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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22
Chartered Rights and Special Privi
legeS.

EDITORS CLARIoS In your paper OF
February 1st., is an article on "Railroae
I,arish4tion. etc" which | wish to call at
tention in a very few words. THAT a bill
had passed the House with provision that
railroads which are now being constructed
and to be finished in given time, shall be
exempt from supervision Tor ten years
Also that the charters being granted will bt
exempt from taxation for twenty years
This Is wrong in principle and practice, and
am astonished at the silence Of the solid
and substantial members of the House, who
are and have been lifelong Democrats with
the experience Of the past and present, and
that they have permitted themselves to be
imposed upon by that subtle and Syren song
of the well knows fallaeious principles Of
granting and eonierTing exclusive
rights or privileges upon persons
and more especially interpretations
under the deIusise pretext Of encouraging
public enterprises, aud of inviting the IN
vestment of foreign capital N the STATE
For this the public are q be repaid by tllt
benefits to accrue 10 the future. p the Was
of taxes, increased value Of property ana
other facilities The first being secured,
It's benefits and profits appropriated, the lat.
ter is only known and tef by the nalust
and oppressive exacti0ns for all the facsiltles
afforded The payment Of taxes will be resist
. ed, and IS almost sure 70 Be followed By ths
very condition Of Affairs which ara it present
giving 50 much trouble IN most countries
blessed With railroads 1he whole practices
and principles of special privileges, arp
radically wrong. and are lraueht With I'M
surmonntable diiIieniliea from beginning G.
end. Our past aud present experience
Should ad 1sis,t1el fflss lsrSanf ES5oiflaflre of
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Creating monop0lies-Go Slow.

EDrroR CLARION While per SO friend
of railroads, arr not the railroads, protering
to be built ia Mississippi, asking loo mncit
to be allowed, also reconstruct OIL Nils and
Cotton c9mpresses, ttas preventing private
capitalists from emb1rkihg IN the business
because OF their inability 10 compete with
these gigantic corporations2 Have the
mem bers Of the Legislature, specially those
who have been so ontspokea against monop-
olie>, reflected over the tremendous power t.
crush out all competition which they are
putting in the hands Of these railroads
against private enterprises? just rs wei
grant these railroads The sight to build Cot
ton Factories, Furniture FACTORIES and any
other description of factories, with then
thousands of employees to vote as directed
as to allow them to build and operate Oh
Mills and Cotton Compresses. Gentlemen,
.,o. slow upon these inovations IN these new
rail road charters, or your constituents will
call you to account. LOOKOUT.
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sENArE-THIRTY.sIxTHDAY.
WEDNESDAY, February is, 1882

Senate met
The special order of the day was taken up
being the consideration of B. No. 2S-An
act to create a railroad commission and 10 pro
vide for the regulation of railroad fcompan nies
and persons operating the same in the State Of
Mississippi.
Mr.. Reynolds moved the bill be indefinitely
postponed
Lost be the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. Bfenham Brown. Cowan
Dalton FitzG raid, avles, Jarnagin, Longino
Luse. Martin, Mitchell, holland, Perkins, Rat
lift Reynolds Walker-16
NAYs-Messrs Crigler, Etfou, Hamilton.
Heniersan. Humnhries, Hyer. Johnson, Keith
Kyle, Lddell, Magee, Roane, of Calhoun
Raane, of Webster. Smith, Stewart, Terry
Wison-17.
Messrs. Boone aud Spears. were announced
as paired. The former would have voted nay
and the latter yea.
Mr. s. NJ. Roane. moved the previous ques-
tion on ordering the bill to its third reading
The motion was lost.
On motion Of Mr.. Humphries the Senate re-
solved ITSELF into the committee of the whole
20 consider said BILL with the Lieut. Governor
in the Chair. After some time spent thersin
the committee ar5se aud reported progress and
asked leave to sit again. The report was re
ceived.
On motion the Senate took recess until 7:SC
O. clock
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HOUsE-pHIRTF-EIGHTH DAY.
"WEDNESDAY, February Is, 1882.
Mr.. Speaker Tison in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Finley.

WEDNEsDAY, February Is, 1882.
Mr. Speaker Tison in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Finley.
MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
4 message wrs receiv a from the Governor
through his ivate Secretary. Mr.. Harris, in.
forming the House that lie had approved the
following bill, ta-wii:
H. B. No. 1la-An act to incorporate the
Georgia Pacific Railway Company and to de-
hne aud enlarge its powers in the State OF
Mississippi.
Leave Of absence was grsnfed TO Messrs.
Ayres, Trice and Griggs, from day 70 day
CALL OF COUNTIES
By Mr. Byrd: a petition from citizens Of
Glseyvilie, Lincoln county, Ia reference 70
temperance. To ommttee on Temperance
BF ar. Dodds: A petition in regard %
whiskeg. from citizens of CopIah county. To
conmiftee on Temperance.
BY Mr.. Erwin: H. B. No. 634-An act t
charter the Meridian WiHana and Helena
Railroad Company. 70 Committee on Rail
By Mr. Erwin: H. B. No. sS5-To amend
section ST Of chapter g Of the Rexised Code
of lS39ih relation 70 roads ferries and bridges,
To Committee on Public Roads.
Mr. Fields presented memorial from the
citizens of Columbus with a petition to pro
tert certaia public property. To Committee
on Appropriations. with instructions TO intro.
duce a bill in reference to the matter Imme-
diately
Mr. Field presented a memorial in reference
to 4 military company Of Columbus, Mlss.
which was referred % the Committee on MiIi-
tary Affairs.
By Mr.. Myers h B. No. 6S6-Aa act L
exempt crops from levy under legal process
exsept feF the enforcement Of certain liens
thereon. To C5nmitteeon agrieulEure.
By Mr.. Montgomery, Of Madison: H B. No.
637 An act 70 extend the benefits and prisi-
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er's warrants Of the scholastic years 1850 aud
1881
lib No. a04-An act to incorporate Fair-
held Church in Union county, and to prohibit
the sale Of intoxicating liquors within the
limits of three miles of said church.
H. B. No. oD-An act TO amend section 454
of the Revised Code of 1880
H. ,. No. l69-AR act for The relief of Geo.
Washington, Of Lincola county
On motion the House adjourned. Al 2:15
sP. N.
GoRRlcTIoN.-Ia Tuesday mornings pro-
eeedings Mr.. Montgomery, Of Bolivar il re-
ported as having favored the passage Of the
Female College bill, when be should have been
reported as opposing ii;
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

COURIER JOURNAL: The southern States
took in over 25,0J0 foreign immigrants last
year according to the official figures. There
will be double the number this year. Every
immigrant who settles down and likes the
country will write to his friends at his old
home to come over and settle in his neigh
f,orhO0d
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No Nalcher & Iackson R. iIroad.

Raymond Gazette.
The railroad camp was moved Monday
from Utica to a point 10 miles east OF Ray.
mond ana X miles west of jackson, wnere
work will Be begun toward Jacksoa. The
contract f0E all work between Raymond and
that poiat has been sublet, ana Is now pro
gressing as rapidly as the weather will per
nit
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The Right Spirit.

Pass Christian Beacon.
The subject Of the Judgeship seems to be
giving the papers Of this District son.e
trouble Of mimi. No gentleman has yet
been mentioned in this connection, whom
we would not be glad 10 see thus hunored,
or who would not fiji the position with abil-
ity and credit Therefore the newspaper is
an unnecessary, Governor Lowry does not
need their advice, and he will be sure TO
make good and satisfactory selection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

SENATOR VANCE, of North Carolina, has
introduced bill providing Tor the repeal Of
tie tax 81 whisky Senator Vance evi1cub-
IN knows that wat the Governor Of North
Carolina said 10 the Governor Of South Car.
Olina was correct
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

THE bill for reducing the tax on dis
titled spirits to 80 cents a gallon, has
been introduced in the Federal House
of Representatives.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

THE Atlanta branch Of the Method
ist Book Concern is to be discontinued.
1t doesn't pay. Cause why? Many
Southern statesmen who are anxious to
build up Southern enterprises, such as
railroads, factories, ete., prefer to en-
courage Boston and Philadelphia pub
fishing houses to Southern enter
prises Of the kind.
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ITO be reported.
CnArrE, II MILTON & POWELL,
Mtss. & TENS. R. R. Co,

MISS & TENS, r. r. Co,
Appeal from the Circuit Court Of Grenada
County, Hon. Samuel Powell Judge.
Barhes delivered to app,llees Two bales Of
cotton 10 be shipped 20 the appellants and took
! bill of lading therefor and forw irdrd the bill
! of la1ing to appellants, though IL is not shown
that it was received by Tia IN. Barbee subse-
quently called upon appellees' agent and de-
manded that the cotton be shippsd TO his fac
tors in Memphis VIII ca was accordingly done
and change made, htrbre was indebted 10
appellants in some $3.50 o. aud they bring II 3
suit ngaiEst the Railroad Company for tue con-
version of the two bales OF cotton,
J. J. Slack, for appellant
L. c. Walthall, and W. p. X J. b. Harris,
contra.
CgALNEks, C. j.,
Held
It is quite generally agreed that where the
seller Of gods delivers them 10 70 common car
rier, 10 be transported TO the purchaser, The
lo1ds are considered rs delivered TO the pur-
chaser in the absence of exceptional circ tm-
sances showing contrary Intention.
! whether the same rule obtains where gOIds
are forwarded through common carrier by
a principal 20 his factor for sale, and for the
purpose of liduidating an existing ia lebi oil
ness, is question on which the auhCriIcs
are divided. IL is after al, ms alt the author
! titles hold very much n question OF inteution.
and perhaps the actual mention Of the parties
is quite as often way as the other.
| In the case ia hand Il is admitted that there
was no intention of transferring the title or
Of parting with control over the cotton ghip-
ped except far the law will drducc itfrom
/ the fact Of shipment and the making out and
! forwarding the bill OF lading. Ii is 10 be
observed in the case at bar, that it does not
appear that the bill Of lhding had come to the
hands of the oonsignees. though il had been
( forwarded 10 them. AHrmcd.
I RIO be rcnnrtal
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

IN an aristocratic government the law is
a rule OF action which the few impose upun
the many. IN democratic government
the law is the rule the many impose upon
themselves.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

Hon. GEO. W. JONES, OF tennessee,
explains in a letter to the n. \. Sun,
how the Democratic party may redeem
itself. He says:
The surest redemption Of the Democracy,
and its surest restoration 10 power, Is for 1t
to return from It's w.guIcFingS after strange
Gods, whether Republicans or professional
military men, to nominate samuel J. Tilden,
as President Of the United States in 1891,
and elect him
voted for Stephen 4. Douglas. in 1860,
because | recosniz ID him IS the only D mo
cratic candidate. did not vote for Geeley,
because | knew he was not a Democrat. /
hope to live and have the opportunity oil
voting for Samuel J. rilden in 1884.
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! CAMPBELL, j
/ Held

7. The right OF the accnsei 10 testifvas ~
edmi' .ions or confessions is not enlnrg.d
. aeyond the limitation Of the second part JI The
section CG03 Of Revised Code OF lS'0) by tIe
4 fact that the person on or agliast whose prop
erty the offence was committed, ,estides to
them.
z II such person is introduced as o witness
/ by the STATE 10 testify as 10 tacis other nan
/ admissions or confessions cf accused % es-
tablish his guilt he has the right TO testify as
a witn-ss in his own BEHALF, withoui the re-
| stricfion Of the latter part OF the seton.
/ g. IL appears that the person whose money
was stolen was intro iuced as a witness by the
State md testified 10 confessions o. accused
! among other things" as 70 which other
things we ave not adv srd but II TINS appears
,baf the person whose properly was the sub
! ieoi Of the all gcd of .nse vas introduced as n
witness by the State and testified TO other
/ things besides admissions or confessions Of
accused, she was improperly d ME q the right
10 testify in her owu D half generally AS u Wit
ness
] ReUerssd neso trial granted and cause remaHdsa
/ ITO be- reported
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

We have on hand a number of
articles, pro and con, on this State
Female College question, contributed by
our correspondents. As the question
has been disposed of for the session,
their publication now is dispensed with
We will hold them for future use, how
ever, as the subject viii come up again.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22
NeR1DIAY NERCrRY: As a me

MERIDIAN MERCURY: As member OF
the Mississippi press, We say that the
press, in 50 far as it represents the peo-
ple. should advise moderation but IL
sist ON firmnpss on the part of the
peoples representatives. This Legislature
dare not adjourn without enacting some law
for tue better protection Of its citizens
against the growing and graspiug powers o
the corporations Back behind the sense
less cianor OF ths railroad baodIers the peo-
pie demand it and will continue 70 demand
il. The railroad baom viii be 4 short lived
and will soon ptss away, but the dissatisfac-
ton because the State fails in is duty to it,
citizens will remain. permanent cause
will produce permansa - In deal-
~ nra,aS5 = : II5..1s., ..s ..sssi rit,
upon the principle Of ''lige and let i've
Mike no war upon the corporations, but
don't let the corporations ride rough sshod
over the people Pass the law and end tn,
agitation and disquiet 1t is best it should
be done and done n0w.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

PRoF. Z. f. KaoztE, of the Agricul-
turaI and Mechanical College, Of this
STATE, died at the College on Tuesday Of
mllariaI fever Hs WIS Professor of
Chemistry. He came from the State of
Michigan, and was a gentleman of great
promi c and usefulness. His death is
u nablic caIamily.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-02-22

The Vicksburg Commercial learns
that Dr. Robert ]. Turnbull died at
his residence, at Duncansby, Tuesday
night.
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HOUSE THlBFT.sEyENTH DAT.

Mr. Speaker Iison il ths ehaiE
Under suspension of the rules 4lr. Stovala
called Is IS 3. No. y 4-For tho relief Of tht
seachers ID The pubic schools ef Tate county
~ sed
IL. Howry offered The following joint rszo
Inti6at
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HENRIETTA WILLIAMSON,
ITO be reported


Appeal from the Circuit Court of Grenada
county, Hon Samuel Powell Judge.
At the 4uAe FERN oC the Circuit Colrt OF
Grenada county, appellant was irel for grand
larceny.
On the trial IF he case, the person whose
property was alleged tp have been olen was
introduced as witness on behalf Of The prose-
eutiou. aud as the spec al bill Of exceptions
shows. testified ''amoug other things" as 10
confessions and admissions OF prisoner. The
risoner was then introduced ss n witness in
her own behalf but was allowed hy the Court
to testify only As TO her admissions aud con-
tesaions and not generally ~ O al the C rcum.
st noes. To this objections interp '-ed
and overrulel Sad exceptions taken aud his
involves tho only ques'ion for decision here
Slack q Longstreet, for appellant
4. Q. Catehngs, coAira.
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HOUSE THTRTT-sINTH DAT.

LNIEEDlT7 Z CD rs I7-7Z-
Houss met, Mr. spsaker Tfa0n ia TIE chair.
rayeF by keF. Mf HaIrell
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foosTINUED o. ToUETH F1oE.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-23
Church Towers.

The towers Of Cologne CathedrM s-s
now the highest In the world, the hr,sse
they have attained being 5 feet b;.: u
thaa the tower f St Nicholas' Churr'I
in Hamburg, which has hitherto pe. ].
the highest edtice. Ultimately t,~4
viii be 81 feet 10 inches higher. Tho
Cologne Gazette gives the following -
the heights Of the chief high building"
in the world: Towers od Cologne C..
thedrsl, 524 feet II inches from t.,.s
pavement Of the clcisters, OF SIS feet I
inch from the floor M the church; towsr
of St Nicholas, At Hamburg, 47S lest !,
inch; eupola Of st. Peters, Rome, so
feet 2 inches; cathedral spire st Hsra. f,
burg, 465 feet II inches; Pyramid {
Cheops, 40 fee: inches; tower Of vi
Stephens, Vienna, 443 ieet 10 Anehra;
tower of st. Martins, L.andshut, A34 tex
8 inches: cathedral spire st Freil'srS.
40 feet l inch; cathedral Of Ant~el.,
40& feet 10 inches; cathedral Of Flosea,e.
800 feet5 inches: St Panl's, Londo.,
365 feet l inch: ridge tiles Of Cologne
Cathedral, $50 feet inches; eati,o.l,. i
tower at Magde5urg, 339 fest II inei,e-:
tower Of the new VotNs Church ~
Vienna, 31A ;eet II inches; tower OF .hs
Rath-haus at Berlin, 2S3 feet 8 mc'."-;
towers of Not1e Dame, At Paris, "a,
feet II inches.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-23
No Descendants f Colunhus,

Christopher Columbus had two sons.
who left no children. One rose 70 GAs.
tinction ss an admiral, the other - =
scholsr and traveller. He appears I,
have bsen profound scholar and a tl.os.
oughly good man. In his will be stip'i.
lated thai his library, containing twsi,, :
thousand volumes, which he gave II &. I,
Cathedral OF Seville, shoald be free =.
thspeople, and it is 70 this day. On tNo
tablet which marks the site Of hh t,mi,
appears this quaint epithes: "Whas
does it profit me- to have sprirkled th y
whole world with my sweat; to hat,
three times crossed to the New Wcr !
discovered by my father; to have em,isly
Eshed The shores Of :he tranquil Gua'rl-
culver, and preferred my simple t..e.,
rather than richea; OF that I have asssh'
bled round thee diviniies from the soures
of Castalia, and offered TO thee the ricl:e.
gathered at Ptolemy; if, passing in
silence over this stone, thou should ~.
fail to address single salutation 10 lE-
fathers memory, OF to myself . s!ish,
remembrance. 1t is stated that ther.
was scarcely N accessible portion Of ~
'world which Fernando Columbus did Lo&
penetrate.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-23
Tie Perlis of Pearl Diving.

Ine number ct shells Is not any guide
to the number of pearls, and even the
toughest avsrsge which the diver may
make Of the value of the seasons collec-
tion is, therefore, liable to be utterly
wrong. The shells themselves are, how.
ever, Of great value, and often
yield larger revenue than the seasons
dild CT gems, SO that the diver really
never goes down in vain. The diver has
always encouragement in peilous labor;
and to the last, even when he takes his
fatal dive to the waiting shark, he has
still the fascination before him of pos
sible prize that shall send him home to
live at ease for the rest f Ills life. SO
ne calls out to the sharA-charmer to
charm lis hest, and, with the delusive
spell ringing in his ears, plunges down
to death. But the monster of the deep
that hos been lying waiting for him far
under the shadow d the boat, cares little
for exorcislo N enchantmeut, and SO the
diver is never seen again. His comrades
in the beat feel the rope Suddenly slack
en- and as suddenly raised; the lessened
strain tellsits grim story at once, and then
the empty bucket comes floating up to
the surface, message that the diver is
dead Il the vast majority Of cases,
however, the divers grow old at their
toll, neither meeting with sharks nor
King IS raEsoans in their groupings along
shell-strewn banks, and the Bahrein
speak OF IT RS a m2notonous and labor
ious means of livelihood, and one in
which they seldom earn a competence.
The surroundings Of their work are.
squalid, almost revolting; for the shore
is heaped with decsyins masses OF oys-
ters, sea breeze perpetully blows the
smell Of them across the encampmdht Of
the fishers, which lie swelteSing under
terrible sun, and but poorly =. provided
with even the lew things that go to make
the Oriental comfortable. In Ceylon
matters afe but little better, as far as
the divers a:e personally concerned, ard
il China and Japan the industry is ONT
that attracts only the lower orders. From
these sources most Of the gems of cur
markets are derived, but the pearl oys-
ter is OF such extensive distribution, a
creature Of every shore, that nearly all
countries contribute pearls to the general
stock.-Losa9oa Telegraph.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-03-23
Important Agriculture Statistics.

4 writer In the International Repie,u,
who seems TO have drawn his facts and
figures from Official sources, furnishes
some interesting and important informa-
ton III regard to the increase Of various
crops in tais country. He says that in
the last fifteen years the production of
wheat and barley has trebled; corn, cot
ton and tobacco more than doubled; hay
Increased more than one-ti,ird, and oats
almost 40, 900, 900 bushels. Here are
the Statistics: In 1865 the wheat crop
was 143, ,553, 900 bushels; in 1879, 49,.
756,001; corn, in 1865, 704, 427, 900 bush.
els, and il 1879, 1, 544, S93, 600; oats, in
1889, 235, ,252, 900, and in 1879, 35t, 253,-
000, rye, 1854, 009-22, 646, 900; bar
ley, 1881, ,0Oo-4O, 1874 900; potatoes,
101 ,632, ,00O-l61 ,569, 900; hay, %, $780,
900 tons-335, ,G4S, 600; tobacco, 1S3, ,327,-
900 pounds-to 3si ,059, 900; cotton g..
229, 900 bales-5, ,02O, 600.
The writer attributes the increase in
cereals to the increased population and
development Of the Western and North
western States. Ee says that during the
present generation tae corn has been
transferred from the South to the West,
and the wheat centre from the Middle
States to the far West. In 1872, 50 per
cent. and in 1859, 81 per cent. of our
corn was grown in the Southern States.
In 1877, $50, ,0o0,G0 bushels cana from
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. The product OF
all the rest OF the Union was only 49t,-
559, ,000 bushels. The tobacco increase-
1O0,0Oo,0O0 pounds from 1870 to 1873
has been, Of course, mainly in the South.
In the same section and same period
cotton has increased from SOP, 900 to
5,2l6,0o3 bales, Arkansas ana Texes
being the leading States in this ad.
vance. La the former, III, ,00G, 900 pounds
were raised in 1870, and 3lS, 03),Oo0 in
1878; in the latter, in 1870, 157,OO0,O0O
pounds, and in 1878, 5GO O00, 600.
Only about 9 per cent, it = se;d, OF
the national grain crop is exported, il.
cluding 2A.76 per cent. Of the wheat. AID
6.49 OF the corn. The total exports Of
all grains were 39,000,0l0 bushels in
1858; il 1878 they had risen to 159, Co.,
900. The exports are likely to Increase
with the production, though IL q far
smaller proportion; and the time is not
far distant when the United States Will
be the dominant power in the grain mar
kets Of the world