The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-05

On Tuesday of this week Cal V W
THOMPSON Of Holly Springs Mr.. Howrr G
OxLofd. aud L. III. Lawshe, Jr-. OF this city
a Deputy / B Marshall, started out from
this city, eaStw ard in search Of Illicif Distil-
!, cries About Is mites northeast Of This
place. IN the edge OF Lafayette county. they
came upon two of he supposed Moons b n
eFS. Osle Of them named Ne hiaay run was
S3tot ct twice aud At the second 81 IT the
Fellow fell. and Was supp sed t. BE- wounded
o5 the purity, when the then gave attention
% ne a.. =. other man WHO they arrested with
out difficulty. When they again looked for
| Mchinny he had fled and could not be
found The arrested man named BIZ San
Gers, " as brought 10 this city and carried
70 oxford, Wednesday morning.
On Thursday night as one OF the freight
rams was preparing 10 leave this city,
/ tramp attempted 10 elm b on one OF the box
/ cars, aS the train was moving. wien the first
| round OF the ladder broke. throwing the poo
| isIfo" with both legs across the rail. and was
run over crushing them OF course in u ter
Fiote manner DR.. Dickson was summon
co. anu amputated both legs at once.
Canton Mail
ME our people were in the height of ex-
gilenent incident 10 the numbering of Mr.
DaFld Mckay. the news reached town on
monday morning last that Matilda harpe a
coioreu woman residing on the Prichard
place, four miles east OF Canton had been
d. sa>sihated about dark the night before by
hef husband, Charles karpe She, TOO. was
shot from window. the shot ENTERING her
side, from the effects OF W hich she died on
ednesday. Charles made his escape bur
We nave every reason to hope for his speedy
arrest.
Ib1
Warrants were sued out on Tuesday |
against William Willis and Joseph Muse |
charged with the Mckay murder AMI rhe
latter arrested and brfI n
~ JsIi at this place, TO await examination, |
out willis has disappeared and at this wrf /
ting has not been arrested. These parties |
are suspected as the peFpetr ators OF the |
crime, but until an investigation is had We /
defer saying more. As we go TO press the |
trial of Muse is progressing be fore Justices
Pritchald and Faucet, I. L. Singleton,
Esq, appears for the prose- ution, aud Il. e.
Smith, E>q., tor the defense.
Lexington Advertiser
Information reaches US from Emory to the
effect that the Justice who has been invests
eating the assa,s nation Of Abuer T. Reeves,
has required bond in the sum of $1,000 of
Scott Jenkins. the muiatto man who was
first charged with the killing, who, in default
will go to jail. Mr.. l. \. jenkins, has been
arrested and is to be investigated. Mr.. |
Reeves and Mr.. Tobe Jenkins were brothers,
in-law, and they had had some differences in
regard 10 their rights of property. Mr. Il.
was at the time of the killing, if we are cor
rectiy Informed, passing through deep cut
in the road, " hen plunging shot came from
the bank above, crushing almost perpendic-
ularly down through the brain The author
tiles up about Emory seem to be determined |
to get at the bottom facts of the case and
should have the corporation of all good
citizens to that end.
Vicksburg Herald
A ridiculous report is in circulation in the
to the effect that yellow fever eX-
lists in Vicksburg. OF course none but sim
pletons give the report any crecence.