The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-22
Yasoo Correspondence.
GOOD NEWS FROM THE OVERFLOW
scRAEK DISPOSED oT-THE PEAcEFUL
crrIzEEs OF YAzoo co BEAR HUNTING
ARRAY AT vAUeHS's srATIoS.

EDTToRs CLARION: am able this morn
ing to give you the latest water news from
above. The steamer Carroll came down
this morning and reported the water falling
at Egypt, about forty-fye miles from hers
on an air line, and at a stand at Tchula
thirty miles distant by the same measure
ment. The water, which has been uni
formly rising here at the rate of twelve
inches in twenty-four hours, rose only three
and a half inches last night, showing 8
decided falling of. The prevailing opinion
/ il that the water viii be at stand here BY
tomorrow, soon to be followed BY rapid
decline. No suffering has been reported
along the Yazoo. A few sensational rumor;
| from a few points have reached here, but
upon investigation have proven groundless
Our citizens have organized committees
that have sent out boats and provision.
wherever it was thought necessary and ever.
effort has been made to provide necessarie.
and comforts for the refugees among US
The courthouse and other public buildings
have been assigned the colored people
and these are mainly fed and cared
flor by those to whom they had
contracted and By the merchants who had
been supplying them. The white refugees
have found temporary homes in the houses
of our hospitatle citizens. According t.
almost unanimous opinion the water stands
here at the present time twenty inches
above the mark of 1876, the highest water
ever known here Many houses in the
lower part Of the town have been vacated
and the water covers lower main street
about one hundred yaros.
Our citizens are entitled to great credit
for their heroic efforts to save life and pro-
pertv. Men whose hands were unused to
labor waded into the water and assisted To
land people and cattle. The popular ''P''
Line and other boats running in the trade
did everything possible to relieve distress
along the river. The clouds appear now to
have broken aud great calamity is about
to be averted.
The excitement and hustle at the landing
appears TO have aroused Il mulato s'crank,
who without the slightest provoeatiou COM
menced cursing a negro refugee who was
sitting in his boat, aud upon the negroes
bidding him 90 away, the fellow drew pls
toll and opened fire upon him, firing four
shots, happily without effect. He was
promptly fined $50 for carrying concealed
weapons, and remanded to Jail in default of
$1,000 bond upon a charge of shooting with
intent to murder Such case of wanton
malice is unprecedented, aud excited great
public indignation.
A rumor was started that bear had taken
refuge in one of the submerged houses in
the lower part of town, and rush was
made for shot guns, aud manya sportsman
with the prospective taste OF bear meat in
his mind broke for the scene of action.
Alas, for their sanguine expectations the
bear turned out to be tar barrel bobbing in
the water. Strangers must be careful here
after how they allude to bear shooting in
Yazoo City.
On the 14th inst. difficulty occurred at
Vaughn's station in which six shooter
was discounted by shot gun. 1t appears
that the U. S. Marshall, who had gone to
Vaughn's for the purpose of selling out the
store of J. r. Ricketts, under execution was
resisted by Ricketts,. Moriarty, the station
agent, who attempted to adjust the matter,
was himself adjusted apon the floor by a
chair in the hands of Ricketts,. Moriarty
fired a derringer at Ricketts,, missing him
and running to his Office re-appeared with
a shotgun. A couple Of shots we're fired,
and some skirmishiDg ensued but without
serious results. Cor"