Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
News Letter from canton.
Correspondence Commercial Herald.
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CANTON, MISS, July q, 1885.
Our Chancery Court adjourned Sat-
urday evening after a session Of one
week. The docket, asa general thing,
was light, though there were not less
than fourteen husbands or wives who
desired that man should put asunder
that which God had joined together.
To the credit Of the moral and intel
ligent people Of this county let it be
written that these bills for divorce in
every instance, were filed by negroes
and not by whites.
City Marshal Shipey. of KosciCsko,
who so brutally murdered MI. Avery
in that place on Monday, the 2lst inst,
passed through here on the cars last
night in charge of a guard, who was
taking him to Jackson for safe keep
ing and protection. The friends Of
Avery in Kosciusko and Attala county
are very much excited, and, it is said,
contemplated taking Shipey from the
county Jail and lynching him, hence
his removal.
Mayor West, of Durant, yesterday
t~elegraphed our city marshal, MIR,
Kemp, who effected the capture of
jew jake some ten days ago, to look
out for one Wiley Woods, a desperate
who was supposed to be on the
south bound train. Marshal Kemp was
at the depot when the train arrived at
$3.50 pm. and boarding it found his
man in the sleeper In fancied safety
and made. him a prisoner. Woods is
in a critical condition, and has an ugly
scalp wound, also a terrible one in the
abdomen and a third one in one Of his
legs. His body is also covered with
scars Of gunshot wounds, there being
fully thirty made with buckshot and
one with a rifle ball. He is about
thirty years old and a very bad char
acter. He is wanted in Attala county
for ~waylaying and attempted assasina-
ton. A man named Adams is thought
to be his confederate and to have been
on the train with him. A subsequent
dispatch came from Durant saying to
arrest Adams, but it was too late. the
cars were gone, otherwise Marshal
Kemp would have bagged him.
Mr.. Harry W. Cage, Of the banking
firm Of Foot s. Cage, while on a hunt,
ing and fishing frolic with some young
friends in Pearl river swamp one day
last week espied a little faWn among
the weeds and grass and giving
chase captured it. He brought
the little deer home and presented it
to one of the dear girls.
The ladies of the several Protestant
churches organized a Temperance
Union Sunday afternoon. The meet.
ing was held at the Methodist church
and was largely attended. The gentle
men were invited to join the Unior
and a number Of them did so. George
Handy, Esq, one of our leading
merchants was elected President, and
one lady from each Of the churches
represented was elected v ice president
The OBJECT of the Union is to make al
earnest and determined effort by ever
legal and fair means to stop the salt
Of liquor in Canton. The work Of
Prohibition is going bravely on and il
looks as if king alcohol is about to b.
dethroned.
The announcement Of Gen. Grants
death was received here with much sor
row. We have had no formal meeting
Of citizens and have adopted no set o.
resolutions or put out signs Of mourn
ing, but ! truly believe that SINGER,
regret prevades the hearts Of our entir,
people. All concede that a great man
a representative American, has passed
away,
Crops are generally good. Rain
have been partial; some localities hay
had too much, while others NO
enough, so the respective denizens SAY
but on the whole the outlook is Cd
best we have had for many years, an
promises for a big yield both Of cotto
and corn are most t~iattering.
The Republicans of the county hel
their convention today to make the
part Of the nominations for the III
! sion ticket aOrpnd ,anon NTH A. NJ,