American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-28
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

{ The Presby terry of Central Mis-
sissippi will meet at jackson on
Wednesday, July 9th.
! The Miss e~sl,pi .to', Pla ,t,i>'
Association has opened cores
pundence with the Chinese Six
Companies, with reference TO sup
ply OF laho. al Aii,si>>ipin un =
from China.
/ Our friend Col. Mayors, OF the
Pascagoula STAR Democrat, has al
ready begun to surround the succu
lent " watermillion" You deserve
all the good things that fall to your
hot, T. X, and that is saying great
deal.
The Democracy Of Yazoo are fully
aroused and alive to the duty of the
hour. For this they are indebted to
their county paper. the Hernld, and
its faithful editor, Col. McCullum,
more than to all other agencies
combined.
Major ROmily Erskine FOote, sen
OF ex-senator FOOte, died in Aurora,
Nevada, OH May 22nd. of paralysis
of the heart. He was born in Ray
mOnd, Miss, and the Gazette pays II
brautIful tribute to his memory. He
was gallant Confederate soldier.
Lexington Advertiser, 18Th: The
fire fiend took hold upon the store
house of Mr.. II. e. Owen, at Gray's
MiE, on Thur-ti~y night last, and
burned stere aud stock TO ashes.
The Indications are that burglars
robbed and then burned the store,
and it is a great pity they cannot
he found out and dealt with.
The Supreme Court has declared
that the act of the Legislature ''tO
encourage the establishment of high
schools and colleges" is unconsritu
tional. The decision is of interest
to private educational institutions,
as it denies their right to draw from
the county school funds PRO rata
amount for each student ON their
rolls.
We feaEn that some foot or knave
(perhaps both) circulated IA rumOr
among the negroes OF Holmes coun
ty, that the Government would send
a free train To Durant, on Sunday,
the 10Th inst, to take them to Kau-
sas. Some SEQ Of the miserable
dupes, of all ages and both sexes.
went to Durant, and staid around
the depot tor two Or three days,
awaiting passage to the promised
land
The Yazoo Bar passed deserved.
" complimentary resolutions regard
ing Judge CalhOon and District At
toIney Wilson. OF the former they
say: ''In the Hon. S. s. Calhoon we
have an able and impartial judge, a
fearless and faithful magistrate
whose judicial conduct gives coll
slant assurance that his highest
aspiration is to administer Justice
according to the true spirit of the
constitution and the laws
Brandon Republican At the late
term of the Lawrence county circuit
court, case was decided IN which
the two sons Of the late Stephen A.
Douglass. of Illinois, were plaintiffs.
1t was an action of ejectrent 30 re-
cover lands Inherited from their
mother, who was Miss Martin,
whose father owned years ago a
large plantation, and large nuns
Der of slaves, in that county. AT
ter the death of their mother, their
father took out letters of guardians
ship tor abe two minors, and desir>
ing to remove the negroes to the
Mississippi bottom, obtained an
order to sell the lands lying in Law
renee. The sale was made by an
agent who obtained the prices
Douglass instructed him to realize.
The money was paid, and deeds
made, and the whole proceedings
by the Probate Court
before the war. There was no
doubt that the money realized fl ON
{ he sale was re-invested by Doug
lass in lands i'm the bottom. Dur |
ing the war large amount of cot
TON vas taken by the Federal for
ces from the bottom plantation, and
these same heirs received over 500,
900 for it from the Government.
They brought suit for the land and
having waived a jury, the
court decided against them. 1t
will 60 TO the Supreme Court.