The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-04-26
OVER TEE STATE.


OVER TEE STATE.
Our good and worthy friend, Mr..
Toe ]. Williams, had fine sport on last
Friday in capturing and safely landing
a huge catfish weighing So pounds.
When opened, a half grown wild tur-
kew was found in his stomach. How
he got there is the puzzleg Turkey
hunting is a common sport amongst
men, but if the catfish in the Yallo-
busha river are bent on the same fun,
we should go for the fish, thereby get
ting both fish and fowl in the same
catch. Well the mouth ofthat cat WAS
large enough to swallow a half grown
turkey, but how about the turkey get
ting into such dangerous place
Grenada Sentinel.
A party over from the point just
above Vidalia informed a Banner
reporter yesterday evening that the
negroes wers just Staying the deer
over there. The poor creatures have
taken shelter in the narrow strip OF
woodland, and the negroes chase them
about until they become exhausted,
already being in half starved condi-
tion, and they become easy victims.
Our infcrmer said seven were Kill
ed there yesterday. Some OF the
hunters should look into the matter
and take measures for protecting the
game on both sides of the river during
the overflow. The law is very strict
and should be enforced.-Banner.
The suit on the old Greenvillo and
Columbus bonds, held by the plaintiff
was decided in favor of the defendant
last week, in circuit court. This was
great victory for the town, for Il
stops a great multiplicity Of suits
This settled that the town is not liablt
on these old bonds, and hence we may
feel safe in saying that this put an enc
to all litigation in the matter. Th'
town was ably represented by Somer
vile & Somerville of this place, ant
Mr.. L. ii. Somerville, of Winona
while the plaintiffs counsel was Mr
Walter Trotter, of Winona. The sui
was well contested and quickly dc
cided. This decision will save tn,
town, $4,000. besides the interest oi
that amount, from 1S75.-Conserva
tive.
To the Editor of the Commercial:
TRENTON, MISS, April Is, 1890.
My attention has just been called t.
statemcn in the Commercial that
have sent a message to Gov. Stone tha
| approved his action in the lease o
Anthony Thomas, the negro that mur
dered my child. Inever sent any mes
sage to Gov. Stone, and as to the par
he took, if he acted according to law
have no complaint to make of hin
but if he kept that murderer from th
court that ought 10 have tried him Il
this county where he had no law for I
then think his action was wrong.
hope you will do me the justice t
publish this, and that the other paper
that published the statement will d
the same. Respectfully,
VIM. LOTION.
A tragedy was enacted at the Eas
Mississippi Insane Asylum this morn
ing about 8 o'clock, in which patien
from Union county, named 9. q. Brat
ten, was killed by Charles M. EidsoI
also a patient, from Tishomingo cour
ty. A coroner's jury was summone
to-day, composed of j. II. Mitchell, "
r. Macarthur, Percy Young, Il. IL. Nj
Arthur, Mr.. Shamberg, A. W. Caste
and held an inquest. Edison was quit
rational in his testimony, which WI
borne out as well as could /
by a patient in the next room
These two men have been col
fined in one room, being harm
less, but last night Edison sa!
that Bratten seemed to have spe
coming on, as he kept getting out
bed and knecling on the floor.to pra
At about midnight was awakened
Bratten seizing him by the throat /;
terrific struggle ensued in which Iii
, son was choked nearly to death. |
: says he thought he was goue, but
L got his knee up under Br1tten al
{ managed to throw him of, being kic
ed severely by the latter before
could hold him. He at last succeeds
in getting him by the throat and cho
ing him, as he expressed 1t 1u
enough. h.n-Times-D Democrat,
}. On Monday evening Rev. G. X. Ms
i. shall, NJ. d., Chinese gentlems
wearing his native costume, deliver
an interesting lecture in the Method
: church. In his own land he is know
as Dzan Use Zeh, the English mai
Marshall having been adopted in hon
of the venerable divine of that mar
in Vicksburg. DIR. Marshall came
Mississippi when youth, and "
) educated by the Vicksburg Sund
School, on condition of his taking
present name. lie served in the &c
fcderate army, being in Gen. Forres
4, command. In 1868 he returned
II China, and has been laboring amo
his people ever since, both as hospi
physician and as preacher. His Ell
lsh is good, and his descriptions Of
customs of his people was as amusi
as It was interesting. lie paid a m
tied tribute to the labors of M
Addie Burke (nee Gordon IN beh
of the Celestials, saying that from /
private purse she had furnished b
- means with which to establish n
preaching station, DIR. Marshall
> for Vicksburg on the train Tuesc
afternoon An ex-Confedcrate Chi
[. man is decided novelty, and 1t is
unlikely that this is the only one in
nd world who fought under the "st