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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
Let No Guilty Man ESCAPE

Washington correspondents write thot
ex-senator Kellogg looked badly crest
iaIlen when he appeared Mt the criminal
court to give bail in the case Of the STAR
route indictment against him. He be.
gins to think the situation is serious, II
Is also stated by correspondents that
'he Indictment against Kellogg for re.
ceivlng money, rs a member of Concross
Tor services in connection with a con.
tract to which the Government is a
party, has alarmed u good MANY Con.
greSslnen. 1t is said that Brady has fol.
eSrams and private letters from as MANY
as fifty Congressman asking him for
iavors for Star-route contractors. II i
suggested that the asking of such fayors
would not amount to much, if il was
not Tor the fact that the writers received
compensation from the contractors in tho
way OF contributions to their election
expenses That these contribution.
were made, Brady and others know, be-
cause they were in position to know
some OF the contractors are beginning
to talk about these matters and il woulJ
not be surprising, if there should he an
investigation next Congress, if the
Democrats would be able to get some Of
the richest kind of campaign literature
This intimation is that these star-routo
iavors were extended to Republicans
only' and it may be true, but it must be
remembered and candidly admitted
mat during "a part of the time. the
democrats were in control of the lower
mouse OF Congress, and that it was Con
gress which had the open sesame" to
inc treasury from which the so-called
got their grabs" Al all |
events, let all the facts come to light.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
The Storm.

Scientists and weather prophets are
puzzling their wits to explain the atmos-
Pheric conditions that produced the
cyclone which was attended with such
heartrending, death and destruction in
Mississippi on the 22d. The New York
Herald says that extended observation
indicates that these storms generally
form in or near the southwestern quad
rant of deep barometric deprcssions,
where the warm, moist Gulf currents are
brought in contact with relatively cold,
dry currents from the northwest. In
this respect the formation of the Beau
regard tornado was normal, the deep
depression which on Saturday was cen
trail in Colorado having moved on Sun
day over the Southern States. The
usual local premonitions-high south
crly winds, heavy thunder and the deep
rumbling sounds-Occurred for some
minutes before the tornado wind proper
struck the town. In still more impor-
tant particular this tornado conformed
to the apparent rule, that in the open
ing OF the season the grand tornadoes
descend on the Gulf States and then ex-
tend their geographical range northward
with the suns movement in decIination.
IA. ~ 1. I.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
The Case of Henry Fleming.

Henry Fleming was sentenced to b,
hung at Pittsboro, Calhoun county, OF
last W cdncsday, and as stated in ON
last issue, ne sued out writ Of habea'
| c"'f'"S before Chancellor Fly, who made
'l' same feturnable at II o'clock NJ, on
'De o"y.that the execution was to have
'"N'n Piace' oh mat day the hearing
was postponed euntll last Monday. In
slie meantime the Governor had respited
MN until the "a INST, (to-day).
Oh nearing the case, the Chancellor
dismissed the petition, Thereupon the
defendant took an appeal to the Supreme
court with supcrsedeas, returnable in
stanter' The Governor has again
feSplted linn until the 10th, in order
mat the Supreme Court may have
opportunity to pass upon the case.
lhoSe respltc8 were necessary in order
that a day might be fixed for the exc
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
How to Select Judges.

capt. A. J. Lewis in the Port Gibson
News objects to the present mode Of an.
pointing Judges by the Governor and
does not like the plan of electing by the
peopN' Therefore he falls into the nlon
embodied in the Noel bill which nasso,,
the House at the last session Of Tho
Legislature and is now championed bv
the Greenville Times, and other oblo
contemporaries. Capt, Lewis saws.
We now propose to suggest nodo g
seleetion which we believe to be less Il,
Jectlonablc than either a popular Vote - or
an executive appointment. We mem ~
an elecuon by joint convention Of tba
senate and House of Representot;ras o
Ia such q body the claims and oual;fea.
tlons Of the candidates would he cain,i,.
discussed, and men would be selected -,
account OF merit, and not because tbo,.
can tell an obscene story and "trao+ ~
s sI,'i nor yet because of having
Irlenus at court whose influence &
potent with the appointing power. "
Meantime, the people are thinking
ana are beginning to speak it out thar
the Legislature ought at least to givo
them chance to say what they prefer
\ ! TINS Is government of thepcopie, and
l !, tne people, why not give the people
the opportunity to be heard?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
correspondence of the Clarion.

lAzoo Cry, Miss, April %, 1881.
hDloRs CLARION: John Moriartv
charged with the murder Of .Jome.
d ilcketts, had preliminary trial ! fom
days ago at Deasonyille be eilal = icy, lew
justices of the Peace and was odm tilfeg
70 ball in the sum of five tbonso 'n,1'it !
'4l On 'h ne! pond being promptly given. N0i
i, IN last Thursday the largest ass sa,
S lnaC ever gathered in our cemete ',v'n III
49, 70 Go honor to the memory - ~ ~
ond ,sSn dead. The day was cIe ene
"h ho pleasant and large quantity Of ft tha
ILn no and most beautiful dowor y h 'llg
Deel gathered by the ladies and arr, Lay nv
m ~ ei,e most artistic shape Of bo@nsst ~
~ "t,aeils crosses, etc. A lofty temnora'
nitonument had been constrnctdd ipr y
lumber lumber and made to resemble u o q
v v,oso Inspection, a shaft of marble :" M ~
b@ oI gfowd on foot and in carr;a,r u
neaued by the cornet hand V n1ls
Emerv me leadership of Can't. q =
r aIvy !. Marshall Of the day. H. H.
, sraVgyard where an appropriate o % ;ne
II III I ao,,yoFed by the eloquent C oa'I ~
.. l rat gnats are very troublesome L..
y yet have done no serious ;E n;,,,, put
WALTER SoUTH.D
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
Proper Inquiries.

1hefollowing heterogeneous have beer
addressed through the Clay count,
Leader to Gen. II, l.. Burkitt and Mn;
Thomas E. Bugg, candidates for IN,
state Senate in the 18th District, and d:
rect answers solicited. Knowing thor
as we do, we have no hesitation in a.
pressing our belief that their answer,
Fill be to the point and without cjrcun.
locution;
|. Are YOU in favor of, OF onnoso,,
people? o''0 ~ 'ne
q z, II you answer that you are in favor
q an elective Judiciary, will You i +
elected 10 the Senate, use your influence
ana exert all proper efforts to secure tn,
SUBMISSION OF an amendment to tho
constitution to that effect, to the ,eonio
at the next general election? ~
.. Are you in favor of spnor,,;ri,..
railroad corporations by legislative aH
thorl.ty, within constitutional lin,it, !,
the people? f'o''0'ion OF
:. II YOU shall have answered tho q
question in the affirmative, will Won lo J e
elected to the Senate, use your inf1epco
anu exert all proper efforts to securo liz
enactment Of a law, whereby railro ,nJ
corporations in this State NAV. ha ' sln oau
i v,tou witnln constitutional limits in tho
interest, interest," and for the protection Of t tlo
people Respect, yours etc. ~
ROTrND Toc
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
The Red Cross Association.

A branch of this benevolent Aso'1|
ton having been organized at Wss|
Tor the relief Of the sufferers BY Z
storm, with Col. William Oliver
President, it is now in successful opl
alton with Wesson as the distrloups
point for Beauregard and the other y
tressed communities. On the 27th' y
a. 5. Solomon, Vice-President q '
Y. 5. Branch Of the Association, ~
graphed from Washington, as follows
Draw at sight upon Riggs 4 v
bankers, New York, for relief Of CyclO5
sufferers, $500 on account OF Oena.
Committee Of the American Assoclallgs..
OF the Red Cross. The WashingJs
Training School for Nurses generous.
offer twenty experienced female nla ,s
70 serve wherever you may direct A N.
out remuneration. Seven hundred " v,
lars We're previously sent for the ~
purpose.
Bishop II. NJ. Thompson sent the NJ
lowing dispatch to the Times-Denlo0''
from Wesson:
WEssoN, April 26-The Red CTO& h
ISOLATION il fully organized and a. NH MN
Wesson and Beauregard Il,
1ther committees are dissolved.
lied Cross il to work for all the sdtel.''
HUGH MILLER THoMpsVa'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
The Cotton Exposition and Worlds
Fair.

The Executive Committee of the Mis-
sissipPi Valley Cotton Planters Associa-
ton at its recent meeting in Vicksburg
decided to hold the Worlds Fair and
Centennial Cotton Exposition at New
Orleans, and have recommended Mr.. T.
Richardson for President of the EXPOSE
ton. The selections both as to tho place
and the executive head of the affair aro
cmInently proper. One is the great cot
ton mart of the United States, and the
other is the leading cotton planter, cot
ton manufacturcr and cotton factor in
the South.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The United States Supreme Court ha.
before it suit brought by Chicago
firm of brokers against one of their Gus
toners for commissions for buying and
selling produce on margins" the de-
Tense was set up that the brokers had
not actually bought or sold, but had
merely speculated in "options" on ac-
count of the defendant, and that the
transaction was simply betting on future
prices, and therefore nothing more or
less than gambling.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
Letter from Hon. w. Al Naber|
ItaWamba.

We are in receipt Of a letter from !
faithful and true Representative d ]
people, in which he says:
As far as Itawamba is concta
East Mississippi" has not departedts
the faith; almost every voter in Y
county earnestly insists that corporsHa
should be supervisable by legisatll
authority, within constitutional hat
~ the interest and for the protection
the people. Respectfully,
w. A. NABEs
We will take the liberty to add Y
Mr.. Nabers is candidate for re-eleu
to the Office which he has filled %
ceptably.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
THE STATE PHARMACEUTrCAT
CONVENTION.

MERIDIAN, Miss, April 90, 1888.
We the undersigned druggists of thi
city hereby approve the call of the DRUG
gists of Natchcz and Faycttc, for
Pharmaceutical convention to he he'll,
Mt Jackson, June l2th, 1883:
WHITFIELD &Co.,
kmnRoUGu & EAsrLAxp,
Al. PEEK,
WHITE SMITH,
W, D, RAMSEY & Co.,
w, T. PRlcr & Co,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02


II Is told to the burning shame of r.
D. Hays, John Sherman and Stanley
hattnews, that Eliza Pinkston, colored,
who figured prominently as a witness be.
tore the Returning Board in New Or
leans, during the investigation of the
Presidential election in 1876, died in
jail at Canton, where she had been in.
generated for felony and was buried as
pauper. When it is remembered that
these persons, and many more, were ben.
ehclarles of the Great Fraud, and that
Eliza, not only did not get ANYTHING
snug in her life, but in her death was
not honored with a funeral benefting
her services, a faint idea may be formed
oil the bascness of thcir,incratitudc.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The records of the War Department
show the names of the following appli-
cants for the position made vacant on
the Mississippi River Commission by the
resignation Of Capt. James B. Eads: Capt.
Lamar Fontaine, of Yazoo, Gen. Fergu-
son, of Greenville.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
The Farkas Case.

The case of A. Farkas vs.. The State
was reversed and remanded for a new
trlal' Farkas was convicted in Warren
county for the murder of his wife ana
sentenced to be hung, On the trial Of
the case in the court below, the court
admitted as evidence, the evidence given
by Farkas before the coroner's Jury
This action the Supreme Court held was
error. On this ground the new trial was
granted.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

WEST PoHr PnoGEGss: We learn
that Col. W. N. Inge, of Alcorn, and
Hon, b, A. P. selman, of Prcntiss, arc
candidates for reelection to the Leajs.
lature. Two better and ADLER members
than these gentlemen were not known
ut thSlast session. Both of them bat.
tied increasingly, for the rights and in
terest of their constituents.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

IHE information is published by our
next door neighbour the New Mississip-
pian' that there is a popular movement
IN favor of Hon. ]. J. Whitney, of Jeffer-
son. Tor Senator from the 84th District,
ana the proposition is strongly endorsed
by the Fayette Chronicle. We NAV he
allowed to add that a better selection
could not be made. He is right, all over
and all through,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

SEVERAL numbers Of the VicEsburg
News, new weekly paper established
by Mess. Coleman & Barlow, and edited
by MIR. j. P.Coleman, have been received
The paper is tastefully printed, and Mr.
Coleman is vigorous, clever writer,
whose trimming and talent fit him for the
position in which he has made his mark.
Success to the News.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

THE FREE SOUTH is the name of q
new paper at Houston, Chickasaw coun-
ty, Mr.. &. = Foster, editor. The mi
tial number reads well, and indicates
that the new South has gained live.
progressive newspaper.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

IN his argument for the government
IN the star-route case, Mr.. Kerr showed
that OF the 10 routes specified in the in
dictment it has been proved that they
were originally let for $500 and were
then expedited to $466, 404 and no rea-
son had been shown for this increase
except to put money in the pockets Of
the contractors.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

Col. w. Fl. LUsE, a hero of Leesburg
and of Gettysburg and many other
bloody fields, has been selected orator
for the decoration occasion at Yazoo
City on the Goth
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

Col. JONI (JAcKw HAYS who won
great renown as an Indian fighter in
Texas, and subsequently in the Mexican
war, died in California recently. He
was native Eve beliere) of Yazoo.
or his earlier years were spent in the
county; and brother of the late Gen.
Hays Of Louisiana.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The Macon Beacon says that Mr.. R.
c. Patty prefers (for the present. re-
tanning his present Office of Chancery
Clerk, and that the people of Noxubee
are willing.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

ANolhEk strong protest is published
''on' East mississippi in anothercolumn
against what we are prone to believe was
an unprecedented declaration of our
worthy contemporary the Aberdeen Ex.
aminer that the Democracy of East Mis-.
SisslPpi aoes not regard the question Of
corporation supervision as n question of
Polltics. II our contemporary had refer.
red to the proceedings Of the Conventio,
OF 1877 and read the names of tho Cam.
mlttoe That unanimously reported the res.
oiution deelaratory Of the doctrine Of
supervision, hcwould have hardly riskod
making the statement. The denial or
the Examiner, and thcimpliod intcution
TO strike It ontof the platform--or what
y equally bAd-to ignore it's awaken.
ing deep feeling among tie people.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The New Orleans and Northeastern
Road is in operation from Meridian to
Louisville, forty-seyen miles from Ne
ridian, and within seventeen miles of
Ellisville. 1t win be completed by. the
LIST of October.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

Mr.. W. l.. BIRDsoNG for business
reasons has retired from the Crystal
Springs Meteor, leaving the paper in the
hands of Mr.. s. II. Ably, who will keep
it on its high plane as a brilliant, live
newspaper.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

THE Tennessee Railrord Commission
organized by the election of John II.
Savage as President, and G. W. Gordon
as Secretary Of the Board.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

SPEAKING of the Spcakcrship, as a mat
ter oil Fact, no man mentioned for the
once has better record than Hon. S.
;. Cox of New York He is for "a tariff
tor revenue only" without equivocation,
and has been on the side of the people
IN all their contests with the monopo-
lists. He has Congressional experience
OF 9. twenty years, and Isl thorough par
humanitarian. The only objection
urged asainst.him is that he is "phunny
man a laughing philosopher. 1t de-
tracts from his dignity-and his chance
of election.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

FERDINAND H. BECKER has been re.
moved from the Postmastership of Yves
son, and E. P. Thompson, independent
has been appointed in his place. Is this
civil service reform, or what.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

Hon. JOSEPH MCDONALD, of Indiana.
Is sound man, and good man, who will
make a fine run for President if nomin-
ated by the Democracy. But the public
must prepare its mind for large amount
OF blatherskitism from his friends and
the partizans of other aspirants between
now and the assembling of the conven-
ton For example one of McDonald's
jealous supporters screams at the top of
his voice that if che is nominated he
Will carry Indiana by $4,000 majority"
The question naturally arises, then, how
is 1t that the people Of Indiana refused
to elect him Governor when he was the
democratic nominee, and why have they
since permitted him to be beaten for the
L. $, Senate?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

CoNGREssMEN Cox, Of New York,
thinks there will be about twenty Dem
ocratic protectionists in the next House
of Representatives
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

GENERAL LEES monument at Licking
Ton, va will be unveiled ON June 5.
Jefferson Davis will preside, General
Joseph =, Johnston will be chief marshal,
ana Major John w. Daniel orator.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

Itdoes not necessarily follow, however,
that because Mcdonald was beaten as a
Democratic nominee for Governor and
afterwards for Senator, he would not be
a strong candidatof for President. James
H. Polk was beaten for Governor of Ten
nessee' and elected President the next
year.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

ALL persons desiring silk worm eggs
are referred to the letter Of Hon. II. c.
Myers, published in another column.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

MCDANIEL, the Democratic nominee
for Governor Of Georgia, was elected
last week, without opposition.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
Judge Black 9 Letter.

10 supply ademand from all portion.
oil the State, we have printed in tbi.
number the celebrated letter written IN
1881 by Judge Black, the master mind
OF the American bar, to the New York
Nnaiiiher OF Commerce, on the question
Oh controlling corporations by legislative
authority This opinion of this great
Jurist was not bought, but is the rcsnlt
oil impartial research and reflection ia
reach Just conclusions. 1t will be in.
valuable to the public, and especially 70
candidates for the Legislature We nd.
wise our readers to preserve the addros.
Tor reference. 1t is standard authority
by their proceedings in another
column,it WILDE seen that the mcrcbants
ana other business people in Jackson
nave inaugurated a movement looking
10 INC reduction of freights by railroads
ana the organization of Board of Trade
Inc movements important, andconcern,
TINS entire community, and everybody
eise VINO trades at this point. The cost
Oh freight enters into the cost Of what.
ever merchandise the consumer buys.
IL is the interest Of Jackson to attract
trade by Offering the best bargains tn
enable her to do so, she must have tbe
benefits of moderate freights in receiv.
ing her goods, or in shipping to her Gus.
toners.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The Brooklyn Eagle says that "a pre-
tension ofprotection is that high tariff
increases the laborer's wages; but there
Is principle of human nature that
secs il" goes it better and beats it every
time. That is the principle in obedience
to which an employer thinks more of his
own pocket-book than he does of his
workmen's."
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

a BOOM has started for Tilden unmis.
takably. The people hayc never given
up the idea that in his person they were
defrauded in 1876, and will not be salts
ned until the wrong is made right I'm
less lllden puts on the breaks himself
and does it strong, his name may sweep
the nominating Convention like whirI-
wind. In that event, as life is uncer.
TAM it would be well to put good man
on the ticket for Vice Prcsident-for
example, Mcdonald of Indiana.
I, ), Tilden can carry New York
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

The American Sentry moralizes on
what it says is true, that at first greedy
legislators compelled railway corpora
lions to submit to blackmail and become
bribers in order to secure just legislation
or escape that which was ruinously I'M
just; now they have learned how to place
money where it will do the most good
IN securing the legislation they want.
So far the people continue to furnish
and vote for the tools that corporations
use What are the people going to do
about it?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02
Centre-Shots.

The Boston Her I'D independent says
that the politicians who imagine that
the tariff question can be lodged or post
poned until after the next Presidential
election are reckoning without their
hosts. The people can get along for the
next term with a Republican or Dem
crat in the White House, but they can't
get along without tax reduction, and
they don't intend to try.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-05-02

| WE assume that there is not Granger
in Mississippi, who does not stand square
| ly upon the platform of principle and
policy enunciated by the Claiborne
county Grange. Nay, we presume that
there is no class engaged in traffic of any
description, who does not endorse the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopted
by that thoroughly representative body
Of the bone and sinew of the country:
The supervision and regulation by the
authorized agents of the people, of all
chartered institutions of the State.
That pledge be demanded of the
| candidates for the Legislature to support
the measures therein advocated, and if
they refuse, decline to vote for them.
We may add if they are Democrats
and are true to the principles, they can
not refuse" to make the pledge. The
resolution again and again proclaimed
by the Democracy on that subject, is in
these words:
Corporations supcrviscable by the
Legislature, within constitutional limits.
IN the interest, and for the protection of,
the people.
We will add further that there is no
use kicking against the pricls. 1t has
g.y,tt -.