The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-12-16

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Columbus is to have city Laundry.
/ The Freedmen of Iowndes county ar,
4 getting up anti-immigration mectings.
/ An Atlanta paper notes the fact that 30
/ negroes passed through that city en- route tG
Mississippi, recently. A colony OF 300
whites were ca pected TO start in few days
The residence, household furniture, etc,
of Mr.. james Collins. of LAfay cite county
was destroyed by fire on the 9Th inst. Loss,
, 800. No Insurance.
The Meridian Gazette SAYS: a we write
this. the iron front of the New Hotel h be-
/ ing raised to its place. n promcc- to be
/ very handsome and substantial.
The West Point Herald Of the 18th says
"by dispatch received yesterday evening.
we learn that thirty immigrants from Dem
mark were to be down on last nights train.
Meridian had another fire on the night Of
the 4;h inst, Mr.. Towards dwelling house
and kitchen. Loss about : / 900. Insurance
$1,000 20 $500. The fire j. supposed 10 have
originated from the cooking stove.
Col. w. NJ. Mays, of Goodman, had SCI
we're fall from his horse recently. The Star
says, 1--WE have not yet heard the extent Of
his injuries. though they are thought 10 BE-
quite serious"
man named J. +. Shiphed who gives
Canton, Madison county. Miss. a. his ad.
dress, has sent a circular To citizen of Cal
latin, Offering to sell counterfeit grecnbacks
The circular is published ia the Copiahian.
The Bay st. Louis Gazette says In addi-
ton to other calamities, Mississippi j. threat
ened with one from an unexpected source.
painful rumor reaches us that Henry >.
toOte Is coming again. From this stupen-
dous humbug. Good Lord, deliver us -
The Canton Citizen says that the house Of
Mrg Macy fhuf t.laga Il
by fire on the morning OF the 9th. The IN
mates barely having time TO escape Ia disha-
bile 1t was insured in the Phoenix, Of
Hartford, Conn.
Prof j. w. Rust, editor Of the Western
Recorder. Louisville. KY recently married
Miss Mary Wheat.
Our newly married local suggests that "a
little Rust would not be Injurious In the
tall.-Columbus index.
The TalIahatchian says: a man by the
name of Avent was brought TO Charleston
on Wednesday evening last. and lodged w
Jail, charged with stealing horse. He was
arrested and brought in by private citizens
and turned over TO the authorities here. Our
Jail is getting TO be- quite prominent insti-
tuition for horse thieves.
Rev. r G.. Blichfeldt addressed the people
OF Columbus. upon the subject of immgra-
tion on the 10th inst.
VT DitHltiuL. u the agent OF the llAUIhn
immigration, and has already introduced
over hundred laborers OF that people in
Mississippi. They have located at OkOlOna.
The Brandon Republican advertises one
Z. &. Job said to be from Salem North Car
olina. as most disreputable character. The
fellow swindled Mr. Magee. OF Westville.
out of $25 IN money, stole a gold snuff box
valued at $50, and committed several other
acts equally outrageous. 4 reward OF $50
Il of D. "a T.
six feet high. little lame in the lett leg,
swarthy complexion, about - years Of age,
with black hair.
The Paula Star gives the following ac-
count of sad affair which occurred near
that place recently, resulting In the burning
20 death OF the wife Of Mr.. Levi Richard son
The family left Mrs. X. ia her sitting room
as they went To breakfast. sitting before the
fire, and returning soon after they found her
lying with her head in the fire horribly
burned with life extinct. She had been
seized with paralytic stroke and fallen for
ward without power 10 save herself
The Tallahatchian says. the man Mooney.
alias Moore. who is cha ged with the murder
of Mr.. j. II. West, of Kentucky, and with
moking of with his drove OF mules-the
man Avent who was lodged in jail last week
for horse stealing-and negro man charged
with killing a young negro girl, some
months ago, were all taken from our county
jail by the military, and carried OF with
them, we suppose. for safe keeping. Weun-
derstand the prisoners were left at Pamela.
In charge OF the post at that place.
We learn from gentleman OF Kemner
county. that Mr.. Joshua Rail, residing Will
his father-in-law, Mr.. Ellerby. was called
out OF his bed. last Monday night. bv a Marty
Of negroes, and shot WI Ball weng 10 tie
door, after the villains had riddled the house
with balls, and being shot at attempted 70
make MS escape when they overlook him.
about one hundred yards from the house and
nred upon him. from which It is supposed
pc cannot possibly recover. He was shot In
the stomach and In the left shoulder. Amer
the shooting. the negro Ku Klux left breath
lng vengeance against Messrs. Phil. Gully
ana Willis watkins. The affair Is supposed
70 nave grown out Of the killing of two ne
groes, for which several Of the citizens OF
Ine county were placed under military ar
rest last spring, Mr. Ball, among the rest
Meridian Gazette.
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