Clarion-Ledger clipping

Howard, Merrimon; Jefferson County (Miss.)

Democratic and Radical rule: While Merriman Howard was Sheriff, we had a dozen or two colored deputies sporting about the county revolvers strapped to their sides. Our present admirable sheriff, McCormick, don't seem to require the assistance of such, yet the order and morality of the county were never in better condition. -Fayette Chronicle.