The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-02-12
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Yick. burg Commarclal.l

MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Vick=burg Commcrcial.l
The Grand Jury reported Indictment
against the following persons on the 30tf
inst. Henry Watson, murder; Agastus \
Ro--, assault with intent to xiii; Nose;
NaCou and GIostcr Spears, grand larceny
Alley. Jackson. grand larceny ard John
O'Couuers, for selling diseased m eat. The
Grand Jury, so far, has made no report foI
to-day
Holly SPRING. Reporter
Mr.. Joseph Cochran, "A young gentleman,
who lived a short distance from town, com
uilteG suicide on Monday night last by
shooting himself iu the head with a pistol
lie had many friend, in the community
Who deplore the lad event.
Kosciu~ko start
ON last Saturday night an attempt was
evidently made 20 burn up kosciuskO. The
" u.t-b be- perperlatpr OituIs attrocious crime
effected a4 entrance into "A vacant store on
.Jefi-Isou street owned BY Capt W. V. Da-
vi- and poured coal oil Oh the floor and set
10 ou fire. The flames soon were ascending
lhc paper on the wall. and had reached the
ceiling when discovered by negro woman
who gave the alarm.
Columbus Index j
An aI1 negro man by the name of Moses
- was louui dead by his son-iu law
Jim aggers about one quarter Of mile
east Of the fair ground on saturday morn
ing Moses WAS about eighty years Of age,
but wa- too we'll and active to induce the
opinion thar Old age was the immediate
cause of his death
Grenada SOUTH
W learn with much regret that oar
worthy coutrere, OIL j. j. Williams, was
ha-uiy called by telegraph 20 the bedside Of
his wife ia dying condition at Madison
station, Miss.
Summit Times.l
Three negro train wreckers were detect
ed one day this week in their horrid work
of drawing the spikes from the rails be-
tween Byram ana Crystal Springs. One of
them was captured with the spikes still in
his hand. just drawn from the ties.
Lake MirrorI
An olG gentleman by the name of Kirk died
on the 22l inst, iu the SD ear OF his age,
WHO has been living near Iuka for many
years. and when he died lived some three or
four miles out OF town, and some of the oldest
residents say they do not remember OF ever
seeing him ia the place, or have ever met
him. For the last 20 or % years he mas Sc
Guided himself from society.
Meridian Homestead
AS an evidence OF what some OF the farm
cr- Of LaHderlale county can make on land
la this part of the State, we mention the
face thai G. kyuard, last year, made 400
gall rs Ot excellent syrup from one acre OF
Louisiana cane, and his son, G. W. kynard,
made 4 bales OF cotton, averaging over 800
nouuds to the bale, from % acres of land.
The cotton was made on the Sowashee bot
tom without the use OF any fertilizer.
Tupelo Journal.l
CEN Edgarton and Col Boyd special
Agents of the L. = Post-otlice Department.
were here several days lately, looking up a
ease of robbiug the Mail between here and
New Albany After investigation of the
surroundings "A warrant was taken out be-
FIt-I ian mi : lp an nj
ed iu the hands of Mr.. Penny As a special
L =. MARSHALL who proceeded to New Al
haUy and arrested Geo. Vaughan, coloTed
malt carrier, brought him to Baldwin
where he had an examination before the
Com ~sioner, who held him in bond of
$500 for his appearance before the I. ).
District Court at oxford, and in default
thereof, was committed to jail at Tupelo to
await the arrival OF T. >. Marshal. The
rohbiug of the mail took place Dec. 2lst, 1873,
between Corona, Lee Co., and Ellistown,
Union Co.
Kinds County Gazette.l
We learn from Edwards that agents have
recently carried hundreds oil negroes from
that ueighbCIhocd to Kansas, that several
large farms have been almost depopulated,
and that there is already scarcity OF labor,
in that vicinity. On Tuesday night. the
2lSt, The citizens OF Edwards ana vicinity
held an Indignation meeting. and after pass
ing resolutions protesting against the action
OF certain agents, organized a committee,
which the following morning waited upon
certain reputed Kansas agents and notified
tkem that their overtures TO the negroes had
To cease. and that at once. The reputed
agents agreed to the proposition of the COM
mitt~e. aud promised to suspend operations.
We learn, also, that a few weeks ago a let
Ter was opened through mistake. in SINH
larty OF names. by gentleman OF Edwards,
which had been written by a citizen of Ray
mond. who was engaged in alluring negroes
away. In the letter he made the uufounded
assertion that there we're 800 families in
This vicinity which were ready to start at
once for Kansas.
Iuka Mrrorl
On Tuesday night last Iuka was struck by
one of the most terrific tornadOes that ever
visited this place. The width OF the cy-
cone where il struck was some two or three
hundred yards and swept away everything
within its reach. The colOred Baptist
church, Charley Brown, Ben Dunn, sam
Cummings, Geo. Cummings and Bob
Browns, ali being property owned by the
eolored people. Mrs. Dennis (white) dining |
room adjoining her house was blown down.
The timbers of these houses were scattered |
for two or three miles through the country. |
Pieces OF scantiing eight and ten feet long !
were blown from one to two miles, and
firmly EMBEDDED in the earth so deep as TO |
DEFY the stoutest man to pull them out. l
Bedsteads, chairs and house furniture, |
clothing and TIN vessels, were scattered /
for several miles along the track of the cy- |
clone. Charles Patterson. child of Ben /
Dunn, sam Cummings and wife and five /
children, Mary L 'ckhart, Geo. Cummings /
aud wife, Bob. Browns Child, wounded. |
Killed, Linda Dunn and child, three child /
rem o. Geo. Cummings, Cue PatteTson-ail |
colored. On Wednesday morning Wis /
tied the scene of destruction and followed |
in the track of the cyclone two or three /
miles from town, where il again came to the |
earth, widening out in it's course to six or |
eight hundred yards in width, tearing down |
the forest trees and removing them some /
distance from where they Stood and sweep /
ing all before it like chat. The clouds /
were iull o. plankS, tree tops, clothing aud /
missiles it had gathered in its course. A 1
wagon was carried about mile, and was /
thrown TO the ground with such force as to |
firmly imbed it in the hard ground, Chick /
ems We're blown away and when found were /
shorn of their feathers as clean as If they |
had been prepared for the pot. AS far as /
heard from no further damage to life than /
above stated. It's course was in the di- |
rection of the Tennessee rivera northeast |
course. Two of the children killed were |
found quarter OF a mile from home on |
Wednesday morning.