The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-03-25
OVER THE STATE.

Oxford will hold a municipal cleo
tin next Monday week.
The Aberdcca Examiner reports
fine wheat crops in that section.
and killed in Austin the first of last
week.
Florcvville, the county seat of Is
sequena county, has been changed
te ROIedalc.
Half of the business part of the
little town of State Line was de-
strovcd by fire two weeks ago.
Mrs. Parthcnia MurrelI, n most
estimablc lady of Jackson, died last
Saturday, after several weeks i'll
ness.
Winona Advance We regret to
learn that Rev. Henry PIttman had
his arm broken in fall from Il
buggy.
The cornerstone of the new
Courthouse at Carrollton was laid
last Saturday, with imposing ccre
mony.
The cottage of Harry Banford,
on High street, Meridian, was burn
ed Monday night of last week. In
surcd for $500.
Kosciusko S'ar: We learn that
the Treasurcr's safe of Choctaw
county was robbed of sixteen hun
bred dollars Il few nj ghts ago.
Mr.. Joseph Robertson, while at
tempting to remove an oak stump
with powder, at Ocean Springs last
week, was severely burnt in the
face.
Oxford Eagle: We learn that
the granscr.s of this county have
purchased lot in Oxford with
the view of baiIdinga general sup
ply store thereon.
Columbus Index: Lowndes coun-
ty lost two good citizens last week
in the deaths of John Davis and
lillian Beatty, both from the Old
Ziun ncighhorhood
All the boat houses and wharvcs
at Bill oxi, except three, were swept
away Sunday night by the storm,
and several 5chooners were driven
ashore. The damages is estimated
ut $4,000.
On Thursday of last week the
United States Mar;;bal made levy
on all the property b alongin& to the
VickSburg and Nashville Railroad,
at Okolona, including fbe iron laid
down on the road.
Oxford Eagle: We deeply regret
to learn that difficulty occurred
some weeks since in Texas, between
two former citizens of this county,
Mr.. II. III. Hurt and Coon Mcintosh,
in which the latter was killed.
The Yazoo City Herald records
The deaths of Peter b. Cook. from
C. assumption, aged II; Miss Fannie
Gre en-, daughter of DR.. J. II. Green
areI II; and Mrs. Sarah J. Paul,
aged II years, all residents of Ia-
ZOO county, within the last ten days.
A heavy s,ormed ragged at Pass
Christian, Sunday evening, and
more than half the wharvcs and
boat houses ut that place were
washed away and those that stood
are more or less damaged. No 9th
or damage Is done. No loss of life
has been reported.
The Oxford Eagle records the
poisoning of the family of
Maj. NJ. w. Ship, of Lafay
ettc county, from the eating of meat
cured with impure salt. All the
family recovered, though nine dogs
were killed from drinking tho IL
uuor in which the meat was boiled.
Sundays Clarion Yesterday eve
ming, about five o'clock, M. A. Ca
rev, Commonly known as Paddy
Carey,) a printer who came here
abou. week ago, was shot and IN
s,antIy killed by jeff. ID Bell, Esq,
proprietor of the Peoples Defense.
Bell was arrested and confined to
await examination.
Grenada Sentinel, 18th: There
was Il terrible tornado near Duck
Hill last Saturday night. The
splendid cotton-yin of f. f. Foltz,
about three miles from Duck Hill,
was demolished by the storm. The
/ tin store of that town was treated
! the same way, and three residences
/ had their roofs blown off.
/ Prentiss Pleadcr: The following
named boys Of 1872, residing in this
county, were in town last Saturday,
having their pension certificates
made out. Edmund Young, aged
81 years William Lowe, aged 81
years; VIM birmingham, aged 50
years; b n. Stcnnctt, aged 81
/ years; james Willis, aged 81.
The KosciuSko Star mentions
the arrest of Thomas Wilkinson, on
the charge Of having snapped
wives some years ago with one
Harris, q resident of montgomery
county. Tho trade met the entire
appreciation of both women, and
Wilkinson swears that he will die
in iail before he will swap back.
Yazoo Democrat: We are inform
ed by parties who know that where
of they speak, that certain gentle
men are seriously contemplating the
establishment at this place of