Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-24

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CINcIN4ATI, D, -lFonr ,frmer, clos
ing dull at 80 so Wheat irregular
nohihaIit 81 Az. Whisket undhang.
ed. Pork 80 soc Bulk meats, l54 for
sides, 125 for shoulders. Lard 214c.
Bacon 144G1sc The Foreign news
had much less effect onathe markets
than was sapposedsrO sesF.
re For the Clarion and standard.
alCoLoNRLc = Having just returned
from Raymond, and being in attend
ance at the court there for the first two
weeks, 1 have concluded to drop you
a few lines ia relation to the proceed
ings fsaid court. His Honor, Judge
Watts. was there, of course, or there
would have been no court, TheJudge
presided with his usual dignity, and is
looking better than l ever saw him.
He is a candidate for collection, and
it is thought, will have no opposition.
The truth is, he would be hard to beat;
in fact, he cannot be beaten easily.
Col Harper, the District Attorney, was
there also, and was looking into the
* affairs of State' with a VIM. He
seems to he the. right man in the
right place; made first rate soldier
during the late war; and those who
are prosecuted, say that he is as tight
on them as he was on the Yankees.
Many civil cases of importance were
tried and& disposed of There were
two important State cases tried, to- wit
The State against r. E. Fullerton,
charged with the murder of Dr., j. u
REYNOLDS This case excited consid
cradle interest Both the accused and
the deceased stood fair, professional
w, and as gentlemen. Both had infu-
entail connexions in the county. but
the late war. and the lapse of time, had
healed many old wounds Fullerton
was defended, ably, by Hon. A, r.
Johnston and Gen c. Z. Hooker. The
Distric. Attorney did his duty, nbut
the case was no go. The jury acqqit-
ted Fullerton i'll few minutes after re
firing. The next case was the State
VS. Geo w Bankston, charged with the
murder of DR. F. c. Chase l This, too
was a. old case, in which much feeling
had existed, and at one time there was
a strong and powerful feeling against
Bankston, Tut when the war broke ont /
Bankston came from his hiding place,
entered the army, and continued with
it until the surrender, never having, at
any time, abandoned the cause, and
making one of the best soldiers. At
the close of the war, hesvBent to bis
family at Raymond The case was re
vived against him, and hence his trial
The State introduced all of her witnesl
ses, and falling to make out case
against him, Col. Harper moved the
court to enter gnols pros in the case.
This motion was opposed spX Judges
Johnston and Robb, the counsel for
the defendant, but His Honor sustain
ed the motion, The case was dismiss
ed, and Bankston went free without
day" There was a fine array Of talent
at the court, some of the best lawyers
of the State being present, The Kinds
county bar stands unrivalled in the
State. s,.' Il. ,.-.
During my stay at Raymond, ( two
weeks / stopped at the McCloud
House, and really it was, a pleasure
to stop at such house. Rev Mr. Me
Cloud and his estimable lady used every
exertion III their power TO make THEFT
guests comfortable most of the law
yers stopped at the s.'McGoud' and
those who did not missed the mark
much, for really in all my peregrina-
tions lately, Iahave met with no house
so well kept. The table was bounti-
fully supplied with everything the
market, both foreign and domestic,
could afford and then the cooking
was done up ''brown" and properly
seasoned. Everything about the
house was neat and clean, and Mr.
McClOud and his good Sally urged
their guests to take ''leetle more in
the genuine ''NTcMackin' style, and
then when you wanted to retire, YOU
were shown INTO neat rooms with
good beds, clean sheets 81 and every
thing in order In fact, / do not
know when have stopped at 4 house
where such efforts were successfully
made to accommodate the weary
traveller, and / would commend the
t'McClotd'' house to all who may
visit Raymond, as a'quiet and orderly
house, and one too at which they will
get the fworth( of their money"
The officers of the Court at Ray
mond seem to be. the right men in the
right places. Col. Thomas, the
sheriff, is kind and affable, and seems
to know what he is about He is al
most an exact counterpart Of his de-
aeased fathers ~ Daniel Thomas, who
so long served the people of Kinds
county as their sheriff aSsLike father
like son. The old man made q fine
officer and so will the son He (Sam J
is one Of theIkindestmen living, kind
as he is brave. Att of the survivors
of the old 18th Mississippi regiment
remember Sam, and never will forget
him for his many noble acts The
Clerk, viii c. Chapman, also be-
.longed to the 18th Mississippi, and
though young, is making one of the
best of clerks, and bids fair to dis
tinguish himself not only as clerk,
but as lawyer also. Both he and
Col Thomas have recently taken
unto themselves wives Sensible to
the last, for that last, besta act of their
lives We met Judge Hall of the
Probate Court, and Capt. Ratliff,
the Probate Clerk; both were looking
well, and discharging their respective
duties. The Judge has embarked in
the law Capt. Ratiifi drives the quill,
and does not seem to be after the law
much
1 could give You many pleasant in
cidents Connected With the late term
of the Court but time and space. viii
not permit. Excuse this ..hasty scrawL
Yours. v- SCRTBBLER.
May %, 1866 ZIdK0J
EE- The painful accident of the
shooting of lady,a short time since,
abpu+ Six+aar ,,,iIaS fran ia IL rflaaa l.