The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-01-13
SOUTHERN ITEMS.


The Louisiana Legislature Is In session.
John johnson. the regular Democratic
nominee, was elected mayor Of Memphis "
a large majority ON the 9Th.
A large immigration from the North Is re-
ported 10 be arriving In Florida.
Radishes and tomatoes adorn the breakfast
tables OF Texas.
II costs a Delaware man two dollars 70
marry three wives.
Dogs are executed to order at the New
Orleans police stations.
The peanut crop OF Virginia last season =
estimated at 100000 bushels.
IT'S reported that Judge John ID. Pope OF
the Atlanta (Ga.) circuit, viii resign ms
position.
It's very generally predicted that big
row is about TO take place among neoisi"
Republicans
The shops of the Alabama ond Chattanoo-
GA RAILROAD are TO be removed TO Trenton'
Georgia.
A Young Ketuckian has distinguished
himself by marrying his grandmother
sister.
turkey gobbler was killed ia Montgom-
ery last week which weighed forty-forT
pounds.
Rrevet-Maior Gen. J. \. Mower. com,
handing the Department of Louisiana, died
Of pneumonia. on the 9th. lie was colonel
Of the 18th (colored) Regular Infantry, ano
about whose daughter very ugly report
was started last summer.
New Orleans has a new society called th'
1 Twelfth Night Revelers". Its entertain
| ments bid fair TO rival those of the famoni
| Mystic Krewe of Comus.
Alexander II. stephens, of Georgia. i
again reported in poor health. lie IS barely
| able to sit up, and not able TO stand.
The farmers of Falls county. Texas arr
/ so "troubled" with wild geese that they
have taken hands from cotton TO gather corn
Col. Mosby IS accused Of enlisting soldier
for the Cuban army by Radical papers,
There isn't enough money in Cuba or Rad
icaldom to buy Mosby's sword.
A revenue cutter has been sent after Tia
Cuban privatcer Annie, reported OIL For
sumter.
A Special Agent of the Treasury Depart
ment reports that there is no Illicit distilla
ton in West Virginia.
For the first time since reconstruction
began the Conservatives carried Tallahassee
| Florida. at the municipal election of las
week. r. u. Tatum was elected Mayor, an
a Conservative Council was chosen.
Judge Milton Brown. late President Mo
bile and Ohio Railroad, has been elected
Delegate TO the Tennessee Constitutions
Convention, from Madison county.
Two veteran Methodist ministers OF Geoi
gia have gone to their reward-sev. Wesle
II. Arnold died at Clinton, and Rev. job
w. REYNOLDS at GAINESVILLE. Both were
the late Conference in Rome. In apparel
good health.
They are going to have a convention {
peanut-growers at Wilmington. n. {. I'll
object of the convention viii be 10 procul
the enactment OF a protective tariff taXin
African peanuts, so that they may not I
placed on the same footing with our own.
James Il. Cottingham was killed by W.
Weekes, I'm TalbOttOn. Ca. on Thursday las
= in the store of the latter. During an exc
: ted conversation, Weekes drew penkni
and cut Cottingham i'm the neck, from Il
effects Of which nc died in fifteen minutes
The new Circuit Judge for the Fifth O.
cult Judge Woods viii hold his count
Mobile, on the 10th inst. The docket how
ever. being very light, tho term viii be
2 short one. From Mobile Judge Wood wi
: go at once to New Orleans.
: The San Antonio (Texas) Herald say
, This morning the County Clerk, under b
official seal and signature, authorized al
, minister or officer qualified, TO unite In q
, bonds which st. Paul commended TO be hoi
orable among all men, the blacklist an
greasiest of negroes 10 young Mexican II
of only sixteen summers. The father Of n
! girl appeared to be delighted, and readil
/, gave his consent