The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-04-15
OVER THE STATE.

Summit on the Goth inst, IN behalf
OF projected cotton factory.
The members of the Legislature
made au excursion to the MISSISSIPPI
nj Mills at Wcsson last Tuesday.
The Mirror says that from Sept.
18th, 1873, to April >, 1876, Crystal
Springs shipped l2002 bales of cot
ton
Ex-senator Mygatt, of Nicksburg,
has been adjudgcd insane, and will
be sent to the lunatic asylum for
treatment.
The Brookhavcn Ledger has pur-
chased the Citizen of that place.
Tho latter journal is therefore sus-
pended.
y man named Jack Pinkston of
Lexington got ore of his fingers
cut oil while feeding Il straw-cutter
last week.
Beth Israel Congregation of Jack
son, on last Monday night elected
DR. y. |. Benson as their pcrma-
ncnt minister.
\ company of young gentlemen
OF Jackson are forming IL burnt cork
orchestra, for the purpose of giving
private sererades.
The residence of Mrs Stricklan
in Brookhaven, was burned Thurs
day night of last week. Loss 5000;
insured tor 81 500.
Clarion: bishop Green admins
tered the rite ot confirmation to
nine persons 1T the Episcopal
church last Sunday night.
CarruiIton Conservative The
fruit crop III this part OF The county,
wiki the exception Of apples, viii
be :iI almost entire failure.
The Grand Jury of Marshall
county presented the Mayor and
Aldermen OF Holly Springs for not
keeping the streets in order.
Columbus Democrat \ negro
named Granville Brown was drown
ed in attempting to cross Moore's
creek on Wednesday evening.
Cato Red a negrol living between
Goodman and Duranf, while on a
drunken spree last week. shot him
self in the arm, decorating it in such
i manner as to make ampuiation
necessary.
The Carrollton Conservative re
cords the burning on Tuesday night
r. ln,t l. I
Mr.. Charley Nelson, living in Car
roll county. Much of the beds, fur
niture and clothing were saved.
Vicksburg Sentinel: On last
Thursday, } left. y. Bell, Of the Peo-
pies Defense, was arraigned before
Justice Boyd, charged with killing
NJ. a. Cary. Bell waived an exam
nation, and WIS rcmanded to Jail.
The citizens of Osyka are going
to build cotton factory IN their
town, and gentleman in Georgia,
who is looking out for good in
vesrmcnt, writes them that he will
take twenty-five thousand dollars
worth Of stock.
There are eight Lodges of Knights
Of Pythias in Mississippi, seven OF
which are at work. There are two
in Nicks burg, one in Natchez, one
at Okolona, one at Jackson, one a;
Grenada, one at uazelhurst, and one
at Brookhaven.
Clarion: State Warrants at this
time last year were selling at 20 to
80 cents on the dollar. To-day
they are quoted at 80 to 81 cents,
and we have heard Of one sale at
81 cents. SO much for Demo
cratic administration.
The steamer Stcadman, recently
built for the navigation of Pearl
river between Jackson aud Car
thage, has not engines OF sufficient
power, SO is compelled to go into
dock 70: the purpose of putting in
more powerful ones.
AS an evidence of the financial
condition OF Alfalfa county. the Star
says Every warrant that has been
presented to the county treasurer the
present year has been cashcd, and
there is still money on hand. No
speculation in Alfalfa county war
rants.
Rev. L. L. Hannah was installed
as pastor OF the Presbyterian church
in lazoo City last Sunday. The
charge to the new pastor was deliv
cred by Rcv. Mr.. Atkinson of Du-
rant, ard the address 10 the congrc-
CATION was delivered by Rev Mr. |
Hunter OF Jackson.
An interesting revival of religion
IS now in progress at the. Metho-
dist chnrch in Jackson The pas
tor, Rev. G. B. Galloway, is ably |
assisted by the Rev.'s Woodland, ct |!
Brandon, and Smith OF Newton. |
The Times styles 3!r. Smlth the |
Sankey OF the South. He was in
attendance at the Conference in |
Canton last December, and will be |
remembered by his extraordinary
power OF song.
Meridian Homestead Mr.. w. S.
Horn, brother of Col. \. q. Horn,
died suddenly at the latter's resi-
dence, III this city, Thur sday morn
ing. Mr.. Horn was taken sick in
OF pneumonia, and desiring
to return to his home in Choctaw
county, Ala, he came up on the
train Thursday morning When
the tram arrived here he being
asleep or too unwcll, did not get off,
and was carried short distance
beyond the depot, when he was pu;
of and directed to the depot. After
ne had walked a few PAGES he grew
amt, when about this time two ne
5rocs came up and he asked them
o assist him to the hotel, but in
'tead of this they stole his vulise
md made off with it, leaving Mr..
Horn upon the damp ground unable
o work, where he remained until
a 20 in thn 10 It