The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-01-18
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A ShOrt-Hand Chronicle of Cur.
rent Happenings.


The United States Court convened at
Jackson Monday.
Monticello Academy has an enroll
ment of 100 pupils.
Mr. Emanuel Hitler and Cilla Cross
were married at Canton.
Jones county has convict farm that
is more than self-sustaining.
Ellisville's new mayor, H. c. Weems
will not accept any salary from the
city.
Gov. McLaurin spoke at Port Gibson
last Thursday in defense of his admin.
istration.
Hon. Monroe McClurg, of Green
wood, is announced as candidate for
Attorney General.
Mr.. John Quinn and Miss Mamie
Brent, of Greenwood, were married at
Clinton yesterday.
Col. w. A. Montgomery, of the Sec
ond Mississippi Regiment, is the latest
candidate to announce for Governor.
The marriage of F. B. Catching, of
Georgetown, and Miss Mollie Bovarde
of Madison Station, occurred on the
5th.
The Advocate says j. w. Whitehead
farmer near Meadville, slaughtered 6
hog on the Sd inst. that dressed so
pounds.
Miss Annie Hobson, sister o.
Lieutenant Hobson of Merrimac fame
is visiting relatives in Jackson ant
Summit.
Gov. McLaurin has appointed Hon
w. G. Baskin, of Meridian, trustee OF
the University of Mississippi, vice J, R
Mcintosh, resigned.
The store of D. w. Turley, in the sub
urbs of Meridian, was burglarized last
week and cart load of dry goods and
groceries hauled off.
The Courier says, without any ifs
or lands" about it, the stock law goes
into effect in Copiah county on the
1st day of February.
The trustees of the lunatic asylum
have leased 100 acres of land, and will
enlarge the asylum's dairy herd and
furnish that institution with beef
Candidates are already announcing
freely in many counties. The Meri-
dian Herald contains whole column
of announcements, and some other
papers are not far behind it.
Capt. Jas. g. Lyell, of Wesson, is an
nounced as a candidate for Railroad
Commissioner from this district He
is practical man with great business
experience and would make fine
commissioner
Private John Allen announces him
self as candidate for the u S. Senate
against Gov. McLaurin. The Private
declares himself an original silver
man, which claim he can make good
against all corners.
E. 4. Frantz, Jackson correspond
ent of the Times es-Democrat and for
merly one of the editors of the Clarion
Ledger is now on the editorial staff of
the Jackson Evening News. Ed. is a
fine newspaper writer.
The governments surveyor has rec,
commended Gulfport as the most prac-
tical and cheapest point at which to
establish a deep water harbor. This
is good news, not only for Gulfport,
but for all South Mississippi
M. L. Reddock, postmaster at Yazoo
City, has absconded, being $1,000 short
in his accounts. Gambling and whisky
are said to be at the bottom of his
troubles. He added to his villianry by
deserving his wife and child and run
ming off with another woman.
The following are the gubernatorial
to date: McCool, of Attala;
Vardaman, of Lefiore: Critz, of Clay;
Powell, of Madison; Longino, of Wash
ington, and Montgomery, of Kinds;
with Hon. j. II. Jones, of Wilkinson,
and perhaps others yet to hear from.
The levy amendment to the Constitu-
ton, voted on at the late election, is
likely to be lost because not printed on
the same ballot with the Congressiona
candidates names, as the law requires
The error was made by the Secretary
of State in sending out instructions to
the ticket commissioners.
Tired of temporizing with the blind
tigers of Port Gibson, and having dis
covered that his leniency was abused,
at the last term of the Claiborne Cir
cult Court Judge McLaurin gave these
offenders Jail sentence of 80 days and
said he wanted it understood that 81
days in Jail meant just that thing.
On Monday the Supreme Court af-
firmed the decision of Judge Powell in
the mandamus case of Began, tax as
SCISSOR, VS.. Holder, auditor, holding
that the assessors are not entitled to
pay for services for 1897, within eld by
the auditor on the ground that they
were overpaid in 1896. This was a
test case, and about sixty assessors
were interested
Little Miss Lena Daphne Mitchell,
youngest child of the late w. l.. Nit
chell, of this place, aged years, died at
Crystal Springs Monday from the eff
fects of burns received. Her remains
were brought here Tuesday and
buried in the local cemetery.-Hazle-
hurst Courier.
Last spring, j. r. Stewart bought OF
r. l.. Walker lame mule whose lame
ness could not be accounted for until
Wednesday. In examining his right
shoulder hard round substance was
felt and was cut out by e. C. Goldman
and discovered m ha a dina Of tho mint