The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1900-11-07

Cody taken in jackson he would also
have taken in several thousand dollars.
1t is the best and the biggest show that
travels. When the Mississippi Press
Association visited the Worlds Fair,
Col. Cody, reserved his best seats for
our party of nearly two hundred. Dur
ing the performance one of the horses
was so specially unmanageable and
vicious, the colonel announced to his
great audience that he had named him
''The Mississippi Press"
Under the new charter fee bill, the
secretary of State has paid upward Of
six thousond dollars into the treasury
since March 9th, the date of approval.
The receipts will easily reach ten thou
sand dollars for the first year
Bargain Day in jackson was quite q
success. A train of nine coaches car
ried about three hundred persons from
stations on the Gulf & Ship Island rail-
road. But the visitors had only q few
hours to do their shopping.
We heartily concur in the general
regret expressed at the departure of
Mr.. E. B. Tabor, publisher of the Bran
don News, from Mississippi He has
disposed of all his interests in Brandon,
and returns to Iowa to resume the
printing business. The News is one of
the best weekly papers in the South
west, and that Office has turned out
some artistic printing that would be
creditable to any establishment in the
country. The new proprietor of the
News. Mr.. Wayne May. has had con-
siderable experience in journalism, apd
having been reared in Brandon, will be
''at home" in the business.
"Unknowna Confederate Gravus.
The following, from Mrs. 7. s. Gaines,
addressed to the postmaster at jackson,
was referred to us:
II had brother killed in jackson in
1868, during the Confederate war. He
was a member Of the Cherokee Artillery,
Rome, Ga. He was buried in garden
back of the State House, with rock for
headstone, with his name on it, A. e.
McCurry My father intended having his
remains brought home, but he died soon
after the war, 50 that the matter could
not be attended to. would be glad to
hear from some one who had seen his
grave so far away among strangers.
There are SO many unknown graves here.
have always felt deep sympathy for
the mother or sister who does not know
where their loved ones lie. would be so
grateful for any information as to the
burial place Of my brother
All who were killed on the firing lines
during the assault on jackson, in July,
1868, or who died in the hospitals, were
buried in the City Cemetery. There
were fifty-nine Georgians, whose names
and commands we have; but A. c. Nc
Curry does not appear in the list, nor
can any trace of his grave be found
There were 500 Confederates and 10 Fed
erals buried in the Jackson cemetery.
When We copied the names from the
headboards, in September, 1864, 100 of
the graves were unmarked and IS Of the
States or commands were not lettered on
the boards. Twelve Southern States were
represented in this ssbivouac of the dead"
Here is an advertisement copied by Bish-
op Galloway from "The Ariel" published
in Natchez in 1928:
EDUCATION.
The subscriber has taken the Academy
at Second Creek (near the old court
house,, where he will teach branches of
good English or classical education. The
situation makes it extremely convenient
for those who might wish to send their
children from town during the sickly sea-
son.
Terms of tuition per quarter:
For common English branches, $500.
For Latin, Greek, mathematics, etc,
$1,000.
References: Mr.. Alvary Fisk, DIR. An
drew McCreary, DR.. Samuel Cartwright.
N. B.2Board in private families for
limited number of pupils can be obtained
in the vicinity Of the academy.
S. S. PRENTISS.
Natchez, July 26, 1928.
Bishop Galloway, in handing us the
foregoing, on July 90, 1891, added these
words: sThus began the public career
of Americas most brilliant orator. The
young man soon needed no references but
his own peerless genius to command not
only the patronage, but the homage of his
countrymen."
War Diaries.
Our esteemed friend, VIM. H. Fill, Esq,
of Abbott, Clay county, in recent letter,
says:
q have a diary that kept daily from
April, 1861, to October, 1864, of the move
ments and battles of the Griffth-Barks-
-Humphries brigade. was quarter
master sergeant of the Thirteenth Missis-
sippi-Barksdale's old regiment. / will
take pleasure in loaning It to your His
torical Society at any time they may
wish to use It.
If our friend win send US this valuable
document we will make early and good
Use Of it. We want All such records, and
yin take special care Of them. They are
Indispensable to complete account Of
lississ5ppi ii the civil war. which Il Is
~ smbiiion to complete and leave to the