The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-18
MISSISSIPPI.
Springs Monitor has been

There Is q universal complaint Of too much
rain now going up from the State press.
There are forty families at the Seashore
camp ground. They will remain all the sum
Laer. m5@t@
Harrison county shows an assessment for
1879 Of 1882, GI2. An increase OF S45378 over the
assessment OF Is.
Some devil fish were seen by party OF
young men between Mississippi City and
Ship Island Saturday.
Last week Tom Murff wayIaid and shot 70
death Randolph Mitchell, both colored and
living In Attala county.
new postoffice has been established 10
Harrison county called Willow Springs. 80.
j. J. Lemon is postmaster.
Fl. S. Foote, Esq, son Of ex-Gov. Henry ;.
FOote, has been nominated Tor dlsLIlca etooi
ney Ia the Jackson district.
A white man and negro had difficulty
near Walden last week The white man was
wounded and the negro killed
a coIored man was found sick In the WOODS
near CarrolitoD, Miss, last week ahd the III
cident created tirst-class panic.
Scott county Is out of debt and has $3.50 In
the county treasury. This state OF affairs
Waa ACCOMPLISHED by Democratic rule.
The valuation Of property In Oktlbbeha
county In 1875 was s943, oa4. Ihls year 1t IL
1886 321, being a depreciation ol soo''l3.
The valuation If property In Alcorn county
n ar follows: Personal, S355, 40; reality,
ss4s 482, being depreciation since 1875 OF
s359,000.
Houston, In Chickasaw county, is said to be-
stronghold Of Greenbackers, but the Demo-
cratic municipal ticket was elected last week
In that corporation.
Sumner county held her primary election
last week. Mr.. Parker WAS reelected Repre-
sentative and Capt. Avant reelected as the
candidate for the Office Of sheriff.
The primary election came Oft In ChoctaW
county last Friday, and resulted Ii the noun
nation Of the following ticket: Representa-
tive. E. 4. Seward; fioater for Choctaw and
Montgomery, James Drane; sheriff, Il. D..
Boyd.
a Mr. Murray, living near Mr.. j. j.. Steven
SOD, was going from LaGrange one day last
week when his mule took might at some
thing, threw him and killed him Immediately.
He leaves wife and six or seven children
Inland Recorder
West Point Echo: The negroes Of Holmes
county have since the Greenback convention
met and made formal demand of the Green
back party for the Senator's place for True
hart, colored, who was placed on the ticket In
the convention for Representative. They say
Ii 1t is not given him they will not support
the party.
The Sardig Star states that q county con-
yention Of the Greenb4ck party was held At
Pamela on Saturday the second instant, there
being Of all parties and colors 10 town about
251-and fifty only constituting the conven-
ton. The Star represents the nominations
made as falling to give satisfaction, and aS
constituting very weak ticket.
At barbecue at Bayou Casotte, q few miles
from Pascagouia, q horse drawing a spring
wagon became frightened and ran away. Mr..
jas. Smith was thrown from the vehicle and
received severe wounds about the shoulder
and side. Mr.. John Kelley, who was also in
the wagon, In trying to check the horse was
thrown out and fell on pine stump, iDllring
minutes.
Major Wall made report On the resources,
condition and wants Of Mississippi, and, ac-
cording to that report there were raised In the
State 10 1850, q: 100000 bushels OF corn and no.
$4,000 bales OF cotton; In 1860, 29,057,000
bushels OF corn and 200, 900 bales Of cotton /,
In 1870, 900 bushels OF corn and 564, 900
bales Of cotton. The production Of both corn
and cotton Is probably less now.
The Democracy OF Wilkinson county has
passed resolutions requesting the people Of
the county to vote against the constitutional
amendment in regard TO the time OF holding
the State election. because the law OF the
United States In regard To Congressional
elections Is still unrepealed. 1t calls upon the
State executive committee tosuggest the pro-
pTiety OF recommending similar action to
all the counties In the State.
A negro named Frank Love, brother Of the
notorious Austin and Meirick Love, was ar
rested last week On the plantation q DID =.
SdBCllIlRS, upHE IeOIHcJDNu, COpidH y,
and committed to the jail Of that county,
charged with having assisted In tearing up
the track OF the railroad company, whereby
Engineer Andrew Caldwell was killed. in
April last. Love had confessed his crime to
some negroes on DIR. Gil place, and hence his
arrest.
Chickasaw Messenger: On Saturday morn
ing last some excitement was created In our
city by the presence Of Mr.. E. B. Bucking-
ham, who came in and reported that ha had
shot and killed a colored man named Wess
Heard, and surrendered himself to the
sheriff. The deceased WaS turbulent, vicious
character, much dreaded In the community.
On the night before the killing, Mr.. Bucktng-
ham was informed Of threats made by Heard
to take his life on sight. The next morning
Heard was found on the premises Of Bucking-
ham, where he was killed.
a serious difficulty occurred on the eighth
Instant at Byhalia between Will Harris and
his brother and two young men named Num-
also brotners, 10 which al the parties con
cerned were more or less wounded. The
parties had all been drinking at the time, and
the Difficulty arose about mere triffe. It Is
thought Will Harris will die He was stabbed
flve times. his brother is also seriously hurt,
having been shot in the neck. One of the
Mllnns Is now ia jail at this place, and Sc
verely, though the iail0r thinks not danger
ously, cut. Tne other Mum has not been ar
rested though 1t is believed be was also cut
and perhaps shot.
InOli1tJ Guilty Cld.ilS lit Dlue TIDUDI IDT
the most plecocious baby ION this or any
other planet" Here is what the Examiner
tAberdeen) says OF it: The child to whom we
ailude was mulatto boy belonging to Mr.
VIM. Bennett, and born IN this county nun-
Der of years ago, who at the age OF one month
walked, and had commenced 70 talk At one
year he was as large as most children are at
ten, and at two years OF age had attained his
growth. At the age OF four years he was
fully developed. large man, Weighing $50
pognds, with a heavy. beard, Well muscled,
and, possessing the voice, appearance and in
age be was taken By Col. Franks to New Or
leans and Mobile for exhibition, exciting great
interest among medical men and scientists,
and died Of pneumonia, In Louisville, KY,
was the opinion Of DR.. Early, who knew him
from the day of his birth, that each year with
other people counted as ten with him, and the
doctor had predicted that he would die Of old
age" at seven or eight.