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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19

Away With the Lowry and Barksda1s
bastared democracy, and give as mora
generous Infusion Of the Lamar and Wal.
ahall true Democracy, that justice, intelli-
9ence and patriotism may add new luetre
to the great party Of the people-now the
hope Of the oppressed masses of the world.
To this end let Us have Colonel Lamar for
VicezPresident OF the United States, and
General Walshsll for the next Governor of
Mississippi. These are men Of talent, cul-
ture, refinement and noble instincts, who
viii attrscf 3 following that viii give an
exalt the State and Nation high above all
httlenesa aud contemplate methods. The
affairs Of large communities can only be
powers Small men like Lowry and Barks-
and Walthall elevate and enoble govern
ment.-Holly Springs Register.
The above article is not only ill-timed
but out Of place and very unjust to two Of
| the truest and best men in the State. Nc
one admircs Col. Lamar more than We do
and no one would rather see him honored
| than We would, because he is worthy OF the
highest gifts of the people. And az foI
| Gen Waithali, vc would go further and
| do more for him than any man, not only
because he is our home man, but because
he is the embodiment OF everything that il
truly great, noble and chivalrous. The
State in exalting these gentlemen, would
Id honor to herself. and We do no
object 10 this. We do, however, not only
object but deprecale beyond measure, tbs
ideas advanced in this article from tbs
Register. Lowry and Barksdale have don,
too much for Mississippi and the Demo
cracy to be ever spoken OF in any terms
but of the highest praise. These gentle
men represent in every way the true Dem
ocracy, and have proved themselves 10 b,
men of superior powers" They hsT'
made for themselves and their State
name and fame that will live long ATE
such ealumniators as the Regisi~r STc far
gotten. They have b1iit foF sbenls,lSes Al
altar in the hears of their fellow citizens
upon which grateful incense will be burne'
after enduring bras and monumental
stones shall have crumbled to decay. 70
shame on the f gis.er, that it should ,
far forget ifSeli a;,d forget the Interests G
the Democra,i. party and the STALE Gf Ms
sissippi, as to traGuce tlse names OF tW
! such noble men and patriots as Coy. Lnwr
and Major Ethel Barksdaie.-Grenada Sen
tinel.
The CLARION heartily endorses ii
that is said by the Sentinel of the fo'i
distinguished gentlemen it names. 70
some reason, TIE CLARION las not beef
exchanging with the Holly Springs Reg
lister, and during the past summer it wa
referred to in these columns as pape
of doubtful politics" It has been yer!
industrious ever since in proving it
soundness-especially in its abuse o
the late editor OF this journal; but h
will be able to serve his constituents il
Congress all the same.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
The state Grange.

This body held its thirteenth annual
session at Meridian last week. The
community extended hearty welcome.
A large number Of Oranges were repre-
sented, and the report Of Mrs. $. II.
Ably. the accomplished Secretary showed
that about twenty subordinate and
several County Oranges had been re-
viyed during the past year. Capt.
Darden still holds the fort "a worthy
Master. The Observer reports that
quite number Of Important pesoiu-
tions and reports we're adopted that viii
be presented 30 the lie lis ature. Among
these IS one in favor Of the establish
ment vi Female College Of which
board aad education sill both be free,
the students 10 he admitted an competi-
tive examination from tie public schools
OF each county. and the number 70 be
regulated By the population of the
county. 1t was adopted with but one
dissenting vote. The lady members of
the State Grange all favored it. and two
made speeches in behalf Of it,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
State Teachers Association.

EnIToRs CLARION: The success Of
the next meeting of this Association
will depend greatly upon che interest
taken BY the teachers from the different
sections of the State. The Association
facilities for doing business will be great
" increased if it be in possession Of the
leading ideas of the different educators.
In addition TO the subjects already sc.
lccted others should be cor sidered--viE
State uniform series of Text Books-
Change in beginning of school year.
Change in beginning Of school age.
Higher standard of scholarship for
first grade certificate.
Evils resulting from two months ses-
sions.
Shameful condition Of many school
hotsses.
State aid for female education.
What are dues 10 Mississippi from
Peabody Fund?
Beth Eden, Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
NEWS NOTES.

Msrianna, Florida, had a $1,000 IRE d
9Th inst.
Pine Bud, ARK, had 100000 Ars q
10th inst. Insurance $4,000.
The court house at Butler, Pa, va
burned on the llth. The records wen
saved.
Messrs. e. NJ. Watson n1l Thos "
Harris are COUNSEL Tor Manning 10 81. ooi
tested election case.
The tobacco crop OF Sou.h Car,il
'aid to be very poor. Drouth t. ,as c,s
in most plices, in one di-lr!c. Zoe Nod.
Abijo insects infect the plant.
r. w. Austin, OF Tennessee has rpsgm
the place of assistant doorkeep,r cd N
House OF Representative TO accept .p0I
ial agency Of the Treasury Deparimeot
The public prosecutor in Rome. iuhI
has asked permission to prosecute Bara
Neiblora for assault upon = public oihdi
and als) to prosecute NicolcIa sui L)vl
for dueling.
DR.. Patterson, Of Lochyorn, BaldmaI
county, Maryland, has sold 10 Messrs Hel'
ingway 4 Wolfe, Of Jackson Miss at got
figures, FIVE head of Fricsian cattle. ThI
saws the Baltimore Sun, j, the third lJtth
doctor has shipped this same irm since b
importation from Friesloni eighties
months ago.
The Marquis OF Ripon, Governor .ie'I
eral Of Of India, has informed the LeglslI
tive Council that the llbert bill regllatH
trials in India, would b. 30 amended B
Parliament that cases could be remove
from before natives magistrates to bnrd
pean magistrates where n fair trial appeafe'
unlikely before the former.
II is reported that the body Of Hieh
Pasha was found with one hand grasplnl
his sword, and the other n revolver, =
Mahdi's forces are said 10 have marched
or will march, into the mountains IRON Z
Obeid. Mahmond Topaz Pasha, comm,al9l,,
der OF the troops defeated by the hll'
tribes, has been relieved. Suliemah
Pasha Maize, n Crimea veteran, 'ucCeeo'
him.
Lord RossmOre, who was st aside if'''
his judgeship because OF the leading par
he took in an Orange demonstration wa
the recipient of a perfect ovation u
Monaghan on 9TH inst. He recent le''er'
and speeches denouncing The Parnell parry
have been enthusiastically Endorsed by lh'
Orangemen Of his native county, and ins!
turned out in hundreds ~ receive hl1'
The carriage containing Lord snd Lazy
Rossmorc was embarrassed and drawn "
the crowd to the place Of meeting. \ re- e,
luton was passed condemning The removal j
Of Lord Rossmore. The latter said 'ha'
what he had already done he was ready !"
DO sgsin.
The handsome residence ri the Miss
Martin, l42 North Avenue, Baltimore vas
destroyed by FIRE at an early hour Oh sn'
Of 18th inst. The fire Was al'
covered at three o'clock, aud in a lew MN nln.
ties the entire lower portion the d"eilips
sas in flames. All means Of escape TSe's
,ut of, and the ladies were obliged 70 'ssp
rom the upper Windows. Miss OaiIs
Martin was fatally injured, and Der os ,rll
= likely to occur at any moment Ip'
Misses Martin, are sisters Of ex-ICnstss'
nan Martin, Of Ohio, and iorme[' :
ided in Mt. Vernon, o. The loss 6y m'
vas about $4,000; Insurance small
ady from Ohio, who was visiting he iad'S''
scaPed unhurt.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
What our Members IT CONGRESS Are
DOING.


In the House, on 18th, the following
bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Singleton
Granting pensions to certain soldiers
and sailors Of the Mexican, Florida and
Black Hawk wars, and certain widows Of
deceased soldiers Of the same.
For the relief Of the heirs Of Mary
Jane Veazie.
For the relief Of James Robinson.
For the relief Of Julia A. Thomas, ed
ministratix Of the estate Of J. 8. 0. g.
0raer, deceased.
To Improve and preserve the hsFbOr
Of Greenville, Miss.
To preserve and improve the harbor
Of Vicksburg.
To provide a building for the use Of
the United States Courts, lpostofhce, Gus
tom Office, aud internal revenue Ofhee Of
Vicksburg.
For the relief Of Alfred Smith.
For relief of Jackson Briscos.
For relief of Noah Walsh.
| For relief of Alfred Houston.
For relief Of Jane E. Shines.
I For relief Of Joseph A. Briley.
| For relief of Cornelius Phetzing.
All referred to Committee on Wa
Claims.
By Mr. Barksdale-
Two bills for relief Of the heirs o.
Horatio n. Spencer.
By Mr.. Muldrow-
To provide for the erection Of pub
lie building at Aberdeen, for use as 1
postotFice, United States Court, and TO
the United States internal-revenu'
offices, and fer other government pul
poses.
By Mr.. Money
To enlarge the powers and duties o
the Department Of Agriculture.
Regulating the rates Of postage oil
second.cla mail matter.
In the Senate, on 18th, by Mr.. Lamar
To pay to Julia a. Mutt, widow anC
exeeutrix of Halter Mutt, deceased, tn
amount Of money reported by the Quar-
ter, Master General to be due her.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19

THE Chicago Evening Journal is one
If the largest, ablest and newsiest papers
that comes to US from the Great West
We acknowledge our Indebtedness for
IN exchange; but it cannot expect TIT
CLARION or any other true Southern
journal to aid in extending its cireula,
ion by advertising it, or clubbing with
t, when it appears to be unable to refer
o the ex-President of the Southern
Confederacy without styling him as "at
,rch traitor and REBEL 1t appears that
senator Beck, of Kentucky, has intro.
luced q bill to wipe cut the invidious
distinction that Congress has made
against Mr.. Davis, by investing him
With ali the rights of citizenship, and
renee this malignant exhibition of thu
Journal and other papers of its stripe
Jefferson Davis was the embodiment of
III our hopes during the war and all his
tcts and utterances since have only en-
feared him to the people whom he then
erved, and for whom he has since
suffered. So far as We know, he has
never asked to be re-enfranchised, and
when proposition was made to pension
he soldiers of the Mexican war, he re
lnested that his name be omitted if ii
'hould prejudice In the least the claims
# Others who deserved so well of Their
country. A kind Providence has spared
aim to put on record a triumphant vim.
LEGATION of the motives which inspired
the people Of the South in their efforts tc
separate government, and in
gratitude, respect and affection will his
name be cherished By them and their
descendants till the latest moment of
time.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
The ew Orleans Riot


The fer. ntest over the guberna.
torial nomination in Louisiana has
caused much trouble 10 the country
parishes, many Of them sending two sets
of delegates to the State Convention,
each claiming to be duly elected. But
the saddest thing connected with the
contest was the killing in the seventh
Ward Of New Orleans Of two leading cit
izens on last Friday during the primary
election-Capt. Michel ]. Fortier BY
State Tax Collector James D. Houston,
and Of several other less prominent citi-
zens in riot The accounts are some.
what conflicting; the anti-administration
papers put the blame upon the frienis
of McEnery, who they say were inter
fering with the election and raised the
row. The McEnery papers contradict
this version. Houston says be shot In
self-deEense. but this Is denied y the
friends 81 the dead man.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
Notice TO Subscribers.

Subscribers to whom we have mailed
Gao O. more notices Of time expired, and
UEo hare not responded, will not receive
tic paper after this issue unless the,
renew, which we hops all will yet do
We are opening new set Of subschp
ton books for 1884, and are tranAterrini
10 same only such as are 10 good anc
regular standing" Henceforth We vii
cGdearor 70 send out notices once 1
uoath, aud will adhere, a. closely q
possible, to the cash In advance system
I. il the lost fOs publishers and sub
ssIibcEs.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19

oCE neighbor, THR STATE LeDaER
takes exception 30 our having sopied /,
paragraph from the Carroll Waterman
astrlbutiug the authorship Of some edi
torials in that paper on the subject Of
Railroad Supervision, to E. L. Russell
Esq, attorney for the Mobile and Ohit
Railroad. TIE CLARION is never inten
tionally d:s0ourteous, and inasmuch q
the transfer to our columns of tie par.
a:raph referred to, appears to be 50 con.
strued, re desire TO make the amende.
The arti les were certainly very ably
written. and Mr. Russell must have 70.
garded the surmise of the Wa.chman a.
. compliment than otherwise.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
The Cooper. Well Property

WIN be sold under decree of the
Chsneery Court on the Esd of January.
The sale viii take place at Raymond, at
public auction, to the highest bidder,
for cash. The Gazette says that the
whole property viii be sold, and that
the sale will be open to all bidders-the
one paying the highest price getting the
property and = good title thereto" This
will be a good investment for some Of
the capitalists OF jackson. But ne hope
some person or stock company will pur
chase who will be able TO make the neces-
sary improvements and again open this
fountain of health to the public.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
An Interstate Commerce Bill.

WAsHlNGTON. Dec. l2.-Representa
tive Barksdale. of Mississippi. las pre-
pared and will soon offer 40 interstate
commerce railroad hill. The bill de
clares that railroad corporations Elm
plOyed in carrying freight OF passengers
between two or more States shall bt
regarded as public highways for the pur
pose of commerce among the severa
States, and subject TO legislative control
and provides for the appointment of .
Board of Commissioners, consisting o!
nine persons, who shall be appointed by
the President by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, and who shall
have no interest in the ownership o.
earnings of any railroad.
They are TO establish three districts
which are to embrace all the states and
Territories. and to each district shall be
assigned three members, who shall have
jurisdiction of the lines extending oyel
the same. The assignment TO be made
BY the Secretary of the Interior. These
commissioners shall be required to make
for each of the lines Of railroad a
schedule of tie reasonable maximum
rates of charges for transportation Of
freights and passengers. The said
schedule, in all suits brought against
such corporation under provisions Of III,
act. TO be taken in the courts of the
United State as prima facie evidence
that the rates therein prescribed are
reasonable charges for the transporta.
ton of freights, passengers, etc.
Penalties are imposed for oyercharges,
ana district attorneys are required to
prosecute all suits for their recovery.
Forfeitures are imposed for the in
demnity of parties injured.
Either party to an action under this
act shall have the right of trial by jury
It is made the duty Of the Commission
ers to personally investigate and aacer-
tain whether the provisions Of the act
are violated by any corporation engaged
in the business Of transportation.
Where lines are consolidated and
operated together, they are TO be dealt
with as one line.
The provisions Of the act are 10 apply
to any lines Of railroads extending
through two or more States, but shall
not affect such commerce as Is entirely
within ore of the several States.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
The Planters Journal AMI Railroad
Supervision.

Patron Of Husbandrv.l
When journal professedly published
in the interests OF the agriculturists OF
| the South, a journal claiming larger
circulation among that class than any
other periodical Published in the State
journal of acknowledged influence and
ability-takes position Numerically
opposed to the expressed wishes, as well
as the material interest of large pro-
portion of the class il claims to repre-
sent, what can be expected of newspa-
pers that make no such pretensions? The
Planters Journal is avowedly opposed
to railroad supervision, and in the
November number asserts that Super
vision would have prevented the build
ing OF the Queen and Crescent" Where
our contemporary can find any ground
for hasing such an assertion we are un-
able to determine. The people of the
State were clamorOus for railroad super
vision long before the foreign capital
which built this road thought Of invest
ment in the enterprise, and the dOmi.
nant party has stood pledged to carry
ont the wishes Of the people since 1877,
while some of the most influential DO
litical papers of the State have advocat.
ed supervision with all the zeal and abil-
ity they could summon, from the outset.
And further, the original protector Of
the road, and one who did more than all
other agencies combined in directing the
attention of foreign capitalists TO its i'm.
portance and inducing them to invest
their means and concentrate their ener-
gies in Its construction, has ever been
and is still one of the most jealous and
out-spoken advocates of railroad upper
vision in the State. While the manipula-
TORS Of patty bosses have defeated the
wishes Of the people, the "English SYN.
dictate certainly placed low estimate
upon the party platform, or the profess.
ions Of the Trainer thereof, il they expect
ed anything short Of supervision" when
they first embarked in this magnificent
project. The journal further assertsthat
competition is the only certain anuihi-
lator of monopoly" Railroad building
might 20 on until doomsday. or until a |
complete network circied every district |
and county in the State, and no compe |
Lition that might arise would correct |
some of the evils complained Of, or re-.
move some OF the burthens under which |
The people in some localities smart and |
yroan to-day. Local Determinations and
ocal extortions have not been affected
BY competition, and the present gene
alton may never live to zee it.
Supervision has not prevented capital
rom seeking investments ia other
states, nor hasit crippled or impaired the
Efficiency Of railroads already existing.
nd when exercised within coDstituf.
onai limits. never will. God speed the
We will advocate their con-
all over the South wherever the
ood ofthe people. demands them. but slI-
eryisory laws, wholesome constitutional
Tvs, must be enacted bF nc NEXT Ieois-
Iture, or the wishes and interest ~ el,s
eople be wholly disregard and ignored. !.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
Beth Eden, Miss.

The following telegram is narrowing
to the feelings Of all who have 3 single
spark Of humanity, and taken as a sam
pie of Russian Civilization only causes
the wonder that there is not more nihil
ism existing In that country; indeed the
condition Of affairs is such as to make
those affected rebel even il they knew
nothing more hopeful than death
awaited their efforts:
LONDON, Dec. IA Paris correspondent
forwards second letter, written in blood,
BY Nihi!ist in the Traubletskoi fort Al
ST. Petersburg. II describes the narrowing
treatment Of prisoners, and says their food
is often mouldy and sometimes putrid.
Dysentery and scnrvy are prevalent, and
the doctors are afraid TO touch the patient.
A few medicines are prescribed, and when
ordered generally cOuntermanded.
THE PRISONERS Rot AWAY
and exhale the odors Of dead bodies before
life is extinct The number Of those who
go mad IN consequence Of their anherings
is daily increasing. Madmen are strapped
down and whipped with the knout By
the keepers. Fierce yeIls sound through
OUT the night Many prisoners have com
mitted suicide. II Is said that one woman
was outraged and then poisoned, but in
quiries into the affair we're not instituted.
Rats are the worst enemies OF the prison
ers. A woman with babe was obliged TO
be constantly on the watch and sight night
and day to prevent
THE RATS FROM pRvouRIE0 THE CHILD.
The use Of combs and soap i forbidden,
and the prisoners especially women, whose
hair is allowed TO grow are littsrally de-
Voured by lice. The jailors are only kind
10 those having money. PrisenaFs. who
refuse to reply 70 questions are tortured,
md cases Of the violation Of women are
.requenf. The writer especially appeals
o the civilized world IN behalf 81 the |
women in prison, whose situation. be SAYS, |
: far worse than the men.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19

MospAy, N0ycmbcr ii'
co11ox Ordinary "a. Good Ordinary,
q, Low Middling %, Middling 10. Good
Middling l0l, Middling Fair l0i, Fair ll,
Sales II, 900 bales.
Sugar-Choice 5iGo, fair 4i95c.
kettle 44945c.
Flour-s4.37i(SS7. Is.
Mess Pork--Sl2. 25SSls.o0 sugar culed
haina l4lCs l5c; sugSr-cured shoulders Sc
brsakfaat bacon Toe.
Corn In sscks--57s,s0: Oats 1904
Hay sl4.5O9sl7 oOj Bran cage per ewf.
Butter--2SS4Sc. Eggs siGs4c. CoGe,
l0fGlSte.
Cotton Sesd-sl2Ssi4 per ton colt
seed meal S23.25Gs23.6O per ton oil Cd
SIS .25G $3.50 per ton.
Bagging-l0N9l2; Arrow ties S1.S5
bundle. Twine l2Re.
The foregoing are wholesale ouotato1
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-12-19
OVER THE STATE

Hon. Locke E. Houston. Of Aberde
lost his gin house By FIRE a few dsys m
An effort Is soon to be made to have
United States Court located at Yieksbut
Norris Bell Was hung a, Macon Mls
at the appointed time Tor Inc murder
his wife some time ago.
The total increase of taxable uroper,.
personal and real, in Yalobusbs count
within the last four years, Il SlS2 65s
An attempt was made several pigbt
since BY unknown persons Ia s..,s.i9s /,
DR.. Z. r. Nash, Of Coahoma COUNT
The Carthsg MAN reports N. r,,l;-.
and burning Of the store Of NJ, -
Peterson, AT Otahoma few DAYS inc.
clue 10 the rOhhcts.
The Water VALLEY BAR ps,,s3 ,..,
tons complimentary o. Capt. Jas. T. Pa
and endorsing heartily ii, conduct Of
District At,orueyship,
Pleasant Hall, e lpr,l. W.. ba..,p
ling Fork on l4th lust, for tn m0c5.,
an old negro nam,d Dan Pius am ls,b J.
November for refusing % pay 50 o,pr.
The city election In Natch.t ,s Nh
inst, resulted Ia toe election of tho ilia.
ing Alderman. W. II. Mallery. a. nj
Payne, Jp-pl Il, p'B,iyu aud WIN. All
hol.
The q .vrrnrr last wek cm1als8 a..
,cnteno- Of sandy Fouiaius, colorrd ,,o.
d 18th To- lilr imprisonmen.. Foa,aine ~,
COW ioi,a Of the murl,r oil Andrew M.
lard, and was 70 b. hung on the 9Th
Col. j. K. Powell, wealthy plar,.,,,
the IsEoo river, was shot aud killed =,
Modoc Landing on the Suulowsr river 4,
Chas. +. Robinson on 10th inst. The 6L
6culty arose iron dispute over triyIL
matter Powell wps formerly from Nor,'
Somery, Ala.. and was generally kpoWn =
the Duke Of Birmingham" lie was Al
years old, unl Vas himself under ipdis.
ment for killing.
The Aberdeen Examiner gives an aooour'
Of the death Of Mr.. Chess Barnett, a youn
man Of Lee. who was bitten by a mad do
last August Immediately after the bi.
be went 10 Buena Vista aud applied th
mad stone Of Or. Murlogk to the bite. n
adhered for eleven hours, and all iears ID
hydrJphobia we're iispelled. 10 Oc,Obed
he was married 10 Miss Gregory, and
seven weeks aiterward be showed eyidet
SigGs oi ths fatal malsdy. lie asked 10
bound fast that be might injure no on,
after several days Of eNcrusiatiug suited
ing he died.