The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-02-08

y. +. UeOrge re-appearS as candl-
date for assessor. Everybody in the
county knows Mr.. George, and know
that he is eminemtly qualified to fill
this Office in the most effective manner,
from his long acquaintance with the
land business in his capacity of County
Surveyor.
NIB. M. Randall will return in a
few days from Ottumwa Iowa accom-
panied by quite a number of home
seekers. Mr.. Randall has spent some
time in the South and is alive to all
the advantages we have here over our
northern brothers, and in him we have
splendid representative.
M. Allen, the redoubtable, univer-
sally popular. faithful and efficient dis
penser of the duties of our Circuit
Clerks Office is candidate for re-elec-
ten. He wants the TIMES. as will be
seen by reference to our announcement
column, to tell the people of Madison
county he will appreciate their action,
if honored with their support in sutfi.
cient numbers to elect him, and that
he will serve them as aithtully in the
future as in the past. From what we
hear 'em say, he's not likely to move.
Messrs. G. w. Covington & Co., have
recently added to their stable very
handsome Kentucky saddle and har-
ness stallion, ENBOYD. He will be 6
years old next spring, 1914 hands high,
dark chestnut sorrel, star in forehead,
heavy name and tail. good bone, very
stylish, and splendid com hinavion
horse, fine breeder and subject to
registration. ENBOYD's breeding is of
the best, his pedigree is unexceptional.
A visit to their stable and a personal
inspection of this great acquisition to
the county will well repay anyone in
terested in improving their stock
Mountain Slasher being dead and
Tramp Denmark sold, ENBOYD was
purchased to replace them, and we say
without fear of contradiction, that he
will in every respect, equal, If not
excel those well known sires. A
Charles D. Paul, better known to the
printers craft as :. Jack" Paul, passed
through here on his way to Point Cou-
pee, La, to visit relatives, Jack was
aboard the Confederate ram, rArkansas,
when she cut her way through the
Federal feet to Vicksburg, from the
dZOO river, Cd Tue 10Uu udy VI July,
1862 The officers of the boat were
Commodore Brown, of Mississippi,
Lieut.. Stevens, and Capt. Harris, and
Macdonald's Batteries. Paul was a
member of Macdonald's battery, and
was severely wounded during the bat
tie, being reported mortally wounded.
He was honorably discharged on ac-
count of his wounds, at Okalona, Miss.
The Arkansas was built at Fort Pick
ering, near Memphis, and from there
taken up the Yazoo river to Liverpool,
near Yazoo City. On the 18th of July,
1862, the Arkansas steamed down the
Yazoo river and engaged in conflict
with the Federal boats Tyler, Conesto-
ga, Lexington and Carondelet, which
She soon worsted, scuttling the Caron-
delet, knocking the rudder off one of
the other boats and chasing the re-
naming two down to the Federal fleet
above Vicksburg, where she encount
cred the combined fleets of Farragut.
Ellets', Davis, and Porter's, some forty
vessels and several hundred pieces of
cannon, mortars and minnie rifles, cut
ting her way through them all and ar
irving safely in Vicksburg with her
flag flying, but her smokestack shot
to pieces.