The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-04-21
ALL OVER THE STATE.

Col. w NJ Inge, of Corinth, was ia towr
last week and delivered a fine lecture OF
Temperance at Holly Springs.
The Walden Neucles says that Hon. H
D. Money and family have returned from
Eureka Springs and left for the city of Mex
leo where he goes on business of impor
lance.
We learn from the Neucles that Mr. G
/ W. Somerville of Carroll county shot and
/ killed tramp whom he had fed and wa;
/ lodging on last Monday night, who was at
/ tempting to rob his house. The coroner's
! jury returned a verdict accordingly; served
| him right.
The Starkvile Times says that Hon.
/ l.. q. {. Lamar has been invited to act
as the orator at commencement of the A. Il
NJ. College, in July.
| The Senatobia Express says that YaIo-
/ busha county has imposed a tax Of one doll
I lar on each dog, except one to a family in
/ the county; and suggests that Tate follow
the example. A handsome revenue could
| be raised, besides many sheep will be saved
by reducing the number of CANNES.
! The Water Valley Central announces the
death of Mr. w. W. Frost, of Yalobusha
county. He was an honorable and useful
citizen, and member Of the board of SUI
pervisors for several terms.
Hon. w. D. Perry requests the Advance
to return his grateful Acknowledgements
and thanks to his friends for their past sup
port and their solicitations for the future
but that he is not, nor will he be q candidate
for re election for senator from the 3lst dis
trict.
The Tupelo Journal gives the following
as the result of the municipal election in
Verona, last week in which Judge J. b.
Childers, was elected Mayor, and Messrs.
r. N. LeayelI, T. f. Cannon, y. NJ. Hay,
II. \. Kincanuon and r. L. Trice, Alder
/ men.
The cotton factory at Water Valley,
which has been idle for some years, will
soon be put in repair and run again
The marriage of 1Ir j. w. Martin, of
Starkyille, and Miss Greer, of Spring VAL
ley, Choctaw county, is announced.
Mallie Durham, prominent young man
and a partner in the firm of Wherry & Co,
livery stablemen of Durant, was found in a
room over the stable with his throat cut
from ear to ear. lie was removed to the
hotel where he still remained at last ac>
counts conscious but unable to speak
The Canton Mail says that several of the
young attorneys acquitted themselves with
great credit in the conduct of cases at the
recent term of Circuit Court; notably T.
/ s. Ward, A: F. Hill, and f. A. Hamblen
and that W. II. Powell, bore off the honors
on the civil docket.
The Pascagoula Democrat>Star says that
/ Mrs. Sarah Witter widow of DIR. f. r, Witt
ter, who was long age prominent citizen
! of Hancock, has returned with her family
/ to Bay st. Louis. DIR. Witter was presi-
| dent of once famous vigilance committee
| in Hancock which made things hot for the
! Copeland clan, few decades ago.
Mrs Mary J. Leigh, the venerable moth
er Of Mr.. JOS. f. Leigh, Mr.. Frank Leigh
and Mrs. Craddock, of Columbus, says the
Index, died in that city last week.
/ The Shubuta Messenger says that Mr. L.
b. Lott, aged 70 years, died in Jasper coun-
/ ty on the ID inst. He was one of the oldest
citizens, having lived in Clark and Jasper
counties about sc years.
The Liberty Herald says that mad dogs
are abroad in Amite.
The Herald says that Liberty Council
Friends of Temperance was recognized on
signed the pledge. The following are the
officers elected President-P. r. Brewer !;
Associate-Wm. McNichol.
Jefferson county will hold her annual fair
at Fayette on the twelfth day of May.
The Port Gibson Reveille announces the
death at her residence, in Port Gibson, of
Mrs. Maggie bright Norwood, i'll the Goth
year of her age, the daughter of Hon. Jno.
NJ. Bright, of Tennessee, and the wife of
/ Prof Thomas L. Norwood, of North Caro>
/ lima. Only little more than six months
ago she came to Port Gibson, her husband
having accepted position in Chamberlain~