The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-23
THE CITY.
The Cantata tonight.

Pinafore may toe expected.
Mr. Jackson Fisher, Sheriff OF Coahoma
county, was in the city on Friday.
There Will be a special meeting OF Jack
son Fire Company No. /, tonight.
After the cantata a dance. Gentlemen Will
be charged 30 cents extra.
B. F. Edwards Esq, Circuit Clerk of
Kinds, IS in the city.
Two proclamations from the Governors
Office. appear in this issue.
-seutter's picture, 'No Kansas in. Nine"
Is very fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Prewett OF Yazoo City,
are in the city.
We are under obligations to Mr.. /. F.
Chiles for favors,
W. VI. McNuIty Esq. Sheriff OF Pike
county, was in the city last week.
Mr. r. J. Williams the popular Sheriff
Of Franklin county was in the city Yesterday
We will publish line OF march, programme,
etc, Of the Fire Department parade next week
Mr.. Chas Evans, an old Jackson boy,
now OF Cincinnati, Ohio, has been in the city
several days
Mr.. Luther Mauship, Of McComb City,
son Of c. II. Manship, Esq, spent some days
in town last week.
-Builder5 are referred to the advertisement
Of the Trustees Of the \. and NJ. College.
Here's your chance
Knights and Ladies Of Honor tonight.
Drz. Harrington and Daniel the medical
examiners for this Association.
Gem Fire Company No. adopted the re-
port Of the committee on parade and picnic
last Monday night.
The festivals given by the ladies OF the
of the Baptist and Presbyterian churches last
week we're very successful affairs.
Hons. T. c. Dockery and J. NJ. Causey
and Or. d. L. Phares, Trustees OF the 4. and
NJ. College were in the city on Saturday last
ON business OF that institution
Persons indebted to the Parlor Shoe Store
will end a notice from Mr. Gilbert, in another
column.
Sealed proposals are invited Tor the cree
zion Of a college building for the y. " NJ Col
lege. near Starkville.
The ladies OF St. Andrews Episcopal
Church. have in rehearsal Pinifore, and expect
to perform ii in public at an early day.
Capt. w. T. Ratlih Chancery Clerk, and
Fsrr,r MORRISON. President OF the Board OF
Supervisors of Kinds county, were in the city
yesterday.
Hons. Patrick Henry, and J. l.. MeCas-
kill of Rankin called to see ~ Saturday last.
The Democratic leaders bring cheering reports
from the good old Free State.
Mr.. c. H Manship painted the banner OF
Of the Mississippi (Clinton) College Societies
The work could not have been excelled IN any
OF the Northern cities.
Our young friend, Mr. A. P. Lusk "a
Jackson boy" and good one at that, has been
elected CITY Marshal, and Mr.. 5. c. Divine has
been elected cotton weigher, OF Canton,
Miss Belle Marsh, daughter Of Cyrus
Marsh. j.. Esq OF Natehez is visiting Miss
Mamie adwallader and Miss Katy Power
and will remain . few weeks.
C. NJ. Brooke Esq, OF the Kosciusko bar
a worthy son OF a noble sire), Col Gilleland'
Sheriff Of Alfalfa and Judge Carr OF THAI coun-
". are among the welcome at THE CLARION,
sanctum.
Paul Boyton is on his last SCAT Tor
New Orleans. He arrived at Vicksburg on
Sunday and left Tuesday morning. We IN
terviewed him 81 his rooms in the Washington
Hotel.
1t viii be seen that Mayor McGill, re-
spending to the request of the projectors OIL
the timely Convention to be held at Vicksburg
on the Exodus questions has appointed a list
of delegates from this city.
The Capital Light Guards made prelim-
mary organization last Saturday night with
Hon c. 4. Lusk as Chairman, and Mr.. Geo.
5. Donneli Secretary. 4 committee on con-
sttution and bylaws was appointed. They
meet again next Saturday night
A friend from Canton, in renewing, writes:
Il have been two months without THE cIAR<
Ion, and can't stand it any longer" And an
other from Corinth: Il prize THE CLARION
very highly, and cannot do without it, and
hope 1t will continue to came without break
in the numbers"
Rev w. B. Cooper, of the Episcopal
Church, who has been missionary in Japan
since 1869 or 1870, and his accomplished wife,
were in the city last week visiting Col, +. t.
Cooper and family. Mr.. Cooper is a native
OF jackson and has many warm friends Of
his boyhood here He is on leave of abb
sence from his mission for his health. Mrs.
Cooper Is native Of China; her father and
mother being Methodist missionaries to that
country at the time of her birth. but are
now also in Japan, where Mr. and Mrs Coop
er were married. She was educated in
America, and viii, when she has again reached
Japan, have been around the world three
times We trust thar we may have the pleas
ure Of hearing Mr.. Cooper lecture upon japan
before he leaves the State again for the east.