The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-08-29
MISSISSIPPI NEWS,
Summit Sentinel. :

Considerable excitement exists il
Holmesvilie over the disappearance Of ne
gro, Ike kaigler who was supposed TO hav,
been fouily dealt with. On SUNDAY la
lke's hody was found about three mile
from HOlmesville, nutiiatsd in horrit.l,
/ manner, the bHZZards having commenced Il
feed off OF his carcass. One Seymour Qui.
/ coli was arrested as the party who com
mitted the foul deed. He, however, escaped
/ at later period. The reason assigned fpl
! this rash deed was that Ike had reportt {
/ some Of SEYMOUR rascalities TO the Crane
Jury, now in session, and Sey mour took re-
/ venge by numbering Ike. Seymour is still
at large.
/ Comet
/ We regret To have to record the death o
/ Mr. Tobias Magee, son Of our friend Irving
/ Magce. of this county. Young Magee Wa,
an industrious, worthy and highly esteem &C
| young man, aged about u years.
! Vicksburg Herald.l
We trust that Governor Stone will Offer
! as large a reward as possible. for the capture
! of the man who murdered CyriIle Lam bert
! in this city Monday night. 1t is true there
1 il a little clue TO 90 by, but a reward oi
/ S5O0or 81 600 may bring out information
ton of the murderer. This murder was -
horrible and causeless that il has sent a
thrill Of terror through this community.
1t is the duty of everyone, white and black,
the punishment of this cold blooded wretch
Meridian Homestead
On Monday evening, while Eddie Malone
son of Mr.. 4. w. Malone of this city was on
his way home, he was assaulted by little
negro, and while he was attempting to WHIP
the negro. another negro boy, brother OF
the one with whom he was engaged, Hay
wood Robinson, slipped up behind hun and
stabbed him several times, INJECTING what
i feared NAV be dangerous wounds one cut
entered the side, and il is thought penetra-
ted the kidneys. The negro boy. who Ia
the son OF Marshal Robinson. has been ar
rested and is now in Jail. He is thirteen
wears Old. bu. is said TO BE- a com plete des-
perado for one of his years. Not long since
he stabbed another negro at churc ;. aud
ONLY a few weeks since ne made murderous
assault on a negro girl with knife.
Summit Times.l
On Wednesday night last, between and
10 o'clock. young negro man, David Nc
Lane, made most tiendish attack upon
Belle Williams, also colored. who, as it
would appear, hal formerly been his mis-
tress. shooting her five times. and intiiciing
wounds which can hardly fail toprove fatal.
The assassin walked off Il short distance af
Ter mpletng his bloody work, and by the
light OF the nearly full moon, proceeded 10
reload his pistol. He then took his way tn
McCOmb City, where he was pursued by a
party of white gentlemen from Summit, and
overUaken in the house of VIGOROUSLY bad
negro, named Moore Brown. The inmates
of the house bolued the door and refused al
mission 70 the posse until the fugitive had
time to take mp plank in the floor and con-
ceal himself under the house. By some
mschance the gentleman failed to catch
him as he ran out although mum erous shots
were fired.
He fed to the woods and got away, re-
turning one shot as he ran.
Oxford Eagle.I
Col. w. Archibald has about seven hun
drrd sheep on his stock farm near this place
This is a step in the right direction.
KoscIousko Star.
Capt f H. Sanders. OF this county, dice
at his residence, four miles east of Durant
! 90 Tuesday evening, 2lst inst. He was on
! his farm Monday evening attending to bu-
! siness, when he Ok a pain in his righ
| side: going to his house, he seated himsel
| in chair, and after sitting a short while
| fell head-long in the floor, and sank rapid
! Nv after wards. He was a gentleman of ac
tive intelligence and good information, ant
and always took prominent part in al
| public questions.
! Ccpiahan
We learn that Mr.. Wise Price, aged z
! years and formerly of this comfy, was re
Gently married to Mrs Terrell, of Covingtor
| county.
| NatcheZ Democrat
| The Natchez Daily Telephone having
suspended, will, we learn, be substituted BY
! a weekly to appear soon. Two young lad,
printers daughters of Mr.. Andrew Mars
chalk form part OF the staff of cOmpositor
on the proposed weekly.
Natchez Democrat
flour planters intend to fight the worm
at all, they cannot begin too soon. There i
no doubt that these pests ofthe cotton croI
have made their appearance in all parts 0
the county, and now is the time, while
they are few in numbers, to apply proven
| titives.
| Lexington Advertiser
f. NJ. Wyatt, long-ti citizen OF Holmes
county and very worthy man, died recent
| " at his residence at Black Hawk. His re
mains were inferred on the 18th inst.
Lexington Advertiser.l
Messrs. Jonathan Sims, VIM. NJ. Butter.
worth, and Anthony burden, voted in thu
primary election at Lexington Box, las
week. The former lie Sc years OF age, tn
latter 81, while the age OF Mr.. b. intervene
the others.
Choctaw Leader,l
There has been a considerable revival o
religion among the Baptists OF McCurtain'
creek and Bankston lately. We hear OF on
instance in which thirty persons were con
vGrted.
Fayette Chronicle.l
Mr.. Thomas Powell, well known to many
citizens in this county, was attacked a
Capt Thompson's with swamp fever, OF
! Tuesday, 18th, at noon and expired Thurs
day, 10Th p. N.
| Enterprise Courer.l
Mr.. Thomas Dyess, of whom we made
mention last week as being i'm a critical
condition, died, at his residence, last Satur-
day, at o'clock p. N. Doctors George
and Kline amputated his leg in hopes t.
benefit him, but he never rallied again
| Mr.. Dyes was one of the old landmarks o
| this county, having resided in all it his life
| and was personally known to almost all thu
| Inhabitants of the county.
| Meridian Mercury
There has been negro in jail for severa
days, for rape. whose case We have failed Il
| learn of and publish. He comes from the
corner of the county about Rushing's Store,
and right badly wounded by gunshot. He
ravished little girl of his own race about
| seven years old.
Military Company i'm Oktibbeha
Starkville Times.l
The Oktibbeha Rescue was organized
last Saturday by electing the following
! ri in