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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-12
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The STATE.
From the Circuit Court of Madison
County. T.. J. Wharton, Judge.
Grand larceny. Recent possession. Nod
iication Of Instructions "Proof"
CHALMERS, J.
Appellant was convicted of grand
larceny, in stealing certain meat from
the smoke-house Of w. Z. Ross.
The strength of the presumption
which springs from recent possession of
stolen property depends wholly upon
the time which has elapsed since the
larceny, and the nature of the propertv.
This is matter ordinarily left to the
jury, though in extreme cases the courts
have felt called upon to tell the Jury, as
matter OF law, that no case has been
made out against the prisoner.
! The court refused to instruct the Jury
that sit deyolved upon the State to
show that defendant stole the meat. OF
part of it, from w. E. Ross, ON the
night of January 81, 1884" but in lieu
of this gave the instruction that "the
State must show by satisfactory proof
beyond all reasonable doubt, that the
accused did steal from Mr.. Ross meat
house the bacon lost by him." This wa.
not erroneous. The question of time
in the aspect of the case as tried, wa!
wholly immaterial, and the instruction
as given was more favorable to the pris
oner than as asked; nor does it contra
vene to his prejudice the provision O
the statute which forbids the voluntar,
giving of Instructions by the court.
The use of the words 'proof' ant
"eyidence" interchangeably in the fourtl
instruction for the State is improper
though the words are frequently so use,
by the bfst writers. Manifestlv thi
could have worked no injury here.
The contention that no legal presumr
ton as to grand larceny could arts
because only a small portion of tn
stolen property was recovered is who'll
untenable. The presumption as to tn
.. whole must arise from the unexplaine
discovery of portion. 4firnled
Smith & Powell, for appellant.
: J. L. Harris, for the State.
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MONDAY, November 10, 1884.
The following cases were Affirmed:
4669-W. H. Corborn '. O. B. Critten
den.
The following cases we're Fssd and
rendaded:
46S6-F. W. Anderson, sher f. W. K
Ingersoll.
4647-J. B. Mortimore V. L. A. Rags
dale.
4652-Excelsior Manufacturing Co. Y
Robt. Keyser.
4654-V. & NJ R. r. Co., v. State Of
Mississippi.
46S5-Joseph Baum V. J. NJ. Buntyn.
1887. W. Anderson, Sheriff, etc, v
r. J. Turnbull. Reversed ana
decree entered here.
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JoHS J. FISEErY, the dynamite
demagogue, was beaten in Chicago
This has been a bad election for indie
pendent candidates.
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1-aaaes love delicate and delie;ou4 r.r-
tunes. In Parkers Hair BaIesr, 1i'-- -
Only satisfy this taste but have zn s-t;cIe
4nasn arrests falling hair. removes dsn-
~ = restores the original color and In
49, beautiful gloss, softness and iife
- not soil the Enen,i is not dye. cleanIr
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-12

The Legislature Of Illinois, just
elected, will be tie on joint ballot
This legislature will elect a successor d
Senator LOGAN.
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TuE New Orleans States claims to be
the first paper in the United States tc
suggest the name Of GROVER GIVE
laud fof the Presidency.
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THE street-car drivers in New Orleans
have been on a strike, which resulted in
great Inconvenience to the public. Bet
ter pay and less working hours were de-
handed and have been conceded.
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Majority for Democratic Electors. 49,. 461
Majority for L. Barksdale. ........ 525
There was no election at Dry Grove; and
the Byram box. which gave a majority fol
Democratic ticket was thrown out because
Of some irregularity.
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Our Agent at wesson

Mr.. J. r. Gable IL authorized 70 re-
ceiye subscriptions To The CLARION at
Wesson.
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MADAME ADELISA PATH has been
granted a divorce from her husband, the
MARQUIS de Caux, at Paris.
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Special TO limes-Dcmocrat.
NEw YORK, Nov. S.-The Suns
hErrcs still show Cleveland 1l98 ahead
and there "A no apparent reason 70 expect
nnI very material change. The suN.
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Healthy MajOrlties.

The several Congressional Districts
give the following majoritics to the
Democratic candidates for Congress:
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VkxDEEsILr IS said . have con
iEibnssd $4,000 to the CLEVELAND
campaign tana-
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O. B. CRi,rrEHDEN
J. II. LEAvESwoRTH.

j. ii. LEAyEN WORTH.
From the Circuit Court of Washington
County. B. f. Trimble, Judge.
Ealawfm detainer. Purchaser from
State under tar title
CAMPBELL, c. J.
On March {, 1882, the lots in contro.
versy were sold to the State for non
payment of taxes. On March Z. 1888
they were purchased from the Auditor
by appellant, who, on March 81. 1888
instituted his action of unlawful detain
er under Sec. 53S, Code of 1880. The
defence is made that the action was
brought before the expiration of one
year from the date of appellants deed
from the State.
By Sec. S97, Code of 1880, the right to
bring unlawful detainer in the cases
provided for by Sec. 53S Is secured to
the State, and its vendee may bring this
action as the State could. Reversed ana
remdpded
Leroy Percy and VIM. Griffin, fol
appellant.
w. P. & J. B. Harris and S. H
King, for appellee.
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V. NJ. R. R. Co.


The STATE.
From the Circuit Court of Kinds
County. T. J. Wharton, Judge.
Tar on trading car. Construction Of
reeenue lac.
COOPER, J.
Appellant was indicted for an alleged
violation of the revenue law in selling
to its employees, from car which ran
over its track, provisions and other sup
plies. 1t was proved that the goods
were not sold to anybody but the en-
ployees of the appellant, and not even
to them for cash, but only in considera
ton of wages due to them. In thi:
state of facts, appellant was held liable
for not paying the tax levied on trading
cars under See. $50, Code Of 1880.
The facts disclosed did not make ap
pellant a trader within the popular
meaning of that word, nor its car /;
trading car, taxable under Sec. 5S5
Laws imposing privilege taxes are to b.
construed in favor of the citizen, and n'
occupation is to be taxed unless clearl,
within the provisions of such laws. z.
parte Taylor, So Miss, AS. Repersed
Nugent & Melville for appellee.
J. l.. Harris for the State.
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ADA BUNcH, ct al. !

NJ. W OIERSIElN.
From the Circuit Court of Yazoo Coun-
tY. T.. J. Wharton, Judge.
Validity Of sale under "4batement act
Of 1875.
CAMPBELL, G. J.
Appellants purchased the land in con.
troYelsy from Gwin & Hemingway,
commissioners under the decree in the
case Of Green V. Gibbs, In the ehancery
court of Kinds county, being the same
case as Gibbs .. Green. 81 Miss. 592. In
1875 the land was sold under the
Abatement Act of 1875, and purchas-
ed by the appellee. The only question
involved Is the constitutionaIity' of the
Abatement Act" as impairing the obi.
cations Of the Leyee act approved Feb
Is, 1867.
In Gibbs 2. Green, supra, it was decid
ed that the Act of 1867. then unde,
consideration, was a contract which the
State could not modify in any material
point, whereby 70 diminish the security
it afforded the holders OF bonds, without
their consent. The legal title vested in
the Levee Commissioners by a sale and
conveyance of the land for temperament
of taxes was transferable at their pleas
ure for the payment of the bonds. The
Abatement Act of 1875, as to these
lands 50 held, was an invasion Of the
rights of the creditors for whom they
were held, and sales under it conferred
no title. There Is nothing in Cockra1
{ Baker, 50 Miss. 2S2, conflicting with
this view. Reuerssd and renanded.
Hudson, Hudson & Holt, for appel
LIANT
W. P. & J. B. Harris, and Henri,
& Campbell, for appellant.
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DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT.
MONDAY, November 10, 1881

REPORTED FOR THE CLARION By C. c
CAMPBELL.
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SECOND DISTRICT.
14,s72 1888 $40
THIRD DISTRICT.

Mr. Morgan's majority over all, 1919.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-29
WaUinRfOFd.

E. M. Hubbard received severe wound on his head while moving heavy piece of furniture few days ago.
 Sunday afternoon, by Rev. D. T. Call, of the Second Advent society.
 Harry rdrews has vacated the Beach House and chased the Beach Eouse property will move in.
 Mrs J. E. WiidLnan was taken suddenly i'll on Sun day morning and has been confined to her. bed since
 W. E. Talcott has been elected sssistant foreman of the B ook and Ladder company:
 H. Jacobs was in New York on Monday. His daugh- ter will remain there few weeks longer.
 Frank Cole was arrested and tried on Saturday for breach of the peace and . aS fined tAe costs ana given thirty days in jail. He appealed, and l.. M. Hubbard, his counsel, gave bonds for him
 The water rent notices for the nix months enntpg June 1st sent out yesterday, and must be paid before June 15 or the water will be shut of On all lar additional will be charged before water will be turned on again.
 Flo CTS for Decoration day should be left at Thomas Pckford's store before S:30 on the morning of Decoration day.
 The annual water rents now amount to $500 a year. now leaves at 1o:4s and the 1:le train at I129 q
 c. M. Hsllenbeck. E. 8. Stevens, pr. ". 8. Russell and E. A. Wallace who went to the Oatskin Noun taiDs last week Q fishing expedition, returned home recently. They report fine time and large catch of trout They caught about 70O some of tbem weighing one and three -fourths pounds each.
 ". 0. northrop, who was bitten by deg about week ago, is able to be out again. ..
 The 6weetland Chuck company have located tenn porartly in a portion of the Community buildings.
 Miss E. 0. Dutton and Mics F. [. Curt1ss have ar
 The new fountain fer the corner of Main and Cen ter streets has arrived and will be placed at
 J. G. Phelan has purchased of Hory Morse the lot on the corner of Main and High streets
 The Sackekt Manufacturing company have issued another call for 16 ger cent more of the stock sub ecribed. May
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Yale NeWs.


 Amusement Programme Interfered With
 By the RaIn--Games POstpOned-YaIe's
 Game -Morroyv With Princeton.
 Owing to the rain yesterday the advertised double athletic attractions failed to take place. The ball game with Brown has been postponed to date to be agreed upon here after. But the bicycle races will come of this afternoon at 2:3o o'clock at Hamilton Park. All the riders have remained in the city and ths programme will be carried out as published The committee have reserved a portion of the grand stand for ladies and their escorts. The seats will be csrpeted and numbered in such way as to prevent over crowding, and tickets for them may be pro cured at Beers drug store.
 Souther. the catcher of the ball nine, was quite seriously injured in the Amherst game Saturday, and will not be able to play for few days. Holmes '84 will take his place during his absence.
 This morning the present seniors will at- tend the last recitation of their course. Prof. Ladd will put the top finish on their educa- ton by means of some final remarks on met aphysics. The first annual examination comes Saturday morning.
 Members of the Psi Upsilon fratern rnity re- siding in New York city have recently organ ized an as sociation. l-...-.. ---- .. The freshmen have decided to form a lacrosse team and accept the recent chal- lenRe of the Harvard freshmen. MT. Meacham has been chosen captain. The game will be played in New Haven within two weeks probably.
 At the graduating exercises of the Art school, which will occur on Monday. address es will be made by Professors Niemeyer, Weir and Hoppin, Mir. Honey and Dr. Eos ter. Four prizes are to be given The recep- ton will be given in the evening.
 Tomorrow afternoon at the Polo grounds in New York, Yale will meet Princeton for the first time this season on the ball field The former will be weakened probably by the loss of her catcher, and the result of the contest is by no means certain to rest in her favor. In the evening at Chickering Hall, the Glee and Banjo clubs will give concert for the benefit of the navy, which both hines have been invited to attend. The fare from New Haven to New York and return will be $I 75 if one hundred names can be obtained paper has been left at Beers for sigma lures.
 The championship pennant won by the football team last fall has arrived and Is on exhibition in Ford's window.
 Up to date the various colleges have won the following percentages of the games played: Yale, 75 per cent; Harvard, Fl per cent; Amherst, 50 per cent; Brown, 50 per cent; Dartmouth, 25 per cent; Princeton, 16 per cent.
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State News.

E. II. Gilbert. prominent DaDbnry man, is dead.
 Telegraph and telephone cables to be run to Fiaher's Island this season.
 E. Window Williams, Yantic, ,5S, is the leading didate for trustee at Trinity College
 The Norwich and New London offices of the Bank erG and Merchants telegraph line are now open.
 Heury G. Bump, old and respected citizen Of Norwich Falls, dropped dead yesteFdAy morning
 Oncsrs of the BArtletts Reef hghtboat report that a swarm Of potato bugs boarded the vessel Monday.
 The marriage of Miss Eliza Buckinghan Aiken eldest daughter of General and Mrs. Aiken and granddAuRhter Of the late Governor Buckingham, to Ed~ard Bacon, son of Rev. Leonard Woolsey Bacon, D and grandson of Rev. Leonard Bacon, of New Haven, occurred the residence of the bride's pa rent iu Norwich Tuesday afternoon. The clergymen oAciating were Rev. l. ", Bacon. father of the groom, and Rev. Samuel G. Buckingham, pagtor of the South CoDgregational church of Springfield. Mass and great 1ncle to the bride. The groom had for best Edward Aiken, of Rutland, Vt his class and room mate at Yale. The ushers were Messrs Willie Aiken, brother of the bride, Henry 0: White of New Haven, Fred T. Taylor and John M. Johnson of Norwich. Mir. and Mrs. Bacon left for New York for short bridal tour and their return MT. Ba- con will be installed pastor of the Congregational church at Lyme.
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1mantiM

Bears at the HeIna-A Steady Fall i'm Pr1ces-The Coal Stocks . Special lark For Attaek-stocks Selling Lower at the Close,
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Connecticut Doctors.

Annual Convention of the
 Connecticut Medical AssOcIAtiOn-TO-
 Days Programme.
 In the City Hall council chamber the Con- necticut Medical society began two days session yesterday, on the occasion of the annual convention of the so~ oiety. The preliminary business meeting was opened about p. m., President Elisha B. Nye, of Middletown, in the chair. The president made short address referring to the legal status of the medical society.
 A committee consisting of F. l.. Dickinson, M, c, White and Orlando Brown was ap- pointed to confer with similar committee from the Yale Medical school about the welfare of that institution.
 A report of the committee on the legal status of the Connecticut Medical society was read by Dr. Carmalt. The gist of the re- port was the written opinion of Simeon E. Baldwin, to the effect that the incorporation of the medical department of Yale college by the legislature did not affect the corporate existence of the Yale Medical society. The report was accepted.
 The meeting to-day will open at o'clock The order of exercises will be as follows: Rapcrt of secretary-S. B. St. John, Hartford. Anpusl Address by the Presidsnt-Elisha 5. Nye, NiddlOtown. 'FThe Medical Profession ana Ata Claims to the Respect and Gratitude Of the oonn- munity." , . ,r.,, Report of the Committee Matters of Profession ! al Interest-w. 0. Vile, Sandy Hook. Reception of dele gates from other societies Reports of delegates to other societies l Di1sertation-N. E. Wordin, Bridgeport. "Ihe | Theory of Disease" .. -.
 Introduction of Business: Cases of interest ane | discussion.
 | Miscellaneous business | Essays-t.Medicine Fifty Years Ago." k. '" Mathewsop, Durham; ''Seventy-hve Cases oI CoG
 junctivitis M Wilson, BridgsPort ,.aeaSis an, Treatment of Potts Diselss of the Spine, George Packard, Hartford. Voluntary papers.
 Some of those who are in attendance are A. T. Douglas New London; J. Franci
 Oalef, Cromwell Charles James Fox, Willi
 mantle; Elisha B. Nye, Middletown; F. E
 Beckwith, New Haven; G. 0. H. Gilbert
 Westbreok; c. F. Sumner, Bolton N. Storrs, Hartford; George Clary
 New Britain; Harmon G. Hewe
 Hartford w. w. Foster, Putnam R. S. Goodwin, Thomaston T. G. Wright Plainville William H. Mather, Sufheld; F
 N. Braman, New London; l.. H. Hill, Step
 ney Depot; Patrick Cassidy, Norwich Julian La Pierre, Greenwich; Elijah 0. Ken ney, Norwich William 0. Vile, Newtown
 James Olmstead, Middletown, aad G. A
 Shelton, Huntington. At o'clock to-day the annual dinner vii be eaten at the Atheneum. The committe in charge is J. F. c. Foster, O. F. Lindsie and s. H. Chapman.
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Bears at the HeIn-A Steady Fall i'm
 Prtces-The Coal Stocks Special Mark
 For tAtt&ek-StOcks Selling Lower at
 the Close.
 sssse 7~ EEE '. RK. May 2s
 There was decided reaction to-day in the markes from the sharp and rapid advance of Monday and Tuesday. Prices declined almost uninterrupted,y throughout and at the close showed decline Of to nearly per cent The selling was brisk all the way down and at times there was considerable excitement The principal pressure directed against some of the Vanderbilt and Gould stocks, large blocks these ahares thrown the market. The selling co1lefs was Attxtbuted to the ocisl ment made day that not only coal mining would be psndsd two weeks in June, but also hoisting and loading. This viewed as an official conhrma'ion of the reports Of the depression in the coal trade the bears avaniags of it to revive old stories about the loss of earnings by the companiss aud the subsequent cutting of dividends by such of the panies as have heretofore paid them. As regards Reading the report of the possib appointment of another receiver was revived. while Jersey Centrai was sold down on its close relations with Reading The decline in the rest Of the list was attributed mainly to reahzations iAduced by the handsome profits accruing by of recent advances In early dealings the bulls attempted to steady list, but the pressure to sell great that they yield their position and allow prices to take their course. Some brokers accounted for the selling the ground that many sReculators having used up their ready cash in the buying of the preceding days compelled to sell in order to obtain funds to meet obligations that had mAtured dur ing the in- terin1. In the half hour from 12:So to there was temporary cessation of selling followed by inter val of buying under wh ich prices took upward turn The advAn ce, however. had hardly got fairly under way when the bears renewed their attacks on the list and by persistent rading ring the after assisted by sales to realize succeeded in keeping values down to the lowest point. In the final hour f1r11 TTaf the improvement was lost before the close. North western preferred closed AZ lower, Lackawsnna 8 New York Central sS, Oregon Navigation 4, Reading SA. Illinois Central 37S, Baltimore and Ohio 2 Gen. tral Pacific 21, Lake Shore 21S Northern Pacific pre- 1erred 2h, Rock Island and wsstern Union A. The decline in the others ranged from < to per cent The specialtiss closed generally lower with greatest decline in Pullman Palace Car Az. The sales to-day anaouhted to over 4l5OO0 Rhares.
 Money closed at per cent after losning as high as G.
 Exchange closed dull at 4s416a4s6K; actual rates 4s34 for sixty days and 4s5H for demand
 Government bonds wer strong.
 lOlosIng prices reported tns private wires of
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-29
For the Republican Convention at Chi
County CommIss1Oners.

The county commissioners were in session yesterday and revoked the license of Bernard McGivney, No. 80 Wallace street, for viola ton of the Sunday laws. The case of Patrick Finn was continued to June 3, to see if the girl who was said to have bought beer at the saloon on Sunday could be discovered.
 The case of Timothy Burns, charged with selling on Sunday, the 27th, was partly con- sidered. Mir. Driscoll appeared in behalf of MT. Burns.
 The calling of the bond of Patrick Willis still remains m court. Some of those who have violated the liquor laws did not violate the section of the law which rendered them liable to a bond forfeiture. MT. Osterweiss, the bondsman for 0. w. Bradley, formerly of the Florence House, has asked Mir. Daley for few days of delay in calling the bond so that he can decide whether to pay or appear in court and defend
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he was discharged. District Attorney Chad wick stated that the boy would be repri- manded and allowed to go, but until the lad was again before the court this could not be done.
 When the principal and surety in the case of P. F. Deyeney, of New London, were called no one responded, and the bond was declared forfeited. Deveney was charged with employing an unlicensed pilot on the Thames rlver.
 George W. Hewitt, the Rocky Hill lawyer. pleaded guilty to Q charge of pension fraud. The facts of the case have been printed. Hewitt was fined $450 and costs. The case was adjourned until Thursday under $1 ,00e, 60 as to give Hewitt an opportunity to pay his fine The charge of forgery against him waa noiled 5s
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-29
Court NoUes.

In the United States District court at Hart ford on Tuesday, criminal eases only were on trial %6
 Frank HarwoOd. the young postofice rob- at Willimantic, forfeited bis bail of $500.
 George Smith, of Derby, was put on trial before petit jury. He pleaded not guilty to the charge of counterfeiting, and was de- tended by Judge W. F. Henney, of Hartford. During his testimony he admitted making plaster dies for casting ten cent pieces. When arrested several lead dimes were found on his person. He is an ignorant Englishman, and went to Derby from Hartford. Theo- dore Forest was interested with him in the counterfeiting operations. When the court opened yesterday the Smith case was still on. Forest will probably plead guilty and throw ths blame on Smith.
 : In the case of Arthur Remier. the ten-year- old Meriden boy charged with breaking open postonice boxes and stealing. Remier as taken before the grand jury, and after ita session, went away with his father, thinking
Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-29
State Correspondence,
MnhEanH

Rev. George Lee, recent graduate of the Theologi school at Hartford preached Congregation- al church on Sunday morning He will start on Fri day with his mother and two younger brothers for Oregon. His father Rev. William B. Lee, is settled over church in that State, and two brothers and sister also there. The family have many friends in Madison who will wish them God-spsed and 8 happy reunion in that part of the country.
 Preparations are being made to obserse Memorial day in much the same mRnUer usually done The cemeteries at North Madison will be visited in morning and in the afternoon public services will be held in the west cemetery Several speakers are expected to those who assembled and the occasion will be, it always fs, of interest.
 Elmer Demorest and A. T. Miner started at 12 o'clock Tuesday night for Leng IsIand after load of round clans.
 The sropretors of the lobster fisheries seem to be very unfortunate. Mir. Munger, . few days since, had his broken open and about forty pounds stolen A. T. Miner has lost about ten dollars of lobster pots besides having others drawn and their contents taken out If of these oyster
 few hours below the surface of the water it would do them good. May 28