The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-01-22

Railroad, were sold at public auction
.-Prairie News.
Sheriff Alcorn sold this week valuab
bottom lands for the delinquent levee tal
caused by the parties failing to pay.
good deal of the lands sold was cleare
and in fine state Of cultivation. Tall;
hatchie News.
Mr. Calvin johnson met his death nea
Morton, this week, by his horse fallin
and rolling upon him, crushing his vital:
II is q sad event, and the distressed fam
ily have the sympathy of many friend.
Forest Register.
A MONSTER TURNIP M A c. McLe
more, resident of this neighborhood
brought us on Tuesday the largest turnil
probably ever seen in these parts. 1t
weight was about - pc tnds. -Enterpriz
Courier.
/ A negro woman was committed to jai
in this place last week, charged witt
destroying new born infant of hers by
throwing it into a well This occurred
in the neighborhood of Ludlow in the
Northwest portion of the county. We
understand that she admits the throwing
Of the child into the well, but says it was
dead.-Forest Register.
The shipment of Cotton from Aberdeen,
far the week ending January 10th,
amounted to 434 bales. Total number
| of bales from September 1st, 1873, to
January 10th, 1889, bales, against 9,842
for corresponding period last season.
aberdeen Examiner.
Mr.. II. NJ. Swami, Deputy U. S. Mar
shall, was in town last Monday and made
one arrest, but bond for his appearance
at Jackson on the 4th Monday in this
month was instantly given. We learn
that Mr.. Swami also made several arrests
at Biloxi and Bay St. Louis.-Handboro
Democrat.
Found DEAD.-A man named VIM.
Morrow was found dead in the Buffalo
Swamp near Smiths Landing last week.
When put across the creek on Sunday
week past, he was very drunk and moth
ing more was seen of him until found
dead the following Thursday. By his
side was an empty bottle which suggests
the cause of his death. Mobile Register.
SALE OF KINDS c. UNITY LANDS. As
commissioner under decree of the Chan
Gerry Court of this district, Mr. Sam. j.
Thigpen during the latter part of last
month sold at public cutlery the tract of
land seven miles southwest Of Raymond,
belonging to the estate of the late Wig
gins Biggs. The tract contains 420 acres,
and brought So, SOB 50-nearly So 30: per
acre. The terms were half cash, the
other half on twelve months time. The
land lies between Raymo d and Dry
Grove. Kinds County Gazette.
THE MURDER CASE AGAIN.-We may
now say what was not prudent for us to
say yesterday morning, shat suspicion
rested upon three men from the country,
from Newton county, who had beennoticed
about town drunk and misbehaving.
Their names are, w. Freeman, 10. Ses-
sions ands- Williamson. They live
about 20 miles west in Newton county,
and had come in a wagon for market pur
poses, we heard, and that night were en-
camped in the outskirts of the city.-Me-
ridian Mercury.
4 crazy woman was in the city yester-
day; in charge of the Sheriff of Chickasaw
county, being carried to the lunatic asy-
lum at jackson. The unfortunate is said
to belong to a good family. She became
insane about two weeks ago. She is harm
less towards others, but terribly bent on
rescued her at the very last moment when
she was throwing herself headforemost
into a cistern. On one occasion, he but
caught her dress is she was descending
While here, she bit piece out Of tum-
bier, and attempted TO commit suicide by
swallowing ii. Meridian Mercury.
THE GERMAN SILK CULTURE COLONY. |
1t has very generally been noticed
through the press that German Silk |
Culture Company had been organized in
Chicago for operations in the South, and |
that agents have been got to prospect /
this section of country through Mr.. Gal
lagher of our city; that they had selected |
for location lands about Chunky Station,
and left with Mr.. Gallagher TO make /
terms Of purchace of lands from the VI. /
Il .. r. r. and the V. IL NJ. X. r. Mr.. /.
Gallagher lost no time in negotiations and |
not fed them Of the terms. Day before |
Yesterday he received a despatch from |
them nothing him of their acceptance, /
and asking his services to obtain terms /
Of passage for six persons who want to
come in advance to build houses. So, it /
seems the trade may be considered con-
The colony, we believe, con
sists Of % families including about 100 |
personsin all.-Meridian Mercury.
At about half past seven last evening, |
the keen report of fire arms was
heard to ring out upon the clear, cold |
evening air, by persons along, and in the
of where -- street |
crosses Garland street, near the burnt |
block of the Rae property. Some persons
soon after passing that way, found the
body of a negro man in the street gasping
in the last agonies of death He had been |
shot through the head with a gun or pis-
tol ball Blood flowed freely and the |
brains of the murdered man oozed out Of
the opening the ball made in his skull. |
The name of the murdered man was
Nea.y Burton. At the time he received /
the fatal shot. he was Walking with a
woman named Evelina, whose husband |
was school teacher III Marion, going by
the name of Vernal J. Grangent. -Meri
dian Mercury.
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