The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-11-03
mHE CITY.
-. fnr the City election.

.y to-day
p.4n. Richmond, Esq, of Yazoo City
gsadiug few weeks in Jackson
The Board of Aldermen met last night.
|,,7olsdings will appear next week.
CIDER has taken the place Of soda water,
I.,a--rsam has given way to the oyster.
n, and Mrs. NJ. Green are domiciled in
- baagtifuI new residence on State street.
Marshall Miller, Esq, of the Vicksburg
hrored Us with a call on Monday.
All the city schooIs-private and pub
ARE we'll attended.
The Capitol building is receiving some
ssled repairs.
Go to the polls next Tuesday, and see
.., your friend and neighbor does like
size
-0ar Young people seem to have lost
..,..+ in all forms of social pleasure and
.aa,rment.
Mr. Hampton, Of Lexington, KY, is on
r..t to the family of her Father, Gen.
Gdarlon.
Hon. q. W Harper, the tried and true
.,l.r Of the Kinds county Democracy,
+ e. =, the Capital brief hour last week.
Manager Hardy has had number of bill
ord placed in different parts Of the city
,bs exclusive use of his Opera House.
Next week will be a lively one-the
rsr,ion, q circus, and Huntley and Tony
D.nisr at the Opera House.
Our physicians have been kept on the
"a for the past few weeks. They can take a
little needed rest now.
Col. :. B. Thomas and Mr.. d. X. Brown,
ogr next Sheriff and County Treasurer, were
ia the city a few days ago.
Hon. Fred Barry was in the city Tues
dav. lit r9uts form North Mississippi for his
home at We,. Point.
W. Calvin Wells, Esq, of the Raymond
bar. has been attending the Supreme Court
this week.
Mr.. ". B. Ross has purchased the resi-
Jenca Oh President street, formerly the
property Of Mrs. MiIiett.
Capt. Pleas. Berry, of Steens Greek, was
in town yesterday. He brings a good report
from the Free State.
Hon. :. VI. Roane, the Democratic
Senator from the 10Th District, gave us a
call Friday last.
Barney Fitzpatrick, of the police force,
j. acting City Marshal during the Temporal
" absence of Marshal Chas. Taylor.
Miss Fannie Harris left last night
for Louisville, KY, where she will re-
main several weeks on a visit to friends.
The Hooks" are progressing admirably
with the subscription list for their new truck
house.
Col. T. w. Campbell, of the Vieksburg
Commercial, spent Friday night in the city,
and returned to his post on Saturday morn
ing's train.
Business viii be generally suspended on
the day Of election. Stores will be closed in
the morning, and so remain till six o'clock
in the evening.
Among the names which failed of con-
irmation by the U. S. Senate'on account of
the limited extra session, was that of Gen
Geo. c. Mckee, Postmaster at Jackson.
We are glad to note that Mr.. George j.
Snythe, late of New Orleans, has perma-
lently located in Jackson, and may be found
It his old place in Eyrich's.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
asst night by the Central Democratic Club
requesting our merchants and business men
to close their stores and offices on Tuesday
next, and devote the day to the good of the
State
The cylinder made by the Liver
more Foundry and Machine Company, of
Memphis, for the Jackson Compress Com
pany, Is the largest casting ever made in
Memphis, its total weight being $4,000
pounds.
Grand Master w. J. Bradshaw, l. O..
D. F, dropped in upon US yesterday. He
las visited large number of Lodges dur
ng the past summer, and reports the Order
n a generally prosperous condition.
Some of our young men have organized
/ military company, and propose uniform
ug and arming themselves. We hope the
interest 50 far manifested will not be allow
i to die out, and that the organization will
De permanent. Success to it.
The question of the day is, "where
hall the Government building be locatedT
The Commissioner will soon be here, and it
would be well for the advocates of the differ
snt locations proposed to get together the
ltguments in support of their favorite sites.
Our young friend and former towns
nan, Mr. VIM L. Shelton. is spending a
aw days with his family and friends in this
ity. Mr.. 5. is at present connected with
he house of Morrison, HERMAN & Co.,
lew York, and will doubtless add much to
he popularity of that establishment.
The meeting in the West Ward Satur'
Law night was a forcible reminder Of
he turbulent days of Radiealism and
he black line. The fife and drum, the
,rowd, the speakers and the speeches, all
combined to make the occasion worthy the
palmeist days of Radical rule and negro SUI
premacy.
Ed. Wagner, book binder by trade
and formerly in the employ of The CLARIoN
Office, died suddenly on Tuesday last o.
aPOplexy. Monday night he was to all aP-
pearances in good health, and on the day
was found dead in his room.
Deceased was of German descent-came to
this city from New Orleans-and was about
4 years of age.
1t would be waste of words for US to
remind the people that John Robinson's
great, grand and gIoriously combined circus,
hir, exposition, stock farm, menagerie, aqua
mum, and geological, botanical and horticul-
tural exhibition, etc, ETC., will honor Jack
son on Thursday next, 10th inst. This is
NE only original, highly moral and deply IN
eleetual world of wonders on wheels. Go