The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-03
NEWS AND NOTES.

as follows: Collins Summers, one of the
most prominent farmers Of Columbiana
county, has had a hired hand named WI
/ liam Stull in his employ for the past year
or two, and about ten days ago discharged
hiq on account of his quarrelsome dispo-
sition. Since that time SluII has been lurk-
ing in the neighborhood Late on Sunday
] Mrs. Summers was at the barn milking her
cows, when she saw Stuil approaching, lit
tie dreaming of his marderous intent or of
the horrible fate which awaited her. He
came and stood within a few feet of the
lady, saying, Good evening" She noticed
nothing wrong in his behavior, and after
answering him very pleasantly resumed her
work. Scarcely had she turned her back
when her cowardly assassin deliberately
drew his six-shooting revolver and emptied
the contents Of all the chambers into the
body of his innocent and defenseless victim.
Two of the balls took fatal effect, one in
her breast and the other through the spine.
/ The inhuman monster then fed and the
family we're Mortified on rushing to the barn
to behold the victim Of his bloody deed wei
tering in her own gore. Stull accused Mrs.
Summers with being instrumental in hay
ing him discharged, and this was the trivial
pretext for his numbering her in cold blood.
Susie Green might have had her pick from
among the young men of Lexington, Ky,
for she was handsome and rich; but she
preferred gambler of the fashiest kind.
He was known to her for month IS stock
broker, and at the end of that brief court
ship she married him. They stopped at &
Louisville hotel on their bridal tour. He
brought her lemonade in her room, and
she found it bitter. He had put an opiate
in it. When she vas unconscious he stole
her purse and $500 worth of diamonds,
and deserted her.
Gen. Beauregard has about finished his
book upon the secession The work covers
his whole military career. 1t assumes
throughout the fundamental justice Of the
Confederate cause.
Dies MONIES, IowA.-The Prohibition
State Central Committee has announced
list of appointments for eminent speakers
throughout the State
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Company have just issued an order pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors or
the keeping of bar in their eating-houscs.
John Grey, aged IS, of Lawrenceville, Pa,
has just died of bydrophobia. Before his
death he had spasms, and it required eight
men to hold him in bed. His rawlings were
terrible. He frothed at the mouth and
barked like dog. He was bitten by dog
last fall.
Rev. Mr.. Koehler, German Lutheran
minister at Mauistee, 10 the United States
Court at Grand Rapids, pleaded guilty to
the charge OF sending indecent and insulting
communications through the mails, and
was sentenced by Judge Wthe to pay a fine
Of $780, The money was paid and the
preacher discharged. The letters were sent
to his wife, from whom he had separated.
A colored woman in Columbus, Georgia,
pierced her hand with a catfish fin, and died
few days later from blood poisoning,
At wedding in Bay City, Michigan, a
few nights ago, the young male guests were
eager to dance with the BRIDE which favor
she gladly granted on condition that they
ante up 81 each, which they did ; and she
stuck the lucre down in her dainty stocking.
The question of levying tax of two cents
on the 500 for the purpose of equalizing the
school funds for white and for colored chill
dren in Kentucky, will be voted on at the
August election.
Tie North bound express train on the
Cincinnati Southern, going fifteen miles an
hour, ran into a misplaced switch on the
eth. The engineer, Dan Driscoll, was
killed and the train, which was full Of pas
sengers, ran off the track. None of the pas
sengers were hurt.
The Sheriff of Mobile, Ala, was unable to
find John Percy Moore, an escaped convict;
but stroke of lightning reached him, as he
lay hiding in a shanty, and injured him SO
badly that he was glad to be taken back to
heprison hospital.
Mrs. Lou Drake, aged 80 years, died at
Louisville, KY, on the Goth, from the effects
of morphine self-administered The cause
was domestic trouble.
In the Investigation of the charges against
Davis, Superintendent of the Mint, at New
Orleans, a former assistant coiner named
Butler admitted that, as assistant coiner
with Davis, he bad received from Parker
House, a broker, 230 trade dollars, for which
Davis gave him a like number of standard
dollars; that these trade dollars were passed
through the rollers by Butler until defaced,
and then sent to the melter and refner and
received back in ingots and coined
into standard dollars
At Clyde, Kansas, an entire family is
down with the trichinae poison caught from
eating pork. The head of the family is
named Adam Ballinger. The boy, aged u
years, died last night. Mrs. Ballinger may
recover, but five persons will die.
Mrs. Lucy Picket, aged lis years, was
buried at Saugatuck, Mich, Sunday Mrs
Picket was born in Plattsburg, N. Y, in
1867, where she lived for 100 years
The number of Immigrants arrived at New
York last week aggregated $500. The Su-
at Castle Garden says he can
provide 5000 persons with employment 4
.very day in the year. +
A Lawyer Who Fancies a Blonde c
Jury.
New Haven Register.
Mr.. Bush, of States counsel, said he was :