The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
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to take place this month.
!. The Supreme Court has adjourned unit
il, first Monday in January
D. D. The young gentlemen Of this city inten
giving party in a week or two
s, The incessant rains of the past weel
Id have adampening effect on things generally
The Musical Club will meet next Mon
day night at the residence of Capt. Jno. T
a: Buck
We are glad that Mr. Westbrook was not
a. seriously injured as we enormously stated
y last week
Small row on Spengler's corner, between
two colored citizens Tuesday night Nobody
e damaged much.
IS The excursion fever has no. subsidized
It although trains are wrecked occasionally.
" Three are billed for this month
The Clifton arrived from Carthage and
way landings, on Tuesday with 139 bales of
cotton. She leaves IN a few days.
Pearl river is higher now than it has
T been for a long time. The Great Eastern
could almost take trip to Carthage.
An old man named Andrew Jackson
Bailey, living in the city, died Monday
night, and was buried by the county
The Jackson Skating Rink, at West
Jackson Engine House, was opened this
week, under the direction of Mr. r. Carpen-
ter.
The CLARION acknowledges the honor
of call from all the members of the Elec-
toral College present-Messrs. Nelson Bar
ry, Mitchell, Spight, Miller and Hirsh.
$. C. Devine, Esq, recently elected
County Weigher of Madison county by 700
majority, called at THE CLARION sanctum
yesterday.
II. F. Clingan, Esq, of this city, has
shown us ive-ounce Irish potato, Early
Rose the third crop from seed planted in
February last
The back-water has driven the game
out into the hills, and hunters are slaugh>
| tering deer and turkeys. Ducks are plenti.
full on the river.
Our former townsman, Col. w. T. |
Withers, has rented Ashland, the old Ken
lucky University. He will make it what
it was many years ago, stock farm.
Some of the young gentlemen of the
city speak Of having supper ''for gentle /
men only" on the night of Dec. 31si Some |
thing on the style of an "Afternoon Coffee"
The Sheriff's office reports ax-paying |
as remarkably dull. Only fifteen days re-
main in which to pay up and two men would |
be unable to fill out the receipts within that
time.
The Barrett plantation, five miles west
of Jackson, and one of the most desirable
places in Kinds, is offered for sale by Mr.. B.
I. Lyon. See notice of advertisement of
same.
Mrs Jacob Kausler and daughter, Miss
Emma reached home on Saturday last from
visit of several months to relatives in
Maryland and Virginia, both in excellent
health.
Hon. Thomas Spight, Democratic
Elector and editor of the Ripley Sentinel,
favored us with a call yesterday. Also Jos.
Hirsh, Esq, Elector for the Shoe-String
District.
No. l Fire Company desires a full
meeting next Monday night, as business of
much Importance will be brought before it.
The company is to be divided between the
Hose~reel and Engine.
The man that gives false alarm of fire
while the streets are in such a fearful CON
diton ought to be shot. Some one made
the boys run last Friday night while there
was no necessity in it.
The afternoon Coffee" at Mr.. W. H.
H. Green's, was very pleasant affair, and
was much enjoyed by q large company.
Music, conversation and refreshments were
the order of the evening,
1t will interest Jacksonians to know that
a short extra session of the Legislature is
favored by some of our State exchanges. A
Legislative Apportionment, to conform to
late State census, being the chief reason
urged.
Wood has become an item in town. The
owners of the steamer Clifton, would do the
public service and benefit themselves ma
terially by establishing yard and bringing
wood down the river They could afford to
sell cheap.
Unless the rain holds up, there will be
superabundance of Santa Claus fixins on the
hands ofmerchants after the holiday season
Wehave never seen our city stores so well
supplied. 1t is good time to ''mark down."
advertise and unload
The Daughters of St" Andrew" will
hold fair for some charitable purpose soon
Due notice will be given of time and place,
but this will suffice to inform the "deal
boys" to commence saving up skekels
-Messrs. George Smith and John Chill
dress recent proprietors and keepers of a
West Jackson saloon, who were arrested upon
a charge of robbing Mr.. Charles Williams of
81 ,550,and brought before his honor, Mayor
McGill, were upon full examination, dis !
charged.
"A Jackson fireman gave the Lexington I
people a specimen of his skill at a recent
fire in that town. The Advertiser says that
among the first to reach the burning roof
and most active in rendering assistance, was ,
Mr.. Jno. T. Hull, of Jackson, who had been
for several days in our town attending the ,
trial of his brother, Mr.. c. NJ. Hull.
The recent cold spell has occasioned S
some tall stories from men who have passed '
through "the coolest winter" One is of
the mans words which were frozen so hard i
that nobody knew what he said until they &
melted the next summer. There are some
fellows who would do the community SER
vice by finding the country where this oc-
CURED.
Henry Washington, the negro sentenced
to be hung on the 31st inst, and Neal c
Davis a United States prisoner sentenced