The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-06-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
State Happenings Since The
Leaders, Last Issue,

berS 90. g.
Terry and Crystal Springs are ship
ping peaches.
John Norman, of Wesson, has gone
into the drug business at Monticello.
Congressman Williams and Love
haveno opposingcandidates to contend
with.
Editor Bonnie, of the Summit Senti.
mel, rejoices over the presentation of a
cool summer hat.
Meridian had three business fail
ures on the 3rd, two of them being
small millinery establishments.
The bar of the Third Mississippi Dis
| trict insist on having a voice as to
who shall be Judge Stevens successor.
The Republican Star is the name of a
new paper published at Williamsburg,
whose politics correspond with its
name.
Evangelist II. G.. Scuddy, OF Tyler,
Texas, is conducting a protracted
meeting in Yazoo City's Methodist
Church.
Blewitt & Caldwell. el othing and
gents furnishing goods at Meridian,
made an assignment. Liabilities,
$4,000.
Sixty of Tunica County's $50 regis
istered white voters have volunteered
their service to the Government and
gone to the war.
The discussion over the race for Con-
gress in the 3rd district is growing
very warm. So far, the Catchings
men have the best of it,
Asa Rose, of Yazoo, is born snake
charmer and just now owns monster
rattlesnake he manages at will. Rose
is only IS years of age.
The marriage of Miss Gussie Dreyfus,
of Jackson, and Mr.. Leon Moyse, of
Summit, with its attendant festivities,
was very brilliant affair.
"'rhe largest individual cotton sale
ever recorded in Vicksburg was made
when Willis Moore 4 Co. sold to W. C.
Craig & Co., of Yazoo City, 1000 bales
of the fieecy staple"
At Lexington, negro named VIM.
johnson knocked Mr.. Hord, his boss,
in the head with a nail puller while
making settlement, and seriously in
jured him.
A white man named Bob Martin was
run over by train between Halle
hurst and Gallman and seriously in
jured. A negro woman was run over
and killed near the same spot.
A colored company of Go men has
been organized at Ellisville and Off
cered as follows: G. w. Brown, Cap
tain E. Fl. Washington. First Lieu
tenant W. Bounds, Second Lieuten-
ant; T. j. Sumate, First Sergeant.
A strong effort is being made to get
Gov. McLaurin to save the neck of
Harry T. Gibson, of Harrison coun-
ty, sentenced to hang on the Goth for
the murder of the aged Parkhurst
couple.
Circuit Court of Adams County ad-
journed Tuesday. Richard Green, col
ored. convicted of wife murder, was
sentenced to be hanged on July 8,
next. He took an appeal to the Su
preme Court.
The premature explosion of cannon
at Summit resulted in VIM. j. Carey
having his arm broken and hand man
gled Frank Conerly and Henry
Smith severely burned. VIM. Carey
was carried to New Orleans for treat
ment.
The Wesson Mirror notes with re-
gret the removal of Mr.. Henry F.
Bailey and family from that place. He
will return to Jackson, Capt. j. G.
Lyell has purchased his interest In the
Wesson Cotton Ware House and other
property.
Col. Max. Ginsberger, of Grenada,
went to Jackson with his papers all
right to secure the pardon of a negro,
convicted and sentenced year ago for
manslaughter. He was knocked out
when the Governor informed him the
negro had been released by higher
Power was dead.
The following insurance companies
have renewed their $500 license to do
business in the State: Delaware In
surance Company, Pennsylvania Fire
Insurance Company. The Northern
Insurance Company of New York has
entered the State for the transaction
of business.
The following charters have been
filed with the Secretary of State
Mayors Cotton Company, MayersVille,
capital stock 100000; Security State
Bank of Starkville, with capital stock
of s27,5OO. The incorporators are as
follows: T. b. Carroll, W. W. Ma
gruder, w. T. Norris, d. A. Saunders
r. A. Lamkin, F. L. Hogan, J. l.. Chad
we'll, w. c.. Welborn, and others.
Efforts are being made in some parts
of the State to organize colored mill
tary companies for enlistment, but 1t
seems that very little headway is be-
ing made. The Government stipulates
that such companies must be otiicered
by white men, which perhaps accounts
for the lack of interest shown by the