The daily Mississippi clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-04-07

r. ,.-.,.,. f.oar. for Esastoa-Sait for 4
-. 80 .fars kfIlef before the saTen3e--
r.o.ncc,, M a Crop-4 Cotton Foc'ory
y Frertad-The Ne4e Orleans, Jaelsoh Z
-, xarfAern Railroad--Its Eefea7io1-
cor Haaphreys called upon % protect %
interests Of Central Mississippi
LOUISVILLE. Miss, March @sth, 800
Mr. EDITOR The present has been g'ii1e /
busy week with our lawyers and eoal1
..fficers. the Circuit Cont judge Geo, II
Foote presiding. has been in session since
Monday and many have been tie old ~A~
non casas which il has disposed Of. 1nele
we're several cases Of murder 70 he 'I.e"
committed during Confederate times '-
or,1y one was disposed OF, aud that @t'Ias,'''
.,-;darslJe interest It was the case '-
fr..5glar Elias Gage, for the killing o.
er.s4rqan linn Glenn. The accused was
-, ,,rosecuted and defended by eminent
.,,,rsa1 He was discharged. Another case
,,r,;.b exeited a good deal Of interest," al7o-
was that Of gentleman who having lallot
/ before the Grand Jury in getting true 9lll
-.,,irs+ a Mr. Baker for the killing OF ms
80. ..la,-e bv said Baker, sued Baker IoL
s..,,-.ser, hundred dollars, the value OF lhe
lave. the case was ably argued an" ''l-
T.. after being ont several hours, repof's"
49, -I,av could not agree, and were as
,,.,rl,sd By the By, the jurymeu ID at'.A-
dapce here are complaining very AL1'I ~
,ba time which they have TO lose ia at'tii''
i,, courr. They would like 10 see soLi'
=, a4oprel bv the courts by which law
-roTId not be allowed TO speak Io'
Ior,r. when minutes would do Just as well
,rl,a,- want 10 cultivate their. crops I'D ~"
-, and cannot do it as well for attending
the courts so much.
. Tli. whole county is reported as oeiHz
very forward ia its preparations Tor iliAl'l-
{ ,,ood crop this year. Not burthened WIZ
\ -. norrnes. but on the contrary possess
= - industrious and thrifty white pop"
J. year. if the seasons ere tavoi"''v'' -','
d visions are tolerably plenty ana lho7s
# have 70 buy corn, do SO in the neIghooIiii
s. ,,,,+,- of Noxubee for one dollar a ousle
- Waite labor now is going to be apPAeS''''
i, tbis state as il never was before.
le Mich energy is being displayed IN ~
Il c,Uuty. as in all the counties OF ceAtL"i -
"a sissippi and among the Improvements ~
! ff4 "a
steam mill. which Is to be erected Oh u
!" cnisvillr and Macon road, about Iodl'et
d niles from here The machinery Is h'
IS hcina removed to its future site from son
ri point in Alabama .-.---
Great anxiety is expressed IA TINS eouLl
al upon the subject OF extending OF 'GLl IN
rd | 6nisbing the New Orleans, Jackson y ore
.s- VartLern railroad, from Canton, via hl
49, ciuslo. to Aberdeen, passing through l.
~ western mart OF this county in It's proGfe
or II i understood that though the ROAD is
of ID ,rrsded bet wecn Canton and koseiusH
X / and between Aberdeen and the Nop,i'
Ohio railroad, and Notwithstanding tlr
~ neated rebukes which the enemies OF tNl'
Mt sion have met. they are again at ""ih
al New Orleans coucocting schemes to stop l
road nj Canton. and thus deprive tins p
nIr of their much coveted road, ana one u
'ct for which they have paid in good deal
ch money already. and for when the$
I'd willing to pay more when the work Is
l.. sumed. They look to Coy. humphrey
protect their interests III tins matter pS
pS casting the large vote OF the state ab
ed onnroachinp election for Directors,
b, mo- man who is not pledged to carry out
good faith the obi igatious OF the comp"
M r. t,e State TO build the road as orgIna
ION intended The company can carry on
ent work gradually if 1t would, without
g Larrassiuo itself but that will not be 0'
]
'u sion The populous counties OF central :
ub- northeast mississippi must have this re
be and ifthe company VIII take the neoess
he steps to do the work, the people along
- line will greatly increase their subscrlptl
ms and assist, also, by taking small cohtI'
INT. of grading, burning brick, building bTlu
the getting out cross-ties &c, &c, There ne
49, existed stronger reasons for building
q, % road than exist now l trust the cover
lily will give this important matter his
ana tentIon.
Of In conclusion, 1 would remark, that
neonla of Winston would be pleased to /
TOTS their distinguished fellow citizen and
mer director. DR.. Robert d. Brown, a&
honored with the position. A Jealous
re- energetic railroad man, thorough-g
hose business man, and possessed OF as hluGn MUG
idad fuence and information as any gentle
- in this section, his services would be II
I OF liable as a member of the Board OF u
by tors for Mississippi