The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-10-17
State ii c5enersl. ~

4 1tu 10 fttl. -
Wilkinson county fair began O
Woodville Tuesday.
Judge North is improving an,
viii scon return 10 the bench.
1900 people at the Copiah Baptis
! Association at Damascus recently
Crystal Springs j. looking for on
hundred men with s5OO each 10 ex
tablish a cotton mill.
j. T. Buckley, formerly mayor o
Vaiden, Is now editor of the CarrO
County Democrat.
Canton and Yazoo City have tn,
two largest compresses along the
ii inois Central.
The l. N. O. e T. is reported tc
have got control of the Fort Scott,
Natchez and Gulf Railroad.
Harry Calhoun killed his bosom
friend. Charley MahOn, at Column
bus, mistaking him for a burglar.
On Bague Falaya, near Green
vile, BrIttUn Lee shot and killed
his brother-in-law, L. 4. Lafoe.
Family troubles.
The Progress thinks 1t significant
that Congress adjourned immedi-
ately Vicc-President Morton closed
his ShOreham bar.
Mississippi population is now put
at 1901 ,322 against f,13O, ,567 in
1880, a gain of only l596. a fine
demonstration, this, that figures lie
like sixty.
The Lexington Advertiser reports
Tchula "quictly but steadi y forging
ahead" Tchula would be all right
If you could only pronounce The
blamed thing without sneezing.
Last week, Robert Ruyster shot
Henry Rusche, at Yaz,o City. and
Setback Williams killed negro boy
near Lexington, Sunday. Neither
frl ow knew it was loaded. Tn
m 'ral is plain.
Andrew Perryman, cOlorcd, was
shetland killed at vicksburg, on the
rs by James. Martin, a member of
a posse organizcd to arrest negro
named Williams. PcTryman failed
to halt wh'n ordered.
Yazoo City has a population Of
), ,247. Nothing has been heard
from Port Gibson, hut we are all
rcas, nably c,r;ain that we hare a
population. In the ntanwhile our
have prudcntly takcI
10 the cane-brakcs.
The Mississippi River Commits
sion, which met in New York last
week, apport on d s3t0.0O0 of the
'und for lcvcr%,m the Yazoo front
This money will do mIch towards
e building and strengthening the
evecs.
Ancgro made an assault upon and
attempted robbery of Mrs. Strung,
/ widow living upon the Bachelor
plantation, near VickSburg. Thurs :
lay night, and got his held cracked
With the butt ofa whip for his pains.
he widow proved true TO her name.
Rev. J. ii. Gambrcll has resigned Q
S secretary e Prohibition Bur6au 8
o reenter the ministry, and because N
Ie has no hope for the success Of I
is hobby until political lines are
This means until one b
r the other party advocates high \
cense. \
G.. NJ. Lewis, mayor of Clinton, L
Tas assassinated on the night of the
9th by Abncr Harris and Dave n
hudson, negroes. Harris wife was d
uing for a divorce on account OF L
l-trcatment, and Mr.. Lewis, for B
hom she cooked, was pushing the II
latter for her. II
Seven members of the COnven- : :
on, according to an interview with >
nc Jackson correspondent of the =
ackson Commercial favor submit y
ng the Constitution TO the people =
" ratification 46 are opposed to E.
Ibmitting, and 26 are doubtful or = =.
estate TO express their opinions. /,
AT yicksburg, Saturday, James 81
amsey, a conductor on the V. & ey
J., shot and killed a negro for co
rowing railroad bolts at his train us
lme day conductor Jessie Cannon, in
the Valley Route, lodged n bullet wi
his ankle while carelessly hand tic
lg revolver. Somebody should m,
sarm Vicksburg. v
The State Alliance agencies of fC
kansas, Tennessee and Mississip-
have consolidated with head M
Iarters at Memphis. The man
ement Is under control of Mr.. r..
West, of Mis- issippi, and Mr.. no
t. Glenn, Of Tennessee, who have IN,
ccceded in making arrangements n
: liberal advanceinonts on con- a !
Of cotton. As
Mr.. Fewell attributed Gen. til
'orge's attack. upon the judiciary ut
report in the c'n- 70
tutional convention last week, to ma
litical motives, and the General oul
ne back at him in regular Con- tln
'ssional style. These personali- pre-
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