The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-10-20
IT Ell il CITY


w eAther Clear ana cool
Chief Justice George and family have
returned to the city.
Hon. J. 9 Prewitt, of Yazoo City, was
in the city on Monday.
Capt. VIM. H. Hardy, Of Meridian,
favored Us with a call on Monday.
The young gentlemen gave another
most delightful party at Gen. J. Il. Georges
on last Thursday night.
Mr.. James GaIceIan, the gentlemanly
agent Of the c., st. L. and n. O. r. R., at
Tougaloo, called to see US Monday.
Il new courthouse IS to be built at
Starkville. Proposals from contractors are
invited. See notice in another column.
-Rev. DR.. w. H. Watkins, pastor of the
Methodist church returned home from New
Orleans last Monday night. He is still in
very feeble health.
Mrs Thos j. Wharton and her accom-
pIished daughters, Misses Lula and Sallie,
returned from their trip to st. Louis on
Saturday night last.
Referring to the illness of Rev. DIR.
Watkin., the Natchez Democrat says:
The hosts of friends of this venerable and
esteemed gentlemen in this city will regret
10 hear ofhis illness, and will Join in fer
vent hope that he will soon be restored to
health and usefulness.
The numerous friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas Petric Will read the following, which
we clip from the Oxford Eagle, with regret
Rosalind, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Petrie, died last Wednesday,
AGED about thirteen months. We deeply
Sympathize with the bereaved parents in
their affection.
Here is an item copied from the Ed
ward. Picayune we would commend to the
notice of our Jackson merchants
The euterprising firm of Messrs. Withers
Il Black have lately employed the services
of Miss Kate Lusk, daughter of the Rev.
John Lusk, To assist in their extensive dry
goods department The ladies will find her
clever, aliable and obligIng.
The cotton seed market in this city is
brisk Seed isquoted at 15@lS cents per
bushel, according to quality. The Meridian
oil Mills have paid (under protest) the
800 license recently levied upon their
agent by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen,
and the war between them and the Pearl
River Mills goes on.
Col j. C.. Clarke General Manager,
and Mr. Morey, General Freight Agent of
the Chicago, st. Louis and New Orleans
Railroad, will be in the city to-day for the
purpose of having conference with the
Board of Trade, in reference to new freight /
schedule from this city. The conference
will be had at the Edwards House this |
morning
The death of DIR. A. o. II. Hardenstein |
Of Vicksburg is announced, aged y. He |
was pioneer of the homeopathic system in |
this State to which he removed in 1858. |
lie resided in Jackson for number of years
and was highly esteemed. His funeral at
Vicksburg was very solemn and impressive |
and was attended by an immense procession
of friends. The services were conducted by |
Rev Dr. c. X Marshall and Rev. c.. b. Gall
loway.
Eddie Mcclure, Mike Smitty, Jimmy
Marion, Walter Davis and Johnnie Guidici,
white boys, the oldest of whom is not more
than twelve years, broke into the Gov
errors Mansion on last Wednesday morn
ing, and damaged it to the amount of two
hundred dollars or more, by breaking of |
atl the brass knobs, gas fixtures, &c; be-
sides breaking into all the trunks, beareau,
drawers and closets. The brasses they |
carried away and sold The same evening
they returned for the purpose of making
another raid. The Governor, being at home,
discovered them, and the four last named
ran OH Eddie Mcclure was caught and
gave his companions away. They are now
in Jail, with the exception of Jimmie
Marion, who has not been arrested, await
ing an interview with justice in the Circuit
Court. Eddie Mcclure, the leader of this
band of gamin, is a notorious character in
Jackson, and to the manner born" He is
not more than twelve years old, if that, and
very small for his age, and yet has been
in Jail for petit theft, and other offences,
at least dozen times. At one time he
had a band of six or more little negro
boys who did thriving business in the way
of shop-lifting boxes of cigars, fruit &c.
This band, after number of star engage
ments before the Mayor, and terms in Jail,
was broken up. 1t appears now that he has
a band of white boys and that
they have extended their Operations Dur
ing the epidemic of 1873, Eddie had gem
uine walking case, but Notwithstanding he
could not be kept at home, while the fever
was upon him, it could not kill him. Some
weeks ago we announced his departure, and
We had hoped that he had gone to some lar
ger city where the field of his chosen pro-
fession would have been greater, but soon
after he again put in an appearance. No
city ever produced 8 more accomplished lit
tie scamp than Eddie, considering his
advantages. He would have made champ
ION pupil in old Fagin's school.