The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-02-26

winthrop Snrjent, appointed. ..............lI99
W. c. Claiborne. ....................lc .lcJl
Robert Williams. .......................lS
David Holmes. ........----.............l .loVs
STATE GOVERNORS.
David Holmes, elected ed..................... 1917
George Poindexter. elected. -. go. ...... ls2O
Walter Leake, elected. ............l6S2
David Holmes, elected .....................lS]B lS]B
Gerard c. Brandon, elected. lS27
Abram NJ. Scott, elected. January. 1888
Hiram G. Runnells, elected. =. December. 1873
Charles Lynch. .....-....... ....... ........h .hoo
Alexander G. McNutt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1888
Tilgbam NJ. Tucker, elected. ........ ....., ls42
Albert G. Brown, elected. .................. tei4
J. w. Matthews, elected. e4I
John A. Cuitman, elected 1S49, resigned
February g. 1851.
John J. Guin, by virtue of being President
of the Senate became Governor to I'LL the
above vacancy and served till November, 1851.
Henry S. Foote, elected. -. November, 1851
John j. McRea. elected. 1853
William McWillie, elected. ............... 1857
John J. Pettus, elect ct-d...............,.....R 1859
Charles Clark, elected ..... ........ 80. 1868
William l.. sharkey. appointed Professional
Governor, June IL, 1865.
b. G. Humphreys, elected October ID, 1895.
Adelbert Ames. appointed Military Gov
ernor. uly. 1863.
James L. Alcorn, elected November %, 1902
Adelbert Ames, elec;cd........ ............1SI3
J. NJ. Stone succeeded Ames by virtue OF
being President of the Senate, March 29, 1876
J. NJ. Stone, elected. Observation-Disclosures. .....1Si7
Robert Lowry, elected .......... ..........1sSl
Robert Lowry, reelected. d............... 1855
J. NJ. Stone was elected in 1885, and is now
serving out the term.
In cases not mentioned the election took
place in the fall OF the year and the incsm-
bents took possession the following January
Mississippi now has three living ex-
Governors and the present Govei nor, as
follows: The Hon, j. NJ. Stone, Who is
now Governor; the Hon. Robert Lewry,
of this city; the Hon. j. L. AlcorA, of
Coahoma County; r. c. Powers, Lieu-
tenant-Governor, succeeded Alcorn as
Governor November so, 1871, on letters
promotive to United States Senate; and
last, and decidedly least, the Hon. Adel-
bert Ames, who now lives somewhere in
Massachusetts,, where he emigrated in
disgrace, having escaped deserved i'm
peachment by agreeing to resign and
leave the State. He was only de facto
Governor, and is the last carpet-bagger
who has presided over the State in that
capacity.
Gov. Lowry occupied the Governors
office for longer time continuously
than any other Governor. He was the
Governor for eight years, frUiD 1882 to
1890.
Gov, Stone, the present efficient and
able Governor of Mississippi, succeeded
Ames on the Goth of March, 1870, by
reason of being the President of the
Senate. He served the year and nine
months of Ames' unexpired term, and in
1878 was elected Governor for four years
longer. After Gov. Lowrys two terms
Gov Stone was again called to the high
position, and, with two years extension
given all State officers by the Constitu-
tional Convention, is now serving what
will be six-years' term. He will, there
fore, have filled the gubernatorial chair
nearly twelve years, which is longer
than any other man ever occupied the
office.
Gov. Alcorn is living retired life at
his palatial home in Coahoma County,
surrounded by all the comforts of life.
interesting figures in the recent Con-
stitutional Convention, and, for his age,
stood the strain remarkably we'll. He
was seldom out of his seat, and when he
arose to speak had the attention of the
entire body and all the spectators. This
was probably his last public service, as
it was with difficulty his friends pre-
vailed on him to accept that.
Gov. Lowry has settled here to prac-
tice his profession-the law. He has
also been engaged with Col. w. II. Nc
Cardle in writing history of Missis-
sippi. The indications are that it will
have large sale and prove one of the
best and most correct histories of the
State yet written.
Ames is supposed to be in his native
State of Massachusetts,. People of this
State have so little respect for him that
the manner of his living has not been
inquired into.
Land Syndicates Win.
GREENvILLE, Feb. 19.-The injune.
tion suits of the Burroughs Land Com
pany and the Valley Land Company
were heard here today by Chancellor w.
r. Trigg. Injunctions were sued out by
the owners of these lands in Sunflower
County to prevent the sale of the same
for taxes on the ground that the valua-
ton of the lands made by the Board of
Supervisors in 1890 was illegal, at the
same time rendering the tax under the
assessment of 1889. The court held that
the action of the board was illegal, and
that the lands were only liable to be
axed on the 1889 assessment, and to
that extent refused to dissolve the in
junction, requiring the owners to pay
the tax. The over assessment was
about 81 per acre. The lands held by
these companies in the suit is nearly
500, 900 acres.
Miscellaneous.
ALBERT HIT, of Kinds County, LAD
II years old, was foully assassinated
last week near Shiloh, in Rankin
County. There is no clew to the assas-
sin. An officer put bloodhounds on the
trail, but was unsuccessful.
The farmers of Madison County are
making preparations to plant the largest