The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1879-12-18

NUMBER ID


, city.
There has been 4 decided rise il
cotton Some has been sold IN ,ls
place at Is ceuts; in New Uripans
and Mobile IL 10 sgid to be worth
trom II 40 Is cents And in New
York as high as . cents, Tue crop
is estimated at 100000 bales We
think Il wii, exceed than tull short
90 thai estimate, though in sonio
places much Injured 10y dools and
storms.
Andrew Gihb gave notice that he
had moved his stock from his OLD
stan4 Aear The laadius - the brick
fs0gg - AainN street. "Ih..'briek !.
Ito sto oSat4. cot-voaldbc avery
gonsi~S-adiree AsAo laie day and
ougAtare is TaCecssTUr ~-'v-----sl.--s
some brick structures from the land-
inc to Jefferson street But although
, our city has improved 50 wonderful
T, Nv IN extent, q little editorial para
I arapA in the same column shows
that they handled more cotton thon
we 20 at the present day. The pat
!. arsaph says "We predicted at the
1 bcginning Of the season that Man
+ chester would slip 10000 bales o.
!, cotton this season, and it seems that
onr estimate will be exceeded, as
" that number Of bales has already
s. passed through and the crop Isl not
:, all in"
|. The Steamer YazoO, Capt Auter
ID Is announced to run as packet be-
y tween this place and New Orleans
n Can't. Autcr was citizen of Vieks-
ID burg until about 2years ago, and u
In VIC mistake not is still living there
~ Mr.. Joab Oneal, whom almost ev'
ery citizen Of to-day remembers was
married on this day to Miss. Louisa
Higgin bosham, by the Rev. MI
Compur.
= Even in those carly days The peo-
Ias rle were compelled occasionally 10
an nro,ect themselves by taking the
he law into their own hands as the fol-
iewingAextraet lrouEsa yicksburg pa.
"a pptSlJwp. Ihis Is not exactly 9
ter Yazoo matter but VIII prove inter
a. esting as a reminecenco Of this sec
~ ~ tion,
no. SUMMARY EXECUTION We have
os. lust learned that a summary eNecn-
ub- ton took place on the bodies of five
nes gamblers at VicksburG on the 9th
be inst II seems that the citizens Of
i've that city, unable longer to endure
at the eno.mities Of these blood suck
art ers. notified them TO leave that place
can WITHIN "a hours or abide the consc-
no auences. A number Immediately
of fed, but some 70 the number OF I've
its armed themselves and defed the
bic. citizens induced TO this course, ro
In doubt. from the impunity with
f a which they have hitherto perpctrat-
raw ed the most diabolical villanies. An
nil. ATTEMPT was made 10 take thege men,
ped which was done, but wlth inc l9s4
.ful. OF one, Of the most valuable
ade citizens, a Dr. Bodily. who received
ion the contents of three guns as he
ded ogened the door Of the house where
his they had taken their stand. This
ssh outrage changed their punishment
,rst. from castigation to death. They
uph we're accordingly executed on Tho
all following morning on the common
win gallows, by hanging. This Is
AXE harsh and summary mode Of inlict
We ling punishment for crimes howeve
our black, but tie exlgency Of the time
cent requires II. There is some radlca
r. defect m our laws-the Judges sal
has il is the defect Of our popular Con
set stitution-it may be, we know tina
alig- crime frequently goes unpunisiled
adlv and our citizens must resort I
the themselves for protection and a
dest Squire Lynch has proved ineiieetu7
was Squire Jack Keitch las been suost
,well tuted
r. he From the disclosures lately mad
tory at Benton and other places, IL seen
,nev that our State is infested BY a ben
eucc compared W whom, Alonzo Pheif
.sihe would be esteemed an honest MAJ
Many OF these wFetehes have suiie
ed the same punishment as The gan
iade' blsrs 0g Vicksbnrg, and the cordas
him is nov nncoil,ag Tor many othe
man equally guilty.
We are opposed to mob-law' but
ca'0 would be a mockery of Justice -
nte a through the foimality Of trial vi
and sneh Williams. We have head OF
most number OF executions. and no
without exultatIOn. We hope th
oU' tie great excitement viii soon
else allayed, and that our citizens ms
VIE lie permitted to pursue their usu
voclions ia peace aad tfanq iiiit