The weekly clarion., 1881-09-22

clearing out the upper Pearl left this city on
Tuesday for Carthage, where they will
begin work. They went in wagons through
the country, six teams being required TO
carry them, together with their implements
and all necessary luggage
Rev. G. S Roudebush, D. D., Of the
A. and NJ. College, Starkvilie, will deliver
free lecture at Representatives Hall Mon
day night next on the subject of ''Female
Education" DIR Rondebush is an earnest
and able advocate of the rights of woman
in this particular. Everybody, the ladies
especially, invited.
Our esteemed friend, Mr.. Thomas j.
Wharton, Jr., has been installed as deputy
in the Meridian post-office. Here where
everybody knows him, he is universally
respected. He filed the same position in
the post-office here, and is thoroughly
versed in the business. We commend him
to the kindness of our Meridian friends.
We learn from the Canton Mail, that
a surveying party under the auspices of the
c., st. L. and n. o. Railroad, left that
place one day last week to survey the route
of the proposed road from Yazoo City to
Canton. That looks like business, and un-
less something is done, and that soon the
matter is practically settled, and Canton
will get the road. By the way, what has
become of the canvassing committee on this
subject; where, too, is the great interest
that spraDg up here 50 suddenly?
-Forepaugh's circus will be here some
time next month. This of course, is the
only "great original, simon-pure, combina-
tion of renowned celebrities and startling
wonders in the civilized world. Elephants
monkeys, clowns, horses, short dresses,
lions, etc, etc, in abundance, and all for
81 90; children, halfprice; one ticket adj
mits to all-no extra charge for riding the
bareback mule or entering the lions cage.
Pass right in, and see all these grand,
gloomy and peculiar wonders"
The New Orleans Democrat says that
unless some better arrangements are made
ty the c., St. L. & n. o. and the V. &
NJ. Railroads, for connections at Jackson,
than now exist, the passenger travel be-
tween New Orleans and Vicksburg by rail
will fall off greatly. Since the guage of the
New Orleans road was changed the through
"seeper" from Vicksburg has been taken
off, and passengers either way are now
compelled to wait over at this point several
hours of the night and in winter, to endure
the added discomforts of cold.
All over our city we see unmstakable
signs of improvement, and d spirit of re-
newed life and activity is everywhere man
ifest-handsome residences are being built;
old frame store-houses are being torn down,
and in their stead fine brick buildings are
going up old houses weather-beaten and
defaced, are receiving new coats of paint
and general brushing up; our sidewalks
and streets are in better order than they
have been in long time. Now let US have
gas lights on our principal streets, and, for
the present, at least, all will be satisfied
with the progress our city has made
Those of our people who CHANGED to be
on the street just after dark Friday evening
witnessed sight of unusual and startling
beauty. 1t vas an illuminated balloon sent
up by Mr. John HansLer-y IN front of his
stable on Pascagoula street. The balloon
was filed with different kinds Of fireworks
roman candles, rockets, etc.-which were
discharged at short intervals as the balloon
ascended, filling the sky with bright many
colored lights. The light was visible for an
hour, steadily ascending all the time, until
finally it was lost to sight. The fireworks
are arranged, by some method known only
to Mr.. Hansberry, so that only one or two
will discharge at the same time. lie Is
+ preparing another, on larger and hand
somer scale than the last, which he proposes
| sending up before long.
Nowhere in Mississippi was the news
= of the Presidents death received with more
genuine sorrow than in Jackson. All day
Monday the Telegraph office was thronged
with an anxious crowd, eager to gather the
least bit CT Information. All felt that the
I result, so long eApectea, was at hand
Tuesday morning when it becah'e @rown
that the worst fears had been realized, and
that the Nation chief was dead, the sad faces
to be seen plainly indicated the feelings OF
our people All the public offices, State
and Federal, remained closed throughout
the day. The large y. s. flag in front ol
the Capitol was displayed at halfmast, ap
propriately draped. The doors OF the gu
j preme Court room, Executive and Other
d State offices, and State Library, were closed
and hung with Grape. Many of our busi
O ness houses closed part of the day, and al
! over our city an air of sadness and gloom hac
settled, which Yas not entirely disSlpatec
L up to last evening.