The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-05

Oxford is to have new hotel-Jackson,
isn't.
The carpet-bagg gers begin to distrust their
marshal Ney'-they suspect he wants all
the corn-leaving them only the cob. :.
The fastest editor in the State-Speed. of
the Vicksburg Times. He is rapidly over
running the opposition.
Quite number of our citizens have left
for the usual summer resorts, others are go
ing, others can't afford the change.
Brick Pomeroy wants us to publish his
prospectus, that he may extend his ''circu-
latiOn and influence Brick must think we
have a brick i'll our hat.
We have a new safe for sale at this Office,
the purchaser will find this safe invest
ment.
C. A. Brougher, Esq, has gone to AIissis-
suppl City.
Judge Foute, formerly of this city, pre-
sides in the Memphis Municipal Court.
Interesting to the reading public, TIE
WEEKLY CLARION, at 50 per annum.
The Surgeon-General is at present en-
gagged in the laborious duty of analy zing
the stomach of Grants mare, recently de-
ceased.
Sergeant Bates is to keep store in Cincin-
natl. We hope the store viii keep him.
The vicksburg Times has an excellent
Shedrer, who keeps the paper neat and trim.
1t also boasts of an arm strong enough to
manage business affairs. q
Advice-wear your worst hat to an eve
ming party. Wed don't charge for this.
The Holly Spring Reporter gives an ac-
count of young gentleman and lady being
thrown from q buggy in that place recently.
Fortunately neither were hurt.
The Meridian Gazette says, Captain Kelly
and his associate one Lieutenant Shelby,
are making bastile Of Lauderdale, playing
the part of Dictators on a small scale. We
hope their tyranny may be brought to a
close.
1t seems from the reports in the Mercury
that the mp start that Ames has appointed
mayor of Meridian, is having q hard time
making the citizens of that place res pect
him. Ten dollars 10 the price OF little dis
respect to be shown his Honor.
The Aberdeen Examiner saws. the Chairs
and Spikes. for the Branch Rail Road, have
arrived, and track laying will now go ahead
at the rate of half mile day, unless de-
lays occur at the bridges.
The Holly Springs Reporter says. on last
Monday morning the 26th ult., about half
past two O'Clock, the shocks of an earth
quake were distinctly felt by many of our
citizens. The shocks were not so heavy as
those on the morning of July I'd, and did
not last exceedingly twenty or thirty sec
onds, They were succeeded by q dull, muf-
fed noise rcsem bling thunder, which trav-
eled from the South nOrthward.
The American Citizen says, whilst almost
every other community has its murder,
manslaughter, robbery, or some other SEN
sation. here In good old Madison county we
are gliding along rs smoothly rs an oarless
boat upon an unruffied lake. We believe
Madison Is the most lAw-abiding, peaceable
and quiet county In the State. ~ W
The Central Star says. Mr.. Josephus Coch-
ran died very suddenly on Friday morning,
sd inst at the residence Of bis uncle. DR..
Jordan. in Alfalfa county. He had been sit
ting up with sick neighbor the night pre-
vious TO his death, and returning home In
the morning, retired 90 his room to sleep q
short time and when some of the members
of the family went 70 the room. few hours
afterwards he was found Mfeless corpse.
member Of the Baptist Church. and was url-
der his uncle, fitting himself for physician.
The Natchez Democrat SAYS, Crop reports
continue 70 be very good. though some Of
the alarmists already predict we will have
such . succession Of rain showers NJ will
develop cotton worms In destructive nnm-
hers- Is - 8sa 81
The Water Valley signal reports that the
boil worm has made It's appearances In many
portions OF the country. The Signal says
that - general thing the corn crop l. more
than ~ average
The Crystal Springs Herald says, cotton
has commenced % open An Je1arson county,
mississippi. i55N ssz II'''I &c Y
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