The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-26

The killing was proved accidental. and
the accused discharged.
The vicksburg News thinks that Warren
county is entitled to the Radical nomina-
ton for Governor. Who is your man9
The Benton Argus learns that there have
been several cases of small pox il the
northwestern portion of our county.
The Goodman Star is advocating Rail-
way sheme from that place to Honey Island,
Holmes county,
Mr.. Sloan, a brakesman on the VI. Il o.
road, was killed by being run over by some
freight cars at Artesia, ON Monday last.
The same paper describes bloody ARRAY
between negro woman and negro man
in which the latter was probably fatally
injured
Mr. A. NJ, West, Jr., writes beautiful
letter descriptive OF Florida (whither ne has
been TO take his mother in search of healthy
in the Holly Springs Reporter.
The Republican says an election for town
officers in Brandon will be held early in
January, and it is time to the people were
looking out for suitable candidates.
The Paulding Messenger learns that the
engineers for the n. o. & N E. r. r. have
surveyed nine miles on the route from En-
terprise.
The Canton Citizen says that negro
named Gausy Nicholson was arrested on
Monday last, charged with killing a negro
on the Nicholson place.
The Vicksburg Herald says that c. Z. Bent
has bean appointed County Superintendent
of Education of Warren, vice DIR. Gilman,
who has been depesed.
The Holly Springs, Miss, Reporter learns
that j. NJ. Jackson, formerly citizen OF
Marshall county, was shot and instantly
killed few days since at Cold Water depot,
on the Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad.
We learn from the Meridian Mercury that
Mr.. Pinkston, Section Master on the V. Il
NJ. Railroad, was shot and killed, at Forest,
last night. Too much of that business going
on.
The Handsboro Democrat says: ''Many
of our neighbors are going to plant more
cane the coming year than formerly, as it
has been a success this year. The yield was
equal TO the Louisiana lands.''
Henderson has been appointed Collector of
the Delinquent Poll tax OF Leake county
Three hundred and seventy delinquent polls
are reported, but Mr. Henderson, (says the
Cartesgenian) will soon reduce the number.
The fernando Press says cotton stealing
is becoming quite frequent in DeSoto of late.
A few days ago, the plantation of DR.. ii.
Dockery, was invaded by cotton stealers,
aud two bales of the staple mysteriously
disappeared. The thieves were caught.
The Newton Ledger states that on Friday
night, 18th inst, IA freedman, Wash Bar
nett, living a miles northeast OF Hickory,
was called out of his house and fired upon
with shotgun by some unknown person.
He is dangerously wounded.
y new eight page Monthly is soon TO be
issued in Meridian, by j. G. Macarthur and
J. j. Shannon. 1t is to be an Agricultural
paper, and the projectors say, 'We hope to
make it Rural, Literary and Family paper
that will be welcome visitor to the fire.
side and workshop"
Says the East Mississippian: \ negro shot
a white man at Marion few days ago,
wounding him. He was about to repeat
the shot when byStander shot him, which.
for the moment, disabled him. The negro
also opened fusilade upon the Sheriff who
attempted to arrest him.
The Natchez Democrat propounds the
folio wing conundrum, aud pauses for re-
ply: ''If Adams county's proportion of the
State common school fund was due last
May, and the Adams county treasurer has
not received a cent of it up to this date,
what in the name of honesty has become
of it:''
III. d. Money. Esq, the able editor of the
CarrolltoR Conservative, is to commence
soon, paper at Winona, to be called the
Advance. To quote the Independent
South, Mr.. Money sis gentleman, and
scholar, with sound sense and good judg-
ment. His paper, (the Conservative was
one of the most interesting in the State
His eminent capacity will secure for The
Advance an abundant success
The Aberdeen Examiner has been per-
mitted to make the following extract from
a private letter relating the results of an
unfortunate difficulty:
. Col. II. l.. Muld-
row, OF Starkville, our former District At
torney, and Mr.. James Graves, had a fight
with pistols yesterday in Starkvill, in which
Col. Muldrow shot Graves siA times, killing
him, and Graves shot Muldrow three times,
once after he (Graves) had fallen. One of
these shots struck just below the heart, one
in the groin, and one in the leg. It is
thought that MuldrOw will de-
Both of these gentlemen had many friends
and were highly respected. Mr.. Graves
was planter of the county. Col. Muldrow
was formerly member of the Legislature,
a gallant Confederate officer in the war
and for time served as District Attorney
by appointment of Gov. Alcorn, though
Democrat, and in the late election a sup
porter of Mr.. Greeley.
The Frair's Point Citizen learns that Gen.
Dugan, has leased the plantation of Col. |
Powell, in Coahoma county, for the purpose
OF putting his patent cultivators at work to |
raise crop. He expects to cultivate 500
acres with four of his machines and about
seven laborers. Our contemporary SAYS that |
if he can accomplish this it will create a |
revolution in cotton raising in that county. |
The scramble for the place made vacant |
by the death of James Lynch has already |
commenced The Vicksburg Times recon- |
mends I. w. Cardozo, who, if we mistake |
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