American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-06
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

The Crystal Springs Mirror men,
tiCnS shooting affair between two
prominent citizeas of that place the
other day. Nobody hurt and no
names given.
The Mississippi Valley company
is making preparations to build
about thirty new houses this sums
mer at McCSmb City.
The railroad company contem-
plates moving the rolling mill at
Grenada, valued at $4,000, to
McComb City.
Lymers Maxwell, who killed
Capt. Polk at Sirdis, January J.,
1876, has been tried aud convicted
of manslauohter, and sentenced to
three months in the county Jail.
The killing was done with Il two
! pound can of oysters.
Columbus Index: The knights
Templar have been having horse
back drills every Friday aftern DON
for the past two weeks. They are
preparing for their grand parade
on the 9th prox.
Corinthian: A negro girl, who
was bitten about two years ago by
a dog that was supposed to be
rabid, died in this city a few day 5
ago, and there is little doubt that
hydrophObia was the cause of her
death.
Crystal Mirror: On Tuesday eve
ming last a child OF Mr.. Mercer, who
lives near town, fell into pot of
boiling soap, and was SO badly
burned as to leave no hope of its
ultimate recovery. Since the above
was put in type the little boy has
died.
Forest Register: Last Monday
week the little son of Mr.. j. e.
Fixes, whilst handling pistol, had
it accidentally dischai ged in his
hands, tho ball passing up through
the body and out near the shoulder
blade at the back. The boy lived
Only short time.
Port Gibson Revellle: There was
a disastrous fire in Port Gibson on
the night of the 18th inst. The
finest business house in the TOWN.
that of j. j. PersonS-was burned.
Loss, S15, 900; no insurance. The
offices and libraries of Judge Bald
win, Chancellor Berry and DR.. New
were destroyed.
Yazoo Herald: No danger of an
overflow is unprecedented at this
time by the knowing ones in such
matters, and let us all give thanks.
The Mississippi is filling apace,
and as for the Yazoo river, it is
putting Itself on its best behavior,
TO the great delight of riparian pro
prietors and settlers.
Crystal Springs Mirror: We
learn that some black fiends, living
in the neighborhood of widow
Rays. broke open the lady's corn
crib, and after stealing all her corn,
set fire to the crib. Recently the
same gang of scouadrels entered
h0r chicken house with torches, and
stole all her chickens, whilst she, in
the utmost terror, was afraid to say
word.
Summit Times: Anthony Jack
son, after having lain in Jail several
months, on last Monday night pro
ceeded to bore a hole through the
ceiling to the brick, which were to
, be removed by the aid of a screw
driver, and then crawling through
the hole thus made, Anthony was
to be free once more. But being
detected after the hole was about
thirds large enough, Anthony
was securely chained down in the
middle of his cell.
j. jackson Times: Some human
remains were found on Saturday
last near the Gist place, about a
mile south of jackson, on which an
inquest was held. Alter viewing
the remains the coroner's jury con-
Guided that they were those oil
Nancy Cullens, who, with her four
days old child, wandered away on
the night of the 18th of last mouth
The buzzards had left nothing
which could be recognized except
the dress of mother aud child.
Vicksburg Herald: From the
officers of the steamer Tallahatchie
We learn that last week the negroes
on Judge Quinn's Archula place
on the Tallahatchie river, fifty
miles above Greenwood, became
dissatisfied about the manner III
which their rations were issued
and threatened to take forcible pos
session of the store kept on the
place by Mr.. Gibson, manager OF
the plantation. Gibson was in.
, formed of the threatened attack,
and prepared himself accordingly.
He refused to admit more than one
or two of the negroes at a time
when they first came, but the ne
groes rushed in, and one of them
advanced on Gibson with a knife
when Gibson raised his shotgun
and fired at him with fatal effect.
Another of the negroes ran out OF
the store and obtained a gun, which
he fired at Gibson, and in return
received a death wound from Gib>
sons gun. The negroes then dis
persed. and at last accounts all was
quiet.