The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

PHILADELPHIA.-Clerg OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church denounce the open
| ing of the permanent Exhibition on sun
day
LONG BRANCH.--The Rev. .Tno. Matthews,
who was detected as the leader of thieves
who had been robbing the West End Hotel
of bedding, linen, aud other portable things,
is in the jail here. He was not the head
waiter. but was in charge of the furniture
generally. and had held that position for
many years. He is IA negro, and the ac
knowledged religious leader of all the ne
gto walters here.
BALTIMORE. MD-Dr. Chancellor, Secre-
tary OF the State Board of Health, reports
to GOV. Carroll upon the condition of aims
Institutions of the State, that il is painful To
WITNESS the shocking condition in which
many of the public institutions we're found,
aud 1t Is difficult to conceive that any thing
worse ever existed in civilized country.
OMAHA.-The excitement attendant upon
the disappearance OF the little daughter of
Mr. Rose, of Washington county, does not
seem 10 abate, although the affair has as
su'ned an entirely new phase, ana 1t Is now
thought that instead OF the child having
been lost on the prairie, at first supposed,
that it has been kidnapped Tor the purpose
of Obtaining large reward for its return.
4 man named Holmes has been arrested on
suspicion OF being concerned in the crime.
A reward of one thousand dollars is now
offered by Mr.. Rose tor the child's return.
ATLANTA. THE Constitutional Conven-
ton adopted provision that homestead
i not to exceed ; 900, either of personal or
realty, or both with the right to waive all
but $500, and the waiver can be made with
out consent of wife.
LITTLE RoCK.-The differences between
the 81. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad and the Mem phis and Little Rock
railroad resulted to-day in a cut OF rates by
the former road to all the principal points
in the Southeastern States--Tennessee Ken
lucky, Alabama, South Carolina, and other
States via Columbus. The Memphis road
cut the rates to ali points East about two
months since.
CHICAGo.--The Board of Health ordered
a wholesale vaccination on account of New
Orleans smallpox.
Competition in the First Congressional
District OF New York, represented by a
Democrat. has resulted in the selection OF a
young mnlattO negro of nineteen, for va
cant cadetship in the West Point Military
Academy.
CINCINNATI.-Dr. W. T. Cooper, living
near Charleston, West Virginia, was arrest
ed Yesterday for poisoning his third wife.
Both the former wives died suddenly under
what was considered suspicious circumstan-
ces and il is now supposed he poisoned
| them also. Their bodies will be eXhum ed.
FIT WAYNE, IND.-Further developme nts
| indicate conclusively that young Pepe, who
| was killed Tuesday afternoon, twelve miles
east of here, was shot by his own brother.
| CHIcAGo.-The Inter Ocean, having ad-
dressed a circularletter TO the various mem
| berS OF Congress, asking them TO indicate
| their position on the subject of remouetiZ-
ing silver, has received replies from l97, OF
/ these Isl favor repeating the law of 1873, and
| restoring the dollar of the fathers to its old
| place in the coinage; - favor remOnetiZing
| nit art
| etizing; - are undecided; , decline to au-
swer. These answers represent every
State, and include 81 Senators and 166 Rep
resentatives. OF the latter, / ID advocate the
measure, and - oppose it.
ATLANTA, GA, August 25.-The Con-
stitutional Convention adjourned to-day
sine die.
! PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y.-The paying out
! of the 100000 given to the railroad men
| by Mr.. Vanderbilt, will commence to-day
NAsHvILLE.-The Nashville milIers
| opened direct trade with Liverpool via
| Port Roy al, S. c., yesterday by forwarding
| 1900 barrels offlour, for which the steamer
| Mexican is waiting.
TON,-President Hayes and party
returned this evening from New England.
| The President leaves on September 9Th, for
| Fremont, Ohio.
| NORFOLK.-The community of Carrsville,
| ' a. thirty lone miles from mere, was throw II
| into the widest Excitement yesterday by
! the intelligence that an outrage and at
TEN pied murder had been comm itted on the
| person of Miss Steveson, the interesting
| daughter of much respected farmer OF Nan
| sem Ond county, by negro named Lewis
| Hill. The girl was going from neighbor's
! to her mothers. when she met this negro
| on the public highway. He caught her by
| the throat, and, drawing a large knife
| threatened her life if she resisted, and she
| is terribly mntilated, her left side kicked in,
| face and neck cut, and abdomen frightfully
| injured The cries of the girl brought
! sistance and prevented Hill from murder
| ing her outright. He fled to the woods,
! Deputy Sheriff Freeman and posse soon
| followed, and he was captured, and with great
| difficulty was shielded from the fury of the
/ people. He was taken TO Jeruselam and
locked up, and will speedily be hanged.
SCRANTON, Pat is understood that the
| the general object OF the meeting of rail-
! road men, convened here yesterday, was
| not in refrredce to future strike, but to
| raise funds TO meet the many expenses in
| Cured by the late strike.
| ST. Louis.-The Public School Board at
| a meeting last June agreed to put cOlored
| teachers in the coored schools of this city
| if sufficient number OF persons could be
| found able to pass the necessary eXamin a.
| ton. Since then prominent cOlored people
| here and elsewhere have made efforts to
| procure the requisite talent to fill the
| positions, which efforts resulted in the ar
| rival here to-day OF some 20 colored men
| and women to undergo examination That
| examination was made during the past
week, terminating to-day.
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