The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-12
THE CITY.

made At the type foundry.
CENTRAL LODGE No 764, Knights Of
Honor. meets Friday night.
DoN'r forget the Cornet Band Con-
cert which comes off on the Goth inst.
]. c. MIzE, ESQ Sheriff of Smith
county, called upon Us last Wednesday.
GEN. ROBERT LOWRY, of Brandon.
was in jackson last week.
GEN w. S. FEATHERsToN, of Holly
Springs. was in the city Monday. !
A GOOD thing-The Health Ordin-
anee. A good appointmnnt-The Health
Officer.
CAPT. W. Q. LowD received the dis
tressing intelligence of the death of his IA
ther last week
A. J. McLAURIN Esq, of Brandon,
one of the most brilliant lawyers of the
mighty East, was in the city last week.
Hon. JOHN GILLIs, member of the
Legislature OF 1867. from Perry county,
paid us visit MONDAY.
A FLAT BOAT we'll loaded with TOO
bales OF cotton. from the upper Pearl,
landed here last week.
Hon. J. l.. McCAsKILL, Senator from
Kinds and Rankin, was in the city on Fri
day last.
Dip you ever see person that was
Just exactly satisfied with their local paper?
Never! What, never? Well hardly ever"
Col. j. II. MCAFEE, of Grenada coun-
ty will address the people Of this place to-
day, on practical agriculture.
A LoDGE of the Knights and Ladies
of Honor has been organized at McComb
City. When shall we have a Lodge here?
GOODBYE State Fair! long farewell
to all thy would be greatness The build
ings are going "where the woodbine twi-
Meth"
UNDER the head "wanted" will be
found an advertisement that will be of in
terest to communities without a newspaper.
Read it.
WE learn from the Democrat that
Natchez is enjoying roller skating. Can't
our young gentlemen start the amusement
here again?
THE proceedings of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, are crowded out by
the delinquent tax lists. They will appear
in our next issue.
II. s. Cole, ESQ, of the law firm of
Cole s. Henry, and c. C. Miller, Esq, both
of Brandon, were in the city on Friday
last.
Hon. A. r. CARTER, Senator from the
9th District, was in the city on Wednesday
last. 1t is with pleasure that we ac-
knowledge a visit from him.
THE KNIGHTS OF HONOR have paid
to the families of deceased members in Gre
NADIA, $4,000, and the order of United
Workmen has paid $500
WE see in the Winona Advance, that
Mr.. Chas. w. Jones, an accomplished prin-
ter, and most excellent gentleman, of this |
city, is now with that office
EVERYBODY approves of the Health
Ordinance passed at the last meeting of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen, and John |
c. Carraway is the very man to enforce it, |
We publish elsewhere long and i'm
posing lists of lands advertised for delin- !
quenU State, county, and city taxes. They |
speak in woeful tones of the hard times.
FROM the report of the Cemetery
committee, it appears that the community |
in future will participate in the benefits of
the monopoly which are now enjoyed by |
the city sections. Well done.
Dr.. M. S. CRAFT of this city, who
has been doing good service on the Com
mission of Experts on the yellow Fever |
Investigation, at Washington, Memphis and |
other points, was called home last week by |
sickness in his family.
Col. j. H. MCAFEE will address the !
people on practical agriculture at Terry,
18th; Crystal Springs, 18th; Hazlehurst |
10Th; Brookhaven, 10th Summit, 18th; Me
Comb City, 18th; Magnolia, 19th. Local |
papers please copy.
Col. E, RICHARDSON and lady will |
give reception at their residence in West |
Jackson tomorrow night to Mr.. John P. |
Richardson and bride whose marriage was
celebrated at Wesson last week. A large |
number of invitations have been issued,
and there will be many present from other
places to tender their congratulations to
the happy pair.
THE case of John Hick (coD who kill
ed Kansas Foster (cul) was investigated |
before Hons. John McGill, andJ. w. Pat
ton, Justices of the Peace, on Friday last
The evidence clearly showed that it was
not premeditated murder, but criminal
in having too much "fun" with
a loaded rifle The accused. was bound
over to to await action by the Circuit Court.
DIR. E. F. GRIFFIN, ex-member of the
Legislature of 1876, from Jackson county,
and one of the largest lumber men of the
is in the city in attendance upon
the Federal Court. DIR. Griffin is one of the
many citizens of that part of the State who
suffered from the persecution of the General
by log seizures, under the pre-
tended motive to protect the government
tim bered lands.
The reception to Mr.. J. j. Green
ard bride, at the residence of Joshua Green
and lady, on Friday night last, passed off
very delightfully."- to all participating. Home
and foreign markets contributed of their
best TO the richl, laden table, aud the skill
of Mr.. John Martz was never displayed to
greater advantage than in his arrangement
of the same. A large company thronged
the parlors, and the music provided for the
occasion was patronzed until late hour.
We should not be surprised il several entries
were made on the wedding docket last
night.
MORE KIND WoRDs.-From Poplar
Greek, Montgomery county: "Long live
The CLARION" From Kilmicheal, same
county: 81 can't do without THE CLARION"