The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK

IN II w - OF The w EEK.
SAvANAH,-The first bale OF new cotton
was RECEIVED to-day by j. w Lathop Co,
from Florida and sold at auction nv c, j.
Miller TO Jos Hall, for 12c. per pound
SELMA.-The Democrats carried Dallas
county in yesterdays election by 80 ma
jority. In the Presidential election the
county gave the Re 1ualIcans more than
1000 majority. Yesterdays election was
the most pcaceable and quietest ever known
here.
CINcINNATI-A special from Grayson,
Ky reports Shooting affair at Hopewel,
Greenup county, this afternoon, between
David Floyd and his two sons, Dick FLOYD,
an old man aged eighty, on one side and
Joseph A. Martin and two sons on the other,
David Floyd was shot through the bowels
and Dick Floyd shot in the forehead The
Floyd boys were both shot-one, it is
thought, fatally, but the extent of the
| others injuries is dispute between the par
ties in June last.
WAsHINGroN.-The original orders to Gen.
Ord have not been modified in any respect.
B fore leaving recently, Secretary Eyarts is
quoted, that the policy heretofore pursued
in regard to the Mexican question would
be vigorously carried out.
SHENANDOAH, PA Some excitement was
created here last night. A large mum Der of
men marched through the streets headed by
| drums, etc. They were dispersed by their
authorities, who arrested y of them. IL is
! confidently believed, that most of the strik-
ers in this region will resume this week.
! ST.. LoUIs.-The case of the United States
| Is. Wm. Mckee has been set for the third
| Monday in September. 1t is understood
that similar suits will be brought against
others.
MURFREEs BoRo, n. C.-The main build
ing OF the Wesleyan building burned last
| night. Loss, seventy-tive thousand dollars /;
insurance, thirty Thousand.
New YORK Mrs. Flank Holmes was
! fatally assaulted by Thomas II clark re-
! jected lover, at her residence ia Lexington
avenu, last CIV ening.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Workingmen elect five
out OF seven candidates to the Legislature
over regular Democratic nominees in the
city OF Louisville.
CHCAGo.--Oficial information has iust
been received at Military Headquarters, con =
! corning news received here a few days since,
regarding fight between Indians and u
). troops in Texas. 1t is ascertained that a
| disastrous encounter was had on the Staked
| Plain, in which there were two officers and
| 26 enlisted men killed. TIE remnant of the
party continued its march, after having
suffered this loss, and has since reached
| Fort Concha with an additional loss of five
|
unfortunate command was without water
for So hours, and the suffering they endured
in consequence was terrible.
KINGSTON Some horrible disclos ures
have been made as to the treatment OF
| BOYS in the government retOFmatOry
who were so i'll fed, only getting
bread on Sunday and one salt herring to
eight youth, that according to the testimo'
ny of DR.. Campbell, the medical officer,
whenever they got liberty they rushed to
the pigs troughs and ravenously eat the
putrid of Al food that had been thrown there
for the swine.
WAsHINGToN.-Resol were present.
| ed 10 the com misstoners of the District to =
day by the Central Council and Committee
of Safety of the Labor League of this Dis
trct. setting forth the utter destitution
prevalent among the white AMI colored
workinginen of the District the lawful and
orderly manner in which they conducted
| themselves during the recent strike, and
earnestly requesting the commissioners to
raise loan Of a quarter of a million of dol
lars inStantaneousIy and set two thousa nd
men to work at once on public improve
ments.
| NEW YORK.-An accident occurred this
morning on the Central RIA ilroad of New
Jersey, at Oceanport Bridge, by which the
baggage car and three passengers cars were
| thrown over a side of this bridge into the
far as known there are no lives lost, but sew
eral persons were seriously injured.
ALBANY, n. Y.,-The Brgndywine wool
en- mill three miles east of Schenectady, own
ed by Geo. McCiyman, burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000, insurance $4,000.
LoUIsvILLE.-A special from Harrods-
burg says: fatal shooting ARRAY occurred
in Henderson voting precinct, in which Ben
| During was instantly killed, and Julius
Durlng shot through the left shoulder
Two other participants in the fight were sev
riously wounded. No arrests.
New ORLEANs.-The first bale of new cot
ton from the Mississippi valley will arrive
to- Orrow from Mr.. Charles n. Persons
Cane river plantation, six days later tia
last year.
| COLUMBUS, MISS Parties from Pickens
county. Ala, this evening report that the
excitement caused by the murder of Story,
| Fitzpatrick and Bush Saturday night is sub
siding. The evidence Of negroes proves
that several white men participated in the
| killing. One white man and seven aegroes
have been arrested and warrants have been
issued fer others.
| CoLUMBUs-A mass meeting of working
men to-day adopted resolutions denouncing
| the Republican and Democratic parties and
Hayes's administration, and appointed an
executive cOmmitte to take steps toward
calling State and county conventions to
nominate full workingmen's ticket.
HELENA. MoSTANA.--The following was
received this morning: big Hole, Mont
August 9.-To Governor Potts: Had a hard
| fight with Nez Perces, killing number,
| and losing a numb Der of officers and men.
! We need a doctor aud everything. Send
| SUCH relief "a you can. Signed, John Glib
| bOns, commanding
New 0RLEANs.--Edward Fulton, eX-TaX
| Collector 1st District, and Louis Laun, late
| OF the firm of Carr q Laun, in custody of a
special officer, arrived from San francisco
Fulton is charged with the em bezZlement OF
nearly 100000 in State funds. He gave a
bond of $4,000 with xDeputy Collector
! Herwig as one OF his bOndsmen.
WAsHINGToN.--The postal authorities
| have serious apprehensiQns that a general
strike Of tie engineers and fremen is con-
tenn plated and liable to be put Into execu-
ton during the present month. The infor-
nation upon which this is based comes from
| various trustworthy officials in different
parts of the country. An official who arriv-
ed here to-day from Cumberland, on she
line of the Baltimore and 4nio road, says
that the feeling anong the employees OF
the road Is worse there now than it ever has
been, and that along the entire line of the
road strike is regarded as imminent. Tbs
same is true as to some of the Ti1re North
ern roads.
DAYTON, "a special to the Bayt0a
Journal from Washington geuFt
found haAGinH 50 -, Donaldson
eoptaiRS' .ree near Milledgevill'
marks OF violence, showing tina
ler death was not a suicide. as at first sup
? posed. There is a great deal OF excltemen
| In ronard 70 fha Affair