The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-09-08

Holly Springs has resolved to nave
compress
Union county gave majority OF 762 tor
prohibition.
Carroll county gave majority OF So-
for prohibition
Yazoo City's population has increased
1000 during the past year
Hay, in great quantities, is TO De seen Tor
sale on the streets of Aberdeen.
The Aberdeen ice factory is doing very
extensive business this summer
Meridian soon will have electric lights
At least she hopes TO have them.
The Aberdeen Examiner suggests war
OF determination agains; the bitter weed.
The Vicksburg spoke factory will em-
ploy thirty-6ve han Is when III iuii blast
The voung people of Holly Springs en-
loved the pleasures OF ball, last Friday
night.
A National Bank, with capital OF
s5O. 900, will be started in Iszoo CITY at
an early date.
Mrs. c. E. Scott died at her home near
Red Lick, Jefferson county, August 70, IN
her 65th year.
The picture OF sour New York buyer,
in the Ellisville Eagle, looks as If he had
the tooth ache.
Mr.. W. a SimralI, OF Wilkinson eoun-
ty, brother of Judge Simrall, OF Nicks-
burg, died last week.
Mr.. ii. c. Mounger and Miss Jessie Belle
| Hopkins, were marrieai IN Natohez, at nigh
noon, on the LIST inst.
Mr.. j. II. Bsll, an estimable citizen OF
Clarke county, died at Quitman, Of ty-
pheid fever, on the I'd.
The Holly Springs South enters upon
its eighteenth year in eight-page form,
with new and neat head.
A heavy shipment of unfinished leather
was made TO the Boston market, last week,
by the Aberdeen city tannery.
DR.. ]. VI. Buchanan has resigned the
office of assistant Superintendent OF the
East Mississippi Insane Asylum
The census of Natchez, just completed
gives a total population of $685. in the city
proper, and with suburbs, 1883.
The hands in brick yard, Al Mather-
Vile struck for higher wages last week,
but came to terms in short while.
Mrs. J. T., Gillaspie edits the State
column in the Oxford Falcon, and she is q
capital cleaner of Mississippi news
The first number of the Weekly Guar
dian has reached Us from Ackerman
Choctaw county,. X. Almon, editor.
Mrs. L. Z. Harrison, relict OF the late
Dave Harrison, died at her residence neal
Fayette on 29th ult, in Ter 6lst year.
Earthquake shocks were distinctly per
ceptible throughout this State on the nigh
OF the great earthquake in Charleston.
Fifty red men from Noxubee and Nesho
ba counties, are making tour OF Alabama
exciting much interest by their ball plays
The Nltchez and Fayette base ball nine
played match game at Fayette last Fri
day, with an easy victory for Natchez.
The Knights of Py thias Lodge at Vicks
burg are having large picture OF the late
Thos. J. Uanes made for their Lodge
room.
been elected to the chair in State Unver
sity vacated by the resignation OF Prof
Fitzhugh.
! Mrs Emily V. D. Miller, of this State
has been appointed stenographer at
81 ,00l year IN the Pension Office a
Washington.
Willis Jones, son of Hon. j. II. Jones
of Woodyille, was killed by w. C. Cage a
Fort Adams, on Sd irat. The particular,
are not stated.
Jefferson county went very wet 1907
majority in a total vote OF 1888 but Car
roll, Jasper and Union counties all wen
dry last week.
! Col. f. C: Morehead, OF Vicksburg, ha,
been elected President OF Birmingham
Ala. Insurance Company, with capita
stock of 81 100000
In Fayette, this evening" the holy rite
of matrimony will be solemnized between
Mr.. Hugh Smith, of New Orleans, anc
Miss Josie Powell.
Mr.. g. II. Lesser, jewish merchant o
high standing in Meridian, died very sud
denly on Tuesday night of last week, o
congestion of the brain.
The trade edition of the Natchez Demo
crat was a most ereditable sheet, and show
ed Natchez to be in quite fourishine
condition, in business way.
A very brilliant wedding was celebrated
in Brookhaven recently-the high contract
ing parties being Mr.. Eugene Lyman, Of
Summit, and Miss Clara Pfeifer.
The competitive drill between the Mis-
siasippi Guards and the Meridian Rifle
came off last Wednesday. The Rifles wor
the purse of $3.50, by i've points.
The Vicksburg Democrat issued it's frs
number on Both ult. 1t is an evening six
column paper, and appears to be undei
able management. Six dollars year.
We are pleased to place the Meridian
Free Press on our exchange list. Publish
. ed by the Free Press Printing Company
N. j. McAuliff, editor; $l.50 per year
Better Walsh, a greatly esteemed cit
izen OF Natchez, died last Thursday. III,
was native OF Belfast, Ireland, and cam,
to Naiehez in 1854, being then eighteen
! years of age.
: Maj. T. G. Dockery, of DeSoto, was in
jured, it is feared fatally, by an enraged
: Jersey" last week. Mai. Dockery i.
? Sheriff OF DeSoto county, and a trustee o
the A. & NJ. College.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Rail
road has been completed between YszoC
City and Greenwood, and the first trair
! from Jackson, on regular schedule time
was run on the first inst. The distance i.
98 miles.
: A colored man named Dennis Gardner
while asleep on the bluff near the com
press at Nafchez, on Monday morning last
rolled off and fell distance of about
seventy five feet to the street below. sus
tanning fatal injuries.
The Aberdeen Weekly saws: Organize
the gallant youths Of the city into brig.
ale whose services shall be devoted TO 4
relentless warfare against the bitter weed
nuisance. They could route it, they couId
scout il. nor lose sicgle man.
Hon. Claude j. Pintard, who recently
removed from Natchez to Wichita. Kansas
has returned. He found his own profes.
sion over-erowded in Wiehita-there be.
ing ninety-three lawyers then in that cilv.
People from the Northwest seem TO have
fallen in love with our attractive little CITY
OF West Point. A number of fine planta.
tions In that vicinity were purchased last
week by wealthy planters from Ohio
and Illinois
w. B. Brscey, late Circuit Clerk Of
Noxubee county, was sentenced by the Cir
cult Court to ten years In the penitentiary.
Tor issuing and selling fraudulent witness
certificates; and ID. j. Williams. his den.
uiy, to three years, for completely in the
Transaction. Their cases will 90 to the
Supreme Court.
The young citizens of Natchez have
formed new military organic alton. to be
known as the Lambert Light Artillery. y
III the company honors its name as il de-
serves to be honored, the gentleman who
has been 40 gracefully com plimented bv
the young men, will surely never be Other
wise than proud OF his namesake.
The Jail of Jones county was des:rov.d
by FIRE on 31st. Wiley KEGS. coIored VII
was confined in the all for burglary sss
IRE to the roof of the i.iIhouse and Il se,o,,
melted down in the flames. The ia;lar
lived In short disfanea ~ tbo ~