The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-16
NEWS AND NOTES.

| there have never been such crops of corn ant
oats raised in Texas, Arkansas. Mississippi
Alabama, Tennessee, Indian Territory, Ken
lucky, Missouri and Kansas as those of tn
present season. The most of the Southern
States will not only have all they want FOL
consumption, but will have large sur
plus for shipment. The oat cropis harvester
and corn is in splendid condition andprcmise:
a most abundant yield. The acreage is alsc
| largely in excess of former years.
| Artemus Hale, of Brocton, Mass, the oldest
/ ex-member of Congress- died on Friday last
aged 81 A Cincinnati contemporary suggests
that he probably died of grief ana mortifca.
| zion tina; he had ever been member of Con
gress, recent developments fastening his
| end.
A most remarkable freak of nature al
Wheeling. West Virginia, has been witnessed
here and excited considerable wonderment
and curiosity. For several days past red hot
stones have been falling in showers on the
west fork Of the river in Marion county.
The National Grand Lodge of Knights OF
Labor held four days session at Little Rock.
Delegates were present from nearly all the
Western and Southern cities.
A church building fell at Steubenville, Ohio
but fortunately before any of The congregation
had reached it for worship
Fire destroyed cabinet shop, foundry
and dwelling in Governeur, N. Y; factory
in Pittsburg, Pa; business block in Newport
Me-, and -four mill at Sunrise City, Mimi,
the loss arCrpuatin0 $50 600
A mob of Georgia negroes chasing Deputy
Sheriff at Eastman came up with the wrong
man and beat him nearly to death while the
Deputy made his escape.
The House of Representatives appointed a
special committee to explore the Mississippi
and report on the plans of the river commits
sion and the jetties, etc.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to a
Western newspaper that the character of
Uncle Tom was not biography or a portrait,
but work of the imagination.
The right of woman past the age Of II to
marry whom she pleases has just been vim
Dictated in Missouri. The father of Laura
Robbs, aged q, attempted TO hold her to con-
tinued service IN the paternal home by lock-
ing her up in a room when she had made a
verbal contract to become the wife of George
W. Bishop. A writ of habeas corpus unlocked
the door, and the marriage took place in spite
of the fathers's objections.
A man on New Hampshire railroad train
accidently sat down upon a fellow passengers
hat, and by some means was compelled by the
conductor to pay 81 or it. He then demanded
the damaged hat which he had paid for, and
was refused possession. His next proceed
ing was to bring suit against the conductor,
and there for the time being the matter rests.
The Sullivan farm in Illinois, once ten miles
by seven, but afterward reduced to 10000
acres, has at last been sold in small tracts.
Ex-Gov. Sullivan originally bought it at 10
cents an acre, having brought aboutits CLASH
fcation by the Government as a swamp land.
He was at one time rated at three millions,
but died insolvent, having failed to make such
tremendous farming profitable.
The Wisconsin man of so who has just
married a woman of % is not rich, as is usual
in such cases, but is pauper, while the bride
has a little money. It's genuine love
match" she declares.
ATLANTA August "a riot occurred at East
man Ga, last week where large number of
negroes from other places were attending
camp meeting On complaint of eolored man,
Marshal Buchanan and Deputy Harrell tried to
arrest q negro thief, but as he was about to es
cape, shot at and killed him. This excited the
negroes who sought the officers. One of them,
to direct attention from himself, pointed out
young white man as being Harrell, The negroes
killed him and frightfully mutilated his body.
they were with difficulty prevented from furth-
er riot and bloodshed, The military has been
called out, aud citizens are organized for emer-
gencies.
Dan Blakeney, a negro, was lynehed near
LancasteR, s. c., for an attempt to assault
white girl; on the 9Th another coiored man
was lodged in the Lancaster Jail for an assault
upon mullato girl. They threatened to lynch
him also.
negro from Campbell, who was accused of
outraginga 15-year old white girl, was taken
out of Jail at Newman, Ga, where he was car
ried for safe keeping and hung by party of IS
men. He was tried by the crowd and con-
fessed that he and another man committed the
deed.
The death at Saratoga of Judge NJ Levy, As
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court of Lou
isians, formerly member Of Congress from the
Fourth District is announced.
Mrs. Mildred Walker Cambell died in Fred
rieksburg, Va, last week, aged IS. She was
the relict of the Rev. John Cambbell, the
mother of Charles Campbell, well known as
the author of history of Virginia, and de-
scendant of Governor Spotswood of Virginia
She was buried at Petersburg, in which city
she was closely identified with the rise and
progress Of Presbyterianism.
1t is not exactly clear just what the last
Congress did for 1.-THE old flag" but it certainly
went in for good many appropriations.
No less than 42 persons have just been ap
pointed to positions in the Pension Office at
under authority of recent legisla-
ion.
The State of New York gets $4,000 in the
River and Harbor bill.
The platform of the Kansas Republicans de-
,lares in favor of prohibition and Of laws to /
prevent railroad discrimination the right Of
ufrage for women; laws to compel Kansas
always to take ont patents for lands granted
hem by the Government
The first fair of the North Carolina Fruit
Growers Association, began at Greensboro on
be 9th. Gov. Jarvis. formally opened the fair
Ee pledged his administration not only to
uppOrt every established industry, but to
Oster every new enterprise.
Five cases Of the most violent type Of small
OK have been discovered in family named
.und in the village Of Stanchheld Minneso-
!.
W. T. Campbell and VIM. Swesher. arrested
t Pomeroy, Ohio, for participation IN mob
lynch Holmes, the negro charged with out
lging child, went 70 jail. refusing to give
ill. The sheriff has armed twenty-five men
prevent the friends Of Campbell and swesh-
|, from liberating them By force.
FHrY-rWo years ago there were TWEEN
T-tbree miles Of railroad reported in the
Tnited States. At the close Of last