The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-05-26
STATE NEWS.
Enterpri-e Courier. ]

+ yield of corn and cotton WAS never more
promising than at present Everything
Is starting forward vigorously and beau
tifully.
Tallahatchie News
Sheriff Aleorn brought to our Office
this week sample of his wheat, whic
was nice, and no sign of rust in it, He
says he has twelve acres as large and as
pretty as the sample brought to our office.
Natchez Democrat
Capt. DabneY is as busy as he can be
arranging the preliminaries of the work
of constructing the Natchez and Jackson
Railroad, and expects to have the work
going On all along the line in few days.
fernando Press.l
The proper authorities have appointed
the following named parties as Registrars
for DeSoto county. James NJ. Cham
berlain, @. w. Dickson, and Simon Nc
MILAN (coPd.) There viii be a Regis
tration of every voter in the county this
| fall
Meridian Gazette
Company A, United States Cavalry,
under the command Of Capt Miles May
Ion, aDd Lieut. Charles II. Barnum,
passed through here last Tuesday, from
Livingston, Ala, en- route for Yankton,
Dacota Territory. They laid over here
| about ten or twelve hours.
Central Start
The wheat crop is reported as very fine
in this part of the State, while the oat
and rye crops look promising. Good
4 stands Of corn have been secured, but we
hear some complaint that it is not grow
ing fast, in consequence of the continued
cool weather.
Carthaginian
Three gentlemen are spoken of in
connection with Senatorship, viz: Hon.
c. FL. Campbell, Major Sylvanus I.
Oldham and c. NJ Brooks, Esq. Our
sister county will certainly give US an
excellent Senator, and we await the
choice of Alfalfa without any misgivings.
Copiahan.l
We were at the meeting of the Demo
cratic Conservative State Committee at
Jackson, on the 18th. The best and
ablest men of all the old parties were
there The Press was well represented.
We feel better We honestly believe
the days of Radical misrule in Mississip-
pi are numbered.
Copiah Herald.I
We are informed by gentleman from
Simpson that few days ago, Mr. Frank
Bonner and William Grinstead had
personal difficulty, in which shot-guns
were used by both parties. Mr.. Bonner
was dangerously wounded, and Mr..
Grinstead was shot through the hand.
The difficulty originated about the line
dividing their premises.
Central Star.l
The committee of ladies appointed to
arrange for the entertainment of the
Mississippi Press Association, consists of
Mrs j. r. Butt, Mrs A. J. Boyd, Mrs.
w. w. Baccus, Mrs R. Walpole, Mrs.
Dr. Crane, Mrs. j. Fl. Alexander, Mrs.
w. d. Snsed, Mrs NJ. j. Coleman, Mrs.
M. A. Clark, Mrs g. d. Bustamante, Miss
Bette jackson, Miss Lucy Mckinney,
Miss Mary E. Comfort and Miss Irene
Potts.
Enterprise Courier.1
On Thursday last, Mr.. VIM. l.. Fall
coner brought here white man and a
negro, charged with breaking into his
residence and stealing two guns and ran
sacking a trunk. The evidence against
them is said to be conclusive, if any
other were needed save their looks.
The white man is John Andrews and the
negro Jim. Cooley. They were
brought here in chains and handouts.
The Sheriff will entertain them until
they can be cared for over at Jackson.
Vicksburg Monitor.l
We learn from Messrs. M. L. Fortner
and VIM L. Gram, who have just re-
turned from the lower end of the county,
that that section of the country is literal
| ly overrun and infested with cattle thieves,
who have during the past season, stoler
not less than two hundred head of cattle.
There exists a regular organized gang Of
these meat thieves, who under the lead
ership of two directors, have reduced
their nefarious business to a perfect sys-
tenn.
Natchez Democrat
The Board of Directors of the Natchez,
Jackson q Columbus Railroad Company
published yesterday morning a notice to
subscribers for the bonds of the county,
held by the company, to come forward
with the first installment of their sub
scriptions. During the whole of the
morning yesterday, Messrs. James
O'Cavanagh, as Register, and j. H.
Fitzpatrick, as Secretary, had their hands
full attending to those who focked to
their desks to settle up their Indebtedness.
In many instances parties, instead of
paving the one fourth of the bonds sub
ccrihed for. paid up the whole amount