The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-08-19
MISSISSIPPI.

r. yott of Oakland, Mississippi, muir
III Mr. Derrick Barnes of the same place,
'Io,',ir They we're room mates, and nc
t'noa-s the cause of the terrible deed.
o,S,e persons near heard the following re-
marx from Lott
or ronr life is mine,' at the same time pre-
santing revolver, ready cooked. Barnes
M reniied: .Wel. give me a chance to explain
VI \ ar words. TO that effect. The reply was
NJ insanity followed by a shot by DIR. Lott,
NJ which took effect in Barnes body, and he
NJ IN from his chair as though mortallY
N wounded. The murderer continued to nrc
NJ andlv. four chambers of tho pistol eX-
M nI6ling, and the ball from each entering the
N rirlered mans body. The remaining two
N Chambers failed to 90 oil, from the caps
nr Oft then mounted his horse, and,
with the murderous weapon still in his hand,
e.fsped The father of his victim has offer
L ii reward of five hundred dollars for his
4 snnrehension. and officers and Others COM
nenced pursuit of him yesterday morn
Rarnes lived but a short time after the
i shooting being unconscious when taken up,
and past all mortal aid. He was unmarried.
He served faithfully as a sergeant in the
4 Fifteenth Mississippi regiment during part
of the late war, and subsequently as a mem
4 Der of Captain Rezius' Arkansas scouts.
The fernando Press reports fracas which
occurred recently, between Henry Heron,
eolored and Mr.. James Norris, living west
Of that place. The colored belligerent
struck his adversary with a piece of an iron
hoop on the right side of his head, knocking
him down speeches. and inflicted severe
cut. The wound was at first thought fatal,
but under treatment OF a doctor, he is re-
ported doing we'll under the wound. Henry
afterwards came to town with double bar
rel shot gun as a guard, to take counsel of a
lawyer, when Information was lodged with
the officer Of the law and said Henry was
arrested and put in Jail to await the action
Of the Grand jury on Monday next.
The prisoners that were confined in the
DeSotc county Jail, recently made their es-
cape in the day time. so says the fernando
Press. This is the third time we have had
to record general Jail delivery since Ames'
appOintees have taken charge of the prisons
throughout the State.
The Holly Springs Reporter tells of the
falling of a scaffold i'm a cistern in that place
recently. workman who was upon it had
his leg broken.
The Southern (Clarke county, Star says:
Rev. Mr.. Blichleldt. who has been stopping
III tiltH pttlCt Itil INC past Two three Weeks,
LETT last Monday on business connected with
immigration. Mr.. Blichfeldt is much pleas
ed with our country and people, and it is his
intention, We understand. to settle a large
number of Danes in the immediate vicinity
Of Enterprise.
The Meridian Mercury reports the arrest
OF man by the name of Mathews, on the
an inst, for attempting to assinate a negro
IN his employ, the night before. The Mer-
curry says no cause is assigned. The parties
mad been perfectly friendly. Mathews came
here since the war, and is understood to be
Radical, but has been a peaceable indus
trious citizen. 1t is said he has been drink
ing of late.
The Winona Democrat reports quite re-
vlyaI in religion in Carroll county.
The Ripley (Tippah county, Advertiser
says THE prospect of the early completion
oil our new Court House, grows brighter
each day. Already several loads of lumber
nave been hauled, brick-making is rapidly
gong on, and Thursday last the hands were
engaged IN removing the rubbish from the
foundation walls of the old building"
Mr.. Randall Palmer, an old and esteemed
citizen of Tippah county, died after brief
illness on the 4th inst. so we learn from
the Advertiser.
The Washington County Times reports
the death OF an freshman upon the levee at
1reenNlier IRON lntemperance, sickness
and exposure" lie had lost a leo in the
Confederate service, whilst member of the
"a louisiana regiment.
The Natchez courier complains of too
many eating tables on the sidewalks of that
place.
Gen. w. Il. Miles, of Iazoo. has reached
San francisco, to make contracts tor the i'm
migration OF Chinese laborers.
The officers and police of Natehez are very
1uslly engaged trying TO ferret out and
bring to justice. the band of thieves and
house breakers that have so long infested
that city. DC has been already caught.
so says the Courier.
The Ripley Advertiser SAYS, ssthere is
some talk of branch road being built from
tnlS place to some point on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad"
The freedman, Rogers, who killed w. III.
q, leland in this town last spring. and who
scan, ID from Jail here, has been arrested in
Session, Bowie county, Texas, and is now
eld by the military to await the Governors
equisition. Washington County Times.
From the Match, ~ Courier we learn that
It an adjourned NEE. ling ofthe Agricultural.
Mechanical and Manu-. 0cturing Association
# Natchez. auxiliary to the Association of
hat name for the State. which met ON the
th, the following gentlemen were elected
permanent officers under the adopted con-
ntution:
L. d. Aldrich, President.
J. F. King, Vice-President Agricultural
Department..
?. E. whitman, viee-President Mechani-
al Department.
r. ii. McGraw, Viee-Presidcnt Manufac-
turing Department.
p. A. Barker, Corresponding Secretary.
u. w. koontZ, Treasurer.
The Meridian Gazette says that there are
SIX eolored men seaving on the jury In Lau-
derdale county.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 18th. says
! yesterday morning, while coming around
the curve near the junction, short distance
north of Grenada, Mississippi, Mississippi
and Tennessee railroad freight train ran into
horse-car truck and wheels which had
peen placed squarely on the track. The
SmoEe-staek and reflector were damaged
put the train held the track. A negro, who
soon afterward confessed to having placed
the distractions on the track, was arrested
and lodged in jail.
The Aberdeen Examiner reports the kill.
Gently.
-, a young citizen of Holly Springs amused
.ni,l recently by taking couple Of shot
tho sr IL = pistol az another young citizen Q
f from pt ~ D Nobody burt" SO we Learn