The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-12-20

/ ing lnHfmllleS OF age, and IL was
reluctantly accepted. The life OF
this consecrated servant of the
Master has been benediction to
Central Mississippi for the last
two score years; and when he
shall have passed away his mem-
ory will be pre- 7erved in immortal
green.
The Penitentiary Board of Con-
troll, in its biennial report, con-
graduates itself not only in h.4v-
ing secured humane treatment
for the convicts, but the peniten-
tiary fund will have to its credit
in sta.e treasury, at the end OF
the present term of the board,
from $3.50, 900 10 5000, 600.
On the day that Judge Longino
is inaugurated as governor, Mis-
sissippi College, at Clinton, will
suspend its exercises and the coll
lege military companies, the Ri
fles and the Invincibles, will par
ticipate in the parade of the Ma
tional Guard on that occasion.
The governor elect IS one of, the
numerous young men the col e
has trained for usefulness and
eminence.
Gov. McLaurin has paid over
to the state treasurer the five hum
dred dollars handed to Private
Secretary Conan by Charles o..
Summers, the roted express rob-
ber, when he surrendered in Sep
tember, to reimburse the state for
expenses incurred in efforts to
capture him. Some sticklers
commended that because there was
no law for so peculiar case, the
treasurer couldn receive it; but
Capt. May don't see things that
way. 1t will pay the mileage OF
several members next month.
DR.. j. r. S. Pitts has notified
j. M. Wilkins that he will contest
his claim to the seat in House as
representative for Wayne county.
Says Mr.. w. is not qualified
elector, not having paid his taxes,
as the law requires, and because
illegal voters voted for him. The
Doctor is quite specific, and he
will have chance to be fully and
fairly heard.
Representative McLain has in
troduced bill to compensate the
Natchez Protestant Orphan Asy
lum for use OF and damage to
property by the Federal troops
during the war. Amount, So, :
10000. 1t is just claim that
should long since have been paid
The government has sent its
check to Col, j, S. Hamilton, Mis-
sissippi claim agent, for 50, 1874,
on account of expenses incurred
by state in equipping troops for
the Spanish war. 1t is less than
one half the amount claimed and
due.
Press kilograms announce the
death Of Charles Potter, Jr., press
inventor and builder, at his home
in Planfield, New Jersey; which
event is noted here, because when
this writer had the distinction of
being a .'priuter's devil, - in
1858, he operated the second
j ess that Mr.. Potter manufac-
tured. 1t was a small cylinder,
.urned by a crank, and moved
by a cog wheel in the rear, that
had a weakness for breaking its
eeth. Mr.. Potter was working
at the shoemaker's press, which,
as improved and perfected. re-
quired an immense plant for its
manufacture.
A UNION BANK SOUVENIR.
the editor OF this department
is under very special obligation
to Mr., Isaac Newton, of Mt. Car
mel, Covington county, for some
very valuable papers relating to
1.-THE Mississippi Bank" includ-
ling bond and mortgage for 64a
shares Of stock valued at S64 300,
ID 1889, and the auction sale OF
said assets in 1S47, realizing the
lsum Of ten dollars Also an ex-
Explanatory circular from H.. g..
Runnels, president, in which he
gives the resources of the bank al
SI4 AL 1897 90, and liabilities the
sans. Among the resources
are bills receivable So, ,575,7 7l2 81 ;
land among the liabilities" il
state bonds issued for capital
stock, $40, 900 90. Also, a $40. :
100 bill. which reads thus:
/ No 5S3.
$50 90. Twelve months after
ateE- The Mississippi Union Bank
4 promises to pay Twenty Dollars
i on demand to the bearer with five
| per cent interestper annum until
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