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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
Not a Case of Pan-Electrlc'

Special to the Time. Democrat
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1.-The LEE
Democrat correspondent called tns
tention of Mr.. Barksdale, Of Mlssl'1yY w,
to day to the charge Of the Ne" ~
Tribune, mentioned in these dlspa..s
last night, that number OF pro9illbB'ii.
Mississippians are involved IN ~ Wv,
connection with the proposed To- p,5
OF the Gulf and Ship Island =, +,
road land grant. He pronounGel ID
story a pure invention, a ng -
OF the whole cloth The gen','JJ.
named are not in the 81 g'e'.
gree personally interested in tbe 81" h
prise. Mr.. Barksdale states tb2I u .ss
been its earnest advocate for many 81
and in consideration of that iacl "
induced by its friends TO become ~
corporator when it was revived ID . -.
rnary, 1882. He was subseY.rs
elected a director, but when ne
afterward nominated for Congiis; .oos
resigned the dictatorship ana ~ "saf
tlnued his connection with the coHr natt
He is not stock holder, and has Hs
cent invested in the enterprise
regards it as a great interstate as v" mas
State project, aud will continue US III
earnest efforts for the passage o. .,S;oud
the time for the eoiap'''
the road.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
To The Merchants Of Mis.issippi.

The Supreme Court of this State has
decided that a policy Of insurance on
the stock Of merchant is contract in
reference to the business, which cannot
be enforced unless the merchant has
paid the privilege tax required by law.
1t is not sufficient that the merchant
shall have license; but he must have
liconse for which he mas paid a
sum proportional to the value Of
his stock, according to the scale pro
vided in the Code.
A merchant who has license based
on business Of $4,000, and an insur
ance policy covering a stock valued a
$4,000, could recover nothing, in cas-
of FIRE, from the Insurance Company.
This matter il important enough 1
receive promp; consideration.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
Death of Ex.Gov. Seymour.

Elk Gov. Horatio Seymour died at the
residence of his sister, Mrs. Roscoe
Conkling, in Utica, New York, on last
Friday evening at 10 O'Clock, of old
age.
Like Gen. Hancock, Gov. Seymour
had been the Democratic candidate fol
President of the United States Gin 1869
hut unlike Gen. Hancock his achieve.
ments were in the walks of civil life.
He was, perhaps, the most learned and
profound of all the prominent men in
the Democratic party, not excepting
the Hen. A. G.. Thurman, who is con-
spicuous now as one of the few survivors
of the public men who were considered
great quarter of a century ago.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

miles Of Mississippi territory it dare not
put cross tie.
This vast domain, made sacred TO the
uses of the Memphis, Birmingham and
Atlantic Company by the Legislature,
the Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham Company cannot traverse, coming
South or going North. 1t cannot touch
it.
Such restriction was never imposed
on any railroad company in America by
any Of the States or the United States,
when the company simply asked for the
privilege Of constructing railroad with
its own capital.
To make matters worse, the Memphis
Birmingham and Atlantic Company,
can, under its charter, travel all over
the right of way of the Kansas City,
Memphis and Birmingham Company.
And to make matters worse still, there
are other charters in existence in this
state under which lines could be con-
structed parallel with either of the com
panies named.
1t is said that the charter of the
J Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany contains provision like that We
have criticised. This is not so. NJ
charter in America contains such pro
vision.
! Such provision in general law o
this State would have prevented
the construction of the road from New
Orleans to Jackson; the road from
Natchez to Jackson; the from Jackso
to Yazoo City; the road from New o.
cans to Memphis, and other roads tina
we could mention.
The persons living in the territor
r protected from the invasion of the Kar
e sas City, Memphis and Birmingha
5 Company, may honestly think, at tn
time, that they want only one line
railroad, but they will sing another tul
: if they be fortunate enough to get
" Then they will want two, three, four,
as many as they can get.
-. If the Legislature doubted the goo
faith of the Kansas City Company, tn,
should have been kicked out withO
any charter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
An Unheard of Restriction


We do aver that the charter of the
Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham
Railroad Company which passed the
House on Friday, contains the most re-
markable provision ever placed in the
charter Of a railroad company in this or
any other State.
This provision is contained in an
amendment which was added 20 the
DILL, as it was originally presented to the
Legislature, by the Senate. 1t is not an
amendment which the applicants for the
charter asked or desired, but which they
most strenuously opposed. Nor is it an
amendment which the public policy or
interests Of. the people of the State
suggested; but which was suggested and
insisted upon by the officers and attor-
neys Of rival railroad company.
The bill to charter .he Kansas CITY.
Memphis and birmingham Company, to
which was added the appointment re-
ferred to, provides for the construction
OF railroad from Memphis, in the
direction of Birmingham, across or
through the State of Mississippi: and
the amendment prohibits the company
from building its road within twelve
miles of an airline from Holly Springs
to New Albany, fron New Albany to
Tupelo, from Tupelo to Fulton, and
from Fulton to Tie Alabama line in the
direction of Birmingham
The amendment was adopted at the
request of the Memphis, Birmingham
and Atlantic Railroad Company, which
owns the line of railroad running from
Memphis to holly Springs, an1 has been
authorized by the present Legislature 10
extend its road through the State toward
Birmingham.
The effect Of the amendment is to
keep the Kansas City, Memphis and Biz
mingham Company out Of Holly Springs,
New Albany, Tupelo and Fulton This
u bad enough. But il Is much worse
than that: it carves ont strip Of coun-
~ szkh9n Northern part 81 tie State
twenty four miles wide and ono
hundred miles long. into which TIE
Memphis and Birmingham Company il
probibited from going y my point.
On any Jingle foot "a thin 3 400 aquszs
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

Nh. SrEISrrz won the three games OF
the St. Louis series in the chess match
between himself and DR.. Zukersort.
Since in New York the latter won four
games and the former one. the game Is
now even, each having won four games
The New Orleans series will be com
menced in about one week, when play
will be continued until either one of the
contestants wins six more games, max
ing ten won games in all
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
Proposed Conditions for Admission
to A. g n. College.

AN ACT to carry out the purposes for which tn
Agricultural and Mechanical College at stark
vile established
[Introdsced by Senator Biniord, February 1s.]
SECTION /. Be ii enacted, etc, That al
persons who shall be admitted as student,
at the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Starkyille in this State shall b
required to sign the following pledge
to-wit:
thereby pledge my honor that it is my
purpose and intention to pursue MS my
exclusive or principal vocation 10 life, the
business of agriculture, horticulture, me-
chauics or dsiryman, and no one who re.
fuses to sign this pledge shall be admitted
~ a student At said college.
SEu. 2. That The President Of said Col
lege shall have prepared duplicate record
b ,oks Tor said pledges, in which book
said pledges shzil be written or printed and
said President shall require each student
before being admitted Is = student
in said College to sign said pledge
in said duplicate book, and when
said books shall be filed out, said books
shall Be filed, one a. : public record
of said College, and the other with IN
SECRETARY Of State as The public record 81
the State.
SEC 3. That III laws 81 parts Of lsrs IL
conflict with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed. and this aet shall take
effect and b r force from and sfter IL
passage.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

Birmingham Company. in the Interest
Of the Memphis, Birmingham & Atlantic
Company, Is, in our view, indefensible.
It Il especially 80 since under the charter
OF the latter company it is not confined
to the territory forbidden to be entered
BY the former.
No matter where the extension of the
Memphis, Birmingham & Atlantic may
be located, whether twelve miles NORTH
or twelve miles south of the Hair-line,
still the 'air-iine" must not be en-
croached upon. How absurd
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

is a kindred persuit 70
agriculture rs illustrated at the College.
And further, if it il expected the far
mers of this State shall follow the
example given US by the Michigan pro-
lessor. who runs the College farm, the
tombstone business will be 3 thriving one
soon. for it is only a question of time
when they viii all starye.
But, if all fourteen are actually Gu
gagged in practical agriculture, II Is eel
dent thai theoretical farmer IN Missis
slppi is costly luxury. Fourteen seen zen
tic farmers on an outlay OF soo4'ooo
or an average of one for little NOR
than S2l 1000, No wonder our peopi'
are poor, our common schools lay IN tn'
back ground, and our State Treasury
depleted.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

The Sheriff of Hancock county adyer.
s n. Tor sale Grace Episcopal church. on
= Avenue, in Bay St. Louis. The
Judgment Tor the payment Of which i i
~ - . sold = for the building of the church.
III " = the hrst instance we have ever
. snonn IN which church was sold by !
- sse, 8! and We hope il will be the last of
- Kind. This case affords an excellent
opportunity for some religious. chsr;tshi.
e generous person Who can afford Il =, -,
e ect ~ Which he may lay up treasure =
even Let him buy it and present s =,
- 1lnhopof the Diocese for the honor e
eeuseh. -Gulf Coast Proersu.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

a SUBSCRIPTION has been started in
New York City and Philadelphia TO
raise a fund for the widow of Gen.
Hancock. IN the former city, Mr.. Tilden
has subscribed 81 900 and Mayor Grace
$500 These two are Democrats.
In the latter city Messrs. G. w.
Childs and A. j. Drexel. Republicans,
subscribed $4,000 each, with the prom
ise of more if needed We think that
Uncle Sammy should come again.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

THF Supreme Court of this State
has decided that a merchant who does
not pay his privilege tax cannot in case
of loss by fire compel payment of his in.
surance policy, and that there is no diff
ference between a partial payment or
payment of an insufficient amount and
failure to pay any tax at all. This con-
struction of $50 of the Code, affects
every community III the State. The
opinion which is able and elaborate was
delivered by Judge Campbell.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
Death of Senator vertner.

AS we go 10 press we learn that q
telegram was received in this city this
morning announcing the death of Sena-
tor J. d. WERNER, at Columbus, last
night He went with the members Of
the Legislature to visit the Girls College
aud slight sickness which he had
before starting there developed into a
case of pneumonia
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

CoNGRtssMAN CATCHINGs has intro
duced bill requiring the Vicksburg
and Meridian, and the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad Com
parties to remove the distractions to
navigation in the Big Black river caused
by the bridges they have thrown across
the stream. A similar bill is pending
in the Legislature, but it was deemed
advisable to nave Congress take action.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

THE election of Superintendent of the
Penitentiary, has been postponed until
Thursday night of next week. In the
meantime the Select Committee to in.
vestigate the management of the Peni
Tertiary and other public institution.
will make its rennrt
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

THIs District never had an ADLER OF
more industrious representative in Con
gress than Mai f. Barksdale, and Their,
is no man in the district who can beat
him if he desires denomination
Brandon Republican.
4 Correct. Madison county is satisfied
with his services and does not wish &c
change a true, tried and faithful servant
for any uncertain man.-Canton Picket
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
THE melancholy days nave e0'A'
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nc Sdkutst OF tflt } W -, MS
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sweats, the melancholy days sfe deslbl
sad Browns Iron Tonic, certain =, hing
will cure you and me OF all these ! r B
Price 81 per bottle. For SAFE
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

John B. COUGH, the celebrated tenn
perance lecturer, vas stricken with ape
plexy al Philadelphia, on Monday even
ing, while delivering a lecture.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
A Kind Letter.
BAYOU GouLA, La, Feb. Is. Iss

BAYOU GouLA, La, Feb Is, 1886.
COL J. L. PowEK, JACKSON, Miss.
DEAR SIR: Inclosed You have Postal
note Tor $i.50 ts renew subscription to
he CLARION for another year. have
Deen with You since you issued the first
number OF the Standard" lin 1861 and
propose to stick until you or / are called
60 the other side. May long life be yours
ana success attend you. Yours truly.
JNo. D. MURREII.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

HENhY WATTEGsoN, the brilliant edi-
tor Of tie CoUier-J0Wnai, is at the point
of death. He has 4 malignant type Of
spinal meningitis
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

ARCHBISHOP GIBBONS has received q
cable from Rome assuring him that he
will be made a Cardinal at the March
Consistory.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

The Official estimate places the loss
inflicted by the London mob on Monda!
at 100000. The people are still in a
state of alarm.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

The Senate yesterday passed Mr..
Loves bill reducing the compensation
of District Attorneys by giving them a
salary, instead of the fees heretofore al
lowed
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

J::o. G.. THOMPSON, well-known
Ohio Democrat, at one time Chairman
of the State Committee, died at Seattle,
w. T.. on Tuesday.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

IT is said that Mr.. Morrison's new
tariff bill will reduce the receipts from
imports S25 000, 600 year.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

An Illicit still in Monroe County, near
the Alabama line, was destroyed on the
18th, by Deputy Collector w. G. Sykes
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

NoTE-In yesterdays article this state
ment $20a 600 to two high schools" should
have read 100000.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

Mississippi has nov six Colleges and
High Schools supported in whole or in
part by the State-three white and
three coIored which are open ten
months IN the year She has about ten
thousand common schools, which arc
run four months in the year, and to the
unwise and unnatural disproportion in
support fund distributed by our com
mon mother, / now desire to direct the
attention of the skeptlcal reader.
respectfully refer him to the reports Of
the Auditor of Public Accounts anC
the Superintendent of Public Educa
ton, (the last in print at this writing
for verification of the following figures
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

State receiving 5000 ,00g for those two years,
the distribution Was as follows:
1889.
Paid out of the State Treasury-Sl6e,s 52 IL
Fines and forfeitures retained
in the counties -..-............. 41,alc.H
Total SIT, 070.3a
Deficit 1882 .........--ss2, CPS. 81
1888.
Paid out of the State Treasury SIS S, 2ssoo
Fines and forfeitures retained
in the counties. ~, 1920
Total $3.50, 0i3. IS
Deficit 1888 ........... 500, 9SS. l------
Add these deficits on the school fund Tor
1882 and 1888 to the 1927 1868 excess OF
expenditures above referred 10, and We
have grand total of $40, es2.s4. 1t viii
be observed that this calculation Is based
upon the hypothesis that the SSO0,0 600 was
distributed a. the law requires for the
years lSS4-5, which | am assured - q
fact Now the question arises, how wa'
this money expended l refer the gener
Gus reader TO the following figures which
may be obtained in the Auditors ofhce
and | respectfully request "Iruth" 10 in
/
another bull-doozing article impugnin!
the motives of gentlemen, who, being il
sympathy with the toiling masses, look a
the question from taxpayers standpoint
and not from = ''silver- spoon pedestal
Appropriated to the East Mis-
s.ssippi Insane Asylum, 1882
and lSS4....--.....--...-.. .......S 100 I'll
To the boys college, 1852 and
lsS4...... ...-....-....-..-.. 49,. -lo,oo3 Y
To the girls college, lSS4....-. 4D,0o0 9
Total. 42t.576 4
Now let us recapitulate.
Excess Of expenditures over
receipts 1sS2-3-4 and 1888 49,, 1915
Deficits on school fund 1928
; added to excess of expendi-
lures for the last four wears,
as compared with the Jour
: preceding years ...............-.s 4IO,yo2
D Aggregate amounts appropri-
ated to the girls college. the
boys college and The asylum
r at Meridian ...... --...--- -.S424o4o
These several amounts are SO near
). equal as TO be suggestive in the highe
Il degree. Certain it il, the difference beiwe
no two of them is equal to the amou
e stolen by Lord (?) Byron Evers and
o associates in one DAYS transaction with I
u Swamp Land Commissioners.
l. But why Truth" should have taken t
lie Meridian Asylum under his protect
e. aegis, / cannot imagine unless 1t be att
N butiole 90 the fact that its history ri
d with open violations OF law and inexcl
re able extravaganza commends itself to
4 broad and liberal ideas of dealing with
At public money. But it is not my parpose
If dicuss the Meridian Asylum. / shall LEI
n it to the tender mercies of the Grand Jnr
"a invited there TO dine, and allow the spec
- committee charged with the Investigate
of that institution to decide, whether or
the State shalt pay for the champagne :
ie Grand Jnrors consumed, aud in my n
~ will proceed u analyse the startling hgu
which a thorough investigation OF
e. school system discloses.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
s2I7.O7o.3a

Paid out of the State Treasury .-Sl6e, 352 l
Fines and forfeitures retained
in the counties ........ 47,7ls.21
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17
s23qni2-h:

Paid out of the State Treasury 81 IS, gao
Fines and forfeitures retained
in The counties ..............- 40,7le.5S
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-17

State receiving 5000, 00o for tEose two years,
the distribution Was as follows:
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-26

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for November.

A very timely ARTICLES that OH "The
Great Fishing Ground, and its Inter
national Questions" in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly for November.
What all the perennial quarrel with
our nelghbors is about will be clear
to anyone who reads it. A young
lady tourist on "a Visit to Fort Gu
Appellee" carries us 10 an inland fort
and mission in the Northwest. The
never tagging interest in Charles
Edward will stimulate many to read
the very clever article on that prince.
clarified House, the Home of the
Cecils" describes and pictures one OF
the finest and grandest old and state
ly homes of England rich in historic
associations. "An Ocean Swordsman"
by Holder, is stirring account of the
swordfish and its capture. As good
as jaunt TO jena is "Dueling at q
German University; and the "Trip
to the Pyrenees" takes the reader to
mountains which cut off the Peninsu-
la from ordinary travellers. 1t is
somewhat of a satire, in the heated
term just on us, 10 read about "Get-
ting Warm; but, as Winter is fast
coming, it may be seasonable. The
stories and illustrations are all good,
and the number one to find readers
for every article.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-26
Congressional Deaths,

The death OF Senator Pike makes
the death roll of the lorty-ninth con-
gress eight in number already. Mr..
Duncan, of Pennsylvania, who was a
member of the forty-eigth congress
and reelected to the forty-ninth, died
before the close of the forty-eighlh.
Mr.. Ellwood, of Illinois, died before
the session of the forty-ninth began.
Rankin, of Wisconsin, came here dy-
ing, and was the third on the death
roll. Congressman Hahn, of Louis
lana, was next, then Mr.. Cole, of
Maryland; then Mr.. Beach, of New
York. In the senate Senator Miller,
of California, died during the session,
and now Senator Pike. The number
of deaths in this congress is a god
deal above the average rate of NOR
tality in congress. 1t has been al
ready more than double the number
in the last congress. The largest
number of deaths occurring in any
one congress is twelve. That was in
the forty-fourth congress. The thir-
ty-frst and twenty eighth congress
each lost ten members by deaths,
while four congresses have each lost
niue members. The total number OF
Congressman who have died in har-
ness since the first congress was be-
gun is 262, of this number ninety
were senators and l72 were members
of the house. 1t will be observed
that the mortality among the sena'
tors has been much greater thar
among the members of the house, fol
while the house is more than foul
times as large as the senate the num-
Der of deaths in that body has beer
only twice as great as those in the
senate. This is probably accounted
for by the fact that the house is gen
orally made up of younger men thar
the Senate. Many ofthe senators arr
gray-headed men who have served
terms in the House before being sen
to the Senate. The average in thu
Senate is probably 10 or 10 year
greater than the HOuse,-UnioI
Special.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-26

A New Philadelphia, o., special 10
the Cincinnati Enquirer says: The
famous fat Heeter baby died at its
home near Trenton, this county, last
night. 1t was twenty months old and
weighed eightY-tive pounds. The
child measured 80 inches around the
chest, 40 at the waist and % inches
around the thigh. Up to last night
it had enjoyed perfect health and WAS
always exceedingly good-natured. A
fatty substance had grown around
the heart, which is supposed to have
caused its death. 1t had always been
an object of great curiosity, and peo-
pie came for miles around to see the
fat Heeter baby.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-10-26

Jas. G. Blaine shot oil his mouth al
Pittsburgh last week and made the
statement that colored laborers in
the South are paid but 60 TO 70 cents
per day. Unskilled colored laborers
are paid $l.O0 in this city, while skill,
ed workman command from $l.25 to
" so per day. Ordinary farm hands
are boarded and paid $3.50 and more
a year, almost as much as Mr.. Blaine
would have the people of Pennsyl.
vania believe colOred mechanics who
board themselves are paid. If such
wages are paid in the South at all il
is further South than Kentucky.