The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1867-05-07
NEWS AND OTHER ITEMS.

ST. JAMES HoTEL.-This popular and ele
gantly furnished hotel, situated on Maya
zine street, between Gravier and Natchez
streets, in our city, is now unde the man.
agement of Mr.. w. A. Hurd, a gentleman
who. in the fullest sense of that latter day
phrase, knows how to keep a hotel"
Strangers visiting New Orleans will find
the ST James a most desirable stopping
place, offering as it does, every facility in
the range of a first-class hotel, with a table
d'hote that cannot be surpassed in the coun
try. Telegraphic communication can be had
with any section of the country from the no
tel office, which in itself is a convenience
not lightly to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Sensible petition of a horse to his driver
Going up hill, whip me not coming down.
hill, hurry me not; ON level road, spare me
not; of hay and corn, rob rae not of clean
water. stint ME not; of soft dry bread, de.
prive me not With bit and reins, oh! jerk
me not; aud when you are angry, strike me
not
of a pair of sleeve buttons, ninety years
old, the Columbus Sun says "What a his
IOTN THESE bbbNOus CVAA0 ACA VI INS o1o W.
trial and happiness, bright dreams and days
of sorrow, if they could speak" Yes indeed
they have seen many things, but, alas but
tons have no tongues. If they were only
buckles-Mobile Times.
A young man advertised for a wife, and
received eighteen hundred answers from
husbands, saying he could have theirs.
The SUICIDE OF MAJOR SAMUEL r. HAIR
RIsoN.-The citizens of this place, says the
Tberville South of the 9th, were much sur
prised and panied ON Sunday morning last,
to hear of the death of this gentleman. He
had arrived the evening previous from his
plantation on Fordoehe, per steamer Rose
and was seen on Sunday morning about our
streets attending to the wants and neeessi-
ties of a lot of stock and several freedmen
he was moving out of the overflow to anoth-
er plantation. near Laurel Hill, in the parish
of West FeIieiana, and although in great
trouble continued quietly to attend to the
duty devolving upon him, up to about9
o'clock. when he retired to his room at the
Mark Hotel, and shortly after was found
dead on the floor, with a bullet hole through
his head from temple TO temple, and a revolt
yer lying near. Upon a table was found the
following note, written in pencil
PLAQUKNuNE, La, April2f, 1867.
am about to terminate my existence. 1
am a Master Mason, of Asylum Lodge 63,
Woodville, Miss. 1 wish the Masons of Pla-
~quemine to put away my body at this place.
do not wish it sent TO my family. Godfor-
give my sins, for they are many. My trou-
bles are too great, 1 can bear them no longer.
The watch belongs to my wife please send
it toher. SAM. r. HARRISON.
The pistol belongs to Mr.. Sway, at the
the corner. S.
Iregret to leave my darling wife. but God
the good, the merciful, viii protect and
watch over my darling. Jennie
pray for me, You are good and viii be heard
S. R.Ha
MAJOR Harrison was a fine looking man,
ABOUT iorty-lye years of age, served with
honor In the late war, and had been married
but a few months His remains were buried
here by the Masonic fraternity as requested.
In De Soto County there are 81 soutbarn
Soldiers, 80 widows, and liz orphans who are
destitute and entitled to relief under The
Stats lnw Hpprupriatins A60yR0o.