The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-04-01
THE STATE.

SenatODla mas lne pee leFSI Win fSh
geance.
Eli Perkins will lecture in Natchez
April 9th.
This week our Jewish citizens are cele-
brating the Passover.
The postoffice at Batesvile does not pay
enough to fight over.
The thieves continue their iourishing
business in Meridian.
Meridian complains that her streets are
not properly attended to.
Radishes are now being shipped from
Crystal Springs to Chicago.
Lawn Tennis promises to be the popular
summer amusement on the Coast
Poor Grenada has agair been visited by
the fire fend, within the past week.
Col H. D. Money is FRUSTRATED with a
malarial attack at Washington City.
A genuine cox tree is growing upon the
grounds of Mr.. Payers, in Mississippi City.
A party while fishing on Cat Island re-
Gently caught 500 fine red FISH at one haul.
The Columbus Light Artillery contem-
plate entering the Mobile Interstate drill.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the Kosciusko
Methodist church has forty-hve regular
members.
The Hazlehurst Signal OF last week con-
| tanned very sensible article on the skat-
ing question.
The Mississippi Courier requests exchan-
ges to note the fact that West Station needs
good shoemaker.
Annie Vanracler, daughter of ]. P.
George, died at Kirkwood, March 23rd,
| aged nineteen years.
| Three of Yalobusha's huntsmen killed
seventy-fve cartridges and twenty rabbits
in one day, last week.
Mr.. Med Collins of Rayville, Louisiana,
and Miss Nellie Hay of Canton were mar
ried at the later place last week.
The Mississippi Department OF the New
| Orleans Insurance Company has been re-
moved from Jackson to Vicksburg.
Miss Leila Rosworth will compile the
State News Column for the Canton Citizen
We welcome her to the corps of cleaners.
| "Besty Hamilton" thinks Spring is
''mitey back ard bout cemin' ard" and
we quite agree with her.-Kemper Herald.
One of the "Devils" of the Water ssV alley
Central office, also officiates in some capac-
ity in the Presbyterian Church of that
city.
Mr. T. L. Adams, residing near Corinth
has lost nearly one hundred FIRE sheep thi,
winter, through the depradatisns of stray
dogs.
PIymuth Rocks eggs are selling at one
dollar per dozen in Pittsboro, while ordi-
nary eggs bring about one-Ienth OF that
amount.
Miss Francis Willard, the Temperance
Lecturer, has been gaining 'hanv Iriordz
for herself and cause, in Ma vhez, during
the past week.
After long illness from Fph7id fever
Mrs Dodie Hollipgsworth, one OF the
lovliest young ladies in our &c, died las
Tuesday evening.
Some OF our exchanges desire to know
what has become of the Taliana5chie Val
ley Railroad. Can any one give the do
sired information.
Miss Matte j. Hawthorn; adopted
daughter of Mr.. and Ers. Maybury, o
Scranton, died last week, ter e-lone
suffering, at the age of twenty years.
''The Oaks beautiful home near Col
umbus, belonging to Gen. Ble.ett, wa
totally destroyed by fire last Wednesday
As there was no insurance it was tota
loss.
The Byhalia Journal has very bright
newsy correspondent from Cockrum's, il
the person of little school boy. His let
tiers are a very pleasant addition to tn
Journal.
Hon. Jefferson Davis is still sufferin,
very severally from return of rheum atism
together with the breaking out of the ole
wound received in Mexico thirty -sigh
years ago.
of South Mississippi, has been very i'll fol
some days at his home near Mississippi
City, and his wife is dangerously i'll il
New Orleans.
The Superintendent of the Adams Man
ufacturing Company in Nstchez was very
gracefully honored by the employees who
presented him with a handsome gold
watch and chain.
An accident occurred at the saw mill o.
Mr.. Chambers near Newton, last week
The boiler exploded, killing ons man in.
stantly, fatally injuring another, and seri.
ously wounding three others.
/ We welcome the Gloster CITY New,
among our exchanges this week. 1t is a
| bright newsy paper, published BY J. NJ
Whitehead, and we anticipate using our
scissors on its well filled pages quite fire.
| quently.
Rev. DIR. Dobbs, of Neridis1, Indiana
has been called to the Baptist church oil
Columbus, Miss, and to prove the earnest
ness Of the people in endsavoring to secure
his services they have raised the minister
salary two hundred dollars.
Meridian wants Mississippi Col
lege, and writer in the Mercury suggests
that fifty thousand dollars would secure
/ its removal from Clinton to the Mighty
East. and furthermore, it would be = better
investment than the removal of the State
Capitol.
The trial Of Jas. NJ. Simmons, charged
with the assassination of Gen. w. F. Tuck
er; of Okolona, is now in progress at West
Point He has been in jail for three years,
and his wife, having obtained employment
about the Jail, has during those years ex-
hiblied rare devotion to him, during his
confinement.