The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-02-25
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TO THE DAILY CLARION.
NOON REPORTS.
Congressional.

| WASHINGTON, Feb. N.-SENATE.-Messr
Herman, Platt, Baldwin, and others presented
petitions for the reduction of duty on chemi-
calls used in the manufacture of paper.
| Mr.. Jones presented joint resolution of
the Legislature of Louisiana requesting an
appropriation for the improvement of the
mouth of Red River.
Mr.. Vest Mo-. presented petition signed by
over five thousand citizens of Missouri, Kan
sas, Arkansas and Texas, prayint such legis-
lation as may be necessary to open the Indian
Territory ior settlement on terms just to the
Indians and honorable to the government; also
a memorial OF various chiefs and heads of
families of the Confederated Peoria and Miami
tribes praying such legislation as may abol-
ish the tenure i'll common and to give Indians
a title in severalty in Indian Territory.
WASHINGTON, Feb. "a 24.-HoUsE-M Reagan
Of Texas rising to question Of personal
privilege, sent to the Clerks desk, and had
read an article in the New York Sun of the
the 1lth inst, stating that he, as Chairman of
the Committee on Commerce, had involved
himself in trouble in regard to The inter- state
commerce bill, and that he had charged that
improper influence had been used to defeat
his bill, and thatthe Speaker had stocked the
Committee SO as to secure its defeat He de-
clared the statement to be gross prevarica-
ton Of truth, which showed desire to heap
odium upou him.
Sale Of Railroad.
ATLANTA, Feb. PA special says Gov.
Colquitt confirms the rumors that he has ar
ranged the sale of the Macon and Brunswi ok
Railroad to J.Wilson & Co., of New York.
whoshave given bond to complete at once the
road from Macon to Atlanta, thus making an
other line TO the sea and affording Eastern and
W estern connections.
Carried BY Large Majority.
LONDON, Feb. pa Berlin dispatch re-
ports Herr Hasenclivers motion for the sus-
pension of proceedingsagainst the two hun
dred Socialist deputies was carried by large
majority which included all of the left and
part of the Clerical Centre.
Lost Her Bulwarks.
The British Bark Jessie Boyd, which ar
rived in the British Channel on the Nd, from
Pensacola, experienced heavy weather during
her passage. She lost her bulwarks, four
boats, and one man.
Suicided.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. PA despatch an |
nounces that Baron Won Schell, Privy Chan
cellor has committed suicide his mind being
affected by an explosion in Winter Palace,
Gen. Trepoff has been appointed Military Gov
ernor Of Winter Palace.
Heavy Floods.
MADRID Feb 24-Intelligence has been re-
ceived from Tripoli that fifteen hundred
houses were destroyed there by floods.
Parliament.
LONDON, Feb. 24-The London Stan dard
states that rumors were freely circulated last
nj gbt on both sides of the lobby that immedi-
ate dissolution of Parliament was contempla-
ted. The Standard adds: These reports are
almost premature, but if business of the
House continues it will be so systematically |
Obstructed, it will leave no alternative but to
dissolve Parliament at an early day.
Home rulers meet to-day to consider Sir
Stafford Northcott's motion to check obstruc-
ton.
Georgia For Tilden.
THE RESULT OF THE ATLANTA CONSTITUTIONS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. POINTS,
Special Dispatch to the Globe-Democrat.l
ATLANTA GA, February 4.-The Atlanta
Constitution contains interviews with promi-
nent citizens in sixteen of the principal towns
Of Georgia as to their preference for the Dem
1cratid nominee for President. There are over
500 in the list. Tilden leads it with 236, Thur
man next with ia then in rotation Hendricks,
seymour, Hancock and Bayard, with the re-
scattering.
DEATH OF A JOURNALIST.
AUGUSTA, Ga, February A.-H. j. Wright,
,ne of the editors and proprietors of the Chron-
Gle and Constitutionalist, died to-day, aged
at the residence of Gov. Ii. v.
Johnson, in Jefferson county, after few
weeks illness.
II. He has been chief writer in the Chronicle
since the death of his father, the late Gen.
A. Il. Wright and was one of the ablest wri-
.ers on the Southern press.
THE VERY ACME OF DEPRAvIrY Reached.
WHEELING, W. VA. Feb. 24.-About month
20 the residence of William Worrell, near
Claysville, Pennsylvania, was burned. The
act that it was an incendiary fire was evident
hen, but other particulars of a startling char
acter have developed recently. 1t seems lanes
VI orrell, son of William Worrell, was engaged
10 young lady in Washington county, but
not having the means to marry on he under
Iook 10 destroy his father and sister, so that
he could come into possession of the property
md realize his wishes. Before setting fire to
Ibe house he locked his sister in one room and
tied his father in another. FOrtuntey ser
want discovered them in time TO save their
lives. Young Worrell is twent-oue years Of
age, highly educated, and the family are high
y respected.
Murdered, Outraged, Robbed.
@PArrERsox, n. j., February 2-Harriet
Hick, a widow, aged thirty, was found in her
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