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THE CLARION.
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" J W- taU, every opportunity to abuse and the proportion to repeal the law pro-! " M to " bi. for their j ferwl : . , jmany
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Wr4Jr. - Here-ner i". "" tlaudtr the people or the !utn, and Tiding for the coinage of silver and the ; . , . " I By Ma. Msoletos: a biii grantiag pen-. "
' ei.lly the roeawho reputation, are lueuance of certificate, based on the T l d' .k,n. to dier, aoi lor, of .he Sirica,,, DI VrtSSF
THE DAILY CLARION. .;u of W- lilw de . . H- "V"" 1. JT.i Florid " WaiHWOTON.D.a. Dec. Sth, 1581. j !
n.l ,.n ,mr i.r.l, r at our f.,r Till writer who ha orofesaod to represent attitude as thus defined will o-raVifv bis L:i :r .. i widows of deceased oIdiers and uloi ',-. , n i.... rsf. -
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Daily Ci.aijoji if yu ib to Lave th Gun. JohniUn are especially note-nrhi-r
jirKc-iin of the Leia'.ature, wi.rtby. One ia a criticiiim of Mr. Davia
iwlu'linz i .vern'r' M-ae, lK'art- aa a military chieftain and statesman.
mrtit I!-p rtx, eV;. We will not be able ! These are fair subject of comment, aa
to supjdy bay-It nuiubors. TKe lirt i-' Mr. Davi' career has been conspicuous
pueof Tiie Daily will appear, Wednes-' ly public, though the interview duplayi
rl.tv ni imiiip . .January l;h. Two dollars ' more of the hate of the revengeful foe
f.r the m -i'.n. I than the U'inper of the impartial re-
-- ! viewer. But a more serious charge
'Ah. Ouvt.it F.Mvr ,. fclored) of j,w icun,I)etency a a mddier and
Hindi, ix a ran-li l.i.e f.,r I"'-l'?'T','r J civilian ia made in what purport to be
t the S.-riat. fen. Johnston's narrative. He ia repre-
.fu. T. W. "mmj.m. (cr.l .reT) of I--a- jwnted have charged Mr. Davis with
.(.i.-nn-mniv. i a candidate f,r TV.r- j I'I'ropriating a large sum of money,
keener ,f the fnat. Ubout M.500,000 of specie which be-
( r.. i. luvurxni, or AtUla, is
a candidate bcf.re tlio I-ilatiire for j
the office ofHiiperinteiifknt of the htate
r. nit.-ntinry. j
Wk ImTe ,do liU ral , on our
firt !, from the ,l,h- re,H,rt of the
Committee on A-riclture (Capt. I.t !
IkrJ Clmlrm-ir,. to the National 1
;rn. It contains matter of special i
interest to ll.e i.lnnii..r communitv. !
. .
TrR MinUpi delegation arcaaxignrd '
as fiilows on the Committees of the !
present Home of Representative :
Ji-piciary II n. Vsn If. Mirinin?. i
tHISAOK, WK.IOIIH ASI .UKASl'BRS !
11,111. o. R Singleton. . !
i'inr Ofri'.ia ai I'owr Koadm Hun.
It. D M-mer.
IUll.AV ai Cab am Hon. J. U.
disinters.
IllilA AffAlKB Hon. C. E. Il.ker.
t'.orcATio.v asd Labor lion. II.
L. Muldrow.
Tlir. name of JIaj Walpole, of the
Yn7.ooCity lb ml I, has bi;en mentioned,
bv some of the State pilper in Conner-1
.. ,. ... ,. , ,i I
tioii with the Clerkship of the n, ,t '
IIoii of Representatives. Wc have I
noiln.ritv f .r saviiiL- thnt M.ii. Walixtle !
will not he ac iudid ite before the Leg
is!. iure for any posiiicii, whatever.
The fiicieU who have stlgestad his
lismo for anv place did so without au
thority from him.
Con uress.
The holiday recess of Congress began
tin the 2 1 s L of IK'fcmhcr and will con
tinue until tha oth of January. L'p to
the adjournment of the Sena'e and
II mho tli'-rc hud be 'ii introduce. I in the
Senate .r:J hills mid J'i joint resolutions, j
in tin' II iiisi I, M l lulls uui J joint reso
lution. S'l'tin very g o. others not
an good and others well, never mind.
Wl' In. I'm miikii.il i.lii tA' linn. M Uri.tt tfiiiii-
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mdereil articlo from the Iiexmgtou Ad-
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vertiscr. in frferencH to a eoii'est which
inny, or may not, be made over the seat
of the Senator from the ilTth District.
Hon. J. B. Perkins was elected in J87'.),
and has served but half his term, lie
has not resigned ; nor given up bis citi
Kenship, nor otherwise forfeited his
right to his seat. We presume the or
W for another election was made under
a misapprehension of his intentions ;
and that under the facts as they exist,
no contest wiJI l made.
The Itural Missisaippian.
This is the very appropriate namo of
a new agricultural monthly, published'
at Winona, by Dr. W. A. Hurt, the
January number of which is licfore us.
It is thirty-two double, column pages,
with neat cover, and, is well filled with
Hi a Iter of special interest to the farmer
and house-keeper. It also starts out
with a healthy advertising patronage.
The siilwcriptian price is only mm dollur
a year. On this account, as well as for
its intrinsic meriis. The Rural Mis
Msmiptiam cilnnot fail Item well received
by that great class of our people whose
interests it is its special mission to
promote.
Governor J. M. Stone.
In a few days Governor Stone will
rctiru from the office which for six yrnrs,
be has filled so worthily and well. We
have seldom had occasion to differ with
him upon question of public policy,
anil where a difference existed, we have
never questioned in (he least, the perfect
houefty and purity of his motives, nor
doubted but his conduct was influenced
by his convictions of duty. His ad
ministration has lie on an example of
eroCtomy and honesty, and it shines the
more conspicuously by contrast with the
regime of f xtravagance and profligacy
which it suvetwiled. In the meridian of
life and with talent and capacity for
usefulness, it is not to be supposed that
he is permanently retired from his
public career ; butwhatever may be hi,
chosen sphere of action be will carry
with him our congratulations upon hia
successful performance of all th trusts
be has been called to discharge, and our
wish that bis gd fortune may con.
tinne to attend him.
Jiif.rE is talk to the etf et tl t the D-m-nerati.'
i,r;T Wl" I-"' Tun Olariox unlesw
it is suii" Riven ths SU'e I'rintinir.. This,
ao d.iulit, i.' 'ines fMtn tbe friends of that
concern and is .'"ten le i to bull loaf those
who believs it is j.'"t and wise to make a
chaiii. W do not know whether the
Democracy of Tll CUABii' i to b?
measured by pu'ilic pip or aot. As far as
a sound settlement of this q!ion is
concerned that makes little ditlcrence. If
Th Clariov has t be bm ht l!i pru-i is 1
t. dear; if it dn.it upiort itlf without !
public pap. it is of no account any war. II j
it is true I hit the party will lose it ualesxj
the Suite lVtniin monopitly ia emlinued,
that ia an additional rtson for rbjni.
If the D-in ler.itic pirty of Mississippi is
so hard up it cannot g-et along without the
t-vuliaf principles advocated by the Stave j
rriaun orso, thesmner it disbau is aj-iia,
tho bstvsr. W-ksburg Herald.
So much have we been accustomed
to the malice of the Vicksburg Herald
.that we would be surprised if it should
allude to The Clarion except to defame
and to injure it. The personal sort of
controversy it has persistently invited,
Dll suiting our taste, nor desired by
our reaow"- hTe Pl'"t!y foreborne,
and pcrmittc' ' a way ;
but the above ronl bounds. It
.i.n.i.,M,n .n.l -;th.:t shadow of
foundation, or justiiio-ation. ?fover
it is preposterous. No "friend," as
alleged, could have possibly sog;ested
aueh a vile imputation, arid an honorable
foe wald not have atooped to it. It ia
pursly aa Invention of the Herald, and
H author is a liar.
Tbe Latest AMsolc Tpon ri-PresW ,
dent Davie.
'i ..! friend of Gn. Jocph E. John- j
! n will regret tht be ha had a vile!
wretch for aa interviewer a correspoD-l
i longed tj the Cotifederwy at ita dowu-
jne Btatement is that this sum
wa - max fTI)U) Uichmond under Mr.
Davis's es;ort ; that after reaching
Charlotte, North Carolina, about 39,0OO
were P''1 to t'onfederate soldiers that
TVr B,,,n in'ng the Richmond
banks was returned to them, and that
the UIu,1C0 (wh,ch ,K,"S ,n 80,d an1
"ilver' ra"8tly the latter, required a
to carry ). w" Pketed
by Mr. Davis. Gen. Beauregard is re-
fei red to in proof of the preposterous
statement, but that gentleman lopt not
a moment to disavow it. The friends
of (Jen. Johnston will le gratified that
he litis also disavowed the statement in
the following letter:
WASHrxoTO., Dec 20.
KJctor I'itils.lelphis Press :
Dkak Hir I wss greatly annoyed by
rending tlie article in voitr p:ierof the 18tli
inst., heailetl '(ten. Johniitou's Narrative,'
ami signed t . A. 11.
This article is evidently bael on a con
versation, therefore, a good deal was said
which nothing could have induced me to
say lor public itioii ootubly what relates to
Confederate treai-ure at irenboro, North
Carolina
1( sides this, the narrative is inaccurate,
" ",ueh ' W1" ""l undertake to correct it.
ml it contains letters which not only did
not come Inun m-, hut which hare not been
in my ixmrion lor years; so I beg you to
nuWIisli this to relieve me of the rexi)si
bility fir the iiHirative.
Very resjtectlully yours,
J. E. JonsHToy.
The slandur was originally iusinuated
in a book printed under the title
of the "Lost Cause" and written by a
Mr. Pollard, a malignant, who published
a paper dedicated to the abuse of Mr.
Davis, during the Confederacy
It is known that the whole treasure
which 1ms been magnified into a sum of
J,.rii)i),l)tt consisted of only several
hundred thousand. Hon. J. II. Reagan,
Postmaster General of the Confederacy,
and acting Kerretnry of the Treasury at
the iiiue, ill au article in the 1 iiiladel-
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lii.-i 1 Hues, alluding to this dander
'
upon Mr. Davis, says;
"If it is meant hy this statement simply
that the money in tlis treasury (old and
nil) was taken, with the archives and public
.ro;Tty away Irotu Richmond by the
pron'r (iepurtment officers, the statement
is correct ; hut Ii i j meant by this insid
ious loriit of a suii-meiit to l;.u understood
that this or sny other public money was
taken from Richmond in Mr. Davis' bair
gsjte, then the statement is wholly uutiue."
The Vicksburg Commerciiil lias a
I pubiica'ion on the subject, evidently
authorized by Mr. Davis himself, the
conclusion of which is a folio si
j (ien. iireckenriiL'e, who was in command
of the forces, hud rtquesled an order of
Mr, Davis to make the payment, which was
(fritnteij. The payment was made by acting
Treasurer MeiMple, who had been purser in
the I'nited Siates liuvy (s tore the war and
wits t Ueu purser in the Couluderate navy,
i'hs balance of the money, liecessarily s
very small itOimt, was lei t in his charge
in Washington, whilii Mr. Davis, with a
body jiuurd of about one hundred men
(afterwards reduced to ten) pushed oil to
wards M icon, and was shortly afterwards
captured. Whatever became ol the treasure
lelt in charge of Scinple, or what was the
amount, neither Mr. Davis nor Senator
Kt'Hcau Inuws, to this day; the acting
treasurer has so far failed to account for it.
The amount, however, was probably no
more than he could well hide away iu his
breeches poukets. It is well known that
Mr. Diris had but tq pirn with him when
captured, and all the force, -;')ns and ail,
which had beguu the southward march
with him from Charlotte, N. C, except
General Breckenridge and one man, had
also fallen into the hands ot the rnemv.
The money beloniinz to the Rchinond
banks was returned, with tho bankers them'
selves, from Danville, Virginia. Wilson's
eavnlry thererura could not have ruptured
it. V ilson himself aafluU to be ignorant
of the fact, or at least he has never yet
mentioned it, either in his historical con
tributions or ia bis official reports. Gen.
Bcairan had some nemey with him in his
saddle itngs when captured, but hi captors
can render a more accurate account of the
manner of its disposal t'aan he can. It
lht tr, there departed from hiin sod his
heirs forever. Mr- Davis ha 1 only five
dollars in gold with Uun at the time, half
of which he expended in Georgia and the
other half at Fortress Monroe.
Jefferson. Davis ventured all that he
had, property, life, official honors which
were clustering thick upon him, ju tha
cause of Southern independence, and
accepted but did not seek the post of
service which his countrymen who were
engaged iq (he struggle, assigned him.
Never was trust njore conscientiously
discharged. lie haa been a conspicuous
target, vilbfied as no other man ever
was, niisrepre6Dted by foes and often
misunderstood by frieadj but from
his impenetrable, shield every poiooned
arrow aimed at bis personal integrity
has rebounded, because the world had
not that which could swerve hha from
the path of truth aad honor. .
Since the above was written, tdouj
of eager and indignant witnesses of all
ranks and stations in the Confederate
service b.ave come forward through the
press to refute end to denounce the
attempt to asperse the nu.ullied name
of Jepfekso Davis.
It is reported from Washington that
the Oreenbaokera in Congress are deter
mined to join aoy party or element in
the House of Representative that will
oppose the restrictioc of silver coinage.
Representative Ladd, of Maine, aays:
"If the Democrats take a firm stand on
this question they can carry the next
Congress. The East, as well as the
West, ia opposed to the restriction of
silver coinage, and the Administra
tion has made a big mistake ia recom
mending it," We will add that so far
aa the Democrat are concerned, they
can take no other course without going
back on their own record, and we have
nt; fear they will do that.
REPRiEjrTATT.I Morri80B' of Illinois,
enk n4 a t)A iirrV, nm mii.? M f-
best mean, of postponing th. whole
question .f tariff reyision indefinitely,
Senator Lam, r Opposed to the Eeyeal
or the Suvar uv.
It i.
villi unmir 1
ur that we
have read the authorised lUUmiot
which we Lava copied ia another
CTuiuvueuu wno, we oaiieve, are oi ium
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one mind on the Silver question, and it
will no doubt be pleasant to the Senator
to be in accord with them. Even Ed
mund Burke, who disregarded the will
of his constituents on a memorable
occasion upon the ground that their in
structions were the mere flash of the mo
ment and not a fixed opinion.stated that
he could well imagine the feelings of "a
representative whose face did not reflect
the face of hia constituents that did
not joy in their joys aa d sorrow in their
sorrows."
Time and experience have trium
phantly vindicated the wisdom of the
measure restoring silver to circulation
and rebuking the crime of robbing the
people of their constitutional lujuey.
It has l;en said with truth that the
five years during which silver was under
the ban, were years of app tiling finan
cial distress. With its restoration came
the healing balm, and the tioie has
never been when the financial condition
of the country was more prosperous.
miiM. Bhyloeks and iuodmongers do not
flourish most when jnoney is plentiful.
Their gains accuncjftate when it is
scarce and hard to get. Hence the
scheme to repeal the law requiring the
coinage of silver and the issuance of
certificates to represent it. Negotiations
to secure the remonetization of silver
by the European powers and establish
a ratio between gold and silver, are
well enough, but the permanency of the
legislation of this country upon that
question cannot be made to depend
upon the whims of other nations.
There never has been such an interna
tional agreement and doubtless there
never will be. Every nation makes
its own money and fixes its own stand
ard of value This is an attribute of
sovereignty wbieh the United States
cannot consent to compromise. The
Silver legislation of 1878 must stand.
Considerable popular interest attaches
here is a statement contained in a Philadel
phia special that the Confederate treasure
which Jeff. Davis took with him iu his flight
from Kiclimond, near the close ot the rebel
lion, bad never been accounted for by the
ex-chiet ot the uetunct concern. Discus
sing the matter last evening, Mr. George
mil v in, ni tins city, statea mat wtien in
Jackson, Miss., precisely sis years agOi be
was tolo by l nomas Marion, tlin and now
a leading business man of that place, that
he (Marion) was Quartermaster in charge
of the Davis escort when the ex-fresi lent
became a fugitive. Marion added that he
had in his charge eight wagon loads of treas
ure, and that the purpose was to take it to
the sealxmrd for shipment to J-urope. He
knew that the treasure did not reach the
seaboard, and while he seemed to have some
information on its final disposition, he was
not willing to impart the intelligence. He
seemed t think, however, that Jeff. Davis
was an even bettor source of information
regarding the disappearance of the coin and
silver bars than himself. St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
The foregoing appeared in the Globe
Danjocrat of the 20th. Somebody has
evidently imposed upon that paper.
Mr. George Smyth, ap far from discus
sing the matter in St. Louis, at the date
mentioned, was in this city of his resi
dence, and had been for six weeks. Mr.
Thomas Marion, on. being interviewed,
says that he was not "quartermaster in
charge of the Davis escort at the fall
of Richmond" that he was not a quar
termaster at all that he had no knowl
edge whatever of the matter wherewith
hia ume is connected and that when
the Confederacy fgU; so far from being
"a quarter-master- with treasures "in
bis charge," he was a private soldier in
AlaLAmit, bonpe: be made his way home
ou foot, without having so much as a
pipe "in charge."
Tha Star Eouto Conspirators.
In reply to a question whether he
was at liberty to say what the public
might expect of him in relation to the
Star Iouto cases, Attorney-General
Brewster replied i "Best assured that
thoy will be prosecuted with the utmost
vigor." That's splendid. Let him not
only prosecute the knaves that are in
dicted, but take the mask off their
accomplices who had the "open sesame1
to the Treasury and got their share of
the plunder. Tru? there are
"Whispers aad hints which go fronj ear fo
ear ,
But what the public want, is correct
information of the guilty parties, which
would
Put In esrv honest hand a whip
To scourge the racais tljroijgh the world,
Lhadimo Republican papers are not
greeting ex-Senator Howe's appoint
ment as Postmaster Qeneral, warmly.
The N. Y. Tribuue saya be "i a simple
minded, sincere, narrow politician, of
the most vehement Conkling and anti
Garfield type, with not a whit more
traiuiqg or fitness for the Post Office
Department than be has tor War, or
the Navy." And the N. O. Times
Democrat says that "the President has
d'aged Mr. Ilowe, of Wisconsin,
from the political obscurity into which
he was rapidly sinking and baa placed
him at the head of the Post Office De
partment." Tha appointment is about
on a par with that of Mr. Iey. Noth
ing worse could be said.
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, h&g intro
duced a bill in the United Statea Sen
ate providing that silver bullion may
be deposited in United States Mints,
and its oweer may teceive either dollers
or certificates np to the rarket value
of the bullion. So far so good. But it
cob tains another provision that ought
to be killed th clause giving the Sec
retay of the Treasury poser Jo sus
pend the coinage of silver whenever,
ia his opinion, the supply is greater
than the demand, or whenever he
deems it beet for the finance of the
country.
Rkpkesxstattvk - Chalmers'- civil
service bill requires that the ofSces to
be filled are divided into four classes,
each having a term of font years,
which will expire in successive years.
The patronage ia to be divided among
the Statea and Territories, Recording to
population, and appointments are to be
made by certain State officers, Senators
iW BPf; to those who best
i sustain a f"'Fc"' '"u-
The Silver Dollar Its Coinage a
8aoeoaa Tha Demand on the
Xncre&se.
ST. Loch Bzhwcaxi la deapittof!
the deliberate and swdid eJoru of the ;docedby Representative, from Mississippi
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coinage of not less than two million. or
silver dollars every month i aot replied,
yet the amount of silver remaintBj ia fa
treasury on the first of this . mnih, not
represented by certificates in circulation,
was less than tl9,OJ0,OO); not half as raufh
as the treasury held a year ago. During
the past year, therefore, the d-rasnd for
silver monev has taken out nf th trauorr
nearly twice as much as the mint. have!of
supplied. This does not indicate aoy ten
dency to a silver glut, but shows very
plainly that the people are very well aati- i
fied with silver. Take the breaks off and
not only the Eastern banks, but the trea
sury officials too, are doing all they can to
keep them on and the country would take
into circulation daring the next twelve
months more than twice as much silver as
the mints are authorized to coin. Silver
certificates are the perfection of paper
money, but the Eastern banks and through
their influence, the treasury department
endeavor to hamper the use of silver certifi
cates, so that they may be able to make it
appear that silver remonetization is a fail
ure. The foregoing appeared in the St.
Louis Republican, a leading Democratic
journal, before the recommendation &
President Arthur and his Secretary of
the Treasury was made, for the repeal
of the law providing for the coinage of
silver and the issuance of silver certifi
cates. The recommendation, ' bits re
vived the agitation of the -question,
as a proposition , dert-yv-fcirge
part of the const' tutional moutyf , the
country for the benefit of the privileged
orders, naturadv would da. Tte Wabt
gton correspondent of the 'N. 3T,
Times under date of December 18th,
says:
Washinotos, December 18. There' is
a decided feeling among the advocates of
the continuance of the coinage of silver
dollars against those portions of the Presi-
lent s Annual Message and the report of the
Secretary of the Treasury which recommend
the repeal or modification of the law direct
ing the coinage of at least 2,000,000 silver
dollars each month and of the issue of silver
certificates. This feeling will be made
manifest at an early day in the session after
the Chrismas holidays. Several of the
more able of the silver advocates are out-
atolcen in onnosition to the recommends.
Hons of the President and Secretaiy, and
are preparing togive utterance to their views
on this subject. Most of the Western and
all the Senators and Representatives from
the 1 acihc States will undoubtedly oppose
any measure that proposes to interfere with
the silver act of february, 1S7. In fact
there are indications that these gentlemen
will not be contented with even a negative
policy in this particular, but will make an
effort so to amend the present coinage laws
as to provide tor a still greater issue ot sil
ver dollars and certificates based on them.
Such a measure could not. perhaps, receive
the approval ot the Executive, and could
not obtain the necessary two-thirds vote to
pass it over a veto: but it is probable that
a majority in both bouses will be found in
favor of a bill of this kind. Already a num
ber of bills have been introduced in both
branches of Congress to increase the silver
coinage.
Judge Hill.
It is not our funeral, but really we
think the fusion scheme to displace
Judge Hill for failure of duty in the
election prosecutions in this Stale,
is wholly unjustifiable. As a Judge,
his duty was to be impartial, not to
abuse his prerogative compelling the
conviction of the accused. In his desire
to bring them to trial, he leaned to the
side of the government in permitting
prosecutions to be instituted by infor
mation the mere ipse dixit of the Dis
trict Attorney when a jury composed
of all parties and both races, after
full inquiry under direction of that
able and vigilant officer bad failed to
discover evidence sufficient to war
rant the indictment of the accused
persons. According to the ruling ot
the Criminal Court in 'Washington Cityf
on the motion to dismiss the information
on which the proceedings against the
Star Routers were instituted, the infor
mation had no legal standing in Judge
Hill's Court, and ought not to have
been recognized. With this exception,
which was in favor of the government,
there is no ground for the slightest
imputation against the veuerable and
learned Judge ; and we are amazed that
he has incurred the displeasure of the
Administration people. -
In the death of Dr. Dennis R.
Walsh, Smith county has lost one of her
oldest and most enterprising and useful
citizens. He was bora in Ireland and
had lived in Mississippi (most of the
time in Smith) forty odd years. He
died, after a protracted illness, in the
74th year of his age. He was possessed
of many excellent traits of character,
one of which was unfaltering attach
ment to bis friends. His lucrative
practice secured for him a urge compe
tency which he leaves to bis now aged
and bereaved wife. He had no child
ren. In bis death, Thb Clariox laaes
another friend who through many long
years, in every trying vicissitude, bad
stood firmly by i t.
Deatlof Hon. S. B. Day, of Uoxubee
We are deeply grieved to announce
the death of Hon. S. B. Day, member
of the Legislature of 1880, and one of
the members elect of the next Legisla
ture from JNoxubee county, lie was
born in Tennessee, and died in the 44th,
year of fh age at his home near Shn
qualak ou the 21st jnst., after a brief
illness. Bf occupation be was a planter,
Ia all the relations of life, be was a
man of genuine worth ; and has been
called to bis long account, regretted by
a large circle of friends among whom a
void has been created which time can
not repair.
The Board of Trade and Transporta
tion of New York has adopted a resolu
tion askifig Con ere 83 . to make trade
dollars a legal tender to the s&me extent
as the standard silver dollar. The
"standard silver dollar" is the dollar
coined under the silver law of 1878.
It is evident that that association of
conservative citizens think it an honest
dollar. 1 '
Thb aucofl report of the Ohio peni
tentiary shows that it is self-siipportisg.
The expenditure for the year was 81 17,-
625 and tb income $190,611. The
total aanjber of prisoners m 1,132.
The eonvlet earned an average of H
cents a day.
aassissippi coGHssssisa'.
WHAT THTY Ut D015G.
He Ulowvat are tome of the bia iotro-
U1C HUIC
.
By Mt HOOKER: a bill to pre rent frauds '
in tha Pension Bureau and to require stated i
publications of lists of pensioner of the i
. ... ;
Governm-a'.. A!s a bill srantin public ,
lands in the Sute of Mississippi ia aid of
the construction of the Gulf and r?hip Island!
t.-:i i : .u- r r;...;-i ai
I , v, r-r
liuiu lunmieiKi i .uoi"
Jackson. Misai-sippi.
By Mr. Masxiso: a bill to give effect
to judgments and decrees rendered in the
circuit and district courts of ths United
State. Also, a bill to provide for the erec-
tion of a public building at Oiford, Mis
sissippi, for use as a p w.-otfK-e, L ai tea
State court, and for United Sutes internal
revenue officials, aud for Gverument pur
poses. Also, a bill to reorganize the Su
preme Court of the United States.
By Mr. Muldrow: a bill for the erec
tion of a Department of Agriculture.
By Mr. Money: a bill to establish and
maintain a postal-savings depository as a
branch of the Post-Olfioe D -partuient. Also,
a bill to provide for djuble-stamp.'d envel
opes, double postal-cards. Also, a bill regu
lating rates of postage ou second-class mail
matter at letter carrier offices.
By Ma. ChIlheks: a bill to regulate
and improve the civil service of the United
States. Also a bill to pay the public debt
and stop the manufacture of money by cor
porations. Also, a bill to establish a west
ern division of the southern district of Mis
sissippi. Als?, a bill making an appropria
tion for a Government building to be used
as Post-office and bonded warehouse at
.Vicksburg. Also, a bill making an appro
priation for a public building to be used as
a post-office and a bonded warehouse, nt
Natchtz, in the State of Mississippi. Also,
a bill to aid tha Mississippi Valley and
Ship Island Railroad Company to construct
a line of railroad in the Slate of Mississippi.
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.
Judge W. P. Tisdale, a prominent and
useful citizen of Jones county, died a few
days ago.
Col. J. S. Hamilton assnres the Copiahan
that the Meridian, Red River and Texas
Railroad will be completed from Brook-
haven to Pearl Biver by the 1st of June
next.
In Benton county Mr. J. C. Bryant, liv
ing near Beck's springs, hewing timbers
with his son, happened to a sad accident.
The ax of young Bryant slipped and struck
his father in the face, catting a severe gash,
knocking out one eye-tooth and splitting the
jaw-bone to the soft palate. While the
wound is not considered dangerous it is
very painful.
Married, in Grenada, Dr. L. L. Saunders,
and Mrs. Ida F. McFarland.
The Carthagenian says that a misunder
standing about a business matter arose some
days ago at Carthage between Mr. George
Colbert and Col. Powers, who is eugaged in
cleaning out the river near there, and so
they resorted to the plan of sending notes to
each other. A certain note was written by
Colbert to Powers which the latter deemed
offensive, and so ha challenged the author
of it. Col. Powers was arrested upon a
warrant issued by Mayor Beauchamp, and
required to give bond for his appearance at
the Court set to try the case.
J. H. Brereton, the slayer of young John
Dent in Vicksburg two years ago, and who
was allot by some unknown person
about three months since, died in that city
on the 23d, after a painful aqd protracted
suffering.
John C Roseborough, Esq., editor of
the Tate County Record, was elected Mayor
of Senatobia, recenly.
Mr. Benjamin S. Taylor, a young man of
high moral worth and respectability, son of
John Taylor, Esq., of Attalla county, de
parted this life on the morning of the 17th
inst., in West Station Miss., of malarial
fever, in the 25th year pf his age.
Mr. E. B. Stigler, of Holmes, has been
cured of mad-dog bite by the use of Mr.
Milam's madstone at Waterford, Marshall
county, Mississippi.
At Hernando on the 23d, the county seat
of DeSoto county, 16 prisoners confined in
jail made their escape, and have not been
recaptured. All were colored and four of
the number were in for murder. The most
important personage, of the lot was Ed.
Nelines, a negro, who, on July 5, 1880,
assassinated Bufus Armistead, the foreman
of Capt. Ed. Hart's plantation.
The Brandon Republican is sorry to note
the death of Mr. Jordon A. Jackson, of
Brandon, which occured last Wednesday
week.
Capt. Jas. W. Lambert, of the Natchez
Democrat, has been sworn in as Sheriff of
Adams county.
The Tupelo Journal records the death of
Mr. John Porter a highly esteemed citizen
of Shannon, Thursday week.
How to use cotton seed oil in cooking
is an interesting question in many house
holds, since H has been well ascertained
that when properly used it will serve
all the purposes of bird. The answer
w ill be found on our fourth page.
The new schedule oi maximum rates
promulgated by the Illinois Board of
Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
has been put in force, and the railroads
have agreed to conform to it.
Robert T. Lnrcour, the Secretary
of War, will be the only member of the
Garfield Cabinet that will be retained
by Jr. Arthur. He teems to be a
cypher any way.
The Panola Star Bedivivm. We are
glad to welcome it again to our State,
hand to nQte that it is none the worse
for the ordeal of fire through which it
passed.
A letter from J. S. Sea ton, Esq.,
of counsel for Mr. Hargraves, Sheriff
elect of Copiah, informs us that the
contest in the courts over the Sheriff's
office, has been settled.
Representative Spaeks, of Illinois,
is of the opinion that the people of this
tate -would approve of a tariff for rev
enue only by 5Q.QQ0 majqritT.
I 1877, the new Attorney-General
Brewster ran aa the Labor Greenback
party .".ndidate for the office of District
Attorney of Philadelphia. . . . ,
Corarea-JorRJf At ? The Star-route ring
deplore ike appointment of Benjamin Har
ris Brewster to the Attorney Qenerakjhig
because they have reason to believe that be
is a can -who will give them no quarter and
who will aot tesitste to peiform the duties
of hi office even for political consideration,
Oovsrantant Linis ia Hiasissippl.
Aberdeen Examiner.1 j
Ireplvtoa comauoication addressed to '
Commissioner of the G-aerl Land j
inrmM. -J rJi.,d whic!. w.rei
I . .11- .1 r " . I :
ir: I have the honor to acknowledge
thtf receipt of roar letter of the 6th instant
asking be furnished with the number of
cres rWic laid held by the General
Government in the fctaw of Mississippi'
4od tim acH inframioa be given you by
counties." In reply I have to say that the
total area of the State of Mississippi USO,
17a.S40 acre ot wnicn it is approximated
27,124,711 acres, have been disp.ised of under
Uhevanoui laws of
the Caited S:ate govern
ing the disposal of public and Indian lands,
since the 30th of July. 1812, the date of the
first pitent issued for lands sold ia M ississip
pi, up Vj JuneSOih, 1-WI, leavin? 8,055,129
acres, the title to which yet remains in the
General Govern menu
The record of the acreage thns disposed of
is contained in 8S volumes of tract books
averaging 500 pages to a volume, in which
are noted ahjut 151,23) entries of land,
some made under the old ere lit system, and
others with cash, scrip, bounty, land war
cants and under the pre-emption and home
stead laws; and such of the above entries
as have been patented are recorded in 295
volumes of patent records each containing
about 500 patents. These sales were made
at the various Ian 1 oih "ea as follows: at
Washington, 14,is5: Paulding, l.VS'o;
Columbus, 41,570; Mount Salus and Jack
son, 34.307; Coahoma and Grenada, 10,67,
and at Pontot-c, 24,230 entries, these Utter
embracing lands in the Choctaw and
Chickasaw cessions, sold under treaty
stipulations for the benefit of the Indians.
The total number of homestead entries in
itiated, since May 20, 1862, the date of the
homestead act, is about 12,0 0, of which
1,791 only have been completed and patents
issued therefor while some have been sus
pended, some concealed, many abandoned
and others yet remain upou which the
claimants have not made final proof, thus
making it impossible for me to ascertain
the exact number of acres disposed of under
the homestead law.
The public lands of the United States are
disposed of in legal sub-divisions ol sections
iu denned townships and ranges at tne
several local land offices of the districts to
which such lands are attached, and this
office makes no record of the counties in
which they are situated. It is therefore
mpracticable, if not almost impossible, for
me. as much as I am desirous of obliging
you, to furnish you with the number of
acres disposed of, ad remaining undis
posed of, in each county ot tne ctate
you represent ; except at sucn a cost
of clerical labor as the present pressure of
current business will not justify. For
instance, in order to furnish as near
as possible the information desired, a
sectioual map of the State would have!
to be constructed of each county thereon
accurately laid down and to properly
ascertain said boundaries involves a care
ful examination of the State Legisla
ture defining the same. This done it would
take two competent clerks, one to call from
the tract books, the entries therein noted
and the other to check them off on the map,
say they complete a tract book every two
days, 176 days would thus be consumed,
after which a careful comparison would be
indispensable with the z'Jo volumes of
patent records above mentioned, aud even
then the information would be incomplete
owning to the the fact that a great number
of entries, or sales made, under the old
credit system, in years past, have never been
patented tor reasons noted in each case.
Very respectfully,
N. C. McFarlaitd,
Commissioner.
It will be seen from the above that the
government yet holds 3,055,129 acres of
land in Mississippi, equal to 4,774 square
miles, or one tenth the area of the State.
These lands which were considered com
paratively worthless a year ago, are destined
soon to take ran k as among the richest pos
sessions of the Commonwealth, for they are
a general thing heavily timbered and
wilt pass into the possession of parties who
will develop their almost tabulous wealth
The Senatorial Contest
la the 27th
District.
Lexington Advertiser.
In the 27th Senatorial District there will
likely be a contest between Hon. V. B.
Wait. loll tf Tnnina 1 1, a Q.nalA. oltu.fr afr
the late election, and Hon. J. B. Perkins,
who was elected to the same position two
years ago, and was one of the Senators re
presenting that District in the last session
of the Legislature, and whose term of office
lacks two years of expiring, borne time
last -SDrinc Cant. I Perk ins. who is emraired
. o 1 . ' o o
in farming in Tunica county, removed his
family to Memphis, temporarily, as he says.
for tine purpose of affording them educa
tional facilities. He then spent a part of
nis time in item plus, aud a part in lumca
county, still, however, claiming Tunica as
bis home and being registered and asssessed
as a citizen of that county. If this be so.
then there was never any such a removal of
Capt. Perkins from his district as to cause
a vacancy in bis office. It has been fre
quently decided in our Supreme Court
"That every person has, in iarr, a domicile
or borne, and that the original domicile can
only be lost by the acquisition of another;"
and that the intention as well as the act
mast be consulted in determining whether
a person has changed his home; and that
there is no such change enters a new abode
is taken un with the intention of oerman-
ently abandoning the old one. Under this
rale, as we understand, Capt. Perkins is
still a citizen of lunica county, and a reo-
ator from the Z7th District of Mississippi.
The law is, that where there is a vacancy in
a District office and the unexpired term is
for more than two years, the Governor shall
issue a writ for the holding of an election
for the purpose of having the vacancy filled.
Where an officer dies, is adjudged a luna
tic, or is removed from office by thesentence
of a court of competent jurisdiction, there
can be no question as to -whether there is.
or is hot, si vacancy; but in the case of a
vacancy caused by a change of domicile it
is far otherwise.
Senator Lamar on the Silver Question.
Maj. Jonas in the Aberdeen Examiner,
of the 23d December.
In the great fight impending in Congress
involving the Silver Bill providing for the
issuance of silver certi!Ci,ta, as currency
representatives of silver bullion on deposit
in the mints and treasury, Hon. L. Q. C.
Lamar will be found among their stalwart
defenders. Always an advocate of the un
limited coinage of silver, he differed in 1878
with many others npon the question of the
weight of metal that the dollar should coo-
tain, but when the hill became law he an
nounced his determination to give it a fair
trial, and resist all efforts for its repeal.
When the U. S. appointed Commissioners
to attend the silver confereace in Europe
he was largely instrumental in securing the
selection of friends of the bill as delegates,
and ia yet hopeful of an international ad
justment that will establish a ratio, between
the precious metals that shall be acceptable
to all the world, and restore silver to ue
monetary circulation of all the nations. '
- Under no circumstances will be consent
to stop the mintage fur a single month of
silver dollars, believing that the least or all
evils to be apprehended by our people is that
of a plethora of these coins in the treasury.
For the same reason he will resist the repeal
of the law authorizing the issue of silver
certificates, feeling assured that no currency
was ever offered to the American people a
stable and reliable as that representing,' as
these certificates do, an actual deposit of
bullion to their cjedit. - '
The stoppags of the coinage of silver dol
lars and the withdrawal of the "certificates,''
would leave the com merce-of the coon try to
the tender mercy of the National Bulks,
that might contract or expand the currency
at pleasure; aad there ia no statesman in
Congrats who will more jealously and zeal
ously guard the people against the encroach
ments of these corporations than Hon. I Q.
C Lamar. -:
Kosciusko Star: We learn Capt J. ,
Turner, of Attala county, died of consump
tion, at Carlisle, Ark, on the 19th of thi
month. Capt. Turner was known to a
majority of oar readers, and was a man w)
had many friends aad few enemies. lie
lived in this coxm, unity fir a ibeV: of
years and was honored with tbe conS lence
and eateent of tbe people,
WASHIIfOTOS XJETTSE.
The A.Jer.t
Wassisotos, D. C-, Dec. 4, 18SI.
Congress has adionreed for the holiday,
and we are in toe mia "
- . - I . i f. 1 - w . fa
i tivitiea, which are enjoyed, by young and
old, in a more whole-souled ana inorougu
way than they have been enjoyed at any
time since the Croat financial crash of "75-
The youug rejoice ia a greater opulence of
presents, and their parents are happy i
their greater power to give. There axe no
lack of those who lament that Christmas
is no longer the series of happy festivals of
bygone years, but they belong to that class
who describe a golden ace which exists only
ia the imagination. We are a perceptible
step further removed from our youth, with
its many-sided pleasures and its restless
vitality, a step nearer to the last rest of all,
which those need least dread whose life has
been happy because they have made happy
and bright the Uvea of other. Christmas
may change its customs and habits, and
Christmas in Washington in this rear of
grace 1 SSI is strangely unlike Christmas as
it was enjoyed in the daya of the fi rst Presi
dent and his immediate successors, but the
human side of the festival, its interest and
its sympathies remain unchanged. Our
hearts do not change with our fashions, and
with the return of Christmas have again
returned all that ia our younger days made
Christmas gatherings occasions to be long
anticipated and affectionately remembered.
C A. S.
NEWS IN" GENERAL.
The Brninglon hotel and block, at Fort
Valley, Gi, was burned. Loss toO.OOO ; well
insured .
The health officer of Cincinnati reports that
new esses of small-pox show a slight increase,
bat that the death rale is decreasing on
account ot very general vaeeination. The
disease takes a mild form of variloid. He
says there never has been such general re
course to vaeeination as now.
tvnall-pox haa broken out at Maaheim, 140
miles north of Chicago. Several cases arc
reported. This dreaded disease seems to be
spreading rapidly in this State, case being
reported from many widely -separated sections
This is what happens when women vote in
Springfield, Mass. : "A sudden change came
over tbe scene as two women entered. Pro
fanity ceased, loud talk was hashed, and as
the fair voters tiptoed across the tobacco-
stained floor, the crowd about the boxes po
litely divided to give them room.
The Methodist Mission at Fooohow, China,
has purchased a substantial and handsome
bank building for an Anglo-American eollegt
I He price was !4,ow, or which Ahox, a
Chinaman, gave $10,0U0.
The President has signed the bill granting
the franking privilege to Mrs. Garfield.
The State of Oeorgia has one town Macon
in which there is c. queer superstition. Tbe
merchants say that when an organ-grinder
eaters the town the price of cotton fails.
Aa Atlanta, Ga., special says : Incendiaries
burned the hih school building at 8now
Spring, Daly county, last night, pouring kero
sene oil on the fljor and then setting ire to it.
The loss is several thousand dollars.
Fred. W. Newbuxg, Assistant Secretary of
the Ohio State Bsrd of Public Works, was
arrested to-day oa the charge of forging
vouchers to the amount of $10,000.
Yazoo Correspondence.
Yazoo City, Dec 24, 188L
A shooting affray occurred on Thursday
the 22d at Deasonville, Yazoq county,
twenty miles from here, resulting in the
fatally wounding of John Meeks by John
Clark a saloon keeper at that place. Clark
will have a preliminary trial to-day. Cotton
has been coming in rapidly and will prob
ably cease moving by January 1st. Busi
ness has not been aa brisk as it haa befcr. s'
this season for previous years, notwithstand
ing the ususal rush for Christmas goods.
Yazoo is anxiously looking forward to the
repeal of the Agricultural Lien Law and to
the commencement of work upon the pro-
puseu ruau to jaexson to start a boom in
this section, "Cor."
"Barry'a Improved Cotton Seed."
Valdosta, Ga., Dec 13, 188L
Editors Clariox : Can you give me the
name and address of a reliable party in your
State from whom I could get the Barry's
Improved Cotton Seed 7 I think the cotton
is sometimes called the "Edwards Im
proved." Mississipoians at the Er nosition
informed me that this was considered the
best variety in your State and I would like
to get it. itespecttully,
Geo. R. McRae.
The Aberdeen. Aeaassla.
captorr op thb murderer of thi walk
er BROTHERS SO DOUBT OF HIS OCII.T
HIS PLEA OF BELF-DEFENCK.
Aberdeen, Mlss., Dec 22 W. H. Jones
the-murderer of the three Walker brothers
here on tha 2b nil., was captured on Mon-
aay morning last in Walker county, Ala.,
hv ripnnt TTniaoil Sl.l M.k.ll T r
oean.
Th is was tbe most heinous murder ever
committed in Mississippi, and had it not
been for Sheriff Sykes precaution to have
him stopped at Corinth, he would in all
likehood have had a rope around his neck
betore be bad bit tbe dirt here.
- There ia no doubt of Jones being the truiltv
party. He make a semi confession, and
pleads self-defence, though in fact the men
were asieep wnen murdered,
CJqsaREM has passed a bill extending
franking privilege to Mrs. Garfield, and it
nas oeen proposed to grant her a pension
etc .
Is there not ene Congressman, possessed
of enough moral courage to oppose such an
unwarranted use of the public money T
uiviugiMua journal.
Well aid, and a question well asked j but
tne man or "moral courage will not be
ioudq. vr netner tjuiteau be crazy or not,
his crary act appears to have made a vt
multitude of the people, especially member
of Congress, so crazy that thev will mvm-
have done gusbing over the lamentable
tragedy'sof July2, 1881. The gush ia at the
people expense ; but who cares for the peo-
ficiniw i juiiuiiu .mercury.
. K. O. ft IT. E. BalirouX. -
The following pnrties are the contractors
on the New Orleans and Northeast Bail road :
F. T. Mnlbolland, of Cincinnati, haa the
section irom jaenaian to tmterpnae, for
clearing, grading and trestling. The next
section of fifteen miles is let to J. C. NmIv
A Co., of Kentucky. Alford A Grace, of
nenuiaanave toe croea-tie contract from
this city to tne Jone county line, and J
a. smith, of iLnterorue. anil T 3 tr.i-
of Paulding the contract for the urm-tiM
from tbe line of Jones county to Black
. rre. x ue Dim oa tr.e semainder of thi
division to black Oreek
mn now the whole Hue from SliubuU Creek
to Lake PoochirtcaiQ U adrertiaed to let.
toe biua to ue upeuea January sth, proxi
mo. Meridian Observer.
We grieve to announce the death of
Hon. Alonzo Hnddleston,' representa
tive in tbe late Legislature from De
Soto county, aged, forty-one years. Tbe
Hernando Times contains well-merited
tribute to his memory.
If Secretary Folger is correct iu sayr
irtgtbat greenbacks are "safe for tbe
community, without doubt," and "that
it is for the profit of tbe government to
continne them," why does he, advise
Congress to des troy them ? :
TJow. E. IL Taylor, baying been
favorably mentioned for appointment
u I as i J adge of the Third Judicial District.
Oa i t"''9 TVinola Str i8 aqthoroed, to say that
be does not desire the JudeiLip, and
wCJ not be an applicant for it-nindeed
would not accept it, if tendered him.
OFFICIAL PEOCEE DIRGS
Of tha Board of Mayor and Aldermen
of the City of Jackson.
- Jackmb, Mae, Dee. 7, 1881.
At a regalar meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldanaaa of lbs City of Jackson,
fcH Wsdaesdsy, Pee. 7, lSSl, there were
present Hon. Joha McQilL Mayor: Aldermoa
Cliataa, Joase, Speaxlor, Taylor, Virdoa aad
Wiili
Ctm motion, roadinc mi aulas of previous
aootiag was dispensed with.
isroxn or omens :
am i Mostatt airoRT.
Jacesob, Miss., Dee. 7, 1881.
To the Honorabls Board of Mayor aad Al-
4ermea of ta City of Jacksoa:
I have tk hoaor to submit the
following roport of Warrants and Uconses
issued daring the month of November, 1881 :
CtTV WARSAW BIOCLAB.
Jobs McGill. ereentive .. et U
nr a u ,ni. -jz uu
Charles Taylor, executive
60 00
87 60
87 60
87 60
8T 60
6 40
69 91
6 26
8 76
15 65
6 26
16 70
19 20
34 00
21 00
W 0U
J.J. w Uliami, pol'tsf.
Andrew Hall, police.
George W WiUiama, police..
Barney riispainca, poiicv
Joe Pa'ttnn, jnitor......
karlea Morgan, jail -
Johnston Sproiea. streets
r usuerala. street
U Kavanaugh, streets
P. Madden, streets ......
H. Germany, etreeu.
Lewia Harrison, streets
Jalies Allen, streets..... ..... -
Lewi Willis, streets.. . -.
Pat. Clark, streets -
H M Tsvlor. lumber and freight..
7 14
I. Strauss (corn, oats and havl streets. 106 63
Braue, (Murrell allowance. - w
Sheltoo A Sheltun 10 00
Total 714 79
warats ecaooL aocsa.
Hinckte. stoves for colored school ...(10 00
E. v. Seutter, clocks for College Oreen
E. Bloom, chair for Oollete Green school I 76
I. Straasa, supplies for city schools.. S 96
Total
W A a AHTS
IW 65
ichool rcACHsas.
40 00
8.1 00
Miaa Cornelia Lask. ........ .....
Miss Emma Kerr.....
MisaSallte Pat toa -..-Miss
Hue Wilkinson
8-i 00
85 0C
40 tO
8i 00
60 00
80 00
85 00
30 00
25 oa
2i 00
Miss Mary Johnson .........
MiaaCallie Mnell
Abram lobon -. ..
Mrs. R. Williams .......
Miss BelleCampbell-...
Mis Adete McLaughlin
Mrs. L. Wriiht
Mrs. 8. A. Dawson-....
Total 415 00
CITT WARSAXTS srBCIAL.
Gren' Bank, loan with interest -....t 4o8 CO
LICENSES.
Mrs. R. Zhender, merchant-
f 2 60
baa. Askew, dray.
... 10 00
W. V. Webb A Co.. merchant..
. 2 60
815 00
Total
Reanectrtttl v.
W. 8. Fowia, City Clerk.
COtlECTOE'S BKPOttT.
J actios, Miss., Dec. 7, 18S1.
To th Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men oi tne city oi jackson :
GiKTLinrs I have the honor to moort tha
following collections for the month of Novem
ber, 1881 :
..... 1R2 12
...... 162 12
21 00
40 67
M oa
18 00
97 60
f 681 40
MONTH OF
boud anil interest........
Street and road .
Fir...
School
Personal......... ........
Privileges..
Total
ralviLEOxs collecvkd roa the
tirtatii.
Mrs. R. Zhender, merchant.
ban. Askew, drm v
8. O. Rran. utdd.er oa foot
L. r. narriksou, peddler on fort
lohn Robiusons circus .
W. 11. Moss, n.-dUler on fool
Chaa. Marshall, street vendor ...
Henrietta UcKinsjev. dance
John McNeal, merchant-.....-.. -
S. a. West, street vendor
Alex, itoss, dray .......
Emely Peon, boarding h "o
W. E. Webb A Co- merchants
Total 97 60
Bespectfnlly.
. 11. RssEa, City Collector.
saxToa's aaeoat (white.)
JacCsoh. Miss.
IcL ifi.L.
To th Hoaarahle Board of Mayor and Alder-
musi V.1IJSI jstuoa:
Gxitlehe I have the honur R.ri. r
the white people, V make the following report
of interment ia the City Cemetery durinc
. ...... w. "-... UC1, ion .
November 1, Lixtie Garland Rink. ft
years, swamp fever; Hinds oo mty.
uu.ecion-iiiin wageaer, age 42 year,
general debility. ,
Novembers, John Tho. Porter, age 57 vear.
disease of th lungs; pauper
November 5, Chas. 8. Kddy. age 18 months,
teething; Hinds count v.
iiovemoero, Miem Dixon, age 16 year,
alarial fever.
November ft - M. J. Jan.. ... tu -
paralysis; Hinds county, -
November, 17, Amos Esdors Crane, age 6
years, eonvnlaons.
November 18, Mary Maddon. are 21
consumption ; Hind county.
November 80, Mr. Kate Ehurls, age 88
years, consumption.
very ttespectfully,
Pmijur Eia, City Sexton.
eitos's axpoar (colobsd.)
Jacesob. Ufa.. Dee. 1. IRK I
To the Honorable Board of Mayor aad Alder-
vi im 0117 01 jaexsoa :
Osirism I have the honor as Sexto, for
tna colored people, to submit tha following
report of interment of colored people ia the
erT18sT-t'ry duriDg the noatli f Sovem-
Novemberl.Bfa.rv Wili;.. . u
dysentery. '
movembers, Mry Magdalen Hill, ag 6
month, spasms. .
November 9, MatUe Hardy, ag IS yar.
consumption. '
November 10, Walier Irwin, age IK months.
pesnM ; pauper. '
t!!;!T!mWT 1i0e",fe Corkman, 14 v.ars,
typhoid maUnal fever Lpauper
b0rn:toS,h,;N',ie3r yrs,
dTbtar.N!w7B"D'T 45
Very rpeetfally ubmilted,
To Ba, Citj Sexton.
Mr. Spengler. Chairma Committee oa
Claima, reported th following acconnu a eor
reoA, aad they were allowed :
J. M. Cain, street
Cba. Morgan, jail..
$ 7 25
. 19 n
si. stiiHs, eireeca..,
7
Jk?m?.V Ught C 171 00
- repairing pump
00
Total.
.$432 tax
school.
E. Watkin, pnmp for College Green
school , , a, so
Spongier ft 80a. s applies for ColWe
?reea school - ,, 2 25
J. H. Morrt, coal for schools 24 00
Bwf'A Vk"..titinr 1 21 60
school
- mJireaa neat Ward
Wlker, jani trees Colieg Green
school ,
s so
9 00
To
Th (allowing gentlemen war appointed
Inspector, aad Clerks to conduct the TiecUon
10 U hell " Md.r,JnuTry
S"T Wa la"rctors, Austin Moma
L, Muller, Ja. M McKoe.
t V Inspectors. A. A. Folkrs,
-ucAaVker!' "" "
, T f employing (peeial poLeemea
Jannir. Christmas was referred to the Police
Committee with power to employ a fore aca
aa, ia Ha inia, weald be samcien to ea
fore the law.
Oa motion
of Mr. Tirdea, ah -' Board
adjourned.
JfHW MistlTT-T. f ..
W. S. Tow, Cjt, Cierk. '
The Leet steamer.
The fate of tbe Altaic exploring veaat!
Jeanette ha baen definitively ascertained,
ahe wss crashed by the ice on Jon Zi ia
latita i 77 degree north and 157 east Her
crew put of in three boats, two of which
were aie!v landed at the month of th Lena.
The third boat ia missing. rJecratasy i're
Ungharsen has telegraphed the thai k of
the United State to too Baia govern
ment for their care of th orvivera
. 60 It By Wealiaf.
Courier-JournaLl
. Timber ford B. Hsya- will proceed
to
Europe next week. Tbe intelligent psople
Afthe Oid World know that he i the onlv
man io the United State whoever tin
face of President by stealing tiie vou,
2 60
10 00
4 rut
2 60
SO 00
2 60
2 60
6 00
2 60
2 60
10 00
2 60
2 60
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