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Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

STREET TALK.-"How much better you
look, Mrs S.P "les, ! have gained 80
pounds on Halls caianh Cure. Have not
felt 40 we'll in 20 years. ID has made a
complete cure and Is worth $50 bottle to
any one thai has the caiauh."
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

have in stock over 800 Finished Monuments i'm
Scotch and American Granite and Italian and Native
Marble which am selling at reduced prices in order
to make room for new stock. Designs are new and
prices from $5 TO $4,000.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

The splendor OF American forests, in
the many hues OF their ripeued foliage,
is finest in autumDs that are cool, with
plenty Of moisture, bnt no frost II
is mistaken notion that frost paints
with its cold fagers the myriad leaves.
Frost fades out the colors, and makes
the foliage wiihered, dry and brown,
and causes il soon to drop TO the
ground.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

The MOTHER IN LAw.-Of all the
stupid cOnventionalities of alleged hu
NOR, the coarse jests that are hurled
at the head OF the unofending mother
in.law are the meanest and most to be
dispised. There is no fun about them.
Jast look for a moment at the great
debt a man owes a mother in-law. If
1t had not been for her, where would
his wife, the apple of his eye and the
the comfort of his heart. have been
found? Ifit had not have been for
her shrewd management and tact in
bringing up the girl, she wouldn't
have been worth marrying. Ifit had
not have been for her kindly watchful-
ness the first few days of his house
keeping he would have starved to
death. fit had not been for her his
babies would have been short one
grandmother. er.- Hartford Post.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

There isa man, William Fulkner by
name, who furnishes a peculiar stsik-
ing instance Of remOrseiul conscience.
Twenty years ago under great provo.
cation he shot and killed a rufiian.
He was immediately acquitted on the
ground Of justiaable homicide. Yet
ever since that time he is the victim Of
remorse and fiadsit impossible to sleep
after 3 An. AT that hour he is ae
tually driven from his room. As there
isno olhsr open no early. be has made
il a practice TO pass his time in the
press room Of daily morning paper,
where he is'alwsys looked Tor at exact
ly 3'l5 An.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14


GETTING EVEN WITH Mrs BROwN.
Two ladies tete-a.tete: THAT Mrs.
Brown is just as mean as she can be |!
Why, would you believe it, she told
me right to my face that | dressed too
young for a woman Of my years! The
ideal" "She didS Well. if she'd
talk to me in that way l believe I'd
have told her just what thought Of
her," ooh, no, dear; that would be
rude" Possibly" "But | did bet
ter. | told Mrs. Smith what my
opinion of Mrs. Brown was, and Mrs.
Brown will hear III oon enough. And
then, you know, il wont lose anything
in Mrs. Smiths mouth. 1t is one of
my principles, love, never to do any
thing disagreeable when | eau get
somebody else to do it for me"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14
PnESl PnESI PIIESI

There are three negroes in the Geor
gia House Of Representatives.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

W c Msrriman. Louisvills. sigs; |
have u.ed Brown's Iron : ittsrs snd dad
Il All thai il claimed. /. has greatly i'm
improved my health"
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

KING WATERMELON. The water
melon looms up with almost kingly
pride The very prevalent idea that
it is an unwholesome fruit has been
dissipated, Physicians not only eat it
freely, but prescribe it to their pa.
tients. EaIen freely, it is an almost
certain cure for dysentery and diar-
rhet. Its effects on the kidneys are
wholesome. and as an allayer of thirst
it is better than ice.water = Phila
delphia Star.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

"No, vhas not insured any more
nit Gre insurance companies,' he re-
plicd.
why no,?'
"Vhel, dey vas too particular, my
frendto
How DO you mean?'
"Nhol, ven vas on Shatam street
! carry two tOusand tollar. My brud.
er Moses vas right across der street in
der same peezuess, but re carry none.
One night he purned out, und | don't.
| tell den company to gif Moses a bit
NIT my two tousand explain dot We vas
brudiers und pardners und all in der
same family, but not a tollar would
dey gif Moses. Poor fellowl He haf
% opena junk shop in Nashville und
burn oudt tree times pefore he comes
back mit capital to go in der clodiDg
peesness again. Wall Street News.
a Boston engineer has been turning
his attention to the power going to
waste in the Niagara river. He esti-
mates that motor could be submerg-
ed in the'ryer that would furnish hall
a million horse pOwer-sufiicient to
run all the machinery in Buffalo aud
pump NIL the eity's water. His plan
is 10 place a giant iron wheel in the
river perpendicnlarly, so that it shall
be turned by the current. The power
be taken from the shaft Of the wheel
by either belts or geariDgs, or would
bo saai through electric cables.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

This-curious statement appeared in
the New York Sun Of Sept. 3, 1888:
"a boy in Vermont, accustomed to
working alone, was so prone to whist
ling, that, as soon as he was by him
self, he upeonsciously commenced.
When asleep, the muscles of his
mouth, chest and lungs were 30 com.
pletely concatenated 10 the associ
alton, he whistled with astonishing
shrillness A pale cOunteusnce, loss of
appetite and almost total prostration
Of strength, convinced his mother il
it would end in death, if not speedily
overcome, which was accomplished
by placing him in the society of an
other boy, who had orders to give him
blow as soon as he began to whsle.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14
May Anderson Declines an Introduction 4
Ms Royal HiqbHess.

Mary Anderson Declines an Introduction 10
Ms Royal H,gh5ess.
A gentleman who returned home
from London last week says Mary
Anderson has had a more cordial re.
ception there than has been given 10
an American actress for many years.
He also tells story, which, II cor.
rect. cannot fail 10 increase the res
pect Of the American public for Miss
Anderson. II seems that upon her
arrival she was invited 10 some Of the
best houses in London, and stories
we're told Of her beauty and wit that
made the Prince Of Wales very anx-
ious to meet her. Miss Anderson
was informed Of this aattering express
sion of his Royal Highness, but, most
unaccountably, ss il seemed 10 her
English friends, she showed no desire
for the presentation. Finally. a gen
tleman who knew her very well was
asked by the Prince to say 10 Mary
Anderson that he would be pleased il
she would indicate time when it
would be agreeable 10 her to receive
an introduction to his Royal High.
ness She replied that while she
wished to show no disrespect to the
future ruler Of England. she must de-
cline to receive him. Such a reply
had never before been made to re-.
quest for an introduction by a Prince
Of the blood, and she was asked to ex
plain.
IAN introduction to the Prince Of
Wales, she pluckily answered, "can
do me no good professionally, and /
know very well how he regards act.
resses generally. Personally, l have
always maintained my own dignity
and self respect, and | do not mean to
put myself in any position voluntari.
ly where / may be compelled to for.
get them. Therefore, ] must decline
to be presented to him. ! have gone
this far in life without breath Of
scandal attaching to me, and | do not
mean now to do anything that might
change that condition"
This settled the matter. The story
got out in London and was widely 70
peated. aud it was noticeable that at.
ter that the Princess Of Wales invited
Miss Anderson to her garden party,
an honor that she has never before
conferred on any actress on the Eog-
lish stage. IL is pity some of the
American girls who are getting them
selves very much talked about in con.
neciion with the Prince of Wales
could not follow Miss Andeson's ex
ample. Il Washington Herald.
Semi-weekly interior journal., 1883-09-14

"No, vhas not insured any more
nit Gre insurance companies.' he re-
piled.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07

lowing report of the proceedings of the
House has come to hand. To borrow a
homely phrase, We would have bet our
bottom dollar, that Col. Singleton would
be Gas he Isl right side up:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The House Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and Measures
to-day adopted the following resolutions:
ResolOtd, That il is expedient to discon-
tinue the coinage OF silver under existing
laws
Rsso1rel That all coin now in the Treasury
except . per cent OF the outstanding green
back circulation as a redemption fund. and
also excepting all sums held for the redemp-
ton OF outstanding gold and silver certif.
Gates, should be az once used in payment
OF outstanding interest bearing obligations
of the government which are subject TO call
and payment, as it is the Judgment Of this
committee that it is inexpedient to suspend
the coinage of the standard dollar under
existing laws; and as in the judgment Of
Treasury officials additional vault room for
the safe storage of coins should be provided
for.
The resolutions were adopted by vote of
@ to-, Hazletine not voting. Those in favor
OF the resolutions were Bedford, Mcclure,
Payson, Singleton, Rosecrans and Bland !;
opposed Fisher and Racey.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
The Comet and Ledger.

The following card of Mr.. r. II. Hen.
ny is published in that paper. We take
pleasure in extending to him The
CLARIoN's best wishes for the success
OF his new enterprise, We are sure he
will merit it:
The proprietor of the Ledger has pur-
chased the name of the jackson Comet
and such of its material as he needed.
lie will soon commence the publication
OF paper Mt Jackson which will be
called the Ledger and Comet 1t is
his intention to continue paper at
Brookhaven. The plans have not been
fully decided upon. They will be given
TO the public next week
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
A CORRESPONDENT inquiries if we

A CORRESPONDENT inquiries if we
are in favor of consolidating the
Congressional with the State and local
elections. We answer that we are not
but we are in favor of holding them at
the same place and on the same day, but
entirely apart, and by different set of
managers. The federal supervisors will
have no authority to intrude themselves
upon, and in any manner whatever, in
terfere with, the managers of the State
and county elections. By making the
change, the people will get rid of the ex-
ira expense and trouble of annual cleo
tionS, and secure full vote in Congress
sional elections without mourning the
hazard of federal interference with their
local elections,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07

person who can neither read nor write
to properly discharge the duties of an
inspector of such elections; it is their
duty to determine what votes are proper
to be received and counted, and those
properly to be rejected; to ascertain the
whole number cast for each candidate,
and to make and sign the proper re-
turns.
at is urged for defendants that they
can rely upon their associates and clerks.
This is no answer to the objection.
Each inspector judges for himself, and
is not required to rely upon another.
The proper discharge of the duties of these
officers is a subject in which every voter
as we'll as the persons voted for, has a
vital interest, as well as the whole pub
lie.
II am satisfied from the numerous
election cases which have been before
me that the neglect, if not refusal, to
appoint competent and suitable persons
to act as such election commissioners
and inspectors, is the cause of the ma
iority of the election cases which have
come before the courts in this State, and
an evil that ought to be corrected.
at is insisted that the defen-
dants, in making the appointments,
acted in judicial capacity, and (are)
therefore not liable for any mistakes
which they might have made; this is
true, if it was mistake, but the indict-
ment charges that it was done with in
tent to affect the election or result there
of; this is, in effect, charging that it
was fraudulently done; it is true that
the word fraudulent is not used, but it
is not necessary; when the act charged
is fraudulent it is not necessary to use
the word. The defendants being cleo
ton officers, the Indictment to be good
under Section 5515 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States, under
which it is framed, must state that it
was with the intent to effect the election
or the result thereof, otherwise it would
be insufficient and quashable; these ale
cations must on the trial be proved to
the satisfaction of the jury, beyond a
reasonable doubt; if not, no conviction
can be had.
II am satisfied that the offence is suf-
ficiently charged under thesection above
referred to and under which it is framed,
and that the motion to quash must be
overruled."
r. A. HILL, Judge.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
The Public Health Service.

The operation of the act of June I'd,
1879, giving necessary additional pow
ers to the National Board of Health
will cease on the I'd Of June next. SEN
ator Harris, of Tennessee, has report
ed a bill to continue in force the
law It gives to the Board full power
and ample means to establish general
and uniform system for preventing the
introduction of contagious and infec.
tious diseases, and suppressing them if
introduced; and it is guarded so as to
prevent diversion of the fund as was
made in theinterest Of the Marine Hospi-
tai service last season. The Gulf and
South Atlantic regions are deeply inter
ested in the measure.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
Supervising Corporations.

From the Inaugural of Gov. Stone
man, of California:
Three years have now elapsed since the
people solemnly expressed their views upon
the subject of the regulation of fares and
freights, and delegated to commission.
chosen under the new organic law, the
authority to execute their expressed will.
For years the demand for the regulation Of
fares and freights and the prevention of dis
elimination has been universal; but every
movement looking toward the accomplish
ment of such wish had been attended by
defeat. 1t is to be earnestly hoped that the
incoming commission will prove TO be com
posed of men of sufficient courage and
sagacity to meet this issue in a spirit of
fairness, to deal justly by the transporta.
ton companies and candidly by the people.
| wish it to be distinctly understood that all
the power and influence of the Executive
Department of the Government will be
cheerfully exercised on behalf of the com.
mission to bring the issue between the peo.
pie and the transportation companies to
final and satisfactory termination. The
question of the regulation of fares and
freights is the great living issue Of the day
and no postponement of its solution to n
future time viii prove satisfactory, either to
the people Of this State or the Union. The
question Of the power of this STATE TO fix
and regulate the charges for fares and
lrelghts upon transportation lines within
me State has passed beyond the line Of
legitimate argument though even now. afte,
the decision Of the Court of last resort.
y here are those managers OF Transportation
lines who hold and publicly avow as their
that transportation lines built
and equipped at the public expense, by
public authority, for the public USE are he
exclusive property of th4 managers and
and they still acknowledge
no right in the public which conflicts with
their alleged right Of sole ownership. Al
% the policy of enforcing the power Of the
State to regulate fares and freights. there
cannot since the result of the late election
be further doubt. 0''"'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
MISSISSIPPI ELECTION LAWS.
Important Decision of Judge Hill

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, Jan. 29.-The fol-
lowing decision of Judge r. A. Hill de-
liyered January 18th, at the December
term of the District Court of the United
States for the Northern District of Mis-
sissippi, in the election case of the
United States VS.. w. H. Carruthers and
Bedford Turner, is regarded by lawyers
and politicians generally as one of the
most important ever made by this court
upon the subject of the State election
laws. The defendants were inspectors
of election at Taylor's precinct in Lafay-
cite county, and were the only persons
appointed as inspectors at this precinct
by the county commissioners. The law
provides that three inspectors shall be
appointed for each precinct by the coun-
ty commissioners, all of whom shall not
belong to the same political party; and
upOu LilG ldlluIc VI Inc COMMISSIONERS
to appoint three inspectors, or upon the
failure, for any reason, of any of the
inspectors appointed to act, it is the
duty of the remaining inspectors to APP
point some competent and suitable per-
son to act as inspector with them-the
three not to belong to the same political
party. In this case, the defendants
were both Democrats, and they en-
deayored to find some white Republican
or Greenbacker to act with them, but
all those to whom they applied refused
to serve, and they, therefore, appointed
negro named Richard Henderson, "who
was" says the indictment, "then and
there totally illiterate, unsuitable, and
wholly incompetent to discharge the
duties of said office. And this man was
appointed, according to the indictment,
with intent to affect the election, OF
the result thereof"
This was the charge brought against
defendants; and Judge HIPS decision
was made, overruling motion to quash
the indictment. The grounds alleged in
support of this motion were that the in
dictment did not allege any offense
against the statutes of the United States
under the title of "Crimes." Col. Charles
Howry, of counsel for defendants, ar
gued that the naked fact that man is
unable to read or write does not under
the law render him incompetent, if he
be a legal voter, to perform the duties
of an inspector. Many men, unable to
read or write, are possessed of extraordi-
nary intelligence-of minds, acute, able
and penetrating; and are thoroughly
competent to perform duties of very
much higher order than those of a mere
election Inspector To decide between
grades of intelligence was a highly deli
cate matter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
The Tariff on Cotton and Wooden
Machinery.

Senator George seconded by Senator
Vance of North Carolina, made an earn.
est and strong fight for his amendment
to the Senate Tariff bill fixing the duty
on machinery for the manufacture of cot.
ton and wooden good at 10 per cent. ad
valorem, and though in the right direc-
ton, failed. The Republicans opposed
it solidly on the pretext that it would
destroy American machine manufactures
by bringing them into competition with
foreign machinery, and nearly half the
Democrats voted against it on the ground
that it would reduce the tariff below
the revenue point We hope they win
be guarded against fixing the tariff
above that point on other articles, as de-
manded by the monopolists.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07
Is There a State Ring?

Under our State law it is the duty of the
Auditor to distribute the $3000O of Stat
School Fund to the various county Treasu.
rers on the LIST day OF January each wear.
Il is now month past that period and Mr..
Ross has not received Noxubee county $
distributive share Of that fund yet Mr.
Ross was compelled TO suffer the humiliation
OF requesting Superintendent Pace to with
hold the school warrants for the month of
Januaryas he could not pay them because
OF the failure of the Auditor to perform his
duty and MIR. Ross did not wish that specu-
lators should prey on the teachers Who, if
the warrants were issued would be com
PEELED to hawk them on the curb stone
At the last session of the Legislature a
bill was passed requiring the distribution of
fund amounting to upwards of $4,000 to
the various counties for the erection of
school houses. This statute is mandatory
and yet the Auditor has never taken any
steps to execute the law in this particular.
No one knows where that Sc 900 is, or who
is the beneficiary of the interest it is pre-.
sumed to earn.-Macon Sun.
The Sun evidently labors under a
Misrepresentation of the law and has (no
doubt Internationally suggested a
wrong imputation upon the officials re-
ferred to. As to the first count, we will
refer our contemporary to the Revised
Code (sec 1859 which makes it the duty
of the Auditor of Public Accounts to
distribute the school fund on the LIST of
July and January of each year, cor as
soon.theregfter as practicable" This dis
tribution cannot be made until the re-
ports are received from all the counties.
The last of these reports, was not re-
ceived until the I'd of February, and tie
distribution is now being made. 1t
could not have been made earlier. If
there has been delay, the blame cannot
be imputed to the Auditor.
As to the second count, it should be
explained that the $4,000 alleged to
have been appropriated for the build
ing of school houses belongs to the
credit of the two and three per cent.
fund, and that the State Treasurer has
been enjoined from distributing it on
the petition of the Vicksburg and Me-
ridian Railroad Company which claims
that the fund was appropriated by Con-
gress for the construction of the road.
Thus restrained by the court the
Treasurer cannot touch the fund, and
is compelled to wait until the question
is judicially determined.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07

They have had -,
der eases north Of NJ. ..a''
line lately. One va, t I,.l
olelland near Pittsbu, - ! =
her husband under he 81
circumstances; A few al,
tragedy she gave birth {
and this seemed to be ths X.
irritation to the father, n.
viously threatened her -, sls
ment if it was not a boy' 4 ~ g
FORE he learned that it II, . J,
beastiy drunk. On the ~
night he returned home an. nv
bad temper. Mrs. McclsI,.'
alarmed for her safety. ~
her young sister to pet H. y
in the other room. n.
was empty, but the girl !.
trldges and Mrs. McCIell,sSdl n !,
and an, secreted it under hsr III
When McClelland entered n Il \
began to abuse a SERVING II II y =
who was in bed, protested II, Y
he advanced upon her. Sbs i.
OF the bed and trieato escaos
mouse to a neighbor's, but i. I.
weak that she was only abe ! l
another room. As her bas,'.'
vanced with uplifted hand { ~
she pulled the revolver, and J, I.
her she fired, the bullet eD,.,;.
right eye, making a wound f,0n'
ne died in a few hours. Sbe (.
tried and acquitted. Tbe M
occurred in Ohio. A husband Y,
quarreled about giving medic,
scribed for their sick child. n
protested, the husband in,i,t.i
when in the act Of giving L \
him dead. She has not Been \
the crime. sA Z
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-02-07

The st. Louis Globe-D Democrat has q
Washington dispatch, saying that an
official Of the Government who has given
great attention to the question of finance.
especially silver coinage and production,
has stated that had it not been for secret
given to the Commissioners
10 the international conference. Euro
pean countries would have come into
an arrangement for fixing the status Of
SILVER coinage throughout the world
The reason it failed in reality was that
the administration was hostile to silver
and the American Commissioners were
sent with the understanding that thew
were % hinder and not encourage; and
that foreign Governments were nov
holding off in the matter, because they
from this policy that silver
coinage here was to be Of short duration
and that the Government was actuallv
opposed to the policy of coming silver.
Inc foregoing statement comeu
through Republican chanrel. Il mav
not be true that secret instructions wera
gwen TO the American Commissioners
Q prevent the arrangement which tbo
!. was called to consider, but
y y unquestionably true that the FOREIGN
nations have learned from reports If tbe
treasury Department and messages az
inc President that the Administrator I.
strongly in favor Of discontinuin0 tbe
coinage Of silver. '