The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1890-12-27
OVER THE STATE.

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surance.
CarrolltOn, Miss, Dec. 1S-Tbe
large steam gin belonging TO the Hon
L. w. Sullivan, five miles north ofhere
with eight or ten bales of cotton wa,
burned to the ground last night about
5 o'clock p. m. Insurance Is said tc
be $1,000.
Especial to the Commercially
Canton, Miss, Dec. 21-Hon. John
x. Cameron had his fine barn DESTROY.
ed by fire on Friday night. burning
two valuable horses, a lot of cotton
corn and hay. Loss about $4,000
Origin of fire not known.
MIR. w. S. Barry's gin house wa,
burned Tuesday morning last with 2,
or 80 bales of cotton and 2OOO sacks Of
seed. There was some insurance bul
how much we did not learn. There
was two gin stands. People wer,
working at the gin house. We ar,
very scrry to hear of this loss.-Delta
Flag.
Especial to Times-Democratl
Brookhaven, Dec. 2l.-Nine familie.
from the North and West have located
in Brookhaven within the last six
weeks, making twenty-five that have
located in Lincoln county within thai
time. Many Northern families have
settled here within the past twelve
months, aud all express themselves as
well pleased.
Elsewhere in this issue We print al
appeal from Col. William ii. Stavall
the distinguished President ofthe Mis-.
sissippi Levee Board, to the citizens Of
this district, calling upon them fol
voluntary contributions to assist in de.
fraying the expenses of the Levee Com.
mittee now IN Washington, engaged
in the important work of inducing
Congress to make the Levees nation.
al care.-Delta Advance.
The new Constitution by requiring
of jurors the capacity to read and
write, caused the juries for both weeks
OF Court to be composed entirely Of
white men. Ne better juries have
been empaneled since the war. They
were too intelligent to be swayed OF
bamboozled. The instructions of the
Court and the evidence controlled
And their decisions were correct
With such junes life and property will
be made more secnre and lawlessness
will be greatly diminished.-Lexington
Advertiser.
Our levees are being enlarged in q
manner that will give satisfaction to all
who remember the flood oflast Spring
In the immediate front the Leyec
Board is enlarging and raising the en-
bankment so as to give 1t the required
height, a slope of 3 to and a crown
5 feet wide, which makes very nice
structure in appearance and very
safe one as well. From the Spiars res
idence to the new levee at Clover Hill
the U. S. Government is enlarging
making the completed levee oil about
Mayersville safe beyond any sort o.
doubt. The contractors are having
nice weather and are pushing The
work.-Spectator.
Especial to Commercial Herald.l
Jackson, Miss, Dec. 22.-Jusiict
Harris to-day decided that dog wa
worth $3.50. During the summer
under an ordinance forbidding dogi
running OH the streets unmuzzled, tht
city marshal killed fine bird dog be
longing to J. c. Julienne. The dos
was caught on the street without th'
muzzle and tag and the usual dcatl
penalty was inflicted. Mr.. Julienn'
brought suit against the city ant
to-day Justice Harris decided that h'
is entitled to $3.50 damages. The cast
will be appealed. The constitutionalltl
Of the city's dog ordinance is involved
in the case.
The Georgia Pacific for down righ
hard luck is the most unfortunate roat
in existence. And things happen tha
can't be helped, that with other road
would pass unnoticed by the travel
ing public. But let II happen on th'
Georgia Pacific and at once a howl o
indignation arises on all sides. Tale
are told of passengers who fall asleep
in transit, young men and wake up i
after years at their destination will
wrinkled faces and gray boards, tn
Rip Van Wrinkles of the Richmond
and Danville system. The drummeI
saws 1t runs its passenger trains lik'
other roads do their freights. Lev
Dockstadter holds up its misfortune
to the jeers of ribald populace, whil'
the travelling citizen speaks seriousl.
of going to Atlanta by way OF th'
Louisville and Nashville to Montgom
erv. and from there to the Georgi'
metropolis via the Western OF Ala
hama and Atlantic and Western
branches of the Central of Georgia.
Age-Herald.
This week Sheriff A. Z, Anderson i
epioined and stopped from collecting
about $7,bOO OF the taxes ho is charged
nm with. The injunction Is gotten on
by the English Land 20. for abou "a
$500. N. I. Burroughs about S2,ooo
and Delta & Pine Land Co. abou
$4,000
About 81, 900 of this amount is com
mon county taxes, which ofcourse TN
county will be deprived If matters re
remain as they now stand. 1t remain
for the Supervisors to determine VIVA
will be done in the premises. The III
junction was sued out on the groun'
that the Supervisors had no power y
increase the valuation Of the lands II
the county of those corporations, torn
90 to 40 IL. The CT npanies tendere'
the amount that their lands would bav
been at s2 per acre, which of cours'
Mr. Anderson could not accept, an'
tbis Is the reason be is enjoined iron
.ho taxea even by SALE