Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-04-21

Members Of the legislature will doubt
les remember an elderly gentlewoman
who sat in the lobby of both houses for
a week or SO during the session, listen
ing attentivtly to the proceedings, and
enplling many names for her home
fol;s' newspaper. This was Mrs. e.
D. }iles, of Chicago. The following ex-
traits are from her editorial cores
pomence:
JekSon was busy entertaining her States
representatives this winter. had some
opportunity to note character from all
part of Mississippi Hundreds of her best
men,Ould not fail to average high type
of spendid manhood And it was an un-
com)on type, too tall, well developed and
athltic, worthy descendants Of the grand
old lanter stock, from which the most of
themclaimed ancestry. Few had city polish
q. '''sn 4nannel, aud still there was no lack
OF g'nulne courtesy which was ever pres
On" Diehulhg on othcrr''-' "'--- sr-
Solality
some OF the representatives we're my fell
loYboarders. One interested me especially.
Hid would sit Mt the table in unbrOken
siltce, no matter how briskly conversation
flowed, and in the drawing room he would
findhn isolated seat ! heard him speak but
ono, and then he asked our landlady where
she ought such fine molasses. There was
no qhstion about his being unsoc!al or I'M
handsome either. l could not understand
why mentally dubbed him. Logan, the
lone Indian
One orenoon bill was introduced that
arouse. a warm debate was in sympathy
with he iiercely contested question, be-
causeit concerned my sex vitality, though
hadlost all hope that the bill would be-
eomy law.
Suddenly half dozen excited members
spran to their feet simultaneously. The
speaker gavel danced a tattoo on his desk,
and truly though he had commanded the
very eSSense Of order when | realized that
it was nv clone Indian that had the floor.
For space, that no one attempted to
time. not sound broke the stiffness OF that
crowded hall save the grave, earnest tones
of the most magnificent vote | have ever
heard have listened to orators before,
but it was not like that mans spontaneous
elouuence and his subject was worthy Of
his purely unselfsh effort Something per-
haps was due to musical, peculiar tones,
the poise of the towering figure, and the
GESTURES that were as natural as expressive,
but his stolid face seemed illumin ited, and
his dull ewes were ablaze with enthusiasm,
[ forgot that | had considered him the
ueliest member of the assembly, forgot that
| had supposed his ideas we're set upon tho
plane of molasses but, shall hever forget
his thrilling speech. 1t taught me lesson,
and the bill that he was supporting passed
Col. Power: Please decide a dispute by
stating whether Mississippi ever had a
county named Colfax, and if so, what
county is it
Whom did Acorn succeed in the seuate'
Also Ames!
Colfax county was established May
IL, 1871, and was changed to Clay after
the reign of Radical reconstruction.
Alcorn succeeded Hiram K. Revels,
colored.
Albert G. Brown was the last senator
before the war. lie resigned January
II, 1861. The State was not represent
ed during the reconstruction period un-
til April IL, 1870, when Adelbert Ames
was elected. He resigned in January
1874.