The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-06
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

The people Of Port Gibson are talking of estab
fishing broom factory. Less talk and more
work would have given rs several factories OF
different kinds in Holly Springs long time ago.
tReporter.
We are gratifed to learn that our farmers are
sowing larger quantities of lands in wheat than
any period since the war. Marshall can raise as
fine wheat as any section in the United States
The vicksburg Times "calls upon our eminen,
and beloved but deposed chief magistrate of the
State. BeDjsmin q. Humphreys, a Christian
patriot, TO summon, in his private capacity, his
fellow citizens of the State to join him upon a
dsy to be named in devout thanksgiving to Al.
mighty God for the temporal blessings with which
He has crowned the year"
Mr.. Shirley was lately arrested near Choctaw
Agency, in Octibbeha county, for stealing horse
from Mr.. J. c. Gilmer and is now safely lodged in
the Macon Jail. He is fresh et-bagger, had
recently purchased farm, and was merely pre-.
pairing TO stock it.
On the 10th of November, a negro man in the
employ OF Mr.. Holland, living on the late VIM.
Maxwells plantation, near Pleasant Hill in DeSoto
county, committed horrible outrage on the per-
son of little girl twelve years old. On Sunday
the I'D, the fend was captured and hung.
The probate clerk of Coahoms county offers to
furnish license gratis, if any young lady consents
to marry the editor of the Coahomisn.
" Old Uncle Anthony" negro sixty.fiye years
old, was 81 OF dead st West Point few nights ago
ny another negro, whose potatoes he was steal
ing.
The Brookhsven Journal announces the death
OF Hon. b. @. Buckley of that place. Gen. Buck
ley served with distinction In the Mexican war and
afterwards was elected vice chancellor for the
southern district Of Mississippi. He was lawyer
OF considerable prominence and q useful and in
fuential citizen.
Discussing the question show shall Mississippi
be reconstructed" the Brandon Republican says:
" The powers that be should order another cleo
ton for delegates to a convention to frame new
constitution-that every white man should be per-
mitted TO vote-that no test oath should be re.
quired of the delegates and that they should meet
and strike out the word white in the old constitu-
tion, and make few other changes rendered
necessary in the altered condition of our affairs
all of which could be done in three DAYS. and
then submit II to the people and adjourn. Such
constitution would be unanimously adopted by
the people, and under it they would again become
prosperous, happy and contented."
The Vicksburg Herald of the Sd inst. says: "we
mentioned few days since that a company was
preparing to erect cotton seed oil works, and be.
gin the manufacture of that article here, where il
can be more rroftsbly attempted than at any
other point. The operations of this company, we
learn, are being vigorously and ndustrionsly pro.
secuted. In connection with this scheme we learn
that company with large capital at its COM
mand WILL in short time, build a factory for the
manufacture Of agricultural implements, mechan-
ical tools and household utensils. This company
will manufacture plows, cotton presses buckets
tubs, and such other articles as belong to that
class Of manufacture. The field is wide and we
predict many fortunes to individual enterprise and
labor in these avocatons."