Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-17

it steadily in the face and it will
turn from you.
The Mobile cotton market re-
ports sales as amounting to 1000
bales at IL liz cents for middling.
i Mr.. Samuel Keath, of Alfalfa
County, Miss, was poisoned a
few days since, by chewing and
swallowing some HemlOck root,
which he mistOOk for Angelica.
A man named Joe Hall, for
some time 8 co.proprieter OF the
livery stable in PalO Alto, was
shot a few days ago by his part
ner, whose name is Mcdaniel.
Hall is dangerously wounded.
DIED. In Florence, Ala, June
8, 1858, Matt, infant son OF DIR.
M. A. Davenport, after a protrac.
ted illness with the iux, of seven.
teen days. Aged twelve months
and twelve days.
The Mormon war, instead Of be-
ing ended, as was some time ago
reported, has, it seems, Just com.
menced. No decisive fighting has
as yet taken place, but the Nor
mons avOw their determination to
maintain position in Utah Terri
tory.
The Rev. M. Davenport will
preach in the Missionary Baptist
church on the second Lords day
In July, after the Rev. VIM. B.
Slack, being the birthday Of the
n~inety-secOnd anniversary Of his
age. General attendance is sOlici.
ted.
A sturdy looking man in Cleve.
land, q short time since, while
busily engaged in cOwhiding a
dandy, who had insulted his
daughter, when asked what he
was doing replied: "Cutting a
swell" and continued his amuse-
ment without further Interrupt
ton.
Lotteries don't seem to be in
good OdOr at present. BrOwnlOw,
of the Knoxville Wing, advises
his readers not to patrOnize them,
although they are advertised in
his paper. He says his publisher
advertises them because Swan
pays him we'll for it, but as for
himself, he esteems the whole
thing q grand humbug.
CANDIDATES.
Two are announced in tOday's
paper. J. A. LOughridge for Pro-
bate Clerk and T. N. James for
Circuit Clerk. Both deserve and
bear the character of being clever
men, and will, no doubt, make
excellent officers, If elected. We
wish all the candidates could be
elected, but that is impossible,
and therefore 8 useless wish.
However, when a man is of the
right stripe and people find 1t ont,
their chances are regarded as
pretty good.
At 3 printers festival at Boston
9 short time since, the following
capital toast was drunk: The Edi-
t0r-The man who is expected to
know everything, tell all he
knows and guess at the rest; to
make oath to bis own good char
aCter, establish the reputation of
his n~eighb0rs, aud elect ell can
didates to Office; to blow up every
body and reform the world; TO
live for the benefit of others, and
leave the epithet on bis tomb
stone; "Here be lies bis last.n
In short he is q locomotive run
ming on the track of public nOto-
r1ety; his lever is bis pen; bis ten.
der his scissors, and his driving
wheel is public opinion; whenever
he expl0des, it is caused By the
non payment Of subscriptions.
MOB LAW In NEW ORLEANS.
Excitement has been running
high in New Orleans for some
days past, in consequence Of the
organization Of a Vigilance Com
mittee in that city, the object OF
which, was prOfessedly to rid the
city Of the desperadOes and cut
threats, whose deeds Of violence
have made the name of New Or
leans synonymous with all that Is
brutal and vile. Many seem to
think its object was more 8 politi-
cal one than otherwise; II so it has
met the fate It deserved, in being
nipped in the bud. The members
OF the committee having surren-
dered to the city authorities, and