The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-05-05

, morrow night, 10 take action IN regard 70
the approaching reunion of the Brigade in
this city on tue 18th inst. All ex-Conted-
crates, and the citizens generally, are invited
to be present, and lend their aid in making
the reunion a success and a credit 10 Jack
son.
The United States Court convened on
Monday last, Hon. r. A. Hill presiding.
The following Grand Jury was empanueIed:
. O. Whitfield, foreman, J. II. Echols, sec re-
t4ry; Thomas Anderson, J. T. Barksdale,
J. I Cameron, q. c. Eyrich, L. y Eu-
banks, G. NJ Hameli, B. T. Hobbs, W. :.
Hendricks. J. W. johnson, c. A. Lusk, F.
Murrell, J. R.dfearn, lobe Shackelford, q.
D. Subway, }. +. Trpp, J. Z. Wilmington.
". W Yandell and Jones Taylor.
On account Of ill-health, Prof c. B.
Wilmer has found it necessary for time,
at least, to reIinqui-h control Of his prosper
Gus and Hourishing school. Prof. Wilmer
has succeeded in building up one Of the
finest schools that ever existed in Jackson,
aud il j. q matter Of regret that he i unable
TO finish the good work 80 successfully be-
gun. lie left Monday night for oewanee,
Tenn, hi- future home, accompanied by the
good wishes Of his host Of Jackson friends.
The members Of the Methodist congre
cation Of this city have been seriously con
-iderlug for some time the matter Of erect
ing new house of worship, to cost from if
teen % twenty thousand dollars. Several
. lh0usand-doliar subscriptions are ready for
such good work, and we have no doubt tie
necessary aggregate can be raised when the
congregation determines that the house
shall be built There are many well~dis-
posed outsider, who would be willing to put
a brick in tne new editice.
1t would b. a graceful and fitting act
for our citizens to erect a monument IN the
cemetery t. the memory Of the many brave
and gallant soldiers of the Confederacy who
sleep there. Col Richardson has expended
over two thousand dollars in repairing and
identifying the cemetery, particular care
and attention having been paid to that por
ton set apart for the soldiers graves and
now, with his usual generosity, he proposes
20 head the list for the purchase of a hand
some monument. Something should be
done in the matter
We had the pleasure Of call this week
from Mai. j. II. Isaac-ou, OF New Orleans. I
. The Major lived in Jackson about thirty
five years ago and thought he would once
more visit the place and renew the acquain-
tance- Of his earlier years. Many for whom
he has made inquiry have gone way Of all
the earth, but the Virdens, Robinson, Lem
I ly, KausIer. Mluship, aud others of the old
time citizens still remain to greet him and
chat with him Of other days. The Major is
/ Administrator of Finance in New Orleans.
/ He has been recently i'll bad health, and has
been testing, with great success, the virtues
[ Browns Wells, in Copiah county.
Tie Republican State Convention, to
select delegates to the National Convention,
meets at Representatives Hall ut - o'clock
to-day. The city is full of delegates, and
appearances indicate that the meeting viii
/ be an interesting one. Many Of the old
/ lights Of the Republican party are in at
tendance. The fight it is understood, will
be between the Sherman and Grant men
. the former comprising all the otfice-holder5
under the present administration, and the
latter the real unauthorized negro Radicals. /.
Since Monday both parties have been hard
at work to secure votes. As yet, it is inn
possible to predict what the result will be,
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viatsd Inv sa,rin,, both. Early in the action
/ +r,., ,,,,o-tior of instructino for Grant was
raised and then the real contest began.
The sneeches were fierce and insulting.
The confusion was intense. Speakers
mounted chairs. tables desks. and ANYTHING
,1,, +l,a+ i ,,,,srad f., he convenient eTiar' >
..f,,I~ ..birelinc and ..imnostor., were.
c,,,,arativeIv GENTLE enitbets and hon
eyed compliments. \ row was imminent,
I +l,a e1-i,s crowd of ON t-iVarS a were