The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-04

to his credibllity as witness
The Canadian parliament is disposed
10 extend the application OF the extra
dition treaty with the United States.
Sir Alexander Campbell holds that be-
tween the neighboring countries there
should be free trade in criminals.
At Chemung, Illinois. Thursday
night, George III. Fox went TO the resi-
dence of John Halliday an sickeG him
to death. Fox just fies uio act.0L on
the grUhnG OF wrong inflicted upon his
aunt, who was Haliiday's second wife.
The illinois bureau of labor s.atis-
tics reports that the coal mined in the
state last year WAS over ten million
tons, r. quiring the use of l44.378 kegs
of powder, Calhoun and Cass coun-
ties have entered the field as pro-
ducers.
Gen. Augur has ordered troops at
Forts Wingate, Union, Gibson, Reno
and Lyon 10 move toward Oklahoma TO
reinforce Col. Hatch. Four companies
from Fort LeayenwOrt1 will join the
other troops under marching orders at
Caldwell.
The silver vaults in the sub-treasurv
~ san Francisco are completely filled.
HE secretary of tip treasury finds that
II would cost $1,000 T. transfer $40
W1.OO IN standard silver from The Pa
ciic Coast to the pew receptacle in
WASHINGTON.
President Taylor and several other
leading MOrmons have returned to
salt Lake from an ivspectiDn Of the
church colonies in .hrjlona dnc Mexi:
20 Missionaries have Tor several
wears been al worh III ing the Indian
of Eorthe u Mexico.
Abram Spaun, pro ninent and pop
ular young man of Detroit. hanget
himself L a cOat-hOok n his office
lie was lave been In -.Tied Mondoy
hut seem . have >"'--'-'''r | su,clG
"ecause ar that - - - a-cura-
bic chTOu seasa-
The feot court or DALI. Iexas,
has decide ~ 49, I.~I Insurance
company n-u paw 100 for the de-
VILE during a cyclone in .oS3 PAYMENT
was resisted on the G.oun.i hat the
structure blew dow.
a controversy in the Christian
Church at LovIngtun, H.. concerning
tine question of organ music ended in
row Sunday. An + der of the church
was knocked down by an ex-D aeon.
and general fight was only prevented
by calling III the police.
The Texas senate will probably pass
the Shannon bill to regulate railway
passenger rates. The Indiana house
voted 10 fix the legal rate OF interest
~ per cent. \ bill Is before the
Minnesota senate curing persons
VITO drink in saloons to secure per-
mits.
a famous outlaw, named Nicholas
Aragon, was captured near Chaporito,
90 \ OF /, IL i,
uty Sheriff Before AragOn would sur
render, ii MESSENGER was sent to Las
Vegas for giant powder to blow up his
hut. lie is likely /, ne iYnched when
brought TO jail.
Senator Hill has declared his iE;e:l.
ton of making things very warm for
> cretary Teller. the neWly-elected
Senator from Colorado. He has been
diligently engaged in collecting evil
dence with view to showing that Tel
Ter is directly interested in the illegal
leasing OF Indian lands.
Royal b. Young, stepson of the
late Mormon president was arrested on
Thursday for unlawful c0habitatiCn.
His third wife testified that herself
and husband had faithfully kept an
agreement. made three years ago, not
to live together until the courts settled
WV POiJ S"hbJ dACoNipi.
a British corporation carrying Oh
business as a cattle company Ill WyOm-
ing sued John L. Stewart of Council
b utfs, Ia, who sold his cattle range to
the plaintiff. claiming that when the
cattle were rounded up and counted
there was shortage III the herds. The
jury gave the plaintiff 500 900.
The United States supreme court,
in considering a suit Tor damages
brought by the widow of a postal agent
who was killed by collision on the
PENNSYLVANIA ro.td, decided that the
deceased was i'll no sense a passenger
under the state laws, and no question
OF federal authority is involved.
w. H. Ftrtich. SUPP rlntendent of
schools 1T Shelbyville. Indiana, recent
ly made rule that tardy pupils must
wait outside the door for some min
ut s. \ girl OF nine years named
Mich, ner. very nearly fruZe her feet
on account the regulation. and her
father has brought suit for 5000
damages.
j. c. Talbert, a medical student i'll
Chicago, formerly employed in the pui1
lie library, who Was arrested fOrN% 9
theft or BOOKS. made ull conreS -
Tie police found i'll the barn or us
no less than 3 800 vott
overcoat, the plunder filling six pa
troll wagons.
The enthusiasm of the friends of the
Oklahoma boomt rs i'll Kansas has been
decidedly dampened by the capitula-
ton of the colony at Saltwater. Capt.
Couch says that ne WAS compelled TO
surrender for lack of supplies and re-
II is thought that an
other attempt at colonization may be
made III the spring.
1t is believed by good judges that
there are 35,, 90 unemployed men in
Chicago. The r lief and Aid society
report that nearly all applicants prove
10 be deserving, as most of them only
ask Tor charity after eXhausting their
property and credit. Neary four
thousand families are drawing relief
from the county agent.
Manuel Dublan, who holds the treas
ury portfolio in the Mexican cabinet,
and IS making an earnest effort to
place the government IN solvent con-
dition. brought about row In the
Diaz adm inistratlon 10y refusing the
demand of the secretary of pubic
works for money to spend on the nSh
hatchery at Vera Cruz.
1t is rumored that one of the young
society men who were concerned IN
the disgraceful row at party III
WASHINGTON between young Holman
and Senior de Castro has been severely
whipped by his father, who remarked
that If his son had not manhood enough
to keep out OF such scrapeS he was moi
too old to be treated as child.
Franklin J. Moses, formerly govern
or of South Carolina, finished term o.
three months in the Detroit house OF
correction tor obtaining money on
false pretenses. H was at once ar
rested by Boston officer, 10 stand tri-
al in that city on an indictment for
swlnding Col. L. W. HigglnsCn,
and several professors OF Harvard
| University.
With the exception o. Riddleberger
/ the Senate at Washington was unani-
nous in support of Mr.. Bavard's dyna-
mite resolution. The judiciary Com
mittee. to which the + tmunds' DYna-
| mite bill was referred, are unanimous
| in favor of legislation against the
dynamters. The discussion of the
| subject i'll the legislative halls oil
| Washington was attended with great
solemnity.
Walston, Wells & Vidor, cotton-fac-
tors, at Galveston, Tex, failed Mon
| day. The concern is said 10 be hope
| lessly insolvent. Clinton G.. Wells, ons
of the firm is reported to have commit
ted suicide. Mr.. Wells was President
| of the Cotton Exchange, and also Of
the island City Savings Bank. The
| latter institution is also said to be
total wreck. Its depositors are mostl,
poor people.
The overwhelming defeat in the hous,
/ CT the legislation carrying out the Mex
ican treaty foreshadows the fate of tn,
| other treaties. Although the Mexican
treaty has been ratified by the senate
| the refusal of the house to provide am
money for it kills it. The indifference,
CT the senate to the Nicaragua treat,
is shown by the fact that no quorum
was present in that body when
vote was to be taken upon it.
/ There is said to be hardly town il
Kansas which has not a colony of from
| fifty TO 500 boomers ready TO start 10
| M labona nc nuicEly aS The lands ar