The leader., 1900-08-08

The editor of the Rosedale Democrat
has been shown corn stalk Is feet
high and large in proportion.
Hon G.. Q. Hall, of Meridian, sue
ceeds Judge G.. B. Huddleston as cir
cult Judge in the tenth district
Millsaps College has won this year,
through its students, three State and
Inter State medals for oratory.
James Byrd, colored, was legally
hung at Greenville last Friday for the
murder of his paramour three years
ago.
The real aud personal assessment of
Harrison county shows an increase of
81 ,254.09l over the assessment of four
years ago.
The Oktibbeha Rangers, the crack
cavalry company of the State, will eel
citrate on the 10Th at Sesame, with
big barbecue.
jackson is planning for a $4,000
opera house. Messrs. Hunter, Carter,
Taylor Minis and others are interest
ed i'll the project.
- teachers attended the Copiah
county teachers association last week.
Great progress among the teachers
along professional lines is reported.
Doss johnson. another of the fated
| Winston county family of that name
was ambushed and killed near Stur-
ges, Choctaw county, on the 4th inst.
The police have killed some twenty
odd dogs at jackson: fifty more or less
having been bitten by a mad-dog.
Among the slain are some fine bird
! dogs.
Nick Bailey, wagon driver of
Natchez fell from his seat, caught his
foot in the spring under the wagon,
and was dragged ten blocks. He will
survive.
\ we'll has been dug Bis feet deep i'll
Winona, and 100 gallons per minute
were pumped out for thirty-siX hours.
! The water is clear as a crystal and
very cool
Three boys at Summit who were
caught stealing goods from Sanders 4
| Nercier's store were tried and put I'M
der bond, or jailed according to the
merits Of each case.
Leroy Johnson was arrested at Chat
ava while in the act of tearing up the
railroad track with the view of ditch
ing the passenger train OH the l. c. He
was placed in the Jail at Magnolia.
Every idler on the streets of Jackson
| is arrested. The excuse that the wet
weather prevents work no longer holds
good, and Migrants and lOafers are set
to work chopping down weeds and
grass.
Rev. II. T. Martin, native Missis-
sippian and son of the late Rev. NJ. 7,
| Martin, is bereaved, the second time
in the death of his wife, which sad
event occurred at Cripple Creek, Col
orado.
George NJ Kennedy, of Perry county
sold to the firm of Piser & Co., of Mo
bile. the largest shipment of wool ever
made in that section. The weight was
10000 pounds and he received for ii
| $4,000.
A. B. Parks, of Tallahatchie county
who is charged with having killed s
O. Brown at Webb last September and
subsequently escaped from the sheriff
has voluntarily returned home and
given himselfup.
Miss Carrie Cassell, a popular young
lady near Gloster, committed suicide
last week by taking strychnine. Be
yond the superstition that an unfortu-
nate love affair was the cause, no rea-
son for the rash act is known.
Miss Lindrose, of the East Missjs-
sippi Female College, won the medal
in the piano contest at the Crystal
Springs Chautauqua last week. Her
instructor was Prof. r. p. Conrad and
the fortunate young lady is naturally
endowed with remarkable musical
gifts.
Chas. Brown was arrested at Vicks-
burg. He was charged with robbing
the postoffice at st. Joseph, La, and
drafts to the amount of S249.SO,
three counterfeit dollars and 100 one
cent pieces were fonnd on his person.
Two hours after his incarceration he
was discovered tunneling under the
walls of the city prison.
The Vance Printing Co., of Jackson,
vile, Fla, which had the contract for
the State printing of Mississippi, has
gone into the hands of receiver The
receiver, ID. Theron, has notified the
Board of Contracts that the Missis-
sippi work will be completed 1t is
already far behind, and suit on the
Vance Coz bond may result.
At Yazoo City on the 4th inst, sheriff
Wilson, acting under instructions from
the State revenue agent, took posses
sion of the goods of the following per-
sons: j. S. Buster, r. P. Boyd, Tom
Adams and Olea Martin, who have for
some time past been known to be sell
ing Intoxicating drinks in violation of
the law. The proprietors of the re-
sorts were taken completely by sur
prise, and large quantity of WHISTLES,
wines and beer was found.