The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-15
soldier, splendid citizen, has Joined ths
great majority. Requiescat in pace.

present state capitol was built and nrst
occupiedl
On February 26, 1888, the sum of $685.
600 was appropriated toward tho erec-
tion of statehouse. The final report
of the commissioner of public build
ings was made January IS, 1S40-the
expenditures were about $4,000
The capitol was first used by the leg
islature in January, 1885, Gov. Nc
Mutt, in his message to that session,
said:
The capitol, although not finished, is SO
far advanced as to afford accommodation
to the legislature and the various public
officers The building has progressed very
slowly the past year, and it is believed that
the expenditures have been unusually ex-
travagant. A rigid scrutiny into all ths
| contracts and accounts of the officers
charged with the erection of the statehouse
and penitentiary is necessary.
The rooms of the old statehouse were,
by resolution, authorized to be used for
various purposes after the legislature
took possession of the new capitol.
The old statehouse was a brick build
ing on the corner where the Harding
building now stands. 1t was used for
many years as the Mississippian Office.
The State Flower.
The vote on State flower has not vet
been tabulated. The result cannot be
definitely announced before next week.
The indications are that the Magnolia
| ic In, tho laod. tho Cotton Rloou Chvvs-
anthemum, Cape Jasmine and others
being favorites. Here is the report of
the result of A. and NJ. College, as wired
by President J. C. Hardy: Magnolia,
305; Cotton Bloom, 95. Sentiment
wins" Alcorn A. and M. College
(colored), gave Cotton Blossom gil;
Magnolia. 81. Greenville gave the
Cotton Plant and Blossom, 4s5; Mag
nolia, 900. Yazoo City gave the Mag
nolia, 3s5; Cape Jasmine, 3O
The Democratic presidential electors
met in Jackson on the 5th ultimo, Il
being the time named by the State law
and discovered that Federal statute
passed in 1891, provides that they shal
cast the vote for president and vice
! president on the second Monday il
January. They balloted, and unani
| mously voted for William j. Bryan TO
4 president, and Adlai E. Stevenson TO
e vice-president, and will repeat tn
ballot when they meet in January. AL
: nine electors were present-James J
u McCool, I. U. Sisson, j. p. Landrum
a Jr., w. J. East, ]. T. Lowe, E. d. Stone
S. A. Witherspoon, Edward Mayes
Mr.. Garrard Harris, of jackson, wa
d elected to carry the vote to Washington
a The Oldest Mississippi Legislator.
i In recent issue we named severa
Il living members of the legislatures c
It 1874 and 1916. But there is anothe
y who outranks them--the venerabl
: WyattJ. Draughn, of Hattiesburg, wh
4 represented Perry county at the regula
o session in January, 1s4O. He is IS yea,
of age, and has been living in PER-
is county eighty-two years.
Indications are that Mississippi wi
" be largely and ably represented at tn
Is meeting of the Southern Education;
il. Association in Richmond on the GIT
l. inst Chancellor Robert Fulton of til
d University of Mississippi is presiden
4 One fare for round trip from all point
-. ~ From Jackson the round trip rate
8 $3.50.
lie The Evening Star claims that IN
ridian is the best town in the Stat
: : that there is nearly twice as much bus
n. as in any two cities of the State, tv
of houses enjoying trade that will tot
to something like s45O,Ooo."
D. There is no prominent citizen of Mi
ge sissippi whose name is more uniform
ed misspelled than that of Judge Eewns
OF Cayce of Columbus 1t is usually prir
ge ed Newman and Noonan. Newman
correct.
re The population of four Mississip
be cities, as telegraphed the jackson Ne'
by Census Director Merriam, is as f'
ia lows: vicksburg, 14,s94; Meridian, L
~ O5O: jackson, 1876; Greenville, 7,642.
Ia Natchez is to have an electric sire
''' railway, built by local capitalists. Sor
nv of the local capitalists of Jackson W
ce never cease to regret that they did n
build the street railway in that city.
is the most money-making franchise
al Mississippi.
- Among the Thanksgiving offerings
:; the Natchez Protestant Orphan As
mt lum is one that we are specially pleas
ar to notes from the students (colore
ife OF Alcorn A. and M. College. Th
ne make an annual contribution to I
asylum.
oi Hon. w. L. Trowbridge was re-elect
Us mayor of Vicksburg. The Hill City
or progressive, and Trowbridge is bu
N. that way.
lei The hens of the country are on st-i
hn- at least they are not doing much Ii
the ing these days. Forty cents dozen
wo the price in jackson, and they {
vas scarce at that figure.
npt
ed. There were fourteen deaths in Ja'