The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-04-17
OVER THE STATE.

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ton As editor of the West Point
Times.
J. F. Cunningham, of Mississippi
notorious as q Radical manager and
counterfeitor, is in trouble in Now
Orleans.
The Vicksburg Herald says the
merchants of that city are not ex,
tending onc-fourth of the credit they
did last year.
Judge J. +. Stewart, of Corinth,
committed suicide on the llh by
taking opium, 50 says a letter TO the
Aberdeen True Republican.
There were shipped from the Hol-
ly Springs depot, from September
LIST, 1874. to March 2lst, 1873, in
elusive 1O,07S bales of cotton.
Mrs. Helm died suddenly of heart
disease, in Jackson on the 9th inst.
She was the wife of Thos. Z. Helm,
President of the Capitol Bank.
The Aberdeen Examiner wants
a cotton factory, and thinks the
merchants and grangcrS could cast
ly raise an amount sufficient to
build one.
r. ". Carroll, Esq, has retired
from the management of the Sena-
tobia Signet, after having ably con-
Quoted it for two years. The Sig
net will in future be Radical or.
gan.
Col Jno B. Deason, District At
torney of the nineteenth District,
and Chancellor ii. Cassidy, have by
mutual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT places.
Both resigned, and were Immediate
ly appointed by the Governor to one
another's position.
Aberdeen Examiner: Notwith-
standing the frequent and harassing
rains, far moro corn has been plant
ed in Monroe county up to date
than last season, and the reports
from the wheat and oat fields are
most encouraging.
Tho Kinds County Gazette an
nOunces the deaths of two old and
useful citizens, DIR. II. B. Gibbes, OF
the Raymond neighborhood, and
Col. S. d. Kelly, who for several
years past has been engaged in bus.
mess pursuits at Bolton.
Meridian Mercury: Burglars en-
tered Mr.. Metzker's store, corner
johnson and Commerce lover tho
big ditch), night before last, cutting
away the lock of the front door,
and stole goods to the amount of
from fifty to one hundred dollars.
Macon Free Opinion: Ex-Gov. r.
c. Powers is here during court, serv-
his country as Foreman of the Grand
Jury, with the same fidelity and
zeal he manifested when occupying
the more exalted position of Chief
Magistrate of the Commonwealth of
Mississippi.
Columbus Democrat: About o.
600 bales of cotton have been ship
ped from this point this season, and
the warehouses are about cleaned
out. The increase over the ship
ments of last season 10 about 5000
bales. A large portion of this cot
ton was sent OF on boats.
In addition to the regular salary
District Attorneys arc now allowed
by law q tax fee of $40 for each
conviction for u misdemeanor, ard
SIS for . felony or violation of the
gaming or liquor laws, beside COM
mission of ten per centum on all
moneys collected ut the suit Of the
state.
Meridian Mercury: The freight
train on the Ma 0 X. r., was re-
Gently robbed little north of this.
There is a probability that the
thieves will be detected; and nobody
need be surprised if a recently par
doned penitentiary convict turns
up this carly in another car robbery
adventure.
Pamela Star: At regular meet
ing of the Evans Creek Grange, No.
4S1, the members each agreed to
plant and cultivate one acre of corn,
with the view of maximum yield
per acre. To the member produc-
ing the greatest number of bushels,
the rest are to deliver, free of charge,
five bushels of corn each.
Jackson Clarion We regret to
have to announce the death of Mr..
Isaac G.. Patrick, on Tuesday eve
ming, after an illness of only four
days. He died at the residence OF
DR.. S. r. Jones. Mr.. Patrick was a
journalist by profession, and
young mau of talent, energy and
promise. He leaves q wife and
other relatives and many friends to
mourn his carly death.
fernando Press: Herman Thor
ton, q respectable colorcd man OF
this vicinity, had a grown daughter
taken sick last week. He sent for
DIR. Shaw, who on his arrival, found
her raving with hydrophob ia, from
which she suffered until death re-
leased her. In her lucid intervals
she told those around that last Au-
gust puppy had bit her finger.
The puppy afterwards died.
Aberdeen Examiner: Mr.. Hud.
son Butler, one of tho oldest and
mosS respected citizens of Monroe
county. died it his residence near
Aberdeen, last Monday morning,
ht5 uCNSpo>-S w - 80
the 84th year of his age had been
citizen of Monroe county iur AZ
years, and q member of the Baptis.
church 81 years, and served the
church as Deacon fer 80 years.
Vicksburg Monitor: The Belle
Yazoo brings US the sad intelligence
of devastating fire ut Greenville
on Wednesday night. The build
ings consumed were Johnson's saw
and planning mill and dwelling, Con-
tral hall, Kretchmar's bank and two
or three other buildings. The fire
was arrested by pulling down build
ings by the Hook and Ladder COM
pany. 1t is supposed to be the work
of an incendia y.
Columbus Index: The Courthouse
at Columbus was burglarized last