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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11
PUBLIC sPEAKING-7TM DISTRICT.

E. BARKsDALE, Democratic Conservative
candidate for Congress, will speak at
Camden, Madison co.. Friday, Oct. 18th.
Westville, Simpson CO., Monday, Oct 10Th.
Cato, Rankin CO., Tuesday, Oct. 18th.
Antioch. Rankin CO., Wednesday, Oct. 18th.
Stems Creek, Rankin CO., Thursday, Octo-
Brownsville, Kinds co., Saturday. Oct. Dist
Bolton, Kinds Co., Saturday might, OctO-
Hazlehurst, Copiah CO., Monday, Oct. 23d.
Utica, Kinds CO.. Tuesday. October q.
Adams; Kinds co, IN. and J. r. r., Wed.
nesday, 18th, October.
Raymond, Kinds CO., Thursday, 26th Oct.
Terry, Kinds CO., Friday, 9th October.
Edwards, Hin6s CO.. Saturday 18th Oct.
Dry Grove, Kinds CO.. Tuesday, 3lst Oct.
Liberty Grove, Kinds CO., Wednesday, LIST
November.
:, jackson, Kinds county, Thursday night, ID
November
B}}gue ChittO. Lincoln CO., Friday, 81 No
vembeF.
Hopewell, Copiah co Saturday, 4th Nov.
Canton, Madison CO., Monday night, 9th No
49,, RoBERr POWELL, Chr'm.
L. s. McCAsKILL, Sec'y.
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Queries for Gen. Martin.

WINSTON COUNTY, Oct. 4, 1882.
EDITORS CLARION Is the N. j. & @. r.
b, to stop and continue no further than
jackson? If 50, why Or is the N. ]. & c.
B. B. to Be continued by way Of Louisville
to Columbus II SO, when sit to commence
the extension Of the road from jackson, and
the probabilities As the road is now com
pleted to jackson, you will see its President
and learn from him the prospects Of its ex.
tension through theseparts. II would cheer
US very much to know that the Columbus
part Of the road is to amount to something
more than the name.
Yours, WINSTON.
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.usr1x, Mss. October s. ]
The Issue in this District.
RAYMOND Gazette1

Raymond Gazette
The issue sought to be made by the Re-
publicans of this district, is not whether a
fair election shall be held, or whether the
people shall be fairly represented in Congress,
but whether we should have James Hill
forced upon US by race now in the maiori-
ty, which allows itself to be controlled by
INSCRIPTIONS men, who have no interest al
stake beyond desire to grasp the spoils
that such a result would naturally place
within their reach. To further this end all
the old cast-out, who hourished before 1876,
are being recalled, and will renew their eff
forts to again place the State in the same
condition it then was.
Democrats this is the drift of the tide, and
if you continue idle, before another year
rolls round you will find yourself bound
hand and foot, and wholly unable to do other
wise. than submit to every indignity Of
fered.
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GIVING UP.
The Republicans Abandoning Hope of Car.
rying the Next House.
WHY OHIO WILL JOIN TIE DEMOCRATIC
COLUMN.
Special to the Picayune.1

Special to the Picayune.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.-A private let
ter from Mr.. G. w. Moulton, of Ohio, .
brother-in-laW Of John Sherman, to a gen
tleman in this city, practically gives VI
Ohio in the coming election. He says the
Republicans are in great trouble about theil
Congressman, and winds up by saying: '1l
seems to me probable that this State will be
handed over to the Democrats simply be
cause the Republicans differ about details
o- Sunday laws, which have never been
enforced, and probably cannot be enforced
30 long as the trial BY jury remain.
The following confession ola gloomy pros
pect Of the Republicans in the Southern
States is made BY the New York Tribune
sThe Republican Congressional Gam
paign COMMITTEES is reported as being
anxious about the situation in the Southern
States. The expectation that the losses in
the North would certainly be Offset by gains
in the South has been the principal grounds
the Republicans have had for claiming q
majority in the next House; but the ap-
pearance Of 4 number Of Independent can
didates ID the Southern Districts has cast q
cloud over Republican prospects in that
"A large sum Of money, It Is said. has
been sent to the doubtful districts, but it
remains to Be seen whether the returns will
justify the outlay"
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WASHINGTON writers say that they
are not satisfied with the Jay Hubbell
robbery ofthe Office holders and the open
use of the public patronage to corrupt
the election, and the National Repub.
lican has the impudence to parade the
statement of President Afthur's anxiety
for the success of the coalition OF
mongrel ticket in North Carolina, as
expressed to the editor, in order to
affect the pending election in that State.
The idea that people of Southern
State should vote independently does
not seem to the Presidents organ posi-
bic.
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Why Mott

Every Federal oficeholder from the high
est to the lowest is made by the Republican
party to aid both by contribution of their
funds and by personal influence in the cleo
ton of its party candidates, and if they re-
fuse to thus aid, their official heads soon
drop into the political waste basket. In
this district and in this county, and We pre-
sumo it is 50 all over the State, the most
prominent political agitators are the eolored
school teachers getting both their position
and pay from Democratic administration,
yet they are base enough to work c0ntinu-
ally to effect the overthrow Of the party
that feeds them. What are the Democratic
County Superintendent doing7 Would it
not be we'll to organize their corps Of
teachers and relegate these oficious worthless
to less intellectual labors. : BrOokhaven
Free Press.
Yesi Why not7
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PUBLIC SPEAKING,

Gen. J. 2. George will address his fellow
citizens at the following times and places:
Batesville, Thursday, October Il.
Sardis, Friday, October l3.
SenatObia, Saturday, October IA.
Durnnt, Monday, October, IG.
Kosciusko, Tuesday, October H.
canton, Wednesday, October IL.
Raymond, Monday, 0etober23
Utica, Tuesday, October "A.
Fort Gibson, Wednesday, October 25
kayette, Thursday 0ctober 20.
hatcher, Friday, October u.
Moodyille, Saturday, October q.
Liberty, Monday. october 30.
Meadyille, lesday, October 81,
Summit, Wednesday, November l.
BrooF haven, Thursday, November 2
Hazlehurst, Friday, November 8.
Vicksburg, Saturday, November 4.
W, L HEMMGwAY, Chm'n.
D. A ?. POS Sr Secretaries.
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IT was at the famous meeting at The
Mansion that Jim Hill expressed the
opinion that Crosby had not shown
Sufficient nerve" in his contest with
the Taxpayers League of Vicksburg.
Ames, on the same occasion, declared
that the "blood of martyrs is The seed
of the Church" Sufficient nerve" Oh
the part of Crosby brought about the
seed, the fruit of which was the Vicks
burg riot of the 7th of December, 1884
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rHn coUrTlno-rr MENACE.


The stOut-hearted Democrats of the
It'll District are not to be deferred from
doing their whole duty by the arrogant
and insulting assumption of Jim Hill
that he will be counted in" whether
elected or not. We're it true as he
boasts, none but the craven would be
Influenced by so pusillanimous a consid-
Grafton.
He has but poor conception of duty
who will lie supinely on his back ex-
cept when resistance can be made eff
fectual. What though there is posi-
billy of defeat. viii that justly US
in making no e-er.ion? When
President Garfield was told that
there was only one chance in a
thousand FOR his recovery, he bravely
replied eve will take that chance.
The heart of the people responded to
the usserance. Are, We, then, to be
pe-aIyaed at the possibility-at the
merest intima.ion and shadow of deseat!
At The remotest contingency of the con-
troll of the House by the Republicans
Out upon such faint-heartedness!
We do not believe, however, that
even Republican House would dare
defy he public sentiment to The length
OF unseating Representative fairly chos
en-. The right o. he people to chose their
ova Req. esensa,iyes is sac ed; it is
cocsecrated by ,he blood o. The brave,
and no parry would undertake to re
verse their decree, well aware that il
would a-ouse a storm of indignation
throughout he county, that would
speedily deshrone it.
But copcedilg 20 Jim Hill the iniquity
and iDiqui.y he claims for his party
it is still improbable chat it will have
the majority in the next House to exc
CUE The nefarious design upon which h
bases his hope. The Only hope of thu
Republican party IS in gaining strength
at the South. AT the North, particu
larly in New York and Pennsylvania, i
f is hoplessly rent by factions, and in tn
former STATE The antagonism between
these is intensified to a white heat b
the nomination Of secretary Folger, AM
the methods whereby it was effected
The Democrats are everywhere united
and feel already the inspiration of We
I tory.
Why then should we be discouraged
, Why SIT idly by when the good fight
going bravely on, and The day of tr
q umph almost here? We have a gallan
+ leader and good cause. Both ar
f worth the sacrifices we may be Gale
E upon to make. Let US, then, to til
breach
0 "Once more to the breach, dear friends; ono
more ,
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The color,line advocate and social
equality palliator, in speaking of the oc-
casion that was not au election but
"simply a meeting of individual citizens
of the West ward, says, after the count,
dissatisfaction was at once expressed
on the ground that more ballots had
been counted than there were persons
in the room, and ne,O ballot aUas called
for" How ridiculous to call for a new
ballot. Hon. Jeems very properly ''re-
sisted" it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11

Do business men often give one dol
lar for piece of paper worth seventy.
five cents, merely for the accommoda,
ton of their friends2 Is it not done,
if at all, with the purpose Of making
friends, and when those ''friends" are
members of The Legislature and arbi
tiers Of yorr destinies, does it not sug.
gest the idea Of co--uptions
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PUBLIC SPEAKING.

0. 4. Singleton, candidate for Congress,
will address the citizens of the 9th Congress
siOnal District at the following times and
places, viz:
Carthage, Lsake county, Saturday, October
October is.
KOssinskO, Alfalfa county, Wednesday, De-
Der u.
:. Ya1OO City, YaloO county, Monday. October
Papers in Distrio. please copy notices for
their counties.
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Jim Hills Ballot-Stufing Perform
ances

Comet
1t was in the year 1877, at an election fol
Alderman of the West Ward of the city o.
Jackson. Jim Hill was present on the occa
sion and took an active part in the proceed
ings. NJ. NJ Mcleod and a white man were
the candidates. 1t didn't suit Jim to draw
the color-line on that memorable day, SO he
determined to ballot-box stuff the colored
man, Mcleod, out, and the while man in.
But the vigilance of McLeod's colored
friends was equal to the emergency and the
immaculate Jim was caught in the act, by
Elijah Robinson, Of this city, and the charge
of ballot-box stufing was made and sub
stantiated on the spot.
An affidavit was made before Mckee, Of
the United States Court, and forwarded to
Washington, where it still lies among Nthe
dusty papers of the Treasury Department.
But the matter was dropped at home, and
Jim Hill is to-day blatant advocate Of the
purity of elections, loud mouthed vilifer
of the Democrats, and sternly opposed to
baIlot-box stuffing when he is not engaged
in it himself
The statement concerning the fraud which
was sent to Washington was signed and
verified by VIM. Dawson, Dan. Askew,
VIM. Henry Robinson, NJ. NJ. Mcleod and
others.
There are fifty colored men still living in
the city who remember the affair.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11

FRANK JAMES, the once notorious
ont law, voluntarily surrendered tOGov.
Crittenden in person on the evening Of
the 9th inst. He expresses himself as
weary Of the strife and anxious to re-
turn to the home Of his boyhood, where,
if his trial results avOrably, he can
live . quiet Life free from apprehen-
sion.
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CHEERING reports come to US from
Jefferson. The grand rally at Fayette
on the 7th inst. was a magnificent sue
cess. The old men aud the young men,
the women and the children were out,
and the greatest enthusiasm was mani
Tested. Gov. Lowry made one Of the
most effective speeches Of his life. He
was followed by Maj. Barksdale in an
address Of great force. Letters we're
read from different counties expressing
fixed determination to come ont from
the house Of bondage, and urging the
democracy Of Jefferson to stand BY the
eelors Let the good work 60 on.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11

FISHER, the famous pedestrian who
made such wonderful time from Clinton
20 this city on a certain memorable oe-
casion, is reported on his way from
Washington 10 canvass the District for
Jim Hill. He viii doubtless make his
first speech at Gin .on, TIE scene of his
former effort.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11

THE organ grinder endorses the Ere
publican Campaign Text Book" 1t is
condemned for its virulent attacks upon
the honor and manhood of the Southern
people by every respectable man in the
land
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Rooms DEN. Elk. Con-, HIYDs Co.
1000

l take the liberty of specially charging
the following gentlemen with the duty OF
seeing that every Democratic voter in the
city of Jackson is properly registered in
time for the.election, viz: Writ Johnston,
J. B. Harris, Marion Smith, Oliver Clifton,
Thomas Kelly, w. II. Potter, Yerger Stew,
art, J. F. Hunter, Jas. L. Harris, II. G.
Hilzheim, Robert Shotwell and Alec Vir
den.
They will please meet at their earliest
convenience and take such action as to then
may seem proper in the premises.
Respectfully, GEO w. HARPER.
Chr'n Dem. Elk. Com. Kinds county.
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A BArKsDALE Club has been organ.
lied at Westville, Simpson county, with
seventy-ive members at the first mee-
ing. Simpson county presented Maj.
Barksdale to the Democratic Conven
ton and it appreciates and viii faith.
fully discharge the obligations thereby
assumed.
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In three weeks you are to decide the
question. The future of the State to a
great extent is trembling in the balance.
Are you ready to discharge the grave
responsibility resting upon you
Have you done your whole duty
Have you seen that your neighbor is
prepared to meet the issue? Should the
election go against us through your
apathy and neglect these questions VII
reeur to you with terrible force.
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TIE Federal Courts are in the hands
of the Phillistines ; prison stripes, ruin
Gus fines, and long years of penal servi-
tude will be inflicted. Vote the Radical
ticket. though lis triumph will ruin
your Sta.e, desola.e your homes and
bring you again under the rod.
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jim Hill 1t Brandon.


Republican,
He said: If it had not been for some good
Missisippian and Democrat be would never
have been here at all, and therefore as be
was half white and half black he had good
feeling and good blood for both, and being
such half breed, il case Of race riot in the
country he would Be left ii the middle
ground and have to run from both sides.
he took great pleasure in parading his ille-
climate birth before the people made
more fun and puns of that one item than
anything else. II TACT, his parentage, On
lis hfher's side was his hobby, and he
,iidnst seem to know there could or would
teanY shame attached to this confession.
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jim HILL has no convic. ions, except,
possibly, that "the poor down trodden
negro who works in the scorching heat
of summer and the piercing cold of win
Ter paws al the saxes." Let candid men
Judge.
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The color-line organ threatens us
with "ruinous fines and years of penal
seryitude, with prison stripes and prison
discipline" should we be hauled up be-
fore the Federal Courts for alleged cleo
ton offences.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-10-11

The United States District Court for
the Eastern Division of the Northern
District of Mississippi, convened at the
Courthouse in Aberdeen, for its first
term on Monday morning the ID inst,
Hon. R. A. Hill, presiding, Col ]. L.
Morphis, Marshal, and Maj. W. 81.
Vasser, Clerk. present.
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Carr. OeDES is announced to speal
in this District for Jim Hill. The Cap
tain is justly considered the Prentiss Of
Mississippi; in fact he is the Sweetest
singer in all Israel" He is honest in
his theory, the Captain is, and be sings
it off 80 the ar of ssOld Rosin on the
Bow For further particulars apply
to Col. Van II. Manning at Holly
Springs.
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Gov. Lowry will devote what time
he can possibly spare from his official
engagements to the canvass. He
speaks at Camden on The 18th at Ray
mond on the 18th inst, and at Canton
on the 9th of November.
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FRoM the Aberdeen Examiner W
learn that the Grand Jury IN the q. s,
District Court now ia session in that
city, made its final report on the 9TH
inst, and that they reported 4 careful
inquiry ~ regards the conduct Of The
people Of the sixteen counties embraced
IN that sub district without finding
cause for framing Or presenting single
indictment.
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DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE
NOMINATIONS FoR-coNGREs
KINDS COUNTY.
HON. z. BARKSDALE.

Hun. y. BAKhSDAI4E,
VIII be Joined at the places and time;
named, by the following gentlemen
Brownsville, October q, Oliver Clifton and
Jas. Shelton.
Bolton, October q, (night) J. B. Harris and
G.. NJ. Williamson.
Raymond, October &c, Gov. Robert Lowry.
Dry Grove, October 81, d. s. Fearing and G
s. North.
Edwards, October g. NJ. Dabney, c. D
Gillespie.
Terry, October q, Jas L. Harris
Adams, October Is, w. C. Wells and Harry
PeytOn.
Liberty Grove, November l, W. L. Heming
way, J. D. Stewart
Jackson, November 2, (uighG 7. A. McWil
lie and Gen. T. J. Wharton.
Utica, October "a, J. X. McNeely, Geo. W
Harper and J. NJ. Shelton
GEO. W. HARPER,
Chairman Executive Committee.
RAYMOND, October 9TH, 1882.
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Will the organ-grinder give us tune
on the immortality of stufing ballet
boxes at a meeting of individual citi-
zens of the the West Ward, for the pur-
pose of designating suitable candidate
for alderman.
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Mr.. STEPHENS, since his election as
Governor has resigned as Congressman,
and Gov. Colquett has ordered special
election on the 7th November TO fill the
YacaacY.
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We wage no war upon the honest
colored men, many of whom will vote
for Maj. Barksdale. Our fight is
against the unsc ,upulous leaders who
are using them for their own selfish
purposes.
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BRUCE, a carpet-bagger originally
e'om Ohio, has come inso the 7.h Dis
trlct 20 instruct us how to vote. It is
understood that his pocke,s are well
filed with instruction" obtained from
Jaw HubbelIs corruption fund.
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NEGRO SCHOOL TEACHER No. 2,
An Attack Upon the Chastity of Our
Women.
Correspondence Northwestern Christian
Advocate.

Correspondence Northwestern Christian
Advocate.
Within few days after the opening Of
my school, poor colored man was hanged
not very far from my boarding house, prob
ably distance of two miles. He was hunt
ed for two weeks like an old hare with q
pack of hounds at his feet, finally this col
ored man was found and shot with buck shot
through and through, unable to walk, yet
he was carried to the place where he swung,
which is the way onr commonly called
white friends of the South do the negro
race. he acas charged lgith having something
to do a0ih a aOhite girl in aOhose family hc
EdbOred. We condemn such actions all
around, and in doing so, why not demand
justice for all concerned? The girl of course
IN order to conceal her guilt, aOdnted the poor
colored mca burned, and scanted all this done
after he (the negro) had become enamored and
lioed aoi.h her for three gears. The country
was becoming much aroused about the time
[ left. The whites claimed there to be
some Jack Turner's. Oh heaven smile upon
US and tell us what will become of the col
ored race SUB.
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 20, 1881.
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The colOrline organ says the occasion
upon which Jim Hill is charged with
having voted too often, to put it mild,
'swas simply nssetiag ef iisadipida.ul citi-
zens Of the West Ward for the purpose
Of designating suitable candidates for
the Office Of Alderman" Iah dot 50
Then he i excusahle, Of course.
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The following communication wa,
read at the Grand Rally at Fayette OF
the 7th inst:
CANTON, Mss, Oct. 6, 1882.
To the Chairman County Democratic Execu
tive Committee, Fayette, Miss:
Say to your people that Madison county
will greet Jefferson on the 9TH of Noyembel
with one thousand majority for the Demo
cratic candidate.
Respectfully,
RoBT. POWELL,
Ch'rn Dem. Dis and County Elk. Com.
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JEFFERSON county has always stood
by Maj. Barksdale. He is the best rep
resen.a:ive Of the views of the great
man to whose memo = that county is
dedicated.
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IT is Republican Legislation that rem.
ders it impossible 20 pay more than $685..
600, 900, annually of The public debt
however great the surplus in he Treas
urY may be.
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THE cOlor-line organ grinder is de-
yeloping inte first class bull-dozer.
He talks about "rdinous fines and years
of penal servitude; ;" of "prison stripes
and prison discipline"
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Red Lick Club.

RED LICK, Mss, Sept. If, 1882.
At meeting of the Red Lick Democratic
Club on the 9th inst, VIM. McMurchy was
elected President, A. s. Killingworth
Vice-President and II. X. Scott, Secretary
and Treasurer. S. p. Laughman was elected
a member of the County Executive Com
mittee, vice. V. Mcdonald resigned.
The me was very resolute and deter
mined, andwill use every exertion to give
Maj. Barksdale handsome majority in No
vember. "76."
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The Supreme Court conyenes on the
10th inst. Robert ShotWell will con-
tinue 20 report the decisions for THE
CLARION.
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Hon. GEO. w. HARPER, Chairman
Democratic Executive Committee, will
join Maj. Barksdale at his appointment
at Utica on the oath inst.
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jan HUI is satisfied he made the
desi ed impression at Canton-a1otheI
evidence thas blessed are those who ex'
.pect nothing, for they shall not be dis
appointed.
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CooIAH COUNTY is alive to the impor-
lance of the approaching election. Maj.
Barksdale was enthusiastically received
at all his appointments in the county.