The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.

The Enterprise Courier announces the
death of Mrs. NJ. r. Brown in her 18th
year. Mrs. Brown was a native Of South
| Carolina, but had resided in this State since
early life. She was the mother of sixteen
children, all of whom preceded her 10 the
grave except three who now mourn the loss
of their aged mother, and who are members
of our community being Mr.. l.. B. Brown,
Mrs. Laura McLain and Mrs. j. w Griffin.
The Water Valley Courier says that on
! Wednesday evening Mr.. Isaiah Goodwin,
and his son Isaac, residing some four or five
miles from this place, while in the woods
! together, getting up load Of wood, when
some quarrel arose between them which re-
suited in the young man shooting his father
with shot gun. The old man was shot
in the arm near t. the shoulder, the muzzle
of the gun being close rs 10 fracture the
| arm terribly.
The Lexington Advertiser SAYS the guess
tion rs to who is entitled to possession of
the Chancery Clerks Office Of Holmes. is
settled. Judge Campbell has decided the
! case Of J. T. Meade " J. $ Montgomery.
in favor Of the former.
At the meeting Of the bar at Walden, A.
H. Brantly and William Helm pronounced
beautiful and eloquent eulogies commcmor-
alive of the services Of the late Judge Will
liam Cothran.
A fire at Summit extending the whole
block on railroad avenue, burned every
building on that side of the square Loss
B. Hilborn & Co, 10000 Sentinel office
$500, Times office, $500 Masonic and odd
Fellows Hall, $4,000. Hilborn & Go. were
insured for $4,000, and the Masonic Hall for
$500. Incendiaries did the work.
The Tupelo journal says that Frank Reed,
a negro, and a Miss Bailey, white woman,
came to that place from Union county, last
week, spent the night and left on the pass
Senger train for Meridian. Their conduct
was not such As to create the slightest sus-
picion that they were doting lovers fleeing
from the wrath Of "eruel PARENTS and the
town remained euveloped in utter ignorance
of the fact until the arrival Of the father Of
the woman, on Saturday, the day after the
departure Of the runaways. He related
the circumstances connected with IL, all of
which are unimportant, except that his
daughter took of with her about $40 Of
his money and went to the devil.
The same paper says, McFerrin, the me-
gro preacher, school teacher and Radical
politician combined, has come to grief and
is now an inmate of the Lee county Jail
| He has been teaching public school az
Shannon and has been obtaining pay. by
! perjury, for scholars that never attended
his school He had a preliminary trial at
Shannon, on Saturday last before Mayor
Topp, of that place and Mayor Smith of
Tupelo, which resulted in his commit
tai.
The Canton Mail reports on the autbority
of the Deputy Sheriff and Tax Collector OF
Madison, that only about GO per cent Of the
taxes of this year have been collected.
An unknown man, SAYS the BatesyilIe
Blade, was found dead near the railroad.
one mile north Of Sardis, last "Wednesday
morning. He was about thirty years old
and had the appearance Of being dissipated
Upon his person WAS found So Is, but
nothing by which his indemnity could be
established.
Near Deasonville Yazoo county, within
few days, fifteen or twenty mules and
horses have been killed 10y buffalo gnats