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PHELPS IN ENGLAND.
PRESS COMMENTS ON OUR MINIS
TIERS SPEEcH-MAKING.
San Acquisition to the Highest Social and
OmelaI Society of Misunderstanding
Reports-Clerical Lobbying-The
Spanish Treaty - Notes

LONDON. June s.-Minister Phelps diplo-
matte debut is warmly commended by the
London press The following extracts gives
is average sentiment:
SAYS the St. James Gazette: Americans.
4 not a nation Of orators. are at any rate a
nation Of uncommonly neat public speakers.
The new minister to whom is given the diff
cult task Of filing Mr.. Lowelis place is not
an exception He made an extremely felici-
5ous little speech at the Mansion house
The GLOBE adds: Mr. Phelps, taken for
what he is. without reference to his brilliant
predecessor, is an acquisition t. the highest
social and official society of London With
ielicate art he conveys, even IN his modest
acceptance Of the welcome accorded to him
as q compliment to his country rather than
20 himself, subtle fiattery and digri fled
sense Of obligation.
The Echo concludes: THE new American
minister made decidedly good impression
1t the Mansion house when he delivered
ais first speech. Mr.. Phelps has good
Foice and smooth, graceful delivery
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Our Next Postmaster.

At the election for postmaster on last
Saturday, Mr.. BULKLEY received Eve more
votes than Mr.. CLISeAN, out Of a total Of
Al votes. At the country box q votes
were cast, Of which Mr.. BULKLEY received
20, and Mr. CLrSGAN 81 At the city box
324 votes we're cast, OF which Mr.. BULKLEY
received 15s, and Mr.. cLSGAS 1875. In
addition to these votes, eleven persons
were allowed, under the rules, to cast their
votes under protest. Ten Of these voted
for Mr. BULKLEY and one for 8lr. CLISG-
Az.
Mn CHESTER 2. BULKLEY, the success
ful candidate, Is, Of course, a Democrat
Under the rules he could not hove been
voted for had be been anything else. and
without reference 10 the rules he could
not have been elected were he not a Dem
ocrat. lie is prominently qualified for
the position Of postmaster, as he has had
several years Of experience, durirg which
he has earned the kindly feeling o. the
business community by his amiabIe con-
duct This probably had much weight in
overcoming the indisposition Of some to
vote for the deputy Of Republican Off
cial.
The rules under which the election was
held were Of the 5trictest. Some Of them
we thought were too strict 1t Is hard to
believe that an election was ever held
where the safeguards against fraud were
stronger. Each candidate had two Judges
at each box, and Messrs. GEORGE and
BAEKsDALE had three independent judges,
all constituting board OF Judges consist
ing Of eleven members, and these passed
on all important questions
Cnder the circumstances, il Is not ueces-
sary to say TO those who know Senator
GEORGE and Representative BARKsDALE.
that having invited the Democratic por-
lion Of the community to express a choice
for Postmaster, they viii not only endorse
Mr.. BULKLEY's candidacy, but will give
him the benefit Of such honorable inHu-
ence7 as viii doubtless secure his nomina-
ton and confirmation.
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selfish forgetfuIness that other men have
children and rights as well as ourselves
Or we have set in determinedly 10 get the
public school for cousin Jane or son Tom,
regardless OF tbs qualifications OF said
Jane and Tom, and apparently forgetful o.
the fact that Others have cousin james and
son Toms. Failing to secure the estab-
hshed school for our teacher, who Is not
wanted anywhere else, we have gone TO
work TO divide the school and get 4 new
one that We can manage TO our liking. In
this We have usually been successful, and
the result is too many little, uppaving
schools and no suitable houses, because
there was no certainty as to the perma-
neney OF an established school.
The remedy is for the State to take this
matter out Of our hands, since We have
proved ourselves wholly incompetent; and
appoint a committee in every county whose
duty il shall be to visit every district,
locate its school with a view to the great
est good to the greatest number, and levy
a tax on the property Of the district for
the building and furnishing of a suitable
school-bouse. This Is the way. Ask your
candidate for the Legislature il he viii see
that We have the present system changed
and better law passed next winter.
O. T. ii.
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FUGITIVE PARAGRAPHS
OF VARIED INTEREST CAPTURED BY
The CAREFUL CONDENSER.
Picked Personals and Political Pointers.
Breadwinners' Battles and Trades
Observation-Disclosures Runblinss
and Foreign FIlterinSs-

At the convention of the Voters Union, at
Columbus, O., a constitutional amendment
was demanded prohibiting the liquor traffic,
and providing for contest in case OF fraud
platform of principles was adopted and
officers were elected
The Buckeye Greenbackers at Columbus.
O., have nominated their state ticket For
governor, ]. W Northrop, of Columbiana
county.
At the Columbus o.. Republican prima-
ries Gen Beatty carried all but two wards,
and IN these he claims some votes
No political significance IS attached to the
visit Of Secretary Dan Manning TO the Sage
OF Gramercy. 1t is entirely financial and
for the purpose of studying the financial
problem.
The JOINT executive committee Of the pas
seDger department in New York VIII proceed
to formulate a plan for the restoration of rates
and division Of the business TO be pre-
scented ct the meeting of June 10
The next task of Mr. Pendleton. the United
States minister, win be 70 resume negotia.
tions regarding the positions of minors born
in American, sons Of German parents, who,
after being naIuralized in America, take VI
their residence in Germany.
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hieves Tear Down and Garry Away an En-
tire Building.

hieves Tear Down and Garry Away En-
tire Building
CHICAGO, June 7-Immediately after a
large two-story frame house at the corner of
Archer avenue and State street was vacated
by its tenant, a hardware dealer, force of
men appeared and tore the structure down.
carting off the material as fast as it was
taken from the building The corner is one
of the liveliest outside of the business dis
trict being close to the main building of the
cable road, and the neighborhood is full of
busy retail places. No attention was paid
to the removal of the building until it was
noticed that the work, interrupted by the
thunder storm, was being continued during
the night.
Then some neighbors called the police pa
troll, AVID the destroyers of the building were
driven away, but no arrests were made At
daybf eak, however, the tearing down was
resumed. and when, about breakfast time
the new tenant, secured by the owner, Mr.
George Ii. Norris, appeared to see about
changes ON the premises, nothing was left but
rotten brick foundations. The whole build
ing had been stolen under the very eyes of
the police, and the latter find it now very
difficult to discover the thieves. They have
caught two men, who said they bad believed
the old building was given away to poor peo-
pie, and are hunting for more, but Mr.. Nor
ris is out a house that paid him a rental of S25
per month. The police come in for good
deal of ridicule. This matter of removal
showed plainly that the house was being
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Masonic Lodges Consolidated.

Vieksbuig Lodge No. 26, and VIM. II.
Stevens Lodge, No. 12l, were consolidated,
at joint meeting April IS Natchez Is
the only place in the State that now affords
two Masonic Lodges. The following are
the officers Of the consolidated Lodge,
Niclsburg. No. Is:
Jno. D. Miles, Wor. Master Ren Guider,
Sen. Warden; ". r. Deason, Jun. War
den; Chas. PeiBe, Treasurer; Jno. ".
Powell, Secretary VIM hurry, Tyler.
Past Grand Master Frederic Speed, the
last Master Of VIM. H. Stevens Lodge, No.
l2l, proceeded to install the officers, as
above, and on investing DR.. Miles with
the Jewel Of Office. he said
in removing from my own person, and
investing you with this insignia, which Tor
thirty-six years has distinguished the prin-
cipal Office Of an organization which spring
ing from and now returns TO the bosom Of
Nicksburg Lodge, / cannot, With candor
say, that the act is performed with alto
gether pleasing emotions, marking as II
does the extinction Of a Lodge whose his
tory has been ALWAYS creditabie to those
who have composed it. As I glance toward
yonder portrait OF the eminent Mason
whose name it has borne for nearly two
score years, can scarcely repress the feel
ings; and yet, through the force Of circum-
stances, for which the present membership
Is not responsible, it seems expedient that
we should Weld our pride to a sense Of
duty therefore, while standing here, the
last OF the long list Of jealous Masons who
have worn this jewel, | maybe pardoned
when l say that the duty OF speaking the
word which terminates the existence Of that
Lodge, Is one which causes me no pleasure ;
nevertheless, my brother the spirit of loyal
ty to Masonic duty which has ever charac-
terized the members OF Hill City Lodge No.
12l, viii, am sure, always continue to burn
warm and bright in their hearts towards
Won, sir, and whoever after you shall wear
that honored symbol Permit me, sir, to
invest YOU with the jewel Of your office,
and in so doing to pronounce the CONSOLE
dation OF Vicksburg Lodge No. %. and
VIM. II. Stevens Lodge No. l2l, by the
name of Nicksbnrg Lodge No. %, com
plete.
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For THE CLARION.
Our Public Schools.

One OF the greatest needs oil our public
schools is suitable school-houses and one
of the most serious drawbacks to educa-
tional progress Is want of unity and
among patrons. Especially
is this true OF the country schools, and /
am confident that there are many of the
smaller towns that are not just what they
should be in this particular. Does not
the reader think of some town now where
the public school is being taught in a
house, maybe a dilapidated church, wholly
unsuitable for a school-house2 And does
he not think of towns where the schools
have been broken down by want OF unity
or downright divisions and chickering's
among the patrons? That these hindrances
and drawbacks TO educational progress are
10 be found in almost every school dis
trict in the country, no one who has given
any attention to the subject viii deny !;
and / think 1t Is no exaggeration to say We
have made no improvement IN the last de-
sade in our school-houses. The most of
them are mere shanties, or log huts, with
out window-lights, with poor, or no stoves
or fire-places such houses as a northern
farmer would not consider comfortable
sheds for his cattle. The planks in the
floors are loose, and the cracks between the
logs on which tue cOlfuIen depend lDl
light. admits also the cold winter wind
making it impossible for any number q
children to remain comfortable during tbs
cold months The yeriest few of thes,
country school houses have any black
boards, and as for maps, charts, globes ant
stools to work with, they would any. O
all create quite a sensation in all countr,
schools Of my knowledge
How il ii in your district. reader
| Has your school house any OF these tools?
Has il any desks, or even "makshift
writing benches Does il present any 0
the enticing. attractive appearances whicl
should characterize all the abodes Of chill
dren? Is it at all comfortable, or convent
ent. or suitable as a school-hoase2 NJ
not one in fifty OF our school districts ha
a we'll built. suitably furnished school
| house Nor is there any prospect OF thei
| having. under the present system. No
where is the trouble, what is the cause {
/ this lack OF suitable houses and what
the remedy? Here it is The State h
Il depended ON n 10 build and furnish tn
houses. aud we have not done 1t. We hay
been all torn mp on this question OF locatir
and building school-houses. There b
been no unity OF action on cur part. "
have made no sacrifices of PERSONAL cow
nience TO accommodate our neigifbors. n
have wanted the school located, or II
house moved near our own doors far ~
Il convenience pf our Own children, IN pA
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RECEIVING THE STATUE.
Preparations to Welcome BarthoIdrs Great
Work and the Erench Gr,ests


Work and the French Guests.
NEW YORK. June g. The chamber of
commerce committee and the committee of
common council appointed to arrange for
the reception of the French steamship Isere
with the BarthOldi statue on board, have
nearly completed their program Gen
Charles 2. Stone, viii be the grand marshal.
As the statue took up so much room in the
ship, there was limited space left for coal;
hence the vessel viii make most of the voy-
age under sail She viii put into Ma ssau,
n. P, and news of her arrival there is ex-
pected at any hour At Nassau she viii take
in a supply of coal to bring the vessel to
New York This win take from four to five
days. As soon as she is heard from arrange
ments viii be completed for her reception.
A salute of twenty lone guns win first be
fired from the United States steamer Ona-
ha, which viii receive the Isere off Sandy
Hook, and this viii be followed by salutes
from the guns at the Experimental Station,
Sandy Hook, from Forts Hamilton and
Wadsworth, from the United States war
vessels Minnesota and Dispatch, at quaran-
tine, and Fort Wood, Bedloe's Island, and
Fort Columbus Governors Island.
A delegation of aldermen win go down the
bay on a steamer, and the chamber of com
mere committee and the Barth oldi pedestal
committee Will go down IN another steamer.
The vessels of the American, New York, At
lantic, Sea wanhaSa, Lachmont and other
yacht clubs have been invited to participate
in the escort TO the Isere from Sandy Hook.
1t is expected also that Admiral Lacombe
commandant of the the French American
squadron, will be here in time. with the
French frigate La Flore, to take part in the
ceremonies
The officers Of the Isere viii first land at
Bedloes Island, where they VIII be greeted
by the singing of the ''MarseiIlaise,n by the
French choral society After viewing the
PEDESTAL, the guests viii be escorted to the
city, and received by Mayor Grace and the
board Of aldermen. Afterwards they will
lunch in the governors room. The chamber
of commerce committee, in behalf of the citi-
zens, has arranged 10 give the visitors an ex-
cursion around the harba- and to the public
institutions on June Is, and on the evening
of the 18th banquet viii be given at Del
monico's. James ". Panchot is the chair
man of the COmmittsaA
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An EDfToR-

| have been almost entirely cured Of
nasal catarrh of several years standing, BY
8 bottles OF B. B. B. | have tried many
other remedies, but meme equal to b. B
ID. 1t is a qnick cure while Others are
slow.
]. J. HARDY, Editor News Toccoa, Ga
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Labor Notes

The general impression among expert
enced owners and intelligent nail workers
now on a strike, is not nearly so black as
painted in Wheeling and Pittsburg.
Coal digging machines viii be put in the
shoddy coal mines at Chattanooga
The Old Colony Iron works at Somerset,
Mass, have shut down for one month
Bricklayers at Louisville are striking be-
cause contractors won't allow full time when
they quit at 5 on Saturdays.
One hundred and sixty-fiv Italians EN-
ployed on the water-works of East Wey-
mouth, Mass, have struck They have been
receiving 81. 10 per day and wanted SIPS.
There is still but little change in the as
pect of the iron workers stike. The strik-
ers appear Indifferent and the manufactur-
ers are repairing their machinery
Birmingham, Ala, makes 400 tons of iron
daily
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$50. 90 REWARD /!

GTOEE~ oN TIE NIGHT OF MAY =
- from nay stable in Jackson BAY HORSE
about 10 hands high, age uB known, condition rsth-
or thin, without shoes solid bay, no white. except
saddle marks orr back. said saddle marks are quite
raised knots and white, fBi flowing name, tail long
aud bushv, nearly reaching the ground, high r1mp
decided falling slope tO-taii, somewhat pecpliafli
bind legs when at rest sets ia well under him,
natural PAGER. has a long swinging gait, but slow
has fast pacing walk. PAGES uudcr the saddle ahd
trots in harness. carrying his head and neck out
stretched both under The saddle and harness; very
gentle and a tine riding horse. s25 90 will be paid
upon return of horse aud 5000 ior horse and thie
Also, stolen Friday night, October 3lst, from my
pasture a Bay Fiiley. about Ia hands high, pure
tav with two white saddle marks. left hind foot
white, long flowing name, bushy tail, reaching
nearly 70 the ground. PAGES under saddle and trots
in harness in good condition when stolen. re-
ward oi $500 Tor return of tiley, and 5000 for
FiHey and thief Age not known.
!. GREEN.
Jackson, Miss, May q, lss5-lw.
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The brilliant Young Novelist Who Died In
Sight Of the Promised Land.

The cable recently brought the melancholy
news Of the death of this novelist at Monaco.
Italy. Hugh Conway was his pen name.
His real name was Frederick John Fargus
Information about the authors early life
is meager. None in the literary world ever
heard Of him until the publication of his
novel Called Back a few years ago. 1t
was powerful story. quite out of the usual
line, and was dramatized and played extern
sively both in Europe and America. II gave
the new author Va place and name in the
world Of fiction writers at once.
Called Back was followed by Dark
Days" Another story called Family At
fair, is said to be by far the best novel its
author has produced, tale of thrilling in
terest and of more finished literary style thar
the rest
The last few months OF his life were spent
IN travel, mostly in Italy, where he contract
I'd the fatal typhoid fever that carried him
of. Tho portrait above is from what is
said TO be the only portrait of him in
America
Before Us lie some letters written by Mr.
Conway to the president Of the American
Press association, which published some Of
his stories. Ons thanks the American pub
Usher for sending him good sum Of money.
especially when there was no law compelling
MN 10 do So ne penmanShlp Is peculiar
small fat back hand. Mr.. Fargus writes;
JANUARY 50, 1854.
Is APsLEY ROAD.
CLIFTON. BRsroi-
DEAR SIP: Your letter, with enclosure. reached
me yesterday Please accept my thanks for the
eheque. all the publishers ON your side had
consciences Ike your own We English authors
need n complain SO bitterly.
The tale, ~ Family AdlirN viii run cat about
100 600 words.
am, dear sir, yours truly,
f. J FARGJ-s
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FIlIIE ENANfGNATIoN AND COMMENCE
4 NENT EXERCISES of this Seminary sin take
place on TUESDAY aud " EDN t1sDAY, the 2.ai and
oath Of this month
The Examinations viii commence At bali-past
tn slay morning. The Exhibition viii BE- Tues
day evening, commencing promptly at half-pa-t Z.
Examinations Of the Graduating and higher
classes Wednesday morning, commencing al half
past 9.
The Graduating Exercises, aud Addresses by l.
". c. Wilson, former pupil, aud Rev q. stanley
Pope, President Of T0ugsi0O University, viii take
place Wednesday afternoon.
The friends Of this Seminary, and all interested
in the t7ie education Of the coi0red people. are
cordially invited 70 attend
Clinton, Miss. June 5. Iss5-2 ~.
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New Hair on Bald Heads.

A reputation which increases in age and
grows in the affections of the people, on
account Of the real intrinsic merit of the
article il represents. must be founded upon
some theory better than mere hattery.
Such in brief, is the reputation of Mans
fields La Hair Restorer.' Thousands can
testify that il is the best hair restorer ever
offered to the public, and the incolnpar-
able hair dressing of the age. 1t gives
health and tone 70 the scalp, and does and
will cause hair to grow and revive when
the original has been lost by disease OF
age. Ii is sold by all druggists. Prepared
by the Mansfield Medicine Co., Memphis
Tenn.
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Appreciative.


Col. J. L. Poverty Dear SRA
copy OF your edition of the Proceedings
of the Mississippi Press Association from
its Organization to May, 1884" reached
my hands few days since. 1t is an in
teresting, beautifully printed and very cor
rect book, and this testimony ! bear as
Mississippi printer, publisher and editor
for forty years-from 1874 to until 1884.
l shall place the copy have in my libra
~, Tor, to speak more correctly, with so
much of my library as | saved from the
general destruction of 1868, and ever
point to it with satisfaction and pride.
Wishing you long life, and days of much
happiness in the future, and THE CLARION
a long and prosperous career, | remain,
Yours truly, gro. w. HARPER.
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1Ae siaa with "A Hose.

An ignorant stupid man with hose in
his hand is the pest of a city Besides
flooding the sidewalks and making a mud
hole of the nice. dry cutters, he makes
the stone pavements sink by undermining
them, he washes the mortar out of the
stone steps. and is an equivalent TO six
months of perpetual rainstorm The
artificial storm aided to the six months of
winter makes the rock and brick of most
cities have hard time of it The rain
fall of the [ nited States is about thirty
inches year; in the zone of the hired
man it is not less than thirty feet Under
his care the pyramids of Egypt would
last only a few summer-times
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Business Troubles.

All the property of the Postal Telegraph
company in Philadelphia has been attached
by the sheriff to satisfy claim of $780, 900
D. P. Shoffner, furniture dealer, Union
City, Tenn, assigned Liabilities So, 900;
nominal assets. SIC, 900.
The Woodruff Oliver carriage and hard
ware company, of Memphis, Tenn, made an
assignment. Liabilities, SIS, 600; nominal
assets, S135, 600.
The failure of ThOs Brown, of Erie, Pa,
for over five hundred thousand dollars is
ascribed to the standard oil company.
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HanIan Accents.

CHICAGO, June edward Hanlan, the
champion American oarsman, Is at the
Grand Pacific hotel After remaining here
a few days, he win go to Toronto to get into
condition. He says; II will row Teemer
five races-one, two, three four and five
miles respectively, for 81 900 each race, or
viii row him three mile race for 3, 900.
The five races to be rowed on different
courses in Canadian aud American waters,
and one of them | should like TO have come
off at Pullman. | shall be in New York in a
couple of weeks and L should like to have
him meet me there.
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Reports of fearful earthquake at Cash
mere, Calcutta have been received. Terribly
destructive shocks occurred at intervals of
about ten minutes. The loss of life is enor-
nous, but at present is unknown.
Two lives were lost Wednesday by the
bursting of the dam of the Beaver park res
ervoir in st. Vrain Canon, Col
a Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapo-
lis freight train ran into a tree, blown
across the track near Columbus, wrecking
the engine and half Of the train.
While Robert, eldest son of J. r.
Laughlin, living near Rutland, Ky,
was attempting TO build a fire during
a rainstorm, lightning descended the chin
ney and killed him instantly
c. Brashear, express messenger, was killed
near Carlisle, KY, at the entrance of tun-
mel on the Maysville road