The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-09-20
STATE GLEANtNGS.

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We hear of considerable injury To A.,
orops by the late heavy rain storm. In
sonie places the bottom cotton was washed
dawn and almost covered with mud.-Sph'
Soiler and Democrat
NJ M. Mcleod, (ool.) judging by ho
f-eouepoy of his speeches, is the big do"
of Inc Gser-' -, in Kinds -YazoSS
Sentinel. T,kpfV"
Mr.. sullivaNl ytarkville. is busily on
gaoed on his flying machine. 1t will ho
finished about the first of November and is
designed to accommodate four persona
Columbus Index.
The estimable wife of Mr.. s. Il, Sproles.
of Leflore county, died at her residence IN
that county few days ago. The deceased
was a half sister of General George, Of
our Supreme Court
Mr.. Walter s. Bell. of Enterprise, Miss.
has been rendered and has accepted posi-.
tion in Sheriff Flannagan's Office. Mr..
Bell was for a time connected with the
State Auditors Office at jackson, and will
undoubtedly make an efficient acquisition
to the sheriffalty clerical force. - Vicksburg
Commercial.
Dr. Daniels will summer at the quaran.
tinR station below the city. This station is
under the control Of the National Board of
Health and our local boards have no cons
troi Of or connection with it. Every boat
COMING nm the river will be inspected by
Dr Daniels, and if she has no sickness on
hoard will be given clean bill OF health,--
Vicksburg Commercial
Wa regret to learn that Hon. W. A.
Cbamplin was badly hurt by fall from his
bnooy as he reached the Pass, from Court,
ON Wednesday evening last, but are happy
IN saw he is not considered in any danger
by his physician. Sea Shore Democrat
Harry Saxton who is said to have been
an inoffeusive, clever colored man, was as.
sassinated at Michigan City, "Wednesday
NIGHT about O'Clock. Several arrests OF
colored men have been made, but as yet
there ia no definite clue to the NATTER 50
| far an we have heard. Benton Argus.
Did Mai, Hodge die of yellow fever in
Vidalia, La? Two Vidalia physicians, who
attended the case, say that he died of yel-
low fever; the two Natchez physicians, who
investigated the case, three days after the
burial of Maj. Hodge, say that he did not
die of yellow fever "When Doctors dis
agree. who shall decide?'-Natchez Demo-
crat
The proposed reunion, at this place, of
Horris' brigade, on the 18th of November,
can be made a grand affair, if our people
will second the efforts of the survivors Of
that BRIGADE, in our own county. And we
are Glad to learn that the movement is
meeting with proper encouragement We
sbalj have more to say on the subject at a
proper time and have now only TO gay that
It must be ''no half way doins. Neville
Inst Friday night two negroes, Bill Burt
and Foster Minott, were arrested IN Dr.
Burt's neighborhood, charged with burning
DIR. Branham's house last spring. They
were taken to Taylor's Depot and held un>
til Tuesday evening, when Marshal Butler
who had been telegraphed for brought
them up and lodged them in Jail. Two of
old Dave Shorters sons were arrested yes
terday and lodged in Jail last night under
the same charge. Falcon.
sly. Pope went to trial last week, and
the case was submitted to the jury they
promptly gave in a verdict of not guilty.
Pope's LAWYERS deserve much credit for the
unhagging zeal with which they worked in
his behalf, the dogged pertinacity they dis
played throughout, and the way in which
they presented the case Col. Huie's adj
dress to the jury is said to have been gem
of forensic eloquence, and &. M. U.
Davis speech is reported as mastery
effort. -Oarthagenian.
Mr.. Thos. NJ. Dupree, formerly citizen
of this county and now representative OF
2 Nashville nursery, showed us very IN
teresting relic, some days ago. 1t was
copy of the Boston Gazette and Country
Journal, dated Monday, March II, 177o
1t was printed on brown paper, inferior II
, quality to most of the wrapping papel
used at the present day, and contained
spirited account of the collision between tn
British troops and citizens of Boston, on
the 9TH of March, ITO. in which four Cit
zens were killed and a number wounded
Its appearance is in striking contrast t
, that of the Boston papers of to-day, thougl
in patriotic utterances it would rank witt
the best of them. --Tupelo journal.