davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Tho New German Colony.

Simeon Hyde, Of Chasleston; was In
tho city yesterday, and in behalf Of eli.
ents4 Aligned aud delivered oontraes D.
sale of the Table Rock tract In Oconee
end Plokenu Counties 10 Mr.. Bussebaum,
OF Germany. Mr. Bussebaum 10 author.
i2ed to take immediate possession of the
unoccupied7 land of this tract and will
proceed to have 1t surveyed aud divided
into convenient tracts without delay,
after which he will begin to bring immi.
grants Of the best class from Germany
and settle them. -
Mr. Russebaum is thorough business
man aud his course has been auch Oh 20
win for him the confidence and respect
OF oil who have met hirn. There d
nothing Of the yisionery or the enthusi.
ast about him, He has settled down
here In o quiet way and gone carefully
to work In the eloR amt, suro German
manner to master ell the details Of his
undertaking. he is backed by ample
capital as home, and Is tho man to make
Immigration q e9success. He is delighted
with Greenville and this section oil
country, aud will begin active operations
40 aoon as possible. He Ii confden,
that he will hucceed, and talks of bis
plans ia husinesslik Wey that carriea
conviction with IL. 81 SSc{ cs1%
The inpDrsancs of the movement oil
which he iis the pioneer cannos 90 over.
estimated. IL promises so open up %
cult vation d vast tract OF land
now useless and to settle this mountain
country thiSkly with q most valuable
population 6f thrill industrious and I'm.
telliHent GerniatiH. s. IS
With Meinheer Bnssebaum's German
colony above us, hfonaienr Carpen,a
colony OF French vine growers alongside
Iand abe hue Irish s,tletnent Just below,
We will only necd d few Russians ID
r1nke our section thordngh cosmopoli.
tau 1reensilgs lssps. ss-. - $
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
sRERIFF's SALE.

STATE OF SoUrH CAROLINA,
ANDERsoN County.
pY virtue Of an execution to me directed.
LID l will expose to sale on the frat Mon.
day in November next, A. D. 1884, at An
derson Court House, 8. c., the following
property, to wit:
One Lot In Townville, containing four
acres, more or less. bounded by Lots Of O..
e. Smith, j.. B. Holcomb and Others. on
which there is good Dwelling House and
Store-house. -.
Levied on as the property of P. Frank
Farmer in favor or Simply, Roane q Co.,
against P. Frank Farmer.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser tn
pay for necessary papers.
JAMES n. MCCONNELL. i,
Sheriff of Anderson County. SO
Oct. 0, 1884 l3 -.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
MASTERS SALE.
STATE OF soUTH CARoL1aA,


STATE OF SoUTH CARoIIHA,
ANDERsoE CoUNTy.
In the Court Of C1mn,on Pleas.
Matilda Davis, Plaintiff, against Cynthia
e. Orr, Elizabeth Sheriff, and others. De.
iendanis-C Com ptdint for Partition, &c.
DURsUANT to an Order of Sale in the
4 above case, I will sell at Anderson
O. b., 9. @, on SALEDAY IN NOVEM-
BER noxt. tho Tract OF Land below de.
ONE TRACT OF LAND. situate 4 In
Drushy Creek Township, bounded by lands
OF w j Davis, Charles Smith, w II WYATT
and VIM Waddell, on waters Of Brtshy
Greek, containing 1888 acres, moro or less.
TERMS OF SALE--One.third cash, and re-
meinder on credit of twelve months, With
interest rom day ofsale. Purchaser to pay
w. w, HUMPHREYS, Master.
Oct o, ,l8H4 IA s{lglIt' - Z a el;.ss
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
POOR MANS :RELIEF.

a Wonderful Prolific Cotton.
IA with very large bolls, cotton from
forty of them weighing q pound. Call
and see sample at Col. b. f. Brownies Jew
elry Store and IETELLIaENcER office. Refer
to Hon. b. T. Crayton, who saw the cotton
growing in field. Seed for sale by
j. T. ROBERTS, Anderson, 8. c..
Oct lG, 1884 Ia
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
MASTERS SALE.
6TaTG OF scUTH CARoLIsA,
AHDERsoN CouETY.

IS tN1As'UHnsoN OoUNTYs u
Ia the cosits o. Cinnamon Pisas. 81
Ezekiel Harris, Executor, et al, vs.. d. T.
Robinson, /, .et al. - CSnipsdins Jor Partition,
E0URsUANT 70 on, Order: fssals, 81 dated ,lu
June 10, 1884, I will sell nt Ander
son OH. 8. o. ON SALEDAY IN no.
'Pleadings to wit i,
S The M Z Nelson Tract containing rs acres ii,
moro or less. " 50 A go go = -
The upper end OF tho Old Hon,estsad
containing 1f2 acres, moro or less. ~
=, ne several Tracts sltuate In Honea Path
=. Iocynship, o. OF ndersot County. 5:sJ
TEnMs or SALE One.thiFfi or the ,,,,. S,,r.
chase money to- bs paid "a, cash. tie "a.
isaiiadsf on 9 credit Of syslye months. vii,
lntsfest "a day of sale, ,ysears6 Nv bns,;:
and moftgage, with leave ID nniisinss II ~ -
fasss sas ss sny time aIehassr to pay axisu
s' s Y., s.. HUMpHRsys: Ii i sIa,,s.
Oct %, 1854 IA
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16

NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT.
An The undersigned, Administrators of
the Estate Of Isariah Lollis. deceased,
hereby give notice that they will apply to
the Judge of Probate for Anderson County,
on 18th day Of November, 1884, for Final
settlement Of said Estateand discharge from
their Office Oh Administrators.
DAVID LOLLIS,
MARTHA LOLLIS Aamrs.
Oct 1e, 1884 4
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
SAFE.

S s yALUARLB FARM situated savsr,
-. ,mtiss South of s:kndsts6n III E.s
containing $40 torres, about O. acyss hni io,s,
iali1S ALSO abundance OF timber. b Has ESoa 81
ssSN4 aMSSNiisng anga outhopses Also, . I Hdstse
Andersen For terms, ID. anniy$ z sssysps ss,es
:prerIisca, or address rs ~ ssl 2
ass sYai. AScDo s
4 ,rt lss4 q S .asol lsa y 81 ~ y. 4
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
LAND FOR SALE.

NHHE undersigned will sell at public out
November next, Immediately after the legal
sales, the valuable Tract of Land, contain
ing sixty-four and one-half acres, situated
about one and one-fourth miles from the
Court House, on the Shallow Ford road,
bounded by lands Of the undersigned, J. C.
Keys and B. F. Crayton, the same being
Brown, Assignee, by deed dated January 6,
1873. Persons wishing to look at the Land
will be shown over the same by calling at
my residence.
Terms oi SaIe-Cash.
]. L. BYRUM.
Oct I6, 1884 IA
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Notice of. Dissolution,l..

YBsHlE Firm Of ~ q: Cunningham 4. Co.
an, ~ Y this day dissolved by mutual CON.
will b collected by Gum e6ams Is sa Eo @ saISrs
lnanking our many customers for spass
lavor5, We wish for o continuance Of! the
same with the new firm. 8 8
lSigned1 ]. G. CTNNINGHAM.
Z Sstgued) ca Wv. HUMPHREYS. &:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
sRERIFF's SALE.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
ANDERSON COUNTY.
10y virtue Of an Execution to me direct
D ed, I will expose To safe on the First
Monday in November, a. u. 1884, at Ander
son Court House, South Carolina, the follow
ing property, to wit:
One Tract of Land, containing ten acres,
Enore or less, bounded by lands of r B a
Robinson, ] A Cowan. and others. Levied
on as the property of Joshua Burroughs in
favor of James B. Bnrriss.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash. Purchaser to
pay extra IoT necessary papers
JAM klS II. McCCNNEGL.
Sheriff of Anderson County, s. C.
October 8, 1884 Is a
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
THE STATE TICKET FOR 1884

THE STATE TICKET FOR 1884
For Gopanor,
HUGH 8. THOMPSON.
Lieutenant Governor,
JOHN @. SHEPPARD.
Secretary Of State,
JAMES II. LIPSCOMB.
attorney General,
CHARLES RICHARDSON MILES.
State 7feasurer,
JOHN PETER RICHARDSON.
Comptroller General.
WILLIAM Z. sTONEY.
Superintendent Of Education,
AsBURY COWARD.
Adjutant aud Inspector General,
A. N. MANIGAULT.
Solicitor 9Th Circuit.
JAMES L. ORR.
For C6ngreu, 3rd District.
d. WYATT AIKEN.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
TIE COUNTY TICKET.

House Of Representatives.
j. b. WATSON,
r, p. CLINKSCALES,
E. NJ. RUCKER,
Ii. G. SCUDDAX.
Clerk of Court.
N. p. TRIBBLE.
Probate Judge.
II. G. LIGON.
Sheriff.
w. L. BOLT.
School Commissioner.
J. G. CLINKSCALES.
County Commissioners.
JOSHUA JAMESON.
A. o. NORRIS.
w. J. ROBINS.
Coroner.
II. Y. II. NANCE.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Oct 16. 1884
MONEY TO LEND F.!

FTNHE Scottish Land Loan Company Is
4 prepared to lond money to citizens Of
Anderson County in sums Of FIVE hundred
dollars and upwerds, to be secured by
mortgages or Real Estate. For terms ap-
ply TO Scha 8. Ealmes 1. Son, CoIun.bi.,
8. c., or to r. w. SIMPSON,
Anderson, s. G.
Oct l6, 1894 IA
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
THE I'm, pIslrnr.rp7os : eronK rsxt.rnrrror

/ u = .H.
The ahow Of fine colts and blooded
cattle at Pendleton on lc5s Thursday was
far better than the most enthusiastic
originators OF the exhibition anticipated
It was the sixty.ninth anniversary of the
Pendleton Farmers' Society, which, as
our readers know, is one of the Oldest
and most influential organizations OF
farmers chat has ever exhibited in this
State. Long before tho war It's annives.
safy meetings we're the occasion Of large
gatherings, and eloquent discussions OF
!, oil il the questions Of interest upon the
farm. Since The war, there has been no
effort 20 revive the public work Of this
Society until the happy inspiration OF
the exhibition of stock was thought Of.
The public square OF Pendletou was
/ sSed for che exhibition, the park being
s: ven m to cattle, and the anacIaaa
y Jets around It occupied by the horses
aid colts. There Were somo fifly exhi.
bitious of cattle, including Jeaeys,
J Ayreshires, Deyons, Brahmins, Holsteins
and grades. We have not space to notice
:: the many merits aud attractions of thie
= s.,;s,. ., gas saaas NY su'.s = was ue.tef
s,ass s us.s. saAu 4s na'e ove' seen ~ tho
s's,ss s,s; { ~ = I.
~ ss.is,ss - .as 80 e oAa.Dssa ~ Soi. -.
Nh, = ', ssss. 3, sss.aS.sa s,eas
49,, sn = sna .aVs .aas .esy
s ~. g.. :. .as Saaut scs 'ne
st.s. E - ea1. sae s..als. ns many
In III s.. -. ~ ~ Sos.,u ..1as.'e tasse,
M ~ 49,. i.
- .s.sM \, +, u e -. 9 .ho ptemlnais
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16

H De Fab, ons of the nominees sof lshe
Rspnb nbiican parry for presid idensisl elsstor
in New York. has fssigned besauaa hs
s,snnct consc;ehti tionsly votas! 81 ier Mr.; Mr.;
Blaine fos Rseaident. Is has come 10 q q
pretty pass when tie Republicans arc
asking the people % this great county
10 vote for 8 man for Psssidsnt Who many,
Eieaong Republ blicans ,sannos support,
b6csase they do noe iiib,el owe him to be
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Notice 90 4 rsspasse

& A LII persona aro hereby warned sss'
= hunt, fsh or In any way trssEs
II snRon 3 our lands Jig orner ~ ogns.s; W
ecrted. sfi q. d. SIN NPSON "
r. T. GubLEYi IS. 81
~ LITTER gHIl: iss
fSlit g. %. hTcC0 lilo UGH
y y ~ q. 81 81 5HEHARDs
~ DAyInsHAULE
,s M. REID, ss.
4 rs AZ re n. i 81. s hfcA hihtsfs,s
Ssss It'll Ii tAIfxsANDEl 4 IN q
0ct o., 1854 ST. e & 81 IN So
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Sale Of Personal propsliy

M EwilI aeli at Bolton on Hedns5lls
22nd October, the Personal Pc
sssrtSs. .ofsY IA. Row fland, deceased,
ESe. Of blacksmith Toois, H &c
Terms cash. ti:.s ;Ts
&, j. w. iRoWLAEp !
- S. w. Al BLACK
=. Tho Accounts may bs found NJ, Il,
hlr.As Y; stringger with wi hom all indspsss
must settle Mt onca. r.
sg! Oct o, 1884 4 !; ~ q 4
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Notice to Trespassers

A IL persons are hereby warned not to
treopass by riding, driving or walking over
the lands belonging to the undersigned.
Those disregarding this notice will be dealt
r. f. THOMPSON,
B. J. HERON,
r. r. HAYNIE,
B. F. DUNCAN,
j. T. HANNA,
TILMAN HANKS,
J. A. GRAY,
JOHN LONG,
P. L. TATE,
8. P. TATE,
G. TATE,
]. G. HAMLIN.
Oct l6, 1884 il il
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting.
OFFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
ANDERSON s. c., Oct. End, 1884.
NOTICE Is hereby given that the An
4N nual meeting Of the Board of County
Commissioners for Anderson County will
be held in their office at Anderson Court
House on TUESDAY, the fourth day OF
November next.
All persons holding bills, accounts, or
demands of any kind against the County of
Anderson which have not been before pre-
seH:ed, are hereby required to present the
same, duly verified according to law, to the
undersigned at his office on or before the
first day of November next, in order that
they may be examined and approved at
W. H. FRIERSON, Clerk Board.
Oct 0, 1884 13 2
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16

,Nctioa nnhfors,.l

4 sHOsg owing me cit6,er 81 lae!s i 4
~. Asrouig win plsass com W ~, Z;
md aest le for intent very Ss2 q ssS &
sa,, ln the banda toriley ~ = sss
tections go come ana sg scsts 8 \ & ~ 1.
~ ~ 10ns islaH ! Y q! !!
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16

The Republican Congressional Con.
yentian, which met as Seneca last
aesk. nominated w. j. Tolsaf.. Of Alb.
beyille, for Congress froin the Third Con.
gresslonal District. Mr.. Tolbert is q
white scalloWag who deserted The people
Of The Stats aoHo yeara ago, and has
sincoi tbet time besn ,nost bitter and vim.
dictiya lin his hatred towards tbe white
people. Ho ID s man of means and will
donbtlees make as good q canvass as any
man .he Republicans conld have nomi.I
nsted Our people must see 70 II that
Col. Aiken beats him at least three
th0psand votes in this County. q e q !. Us q
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16

Silence is sometimes said to be golden,
but at this particular juucture Mr.. w. w.
Russell is losing golden opportunity in
not speaking. His reputation is at stake,
and the time 10 prove himself to be q
sincere man is fest passing away. He
said two years ago that he was truer
Democrat than those who controlled the
Democratic parry. s=a shat .f tbs Rapuh-
licans nominated State ticket he would
come Immediately back 70 the Democrat.
10 party. The Republicans have nomi-
mated o full ticket, and AIr. Russell is on
that ticket es presidential elector. He
must, therefore, either decline this nomi.
natior eE aauss. saat La ss siuts only do
9smsszst; sas that 10 .a q fp:: Hlaagsa
Radical, and that he did not mean Il
when hepromisei oppose the Radicals II
they nominated o ticket. It makes very
little difference TO anybody what Mr..
Russell does. except go far as they vonld
personally like to see him maintain his
reputation for sincerity of purpose and
of speech. He and the molly crew with
which be 10 associated will be buried out
of sight at the polls In November. If
Mr. Russsil wants to stay away from the
decent people OF his State, in order to
make bis political companions Of such
men as Corbin, Melton. stolbrand, smalls,
McLane, ct ID esane genus, he has the
right to indulge Sis taste. It may be a
consolation to him 10 know that be will
not ba able to lead off any Democratic
into such diuFeputabio political company
as he seems disposed to cast hi.-- We
even yet hope that Mr.. Russell, ~ hia
owa cake, aud the sake of HE friends,
win not allow tbs Radicals to make
sacrifice of him, but tkathe will como
ont like a: man and fulfill his promises Of
two yeara ago by declining the empty
nomination Of party with which it will
bs 9 disgrace for him TO be identified.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
ORR g. SLOAN.
LOST OR STOLEN

GAN the night of the 18th inst, one dark
W sorrel HORSE, about IA hands high,
one hind foot white, dark spot on his back,
estrayed or was stolen from the plantation
of DR.. w. H. Nardin, about four miles
southeast of Anderson. Any information
thankfully received.
LUCINDA HARRIS.
Oct 10, 1854 IA
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-10-16
FOR PRESIDENT,
GROVER CLEVELAND,
OF NEW YORK.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,

THOS. A. HENDRICKS,
OF INDIANA.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02

| knew the old scouudrel Brown long
before the war long before kauSas was
known long before abolition had many
advocates He tried TO blow up his
mother iC-.aw with powder; he was
guilty of every meanness. tie involved
bis father at one time IN ruin, and every
body else he had anything to do with. |
refer to Simon Perkins, Of Akron. Ohio.
When his farm was sold at sheriff
sale 10 Hudson, be took two or three OF
his largest boys into the house and bar
ricaded it, laid in a stock of guns aud
ammunition, and when the day Of sale
came deied the sheriff aud hs posse the
guns were pointed out of every window
and the sheriff returned, but sold the
place aud gave possession thea a. TAR a.
be could. The purchaser occupied what
he could Of the property till at length
Brown and his first original Northern
army found it was no use te resist fur
Their. He finally gave up aud moved
away. This was one of the first Of his
higher law" methods.
His swiDdling operations in Franklin
Portage county. Ohio. would make an
other chapter. The last time | saw hin
was al Brockway's Hotel, IN Cleveland
where he had a large gang of Missouri
horses selling. Brockway tol me they
were stolen, and | heard the question
put to Brown himself and he did not de
ny it.
| saw him ia Aurora laying IN ammu
milton which he said was for Kansas, anc
said further be was going there to tight
II New England can't find better mate
rial 10 make heroes of than John Brow
she had better go without them.
Yours. \. E~GGLESToN
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02
Personal.

Thos. j. Whitaker, E~q., Superior
Court Clerk of JoEes county. but a mem
Der of an extensive family in Wake ,un-
ty spent several days in town last week.
Senator Vance, Seator Coke, SEN
etor Beck, and several eminent Bush
whackers ofnearer neighborhoods spent
Christmas shooting ducks" in the Cur
rituck country. N. BOZ course, we
mean shooting Mt the ducks Col.
w. j. Green and daughter spent christ
mas with Judge and Mrs. David Davis at
Bloomington, Ill. A large party was
given them. and the Bloomington Daily
Paragraph has a very complimentary
mention ofthe Southern visitors Prof.
Jerome G. Horner and Mr.. L. n. Burwell,
a successful young tobacco dealer of Ok
ford, gave us a pleasant call last week.
bound Christmasward. Pretty people up
that way, too, no doubt. The Messrs.
Horner hand you their card in another
column. and would be pleased to send you
a catalogue. It's mighty hard to get
political news nowadays. If you ask our
Member in Congress about the tariff
question, he ab>ently answers-"We'ye
named him Albert Lyman and when
YOU ask the Chairman of the Democratic
Committee who is ahead for Senator. he
answer Jefferson Fisher Coke: we
named him after his grandma and
when we go in search of Immigration
the county is filling up he weighs nine
for a bundle of paper, he replies-''Han-
die carefully! It's a girl" And the
rural precincts not yet heard from.
- In the last issue of the Church
Messenger, we notice a christmas anthem
by Mrs. Mary Bavard Clarke, of New
bern. entitled 1.-The Angel Wroag,"
which first appeared in the Emerald. a
Sunday school paper, and has been set to
music by r. NJ. Mcintosh. We have not
heretofore mentioned that M:s Clarke.
has been suffering from a p~aralytic attack
for several months past. While at Warm
Springs, some fifteen months ago she re-
ceived a severe blow IN her head, from
the fall of a weight attached to the water
works of the hotel, and as she has suffer
ed ever since with continuous headache,
the doctor thinks the stroke of paralysis
she had six weeks ago but a symptom of
brain trouble which will yield to
medical treatment, and speedily, We
trust.Miss Mollie Dunn has been
spending the holidays with Mrs. Or. Viii
der at Charlotte Miss Annie Tim
berlake succeeds Miss Eta Briggs, as or
ganist Of the lst Baptist church. Our
last paper went to press while the we'd
ding of the latter young lady was in pro-
gress hence we could not give full par.
but by all counts it was a verv
pleasant occasion. - Mics Annie Cole.
man of Virginia, has been spending
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02

BUSINESS TROUBLEs.-It shows the
result of cotion-soLtaire, to hear by every
mail fron Eastern Carolina tidirgs OF
failures. At Newbern last week. Mr..
VIM. Sultan assigned to Geo. Green. Jr.;
. Claf1in debt pressing. Next day F. NJ.
Bowden aud H. ". Cohen made assign
mcnts TO w. G. Brinson. Calling g.
Lanes saloon. and j. L. Mcdaniel, also,
have failed. Other recent failures were
JOS. l.. Coker, at Tarboro; A w. Bur-
hams, r. &. Cloves and Hasketts Smith
& Co., at Greenville. w. b. Harrison at
Plymouth. w. j. Clary a, Hamilton,
Culbrcth s Co., at Whiteville, William
Price at Hendersonvillc, S. d. Mclean,
at Greensboro and the Barnharts at
Salisbury, "a heavy crash.
....Newbern Journal says 1--WE re-
greet to hear that some of our Polloks-
vile merchants have been compelled to
make assignments. We learn that three
of the leading merchants there have
failed during the past week. Our infor-
nation is not definite enough to give
names. These gentlemen did a large
credit business, and the short crop it un.
%doubtedly the cause of their trouble. As
evidence of a short crop there has been
marketed at this place over three thous-
and bales less cotton to date than at the
same date last fall.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-02
The Yazoo YahooS! Ten Men
Killed.

On Christmas Eve at lazoo City, Miss,
a negro butcher named John James IN
suited a merchant named Posey who
thereupon assembled his friends and star
ted IN pursuit. The party was ambush
ed by negroes and John Posey, Charles
Posey, Jasper Nicholson, instantly killed,
aud II. G. Ellet and others shot down.
This started a war. James, the butcher,
was killed ext day, while resisting arrest
by Sheriff posse. He had sense TO
know it would be death in any case,
sooner or later. Here is the sequel.
The report of the coroner's Jury fixing
the guilt upon the parties as lnstigators
Of the conspiracy had taken hold OF the
public mind, and bands of armed men
commenced TO arrive from all parts OF
the country. By 7 O'Clock this force
numbered 300 determined but quiet men.
They surrounded the Jail, o~verpowercd
the guards and began a search Tor the
prisoners. Sevaz, earnestly protested
his innocence, until the rope was thrown
over his neck, when he said that he fired
the gun and reckoned he ought to die for
it. Foote, who was in a cell to himself,
fought to the last, and was only suDdued
when riddled with bullets. Parker IN tde
no resistance he said tt at he carried a
gun and used it he was ready to die.
He was hanged from the banisters. Gibbs,
a noted criminal was in an iron cage
which could not be opened. His fellow
prisoner was compelled to put the moose
around his neck, but the attempt to hang
him failed, So be was shot TO death.
w. ii. Toote, who was killed has been
a prominent figure in politics for many
years. lie had represented this county
in the Legislature was once circuit clerk;
was prominent as the defender OF sheriff
billiard, when the latter was killed by
Morgan and was shot in the Wilson hal
riot in 1875. At the time of his d cath
he was deputy revenue collector.