The leader., 1899-12-27
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A SHORTHAND Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.


Raymond has new railroad depot.
Senator Sullivan has introduced a
bill designed to prevent dealing in cot
ton futures.
The Illinois Central now runs trains
from Memphis direct to iazoo City,
via the new line.
The Millsaps Collegian, bright little
paper edited by the Millsaps Students
made its first appearance for this term
last week.
The Christian workers of Wesson, OF
all denominations. recently canvassed
the town and invited all the stay Always
to 90 to church.
A negro boy was found dead in the
woods near Terry. He went out hunt
ing, and the supposition is that he kill
ed himself accidentally.
The Alcorn College lands, 22,225
acres, have been sold for $4,000, which
sum will be put at 6 per cent. interest
as an endowment fund.
The life insurance agents of Missis
sippi met in Jackson last Thursday for
the purpose of forming an association
for their mutual benefit.
There was a strike at the NatcheZ
Cotton Mills last week, twenty opera
tives refusing to work until there was
an increase in the wage scale.
On the night of the 22nd inst. at
Water Valley, Edgar Greer, colored,
shot and killed woman by the name
of Moody Tucker, also colored. Greer
then shot and MORALLY wounded him
self.
4 reward of $3.50 has been added to
the statutory reward of 500 by Gov.
McLaurin for the arrest of Samuel
Keen who is charged with the killing
of Moses Miller in Choctaw county a
short time ago
| Gen. II. l.. Burkitt, the father of the
editor of the Peoples Messenger, is
eighty-one years old and notwithstand
ing his more than four score years the
old gentleman is hale, hearty and Wig
orous as man of fifty
At an early date Dr. T. f. Ross will
establish sanitarium in Hattiesburg.
The beds in the institution will be
rented for certain amount each year,
which amount will include board, med
icine and medical services.
The Atlanta journal says it is said
that thousand or more negroes have
left Morgan county, Georgia, in the
last few weeks for Mississippi There
has been a general movement of the
same kind in several sections.
The Copiah Signal says it is mis-
take about Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Ander-
son leaving Wesson in January. Mr.
Anderson has made arrangements with
Mr.. Lusk, his partner, to look after his
business interests in jackson.
While at work Christmas day, d. B.
Andrews, foreman in charge of the
building of scows, at Vicksburg for the
Sand, Stone and Gravel Co, fell dis
lance of 10 feet He struck on his head
and his body was completely paralyzed.
Mr.. Prentiss C. Ford, manager of
the Richardson House at Wesson, and
Misc Mamua uooLpav a1co of NEaecon
were married on the evening of the 21st
inst. at the residence of the brides pa
rents; Rev. Father Althoff, of Brook
haven, officiating.
Mr.. M. S. Hare, wealthy planter
living near Bolton, was murdered on
the night of the 22nd while defending
his home from burglars. His murder
ers, two negroes, Jim Martin and
Charlie West, after confessing their
crime were lynched.
The second story of the experiment
station of the a. q NJ. College, with all
of its contents was completely destroy
ed by fire ON the night of the 23rd
inst. and the lower story with it's con
tents were badly damaged The fire
was of accidental origin Loss fully
covered by insurance.
A man by the name of d. L. Hern-
don, sewing machine repairer by trade,
has been getting free rides all over the
State by pretending to be a postoffice
inspector and hiring teams for which
he said the government would pay upon
the presentation of vouchers. Hern-
don is now under arrest in Canton.
Near Meridian, last week, party of
white men met some negroes on pub
lie road and dispute arose as to the
right of way. The white men were I'M
armed, while the negroes each carried
revolver. In the difficulty which fol
lowed, one white man by the name of
Oscar Ford was MORALLY wounded and
two others seriously injured.
H. S. Brumfeld of Pike county
slaughtered four Poland China hogs
recently. One was u months old and
weighed 240 pounds. Two were II
months and five days old and weighed
$50 and 435 pounds respectively. One
was years and six months old and
weighed 47O pounds. The Magnolia
Gazette says the hogs were raised and