The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-10-30
GENERAL NEWS.
SERVED HIM JUST RIGHT.


SAVANNAH October 22-Ou THURSDAY.
planter IN Bryan County fifteen miles from
this city. ~ a. returning from a visit To A
neighbours, she was followed by a well
known negro named Giles, who beat and
attetn I'D To assault her. but was prevent ed
ty Ib- timely arrival IF a gentleman. when
th- scoundrel fied. lie WAS captured on
FRIDAY and, while in charge Of constable.
Mr.. Demere shot hin and then surrendered
himself The negro died this morning
The WAY OF THE TRANsGREssoK-
BOWLING GREEN. KY, October 22.-Tne
ScpttsV lie stage-driveT brought the intel
ligence 10 town late last evening Of
Killing at Span's mill, midway between
here and ScottsyilIe. Ii appears that Mr..
Cnaffen had taken NeHton's wife. with Tie
intentiou of clipping. Newton seized
aud literally shot Chaff-n's head into frag
ments- Alter committing the diab1lical
decd he took his wife up behind him aud
returned in the direction of home. New
ton has not been seen since
STEAMER LOST
NORFOLK, October 2j.-The steamer Cen
eraI Barnes. from Havana To New York,
taundered Wednesday morning off Cape
Hatteras. Passengers and crew saved
PREPARATION FOR THE FUNERAL OF IRE
LANDS CARDINAL-HIs SUCCESSOR DIR.
M'CABE.
DUBLIN, October 25.-The bedy of Car
dnaI Cullen has been embalmed aud will
be removed 10 the private chapel to- NOR
row. Il will be placed in the cathedral on
Marlborough street, where it will lie in
state until next Wednesday. The report is
again freely circulated to-day that DR.. NJ
Cabe, coadjulor bishop OF the laIe cardinal,
VIII be his successor. The najOTity of the
citizens on the the street are wearing
mourning.
TRAMPs KILLED.
Special TO the Republican,
NASHVILLE. Oct. "A Two freight trains
collided At Guthrie, Ky, between four and
five o'clock this evening, resulting in the
killing OF three tTamps who were stealing
a ride on the trains. No other lives were
lost. Damages unknown.
ENTIRE CREW Lost.
BRUTAL DEED
LOUISVILLE. Oct. 25.-Great excitement
was produced here Tonight by the appear
ance of one thousand or more armed men
in the Jail drawn together by the presence
of George Washington who outraged Fran
els Otte Sunday, using knife to accom-
pIish his hellish design. The determined
efforts of the police, VINO We're armed with
guns, scattered the crowd, and picke6s
were stationed on all the streets leading TO
the Jail. Any effort at lynching will be
met by strong opposition.
EARLY FALL OF SNOW.
ST. DOUIs, Oct. 26.-Dispatches from
Western Missouri and different places in
Kansas. note the earliest snow fall in six
teen years. Rain fell here all day, with a
cold atmosphere and indications of snow.
OFF THE TRACK.
MACON, GA Oct. PA freight train on
the Central Railroad, Saturday night,
ran off the track at the l5-mile post, smash
ing eight loaded box cars.
HORRIBLE MASSACRE.
INDIANvPoLIs October 25.-The Journals
special from VIncenues, I1diAna, gives an
account OF the murder of John d. Vaclet,
his wife and two sons, about TWO miles
south of thai city. Pierre Provost, who
lived with them as farm hand. gave the
alarm to the nearest neighbOrs, about a half
a mile away. at four O'Clock this morning,
He came them in his night clothes and
said they had hell OF a time at Vaclet's.
On going into the house the neighbors
found the two sons, aged fourteen and six
teen, in bed the father lying in the door
way, and in the next room the mother in
her bed all dead and cold. They had evil
IDENTITY been killed with an axe, the throats
of the victims being gashed and cut as if
done by such a weapon. Two bloody axes
were found. Provost is under arrest and
can give DO satisfactory account of the af-
fair. He claims TO have also to to have
been attacked by the mu rderers and escaped,
but this is also proven untrue and circum-
stances Tonight are entirely against him
WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-The signal corps
station at Cape Henry reports the Ameri-
can ship w. 5. Davis, of SearspOrt, Maine,
Capt. Ira NJ. Bird, ran ashore at 2 A. N. on
the 23d inst, eight miles south of the sta
ton. The vessel and cargo are total loss.
The crew, consisting of nineteen men, are
all lost with one exception. The dead bod
les were washed ashore at night one and a
half miles south of the station.
OBITUARY.
WHEELING. w. V. Oct. 24.-Hon. John
d. Garlic, formerly United States senator
from this State, died at his residence at
Clarksburg this morning. Mr.. Garlic as
sisted in reorganizing the restored govern
ment of Virginia in 1861, and took an active
part in the formation of the new State of
West Virginia.
RATHER GRABBED.
WASHINGTON, October 26-PropOsitiOns
having been made by parties in South Car
olina charged with violation of the laws
franchise. the following was sent to-day to
the United States Attorney at Charleston
by Attorney General Devens:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 26, 1873.
To /. c. NorthruR. United States Attorney
at Charleston, S. c.:
| want no trafficking and no guarantees,
but a judicial investig cation of the outrages
alleged to have been committed upon un-
offending people in the eqercise of their