The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-17
THE CITY.

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New cotton is coming into Jackson
rapidly.
Hon. j. l.. McCaskill, of Brandon, was
in the city this week.
Our merchants are receiving their fall
and winter dry goods.
The Central Democratic-C Conservative
Club meets Saturday night.
We Judge from the registers that our
hotels are doing rushing business.
Some of our musically inclined young
gentlemen have organized a glee-club
-Messrs w. H. H. Green and Chris.
Hinckle have returned from their summer
trips.
DR.. Craft has returned home from an
extended tour in the interest of the Nation
al Board of Health.
The semi-annual nomination of officers
in Jackson Temperance Council will take
place next Friday night.
Col J. L. Power is absent from home
trying the virtues of the waters of Castil
liam Springs, in Holmes county.
DR. F. f. Daniel, Of this city, has been
placed in charge of the quarantine station
on the island below Vicksburg.
Hon. Wiley p. Harris has accepted an
invitation to address the Central Democrat
ic-Conservative Club at an early date.
The stores of our Jewish felowcitizens
viii be closed from this evening until
Saturday morning, it being new year.
There are nearly two hundred names
on the roll of the Central emocratic-Con-
sentative Club, among them n good many
''solid" eolored men.
-Partridges and other birds, minterested
in the game law, which expired on the 10Th
inst, are warned to look out for hunters;
@'the woods are full of them
DR. ZesIy's Seminary opened last Mon
day with a good attendance. Prof ).
Watkins is in charge of the male depart
ment of this most excellent school.
Mr.. VIM. :. Lemly left last night for
New York and Boston to buy goods. He
il accompanied as far as North Carolina by
his sisters, Misses Rosa and Amanda.
The Democrats and Conservatives Of
Jackson are agitating the question OF a
rousiug mass meeting and barbecue at
Hamilton Park the first of next month
Work is going on rapidly on Col. Ham
ilton's boat, the Oliver Clifton. We are
told that when finished she will be beauty.
She will be launched by the 10Th of next
month.
There was a meeting of the Central
Democratic-C Conservative Club last Satur-
day night A good many names were en-
rolled and business of Importance was
transacted.
Hon. Henry c. Myers, Secretary Of
State, has gone on short visit TO North
Carolina. d. 2. Porter, Esq, Assistant
Secretary, will hold the Office during Mr..
Ms absence.
There was a most enjoyable dance given
by the young gentlemen of Jackson last
Friday night at the residence of Mr.. E. NJ
Scott There will be another at the same
place to night.
We received last week nice remember
ance from Mr.. B. 7. Ligon in the shape Of
some splendid sugar cane of the creole va
Ilety when was grown upon MI. Il > PlACO
near this city.
More pleasant weather than we have
been enjoying for the past few days could
not be desired. 1t has been a delightful
mixture of the warmth of summer and the
GOODNESS of fall.
We were visited yesterday by our friend
of long standing, Capt. S. r. Williams, Of
Franklin county, formerly Of Rankin, who
was on his way to Clinton, to place his son
at school at that place.
Mississippi Commandery No. /, K. T.,
has been comforting the orders on mum
Der of candidates recently, and at its last
meeting elected two companions to receive
the orders of Knightnood.
The trustees of the Public Schools
have elected Mr.. A. ii. Jayne, of Newton,
Principal of the College Green School. Mr..
Jayne is graduate Of Harvard College and
an experienced educator.
We are glad to be able to contradict
the rumor which prevailed here some weeks
ago to the effect that Capt ]. L. Lake. was
dead. He has been heard fEom IN New
York, and 10 aiive and well