Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-04-11
MISSISSIPPI MATTER


MISSISSIPPI NATTER
Remnfns OF Ex-cov. John =. REF
jackson, April 0.--:is has been q
ously stated, one Of the last acts q
Legislature was to appropriate $l10
having the remains OF ex-Goy. JoI|l|
Pettus removed from Arkansas ii
cemetery In this city. There Nef1 u
provisions for a headstone Or other
Of monument The nppropriotio
simply to pay the expenses Of moving
body. Mr.. Pcftus was one Of the
Governors Of mississippi, having seI
from 1850 to 1868 The Lcsislafu|
.tention was called to the fact
the romans of Gov. Pettus lay ncsIc1
in Arkansas by letter received by <
Hon. w. j. East, one Of the able re
scntatiyes OF Tate county. from Joll1
Park, q native Mississippiar, but
a resident Of Dewitt, Ark. He also "a
attention to the propricty OF having
remaius removed 10 Mississippi.
this letter Mr.. Enst permits the ma1| b Vi
& .s''' ~ 's'' ~ th> 'a< Ie;,'a =
Mississippi that | do. / write TO can
your attention to a matter which | con-
slider blot upon her fair name, and
Of those into whose hands the people
have intrusted the rcins Of government,
and especially the Legislature Of the
State, which you are an honored member.
The matter TO which l refer is the neg
lected and almost forgotten condition Of
the grave of ex-Gov. John j. Pettus.
You will remember that Gov. Pettus was
the chief executive of the State Of Mis-
sissippi at the outbreak of the civil war
and continued to occupy that position for
a large portion Of the unfortunate strife.
Such was his management Of State af-
fairs that he acquired the name of the
great war Governor of Mississippi Soon
after the war Gov. Pettus, who owned
plantation ON the Arkansas river, about
fifteen miles below Little Rock in Iso-
noke county, near a small station on the
Altheim branch of the Cotton Belt rail-
road, called Toltce, came over to AriSan-
sas to look after some Of his plantating
interests. and while there died. He was
buried in a grove near the place whore
he died, the intention being. as / am in
formed, 10 aftcrward remove the remains
W <fAtooto'tRift Att iAitttnittlts nI1 nNH
never been done. and l am told that the
grove has been cleared up and put in cul-
tivation, and that five or six years ago
there was nothing TO mark the grave ex-
cept a dilapidated rail pen, which may
now be gone. and the negro with his gray
mule may be- cultivating corn and cotton
on the grave Of one of Mississippi's hest
and greatest Governors l am sure you
have enough members who have liberal
minds and who fed enough State pride to
make an appropriation for q monument
for the grave and to have It properly
cared for. or have the ashes Of the dead
Governor removed TO the State he loved
so wei and served so faithfully, for rein
terment."
On the receipt Of this letter Mr.. East
introduced the bill approrriating the $50
for the removal of the remains and the
same passed practically unanimously
Henry, IN Commercial Appeal.
Clean sweep of Blind Tigers.
Meridian. April 6.-Hon John w. 4
Fewcll, the newly appointed judge Of the
Tenth Judicial District, created by the
late State Legislature. convened the first
term OF his court In this city today. His
charge to the Grand Jury was one Of
the ablcst dcllrerances of the kind that
has yet emanatcd from the bench Of
Mississippi He has manifested IN the
very beginning of his administration
purpose 10 stamp out every species of law
lessncss. In handling the blind tiger
question Judge Fewell's language was so
strong and so explicit that an hour had
not elapsed after the delivery Of his
charge to the jury before eleven Illicit
dealers Of the ardent were arrested and
their places Of business closed under at
tachments issued by Hon. A. NJ. Byrd,
the newly appointed District Attorney.
The viRor with which Judge Fcwell has
taken hold Of the lawlcss element has
created quite sensation aud the hearth
est expressions Of approval Of his course
are heard ON every hand among the bet
ter element Of the community.
A indicative OF the feeling the minis
tiers Of the city held meeting today at
which the pastor Of every church OF Mer-
idlan was present and the following reso-
lutlons were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we. the undersigned
pastors OF the different churches Of the
city Of Meridian, do hereby pledge our
selves TO urge our people TO encourage and
support the officers Of the law 10 break
Ing up the blind tigers and gambling dens
OF the city at once.
''Resolvcd, second, That we win also
urge our people TO refrain from signing
whisky petitions or giving any support or |
encouragement 70 the whisky business |
Whatever. and also urge them to do all |
they can lawfully and morally against Il |
by word and deed.
''Resolvcd. third. That we highly appre-
clntc the able charge delivered by Judge
Fcwcll TO the Grand Jury this morning, |
and that We heartily indorse his senti- |
ments and pledge him our earnest sup
port In hle cndcavor 10 enforce the laws. |
'1lesolved. fourth, That the city papers |
are hereby requested to publish these |
The following N list OF the parties |
charged with conducting Illicit whisky |
business aud who were arrested: Sig |
Frank, r. v WaddelI a Co.. Tom Jack |
son. w. w. Stroupc. Poole 4 Ellcrbcc. |
Watson. I'd Head. John Walker Morgan
whitman and another negro named Jones. |
John o'Donnell. Judge rcwell says thai
he does not intend that the law shall be |
evaded through any Hop Tea Nom
acnrc," lie means business and "ihe |
boys" are now In trouble.
The oath Of office wns administered to |
judge lscwcll and District Attorney Byrd |
by Circuit Clerk w. u. Cameron John /
Fewell then appointed @. p. Hoffman
ntrnoeraphcr and administered to him The |
prescribed oath. The Grand Jury was
organized with J. X. Moahy foreman.
MEM nr THE HOtIH