American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-22
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.


at jackson, have been pulled down
and sold for lumber.
Brandon Republican There
seems to be considerable suffering
among the poorer classes IN the
/ prairie regions of this State. The
corn and cotton crops were very
short last year, and the Lire Stock
Journal says the farmers are all be-
| hind, and the laborerS are without
money and in rags.
Yazoo Herald: DR.. G. M. Walden,
! of Walden, this State, is educating,
at his OWL expense, twenty five
young men at the Oxford Univer-
sity Or rather we might say tu;.t
he furnishes these students with
the whercwithal to enable them to
get through college--aad takes the
pay him when he energies upon the
world man well educated, and
capable of making himself both a
name and IA fortune. Such man
as DR.. Walden may well be regards
ed in the light of IA public bene-
factor.
vi .ksburg Commercial: Having
been baff1 I'll i'm his efforts to secure
the Vicksbnrg posteffice, Mr.. James
Hill has been looking around for a
" soft place" into which his friend
Bruce could hoist him. and has
finally come to the conclusion that
the internal revenue Office would
just suit him. The present Incum.-
bent of this position has filled it so
far to the satisfaction of the people
of this State, and we learn no COM
plant has been made against him
in Washington. This alone is saf-
ticient reason for his retention, but
then, Ex-Governor Power has Il still
stronger claim-he is from Ohio.
Jackson Comet: James Hicks,
the colored boy who las he claims
had a hearing before Justices Me-
Gill aud Patton last Saturday, and
was granted bail in the sum of one
Thousand dollars. Capt. John Es-
tele represented the State; the
prisoner had no counsel. There
was quite crowd assembled to
hear the resul. OF the investigation;
and Capt. Es,elle's lecture to said
crowd on the careless handling OF
deadly weapons, was we'll timed
and appropriate. Would that a
larger number of people could have
heard il, and may those that did
hear it profit thereby. Hicks being
unable tn give the required bond,
will remain in Jail until next Cir
cult Court.
Brandon Republican: AS a gen.
erai thing, official salarit were not
too high at the time they were fixed
by the Legislature, but they are too
high now, because the cost of living
has been reduced nearly one>half in
the past year, and they ought to he
cut down materially at the next
session of the Legislature. We are
therefore opposed to sending any
man to the Legislature who will not
pledge himself to do all in his power
| to have the salaries of State, Dis>
trict and County officers reduced, in
accordance with TIE reduced price
OF Cotton and all kinds of supplies.
We think the pay of Grand and
Petit Jurors should be increased.
1t is not right to compel a farmer
co leave his work at IA busy season,
and not pay him enough to settle
his hstel bill.
Vicksburg Commercial From
parties who were on the steamer
Sunflower. we learn the following
particulars of a deadly ARRAY which
occurred on that boat while lying at
Jacksonville. Some ten days ago
misunde, standing arose between
Col. Holman aud DR.. w. L. Lowry,
and the latter used harsh language
toward the former. who left with
The remark that he would see him
again. On the down trip of the
Sunflower, Col. Holman and his
father in-law. DR.. Walker were pas
sen gers. On their arrival at johns
snnviile, they met DIR. Lowry aud
fight commenced, in which pistols
were freely used, and DR.. Lowry,
Mr.. Arnold and Mr.. Walker were
killed, and Col. Holman wounded i'll
the left arm and side. Holman was
arrested and will have a prelimin>
airy examination Saturday.
Death ofDr. Green of NIilledSeville