The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-03-26
sTATE NEWS AND NOTES.

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Oxford, Miss, eldest daughter OF hignI
Rev. Leonidas Polk, died at her home IN
Oxford on the 18th inst
Judge Hall received another thorough
bred Jersey heller last week. 1t Is tne
prettiest animal of all. We do not know
Is pedigree, but it is good and as long a
the supervision bill Just passed by the late
Legislature.-Sardis News.
Governor Stone Is being urged to run Tor
Congress By the press of his district Inc
Governor is like the negro's rabbit o.
any way YOU take him. Water Valley
Progress.
Marshall county has frst-elass Farm
er's Club. Every county should organize
one. We hope YalobHsha will not De long
in organizing 1t will be a help TO her IN
presenting her interests at the New orleans
Exposition.-Water Valley Central.
So many improvements are going on in
our little city that it would require too
much of our space 10 make mention OF
them all separately.-Durant News.
A Ere broke out in Starkville on night
of 10TH, destroying the confectionery houses
of Geo. D. Hartness, and Mcmillan q
Cannon. Hartness was insured for $5JO00;
Mcmillan & Cannon $4,000. The Hook
and Ladder Company is said TO have done
fine work in checking the fire.
The Democratic Convention of Yszoo
City held on the night of March 18th to
nominate city officers, resulted in the
following selection: For mayor, Mr.. A.
NJ. Roach; for assessor and collector, Mr..
Geo. II. Queckemeyer; for treasurer, Mr..
D. ]. Dunn; for aldermen, Messrs. w. ID
Pugh, WIN. Hamel, Z. H. Kelly, Owen
Brown list Ward; w. c. Craig, Geo. NJ.
Powell, Theo. Schmidt and ]. S. Williams
I'd Ward). This is a selection of excel
lent men; indeed there seems to have been
none but good men before the Convention.
Mr. Roach succeeds himself, and mis- nom
ination or reelection over so worthy gen.
tleman as Mr. n. H. Luse is very high
compliment. Messrs. n. d. Link and ii.
c. Phipps, defeated for assessor and col.
lector, are very worthy gentlemen. Mr.. X.
). Wheless declined to offer his name Tor
| treasurer again and retires weary of official
care and full of honors from the fiscal
bench. The meeting was presided over by
Hon. r. K. Barnett, with Ar. j. +. Red
ding as secretary. Y
The Yazoo Herald aptly remarks that
Mrs. Annie c. Peyton, the wife OF Chan
eellor Peyton, possesses great perseverance
and energy. For a number OF years she
mas felt the deepest interest in female edu-
cation, devoting much time and thought
to the matter To her is due i'll great
measure the bill to secure State Normal
and industrial school for females.
Kosciusko wants the girls college and
we want Kosciusko to have 1t. Meridian
wants the State Capital and Is not banker
ing much after girls college. We want
educated girls, too, but We are willing to
take them ready made from kosciusko.-
Meridian Mercury.
w Calvin WelI-, Ed, informs us that
the contract made by him with the Messrs.
Spengler under which he was t. furnish
900 feet oi lumber for the Cooper
Well, has been declared off" because OF
proposed distractions to be placed on that
part OF the road belonging to private IN
lividuais between here and that point.
The contract has been renewed with the
Enochs, somewhere on the Illinois Central.
he lumber to be hauled from Byram.-
Raymond Gazette.
Should a prospect of building the Ship
he Tennessee river develop into prom
,sed reality, then Corinthians should put
their shoulders To the wheel and with
lnited effort push the enterprise along.
There is hope above the horizon that al
opportunity will shortly be given .he citi-
zens OF the place to help themselves to
long wished for consummation. If the
vision proves a reality every one will be
.v,,.of,l a liz lt1fv Y l,rinth HArald
The Temperance Union passed a vote of
thanks to Mrs. Ipge for her able and eff
:ient efforts in behalf of the cause during
The recent session of the Legislature.
This vote is heartily endorsed by every
temperance person in the county. She do
noble work in Jackson for the good cause
and the high esteem with which she has
oeen heretofore regarded Is now enhanced
" feelings Of pride and gratitude Corinth
Herald.
The following complimentary endorse
nent was given to the Yazoo del, CATION Oh
he night of 18th inst:
At the speuial meeting of the Town
Council held Monday night for the pur
pose of submitting the petition of Mr.. 7.
Foley, TO retail in Yazoo City. Mr..
E. H. Kelly moved that the following res
olution he passed: "Fhat the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen of Yazoo City ofIeI
hanks to our Senator and Representatives
in the Legislature, and especially to Hon
James A, Barksdale, for their zeal dis
played in verifying relating to the inter
,sts OF Gazoo City, and especially for theii
prompt and efficient action with referCnc,
to the city charter.
We are gfatifiei at the action of tn,
Board of Trustees Of the A. and NJ. Colleg,
in giving the positions held by Capt Lucas
70 his sons. Capt. Lucas was steward ant
ianitor. Mr.. J. D. Lucas has been his as
3istant in Ihe steward department from thu
beginning, and he now takes his fathers
place in that department. Mr. E. G. Lucas
discharges the duties OF janltor. OF course
Mrs. Lucas continues to perform the dutiet
Of matron. No better choi e could b.
made Capt. Lucas truly fell at his post |
and lost his lie in the discharge oil hi. |
rust. He was at home when the storm
came in sight, and despite the remon |
frances of his family ran to close tha
ioors of the Mess-Hall In the perfor. |
nance of this duty he lost his life Capt |
Lucas was model OF fidelity to prineipl,
md duty. A true man, IA loyal soul,
gentleman of the old school. His lif,
proved him to be true; his death has
marked him as hero.-East Mississippi
Times.
JACKSON, MISS, March 10, 1884.
editor Vicksburg Commercial Herald:
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