The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-05-20
OVER THE STATE.

OVER THE STATE.
o. S. Lea, the absconding carpet
bag ex-Sheriff of Holmes county,
traded the S3S, 900, county warrants
he stole, to a man in Chicago tor
land.
Biloxi Mirror: The largest guam.
tity of fish ever shipped at one
time was shipped last Thursday by
Mr.. T. NJ. Scheffer to Mr.. Pcttigr.w
OF New Orleans. There were 600
lunches.
Water Valley Central There
was an election in Sharkey county,
a new county on the river formed
from Warren and other adjournlng
counties, Cor county officers on the
2Sth ult. A straig ht Democratic
ticket was elected. The blacks are
at least four to one in Sharkey.
| Peoples Defense, jackson Wade
Walker, q negro of notorious char
acter, was killed Tuesday last ut
Edwards, Miss, by John Smith, a
negro. The killing is supposed to
have been done in selt-defense.
Walker figured prominently in
county politics, and took conspic-
uous part in the riot ut Clinton last
year, and was known as desperate
and dangerous man.
Lexington Advertiser Where is
the violin made in 1919 that will
be sent to the Centennial AbsO-
lutely, nowhere for Mr. VIM. A.
Jemison, of Camden, Miss, has one
that was manufactured in 1916, is
perfect in mechanical finish and
/ tune, and is said to be fine instru-
ment. he will send it to the Cen
ten NAL as o curiosity.
Two negroes We're convicted OF
penitentiary offences on Monday
one q ncgroe girl, for attempting to
kill an infant two months old which
she was nursing, by giving it need
les, pins, and bits of wood to swal-
low, and the other a man, for bea:-
ing his roommate with an iron po-
ker, whom he found on his return
at day-break, asleep in the wrong
bed.
Columbus Democrat A negro
named Caradine stabbed another
negro, Henry Inge, last Friday,
near West Point. The former is
IS years old, the latter about 60.
Thew farm on adjacent farms, and
fell out about q cross fence. Cara
dine ia q m!,lattO, and was form
err Representative of Clay county
in the Legislature. lingo will prob
ably die.
Corrollton Conservative 1t be-
comes our painful duty, this week
to announce the death of one of our
oldest and most highly respected
citizens. Nathan Carpenter was
born in March, 1897, and died on
the 4th day Of May, 1876. Although
he had lived longer than the allotted
time or man, his loss will be sorniy
felt by q host of relatives and
friends.
Bookhaven Ledger: A m ost hor-
r;blo murder was committed at
Beauregard Friday night, the 9Th
inst. While Austin Ferguson was
standing in Mr.. VIM. Loving's Sal
loon some one shot him from a
back door. He died soon afterwards.
The affair has caused great excite
ment. Suspicion points to r F.
Bostwick and Henry e. Dunbar,
who have fled. We are informed
that q reward of el,700 has been
offered for their arrest.
Vicksburg Herald: About 7 O'Clock
last evening q nonexplosive coal
oil lamp exploded, and John Cox,
o colored man who had hold of it
was badly burned. Cox had taken
hold of the lamp TO light it, when
the explosion took place, and the
burning oil was scattered over him,
burning his arms, breast and face
badly. He was suffering very
greatly last night, but his injuries
are not thought to be dangerous.
Grenada Sentinel: AS yet we
have heard of no opposition to
Hon. H. D. Money for Congress in
this District. A majority of the pa
pcrs in the District have hoisted
him as their choice. We see no
reason why 10 should not be re-
turned to Congress, he is q gen.
tleman of talent and ability, and
labored zealously for the Democra-
cy in the last campaign, and spent
both money and time, when there
was scarcely any hope for his cleo
ton.
Grenada Sentinel On last We'd
nesday morning while o bridge
train of the Mississippi & Tennessee
road was switching at tho depot,
Mr.. Frank Orne, young man en-
ployed as fireman, made an attempt
to get aboard while the train was
in motion, but losing his holt he
fell, and one of his feet were crush
ed to pieces, so badly that he was
compelled to have his leg amputat-
ed. Tho surgical operation was
performed in the most skillfnl man.
ner by Drs. Hughes, Gillespie,
Gage, Ringgold and Ray.
Woodville Republican A priso-
ner named J. Martin, confined in
the county Jail for burglary of Mr..
D. Babers' store, in Fort Adams,
escaped last Monday night under
very peculiar circumstances. He
had been down with pneumonia
for some time, and was apparently
nearly dead. His condition seem
ed to be 10 very critical that upon
advice of . physician he was re-
moved to a private house to save
bis life. Escape seemed absolutely
impossible, but vamose he did, and
that, too, on q cold, rainy night.
He was about S feet 8 inches high,
and blind in the left eye, and has a
sailors mark on ono of his arms in
India ink.
Meridian Homestead: Last Mon
day a difficulty occurred in town
between two negroes, Jack Williams.
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