The leader., 1897-07-07
LETTER FROM THECAPITAL.
Things That Were Done, Seen
and Heard Last Week.

u cIdCkcu ! lalltu 10 near 1t. But
for the fact that the Government
and State offices, banks, etc, close
up, the Glorious Fourth would not
be recognized when it arrives H.
jackson, ordinarily, bat this after.
noon we are going to haYc a horse.
race and a gun shoot. The horses
will contest for a prize Of $1,000,
the men for about - on each event.
have heard it said that the South
used to celebrate the 4th i'm glori
Gus style, something on the order
OF Christmas, but my memory run
meth not back to the time, and Eve
been living here in Mississippi
'sincc fo' de wah.' There is no
doubt, however, that we are begin.
Mug to fall in line with the North
on this celebration, and some of us
at least are teaching our children
why other people shoot fire crack,
ers, why orators shoot off their
mouths and many a small boy
shoots Off his own or his compan.
IONS head,
notice thatseyeral State papers
are tiling into the Governor and the
Lieut.. Governor about the orayat
party given by the people Of Crys
tai Springs a few days ago. Now
| am not one of those tOadieS who
endorse everything men in high
places may do, but | believe in Civ
| ing the devil his due, and can not
see how the Governor can be held
responsible for the lynchng Of the
negro, nor blamed for being out of
the State. Neither can LieUt..GOv.
Jones be blamed for not being at
Jackson during the absence Of the
Governor. 1t is not customary for
him to come here on such occasions
ana he rs not expected to DO SO,
Perhaps it is better they were not
here. Had the troops gone to the
scene the night they were called
for there might have been several
funerals.
Judge Wharton, Que Of the old
est and most highly respected citi,
zens of Jackson, met with painful
accident day or two since. He
stepped through trap door to the
basement Of the court house, falling
about six feet and breaking Il rib.
The Episcopal chulou nas neen
having a lively time tor week or
two, all growing out of the efforts
of the whisky men to get rid Of
prohibition in Kinds county. The
rector, Rev. Robt. +. l.. Craig, a
young and talented minister who
has been here about two years, and
who has added about 100 members
to his roll IN that time, fired into
those OF his vestrymen who signed
the whisky petition and told them
it would be better to resign their
Office than permit their names to
remain on the petition. The YES,
trymen got mad and adonted a Sc
rieS OF resolutions which caused the
rector to resign. One yesTyman,
Judge Bramc, also resigned; the
other eight sticking tOIethe"
' '~,quent meeting the yestry,
men accepted the resignation of the
rector and Judge Brame, and then
they also resigned, These veStry.
men are among the most prominent
men in Jackson, but the cOngrega-
tiOn does not endorse their action.
On Sunday Mr.. Craig's church was
packed. He had called a congre-
gational meeting, read the reSolu,
tiOns the vcstry had adopted and
then ''read the riot act to them.
He Will remain priest in charge till
the return of Bishop Thompson
from Europe.
The State has been forced to the
necessity OF borrowing another
$500 from the First State Bank
of Columbus. On Thursday at the
close of business the treasurers
scoop hit the bottom Of the meal
tub. and Capt, Dick Abbay's Gig
gers were once more knocked into
pi.
Mr.. Henry j. Woods, Of Merid-
ian, son of Chief Justice Woods,
was married here Thursday, quiet
| ly, to Miss Lena, daughter of the
late Col. w. Il. Sivley, one Of the
wealthlest men in HiudS county.
The weather has been rather
warm the past several days-fdct
is, it's been hot enough to run the
mercury out of the top Of the ther-
mometer, melt tin roofs and warp
the street-car rails, but there have
been no casualties with man or
beast.
The personal roll as footed up by
Assessor Ed. Fondren shows some
! thing over two million. one hundred