Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-03-19
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Senator George VIII Not Ask Rs-EIectio

M1OOlCSlTIl MA i lEnO.
Senator George Will Not Ask Reelection.
1t is announced that Senator George
will not be candidate for reelection,
having determined to retire from tho
Senate at the expiration Of his present
term in March, 1899.
Under Mississippi's new constitution
Legislators are elected only every four
years, and the only regular session Of
the legislature to convene before the
expiration Of Senator Georges term in
1899 will be the body composed Of men,
bers elected in November next and to
convene on the first Monday in January,
1896, which body will elect . successor
10 Senator George.
Therefore this public announcement
OF the determination of Senator George
to retire will prove little short OF
political sensation, and several promi-
nent sons Of the State will at an early
date enter the contest for his seat.
There is no reason SO far given for the
determination of Senator George to re-
tire from Congress at the close of his
present term, except that after nearly
thirty successive years in public life,
eighteen OF which have been served in
the Senate, he desires to rest from such
exacting duties.
Returned to the Peuitentiary.
A negro who gives his name as John
Wesley was arrested at Meridian last
week on q charge of forgery. A negro
appeared at the grocery store Of j. j.
Blanks and presented an order for gro
ceries which purported to come from
w. C. Brookshire, stating that he had
been sent to the store by another man
who was then waiting for his return
only few blocks away. A messenger
was at once dispatched to Brookshire's
house and Blanks suspicious that the
order was forgery wore at once con-
firmed. The goods, however, were given
to the negro but he was followed closely
by Officer Dunbar, and when he reached
the man who was waiting and delivered
the goods to him both Of them were
arrested. The negro who carried the
order to the store and received the goods
protested his innocence, declaring that
be knew nothing OF the crime that had
becn committed, and as his statement
appeared straightforward and honest he
was released. 1t was afterward learned
that Wesley was an escaped convict
from the State penitent:ary, 80 he was
carried back to that institution.
Kemper County Circuit Court.
In the Circuit Court for Kemper
County last week the convictions and
sentences were as follows: Jim Spinks,
colored, attempt to commit rape, i've
years in the penitentiary; Jim hilliard,
burglary, three years in the peniten-
tiary; Fanny Jack, colored, horse steal
ing, two years in tho penitentiary;
Charles Wallace. burglary and larceny,
three years in the penitentiary; Milton
Cole, charged with the murder Of Hardy
Cephus, was convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for life; q. T. Baugh-
man, charged with killing White San
ford, was found guilty of manslaughter
and sentenced to five years in the peni-
tentiary. Great excitement was mani
tested in this case, and while the jury
could not have rendered . different
decision under the law and the evidence.
there seems to be an almost general
wish that the governor grant him
pardon.
Transferred to the Interior Department.
In accordance with an act passed by
the last Congress, the secretary OF the
navy has turned over to the interior
department number of small reserva-
tions lying on the coast Of Alabama and
Mississippi which were set apart early
in the century for the purpose Of main
tanning an adeq uate supply OF live oak
and pine timber for the building Of
naval vessels. Since the abandonment
of all wooden naval ships there has been
no demand of this kind to meet, and. in
deed, If there had been, the reservation
could not have met it, for they had long
been denuded of their valuable timber
by "squatters. I" so the navy department
recommended that the lands be trans
ferred to the interior department in or
der that they might be disposed of under
the law to private persons. The extent
of the reservation in Mississippi is about
rs, 900 acres.
Killed In Bridge Accident.
An accident occurred last week at
bridge about three miles north of Vicks-
burg, which caused the instant death of
County Superintendent Edwin McGinty
and the mortal injury Of Mr.. William
Henry. who died few minutes after
the casualty happened. The accident
was caused by the sudden and unexpected
collapse of the bridge, which sank into
the chasm. carrying the two men down
to death. The bridge WAS being demol-
ished when the accident occurred.
McGinty leaves . wife and i've children.
An Old Landmark Gone.
j. j. Hill died at Holly Springs re-
Gently after . short illness. He was
one Of the old landmarks Of Marshall
County. He became . deputy sheriff
under Sheriff McCarroll long before the
war, and served under every sheriff
since, Republican, Independent. and
Democratic. None could dispense with
his services. His knowledge Of men