The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-05


Martin, near Browns Station, were killed
A number of people were hurt and many
houses demolished.
In the New Jersey Legislature, to-day
while debate was pending on taking ut
and passing over the Governors veto, The
bill known as "the bill to turn over to the
railroad corporations the water front of the
city" member rose in his seat and said
that an attempt had been made to bride him
to favor the bill, and that he had the money
l-$500-in his possession. An investiga
ton was at once ordered, and is in progress.
Maryland has new law which fixes the
punishment of wife-beaters to forty lashes.
The Marylanders evidently believe in the
Scriptural doctrine, so changed in phraseol-
ogy as to read, with what whip you whip,
you shall be whipped again"
Statistician Worthington, of the United
States Bureau, has recently furnished esti-
mates of the value of crops of corn, wheat,
rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, hay, cotton
and tobacco as being $2,131,05l, s59, with
agricultural exports amounting to $751;
862,617.
The New Jersey Assembly broke up amid
scenes of the widest disorder. The clerk
was not permitted to read the report on the
bribery charges, the members shouting,
kissing and talking against time until noon,
the hour of final adjournment.
Mrs. L. E. Kouns aud three children and
Mamie Campbell, who were lost on the
burned steamer Golden City, left Shreve-
port to spend the summer in Lawrence
county, Ohio Capt. Kouns, her husband,
only learned the news this evening, on the
arrival of his boat from the upper river.
The shock made him delirous, and he is
now in the care of a physician. Mrs.
Kouns was from Boyd county, Kentucky.
In view of the stock law which goes into
effect October 1st, arrangements have been
made to start dairy farm near Orange
burg, South Carolina.
Some eight miles from Nashville, Ga,
there is a mammoth pecan tree, whose an
nual product is from forty to sixty bushels
ofnuts. 1t is thought to be about thirty
years old.
Gen. Tappan, of Helena, is mentioned for
Governor, Of Arkansas.
On March 28th Mr.. Reagan spoke to the
House Commerce Committee in favor Of hi
railroad bill.
Cotton shipments are already being made
in louisiana and Texas to the Pacific
coast by way of the newly opened Southern
Pacific and Texas and Pacific Railway
route.
The Executive Committee Of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee has been
chosen and and was announced this morn.
ing as follows: w. s. Rosecraus, of Cali
fornia; R. P. Flower, of New York; S. j. /
Randall, of Pennsylvania; Benjamin Lee
Fevre. of Ohio; 7. R. Cobb of Indiana p
B. Thompson, Jr., of Kentucky, and J. K
Jones, of Arkansas.
Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, ex-senator Wallace,
of Penn, J. J. CresswelI. of Maryland, and
other capitalists and railroad men, have APP
piled for charter for new road to run
from New York City to Washington.
The business portion of Hindsboro, Ill,
was burned Sunday.
The Tennessee Democratic State Com
mittee has been called by its Chairman to
meet in Nashville on Tuesday, April 4, Ito
consider such matters as may be deemed
advisable"
Very few delegates were present at a Ten
nessee Greenback State Convention called
10 be held in Nashville last Wednesday, and
IN adjournment was made to Tuesday, May
A couple recently divorced in Los Ange-
es, Cal, repented, made up, and were re-
married the next day.
Ex-Goy. Moses was arraigned in the q
rombs Police Court of New York City to-
lay on charge of forgery, and committed
or trial, in default of bail.
The question of railroad deadheadisu is j
Ip in the Chic Legislature. The bill under
consideration would fine every public official
rho rides on free pass 800, one-half of
he money to 90 to the informer. S
The eotton-seed mills of Memphis have P
greed to suspend work until it is assured ! |,
hat planters have a sufficient supply of !
eed for planting purposes Il;
4 Boston shoemaker has received an s.
rder for pair of shoes for an Indiana a
irl They are to be sixteen inches long y
: seven vide The girl. is aged II, and t.
eighs 155 pounds. b
Reports from the flooded districts are );
In many places the people :,
e putting in their crops. q
The House ways and means committee
Is agreed Oh a bill for internal revenue
duction II modifes the tax on national u
Ink capital aud deposits and repeals the
< on bank checks, matches. perfumeries g
ID medicinal preparations and reduces y y
senses on liquor and tobacco. 81
The Legislature Of Ohio Is scandalized b
! the discovery that corporation Lobbyists = y.
i've been Offering brides 70 its members 81
Daring the past year the State debt of be
,xas vas reduced 81 oO0. 900. leaving the 3 ;.
tire debt 81. 900 900. 81
4 Ms. Ballard, 81 Lincoln county, Ar
psas, after disagreement with her
Isband on the morning Of tie 9th inst, g
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