The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-17
NEWS NOTES.

Hoadly makes the twenty-sixth demo
cratic governor and the American eagle
continues to soar aloft.
Knoxville, Tenn, has now 81, 3s2 in
habitants against 1915 year ago.
Another 2 cent paper, the Philadelphia
Press.
The Arkansas Insane Asylum has Il
patients,-whites 2ls, colored 80.
The Tennessee Baptist Convention will
be held in Chattanooga, on the 25th inst
An assassin ATTEMPTED to kill the Presi
dent of the West India Republic of San
Domingo, but the latter shot his assail
ant dead.
Jay-Eye-See's record of 2:19 as 4
year-old was beaten at Lexington, KY,
by Bonita, the time being 2: 1Si.
There are two colered female lawyers
in the United States, Mary A. S. Cary
Of MiehigaR, and Louise V. Bryant, Of
Colorado.
Henry Ward Beecher has returned
from his lecturing tour with slS, 1000 in
cash.
James c. Godfrey, a Wholesale mer.
chant of Brooklyn, has died from smok.
ing cigarettes.
Mrs. Edison, the wife of the inventor
Is the Originator of what promises to be
a popular arrangement Of the electric
light in chandeliers.
A boy in Des Moines, Iowa, while
playing with the works of clock, APP
piled his tongue to the cogs after he had
started the wheels. The tongue was
drawn in, and boy and clock were in
separable until a jeweler took the wheels
apart
The Hon. Samuel J. Randall is the
author Of the best essay on civil-service
reform that has yet appeafed. 1t consists
OF less than a dozen words: "An honest
Democrat is better in Office than a dis
honest Republican. ~ Sun.
Rev. Erastus Seymour, Of New York.
appeared in court at Boston. where
his son was being sentenced for forging
his fathers name, and said be did not
wish to interfere with the Judgment.
He was publicly rebnked BY his wife for
his course in the matter.
A few days ago a beggar was arrested
in. Paris for using insulting language to
those persons who refused to give him
aims, and on being searched at the DO
lice station he was found to be the nos.
SCISSOR of upwards of e., 600 in bank note
and securities of different sorts.
President Baldwin says the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad has earned $780,
900 more during the last three months
than during the same period last wear.
He states that Jay Gould IS a director
in the company, but does not own
controlling interest
The Catholic congress opened At Ma
pies, italy, YESTERDAY, with an attend
ance OF 1900 delegates. A letter from
the Duke Salyina was read, declaring
that 10000 members Of the Catholic
Church IN Italy we're organized and ready
to strike determined blow for the re-
storation Of the temporal power of the
Vatican The reading Of the letter
created much excitement and enfhus-
iasm. 49,
The Boston Transcripts saws. ssar
Blaine has nearly completed his history.
From Lincoln TO Garfeld-' He viii
then begin on q history Of the war Of
1872 From a personal friend il Is learn
ed that he was offered 800, 900 In cash
for From Lincoln to Garfield in two
volumes He decided not toaecept this.
but, by the advice Of friend, viii in
sist on royalty Of 50 per cent.
His Aver, daughter Of deceased pat.
ent medieih1e man, has q, 900. 900 in her
own right and Is stfikinsIy beautiful. Of
course. She Is now in Paris. and ~
many offers Of marriage from COUNT.
dukes and other beggars
The sth Of November has been uro-
nounced BY the Nohammedan propkefs
as the last day Of the world. md proc
lamafi0Hs have been Issued from Mecca
and circulated throughout dohammedan
countries warning the faithful to pre-
pare for the end.
Prof. J. Lawrence Smith. 4 noted
scientist, died il Louisville on the 12th-
President Buchanan sent him to Turkey
to teach the Turks how to grow cotton.
and he vas 4 government mining enRi-
neef Of the country for four years. BE
was recently engaged IN the survey Of 4
projected railway from Cincinnati to
Charleston AraIanehe.