The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-13


The New York Journalist who isseiS
declared he neser knew time ~hen
there was such IaHlessness evfry"here'
,oid the truth. Murder and carving |
/, o5bery and rape, outbreaks and gArroI'
Srea aaern 70 b. the order OF the day
Here Is . synopsis Of what We d I'd IN |
single Northern exchange: George Shep-
Dard invited q sailor home with one nlght
last week, raaar Cairo. The tar acce cepted,
bu, they bad not proceeded far before ne
demanded the sailors money, and on the
sailor refusing to comply with the de-
rnand, Sheppard stabbed him four times
In the heart, cut his throat, took from
him his money, and threw the body
into the river. A cyprian was an eye
witneHD, ard ,Stified positively against
him. Near Nilwakie, Wisconsin,, John
Higgins 90. into quarrel with his mother
and finally made an attempt to Kill her'
usiuR bowie knife, with which he stab
bed her three or four times about the
neck and breast. His brother TIT lmme
diately interfered to protect her, when
John turned upon him, drawing his re-
volver and firing at him three or tour
shots in quick succession, the last OF
which wounded him slightly in the arm
Tiff returned, the FIRE with better am,
shooting his brother through the heart
and killing him instantly. Both were
discharged soldiers. At Upton, Tennes
see, recently, VIM. Cooper. returned
Union soldier, he'd a fight with his
bro.her.in-law, Robert Hamilton, in a
cotton field. Hamilton was cut to pieces
with Lowie knife. Major A, L. Mclean
General Prices Adjntant General, was
recently killed in Texas by Col. Wood, o
the Missouri troops, because Wood be
lieved Mclean prevented him Wood
from getting furlough some time dur'ni
war. Mr.. Caleb Stinson, late reprsen
tative in the Kentucky legislature iron
Grayson county, and candidate for re
= election. was shot and mortally wouDde'
bvaman in ambush, as he walking hom
from Caseyville on Thursday evening, sc
companied by his two daughters. In
murderer is believed to be his nephew
At Leaforth, Canada, Edward Purcell,
very old man, shot Michael Purcell, hi
nephew, killing him instantly. A dI
pute about some hay, it is supposed, aros
between them, aud the old man aske
the other to come into his house en-
there shot him At Meridian, Come
ticut, young lady, while walking throue
the suberbs of the town, was suddenly 81
upon by three persons in soldiers un
form, who dragged her into the WOO
near at hand, where they stripped b
clothing entirely from her body, and IL
three in succession outraged her perso
When consciousness had returned, Il
unhappy girl discovered that the scou
drels had carried away every article
her wearing apparel. James Pumfrey,
Michigan soldier, was mustered out
GENTLY and went home. HS found
wife had eloped with Doctor. Bo
have been arrested and the soldier sves
he will have blood Richard johnson
Kansas City, eloped lately With the w
of Mr. Glouu. johnson left wife a.
several children behiud. Glonn is abse
in the gold regions OF the far West.
soldier travelling on the Indianapolis a
Cincinnati railroad got in difficulty "
the baggage master, plunged knife II
him twice. then gave freight conduc
severe 6rubbing for interfering.
breAkman next stepped up and got
we're cut in the hip. A passenger ne
tried his hand and got terrible cut
the arm. A spirit of hate and vengea'
seems to pervade every part of the Is
and particularly the Northern States
Every man is becoming law unto b
aelf