The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-31
NEWS AND NOTES.

The South Carolina Democratic State
Convention will be held at Columbia, Au
gust l.
Iowa and Ohio hold October elections
this year.
Col. Chas. Clinton, formerly proprietor OF
the New Orleans Times, who was recently
elected President and General Manager Of
the Tennessee and Sequachie Valley rail-
road, is now on the grounds personally
supervising the work, and is pushing ahead
vigorously. The working force has been
largely increased, and without any delay
the road will be pushed forward from the
Tennessee river across the Cincinnati
Southern to the head of Sequachie Valley,
distance of forty-two miles, through a
fine mineral and timber section. 1t will
be an important feeder to, the Cincinnati
Southern, and, when completed, two fur
naces Will probably follow
John w. Forney, Jr., writes ''Mrs.
Belva Lockwood, the woman lawyer, rides
down Pennsylvania avenue, Washington,
D. c., every morning, on tricycle.. 1t is
a courageous thing to do, but Mrs. Lock
wood is always courageous. 1 confess I can
not see why this should be regarded as such
an amusing performance as some of the
correspondents profess to think it. Ii is
cheaper than the horse cars, it is quick
travel, and it is good exercise. Why Mrs.
Lockwood or any other woman should not
use the tricycle., if she wants to, is all a
matter of prejudice. and prejudice has not
often sense back Of it."
Senator David Davis has determined to
be a candidate for reelection, and will
make determined fight to secure major
ity Of the Illinois Legislature favorable to
his reelection, and he is already in cores
pondence with numerous friends in Illinois
with reference to advancing the interests of
his candidacy.
Mrs. Mary McKernan, a married woman,
aged 81 years, suicided last night by taking
one grain of strychnine. She bought two
grains late in the evening, ostensibly to kill
rats. When found she had been dead
some time. She washed and dressed herself
carefully before taking the poison. Cause,
domestic trouble. A neighboring woman,
who found the remains of the strychnine
and tasted it, not knowing its deadly char
acter, very nearly passed away.
The immigration to New York during the
last month is unprecedented in the history
no less than 70,376, an increase of 9,10OI
over the same month last year. The total
arrivals from January 1 were 1916,
against 100, 1913 for the same period last
year.
The election cases" tried at Charleston
have come to an end for the present term of
the United States Court. Twenty cases were
selected out of the hundreds that were
once in process of preparation, and five
were tried. OF these five there was one ac-
guittal and there were three mistrials..
Mr.. L. A. Watkins, of Denver, who at st. |
Louis attempting to find his young daughter,
aged Is years, Z)a Watkins, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from the house of her
uncle, James Martin, Que day last week,
makes a public announcement this after
noon that he viii give $500 reward for his
laughter dead or alive, and ask no ques-
ions.
Mrs. Maria Bruce, of Rappahannock,
Virginia, had step-daughter 10 years of
Ige, and who was popular with everybody
Use, but was hated by her step-mother, who,
rom the time she married the child's father,
conceived an unnatural hatred of the little
yirl, because of her innocent expression of
iisapProyal at the thought of her fathers
ecoad marriage Mrs. Bruce found the
title girl lying upon the lounge, and seiz-
ng the iron poker beat the skull of the lit
lie girl to jelly. After eoamitting this
Iced the woman bore the body into cabin
ut into the field, and saturating the cloth
ng with kerosene oil set it on fire. The
ire caught the cabin, and some of the Z
eighbors rushed in and saw the horrible
ight The halfroasted body of the girl in
semi-nude condition was lying on the
DOR, and the step-mother was faced as she
ras in the act Of fleeing from the cabin, her
ice covered with the smoke and dirt
aught in her efforts to keep the flames from
oreading. She was soon after arrested and /
now in jail. Ii
Senator Hill, of Georgia, who is still at g
ureka Springs, Arkansas, is all the time
oufned to his room and the most of his time
his bed. There seems no improvement !.
i his condition. and his friends have little ).
ope ofhis recovery.
w. F. Wilton was killed by Edward :
LePherson, at Russell, Arkansas. after leay-
g the magistrate's Office, where Mcpherson
i'd arraigned Wilton for running away g
it'll Mrs. Mcpherson. t,
The State Republican COMMITTEES of :
eorgia, have called State Convention to
Get in Atlanta on August 2. ,
A special from Bolton, Texas, says Ear d
Sunday morning about 100 masked men 3
Ok from the jail Sam Hilton, white, and y
INES Keys colored and hanged them. 4
hey we're both charged With murderous 8
sanlt. :
AT Shadevilie, near Columbus. Ohio. !
is Harriet Dare dropped dead while gath !
Ing lowers Suspicious point to Dan !