The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-11-14
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
GreenYille Times.l

Greenyille Times.l
There was frost last tuesday morning
but it did moi not leave its footprints even
on the tendPrest vegetation. But the RAIN
OF Wednesday and Thursday did great dam-
age, AMI we learn that the road to- Deer
Creek is almost impossible, and that cotton
bales thrown from over loaded wagons can
be seen all along the road.
West Point Advertiser-l
There was very romantic marriage here
Tuesday morning. A party OF friends rode
sixtv-fve miles to see their friend married,
and arrived just in time to see him leave
town with his bride.
Carrollton Conservative
The farmers of county are making slow
progress gathering their crops. Most OF
the cotton fields are white, aud great deal
OF the corn is yet 10 be gathered. IN some
neigh borhOods there is great deal of soF-
oh1m to be made yet e .ery sorgum mill
in the county is running on full time, and
they are far behind their engagements. This
has gotten II be All important crop, ana we
advise our friends 70 provide more machln-
cry for manufacturing into molasses. In
the Black Hawk ncighbOThood we nave
heard OF some experiments with the LOUIS
lana cane which have given satisfaction,
and the probability now - that there VIII
be a good deal OF it planted next year.
Holly Springs Reporter.I
Last Friday colored brakeman, on the
NJ c II. K. fell from the train near this
city and was crushed TO death between the
cars.
Columbus Index.l
Sergeant james. (col) was taken up on
Thursday under AN indictment for assault
and battery with intent to Kill and muir
der. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty.
The case is an old one against Sergeant,
having been on the docket Tor several
! l. RI tFia
count Of Lewis, the Radical Sheriff, failing
! 10 summon witness for the State. Sergeant
was Lewis deputy and at the same time was
needed by him to organize the negroes ana
| conduct campaigns.
The evidence brought out was clear, di-
rect and conclusive and proved the case to
! be an aggravated one.
Sentence seven years to the Penitentiary
| The following were the sentences ofthose
| convicted at this term of the Lowndes
/ county cOurt: Mack Cole, exhibiting deadly
weapons $50 fine; Tom Hill, burglary, .
wears VIM. Locke and Tom Cannon, bur
| gIary and larceny, 5 years; Joe Cox, at
/ tempt az rape, ten years; Hardy Chandler
accessory to grand larceny, l3 months
| Troy Whitfield, grand larceny, 3 years
/ I-aac James alias Sergeant James, assault
/ and battery with intent to Kill and murder
Z years.
and the Light Artillery company, deserve
| much credit tor the part they took in tn
proceedings of Saturday. They presente'
an unusually handsome and attractive APP
pearance and contributed much TO tue sue
cess OF the occasion.
Tupelo Journal
a negro man was found dead on the rail
road. about five miles above here on las
! Sunday morning. lie had been run over b.
a freight train during the night, and wa
horribly mangled.
oxford Eagle
The immigration excitement has at las
reached Lafayette. There was large meet
ing of the colored people at the court nous
Saturday, which was addressed by A. i
Jones, cOlored. of Corinth. Some of on
leading colOred people seem strongly i
favor of the movement.
Colum bus Independent
Sergeant James, the great emigration ora
tor aud hater of white folks, left here 10
his new home in the Jackson Peuitentiarl
+ with the rest of the c0nvicts, last Sunda
evening, amid the weeping and wallin
and crashing of teeth" of their femal
friends.
OkolOna States
Ferry Temple, a negro living one mil
east of shannon. was fatally shot last Wee
neSday morning az sunrise, while feedin
his stock. Before he died he made an aft
daVit 10 the effect that the crime was CON
; mitted by colored neighbor. The accuse
was arrested and brought be fore magi
trate, but the preliminary examinatio
; failed To elicit any facts connecting hi
| with the murder.
: Water Valley Courier.l
The tramps made raid on the kitchel
. in the South end of town last Saturda
{ night. They took everything they cou
5 get hold ofin the way of something to ca
; Natchez Democrat.
The NatcheZ Cotton Factory building
o now about ready for the reception of {
. machinery, much of which arrived yeste
: day from Cairo.