The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


Kinds county Gazette.
The total amount of money required of
Kinds county to secure the survey of the
N4cchcz and jackson Railroad from Bur
tOnton via Utica aud Raymond to Jackson,
is $500, which the Directors apPortioned
as follows: $500 TO &c paid by Ute a
$1,000 by Raymond; aud $1,000 by Jacks on.
The subscriptions at Raymond amount to
$lS65-the larger portion of which has al
ready been settled by cash and notes paya-
BILE Ist of October, all of which has been
forwarded to NatcheZ.
Holly Springs Reporter
Rev Benz. w. Stubs, we'll known
Methodist divine, stationed on the Ripley,
Mississippi, Circuit, was killed recently by
Il tree falling On him, while riding along
the road going to meet an appointments.
Mr.. Stubs was once on the Holly Springs
Circuit and was highly esteemed for his
many noble traits of character.
Enterprise Courier.I
A fatal affray occurred at Shubuta. The
railroal co struction train was lying over
here, and the negroes of Shubuta bantered
the hands OF the train for Il fight; our mar
shall, MIR. W. j. Bachelor, in endeavoring
to quell the disturbance, was shot, the ball
entering the inner angle of the left eye,
passing through the left hemisphere of the
brain, causing death in little more than
half an hour.
Copiahan.l
The Democratic State Convention, for so
large a body, was unusually harmonious,
and we congratulate the State that upon this,
the first Convention in which nomination
was equivalent to an election, SO much OF
good feeling and harmony prevailed.
Port Gibson Reveille.I
Chief Jordan arrested negro named Ed
Dorsey, on Thursday morning about day
| light, who proves To be an escaped peni-
| Tertiary convict. The negro says he was
leased to Capt. Cage on Deer Creek. He
was riding IA mule which he had lust stole
from the plantation of S. X. Rertron. The
negro was sent to the penitentiary for five
years for stealing a horse from Mr.. David
Walters.
Prentss Pleader.J
We have just heard of the death of J. n.
Steele of kossuth, Alcorn county, an old
| and respectable citizen aud well known in
this county
Port Gibson Reveille.]
After a lingering illness from that most
fiattering of all maadies. consumption,
Louis ). Thompson passed away from
affection, and from life, on Friday, July
9th.
Carthagenian.l
be dog in his mothers yard one night last
week. aud wounded seriously if not fatally
little negro girl The child had been
whipped by its mother, and ran away and
was crOuching in the shrubbery in Mrs
HaHson's yard. y dog had been in the ha bit
| of visiting the premises az night, and conse-
quently the unfortunate mistake.
Brookhaven Ledger.l
a large hog on Harrison Johnson's place.
near BroOksyille, attacked little child OF
Mote Gains, colOred, one day last week, and
tore its entrais out. The child, at last ac-
counts, was living, but there is no hope of
its recovery.
Water Valley Courier.]
A few days since Mr.. Gardner, residing
in the vicinity of Dickson's Switch, in this
county, while bathing il a little creek near
that place, attempted the feat of diving to
the bottom, and in doing so he struck his
head against the bottom in such a way as to
dislocate his neck. He remained at the
bottom until taken out by his comrades,
and soon recovered FROM the drowning. but
the njuries to the neck were soon found to
be serious, and from the effects of which he
died the next day. Mr.. Gardner leaves a
family to mourn their untimely loss.
Chickasaw Messenger.l
The crop prospects in this county are as
good, perhaps, as at any time since the war
The corn crop Is very good, and we predict
Inat Germ can again De bought on or streets
at % cents per bushel. We are told by
some OF the best farmers in the county that
the cotton crop was never more promising.
and 1t is said that if the season, through the
month of August is favorable, the yield
will be immense.
Chickasaw Messenger
Sweed named John Lawson, living on
the premises of Dry. R. Gum, near Fgyps.
committed s1icide by hanging on Saturday
last. The unfortunate man evidently in
tended to make sure work, for he climbed
high up in tree and tied the rope TO a
limb and swung himself of. The BODY was
found on Sunday, after considerable search.
suspended among the boughs of the tree.
No cause is assigned for the terrible deed.
Waiter Valley Courier.l
Died, in Oakland in this county. on the
22nd ct July 1877, Judge LEEMAN HAIIE.
aged rs years. Judge Halle was one of the
first settlers of this county, having settled
at old Anderson In 1888.
Oxford Falcon.l
Our community was greatly shocked last
Thursday by rumors of a terrible Suicide
which occurred on Wednesday in the Eas-
| tern part of the county. About 10 O'clock
a. % on that day Mr.. Robert Dodds. a yery
highly esteemed gentleman, committed st-
| icide by hanging himself.
Ought TO BE i'm the Penite tfary