The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-03
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Forest Register

Forest Register
Mrs. Patsy MCGEE. widow of Philip Nc
Gee. who died in 1879. expired at her home
south of Forest, on Sunday, the 9Th inst, il
the GO:h year of her age. She had been Ions
affected with internal cancer.
Enterprise Conrier.l
Mrs. Hardy. mother, and Mrs. Evans, sis
ter OF Capt. W. I'll. Hardy and Thomas j
Hardy, ESqs.. both of Paualding, died last
week, of malarial tyrhus fever. We SIN
ceTely sympatliZ9 with these gentlemen in
| this double affiictiou. The mother was six
| ty-hFe years ofage, and the daughter thirty
Jasper Herald.l
We learn from our polite and efficient
sheriff. Capt. VIM. NJ. Brame, that there are
now seven persons in Jail at this place, tour
OF whom are colored, and of this county
| two of whom are charged with grand lar
| ceny one with assault with intent &c kill,
and one assault aud battery, and three white
men from Jones county for safe keeping,
| charged with grand larceny.
Carroll Conservative
steven Il. Sproles, living one and a half
miles from Greenwood, on the Tallahatchie
| rIVrr, has made six hundred gallons OF sorg-
| hum. and has enough cane TO make hun
dred gallons more. That looks like living.
! Vicksburg Commerciali
A private telegram, this morning, from
| st. LouiS. brought to This city the sad It'd
/ ings of the death. in that city, of Mr.. f. 5.
| Hawks, brother of Mis-. Buck, and Mr.. Jos.
Hawks, of this city. Mr.. Hawks was a
Young man in the prime of life recently
married, and who, by his upright and man
| ly conduct, and pleasing and courteous man
ner, had endeared himself to all who claim
his acquintanceship.
Carroll Conservative.
Nero Davidson and Sam Davidson, charg-
ed with burning the gin house of Capt.
ErSkin. Oh the ! aZoo river. were tried last
Monday, at Greenwood, before their Hons.
L. L. L pshcr and l.. L, Basket, and com
mitted under a bond of thousand dollars
each. Not being able to give bond, they
were sent to board with Messrs. Pillow and
Groves. Ii a few necks were stretched for
such ofenses, less gin houses would be
burned.
Liberty Herald
Six convicts were sent to the penitentiary
this coprt-an of them white. but five
George Belize (white) for attempt to steal a
COW, years; Stephens, bigamy, year Joe
Allen, wilful shooting, 3 years; Ann and
Robert Hu9gins, stealing hog. years A;
Hughey tor malicious mischief TO hogs
trespaS sing in his field. was fined $25 and
imprisoned one month. \ large number
of miSdemeanor cases were dismissed on
payment OF costs.
Fayette Standard
JAS Bethea, who killed young Hirsch at
Port Gibson few weeks since, was, on
Tuesday last, taken before Judge Smiley, at
Meadville, on writ of hdbedS corpus and
admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 !;
that is 50 600 for himself and 50 000 tor his
securities Considerable feeling, we learn,
is felt against the action of Judge Smiley in
admitting Bethea to bail
Fayctfe Standard
We learn that young child of DR.. Mof-
fett, of this county, v as bitten few days
ago. by rabid cat. The cat had been bit
ten by rabid dog. DIR. Motfett took pre-
cautions against evil consequences from
the bite given the child. by sucking the
wound, cauteriZation, etc, and the little
sufferer will we hope soon be WELL
Water Valley Courier.
OnThurslay of last week Mrs. Susan j.
Morrow, wife of Mr.. Jack Morrow, living
two miles south of Banner, Calhoun cOun-
tv, left her home to go TO a neighbOr'S
house a short distance away. and not re-
turning at the time she was expected, her
husband started in search o her, and when
| a short distance from home found Mrs. Nor
row a corpse, in a small stream. 1t is sup
posed. that in crossing The steam she fell off
the foot log and was drowned. The death
OF Mrs. Morrow has thOwn a shadow over
the entire neighborhood.
Enterprise Courier
Mr.. a. j. Guerrant, an old citizen of this
county, died at his home near Quitman last
Tuesday very suddenly. He was in appar
ent good health and was taken with collie or
congestion, and died in very short while
afterwards. Mr.. Guerrant came to this
country from Virginia when quite young
man.
| Enterprise Courier.
Mr.. r. NJ. King. a gentleman well known
| in this section. and a brother-in-law OF DR..
G. NJ. Shaw of this place, died at his home
near Mason. Tennessee on the Doth instant.
| The news of his death will be received with
sorrow by his many friends in this State.
He was q consistent member of the Metho-
dist church, and died in a full hope of a
blessed Immortality.
| VicksbuIg Commercially
Information was received this morning
| to the effect that NJ Al Mattingly. cous-
in to Mr.. A ID Mattingly, of this city, and
general manager of the Magnolia planta
ton, had been shot and instantly killed by
a negro named RUFUS at that place, at
o'clock last evening.
Jefferson County Fair will open on the
10th of October. The premium list is fully
made up, and from what we can hear,
there will be quite a rivalry in the display
m Ide.-Fayette Standard.
Masonic NOTICE.