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Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A Republican cotemporary calls
the rule Of the Interior Department
in Colorado, under Republican re-
gime, shiyering mass Of sinking
corruption. And yet we we're told
that if the Democrats were once in
in power, the country would journey
to that super-tropic region, where
over-coats are not needed.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Over 500 Illinois pastors have tes-
tilted that no evidence can be found
that high-license dlminishes drink
ing. 1t only closes repulsive saloons
and leaves open the attractive ones
to hire the univary with a double
temptation.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Reed, the Republican caucus
leader, tips the beam at over 200.
His voice is as shrill as a woman's,
and his Uranium, according to Mat
thew Arnold, resembles that Of
Shakspere.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Peter B. SwceDy, Boss Tweed's
old partner, has returned to New
York. He will re-enter politics and
help. .Jno. Kelly run the political
machine of Gotham. Grip your
money bag tight, queen city Of the
Empire State.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

John S. Wise, late Republican
candidate for Governor in Virginia,
has announced his withdrawal from
political life. Doubtless this hench-
man Of Mahone's is too pure and
holy Of heart to ningIe in the filthy
cess-pool Of politics.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Rowland, the Temperance candi-
date, has been elected the Mayor of
Toronto by a handsome majority.
The women voters were unanimous
in his favor and did string work
at the polls.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Judge Noah Davis, o ne Supreme
Court of New York, ngsde Tenn
perance address, at the Phillip Me-
mortal church on Madison Avenue,
New York, and reiterated his now
famous declaration that fully two
thirds Of the cases he had passed
upon, we're of young men who could
trace their downfall directly to
drink,
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Ex-chief Justice Cooley has made
ringing Temperance lectue before
the Students Temperance Society.
"Every Christian and patriot" he
says, ''should strive, pray, and vote
for total Prohibition"
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Ohio W. G. T. U: has been
finantially embarrassed for several
years. A movement has been lately
set on foot, however, to-remove from
it this heavy incumbus of debt.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Presidents ciyil-service prac-
tice, in retaining the worthy and eff
fcient in Washington United States
Offices, has been called his Xmas
gift, to the deserving of Washing
ton.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

John Sherman, the warer of the
scarlet garment, is in Columbus,
Ohio, working for reelection. Of
course, State that can endure the
rabid rawlings of Murat Halstead,
will make haste to heap honors on
this boss South-hater and vitupera-
%o,.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

In the license contest at Cam
bridge, Mass, DR.. Andrew P. Pea
body, Col. Thos Wentworth Higgin-
son, H. O. HoughtOn, (of the cele-
brated Boston Publishing House, Of
Houghton, Mlfiin & Coz, Frank
Foxcroft, Qiterary editor Of the
Boston Journal and about forty
other prominent men, voted the mo-
license ticket. Hurrah for scholar
" Cambridge
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

General Lawton's disabilities have
been removed by Republican SEN
ate. Stitch, stitch, stitch away on
the shroud of the bloody shirt: nail,
nail on the coffin Of Blaine. sher-
man & Co., its periodical resurec-
TORS.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The liquor league of Pennsylvania
held a secret conclave, in Reading,
Penn, but the secret leaked out
and it was found that they fully en-
dorsed the Howard Crosby high-li-
cense bill.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

1t is stated that Boston's darling,
Jno. l.. Sullivan the prize fighter,
has. in tha-OOurss7 ~ bis career,
squandered s157, ,0O0 for whisky and
attendant villanies.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The wives of the congressman
raided the stationery department of
the House for Xmas gifts, in way
to make the average taxpayer open
his eyes. Opera-glasses, writing
desks, and toilet sets ofmost elegant
and expensive make, were among
the booty captured.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Women voted for the first time, in
Toronto, for the election Of Mayor.
Thus one by one, the masculine
privileges are wrested from us by
the greedy, ,grasping fair sex. What
shall we poor men do?
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Wade Hampton says he has intro
duced his Clvil-service bill, in order
that the average congressman may
cease to be an office-broker and be-
come legislator.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator Blair will introduce at an
early date, joint resolution, for the
appointment of commission to in
quire into the effect of the traffic in
alcoholic liquors.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

That attenuated icicle from the
Empire State, who figured 50 large
" in the Beecher- -TiltOn trial, Sen
ator Evarts, sides with Beck, on the
Silver question. You ought to hear
the gold-bugs and plutocrats Of
Wall street howling "H tn Brute. 2
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A bill has been introduced to pay
the United States Marshals salaries
instead Of fees.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Ohio Prohibitionists are un-
remitting in their attacks oD the
whisky ring, and Sherman, Murat
Halstead, Foraker, and Hoadley and
their rum allies will be downed bye
and-bye, if there is anything in
persistence and pluck.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator Colquit filled the pulpit
of the Mt. Vernon, Methodist
church, in Washington, and told the
Capitolians all about the big fight
down in Atlanta.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

That eloquent Southerner, and
effective Temperance speaker, Col,
Geo. W. Balm, spoke to large au-
dience in Chickering Hall New
York.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Legislatures ofniReteen diff
ferent States will be in session dur
ing the coming year. They will all
discuss the Temperance question.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The U. S. Supreme Court has sus.
tanned the Mississippi Railroad Com
mission, thereby reversing the
decisions of Judges Hill and Pardee.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The manufacture of rum is the
most important industry in Nicara-
qua. 1t is conducted exclusively
by the government, whose I oits
therefrom are large.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Judge Reagan viii make a big en-
deavor to get his Ead's Ship Rail
way bill through the House this
session.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Speaker Carlisle is perplexed as to
whom to appointeou the Ways and
Means committee, in the place Of
Frank Hurd, who was its orator.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

About 1900 bills were introduced
in the House on Dec. 21st, and the
roll call Of States had proceeded no
no further than Louisiana.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Maine has furnished the Repub-
cans three of their very ablest
leaders; Fessenden, Blaine, and
Reed.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Little Billy Malone will not leave
Virginia, but will negroize a dis
trict, to send him to congress, as
soon as his senatorial term expires.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Judge Reagan will introduce a
bill for the payment of $4,000 to
Southern Mail Contractors.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The fiat has gone forth from the
whisky ring that Dakota shall not
be admitted into the Union, with a
Prohibition Constitution.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Jersey City, With its population
of 1858, has 1851 licensed sa-
looms. Two million eight hundred
and nineteen thousand. four hundred
and sixy-hye hard-earned dollars
are annually squandered in these
dives. Folks complain Of hard
times up there. Mighty funny, ain t
it2
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Last week the Legislature, Of
Washington Territory passed, by a
unanimous vote ii both Houses, q
sill providing for instructions in pub
qic schools upon the nature and
effects of alcohol. The law is the
strongest of the kind that has yet
been enacted.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Seven Thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars worth of the Presidents and
Cabinets photos. have been taken.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Yazoo City Loan and Build
ing Association is one of the most
fourishing of that energetic city's
business enterprises.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator Blair, of New Hamp-
shire, has introduced into the United
State Senate a resolution for a
National Prohibitory amendment.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Temperance people Of Vicks-
burg held rally in the Magnolia
Hall, Monday last. Revs. w. 1.
G. Hunnicut and 7. d. Marshall,
made addresses. An important
committee was appointed, and We
may hope for good work in the
crooked city.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The ladies OF Hazlehust received
callers New Years day. Who says
we cant sling on style in Mississippi
when we want to.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The ofice-grabbers are girding up
their loins to attack the Presidents
Civil service reform course.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The gallant young men of Colum-
bus, favored the girls OF the Female
Institute with a handsome protech-
nlc..display, on Christmas eve.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator Beck's able defense of the
"dollar Of our dads" was all the
talk in Washington, during the
holidays.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

"We are going to db some voting
in this State bye-ald.bye," says
Frank Leslie, editor the Alabama
Prohlbitionist.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Pass Christian and Pascagoula are
the only two towns who are making
efforts to be the terminus OF the
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Third Party movement is
steadily gaining strength in North
Carolina, to the terror Of the old
party leaders.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Prohibitionists of Michigan
have had a rousing convention and
declared for the Third Party.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Union County Optic contains
a virulent attack on Col. Gordon, the
the foater from Pontotoc and Union
counties.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A light snow fell in Holly Springs
Monday last. 1t was deep enough
to completely hide the ground with
its white coYerlet.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Another new Prohibition paper
has been started. 1t is called The
Germ and is published at Wayland,
Mich.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The hotel-keepers and boatmen of
our Mississippi Coast are reaping
many shekeIs from the Northern
visitors, who have come South in
search ofhealth and sunshine.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Judge Cooley pitlessly laid the
lash Of scorn on our drunken U. s.
Senators.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

G. W. Staples, a young Meridian
dude of "a years, led to the altar a
lady Of ga years. The bride was a
widow and rich-comment is not
necessary.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Horace Waters is in the South
preaching Temperance to our broth
er in black.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Presinent Cleveland recommends
the removal of the tariff from For
eign works Of fine art. Right as
usual.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

One of the neatest little sheets
that comes to our Office, is the Deaf
Mute Voice, edited and published by
the students of the Institute for the
Deaf and Dumb, in this city.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Cleveland signed Mrs. Grants
pension bill on Xmas day. A
gracious and a graceful thing, in our
opinion.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Nebraska had an election the
other day, and polled a so per cent.
larger vote thar the St. John vote
of 1884.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Rev, Joseph Cook is booked
for a lecture in the Academy Of
Music in Philadelphia, on the 18th.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

All the towns of Mississippi which
are large enough and wicked enough
to have Opera Houses, have been en-
joying a brilliant dramatic season.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The surveyors on the Georgia
Pacific R. R., have pitched their
tents near Starkville,and commenced
surveying the track for the continu-
alton Of their road.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Last Monday, at Meridian, Dep
uty Sheriff Rhodes arrested Bill
Puckette, (coIored), for the killing
Of Sam Knox, also colored, two
years ago. The proofs positive and
he will be tried before the the Cir
cult Court now in session.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Natchez Prohibition Union
held an important meeting on the
5th inst.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Hon. VIM. Daniels says, a
large proportion of the Prohibition
votes, in Maryland, we're fraudu-
lently suppressed.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The high-license, gstem in Ne
braska, has been pro punced to be
worse. than a farce.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A Prohibition conference has
been.callsd to meet in Lincoln, Neb.
Feb, 28th.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A new morning paper is to be
started in Vicksburg, about the first
of February. Its politics are as yet
unknown.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

1t is said that the commedian,
Emmett, has lost as much as $4,000
in actual cash by a single spree.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator Vest was kinder cornered
on the Dakota question, the other
day.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The attendance at the A. & M.
during the ensuing term, will come
up to 500.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The North American Review con-
tains an attack on Secretary Bayard.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Kentucky Legislature is in
session, and will re-elect Senator
Beck unanimously.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The State Universinity Magazine
has begun to discuss Theology from
a rather latitudinarian point of
view.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Our governor is grand-papa, he
is. Ada Lowry Ellis, is the young
lady who conferred such an honor
on this rather obscure individual.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Over thirty-fve thousand copies of
of Senator Beck's silver speech have
been ordered.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Senator George has been raising
constitutional objections to the Hoar
observation-disclosures bill.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Oxford boys are highly de-
lighted with their new professor of
Chemistry.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Vicksburg is rustIing lively to get
the Legislature to take the Charity
Hospital off her hands.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Gov. st. John is making things
lively for the whiskyites in Illinois.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Winona Rifles were hand
somely dined Xmas day, by one of
their feminine admirers.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The U. S. Fish Commissioners in
Vicks0urg and the hearts of the pis-
catory owners ofponds overflow with
Joy.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Aberdeen Tri-weekly has been
compelled to come back to a weekly,
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Yaretzsky, Of ShuQulak, Miss.
bought out a stock from one festive
R. Jonas, Of Hazlehurst. Jonas
skipped the country, and Yaretzsky
sat hlm down amid bis newly acquir-
ed possessions with sweet smile
wreathing his face, but this was soon
changed to gloom, when U. S.
Deputy Marshal, levied an attach
ment on the entire stock that the
slippery Jonas had sold him.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Natchez has steam Laundry in
successful operation.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A crank passed down the river by
Vicksburg, last Wednesday, hav-
ing travelled over $500 miles in
a canoe,
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Adams county is actually -hoastine
of her efficient county officers. Who.
ever saw before people who were
satisfied with their officials.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Northern portion Of Sharkey
county is under Prohibition.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Brookhaven INDUCED on Dec. 81,
in the festiyity of double wedding.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Skating tournaments are all the
go throughout the State.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Bryant Literary Society has
become quite an important feature
in the social life of Winona.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

"a drink of whisky cannot be had
within 100 miles Of Montgomery,
Alabama" says Geo. w. Balm.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A clewless burglary has happened
at Poplarville.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The name of Temperance Lectur-
ers abroad in the land is Legion.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Joaquin Miller, the poet of the
Sierras, says: "Rah Tor Georgia and
a Temperance President!!''
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09
POLITICAL POINTS.

The cost Of session of Congress is
100000.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The students of Tugaloo publish
quite an attractive little quarterly.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Judge Ragan will re-introduce
his inter-States commerce bill, dur
ing the present session.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The West Point Rifles have re-
ceiyed their new uniforms.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09
PROHIBITION NEWS.

EIGHTY EoUR WOMEN HOLD LICENs-
Es IN JERSEY CRY.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Two negroes were iynUsses--AeAnt-
ly at Crawford, Miss.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Grenada has had a big murder
trial in which a jury actually and
really brought in a verdict of guilty.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09
MIsSIsSrPPI MATTERS.

New Albany is improving her
cemetery.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Over 100000 worth of new
buildings have been erected In
Vicksburg during the past year.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Military matters are on a decided
boom in Mississippl.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Union County Optic calls the
Mississippi Legislature the great
wind mill. Come now, dear contem-
porary, don't be so disrespectful.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Vicksburg School Trustees
are hankerlng after one hundred
thousand dollars worth Of school
buildings, regardless Of the fact that
the debt of that over ambitious VII
lage already amounts to over a quar-
ter of a million of dollars. Taxes
wont be high there. Oh no, not all!
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Meridian Rifles are hard at
work drilling.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A series Of weekly Temperance
meetings have been carried on in
Philadelphia all the winter. Pretty
good for the staid and stoIid qua
kers.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

HazIehUrst claims to to a city,
since she has had theatrical troupe
to visit her.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Col, Chas. E. Hooker's residence
near Bovina, has been entirely de-
stroyed by FIRE. His two sons,
Messrs. Charles and Matt, barely
escaped from the burning building
with their lives.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The rabid raxer Of the Chick
asaw messenger is tackling the Mis-
sissippi deed Of trust system.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Capt. w. H. Hardy, of the Gulf
and Ship Island R. R. has been
cruising on Mississippi Sound, look
ing out for a gulf terminus for his
road.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Rev. L. s. Foster has bought
a half interest in the Baptist Record,
and will henceforth be an associate
editor of that most excellent journal.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

A drunken negro hoOdlum entered
the house Of a negro woman in Me-
ridian; threw quilt into the fire
and raised cain generally. In the
affray that ensued. the woman's son
was brntally murdered.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Jones county has a dude-a real
live one. Apply for his name at the
SWORD AND SHIELD Office.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Columbus has tannery. That.is
nothing, every time a small boy goes
fishing on Sunday his mother starts
a private one and plays the part Of
tanner to perfection.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

E. d. Dial is making the Meridian
News one of the spiciest dailies in
the State.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Woodville Republican says
that '85 has been a prosperous year
for Wilkinson county.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Gold lace and brass-buttons seem
to have thoroughly fascinated the
Mississippi boys.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

Nine prisoners have escaped from
the Warren county Jail, during the
last twelve months.
Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-01-09

The Vicksburg Rifles have a new
armory and they say it looks mighty
sphinx and spank.