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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

CHICAGO. Dec S.-A new serum.
which. II il claimed. will show the pres
.uee Of tuberculosis long before IL
would be possible by the microscope.
the X-rays or other methods now in
use, has been invented By Or. A. K.
jenkins. Of this city. He does not claim
TO have discovered new cure, but that
the use Of the serum enables competent
physicians To detect the presence Of the
disease in its earliest stages and in time
10 effect a cure by good sanitation and
plenty OF outdoor exercise IL shows
ton
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

KIsesroS, Jamaica, Dee. S.-Passen-
gers by today's steamer from Nicaragua
say that there is growing feeling of
hostility toward President Zelaya on
account OF his recent decree expelling
Mgr. Pereira. bishop of Nicaragua, in
reply TO the latter's protest against the
law passed by the Nicaraguan congress
declaring that all the donations by the
people of lands. cattle, or other prop
erty to the church should be subject to
the civil government and be applied to
the purposes designated by the donors
by the municipal governments
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Kansas CITY. Mo. Dee. The strike
Of the 800 factory girls is at an end
And il is glorious end for the strik-
ing girls. for at i've o'clock yesterday
evening the swaffoFd Bros company
in conference with the executive coin
mittee of the t.arnrnt Makers unioB.
not only conceded what the girls de-
manded. but even offered what il prac~
tieally more Toe girls had struck for
q fair payment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Denver. Col. Dee = by cavern
at the excavation for a sewer At Thirty
fourth and Downing avenues yesterday
evening several laborers were buried.
The body OF George Iioltx was taken
out an hour later. IL il not known
now many were n the trench. but no
nope Is entertained for the lives of any
Of the victims.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
Ten rnors,SD MORE MULES
WAITED for soath Africa. which WIN Re
Bought In tn. Iait.d states.

NEw ORLENNs. Dee. 3.-tsreat Britain
i To purchase ten thousand more mules
for armyeuss in South Africa. These
mules will be- obtained in Texas. Mis-
souri, and Kansas AdvIccs received
here today not only outline this policy
OF purchase in regard To mules, but in
dicate that the purchases of the British
government will extend to other sup
plies on large scale. Arrangements
have been perfected for the purchase OF
a large quantity OF canned beef.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Topeka. Kan, Dee = j. T. Sissley.
proprietor of the Kansas creamery,
who Is <noSn here As the snewsboys'
triesd." gave each Of the $50 Topeka
new sboys a new suit 81 clothes as a
Tha aksgiving present He has agreed
To give each boy who banks $50 dur
ing the coming year-ten cents a week
IAN amount co ual 70 his de post
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

One Of the biggest. and boldes,. and
eos,liest industrial plants ye, planted
IN Mississippi j. that OF the Pearl River
Lumber Company, an exceedingly Ia.
iercsting account of which appeared in
the last issue OF the Rrookhavrn Leader.
After reading, aud re-reading same. we
came To the unanimous conclusion that
our old state certainly has a move ON
her. IL is stout statement to make.
but IL u correct. that when this plant Il
completed. IL will no, be eeiipsed by
anything Of its kind in tn. United
States 4 standard gauge road from
the / c crossing a, Pearl river. nearly
hundred thousand acres Of the finest
yellow pine lands In the world, two im-
mense mill buildings. with machinery
operated by two huge corless engines.
tanks, ponds. tenant houses, stores
the total % this vast enterprise repre-
senting an invested capital of sso0. 600.
And the best Of il all is that Brook
haven capital. Brookhaven push. and
Brookhaven pluck. are substantial fac
tors in all the affairs of this big. broad.
gauged enterprise.
The fact that considerably le. than
one-balf the registered voters of Mis-
si ,sippi east their ballots Ia the late
s,A,e election shows one of two things.
A Tremendous indifference. or that the
primary i the principal election. IL
the primary decides the fate Of eandi.
dates then none but qualified electors
should participate in il. II has been
suggested that in order to approximate
the voting strength OF the State, the
highest aggregate vote for any one
office IN eaen county be given aud tabu-
lated This writer Will soon be able To
give the result Of such an investigation
which he has been conducting since the
primary elections took place
The Hattiesburg Daily Progress Is
the name of the handsomest, the
brightest and the newsiest newspaper
in the State Its first issue was on
November ~, and il has come TO stay,
IL the next legislature takes up the
dog-tax question II will strike a snae
worse than the new capitol question in
is9o and 1897. Who will have the
temerity to introduce n bill?
The Mississippi Conference viii NEE,
N NiekstrrS on Wednesday. the 18th
inst Bishop Fitzgerald will preside.
A match factory and a pants faetory
are To be added to the industries o.
Viel<sburg.
William Barksdale chapter. United
daughters of the Confederacy, was or
ganized at the Industrial institute ane
college on the 10th. with a membership
OF =.sss, the largest in the state. Ii
was organized by Mrs. Lizzie Georg.
Henonson. of Greenwood. who stopped
over Tor that purpose on her returr
from Richmond. Miss Anna Abbott
OF Natchex. is PRESIDENT Misses Kat.
silsoy. of West Point, and Martha E.k
iord. OF Aberdeen, vicr-presidenss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Philadelphia, Dee. About 500
union upholstery weavers went on a
strike to-day. closing 20 mills and
throwing Out of employment nearly
1900 hands engaged in various depart.
ments of the factories Tine strikers
demanded a working week Of s. hours
and ten cents an hour for overtime
and an increased wage scale. The adj
vance asked Is general increase oi
about IS per cent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

cssxrs.. Not likely to A-.I., tn. Mica.
ragus Cansi.

wasEisoToS. Dee. s--No action in
the matter Of Pledzing Of governmental
aid for the construction OF the Mica
raguan canal bill will be taken by con-
grvss during the coming session. Il Is
proposed by REPRESENTATIVE Hepburn
to introduce his bill for the construc-
tion Of the canal, but he admits that
the disinciination Of members fsvora-
BILE To the canal TO act before the sub
mission of the report Of the isthmian
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Dr. VIM. u. Brooks. director ofSmith
observatory. at Geneva. y. v. has been
awarded by the Paris Academy Of
Sciences the Grand Lalan'ie prize sor
| bis numerous and brilliant aSirono-
rnical discoveries. The prize Is a gold
medal worth 500 francs. OF its value in
gold.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Columbus, O.. Dec s-Capt- Ike T.
Jobe. late of the Sixth United States
in fantry. who was to have been tried
before the United States court here for
using war department penalty en-
velcpes for private letters escaped from
the county Jail here to-day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
KEvoLuTIoNIsT rRIr MrH.
Army of Hernsnies scores . Victory Over
Government Forces and Nov De-
eupy Msraesiho-

CARcAs, Venezuela, Dec. 3-Gen.
Jose Manuel Hernandez. leader of the
revolt against the Castro government.
has taken possession Of the ely Of Mara
eaibo. capital Of the State Of Znlia.
after fierce fight with government
troops. The battle lasted sixteen hoars.
and the victory was not won by the
revolntionis;s without severe losses on
each side.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

state Superintendent; jackson Of Ne
brasSa decided. on the 2sth. that m
Bible may be read in the public schools
OF that state. The matter was laid he
fore him in case from Gage county.
" here one family in a district wantssi
the teacher enjcined from using the
iiible. although all others favored -.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

SIR Thomas Upton. speaking at the
annual dinneroft the Temple Yacht club
In London. on the 30th.enlarged upon the
good treatment he received in Ame.i-
"a, and said: Il can see no room for
encouragement. aud unless some one
else challenges | shall certainly do -
myself very soon All can say is that
we had a square and fairrace and got =
fair and square licking"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Thanksgiving day was celebrated by
the American colony in Rome with tn.
usual enthusiasm. There was lavish
|display of the Stars and Stripes at the
embassy. the consulate aud the resi-
dences Of Americans throughout thu
|city. King Humbert received Ambas-
sador Draper in private audience.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
Estimate OF Bs~r Io.s~s

Orange River. Dee. 2.-Boer prisoners
here report that the number of Boer>
killed Rt belmont j. believed 70 BE- ise
aud at Gras Pan 900. Among the
prisoners are several with e1ormou,
red crosses on their sleeves. IL Is re-
ported that they fought with the
Artillery
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Owing to the scuteneSS OF the dead
lock in Newfoundland politics. an at
Tempt is being made TO induce Sir
William Whiteway. the former pre-
sni-f. who rseently retired from pahiis
p fairs. to undertake the formation Of
p coalition ministry and to carry on
the business of the country until the
|keneral election.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

The s~verest test to which wireless
telegraphy has yet been subjected was
made in Chicago. on the s7th. when
the current was successfully sent
through the walls and closed doors OF
. suite of seven rooms; and in other
cases through the walls Of steel vaults
and an ordinary telegraph switch
beard in which 80 wires were connect
ed up and about forty dead wires were
located
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

At a conference of about IS prorni-
n.nt house republicans. held at the
capitol. in Washington. ON the night
% the list. IL was decided that the in
eligibility of Representative-elect Rob
erts. of Utah. to occupy seat in the
house of representatives should he in
vestigsted aud determined, and that
pending the decision he should not be
permitted to take the oath of Office.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Sir Francis wingate. in a hattie
with the khalifa's force near Gedid. in
the soudsn. captured 1000 men. women
and children. Osman Digns. the prin-
eipal general Of the khalifa. escaped.
The khaiifa and all his principal enirs
WERE killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

The board of directors of the Nation
al Association of Credit Men held .
special meeting in Chicago. ON the
7sth. TO raise a fund TO prosecute
swindlers and dishonest business men
Of all classes. Most of those present
expressed themselves in favor of ha,-
ing all prosecutions carried on in the
name of the national body. instead %
the branch associations. Several i'm
portans proposed amendments to the
national bankruptcy law were dis
eussed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Washington. Dee . Assistant SEQ
retarv Webster Davis. of the interior
department, will sail from New York
next Tuesday for Cape Town. South
Africa He expects to he gone at least
three months 1t is his intention tc
see something of the Boer war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich. Dec. L.
Nearly $50 vessels are now detained
here, owing to the stranding of the
steamer Siemens. which completely
blocks the canal. The lighters are
working night and day upon the
stranded steamer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Washington. Dee. 2--The treasury
statement of the pablIe debt issued yes
terday show that at the close of bu l.
ness November %. 1899. the debt. LEES
cash in the treasury. amounted to si,'
is0. O9I. s3i, decrease for the month oi
=, Sa- -so
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Out Of respect TO the memory Of the
late viee-president. President McKin.
hey has cancelled all his social engage
ncnts for the present. The memINrs
Of the cabinet have done likewise. and
the administration will observe a PEE
riOd of mourning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

number of the most prominent
ministers of Cleveland. o.. in their
Thanksgiving sermons. on the 3Oth.
upheld the president in his policy to-
ward the Philippine isIanders.Amongst
these were Rev. H. {. Hayden, of the
first Presbyterian church. Rabbi
Cries. of the Wilson Avenue temple.
and Bishop Leonard. of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Capt. Ieary. the naval governor Of
she Island OF Guam. wants an addi-
sional force of marines. the few men
b. has at command now being an in
Significant force compared with the
s.0oo population of the island.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07
Pad $4,000 TO -. oa. Football Gam.

San Francisco. Dee. From finan-
sial point Of view yesterdays football
game between the California and Stan
ford universities was by far the mos,
successful contest of the kind in the
history OF tie west. The attendance
vas IL. 80 az tho receipts $4,000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Washington. / &c. a-The monthly
statement of the director Of he mint
shows that the toia. coinage Executed
Al the mints OF the United States dur
ing November was s9.5ii.OTo. as fol
lows: Gold. 81. Gas 100; silver. sl.6ia 600;
minor coins. ss55. sT0
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

st. Joseph. Mo-. Dee a-The city
rouncil last night adopted an ordinance
extending the city limits to take in
south ST. Joseph and the suburbs of
Oak Hill. Brookdale and North st.
Joseph II will increase the popais-
ton Of the city nearly i0,OO1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Word dcomes from the Philippines that
Pine ;wo companies of Maeabebe scouts.
under Capt Iiatson. are doing so we'll
|that it has been decided TO organize
II full battalion of these natives. The
|sdditional two companies will he very
|nseful in the present campaign IN
Tracking the fleeing remnants of Agui-
|naldo's disorganized army.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Gen. Conop surrendered 500 officers
and men with rifles. several American
and 20 Spanish prisoners and the gar
rison at iisyonbong, province of Nue.
va Nizcsya. Luxon. on the LIST. to Lient.
Monroe. with 30 men of the Fourth
cavalry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

ST. Louis Dec. a-Attorney General
Edward C. Crow began proceedings in
the ST. Louis court of appeals yester-
day afternoon To have the National
Lead company excluded from the priv
ileye of doing business in Missouri on
the charge that il is a trust.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

on the ID the last boat. the Albion
nef Cape Nome. from which time ua
IN next June. the $500 people rrmsia.
hg ,hcrc will be cut of from the l,al
hnce of the world. Food was plenty
but fuel scarce and dear.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Disbursements for bonds at the Ne =
York sub-,rrssury. on the 2sth. und..r
the call OF Secretary Gage. were s. a.
|tsi The total payments to that aats
uers si2.sls.5ss.s2.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

y. =. Dawson. . clerk in the Office
o. Cen Miles. has been dropped from
|sh- rolls on account of letters h- ha.
n esri,irn TO officials uf the government
|firpantly rejecting upon the presi.
kleuf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

At the eoaelave Of Aberdeen Com.
msndery No. IL. knights Templar. ON
the night of Nov. -. the following was
adopted by unanimous vote and ordered
wired to Admiral Dewey.
To Admiral George Dewey. Washington.
ID. C.. We extend our hearty sympathy in
your late troable. and iadorse your action
a. being entirely within your own personal
yrcrosative As American citiEeus we con
,isun the vulgar and unjust criticism cast
upon you aud will remember your gallantry
and patriotism without gift with cable
attachment"
Hon. 7. ". Hardwiek. q member OF
the Georgia legislature. has introduced
biy providing for an educational quail
ification for suffrage. on the Mi.sissippi
plan. and the eolored Bishop Turner is
paving the earth about il. IL he would
inform himself as to how il works in
Mississippi he would not be giving hi.
race such mischievous advice as he i.
now doing.
Mr.. ii. ii. Hargrove. of the Picayuns
staff, continues to do splendid mission
AIRY work in disseminating information
about cotton factories-their need, hoss
10 build them. etc
Hon ]. C. Kincannon has qualified a:
railroad commissioner for the Second
district
The next meeting Of the State His
toricai society will be held in Jackson
early in February, instead of during
the first week in January. a. heretofore
stated. Prof. Riley will announce tbs
date and publish the program as soor
as can be arranged. He reports thai
some specially valuable papers ar'
being prepared for the next meeting
The society is doing n good work, ane
1t is pleasant to know il grows in in
teseSt-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

The biennial report of state Treasurer
Nav for the two fiscal years ending
o.tober l. Is99, will show;
FtksT YEAR
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

keaitY trrtsn1lfa .5 d 4 ss,afy
NsiuAitaa NaIatt.fn ~ fTastsssI "
fFsi. lsp fs1 ff NHta l.ss ta-it
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

In this debt the interest alone Is pay
ablea
thless.ax seh0ol tunf 4.....s s-s ssI "
>-lniusry fund irafx~rsltyl --..--.-. Ss4.gsi y
Agricultural psf cent baads. ini~r-
~st pail the tao Agrica.tuTai toi-
l.sss -. :. ..-......-. zI7.I,3 o.
ra;sI non-payshi- debt -..-. ..... g.s1s.fsa -
rot4l Yays be and naa- pay able ..-- 1ess.es- 81
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

Senators 6aiiiger and Eansbrough,
on behalf OF the senate committee on
pensions. have been engaged in TAX
ing testimony under a resolution
passed by the senate last session In
strueting the committee to inquire
into the wisdom of revising the pen
sion lava Secretary Hitchcock and
Assistant Secretary Davis. OF the In
terror department. and Commissioner
OF Pensions Evans and Assistant Com
missioner Davenport all favor gen
eral revision of the laws by non-
partisan commission
Mr.. Victor L. Mason. private secre-
tary &c Secretary Root. resigned on
the z7th, TO engage in business VITA
Gen. Russell A. Alger, with whom MT
Mason served as private secretary VIII
exceptional ability through Ten Al
gers term as secretary OF war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1899-12-07

The report of State Treasurer May
for the bieunial period ending October
|, 1879. will Show:
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
Have Placed Guns in Ranr
=" and an mediate Attack,
Is Anticipated.
LARGE FORCE CONCENTRATE. /.
JOubert in Command. Of si
Army of Nearly Seventeen
Thousand Men.
Combined British Strength II
Opposition Two-thirds OF
That Number.

LONDON, Oct. 30.-It is reported from
Plymouth that the admiralty is about
to mobilize ~ cruisers. 4
LADYsM1TH, Oct. 30.-The Beers are
gradually closing around Ladysmith'
They have mounted two big guns on
Tinta Ingoni. 4,500 yards from the
British camp. An attack is expected
LONDON, Oct. 3o.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following dispatch from
Pietermaritzburg:
Patrols from Ladysmith report that
there are four large Boer camps within
a radius Of 10 miles, extending in a
semi-circle northeast Of the town. Evi.
IDENTIFY the enemy is concentrating all
his forces. Commandant General
Joubert is in supreme command.
The British had several skirmishet
with the enemy during the day. Rail
way communication with Ladysmith II
still intact.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
AFTER THE INSURGENTS.
Ftlipinos Driven Out OF Santa RoS:l
Opera! iOn* nt NeErOs.

Opera ion~ ut NeEros.
" AsH!&siToN. Oct. 80. The war de.
partmtN; has received the following
disIaicn from General Otis:
ulD5 >truvh Insurgents at Santa
Rosa, 1.orln Of San l%idro. driving them,
capt uring some of Their property. Cas-.
unl,leS, two killed, one wounded.
Evans. Sixth ll-i:.il,ry, struck robber
band N,e;,r~; 2G;l lL>.., killed 10,
wonnt.lug Mauy. r"pturlnS ~ prison.
ers. SllNr.l,. :5iA,h ll.iislIlIy, struck u
small band. disperscd them, killing
three. No casualties.
MANILA, Oct. 3U.6:OO p. ln.-De-
tachments of the Sixth infantry have
recently been engaged in dispensing
bands of bandits who have been operat-
ing in the island of Negros. Captain
Simons struck village Of Tulisanes
near San Carlos and Captain Evans de-
feated another band, killing 10, wound
ing many and capturing 20. There
were no American losses.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-10-31
NATChEZ AND LEE.
A Famous Steamboat Race Witch
Took Place In 1870.

A Famous Steamboat Race Which
Took Place In 1870.
It was in July. 1870, that the Lee
backed away from her moorings at the
New Orleans levee and showed her nose
against the muddy current of the great
river. While the housers were still busy
swinging the gangplank into it's proper
place the steamer Natchez rounded to
and headed up stream also.
Every man aboard the two steamers,
from master 10 roustabout, knew what
the Simultaneous departure from the
New Orleans levee meant. 1t meant
the beginning of race of over 1,OOO
miles and one which would establish q
true record for steamboats, between New
Orleans and st. Louis.
The boats were the largest and fastest
on the western waters in those days, and
when they started up stream together
the news was flashed along the wires
from New Orleans to st. Louis, and soon
every way landing on the river was
seat Of discussion as to which boat was
the better and as to which would win.
People who lived near the river estimat-
ed the time necessary for the boats to
, reach their towns, and they we're on the
hanks to see them. IT can almost be said
hat the two racers passed between two
files Of fsightseers during the; entire trip:
In Memphis interest was at fever heat.
for both boats had asiruirerss here, and
the levee rarely saw such crowd as was
there that summer evening when the two
steamers passed. Huge bonfres had been
prepared to celebrate the coming. The
boats passed here about 8 o'clock, and
just before the Lee showed below the city
laughable incident occurred. The stennl-
er Thompson Dean was coming up the
river ahead Of the racers. and when she
hove in sight the crowd thought she was
the Robert q. Lee and admirers Of the
Lee set off the bonfres. The Lee, how
ever, did not pass for nearly an hour.
She was leading the Natchez by sc min
utes when she passed this city, and the
crowd yelled itself hoarse as she went by
with her machinery humping and the
flames leaping from her stacks.
The crowd waited to cheer the flying
Natchez when she passed. hanging in the
wake of her feeter sister. but making as
game a race as one would wish to see.
St. Louis turned out en- masse to re-
ceive the victorious Lee. which reached
that point three hours ahead of Captain
Leathers' craft.
The time made has never been equaled,
and the race viii live In the history of
steamboating on the Father of Waters.
Both Captain Cannon and Captain
Leathers are now dead. They were typi-
cal steamboat captains, and anecdotes Of
them are often told on decks aud in cab
ins nowadays.-Memphis Scimitar