The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-04-02

'ie committees on the May parade
Mr.. Carol Johnston. who has made him
sell 80 popular as clerk at the Post Office, has
been appointed Deputy Post Master. rice Mr..
l. j. Wharton Jr. resigned Mr.. J. c. Ju-
iienne succeeds Mr.. Johnston as clerk.
One OF the young gentlemen connected
with The CLARION received rare collection
OF flowers this week from a young lady friend
IN Columbus If his proof has not been as
good as usual, We know how to make due al
lowance
On flying visit TO Vicksburg on Monday.
we stopped at the Washington Hotel. This
hotel, under its present management. Is lust
what hotel should be We found Mr.. Geo.
NJ Murrell, formerly OF this city, and Mr..
Oscar Hickle- the manager. both in the office
C. f. Wright, Esq, OF the Vicksburg
Herald, made flying trip to Jackson Satur-
day. His recent trip to Washington has put
him in good trim for the summer campaign :
besides giving an inside view Of some interest
| ing matters at the federal capital
Thomas J. Wharton Jr., has stepped down
and out OF the Post Office, and up and into the
more lucrative and responsible position OF
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector. He owes
his advancement TO his merits and the good
| judgment OF the new Collector in selecting his
assistants.
| Mr.. John C. Carraway gives notice that
" from and after the 18th inst f" the premises
| Of all citizens will be closely inspected, and
that any which may be found unclean will he
reported to the Mayor for his attention. Ii
you do not want TO come down" with the fine
and costs clean up.
Our associate, Col j. L. Power, Is in at
tendance upon the State Medical Association
which meets to-day in Aberdeen. "The official
organ OF the Association" as some of our med
zeal friends call The CLARION, was bound to
have a representative on hand, upon such an
important occasion.
Mr.. J. C. Carraway, city sanitary inspec-
tor, aided by Mr. g. D. Subway, OF the How
| ards have been busy crematiug bedding and
other articles that were in contact with the
| yellow fever the past season and our wide
awake Mayor McGill has been cleaning up
the streets Nothing like a stitch in time.
Capt. Thomas Buck is selling in our city
a Chair Writing Desk, which no man OF bus
mess ought to be without. 1t is convenient,
and Is really the best invention of the kind we
have ever seen He has several STYLES at
prices to suit. Call to see him at Capital
State Bank. We have tried one, and speak by
the book.
| We have seen somewhere that
"Once St Peter slept
| And left the gates Of heaven ajar,
! And out an angel baby crept
| And came down on falling star"
Judging from the number of little angels
that have recently appeared in Jackson, the
old gentleman must have been asleep upon his
post very frequently OF late
The Odd Fellows, Endowment Association
is taking well with Capitol Lodge No. II, fully
one half of the members that have already join
one member last meeting Central Lodge No.
| 764, X OF H. conferred the degrees upon sew
eral, and received eight new applications on
| Friday night last
| On Thursday morning last small shanty
near the southern end of the cemetery, took
fire and was entirely consumed As usual the
fremen responded promtly to the alarm.
followed Immediately afterward by Gem No. ,
| Hose. The other apparatus was out but the
recall sounded and it was returned to the
houses without going to the fire.
Capt. 5. r. Wilson, Sheriff of YaIobusha,
dropped in to see us a day or two ago. He is
a good ofiicer-what's more, he is staunch
Democrat; and the best evidence of it is his
declaration that if the choice of his party
should fall on another candidate for the nom
nation he "will endorse the act and his
best efforts to secure his election"
| We received on Monday, as "stirrup
cup from Mr. J. J. Rohrbacher, half dozen
bottles OF elegant wine, from the celers of the
late Uptown Hotel. Mr.. Rohrbacher will
make his head quarters, hereafter at the
/ Washington Hotel, Vicksburg, but We know
we will have the pleasure OF seeing him often
on the streets OF Jackson, as his family will
remain here at least until fall.
| Mr. Chas Buck, who has been Sergeant of
the Penitentiary for some time, left on Mon
day for Montgomery. He carried with him
twenty-five convicts to work in the gravel
pits OF the c., ST l.. 4 c. railroad; that COM
pany having contracted with the lessees,
Messrs. J. 5. Hamilton & Co. for that kind Of
work. Mr. Buck will be in charge of the
| hands.
! The Survey OF the lower Pearl has began.
| Mai. H. c. Collins of the United States Engin-
eering service aod Mr.. Charles Kerr, of this
| CITY. and Messrs. Hoffman and Bates, of New
| Orleans, started in flatboat down the river
for that purpose We feel assured from the
manner that the survey of the upper Pearl was
done by Mai. Collins, that the work will be
we'll and faithfully performed.
| During the severe thunder storm on
Thursday morning last, lightning struck the
residence of Mrs +. T. Allen. 1t ran down
the lightning rod, and leaving the rod at one
of the attachments (the insulator was proba-
bly, OUT, went into the side of the house,
| tore off some OF the Notwithstanding, and
turned up things generally in one OF the rooms,
Fortunately the room unoecupied, and no
special damage done.
We heard gentleman, who is posted say
that there are not more than $1,000 in city war
rants on the market. He has got 1t down
| fine aud knows woat he is talking about.
How would it do for the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen to order registration of outstand-
ing warrants so that it could be seen just how
many there are. Ii they have no legal right
to order registration, suppose they request
holders to present them for registration. 1t
would not do harm, and it might do good.
The Band has changed its name from
Jackson Silver Cornet to Capital City Band.
Upon the reorganization the following officers
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