The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-04-15

The commencement, exercises
of Agricultural and Mechanical
College will take place June 25th
70 2Sth, inclusive. Bishop Gailor,
Of Memphis, will preach the COM
mencement sermon on Sunday,
18th, and Senator Money will de-
liver the commencement address
on Wednesday, 2Sth. There will
be sixteen graduates. General
Lee will retire from the prosi.
dency May 1st, and Ex- Governor
j. Nj. Stone will take charge as
his successor.
A ladyin Syracuse, New York,
has informed Hon. job / M. Allen
that she has in her possession
1.-THE sword captured from Col.
Campbell. Of Mississippi, at the
battle Of Lookout Mountain. -
She wishes to return it to Col.
Campbell or his next of kin. Mr..
Allen would be pleased to give the
lady the desired information.
The matter having been referred
to Col. d. A. Campbell, Vicks-
burg, he reports. The roster Of
Confederate field officers shows
only two of the name from Mis-
sissippi--Lt. Col. Josiah a.. p. (,
doth infantry, and Major James
q. Campbell, 18th infantry.
The vacancy created by the
resignation Of Chancellor A. III.
Longino has been filled by the
governor appointing A. McC.
Kimbrough, of Greenwood. The
appointment is generally approx
ed. The term is four years from
April Is, 1890.
The law does not require or au-
thorize an entirely new registra-
ton Of voters this year, except in
cases where registration books
have been destroyed, or are in
such confusion that it cannot be
determined who are qualified
voters. The registrars visit the
precincts and add the names Of
new voters, and the BOOKS will be
revised by the election commits
sioners, October 5.
DR.. G. X. Harrington has ten
dered his resignation as mem.
Der Of the City Health Commis-
sion, "simply for the reason that
! do not care to hold any public
position"-a most unusual reason
for the average American citizen.
The State Historical Society will
meet at Natchez, April 20-21.
When the Democratic State Ex-
ecutive Committee met on 9th
inst, there were three vacancies,
from death, to fill: Jno. A. Blair
and r. o. Reynolds, first district,
and j. j. Proby, sixth district;
also one vacancy, by resignation
Of Judge Robert Powell. Af-
ter considerable discussion rela-
ting to the 9th and 7th districts,
the four vacancies were filled, and
the committee stands as follows:
Chairman--C. G. Miller; secre-
tary-S. M. Roane, West Point.
State at Large--H. j.. Null
drow, Starkville; w. T. McDon-
aid, Bay st. Louis; J. A. Glover,
Friar's Point; s.. NJ. Rome,
West Point; G. G. Miller, Merid-
ian; j. II. Price, Magnolia; G.
M. Williamson, jackson.
First District-J. M Boone,
Corinth; @. Q. Eckford, Aber-
deem.
Second Districts, w. Mullins,
Holly Springs; G. M. Thurmond,
Ripley.
Third District-W. J. yolIor,
Vicksburg; N. b. Scott, Rose
dale.
Fourth District-E. L. Brewer,
Water Valley; b. c. Adams,
Grenada.
Fifth District. S. Eaton,
Taylorsville; G.. III. Williams,
Yazoo City.
Sixth District-E. y. Bowers,
NJ. H. Wilkinson.
Seventh District-Hiram Cas-
sedy, Brookhaven; b. II. Wells,
jackson; J. G.. Lyell, Wesson.
Each member having one vote,
except in 7th district, There be-
ing one more member than in Ell
ther of the others) the vote is pro-
rated, 1.-THE three members being
entitled to two votes.
Ex- Governor Robert Lowry, at
the close of his speech in Merid-
ian, on Wednesday night, 18th,
announced his candidacy for the
short term in the u. S.tSenate.
Hon. Chas. X. Regan has re-
signed the office Of superintendent
of education of Claiborne county.