Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-07-15

Judge JOSHUA Morris has r-tired
from the ELECTORAL ticket of the
Republican party of the Sixth Dis
trtct.
The Democratic State Convsn-
tion of Louisiana will meet III
Baton Rouge oa the st,h inst.
Grant has pardoned Burt~ck, one
vi the convicted whisky thieve. Of
Milwaukee.
Hon Francis W. Bird, OF Massa.
ehusc,,s, n lifelong Republican and
an intimate friend of Charles Sum.
ner has come out for Tildcn aud
Hendricks.
Hon. y. =. Cox has resigned ~
Speaker pro TEN. at tho US. Hou-e
OF Representatives, and lion. Milton
Sayler, OF Ohio, was elected 10 all
the char.
BIa BRIpGE--Ths House OF Rep.
resentiycs has PASSED q bill for br,dg
ing the Mississippi river at Memphis.
Thi. bridge IL To have m unbrokon
span Of four hundred foe, 10 the clear
over the channel.
Henry Ward Beecher, tho FREQ
love preacher, has declared that
Hayes suits him. II Mr.. Hayes
must stand that kind OF an endorse
me0t he bad better not have been
nominated.
YELLOW PEvsR.-A late dispatch
from Havana says the yellow lever
's making said havoc in that city.
Extrcme heat aud excessive rains
arr causing grca, nambers OF cases
and mort Ut them are fatal.
The Germans Of Hartford, Con.
necticul, telcgraphed 20 Tlllen that
fifteen thousand German votes
would roll NJ for him in that State.
IL looks as IL the German element
IL getting rather chary Of following
the giraffe Carl Scharx.
The Radical platform speaks of
Purifying the Government" This
IL an honest confession that the
Government under the present AL.
ministration Is corrupt. Old 4 nclc
Sam Tilien will purify il after the
9TH of Narh.
Hendricks nomination secures the
two great States Of OHIO aud Indi.
ana. which he will sweep like a
whirlwind Tildeu's nomination
ENSURES to Democracy the doubtful
States Of New York. New Jersey,
and Connecticut With these
States success is certain.
The Peoples Defense says. The
Missis-iPp' Baptist state Convention
convened IN this city Friday. There
Is u large crowd in attendance. Tho
following are the pei manent oliiccIs
Of the body: President, W. 4. Low.
~ Recording secretary, u. ". Hall;
Corresponding Secretary, W. T.
lsailitie; TREASURER, q. W. Mimms.
We are informed By friend from
the country Oi "he Oi these fatal en-.
lamliics, which SO frequently appear
III the papers, caused by careless
n. ~ In tho use OF coal oll. On Sat.
urlay last, "A lhtle negro girl, abo II
u Years old, living on Mr.. Oscar
NeCaa's place, IN Jefferson County
was burned 10 death while Attempt.
ing to kindlc 6rr by pouring coal
o'l from q i.cvslle.
Aiter week Of rowdy,sm, VIC
lence aud black gaarii the RAdi.
cal Convention OF Louisiana, yester.
day, s'sececdcd in making nomina.
tons. For Governor they nominal.
ell that servile tool Of ,lespotism, A.
q. Packard, the present u. n. Mar
shal. ard the most abandoned and
nnserupalous scoundrel living. For
L'eutenant- Gouernor, that little.
bullet headed negro, Antoine, was
nominated, while another ignorant
and corrupt Degro, WIN. q. Brown,
was nominated Dor superintendent
OF Observation-Disclosures.
We learn that on Tuesday af,ev.
noon, during the rain, the lightning
struck , house on Scrogy plantation.
In one Room there were six persona.
and In another man was ~ ing on q
bed, with his gun st the head Of Il.
The bolt tore out the gable esd Of
the house ared the gum OF, twisted
The barrel oat of shane, went through
the noor and killed . calf which was
under a, and made "a immense hole
In the groand. The oaly person
hurt was the man on the 6cA vAo
was injured by the failing timbcrs.-
Revelic.
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