Sword and shield. (Clinton, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-09-18
STATE NEWS.

The whole State has prospects OF a
fair crop.
Cotton worms are attacking the crops
in lssaquena county.
The Yazoo train now runs trains on
through to Greenwood.
The State W. C. T. u, of Mississippi
meets in jackson next Friday.
The bridge over Glass Bayou is un-
fit for use, owing to excessive rains.
Yazoo City is soon to have National
Bank with $4,000 capital.
Vicksburg ,cants chance for $780,
600 factory, but it is jackson that gets
it.
The Merchants Bank of Grenada
was opened for business on Mondoy
last.
Persons Regiment, First Mississippi
Cavalry held reunion at Grenada last
Monday.
Jno. r. Lynch is in Natchez, looking
after his property and booming the Rail
road election.
The citizens of Biloxi held mass
meeting Tuesday to break up the quar-
antine.
The Wednesday rainstorm in Warren
county and western Kinds did consider
able damage.
The Mobile & Ohio Railroad has
bought the gravel bed, about one mile
from Columbus.
The Vicksburg Southrons are drilling
hard under the captaincy Of G. J. Searles
their old commander.
There were forty-eight conversions
in the Cairnes meeting at Brookhaven
which closed last Saturday.
The Natchez Compress is already
booming the cotton business of that
town, though not completed.
Geo. Robt. Cairnes, the singing Texas
evangelist has been conducting very
successful meeting at Brookhayen.
The State Colored Fair which opens
October 26, and continues five days, IS
having most encouraging outlook.
Geo. Aiken, ten year old boy was
rnn over BY j train on the " y NJ
Railroad, in Vicksburg, and fatally in
jured.
At $50 Q clock Monday morning Bar
nard McCabe committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with
a pistol in Mr.. JAS Phlan's store in
Nicksburg.
Wilson Baker an aged gunsmith Of
Port Gibson, died suddenly, and alone in
his shop while at work. He was sub
iect to heart disease, that is what caused
his death.
Alex Chin and Chas. Thomas, two
negro roustabouts got into boxing
match last Sunday, and Thomas struck
Chin such blow over the heart that he
died in about ten minutes.
The Barataria Canning Factory will
institute suit against the parties con-
cerned for quarantining against their
goods, and not allowing them to be
Shipped from Mississippi City.
Col. J. J. Thornton, of Pass Christian
died last Sunday morning. lie was
member of the Secession Convention
and was bitterly opposed to it. When
it became a fxity, however, ne served
with great gallantry as Colonel OF the
Sixth Mississippi Regiment. At the
time of his death he was a member OF
the Board Of Trustees of the Industrial
Institute at Columbus.
A negro named Dave Bradley at
tempted to wreck train on the A. B. 4
4 Railroad near Holly Springs by plac-
ING crosstie on the track. The engl-
neer saw the obstruction in time to stop
the train. or a serious wreck and pos
sible loss of life would have resulted.
The negro was discovered in the bushes
near by,sand brought to Holly Springs
for trial. His motive was revenge.
Mr.. T. A. Williams, resident of
Florida. native of Vicksburg, who left
this city with his parents in 1882, since
which time he has gained his majority,
has recently returned here. as ne AYERS,
to enter suit against the United States
Government for portion of the ground
now occupied by the National Cemetery,
and which was sold to the government
by ex-Sheriff Sam Edwards. Mr.. Will
liams claims that the title to the prop
erty was Fvested in his father, at the
time of his death, which occurred
while he was yet minor. Mr.. Will
liams will retain counsel to manage his
claim for him, and he feels assured Of
success, He is afflicted by being deaf
and dumb. There are many here who
know his family and who have faith in
his claim being just.-Vicksburg special
to I'D.