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The clarion., 1886-04-21
Jackson, April 18th, 1856.


Editor Raymond Gazette:
| see in your paper of the loth you
have a lengthy article regarding con
yersation we had about the Old CLOCK
aud Col. McClung. As you did hot
make a note of it until left, ! bud you
have made some errors. win your
permission would like To say someLhlhS
more about the old clock In ls42 my
brother. Joseph, bought the clock IN
New Orleans (from Louis Muh, Uncle
of George Muh, an old citizen OF JACK
sonl for $50. 1t WAS then 80 day
clock, but now only runs days, having
been in use II years. 1t WAS III 1920
that Col McClung committed suicide
He came into the bar at O'Clock IN the
morning, with his best clothes on; he
walked up and down the bar (whleh was
about so feet long, without asking Tor
a drink or even saying word. Custo
mers never came around much when ne
| was I'm the bar. c. Muller, another par
tender, and myself, were surprised at
! him being in the bar for over = hours
| without taking drink. At II @ CLOCK
| he looked at the old clock and SAID, "onlN
IL O'Clock" About 20 minutes to II
he went to the postotice, few doors be-
| low the bar. then across the street 70
/ the Union Hall. About 10 minutes to
IL he came back, on his way to the
| E8gle Hotel, kept bv Mrs. Shackeltord
(where he was boarding.) We watched
| him until he got to the hotel, and IN a
few minutes after we heard shot.
Immediately went to his room, which
was at the head of the stairs. | found
him living on his back, with his feet 70
ward the door and ,lerringer IN his hand
He had placed the pistol back OF h's
right ear; he was not at all distignred OF
bloody, the blood having flowed away
from him, on account of the slant IN the
floor. This occurred on the site thai
the Bowman House was afterwards bull
IN. Col McClung never played btl
lizards or poll. Where he set up the
drinks was in the ten-pin alley, on :
fourth of July, himself and friend en-
loving themselves at the expense of the
house. never made any drinks TO
McClung, as | seldom came hehinC
he bar, except the night | t0l'
YOU the bar tender was sick
took his place That night Nc
Chung kept me up until 8 o clock, a. III
when he asked me to show him the wa
put. He grabbed me and drew a larg
iirk knife, and uttered an oath 81 'lng
Is this the way you lead me in tn
lark ?" There was just light enough f"
ne to see the blade OF the knife, but a
! he knife was up, | was strong enougI
, TO force his left hand off and get out o
MS way. Spengler's Corner was nAve
kept by Angelo You make mention O
ny being in Jackson about quarter g
century; one half a century woul
| nave beer nearer it, as ! have been J
! | Mississippi so years, and in Jackson 4
: years. Your Friend,
H. SPENGLER, SR
p. Sin making mention Of the ol
: clock, | forgot 10 state that in Jul!
4 | 1868, when the Federals burnt my bloc
/ IF buildings, went in aud took dow
9 the old clock when the houses were il
4 full blaze, it being an old family relic c
N Speneler's Corner.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
CoLsnmp:ion Cnrfh.

An old physician, retired from practice
having had placed in his hands bv An East
India missionary the formula OF q simple
vegetable remedy Tor the speedy and per-
manent cure OF consumption, bronchitis.
catarrh, asthma and all throat and lung
affections, also a positive and radical cure
Tor nervous debility and all nervous COM
plants, after having tested its wonderful
curative powers in thousands Of cases, has
ieit II his duty 10 make it known to his SUI
ierlng fellows. Actuated by this motive
and desire to relieve human suffering, I
wii send free OF charge to all who desire
10, this recipe in German, French or En-
glish, 18th fuil directions for preparing,
and using. Sent by mail by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper, ". A.
NoYEs, l49 Powers Block Rochester, New
York
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Masonic Eoticr.
GRAND SEcRETARys Or;

GRAND sEcRETARY's OFFICE
JACKSON, April 20. 1886.
In accordance with the circular of The
NJ ". Grand Master, OF M.rch 10
recommending an early convention oi
the Grand Lecfn,er and the Dist. ict D-n-
ntv 1rand Master to insure that the coz
rect Work be u u or.nly dispensed bv II
ol them throughout the Stafe.v the r..
" Grand Lecturer, Bro. Robert b
brannIn, has named Jackson as the place
and May 10 as the time for snch C.suve :
ION, and the several District Deputy
5r.nd Masters are requested 10 Ike due
J. L. PowEa, Grand Sec,y.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
From Claiborne County.
PoRr GIBsoX. Anril Ia. l

PORT GIBSoN, April IA, 1886.
EDITOR CLARION: With the colors Of
opposing factions Haunting in the air,
and the clang of trumpets from various
aspirauts, old Claiborne is serene Her
judgment, clear and undisturbed, and
her mind made up to follow the spirit
of the old song, "When you have good
one, hold him, hold him, etc" In the
person of our present Representative
we are convinced we "have a good one"
One whose capacity is apprec ated by
his fellows, and whose zeal and fidelity
ia the interest of his constituency, from
the highest to the lowest, has been fully
eSemplitied; whose acumen in State and
National affairs has been proven; which
qualifications 60 to make a perfect Rep
resentatiye; and in addition To these, we
are now reaping the benefits of his ex
perienre, and it is an unquestionable
fact, that all things being equal, each
terms experience o. a Legislator or Rep
resentatiye enhances his capacity and
influence. fully believe that when
the roll Of counties is called in the con
vention, solid vote for Barksdale will
be heard from CLAIBORNE
The clarion., 1886-04-21

GhANn preparations are being made
for the unyeiling of the Benz. II. Hill
Statue, at Atlanta, on May 1, when
Ex-President Jefferson Davis will deliv-
er an address. The military and civil
demonstration promises to surpass any
thing ever witnessed in the South. The
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Railroad will sell excursion tickets to
Atlanta at half-rates, on April 80 and
May lst, good to return on or before
Nav 9
The clarion., 1886-04-21

ExPREsIDENT JEFFERSON DAVIS will
deliver an address at Montgomery, on
Wednesday next, 2Sth, on the occasion
Of the laying Of the corner stone of the
Confederate monument. He will pro-
coed from there to Atlanta, where he
will deliver an address at the unveiling
OF the Ben. Hill statue on May lst. He
will visit Mobile during May, as the
special guest of the city. The veteran
and beloved chicftain and statesman is
now in his 18th year, and is in feeble
health, and it is very gracious in him to
make these appearances in public. At
each of the places named he will receive
an ovation worthy of the man, the oc-
casion, and the people.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

President CLEVELAND, aud Miss
frankie Folsom, of Buffalo, are to be
married in June. She il now the Presi.
dents ward, being daughter of his
bosom-friend and law partner, who wa,
killed oy an accident in Buffalo in 1875
Miss Folsom is about twenty-three years
of age, and IS highly accomplished She
and her mother are now in Italy
The clarion., 1886-04-21

THE greed for office is so great in
Louisville, KY, that Representative
Willis has been roundly denounced by a
mass meeting for recommending and
securing the appointment of lady as
postmaster of that city. The fortunate
lady is Mrs. Virginia Campbell Thomp
son, daughter of Alexander Campbell,
the founder of the "Christian" Church.
Her disqualification from a Democratic
standpoint, is that she held the same
Office under Presidents Hayes aud Gar
field.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

come This suppose had reference to
the commission as aJoIoneI winch ne
had expected from the War Department,
at that time presided over by Ex-fresi-
dent Davis.
The clock consulted by Col, MeCiung
is now in the cigar store on Spengier
Corner, Jackson. L is an historical
object, though few are Informed OF ITS
connection with the closing hours OF
one of the most brilliant sons OF Mlssis-
sippi.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
The .Quitman Guards.


In response to request in THE cLARIox
of last week, we have received from Mr..
James A. Finch, bonneville, Miss..
pamphlet of seventy seven pages entitled,
ga Historical Sketch OF the Quitmau
Guards, Company E., Sixteenth Mississippi
Regiment, Harris Brigade, from It's organ
ization 10 bonneville, 2lst April, 1861, to
the surrender of the Army Of Northern
Virgins, 9th April, 1865. By one OF the
Quitmsn Guards"
This pamphlet was He'd for by high
official in Washington, and ii has been
forwarded with the injunction Of Mr..
Finch that II be returned to him in good
order. 1t ia certainly well worthy Of pre-
ssrvation, and as We have read the story Of
it, gallant service, and noted the data SO
carefully and eonseientiously compiled by
the author, We could not but regret that
every company tha. entered the Confeder-
ate service, did not leave to posterity just
such history.
The company was mustered into the
I. , Army al Corinth, May 18th, 1861
when it mustered l07 men. It's fr-t Cap
tain was Sam A. Matthews Journal
Clerk Of the late House Of Representa-
tives) james H. Nelson. / Il lieutenant
Thos r. Stockdale, II lieutenant s
Mcneil Balm, 81 lieutenant The com.
pany was recruited 10 the number Of 81
during the war Thirteen we're killed il
battle on the field. Twenty-seven died o
disease. and dates and places are given il
every instance Three died OF wounds
Forty eight were disch rged or transferred
Forty-six remained in the service, an,
discharged their duties creditably up t,
April, 1854" -Four taken prisoners. Th
birthplace, occupation and residence o
officers in time OF peace" are given. Tn,
Muster Roll Of Company on April /, 1864
The names OF officers retired april e
1862. A list of the wounded and capture'
in the campaigns Of 1864 and 1865 j
given also the names OF forty who wer
living on the lst May, 1865.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

MR. GLADsToHE introduced the Gov
ernments hish land purchase bill on tbs
10th 1t gives to the landowner the
option to sell out under its terms TO the
Government, which, after purchasing.
would put the peasant in possession as
absolute proprietor subject to an anuua.
rent to be credited as part pay yment OF
the purchase money.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

Ir is a mistake that the support OF the
tariff bill by Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania
is attributable to Administration intlu-
enees, AZ stated in a special to the Times
Democrat. At the Democratic Natioua
Convention at Chicago, Mr.. Scott an
nounced in the presence of the Missis
sippi delegation that he was a free
trader.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

PREslDEST CLLvELAND is said to
favor the tariff bill agreed on by the
Committee on Ways and Means. He
believes in redeemiug the pledges made
to the people by the Democratic party,
win or lose
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Duck Hill.

Nr. J A. Biaford recommends Bachan-
an q Spanish Lightning Relief tor Neural
g AMI hh uinasis M, having been attacked
last aummer IN his head and shoulders
then it became general in his limbs, which
were very much swollen. wilkins n Hes
Ter recommended the Il lief and three ap-
piicatiens relieved him, snd in three DAYS
use hs was cured both Of the pain and
swelling He and bis wife consider il a
blessing as a family medicine. Price soc.
and sI.0o at the Drug Store.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

A GENERAL creditors bill has been
filed against the North Central and
South American Exposition, and the
Exposition property has been placed il
the hands Of Messrs. Jos. II. Oglesby
and Albert Baldwin, as receiver.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Bon

BoNNEY.
VS..
BOWMAN.
Appeal from the Chancery Court of
Yazoo county. Hon. f q. Peyton,
Chancellor.
CAMPBELL j., delivered the opinion of
the Court.
Robert Bowman and Elizabeth King,
executors of the estate of Robert VIII
son, deceased, exhibited bill againt J :.
NJ. Bonney and G. Wildly Bonney, a
minor, which set out In substance that
in 1877. Robert Wilson obtained judg
ment against ]. NJ. Bonney for 81, ,256.75;
that after the debt was contracted, but
before Judgment was rendered that j.
NJ. Bonney transferred certain of his
lands to his mother, who Immediately
transferred the same lands to G. Wildly
Bonney, an infant son of J. NJ. Bonney;
that these transfers were made without
any consideration, and TO put the prop
erty beyond the reach of his creditors.
The prayer of the bill was that the con-
veyances be declared void, aud the land
sold to satisfy the above described judg-
ment, which had been revived In the
name OF the executors. The defendant.
j. Nj. Bonney, answered, denying that
the conveyaDces were fraudulent, and
setting up that the vote on which the
judgment set out in complainants bill
obtained, was given in payment of an
open account, many items of which
we're for whisky, sold in violation OF
law, and in less quantities than one gal
lon. The chancellor found the facts in
favor OF the complainant, and decreed
that the lands be sold to pay the judg
ment- The defendants appealed.
Held That the chancellor decree upon
the facts is approved. The deeds were
without consideration, aud fraudulent
and void as to creditors. After judg
ment against him on the note, it was too
late for the appellant to seek relief in
chancery, because the note was given
for an account, many items of which
were for whisky or other spiritnous
liquors. 5 How so. i6irnsed.
j. u Prewitt and a. q. Norreli, for
the appellants.
Bowman, Barnett 4 Bowman, for the
appelIees-
WHAT is the easiest thing for negro
- H. 9 K~Ax~ IL
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Owner Wanted for a Gold Watch.

DETROIT, MICH, April 4, 1886.
EDITOR CLARION / have very valua-
bic duplex gold watch in my possession,
with this inscription:
To NJ. S. SMITH
Co. G., 4TH Miss. INFANTRY,
G. s. A.
This watch was taken from an officer of
The Confederate army, at the battle Of
Mumfordsville. Tenn, and was pawned
for whisky at the pawn brokers store, and
Was obtained BY me two or three years
after the war closed would like to trans
fer the watch to tho possession Of the FAM
ily or nearest relative of the deceased sol
dier. Very truly,
PERRY A. BALL
We hope the press of Mississippi will
generally note the foregoing.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

Hon. W. {. WHrTHoKNE has been
appointed United States Senator for
Tennessee, to fill the vacancy caused By
the resignation Of Senator Howell +.
Jackson
The clarion., 1886-04-21

JUDGE George takes the place or the
Judiciary Committee made vacant by
the resignation Of Senator Jackson. No
better selection could have been made
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Wednesday, April 81, 1856.

w; commend the speech Of Major
Barksdale on the silver question, printed
elsewhere, to the careful perusal Of our
readers.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

Ir is estimated that there are $4,000
drummers in the United States, and
that the business transacted through
them amounts 10 over 50, 800, 900, 900.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Total bal in Tr.asuly SIS 286 %

By an analysis Of the above statement,
it will be easy to see the financial cOndi
tion of the county. 1t shows that
there is in the treasury for the purpose
of retiring the bonds issued to the \. j.
& G. r. K. Co., the sum of Sl0,lSl95;
that there is the sum of Sl7377.I6 to
paw off the school certificates allowed
under the law of 1884; that there is on
hand the sum of $1445.30, balance of
the fund of the old bonded debt and
balance of the Railroad Interest Fund
amounting to $1002.56, all of which
amount in the aggregate to the sum of
S300697. This amount of the coun ty's
debt will be paid this year, and leave in
treasury the sum of $26, ,369.l5 to the
credit of the general county fund, which
will be sufficient to pay the current ex-
penses of the county from the first of
April to the end of the year. You will
see from a further inspection of the
above statement that the balance in the
treasury to the credit of 1886 is $639 S4.
This amount remains after paying the
warrants which have been presented up
to date. In short while the State
Treasurer will make the distribution of
the common school fund of which
Kinds county will receive at this time
about $3500 This sum added to the
balance in the treasury will pay for the
first two months of the schools of this
year, and the remaining two months will
be paid out of the taxes to be collected,
as the law provides. that the taxes OF
each year shall be expended to defray
the expenses of the schools of that
year.
am prompted to make this investi-
CATION, Mr.. Editor, and to communicate
the same to you, after reading a short
editorial which occurred in your paper
few weeks since, and which was calcu
lated to leave your readers under a
wrong impression as to the county
finances. 1t is but simple justice 10
those who have control of the county
affairs that this statement should be
publishad.
Instead of the taxes, paid in by the
people being expended for the benefit
of favored few" as stated by one Of
your correspondents, the records show
that the Board of Supervisors have been
faithful to their trust ana that every
cent has been properly applied. The
county treasury is in better condition
than it has been for several years, and
the county debt is being rapidly extin-
guished Twenty seven thousand dol
lars of the debt was paid last year aud
thirty thousand this year.
Yours truly,
The clarion., 1886-04-21

An Irish editor says: that in the
absence OF bath editors, the publishers
have suceeeded in securing the services
Of gentleman 10 edit tie paper this
week"
The clarion., 1886-04-21

THE Hurd -Romeis contest was decided
by the House in favor of Romeis, the
sitting member. who Is Republican.
The clarion., 1886-04-21

..dudss and gernan leaders oi The State
War and Navy departments. Who will say
ii is not just and proper
Orarpvrp
The clarion., 1886-04-21

WHAT is the easiest thing for negro
to dof-Keep dark.
The clarion., 1886-04-21
Old "reminiscences

ID. p. PORTER, Sec'y.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18
4 Spotted Deer.
(Texas siftings.)

Two young ladies were examining
the animals in Central park, New York
last Sunday.
go, what beautiful spotted deer?
The other young lady bowed her
head and wept.
"Why, what is the matter with you
nowp
"You don't know how it hurts my
feelings to have you talk about spotted
deer. l once had spotted deer"
"You hadp
eyes; my dear was streetrcar con-
ductor and we were going to be mar
ried; but the company spotted him, and
my dear had to resign his position, and
ever since I haYe had to sigh whenever
| hear anybody talking abouta spotted
deer"
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18
COFFEE HOUSE
MkALS AT ALL HOURS.

Meals alter 3 O'Clock 2. NJ. 5Octs. at
other hours 25cts
Second door north of Marks Brick
on Jackson Street.
We give the best the market affords
Mrs. HARRY LAMBERT.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18
Bncklen 8 Arnica Salye.

The BEST SALvE in the world for.
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands. Chilblains, Corls, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cts nal box.
Fer salebY MARsTRRs & Co
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18
DIR. THOMAS GRAHAM,
a GRADUATE

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, and ROYAL
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, LONDON ENGLAND
has located for the practice of his profession in
ROSEBURG OREGON.
Office and residence, Washington street opposite
the Catholic Church.
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18

Forest Grove Oregon.
n B.-Express charges light, Wells, Fargo q Cos.
express gives special low rates to all my customers
j.. M.G.T
Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-06-18

THE REvIFW PUBLIsHING co
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-02-20

On the 9Th instant we denied the
truth Of the Fort Bayard, N. M., tels-
gram, that Geronimo had uncondition-
ally surrendered. We then SAID Ge-
ronimo's surrender would be condi.
toned upon terms of his own dicta-
tion and to suppose otherwise would
be to presume that astute Indian a
fool. A dispatch from separ, Mexico,
now corrects the impression con-
yeyed by the Fort Bayard dispatch,
which was sent over the wires to the
nethermost parts of the earth ana ac-
cepted by gullable public, as a veri-
table truth, which resulted in the ex.
penditure of much printers ink and
exhaustive editorial suggestions as To
what disposition should be made Of
that irresistible nomad Of the noun,
tain and PLAIN, who had outgeneraled
Crook in the Sierra Madre in 1883 and
since, for the past six months. An III
Paso telegram reports that Geronimo
has NAMED the 2lst as the day he pro.
poses to meet Crook for the purpose Of
discussing terms Of peace.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-02-20

DIR. Moore, who came up from Sono-
IA this week, confirms what has al
ready frequently been asserted in the
Epitaph in regard to the unreliability
of the Apache scouts. They seem to
consider the whole thing as a mere
picnic and have not the slightest in
tention OF iniurIng their friends TIE
enemy" After the first shot was
fred by the Mexicans (which killed
Captain Crawford, baud of hOstiles
or "bronco' Indians, as they are
called IN Sonora who were only a
few hundred yards distant, shouted
out to the scouts that they would
come over and help the latter clean
out" the Mexicans, if the scouts would
only give the word, Had not Lieut..
Maus interfered, the edifying spectacle
would have been presented to the world,
Of a combat between the Mexicans and
a U. S. force, assisted by renegade
Apache mrrderers. This whole bust
ness Of hiring Chirlcahua scouts is a
bloody farce. No argument can
change this simple fact. Epltaph.
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-02-20

The St. Louis Republican in its me-
mortal mention of General Winfield
S. Hancock, truly describes the West
Point graduate as atypieal gentleman
or snob, and might as truly have said
that the typical snob predominates.
This latter class, for want Of brains
and good breeding, forget their lineage
and because they wear an insignia Of
Office, ignore the fact that they are in
dsbted for their education, food and
clothing to the citizen whom they eff
feet to despise and insult by their
assumed superiority.
The Republican excerpts Ge1, Han
cock from the category Of snobs and
says no term so we'll describes him as
gentleman" IN its original and deriv,
ative sense. His most marked trait
was that courtesy which proceeds from
the absence Of egotism and the babit
Of consideration for others. The Re
publican further says "at all times
and to all persons he was a gentleman,
a noble gentleman, we think, for hay
ing steadily resisted the temptation Of
hs West Point education and army
training to become a snob or a boor."
Arizona silver belt. [volume] (Globe City, Pinal County, Ariz.) 1878-19??, 1886-02-20

4
1t would ssem 10 be . truth appre-
ciable by all and especially BY profess
sors Of the healing art, that to remove
the disease not to alleviate its symp-
toms, should be The chief aim Of med.
icahon. Yet in how many instances
40 We. see this truth admitted in theory,
ignored In practice. The reason that
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is success
full in so many cases, with which rem
edies previously tried were inadequate
To cope, is attributable TO the fact that
/ it is a medicine which reaches and re.
moves the causes of the various ma.
ladies to which it is adapted Indl,
gestiou, fever and ague, liver com
| plant, gout, rheumatism, disorder oI
the bowels, urinary affections and
other maladies are not palliated mere.
| ly, but rooted ont sby il. IT goes to
the fountain head 1t is really, mol
nominaIly, a radical remedy, and i
endows the system with au amount d
vigor which is its best protection
against disease.