The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-27

Tng oldest female minister IN the
Uniled state IL Rev. Lydia sexton. She
f. IN her 93d year. and has preached the
gospel between forty AMI fifty years
one hundred and seyensy-dve prom
inent citizens Of Poplar Bluff, Mo, were
arrested Tor shooting craps and fined al
the way from ten 10 two hundred dol
Lara
A DESPATCH from San Francisco SAYS
that terrible forest fires were raging in
Eldorado and Nevada counties causing a
heavy loss. Many people were home
less.
Mn. HowAnD o. Ross, eldest son Of the
late Capt. Emmett Ross, and a very cap
able young man, will continue the pub
LEGATION Of the Canton Daily and Weekly
Picket
TnE Democrats are making red hot
canvass in Iowa, with fair prospects Of
success. Should GOV. Boies be rc-elect-
ed he IL likely to figure largely in the
next National Democratic campaign.
The I. @. Company has thrown open
to the travelling public it's new dining
room in the passenger depot IN Jackson
and trains now stop for meals there in
stead Of at the Edwards House as here
toiorc.
LEWIS +. MomrMrG, the ascending
manager Of the National Capital Say.
ings Building and Loan Association, Is
safe across the border inCanada although
the Postoflice Inspectors gave him a
hard chase.
a CAVE, which has only been partially
explored, has been discovered on farm
near West Mansfield, Logan county
Ohio. It gives promise OF riyaling, not
only in beauty, but in extent, the mann
moth cave Of Kentucky.
ONE Of the most damaging fires in all
her history occurred in Carrolton, Miss,
on the DIST inst. The fire broke out in
the large two-story hotel on Lexington
street. Several stores and their contents
we're destroyed. Loss heavy.
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The Indiana farmers are complaining
because the horse Axtell, which sold for
100000, has been valued at only $500 by
the tax assessed just as land is assessed.
The stock growers, il is safe to say, are
in favor Of the low assessment
TnE British Government has instruct
ed Sir Julian Paqncefote, the British
Minister at Washington, to bring under
the notice Of the United States Govern
ment the question Of the improper
packing Of cotton cargoes for England.
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DR, JonN y. WOODS, brother Of jus.
ticc Woods, Of this State, is candidate
for speakership Of the Kentucky llegis-
lature, with fine prospects Tor election,
Dr. Woods, like his distinguished broth.
Or, Is an ableman, and would creditahly
preside over the the House Of Represen-
tatiyes Of Kentucky.
The New York World says: "With
6SO,394 names now ON the pension list,
929,i claims to be acted ON, new GER
tiflcates issuing at the rate of 1000 per
day, and no safety-valve in the whole
concern, ii is pretty easy to see that
something little out Of the common
run is ahead.
THE indebtedness Of the United States
is only $22 for each inhabitant; OF Italy,
Sl47; OF France, $50; Of Germany, Si7 ;
Of Austria, 500; of Great Britain, ST.;
Of Canada S57; Of Australia, S497; Of the
Argentine republic, $l54. This affords
some explanation Of the rush OF immi-
grants to this country.
[
Mr.. NEWELL SANDERS, Of the Chat
tanooga Plow Company, is the authority
for the statement that Sheffield, Eng,
mandatory, with capitalo of s., 900, 900
is looking for favorable place OF invest
ment in the south. Already steps are
being taken to induce the concern tC
locate in Chattanooga
THE Greenville Democrat says "ThG
planters of this county are organizing
with view to fixing the price Of cottor
picking. Cotton is low and Of course
the wages OF pickers should be regulated
accordingly. Fifty cents per hundred
, for picking cotton at "a cents per pounC
for lint is more than rs cents per hun
bred for cotton at 10 cents per pound
. II general understanding among tn
, planters could be arrived at and a uni