The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-02-27
OVER THE STATE.


Texas, q short time ago.
Central Sta: Gov. Amcs has ap-
pointed ". III. Doty, of Holmes
county, Constable of Goodman Beat.
The appointment was to fill vacan-
cy, and we learn gives very general
satisfaction.
The citizens of Columbus, Miss,
have raised stock company and
propose to buy a light-draught
steamer, to run between that point
and Mobile. They also have in con-
temptation a cotton factory.
A negro in Aberdeen who has
borne good reputation has been
playing burglar for some two years
He was arrested last week and con-
siderable quantities of goods found
in his house.
NJ. l.. Holland, son of G.. Ii. Hol-
land, deed, has been appointed State
Treasurer by Governor Ames to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the death
of his father. J. b. Raymond, of
the Pilot, and Senator A. Warner
are severally disappointed.
The Plain Dealer, the colored or
gan of Viclsburg says that Josh
Morris and Ham Carter will be
candidates for the Legislature from
Warren county next fall, and says
I" if the republicans of that county
submit to anything of the kind they
deserv ed to be thrashed.'
On Tuesday of last week, a hun
ter found in the woods near Grena-
da, Miss the body OF an Irish ped
dler, named Pat. X. Iaferty, with
a bullet hole through his skull. His
pack was missing. and his body al
most entirely eaten up by the hogs
and dogs. No clue TO the murderer.
The Fayettc Vindicator (Repub-
lican) relates the particulars of the
brutal treatment of an orphan nc
gro boz, ten years old, by his un-
Gle, n culured man named Barcus
Crutis. The latter was barely pro-
tected from lynching by his own
race and is in Jail awaiting trial.
Brandon Republican Prot. NJ. T.
Martin, formerly of Smith county,
but more recently Professor in
the college at Clinton, has been ap-
pointed General Immi grafton agent
by the executive committee of the
State Grange: He is one of the
m st energetic gentlemen in the
state, and if anybody can induce
white men to come to Mississippi
he can.
The mulatto State Superintendent
of Education is furious at the pre-
posed reduction of the salaries OF
his subordinatcs, and has written q
letter calling on the Radicals in the
House to defeat the bill which pass
cd the Senate. There is no doubt
that the negro members will re
spend to the crack of their mulatto
drivers whip, but there is some
doubt about most of the white Rad
icals
On Wednesday night of las, week
negro was caught i'll the act o!
fastening Il cro~s-tie on the trestle
work over Uickaho,a bottom, on
/ the Mississippi and Tennessee Rail
way. After his arrest he confessed
10 having thrown train off near
there recently. This time lie OK
pected the train would be dashed to
pieces, and he then intended to rob
the bodies of the passengers.
Clarion Several of the Rcpuhli-
can members have rcvol,od against
the ubiquitous measure to take from
the people of the counties the cleo
tion Of Tax Collector and put it in
the hands oi the Governor. a cau-
Gus Of the faithful was held last
Monday night to put it through I'M
der .'ar Y lash. There was a big
row pistols We're drawn, cuss words
few thick ard fast, and Mc>>rs
Fccmster, Chandler and VI lckcv
were read out of the party. AIR
Walker. col, of Monroe, who had
nprnscd the hill in the House, took
strong ground ayainst il in the eau
Gus aud incurred the d;sp.easurc of
the party nun 'sers for opposing il.