The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-11-29
STATE NEWS.

( two negroes engaged IN dlmculty on
? Wednesday last, the result of which was
( that Warren Collins stabbed Caesar and
\ then made his escape.
/ Our enterprising fellow citizen, Mr..
I Echols, this week, shipped car load Of
! very fine cattle to Mobile. This Is Ger
/ tainlv a good omen for our country.
/ When there is meat to sell, there should
be prosperity in the land.
\ Aberdeen Examiner
On Wednesday, Luther Love and Al
4 bert Scott we're convicted ofthe murder of
of VIM Walker, on last Christmas day.
All the parties were coored. The
jury was composed of six white men
and six freedmen. The sentence was
/ deferred.
/ Pamela STAR
A courtly young friend of ours while
UP noting the proceedings of Conference
/ the other day, met with serious accl-
dent. When in the act OF stepping back
and bowing TO some ladies, his feet trip
ped on some Of the benches, sending him
a somersault on the floor, and he dug
his fingers AMI toes into the sawdust IN
a manner that created CONSERVATION IN
the sssemblage
/ Carthaginiln
We learn that the colored Republi-
cans are in the habit of meeting and
drilling OF night few miles west of this
place. This looks warlke, and some
people are curious enough to wish to
know why these belIigerent proceedings
are carried on while all else is peaceful.
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amusements is apt to create desire to
/ try such exercise in earnest. We advise
our colored friends to abandon such an
unwholesome amusement. 1t can by no
possible means lead to any good result,
and may cad in trouble they little an
ticipate.
ke,ciusko star
We are sorry to learn that the grocery
store of Robert Black, near Conly's Mill,
in this county, was destroyed by fire
few nights ago. Mr. Black lived only n
short distance from the store and on die
covering the fire he and his wife repaired
at once to the scene, in order to save
what they could. While they were alb
sent the party, or parties, Gas supposed
by Mr.. Black who fired the store, enter
ed his house and stole two hundred dol
lars in money.
Meridian Mercury
Mr.. j. w. Moore, deputy sheriff Of
Mobile county, Alabama, was in the city
yesterday and day before, with a requi-
sition for the prisoners, Stewart and
Wood, for the murder of a man on II
freight train in Mobile county. He had
been to jackson and obtained from Gov
ernor Stone the proper writ, command.
ing the sheriff of Lauderdale county to
arrest Stewart and Wood. and deliver to
HIM Sheriff Henderson, as is known,
already had them in his custody. H.
did not deliver them because he demand
ed first, his jail fees, small amount,
not exceeding Sl5, which was refused,
Carrolton Conservatiye.l
Last Saturday night the store house of
Jones q Sawyer, at Walnut on the Tai
! lahatchie river, was burned to the ground
! together with the entire contents The
occupants had barely time to escape with
their lives. Ii was fired and burned
from the outside. Loss SIC, 900, insu-
rance 4, 800.
J Canton Cit;zsnl
This body has been in session this
week and closed up its business ultil
after the collection Of taxes. We now
see the good work it has done for the ii
nances of the county, Warrants n.tead
of being worth sixty or seventy Gems on
the dollar are worth par or nearly so.
The credit Of the county is now restored,
contracts can now be made with tho ben.
efits Of economy.
Okol5na S,ates.l
The Prairie News has stopped its music
until next spring. It's politics was sim
dell, Esq, belonged to the good, grand
Confederate army, was Il brave soldier,
and is n fine man in all regards save his
adhesion to the administration. Dash
that adhesion.
Columbus Index
We regret to announce the death Of
our esteemed fellow citizen VIM. Cady-
useful, industrious, conscientious an
Odd Fellow and Knight Templar.
Magnolia Sentinel,
One thousand one hundred and forty
two bales Of cotton have been shipped
from Magnolia since the first of Septem.
Der, and that with only three cotton
buying merchants.
Columbus independent
Mrs. Lulu Moore, wife Of G. L. Moore.
OF Noxubee county, died on Sunday last.
She was the only child of Maj. Geo. G.
LIpscomb, who, our citizens remember.
was killed at the battle of Perryvillo.
Canton MALL
Eight or ten wagons loaded with the
families and household effects of several
farmers from Winston county, passed
through Canton one day last week On
route for Texas.
Okolona Messe ger
With pain we chronicle the death Of
two Of Chickasaw's oldest and most g.
teemed citizens, Mr. Eli Abbott and
robert Pulliam, in this issue of the
Messenger. Each represented in his !
person and conduct, through long and |
useful life, the Ecbiest work of God-AN /
HONEST MAN.
Natchez Democrat.
Weunderstand that young Mr.. Wilcox. I
while riding along the road IN Wilkinson /
county, couple Of day ago, in the neigh
borhood Of the river, at night, was ac-
costed by some five or six negroes along
the roadside, one Of whom, steppinp OUT
cried to him ''hOW are you cousin John.
Ele, to which Mr.. Wilcox replied .sPm
not your cousin Johnnie" whereuDop
Volley from about five guns was pourad
INTO him, wounding him mortallv. The
klillng Is supposed to have been done bv
Tea l..