The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-05-19

! Wharton.
Our oId-time personal friend, Col, J. B.
Deason, called at The CLARION sanctum
| Tuesday.
Utterly utter" and "transcendentalIy
sesthetic" are the latest additions to the
slang vocabulary.
Mr.. J. T. O'Ferrall, of Newton, has
spent several ys.pleasantly in the city Wis
iting Prof Jayne.
-Yazoo had quite 4 delegation in Jack
son this week-Messrs Marlin 5tuDb iefeId,
Brister aud others.
5. y. Van Pragg, Esq, Of the \. o.
Democrat, is in the city in the interest Of
his valuable paper.
Some of our young men are arranging for
picnic at the Hunter place, in Rankin
county, next Tuesday.
This is the last day of the Public
Schools They have been continuously in
operation for eight months.
The ice factory is turning out large
quantities of compact ice, equal in all
respects to the best lake ice.
Miss Annie Simms, Of Oxford. after
pleasant visit of several weeks to friends in
Jackson, returned home on Tuesday.
The weather for the past few days has
been unusually cool for this season Of the
year. The change is an agreeable one.
The United States Court continues in
session The so-called bulldozing cases Of
Kinds county are occupying its attention at
present.
-Excursions at the rate of dozen
week pour into Jackson. They getting
50 common that their presence in town is
hardly noticed.
The date Of the meeting of the State
Sunday School Convention has been post
poned from June lst to July Goth. Jackson
is the place of meeting.
The Monumental Association has been
recognized. We hope to be able ere long
to report some progress in the matter Of
erecting a monument to the Confederate
dead
We are glad to meet our old friend,
Marlin Stubbledeld, of Yazoo, who is at
tending the federal court as a witness lie
is one of the solid men of the banner
county.
-Rev. J. Z Pickett, rector OF Christ
Church, Holly Springs, Is spending a few
days in the city since the adjournment of.
the Episcopal Council, the guest of Capt.
and Mrs. II. C. Myers.
The Messrs. Purser closed their series
Of meeting, at the Baptist church last
Sunday night During the progress of
these meeting over forty converts were re-
ceived into the church.
The Capital City Cornet Band is in
correspondence with the authorities of the
State University at Oxford with a view to
being engaged to furnish the music during
the approaching Commencement.
The closing exercises of Fair Lawn
Institute will occur on Friday evening, 9th !
inst, and will consist of essays by the /
graduating class, vocal and instrumental I
music, recitations, and awarding diplomas.
There will be horse-race on the old /
fair ground race track Saturday evening for /
a purse of 5000. The track has been put in |
good condition for the event; the entries /
are two in number, and a close and exciting /
race is expected.
The Hope Brass Band is rapidly be
coming very proficient. Prof Schwartz has
been tireess in his efforts to Instruct the .
members, and he has met with the greatest +
success. The band is now one of the insti-
buttons of Jackson.
There is talk in musical circles of
concert to be given in Brookhaven by some
If our home talent. The probe ct has not
assumed definite form as yet, and we are
not advised as to the probable date, or any
IF the particulars.
The north-bound passenger train Mon
lay evening was thrown from the track be
tween this place and Byram, causing delay
IF six hours. The engineer was badly
and cars considerably damaged.
4 collision with a COW caused the accident
The Chickasaw Guards, Memphis crack
military company, passed through this city
on special train en- route to New
Orleans to participate in the competitive drill
to-day. The company numbered seventy
five, and large number of ladies accom-
panied them.
The Mississippi State Dental Associa-
ton met at Glee Club Rooms, at
10 o'clock \. NJ 18th, DIR. r. J. Miller,
President in chair. A very good attend +
snce; Dr. J. D. Miles, of Vicksburg, was
elected President; DR.. E. E. Spinks, of Me- /
ridian, LIST Vice-President; DR.. Jos. B. /
Pleasant, ID Vice-President; DR.. G.. w.
Rembert, Secretary and Treasurer. Jack /
son was selected for next annual meeting,
Sd Tuesday in January, 1882.
The Vicksburg papers announce the |
death Of Claiborne Julienne, a well-&nown /
colored man who formerly lived in this city, /
but who for the last thirteen years has been I
foreman of the Herald book-bindery. Clai
borne learned the book-binding trade, while /
a slave, under his old master, Capt. Julienne.
He was in our employment for several years +
following the war, and was faithful and i
capable workman. In Vicksburg, as IN I
he appears to have been highly es-
teemed by the people Of both races.