The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-12-21

lar Rnane coiored mail rider from hienzl
i Iseinto. Alcorn county, was Daoly sno'
~ : Marty Of unknown, men while making M
return trip.
The Marion riot case was called on tne
10Th before Justice Court at Mer'diau'
"a .hars b.ing no COUNSEL 70 represent the
nroseeution. Col. Horn, of the Mercury on
babalf of the public gave attention to the
cosa and moved continuance OF the cause
7, Vas 30 ordered, and Tuesday, the zOtn
wss t;xed for the day Of trial, Messrs- ;. s
Walker. and w. G. Grace, representing the
aae.ndant Vance, aud Messrs. Dial ana
WitbersDoon are counsel for the prosecu
ton.
Mr.. Levi Moore, Of Lsake county, has now
living over 100 descendants, consisting o.
his children, grandchildren and great-grand
children. His age is about -, and TWEEN
tv-one of his children are living.
The passenger train on the Mississippi
and Tennessee Railroad which LETT Grenada
on the 14th, jumped the track near Oakland
Three passenger coaches turned over.
Mr. Heron. of Winona, had his arm bro ken
Mr.. Brassyille, another passenger, had an
arm fractured; several Others were serious
w bruised, but no one was killed.
A colored man named Woods was muir
dered and robbed in Jackson county, Ala,
on the 18th. There is no clue to his MUIR
derers, but there is great excitement aud
they are being carefully searched for.
Married, in Rankin county, Miss Mamie
A. Austin. and Mr.. Robert G. Stevenson, OF
Warren county. Also at the residence OF
Hon. Thos. N. Norrell, tho brides father,
Mr.. w. c. Ellis to Miss Florence Norrell.
Also Mr.. w. o. Norrell, to Miss Eunie
Ellis.
Married, near Byram, Kinds country, Mr.
J. Bethune, of Rankin, and Miss A. Hemp
hill. Also at Brookhaven, Mr.. A. Maxwell
and Miss Annie Prestridge. Also near Ben
ton, Yazoo equity, Mr.. John Willis and Miss
Mary Parker.
DIR. Roudebush, of Starkville, OCCUPYING a
chair in the A. and NJ. College, preached at
the Methodist church in West Point on last
Sabbath week.
The people of the 81 Congressional Dis
trict are indebted to Hon. Van IL. Man
ming for two shipments ofcarp.
James Barnum was sentenced at Mayors
vile last week to the Penitentiary for life
for numbering his wife with an ak, and
placing her body behind a trunk, coal-oiled
the house and set it on fire.
The Courier has passed up its checks at
Water Valley, but will be resurrected as the
Presbyterian at Memphis.
Young Mr.. David Rogers, of Water
Valley, was assaulted by negro whom he
shot in selfdefence. The Record says that
he had an examination before Esquire
Winters, and was discharged by the court,
the proofs showed most conclusively that
the killing was done justifably.
Mr.. G.. Berney, of Meridian, and Miss
Brooke Barrett, of Lauderdale, have been
joined in wedlock.
Judge HI. w. Foote, of Macon, is tarrying
on his Council Bend" place in Sharkey
county.
The funeral of Rev. DR.. McClintock on
Monday was attended by large concourse
of sorrowing friends in Columbus. He was
a native of Kentucky, and was born in
1885,
Married in Yazoo City, Mr.. J. NJ. Bowen,
of Memphis, and Miss Ida Pugh.
Col. W. w. Leland, formerly editor of a
Pontotoc paper, died last week
Mr.. H. B. Sherman, leading merchant
of Grenada, died last week
Mrs. Lou Cannon Hughes, the estimable
lady who died in Grenada recently, was
daughter of Col. Thomas E. Cannon, of
Verona-formerly OF Oktibbeha.