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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
James L. Goodloe. Esq.

EDITOR CLARION: The many friends
and comrades ot James L. Goodloe, ESQ
notice with pleasure the extended call
now being made on him by the citizens
of Memphis aud Shelby county. Ten
nessee, 10 become a candidate for Judge
Of the Circuit Court of Shelby county
As boy, rs 2 young man. when resi-
dent of Mississippi, we knew him welt,
aud whether measured as citizen.
soldier or fries d, he always came up to
the true aud noble Standard The PEG
pie Of his adopted city in their call, SAY
they have the fullest confidence in his
capacity and integrity"
Mr.. Goodloe's many friends and old
comrades in Mississippi feel proud to
knnw hat he has commended himself
50 highly aud 50 favorably to the good
people of Tennessee. CITIZEN.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
For Congress Seventh District
HAzLsHuRsr, April 5th, 1886.

hAZb1.HtESts ApTtl otHt 1cco.
EDrroR CLARION. While we willingly
concede 10 the tsso candidates already
announced FOR Congress from this Dis.
trict all that their many friends claim
for them as to their fitness for the great
Office TO which they aspire, Copiah
wishes TO present q candidate in the
person of the Hon. George ;. Dod,ts.
He was born, reared and educated a
Mississippian, and his career has demon
strated that Mississippi will never have
occasion TO blush at owning him IS her
son. Both at the Bar, and as member of
both branches Of our State Legislature,
he has shown himself worthy to be
trusted, and man of great ability
He il young in years, yet be is already
famous as lawyer and statesman.
Send him to Congress and We need have
no fear Of lowering the standard Of the
representatives. from the Seventh District,
already placed 20 high by Hooker aud
Barksdale, for in him We would have
a representative who il honest and capa
bic, and possessed of that degree Of
eioquence and force in dehate 10 enable
him at once to take position amongst
the foremost men Of fhe nation.
Let rs try for once what the Young
men of the State can do.
CoPlAH.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The Strikers st Fort Worth.

The striking employees Of The Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company at Fort
Worth, having failed to carry their
demands for arbitration by peaceful
methods, on Saturday last resorted to
arms, and shot to death with Winches-
ter rifles, three special officers, who were
acting as an escort to train being run
out Of Fort Worth in the direction of
Waco. One of the strikers was also
killed.
South of Fort Worth the road from
Fort Worth to Waco crosses the Fort
Worth and New Orleans road, and at
this point it is customary for all trains
to stop, Here it was that the st-ikers
posted themselves and poured their
deadly fire into the officers guarding the
train.
The usual controversy about who fred
the first shot is now going on; the
strikers claiming that they were armed
for self-protection and would not have
used their weapons had they not been
fred on. But they are met with the
question, always n troublesome one in
such cases, What were you doing there
with your guns, if you did not expect to
use them?
The result Of the encounter between
the strikers aud the officers has caused
the lovers OF law and order to side with
the railroad company; and above the
excitement caused by fears of riots and
conflagrations, is seen the determination
toprotect the lives aud property OF the
citizens from lawless bands. The strikers
have but little sympathy, as the merits
OF their controversy with the railroad
company cannot weigh against the
wanton destruction of human life.
The Governor OF Texas, the Adjutani
General, and the Attorney.GeneraI, havs
ali repaired to the scene of the troubles
aud military companies from all part
of the State are being collected O
course there can be no desire on tn
part OF any one. that the ordinary mean
of supprassing crime by civil officer
shall be superseded; but the Governor
finding that the laws of Texas are no
being faithfully executed because Of tn
overpowering numbers of the striker.
believes that the time has come, wher
under his sworn promise to see that til
laws are faithfully executed. he i war
ranted in using extraordinary measure.
In such circumstances the simpI
presence Of the Governor, determined q
he il that the power Of the State sha
be respected by all lis citizens, viii hay
most Statutory effect. Indeed We kno
OF no better plan to prevent the sheddin
Of blood. We predict that the striker
will recognize the folly Of the cours
they have pursued. and that thel
Will be 10 more acts Of personal vi,
fence, unless under cover Of night,
under conditions making the detectio
Of the perpetrators difficult task. /
such eases, though the law Be violate,
it, supremacy will b. recognized III Il
violatorz, aad not openly and boldly i
fed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The Arbitration Bill.


The House on Saturday passed tie
+ bill of Representative U'Neil, Of
Missouri, creating a tribunal before
which differences between railroad com
panies and their employees may be sr
bitrated, by vote Of 1875 10 80. The
main objections TO the bill were that
arbitration as a means of settling dis
pates was not made compulsory, and
that no provision was made for en-
forcing the DEGREES OF the arbitrators.
Like all tentative legislation this
measure may fail short Of accom- lishing
what its friends expect; but it shows
that at last the serious conflicts between
labor and capital have attracted the at
tentioa Of our Law makers, and viii
hereafter receive consideration.
Such defects in the Law as time may
develop can be remedied. Indesd it
may happen that more radie legisla-
ton will be necessary to secure any use
full result; but it viii hardly be denied
tnAt LHE uEtl1ipAiS VI u Ea0fIhtt NPtA9L4
tuted board Of arbitrator= will have a
tendency to do good.
In most Instances where controversies
arise between employer and employees,
the general public haven't the time or
the opportunity to investigate the mat
ters Of difference, and their sympathies
are rs apt to be given to the one side az
to the other, without reference to the
question Of merit, but the decision Of a
tribunal provided al public expense to
settle such matter, or rather to re
commend basis Of settlement, will Of
itself, have much iuauen &c over the
public judgment, and will place those
who refuse to abide by it 10 the attitude
Of making unreasonable demands.
We believein arbitration; and he viii
never shrink frela IL who bath his
ni,4rrel lust"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
Governmental 9leddine, ard What
Came Of il.


Tarl. o5 rates have. however
been established without di-eefu.ua.. 1u.
bat their workings have shown -aat
they were established with as lit.sG.-
erection as diseernment An il'u. .rat.a1
OF such Il case + afforded br Tire -5.l-
ence of Germany, the history of which
is given In the testimony h.L.. th-
committee on fares and rates u. the Ia-
liament ii Great Britain. The Govern
.meut, in conformity with t- military
spirit which admits Of only uueu-l.1u-
ing obadieWa TO arbitrary orier. el-
forced on Oh" railways auuiiam nam-
vary ing system Ui phar-- Having
fixed the tariff i'm its own country Hf
rates which ,o ID were satisfactory. +,
adopted the principle ;aH up through
rate should be given except on tbe ba-.,
Of THESE local charges. Thus traffic for
instance, between Belgium or Holland
and Austria. might be brought up 10
the German frontier at whatever rate
those states chose 10 fix, bat. immsd.-
ately upon entering on German terri
tory, the local tariffs should apply As
a result. the through traffic was driven
from The railroads to the river. uIa eR-
ports from Austria found their way 'u
the sea on the Elbe and tho Rhine. After
the enforcement of tie policy EHa -U.-
terry destroyed this through traffic on
the German Railways, the aduu.s.ra-
ton decided to profit br the experience
to abandon their Immature. policy, a.d
attempt to get back inc traffic. AC-
coraingiy, they issued q tariff which h,
instructive as showing how completely
they gave up their artificial system AMI
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The Merchants Relief Law-How
Construed by the Attorney Gen
eral.
Commissioners
F. s. Services, Clerk.

OFFICE or AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. /
JACKSON, Miss, April ., 1856
Hon. T. N. MILLER, Attorney General:
DEAR SIR desire your opinion upon
the fuilowins, to-wit:
A merchant has Jailed to pay the true
amount Of privilege tax required by chap
Ter ten OF the Code of 1881. couSequently
none of accounts, deeds OF trnSt, etc, Can
be collected. He desires now 10 pay the
true amount so required aud thus rein
state contracts and secure the beneh, of the
relief ACT lately passed by the Legislature.
Ia making the payment Of The true amount
required Tor The past three wears il he
enulied 10 credit Tor the ar,ount actually
paid for privilege
As this Is a question of great practical
importance to merchants. and numerous
inquiries touching il are daily sent To my
office, | request an early answer
Yours Respectfully.
". ". STONE, Auditor.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The n, J. & C Railroad.

BY the courtesy OF Gen VIII T. Martin
President of the n, J & c. Railroad Co.
we were Yesterday permitted TO see the CON
tract that is proposed TO be made Tor the
transfer OF the Little J Railroad to a
New York syndicate OF bankers and rail
road men. Under this contract all the
present liabilities OF the road are to be
taken UP within a very short period, and
it is made a sine qua non OF tie contract
that the domicile of the company and all
of It's Offices shall remain at Natchez This
should be a matter OF great qualification TO
our citizens. who are fearful that a change
oil ownership in this read. which is matter
OF SO much importance to Natchez, will
involve the removal OF all management Of
the company from this city to New York
Gen. Martin also informed as that the
charter for the bridge across the Missis-
sippi river at this city had been sent 10
Washington where it will, at an early
date be laid before Congress fer its action
The General is very sanguine that the
bridge will be built in the course of time
49, Nofehez De9uoerqf
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Reported for The cisrioa ~ w n Harper
Attorney all Law, Jackson. Miss
October rsrIra-ISS-
WILLI.MsoN. /

WILL MsoN,
Appeal from the Circuit Court Of Copiah
county Hon. I. J. Wharton, Judge
ARNOLD. J.. delivered tie opinion of
the court.
WilcoX was in Hazelhurst establishing
an agenez for the sale of sewing ma
chimes. The marshal OF the town, under
instructions from the MAYOR, went 70
him and demanded privilege tax. He
refused TO pay II, ard was told by the
marshal u % up 10 the mayors Office
and see him about it, He went and the
mayor insisted that he WAS liable under
town ordinance aud must paw the tax
Wilcox still refused. and said TO the
mayor that he wanted the matter settled
at once. TIE mayur said that the mar
shat was not present 70 make out an
affidavit against him. Wilcox still in
sisted on a settlement of the matter at
once. The mayor said, ''Well, I'll fine
you ten dollars and costs, and in
structed the marshal 10 take charge Of
Wilcox and 10 turn him over to the
street contractors 10 wcrk out his fine If
il was not paid. Wilcox paid the fine
under protest and brought an action for
damages sgsiHst Williamson. the mayor.
for false lmpTisoum ent. On the trial
( Williamson swore that Wilcox said that
he was in hurry and would waive the
necessity of an affidavit and warrant fer
his arrest. Wilcox denied this, but
swore that he simply urged that the
matter be settled Immediately. The
first, second ard eighth instructions
offered Nv defendant were to the effect
that if the jury believed that Wilcox
waived the issuance of an affidavit that
they must find for the defendant. The
court below refused 10 give these in
structions The jury found for the
plaintiff aud assessed the damages at
833. SO dollars The defendant, William
son. appealed Hd-That as there is
testimony To the effect that after he had
voluntarily appeared before appellant
as MAYOR of the town OF HaZiehurst,
appellee, insisted or consented taat the
question of his violating the ordinances
OF the town should be at once disposed
Of. and that for this purpose he waived
the issuance Of atiidqyiis and warrant,
the legal effect OF such evidence,
if credited by the jury, should have been
submitted to them on proper instruc-
items from the court, asappelIant sought
TO Do. If this testimony WAS true, it
established complete defense to the
action. For purely private injury,
one cannot maintain a suit when he has
consented to the act which produced
the injury The maxim, uoisRh non fit
iajurid, applies ard controls in such
cases R,UerSed
r. Y Miler. for th" appellant.
w. p & j. B. Harris, for the appellee.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

Much Indignation is expressed by the
Judges of tho Supreme Court at the cur
rent limitations that they are hard
drinkers. There i, saws Justice Mil
Ter, "A tradition that n olden times
there used to e. d black bottle in the
closet OF the room where we hung our
oyercoats and put on oar robes. but
there has never been any such thing in
my time, and ! have never seen any OF
my associates drinking. II any of the
employees keep liquor about tie place
and Judge Waite iinds il ont. he viii
make snort work with him. As for anv
OF the Justices being IN tie habit of
drinking about ne couri-foesa or havin.y
sideboaiTl there. i Is rs sslIv as it IS
untrue .
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
Refinement Of the Remains Of Col
Edmund Richardson
snacial 70 the \. Q. PIcaxnne.l

Special to the \. o Picayune.l
Jackson, Mss, April IA SPECIAL
train bearing the remains Of the late Col
Edmund Richardson arrived he~e to-day
at 1880 r. dozen or more carriages
met The funeral train 1T the depot. The
elegant cs@kef which was ir-.,@ed IN q
beautiful and magnificent manogany case,
wa. III iced ia the h.ar-e aud the funeral
pro, e-Sion at once slowly wenhed us way
To the cemetery IN The northern part Fl he
city, where a massive and expensiveiy
constructed vault had been prepared and
was waiting to finally close over the
remains ui the great millionaire. ~ the
burial services had taken ii &c III New
Orleans no services OF any kidd were had
at the grave. ! h doral tributes deposited
ON the coffin ANA over The grave We're
beautiful, costly and lastly arranged.
The hnal resting place Is on a beautiful
elevation where lie the reGSids of all the
deceased members Of Col Richardson :
family. His Own grave is directly in front
Of and Hnder the shadow OF the magniii-
cent marble shalt some twenty-five feei
high, which is snrmounted bv a more
than lie SIZED statue Of Col. Richardson
himself. He Is represented as standing
erect, bare ht AIDED, with q cane in his han /.
The posture i very natural one ard is .,
very finely executed work OF art, the work
hiving been done in Italy and approved
of before acceptance by Col. Richardson
himself fifteen years ago. 1t cost $4,000
james 3, VIM. p, John p. and Cnas. P.
Richardson, all OF the living sons, and
Mrs. Withers, Mrs. Green and Mrs. Glass.
his sister, were all present together with
all his relations residing here, or near
here, besides may special and near friends
of the family
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
Detained on the Road

when | lived in Kansas. said De.
troiter. who was telling stor. Is in an in.
surance Office few days ago. Il insured
my house with an agent against fire.
Along came another agent who insured
against lightning. and | took thar in
In a few days a chap called on me who
insured against cyclones. and | struck. a
bargain with him. The next caller IN
sured against water spouts and explo-
sions, and thought might as well en-
courage him.
a house couldn't be much safer than
that, remarked one Of the listeners.
And yet | lost it inside of six
months y
How could il be?''
Well, there came a freshet in the
riVer and houss, barn. fences. haystacks
and aii went sailing iowa stream. The
agent wllp insured against fresl,etS COT
there lust None das too late. '-D esroll
Free FresA - w
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

A.ToENEY- GENEsAL MILLER has
gwen ao official opinion TO Auditor
Stone 10 The effect that under the act
granting ce-tajn relief TO merchants who
failed to pay the true amount Of privi-
lege tax, they are mot entitled to
credit for any partial payment" The
correspondence is given in another col
umu
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
A philosophers Cook stove.

Edward Atkinson of Boston is 4 man
of ideas who is willing to share the
fruits thereof with his fellow men. He
is an expert statisiician and economist
well known to ali boards OF trade and
commercial bodies. His latest work
was n lecture before the New England
Woman's club on The Price of Life. =
proving that it was not only possible
but pleasant to live on $500 wear.
This included ample food. light, heat.
clothes, room rent, and left a small
margin for extravaganza. Mr. Akin
son wore such suit OF clothes rs he in
cluded in his list at $3.50 and said that
the members of the Thursday club. to
whom he read the same lecture, had
greatly admired the cut. He quoted
Bonamy Price definition of man. 1.-THE
only animal endowed with progressive
warts, and said chat he considered
the advice. .'whereSover your lot may
be east. learn Herewith to be discon-
tented" far more wholesome than the
reverse. The lecture was illustrated by
cooking apparatus lately invented by
Mr.. Atkinson, consisting OF square
wooden box mounted on wooden LEGS.
containing 4 tin box surrounded by
water, and heated from below by an or
binary kerosene lamp, so that one may
sit and read his paper by the light of
his cooking engine while it slowly stews
his supper An eighteen pound ham
was cooked ut the cost of a cent worth
of oil, and u turkey warranted to be
tough was made tender by the eXpen-
diture of one and half cents worth Of
oil
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
F. 5. ScRUGGs, Clerk.
CT cuIar no. =.
(. MCNILLIE,
Commissioners

OFFICE OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION or THE)
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
JACKSON, Miss April l. 1856.
Each railroad operated in this State Is
required by section Is of an Act entitled
An Act to provide for the regulation OF
freight and passenger rates on railroads in
this State, and to create commission to
supervise the same, and for other pur-
poses,n approved March 11th, 1854, to
make quarterly returns OF the business oil
such railroad. to the Railroad Commission,
acC ording TO forms to be furnished by the
Commission.
The attention OF the various railroad
companies is called to this provision. Re
ports for the first quarter Of the year $50
must be forwarded within thirty ,30) days
from the 3Ist day of March ult
Forms OF such reports will be forwarded
by the Clerk OF the Commission to the diff
iereut companies at onre.
j. f. SESSIONS, Cbr'n
J. G. KYLE,
WIN. McW.LLIE
Comm issioners.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The Drummer's Tax.

Deputy Sheriff Chiles, yesterday ar
rested Mr.. W. V. Wrenn, representing
a New Orleans house, for selling goods
by sample without paying the privi-
lege tax of twenty-five dollars. recently
imposed by the Legislature. The case
was taken before Judge Wharton. on a
writ of heabeus corpus Judge w. p.
Harris, and Messrs. Calhoon & Green
appeared for Mr.. Wrenn. Judge Whar-
ton decided that the tax was consti.
tutionaI, and an appeal was taken to the
Supreme Court
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

H,4N. ErHEI BARKsDALE. Chairman
of the Committee on Printing OF the
House of Representatives, has greatly
endeared himself to the many hundreds
OF hard working men and women ia the
Government Printing Office, by his sue
cessful fight last week to gain for them
the privilege enjoyed by all the Depart
ment employees, OF an annual furlough
without stoppage of pay. These people
work more hours than any other class of
Government employees and are entitled
to amy privilege accorded TO the others.
Examiner
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

Ir Is nov beyond controversy that the
New York City Aldermen were bribed
to grant the Broadway Railroad Fran
chise. Several OF the guilty. Aldermen
have been indicted, and they are being
kicked out Of the political organizations
ID which they have been useful workers,
in hot haste LET no guilty man e.
cane"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
Boycotting Is Un-Amerlean,

The TACT i that the bovcott Il foreign to
American principles. II strikes al the
foundation Of personal liberty. Ii brings
in system OF tyranny which, ii ii we're
undertaken III the name III organized
capifal, would 70 far to provoke revolution
1t introduces system Of dicfation against
which every instinct OF Independence and
fair play revolss.- Boston Journal
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

A hE-AssIGSMENT of the Major Gem
erals Of the army has been formally
made by an order Of the Secretary Of
War. General Sehctield i transferred
from Chicago TO New York; General
Terry succeeds General Schofieid at
Chicago; General Howard takes com
maud at San Francisco, General Crook
at Omaha and General Miles In Arizona
and New Mexico.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

Nearly every day somebody nearths
an ''old rhyme Of a meteorological char
aeter-sueh as. III February cIges much
snow. hne summer Il doth foreshou
or, II March IS full Of Wind and rain,
the farmer viii have a good crop Of
grain. These '-old rhymes are now
Manufactured in every enierprising
newspaper Office. anil they are verified
quite as often rs the old rhymes made
q century ago. Here's enc, for instance.
that my DC depended upon: If in JuneS
July, and August no rain there be,
very dry summer You'll surely see. - Nor
ristotcls Herald
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
LAWS OF HISSISSlPPI.

AN ACT to fix TIE am)qat IF the Privilege
Tax TO h. collected ga Trading Boa 5
wig ting Pearl river,
Section l. Be it cnacte /, That all steam
boats GoJng carrying trals in Pear
nv r, tEl so dstltnr N prs ipce prDViS-
inns an prov n Ter shtd pay a PRIV lie &c
tax OF twen y five do trs, 10 b. co'leele
in only "ne ctHnty, ins cad . fif Y dollars
as provide in Code o. 1880.
Sac, ,. That this act taxi effect from its
passage
Approved March Is 1886
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07
The Lien Law.

We cannot see, as do some Of ona dis
tingu.shed incorporates, The coed effect
the repeal OF the lien law viii have upon
the tailoring class Of the country. Its re-
peal does not prevent man from giving J.
lien on his growing crop. Therefore W.
think it viii afitet the people for a short
season. 1t will s,allse The people TO give
their liens later next year and hen every
thing will go on ~ ii was before the
repeal of this law i he makes the crop
length Of time. Then why do SO many so
lavIshly expend eloquence upon a snhi-et
which does mol possess y single thought Tor
the good OF the laboring man ?-4shlssad
Register
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-04-07

Every Official Of the city OF East St.
Louis, except the mayor, Is under in
dictment. Amongst tho crimes with
which they are charged may he found
robbery, bribery, majferauce ia oiIee,
con.p-racv ard eIeclinn frLud.