The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-03-17
STATE NEWS.

the c0nFlcts the Legislature has refused
to cancel the lease Of the penitentiary
to the G. / 5. II. r. r. and take back
the conyiets after Capt. Hardy, as pres
ident of the R. r. company expressed
his willingness to return them TO the
State.-Southern Sentinel.
Our genial and efficient Sheriff, Mr..
Geo. Y. Scott, had an easy-going thing
in the sales of lands for taxes. Prop
erty offered was taken as soon as offer
ed, and he was afforded no opportunity
to get his voice in training preparatory
to the opening of court at the term
almost at hand.-Boliyar Democrat.
On our fourth page will be found
the name of the Levee Commissioners
for our District, appointed by the Gov
ernor and approved by the Senate.
Amongst them viii be found Gen. b.
5. Ricks, of Yazoo, and DIR. w. L. KERN,
of Holmes. Gen. Ricks has taken a
deep interest in all levee questions, and
is well informed ON all that relates to
them. On every occasion he has done
his best for the interest Of Yazoo, and
if at times he has compromised, it was
because compromise was best. lie
makes one of the most intelligent and
useful members of the Board. DIR.
KERN was long opposed to his county
being placed in the Levee District and
did not give up the fight until it was
lost. But with his excellent sense and
decided character, with Holmes in, he
viii make splendid Commissioner,
and we feel sure now that with inter-
ests identical the two counties will be
drawn into closer alliance and that
Yazoo will have another warm friend
on the Board to protect both counties
Yazoo should have had another Com
missioner by every rule of justice, but
we hope sufficient number of Com
missioners will prove friendly to guard
her interests, so far as the lower Goa
homa levee is concerned. Until that is
in proper shape we will never feel
comfortable, and this year the work
should be begun as early as possible
and carried on to completion-Yazoo
Herald.
To exercise a due diligence in busi-
ness is indispensable to success in every
department of life; in fact it is bound
EN- duty incumbent upon every one.
We should toll almost increasingly, and
with that resolution which is conducive
to our own permanent welfare, and to
the stability of the country at large.
Thisis well. Industry Is commendable,
and not one word, with any show of
reason, ,,ean be alleged against it. How
ever, we can see no plausible reason
why the keencst possible competition
exists between the steamers Cumber-
land, Phil Armour and Morning Star
The course is ruinous and what will
follow if steadily pursued, is simple as
daylight. They work like beavers, and
to no better purpose, in many instan-
ces, than simply to get ahead of each
other Correct computation as to val
ues, and how profits are to be realized
are altogether lost sight of, and beyond
simply getting ahead of each other,
they can have no further satisfaction.
Of course if they have the capital to
lose, and are disposed to waste 1t in
this fashion are at liberty to do so.
There is no law in the statutes, unless
their owners can be incarcerated as
lunatics, to stop them, and beyond be-
ing engaged in nefarious work, they
can go on until they reach the end of
their pile.
We earnestly hope they win mend
their ways, and endeavor, as hereto
fore, to serve their friends faithfully
and well, and hope for their prosperity
and success.-Mayesrville Spectator.
There are no developments in the
Rome school house tragedy that occur
red in the Fifth Supervisors District
of this county on Monday, Febauary
9th, resulting in the death of Messrs
r. A. and Edward Rutledge, and the
wounding of Benjamin English and
James A. Bailey, Jr., and others. Upon
proper affidavits, however, warrants
have been issued for the arrest of six
teen parties charged with completely
in the affair, and a trial was to have
been held in the Rome Justices beat
on Thursday morning, of which we
have as yet had no opportunity to
learn the result aud presume from the
nature of the case that several days
will be consumed At the time of
this writing 1t is not believed that Mr..
Bailey, who killed the two Rutledges
and woundsd Mr.. English, has been
apprehendee and consequently will not
be arraigned on this trial.
1t was terrible battle. There are
thirteen bullet holes in the walls of the
house, while number are known new
er to have left their marks upon the
building at all, and when it is remem-
bered that forty or fifty persons were
assembled in the room it is indeed
miraculous that no greater number of
casualties occurred. 1t is deeply re-
gretted by all, and by none more sim
cerely that by those who were imme-