The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-10-10

OFeeL Ic8 ISLtI.l
Judge May ers' charge to the county Off
GERS and Grand jurors. was brief and happy
because so pertinent and impressive, His
c0udensatiOns are equal to the best svllabi
of our law books.
B ly St. Louis Herald
We learn that Col. Tolle. highly respect.
ed and worthy citizen of this county, died
of heart disease, at his residence on Mulatt0
Bayou, yesterday, Sept. 18th His remains
have been sent to Atlanta, Georgia, for in
terment.
Bay St. Louis Herald
On Yesterday morning, September, 18th
| Mr.. William Chandler who had attained
the good Old age of 50 years, brcathed his
last, at the residence of his son. Judge @. c.
Chandler, in this place. Mr.. Chandler has
long been worthy member of the Metho-
dist Church, devoted Christian. who has
fought the battle OF lite honOrably
Columbu Index
Las, Saturday was colonization or emf
grafton day with the negroes The whole
country for many miles around seemed To
! have emptied itself upon the town. The
| crowd was large, but at the same time or
DERBY The negroes could have done bet
| ter. not only for themselves but the coun-
try, by remaining at home and working
| in the fields, which at this time especially
stand in need of their labor.
Raymond Gazette.l
The county seemed to be over-run with
| trampS. If we are not mistaken We have a
vagrant law which might well be put into
| force against them. Stout, healthy men
| should not be allowed to beg in Kinds coun-
! ", and all who are thus engaged should be
arrested at once by the public officers and
Summarily put to work, or sent TO the poor
house. or to Jail. They are becoming nu-
isance and should no longer 10 tolerated.
| Newton Bulletin.l
The many relatives and friends of Mrs.
| Martha y. Watts. wife of the late Judge
| Watts, will. with grief and sorrow, regret
| to learn of her death, which sad event oc-
| CURED at BrOokhaven, on yesterday morn
| Jag at O'Clock, a. m. alter d long and pain
! ful illness. Mrs. Watts was in the 72d year
| OF her age.
| Meridian Mercury.l
| DR.. Fulton, formerly citizen Immediate
| " after the close of the war, and who went
! to California so long ago that he had to 90
| by sea. has returned, and is now in the city
| for a few days. His home is at Los An
| oeleS some $50 miles down the coast from
tornia for health and comes back having
| what he went for.
! Aberdeen Examiner
We regret to learn that John Oliver, Jr.,
| "A promising young man living about two
| miles from town, bursted blood vessel or
| Friday, and is not likely to survive.
Aberdeen Examiner
| On Friday morning a freedman at Null
don was arrested by Sheriff Howard charg
ed with shooting at Mr.. Mckinney. The
man claims that the pistol was accidentally
discharged
West Point Advertiser.
/ We were sorry to learn on yesterday Of
| the death OF the death of Rev. J. 4. Babb
! Pastor of the Methodist Church of this city
| which occurred on Tuesday at BroOksviile
Miss. His bride of month, certainly has
the warmest sympathies OF our entire COM
munity.
Carroll Conservative
From private letter from a gentleman
at Walden, of the LIST inst, we learn tina
two murders were committed near thai
place during tina three days previous On
| tramp shot another on the train, near Nai
den, on Thursday, and tie wounded man
died on Saturday night. The murderer
made his escape. One negro killed anothe
negro, near HIdson, Saturday night, ant
he also made lis escape, The killing, from
what we can learn was justitfable.