The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-03-30
OVER THE STATE.

eoO A"HS-eAA uOuEs ana nIIeen min
utes 1t has been stated on pretty
good authority, that as soon as the line
has been completed to West Point a
much faster schedule would be put on.
Five hours between the Magic City
and Columbus should be ample.-Co-
lumbus Dispatch.
whenever you succeed in inspiring
people with faith in the future of
their own town you have removed
every barrier to its advancement. The
faith of the outside world is built upon
the faith exhibited by those immedi-
ately interested. A stranger would
be fool to invest his money in pro-
gressive schemes in any town where
the citizens are too timid or sluggish
to invest. t.s-Aberdeen Examiner.
The standpipe, which holds $4,000
gallons of water, was filled yesterday
by the water works pumps in 8 hours
and so minutes. AT rough estimate
1t may be said in that time the pumps
performed the task of raising 100000
pounds to an average vertical height
of 250 feet. The water ran over the
top Of the pipe and caused some anxi-
ETY. among residents of the vicinity.
The increased pressure developed some
weak places in the mains, the employees
were engaged in repairing them yes
terday evening and well into the night.
Evening Post.
With all due Difference to the North
ern press which is constantly attempt
ing to make capital in harping on the
"downtrodden condition of the negro
in the South" and their proposed
methods of solving the so-called negro
problem, the News presents the follow
ing facts and figures obtained from a
reliable source, as an evidence of the
methods adopted by the city of Meri-
dian to solve this often agitated ques-
ton, viz: There are at the present
time, in the public schools of this city,
r,453 pupils, of which there are 948
white and sos black. The negroes of
Meridian pay into the school fund 1868,
while the whites pay over $11, 900. In
other words, there are 500 negro chill
dren kept in school for nine months in
tho year, and all Of the expense is de-
fraycd by the white people except 1858.
II is the opinion of the News that these
figures will obtain with very slight
variation throughout the South
Meridian News.
In suggesting, the nee essity for a
Constitution Convention, that the poll.
tical power of the State might be re.
adjusted, with view to the perpetuity
of white supremacy the abolition ol
the appointing power; the re-organi-
zation of our judicial system, and the
cheapening of the State expenses Of
the State government without impair
| ing its efficiency, we had no purpose OF
arraying the white people of the white
counties against the white people Of
the black belt-Chickasa Messenger
Capt. John N. Sloan, of Pontotoc
Miss, formerly Confederate soldier,
and well known in Corinth, has been
admitted to Bellevue hospital, New
York, upon letter from Prof. Bryant
one of the hospital visiting surgeons
: Almost all of Capt. Sloan's lower jaw
was carried away by the bursting of O
shell in the battle of Chickamauga
Sept. %, 1868. In healing the bones
did not grow properly. Prot. Bryant
hopes to remove the new growth and
start the lower jaw growing all ovel
again.-Sub-Soier and Democrat.
A gentleman who has been living OF
Silver Greek for 46 years sends tn
Herald the following:
This has been remarkable winter
no sno, but little rain and not colo
enough to kill hogs since last Novem
Der. 1t is very much like the fall an
winter of 1855, which is known as tn
: "dry year." and / had good deal Q
land that year that made two bales o
cotton per acre, and 1t was the onl
;. year that we could ride to Yazoo Cit
on horseback since | have been herr
! which has been 46 years.-Yazoo Hel
aid.
SMEDEs, Mss, March 20, 1882
MIR. EDITOR: A few weeks ago
man who was a nominated candida'
D for one of your county offices in lsS
dropped off here in search of a mul
IIe found several that did not belon
IS to him, as they were not of his sor
lie did not care to let his business |
y known except to few, but call u
: same,' he was In search of witness
or information in behalf OF Jas. ~
and wished to know If Mangum ha
n, not @bullied" aud kept voters from II
?" polls. The same man was highly e
~ dorscd and recommended by one
d. your largest, best known and mo
= patriotic upper Deer Creek planters
being one of the truest, among L
4, = -. ,.,i,o had mt on