The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-03-08
OVER THE STATE.
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,rops fire broke out here last night
.hout o'clock in the rear Of q. w.
Yates dry goods store, and consumed
Ystey store and stock of goods The
house was valued at $1,000; no lnstr-
ance: goods, $1,000; Insurance. $4,000.
Kendalps grocery store was destroyed.
House valued al $1,000; insurance
$500: stock $1,000; insurance sl,5OO.
Methodist Church destroyed, valued
at 81 900; no insurance.
The cause of the fire IS unknown,
but thought to be accidental
Gov. Stone made "a ten strike IN
the appointment of Hon. Edgar >.
Wilson. of the jackson Commonwealth
of Swamp Lands. For four years un.
der the administration OF President
Cleveland he held the highly impor,,
tant position of Register of the Land
Office at Cheynne, Wyoming, winning
from Commissioner Sparks the praise
of being .the very best officer in the
public lands service" There ne oo-
tained an experience that VIII DC oi
great advantage to him in his new as,
signment, aud he is better qualined
for the trust than any other man we
know of in the State. We congrati-
late the Governor, the State, ana the
new Commission.-Aberdeen Exani'
ner.
The Copiah Signal says:
"rhe Legislature has abolished lhe
office of State printer, to take eiiec'
when the term of the present inc'im
bent expires. We doubt whether let
ting out the work to the lowest bidder
will give satisfaction, as irresponsible
parties may secure the contract"
Under proper restrictions irrespon
sible parties may be prevented from
securing the contract. With a goot
and sufficient bond attached the ire
sponsible party may be made respon
sible. Public printing in the State
by the lowest bidder is the genera
rule and the State printer is the excep
ton. Besides this, the State printe
at Jackson under the lowest bidde
system can print paper without To-
fear of treading on the toes OF posi-
Bile friend-Meridian News.
Iu its eagerness to attack the Gov
ernor, the G. II. loses sight OF the fact
| in the case. While it is true that Go,
| Stone interposed to prevent the prise
ner from being sent to Smith count
for trial before a Magistrate. 1t is nc
true that the prisoner is now held /
the Penitentiary by order Of Governo
Stone, or that the Governor is in an
way overriding law, or "over-stel
ping his authority" The fact is, th
negro Thomas is now in the Penitel
tiary because the Sheriff Of Hind
county deems that institution the be
place for his safe keeping, and that Il
Sheriff is acting legally in holding th
prisoner, by virtue of writ issued b
Judge Cowan. Upon the strength OF
petition, and of clear and undisputt
testimony that the negro's life was
danger, Judge Cowan remanded hi
to the custody of the Sheriff
Kinds county for safe-keeping, in SUI
place as the Sheriff might designat
subject only to the order of the Oh
cult Judge in which the crime W
charged to have been committed.
There will be no trouble or unce
tainty about furnishing the neg
|. Thomas by law, just as Hawes W
punished IN Alabama last Friday, al
! the effect of legal punishment will
much better. When the claw" ia
in Thomas's case, it will be til
enough to talk about resorting
Judge Lynch.
Nobody seeks to palliate the cril
!. wsth which the negro Is charged;
one defends him. Neither is it logic
10 palliate or defend, or instigate I
commission of another crime, by
mob.
/. Gov. Stone, Judge Cowan, and
Sheriff of Kinds county have faithful
performed their duty in this matt
and will receive the almost unanimc
commentator of the civilized porti
of the world Evening Post.
Kosciusko, Miss, Feb. 2S.--Ne
was brought to Kosciusko this aft
noon of a terrible cyclone which aim
/ destroyed the little town of Cartha
Miss.
= Carthage is a small inland to-
twenty-five miles from railroad q
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