The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1889-04-13
OVER TIE STATE.

~ J4s -~N--'NO tHO AAOct cuC0uLd2-
ing letter from bis son, Basil, who is in
Texas for his health. Mr.. Basil Kiger
writes that he is much stronger and is
hopeful. and Col kiger now has great
faith that he win be restored complete
ly to health.-Commercial Herald.
1t looks now that the gentleman
who has filed the Auditors office with
so much ability, will have no opposi-
ton in his candidacy for reelection,
and this is as it should be, for besides
being precedent to endorse faithful
servant by a denomination. the DEM
ocratic party would have to get out
search warrant to find man better
fitted for the place. Capt. Stone is de-
servedly popular with all classes. lie
suits Copiah county. and the entire
State, and we predict be will be unan-
imouslys re-nominated to continue
where he is for another term.-Copiah
Signal.
The following special to the Times
Democrat will be encouraging news to
the friends of this grand enterprise.
Private advises confirms our statement
that the road viii be put through from
Gulfport to Hattiesburg at once:
Gulfport, Miss, March 29.-Work
on the Gulf and Ship Island Railway
is being quickly resumed.
Capt. j. A. Hoskins has begun lay
ing the track from the maine line to-
wards the Gulf The crossing with
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
win be put in soon and the track push
ed ON to the trestle In the Gulf. A
lot of pilng is ready to be put in also
large number Of crossties are ON
hand. Rails for over two miles of
track are stacked here, and arrange
ments are being made to put ON a
Northern locomotive. - IIattiesburg
Democrat.
That wide awake firm of Dorsey Il
McCabe desires to call the attention
of the public to the fact that in the
future nothing will be kept at their
meats stall but native beef. This firm
is always on the alert and attends to
the best interests Of its customers, and
having concluded that better cattle
could be bought here than the Kansas
beeves, have resolved that in the future
they will keep on hand choice, fine, fat,
corn fed beef, and will be pleased to
have their numerous patrons give them
call and examine their native beef
Natchez Democrat
We commend the foregoing to the
Warren county Alliance resoluters.
Moral--Raise fat meat and you needn't
bother to prohibit the Kansas kind.
Below we give the settlement of
poll tax with the Auditor made BY
the Sheriff in 1888 aud 1889, for the
years preceding, which shows up well
for Yazoo county:
1888.
Total polls. -. ..So,9Jo
Amount collected. ed............ 2.606
Delinquent. ,................... 80. .23J
1880.
Total polls. ls................... 6,560
Amount collected. d................. 4,4S3
Delinquent.... ~ .'.....''.,''e ez'V"
According to thNthere were in 1888
625 more male persons over 81 and
udner 55 years. not exempt from poll
tax in Yazoo county, than in 1851.
Estimating the proportion ofincerease
in people at six for every such person
and we have; 1880 more people in
1883 than in 1887, a fair gam for one
year. According to the reports the
difference in collection of poll tax was
1889 in favor of the latter. In many
ways our county is improving.-Yazoo
Herald.
Washington makes a really better
comparative poll tax collection show.
| ing than Yazoo. AS an index to pop.
ulation the former Is probably now
the most populous county in the State
On the rolls of 1888 were borne 5000
polls.
Especial Dispatch to Appeal.l
Aberdeen, Miss, April 7.-At 2
o'clock this morning the Drake IIote
on Meridian street, was discovered tC
be on fire, and before it could be
brought under contro, eight stores
and shops were completely destroyed
resulting in a loss of about $4,000
with total insurance ofabout $4,000
The Drake Hotel was a complete los
without any insurance, some OF thu
guests barely escaping, with the los
of clothing and valuables. The beei
market adjoining was total loss, nc
insurance, The fine storehouse be-
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