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Brooksville, Miss.

This writer paid visit to Brooksyille,
on Saturday, 23d nit. 1t is a growing
and flourishing town, on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, ten miles north of
Macon. We found there eleven stores
that deal in general merchandise, one
drug store, three churches = Baptist,
Methodist, and Cum berland Presbyte-
riau; also, a prosperous High School, of
which Prof. E. \. Pace, County Super
intendent Of Education is the Principal
The town is under strict prohibition
rule, and the business men of the place
appear to be well satisfied with its re.
suits.
In the afternoon, the question Of sui
scription to the y j. & c. Railroad, was
discussed by Hon. Clark Lewis, W. H.
Boyle, Esq, 7. J. O'Neil, Esq, Hon. JAS
s Madison, and Judge Ii. w. Foote, all
Of whom ably advocated the tax. Their
audience was composed mostly Of col
ored voters, vino listened attentively
and seemingly with approval to the
arguments submitted. The business
men Of Brooksville are unanimously OPP
posed to the tax, and did not honor the
speakers above named with their pres
ence, but they were on hand when Capt.
w. H. Helm replied to all the speeches
that had been made, and they retired as
soon as his speech was concluded. The
Captain is bold, forcible speaker, and
he contended, With great earnestness
and some force, that the railroad would be
ruinous 20 BrooksvilIe, by diverting
much of its present trade to Macon, and
that the tax would be oppressive to the
people Of the county generally. Ga the
other hand, the advocates Of the tax
demonstrated, conclusively, We thought,
the compromising advantages o. COM
peting line, thus insuring lower rates on
cotton, merchandise, etc. a band of
music interspersed the speeches, and
several grist-mills aud gin-stands in the
vicinity reminded the speakers occasion
ally by their whistling, that Brooksville
is busy town, and that it does not pro-
pose to be absorbed by Macon! There
is intense interest on the subject
throughout the county, and the indiea-
tons are that the tax viii be voted by
the necessary two-thirds majority. The
election takes place on Tuesday, next,
9th.
About forty carloads, or six hundred
tons of cotton-seed, are annually shipped
frem Brooksville to the oil mills And
this is the way our cotton lands are being
impoverished. 1t is an evil that de-
mands q remedy
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| Frances Gift TO America.
- FREDERIC 4. BARTROLOl.
DESIGNER OF LIBERTY ENLdHTEyBs
THE WORLD


We give an excellent portrait Of Is
man who designed the mammoth statue
of Liberty Enlightening the World
He is present in New York at the car-
emonies associated with the dedication
of that production of his genius which.
towering in gigantic grandeur above
the waters of the harbor, is one Of the
wonders of the world. The height Of
the top of the torch held 10y Liberty.
above mean low water, Is only one inch
under 3O6 feet
France makes the United States
present of tke statue. for which the
pedestal is provided bv the gifts Of
many thousands of American people.
lis very pleasing to think that q null
titude of French folks and of our own
citizens have together contributed tle
wonderful :" Liberty statue. The re-
public of Europe and the republic Of
America have herein another tie Of the
friendship given the United States In
its struggle for freedom.
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi Is about
ffty-one years old He Is q native Of
Colmar, France. Born q sculptor, his
bias was favored by fortune, and he
made great proficiency In his art as the
pupil of AIRY Scheffer. In 1882, when
quite young man, his bas-relief Of
francesca iii Rimini. attracted con-
siderable attention. Visitors to NeE
York will remember the statue Of Ia
fayette, in Union Square Bartholdi
carved this pleasing production. He
came to America IN 1876, as one of the
French Commissioner to the Center
NAL Exhibition. A medal was awarded
him there for the merit of three Of his
pieces. Since designing Liberty he
has increased his reputation by his
creation of huge lion in stone. eighty
feet long and thirty feet high the
wonder" of Belfort, France. and CON
memorative of its successful defensa
against the German arms in the war Of
| 1901. Bartholdi, who resides in
| Paris, Is a Chevalier of the Legion Of
| Honor Our picture shows that he Is
an exceedingly good-loobing man. he
has many friends on this side of the
| AtlantR
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THE CLARION is indebted to Messrs.
Latham, Alexander & Co., bankers and
general commission merchants, is and Is
Wall street. New York, for copy Of
their thirteenth annual edition of SCOT
ton movement and Fluctuations"
superbly printed and bound volume of
100 pages. 1t is complete record of
the cotton crop from 1881 to 1886. This
annual has heretofore been distributed
gratuitously, but is now sold at two
dollars, and is worth ten times that
amount to any one dealing in the great
staple From this volume we learn that
the crop for the year ending August 81,
was 6,575,69l bales, gain of 500, $40
over the crop of last year, but decrease
of almost half million bales, as COM
pared with the perfect crop of 1928,
The spinners of Mississippi consumed
II ,297 bales. yicksburg and Columbus
are the only interior towns in this
State honoral With columns in the
z Movement tables. The receipts at
Vicgsburg amounted TO lis, 162 bales
Columbus, 81, 2a6 bales.
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The Election.

The result of the election yesterday
for members of Congress gives control
of the next House to the Democrats,
though by decreased majority. Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Alabama elected
solid Democratic delegation.
Hewitt (DemocraD was elected Mayor
of New York City, receiving 90,296
votes, while George (Labor) received
$500, and Roosevelt Republican, CO.,
300 votes The union. ticket, in New
York City, nominated by the Democratic
organizations, was elected by 10000 ma
jority
The Indiana Legislature is Democratic
and will elect Democrat to succeed
Senator Harrison.
Hurd was beaten by Romeis in the
Toledo District in Ohio.
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From an Unexpected Quarter.

The Washington Republican, which
seldom sees the opportunity to compli-
ment anything or anybody strictly
Southern, has this to say of a pretty
Southern custom:
Our Southern exchanges come full Of
description and comment ON the recent
prize drill for State infantry companies of
Mississippi at the capital Of. that State.
Jackson is described to have been "gaudily
and deliberately decorated" and the State
and national flags were flying from all
public buildings, while the stores and pri-
vate dwellings were draped with the differ
ing colors OF the rival companies The
little Southern city overlooked with visi-
tors, and FIVE companies contested for
prizes of 81 900 and $500 at the far
grounds before immense crowds of stran-
gers and citizens.
The peculiar feature of this jackson
drill, as well as of most southern meetings
OF the military, was the prominence of the
different sponsors" of the favorite COM
panies; and this point may be good one
for the national drill committee to pay
attention to.
1t Is the custom for the Southern and
Western soldiers on entering competitive
contest, to select solae favored lady as
their sponsor. She, presumably with aid
OF the soldiers, chooses number of others
as maids of honor, and all OF these wear
the companv's colors in knots of ribbon,
and lend their presence at the drill to en-
courage their favorites to greater excellence
on the day of trial Pretty ceremonial
attends the choice OF sponsor and maids of
honor; they give their moral support to
the company, and the company, In return,
shows them special honor and courtesy
during the continuance of the drill. On
the days of contest these bevies of fair ones
occupy prominent places in the grand
stand, and the company flags are planted
before them.
The custom is plainly borrowed from the |
days of ehivalry and tournament; and it |
certainly adds a new grace to the contests
for supremacy in military schooling. At |
Jackson the ladies wearing the colors of |
the rival companies seem 10 have been |
selected from the noted bellies of the Sec |
ton, to judge from the specials in the New
Orleans and other papers; ner does their |
choice appear to be restricted to the city |
whence the companies come.
Honor 10 woman. to her it i. given
To garland the earth with the roses OF heaven.
we are told by Schiller. That she garlands
the sword with the roses of victory. and |
rewards merit with coveted smiles, Is Ger
tainly pretty application OF the Germans
idea. And, as it makes point of added
attractiveness, and aids in removal of any
idea of sordid desire for the value of The /
prize only, it is here commended By the
National Republican as worthy of adop- |
ton at the national drill.
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Gen. Catchings Takes Issue With
Chief Supervisor Mckee.

The instructions of Chief Supervisor
Mckee have met with caustic response
from Gen. Catchings, who, in a lengthy |
and able opinion characterized by great
force and clearness, shows that there is
no substantial foundation for the pro-
which the Chief Supervi-
sor was moved 10 promulge.
The mistake the Chief Supervisor
makes is in assuming that Section q of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States furnishes complete law for
holding elections for members of Con-
gress. That Section is in the following
words.
SECTION 27.-"All votes for Represen-
tative in Congress must be by written or
printed ballot; and all votes received or
recorded contrary to this Section shall
be Of no effect. But this section shall
not apply TO any State voting otherwise,
whose election for Representatives oc-
ours previous to the regular meeting Of
the Legislature next after the twenty
eighth day of February, 1871"
1t was passed February q, 1871, at q
time when in, at least, one Of the States
(Kentueky) all voting was vira roee. in
stead of by ballot; and it was intended,
as must appear from casual reading
Of the statute and consideration of the
circumstances under which it was passed
to do away with fra rooe voting in Con-
gressional elections.
Gen. Catchings makes a strong point
against the Chief Supervisors construc-
ton of the Federal statute, when he
calls attention to the fact that though
other States have statutes regulating the
character of ballots to be used in all
elections, which statutes have been liter
ally complied with in elections for mem
hars IF Congress- from the date of the
! passage OF Section q, TO the present
time, no court has yet decided that they
are in conflict with the Federal stat
ute, and no Committee of Congress has
| ever made report sanctioning the
position of the Chief Supervisor. In
fact, during Mr.. McKee's incumbency of
the Office of Chief Supervisor several
elections have been held for members
of Congress in this State, and both Dem
ocratic and Republican parties have
endeavored scrupulously to comply with
the State regulations.
For the Chief Supervisor it should he
said that he issued the identical instruc-
ton complained of in 1882, and that
before issuing it again this year he had
the informal opinion of the L. S. Dis
trict Attorney that It correctly set forth
the law of the case. Besides, the Chiel
Supervisor does net believe III the
policy of appointing Supervisors, anc
has so expressed himself.
Gen Catchings advised his friend!
who were appointed as Supervisors no
to serve, because if they obeyed thu
instructions given them by the Chic
Supervisor, they would violate the State
law, and if they obeyed the State Law
they would violate the Chief Super
visor's instructions We think that the
Supervisors should have been instructed
to disregard the instructions of Their
Chief, as they did in 1882, and as W,
hope they did on Yesterday.
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The Peabody Fund.
Aberdeen Examiner.

AUtlUeSu Examiner.
AT the annual meeting Of the Trustees
oil the Peabody funds, in New York, last
week, the Secretary in his report stated
the amounts apportioned this year to the
several States. He said, among other
things, that in eonsec uence OF The States
OF Florida and Mississippi regulating
thelr bonds, the fund had lost 81 100 GOO,
winch had been given by Mr.. Peabody to
the fund Their allotment has eonse-
quentiy been stopped and divided among
the other States If he is correctly quoted,
ne made a statement that was In every
essential particular false The se-eaIled
Al Mississippi bondsp were utterly worthless
when tarned over to the Trustees. and
known to be worthless BY Mr.. Peabody. be-
lore the birth of the present generation, and
.neir transfer was simply grim farce on
ms part and more than that the Trustees
nave always known them to be worthless.
ana nave never for moment in anv of
Their calculations or estimates attached
any value to them or included them in
their list Of assets. The fund never LOST a
cent by them or through them, and it is
fraud upon the public 10 make any presen
. ~ that intimatas loss on their account
,saiississIppi can do very we'll without Geo.
rsaoodys money, and is making better
educational progress than any of its bene-
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false and fraudulent claim against
county, which is afterwards allowed or
collected out of the county treasury. IS
1t was the duty OF appellant as circuit
clerk to issue and deliver TO witness,
after their claims for attendance had
been allowed in the Circuit Court,
certificates, upon which they were to be
paid by the county. 1t is no defence
that the certificate which Is issued IN
the case at bar is different in some
respects from what the law required, or
that the county may be Undermined Tor
the amount allowed or paid on the same
out of its treasury. The certificate Is
defective in form, but not in substance
It was issued under the sea. and sanction
of appellants Office, and II appears that
it was intended to defraud, that It was
well calculated to defraud, and that the
county was in fact defrauded by 1t.
There is no error in the record. The
| judgment is affirmed.
| Rives & Rives, for the appellant.
T. NJ. Miller, 60 Tho Sta4a
w. r. Harper,
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Always Constitutional.

The Revenue Law in So far as relates to tbe pry-
lege tax is very convenient, in that furnishes
State relief pscuniarily when the barometer indie
Gates low temperature in the Urea Iry department
though unconstitutional-thc supreme vorthies
TO the contrary Notwithstanding. But Jones Tonic
and Chill and Fever Cure differs theretrom SOME
what Il is always constitutional, and restores
health when the physical barometer indicate,
stormes OF a disastrous character
But dose of Aromatic syrup Of Ehusub with
each dose, and it has q happy influence over Che
taste, and the picture presented when taken. wiE
relieve your friend Of the impression that youv.
lost a relative For the little fellows. 8. is Il s1i
fcient liver medicine. They had rather have csu-
dy, OF course, bat the medlcine Is more conpafit',
with the status Of affairs When needed, CATo has
both
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Verify. 1t INST SO.

On September 9th the Progress de-
clared that the Ship Island quarantine
must 90. Soon afterwards that able
Journal, the Aberdeen Examiner followed
in a strong protest against this quaran-
tine station. Last week that great and
influential journal, the Times-Democrat
reiterated the demand in an article
which we copy to-day. and later still
DIR. Hamilton, the head OF the depart
ment, joins in the protest and gives sub
stantially the same reasons for it as
were given by the Progress. As usual,
the Progress is sustained by the great
leaders OF public opinion. Yes, verify.
"the Ship Island quarantine must 60"
Where it goes is of small concern, but
go it must. We have had enough of it.
We can never have security or large
prosperity while it remains. The mis-
chief it has done to this coast is incalcu-
liable. But for it, we would not have
had this Biloxi fever and quarantine,
and all its train of evils. We must not
have it any longer. Self-preservation
of community, like that of an indi-
vidual, justifies any means necessary in
self-defence. If nothing else will do,
we must blow these ships out of the
water, if they are again sent here with
yellow fever aboard of them.-Bay St.
Louis Progress.
Many papers besides the EKamiRer
and the Times Democrat, have endorsed
the valuable suggestion of the Progress,
and if further Endorsement be necessary
we add ours. The Ship Island quaran
tine mnsr 90
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Special Notice to Our Readers.

Our club rates with other journals
are revised in this issue, and as they
appear above, will be in force until
December 81.
Our special reduced rate for renewals
and new subscriptions will be withdrawn
after next issue; but, until further
notice, we will continue to receive sub
scriptions in clubs of two or more, at
the rate of one dollar year for each.
a large number have availed themselves
Of this proposition, and the more the
merrier.
A subscriber sending us $500 will
have credit extended one year, and the
paper sent for one year to any other
name that he may forward.
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The Second Annual Colored State
Fair opens at Vicksburg ON Wednesday
next, 10th, and will be continued to in
clude the Saturday following. The list
Of premiums il attractive, and the special
premiums offered by citizens of yicks-
burg are numerous and generous. Rae
ing each day, military and society drills,
fitting tournament, etc. The railroads
and steamboats, will give special rates.
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Honor 10 woman. to her it is given
To garland the earth with the roses al
The Aberdeen Fair.

A Times-Democrst special of 2Sth ult.,
saws:
The eighth annual fair which closed last
week was decided success in all particu-
lars, and at q meeting of the directors to-
day Secretary Haughton reported that
every expense and all the purses and pre-
NUNS had been paid in full This is the
best showing that the fair has ever made.
The catalogue for the Exposition next
October will be issued in February or
March, and the prospects are that it viii
be strictly . State fair. About 5000 in
purses and premiums were paid last week.
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Good.

The New York Tribune, in speaking
of Ex-President Davis ventilation of
Gen. Sherman, says: Nothing that this
unhung traitor can say at this late day
is of any consequence to any member
of the Sherman family, nor to the coun
try which may be true, and yet in the
sense of the Tsibsaae, we had rather be
an unhung traitor than an unhung liar.
= Lexington 4drertisey.
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President Cleveland, in his admirably |
wcrded thanksgiving proclamation, says
sLet US also, in the midst Of our
remember the poor and
needy with cheerful gifts and aims, so
that our services may be deeds OF charity
be made acceptable in the sight OF the
Lord"
The undersigned ventures TO suggest,
as he did last year, that collections be
taken up in all the churches where
Thanksgiving services may be held, for
the relief of the Protestant Orphan
Asylum at Natchez. There are shout
fifty children now in the Asylum, and
its treasury needs replenishing. The
Asylum has been in existence nearly
seventy years, and although it has no
resources or certain income, it has never
had to close its doors. 1t has been in
great straits, but relief came as each
crisis was made known. The lady man
ayers, the physician, and others, give it
their services as a labor Of love. The
children have the advantages of the
public schools of Natchez, and have the
sympathy and loving care of all its
people Children are admitted from all
parts of the State, to the extent Of the
Asylum's capacity, and are discharged
as fast as good homes and suitable en-
ployment can be procured for them.
Thanksgiving offerings should be sent
direcs to the Asylum Treasurer, Mrs.
Mary h. Fleming, Natchez, or if sent to
the undersigned, they will be forwarded
to her
Generously and charitablg disposed
individuals, who may not be able tC
attend the Thanksgiving services. are
invited to contribute to this good object
as the Lord hath prospered them.
| J. I. Power.
November 3, Isae
The y1ess OF the State viii do tn,
Asylum timely service by noticing tn,
/ Il.
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The great success of the fairs at Aber-
deem, Macon and Canton is creditable to
the management of each, and especially
ereditable to the people who exhibited
and attended. One great drawback to
all our fairs is that the work of prepa-
ration for each exhibition is too Ieng
DELAYED. The premium list should be
published at least six months in advance.
1t would insure not only more entries.
but of better quality.
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w. ROBERT BRACY,
V.
Tur- CT.r


Appeal from the Circuit Court of Noxu-
bee County. Hon. VIM. NJ Rodgers,
Judge.
" r. Tracey, Circuit Clerk of Nor-
ubee county, was indicted for committing
| fraud in his Office, under sec. 2790, code
of 1880, which is as follows: "If any
officer or other person employed in any
public Office within this State, shall
commit any fraud or ENLIGHTENMENT
therein, he shall be imprisoned in the
penitentiary. M He was tried
and convicted. The Indictment set out
that Brscey issued and put into circula.
ton the following instrument, whereby
the county of Noxubee was defrauded:
No. II. The State of Miss,
The State. Noxubee County,
Silla Robinson. Circuit Court, February
Fees, 1890. Term. 1885.
l, W. r. Bracey, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of said county and State, hereby
certify that 5. ID. Henley, a witness on
behalf of the State, has attended and
proved his attendance in open court in
the above stated case, days and trav-
elled 6S miles, coming to and returning
from court by the nearest route, and
paid -. dollars ferriage, for which he
has been allowed by by the court, 1880
Given under nv hand and seal of Office
at Macon, Feb. q, 1885.
W Z. BRACEY, L. 5.
Endorsement: No tax due from the
person to whom this certificate was
issued, and he lives in beat Mo-.
B. NJ WALKER, Sheriff
4 motion to qnash the indictment was
overruled.
The regular official seal of the Circuit
Court was affixed to this instrument.
The name ''W. R. Bracey'' was Endorsed
on the back 1t was shown that this
certificate was put in circulation by
Bracey, that If was received by the
Sheriff IN payment of taxes, and allowed
by the treasurer of the county in his
settlement with the sheriff. 1t was also
shown that this instrument was issued
by Bracey without Henley's knowledge
or consent, and for a much longer time
than Henley attended the court, and
without any order of court for such
allowance. Ii was further shown bv the
deputy sheriff that this instrument was
in the usual form of witness certificates
4rc4C4 " Tie CiECult ClcIk Oh NDXHD4e
county in accordance with sec. 1896.
code of 1880, which provides that the
compensation of witnesses in criminal |
cases shall be allowed in open court,
and the order thereof entered upon the
minutes, and certified copy made out
by the clerk, and delivered to the party
entitled thereto, which certificate shall |
be payable out of the county treasury /
of the county in which the offence was
committed, on presentation.
The defendant appealed.
AEsoLD, J., delivered the opinion Of the |
Court.
If the allegations contained in the /
indictment constitute fraud in Office I
there is no error assigned for which the /
judgment should be reversed. Sec. 27g0 I
Of the code is broad enough to cover any
fraudulent act of public officer, within
the scope Of his official duties. Its
plain violation Of the statute for pub
lie officer who has authority to act with
reference to the subject matter. toll
knowingly issue and put in circulation I
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