The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-28
MISSISSIPPI.

The Grenada Standard liz new paper.
Dor-kllllng goes on throughout the State.
Growing crops In Kinds are In splendid
0nditiOn Everybody ID busy.
new newspaper will soon be established,
\ II il gaid. lib Edwards; politics unknown.
An ncendiary fire In Terry destroyed two
stnres Oh Wednesday. No insurance.
The Monroe county wheat crop has been
4 Wholly destroyed by hail.
II ID proposed to run steamers between
Iackson and Carthage.
Political meetings are now Of daily occur
renee throughout the State.
new Democratic paper the Ashland
ArOIs, has been established In Benton county.
81 short campaign Is what the Democrats In
Mississippi demand.
The crops on the eeacoast are In splendid
condition, particularly corn and peas.
4 The peach crop Of the State will be sue
gess this year.
Mad dogs are being killed 10 several parts
81 the State.
Ill fila proposed to organize State temper
tnce association In Mississippi.
DR.. Palmer OF this city, preached at Aber-
deem last Sunday to q large audience.
new Greenback paper has been started at
Water Valley-the Ydltabnshd Standard.
Crops In Leake and Alfalfa counties are
rood this year, both corn aud cotton.
Tha cotton worms are reported In great
numbers in the neighborhood OF Summit.
Tha doc from whose bite the grandchild Of
Mr.. Dillon died with hydrophobia was six
months old puppy
The Republicans Of Vicksburg are re.
organizing and will put ticket 10 the neld
this fall.
The wheat yield around Water Valley y
about half q crop. Corn ana cottoh are oolhe
& we'll.
There are a number Of returned Kansas
prodiaa]s at Bolton, Kinds county. They
have had enough OF Kansas.
Tha Clarion has discovered an entire family
ii snptted negroes at Clinton. they were
i born so.
child was born on q train OF the Vicksbure
md Meridian Railroad the other DAY, neal
Clinton, It was named after the engineer.
The Oldest Catholic church 10 East Mis-
sissippi, situated In Neosho county, was re-
Gently destroyed BY 40 lnceholary IT,
Willows are growing on the bar In the Mis-
d aiss;nni ct Vicksburg. 1t will soon be dry
land where once the river flowed.
The reenbackers will hold q convention e.
jackson. Julv 90. Gen. West and Col. IL. W
Harris will be present thereat
The Mississippi State Educational Associa
il tlon will convene at jackson July !, instead
III July 8, as first advertised.
The snags In the Big Black river are beins
cut out and the river will, IL 1s thoughe' % II
! navigable condition by next winter.
The bridge over the ChicagaWha, at Snu.
buta. was recently fired by an lncehdlary
! Tha tire was nut out, however, before tn
bridge was seriously damaged
The Radical party has been reorganlzea y
/ Adams county An election Will De held =, Jul.
"A To elect a new county executive commi o.
Ex.Conoressman Lynch Is at the neau VI ILL
movement.
Wv. Thompson Is about to start nev
Il naner in Holmes county. he edited hL eA
treme Democratic paper In 1861, Dlgoee
4 Radical journal In 1869, and will consequent
run a Greenback paper now.
The Adams Light Infantry Of Natchez an
The claiborne Light Artillery OF Fort Gibso
! viii participate in a grand military display 4
I Martin Station, July A. competitive uIi
q Will then be tried.
4 Perrvrefused to pay his fare on tn
4 Janksnn and Meridian Road, last SATURDAY
He was put off the car. ne attempI ~ ~ Is, -
on again. but fell between the wheels anu wa
4 crushed to death. 4,
Brad Allen, a white convict, sent TO Ia
penitantiary from Marengo county Ias
August for killing ms pr Ha eo,neummate
the tragic act with pocket knife.
Bythe way Of encouraging Its citizens !
the good work of increasing the populauo.l
the citizens OF Oktihbeha county have pap
fairs. at which q ID list OF premiums al
4 awarded to competlu&S.
There will be grand reunion OF the soldier
of the Seventh Mississippi Regiment
y Meadville on the Fourth Of July next. Thel
/ will be a fine lunch spread and addresses q
Hvered, etc.
Reuben Pitts. young man OF Pano
eounty, during his convalescence from spe
Of typoid pneumonia, amused himself 2
manufacturfng vioins with his pocket-knif
They are said to be neat and afford as III
I music as any made for fifty dollars.
The SAID bar In front of Grand Gulf and tt
i depot which, it was thought, would destro
navigation on that side of the river. Is bein
h rapidly cut away by the force Of the curren
1t Is thought that the river will fall into II
Old channel again.
vs. A negro by the name Of Harry Salsberr
i was run over by the west bound passenge
train on last Sunday morning at Edward!
His body was feartully mutilated. a bottl
broken In many places was found close by
4 one can guess the balance.
There was another large c0lored baptism