The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-07-12


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NoTE-There are 1919 votes in the house As In
senate. Total on joint ballot, 17s. Necessary
to choice 90. In State conventions each
county has twice the number of delegates that
1t has representatives in the lower house-in all
2G6. Necessary to choice in convention, 1874.
The second column OF figures represents the
tloteral representative vote, thus: Benton Y.
Tippah leach county having full vote in
convention, in addition to 2 each in regular APP
portlonment schedule.
Tho third column Of figures represents the
vote, or fractional vote to which each county Is
entitled in the legiSlataie: For instance: The
Thirty seventh senatorial district is composed
OF Tishomngo Alcorn and Prentiss-l vote for
the three or i3 each.
This inquiry has reached the editor
of this department from Brooklyn
correspondent who is pursuing in
quiries conce ming the future beef sup
ply of the United States: Can You in
dictate the ca".e of the exceptional de-
cline-about 30 per cent-in the last
ten years in the beef cattle of Mssis-
sippi? la 1876, 446, 900; in 1898. 3O4 900,
as noted in the Current United States
Agricultural Gear Book. Has the pow
erty of Southern stock, its deficient
beef-forming capacity, as compared
with the blooded Northern stool; with
which it completes, materially con-
tributed to the decline? If you cannot
advice me intelligently, please refer to
any source OF adequate enlightenment"
Of
agriculture CIR industrial statistics, sug-
gestions are invited. Perhaps the pro-
fessor of agriculture at A. & NJ. college
may be able 20 throw some light on the
subject.
On Saturda night, July /, in the city
of jackson, the Oldest man then in the
State of Mississippi, entered into rest
Mr.. \. j. Ferguson. He was born in
Georgia, February 5, 1903. His parents
removed to Mississippi, and built log
cabin in the wilderness, afterward
surveyed for Copiah county. His carly
companions were the children cf the
Red men. He was one of the surveying
party that laid out the town of Ray
mond, and witnessed the cutting of the
first tree on the land for the Capital
City. He was circuit clerk of Rankin
county for several years. He was
buried at County Line cemetery, Copiah
county. At the time of his death he
was ninety-seven years, four months
and twenty-five days old.
Col. D. Price Porter, an old and
highly esteemed citizen of Jackson, and
widely known throughout the State,
died at his home On the 24th ult. He
was secretary of State senate good
many years; secretary of Masonic grand
lodge from 1864 to 1869; WAS a member
OF the Democratic State executive com,
mittee in 1868, and secretary of the
committee several years. His admir-
able reports of the constitutional con-
vention of 1890, in the Times Democrat,
was most attractive feature of that
journal at the time. His health mad
been on the decline for several years.
The State has lost splendid citizen,
and his family devoted head.
Rev. +. l.. McCue, young minister
from Virginia, has been installed pastor
of the West Side Presbyterian church,
jackson.
Hon. John Sharp Williams withdraws.
Hon. John Sharp Williams has issued
an address to his friends announcing
his withdrawal from the senatorial
race.
At the rate Land Commissioner Nall
is selling State lands, he will shortly
sell himself out of business. The sales
for June amounted to SLABS which,
with Sl70 in fees, was paid INTO the
treasury. The total sales for the
twelve months he has been in Office
amount to upward of sixty thousand
dollars, or one hundred per cent. more
than the preceding year.
The editor of the Aberdeen Examiner
Is close observer and reliable chroni-
''ler of industrial matters in Mississippi.
lie says the hay and pea-vine crops
this year will be enormous. Major
Jonas heartily commends the action
OF the University trustees in de-
Ginning s5.25 per acre for the township
81 land recently donated by congress-.
The trustees of other State colleges re
iike-minded. Within ten years these
lands will sell at figures considerably
in advance of those now offered. The
colleges can afford to do little patient
waiting.
Millsaps college law department has
turned out its third class. Their ex-
animation by Chancellor Conn, and ap-
proval by the supreme court Judges.
qualities them for business. The class
was composed of Garner w. Green.
Percy l.. Clifton, VIM. II. Fitzhugh.
George b. Power, Robert s. Hall. w.
Y. Corley, Herschel " Leverett, VIM.
II. Livingston.
The Democratic executive committee
81 Lowndes county has ordered a
United States senatorial pr;rnarx, To-.