The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-03-28


Circuit Court Judge Powell has APP
pointed Capt. Holland T. Coffee Sheriff
of Tunica county, Mississippi. Coro-
ner Brantford and his deputy, Owen, who
has held the place since the death of Sher
If Manning, were indicted for permit
ting prisoners to escape, but subsequent
Iy their cases were mol. prossd." The
Grand Jury ignored bills Of indictment
a ,ainst DR.. Chapman and Mrs. Manning
for alleged completely in the killing Of
Mr.. Harvey.
Water Valley Central.l
We have heard that the Railroad
Company has been swindled out of sew
eral hundred dollars by set OF thieving
scoundrels who have been forging con
ductor's names to wood tickets and trad
ing them to merchants as genuine. "A
man by the name of Roane has been ar
rested and lodged in the county Jail at
Cofeeville charged as being one of the
guilty parties. Several others living in
antl around Water Valley, who were said
to be implicated in this dirty transaction,
have left for parts unknown.
Edward Citizen.I
MIR. Z. @. Catching, of this place,
shot and instantly killed Harvey Knox,
colored. The following are particulars.
Mr. G. was sweeping out the house OF
Womack & Co, by whom he is employed,
when Knox came up and begun abusing
him in a very violent manner, at the
same time making threatening demon
stration, with heavy stock whip which
he carried. Mr.. &. struck him over the
head with a broom. Knox then adj
vanced upon him with knife. Catching
retreated, warming him to stop, but disre-
'garding the warning he continued to al.
vance when Catching drew his pistol and
fired, killing him. Catching gave him
self up to Mayor Sparrow, and on Satur
day was tried and acquitted, the testimo-
ny showing conclusively that he acted
only in self defence.
Okolona States.
Gen w. F. Tucker was summoned to
the Mississippi Bottom, last Saturday, by
telegram which stated that his son, DR.
Hal Tucker, had accidentally shot him
self in the heal the day before, and was
badly wounded. We have no further
PAL tculars of the sad affair up to the
hour of going topress.
Brandon Republican,
Mr. p. s. Cook informs us that he
moved with his f1her from South Car
DINA to Kinds county before Rankin
was cut Oft and organized, and that he
has lived in Kinds, Rankin and
Smith ever since. He moved to Rankin
in 1884 He is now 81 years of age,
and hale, hearty and active as many men
at forty.
Brandon Republican,
In our last issue we stated Sam. p.
Steal was being tried before u. S. Com
missioner McCaskill for robbing the mail.
He was held to bail in the sum of two
thousand dollars for his appearance be
fore the next u. S. District Court. The
money package was traced to his hands,
and there it was lost. Steal denied re
ceiving it, but agreed to pay the money
back to our Postmaster provided he
would say nothing about it.
ChicSasaw Messenger
Two freedmen, brothers, West and
Tom Mcintosh, who lived on the farm
of j. NJ. Smith, near Buena Vista, en-
gagged in figat on Monday last which
resulted in the death Of Tom. He was
stabbed in the left breast with a knife in
the hands of West. We are not inform
ed whether or not the fratrici lie has been
arrested
Ripley Advertiser.
The four persons convicted of larceny
at the late term Of our Circuit Court,
were taken to Jackson by the Sheriff on
Thursday morning last, where they will
serve term of years in the State peni-
Tertiary, viz: S. j. Mcbride Geo. Nc.
Bride, Atlas Jones, and Henry Smith.
There is now only one prisoner, w. j.
Pollard, in our county Jail, aud he will
be sent to Ashland, Benton County,
Miss, for trial next week.
Chickasaw Messenger
The negro, Essex Quin, who attempted
to outrage the daughter of l.. NJ. Yates
of SumDer county, mentioned in the Mes.
senger OF the 9Th inst, was captured on
last, and while en- route to Wal. |
thall, was met by large number of men |
unknown to Essex's captors, who imme- |
diately took the prisoner in charge and !
swung him to limb
Port Gibson Reveille.l
We regret so learn of the death of Mr..
Alfred Clark, which occurred last Sun
lay morning. Mr.. Clark has been max
ing his home with Mr.. Eli G. Briscoe in
the country, for few years, and rarely
ever came to town. He died of pneum0-
ala, at the age Of II years,
Liberty Ierald.l
Judge Smiley, still being too feble to
% hold court on Monday, received the
'eport of the grand jury, and adjourned
lntll court IN course. The Judges health
almost preoudes the hopes of his friend.
hat he will be able longer to remain ON
he bench. While his mind is az claar as
sver, he is unable physically to d;scbor,,o