The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-06-11
SOUTHWEST KINDS ITEMS.
BY TALLAHALA.

UREA, Mss, June g. 1879.
Hot June weather,
Last Monday and Sunday very cool.
Measles still prevail in our community
Our delegates will be at the convention OF
the 4th Of July.
i Great deal OF rain in past week and ground
/ too wet for work.
/ 4 building for small hotel and three new
stores are in progress at Martin.
/ Mr., Hammct of house OF L. Hoffman. hard
ware, OF Nioksburg was i'll town last week
Crops growing well but are reported rather
backward, or smaller plants than ought to be
at this date,
Perhaps most of our farmers had crops
clean and in good condition, or nearly SO
before recent rains.
J. c. Ross, Esq, has bought new engine
and boiler, larger and of more power, for his
steam mill and gin near here.
Military companies-one from Port Gibson
and one from Natchez, are to shoot Tor prize
in rifle match at Martin, July 4,
Last week there was mistake in Judge
North's name, in CLARION items. 1t
Should have been printed Ralph North.
Petitions are largely signed through this
side Of the country urging ;. Is, Thomas Tor
Legislature-and blinds man." not OF
one locality more than another
\ citizen here visited Natchez week ago
gives fine account Of crops and Natchez has
good business for this season. The cotton
factory is great success and il to be enlarged.
And error was made too in item about
Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. 1t
/ sbo hay no
pi river, a. beginning OF the road and at Atch-
ison Kansas
Two pecks OF peaches from Crystal Springs
were sold in New Orleans recently for Sc -
each. They were last OF the nice lot, freshly
arrived on evening train, and two gentlemen
on their way home for the night bid and bid
against each other.
There is growing opinion, very proper
too that District Attorney or State Solicitor
should be man OF experience well establish
ed capacity aud first class competency. The
times and the duties demand such man.
The office should be filled, and not 90 a. a
compliment.
Four large plantations Of Gen. w. r. Mar
tin and others near Concordia Lake, La, ne
groes have gone North in great numbers
Gen. Martin can hardly take care of his crops.
He pays hands 90 cents a day and board.
cash every Saturday night.
When the new bridges are built on Tallaha-
la, and al Burtonton we should then get one
between them and across White Oak, or have
one three miles south about the Drew place,
where Tallahala and White Oak come together.
Our merchants and citizens could get up
means and have it done this year.
There Is some necessity for date and place
to my articles, as the items are gathered from
large part Of the countv-from Smiths station
by Raymond, Dry Grove, and beyond towards
Crystal Springs, so | claim;
''No pent up Utica for powers,
The whole richest haif 81 HH.ds is ours
1t is twenty-five miles from Utica to Terry
and Crystal Springs, twenty-eight miles TO
Hazlehurst, Port Gibson and Nicksburg and
sixteen to Edwards. We have frequent con
nection with them all and part Of the year
daily intercourse with Nicksburg and Crystal
Springs, while our connection with Raymond,
the county site, eighteen miles, is very seldom,
confined almost TO court terms. We expect
soon to have frequent communication with
Martin and Aatchez. Some hauling is still to
Grand Gulf occasionally thirty-fve to forty
miles and no impossible streams or fords.