The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-02-24


of secondhand jewelry (rings, lockets, etc,
etc., for sale cheap. Apply to Messrs.
- and --, Jackson.
Miss Walton, of Bolton, and Miss
Latham, of Canton, are visiting friends in
Jackson-the former at Mr.. Jno. Echols' !,
and the latter at Mrs. Pierce's.
! The Methodist church of Natchez has
been draped in mourning, as a mark of
respect to the late Rev. Dr. w. H. Watkins.
| So we learn from the Democrat.
! Hon. J. L. Meade of the Hazlehurst
bar, passed through the city last week
en- route to attend the Raymond Court as
counsel in an important criminal trial.
"A movement is on foot to organize a
Temperance society in our city, and meet
ing for that purpose will be held on Friday
night. We don't know of finer field for
such an organization.
Mrs. DR. Ellis and Miss Cage, two of
Canton's most beautiful ladies, were in att
tendance at the operate performance of the
Canton Company, the guests of Capt. and
Mrs. H. c. Myers.
Col. James Kincannon, of Lee county,
a manned veteran of the Mexican War and
of the late war, but one of the unterifed
young Democracy, and member of the State
Executive Committee, called on us on Mon
day.
"A crowd of Copiah Attorneys were in
the city at the installation of Judge Cooper
of the Supreme Court Bench on Monday
Among the number, Messrs. Coin, Hamil-
ton, and Ben. King, jr. Also Capt. Brown,
Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county.
The special services at Presby terian
church, every afternoon and night of this
week, are largely attended. Rev. Mr..
Painter who is conducting the meeting,
has done good work elsewhere as an evan
gelst, and we hope that his labors here will
bear abundant fruit.
Would it not be we'll for the several
Fire companies to agree upon given num-
Der of bell-taps for business meetings
There seems to be no good reason for ring
ing the bell half an hour, when ten or TWEEN
ty taps would be ample notice. Such con-
slant ringing is annoying, if not hurtful, to
sick persons, and disturbs no little congre-
cations that may be engaged in public wor-
ship.
From our townsman, Mr.. VIM. Lowe,
we learn that his brother, Mr.. Richard
Lowe and family, of Iowa, will in a few
weeks, remove to Jackson, with a view to
making this their permanent home. Mr..
Lowe has for the present rented farm near
this city, and will engage extensively in
planting. He is gentleman of means, in
telligence and progressive ideas, and we
trust will find it profitable and convenient
to become a citizen of our community.
The Registration books are now open in
Circuit Clerks Office, but we would not adj
wise any Democrat who was not registered
at the last election to take the trouble to
walk to the City Hall merely for the pur-
pose of qualifying himself to vote. We
understand that Mr.. Livingston intends to
take the books around on a silver salver this
fall, just before the election, and present
each unregistered Democrat with a gold
pen as an inducement for him to permit his
name to be placed upon the books.
During the recent session of the Mason
ic Grand Lodge, q delegate-Maj. J. III. Still,
Of Looxahoma, Tate county-left Eve dollars
with the Grand Secretary to purchase bar
rel Of apples for the pupils of the Deaf and
Dumb Institute. Prof Talbot, ia seknoYl-
edging receipt of the considerable present,
reports that 1.-THE pupils, assembled en- naasse,
gave a unanimous vote of thanks to the gen.
49,. 1a,o-u NJ, St;ll 80 avoroblx, IN
pressed, as all others are, who visit that in
stitution. We may add that he also left a
contribution from the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, at Natchez.
Pros. j. r. Dobyns, the newly elected
Principal of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
will enter upon the duties of his responsible
position Monday next. On the same
day Prof c. H Talbot, for the past 1 years
the Principal of the institution, viii, with
his family, remove to Kentucky, their
future home. During his connection with
the Asylum, Prof Talbot has done much
toward making it in all departments
thorough institution and IS near perfect IS
can be, and it was with regret that the
Trustees accepted his resignation Prof.
Dobyns, we are assured, viii be q worthy
successor to DIR. Talbot; be is an expert
enced educator, and cultured, afahle gem
tleman.
The Boston Laneers and Charleston Ca
diets, Massachusetts, militia, passed through
thia city lat Sunday night for New Orleans.
We learn from the Boston Herald that the
hangers swarsa r.rga nis,ecl In 1897 and the Ca