The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-20
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.

| JACKSON, MISS, Jan. IS.
The capital has indulged in all
sorts Of advertisements this week,
such as weddings and murders,
church aud theatrica's, card par
ties and courts, funerals and
dances, politics and dinings, etc,
etc.
I Monday morning Deputy Sheriff
Chiles announced to his friends
that he had "caught another
Petty 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Chilcs was instrumental
IT, the arrest of the fellow named
Petty, who swindled so many Ma.
sonic lodges of this and other States,
and landed him ia Jail here. The
catch this time was of a more pleas
ant nature, Mr.. Chiles having mar.
ried yourg lady uamed Petty at
Canton. She is in no way related
to Swindlcr Petty, however.
A very sad death occurred on
Monday, that of Mrs. X. II. Led.
better. just u little more than one
year ago DR.. X. r. Ledbetter, her
husband, died. They had no chill.
dren, and the palatial home of the
widow was desOlate. She has been
sick for u year, and it - said died
Of grief. In her will, which was
prObated Saturday, she left the
bulk of her property to sister,
$500 each to three 5rOthers-the
Hilzims-and 81, 900 to her pastor,
Rev. X. Il. Lee Craig, of the Epis,
copal church.
The account of the meeting Of
the Presidential electors has al
ready been given the public, but
there are some inside facts con-
nccted Herewith that are worthy
notice. In the first place only four
of the regular electors, Mcssrs.
Vardaman, Longstreet: Trotter and
Miller, were hero. The other five
did not have cEongh patriotism in
their bones to come nj: us they
were elected to do and cast the vote
of the State for Bryan and Sewall.
Their places were filled by the Sc
lection of Ex.Gov. Lowry, Hon.
Chas. L. Hooker, Il. Fl. Henry,
Hon. G. NJ. Williamson and E. Il.
Frantz, who very kindly consented
to cast The vote and draw the 81
salary as required by law. ID. NJ.
Miller, of COpiah, was elected as
messenger to carry the returns to
Washington, and passed through
here last Saturday ell route to the
national capital.
Circuit court (Judge Robt. Pow
ell presitling) has been in session
all tins week, bu: so far very little
has been done. In his charge to
the grand jury Judge Powell talked
to the point about blind tigers, men
and boys who carry concealed
weapons, pOker.players, etc. He
declared the fellow who lugged
pistol everywhere he went was
cOwardly, mean and low down. But
the three crimes mentioned above
are lard to break up in jackson.
1t is conceded that any man so in
clired caa get into n little game of
poker here at any time and for amy
sized limit he my want. The blind
tigers stalk aroanl n.n.aly. and
are selling more whisky during
court than usual, in spite of the
fact that tlie foreman of the grand
jury is one o: the strongest proli.
bitiOnists in the State. He knows,
as do all other decent people, that
the whisky is being sold, and
knows who is selling l., but he can't
prove it. The sentiment ut thu city
is overwhelmingly against prohihi,
ton, aud uarn who are otherwise
law -abitlin. defend and project the
"tiger."
jackson had two Of the finest
theatrical attractions las: week that
ever visit small cities, viz.-En-
genie Blair IN "East Lynn" IN old
and familiar but popular play, and
Barlow Bros big minstrel cam.
ln,ny. The latter never fail to pack
the opera house here, and they dc
serve it. Eu2enie Blair is the wife
of Robt. Downing and one of the
prettiest women on the american
stage.
Miss Lena Wolff of this city, who
ia one Of the prettiest little jew
esses in the state, WAS married
Tuesday night to Mr.. l. !. Lorcln, of
Dallas, Tex.
The thirty or forty white con
victs heretofore confined on the
State farm at Oakley, llinds county,
were marched through Jackson the
other day Ell route Ia the Rankin
farm. The men were nj; an t,mt
eXcent NahneY MarShall. who rnlA