The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-08-30
OVER THE STATE.

Georgia paper states that Gen. Gordon ha,
succeeded in negotiating the sale AZ tbrss n,l-
lions in Georgia Pacific bonds. This will en-
able him 10 push his Mississippi lines o an
early completion.
The Lexington Bulletin states that a man
named Wedgewortb, who is at present solourn-
ing somewhere about Meridian, a preacher
sometimes Of one charch aud then Of another
ran Tor afew days as an Independent eandi-
date for Congress, in this District. bu,. moi
come down.
The Holly Springs South says that Miss
Eliza Govan, Of MeCOmb City, has succeeded
IN growing plant which is most likely the
first Of the kind ever seen in the United
States 1t was raised from seed gathered
fresh last summer in Southern West Indies by
Miss Cheekley.
The yicksburg Commercial says that judge
Frederic Speed has donated lot in his sddi.
tion to this city to be sold and the procetd,
applied to defraying the expenses Of removing
the remains Of the gallant General John 5
Bowen from the neglected grave they now
occupy in Kinds county and their re.iuter-
ment in Vicksburg, with the heroic defense
Of which the name of Bowen will always be
prominently associated.
The Herald says corinth has seven Matri-
monial Associations and another to supnlv the
furniture for housekeeping.
Mr.. II. NJ. Sullivan, the indefatirable seers.
tary ofthe Board Of Trustees of the Universi-
ty of Mississippi, is having the dormltories
thoroughly eleansod and repaired.
Capt. Robt S. Turner, a prominent citizen
and merchant of Starkville, died on the 18th.
Mrs. C. A. sullivan, widow of the late Hon.
C. A. Sullivan, has been appointed postmis-
tress at starkville.
c. 5. Jobes, Of Kosoiusko, has the contract
for the construction Of Col Ed. Richardson's
Railroad, from Carolina Landing, to Lake
Washington.
Rev. Robert Price, of vioksburg, has &C.
cepted unanimous call to the chair OF Histo.
ry, English Literature and Rhetoric in the
Southwestern Presbyterian University, at
Clarksville, Tennessee
Pass Christian, and for aught we know tho
whole Sound, has been treated to genuine
phenomenon, Early this morning it was
noticed that the shallow water along the beach
was literally alive with fish 1t was not long
before half the population had "waded In"
md the capture begun with spears sticks, eto
Such another catch there will scarcely ever
,e again. More fish were caught than our
'eople can dispose Of for many days, Floun-
ers, croakers, speckled trout sheephead,
lack mullet, crabs, etc, were raked in by the
ushel. The fish showed no signs of disease,
nd seemed to be driven ashore by some un.
sual and unknown cause, The most reason
bic theory We have heard advanced, is the
ldden inflow of salt water, the waters of this
ortion of the Sound having been very fresh
I summer. The water this morning is ex.
emely salt-The Beacon.
We think one Of the greatest drawbacks to
e University is the want of good high schools
roughout the State to fit young men to enter
llege proper. Ii a sufficient number of good
eparatory schools could be established, to
t as feeders to the University, it would
on meet with the success it SO richly merits
Ripley Advertiser.
The personal roll of this district was raised
the equalizers something over $4,000, in
'ad af S25 900 or $780, 900 as we we're Informed
It week.-W oodville Republican.
The Congressional candidates now in the
Id, the canvass fairly opens, and every
N of the Democratic party must be ready
the contest. We go in 10 win. Remember
those who are unanimous and in earnest
,ke6 with intelligence and respectabiliiy,
re is no such word as fail. This word was
de obsolete, as far as the Democracy was
accrued, in 1866, and has never been
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