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Mississippi News.
Greenwond Flag .

Ofcc1Woou rag
AT his residence on Lake Henry. in III :
county. December 2Sth, ISIS John : Me
Lean, aged IS Years one month and 20
days.
Mr. John s Mclean was one OF the oldest
reSiic Of our county For many years.
aud up to the time of MS death Re was an
an elder in tie Presbyterian Church.
Tupelo Journal
Nj Ihos. Crumpton one OF the oldest eiti-
zens oil Lee county died suddenly OF pneu-
moHia at his residence in Tupelo last Tues
day morning. Mr.. Crumpton was a good
man Ia Its fullest sense, aud Judging from
MS walk in life We would say that he sleeps
well.
Macon SUM-
Our Sheriff, Capt. Thomas, is going to be
as ienl-nt with tax payers as be possibly
can, consistent with his duty There are
many who are absolutely unable t. meet the
demands of the State Just now. but thoS e
vino are Will feel much better after settle
ment with the sheriff.
Enterprise CourierJ
Our sheriff received the taxes on the
lands of the Mobile Il Ohio railroad this
week. The amount state aud county was
about SllO0; OF this sum the county gets
SoOO The railroad has paid taxes promptly
on all the lands it owns in the various coun-
ties, " Inch Is quite q relief To the taxpayers
as II lessons the burdens on them.
BoonvilIe Pleadar.l
We much regret to announce the death of
Mrs. Cynthia a. Marshall. wife OF DR.. X. T.
Marshall of Iuka, in the 6lst year of her
age She Was the mother of Mrs. !. X.
Moore and Mr. Robert Marshall. and left
husband aud five children to mourn her loss
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dec24,r IS 3w. Yaz5o civ. Mis-
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TIE Circuit Court will continue in
session next week. The Judge, Hon 5. 5.
Calhoon, Is dispatching business with
characteristic dignity, firmness and i'm par
TALLY.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
GRAND VOCAL. AND
instrumental Concert!
a N @ EELO'S HALL
FRIDAY EVENING, BAN. Ia, 20.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
MRS. CARRIE Y. HOOPER,

MRS. CARRIE Y. Hooper,
Assisted by a number of superior Amateur
Performers, will give a MUSICAL SOIREE
a above, beginning at P.
brilliant and attractive Programme has
been arranged for the OCCASION embracing
some of the most Artistic Arias from Verdi,
and other popular composers.
One Of Jackson's most gifted young ladies
will give some REGULATIONS during the Evening
For sale now at the several Drug Stores,
and can be lad at the Door on night of per-
Torrance No Reserved Seats.
jan.15 '79-lt.
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GEORGES BIGGEST.

WE HAVE FEW COPIES -OF THE
w Digest on baud that will sell al $l2. 80
in single volume. and $500 for that in two
volumes interleaved. Purchasers to pay
freight on same, it is too heavy for the mail.
Very respectfully,
ianl5-3t. ENRICH 4 60
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SECTIONS REPORT, (coLoRRD. }

JACKSON, Jan. 9, 1879.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men Of the City of Jackson;
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor herewith to
submit report of he mortality among the col
ored citizens of this city, for the month of De-
cember, 1873.
Dec. 5, 1873, Sarah Moore. aged 20 years
paralysis; pauper.
Dee. 9, Jack Terrett, aged As, Yeas, con
sumption; pauper.
Dee. II, Infant of Mary Better, aged week,
spasms.
Dec H. Henry johnson, aged . years,
spasms.
Dee. IS, Eta Temples, aged years, con-
ge-tiye chiIls.
Dec &c, Infant of J. Hamer, aged :, still
born.
Dec. q, VIM. Washington, aged 50 years
consumption; pauPer
Dec y, Charlotte Hudson, aged 90 pneumo-
MIA.
Dec. %, Eliza Askew, aged 3d.
Dec. 30, Johnnie TEMPLES, aged 5 years. dip
theria; pauper
Very respectfully,
TONEY BARNES, CITY Sexton.
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KIDNAPPED BY TWO wOMEl


Nothing yet heard from the invalid
o. Brien, said to have been kidnapped by two
women. The Missing man WAS the last
brother of the late Bonanza O'Brien of Cal
iiornia. New York lawyers wanted O'Brien
there.
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Enterprise courier.I

We hear ic reported James G. Summers,
formerly citizen of Shubuta, has been sem
fenced to the penitentiary for life in Texas.
DE was convicted of murder.
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CIothtng. S,lothing.

Weinvite all who desire 10 purchase, to
call on Us, as our stock must be sold, At any
price J SrADEKER q son.
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Best Dress Prints, sc.

Best Dress Prints, DC.
Best Linen Table Damask, 40c.
Good Corsets, 40c.
2 Button Kid Gloves, soc.
Spools Coats Cotton for Csc.
100 Boxes Tinted Note Paper, zoe.
j. STADEKER s. Son.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH. \. CT

hALkIUd. n. .
TIE General Assembly of North Carolina
met to-day. with a quorum. J. IL. Moring
was elected Speaker OF the House By the
Democrats
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COIdes1in FOrty-Ihree Years.

MtIIuIdu MtICuTy.
Sunday morn Ing was day to be remem-
bered by the intensity of the cold which
reached degree probably never witnessed
before in this country by any living human
being unless possibly about 43 years ago,
when occurred the memorable cold Friday
and Saturday, one February, which have
held pre-eminence among living witnesses
as the coolest days ever known.
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LATEST GENERAL NEWS.
THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

TIE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
NASHVILLE TENN.-The forty first gen
eral assembly of Tennessee organized to-
day, John r Neal, of Rhea county. was
elected president of the Senate, and Ell. p.
Foulkes, of Williamson county, speaker of
the House. ID G. Long Secretary of the
Senate, E, B. Wade Clerk of the House.
KInSAPPEn NY TWO EnMEN
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REPORTS OF oFFIcERs-CLERKs REPORT.
JACKSON, Miss, Jan. l, 1879.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men OF the City Of Jackson:
GENrLEMEN-I herewith submit my report Of
warrants and licenses issued during the month
ending December 81, 1873:
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AT WHITING & GRAY,S.

AT WHITING 4 GRAH'S.
MEMS OVER COATS FOR s8oOi $3.50;
NJ $3.50; 5000 and $12 90.
Mems Suits of Clothes for So $3.50; 500:
$1,000; $1,000; $ll0O; $1,000; $500 and $40
Mems Under Shirts from 81 Nc. TO $2.7j.
Mems Drawers from 81 &c. to 81 so.
Best Unlaundried Shirts for 81 90.
Boys Unlaundried Shirts for 81 13c.
British Socks for 50 90 per dozen
Ladies' Dress Goods, consisting of Alpaoas
all Wool, Burretts, Grape Cloths, Cassimeres
Scotch Plaids, etc, with trimmings to match
and prices to suit the times
Ladies Under Vests for Soc, Toe, $l.00 and
Si5G
An endless variety of Ribbons, Neck Ties
etc.
Silk Velvet Ribbons in all widths.
a full line of Wesson Paids, Domestics and
Jeans.
Wool Flannels, both Red and White, from
20c. to 6Oc. per yard
Canton Flannels from Zoe. to PIC.
Bleached Domestics from &c. TO Zoe.
1914 Sheeting from L12c. to 3Oc. per yard.
Water Proofs, both mingled and plain in all
colors, from 25c. to 81 90 per yard.
100 pieces Of Calico just received-a Dress
for every body.
At WHITING s. GRAY'S.
dac19 '7S I'm
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X. OF H.-Tnere will be a called
meeting OF the Knights OF Honor on Mon
day nigbtnexr for the purpose ofconferring
degrees. n fun attendance is requested.
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A New mississippi Digest.

/ HAVE nearly ready for the press % Sup
l. Elemental Digest OF Mississippi Reports,
from the 45th TO the 54th volume, inclusive. ID
will also embrace the Doth volume, should it
appear before the M5a is delivered % The priu-
ter.
The work has been prepared by very carc-
FIJI reading of the tcAt of every decision
and while most of the head notes of the re-
porttrs have been retained, numerous others
have been added, 80 rs TO fully cover every
principle declared by the Court
In addition, the volume contains table
numerically arranged, of every section of the
Code, aud of many recent statutes, which hnvo
received judicial con structi0n in these reports
referring to the decision aud page. Where 70
section of the Code Of 1857 has been passed
upon, the reference is 10 the corresponding
section of the Code Of ISL
Also "A table Of cases overruied modified
criticised or distinguished iu the volumes di-
gested.
The most patient labor has been given TO the
subject, in the endeavOr to insure accuracy
and convenience.
GARRETT ANDREWS
dec24 IS 3w Yazoo City. Miss.
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NATIONAL GREENBACKERs.

COLUMBUS, O., January
The State Central Committee of the Ma
tional GreeAback Labor party met here to-
day. 1t was decided To take steps for more
thoroughly organizing the party for the
next campaign, and to hold State ConVen-
rinn in June
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Grenada Sent1nei-l
We regret 20 know that Judge Morgan,
the new chancellor to succeed Judge Gray.
had the misfortune to break his leg recent
Iv. This will certainly disquaiify him from
active business for some weeks. This will
be sad news TO his many friends in his judic-
al circuit
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GEN. LONGS rREEr has been appointed by
the Presidspt to the Office of Postmaster st
GaihesviHe,' Ga. Salary $I,1OO.
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very respectIuIIyl
HARRIS BARKsDALE, City Clerk.

JACKSON, MIss, JAN /, 1878.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Jackson:
GENrLEMEN--I herewith submit my report
of Warrants and licenses issued from Janu-
airy 10th, 1878 to December S1st, 1873. inclu-
sive:
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TRISrEa.S SALE.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF 4 GER
u tain Deed of Trust, executed by E. R.
Davis and NJ. ]. Davis of the county Of Hinds
and State of Mississippi, In favor of +. L..
Poindexter of said county and State; and
found OF record in The Chancery Clerk Of
fee of sail coun of Kinds. at jackson, IN
Record of Deed No. 10, page a; and in the
Office of the Chancery Clerk of Rankin eoun-
ty, in Record of Deeds, No 81 page 524. Said
Deed OF Trust having been assigned by the
said E. L. Poindexter on the l4th day of March,
1877, to Robinson Stevens; and assigned by
said Robinson Stevens, under date of I2nu-
airy 1st 1879 to c. W. Hicks s. Co, of Clinton.
The undersigned Trustee for said C. W Hicks
Y Co., will on
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ETRIca & CO.,
Booksellers and StatiOnerS.

CONSTANTLY On HAND EVERYTHING
- connected with our bu mess. Orders by
mail attended to At once. and the same are
solicited. We have N hand some Christmas
GOODS that we viii sell cost.
Respectfully,
ENRICH co.
Jackson, Miss. Jan Is, ls79.-w3m
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cOILEcrOR's RErOlr.

Very Respectfully.
HARRIs BARKsDALr, City Clerk
COLLECTORS REpoRT.
To the Honorable Board o. Mayor and Alder
men Of the City Of JackEoR:
GKvrLRMEN--I have the honor to report the
following as my collections for the month Of
December, 1873:
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IOtal ''''''% - ~
Very respectfully,
HARRIS BARKsDALE, City Clerk.
JACKSON, MISS, Jan, l, 1879.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and Alder
men of the City of jackson:
GENTLEMEN-I herewith submit my report OF
the number of warrants and licenses issued
dutin- the fourth quarter, October, Novem-
Der and December of 1878.
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--LATEST NEWS.
PENsYLvAN1A U, 5. SENATOR.

Harrisburg. Pa, January: The Repu Bill
can caucus have nominated J. Donald Cam
eron for United STATES Senator. Eighteen
Green back ers held a caucus and agreed to
vote Tor Judge Agnew.
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1850 Prizes. sll5, 400
Whole Tickets, 50. Half Tickets, 81
q Tickets, $50 55 Tickets. 500
Remit by Post Office Money Order, register
ed letter, bank draft or express. Fun lI-t Of
nal and New York Herald. and mailed to ain
ticket holders For tickets and Information.
address COMMONWEALTH pIsTRuuToN Co., or
7. J. CoNERFoRD, Sec'y Courier-JouruaI
Building, Louisville Ky.
dec r 1S-S
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j. ~TADEKER Il SON

JACKSON FmE COMPANY No. At
the annual meeting of rht- Company, held
Monday night. January - 1879, the follow
ing officers were elected 20 serve for the
ensuing year: Foreman, :. +. Vrden; 1T
Assistant +. +. Nelson; 2 Assistant, II.
X. Hardy; Hose Director, Warren Stewart !:
\ Assistant Hose Director, Alex Moore; En-
gjucer Geo. Fraziet; Assistant Engineer.
John Carter; Secretary, J. w Fite; Treasu
rer, a II. Hizheim; Auditing Committee
ii. Muller, +. f Nelson, H. X. Hardy
PERsoNAL.---J. l.. Dodd, Esq, Chair
man of the Democratic Executive Commit
tee OF Att.ua county; Maj. Butts, Of the
hosciusko bar; Col. Glleland, Sheriff Of
Atyala J. J. !lalb"rt, E-q., Of Terry Fred
Bea}, Esq, OF the Wet Point bar; J.. c.
Balch, E-q. Of the Sardis bar: DR.. Mosher,
Of Albany. New York, one of the eminent
medical experts appointed to assist the
Congress Yellow Fever Committee
and Hon. \. b Hurt, are among the well
come callers at TuE CLARION.
OUR entire stock 10 be closed regardless
ofcosr, Call early and secure bargains.
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IDIHI 2. >. N----t--+-ss-sF '1-fl1f y
Grand Total .-------.--.-.----.-->o,4 Uz D
Very Respectfully,
E. h. REFER, City Collector
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Chas Morgan jail ........ 81 50
Buck Williams, (teamstcr) streets ......... 10 %
Silas Freeman, 10 90
Fred Greaves, 50 ....... 10 20
Mr.. SPENCER, chairman Street Committee,
made the following report:
To the Honorable Board OF Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Jackson:
GENTLEMEN-The petition Of Messrs James
D. Stewart, G. d. Subway and others praying
for the opening Of Fertilization Street east OF
State street, North Jackson, through Joun H.
EchOls' land, having been referred TO he
Street Committee, we have had the same under
consideration, and after examining the local
ity and situation, found the opening of this
street of great Importance to the city and
citizens being on North and Jefferson streets
and those streets nave outlet on the
north end of each street, and on south ends no
outlet for about quarter of mile. The
street 20 be fifty feet by about nine hundred
feet long, which the committee have agreed TO
allow Mr.. Echols one hundred and fifty dol
lars in currency upon his making a deed to
the city for said street.
Respectfully submitted,
II. SPENGLER,
c. WILLIAMS,
TT. ANDERSON
Committee
Mr. Williams moved the report be reserved
and agreed to and that John H. Echols be
allowed one hundred and fifty dollars. Car
ried-
Mr.. Lowd, Chairman on retail license petit
tions, presented the following;
Your committee to whom was referred the
petitioEs of John Nelson, V. Dornes, Frank
Olin, Mike Fay. Jacob Cohen, II. Muller &
Son Geo. Lemon, L. Fragiacomo and A. A.
Folkes find that they have the requisite num-
Der of signers as required by law, and would
therefore recommend that license be granted
said petitioners for one year.
Respectfully submitted.
". Q. LowD,
J. s. HAMILTON,
Taos ANDERSON
Mr. Williams moved TO receive and agree to
the report, and that license be granted John
Nelson v Dornes, Frank 0lin, Mike Fay,
Jacob Cohen, H. Muller & Son, Geo Lemon,
L. FragiacOmo and A A. Folkes. upon their
nayment of three hundred dollars each and
filing proper bonds. Adopted
The petitions of J. p. Stevens and Nj. NJ.
Mcleod to reduce the assessed valuation of
their property. were rejected
The following Ordinance was adopted:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Beard of Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of jackson, That
the time for the payment of the City Taxes be
extended until February 1, 1879, and that the
City Collector, after that date, proceed 10 sell
bv distraint and advertis, ment
ouired BY the City Ordinances advertising the
delinqnent realty for sale on the 1st Monday
of March, 1879
BE 1T FURTHER ORDAINED, That this
Ordinance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage
The Mayor reported that he had received
the draft for $500 which was borrowed by the
CITY from Messrs j. & 7. Green for the use Of
the Howard Association, with letter from ].
L. Power, Treasurer of the Howard Associa-
tion, stating that the Association bad not
found il necessary to draw the money loaned
by the Messrs. Green to the city.
Mr.. Strauss, Treasurer, reported that he had
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JACKSON, Jan. 8, 1879.
At a regular meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the City Of jackson, held
Wednesday, January 8, 1879.
PRESUMPTION. John MeGl', Mayor; Al
dermen Hamilton, Lowd, Spengler, and Will
liams.
acknowledgements Anderson.
MAYORS MESSAGE,
MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL
JACKSON, Jan l, 1879.
To the Honorable Board of Aldermen:
GEErLEMEN-I have the honor to make the
following report for the quarter ending De-
cember "a, 1875:
FINES COLLECTED AND PAID OVER TO THE
ayrpu
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OUR entire stock TO be closed regardless
of cost, Call early and secure bargains.
J STADEKER & Son.
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New Advertisements
Assignee's Sale.

Notice Is hereby given that the under
signed assignee of WILLIAM S. DoDsON,
SH., acting under the powers in him vested
by the deed Of assignment TO him executed
on the oath day OF July A. D., 1879, will
sell at public auction, for cash, or
Wednesday, the 10Th day Of Septem.
Der, A. d., 1879,
at the storebouse lately occupied by w, s.
DodsoH, ST., in the town of East Pasca-
goula, Mississippi, between the hours of
10 an. and 2 pm. of said day, in lots, all
the following described property lately
belonging to said William s.. Dodson, ST.,
that il 10 say
All the stock OF goods in said store con-
sisting Of Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
snip ~Chandlery, Drugs, Hats, Boots and
Shoes, Crockeryware, Notions and nova
BILE Office and store fixtures. Also sundry
book accounts, debts aud chooses in action,
amounting in all to about two Thousand,
five hundred dollars, and also all the inter,
est lately of w. s. Dodson, ST.. and as
signed and conveyed by him to me in the
store ana tot said lot being lot No. 10 in
square No. l, situated and being in East
Pascagonla, Jackson county, State of Mis-.
sissippi, being said w. S. Dodson, Sr.'s
of r~edemptiS9 therein, and said sale
Will he continued from day to day, there.
after until all of the said property is fully
disposed of.
CHAs. BOSTER, Assignee.
august ~. 1879. 23-4t
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Personal.

We had the pleasure of meeting
IN our Office, this week, Capt. Thos
.. Ford, our present worthy dis
trict attorney, and candidate for
reelection. He Was detained at
home until recently, Oh account OF
the severe illness of his little son.
and was thus debarred the priv.
lege of canvassing his district as
he wished to do. He has Just been
through Lauderdale, however, and
finds the people in that county all
right aud made many friends while
among them Capt. Ford has made
Il most excellent Jficer-prompt,
vigilant and efncient-and should
he be re-nominated the citizens of
this district will have a true aud
faithful district attorney.
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Gainesville Items.
Wet weather with rain.

Wet weather with rain.
Candidates are all sanguine.
New shoe shop at the old stand.
Read the communication from
Gainesville.
After the washing rains turnips
will have to be %replanted.
The festive melon and unblush.
Ing peach are known no more.
A moderate rise in Pearl river
has brought in a fresh lot of pine
timber.
The stern-wbeel steamer Colonel
Hooker has left Pearl river for
Calcasipu.
The DEMOCRAT.STAR still shines.
Long may it wave like a green
bay horse"
The Blaze at the new bakery has
been eXtingnished. The proprietor
Is a man OF many attachments.
Shipments of freight for Colum.
bia, via Gainesville, speaks well for
the Importance of this place as a
depot.
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Ocean Springs Items.

Our town is quiet, and all are sat
is1ed with the election returns.
Melon season over. Scupper
nongs in abundance at &c per bush.
el. Sweet potatoes 81 per busllel,
Col, Stewart is still selling pure
merino bucks, and has IA few more
on hand. This is the season to buy
to get the cross on natives.
Cochran will begin work on the
bridge, cross Fort Bay Oh, this
week. A new bridge is badly
needed, as the old one is not safe.
That letter from Hon. A. E.
Lewis, written in Alabama, we
fully endorse. Maj e. Barksdale
is the man for United States sena.
tor. We hope soon to see Colonel
Lewis home again restored fully to
health.
Your Col. Mayors was in our
town last week. You are fortunate
in having him collect and attend to
the outside business of the Office.
He presents the bills, collects the
money honestly due), and receipts
for the same in such An urbHne
manner that it makes one feel really
glad he has the money to pay.
The maid of Pascagoula was
here last week, but she returned in
a few days. We saw her on the
and could only sing, with
Tom Moore
/" Oh. the days are gone when beauty
bright,
My hearts chain move;
When MY dream of life, from morn till
night,
Was love, still love.
hope may bloom. and days may come,
OF milder, calmer beam,
there's nothing half no sweet in life,
As loves young dream"
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The Killing OF John d. COnker.
ton at Mississippi City.

Between three and four O'Clock
Thursday afternoon, 2lst inst, al
the Barnes hotel bar.roOm, John ID
Conkerton, ii resident of New Or.
leans, was killed by B. b. Pearson.
superintendent of public educa.
ton OF Harrison county. A re.
porter of the DEMoCRAT.STAR
succeeded in obtaining the test.
mOny given by witnesses to the
affair. The following is "a su~ccinct
account Of the killing:
Collin Phelps testified before j.
/. Baldwin, coroner, "that the said
b. b. Pearson went behind the bar
where the deceased, John COnker.
ton, was employed rs a bar.keeper;
Conkerton told Pearson to get ont
from behind the bar and he would
talk to him as a gentleman; saw
Pearson fire the shots, two in mum.
Der; deceased gave no cause or
proyocation whatever; SAW Pear.
son have pistol by his side when
he was ordered from behind the
barr
ROderick Mcintosh testified that
"the deceased gave b. b. Pearson
no cause or pr0vOcatiOn whatever"
5. j. Burr testified in substance
s; me as above; "saw Conkerton
stagger at first shot.r
vEpprrr, nm UNIV
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
HARRISON COUNTY.
August 81, 1879.
We. the undersigned, jury npon u coro.
ner's inquest, held by J. L. Baldwin, coro-
ner OF said county, being regularly sum
moned and duly sworn, said inquest beng
held at the Barnes hotel, upon the body Of
John D. ConkertOn, deceased, do find
that the said COnkertOn came to his death
from pistol shots from the bands of Is. b.
Pearson, upon the 2lst day of August,
1879, the same being found from the testi-
mony of witnesses produced before us.
II. CRAwFooT. foreman,
SALATIAL SMITH,
John Il SHAW,
STEPHEN CALLEN,
L. S. MERRILL,
MARSHALL SEAL.
John Conkerton was an old, gray.
haired man, has always borne a
good character tor peace and order,
and after diligent inquiry among
his many acquaintance your re-
has failed to find him guilty
il single breach of the peace.
The difficulty is to be regretted.
We submit today the testimony,
,llcited at the inquest, aud our
'eaders can judge for themselves.
carson is still at large, no trace
whatever having been discovered.
\ reward of 800 has been offered
" Sheriff Northrop for the appre-
IensiOn OF Pearson.