The leader., 1898-01-12
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
STATE Happenings Since The
Leaders Last Issue.

county, died
Walter Osborne was killed py the
cars in Vicksburg.
cosbaun. the wonderful mind-reader
is holding forth. in Fayette.
Miss Lizzie Herring, one of Vaiden's
balles. died, much lamented.
apat" is the name of a, new post
office in Rankin county.
w b. Nixon has been appointed
notary public for McComb city.
John Bradford, lumber dealer, died
at Biloxi. He was so years of age.
The State Agricultural Society will
meet in Aberdeen, Feb. 10th and 18th
Rev. |. H. Anding has become pas
tor of the Johnston Station Baptist
church.
Mrs. May Sherard, aged 81, died in
vicksburg, leaving a husband and six
children
Ellis G. Yonge, who was badly burned
in building at Canton, succumbed to
his injuries.
Joseph Fox, book seller and station
er at Vicksburg, has assigned. Liza
bilities, $4,000.
The Hattiesburg Progress has alb
sorbed the Day book Gazette. Hatties-
burg now has two papers.
The Cooper Huddleston College was
burned at Daleville, 1S miles from
Meridian. Loss, $4,000.
Since The Prodigal Father" has
been all over the State, it is hoped he
will not return.
G. W. Davis was killed at Ellisville
by a falling limb from tree, which
was being felled by his son.
Darkeys lynched darkeys near Me-
rdian for being too familiar with the
same darkeys' wives.
The COW has been removed from
Jackson's thoroughfares and fences
about her residences are disappearing
Hon. Joel P. Walker, farmer, law
yer, legislator and statesman" died at
Meridian, lamented by all Mississip-
plans.
The Greenwood Commonwealth
wishes "every drop of whisky were in
hell"- absolute prohibition for this
world.
H. T. Crosby has become associated
with Hon. James X. Vardeman in the
publication of the Greenwood Com
monwealth,
Judge Luke Lea lies seriously i'll at
Vicksburg. He was the Whig candi-
date for Governor in 1S49 and is near
81 years of age.
The Summit Sentinel's editor is
going to plant two acres'Of land with
the jackson African Limbless Cot
ton" and is agent for the seed.
Quitman and, Coahoma haven't a
single pistol assessed to them, while
Lauderdale acknowledges over two
hundred and Kinds few less.
Rev. T.. w. Adams. is pastor Of
Wesson's M. E. church. Rev. M. l..
Burton moves to Water Valley to take
charge of the orphans, asylum.
Congressman Henry has introduced
a bill in Congress appropriating
100000 for the construction of an
annex to the Government building at
jackson.
John W. Schlottway, Union vete-
ran, died in Vicksburg. He was a SOL
der in the Second Dragons, whereof
Albert Sidne y Johnston was Colonel,
kobt, E. Lee, Lieut., Colonel.
Miss Charity McKinnon, assistant
nostmistress at Addison, near Esta-
hutchile, died of a tumor in her side,
caused by over exertion in hanging, the
mail on the crane every day.
The. contract has been let for the
bridge across the river at Greenwood
Lots are being purchased across the
river from, Greenwood, upon which
residences will be built and the suburt
will be known as North Greenwood
Passenger traffic TO the Gulf points
on the Mobile Il Ohio road, has been
unprecedented since Christmas. II
consists mostly of families from the
North, running from the bitter, cold.
City Marshal James Ewing, of Jack
son. was presented with. a 500. gold
watch and chain, by the citizens oi
Jackson, in, acknowledgment of his
services as health officer during the
quarantine season..
An attempt has been made. to assas
slnate Prof Triplett, the president
OF the Alcorn A. &. M. College
Fhere has existed a friction between
PRESIDENT Triplett. and the faculty
lie is Of the, Booker 7. Washington
sort.
raymond citizens held a meetin,
recently and decided that the blinf
tigers must leave. the town. Th'
sazette, of last. week., says !, .sTh'
keepers of blind tigers who took to th'
spods~ when the citizens made theil
declaration, Of war. are possibly still
moving, as they have not yet re
tprned."..
The editor Of sthe Chickasaw. Mes
senger has been presented by. Mrs
iticlnda Powell, "a P opulist. lady o
'aste,"" with jeans. be says he would no
swap for the finest -br2adcloth. Tn
goods we're woven on an old-fashione'