The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-09-02

COLUMBUS. MISS, Aug. "a loo9

COLUMBUS. MISS, Aug. q, 1863
This city is crowded with people To-Day
hesides being Saturday, the day upon Whic'
the freedmen usually resort TO town to o.
49, trading. great many are here by rea
sou of the continuance Of the trlal q one
heir leaders, colored preacher from onh
nv the name of Pleasant Bowier' WHO -"
heen on trial on three indictments W.
shooting With intent to kill Samuel Kline
sheriff las. A. Stevens and Mullen, his posse
Tho whites. too. are here in great number
hy reason of the aggravated character OF the
Ease. the notorietv of the accused, ana 70 SCI
wbat will be done with him by jury Oh NE
own color. -.
The Index of this morning, thus speaks
If the decision rendered yesterday, uPo,
the charge of shooting Kline, VINO was MI
!" This probably was the first unmixed ne
| GRO inrv ever empannelled in Mississippi;
or nerhaps. as an old gentleman remarked
upon looking into the jury box. III was
| sight never before seen in England, France
/ or America We but echo pubic senI-
meor when we say that their verdict IN TINS
case was in defiance of the law ana evloenc =:
-an outrage upon justice and disgrace to
The trial of defendant for shooting al
Stevens is now progrssslngs %it rb IRE some
of fine hest talent of the Columbus Bar, be-
| ING pitted against each other In the case
The Jury in this case is composed OF thret
whites and nine black.-Great excltemen'
and much feeling exists In TINS coLnnluiI
| and some believe that if Bowler is acquitted
entirely. serious consequences will follow
and that he will not find it so pleasant al
ter all. -, 5oot ..
! trade is going on here, and her cltzehs pos
| sessed Of considerable enterprise. L hnd here
| the (TiImer House magnificent structure, anc
several minor houses TO entertain the weary
i traveller while in addition to the numerous
handsome stores already here, preparation
are making for great improvements In the CITY
/ in antieipation at n o distant day OF the adVen'
of Gen Forests Selma and Memphis hal an
for which the city has just voted S1UO,VoV am
the county of Lewndes SloVUU. Inc PeoPl'
| of Columbus are wide awake to their interests
i thew have the means and seems disposed :
invest the same for the improvement OF thell
beautiful city. A Cotton Compress is to g
into operation this section, and messrs; mar
& Murdoch are turning out up-top stoves
Hollow Ware, sc. MIR. Hale informed me ina
their pig iron commanded the very hlghes
prices by reason Ofits superior quality
Crops are good in this ylclnlty corn no
quite as good as last year, but cotton oettel
than il has been in the last fifteen years. NJ
injury has been sustained from The worm al
vet and it is hoped that the county VIII d.
spared the dreaded visitation.
Politics are not much spoken OF, Dut TN
skies are said to be bright and the best of feel
ing exist between the two races. genera
desire to gather good crops and have prenty o
greenbacks seem the prevailing sentiment.
| Columbus is favored with several newspa
pers. the Democrat, the Index, the Southern
Sentinel and a new candidate for public favor
the Lowndes County Republican. They al
seem to oe getting along very well, excep
that the Sentinel has just temporarily sus
pended The Republican, for new pape
Start out with some vim. The Index wei
comes it very handsomely in the fraternity
! of newspaperdOm. / had the pleasure 0
meeting with Messrs. Stevens and Middleton
. of the Index and Sentinel, and am indebted
to them for atten-rerbHns sap.
OBADIAH.