The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-29

the pistol ball lodging in ths
fleshy part of the thigh. The diff:
ficully was of private nature, and
not having the particulars we for
bear comment.
Times of Tuesday About hall
PAST eight last night Hugh Hen.
derson was shot and killed by Clay
Barrett, on the public square, in the
rear of tho Governors Mansion.
The parties were sky-larking to
gether, and Henderson in play
drew a pistol, and while struggling
to obtain possession of it Hender-
son received the fatal wound. IL
IL generally believed by those who
are acquainted with the parties that
the killing was purely accidental.
KosciuskO Star: As soon as Su-
perintendent ]. B. Kemp, of the
Mississippi Division of the N. O {.
st. L. & g. R. r., found out that it
was the wish and need of the trav-
cling public to'have another passen-
ger coach on the Kosciusko Branch,
he furnished one of elegant finish
and capable OF seating quite num-
Der of passengers comfortably. Our
Branch can now boast of . nice pas
sehger coach, smoking car, and a
baggage car, whereat our people
are pleased.
Kosciusko Star: The Methodist
Church in this place took fire on
last Sunday morning, about 9 o'clock.
The sexton had kindled fires in tho
stoves at the usual hour, and while
the Sabbath School teachers and
scholars were assembling, the build
ing wass discovered to be on FIRE,
near one of the stoves and between
the ceiling aud roof and, fortunate
~, in time to be saved. A few
buckets of water served to stop the
flames. Tho IRE originated from a
defective fue.
Lexington Advertiser: last we'd
nesday night about IL o'clock the
private residence of Mr.. John
Sproles, who resides near Durant
on the turnpike road, was destroyed
entirely BY fire ,togather with nearly
all the furniture therein, though
every exertion was made that
could have been, to savc them.
The FIRE Is supposed to have orig
mated in the kitchen, which WAS
connected with the dwelling.
Insurance on the house to the
amount of 81, 500.
Hon. Geo. w. Harper, Chairman
of the House Committee on Public
Printing in his report to the House,
says: "Your committee is Of the
opionion that with proper economy
and prudence on the part of the
Legislature and the heads of the
Departments, and proper scrutiny
on the part of those whose duty it
is to protect the state from depre-
datioS, the state printing can be
performed under this bill at q total
cost of $4,000 to $4,000 per an
num-" The same work has for the
last six years cost S73. 600.
The following is tho expiring
groan of the Copiah Herald, re-
cent "official organ" in q half sheet
issued last Saturday The Herald
does not die for want OF funds. II
ceases to exist from the natural
negligence Of those who should be
our friends, and endowed for at
least ought to BEL with sufficient
brains to know that nothing can
live without support. Cash--bor.
rowing exchanges and asking for
extra copies Of the papcr-cos,
time and money, and yet there are
some beings who would take all
these advantages. To such may be
attributed our demise
Lexington Advertiser Last Mon
day night as Mr.. Joseph Scltzler
was returning towards Bowling
Green from Durant, at about 81
o'clock, and when he was only q
short distance from the latter place,
no was fred upon by some one at
present unknown, from place of
concealment, and very seriously if
not dangerously wounded. 1t is
evident that the weapon used was a
shotgun, as several of the missiles
took effect upon Mr.. SIS person. |
nothing, so far as we
have been able to learn, il posi-
lively known in reference to the
matter except the bare fact Of the
shooting, yet we understand that |
some suspicion attaches to q man, |
unknown to us, with whom Mr.. s.
had aadifiiculty of some sort only a