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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

Mr.. MCKETcHNEY, Ieman led to Gus
tody under habeas corpus, was dis
charged by the Governor Monday night,
and j. now at liberty.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

4 committee of visiting statesmen
may soon be expected at Hazlehurstt
with John sherman and his dirty shirt.
halQerF <afFPcc~sAahone accompanying
The caravan. We suppose they vi at
seRe 2 Danyille a'so.
resolution Of Sherman ought te
een amended 50 as to reopen the
the Presidency in 1877. Tn,
tee ought to call by Marshal
and examine into the fraud
Ted in the chalmers-Nannint
The majority for Chalmers wa.
g there BY many hundreds.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

ONO prohibitioEists are organizing to
run a State ticket by conventional nom
nations. ignoring old parties
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06
THE GENERALS VETO.

The General had decided that the "a d
should not be made. He gave no reason.
His word settled it. Smylie swallowed his
disappointment and withdrew. Why john
ston put his veto on the plan has never been
known. He was disciplinarian, tncti-
clan, recognized the rules of war and
fought his battles with close re-
gard for those rules. Perhaps he
thought the contemplated assault was hard
ly legitimate from his standpoint. Per-
haps he foresaw more difficulties in the
way than Others did, and felt there was too
much risk about it to take the lives of
these ardent young Mississippians on tho
possible result.
Il don't suppose" said Mr. John A. Gal
breath, native Mississippian, who was
about here at the time Of the contemplated
raid, 'there are a dozen persons who know
the story / have just told you. Ihoie
we're exciting times, and one event follow
ed 10 rapidly upon another that little w 3
said at the time about this affair. In tle
multitude of war "reminiscences il seems to
have been overlooked, and has never been
published, think"
After the Federal troops moved on 10
Vicksburg Johnston occupied Jackson for
a short time, and during that period the
Bowman House was burned one night.
Smylie was sleeping in the third story, and
was saved by being caught in blanket in
a leap from the window.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

The end of learning Is TO know 1od,
.nd out az that knowledge 70 love ldln
ana initiate Him IS We may ne ne-tsss
S. possessing orr souls q true Ntses,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

"A r,r are real man Do man VIZ
- ~ nofhine about IT, but
81 onlf rooster Why q eoat
oan growing e nothing
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

A. tl.a aoil. however rich II may ne'
- ~ s,rs,gSslive without caltura % tas
~. .:.s a g ;tEs1t cnIfiratfon. can never pro-
anca nnna fruit.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06
The CLARION.
RATES or sUBScRIPTToS:
Advertising Rates.

.-,er.l w va v. W. ", 3 y. 5 " l2n
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-06

The following Coa4,F Sancsiutendents
of Education were eon.i-raed By the Senate
n secret session:
Chickasaw couDty J. B. Gladney; Ma,
rion-Harris Barnes; Shsrhe5 J. II. Shell
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
GRAND OPERA.
What IL rs, and How Nc Differ From
Opera That IL not Grand.

From the Arkansaw TrsveIer
Father" asked a young man OF his CYNICAL
parent, what is grand opera;"
Il don't know
why are some operas called grand. while
Others are not 50 designated II seems TO me
that if composer could write grand opera he
would never write any other kind"
We'll, you see IL Is only by experience that
composer can determine whether or not an
opera is grand II. upon first production. the
music Is beyond the abilities OF the singers and
bores the audience. II is grand The weary
yawn OF man does more, my son, TO de-
termine the value Of an opera than the
highest Recommendation from professional
critic OF music IL though. the singer can climb
10 the summit OF emergency and IL the audience
Is pleased, the opera is not grand and the COM
poser goes away dissatisfied disappointed and
disconsoiate Sometimes the composer can cor
rect the mistake brought TO light on the proof
sheet OF BfSt production. ON one occasion N
great composer produced an opera which he
hoped would DE grand, but there was n
much music In II. the singers did so we'll
and the audience went into such nts Of ran.
ture and spasms OF enjoyment that the com
poser saw his work doomed 10 a wayward lite
of inferior appreciation. After the PERFORM
ance he took the opera and sat up all night
crossing out the music aud marking in rasn
flats and guinea-hen sharps He went with
high hope the next night To get revise. The
audience became restless. Men began C. talk
business harness and buggy dealer from a
neighboring town sold three buggies two sets
of harness and 6gured extensively on an omni-
bus trade. Women drew their cloaks around
their shoulders and shivcred. The voices on
the stage broke and fell In shattered frag-
ments. The composer went away happy His
opera was grand"
Did the people continue their patronage
alter the music WAS marked oct and the opera
pronounced grahd!"
BLESS your Ignorance, yes. Why, the In
crease in attendance was wonderful Previous
TO an operas advent as grand-that IL. before
the music is crossed out-only people who
really loved the concord OF sweet sounds went
TO see IL. but afterward il was alike to ALL The
man with the dullest ear enjoyed it quite as
much, or pretended 10. which Is all the same as
the person whose spirit was stirred by the gentle
touch OF soui-born harmony
But. father. il there is really nothing sweet
in the grand operas why do you take mother to
see them?"
Because am fool. son."
"Ies. but why does MOTHER
Because she is a fool. my boy"
"Are all people thus actuated!"
Yes: that Is. all who are honest enough to
confess it,
Don't you believe there are people who en-
Joy grand operas?"
"Oh, yes
They are highly cultivaed, are they not?"
mo, not necessarily"
''What kind Of people are they2"
deaf people. young man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
Between the Lines.

"Dedr Mr. Bro,rnn-I know she meant
"Dear Jack" that d with sentiment
Is overweighted.
Shy little lOvel She did not dare.
That fiutter fnsthe shows where
She hesitated.
The darling girl. What loving heed
She gives the strokes; it does not need
Great penetration
TO note the lingering, trusting touch;
AS II to write to me were such
i consolation.
The no'rers came; so kind OF you.
A thousand MankS''' Oh, fie! Miss Prue,
The line betrays you.
You know Just there you sent kiss:
You meant that blot to tell me this,
And 1t obeyS you.
90 They gave me such G happy dau;
lore them So" she meant to say,
because you sent them"
But then, you see, the page is small;
She wrote In haSte-the wOrdS-and all
know she meant them.
g at night I Kent then, near me, too,
And creamt o then,," she wrote, land YOU"
Did she but have one tender thought,
That persisted with the blush 1t brought,
My love would trace 1T.
"This morning all the buds hare 6lo,cn,"
That flourish, surely, is ''Your own"
TITS written queerly;
She meant 1t SO. All! useless task
To hide your love meath such mask
As that ''Sincerely."
"Pradence." Those tender words confess
AS much to me as a caress,
And, Prue-yOu know 1t.
But then. to tease me, you must add
Your other name, although you had
Scarce space TO do it.
A dash prolonged across the sheet
TO close the note? The little cheat
No, when she penned 1T,
She meant its quavertng length to say
That she could write 10 me for aye,
And never end 1t.
Prue! Love Is like the flame that glows
Unseen, till lightly famed 1t grows
Too fierce to quell It.
And mine! alb, mine is uncOnfeSSed.
But now -; that dash and all the rest
I'll have to tell it.
H. c. Faulkner, in The Md,shattd,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
Saturday Smiles.

A gasman always sings In long meter.
"Yes, SIR" said Jinkins. ''Smithers is q man
who keeps his word; but then he has to-" ''How
is that3" asked Jones. Because no one will
take ii"
The man who sprinkles his icy sidewalk, In
order TO prevent pedestrians from falling. is
sure of q heavenly home. Like the phoenix he
will rise from his ashes.-Boston Budget.
sit is really very odd, my dear" said an old
lady, one very hot day, to a friend. Il can't
bear the heat in the summer, and in winter
love it,"
At school at wallsend, near Newcastle. the
master asked class of boys the meaning Of the
word appetite" and after q brief pause, one
little boy said: Il know, sir; when I'm eatln'
I'm Apply, and when I'm done I'm tight"
Scientists now boldly declare that this earth
was peopled fifty million years before Adam was
born. We are not prepared to dispute this as
sertion In the least. We have always wondered
how mankind could learn so much deviltry In
only six thousand years.-Lo,oeu Citizen
Somerville young lady Ia said to possess a
mania for starting fires. She will get over that
when she is marrted.-Philadelphia Can.
at the ballet-girls, "now I understand the full
significance Of the passage, 'The body is more
than raiment."
Old gentleman-"Ah, Mrs. b. did you keep o
diary during your visit to the country" Mrs.
B. INDIGNANTLY mo. sir; didn't. The fam
lily bought milk from the neighbors"
1t is reported from Connecticut that resi-
dent recently saw several scho0ners In q
mirage" Mirage is evidently the Connecti-
cutese for saloon. "-Rochester Post Express.
"Oh, professor" exclaimed sentimental old
Mrs; Fishwhaeker, during . private organ
recital In her new MUSHROOM. do pull out
that sweet nux vomica stop once more!"
They say dogs can't reason, but no one will
doubt that a dog tries to reach q conclusion
when he chases his tail-Son,erriLs Journal:
Widow Van Colt says, 'No Christian can
afford to use tobacco" Tobacco IL awfully high,
that's fact. We hope Mrs. Van Colt will use
her influence to have the tax reduced --Ip,sila-
delphia Call
Customer-"Are all Smyrna rugs alIke7"
Storekeeper-'No, indeed; there is q great,
very great difference in Smyrna rugs" Gus
tomer-"What ia the principal point OF differ
ence!" Storekeeper-.'well,s some Smyrna rugs
are Smyrna rugs, but most Smyrna rugs are
not SMYRNA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Call
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

From New York Letter
1 see John Jacob Aston almost every day
walking with cane, and he seeuM to walk
several miles, for he looks as if the air and the
exercise kept him up. He is man more than
six feet high, should say, and probably weighs
26O pounds. but is not very fat. He is very
seldom walking with anybody else. yet looks as
if he had kind social nature and no pride 1T
is among the respectable points of this family.
and will probably be mentioned by their sue
cessors. that they took kindly to Arthur when
he lived in plain little house, which was about
his only possession, over on Lexington avenue
After he got to be President they entertained
him, and it is considered here to be the best
family in the city. That family which is out of
the vulgar lines OF life, out OF the stock market
the horse puddle and those other places where
We hear Of Gould and Vanderbilt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

The entire income Of the University Of Cam
bridge is put down at E231 ,265 S. ID. Oxford
has at least Ei00, 900 more; but the two together
make mp but little more than half what Lord
Dudley has received In one good colliery year.
or what the Dukes OF DevonshIre and North
cumberland together annually receive on an ay
erage, while Mr. vanderbit's iEcome would
pretty nearly cover the receipts cf Oxford, Cam
bridge, Dublin, Durham, Yale, HArVard and
Princeton combined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
Minister of -

/. --, Minister Of --. Church,
hereby certify that by authority of license of The
same tenor as the foregoing, SOlemnZed the mar
ri.ge OF the parties aforesaid on the-day of -,
1o--. aL ~. in The DISTRICT Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

In many instances. especially in the cases of
runaway couples to the certificate given above
is added the following:
Clerks 0gice, Supreme Co,at Of the District Of Co
l,l1t0id:
l,--, Clerk of the supreme Court OF the
DiStrlct OF Columbia, hereby certify that the fore
gong license ana minister's certificate are truly
copied nom originals OF record in said Office.
Witness my hand and the seal OF said court the
- day OF is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
She Knew Her Busim0ss.
From the PhiladalphA CAN.

She Knew E10f Buo1nO0oe
From the Ph1adalphA Can.
ooh, some one IL coming up the steps, maj"
exclaimed Miss Pyrkins to her mother, who
keeps boarding house. ''Shall ! 60 to the
door,"
s'No. indeed" answered Mrs.. Pyrkins. bust
ling around. SIT is young man who is prOba-
bly, looking for board. Go down into the par
lor and be playing q dreamy air on the piano
when he comes in"
.'Yes, know; but some one must attend to
the door. There goes the bell now"
.sWell, will run to the kitchen and send
Jane to open the door, and while you are play
ing and Jane Is showing him In I will be pound
ing on the table with rolling pin.
"But what for; MAJ
sIt will sound as II We had two servants and
were going to have beefbtesk for lunch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

VIM. Hart In the New York Tribune.

VIM. Hart. In the New York Tribune
Vim. II. Vanderbilt has a number Of very fine
Meissoniers. At the reception which he gave
the artist last month, I was standing In admira-
ton OF one or two. representing French gen.
eral receiving dispatches Mr.. Vanderbilt said
to me- ''what do You think Of that pcture?"
said 81 like II very much. I cannot say that
I admire all Of Meissonier's works, for many OF
his latest productions seem to me to be inferior
to his earlier paintings. But this has much OF
the wonderful qualities Of the old Dutch school.
1t has great finish. as have all his pictures, but
1t is chiefly admirable for It's tones, for the man.
ner 10 which the blacks blend into olive greens,
and these again into yell0wish grays. This is
by far the finest Meissonier have ever SEEN"
ssWcll," said Mr. Vanderbilt. II viii tell you
how got It, When MISSIONER was painting my
portrait 1 asked him, point blank which 81
his pictures was In his opinion his finest work
He told me OF this picture. ] learned
agent to him. He saw thoowner, and asked u
he was willing to part with his Meissonier.
Yes answered the gentleman, but I don't
believe any one is willing to buy It, Tor ask Q
very large price How much, said my agent
q check for the amount said my agent, and and n
this way / became the owner OF the flnest
MeIssonier In existence. And It IL curious how
all the artists single it out"
DR.. KimbaiI, Of Brockton. Mass. who d,.s
recently, was rather eccentric Individual. In
looking over his effects immediately after his
death q bag containing Gil 600 IN bills WA
found strapped to his body. and Inc Ind sbout
Sl,Uo Ia ms pockets. large stuffed owl in
the DOCTORS ONCE WA found to be filled with
silver halt dollars. and large hornets nest that
he hao owned for years was also full! of yalu
a6es. HE entire wealth was estimated AZ
$75,00.
r. }. Moore and George w. Wyatt are the
only coiored members OF the Texas legislature
They cit apart from the other members and
appear TO be spectators merely ofthe prooeed-
ingt Ihcy never join In tine debates, but vote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
A Modern Prince,

"A MO0ern Prince
Paris Letter to The London Truth
And so the Princess Frederick Charles of
Prussia has at length revOlted against the swash-
buckler tyranny of her ilustrious husband! We
are here delighted at the public WASHING &c family
linen at Dssau and Berlin. The Req .'rince,
as ford English journalists are wont 10 call
nim, Is good military workman, but otherwise
no credit to his house or country. He is not
monogamist. and the memory Of his heart is
short one. Nor does he like refined and cultured
women. The fraulein who serves in an under
ground beer shop has the most chance of being
''dstinguished" by him. Perhaps it is because
the numerous drinks he mixes stultify
his BRAIN and make his irascible temper
violent. As the Americans say, he sOaks his
liquor, and doesn't want to share it with any
body. In his most genial moods, the Prince
Frederick Charles is ready to tell disagreeable
truths. His sincerity in wine"-or beer, or
schnapps-is appalling, as he possesses and
uses the vocabulary OF the first Prussian king
of his race. When Prince Frederick Charles
was in France, he used nightly to have ker-
n'esse in the chateau in which he was quartered.
I shall never forget an oral account received
from an old lady Of the state in which he left q
cOuntry-hOuse Of hers near Montargis, and of
the uses to which he had turned the choice
furniture In her drawing-ro0m. He condescen-
ded to play some practical jokes on her when
gOOd-natured.
Prince Frederick Charles is the double first
cousin Of the Grown Prince, who was as scrupu-
lous In respecting the lares and penates in
French houses which he had requisittoned for
his use, as the other was the reverse. Fritz did
all that In him lay to- mitigate the inevitable
severity Of war when he was at Les Ombrages.
Prince George Of Saxony, at Msrgency and st.
Prix, showed himself kind and high minded
gentleman, and left good name behind him.
He occupied the chateau Of Baron Davilliers,
the famous collector OF bric-a-brao and art
curios. An inventory Of the furniture was made
by the Princes order, and his military secretary
was told to see that every object which might
be easily taken away was locked up. Nothing
was missing when the Baron returned to live in
his house. At st. Prix some officers Of Queen
Elizabeth's regiment removed to cottage where
they were quartered piano from neighboring
chateau But the Prince, to whom the fact was
reported by the Mayor OF the Commune, sent
word to his surbordlnates that they wore to use
the instrument q II 1t wore their OWE, to return
it when they were going away, and, when 1t
was In its place, to get it tuned. Thoy care
fully obeyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Why Washington .is a Gretna Green
for the NeighbOring States.

fITE RED TAPE OF NATRINONY-THE LAWS con-
CERNING MARRIAGE HERE, AND IN MARYLAND
AND VIRGINIA-THE COMPARATIVELY HEAVY
Expense OF MARRIAGE IN NARYLAND-As-
FIRING VIRGINIA LOVERS OPPRESSED BY
sTII'-GENT LAwS-THE FEES PAID IN THIS
CITY-wHAT MINISTER'S SAY On THE SUBJECT.
La the legislature of Maryland is pending
o ball 10 fix the Zee for marriage licenses at the
nominal sum Of fifty cents. The principal ar
cumeat used in favor of this measure is that the
fee of $50 now charged in that state is so
high that couples residing within convenient
distance OF the court house in this city, can
Come here. procure their license. get married.
and after paving ali expenses and having an
opportunity To visit the public buildings. return
home at less expense than wOGid have been in
CURED had they married in the state 1t is
stated. too. that the Maryland tax is oppressive
especially on the poor cOored people. The fee
here being but 81, it frequently happens that
money can be saved 10y trip to the state of
natrImOny by way of the District OF Columbia.
COMING TO TIE DISTRICT TO SAVE MONEY.
There is but little doubt that economical rea-
sons lead many Maryland couples intent on
matrislOny to come into the District to have the
knot tied. Five dollars seems to be the amount
usually set apart to defray the actual expenses
of putting on the matrimonial yoke. Formerly
the Zee for the marriage license was the same i'm
MARY and and the District tjj2I cents-and old
Residents state that iii those days it was rare to
hear of Mary'anderS coming here for the pur-
pose of matrimony. aud when they did come
there was always some good reason assigned.
Under the law of 1864, now in force here there
Is no restriction As to whom license shall be
issued The responsibility seems to be alto
getner on the minister. and the law provides
that after the latter has sOiemnized the mar
rage he shall fill certificate thereto directly
beneath the license.
THE LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE.
The forms of the license and certificate are as
follows:
TO any Minister Of the Gospel authorized to Cele-
bIdte HdITidgeS liz the District OF Colu1a bid,
Greeting:
You are hereby Licensed to soemnize the Rites of
-.
pedinent thereto: and having so done, You COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

---. of --, If you find no lawful I'M
pediment thereto and having so done, You are COM
maided to appear in the Clerks Office OF the SUI
preine Court OF said District. and certify the same
witness my hand and the seal OF said Court, this
- day OF -, IS. Clerk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

pronounced it success. There are many in
congruous things about the play, and 1 have no
hesitation he whatever In saying that, If it had
Of the Union Square theater, it would have
fallen fiat on the first night. The play which
presents Charles Coghlan, Eleanor Cary, Ehle
Ellsler, Maud Harrison and Messrs. Stod-
aar to P", ssaaee and rh whiting sn sa Is pretty
superb, and, as the rehearslng has been
careful, everything moved without hitch. The
best scene In the play is taken bodily from Sar-
dou's great drama, "Odette." The whole plot
Of the play hinges upon an unnatural and silly
incident which is given in the prologue. A
husband and wife quarrel over petty matter.
and they part v0wing never to meet again. The
cause Of their quarrel is silly in the extreme.
The husband, having returned from journey,
finds that his wife Is going to act in an anna
teur theatrical performance that night. He
asks her not to 60. She says. naturally enough.
it would be unreasonable and absurd for her to
stay at home after all of her rehearsals and after
her appearance had been advertised He tells
ner emphatically she must not go, then leaves
the stage. Two or three minutes later she
comes back, puts on her wraps and goes of to
the theater with friend. She has scarcely left
the stage when her husband returns. and find
ing that she has gone takes their infant child
and It's nurse and leaves at once for Brazil He
has not been gone two minutes when the wife,
feeling sorry that she has opposed her husband,
returns TO beg his forgiveness. She finds that
he has gone forever. All this occurs in villa
at Irvington, on the Hudson. It would be I'M
possible, Of course, for either the husband or
vile TO 60 any great distance In two or three
minutes. The next act represents the husband,
fifteen years later, In France with the child,
who has grown up to b charming girl. The
mother, after the brutal desertion, went on the
stage permanently, and became great prims
donna. She meets her husband and grown up
daughter In the second act The succeeding
three acts are devoted to the efforts of tho
daughter and various other persons to get tho
silly and bigoted husband and the unnaturally
proud wife together again. The characters are
unreal and the motive Of the play silly, but
there Is . good strong comedy element and
some good character acting by several Of the
artists.
THE NEW DEBUTANTE.
Miss samuels, who is perhaps more widely
known as Emma Latham, and whose cratic
sp;urgs In the dramatic iiHs for one week In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-02

Prior to 1854 the clerk Of the court was re-
quired TO keep only list of those to whom
licenses were issued. with the date. and two old
books in the clerks office at the courthouse
contain the list entire from 1851 to july 1861
There IL nothing in these books to indicate the
residence of the parties. the only mark besides
the bare names being the letters blk" or
cid. OF touring the first years of the war;
II m c. aud Il VI. c." Indicating that the
parties against whose names these authorizations
Were written were black, co!ored, or free men
or women nf color