The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-25
[PPL THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1869.
fIISSHSSIPPI.


! Mrs. Susan r Martin. of Cotton Gin
: advertises her husband as a william
: and warns people against him becaus
he ran off with 4 widow and he
; daughters mule and buggy. Til,
widow left two children.
A soldier presented letter ofcredi
perporting to be from 4 Louisyill
House. to a merchant in Grenads
upon which he got credit to the amour
, of twenty dollars. Soon after il wa
discovered to be forgery. Tb
authorities have the matter in hand
The mail carrier at Fayette. Jeffer
, son county. has been arrested for thief
, OF watch.
An attempt was made by one negro
to sssassinate another in Macon a few
nights since.
Mr.. Henry Stam, an old citizen O.
YaZoo county. died few DAYS ago
from injuries received from walking
off a gallery at night and falling on
stump-after the accident. he lived
but three-quarters of an hour.
By General Orders. No. Is, Head
quarters 4th Military District depart
ment of Mississippi,) dated March l6,
| 1869, General Gillem transferred the
command Of the District TO Brevet
Major General General Pennypacker,
Colonel 3ith Infantry.
BY General Orders, No. II, dated 18th
March, 1869, Brevet Major General
Adelbert Ames assumed command of
the 4th Military District, Department
of Mississippi Major Tyler still re-
mains in his position as Act. Asst Adj.
| General.
/ Mrs. YelvertOn having been request
| ed by number of gentlemen, will
give a reading from the poetsin Yicks-
burg, Immediately after Holy Week.
Peter B. Bailey. who last year so
kindly offered to serve Mississippi in
the L. ). Senate, has returned TO his
home in Fort Wayne, Indiana ofwhich
place he has just been appointed Post
| Master.
A shooting affair occurred in Sardis
the other day between jams +. Bal
lard of Our Country, and Noah Partee
of the Spectator. The former was
slightly wounded in two pieces.
Hon. J. d. Ashmore. formerly mem
Der Of Congress from the Creenville,
South CorOlina district, has purchased
plantation in Pamela county.
There will be meeting on the first
Monday in April, at Oxforc. for the
purpose of recognizing tie Lafay
cite County Agricultural Association. |
The Crystal Springs Reading Club |
will give ali entertainment on the 18th |
inst, for the benefit OF the Presbvte- |
rian church in that place.
Mr. Thomas Griffin and Mr.. w. w. |
Miller. of Pamela county lave been /
arrested by the military and sent TO /
Nicksburg. The charges unknown.
A drunken man was killed on the |
Mississippi Central Railroad on We'd
pesday last. He was on enc train. /
and upon refusing to pay his fare,
was put off by the conductor. After
walking about a mile up tie road he
seated himself on the end o. cross
tie and was run over by the next
train.
Mr. j. w. Gum. photograph artist
formerly in the employ of Mr. Hull in
1aZOo City, was accidentally killed
last Sunday night, on the Big Black
trestle work, NJ. c. II. II. lie was
walking the track when the down
train at full speed ran over him, killing
him instantly. His body badly mang-
led, was thrown into the water below,
from whence it was taken by parties
who went up fIOm Ways Buff, and
buried near the scene of the accident.
YazOo Banner.
The jail In Jacinto was visited one
night last week, by party of disguis-
ed men, who forcibly took from the
Tailor the prison keys, and after re-
leasing one Thomas Holland, charged
with highway ROBBERY, left
Meridian was visited by a veloci-
pede, few days since. 1t only stop
ped a few days, and then returned to
Mobile.
Vicksburg is to have another Steam
Fire Engine for their " Independence
Fire Company, No. 2"
Hon. e. +. Hooker, Rev. DIR. Mar
shall, Judge Simrall. and Col. McCar-
die have, in the handsomest manner.
to deliver a course of lee
lures, the proceeds to go to the enter
prise.
On Thursday morning last two ne
grOes were arrested at their houses,
and after seaTch,a considerable amount
of goods, consisting of clothing, do
hardware. ETC., was discover ,
ed. Henry Wilkins and Bill Handy,
the thieves, were carried before May
or Williams and committed to Jail in
the default of bond. \ white carpet ,
bag villain of yankee birth and cduca-
ton has been seen at their house for .
several days, and it is supposed he
was the inStigator of the thefts and
profited largely by these transactions.
The merchants of Durant have been
money and other articles ,
from their stores for sometime, and
it is believed that there has been a
regular system of thieving practiced
by a band of negroes, of which these
were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Star.
The Goodman cemetery has the fol-
lowing curious epitaph upon one of
its toombstones: Here lies Jack Shil-
cutt, an old bachelor"
The Goodman Star says: On last !
a terrible affray occurred
between three brothers, John, Sam,
and Henry Buell., who live On Big
Black, in Attala county, about three
or four miles from this place. The
three brothers went TO their brother
ln-law's on that morning to assist in {
rolling logs, and, As is customary !
when the ground is very wet. the 1
work has to be done in swampy or {
marshy places, good deal of whisky
was drank. On their return home, 4
the three being considerably intoxi-
Gated, a quarrel occurred between the i
eldest brother. John, and the young
est. The third brother interposed.
which turned the anger of John Buell. :
aUainSt him and during an alk1rpa- |
ton John was so severely wounded
IN the side By stab from knife as to
greatly endanger his life.
His physician Informed us on Thurs l
lay evening that he was better,
though still in critical condition,
RrOVAIoW's War.