The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-08
ALL OVER THE STATE.

In Lee county on the 2ltl. on the farm
OF John \. Smith, five miles southwest of
BALDWIN, an Clubhouse occupied bv two coll
ured families was burned down Faur
children were in the house at the time. three
of whom were burned To DEATH The fourth
escaped badly injured. Their remains were
raked out OF the debri, this morning, mass
of Goals
Brandon Republican. John Palmer. au
Old and highly respected citizen OF the
southeastern portion of Rankin county
/ died very suddenly on Friday morning ls-t
I OF apopleNy, aged 20 years lie was We
believe a native of C1eogia bu. had lived
IN Texas and Louisiana before soming To-
Mississippi lie came 10 Rankin from Mad
ison county about p years ago. and has
been a quiet, peaceable citizen, beloved and
respected by all who knew HIM
A murder occurred in Horn Lake. DeSoto
county, few days since which is exciting
some attention ia that neighbprh30d a
negro, whose name is not known had d diff
hcuity with farmer named Henry Douglas
about some matter, the outcrop OF which
was the negro was tried and committed to Jail
by magistrate The matshal of th- place
started Tor the Jail at fernando, and had
gone only about a mile nr two from tho place.
and was near the old Fletcher place on the
fernando plank road, when four or i've mem
met him and his prisoner They were
armed with guns, and they commanded him
10 leave his man. They persuaded the mar
shall that il was 10 his interest TO leave
They thenpoured a broadside into the darby.
literally riddling him and killing him on
the spot
Coheevilo Times On Friday morning.
while AIr. John g. Henderson was cleaning
out we'll on DR. Wears place ten miles
east Of Cotieeyillc, il cavcl in on him, bury
ing him 80 feet under the sand ~ feet from
the surface. The we'll has always been
looked Oh as dangerous various parties
refusing to enter it, but with Mr. Heuder-
sons long experience he thought he could
manage it without danger To- himself The
widest excitement prevailed IN the neigh
borhC0d, soon after the news spread over tho
country like lightning. II seems the well
was curbed 30 feet above the bottom and
that the cayiug occurred just above the curb
ing aud buried IL out fsIght so that 80 feet
Of dirt was on him.
Quite a number of citizens from Alabama
have been out prospecting around Water
Valley, during the past two OF three weeks.
Meridian Homestead The trial of the
State vs.. james NJ Reason indicted for the
murder of Lee nelk, which occurred in Dec
1869, occupied three days of the present
week. There were great many witnesses
for the State and the defence. and the prose
cution was conducted by Hon. 4. s. Ford,
the District attorney, and the defense by
Messrs Fewell, Evans, and Smith The
case was submitted TO the jury late Wedncs-
day evening, and a verdict of "not guilty,
rendered Thursday morning.
THE recent Bay st. Louis wife murder h..
we learn, the second afIlir OF the kind
which has taken place tbofc, as there was
similar case year ~ two ago A big black
negro had a white wife, and murdered her.
as was oonclusivoly proved He was Jailed,
and would have been hung; but his negro
friends broke open the Jail aud helped him
10 escape.
Nicksburg Commercial: Rev Dr. g.. X.
Marshall who sailed from New York On tho
sixth to attend the Ecumcnicai Conference
Of Methodism, which meets iu London ON
September seventh, has arrived safely at
Liverpool.