The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-02-20

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Mr.. Frazier died this morning at
ESQ o'clock. Mr.. Gilmer was ar.
rested by Deputy Sheriff Rigby on
Sunday, at Mt. Albon, and Is now
in jail. The trial is set for next
before Justice L. w.
LOewenberg.-Evening Post.
Mr.. Robert Brown. who farms
near Prairie Station. in this coun-
" has received q ommunication
from the Department Of Agricul'
ture in relation to furnishing the
Department with q hundred
pounds of the seed Of the Japan
ese clover. Mt. Brown was the
first man in America to prepare
those seed for market, and so far
as we know is the only one who
now has them for sale. In fact
until he exhibited these seeds in
the Mississippi Department Of the
New Orleans Exposition, there
were thousands Of people even in
this State who did not believe it
possible to save them. Since that
time he has been in receipt of or
ders from all parts of the country.
Aberdeen Examiner.
Mr.. s. Spenglsr, of vicksburg
informs US that the new building
to be erected at Cooper's Well will
be 40xl75, three stories high, in
stead oftwo.as reported last week,
with galleries on one side and
each end. Work was commenced
Tuesday. which will be rapidly
pushed forward.
The late term Of Circuit Court
cost Kinds county as follows:
Sheriff, expenses In pursuing prs
oner. ......... -...,..........S w
Sheriff, jail guard. d............,i 20 90
Sheriff, services self, deputies Is.
and baliffs. Observation-Disclosures. 262 "a
Sheriff, fees in State cases and
empanclling Grand Jury. .... lao co
Clerk, fees In State cases. -. 100 90
Clerk, per diem. ................. 40 10
Grand and petty jurics. ........ 456 05
State witness fee .............. 80 20
Total. ..s.................. l,l2j ~
Raymond Gazette.
News comes to us from Centre
vile, Amite county, of tragedy
that tits said is causing a great ex-
citement in the community where
it occurred, A daughter of j. W
Roork, Miss Carnee Roork was
seduced under promise Of mar
riage, by man named ]. j. Ar
berry, who refused to keep his
promise to the girl. Driven tC
desperation by her shame and dis
grace, Miss Roork determined tC
end her life, aud secured and
swallow ed a dose ofarsenic. Fail
ing in her fatal design from tht
poison she then cut her throa
With a razor. Miss Roork's rela
tives determined to avenge hel
wrongs, and several shots were
exchanged between her brothe1
aud Arberry, the brother beinl
shot through the hand, aud Arber
ry receiving shot through ont
of his ears. The affair has cause'
great excitement. At last &C
counts the girl was still alive, ant
it is thought there will be furibe
trouble.-Natchez Democrat.
The following concurrent resol
utions offered by Mr.. Luse wer
unanimously adopted by risinI
vote: .ats f.s,s as..
| Whereas, 1t has pleased God t
call from among the people of on
country, one of the noblest an
greatest of their heroes and states
men I; and the people of Mississip
pi have learned to love him an
his character; aud, lsfIf
Whereas, They have once Gale
for him with the united voice 9
this State, to be President of th
United States, and desire to in
press aud preserve the memory Q
his virtues, and to place them III
on the. records Of our State ths
the coming generations may kno'
aud cherish them. ill {
Therefore be it resolved by tn
Senate, the House Of Represent
tives concurring,
, LIST. That it is the sense of thi
Legislature, that in the death
Gen. W. s. Hancock, the peopl
of America have lost one who,
times that tried men, was q her
} in war, magnanimous in conquer
and wise in peace.
! I'd. That we join in commo
coudolence with the people ofoi
country, at this dispensation
Providence, which takes from |
] this great and good man, aud te
:. der to his family our sympathy
0 men and representatives Of Mi
: sissippi.
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