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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-07-13

for $lsS,S9O. The work is to be completed
by July 1, 1884.
The investigation of DIR. Knapp, Super.
intendent of the Insane Asylum, resulted
In his acquittal of the charges preferred
against him.
THE Governor has received letter from
Governor B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts,
in which he sends his regrets for not being
able to accept the invitation to deliver the
annual address at the coming State Fair.
Rev. NOAH HARPER, of Indiana, will be
called to preach in the Emporia Baptist
church.
AT a meeting of the Board of Directors
OF the Western National Fair Association
held at Lawrence recently, a resolution
was unanimously adopted by the Board
abandoning the idea of holding a fair AT
Bismarck Grove this fall. This action was
brought about owing to the fact of the rail.
road corporations refusing to reduce the
fare to one cent per mile: The business
transactions of the organization will be
speedily settled and their contracts can.
celed.
SOME Of the earlier fields of corn in South.
ern Kansas are in tassle.
AANSAS-AADE wagons are shipped as far
West as Puget Sound.
OK request of Governor Sheldon, of New
Mexico, that the State of Kansas be repre-
sented at the Tertio- Millennial anniversary
at Santa Fe, the Governor recently named
Col. NJ. Quigg, formerly of Atchison, as
such representative.
TIE new Fort Scott road has reached
Wichita.
The list of old soldiers of Atchison
County includes GA white and 124 black.
being total of 7Ss, and still is incomplete.
PAwNEE COUNTY has raised bountiful
supply Of vegetables by irrigating.
TIE county officers to be elected next
November are as follows: County Treas
urer, County Clerk, Register of Desds.
Sheriff, County Surveyor, Coroner and
County Commissioner.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
NEWS AND NOTES.

Sarah Willis was murdered in a brutal
manner by her brother-in.law, Jim Cole
man, at Columbia, s. G., on the 18th. She
was struck with small ak on the head
which was literally crushed. Both were
colored,
A Congressman having performed some
service for one of the executive depart
ments, demanded pay for his service. The
question was raised whether congress-
man could receive pay for such service.
The First Comptroller OF the Treasury to-
day decided he could.
1t is reported that Mr.. Fred Wolfe,
president OF the Brunswick and Albany,
intends to build continuation Of the B.
and A. from Albany through the south
ern portion of Georgia, Alabama and Mis-
sissippi into New Orleans.
Tuesday night Charley Branch, a negro,
who ravished and murdered a nine-year
old girl near Warner Station, on the Little
Rock and Mississippi River railway, was
taken from the guards by an armed mob
and hanged to a telegraph pole.
At Lebanon, Ala, on the 26th quarrel
arose between two brothers named Jacoway,
and a man named Billiard, and the latter
was shot and instantly killed. His broth
er heard Of the tragedy, and while investi-
eating it, Jacoway, thinking he meant to
harm him, also killed him. All parties
are very prominent.
At Pittsburg, Pa, on the 27th James
Clark shot and killed his wife in Sixth
avenue bagnio Clark is member of a
well-known family, and his wife has for
years borne bad reputation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Jokes on the Clergy.
From Chambers, Journal

From Chambers Journal.
Even clergymen can not always hope
to meet with the courtesy that draws
the line at sharp rejoinders "If you
can't keep awake" said parson to one
of his hearers, "when you feel drowsy
why don't You take pinch Of snuff"
" think" was the shrewd reply, 'the
snuff should be put into the sermons"
Some years ago, we are told, the Isle
of Sheppey being an inconsiderable par
ish, and the income not very large, the
Vicar came there but once a month.
The parishioners being much dsipleased
at this, desired their clerk, who was that
year church warden also, to demonstrate
with him rs to his negligence. The
clerk told the Vicar the wishes of
the parishioners, and the reply
was: " Well, well, tell them if they will
give me go year more | will come to
see them once fortnight, and be sure
to let me know their answer the next
time ] come" The next time he did
come he accordingly asked and the clerk
answered: "Sir, they say as how if you
will excuse them 9l0 a year in their
tlthes they will dispense with your COM
ing at ALL
Members Of the cloth are not always
above severely criticising one another's
failings 1t is related OF that most elo-
quent Of English clergymen, Robert
Hall, that he once--disgusted by the ego
tism and conceit Of a preacher who, with
mixture of self-complacency and inn
pudence, challenged his admiration of a
sermon--was provoked to say: eyes,
there was one very fine passage Of your
discourse, SIR" 81 am reioiced to hear
you say so; which was it2" "Why, sir,
it was the passage from the pulpit to the
vestry."
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
WASHINGTON.
rnE woEK prronr coNonrss-

WASHINGTON. Jan. 1T is understood
that Senator Pendleton's civil service bill
will be reported to the House on Tuesday
or Wednesday, and the understanding i
that il will be given the right Of way be-
fore the appropriation bills. The eondi.
ton OF the appropriation bills in the
House and House Committees is more for
ward than ever before at so early a day in
the session.
The Indian postofice, consular and dip
lomatic, Military Academy aud agriculture
al appropriation bills have passed, and the
army bill is now before the House. The
District of Columbia, naval and fortifca-
ton bills are nearly ready to report. The
pension, Legislative and judicial and sun.
dry civil win be ready before the LIST OF
February. AS to the deficiency bill, the
chairman of the Appropriations Commit
tee is authority for the statement that il
will be a small one this year.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
An Invention Of the Enemy.

The people who are advocating =
Joseph L. Mcdonald for the Presiden
will not improve his chances by nam
n cabinet for him in advance, wi
Auguste Belmont, of New York, agt
of the Rothschilds, for Secretary of
Treasury,--Jackson CLARION.
You are right about that, and it
only his enemies who are present,
these ridiculous cabinet states. \.
Mcdonald seems less interested in T.
advancement of his claims for Den
cratic nomination Than any of j
friends, and il sanguine of being call
to lead the advancing column, would
the last man in the world to select, or
least to announce cabinet, before
election, His great strength before
people is calling in requisition all t.
cunning Of his rivals, and OF tht
schemes in the naming Of cabinet
him that will in its general constructie
incur hostility.-Aberdeen Examiner.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
The Pretty Nihilist'S Story.

Sophia Perovski was handsome. &c
little, fair head, with u pair of seriol
and searching blue eyes, broad loft
forehead and rosy mouth, which
smiling displayed two rows Of mo.
beautiful teeth such is Stepniak's d.,
scription of her. She is n descendei
of that Rasumovsky whose beauty in
famed the passion Of the Empress Eliz.
beth; her father was governor-gener
of st. Petersburg. Her desire f.
emancipation was so strong that
the age of fifteen she ran away fro
her parents in order to educate hi
self" She at once Joined the revol
tionary party, and became one Of
principal members. The most imp,
tant missions were intrusted to he
where danger was greatest there was /
place. The fair, pretty, smiling &
that looked like an innocent child, an
seemed but to dream of a first 10,
thought day and night Of assassinatio
and planned 1t with the GOODNESS of i,
old soldier. II was Sophia who live
in the house Vt Moscow where the min
were laid. sa, talked good-natured
WIFI tIle HcigHDOFS WHlle clgnt conSpi
ators dug underneath; she cooked f.
them, and during the meals amusC
them with Jest and song. On the tab
there stood flask Of nitroglycerinc, a.
in her pocket she always carried revo
yer. In case of being surprised by t
police she was empowered to fire into t.
flask and thus blow up the house. s
lay in wait;when the imperial train
preached and gave the signal for the
plosion. Smiling, she also stood on
18th of March, 1881, on the Catheria
canal. Sometimes she would wave
handkerchief, as If to greet an acquai
lance, in order to inform her confedo
ates Of the approach Of the imperial
riage, Suddenly she raised the handk
chief and waved it over her head; at
same moment Rysakof threw his bor
II would have been easy for her to
cape after the assassination, but anxi,
for the fate of her lover, ZheliabolF, k
her inst. Petersburg, and eight daysaf
ward she was arrested. She died v
ZheliaboH.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
A coNscrENTIous rnIIr1crAN.

Hartford, Conn, Jan. 2.-Wm. II.
Buckley, Republican candidate for GOV
ernor at the late election, has written to
Charles J. Cole, Chairman of the State
Republican Committee, refusing under
any circumstances to accept the Govern
orship in case the Democratic black bal
lots in New Haven should be rejected.
He says:
No matter what the General As.
sembly may do or declare, aud any action
they may take must be with the knowl-
edge that in no event win serve or take
the position which believe it was the
intent OF the electors to give to another, .
The letter il expected to prevent any
controversy in the Legislature over the
matter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
POLITICAL NOTES.

Washington Post: ''Shall we make a
morgue of our diplomatic service?
Boston Herald "Governor Cleveland,
of New York, is evidently approaching
big pond of very hot water.
Wheeling Lntelli6encer: "The Demo.
cratic idea of civil service reform-turn
on the hose and drown out all the Repub.
LEANS"
Louisville Courier-Journal. eff the
Democratic leaders are wise they will
insist on policy which lifts the Office
cut of the gutter"
Washington POST ''The Junk indus.
try of Washington is menaced by pro-
position to print greatly reduced mum.
Der of public documents"
Washington National Republican
LET us hope that some provision will be
made for the competitive examination
of all who are to serve on the Civil Ser
vice Commission"
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Raymond Gazette. !
Women Clerks.

Miss Emily Faithful asks shat more
room be made for women to earn liy-
ing by some personal industry, They
are said to make good clerks on Govern
ment work. There are 10000 clerks at
Washington. This is probably double
the number that will be needed when
the Department business is properly
overhauled. If there are 5000 clerks
needed there, it would be well to give
many Of these little places to women,
provided that plan Of selection and
appointment can be had which will not
render these clerks dependent on Con-
gressmen's aid or improper influences
for their places.-San Francisco Exami-
ner
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
South Carolina Railroad Commission

A few days ago the South Carolina
Legislature, in the face of corporation
and Radical opposition, passed the bill
creating the railroad commission for that
State and thus placed the Game Cock
State in line with other progressive
States Of the Union. Commenting on
the law, the Charleston News SAYS:
The railroad commission bill passed the
House on Tuesday by an Unexpectedly
large majority, in very nearly the same
shape as that in which it had already passed
the Senate. Its provisions are of the most
stringent character, and ii enforced with
energy and judgment, it can hardly fail to
produce good effect in curbing the rail
road companies for the benefit Of the pub
lie. Six of the eleven Representatives
from Charleston county voted in the mega
tive on the passage of the BILL and in so
doing went counter to the wishes OF their
constituents, in our judgment, and counter
to the unanimous opinion Of the conven-
ton which nominated them. 1t is doubt
full that any one of the number would have
been nominated, had it been supposed that
they would have opposed the only measure
Of relief for the public from railroad dis
elimination which was before the Legisla-
ture and promised to prove advantageous.
South Carolina makes the twenty-sec-
ond State, next.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
THE JERSEY LILY AT CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, January Mrs. Langtry
arrived here this afternoon and was
driven directly to the Grand Pacific
hotel, remaining in her palors during the
entire afternoon. In the evening she
appeared at Haverly's theater in the
Honeymoon. The house was large, but
not crowded. Some seats were vacant.
The audience was not very fashionable
and was somewhat cold. The Times will
publish an interview in which she de-
clines to discuss her private affairs, be-
yond saying that she does not believe
Mrs. Labouchere gave utterance to the
published statements attributed to her.
She feels fattered by her reception in
America, and likes all the cities she has
visited except Boston, which she pro
nounces cold.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Too Many Election Days.

Grenada Sentinel.
We fully agree with our able cotempo-
rary, The CLARION, that we have too
many elections. They not only cost the
State an extra amount of money, but they
have tendency to disorganize labor. But
the greatest evil is, that the masses become
indifferent to the exercise OF the franchise
Too much of any good thing is an evil,
and this way of yearly elections, with their
costs and excitements, is bunting the pride
OF the citizen as voter, and making him
careless of election results. Let us have
State and Congressional elections at the
same time, say we.
Raymond Gazette.
The CLARION says the feeling is gaining
ground that our election days in Missis-
sippi are more frequent than necessary,
and that the law ought to be changed SO
as to hold the elections for county and
State Offices at the same time members of
Congress are chosen. THE CLARION no
doubt correctly represents the feeling of
the people of the State.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Poisoned by Eating Diseased Pork.

The telegraph reports another distress
ing case.of poisoning by eating diseased
pork. At Cresco, Iowa, the family of
Mr.. August Mast had pork for dinner.
There were present at the table Mr..
Mast, his wife, and three children, and
one other. Within a few days all be-
came ill, and the doctors who were called
IN were unable to do anything for them.
After a careful diagnosis of the case,
they pronounced. them suffering from the
effects of trichine. They procured some
of the pork which the family had eaten
and on placing it under microscope it
appeared to be one mass of living para
sites. And after suffering terrible ago
mics, Mr.. Mast and one other died. The
Others are still suffering, but hopes are
entertained of their recovery.
The Iowa Plain Dealer has published
letters from physicians describing the
symptoms of trichinosis. DIR. Webb
suggests that the hogs get trichine from
eating dead rats, and Drs. Eddy and
Felkner say that our comparative immu-
nifty from the disease is due to the pork
being generally cooked thoroughly before
it IS eaten, prolonged exposure to high
temperature killing the trichina,
SAN Francisco EXAMINER: 1t win
be well to abolish the whole internal
revenue system as soon as practicable.
Its system of spies, agents and informcrs
rs great nuisance, and it must never
become permanent policy. Besides
this, as the Federal Government has the
whole profit of the duties laid on foreign
commerce, it is but fair that all sources
of internal taxation should be left for the
State and Municipal Governments. The
money needed for these local expenses is
far greater in amount than is needed by
the General Government. Road, bridges,
sehoolhouses and schools, Courthouses
and Courts, jails and charities, besides
multitude of other objects, call for
money. We hope to see the eventual
repeal of this nefarious system.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03

MEMPHIS APPEAL: Mr.. Morrison Of
Illinois, says there is scarcely paragraph
in the Tariff Commissioner report in
which some cheat is not concealed, and
that the result will be that, if the com
mittee continues to adopt the commissions
recommendations, the bill reported to the
House will in some important respects
materially increase duties. The duty on
cotton-ties has been largely increased,
which ought to be sufficient to m arshal the
whole strength Of the South against the re-
port and bill.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
DEATH AT THE WHITE HOUSE

PRESIDENT ARTHUR's NEW YEARS FEsTIv-
TTIEs INTERRUPTED ny THE SUDDEN ILL
NESS aND DEATH OF THE HAwAIIN
MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. AT the Presi-
dents reception to-day, after the Hawaiin
Minister Mr.. Allen, had been presented
70 the President, and while on his way to
the ante-room, he was attacked with verti-
so and spasms, was Immediately removed
70 the ante-room and promptly attended by
physicians, but shortly afterward died.
When Mr.. Allen was taken sick the music
stopped, and upon announcement of his
death the reception ended.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Compelling Railroads to Full
Their Promises

Washington, Jan. A bill wa,
ported 10 the Senate to-day by Ga
fmro the Judiciary Committee, autl u
ing the Attorney General to inst
suits in the name of the United :
against railroad companies TO W.,
lands have been granted to aid in
construction of their roads, and ".
lands have not been patented
said companies, with view of secur,
judgment against. them and forfei
to the United States of their land gra
The bill provides, however, that if witt.
one year previous TO the passage of :
Act the roads in question shall h.
made substantial progress in the work
construction they shall be exemp.
from the operation of the Act.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
HIaHwAYMEN ARRrsrEn.

CLEVELAND O., January 1.-The po-
lice arrested yesterday two bighwaymen,
since Unidentified as foot-Irads who robbed
a citizen Friday night, and four burg
lars, oneof whom confessed that a gangof
twenty had been organized here for thiev-
cry. The prospects are fair that these
gangs will be speedily broken up.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
BRITISH BREApsTuFrs.

The Mark Lane Express says: "Be-
You'd all doubt No. 2 American red win
ter will be the standard Of value in the
worlds wheat market for this cereal of
1928. Farmers deliveries Of various
extraneous supplies render British mil
lers quite independent of the American
contingent for the present. The London
and provincial markets we're very quiet
during the past week The trade in
foreign wheat was only retail. Flour
dull. Maize irregular Oats cheaper.
Very little business is doing in the off
coast market.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Coming Home To Look
After Chalmers.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.

Representative Manning left for Mis-
sissippi tonight. He has not yet filed
his answer to Chalmers notice Of con
test. 1t is barely possible that events
have changed his previously intimated
intention with regard to the character
Of his answer. 1t is reported now that
it is not improbable that he will accept
the certificate of election, but will not
permit it to play any part in his contest
with Chalmers for the right to be seated
from the Second District. A refusal to
accept the certificate would make con-
test impossible on his part and new
election necessary. 1t is rumored that
Dir. Manning goes home to look after the
political prosecutions which Chalmers il
instituting.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATIVE.

NASHVILLE, Jan. "A slight sensa-
ton was caused in the Legislature yes
terday by passage in the opening
prayer of Rev. I. A. Hoyt, as follows:
From reputation and from all forms
Of dishonesty, good Lord deliver us"
The House partly organized by electing
W. l.. Ledgerwood of Knoxville,
Speaker, and f. B. Wade, Clerk.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
DELAWARE DEMOCRATS CAUCUS.

DOVER, January 2.-The Democratic
members of both houses of the Legisla-
turc held caucuses last night and selec-
ted the following officers: Speaker Of
theSenate, Sam'l B. Cooper; Clerk, Chas.
Wiley; Speaker Of the House George p.
Bates; Clerk, L. w. NAPLES.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
What Case Mandamus Lies.

ever the statute gives power to, or
an obligation on a particular per-
ny some particular act or duty and
.Oes no special remedy for non-per-
w, a mandamus may be granted ;
sre the writ il directed to public
must be to enforce the performance
M ministerial act, not involving on
the exercise Of any judgement or
On' Georges Mississippi Digest,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
MEXICAN WAR VETERAN DEAD.

CHICAGO, January "A special to the
Inter-Ocean from Decatur, H., says: DR.
J. I. B. Stapp died here yesterday, aged
70 years. He was veteran of the Black
Hawk and Mexican wars, auditor of the
State at Vandalia, H., from 1922 to 1927.
and subsequently was receiver of the
United States land Office at Vandalia.
He came here in 1857.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
Take Notice.

Heads Of families will please take no
tice that at Memphis on the 28th,
fifteen persons were poisoned by canned
peaches which they ate at supper, and
five Of them are seriously i'll. The
poisonis supposed to have originated
from the corrosive action of the acid of
the fruit upon the tin cans in which it
was put up.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
PLEADED GUILTY TO EMBEzzLEMENr

WILLIAMsPoRT PA, January LEX
County Commissioners Nc Kinney, Smith,
William G. Elmer and Daniel Carson
were to have been tried to-day for per-
jury, embezzlement and conspiracy, but
Smith having absconded his bail was de-
clared forfeited, The Others pleaded
guilty to embezzlement, and will be SEN
fenced hereafter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03

CONSUMPTION has hitherto been
garded MS a disease of)the lungs, VIII
cannot be reached directly except BY
halation, and the value Of that form
medication is problcmatical. A ]
theory Of the disease, called the ST.
bury theory, makes it one of unheall
alimentation. According to this vi,
it is the fermenting Of food in the IT.
ach which furnishes to the circulat
noxious material that affects the la
on reaching those organs. Granting
truth sof the theory, we shall have
considerconsumption as durable. All {
needs to be done Is to use only such /
as will not ferment in the stomach,
to clean out that organ occasionally J.
judiciOus use of warm water, with
pie tonics before meals to aid the di.
tive process. a weak solution OF fe
per sulphate is recommended for inl
lation to check hemorrhage in the sey
stage of the disease. The idea is 3,
worthy the attention Of the many ,
are supposed to be in the initial ii
of consumption. 1t would be an
Unable boon if it be the means O.
ing them, to say nothing of the
others whose cases are otherwise
less,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
ENGLAND-RErIREs FROM BUSINESS.

LONDON, Jan. Barring Bros. & Co.
announce that their senior partner, Rus
sell Sturgis, retires from active CONNER
cial pursuits. The business will be car
ried on by the remaining partners.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03
A Distinguished Mississippian.
lcisco Examiner.

San Francisco Examiner.
Some of the Mississippi papers are re-
ferring in very pleasant and compliment
arv terms to the success Of Mr.. w. w.
Foote at the late election. The Jackson
CLARION and Kinds County Gazette
speak of him in high terms. Mr.. Foote
is a native of Kinds county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-01-03

President Arthur and the Re .iaan
Party reminds the Texas 81 igs 81
the Indian man who bet $40 taat 10
could ride the hy-wheel Of la-ynill.
As the widow paid the bet, she remarked:
"Chet was kind husband in p oyidinc
for his family, but he didn't know much
about fy-wheels."