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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Southern Industries.

According to the Manufacturer Re
cord the aggregate capital invested in
manufacturing and mining enterprises
IN the South during the first three
months Of 1885, including the amount
expended IN the enlargement Of factories
already in existence, is SIC, 591, 100. In
cluded in the new works are cotton-seed
oil mills, machine shops and foundries,
carriage factories, gold, copper, iron
coal and tin mining companies. Dc, aud
two coke iron furnaces of 100 tons ca
pacity soon to be built at Admission,
Ala. The capital in these enterprises is
divided ais follows. Kentucky, $7,72S,-
900; Maryland, $S,50O,0 900; Alabama,
s2.035, 600; Virginia, 81, 496, 900; Ten
nessee, s. ,222, 600; West Virginia, 81,
22l 900; Georgia, ss9I, 900; North Caro-
lima, $4,000; Texas, $4,000; Louis
lana, $465, 900; South Carolina, 1882,
600; Florida, 5000, 900; Arkansas, sl7s,-
GOO, and Mississippi, $4,000.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
ILliteraeY in the South.

There is an opinion advanced in the
concluding paragraph Of the following
clipping from the Philadelphia Ledger,
that we do not remember to have seen
before in so respectable a Northern jour
nal. 1t is an opinion that was quite
prevalent in the South some years since,
and has some Judgment now in the
minds of few of our citizens who are
not regarded as being entirely "recon-
structed" The prevalent opinion in
the South Is that education harms no
one, and, we believe, this is the opinion
of SO high an authority as Mr.. BEECHER,
recently expressed The difficulties in
the way Of establishing schools are not
as much of "physicap nature as of 4
financial nature, the greatest trouble
being that illiteracy Is out Of all proper
ton 20 our ability TO pay for schools.
The cause being a misfortune rather
than fault, We can only do our best
now, hoping that the national govern
ment may aid us in the future. This Is
what the Le{ger says;
nliteracy in the South does not appear
to be due so much TO the Indifference of the
Southern people to the education of the
colored race as to the physical difficulties
/ in the way of establishing schools in q
sparsely settled country Outside of the
/ cities.which are themselves small the pop
ulation is very trinity scattered, and wher
to the difficulty Of gathering a class o.
/ children in country places is added the in.
/ difference of uneducated parents to the
! advantages offered by schools. partia.
! explanation is obtained OF the illiteracy
/ of the South. In the larger communitie.
| schools for both races appear to be pro
vided AS literally as in the North. In pro
portion to its population, New Orlean
has as many pupils attending publl
! schools as Philadelphia and in addition
| it supports large private schools attached
to religious orders. New Orleans actual,
spends more money on public education
than Philadelphia, chiefly because he
teachers are paid higher salaries Tn
average pay, exclusive of principals ant
high school teachers, is SOC per annum
Florida has more than doubled her schoo
accommodations within the last five years
and all through the South, Judging iron
the New Orleans Exhibition, great dea
of educational work is being done by ant
for both races But for the double reasol
that population is widely scattered, ant
that outside of the cities the colored peo
pie are Indifferent to education, it vii
no doubt take many years to overcome il
literacy in the South, even to the exten
reached in Pennsylvania. The delay vii
not be srecially injurious, however, if il
the meantime industrial education shout,
become more closely incorporated witt
public school systems. The presen
scholastic education is even less suited It
the colored people OF the South than t.
nine-tenths Of the boys and girls in on
Northern schools. 1t units them for tn
manual labor to which they must return
when school days are over, and arouses il
them ambitions sure 10 end in bitter dis
appointments.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
The Press and the Clergy.

The aptness of the following paragraph
will be appreciated by our brethren Of
the press. 1t is a model;
\. Y Herald
Mr.. Phillips Brooks is very popular
preacher in Boston and elsewhere, but
in instituting a comparison between the
press and the pulpit he shows that he is
preiudieed in favor of his own profess
sion. In his Palm Sunday sermon he is
reported to have said that if million
aire should die the papers would extol
him as a beRefactor, whether he had
gained his wealth by fair means or foul.
He is, however, strategically silent as to
what the ministers would say. We ven
ture the perhaps rather rash assertion
that in the matter of truth-teiling about
dead folk the press takes precedence of
the clergy. We have read a great many
funeral oratlons delivered over the re-
mains Of millionaires, and we have al
ways received from them the impression
that, whatever may happen to poor men
hereafter, the rich, especially the very
rich, always go to heaven.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
How 1t Happened.

"Oar -pec:ed contemporary has made
q mistake IN chasing The CLARION with
the papers that are pronounced in their
preference for Gov. Lowry. The CLARION
has expressed no preference, and will not,
for amy candidate Tor Office, pending the
nomination. CLARION.
We stand corrected. We had seen 30
many offences OF Gov Lowry in the
columns OF TIE CLARION, that like every
body else in this section. We thought II
was Tor him, and we still think so, uotwith-
standing the fact that 1t has expressed DO
preference Tor any one. /, Is considered
The organ OF the party and it is probably
| best thut il should take no part for or
against any aspirant until the Convention
/ has spoken. That is the course we have
/ always pursued in county affairs When
! there are two or more Democratic candi-
| didates for a county Office, we always leav,
! il To the Convention to decide which snail
run, and then We advocate the claims o
the nominee against Republican.-Bran
don Republican.
| We suppose that Bro. FRANTz wa
misled by a knowledge Of the warm per
soual relations existing between Gov
Lowry aud the writer, who neye
| speaks of himself as I'VE"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Hardly Fair.

There are a feS anti-Lowry papers in
the State Just everlastingly bowling and
paving dirt because The CLARION has
been mentioned among the many journals,
OF the Stale as being straight out for
Lowry, and The CLARION says it viii ex-
press no preference for any candidate pend
ing the nomination. But they need not
be so jubilant over that announcement for
The CLARION hardly ever takes a side in
an issue Of that kind, for fear of mourning
the displeasure of others and losing pat
ronage. We believe the editors of that
paper are personally for Lowry. Winoua
Advance.
TaE CLARION pleads guilty to a
wholesome fear of mourning anybody 5
displeasure, but tries its best not to be
influenced in its course by fear of losing
patronage. As to its editors, they speak
in its columns as other persons-oyer
their signatures. We think that the
criticism of the 1drance on our motives
is hardly fair. For aught it knows we
might advantage ourselves by adopting
different course.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
The Free Pass Question in Connecti
cut.

HARTFORD, April s, 1SS5-The Con-
necticut House of Representatives had
sharp and interesting debate to-day
over railroad pass bill. 1t provided
that all State railroads shall furnish
passes to State officials, and also to MEM
bers of the Legislature during the ses-
sions. This merely compels the rail-
roads to do what they have for years
been doing voluntarily, and the object
was to relieve members from any sus-
picion of being influenced by accepting
such gratuities. 1t was evident that
such a measure was wholly objectiona-
bic, and the Speaker of the House came
down on the floor and offered as a sub
stitute a constitutional amendment that
each Legislature may provide for the
transportation of its members between
their homes and Hartford at the public
expense. This led to debate, often crisp
and amusing, in which it was evident
there was wide diversity of opinion as to
whether the honorable members were or
were not influenced by railroad gratui-
ties 1t was urged that there was some
justification in their acceptance of passes,
because the mileage allowance is Insult
ficient to cover the travelling expenses
duriag four months of session. The
constitutional amendment was then
passed in It's first stage by las to p.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Ben araI for Cane !

r.:.4a,.4 rrs,,.,.r ,,f. neaa;pr tie
.,f.o;a = ,bassa,a.e mn 3ertook
- -s.s.,e The pot Master II Rome.
Tew Yrs aud sent the name Of his
successor 10 the Senate. nat body adj
ionrned without confirming the nomi-
nation Tbereupaa. the President sus-
,.,5sd The incumbent ana appointed .
Ill., ,er-ao whose name lie lad original
~ designated IN order that il,s grounds /
of hl. action might not be miscoustrued, /
he has addressed Il letter . the Post
.,..r f.e.,a-1 ,,-}.i.l, I.,. F...., ,.,tT.ii.},-
Hi'''0' 81 ma
ed, ana which is reproduced I'D another
column of THE CLAnI0N
Tho qatt.L. If +bs rr,.asa1insr artir.t
, the oStiii'7tti As se- l'i>h oH Tue < iss
idcut, are in brief.
1T Violation of the law and NEGLECT
s.i...,.... ....r.....-1.- -
u ..DisararefnI confusion +, the
accounts and financial condition If the
otfca
23 DaE.iaocr n, ac,a,,r4.
me 'e7'11I- i'0'oI'7 a. " ii'5u44I
fact, that the retention OF the delinquent
Postmaster had been petitioued for by
'0''-''io 1i''1.i49 va ''-" pa -'1' ilii'i-
. the P0stOHice delivery. such Is the
. fsciIifv with which iucafaue+ert rersons
,t.
2 JIG" ''i to97 u P'" 0'e''i'19 F''''N'
p The Postmaster whose suspension was
e. ordered for the sufficient cause. men
.l ~ s.lt.u;...-. A..
tloloo' aif7"sfeu WIN Ihe loilo"iHs "9
a faHca:
v I would further rp.pecrfuIv renresen.
= that your ExceIeucy having nominate,
r 70 the senate an appoin'ee Tor l,o'l'na ste e
h, hem Withdrawn bef.ra he adf,prn
Y meut of tue Senate; the appointment j
now pending before the Senate and
T no - - 1 r.-ts it fGe prrsi5e1t 10 n.
q pend me and therefore respectfully pro
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
"Fabius" on Prohibition.

Gen, II. l.. BURHITr, the distinguished
Senator for the Thirteenth District. has
published in pamphlet form, quite a
large edition Of his articles printed in
The CLARION last year, against Prohi-
bition, to which he has added the con.
tributions Of other correspondents con
curing in his views He will mail
copies to any address on application to
him at Palo Alto, Clay county, or copies
will be distributed from this office to any
who may desire them.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

Mrs N. /. Wells. President VI tl
Indiana ". c. Z. L. and Mr.. Erwin. %
the Mississippi ". c. T. L. are TO le.
ture on Temperance in The Han ei il.
House Of Representative on Aoa-a,
evening April % at 100 o'clock. AT-
Wells had a very small audience "1ea
here before owing to 81 misunder-J-i'
ing of her appointment; 1t Is TO oe. AoPeo
that a much larger number VIII gree
her next Monday. Mrs. Wells was nGIl
and reared in Virginia, Is the vile Of d
prominent lawyer, and Is said by com
petent Judges to be possessed of e-o.ca'
tionary powers of a very high orusi.
Mrs. ERWIN, of Columbus, is one OF oJl
own MississippiaRs, modest gii'eI'
Christian woman, who has espoused 81,
IDENTIFY the advocacy Of the great ca.ss
of Temperance. Give the ladies lais0
house ond a helpful hearing
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

From the Circuit Court Of Kinds coun-
ty, Second District. r. J. Wharton
Judge.
Injury resulting from obstruction Of stree
crossing By train.
CAMPBELL, c. J.;
\ train was left standing for about an
hour with the engine extending three
feet upon the crossing of a street at Boil
ton. The appellee attempted to cross in
his buggy; and the horse was frightened
by the engine, ard ran away. This
appeal is taken from a Judgment f0r
S125 damages.
1t was improper 30 obstruct the cross
ing. and for any damage directly trace
able to this wrong Of the appellant, it Is
answerabIe Appellee was not guilty OF
contributory negligence 50 as to deprive
/ him of q right of action f0rAthe injury
/ There was room for horseNand buggy
/ to pass in front Of the train. All were
/ thus invited to cross. The horse was
supposed to be gentle, and appellee at.
/ tempted the passage. This was most
natural, under the circumstances. and il
/ was properly left TO the jury to deter
mine whether he should recover, and
/ the court rightly refused to disturb the
verdict If the train had been three
1 feet further back, 50 as to clear the
crossing, the horse might have beer
frightened as it was, but there would
have been no wrong by the appellant
and no responsibility for the accident
/ affirmed
Nugent \ Melville, for appellant.
II. Peyton, Wells < Williamson, fol
appellee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
No Danger.

THE CLARION has expressed no prefer
ence, and will not Tor any candidate for
Office pending the nomination.-CL
Alter the nominations are made no can
didate will care copper whether YOU ex-
press preference or not. For nominal
ton will be equivalent to an election.
paper that wants 10 serve its party
or Its country, must get in its work
before the Convention, because results
connot be changed afterwards Mistakes
OF conventions have ID go uncorrected.-
Corinth Herald.
Ifthere were danger that an unfit man
would be nominated we would certainly
have something to say by way Of warn
ing. Apprehending no such danger, we
have reasons for keeping quiet which
are not selfish.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15


EoTroR CLanIoS Your generous
o8ss q IHE tLaaga.s 81 aav .tld etsFs
55ay ID xpress alaselI Is IL lis c.4s.ee
Tor the several state Omces to be hlled
ia November, is indeed generous. a18
seems to he generally accepted.
Ee seems 10 ne that In making Il
selection T. Till anv Office, il practicable.
tie name sboa34 oe one whose peculiar
qualifications are ~aeh d. t0 suit Ja3t
office, Adopting tHlS Tule, I desire tGH
F use oil your columns lo present 10 the
public man whom / think emineHtiy
/ fitted for the Office OF state SuperinteR-
dent of Education allude to Prof. F.
/ ". Corr, Of West Station, Holmes
county. Mr. Corr. mas made teaching
his profession for years, Is aripe scholar
and about the proper age TO infuse iIft
into whatever he undertakes Moreover
he has claims that q generous pubij,
ought not TO lguore.-that of zaaiously
eHaeavOrIng 10 establish au E6ucaJIona
journal in the state. Does not tina
Office OF public policy. if not OF right
belong 10 some one devoted 10 the cauS
OF Education If SO, doubt IS hetAe
there i one in the State who has supe
rior claims TO Mr. Corr
stand ready to support the uomine
whether / get mg choice, or not.
= might say many things for my choiC.
bus viii NOT make my communicable
3 SO long that nobody viii read it but I'll
candidates. ". JAY LEE.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

WE said i'm our last number. comment
ing on the appointment Of PEARSON, Re
publican, Postmaster at New York City,
tina. though a supporter of BLAINE and
LOGAN he had refused to close the Post
office within election hours to enable his
subordinates 20 electioneer at the polls.
PEARSON himself has since confirmed
the statement, but says that he did 50
in pursuance of an order issued by Post.
master General HATroN, and, therefore,
he has proved his right to be classed as
q Republican without guile.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Leaders Of the Senate.
ath in CINCINNATI Ennnirer.l

tFath IN tlnclunau EutI tIIrer
Some time ago | was talking TO q
prominent Democratic member Of the
House about the Democrats of the Senate
/ ran over the names OF most of them. He
settled upon Garland, of Arkansas; Butler
or South Carolina, and Harris, of Tennes-
see, as men of leadership and positive
quality. Mr. Voorhees, he thought To
possess the strongest powers as an advo-
cate on that side. Some men in the Sen
ate who had been prominent in the Con-
federate war he described as ciphers-mere
echoes of military trinmphs and yestiges oil
old families.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
The New French Cabinet.

NJ. De FREYCINET having failed in
his efforts to form a Cabinet, the task
was committed to NJ. BRIssoN who met
with better success. The following is
the list of members as officially pro-
claimed:
BRIssoN, President of the Council,
and Minister of Justice.
De FREYcISEr, Minister for Foreign
Affairs.
OLLATN-TARGE, Minister q the In
terror
CLANAGERAN, Minister of Finance.
GOBLET, Minister of Public Instruc-
ton.
Gen. CAMPENoN, Minister of War.
SoDICoNET, Minister of Public Works.
PIERRE LEGRANp, Minister OF Agri-
culture.
HERS MANGoN, Minister of Com
MERGE.
sARRrEN, Minister of Posts and Tele-
graphs.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

Con. w. y. HOLDER and Capt. f. L.
SYKES two prominent candidates for
Auditor nave recently been in the city.
what is the use in auybody's having a
choice between the two, when each is in
every way SO well qualified to discharge
the duties OF the Office to which he
a~pires. Mind you, we haven't lost sight
OF those other equally deserving candi-
dates Aiessrs W. w. Stone and II. II.
HINES.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

FoE the Information Of our conten-
poraries who have expressed an interest
IN the publication OF the proceedings
OF the Misri~siPpi Press Association. in
book form, we will state that the volume
will be ready for distribution at Press
Convention in Water Valley. The com
piler Us now having the proceedings Of
1884 put in type. The publication will
embrace the proceedings, poems, ESSAYS
etc. for nineteen years, and will make a
book of about 800 closely printed
BREWER pages.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Religious Notes.
southwestern Presbyterian

Southwestern Presbyterian.
Last Sabbath was day to be remem-
bered in Vicksburg. At the eomma-
Mon service on that occasion, sixteen
persons were received into membership
of the church on profession of their
faith. DR.. John Hunter of jackson,
Miss, preached at the usual hours of
service to large congregations.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15


WE cannot resist the impulse to step
beyond our habit pending nominations,
to express the pleasure with which we
have read a communication ia the
Columbus Ider urging the election of
Gen. JACOB Fl. SHARP for the Legisla-
ture from Lowndes. The State has but
few sons who are his equal in ability,
and in all the essentials of useful leg
islator, she has none who has given
stronger evidence of his devotion to her
honor. And what is rare in these days,
his modesty equals his merits. He has
many friends hereabouts who would be
rejoiced if higher preferment than a
seat in the Legislature were rendered
him, and none more than the comrades
who shared with him the fortunes of the
battlefield.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

EE-Gnv.J y. NJ. STONE did not forget
Tue CLARION during his recent visit TO
Jackson. While hc did not tell us that
he would DE q candidate for Governor,
we were just as glad to see him as if he
had. We are afraid to say we wish him
success and we will not say we wish him
harm.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
Opposed to Strong Drink.

"Parker's Tonic is delicious to the pa a1 ',
it invigorates, but does no promote a Ia a..
for strong drink; it cures coughs ana eg -,
il purifes the blood, thus curing kicne,
liver and lung troubles and rheuma y "
It should be kept in every home. NJ NJ "a
Sherman, photographer, Eligin III. li"''
il IN yours.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
#--assaay, april Is 1855.

AFTER the communication in another
column recommending Hon. T. BAGKs.
DALI ior Governor, was pat ia type, we
1esc requested by him To- state that
vh'.c le gratefully appreciate the kind
ness tbat has prompted the mention Of
his nama lpr the office. circumstance.
viii not admit of bis becoming a candi
date
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

OSLy ia nominations excepting the
minor postoffices, were sent by the Pres
ident to the Senate, OF which I53 were
confirmed, two rejected, thirteen left
Enacted upon and the Others withdrawn
There were but two removals or suspen-
sions of Postmasters, and in those cases
the nominations of the successors were
not acted upon.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

\ FEW days ago gentleman called on
Secretary LAMAR, and said as he shook
hands: II am not after any Office, Mr..
Secretary, and want to ask no favors."
"You are, sir" replied the Secretary,
'1ike a bottle of rose water in an ocean
of salt water "-Memphis Appeal.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15
What We Would Like TO See
Yazoo City Herald.f

Yazoo City Herald.
l. would please us beyond measure to
see every Office in the South filed BY a
dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, whose deyo-
ton to his party was only equalled by
his capacity to fill the position With
very few exceptions, such as Judge Il.
A. Hill of the United States Circuit
Court, whose place we know does not
come into question, We would like to
see every Republicans official head cut
of, without delay. Whoever affiliated
with the Republican party in the South,
whether Intentionally or not, was taking
the side of the worst enemy our country
ever had. There are thousands of men
who proved themselves true on every
occasion who are capable and we believe
in rewarding them.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

The following is said to be sure cure
for the craving created by alcoholism
Make decoction of a half-ounee of
ground quassia stepped in a pint of vim
egar, and take teaspoonful of it in a
little water whenever thirsty. One who
knows says it is both satisfying and
stimulating. Try it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

LWHILE publishing the foregoing we
feel called on to say that the italicized
portion is not warranted by the facts,
We know that our esteemed eorrespon-
dent does not desire to DO anyone an
injustice, and if he did, we would not
knowingly allow ourselves to be made
the instrument of wrongdoing. He has
evidently been imposed on by some one
not as conscientious as he is.
In saying this much we are not to be
understood as decrying the merits of
Ex-Governor STONE, a gentlemen whom
we esteem most highly; but our position
of neutrality in the contest for the
Office of Governor, forbids that we pub
fish as a fact statement which we
know to be unsustained, though it be
made over the signature of another.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

Carr. FRED BEALI., of West Point
Miss, will address the graduating class
Of the Iuka Normal Institute, Iuka,
Miss, Tuesday evening, June IL, 1885.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

After a weeks services, DR.. Hoyte's
meeting closed at Brsndon. The
audiences were good. and the church
was much revived. There were some
conversions: among them venerable
man, the subject of many prayers. was
received into the church. DIR. Hoyte
goes4thence to Lexington Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

TIE frauds alleged to have been per
petrated in the recent election in Cincin-
natl and Chicago, have put the worst
crimes of the sort that have been charged
against the Southern States, completely
into eclipse.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-15

The Holly Springs South promises a
letter from Gen. FEATHERsroNE in its
issue of next week "on the subject Of the
many urgent appeals on him to run for
Governor, which the State papers have
contained"