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For superintendent OF Education.

We call special attention to the
announcement Of Col. i r. Gaitnoy
i, candidate for State Superinten
dent of EIGcatioa made in thi,
weeks issue OF The Herald. Col.
Galtncy is Il native Of Adams county,
Miss, and was educated in Oakland
College, in which he graduated when
that college, was under the suprrvl..
ion OF profound schOarship in its
professors. He afterwards 0Iadu-
atcd In the law department OF the
PENNSYLVANIA University, of Lcxing-
tor, Ky. Col. Galiney has been
long identified with the legal prolcs
sion, though not regularly engaged
in its pursuit, having at all times
given most Of his timc 90 literary
pursuits, contributing 10 the public
press OF the country, for which his
educatlonal advantages gave him
eminent qualification, and which
has secured for him an rnviablc rep
utati0n. He has ever been active in
promoting public enterprises tending
t. the elevation Of society and of in
trre~t to- the people, and especially
in his Efforts to advance the eluca
tional interests OF cur State and
county. lie has made good record
for himself IS county superintendent
OF public education of Ami.e county,
and il elected To the Office of State
Superintendent, will bring into re
QUESTION learning and ability ade-
quale to the duties and rc,ponsihi-
ties Of that high otlice.-LiJcrty
XernIR
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

The Clarion says that in the
Kinds County Convention, composed
of representative Democrats of that
county, there were only three per
sons, By actual count, who were op-
posed TO the denomination of Low
rs.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

1t rs worthy Of hcing reiterated
that there is one man at least, a can
didate before the people for a State
office against whom nOthiag has
been said, and against whom we feel
confident there can be no valid oh
lection urged. That man is II Ii
Hines, of Kinds county-Our choice
Tor Auditor.-Crystai Springs Me-
teOr,
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EDITORIAL NOTES


t'athrrs'nn carried Marsha'!. III,
""A.
Cleveland =; y ,,a!s 10 relatives &"
Ill =
Walker has carried Lauieriae
ard WAYNE.
Dafdrn is The ou,y candidate Who
tas flilrd 70 carry his own county.
|, HE Pearl River News 9efDactI
We never zee or hear NJ il tb,,,
long Summer DAYS
1,T,.on Nor-,c Avail, r,.n,o,
r; ,,, "
the az addition, 10 the Lowry col.
u,ru.
r so.,,o ..,,.n.,4 ,,rr,. ma.
Observation-Disclosures, 3;.,,;., -,
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''""''"t VIC ~ "'' ''c'' ''''''' i " Q
\ Jackson special 1t last Monday
''''> 80 ''
s"'' ''' '1'
Wv Nv
''"' ~"
'''0 '"'' -
~ "ea!ihy MAJ l1ahI man recently
'"'h u'''''" ou'c'"e because MS vile
""'e M"'hef fi"o"aFd oftsS 10 a
'' a ~ O'0'e"'Ns' " mucous
"" : ''' """ o''''''9 '"'' - Nv wa
in ~ '"' a" : ~ " "''''' gus
"'''' '''o'e u 10 'oo''s'i'"
'ArcNt court conHents at Monu
oei'" next MONDAY, a Iara" attend
anee Is * cttei during the week t."
I" "i'p'ss the tla' Of Jos. r.. Lot-
wv, in0'"t'" a. the iast term OF
CONT TOR To" '"nI m"f'ler OF his
,.o ,,"'' y" o'''" 1'''" I" August
&c h''''of OF ihE LEADER viii
"e AT Nonte'''" next week with a
''"' '"' "' ''ah" receipts on hand
s'o nHP'o /" met large number OF
Ms 'i'cn'S ahd patrons as well as
i'''"n" WAC have not heretofore
hc"n >HbHcFiD'r' We want to send
HI LLADER i" every man IN Law
fe"re '""n'y wac can read.
The Pix" County Convection last
Monday instructed for G"van for
Secretary of State, and ,a>ssd rosn.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Over oxertiOn, close application to
business, impairs appetite and takes
away the desire for food; to strengi ben
the one and reinstate the other, use that
tonic-eljxir Home Sanative Cordial.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

lotdi'. ........ S2US. 81
The fines and Jury tax to be changed
back to the tax Cafleetor aud accounted
for hereafter.
1t appearing TO the Board that there
Wesson in 1884 the net of nw4 section IS.
township o. range east, and that the
same belonged to ii. +. johnson, i: is
ordered that the assessment be changed
and that the said land be assessed to n,
y. johnson. 1t further appearing that
the personal assessment for 1884 of the
said III. +. johnson was by inadvertence
changed so as to erase the mill property
known AS WessOn Mill then valued at
81, 1900, and that the Same should have
been assessed to him, it is now ordered
that these be added to the assessment roll
OF personal property the said mill and ma
chinery at the said valuation Of 81, 120. 90,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

The constant STRAIN in this iron age On
human energy nereas!ta'rS 4 means to re-
new vitality, AND it is with pleasure ~
point ont HAT drsidrraium in Home Saua.
tive Cordial. July Is I'm.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Oniy 50 days left for the drawing g,
that Gtuuln" Mrcrschauu set of -mok IRIS
articles. Try a nuubcf two cigar for
chance in the set. The best } cent cigu
III town at kuhluans
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Now is til" time for pickles and pnttins
up fruit. You could do Yourself no
greater justice than going 10 kohlman's
for nice halt gallon and quart jars
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

The Home Sanatiye Cordial does 10,
cure all ihr ILL., to which flesh is heir hur
assists ii bHildlug up weakened conStitr-
ton by restoring natural appctitrs and
desires inr their use.
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FAIR RIVER PRECINCT.


At Fair River James Burns wa
chosen chairman and j. = Burns
Secretary. and W. u. Bailey. Jas.
Burns, and II. Summers delegates.
AltrrnatcS, OOcd Rollns, j y
Burns and Frank HarreSion.
M instructions were given. but
The delegation i, so.id for Lowry
and Thompsod.
HALLS PRECINCT.
At this precinct the meeting was
presided over Nv DR. {, T. Cunncriy.
and W. G.. Summers acted as Sec.
rotary.
On motion IT was resolved that
ten delegates he appointed 10y &C.
ciamalion to the county convention
a. follows a. NJ. Summers. f. T..
Collins. j y. Woulley, J. :. Fielder,
Frank Greer Sr., j. y. Hope, }. j.
Martin, J NJ. Williams, w. {. sum
mers, Harris Williams.
On motion, it was further
Resoircd, That the delegates be
instructed 10 SUPPORT for Governor
Robt. Lowry: for An litor Of Public
Accounts F., l.. Sykes; for Attorney
General Hon. K. II. Thompson. and
for remaining State officers the dele
gates 90 unin~tructcd
RcsOiced further. That We favor
Il county nominating convention,
and tLat W. j. Williams be our
choice for assCs>ur-u0minatI tor
Beat officers as follows For Su
pervisor, j : Fielder; for Justices
Of the Peace, Frank Greer, Jr., anu
, J. l.. Hart.
ADAMS CAMP GROUND rHECiNCr.
The meeting NJ this place was
presided over BY J. +. Carruth. and
W. A. Hodges acted as Secretary.
Five delegates were appointed a
/ 'oilo"o l. " ti!ShOiH' W. y
Hodges, j. T.. Carruth, +. V. Lewis,
/ ID. V. Sasscr. There were no iu.
slructions but is understood the
delegation is divided as to Cover.
nor
! LARDs MILL PRECINCT.
! This meeting WAS presided over
by Juo. eagle, and :. NJ. Holloway
acted as Secretary. The following
j delegates were appointed and in
st'ncted for Lowry and Thompson
Jno. eagle, W. +. Parsons, a. T.
! Loftin, w. l.. Smith, ). NJ. Holio
way. Alternatcs, L. J. keenc, ) r
Gayle, Hiram Smith,
yAUGHAN'S PRECINCT.
AT this meeting D. II 5. Cox was
called to the Chair and J. d. Me
Dayiu to act as Secretary. and tn,
following delegates elected by bal
lot : A. II. Smith, j. J. East. Z. r
hpplewhite, p. G.. East.
/ DR.. Il. r. Appiewhite introduced
! The following resolutions. which
were adopted ~ The sense OF The
meeting
|. ReSolrcd, That we, the Demo
cratic Conservative voters OF
Wang hans voting precinct. 5th Su.
! prrvlsorS District, Lincoln county.
favor n Constitutional Amendmcn,
providing that no person shall hold
the office OF Governor tor two con.
Sccutive terms, retaining the present
term Of four Years
,. ReSo{red, That we favor the
election of Judges by the people,
Railroad Supervision, and demand
All economical administration of the
State Government
3. Resolred. That Captain Put
( Darden is our choice for Governor
T. ReSoired, That the matter OF
nominating candidates for the
various county officers to be voted
Cor at the ensuing November elec
ton he left to the discretion of our
delegates, bat if nominations are to
be made. We prefer nominations by
convention to that Of Primary EIcc-
ton.
FAST : MII pprCvNCr
We have received nothing authcn
from East'S, but hear that the dele
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
THE LINCOLN DEMOCRACY,
What wss Dono m Last Saturdays
Beat Meetings.
Tne County Safe for Lowry and
Thompson.

urdav elect delegates tu The Coun
" Democratic Cunyruiion which
couScacs at Brno,bavcn next Sslur.
day. 18Th INST. hut We coadrn,c
ircm each the most Interesting liza
turUs sud present Them below
RGUoKHAvEN PRECINCT.
The meeting at this lace was
called ln order al the Count house at
II y IN. and 4. {. McNair elected
chairman and H. Casscd, AMI f. T.
Brennan Secretaries. All Hemocr at
ic voters OF the precinct desiring to
participate in he meeting were re
questcd To enroll their names with
HE sec ctaljCs att,r which, on mo.
tiun, II Cassidy and X. II. Thomp.
Sou were selected 10 uNmc Il commit
tee on Credentials This committee,
composed Of J. {. Hardy, \. Le"rn
thai, lr, W L. Spencer. \. ktau,>
and ID. Hickman, retired and rrpurl.
''' ""'N '"c '"''"" ''N''"''o"S,
VINO" we're """i'c"
HeS"red, lhat IT - nA"ei 700"
that every voter VII" ir2'ser"" MS
name upon the rel. 81 tl1H meeting
/ hereby pledges MS ad'2IahCe IL the
Democratic pa'ty aad ms support
." "' i'',''' ', = 10 ''''', ," 9
.,,,,.l'. ,I,a.,, v.hn. =, .n..t vif.i,,., 10
,.,rd.r their surrorl aad ale il
aHre 10 the party, toy >uotd nrt
. PHi N''pa'e !" '"I' "eS''"- 'aS' '''
! = ''.'''''' - - '"' -
! w '"''''''.' ''''''' nav VI, :
, '''''' .'''"'I -" POI y '''0 ~
~ '"'' ny "' u "''' WV
'5"'''S' '"e i'e'no', ",'0 nom ''''' "'
'"e '''' i''''"e'''' "' ''''' '''' mas
''''''"
| II ''9'''H '"'' ''"''" '''' ''''""
ny WINK " was oi'''''"o"S'' "o'f''
t"
.,, 'S'' 90, ''"' ,!' ',, ~, !" w.
yrn,inn t,I Acknowledgement and
the delegates to the County C1nvcn
ton he instructed To support him
L..
'"r That Office
oA motion 'he ''''""'h@ "''e@"'eS
were elected ny pa'i"t' "'" VIII at
ten" thc county '"hN""I'"h "h'n
efuc'e" as To al o'heF '"ha'o"Ie'
'"r s'"Ie "ilces. though IL Is uh"eF
STOOD that tue delegation Is "'Nide"
between Lowry ana Dar"en LOT 'oE'
erhof Jno. "e" rain H. oas'eoA
e. W. May H. h'A''3' ilen'
HH't'r' f. n""sHE' JOS o""he'iH' "A
hFaos9' T, D. NeE'", WIN. Aosh"S
nan an" 3D. < tiar'\'
ROGUE cH'rro PRECINCT
, " '"' mee''ns hf't Hah was
! t''' Ut" 'ha'''n"n al" a. q NaS'>
20 o'N'e
Inc '''''" why "e'=aU's were ''ec''
ny ""'' ., ~ '."' -
H. ''ass''' II a''th' a. d. MAI
TIN, H. Il. Alhritton.
On motion, the dc!erates were in
,trrcte1 IA snnuort tho foiIoe;no
| 49,, =, :,
= - '>'''''' ''' van, "
! Governor, robert Lowry Secretary
Of State, G.. NJ. GOvan Attorney
C.i,,r,i r n Thurnsnr Snror;r
,.,d.,,. of E,iuc.,,ion 7 smith
! N'H l"'MLN nj 'h'''H'i
! At tins meeting ~ Is. Hubbard
( was caosen chairman. and !. G. SEES
.ior. S.rret,r, vb. f.I,nwin,, dol
,,-.,,.. ,,....,.,,',.,,o,. 1 C,,t,h
s"''' w. : >''0''N 17''' III V''
d. IT, SESSIONS anu d. ). JAWS. Al
t,rnates, w. W. Fore, W. /. Parl
and \. II. Allies.
,rh. r,l,,u;,, op,l,o o,..I r,.o
,
'"'''''S were unanimously 8d''P'eo
/ AS the sense OF the meeting
WIrrc,e We tho cit;,.,s If
Nont,omnr, rr.ci,,.t noIio,,,r,,,.,
rEo Tim. !. NOW # how'd uhon ,ho
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
THE TESTIMONY
Or Darden's Crooked Political Re-
cord Amply Corroborated,
And, "a Cllnchsr, His own Coun-
II goes Against Him.

JEFFERSON CoUSrY, July s, 1885.
Editor of the state Ledger:
We, the undersigned citizens oi
this couutN, being familiar with the
political record OF Capt. Dardcn
wish To say that tie communication
in the last state Ledger siIned lev
three county officials. three mem
hers County Executive Committee
and scvcraI otter prominent citizens
aud uuialtcring Democrats, j. true
in every allegation respecting Capt.
Dardeu's political tcrgiver,alions
and we re affirm that he is not and
and has not been considered true
Democrat since 1873, and has, on
the contrary, been regarded rs an en-
envy tO our party supremacy in the
State. Distas;clul as it j., we esteem
1t our duty To- cniightpn our fellow
Democrats throughout the State on
this vital question, in order hat they
may not through accident make the
fatal mistake Of placing in the Cub
'rnatorial chair and in charge of the
party machinery n man who would,
it is believed, use his position and
the machinery Of the patty to diSin-
tcgratc aud destroy the patty organ
iLatiUn.
There is a large negro ma jority ia
this and other counties of the State.
aud Democrat" every where will rec
OgniHe the vital necessity for retain
ing In the Executive office an unfal-
tcring, unfai,ing and unwavering
, Democrat, and To- this end we ask
the co operation ct Democrats every
where without respect to personal
ptcdilectiOus. We shall labor in our
own county with ceaSe,ess activity
10 defeat the extraordinary prrtCn
sions of Capt. Da den, but with
what hope OF success we cannot now
positively fOrrleli, fox the reason
that he is supported with tircics,
energy by the Old Independents and
by those personal friends who arc
unwilling to make the sacrifice in
o',.''' vi ,He parry "I''" "i!,oS'U'o"
60 ,,lnI.rI.,'' ',,'.'',, ,ta',,,;,,,;
les of our party rs above ali pric,
and the supremacy cf the party a.
The snrcst and only guarantee "i GOOD
6"N'''''''e'' III ""' ''''. we ''''''
anJ I.r.., C.,. na,I,,,,.. o.,.;ro
! lions, Notwithstanding the fact that
j he Is oar nrighhor aud gentleman
! "noih we hefH"n3iIN esteem
JNn w Bn0yGuroy, Mem. Dem Ex.
E"n.
en- WOODS. ASA UrMruHrYs,
BUkKS' y ) kILiINGsWokrH.
WD Bean, \ $ KlLLNGswoRrm.
= - buILEf' C1LIMtN.
JM CorFEY. Absorb.
W X PENNY, f. W HARDING.
u ABE, W 1 STEWART.
II there were any thing lacking t.
convince even the most skrptlcal OF
how Capt. Darden is regarded po!it
lcaiIy by the Democracy OF Jefferson,
/ il Is only necessary to add that at
the county convention last Mondav
Lowry received 80 votes to Darden's
! > ouI ho ,1ainontnc tn tho Stat.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Creole Female Touic at
y. / F. MEADE & Co,
Brook haven, MISS.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Powell watches the market, buys low
ana givos his customers every day the
full henedt OF any decline i'll prices,
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WESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAUNTON, VIRGINIA.

Opens September 9lSt. 1895 One of the First
Schools for Young Ladies In the United States.
urroundings beautiful. Climate Unsurpassed.
Pupils from eighteen States Refers to one
thousand pupils and patrons. TIE Ms AMONG
TUE BEST IN THE UNION. Board, English
Course. Latin. French. German, Muslc, &C. for
Scholastic war, from Sept. to June, S23S.
For Catalogues. write to
RKT. WM, HARRIS, r. n, President,
jys-lOw Staunton. Virginia.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
Gen. J. A. Smith.

SHruc Two week. ag' this pqV,rai-
luding o. the candidacy o. Gen
Smith for re clrctinn 10 the office oi
General Superintendent OF Educa-
tion, objected IVA the ground of his
dissipation. Since then we have
been informed reliably that whatev-
er cause OF complaint might have cX-
i~ted in the earlier years at his ad
miniStratiou, there is none now. He
has not toHched drop III eighteen
months. II gives ~ uniCiGncd
pleasure 10 make this StatemrHt Ia
our readers, and u withdraw ali oar
opposition tn his candidacy based
upon the charge mentioned in our
tuImrr issue. And we have aSAur
anCCS that there shall never bc any
further cause Tor complaint on that
score. .SrOrd and ShlCj8
TIE LEADfR was just preparing
to open It's batteries for the same
reason mentioned by the Sword aut
Shield, but we are truly glad to hC
thus assured that the General
whom we personally like. is no lon
ger vulnerable in this respect. How
ever, it cannot he claimed that hi,
two terms of eight years have beer
= brilliant success. and we are in "a
+ InI. nj IL ,Lapua ,-,,..i q y &C I IA,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

Fresh candies and Fruits at Powelrs
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
Ice, Ice !

For i'm"Iirs. kept ON hand daily by
K. Leary. Front street, Br""khavou.
The most reliable agent for destroying
and eNpellihg WormS from children and
adults is SINNERS Indian Vrrinitugr. u
cenrs per bottle. Try it. Ever hottie
guaranteed 10 give salisfact ion:
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

The old Radical leader who edits
the Radiat"r, at Rrookhaycn, is
very fierce against Gov. Lowry, and
may succeed in railying the Radical
par,C Of Lincoln against the tavor
te OF the Democracy, but he can't
carry any decent democrat with
him, nor can the democratic mug
wump." VIII" help to irraliare the
Radja'or.--POrt GIBSON ReceiUe.
Ii you had been here last SaLur-
day, brother Mason, when the
anti-Lowry crowd were drawn up in
soIdid array, you would have seen
your surInise as to the rally of Rad
icals and "Mugwnmps" against the
tavorite of the democracy faithfully
illustrated.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16
Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Southern Revellr.
The democracy of Yazoo count,
invited Judge Featherslon to adj
dress them on the political issues "t
the day aAd like the sensible old
man he is. he declined. giving much
the same reasons rs did Gov. Lowry
They hold offices Of public trust
and are paid for every day and hour
to watch and work in the interest OF
that trust, aud have 40 right tt
abandon the post Of duty.
Yet that which the an1i.Lowrv
press has condemned in Gov Lowry
is commended in Judge Feal hcrstou
Secretary Lamar has appointed his
son as his private Secretary and n"
one can TAI to see the proprictv OF
the appointments, and 10 newspaper
objects to it.
Gov. Lowry appointed his son his
private Secretary and the anti Low
~ press raised 81 howl as loud as
seven thunderS, and that's what
makes us say i'll The language Of the
c"np,et-
Strange what difference there should be
IwiAt tWredlcdnm and tweedledee.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

White On motion the delegates
come il unrestricted, jhoued IL j.
understood they favor Lowry fur
Governor ana Thompson Tor Atior.
ray General
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-07-16

We have received nothing authcn
from East'S, but hear that The dele
CATION is for Daricn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-21
"A Chicago Mystery.

CHICAGO, Nov. 60 Last night W. F. Mcclure,
while making call at house on Oak street,
heard the appealing cries of woman from the
lake He ran to the spot, and. seeing her strug-
Cling in the water, summoned the police. The
patrol-wagon soon arrived, and with hook
attached to rope got her out of the water She
was not far from the pier; When taken out she
was dead. A heavy cloak and the furs she wore
kept her from sinking She is handsome-look-
ing, dark complexioned woman, about thirty
years old, with black hair She was finely and
fashlonably dressed. The body was removed to
the morgue. Mr. Mcclure says that on nearing
the lake he saw jump into luggv near
the spot, and hurriedy drive away. This gave
rise to the suspicion that the woman had been
foully dealt with, but the arrival of an officer,
who said he had met two men, leisurely driving
in buggy, who told him they had heard a wom-
ans cries in the lake at the foot of Oak street.
tended to destroy the suspicion. 1t is believed
the woman committed suicide One of her fing-
ers had plain gold ring marked on the inside
"F. w. B. to M l.. C. H"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-21
Rain of Grasshoppers in Helena, Ark.

HELENA, Ark, Nov. 2O.-ht an early hour
yesterday morning the citizens Of Helena were
aroused by what many of them at first thought
to be a heavy ran-storm but on looking they
were surprised to see clear sky, filed with what
appeared to be snowfiakes, and not rain, that
was pattering with such force against the roofs
and windows of houses. Investigation proved
that the air was filled with grasshoppers. Citi-
zens who have seen the dreaded pests sweep
down and consume whole fields in Kansas say
that in numbers the visitation last night exceeds
anything ever seen in that country ten fold.
They were passing from east to west Great
numbers of them were disabled by hitting against
buildings and other Instructions. They were
flying very low, and porters and clerks had to
shovel them off sidewalks into the streets. Thew
are the genuine grasshoppers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-21
The ChOctaws and Afflicted Freedmen

FORT SMITH. Ark, Nov. 2O-The Supreme
Council of the Choctaw nation has adjourned
after two weeks session. There were no meas
ures of special importance before it, except the
recent registration of freedmen, which was pre-
sented and approved, and certified copy of the
same forwarded to the department of Indian AT
fairs at Washington. After being approved by
the department all negroes who registered to re-
main in the nation become bona fide citizens, and
are entitled to annuity of 800 per annum
from the funds now in the hands of the federal
government. Besides this their heirs become
the legatees of that entire fund, which is now
nearly $4,000 900. About two hundred colored
families throughout the nation have registered
to remain, and thus become members of the
Choctaw family Numbers of other negro fami-
lies desiring to register but unable to take all the
afhrma,ions to remain, will be given 300 per
family and allowed a reasonable v,me to move
out of the Choctaw reservation Ali those freed
men who faileo to register, or who were not quail
flied To register. or who were refused registry
because of notorious lawlessness, will be declared
intruders and removed by the federal govern
ment by aid of the military II necessary.