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Year: 1871

Although the tunic is much worn,
yet elderly ladies do not adopt this
fashion generally, and especialy for
house attire it is considered quite out
ofplace; long somewhat training
robe is, with few rows of trimming
at the bbttom, being preferred. The
short waist with band, is also replaced
by peak in front and body made
with whale bone, which gives more
hold to the figure. The trimming is
of stuff tlounces , l-2-3 IA inches
wide and narrow braid or ribbon,
which look exceedingly well on black
aud white striped stuff. This dress is
pretty With a black silk apron tied
neHiud and finished below with a
plaiI stripe s inches deep, and ribbon
velvet III inch wide bordered on eac
side with satin. .'s ff''''
Year: 1871

The revelations of the way in which
Radical legislation is conducted in South
Carolina, as related by the correspondent
of the New York Herald, viii not escape
attention, nor will they create surprise.
1t will be seen that the President of one
of the Railroad projects in that State
admits that he bribed eleven Senators
to vote for the measure in which he was
interested and that other rascalities
have been unearthed by the Convention
of taxpayers recently in session in that
State. Gen. Chamberlain, who is a
Northern man, and the Attorney General
Of the Commonwealth, and elected as a
Republican, was member of the Con-
vention, and was prominent in exposing
the plunderers, just as the Attorney
General of this State has been instrument
tai in holding up to the public gaze the
mercantile operations" of the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction.


The disreputable conduct of the Mon
grel rulers in South Carolina is a speci-
men of the Radical system of legislation
in all the Southern States. 1t has been
so in Mississippi. The bill robbing the
State of upwards of million of Railway
stocks, worth several hundred thousand
dollars in cash, and the Railroad subsidy
by which the people are to be taxed ex-
ceeding thirteen hundred thousand dollars
annually for the next three years-are
among the many examples that might
be cited. Indeed it was well understood
that votes for any measure great or small,
were in the market to be bought and
sold precisely as any other commodity.
But for the clause in the Constitution
prohibiting the Legislature from pledg-
ing the credit of the State, many millions
of debt would ere this have been fastened
upon the people. In spite of this clause,
the advocates Of the Railroad subsidy
are asserting that if the money is not in
the treasury, the claimants under the act
win be paid or in the species Of paper
known as Auditors Warrants.
Year: 1871

We have observed in a speech going
the rounds of the Mongrel press, credit
ed to Geo. c. Mckee, who was not elec-
ted to represent this district in the pres
ent Congress even by a majority of the
votes which were permitted to be cast in
the military election of 1S69-the fol-
lowing extract:


The clause in our Constitution prohibit
ing the State from leaning its credit, &C.,
was inserted by Republican convention,
and when that clause was submitted to a
separate vote of the people the central lead
ing organ of the Democracy tried to have
it voted down, and printed the Democratic
ticket that way, but the Republicans retain
ed it.


There is not a word of truth in this state
ment, On the contrary it is precisely the
reverse of truth. The entire Democratic
press of the State, so far as our knowl-
edge extended-and it was derived by a
close observation of their cOurse-advo-
Gated the retention of the clause prohib-
iting the pledging of the credit of the
State. This remark is sweeping enough
to embrace whatever paper may have
been especially referred to by Mckee
As for THE CLARIcN it was strongly in
favor of the clause, and the tickets
printed at this Office were all for retain
ing it, We believed the clause to be the
most meritorious feature of the instru-
ment, and so did the party with which
We are associated. Its insertion by the
Mongrel adventures was a miracle,
wholly inconsistent with all their acts
which have been to grind the last farthing
out of the people by taxation; and in
other States they have strained to the
utmost extent the credit of the recon-
structed governments. In this State
they have violated the spirit of the clause
by the passage of the Five Million Rail-
way subsidy, which contemplates the ex-
ecution of the law by the issue of Audi
tors Warrants, for whatever balance may
remain to be paid after the last farthing
has been extorted from the people which
their property and labor are capable of
yielding. The taxpayers will come to the
rescue of the clause by the repeal of the
law as soon as their will can be enforced.
Year: 1871

The Kosciusko Chronicle denies that
Cock Sparrow Boyd said in his little talk
on the social equality bill that he would
as lief sit by a colored man as white
man. c. S. Boyd would not deny 1t
himself, when he was within the reach of
Lynch's (colored) party-whip. And he
will not, and dare not, now deny that he
made speech in favor of forcing equali-
ty of negroes upon white people in the
cars and upon steamboats,, berths and
tables not excepted, and that he not only
made this speech, but he voted for the
bill.


But all this we have nothing to do with,
c. S. Boyd has the right to indulge such
tastes if he likes, but he had no moral
right to force upon others what they do
not wish. And this he did do by his
vote, which we presume the Chronicle
will not deny.
Year: 1871

OF all the unjust measures that have
marked the session Of the Legislature just
closed, the AppOrtionment Bill Is the most
infamOus,-KOsciusko Leader.


Does the Leader know that one of the
recognized leaders Of the Democracy of the
House, together with several of the lesser
lights supported this bill - kosciusko
Chronicle.


No, the Leader does not know any
such thing, nor does any one else. On
the contrary the Democrats of the House
began to delay legislation as soon as this
bill passed the Senate by every means
known to parliamentary usage for no
other purpose than to defeat it. The
bill was finally passed as a party
measure by mere brute force Of num-
bers.
Year: 1871

The Prairie. News mentions a report
which it credits, that it took just FOUR
" THOUSAND DOLLARS to buy up enough
members of the Legislature to pass
the Colfax county bill. The News
is Republican newspaper, though we
are hopeful that in the coming election it
will unite with the good people of all
parties to rescue the State government
from the 'rascally adventures" describ-
ed by the n. Y. Tribune.


We have mentioned the -four thous-
and dollars" bribe not for the purpose
of taking part in the Colfax county con-
troversy, which is a purely local affair,
but to illustrate the carpet-bag system of
legislation. Under this system it was
notorious that every Mongrel vote had its
price; and there were professional brokers
who swarmed about the lobbies and were
regularly engaged in the infamous traffic.
The question with the Mongrel law-mak-
ers, on the presentation of any measure
was (not whether it possessed merit but }
how much would you give for a vote? A
shrewd Radical employed in this vile
business, who professed to have sounded
the depths of every members honesty,
is said to have expressed the opinion near
the close of the last session that of all
the Mongrel members there was but one
who could not be bought, and that of the
Conservative members there was but one
who could be. The support which was
invariably procured form. sufficient
number of Mongrels to pass every meas
ure of corruption that was proposed,
verifies the remark as to that party; and
it is possible that a close inspection of the
ayes and nays upon the same schemes
might lead to the discovery of the only
black sheep which the shrewdest de
tective of rottenness was enabled to find
in the Conservative flock.
Year: 1871

Thus far the present season has been
the most unfavorable we have ever known
for cotton. In consequence of the late
Spring and excessive rains, it is at least
three weeks behind the average growth.
Many planters have been compelled to
replant their crops; and have barely Sc
cured stands. An average yield cannot
be expected, even if the balance of the
season be favorable. The late growth
will inevitably cause a heavy loss by
frost. 1t is not possible for consider
able part of the the crops just planted,
to mature in time to escape destruction
in that way In regaBd to the acreage
devoted to cotton, our enquiries have in
duced the belief that the diminution as
compared with last year, is about one
fourth.


The increase of the corn crop is about
in proportion to the decrease of cotton /;
and we are gratifed to report that the
prospect of the former is quite encour-
aging as far as our information extends.
Planters have learned useful lesson from
the low price of cotton and the failure of
the corn supply the last season.
Year: 1871

May 10, 1871.


EDITOR CLARION: / wish to make an
inuuiry-have the State or county officers
been instructed not to pay into the treas
urv any of the State issue-better known
as Alcorn money-but to pay all in Green
backs or National currency. Do they wish
to keep out this "Alcorn money"-(which
is at per cent. discOunt) except i'll paying
taxes


As we have not access to the archives
of the Auditors office, we cannot answer
the question of our correspondent. We
can only say, however, that there is no
legal authority for any such action on
the part of that officer. Since his attempt
to override the law authorizing the Boards
of Supervisors to correct erroneous as
sessments, in the interest of the tax-eat-
ing Ring, and his disregard of the opin-
ion of the Attorney General, his legal
adviser under the constitution, we will be
surprised at nothing he may do.


Will our correspondent explain further
his inquiry?
Year: 1871

In one column of its issue of Thurs
day, the Pilot attempts to discredit our
statement that the late lawless proceed
ings in Pontotoc were repelled by conser-
vative citizens, and yet in another column
of the same impression, it copies a report
based on the authority of the u. S. troops
who were sent there ON ''the Governors
requisition" that ''the citizens without
regard to party are unit" in opposition
to disturbances of the peace by disguised
parties, or others, and that public meet
ing is to be held to give expression to this
feeling. So well assured was this officer
of the determination of the people them
selves to maintain the peace and enforce
the laws, that he promptly withdrew his
troops from the county.
Year: 1871

We state it as a reliable fact, that hun
dreds of n orthern men who had intended
to visit the Southern States, with view 10
travel and investment of means, have been
deferred from doing so by the well-authen-
ticated Outrages of the ku kluX.-Forney :
Press.


Humbug! The Northern men who
intended coming South to ''invest their
means" have been deferred from doing so
by the knowledge that they will be con
fscated by the Wreckers who have float
ed hither and are gathering up what
ever their hands find to steal.
Year: 1871

Conservatives and Democrats are you
getting ready for the contest this fall p
Hold county Conventions snd nominate
your best men. Ler it be understood
that you will vote for no man who will
not submit his claims to a County Con-
yention. Remember, if you do not reg
ister YOU cannot vote.
Year: 1871

"A bill for the relief of the Sheriff of
Leake county," was the title we read in
Legislative proceedings. The title was all
we knew of the bill, but we might have
guessed that it was bill to swindle the
people and put the money in the pocket of
one of the faithful. The Governor vetoed
it, and it went through over the veto. What
was it? One Woods, carpet-bag Sheriff, of
Leake, came up with a certain amount of
public funds missing. The Kosciusko
Leader says, the people all believe that
Woods stole the money himself from him
self, aud the bill was got up to relieve the
unfortunate office of his mishap. In other
words, to rob the people 10 put In the public
till again what Woods had robbed the public
till of.


This is precisely the character of the
bill and is in keeping with Mongrel leg
islation, which was a system of plunder
from beginning to end.


We observe that the Kosciusko Chron-
icle which goes the whole Mongrel figure
Joins issue with the Leader on the ques-
ton whether the bill ''for the relief of
Woods" received the support of Speaker
Warren. The Speaker himself will not
deny his open advocacy of the robbery.
Its passage is largely due to his influence.
We understand that he was upon Woods
bond. His action was due therefore to
personal interest; and the presumption
is that he is partner in the transaction.


1t is said that Alcorn has turned
Woods out of Office in consideration of his
preferring this fraudulent claim against
the State, and the question arises, do
the people of Leake county intend to
permit the reelection of Warren now that
they will have an opportunity of select
ing their Representative
Year: 1871

IMPORTANT DECISION OF LEvEE TAX
LAWN the case Of Rouse vs. Wade
Hampton, pending in the Circuit Court
of the United States, at this place,
Judge Hill delivered very able opinion
sustaining the constitutionality of the
Levee Law of 1865, and the validity of
sales made for taxes, under that law in
1867.
Year: 1871

Remember it is your duty to aid in
throwing the thieves out of office who are
now plundering the people. You can
render this aid with your vote, but you
cannot vote unless you register.
Year: 1871

You owe it to yourself, you owe 1t to
your family, you owe it to your neighbor'
you owe it to your country, and your
State to vote. You will not be permitted
to vote unless you register.
Year: 1871

Sun CuRE.-One of the ablest lawyers
in our country, victim Of long and hard
brain labor, says . writer In the Home
and Health, came to me year ago suf
ftrng from q partial paralasys. The
right leg aud hip we're reduced 10 size,
with constant pain in the loins. He was
obliged in coming up stairs to lift his
left foot first, dragging the right after it.
Pale, feeble, miserable, he told me be
had beon failing for several years and,
closed with my work is done. At sixty
l find myself worn out"


| directed him to lie down under a
large window aud allow the sun to shine
on every part Of his body At first ten
minutes day, increasing the time until
he could expose himself to the direct
rays Of the sun for full half hour His
habits were not essentially altered in any
other particular. In six months he came
running up stairs like a vigorous man oil
forty, and declared with sparkling eyes,
IL have twenty years more of work 10
me-"


| have assisted many dispeptic, ned.
ralgio, rheumatic and hypochondriacal
people into health by the sun cure.
Year: 1871

The Kekiongas and Mutuals play to-day on
the Union Grounds


Rain stopped all games in this vicinity on
Saturday


The Union Star and Fly-Away Clubs play at
the Capitone Ground, tomorrow, for the silver ball


The game of baseball at Cincinnati, on Sat
urday between the White Stockings and Forest Ctys or
Rockford resulted In IS to In favor OF tue Cmcagoes


The Rockford and Chicago Clubs played in
Cincinnati Saturday and the White Stockings won by


OF Is to this being their first legal victory over
the Rockfords.


The National Association Judiciary Com
mttee decided against the Rockford Club in the
OF Hastingss right to play. The only Judiciary Com
mtee however which the professional clubs are bound
to Is the Committee OF the Professional NATIONAL
Association and they meet only at the close Oh the sea-



The Boston Club play the first match of
their Western tour at Philadelphia to-day, with the
Athletics On the 28th they play in Pittsburgh on the
9Oth at Hamilton, Ohio; and on July with the Lave
Oaks at Cincinnati On the 4h they play their grand
match namely nine old Red Stockings against nine OF
the Boston and Olympic Clubs. On July they play
the Olympics in Cincinnati and then go to Chicago.


1t has been decided, in the case of the Ke-
konga and Haymaker match, that the umpire alone is
the Judge OF fair and unfair play in the game and, as
such Judge has alone the right 10 decide whether the oa
In t condition for use not therefore, In case ne
decides that ball must be produced by the eluD
furnishing the ball. they Obliged 10 provide new
BALI and in OF their refusing TO do the rules en
power the umpire to decide the game forfeited Dy the
club refusing.
Year: 1871

IF the Democrats do not heartily and thor
oughly condemn robberes Of the public funds and ek
out OF the party the plunderers we hope they VIII be
defeated The Democratic party can not AFFORD 10 gave
any countenance whatever TO vioators OF pupe
taken commiseration for individuals should LOT mo-
ment induce the Democratic party TO look with any
thing but detestation upon the misuse OF the uDc fnd
by those ntrusted with them. Shoot the deseftefs'
used to be the cry let be- Shoot the puOne pun
Year: 1871

sidered in modifying the general rule, that
the officers assumed risks in proportion to
their resources, prestige, and date Of beginning
business. In respect 10 the bearing OF this
disaster upon the present and future rates Of
fire insurance premiums, the following tact is
prominent in any proper judgment OF the
matter, viz: The Chicago insurance as esu-
mated is equal to / per cent. ofthe total sum
lnsurtd against fire in the United States. Last
year the average fire premium was about oO
rates as last year it will take the whole
premium of two years to make up for the
Chicago loss We simply give this as hint
without any intention 10 pursue the subJect
here. In the revolution which our fire insur'
ance system is destined to undergo, the matter
we have limited comes in at the initiative. A
system which has eliminated In a hugh bank
ruptcy must bo buried out Of sight.
Year: 1871

10 mited amount, upon railroad which is well To-
Gated for business and which has been already largely
constructed with the funds OF ITS Stockholders can
not be otherwise than safe. This security is


ed fthe Constructing Company is composed OF men
OF high character, ard of ample means tor success
fully carrying thrv ugh any work that they undertake
Year: 1871

ultimately succeed, because Spain has al


ready lost SO much and the Cubans have


lost so little that even Spanish obstinacy
| is counting the cost and the chances
Spain refuses to sell the island to the
United States because she has no right to


sell the people, and, further, because the


United States has no right to buy an en-


tire people without their consent In


this dilemma the Pail Mall Gazette init


mates that England might interfere to


procure for the Cubans the right to


buy themselves, which would end the diff


Guilty at once. This is the cheapest way


to end the revolution in Cuba 1t will


cost more to carry on the war to success


full termination than any sum which Spain


would demand, and the monetary sacrifice


will have to be accompanied with large


destruction of human life In this light.


the suggestion of the British organ is


worthy of consideration at Madrid, not


only by King Amadeus, but by the Amer
ican Minister. General Sickles should


hold himself ready to support such set
tlement with the full force of his eloquence,
and with direct intimation that its reiec-
ton might have the effect of giving diff
ferent direction to the action of the United
States. Spain has been pursuing the war
in Cuba long enough already to have sup
pressed its existence on every part of the
island, and that she has not done
so is sufficient evidence that she
can not regain her lost dominion.
or that she has some unworthy motive to
actuate her in keeping up the disturbance
In either event it is the duty of the Ameri-
can government to interfere to arrest
commotion which is affecting our citizens
and our interests every day. General
Sickles ought to state this conclusion at
Madrid, and he should, still further, in
the event the English government does
not act, present a proposition to the
Spanish government that the Cubans be
allowed to purchase their own independ-
ence. If it were accepted very unpleas-
ant and improbable revolution would be
suppressed, and peace would result |
which might either give US the island or
new republic in the grlf. At all events
it would stop bloody and brutal war;
and allay growing sentiment of hostility
to Spain in the minds of our people.
Year: 1871

vice which Mayor Prieur offered over
third of century ago, it has kept well,
and we need offer no excuse for repeating
it to-day. Ifa good old pro-slavery mag
istrate would offer it in the halcyon days,
sensible Republican may safely indorse
it in these latter times. And if it was ac-
cepted we might have less to pay hereaf-
ter. The Times will overwhelm the
Mayor if it does not let history alone. 1t
must be better acquainted about the house
before it talks of family affairs.
Year: 1871

An English newspaper of some import
ance suggests that since Great Britain has
ended her troubles with the United States
Tor the time being, it would not be i'm
proper at the first favorable opportunity
Tor the government to interfere in some
way to effect settlement of the difficult
ties between Spain and Cuba. English
opinion seems to be settling down to the
belief that the revolution in Cuba must
Year: 1871

Knowing that the public are always interested in
matters pertaining to health, take this oppor.
tunity to return thanks to DR.. Hunter for his sue
cessful treatment of my case. In fact, l consider
the time was under his care remarkably short
for the cure of a disease such as had and can
not but feel grateful for the great relief which I
now experience. For the information of those
interested, would state that had been SUFFERING
from ASTHMA for about four years. I was
troubled with pains in the chest and experienced
great shortness of breath on the least exertion
but it was from the regular attacks of Asthma
that suffered the most. had tried every means
TO get nd OF the disease, but without success
street; but under his inhalation treatment RAPIDLY
improved, and found complete relief in one month.
nave, however delayed publishing this card for
manent or merely temporary; but am glad to be
able to say that my troubles have not shown anv
inclination to return. '


NICHOLAS MARCH.


Zl8 st. Peter street,


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