The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-07
EWS OF THE WEEK.

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les of Wisconsin. ana, numbering cper- /
atoms are beginning.
A fruit-raiser near Saugatuck. Mich !
igan, reports that he can find no dead |
buds on his Crawford peach trees.
Ezekiel Morrison. one of the pioneers !
OF La Porte, Indiana. and president of |
a national bank, died Saturday night
An explosion in the gas-works at |
Augusta. Georgia. demolished a brick
building and severely wounded three
wOrkmen.
Jose Gomez. an altache Of the Bra
lillian legation al Washington, has
married Miss Louise Hatcher, of La
fayette, Indiana.
Cameron's large painting of Niagara
in winter, for which $4,000 was asked,
has been purchased Ny IL II. W amer,
OF Rochester.
The great seal of Dakota mas been
transferred from Yankton 10 Bismarck,
where the territorial legislature IS to
meet January ID.
Two of the Little Rock train-rob-
bers were sentenced 10 the penlten-
tiarv. one being given SIX Years and
the other seven Years.
The liquor tr5fie has been resumed
1T Des Moines by leading hotel and
the ordinary number OF saloons, While
a brewery is in 1uu blast.
While riding at anchor in the bay OF
New \ cTk the British ship I4ornty,
loaded with oil. was run into and sunk
by the steamship Cornwall.
Hogs are dying III Southern Nebras-
ka of new disease. In the head OF
each animal that dies OF the complaint
large grub-worm is found.
The premier of Manitoba has pre-
- ~ nrr fYsts mo
claim for $1,000 for expenses incurred
in determining the boundary.
Nine aldermen of New York have
received summonses TO appear before
the grand jury, but they feign ignor-
ance of what is desired OF them.
The Northern Pacific road has COM
pleted its Wisconsin division between
Ashland and Superior. and Will put on
regular trains early this month.
| Cards have been issued at Gordons-
Vile Virginia. announcing The en-
! gagement of Willie Scott, 1 years OF
| age. and Jennie Perry, 6 years old.
Customs officials at Montreal have
| seized $1,000 worth of Cuban and
| Mexican cigars, imported from New
! York at a serious undervaluanon.
James Greenwood, of Chippewa,
| Ontario. while attempting to row across
/ n
| stream and was carried over the falls.
In the trial of Matthew Willard, at
Grand Rapids, Michigan. charged with
| numbering his wife, the jury Wednes-
| CAV brought in a verdict OF not guilty.
Fire swept away fourteen buildings
| at Pierre, Dakota, valued at 81, OOu,
! and seven stores and hotel at Hop
kinsyiUe, Kentucky, the loss being S75,-
| eco.
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, of New York
| invited nearly three hundred children
to a public hall and distributed among
them clothing and toys to the value OF
81 80.
| Differences of opinion as to the wis
dom Of paying commissions bids fan
TO defer indefinitely the restoration OF
east-bound passenger rates from CHI
cago.
The Central elevator, at Dallas, Tex
as. was burned Friday evening, caus
ing loss of $50, 600. Two employe:
are known to have persisted in the
flames.
A false alarm of fire was given
Thursday evening in museum at New
Haven. In the panic which ensueC
many persons had their clothing nearly
torn off.
Henry 4. Burr, millionaire ha
manufacturer, and Or. William Darl
ing, the possessor Of Il famous anato
-nical collection, expired Thursday, IL
Sew York.
Iron manufacturers in the Alah0nln!
Valley have agreed upon reduction o
, 10 per cent in the wages of all emp DYE
except members of the AmalgaDate'
Association.
The adjutant general of Dakota re
ports that the citizens of Roberts coun
ty have decided to make an experiment
with civil law III settling the county
seat question.
1t has been learned that Charles E
Stephens. of Chicago, who gamble
away S23, 600 of the funds of Goa
company. of which he was cashier. ha
gone to Canada.
Mrs. Williams. living near Dahlgrer
Illinois, while mentally disordereC
threw one of her childreninte wei
and. fastening another 10 her clothing
also jumped in.
t Spdgwick L. Plummer. a gradual
/, OF Harvard, died in the almshOuse a
+ Gardiner, Me. He was formerly ed
tor of the Gardiner Transcript and wa
worth $4,000.
4 S muel McMaster. superintendent c
: the Homestakes gold mines at DeaC
wood, ami prominent III the poiitica
circles o! DJkota died in san Francisco
It leaving $4,000.
/ AT Dallas, Texas. on Sunday even
ing. a dau- liter of Belle Boyd, tn
famous confederate spy, was marie
= to Ray Chartaris, who claims to he
g British nobleman.
: An Internal machine. cpntainin
ffty-eight cartridges OF dynamite an
- a lot of giant powder, was found by
= track-waiker on the Jersey Cent?;
u road. near Westlield.
Michael Wheeler, a veteran sho,
dealer at Alliance. Ohio has been dri'
IS en- into bankruptcy by the defalcatio
:, of School Treasurer GreIner. for whOl
e he was a bondsman.
Hermann E. Eoss secured the ARE.
V of his sister Amelia ut New Yorl
/ "Wednesday, for taking from a tru!
r compdny's box $1,000. in money an
bonus belonging to him.
The pope has made known his inter
/ ton to confer mark of distinction upo
l. Miss Caldwell. OF Virginia. who til
o d red I 5000 0 10 found Catholic un
versity III New York.
a An unknown assassin, standing nea
II a window in residence at Longviev
a Kentucky. fired five shots in quick SUI
cession. killing Jacob Torian and fata
ly wounding Peter Adcock.
J. NJ. Balie, formerly bookkeeps
) in the National Bank of America. Z
: Chicago, where he tmbeZzied S3,S0'
L has been arrested III New Orleans, an
g Will be taken back Tor trial.
II Captain David Nye. railway sup
e erintendent. dropped dead at Sal
: Francisco, from he. ri disease. Judg
Asa Norton. an old resident of Goshen
C Indiana. also died suddenly.
Four young man Of GreensbuTG
i PENNSYLVANIA, procured half a gallo
l. of alcohol at drug store and drank
all. Two OF them died the next day
the others are suffering greatly.
. Colonel Hatch is organizing an ez
: petition at Leavenworth. composed @
/" six troops Of cavalry and a company @
= infantry. to remove another band @
raiders from Indian Territory.
e William Mcknight, a pgominen
Il businessman Of CentralIa, H., toll
t his pastor north age that be woul
g die early Christmas Day. lie expire
az 1875 o'clock Christmas morning.
II a ST. Louis newspaper, after a car
/, yass of TIE factories Of that city, e:
q Inmates The number Of unemploye
) Persons at fifteen thousand skiile
workmen arid nine thousand day labor
ers.
TIE police in Philadelphia iearne
! that Mrs. Amelia Olson has for year
been entlcin2 children from tllei
homes and training them To stea
Among her pupils Was her l0-year-ol
: son.
+ Seven locomotive engineers employ
3 ed by the PENNSYLVANIA railroad com
n pany have been discharged for a cor
spiracy with the time clerk at Erie, b
which they obtained 5000 of unearue
pay.
! Cornelius Aultman. of Canton. Ohio
: well known throughout the country a
a manufacturer OF agricultural imple