t

ta tVio same that existed

The Judicial Appointments. MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE.AFTEBXOON SESSION.

The House resumed consideration of theAsylum bill, a motion to indefinitely post-

pone pending. Mr. Tison favored. Mr.feowan opposed. Mr. Clay called the pre-

vious question, and the bill was indefinite-

ly postponed.Yeas Messrs. Aldrich, Brown, Campbell,

Causey, Cessor, Clay, Cochran, Crum, Dear,

Courage, trothetT7

TIic Daily Clarion.

Official Journal of the State of Mississippi.

By E. Barbdslt, J.LPower Harris Barksdale.

SUNDAY - - APRIL 9, 1876.

O nice Ol Vuauucnui o ""A:before the amendment, then there is no

, nnn o r.n n Vlf m 3 lift hvvacancy, ana no reiuu"uu uux"""j Jthejoint Sdress of two-thir- ds of each branch

a therefore no anDOint- -

But, on the otherments are necessary.hand, if said office of Chancellor of said 1st

District, under.the new .system, is not the-- 7 ?efori tiAfnre the amendment.

chansre wai made by the presentLegislature. The office of Chancellor is a

office, and it springs into existenceum" the creation of the District. It cannotbe said with any propriety of languagethat the office of Chancellor of the 1st Dis-

trict, under the present system, existed be-

fore that District was created by the presentLeo-hlature-

. Whether the emoluments oftheVffice of Chancellor under the new sys-

tem has been increased or not, I do notknow, but the present Legislature has a

riht so to do, and perhaps should. I sub-mit these views, imperfect as they are, forwhat they are worth, and with due defier-enc- e

and genuine respect lor the highorder of legal talent of which the Legisla-ture is in great part composed.

Democrat Junior.

REFIGE IX DEATH.

To Escape Insanity,:, well-know- n

JIiisissiipin ielileratelySuicides.

From the Louisville Commercial:Edward P. Jones, formerly of Can-

ton, Miss., but who has been a residentof Jefferson ville, Iud., for the past fourmonths, committed suicide by taking adose of laudanum and morphine, yester-

day, at the Falls City Hotel, in Jeffer-sonvill-e.

The circumstance of his suicide is amost melancholy affair. He has been a

guest at the Falls City Hotel since hecame to Jeflersonville, some months ago.During his stay there nothing . peculiarhad been noticed in his habits or conver-sation which would lead to the beliefthat he was insane. The deceased was

formerly a Colonel in the ConfederateArmy, and is said to have been wpll con-

nected and highly respected at his homein Mississippi.

Col. Jone3 left three letters one toMr. Kleespies, proprietor of the hotel,one to Dr. A. J. Phelps, Louisville, andanother to Coroner Koose. lhe lettersshow no evidence of mental weakness,although he states that the reason of histaking his own lite was the lear ot lmpending insanity.

In his letter to Mr. Kleespies he statesthat for months past he has been conscious of partial insanity, resulting fromhis pecuniary embarrassment and trouble,caused entirely by the late war. He alsostates that in consequence of his mentaldistress, he has been compelled to dulthe sense of such sufferings at times bythe use of alcoholic drinks to save himself

We have published in another column

an argument on the unconstitutionality of

the 'appointment of members of the

Legislature under the new judicial law.

Without pausing to discus3 this point, thefact h indisputable that there is a strongsentiment against making selections from

that body, and the public are gratifiedby the assurance that Governor Stonewill plant himself firmly upon the deter-

mination not to make appointments fromthat quarter. This intention can haveno reference to the legal talent and emi-

nent virtue of the legal profession in ourLegislature, because all the essentialrequisites of an excellent Judiciary are tobe found there; but it is based upon other

grounds. The present State administra-tion is the result of a Reform movement,and it must not only be pure in its acts,but above suspicion. There should beno taint of self-seekin- g in any of the meas-

ures it may adopt. The reasons why,under the circumstances, such appoint-ments should not bemade, are cogentlyset forth in the following extract of a let-

ter from one of the most sagacious and

purest and best men in Mississippi :

The Governor ought not to appoint anymember of the present Legislature to anyimportant office, or for that matter to anyoffice at all. Especially ought he , not to

appoint any member to a judicial station,and most especially ought he not to appointany member to any office who has been atall conspicuous in the business of impeach-ment.

I am not mistaken in supposing thatevery movement in Mississippi is watched atWashington with an eyesingle to an advan-

tage over us. Already it is charged that thewhole business of impeachment was but theoutgrowth of a conspiracy to displace Ames& Co., and thus open the way for the pro-motion of the conspirators. We cannot af-

ford in view of the immediate future to im-

pose on ourselves the necessity of refutingcharges like this. To appoint members ofthe Legislature to office and especiallyprominent members, to high offices willgive plausibility to the charge, and outsideof tlie State will, in my judgment, do usincalculable mischief. In expressing thisopinion, I cannot be suspected of any inter-ested motive, since there is nothing, and inthe accidents of life there never will be,anything in the gift of the Governor that Idesire or would accept. A. G. B.

Hon. .J. 1a. IVIcCaskill.

The Brandon Republican pays one ofour Senators, Hon. J. L. McCaskill, adeserved compliment in saying that hehas shown himself a most efficient legislator, always at his post and watchful ofthe interests of the people. He has neverbeen absent at roll-cal- l, but alwavs inhis place. And the Republican takesoccasion to assure him that his course is

fully appreciated by his constituents.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

First Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss, Ponto-toc, Lee, Itawamba, Monroe, Chickasaw,Colfax, Oktibbeha and Lowndes.

Second Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall,Lafayette, .Yalobusha, DeSoto, Tate, Panolaand Tallahatchie.

Thir Leflore, Sunflower, Grenada, Carroll,Montgomery, Calhoun, Sumner, Choctaw,Winston, .Noxubee, Kemper, Neshoba andAttala.

ForitTii Holmes, Madison, Leake, Scott, Newton, Lauderdale, bnuth, Jasper, Clarke,Wayne and Jones.

Fifth Hinds, Rankin, Copiah, Simpson, Covington, Lawrence, Amite, i'ranklin, Tike andLincoln.

Sixth Tunica, Coahoma, Bolivar, Washington, Issaquena, lazoo, narren, Claiborne,Jefferson, Adams and Wilkinson.

Circuit and Chancery Court IMs.tricts.

First Tishomingo, Alcorn, Prentiss, Itawam- -1 T r i m r ioa--, jjee, iuonroe ana vnicKasaw.

Second Tippah, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette.Yalobusha, U nion, Pontotoc and Calhoun.

Third DeSoto, Tate, Panola, Tallahatchie,f!.,i T., ; ,i riiFourth Bolivar, Washington, Issaquena.Warren and Sunflower.Fifth Leflore, Carroll, Montgomery, Choc-

taw, Sumner. Holmes and Attala.Sixth Colfax, Oktibbeha, Lowndes, Noxubee

and Winston.Seventh Kemper, Lauderdale, Clarke,

Wayne, Perry, Green, Jackson, Harrison,Hancock, Tearl and Marion.

Eighth Rankin, Leake, Neshoba, Scott, New-ton, Jasper, Smith, Simpson, Covington,Janes and Lawrence.

Ninth Yazoo, Madison, Ilinds and Copiah.Tenth Claiborne, Jefferson, Adams, Wilkin-

son, Amite, Franklin, Lincoln and Pike.

COMMUNICATED.

The Sixth Congressional listrictThe people of Yazoo want their county

put in the Fourth Congressional District.As at present constituted, what are thefacts ?

, Dividing the population of the State, asshown by the census of 1S70, by six, thenumber of Congressmen allowed the State,each District should have about 133,000.But the river District the sixth has, withYazoo, about 147,000; and the Fourth Dis-trict has, without Yazoo, 113,181. AddYazoo to it, and the Fourth District willhave only 130,460 not its quota. It willhave a Democratic majority of about 8,000,and only one Republican county Madison

in it. The colored majority in the Dis-trict will not exceed 1,300. Is there anyreason why justice should not be done toYazoo, which is as reliably Democratic asany county in the State? lias she not en-titled hersell to be considered so as to havea moderate request granted ? Yazoo,.

The railroad work (Natchez & Jack-son) is still going on. The train nowruns to Stampley's, nearly nineteenmiles. Natchez Democrat.

SEXATE-SEVEXTY-NI- NTH DAY

Saturday, April 8, 1876.

Mr. President Sims in the chair. Absento. --

Mr. Metts, chairman, reported a bill forthe relief of J. W. Dwyer, late Treasurer ofCoahoma county, and recommended that itdo pass.

Mr. Chalmers, chairman, reported a largenumber of bills.

Mr. Hooker, chairman, reported the pre-sentation to the Governor of a large num-ber of bills.

S. B. for the relief of J. W. Dwyer, lateCounty Treasurer of Coahoma county,passed.

S. B. to incorporate the Forest Park, ofJackson, passed.

S. B. to amend the charter of the city ofJackson was taken up, amended and yassed.

S. B. to incorporate the Summit Manufac-

turing Company passed.II. C-- R. in relation to adjournment was

taken up, and "Thursday, 13th," strickenout and "Saturday, 15th," was inserted, andthe resolution wa3 adopted.

S. B. to amend the charter of Summit,Pike county ; passed,

II. B. to incorporate the Panola GrangeLeather Manufacturing company passed.

By Mr. Reynolds: To amend section 726,code of 1871, in relation to the selection ofGrand Jurors, passed.

S. B. in reference to certain State war-rants known as the Railroad warrantspassed

S. B. to attach Sharkey county to the 4thJudicial District passed.

By Mr. Griffin : To repeal the amend-ment to the charter of Xatchez passed.

II. J. II to amend the constitution in re-

lation to biennial sessions passed yeas 20,nays 1.

II. B, defining the remedies of Courts ofEquity passed.

II. B. to amend section 2312, code of 1871,in relation to acknowledgments of deeds,etc.; passed.

II. B. to regulate the enrollment of chat-tel deeds was indefinitely postponed.

II. B. to amend an act to protect the cropsin certain districts of Warren countypassed.

II. B. For the protection of stock raisersin Hancock and Pearl counties was amend-ed and lies over.

By Mr. Furlong: To extend the privi-leges of the Senate to Ex-Gover- B. GHumphries was adopted.

FAREWELL, COLFAX !

H. B. to change the name of Colfax coun-ty to Clay county passed.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The Senate went into executive sessionand confirmed Wm. Cothran, Circuit Judgeof the 5th District; J. M. Smylie, CircuitJudge ot the 10th District, and Li. VV. VVH

liam&on, Chancellor of the 5th District.LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.

II. B, for the relief of John Brady, ofClarke county, passed.

II. B. to amend the charter of State Linepassed.

II. B. to amend the charter of Brooksvillepassed.

Tne Senate concurred in the Houseaamendmenfcs to the bill for the relief of R. J.Sharp, Sheriff of Benton county.

II. B. ta incorporate the Edwards Savingand Manufacturing Co. passed.

II, B. to incorrorate the Meridian OilWorks passed.

II. B. to incorporate the Mississippi Mer-chants' Transfer Co., with amendments,passed.

II. B. to repeal the anti-liqu- or law ofMeadville passed.

LAWS BY API'KOVAL.The Governor informed the Senate that

he has approved S. B, to protect the tax-payers of Holmes against the pajrment ofcertain warrants.

II. B. to locate the seat of justice ofClarke county was indefinitely postponed.

II. li.to limit the Board of Supervisors ofDeSoto county in the matter of taxationwas indefinitely postponed,

II. B. to prohibit the sale of intoxicatingliquors in Cumberland passed.

II. B. to amend the charter of Port Gib-son, with amendments, passed.

II. B. to incorporate Houlka Grange,Chickasaw county, passed.

By Mr. FitzGerald: To extend the privi-leges of the Senate to Judge Wm. Cochran;adopted.

II. B. to aid the Assessor of Jeffersoncounty in his duties passed.

II. B. to declare Bogue Plialia in Bolivarcounty a navigable stream, was indefinitelypostponed.

Tlie House memorial iu relation to the ag-ricultural land script fund was indefinitelypostponed.

II. J. R. in relation to the Texas and Pa-cific Railroad passed.

S. B. to levy a tax by Boards ot Supervi-sors on cotton was indefinitely postponed.

S. B. to repeal the act to authorize theState Treasurer to transfer the indebtednessof the Mississippi Central R. R. to the Stateto the Greenville R. R. passed.

S. B. for the relief ot Ellis Benson, of Itawamba county, passed.

II. B. to extend the privileges of the man-ufacturing bill to the foundry of A. M. Pax-to- n

& Co. was indefinitely postponed. Ad-journed.

IIOUSE-SEVEXTY-EIG- HTII DAY.

Saturday, April 8, 1876.

Mr. Speaker Street in the chair; present74, absent 42. Leaves of absence weregranted to Messrs. Miller, Hogan, Guthrie,and McLaurin of Jasper.

II. B. to incorporate the Port GibsonManufacturing company passed.

By Mr. Watkins : A memorial of the Me-ridian bar iu relation to the SupplementalCourt Bill ; referred. Five member wereadded to the committee Messrs. Byrd ofFranklin, Dear, McLaurin of Smith, Saun-ders and Massingale.

By Mr. Yaiden : To provide for agricultu-ral liens and for other purposes. Mr. Sykeimoved to indefinitely postpone; carried.H. B. to protect wool growers in the coun-

ties of Colfax, Claiborne -- and Franklinfailed to pass yeas 22, nays 39.

KILLED.

The following House bills were indefi-nitely postponed : To prevent the illegaltraffic in seed cotton at night; to changethe time of holding courts and S. B. to in-corporate the Yazoo Pass Xavigation com-pany.

II. B. to confer on Justices of the Peacejurisdiction in cases relating to the disturbances of religious worship; passed.

H. B. to provide for the valuation of allagricultural, real ana personal propertywas indefinitely postponed.

The House bills to create the office ofState Supply and Purchasing Agent, and toestablish an asylum for inebriates were in-

definitely postponed.THE ASYLUM BILL,

The bill to amend the Code of 1871 relat-ing to the control of the Lunatic Asylumwas taken up. The committee reported itwith the recommendation that it do notpass. Mr. Tison moved to indefinitelypostpone. Messrs. Tison, Tucker, Young(col.), Brown (col.) and Muldrow, favoredthe motion, and Messrs. Rowan, Baker, Belland White opposed.

Mr. Tison moved to adjourn until Mon-day ; lost. Mr. Leigh moved to adjourn un-til three o'clock; carried.

Drake, Dyer, i ainy, reaiueisiuu,Garrett, Guy ton, Horton, Johns, Johnson or

Winston, Jones of Issaquena, Lester, Mil-sap- s.

Monroe, Muldrow, McXair, McNeise,McWhorter, Xeilson, Overton, Parker,Shattuck, Shelby,"! Spight, Tison, Tucker,Warren, Wilkinson, ellowley and oung.

39.XAYS-Me- ssrs. Bailey, Baker, Bassett,

Bean, Bell, Blount, Byrd of Franklin, Clif-

ton, Dabney, Floyd, Hall, Harper, Hebron,Huddleston, Hudson, Jagers, Jarnigan,Miller, McCargo, Mclnnis, Nichols, Percr,T.-.n- TCowan. Saunders, Stebbins.Turley', Watkins, White and Vaughn 31.

Absent and not voting AmacKe r,Barksdale, Boyd, Bridges, Bird of Lawrence,Carter of Holmes, Carter ot Warren, Cros-lan- d,

Chiles, Denson, Edwards, Ervin, Gay-de- n,

Gibson, GMis.Gowan, Guthrie, Hicks,Hogan, Hussey, Jacobs, Jayne, Jenkins,Johnson of Itawamba, Jones of Hinds,Leigh, Mallory, Massingale, Meade, McCor-mic- k,

McLaurin of Jasper, McLaurin ofSmith, Parsons, Pennington, Reynolds,Riley, Rogers, Sanderlln, Shands, Shrock,Southworth, Sykes, Trice, Troup, Vaidenand Mr. Speaker 46.

Mr. Byrd, of Franklin, presented a pe-

tition of citizens of Franklin ; referred.SINE DIE.

The House concurred in the Senateamendment to adjourn sine die on Saturdaynext, 15th inst.

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.

By Mr. Muldrow : To authorize the Au-

ditor to issue warrants for salaries o

Judges ; referred.Bv Mr. Saunders: To reduce and fix the

bonds of the officers of Pearl county passed.By Mr. Clay: To encourage stock raising

in Bolivar county passed.By Mr. Hudson : To incorporate Benton,

Yazoo county; referred.By Mr. Hudson : To create an additional

justice of the peace in District 4, Yazoocounty; passed.

Bv Mr. Hudson : In relation to the Mayterm of the Circuit Court of Yazoo county;passed.

By Mr. Tucker: To reorganize the Universitv of Mississippi; referred.

By Mr. Tucker : To amend the act requiring Chancery Clerks to keep books inwhich to record chattel deeds; referred.

Bv Mr. Campbell: To remove the disabilities of Robert J. Bell and James A.Paul, of Yazoo county: lies over.

By Mr. Clay: Supplemental to an act forthe preservation of grame; lies over.

By Mr. Mclnnis: To amend the chatterof Pass Christian ; referred.

By Mr. Percy : To change the rule ofpractice in tjnancery uourts as prescriDeubv section 1013, Code ot l$7l; reierreu.

By Mr. Denson : To provide for the registration ana payment ot outscanuing warrants in Wilkinson county; referred.

Bv Mr. Jones, of Issaquena: To authorize Issaquena county to provide for thepayment of outstanding school teaciierswarrants; referred.

Bv Mr. Campbell : A memorial in relation to a mail route between Vicksburg,Johnstonville and Faisonia, on Sunflowerriver; referred.

By Mr. Dabney: A memorial of citizensresiding along the lino ol the V. & M. Railroad; referred.

By Mr. Spight: That the Sergeant-a- t-

Atluo Uc lusti uislcU tvf rcpo tn tho t'.OQtin- -gent expense committe all purchases anddisbursements by him on account of theLegislature; adopted.

Adjourned.m i

Appointment of JIeinbcr.s ol tlieLes:iIatiirc to Iuriici:il Offices.

Editors Clarion : As a very importantduty is soon to be performed by the Governor and Senate, to-w- it : filling the Jirdi- -

ciary with incumbents, I ask permission tosubmit the following views with referencethereto, which have been, in part, elicitedby the report that the offices of CircuitJudges and Chancellors, were, in the mainto be filled by present members of the Legislature, and. in the language of your correspondent upon the same subject,who signshimself "Democrat," under date of March31st, these are the views of one "who see ksno appointment and has no private interestto subserve," claiming neither, the qualifications for nor entertaining the desire tofill either the office of Circuit or ChancervJudge. Aside from the andpolicy. . .

taste. ofj t !! 1 VIinus nmng mese omces, wnicn questions areviewed in aais-mnft- i . mnnnst nun lmnnrtmanner oy tne aoove correspondent, 1 enterlidiii Luc auuiLiuiidi tjwiiiiiiii shim hivpointments involve a constitutional question.oec - ost An. 4, scace uonscitution, says:"Xo Senator or Representative, duringthe term for which he was elected, shall beappointed to any office of profit under thisk 4 i 1 1 1 1

ntaie, wnicn snau nave oeen created, or theemoluments of which have heen Increasedduring the time such Senator or Representative was in oinee, except to such offices asmay be filled by an election of the people."Without attempting an elaborate argumentto establish the leal fact. that, under theconstitutional amendment, and the' actpassed in pursuance thereof, abolish; nor theold and making a new Chancery system,me omee oi ijuanceiior was created by thepresent Legislature. T r1i.i1 1

in support thereof by quoting from theupiuiou oi 4reyion, jn, j., in the case ofBrady, etc., vs. West, 50 Miss., p. 7G. OneOf th Questions involved in that, oaca woothat West, having been appointed to theouiue oi nancery uierK ot tne newly madecounty of Tate, could not. 1

said office, "because he was a.member of theT ! a 1 - i - A 1 a r, 1xcisiaiure at uie time oi tne creation ofthe office of Clerk of the Chancery Court of

said eoantv of Tate. Tothe distinguished lawyers, Harris & George,aiucjfs iur tresi, maae mis answer insubstance: MThat the act creatine Tatecounty did not ipse facto create the officeof Chancery Clerk; that the officeowes its existence to the Constitution andnot to the act creatincr the. nmmtv .' Tot;n j vPeyton, speaking for the court on that occa- -S.IUU, anu in reierenceto this question, says:"That the Constitution rlnps tint . ota tho.W - V. IA tj lillQoffice of Chancery Clerk, but pre-suppos- es

the office to exist . The office of Chancery Cleric is a county office, and in the na-ture of things, cannot exist until the countyexists. It springs into existence upon thecreation of the county and the extension ofthe Chancery system to it. It caanot besaid with any propriety of language that theoffice of Clerk of the Chancery Court of Tatecounty existed before that county was cre-ated,et-

Now let us adopt that line of rea- -uu"'k mm reierence to unanceilors un-

der the new system. The office of Chancel-lor, say of the First Tsystem, did not exist till the First Districtw s created, lhat District w as created by thePresent Legislature RaM nffinalor of said 1st District (for example) sprungVt-4-. VV0-- 3 upon me creation of said 1stTiT : 11 13 conceded, I believe,' bytne best leCAl mlnHa. nf V cut. it. J.iJr .o vi uie Clitic. iuat tneeffect of the amendment to the Constitution.V,lSrenC-e.t-o Cnancellors,-

- is to wine out ofhSSicr?-181106.11-

6 piesent Chancellors,they under the Constitutionbefore the amendment. If the present

Foot it bravely,0 WTrust in Got iSPerisEalWa

Whether losing Slle1

Some willSome. wiUfl0A"ee' som- e-,

Cease from maTaSd8,??Trust in God.Vndft.1

Simple rule andInward peace and iifoStar upon our pathTrust imp..: r1,1'""u CO the r:,; .

ONE DAI' OuTSTr

Birds cannot alwavs sin.Silence at times they ad-- .

feeling; N w

To see some new, brM,ta fresh burst ervealing. fa:

Flowers cannotSomeSabbath-ren"- .

Ere from its sheath belowShoots up a small,earth to splinter.

e Hi

Tongues cannot always De.lt.

Save us this onee-a-wee- k

To let the sown seetU-ov- ,scatter. 0

He Iiel for j:e,

A traveler in one of the Suuth-- of

America came one dav to a nr-grav-

lie saw a man sta::turf and planting flowers, w' .'

flowed freely from his eyes!

"You have lost, I supjusex-wife-

" said the traveler, ace--

"No, " said he, " I have nwife."

" Perhaps it is a dear cEiburied there," said the stracr

iNo said the mourner, ilost no wife and no child."" Why, then, are you pb

nowers on that grave, aud

you plant them ? "

" I am doing tins for one

for me."But how was this?" said!:;

eler." I was called, "said tiie c

.if - IT Til10 serve as a soiuier. 1 naa t

and children. A friend came i

he said : " I have no wife and ac

I will go instead of ycu." E.

and was mortally wounded. Ik-ting-

I went to the hospital whore.

Ere I reached it he was gone ; the lies buried. He died for rje.

these flowers in nienurrflantAfterward a tombstone was s::

on it were carved the simple f.::

"" HE DIED FOR ME.

Such is the love of man totfriend to friend. " Greater lev::

man than this : that a man lad

life for hi3 friend ; but God cos:

his love toward us, in that while '

yet sinners Christ died for E

mans v, 8.What will prove that Christ t

my reader ? His quittingboth :

and his righteousness,and ?

Jesus." The ransomed of the Lori

and come." Remember, res:--:

must here be led to Jesus, or

perish in your sins. IM((r:t

Therefore, if you aspire to be 1

consolation if you would pppriestly gift of sympathy

if P

pour something beyond cog:

consolation into a temptedwnnhl n.nss through the inte- r-

daily life with the delicate tic:

never inflicts pain if, to that 1;

of human ailments, mental s-ar-e

ever to give effectual

miisf hr onntpnt. ff) 1)37 the P- '-

costly education. Like bin,

ouuci (Jtiuiiertsoii.

observed ho;Have you never

tempt to this subtle self-in- f l;'art ofdevolion? It is full

ing of - thought and effl- -

j?reat obiects of desire, g.1,and great perils. Alter

therefore, pray .

ca,

Phelps.noted M

The daughter of a

said to me: "My dear - .

tell us that he prayed uaj ,

be patient with stupeopiin PV i

Xlie Tax Question

Brandon Republicau. . ;, .i. - hai l- -

We learn mat a -t?

du ced in the lrwctax mudcUe" in this cu- --

thorize the collection ot j. i 1... tnai. "med

JnmonAP( as to P93 l

lection until next JNOVt .1.

pass in this shape, and

will be a great benefit w?

Rankin, who could not po;- - ,

taxes this spring.

... .i.ifj HiDavt0fiUrUtWe are iiu iv".- -

owing blanks: .Rent'3'No. 41. Deed of Trust fo $No. iVA. DeedofTrus PNo. 42. Deed of Trust to ; w

Merch fiefler ' 1

No. 43. Deed of Trust for ,1,In ordering, state tw '" l

Price, i.W per quire v. -

hich t-- per.43, w t n m.' .lit f A 1 f- "1

hundred, $3.00, which inc tiiCAddres3, i--

o

tjc--

Electing of tlie Democratic andConsci-rallT- State Excctive

Committee.

Jackson, Miss., March 23th, 187G.

A mcctins of the Executive Committee is

hereby called for Tuesday, the 11th day of

April next, for' the purpose of calling a

State Convention of the Democratic-Conservativ- e

purty, and for the transaction of such

other business as may be deemed proper. A

full attendance is earnestly requested. The

Committee will meet at 10 o'clock a. m., in

room No. 11 in the Neal building, in the

city 0l Jackson.j.oUGLV

Chairman.Attest : Marion Smith, Secretary.

Our telegrams announce the death of

Benj. F. Butler. As he has passed

away, we have nothing more to say than" rest in pence."

It will be seen that the two Houseshave concurred in a resolution to adjournon the 15th instant.

The Democratic majority in the Con-

necticut Legislature on joint ballot is

only eighty-seven- .

BELKNAr and his accomplices havedone the country one good service. Theyhave furnished the best of reasons whythe party which put them in office is no

longer to be trusted.

Mr. Daeney, of Hinds, yesterdayintroduced in the House a petition ofcitizens along the line of the Vicksburgand Meridian llailroad, in relation to therates of freight charged by that road.

"Yazoo " puts the question of figuresstrongly. There is no reason on earthwhy the glorious banner county shouldbe put under Radical dominion. Is sheto be slaughtered in the house of herfriends and forced under the yoke forrolling up four thousand majority for theDemocratic ticket ?

Tlie Yiit to Wesson.The special train, which will convey

the members of the Legislature and in-

vited guests to the Mississippi Mills, onthe 12th inst., will leave Jackson at 12M. and return at 5 r. m. A deb'shtfultrip may be anticipated.

Tlie Senatorial Investigation.The Senatorial Mississippi investiga-

tion is delayed until a bill can be putthrough Congress, making an appropria-tion to pay the expenses of the Commit-

tee. This will be speedily done.The object of the inquisition is to

manufacture electioneering capital forthe Radicals, and to give a coloring oftruth to the charge in ex-Go- v. Ames'

regular message, that the present Legis-lature is an illegal body, and all its actsare binding only so far as they can be

put into execution by brute force. Butas our people will not shun investigation,and only ask that it be full and impar-tial, the Legislature, whose legal exist-

ence is assailed, will, we trust, take suchmeasures as will facilitate the investiVa-tio- n

that the ends of justice may be sub-

served. Logically and necessarily, the in-

quiry will include the conduct of the Rad-ical party which led to its overthrow atthe ballot box, and will expose to thegaze of the nation a mass of villainy suchas no people on earth were ever before inflicted with by their rulers.

To the end that the efforts of the Le--islatur- e

to secure a full investigationmay be seconded, we would earnestlyadvise the Chairmen of the Democraticand Conservative county and beat orean- -

izations in localities where the investiga-tion will most likely be made, to busythemselves in getting up witnesses andarranging for the deliverance of testi.mony. Let it be from credible sources,and without regard to color or previouscondition, etc. Morton's committee arehunting for wool, but will be badly shornbefore they get through with their labors.

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Tlie Connecticut lMntfonu.

This is the sign by which the Democ-racy of Connecticut fought and conquer-ed in the late election :

This party declares in favor of state self-governm- ent

and against Federal interfer-ence by the undue use of patronage andmilitary force in the affairs of a soveregncommonwealth. Extravagance in the ad-ministration of the government is deprecat-ed and reform promised ; a Uriff for revenueonly is advocated, and it is held that taxa-tion should be only imposed for the neces-sary expenses of government and for agradual reduction of the national debt;subsidies to corporations and speculatorsare condemned ; the course of Democratsin ongress is approved ; a currency basedon gold and silver is declared to be the onlyone known to the Constitution, and Con-gress is asked to adopt such measures as willlead to a speedy resumption of specie pay-ments ; but the act of lS75,fixing upon 1S79 a3the date of resumption, is denounced a3 mere-ly a measure of expendience, intended tocatch the votes of the unthinking, and injur-ious in its effects upon the business interestsof the nation.

from suicide. He said that he had hopedto obtain enough money in Louisville onThursday to pay him the small balancewhich he owed him ior board, but, beingdisappointed in this, he became wild withdespair, and concluded to take his life.He states emphatically in his letter thathis desperate resolution wTas not caused byany family troubles. On the contrary,lo adds "I have a wife near Canton.Miss., whom I most devotedly love,, andto whom I have been true during all thislong separation." He begs Mr. Kleespiesto faithfully comply with the requestswhich he makes, which are that as soonas he ha3 found his remains that he willcommunicate with Dr. A. J. Phelps, No.52G Third street, Louisville. If he couldnot be found, he requested that his"old trieud," U. W. Sanders, Esq.,corner Ueuter and (jrreen streets, LiouiS'ville, be advised of his death. He final-

ly requests that his gold rings on hislittle ringer, left hand, and I1I3 sleevebuttons be buried with him, as his wifepurchased them for him in Paris. France.He asked that the daguerreotype ot his

ua iam upon ins oreasiin his grave. His bacrgare. papers, etc..he requests to keep carefully till hismenus m iviississippi can send for histrunk. He enioins Mr. Kleesnies tohave the particulars of his death kept asquiet as possible.

As soon as it was known by the inmates that he had attempted suicide,Drs. Fouts and Mr.Cln- w x J. l--J

and did everything that medical skillcould do to restore him to consciousness,Ki,f l. 4. ;i tt f 1 .uut nuuuui avan. xie lingered in anunconscious condition till 5 o'clock p. m.,When his pulse ceased to beat. HisInends in Canton, Miss., were immerliately advised by telegraph of the sadunair, ana a telegram m answer was re-ceived, instructing that the body be for-warded to Canton, which was compliedwith, and the body was forwarded lastnight on the midnight train from thiscity, lhe body was placed in a neatcoffin by order of his friend, Dr. Phelps,who was present, and instructed as tohow his remains should be disposed of. -

The Coroner of Clark county, Mr.Ropse, being requested not to hold a juryof inquest, complied with the same.

The following is a conv oftholpftpraddressed to the Coroner :

" Dear Sir : L P.t trip sflr thof if :il11 Millbe utterly useless forjury of inquest as to the cause of myuclui j-- ueiioerateiy end my own lifeon account of business disappointments

uu pecuniary trouDles, and conscious-ness of approaching, if not. PYlstincr in- -sanity. Edwar p. Jones"

. The reauesta mad hv fVlcomplied with by Mr. Kleesnsies in PWrvrespect. '

Col. Jones was a wpll-frliino-ri

man, and is said to have been quitewealthy beforp thp. war n j..w ---- --- - , mu iuai ail uu- -

ring that time, although his wife is saidto be quite wealthv atplantation near Canton, Mississippi.

" o scajr m uenersonviue nehad been enp-ao-pr- l in ucwrl!-;- r 4.

attachment to harness on buggies andvevmagea, uui 1a Deiieved not to havemade much money. He was not in debtto Mr. Kleensips mnra than aon tu:t.he could obtain at any time from hisfriends in Louisville, but his pride andpeculiar temperament forbade him askin"Tftvnra frrm hia T.:.l G

s Col. Jones Was. nhmif. flWfl.,.WVMV itr xx v u yearsof age, and was a man of fine appeaianceand menial liienna nnQ wuatiiyu, tf.