The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-27
OVER THE STATE.

The Bay st. Louis Herald hoists
the name of Hon. r. Seal for Con,
gress in the 9th district.
A colorcd African saint got into {
friendly scufi1e with his wife last
week, in Attala county, and broke
her neck.
The Mississippi log cabin was
opened in the Centennial grounds
on the 10Th inst. There are sixty.
eight different kinds of wood in tn c
structure.
State warrants are now selling III
Jackson at ninety-one cents. One
year ago, they could hardly find
sale at seventy-fve-cents. 50 much
for that.
Vicksburg Tribune: Ben. Green,
q desperate negro, was hung last
week by the citizens of Copiah
county. He had attempted to VIC
late the chastity of no less than
three ladies of that county. Served
him right.
Col. NJ. B. Hillyard, one of Missis
sippi's most energetic men, will issue
book from the office of the McComb
City InteIligencer in which he will
set forth many impo rtant and ben
ehcial facts in regard to the resour
ces, soil, and climate of Mississippi
McComb City Intelligenccr: Sew.
eral new refrigerator Cars are be-
ing built at the Railroad Shops
They arc constructed with double
walls, top and bottom, and lined
with zinc throughout. They are to
be used for the transportation OF
fruits, butter, meats ETC., between
Chicago and New Orleans, and will
assist greatly in the safe transpor-
tation of perishable articles.
Kosclusko Star: The BLACKSMITH
and wood shop of G. W. Harrison,
located about fifteen miles north
east of this place, was destroyed by
fire Il few nights ago. All of his
tools, together with Il considerable
amount Of timber, was lost in the
burning. Mr.. Harrison is an honest,
energetic, good citizen, and we arc
sorry to hear of his misfortune.
We learn he is rebuilding and will
be ready for work i'll a few days
Hazlchurst Democrat: On last
Saturday DR.. Hanslow, his wife and
three children, became suddenly i'll,
and suffered considerably durin.
that day and Sunday, the symptoms
being that of poison taken inter
naIly. 1t is believed somo mi
BILE wretch put some poisonous sub
lance in the Doctors well, tor all
who used the water were afflicted,
while one of his children who had
not used the water remained in
perfect health.
Kosciusko Star: We have con
versed with many of our farmers
this week, and get the following re-
port with regard to the growi e
crops: The wheat and oat crop is
unpromising; corn is looking very
we'll, but cotton, owing to wet
weather, is dying out on many farms,
and is being, and will have to lie re-
planted. The area in corn and cot
ton is probably about the same AS
last year, but the most productive
lands arc beng put in corn. a great
deal of attention is being given to
hograising.
Port Gibson Revcille Pew. John
G. Jones, who was appointed by the
Mississippi Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church South to,
prepare a history of Methodism in
Mississippi, has completed his work
and it is now ready for publication.
Mr.. Jones is one of the oldest
preachers in the conference and for
more than half century he has
been q CONSPICUOUS part of Meth
odism in this State and his memory
embraces the earliest preachers both
of Methodism and of other sccts of
Christians.
Sardis Star: BatesvilIc was the
sccne OF a considerable shooting
serape on last Monday night. The
notorious negro rough, Ben McClain,
deliberately fred upon J. J. Smith
as he was passing, wounding him in
two places, but not dangerously.
Immediately after he fred the shots
he took to his heels, pursued by Mir.
Will Erwyn, the town constable,
during which shots were fired by the
town constable and returned by
Ben McClain. On crossing the rail
road he passed Mr.. Harris, deputy
sheriff, who drew his pistol and
compelled him to surrender.