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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

THE Silver Dollar has diameter of
an inch and half. Placed side by side
eight of them reach foot, and AZ, 240
would reach mile. On the 1st of No
vember there were 1S2, 1881 ,231 silver
dollars stored in the Treasury, some of
them the property of the Government,
others subject to the orders of persons
who held silver certificates. These
silver dollars, laid in contact with each
other upon the track of railroad would
cover both rails for distance of 2.I75
miles. A silver dollar weighs 4124 grains.
An ounce ayoirdupois is 4374 grains. The
dollar, is, therefore, 1896 OF an ounce.
Seventeen weigh a half ounce more than
a pound. All the dollars c3ined I'D to
the end of October weighed a few
pounds more than 1902 avoirdupois
tons,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
Suspicious Decisions.

1t is not the least disheartening among
the signs of official infirmity in high
places that the public are growing into
the habit of looking for the reasons for
judicial decisions in other realms than
that of Law and precedents. How much
stock does the court, or the courts
father, or faiher-in-law, or brothers or
sons in-law own in the Protoxide of
Hydrogen company is question whose
constant recurrence pretty fairly meas
ures the public estimate of certain judi
cial decisions rejecting vast interests of
the people.-sS Louis Republicans.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
The Lien Deeds of Trust.

In view Of the repeal of the lien law,
which took effect on the first day of
July last, and the fact that many who
cultivate the soil are again under the
necessity Of getting accommodations
from the merchants, we have been asked
by several of the latter if we will print
a blank form TO meet the emergency.
Our form Deed of Trust No. 2 is lust
the document in such case. 1t wa,
prepared by one Of the best attorneys in
the State; has no unnecessary yerbiage
and Is in strict conformity with the pro
visions Of the Code of 1880 relating tc
trust deeds. The old form of crop trus
deeds can only be used upon growing
crops In the meantime, send Won
orders for No ?. Fifty cents per quire
$3.50 per hundred.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

In reply to our suggestion that spec
ial prize be offered by the American Pro
tective League to any one inside or out
side of College or Lunstic Asylum.
who can prove that there is popular
demand for high priced clothing and
blankets and cheap whisky and tobacco
the New CLEANS States says 'if such a
prize toere offered, several papers in New
Orleans would be found competing for
it, for they hold drinks and chaws
to be rs much ''necessaries" to men and
women as clothing and blankets"
In this State the competition would
not be confined TO the newspaper.
Would that it would be.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
A Long Passionate.

The Nate hez Banner thus corrects and
supplements paragraph in our last
issue in reference to long pastorates in
this State:
We can furnish a still more striking
proof Of the inacuraey Of the above tel
egram from Vicksburg. The universally
esteemed minister of the Presbyterian
Church OF this city, Rev DIR. Joseph B.
Stratton. has been its faithful pastor for a
period OF forty-three years The fortieth
anniversary OF his pastorate was celebra-
ted IN the fall OF 1888, with the most earn
est demonstrations OF affection from his
friends and the members of his congrega-
ton. The greater number of those present
on that occasion had been baptized by DR..
Stratton in their infancy, and have known
no other spiritual adviser. 1t resembled a
large family reunion.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
w. H. COLLINS,
vs..
A. X. BARRIER, ct al.

A. X. BARRIER, ct al.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Yazoo
county. Hon. I. J. Wharton, Judge
D. R. Barnett for the appellant.
Hudson, Hudson 4 Holt for the ap-
pellees.
w. II. Collins, desiring to retail liquors
in beat one, Yazoo county, prepared six
petitions, the headings of which differed
materially. These several petitions were
circulated in different parts of the beat,
and signatures received to them. Before
they were presented to the board of
supervisors, the petition, the heading to
which conformed most nearly to the re-
quirements of the statute, was selected,
and the names which had been sign
ed to the other petitions annexed to
it, the headings to the latter petit
tions being stricken out. This done,
the petition as presented to the board
of supervisors, showed a majority of
fifteen of the legal voters of the beat
in favor of licensing Collins. But
no one Of the several petitions contain
ed majority of such voters.
When this petition of Collins came up
for action before the board, counter
petition, signed by A. X. Barrier and
many others, was presented. This coun-
ter petition was as follows: We, the
undersigned, voters of beat No. l, Yazoo
county, Miss, pray your honorable body
not to grant license to w. II. Collins or
L. d. Manor Cor any one else within the
next twelve months) TO retail vinous or
spirituous liquors in less q nantities than
gallon in beat one, Yazoo county.
Miss" The board rejected this counter
petition on the ground that it was gen
eral and not special, and after compar-
ing the petition as above set out with the
registration books of the beat one. grant
ed license 10 w. II. Collins. A. K Bar
rier and others, signers of the counter
petition, excepted to this action of the
board, and appealed to the circuit court,
where the order of the board was re-
versed, and the license granted to Col
Inns revoked. Collins appealed to this
court.
CAMPBELL, j., delivered the opinion of
the court.
The signers of the counter petitions
had the right to appeal from the action
of the board of supervisors.
1hecounter petltloDs were improperly
rejected by the board. That they petit
toned that license should not be grant
ed ''to w. Ii. Collins or l.. d. Manor (or
co any one else within the next twelve
months)" was not valid objection. The
petitioners were both particular las to
those named) and general, and should
have been so treated. Even after reject
ing the counter petitions, the board
should not have granted license because
it did not appear that majority of the
legal voters required had signed the re-
quired petition. l. does appear that a
majority had signed six petitions, and
all the names on all of them constituted
majority, but the petitions were not
duplicates and differed materially from
each other, and 1t was not allowable to
append the Dames signed 70 one to an
other different in terms. Doing this
was necessary TO reckon a majority as
petitioners for license, but it was a
wrong to the voters who might have
been unwilling to sign the petition to
which their names were appended.
ALirmed
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

The n. J. & G. railroad withdrew the
proposition for the city of jackson 10
vote an additional 100000 to secure
the machine shops at that city. Jack
son doesn't wish the works located there.
so the election was declared off. She i
satisfied with the political machine
shops, we suppose.-M Macon Beacon.
Jackson does want the machine shops
located here, but cannot see one hun
dred thousand dollars in such an addi-
ton to her industries. Her people have
always been friendly to the Little j.,
and especially to the proposed extension
but inasmuch as we are already paying
big proportion of the two hundred
thousand dollars voted by Kinds county
to bring the road to this point
the additional tax was deemed unrea
sonable. The Beacon should not be &C
unamiable just because il felt rich
enough to vote one-fifth of a million
to bring the road through its prosperou,
and progressive town.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
The St. Joseph Ga.) Gazette thus I

The St. Joseph (La.) Gazette thus dis
courses concerning the reduction in the
charges for handling cotton in New Or
leans:
Therefore we say unto you, cotton
planters, ship not your cotton where it
may be most cheaply handled and best
sold, but ship it where you can gather
in" as it were, that 10 cents; gratitude
requires this of you, you can do no less.
And if you cannot exactly understand
how you are benefited to any appreciable
extent remember that your opportuni-
ties are not exhausted. Some five or
ten years from now you may get another
reduction of perhaps fully as much as
five or ten cents, and then you are
bound to be prosperous and happy.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
Excitement in Texas.

Great excitement has been caused in the
vicinity OF Paris, Tex, by the remark able
recovery Of Mr.. ]. E. Corley, who was 30
helpless he could not turn in bed. or raise
his head every body said he was dying of
Consumption. A trial bottle OF DIR.
Kings New Discovery was sent him.
Finding relief, he bong ht large bottle and
box OF DR.. Kings New Life Pills by thu
time he had taken two boxes of Pills and
two bottles OF the Discovery, he was we'll
and had gained in flesh thirty-six pounds.
Iriai Bottles of this Great Discovery for
Consumption free at 2. LemIy's.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

GEN. JOHN B. CLARK, Clerk of the
House OF Representatives, has completed
aud caused to be printed an official list
of the members of the House for the
oOth Congress, from which he figures
that the Democrats will have majority
OF fourteen. The CLARIoN's table
printed November 10, and showing a
Democratic majority of thirteen, is &C.
curate enough for all practical purposes.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
The best medical writers 9

AhC Dtct meuical writers claim that
the successful remedy for nasal catarrh
must be non irritating, easy of application,
and one will by its own action, reach ali
the remote sores and liberated surfaces.
Inc history OF the efforts to treat catarrh
during the past few years obliges us to
admit that only one remedy has completely
met these conditions, and that is Elyis
Cream Balm. This safe and pleasant
remedy has mastered catarrh as nothing
else has ever done, and both physicians
patients and freely concede this fact. The
more distressing symptoms quickly yield
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
It thus accurately describes the pres
ent troubles of the Commission:

TaE Alabama Railroad Commission
report that railroad interests are now
brighter than they have been, and thSt
Every many more miles of railway are
now being built and actually under con-
tract for construction, than were ever
before Mt any time in the history of the
State" And the Montgomery advertiser,
one of the best opponents of the senti-
ment of the people on all subjects, re-
ferring to the figures of the Commits
sion's report, says that they 1show un-
mistakabIy the great value that the Rail-
road Commission has been to the people
of the State, and how foolish il would
b to abolish 1t. !"
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

When the Bland bill was passed, in
1878, we had of gold coin and bullion
SOS, 100000. January l, 1886 we had
1926, 100000 or nearly three times as
much. During the same period the
amount of silver coin and bullion has
increased from SOS, 10000 to S269, 00O,-
600.
How is this as an answer to the vati-
cination of the gold bugs that the coin
age of silver would drive gold out of the
country?
The friends of silver may well insist
on the free coinage of that metal.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

fAzoo Cry had seventy thousand
dollar fire last Sunday night. 1t originated
between II and / o'clock in the buildins
occupied by s. G. Bedwen. The citv
narrowly escaped total destruction. A
heavy northwest wind was blowing, and
the tire engines were not in good working
order. The sufferers are S. G. BedweIl
Anderson 4 Phipps, G. H. Quekemeyer, J.
r. Powell, j. II. Haverkamp, l. n. Gil.
ruth, Mrs. NJ. A. Harrison, f. BarksdaIe,
Tim Foley, Robert Campbell, A. J. Cakes
Mrs. MeGraw, DR.. c. E. Cook, Delmondi,
Peter Kline. Total insurance, only So.
125
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

MONDAY MI +. Virden sold to Mr..
Merriman, OF Chicago, a body of land
lying in Tallahatchie county containing
1900 acres. We understand that the
land was bought from the State by Mr..
Virden for trihe, and -old at very fine
profit
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

lHE filthy stun now being cabled
from London about the divorce suit of
Lord Colin Campbell and his wife, is
enough to pollute the Atlantic ocean.
out the great American journals that
circulate such matter must have con-
stitueney that either tolerates or en-
lows il.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

NEsHoBA county declined to vote one
hundred thousand dollars toward the ex-
tension of the Little J. The vote stood
900 for, and 594 against. The Meridian
Ne'e' is happy at the result, for the
great city of the Mighty East will con.
tinue to enjoy its wagon trade from Ne
shoba.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

TIM newspaper press is a mirror which
gives back to each public man the image
which ne casts upon it. If he smiles, it
smiles. If he laughs, it laughs. If he
scowls, it scowls. In a word, it rips
with old EURIPIDEs, and cants with old
CASTHARIpEs, and is rather a good
fellow as times go, albeit the coat it
wears is trife rough, aud, to say truth,
its linen might be cleaner.-Henry Vat
fsyscy,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

. would not live always wa. written
before the discovery of Browns IRON
Tonic, by man "all out of whack. with a
torpid liver and dyspepsia. Those now
suffering the same way drink Browns Iron
Tonic, and sing -
Sweet fields arrayed in living green
For sale by r. r. Ledbetter.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

liz the election in Meridian on Mon
day, the "wet" candidate for Mayor re-
ceived COS votes; his competitor, John
ID. Mclnnis, received 1898 votes. The
Aldermen elected are d. d. Briggs, J..
:. Solomon, Chris. Miller, w. n. Eth
Ethridce.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
Gold and Silver.

The following statement of gold and
silver coin and bullion in the United
States on January l, each year from
1878 to 1886, as estimated by Mr..
Burchard, former Director of the Mint,
is encouraging to the friends of silver
and demoralizing to the gold bugs:
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

SECRETARY of the Navy Whitney,
killed off John Roach, the great Repub.
hcan shiP-buildlng fraud, but in hi.
place have risen more than one contrac
tor ready to undertake the building of
Government vessels according to con.
tract.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

AT the municipal election in Vicks-
burg, yesterday, ex-Sheriff r. f. Beck
was elected Mayor. The vote of his CD
Ponent, Mr. Powell, the present Mayor
was 2G4, while that of Mr.. Beck was
9E1. A bad beat.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

FORTY years. experiences, in every cline,
has proved Ayers Cherry Pectoral to be
the most reliable remedy for colds, coughs.
and lung diseases. Colds should not be
neglected. The PICTORIAL will prevent their
becoming deep seated in the system
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

tsS VIII pay Tor TIE CLAEIos and Courier-J0ur-
nal one year, aud the tourler-JouTnai stem
winding waich-a hrst-class tiHie-kvepeT.
HSIbe New Orleans Daily Ficayune and THE
CLARION, OF New orleans Daily LINES democrat
and NE CLARION, can be had for the price o.
either % the daily papers named, sI2.O0 year.
Address The CLARION, JACKSON, Miss.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08
FRED CRUM, |
V. ,

The STATE.
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kinds
County. Hon. T. J. Wharton, Judge.
ID. S. Fearing and Wells & William
son, for the appellant.
7. NJ. Miller, Attorney General, for
the State.
The case is stated in the opinion.
COOPER, G. J., delivered the opinion of
the court.
1t appears in evidence that the appel
liant on the 4th day of July, 1884, shot
one Ford, infiieting upon him very
dangerous wound. Ford was treated by
q physician for some days and discharged
with warning from the physician that
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

A DISHONEST jewelry peddler was mob
ped at Ann Arbor, Mich. He took refuge
IN hotel, and the FIRE department was
called out to dispense the crowd with cold
water. ''
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

reformers have not been in vain, and
that. at last, the country is to witness an
effort to reduce the constantly and rap
idly increasing surplus revenue.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

CAPT. X. E. MOORE was elected Mayor
OF Columbus Monday, receiving 895
votes of Il total of 1856.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

THE wife and daughter of the once ia
nous tenor, Brignoli, are living in New
York in poverty.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

We commend to the "We-told-you-
SOS" of the State press the example of
our respected contemporary, the Green
vile Times, which though originally
opposed To supervision, insists now that
the Commission shall have fair trial.
1t says:
We regard the onslaught upon the Commission
with which the State press Is teeming, simply be-
cause ii has not mastered its vast pfohlem, because
OF check and failure which 10 have been antic-
ipated unreasoning the furore for the passage
OF supervision law. Now that we have the Com
mission. it is our belief that it should be fairly
upheld until it has exhausted recourse for the
forcement of its powers II complete failure the
ultimate and inevitable result of the State law the
defeat should be deeensiy accepted and used as
added argument for Federal legislation. Derision
Of the Commission is inconsiderate and paliry.
1t thus accurately describes the pres
ent troubles of the Commission
Between the intricate and quite insuperable
difficulties Of the duties imposed upsn them, the
legal obstacles and harassmenis interpose by their
alert and powerful enemies the railroads, and the
III digested elamor Of fickl. and unreasoning
press, the State Railroad Commissioners are hav-
ing pretty hard time.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-12-08

"The exercise of power ON the part OF State is
very different from the imposition of tax or duty
upon the movements or operations OF commerce
between the States. Such an imposition, whether
relating to persons or goods, we have decided the
States cannot make, because it would be regus
ton of commerce between the States in a manner
in which uniformity is essential to the rights of ALL
and, therefore, requiring the exclusive legislation
OF Congress- 1t is tax because OF the transporta-
ton, and is, therefore, virtually tax on the
transportation, and not in any compensation
fher etoT, or for the franchises enjoyed by the
poration that performed it, 81 Wall
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Mail Rider Robbed,

KITTLE Rock, ARK, Dec. 29.- Par
ticulars reached this city last night Of
the robbery of the mail rider between
Magnolia, Columbia county, Arkansas,
and Linden, Louisiana. early yester-
day morning. The mail boy was about
twenty miles from Magnolia and head
ed for Louisiana, and was riding along
one Of the lonely highways that border
this State, when, suddenly two men
in the road and ordered the
boy to give them the keys to his
pouches, The robbers ritled the reg
istered letters and destroyed whatever
else there was Of value in the pouches
The mail contained something over
500. The rider returned to Magno
liza and reported his loss, and a pos se
has started in pursuit.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Small-Po in Chicago,

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-The health de-
partment was notified Saturday even
ing by man representing himself to
be AN attending physician, that there
was II case of smallpox in the family
of John Hawks, a German saloon
keeper, 2,l53 Hastead street. On in
vestigation it was found that the
premises were in a very dirty condi-
tion, and three of the seven children
were down with the disease. two of
them in an advanced stage. These
two were removed to the small pox
hospital, where they died yesterday.
The remainder Of the family was vac
cinated and all measures possible taken
to prevent any spread of the disease.
Health officers censure the physician
for not reporting the cases sooner, as
they say the two dead children had
been i'll for over a week.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Press Day at the Exposition,

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28-The con-
gressional and press excursion party
from Washington to the American ex-
position, whicn had been Joined at
Odin by another division, composed of
correspondents of leading papers of
Chicago. Milwaukee, st, Paul and Min
neapoIis, arrived this morning. The
trip throughout was most agreeable
one, the weather being clear and pleas
ant and the company cheerful and So
ciable. The reception committee met
the visitors at the depot and escorted
them to the st. Charles hotel, where
they were welcomed by President
McConnico, Director General Buck,
members of the board of management
Of the Exposition, State commissioners
and the presidents of the various ex-
changes and clubs, members Of the
local press and other prominent citi-
zens. In the evening the party pro-
ceeded to the Exposition to take part
in American Press day celebration,
which began in government building
at pm.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
A pefauIting Official Resigns.

HARRIsoNBUBG, VA, Dec. 28.-The
county court to day accepted the resig-
nation of Samuel r. Sterling, the de
f4ulting treasurer. His successor will
74e appointed Wednesday. Three of
his bondsmen this morning went to
the eastern part of the county after
Sterling, where he has been since
Thursday. They will return some
time tonight, when he will be interro-
gated before a full meeting of the
sureties, as to the cause of the short
age, and if possible the whereabouts
of some of the missing funds, will be
ascertained.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Caucus of Republican Candidates
in the Late Ohio Election.

CINCINNATI. o., Dec. 28.-The Re
publican candidates for representa-
lives from Hamilton county have held
a meeting and adopted resolutions de-
claring that, while they shall insist
that they were legally elected, and at
the proper time shall present their
claims for seats, yet they neither ex.
pect to enter the Republican caucus
Tor the choice of officers Of the house,
nor do they regard it as compatible
with the best interests of the State or
party that they should take part in the
caucus.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Probating vanderbilt's VIII.

NEW YORK, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Elliott
F. Shepherd, daughter Of the late WIN,
H. Vanderbilt, arrived home this
morning on the steamship S9rviA, her
presence being necessary to the probate
Of her fathers will. The necessary
legal steps can now be taken without
further delay.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Charged Too Much.

KINGSTON, Ont, Dec. 28-The
United States treasury department has
decided that a commercial firm engaged
in exporting peas from Kingston to
Cape Vincent shall pay duty of ten
per cent. Formerly there WAS collect
ed twenty per cent. There viii be IA
repayment Of overcharge.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-01
Clubhouse and Contents Burned.
Special to the Commercial Herald

YAzoo CITY, Dec. 28. Saturday
night the large Clubhouse of Mr.. A.
NJ. Heath. three miles from town, was
entirely consumed by fire. Its con-
tents, eight bales of cotton and one
thousand five hundred bushels of cot
ton seed and other farm products, were
also destroyed. Mr.. Heath values his
loss at about $500, with no insur-
ance. He states that he considers the
burning a piece of incendiarism.