The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-01-04
Mississippi Items.

! One hundred feet of Nicolson pavement
is put down daily in Vickshurg.
Wild pigeons have appeared in vast num-
bers in Oktibbeha county. where the mast
| is abundant. The New Era estimates that
| ten thousand have been killed around about
starkville-
TIE DeSota Times reports the matrimonial
market active for the past ten days. No
less than ten pair have stood at the hymen-
iaI alter within the above mentioned time at
Senatobia.
Tie Meridian Gazette says young gem
tleman was seen hugging pretty girl a
few nights ago on - street. Ii lac does
not quit such pranks in public places, he is
in danger Of being put in print
The VicKsburg Times says VIM. Thomas,
the Waterman of the steamer Virginia h.,
who was so severely stabbed on Christmas
night by Green Thomas in an aifrdy
on the levee, is in DeSoto in very preca-
rious condition.
The Meridian Gazette says: Mr. j. g.
Bell, whom we mentioned yesterday as hav-
ing attempted suicide, we are pleased to
state has some prospect OF recovery. That
skillful physician DIR. Redwood is attending
him.
The Vicksburg News says Albert Easel,
negro boy who was working for Billy
Westherly, on the leyee, and was stabbed
at O'Clock Christmas morning by some
unidentified person, of whom he wished "a
merry Christmas died at the State Hospi-
tai December 9th.
The Natchez Democrat says the sale of the
Oakland College premises to the AlcOrn
University (colored)ha been completed, for
$4,000, lacking only the approval of Gov,
Powers; and we learn that 50 far he has de-
clined to give hatapproval-withont which
under the Law creating the Alcorn Univer-
sity, the sale is void.
''Mary had a little Lamb,
Its fleece was white snow;
And everywhere that Mary went,
The Lamb was sure to CO."
Weidman has pet lamb very much like
Mary's Wherever his hotel bus goes, the
lamb is sure TO 90. 1t follows to all the
trains at all hours of the night. Its wool is
not quite as white as Mary's, but it is de-
Gently cIean.-Meridian Mercury.
v
ardson held an inquest in the county Jail
this morning over the body of VIM. john
son, a colored man, who was committed for
safe keeping on charge of murder from
Kinds county. He was incarceratod Octo-
Der 18th He has been sick some nine or ten
DAYS and was attended by DIR. O'Leary,
who pronounces has death to be caused by
disease of the heart. In accordance with
which the jury found their verdict.
The Goodman Star of Saturday has the
following: There is a rumor abroad that
Rev. r.. 5. Clark, with his entire family,
together with the families of two ministers
fom Yazoo county who accompanied them
to Montana Territory some few weeks ago,
were overtaken by snow storm after leav-
ing Omaha, Neb, and were all frozen to
death OH the plains. This occurred about
the time of the recent severe cold 'snap" we
had in this State, when the snow at Holly
Springs was more than twelve inches deep. !
The Oktibbeha New Era says a Jail was
emptied of all the prisoners on the night of
the 22d. There were five prisoners in Jail, |
four negroes and one white man: three
u pom the charge of larceny, one for rape, |
who had been convicted at the last term of |
the Circuit Court, but had been granted |
new trial, and the white man, johnson. OF |
Noxubee county, who had been found guilty |
of wife poisoning little over year ago, |
and was awaiting the decision of the SUI
preme Court, for new trial,