Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-14
MISSISSIPPI.

i 4llC L tDt SLY lldA NTONEIBOI IOWGT
has dispatched to New Orleans for in
formation, and if the necessary affida
wits can be obtained, he will at one,
send acquisitions for all parties engaged
in the recent fatal duel at Montgomery
Station in this State.
West Point has voted, by the almos
unanimous voice of her people, to sub
scribe one hundred and fifty Thousand
dollars to the New Orleans, Jackson
and Great Northern railroad, on the sur
vey Uid StaTkville and West Point, pay.
able in ten annual installments, the frs
to fall due ten years from the issue o.
the bOnds.-A6erdeeH Examiner.
The farmers are more hopeful now ot
| good crops than a few weeks ago. Rain
| of several weeks duration retarded work
so that the grass held full sway, and
threatened to swamp a good many
/ farms. But the beautiful weather for
] the last week or two has afforded fine
| opportunities for grass killing. The
! farmers have been making heavy rush
and the most or them now have their
crops clean and in good condition for
growing. COTiHth NelUs.
A ticket is going the rounds of the
Conservative press, embracing the name
of General George for the attorney
generalship. TOprevent a misconstrue-
ton of his views, General George
requests Us TO say that he could not
accepts "a nomination for that or any other
Office on the State ticket; that be does
not desire that bis name should be in
cluded in the list from which a choice Is
to be made if a ticket should be put in
the field.-JdcksOR Clarion.
The Austin Cotton Plant, a Democratic
lso-called) newspaper, has run up the
names of Ames for governor and Ham.
Carter for acknowledgement. A short
time ago the ant-Powers Radicals raised
great howl against the "bully boy"
simply because the Clarion intimated
that, with all his blunders and crimes,
he was not as bad a man as some other
Radicals we knew of. Now, according
to their own logic, what do they think
Of Ames since his cause has been actu-
ally championed by a simon-pure Demo-
cratic jOurnal?-JnckSOH Clarion.
We learn that the board of supervi-
sors of Lauderdale county elected the
Mercury the official organ of the county.
They did this, we are told, with great
reluctance. Under the law they had
right to do il. We were under the i'm
preston, however, that there was a dis
tinct understanding with the press of
this city that none of us would avail
ourselves of the advantages or disad-
vantages of this most unjust and OBJ
noXious Radical measure Ofthe last leg
islature. In this impression we must
have been mistaken, as the Mercury has
promptly accepted the organship. 1t is
proper TO add that the Mercury had no
opposition TO its candidature for this
high and lucrative pOst.-Merididn Ga
zettc.
The board Of supervisors refused, some
time ago, to make an allowance to
Sheriff Buchanan for serving road over
geers with notices Of their appointment,
on the ground that it is public duty
devolved upon him by the law, and paid
for ty tie general allowance provided in
the code. The claim amounted TO two
dollars and fifty cents in each case, ag-
about one thousand dollars for
two years. By agreement, the legal
point was submitted to Lawrence John |
son, Esq, as special judge. After argu- !
ment, the Judge last week gave a decis- |
ion sustaining the board, on the ground |
that the law declares plainly the allow
ances specified in the code for public |
are all which shall be allowed |
the sheriff. Messrs. Featherston, Harris /
& Watson and Walter & Scruggs ap-
peared for Buchanan, and Messrs. Fal-
eoner Bros. for the county. This decis-
ion saves the county one thousand |
dollars, and is Of general interest,"
Holly Springs Reporter.
The farmers of Monroe county are
now in the enjoyment Of glorious /
weather for the crusade against the
grass. From the prairies we hear Of
.he most favorable reports Of progress in
This behalf, although farmers differ
widely in their estimate Of the damage
done by the incessant rains Of Nav and
June. 1t is the opinion of many OF
these gentlemen that the cotton is SO
full Of sap that il cannot endure the
burning sun that is now upon il, but /
others hold the opinion that If not de-
strOyed in the at present difficult lob Of
clearing it Of grass and weeds Il viii /
.h rive well. In the hills the cotton is
slean and healthy, and, though back
ward, On Omises a fine yield If we shall 1
have favora bic weather from now on.
The oat crop Gas been a very successful
one, and wheat Sas turned out splendid |
", while the grasses Of cOurse-we in
clude clover-have turned out a heavy /
yield. The opinions in regard TO the
of the corn crop assume every
possible shade from hight to dark ness
H. H.