The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-04-24


have little hope of securing their
permanent location. This ought
not 10 be. Few counties in the
State are better off financially and
few have superior natural re-
sources to Attala. In our multi.
tude of small farmers, We have a
happy condition of life, surpassed
by none of our sister counties.
Then for the honor of our county
let's fix up court Square.-Kosci-
usko Star.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, the able
President of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College of Mississippi,
is now in Washington for the pur-
pose of urging the passage of the
bill that has been favorably re-
ported by the Agricultural Com
mittee of the House of Represen-
tatiyes, proposing the establish
ment of Experimental farms or
stations at the various A. aud M.
Colleges of the country. If this
bill becomes a law, our College,
which shares with the A. & M.
College of Michigan the reputa-
tion of holding the first place
among institutions of this class,
will be one of those selected as an
experimental station" which will
not ohly result in the distribution
of considerable money by the
Government through it, but will
give its students and the visiting
farmers advantages in the way of
Witnessing tests of products new
to our soil, that will be worth an
immense amount to the State
Aberdeen Examiner.
One OF the boldest and clumsi-
est swiudling devices that we ever
saw is now on exhibit at DR.. Prices
drug store, and consists of the
outfit of a racket worked by two
sharp negroes on some stupid
coons in. this neighborhood. Two
blocks of wood were placed to.
gether, and in one of which two
holes had been made into which
the necks of small bottles fitted,
and through this upon plate of
lead upon which the impression OF
a silver dollar had been made, the
metal was to be poured and dol.
lars would be moulded. The con.
ducting tubes did not reach the
plate, however, aud the metal
poured IN would simply plug NJ
the holes and stop. The thing
was harmless for no sort Of imita.
ton of anything could be made by
il. But some fool niggers bit al
il, and syndicate was formed and
stock to amount of thirty dollarE
raised and paid for the blocks
when Rufus Davis, an honest OLE
fellow, got wind of the trick, cap
tured the outfit, and turned it ovel
to DIR. Price. 1t would take q wilt
flight of fancy to imagine that even
failure could be made with sucl
a wretched machine.-C Clarksdal,
: Banner.
The Supreme Court of Arkausal
to which court the occupation ia,
ordinance of Little Rock has beer
appealed, has decided the legalit,
of the measure. The opinion say
the Legislature has the right Il
delegate the power to cities to Ia,
occupation, it not being prohibite,
by the constitution that taxing oc
cupation is not taxing property
} and is therefore, not a tax that il
affected by the constitutional pro
vision limiting taxes on propert,
to certain per cent; that taxin,
occupation under this act is not |
, license tax, as the taxing of bill
{ lard tables, bowling alleys; etc.
is. The decree of the Pulaski
Chancery Court enjoins the en-
/. forcemepts of the ordinance. Th,
D opinion of the Supreme Court re
. verses the decree below, dissolve
. the injunction and dismisses th,
bill. The bill was passed by th,
Legislature of 1884 and adopte,
+. by the Council about one year age
1 That body now possesses the pow
er to improve the almost impassa
, BILE thoroughfares of Lite Rock
and many of her citizsns rejoicv
that the measure has been de
r clared constitutional.-State Ledg
: er.
J MARRIED.-On Tuesday, Apr
t IL, 1886, at Waxhaw, Bolivar coun
: ty, Miss, the residence of Jno. {
8 Kirk, ESQ.,, by the Rev. A. n
! Wrixon, Rector of Grace Church
3 Rosedale, Miss, Frank. NJ. Scott
0 Esq, and Miss Pearl, daughter o
Mr.. Jno. G. and Mrs. L. A. Kirk.
+ The announcement of this lon
2 contemplated marriage has sent
4 thrill of pleasure to the hearts an,
!. homes of the host of friends o
D both the groom and bride, she g.