The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-24
OVER THE STATE.

The Orphans Home at Laudadale,
has suspended, owing to hard times.
The Mississippi river is falling
rapidly, all dangers of an overflow
have subsidized.
The Supreme Court has made a
decision to the effect that the Gov
ernor cannot revoke an appoint
ment even before it is confirmed by
the Senate.
Tho Pilot says the Hon. r. NJ.
Tindall has resigned the position Of
consul to China, on account of i'll
health. His resignation to take ef-
feet June 1,t.
Pilot: Col. W. C. Falkncr is the
Democratic candidate for the State
Senate in the Twenty third Dis
trict, composed of Tippah, Benton
and Union counties.
Vicksburg had a grand fire man's
parade on Wednesday last. The
orders of Knights Tcmplar and
Knights Of Pifl,ias also assem- LIed
in that city during the past week.
Water Valley Courier: There
are .welve prisoners in the Coffee
vile Jail, awaiting trial at the forth
coming term Of the Circuit Court.
OF this number, eleven arc colored
and one white.
Oxford Falcon: Wash Attwaters,
colored, was killed, and another ne
gro wounded, by the falling Of
tree whilo rolling logs on the farm
of Mr.. w. II. Smithers, seven miles
Southeast of Oxford, Tuesday.
Winona Advance Some talk
about a cotton factory. Don't be-
gin too big; build small house get
the Clemens attachment, and let
the enterprise grow up. This is the
place to put it. An oil mill in con-
nection will pay.
According to the Brandon Rcpub
lican, they have had little ,oar-
rant raising over in Smith county,
one J. p. &. Campbell, Justice Of
t he Peace, bong manipulation.
Campbell, however, was sharper
than those Vicksburg fellows, and left
forparts unknown before his rascal
ity was developed to the public eye.
Winona Advance Western hay
is selling to-day in Winona at 80 so
per hundred $50 per ton. Any good
acre of land will make TWO tons, say
a farmer gets S25 per ton, then he
has $50 per acre and the cost of
sowing, ploughing and harvesting
will not be S. per acre, leaving S44
profit. Let some Independent farm
or try it.
Holly Springs South: In the La
fayctte county Circuit Court now in
session at Oxford. Mr. r. u. Mont
gomcry recovered last week. S40,-
900 damages tor the killing Of his
wife in December 1871, by q con-
train ofthe Southern Rail-
road Association at Abbeville, Miss. |
This is the second trial had in this
case, the jury in the first trial ron
dered verdict of $4,000.
Meridian Mercury: We hear of a
most disastrous fire on Saturday
light last at Starksville. 1t is re-
ported that tho court house, every
business house and one dwelling
house were destroyed. The loss Of
property we cannot give, but the
,otaI amount will reach 100000.
Fort y-one business houses destroy
ID many families perfectly power
y stricken; county records all
,avcd.
Columbus Democrat: Alex. Lit
lie, the negro under sentence of
leath for the murder of Frank Crom-
veil at Artesia, last year, died of
,eart disease in Jail on Tuesday
light. He had been complaining
or several weeks past. Little was
0 have been hanged in January,
nut an appeal was taken by his
ounscl and it was expo cted the Su-
'reme Court would pass upon his
ase in few weeks.
Vicksburg Monitor: Mrs. Agnes
IorriS, wife of Ex-Attorney Genor-
! Morris, died at her residence, in
Sunday night at ten O'Clock.
We could not learn certainly, but ,
ur informant is of the opinion, that .
he died of pneumonia. Mrs. Morris {
as n most estimablc lady, and uni
crsally esteemed. She was before ,
er marriage Miss Willis and +
anne of ono of the most rcspecta- {
10 families of Claiborne county. j
he leaves a large family of children
Oxford Falcon The Democrats |
nd Conservatives can secure ma \
rity in the next Legislature if they c
% properly and thoroughly or
,nized in every county in the State t
I'd select their bost material as y
We must bring our
oSt talented men into the field and Il
axe an unusual eXertion to win i.
Conservative Legislature would G
of incalcuIable advantage to tho Fl
.oplc, and in every way promote II
"ir welfare and interest. Shall A.
. have it or shall we continue to il
cursed with Radical legislation o
ii Radical musrulc' il
Columbus Index: On Sunday night, e.
:. L. l.. Egleston called to HIS St