The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-04-03
OVER THE STATE.

The change in the time Of hold.
ing the Circuit Court of this coun.
ty from the first Monday in May |
to the first Monday in June, we
think ii is a bad one, especially |
for planters, who can i'll afford to
loose single day from their crops |
in the latter month. However, il |
would be difficult to select a time
that would not Inconvenience
somebody. = Mayersville Speeta
tor.
The Clarion Of last week con.
tains the new Privilege Tax Law,
aud also the full text of several
other important laws passed by
the late Legislature; aud it will
continue in succeeding issues to
publish all laws of a general ma
ture-affecting the revenue, courts,
schools, amendments to Code. etc.
A fatal affray occurred between
Messrs. Joe and Tom Cremeans,
and a gentleman named McPher.
son, at Pleasanton, Itawamba
county, on Wednesday Of last
week. The weapons were knives,
and Mcpherson received twenty.
seven cuts, resulting In his death.
while Joe Cremeans received sew.
eral dangerous slashes and at last
report there was little hope for
recovery. We were informed that
probably whisky had much to do
with originating the affair, though
there is not a retail license in the
whole county.-Aberdeen Exam.
iner.
News was received here yester.
day afternoon of the destruction
of a gin.house, several cabins and
all the fences on the Foster place
about six miles up the river yes
terday morning by terrific storm
amounting to almost cyclone
It's course was from south. west Ia
northeast, and fears are enter
tanned that considerable other
damage has been done. It's trac',
and direction was almost identica
with the cyclone of few years
ago that created such destruction
IN the CALEDONIA neigbborhood
One mule was injured on the
Foster place but beyond this there
we're no other causualities.-Co
lumbus Dispatch.
Mr.. VIM. Blaiser, who has {
store and keeps the postoflice al
Hushpuckana, in this county, was
knocked in the head with an a,
and robbed of about $3.50 last Sat
urday morning at one o'clock
He was In the store asleep at thu
time and after daylight he wal
found on his bed with a gash il
his head and insensible. The un
fortunate man regained partia
consciousness in the evening ant
said negro broke into the store
and struck him. Two negroel
we're arrested by w. A. Johnsoi
at Concordia and are supposed t.
be the ones who knocked in th'
head and robbed Mr.. Blaiser
Constable w. G. Cannon also ar
rested two at Australia who ar,
supposed to be impllcated.-Rose
dale Leader.
DIR. J. II. Gambrell delivered
temperance lecture last night {,
the colored people at the MI. Her
oden Baptist Church of whicl
Rev. G.. G.. Middleton is pastor
The Church was crowded, and th
Doctor was unusually eloquen
aud forcible. A number of mem
bers of the Reform Club wer
present. AT the conclusion of tn
address, about two hundred CO.
ored persons, by standing vote
signified their adherence to tn
cause of temperance. The choi
OF the Church furnished excellen
music for the occasion.-Commer
cial Herald.
Especial TO The Times. Democrat
Jackson, March 26.-The Prob
bitionists have taken the prelimi
nary steps to inaugurate war OF
whisky, under the general loca
option law recently enacted b.
the Legislature. A meeting o