Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-02-26
MISSISSIPPI.

TyrO is furious on the county Ques-
ton, and has her representative at
Jackson to assert her claims. They
only propose to takein COldWater and
SenatObia on the Mississippi and Ten
nessee railroad, and Waterford and
MalOne's tank on the Mississippi Cen
tral railroad.
Don Piatt, Of the Cincinnati Com
0lerUiat { (Republican), says that " the
Republican party is the party of Or
ganiZed rascality." This is what the
recent messages Of Governor Alcorn
mean in their application to ALis5is-
sippi affairs. They not only mean,
but prove it.
The Macon Beacon has the follow
ing in regard to the UndevelOped re-
cOurces of Mississippi. The mineral
resources Of Mississippi are yet Unde-
velOped. Colonel Horn, of the Mer-
clly, says he has found a mine of
grindstones near his Office. The Leg
islature have so "many axes to
grind" they had better appropriate
the quarry to the use Of the State.
The last number Of the Macon Bea-
con contains the following gratifying
announcement. Who knows but,that
this quicksilver mine in NOxubee is
destined TO eclipse the celebrated Ale
media mines in California? The BeG-
con says: an. J. Dixon has shown
Us a specimen Of quicksilver, almost
absolutely pure, which he procured
from some rock in this county. He
says there is plenty Of the material
from which it was extracted in the
locality, and intends to test the yield
as soon as he can do So"
The Vicksburg NsiCs says: ave
learn that our distinguished fellOW-cit-
izen, Colonel Giles NJ. Hillyer, was
easier to-day, and that hopes are en-
tertained that ne may survive some
days yet. This will be gratifying in
telligence to his numerous friends.
Their name is legion. Colonel Hillyer
has always been a public spirited man,
full Of generous impulses, a distin-
guished ornament Of the press Of the
State in which he was almost a piO-
ueer, and a citizen sans peJr et sans
TsprOchs. In masonry particularly,
will his loss be irreparable.
The Enterprise Courier, referring to
the intention Of Governor AlcOrn not
to accept the seat in the Senate, says
" the Legislature and Senate would
display much wisdom by electing Gen.
Robert Lowry in his stead" To
which the Jackson Clarion responds:
" The Legislature will scarcely COM
mend itself to popular favor by doing
so proper a thing; but we will inn
prove the occasion to add that as Gen.
Lowry is not disqualified under the
Fourteenth Amendment, the recent
law repeating the test oath removes
the obstacle to men Of his class serv-
ing in the national councils, though
their disabilities may not have been
removed by special act"
The Meridian Gazette of the oath
says: "The bill pO5tpOning the cOllec-
ton Of taxes in this State has not be-
come a law. 1t passed the House, but
has not come up in the Senate vet,
that body being engaged on the Social
Equality bill. II is thOug ht the act will
pass the Senate, and, having been re-
commended by the Governor, there
can be no doubt about his approval.
But Governor AlcOrn has gone TO his
home ia COahOma county, and will
not return for a week or ten days, and
there is no telling when the bill will
come up in the Senate. Tax payers
should recOllect this, and not lay
themselves liable to an additional 80
per cent. The sheriff has no discretion
he must add the 90 per cent. if the
taxes are not paid before the lst of
March.
DR.. J. G. Holland, the conductor of
ScriGasr's Monthly, resided in Nicks-
burg some twenty years ago, aud had
charge of the public schools there. |
One Of the Gazette corps was first
prepared for the performance of his
part on the great stage of life, under
DR.. Holland. But few of those trained
then remain. War robbed US of the
great bulk of the flock he was edUcat-
ing for the hOnOrs, laurels and trunch-
con Of command, which the silvery
hairs Of each generation are called
upon to cOnfide to young and active
successors. There are some of those
young lives fresh and strong yet and
they will rejoice to learn that their
old preceptor has a "head still black
as the crows, " with every prospect Of
twenty years service before retiring
from the scene.