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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
The Grant Bill.

The bill to put General GRANT on
the retired list'-or in plain words to
create new Office for him at salary
of $4,000 year-which has twice
passed the Senate the present Congress,
met with a decided reverse in the House
on the 18th. Under the call of the
committees, it was known to be the
purpose of the Military committee to
call it up for consideration Mr. LOWRY
(Democrat) of Indiana, initiated the
dilatory proceedings against it, abetted
by such stanch Northern Democrats as
HOLMAN and CoBB, of Indiana, EATON,
of Connecticut, GEDDEs, FoLLETT and
WARNER, of Ohio, and RosEcRANs, of
California; and by the Southern Demo
cratic phalanx almost solidly. RANDALL
and his immediate following, are sup
porters of the bill. We learn by the
Record that Messrs, BARDsDALE, MONEY
MULDRow, SINGLETON and VAN EATON
of the Mississippi delegation, voted with
the opposition to the bill. Mr.. JET.
FoRDs alone of the delegation favored
it. Washington letter writers say that
Messrs. BARKsDALE and SINGLETON
are booked for speeches against the
measure if its friends should succeed in
getting it up for final action.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
FoR THE CLARIos.l
Items from Newton and Scott.

DIED-near Hickory Flat in Union
County, Mrs. Polly Rochester, she was over
hundred yearsold She has great-grand
children that are grown.
The best place in the State for saw
mill is three miles east Of Morton Station.
Morton has fine school taught by Mr.
Mat Jayne.
Zion Grove church, two miles east OF
Morton, has preaching three times each
month.
A fine chance ofsrice was raised near
Morton this year. r. +. W.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

THE Liberty Bell arrived at the Ex-
position grounds last Monday, in charge
OF a special guard of honor from Phila-
delphia There was great rejoicing in
New Orleans; Gags were flying, cannons
booming, and steamboats, and engines
blew their loudest whistles as the grand
old relic passed through the city. At
Beauyoir, Elk President DAVIS joined
the party of officials who had charge of
the ceremonies, and his welcome to the
party-Goy. BACON, Of Kansas being
the spokesman--aud the reply of Mr.
DAVIS, constituted most beautiful
and impressive incident of the journey
to New Orleans.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

a. & NJ. College. We will have steam
laundry. The young ladies will be
taught the handling and cleansing and
dressing of linen, etc.
/ am already receiving letters from
parents in regard to sending their
daughters. Board will elect Faculty in
May.
The paragraph appearing in many
papers of the State that the contract
for erecting the Female College Build
ing at Columbus has been awarded 10
B. J.. Bartlett; Of Des -Moines, Iowa, is
inaccurate. B. j. Bartlett, formerly Of
Des Moines. Iowa, now citizen OF Col
umbus, Miss, has been elected architect.
The buildings have not vet teen put to
contract. Yours very truly,
r. w. JOKES.
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Atlanta Constitution. I

There can be no division of the re
sponsibility of Jefferson Davis and Of
the men who followed him. He was the
chosen leader of the cause to which
all were committed. He was loyal to
his trust-courageous in leadership, de
voted heart, soul and body to his people.
He deserves no reproach that they shou Id
not share The humblest soldier who
fought behind the stars and bars would
not claim immunity for single asper.
sion laid on the venerable and defense
less head of his old chieftain. If Mr..
Davis was traitor we all were traitors
and every assertion of treason that the
South let's stand unanswered against his
name, stains every monument that rises
above the grave of Confederate soldier
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
The Campaign Ahead.
Kinds County Gazette.]


The newspapers give unquestionable
indications of disposition on their part
to open the State campaign of 1885.
The Gazette has never delighted much
in opening political campaign at a
very early period, nor has it ever taken
much stock in the enterprise of manu-
featuring candidates for official posi-
tions. We have usually waited for the
people to move, and the people having
moved and given in some form or other
an expression of their wishes and deter
limitations, we have fallen in with them !;
and usually with them marched to VIC
tory.
We think it full early to commence
the campaign of 1885, but as this is q
free country, and the newspapers entitled
to their say, and Just when they think
proper to say it, we can interpose no OBJ
jecfions. Bat we decidedly and em-
phatically object to the plan which
seems to have been adopted by the few
papers known to be hostile to the re-elec-
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
Lost Nothing by Age.

GREENvILLE, Miss, Jan. u, 1885.
DEAR SIR: While TIE CLARION was
published at Padding by Col. 8. r.
Adams forty years ago | was regular
reader of it; 1t was good paper then,
and has lost nothing by age. ! am now
in the seventy seventh year of my age,
and have been engaged in the ministry
nearly fifty years. / am no politician,
vet I do my own reading and thinking,
and perhaps feel as deeply solicltous for
a sound, good democratic government as
any mau in this nation. Long live IHE
CLARION! l enclose years subscrip-
ton. Very Respectfully,
A. 2. DAVIS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

IN Mississippi, Commissioners of Elec-
ton are held 10y the federal court to be
liable to indictment for failure to APP
point, as Inspectors of Election, persons
who can read and write. In Virginia,
the Democrats are trying to pass law
making it necessary for election judges
to know how to read and write, and the
Republicans are opposing the measure
most violently.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

PIERRE LoRILLARD, who with his
wife and party Of friends had been
travelling through the South in Mann
Boudoir car, leased at 800 per day, con-
trihuted s. TO two little boys who
waited for four hours at washout on
the Alabama Great Southern Railroad
with the thermometer below the freez
ing point, in order to save the train
from destruction. There's richness.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
Somewhat Personal.
TIE CLARION. Dec. a, 1881

The Tupelo Journal discourages the
candidacy of Gen. ]. A. SMITH for re-
election, because sit would be flying
into the jaws of defeat for him or any
of the present State officers to offer for
reelection" The ignorance of current
politics which permits such an opinion
is simply shocking. That's all.
The unwashed and unkempt editor of
the Tupelo Journal, JNO. II. MILLER by
name, as scurvy a fellow as disgraces
the press of this or any other State,
characterizes the foregoing as ill-bred
and petulant. Let the public pass
Judgment. He also charges the editor
of The CLARION with brow-beating his
contemporaries and putting on imperi-
Gus, domineering airs in his relations
with them. AS to this, the files of the
CLARION convict the aforesaid editor OF
the aforesaid journal of being liar, and
the editor of THE CLARION charges
that he is liar. "He will be fortunate
if he does not discover that there is
point at which forbearance ceases to be
a virtue" is a threat which excites no
fear. In truth no one need have other
fear of JOHN Ell. MILLER than would be
excited in any gentleman on being in
formed that the contents of a filthy
vessel were to be discharged at him.
This same MILLER has for some time
past been barking at the heels of his
superiors, but claims immunity from
journalistic criticism, because he claims
to be a contemporary" and a rural
rooster" Whatever else he may be, he
is a very cheap article of BLACKBOARD.
So much for MILLER.
On January II l 3, a note was
handed to me of which the following is
a copy:
TUPELo, Miss, January 16, 1885.
OLIVER CLIFTON, ESQ, jackson, Miss.
SIR will be at the Peabody Hotel
in Memphis, Tenn, on Tuesday, the goth
inst, accompanied by friend, at which
time and place l would be glad to com
municate with you. Respectfully,
JNo. II. MILLER.
This note was delivered to me by a
gentleman who distinctly declined to
assume any responsibility for its con
tents, with the assurance that the act of
delivery should not impair the cordisl
relations existing between US. After
reading the note l returned it to the
gentleman who bore it, saying that |
did not regard Mr.. MILLER's course as
that of a gentleman.
Subsequently to my declining to re-
ceiye communication from Mr.. MILLER
for the reason above stated, he publish
ed and distributed from his home in
Tupelo, a scurrilOus and defamatory
circular concerning me which it is I'M
necessary to notice.
Having in my editorial of the 14th
inst, branded MILLER in terms which
cannot be misunderstood, / am not
disposed to prolong the controversy
by bandying offensive epithets. am
quite willing to rely upon the judgment
of honorable and well-informed men foI
vinaication of my conduct and char
acter. OLIVER CLIFTON.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

THE following gentlemen have been
elected to represent their respective
States in the United States Senate,
during the past week: Messrs. VOORHEES,,
of Indiana; CHACE, of Rhode Island
TELLER, of Colorado; CALL, of Florida
VEST of Missouri; EvARTs, of New
York; VANCE, of North Carolina
CAMERON, of Pennsylvania; STANFORD
of California; SPooNER, of Wisconsin
and PLATT, of Connecticut Arkansas
and Illinois have not yet made choice
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

GAIT. NJ. J. FARREL, of Farrell's de-
tective and police force in New Orleans,
was fatally poisoned by an overdose of
aconite, administered through the blum
der of a druggist in putting up pre-
scription. Another case of mental
alteration.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

a CHICAGO Judge has decided that a
"free lunch" is free lunch, and that the
person who advertses one cannot kick
out a stranger who accepts the invita-
ton, because he does not care to pay for
drink as an appetizer.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
REUBEN WooD,
VS..
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

REUBEN WooD,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
From the Circuit Court of Choctaw
county. G. H. Campbell, Judge.
Incompetency Of juror alleged as ground
for neD trial.
COOPER, j.:
Appellant was indicted for carrying
concealed weapons, and convicted. He
moved for new trial, alleging that the
contractor for the hire of the county
convicts was a member of the jury, and
that he was, by reason of his contract,
interested in the result of the trial The
evidence shows that appellant was very
clearly guilty, not only of the offence
for which he was tried, but also of firing
off his pistol on the streets of Chester,
etc.
There is no error in the record The
defendant contented himself, in the ex-
animation of the jury, with the very
general question as to whether any of
the jurors knew of any reason why they
should not sit in the trial of the case,
and thereby precluded himself from
urging, in motion for a new trial, the
incompetency of the juror as to any
matter which the usual examination
would have disclosed. George 4. State,
SO Miss, $40; Brown Z. State, so Miss,
AT. A6frmed.
White & Fox for appellant.
}. l.. Harris for the State.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

Archbishop LERAY, OF New Orleans,
was invested with the Pallium by Arch
bishop GIBBONS, Of Baltimore, the Pope's
Legate, on the 25th, amid much pomp
aud ceremony.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

Sidney G.. WEST, young lawyer Of
much promise, residing at Oxford, a SOD
Of Gen. a. ~ WEST, accidentally shot
hiTs with pistol on the 23d, causing
instant death.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
DECISIONS OF SUPREME COURT.
REPORTED FOR THE CLARION BY C. C.
CAMPBELL.
MONDAY, January IS, 1885.

MONDAY, Janusry 26, 1885.
The following cases wers 4A.Fru,ed:
4451-E. D. Brooks v. jackson Martin,
ct al.
4637-Martha Cooke V. J. F. Tindall.
463S-William Cranberry Y. State of
Mississippi.
46i6-Reuben Wood V. State Of Misssis-
sippi.
4712-Er parte, Peter Jefferson, on ha-
beas corpus.
472l-V. c. Butt V. Montgomery Co.
4722-George Coleman Y ssate of Mis-
sissippi.
4725-Annie F. Smith, e, al, v VIM.
II. Newton.
4730-J. III. Leinkauf, ct al, Y. G.. g.
Taggart.
4731-J. ii. Marshall '. State of Mis-
sissippi-
474o- Rosalie l. cambridge, ct al, v.
n. II. Siedge, et al.
4149-Mrs. ]. A. Smith, ct al, Y. W. s.
Quin-
4756-F. L. Mum, Trustee, Y. r. E.
Baker.
The following cases were Rerersed and
rez1dnded:
4716-AlIen Dawson, '. State of Mis-
sissippi.
473s-R- E. Fryar, ct al, Wv. F. Fryar.
475l-T. NJ. Bridges, ct al. v. James
Ballard, ct al
4753-Eckerly & Stone, " ". A. Alcorn.
4763-Nute Campbell, V. State of Mis-
sissippi.
4737-Goodbar & Co., v Lille West. ct
al, Notion for certiorari denied.
4752-L. A. Fitzpatrick, v. T. J. Beal,
Guardian, Reversed and biz dis.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

Mrs. Macy A. MATTHEWS, wife of
STANLEY MATTHEWS, Associate Justice
Of the Supreme Court, died on the 22d.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

The Hon. JONA1HAE CHACE has been
elected senatoe from Rhode Island, to
succeed the late Senator ANTHONY.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
ARNOLD i.

Appellant, as sheriff and tax collector,
claims that the county is indebted to him
In balance on commissions for collect
ing the poll-tax of the county. In each
of his settlements for three years, the
county tax amounted to more than &c.
900, including the poll-tax. Under the
statute, he has been allowed three per
cent. commissions for collecting all
above the amount of $4,000 1t is now
claimed that the poll-tax should have
been included in the State taxes, by
which the collector would have been
entitled to five per cent. on its amount.
He presented his claim for the differ
ence to the board of supervisors, which
refused to allow it. He appealed to the
circuit court with the same result; and
an appeal was then taken to this court
The poll-tax is not among the subjects
of revenue expressly devoted by Art. s.
8 of the Constitution of the State to
the common school fund, but by Z 7 of
that article it is appropriated, in general
terms, to aid the school fund. 1t is a
school fund, but is not made part of
the common school fund by the Con-
stitution. 1t is competent for the Leg
isidluic w piofiuo uOW INC pOAi-ldA
shall be collected, appropriated, and
distributed, SO long as it is not diverted
from the purpose of education, and the
uniform system of free public schools
ordained by the Constitution. The
| Legislature has exercised this power by
providing, in 400 of the Code of 1880,
that revenue derived from this source
shall be paid directly into the hands of
the county treasurers of the respective
counties, etc. 1t is not included in the
general distribution of the common
school fund of the State. 1t is, under
existing laws, county tax, for educa
tional purposes, and is a part of the
county taxes, including school, bond
and privilege taxes, specified in 3 466 Of
the Code. affirmed.
Sweatman, Trotter & Trotter, for ap
pellant.
A. H. Brantley, L. Brame, for appel
lees.
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Rheumatism, Gout and Neuraigi~

1t scientifically settled that rheunaal,...bar'
govt and neugralgia cannot be eh i9r,t.
rubbing with oils, ointments linllnS AZ.
lotions, etc; for the reason that mes Nod.
eases are caused by uric acid in me Ell, Iii
The only preparation which uii'0'S Sub.
expels the acid is Parker's Tonic o''
dues pain at once. Tryit.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

IL affirming the judgment, the
Supreme Court appointed Tuesday,
March II, as the day for the execu-
ton Of WILLIAM GRANBERY, in Oktib-
b0ha county.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
10 the Public.

/ submit the following history of the
controversy between myself and JOHN
H. MILLER:
On December "a, 1884, the following
appeared in The CLARION
The Tupelo Journal disconrages the
candidacy of GEN. J. A. SMITH for
reelection because sit would be flying
into the jaws Of defeat for him or any
of the present State officers to offer for
reelection" The ignorance of current
politics which permits such an opinion
is simply shocking. That's all.
On January 9, 1885, the following ap-
peared in the Tupelo Journal:
The sweet-scented combination of
bear-grease, cinnamon Straps" and fancy
| cravat that presides over the editorial
destines of the Jackson CLARION, seems
to regard it as his special duty, as editor
of the official Journal of the State, to
resent in an ill-bred and petulant man
ner every intimation that the present
State officers do not hold life-lease up
on their respective positions. The
journal ventured the prediction, recent
ly, without first consulting this Sir
Oracle of THE CLARION, that the people
would demand an entire change of State
officers at the next election, and he
therefore proceeded to everlastingly an
initiate the disloysl sentiment-to hi:
entire satisfaction no doubt-by sneer
ingly abiding to it as an emanation Of
the most shocking ignorance. What
has this journalistic prodigy fed upon
e that he feels himself licensed to brow
beat his contemporaries and put OF
, imperious, domineertng airs in his rela
tions with them? The rural ROSTERS o
e the press" are patient and long suffering
r but be will be fortunate if he does no
>. discover that there is point at whicl
r forbearance ceases to be virtue, evel
with them.
On January IA, 1885, the following az
{ peared in THE CLARION:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

The Mississippi river has reached the
danger line at VIcksburg and fears of an
overflow are expressed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
Clubbing Ratesf

II the Exposition is to be success,
railroad fares must be reduced.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

now living ID 10 read and
sung it long er heard in
the North. Pr ear from The
critics, and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
LAMAR FoSTAINE.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

Proposals are invited until 9 I.;ldipg
next, for piastering the dermliory jim
OF the Girls College at Columbus
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28

The hail storm of last night suspended
several Telephone ccnnections-the wires
having been broken By the hail or melted
by the lightning.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
tCKERLY Il STONE,
w. A. ALCoRN.

ty. b. F. Trimble, Judge.
Mailing Of notice only presunptire eri-
dence Of its receipt.
CAMPBELL, c. J.
Alcorn was retiring from the firm of
Alcorn & Co; and he alleges that he
mailed letter to the firm of Eckerly &
Stone, with whom Alcorn & Co. had
dealt, notifying them of his retirement.
The court instructed the jury, in effect,
that the mailing of this letter was con
elusive notice to Eckerly & Stone of its
contents. This was erroneous The
mailing was presumptive evidence, but
nothing more. Reversed and remdnded
Frank Johnston for appellants.
Calhoon & Green for appellee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-28
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Reported for The cIarioa, hv r. n. Parker,
Attornsy-sf-Law, Jackson, Mas.
October Term--x6aA
Y. c. Burr,

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
From the Circuit Court of Montgomery
county. c. H. Campbell, Judge.
Pol tlz held to b County tar, vndsr
Code, 3 466.
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-02

body who had new idea Rorroo
body who says cit can't he ,; in1a any
,,an'So vi To-Day turns out possibility of TO-
i Imoniow, feople to-day average LONGER
Aye s ana lresher lives at sixty than thew
~ LO.' " years ago. Cause, more sense
i care OF bodies. Hundred wears
nence' IL not sooner, some will be in their
P Pm at eighty. Nothing wonderful
usI hes IN knowing how to make new
pohe, new flesh, new nerve and new
get up and keep up as many new infer.
eetS as you can. Learn to do new THINGS
WI Win your hands as we'll as your head
Every new interest is new grip on life
New New occupations bring new thought
New thought brings new life. ''News',
Keeps hall the people now from stag
Hatlng. Commence a new trade. q new
art, a new study at fifty or sixty. Yes, if
you have time and taste for it. It's q
tonic: Many a rich invalid would oct
well II he'd apprentice himself to black
smith or carpenter for two hours dav
Hall the old boys and girls are ashamed
10 pegln learning anything new; ashamed
10 snow awkwardness of beginner to
younger people; want to keep up bogus
dignity. Humbug. All outside: nothin@
out pretentious know-next-to-nothincs.
Say you: "But I'm too hard pressed TO
make living for self and family to COM
nence any new ways at my time OF life. ),
Sorry for you. Result the same. Nature
says, Go this way" Nature says. GO
that" Nature says, crest and recuper-
ate. Business, necessity, circumstance
say, Work and grow weaker" Well?
Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-06-02
Trustees Sale.

JAMES WILLIAMSON AND
w Maria Williamson, by trust deed dated
the 18th day of September. 1881, ana re-
corded in the office OF the County RECORDER 81
day of September, 1884, in Book " NJ Of Mort
cages pages g77 to $50 inclusive, conveyed TO
the undersigned, as trustee, the property mere
matter described, to secure the payment OF a
note of the grantOrs of even date, to Emanuel
Marks, for 81 700, and interest from date until
Maid at 10 per cent per annum, the prlnclpaI
pavable eight months from date and the inter
est payable quarter yearly; which deco con
tains power to the undersigned to sell the
couyeved property in case OF the nOn-paynent
of said note or the interest thereof, and apply
the proceeds of sale to pay the expenses there-
OF and said note and Interests; and whereas
said note and interest are unpaid, except Ger
tain payment OF $40, made December, %, 1851;
and the holder thereof has requested ssle Vi
the conveyed property. -,
Notice Is given that in pursuance OF the
power of sale in said trust deed, 5nad ~ q.
property therein and hereinafter DESCRIBED, az
public sale to the highest bidder for cash. al the
front door of the County Court rouse, IN - int
CITY of Salt Lake, County OF salt Lake, ana CT
rtoy OF Utah on the h h Gay 1a co9ye e b az
prOperty sold 10 the purchaser or purchasers.
The Droperty conveyed by said trust deed and
10 be so sold is described as follows:
in Salt Lake City, County OF Salt Lake. and Ter
ritory of Utah, bounded and described as fol
lows to-wit: Commencing eight (o) rods north
from the southwest corner OF Lot four ~ IN
Block thirty-twO (S2), Plat "A" OF Salt Lake CITY
survey, and running thence east seven 10 rods
thence north two ~ rods; thence east three o.
rods: thence north four and one-haf a. y rods
thence west ten (10) rods; thence south SIX ano
one-half GA rods to the place OF beginning
and containing ffty-nine (59) square rodS o.
ground. ,.,,prpnFp