The leader., 1897-07-21
LETTER FROM THECAPITAL.
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.
Special Correspondence Of The LEADER

and Heard Last Week.
Special Correspondence Of The Leadcr.I
JACKSON, Miss, July 19.-The
festive blind tiger has been catch.
ing fits here this week. Judge
Powell has been right behind them,
and has a grand jury that seems
anxious to break them up. Judge
Powell Is not Prohibitionist, but
that does not make him shut his
eyes to lawlcssness. During their
first week the grand jury has re.
turned eleven true bills, eight OF
which are said to be for unlawful
retailing. These are against the
regular old-fashioned blind tigers.
The hop joints have not so far been
molested, and it is hardly probable
they will be. The Court did not
authorize the breaking up of such
places, but lie did say that he did
not believe gentlemen would drink
such slops as he understood hops
to be, and yet he saw them enter.
ing these places in droves. If these
hop JOINTS sold intOxicants, no mat.
ter by what name called, the pro
prietOrs were indictable, and that
is the question for the grand jury
to decide. 1t is said that some
joints sell a straight article of bot
tied beer over the counter, hnt to
prove it is the trouble. The bot
ties are not labeled when rendered
to customers
The Chautauqua at Crystal
Springs has proven a great attrac
ton to Jackson folks this week
hundreds haying gone down to lIeal
this, that or the other lecture
Jackson is delighted to know that
her talent has contributed materi
ally to the interest of this great
meeting. Rev. III, Nj. DuBose, the
pastor Of the First Methodist
church, Rev. Robt. L. Lee Craig
Hon. Luther Manship and Others
have addressed the assembly.
Jackson had a little business
failure this week, the Chiles, Catch
lDgs Furniture Co., making All as
signment. Assets are about $4,000
liabilities $500. The firm haG
only been in existence about one
month when burned out on the
night of July lth.
The Governor has negotiated an
other loan ofS2j,000, this time Will
the Merchants National Bank O
Vicksburg. The money has not ye
been received here, but will be ovel
in a day or two. The rate of inter
est is not stated, but is supposed tC
be D per cent, the same as has
been paid for the $4,000 borrowed
from the Columbus bank hereto
fore.
Supt. Kincannon is back from {
visit to Oxford and Grenada, where
he has been mingling with the
teachers, and informs us that he
never saw such interest manifested
as has been of late IN schOo
work; that the teachers have awak
ened to the necessity Of thorough
training and are doing their bes
to show their appreciation of tht
States generosity in supplying
such advantages as are found il
Normal work.
Four years ago an old negro dice
here, willing his property, a nice
residence lot, to the colored Meth
odist church, and the stewards EN-
tered into possession. His grand
children entered suit in the Circuit
Court and recovered OH the grOun(
that such legacies cannot be left t.
a church.
have noticed during the pas
few days dozen or more instances
of death by lightning, showing tina
extraordinary atmospheric cOndi
tions have prevailed. During
terrific rain-stOrm here a few even
ings ago, there was a deluge ofhai
stones smaller than hen eggs, sOm'
wind and dazzling lightning. l
struck residence in the city, run
ming down fue and shatterine
the stove, and across the river il
Rankin county killed a colt.
Z. Il. FRANTz.
The Vicksburg Post well say!
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