The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-04-18
TELEGRAPaIIC ITEMS.

LITTLE RoCK.-A dispatch from Fort
Smith to the agent of the Associated Press
says the Keafer alias Bender family, were
brought back to Fort Smith this morning,
on writ OF habeas corpus issued by Judge
Parker of the United States court They
were overt tken at Museogee, and will have
an examination before Ige Parker.
CISCINNATI.-ClifTB :Thompson. an ex-
tensive dealer in broom cora at Chillicote,
Ohio, filed voluntary petition i'll bank
ruptcy. Liabilities ninety THOUSAND dollars,
assets about forty thousand dollars.
PHILADELPHIA-Th IL ,omotive engineers
have referred the question of the strike to
Il commission of five, who will report in a
fe y days. E. is reported might that in
the event of any engineer on the main line
OF the Reading railroad being asked To sever
his connection with the brotherhood the
entire body of engineers will retire. The
Reading company say they are able to meet
all emergencies.
PHILADELPHIA.-I.. III. Farmer, Assistant
General Passenger Agent of the Pennsyl-
vania Raj road has been promoted to Gen
cral Passenge Farmer has held office o.
Assistant To Boyd since July, l>72 and was
form, ~ Assistant Passenger Agent on the
Mo. Pacific Road.
LITTLE ROCK.-A dispatch 10 the A, socia-
ted Press from Fort Smith says the Keofer
family, arrested on the charge of being
the Kansas Blenders, after an examination
beforA United States judge Parker, were
releas d. The parties from Kansas failed
to indentify them.
WAsHINGrcE.-The certificates of the
mem oers OF tfle new House are nearly ali in
aud show that there will be Ia DemOcf rats
and i37 Republicans whose seats are free
from contest, leaving nine cases of contest
and indicating Democratic majority, if
they should all stand aside, on the roll OF
ten But it Is more Likely 10 Ge twelve
than ten when the cases are disp Nscd of on
p ina tacie merits.
New YoRK.--MrS VIM. Morrison, of Hol-
brook, l.. l., WAS bitten on the wrist by a
dog two months ago. The wound was I'M
mediately cIuterZed. hut on Monday last
Mrs. Morrison was seized with hvdIophO-
bia and died last night after intense suffer-
ing.
ArLANTA.-Seven white citizens of Ogcl-
thorpe county were arrested by a Deputy
United States Marshal, on warrants sworn
out by Lud9 johnson, the leader OF the
| Crawford riot. They are taken under the
hu lAiuA Act, were ptOH2hC 20 this city
waived examination before Commissioner,
and gave bail in the sum Of 800 each to an
swer the District Court.
WAsHINGToN.-A letter from Ben Wade is
| privately exhibited. Its custodians seem
| to desire that it should be stolen tor publ
cotton. Referring to the Presidents good
!
/ good Intentions
| IOUIsvILLE.-COl. Preston S. Hampton
! alias Hogan, alias Emerson, the individual
who has been going among female colleges,
! representing that he had IA daughter he de-
sired to place in them, and giving forged
| cheeks TOR advance money on which he
received good currency in change, was ar
rested at Lebanon to-day. where he tried
| 10 play the game on the president OF ST
Mary's college, Marion county.
LITTLE RoCK.-Last Wednesday an un-
known lady. supposed TO be from Denison
Texas. arrived in this city and registered as
Miss Johnson, at.the Central house. Yes
terlay she committed suicide by the aid OF
morphine, The deceased was about :,
Years of age, FIVE feet two inches high, dark
hair, cut short, oval face, one OF the upper
teeth missing. Before SUICIDE she destroy
ed every clue to her identity.
OMAHA.-The grasshoppers have made
their appearance