Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-10-23
STATE NEWS.

Anu hoW OAlOru wants cotton fac
tory.
Columbus is again cursed with sa-
looms.
Meridian has an epidemic of matri-
mony.
;. Leland is now money-order post
Office. O''
The Kosciusko Star will be re-
sumed
Mrs. 1. A. Winston died in Columbus
last week.
The Barnes Hotel of Mississippi City
The Aberdeen brass band took in the
Macon fair.
Crystal Springs has been suffering
from burglars.
The cattle exhibit at the Aberdeen
fair is splendid
Greenville is agitating the subject of
a street railway.
fernando county rejoices in an abun.
dant crop of hay.
The cotton crop around Edwards is
. per cent short.
Col. Hooker spoke at Brookhayen last
Wednesday night.
The fair association of Meridian will
probably resume operations.
The Macon Fair was opened bv >
speech from Senator Joel P. Walker.
Mr.. A. F. Montgomery died at Ed
wards last Monday of fatty degeneracy
Of the kidneys.
Joe Wiley killed Bill BIankensb;n
IN house of i'll fame-it is needless to
say this happened in Vicksburg.
Complaints are lodged that the Y &
NJ. and NJ. Il o., Railroads are ionor-
iipgg. iippg.t the hlee. Railroad Cnrn,a;~,;o-,
The Meridian NeuS wants the autbori-
ties to take charge of the streets and
compel every one to keep up his or her
sidewalk.
The G. < S. l. r. r., will leave New
Albany on one side because the people
would not pay it enough money to 60 on
a straight line.
The personal assessment Of Copiah
county for 1886 has increased over one
hundred thousand dollars over the as
sessment of 1885.
The Wesson Band of Hope, under the
direction of Mr.. S. p Bloom. gave
concert for the benefit of the Charles
ton sufferers and realized $500.
George Holloway colorod mail
carrier between Louisville and Acker-
man has heen arrested for robbing the
mail In default of $500 bail he goes to
Jail.
Mr.. Thomas B. Franks who killed
owen Gore ten years ago, and returned
some weeks since from his place of
refuge: to stand his trial, has been ac-
quilted.
A. D. Sloan of Sunfower LANDING
committed suicide Monday night 5y
shooting himself. He was the leading
physician OF the place, but was addicted
to the use of morphine.
Vicksburg furnishes another man.
slaughter This time it is Jim Wood
son who killed Allen Thorton. while
attempting to burglarize his house.
ThortOn had served sentence in the
penitentiary.
The young people of Natchez who
want homes of their own, are agitatin0
the question of extending the Main
streets of the city further into the
country, which would annex valuable
lots to the city, and at the same time
have these settlers nearer Jackson.
Hymen is getting in his work early
and late with the batchelorhood of the
State Press. Martin of the Corintb
Herald has deserted the jolly ranks and
gone over to the benedicts. Only the
Crislers Of Port Gibson, the Martins of
jackson and ourself are left to keen
stiff upper lip.
The Attorney General has given an
opinion OF interest to the tax-pavers IN
the upper levee district of Mississinn;
IN the construction of the late act of
the Legislature amending the act ere.
ating the Yazoo Miss delta levee Dis
trict, wherein he holds that the tsv -
l85 mill for the back counties and 24I
mills for the front.
The impression has heretofore pre-
vailed among members of the Ievee
Board and others interested that said
tax would only be 124 and 17@ mills
respectively. The Auditor sonobt the
opinion OF the Attorney General with
the above result, which he submitted
to Col. White, president of said Levee
Board, asking the instruction of the
board OF the exact amount which they
propose to levy. Ifthe board does not
act at once, the Auditor will in day or
two direct the tax collectors to collect
the maximum amounts authorized by
the law as construed by the Attorney
General. The tax paying season being
now at hand, this action is imperative
unon tho Audifar