The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-03-01

gle III 0hAtl ACiAti4 u illAAto-- III law >
medicine, science, theology, and
politics. Major S. A. Jonas,
assistant sergeant-at- arms of the
|U. S. Senate, makes very pleas.
ant mention of Hon. Charles B.
Howry, Of Oxford, Justice of the
United States Court Of Claims,
and says that 1.-THE opinions
handed down by this able juFist
are highly priced by attorneys,
and regarded as text books upon
the lines considered. - Judge
Howry has recently handed down
a decision of much Importance to
the nations and tribes of the In
dian Territory, IL was in the
case of the "Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nations, claimants VS.. the
United States and Wichita and
Affiliated bands of Indians.
The petition was dismissed. The
decision covers ninety one print
ed pages.
On the 14th December next,
the Masonic Grand Lodge Of
Virginia will celebrate the Gem
tenial of the death of George
Washington, by elaborate cere-
monies at Mt. Vernon including
an Grafton bysPresident McKin-
ley and a banquet at Washington
that night. The Prince of Wales,
Grand Master of Masons in Eng
land, has been specially invited,
and, it is thought, will attend.
All Grand Lodges in the United
States have been invited to par
ticipate and contribute to the
expense. The Grand Lodge of
Mississippi not only endorsed the
proposition, but appropriated
the amount suggested-Sl00 90,
and if that don't happen to be
my very busy time, there will be
at least one representative from
this Grand Jurisdiction.
In this connection, am much
pleased to note that the Washing
ton Centennial Committee Of the
Grand Lodge of Virginia has
unanimously elected Capt. s. J.
Quinn, of fredericksburg, histo-
rian, to prepare full account
Of the observances at Mount YER
non and Washington. In the
long ago, one of my best compos-
itors on the Clarion force was Sill
j. Quinn, and he went back to
Old Virginia. | take it for grant
ed that this is the same Sill who
was so useful and agreeable to
me in the time referred to.
The press of the state is pay
ing appropriate tributes to the
veteran journalist, Silas G. Barr,
who died at his home in Corinth
last week, in his sixty ninth
year. He was one Of the best
beloved members OF the Missis-
sippi Press Association.
The venerable veteran, Col. w.
D. Holder, commander Of Robert
a. Smith Camp, No. "a, u. C.
W, tried to resign last week, be-
cause Of continued ill-health
and consequent inability to dis
charge the duties of the position. I"
But the Camp wouldn't listen to
any such proposition; and he
was promptly and affectionately
informed by the Camp through its
secretary, Gen. VIM. Henry,
that his administration Of the af-
fairs Of the Camp is not only ap-
proved, and that the Camp wanted
none other than him to command
them to the end 8,
The supreme court, on Monday
last, again decided the Y. C M. ".
case against the company. Judge
Whitfield, in delivering the de-
cision, said: 1--WE discover no
error and the Judgment is af-
firmed. = Chief Justice Woods,
"while recognizing the authority
OF the former decision to the ef-
feet that the consolidation cut off
the exemption under section 1870
of the CONSTITUTE )n of 1890, and
not, therefore, dissenting adheres
to the views formerly expressed
by him. /"
One hundred and eighty bales
of cotton, raised on the Oakley
and Rankin farms. sold last week
for 5 9-16.
When the clerks in the jackson
postoffice, in their distribution OF
mail matter, find a letter or cir
cular addressed to some function
ary not known to the laws or GUS
toms Of Mississippi, the chances
are that it will find its way into
the box Of your correspondent.
In the last delivery came one adj
dressed to "Chief Engineer, Cap
itol Building, Jackson, Miss. -
1t tells all about readjusting air