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The Vicksburg Post from Vicksburg, Mississippi • 4

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Vicksburg, Mississippi
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fa wot rover a iver ay 4 jrjijusMm Special 'Attention Given to the body was found right at the fork of 1 Hounuai IN I i 'hsd the county to the Jolla bat qayq he bee betadelayed A vA 4 iV 'jOnW MAbmalL County lAaneaeor Uwthatbehasafi theaaseesmentsin with ITOT ar re S' Jet Cincinnati last night by the AMJtoad HknjYj Wanton ei mayor SetoBd Pianos' aid O1W': iri JBflUMCI id'M i Maggie Lewie colored on being sworn toebma odjp if' We all went qp Lillie you 'are craxy" "the war then rtrioVed' To Oortk1 I Shut Mux Ha5Wr lime cement plaster S8 WtmbiMgtoekdMreet' Vicl fUJMMEB' wonev it win ib tat fttftifai nrmw I AhnuaritattrYia: MMa xm Cbeirystrsetaw'x Mr Berkeley Greeu pries 18 faMA cottage on Drummond street to feted this week price zJOT I foUMsSom cottace on'Harri itreel Hl mb I lot AdHiitWrff' he moderate Cash payment required will eXeeed the cost of a Summer trip and balance can be paid in monthly qur JraeMi ajiiiuaJ or gafitahl payments as UHW MDKRIC SPEED al Unas here Mr th the coeekef hfa interview totisedtiaana who oaUed a meeting at the rooms of the Uday morning It wax decided to raise tee money necessary tosurchaee the land byvoluntary contri bution and a committee waa appointed to wait on the people and solicit oontri UWtod 41 eV i APTEM Ba the city "yewterday aftetericta earf' ptweeaded to Mr beyaIwM j0 QenMrMilWeWr jury ana ordered the gtoee opened in or der thtothb' jtoy toightkMOply with the section of the law requiring a virir" of the body by the jnry' Thefgraye waa opened aqd three witaenMg wjfaffX amined via: Crockettinch Crotichand Chaa Ifilek' Qrockett in substance to what he stated to oar reporters pub Ifahed in The" Pon yesterday with the' addition thafewhgrebe aad Mr Dunn ar rived at the spot where Capt body was found Mire gillie Cook was standing ovecthe bddy with her pidd jtiqat her head and Dunn took it away from her 'at his request When' Newitt Cook and Dr Cook came up Miss Lillie Cook saidto Dunn me my pistol tiey have hit me with sticks and slapped me' and have been very mean to me" and then she said to' Dr Cook Cook you have jhad your revenge now' and I will have mine before to mor row at sundown and she further said: Cook you know who did Doctor said: "0 Lillie' shut up you know what you are talking about" and a little whileaf terward DrTook said he had to go home as there was no one there "A little while after' Dr Cook arrived Newitt Codk told him that Miss Lillie wanted Dunn to give her her pi tol and Dunn would not' do it Dr Cook said tq Neydtt he ought to give it to her if she is fool enough to kill herself let her do I went up to Dr Louse about half an hour af terward and found hie two daughters there While Bowie Was holding the in quest about one heard another gtin fire at 6 honsi Bowie had five jurymen and did not ask Witnesses auy questions then he asked Mr "Dunn to sign the report which Dunn did but he was not a sworn jury man Dug is all I know about Chai Miles colored was s'ronriggj said two weeks ago I was at the gin house here on this place' and Capt Cede told me that Dr Cook threatened to abobt hitn 8am Johnson toM ihe that Dr Cook drew a gun' on Capt Cole about two weeks ago and thatAfias Lillie Cook had to leave her house on ac count of that fusa" John Crouch being swom said I have aiuckshot (here delivered it to Coroner) got It from Bowie at the inquest he Bowie said he got ft froqi Dr Reese Cook whoct itout af the bodyof Capt Cole while the inquest waa being tr i After these witnesses had been exam ined Corone? JlafnWater arrested Dri Cook and' his' son NewitfCpok to await tbe action bf the jury of inquest which met today at eMcE The inquest at thd Courtrhouse to day Ciawuedihe Julkiwing rttnaanaa LWbelngaWmqbiffMiMlilhe Cooh called me and I weni towhkMr Cole's body wtoCrive todstad upoW gokhr afta4q0to 1Bowlef rode horee sent for Dr Coohand Aw Mias her' Wbee ahe wwld to'Vahe BMrt probably employ 1000 peopiehM will add 5000 or 6000 population It may not yet be too iato jto lahe stepa to secure the retentidii in our ciiy but we fegr tHAMtitivity of our dtiaens has loot' to? tihn the railroad shops and with dto" sLn will go quite a number of hard citi iaens' people who are a benefit to any community aa'they areAll wealth produc ers and not idle consumers? Willour Oitirans git idle and makefid Attempt to secure the shops of the' IX NcD A road Truly We hope not and yet we warn them that they will miss these shops if the greatest efforts are not made to se cure them Special rJ We are offering this week id follow ing articles at great reductions from reg ular rates: 75 Caasimere and lannel Sults 150 pjdr Careimere Pants 900 ancy and Plain Linen Suits and Pants 100 Black and Drab Alpaca and Dus ter Coats White and ancy and Alpaca Vesta 50 dozen Light Weight Drawers and Undershirts 150 dozen White and Colored Shirts Our entire line of Straw and Summer Hats below cot The above goods will be closed out re gardless of value before taking our an nual inventory Do not fail to call and secure a genu ine bargain at Buhman julyWt WX SW'V III 1 JeUa Point MrJL StVlx Doppee jwhq wwin charge of the work on the Delta Point its qompletioc pqade a tour of impection yeterday to4 Uw the work was standing the high watey that has pressed against it for ao long i time Mr iCoppee found the work all along the line in a perfectly good condi tion showing no damage frame the high water' In some places the willows com prising thsrevetaH nU had taken root and growqt the bright of about 8 feet There is a' great amount of the work that is under water at its present stage but it 'is thp most subetan tial part 'of the i work and judging by what portion could be seen and the effect its washing away would have pro duced there is no doubt that it will be found intact when the water recedes This is another instance of the cor rectneos of the' plans of the Mississippi River Comnjtorionand with the many other evidence pointing to the success obtained in ali their work should remove all doubts' as to the final and complete control of the mighty river by scientific and skfUfuleugiiTeeiing' Sheep 250 bead fine Stock Sheep for sale by julyt 7 II SMKMAN BROS '43 ih i SCapc Chamberlin Preaidento the School Board received a call from a large number of colored ministers yester day The object of the visit was to con fer with CapC Chamberlin in regard to the placing of a white ljsntlemaa over the Cherry Street Schools as Buperintend ent and make an to jet a polored mil apprisWed instead DtotiMndfrr lia assured the delegation tmt' Urtfie das on cause for any hjpnu iMAi tokired toacherK Captain Chamberlin fur thennoro aseureddbem that rfrsteriiCli Board did that their $jeri wopto klwsiy be the advanrejment gf tto faterests pf the colored jieoplo and 7 the 'botored scfeoU 4' BECK Prerident JTflQS MOUNT Vtom VJN0 HALPIN SecretaryGE0' KLEIN Trei Ar 'i iWz4 Stock iirthis Boiii'Homa Institutionc I lyLJ bi xli'y Pays Bettjer tli a Savings 't I 'k' '1 And its investments fully secured bv tnortnaes on real The 'Coatf Htoek ta 100 Pot Month on Ea ra Skim Strik' Amd Years iill be Ym I Hit Tei SbarM in EigbtYsMs will hivi Cost $960 ri i4 ifc Making a profitof $740 onuq investment averaging eouryears which is tori y'X' Jcept or UM ier eJut per annwm 5 Tjd vwt At anytime according to equitable rules having sniull amounts monthly to spare say fruiu $100 to 71J (d no betteb Tuan iNyfcsT in this ptock 1 will find it a most profitable Inves'iil ii iiting Cent petannumz' 1 4 i tij OW'NEliS wUincrease the value of then proi ertybyj toits for it loans its funds to actual builders and every new hmuejcreases the value of property in its neighborhood PERSONS MODERATE MEANS' WTSHING TO Bl lui can" borrow th 2 money from tle Awwhypn and pay Itbackin I Montbly Paymahts Not Gtiater Books of Subscription to the Eleventh Series of Stoc2 AY the Secretary 'j By butt train Misses Katie Ku and Amelia Baszinsky were 'paasen gore for Chicago A Thompson book keeper trip lari night Mr Kirkland a prominent citizen of pasaengerito this city on the 9:45 train this morning aogir ScnnhvR Port Gib Ltosi is a guest of Maj family www Tl ll ft rvunin ui uiv uj wu uuii crijebratev hope the Board of Mayor and Al will give the School Trustees 'a2? full support in their efforts to improve bur public schools Mt88E8 Delia and Inez Lum left yes terday on the accommodation train for Canton where they will spend a portion K'Vffof the Bummer to see oil our streets 'again after several Aays severe illness KwTJ 'Jndge Morris The Judge shows R' 'f tbn pffeetk of his recent illnesa ri A onljy observance of the ourth of hereaboutk was the of 4 Tom Miller to Davis Bend and aNational aalqto firli the National Cemetery is 'considerable talk of another factory being established here in the ty4 near ftttare Mr James Lewis is said to tew one'of the movers in 'the af fair' sgjj' A 0ua friend Antone Spengler of Jack ton has our sincere sympathy in the low of hh little daughter whoso untimely Rxi? death is mentioned in a dispatch from that city" 'v 'is THa attention of the public is call to the card of John string which makes its' second appearance in thjs bend is well and rock's known to all party and ball go lees' of ZSfQxs Dell'bICK special agent (jt tlie I United States in some cotton claims before tije rench American Com mMifnia in the city the interest of Maby bkkman an old colored wo U' man who reams from Hillsboro Scott fsi bUBiy three months ago and has faw days died rather I oMdenly to day Jhe coroner went'0 fae scene but as she had died in the ft three wjtncstw noJpquest Jto'deem neo6ary Ate seyenri parties CefabraUd (he" ourth by a aeveralbottles snake Lrirange not a fishing pole in the party Eg 'S5Hrie'tiafr aarveys'abd eianifnattoas i COMMISSION MERCHAN mV A INSURANCEilkGE (OVBTWEVicksBnRG BANK) killed Bowie lari about darir Lewis eafae to and stated to me hat Dr 'Mhs andr Jimmy Biggioa had sent for me toirri an inquest fc himAb gri myhords 'and I rode to CaptQle Isham remarked to toe When he came and told me that he saw Dr Cook in a fence corners' with i gun'y Isham said be not know who killed JCaptain Cole had a difficulty with Capt' Cole bnt had words with him onoe Afterward it was amicably settled The body Capt Cole waa 'covered up when imdneled fke jury right across the Cbok was there I reached thdbbdy Dr Copk was not had Mias Lil li? she fainted several times and poke as if her beat friend was gone said? it would be unfolded before' the setting sun to morrow If she said who killed Capt Cole I did not hear her I think it was between 10 and 11 when I arrived at the reporter of The Post went to the jail this morning to' the Doctor and his son but found (hem in consulta tion with their attorney who requested that the consultation be not interrupted Misi Lillie Cook daughter of Dr Cook was brought into the city last night to appear before the ju ry this jnorning and fa at the residence of Mr McCray wheteshq is suffering from mental excitement Dr Beall who was called in to see her went to the Court house this "mornjug and reported that she fain an irresponsible 'condition and as a matter of humanity he wished to swearbut Awrit de'lunatlco 'to place hermnder proper care attention' 1 The remains of the munlered man wepp bqried yesterday In the family burring ground at Milldale Rev W' Hurst Methodist 'minister for that circuit' 'officiating Tboufrh Mr deathwas not generail jknown throug hout the county there was a large coi course ot friends present to pny their respects to the dead Hapo s' 'iv' Mwt w'ai rlUi3T BECVED AT WBOLE8ALE AKpKKTAILr Peek A Snyder anti: Spalding BaacbaHa from Sc to flJ ro Croquet Seta from Si te SS Hainniock8r 75c SI SlSO $2tfO up to $750 fay ago Reorganization of John Scriug Baud This well known Band baa reor ganised now supplied with new instru ments and prepared to fUrhfah1 first class muaic for Ball Parties etc The Ban consists of first and second violins cor net bawq harp and tromfap adtf others if cal led or further information apply at Mr Lgwrenoe UJnifa Barbe anop1 STAKfi Preaidenk John McGkn General Manager 4 3 lw aS1 dl 4 svrrir 1 Cotton Exchange I The Cotton Exchange met lari evening attheirrooms'to receive the report of Merits Halpin and Teller the 'm fait tea appointed to vfait ferry to look at the site or the proposed bridgefat thgt point 4Af ter hearing the report of the committee' and having an exchange of views by Ute hfiembera h'wawtieemed inexpedient fWobeed in the' matter atpresent' inasmuch as the Board of Super visors had dotiated 117000 this year forthree bridges in the cipjnty and it' Was detomfated to postpone further action in the premises until next Spring! when the Baud wiltebe asked to bnWd the britigd at Birdsong1 Wd6ubthfa (s wise move and one that will meet the views of taxpayers of both city and TheiPowt Job Printing Office' It affords ua pleasure to announce that We have added to our reetablishinent one of the best 'Job Printing Offices in the 7 Port Job' Printing 'Company has what was known aslhe reercial Job Office" jnd wilj continue' the bdiueu' at thqdd carper CraiHard and Washington rtree Mr tlPaaneU jn of the most oompeteaVskillf ul and tarty "printers' in the eewwtry wBl fa (charge of the nA fipe and we are ware he eau gtve satisfac tion to tiu' moit prided aari exacting? 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