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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Yellow Fever.

DIR. Joseph Holt, President Of the
Louisiana Board of Health, in company
With DR.. Solomon, went from New Or
leans to Biloxi, 20 Investigate some cases
Of suspicious fever, aud on their return
reported that though the evidence was
conflicting, the sum Of it indicated vel
low fever, and nothing else" Straight
way the health authorities Of Missis-
sippi, acting through their executive
officer, Dr.. Writ Johnston, Secretary
Of the State Board Of Health, adopt
ed all necessary precautionary meas
ures to prevent the spread of the dis
ease, and the towns along the coast, and
Meridian ard Montgomery, establish
Ell guarantees against Biloxi.
The resident physicians at Biloxi de
ny that there has been case of yellow
fever in the town or thereaLouts, and are
very decided in their opinion that Drs.
Holt and Solomon are mistaken in their
diagnosis; aud DR.. Godfrey, ordered By
Surgeons General Hamilton to investigate
the cases, has made a report sustainil G
the opinion Of The physicians at Biloxi
Whatever may have been the eharac-
ter Of the fever, no new cases are report
ed, and all but two, who died, have
either recovered or are convalescent, and
the scare is about over.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Mr.. White moved that the nomination
OF Hon. G. E. HookerI be made mani
nous, which was done.
Mr.. g. NJ. Lewis moved that commit
tee composed of one from each county
in the district be appointed to notify
Colonel Hooker OF his nomination and re
quest him to address the Convention
Agreed to.
Mr.. ]. w. Peyton moved that the sans
committee be requested to invite Msjol
Barksdale to address the Convention
Agreed to.
The Chairman appointed on the commit
DIV, ]. Z. Pdnneil, J. J. Whitney, Thomas A.
nickson, E. @. Warren, E. p Briscoe, w
A. White
After brief delay Col, Hooker was in
troduced and accepted the nomination 10
an eloquent and forcible address.
DIR. Barksdaie followed, gracefully ac.
cepting the action of the Convention, and
pledging his cordial support of the choice
that had been made
The remarks OF both gentlemen were
heartily applauded.
Mr.. Porter moved that an Executive
Committee OF one from each county be ap-
pointed by the chair. Agreed to.
The following is the committee Ell.
Green, OF Madison; q. NJ. Lewis, of Kinds;
Pat Henry, of Rankin; w. L. Mitchell, OF
Copiah; A. @. May, of Simpson J. J.
Whitney, Jefferson E. P Briscoe, or Clai-
bone; II. Cassidy, OF Lincoln /; J. J. PROXY.
OF Franklin. District-at- Large-George
Handy. W. c. Wilkinson, A. J. McLaurin,
ID. p. Porter, chairman
Hon. A. J. McLaurin offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That We oppose all tariff leg.
islatior, except taiiff Tor revenue only /:
that we favor the unlimited coinage OF
gold and silver; that we endorse tie ad
minisrration of President Cleveland.
Adjourned
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

TIE campaign for the nomination for
Congress in the Seventh District, has
been campaign of brag, buster and
Misrepresentation from beginning to
end; and now since it is over, and Maj.
Barksdale and his friends, who consti
tute large majority of the District,
have gracefully acquiesced in the result,
the game is still kept up. II is said that
Col. Hooker made the canvass solitary
and alone, relying only on the dear
people"-that the press and the office
holders were all against him. As to the
press. let us see how it was: For Hooker
The Jackson Ledger; Netc MississiDpian
Canton Citizen; Hazlehurst Signal; Ray
mond Gaeette; Brandon Democrat; Ham
burg Herald. To these may be added
the Natchez Democrat, located on the
border. 1t kept up constant fire upon
Msior Barksdale. For Barksdale: The
Brandon Republican,; Westville Meas
Canton Pickef; Brookhsven Leader;
Brookhaven Radiator; Port Gibson Re
rille; Port Gibson Neios; The CLARION
IS. AS to the Office holders, those " no
supported Maj. Barksdale have been his
friends heretofore, and would have been
his friends in this contest, whether in or
out of office. But for every ofice-holder
who supported him, there were ten dis
appointed applicants for Office who
fought him to the bitter end. To this
rule, however, there were very few
honorable exceptions. We have in or
mind ; eye a town in which not less than
fifteen of these disappointed gentlemen
took the field against him. Some OF
them had been his friends; but none of
them remembered that but one of the
number could be accommodated.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Gen. Withers' Stock Farm.

We find in the Cdrrollton Conservative
an interesting letter by Capt. b. F.
Jones, from Lexington, KY, from which
we extract:
By special invitation, Mrs. Jones and
myself visited the magnificent stock farm
of Gen. w. It. Withers, formerly of Jack
son, Miss. We were sorry to see him on
crniches, in consequence Of his old Mexi-
can war wound breaking out afresh on
him. His noble wife, who is niece OF
Gov. W. l. Sharkey, went with us down to
the elegant stables, and had the hostler to
bring out fifteen or twenty Of his fine young
horses and irot them around for our benefit.
We then vi-ited the other stables and lots
near BY, where the fine stations are quar-
tered. The finest one, Happy Medium"
is twenty-three years old and cost $25 600.
Aberdeen" cost $4,000. and is twenty
one years old. He buys no stock, but
raises them. He has about l25 biooded
mares. He sold year old colt last week
for $4,000, and tells me that the average
Of his colts are worth over 81 900 each.
He has 6ne residence and I53 acres of
land all in blue grass. adjoining the cor
poralion of the city. 1t is worth $3.50 per
acre.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

admit the two others. He was disease
however, and though he made his gu
at the time was pursued BY the neiobbosF
captured in Grenada county and brnnoEs..
back. His two sceompliees were ais, 50 e''
tured, and the three being separately ~
amined made confession which eonSrre-s
each other completely. They were -
taken to a convenient place aud huns
Considerable excitement vas oeeas,.n.
in Aberdeen on Thursday last, bv -
ARRAY between Messrs. Ben poU6sm w. W.,
W. F. Mcdonald, on the one part. ami ~
II. c. Robertson the other They me, :,
the aiitrnoon on upper Commerce So
when pistol firing began L ,ber,s,r :.
ceiyed four bullets, causing Instant Ge,,I
aud Popham received an ugIy womb =
the knee Sheriff J. II. Marshall arr-s,..
the parties promptly ard lodged Nel.,nsi-
in Jail. Popham Is confined To bed in h.
room, in charge OF Deputy Sheriff II.
johnson. The cause of the dificultv -,
not stated.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Maj. Barksdale is the modest Roman
of them all Defeated by somewhat
questionable means. he was moi the man
10 be detected and sulk. With the true
and loyal devotion to the Democratic
party which has ever characterized him,
he appears before the Convention, and
in brilliant speech manfully declares
his obedience to the decree of his party.
Four years ago Mai. Barksdale led an
almost forlorn Democratic hope on to a
triumphant victory. Again, in 1884,
the yeomanry declared for BarksdaIe,
and today he turns over the leadership
10 Col. Hooker with substantial Dem
ocrafic majority of 5000 in the district
Let no blatant enemy CT Maj. BarksdaIe
cherish the delusive hope that he is
ssshelved" Our State can i'll afford to
its councils, and there are yet greater
honors in store for him--Crystal Springs
Meteor.
Maj. Barksdale, who was the prefer
ence Of the Herald for the nomination,
has been defeated. He made one Of the
most useful Congressman that ever went
from Mississippi, and had be been re-
elected would have gone on in that in
defatigable manner which placed him
at The head Of Mississippi statesmen
years ago. His services TO the l)emo-
cratic party have been true and lasting,
for long time being chairman Of the
SUITE DrmocrAtil Ccmmittee. While
defeated this time, We ret expect 70 heaF
Of his always being ii the front rank,
battling for The cause that IL 20 dear to
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Hon. z. BarksdaIe's Speech Before
the Nominating Convention.


The Jackson correspondent OF the
New Orleans Pieqyaaas fwhese kilograms
during the canvass, by the way, were
models Of impartiality and accuracy.
which is more than can be said Of some
other correspondence succeeded in re
producing an almost verbatim report of
Maj. B=rksdale- speech before the nom
mating Convention, as follows:
Major Barksdale's appearance an the han vas
greeted with loud and prolonged applause he
thanked the Convention for the honor Of inviting
hiIa TO address It. apd hoped the lime would never
come when II would not be pleasure 10 him 10
address Democratic assemblage. -Four years ago
he was nominated ia tie seventh District ioE
Congress by aecia nation. He took the banner en-
trusted TO bis keeping and bore It 10 4 triumphant
victory Of more Than Eve fhou-and majority. Re
nominated again in 1854, when al his post Of duty
200 uiles away, ny reclamation, he again aehiev-
ed q victory for his partg Of over i've thousand
At d nov, when neartte completion Of his second
term, the sovereign tribunal Of his party, which
called him into the service, lad dCciIed that be
should Be Invested Of Its responsibility As in tbs
rst instance he had yielded obedience TO the cali o.
his party, he now bows deferentialiy u It's de
cree asd will maintsin lis decision. he had thf
satisfaction OF knowing that wheu trst nominated
be had led a lorlorn hope against Republican ma
jority OF 5000. and that he could turn over th'
district his successful coz peti viii assure
Democratic majority of 5000 It was aremark 0
Louis XVIII, when Invested OF his Prineipalitie
and titles, that "an was lost save honor" H.
could say thar whatever else vas lost he en-
jeyed the proud consciousness OF duIy faithful!
performed as God had given him light 70 see IL
Brother Democrats, the contest among ourselves
ended the contest with the common Toe will nov
begin, ana in the spirit Of true knighthood llus
irated by the immortal seottin the conduct Of ID
Christian knight aud he4then cavalier, who, wbe
the combat on the sandy plain had ended, elaspe
| hands in token OF friendship and pursued thei
| journey together, true companions and Toys
lrienss-so our quarrel having ended, let US clos
ranks and march in solid column against whateve
| Toe may confront u.s.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Now, sir, if one will read between the
lines that in 1878 the Board of Trustees
had just made tuition free, and that we had
three years preparatory course that a
short time afterwards the A. & NJ. College
opened and that within the last two wears
the preparatory course here has been grad.
ually reduced to one year, it will be seen
that the University has no apology to make
for a falling off in ATTENDANCE, simply be.
cause there has been no falling of, except
IN that department, in which the Board of
Trustees has seen fit, no doubt for good
reasons, to curtail The course of insiruc-
ton from three years te ore.
But the two reasons assigned Tor fan
cied falling of In attendance, viz: the
great dissipation and immortality among
the students, and the large amount OF
drunkenness in Oxford, demand considers-
ton. The state Of affairs implied in these
reasons simply does no. exist Having en-.
tered the University as a student in 1866.
graduated in 1869, and been an instructor
since 1871, | claim to have personal
know ledge of It's internal workings from
several standpoints, and | kaou the Young
men of Mississippi in her University do not
deserve the calumny implied in the above
reason The young men in this Univer-
sity. like those in every large school. are
not all perfect, either when they come or
when they 90 away. Since have known
the institution, and especially in late wears.
a large majority of them are poor, and are
IN earnest about getting an education. These
young men have no time for dissipation.
Select an equal number of young men from
this State, place them in comparison with
the students of the University as bod v.
and no friend of this institution need
blush. Nor il there need to blush when
sous of Mississippi, at her State Universe
ty, are compared with students IN other
Colleges My own observation, and that
of my colleagues who have taught else
where, proves this statement
Now, about the Town of Oxford The
above reference to it sounds very much like
a campaign statement in a wet and drv
election Any unprrjudiced person, who
knows anything of this community. will
pronounce il absurd. The steady growth of
the town, its thrift and business prosperity.
its schools and churches, are an evident re-
iufation of the Islander. Oxford can chaI-
Ienge comparison with any town in the
country as 10 the moral tone of it, people,
Many citizens from other parts of the State
have made this their home on account of
the advantages il offers in its schools and
churches There are no hoants of rice of
any description tolerated by the authori-
ties or by public sentiment, and . drunken
man on the streets Is ouch rarifs, that this
fact may account for the otherwi~e ground
less Islander. K. B. FULToS.
University, Sept. 6.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Other Decisions.

EDITOR CLARION Since Prof. Hutson's
clear statements about certain delusions in
last weeks CLARION, / have learned that at
last one worthy citizen of the State has
heard other delusive statements regarding
the University, which amount to this, that
there has been serious falling off In the
attendance upon the University, and that
this is due to the great dissipation and inn
morality" among the students, and the
great amount of drunkenness in Oxford,
although a strictly prohibition town."
II is fundamental mistake to say that
the attendance at the University has fallen
off, Be it remembered that there has been
some sort of preparatory department at
the University every year since the late
war, and in some years previous to that
period. Now an examination OF the fig
ures in the catalogues on file shows the fol-
lowing facts about attendance, law students
not being counted because the law-school
has not always been in operation
LIST. The average annual attendance from
the beginning IN l84S to 1876 counting all
except law students, was 200.
ID. The average annual attendance from
1876 to 1886, counting all except law stu
dents, was 27l.
Sd. The following figures show for the
last ten years the total attendance, the
number of preparatory, and the number OF
University students
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Hon. 0 z. Singleton


The career of this illustrious Missis-
sippian as a member of the popular
branch of Congress, will close on the 4th
of March next His lines have been cast
in pleasant places. He has served the
people faithfully and we'll. His public
life commenced as a member of the
Legislature way back in the forties. He
served in both branches, aud left his i'm
press on the journals. as an industrious
and sagacious member. In the Presi-
Dental canvass which was crowned with
the selection Of Franklin Pierce (if our
memory serves US correctly, he was Oh
the Democratic electoral ticket. In 1888
he entered Congress and continued to
serve in that body until called home by
the Convention which passed the Ordi
nance of Secession. When war was dectar
ed by the United States TO keep the Sc
ceding States in the Union, Col. Single
ton Joined the Confederate army, and
was one OF the heroes of Leesburg. Up
on the organization OF what was Intend
ed to be the permanent government Of
the Confederate States, he was elected tc
the Confederate Congress, and remained
in that body until the end of the Con
federscy.s la 1875 he was returned tt
the United States Congress, and from
that time to the present, he has contin
ued to serve with distinction in the House
His public career has been signaliz
ed by many worthy deeds, but if We
were to designate the GROWING honor o
his life, we would mention his vote
against the Electoral Commission In
fanny, by which the people were robbed
Of their choice for President in 1877.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

WE notice that the Hon. n. j. Ham
mond, the able and distinguished Rep
reseatatiye from the Atlanta (Ga.) Dis
trict, has been defeated for a renomi-
nation; and, also, the like fate seems
destined TO overtake Represen sative
Willis, of the Louisville (Ky.,) Dis
trict-Chairman of the Committee on
Rivers and Harbors-than whom No
better man could possibly be found.
Messrs. Hammond and Willis are excep
tionally aele members; but they have
been sacrificed to the revenge of disap
pointed Office seekers. They are to be
succeeded by new men. III the Seventh
Mississippi District the situation is diff
ferent. We are to be represented by Z
man who has been tried.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Playing to Win Either Way

1t will be seen that Col. Hooker is the
nominee. That his able and chivalr0us
competitor, ignoring the example of a
distinguished gentleman who was once
defeated in convention at Hszleh hurst,
stepped TO the front, and in his own way
accepted the result and pledged his sup
port toCol. Hooker The friends Of
Mai Barks dale, in Claiborne, will follow
his example as they have followed his
standard.-Port Gibson Reveille.
In this connection it is not amiss to
cite an incident of the debate between
the two candidates at Knoxville, Frank
lin county, as related by correspond
ent who was present:
KSoxvILLE, Sept. 2, 1856.
EnIToR CLARION. The nomination
will have been made before this reaches
you, but it is well to put on record a
statement OF what occurred in the dc
bate between Messrs. Barksdale and
Hooker at this place. The former re
marked that he had in every discussion,
announced his intention to support his
competitor, If nominated; but that no
response bad been made by that gentle
man, and he now called upon him 10 de
fine his position. Col. Hooker, after
some hesitation, arose and said that be
would support Maj. B. ~ fairly nominal
ed.'' Here You will see, feilow-citizens.
and call your attention to the fact,
reioined Maj Barksdale, that Col.
Hooker will not pledge himself TO stand
by the nomination. He leaves an open
ing by which to defy the decision of the
party, if it is against him."
The inference is that Col. Hooker was
playing game of s.heads | win, tails
you lose" The fact was suspected be-
fore Mai. Barksdale drew him out.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

HOOKER was nominated by acclama-
ton in the 9TH District Convention.
The Barksdale men withdrew. claiming
that the seating of the Claiborne Hooker
delegation was unfair. The indications
are that Barksdale viii run on his own
merits as an independent candidate
Macon Beacon.
Ii would be difficult to construct a
short paragraph containing 90 many in
accurate and unjust statements as the
foregoing. Col. Hooker was not nomi-
mated by reclamation, but by vote of
10 to Is. On the motion of a Barksdale
man, the vote was made unanimous.
The Barksdale men did not Withdraw,
but remained until adjournment, and
will be among the first and last at the
polls in support OF the nominee. The
Beacon will find in this number Of TnE
CLARioT the speech Of Major Barksdale
bowling to the decision Of the Conyen-
tion and declaring his purpose 70 support
the nominee. We presume that ouI
usually fair contemporary vas misled
by the bogus special in the Meridian
/ Nc1rs.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

CHEF JUSTICE WAITE, OF the United
States Supreme Court. who arrived in
San Francisco from Alaska, last week
was taken through Chinatown a few
nights ago. He declared that what he
SAN convinced him that the restriction
act was not passed any too sO,n. He
said he did not believe 10 allowing any
more Chinese to come here, but those
already here should not be molested.-
Exchange.
1t would seem that the Chief Justice
does not concur with Col. Rockers idea
that we should not "turn our backs
upon the oldest race in the world, be-
cause it is yellow-skinued aud almond
eyed" The Chief Justice is on the
Democratic platform so far as it relates
to Chinese immigration.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

PROF FULTos, of the State Univer
sity, says the statement that drunken
ness is prevalent in Oxford, aud that
dissipation and immortality exists among
the students, sounds much like cam
paign statement in wet and dry cleo
tion"-which is mild way of saying
that said statement IS to Oxford and
the students are lies out of whole cloth.
Some of those that circulated in Kinds
would take the premium in competi
tive contest with the thirty other coun
ties in which elections have been held
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

IMPORTANT events sometimes hinge
upon small incidents. The Compression.
al domination in this District, hinged on
the vote Of Franklin county. The vote
of the county depended on the vote OF
Antioch precinct. Ii gave one majority
for Hooker; and an adjournment was
precipitated by the casting vote of the
Chairman. In twenty minutes after the
meeting adjourned, several Barksdale
meu would have arrived on the ground.
Delay is sometimes dangerous. 1t
proved fatal in this instance.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

VS. publish to day another charming
letter from our gifted Lehore county
correspondent, Miss salIie l.. Morgan.
This accomplished Indy has been elected
Principal Of the Black Hawk High
School, and we hope to hear from her
occasionally in her new sphere Of useful
uaaa
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08
Free Coinage

The vote on the free coinage of silver
in the House of Representatives April
s, 1886, is analysed as follows: Demo
Gratis for free coinage, 100; against, p.
Republicans for free coinage, 81; against,
l06. In this connection it should be
stated that the Democratic Representa-
tives voted almost solidly for the silver
coinage law, as it now stands.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

ONE Of the incidents of the nOmina-
ton for Congress in the Seventh Dis
trict, is that Maj Barksdale, the unsuc
eessful candidate, received, at least, two
10 one Of the popular vote over his com
petitor, in the precinct meetings, For
example, Madison, Rankin, Simpson anC
Claiborne gave him, on an average, a
majority Of four 10 one.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

TdERE is much complaint against the
new railroad MOTEL at Holly Springs, be-
cause colored travellers are admitted to
the dining rooms aud wash rooms wi h
white people. The colored people in this
region don't want or expect anything of
The kind, and those from other sections
should be taught better manners. The
hotel should provide equal but separate
accommod tons for this class Of its
guests. They are entitled to it.
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The Fifth District.

The lightning, after numerous freaks,
struck the Hon. @. l.. Anderson, of At
tala. He is in the prime Of life, a good
lawyer, with experience derived from
service in the State Legislature. He is a
worthy scion of a race of sturdy Demo
Gratis, and will wear becomingIy the
mantle of the veteran, o. r. Singleton
We could not pay him a higher compli.
nnant
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Always ready. is the motto Of the Red
Lick Democracy. At meeting of their
club en- the 31st Of August, the follow
ing gentlemen we're elected officers fol-
the ensuing year, to-wit: For President
w. II. Spencer; Vice President, w r
Darden; Secretary and Treasurer, Jno
\. w. Roes, Jr.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Mr.. GEO. w. CHILDs has high and
just estimate of woman's ability as an
editorial writer, and declares that two OF
the best writers ON the Phiiade.ph
Ledger are women. He adds that awhen
women do the same work as men, they
should have the same pay, and carry
out this rule in my own business