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The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

some unaceountable way, she broke the
neeks Of the two oldest. as is supposed,
threw them into the pond, and then drowned
herself aud infant.
Both houses OF Congress have passed a
bill granting $4,000 a year each as a pension
to the surviving widows of ex-Presidents
James 4. Garfield, John Tyler and james
K Polk.
Cornelius ]. Vanderbilt, brother of w.
HI Vanderbilt, the Railroad autocrat,
committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head, at Glenham Hotel.
The Department of State has received a
dispatch from Prescott. announcing the
death of Minister Hurlburt, from disease
of the heart, at Lima, on March 9th.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05
Homestead Exemption.

We republished last week the "Act
to amend the Homestead Laws of thi:
State" in order to correct q materia
typographical error therein, as printed
in the preceding issue. The quantity o.
land exempt is one hundred and sky
acres instead of one thousand and sixty
The error has had the effect of calling
very general attention. to the law, anC
the Legislature has doubtless received
a good deal of credit for undue liberality
to debtors.
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POLITICAL.
Address Of the South Carolina Democrat.
lie Committee on the Political Trials.


COLUMBIA, March 30.-The State Demo
cratic Executive COMMITTEES, in session since
yesterday, considering political matters gen,
orally and the election prosecutions now
taking place in the United States Court al
Charleston, have sent out q long address to
the Democratic party of South Carolina, Of
which the following Is the opening para
graph
'sAfter two years Of profound peace our
people are again called to undergo the excite
ment Of the political trials iustigated BY
Federal Office holders, who seek the resto-
ration to power Of the corrupt men who
brought disgrace, and, vel nigh brought
ruin upon this State
The address says: sdr. Brewster,s recent
letter is an indictment of the Democratic
party of South Carolina which must be
met, and closes with an appeal to the
Democracy to stand as one man IN the
defense Of those whose only ofense Is fideli-
~ to the welfare of the State.
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The Laws.

We have a large number of Laws in
type, but only few proofread fol
this issue. We will print double
sheet next week in order to publish the
most important. Those relating to
boards Of supervisors and county affairs
generally, will appear alphabetically
by counties, commencing with Adams
and so Oh.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05
Mississippi,s Zeal for Education.

The censure which is bestowed by the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat and other
papers on the Mississippi Legislature is
largely misdirected. The Legislature
deserves censure for It's omission of which
a marked example is its failure to estab-
lish railroad commission; but It de-
serves praise for its appropriation to the
Agricultural College. The pride which
Mississippi is manifesiing IN her agricuI-
tural college is one Of the best signs of
her future prosperity. No State which
encourages education can fail to progress
IN wealth and industry; mo State which
neglects education can fail to retrograde
and sink. -Picayune.
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The Star Reuters.

The selection of r. T. Merrick, an
eminent lawyers of the Democratic party,
to assist in the prosecution of the Star
Route conspirators. indicates the pur-
pose of the Administration to know no
party in bringing the guilty persons to
justice. Brady, Dorsey, and the rest
of the conspicuous actors in the robbery
may never be sent to the Penitentiary !;
but they are on the pillory of scorn.
What the public now wants are the
names ofthe men who aided and abet-
ted. and gave, them the "open sesame"
to the money vaults by their votes in
Congress, and went snacks with them as
silent partners. There was a deal Of
money voted them out of the public
treasury.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

THE bill amendatory of the Kentucky
law supervising Railroads which passed
the Senate Of that State, has passed the
House by a vote of 81 to %, with some
slight amendments, all of which have
been concurred in by the Senate.
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WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
The LeTee System.

WAsHINGToN, April 1st, 1882.
Correspondence of THE CLARION
A meeting of Western and Southern
Representatives and Senators assembled at
the Riggs House last night to consult upon
the Importance of speedy passage of the
bill for the restoration of levees along the
Mississippi River, as proposed by the Com
mission. Representative Dunnell, of Min,
nesota, acted as chairman, and Congressman
Chalmers introduced as the first speaker
Col. w. A. Percy, of mississippi, who spoke
at length upon the preductiyeness of the
alluvial lands of the State, and of their
capacity if properly guarded against over
flow. He cited numerous authorities to
show the constitutional power of Congress
to make appropriations for the construction
of lesees. He estimated the distance Of
destroyed leYees between Vicksburg and
Memphis and thought it could be restored
at a cost Of $4,000 per mile His argu-
ment had a good effect. Other speeches
were made. Great credit is due to Gen.
Chalmers for originating the conference and
for the zeal he is displaying in the great
leyee scheme. OBSERVER.
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The PEoPLE's ADVISER of this city
has an able corps Of editors-all Of the
colored race, Rev. H. R. Revels, OF
AlcOrn University, Rev. 7. W. Singer
and Rev. D. A. Williams, each having
a separate department, with the whole
under the general management Of Mr..
Williams. 1t is a non-partizan, tenn
perance and educational journal. devoted
to the elevation of the colored people,
and We hope will have a circulation
commensurate with its merits aud the
good ends it Is striving to attain.
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The Submerged Mississippi River
Lands.

Pending the question in the House
of Representatives appropriating money
for the purchase of food for the desti-
tute people in the overAowed District,
where the employment of such desti-
tute persons on levee work instead of
the bestowal of rations was authorized,
it was provided that this should not be
taken as a committal Of the government
to the building of the levees. Further
more to the Senate bill making apprO-
priations for the Improvement of the
Mississippi. in accordance with the plans
of the River Commission, was tackled
the condition 'sthat nopart of said sum
shall be used in preventing injury to
lands By overflow, or for any other pur-
pose whatever, except as a means of
deepening the channels or improving
the navigation of the river.
On the other hand it is stated in q
special to the New Orleans Picayune
that Senators Jonas, Garland and others
who have canvassed the sentiment Of
the Senate on the subject Of levees, are.
confident that a measure apprOpriatingI
a liberal sum to reconstruct the leyees
can pass Congress. One of the most
prominent Of the New England Sena-
tors has declared his readiness to vote
for such bin.
There is no sophistry that can over
turn the fact that the improvement Of
the navigation os the Mississippi river
Is measure Of great national import
anes, which the government Is bound |
b the very objects Of is creation 70
as. ap'ish and the protection Of the
s'|1ris| |snas from overflow IS 80 ine7.
liable consequences Of ths work.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

The mastery speech of Hon. o. R.
Singleton in favor Of Railroad super
vision" State and Federal, was promised
to our readers several weeks ago. 1t
will appear in our next paper; and will
be found to cover the whole ground.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

A bill has been introduced into the
Massachusetts, Legislature to admit
women to the legal profession. They
are admitted on equal terms with mer
in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio
aud Wisconsin. BY an act of Congress
passed in 1879 those who have been for
three years members of the Bar of the
highest court of any State or Territory,
or of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, may be admitted to prac-
tice before the United States Supreme
Court. The question naturally arises
why shouldn't women as matter of alb
stract right, be permitted to practice
law as well as medicine; or to teach
school; or to deal in merchandise; or to
manage farms; or to engage in any of
the other departments of the worlds
business?
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05
The GarfleId Monnmenf-

The jackson CLARION puts in the follow
ing sensible remarks regarding the Garfield
monument fund The article expresses our
sentiments and no doubt the opinion of our
readers. While we would like to see a mon,
ument erected to the memory of our mur.
dered President, that would be an honor to
the nation, yet our people are too poor to
take stock in such an enterprise.
SanfineI
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A CLEVER, but critical contemporary
says the CLAIR y has always hob
by" by which it means the CLARION
has opinions upon questions of public
interest which it expresses open and
often. It may not be polite to do so,
but it is a way with the CLARION. He
says the "good sense of the people will
not allow the views of the CLARIoE to
prevail" "There is where I and Paul
differ" said the well-meaning preacher.
There is where the CLARION differs with
its contemporary. The CLARION has
taken part in framing and supporting
the platforms of the Democratic party,
State and national, ever since 1868, and
if it is advocating any principle incon-
sistent with them, it does not know it.
self.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

THE burning Of the steamer Golden
City, at Memphis, last week, and the
loss Of thirty lives, with live stock and
q large quantity Of freight, is the hor-
ror Of the day. Our daily exchanges
contain full accounts Of the disaster.
The Golden City was IN the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade and the passen-
gers we're up country people.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

THE Port Gibson Reveille say that
its a great pity that there is not more
investigation. 1t should be q rule
as to an officials and all State institu-
tons.
In ante-bellum times, it was a rule Of
the Legislature to appoint standing
committees on the several State Offices.
and they invariably instituted diligent
Investigation and reported. Il went
out Of fashion when the carpet-baggers
Obtained control It's restoration while
doing injustice to none. would be : safe
guard against abuses.
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Gen. chalmers Letter.


Without entering upon a discussion
Of the subjects introduced BY Gen.
Chalmers IN his letter stating that he
viii not Be candidate for Congress in
the River District, it is due to him to say
what may be testified without fear Of
contradiction, that he has served his
constituency faith fully and well-that
he has ever acted with an eye single to
their interest, that he has lost no oppor-
tunity to serve them-that upon
measures Of public policy, his acts
have been squared by the principles
of the Jefersonian Demecracy-that
he has been a bold, vigilant, progress
siye Representative who has shown
himself worthy of the trust confided to
him-that though Democrat, he has
not lost sight of the peculiar interests
of the colored people, the mass of whom
are presumably Republicans. Notably,
his Diil 10 FeStUFe 10 tue uSppSteoi7 III lAiN
Freedman's Savings Bank the amount
of their deposits. He believed the gov
eminent was morally bound 10 make res
titution to the innocent and unconscious
sufferers, for their losses because it bad
legalized the bank which had been used
by INSCRIPTIONS knaves as the agency
Of the wrong.
The people ofthe River District are
canvassing the matter of a successor to
Gen. Chalmers. The calamity which
has overtaken them is appalling. The
emer yency that is upon them is immi-
nent. Their condition is peculiar and
exceptional. Much viii depend upon
the Representative they may choose.
They may search it over, trace it from top
to bottom and from centre to circumfer-
ence--and they will not find truer,
nor an ADLER, nor q more devoted man to
his trust, than Gen. James r. Chal-
mers.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

THE death (by apoplexy) of Donelsor
c. Jenkins, of Louisiana, is announced
aged Al years. He was a lawyer Of
ability. A son of John Jenkins, a
former citizen of Kinds, and subse
quently editor of the Sentinel of Vicks.
burg, where he was killed. The
deceased was born in Raymond.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

The Lexington Bulletin hits the
mark in saying that there is a pressing
necessity for the building of East Mis-
sissippi Lunatic Asylum without delay,
so as to relieve the various jails of the
counties of inmates who have lost their
reason and require treatment.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

TIMEs-DEMocRAT: The Levee cause is daily
growing stronger, and if the representatives
of the Mississippi Valley in Congress would
be as bold as the press, and present their
case in all its strength, they are sure to tri-
umph, because their demand is a just and
proper one.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05
THE friend Of RaiIroad super vision

THE friends of Railroad super vision
in New York are quarreling over
the manner of appointing commission
ers, whether by the Governor, by the
Legislature, or by the people, or
whether they shall be named in the law
creating the officers. The corporation
agents know well how to get up and
encourage these contests over minor
details and to pit the champions of one
plan against the other, so as to kill time
and defer action. The consequence is
that it all leads to nothing. We have
seen that game played elsewhere.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

PRESIDENT ARTHUR is taking care OF
the stalwarts in his quiet but effective
way. Its funeral with the other side.
As for ourselves, we can take no inter
est in the war OF the factions So far as
our peculiar Southern interests are con-
cerned, it don't matter a straw which
wins.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

TOUCHING the address of the Demo
cratic State Committee Of South
Carolina, in regard to the election
prosecutions in that State, We must say
that in this part of the South, we have
not seen a change of policy for the worst
since Mr.. Arthur drew the "prize in
the lottery of assassination" and be-
come President. The same officials
that were appointed under Garfield
have been continued in Office, and there
is no change whatever in the policy of
the Administration. And for that mat
ter, one Republican Administration has
been the same as another in this part OF
the vineyard. The use of the army was
by Grant under the pres
sure of public opinion, and prosecutions
undef the election laws were the order
under Grant, Hays and Garfield.
Arthur is the only President since the
war who has failed to rail against the
South in his message. May be he is
holding the hot-end of the poker in
reserve.
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The East Mississippi LunatIc Asylum.

1Ietlllan AIefcuEy.I
The Commissionerson. Monday finally de.
cided On a location They selected lands
that include the Henderson old mill site.
The buildings will Of course stand upon the
high ground beyond, most beautiful site
having commanding view Of the city "
ing il the valley below with live, running
stream a the foot of the hill In week
or ten days the Commissioners will meet
here again to concert measures 10 pat the
building ID course Of construction. Mr.
fucker, arehitacts furnishes plans and spe-
ciicafi0ns
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i KEW DEPARTURE or THE NORTH CARO-
LIMA coLoRED VOTERS.

RALEIGH, March Sl.-A convention 81
coIoFed men assembled yesterday in Colds
boro, composed Of 500 delegates from all
the heavy negro counties Of the STATE
Resolutions were adopted to the elect, that
while we do not favor the abandonment 81
any OF the principles of the Republican
party, and while re indorse the Adminis-
frafi0n We hail with pleasure the unmiska-
kable evidences Of liberal movement il
North Carolina, and VI Nill suppatt such
With the Democratic party, and who are
willing 70 bury the dead PAST. in 50 earnest
eIaFf i build up TIE Safe aud gnsTar Ese
to I'll equal q &hta and PRIV lezss
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GRENSvILLE TINES: Mr. W. A. Pal
lock returned last night With his fellow
commissioners be has done good work, and
we are glad to find that he is hopeful O
good results. Col Percy will be home next
week.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

We regret to see announced the tenn
porary supervision of the Oxford Eagle.
We hope it will be for short time oDly.
1t will be much missed from our table,
and we are sure its patrons will feel the
loss of so excellent newspaper.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05
Representative Manning Louis
lana Lottery and the Star Route
Deficiency Swindle.

Representative Y. H. Manning, Of Mis-
sissippi, introduced bin last week to IL
quire into the Louisiana Lottery Company
with the postofiee department, and says his
object is to show that the lobby of the com
pany was instrumental in passing the Star
Route deficiency bill last session; that in
return for promise of this influence the
order stopping the delivery of letters, postal
orders, etc, to the company was suspended
by Gen. Bradey's eorrupting influence. L
was, he says, perfect combination of cor
rupt interests and worked successfully, bu
Congress will NOW learn all the details aud
put the blame where it properly belongs.
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An Able and Efficient Onieer Re-ap.
nainfad
Oxfrd Eagle.

Col. MoFphis has been re-appointed Unitel
States Marshal for the Northern District o
Mississippi, and given bond. We congrat
ulate the Col on his appointment. He hai
made an able and efficient officer, and his
retention IN Office for another term of foul
years gives universal satisfaction.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

YAzoo HERALD: The verdict of the peo-
pie of Mississippi, without regard to poll
tics, is that Gov. Lowry is the right man in
the right plqce-a man who sorrows and re-
joices with his people; man, in short, OF
the people,
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Speech at the Jackson Birthday Celebra.
| ton:
We stand beside the Father of Waters.
He is furious, and his anger is frightful.
His punishment of the people on his border
is cruel and remorseless. He has broken
away from the restraints that held him in
his channel. He has driven the people
from their farms and seized their lands
What agencies shall Be invoked to control
the turbulent waters? When it was once
my duty to speak upon this question / had
difficulty in satisfying myselfof the author
ity of Congress to appropriate money to
maintain the leyees. It seemed it was not
so much in aid of commerce as to defend
and protect agriculture. But I came to
the conclusion that, as Jefferson had found
authority in the Constitution for the par-
chase of that country, might feel author
lied to vote for its preservation. The great
interests of the country require it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

READERS who do not carefully peruse
our columns of News and Notes, viii
miss great deal of valuable reading.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

lHE fredericksburg contested cleo
ton case. from the Second District of Mis-
sissippi, occupied the attention of the House
eomnllttee Yesterday. The argument was
opened BY Hon. Greene @, Chandler, Of Mis-
slssl ppl, attorney lnr Buchanan, who was
followed By +. N, Watson. Eso..of The same
State, attorney for Manning. - Washington
Republican.
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y Items from the Over.

TErseB0hham arrived from Little Deer
Creek at o'clock this evening, and from
her officers your correspondent received the
first intelligence of an encouraging nature
that has yet been obtained from that quar-
ter. They say that from Gibbons place
down to the mouth of Little Deer creek is
all clear of water, and blowing and planting
in that section is becoming general. The
section of country indicated comprises
the following five plantations: Gibbons,
Hunts, Clarke's and Moore's places. The
Realty place is more generally OVERLOOKED
than any other plantation on Little Deer
Creek, the depth Of water on that place
averaging from foot to a foot and half
The odor arising from carcasses of dead
cattle on the bank of the creek, in the
fields, in the woods and everywhere, is re-
ported as siekening in the extreme, and this
complaint is becoming general now that
the water is falling.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05

TUPEIo JoURvAL: Those who oppose
an elective Judiciary contend. ia support Of
their position, that large proportion Of the
people are TOO ignorant and unfit to make =
proper selection Of Judges This i the
main argument Of those who oppose our
form Of gorernment--that The people are
incapable Of self government.
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New York TIMES (Rep.): As measure
Of revenue, the tariff stands unprecedented
in its burdens and utterly unjustifabe in
its economic purposes.
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TWESTY miles Of the raad Of the Georgia
Pacific beyond the terminus have been
localed. Contracts for efossEies are being
lal ont. and CONTRACTS ior building pill 81
lst out Il ! short while. Columbia. Indsz.
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P0nT GIBsoU REvRrLEE Claiborne,
Adams and e srs1n Wefe among lie hssl
repre- entea counties ID tie Lsgisfatnrs.
Whitley and harper WeEe workers, a Of
TIT MelIe6 6ni lis cs| cues. and S. q our
mambers, MasfndeK aud Stiles
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REPRESENTATIVE REGAY of Te

REPRESENTATIVE REGAIN, of Texas.
on the conclusion of his argument before
the House Commerce Committee in adj
vocacy of his interstate commerce bill
regulating Railroad charges, offered the
following:
ResoEped, That it is the sense of this COM
mittee that some measure relating to inter
State commerce shall be adopted by >thi,
committee and reported TO the House at the
earliest practical moment after the river and
harbor bills shall have been reported to the
House.
The resolution was unanimously adop-
ted.
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state revenue Agent.
Coaaeville TIrnes.1

Cofeeville Tunes.
1T. Writ Adams, Jr.. Of Jackson, Deputy
Stale Revenue agent. ,s..s Is town tllis ~ 4.
oyeshanling the Sheriff aud Treasufers
books.
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Food for the Hungry

The Government steamer Gen. Barnard
was yesterday loaded with l5O. 900 Govern
ment rations of meal and bacon. and about
ffty tons Of food and clothing contributed by
charitable citizens, and last evening left for
Memphis, Helena and Vicksbarr, on her
errand Of mercy, in command Of Chaplain
Mullins q. s. Ar-St Louis Republican.
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BELOW MEMPHIS.

Reports reach here from every quarter
that great suffering still exists and much
loss will follow. From Tunica and Coaho-
ma counties, Mississippi, comes news OF
great loss in cattle and stock. 1t must be
many weeks before the water goes down
sufficiently to permit blowing.