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

Washington, D. c.. OFT %, 1900. My
Dear Sirs ! lave been thinking for some
time that would write and thank you
for the valued information given out to
the people in the columns entitled ''Ms-
sssippi Matters IL is a good work, and
hope you will continue it, Every week
1 clip the historical items and put them
In scrap book for future reference.
For several years | have been trying
to find roster Of officers of Mississippi
regiments in the civil war. Can you tell
me where to find it2 Also, can you tell
me where 1 can get rosters of the First,
Second and Third regiments. Mississippi
infantryi
Has the Sons Of the American Reyolu-
tion society in jackson, and who are
the officersy
am Mississippi boy, from Newton
county Was-eaptain Of the McLaurin
Guards for years, and your name is on
my commission. Sincerely yours,
T. Raleigh Raincs.
We have mailed our young friend the
biennial report Of Adiutant General
Henry, which contains the roster of of
officers and men in the Spanish American
war The roster Of Mississippi troops in
the civil war can only be obtained at the
War Department in Washington, and
they are not complete The State His
t0rical Commission will make a special
effort to get them up. This writer has
the rolls Of about fifty companies, mostly
Of Humphries' brigade
Oldest Living Legislator.
Spring Hill, Benton County, Miss, o.
t0ber II, 1900. Col j. L. Power: Dear
;Eir--In late number Of the Holly
Springs Reporter, / saw an inquiry con-
corning old members Of the Mississippi
Legislature. In reply, will state that |
was d member 81 the Legislature in ls4s,
under Gov. J. w. Matthews administra-
tion, as representative Of Tippah coun-
ty; also member from that county in
1854, under Gov. McRae, and member
in the session Of 1856, under Gov. McWil-
lie. Il now live near Spring Hill, in Ben
ton county. Nearly all the members
with whom served, 4 presume, are either
dead or have eInigrated- | am unable to
recall the name Of one of them whom /
know to be living / was not member
(. IN 1850 or 1862. d
am now % years Of age, and pretty
wei preserved for man OF that age
Very truly,
James G. Hamer.
The House Journals agree with Mr.
HaIners reeolleetion.
On i further examination of III jour
mails We find that ]: Bailey. q IN la
hatchie, and II. r, SEsflhgl, OF Wilkinso
were members Of the Iiaise in 1916, an
the latter was also fncp Der in los.
They are the senior SAW Z ltgi''ft
Of Mississippi.
The tragic dealt. Of Rev. DR.. j. N.
Craig Il one 81 tile sadde,t Of y eat
events. He was seeteialy oil the Home
Mission Board OF tlic Southern PiespYte-
Ran General Assembly, ami was address
mo the synod Of Virginia at Newport
News on the morning Of October ~, in
hehalf 81 home missions. when he sud
denly paused, a deathIy pai,cr came over
Ma face. and he exclaimed: Il inust stop!
several physicians sprang to his assist
nnce. but he died in a few moments Al
aer impressive services in the afternoon
an. hodv was sent to Atlanta for inter
ment. DR. Craig was pastor at Holly
SPRINGS for about ten years. AMI minis
tered 10 the afflicted Of that community
n 1878.
The Supreme Court-decided in the case
a Auditor Cole vs.. b. G. HUMPHREYS, Dis
, ir;ef ATTORNEY. etc. that Mr. HUMPHREYS
was not entitled to ray while absent or
s,,.k. and that the salary paid the District
ATTORNEY pro TEN. dariug his absence or
disability was an that could he claimed.
Attorney Cereal McClurg VIII represent
~ ths. Auditor. was Sustained on all his
noint. IL the case. The State has paid
nuf i good deal Of money in recent years
le.pro tenn. Judges and District Attorneys.
4 4 their misfortune to get sick, like
rther noftals. hut there cannot be two
- more salaries ior any one office in any
Que year.
rhs Misslaslppl Railroad
AIr W. n Darden. Of Fayette, writes
hat lie read With pleasure our sketch Of
Ths Mississippi Railroad, Z chartered in
1886. and says. Although this has been
81 yeats ago still the old roadbed can be
q plainly traced from Natchez to where
4 ends Il Jefferson county as II ii were
YESTERDAY. have been told that in some
nIaees there can be found cypress ties
slscd when the road was in operation Il
seems to me that this is still good route
Tor railroad It passes through fer
lile and Well.fimbered part of the State.
The roadhed Is already made, and there
would be little or no grading for about |
ftltg miles. The attention Of capitalists 1
no are spending money in building rails 1
k6tds Is especially called to this velll
1offfed route
The money to pay he soldiers Of tie
and eltt1d I.1Iments II the Span,
aan lII 81 The time lhsy Ner1
s.s'. .''' ''Ie being na'lsisa