Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-27

The Greenville Rifles have been pre-
sented fine silk flag by Squire {
Winslow
The farmers around Vicksburg com
plain that that market is unable to SUP
ply them with mules and farm-la laborer.
The Chamberlain Hunt Academy. a
Port Gibson, was recently damaged b
fire, to the amount Of three hundre,
dollars.
The American schooner, Indianola
which cleared from Moss Point on Jan
8, with Capt. Bloom and six men ha,
been given up for lost.
Capt. W. c. McQuiston. of Mos,
Point is dead He was formerly a res
ident Of Aberdeen, and prominent
lawyer of East Mississippi.
The brakesmen of the Illinois Central
Railroad on the freight trains of the
Southern division are on strike for an
increase of $3.50 per month.
A cutting afray occurred between two
negro women of the worst type at Vicks-
burg on Wednesday One of them will
go to jail, the other viii probably go to
the undertaken.
The preliminary trial Of jGustice-ofthe
peace, w. J. Gilmer came of on the 22d
and he was bound over in the sum of
$1,000; to appear before the Grand-jury.
for killing Constable Frazier
w G. Shehee, who killed John Cone.
about two months ago was tried at Co
lumbus, and fined five hundred dollars.
The friends of Mr.. Cone are indignant
at the lightness of the penalty.
Mr.. Haynie, the telegraph operator at
Macon, who was arrested on the afida-
yit Of a detective, charging him with
setting fire to the town, has been re-
leased-no evidence being forthcoming
against him.
The Mississippi Valley Railroad COM
menced last week, suit of condemna-
ton against long list of property in
Nicksburg, with view to acquiring
said property for the site of their ma
chine-shops
Ellisyille suffered from severe fire
on the night Of the p. The main bust
ness block was burned. Among the
loses is the firm of w. H. Patton Il Co. |
They lost $1,000 or $1,000, with only
81 800 insurance.
An unknown thief entered the house
IF Mr.. Craft, of McComb City, and was
n the act of leaving with the family
plate without saying 'by your leave
md when Mr. Craft fred on him. The
.hief made his escape.
A young lady of Amite county, who
vas disappointed in love affair deter
mined to shuttle of this mortal coil. A
lose of poison failing to produce the de-
ired effect, she cut her throat with a
azor; but at last accounts, the mortal
oil was still there.
Northern capitalists are inspecting
he Mississippi Valley Railroad, with
he view of making it a trunk line North
nd South, with feeder from Kansas
'ity and Nebraska; thus making direct
between the producing and
onsuming section.
w. J. Gilmer, a justice of the peace
f Warren county, shot constable John
J. Frazier through the neck inficting a
robable fatal wound. In his interview
18th Herald reporter, Frazier accused
timer of attempting to gain his assis-
ance in compounding felony. G
At Leland, Mississippi, February p, :
aaron Rankin, (col.), charged with out !
aging the little eight-year-old daughter f
f Mr.. John Mallory, was taken from :
le Deputy Sheriff by mob of eighteen :
len, and hung to the trestle of the L., :
!. O. &T.R.R.
Archie Thompson and his wife, two t
agroes living in Issaquena county, b
cked their three childrenin their cab Y
!, and went to the field to work; two Of e
le children were burned to a crisp, and n
le one who got out is thought to be ia q
lly burned A law making it a penal t
Tense to leave children locked up in a t