The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-10-22

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| Several converts to the Mormon faith
were baptised near Sarepta last week.
Sixteen of Lafayette county's citizens
have left for the Lone Star State lately
A colored supporter of Ben. Butler in
Magnolia, wears a prominent spoon pin.
The Natchez people say they are actu-
ally hungry for good old-time circus"
The road leading to the National Gene
terry from Vicksburg is undergoing repairs.
The synod of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church will meet in Corinth, on the
23rd.
The weather recently has been favorable
for cotton picking over almost all the
State.
The machine shops recently destroyed
by fire at Meridian are being rapidly re-
built.
An attempt was made few nights since
to burn the town of Weir, in ChoctaW
county.
Vicksburg's treasury is exhausted and
her police force has not been paid in four
months.
Mrs. Eugene Roach has been rendered a
complimentary benefit by the musicians OF
Natchez.
Mr.. Wood Box and Miss Laura Beckham
were married in Montgomery county few
days since.
Grenada will in a few weeks present
much handsomer appearance tnan before
the great fire.
The liabilities of n. c. Snider & Sons
Bank in Grenada reach 100000, and
assets 10000.
Miss Penthonio Crump, of West Point,
has fine display of bugs, which she will
send to the Xpo
The loss by the burning of the Erlanger
Machine Shops at Meridian is supposed to
be over 100000.
The turpentine distillery of Mr.. Jno
West, near Shubuta, was totally destroyed
by fire last week.
Henry Watkins, prominent citizen and
druggist of Moss Point, died on 18th inst,
after long illness.
A bachelor of Wenesogo is making dill
gent inquiry as to the name of Corinth
Herald's "Birdie."
The Juveniles of Vicksburg are rebelling
against the present mode Of object teach
ing in the city schools.
A wreck occurred Saturday on the NJ. &
| 0. Railroad Just south of Saltillo. About
dozen persons injured.
A stable was consumed by fire in Merid-
ian few nights since, and thirty horses
persisted in the flames.
A society has been organized in Water
Valley, for the purpose of forming colony
for settling Nicaragua.
Mr.. Leonard Marion, of Chickasaw coun.
ty, picked four hundred and ten pounds of
cotton in one day, last week.
A detective from Texas was waylaid and
murdered five miles north of Sarepta,
Calhoun county, last week.
Mr.. L. NJ. johnson, of Aberdeen, re-
ceives, gins, packs and delivers bale OF
cotton within thirty minutes
The silk works Of Mrs. Doches, near
Corinth, promise to become the leading |
silk mandatory OF the South.
A careless driver ran his wagon over
little girl in Vicksburg Saturday. Her
injuries are supposed to be fatal.
Mr.. r. L. Prophet, of Water Valley, and |
Miss Pauline Roberts, of Biloxi, were mar
ried in the latter city on the 18th.
A Meridian man owns a coin one hun
bred and fifty years old, and the Democrat
says that Natchez has many older.
A man in Neshoba county will vote for
st. John because he labors under the delu-
sion that he is John tie Baptist, Jr.
Miss Berta Hill, of Canton, aged about
eighteen years, died on the 18th, Of typhoid
fever at Wards Seminary, Nashville,
Mrs. A. r. Leonard, of Port Gibson. is
a natural artist, and bids fair to write her
name high on the scroll of artist fame.
A man, name unknown, deliberately
walked overheard the steamer Belle Mem
phis at Vicksburg recently and was drown
ed.
The banking house OF N. G. Snider &
Son, Grenada, and the grocery house OF
Jacob Shlenker, Vicksburg, failed last
week.
Prof. Reeves, of Water Valley, was
knocked down and robbed while home-
ward bound from his store a few nights
since.
Diphtheria is raging in fernando TO
such extent that health authorities have
ordered all school and church meetings
Madison county is rejoicing over the
large increase of trade that is now brought
over the free ferry and will soon come over
the new river bridge.
Mrs. A. G. Cowan, of Pass Christian has
Just sent crazy quilt to the Exposition,
representing 40 dwellings in the Pass be-
sides churches, stores and persons.
A school house called Crums, near
1orinth, has, out of twenty-six pupils.
-wenty-thTee by the name of Crum-a board
u trustees, all Crums, and the teacher q
married Crum.
A sad case of drowning occurred in Mon. q
zoe county few days since. Mr.. Hick- !
nan and his daughter-in-law and two =
rand children we're drowned. Whisky il :
he alleged cause.
II. g. Doxie, owner of a saw mill eight n
niles west OF Starkville, while running lis IF
aw on the 18th made misstep and fell <
pom the saw while in motion and had his d
light arm badly lacerated, la
A party Of capitalists in Meridian have E
rganized company for the purpose 81
'orking the phosphate beds in Sumter B
ounty, Ala. They will also manufacture A
re-Proot brick, axe handles, wagon hubs, L
DARING robbery was committed 4 few
ights since at the v. & NJ. depot IN yieks.
nrg. A gentleman purchased ! ticLet
nd while replacing his pocket book Il nj
as snatched from his hand and the thief
Iade off with it, II - '-e
NJ; 5no, +. Brady, formerly az The
lcksburg Herald, was one OF the h;eL \,
parties of q brilliant rnarr;ss.. y y
San Antonio, Tex, a few DAYS sinTss = 1.
he lair bride was Miss Isabel bare m. = y
Beautiful girl Of the Alamo ~ ~ ~
The Meridian merchants have taken M - -
Ihemseiyes novel way Of exnos;5. q
sad-beats. Lists containing the ns5,ss "
any prominent Meridianites are he;na ~ y:
'sted IN public places, and the merchant !; ~
e ready and willing 70 give asatisfars;o,,s, =.
alF Hdead-beatY demanding n, ke
4 horrible deed perpetrated III nil. ~
y 81 Duck Hill, has Just come = liz,
e LOG Someryille had been nliu1i se fse,',
'me several days. Foul play heinz ~.
cted, party instituted search fos M IN
alen resulted Ia discovering hig rer,e;,s
pond q water. His hanelg wsr -.'- az
hind him, hts head Mas besss s,S = ~
Up and his body was sunk bv 800
.uEier-J ournal1 In
MAen 5he ardeHt tiend Of n. wo. "
a, James g. blaine. built Ne W. =, y
4tQu palace = h7t1 of $500 - y /. y 7. -4A-- N