The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-06-30
NEWS IN GENERAL.

The Daily London Telegraph says: A me-
mortal to Gladstone the interna ional mon
etary conference At Paris and the silver Ques.
ton is being signed at most of the London
banks. 1t urges the government to offer a.
Germany has done all such guarantees and
practical aid as may be in its power toward
inducing and enabling the bimetalc state,
concerned to rehabiIitate silver.
The London News says that we have some
reason to believe that as far as England is con
cerned, the conclusion of the monetary con
ference which meets Thursday, is practically
arrived at A pledge will be given behalf
of India not to support single gold currency
No undertaking will be given on behalf OF
Eng gland, though understand that the Bank
O. England mas prepared to make some slight
concession in favor of silver.
A special from Lower Georgia. says, that on
the farm of Sylvanus Prince, in Washington
county, Rena Dawson and Julia Sessions, two
negro women. met at a gathering of colored
people and had fierce quarrel, during which
Julia called Rena a fool at which Rena pluug-
ed pocket-knife to the handle into her
breast just above the heart, and giving it a
twist cut several large blood vessels, killing
her in few minutes. The muderess was com
mitted to Jail and will be tried in September
Al a picnic at Decatur, Georgia thirty-fve
people were poisoned by eating chicken salad
The chicken had been cooked in brass ket
tie. All suffered severly kut prompt medical
aid prevented any deaths.
An East-bound train on the New \ ork,
Pennsylvania and Ohio Railway, when about
twenty miles from Cleveland, struck buggy
in which were riding Thomas Garfield, uncle
of President Garfield and Mrs Alonza Arnold,
sister of Dir. Boynton, causn of the President
Thomas Garfield was Instantly killed and
Mrs. Arnold's skull so badly fractured her lie
is despaired of. The buggy was dragged
about 200 feot before the train stopped. Mr..
Garfield was so years old, and leaves seven
children.
There is much speculation as to what the
trip of the Cabinet members to Long Branch
means. The general idea is that something
important is up.
William G. Whitney, only son of Mrs. Myra
Clarke Gaines tho New Orleans claimant,
was killed at his residence in Washin gton
City. June 29th. The killing was instantane-
Gus, pistol the instrument. The circum-
stances, briefly told, are in substance as fol-
lows: James Y. Christmas, the murderer,
married Miss Whitney, now deceased whe
was sister Of the murdered man, and only
daughter of Mrs. Gaines Christmas and
Whitney had been partners as hair manufac-
turers in this city, but they had quarreled and
dissolved partnership. The quarreling con-
tinued about business affairs, and Whitney
published in a local paper this morning no
tice cautionlng the public not to pay to
Christmas any money due to the former firm
of VIM. G. Whitney & Co. Both parties with
their families, resided in the "Catacazy
House." so called because it was occupied by
Aaron Cataeazy whilst he was Minister from
Russia, and was also the house at which
Grand Duke Ale-ig stopped whilst visiting
Washington. That published card caused hot
words this morning, and it is alleged that
threats made on both sides. Whitney
and Christmas met in the main hsll of the
house ct dinner tAls evening, when Christ
mas shot Whitney, the bullet entering near
the heart, and killing him instantly.