The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-06
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Gen w. II. McCard1e, of this State, is spo-
ken of in connection with the Secretaryship
of :he U. S. Senate.
Houston Parish, the murderer of GEN Tuck
err, at 0kolona, has been indicted by the grand
jury of Chickasaw county. and viii be tried
at the present sitting of the Circuit Court.
The evidence against him is circumstantial.
The six young men charged with attempting
to lynch JEFF Gillenwaters, prisoner in the
Jail at Senatobia charged with murder, have
been captured and sent to Jail without priyi-
lege of giving bond. Gen. J. R, Chalmers
will defend them.
The Mississippi Baptist State Convention
will meet in Meridian on the 10Th inst
In most of the black river counties straight
Republican tickets are being put in the field
The University of Mississippi, at Oxford,
opened on last Thursday and the A. and NJ.
College at Starkyille, and Mississippi College,
at Clinton, on yesterday. The attendance of
students is large on all three.
A number of our exchanges are deploring
the bad condition of sidewalks aud pavements
in their respective towns.
GEN Gordon, of Georgia. has purchased the
cotton factory buildings at Carrollton, and
will have the machinery at work before long
The third annual Fair of the Mississippi
Exposition Association will be held in Aher-
deem en- the 18Th, 10Th, 10th, 21st and 22I of
the present month successful meeting is
anticipated
Carrollton is out of water. The Couserva
tive says that the dryest thing in town is the
public cistern.'
Mai. V. 7. Walthal has become editor O.
the Handsboro Advertiser.
Senators Lamar and George have gone to
Washington to attend the extra session of the
Senate and will not be able to participate in
the canvass until that body adjourns.
The merchants of Columbus are engaged
in contest with the Standard Oil Company,
o lie of the most powerful and corrupt monop-
Giles in the country. The merchants refused
to sell the oil Manufactured by the Standard
Company, and to retaliate the company es-
tablished store to undersell the merchants
The last grand jury in Clarke county found
The Enterprise Courier publishes the names
of the gentlemen in Enterprise who have
taken out policies in the Matrimonial Insur-
ance Company.
Col Emmett L. Ross has leased his paper,
the Canton Mail, to the Executive Committee
of the Independent party in Madison county
for the campaign. He announces that he is
not responsible for its utterances under the
ne g management.
The Wesson Democratic Club has $50 mem
bers
c. A. Hamilton, Esq, has taken charge of
the editorial columns of the Wesson Herald,
and lively journal he is giving the people of
Copiah and of the State.
On Monday morning, Sept. 26, the steam
boiler at the saw mill of the Simpson Broth
ers, 81 miles north of Ripley, exploded,
killing almost instantly Mr.. Jesse Stubs, son
of II. A. Stubbs, and DR.. Charley Rucker, son
of Capt. A. c. Rueker, and fatally wounding
Mr.. Andrew B. Simpson, from the effects of
which he died soon after. Three other persons
were near ly when the explosion occurred,
and narrowly escaped with their lives. There
was a general wreck. Pieces Of the boiler
and engine were blown ia all directions.
Mississippi will not be behind in contribu-
ting to the relief of the Michigan sfferers.
Quite large sum of money has already been
sent them from the different towns and neigh
borhoods in the State, and more will follow.
Mr.. L. Davis, Esq, Treasurer of Amite cOun-
ty, died at his home in Liberty on Thursday
of last week.
The jefferson county Fair viii begin on the
18th inst. The Directory offers an attractive
list Of premiums and rewards.
Columbus will soon have an ice factory in
operation.
Last Friday negro man named Joseph Du-
mas lost his life in well he had been digging
in Enterprise. He was let down into the well
by his assistants, and when at a depth Of 80
feet relaxed his hold and fell. 1t is supposed
he was suffocated By impure gas.
Six head of cattle have died recently near
Enterprise from malady resembling dydro-
phobia