The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-10

in the interests of the Gulf & Ship
Island Railroad, has written a let.
ter to Hon. w. H.. Jones, of Raj
eigh, stating that he would put
surveyors in the field TO locate the
road as soon as he returns home.
brandon Republican.
Especial to Picayune.l
Jackson, July 2.-Congressman
Barksdale telegraphs, that the
House to-day agreed to the Senate
amendment excepting the Gulf
and Ship Island land grant from
forfeiture. 1t is asserted that this
leaves no doubt of the completion
of the road from Ripley through
the centre of the State to the Mis-.
sissippi seaboard. A large force
is now at work in Tippah and
Union counties, and the road will
reach Pontotoc in time to carry
off this years crop.
AT o recent meeting. of the
Board OF Trustees of the Univer-
siIy of Mississippi at Oxford, five
members of the faculty were dis
missed, embracing the Professors
of Latin. Greek, Mathematics, Nat.
ural History and English Language
and Literature. Hon. II. M. Sulh-
van, Secretary of the Board of
Trustees, published a card stating
that these vacancies must be filled
for the next session and invites
applicants to be present by the
9th of July. The salary in each
instance is two thousand dollars
per annum and there will be no
paucily of numbers desiring the
positions. Aberdeen Examiner.
The lien law expired by limita-
tion at midnight last night, and is
now no longer in operation. What
the effect of it is going to be re.
mains to be seen. Opinion in re-
gard to Its probable results is
somewhat divided, some thinking
it will be beneficial, while Others
take contrary view. 1t is at
least an experiment, and if il
works badly, the next Legislature
will doubtless re.enact the law
One of its immediate effects will
be to deprive the Chancery Clerks
of the various counties of the
State of a considerable portion o.
the perqnisites of their Offices, ant
they do not, as a general thing
feel altogether satisfied at the sit
uation of affairs. --Natchez Dem.
On Saturday last we were some
what startled by the lusty sound
ing of the Court House bell, and
on inquiry, learned that the occa
sion was the release of Charley
! Yancey from Jail. Charley wal
"the. last rose of summer lef
blooming alone, all his lovely com
panions had-not exactly fadeC
and gone,' but they had gone
some to the peniteniiary and 9th
ers to work, and Charley was mon
arch of all he surveyed in Capt
Anderson's Hotel. But on Satur
| day he too was released, Mr.. Mol
lison paying his fine, and when h,
breathed again the sweet air o
liberty he rang out his JOY in
loud peal upon the town bell. Ant
now the county Jail is tenantless
"its lights are fled, its garland
deadn and for the first time il
many years there has been a bon
fide jail delivery. We congratu
late Charley and the Sheriff an
! the county upon the circumstance
and trust that the jailors callin
, may henceforth sink into "innot
uous desnetude" in our midst
Mayersville Spectator.
Especial to Times Democrat.l
Vleksburg, July 3.-The gran
jury for the present term of til
Criminal Court of this county, q
ter a session of twenty-four day
closed its labors and handed
their report this morning. 1t
y one of the longest and most inte
esting ever submitted. Judg
r Ralph North, in brief speecl
+ complimented the body in a fee
: ing manner, AID was at time
moved to tears. During their 81
ting they summoned 295 witnesse
q large majority of whom were e.
: amined. They found l42 true bill
e and ignored sixteen. They ham
led without gloves those VIII
were presented for selling liquC
= without license and made SON
very wholesome recommendation
as to parties who are In the hab