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The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

Judge j. d. Coffey and d. G. Cooper, of
Brazil, were IN the city yesterday.
Colonel L. t. Jackson and Hon. George
ANDREWS, of Brazil, were in the city yester-
day.
State Auditor Rice returned from Wash
ington yesterday, and reports everything
running smoothly at the National Capital.
telegram received by F. r. Carter from
Eusaw, Ala. announces the death at that
lace Of William Sprague. formerly of the
Occidental.
+. P. Whitson, the gentlemanly Treasurer
of Starke County, was in the city yesterday
and called upon the Sentinel. Mr.. Whitson
is sn affable gentleman, and in every sense
worthy of the confidence of the people Of
StarBe County.
Grand Hotel: Charles e. Lemon and O.
T. Clark, Richmond; J. Clements and wife
and Judge @. E. Walker, Madison; A. H.
Brown, Michigan City; David Marks and
wife and Mrs. J. Lyman, Wabash Maurice
Thompson, Crawfordsvilie; w. T. Twightsr,
Meltinsville; II. ]. Remmert, Fort Wayne,
and Ezra c. Novels, Rensselaer,.
r. H. Wells, Sheriff of Lake County, and
John p. Merrill, Treasure of the same
county, were in the city yesterday. Mr.
Wells is q great admirer of fine horses, and
took occasion in the afternoon to visit the
Stable of ID. z. Bissell on st. Joe street.
where he was made twice glad for having de-
voted q little time to the qualification OF his
hobby.
Mr.. John p, Dunn, OF Dakota formerly q
citizen of Indiana, is in the city visiting
friends and relatives. Mr.. Damn comes from
weIlknown and valuable Democratic au-
ctstry. and We are pleased to record that he
preserves his political faith as handed down
TO him in his Western home. He is an ac.
tive, Jealous Democrat and clever gentle.
man.
Mr.. Fred Harper, OF Madison, Ind, came
to the city yesterday morning TO DO present
Mt the rendition OF tho new work OF the Re.
bekah and Encampmsnt degrees of I. o
f.. by the Indianapolis team this afternoon
and evening. He Is the guest of his old typo
friend, Horace Parrott He Gays large Gel
egatlon OF the order from Madison will come
mp to-day.
New Occidental John p. Morrell, Grown
Point; T. b. Patterson, Thorntown; ID. H.
Long, Brownstowu; A. Wright. Edwards.
port; J. &c. Calhoun, owensville; Miss Mag
eie Ho:ness, Green Valley; s. b. Redlick.
Fort Wayne; A. y. Vsnasdal, b. l.. Glssson
Madison; d. Fraliok and wife. vinoenpes
N Z. White. Knex p. b Syders. Rossville:
William A. Porter, Delphi; James Porter,
Camden.
Bates House: John w. Kern, kokomo
Charles X. q. Donald, Logansport; Hon.
Charles J.. Jewett, New Albany; Congress-
man George Ford South Bend; Charles r.
Tuley, l.. ID. Rogers and wife, Bloomington;
q. w. Ricketts,, Columbus; Il. I. Gray. w.
T. Miller John l.. Gobsn John l. Schrum
John A. Crawford, Crawfordsviiie; Governor
Thomas Hanna, N. Is. Rayan, G'eencastle;
James A. Dicks, Miss Dicks. Vlnceunes
Miss Virginia Thorn pson. Miss N. q. Thomp.
con, H. g. Thompson, Tsrre Hau,e; Miss
Magic Thompeon; Rockville II. Watts.
Wcstville: Hon. l.. II. Kitchener, Shelby
VILE .. +. CLARK, Charles Il. Lemon, Rich.
m0nd I. NJ. Tay Tor, Evansville.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

Meeting of the Police Commissioners.
The Police Commissioners met in regular
session yesterday afternoon and transacted
considerable routine business. Polics powers
were granted a. d. Davis, Louis Grim. Mar
tin Greer. E. K McDongal aud j. r. Souer-
beer. The report of tbs Superintendent for
April was received, showing tEst during that
month 3O4 arrests were made by the police
go white and 81 cOlored; Americans. 1876;
Irish, GO; German, 40; English. 2; Swede, L.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
DIED.

STEFLE-At l2:45 this morning, after a liuger.
ing Illness, Ann Steele.
services at the house. 479 North Meridian street,
al 1 O'Clock this afternoon. The remains Win be
inferred at Madison.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

lfok "a LE-Dry GOODS aud notion store most
r eliRibly situated In the city the chancs un-
.qualtd In the sta'o for penons wlshins n SIN
bark IA buancsA In n live. prosperous city snd
l6.2w
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19

evenings and Saturday matinee, East
Lynne" The company has made big hit
here. and should do large weeks business
at 10c. and 20c. admission.
The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-19
poR SALE,

LroR sAlE-A valuable patent right. Apply tn
N rsttntce &. 4. kNOwiEi, 1907 Moyaalcaslu9
avenue, Philadelphia.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27

trichinoses, and his daughter is lying in
q dangerous condition. The pork was
eaten on the 10th Of May. These are
the first cases Of the malady known in
Baltimore.
The Sun says the Clearing Bouse
banks have decided to give Treasurer
Jordan Sc, 900, 900 in gold on Tuesday
for an equal amount of fractional silver.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27

Some of the legal lights of Nevada,
men who stand high in their profession,
contend that silver is not legal tender
for all debts public and private, and for
that reason the Secretary of the Treas
ury cannot cancel the obligations of the
Government with standard dollars,
however willing he may be to do so.
This construction of the acts of Con-
gress relating to silver is new If not
novel. 1t has been generally under
stood that Congress made the standard
dollar legal tender for all debts, and
the fact that there is no known instance
where creditor refused such coin in
payment of debt, warrants the belief
that some prominent Nevada lawyers
have an erroneous conception of the
law. Such respectable authority as the
New York Sun argues that there is no
law requiring any part of the National
debt to be paid in gold, and no Act of
Congress requiring gold, or any par
ticular kind Of money to be kept as q
special fund in the National Treasury
for the redemption of legal tenders.
The 6S, 900, 600 silver dollars in the
Treasury are just as available by law
for the redemption of legal tenders and
the payment of the interest on the pub
lie debt as is the Sis, OOO, 900 in gold
now in the Treasury vaults. The Act
OF 1878 authorizing the coinage of
standard dollars makes those dollars q
legal tender for all debts, public and
private, except where otherwise ex-
pressed and stipulated in the contract,
and as the bonds and greenbacks are
redeemable in coin. the Government
can redeem them with gold or silver.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27
WOOL GROWERS DEFRAUDED.

The cause of the low price of clothing
woods, notwithstanding the tariff of ten
cents per pound on imported woods of
that description, has been discovered.
The Treasury Department under Ar
thurs Administration placed it's own
construction on the wool tariff, and
kept the matter secret from the pub
lie. Under this construction, which
was never submitted to the Attorney
General as required by law, ring was
permitted to import foreign woods at an
under valuation, and the wool growers
Of the country and honest importers
and manufacturers were grievously de-
frauded, and the Treasury deprived of
. large amount of revenue. Washing
ton dispatches say this construction
was never printed in the official records
of Treasury decisions. 1t was kept
profound secret from American wool
growers and wooden manufacturers who
were not in the ring. 1t was made to
answer the double purpose of helping
the Republican party by keeping the
price of woods raised at home down to
about tine amount of the tariff on i'm
ported woods, and attributing the de-
cline to the refusal of the Democrats to
raise the tariff, and enriching rascally
ring at the expense of wool growers
and honest manufacturers. Now, the
secret construction is reversed, and the
Secretary of the Treasury declares that
the laws must be carried into effect as
they stand. An investigation will
doubtless be made, for the purpose of
ascertaining, if possible, the extent of
the frauds perpetrated on the wool
growers and the Treasury, and doubt
less there will be an advance in the
price of home woods.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27
PARAGRAPHICAL NEWS.

A bullet travels mile in three and
two-tenths seconds.
New Orleans is still too proud to use
coins of less value than five cents in
making change.
The Government is feeding, clothing
and educating 5000 Sioux at the Rose
bud Agency.
The Government pays man $50 a
month to wind the clocks in the Inte-
rior Department building.
Saratoga boasts of bootblack who
owns two houses and has quite snug
sum on deposit in bank.
The corn doctors say that the broad
bottomed shoes are running their busi-
ness.
No man has ever looked into the
crater of Cotopaxi, the king of volca-
noes, 5000 feet above the snow line.
Gen. Scott conquered Mexico with
1000 effective men. He fought six
battles and was victorious in all.
The cattle ranch area embraces 800,
600 square miles, or nearly A per cent.
of the total area of the United States.
Fifteen million horses are now owned
in America, and more than 1000, 900 a
year must be bred to keep up the sup
ply.
The men of Morocco tend focks, or
scratch the earth with plows of patri.
archal make, and the women act as
beasts of burden.
1t is not generally known that
Washington was the inventor of pillow
which was considered a marvel of in.
genuity at the time.
A collector of curios announces that
Mary continues the favorite name fol-
girls, Anna comes second, Elizabeth is
third, Laura is fourth.
During the ten years from 1874 to
1884, there was paid into the treasury
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union the sum of $l2O, OSl, %.
The New Orleans Picayune says New
York millionaires go to Newport and
live in cottages because they cannot at.
ford to board in Saratoga hotels.
A Boston statistician says that 81
will buy as much of the necessaries oil
life to-day as 81 so in 1876; 81 80 in
1855; 81 cents in lS45, and 81 10 il
1925.
The age which oysters may reacl
under favorable circumstances is ye
unknown, but specimens have beer
found which were believed to be from
twenty-five to thirty years old.
Morocco is larger than France, bu
its inhabitants, once so numerous, hav,
dwindled to about six millions. 1t i
said to possess no wheeled carriage be
! sides the Sultan's coach at Fee.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27

Judges Sharpe and Craig, of the II.
iinois Supreme Court, have granted a
writ of supersedeas in the case of Jos.
G. Mackin, sentenced to five years in
the penetentiary for perjury in connec.
tion with the Eighteenth Ward election
fraud in Chicago. The judges declined
to admit Mackin to bail, and he will
remain in Jail until the matter is argued
before full bench. The question can
not be argued for nearly two months.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27

"If . steamship" says the Philadel.
phia Ledger, chad never made fifteen
knots an hour people might be more
easily reeonciled to the failure of the
Dolphin to come up to that speed; but
rs twenty miles have been made, and
even twenty-one miles are claimed for
the Chilean iron war-ship Esneralda,
the Dolphin failure is not compliment.
tary to her designers.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27

Truman H. Allen has been appointed
Pension Agent at San Francisco. vice
Henry Cox, suspended
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-07-27
L. A. KENT. VI. d..
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
""ee In Mrs. Crooks Building. Main
street, Winnemueea.

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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
For Sergeant at Arms of House.

EDITOR CLARION: Permit me 70 COM
mend to our Legislature-elect, Mr.. HENRY
S TIsoN, of Lee county, for the Office Of
Sergeant-at-Arms Mr.. Tison served two
successive terms as page in the House,
and was noted for his promptness and
efficiency in discharging the duties of that
position. Being keen observer, be famil-
iarized himself, while page, with the
details of the several offices of the Legisla-
ture, and is therefore prepared to prose
cute the duties of this Office without en-
barrassment.
Mr. Tison is a son of the late Dis
tinguised Col w. II. H. TIsoN who served
the State in various official positions,
being, at the time OF his death Speaker of
the House OF Representatives. Aside from
the qualifications referred to above, Mr..
Tison is young man of fine moral charac-
ter and rare intellectual attachments, and
seeks this office as medium of promoting
his educational advantages. Should he be
elected none would be more jealous and
capable in discharging the duties of this
responsible office. CLAY.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
Hon. J. w. Cutrer for Speaker.

EDITOR CLAEIoN: Under our system
of Government, both National and State,
the Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives has it in his power to influence or
shape legislation more than any one
individual; and for this reason, the mem
bers of this branch of the Legislature
should be careful in the selection of
their presiding officer. | see from The
CLARION, that several prominent gen
tleman have already been mentioned for
this position. While have no DISPOSE
ton to detract from the merits OF any of
them, at the same time my judgment
has selected one whose name does not
appear in the list of aspirants. Having
served with him in the last House, /
think | am in a position to speak advis
eddy as to his qualifications. | refer to
JOHN w. CUTRER, of Coahoma. He
possesses, in an eminent degree, the essen
tial qualities of good Speaker. Me-
thodical and systematic in all of his
business arrangements, he possesses per
ception 1T character SO accurate that 1T
must DE intuitive, and with a mind so
we'll and evenly poised, that he would
have little difficulty in selecting men
suitable FOR the various committees; and
bis thorough knowledge of the business
before the next Legislature will enable
him to so arrage his important commit
tees as to expedite materially the bust
ness of the House, and shorten consid-
erably our unnecessarily long sessions.
He was frequently He'd to the chair
during the last session and notwithstand-
ing his youth, his bearing was such as
to command universal respect. He is
one of Mississippis sons whom she
should be proud to honor, and the day
is not distant when she will speak his
praise in trumpet tones. His history,
brief as it is, has been glorious success,
and but for trespassing too much on
the space of T9E CLARION, it would
afford me pleasure to recite it here for
the benefit of the young men of Missis-
sippi. EAST MISSISSIPPI.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
A. Foolish Attempt at Boycotting

Some one presumably person inter
ested in the liquor traffic., has published
a "black list" containing the names of
certain citizens of Jackson, who signed
the prohibition petition, and of other
certain citizens who refuse to sign
whisky petitions.
The publication of this list was mis-
take. In fact number of saloon
keepers have joined in printing card in
which they concede to all citizens the
right to act concerning petitions for and
against license as their best judgment
may dictate.
The questions growing out ofithe traffic
in alcoholic liquors are not to be settled
by boycotting. There are many men
who sign petitions for license-some,
because they think that the traffic can
not be suppressed, and that our present
system provides the best mode of regu-
lating it; Others, because they believe
that the rights of the citizens are
involved in any attempt to suppress it;
and still others because of personal in
terest in one form or another who
would array themselves almos. solidly
against the traffic if it attempted to con.
troll public opinion by the boycott.
Nothing short of appeals to reason, or
facts, or experience, will hinder a move
ment like that in favor of prohibition in
Mississippi. If these fail, it is useless to
try other methods. Least of all will it
serve the anti-prohibitionists to adopt
any means calculated TO engender pas
sion or excitement. That would be
adding fuel to the fire.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
Convention of Third-Class Postmas
tiers.

A Convention of the Third-Class Post
masters of the State of Mississippi con
veued in Jackson On the Goth day No
vember, 1885, for the purpose of electine
delegates to the National Convention to
be held in Chicago at an early date.
On motion of G. W. Thomas, of Can
ton, ]. G. Hastings, of Port Gibson, was
elected President.
On motion of Mr.. c. Bowman, OF
Yazoo City, John W. McMasters, Of
Hazlehurst, was elected Secretary.
The Convention then proceeded to
the election of delegates. Mr.. John w
McMasters and J. G.. Hastings were
chosen.
On motion of g. w. Thomas, the Sec
rotary vas requested to prepare and
have printed a circular addressed to the
Third-Class Postmasters in each con-
gressional district, requesting him to
use his influence with his Congressman,
to obtain from Congress law to provide
for the payment of Office rent, fuel,
stationary, and such other expenses as is
now allowed to second-class Office.
On motion of Mr.. Dayton Hale, of
Columbus, each third class postmaster
in the State was requested to bear his
pro rata share towards paying the ex
pense of the two delegates to the
National Convention, and for circulars.
etc. The amount of such expenses will
be furnished each postmaster in due
time, by the Secretary.
The Secretary was requested to fur
nish the jackson papers with q copy of
the proceedings of the Convention for
publication.
There being no further business, Con-
vention adjourned.
J. @. HASTINGS. President.
JOHN w. McMAsrERs, Secretary.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02

After nearly thirty years of contin
uous service, The CLARION will bid
goodbye this week to a Hoe printing
press that has been in its press-room for
sixteen years, and that has been used in
this State since 1866. 1t was purchased
in that year, we believe, by w d. Roy
publisher of the Vicksburg Sun; and.
afterwards used by the Mississippian, and
came into our possession after the Office
was burned in 1869. 1t goes to the shop,
to be reconstructed, and to serve some
other establishment, we hope as faith
fully as it has this. In its place we viii
have a two-revolution Campbell printing
machine, made expressly for US, anC
adapted to newspaper and Job-printing
This press will arrive in few days, anC
will complete our facilities for serving
the public with the best work at tn,
lowest prices.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
The Lien Law.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Nov. 20, 1885

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Nov. 20, 1885.
EDITOR CLARION: / see that yonr cor
respondent "Copiah" wants all who are
opposed to tie repeal of the lien law to
give their reasons. He says that they are
on a boom down there, and that some of
them are getting rich. I guess it isn't the
farmers I will give some reasons why
the law should be repealed. That law
has been in force for many years, and look
at the condition of the farmers. What
per cent of them are oirt of debt There
is large part of our farming done on
shares, and when a poor man gives a lien
on his crop for supplies, and pay from 25
to so per cent. for few months credit, he
will be very apt to remain in debt. When
we work on shares, we have a special con-
tract, and each should be bound with all
he has to carry out that contract. After
that for the tenant to go and give lien on
his crop, and he furnishes him, and quit
furnishing before the crop is gathered, and
turns him over to the landlord, IS too bad
Repeal the law, and these idlers will have
to 60 to work, and the credit price of
supplies will come down. Any Industrious
family can make a support anywhere.
Repeal the law. 1t may work incon-
venience to some for while, but it viii be
the best in the long run.
r. HUMPHREYS.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
FOR TIE CLARION.
Hon. II. c. Williamson.

The name of the distinguished gentle
man, that heads this article has been
in connection with the posi-
ton of Speaker of the next House of
Representatives. Mississippi has no
fined and cultivated, has large and
varied legislative experience, is an &C
complished parliameatariau and would
make an acceptable, dignitied and i'm
partial presiding officer. He has the
the courage of his convictions and would
pursue the path pointed out by honor
and duty. He is courteous, kind and
pleasant in his intercourse with his fell
low-men, and under his admirable, con-
sentative and Just administration,
should he be chosen, the business of the
House would be rapidly dispensed and
in a manner that would reflect honor
and credit upon the State. He Is a
firm and unfiinching friend of the peo-
pie and does not hesitate to speak when
their rights are invaded. AS chairman
of the Committe on Railroads, in the last
Legislature, he was aggressive and de
fiant in demanding that the Democratic
pledges in relation to Railroad Super
vision be redeemed. To his adroitness
and tact as a leader, we are indebted
for the law supervising railroads. 1t
would have died under the weight OF
parliamentary delays had he not been
sleepless and vigilant and always at his
post to checkmate any and all dilatory
motions made by the opposers of the
bill. Without disparaging the claims OF
any of the distinguished gentlemen
mentioned in connection with the exalted
position, must be permitted to say
the next Legislature does not contain
better timber out of which to make 8
Speaker, than the Hon. II. G. WILLIAM
SON, of Carroll county. In his compost
ton ore blended all those noble traits Of
character that constitute the perfect
christian gentleman.
NORTH MISSISSIPPIAN
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02

The new management of the Missis.
sippi Exposition Association, at Aber-
deem, is understood to be opposed to any
future gambling privileges at its annual
fairs. 1t is to be hoped this purpose
will be adhered to, aod that the
managers OF fairs in other places will do
likewise. We know that this is a great
attraction to many who are anxious to
part with their money in games OF
chance, and that such privileges" help
to pay premiums and other expenses
but it is gross and shameful perversion
of the object of agricultural and indus
trial fairs, to license or tolerate gamb-
ling of any description upon the grounds.
If fairs cannot be conducted without
assistance from such sources, it would
be better to abandon them altogether
With such adjuncts. their tendency is
corrupting and demoralizing.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-02
The Daily Clarion.

HE CLARION viii issue daily edition
during the session of the Legislature.
While its special object will be TO give
full and comprehensive reports of the
proceedings of the Senate and House, it
will endeavor to furnish esch day the
general and local news of interest. Sub.
scriptions are now invited-one dollar
per month, or two dollars for the Legis-
lative session. Subscribers to the Weekly
who may prefer the Daily during the
session, will pay the price of the latter
and have time extended two months on
Weekly subscription.
The DAILY CLARION will be sent tc
all our State exchanges, as heretofore
and their mention of the foregoing will
be an appreciated courtesy.