The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-10-20
STATE NEWS.

Lowry yesterday evening, which was
intended to release him from serving
out his sentence for which he is now in
jail. Lowry is indicted here for three
ofIenses, and the pardon was fer the
wrong one; so it did not have the de-
sired effect and Lowry is still in Jail.
This is only another of the many
outrageous abuses of the pardoning
power for which AIississippfs Exeeu-
tive has become so famous, and as a
matter of course was to be expected.
-Brookhayen Leader.
The facts are these: Rod Lowry
got into Il fight here some weeks pre-
vious to the above date, and was ar
rested. lie waved trial and proposed
to give bond for his appearance at Cir
cult Court. Finding he could not be
kept in jail for that offense, he was put
in Jail to serve out d 80 day sentence
fer an ofiensc committed number of
years ago, when he was mere boy,
and for which he had been convicted
years ago. Gov. Lowry was impor-
tuned to pardon him, but refused.
When the fever broke out in jackson,
he was the only person in jail, and the
Health officer of the county, some
court officials and number of citizens
sent petition TO the Governor, asking
his pardon provided he would leave
the town, and under these ciroumstan-
ces Gov. lowry pardoned him and he
was released, having only few days
to serve.--Brandon Republican.
Saturday a member of the survey
ing party now locating the Loop Line,
withdrew from the work at Bolivar,
received his pay, and started on foot
across the country to Shaw Station.
In lonely spot in the swamp near the
Richardson place, he passed two ne
groes sitting on a log lying along the
side of the road. About fifty yards
further two other negroes armed with
shotguns stopped out of the cane. 1t
was the work of only few moments
for the four scoundrels to strip an0
rob the lone pedestrian of his savings,
amounting to near $500. After they
had secured their booty one of the
black devils insisted on taking their
victim in the woods and battering his
brains out, on the idea that dead men
tell no tales The other three would
not consent to this, but ii required
force as well as argument to prevent
their british confederate from adding
the crime of murder to that of high
way robbery. The engineer reached
Shaw near dead with fright, told his
tale, and took the first train for Mem
phis.-Bolivar Democrat.
Especial to Times-Democrat.l
Durant, Oct. l2.-The Durant Com
press has just been completed and
trial was given to-day. Three bales
were compressed and the machinery
works admirably. The company is
chartered as the Durant Compress
Company, and viii be permanently
ready for work about next Monday.
Several consignments have already
been made.
DIR. W. l.. KERN, the Commissioner
from Holmes, recently added to our
Levee District, was in attendance upon
the Board ON Tuesday. Holmes has
been in a state of secession for four
years. but at last proclaims her allegi-
ance to the Levee Union and promises
to contribute her share of both brains
and revenue to the maintenance of the
district. With DIR. Kern as her Com
missioner her first promise is already
MISUNDERSTANDING Banner.
[The Board failed to meet for want
of quorum all the "back county,
members being absent except DIR.
Keirn.l
Yesterday friday morning Mr..
VIM. Harris (white) shot and killed
Frank Wilson (colored) with shot
guu loaded with buckshot, on the Sta
than place three miles north of Gre
NADIA. A dispute over some cotton
was the cause of the difficulty. We
were unable to get anything like full
particulars, consequently forbear COM
ment at present.-Grenada Sentinei.
Shep Anderson and Sol Copeland,
both colored, met in the road near
their respective residences and the
African church in the southwestern
portion of the city, on Sunday morn
ing. Shep drew pistol and said: al
am going to kill you,' and suiting the
action to the word fired his gun. The
bullet took effect in Copeland's left
breast, killing him instantly. Shcp
surrendered himself and said he had
committed the act because sol had at
tempted to "hoodoo" his wife: BY
placing trail Of corn meal, accompa-
MED by a number of small fish and
animal bones, from her gate 10 the
door.-Aberdeen Examiner.
As an evidence of the increased
prosperity generally of this section of
the country, we will mention the fact
that several planters have commenced
raising their own mules, and several
others intend to do the same. We
learn of one planter in Tallahatchie,
who usually buys % or 80 mules in this
market every season. who now has
over 20 young mules. and can furnish
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