The Osceola times., 1885-09-26

The result Of the days sport was 4
squirrels, 1S of which hung behin'
the cantel Of Mr.. Lawrence's saddle
He admitted, like man, that he ha'
been badly "left" shooting duck
some three weeks ago, and in al
fairness, the party awards him tn
victory ~ a squirrel hunter. Nh
Williams had q funny adventure
with . coon, which we are afraid Il
publish for fear our readers woul'
think we were trying to rival FL
Perkins, but Mr.. Edrington vonche'
for the story. They will tell you al
about it.
Oscar Smith, the negro who, i
has since been learned, shot Cottor
Seed Jones, at Hickman, land moi
New Madrid as stated in our last,
was traced 70 this county, and in the
absence of the Sheriff, who had gone
to St. Louis on the hunt of another
criminal, his deputy, Mr.. r. Dean
gathered posse and gave chase
Taking the trail at Golden Lake,
where the fugitive had landed from
the steamer Gsyoso, he was follow
ed out to the BAYOU where Jim Diggs,
. colored man, who had been sum-
moned with the posse, ran upon
Smith and demanded his surrender.
This Smith refused to do, and at
tempted to draw a pistol, and at the
same time grabbed Diggs pistol arm
with his left hsnd, when Diggs fired
killing Smith almost instantly. Os-
car Smith belonged to a gang of
house. breakers aud cut-taroats who
are . terror to the people Of Dyer,
Gibson, Obion and Hickman coun-
tics, Tennessee.
THE MEMPHIS PREsByTERy.
As previously announced, the
Memphis Presbytery, which embrac-
% the territory composing the coun-
ties Of Upton, Shelby, Hardcman
and Fsyette, Tennessee, and Crit
tenden and Mississippi counties, Of
Arkansas, met IN session al this place
last tuesday. The Presbytory mum
bers 22 ordained Ministers, 2 color
ed l.icentiatcs and 4 candidates for
the Ministry, with 81 organized and
established churches, five Of them
colorcd. The following Ministers
and Elders-dclcgates- came up
Tuesday on the Dean Adams, aud
participated in the series Of services
and business meetings Of the church,
which were continued from day to
day, and which were attended by
large and interested audiences:
Ministers: Residences;
Rev. n. r. Evans, Germantown.
S. S. Gill, Hickory Wythe.
/" Z. Daniel, d. d. Memphis.
/" +. NJ. Richardson, ID. ID. +"
f" S. Z. Caldwell, Memphis.
!" J. H.. Weaver, Upton Station.
W. S. Cochran, Bolivar.
I" A. Z. Grover, sripton Co.
f. l.. Ewing. Covington.
w. K. Boggs, d. d., Memphis.
j. l.. Martin, D. d., Memphis.
DELEGATES:
Elders: Churches:
w. G. Newell, Germantown cl,.
II. Il. Latting, lot. ch,, Memphis.
J. w. Wiley, Kcrrville ch.
J. II. Hall, Mt. Carmel ch.
II. B. Bell, Tabernacle ch.
ID. J. Wood, Covington ch.
J. II. Mcclellan, Ala. st. ch., Mem.
N. G.. Cartwright, Osceola ch,
NJ. w. Merriwcther, Portersville ch.,
(colored).
Rev. q. A. Danally, of the NJ. f.
Church, of Searcy, Ark, who is here
on q Masonic Lecturing tour, was
invited to seat as visiting brother
The opening sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. s. S. Gill, Of Hickory
Wythe, Tenn.
Rev. +. l.. Ewing, of Covington
Tenn, was elected Moderator, and
Rev. w. S. Cochran, temporary
Clerk.
Licontiate J. F. Lloyd was DIS
missed from the Presbytery of Har.
mony, South Carolina, and ordained
ss Evangelist.
The Installation of Officers took
place "Wednesday with the usual i'm
pressive ceremonies.
The following resolution was sub
mitted and unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED: That we tender oul
vote of thanks to the good people o
Osceola who have so kindly enter
tanned us, and to our Baptist bleth
rem, who have allowed us the use o.
their house of worship; and also +,
the Lee Line Steamboat Compam,
for reduced rates of :are, and tha
this resolution be read from the pul
pit on next Sabbath morning, ant
published in the Osceola TINES.
APPOINTMENTS:
Rev. f. Daniels, first Church
Memphis, will preach tonight, to
morrow, and again Tomorrow night
at the Baptist church, at the usua
hOurs.