The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-12-19

, tanned patent Tor an insect destroyer.
The epizootic has broken ont in Enter
prise, says the Courier.
Max Kuner's jewelry store at viekSburg,
was injured By fire Friday night.
\ half interest in the Beauregarsl Herald
is offered for sale.
The epizootie has begun to subside in
Port Gibsen.
The Natcbez Democrat complains that
the whites are still shamefnlly neglecting
the important duty OF registration.
We are in receipt of the Magnolia Gazette
by Mr.. J. d. Burke, to whom we extend our
best wishes.
A bale of cotton grown by Mr.. James
Gray, of Kinds county, is TO be exhibited at
the World Fair in Vienna, 1873.
The Beauregard Herald learns that the
| Peabody school, at HszIehurst, is in flour
ishing condition.
| Mr.. w. c. Worthington succeeds DIR. FAINT
/ in the editorial management of the West
| Poiut Citizen. Success to both.
a State Convention of the different
oranges of the Patrons of Husbandry was
The Okolona States says that Gen. Tuck
/ er is working with might and main to build
orr Vicksburg aud Nashville road.
The same paper says that a negro was
shot on Jordan river the other day for steal
ing hogs and oranges.
The Vicksburg Herald has an eloquent
tribute to the memory of the late Col. Jesse
Perkins.
Tie Westville Times says that Henry
| Taylor, charged with killing Frank Floyd,
was convicted of murder (before magis-
trate's cOurt,) and sent TO jail without bail.
The RAIDS have nominated two rival tick
cts for the city offices in Nqtchez. The
Democrat opposes the nomination of a third
ticket.
The Meridian Gazette office took fire re-
Gently, aud came nigh being destroy ed--if
the fire had been discovered five minutes
later the entire block would have gone.
The Republican says that the ''epizootic'
reached Brandon on Saturday night last
All the horses in Cunningham's livery sta
BILE had it on Sunday morning.
The Newton Ledger learns of shooting
affray ut Hickory, on Saturday evening last.
The parties in this dangerous exercise were
~. NJ. Tidwell, Esq, and Mr.. Renfore.
Three shots were fired but without effect.
The Handsboro' Democrat says that the
financial condition OF Harrison county is
improving. 1t is thought after the present
taxes are collected, county warrants will be
worth dollar for dollar.
The Yazoo Democrat says that Arnold
Russell, aged s. years, departed this life on
the Doth ult., and was buried with Masonic
He was respected and loved by all who
knew him.
The Shubuta Times announces Frantz
attendance at the circus in that city, and
says that next to the elephant, lion of
monster size and couple of very silly
clowns. he was perhaps, the biggest show of
tile occasion.
The Okolona News (Gth) says President
Murdoch proposes, il the people of that
section will finish the grading and cross
tieing of the Houston road, he will furnish
the iron and equipments and put the road
in running order
The bridge across the Yalobusha river, at
Grenada, built Jointly by the Mississippi
and Tennessee and Mississippi Central
Railroads, was burned Saturday morning by
sparks from an engine. 1t will require sew
eral weeks to rebuild it.
The Crystal Springs Monitor learns that
some miscreants have secreted themselves
at various points along the line of the Jack
son railroad and fired at passing trains SO
far they have confined their attention to
freight trains. Their principal haunt is the
swamp near Boguechitto, Pike county.
The Macon Beacon says a most villainous
attempt was made at that place IA few nights
ago to fire the town. An old clubhouse IA
vorably situated for communicating the fire
to other buildings, was touched off, but for
tunately some person who happened to be
stirring discovered it before the flames had
got beyond control, and stopped a probable
calamity
The Copiahan learns that Solomon Woods
of Pine Bluff neighborhood, was accident,y
killed, on Thursday, the 9TH Mr. Woods
was assisting in packing cotton at the gin
of 5. G. Jenkins, and while the screw was
being run up he got under the follower to
place the bottom cloth the follower became
detached from the screw, falling on and
crushing him, from the effects of which he
died in about one hour.
The Mobile aud Ohio Railroad has pro-
posed TO secure for the Vicksburg and Nash
vile Railroad, iron and stock for thirty-five
miles of their line westward from Okolona.
provided the people interested will finish
the grading and furnish the cross-ties. For
some time the work has been at dead
stand, with no prospect of anything better,
and this proposition will certainly be eager
ly accepted by the Okolonians.
The Aberdeen Examiner gives the follow
ing particulars of"an outrage" at Athens in
Monroe county:
Considerable excitement was created in
the city on Monday evening by the report
that body of armed negroes had entered
and taken possession of the village of Athens
in this county. Sheriff Anderson at once
summoned posse and repaired to the scene,
returning late at night with the ringleader
Berry Prewitt, the Captain of the 1club -
and on Tuesday morning Deputy Sheriff j
III. Anderson brought over Ed Sullivan,
Sam Anderson, Morgan Sullivan and Sam
Hadley; warrants are out for a number of
others.
We understand that they ordered the wo-
men and children to leave their houses at
once, as they intended to burn the place. !
The matter is undergoing legal investiga-
ton.
THIEVES ABoUT.-A despatch says
that one Thomas Durham was arrested |
in New York city for attempt