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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Spouting Oil In Russin.

The principal oil-wells of the Bakn
district lie at Balaxame or Balakhanj
about six miles to the northeast of tina
town: this is an oil-field about three
and half miles in length by one and
a half in breadth. To the south lies d,
smaller field called Bebeabat. Ono
fountain at Balakhani, ninety-cicht feet
in depth, Is noted as having been flow
ing steadily for upward OF two years.
and still continuing to yield SD barrel,
q day Another well not far off Qr
feet deep, commenced its career BY
throwing up jet thirty feet in the air
and then flooding the land with oil for
= considerable distance all srop93
Overlooking other wells and sewers,
small refincries. so as ehecualy To SION
their work. The roar Of the ruSbip,
oil and gas could be heard a mile from
/ the spot.
Various flowing wells are said p,
I Weld 5000 barrels 4 day, and some far
/ more; but. from the fact tina. tlsss
/ quantities are generally stated in H.
+ Russian measure of pools, IL is not vary
/ easy to realize what Is meant On
/ pood, we learn, Is equal TO thir,y-.iy
pounds English. Hence one thousand
/ FOODS represent somewhere about siv.
/ teen tons. Accounts have Just Reached
England of an oil-fountain which w.
, struck last December. and flows N rhs
ratio of from fifty 10 sixty thousand
pools daily, gushing forth win such
force as to break in pieces tbree-ipeb
cast-iron plate which had been fastened
over the well in order to divert the low
in particular direction. In the saus
district a'nuge heap Of sand marks tia
spot where an offspring. on being
tapped. straightway threw up a colum3
of petroleum to twice the height and
size of the Great Geyscr i'm Iceland,
forming a huge black fountain two
hundred feet in beigbt-a fountain.
however. due solely to the removal q
the. pressure on the confined cas-. TO-
there is no trace of volcanic heat. The
fountain was visible for many nile,
round. and on the first day il poured
forth about two million gallons, equa,
to fifty thousand barrels
An enterprising photographer who
was on the spot secured Photograph
which places this matter beyond caviI
The fountain continued to play for five
months, gradually decreasing week bv
week. till it finally ceased TO play. leaT-
ing its unfortunate owners Gan Arm
enian company well-nigh ruined by
the claims brought against them by
neighbors whose lands were DESTROYED
by the flood of oil-P0pulzr Sci5ncs
Monthly for December.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
The Dream of Division.
Greenville Times.l

Greenyille Times.
In another column we have published
an article from the CLARION, fifty cor
recting a sensational special, which as
sumes TO detect portentous significance
in Senator Lamar's selection of a pri-
vate secretary. We cannot too strongly
express our endorsement of the matter
and the manner of the CLARIoN's expo
sure of the emptiness OF this assnmp-
ton.
The implication of favor towards the
policy, or rather the dream, of division
of the Southern whites, could in no case
be so utterly wanting in truth as when
linked with Lamar. He is the very
apotheosis of the solid South. Never
has he more powerfully plead for its
perpetuation than in the last canvass.
Because Of the intensity and the depth
of his conviction as to the wisdom, the
all dominant necessity Of this policy, Is
well as the elcquence with which he has
upheld our peoples cause in the nation
al Congress, the South has come 10 re-
gard Senator Lamar As the shadow of
great rock in a weary land Long
may be live to shelter and guard his
people from heresies and errors
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

THE Chicago Erening journal has
reached our table regularly for several
years, and we are indebted to the pub
fishers for so substantial a courtesy. Ii
is one of the newsiest papers in the West,
and one of the ablest Republican papers
in the country. While we cannot en-
dorse its politics, the ability with which
the Journal is conducted commands our
admiration. In its makeup every in
terest appears to be considered, The
Weekly Journal is mamoth sheet, con-
tanning valuable matter fer the family,
the farmer, mechanics, the country
dealer, and the house-keeper in town or
country. The weekly edition is one dol
lar a year, and orders may oe sent
through this Office.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Interstate Commerce. More Care
full Statement.

In our review of Mr. BAGKsDALE's
speech in Congress on the regulation OF
commerce carried on by the agency of
railroads, among the States, we express
ed the apprehension that he had aban-
doned the policy of supervision by State
authority. \ second and more careful
reading of the speech, which we print
in this issue, does not, we are glad to
find, warrant such construction OF his
position. Arguing the power and IN
sisting upon the duty of supervision by
federal authority FOR the protection of
commerce among the States, his aim
seems to have been to present that point
in It's strongest light, for the reason as
believed by him, thai State jurisdiction
is confined to : ate lines, whereas the
authority of the general government
extends equally over all the States.
His position l. thus stated:
Twenty fourS States of the Union have
to the extent of their capacity, provid
ed legislation 70 protect the public
against the exJoTtions OF these common
carriers; bHtthejr Jurisdiction is restrictedt.
Stat lines Most OF the commerce Of
the country l. inter state. Though St1t
legislation IS doing great tieai IN protect
ina The pubiic, it il powerless to correc
the worst evils aud &C .omplish the chic
desideratum. The States acting sepa
rately cannot establish UNIFORM system
of regulation. That duty deyolves upol
Congress.
Farther on, speaking Of the plan of
: commission, Mr.. BARKsDALE says tina
it has been satisfactorily tested in Eng
, land, and that it has operated 'succes;
fully in a majority of the States of tn
Union" As it unquestionably has.
The position of Mr.. BARKsDALE, a
] now explained ty us, is not entirely i
a accord with the supervision legislatio
: of this State. In Peik =. Raiiloay Co
< the Supreme Court of the United State
l. sustained the right of State to regulat
s charges for freight shipped from or
?. State across a State line into anotht
d State This case mas not been distil
c guished or overruled, though it h,
e been criticised by attorneys and inferi'
u courts quito freely. Upon the fat
i that its declarations would be adhere
: 10, the Mississippi law was framed, AT
II it applies to shipments from points wit
u in to points without the State, and fro
is points without to points within Il
e State, as well as to shipments who'll
< within the State
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

AT the request of friends from every
section of Mississippi, Col. w NJ. INGE
has concluded to submit his name for the
nomination of Lieutenant-Gove We
do not know who else may be aspiring
to that important position, but should
Col IEGE be nominated, the distinguish.
ed gentlemen who have graced the sta
ton will have in him most worthy
successor He would be strong man
for any part of the State ticket.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Clubbing Rates:

JuDGEJ J. NJ Arnold, Of Columbus,
was this morning appointed by the Gov
ernor to fiji the vacancy on the bench
Of the Supreme Court caused by the
death Of Judge CHALMERS Judge
ARNOLD was successful lawyer while
ut the bar, and has since established
himself as a most excellent nisi pr1yI
Judge. He is man of scholarly attain
ments, and meets the standard fixed by
the Constitution, by being learned il
the law above his fellows Considering
the public interests alone, we doubt j
more suitable appointment could have
been made.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

In respect to reports in circulation as
to the financial embarrassments of
Worlds Exposition, Director General
BURKE makes the statement that the
expenses to january 1st, have been
$780, 900 more than the management
estimated for. Continual rains, impass
able streets, delays of exhibitors, rail-
roads blocked with freights, and other
elements have operated against financial
success thus far; but "the receipts are
ample for current expenses, even during
bad weather, and with fair weather the
revenues will be ten times the amount
Of expenses" We hope the Exposition
skies will soon brighten, and that by
the LIST Of February the turn-stiles will
begin to register daily admissions Of
twenty thousand or more. The EXPOSE
ton deserves success, and will yet
oehieye It.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
The Americana

uS
THERE is growing conviction in favor
of the regulation of the railroads by
the State and national government. The
hundred thousand miles of this property
runs for the most part over private
property which was given up for this
use under governmental compulsion, and
on the plea of public interest and
necessity. A. corporation thus favored
by the exercise of the States rights of
eminent domain, or endowed with
grants of land from the public domain,
is not on the same footing as corpora
ton which bought its site by a private
bargain 1t is public trust for public
uses, and must not use its franchises
except for the advantage of the public.
The private profits of its shareholders
are not more to be kept in mind than
the public interest of the community.
The Granger decisions of the Supreme
Court have put an end to many com
mon decisions on q subject The
notion that a railroad company was a
private corporation, ant that State in
reference with its franchises was
communism, went down before the
sturdy sense of the Western farmers,
backed by the highest legal authority
The East, after denouncing the West in
this matter, has followed its example
recognizing the substantial justice Of it.
The question no longer is whether there
shall be government legislation, but
what it shall be- The reluctance and
resistance of the railroads to accept the
new situarion is probably tending to
procure much more extreme measures
than otherwise would be enacted. The
House of Representatives is not bad
picture of the country in this respect.
Two parties are forming around this
subject. The one represented by Mr..
Long of Massachusetts,, wishes action on
the strictest lines of justice to both the
railroads and the public. The other,
represented by Mr. Reagan, of Texas, APP
proaehes the subjec with a not unnat
ural resentment of the resistance made
by the corporations to proper legislation
for the public protection. That there
is such party as this the railroads may
thank themselves.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
mir. Cleveland Defines His Policy
on Removals and Appointments

The letter of President-elect CLEyE- |
LAND defining the course of his admin
on the subject of removals and
has attracted general IN
terest To be understood, it should be
stated that the letter was written in re-
ply to a communication from the "Clyl
Service Reform League" of which Mr..
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, the editor OF
Harper's Vectly, is the President, and
which was intended to elicit from him
a declaration of his policy, ostensibiy
for the purpose of allaying apprehension
Of the sweeping prescription OF per
sons in Office on account of their pollti-
cal opinions. Mr.. CURTIS calls the at
tention of Mr.. CLEVELAND TO the
grave mischief- and dangers arising
from the general prescription in the ser
vice, which for half century, has fol-
lowed a change of party control OF the
national administration, and to this
point, SIr. CLEVELAND directs his
answer.
The noteworthy features Of the letter
of Mr.. CLEVELAND are:
First, his statement that the evils re
ferred to do exist and have existed, aud
that the Democratic party is pledged t
reform them.
Second, that ofiiceholders should mo-
be removed before the expiration o.
their terms Of service solely on parti
san grounds" and with TIE view O
putting in office Others who are in ac
: cord with the appointing power,
, Third, that Republican officials VIII,
have been active partisan agents, ant
Who have employed themselves and USE
their positions in promoting party end
( have forfeited their right to be retained
e and ought to go.
Fourth, that Democrats must not e1
pect to be put into office solely in COZ
! sideration Of party services, but of III
questioned fitness and capacity as wei
To apply these rules (Which the Pre-
! ident-elect has adopted, evidently wit
4 deIiberation and a determination to er
force) to the facts as they exist in Mi
sissippi, it will be seen that very fe
indeed, if any, of the prominent ofiic
! holders can escape removal. The hab
of these Republican officials has been t
busy themselves with politics, and thu
incidentally, to use their offices as poll
ical agencies. Some of them have eve
PLAYED the role of ''boss" and hay
played it successfully over the satellite
that have revolyed around them. The
must 90.
:, On the other hand, there may be, an
doubtless are, exceptional cases. f.
example, postofices filled by ladies ca
3, not be vacated under Mr.. CLEVELAND
+ rule on partisan grounds. Women a
+ not even voters, and in Mississippi hay
not busted themselves with polite
Where they hold Office they can
reached only by showing that they a
! incompetent or remiss in the discharj
of their duties
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Serial Stories.

After this issue our fourth page will
be devoted, for several weeks. to the
publication of charming story, by a
distinguished author. The story is of
such thrilling interest that The Madison
Square Theatre, New York, has purchas-
ed the sole right to dramatize it. Should
serial stories be acceptable to our readers,
they will be continued rs a feature of
the paper during the present year
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Claiborns's History of Mississippi

Orders for this work, received during
the past two weeks, in connection with
subscriptions to The CLARION, viii be
filed during ..de present month, as fast
as we can get the volumes bound. We
cannot MI any more orders for the mere
cost of postage-25 cents-as the few
hundred copies still on hand will have
to be bound. Until the edition is ex-
hausted, We will send the book for fifty
cents, in connection with one year.
subscription to THE CLARION, $l.50-or
$500 for both; or, the book, without
the paper, for $l00.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

The New York Star has been sold by
JOHN KELLY aud his partners, to
WILLIAM II. ENGLAND, son of IssAC w.
ENGLAND, the business manager of the
New York Sun. The price paid was
$4,000. JOHN MCLEAN, of the Gin
cinaati Enquirer, was bidder at
1925, 600, but the management held out
for the higher price which MCLEAN
finally, but too late, expressed himself
willing to give. We hope that the Star,
under its new management, will be a
better Democratic paper than it has
been since CLEvELAND's nomination.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

Mr.. @. c. HEisES, of Aberdeen, and
Miss IDA WADDILL, of Vicksburg, were
married at Holy Trinity Church in the
latter city on the evening of the Both
ult The Ri Rev. w. f. ADAMS, d. D.,
rector, assisted by the Rev. |. n.
MARKS, of Aberdeen, performed the
ceremony
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

The speeches of Senator GEORGE and
Representative BARKsDALE on the in
terstate commerce bill, have attracted
so much attention that we have conclu-
ded to give our readers the pleasure %
reading them. The speech Of Mr..
BARKsDALE appears in this issue, TO be
followed by that OF Judge GEORGE,
next week.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

SPEAKER CARLISLE, speaking of Mr..
RANDALL's visit to the South, says:
even if he goes for purely political
purposes, it is no more than he has per-
ect right to do" What will WAITER
son say now?
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

THERE were $3.50 miles of railroad
built in the United States last year,
the smallest number since 1873. The
State of Mississippi is fifth in the list,
246 miles having been constructed in
1884 Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota and
Pennsylvania, are in the Iead,.in the
order named
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

THE Chicago Tribune has made a cam
vass of the members of the Illinois
Legislature on the Senatorial question
and finds that the Republicans for first
choice stand 100 for LOGAN and 2 for
FARwELL. The Democrats for first
choice stand: HARRISON, %; BLACK,
IS; MORRISON, "a; PALMER, IL; ALLEN,
s.; MARSH 3; Unknown, /.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

TEoc, Miss, December 30, 1854

E0C, Miss.s December ~, 1854.
PUBLISHER CLARIox: Herewith il $500,
for which extend my CLARION credit one
year, send me History Of Mississippi, and
Harper's Weekly Near jackson was my
old home, and | have been taking the
CLARION about ten years, and shall con-
tinue until ron quit the Democratic
party. With best wishes,
r. H r.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

Mrs. L. Q {. LAMAR died at Oxford
on the 29yh ult Although she had
been in delicate health for q long time,
her death was sudden and unexpected.
A bar meeting drafted resolutions of
coincidence 10 Senator LAMAR.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
BLooMISGroS, Ill.
ALI of One Mind.

DR.. Wilson Carr, OF Baltimore says be
has used Rosadalis in cases Of scroi1La
and other diseases with much sstisfac-
ton.
DR.. T. c. Pugh of Baltimore recon'
mends Rosadalis to all persons suferlrS
with diseased blood, SAYS it is superior 70
any preparation he has ever used.
Rev. Dabney Ball, OF the Baltimore NJ L.
Conference South says he has been 80 much
benefited by the use OF Rosadais that 1t
cheerfully recommends it to all his irIen-'
and acquaintance.
For sale nv all druggists
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

HARPER's YoUSG PEoPLE begins its
career in England under the most promis-
ing auspices. The prompt demand for
thespaper in response to the announces
ment Of the English edition compelled
Me.srs. 8. Lon 4 Co, 70 print 81, 600 copies
Of the initial number.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

third of Ohio,s and two-ssvenths OF
Illinois workingmen enjoy similar
luxury. Carpenters in Iowa average
S225 per day, masons S3.66. block
smiths $3.50, painters $3.50. plasterers
S267S, harnessmakers 81, and laborers
AZ
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

The CLARION in its review Of the
Mississippi companies in the Confederate
army gave the Captain OF Morton Pine
Motifs as Joseph f. Pettus. It was
intended for Thomas F. Pettus, who is
ct present citizen of orr town Nesctsn
Free Pres.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

j. BLooMENsTEIL & Co., confectioners,
Vicksburg, made an assignment on Mon
day last. General depression in bust
ness, the cause Liabilities about $1,000
M
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

CAPT. W. G.. GRACE, prominent
lawyer of Meridian, and an ex-member
of the Legislature, died very suddenly
last Sunday morning.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

RUSSELL HAScoCK, son Of General
Hancock, died at his home in Coqhoma
county on the 3lst ult.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
New Orleans Cotton Market

Mondays quotations: Ordinary, s. C.
good ordinary l0lc., low middling
10 l3.16c., middliug unplauds lie.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

THE HON. SAMUEL !. RANDALL was
cordially received at ali points visited
by him during his Southern trip.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

Administer Shriner's Indian Nermlfngs
according to directions. in the morning
is the best time to take il. For sale y
Byron Lemly Jackson Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
W syne Rifles. u

EDITOR CLARION : In your report OF
Wayne Rifles, Thirteenth Regiment, the
whole thing is wrong. mastering officer,
r. ]. Lawrence Captain, W. j. Eckford
LIST Lieut., S. III. Powe; I'd Lieut., D. NJ.
McRae; Sd Lieut., VIM. S. Davis.
Respectfully, w. S. DAVIS.
WAYNEsBoRo, January 2, 1885.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

Persons who are seeking under the
incoming administration, places now
occupied, must show that the incum.
bents have offended in the manner re
ferred to by the President-e lect-that
they have been active partisan agents
as we'll as officeholders, or that they are
not capable of dlscharging the duties of
the places they are filling. And in the
same connection, evidence of the capaci-
ty of The applicants must be furnished.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
Done in Six Months

That coil Of hair on the back Of your, head
dear lady. Il is better than nothing ana
deceiyes nobody. In six months or les
IRON to-day you may dispense with Il u
you are inclined to give Parker's han
Balsam fair trial Cleanses the scalp
restores color, a delicious dressing. MOL
dye, not oily, elegantly perfumed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

WITH the year 1885 two important
serials will be commenced in HARPER
MAGAZINE, one of them by Constance
tenimore Woolson, whose Anne anu
For the the Major" placed her IN 1ns
front rank of American noyelIsts hs1
new novel will be called East Angles,
and it promises to be as strong story =
Anne while superior to it IN arsi sS
treatment. The other-"At the he9
Glovep-is bright, numerous novel ioca'eo
in Berne, Switzerland, by writer IS :. :,
whose identity the public is Permi'lea -
guess 1t is to be fully illustrated of NJ va
{. s. Reinhart, from sketches MADE ~" -
scenes of the novel
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

A close study of Mr.. CLEvELAND's
letter defining his policy in reference to
removals and appointments, and observ-
ance of the principles laid down. will
save a great deal Of useless labor and
disappointment.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07

NoTE-On investigation as to above, we
find that our copyist placed the organiza-
ton Of the Westvilie Guards under the
head Of Wayne Rihes-omitting altogether,
the officers OF last named company. The
official register of both companies is as
follows:
WAYNE RIFLEs-Tendered March 8,
1851 ; mustered at Waynesboro, April II,
1861, by Capt. r. T. Lawrence. VIM. j.
Eckford, Captain; Sam1 H. Powe, LIST
Lieut.. Angus Il Farley, I'd Lieut.; VIM.
S. Davis, Sd Lieut.. Whole number, 6s.