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THEIR FINAL STAND.
From the Times-Democrat. !

From the Times-Democrat.
1t is stated that Nevada has been Sc
lected as the field in which Mormonisn
will make its final stand against the gov.
ernmunt for the perpetuation of its in
stitutions. The white population Of
this State is steadily decreasing, and il
the mines ever become exhausted four
ifths Of the present population will i'm
mediately leave the State. The scheme
of the Mormons is to secure themselves
by immigration into Nevada until they
secure a majority at the polls. Once
dominant there, their position will be
one of great advantage, for ifthey secure
the administration ofthe local laws they
will have enlisted for their protection
the whole force Of States rights. The
Mormons, it is said, have taken no ac-
tion in this direction yet, because they
are securing an average yearly addition
OF 1000 converts and naturally increase.
The proposed colonization can be effected
by the Mormons without impairing their
absolute supremacy in Utah or weak
ening their influence in the outlying
Territories. In long article on this
subject the New York Sun says: THE
next phase of the Mormon question may
be the appearance of Mormon Repre-
sentatives in the halls of Congress, duly
accredited from a State which, though
sharing nothing of the spirit of Amer
ican nationality, and actually hostile,
equal rights and powers with
every other State. Such Representa-
tives, partaking Of the character of am
bassadors from sovereign State, may
demand that its citizens shall not only
be undisturbed, butshall be protected in
the right to worship God, and to prac-
tice their social and religious rites ac-
cording to the dictates oftheir own con
science.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

A Port Gibson special of a recent
date to the New Orleans TImss- Demo
crat says: Gen. Nat Harris, lately ap-
pointed by the President to the office of
land registar at Aberdeen, D. T., came
down from Vicksburg this morning to
bid his army comrades farewell before
starting TO the Northwest. Meny mem
bers of his famous Mississippi brigade
said good bye to their old commander,
and as he boarded the train for Vicks-
burg salute of artillery was fired in his
honor. The General will carry with
him to his new home, the hearty good
will of the people here, and especially
of those who served under him in Vir-
ginia.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

J.P. Alden, agent for Messrs. Shat
tuck and Hoffman, was knocked down
by Bill Warren, a notorious thug Of
Vicksburg and two negroes and rob-
bed. A negro with Mr.. Alden got an
officer and made search, but failed to
find Warren. A few minutes after, Mr..
Alden and the officer separated, three
shots were heard. Hurrying back they
found Bill Warren lying on the side
walk quite dead. The negro who was
with Mr.. Alden had attempted to, with
the help Of an unknown white man to
arrest Warren, whom they met, and he
had fired on them; when the unknown
white man returned the fire, with the
result above stated.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

As the Steamer Carneal Goldman was
making her way from Natchez to Vicks-
burg last Tuesday night, a negro rous-
ter fired Of his pistol. As he grew Vi
olent he was put ashore, and as the
boat backed off, he shot Capt. Shaw in
the right thigh. The boat put back
back, and the mate started ashore after
him. He fired on the party as they
were returning. and mate Charles Bat
sal, returning the fire killed him.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
THE DEAD MARCH,

Play me a march low-toned and slow,a
march for silent tread,
Fit for the wandering feet of one who
dreams of the silent dead,
Lonely between the bones below and
the souls that are overhead.
Here for awhile they smiled and sang,
alive, in the interspace;
Here with the grass beneath the feet
and the stars above the face,
Now are their feet beneath the grass,
and whittier has flown their grace?
Who shall assure us whence they come
or tell the way they 60?
Verify life with them was JOY, and now
they have left us, Woe!
Once they were not, and now they are
not; and this is the sum we know.
Orderly range the seasons due, and or
derly roll the stars,
How shall we deem the soldier brave
who frets Of his wounds and scars:
Are We a. senseless brutes that we
should dash ut the well-seen bars?
No, we arc here with feet unfixed, but
ever as if with lead
Drawn from the orbs which shine
above to the other on which We
tread
Down to the dust from which we came
and with which we shall mingle,
dead.
No, we are here to wait, and work, and
strain our banished eyes.
Weary and sick of soil and toll, and
hungry, and fain for skies
Far from the reach of wingless men and
not to be scaled with cries.
No, we are here TO bend our necks to
the yoke of tyraut Time;
Welcoming all the gifts he gives-glo-
ries of youth and prime;
Patiently watching them all depart as
IS our heads grow white as rhine.
Why do we mourn the days that go,
for the same sun shines each day? /
Ever a spring her primrose hath, and
ever May her May;
Sweet as the rosebud that died last
year isthe rose that is born to-day.
Do we not, too, return, we men, as
ever the round earth whirls?
Never a head is dimmed with gray,
but another is summed with curls.
She was girl, and he was boy, but
yet there are boys and girls.
All, but alas for the smile of smiles
that never but one face wore!
ALI, for the voice that has flown away
like bird to an unseen shore!
All, for the face, the flower of flowers,
that blossoms on earth no more.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
DELL GENTLY!

even Absolom, for my sake. Nought
did the war-like slaughter loving .Joab
know of the yearning Of the fatheI S
heart for his boy, and little did he heed
the pleadings of his king. lHrs. Gam
breH, u Baptist Record
Deal gently with the young man, deal
gently with the weaker man for Jssus'
sake You know not the influences Of
hereditary, social surroundings, evil
companionship, secret remorse or home
neglect, that built his downfall some
years ago. We heard sermon from
Rev. J. i. NJ. n Curry, on the subject
Of charity. lie said he never witnessed
the arrest Of an offender; never saw a
felon remanded to his cell; or murder
cr borne away to his ignominious death
upon the galloWs and felt that he could
place his hand upon his heart and say.
: I uouH not hare committed the soHte
crime, md,r jastt tic Sane circumstances.
If the circumstances Of your life have
not been those that lead TO drunkenness
oh, thank God, and when you see
weaker brother, less fortunate brother
tottering under the consequences Of our
mastering temptations, do not load him
heavier as he falls with sights, slurs and
indignities, but offer your strong arm to
steady his staggering step-t0r Jesus
sake. You do not care to be seen in
company with man in any such maud
lin, loathsome condition. Have you no
maudlin sins hidden out as loathesor e.
as that mans drunkenness? Answer
If God had refused to lift you over from
temptations, or if God would consent to
have revealed all that he knows Of you,
and that your fellow men do not know
would sou be any more respected than
that poor unhappy, yet maybe splendid
hearted drunkard to-day Answer.
This We do know, that only a squalid-
hearted coward would offer an
insult to man drunk that he would be
afraid to offer to the same man sober. |
Have you taken any advantage Of a fel-
low man to-day, have you oyercharged, |
or misled to his detriment? ESQ, was
it honest? II not honest it was dis
honest, and which is worse for God to
know: that you are a thief, or for you I
to know another man to be drunkard? |
Have you positively stated matters that
we're not true; have you misrepresented /
md CLOSED over the truth? Then you
nave been guilty of falsehood, and
which is worse for God to know, that
-ou are a liar and deceiver and
yhited sepulcher than for you to see as
noble a man as ever lived in the tide Of
ime. openly overcome by the most gi-
,antic temptation-wrestling in the last
hrows of his manhood for deliyerance
nd to pass on in all the glory of your
strength and robustly ex-
.laim: He has gone to the dogs, and
lis wife and children will go to starva-
ion" Did you ever make one feeblest
fort to save him? Did you ever put
our strong arm around him and lead
i'm away from the saloons? Did you
yer say one word of remonstrance or
how him one act of encouragement to
cad better life? Vas Il cver IN y0ur
ower to have done 50? Ifso, may you
OF yet hear God say ye did it not un-
. M" Then, oh, deal gently with the ,
ext one-for Jesus sake.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Prohibitionists Of the Fifth Con
gressional District of Minnesota have
held their convention, and selected a
district committee of five to superin-
tend the campaign. They propose to
push the fight vigorously, and think
they can raise two thousand five
hundred dollars byeach Prohibition yo
ter giving 80 cents.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

\ mass meeting Of the Democrats Of
Leake connty has declared in favor of
o. r. Singleton. Your Uncle Otho is a
hard man to down, especially as the
time now cometh when seed are needed
for garden sass. These days the grand
old handshaker distributeth seed in
profusion, and vain is the hope of his
defeat.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Wednesday night before last, Mrs. +.
Newport Of Woodville, retired to her
room at the Washington Hotel, Yicks-
burg, and left the gas burning. The
light went out, leaving the gas-iet open.
When found she was insensible, and
died last Saturday night. The gas is
known as water gas" and is very pois-
0nous.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Mr.. W. A. Gee, of Montgomery coun-
ty, is the third Sheriff to settle up with
the Auditor. He reported only five
dollars personal delinquncies; real estate
delinquencies thirteen dollars and fifty
cents; and poll taxes 342; of which de-
linquencies, fully one half is caused by
wrong assessment Can any other county
show as good record?
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Judge North and District Attorney
Winchester are pushing matters in the
criminal court at Vicksburg. The court
is disposed to expedite trials, and has
ruled that in case of any party falling to
appear promptly on being summoned to
appear, the extent Of the law should be
imposed.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Mr. Henry Stein, a merchant Of
Warrenton; was awakened BY brick
being thrown through his window, and
found that his store had been set on fire
BY an incendiary, and was already too
far gone to save anything.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Commissioner Of Pensions Black says
that under that under the management
ofhis successor in Office, the Pension
department was political machine for
the Republican party.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Near Corinth, Miss, Mrs. NJ. Deche' 5
silk factory valued at two thousand FIVE
hundred dollars was burned by an in
cendiary-insurance two thousand dol
lars The engine was saved, and the
factory will be rebuilt It Gas in a
fourishing condition.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Capt. Leathers isin Washington look
ing after his application as contractor
for additional River Mail Service, be-
tween New Orleans and Vicksburg.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

At the Memorial service for John 3.
Cough, Rev DR.. Wm. NJ. Taylor, r. $.
Macarthur, Justin D. Fulton, James VI.
Worrel, John P. Newman A. G. Law
son, Hon Noah Davis. Hon Chauncey
Shelter, Rev. Stephen Merritt and Rev.
NJ H. Pogson. took part. The funeral
took place at Worcester, Mass. Among
the pail bearers was Mr.. Wm. Noble. Of
England.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Senate opened the fight against
the President last Monday. Nearly ev-
cry speaker Of any note on the Repub
lican side had his say.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Baldwin has suffered severe loss
from fire recently; insurance fifty thou
Sand dollars, loss one hundred and
eighty thousand dollars.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Natchez has defeated three more sa-
loon petitions. Mr.. Richard + Reed,
of the law firm of Reed & Reed, acting
as the Attorney for the Prohibitionists.
Let the good work go on.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The act to prohibit the sale yinous,
spurious or malt liquors at Ebenezer,
has become law Good for that
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The question Of the post-mastership
at Vicksburg is sgetting pretty warm and
is causing some agitation in political
circles. It is claimed that Mr.. Groome
is illegally in possession Of the post
office.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Prof A. A. Hopkins has returned to
his home in Rochester, New York, from
the South, on account Of the serious i'll
ness Of his wife.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Vicksburg Gas Company held a
meeting last Wednesday, and declared
divident Of 3 per cent.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Mr. ". D. Wilson, an old and re-
spceted citizen Of Vicksburg, died last
Tuesday night, and was buried the next
day with Masonic honors.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

lhe Prohibitionists Of Deleware are
@king steps to organize regular Pro-
hibition party.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Yazoo City wants building associa-
ation.-Ripley Sentinel. Yes, and she
has one
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
POLITICAL POINTS.

Senator John L. Mitter, of California.
is dead.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Major W. S. Rothamel after nearly
50 years Of perfect health took sick
abouttwo weeks ago, and died Tuesday
night last at the Natchez city hospital.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The committee on the Pacific Rail
road endeayored to bring before the
House during the morning hour last
Tuesday, the bill requirig the Pacific
Railroad to pay the cost Of surveying
and taking out patents for their land.
This will subject them to local tax
alton.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Prohibitionists of Rhode Island
have put the first State ticket of 1856 in
de field. They held their Convention
March Sd, and nominated a full ticket.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

4 new fire company has been organ
lied in Vicksburg called the "Mississip-
pi No. 1t has its quarters in South
Yicksburg.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

-Four prisoners succeeded in making
their escape from the heretofore con
sidered impregnable Jail at Rolling
Fork.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Senator Colquitt has been attacking
he liquor traffic in the city Of Churches
brooklyn.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
MRS. N. I. WELLS

The Prohibitionists Of Grant county,
Indiana held a Convention at Marion,
february 20, and put full county tick
field. Dr. G. +. Meyers, Ed
itor Of the Indiana Phalonr, and Hon.
John Studebaker spoke. A congress
sional district convention was held at
the same place on March Sd.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Annual cost of electric lights to
Natchez will be $1,000.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

A private letter from Meridian states
that the Temperance sentiment is on a
boom.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Vicksburg compress now holds
in stock 1869 bales of the feecy staple.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
PROHIBI1ION NEWS.

/ Mr.. Cough estate was valued at 75,-
900 dollars.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Sidewalks are needed at the Oxford
University-make them narrow.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
The iron bridge over st. Catherine 5
creek was accepted and paid for.

The Natchez w. C. I. u. has opened
a lunch-room in the Donaldson build
ing 1t is said to be a success.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
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This department is the official organ oi
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of Mississippi, and is con-
Quoted by
MRS. CHATTIE BEALL.
Wcst Point, Mississippi
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The Pension bill has passed the
House and is now in the committee Of
whole awaiting action; also the urgent
Deficiency bill, the Indian, the Post
Office, the Military Academy, the Army,
the Consular and Diplomatic, and the
District Of Columbia Appropriation
bills.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
STATE NEWS.

Corinth reports cold weather and
snow.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

The contractors Of the present Mail
Service between New Orleans and Vick-
burg have sent in their protest to the
Post-ofiea department against any ad-
ditional River Mail Service between
New Orleans and Eicksburg. 1t is sup
posed that they desire to bid on any
proposition for additional Service.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

a meeting or M0rm0nS was held last
Sunday at the Salt Lake theatre and
continued until late hour. A great
many speeches were made; among them
the speech to uphold the rights of
women to go into polgamy said that
/ thousands of ruined women in the
East would be glad to be made wives,
such as the speakers were 1t maintain
here had no right to say that women
shall not marry. 1t might as well take
the opposite course and compel virgins
from cloisters to marry Such social
preferences should be respected. The
government had no right to interfere.
This argument is singularly like the ar
gument of the rummies, voiced by sa-
loon made politicians, that if the people
don't drink they will commit other
crimes and become addicted to other
vices. The choice Of women is not
necessarily limited to polgamy or loss
of virtue.
But the protest goes on to declare
that women had been outraged in Utah
courts in questions about expected ma
ternity. fathers of children, etc. Suf-
frage was declared to be a vested right
in women here, not to be attacked. An
emphatic denial was made that they yo-
ted otherwise than according to their
free will. Noble women" who refused
to answer questions propounded by the
courts were eulogized, and the action of
Judge Rane and United States Attorney
Dickson in requiring testimony from
a legal wife against her husband in un-
lawful cohabitation eases was condem-
ned.
The wives and mothers of the United
States were called upon to come to the
assistance of the women in Utah In
their resistance to interference with
their rights. A committee was apeoint-
ed to memorabilia the President on the
subject.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Reformed drunkard II am doing all
| can to elect H. He was one
friend, and about the only one | had
when at my worst estate. He was never
in too big a. hurry to stop and shake
hands and oftentimes than otherwise,
took time to say, tut, tut, Tom, this is
too bad, or, time to quit now Tom: be a
man and take the dark out of your home
and make your wife happy, your baby
will be hungry some day Tom if you
keep on like this; or something to let
me know there was one human being
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

that would rather did not go to dis
truction."
All, yes, just one word to nourish his
self respect; to keep alive the life-spark
of manhood; speak, oh speak it before
it is too lale.
am curious to know why you take
.seh 4 special interest-in that dissiap-
'ted young fellow
/" DO it hoping that some one may be
as pitiful to ny poor boy, wandering
God knows where That was not the
highest motive, but was near Kin him,
and and born "of that mercy too theirs
shew-That mercy show to me.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13
Poor drunkard-"I love to meet tha

T00r ufunkarU- / love TO meet That
woman.
"Why?'
Because she always speaks so kind
ly and pronounces my name distinctly,
so people can hear, as though she was
was not ashamed to do it. Somehow, /
feel like trying harder to do better all
day, every time | meet her"
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-13

Louis Schade, the editor Of the Wash
ington Sentinel and his clique have
made earnest efforts to get Governor
Fitzhugh Lee to veto the Local Option
bill that has passed the Legislature Of
Virginia, Governor Lee sends Schade
this answer:
RICHMOND, March 8, 1856.
Louis Schade, Editor Of Washington
Sentinel
The bill passed six days ago Being
agreed to BY decisive majority Of the
party, and being in the party platform,
it would be unwise to veto, and it has
been signed Personally, | agree with
Horatio Seymour when he said as
Governor Of New York "All expert
ence shows that Temperance, like other
virtues, is not produced by law makers,
but by the influences Of education, mo-
rality and religion
(Signed) FITZ HUGH LEE
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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-12

The above date will look down upon one
hundred years Of the constitution Of the
United States. No achievement Of man
kind equals in benefcence the inaugura-
tion of a jurisprudence aud a system of
government founded upon the great civil
dogmas Of the American constitution. This
code Of permanent principles heralded to
the world for the first time in the binding
form of law that political power resides,
not above, butin the people; that wise gov
eminent consists in rules of conduct equal
and immutable In their essence, uniform in
their application, and consistent in their
administration. By this charter the irrltat-
ing divisions which upheld ranks aud fav-
ored classes were broken down, and as a
historical fact men, under 1t, first became
really free. That the establishment of
civil and religious liberty on this
continent, whose perennial example
abates tyranny and propagates enlighten-
ment throughout all the communities OF
men, is an event demanding celebration
cannot bear disputation. Those who live
nearest to the benefits OF the constitution
should be most ardent in its praise. 1t is a
lasting boon to the common people, and
they will be the source and spring OF cnthu.
siasm which, aroused, win impcl congre.
cation in Washington in 1889 OF the dsci.
pies of liberty everywhere and of the ma.
tions of the earth. The people of the Union
own in common the public grounds Of this
capital, and by a contribution, too small to
mention, of 10 cents each, the necessary
sum of sG,OOO,OOO would be raised, and the
burden never felt.