American citizen., 1879-03-29
MISSISSIPPI ITEMS.

jackson comet: Ien. Deurick
met with quite an accident Tuesday
morning, while attempting to cross
a train of cars in West Jackson.
The engine backed and his foot was
caught between the couplings, and
painfully bruised, but no bones
were broken.
Summit Sentinel: Last week
negro man grossly insulted white
school girl four or live miles from
Baldwin in this State, for which |
offence an enraged "posse" took
him in cbarge and administered !
summary Justice by a free and pow
erfnl application of tire hckorys
and then told him to shove. The |
offence did not extend beyond an
unseemiy proposition, and hence
his punishment was light, consider
ing all the facts.
CarrOllton Conservative: An un
/ fortunate killing affair occurred on
or near the plantation of cur Sheriff,
| w. Il. Hamilton, on Tuesday even
| ing last, in which one innocent col
ored man lost his life, and anOt her
was severely wounded. The par
ticulars, as we hear them are about
as follows Two white men were
ont hunting some escaped convicts,
ami coming up with the two above
named colored men in the road, or
fered them to halt, when from
fright or some other cause, the two
colored men ran into the woods,
where they were fired upon, Ole of
Them being killed instantly, and the
other seriously wounded.
Water Valley Courier: The
numerous tramps which perambu.
late our streets, and annoy our peo
pie during the day are i'll the habit
of cOngregating in camps in OtOkO-
lola bottom at night burning up the
wood belonging to the railroad, to
Mr.. J. NJ. Allen, Mr.. Peter johnson
and others for camp fires, without
STINT or moderation. Almost every
night large camp fires may be seen
i'll the bottom, when some ebOdy's
wood is going up sure. A few days
ago MIR. Allen accompanied by the
city Marshal Mr.. Pearson, and other
gentlemen went down and arrested
a ba1ch of wood burners, but every
day brings new supply.
Yazoo Sentinel: We saw on the
street a few days since, an old H.
dian woman, carrying an infant of
the sare race, who represents that
she and the little one are the only
survivors ola village of ChOctaws
recently swept away by some fatal
disease, which she could not INTEL
igibly describe. In connection with
this circumstance we will state that
the Forest Register mentions the
disease known as the black measles.
Our authorities would do we'll to
investigate the matter. Tho black
measles is the "black death " if it
kills.
Brandon Republican A man
IRON Sumpter county, Alabama, on
his way to Texas, accompanied by
his wife and four children, came
into town yesterday morning hitch-
ed up in IA little wooden wheeled
wagon of his own manufacture, and
containing all his worldly goods,
which consisted of few bed clothes
and cooking utensils. He had pull
ed that wagon all the way from
Alabama, distance of about one
hundred and fifty miles, whilst his
wife walked and carried the baby,
and the other three children trudg
ed along behind. 1t was a novel
sight, but there appeared to be no
danger OF the team running away
Or kicking the wagon to pieces.
After talking to the man some time,
Mr.. P. II. Holden came to the con
clusiOn that he was an industrious
fellow, and persuaded him to give
mp his trip to Texas and go to work
on his farm.
A project is on foot, it is said, to
divide Texas into five States, SO as
to increase the political strength OF
the South in the United States
Senate. We never could see the
sense or justice in giving the little
| New En- gland States thu. same num