The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-19
OVER THE STATE.

The Magnolia Gazette of late date says
that Mr.. I. ]. Hilburn eloped with Mrs.
Gray last Saturday night Mr.. Hilburn
leaves wife and Mrs. Gray husband.
Tie Water Valley Record says:
Peaches apples, pears and plums hang in
abundance, and We predict plentiful crop"
A tract of good farming land was sold in
Noxubee county at sheritf's sale few days
ago for Is and % cents an acre. Cheap.
The n. o. St. L. & c. r. R. company has
ordered uniform cap for all agents and
conductors in the employ of the company.
Mr. ]. w. Parsons, lumber man at Gall
man station on the \. 0. St. L. & c. railroad
had contracted to furnish to parties in New
York, one million feet of extra length pine
lumber. The timber is shipped by rail to
New Orleans at which point it is contracted
to be delivered at the low price of sixteen
dellors per thousand, and the cost to the pur-
chaser laid down in New York will be
twenty two dollars per thousand.
The Ellisville Eagle learns that Hon. j.
5. Eaton expects to soon have steam mill
in operation at this place.
The Ripley Sentinel says that Rev.'W.
N. Majors, who was lodged in all in Janu-
airy on charge of being accessory to the
killing of DR.. Sadiler, has been declared a
lunatic and was sent to the Asylum last
Monday, and that Prof Brown, the man
who did the killing and who was convicted
at the last March term of the Circuit Court,
and whose case has been carried. by appeal,
to the Supreme Court, is also insane and is
in jail awaiting the action of the Supreme
Court in his case.
DR.. Clayton, who killed Mr.. Lester at
Goodman, some months ago, and who was
lodged in Lexington jail, has been discharged,
the grand jury Of Holmes county having
passed upon his case and failed to find a
true bill against him.
The Wesson Herald learns thai on the
10Th of this month, Memorial Day will be
duly celebrated by the citizens of Halle
hurst aud Crystal Springs. The latter
place has invited Governor Lowry to be
present, and We learn that he has consented
to be there and deliver an address for the
occasion.
Col. R. o. Reynolds and Major Baxter
Mcfarland are in Washington in the inter
est of the effort to establish an Eastern
District of the United States Court at
Aberdeen.
Mr. Jas T. McLaurin died at the resi-
dence of his brother, Hugh McLaurin in
Benton, Yazoo county, on last Friday, aged
fity-fve years.
At the municipal election in Macon, the
following gentlemen were elected: Mayor,
John r. Dinsmore Aldermen, J. L. Griggs,
B. J. Allen, Jacob Holbcrg, Charles Hardin
and Robert c. Patty.
Married, at Lexington, Miss, on Tuesday
evening, April 18th, 1882, at o'clock, by
Rev. A. P. Pugh, Mr.. Lewis W. Hunting
ton to Miss Hattie B. Beall, both Of LeNing-
ton.
The Enterprise Courier says that Mr.. J. A,
Nelson, formerly of Enterprise, but lately
of Lawrence, Mississippi, informs us that he
will soon bring his family back to Enter
prise He is interested in a grading con-
tract
Mrs. Lucy Kidd, of Brookhaven, presided
over the Women's Missionary society of the
Mississippi conference at Crystal Springs on
Thursday last She and Mrs. G. B. Gallo
way, of Jackson, were elected delegates to
the general executive association, which
meets in Nashville on the 18th Of May.
The Meridian Observer says that Mrs.
Henson, living in Northwest part of KEN
per county, was raped and then murdered
by negro Mrs H. had only been married
about year. Her husband, who had been
absent, returned home and found her mis-
sing. Search was made and her body was
discovered in a well. A negro who lived
on the place was suspected, and the evidence
was so strong that he was arrested and taken
before Justice, who committed him to
Jail On the way to DeKalb the negro
was taken from the officer and hung
Hanging was too good for him,
Judge CaIhoon was at Holly Springs
last week trying one of the railroad cases,
Jude Watson deeming himself legally in
competent.
A correspondent ofthe Vicksburg Herald,
of the 10Th inst, gives the following:
Kiger, Willis, Peeler and others on Eagle
Lake are working out cotton. At McBir-
ney's, Forest Home, they are planting cot
ton. The water below the latter place is
running over the bank from the Yazoo
swamp from Halpine's place to the mouth
of Yazoo, but by the middle of next week
the merry pillow boys whistle will be heard
all over the land lately given to a waste of
waters We will need I few more rations, |
but not long, and then we will give quid |
pro quo.
At the municipal election held in Wall
thall the following officers were elected
Mayor, H. F. Bays; Marshal, W. A Berry
hill; Aldermen, A. F. Fox, H. B. Quin, E.
D. Mickey, J. w. Hays.
The motion for change of venue in the
case of the State against the Guice brothers,
for the killing of young Hawley in Novem-
Der last, was granted by Judge Chrisman.
The trial of the prisoners has been removed /
from Adams to be tried before the Wilkin-
son county court.
State Line, Wayne county, is a beautiful
place Mr.. s. B. Rich, has nine distilleries,
all shipping from that point, and it is also
the location of the celebrated nursery of
Gaines, Coles & Co.
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Gen. Burkitt's Book.