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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.

The Directors of the Gulf and Shin
Island Railroad Company held meet.
ing In this city Monday. Colonel w. c.
Falkner, vice-President, will continue
the construction of the road from New
Albany, south, with 200 hands: and
work on the Southern Division from
Hattlesburg to the Coast, under the
charge of President Hardy, will begin
after January l. About 300 hands will
be put to work on that end of the road
"A force of convicts has been EMPLOYED
by the Kansas City, Memphis and Biz
mingham Company to work on their
road beyond Aberdeen, and about one
hundred have been put on the levees.
Col. }. ;. Hamilton is the General
Manager of the Company, and will have
charge of the Penitentiary and convicts
at jackson. Gen. VIM. Henry has been
continued as Secretary.
HE Pinkerton Detective Agency at
Chicago have arrested the Adams Ex-
press robbers who rifed safe ON the
ct. Leuis and San Francisco Road. Oct.
70, of $4,000 or 100000, Those who
have been arrested are thus described
Frederick Witrock, the author of the
Jim Cummings" letters, and who is
claimed to be the man who perpetrated
the robbery; w. w. Haight, an ex.em-
Pioyee of the express company, who is
supposed to have aided in planning this
robbery from his knowledge of the rail. |
road rum; Thomas Weaver, a Chicago
who was with Witrock he |
fore and after the robbery; Edward
kinney, brother-in-law of Witrock.
upon whose person was found consid.
cradle portion Of the express money. and
Oscar Cook, who was with Hitrock af-
ter the robbery and afterward divided
he money and mailed the slim Cum.
nings" letters. The detectives have
turned up about $4,000, and estimate
hat from $4,000 to $4,000 is still nm.
accounted for.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
A Valuable Medical Trsatisa

The edition for 1887 of the sterling Med
ical Annual, known as Hoatetter's Alma
mac, is now ready, and may be obtained.
free OF cost, of druggists and general coun,
try dealers In all parts of the United States.
Mexico, and indeed in every civilized por.
ton Of the Western Hemisphere. This
Almanac has been issued regularly at the
commencement Of every year for over one
fifth OF a century. It combines, with the
soundest practical advice for the preserva-
ton and restoration of health, a large
amount OF interesting and amusing light
reading, and the calendar, astronomical
calculations, chronological items, &C, are
prepared with great care, and will be
found entirely accurate The issue of
Hostetter's Almanac for 1887 will probably
be the largest edition of medical work
ever published in any country. The pro-
prietors, Messrs. Hostetter & Co., Pitts
burgh, Pa, on receipt of two cent stamp,
VIII forward copy by mail to any person
who cannot procure one in his neighbor-
hood.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
One Year Older.

The first issue Of The CLARION was
printed February 18th, 1897. On
February 18th the paper will, there
lore, have completed its fiftieth YEARLY
volume, instead of its forty-ninth. a.
appears on first page. An error in the
numbering Of the volume occurred so
long ago that we are unable to trace it.
and one volume appears to have bee n
cut short six issues in order to make the
volume end with the year. The iss ues
Oh the present volume will be continued
TO include February Q, 1887, and the
issue next succeeding will be the first of
Volume 81. This may be matter of
very little Importance to our readers
but we note it as appropriate to the
closing of the first half century of the
papers existence.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
SUPREME COURT CASES.
Reported for The Clarion BY w. r. Harper
Attorney-st-law, Jackson, Miss
october rerm-Is SO.
MARY Fl. PEINE, ]

MARY H. PEINE,
E. A. LEWIS.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of War
rem county. Hon. Ralph North, Judge
Shelton & Crutcher, for the appellant
A. NJ. Lea. for the appellee.
Elizabeth Lewis, administrators of
James Lewis, deceased, brought this
suit against NJ. II. Peine and c. Peine
on promissory note signed By them
jointly. The defendants pleaded pay
ment and gave notice under 1t of an
open account against James Lewis which
they would ask to be set off against the
note. On the trial the first four items
ON the account were allowed to be set
off against the note. The last three
items were in the nature of an open
account or claim of Nj. III. Peine
individually against James Lewis,
deceased. The defendants then offered
to introduce evidence in support
of these three last items of the account
to this effect: "That the note sued
on was executed by NJ. II. Peine
as the principal debtor and by Charles
Peine as the security thereon, which
evidence the court on plaintiffs motion
rejected, and refused TO hear any evil
dence in support of said last three items
of said account, the court holding that
item of the account could be proved as
payment but none of them as distinct
set off" The defendants excepted.
The court, to whom the cause was
submitted by agreement, gave judg-
ment for the plaintiff. The defendants
appealed.
CAMPBELL, J., delivered TIE opinion of
the Court.
The appellants proposition is not
maintainable. Affirmed.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
The National Drill and Encamu.
ment.

For the information of Mississippi
Companies that expect to enter the Ma
tional Drill at Washington, from Nav
% to 81, 1887, we make the following
ing extracts from the official circular:
2. For the best Battalion of Infantry.
of not less than four companies, Judged
by Inspection and by drill in the Manual of
Arms, and in such other minor move
ments in the School of the Battalion as
will test marching, Hheelings, distances.
Arguments, ETC., first prize, $4,000; if
more than two compete, second prize
$500; total, 81, 500.
3. For the best Company of Infantry
(either separately entered or belonging
to any Regiment or Battalion, entered
for the above prizes), to be Judged by
inspection and by drill in the School of
the Soldier, Manual of Arms and School
OF the Company-1st prize, $4,000: I'd.
s, 800; Sd, 81 500; 4th, 81 900; 9Th, $500.
Total, $10,50O.
8. For the best drilled soldier in the
of Arms. Competition restricted
10 not more than two members of any
eompany-1st prize, gold
medal and $4,000; I'd, silver medal and
5000; Sd, bronze medal and $4,000.
tSonreair MedGEs-The Committee will
oestow MEDALS OF MERIT, in gold, sill
Ter and bronze, according to their grad
ng, upon all commands taking prizes at
he National Competition.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
Politics in France.
RENE GOBLET,
THE New PRrMR MINISTER

The de Freycinet, the strongest of
French recent cabinets, has been over
thrown, and new one formed. This
Is really, however, but sort of CON
tlnuance, as the new Ministry, in both
Its domestic and foreign policy, will
tread In the footsteps Of their prede-
cessors. General Boulanger, Minister
of War, and Admiral Aube, Minister of
Marine, two of the strongest members
OF the late Cabinet, hold portfolios in
that of which M. Goblet Ia the Prarnier.
M. Goblet has held important Offices,
but Is not regarded as = statesman OF
great parts. he Is a lawyer by pro-
fesslon, and excels Us a public speaker.
bis birthplace was Aire-sur-la-IIys. in
the year 1928. After completing his
preparatory course of reading, he began
practice at Amiens He was successful.
and IN the year 1S71--that wear of
terrible disasters to his countrv-was
elected a member of the National
Assembly In 1876 he was elected
to the Chamber of Deputies, and again
IN 1877. subsequently he became
Minister of the Interior. and later
Minister of Public Instruction. Two
notable acts in his career as a states
men have been his support OF the Wal
ion Constitution, which NJ Gam eta
sought to revise, and, In 1885, his for
budding the production of a play by
Ai. lola, by which he incurred the
enmity of that distinguished writer. So
1erce, indeed, was Zola's resentment,
that he wrote letter abusing Nj. Cob
let, to the Figaro, in which he said that
the stestesInan would be known BY
future generations only as sthe man
who lnterdicted fGerninal.' TLis
is the name of the play Goblet would not
permit to be acted. Goblet has had
some experience as a journalist. hav-
ing IN 1869, founded a newspaper at
Amiens
Premier Goblet is small. active
man. As before lntimated, he Is ready
OF speech; and it may yet prove that
his considerable experience may assist
h-n - hold longer than is now ex-
p Ell, the dignity winch has b.cn
rather thrnst upon him titan eongi.t
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
An Additional q. s. District Judge
for Mississippi.

The following are the LIST and %
clauses of the bill introduced by Hon
]. b Morgan for the purposes above Sc,
forth The measure has the support, we
are informed, of the entire delegation.
We viii add that it win supply much
needed demand. Our present able
Judge, Hon. r. A. Hill, should have
assistance in disposing of his large
docket; and litigants viii be greatly
benefited:
To provide for an additional Judge In
the State Of Mississippi.
be enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States Of
AnaeTacn IN Congress assembled, Thas the
State OF Mississippi be, and the same is
hereby, divided into two judicial dis
trlcts In manner following, to-Eit: All
those counties constituting what is now
known a. the Northern District shall
continue to be and shall constitute the
Northern District The remaining coun-
ties OF the State shall constitute the
Southern District Of Mississippi.
SIC 2. That the present Judge Of /
Mississippi Is hereby declared to Be the /
district Judge for the Northern District /
d Mississippi; and the President of the
United States, by and with the advice
ind consent Of the Senate, is authorized I
ND directed 70 appoint = district Judge
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

The Cincinnati Commercial G1zette haE-
ing charged In its Washington correspond
ence that President Grant doubted the par
ty loyalty OF Gen. Logan, and the latter
having innocently denied that there was
any foundation for the charge, the CONNER
eiaf Gazette published facsimile extract
from letter of General Grant, which
reads a. follows:
EXECUTIVE MAN SION, May II, 1871.
II will only add that great many pro-
fessedly staunch Republicans acted very
much as If they wanted to out-do the Dem
ocracy in breaking up the Republican par
ty. Everything looks more favorably now.
though, Tor the party than it did in 1868
when the war was raging. Summer and
schurz have acted worse than any other
two men, and not far behind them is Fer
~, OF Connecticut, and Upton, of Nebras-
ka- John Logan il paving the way to be
just as bad as he knows how to be. but out
OF full fellowship with the Republican par
ty he will amount 10 but little. He is af
fected with that "maggot" of which Mr.
Lincoln used to speak
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
Dalrying in Mississippi.

Mr.. >. K. Williams, in charge of the
Menelas plantation, near Brookhaven,
called on us last week, and from him we
learned some facts about farm and dairy
results. He SAYS gilt-edge butter max
ing is fine art, and requires time and
experience and proper surroundings to
make it success; that Central Missis
sippi has unusual advantages for pro-
ducing first-class, uniform article, and
all that is wanting is to know how to
utilize what nature has furnished in
abundance; that his success in that d.
rection, not only in quality, uniformity
OF texture, color and quantity, has been
far beyond his expectations, and better
than he has ever done before. In taking
charge of the Menelas herd he did not
think of making butter, but of selling
milk only, as it is generally understood
that the native COW of Mississippi is not
a butter COW; but he found by careful
observation that during the month of
November last he made on an AVERAGE
for the month one pound from each
one gallon and half of milk; and in
one test, carefully conducted, from four
gallons of milk, all of one milking and
set in one vessel, after standing forty
eight hours, the yield of cream was
thirty per cent. of the four gallons,
from which he made 81 pounds
Of first-class butter, ready for the table.
such results have rarely, if ever, been
obtained before. Mr.. w. has had many |
Years experience in dairying and stock |
'aising in Illinois, near Elgin, and his |
'esuits here are very encouraging. Mr..
Williams will be in attendance at the
)airymen's Convention in Febr uarv,
nd will give the results of his expert
nee to the Convention
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
John A. Logan.

Gen. John A. Logan died at his home
IN Washington City Sunday afternoon
few minutes before o'clock. He had
been suffering for several days with an
acute attack of rheumatism, which first
made its appearance in his hands but
extending to his body, eventually at
tackled his brain and caused his death.
Gen. Logan was born in Jackson coun-
ty, Ill, Feb. 8, 1926, and was therefore
nearly sixty-one years of age. His
father was native of Ireland, doc tor
and man of education and intelligence,
Gen. Logan received common school
education, and was graduated from the
University of Louisville. He served in
the Mexican war, and attained the rank
OF lieutenant and quarter master. When
twenty-three years of age he was elected
clerk of court of Jackson county. He
served in the Legislature in 1852, ,53.
90 and '57. In 1856 as presidential
elector he voted for Buchanan. He
was member of the Thirty-sixth and
Ihirty-seventh Congress, quitting before |
his second term began, to join the Union
Army at the commencement of the late /
war. He fought in the battle of Bull |
Run, in July, 1861, as a private, but be-
fore the end of the war he was a major
general, in command of an army corps.
He is conceded by all to have been the
most distinguished of all the officers
taken from civil life who fought ON the
Union side.
After the war he was elected to Con-
sress as Republican, in 1867, and in
1869, and was elected United States
senator in 1871, and was again elected
% NIL the term commencing March 4. II
1879. AT the end of his first senatorial {
,erm, in 1877, he was defeated for re- 9
election by Judge David Davis. He. "
vas the Republican candidate for Vice q
President ON the ticket with Blaine in d
1854, and by his strong hold upon the Q
Elections of the ex-soldier element, he | O
made up for some of the deficiencies of | 7
rs brilliant chief. Having been de- n
Gated for the Vice-Presidential Office
10 was again elected to the United
'tates Senate, after an exciting contest
'efore Legislature which was politi-
ally tie. One Republican and one u
Democrat dying during the session, and G
wo Republicans having been elected in P
heir stead, the deadlock was broken. v
nd Gen. Logan's election was the re-
alt. W
Gen. Logan up to the outbre ak of the u
tie war, was strong pro-sIavery DEM d
rat, but drifted into the Republican ',
arty, as did Grant, Butler and Others. /,
. was a violent partisan and a man of q,
tier preludices, but he had many COM u
endabie traits that endeared him to s
. friends. His mind was strong and q
gorous, but he lacked culture and re- "
aement. His strongest point was his th
'rsonal honesty, and this no one I.
,ubted. =. -
The time and place Of his interment tu
we not yet been determined. ~ n
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

cution Of the said equitable mortgages on
crops to be grown until they begin to grow,
when they can execute valid legal mort
cages on them, as heretofore under Sec
ton 1859 of the Code of 1880 and prior to
that time. Practically, to real estate
owners, the mortgage law remains I'M
changed, and the laboring man, who has
no property, is delayed for few months,
until his crop begins to grow.
Such mortgages have priority over judg-
ments, executions and attachments against
the debtor. JAMES f. McCooI.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

Ex-LIEuT. Gov. PINCHBACK, a negro
political leader in Louisiana, commends
the President for again nominating
James G. Matthews to be Recorder of
Deeds for the District of Columbia. In
an open letter to Matthews, which we
find in the Picayune, he says among other
things:
do not regard this matter as personal
question. 1t has a broader and deeper
significance. 1t involves the right of the
colored voters to receive equitable official
recognition from whatever party their in
clination or interest may lead them to
identify themselves with. If your nomi-
nation for the office of Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia by the Presi-
dent of the United States is to be rejected
because you are a "nigger Democrat
then there is no equality of citizenship,
and if the political complexion of the
Senate is changed, as it might be in the
near future, it will then be in order to
reject the nominations for office of all
colored men whose names may be sent
before it, because they may be charged
with being 'snigger Republicans
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29


The South Carolina Senate passed a
bill making it conspiracy and INSIDE
meanor "for any persons united, organ
lied, or banded together to interfere by
threats, force, or in other way with anv
contract between any employer or EN-
ployee, whether such contract be verbal
or In writing, or to permit any person
for them or in their name or on behalf
OF such union, association, organization,
or band to interfere with any employer
or employee, whether the contract be-
tween them be verbal or in writing, for
wages or for any other consideration, to
prevent the execution.of such contract,
and each and every one convicted of the
offense shall be punished by imprison-
ment for not less than six months, or
fined not less than 5000, or both fined
and imprisoned, in the discretion of the
court. Each one of such contracts in
terfered with as above prescribed shall
constitute a separate and distinct Of
fence"
The bill was aimed at the Knights of
Labor. 1t was defeated in the House.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

Alcorn A. & M. College.

This institution continues to prosper
under the presidency Of Prof. ]. Ell. Burrus.
Its enrolment on LIST inst. was Isl, which
Is II more than at same time last year. Al
the late Colored State Fair in vicksburg
the following premiums were awarded this
College: Best display of written examina-
ton papers by College; best display OF
farm products best bushel of sweet pota-
toes best buzhel Of white corn in the ear.
Both the literary and agricultural depart
nents are in vigorous and healthy con-
dition.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
CLARION SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

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Address THE CLARION, Jackson, Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
BRO. BURKITr's VIEW.
Okolona Messenger.

Ing a' * oiD az '"E S'a'e orange was
smaiier tnan usual. we regret that the
interest IN the Order, which has done 30
of the agrieulturists OF the country ana
has made so few mistakes should not Grow
and strengthen. There are some reason.
for this, however, and it is barely possible
that the policy which continues to comm;t
the Order year by year to the "Tombstonss
and the "Silver Spoon Industriesn bss
done much to discourage the hone and
stihe the interest formerly felt in the sno.
cess of the Order.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
A Contrast.
A eRASGER's VIEW.
i'B" in Forest Register

"B" in Forest Register.
Bro. Frank Burkitt will have =
the State Grange now as that BODY did Sa 81.
see proper to adopt his s'idees" on The So, 10y
Schools. The Grange is farmers o @,.a1,e
cation and is progressive and indeneraS i,,,i.
in its work and influences. To tba s 80.
that il is political, we have yet to see ' The
first single point or principle presented ' bE
it that would do the country ininrv ny gy
have been a close reader of Grange Etc..
ture and have attended their pnhlic "a
regular meetings and can say trnt6fs III
that We endorse the objects, aims and snj.
of the Order, ia toto. ''s
New, we do say that We do not eudor.a
Bro. Burkltt nor his followers and We -
that his sentiments are not in accord -
the Grange element of the country.
Bro. Frank, We love you, but we ara No..
and probably never will be of the sa-,s
mind.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
A Mississippi Murderer Attempts
Suicide.

Special TO the Times-DemoeratI
CROCKETT, Dec. 19.-Sheriff HoIcolb
of this county, on Friday last arrested
and jailed man by the name of c. D.
Slaton. Yesterday the man attempted
to commit suicide by taking quarter
of an ounce of morphine. In his cell
was found the following note: This
day l will part with this life. / don't
intend for nobody else to take it from
me. All ask of the officers is to send
my body to my wife at Schulenberg
Texas. | am going to part with this
life with free good will have killed
four men: w. J. Cross, J. II. Wells, G.
Suite and NJ. Lewis, The morphine ia
taking effect. Good-by to my darling
wife and child. Ny time is short.
will soon be gone. By-by,
Q. ID. SLAroN."
He says Cross lived in LauderdaIe
county, Miss, and Wells and Suite in
Newton county, Miss. Suttle was a
negro.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

AN adequate system Of coast and har-
Dor defences and ships worthy of the
name of mem Of war, are doubtless
among the present needs of the Govern
ment, but the Government can better
afford to do without either, than to vote
sl0o,0Oo,o 900 to provide them, as pro-
posed by some of the Democrats for Of
fee oulv.,'
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29

The Jackson correspondent of the
Picayune telegraphs that paper that the
resolution of Senator George, instruct
ing the Judiciary Committee to inquire
into the power of Federal Courts over
railroad receiverships, which was offered
in the United States Senate Monday,
was suggested, doubtless, by the exist
ing disagreement between the Missis-
sippi Railroad Commission and Major
f. S. Bond, the receiver of the Vicks-
burg and Meridian railroad. And after
giving short history of the matter he
concludes by saying, at is known that
Senator George is opposed to the custom
of appointing receivers to control and
manage railroads except as it may be
necessary in order to protect railroad
property pending bona tide litigation"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-29
st. Louis Republican

The verdict OF not guilty in The Camp
peii oiVoree case goes TO assert that the
wIe pefIured herself to bring shame on
q ner husband, that the husband perjured
himself to bring shame on the wife, and
that the friends and servants of either side
vented haze of miscellaneous perjury.
through which the jury could only see a
pretty woman in distress, to whom sin
might be forgiven, and a physical wreck,
n ~ Tor the hospital rather than the