Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-06-02
MISSISSIPPI.
The Iren-Clad Oath Taken Back-DeIin.
quent Refenues-Indicted for
RiOt-The Pilot and the
Democracy.
The Corn, Wheat and Cotton Crops
Uncertain SeasODs-TNO Murders
An Old Confederate Muster
ROll-Etc,
Meridian has church sociables.

Grenada recently held spelling-bee
which netted fifty-three dollars and
twenty-five cents.
One night last week burglars entered
Miller's jeweIry shop, at Jackson, and
stole twenty-five hundred dollars.
Ed. Mack, a young mechanic, was
shot and killed one night last week by
Policeman g. w. Justice, at Aberdeen,
Missississippi.
Enterprise Courier: We take it that
the prospect for big yield Of corn and
cotton was never more promising than
at present. Everything is starting for
ward vigorously and beautifully.
Tallahatchie News: Sheriff Alcorn
brought to our office this week sample
of his wheat, which was nice, and no
sign Of rust in it. He says he has twelve
acres as large and as pretty as the SAM
pie brought to our office.
Meridian Gazette: "We understand
that before long there will be two souls
with but q single thought, two hearts
| that beat es One.' 1t is to be hoped they
will send around some cake" Won't
you take little wine with it?
West Point Citizen: Spencer bought
his seat in congress from Alabama by
bribery and divers corrupt measures.
| Watch that Barry, the present misrep-
Tesentative Of this district, Ames, AMI
some other "bsggers" don't attempt the
same game.
Kosciusko Star: The wheat crop is
reported as very fine in this part of the
State, while the Oat and rye crops look
promising. Good stands of corn have
been secured, but we hear some COM
plant that it is not growing fast, in con-
sequence Of the continued cool weather.
The Jackson Pilot, Rad icsl paper, is
trembling to know tina Democracy is
gaining adherents daily. 1t says: That
southern Democrats are intent upon
gaining within the Union what they
failed to obtain when they attempted to
secede from it, we have all along main
tanned.
Jackson Clarion: The writer Of this
has in his possession the original roll Of
the Burt Rifles Go. X, Eighteenth
Mississippi volunteers, from which the
orderly. sergeant used to call out the
names Of "the boys" at Manassas and
at Leesburg, Virginia, early in 1861. At
an early day we will give it to the public.
Meridian Gazette: Justice, the police
man Of Aberdeen, who murdered and
robbed man in that city, recently, is
not "white Radical" as the special
to the Vicksburg Herald states, but a
"color-line Democrat The nature and
monstrOsity of the crime, however, is
not changed by this unimpOrtant fact.
Jackson Times: We learn to-day that
Attorney General Harris has written an
important opinion, in reply to certain
interrOgatOTies by Governor Ames, re-
lating to the functions of special officers
appointed under a recent law to collect
delinquent revenues, and shall endeavOr
to procure copy for publication on
Monday next.
Jackson Times: The persistent and
bitter personal assailments Of the Vicks-
burg Herald by the Monitor, another
newspaper published i'll that much dis
turbed city, have at lest attracted atten-
ton, and the "best paper in the State"
has in good earnest opened its phials Of
pent-up wrath, and poured forth its fury,
both as to quality and quantity, in
manner quite shocking to contemplate.
Meridian Gazette: At Aberdeen, last
Saturday about midnight, AN industrious
and worthy Irish carpenter, named Ed
Mack, wes robbed and murdered in the
street. He had during the day drawn
q hundred dollars from the bank. The |
cOroner's jury returned verdict that |
the decePs sed came to his death by the |
hands Of one VIM. Justice, who is a |
white policeman.
We congratulate the West Point Citi- |
zen on having dropped its patent outside. |
That paper says: This week we present |
the Citizen to our readers, all the work |
of our own hands. Our patent outside |
is thing of the past; henceforth we in
tend to give our readers home paper in |
toto, yet one filled with the latest news;
synopsis Of congressional news; legisla-
tive proceedings; State and county af-
fairs.
The Jackson Times, a Radical paper,
says: "And now it turns out that the
secretary Of state, Immediately upon re-
ceiving Governor Smiths letter protest
ing against the irOn-clad oath for GEN.
tennial commissioners, apOlOgised, and |
stated that q clerk had sent it by mis-
take. Too bad. How much Demo-
cratic indignation hes been wasted,
when it is well known they have none
to spare?" We are anxious to learn if
this be true?
The Jackson Times has the following
explanation: Publicity has been given
to the fact that Mr.. II. DEMO had, with
several other prominent citizens of
Vicksburg, been indicted for riot by the
grand jury of Warren county. We
have the best authority for saying that
Mr.. DeniO's name was inserted in the
indictment through mistake, and that
at the LIST term of the circuit court for
that county mol. pros. was entered as
to him.
Grenada Republican: Year by year
the seasons, and other circumstances
connected with farming, are, at least to
becoming more uncertain.
We remember when cOttOn-planting was
often begun in the northern part Of the
State in the latter part of March. Few
persons here think of beginning that
work before the middle of April; the
of farmers do not commence
until the latter end Of April. For many
years after we came to the State, we
knew nothing Of drouths, caterpillars,
and other vermin that now prove so de-
structive to the interests OF the cotton
planter.
Sardis Star: Our young friend and
John r. Key, called at
our Office this week, and showed to US a
bunch Of wheat heads, the first that
have been to this office the present
year. They conrain five grains to the
me n and eighty krains to the head, be-
ing five inches in length OF head. Mr.
Key has fifteen or twenty acres of the
anOve wheat, called the "Red Virginia
May wheat" The wheat was sOwn the
first of November lest. Mr.. Key re-
ports CROP in that I Drtion Of the county
as flOuTishing, especially the corn, which
exceeds the average crop Of several
years past, in acreage and quality.
Vicksburg Times: 1t is currently re-
ported that Hol. Geo. F. Brown, who
is umdeIs; 'od to be car didate for con-
g Z 25iO.al honOrs, recently Visitl Issa.
quena county, in company with Geo.
w. Davenport, chancery clerk of War
rem county, upon an electioneering tour.
Ins3much as wash" Davenport is un-
der several indictments, pending in
Judge Bro |n's courts, the conduct Of
the, latter gentleman is somewhat Sc
verely criticised. We cannot but tc-
lieve that their trip together wes acci-
dental, not premeuitated; and if this be
the case, his personal and official char
acter should be vindicsted by at least an
authoritative denial Of the damaging re-
port.
Governor Jacobs, Of West Virginia,
issued proclamation Saturday, deciar-
ing that the seat OF government Of that
State has been removed from Charles,
ton, and is now located at Wheeling.