The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-09-17
SOUTHWEST KINDS ITEMS.
BY TALLAHALA.
UTICA, MISS, Sept

UTICA, Miss, Sept. Is, 1879.
Sweet potato crop will be good this year.
Several bales of new cotton have been receiv-
ed here.
Drummers and business men visit now fre-
quently.
Health of eur community is quite good for
the season.
Two or three other families have recently To-
Gated in our village.
Trade is frightening up here, and business
active at Edwards.
Joseph B. Collins, Justice of the Peace, will
move to Utica from his plantation FIVE or six
miles North.
On the 1st and 18th inst, were severe rains,
winds &C. the ground was thoroughly soaked
and crops a little damaged. Balance of the
month so far fine weather, and nights now very
cool.
Our farmers are now very busy picking cot
ton and gathering crops. Cotton is turning out
not well as expected but there will be
large crop. People getting in their corn
too. and extra effort will be made to save all
that is made. good deal of cotton is being
ginned at once and sent to market.
On last Saturday 18th inst, we had several
Democratic speakers and good rousing time.
The morning threated rain but the day after
wards turned out fair and pleasant, and by
evening quite a large crowd gathered. Col. c.
F. Hooker spoke first, and have not space to
do justice to his effort Col Stewart our can
didate for Senator, Mr.. Melville, Capt. Ratliff
and Mr.. Samuel Livingston our candidate for
Circuit Clerk were also here. Col. Stewart
made sensible speech of county and State
affairs and shows himself well informed man,
and just such substantial reliable man as we
need in the Legislature. Capt Ratlif gave
some very favorable facts to county affairs
under Democratic rule.
The political campaign is now getting warm
and more active. We have had speakings, and
discussions and candidates, and much more
work laid ont. On Saturday, 9Th inst, the
called Greenbackers and assistant Radicals
that is their candidates-came forth to speak
and Overwhelm the country In fact the larger
part of the crowd was made up OF Greenback
candidates Immense kand-biIls had been posted
up along the roads and at churches and stores
all over the country. Word was sent out to all
to come and feast their fill without money and
without price, race, color or previous condition,
&C. And when the day came, We beheld only
squads of candidates coming from different
directions. They were riding or driving mules
general thing, which fact they may intend
illustration of the contrary, stubborn
sore-head cross-grained principles of their
iofpfe, they put forward Montgomery
and Mcleod as their leading. speakers
and partisans, both of whom are
candidates simply for clerks of the courts
It has never been usual before, in this or other
States, to make the ordinary elerkships and
minor county Offices rigidly political or par
tlsan, and require those candidates to lead IN
the issues Of The campaign. But this is wei
enough for these new distuFbers and agitators !;
they only want the Kinds county offices, and as
that Is really what they are working for, We are
glad they show their purpose SO plainly Mr..
Simmons, Democratic-C Conservative candidate
for Legislature, replied effectively to the Green
back harrangue OF Montgomery. Mcleod, the
chief Greenback speaker on their ticket then
plunged into United States fir ances and Wash
ington City and European affairs and other
matters in Ohio, New York, etc-s of which he
knew in his raising, and for one long hour he
displayed his eloquence on millions and bonds
aud revenue and billions and Rothsehild and
funding and demonetizing and hve-twentles,
ten-f0rties etc. and never Onee came within q
hundred miles of Kinds county the aCireuit
Clerks duties Mr.. McSween followed on Dem
ocrntic side, and ]. I. Hull, candidate for State
aud II. q. Senate, closed,