The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-11-24
MEsSIaNIPPI.

One negro shot another in Enterprise Of
the 9TH.
The Duraut Times says 1.-The work on on
Presbyterian Church goes on slowly Blu
surely"
The Copiahan says q negro man wa
thrown By O mule and killed an that count,
recently.
The vallonian reports thar four magnia
cent passenger coaches have been receives
for the Central railroad.
Natchez has purchased another steam fr'
eagine. IL is ~Button," and is named th'
Sen. William T. Martin"
The Bay St Louis Gazette says: Several
freight cars have been put upon that portion
Of the Chattanooga j.. Il. line.
The Central Star gives an account OF the
killing ola negro in Goodman on the 9th
BY policeman, In self-defenee.
| The vicksburg Herald recommend for the
! English mission ''the profound, venerable,
and abstemious James Lynch, OF MIssis-
sippi."
Cotton crops are turning out much better
ticipated few weeks ago. A good aver
| age crop will be nlade.-DurAnt Times.
The Aberdeen Examiner says: Mrs.
Nancy Ragsdale. OF Aberdeen. died October
30th. at the residence OF her son-in-law,
General s. J. Gholson, In the 73rd year Of
her age.
The Iuka Gazette says: There lives In
81.
named John Owens who was one bundled
and eleven years old the 18th day of October
last.
A william named J. ). Veasy, attempted to
outrage the person OF little girl not quite
six Years old in Water Valley recently. He
made his escape and has left for parts un-
known.-Vallonian.
The Franklin Journal says a negro was ar
rested by Constable Zumbro a few days ago
on the charge of bigamy. lie is now In jail,
and oneOf his wives and one child are keep
ing him company.
The Consert alive says: According to the
Census just taken the population OF Carroll
county Is as follows:
w hites: -------- -----------'.----- S's0S
Total, 2l,3lO
The Yszoo Banner says that Jim. Har-
rington. negro, who was sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the Penitentiary for
burgalry, was by his confession,g guilty OF an
attempt at a more henious aud damnable
ofburgaIry with intent to COM
NIT rape.
The Coahoma Delta says "a sawmill be- |
longing to Mr.. Galway Farmer, Of this
exploded its boiler on last Friday !
instantly killing the engineer, Mr.. |
Oliver, and Grant Edwards the sawyer, and |
badly scalding several other attaches Of the |
mill"
The Senatobia Times says, that on last |
Wednesday, the stockholders of the Missis- |
sippi and Tennessee Railroad reelected the /
DID Board of Directors, with the exception |
Of Col. Sam. Tate, who resigned. Col. Nee
~ of Water Valley, was elected To fill the
vacancy.
A difficulty occurred at the residence of
the late Lewis Pipes, 3 miles from Natchez,
On the 18th inst, between Chas. A. Pipes
and Campbell Marsh, Esq, brothers-in-law,
which resulted in the instant death OF the
after. Mr.. Marsh was q Lieutenant In the
Na,chez Fencibles 13th Mississippi Regi-
nent.
The Holly Springs Reporter says: We
regret to learn that on Wednesday last, I
Nov. 9th, as our friend, Lee Roberts, ac-
,ompanied by his wife and son Willie, was
East Oh the Memphis and Charles
,on Railroad, an accident occurred which
mas cast gloom over household that was
ately SO happy. Little Willie fell of the
rain, and was instantly killed.
The Crystal Springs Herald says: ave
earn that Mrs. j. +. Wilson was assaulted
and brutally beaten by negroes on Friday
asst. A dispute arose about the division of
he fodder-the negroes and Mrs. w. bothM
claiming the first load. Mrs. W. had her
collar bone broken, and was otherwise in
ured. The assault was uncalled for, but no
effort has been made to arrest the negroes"
The Kinds County Gazette recommends
hat the State Fair Association offer a largel
premium for the best acre, or acres ofcorn.
The suggestion is good one and we win
state that the Directors of the Fair Associa-
lion have already adopted a resolution to
that effect and will 80 announce In time for
planters to make their arrangements to
compete for it.
The Meridian Gazette says: Stafford, Of
the Pilot, goes down on the State Fair like
of brick, because the Directors did
not invite j. l.. Alcorn to oficiate. Since
It is known that he refused to take any part
~ nd ~ -
,pect to the departed hero and christian,
Gen. Lee, we are glad the Fair Association
lid not see fit to invite him.
The Mayor of Winona, w. c. Eskridge,
Esq, says in letter to the Memphis Ava
anche, that great injustice is done both to
-he citizens OF Winona, and the gentlemen
from Choctaw county, in regard TO the citi-
sens of this place accusing the gentlemen
from ChOctaw county, of firing the town.
So far as Is known or believed, there Is not
single respectable person In the town who
suspects them of having had any thing to
10 with H.
The Port Gibson Standard says: ION Fri
lay, 4th instant, on the plantation of Mrs.
Mcintyre, near the Grindstone Ford, David
a colored boy about IL or Is
-ears old. killed John Helm, a white man
lbout n years old. 1t Is in evidence that
he two young men were alone in the field,
where an alteration occurred between them
md the negro shot and killed the white
nan, using an old army gun which put 81
hot in Helm between his knees and his
hin. Helms pistol lay at his side, and the
negro says that Helm was making an attack
IN him when he shot him in self-defence.
There being no other testimony, the negro
vas discharged.