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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
The State Debt.

In the New Orleans Pieqguae Of the
14th inst, we find the following state
ment in an editorial article:
We cannot state the financial condition
OF Mississippi very accurately; but it is
our impression that when Stone took
charge the net debt was about 81 100, 900.
and that when he turned the administra-
ton over to Gov Lowry 1t was only about
e325, 900, and il has now mounted np to
the former sum, 81, 100, 600. In other
words, we fear that Gov Lowry has undone
Stones good work.
In the same paper of later date,
(the 18th inst we find the following
language:
We are informed BY a gentleman who
has seen the editorial in Thursdays Plea
yune that Gov. Lowry's administration
has paid the entire debt of Mississippi
this year and that that State now has no
debt
It will be seen by the reader that the
first statement is that the State debt
amounts to S1,l00,O00, and that the
second statement intended to correct
the first is that the State owes nothing.
Neither of these statements is true. On
January l, 1884, the payable or net
debt Of the State (not due, however, as
reported by the Treasurer was 1891 ,725.-
06. Since that date some bonds have
been issued TO raise money to meet cur
rent expenses; but this ought not to
excite surprise or comment, as bonds
have been issued in nearly, if not quite,
every year since 1870 except in
the years of Governor LowRY's adj
ministration-l8S2 and 1888. 1t should
be also borne in mind that in 1882 the
State tax was reduced from three mills
to two mills and a half, and that not
withstanding this reduction the State
has been generous in making appropria-
tions to her public institutions.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
A Retreat.

We have been engaged in profitless
discussion with the venerable sage who
presides over the columns of the Tupelo
journal, in which we endeavored to show
that distinguished parsonage that not
withstanding his ripe years there were
some things which he had yet to learn.
The position of the journal is that
although the Republican party had in
its National Convention declared in
favor of protective tariff, it was IAN
uniustifable and uncalled for exhibition
of partisan zeal' in us to say that we
favored that declaration concerning the
tariff. by the Democratic National Con-
yention, which would secure the mos
electoral votes.
Weare content with our position, and
do not care to combat that of cur ven
cradle friend, since he is only sustained
by & few cranks and We have the
National Democratic party at our back.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
The Railroads.
A Vicksburg special to the Picayune
has the following:

A Vicksburg special to the Picayune
has the following:
Only twenty-five miles of track remain
to be laid TO complete the entire road from
Memphis to New Orleans on the L., N. O.
and Railroad This will be finished by
the 9Th of September There is a gap OF
only forty miles to complete the telegraph
system of this road This will be CON-
pleted in ten days. The Office of general
freight agent of the V. and NJ. and ", s.
and P. divisions of the Queen and Crescent
line is now located in new and handsome
suite of rooms in the thirds tory of the fine
large brick building, corner of Washington
and South streets. The following gentle
menwill be located there: Messrs l. Hardy,
general freight agent; w. H. Fitzhugh,
chief clerk; ]. D. Grant, clerk of claim
division; T. 0dell, trace and exception
clerk; S. c. Whitehead, rate clerk. The
large and rapidly increasing business of
the divisions for which Mr.. Hardy is gen.
eral agent made it necessary for him to
secure more office capacity and rooms. He
has just moved into very suitable one,
and one furnished in a manner and style he
will be proud Of
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
Rochester, August ., 1884.

GOVERNOR john IRELAND, of Texas,
has been arrested for violation of Sec
ton 55l0 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, on the affidavit of EMILE
FRANCOIS charging that IRELAND. as
Governor of Texas, and under color of
the anti-miscegenation statute of that
State, did subject said Francois ''to the
deprivation of the right, privilege and
immunity of being free from being dis
eliminated against by said State or its
agent under said State statute in the
matter of punishment on account of his
race or color" Strange to say, the
statute of Texas only provides for the
punishment of white persons in case of
miscegenation, and it is discrimination
against the white color to which
FRANCOIS objects.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
A Correction.

TaE CLARION was in error last week in
crediting to The Leader a certain para
graph relating to Prohibition in politics,
and beginning with the words, there are
some fanatics in this State etc. We en-
terrain no such sentiments and use no such
rhetoric as THE CLARION thus attributes
to US, and we hope it viii give us the ben
eft oil correction Brookhayen Leader.
The paragraph referred to was copied
from the Brookhaven Democrat, and ex-
pressed so fully what We thought ought
to be the sentiment Of every good citi-
zen that We were not very careful to
whom We should credit it. The style of
Che paragraph, it is true, is somewhat
more forcible than that usually charac-
terizing the Leader. except when discuss
ing. Copiah county matters: but, not
being as critical as the Leader, intent on
The substance we overlooked the form.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
Purcell Retracts.

The man who was so bitterly opposed
to CLEvELAND's nomination that he
would not edit paper in his interest.
but preferred to take furlough until
after the election, has published the
following card
"Two days after after the appearance in
the Buffalo Evening Telegraph of the
articles headed "a Terrible Tale" in con-
versation with representative of the New
York Sun, | remarked that upon the then
existing state of facts Governor Cleveland
must be considered a moral leper. The
without the premise, was
printed, and has since been extensively
copied. | now desire to say that informa
ton has come to me from source in
which place implicit confidence material,
ly changing the state of facts upon which
the remark was made. Hence, in justice
to Governor Cleveland, to myself and to
all others whom it may concern, with
draw the Characterization, and request
that hereafter it be not attributed to me
WILLIAM PURCELL.
Rochester, August Q, 1884.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

In addition to the fact that mem
Der of the Greely expedition was shot by
order of the con mander for stealing
something to eat, comes the more start
ling statement that members of the ex-
petition fed on the corpses of their dead
companions. Lieutenant GREELY says
that this is not so, but the evidence Of
the physicians who examined the body
of Lieutenant KIsLISGBURY, which we
print, leads to a different belief. At the
worst it was bat the effort of starving
men to prolong life, and they are more
to be pitied for the terrible alternative
which has was placed before them than
condemned for their choice.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

We specially commend to our young
friend of The CLARION careful perusal
OF the following from the Koscinsko Star,
which is wholesome reading and not alto
gether foreign to the question at issue
between The CLARION and Journal:
But there are Democrats and Democrats.
There are some men who are mere figure
heads; blank walls upon whom the poll
ticians paste their party circulars. There
are men who are mere jumping jacks, who
Jump when the managers jerk the string,
but who are incapable Of independent
thought or action. Men who are mere
puppets and move as they are ordered and
urged on. They are mere echoes, that give
back the shouts and pass words OF their
leaders and masters. Men who are mere
filters, through whom the Commanded the
bosses are passed down to the arabble
Men Who, when they hear the crack Of the
party lash dance with the glibness 0f their
ancestral apes, no matter how diseofdant
the music. or how supremeIy ignorant they
may Be Of its purport.
We are not Of the above class. We
commend or condemn men Or measures
regardless Of party affiliations 81 party
brands Tupelo Journal.
We can't for the life 81 Is under
Itand Why our esteemed contemporary
:alls cur attention 10 the foregoing.
Whatever cause 81 complaint others
nay have re haye NOT done any 81 the
horrible things mentioned 70 him.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20


The Brookhaven Leader and Winona
Argus appear to he very much exercised
at the position of Tar CLARION on
Prohibition and the temperance ques-
ton generally, and discuss the matter
IS If they apprehended that The CHAR
1oS vas about about to invade domain
10 which they hold special pre-
emption right We have simply to re-
peat, that We have been. and are still
willing to appropriate acolumn Of space
each week % temperance subjects. pro-
vided some suitable person viii take
charge Of such department # any
person before, during q since the Pro-
kibition Convention, subscribed for 7 ms
81 the idea that L was t0
become Prohibition organ. re will
promptly refund His money On npplica.
ton. 10 represent tiye 81 THE CT a..
ION was kusherized ii solicit Sd bs Fip-
lions Ga the saith 81 fhls understand.
ing But ee did and % express cur.
lges wiling that lie recognized
champions q ten neFzncs may have
still an0ih5z mtdfu4a than lie xcsaI
znd 9ln foz skpEe. sing to laith that
S Is sheni Our zeelo1k eo1tsI1 ef1slt
.ho1Id welcome rather Than fsts even
suel tia lid comfort ~ ae
1853 Il. -. 3 t5|.S.. t.I's71.fI ~ 7||..|
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The Convention to nominate Demo
cratic candidate for Representative in
Congress from this, the Seventh District,
viii be held in the Capitol on next
Wednesday, the 9th inst. We again
express the hope there will be fun
attendance.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

Our people have responded literally to
the cali for aid for the Protestant Orphan
AevIum at Natchez From the Masons,
$50: Odd Fellows, SIS; knights Of
Honor. S25. and knights Of Pythias, 50.
The Little Misses Daisy Sbipp and Sarah
Higvinbotham, S15.25; Methodist Sun
day School Sl2.-Yazco City Herald.
Mr. Chas. Tankersley, aged about 80
years, shot himself at his home in Tisho-
miugo county, Aug. 4. He had made every
preparation for death, and 50 placed his
head when the pistol fred that no blood
touched his clothing except few drops on
his right sleeve. In note found at his
side he said that ne had been driven to his
grave BY great trouble.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

IT is not our present intention to make
choice between the several candidates for
places ON the State ticket in 1885, but
We may as well remark now. as later,
that We do not intend that any one
shall be nominated on false Issue If we
can prevent it. The voters are entitled
70 q fair discussion II the claims Of all
gentlemen who aspire to public Office,
and without committing ourselves to the
candidacy Of any one, our inclination IS
to see that no candidate is nniustly
criticised. The attempt to fasten re-
sponsibility for the present State debt
On Governor Lownr IS unNarranted
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
JUpan Hir1.. 81 Monday la.t. plaee


JUDaR HILL. On Monday last placed
the Memphis Selma and Brunswick
Railroad IN hands Of Receiver The
Receiver Is Mr. Newman ETh, Who IS
also general attorney Cor the great Kan
IS City line Mr. Erb has great facll.
ifia. for building and giving value to
tie line, and undeI he arrangements be
undertakes to make there en- b little
doubt hat tie line win be completed
from, Holly Springs 70 Memphis before
Iaznsry !. 1855. The contemplated e.
|slf also includes tie paying Ct
|,zzsf Hamilton 8 CO. tie amount due
1Isl IN d6ab.Ie b refreshing
. 6ss lies At Iz6sl
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

Mosr of the business portion of the
town of Grenada was destroyed by fire
on Saturday night, in fact all the BUSH
ness houses except those on the north
and east side of the public square were
consumed. The loss Is supposed to be
not less than $500, 900. The insurance is
$4,000.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

4 RAND Of masked men made q
raid on 4 Mormon congregation on
Cane Greek in Lewis county, Tennessee,
4 short time since, killing two Of the
elders, and MARTIN CoSDox and JoHE
HUTs0N, and fatally wounding Hrs.
CoNDoN. DAVID HIEsoS, one 81 the
stacking parties, was also killed. Two
elders ESCAPED.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

PERsoNs who may have received
copies of Judge Watson's brief on State
Railroad Supervision cases, are requested
to so correct the fourth line from bot
tom of third page as to make it read:
'Such a law would not necessarily de-
stroy," etc, the word mot" having been
omitted in the printing.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The Wall Street Bank closed its doors
on the 18th inst. 1t has been ascer-
tanned that the Cashier, John P. DIoKIN-
SON, is the person TO be blamed, and he
is supposed to be on his way to Canada
the @happy hunting ground of
crooked hank officers.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

GENERAL. ABsALoN N. Wrsr, who
declined 10 accept one nomination for
the viee-Presideney, having changed
his mind, has now been rendered an
other. This time the National Anti
Monopoly party want him. The Gem
eral can do the n. A. N. party no good,
and il can do the General no harm.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The Courier-.Iom7ldl, in refutation of q
statement made by the Commercial
Gazette, says that it has never inyesti-
gated the personal scandals concerning
Mr.. BLAINE, and has never declared
them false.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The CLARION failed to reach its Kos
ciusko subscribers last week, as we are
informed by several who missed its reg
ular visit. The fault was not in our
mailing room, but We regret the failure
all the same.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The Board of Trustees of the Industrial
Institute for White Females, met pursuant
to adjournment
Present: Messrs D. L. Sweatman, Mar
shall Miller, Rev. 7. A. s. Adams, Dr.. J. ]
Thornton and Nee. Martin; Governor Low
n ex-0ficio chairman.
Propositions for the location of the Col
lege were opened and read. i synopsis Of
proposed donations:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
KoscrusKo

proposes to donate sufficient quantities of
land on which to locate college, situated in
and near Kosciusko, and solvent cash sub
scriptions to the amount of $500, paya-
Bile to the Board on location Of the college
at Kosciusko or immediate vicinity. which.
together with value of either of the sites
proposed to be donated. will reach the sum
of $1,000 or more.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

FoR unsuccessful balloting in the
effort to nominate candidate for Con-
gress the Democrats of the Second Dis
trict of Maryland take the cake. 1883
ballots, and an adjournment without a
nomination, is the record.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

OUR Louisiana neighbors are engaged
in installing an elected Democratic
Sheriff with the assistance of the militia.
The situation seems to be both serious
and ludicrous.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
FAYETTE

proposes to donate the buildings heretofore
known as the Fayette Female College, cost
ing originally $4,000, being two-story
brick building and twelve acres of ground
belonging thereto-being q shady lawn.
With little improvement and repair,
would be ready to open the college. Pre-
scented sketch of ground plan of build
ing
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The American Bankers Association
has been in session, at Saratoga. A
number of interesting papers were read,
but nobody told how to catch and con-
Wet a thieying hank officer.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

The Duke of Wellington, the not
famous son of an illustrious father, died
at Brighton, on the 18th inst, of heart
disease. He was seventy-seven years
olJ
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

Two informal but desperate duels were
fought during the past week-at Terrell,
Texas, between BILL DouGHERTY and
z1cH GRAv. and ii Emory Gap. IN
Tennessee, between WM. RoaERs0S and
ToM STAPLES. Each killed his man.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
Pelahatehie DESTROYED BY Fire.

As We 60 to press, a telegram an
nounee that 'PeIahatchie was destroyed
by fire last night, the work of an incen-
diary s9ae7s
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

1T has been both reported and denied
that LIszT, the celebrated piano vir-
tuoso, has become blind. LIsZT denies
il in an autograph letter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

BURGLARS seem to be working the
towns on The. Illinois Central Railroad
south of JackAbn Their course is from
South 10 North.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

the ankle Joint On the right leg tho
skin and muscles had been removed IN
within five inches OF the ankle ioint
Both feet were intact. The toes were
all present.
There was no vestige of the integu.
ment or muscles on either arm, inclUd.
ing the muscles of the shoulder blades 10
the wrist joints except on the right fore.
arm. The interosseous membrane and
the remaining flesh and muscles of bofb
the hands were intact.
The examination of the posterior nor.
ton of the body showed that the skin
and muscles of the back from the sey.
enth cervical vertebra have been Dis.
sected or cut completely away down n
the bones with the exception of pieces
of skin from two to three inches square
on each side of the upper portion Of the
sacrum. The pelvic bones were com.
pletely denuded. All the extremitie.
were attached to the body by ligament,
only. No fractures Of the BODY were
discovered.
We found all the organs Of the thorax
and abdomen present. There was M
evidence of recent inflammation of the
stomach and bowels. The large intes.
tines were distended with hardened
Jumps of fecal matter, in which there
was hair, moss or woody fibre. In our
opinion the flesh removed was cut away
with some sharp instrument. That
remaining on the feet, hands and face
showed no signs of decomposition.
CHICAGO, August l4.-Wm. Helms
who wrote toSecretary Chandler demand.
ing investigation into the death of
Private Charles b. Henry, one of the
Greedy party, in an interview of some
length relates that his only relation TO
the deceased is by marriage, and that
only distantly. The father and mother
of the deceased are living in Germany
He has a sister living at Lincoln, Neh..
named Dora Buck. Henry's proper name
is Charles Henry Buck, he having chang.
ed his name on joining the regular army.
Henry is described as a person of good
education and well brought up. IS Ia
meriting his death Mr.. Helms said: If
Henry had stolen the provisions. as
Lieut.. Greedy claimed he did, the latter
was justified in ordering his death" In
view of the other circumstances sur
rounding the case, however Mr.. Helms
said he felt justified in asking for an in.
vestigation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
COLUMBUS

offers the property known as the Columbus
Female Institute, and fifty thousand dollars
in non-interest bearing city bonds-the
bonds and property amounting TO more
than ninety thousand dollars.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
The Mem Orial Stone at Munford
vile.

We call special attention to the card
of Mr.. James Smith, of Glasgow, Scot.
land, in which he invites the companions
in arms and friends of the gallant Col.
Robt. A. Smith 10 meet at the unwilling
of the Memorial Stone on the battle
field, September I. We are sure that
every survivor who possibly can will &C
cept Mr.. Smiths invitation. From a
personal letter just received from him,
we make some extracts for the informa-
ton of all interested:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
"Wi' noly rapture
A rousing Wild at times I
And nail't VII scripture"


Experts in morality, forsooth, VITO are
prepared to guarantee with something more
than human authority, the carat value Of
any moral act There clerical harpers are
eager to believe and circulate the worst
version of that scandal, though the honest
men who have investigated it have unanI-
mously pronounced Il to be in its worst
feature the invention Of an unprincipled
liar. In this clerical harpers doubtless
take counsel with the corruptions of their
own nature, and like other ignoble people
judge other men according to their inhe-
rent consciousness of the wicIedness Of
human nature. Granting that the scandal
we're true, would it be TO their credit as
mOralists to propagate the lesson that pc
euniary dishonesty and official corruption
in public man are more venal offences
than lapse from chastity? OF course We
would prefer = perfect man, bat from the
time Of King David to that Of Clay, Web
ster.and jackson, the committee Of inVesti-
CATION has never reported success in seeking
him among all the nations Of the earth. |
Moreis the pity. Taking things IS We find
them, with the good and the bad together we |
may at least accept one fact that honorable /
men can eondone passing eclipse Of male |
chastity, but honorable men can never toll /
crate the faint of pecuniary dishonesty The
latter i . perpetual bar to all gentIemanly /
and consideration, IS we'll as 1
public trusts
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
BENvUE, RowANHILL, GLASGOW,
August 7, 1884.


The great Stone is now erected in its
place and the ground and wall around it all
finished, and Senator Sykes having asked
me to name the day, have fixed the an
niversary being also same day Of the week
Of the close Of the severe struggle in the
occupation of the Green River Fertilization
by the Tenth Mississippi.
There seems 70 be general desire to
meet on the ground, and Senator Sykes has
been requested to deliver an address.
Three gentlemen and lady from here.
along with myself, will be present, and twill
receive the company at my Tentor Marque,
and the time Of day named for the eere-
mony viii be suitable for the arrival Of the
midday trains, and the station called Row
let is the near one to the spot, although if
the conductor Is requested, think he will
stop on that day at the monument itself
expect with nY friends 70 be At New
York By the "a September, and we have
matters TO zee to ere getting to Kentucky,
and We hope 10 have time to 20 South %
Jackson after the dwelling.
/ Wish all Who Intend being present ct
he meeting would intimate By letter Or
postal card to me 1t AF0odsDuville, Ky by /
he 18th September, when ! viii Be there a |
be grounds Yours very sincerely,
JAMEs SIXTH.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20

No candidate for public Office was
ever injured by a campaign scandal.
Governor CLEVELAND will not be.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
THE ATTIC EXPLORERS.
Lieut.. Greely's Report on the Exc
cutlon of Henry.

The Body of One Of the Victims of
The Expedition Exhumed and
Found to be very Much Mutilat-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
Courier-JournaI.1

A peculiarly vile nest of clerical poll
ticans has been stirred up in one or two
Northern communities to give sanction
and currency to the ISLANDERS Matched up
to keep the "Tattooed Man" in counte-
nance by besmirchiming Gov. Cleveland
This is class of clerics hit off by Burns,
who to iniure rival or gain a petty ad-
vantage for themselves in notoriety or 9TH
erwise are ready
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-20
FRENCH CAMP.

Over 5000 already subscribed and feel
sure that sum will be increased; and pro-
test that any sum of money should set over
against good moral and religious influence,
central location, good society, healthfulness,
fine water and excellent facilities for the
town.