The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-12

ram Was eNEhln4 A1 tsA * ge'~#
this side Of Cfaw ord Station. Il ran over
small negro boy. Who had beem herdfng cat
tie Ealn down between the ties and gone 70
sleep lie did not wake up until some OF
the cars passed over him, and. In attempting
70 Jump up. was struck on the head Dy
brake bar. and seriously If not fatally nurt-
The Meridian Gazette gives the following
account of most brutsI murder that was
committed on the plantation Of Mr. BROOKS,
near Br00ksyilIe. Miss: A negro woman
was beaten 20 death by the other negroes
OF the plantation. who fastened welSht 20
her neck. and threw her body in a weIi-
where tile stencil in few days attracted at
rentlon. the body was found mutilated anp
the head broken In frightful manner. Inc
cause of the fendish outrage Is unknown
The Bav st. Louis Gazette says. one OF the
saddeSt sights We have witnessed Tor long
time past. was the burial OF Lucilia jim.
young Choctaw squaw, who had been mar
| RED only week before her death, 10 Willis
Mochahia. a quiet, industrious and peacea-
I BILE Young Indian. We met him short dis
/ lance from town driving little cart In
which was the coffin that contained tne re-
mains of his wife. The habitual stoiclsm OF
/ his race had completely failed him. ana ne
was crying like child.
/ The Columbus Index says that the Sheriff
/ OF Low ndes county turned negro loose
who had been arrested for hog stealing, be-
/ cause the thief was Radical and the col
ored man from whom the hogs were stolen
was a Democrat.
The Column bus Index says, through Mr..
| Young of Waverly, five miles above Column
bus, we give the particulars OF sac ana
heart-Tending accident that occurred az thaL
pIaee last Friday: A Mr.. Coleman. and fam
iIy Of wife and three or four children, enter
Ell the flat-bOat with two-muie wagon 70
cross over TO this side of the river. AFTER
the party had all entered and pushed on, the
mules. which were rather wild. became
frightened and Mr.. Coleman and most OF
his family stepped quickly to the front oil
the boat, leaving the servant girl with a HI
tie child of one. or Two summers In her arms
she being afraid to pass by the mules
These began plunging and backing again.
which so alarmed the negresS that she
jumped into the water with her charge.
The terrified father without a moment 5
| thouoht. leaped in after her, and succeeded
In conveying her safely to the shore; what
was his horror to discover that in her fright
| she had released the poor babe in the water,
and that it had drowned almost within MS
grasp. 60
describe. The neighbors came at once 70
their assistance on caring of the acc1dent
and with the help of some freedmen sue
ceeded in recovering the body OF the chlId.
They also offered to bury it, but the father
| thor0bt hest to return to Chickasaw, from
| whence they were moving TO this place, ana
| wrapping up the poor little InIant tney re-
| traced their Journey of thirty miles. made
! melancholy with an unlocked for affilctlon-
The Kinds County Gazette reports the kill
| ing of a wild cat near Raymond, that meas
ured, i'm length, 3 feet inches, and had he
! been fat, would have weighed all OF 90
pounds.
The Forest Register says that on the 18th
/ inst, there was an Indian Ball Play, in
| Ludlow. The number of Indians present
was great. and the game exciting. There
/ were many visitors from a distance, among
| them. a large delegation from the polite city
of Canton We understand that arrange
ments were made on the ground for another
play to come off at Canton shortly.
i We learn from the Houston Record that
| Mr. Johnnie Baird, of that place, was acct
dentally wounded on the 18th inst.
The New Era says. a difficulty occurred
in the north part of Octibbeha county, near
SLOAN, on Friday last between w. Buchan-
an and X. Blankenship, in which Blanken-
| ship was shot i'll the mouth.
Judge Il. A. Hill has been holding a spe-
cial term of the United States Court at this
place this week. Several important cases
were adjudicated.
His honor, Judge Hill, has more labor to
perform than any other Judicial officer in
the State, and it is due to him to say that he
discharges the functions of his office prompt
ly and impartially .-Oxford Falcon.
The Scooba Spectator has seen 4 small
drove of cows and calves pass in the direc-
ton of audeTdale. They were donation
to the Orphans Home, collected in this vi
entity, for the benefit of that institution,
and will be of inestimable value and CRATE
received by the little ones.
From the Gazette we learn that the young
| men are rehearsing several interesting
dramas to be exhibited for the purpose OF
raising funds to enclose the soldiers grave
yard at that place.
The Columbus Index reports the arrest of
some hog thieves, and their release by Sher-
if Kline, one of Ames' appointees. 1t
promises particulars in its next issue.
The Meridian Mercury announces that
Mayor Sturges has at his back two secret
military companies ir this city, armed and
| equipped. acting under his orders and ready
| to go in at an understood signal from him.
| Ostensibly, they are for his protection, but
! as any man with a thimble full of sense
! knows, with the prejudices and passions he
has inspired them with, they are reader for
active offensive Experimentation means
massacre-than for mere defence of his per-
son.
These two companies are commanded re-
spectively by Aaron Moore and Billy C1op-
| ton. and have been organized and brought
to their present state of efficiency at the in
stance of and 10y direction and encourage
ment of Mayor Sturges, who is one of Ames'
creatures.
The Tallahatchian says. on Thursday
night of last week. negro man by the
name of George Shepard shot and killed al
| most instantly, negro girl named Rachel
| Dubard, aged about 10 years. The negro
man was brought to this place on Thursday
| of this week, and preliminary trial had be-
! for Justice Wood The testimony before
the committing court. rather tended to show
that the shooting was kind a half aeci-
| dental and careless movement of the man
in attempting to fTighten the girl by cooking
and pointing the gun towards her. and which
was discharged by his hand slipping from
| the hammer.