The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-07-05
Pen Pictures of Members of the
Press.

| Zen lectures OF Members of the
...,# Press.
James A. Stevens, of the Colum-
bus Independent, with the figure of
n bean pole, the mind of u Webster,
the eye of an eagle aud the pen of
a ready writer, gives The following
pen portrait of u number of gentle
men lle met at the late press con
ventiOn: t.....-t
Having Unexpectedly and at a
late hour coralled delinquent
Subscriber, andetfected Il temporary
compromise with the ebony duchess
who superintendS the laundrying of
our wardrobe, the editor last week
attended the annual gathering of
the editors at "thc historic cityo of
Nicksburg. AS one is often asked
the object of these reunions, we
will here say for the benefit of
those who do not know, but may
feel some interest in the matter,
that they are made up Of about one
part of business to four parts OF
tpleaSure and recreation, dashed
with amid sprinkling of f" mutual
| admira tion.n
TIE BOOSTERS.
Entcli lg "A city any larger than
Columbus always did make is feel
like country cracker, and the
hotel and hack drivers never fail to
find it ont, but to drop into IA crowd
of Mississippi editors is to make us
at home, even in the moon, and so
it was on this occasion. There was
Rupert Barksdale, of the Clarion /:
Walpole, of the KoSciuskO Star,
one of natures noblemen; Prince
Holland, of the Holly Springs Re
porter, IL marvel of social magnet
ism; rosy FrantZ, of the Brandon
Republican, without whose presence
IA press convention is Incomplete
a very combination of Hal, Sir
John and Bard0lph, with the mean
left out; Z. X. Mayors, of the Pas.
cagoula DEMOCRAT-STAR, the ac-
knowledgcd wag Of the powerful
minds" a charter member, a suc-
CesSful publisher, well dressed, well
fed, and always standing by the
constitution. Then we cannot for
get Col. Power, of the Clarion, the
embodiment of practical good sense
and usefulness Col. j. l.. McCnl-
lum, OF the Yazoo Democrat, the
Addison OF the crowd, and the most
kingl glyinappearance Uncle George
Harper, of the Kinds County Ga
aette, the Horace Greeley of the
Mississippi press in looks, wisdom
and experience, spectaclcd, good
natured and kind the impetuous
Saw Mill Jones, of the Winona
Democrat, a.gailant Confederate
soldier, OF Mr.. Moneys district ; the
vivacious Stacklouse, of immortal
Buffalo I" Siugle-speech memory d
Cochran, of the Starkyille Times,
with terociouS moustache, twinkling
eyes, long legs and generous heart
Geo. p. Herndon, the polished edi. !
tor of the Tupelo Journal A. Y. |
Harper, Of the Okolona States, re-
lentless as Cossack in politics, yet |
child-like and bland as a heathen
Cllinee socially; Col. Ward, the
poet.editor of the Macon San,
modest as a woman. bat not nearly
so beautiful; the sensible and
veteran Cinderella of the State
press, Col. j. j. Shannon, of the
Meridian Homestead not forgetting
Frank McGee, OF the Enterprise
courier, courtly, sleek and mar.
together With dozens of
other noble Arabs whose merits
would fill this place, whom therefore
we may not here charcoal into OBJ
livi0n. OF the new members, none
gave us more pleasure to meet than
Capt. Ed. Thompson, of the Aber-
deem Weekly, a nephew of the Ia
nous Jacob, fat, keen and hnnor-
Gus j. j. Haynie, of the Macon
San, who won our heart by his
modest manner. and manly nature F.;
Bonner, of the Panolo Star, a prize
lighter in physique, a gentleman in
spirit Capt. j. s. Hoskins, of the
Lexington Advertiser, atfable, Iowa
Die, and one-legsed from wound
1t Harrisburg; Murray, of the Ok
ord Falcon, eagle-eyed, eagle-na-
nred, and tat as billiard cue, be-
weem whom and Jayne, of the ,
Newton Report, was a spirited con- !
est over the barlow knife for per /,
onal beauty, resultingin a tie, and
10Th generously turning the prize
rer to Brother Barr, of the Corinth
'ub- Soiler, aud lightning,struck
the dignitied Frank !,
'arker, OF the Jasper County Her
Id. Last i'll mention but first in
onor, was the bride of the gifted
oung Hoskins, OF the COriRthidn,
aughter of Hon. w. NJ. Inge, can :
itlate for congress of the First dis {,
rict, and noblelooking lady
Diyinely tall and most divinely fair" /;
with something OF the ,
eroic in her contour. +
n happy crowd trulyi and when !
rolled into Nicksburg from va 7
ous directions, over hundred u
trOng, the trains resounded with n
8 !