The comet., 1880-10-23
STATE NEWS.

a the wharfbout yesterday morning.
TX Natchez Democrat: Otis Raille
ID who was shot several days ago
k Church Hill by Emile Moser, is sal
II to be recovering.
y Vickskburg Commercial Miss Ha
. tie Davis became respondent last nigf
II and endeavored to drown her sorrow
u by swallowing an extra dose of MOI
phine. A stomach pump was brough
into requisition and the fair Haiti
will get well.
f, Mayersville Spectator: j. r.. Lynch
in his sanctimonious garb, cannot de
;. ceive our colored people by the role III
is pursuing. 1t is too patent, and on
word for it that after next November
Lynch will sink into insignificanct
and be heard of no more in the politi
cal arena.
Greenville Times: The Grand
Tower arrived yesterday morning,
brought ten horses from st. Louis, to
be entered i'm our races on the 9th.
She had also Il three year old belong
ing to Mr.. Reddick, of Luna, Arkan-
sas, that is Il perfect beauty, and we
think, will make a record to eproud of.
Canton Mail: The big buffalo
belonging to Coup's circus died at this
place under the canvass last Thurs
day night, from the effects of II wound
in the head received at the hands of
the Indians that morning in a sham
buffalo hunt, coupled with the very
warm weather.
Greenville Times: If any ything had
been wanting to exhibit the utter dead
ness of Republcanism in the South,
it was furnished by the effort of Post
master Pearce and w. II. Harris last
night, to celebrate over the election in
Indiana and Ohio. We are speaking
with strict accuracy when we say their
audience, including the band, did not
exceed twenty
Meridian Mercury: During the per-
fOrmance of Coup's show at Sardis
last week, and while over four thous-
and spectators occupied the seats and
standing room, two young men from
the country, standing near the ring,
became engaged in a quarrel, when
both drew pistols and began to empty
their contents at one another right |
then and there. Only one of the COM
batants was wounded and, for Won
der, no one in the large audience was
hurt. The fracas came near causing Il
trightful stampede.
Valley Flag: Hancock and English
clubs are being organized all over
Ccahoma county, and the Friars Point
edited by a Republican, is
complacently toning down to suit the
occasion and is outspoken for Gen.
Chalmers. 1t is not so joined to its
idols as to be unable to read the hand
writing on the wall.
Woodville Republican: Mr.. w. G.
Miller, was compelled to kill one of
his dogs few days ago, as he exhib-
tied all the symptoms Of hydropho-
bia. He also killed another dog in his
yard which had been bitten. 1t is
almost certain this dog had been Bit
tell by the one killed two or three
weeks ago. Let the people continue
III the lookout for this dreaded disease
among their dogs, and destroy them
1t the first signs.
Meridian Mercury: On Tuesday
evening II dense cloud, lively with
was seen skirting the
Northern horizon few degrees above
t, passing mostly from west to east.
It precipitated very heavy rainfall
n its course, especially in porti III of {
Aemper. The creeks were put boom
ng out Of their banks in that county,
ences washed away, mills ditto. and /
me mill with some few bales of cotton {
n it. We did not learn whose mill it !
vas.
Meridian Mercury: Many disgrace d
ul things have occurred in this city t
'efOre now, and which have mantlcd RI
With shame the cheek of every man !,
nd woman in it. But what will our {
eaders think and say, when we tell !
hem that an old and much respected =
ractising physician of this city, took )
young and unsuspecting girl, of high il
epute, into our friend w A. Payne's c
arroom last evening, when the :,
aloon was crowded with men, and b
rdered beer for two? 1t is simply I
and his face should assume Il
he color of rose forever. "
Meridian Mercury: The name of il
he man who shot and killed his negro q
risoner, at Wahalak, in Kemper q, ~
'unty, in the early part of last week b.
nder circumstances as heretofore
ated in our paper, is Mitchell Eason. p
He killed the negro purely in a, n
If defense, and saved his own life 10y "
s coolness and quick trigger, after the ".
'od luck of not being killed by the Is Is
'grO's first fire. He behaved him v,
If in very cool and methOdical al
ay after the unfortunate occurrence. tn
e hunted up Justice of the Peace
i'd asked for a trial, which was ID
anted. Fortunately an intelligent
y saw the affair, and upon the facts d.
stated by him Eason was dis nj
arged. He then went and buried ia, 1al
s dead niger and took the remain no
g live one back TO the Jail in Sumter sol
unity he had escaped from. We pO
ess Sheriff Mitchell has a pretty Tt
r deputy in the young man. no
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word 10 YOu, Young Man. lIls i