The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-03-07
OVER THE STATE.

AAAN NlQAAntu AlEIHNU.
And the press and people Of Missis.
slppl, with rare exceptions, to whom
the Supreme Court and the editor OF
the Examiner are known, pronounce
that as the weakest opinion ever de.
livered by Maj. Jonas.-Meridiau
Standard.
Especial to Appeal-Avalanche.l
ltta Bena, Miss, March 2.-The III.
tie town of Itta Bena made a narrow
escape last night of being DESTROYED
by fire. The store of Bogen Bros. q
large frame building almost in the
center of town, surrounded bv other
frame stores, caught fire and was
utterly destroyed about Z O'Clock Sun.
day night. ]. ]. Long Il Co, who are
their next neighbors, aud whose store
was on fire several times. were only
saved by the efforts of friends. Bogen
Bros. are fully covered by insurance.
The board of trustees of the Missls-
sippi College, located at Clinton, has
been in session to-day. The Rev. j. B.
Gambrell, financial secretary, made
his report. He has raised an endow-
ment fund of S56,72l, $4,000 being
the amount aimed at. of the amount
raised $4,000 In cash has been paid
and the balance il represented by good
paper. This secures the Rockefeller
endowment Of $1,000. DR.. Gambrell
was reelected financial secretary.
Capt. W. I. Ratlifle, chairman of the
board, WAS empowered by resolution
to invest the fund The board is to-
night considering plans for the en-
largement OF the college building.
The board feel q pride in the success
ful contamination of their labors.-
Appeal-Avalapche.
To the Public:-Our editor has been
in Memphis this week, in company
with Mr.. 2. H. Smith. They forgot
to return according 10 promise and IT
Is suspected that they were "detained'
TO get identification. They are as
mum as oysters on this branch Of the
trip, but are very voluble on minor
points. To our readers this week we
wish TO say: If there are any short
comings, charge II to the editors alb
sence, and if there are excelanccs not
heretofore observed, it will teach you
that to find first class newspaper
man, why go to THE DEVIL.
This is piece of impudence and
mendacity which only the devil is
capable OF. 1t was very carefully run
in with other matter and was dissov-
cred too late to leave out. The above
shows that in the absence Of the editor
the young fellow who knocks around
printing Office is apt to play THE
DEvTL.-Mayersville Spectator.
There doesn't seem to be much of o
demand for plantation property just
now. On yesterday Mr.. Wash Weir,
90 executor Of the estate Of Levi B.
Field, deceased, offered for sale at
public outcry, at the door of the Court
House, and undivided one-half interest
in the "Mercer" plantation, sixteen
miles above the city, and containing
about $500 acres Of land, and there
was only one bid Of $4,000 made upon
It which was afterwards Withdrawn,
there being no other bidders, the place
was not sold. This plantation is said
to be one Of the finest in Adams coun-
ty, aud the whole place is estimated
to be worth fully $4,000. Mr.. Weir
did succeed in selling one-half inter-
est in the "Woodyard' place below
the city, containing in the aggregate,
about 664 acres, for $500, Mrs. NJ. Is.
Connor being the purchaser. There
was very little competition for this
place, the bids starting at $500 and
going up to the figure at which 1t was
disposed of-Natcbez Democrat.
There are few people in the State,
who on account of their towering preju-
dices and unfathomable ignorance, can
not see or understand" anything
favorable of the Constitution, but that
of course does not alter or change the
intrinsic merit or inherit excellence OF
the document. This Constitution Is
no more difficult of comprehension
than the Constitution of any other
State in this government. That dliler-
ent views will be entertained aud dli-
ferent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
placed upon its provision, is very prooa-
ble-ip fact it is entirely reasonable
There il difference of opinion some
times about the most common place
things of life. But It does not neces-
sarily follow that because il does not
suit your own peculiar ideas of pro-
priety, that the whole business Is q
"mess"
If there are mistakes in this Consti-
tuition (aud doubtless there are, ior
there is nothing absolutely perfect III
this world) there is enough wisdom,
pluck and patriotism left with the
people, TO make correction. They VIII
do Il. but not until a sufficient test has
been msde.--Greenwood Enterprise.
A writer in the Boonville Plaindeal-
er says Judge Houston made mistake
at the late term of the Prentlss county
court IN requiring jurors to be able to
read and write. The writer says "the
new Constitution does not require thls
qualification until after April l, 1877.
--Clarion-Ledger.
True. the Judge is not compelled TO
demand an educational qualification
for a juror until next year, but he IS
wise in excluding any man from the
nauel who cannot read, write and
commute interest when case is called
involving questions only understood
by those possessing rudimentary edu.
cation. Judge Hill OF the Federal
Court has for years exercised this as
cretiou. and we are glad to know that
Judge Houston has introduced the
rule into the Circuit Court.
To be sure, in general way, the
law declares all males over 81 and un-
der so years of age who are of sound
Mad aud have never been convicted
of infamous crime, competent for jury
duty. but section 1872 of the code
saws: "Tbe provisions of this code,
and all other laws of the State, having
relation 10 the mode of selectlpG
drawing, summoning or empaneang
iuries, arc hereby declared to be direc-
tory merely; and such juries, se'ecied,
drawn, summoned or empanelleu,
though in an informal or irregular