The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-01
MISSISSIPPI

Tho Meridian Mercury Hn1s. th1t 70 HuH
specimen OF iron ore hna been found Hf UHm.
in Newton County, Mississippi about DID miles
from thc surveyed ground ui Oboe Grenada HuI
Meridian railroad.
The Liberty Advocate announce IHr Ir9II
Of Mr. Robert Germany most useful HuI
much respected citizen uI AmItr County. IIu
was 20 years Of uFe.
Tho southern Herald says. chat % difficulty
occurred in Amitc County. ou tbr ljfl Instant
between the Mcssrs. Wall aud ia Mr.. UHtIa ..a
Both OF Tho former prutIcWrn wore bodily
though not seriously cat. nud thr latter HH#
slightly wounded in ode hrnd hy u pistol HHa.
Cause Of the dihcuby not stated.
A child of Mr. William Smith eitIlm aI
Liberty, Amitc County eighteen months 800.
had bis leg broken ou che evening of thr Ii.H
instant Wy % hcnyy hoNerpot falling uum
stand on tuc gallery upon It, 80 $50 IrHfu
from the Advocate.
The Reporter announces hat Nelson "a NII
has taken charge of the pnat0HIrr uf Holly
spriups vice Can't. Charles Do. TuuH.ruI r.
lar, and that b is feared u win bp H long .u.r
before Holly Springs has another postmaster
equal 90 him.
From the Meridian papers we learn IIHr a
cask Of bacon was stolen from a. freight rHr.
near that plncc, recently THE rHsk NHH found
by Policemen, empty. aud about ln yards d..-
nnti the meat wus piled Gap ready for trans.
portntion go some convenient opportunity.
The Reporter mys. iu ton or twelve dHt..
the Holly SPRING. gns-wofkH viii De- Boo opera
ton.
From the HOLLY SPRING. Reporter Wr IearH
that two negroes engaged boo shooting utfHy
iu Marshall County, recently, iu which QUO HI
theW was badly wounded. tiIs recovery ID.
doubtful. The other wus arrested.
giucerr mud Surveyor Uf thr Chattanooga HHI
Meridian railroad will. r0 i0 work Hf once HrI
mark and define the line from here FOB Sow UI.
leans. IL b. generally believed thr ruud H.II
pass through or near PnuIdiug Jasper county.
ON Thursday. June l7th. adimcuIty occurred
at Watson posioihce, boo Marshall county. Doc.
tween Capt Jim Falkucr of TIrpIh county.
and on lrishmau named Pat Hodgers Boo which
Rodgers was severely wounded by H pistol .h.I
and for some dny- b. va. Thought the sound
would prove fatal FHltuor Nua brought IH
Holly SPRING. ON che evening OF tAr HIrfE.
aud lodged in jill, tD await The result ui IHH
wound, before being tried before u Committing
Court. Rodgers being considered oui off duu.
Thomas, Mayor Of Holly sprnRs. uu lHFI WuI.
nesday evening. and admitted iu bail iu % I.UI
of $50. for his appearance ut tbr urEf fOI# .|
the Circuit Court.--lloliy Spring Reporter
The son Of the iailor Of Jefferson couHfyi
"A lad Of eight or nine years 81 ages tuoh .t
upon himself % feed prisoucrs confined Ius
ring his fathers absence nud permitted
murderer "a negro man who bad murdered
another negro In "a iit OF JcllousF# Iud
crazy old negro woman, tp escape. 80 $500
learn from tie Faycttc Chronicle.
Mr. Richard sykes, one Of thc best anI
most respected citizens Of columbus $50.
struck " ith parulysl on the lBth lu-f. WHI|H
standing on the street. The attack 500. aII-
den and uncN pcctcd, and 10 severe tIHU IH
was deprived Of the powcrOf speaking HuI
had 10 be conveyed home Boo q carriage YH
lumbus Index.
The Grenada Sentinel mys, me rain In
the early part az this week wa tuat sHINa
cient 20 invigorutc the crops, aud though
they may DE little late, wr have every
reason 20 believe they are not n dIruuT-
aging a. at first supposcd-iu l1rl cotton
will not fall short Of last year.
The Houston IChickasaw county, Record
says, the planting prospects arc bughtnuIuH
very much in this portion ut tnr country.
The Tvs o or three weeks of hot drV weather.
have enabled the planters to finish planting
aud 10 put their growing crops BOP good gone
ditiOn. For the past two CIR three days $500
have been having shower which were II
good time and lave brougi the cT0p our
greatly.
The Canton Mail says. we have bad faIr
favorable weather for the past feH wUek#
for the crops. However. The crops HTH tHr."
weeks behind fully. 10 viii take % llrc iIN
20 make the cotton crop realize I'd great deal.
The Fayettc jefferson county Chronicle
says. our county nli0ast Ola lime prospect
In corn and cotton. We hear no CumuIfIu.a
OH account Of grass. Freedmen are doing
well; and there b greater uniformity iH Ii"
advancement OF the crops than De- usual.
The Winona Democrat says, tho corn crop
begins % look quite promising hut iNr cote
ton crop h very Encouraging. Under Lln
present prospect half crop cannot he
realized. and should the worm come 20 DEE
strov II. none can be- expected. with TrHa
souable weather, and "a lace favorable iaII
our farmers may pay expenses, but chic IH
the utmost the most sanguinc can expect.
The Magnolian sayA we hcar the most
eh aering accounts from the country our
planters are the happiest looking m0r.aIH
imaginable. The late rains have bad most
salutary effect upon the growing corn uuI
cotton, instilling new life and yigur ln lht
chilly, sickly looking stalks of "a few Gay
back. Never was the prospect better Iu
Pike county for large yield ~ these t"o
principal staples.
The Central Star has seen cow nearly
five wears old She at "a short distance rc-
semIles very closely nn Ok, having nIl chat
masculine appearance Of countenanco. broad
horns. etc. Sic has never produced young.
and has no milk-bag or teatal a1d RI "a no-
vine old maid.
The Meridian Mercury has boon shown
monster Beet, Weighing over nine pounds. I.
was a last years planting, hut his apr.nT. Dr.
stead OF seeding a. Oh wcll behaved Boots al.
Il went 70 groWingi and made monster