The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-02-17
STATE NEWS.


Wesson will soon possess an amateur
dramatic club.
The Columbus Dispatch celebrated its
sixth birthday last week.
The legislators we're Handsomely enter
tanned at Vicksburg, Sunday.
The Presbyterians of Yazoo City, njoyed
a supper and paund party ast.night.
Mr.. Jas. l.. Gillespie has taken charge
Of the Oxford Falcon as editor in chief.
Mississippi failed to be "boiled down"
by Mr.. Evans, of the Sub.Soler, last week.
The Mayor of Greenville calls upon the
citizens at that place to assist in suppress
sion Of crime
Mrs II. J. Y. Moss, Of Butler suicided ON
the Sd, by shooting herself through the
head with pistol.
Sixteen families, colored, reached
Nalchez on Monday, from Richmond coun-
~, North Carolina.
The Yazoo Sentinel complains of the
tramp nuisance and calls for an enforce
ment OF the vugrant act.
Mississippi will soon have an organized
body Of State troops OF which any State
might be proud. Avalanche.
Col. A. j. Frantz has Withdrawn from
the Brandon Republican leaving the paper
in the charge OF his son Il. E. Franiz.
Chamberlain Hunt Academy, at Port
Gibson, has larger attendance of
students this session than for many years.
One OF the brakesmen on the |. G. K. r.,
was crushed to death at the Wood street
crossing in Water Valley last Monday
morning
The little village of Harrston, at the
| junction of the Little j." and Wilson
roads, has shipped 1000 bales of cotton
this year.
The city council of Canton has had
new barbed wire fence put around the old
graveyard, which has been so long without
an enclosure.
| Mr. +. D. Lewis has been nominated by
the Democrats of Wilkinson county for
Sheriff, to fill the unexpired term OF the
late W. IL. Morgan.
A fire broke out 10 the roof Of Chamber
lain Hunt Academy at Port Gibson, on
Friday and damaged the building to the
amount Of about 1900.
George Bunch, a Summit shoemaker, in
/ diaeu Tor sewing up the mouth Of his own
fcljld, boy about ten wears Of age, plead
guilty st the Pike county court and was
sentenced TO jail for thirty days.
! The young ladies Of the Girls Industrial
Institute, have organized a Young Woh,ens
Christian Assueiation.-Ex. Couldn't our
esteemed Exchange have found ii possible
to bring in few females with all those
'Ladiee, Girls and Women?'
News comes from Centreville, Amile
countp, OF a tragedy that is causing great
excitement in that community. A daugh.
ter Of J. W. Roork. Miss Carney Roork.
WHO was disappointed il love affair, de-
termiued to end her lie, and secured and
swallowed dose OF arsenic. Failing in
her fatal design from the poison, she then
cut her throat win a razor, but ut last
accounts was still living.
We learn that in neighbour God few
miles north Fl Corinth, the neig hbors have
organized what they call corn bread
society" joining which they pledge them
selves 10 use no -four unless they are able
to pay Tor t--won't go in debt for it, is the
idea. We commend the plan; not that we
principle is right. PAY as you 20 and if
you cannot pay, don't CO." is an excellent
rule, limited 10 but few exceptions. II
might be extended to many other things
besides -four. Il is no hardship TO live on
corn bread-there are 50 many ways Of
preparing it that no ooe need get tired OF
it, 1t is unexceptionally healthy-good
egg bread can hardly be surpassed 10 the
culinary art, and with plenty of eggs and
butter-milk Of which every farmer should
have a plenty it can be made good enough
to charm the taste of the greatest epicure
The society would do we'll to add another
plank TO their platform-that OF sowing
wheat next fall.-Corinth Herald.
MARRIED.
Miss Minnie Newman, of Crystal Springs,
and Mr.. ID. G. Mcmillan, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, were married last night, at the
brides home.
At the residence of the brides father,
Mr.. |. ]. Fouche, near Yazao City, on
Tuesday, February 9th, by Rev. H. r.
Singleton, Mr.. w. /. Spears. of DeSoto
county, Miss, and Miss Emma Fouche, of
YsEoo City.
By the Rev. S. B. Malone, Mr.. C. E:
Thomas, Of Carroll county, and Miss Patty
Uowan, of Winona.
By the Rev. S. B. Malone, Mr.. E. P.
Burt to Miss Ava C. Thompson, ali Of
Montgomery county.
In Sharon, on Wednesday evening, 10th
inst. by Rev. Mr.. Parker, Mr.. Guy d.
| Latham and Miss Mary Ellen Wood.
b the Rev, NJ. H. Moore, at the Meth
odist church, in Maversville, on Wednes-
day evening, Febru airy 10th, 1886, at p
m, Mr.. Livingston Peyton. editor Of the
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