The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-05

Brown, = few miles south of town, wal
found deadAin his bed on Thursday morn
ing last 1t is supposed he died from hear
James B. Manchester died at his residence
in this town, on Wednesday last, in the
Goth year of his age. The deceased was an
old and highly respected citizen, and res
! ldent of this county for number of years
/ Peace TO his remains.
Yazoo Herald
On last Saturday night, in front of
Spence's Hotel, this city. Robert Hooker
cut man by the name of Lea in the aldo
men with a pocket-knife, inficti-g very
serious wound. We know nothing of the
particulars of the affair, except that Hook
er is now confined in Jail waiting for a
hearing before Mayor Holt.
Boonville Pleader
We learn that the engineer of the down
passenger train shot in the right arm
by boy last Monday one mile north of
Rienzi. The wound was not considered
dangerous. A boy twelve years old named
Sam1 Byard, the son of section boss,
recently dismissed, was arrested and charged
with the shooting. The trial was to have
taken lace Thursday. B. A. Z. Selman.
ESD, r. resents the State
Yazoo Sentinel
In the Sentinel of October 10th appeared
an article, from the Philadelphia Press on
Confederate Coins. Ia that article it was
stated that only four coins, and they OF the
denomination of half dollar, were struck
of, and that on account of obstacles, deemed
insurmountable, the coinage was then
abandoned. We recur to the subject again,
to say that there must be Il mistake about
this matter Mr.. Henry Halder, gentle
man of this city, and by the way the pos
SCISSOR of very interesting collection of
coins, has in that collection, a coin about
the size of the L. ). three cent piece, bear
ing the following inscription: "Stars and
Bars the stars thirteen in number and the
words, "A United Confederacy," 1861. On
the other side cotton stalk with the bolls
fully open. Mr.. Halder, picked it up-he
cannot say where Mr.. Halder SAYS that a
gentleman from New Orleans named Mich
oils showed him another coin exactly like
. the one in his possession.
Macon Beacon.
Three negroes from the county came in
Wednesday and registered, as voters for the
first time. The Board being doubtful about
their having arrived at p years of age, at
ter some effort, obtained enough evidence
of their minority, and determined to prose
ecute them for perjury. The negroes heard
of it, became alarmed, and returning to
town insisted on the Boards taking their
names off the list. But their wish was not
complied with, and they will have to take
the consequences of law, which means, upon
conviction, term in the penitentiary.
Enterprise Courier.
Last Monday at Quitman an unfortunate
difficulty occurred between Mr.. c. w
Etheredge and Mr.. w. B. Fairchild in
which the former received pistol ball in
his arm. Both parties fired, Ethredge one
time and Firchild four times, only one shot
taking effect as above stated. They were
arraigned before Justice Northrup last
Wednesday, and, after a thorough investi-
CATION, he fined both parties five dollars and
costs.
Vicksburg Herald.
A difficulty occurred on 3lst ult, at
Leota, Washington county, which resulted
in the death of Harry ELY, merchant, and
the serious wounding of man named At
kinson. Both parties fred about the same
time, and we're SC close to each other their
faces were burned by the powder. Akin
sons second shot struck ELY below the left
eye, intiicting a mortal wound. Ely fell,
but by a desperate effort raised himself up
and fired his third shot at Atkinson,
wounding him high up in the thigh and
fracturing the BONE ELY died about three
minutes after he was shot The origin of
the difficulty is unknown.
Physicians and nurses have all returned
from Concordia; the fever is at end.
Carroll Conservative.
A young man by the name of Harwood,
only II years old, living in the northeastern
portion of this county, married last Satur
day night, Miss Chambly, aged twelve
years This is rather young couple. We
understand that the mother OF the young
lady has expressed her determination to sue
the Clerk who issued the license, for DANA
ges. We arc afraid our clerks, as a general
thing, are not as strict in these matters as
they should be.