The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-02-03
THD CITY
Pearl river is falling rapidly.

] piOCccIlAS5 III meat
Master Eddie Tucker, son of Rev.
+ L. Tucker, is seriously i'll with typhoid
g lever.
0 Hon Frank c. MCGEE, of Clarke, wa.
in the city Saturday on business of his con-
stituents
R H. Henry, the wide-awake editor OF
the Brookhaven Ledger, was in the city
Tuesday.
"A visit from Judge Speed and G.. NJ.
Hilyer, Esq, Of Vicksburg, on Friday, was
highly appreciated.
Mrs. Frank Aldrieh, of Lefore county,
is in the city on visit to her father, Gen.
George, and family.
The compress was in operation last
week, and over three hundred bales of cot
ton were compressed.
Col. o. B. Collins of the Clarke county
bar was in the city Monday attending to
business in the federal court
The young people had a pleasant
storm party at the residence of Mr. r. L.
Saunders, on Monday night.
Hon. A. II. Longino and Hon. C. H.
| Wilcox of the Monticello bar, have been In
the city on professional business.
The Capital City Band, of Jackson, has
been engaged to furnish the music for a
grand ball in Canton on the 23d inst
Judge Young, of New Albany, member
Of the Board Of Public Works, favored
The CLARION with call on Saturday.
Miss Jennie Morancey, of this city,
leaves for New Orleans early next week for
an extended visit to friends in that city.
Mrs. Fannie G.. Barksdae leaves the
latter part of the week for New Orleans on
visit to friends. She will be gone several
weeks.
Tyne Perkins, a worthy colored man
living in Rankin county, was drowned in
Conway's Slough, across the river, on Sat
urday.
The revised ritual of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows will be exemplifed |
in Capitol Lodge tonight. Members are
specially requested to be present at this
meeting.
Our young friend Mr.. Robert ShotweIl, |
is, we regret to learn, lying seriously ill .
with pneumonia at the residence of Mrs
Pointdexter in this city.
That justly popular hotel, the European
House, has been re-opened in better style,
even than formerly Messrs Wilson and /
Parker are the managers.
The Board of Public Works were in
session last week. All the members present
except Messrs. Campbell, of the 9th District,
and O'Ferrell. of the 9Th.
Won't some one who knows please rise
and explain the reason of the notable de-
crease in the number of weddings since
Leap Year came to an end.
-Messrs Thomas and Eugene Sykes, two
of the progressive men of Monroe, were in
the city last week, looking after convict
labor for a Railroad enterprise.
The accidental discharge of pistol on
Main street Saturday afternoon is the near
est approach to anything in the tragedy line
Jackson has furnished this week.
We are glad to be able to state that
the condition of Mr.. NJ. A. Van Hook is
greatly improved, and that he is rapidly
recovering from his late severe illness.
Hons. r. o. Reynolds, of Aberdeen,
Walthall and Freeman, of Grenada,
Featherston, of Marshall, and Ferguson, of I
Greenviiie, we're visiting the Cap ital last
week
We are requested to remind the mem
bers of Jackson Fire Co. No. l. that next
Monday is the day for the regular meeting
and washing The new Steamer will be out
in the evening.
THE CLARION Bindery is turning out
some of the handsGmest work we have ever
seen, in the way of Bank-books, Registers,
etc A visit to our Bindery would interest
almost anyone.
Owing to the short stay of Sara Bern
hardt in New Orleans, and the difficulties
in obtaining good seats, ETC., tbs excursion 1
we mentioned last week from this city has
been indefinitely postponed. i
The High School property has been
purchased by Capt. r. H. Allen, one of the
lessees Of the Penitentiary. The price paid
was $4,000. Capt. Allen will at once i'm
prove the property by the erection of a resi-
dence, etc
jackson seems determine not to be out
done in anything-even in business failures
Three merchants have, up to date, made
the Indebtedness of all, how
ever, does not amount to a great deal. Two
or three thousand dollars will cover the
amount.
The Masonic Grand Bodies will be in
session all of next week week. Mr.. H. NJ.
Taylor, Chairman Reception Committee,
has been tireless in his efforts to make
dation of the delegates. A large meeting is
expected.
Mr.. Luther Manship, of McComb
City, and Mr.. o. P. Wright, of Sherman,
Texas. both of whom were former citizens
of Jackson, have, as will be seen by refer
ence to our married" column, recently taken
unto themselves partners for life. Success
and happiness to all concerned.
Wilder & Co., cotton buyers and cons
mission merchants, of Boston, failed
about week ago. The amount of liabili>
ties, over assets, is $4,000. This firm, it
will be remembered, had an agent in Jack
son during the fall buying cotton. None of
our citizens, we are glad to say, suffered by
the failure.
We regret to announce the death ofMrs.
Mary Wallace Virden, wife of Mr.. James
Virden. livin1 near this place. She con-