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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

We are indebted to our talented and
obliging friend, C. II. Alexander, ESQ.,,
for the report of the A. 4 II. College
Commencement exercises which our
readers win have the pleasure of perns.
ing in this issne. From this report, and
all other accounts We have seen and
heard, this Commencement was more
generally attended, axd was more com.
plsts in al its details. than any that has
preceded It.
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aaery.

To the Editors OF the New 3iississippian
] desire To know ii The CLARION or its
proprietor is opposed 10 Jackson as the
location OF the State Female College? 1t is
rumored that Col Power is in favor OF
another place. CITIZEN.
TIE CLARION is not opposed to Jack
son getting anything that would increase
her prosperity, as the location of the
State Female College certainly would /;
but The CLARION recognizes the fact
that there are several other places in the
State that think they have fully as
strong claims as Jackson to such an
institution as the one about to be estab-
lished, and hence its columns have been
open for the fullest and freest discussion
of the question of location. What Col
Power may favor in this matter is of
very little consequence, as he is not
member of the Board; but as citizen
of Jackson, his name viii be found on
the local subscription list. How much
does the Citizen correspondent above
favor the location of the College at
Jaeksons
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
The Democratic Opportunity.
n. Y. Herald

n. Y. Herald.
! At the Chicago Convention there wer,
votes enough tobeat Blaine if the oppon
ents of Blaine had known what they
wanted as well as they Knew what they
! did not want There was majority
that did not want Blaine, but thai
negative point was the only one upon
which the majority could agree. Part
wanted Edmunds, part Arthur, part
| Sherman aud 10 on; but some Of these
parts of the mass opposing Blaine would
would rather have Blaine than the man
| preferred by another part of the oppos-
| ing mass, and 50 The prize fell to the
republican Robert Macaire, because his
opponents could not agree what to do
against him. And that is typical fact
in rarity politics in virtue of whica a
resolute and ready minority puts aside
a resOlute majority with good intentions
and no purpose. Parties or factions
that have forty candidates aud do not
know just which they prefer are like
the man who had forty things to do and
did not know which to do first, and
they might as well initiate his philoso.
phic example and go fishing. They
waste their time in going into politics
against the professional gamblers who
play to win and who know what they
want
In the case developed ut Chicago there
is moral for the democrats, il they will
condescend TO see it, for they have now
to play on a national scale the same
game against Blaine that the honest
republicans had to play in the republi-
can Convention, and if they do not 20
into it with more definite purpose they
will suffer similar defeat. Union *
their great need, and the Imperative
need of 1t is especially apparent in this
State. With good candidate the demo-
Gratis can beat Blaine beyond any shadow
Of doubt. They can beat Blaine II they
can beat any man. Elaine represents
the last ounce which the yiilany Of |
is trying to load upon the |
national camel, and the camel objects.
The nation rev1lts at Blaine, and all the |
democracy need do is to act in sympathy |
with the revolt, which demands onlv
that the Presidency be given to 4 fair |
minded, clean handed man. Well. the
democrats in this State have such 4 mar.
Democrats in several other States have
Iueh men. And when the roll IA called
Il Chicago, ard the States name Their
men, and the Convention considers them
t will consider the need Of carving this
,reat State, whose large electoral vote
Eih turn well weighted scale, aud NAV
letermiue that the man who can earrv
his State shall be its standard bearer
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

Our enterprising next door neighbor
has discovered that the platform, so to
speak, of the recent State Convention, is
substantially the platform of the Con-
ventions of 1876 and 1880. We were
not troubling ourself about precedent,
but We are not ayerse to being twice
fortified, since there are many with
whom preeedents go long way, and to
these we commend the result of the in
vestigations of our neighbor,
If our esteemed contemporary of the
Commercial Herald has "a contempt for
the State Convention of 1884, as stated
in a recent issue, do not the Conventions
of '76 and 80 deserve a little editorial
castigation7
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25


THE General Passenger Agents of the
Southwest held a meeting in New Or
leans last week to consider the matter
of special rates and special arrangements
for the Cotton Centennial Exposition,
and very sensibly concluded that the
first thing in order is an assurance from
the Exposition managers to all the world
and the rest of mankind that ample hotel
accommodations will be provided for the
millions of people that are expected in
New Orleans next winter; otherwise,
the roads do not wish to contribute to
the general disappointment from in
sufficient entertainment. We had hoped
to see movement for the erection of
several immense hotels. The city has a
good deal of capacity, and is noted for
hospitality, but this will be an extraor,
binary occasion, and unless extra 1rdi
nary preparations are made for the COM
fort of visitors, disappointment and cen
sure will follow. With this important
feature amply provided for, the Exposi
ton will be the grandest success the
world has yet witnessed. We believe
the managers and the people of New
Orleans will be equal to the necessities
of the occasion, and we shall note with
pleasure any preparations in that direc-
ton. as t-E
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

FARKAs, who was charged with mur.
dering his wife and afterwards setting
his store on FIRE to avoid detection, was
convicted. but was sentenced by the
jury to imprisonment for life. All this
whore the .sinverted kettle that tops
the Capitol does not cast its shadOws-in
Yieksbure.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

DISTRICT A1ToRxkx MILES being
prevented By sickness from diseharcine
the duties Of his Office at the present
term Of the Circuit Court, the Hon. H.
g. coan Of copiah has been appointed
District Attorney pro len. While we
regret the absence Of Mr. Miller. and s.
peciAlly the cause Of II, Ne know that
he Interests Of The Stats wiz Be zesl-
onalg watched and ably protected 81
81. Conn. Who Is Z leading member a
Sc copiah county bar.
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..Pretermitr Against Commit


The men who composed the New York
Convention were not of the pretcrmit-
ting" Commercial Herald
But they we're of the committing.
sort, as viii be seen by the following
resolution which embodies the only de-
claration made by the New York Con-
vention as to national matters:
Resolved, That the Democracy Of the
State Of New York, assembled to appoint
its delegates TO the National Convention
Of the party, commit TO those delegates,
in association with the representatives
Of the party from other States, the gen
eral declaration of Democratic princi-
pies upon national issues, at the same
time recognizing the fact that no issue
can be made more important than the
election of a President of the United
States, whose character and public rep
utatioH shall give TO the whole people an
assurance of an honest, impartial and
efficient administration of the Law with
out suspicious of personal ends, or of
private interests.
If Mississippi chooses to "pretermit"
an expression of opinion and New
York chooses to commit" an expression
to the National Convention, what's the
difference? And yet our esteemed con-
temporary makes haste to commend the
course of the Empire State while it de-
nounces the doings of Mississippi.
Perhaps the Commercial Herald is
now for the first time advised of how
much was committed to its delegates by
the great State of New York, and We
fear that it will retort by charging Mis-
sissippi with setting New York bad
example In the meantime we will
reflect upon the character of answer we
shall make to such a charge The
CLARION has already congratulated
itself on having been in sympathy with
home leaders, but to have been in SYM
pathy with the leaders in the great State
of New York is more wisdom than we
aspired to.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
Yase0 City Sentinel


The resolution ofiered IL H. 81.
Convention endorsing tie iadasin; So
ton Of Gov Lowry was not FeT ~
back BY the tCommittee On ERe.olls, ';,ses
indeed was no resolution s,,hm;tseI I. Z J.
them. But We speak ~ he cafd - 49, 4
We say that this was done fhro1oh ~ A,
spirit Of hostility to the Csoyer1or e, w
administration, but for tke sale a ~
simple reason that as tie Conrent ~,
was called to deal with ational 49,.
exl.lslSly, i Yas deemed hest and $780, :
~ the CommitlLe % introaane 49, 49,.
the Convention nothing a rsfersnc ~ & y Z
state matters a questions 81 500
Fniiey were once opened there il no isii.
lqg Shere they would have ended. TIE
next revolution WQuld probably havs
been one pledg ing tie State for 81 so.s's;n.s
~ Vision, etc. We think il was 1,fosse.
q con1ne The ConEeation, - rss n
ne purposes lnr which Il vas rsil.5
saq saat G0yernQr tamfvs sisn5s
mould Leei 90 chafrIn that the fssoI +, E. q,
snaoFsing his adminIsl ration mss nni
.eleEHea back nor have his ene.t ~ ss
..ss a. account iheleof fnf xn|.s1.ee
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

THE jackson New Mississippian, whose
editor was Secretary of the recent State
Democratic Convention, in its issue of the
18th, contains full official report OF the
Convention, with the exception of the State
Executive Committee. A State Commit
tee consisting of fourteen members from
the sew en- Congressional Districts and FIVE
from the State-at-large was appointed, and
organized soon after adjournment of Con-
vention, but as far as cur observation goes,
the Secretary nor any of the papers at the
Capital have published the names. of the
entire committee. Let 10 have "more
light" -Aberdeen Examiner, 10th.
The New Mississippian. of the 18th,
and THE CLARION Of the 18th, contained
the official report Of the proceedings in.
Guiding the names Of gentlemen selected
to serve as members Of the Executive
Committee. Take another look and ron
viii get @more light
4
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

cHAs. E. wHlrEHEAD, now dead some
two months, a highly esteemed disbnrs-
ing clerk of the Department of State, is
found 70 be behind in his accounts to
the tune of $4,000. Now you know
what man means when he says of an
ether, "He's Whitehead
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

TEE city of Natchez lost useful and
substantial citizen in the death of Thos.
c. Pollock last week. He was in his
sixty-eighth year, was a native of Bel
fast, ireland, and resident of Natehez
since 1886.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

sosIz few weeks ago very thrilling &C.
counts d an attempt to wreck rail.
road train il The neighborhood Of Ferry
IN this county were being published. ri
haa since transpired that the so-ealIed
train Wreckers were men u huckrsn. Z
Who started shs story. andfor wllat puf-
na1eq
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

Tue University of Mississippi Com
meneement exercises will close to-mor-
row, THURSDAY. THE CLARION is rep
resented, and will have a full report
next issue.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

SENATORS INGALLS, and Brown re-
Gently entertained the galleries BY war
Of words. Such exhibitions almost in
duce us to wish for tbs days when it
meant something for ore gentleman to
insult another, even in 80 dignified and
awful . body as the United States
Senate.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

WHENEVER Southern man begins
to think that everything North is good
and everything South is bad, he is not
worth much else than watching.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

1HEnew Aational Line steamer Ameri-
ca, on her first trans-A Atlantic trip. made
the unexampled record of six DAYS,
fourteen hours and eighteen minutes.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

TIE great State of New York has en-
dorsed the action of the Democratic
Convention in this State, by doing, sub
stantially, what was done by it. This
is glory enough.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

IT would be becoming in the delegates
to the National Convention from Repub-
ican States not to press their prefer
ences too strongly.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

If Mississippi had known that New
York was waiting to hear from her, she
might have acted differently. As it is
we ought to be happy, and we are.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

The suspension of the retail clothing
house of Carhart, Whitford & Co. better
known as Baldwin, the ClOthier," was
announced in New York on the 18th.
Liabilities over 81 ,O0O, 900.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

The publication of The True Issue
has been suspended until next fall. Mr..
Stevie Ross will devote his talent and
energy to The Times.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

WHEa athe situation shall require
the nomination Of the Hon. sam. j.
Randall, We hope that every delegate
from Mississippi viii vote for him
Under such condition he will never
get vote from Mississippi Of any ether
State
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
The Clarion tor the Camnajgn.

We viii mail The CLARION until the
result Of the Presidential election is an
nounced, for sixty cents. To clubs of
six or more, fifty cents for each subscri-
Der.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

IF the States which are conceded to be
Republican will give some consideration
to the doubtful and certainly Demo
cratic States, success is assured.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

Gov. BATE was re-nominated by the
Democracy for Governor of Tennessee,
by acclamation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

THESE Self-constituted propagandists
of the national sentiment, are they not
like the Indians pole-so straight that
they lean the ether way?
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The Railway Mail Service

Renarks cf hon Il. BagLsi,i, go tl,
Hou~ q Representatives. ~, a.. ian
INST, IN faeor Of tae S,i,a'r aa,,rIu,tt
10 the Posi- 05ioc 1pp.pprja}io, 5.H 20
increase the sun fer III, employment oJ
Rdil'cdy T'ost7i clerks IA ani,r q, 81.
crease tie s5Scieney IF n, E5l,rog LSJ
,Serrice.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

IT is said that Patti has signed an
agreement with Col. Mapleson to sing in
America next season. She is to receive
$4,000 for each concert and all her ex-
penses,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

If there was ever a man without
boom-withOut boomlet even, that
man is the Hon. Sam. J. Randall.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
FREaDENTIAL rLEcIoRs.

OF STATE At LARGE--Robert Powell. Of Yadi.
son; Van H. Manning, Of Marshall.
. fiff DtsfrLea--J- A Green. Alteruates-Y. NJ
Cor, ". r. Walker. -
- Seea1a Dssint-Z. VI. Stephens. Alternately
Iatr4 D.Etriat-J. W Cutrer
FgAyfh Disfrtet-Cfas Kicharluon Alt.-,,s..
Il G. Williamson.
=, fYs Distoief-G. a. Wilson. AIternate-O. b.
Collins. "
sL41h DtItrief-T. z. Stockdale.
isereah DtsfTct-J. ". Bailey.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

SATURDAY the 2lst was the longest
day in the year-the day of the summer
solsticc.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

MICHIGAN deplores Tilden's deelina-
ton but is enthusiastic for Cleveland.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

MAINE declares opposition to war
taxes, and in favor of present duties on
whisky and tobacco, and for Cleveland.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

"THE Tilden craze" is 4 good name
for it.
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Deferred.

Several communication, unayoidably
crowded out of this issue, are on file for
insertion next week.
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lLI..i.sippi Hsadqaartsr. i ehisago.

We hare note from Major e. A.
Johnston. Columbus, IL which he says.
.alr. Barker and vent to Chicago a. {
committee 10 engage quarters for the
Mississippi delegation, We got first
rate rooms at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
with the engagement to commences on
night Of July s. Our parlor. Or consul
tstion room, viii Be No. =, on the Par
lor Door. Just accross the hall from Geor.
gia. Indiana sd New York. Major
Johnston has addressed nnt:ees to this
siEset "a Ill the deIeestes.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
DEMOCRATIC CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF the
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

FOG STATE AT LAESE-OliTer Clifton, Of Kinds
Thurman James a. Bark s,izIe Of Yazoo. j. =
eessions Of Lincoln; ;. A. Jonas, Of MonrDe; Mnr.
ray F. smith, Of Warren
5tTst DLsfricf-R. u. Cox, jas T. Harrison
sSa9aa Aisfrief-C. b. H5Ery, J. C. KYLE
Third DistFtef-F. ". Anderson, G. h Page
t9arA DlHtrfoi-s- y. Brown. J. H. Duke
fgA Diztrit-E Watkins {. y Harris
SzfA Iisffio,-J. ". Lambert NJ 81 Evans
SeesAA Disrief-A. ) NcLaurin, ". {. Wiikin.
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7az Hon 81 s cAkIns t's16sI S
Congress koal indians hss aS6a aos.,
mated s. he 'ss1. 8. t1s.z t.a-
i8f 48teAaH 6#h6ms NaAN
mentioned s 1 etsIz 'oa|
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A and N. COLLEGE.
srAsKxlLLE june 20th. 1881

GAAAAk Al4a<Es Juuc --gAtis 1904.
A. THE CLARION has always shown
itself warm friend Of the A. and d..
College, and many of its readers are inter-
ssted in all that iranspires in connection
with it, doubt not You will give place to
an account of its commencement. To US
who live in the quiet little city Of Stark
vile, these annual Commandments are
the important epochs OF the year, for, apart
from the entertainment afforded BY the
performances, they bring into our midst
very many Of the distinguished and cul.
tured from all parts Of the State.
The season IS most favorable for visiting
the College, as the varions crops, the
orchards and gardens are looking their
best. The buildings injured by the
cyclone have all been neatly repaired and
look even better than before. The spacious
audience hall had bten most tastefully
decorated, and the decorations, in the
taste displayed, and their appropriateness,
surpassed all previous displays. Among
the most conspicuous of these was the
Farmers Greed" which was printed and
hung in a very large frame over the ros-
trum. This creed | send you for your
farmers eolnmD
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

ORR clever friend, the Hon. II. &.
Jones, insists on having Tilden, and pro.
pounds some inquiries which We take
pleasure in answering.
It's not evident to Us that Mr. TiIden
should be nominated, nor that he Is the
choice Of the people. he is no mose.
the choice of the people now than he
was in 1880, when Hancock vas nomi-l
mated; and be would not be % much
talked Of nov except that there are 50
many persons who religiously balisTe
that the Democratic party can Be suc.
cessful with no other name At the head
Of its ticket
We believe that there arc numbeI
Of persons who can lead Tie party q 10.
tory, and that The Interest IL the nomi.
nee Is healthy interest and one that
does not peril success
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

Hon. E. Barksdale a Voice from
North Mississippi.

Corinth SRb-Soiler.
We are gratifed to see that many
counties in the eth Congressional Dis
trict have expressed their choice for the
denomination and reelection of the
Hon. Ethel Barksdale He will, doubt
less, be, as he should be, hisown sue
cessor He is a profound thinker, a
scholarly writer, ready debater, and
well .versed in political economy and.
the science of government; and i gen
orally upon the right side of political
questions. he has always conceived
his own opinions of public measures,
and had the courage to maintain them,
in spite of opposition. On some measures
We have seen fit to differ with Maj. BaTks-
dale, but all should give him credit for
what he has done. and is doing for Mis-
sissippi. The whole State feel an in-
terest in his Congressional career, for be
Is e-eminenfiy the right man ID the
right place.
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SABBATH.

Notwithstanding the threatening clouds,
the chapel was filled to overlooking Sab
bath morning to hear DIR. c. B. Galloway
preach the Commencement Sermon. As
few in this section have ever heard him
before the interest was great to hear one
who is held in such high esteem as an
orator and preacher. None left disap-
pointed. His text was in John 1919
because live We shall live also" His
subject was a living Christ. / trust the
sermon may appear in full, as my space is
too limited to give lengthy account of it.
He said that the chapter embracing the
text had brought more comfort to the at
flicted, healed more broken hearts, and
gladdened more lives than any words ever
uttered on earth. He did not worship nor
present a dead historic Christ. He cited a
learned Indian philosophers criticism on
christianity, that it was prone to conju-
gate Christ in the future tense. DIR. Gallo
way thought it equally as prevalent an
error to consider him "as in the past"
tense"-to think of his life, his influence and
services as finished. He said Christ might
properly be called the contemporary of all
ages. His life's teachings and influence
was so stamped on the world that to de-
stroy the form meant the destruction of the
latter. Christ lives as the active mediator
and faithful high priest of believers to-day
as much so as when he was incarnate.
Finally, he lives as the Saviour of the
world, as able and willing TO save as when
he event about doing good" That chris
tians live because Christ lives. The Doctor
repudiated the theory that anything lived
or existed without the forming and sustain
ing hand of God. Science failed to dis
cover any source of life, animal or vegeta-
bic, and while able to reproduce with
chemical exaetness many of its forms, vel
was powerless to infuse into it t. e vital
force. He accepted, in its fullest sense, the
doctrine, In the beginning God created
etc. Living in Christ the christian can
truly live. This promise alone can change
the funeral train into procession of JOY
and transform the dark and gloomy sepul
chre into the illuminated vestibule of III,
house not made with hands, the ante.
chamber of Heaven itself His sermon
throughout was replete with beautiful
thoughts, figures and illustrations, and
was eloquentIy delivered.
AT night he again preached to the young
men on the life and character OF Joseph.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

COLORADO instructed for Cleveland.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-06-25

was Horticultural Day, and vas occupied
By the meeting of the State horticultural
Society. DR.. H. +. Mckay, OF Madison.
President, and Hon. J. B. Yellowly, Sec,y.
Essays were read By various members
among these, Grape Culture BY Hon. T.
G. Dockery; Maj. Wall on the Horticul-
turai Exhibit at the y. @. Exposition
The Horticultural advantages Of the Gulf
Coast, BY Jno- Thomas. Horticulture IN
Mississippi, By Il T. Anthony, Of Hashu-
qua. These discussions we're participated
u by members OF the Society and we're very
instructive.