The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK

NEW YoRK.-Gen. Abraham Duryea, for
mer colonel of the Seventh regiment an
eX-police commissioner, was arrested to
night on charges of obtaining money unde
false pretences from savings bank,
CINcINNATI.-At a session of the nationa
grange, the constitution was amende,
whereby the court of appeals will be abol
| ished and the master aud executive com
mite constituted such court instead. Mem
bership fees were fixed at SO for males AM
81 for female mem bers.
CINCINNATI The National Grange To-
day elected officers as follows: Master
Adams, OF Minnesota; o yerseer. Woodman
OF Michigan; Lecturer, Mortimer, of Gin
cinnatt; Steward, Vaughan, of Iowa Assis
- IaI1SS,s - IH easas mp e
Dowell. OF New York; Secretary. Kelly, OF
LnulsvlIle; Gatekeeper, Dinwiddle, of In
| mana; Ceres, Mrs. Adams, of Minnesota
Pomona, Mrs. Moore, OF Indiana; Lady As
sistant Steward, Mrs. Hall. of Louisville.
| NAsHvILLE TENN.-The citizens of the
| Ninth Ward OF this city are much excited
over the attempted rape Of a highly respect
ed lady, Mrs. G. w. Moore AS she was
retiring, late last night, a negro, who had
threw her down. terrible struggle en-
sued. Finally she freed herself, was caught
| again, but at last reached the door and ran
down the street crying for the police The
a..
Mrs. Moore recognized him, and the police
are now on his track
CLEVELAND, O.-George O. Invham. a
young man tweuty-three years of age who
has been employed for six months mast to
carry the mail from the General Post0fice
to Station A. West Side, was arrested last
night for robbing the mails.
ToRexTo.-John Williams who murder
ed his wife at Weston on the 22d day of SEN
hn Ean nod lnsC
BRIpGEPoRT. CoNN.-David Stillman and
wife, aged inValids, were found this morn
ing in their dwelling murdered. A coIored
man is held on suspicion.
RICHMOND VA.-The Richmond Enoui-
rer, which suspended publication yesterday,
has been money-losing concern since the
war. Although it was the most time hon.
Ored journal in the South, having been
founded i'm 1904 by Thomas Richie, the
Nestor OF the press. its venerable prestige
would not hold up under the push papers
ofless fame 1t has changed owners seven
or eight times in the last ten years, and in
that period it is understood to have sunk
$l50,O00.
SEDALIA, Mo.-The house of negro wo-
man named Eliza Nurse burned last night
during her absence, and two of her chill
dren, aged eight and five years, persisted in
the flames. The fire is beIiev ed to be an
ed Eddy.
SAvANNAH.-Thes store of Nathaniel Corn
wall, near Barlow. Ga, was burned last
night, aud Oornwallis charred remains were
found in the ruins. 1t is thought he was
murdered, and the store burned by robbers.
LoNDoN.-Between two and three thous-
and cotton operatives are now on a strike at
n ossiey. Employers threaten general
lockout.
Colonel Richard VI. Montgomery, very
prominent citizen of New Orleans, and
of the Continental Guards, died
in that city yesterday.
COLUMBIA, S. C.--Judge Townsend to-
day rendered Judgement adverse to the
motion in arrest of judgement in the cases
0f Smalls and Cardoza, and sentences were
passed as follows: Francis l.. Cardoza, ex-
treasurer OF south Carolina, for conspiracy
70 detraud the State, two years imprison-
ment in Jail and $1,000 fine, and one years's
Imprisonment added ii the fine is not paid
at the expiration of two years. SmaIls. |
Member of Congress, for accepting 5000 |
while member of the State Senate three |
ears at hard labor in the State Penitentise
y. l.. Cas- Carpenter, fermely proprietor |
IF the Columb ia Daily Union, for for0erv |
y raising amounts for publishing the laws
= his paper, two years in jail and fine of /
LOCO.
PORTLAND, OREGoN.-In the case or IN. NJ
sutesB on tflat Tor perjury In connection
With the Grover Investigation, the Jury |
TODD eleven for conviction and one for ao-
Iulttal, and were discharged.
BUCHANAN, VA.-The river is feet
higher than the greatest freshet ia 1912
twenty col0red people were drowned in |
he neighborhood, and the destruction OF /
property In the town and country is un-
'recedented. A bridge and thirty dwell
ngs were swept away. Many poor peo-
lie are LEFT without property, food or cloth
ng.