Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-22

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acquitted.
We regret to learn that Col. JEFF
Davis, who has been confined to
his room for some weeks, with Sc
we're indispOsitiOn, will probably
lose his left eye.
Mexico is raging with internal
strife-life and property is no
where safe. Every day battles
are ought-cities pilleged, and
all the usual horrors Of war follow
in the train Of the several parties.
In Washington City a few days
since, a Mr.. Besancad formerly Of
New Orleans, attempted to shoot
Judge Thompson, Secretary Of the
Interior. A telegraphic dispatch
says that the Secretary frailed
him.
We learn from all the farmers
with whom we have conversed
upon the subject, that the pros
poets for a good crop Of wheat, so
far, was never better. We are Of
the opinion that -four win not be
worth more than three dollars a
barrel by the first Of July.
DUEL NEAR MOBILE. We learn
from the Mobile Mercury Of the
10th, that Messrs. Henry A. Deas
and w. @. Kennedy, both Of that
city, crossed the Lake to New Or
leans, and fought a duel on the
Metairie Ridge, on the 10Th. Mr..
Kennedy was rather dangerously
wounded in the hip.
The Petrol has failed to come
to hand for a few days past.
What's the matteri We learn
that 1t makes a call upon the
Freemen OF Chickasaw to meet in
convention, in May next. What's
in the windi Going to try to bust
up the Unioni Another flap puts
SAINT bird, and we'll cave.
CHOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED:"
The Mississippian says, in 1886
the AbOlitiOn1sts were a small,
contemplate band, while now
they have control of nearly every
northern state. The times indeed
have changed. But what has
brought about this changei Let
the history of the Democratic par
ty and the curse of Southern
demagOgues snswer.-VicksbuIg
Wing.
Aye; let them answer!
His Honor, Thomas B. Shearer,
Mayor of the city Of OkolOna,
Miss, has appointed the follow
ing annual delegates to the South
ern Commercial Convention, to be
held at Montgomery, Ala, on the
second Monday in May next:
O. ii. Williams, B. F. Wheeler,
T. ]. Denton, r. A. Murdoch,
A. Fike, VIM. Lyon,
J. R. Williams, B. II. Sheppard,
R. r. Ward, D. Richardson,
s. W. Barton, @. g. ScOggin,
W. f. Walker.
OUR DEAR READERS: When
you read these lines we will be
going towards somewhere at a two
forty lick. Aberdeen, then Mo.
bile, are the places to which we
are first destined. Probably in
the course of our flying around
peregrinatiOns, New Orleans may
receive q visit. It is almost too
early to 60 off merely on a pleas
ure trip, though while in Mobile
after seeing Mason, the inimitable,
we shall see how Point Clear,
MOntrOse and other localities in
that region are faring. If anything
interesting ia seen by us during
our SLY around" you shall hear
Of 1t on our return.-ED.
A duel which was to have come
OF on the 9Th inst, at West Point,
Ca, between Ben Lane Posey,
editor Of the Marion, Ala. Ameri-
can, and Reid, editor Of the Ma
rion, Ala. Commonwealth, did not
take place. The seconds split
upon q very nice punctiliO in re-
gard to whether or not the ar
rangements should not be put
down in writing; POsey's friend
contending they should, and Reid's
pleading want Of time, and max
ing a few other ~senseless Obiec-
tions to such q mode Of proceed
ing. POsey is q man Of undoubt-
ed courage, and a gentleman Of
honor, and expressed a desire to
fight according to any rules recOg-
nized by men Of honor, and sane
toned by the code. Reid and his
friends seemed in q great hurry to
get home.
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