The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-03-06
OVER TnE STATE.

/ nIteen Dales OF cotton on the
Phinizse place Thursday evening,
the 18th inst. The property was
insured, but not enough to cover
three fourths of Its value. 1t is
said friction in the machinery
caused the fre.-VaIley Flag.
Mr.. l.. Linken brought down
from Belzoni last week an Indian
calumet. which was dug up recent
ly five feet below the ground near
Wasp Lake in, Washington coun-
ty, with aquantity of human bones.
The pipe is now at Mr.. W. I.
Hegman's.-Yazoo City Herald.
Mr.. Abe Kirschner returned
from a short visit to Vicksburg,
last Wednesday morning. He
went to Vieksburg for the purpose
of trying to discover some trace
of the thieves who robbed his
brother of $1,000 in cash and a
gold watch aud chain, last week,
but could not succeed in gaining
any definite Information in regard
to them.-Summit Times.
We learned from DIR. Mckay
that ten years ago the amount re.
allied from the sale of fruit ship.
ped from Mississippi did not ex.
ceed twenty thousand dollars.
Now, it reaches nearly one million
dollars, and as much more raised
for home consumption. This is
progress, and in the right direc.
tion.-Clarion.
We don't claim to have good
ear for music, but we would advise
the Chautauquans to disband aud
organize themselves into a "Wash
Tub Society," IL was the thinest
exhibition ever given in Brookha-
ven. Let them try the wash. board.
Nature never intended them as
songstcrs or performers on the
pianaforte. They are travelling
out of their sphere Brookhaven
Radiator.
Mr.. John Brister, of the Dea
sonville neighborhood, met with a
serious accident Tuesday after.
noon, while loading some shells
for breeeh loading shotgun. lie
had a pipe in his mouth at tho
time he pat the powder in the
shell and some fire fell from 1t in.
to the shell, which exploded,
burning the hair of his head, also
his beard, mustache and eye lash.
es. His eyesight is believed to
be impaired.-Yazoo Sentinel.
1t has been rumorcd that Gen.
A. 7. Stewart, the honored chan.
cellor of the State University, will
tender his resignation when the
trustees meet in June. We hope,
however, the rumor is without
foundation. Certainly the Uni
versity never required his ener
gies and his executive abilities
more than now. A more upright
christian gentleman ; a more thor
ough disciplinarian; more mauly
man never honored the chancel
orship of any Uniyersity.-Oxford
Falcon.
Week before last, in Carrollton
Hon. J. NJ. Liddell, Jr., had little
dispute with negro. He thought
nothing of it and went to supper
While at supper he was Informed
that the negro with whom he hat
had the words, together with 9th
ers, were congregated on The
Square waiting for him. He walk
ed down the street from the hote
and met the negroes, and after {
few words the negroes opened fire
{ on him with pistols, one sho
striking him In the arm and on,
in the leg between the knee ant
hip. Mr.. Liddell returned thu
fire, wounding two of bis assail
ants. one slightly in the stomach
and the other in the shoulder
The next day the negroes wer,
arrested and gave bond to awai
the action of the grand jury
, Valley Flag.
: 1t appears to be the determine
tion of the board of aldermen t
lease out the Institute Hall by thu
year, If a responsible and suitabl,
person can be found who will be
come the lessee and who vii
make an effort to induce a superi
or class of dramatic, lyric ant
other amusement companies tt
: visit Natchez during the season
We think such a lessee could b,
found, and we also believe that h
would find it perfectly feasible b.
! combining with other amusemen
managers to form a circuit to b
: made up of Natchez, jackson
Vicksburg and GreenvilIe, tha
8 would be embraced in the route
!. of all the first class troupes tray
D cling. The managers of this CHI