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

The Tallahat.hian says the people in that
county ale so busy with their crops and 9TH
~ vacations that they don't take time to
marry or do any other desperate acts, wor-
thy Of note.
We learn from the Advertiser that Mr..
Tbos. Clemants, "A young man eighteen or
nineteen years old, living in Tippah county,
Nas / 1led recently by lightning he was pass
mo through an old field during a thunder
form. Tie crown of his hat was torn off,
mis- hair burnt 10 crisp, and other marks
we're visible on his person of the sad effects
of the fell destroyer. Messrs. Edward and
Henry Gathn were in company with the de-
ceased when the sad event occurred. The
former was knocked down and the latter
received a severe shock at the same time
both narrowly escaping with their lives.
The Crystal Springs Herald says: Mr..
McKnnerly was robbed of $50 which was
found upon the person of negro after his
being searched. lie was carried before the
glorious officers of our town and politely
discharged.
The Prairie News learns that ii stabbing
ARRAY occurred between two men, by the
names of Armistead and Stewart, 8 miles
Northwest OF OkOlOna, in Pontotoc county.
Love and jealousy was the cause of the dis
pute and stabbing.
The Vicksburg Times says citizen, liv-
/ GaUHnJ a
couple OfnegrOes in the act ofkillinga vaIu-
able COW having already shot and wounded
her. He arrested and brought them before
a Justice Of the Peace, an appointee of the
high pressure. nitroglycerine party and they
were fined tlgeRty-fCe cents and discharged.
The Walden Times learns that negro was
run over anG Killed by the cars at West
station, on the night of the 22nd inst.
The editor fthe Grenada Sentinel is ''un-
der many obligations for a roster of the
18th L. 5. Infantry. ''What will he do with
it:'
John NJ. Niche shot and killed his cousin
j. j. Niche two miles from West Station,
on the 18th inst. John NJ. Niche made his
escape. Five hundred dollars reward is of
tered for the arrest of the murderer.
The Grenada Sentinel learns that the livery
stable of j. W. Beasely, Esq, about three
miles from that place was burned last week
by some inCendiarY. Loss $1,000.
The Meridian Mercury says two of Ames'
appointees have left for parts unknown be-
cause certain exploits i'll horse stealing had
leaked.
From the Liberty papers we learn that
Matilda Nelson (cOlored) was seriously
wounded last Saturday by Reuben Fox (coi-
ored) by pistol said to have been in his
hands at the time it was discharged
Another version is that it fell from his peck
ct ana was discharged by falling upon the
floor OF the room.
The Aberdeen Examiner says the freed
man, Anthony West who brutally murdered
Mr.. George West, peaceable old man, liv-
lng seven miles east of here, by beating his
brains out with singletree, some six weeks
ago, was captured near Cotton Gin, and
turned over to Sheriff Oldshue, on Thursday
morning. At the time of the murder
Anthony was brutality beating his wife. and
old man West kindly asked him to desist,
when he turned upon him, an inflicted the
fatal blows.
The Bay st. Louis Gazette learns that on
The morning of the 23d inst, Mr.. Buchert, a
we'll known and highly esteemed citizen of
Harrison county, was murdered on the high
way some three miles from Pass Christian.
lie was on his way to that place with horse
aud cart, when he was shot from behind
some bushes. His body was found in the
road.
The Eayette Chronicle reports the death
u an aged negro woman from supposed