American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1877-11-17
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS,

VII Cu dll'ilI"bl lOl tuC St4iASA
neticiary Fund. As only ten can
be appointed, we wish some her
large hearted citizen could be found
who wound and III this noble work.
The large number of applications i'll
SO short I; space OF time is graft
flying proof that many OF our young
men are awake to the impoI lance OF
obtaining all education.
Holly Springs Reporter: Holly
Springs longs for direct railroad
communication with Memphis. Our
interests demand it, our CONNER ce
demands it, and, in truth, we c.tr.-
not longer do without it. The build
ing Of the Holly Springs and Mems
rhis Railroad is il work that must
be accomplished.
Brandon Repubi an Bryant
Homes. a notorious lover of fresh
pork, went to steep on the railroad
track last Friday night, eight miles
east OF Brandon, and the cars ran
over and crushed one of his legs
terribly. He was brought down
TO our depot Saturday night, and
DIR. Rice cut the leg off, we undrr-
stand, on Sunday morning IA
Judgment WAS rendered at the last
sitting of the clrcniL court i'll Towns
DIES county against IA Mr.. Yost and
i'll favor OF Mr.. .. Malley, for 81,
900 damages sustained from the
bite Of the formers dog.
Vicksburg Commercial: A name
less outrage was perpctrated upon
Il young lady of Lowndes county,
by mulatto scOundrtl, few days
since. He had not been captured
at the latest date, but doubtless
will be. We agree with the COlum-
bus independent in hoping thai
when captured the fiend may be
burned alive, not shot or hanged
Crema' ion is the only remedy for
such crimes, and we care not foI
the color OF the victim or the crim>
inal. Fire should be the one, sole
atoneipeniS for such crimes.
Kemper Herald. It'll inst: List
night the store house of Dr.. HIugheN
was en- cred and the ballot~box and
registration books which had been
left in there on r night, were stole IL
and no doubt destroyed. This wi |
cause this beat to be thrown out.
The number of votes pOlled for the
State ticket was 277. For Sheriff
Welsh received POI votes and Gul
ly "A. 1t was the most brazen
faced act OH record.
Jackson Times, Nov. II: The
Sheriff of Copiah county, came up
from Haz"lhurst S lturday evening,
accompanied by eleven clndidates
tor admission into the castle OF
MC>srs. hamilton & Hebron. They
were all admitted-nOt the sheriff.
but those who accompanied him, and
they ale now sporting u striped suit
and a big number.
Il. w. Bost wick, who was arrest
ed as accessory to the killing t
Beau egard, last January, and who
has been confined in the county
jill in this city for tie past several
and was taken TO Brook
haven last VI eek to be tried for the
above crime, was brought back TO
this city Saturday evening, destln-
ed for the penitentiary, VIII, re he is
for life.
VickSburg Herald, Nov. 10: The
negro horse thief who was taken
from this places last Thursday aft
ternOOn by Mr.. John EIgin, Deputy
of Sharkey county, and
turned over to n Mr.. Berry, was, we
learn, shot and killed by the latte,
in trying to escape from custody.
Winona Advance: The fact is
the people of Mississippi do not
properly appreciate newspaper.
they do more good for a
town and county. and the party,
than any one hundred men i'll them,
yet they are not sustained as they
should be. Even when man gives
his patronage, he does not pay for
it unless you dun him every time
you see him.
GreenviIle, Miss, Nov. 13-The
boilers of the steamer Tom Morgan
Capt. w. III. Powell and
the engineer were killed.
Vicksburg CONNIE cial,, Nov. IA
A colored girl aged about nine
years named Lizzie BattIste died
his morning at her mothers resi-
Hence on Cherry street, from tie
effects of burns. She was engaged
in her usual household duties yes
rerday, and happened to go too
Dear the fire place; her clothes were
gnited and in a short time she was
in Flames. Tue suffer
ngs of the unfortunate creature are
described as horrible.