The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-23
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

New ORLEANs.-P ackards's letter to the
New York Tribune, showing that five of
the eight Tilden electors were legally cleo
ted, has created the greatest imaginable
commotion among Republicans here.
BosroN.-Gov. Rice vetoed the local OPP
tion bill principally on the ground that the
existing license law having been in opera
ton only year its efficiency has been but
partially tested.
Rock HILL, PAN extra stock train
from the west with shipments for Europe,
ran into Il cow on the Northern Pennsylva
MIA Railroad. at Rock Hill Station, this af
ternoon. Eight cars of cattle were wrecked.
CHICAGo-The miners of the Chicago,
Wilmington, and VermiliOn coal company,
who were poisoned yesterday. as is supposed
by their enYiouS brother work men, arse. lie
being the medium, have, under careful and
prompt medical treatment, generally recov-
cred to-day.
MEMEHIs, TEN. May IS.-CGpt. r. j.
Jeftreys, of Horn Lake, Miss, twelve miles
south of this city, shot him self yesterday,
blowing the whole top of his head on with
a shot gun. Whether it was accidental or
Intentional is not known. He was sixty
years of age, wealthy and highly respected
and no cause for suicide is known.
PHILADELPHIA, May I9-Herbert Wells
this morning fatally shot his brother. Jas.
Herbert was insane.
TERRE HAUrE May 10 John Zumbel,
brewer, killed himself tonight by cutting
his throat from ear tGDear. Cause sickness.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Justice A. j. Will
lard, was elected Chief Justice on the first
ballot.
New YORK 1t has been astertanel be-
yOnd question that invitations to attend the
Chamber of Commerce were sent to eX-
Gov. Tilden, Gov. Robinson and all the lead
l. :. II, III 4
clined, lest their presence should seem an
endorsement of the declaration of Hayes
election.
CHAhLEsToN-The Elonton cases came
up before the United States circuit court
to-day, Judges Waite and Bond on the
bench. The defense challenged the array
eff the grand jury on the ground that it had
been packed for political purposes.
CINCINNATI The engine of the east
bound freight train of the Baltimore and
Ohio road. while nearing CampbeIfs Sta
ton, Ohio, this noon, exploded, killing
Bell, brakeman. badly scaldiag the fireman.
and slightly injuring the engineer. Nine
cars were thrown off the track.
LOWELL, MAss-The wife and children
of DR.. Aver have applied for guardian for
him. The doctors brother ana other rela-
tives resist the appointment.
CoLUMBlA.--The Legislature, in joint SEES
SYN, elecbtu ftenFy McIVer. OF Ch9reW,
A ssoeiate Justice of the Supreme Court.
ATLANTA.-Charles Tommey, colored, was
hanged at Americas to day, tor the murder
of Mrs. Caraway, white. April 18th. Tom
mey confessed TO grossly asSauIting the wo-
men before killing her. He sold his body
TO physicians for 50.
CLEvELAND,-George B. Ely, highly re-
spected and prominent citizen of Cleveland,
died at his residence to-day.
EvASsYfLLE, May lS.-Engene Nolan.
chief operator in the telegra pm office in this
city, died this morning, aged 81.
Grants Departure.
PHILADELPHIA, May 17-Ex-President
Grant and family embarked on the steamer
Indian.
CAIRo.-NeaT Arlington, KY, Yesterday
afternoon, Eli Eyle, a siyteep year cid ne
gro boy. attempted an outrage on the per-
son of the wife OF his mployer, c. Il. Pyle,
a respected and wealthy white citizen of
Ballard county. Failing in his purpose, he
choked and beat her until he supposed she
was dead and threw her into a eistern. The
water was only four feet deep and Mrs.
Pyle had Sufficient presence of mind TO tie
her long hair around projecting root SO
that as she became weakened she would
avoid drowning. She remained in this po-
sitiou five hours before rescued, and not
withdrawing the severe ordeal viii recover.
The criminal is In jail at Arlington. -
OMAHA.-D. Conrad, an old resident of
Saunders county, was killed by lightning
while herding cattle two miles south Of
fremont yesterday,