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

when Myers asked two men to 60 with him
into the woods where they found Miss Dare's
body.
A special from Columbia, Tenn, says a
most horrible tragedy occurred there yes
terday. Richard Conner, colored preacher,
who had been absent from home for four
years, returned and found that his wife had
IN Legitimate child during his absence.
After learning all the facts in the case he
killed his wife with an AK, splitting her
skull open, aud then laid the child on the
floor and chopped its head of. Connor was
arrested, and threats of lynching were
numerous.
At the recent mat-iculation examination
of the Calcutta University, eight women
passed successfully, of whom six are natives
of India; and at Bombay seven women
were successful, including four from the
city of Poonah. At the First Arts exami-
nation at Calcutta a female candidate
obtained scholarship of the first grade.
A Springfield woman, whipped by her
husband, called in a policeman, who sub
dued the bully with great difficulty and
started with him for the station house.
Then the wife discovered that the prisoner
was without shoes, declared that he would
catch cold, insisted upon delay while she
procured them, fought the officer like a
fury to make him wait, and finally was
taken to prison with her spouse.
An Indiana farmer believes that famine
is near at hand, and for several years has
refused to sell any of his large wheat crops.
The grain fills nearly all the buildings on
the farm, including the residence, and
much of it has spoiled.
Mr.. A. w. Pearson, of Louisiana, arrived
at Hannibal, No, on hunt for his runa-
way wife, who left home some time ago.
The lady arrived on one of the morning
trains from the East, and was discovered
at the depot by her husband, but before he
could reach her she had jumped into 4 car
riage and was driven rapidly away.
\ A letter written by a gentleman of
Eureka Springs says that United Senator
Ben Hill, of Georgia, is not improving to
the extent hoped for by his friends, and his
death appears to be only question of time.
He keeps the room as much as possible, and
avoids prolonged conversations or inter
views
Those little black jet bonnets which are
now so fashionable cost from Sl2 to SIS,
according to the trimming. Some I'M
trimmed jet bonnets can be purchased for
50, and hats for 1915.
One of the most novel weddings that ever
took place in Texas was the marriage on
May 4th, of Mr.. S. Gentry, of Burleson
county, to Miss Rachel Watson, near SaIado.
The groom is six feet high and weighs 100
pounds, while the bride is only two feet
eleven inches and weighs sixty-fve pounds.
Miss Watson was 90 years old and well
known as the dwarf of Bell county"
A Boston widow married an English cler-
gyman, few years ago, and gave him out
right half her fortune of 100000. He
,
spendthrft and gamester, and
abused his wife so much that she has sued
for divorce.
1t is now fashionable to have small chill
dren for bridesmaids.
The n Y. Senate, by 10 ayes and IA noes,
accepted the amendment proposed by the
Democrats, that the next Governor appoint
the Railroad Commissioners, and the Rail-
road Commission bill passed, with but one
dissenting vote.
There seems to be little prospect Of any
bill to regulate railroads, coming up in
Congress this session. The railroad COM
panies have stocked the cards on it.
Ed Mcpherson, who shot and killed w.
H. Wilton, at Carlisle, Arkansas, for alb
Quoting his wife, has been discharged from
custody, the magistrate holding that the
shooting was an act Of self-defense.
Senator Bayard's erlogy on Daniel Web
tier at Dartmouth College will be delivered
IN June %.
Florida has commenced the shipment of
ripe peaches.
The strongest man is rarely strong enough
o hold his tongue at the right time.
1t is now the fashion among the French
'ristocracy to wear black silk undercloth-
ng.
The House Judiciary Committee has not {
yet made report in regard to the elapsed
and grants" 1t is understood that the ]
majority of the Committee will report in
he case of the Northern Pacific Railroad
-basing their opinion upon the legal points
nvolved-that "the right of Congress to
eclare the lands granted to this road for ,
cited does not exist" 9
The barbarous treatment of the Jews in
russia continues. :
A Cincinnati physician is expert S
lenting on dark mulatto woman, c
ndeavoring to change the hue of her skin t
} white, by the use of drugs. That kind b
scientific EXPERIMENTATION usually results '
! murdarous failure. 8
Six hundred Russian refugees leave Eng il
md for America every week. p
The Methodist General Conference, after n
dopting a resolution referring the question d
change of name of Methodist, Church, t
outh, the annual conferences, adjourned C
n the 18th. The next General Assembly Il
ill be made at Richmond, Virginia. ]
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Railroad Celebration at Utica.
UTICA, May 23d, 1882. y