Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-04-23

are county officers, act in this capacity
for the State and not for the county and
consequently cannot bind the county to
pay for this service.
Crop Prospects.
Vicksburg, April 1.-THE temperature
during the past week has averaged .
few degrees above the normal and sun
shine has been abundant. No rainfall
has occurred since last report. Upon
the whole conditions have been just
what was desired and planters availed
themselves of the opportunity to push
farming operations. Cotton planting
has progressed without interruption in
the middle and southern portions of the
State and has begun in most localities
in the north. While, generally speak
ing, there is no urgent need for rain,
light showers would cause more rapid
termination of seeds and insure good
| stands.
Early corn is up to good stand nearly
everywhere and looks we'll. In the
southern counties it will soon be ready
to receive the first cultivation.
The favorable weather of the past
seven days has advanced the season.
though farming operations are still a
week or ten days later than at this time
last year.
Gardens continue in a fourishing con-
dition gcnerally. Irish potatoes are up
| to q good stand and growing rapidly.
Nearly all young plants have been
taken from the cold-frames and placed
in the ground by early vegetable
growers in the southern counties.
The outlook is unusually favorable
for q good fruit crop this season, trees
are in full bloom, and small fruit is
| abundant. With . continued favorable
season straw berries will soon be abund-
ant. In some localities figs appear to
have been injured by tho cold weather
At the opening of spring.
Oats are reported to be unusually fine
and large yield is indicated in some
sections.
A summer Normal ut Meridian.
Through the instrnmentality of the
Young Mems Business League, Hon. j.
r. Preston, State superintendent of
education, has been induced to locate
one OF the State summer normal schools
at Meridian. The date fixed for the
opening Of the school is the first week
in June. 1t Is estimated that about 500
teachers will attend the normal, and
Mr.. Preston assured the league that the
instructors will be men OF national
reputation. In addition to the induce
ments hold out by the school itself to
the teachers of the State series Of
lectures from distinguished platform
orators will also be provided.
Gives the Revenue Agent Jurisdiction.
The Supreme Court last week in the
case Of Writ Adams, State revenue agent,
VS.. johnson & Loman. Of Claiborne
County, reversed the lower court. The
revenue agent some time since attached
the goods OF johnson & Loman to pay
the penalty for selling liquors without
. license, the attachments being sued
out under section 1890 of tho code Of
1892. In the lower court the plea was
set up that there was no authority under
said section for the attach ment, and the
lower court on these grounds dismissed
the attachment. The Supreme Court
held that the attachment was properly
sued out and was valid. About 81, 500
u involved. This is the irst decision
under that section rendered by the
court and gives the revenue agent juris-
diction oyer the blind tigers.
Severe wInd aad Hail storn.
The section Of country north and eas,
Of Meridian was visited last week by I
severe wind and hail storm. and much
damage was done to timber, fences
young crops and fruits. In the vicinity
Of Tamola station, ON the Mobile
Ohio railroad. the hAilstones, three
| fourths Of IN inch in diameter wert
piled up three inches deep ON thu
ground, while at Marion station. fvs
miles from Meridian. which was slmos1
completely wiped out by Cyclone tws
years ago. trees were leveled and thu
large barn Of T. C. Kinard was demol
| lished. In the vicinity Of Toomsuha
on the Alabama Great Southern rail
road. whore every house save three VA
destroyed by the oyelope of tvo year
sgo. considssAble dApl9e q yepoyted q
| anoount AZ hail