The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-01-21
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
West Point NcWsJ
We learn that over 1900 darkies have left
our depot since October last Tor Kansas, Ar
kansas and the Mississippi Bottom
CoGeeville Times
The following isa tr1c copy Of note to
Mr.. =. Il. Heron Of this place, from Il well
tlckled and over joyed father:
''Jany oth-mr {. b. heron lie got some
thin funney to tell you which now you I.
not goin 10 beleaye, my wife sarah hays had
three children fore the honest TRUE.
GrAnderson Hays note
l.. 5. We learn thst The three young de-
pendants OF Ham are doing well.-tEd
Times.
Kosciusko Starl
on the evening Of the 8th inst , Henry
Huffman, a prominent cOlored citizen, liV-
ing three and u half ~ les east OF kOsciusko
was found dead, near his hog pen. When
he left the house, 10 see after hi. hogs. Ne
was Ia his usual health. He i. supposed 10
have died with epilepsy. Henry was Il
sober, industrious, aud thrifty farmer. and
leaves wife aud one son TO mourn his sud-
den demise
About forty negroes, from Ncsh0ba cOun-
~, arrived here on last Monday, 10 take the
train for kansas.-Ihey seemed a little dis-
COuragCd 10 find, upon their arrival here,
that the colorod people Of this vicinity had
rather an antlpathy 10 the Kansas move
ment.
McComb City Intelligencerl
The Jackson Railroad Is transporting
! large quantities Of railroad iron north.
! From fifteen 10 twenty cars loaded with
iron pass this point daily.
Moss Point -Pascagoula Democrat
Star.l
The scarcity of our c0lOred population Il
noticeable fact In our community. There
| Is not Que negro this year where there were
| four this time last year. Some have gone
to the happy land OF Kansas, others TO New
! Orleans and the Louisiana bottoms. Labor
Is very scarce here aud our millmen are
pushed 10 get men 10 run the mills. Wages
are good and work plenty, and any one
wanting work need not remain Idle The
mills are running steadily now, aud unless
the supply OF logs is again cut short good
hands can get permanent employment AT
good wages.
| Vicksbnrg Commercial
! Annie Page, who was Indicted day OF
two ago, Jointly with her husband, for the
murder OF Jim Brown, on Fort Hill, wa,
arrested Yesterday and placed In the War
rem county jail, to await the action OF the
circuit court in her aud her husbands case
The Vckshnrg Herald reports two bur
| glnrlcs In that city by gang Of profession.
ais
Water Valley Central
We are informed that some wouId-be assas.
sin aud sneaking coward, few nights since,
| shot Mt Willie Wilson son of Capt. l.. X.
! Wilson, whilst he was standing in his faith.
ers yard which fortunately missed its
mark. Willie promptly returned the com
! piment with interest, firing five shots at
! the retreating scOundrel This is the Sec
ond attempt IN the last month that has been
mode to assassiuatc young Wilson.
Vi ksburg Herald,
IN Monday evening last, white man
nr the name of John Wilson, who for the
IN three months had been engaged in the
capacity Of foreman of the jetty work, while
e,5ssing over to this city from Delta in
"A, was drown about fifty yards from the
sand bar on the Delta side.
Greenwood Flag.
The signs of the times indicate that
there will be more lumber used in LeAore
county during the next twelve months than
has ever been used in the county during
the same length Of time
Water Valley Central.
A street fight occurred in this place ON
last Thursday morning, on Main street, in
front of Capt. Herrings drug store, between
5. II, Thornton, Esq, and Capt. T. j. vii,
liams, in which the latter received pistol
shot in the left shoulder--tie ball ranging
around back of the shoulder-bladc. The
wound, though not necessarily dangerous,
is very painful one. As to the origin of
the difficulty, we know nothing, except that
it grew out of a political difference.
Westvlle Ncwsl
large quantity of pork was killed In
our town this week, and some hogs were
very large, among the largest we heard of
was those killed by DIR, Legget aud Mr.
The Dr's weighed 260 lbs MIR.
Mr.. Mendeuhall's would not weigh on a
pair OF 800 ID. scales
Vicksburg llcrald,l
At half past IL o'clock last Monday night
a cowboy, by the maine of Pete Williams,
was shot by some unknown party near War
rent0n. The bali penetrated the boys left
eye and passed through his head, killing
him instantly. The murderer ut once Jump.
ed on n horse and fled. The deceased had
been drinking all day, but was totally tnof-
fensiye, What he should have been killed
for Is not known.
Coheeyille Times,
Mr. George w Bellamy one of the old
landmarks of Iallahatchie county, and well
known to many citizens of this place, died
at his residence near Charleston last week.
Mr.. Bellamy was one of the first and most
successful merchants of Cotleeville in its
early days and carried with him when he
moved the very best wishes OF all who knew
him, He was one OF the best citizens off
rallahatchie, whose people mourn his loss
one and all. lie was u friend to everybody. |
nm enemy to noAe. He leaves large estate |
together with an insurance policy amount. |
ing to about $4,000
Pascagoula Star-Democrat.
A gentleman informs us that last week
fifty sheep killed by dogs in the upper mart /
of this boot. The sheep belonged to Messrs. |