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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04
NEWS OF THE DAY.

There is considerable excitement at New
port, R. l., over case Of smallpox.
Between 500 and 900 negroes from Edge
field county, South Carolina are en- route t.
Arkansas. They are under the leadership
of colored preacher named Hammond
who promised to haYe chartered train wait.
ing for them at Augusta, but failed to do Sc
and the party had to pay full rates to At
lanta. They say they found it too hard
work to make living in South Carolina
and determined to go elsewhere. Ham.
mond went to Arkansas some time ago and
examined the country, andon hisreturn ad
vised the negroes to go out there and live
It isexpected thousand altogether will 90
Two men charged with the murder 81
Jno. Murrell and Thomas Glover, at the
store Of ]. B. II. Prince, in Southhamp
ton county, Va, last Friday night, and who
afterwards set fire to the building, have
been captured and lynched.
At Round Oak, Jones county, Georgia. i
young turner named Jack w. Gray, inter
fered with a negro dance on Monday night
and was fatally stabbed by three negroes
brothers-Bob, Henry and Alexander Jack
son. Gray fired into the brothers killing ali
three, one dying on the spot, one before
reaching the door, and the other a few hours
later. Gray crawled out Of the house and
died on the steps.
Col. Z. u. Bell residing on. the Arkansas
and louisiana line about twenty-eigEat miles
from Hamburg, Ark. has been hug by :
mob. t is alleged that Bell habitually
abused his wife. and estimabIe woman, and
that on Christmas she died, victim Of his
brutality. Her death aroused the neiohbor-
hood and the sequel was the Iynchine Of her
husband
q terrible tradegy occurred At Bellfonte.
Ala small station on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, resulting ii the prob.
ably fatal shooting Of g. n. FenneI. W. D.
Martin and his son John. They are the
only merchants II tie placs, and the diff
Guilty originated in jealousy
r 4. Brown, prominent citizen e
Americas, Ca, took morphine from the
effect Of which BE died this afternoon.
leaves wife and four children.
Aaecatur, u special says II tl.e.peacoes
Isaet last evening, Mary Nay, eolored IA
years 81 age. shot and killed Catherine peyv
giIl b Is also eoI0red Mary Nav con- ~
lsese7 the crime hsst nswa,,. 80. .a
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Death of Col. 4. S. Mocomb.

PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 30.-Col.
Henry S. McComb, of Wilmington, Del,
while walking on Chestnut street at noon
to-day, was taken suddenly i'll. He was
near the West End Hotel, which he man
aged to reach, when he was seized with an
appoletic attack and died shortly afterward.
Two physicians were with him when he
died, but they were unable to give material
aid. Col. McComb was 50 years old, and
was a man of national reputation. His
wealth was estimated at $4,000, 900. He
was a Wilmingtonian by birth, and his
parents were in very humble circumstances.
He learned the trade Of saddler and har-
ness maker, and started business for him
self in 1916. His success was phenomenal,
and during the war made much money by
filing contracts. for the government for
knapsacks and other army equipments.
Toward the close of the war he became in
terested in railroad enterprises, and has
since done much towards building up the
internal commerce of several Southern
States. He has been railroad man Of con
siderable consequence, and he was brought
into some prominence by his connection
with the Credit Mobilier
Thus died in the prime Of his man
hood and of his successful career, one Of
the largest hearted and largest minded
men in the country.
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NEWS IN GENERAL.

Louisville has 800 teachers instructinI
| 1853 pupils.
The Iowa Legislature convenes the Oil
day Of January.
Ugly ladies, it is said, wear very large
hats to the theatre this season.
Cardinal Newman, Of England, is 81 year
old, and still loves the music Of the violin.
Six Cinnamon we're baptized in the Pres
byterian Church, at Maysville, Cal, on the
18th.
Three negroes are to be hung in Rocking
ham, Va, on the 18th of January for the
murder Of Nash. Carter, colored.
Congressman Chace, Of Rhode Island, is
a Quaker, and when he took his seat in the
House the other day he affirmed instead Of
swearing.
The Illinois State Temperance Alliance
has issued cali for three-days convention
Of the Temperance workers Of the State on
January II.
The Attorney-Gen Of Indiana has de-
oided that any Mayor Of any municipality
In that State WHO performs the marriage
cerimony j. liable to fine and imprisonment.
aEd' s. Stokes, late Of Sing sing Prison,
the slayer 81 Jim Fiske, having met with
great pecuniary success In California, il now
living in a very extravagant manner in
New York.
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
finds that there are 500 postofices vacant.
and he says that there are from i've to ten
applicants for each Office, and that they are
All IN Washington.
Twenty thousand pounds Of beef have
Just been shipped from san Antonio. Texas
in the refrigerator cars Of the American Re-
frigerator Transit Company for Net York.
thence to Paris, France. Ills the first shin
ment Of the kind ever made.
a little EngIish schoolgirl recertly died
Il conxulsions caused 81 fright, and this
fatal terror VS. inspired " reading the pro.
phecy which Mother sifpton did r.f make.
e the effect that tie world wouldcone to
an end during this rear Of grace.
Eleven years ago DR.. j. F. michel oil
Aaks Jessup Orange county, Fla ate ,ne
oranges and planted the seed. The
are now Ten years old. This yeaF
81 tie Seeding trees from thoss rs ~
bearing ard list week the DoclS .old TIE
talA lfsp the Eighty trees for
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Southern Industries.

One of the most thriving and prosperous
towns in the South is Augusta, Ca, and its
prosperity is due, not to commerce, which
exchanges products, but to downright in
dustry, which makes wealth. Augusta is a
manufacturing city. and this is the secret Of
its growing Importance. Il is engaged
chiefly in cotton manufactures, and its
mills give employment to over 1000
persons, many Of them fsmales, who. but
fer this work, would pat be engaged ia any
remnneratiFe busizess, aud would Be de-
pendent for their living on the labor Of
others. One Of these faetories-the An-
gusta Cotton Factory-has paid out IS per
cent. . gear on its capital stock la the last
i've years. after investing $500 600 in new
Buildings and improvements. Aiken. in
South Carolina, IS another thriving raanu-
featuring town. One of lis mills-the
aniteville-With 3 capital Of 5000. 600.
has paid out 1928, $50 ii dividends III the
last IRE years; and nOther-the Langley
has paid out $3.50 go on its capital stock Of
500 900 . the last sir years
II this connection It NAV be observed
that the important manufacturing advant-
ages which certain localities in the south
possess are attracting the Attentions 81 North
ern capitalists. and il IS probable that Is
the next ten years large amount Of North
err aud Eastern money viii be invested II
sonlhazn Industries St Louis Republic
ean
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NAT. nal FINANCES.
& lnced By Hon. J. K. Chalmers.


/ .loN /. Be It enacted ty the senate
anu Hoe Of Representatives 81 the United
States Of America ia Congress assembled.
That three hundred and sixty million dol
lars OF United States Treasury notes. gimilar
in form and Of like denominations as the
legal tender-notes now outstanding. but dis
tinguishable therelrom by date Of issue.
shall be prepared for issue as hereinafter
directed, which shall have the same but no
more legal-tender qualities than are now
given by law to national-bank notes.
SEC. 2. That any bank, national, State, or
private, shall be relieved from tax on its
deposits, and from stamps on the checks
drawn BY or on il, whenever II shall ex-
! change with the United States Treasurer all
the natlonal-bank notes Il may have On
hand at the time, and enter into contract
to make monthly exchanges with the Treas
urer ot-all the national-bank notes It NAV
receive for the Treasury notes hereby issued:
and IN addition TO relief from tax on deposits
and stamps on checks, any national bank
which shall make such exchanges with The
! United States Treasurer shall be relieved
from taxation on its circulation. and NAV
hold the Treasury notes herein described a.
It's reserve fund 50 long as any reserve fund
may be necessary.
SEC, 8. That whenever one thousand dol
lars or more Of national-bank notes have
been received into the United States Treas
nry IN any manner except by the voluntary
surrender of the bank issuing the same. the
United States Treasurer shall demand nav
ment thereof from such national bank. and
said bank shall have the option TO redeem
US notes either in legal-teuder money or ia
United States bonds and IL any bank shall
lail 70 redeem its notes on demand, the Treas
urer shall proceed, as provided Nv law. to
sell the bonds of the United States deposited
by such bank, and pay said notes; ard all
national-bank notes when redeemed Or vol
unfairly surrendered shall be cancelled and
no more national-bank notes shall be issued
after the passage Of this act but whenever
any national-bank notes are cancelled which
were not purchased by the Treasury notes
herein provided for an amount Of these
Treasury notes equal to the bank notes thus
cancelled shall be placed In the Treasury III
be paid out as other funds therein
SEC. a. That whenever any nationalbank
shall redeem its notes or United State.
bonds, such bonds shall be cancelled and
whenever It shall redeem its notes In legal
tender money. such money shall be al once
applied to the redemption or purchase az
united states bonds; and all bonds pro-
cured under the operation Of this act shall
be cancelled, as now provided by law.
SEc. .. That the United States Treasurer
may purchase gold or silver bullion with
Ohleed states Treasury notes whenever il
N DC necessary, aud shall keep in the
= 1Ie "a teIrty per ceptum Of the amount
certificates outstanding. n cold and siIver
coin; and all coin IN the Treasury h er-
cess Of this amount shall be applied from
time 70 time to the payment or purchase az
United States bonds
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We are strongly in favor of main
tanning the organization of our party.
Without II divisions are inevitable.
Division is weakness, and weakness de-
feat. Its members must cooperate to
be strong The last State canvass shows
how strictly the Democratic party will
be held responsible for the action of the
Legislature. We do not deny the
Justice of the rule. The body is com,
posed of majority of men who were
elected because they we're Democrats
representing a clearly defined policy.
1t is, therefore, proper for the Demo-
cratic Conservative members to meet
in caucus for conference and agree
ment.
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The CLARION is designed to be me-
eslium of free and unreserved commune
cation from the citizen to the public,
and to the Legislature especially, upon
topics of general interest, without ref
erence to the opinions of its conductors,
who will speak for themselves when
\ they wish. and not by proxy. In ex-
Npding this privilege to correspondents
Sc must request them to restrict their
papers to reasonable length, and to dis
cuas measures and not men, except in
their relation as public agents. Error
of opinion should be tolerated, while
reason is left free to combat It.
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rnal Commerce Blll.

The bill Of Representative Regain, q
Texas, regulating interstate commerce
and preventing unjust discrimination
By common carriers. makes it unlawful
for persons transporting BIZ railroad
directly or indirectly to be charged Z
greater or less rate than is charged to
any other person, and adds that all such
charges shall be reasonable. It pro-
poses to operate against Determinations
of all kinds. The charges for transports
ing one commodity or another from az
intermediate point shall be no more
than for the whole distance. The bill
provides that party injured shall re-
cover in triple the amount Of damages
sustained that the public officers shall
prosecute of their own accord where
private parties have fear of being IN
jured by making the prosecution that
the party injured in any instance shall
have hearing in court of record in
the county. The bill is to protect the
public against unjust discrimination by
monopolies without injuring or Gripping
the corporation.
There is now believed to be no ques-
ton as to the right of Congress to act
upon the subject, because it has the
power to regulate commerce beyond the
corporation charters, and TO prevent
hostility between the States in matters
of transportation.
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Hon. G. E. Hooker.


Hon. G. E. Hooker has availed HIM
self of the recess to visit his home.
Some severe structures have been made
upon his alleged vote to lay upon the
table a resolution in opposition to the
present high tariff and asserting the Dem
ocratic principle of tariff for revenue.
We learn from Col. Hooker that he has
been misrepresented. As the caucus was
called to nominate candidates for House
offices, and not to formulate a party
creed, he did not think the resolution
pertinent, but as it had been introduced
he was not willing to rejeetit, and SO he
voted against the motion to table. An
extract of letter from Col. Hooker to
the Yicksburg Commercial Is copied
here
When reached the caucus, I found it
organized, and the Hon. John F. House, of
Tennessee, in the chair. had not con-
ferred with or spoken to any of my col
leagues, and took my seat in the caucus.
expecting simply to cast a complimentary
vote for the retiring Democratic officers of
the last House. When Judge Knott intro
duced his resolutions affirming the plat
forms of the Democratic conventions at st
Louis in 1876, and at Cincinnati in 1880. I
said IF had been advised with, should
not haze counseled their Introduction, as
the caucus had not met for any sach pur-
pose. But being introduced, I did not see
how any Democrat could vote against them. "
/ did not move TO lay Mr.. Proctor Knots
resolutions on the table, nor did ! move to
indefinitely postpone them and when the
latter motion was made by another mem-
Der Of the caucus I voted against the post
p0nement.
As to the g tariff question: said. III
did not suppose that any one could have
any doubt IS to the position Of the Densas
cratic party on that question That il fad
from the earliest day declared i.aelf ia
favor Of Tariff for revenue carrying along
with It the incident of proteckion) 10 meet
the current expenses Of Ehn government.
and pay the public debt. Every member
0f CONGRESS Knows have been the persistent
advocate 0f revision Of the tariff. Internal
Revenue laws and reduction II the taxes.
That have been 4 persistent opponent Of 4
tariff : for protection, ought 10 b eel
known 10 every Democrat III Mississipr;
and scarcely needs that should assert It.
Tie honcrab1e ana fSireu1ffffed editors ~
the State rho have given placs Is thezs
ihisfepl lions. trust HiI insert this.
eorrectfon
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The Irrepressible Conflict

There are now in existence 2,132
National Banks. The united capital Of
these corporations exceeds $3.50, 900, 00O
Referring to these facts contemporary
remarks: Suppose these banks, bound
together by the strong ties of mutual
interest, should desire to pass or pre-
vent the passage of some measure pend
ing in Congress, imagine the immense
power they can exert There is no
need for supposition the fact is that
those banks, at the last session of Con.
gress, did prevent the Three-per-cent.
bill from becoming the law of the land.
They then found a convenient tool in
Nh. Hayes. The fight is commenced
all along the skirmish line. 1t is be-
tween the people and corporate monop-
olies. The one is grasping for control
Of the Goyernment-the purse and the
sword. The other is struggling for
their liberties. Possibly the emergency
may bring to the front another Andrew
jackson to lead the people to victory.
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The revenue raised from the single
article of tobacco alone, which this year
is estimated at s45, 900. 900. 1t would
more than have paid the entire annual
expense of the Government for any year
prior to 1851, and would have come
within ten millions of it during the
BUCHANAN Administration.
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WE note that Proctor Knot, of Ken
lucky, has entered for the war in the
ightoger the tariff. He says he pro-
poses during the present Congress to
advocate complete revision of the
tariff He is dead set against the
commission scheme. He regards it as
a cunning device for delay, and believes
that if a commission were appointed it
would be controlled thoroughly BY the
protectionists, who would secure re-
port in their interest with which they
would food the country in propagation
of their doctrines. He thinks it worse
than folly for revenue reformers to con-
tract this thing. BE says be is deter
mined to do everything he can to defeat
the commission. The Kentucky mem
Der IS right about the commission. It
Is i scheme for procrastination, If not
for actually working up higher duties.
The issue had better be met squarely,
The people who feel the weight Of the
duties which we're levied for the pur-
poses of a war that closed sixteen years
ago. and that have built up powerful
and oyetshadoNing monopolies, At their
expense, will force the fight IN spite Of
the tactics Of the politicians.
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rELEaRAPHIC NEWS.
4ccIDENrALLY KILLED HIMSELF.

WILKsBARRE, PA, Jan. flames Coon
a well-known mine contractor, of Pleasant
Valley, accidentally shot and killed him
self to-day while hunting.
INAUGURATION OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF
VIRGINIA.
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 2.-Goyernor VIM
E. Cameron, entered on the duties Of Office
to-day at noon. The Inauguration was
almost entirely private. The ceremonies
which consisted solely in administration Of
the oath of office by Judge E. III. tzhugh
of the Chancery Court Of Riehmo were
performed in the State Library, in he Cap
itol Building. This was Immediately fol-
lowed by similar ceremonies in the case oil
Lieutenant Governor Jno. f. Lewis and
Attorney General F. S. Blair.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

The N. Y. HERALD says in refer
ence to Acknowledgement Brewster,
that he is not specially identified with
either faction in the Republican party ;
is liked by the leaders of all shades Of
political belief and opinion is eminent
" qualified to discharge the duties Of
the great office to which he has been
called, and that his appointment means
that the Star route cases will be yigor-
ously prosecuted with the whole power
of the government, in order to punish
the conspirators who shamelessly rob.
bed the Treasury. A fair promise,
and the country is holding its breath to
witness the performance. Nine mil
lions of dollars were stolen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

THE July dividends Of forty-fve cot
ton mills in Georgia were at the rate
Of from ten to thirty-fve per cent, and
averaged fully twelve per cent. A
good paying business. It will be so
throughout the cotton region with capi-
tai and good management.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

We regret to see it stated that the
Democracy of Arkansas are practically
divided by the debt question, and that
efforts to unite the two wings have
proven fruitless. Divide and conquer
is the programme of the Opposition.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

COLONEL NELSON, the Private Secre-
tary of Governor Stone. by his uniform
courtesy and promptitude, has won the
regard and admiration of all who have
had business intercourse with him.
He is a gentleman of great personal
worth and talents.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

On the assurance of the editor Of
the Vicksburg Herald that an article
which appeared in recent number of
that paper was not intended as rehec-
ton upon the conductors of The CLAIR
1oS. and was not designed to impugn
their honor, the personal epithets of
THE CLARION in reply to said article are
withdrawn.
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WORK BEGUN ON THE NEW ORLEANS AND
NORTHEASTERN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ING INITIAL PROCEEDINGS.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
MEASURES LOOKING TO THE FIXING OF
RATES ON RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.-Repre-
sentative Henderson, of Illinois, who re-
Gently introduced in the House a bill to
regulate interstate commerce, says that he
intends to devote considerable energy in
the passage of either his bill Or some other
that will control and regulate railroad
tariffs He says that a law of this kind is
necessary to protect the stockholders OF
railroads as well as other classes of people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-01-04

Born Houses Of the Legislature went
regularly to business yesterday, with q
full attendance of members. It is a
thoroughly representative body, and
contains large amount of talent and
business capacity.
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In reply to correspondent who ask:
If the ordinance Of New York City,
making it a punishable offence to wear
concealed weapons, is null and void
because of the Constitution of the
United States, declaring that tthe right
of the people to bear arms shall not be
intringedH- the New York Sun answers
that it has been decided that the con-
stitutional provision is simply intended
to cover the right to have arms in a
mans custody for use in a proper way
and at a proper time, and that laws
controlling the carrying of firearms in
concealment about the person come
under the head of police regulations,
which are within the control of the
State and local authorities.
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The following is the amendment to
the Constitution Of the United States
proposed BY Senator Voorhees,
All postmasters. revenue collectors
Judges, maFshals and district attorneys for
the district courts Of the United States
shall be elected BY the people Of the States
in which their duties are 10 be performed
and they shall be elected ii such manner as
the Lsgislatures ofthe States shall provide
By law
The principle OF the amendment is
nnquestionahly right # this be q govern.
ment Of the people and for the people.
In other words. ademocratic government
inits literal sense. Besides, its adoption
would have the one good effect Of ieeen-
tralizing the government BY taking
powerfron its head and lodging itin the
peapls. We are not prepared to say
that We would oppose il.
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What immigration win Do.

The population of Missouri has in
creased fully 100000 from immigration
during the past year, and the value Of
this accession is estimated at $50, O0O,-
| 600.
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THE federal House Committee con-
sists of eleven oppositionists and four
Democrats. A quorum of the commit
tee remained in Washington during the
holidays, to consider the cases of Lynch
VS.. Chalmers, of Mississippi; Howe VS..
Wheeler, of Alabama; Mackey VS..
Dibble. and Smalls VS.. Tillman, OF
South Carolina. The intensely parti-
Fan complexion of the committee and
eagerness of the majority to enter upon
the work indicate the determination OF
the majority to press the questions to
an early vote.
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The Raymond Gazette advises those

The Raymond Gazette advises those
who want fence law in Kinds to
petition the Legislature for the submits
sion of the question to vote of the
people; and adds that if a majority of
the people are in favor of having all
stock fenced in, the thing ought to be
done, and done quickly; for this fencing
business is becoming the biggest sort of
an elephant in Kinds county.