Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-08-01
MISSISSIPPI.

| Inc O6OIttfH oIhoe (tSauicdlI Is OF
fered for sale.
General Richard Winter, of Canton,
Mississippi, died last week.
The Flag and Gazette, of Meridian,
are merged into one another.
The Chaneery Department Of the
new code is assigned. to Judge Johnv
son.
The United States Court has heen
removed from Oxford to Holly
Springs. ID
| a eolored woman was blown up by
a kerosene lamp and terribly burned,
last week, at Aberdeen.
Mayor Clifton has scared all villains
| from Jackson. He is vigorous
prosecutor OF evil doers.
There has been little or no rain in
DeSoto county south of Cold Water
river for the past eight weeks.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Hall, chief of the Vicksy
burg Fire Department, has been az
pointed City Marshal Of that city.
Judge Bradley, Of the United States
Supreme Court, will hold term OF
his court in Jackson at an early day.
There is enough work now under
contract in Jackson to keep all of its
carpenters employed for the next four
months.
1t is rumored at Vicksburg that the
Stantons have purchased $780, 900 more
stock in the Vicksburg and Meridian
railroad.
Cotton crops in Marshall and Tisho-
mingo viii be about one bale FOR each
ten acres, as is estimated by the most
intelligent. TsT
We learn that Mr.. Thomas X.
Knowland has been removed from
the Office of Justice of the Peace in the
Warrenton district, and his place filled
by two negro Justices.
Frederick Speed has withdrawn
from the editorial charge of the Vicks-
burg hepubLicJul. Mr.. Speed has been
very generally esteemed q skillful
editor and excellent gentleman.
a freedman named John Rush shot |
another last week a few miles from
DeJ<alb, not seriously, however; con-
nubial infeleoities caused Johns load
toprOceed in the direction of his an
tagonist.
While a party of bear hunters were |
lying in wait beside a bear trail " |
near Greenville, negro emerged from |
the cane and stood in the " trail" He |
was mistaken for the bear and shot |
and killed.
West Point, Miss, is rapidly grow
ing. A block of brick stores is going |
up and the place numbers over 1000 |
inhabitants. This Is owing to the |
sustenanee OF its home paper and |
the energy and enterprise of its citi
Zens.
There are 30 children at the Confed-
crate Orphans Home maintained by |
the generous and good of Mississippi. |
Those who would contribute to their |
relief will address Colonel L. ]. Dupre,
Brooksville, Miss, 10 NJ
The Columbus Lnder says: "The
Masonic fraternity were to organize a
Commandery at this place. We
don't know what COmmandery is,
and can't venture any farther infor-
nation on the subject"
The Aberdeen Examiner says that
for the first time since the organiza-
ton Of the county, the State failed to
purchase single tract of land at the
annual tax sales. individuals bought
all that was offered for amount of
taReS and costa.
The Goodman Star says: We hear
continually of our farmers losing
horses and mules, by diseases caused
from eating damaged corn sent here
from the North and West. Perhaps
this will teach our farmers the neceS-
sity of raising their own oOFn." /
The Lexington AdUertiser records
the killing of one negro by another
in that country, and then threatens
that il has become so constant that it
has ceased to interest the readers of
that Journal, and that it must be de-
sisted from, or the 74dUertiaeE win re-
fuse to notice.
The rains of last week were most
opportune to save great deal of the
corn crop from destruction by drouth.
In North Mississippi this was particu-
larly the case. In large extents of
country it appeared as If no corn at
all would be made till the rains came.
The free school law of Mississippi
will soon be put in operation through
out the State. The increase of tax
alton In order to support the system
will be about two per cent. on real
and personal property, the poll tax
being also an increase of two dollars
per head.
The Canton Mail states that hears
are becoming quite numerous in the
of Beattie's Bluff, and
it is not an uncommon thing for a
shaggy skin to prOss the river frOm
Yaz0O in the night, visit hog pen,
and return before the crack of dawn.
Dogs frequently start them while run
ming deer, and some of the hunters
have had shots at them.