davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The clarion., 1885-09-02
GRANGE CELEBRATION IN JET
FERS0N.
Letter From Hon. E. Barksdale.

JACKSON, August 25th. 1885.
Messrs. r. L. Darden, J. D. McCaleb and
j. c. Whitney, Committee:
GENTLEMEN: 7 have the pleasure to
acknowledge receipt of your letter invit-
ing me to deliver an address on the Sd
of September at Phenix Grange Hall
upon the principles and purposes of the
Grangers and upon such other topics as
| may deem appropriate.
beg to assure you of my high appre-
citation of the invitation, and of the
pleasure il would afford me to accept it.
A farmers son, trained to labor on the
farm in my youth, and in manhood
practically identified with agriculture,
my sympathies have ever been with
the cultivators of the soil whose
industry supplies nourishment and
support to every other pursuit. 1t Is
my pride to be a member of the Order
which was established to promote and to
protect this Fundamental industry, and
I have rejoiced in the success that has
| marked its career. To the Grange
belongs the glory of originating the
grand movement, founded on the com
mon law principle, that railroads are
common carriers, holding public trust,
and as the chartered vehicl,s of travel
and traffic, ares upervisable by legislative
authority Cor the public good This
principle has become a statutory pro
vision of many of the States, Mis-
sissippi among the rest, and is conse
Grated by the decisions of the highest
judicial authority of the government.
IF there were nothing else to distinguish
the Grange, the triumph of this doc
trine. so essential to the protection of
individual rights against corporate ag
gression, would crown it with imperish
able renown.
| deeply regret that prior engagements
will not admit of my attendance on the
occasion to which you have kindly in
vited me, but l may be permitted to add
that at an early day before the meeting
nf Congress it is my intention to speak
to my constituents of Jefferson count,
and the discussion of some of the ques
tions which relate to the objects anC
achievements of the Grange, will come
properly within the scope of my address
| am yours respectfully,
+. BAKKsDALE.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
Commissioners of Election Appointed,

AMITE-J. A. McGehee, J. III. Jones,
E..hrism Anderson.
BoLIvAR-O q. McGuire, W. A. Ierger,
James Kelly
|, CALHouN-Robt. A. Pulley, P. $. Terry, J.
cHIcKASAw-J. L. Brownlee, ]. E HobFou,
G. &. Ross.
CHocTAw-J. 5. Holloway, t. j. Boone,
D. A. Huffman.
CLA1BoRNE-John C. Watkins, Thos. NJ.
R-a, A NJ. Addison.
CLARKs-E Parser, A. Arlington, Jr, j.
| W. Smith.
CLAY-r. B. Dalton, r. c. Thomson, +
q. Strong.
CoAHoMA-P. NJ Harding, Geo. F. May
| nard. j. W. Crowley.
| CoPfaB-S. D Ramsey, Frank CRANBERRY
Henry Byrd.
| CovINeroN NJ. Edmonson, Lawrenes
McCailum and n. W. Tannebill.
| DESoro-T. A. Dodson, E. B. Gwyn and
| FL. W. Nelson.
| FRAxKLIN-S. F. Williams, A. K. Webb
Henry Stephenson.
HARRlsoS-W. T. Wslthall, John L
English and W. P. Locker.
| HoLMEs-J. G. Alexander, j. III. Downer
Richard Banks.
| IssAouENA-J. NJ Taylor, A. I. McCur-
lev, solomon Young.
| ITAwAMRA-David johnson, Wm. FL
KEYS, W L. Elliott.
JAcKsoN-H. bloomfield, W. j. johnson
| J. W. Terrill.
JAsPER-C. e. Red, FL. P. Powers, Thos
Hassey, Sr.
| JONES'. L. WelborD, E. NJ. Devali
Samuel Prest.
LAFAy,TTE-W. C. Swindoll, ]. F. Wood
Wash Porter.
LAUDERDALk-D NJ. .Hewett, D. 5. Malone
| j. K. Smi,h.
LAwRENcE-A. Fl. McGuffee, S. E. Park
man, Clinton SkeIvin.
LEAKE-O. A. Luckett, 7. G. Spencer
Henry Ia e.
LEFLnRE-Ge W. Arnold, J. L. Davidson
Luke Wilkes.
LrNcoLN-W. r. Spencer, Prentiss Buie
Harry Smith.
LowNDEs D. Landrum, L. Fl. Smell
A. 5. Payne.
MADISON Colem an, T.Jeff Orator
Nicholas E. Goodloe.
AARloN-Thomas Waring, DIR. w. F. Fai
; rell, Silas Brown.
MARsHALL-John A. Gwin, Lsndon
. Miller, Geo. fl. Alexander.
MoNRoE--W Z. Pierce, Geo. d. Sims, Wi
1 liam ifOHdlSOus
, MoNTGoMERy--W. E. Saunders, G.
Spivey, John II. Vaughan.
OKr.KBEHA Winston, d. S. MIN
] Z,ngo Davis.
PANoIA-W. F. Carter, Geo. w. Deator
Cage Ballentine.
PRENTIss-W. C. Lacy, Fl. C. Moores,
A Hally.
QurrMAN-J. s. 7. Grubbs, W. B. Turne
, Iap,oS Eh oi,ors
RANKrh-D. H. Brown, r. E. Gay de
Geo. Warren.
SIMPSON "A. G. Berry, Jr., I. L. Mendel
hall, j. 2. Brown.
e SMITH-Samuel K,own, J. w. Bryan
g Enos Lancaster.
SUNFLowER-Geo F. Ring, w. G. Bradle
Sr., Tavlor Barnard.
| FALLAHATCHIE-P. III. Thornton, Tho
e A. Lee. George Lee.
TATE--E l.. Weems, James III. Hammac
a B. r. Chambli>s.
TIPPAH-W l.. Nance, John P. Skinne
: j. L. Proctor.
q rIsHoMlNGo w. A. H. Shackleford,
ii. Reno. Uriah McMa-ters.
TUNIcA-T. I. Douglass, j. r. Evan
Harry Davis.
!. UNION II. Marshall, E. c. III. Haney,
q. Daniel.
r WARREN-ClemD Davis, John W. Klie
r Nat Place.
4 WASHING roN-John NJ. Lee, Theodo
3 Pnoi, Peter Mitchell.
Appointments for the following COUNT
:, will be made at another meeting of Il
: Board: Adams, Aicorn, Carroll. Green
Hancock, Kinds, Jefferson, Neshoba. Ne'
: ton, Noxubee. Perry, Pike, Scott, Sharke
! Webster. Wayne. Wilkinson, Winsto
Yalobusha and Yazoo.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
Immediate Letter Delivery.

The Postmaster General has decided
to introduce the special delivery system
provided by act of the last Congress
at all the places at which it is
permitted by the law. viz: those
at which the free delivery system
is in operation and those in cities and
towns having a population of 1000 or
over, as shown by the last Federal
census. October is the date fixed for
the introduction of the system. The
special delivery stamp can be used only
for the purpose of securing the imme-
diate delivery of letters addressed and
received in the mails at any of the post
offices designated as special delivery
offices. Under no circumstances ars
they to be used in the payment of pos
tage or of the registry fee, nor can any
other stamps be employed to secur;
special delivery, except the specia
delivery stamps.
These stamps must be in addition Il
the lawful postage, and letters not pre-
pared with at least one full rate O.
postage in accordance with the law ant
regulations will be treated as held 70
postage.
\ letter bearing special delivery
stamp in addition to the lawful postag,
may be mailed at any postofice in tn,
country, but it will not be entitled II
an immediate delivery by messenge
when addressed to postoffice to which
the special delivery system has no
been extended.
Special delivery letters will b,
delivered by messenger within TIN
carriers limit of free delivery offic,
and within radius of one mile of tn
| pos:office, at all of the special deliver,
Offices.
The clarion., 1885-09-02

We are pleased TO hear OCCASIONAL,
from that veteran and leader OF the old
time, uaterrified Democracy of Hissis
sippi, Gen. JoHN D. FREEnAN, for sew
eral years past resident of Canon City
Colorado. In letter dated 10th inst.
he says:
aMr- Cleveland's administration Is vel
received here BY all parties. His industry
energy aud ineorrnptibie devotion To the
public veal has given him warm r. D.
fion 10 the hearts Of all frne men, of both
parties. Vuh us, Lamar and Garland
are carrying off the Cabinet lyurtls- The
Departments of the Intes ior and If Justice
affect the Western Sfafes more directly
than any OF the other branches uf the Gov
ernn,es.t, and We are all elated with the
prnf.uued learning and great executive
ability displayed br our Southern members
Of The Czbinet The recent cancellation
1T tisose great fraude--the leases nf the
Indian lands. occurring under Arihnr's adj
ministration-ha@ given Lamar and Gar
land world-wide fenown.n
The clarion., 1885-09-02
FUGITIVE PARAGRAPHS
OF VARIED INTEREST csPT,,o-.
THE CAREFUL coNosNsro Sy
Picked Personals and Political p.,
Breadwinnsrs' Battles 81 a
Tribuiations-Kanroad EpuA,,.
and Foreign Filteripr.

Hsury Mueyge, agei fifteen v..~
strucs and killeI bg train. near yrl14 yyrl1 "a
w. Va 0seiias.
Charlss MorsT fell uadsr n, VS.,
freight train, at New Pnilaielnb;, .
was killed- - " al
Mrs VIM Smith, living psa-
Ind, was struck oy hghtala. s.l It.'liSa
killAi 3'-aI
During the Kn'glss OF Pg;hies ~,
ClevelanI, G,n. heiaml.sr. cA,a1 s1s
Columbus hrs depar5msn5, was - = 4
from horse and sustained br,.a, LOW
Almon Cole was crusleI to 49,.
stone quarry at Chardon, O., BY "a e :
dsrricx ss
Jennie Kllo was bgrasl to de,,A -,
kiomen Junction, Pa, by unse,t,r. =
troleum lamp. -
A passenger train on the Nlteba7 =,
& Columbus railroad went tarog n !. 1s.s.,S2
Engineer Powell, F.ramln M,C-,.,s.'-'is.
Brakeman Robert Perry wers kprs y
Mail Ag Ants o. A. An Iersoa anIW
clay dangerously injured He,-v P,,
of Cincinnati, WAS sA gay iai1-sl
Ro1erts' glycsrine factory, nsar B-,,,-,
Pa, caught fire AMI a terrific expi,.;. s,
lowed, completely wreciiny ths b,Is-s
AMI blowing a man namsd Myer, TT =,
dred feet, landing him in nut ~. =
horse was b-own 10 atoms
The clarion., 1885-09-02
Political rointe-,

The Republican state committea ~ y
York las called the stats copye,ti>. +.
September p, at Saratoga, two dsrs ~
vance of The Democratic convsn,io, -
held at e same place Albert s p,s-.t
who is q member of tae Alabams e,,r.
claims, has resigned his membsrslin
The Pennsylvania Democrats n,mi,...,
Conrad B. Day for state treasurer.
Seuator Sherman made his openi,- s,.,s
of the campaign before a large audien,s ],
Mt. Giiead
Among the phases of the Virginia 49,
paign is the announcement thst pro-,i,s-.
Republican hes S gnifed his de,eruir,s-.
to support Gen ti.zhugh Les for the sors.
norsbip.
Honorable Randolph Tucker, Of vi,y,s,
sreported as ths probable appo.n.m9, !,
the Austrian mission.
Mr.. Keiley, in an interview. states th,. IA
has been ruined 10 busin sss by his spD,i,.
ment to for ign missioas sai thsa rsi,,.1
The iowa Republicans have nonips.sl
Senaeor Larabee for governor, aul --B,H
for lieutenant governor. Judge Bci Va,
renomin tel for supSems jll;e. Ths rex
uions adopted ara notably strong.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
A Disastrous Cyclone.

The Cyclone which was predicted
struck the Carolina coast on the morning
Of the oath, about daylight. One-fourtf
Of the houses of the city of Charleston
were unroofed and incalculable damags
wrought TO the shipping and whar,es
Bridges and houses were blown aid
washed away, and all sorts of sailing
craft swamped and stranded.
The effects of the storm were felt ai
numerous places along the Atlantic
coast from New England to Florids, hut
next to Charleston, Savannah seems te
have suffered most. There. the principal
damage was amongst the shipping.
At Charleston the wind Was blowing
at the rate Of sixty eight miles an hour
when the gauge was last examined, and
it is estimsted that it reached the
unusual rate of seventy-five or eighty
miles, after that time.
Strange to say, but little loss OF life o.
damage TO limb has been reported,
though We doubt not that many sailiae
vessels have been wrecked whose fate i
not yet known. a
The clarion., 1885-09-02
-PLATFORM-
or the Demoeraiic.Co Conseryative Party
Of Mississippi.
UNASMoUsLY ADOPTED IN STATE CONVENTION
AUGCsT 20, 1885.


AUGCsT 20, 1885.
Reso'red That ne re-af rni the following adopted
by the Democratic state Convention " hich assem-.
bIed in The City Of Jackson. on the I'd day OF Au
gust, 1877, aud on the 5th day OF august 1881:
The Democratic PARTY OF Mssissil pi, crate al fri
the success OF is past Efforts in the of reform
snd If just and honest government and invOkiut
the blessing Of Heaven on its future eudeav. rs II
the same cause, does adopt and proclaim the follow
ing
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES
States.
2. Home rule. and the preservation Of the STATE
GoyeInmentS, with all their reserved and siarsn
teed rights unimpaired
3. No interference by the military power viii
the freedom OF elections, and with the civil an,
political rights Of citizens Of the Uited States.
a. The protection OF the equal rights of all classes
and the prompt, vigorous and impartial adm, inis
raiion OF the criminal laws; and to this end.
exhort Judges. eace officers and jurors-grand auC
petii--to vigilance fidelity and promptness
D. No discrimination on ac ount Of race. color o.
previous condition Of servitude birth place. an,
no special legislation for the benefit Of the few
the pense of the many
8. strict adherence in the selec.ion Of publ.
agents. 70 the tine-honcred JetIersonian standard
sttution?'
continuation Of the policy Of retrenchmen
aud re orm so signaily inaugura;ed by the Demo
cratic party
5. Reduction Of the burtben OF taxation TO tn,
lowest point compatible with an efhcient execution
Of the law.
Corporations OF every description supervisabl,
within Constitutional limits bs State authorit,
aud subordinate to state legislation III the nteres
AMI for the protection of the people.
10. As the perpetuity Of free gov eminent depend
upon the virtue and intelieence OF the people, W,
pledge ourselves to the maintenance Of our Stat.
system Of free schools
H. We favor the granting of such aid az may b,
extended without violation OF the Constitution o
the United states departing from the establishe,
usages OF the goveI nment 10 the rebuilding ans
River 20
l2. That upon this platform of principles and o
public policy We inyi'e the co-ope ration of all citi
zfns without regard TO past differences in supper
oil the candidates nominated by this Convention.
IL. That We declare 1t 10 be the policy of th
i'enoeraiic-t Conservative party to encourage tn
1ow OF immigration to this state, and recon men,
the passage of all needfuI laws and the making O
all necessary appropriations TO effect this epd.
~ hat we invite the investment of capital, an,
assure to 1t all necessary legal protection.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
LIEUT.. IsEGRIaG's FALsEHooDs.
Ex Chief Justice Lochrane Exposes
Recent Llbels c oucerning Jefferson
Davis.

To the Editor Of the World:
We read of a distinguished Bible
character who said in his wrath, GAIL
men are liars" and if he had lived to
read the reported statements of Lient
Isegrigg, OF indianapolis. as published in
the New York Herald, the other dav,
about the capture of Jefferson Davis
and what, according to Lieut.. Isegrigg
transpired at Macon, Ga in connection
Herewith, the psamist would have been
obliged to invent new classification to
have fully covered the character to
which this species belonged.
To seriously address an audience, as
did Mr.. Isegrigg. with personal recolIec
tions of the capture of Mr.. Davis, and
say that he rode in farm wagon up t.
the International Hotel, Macon, with
hoopskirt, bonnet and straw hood hang
ing over him on pole is one of those
wild stretches of fancy which would hav,
aroused the envy aid challenged
the championship of the renowned. Mum
chausen.
Mr.. Davis and his wife came up to the
steps of the Lanier House in Macon. the
then headquarters OF Major Gen. Wilson.
and in the presence of thousands of
people-myself among the number-who
stood in silence as they passed. Dir.
Davis alighted and. helping Mrs. Davis
out, she took his arm going into the hotel.
and all this was done a. gracefully and
quietly as If he were aIightiug from a
carriage at the door at the Secretary of
Wars Office in Washington.
The alleged firing of p istol at Mr..
Davis, and the riddled coat by the bui.
lets, narrated by the ex-Lieutenant, is
one of the boldest dashes of falsehood
recorded in the story-books OF modern
adventure, and so fallaciously absurd that
even Dazzle would have contemplated its
sublinity of impudence With hungry
envy.
l. it out of such stuff as this, pure and
unaduIterated nonsense, that the whole
story of Mr. Davis being caught in
woman's clothes was invented. The
fabrication had no more for its basis
than that when Federal soldiers rode up
TO his tent, and he was going out to
meet them in the night air, Mr. Davis
threw hood over his shoulders to pro-
tect him from the night air as he was
suffering from neuralgia. From this
affection. in fact he afterwards lost the
sight of one of his eyes.
regret to see this notoriously known
scandal revived. for it was reasonable to
hope in these days of returning sober
ness and truth taat such idle malice
had been buried out of sight and hearing
of public decency. While all feel that
the loyalty and allegiance of the South
are being won to the Union, and that
this is e best hope for free government
on this earth, her people do mot relish
unjust aspersion or abuse upon Mr..
Davis, who happened by their choice to
represent in his person the true type Of
all that is bold and chivalrous ia their
race, say what men may disparaging TO.
his fame. BAR. Davis WIS one Of the
very foremost men in the South, and
during the trials of war conducted him
self with diguity and ability.
o. A. LocaRANE.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Fresh Crtspy G1esninSs Of Recent Not
worthy HsDnenipes and Fveu'A

Freah Crispy Glesninss of Recent Note
worthy Happenings and Eveu'G
The inquest on the boiy of Mayor Wsls.
up, OF Emporia, Kas., developed arssnlca
poison.
F. < Stacy, senior msnbsr OF the frn q
Stacy, Lainhart s. Company, Of Fiaila5, o.
has mysteriously disappeared, and foul paJ
is feared
The Ohio State fair promises to be $40
cess, thsre being more ensriss up 70 the Prs
ent than ever bsfore in the history OF tbs as
sociatiol.
Henry Burnett, colored, aged eighsesl
years, was han sed at Looo O Ark, for Lns
murder OF Ne son Anderson, also coofe1'
las5 February.
There is a general sentiment at Washing
ton that the action Of Comptroller DThan
with reference to the Alabama claim CON
mission. il unwarrantsd.
Jos9p1 Wilcox, en- routs from Floriia 2
his home at Farmington, Ill, was found
dea 10 railway car at IniiauapoiI It's
supposed he died from a con res i've chill
The Oaio ivs stoc1 com nj 4s.o1, aflsr
Thorough examination of N. C. Mitcheis
herd OF jersey cattle, nsar D1y5oa, ars pre-
pared to report that there il no pleuro- puso-
monia in OHIO.
Columbus, o., sal oon keepers are exercissd
over the law prohi biting shs sale Of liquN
within two miles OF any fair. If the law is
enforcsl, it viii close about ons third OF ths
saloons 10 the city.
Joseph H. White, of Hill county, Tex. h
uoder arrest in connection vita tn Braziiia3
cJunterfeiting casa uaearted a5 St Louis,
wnere his brother Lusis was arres5s1 The
Whites stood high in Hill county.
TIE limit of lesosr carrisrS ls4Ts Of ab-
sence has been fixed ct fifteen dls
The electric lighting appIra5Is in tns
Washington monument has been completed
The treasury dsplromsa5 has sIs:,slsl IN
dimin s1ing lis full o. mioor silver coin BY
1872, 900.
The mails from Canada has bssn orisrei
to b. fumigated, as a pro5ection from snail
pox g-rHls.
The treasury department has paid out
about $4,000, 000 on account OF pensions 50
far this month.
Texas lever has appeared at KnEskes'
III, among herd of 200 cattle o@nst b
Hiram Goodwin
Dispatches inIicate that ths late coli
snap has not prodIesl any general trot
over the nor5hwes5ern coun5ry
Cattle raissrs OF Oran .e, Madison snd
jackson town ships, Hancock county, u,
report Serious loss = by murrain.
The excitement at Pierre, DIA, about
supposed ou.breaS among the CasyannA
proved TO b, without f3undlsioD.
Jamss Bindiey ha, purcaass1 IRON Franz
Johnston, ths wei kaoSn Hl15jcz ana
aamoletonian mara, LADY Johnston" i0i
SI,5GJ.
Great excitement prevailed in Ssurgis
DaKos1, the scene OF tns lynchlng o.
Ross HALLS, the colorei solIi,r assassin Oh
DIR. Lvnca.
W. C. Dickey drew revolver al1 s1oi
Tom OByrne, killing him almost in5sa iti!'
at Iankton. Dak- D1exey was formerly
citizen of MassilIon, o.
L-Ctle Jos Fastl.bsa, aged twelve years,
snos In play with a rife CASSIE Aull, agol
n.ne years, granddaughter of Jlcob Ad-L
OF Cincinnati, at Sheibyvllle, Ind
The clarion., 1885-09-02
Mississippi Baptists.

Rev. H. F. SPsoLEs, Secretary Mis-.
sissippi Baptist Convention, has placed
on our table the minutes Of forty-sixth
annual session, held at Aberdeen July
"a to q. Capt. w. Fl. HARDY presided,
and in his address made some earnest
and practical suggestions in the interest
of education and missions, which were
approved. the Ministerial Register,
appended to the minutes, gives the
names and post-of6ce address of 434
ministers. The total strength of the
denomination in Mississippi is estimated
at $1,000 whites, and $4,000 coIored-
total, 163, 900. The total contributions
for missions, education and other appro-
pirate objects, amounted to sS7 .06s -4s.
The next session Of the Convention will
be held at Meridian in July, 1856.
The clarion., 1885-09-02
Yazoo City Correspondence.
YAznn C1rv Anrnst ooth 1oo

YAzoo Cry. August Doth, 1885.
EDITOR CLARION About $50 this morn
'ng a fire was discov. red in the store of
Holmes & Co., on Main Street The fire
was under considerable headway when the
alarm was given. The entire building
with its stock of goods, was wholly con.
~umed and the adjoining building of r
Craig & Sons, also caught fire. 1t was
checked here after damage to the Craig
building of about tho Island dollars. A
part of the goods of K. Craig & Sons. was
saved. but in damaged condition. There
was no insurance. so far as known, on the
building, which belongs to Mr.. r. Craig
# Dayton, Ohio, but the stock was insured
for ten thousand dollars in the Liverpool,
London & Globe.
The building of Holmes & Co., which is
= total loss, was insured for FIVE thousand
dollars in the Liverpool, London & Globe
Their stock, also a total loss, was insured
for FIVE thousand dollars in the Home, OF
New York, and for three thousand in the
Phoenix, OF Hartford
The goods OF w. E. Hyatt & Co., ad.
joining Crais'-, was considerably damaged
by water.
All the buildings were OF brick and sit
uated midway on Main street. The origin
OF the tire Is not known. Cor"
The clarion., 1885-09-02
The Memphis, Oxford and Columbus

A meeting of the stockholders of the
Memphis, Oxford and Columbus Railroad
was held at Memphis on Wednesday last
and the report of the engineer who has
surveyed the proposed route was read and
received. In all probability this new line
will seon hive force at work, as the
route runs through one of the finest agri
cultural districts in the country. In the
meantime the extension of the Memphis
Holly Springs and Selma Railroad. a.
predicted in the Picayune some few weeks
ago, is taking active shape. The rout.
from Holly SprinAs, Miss, to Birming-
ham, Ala, is now being surveyed by
Capt. John A. Grant, late engineer ol
the mississippi Valley and the GuatemaIa
Railroads, and it is anticipated that work
on the extension will be commenced mex,
month";. o. PIeavune
The clarion., 1885-09-02

Do not forget to compare the vote fol-
Governor with The CLARIoN's table,
Clarion.
In your table you claimed 1851 in.
structed votes for Lowry, but afte,
Featherston and Walker were both out
of the race Lowry recei ed only 1924
According to your table Lowry received
only "a votes outside of those instructed
for him.-Hazlehurst Signal.
The Signal is mistaken. We never
claimed 1851 instructed votes for LowaY.
Had we mad such claim it would
have been false, as we knew better.
Our estimate of LowRy's vote, how
e-er, was, to draw it mild, tolerably
accurate,
The clarion., 1885-09-02

A correspondent of the Vicksb1rg
Pest gives an account of political
meeting held by the colored voters of
Rankin county TO express a choice for
the candidates before the people" All
that we want to know about any meet
ing to correctly "size it up is that
WILso.: Hicks presided over it. and
that it endorsed the delectable Harry
Kernsghan, the defunct postmaster oi
Brandon, for the Office of Sheriff oi
Rankin county.
We trust that our friends in Rankin
will not suffer such dirty scheme te
defeat that estimable gentleman and
sound Democrat, Fl. NJ. PABKER, ths
regularly nominated Democratic candi
date for the office for which KERN
CHAN has been endorsed by his WILsos
HICKS crowd.
The clarion., 1885-09-02

Mormon missionaries were mobbed
in London on the 25th. The hall in
which they were speaking was invaded.
the furniture smashed, and a total
wreck was made of everything on the
platform. The Elders fed for their
lives. They were chased through the
streets and pelted with every sort OF
missile that could be picke'l up. Several
Of the Elders were captured and were
terribly abused. Their clothing was
torn to shreds, and they were beaten
until they were unconscious and almost
iifeless. As sometimes happens, our
sympathies are with the mob.