The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-10-06

and Imprisonment in Clark county, of one
Tulloch, on charge of stealing-a printer
by trade-and Union soldier in the wars,
from East Tennessee.
The Mercury says, that the new court
house has been commenced at Enterprise,
on Musgroye's premises outside of the cor
! poration limits, contrary to the provisions
of the law. An injunction is to be applied.
The same paper says there is trouble in
the Radical camp over the Legislature va
cancy. Musgrove has written a private
epistle to the darkeys of Clark to run the
county niger to the exclusion of all white
RAIDS of all denominations, and his willing
subjects are only too willing to obey. The
/ only difficulty in the way is, the numerous
eolored aspirants, giving a future prospect
of lively scramble and delectable wool
| pulling.
| The Winona Democrat states, that Capt.
Rice, who keeps the Eating House at sixty
two mile siding, was shot on the 10Th by Mr..
Ed. Howell, one o. the employees at the
siding.
The Brookhaven Citizen says, that the
| store house of Messrs. Thompson & Conner
ly, at BHugechito, was destroyed by fire on
the night of the 9th ult., together with the
entire stock of goods,
1t also has this melancholy announce
ment:
paddock, the editor of the Fayette
Chronicle, has discovered that he once re-
sided within twelve miles OF A. T. Morgan,
in Wisconsin. dis friends are doing their
best to prevent a suicide. but there is no
hope.
And this:
Summit wants a first-class thief to ac-
cept the Office formerly occupied by Jewell.
None but those fully competent to rob the
government and people, need apply.
The FRrest Register says that the V. & NJ.
Il. r. Company, are having a new bridge
built over the creek just west Of thai town.
The Yazoo City Democrat reports the loss
by fire of a residence in that towr owned by |
Mr.. NeArmen, and lately occupied by Genl |
Miles--loss $1,000.
The Cotton Plant, at Austin, learns from |
Gen. Chalmers, who planted about forty |
acres of broom corn after the hail storm |
killed out his cotton last spring, that he will |
make splendid crop; and he believes that |
the cultivation ofbroom corn in this country |
will pay as well if noe better than cotton.
The Coahoma Delta says that Deputy |
Sheriff McIllrOy, of that county, was ac
cidental shot (noC mortality by one of his
posse while endeavoring TO arrest an abb
sconding darkey.
The Senatobia Times has this shocking
item:
A wretch named Tom Lemons attempt
ed to commit a rape on the person
Of young and helpless orphan, who
was staying at his house. The girl resisted
the fiend and through the combined effort
of the wife of Lemons and the irl, she made
her escape and went to a neighbours house
for protection. The devil followed her with
his knife. Lemon has been out OF the Peni-
Tertiary seven months, where he had been
sent for ten years for stealing.
The Central is informed that the negroes
in Holmes county, pulled up with advice of
their loyal league leaders, have held meet
ngs and resolved that they would not work
for white people next year on any account
Or in any capacity,
military company called the ''Walthall
lin honor of the gallant Gen.
E. c. WalthalD has been organized at Good
man.
The Board of Supervisors has allowed the
Chancery Clerk of Tallahatchie county $50
postage money. The News intimates there
IS something wrong. 1t ought to remember
hat the Alcorn officials must live.
Flournoy's Equal Rights publishes that
mall party of ku Klux have been arrested
n Lee county, and on tearing off the mask
he discovery was made that there were
negroes in the clan, whereupOn the conclu-
ion is reached that it is not political or
ranization after all.