Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-02-02
STATE NEWS.

Prentiss county raised meat is being
shipped South.
A new Jail is being built at Purvis.
Coal has been discovered near West
Station. in Holms county.
The u. S. Fish Commissioner is
stocking Mississippi streams with carp.
Ex-Gov. Lowery is spoken of as
minister to Mexico.
There are 25 Confederate pensioners
in jackson county.
The Evening News is the name of a
lew journalistic venture projected for
Jackson.
The Batesville canning factory will
| be ready to begin putting up the earl
lest vegetables of the season.
The machinery for the Meridian
knitting factory has been ordered; SO
wes learn by the News.
Capts w. B. Prince, of Carrolton
died on the 10Th. from the wounds re-
ceived from Robert George.
Two young men from Grenada went
out hunting and got lost in the Yelo-
busha swamps last week.
1t is suggested that the olive be
grown in Mississippi. It will thrive
anywhere in the State.
jackson is raising funds by subscrip-
ton OF stock to erect wooden mill
there; SO says the Clarion-Ledger.
The two Swansons that were engag-
ed in the killing of officer Hines, in
jackson afew days ago, have been in,
dicted for murder.
The State Superintendent of Educa-
ton recommends the establishment Of
Teachers Library in every county in
the State.
Bonneville is shipping stock peas to
Verona and Shannon and other points
south of us on the M. & o.
Fifteen hundred bales of cotton were
sold by J. T. Powell. of Yazoo city, to
Barnwell g. Co., netting seventy-five
thousand dollars.
F. N. Beall. formerly of West Point,
this state, and son of Hon. Fred Beall,
shot and killed Hon. Frank r. McKin-
non. former law partner in Guthrie
Oklahoma.
The Raymond Gazette says there is
no probability of the Clinton College
being removed to Meridian. There
seems to be some legal obstacles in
I, the way.
Several towns throughout the State
held memorial meetings and passed
resolution in memory of Hon. l. @. c,
Lamar.
George L. Nets Sheriff Of Winston
county, WAS sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for six months on account of a
discrepancy in his accounts, of 81, 400.
OF county funds when he settled.
All the east side of Magnolia, was
completely destroyed by fire on the
morning of the 22d. Loss S75, 900,
with little insurance.
A law and order league has been
organized at Oxford. Something of the
sort appears to be necessary in Pike,
Amite, Franklin and some of the other
counties in Southern Mississippi
Within the past two years. costly
public school buildings have been
erected in Aberdeen, Okolona Tupelo,
Brookhayen. Wlnona, Columbus, and
other places.
The residence Of Mr.. Ketchum, deal
er in dressed lumber at Corinth burn
ed the 28th. Loss about $4,000; in
surance, $1,000. The house is sup.
posed to have caught from fiue.
After April 1st, the American Elk
press Company will become a competi-
tor for the business OF the state. II
will occupy the Illinois Central and
the Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville
Railroad.
The board OF Supervisors Of Alfalfa
county have put the stock law in oper-
alton in certain portions Of that coun-
ty, and the people who do not want 1t
operative are going to test the matter
before the courts
tits said chat there is hardly mail
that does not bring cosnplaints to the
State revenue agent at jackson, OF
the existence Of blind tigers. He is
preparing 70 wage vigorous war on
them.
a party Of young men near Corinth
went out hunting Saturday, and in
cutting tree for doom limb broke
and swung around striking William