The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-08-25
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MISSISSIPPI.

| ocfats and old Wings. We wrote Nicks-
burg Times, which makes great difference
Port Gibson has base ball club.
The Winona Democrat says the charbone
/ has made its appearance in Choctaw county
| The Crystal Springs Herald has been pre-
sented with peach measuring Is inches in
/ circumference.
y negro man attempted to resist the Off
GERS of the law in Madison county on the
sth and was shot.
The Star says the Grand Jury of Pamela
county found siXty-seven indictments and
left work undone.
The young men of Noxubee are going to
amuse Themselves by punching sticks
through iron rings on the 18th inst
The Matches Democrat says: The crops
in this vicinity are doing passibly we'll
The alarm about worms is abating."
The Forrest Register says Mongrelism
was passed by the Morgan horse. at sin
gle leap, at Jackson, y. a. M Thursday the
4th inst.
The Holly Springs Reporter says Mr.
John A. j. Fields of Marshall county was
kicked by mule on the 5th and died from
the effects.
The Reporter says negro preacher cut
a negro folders throat near Mount
Pleasant, Marshall county, for ffddIing near
lis church.
The Fayette Chronicle reports the death
of two old and respected citizens of Jeffer-
son county. Mrs. NJ. a. Morris and DIR. W.
J. Gibson.
Mr.. John c. Mckenzie, a much respected
citizen of Carroll, and the father of Hon. Mr..
Mckenzie member of the Legislature from
that county, died on the 9TH.
The Index says the old Columbus Rifles
were re-organized under the volunteer mi
litia law on the 1lth. Officers were elected
subject to the approval of the Governor.
The Macon Beacon says during the Cir
cult Court session in that place a negro was
found guilty of larceny and rewarded by
being made deputy in attendance on the
court.
The Nazoo Banner says that the mortal
remains of Judge George B. Williamson was
buried in that place on the 9Th with impress
sive rites of the Catholic church, Rev. Faith
er De Core officiating.
Mrs. Robert Faro, of Noxubee. was inju-
red recently, we learn from the Beacon, by
the horse she was riding backing off
bridge twenty feet high. The horses back
was broken by the fall.
The WinOna Democrat says that Mr.. G.. S.
Applegate and Henry Steele charged with
Jail burning have been bound over to APP
pear at the Circuit Court. The first in the
sum of $4,000 and the latter in $1,000.
The Journal reports the organization of a
volunteer militia company at Meadville, on
the 9TH. Seventy-seven persons were en-
rolled and officers elected, subject to the APP
pointment of the Governor. The company
is named Franklin Rifles.
The Holly Spring Reporter says the
Davis Mill Farm in that county was bought
by Speed, Donaho, & Co, Emigration and
Land Agents, to company ofEmigrants, for
more than fifty thousand dollars. One hun
dred are on their way, or will soon start
from Europe to locate on this land-about
1000 acres.
There was difficulty near Mount Pleas
ant, Marshall county. between a white man
and negro in which the latter was wounded.
after negro eX-grand juror
a band of 10 or 20 negroes and
marched to the village but was influenced to
retire before collision occurred betweenh is
mob and the whites. We condense from the
Reporter.
The Vicksburg Herald says a negro was
murdered by some persons unknown, near |
Mount Alban, and placed on the railroad |
% be run over by the cars. which was done. |
But the engineer having seen him first, be- |
ore the engine was upon him stopped the |
rain Immediately, though one arm was cut |
If by the cars, his appearance indicated |
hat he had been dead several hours.
Alcorn's Board of Supervisors of Lafay
,tte county voted away $1050 of the peo-
,le's money in extravagant appropriations /
o Radicals at its last session. One item was |
he Probate Judges salary from March 2lst
@ the 4th Monday in May, We were I'M
Ter the impression that Office had been abol-
shed. The Oxford Falcon says: +" This is
he way the money goes AT this rate, of
1850 per month, the county will expend the
'eautiful sum of $4,000 annually for the
purpose of what? Not surely building
ridges, feeding paupers, or advancing the
interests of the county one dollar. What
ay the people to these figures? What is
our verdict"
The Yazoo Banner has the following ac-
cunt of an attempted negro outrage:
We learn that a most serious difficulty
anne near happening this week, near the
lace of Micajah Pickett in this county. 1t
GEMS that a freedman IN the employ of
Ir. Horde, hired himself to a neighbor to
ull fodder. Mr.. Horde went over to where
he negro was at work, and in a dispute
Fith him, difficulty was had, in which the
freedman was worsted. After the difficulty
he negro agreed to return to the home of
is employer-which he did. Next morn
ng early, Mrs. Horde, happening to look
ut of a WINDOW of her house, saw body of
ONE 90 or 60 freedmen marching towards
he house, fully armed. Mr.. Horde being
otified by his wife or the approaching dan
er, mounted his horse and left. The ne
roes marched up to the house and demand
d Mr.. Horde. When told he had left and
he direction he took, they marched off,
hat night they camped in the neighbor-
God, and surrounded their camp with
tickets. The whites as soon as they could
G notified, assembled to the number of 30
r 40. and at night captured the negro pick
Is. After this, the negroes gradually dis
ersed and returned to their homes.
A New Yorker, who fell in love with a
aoufifi,l Oirl last winter, was cured by Wis