The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-10-27
STATR MEMS.

-Coup's Circus i making a tour Of the
State.
Oxford rejoices in the possession of two
brass bands.
There are nine cotton seed oil mills in
Mississippi.
Mississippi College, at Clinton, opened
with $50 students.
The Tax-Collectors in the different
counties are making the rounds,
Cotton seed are bringing high prices,
and the demand for them is great.
Most of our exchanges report cousid-
cradle sickness throughout the State.
The manufactures aud products of our
State are tolerably well represented at At
lanta.
The sea-coast saw mills, are unable to
supply the steadily increasing demand for
lumber.
-Mississippis contribution to the Michi-
gan sufferers is reaching very respectable
amount.
Mrs. Coleman, of Covington county,
aged SO years, picked 2OS pounds of cotton
in two days,
Two Mississippans held lucky numbers
in the late drawing of the Louisiana Lot
terry Company.
-Chas. 2. McGrail, native of YazoO
county, was murdered in Columbus, Ohio,
on the 18th inst.
This years cotton crop in Lowndes
county is about the poorest and shortest
ever raised there.
Mrs, Crosby, living near DeSoto, gave
birth to triplets year ago, and has just re-
peated the operation.
The Fair of the Mississippi Stock
Breeders Association will begin at Meridian
on Monday next, Slst inst.
--Natchez is to have an ice factory
$50 600 Aas been subscribed by citizens of
that place to the enterprise.
A Spanish steamship has been anchored
near Pass Christian for q week loading with
lumber from Pearl river,
One hundred and fifty delegates were
present at the late meeting of the Baptist
State Convention at Meridian.
The Agricultural College has 500 stu
dents; as many more were refused admis-
sion for want of accommodations.
Mississippi viii soon equal Texas in
the matter of murders, crimes, etc, if the
present rate is kept up much longer.
/ Cotton worms have made their appear
ance in Pike county; too late, however to
damage the crop to any considerable extent.
Hon, W. q. Raum has been appointed
/ L. 5. Marshal for the Southern District Of
Mississippi, vice Hon. T. w. Hunt, re-
signed.
An unsuccessful attempt was made one
night last week to lynch Walker and Basil
Guice, the murderers OF young Hawley, in
Natchez,
Gen. Lowry and Col King will ego it
alone" for the remainder of the canvass.
Both of them have large list Of appoint
ments yet to fill
The Ellisville Eagle reports that the
timber lands in Jones county are being
bought up by capitalists, and that they are
bringing good prices.
The Holly Springs Bar passed appro-
pirate resolutions hmenting the death OF
the late Atthar FAINT, of that city. The
, Circuit Courtroom was draped in mourn
: ing.
5 Father Ryan, the gifted poet-priest, has
5 been compelled to Telinquish his priestly
n duties on account Of ill-health, and has de-
G cided to take up his residence at Biloxi,
9 Miss.
= = A proposition will be submitted to the
: people of Madison county at the general
. election in November relative to subscrip-
f tion for the Vicksburg, Yazoo City and
Y Canton Railroad.
y j. II. Robertson, Esq., who killed Hugh
/ Carson in Vicksburg, has been released
{ from custody on his giving bond in the
sum of four thousand dollars TO appear at
, the next term of Circuit Court.
n To celebrate the completion of the
s. Greenville, Columbus and Birmingham
ID Railroad from Greenville to SunhoweT the
d people of that section had grand banquet
III and gIorfcation meeting on the Goth inst
Hon. H. +. Simrall, Maj J. G. Woodill
Hon. q. E. Hooker, Hon. Green Clay, VIM
Startling and ex-Gov j. l.. Alcorn have beer
appointed delegates from this State to th'
OF Mississippi River Improvement Convention
which meets in St. Louis.
An unsuccessful attempt was made tC
IN wreck the south-bound passenger train oil
Is the New Orleans road near Crystal Spring
VI last Saturday A reward Of 500 is oHere'
~ ~ for information that will lead to the dis
~ ~ covery of the guilty parties.
id The Board of Trade OF Columbus ha
ed prepared for general circulation map an
7 table of interesting statistics, setting fort
Is, the advantages Columbus offers to person
ed having capital to invest, emigrants, ct
ge The map is a creditable one, and plac
Ca that beautiful city in fine light.
.ok The New Orleans Democrat makes h
ith following report of the prospects Of Il
he Mississippi cotton crop Rains have fallt
in throughout the State. doing, however, ver
nd little damage ia the cotton. Some damal
~ has been done by worms. Eighty per cen
.iiu of the crop has been picked. The yie
=! will be about IS per cent of the crop Of La
the year.
,rts Mr.. Lanier, Of Huntsville, Ala, sh
the and killed n, l. Love at Greenville on F
me day, Love was at one time connected wi
a paper in Columbus, Miss, aud will be
membered by our press brethren as the p'
son who delivered an address at the Yaz
City meeting of the Press Association. +
ty, the past year he has been acting as Sout
du- ern agent for Northern capitalists, and
He well known in all parts of this State a
en Alabama A few weeks ago, Love was {
at gagged TO a Miss Johnston, one Of the mC
leu .,, beautiful and attractive ladies in Hun
MI MI vile society, and he had gone so far as