The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-11-12
THE CITY .
-"Awfully" warm.
-"Distressingly" damp.


-Meteoric shower tomorrow night
Cotton in the Jackson market 104
cents.
-Chancery Court meets on the first
Monday of next month
On Sunday next divine services will be
held in all the churches at the usual hours.
The proceedings Of the City Fathers at
their last meeting. are published elsewhere.
Omitted States Marshal, Jack Wharton,
of New Orleans La, was in the city last
week
-Rev. DIR. Watkins discussed "the
ruly member" in MS sermon last Sunday
night.
Three firstcass theatrical companies
will appear at Angeles Hall during the
month
The family of Mr. Chas. Manship, of
st. Paul, Minnesota, are visiting relatives
in this city.
-Rev. c. b. Galloway, of Vicksburg,
was on a visit to his numerous friends in
this city yesterday.
We learn that an unprecedented
amount of freight is passing over the two
railroad lines at this point.
The result of the Senatorial election
knocked our neighbor of the Independent
into a half sheet last week.
The Compress question is discussed in
our Meridian letter, to which the attention
of our business men is invited.
AT the December meeting of the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen six trustees for the
Public Schools of this city are to be elected
Rev. Dr. Hunter and family are re-
moving to the manse, the Musgrove resi-
dence nearly opposite Presbyterian Church
Growers Comedy Company at Angelo $
HALL tomorrow night; Friday and Satur-
day nights, at the same place, Templeton' s
''Star Alliance"
The Supreme and Federal Courts, now
in session, have drawn large number of
distinguished attorneys throughout the
State to the city.
DR. Geo. X. Harrington left on Friday
night last for New Orleans to attend an
additional special course of medical lectures.
Hewii be absent two months.
What has become of the Natehez,
jackson and Columbus road? We had
hoped to take an excursion to Natchez by
this time-probably to Columbus.
We are requested to say that refresh
ments" would not DO Objectionable to the
serenaders who have been making such
sweet music lately. Singing, they say, is
dry work.
We would suggest an improvement OF
some of the side walks in Jackson. They
are in very bad condition in some places,
and at night there is danger in walking
over them.
Mr.. Isadore Schwartz, leader of the
Capital City Band, informs US that the
Band is soon to be permanently reorganlzed'
and that it will be nearer perfect, if possi-
BILE, than before.
Gen. w. F. Fitzgerald was in the city
yesterday, looking in splendid health, and
was the recipient of numerous congratula-
tons upon his election as District Attorney
OfWarren county.
Christmas is but five weeks of, and
soon the fre-cracker and sky-rocket will
begin to herald its approach Our mer-
chants are displaying the usual assortment
of holiday novelties
Gen. Jno. d. Freeman has located for
the practice of his profession in Vicksburg.
While we regret to lose so able and useful
citizen, we congratulate the bar OF our
sister city upon its acquisition
The Grover Comedy Company are
hacked at Angeles Hall for the 18th inst.
Templetons "Star Alliance" for the 14th
and 10th, and the noted "Huntlys" are due
on the 9th, and viii play three nights.
The weather is excessively warm for
November. We heard an old colored lady,
who saw the stars falP' in 1888, say that
it Is q forecast of the burning of the world,
which, she says, will take place tomorrow
night
John CIeary, the clothier, has removed
to his old stand, the store recently occupied
by Whiting s. Gray. He has complete
assortment of gents and boys clothing, mr.
nishing goods. shoes for ladies, misses and
children, trunks, etc.
The FIRE bells rang out the alarm yes
terday evening at o'clock. Our efficient
FIRE department. turned out promptly, and
as promptly turned back when 1t was as
covered that burning sage field IN SCUM
jackson caused the alarm.
The Catholic COnYent win be compile
ted in a very short while, and viii be
one of the handsomeat buildings in the city.
As soon rs finished it will be opened for the
deception of boarders, twenty-fourOf whom,
we learn, have already applied.
Col Richardson has requested the fol-
lowing competent and reliable gentlemen
to act AZ 4 committee 70 superiHteDd the
work Of identifying the eelhetarys Aeaars.
II spenaler. j. q Hamilton 9, H. IL
ahip. Jos. II. Morris ana B. w GEifRth
The election ior city olacers takes pAaee
IN the first Monday ii January ALREADY