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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
Another Assault on the Silver Dol.
lar

A bill to regulate the coinage Of silver,
introduced by Mr.. Fisher, Of Pennsyl-
vania, in the House of Representatives,
provides: That from and after the
passage Of this act, and until an interna-
tional agreement on a coinage ratio for
the use of silver in full legal-tender
coinage shall be made by the leading
commercial nations, or until the equiv
leney Of bullion value between the stan
dard silver and gold coins of the United
States in the markets Of the world shall
be otherwise secured, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall cause to be coined
only such number Of the standard silver
dollars, authorized by the act Of Feb.
2Sth, 1878, as may be required to supply
the demand for actual circulation, in
lieu Of the minimum coinage provided
by that act"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
Interstate Commerce.
PROPOSED GENERAL INQUIRY INTO THE
MANAGEMENT OF RAILROADS..


WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--The joint
resolution offered by Mr.. Dunn, Of Ar
kansas, and referred to the Committee
on Commerce, providing for an inyesti-
cation Of the subject of railroad trans
portation in all its relations 10 the agri-
cultural, commercial and industrial in
terests Of the United States, directs tho
Commissioner OF Railroads to consider
and investigate the subject and inquire
generally into the conditions affecting
commerce with foreign Nations and
among the States; character and extent
Of the determinations made by railroad
corporations, and the rates charged by
them, whether exhorbitant or unequal,
and the sufliciency for traffic throughout
the country; TO ascertain, as nearly as
may be, the cost ofithe construction and
equipment Of roads, amount Of stocks
issued in excess of the cost of construc-
tion and equipment, and the rate and
amount of dividends declared and paid.
The resolution also directs that the
Commissioner shall have power to send
for persons and papers, to administer
oaths and examine witnesses and, in the
prosecution of his inquiries, visit such
portions Of the country as he may deem
advisable.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
A Congressman on A Bust.
Memphis Appeal

nANhAP pms - APRN1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-Congressmen
behave themselves pretty well here as
rule, but let them get on railroad
train few miles away, and they make
things lively. A gentleman who just
came in from Baltimore remarked that
Gen. -, member from one of the
Southern States, was on the train "drunk
as boiled owl" "He was lying down
in the aisle in the front car" he said
"kicking and yelling. We finally got
him UP and into seat and managed tC
keep him moderately quiet until we got
here. He told me hundred times com
ing along that he was going out Of Con
gress with clean hands--as pure as the
driven snow. He said he could have
made millions, but he wouldn't take It. \
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
The internal Revenue Tax.
Aberdeen Examiner.

Aberdeen Examiner.
Wethink, that it is more than likely
that Congress at its present session will
repeal all Internal Revenue taxes but
those upon whisky and manufactured
tobacco, and reduce those items materi-
ally, while some progress viii be made
towards unloading the excessive bur
dens incident to the protective tariff.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
River News

Pearl river Il still high, but falling,
The Oliver Clifton, Capt Charley Kerr,
at the wheel, arrived late Saturday even
ing from Carthage with fifty-iye bales
of cotton, nine turkeys, sixty dozen eggs
and lot of hides. She returned yester-
day.
The 0. R. Singleton, managed by that
clever gentleman, Capt. ii. I. Brown,
came putting in Monday from Edinburg
with a fair load, consisting of 1872 bales
of cotton and a lot of other freight
She will return to-day.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
More Deaths from Eating Diseased
Pork,

Special to the st. Louis Republican,
SAN ANroNIA, TEX, Jan. 16--Jacob
schrievcr, German of Fredericksburg,
and his fa.nily Of eight children, partook
heartily Of fresh pork for dinner last satur-
day and were taken violently i'll Saturday
night. One Of the children died to-day,
and the others are in a dangerous condition.
It is thought they cannot recover The pork
is supposed to have contained trichinm.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
"Friand and Foe

Manager W. II. Power takes pleasure in
presenting to the Jackson publica true Irish
Comedian, Mr.. W. ]. scanlan. In a new
Comedy Drama, entitled "Friend and Foe"
by Barley Campbell, Esq. Mr.. Scanlan is
one of the most talented Comedians upon
the stage, and the only actor that elevates
the Irish Character. la speaking Of Mr..
Scanlan, the N. Y. Irish Nation says: If
the Irish blood OF America sternly repudi.
ated actors who presented caricatures Of
their race, and supported those who gavo
faithful delineations Of Irish life and char
acter, much good would come to the cause
OF Ireland and the education Of public
opinion in favor Of much maligned people.
A rare enjoyment is offered in Friend and
Foe and Mr.. Scanlan, in whose perform
ances Donnybrook brutalities have no
place"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
Death Of Mrs. W. A. PurdOm.
Lexington Bulletin.l

L6AIHBUUI DuIIbIIHsI
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Purdom, relict Of
the late Wilson A. Purdom, died at her
home in Calvert, Texas, Tuesday night,
the 9th inst. She was for many years a
resident Of Lexington, her many friends
among the old citizens of this county
and Jackson, where she subsequently
resided, will be panied at the news Of
her demise.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

CARROLL WATERMAN: There should
be law in every State requiring search
ing investigation of every State Office Of
trust at each session Of the Legislature.
No good reason can be assigned in oppo-
sition to such investigations-if the of
fees are properly conducted no harm
can be done and the people will know
that their servants are faithful and are
not abusing the confidence reposed in
them if improperly conducted, an in
vestigation win expose the irregulari-
ties, and faithless public servants, who
have taken advantage Of and abused the
confidence Of the people, will be held up
to the public gaze and condemned as
they should be
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

Or the fifty millions of persons in the
United States, there are less than thirteen
million who can vote. The exact num-
Der Of males twenty-one years old and
over by the last census report, 1880, $40
Of whom II ,34S, ,005were:white and ,487 !.
344 colored. OF the whites 8,270, ,5ls
are Of native birth, and 3,072,4S7 ol
foreign birth.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
officers of the N. J. & c. Railroad
Natchez Democrat.

The following are the officers elected
by the directory Of the Natchez, Jack
son & Columbus Railroad on Tuesday
last, viz:
President-Wil T. Martin.
Secretary-Jas. III. Fitzpatrick.
Treasurer-Geo. w. Koontz.
The superintendent, general freight
and passenger agent, etc, are all appoin-
tive officers, and President Martin as
sures us that there is such satisfaction
with the present incumbents that nc
change is contemplated SO far as they are
concerned.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
The Greenbackers.
MEETING OF CoNGREssMEN TO PREPARE
AN ADDRESS 10 THE COUNTRY.

WAsH1NGroY, Jan. 19.-The Green
back members Of Congress held con-
ference this evening. A committee con
sisting Of Rice, of Missouri; Brumm, Of
Pennsylvania; Jones, Of Texas, and
Ladd, Of Maine, were appointed to pre-
pare an address and report to a future
meeting. All agreed that the principles
and the organization Of the party should
be preserved, as all signs point to finan-
ciaf panic in the near future, when the
principles they advocate will be under
stood and appreciated by the people
This, and the nationality of their party
A compared with the sectional preiudice'
governing the old parties, will constitute
the leading features Of the address.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

RAILWAY REGISTER; President Acker-
man denies the trnth Of the rumor that Van
derbilt is purchasing stock in the Illinoil
Central with design Of obtaining control
II that system Of lines. The rumor itseli
was improbable on its face.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
Afraid to Touch Them.
Denver Tribune.l

Denver Tribune.
Neither silver nor lead are in danger
from hostile legislation. The Republican
party in Congress, dare not touch them.
Without the silver States it would have
no hope at the next election.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
A. and NJ. College.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
january l6. 1883.

GEN. S. d. LEE, President--Dedr Sir;
In reply to your questions Of this date
my Record shows that 300 students have
matriculated during present session ;
242 are now in attendance; "a have en-
tered since January LIST, 1888.
Very respectfully,
7. II. WATSON, Sec'y.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
What I Georgia Boy Did.

Meridian Mercury.
The Atlanta Constitution tells of
Georgia boy just little over s years old,
who last year cultivated with common
goat three-quarters of an acre of land
and made 233 pounds of lint cotton.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
/, Manning-Chalmsrs Case.

Circuit Court, Judge Wharton,
dered its judgment in the Man
balmers case, deciding that Gen,
= was entitled to the certificate
.;on from the Secretary of State; |
1472 votes from Tate county |
have been counted for him in
Il Chambless; and that the dec
4 on the part of the Secretary of
h favor Of Col. Manning, was
the facts as disclosed upon the
the official statements from the
issioners Of Election Of the sever
hties composing the Second Con-
Sual District, and was void.
h stress was laid by the attorney
Secretary of State upon what
pposed to be the lack Of proof in
to demand upon, and refusal
Secretary of State to count the
ounty votes for Chalmers, but the
d Judge held that the law enjoined
duty upon the counting officer,
personal demand to discharge a
duty was necessary. As to the
l to act, it was adjudged that the
! to count when requested by Gen.
hers, and the submission to argu-
the question as to whether the
sheet" did not control the certif-
\ statement Of the Commissioners,
E suggestion of counsel for Col.
ling, was sufficient to warrant the
htion Of this suit. Else the statute
the remedy would be nugatory;
/ the petitioner was compelled to
hntiI final action was taken before
ght to mandamus was complete,
bid result that the right would exist
to be efectually destroyed. The
build not be interpreted SO as to be
|estructive.
L Court repeated its former ruling
|e construction of the State election
and held to the doctrine lying
! foundation of our republican in
lions, that the popular will must be
ically carried out, and not defeated,
be object Of all laws was to ascer-
Fairly and justly what the people
determined by their ballots. These
except as to the time and place Of
'ng 4iections, were directory, and
error apparent on the face of state
IS by Commissioners of Election
smitted to the Secretary of State
ia be promptly corrected. If the
nissioners of Election ascertainini
Existence Of any error in the writer
ment purporting to give the result o
canvas Of votes, should correct it anC
the proper evidence of such corree
to the Secretary of State, no rul
N should stand in the way of hi
g full effect to it.
L Secretary Of State asked for tria
Try of the issues of fact, and it wa
led. On the verdict Of the jury, tn
nent of the Court was pronounce
the peremptory writ awarde'
require the Secretary Of State t
the certificate to Chalmers and dc
him elected. We learn that tn
tary of State will take the case t
fupreme Court.
3 arguments of Col. Nugent 70
mers, and Of Judge Brame for Mar
Tor Myers) were both characterize
arning and ability.
g following citizens composed tn
R. Kaler, Isydore Strauss, job
ker, G. w. Gum, g. A. Broughel
Switzerland, J. w. Kelly, w. ]
w. III. Lee, w. G. Donnell, Jaco
ders, Abraham Washington.
Y indications are that there will t
riff legislation the present sessio
pngress.
v. BUTLER, of Massachusetts, Q
:.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24
Looks Like Business.

Memphis Avalanche.l
About 1000 laborers viii be at work
this month on the Memphis, Selma and
Brunswick railway betweenH Holly Springs
and Aberdeen.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

y indications are that there will bt
riff legislation the present session
pngress.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

py. BUTLER, Of Massachusetts, on
woman suffrage question proposes
all females Of II years Of age, in
ftate over which he presides shall be
tered, and the question Of female
age be submitted to them. If a
|rity Of them are in favor of it, It
become an established fact; il not,
all remain as il is now.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

atironts comMon sense to assume
the Supreme Court ever intended
ny decision it has rendered, to fur
ground for denying the power and
Eaty Of Election Commissioners to
ct mere clerical error in their
hcate declaring the result Of an
lon, or explaining d discrepancy in
statement. If under our statutes
etext 50 flimsy is all-suficient to
urn the fundamental law Of the
of the people to have their votes
ned to the Secretary Of State az
and actually counted by the inspec-
and to absolutely annul them, ouI
'es are wofully defective and oul
We system a farce. The Supreme
could not have intended to pro
a'e such monstrous doctrine
NON December 18th.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

s following citizens composed the
R. Kaler, Isydore Strauss, John
ker, G. w. Gum, 9. A. Brougher,
Switzerland, J. w. Kelly, w. B.
W. Fl. Lee, w. G. Donnell, Jacob
ders, Abraham Washington.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-24

THE INDICTMENTS QUAsHED BECAUSE
DEFECTIVE IN SEVERAL IMPORTANT
PARTICULARS.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14

OF all men no doubt The mechanic and
laborer suffer more from diseaee Than any
other class-not always in the disease itsell,
but the circumstances surrounding tner
cases. Who can depict more horjfylnR
scene than that of the prosperous mechHinc,
who, by some dreadful disease, is reduced IN
nesh aud strength, having no power OF con-
irol. a helpless prey 10 some malady2 Per-
haps the family Of the worthy man may be
suffering for the necessaries OF life, ali be-
cause "father" is unable TO work.
WHY then do not all men Rrapple with the
first svmptoms of disease (of whatever name
or nature), and thereby prevent this sad
picture.
This is just what Mr.. HIRAM FRANKLIN, Of
Naugatuck, Conn, did when he began TO feel
n heavy, dull pain in the small OF his back,
which steadily grew worse until he had TO do
one Of two things; either give up work or
die, or look around for some means to cure
kidney disease, and lucky chance threw IN
his way safe and certain means OF de-
liverance.
The facts in Mr. F.'s case are these; His
business (mason and builder) requires HIM
10 be exposed in all sorts OF weather. he-
Gently, from severe cold, he contracted q
disease of the kidneys, and like many others
began using everything at hand. Not hnd-
ing any help, as n last resort he began taking
Hunts Remedy. The first bottle giving de-
cided benefit, he continued its use until he
had used three (8) bottles, when all trouble
disappeared. Mr., +. is now attending tc
business, we'll man, and recently remarked
TO an acquaintance: "One trial convinced
me, as it will you." We need scarcely ado
Hunts Remedy is purely vegetable, ant
meets q want never before furnished TO thos'
suffering from kidney and liver complaint
dropsy, otc., and the utmost reliance may bI
| placed in it.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14
: Asin,s Floating Gardens.

Among the most remarkable illustra-
tions of human energy are certainly the
floating gardens in Kashmir, in Eastern
Asia, the more so that they are the work
of an essentially indolent population.
For their creation an expanse of water
about nine miles in circumference has
been utilized, on which masses Of weeds,
grasses and aquatic plants grow and be-
come intertwined and entangled. These
form the soil, as it were, on which culti-
walton is carried on. Divisions are made
in them, they are cut level with the sur
face of the water and then banked over
with river mud Properly prepared for
this purpose this soil is sown with melons
and cucumber plants, and a crop is raised
which is unequaled in any country for
quantity and quality. These melons and
cucumbers are sold in a good season at
the rate of ten OF twenty for two cents
in dear seasons they bring two cents
apiece. Floating gardens in Mexico are
upon much the same plan, but are usually
devoted 10 the, cultivation Of flowers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14
SELECT sIFTINGs.

-Four thousand muscles have been
counted in a caterpillar.
A California farmer raised three water
melons weighing 1O4, ninety-eight and
tighty-four pounds.
The Arctic raspberry is one of the
smallest plants known. A six-ounce vial
will hold the plant, branches, leaves
and all.
A resident of zagazig, in Egypt, is
credited with the statement that the
birds had been observed to depart before
the approach of cholera, and that town
might be considered safe so long as the
birds remained.
Mrs. Mary Shaughnessy, of Erie, Penn,
was exceedingly anxious to live to see her
hundredth year. On the hundredth
anniversary of her birth she was appar-
emily in fair health, but she died before
the end of the day.
"Right-handedness" extends very far
along the animal series. Parrots hold
their food by preference in the right foot,
md, though we cannot speak positively,
wasps, beetles and spiders seem to use the
right anterior foot most commonly.
At Conway, in Wales, there is a monu.
ment erected in the church to the memory
of dead worthy, Alderman Hoopcs.
His opitaph consists of the following
sentence He was the father of twenty
seven children, and was the forty-first
child of his father
Shakespeare uses more different words
than any other writer in the English Ian.
guage. There are about 10, 600 different
words in his plays and sonnets, while nc
other writer uses as many as 10000. A
few writers use 5000 words, but the
greater majority do not employ more
than 5000 In conversation, only from
1900 to 5000 different words are used.
Throughout Utah the cricket is one o
the common objects. The Piutes' is tn,
Jumbo of crickets, and just as black. l
lives on the slopes of hills, among th
sage brush, and when alarmed tries in
variably to jump down hill; but bein,
all stomach and therefore top-heavy, so t.
speak, the ill-balanced insect invariabl
rolls head over heels and every time
turns a son erset it squeaks dismally
The Piute dotes on these crickets fc
food
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14
How Diamonds Are Cut.

"There are three processes necessary
to be gone through with between the
rough stone and the diamond as you see
it here" said Cleveland jeweler to a re-
porter. First, piece of stone the re-
quired size must be cut off. To do this
we use a circular saw made of sheet iron
and without teeth. 1t is worked like
woodworker's saw, and two men stand
at the treadle One man holds the stone
to be cut tightly against the edge of the
saw, while the other, using small
leather dipped in oil, applies diamond
dust to the edge of the saw. The saw IS
made of very ductile metal, and the
particles of diamond dust becoming
firmly set in it, soon wear through the
hardest stone. Now the piece OF diamond
passes to the cutting table, upon which
is strapped wheel running parallel to
the top of the table. The stone is fast
ened by cement to the end of a stick six
inches long. The lapidary takes the
stick in his right hand and holds the
/ stone firmly against the wheel until one
/ facet is ground down. Diamond dust
and water are constantly applied to the
wheel. The table and upper facets oi
the stone are cut this way, and the stone
is then removed from and readjusted tt
the stick before the lapidary cuts thu
under sides, callets and remaining facets
The stone is manipulated the same in tn
third or polishing process as in the cut
ting process The wheel, however, i
composed mainly of tin, and tripoi ant
rotten stone are used in the polishing
| nrOppgs y
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14
The Duke and the Dude.

The following story is told of an Eli
glish nobleman, recently deceased: The
duke was once in church when collec
tion was announced for some charitable
object The plate began to go round,
and the duke carefully put his hand into
his pocket and took out tlorin, which
he laid on the pew before him, ready to
be transferred to the plate. Beside him
sat little snob, who, noticing this ac-
ton, initiated it by ostentatiously laying
sovereign alongside the ducal fiorin.
This was too much for his grace, who
dipped his hand into his pocket again
and pulled out another florin, which he
laid by the side of the first The little
snob followed suit by laying another
sovereign beside the first. His grace
quietly added third florin, which was
capped by third sovereign on the part
of the little snob. Out came fourth
florin to swell the dukes donation, and
then the little snob triumphantly laid
three sovereigns at once upon the board.
The duke, not to be beaten, produced
three florins. Just at this moment the
plate arrived. The little snob took up
his handful of sovereigns, ostentatiously
ratified them into the plate, and then
turned defantly toward his rival as if he
would say, 81 think that takes the shine
out of you" Fancy his chagrin wher
the duke, with a grim smile, put ont
florin into the plate and quietly swept the
remaining six back into his pocket
Family Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14
A Partially Dead Man,

The Morning Herald, Baltimore, Md,
states: Major B. S. White, of this city,
describes his miraculous cure as follows:
~ have been a partially dead man for
ten years. Doctors attributed my suffer
ings to the enlargement of certain glands.
The quantity of medicine took without
relief would be sufficient to set up first
class apothecary shop. Finally st. Jacobs
Oil was recommended. l had my spinal
column thoroughly rubbed with it. All
those knots kinks and stiffness have
passed away, and am myself again"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-11-14

"Patlorts
almost dead or nearly dying"

For years, and given up by physicians OF
f3right's and other kidney diseases, liver com
plaints, severe coughs called consuiiiptiopI
have been cured,
Women gone nearly crazy
From agony of neuralgia, nervousness,
wakefulnes5 and various diseases peculiar TO
women. -
People drawn out Of shape from exci'0cl-
ating pangs Of Rheumatism.
from scrofula
Erysipelas
Salt rheum, blood poisoning, dyspepsia, in.
digestion, aud in fact almost all diseases iran
Nature is heir TO
Have been cured by Hop Bitters, proof OF
in the known world