The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-07-20
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
Mississippi Happenings Since
The Leaders Last Issue.

Mississippi Happenings Sihct
The Leaders Last Issue.
Mrs. F. c. Howell, of Laurel, dice
at 81.
The Peabody Normal at Oxfori
closed Saturday.
The ladies of Biloxi have organized
hospital association.
The Mississippi Chautauqua is In
full blast at Crystal Springs.
The editors of the McComb City
,apers had a "scrap" last Sunday.
II. d. Perryhlll, colored, was burn
al to death In Jail at Estabuchie.
The Governor has written another
letter ITO the People Of Mississippi.
Jeff Carrollton, Of Meridian, was
run over and killed by the cars near
Ellisville.
Lieut.. L. S. Anderson and Miss
Iouise Pearson were married on the
18th inst.
Pension forms for Confederate SOL
diers have been sent by the Auditor to
Chancery Clerks.
The board of supervisors of Madison
county has ordered local option cleo
ton to be held August9
Circuit Court at Raymond adjourn
ed after a 4 days term. The grand
jury returned true bills.
Mr.. Charles T. Harrison of Biloxi,
and Miss Alma Greaves of Madison
county we're married on the 10th inst.
Gev. McLaurin has appointed Capt
R. w. Banks as Lieutenant Colonel of
the Thiad Mississippi Regiment, now
being formed at Jackson.
Rev. Walter A. Neal, the young
pastor of the Christian Church at
jackson, died few days ago in Ala
bama, of typho-malarial fever.
Near Laurel Dave Livingston was
shot from ambush. Livingston's horse
was killed and he was shot in the leg.
Livington claims to know his assailant.
The Congressional primary election
comes off in Lincoln and other coun-
ties Of the 7th district next Saturday.
The only candidates are Henry and
Spencer.
14O patients we're cared for in the
soldiers hospital ut jackson, while it S
doors we're open, and over $4OO in cash
expended, besides various other con-
tributions.
Prof. Barret of Alderman has been
elected principal of Hazlehurst High
School, in place of Prof. Dobyns, who
declined, to accept a more lucrative
position at Corinth.
Civil service examinations will take
place in Greeville, jackson, Meridian,
Natchez and Shieldsboro on July q
and %, for positions in the Offices of
surveyor general, register aud receiver
In about twenty States.
r. E. Morris was arrested at Aber-
deem On the charge of passing "raised'
money Upon his person in large
pocketbook were found eleven other
dollar bills which had already been
raised to the denomination of 80 and
w. His process was the covering of
the figure l with the figures 10 and 2C
taken from some other kind of worth
less bills.
X. T.. Leblanc, prominent man OF
Chatawa, was found murdered near
that place Saturday afternoon. When
last seen he was on his way to New
orleans last Wednesday morning), and
1t is supposed that be was waylaid and
murdered on his way to take the early
morning train. He was found in Tan
gipahoa river, near Chatawa, under a
pile OF logs, with bullet hole in bis
mead and a rope around his neck His
pockets were turned wrong side out
out his revolver was still on him.
tuesday morning before daylight, a
mop visited the Jail at Westville, shot
WI. Patterson to death and burnt
'he Jail down on his body. Patterson
was held for the murder Of Lawrence
Drinson, in April, 1897, for which he
nad once been convicted and sentenced
20 the penitentiary for life, but the
supreme Court reversed the decision
considering the reckless way murder
ers have been pardoned and their sen
fences committed, the action of the
mob Is not surprise.