The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-03-31
NEWS IN GENERAL.

Gen. Grant has rendered his resignation as
| President of the Worlds Fair Commission OF
| 1888.
| The chief of the Bureau of Statistics reports
| the arrival of l5075 immigrants in the United
| States during the month of February, 1881
| The total number reported to have arrived
during the eight months, ending February IS
was 305, U22.
! A meeting of the Readjuster State Commit.
! tee endorsed the course of General Malone in
| the Senate.
The Democratic State Convention of Rhode
Island met and passed resolutions declaring
| that the Democrats of Rhode Island unite
with the Democratic Senators in Congress.
especially with Senator Hill, of Georgia, in
denouncing the unprecedented action of the
Republican party in organizing the national
Senate in their own interests, and denounc-
ing the unmanly, dishonest and treacherous
course of Senator Mahonein aiding and abet.
ting the Republican party.
Republicans interested in appointments in
the Southern States have suggested to the
President the recalling of Gen. Longstreet
from Turkey and making him Marshal of
Georgia.
After being out twenty-four hours the jury
in Kalloeh's case brought in a verdict of not
guilty. The verdict was received with much
applause. He was arraigned for killing Dr.
Young, who abused his father.
The Illinois Legislature has passed bill
for the regulation of the traffic in deadly YEA
pons, and to prevent the sale of deadly weap-
ons to minors. Any person carrying deadly
weapons, or any person selling, hiring Civ
ing such weapons to minors, will be amenable
to heavy fines.
A shocking scandal is exposed at the De
troit, Michigan, asylum. A female emplye
and former patient named Celia Wyncoop is
about to become mother, and an Investigation
will be made to settle various ugly charges
against officers of the institution.
The Kansas Legislature has passed prohib-
itory liquor law, which is stringent enough to
crafty the most ardent total abstainer sThe
act forbids the manufacture or sale of cider
and wine. as well as stronger liquors, except
for scientific, mechanical or medicinal purpos-
es. Physicians are put under oath that they
will not prescribe 1t except in cases Of actual
sickness. Each prescription must be recorded
on the druggists book, open to inspection, as
we'll as the name, residence and occupation of
the patient. The purchaser Of liquor for med
ical, mechanical or scientific purposes must
present written application, setting forth
his name, occupation and residence, the guam
titY and kind of liquor wanted, and for what
purpose, sworn to before proper officers"
The food of European gold to this country
continues. Four hundred thousand dollars
was shipped by French steamer on the 27th,
and $3.50, 600 from London.
A man by the name Of John Williams, alias
Jefferson Williams, supposed to be murder
er from Mississippi, for whose arrest reward
of SlOU0 had been offered, resisted and
killed in Lincoln county, Arkansas, by the
officer who attempted to take him.
The National Committee of the Greenback
party issued call for conference to be held
in ST. Lotus in May.
The Bank of Rome, at Rome Ca. has sus-
pended-rSason assigned is that the bank had
advanced large amount of money on cotton
shipped to New York, and the cotton having
been damaged by the late rains New York
buyers refused to pay the banks draft for
damp cotton. The bank is a State depository
and contains over $4,000 of the State money,
which is said to be well secured. Liabilities
about 800 900; assets unknown.