The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1888-12-22
STATE NEWS.

ana eaNed nearly up 10 the cotton YARD
fence and warehouse back from the
river bank Wednesday mOrning.-May-
ersyille Spectator.
Quite a sensation was caused in the
vicinity of Carson and Billiards. mill
last week by several children being
bitten by a DOG supposed to have by
drophebia. Three ofthe children have
been sent to a reported maidstone at
Oakland, with what result we have been
unable to learn.-Panolian.
r. n. Steagall, once an engineer on
the "Little j." and well-known to many
in Raymond, was assassinated Monday,
at Harrisburg, La, while riding along
the road. The party fired from ambush
with a double-barrel gun, filling Stea-
CALLS breast with buckshot.-Raymond
Gazette.
We had intended giving the metrop-
oils of the Delta, her hospitable.and
progressive capital, .Greenville, write
up in the Democrat this week. Press
of other startling matters renders this
impossible. On the occasion of fu-
ture visit we win give the public the
benefit of our notions of that go-ahead
city.-Bolivar Democrat.
Especial to Evening Post.l
Tchula. Miss, Dec. 15.-The steamer
F. Barksdale, of the P. Line, burned
this a. m. at 6 O'Clock at Hendricks
Landing. The boat had 9sl bales Of
cotton and 1900 sacks of seed. The
boat, cargo and papers are total loss.
Capt Frank Burkitt of the Chicasaw
Messenger must be pretty good fel-
low after all. AS soon as convinced
by The New South and other papers
that he was doing wrong by attacking
the farmers college and saying moth
ing against the University, he has ceas-
ed to make war on the former institu-
ton. Now, If he will stick to this pol
icy we will forgive him for his many
unjust attacks on the industrial collie
ges-New South.
We are much grieved to chronicle
the death Of Mr.. James Moorshead,
yesterday evening near Lexington.
From what we could gather of the
cause of his death, he was on visit to
his brothers, and while getting ready
to start home by some means he lost
the control of the mule he was about
mount and was kicked to death by the
vicious animal. Owing to our inabil-
ity to learn anything further concern
ing the sad occurrence before going to
press, we will give more particulars in
our next.-Durant News
We were in error last week in stat
ing that Deputy Sheriff Anderson at
tached the personal property of the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad. 1t is
supposed to be the property ofthe I'm
ion Investment Company, company
chartered for the purpose of building
the road. The individual debts of the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad is COM
paratively small.
Capt. Hardy has got more energy
than any ten men in Mississippi. lie
built the Northeastern and he will build
the Gulf and Ship Island. The oppo-
sltion he has only strengthens his en-
ergies in behalf Of the greatest enter
prise ever commenced in the State Of
Mlssissippl--Hattiesbur Democrat.
There is judge named Winn in the
District composed Of the counties
above here in the Valley. His name
though, is not indicative of his charac-
ter for there is less blow about him,
and more good solid worth about him
than any judge we have heard oflate-
". lie maintains the best order, not
only in his Court, but all around in
the little towns where the Court-hous-
es are situated. Recently at Rolling
Fork some fellows were raising row
and there were no other officials pres
ent TO stop ii.
Judge Winn Immediately called on
District Attorney Gibson to arrest one
of the principals, and he, himself arres-
ted the other. About that time a
friend Of one of the parties walked up,
and being full of anti-prohibition
Juice, put in his lip. Judge Winn cool
ly replied: 81 will just take you in too =
and he did it. If Arkansas can beat
this, we want her to speak out.-Com-
mercial lIorald
There is no town in the South which
in point of improvements surpasses
Yazoo City, indeed there are few places
. which equals it. Our streets are ad.
mired by every stranger that comes
amongst us; and our townspeople Ell.
joy an immunity from mud and dust
which visitors to other places best ap-
i, prcciate. Not only that, the splendid
: health Of Yazoo City, whose sanitary
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