Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-12

protracted illness.
MARRIED-On the 2Sth Of July,
at the residence Of the BRIDES
mother, in this county, by Rev. J..
N. C%arothers, Mr.. Thomas L. Bar
ker, to Miss Elizabeth Francis
Marian.
The Court house Of Attala cOun-
ty, at KOsciusko, was burned a
few days since A large amount
Of money, together with several
law libraries ana otner valuable
books and papers, we're destroyed.
Loss 500, 600.
The Vicksburg Wing says it is
not surprising the University sent
its catalogue to the North, when
the Yankee-hatiDg Legislature set
the example by sending the revis-
ed code to Boston to be printed,
and paid a man three thousand
dollars to go and read the proof.
MONUMENT TO GEN. MARION
The South Carolina papers are
urging tue erection Of a monument
to Gen. Marion. No man was ever
actuated by purer and more pa
triOtic instincts than Gen. Francis
Marion, and such a movement will
be but an act of tardy, but imper-
alive justice.
THE ZOUAvE AGAIN. - Col.
BlOunt and family having left New
York for their homes in the South,
found on their arrival at Savan-
nah, the interchangeable De Re.
Were. The ladies again sided with
him. Col. B, caused him to be
arrested, and in default of bail he
was committed to Jail.
A band Of thieves and despera-
does have been discovered in the
county Of Goliad, Texas. The
citizens formed themselves into a
Vigilance committee, and, in at
tempting to take them, shot two.
They captured two others whom
they Immediately hung.
The editor Of the COrinth Re-
publican will please send as a pa
per hereafter whenever he says
anything concerning the Prairie
News. We are not a professional
bully, and do not seek controversy
with any one, but the Republican
editor can get our opinion on any
subject, if when he says anything
of US he will send a copy OF his
paper to our address.
By telegraph news we see the
submarine cable has been laid at
last. The fleet started from
Queenstown on the 18th ult., and
has done its work with despatch.
We will have fine times reading
the news from Europe only one
day old, if the thing will only stay
laid and keep in working order.
But won't the storms that con-
vulse the ocean break it upf It
is one of the greatest triumphs of
che age, and is another evidence
Of American ingenuity and skill.
SPAIN AND UNCLE SAM.-A Ma
drld paper, the Espana, in its issue
OF May 18th, is quite belligerent
against the Uniteu States, which
power, it believes, has determined
TO bring the ever faithful island
within It's sphere. The Espana
very gravely suggest to the Span
ish Government the appointment
of a Commissioner to visit this
country, whose duty it shall be to
study our weak points every way
IN defenses, armOT, and in all
things pertaining to a war, often
slve or defensive.
HYDRoPH0BIA.-A young man
named Francis Julien died at his
fathers residence on Government
street near Ann on Monday night
last of hydrOphObia. We learn
from several physicians who at
tended him that it was one Of the
NEST extraordinary cases that have
ever occurred in this part of the
country. 1t appears that some
two years ago Nj. Julien was bit
ten by a dog on the leg, the teeth
barely penetrated the skin, at
least Just sufficient TO draw blood.
The wound healed up and nothing
more was thought Of it, until last
Monday morning, when he was
taken sick with symptoms Of by
drOphobia. DR.. Yuille was sent
for, and after examining the pa
tient and Watching the effect that
water, ETC., produced on him to
test the disease, concluded it was
hydrOphObia. Several other phys
icians were called in and all con-