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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-01

Report of Conference ProessdIpES-ThO
Third Party Gets Left.
10 the Editor ofte InitlltQme7.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
Extension of the Natchez Railroad

Mr. r. L. Saunders, Director of the
Natchez Railroad, for Kinds county, re-
turned home last night from a meeting
of the Board of Directors at Natchez,
yesterday, aad brings the glad tidings
that the contract for the c. Instruction OF
the railroad from Jackson to Columbu:
has been concluded, the work to com
mence in nine months and to be COM
pleted in two years. The gauge is also
to be widened and made standard
guage.
The construction of this road is a
most important step towards the future
growth of Jackson, and cannot but be
most welcome news to our citizens. 1t
will concentrate heavy trade here from
Rankin, Leake, Neshoba and Winston,
most of which now goes elsewhere; it
will place Us in immediate communica-
ton with the coal and iron region of
Alabama, and thus afford additional
facilities to our city ms a manufacturing
centre. 1t will placelus upon another
through line from the East, at Atlanta,
to Texas and the Pacific, as the road is TO
form part of great system from Atlanta
via Birmingham, Columbus, jackson,
Natchez and Houston to the Pacific.
And it viii give us another through line
for competition in freights-no small
itself.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
For State superintendent Public Ed
ucation.

EDITOR CLARION: We believe that
we express the sentiment OF the people
of this section of the State, when we saw
that Prof. A A. KINcANNoN is man
eminently qualified to fill the Office of
Superintendent of Public Education in
Mississippi. Prof. KINCANNoN is known
throughout this district, and indeed all
over the State, and doubtless the people
will be glad to know that he is men
toned as candidate. An active, pro-
gressive. thorough teacher, provided he
possesses executive ability, is better
qualified for this position than any one
else. Prof. KINcANNoN is such a man.
He has clear knowledge of the free
school law, from actual experience, and
he is now Principal Of the Preparatory
Department of the A. & NJ College, a
position requiring peculiar executive
ability. Again, he is native born and
educated Mississippian, and on this
account deserves the preference. He
was educated at the State University.
where he made many friends who are
already influential, and as soon as it is
known that be is . candidate they will
rally to his support.
Now, considering the above, we think
that no man can cone before the Con-
yention who will be better qualified for
this Office nor one who will fill the posi-
ton more acceptably, than this gentle
man. We hope that he will consent to
become candidate. LAFAYETTE.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
Pensioning Grant.

There is an infinite deal of humbug-
gerry about providing for General GRANT
by an appropriation from The public
treasury. There is neither truth nor
justice in the reasons which are assigned
for such legislation. From first to last,
he has received, probably, millions of
dollars from the public treasury, and at
least half million in money and valu-
ables from wealthy friends. When he
left the Presidency he was immensely
wealthy. If to BECOME richer, he in
vested portion of his means in stock
jobhing enterprises and lost, the tax
payers on whom it is proposed to saddle
the burden, are not responsible, and
Congress has no more right to make up
his loss at the expense of the innocent
tax payers, than it has to establish a
privileged class.
There is no truth in the pretence that
General GRANT is . paaper, or is even
in Strengthened circumstances. The
cold facts of his condition are that he
lives in a brown stone front mansion in
New York, and has a permanent invest
ment of $250,000, from which he draws
annually, interest amounting to $4,000.
Mr.. JONES, of the New York Times, to
whose influence the subscription is main
ly due, has recently published that the
$4,000 interest is promptly paid, and
that both principal and interest are per-
fectly secured.
Fhe bill which has passed the Senate
to put the owner of all this wealth on
the retired list of the army" with pay
and emoluments amounting to $4,000
year, is robbery of the tax payers,
and ought TO be strangied in the House.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Joseph Griffen, lad of IA years. living
near Walden, shot himself through the
hand with toy pistol, during the holidays.
Apparently, he had recovered from the
effects, when about two weeks ago ,ock-iaw
set in, aud he is now at the point of death.
Duke, valued setter dog belonging 10
Mr.. George W. Sherman, was the FIRST 10
discover the fire on Friday night, and
went up into the telephone exchange with
an alarm That attracted the attention oil
every one before any other alarm was
souHded'-AberdeenE Examiner.
A young man in New Albany advertised
in the New Albany Democrat last week for
a wife on condition that he was 10 buy 8
sewing machine when he married The
paper came out on Thursday, and Saturday
the gentleman came in after his license
and was married. Who says advertising
don't pay ?
Mr.. Lee Patton was reelected mayor o
summit, Monday, by l04 majority
| Clarion Siate-itemizer.
W. Lee Patton, if your please, my dear
That's the way We endorse" him.-Sum
nit Sentinel.
Thank you for the correction. And, a
| turn about is fair play, allow US to inform
you that the CLARION endorses" its con
tributor as Mss Porer, not az "my dear.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
The Worlds Exposition.

The indications now are that by Feb.
uary |, every department will be COM
Plete, so that visitors will not be ANNOYED
by the sound of hammer, axe or any
tool of iron;" and there are two sugges-
lions we venture to make toward secur-
ing the one thing needful to success
large attendance of visitors. First. let
the railroad fare be reduced to two or
two and one-half cents per mile for the
round trip; and second, let children be
admitted to the Exposition at half
rate. The present rate from jackson is
$7.35. A good many will go even at
that price, but if it were reduced to
$3.50 or $500, hundreds would visit the
Exposition who will not otherwise.
People would then go by families or in
large parties. The railroad managers
may not deem it necessary or expedient
TO make any reduction until after Mardi
Gras, but if they will reduce their rates
as indicated for the remainder of the
season, they will not only increase their
nm revenues, but make the Exposition
Z Q1npletc fnapcial success.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

pose. What do mean to say is that be
has been misled and misinformed; and
when the proof comes before him that
be has made an assertion even against a
political enemy, which he cannot sus-
tain, it would comport better with his
high character and high position to
acknowledge the inadyertent and unin-
territorial injustice than to change the
issue before the American people and
raise question as to the character of the
secession of the Southern States
Now, sir, / have reason for saying
this: Not more intimate than other
gentlemen but still friend of Mr..
Davis and often in consultation with
him, if he changed his opinion, if he
varied one hair s-breadth from the
beginning of THAT controversy to its
/ close as to the Importance of maintain
| ing that government upon the conse1 j.
of the people engaged in it and not upon
any force to be brought upon them, his
most intimate friends were ignorant OF
any such revolution of sentiment. Nc
man ST )od by the doctrine that it should
be a government based upon consent
and not upon force through all the
eventful scenes Of the struggle than Mr.
Davis did; and General Sherman wa
simply mistaken, he was misinformed
No such letter was written by Mr.
Davis, for no such letter could hav'
been written, entertaining the views h.
did.
Sir, / have made these remarks yer,
, unexpectedly to myself, for was no
: aware that the simple issue of fact
: whether or not General Sherman say
snch letter, was to be RENTED to tn
arena of the United States Senate.
One other thing. We of the Sout
= have surrendered up all the question
: which divided the two sides in thu
controversy. We have given rp til
right of the people to secede from tn
= Union; We have given up the right {
: each State to judge for itself of the ii
t fractions OF the Constitution and II
mode of redress; we nave given up tt
right to conto' our own domestic instit
u tions. We fought for all these, and we 10
s in that controversy; but no man shall
re my presence call Jefferson Davis trs
= tor without my responding with a steI
and emphatic denial.
" These words were timely, eloque
: and to the point, and they were keen
felt by the SHERMAN gang. Senat
LAMAR never exhibited his proves
q better advantage. The whole State W
l. applaud his manly utterances. The d;
o mnst never come when a representa-
Al Of the State for which JEFFERSON DAV
=. has staked his all, and has suffered vic
IF riously, will hesitate to vindicate /
N fair name and to repel the foul caluml
;! that he has been traitor
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

ELIJAH NJ. HAINEs, elected item.
porary presiding officer" of the Illinois
House of Representatives, refuses to
yield to the election of a Speaker, and
claims himself to be the Speaker.
There is no legal difficulty in the way of
unseating HAINEs, but he is so-called
Democrat and the Democrats are afraid
to Gust him without his consent; be-
cause should they offend him he might
vote with the Republicans, which would
give them control of the House. The
Democrats have nominated EDWARD l.
CRoSKRITE for Speaker, and aside from
their duty to endeavor to elect him, it
would seem that the dignity of the
House requires that HAINEs should be
bounced without ceremony.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
JOHN AND WILLIE BRYANT.

JOHN AND WILLIE BRYANT.
III. RosENBAUM, ct al.
From the Chancery Court of Panola
county. j. G. Hall, Chancellor.
Presumption in facor of decree.
COOPER, J.
Appellants filed their bill against ap
pellees, and at the return term the de
PENDANTS appeared and asked for thirty
days in which to file an answer, which
was granted. Several months afterwards,
no answer being filed, decree pro con-
fesso was taken against them at rules,
and at the next term of the court they
moved to set aside the pro coTyesso, and
for leave to answer. This motion was
granted, and complainants appealed.
No bill of exceptions appears, and the
only evidence before us is contained in
some affidayits made by counsel for the
defendants.
Admitting that the affidavits which
appear in the record do not show good
cause for setting aside the decree, non
constdt, but that there was other testi-
mony offered which warranted such
action, and in the absence of an affirma-
tive showing that all the testimony
appears in the record, we must, in sup
port of the decree, assume that there
was such other testimony. 46frmed
Stands & johnson, for appellants.
Miller & Rainwater, ]. B. Boothe, for
appellees.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

The reply of Elk Gov. JNo. L. ST.
JOHN to the charge that he tried to sell
out to the Republicans, and did sell out
to the Democrats, establishes to our
satisfaction, that JAMES f. LEGArE. the
Republican who falsely pretended to be
acting for ST.. JOHN in negotiations
with the Republican National Com
mittee, was really acting for himself
and that he made bargain with the
committee through J. S CHARKsoN
member for Iowa. All of the persons
connected with the affair are Republicans
and they are shown to be men of very
lax morals, with the exception of Sr.
JOHN, whose reputation for honesty has
not been successfully attacked.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

ELSEWHERE we print an editorial
from the Charleston News and Courier
touching the recently published letter
of Mr.. ALEXANDER STEPHENS to Mr..
H. V. JOHNSON. Though the answer
of the News and Courier to the letter of
Mr.. STEPHENS from the utteranceof his
more sober second thought is full, it
could have been made quite complete
by quoting from Mr.. STEPHENS reply to
the charge made against him in
his last canvass for Governor of
Georgia, that he had been opposed to
Mr.. Davis administration during the
war He answered emphatically that
he had differed from Mr.. DAVIS only on
one point, viz: that he had favored the
shipment of the cotton crop of 18C0-6l
to England so as to have had a fund and
basis of credit for the prosecution of the
war. Gen. j. E. JOHNSTON had
previously made a like statement and
Messrs. Memminger and Treuholm, the
two Secretaries of the Confederate
Treasury, exposed the absurdity of the
statement by showing that the crop had
been mainly exported before the Con
federacy was organized; that if it had
been in the country the Confederate
Government had no means with which
to buy it, and that if it had been here
and had been bought, there did not re-
main merchant ships in Confederate
ports to afford the needful trauspo ,ta-
ton. So that the idea on which it was
by Mr.. STEPHENS claimed that he had
differed from Mr.. DAVIS was mere moon
shine. The points of difference, how
ever, were many and radical, but it
would serve no useful purpose to recall
them now. We are willing to let the
matter rest where Mr.. Stephens placed it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
HENRY THOMAS, ct al, !
v.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. /

HENRY THOMAS, ct al,
v.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
From the Circuit Court of Chickasaw
county, 1st District. J. w. Buchanan,
Judge.
Service Of process.
ARNOLD, j.
In 1882, Thomas, being indicted for
larceny, executed bail-bond, with E.
W. Jones as surety. He failed to appear,
and Judgment niss was entered against
him and his surety. .Scire facias was
issued on this judgment, and returned
by the sheriff, - Executed on Henry
Thomas and Z. w. Jones by reading
this writ to each of them," ETC. Judg-
ment by default was entered against
them. They appealed, and assigned for
error that the court erred in rendering
judgment by default on this return.
The scire fdcias was not served in either
of the modes prescribed by the statute.
Under Z 1928 Of the Code, if it had been
returned Executed it would have
imported legal service of the writ in
some one of the methods provided by
the statute; so Miss, 234. But the
return shows what was done by the
officer, and that the statute was disre-
garded; So Miss, 65l. There was sub
stantial difference between reading the
writ to appellants, as was done, and
delivering to them q true copy thereof,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
Death Of Methodist Ministers.

The Methodist Church, and the town
of Jackson, La, have sustained heavy
losses, within the last few days, in the
death of Rev NJ. C. GALLOWAY, on We'd
nesday, l4th, and Rev. DAVID NJ. RUSH,
President of Centenary College, on Mon
day morning last, 18th. Mr.. GALLOWAY
was married in this city i. July last, to
Miss Celeste Lusk. He died of pneumonia
and his remains were brought to this city
for interment. DR. RUsH accompanied
the body to the railroad station and the
bereaved widow spoke of his great kind
ness to her in her distress. On Sunday
last he was stricken with dpoplexy, be
came unconscious Immediately, and dice
in about twenty four hours.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Hon. SCHUYLER CoLFAX, ex-Vice-
President of the United States, dropped
dead in the railway depot at Mankato,
Mimi, on the 18th. Mr.. CoLFAX has
long been one of the most conspicuous
public men in the United States. He
was a member of Congress for fourteen
years, and Speaker of the House for
three consecutive terms, closing his pub
lie career as Vice President, which posi-
ton he filled from 1869 to 1873. He
was 62 years of age.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
SUPREME COURT CASES.
reported for The Clarion, BY n. Il. Parker
Attorneys Law, jackson, Miss.
October Term 1854.
CARVER GIN AND MACHINE Co. ,

CARVER GIN AND MACHINE Co.
C. w. GADDY.
From the Circuit Court of Montgomery
County. Chas. H. Campbell, Judge
Breach Of ,carranty as to gin pleaded as
failure Of consideration in suit on note.
ARNOLD, j
In 1882, appellants sold a cotton gin
TO appellee, and took his note for $500.
The gin was warranted as TO the amount
aud quality of work it would do. APP
pellee failed to pay the note at maturity,
and, when sued on it, defended on the
ground that there was breach of war
rGuty and failure of consideration and
that when this was discovered, he
notified appellants that the gin was sub
lect to their order. 1t is shown and not
disputed, that appellee retained the gin,
| and used it, after its alleged failure to
give satisfaction. The testimony as to
| the merits of the gin is conflicting.
Upon the undil puted facts, appellants
| were entitled to reco -er the actual value
of the gin, if it we're OF any value at
all. If there was breach of warranty,
| appellee might have recinded the con-
tract by returning or Offering to return
The gin within a reasonable time after
discovering the breach. But in doing
this, good faith was required. The gin
would thereby have become the property
of appellants, and appellee could not use
or employ it in ny manner inconsistent
with their rights. His notice or offer to
hold it subject to their order, was in
effect withdrawn by his subsequent and
continued use of it, which would render
him liable, ut least, to the ext 3nt of the
value that might be placed upon it by a
jury.
The seventh instruction asked by APP
pellants, to the effect that if appellee
kept the gin for one season, or part of a
season, and ginned with it, and did not
till then offer to return it, he was bound
for its value, notwithstanding possible
defects, was properly refused The
effect of such a rule would be to pre-
clude appellee from using the gin suf-
fcient length of time, however short
that time might be, TO give it fair trial.
The instructions given for appellee
some of which asserted, in effect, that il
there was a breach of warranty, the con
sideration of the note had failed, and
the Jury should find for the appellee
(making no reference to a return of the
property, or an offer to return it. or to
the use of the gin after the BREACH an
nounced rules more favorable to the
appellee than were warranted by the
law or facts of the case. Reversed.
Sweatman, Trotter & Trotter, for ap
pellants.
McInnis, Knox & Mclean, for APP
peliee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Mrs. MYRA CLARK GAINES left two
wills. One is dated January 5, 1885,
and is signed by cross mark in the
presence of five reputable witnesses; the
recital by the witnesses being that Mrs.
GAINES is too ill to write her name.
The other is dated January 8, 1885
three days later, and is in o lographiC
form-wholly written, signed and dated
uary 9, 1885. Two Of the beneficiaries
named in the will of the Sth inst-one
of them named as sole executrix with
waiver of bond-are not mentioned in
the will of the 9Th. As a result. an
interesting contest is now pending.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

The South Infrmary of the Illinois
Eastern Hospital for the Insane, at
Kankakee, was burned on the morning
of the 18th. The building was occupied
by forty-fve patients, six attendants
and one night Waterman. Seventeen
patients are missing. All of the patients
were incurable.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Mr.. LAMAR may have been more elo-
quent, but never more conclusive, CON
vincing and logical, than when he re-
called the United States Senate to the
point of controversy between Mr.. DAVIS
and General SHERMAN. 1t is folly to
talk about answering such a speech. 1t
is unanswerable. What more could
be said of any speech?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

The suspension of OLIVER Bros. &
PHILLIPS, the largest iron firm in Pitts
burg, was announced on the 18th. The
firm employed over 1000 men. HARRY
w. OLIVER, JR., the senior member, was
a candidate for the United States Sen
ate in 1881, and was a member of the
Tariff Commission. He was stalwart
Republican, and a liberal contributor to
the campaign funds. Maybe he bet a
few on Blaines election.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

j. DoN CAMERON has been nominated
for Senator from Pennsylvania by a
Republican caucus. We are much sur
prised that State which gave Blaine
10000 majority should send such clever
gentlemen as Senator CAMERON and
Representative RANDALL to Congress.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

A RECEIVER of a telegraphed message
translated the word "ober" to mean
cover" when 1T was intended for "1bey, -
and made an investment whereby he
lost over five hundred dollars. He sueu
the telegraph company for damages, but
was non-suited on the ground that he
was guilty of contributary negligence.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
Done in Six Months.

That coil Of hair on the back Of your, hesol
dear lady. 1t is better than nothing anu
deceives nobody. In six months OF KS. :
from to-day you may dispense with ! ]
you are inclined to give Parker's HSH
Balsam fair trial. Cleanses the seA'f'
restores color. a delicious dressing. No'
dye, not oily, elegantly perfqmed,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Nh. Attorney General GATcHINGs,
now in Washington, has succeeded in
having the Mississippi railroad supervis-
ion cases advanced on the docket of the
Supreme. Court, which assures hearing
during the present term of that Court.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

We are requested by Maj. 5. A. Jonas,
Exposition Commissioner, to say that
the publishers of Mississippi will add
interest to his department by sending
their paper each week to Mississippi
Department, Exposition p. o., New
Orleans. They will be kept on file for
the use of visitors.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

THE appeal of EDMUND YATES from
the sentence of four months imprison-
ment for libelling Lord LoSspALE, has
been dismissed. This secures for Mr..
YATES the title of frst-class misde-
meanant.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21
Freemason's Day.

The Masonic fraternity of Louisiana
have issued their programme for Pub
lie Reception at the Worlds Exposition
on Saturday, February eth. The Grand
Master will deliver an address of we
come. The assembly is to be informal
without Masonic ceremony or regalis OF
any kind.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Ar this writing it does not injufe the
popularity or influence of any public
man in the South to show that he
favored secession; and we pray for a
continuance of the same blessings.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

Col. NJ. ID. L. STEPHENS, of Water Val.
ley, in sending us FIVE dollars for the
extention of his credit on our books says
Il have been constant reader of THF
CLARION for thirty years. | took il
when it came from the Great East and
Adams was at the helm" We hope ou1
friend may live to read THE CLARION
thirty years longer The Colonel has
not always been of our way of politics
but he has ever been honest in his con
vichons and fearless in their expression
He was gallant soldier, has been 6
faithful legislator, and is now the
efficient Chancery Clerk of Yalobusha
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

AT meeting Of the House Committee
on Military Affairs on the 10th, a motion
authorizing Mr.. SLoeUM to call up the
bill to retire General Grant was lost by
a vote Of 3 to ,.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

A MIMIC bull fight was witnessed in
New Orleans on last Sunday evening by
about 1000 persons. Il il said that .
general desire to zee genuine bull fight
wa. expressed by the spectators.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-21

We are in favor of civil-service re-
form as we understand it, and we believe
that there is no material difference be
tween President elect CLEVELAND and
ourselves.