The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-03-17
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tapis after Lent.
The Firemen will have their customary
parade on the first of May.
The Globe Dramatic Company at Rob-
inson's Opera House to night.
The State Board of Health will meet in
this city OH Friday, April Ind.
The Jackson Republicans are reorgan-
ling for the coming campaign.
Mrs. f. G. Barksdale left on Monday
for visit to friends in Grenada.
Our merchants are receiving new goods,
though as yet in small quantities.
There were ten interments in the Gem
etery during the month of February.
The thermometer yesterday evening
marked 42o-within eight of freezing point.
The lovers of skiff and sailboat riding
will soon have a chance to indulge in those
pleasures.
The mighty Pearl is on the boom; it
is rising rapidly, and unusually high water
is expected.
Miss Emma and Miss Lizzie Kausler,
after lengthy visit to New Orleans, return
ed to this city last week.
Preparations are being made for a
dance at Angeles Hall, the latter part of
this, or the fl rst Of next month.
The Board of Trustees of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College will meet in
this city on Thursday, April LIST.
The engineers of the Natchez, Jackson
& Columbus Railroad are waiting upon the
weather To commence work upon the road.
The Archery Club, which was source
of so much pleasure and enjoyment to its
members last spring and summer, is to be
reorganized.
Mr. J. II. Beeman, recently of the Sea-
Shore Gazette, is in the city. He contem-
plates starting paper at Bay st. Louis at
all early date.
The proceedings of the Board of Mayer
and Aldermen had at a regular monthly
meeting, on March Sd, are published else
where in this issue.
The Republican State Convention has
been called to meet in this city ON Monday,
May 9th; and the Democratic Convention
on Tuesday, May 9th.
An alarm of fire WAS sounded on Satur-
dav, but no damage was done. All the en-
gines we're promptly on hand, but their SER
vices were not required.
The ''Gem Puzzle" which is having
such a run in the North, has found its way
to Jackson, and is likely to become as popu-
lar here as it is everywhere else.
A large two-story brick building-lOO
feet long and 40 feet broad--is being erect
ed inside of the Penitentiary walls. 1t is to
be used for a paint and wood shop.
We learn from the Comet of the death
of Mrs Belt, nee Miss Nellie Sizer, daughter
of ]. s. Sizer, formerly of this city, by being
thrown from horse near Dallas, Texas, a
few weeks since.
"A number OF merchants and business
men of Vicksburg and elsewhere passed
through the city last night en- rodte to Gin
cinnati, to attend the opening of the new
Southern Railroad
The reportof Rev. DIR. Tucker, Chaplain
of the Penitentiary, is an interesting one
1t shows that much good has been accom-
plished among the convicts by the religious
exercises which are held weekly at the Pen
itentiary.
The new depot for the Chicago, St.
Iouis and New Orleans Railroad is as
sured fact. We learn that the contract for
building it is in the hands of Mr.. ii. M.
TAYLOR; and that work will commence upon
1T at an early day.
The Oliver Clifton started Saturday
morning on its first trip to Carthage; on
the same day the Timmie Baker departed
for New Orleans, her managers having de-
cided that she could be made more protita-
BILE in the Mississippi than in the Pearl
A call has been made for meeting of
the Jackson Republican Club at the City
Hall tomorrow night, for the purpose of a
thorough reorganization. The call IS sign
ed by Messrs. Robt. J. Alcorn, John Estelle,
J. ]. Spellman, Jno. MeGill, and about
forty others.
On account of the bad weather and the
Lenten season combined, the Globe ORA
matte Company played to small houses last
night and the night before. We hope them
better success tonight, the last of their en-
gagement, for the Company is good one,
and in every way worthy of it.
We met in the city few days since a
representative of the Mississippi Mills, at
Wesson, who informed us that the mannfac-
turing capacities of the Mills we're not near
equal to the constant demand for the goods,
and that the management of the Mills con-
template increasing their capacity and IA
cilities.
Col Geo. d. Lawrence, Assistant Su-
perintendent v. & NJ. Railroad, has our
thanks for an invitation to participate in
the excursion to Cincinnati over the new
Southern route from that city, and connec-
tions. We regret that our engagements
were such that we could not avail ourselves
Of the courtesy.
in accordance with an invitation eK-
tended by the new Cincinnati Southern
Railroad Company, the business men of
jackson held meeting On Friday last and
selected Ave Of their number to represent
them at the formal opneing Of this route 1t
c;neinuafi. on the 18th inst Messrs. Jno.
w. Rabinson. Y. Virden, Isydore Strauss
q. Bloom, and Sol Drsyfas, were the gentle
n.en selscfea. They ielt for Cincinnati on
Monday night. The business men q fIle en-
eirs country riH be represented on fp'n ~