The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-12
OVER THE STATE.


! A fire on the 9th at Friar's Point, burned
Alcorn s. Cos general store, p G. Dickin-
sons general store, and Sam'l Robertson 5
saloon. Alcorn and Dickinson were partly
insured in Boston, Philadelphia and New
Orleans companies.
/ A correspondent of the Meridian O5ser-
yer writes from Paulding: Court adjourned
Saturday evening The business of the
court was finished on Friday evening, but
! the grand jury did not make their final re-
port until Saturday evening. One negro,
Jack Newell, was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for three years for grand larceny. All
other convictions were for misdemeanors.
There was no true bill in the safe robbery
case.
The Lexington Advertiser says that Wal
ter L. KERN, Jr., who has been attending
the Law school at Oxford during the past
winter, has applied to the Circuit Court,
now in session, and, after q rigid examina-
ton, which he bore with great credit to
himself, was enrolled as an attorney in all
the courts of law and equity of this State.
The Copiah Signal says that John Cow
don, the author of the "outlet" levee sys-
tenn, who is now before Congress advocating
his theory, is a relative of the late Hon. r.
W. Roberts, and lived some time during
the war, at the Roberts old place-"Twin
Oaks" near Hazlehurst. Many Of our old
citizens no doubt know him we'll.
The marriage OF Dr.. d. Bright Young to
Miss Alice Elliot, took place at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES father, Mr., r. T. Elliot,
near Edwards, on the 9th inst.
DIED at Edwards, Sunday, April 81, 1882,
Mrs. Susie 0. Cotton, wife of Mr.. c. d.
Cotton.
Our adventurous young friend Mr. sam.
K Mayors, sou of p X. Mayors, of the
Pascagoula Democrat-Star, is in Cuba, on
business connected with Dunn's Commercial
Agency.
Col. Robert w. james, citizen Of New
Orleans for many years, died at his home in
Biloxi, Tuesday night, aged 20 years. When
a young man he WAS merchant at Frank
lin, Holmes county, Miss.
The Enterprise Courier says Mrs. l.. n.
Phelps, Mrs. Frost and Mrs, Story, all of
Ohio, who have been spending some time in
that community, have returned to their
homes, highly pleased with their first trip
south.
Mr.. Henry Hagan. one CT the Oldest eiti-
zens of Yazoo City, died on the 30th ult.,
in the 18th year OF his age. He had been
residing at Tchula for time.
President Clarke, of the c., st. L. & n.
0. R. R., in a letter to Mr.. Jacob Gattman,
of Aberdeen, says that work on the c., A.
& n. R. R., will be begun at once, and in
earnest.
Mr.. J. c. Clarke President of the c., St.
L. & n. 0. r. R. and Col. Mann, Division
Superintendent, passed through Kosciusko
looking out the country, preparatory to
having a survey of the route made from
there to Aberdeen.
The Kosciusko Star regrets to learn of
the serious illness of that most estimable
lady, Mrs. Peeler, at the residence of ~.
husband, Capt Isaac Peeler, near Ceas
Col w. d. Humphries whose fau
idence is in Columbus, has telepll
extending from that city to his Esal
five miles and a half in the countWS
Despatch says it works excellently III
anything more distinct than the 81
cit}\lines. Not only were voices distih. !
but tunes played by music box and upon !
a piano were clearly heard and readily
distinguished.