The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Water Valley Courier.

Water Valley Courier.l
DEATH BY RAIL-Dn Tuesday morning
last as Freight train No. was coming
/ north, AID when coming down what Il
| known a E>kridge's grade, freight car by
/ some means jumped the track AMI rolled
/ down the embauknent, earring with it
| brakeman, Mr.. stephen d. Jones, who fell
under the car and was crushed to death One
or TWO other cars were thrown from the
track and into the ditch bu, there We're no
| other casualties.
| Columbus independently
! Mr.. w. c. Mills. an old and respected
/ citiZ II Of Columbus, was buried Yesterday
! dying of paralysis after having been an in
valid for many years. He was scholar, a
man OF integrity, and leaves family to
/ mourn his loss.
| Pascagoula STAR
| Il is said that the United States marshal
/ will be around shortly interviewing our
mill men on the log question. We advise
| our mill owners u be pru lent, yet prepaT-
ed to meet the marshal in a legal way, and
all will be well.
Free Pressl
Died-At her fathers residence, in Vino
| ma, Miss, on Saturdar evening, 18th inst,
OF typhoid fever, MISS EMMA STANsBCRY
WIRELESS, oldest daughter Off. c. Nheless
ESQ., late of st. Louis, No.
Liberty Herald
Blackman, the negro who was committed
on charge OF rape some time ago, and
who was among the batch of prisoner
who escaped from Jail here some
weeks since, has turned up again and been
turned d0lcn The Clinton mail rider re-
ports that he was killed near Clinton, last
week, while attem pting TO commit the same
offense
Batesville Blade.
Mr. David Archibald OF Oxford called to
4 II
over Texas, he is satisfied thai it has no adj
vantage over Mississippi not syen in stock
raising, which business he particularly and
closely Investigated. He has purchased a
large number OF cattle, and will open an
extensive stock farm In this county.
Newton Bulletn.l
Among the delegates to the Senatorial
convention, we were pleased to meet
that old Jasper county veteran, Col. o. {.
Dease. Although time has made lnroads
upon his fame, yet his mind is as vigorous
"a il was 40 years ago. Duty TO his coun-
try has never called but that tie gallant old
Colonel responded with promptnesS and
alacrity. We wish him many more years OF
usefulness, happiness and health.
Newton Bull etin.
We were very sorry to learn that the res
idence and smoke house OF Mr.. NJ. NJ. Wat
kins were burned on Saturday night last
Mr. Watkins succeeded in saving his house
furnlture-though lost all of his meat.
Aberdeen Examiner.l
The many friends of Mr.. NJ. L. Strong, in
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, Will be
greved TO hear of his death which occurred
at his residence in this city on Monday
Monday morning the 18th inst after a pro-
tractcd Illness
Oxford Eagle.l
Mrs. Jane King, about seventy years of
age, died with chronic diarrhpa ten miles
southeast of Oxford last Friday night.
Oxford Eagle,l
Miss Jooe Copper, a mighty esteemed young
lady, about eighteen years of age, died near
TOccapola last Saturday.
Brookhaven Ledger
The Democratic Convention of franklin
county, met in Meadville last Tuesday, and
made the following nominations, all of
which were successful on the first ballot:
For the Legislature. !. S. Magee; Sheriff,
X j. Williams ; Assessor, Nj. F. Byrd;
Treasurer. s. l.. Scott; Surveyor, I, j. Ma
gee Coroner and Ranger, j. NJ. Halt"rd.
Oxford Eagle.l
Thos Bolen. white, and Frank Mayes,
| colored, passed through this place Tuesday
i tor the Penitentiary, the former for ten
| wears and the latter for fifteen months.
| They were sentenced from PontotOc coun-
| tyy, Bolen for killing his COUSIN by the
| same name SeNeGdl months since, anu the
negro for stealing carpet-sack of cloth
| ing.
| Brandon Republican,
Col. j. NJ. Jayne, Sr., is Forman of the
Grand Jury.
Woodville Republican,
| ELopED. A white girl, of AmIte county,
| ran away with a negro about two weeks
| since. The girl was of unsound mind, and
we understand that friends of the family
went to NatcheZ, where the couple were,
found the negro and started back with
him, bat he got d1ody.
Brookhaven Ledger.l
The State We Ike Braxton; murder. Con-
victed and sentenced TO death. The follow
ing is the sentence delivered by judged. NJ.
Smylie:
You have been convited of the crime OF
murderl For such crime the sentence is
that you be Caken hence to the common Jail
of the county of Lincoln. to be safely kept
| in close confinement until Friday, the 21st
day of September next, and that on the said
2lst day of Septem her, 1877, you be taken
| from said Jail by the Sheriff of the county
| of Lincoln, and within the enclosure around
| execution that may be designated by the
| Board of Supervisors of the county of Lin
coin, and there between the hours of II
| O'Clock, H., and O'Clock, p. m, you be
hanged by the neck until you be dead.
An appeal was taken in the case Of the
State VS. Ike BraXton. and this procedure
| will necessarily defer the execution of the
sentence.