The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-12-07
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Austin Cotton Plant, 2j; |. L. Mex.
became Sheriff of Tunica county on IA,
Saturday. Capt. Mckee was elected To IN
the unexpired term. Mr. J. B. Harris win
become Sheriff January next.
A colored man named John Rhodes, liyip,
on the Carson place, near Friars Point, VIZ
killed by shot in the head last SATURDAY.
night, in his cabin, by two masked men, / L
is supposed that it was not the intention ia
kill him, but merely to brighten him Of Ii,
place.
With sincere sorrow the Port Gibsn (
Reville records the death, on Sunday night
of Mrs Clara McCaa, wife of VIM. H. RI. /
sum, and daughter of the late David McCm,
of Jefferson county.
The bars of the Jail at Winona were re-
moved on the 29th from one of the window,
and three of the prisoners escaped before
the alarm could be given. One of the prs
oners was under life sentence The iaila
arrived in time to prevent the escape Of the
remainder of the prisoners, u in number
Mr.. J. d. Wells and Miss Emma Lamb
we're married at the residence Of Mrs Un,
derhill, near Brownsville this county, on the
22d of November, by Elder J, BasAin.
Mrs. Charles Handy has returned to Can.
ton after an absence of three months, hay.
ing spent the summer in Colorado, and
visited the Atlanta Exposition.
Mrs. Cordelia Watts Kirsh, of Clinton,
daughter of Daniel and Nancy Watts, died
at her husbands home in Rankin county,
November 8, 1881, aged % years
The Tupelo Journal says Mrs. Barney
Trice, of Verona, has made a hat of cotton
seed and sent it to the Atlanta Exposition
James Moss, of Scooba, Kemper county
committed suicide last Thursday by shoot
ing himself through the head with pistol
Judge Brien reports a number Of mad
dogs out in the vicinity of Bovina, in War
rem county, and considerable alarm on the
part of the people out there in consequence
The Louisville Signal regrets to learn that
Mrs. Estes, wife of Mr.. Tom Estes, and
daughter of Col, Jesse Patty, died on lsa
Tuesday morning.
1t is said that the Greenvile, Birmng
ham and Columbus r. r. Company hau
purchased the Starksville Branch road.
Two negroes, named Jordan and Craig
were caught, and confessed to having been
the parties who assassinated RObt CaiIl
near Huntsville Landing, on the laoo
river, on the 18th inst They intended 70
kill Mrs. Catlin. The negroes were hung
tree near Sheppardstown.
MARRIED, at French Camp, on 2i
November, by Rev. A. II. Mecklin, NJ
James Drane of Chester, to Miss Belle Hen
phil, Of French Camp; and at the residence
of DR.. ]. r. Boyd in Choctaw county on The
2Sl day of Nov. 1881, by Rev. J. A. Meek
lin DR.. 1. NJ. Crow to Miss Cretie Boyd.
The Meridian Mercury learns that within
the past six moths there has been stolen
20 bead of cattle in Kemper
The boiler in Mann's oil works at fnN
City exploded, injuring five colorei hands
and the fireman is reported dead.
Wade Simmons, young man 10 years Oh
age, died in Prentiss county on the Goth
Some covered wagons passed through
Vicksburg on the LIST en- route from Alaba1s
to Arkansas. They were owned by fort!
white and colored persons.
CoLUMBUs.-John Abner, negro ffoa
oktibbeha county, was fatty shot to-day y
Mr.. Hunter Sharp, son of Gen. J.
Sharp.
DR.. s. B. Agee and family, have remove.
from Pamela county, to GAINESVILLE, Hanc0'i
county.
CoLUMBUs.-Ten carloads of steel raIi
for the Georgia Pacific were received ne'
to-day. Track laying has begun under 'D'
supervision of engineer Purcell Of the. CoIuI
bus division. Eight hundred tons Of F'D
are en- route from Savannah.
The Bulletin says that the Durant & Ter
ington Railroad will give the latter city
boom.
Craig Jordan the colored assassin Of NJ
Robert Catlin, was preacher. Shame
Rev. james A. Lyon, D. D, lateOf the tDt
versity of Mississippi, is dangerously III "
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Rev. A. L. Nicholson, of Neshoba count"
died recently at his residence near DiA0D'
in that county.
Mrs. Robinson wife of Mr.. W. W. RoOp
son Of Meridian and a daughter OF rev
Drury Sumrall Of Jasper county, died "
Gently.
DIED, near Durant, Nov. 2Sth, J. D. he'''
Of Pneumonia.
Col. N. r. Sledge, a leading citizen v
Como, Tate county, died last week
Mr.. Thos. Owens Jagged about 80 years.
Of Madison county, died on the 29th UT,
Col. E. J. Bowers, Of Canton died IN 'n''
city on the Both ult.
Mr. Henry Paul, and Miss Lucy Iatn'D'
Of Canton, were married on the LIST inst
Mr.. jesse Hickman an old citizen of M'e q
son died on the 18th November ageu :
years,