The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-12
OVER THE STATE.


in the river counties of the state.
r. f. Leachman, Esq, has been
reappointed Postmaster at Meridian
The South and Post says ,bat
Natcbez will celebrate Mardi Gras
in a betting manner.
The State Medical Association
will hold Its eighth annual session
in the city of Jackson on Wcdnes-
day, 5th day of April next.
At Coffeville, last week, one negro
attempted to poison another Negroes
family. He was arrested, tried and
and bound over to answer at the
Circuit Court.
We learn from the Central Star
that the wife of Capt D. w. Knox,
OF Center, narrowly escaped death
from falling tree, while riding on
horseback. few days ago.
Crystal Springs Mirror: We learn
that ION Monday night last, Mr..
Henry Lewis, of Terry, committed
suicide by blowing out his brains
with pistol. We have heard no
reason assigned for the melancholy
act.
Brookhaven Ledger: The farmers
are preparing for work, and the
blacksmiths arc kept busy putting in
order agricultural implements. If
they plant as much corn this as last
year their condition will soon be
greatly improved.
Crystal Syringe Mirror: A negro
man, on the plantation of Mr.. d.
Jones,in Claiborne county, met with
a horrible death last week. He
was hanging up some meat when
his feet slipped and he fell on the
round of a chair, which was thrust
into him several inches. Thus i'm
paled, be died most horrible death.
Wilson Wood, who was elected
treasurer of Adams county last No
vember, having failed to mako
satisfactory bond, Major Thomas
Grafton, one of the editors of the
Naichez Democrat, having received
the next highest number of votes,
has made an bond acceptable and is
now in possession of the Office.
The old United States Marine
Hospital at Natchez was recently
sold at public auction. 1t was pur-
chased by the American Baptist
Mission Society of New York City,
for $4,000. 1t is the intention of
the Society to convert it into a col
ored:. Baptlst normal and theological
institute.
Bro. Horn,'o the'Meridian Mer-
curry, Is engaged in stirring up the
incendiaries in that place, having
made afidavits against C. Fl. Will
liams, President of the Meridian
Savings Institution: land Frank T
Sanford, a contractor and builder.
The accused were bound over in
the sum of $1,000 to await an ex-
animation.
MeadviIle Cor. Brookhaven Led
ger: Yesterday, the 18th inst Mrs.
Zumbro, wife of Jno. Zumbro, liv-
ing near here, was Instantly killed
under the following circumstanc es:
She had rode over to the Montgome-
ry place, few miles distant to hire
a nurse. On her return home wind
came up and just as she was passing
Mr.. Ford's, a limb from a tree fell,
striking her on the head, tearing
away the back of her skull and
killing her instantly. 1t also struck
tho horse on the hoad, breaking the
skull. Mrs. Zumbro leaves five or
six little children.
Holmes County Aegis Charlie
Hughes, bar-keeper in Durant,
and his brother, Early Hughes, an
employee of w. w. Mayfeld, alb
seconded this week with five or six
thousand dollars of their employers
money. The former left behind
him young wife, whom he lately
married. She is daughter of E.
B. Sproles, of Durant. n. N. Bass
is in pursuit of them. Charlie
Hughes left on the Kosciusko
Branch Road, and his brother rode
ont into the country, taking with
him several mules belonging to w.
". Mayfield. News was received
that they had Joined one another in
Macon.
We learn from the Kosciusko
Star that on Sunday night, the 18th,
inst, q very destructive cyclone
passed over the neigbborhood two