The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-02-13
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Leader.
An old Mississippian writes us
from Texas, saying he trusts Mis-.
slssippi will never elect her judi
ciary. That they have "tried it
onn over there and the evils re-
sulting therefrom are numerous.
Winona Advance.
West Point, Miss, Feb. 6.-N.
p. Roberts & Co., the largest
Wholesale and retail grocers in
East Mississippi, made an assign
ment to day. The principal credi-
tors are in New Orleans and st.
Louis.
Mr.. ID. W. Rhyme informs us
that the grading on his part of the
railroad extension, nearly two
miles, WILDE completed next week
or the week after. We understand
track laying will commence as
soon as the grading is finished
Lexington Advertiser.
The cotton.seed, some $4,000
sacks which belonged to the
Greeuville Oil Company,and saved
at the time of the recent fire which
consumed the mill, WILDE shipped
to Europe. Mr.. Billingsley has
contracted with The Higgbee q
Jackson Transportation Company
to take them to New Orleans. The
steamer Arthur Lambert and
barges are Ell route to Greenyille
to load the eed.-Commercial
Herald.
We trust that our Legislature
will not under the cry ofretrench.
mcnt and economy, do anything
to cripple our benevolent lnstitu-
tions. Let the members see to il
that there shall be no wastefulhess
or extravaganza, but let them pro.
vide whatever may be necessary
for their support undera judisious
management loohing to the pur
poses of their establishment. We
hope and are reminded to say in
this connection that the needs of
Vicksburg and Natchez hospitals
will not be forgotten Vicksburg
Sun.
The Governors message in re-
lation to Judge Watson's report
on the Railroad Supervision case,
recommending liberal compensa-
tioD for the important services he
rendered the State, was referred
to the House Committee on APP.
propriatious. We trust the Leg
istature will make au appropria
ton commensurate with the ser.
vices rendercd.-Holly Springs
Reporter. 1aN
A negro woman who lives on
Col. A. p. Mller's place got pen
sion money OH Tuesday to the
amount of$l,9Sl,40. Her husband
was killed lighting for bis country,
you know. She spent $500 of it
before she got out of town. In a
year from now the fact that she
had this little fortune will strike
her skull like recollection Of an al.
most forgotten dream. That's the
way the money goes Brandon
Republican.
The editor of the Grenada Sen.
tlnel Witnessed a mob in Pamela
county force an agent, who was
securing negroes for Arkansas, to
leave Sardis at the risk of his life.
We were told by gentleman on
M. & 7. r. II. Tuesday, that with
in the past few weeks nearly one
thousand negroes had taken the
train at Batesville for Arkansas
aud the Mississippi Valley. They
have local stock law in Pamela
county, which does not suit the
average colored person by any
means.-Grenada Sentinel. {
A party Of capitalists have pur.
chased all the large white oak tim
her in Tallahatchie bottom, on
both sides of the river from above
the mouth of Tippah down to
Wyatt, which will be made into
slaves and shipped to Europe. A
party arrived at Abbevile last Sat.
urday and commenced work in the
bottom tho first'of this week. Why
is it that our people have not taken
hold of this profitable business
The Tallahatchie bottom supports
some of the finest timber for stave
making ofany section in the South,
and it will always be a mystery
to us why this timber is not util-
lied by our own citizens.-Oxford
Falcon.
Quite a, serious accident hap
pened to Mr.. G. W. Partee. Treas.
ufer of Quitman county. returning
from Memphis Sunday. A lump
of stone coal came crashing
through a window of the car in
which he was seated, striking him
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