The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-11-01
STATE GLEANINGS.

y Mr., Robt. A, Ray, good citizen o.
, thls county, llVing near Shubuta, who
was Drought TO town on Thursday last
ana carried to Qultman, on charge OF
;, lnnacy, was after examination liz -
ling summoned for the occosinn J ,, ,,iI
Tor ihslne' he was lodged in jul to await
yer transfer to the asylum. Mississippi
the Messenger.
up We regret to chronicle the death of
so, Mrs Florence Mimms, beloved wife Of
Who MIR. Sam Mimms, which occurred ON
,ot Wednesday week last, at her late resi-
hot dence at Utica. Mrs. Mimms was
-. lady OF rare personal attractions. ac
wy compllshed in all the beautiful WAYS
OF life; fond mother, devoted wife.
me a true friend, and IN earnest and zealous
at christian. Peace to her ashes.-Ed-
,r. wards Bulletin.
he Mrs. Lucinda McMackin. widow Of
d, the late Gen. r. G. McNIackin. for
d many years a citizen of Vicksburg and
No identified with her hotel interests, died
"0 at the residence of her nephew. Mr.,
McAlpine, at Christianburg Ala, on
the 18th inst, in the eightieth wear of
her age. Mrs. McMackin was we'll
know and highly esteemed by large
circle of friends in this city, by whom
her death will be deeply regretted.
Peace to her ashes. Vicksburg Herald,
Messrs. Geo. W. Ladnier, Cornelius
Torgussen, and sailor called Mike"
who were arrested by the Mayor of
10 Biloxi one day last week on an affidavit
=. charging them with the murder of the
= sailor washed ashore at Biloxi, were
- up for hearing before Judge Chidsey
. last Monday, and were honorably dis
# charged, there being not the slightest
It evidence against them - Democrat {
= Star. {
9 Just before we leave for New Orleans
, we are in receipt of the sad news of the
, death OF our esteemed associate, Capt s
W. b. Vowel. at Oakland. Words are /
inadequate to express the deep feeling f
of sorrow, that has overshadowed our t
sanctum, by this unexpected news. +
: his death was very unexpected, and l
equally as much shocking to us as to +
his many friedds. -Coffeeville Times. II Il
The sad news reaches us of the death =
OF Mr.. h. B. Drane, formerly of Enter d
prise, and son of the late Judge w. h
Drane. His death, which occurred in HI
New Mexico, was caused by the acct 81
dental discharge of pistol in his own Is
hands. We tender our sympathies to
the afflicted family of the deceased in
this sad bereavement, doubly sad, be-
cause it occurred among strangers
where the loving hands of mother and be
sisters conld not minister to him. - wi
Enterprise Courier ia
From correspondent at Bradley's ne
mills, Perry county, We learn that sit
Thomas P. Hinton, an old citizen of lea
that county, aged about "a years was to
bitten by rattlesnake on the 18th cit
inst, from the effects of which he died sti
in few hours. He was in the woods pa
hunting at the time, but lived to get oW
home. He leaves wife and several ha
children to mourn his death Demo W '
crat-Star. Sei
Mr.. L. J. Lampley, brakeman on VIII
the M. o. r. r., while in the act of as
coupling the cars at Whistler, last SUI
Tuesday, the 2lst inst, WAS caught In IN
between the cars by some means and w.. ~
badly mangled, one arm and leg being wo
oeseieu' peSiues SUSTAINING act
other injuries, from the effects of which he
he has since died His family, living AM
III the country short distance from fina
this place, were sent for and went i'm citi
to Whistler, who returned I
last Thursday, bringing the corpse doz
with them. The body of deceased was jess
carried to the country for interment. ms
We tenGer our sympathies. --Missis. s" N.
'lppi Messenger. t Mei'
An OIL ~ h. IL
houses OF the lower end of Front shoe
street was made yesterday morning o.
bout o'clock. The rear doors of the muir
houses occupied by Messrs. Ball and one
'turges had kerosene oil thrown upon III
hem and ono Of tho roo,. do,rs of H. his s
>aII,s mocb;ror,, lo,,o+ ,,.,,, az -, e., woot
nd noorl,, oo,,s,1,,oi Lorau, 4i.o perat
nr,o ~ ,.t::, - ~, along
'nio anu eA'lnSulsleo It, Ihou9h the
1 ie Oh was thrown on thfee OF 1our OF the flash
Their doors there is no visible evidence from
laG any nre was lighted against them horse
Inc can III which the oil was brought tauce
as left and had the stamp of A. Il G. ling
!. IL. on it. A cab light had been cause
renched from an engine of the V. & face
[. r. r. and that was also left on fine from
Mercury. NOM
Last Friday morning J. c. Donham, p l,e5 Re,
etter known as Captain Cole, char9 ed tn,
with entering and robbing the store been
c. T. Theobald, at Biloxi, on the out to
ght of the 18th instant, had hear about
g before Judge Chidsey, and plead just a,
ilty to the charge. In default of liam
90 bond for his appearance before were
e Circuit Court, Denham was con- Volley
ed in our county jail He says that a an;uI
committed the burglary unaided, S :ien,t1
re by diagram of the store, which he orair
IS was furnished him by another fort
Star. NATION
We spent an hour with Major Banks from t
e on Thursday. He was just from armed
yette, Jefferson county, and was full ainlhln
the praises of the always hospitable mouhtl
ever-alive people of that grand old i ila9 pa
nty. Major Barksdale is doing "a Viz Viz,
ver'' of work to keep the Democratic besf of
ty in line, and no one knows better mart in
v to do that. He brings cheering Amo,
cunts of the bright prospects body W
)ughout the State politically, as well an old
material prosperity. He thinks in derwoo
good local government, The
DOESN'T matter much if the world is poIntin!
dly indifferent to us, and so say we. brother
eveile ana a9y
was alw
n the night OF 10Th inst, a large dead
} of ruffians went to the residence avenpe
Dr.. E. T. H. johnson, Il respectable 'Ame
lnoffensive citizen of Greensboro, proache
very violently attacked the house 'em or
rocks and brick. bats DIR. john 1 sper
endured it until his patience was and talk
lusted, and stepped out to his the Hoi
,, a few PAGES distance, to get n ofgalilA q
when tho mob fired on him NOR WOODS ,.SE "
wounding him. He died the next soid v" =,
W. are informed tlat thefe were other les
7 20 shots firel.-Walthall Pioneer. Tbare
lere was political meeting at the COVE
RS Church near the National Gem are of tn
night before last and a lance in sing to
nsioI,b,rbooI al -, ,,icrl,t enemies
Of H. meets f a., oa.,s;,,,, - they are
ing colored boy 10 years old. who
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