The leader., 1899-08-30
A, Old Mississippi Newspaper.

Weekly, $500 in advance, or 5000 at
end of year.
Two pages are devoted to legislative
reports on Acting Gov. Quitman mes
sage relating to Federal inter
ference with our domestic policy
one signed by John Henderson,
chairman: another by Thos. ii. Will
i liams, chairman; another by Geo.
ii. Gordon. The resolutions attached
to Mr.. Gordon's report declare that
the people of Mississippi look upon the
institution of domestic slavery as 1t
exists among them, not as curse, but
a blessing-and the legitimate condi-
ton of the African race, as authorized
both by the laws of God and the die
tates of reason and philanthropy, and
that they hope to transmit this institu-
ton to their rosterity as the best part
of their inheritance; that we hold our
institution of domestic slavery, like all
our other domestic institutions, as
sacred from the touch of foreign inte I.
ference; we hold discussion on this sub
ject as equally impertinent with dis
! cussion upon our relations with our
wives and children, and that we will
allow no present change, or hope Of
future alteration in this matter"
The Legislature was in session in
Jackson, and the proceedings of senate
and house for January 10, 20, 81, 25 and
81 appear.
Several bills to incorporate railroad
and banking companies were intro
duced.
Mr.. Brown, of Copiah. offered a me-
mortal to congress asking IAN appro-
! priation for improving the railroad
leading from Nashville to New Orleans.
Pearl Masonic Lodge No. 90 and
Lexington No. "a were incorporated.
An act to establish a penitentiary
passed, after amendments to locate
same at Vicksburg, and Madisonville
were rejected Act passed by 81 toS
A petition from citizens of Jackson
! praying for donation of land upon
VIII oh to erect union church in said
town" was referred to special com
mttee.
Among the noted Mississippians Of
that day who were members of the
| house were: 5. 5. Prentiss, of Warren;
| Albert G. Brown, of Copiah: Amos. r.
] Johnston, of Kinds; Samuel J. Gholson,
of Monroe, George II. Gordon, of
was elected speaker.
The senate journal of that session
shows such names as A. q. McNutt,
John A. Quitman, ii. q. Runnells, Gee L.
Winchester, ct al.
The Democratic ticket supported by
The Mississippian was: For president,
Martin VanBuren; for vice-president,
Richard NJ. Johnson; for presidential
electors, ?. Rutilns X. Prey, of Han
cock; Gen. ThoS. Kinds, of jefferson;
| Hiram G.. Runnels, of Kinds; Reuben G.
Grant, of Lowndes. The electors were
nominated at numerous meeting" in
the town of Jackson, at which Joseph
| Holt, Esq, of Port Gibson, made an adj
dress that was receive with loud and
frequent bursts of applause"
These editorial paragraphs are inter
esting:
The charter of the New Orleans &
| Nashville Railroad has been rejected in
the house of representatives on account
of its location east of Pearl river, by a
vote of SO to 20
The Mobile & jackson Railroad be-
comes law as soon as the bill receives
the sanction of the executive. The
banking capital is $4,000, OOO."
The Natchez & jackson Railroad
charter is in progress, and would have
become law ere this had it not been
for its insidious and monopolizng fea-
lures"
In the advertising columns there is a
picture of a steamboat embellishing
| this
NoTICE-The steamboats, Alice Maria,
A. Irwin, Jr., master, and the steam
boat Camanche, Brown, master, will
run the ensuing season from New Or
leans to Amsterdam and Bridgeport on
Big Black. The patronage of the citi-
zcns of jackson and its vicinity is re-
specially solicited. January 90 1886 n
The *means that the Notice" was paid
for, and therefore meant business.
Another advertisement reads, "The
Town of Holly Springs For Sale" The
commissioners describe it as situated
on the headwaters of Pigeon Roost.
The two spring creeks, Coldwater and
Chewalla, about forty-five miles from
| nh ftra
Bluff, forty-6ve miles from Pontotoc
and fourteen miles south of the Ten
nessee line, and Immediately on the
nearest and best route from the west
ern district of Tennessee to Jackson,
Nicksburg, Natchez and the lower part
OF Mississippi" The advertisement
reads like prophecy, for it soon be-
came a center of wealth, commerce,
learning and culture, and the domicil
of some of the best and bravest and
ablest men that has adorned the citizen
ship OF our commonwealth
There are seven advertisements of
runaway negroes, embellished with the
usual cuts, and usual rewards offered
by the Owners"
| Another Correction.
In printing the letter of Major Bee.
the types made him say: General Bee
was not at Manassas, or near there. at
the time" He wanted to say General
Lee was not there" etc. General Bee
was killed at that battle, soon after his
remark, There stands General Jack
son like a stonewall." The typo-
graphical error was very evident, but
we desire to get and keep this important
matter correctly on record
For the year ending June 80, 1899, the
port of Pascagoula shipped by sea and
by rail, 15a.O77, s77 feet of lumber.
WINCH with wood, charcoal, fish, oys-
.ers' turpentine, rosin, ETC., aggregated
IN value the handsome sum of g., 05l. 312.