Oxford eagle., 1901-04-25
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Nicksburg military rarH.
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENT.
By ]. L. POWER.


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vlcLsburs military rars.
The Mississippi, Commissioners to
locate the positions occupied by Missi.-
sippi troops during the siege OF vicks-
burg, discharged the duty assigned
them on the 18th aud 10th insts. They
had very little trouble In designating
the places occupied by the different
regiments, battalious and batteries
along the eight miles Of defense. The
National Park commissioner, with
their engineer, accompanied the party
Ihere were six commissioners from
ONO, who were not 10 successful.
Ihey viii return later with thirty
DINERS TO locate their positions Twenty
OF the twenty-three Mississippi com
missioncrs were on hand They were
warmly complimented by Gen. lee and
Capt Rigby, of the National Park Com
mission. ON their successful work. Tn.
commissioners from the two States had
farewell campfire. under the auspices
OF the Confederate and Union Camp
OF Nicssburg. when several happy
speeches were made. and incidents Of
the siege related.
The Mississippi Commissioner re-
solved themselves into permanent
organization. with a view to cn-op~ra-
ton with the national commission. aud
the preparation of historical data re-
iating To Mississippi commands in the
siege. They will recommend to the
legislature an appropriation for 4 suit
aoie monument TO commemorate the
vaior and patriotism of Mississippi in
the defense of vicksburg.
The National Confederation OF Chari-
ties, which is to meet in Washington
May 9-i5. has asked Gov. Lpngino to
appoint delegates from Mississippi. and
he has made the following excellent
appointments: W. I. Caldwell. Pres
byterian Orphanage. Columbus: l.. :.
Foster. Baptist orphanage, Jackson:
W. ;. Harrison. Methodist Orphanag-.
Water Valley; Mrs Anna T. Fleming.
Natehez Protestant Orphan Asylum;
Brother Germain and Sister Tharsalia,
OF the Catholic orphanage. Natchez:
DIR. j. NJ. buchanan. T. VI. Insane
Asylum: DIR. I. J. Mitchell, Insane
Asylum. jackson: J. K. Dobvns. Deaf
and Dumb Institute: W. ). sims. Blind
Institute; DIR. :. u. Robbins, Vicksburr
Hospital, and Dr.. J. T. Brown. Natehex
Hospital.
The jackson Daughters of the Con-
iederacy have honored themselves in
naming their new chapter the Col. W.
ID. Holder Chapter L. u. C With the
name they have chosen they obligate
themselves to do noble work, aud To
strive by every possible means TO per
petuate in all honor the memory of the
grand army of Confederate soldiers 50
rapidly passing from lite's battle
ground. and of which this honorable
man. this chivalrous gentleman. loyal
MissisSippian and gallant southern
soldier, was 81 fine a type. When .
man like Col. Holder dies
For years beyond our ken.
The light he leaves behind him
Lies upon the paths of men"
and illumines everything on which il
falls May this new chapter be as fine
and as useful as all things bearing Col.
Holders name should be.
Some OF the new towns along the q.
4 ;. l. Railroad have been progressing
of late with regular Western strides.
Collins, for instance, which but a short
while ago was not is now the scene
OF saw mill and turpentine operations
on an extensive scale, a new brick
making plant was recently established:
new mill with daily capacity of 50, 900
feet of lumber has been located bv the
Moreton-Helm Company of Brook
haven; two-story brick building is
now being put up for the Bank of Col.
lins, and last, but no, least, the PRO
gressive Age, a newspaper. will prob
ably be issued next week.
Collins is good town, and there are
others not very far from her who are
also moving rapidly up.
The writer is the proud possessor OF
a piece of exquisitely fine. smooth
cotton cloth, sent with compliments of
the Laurel Chronicle, ''the FIRST cloth
made at the Laurel Cotton Mills,
Laurel. Miss" These mills, which are
three stores in hight and cover two
acres, are said tand the statement
is made advisedlyl to be the finest mills
in the world. Certain it is that the
plant that takes the blue ribbon over
them will have to be perfect in all
points and more than up-to-date.
Surely the Illinois Central railroad
has done a worthy thing in erecting
and equipping the handsome Y. VI. c.
A. building in Canton. Canton is head
quarters for SO many of the |. C em.
ployees that a building of this sort,
with pleasant reading rooms, and par
lors, cool and spacious galleries. cozy
bed and beautifully furnished bath
rooms, will be a veritable haven of res,
for many a man who is forced TO be sc
often away from his home and his loved
ones
%ht- H. L. DEO"cE. oi NAArk>uale. was
given damages in the goodly sum OF
$4,000, last week, in his suit agaius,
the Y. & VI. V. r r
If every other Southern State is going
to send her veterans and sons and
daughters and grandsons and grand.
daughters of veterans TO the Memphis
reunion as numeronsly as Mississippi
intends sending hers, the great Eluf
City will have to extend her hospitable
lines almost into our own State. She
would do it. too. If it should be needful
in order to properly care for ard enter
tain her guests.
1t is a fact, perhaps unknown to mos,
Mississippians, that ths State of ours
has no legal holidays ll almost every
other State in the Union certain ami
versaries are legally set apart as holi