The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-05-23
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Holly sprinps Z .. Ter

Holly Springs p rter.
The caterpllars, with th ir entire fatut-
/ Ties are out early these marning, robbrny
/ The trees OF theiT new foliage Ii Iook< re
! ally distressing IL see such destruction II
| these II tie worms are bringing 10 the tin
Der OF this section. Fer fonr wears they
! have appeared ia mvriads and each year
seem Ia increase. Their depredations are
/ confined entirely to the trees.
/ Okolona ates
/ Dr. ) Carothers informs US that the
csterpillars are making thugs lively in the
country south east OF here. They have raw
! aged The woods until the trees look as na-
/ ked as II Il D-cemoer gale had gone through
/ them.
| Okolona States
We deeply regret to learn that Col A. 2
Shaftuck has been stuck with PARALYSIS
lie went to Judge Whiffin's house lat Sat
urday night. While there mpIained O I
his arm being asleep, and suddenly fell to
| hoor-the whole OF his left side having be
| come powerlt =
Brandon Republican,
The sad news Of the death of Mrs. Lizzie
MaXey- wife Of Hon. Thos. ). Maxey. OF
Austin. Texas reached here on Monday las,
and east gloom over the hearts of her many
relatives and friends in this place She died
on Sunday evening, the 1871 inst, leaving
their said and irreparabIe loss.
Magnolia Herald
We regret to learn of the death of Mr.
Jacob Curtis, at his residence five miles east
OF summit. lie was one of Pixies oldest,
and most useful ciGizens farmer by pro-
tession, aid an upright christian.
Summit Times
a Monday. a son of DIR. w. NJ Cooper
aged about 10 years, left home with Bag
OF corn to go 70 Lewis Mill in Frank in
county. Not returning At the usual time
the neighbors turned out in force--some 800
strong, and made diligent arch for him
Monday and Tuesday. His agonized father
on Tuesday evening, met him about five
miles from this place, returning home. TIE
little man says be was carried of by Il
white man-who prom him great ma
ny presents ii he would go with him qui
etly-Ioubtless with the intention of steal
ing the horse the little boy was riding.
Finding the nrighboohood alarmed, he
abandoned his object,
Enterprise Courier.l
Our young friend, Nose Buckley, informs
Us that ten mad dogs have been kIlled.in the
neighbOrhOod OF his fathers store, in Jasper
county, about eight miles west of this
place.
Liberty Herald.
Peterson, a c0lored school feather, teach
ing public school in Zion Hill, was arrest
ed last Wednesday, on a charge OF perjury,
i'm making ii false school rtpOrt.-Ghe in
vestigalion of the case was postponed until
next Thursday. la the meantime the ac-
cu,ed has a room in the Mansion a Hood.
The afiilAvit-wIs made ~ the Superiuten-
dent o + Education.
Canton Mail
The unknown woman who jun ped of the
train while it was running between Madi-
sou Station and Calhoun has been brought
to Canton in a destitute condition and has
been carried to the residence of Mr.. John
Mealy. She no doubt will be well cared for
by these good people until she is able TO
look out tor herself. The woman was reNl
ly All object OF charity, and we do hope Mr..
and Mrs NJ. will be duly rewarded for
their kindness.
MERRIAM Mercury
Lawrence IIeidelburg, young man liv-
lug near Claiborne, Miss. on Saturday night
swallowed five false teeth and the mouth
plate, which he had neglected to remove,
dropped from It's position in the mouth,
was seized by the gullett and started to the
stomach and lodged before reaching it. The
young man, being in great distress, attempt
ed TO awaken friends near at hand when
the muscular tibres resumed ACTION and.
pa sSed the plate and teeth into the stomach
AT noon Tuesday, Mr. Mcintosh. of Shubu-
Ia, was called to the patient, who was sut-
sering severely from pain in the stOm-
ach.
Water Valley Central.
The many friends OF Conductor VIM. +.
Weatherly, were deeply panied TO learn
that Il telegram had ben received that the
body of Mr.. Wealtharly had been found I'M
der the trestle between the two flepOtS at
Jackson, Team. The facts and particulars of
the untimely and melancholy death of Mr..
Weatherly have not been ascertained. 1t
is supposed that he attempted to board No.
3. which passed up about 3 a. m, To speak to
Mr.. TAFT, the engineer, who is a brOtherin-
law of the deceased. No. , was running
ut the rate of about eight miles an hour,
that he in the darkness OF the night miscal-
culated the speed of the train, or missed his
hold or footing vas dashed TO the ground
and run over by the car, which we
learn bore on its wheels unmstakable evil
dence of having passed over his body.
COpiahan.
On Tuesday the 18th. two negroes en-
ployed on Col. Martins plantation few
IN les west of Martinsyille, had a difficulty
in which one of them was killed. The
murderer made his escape.