The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-14
ALL OVER THE STATE,

FROM Harrison, via Eolia, to Creve.
= ALL OVER THE STATE.
: The Starkyille Times saws that the hous,
i OF Hogan x Lamain has opened doors an,
!, resumed business
The Times speaks OF monstrous outrag
: mat was committed the week before by IN,
q United States Marshal in arreSting thre
. olllZenS OF Oktlbbeha, for alleged violation
OF The election laws. One of these. Mr. \
! a. montgomery, Is good Democrat, anoth
I er, Mr.. James Boyd, Is not a Democrat il
D any sense, and the third is negro. The,
; are 70 appear nj Oxford in June or July anC
1t VIII necessarily cost them heavily.
Capt. Put. Darden, Master of the STAT,
- Orange OF Mississippi, is expected soon e
commence his lecture through the State.
Due notice will be given Of his appoint,
ments.
The Liberty Herald says that the follow,
ing gentlemen compose the Democratic Ex-
ecutIye Committee of Amite county: b. f.
Johns, ii. X. Butler, J. c. Dixon, NJ Jack
son, K. W. Anders, w ID. Caufeld, NJ. NJ.
whitney, ". l.. Jenkins, l. q. Richmond
and ;. Reynolds.
By the same paper we learn that Coils.
Nelson and Stockdale have formed part
nership for the practice Of Law in Amite
county.
The death of Capt. John NJ Boyles, one
OF the Oldest citizens of Pamela county, is
announced by the Batesville Blade.
Adams county bonds are selling at a pre-
MUM.
At the late Jasper Circuit Court, says the
Meridian Homestead, there were four con-
ylcts sent to the Penitentiary. All negroes.
The case that excited the greatest interest
was that OF the State use Of Jasper County
vs. ). L. Clayton, former County Treasurer
lhe case was argued at length and with
ability by Messrs. Huddleston and Hardy
for the plaintiff, and Maj. Terrall and = T.
Street, Esq, for the defense. The trial
occupied an entire day and resulted in
mlstriaL 1t was said eight of the jury
were for defendant and four for plaintiff.
Capt. s. H. Brown, of the Water Valley
Central, is one of the best County Super
intendents of Education in the State.
Meridian papers mention that negro
man deposited a three weeks old infant in a
sleeping car at that place. When discovered
1t was returned on the down train, and the
following was ascertained to be its origin
On the 9TH of January, a woman who rep
resented herself as 4 widow Bell, in compa-
ny with young man who called himself
her brother, and gave his name as ]. d. /
Birchfeld, came to Mr.. Wright's house in |
Newton county, and were employed to work |
for him. On the 10th of March Mrs. Bell |
was confined and became the mother of a /
healthy female child. They took she child /
to Meridian and abandoned it as stated. /
The man and woman can't be found.
Hon. r. A. Dean, Of Lafayette county, |
reports to the Oxford Eagle, considerable /
sickness in his portion of the county, the /
people busily engaged with their crops, and /
everything moving along peacefully and |
quietly.
The Rosedale, Bolivar County Leader, |
says that Thrasher and Russell, (both col |
ored), magistrate and constable, in that /
county, had row which resulted in the |
death of both. One accused the other of |
having had him indicted for gambling The
lie passed and both procured pistols, deter
mined to settle it according to the "code
duello," armed himself and went in search
of his adversary, they met, when Russell
having a self-cocker, fired five times before
Thrasher could recover from the surprise
into which he had been thrown from the
suddenness of the attack. Russell then
turned to run when Thrasher fired six shots
at him, the last producing fatal wound.
Ihrasher was wounded in three places.
Circuit Court is now in session in Can
ton. The civil docket is small, but the
criminal docket is large, and quite a delega-
ton Of offenders will 90 to the Penitentiary
\ meeting was held in Corinth lately to
consider measures looking to the building ,
up of the city. The Pleader says that
sensible, pointed and telling speeches were
made by Col. Bills, Maj. Woford, Col.
Jausey and Judge Kilpatrick.'
The Macon Sun says that Miss Abbey,
sister of Mr. r. \. Abbey, commercial tele-
yraph operator, is in the great music house !
If Warrenton x Savage, Selma, A la. While :
n Selma last Tuesday we had the pleasure
If listening to several operas executed by
Ter and in our opinion she bids fair to take
Ugh rank among the musical celebrities of
he South.
The Meridian Mercury hears upon good
of a child in Kemper county who
5 decidedly a human prodigy. lie is three
ears old, weighs G5 pounds
The Westville News says that if the
-oung men who are looking for the prettiest
-oung lady in Mississippi will cast their
yes Simpsonward, We will point her out.
The Edwards City Item announces that
Ion. w. A. Montgomery was elected Presi-
ent Of the Kinds Stockholders Assoca~
ion, which was organized at Raymond on
asst Monday.
The Woodville Republican says that the
lection for Justice of the Peace in the 1st
nd % Districts of Wilkinson county, re.
ulted in the election of ;. G.. Brandon in
he ID, and Mr.. f. III. Lewis in the 1st Dis ,
riot.
The Louisville Signal records the death
f Mrs. Eliza \. iCoyington, relict Of the late
Or. J. b. CovingtOn. '
The same paper speaks Of an old man. +
Ienry Vanlandingham, in Winston county, n
tho is eighty two years of age and stands
n his head every birth day. r
At Vicksburg, on the 10TH Henry Spain,
atchman on the ferry boat, had been carous
lg and drinking and was in the elevator
liking to an elderly man named Michael
heehan, employed at the freight depot of
he Vicksburg and Meridian railroad. Shee-
an reproyed him for his conduct and told
i'm he should go home aud get some sleep
get sober SO he could 20 on watch to-
ght. A quarrel eHsued, when Spain shot
leehan, instantly killing him.
A cotton exchange has been organized in
J. w. Sherman, President J.
:. Soady, Vice President; Lewis Green, Jr.,
WOman's Best Friend.