The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-10
Finance and the Crops IL oily
Sprihgs-Sateaee af Dealh. Dr.
or raE alcnaosD DAILY DlsparcHl
WATERFORD, Mashall county, Miss.,l

WArLaFoRD, Mashall county, Mss,l
November ).
Financial affairs are assuming rather bright as
pect among Us dsniZens of the sunny SOUTH
Cotton, the great staple Of the United States is
looking up,' il has advanced about cents per
pound III tie last week or ten days Nothing
short OF an earthquake the reappe.ranee OF the
Comet, can keep the price of cotton down.
The tieuerai Conference of the Memphis district
convened ia llolly Springs, Wednesday, 2ist
uit- itIs Intelligent and learned body oil Chris
tians, presided over by kgbt Rev. Bishop Paine,
OF d. Il. Church south bishop Paine is a
venerable AID intelligent looking gentleman, a
greater portion of whose life has been devoted to
christianity There are upwards of l50 ministers
Ia attendance, and amongst that number are many
OF the parest men and brightest iutelleets OF our
country Ii has been largely attended by the peo-
pie generally.
Suppose [ tell you something about Holly
Springs 1t is one OF the handsoiuest, neatest aud
most business towns in all Northern Mississippi.
lt IS the county site Of Marshall, the Umpire
touuty," pleasantly situated III healthy anu ieI-
tile Country. Holly Springs contains l3 dry goods
stores, shoe stores, drug stores, book stores,
some on large produce houses, livery stables,
several saddlers, shoemakers taiors, timers, bar
oefs, &c, shops, hotels, printing Offices, Ma
soElc Lodges. Chapter, Council ana Enca.npment,
one j. o. y. 4. Lodge, one Bank, or rather the re-
mains oi bank as it has "suspeHded.' 1t is also
the site OF the Franklin Female College. which
numbers generally irom l50 to 100 students
The Female Institute, with its 10 or 100 youny
ladies' and some two or three hourishing male aca-
denies, with several as tine churches Us are to be
found III any inlaud city in the Southwest with
corps OF lawyers that can't be- surpassed in point
OF Intelligence, eloquence aud good looks by any
bar In the South according to Lumbers0 And
the adies-tod bless them they are the prettiest
most in egent and fashionable. that the southern
sun shiheS upon. in short, Holly Springs contains
the moot moral, social fashionable and Intelligent
population that will often meet With in this or
any other Gac6tooloS country.
On " Wednesday last, III presence OF large audi
ence, Judge Z. L. Scruggs pronounced sentence OF
death against Pleasant VI. Mask, for the murder of
| Miss Susan E. Smith. Mask was sentenced 10 be
| hung GU the 9th day of November inst He seem.
Ell much affected. and shed many tears duriug the
| delivery of the sentence.
His brother James Mask, who has been confined
IN the county Jail for about thirty months charged
with being accessory 10 the murder Of Miss smith
was found guilty Of murder in the fourth degree
was sentenced to one month Imprisonment in the
county Jail and pay fine Of $500.
Ihe Farmers Convention met in Holly Springs
on the 18th ult.. according to previous appoint
uent 1t was very large turn out Of the planting
community. They passed several resolutions
which amounted to mere nothing.
! We lave had several heavy frosts, which will in
iLte tie cotton crop materially BEVERLY