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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
A Civil Rights Case Decided Against
White Restaurant Keeper.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1S.-A decision
was rendered by Judge Wells, in the
Police Court, to-day, in the civil rights
case of Rev. Geo. H. Smith, colored, of
Norwich, Conn, against James W. Bell,
proprietor Of a restaurant The ground
of complaint was that Bell had denied
the accommodation of his restaurant
to plaintiff on account of the latter
color, and suit was brought to enforce
the criminal process of the act of March
/, 1875.
The court holds that under the com
mon law an innkeeper is bound to take
in and receive all travellers and way
farers, and that by the act of March /,
1875, it is made a misdemeanor to dis
criminate against traveller on account
of race, color or any previous condition
of servitude. A restaurant keeper has
right to establish certain regulations
as to hours for meals and to designate
certain places or seats for customers
but such hours and seats must be the
same for all, or if discrimination be
made it must be made upon some prin-
ciple or for some reason that the law
recognizes as Just and reasonable, and
condition of servitude. All guests of
innkeepers or restaurants must be given
equal privileges, and places designated
for them be accessible to all respectable
persons at uniform rates.
From these principles it follows that
the defendant in discriminating against
complainant, Smith, on account of his
race and color, was guilty of INSIDE
meanor and incurred the penalty pre-
scribed by the second section of the
civil rights act of 1875. Judgment is
accordingly.
This case is in some respects novel
one, since it is the first attempt to en-
force the penalty under the second sec
ton of the civil rights act, which makes
the violation of the law a misdemeanor,
and it is the first effort made to enforce
the criminal provisions of the law in
this country, where the Congress of the
United States has exclusive and abso-
lutte legislative Jurisdiction.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Fall Election.

The election which occurred in Ken
lucky last week gave the Democrats
about $4,000 majority. Following Ken.
lucky, Ohio, Iowa, Maryland, Massachu
sets, Minnesota and New Jersey are the
only states which vote for Governor this
year. Of the remaining states, Connec
ticut will elect one-half los senate and q
full house of representatives., Pennsyl
vania an auditor-general and state treas
urer, Mississippi its legislature and coun.
ty Officers, Nebraska justice of the
supreme court and regents of the state
university, and New York a secretary OF
state, comptroller, treasurer, attorney
general, engineer and surveyor, and
both branches of the legislature, while
Virginia viii elect part of its senate and
it. full assembly.
If Judge Hoadley carries Ohio, lac will
be At once entered in the list of Pres
idential probabilities IN the Democratic
side.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Meeting Of the Democratic Executive
COMMITTEES.

Pursuant to q call Of the Chairman,
the Democratic Executive Committee
met at the Court House on Thursday,
August 10th. At II o'clock the meeting
was called to order by the Chairman.
The following members we're present
District No. lie. p. Brisco, r. G.;
Nm. Hughes, Bethel: r. N. MagrIder,
Flower Hill.
District No. Steven Thrasher, Grand
Gulf.
District No. s-s. Bsgnell, and G. f.
Lum, Rocky Springs.
District No. An. R. Jones, J. C.
Hastings. St. Elmo.
District No. &C. c. Goza, Ben
Jones, /. ID. Magruder, Brandywine
On motion of NJ. r. Jones the following
resolution was submitted;
Resotred, That in the absence of a Dis
triet Executive Committee, a district
convention fer the nomination of Dis
trict Attorney be held at Fayette on the
18th of September, and that the other
committees of the district be requested
to concur and report same to the chair
man of this committee at an early date.
ReSolred, That the chairman of this
committee order a meeting of the clubs
of the county for the purpose of reorgan-
ization and the election of a county eX-
ecutive committee for the coming cam
paign, on or before the LIST Saturday in
September next.
On motion of John G. Hastings, Jr., it
was
Resolved, That the new Executive
Committee meet at the court house in
Port Gibson at II NJ, on "Wednesday,
Sept, 9th, SO.
On motion of f. p. Briscoe, it was
Resolred. That the different clubs Of
this county be requested to elect three
delegates from each club, said delegates
to meet in Port Gibson on Wednesday,
Sept. 9TH, 1888. in convention to select
delegates to the district convention to
nominate a candidate for District Attor.
new, and that each district be entitled to
the same votes as they have in the Exec
utive Committee.
On motion of L. p. Briseoe, it was
Resolred, That the different clubs be
requested to express at their meeting a
preference for its mode of nominating
candidates for county officers and in
struct their members of the Executive
committee accordingly, said mode of
nomination being settled by its exeeu-
tive committee in accordance with the
action of majority of said committee
On motion of NJ. r. Jones il was
Resolred, That the Executive Commit
tee define Fusion as going it blind, with
a fathomless abyss in front.
Resoleed, That the proceedings of this
meeting be furnished the southern
Reveilie," Port Gibson News" and
jackson CLARION" for publication.
STEPHEN THRAsHER, Charm.
S. NJ. BRIsCoE, Sec'y pro TEN.
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TUE Corinth Herald says that there
is not much difference between the
candidates for the Legislature in AIcorn
that call are in favor Of railroad
supervision, the election of Judges by
the people, the restriction of the free
school to the common branches of an
English Education. Upon the question
of immigration, ideas very well balance
in favor of inviting it, and making all
respectable foreigners welcome, but
against appropriations for importing
them. The lien law receives some at
tention, and the prevailing sentiment
seems to be in favor of dispensing with
crop liens as soon as the country can
bear it. 1t should be observed that Mr..
Carmack expressed an opposite opinion
relative to the manner of selecting
Judges from the Others
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The War Taxes


The Democrats of Virginia hay.
adopted as part of their platform tn.
following resolutions:
We favor unconditional and imme
diate abolition of the internal revenue
system, z nursery Of spies and inform
ers, q menace to the freedom of cleo.
tions, an intolerable burden on the tax
payers, q source Of the greatest corrup-
ton, and in It's practical operation q
special burden on this State and her in
terestE.
We favor tariff for revenue limited
to the necessities Of q government
economically administered, and 50 adj
justed IN its application as to prevent
unequal burdens, encourage productive
interests st home, and afford just COM
pensation to labor, but not to create or
foster mOnopolies.
The idea Of repeating the war taxes
as speedily q possible Is good; but our
Virginia Democrats are going toofast IN
reference to the Internal Revenue taxes.
Let the tax Be repealed except Is TO
distilled liquors, and the present costly
system 81 collecting Il be abolished. It's
collection i costing the country fve
millions Of dollars 4 y'sar.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Who is Safe I

Under this heading, the Grenada SEN
tinel, referring to the frequent assassina-
tons, says, mo matter how good and
how highly honored man may be, no
matter how many friends he may have,
there is no security againsfthe cowardly
assassin hid in the thick foliage of the
bushes, and in the dark cover of night.
One case hardly passes away from the
public mind, before another shock is
felt. Within a few weeks past, Mr..
Cole of Warren; Mr.. Sayle, of Oakland,
Mr.. Webb, of Graba1l; Dir. Pearson, of
Rankin. and City Marshall, E. n.
Mooney, of Helena, Ark, all peaceful,
quiet men have persisted by the assas-
sins buIlet.'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
he eli u Convsn.
non-
The following were the delegates

The following were the delegates:
Copiah-J. Z. Meade, R. N. Miller,
E. w Brown, ]. w. Bailey, Jno. w.
Clarke, Jas. s. Sexton, G. u. Bankston,
Geo. s. Dodds, w. n. Cooper.
Hinds-Oliver Clifton, W J.. Brown,
Jr., q. M. Williamson, ]. T. Harris, Har-
y PeytUns J.. d. McKies ]. n Bush w.
I. Rafliff.
Madison-R. c. Smith, S. G. Divine,
e. T. Ciaddis. Vim. Melville, G. L.
Gross, Geo. Harvey, w. H. Powell, lido
BalIeau.
Yazoo-A. N. Hicks, S. n. Dyer
Moses Ellison, @. c. Moore, ]. B. vii
son, ]. w. Holt, B. B. Helmer, c. r
Henderson.
R. 81. Henry, presided, and D. P.
Porter was Secretary. Yazoo presented
the name of w. D. Gibbs; Madison, Of
Robert Powell; Kinds, of c. s. North
Copiah, of H. C. Conn. The candidates
were all strong men, and were supported
faithfully through three long weary
days of balloting and turmoil without
breaking the deadlock. Finally each OF
the candidates withdrew, and after some
promiscuous balloting, during which
Copiah and Yazoo centered upon R. n.
Miller, of Copiah. Madison went to his
support. and Kinds followed, and this
made his nomination unanimous.
Mr.. Miller is an able lawyer in full
practice; a Jealous Democrat who has
served twice on the Presidential EIecto-
raj ticket; and as prosecuting attorney
he will be a terror to evil doors.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

The latest instance of blind and I'M
reasonable complaint is furnished by the
Columbus Dispatch, in saying that ''iti is
understood that Governor Lowry has al
ready decided who he will give the few
places (of Railroad Commissioner to. -
jackson CLARION.
The obove quotation IS "blind and I'M
reasonable complaint, and our esteemed
contemporary does, Internationally, the
Dispatch injustice in crediting it to us.
We are certain that the words have not
been used editorially, and are quite
positive that they have not appeared in
our columns.-C Columbus Dispatch.
We beg pardon of the Dispatch, and
cheerfully make the correction. We
have lost the original copy, but our inn
preston is that the language attributed
to the Dispatch should have beencredited
to the Index.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

1879. Mlsa

FA1EFrE, Miss, Auv 10
EDrroRs cLARIOx; Attb.,.. =
ing Of Phoenix Grange - la't a
the following resolution. 'usu's
and ordered sent to Tar CT, le pa1
request for publication Of ~
Resotpcd, That in the n.,..
controversy growing out II M, q
pressions made by Capt. Dsrds r-ulls !
ter of the State Grange, with ~ !,
to the use of free railroad ns.. ''i'''I
Judiciary of the State, We ny. 3
approve and endorse the VIC 80 ls''1
sition of Capt. Darden in tbs "a
ResOlred, That in our onin;d r''S !,
OF free passes upon railroads y. easI
and legislators, should be emE.. ll "a
condemned as contrary 10 onp P99alls'
and public policy, and tbss $50 no
should be prohibited bv law W. sOea
). d, 5. DAvEspo,,
Secretary pto -.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Twenty-Ninth Senatorial District.

Col. John f. Smith, who has received
the endorsement of Clarke county for
State Senator and will be the probable
candidate, is representative Democrat
Of East Mississippi. If We are not mis-
taken he is native Of Jones, and rep
resented the county in the Legislature
when barely twenty-one years of age.
Removing to Jasper, he represented the
District in which it is situated, in the
Senate, and since the war has served her
in the House. He has large experience
and force Of character, is thoroughly
conversant with national and State affairs,
and com mands the full confidence OF the
people where lie has always resided, In
the late war, he was gallant soldier.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Hon. Jefferson Davis Letter.

It is well, probably. that Judge Black
published his vo-cajled secession Sc
crets,' else Mr.. Davi, would not have
had occasion to produce tae able and
conclusive letter which Is printed on
onr first page, In this letter Mr.. Davis
shows on whose hands was the blood OF
the war. The sectional agitation was
commenced in the North; and it was
prccipitated by the same section, (it hay-
ing obtained control of the United States
government) in violating the stipula-
tons as to Fort Sumter contrary to the
advice of such men as Stephen A. Doug
las, Gen Winfield Scott and Col Robt
Anderson, who was in command Of the
Fort at the time.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Postal Guide CrOokedness.

s2kcSAaA - Inc Times democrat.
WAsHTEoToy, Aug. IG.-postm.s,e,
General Gresham sent for Major R;rl,,-
chief Of the railway mail servica ~. 80 ~
editor Of the Postal Guide, TO-DAY a ..nJ
asked him bluntly why he had been' - s,,s..
nishing 50 much unnecessary ana svo u,
less matter to Houghton, 1fifiin = AZ x
Of Boston, to swell the volume ~ ~,
Guide, 50 g to cost the eovern,ne ~, !
nearly $50. 900 a year more tb $3.50 =
should. Major Kirby answered $780,
ing his action, when Gen. Gresham $500 ~.
sharply II he was not ii the 1av >, 81 ~,
Boston publishers. He admifte5 ~ -
ne was. You will then. sir hend ~, I. = !
your resignation immediafelv, - . -
ten. aFesham's order Kirbv fa;l;n.. s. q
90 %, be was summarilY renaove9 ~
salary was 81 400 year from, ri tIs s y
eminent and It il thought fhat +, ~ 4
double that from the pu6lisbe s--s ~ \ +
ssulde has been Published aisnrt 49, IS
years The amount unneceSSa5iI,, -. ~
p the governments IA chat tims 49,, 1870
iore. amounts 70 over $3.50. 006 ~
sala that this arm subscribed g ofo y. v
the Republican canipaicn fnra ,.l '' 9Se ~
q could wen afford q under fhe eire,. .''..
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22

REFERRING to the testimony of wit
nesses before the Labor Committee, til,
New York Herald says:
Mr.. Samuel Gompers, who is Chairman
Of the Federation of Organized Trade
and Labor Unions of the United States
and Canada, yesterday gave a piteous
account of the condition of that portion
of the laboring people about whom he
knows something by personal inquiry.
Cigars are made in filthy tenement
houses at such low rates, he said, that
the families OF the workmen get neither
fresh air nor sufficient food and clothing.
In Massachusetts operatives In some
cotton mills are forced to work more
than the legal ten hours a day. The
freight handlers in this city receive so
little pay that they can seldom afford to
est meat. In Milwaukee a strike of
eigar-makers was defeated by the impor-
tation of laborers from Germany. The
car drivers in this city work, he said.
from fourteen TO seventeen hours q day.
And 20 on.
Remember that these piteous tales of
wrong we're told by Northern witnesses
and we're perpetrated BY Northern peo-
pie We hear nothing ike 1t, in the
abused and villiied South
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22


a great obstacle to the liberalization
Of crops and consequently Of commercial
independence in our State, Is the load Of
debt which her agricultural people have
had to carry. Men who furnished sup
plies have looked upon cotton as the
only product with which the farmers
could pay their Indebtedness, and cotton
has therefore been the one crop to which
attention has been paid to the neglect Of
all others. As the producing people are
relieving themselves from this burden,
and becoming Independent, the inclina-
ton grows upon them to diversity their
crops and to test the profits Of raising
stock.
Our native grasses, possess excellent
nutritive properties.some of them almost
equal to Timothy, which is not suited to
our soil and climate, but their virtues are
not understood in New Orleans and other
large Southern markets and they still
give & preference 70 Western hay at
higher nrices. Nevertheless il is used
in our home markets when ii Is properly
appreciated. For example, until recent
II nearly all tho hay used in this town
was purchased from the West; but it
has been entirely superseded by bet.
| ter article of home production at lower
prices; and the money which was sent
off to other States is now expended al
home.
| Since the introduction of the rust
proof oats, the crop of that grain ha;
been greatly enlarged.
! Steps were taken by Maj. Wall, Com
missioner of Agriculture, to obtain ;
| description of Italian wheat not liable
to rust, and adapted to the soil of on
State, and the experiment has thus ia
| been decided success. Recently
through the Commissioner Of Agricul
ture, some lots Of Mediterranean whea
: have been received by members of Con
gress. for distribution as seed, and W
would urge the planters to whom it ha
been sent for trial, to test its virtues
Before and during the war, considerabl
quantities Of wheat were produced il
the South, as well as middle and Nortl
Mississippi, but the disadvantage unde
which producers labored was its liabili
+. Is to rust. It is believed that the Medi
tcranean wheat which has recently beer
distributed for experimental purposes
free from this defect. In this event, i
win prove. a great acquisition 10 on
g agricultural resources. The production
Of wheat here among us viii be followe'
by the erection Of Touring mills 50 as +
supply the demand; and it will prove
' valuable crop for shipment abroad. Tn
demand for wheat is as steady, an'
the sale is a. reliable, as of our chic
staple, cotton, itself, while it can be pro
' duced with less cost and with the grea
desideratum, hired labor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
Scott County.

ii the primary election in Scott, the
following ticket was nominated. Fol
Representative, J. II. Beemah; Sheriff
J. T. Lies; Chancery Clerk, r. NJ. r
Simmons; Circuit Clerk, J. G. Black
weH; Treasurer. !. C. Crecelius; Sur
yeyor, !. W. Hanna; Coroner and Ran.
ger, f. Crcel. G. B. Huddleston got q
solid vote for District Attorney. Mr.
Becnan, the nominee for the Legisla-
ture, IS an old citizen and an educated
planter; strong writer aud speaker
He Will make his mark in the Legisla-
ture. The other candidates for Sheriff
and the Clerkships are men of tried ex-
pericnce and merit.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Democracy Of Kinds.


This is the report which the vieksb.,r.
Post has from Kinds:
We have it from good authority thai
anti-fusionists and fusionisfs IN Hind.
county have reconciIed their differences
and all are now working together harmo
nionsly1 for the success Of the party
and 70 carry out the policy adopted Il
the last Raymond convention. At Jack.
son where the feeling ran very high har.
mony is again restored.
The information of the Post is correct.
The Democracy Of Kinds are closing
their ranks for : solid front in Novem-
Der, and they win BE on hand with 5 big
majority for the Democratic Presiden.
tiaI andidate ii 1884
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Water Valley Works.

The shops of the Chicago, St. Louis
& New Orleans road at Water Valley,
Miss, which are among the best in the
South, are making quite a reputation for
the road. A short time ago they turned
out two handsome and substantial mar
row gauge locomotives for the Natehez,
Jackson and Columbus road, which have
been highly spoken of by experienced
mechanics. The time is not far distant
when all the Southern roads will build
their own engines.-St Louis r. r. Reg
lister.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Knights of H OnOr.

There were seventy deaths in the
subordinate Lodges X. of H., in the
State of Mississippi, for the year ending
July 1st, 1883. The total sum Of one
hundred and forty thousand dollars was
promptly paid to their families. For
the year ending May, 1888. there were
1928 deaths in the Order in the United
States, and the magnificent sum of S.
S97, O0S.65 was paid to their families.
This is the simplest, the grandest, the
cheapest, and we believe the safest sys-
TEN of cooperative life insurance that
has yet been devised.
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Sensible

There are negroes in Georgia who art
sensible enough to realize that the agita
ton of race issues by the colored people
on the preposterous pretense that they
have not been treated Justly by the
whites who have control of the govern
meut, and viii keep it, is unwise and
detrimental to the welfare of the colored
race. The following sensible resolutions
were adopted by colored convention al
Atlanta Georgia:
WHEREAS, Some few of the colo4ed
people of the United States are advising
the call of 4 National Convention of
colored men to meet in Louisville, KY,
in September next, to make known the
national grievance This. in the opinion
OF our committee, is in itself a national
wrong. Therefore. be it
Rasohei, That il i the sense Of this
meeting that such call at this stage of
our political history would prove detri-
mental to the welfare and advancement
of our race.
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The End. Senatorial District.

Hon. w. A. Boyd, of Tippah, has re-
ceiyed the Democratic nomination in the
above Districtover two popular and wor-
thy competitors. Mr.. Boyd is an educated
planter and public spirited citizen. He
has considerable legislative experience
and will bring to the discharge of his
duties in the Legislature the highest or
der of qualification.
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Labor Strike end Tolegraphic Tronb:


On our FIRST page we have printed the
testimony of Master Workman John
Campbell of Pittsburg. before the United
States Senate Committee on Labor, to
whom was given the Investigation Of the
strikes and labor movements in the
United States The authority tomake
the investigation i conferred in the fol
lowing langnageof the Senate:
Resolred, That the Committee on Educa-
ton and Labor IS hereby authorized and
directed to take into consideration the
subject of the relations between labor
and capital, the wages and hours OF
labor, the condition Of the laboring class
es in the United States, and their rela-
tive condition and wages as compared
with similar classes abroad, and to In
ouire into the division between labor
and capital of their joint productions
in the United States; also, the subject Of
labor strikes, and to inquire into the
causes thereof and the agencies produc-
ing the same; and TO report what legis-
lation should be adopted to modify OF
remove SuGn causes anu 10 pTOfiut
against their continuance or recurrence,
as well as any other legislation calcula-
ted to promote harmonious relations be
tween capitalists and laborers and the in.
terests of both by the Improvement of
the condition of the Industrial classes of
the United States.
It is an inquiry of the utmost gravity
and the testimony and report of the
Committee will be regarded with pro
found concern by the public. The
Chairman of the Committee, Senator
Blair, has announced that the inyestiga.
ton shall be scofching and impartial,
and we are sure the members of the
Committee will be satisfied with nothing
less.
The testimony of Master Workman
Campbell of the Brotherhood of Tel
egraphers explains the cause of the
strike of the operators.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-08-22
The Courthouse of Neshoba County
Destroyed by Fire.
PHILADELPHIA, Miss,

AuS uot ~, 100
EDITORS CLARION: On the night of
18thinst., the Courthouse of Neshoba
county was burned. 1t is thought to
have been the work of an inccndiary
The fire originated up stairs and | think
over the Sherif's office, as it burnt
through there first. The Sheriff saved
nearly all his books and papers; the
clerk only part of the records. r. f.
Holmes, an attorney, had time to save
his books. Those of us that had our
offices up stairs, and G. A. Brand on the
first floor, had everything in them burnt.
Yours, j. X. GRAVES.