Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-07-30
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.


Mr.. ]. NJ. Kimbrough will sOOu
start broom factory in Holly Springs
The drought is seriously iniurins
the corn crop in most of the counties
Of the State.
The Holly Springs Reporter com.
plains of the depredatiOns of an organ
lied band of thieves ia that city.
The Herald says the Vicksburg
Chamber of Commerce offers $500
premiums on cotton for the October
fair.
The Grenada Sentinel says the gar
TisOn at that place has just received
from Nicksburg nine-p0under brass
howitzer.
We learn from the Prairie Nelcs
that +. S: Pate, ESD, District Attor-
ney of the Eighth Judicial District,
has permanently located at Oklahoma.
The Macon Beacon says an affray
took place last Saturday at Shuqualak,
at which Mr.. Andrew Haynie was
badly shot in the side by Jack Camp
bell. N
The Legislature passed law author
izing ChancellOrs and Circuit Judges
to practice, except in their own courts,
TO the extent of closing up old busi-
ness, but no further.
John Bird was knocked down, in
Port Gibson last Thursday, by Sebas-
tian Reudelhuber, and his head struck
the bolt plate in the door sill OF a
house from the effect of which ne died
that night.
We regret to learn of the destruction
by accident by fire, on last Thursday
morning, of the old Nance homestead,
near Charlottesville, Miss. Our young
friend George Nance is a loser by the
accident.
The Aberdeen Erdaine. says that
for the first time since the organization
of the county, the State failed to pur-
chase a single tract of land at the
annual tax sales. individuals bought
all that was offered, for amount of
taxes and costs.
The Jackson Clarion states that
the sheriff of Kinds county, last Satur-
day, without a warrant, went into
Rankin county and arrested Mr..
Smith, his wife and daughter, and
lodged them in the common Jail in
Jackson. This unwaTrantable act was
because Mr.. Smith had arrested a ne
gro boy for some oflense and intended
taking him to Brandon to be confined
in jail there.
A white mans political club has
been organized at Bellefontaine, Choc-
taW county, Miss. The members of
the club covenant among themselves
that they will labor increasingly, from
year to year, for the restoration of
the white supremacy in Mississippi
and in the United States, and they
will cooperate with such political or
CARNATIONS only as seek to restore the
United States as our fathers made
it."
Last Saturday evening, says the Co
lumbus L1de.r, about 4 O'Clock, down
freight train on the NJ. and o. railroad,
about a quarter of a mile long, ran off
the track and produced the biggest
kind of smash-up." Seven cars
were thrown from the track and most
of them ground into powder. They
were heavily loaded with bacon and
furniture, and the quantity of those
articles turned out of doors would
have set several families on a war
footing for several months. Two
brakemen were slightly wounded.
The fernando Press of yesterday
says: "The sessions of the Grand
Lodge /. o. o. F. and the Grand En-
campment was occupied most of
yesterday in the election of officers.
Several reports were received, and a
COMMITTEES of one from each district
of the State appointed to report at the
next session, for the purpose Of the
establishment of an Odd Fellows
school. Both bodies adjourned at four
O'Clock, to meet at Water Valley.
The following gentlemen were
elected as grand officers OF the Grand
Lodge for the ensuing year: N. w. G..
Master, George X. Birchett; NJ. W.
-. q. Master, Ira j. Carter; nj. VIC.
Warden, Isaac T. Hunt; M. w. G..
Secretary, John b, Dicksj II. ". g.
Treasurer, w. Crutcher; 81. ".
G. Representative, II b. Mayes. The
Grand Encampment. officers elected
iOr the ensuing year, are the follow
ing named gentlemen; II. w. q. P,
Geo. TORY; NJ. L. G.. ii. P, Isaac It.
Hart; NJ. W. q. =. W., Ira ]. Carter;
NJ. w. g. J. W, Cody MannI NJ. w.
q. s., John b. Dicks; NJ. W. g. T.,
81. CTuteher; NJ. w. G. r., J.. X.
Barber.