Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-22

We call attention to the list Of
candidates. Two more are added
to the list this week-Mr. E. ID.
Wofiord for Probate Clerk, and
Mr.. J. D. Crockett for Sheriff
Go it, gentlemen, it's a free thing,
and we hope you'll all have a good
time Of it.
RAIN IN CoAHoMA, MIss.-The
Memphis Eagle and Enquirer is
informed upon reliable authority
that full three-fOurths of the cot
ton crop has been destroyed by the
food in COahOma county. The
corn crop has suffered even worse.
John A. Jackson, sculptor, has
been engaged for some time in
modelling a bust of John Howard
Payne, the author of "HOme Sweet
Home" 1t will be placed in the
Boston Music Hall.
MAN DRoWNED-On Thursday
evening last, an Irishman by the
name of Patrick Murphey, was
drowned in a pond near the depot.
Pat being a little intoxicated, con-
cluded that he would take bath,
and the water being rather deep,
and Pat not able to swim, he sank
to the bottom Springs
Herald.
ANOTHER USE OF CoTTON-The
Charleston Courier announces that
q process has been discovered by
which cotton can be compressed
into a solid form, harder than
wool, impervious to the elements,
fre-prOof and water proof and
capable Of use for building pur-
poses, at about One-third the cost
Of brick. This process is the in
ventiOn of a South CarOlinian
named Legare.
RIVER NEWs-The river still
continues to fall at Memphis. On
the 10th, at Memphis, It was II
feet 6 inches lower than when at
its highest, and falling at the rate
OF from eight to ten inches per
day. At st. Louis, on the 18th,
the river was slightly swelling,
but so slowly as to create no alarm.
Those who have farms on the Mis-
sissippi need fear no further dam
age this season.
DEATH OF Col. THos. 81. DUNN.
We learn from a private letter
that Col. Thos. ii. Dunn, the re-
Gently appointed Consul. General
to Havana, died at his residence
in Macon, Miss, on Thursday, af-
ter an illness Of only two days.
he was seized with a congestfve
chill on Sunday, and continued
rapidly on the decline until death
came to his relief. He was to have
started for Havana, on Tuesday,
to assume. the duties Of his post,
A TIMELY CoNFRssIoN-The
London Times, Of the 10Th ult.
remarks: "HoW, If it should turn
out that, save in the abolition Of
negro slavery under our own flag,
we have, during the last half cen,
tury, done more evil than good
that we had not benefited, but in.
iured the African Thoughtful
men are beginning to say that we
have been mistaken in this matter,
as we were mistaken about close
bOrOughs and close ports. We
have hitherto acted in obedience
to q fiery indignation, not upon 8
well matured opinion"
A NICE PICKLE.-The Govern
or of Mississippi is in a pretty
mustered the following
We stated in a recent issue thai
Gov. Stewart was not whipped
Our informant was Gov. Stewart
himself, and, having heard moth.
ing to the contrary, we took his
Excellency's word and, gave hin
the. benefit Of a denial. Sincs
then, Mr.. Province, Of the FultOT
Telegraph, has come out with proc.
sufficient, and in Justice to him.
we take back the article, and wasE
our hands of the drunken and dis
graceful affair. Had the ighf
been between two private citizenl
here, the Recorder would have
been visited and a fine imposed
bat the Governor who is sworn t,
support the law faithfully and be.
mean himself in Office, can &c.
drunk-staY drunk-fght and in
suit gentlemen on the street, anC
nothing is said. It must all b.
kept ga secret.n We hope vi
shall never again be misled. Gu
! aim is, and shall be, to do justice
to all parties, whether political o