The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-01-11

/ Adjutant Yerger, have complete
| Geographic rolls Of ten of the COM
lpsnies, and Of the field and staff
| of that command. / have heard
nothing from the Second Missis-
sippi, Notwithstanding specially
prepared blanks We're furnished.
Here is a recapitulation Of Capt.
Fuller's company, the Capitol
Light Guards;
American born 50, foreign born
8, married 1, single So, born in
Mississippi 72, born out Of Missis-
sippi Is, resident Of Mississippi
lS4, non residents 3, farmers 81,
laborers 5, students a, black
smiths 2, butcher, moulder, prin-
ter, tailor, painter. bricklayer,
artist, teacher, broker, attorney,
timer, liveryman, railway postal
clerk each; railroad employees
a, merchants 3, statesmen 3, book
keepers A, hiremen, timbermen,
mechanics-2 each.
1t is not the fault OF the Capt.
tol Light Guards that casuali-
ties in battles" are not recorded
to their credit.
The question has several times
been asked your correspondent,
How many OF the Mississippi Ma
tioral Guard enlisted in the first,
second and third regiments? And
| am advised that it will be asked
when the matter of an appropria
ton for the National Guard comes
up in the legislature Of 1900. Ad-
jutant General Henry will be ex-
lpected to answer it specifically,
and he may as we'll compile the
data.
A good many people occupy
much of their time and stamps in
tracing their ancestry, and in
making genealogical trees. With
some it becomes a mania. and It
is possible that some who pursue
the business become manias.
And this reminds me that had a
call recently from Mr.. Walter
joor, OF Morgan Park, Ill. He
had been down in Wilkinson
county, filling out some branches
in his family tree. He is q de-
scendant Of John Joor, who reps
resented that county in the first
constitutional convention-18t7,
and showed me commission APP
pointing him brigadier- general of
the LIST brigade, I'd division, sign
ed by Walter Leake, governor,
John A.. Grimball, secretary Of
state. dated at the town OF Column
bia, May 2, 1922. He died in
1886, while adjutanS general Of
the state, and is buried near
Nashville.
The capital city was somewhat
disturbed last week over the res
|ignation Of Mayor H. NJ. TAYLOR,
which he placed in the hands OF
thegovernor. His grievance was
that a majority Of the new board
claimed the right to elect and re-
move the police force--a prerog-
alive which custom has rested in
the mayor. He was prevailed
upon by the governor and many
of the citizens to withdraw his
resignation, and it is hoped that
there will be smooth sailing
henceforth.
The trustees of Alcorn College
had full meeting last Wedres-
day. After due deliberation, it
was decided to make no change
in the presidency or faculty dur
ing the present session. Judge
Truly, chairman Of the executive
committee, was requested to visit
the college, with power to dismiss
or admonish some students who
are responsible for some OF the
trouble at the college. The trus-
tees could have sold all the lands
--22, 600 acres-at a good price;
but it was deemed best to place
them on the market, by adver-
tising in some western journals,
SO as to get the largest competi-
ton and the highest price. The
highest figure offered in the bid
ding of July last was So. 65 per
acre.
Gov. McLaurin will reply to
the charges and statements Of
Senator Smith, at Meridian, on
18th inst.
Hon. John NJ. Allen has written
from Washington to his home pa
per, the Tupelo Journal, that he
is a candidate for United States
senator. 1t is understood that
Hon. John Sharp Williams will
be a candidate; SO that it may be |
accepted that there are three
Richmonds in the field ready, |
willing and waiting to serve
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