The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-03-18
MISSISSIPPI.

$ Mr.. Charles S. Gilmer, O
: Columbus, died on the 9TH inst.
4 after an illness Of only a few
!, hours, of congestive chill.
4 Five hundred laborers are ad
: vertised for in the Handsboro
Democrat, to work on the New
Orleans and Mobile Railroad
The first spade full of dirt for the
! track, was thrown up near that
place on the 4th instant.
The Raymond and Bolton Rail-
, road advettises in the Hin Co.
Gazette for contractors.
The Ku KIux Khan paid Kos
ciusko another visit on the night
Of the End inst.
We agree with the Chronicle
in the opinion that such displays
can do no good, and we advise
their discontinuance.
Mr.. Jesse Garner, a citizen of
Attala county was taken in By a
confidence man in Memphis, re
Gently, to the amount of 500.
a Memphis policeman was kill
ed and one Of Clayton's Sheriffs |
wounded near Horn Lake. DeSoto |
county, while attempting to arrest, /
without warrant of law, an In |
dian, charged with being a Ku /
Klux.
Vicksburg is to have a grand ball
after Lent.
Enterprise has a dancing school.
On the 9th inst, a negro man named
Bill Kelly, living in the northern por-
ton of Marshall county. was shot by
a white man named VIM. Todd and
dangerously wounded.
The Dedication of the New Presby-
terrain Church in Holly Springs will
take place on Sunday the 10Th inst.
The Rev. DR.. Palmer of New Orleans.
Will preach the Dedication Sermon.
A monster panther has been killed
on BOgue de Sha, in Warren county,
1t measured nine feet from the end of
tn hnp Of fni 4 ,sI
ed one hundred and fifty pounds
dressed,
Over fifty horses and mules were
stolen in Wilkinson county during the
last month.
The Democrat says that the ancient
landmarks OF NatcheZ nder the Hill
arc rapidly disappearing. What with
destruction by fire, and the demolition
of buildings about TO tumble with de-
cay, the appearance of the lower part
of Under the Hill has been. within
few years almost completely changed.
On the morning OF the 10th. a SOL
der went into house in Natchez. and
into a room occupied by one of the
ladies OF the family, who was asleep,
and took e ld watch. He was met
by a negro girl. as no was going out
She gave the alarm, and described the
soldier so minutely, that he was soon
arrested, and the watch found on his
person.
y frau creature recently attempted
10 end life of shame. in Meridian, by
taking morphine. The Gazette SAYS
that two CypTians have already ended
life there, by the same means.
boose, recently set fire TO ii. and after
wards got frightened and threw water
upon it.
Natchez, in about four weeks. is to
be tho scene of regular prize-fight.
The Central Star gives the follow
ing list of Confederate dead buried at
Goodman
y. j. Estis, company -, Sth Ken
lucky; Isaac Newton, company III,
37th Tennessee; Harrison Huggins.
company l, 10th South Carolina; Lieut..
L. T, Stice, company G. 81 Kentucky;
j. NJ Box, company NJ, 9Th Tennessee;
j. Hollingsworth. company f, 9Th
Tennessee; 3. Freeman, company -.
10th South Carolina; j. NJ. Holleaman,
company -, Sth Arkansas; X. c.
Holmes, company NJ, Tennessee Artil-
lery; r. l.. Sims, company +. 9Th Ten
Tennessee; NJ. Stevenson, company c,
10th South Carolina; w. Bridges, COM
pany f. 9Th Kentucky; j. Jones. COM
pany ID. 9Th kentucky; y. L. Martin,
company Z, 9Th kentucky.
DEATH OF MAJOR LEE.-We are
panied to learn from the OXonian. the
death of Maj. Geo ID. Fee, of Oxford.
Miss. This distinguished gentleman
occupied high position in the heart
of every MissiSsippian. and his loss
will be mourned in every part of the
State.
REFLECTION OF FARE.-It viii be
noticed in our advertising columns
that the Nicksburg and Meridian rail-
road are now issuing tickets 10 New
York and all eastern cities over the
new route at great reduction of fare,
The officers of this road deserve great
credit for their individual and general
untiring energy in opening and estab-
fishing this route to the eastern cities;
the shortest, speediest and cheapest,
and ofcouTse most popular, now lead
ing To the great head centres of trade.
--Nicksburg Times.
Toodles is having a successful run in
Okalona, by the Dramatic Association.
\ horse-thief made his escape from
a Deputy Sheriff of Lee county, on
the 9Th inst, carrying with him fine
horse, bride and saddle.
Aberdeen has a market wagon, the
cover TO which is made of small wire
network.
There Is 4 steam hammer in the ma
chine shop of the Mississippi Central
Railroad, at Water Valley.
Col. John a. Blair, District Attor-
ney has been removed, and Maj. jeff. /
Wofferd appointed in his stead
Books have been opened in Iuka, /
/ for subscriptions to the stock of the I
"Iuka Cotton Manufacturing Com |
pany."
Mr.H. c. Ferris has disposed of his /
! interest in the Macon Beacon TO |
/ Messrs. p. f. Ferris and W. l.. Malone. |
The Kosciusko Chronicle learns that |
! the position of District Attorney of
\ 9th Judicial District has been tender
ed to Capt. Sam Young-whose disa-
bilities have been removed by Con-
gress-
The following changes have been
made In the officers of Attala county
PROBATE JuDGE-I. W. Scarborough
removed, David Carr. appointed.
PRnRATE CIFRE-W. v. Davis re-