Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-22

Times. and we give our readers the
benefit OF the good news with sincere
pleasure:
Representative Gambler Of Missis-
sippi Is not a preacher. but he takes
an active interest In religious matters,
and his services are often In demand
in his district and In Washington.
curing the summer months, at home,
for a number of years, he has often
held revival meetings out In the coun-
try. where 1t Is difficult to secure the
services Of men OF ability and note.
In one meeting which he held there
were sufficient converts to organize
themselves into a church, which they
promptly did. and called 1t Gamblers
Chapel In honor OF the Representa-
tive. At another place the people Sc
cured a large tent and stretched 1t in
an old field. and under its folds he
conducted a great meeting. and after
the meeting closed the people COM
bined and built a substantial struct-
ure. and 1t is called Gamblers Taber-
nacle. These are but Instances among
many that could be mentioned.
1t did not take church people here
long to find that he was an earnest
and Jealous worker. and he has spoken
az number OF places in Washington
with marked effect for good. All Of
this service he does without money
or price. This is a new departure for
Congressman. and hence has at
tracted considerable comment. Mr..
Gambler is full Of vim and energy. and
Is man OF recognized ability. and has
taken high rank during this. his first
term No more faithful Representa-
tive sits in the halls OF Congress"
II gives US satisfaction to publish
the following letter from a gallant
veteran, in correction of one OF our
statements in last weeks issue rela-
tive to the heroes who fell on Gene
tery Heights. 1t was our desire that
all participants who remembered the
facts with accuracy would write US
and set right any possible errors;
hence We publish Adiutant HoweIls
letter gladly:
u. c. V. Holmes County Camp No. 3ss
Bowling Green. Miss. May ..
Dear Miss Power-In your COM
ments on what the Dallas Times-Her-
aid says about the troops that went
highest up Cemetery Heights at Get
tysburg. July .. 1858. You justly say
that Davis Mississippi brigade went,
as their dead bodies showed, as far
as the farthest. but you are In error
as TO oae regiment that composed that
brigade. IL was composed OF the Sec
ond. Fourth. Eleventh and Forty y-sec-
ond Mississippi Regiments. At its
nrst organization IL had the three first
named regiments and the North Caro-
lima regiment. but when the Forty
seccad Mississippi was formed it IVES
put in Davis brigade and the Caro-
nnians went into Pender's North Caro-
lima brigade. Both were in the charge
that afternoon I carry until nov a
short leg. caused by a mimic ball re
ceiyed in that charge Statistics also
show that the Eleventh Mississippi
Regiment suffered a greater proper
tionate loss on that day than any Mis-
sissippi regiment, and I believe any
other regiment. except possibly a
North Carolina regiment. OF course,
a priyate's scope OF observation was
limited, but I had a brother captured
that day who went as far as any
troops. and he has a comrade that
was taken prisoner at the same time
and place who is now living in Stark
Vile, Miss. (James T. Jones), who
can give living testimony to their ad
yanced position when captured. I
only write this to correct your state
ment as to what troops were at that
time in Joe Davis Mississippi brigade.
I was until that day a member OF
Company F. Eleventh Mississippi
Regiment We took forty-two men
into action and only five answered roll
call next morning: eleven were killed
or mortally wounded. Yours truly.
IF. A. HOWELL"
II there is one thing more than an
other that is dear TO the heart OF the
writer, as it was to her beloved father,
1t is the collection Of Mississippi his
tory. We earnestly desire to continue
the work begun BY him. and 10 add
to the valuable papers he had col
lected. Any OF our readers or friends
who will help in this great work will
not only give US happiness. but they
will confer a lasting benefit on our
readers and leave a blessing for pos
terity. There are. We know. thousands
and thousands of men and women who
tell each day, in their homes, stories
and incidents OF great historic value,
and 1t is from these sources that we
hope 10 get our best Information For
Instance, the facts that our grand
who has lived her ninety-three
years in Mississippi. gives US are in
themselves a goodiy volume. Cannot
others. among the aged ones. write
Town for US, and for posterity. their
ieeting land too often. alas, fading)
and mail them TO US. Or
will not their children do It for them?
We have a correspondent In this coun-
"a lady who Is burdened with years
md borne down with sutfering-and
ret she gives US facts about the early
lays that are priceless. We hope to
give one Of her interesting letters, de-
;criptive of old Auburn. in an early
ssue. She tells, in an interesting
way. Of the visit of the old Indian,
Trace, and other things which all OF
Is should know. 1t may be that some
If our best-informed readers are timid
about writing for the press. IL that
be so, We will gladly have them set
iown only the facts and We will pre-
pare them for publication. In this
way we hope to get and to give great
.hings for Mississippi, and the original
papers, il worth it, will become part
II our States archives.
The cotton insuEan,e question is
Spreading and rising and deepening,
md in other ways getting so big that
some people seem to think Gov. Lon
ytno will have to call an extra session
u the Legislature to consider the mat
er of changing the present law. At
he Bankers Convention n McComb
ast week committee was appointed
o confer with the Governor on this
'ubject 1t IL urged that the present
aw will seriously handicap the cot