, person or
body corporate shall be speedily enforced.
The party faTors educating the masses BY
means of free public schools; that it favors
immigration, and recommends to the Leg
islature to adopt all practical means to |
bring labor and capital TO the State; and
that the Convention reafirm and approve
the National Democratic platform of 1880. |
a resolution was also adopted thanking the
Federal Government for its generous and |
timely aid to the sufferers in the Mississippi
Valley By the late overflow.
The Convention nominated the following
State officers: Secretary, Jacob Frolich. Of /
White; Treasurer, w. e. Woodruff, Jr., oil
Pulaski; Auditor, A. w. Files, of Ashley |
Associate Justice, w. w. Smith, of Phillips I
Adjourned till q fn-unrroz1r r,,rrnin.,
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Ch'm'n State S. S. Elk.
Ga3> State papers will please copy.

N. Y HERALD: Congress- is beginning
to think of adjournment and it is intimated
that the Ways and Means Committee will
take action on the subject next week. The
country will be surprised at this intelligence.
The national Legislature thus far has done
little or nothing worth mentioning 1t has
passed an anti-Chinese bill which the Presi-
dent vetoed, and another which he signed,
but it has not reduced the burdens of taxa
ton or passed a single measure calculated
to relieve the suffering industries of the
country.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
LANDS FOR THE FREEDMEN.

U. S. SENATE, June lG.--Mr. Blair, Of
N. H. To permit freedmen to enter certain
lands in the Indian territory. The bill
declares that lands living in the
Indian Territory, owned by the United
States, and now occupied by the Indians
are open to the entry and settlement by
freedmen of the United States, and provides
for the allotment of 100 acres of land to the
head of each family locating thereon. 1t
also sets aside for school purposes every
sixth section of lands granted in the bin.
Also for the endowment of the Lowrz in
dustrial academy, of Alabama.
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Enumeration Statutes.

Out of the 2O0,655 immigrants who land
ed at New York from January l to MAY 81,
Of this year, more went to Wisconsin alone
than to the whole South. To show how
few of them went South, the following
detail IS given Virginia, 1853; Maryland,
181; West Virginia, 1856; North Carolina,
e.; South Carolina, GA; Alabama, 6s;
Florida, 49,; Mississippi, 70; Georgia, 1874
Arkansas, l. 100 Louisiana, 900 Kentucky,
500; Tennessee, 15Y Missouri, 1870; Texas,
1900.
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The Foreign Cotton Market.


The last circular of Messrs. Smith,
Edwards & Co, Liverpool cotton
factors, state that the Manchester
market has developed rather more
frmness during the past month ;
the demand has increased, and con-
siderable clearance of stocks has taken
place. It notes rather a change of tone
in business circles there. The greatde-
spondeney that prevailed during the
Spring months has partly disappeared,
and it is now hoped that a revival Of de-
mand is sitting in, which viii again
make the trade remunerative. Observe
however, that hardly any advance in
price has been realized. The American
receipts have dwindled rapidly, showing
that the old crop is practically exhaust
ed, but the Bombay movement has con-
tinued immense, and far beyond what
any oneiexpected. 1t now seems proba-
bic that Bombay will ship nearly half a
million of bales more than last year by
June 80 This vast addition to the
supply has efectually prevented a cot
ton scarcity and enabled consumers to
tide over the season comfortably in spite
of an extremely short American crop.
Sura cotton isnow going so freely into
consumption that the strain upon Amer
lean cotton is much relieved, and,
though the supply of the latter is much
shorter than last year and stocks will
run pretty low in the autumn, there Is
no reason to fear scarcity. nor, so far
as we can judge, "a corner" The cot
ton situation must, therefore, be viewed
from the standpoint Of aggregate supply,
the state of trade in Manchester, and
the prospects of the new cotton crop in
America. To all appearance an ample
supply will be carried in the aggregate
this autumn. The visible supply for
Great Britain is $40, 900 bales more than
last year, but for the Continent it is $685.
600 short of last year. Messrs. Smith,
Edwards & Co., says if the slight i'm
provement in Manchester develops into a
strong revival of trade, the present price
of cotton will not appear too high for
permanency but it is quite too early to
make predictions on that score. The
fact that spinners do not seem to be
looking for cheaper cotton, and are in
clined to cover their orders so soon as
taken Much depends upon the har-
vests in Europe and India this year. If
there is anything certain, it is said that
the United States crop fcotton will fall
short the present year; and from this
source the supply will be cut short.
Whether it will be made,up in an abun
dant India crop remains to be seen.
One thing is certain, the American cot
ton if properly handled cannot be equal
ed by the foreign production, and this
will give our better qualities the con-
troll of the market if care is taken in
handling it. Let producers bear this
fact in mind They may be assured of
good prices if their cotton is good arti-
Gle.
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Letter from Pike-Divorce Business
Brisk.
MAGNOLIA. June 10. J

MAGNOLIA, June 10, 1882.
EDITORS CLARION: Our Chancery Court
has been in session since the 10Th inst, and
adjourned to-day, during which time the
Hon. H. S. Van Eaton presided with his
usual dignity, and disposed of great deal
of business. Among other things he has
granted eleven divorces, principally of the
colored race.
The crops are reported favorable in this
section. The weather is very hot, and a
good shower would be very acceptable, but
we are not suffering for the want of rain as
yet.
Our town and the surrounding country is
very healthy, and everybody is in good
spirits.
The Democrats holding their County
Convention here to-day for the purpose of
electing delegates, etc.
Yours truly,
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-06-21

New York papers are discussing the
question, how much gold do immigrants
bring into the country every year /?
The conclusion reached is that each i'm
migrant brings 80 dollars, and that at
that estimate the $40. 900 persons arriv-
ing last year brought 20; 100, 900 dollars
into the country-which is considera-
Bile addition to its aggregate wealth, to
say nothing Gifts addition to its produc-
tive resources.
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MORE STAR ROUTE INDICTMENrs.

WAsHTSGToN, June 1.-THE Grand Jury
came into the Criminal Court this after
noon, and made three new presentments in
the Star route cases in two pEesentments,
Thos. Brady and Geo. v. Mesena1e were
connected, and in the third James b. Price,
alias J. B. Price, and Thos. J. Brady are
mentioned. Presentments we're also re-
turned against Marshal g. Condee and John
II. Wallace for perjury; the latter charge
Is connected With the straw bond cases.
Within half an hour from the time 81 pre-.
sentment indictments based on them were
returned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-06-21

A BILL is pending in the U. S. Sen
ate, and is ably championed BY Mr..
Maxey, of Texas, to appropriate $780,.
600 to pay mail contractors for service
in the Southern States prior TO seces-
sion. We do not see how the govern
ment can refuse these claims. If the
service was rendered, and they have
never been paid, payment cannot be re-
fused except by open and shameless re-
pudiation. It argues nothing to say
that the States in which these claim
ants lived seeded. They were not in
dividually responsible for the acts of
their States and if they were, it oper-
ated no forfeiture of the claim for ser
vices they had previously rendered the
They ought to be paid.
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Death of BentOnvilIe TaylOr-HOw 1t
Occurred.

Hazelhurst Signal.
Bentonville Taylor, a well known char
acter whose life has been one of interesting
incidents and adventures, was killed on the
Sth, inst, by his step-son, Samuel Baygents,
a youth about sixteen years old. The
tragedy occurred at the place of Taylor's in
Lawrence county, about five miles from
Rockport he morning in question,
Taylor dire THE boy Baygents to get a
certain pillow Ter searching for which the
step-son returned and informed him that he
could not find it. Upon this Taylor flew
into passion and told the boy that he had
to find it, that he "was getting too big" and
thatshe intended.to give him a flogging,..and
started towardhim. The boyIpicked.upa stick
ana halted Taylor, who told him to leave
the place and not return until he was TWEEN
ty-one years of age Taylor turned, entered
the house and reappeared with his pistol.
The boy left but returned in about three
hours. Taylor came out of the house, when
Baygents emptied the contents of shot
gun into him, the load taking effect in the
head and arm. Taylor lived only an hour
or two. The boy was arrested and bound
over to the Circuit Court in $1,000 bond on
a charge of manslaughter, Public opinion
is in the boys favor Mrs. Taylor was in
this city about three weeks ago, and engaged
the service of II. B. Mayes, Jr., to prosecute
an application for divorce from Taylor, al
Lodging illtreatment of self and child.
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Hon. T. j. HARDY, Chairman, has
called mass meeting of the Democrat
ic and Conservative party of Jasper
county at the court house in Paulding,
on Saturday, July Sth, 1882, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to the
Congressional Convention, and the
transaction of such other business as
may be necessary to thorough organ
ization of the party for the coming
canvass
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Executive Committee Seventh Con-
gressional District.

The following Is the Executive Committee
of the Seventh Congressional District, aP-
pointed in 1880, by the Congressional cOnven-
tions of the respective Districts in which the
members then resided:
For jefferson County-M Eiseman.
Claiborne-H. W. Magruder.
4" Madison-Robt Powell, VIM. Melville.
Hinds-D. P Porter
Rankin L. MeCaskiIl
Simpson,. L. Meade.
Copiah-E. C. Williamson.
Linc0ln-R. B. Wilhers.
Franklin-W. P. Cassidy.
Of the foregoing, Mr.. Eiseman has since de-
ceased; Mr.. Meade removed IRON Simpson,
and Mr.. Cassidy from Franklin. The Chair
man of the County Committees are requested
10 fill the vacancies thus oecasioned.
The Committee, (by request Of the State
Executive Committed, viii meet at Jackson,
on tie 9Th Of July proxtmo, for the purpose
Of organizing, and calling District Con-
Yention 10 nominate a candidate for Congress,
and 70 transact such other bushes as they may
see proper in the interest OF the Democratic
Conservative party in the District.
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Hon. 0. c. Dease, Of Jasper.
.nterprise Courier.l

l1IVVI PIIoo N7UuIICI'
Mr.. John H. Miller, of TupeIo, gladdened
his old friends in Enterprise by making his
appearance among them last Saturday. He
spent but a short time in town aud went
out in Jasper to pay his grandfather, the ven.
cradle Hon. 0. G. Dease, visit. Col.
Dease is now almost helpless, having suffer-
ed from paralysis Of the lower limbs, but his
general health is good and he takes lively
interest in public men and measures, as he
has always done.
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The River and Harbor bill passed
the House on the 18th without material
change, by vote 119 to AZ. The APP
preparation for the Mississippi River
was carried with the sums asked for,
and in the language framed by its spe-
cial friends. The Mississippi river
scheme has been greatly allotted by
President Arthur.
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Hon ]. L. S. HILL, Chairman, pub,
fishes in the Chickasaw Messenger a call
on the various Democratic clubs of the
county to assemble on the 18th day Of
July next, aud select delegates, one for
every ten bona fde members and frae.
tons CT five or more, to attend a Coun-
ty Convention at Houston, on Saturday,
22d of July, to select delegates toattend
the 4th Congressional District Conven.
tion