The Greenville times., 1890-05-03
OYER THE STATE.

OYER The STATE.
On Tuesday last there was S45,S49
in the Treasury Of IazoO county
money enough TO run the county for
the balance of this and next year with
out any levy except three mills for
school purposes.-Yazoo Sentinel.
MississippIs first Constitution was
framed in the summer Of 1917. The
was composed of At men,
bers, representing IA counties. The
was held at Washington,
Adams county. which was atthat time,
capital Of the Territory.-Copiah
Signal.
The Mississippi Mills consume
eight hundred cords of wood per
month, and when the new battery of
boilers get in operation, the total con-
sumption will be about twelve hun
dreds cords per month. AT this rate
il will not require many years to clear
up all the wood land in Copiah.-
Brookhaven Leader.
Holmes County Farmers Alliance
has endorsed the proposition to make
the poll tax receipt a prerequisite to
the voting privilege, with the addi-
tional requirement Of three years resi-
dence in the State, two in the county,
and one in the precinct, provided that
persons upon arriving at their majority
shall not be subject to the restrictions
Of residence in casting their votes
Tupelo Ledger.
The heavy rains this week have
swollen to very damaging proportions
the Yalobusha river aud at this writ
ing 1t lacks only few inches Of going
above the highest water mark Of this
season, and an estimate indicates that
IL will eclipse 1t by several inches.
Farms that were being planted last
week are now overhowed several
inches. This makes the fourth big
rise this river has made this spring
Grenada Sentinel.
[Special'to the Appeal.
Columbus, Miss, April 25.-S. A,
Hines, who has kept gaming house
here for number OF years, was tried
to-day in the Mayors Court by jury
and fined $500, but appealed the case,
giving bond OF $500. Much interest
has been felt in this case, and the ver-
dict was received with general salts
faction.
vicksburg, Miss, April 26.-The
steam gin and saw mill Of Charles
Lawrence, situated In Shsrkey county
three miles from Rolling Fork, were
burned last night. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000, partly covered by insu'
rance. Fifty or sixty Of Mr.. Lawrence''
tenants were quartered In the gin, and
in their efforts to escape from thu
| flames seven were drowned, the build.
| ing being surrounded by water to the
depth of seven feet. They had taker
refuge there from the overflow, and
there is no doubt that their careless
ness caused the fire.
Why the State should demand IL l..
cents per acie for land for which 1t ha'
long ago received its pay, is strange
1t in good faith should not have asked
for this additional pay. Besides thi
expense, each applicant must pay thu
Swamp Land Commissioner certail
fees. In addition to this an abstrac
of title must be furnished. SO 1t will
be seen the act makes II expensive Il
obtain the States title. We woult
advise all interested to await the meet
ing of the next Legislature, by whicl
they will doubtless-the matter beinI
thoroughly understood-be dealt witt
in a more liberal manner. Or It nigh
be well to endeavor TO have the Con
stitutional Convention take action Il
| the premises. II could thus be settle,
speedily and cffectually-Yazoo Sen
tinel.
1t is noticeable that all the variou
objectors to county conventions or pr
mary elections, object ON the groun
that swapping and dishonesty ar
found in conventions. These are poo
arguments, for any man who has eve
seen an election pass of, know ths
| buying and swapping Of votes Of th
"riffraff" and swapping influence {
candidates is INDUCED in freely. u
ually the best representative men, me
whose honesty and integrity are III
questioned, are found in comfy cor
ventions from all parts Of the count,
: The only objection good Democrs
. can raise to primary election is inc,
pediency; that there is no oppositio
to the party and no call for CONVEX
tion or primarary. On. the othe
hand conventions keep up organiz'
ton, kill opposition, insure success an
save candidates considerable expens
-Corinth Herald.
T.J. Majors, formerly of this count,
but now cotton broker in New o
leans, has been quietly working sint
last November, and has secured
aeorner' on the market. He has a
: ready made about half million do
lars, and will make as much more b,
fore he gets through with the "bears
He has bought Futures" sold at
profit with the understanding that Il
cotton was to be shipped out Of Il
country, aud re-lnvested his money !
futures. lie holds contracts for Il
delivery of 10000 bales in May, Jur
and July, and as there Is not so muc
: cotton in the market he has the bea
at his mercy, and can work the "bul
, goad to his hearts content. WI
would have thought when s."on
Majors was quiet, unassuming IA, =
in this county, that his head wou
a plan the game and his hand manip
late the deal that was to mulct the III
long spectators out of thousands
dollars ?-Fayette Chronicle.