The Greenville times., 1889-04-06
OVER THE STATE,

[ sOH' anu W. .. Mcclellan II
Bro. were let to Contractor, J. w. vii
liams. We also learn that Mr.. vii
hams has made arrangements for the
making of two hundred Thousand
brick, and more if necessary, the work
to commence next week.-Durant
News.
The Dispatch is never inclined to
look upon the dark side of things. II
Is justified by the evidences around n,
that Columbus viii in ten years be a
model city of the new South. Day by
day the outlook grows brighter. and
he is pessimist indeed and should be
hooted to his grave who would throw
one pebble in her path to jostle the
footsteps of her determined and victo-
rious march.-Columbus Dispatch.
In answer to the question aare we
to have Constitutional Convention Y
the Raymond Gazette says:
BY all means, if it proposes to abol-
ish such useless and expensive luxu-
ry as the State Legislature for. accor-
ding to the reform papers. the Gov.
ernor makes all the laws, or rather is
responsible for them; he collects and
distributes all money, and otherwise
acts as only,an autocrat con act. Have
the Convection by all means, and give
us one mans government in reality.
such as we now have in Imagination
tho people would be the gamers by it.
The assessor of Pamela county as
sessed property last year which paid a
tax of 3S,296.S4. In making his col
lections, Mr.. c. L. Taylor, the sheriff.
found that there was an additional
amount of property unassessed, the
taxes on which amounted to $3,SS9.66.
Placing this amount on his list. it
brings the amount of taxes collected
ON real and personal property to S42,-
1866. OF the amount thus collected,
1929 was advertised in the delinquent
tax list; but before the day of sale all
except seventy-nine dollars was paid,
making splendid showing for tho
taxpayers of Pamela county, which is
one of the largest as well as wealthiest
counties in the State.-Panolian.
Our old friend and neighbor, Mr.
Alex. Bum, is launching forth in an en-
terprise that is destined to make HIM
Independent and at the same time set
an example that will reclaim thousands
of acres of front grass lands from weed
and their owners from the impecuni-
osity which seems to have settled upon
them. Mr.. Bum has rented large
body of land which has been nigh un-
productive heretofore and is trans
forming it into magnificent hay field
lie has dozens of teams at work break
ing up and levcling IL and although it
will cost for this year goodly
sized pile to put it in condition, there
is no doubt that Mr.. Bum is fixed for
all time. We have here Bermuda in
all its luxuriance, and no hay in the
world excels as feeder.-Mayersville'
Spectator.
The Meridian News which is doing
splendid work for its section, quotes
an extract from the Herald was pub
lished in the Greenville TIMES, as an
endorsement of a constitutional con-
vention. The entire article was in
favor of the Lawson bill and was not
intended to aid any other object.
With regard to a constitutional con-
ventlon the position of the editor of
the Herald is simply this: Personally,
he is opposed to it, but men in whose
Judgment he has more confidence than
IN his own, who were formerly opposed
to it are now warm advocates in its
favor. They once apprehended the
some dangers we did, now they think
convention wise. We think the ques-
tion of holding q convention should be
submitted to the voters of the State
Yazoo Herald.
In another column will be found an
extract from the Jackson Clarion
Eedger regarding the disposition of
the conyicts of Mississippi, The state
ments made by the Clarion-Lodger
may be depended upon as entirely cor
rect. There is no "lessee system in
Mississippi. In fact, we do not believe
there Is any state III the Union whose
affairs are in better condition. Its
judiciary is a quarter Of century in
advance of that of any other state; its
educational institutions, maintained by
general taxations, are far superior to
ANYTHING to be found elsewhere in the
South; crime is steadily decreasing,
and the management of the convict
question proves that its people are
abreast with the spirit Of the age.
We regret we cannot say as much for
Tennessee as for Mississippi.-Aya-
lanche.
The Evening Post thus notes the
death of old Vicksburger:
Mr.. Rigby was native of the Isle ol
Man, and was born Oh Jan. 1st, 1902
He was consequently in the eighty
eighth year of bis age at the time ol
his death. Nearly or quite 65 years oi
this period he spent in Vicksburg
where he came at the age of % or q
wears. May years ego he married