The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-12-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The General Assembly Of South ca.oli.s
elected Jas. SimOns, Of Charleston. Speaker
q the House. The complexion Of the Leg
isiature Is as follows: House-Democrats
lio, OF whom are colOred Republicans,
', all colored. Seuate-Democrats 80, ali
white Republicans, 3, all colored.
difficulty at Lynchburg, Va, resulted
in the killing Of E. NJ. Craddock, yard mas
ter of the Richmond aud Alleghany Rail-
road station, by BrOoket Robertson, a
miner. Of Nelson county. Craddoek was
shot through the heart and instantly killed.
Robertson was severely beaten before be
used his pistol
Counsel for Rev. Mr. Harvey, who was
convicted at Omaha, of using the United
States mails for the purpose of defrauding,
will raise the question OF the constitutioual-
ity OF the law and take the case to the Su-
Preme Court of the United States.
Rev. ]. B. Harris has been transferred
from the North Texas to the North Mis-
sissippi Conference.
Mrs. Caroline Simmons, age 6S, was fatal
ly burned in New Orleans, her dress tax
ing fire from CRATE.
A letter from Harts landing, Catahoula
parish, says David Lee, white man, was
lynched there for hog stealing. About
twenty white persons have been arrested on
account of the lynehing affair, and two
brothers, Chism and JAS Smith, arrested
on suspicion of having had hand in the
lynching, are threatened and may be lynch
ed by the citizens
A special from Eagle Pass, Texas says:
Robt. Strickland was murdered last night
in his store, it is supposed for the purpose
of robbery. He was found locked up in the
store, with large wound in the head.
Governor-elcct Grant, of Colorado, is
native of Alabama and but 80 years OF age.
The principal difficulty with the account
of United States Marshal Lorgstreet, Of
Georgia, now undergoing examination, is
said TO be in the accounts of a Deputy
Marshal
w. J. Macon, of Boswell, S. c., jumped
from the train on the South Carolina Road,
near Branchvile, aud was killed.
In Yadkiu county, N, c., colored man
named Berry Hawkins assaulted the three
Graves brothers with club leaving TWO Of
them on the ground for dead. The other
one was then assaulted by Hawkins, but
with an AK split his assailant nearly in two,
killing him instantly.
At North Newport, Me-, Charles CrowelI
shot his hancee through the head, , hde
riding in carriage. Then shot himself,
also in the head. Neither spoke afterward.
Mrs. Eli Mcconnell, formerly Miss Hunt,
of Dallas, Texas, confessed that while rid
ing with her husband and child they quar-
relied. He Legan beating her with a six
shooter, one blow missed her head and
killed the child. He then told her that he
would kill her, unless she gave it out that
the child was killed by the horse running
away. Mcconnell has fed
Lieut.. Col. Cyrus B. Comstock has been
designed President Of the Mississippi River
Commission, vice Lieut.. Col. @. A. Gil
more, relieved on account of illness.
Jerry Parker was killed on the Cincinnati
Southern Railway at Chattanooga, by being
struck by freight train. He was in his
team and was unable to cross the track in
time. A fine team of mules were also
killed. He was one of the most prominent
farmers in the country.
The Methodist Conference, held last week
at San Antonio, adopted stringent resolu-
tions condemning polygamy and opposing
the law of divorce, urging united labor for
its change and absolute denial of divorce
except on scriptural grounds.
Governor McEnery, of Louisiana, has
ordered the premulgation of the vote of the
Third Congressional District Of that State
without giving certificate to any one for
member of Congress. Kellogg has 1857
majority.