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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21
Thanksgiving Proclamation. :

In obedience to historic and sacred
custom. and in harmony with the proc
Iamation of the President OF the tinted
states. I, Robert Lowry, Governor Oh the
state of Mississippi, do hereby designate
and appoint Thursday, the 18th day o.
November, as a day of public thanks
giving.
We have great cause of gratitude &c
the Giver Of all good. The year just
past has been crowned with abundant
blessings to our State. There Is increasing
prosperity and contentment. Our fleids
have Welded abundantly; industries are
multiplying and becoming more Pront-
able, and the inspiration OF hope has
succeeded long encouragement. Ihe
health of our people has been graciously
preserved from pestilence, and no usual
harm has come nigh our dwellings there
has been general obedience to rightful
authority and the growth OF a genuine
spirit Of State and National brotherhood.
these, and countless other blessings
youched TO us by kind Providence,
call for general and public acknowledge
ment of the same.
/ do therefore, recommend that, on
the day appointed, the people should
rest from accustomed labor, assemble In
their several places Of worship, and
render praises and thanksgiving to the
God Of Infinite mercy and bounty.
In witness thereof, have here unto
set my hand and caused the Great Seal
Of the State of Mississippi to be affixed.
Done at the Capitol, in Jackson, this
the 18th day of November, 1888.
BY the Governor: ROBERT LOWRY.
II. c. MYERS, Sec'y of State.
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Judge Ware Exonerated.


We have not been fortunate enough
to have seen a copy of the Address Of
the Republican State Central Commit.
tee to the Republicans of Madison coun,
ty," the publication of which caused q
sudden and wholesale conversion to the
Fusion party in Madison. We have
seen it denounced as slanderous and i'm
famous, and therefore could not under
stand how such document could hare
emanated from Judge Ware, as has
been charged. It now appears that A
Member Of the Independent Executive
Committee of Madison county, states
that the document was concocted by a
majority Of said committee, and that
Judge Ware had nothing to do with
the publication or circulation Of said
Address. It was published and cir
culated by certain members of the indie
pendent party of Madison county, in
GLIDING several members Of the indie
pendent Executive COMMITTEES. These
parties and these alone are responsible
Tor its circulation.
Judge Ware has 50 many pOIiticalsin
Of bis own to atone for, he cannot well
afford to be burthened with the indiscre-
lions Of other members Of his party.
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Hon. II. Z. Burkitt Defines his esi.
ton on the Question If Railroad
Supervision

PALo Afro, Mss, Nor. 10th, 1883
EDrToRs CLARIoS: The newspapers
have been discussing my position upon
Railroad Supervision. and Is they have
not given my views correctly, ] deem 1t
my duty to set myself right before the
people Of the State, that they may not
Be disappointed n. my action in the Sen.
ate. When eanyassing the 18th Sena-
tOrial District, nay competitor, Maj
Bugg, took decided ground against Su.
pervision. In reply, I said: The Demo
cratic party n this State has had Super.
vision as 4 plank in its platform for the
last five or six years, and had sup
ported that party and that platform
and that felt myself committed to Su
peryision; but at this time, when CAPT
tai was coming into our midst, railroad.
being rapidly constructed, and the re
sources of our State being developed,
did not think it policy to press upon oul
AoAIAO0oo AlSA0 4NctI4StAou1- <AAA c1tAu
further, that the road now being bull
from New Orleans through three eonn
ties of our district, would do Us more
good than all the laws on Supervision
We could pass" Ny opponent came al
me then, with this question: If you
are not for Supervision now, when will
you be for Supervision p l answered
whenever the people of the State de-
mand it through their Legislature. and
bill is presented with mid restrictions
l shall vote for it, but with rigid restrie-
tions, shall vote against it. This is
the position upon which | have been
elected, and which expect to carry out
in good faith while a member OF. the
Senate. II. /. BURKtTT.
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The following, from the Enterprise
Courier, agrees 30 fully with what We
have several times urged upon the same
subject, that We take pleasure in trans
ferring the same to our columns. The
Courier, by the way, does not indulge
very often in long leaders, but in every
issue it has leading thoughts on practi-
cal subjects:
Mississippi has too many elections
one every year gives our people sur
felt of politics, and renders them in
different The next legislature should
submit constitutional amendment to
the people providing for biennial cleo
lions. An election every four years
would be quite often enough, but the
necessity Of electing congressman every
two years makes that impracticable. The
law ought to be so arranged that the
general and congressional elections will
occur at the same time. Il has been
urged that this will not do, as federal
interference with our State elections
would probably result. This il small
matter, as the people can conduct their
elections fairly and honestly even if the
the general government should inter
fere.
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1t Is shown by recent statistics inithe
N. o. Tmes-Democrat that the cotton
crop of four years ago was five and
three-luarter million bales. The yield
Of the past season reached nearly seven
millions. In 1880 there were in the four
principal cotton manufacturing States
North and South Carolina, Alabama
and Georgia mills, with 451 900
spindles and $500 looms. There are
now in these States 726, $50 spindIes and
10000 looms humming in 156 mills.
This shows an increase of more than
sixty per cent. In mill capacity within
three years, and the mills are reported
to be making handsome profits. Within
the past four years the amount of raw
cotton manufactured in the South has
more than doubled, the consumption
having increased at q far more rapid
rate i'm Southern than in Northern
mills.
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Mississippi State Grange

The 18th annual session Of the Nj
ippi State Change will convene Of y
dian, Miss, on Thursday, the 18th de
December, 1888.
Masters Of Subordinate and Coz
Oranges, and their wives, II Matrohs
members Of the State Grange. In q
where the Master cannot attend, q
resentative may be elected, but be z
be a Past Master. All the 4th De-
members in good standing are coFdii
invited to attend. Arrangement 1
been made with the st. Charles Hoe
entertain all members at $50 per-
Subordinate Oranges must pay the
pense Of their delegates. Efforts wi
made for reduced rates on all the
roads, and those attendingshOuld ask
excursion tickets at their depots J
earnestly desired that every Ora
should be represented at this meet
HELEN A. ABy, Sect'y
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Col If. H. Claiborne.
.tchez Democrat. 5th.l

Natcnez democrat, Oth.l
We were much pleased to meet
terday with our old friend, the yenera
historian Of Mississippi, Col }. r..
Claiborne, who made a short stay
Hatchez whilst on his way to New
leans and his plantation on the seasho
We were pleased 10 find Col. Claibol
in comparatively good health and N
cellent spirits. He has his plans lana
q visit during the coming summer 70
Pacific coast 10 spend some time "
his old time friend, Col. WIN. NJ. GSl
Col. Claiborne had with him an
fashioned, weather beaten traY
11Rk which he assured US had he
% his fAther, the late Geo: ClA
when he Wa. a subaltern ohIGeI
army under "nhdsAnthony Wayn
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

WE have on the FIRST page in this issue
TWO letters signed Occasional. They are
from gentleman well known in oui
State for his scholarly attainments, as
well as his patriotic devotion and ser.
vices TO the Confederate cause. After q
long life devoted to study and the edu.
cation of our youth, he has felt himself
called to The ministry, and though al
ways deeply learned in Biblical and
theological lore, is now completing a
course at the Princeton Theological Sem.
mary, preparatory TO entering the Pres.
bYterian ministry
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21
Some Of the Members Elect

Okfibbeha Citizen.
Gen. ii. 4. Burkitt, our State Senator.
IS from Clay county He Is 4 seIf.made
man, who. after be became Of age, pro-
cured an education BIZ his own indiyiidn-
al efforts, Is 3 successful lawyer. Is 4
man Of highest order Of intellect and IS
IN every way vel fitted to eli the Office
to which he has been elected.
DR.. ,. s. Montgomery, and Hon.
Wiley N. Nash, are our members elect
70 the Legislature Both gentlemen -
high-toned, honorable and eficient: and
both have shown themselves 70 be nro-
gresire in egorYthing that pertains Is
the building up oE the interests 81 fhe
people Dr.. Montgomery has proven
81 four years actual experience. hisl
worth a ! lee ato1. 8ff. ash't seeer.i
as : pubic iesF gu and enara
Is but an eaFua 0k hat ha viii ~ ~
ne State eapik Dktibbeha has r..
son to Be proud e her e :, = + -.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

The tariff tax on the quality of sugar
by the mass of consumers is 1915 G
hundred pounds. The people of this
country consume l, 225, 900 tons of sugar
and mOlasses. Of this, 100000 tons
are imported, the duty on which is
$50 0O0,OOO, every cent of which comes
out of the pockets of the consumers for
the benefit of the men who make the
225,0O0 tons. And besides this the peo-
PIE pay the manufacturers of the 225, 900
tons bonus of over s2O,OOO,OOO direct.
4 protective tariff is costly luxury.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

We see It stated that John z. Lynch
presided over meeting of colored peO-
pie at Natchez to protest against the
decision of the Supreme Court against
the so-caIled civil rights Law. He is re-
ported as having said that in Michigan
where he has recently visited, there was
9 case Of miscegenation; that the con-
trolling parties were indicted under an
old law forbidding the inter-marriage Of
the races; and that . Democrat intro
duced bill in the Legislature to repeal
it. He is reported to have expressed
the opinion that similar step would be
taken by the Democrats of Mississippi.
He need not take the hattering JUNCTION
to his soul; nor suppose that such pre-
sumptuousness will ingratiate him with
neither the white people of the State,
or right thinking colored people. The
civil rights agitators will get themselves
into hot water. Better let well enough
alone.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

OF course we regret to know that TIE
CLARION is no longer deemed worthy a
place under the roof Of our Reverend
brother. He has been an attentive,
though not very appreciative reader fol-
some years, and having paid in advance,
as stated, we have refunded to him the
amount to his credit. He was an hide
pendent candidate for the Legislature
and because he was not elected, he is moi
happy. We took occasion, on the morn.
ing after the election, to congratulate
the people of Copiah on having retired
such of its officials as had reproduced
in the county the extravaganza and mis-
rule by which the whole State suffered
prior to the revolution in 1875; and as
there seemed to be treason in that, Bro
Mcneil has made the most of it. We
shall, however, continue to wish him
we'll outside of his politics.
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Our Northern yisitOrs

On the night of the 18th inst, the
excursion which is 10 bring to our city
50 many Northern men who wish to see
our city and its surrounding country
here. Would it not be well for the citi-
zens 10 have meeting and appoint a
committee to learn the capacity of the
hotels and boarding houses and then to
meet the strangers and see that they are
properly housed and homed. We sue-
gest that the citizens and Mayor McGin
take such steps as they may see fit
toward securing friendly demonstra-
ton and welcome for the strangers.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21
The Mississippi Valley Railroad

The New Orleans TimsS-Democrat of
a recent date contained two column
article on the subject of this road, CIV
ing a description of the magnificent ter
ritory and of the great fertility of the
country it traverses, and Of the probable
prosperous future of said road, in all
which We fully concur. There is an in
accuracy, however, into which the Times
Democrat has fallen, and naturally 30,
inasmuch as it seems not to have known
the true facts connected with the enter
prise-which facts are 50 well known
throughout this State, and which We
would pass unnoticed were it not that
we consider it does a great injustice to
several of our most prominent citizens,
and therefore to this State, where this
road had its birth and where its chief
protector nov resides.
The chief protector of the line of road
now being constructed, between Mem
phis and New Orleans, and to be here
after known as the Louisville, New Or
leans & Texas Railroad, and of which
the Mississippi Valley Railroad, is now
part, is, as we have always understood
it, Mr.. Eugene Martin, of Vicksburg.
To that gentleman and his associates is
due the fact that this system of road is
now being constructed.
Several years ago Mr.. Martin took up
the thon, to all appearances, dead Ship
Island Railroad, and Memphis & Vicks-
burg Railroad, which other men before
him had time and again tried to bring
to life and failed, and he conceived the
idea that there should be road through
the Valley between Memphis and New
Orleans. Mr.. Martin, associated with
General Nat H. Harris, Col. L. A. Camp
bell, Mr.. George N. Klein and Others,
secured control of these charters. These
ge ntlemen then obtained the charters of |
the Mississippi Valley Railroad in
Louisiana, and of the Tennessee South
ern Railroad in Tennessee, to form an
unbrOken link from Memphis to New
Orleans.
In 1880 contracts for the construction
of this road were made by Mr.. Martin
with parties In Boston, and after the
work had proceeded to a certain extent,
the Boston parties failed. Mr.. Martin,
with his indomitabIe energy, then
opened negotiations with new parties in
America and in Europe, and during
these negotiations Mr.. Wilson secured
the control of the franchise.
Of course, due honor and credit must
be given to Mr.. Wilson as fnancier
and man of great oversight in embark
ing in this costly enterprise, and also to
Mr.. Huntington for taking hand in it;
still these gentlemen were not the pro-
ectors of this road. If we had waited
for them, Mississippi might have been
another century without it. They are
he constructors, and beneiciaries to q |
yreat extent, but not the projectors. Ii
We repeat, the chief organizer of this
Dad and the man above all Others to
whom Memphis, Vicksburg and New
orleans owe its construction, Is Mr.
eugene Martin. This fact is well known i
a this State, where 20 many have wit
lessed his struggles financial and other !;
rise, in his efforts to accomplish the !
.reat end for which he was laboring.
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There is q general expression against
the appropriation Of 100000 By thu
Legislature to make 3 respectable ex.
hibit for Mississippi at the New Orlean.
Centennial Exposition. The represents.
tives Of the people had better start from
home well posted on this subject. Money
squandering Is one Of the gTayest sins q
legislator can have 70 account fer, and
none have ever yet escaped when they
have ground the tar er.-Missiasippi
Messenger.
Ten thousand dollars, iudiciously ex-
pended, would certainly Be an ample
sum for insuring = ereditabls display Of
Mississippi manufactures and products
in New Orleans. The Mississippi Mills,
the Mills Il Matches, and other factories,
and some Of the foundries Of the State,
win be glad to avail themselves Of this
opportunity Of exhibiting their fabrics
and implements. TIE State Grange, e.
srch, ought 70 get up the exhibit Of our
agricultural products. and let that body
Be reimbursed for any Necessary *
psnses incurred ii the collection and
forwarding Of same. Then let one or
two suitable commissioners Be appointed
10 work up the causs in the State and
attend the Exposition until il CLOSES.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

We are gratified to learn that Col. D.
W. Rodgers has been elected Represen-
tatiYe for the counties of Calhoon and
Yalobnsha, He represented this county
in the Legislature for six years before
the war, and since that time has repre-
scented Yalobusha and CalhOon for four
years, and was also q Senator for those
counties for four years. He IS q man
of fine judgment and great energy, and
will make his constituents an honest and
faithful Representative.-Ox Oxford Eagle.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21
P.ekpOoksts At WORK.


Night before last the pick pockets
were getting in their work on strangers
ct the trains. Mr.. J. w. Fears, Of At
lanta Ga, had his pockets picked of his
purse containing $50 and a ticket to
Columbus, Miss. Mr.. Parker, Of York,
Ala, was robbed Of Sl26 in the passen-
ger depot. A gentleman from Eutaw,
was robbed Of IS, and another Of Selma
was robbed Of $50. Another man had
his gold watch and chain taken from
him. = Meridian Mercury.
Il is said that during the reign Of
Alfred the Great, and his immediate
successors, 20 free was England from
robbers, OF 50 great vas their fear of the
law, that a bag of gold might Be left on
the highway for days without danger Of
its removal. Had our worthy royal
ancestor lived in this day, We doubt
whether he would have been 20 success
ful. IN REFRESHING lawlessness. There
was one secret ii his success, however,
which might aid in decreasing crimes
" t8A8 A-Nt9HG cNE4 AOWs 4N0 0OtlBt II
was almost Is diRcnlt to ferret out crime
then d now, but then all depended on
the one single question Of discovery.
Punishment to the guilty was certain.
With NJ the criminal can hope for life
and even for liberty after the discovery,
beyond doubt, Of the crime. Some legal
sthe laws delay, the State
i public feeling and It's subtle, but
,ften sure influence upon the jury, all
aold out 4 hope Of sscape and tempt the
laring thief % run the gauntlet.
i seems, too. that those places which
.re most prosperous financially and
therefore can. and generally do, have the /
,est police, ars The places most infested.
Where there i moat gzne there VIM s.
ound the beasts and birds uf prey. wei
herafore, upon this evidence, extend 10
lar sister city our congratulations It /
ler unmintakably inereased prosperity. /
here are few rosss without thorns,
I'd TIE pressncs q he thozn oftsa -
eals tie rose.
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sExroN,s pEPoRr-looLonRnN

1 "ts@N AO@N .
JAcKsoS, Miss, Nov. ], 1883.
10 the Honorable Board Of Mayor aud Al
dermen Of the City Of jackson:
GENTLRMEN-I have the honor herewith
to submit report Of interments Of color
| ed persons id the City Cemetery during th,
month Of October, 1888:
October g. Sadie Williams. age % years
rheumatism.
October 4, Mary shelton, age IS years ma
ltrial fever.
October 8, Arabella TER, age 80 years; con.
sumption.
October z, Daisey Ray, age y months
diarrhea
October {, Easter Robinson, age IS years
natural decay.
October 8. Louis Phillips, age years in
ELIMINATION Of brain.
October 10, Carey Young age Years en-.
largement of liver
October Il, Anna Lee Harris, age montha;
teething.
October is. George Cooper, age = years
malarial fever. Pauper.
October ~ Albert Groves, age 60 years !;
October 81, Q. Ward, age 20 years ; inAam.
nation Of brain
October 80, David BeISa. So q y-ars:
asphyxia. Paupef.
Very respectfully submitted,
ToNY BARNES, City Sexton.
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DR.. John Y. Murry for Speaker.


NEW ALBANY, Miss, Nov. l6, 1883.
EDITORS CLARION: / notice in your
issue of 10th inst, the names OF several
gentlemen as probable candidates for
Speakership of the next House of Rep
resentatiyes; but among them / fail to
find the name of DR.. Jno. u. hurry, of
Tppah county. have looked over the
names of the newly elected members, to
find the most suitable man for Speaker,
and among them, / find no name that
would adorn the Speakers chair more
highly than DR.. Jno, Y, hurry. He is
man ripe in years, of sound judgment,
and perhaps, the best parliamentarian
who will have seat in the next House.
He is not only good parhamentarian,
but sound Democrat one who has
ever. through esiIas we'll as good report,
stood BY the old Democratic flag lie
is, also, one af the best informed men
in the State, and j. fully up with the
times in all measures Of reform. lie
presided with great ability for two
years, over the Grand Lodge Of Masons
in this State. Was a conspicuous mem
Der of the last National Democratic Con-
vention. He is an upright, Christian
gentleman, affable, courteous and digni-
fed, and always treats every man with
respect. While he has ever been one of
the unterrifed Democrats Of North Mis-
sissippi, yet, at the last election, he
carried Benton county, (Which has here
tofore been off with the independently,
by handsome majority, and that, too,
over a popular man of Benton county
He did noble service in every neighbor-
hood in his Floater District Much
depends upon wise and judicious Sc
lection of Speaker, and we of Union
county, who know the splendid abili-
ties of DIR. hurry, would be happy to
see him elected Speaker; so, therefore,
we add to the list of candidates, already
mentioned by you, The name of DIR. Jno.
Y. hurry, of Tippah, for Speaker.
DEMopRAT
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Itmay Be that We had no creditabIe
exhibit 1t the Louisville Exposition, but
By reading the Louissille cotton awards
pnblished in this issue. L Win Be seen
that our State has reason to bs proud
Of tie premiums carried OF by her
planters
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Bold Robbery in Leaka County
Newton Thomas Plays Jesse
James.
LAKE Co.. Mss. Nov. 10. Is

LAKE Co., Mss, Nov IL, 1888.
EDITORS CLARION: On Friday night
November 9th, 1868, one Newton Thomas
called at the house of James Bailey, an
old citizen of Leake county, near the
Attala line, and not far from Center
who had just sold out everything and
was to be off for Texas in a day or two.
This was just after dark and after knock
ing at the door was invited in, and be-
fore taking n seat he called for book.
Mr.. Bailey informed him that he did
not have the book; then Thomas in
formed him that the book he wanted
was his money, and by this time had
pistol on Bailey and demanded his money
in FIVE minutes; Bailey hesitated, and
made some excuses. Then Thomas told
Bailey that he would count FIVE, and if
the money was not Forthcoming he
would blow his brains out, and COM
menced counting one, two, three, where
upon Bailey called upon his wife to get
the money. She brought out about one
thousand dollars and delivered it over to
Newton Thomas, when he backed out of
the door and soon disappeared in the
dark. Thomas having stated he had two
men at the gate to help him if necessary.
A negro woman, a few minutes there
after came up with three men on the
side of the road, near Bailey's house,
and heard jingling of money as it divid- |
ing 10 ont in the dark.
Newton Thomas next day was seen on
his way as if going to Meridian, at least
20 reported.
Newton Thomas has lived in Carthage,
Jackson, Grenada, Lexington, Grays.
port, Pamela, Coffeeville; is printer BY /
profession, when not engaged in swind-
ing. He is over thirty years of age,
md said to be married.
Yours, FIX.
Leake county, Miss, Nov. 10, 1883.