The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-04-11
NEWS AND NOTES.


cotton.
The Florida Legislature has passed
bill comforting police power on train con-
ductors.
Thirteen soldiers still guard the grave
of President Garfield, ut an expense of
1881 per month.
BY landslide ON the Cincinnati
Southern train was wrecked and sixty
persons injured.
The Senate of Delaware has passed
the Local Option bin favored by the State
Temperance Alliance.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
passed to a third reading "A bill prohib-
iting political assessments on public
officials.
Governor Murray, of Utah, has COM
missioned Miss Mary Greenwood of
American Fork, Notary Public. 1t is
the first instance Of the kind ON record.
A Courier Journal special from Hop
kinsyille, Ky, announces that Gen. s.
B. Buckner, is a candidate for the DEM
ocratic nomination to the Governor
ship.
AT Pilot Point, Texas, a lady while
walking on the street with her escort was
shot and killed by some one unknown.
No cause is known, and there is no clue
to the murderer
Fifteen girls in one of the shoe fac
tories in Cincinnati were discharged yes
terday for refusing to sign an agreement
for wages. The men threaten to strike
unless the girls are taken back
The new postmaster, at New Orleans,
Nv, B. Merchant, has qualified, His
principal bondsmen are Jno. Henderson,
lsidore Newman, Jno. f. Krantz, Hugh
Flyn, and Jos. H. Oglesby. The bond is
$375,000.
At Hartford, Conn, Ann Croker, aged
twenty-four years of a respectable fami-
| ly in Torrington, eloped with and mar
ried full blooded negro named Joe
Bradley, who was employed on her
fathers farm.
Forty armed men entered Lexington,
Ga, a night or two ago intending to
lynch Jones, the wife murderer, but
finding the jail guarded too heavily, left
disappointed. Jones is broken down
and cannot sleep.
i At Worcester Mass, April lst. Rev
Geo. Allen, Congregational minister
aged ninety-one years, died. He was d
graduate of Yale, class of 1913, author
OF the resolution of lS4S for Free soil
free men, free speech, and free press.
A small boy III South Carolina raise
canary birds and gives the proceeds q
their sale to the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions. In three years this .enterprisin3
and benevolent young person has thu
gathered and given about one hundred
dollars
At Newburgh, Ind, March 81, Remu
4 r. Harrington, shot and instantly killet
Lyman Gilliland, his son-in-law Gill
land had recently deserted his wife ant
destroyed her furniture. He and Har
rington met, quarrelled over the matter
and the killing followed.
A bill has passed the Tennessee Legis
lature allowing pools to be sold on al
races, but conferring that privilege OF
blood-horse associations and fairs.
prohibits selling to minors or intoxicated
persons. The law has heretofore forbid
den the selling of pools on any races rul
outside of the State.
, Near Athens, Ga, March 30, Georg
! Vaughan and Benz. Hall masked them
selves, went to old lady Hills, Joshu
Hills widow, and raped her and her tw
{ daughters. Hall is in Jail, having bee
! sent there from the committing court
Old lady Hill is seventy-three years ole
Maughan has not been caught.
The following is the horrible head-lin
telling the story Of crimes perpetrated Q
the very hub ofcivilzation and morality
Babies bodies sold in Massachusetts, b
the keeper of the Tewksbury almshous
> who fastened their death by starvation
shocking depravity--a story to free7
the blood in every mothers veins.
/ General J. w. Denver, who is mel
toned as possible Democratic cand
|, date for President, was born in Virgins
went to Ohio moved to Missouri, was
r, California pioneer, killed his man in
duel, went to Congress, was appointc
Governor of Kansas by Buchanan, W;
t, made Commissioner of Indian Affair
had Colorado town (Which became i
Il capitol) named after him, is rich, has
rich father-in-law, reads much histor
and is sixty-fiye years old.
At Chicago on the 3lst, young lad
,r Miss Lille Young, who resides with h
parents took dose of carbolic acid vii
fatal effect. The sad affair happent
c, about 9:30 o'clock P. NJ, atwhich tin
ot she was sitting in the parlor in compar
Of with her intended and two or three mel
II bers Of the family. Feeling i'll, she we
y to a cupboard for the purpose Of takiI
G. brandy to allay a shooting pain in h
he side, the bottle containing the liqu
$, being on a shelf with several bottles
g medicine. The room being dark, s.
IN took down bottle containing carbol
Ill acid by mistake, and before realizing Il
blunder she drank about two spoonfu
Of the poison. On discovering the drea
MS full mistake, she cried "Oh, Walt, cor
te here, referring to gentleman visitt
NJ and fell on the floor. DIR. Van Bur
he was called, but she expired almost
III stantly.
- At Bloomington, H., Robin ?. Dur
a contractor, who has not lived with
family went to their home while M
Dunn and her four children-JoseI
Phoebe, Ida and Emma--were eati
or their meal He smoke to the fam