The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-02
NEWS AND NOTES.

4 colored lady was elected from Phila-
delphia ballroom because she didn't wear
She says that "sence de arribal
of 0sker Wilde de people am gettin' alto
geder too toney in dis kentry.p
u. Newell names Kellogg privately as
the Senator who distributed the alleged
Texas Pacific corruption fund in the Senate,
and Richard c. Parsons in the House.
An amendment asking for 5000 to be
paid lawyer Reed, as compensation for de
fending Guiteau, is one of the III amend
ments which have found their way to the
Sundry Civil Bill With the murderer and
the copyright aud even the skeleton beyond
his reach, this seems to be the only hope
that Reed has for compensation.
Farmers in Mclean county, H., are
alarmed at the prevalence of hog cholera.
One hundred acres of potatoes brought a
Sumner county, Tenn, farmer $4,000. He
has planted a second crop.
NJ c. Reynolds and wife have filed a bill
in chancery at Chattanooga to recover the
greater portion of the fifth ward, which is
valued at nearly 81, 100000.
The wealth Of France is estimated at be-
tween forty-three and forty-four thousand
million dollars France is increasing in
wealth, and Germany in population.
Which is best, as fighting proposition
The Pittsburg Dispatch, Waynesburg,
Green county, special says; Cora and Mari
eta sturm, the two girls charged with the
murder of their stepmother, are both under
arrest. Instead of poisoning the old lady,
as stated last night, the girls enticed her to
the spring house, and, after knocking her
senseless with a billet Of wood, one of them
struck her in the heart with a darning-
needle The girls were well raised, but
have been waywerd and are daughters of
Methodist preacher.
Oscar Wilde pronounced Miss Alsatia
Alien, Of Montgomery, Ala, the most beau
tiful young lady he had seen in the United
States.
Near Gordon Station. Arkansas, on Tues
day night burIy negro named Eli Nc
knight, vino tried to outrage the person of
Miss Baker, young lady in the neighbor-
hood, but was prevented by house-dog
coming to her rescue, was captured by
mob and castrated.
In a Nebraska discussion of passes on
railroads, it is revealed that County Com
missioner, elected because he had opposed
the Union Pacific is now one of that con-
pany's deadheads, and charges his free rides
to the county at $500 year.
Rev. Dr. De Witt TaImage, fNew York,
who IS at Virginia watering-pace hotel, oe-
casionally visits the ballroom to see the
dancing, and his wife and their young daugh-
tiers and son pass a portion of every even
ing there, tue young people always joining
with a zest in the dancing.
Three younggirls were servants in Browns
eating house in Denver. They were IA, 16,
and II years of age. Being dissatisfied
with their occupation as well as with life
generally, they agreed to commit suicide
together and borrowed % cents to buy
arsenic. Two of the girls died of the
poison after several hours of agony. The
third was in critical condition.
A shipment of $4,000 bushels of wheat
was made from Cleburne, Texas, direct to
Florence, Italy, via Galveston, and another
lot of the same amount was sent to Liver
pool.
The internal revenue department has in
six years collected s74S, S31, OIL without any
loss by defacation. Expenses of collection
were $27, O67, 300
The present session of Congress is APP
preaching in length that of the first session
of the Forty-fOurth Congress, which lasted
until after the middle of August, 1876.
Had this summer been as hot as that of 1881
Washington would be deserted by Congress-
men and Senators to-day.
At the close of his speech at Warrens-
burg, Mo-, Gov. Crittenden mentioned the
name of Samuel J. Tilden in connection
with the Presidency, and hoped he would
be the nominee in 1884. "This fairly brought
down the house, and the Oldest representa-
tives of the Democracy present were among
the loudest in their cheers"
YELLOW FEVER RUMoR- Chicago, July
ga special from Laredo says: Advices
from Matamoras, Mexico, state that fever
which has been prevalent there, called mala-
rial fever, proves to be the most virulent
type Of yellow fever. 1t is rapidly spread |
ing and black vomit accompanies it. There
have been a number of deaths in the past
four days, and the disease is regarded as
epidemic
Over 100000 of the dividend recently de-
clared in favor of the depositors in the late
Freedmen's bank remains uncalled for.
TIE building and lot at the southwest
corner of Wall and Broad streets, in the city
Of New York, has changed hands at $685.
900 The property has frontage of Is feet
on Broad street, and depth ON Wall street
Of trifle over 20 feet, and the building
upon it is plain fye-story brick building.
YELLOW FEVER IN MExICo.-YelIow
fever has appeared in quite bad form a!
gampeche, Mexico.-special to Globe Demo
rat.
1oHMUSTCATED,
DIED, suddenly, on the 2Gth June last, in
he city of Beyrout Syria, where he had re-
iided several years as United States Consul,