The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-07-03
OVER THE STATE.


between this aud Arkansas City.
the tug Joe has been chartered to
run between Greeuville and Ark
ansas City, aud the steamer Issa-
quena will make three trips a week
from Vieksburg to Greenyille.-I
Commercial Herald.
We are informed by a gentleman
just from Skipwith that letters
have been received from A. j.
Wilkinson, Esq, dated at yieks-
burg to the effect that he would
not return TO his family, aud in.
timating his intention to destroy
himselfby acknowledgements
Spectator.
Judge j. II. Wynn has just got
through with his first circuit and
has now returned home for rest.
ing spell. Owing to the long con.
tinued accumulation of business
In all the counties, there was
vast amount of work for him to
get through with. 1t being a new
field Of labor for him, and being
stranger with a critical bar to deal
with, it made his duties extremely
delicate and arduous, and the re.
suit was most successful and sat.
isfactory. ln Washington county
there were eighteen murder eases,
besides large number of minor
criminal cases, and a heavy civil
docket, all Of which were disposed
of with appreciable promptness
and Il due regard to and proper
enforcement of the law, TO the
great relief of the county. The
Judge keeps mp well under the
strain, and will be up with the de-
mands Of his duties, and there is
no doubt hut the prompt and
proper enforcement Of the law will
have the desired effect of making
this district more peaceable. safe
and law abiding than it has been
for years.-Friars Point Gazette.
We have received the "prospec.
tus ana fair regulations of the
Wilkinson County Agricultural
and Live Stock Association char.
tered under the laws of Mississip.
pi, aud with headquarters at Wood.
vile. The objects Of the associa.
tion are among others to encour-
age agriculture and promote stock
raising, and as a means to this end
the association proposes TO have
fairs annually in November, and
to offer liberal premiums and
prizes for meritorious exhibits IN
every department. The first fail
under the auspices of the associa
ton, of which Hon. George I. Nc
Gehee is president, will take place
OIL the first Tuesday IN November
next, and no pains will be spared
to make it successful. Matches
Democrat.
A case of celebrity and consid
cradle importance was decided by
Chancellor Evans at West Point
yesterday, who presided at the
hearing in place of Chancellor
Critz, who, to q certain extent
| WAS Interested.
A suit was brought by Chicka
saw county against Clay county
for the pro rata amount of the sun
paid by the former on a railroad
subscription. When Clay count,
was organized, portion of Chick
asaw was taken TO aid in fOrmin;
the new county. The act of th'
Legislature organizing the new
county provided that Clay shoul'
pay its proportion of any liabilitleI
of Chickasaw which had accrue,
at that time, in accordance witt
the amount of taxable propert,
contained in the strip taken from
Chickasaw. The suit was brough
to enforce payment on the part o
Clay of its proportionate share o
Cbickasaw's subscription to rail
road project which was made be
fore Clay was organized. Chan
cellor Evans sustained the act ant
rendered a decree in favor 0
Chickasaw county. Mr.. r. I
Williams, of Meridian, was one o
the counsel for Chickasaw county
Meridian News.
On Sunday evening last our cit,
and surrounding country was visit
el by areal waterspout which die
great dsmage. The water pourc,
down in a perfect deluge and tn
cutters, gullies, bitches AM
branches were higher than eve
known before. We have not hear
the extent of the injury to crops
but we trust 1t is not SO bad as /
feared. 1t has rained every da,
since, and the prospect for fai
weather is gloomy.
The most discouraging report
regarding the crop prospects com
from every quater of our country
Many good farmers tell us it wi