The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-13
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.



ed. in fact most ofthe civil docket has been
disposed o.. Very few State cases have
been tried. The negro Richards referred to
in our last issue was sentenced tn the peni-
| Tertiary tor two years IN Que case sud three
in the o'her-fve ia all. The grand jury
adjourned on Saturday evening OF the second
| week. having found comparatively few
| bills They made an exhaustive invrstiga-
ton iuto the bnlldoozing charges and their
report To the Court, say that in their opin-
ion no organization OF the sort has existed
| in Pike county. and that the great mass OF
the people are law abiding Notwithstanding
the rumorS TO the contrary. Some parties
/ We're Indicated under the ku- KluX law. Ii
| l. not known who or how many-one for
murder and two for refusing to be assessed
| All the murder eases were continued for
one cause of another.
Raymond Gazette
The buildings on the farm two miles
I southwest of Raymond. now owned 10y Jos,
| Gray, Esq. were entirely destroyed by fire
during the severe wiud-srorm on Saturday
/ last. They We're erected forty years ago. or
more by A. H. Bankston, long since de
| ceased, and were occupied by his de~cen =
| dantS until about the year 1861, Tue an
cient landmarks are rapidly passing away.
Holly Springs South.l
A short time. a few miles east of Water
| ford. two whites named Musgrove became
/ engaged in an alteration with colored
/ u.
| upon whom, it il said, they Inflicted blows
| upon his head from which he died. At first.
| though the negroes head was bruiS Il and
/ somewhat cut nothing serious was Iappre-
| hended; the man came t. town. had his
! wounds examined, and returned nome. and
| then lied, a physicians say, from the
wounds. In the meantime, the MuSgrpves
| took the alarm and fled.
| Columbus Independent
Horace Bailey, Jr.. while playing with
/ pistol in the presence at some young ladies,
| by way o. joke pointed il at his own leg
and pulled the trigger. He had the plea
sure afterwards of knowing that the pistol
was loaded, and OF feeling the sensation of
a scratch as the bullet tore its way through
! the fl shy part of his thigh. We are glad
to learn that the penalty only amounted to
Il painful. but not serious wound.
Holly Spring South.
! One day last week, when a number of
| hands were working the road in the neigh
| borhood OF Jacksonville, under Mr.. ). Il.
| Gibbons "a Overseer, a falling out occurred
! between him and a cOiored man named
! Levi Griffin, which resulted in the shoot
| ing of the latter, By the former. The
| weapon used was pistol-the wound not
| believed to be mortal. Various rumOrs are
| afOat concerning this affair. some of which
| justify, whilst others condemn the act. Mr.
| Gibbons gave hImselfup To the legal author
| tiles.
| Crystal Spring Monitorl
If the Natchez and Fayette railroad
| cleared $ll,0O0 on last years business. t.
| ought TO encourage the project RS OF the
| Port Gibson, Utica ana CIR, stall Springs
| railroad To go ahead with their undertak-
| ing. The NaCchez road is a narrow guage.
| and completed only to Fayette. 1t passes
| through rich country; so also will the line
| to Crystal Springs. 1t the stockholders of
the sew line are in earnest the sooner they
break ground the better.
Oxford Falcon.l
Major Paul B Barringer, one OF the old
est and nc ST respected citizens OF Oxford in
attempting to cap pistol last Monday
| morning accidentally discharged il, the
| ball taking effect in the left side. making "A
fatal wound. He died next day Tuesday
| at A. NJ.
Kosciusko Start
We regret TO announce the death OF the
estmable wife of our tellow-citzen, p. T.
| Fitzpatrick, which sad event occurred at his
| residence the 18Th utimO, of CONGESTION.
| She leaves four little children deprived of
q mothers care, and a husband who was
| devoted to her.
Raymond Gazette.l
Capt. Matt. Harper of the Natchez and
Jackson Railroad Engineering Corps, was
in Raymond on Sunday. He reports the
| camp at a point two les south OF Utica,
j P,)
| that the design is to run trial line now
| from Utica to PattisOn's, and then return,
| locating from Pattison's to Utica. The
line established passes directly through the
| town of Utica.
Columbus Democrat
Mr.. james It. Harrison showed us the
other day. among many other things in his
| large collection OF curiosities, a Jewish
shekel. 1t must have been at least eighteen
centuries old.
Kosciusko Start
Drs. @. w. Crowder and j. NJ. Lewis re.
moved the jaw bone superior maxillary)
from colored woman a few days since.
The patient is doing very well. Query
What becomes of a woman when she loses
her jaw?
NatcheZ Democrat
The locomotive and train will run over
the iron bridge over Coles Creek at Burch's.
next Monday, with the Directory, a
tour of inspection. The expendition will
90 about four miles beyond the bridge, or
thirty four miles from Natchez.
Water Valley Courier.I
Last Monday some thirty-five of the hands
EN- plOyed in the various departments OF the
railroad machine shops were suspended I'M
til business livens up in the fail We trust
they may all return again in the autumn to
remain another winter.
Magnolia HERALD
We hear of several fires which have oc-
Cured in this county. One was the burn
ing of Negroes home near Magnolia, who
saved little or nothing. Another the total
destruction of the residence OF a Door widow
near Summit-upOn whom was dependent
for support several children, Another a
short distance from HOlmesvilIe. The
woods around Magnolia have been on fire
for several days, and the town new presents
very haZy appearance.
Forest Registerl
The negro George Williams. who shot
the Snowman here on the day of the balloon |
ascension, came in and gave up to the au-
thorities. He was tried before Esquire |
Guthrie and acquitted.
fernando Press.l
On the evening of the 10Th Feb, Junius |
Webb, Gan old colOred man well known in |
this community was found dead in the
road, about 21@ miles north of Dixie. 1t |
appears that he was returding TO home from
Blythe's store. when limb fell from tree,
in front of his mule, and the mule being /
frightened, sprang aside and threw the old |
man, who, falling IN his head, was killed |
instantly, his neck being broken. Coroner
Hanes, held an Inquest on the body. and
the jury returned verdict in accordance
with the above facts.
Summit Times.l
We regreat to learn that one of our Ger
man friends, JOS. Payer, died last Wednes-
day night, after lingering illness. The
deceased was an honest hearted, hard work
ing man. ard held in high respect by all
who knew him.
NatcheZ Democrat
The NatcheZ Cotton Mills are now oper-
ating about thirty looms. and are putting
others in operation as fast as they can get
yarns ready. More skilled labor has been
sent for and it is thought that in six or
q olt 1Eeeks nj least all the lnnnas- nns. hun