The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-16
TIE STATE.

II Port Gibson. died recently in Augusta,
ia.
Rev. ". T. ]. sullivan, D. D., ha. re-
moved from Oxford 10 Como, Pamela
county.
The Mississippi Animal Conference Of
The NJ. E. Church South, meets to-day al
Meridian.
A shell road is being made from Mi.sis-
.iPpi City 10 Beauvoir, the home OF JEFF
srson Davis.
Blue Mountain Female College hiss IS I
boarding pupils. It's senior, or graduating
class, numbers seven.
Yazoo county Is cougratulatiny herself,
that her entire cotton crop, and 1t wsS
Ene one, Is picked cut.
The supper given BY the Yszoo ladies a
few nights ago Tor the Rifles" brought +
ia nesrlv two hundred dollars.
An attempt was made recentiN to Rssassi- /
nate Mr.. j II. Willette near TayioTsyille, I
but the attempt was unsuccessful.
The circuit clerk Of Attala county issued /
thirty SIX marriage licenses during the
months Of October ard November.
The Local" Of The a1oo Herald beheld !
an oyster last week, which weighed three
ounces, and filled good-sized plate.
The three liquor saloons al Brookhaven
hsvs been re-lieeused, on petitions averag
ing 10 out of a possible vote Of 10.
Daniel Moore's gin, about six miles from
Canton, burned on the morning of Sth,
inst, with twenty bales OF cotton in it. Ne
insurance.
from Macon, Miss, TO Florida, recently
l. .t,Ti.f~., IN, s-oaL-
mslarial fever.
The Nest Point Rides have re-enli>ted
and elected officers for another twelve
months. Their new uniforms cost twelve
hundred dollars.
From twelve acres Of land Yalobusha
farmer gathered this year over 500 bushels
of corn. Forty ears of thi. corn viii make
bushel Of shelied corn.
Mr.. Bernard IL Lester, Of Yazoo City,
and Miss Moilie II. Bat;aile, OF Viekoburg,
we're married at Trinity Episcopal Church,
Yazoo City, on 9Th inst
1t is said that one-half the business
house. in Artesia, are saloons; also, that
Artesia i. on a boom-so We presuns that
Prohibition doesn't flourish there.
Mr. I. Dabney Marshall, the gifted
young poet and orator, viii deliver series
OF lectures on Modern English Poets, at
Mississippi College in Clinton, al an early
date.
| The dwelling on Hon. L. f. Houston's
| plantation three miles south OF Aberdeen
was destroyed by fire on the night OF 9Th
inst, together with a lot Of cotton, corn.
| Implements, etc, which has been stored in
/ it.
From the accounts We read in the Vieks-
burg papers, hoodlums must constitute a
large proportion OF the theatre goers IN
Vicksburg. 1t is greatly to be regretted
that their diSgraceful conduct cannot be
stopped.
A fire al Washington, Adams county on
Monday night, eth, destroyed the store
and residence OF Lon MorItz. The loss
was about $40, 0O0-insured FOR about one
half. Jefferson College, which was in close
proximity, made a narrow escape.
Vicksburg viii have the railroad shops
eleclcri lights and water works. The
Herald, In this connection truthfully re-
marks 1t never rains but it pours." May
il keep on pouring until you have enough
to share with your less fortunate sister
cities.
Mr. Sarah Pegues Evans died at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. NJ. J. Y ates
IN Shubuta, on Friday night, III, inst Shr
was a native OF North Carolina, and d
resident of Clarke county since 1872 She
had been a member of the Baptist church
lor forty live years.
The North Mississippi Stock Associa
ton opened their stock exhibition in Holly
Springs on the 9th. An ADDRESS was de-
nvered by Hon. G. b. Mitchell OF Pontotoc
This Was the first exhibition and wa;
! / .r.,. " aftarIad at.-.-.f. 49,.
matte on tiue horses and cattle.
At EiHotts, four miles north of Duck
HIil, on the night OF the 10th, the steam
. gin OF +. l. Austin, Containing abou
twenty -tiye bales OF cotton, was burned
Two OF the GU hands, Jones A. Whitemaf
and VIII Haig, VINO were sleeping in TIA,
sIn-house, were burned to death.
w j. Hubbard, OF Noxubee county ha
leased the East Mississippi Cotton Mill
from the present, owner, j solomon In,
nIlls have been running successfully for
number OF years. Mr. Hubbard will en-
large the mills and Will place two hundreC
Operatives IN the factory the Ist OF Janu
AIRY.
Piatona section was visited on the Stl
by violent raInstorm, accompanied b.
neavy gusts OF wind The elegant new
house being erected by iii. h. Rouse wa
blown down aud lies mass oi RUNS TIN
morning. Fences and trees were blown
II, una promlseuously but no loss Of Iii
occurred.
The Industrial Institute girls are con
: graduating themselves thaG they won'l
nave any dishes to wash after the bI!
Xmas GIuner tney are going to have. Tht
good women OF Columbus are going L
entertain them on that day, and treat then
as their guests should De treated. Fine girl
oil couse, are de1ighted.
The Medical and Surgical Association
Of Jasper and Jones counties held IL
second regular quarterly meeting recently
at oandersYIIle. DR.. Duke, lis president
oeing absent, Dr. W. J. Bailey, wee -presl
dent, presided. 4 thorough and compIet,
organization was effected The meetir;
was pleasant and enjoy able one.
The little year old daughter Of Dir
Warren, living eight miies south o
Lake, on the Raleigh road, wa
burned TO death on Saturday last. He
clothes caught while standing by In,
ire, aud she vas horribly burned Defore he
mother reached her. Sac lived about tel
hours IN great agony, when death came /,
I ner rehabilitation Republican.
Oxford had an exciting election on 7tl
INST, for municipal offices. j. H. kim
mons, the present incumbent, and >. +
T Hampton, editor OF the oxford Falcon
! were the candidates Tor Mayor. the cleo
ton resulted in FAVOR OF klnmons, BY .
vote of l54 to los. The aldermen elee
are Messrs. Isom, Coleman, Chandler
Howey, Sullivan, WahllInben and Heard
; The Knights of Honor Lodge, at Crysta
Springs, on 0th, lust, presented the worth,
Dictator, Rev. W. b. Lewis, with a spen
did g0Id-headed cane, upon which was en-
graved the monogram 20. NJ. A" DR.
Lock wood, in behalf of the society, mad,
; beautiful presentation speech, full o
; pathos and feeling, made more so as Rev
Lewis soon expects TO move to new
pastures.
At the municipal election held a
MeComb City on 7fh inst, Capt. j. II
/ Monfo0rt was re elected mayor, aud Hebel
Graft ". [. Evans, 5. HILBERT and DR.. {
! Hoover selectmen. The vote was tn,
largest ever cast Tor town officers. w. X
Harvey, A. {. Martin and w. l.. Jackson
have been elected public school. trustee,
Tor the ensuing year. The schools vii
open again on the first Monday OF Janu
airy.
A man named ]. p Saunders, OF Win
chester, Tenn, met vita fearful acciden
at Meridian on sth inst. He was at III,
International Saloon experimenting in /
reckless way with nitric acid and quick
silver, when an explosion suddenly oe
Cured, burning his face in a frightfu
manner, and it is believed he will lose tn.
sight OF both eyes though i, + possible on.
may be saved. Medical attention wa.
promptly given, but he is suffering greatly
P. W. shearer, Representative of stat.