American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-05-29
Mississippi Items.

From Local Exchanges
1t is said that General Ames has
promised to appoint Edward Fisher,
tcolored,) Sheriff Of Tallahatchie
county, Observation-Disclosures.
\ negro from Ohio was admitted
on the Dist inst, to practice law in
the High Court Of Errors and Ap-
! calls of this State.
\ correspondent writing on the
odd inst, says: Cotton prospects
gloomy, Indeed The cold weather
has almost ruined the stand, and
still dying, and very few hall done
Scraping."
The Rermt ter has been informed
that Col p. IL. Skipwith, formerly
Of New Orleans, intends establishing
in Holly Springs an extensive cotton
press, in time for the coming crop.
\ fire occurred at Grenada on the
16.h, destroying two OF three build
ings, and involving loss of about
$4,000. 1t WAS the work Of an incen-
diary.
The Examiner has been presented
with a couple of samples OF very fine
tobacco raised in different parts of
Monroe county, and says, tobacco
us becoming d prominent product
with us in Monroe
The iazoo County Board of Police
has ordered an election to be held in
regard to levying tax to build a
railroad from YazGo City to the
Mississippi Central. The proposed
tax will lie to the amount Of $780,
600.
The Clarion of the 22d says J. II
Pyles, colored man, from Ohio, was
yesterday, after due examination adj
mitted to practice i'll the High Court
of Errors and Appeals of this State,
He had been recently admitted to
practice in the Louisiana courts
He intends locating at Holly Springs
\ "Grant Reconstruction Meet
ing " is called in the Southern Jour.
nal, at Brookhaven, on the 31th inst.
" without distinction of party, race
or color" The term Grant Recon
struction = implies such constitution
as - will secure the civil and politi
cal rights OF all citizens in contra
distinction to the carpet baggers
policy of Acknowledgement embodied
in their rejected constitution and ex
ecuted through their agency in thu
prescription of such original union
lists as Rogers, Catchings, Gee, Co
hca and others.-CtdrioR.
DEATH OF Hon. ISRAEL WELSH
1t is announced that this gentlema al
died at his residence, at Macon
Miss, on the Dist. He was in thu
prime of life. Entering the Missis
sippi Legislature when quite young
he became a prominent member q
that body In the late war, he Ell
tered the Confederate service as
tprivate, and served in that capacit,
until elected to the Confederate Con
gress, in which body he served TIVE
terms. At the close of the war, HI
resumed the practice of his profes
sion and has died respected and la
mented by all.
, BLOODY AFFAlRI-LaStS a' urda'
, says The Yazco Democrat Of til
Goth, two brothers, David an,
Thomas Buchanan, left town in CON
. pany with James Terrell. They ha
| previously had quarrel during TIL
. day, and all were drinking. Abou
two miles from town, on the Shor
Creek road, they fell to fighting wit
, their pocket knives, and Terrell wa
: kill outright; but not until he ha
,, inflicted dangerous wounds upo
n both the Buchanans, who are nor
!. lying in very critieGi condition
o All parties we've old citizens OF til
> county, and the tragedy seems t
$ have been the result of an old fen
+ aid too much quor.