The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-06-26
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
CarroIICoas ervative.l

/ during tue last week CaTrOtI mas Deen
called upon TO mourn the loss OF TWO more
OF her CITIZENS Two weeks age the re-
mains Of J lmes W. Russell were co nmit-
/ ted ia The grave. Just a week from that
/ time W. J. Freeman died suddenly, and in
( 4 day or two after J. AlphonSo Hearn died.
M. Russell and Mr.. Hearn were TWO young
men who have grown up in Carroll county.
/ Corinth Record
! A special election was held in Prentiss
! county. yesterday, for Sheriff To fill the
+ vacancy occasioned by the death OF Mr.. j.
/ g Hodges, and resulted in the election OF
/ Col. Robt. Davenport. an old and promi-
nent citizen
Corinth Record.
Col. f f. Whitfield, ir- who was APP
pointed by the Governor, Is one of the COM
mis.iOners to represent the State of MSsis-
! Sippi at the Paris Exposition, reached home.
Tuesday morning, alter an absence of over
three months. Tie Colonel did not eonfine
his visit to Paris. but travelled extensively
in other European countries.
Columbus Independent
We regret to learn that Gen. B. B. Egg
glsston has removed to Kansas State, TO
conduct farm he has bought there. There
was once political odiun attached to Gen
Els names that no Que envied, and which
ignored his personal qualities bus since he
came TO Columbus four or five years ago.
and became identified with her Interests as
a good citizen and a hard working, honest
man, few persons won friends faster, and
for one we are sorry that he has left the
community. as il is deprived of one who is
not satisfied to he a consumer only.
Jasper Herald.
DIED-Mr. w. L. Hancock, Telegraph
Operator, At this place, on the evening of
the 18th inst, of congestion.
Port Gibson Revelle
Mr. F c. Briscoe departed this life June
?, 1875 at his residence in this county. He
had reached the Seventie+ year OF his age
ina ril last. The greater part of his long
life was spent in the county of Claiborne.
Yazoo Herald
On Friday the case ofthe State VS.. 5. p.
Tucker, for murder, was called, and several
witnesses, whom the counsel for the State
relied upon to give evidence essential 10
their case, were found to be absent Where
upon continuance to the next term of the
court was asked, and granted.
On monday Charles Jenkins was tried for
killing and numbering another negro. on
last Christmas day, on one Of Paine's places,
on YaZoo river. and convicted. and the
court directed by the jury to sentence him
to Imprisonment in the penitentary for
life. He was ably defended by Messrs.
PrewItt aud Gibbs, to whose efforts may be
attributable the substitution of the SEN
tence for imprisonment for life for that of
death penalty, his was what is known
the in common pariance as a ''bad case
The court sustained a motion to quash
the Indictment for embezzlement against
Jas. Z. TurbiVille, late Assessor and Col
lector of this city, for the reason that the
statutes of the State describe no such of
tense AZ embeZzlement by a municipal of
ficer. Antici pating this course on the part
of the court, the District Attorney procur-
ed an indictment against the accused for
alteration OF the public records, in the trial
of which the whole OF Saturday was con-
sumed. The defendant was convicted and
sentenced to four years in the penitentlary-
The event of the week has been the trial
of Henry NJ. Dixon Tor the killing of Sam
Harrison, in this city last January. The
argument of the was begun on
Thursday morning at O'Clock by Judge
Bowman on behalf of the State, and he
was followed by Mr. Il. G. Hudson and
ex-AttornRy General Morris for the
prisoner, when MIR. Dreaming elucidated
the law and the facts TO the jury from
the States standpoint, and was replied to
by Judge Hudson for the defense, and at
the conclusion of his arg ument District At
torney Wilson, in the interest ofthe prose
cution closed the case. The jury returned
a verdict of mot guilty" The result was
received with the widest demonstrations
ofjoy by the assembled friends OF the de-
endant.
Oxford Eagle.l
A young man giving his name as Jack
Taylor Griffin, and who says he lives in Pa
nola county. was arrested here Tuesday
night for passing raised Treasury notes.
Enterprise Courrerl
Judge Ira J. Carter and family left for
Levyville, Fla, last Wednesday night His
friends and those of his family regret that
they have left their old home.
Yazoo Herald.l
On the 155h inst, President Hayes APP
pointed our cOlored fellow citizen w. IL.
F"ote, formerly member of the Legislature
and Circuit Clerk for this county, TO the
position of Commercial Agent at Puerto
Plata, San Domingo, position of consider
able importance, and one that is said to
yield the incumb bent emoluments to the
amount of $4,000 per annum.