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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01
NORTH MISSISSIPPI.
Ma Olson County.
Snecial to Commercial Heraldl

Special to Commercial Herald
CANTON, June 29-The Democratic
Convention oe Madison County met here
to-day Gov. Lowry's administration was
endorsed and the delegates to the State
Convention instructed to vote for his re-
nomination,
The following candidates for State
officers were also instructed for unani-
mously; George ID. Stands for Lieu
tenant Governor: d. F. Porter, for
Secretary of State; f. L. Sykes for
auditor; James Duke for Treasurer;
Gen. J. A. Smith for Superintendent of
Education; J. c. Prewett, for Attorney
General; Wiley n. Nash was declared as
the second choice for Attorney General
and r. X. Jayne as second choice for
Superintendent of Education.
Fusion was adopted and the nomina-
ton of one member of the Legislature,
one member of the board of supervisors,
one coroner and ranger, and one-half of
the magistrates and constables rendered
to and accepted by the Republicans.
The Democrats nominated the follow
ing as their part of the county ticket
r. G.. Lee for the lower house; Jas. a..
Reed for sheriff; Jas. Priestly for treas
urer; d. P. Montgomery for surveyor
The Republicans will report their nomi-
nations to the Democratic executive
committee.
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Several conundrums.

y. y. sun.
There is no cause for all this Repub-
lican indignation. No matter how bitter
and bellicose a Democrat may be, he
can't properly be called an offensive
partisan. in Mr. CLEvELAND's sense of
the words, till he has done or said some
thing Extensively partisan a an official.
No matter how many primaries and con-
ventions he may have run, how many
assessments and contributions he may
have collected, how many stump speeches
he may have made before appointment.
he isn't an offensive partisan. He is
simply an earnest Democrat, and the
Republicans are premature in calling
him an offensive partisan.
But as he gets well settled in his office
will he not be tempted to fall into his
old habits, and so come within the letter
of the Villas letter? And if he does,
will the President put him out? Will
not the craftsmanship that seems offensive
in Republican official seem pardonable
or even becoming and necessary, in a
Democratic Administration will remove
officials for being too Democratic?
Everybody may answer these ques
tions according to his own taste anC
! fancy. For our part, we shall content
ourselves with observing that the Ad
ministration is human, and will find /
hard work to punish its natural friends
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Counties Heard From.

Special to Times Democrat.
HArTIEsBURG, June, IS The Democrats
of Greene county met in mass meeting at
Leakerville, the county seat, yesterday, at
IL a. m. w. w. Thompson, chairman of the
executive committee, called the house to
order and stated the object of the meeting
On motion John Kittrell was made perma-
nent chairman of the convention, and w
w. Thompson secretary. On motion the
chair appointed committee OF five to draft
resolutions. The following is the sub
stance OF their report:
Roso,ued, That we endorse the present
State administration.
Resotred, That the delegates to the State
Convention be instructed TO cast their vote
for Capt. Fred Beall, of Clay county. for
Attorney General, and NJ. NJ. Evans, of
Jackson county, for Secretary Of State; and
that they go uninstructed q to other State
officers.
Resolred, That we instruct the delegates
to the Senatorial Convention to vote for
Hon. John p. Seabrook, of Wayne county,
for State Senator from the Thirty-seventh
Senatorial District
DIR. Sam Pool and John Kittrell were
selected as delegates to the State Couven-
ton, land, Mr.. jesse Byrd as delegate to
the Senatorial Convention.
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FREEMAN GRAY, Secretary.

We the Prohibitionists of WAYNE
County, assembled in Waynesboro on
Saturday June, q. S5,-Resolved
That we are perfectly satisfied with the
result of our Prohibition Law, and
we know that our cause is gaining
strength every day, and we are satisfied
the law is perfectly safe in the hands of
the good people of Wayne in any event
whatever; and we believe a large major
ity of the people are content to have the
law rest exactly where it is. We ask,
what would be the use of holding an
election on this question when the ex-
pense of holding it would add to our
taxes, cause an excitement to exist in
our community six or eight months, and
one days labor lost to each voter? The
aggregate cost would not fall far short Of
$500, placing no estimate upon the
strife and bad feeling that might be en-
gendered thereby. We repeat, let the wal
stand where it is.
ResOlrcd, That we will not carry this
question into politics, but have it
strictly a moral question. We have as
good a right to command our represen-
tatives on moral questions, as well
as other questions and we have
as good a right to enforce Prohibition
laws as other laws, We desire to see all
laws enforced, and we would earnestly
plead with men of high Christian char
acter and extreme views to 90 slowly, for
local Prohibition will accomplish the
desired results. Ninety per cent of our
people formerly used intoxicants as a
beverage, but under Local Prohibition
this proportion will be reversed.
Ninety per cent will become sober. We
believe this is the case now under our
Local law, and it will only be question
of short time when all will be redeemed
from intoxication. The extremists advo-
cate total abstinence by force of law
We think that abstinence from intoxi-
cants as a beverage is the safest rule
through life, but we revolt at the idea
of driving individuals into sobriety
Our Local law removes the evil, so that
all the ends desired by society are &C
complished: the manufacturing of
drunkards has ceased-our boys are safe
thank God for it. In case Local
Option should take liquor out of our
public centres, then we will appeal to
the State to supply US with the liquors
we want. We render thanks TO God for
our preservation, peace and happiness.
and we implore His divine aid in this
great and glorious cause.
Res0lred, That this convention nomi-
nate and elect five delegates to the State
Convention to meet at Jackson July LIST
1885. Respectfully submitted
5. I. TAYLOR. J. T. MCPHEARsoN.
w, c. R1CHEY, FRED 5. Cox,
T. L. MATTERS, JACOB Pot,
CRAWFORD kEAKEY.
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HoN. r.. w. BANKS, recently appointed
Collector of Internal Revenue to sue
coed Capt. SYKES, resigned, will retain
the corps of officers appointed by his
predecessor. They have made their per
sonal arrangements, and given bond for
the execution of their duties, and Col
BANKS believes that it would oper-
ate as a hardship to them to displace
them. The justice of his action will be
admitted by all.
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The State University

The reports that we have seen of the
Commencement at Oxford last week,
indicate that it was one of the most
interesting in the history of the Uni
versity. Other engagements interfered
with THE CLARION having an immedi-
ate representative in attendance, but we
had hoped to receive from some other
source a full account of the exercises
The addresses of Col. G. Z. HOOKER,
and W. r. HARPER. Esq, are mention
ed as specially felicitous and appropri
ate. This Commencement will be partc-
ularly memorable as the one when the
honors of the full University course
were won by and conferred upon fair
daughter of the State, Miss WICK HILL,
of Macon. 1t is pleasant to note that
the University is in highly prosperous
condition, and that in all its appoint
ments it is worthy of public confidence
and patronage.
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Of Interest TO Apple ants for Office:

The following was sent out from the
White House in answer to communi-
cation from gentleman in Philadelphia
who inquired as to the proper method
of filing an application for Office.
ITO secure attention to an application
for appointment d particular position
should be named When this done the
papers are filed in the proper depart
mept: and when the matter of the
sr,tso tncist ii to be determined, the
names oi the candidates and brief III
Their eptlorseJnenls are laid before the
he President By the head IF the q. part
6ent.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

HoRATIo G. BURCHARD, Director of
the Mint, las been suspended, and JAS.
B. KIMBALL, of Bethlehem, Pa, pro-
fessor Of economic geology in Lehigh
University, appointed in his stead. The
President called on Mr. BURCHARD for
his resignation, but he declined to re-
sign because he thought that he was pro-
tected by the act under which he was
appointed, portion of which is in the
the words following:
He shall be appointed by the Presi-
dent, by and with the advice and con.
sent of the Senate, and shall hold his
office for the term of five years, unless
sooner removed by the President, upon
reasons to be communicated by him tc
the Senate.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

The names of the thirty-two recently
appointed Post-Office Inspectors are pub
lished in the Washington Post. There
were many applicants and they were
put through course of rigid examina-
ton by a Board designated by the Post
Master General to test their qualifca-
tons. Though there were several appli-
cants from Mississippi. their names are
not among the persons selected.
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THE following important app

The following important appoint
ments we're made ON the 9th ult:
EDWARD L. HEDDEN to be Collector Of
the port Of New York, and FL ;. BEAT
TIE to be Surveyor, and SILAs w. BURT,
Naval officer. Mr. HEDDES, who is a
member OF the banking house cf Ed
WARD SWEET s. Co, was the choice 81
HUBERT o. THOMPSON, the leader of
The county Democracy, and Mr.. BEAT
80. belongs 10 the same crowd. Col.
BuRr was naval officer under HAYEs
hut xoted for CLKvri.AS D for Governor
I'D Presldeut. Iammany isnct happy.
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State Superintendent of Education

EDITOR CLARION Among the honor
able names before the public for State Su.
Perintendent OF Education, / select that oil
the Rev. George ). Roudebush, d. ID. His
qualifications eminently fit him for the
place. He is an energetic worker. a man
OF superior education, of MANY wears ex-
perience as a teacher in this State he was
with our people in their fiery trials and
has known the history of our school work
since he Is familiar with the existing svs-
TEN and knows where and how to correct
it; he will aspire to the highest good
attainable in the public schools. He is
now conducting in Jackson one of the most
successful training schools in the State.
The nan sor the work is the need now.
DR.. Roudeouan is such a man.
INTERESTED NoTER.
lima 9TH 1QQS
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

Mr.. S. b. McCoNNIco, of the Illinois
Central Railroad, hiss been elected Pres
ident of the South, Central and Sou.h
American Exposition" which it is pro
posed to open in New Orleans next
November, in continuation of the late
Worlds Fair. A better selection could
not have been made.
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Another Mississippi Boy.

BLEWETT HARRISON LEE, son of Gen.
5. d. LEE, President of the A. &. NJ.
College, and a grandson of the late Hon.
JAs.T HARRISON, of Lowndes county, for
a long time one of the leading members
os the Mississippi Bar, has just received
the Magazine Medal at the University of
Virginia, for the best written essay or
paper by any student during the year.
1t is the cove ted prize of the University,
awarded by committee of the Faculty.
and in his case the award was unani-
nous The subject was 'Shakespeare's
Songs" Last year he carried off the
medal of his society-The Washington
as the best orator, and the medal of the
Temperance Union, another literary
society, in the interest Of temperance.
Before going TO the University Of Vir-
ginia, in 1888, he graduated with the
first honor, IN the first class of the A. &
NJ. College. He is only eighteen years
of age
Nothing gives THE CLARION more
pleasure than to record the achieve
nents of Mississippi's sons and daugh-
tiers, whether at home or abroad, aud we
congratulate the State, no less than the
immediate family of the subject of this
notice, on the wonderful progress he has
made in the field of literature.
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sCUDDER's SCHOOL HISTORY.
Its Sectional and False Teachings
Exposed.
INTERESTING CRITICISM BY HOS. JEFFEE
son DAVIS.

INTERESTING CRITICISM BY HON JEfFEE-
SON DAVIS.
AUSTIN. TEXAS, June 1855.
Hon Jefferson Davis, Beauroir, Miss
My DEAR SIR From an expression OF
yours to the Texas delegation who paid
their respects to YOU in April, venture a
little information which may not be with
out interest.
| call your attention to Scuider's School
History Of the United States. Without
quoting IN ezteaso from this book, there are
several passages, l refer TO YOU for reason
hereinafter mentioned.
On page 1863, OF Uncle Toms Cabin:
1T was a story written to show what
slavery was and what il meant in the lives
OF men and women, white and black, 10 the
Southern States OF the Union. 1t went
home to the hearts and minds Of people
everywhere. In vain, the Southern people
said it was not true picture OF life at the
South. 1t was a great story and people
believed it,
On page 373 Of the bred Scott decision !:
II declared in substance that slaves were
not persons, in the eyes OF the law, but
| things"
On page ISL, OF the attack on Fort
Sumter: And at day-break on the morn
ing OF Friday, April =, 1861, the Confed-
erscy began its attack on the United
/ States"
On page 399, as to Emancipation The
| time had come when the Union could no
! longer attempt to put down the rebellion
and spare the system OF slavery , &c.
On page 4l2 "All persons who had
previously taken the oath OF allegiance to
the United States, and then had broken the
oath by taking up arms against Il, were de
barred &c.
Being under the impression that Missis-
sippi was in the hands OF representative
Southern men, I was surprised TO find
quoted from "Tne Educational journal,
published at Jackson, October 10, 1884, the
following notice OF the foregoing book;
''The style is facinating, and pure, and We
would add to this point above mentioned
accuracy Especially impartial and dig
nifed in a tone, the author has given Us q
clear account Of the late war between the
States without yielding to party preju
dices."
This school history begins its disparage
ment of the South as far back as the Col
onial DAYS. and continues it down to re
construction, aud having such an unqualI
fed endorsement from what Is presumed t,
be the official organ of the public schoo
system of Mississippi, ! have taken thu
liberty of writing yoI in the hope that you
would call the attention of some one t,
this book who would examine it CAREFUL,
and deal with it as its merits Justify.
As one of committee on text books il
our pubic schools OF Austin, l came yer!
near advocating the claims OF this bool
without examining it, on the endorsemon
; of the Educational Journal of Mississippi
The book is a new candidate for publ
favor in the South, and as the next tire
months may make many changes in on
text books, | address you, not knowing an.
other gentlemen of prominence in you
State who has any interest in this matter.
refer Won to Hon Frank Lubbock and lad
and Hon. J. H. Reagan. With the highes
esteem, | am.
Your Obedient Servant,
d, L. T. FILLMORE.
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THE Hon. W. r. MORRISON, no less
than the Hon. SAML. J. RANDALL, seems
to be in favor with the President; as
many of his supporters are being APP
pointed to office Mr.. CLEVELAND
knows a good Democrat when he sees
him, whether..he be high-tariff or low
tariff member of the party.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

RALF BOLLIN, one of the pretended
"Mississippians' who are quartered on
the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, mentioned in our last issue, has been
removed by Secretary GARLAND. Boil
LIN was a henchmau of BRUCE. He
was entered in the official register as a
native of France, and citizen of Mis-
sissippi, but if he had local habitation
here, we never knew it.
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From Jacksonville.

An esteemed subscriber writes us from
Deasonville, Yazoo county, on 9th:
Crop prospects good. We lost one of
our best citizens Tuesday, of heart
disease-WM. HEWITT, a patron of TIL
CLARION, and in every sense of the
word, a good citizen. Peace to his ashes
c. R. III.
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Kinds County Convention.

In accordance with the resolutions olthc Demo
cratic Executive Committee passed al amcetug held
on the 9th of May, call is hereby made for a con
veniion of the Democratic Conservative voters OF
Kinds county 10 be held al the Court House ia
Raymond on the FIRST Monday ia July. The pur-
pose OF the Convention is TO select delegates to the
state Convention. Thr several precincts Of the
county will hold their meetings ON the Saturday be
fore the first Monday in July, at 3 O'Clock r. 49,.
except in jackson, whore they will be hold al s.go
o'clock P. NJ Friday before The first Monday of
July. The basis OF representation in the Couven-
ton will he the as in last Convention. unless
otherwise oriered by the Convention to assemble.
C. NJ. WuIrANsox, chm.
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CAPT. JoHN n. SLOAN, of Pom totoc.
candidate for Auditor, IS in the city,
Sc admitting his claims, which are very
strong. He was for many years the
efficient Chancery Clerk of his county,
and has proven himself to be honest
and competent in every position be has
been called ON to fill. He is true
Democrat, and bears on his face the
marks of his devotion to the Lost Cause.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

BALrnioRr, june ga letter was p
,eived by Postmaster \cazay from Pcs
master General Villas, notifying him 90 o..
miss letter carrier, A. C. Newcomer. tras
he service. The circumstances in ths eat,
are as follows; One evening last week OBJ
letter carriers visited in a body the rasiis1e
If ex-PostmaSter Adreon. 20 paw the.rr.
spects. In the course of a speech, Nawc0ua
referred in a rather slurring manner % OBJ.
present administration. His remarks t.
came public property through the usFya
pers, and Postmaster Neazey called upa
aim for an explanation. Throughout, taai1
5erview Newcomer actal in SO very ise-
pectful a manner that Mr. Velzay leHuhe
duty to suspend him Tho postmaster sub
sequently wrote Newcomer a note 10 that s.
feet. when the latter returned Mr. Yeazg
communication with the endorsement ~I-
is not in your power to dismiss me- Mr
VeazeY then wrote the master general
recommending Newcomer dismissal faT dis
respect and insubOrdinatiou.
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The Yazoo City Herald has chronicled
its twelfth birthday, and notes the fact
that the paper was never in better con-
dition than at present. We wish il
increasing prosperity. Messrs. Roach
& MCGUIRE feel just pride in journal
ism and have been eminently successful
in their endeavors to publish paper
that viii reflect credit and accomplish
good"
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We congratulate our esteemed neigh
Dor, Col r. III. HENRY, of the Ledger.
on being rendered the appointment of
Chief of one of the Divisions in the
Sixth Auditors Office, in the Treasury
Department, at Washington. Col.
HENRY well deserves this substantial
compliment, and we trust that the APP
pointment is one in every way suited to
his tastes, through it is rumored that he
will not accept it.
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Crops and Health of Lee County

A CLARION subscriber at Bethany,
Lee county, gives us the following items
in a recent letter:
"Crops, both corn and cotton, are
quite promising. Oats are medium.
Wheat almost an entire failure. Health
of the country never was better. Farm
ers feel much encouraged"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

NEW LONDON, Conn, June 2s.-lhs ma
ward men have engaged a band OF music a.
are parading the streets, cheering, dis I'd.
ing fire crackers and singing college s1ls1
Their leader carries large broom prQ-ls7--.
decorated with crimson ribbons Inc e1--,
ant collegioDs have silk sun umbrellas, "7-
broad crimson sashes ami wave crinls'-
handkerchiefs and flags
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Mr.. CLEVELAND, who offended quite
a number of kentuckisns by appointing
Judge WICKLIFFE District Attorney of
that State, instead of Mr.. w. B. FLEM-
ING, has made everything lovely by APP
pointing Mr.. FLEMING Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of New Mexico.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-01

TIE Committee of the United States
Senate on Interstate Commerce, after tax
ing testimony in various Western States
to the extent of $500 folios of steno-
graphic notes, are unanimously of the
opinion that something must be done,
and done effectively, to regulate com
merce of The country as between State
and State, and otherwise.
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A FEARFUL CRIME.
An Innocent Boy Hung by Gang o.

An Innocent Boy Hung by Gang VI
capped Convicts-
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, june = -.
named Hays, aged l6, living naaf IF IF
left home on horseback TO attend ~
nation exercises at Nicola. The s-irsd
turned riierless. A party of oas ito - tos
started out and found the body haasl'7
tree seven miles north of Nicola. us
Both his hands and feet were us1 nm
believed that the hanging was done ii.
who escaped from the Harrison Coah'' ~.
who fearing that Hays had ssen an - s,,r
nized them, hanged him to prevent pm lss
informing the authorities OF their VIZ
bouts Hundreds of arms1 men are ssa''
ing for the parties.
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Rev. SAMUEL DAVID FERGUSON, d.
d., was recently eonsecrated 20 the Office
of Bishop in the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He is the first colored member
of the American House of Bishops
His official title will be, Missionary
Bishop of Cape Palmas and adjacent
PORTS
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NOTHING would please us more than
to know that Washington had been re-
lieved of the presence of the Louisiana
delegation, except the information that
the President had smashed their little
Office begging slate into smithereeas.
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THE new postal rates go into effect
to-day. A two-cent stamp will carry one
ounce or less, instead of half-ounce or
less, as before. Newspaper editions are
mailable at one cent per pound, instead
of two cents. as heretofore.
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ACHlLD's HORRIBLE DEATH.
Annie Murray Dashed % Death in do
SHafting OF Saw-NIiil.

Shafting Of a Saw-Niiih
CISCIENATI, June 26-Anuie Murray a-
10 years, the bright little daughter of Ars
Mary Murray, a widow, residing on GQ11.'
street, in Fulton BY, met with a b7rro'
accident which resulted in her death hNA En-
hour later.
Since school closed, it has bacu cUst9uil-l
for the child to stand and watch the revC.r
ing machinery in Hunter & Coles saH-m-L
at Goodlo3 and Litherbury streets. she ven
t,lred beyond the line allowed for visitors, and
almost before any one knew If. she was
caught between the cogs, and an instant lais.
she was being whirled around by the shaft
at the rate Of thirty revolutions per minute
The machinery was stopped as gu-cslT d
possible, aud the child removed uuc1usci11-
to her home around the corner, where sa7
died in half an hour from the effects Of
fractional skull, sustained from striking me
joins overhead.