Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-03-22
FROM OUR STATE EXCHANGES.

COi. Eli waite, OF Leh0Fe county,
lost his Clubhouse, and ten bales Of cot
ton, BY fire, recently.
Yazoo Flag We learn that Q Poet.
office is soon 10 be r~e-establlshed at
Shell Mound, with Mr.. ]. R. Bew 40
Postmaster.
CoahOmian All this hubbub comes
OF a polite notice, on the part Of the
CoahomiAn, of Q gentleman and near
neighbor. Gov. Alcorn is living quiet
ly al home, and seems 10 desire simply
that he be left TO lie enjoyment.
Canton Citizen Died, on the morn.
ing Of the l4th inst, after q lingering
illness, Mr.. John Warfe, an old resi-
dent Of this county. He leaves Q de.
voted wife and several children to
mourn his loss.
H~andsboro Democrat Gen. Chas. E.
Smedes has leased the Barnes Hotel, ct
Mississippi City, and will take charge
Of II about the first OF May. We guar
Sntee that Gen. smedes will keep the
best hotel on the Coast, and believe he
will have q full house the entire seq.
son. AlSsissippianS will now flock to
Mississippi City.
Pamela Star: Gov. Stone has ap.
pointed DR.. Ned HightOwer, colOred,
Coroner and Ranger Of this county,
The Doctor has already served one
term very acceptably, and though be
was defeated by sixteen votes In the
last election, hiS successful, white com.
petitor falling to give bond, Ned again
secures the position.
New Albany Democrat: Gilbert
Ransom was hanged here last Friday
for the murder Of Newton Obey, ID
August, 1877, and thousands OF specla,
tors gathered to witness the scene
/ Early in the morning every road lead
ing Into town was lined With people o
: oil kinds; big, little, old, young, whit
aud black, male and female.
: Handsboro Democrat: Are yoV
searching for homes? II you arC
I what kind do you want? Are health
Salubrity Of climate, variety Of soil, 90
ciety, educational facilities, ETC., condi
lions precedent 10 your selections?
9 90, you should visit this MIssissipI
: seaboard and see for yourselves whS
attraction, in these, llnes i offers.
! Natchez Democrat: The excursion {
; the Railroad Directors and promineI
= citizens over the hatcher, Jackson
Columbus r railroad, to lie present eos
;, ern terminus, BY rail, and thence
!. vehicles, a short distance, 10 Red Lie
will start out tomorrow morning FL
= o'clock. The object ls 10 examine Il
newly. built road and bridge to RI
" Lick. The trip will, should the wealth.
! be zoe, DO both pleasant and inStrul
i've. The road lie being pushed fOrwaT
with great energy.
o Port Gibson Revejlie: 90 Tuesds
. afternoon, about A. O'Clock, The eli
house Of Mr.. G. W. HumphreySy col
n tanning about fifteen bales Of oOttO
\ was entirely destroyed by fire. TT
K ginner was examining the brush, whiC
was impeded IN tie revolutions, WHIT
the flames suddenly burst forth, ev
IDENTIFY caused by friction. Mr.. Hun
phreys had been In town during Il
day, aud got home just In time TO wi
I. mesa the disaster. He informs us th
"a Il was with great difficulty his elegai
residence, Q short distance from Il
gin, was saved, as the volume Of fan
Inclined directly toward bis houS
We are glad to learn that, like a pr
dent man, be had bis Clubhouse, pref
a gin.stand, ETC., covered by Insurance
J. q reasonable amour. and that hIs pol
u cy covered ten bales Of cotton. Tue
is nothing more comfortable than 10
. insured.