The leader., 1897-04-28


this city, and hundreds of people
looked at it. The officers elected
for the ensuing year are Presi
dent, DR.. W. VI. Paine, of Aber
deem; 1st V. p, DR.. j. A. Crisler,
Canton; End V.P., DR.. 4. e. Jones,
Crystal Springs; Secretary, DR.. j.
r. Tackett, Meridian; Asst Secre.
tary, DIR. q. Ii. TrOtter, Bogue
Chitto; Treasurer, DR.. j. f. Hunt.
er, Jackson; Corresponding Secre.
tary, DIR. ID. l.. Humphreys. Jack.
son is the next place of meet.
ing in 1898.
l.. B. Mosely, clerk of the FEEDER.
al court here, and who is chairman
of the Lynch faction Republican
Executive Committee, returned
Saturday from Washington where
he has been ten days looking after
the interests of his friends. He is
very much elated over the appoint
ment oc s. s. Matthews as Regis.
ter of the land Office here, saying
that it shows Hill is not going to
be permitted to dish out all of the
pie in this State. Hills candidate
for this place was Vicksburg
darkey, T. V. McAllIster, and, by
the way, one of the most cOmpe.
tent of his race in the State. But
he went down in ingloriOus defeat,
in spite of the fact that he is a ma
tive of Brandon.
The practical joker got in his
work on Jackson Thursday night.
He is a telegraph operator at the
depot, and about sundOwn notified
his friends that he had heard a
message going through from Crys.
tai Spring to the effect that the
air-Ship had passed over that town
headed for Jackson. A large
crowd awaited it's arrival till mid.
night. Even the police staid awake
looking for it.
Secretary of State Power wants
information of all Mississippi au.
thors. There is hardly a book by
a Mississippian in the State Ii,
brary, and Col. Power would like
to list every one ever published.
In case family of authors have
none of their books they would do
well to forward their names and IT,
ties at least.
The attorneys for the Water
Works Company have proposed to
supply $4,000 gallons water, free OF
cost to the city daily for flushing
the proposed sewerage system.
They further agree to lay 16 inch
mains in place of 10, now in use to
stand pipe, to encourage a settle.
ment of the litigation now in prog
reSs between the city and the com.
pany.
An Illinois preacher named Ryan
was here looking at the old battle
field III the edge of town and secur-
ing kodak pictures of spots of in
terest, his brother having been one
of the Federals who escaped alive.
On July II, '63, on Sunday morn,
lug, 800 Illinois troops charged Oh
Breckinridge's lines one mile south
of the capital and were repulsed
with great loss, only 200 getting
ont of the Rebel hornets nest. Ex,
Postmaster Gibbs of this city was
with All Illinois regiment in that
fight and says it was the hottest
place he ever saw. The funny
part about Mr.. Ryan's visit was
that MIR. w. j. Brown, Jr., drove
him out to the battle field in his
buggy and then showed him the
town. When he got out of the
buggy he pulled out his wallet and
asked, "How much do | owe you y
Mr.. Brown is a good amen corner
Methodist and didn't "cuss," but
like any other Southerner would
have done under similar circum,
stances, he lost his breath for Il
while and doubtless thought a
whole lot of things not fit to say
before a preacher,
Hon. "A. N. Wilson, floater repre-
sentative from Itawamba, came in
on Friday, being the first to arrive
to attend the extra, which begins
tomorrow.
Jackson has accepted the use OF
so convicts rendered by the Board
of Control, and started them to
work today on the turnpike lead
ing east from this city, across
Pearl River swamp and 3 miles OH
the road to the State farm.
w. r. Mosely, a prominent iii,
surapce man, is the happy possess
or of Alleged chicken.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson
has accepted an invitation to
preach at Oxford University, Eng
land, on Whit Sunday, and will