The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1885-12-19


How would this do for a pointer
for Cantoni We pay 50 80 per
bale to New Orleans. Jackson,
twenty five miles nearer TO New
Orleans, pays about IL. Madison,
siSeen miles nearer, PAYS sl 80.
YazoO City little farther, pays
about al. How would it do for
the Canton merchants to equip
mule teams and haul to and ship
from Madison, Jackson or Yazoo
City canton Picket.
Elsewhere appears q letter to
Col. Montgomery from many OF
the Democrats in Beat No. 2.
These gentlemen, we are glad 10
state, make no issue with Mr.. Geo.
Y. Scott, who has made as good
an official as Bolivar county ever
had. We believe, as everyone
else we have heard express an
opinion, that had there been a
regular, old fashioned Democratic
convention Mr.. Scott would have
received tho nomination. A large |
majority of the signers to this let.
ter acted with what was known as
the "Peoples Party" in our recent
county election. We did not
doubt their Democracy then, and |
We do not now. We are also Just
as well assured of the stauneh
Democracy Of Mr.. Seott's political
friends. We regret very much to
SEQ our friends divided on politi.
cal matters. aud earnestly trust
that ERE long they will bury their
antagonisms, heal their differ
ences, aud by a common purpose
aud identity of interest, work to.
gether as a band Of brothers. We
are satisfied that whenever this is
done the division question, al.
though we have little faith in it.,
will become a dead issue.-Rose-
dale Leader.
The rolling stock now used upon
the N. o. & N. Il. railroad, as we
understand it does not belong to
the railroad company, but is leased
of joint stock company that is
engaged In the building of cars
and engines for that purpose.
President Bond, Of the q. & G.
system, recently made u trip to
England to obtain the consent OF
: the English stockholders to mort.
gage the New Orleans & North.
eastern railroad for sl,l00,00O for
the purpose of stocking the road
1t was agreed between them and
y Mr.. Bond that the road should bs
. mortgaged, and, upon his return
/" to the United States, he went I,
work to perfect all arrangement
TO that end. The mortgage ha
been recorded in every county il
" this State through which the roa
runs, but this. When the 6nar
cisl agent of the road reache
this city, day or two ago, and a
lg tempted to have the mortgage n
n. corded, he was enjoined by Cap
It. w. II. Hardy, who is stock holt
g. er to the amount of 100000. b,
~ fore the railroad company ca
n float their bonds their mortgag
N. must be recorded in every count
as in the State, through which tll
IA. road runs, aud Capt. Hardy's il
&c junction stays the whole proceo'
at ing until the question is adjudicl
p ted in the courts.-Meridian Me
r. curry.
n The Mayersvills Spectator full
az endorses what the TINES said in il
IL issue of the 9th concerning Coz
ns gressman Catchings. 1t says; "W
ID believe Gen. Catchings to be a
IL able, conscientious and patriot
10 gentleman, q true and tried Dem'
id crat and worthy and zealou
III Representative of his people, an
Ill we intend to use our best effort
- TO secure his renomination.n
The receipts of cotton in Abe
ok deem on Wednesday, Thursday all
I'M Friday of last week, averaged si
is hundred bales a day, aud has bee
be coming at almost as lively rat
us for several weeks. The war,
as houses are all packed and storag
ne room 10 scarce, but the facilitit
mt afforded by the compress aud raj
ng roads for pressing aud shippin
Ell are a constant relief to the war
ng houses.-Exalniner.