The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-10-25
STATE GLEANINGS.

pAhAA ULEhNlNUS.
es jim Perkins, q colored man. was on
es ana shot by some unknown parties o.
n Monday night last. He received
c- severe cut in the left arm, and was ais
-. shot through the same usefnI membar
u -Sub-So
n Died, on the 9th inst, at the resi-
~ dence OF the late DR.. W. W. LiddelI. il
- Carrollton, Miss, Miss Rachael Thomp.
81 son, native of Virginia, in the l0z
d year OF her age. Carroll Conservative.
u The Rev. DR.. Hunter, very able
n divine from jackson, Miss. is HOLDING
q series OF very interesting meetings at
: Inc Presbyterian church in this place.
: Carroll Conservative,
b Our young friend w. A. Battaile. a
1azoo City raised boy, proposes to
issue thlrty-slx column paper, of four
pages, size 2Sx44, on or about the
middle of December The name of
this new candidate for public favor.is to
} be the Holiday Herald. We wish the
enterprise success --Yazoo Herald,
1t is with unfeigned sorrow we an
nounce the death of Col. s. Threlkeld.
which occurred at his residence at La
Fayette Springs few days since, In
his death our county has lost one of its
most useful and honored citizens
Oxford Eagle.
We learn of difficulty at Air Mount
last Saturday. between Mr.. Frank
Durret and Mr.. Sam Murphree, in
which the former was killed. As we
40 not know the particulars we refrain
from any comments, desiring to do
justice to both parties. Both parties
have large circle of friends who can '
but regret this unfortunate occurrence !
Water Valley Standard.
Lee Woods, colored, was convicted /
OF murder at the recent term OF the |
Circuit Court in Alcorn county, for d
killing one of his brethren, few
months ago. Strange to say, at the Il
examination Woods was e.
granted bail in the sum of one thou. al
sand dollars, but he failed to make the II
bond. -Tupelo Journal. a.
Our people will be glad to know that
James G. Eagan, of Claiborne parish. fl
La. step-son of the late Judge Thrash Pc
D. Is the nominee of the Democratic IN IN
state Conventin of Louisiana for Attor- "a. Ia
of the State. Mr.. Eagan w w
vas reared in our town, and we trust o on
le may be elected, and we believe he NJ,
will be-Reveille. 'i'
Mr.. W. A. Alcorn, well-kuown in
,allahatchie county as the leader of the A,
ia republican party, is announced as
for the Legislature in Coaho-
Ia county on the Republican ticket.
his is the fourth county in our own oezI
nowledge, claimed by the Greenback Db
$, that have brought out Republican i nn
0he'S'-CoHeFiile Times. libe
Miss Crawford who ia on o,,;o4o,,. bra
acbar in +Lo ,ras. D. "1Sio'"I' Mrs
'ademy, is we learn grand daughter Ing Ing
the Hon. VIM. Fl, Crawford of boS
eorgia, one of the grandest types of 60. 20 {
an that Georgia has ever produced bail
1872 he was member of the United was
ates Senate from that State; from cou1
Z he was Secretary of war under Mr.. the
'dlson. In 1926 he was candidate Satu
the Presidency. of the United States. pris(
ainst Andrew jackson, John Quincy filth
ans and Henry Clay. West Point Mr..
VS.. Ian
for
IN Wednesday night of last week was
Alexander Milstead died at his res on 81
noe on Turkey Greek in this county tied
Il the effect of gun shot wound in Pubh
arm, which he had received some Lang Lar.
s before. By some means Mr.. Mil p p-u,
d accldently discharged shot gun ot's O.
load decorating his arm in terrible nonJe
ner, this wound caused his death. 5ivorC
le days after the accident, DR.. Dick House
of this city was summoned, but the
n The doctor roo,.LaJ h;S ~ III The
f.r, Lo,,rs oftor'1 ny anu 1Ieu prison
fourier. ;nS;ro,
l last Tuesday evening about ance t'
lty-tive negroes-men, women and Ianoe
rem, from Carrollc county, came to Ia mangtl
INA to take the cars for Kansas. wv
had learned that there would be n al q 40
that would take them to the and If
missed land" at So. 90 per head, but the allr
heir great dismay, the gospel ed. He
has not arrived yet, and probably what hi
Will arrive at that price. After suppos,
to Grenada. some to Vicksbnrc town Ia
others are LAYING ornun1 Ionse the dett
"a sorrv for tho no,r JoI,,1,l -, ent. In
--A1ya,,ce prisoner
ing betv
t Thursday the body of sailor agraph
| as ''Scotty" hoated ashore at ne reph'
and was picked up by some of 70 nave
Vi loul pay to Sir Jf
18th three other men, all of whom THE
loxi together late in the after. Rosen
n a sail-boat, intending TO 90 to the apology
ng in our bay. Upon investiRa- ana bege
was thought that the sailors neck ne was > |,
oxen, and suspicion rested upon tbon ~ y
rites who were in the boat with sooi,st Il
eceased, and more particularly Hc reba1
mother sailor called Mike, with and want
"Scotty" had had difficulty cluded b,
the time they were in Biloxi phere O. J
rat Star. for iAe pr
that place
ist Friday, 10th inst, Sheriff sidelation
B. Clark, of this pluce, received dueed lou,
ItiOn that the store of Mr.. c. +. was then c
ii, at Biloxi, had been entered The bail re
stolen Hitbons any descr;n' Mr.. He
the thieves whatever our in assaulted
bla Sberifr began castiug his 9th is. VIC
We aroupd to see who he eonld covering
in. And well did he perform Mail.
Y. Monday morning his sus- -.
we're aroused that the sloop
q, lying within 90 yards Of his GARRETT
e, was not all right, and he ac- T. p Gar
V cot ont n warrant AMI ~ 1879, by d
o search her, where he found A farret an
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