The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-08-07

We heard a gentleman explain
the condition of the crops in va
eco. Those who worked, rain or
shine, have fair crops; those who
waited until after the rain to catch
up with the grass have poor crops.
The outlook, though brighter than
it was, might be very much i'm.
proved as to cotton.-Yazoo Her
aid.
Capt. Thos. r. Caldwell, Of
Smithville, in this county, places
q stalk of Buckwheat upon our
tables that is a monster. 1t meas
ures six feet in heighth and 1t is
we'll fruited. Capt. Caldwell has
"patch" of about half au acre Of
which the sample is a fair speci-
men, and he expects a yield equal
to its apacity.-Aberdeen Exam
iners
A friend residing in the Houlka
neighborhood, gives us the follow
ing remedy for hemorrhages of the
lungs, which he says never fails to
cure: "To one quart of apple
vinegar add one.balf pound of
starch, and salt enough TO make
the mixture palatable. Shake well
before using and take three or
four drains day. Take seidlitz
powder at night.-Cbickasaw Mes
senger.
Mr.. Jno. X. Pickett had on his
place on Big Black a quantity of
lespediza grass and he finally dis
covered that 1t was destroying the
bermuda, which had injured his
land seriously. He then went to
work to kill it and has succeeded
splendidly. This will prove inval.
liable Information to the many
planters who are troubled with
bermuda grass which has ruined
much Of our land.-Yazoo Herald.
Tfacklaying on the extension is
going forward rapidly. Up to last
night, 16 miles he'd been laid, and
a. it ~ only about "a miles to
Tchula via the extension, aud they
are laying track at the rate OF
about o mile day, they will close
the gap to Tchula about next
Thursday. The road will not be
opened for business, however, be-
tween this city aud Tchula, until
it is turned over by the construc
tion department all complete, with
the depots built, eto.-Yazoo Sen
tineh
The election held in Montgom
cry county July q, resulted in the
county going dry by 26 majority
Three o'clock the same morning
a negro was shot three times, by
armed men on horseback, who
called him ont. As he opened the
door he was fred into, and hit al
above stated. Several moro no
gro houses were fred into thu
same night. No arrests were
made at last accounts, but thu
guilty parties are supposed to b.
known.-Lexington Advertiser.
We learn from the vicksburI
Evening Post of Tuesday that thu
Mississippi Railroad Commission
az ex.office Board of Control o
the Mississippi Penitsntiary, ha'
issued an order to the lsssees for
bidding the working of convictI
outside the walls in any of thu
mechanical pursuits. This ordet
was invoked by the petition of IL.
mechanics of Jackson, which wa
inspired by the fact that Gen. VIII
Henry, the General Manager o
the Penitentiary, and Mr.. Russell
the clerk, were having residences
built chiefly by convict labor
Grenada Sentinel.
Mr.. W. II. Dickerson, who is
great coon hunter. informs us tha
he has made a discovery that
|. |. cosn wont go through wire fence
r however tempting the corn ma.
lock on the other side. Where
corn field borders on the edge o
the woods a great deal is destroy
ed by depredations from the coons
: but where there is a wire fence
e is not disturbed. The presumr
ton is that a wire fence suggest
to the coon's natural instinct th
suspicion of some sort of trap 81
rangement, which he endeavor
to avoid.-Friar's Point Gazette.
Reports have reached this CIT
of some acts Of outrageous lau
lessness committed by band Q