The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-17
MISSISSIPPI.

Columbus has now daily paper called tn,
Dispatch.
Col. J. L. McOullum has again assumed cd
1turlal control Of the Yazoo Herald.
The tax sales In most Of the tax districts 81
the State are unusually lengthy this year.
The Vicksburg and Meridian Railroad
Chunky bridge, twenty miles out, was burned
last night AMI trains could not cross Meri
dian Mercury.
Gen. Featherston has introduced a bill into
che Legislature appropriating SG5, GOO for the
Agricultural and Mechanical College for 1886
and $4,000 for 1881.
The movement In favor Of State conven.
with universal favor. Indeed, the other side
seems to be much the biggest Jackson
Comet.
Meridian Is to have anothar newspaper fo
be called the Mississippi Methodist. It will
be published by John | and James Z. Dement,
The editors Will be Messrs. Adkisson and
Mounger.
We hardly ever see a wagon 20 from our
town without carrying from one to six
blows. Our farmers are going to work; they
will not miss the labor that has left this Sec
tion. West Point Esho.
Our small farmers are making preparations
for planting good crop OF rice. IL la the
crop for the money, and the only one made In
this country which commands cash.-[Pasca
GOula Democrat-Star.
Negroes are steadily pouring In to this and
adjoining counties. This is MS we predicted
several months ago. We have heard the in
crease In population from this source In
Washington county estimated at 1000 since
the Christmas holidays Greenvilie Times.
Y "A few days since the bonds of the recently
elected sheriff of Holmes county Independ-
emit, J. j. Baker, were made and approved,
but Capt. Hoskina, the incumbent, now re-
fuses to turn over the Office Legal steps will
be taken to compel It's delivery to the sheriff
elect.
The Columbus Independent thus sums up
the congressional asp.rants Of that district,
IN addition t. the present incumbent. Mr..
Barry, Monroe has Reynolds. Chickasaw has
Tucker, Lee has Allen and Alcorn has Whit
The danger Of using choral was terribly
cxemplified last week In the death of Mrs
DR.. Naylor. OF Warren county. Worn out
with the fatigue of nursing sick husband
Tor several days and nights, with shattered
nerves, she sought relief from q dose or nv
drate choral. The following morning her
husband found her dead by his SIDE
A most horrible event occurred about six
miles from the city on the east side Of the
river on Tuesday; the dwelling of Ramsey
Buckingham, colored, took fire while he was
absent and, before any aid could be obtained,
burned down, burning three Of his children to
death, and consuming everything else In the
entitled to the sympathy Of the public
lAberdeen Examiner
The Natchez Democrat has the most reliable
assurance that u hth for the contract of grad
ing the Natchez. Jackson and Columbus Rail-
road from Martin to jackson, is In the hands
OF the directory, which IL SO favorable In char
acter that It will be, # It had not already
been, accepted. The work OF grading, cross
tying and bridging will be pushed forward to
early completion, and the iron laid down as
rapidly as possible.
The negro exodus has begun to assume con
siderable dimensions In this county. About
one hundred have gone from this immediate
vicinity within the past two weeks. Their
destination, however, was Tennessee instead
OF Kansas, and they made all arrangements
In regard to employment before leaving We
have heard OF no one sustaining the least In
OoY1venience on account OF their departure
We never hear Of a negro leaving for another
state that we do not feel more hopeful for the
future welfare and prosperity Of Mississippi
-{Tupelo Journal.
slant, contains an interesting and startling
account of the arrest Of parties Of a gang OF
OOunterfeiters, with full set OF the latest
Improved dies for the manufacture Of spu-
rious coin money. The arrest took place at
the ecene Of their operations In Rankin coun-
n. The manager OF this very extensive
Counterfeitinx WAS man named David Finn,
upwards Of eighty years old he was assisted
BY a party consisting OF his wife, negro and
several others, and has operated for come
time, and extensively, on Flnns farm in Ran
kin county. 1t seems from old man Firms
statement that he has followed the business
for upwards Of forty years, and the secret
service officers state that the dies are accu-
rate and OF excellent workmanship-all the
work OF old man Finn. When interviewed
bv the Commercial reporter they were In the
ofilce Of the United States Marshal, at jack
son, Miss.