The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-09-08
NEWS IN GENERAL.


sailing vessels
Jefferson TEX Democrat We are sun IN
he midst of protracted drouth' such as mas
nor basu witnessed in this latitude since lSoJ,
twesty-oae years ago. Since the LIST OF June
there have been fe cool days and very little
rain. Tie branches are dry and the wells are
failing. The corn crop is virtually lost and
cotton seriously injured.
The treasure is moving hitherward. Be
tween 100000 and Ss00JCOO Of gold II
addition to the million and quarter which
arrived yesterdays is now on the way TO tins
eoun .ry from Europe, and will all arrive by
The middle of next week.
The Tennessee University, an Institution
supported by the taxpayers, has decided to
exc ude negroes, who may instead so 10 the
Fish University at the States expense.
Forty thousand sunday school children Of
Cardiff Wales, were recently entertained in
the Cthays Park, Cardiff, in celebration OF
the birth of an heir to the Bu;e estates
An interesting feature of the International
Exposition at ! lanta, next month, will b. the
manufacture of suit of clothes from raw
cotton in twenty-eour hours. The cotton Will
be picked spun, dyed, woven and made into
a suit of clothes for Senator Brown, inside OF
the day,
The bill in tue Georgia Legislature changing
the convict lease system in this State by the
election Of three Commissio ners to stand be-
tween the iessees and conviets was defeated in
the Senate by vote Of % to 90
Miss SaIic CARMEL, Of Cincinnati, was
burned to death in stable belonging 70
Charles Lawrence, near Milford, where she
had gone to the rescue of some children
whom she supposed were in the barn
Tie confession Of Hudson, the midnight
murderer Of the lee family Terrell county,
Georgia, is horrible. He came to the house
ana asked fof supper and it was given him.
He then got and Drained the family.
II is thought that he will be burned at the
stake for his fendsh crime.
The representatives, &c .kirty German . I'm
lies were in kels county, Teas, last week
negotiating for the purchase of a four-thous-
ana acre tre,tt of land to settle a colony.
Mr. Hamtett, Presden: Of the Piedmont
cotton taetary OF Georgia. makes this est
mace ~ the profits of manufacturing n bale o
cotton into sheetings. Cost of bale. S45 cost
missions, S23 81 total cost, sos e.. Produce
of the bale made into sheetings $S6 lG net
profits SIT o. Including the amount paid IN
wages, the manufacture of bale OF cotton
into coarse goods leaves s31 81 behind in The
place which manufactured it, almos, as much
as the total value Of the cotton.
The Hon. W. H. Raglan, President Of the
Indiana State Board of Agriculture, says thai
the crop in the central and southern portions
of the State viii not be one-haif the average.
but in the northern part it is somewhat be,-
ter, and there Will be about "A two-thirds COP
All the cereals are suffering in Il like degree,
and if there is not heavy rain ia u very few
days, in many counties of the State nearly al
the corn viii he cut up for fodder The wheat
prospect Is bad and there is very little hay
The City Council Of Nashville, Tenn, have
passed an ordinance requiring "drummers7
to pay Sioo year license, and penalty OF
so is to be iI44posed for violation of the
ordinance. The law is likely to free Nashville
OF "drummers,' but some doubt is expressed
rs u whether its operation will be entirely
satisfactory.
Reports received from every section of Yir-
ginia show that the drouth in this section OF
me state Is unPrece denied, and is already en-
failing more suffering than has ever been
Known IN the history of VirgiNG In some
sections the grass has heen known in the his
tory OF Virginia. In some section the grass
has b6en burned up two weeks since. and
farmers are killing their cattle in order To
save them from starving. The tobacco crot
IS absolutely ruined. The corn CROP. exeent.
ing perhaps in a portion of the northern neck /
Is IN no better condition. In the sonthves,
generally the grass is entirely DESTROYED ond
grazers are endeavoring to sustain their ca,
tie by feeding them on green branches az trees
or SHIFT forage of whatever kia6 they can nro.
cure. In the v.oiEity of Lynonburg many Of
the aEr.Ras aad small streams are dried nm
and a man can roll up his pants and wade
across the James River in front of tl.a aitv I
AT Richmond the river can be- SAFELY crossed I
by stepping FROM stone to stone. sometime
anheard Of before
Aterrible tragedy Occurred in tiile. cou,tv (
near Pulaski, Tennessee. accustomed bv Dr.
Walter Mcknight clipping with Miss Alice i
"a f2reye' Ihey came in town aud were .
married. After this they started to the house
y Marion E2eIl VITO acted as driver. When
'hey had gone about two miles they were met
ly Fletcher Hargrove, a brother Of the bride
'Hd another man Hargrove drew his pistol.
ma Mcknight and Ezell both leaped from the
wagon and Hargrove fred on them. The
'ail passed through Meningitis coat. He then
lred at Ezell. The shot took effect in his body
Ahhng him Instantly. The horses ran awav
'Verturning the wagon and seriously iniur-
ng Mrs. Mcknight. After Hargrove searched
vain Tor Mcknight, he taos his sister be-
una INN ami STARTED towards home. He did
lot 60 far, however, before his sister was taker
lick and he put her off in the road and ,.ade
rood his escape. Mrs. Mcknight walked
-oout two miles and was cared for until the
lext morning. The town and communjtv ara
cry much excited over the affair. The Sheriff
ma posse started in pursuit OF Hararove
'ut had net oyertaken him at Iazt reports.
II lawson, the aegro ravisher, was HANGED
t Chattanoga 90 the ID About 5000 neo,.lo
i'thessed the execution and maintained the
'esi 81 order throughout. While the moose
vas oeing adjusted Lawson was asked by vopv
correspondent whether he was innocent ana
ePhed mat ne had made his peace with aod
nd that was enough.
halef aet,y4ard. of New Orleans, while at
ne mouth of Rel river the other dav. made I
oserVations which satisfied him that the Afis.
ssippl iF cutting for itself a channel 70 IN. |
ult through Atchafalaya river, when will n
Nc near future become is outlet and leave
lew Orleans or shsllOW stream,
tonssessaap Hendriek B. Wright. Of pa /
led an the I'd e1'' u IA9 =
a bicycle fepd is riding on his machine c
rom New York TO New Orleaaa. His trim i s
lade IN the interest or bicycle manufactnr-
~ company and not as a matter Of pleasure !
Miss Jennie Combs is cashier of the hank =, {
Vaudeville Mich There are only four other I
omen. 2 IN the United ststes who are bank
Ihcers 'A"A I
a interesting social event in Charlotte s
!, the coming fall, will be the marriage Of ! / Z
End girl to a deaf mute