The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-16

Lows Oci 4gh. 1878.
EpIroRs or CLARION: Perhaps a ie"
notes from DeSoto may not be uninterest-
ing, if so publish the following, or eonsigh
il 70 the waste basket as you like:
Our mails are irregular and eqnently
miss your paper, and am always dlsappolh'-
ed when l do not get il; but cant oialne
any body. The terrible scourge OF our laho
is responsible.
Our position on the road from Memphis
to Grenada, places US between two teFiloie
fires. The news from above and from oeio"
is anxiou8ly looked for, and always Or n&s
TO us sadness and sorrow.
The fever up the road and down the roau'
and all round Us; and wild rumors ioul
different neighborhoOds, that II Is IN the
country, causes one almost to tremtle AT
the approach of friend or neighbor' anu
our situation is truly fearful one.
Our eountv-town, HernandO, is Is now
drinking the bitter cup. Her noble hui
manitv opened her doors to her Memphis
friends, and the consequence is DEATH
deatbi One citizen received abeut twenty
friends, and now. with his wife, orother-ih
law and two lady friends, are In the grave !;
and of the refugee friends, seven are cead,
and several otGers sick Upon the appear
ance of the fever the people he'd i'm haste
nearly depopulating the town; yet twenty
three have died to this date, and twenty odd
are now sick. DR.. John w Powell, "A very
prominent physician and useful citizen, died
last week, at his post. nObly doing his duty.
Drs. Westhrook and Saunders are the only
phV sicians now on duty; but are standlnS
sunarely up TO their duties and the dangers.
Among the sick now, the brave Donald
Mckenzie, Mr.. Kicking and wife, Capt.
Monroe aud Miss Ruth Pullen are reported,
and we fear To hear from them.
Our country people are supplying the
village with provisions gratuifousIy and
freely. | see in some of the papers some
sharp structures upon the doctors ana
preachers. who have left their posts aud
sought safety elsewhere. | have no COM
meuts 10 make, bat believe the man who IN
our selfish age does his whole duty should
be characterized as a Hero.
Death has made some terrible gaps in the
ranks OF our prominent men. The death OF
the noble klnloch Faiconer, is a sad and
heavy loss to Mississippi. Our county SUI
fers heavily i'm the death of DIR. Powell.
fernando loses Col. Arena, prominent
merchant and man of great integrity and
virtue. Col. @. l.. Blythe, who made his
mark during the war and has had eminent
success as a business man since, died yester-
dav near Horn Lake.
Should the death roll stop where it is, our
State will long remember the yellow fever
and the year rs. But the good Lord only
knows how much lJuger that terrible roll
will extend. We are wishing and praying
for frost, killing frost.
In all this sadness and sorrow. it is pleas
ant to think of the liberal charities of the
Northern people. Whatever be our pOliti-
cal or sectional differences there is COM
mon brotherhood developed where distress
or misfortune comes to either section. l
trust the North may never suffer distress
like this. but if she does, let the generous
South show that she is not unmndful nor
ungrateful. But enough on this all-engross-
ing but sad theme.
Respectfully, ID.
7. $. / presume the Governor will order
an election to fill the vacancy in the Office
of Secretary of State. i don't know who
wants it or who will be candidates, but if
Capt. Frank Burkitt, of the Okolona Mes
senger will have it, believing him to be
capable, honest and true, L would like to see
him in the office. ID.