The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-09-20

SOAu bub Ills iHlSTe@t III DaWSOH
City; reached New York, via San
Francisco on 10thinst,, and wrote
Gov. McLaurin to advise him of
his purpose, expressed great sor-
row for his crime, and pleaded
for such elemency as the case
might permit. He came through
Memphis, where he called on Su-
perintendent Agee Of the South
ern Express Company, and paid
him $500. 90 to reimburse the
company for loss and expenses on
his account. Mr.. Agee not only
did not have him arrested, but
gave him q letter of introduction
to Gov. McLaurin.
On ARRIVING at Jackson he hired
a hack and drove to the capitol,
and was received by Private Sec
retary Conan. the governor being
absent. After some conversation
he handed Mr.. Conan S500.00 to
reimburse the state for expenses
incident to his escape and efforts
to capture, and then Mr.. Conan
escorted him to the prison, where
he at once exchanged a genteel
suit of clothing for the prison
stripes.
Summers is about thirty five
years of age, we'll educated, and
very interesting in conversation.
1t is not probable that he will have
to serve out his unexpired term.
A STATE HISTORY.
1t was happy thought when
Speaker McCool, in the recent
convention, introduced Col.
Power as .the most useful man
in the state. - Mississippi does
not possess a son who is doing
more to arouse state pride and
patriotism than our eminent Sec
retary of state. The lines of his
life have been closely interviewer
with the history of the men and
events that have made our below
ed state the pride of all true Mis-
sissippians. Some Of the most
far-reaching events of our histo-
ry owe their origin to the life and
labor of Col. Power. To-day the
crying need of Mississippi is a
history that's more than the mere
catalogue of monotonous facts; q
history that will arouse the dor
mant patriotism Of the rising gen
Grafton and put our state in its
true light before her children.
Mississippi possesses butone man
| with the wealth of experience,
the logical and closely analytical
mind of the true historian, and
the data at hand out of which tc
construct the history that Missis-
sippi needs. That man is Col.
j. l.. Power; and we feel thai
duty to his people demands thai
. he crown long life OF usefulness
!. by this task to which he is so EN-
inently fitted. -Starkville Times
The foregoing is copied not &c
much for the generous, but unde.
served compliments it contains, as
to respond to a like expression by
, other journals, and in other ways
All that we can say now is that VIZ
: are accumulating material for /
3 History of Mississippi, and viii
u appreciate any help in that direc'
tion--in the way of rare old pam,
phlets, newspapers, correspond
ence Of leading citizens, notable
men and events and incidents o
} the olden times.
BURNING OF THE BOWMAN HOUSE
| AN EPISODE OF WAR TIMES IN
JACKSON.
The Bowman House that stoot
!, just north of the state capitol from
1859-63 was a five story bricl
J building, the largest and mos
/ expensive hotel structure then il
the state. 1t was erected BY
Robert Bowman at a cost of abou
t 100000. The city of Jackson
had granted liberal tax exemp
} tions and saloon privileges for ;
J number of years. Its capacit,
was equal to all the great gath,
! erings that assembled in jackson
/ in those days, and the wonder i
/ that during the 36 wears since
: was destroyed by fire there ha
been no movement for the cree
tion of a hotel of like proportions
] 1t is very much needed-would b.
| a great benefit to the city and
: good investment for capitalists
: The story of the burning of tn
Bowman House has often beel
told and we have heard variou
3 versions of it; and having OBJ
! tanned a detailed statement of