The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-01-29

OOdru Oh supervisors were COnSluer-
ing the list of qualified electors
and the petition, the petitioners.
through their attorney, gave up the
fight, admitting that the petition
was badly defeated. The board has
been engaged on the matter for most
of the month,
During their excavation inciden.
tai to the grading of the inner road
way of the national park at Vicks-
burg the workmen discovered the
skeleton of q Confederate officer, In
q fair state OF preservation. The
rank of colors were discovered by
mca of fragments of the uniform
by shoulder straps and service but
tons. The street on which the bones
were found was occupied during the
siege by a battery of Gen. T. N.
Waul's Toxas legion of cavalry and
artillery, and the shoulder straps
indicate an officer of rank, bearing
a single star such as worn by the
Texas officers. Among the officers
lost during the siege from Waul's
troops were: Maj. Allen Cameron,
Capt. Samuel Cate and j. A. Led
better, and the park officials are In
clined to believe that the uniform
indicates an officer of the rank OF
major.
The Governor has approved the
following charters: Kreutzer-W Win
ton Company, domociled at Forest,
with a capital stock of 500, 600, and
empowered to engage in the vi
facture of lumber. White and May
Brick Company, to be domiciled in
Pike County, near the city Of Nc
Comb; capital stock $50, 900, the
company is authorized to manufao-
ture brick or thing. Bank of Wash
ington, located at Greenville, and
capitalized at 800, 900. Mount Olive
Colored Normal School.
There has been considerable loss
of live stock in Lafayette county
from the disease known as blind stag
gers, which has been very prevalent
in that section. It is not 80 bad as
it has been, and the farmers are con-
vinced that it has been caused by
the corn which has been raised dur
ing the past year. The corn did not
mature as thoroughly as it should
have done on account of the exces-
81 We rains.
The Illinois Central is making ex-
tensive improvements at McComb
City. The old depot is to be re.
placed with a modern passenger sta
ton. A new freight depot and Joe
house r being built. The main
line is being Strengthened and addi-
tional side tracks are to be laid.
The Vicksburg National Park
commission has received bids for the
letting of the contract work for the
grading of Union and Grant Ave
nues, in the National Park, a dis
lance of eight miles. J. T. Grass,
of Chattanooga, having the lowest
bid, s29, 1870. was awarded the con-
tract.
The committee appointed to wire
DR.. Lloyd, Bishop elect of the Do
cese of Mississippi, of his election,
and to ask if it would be agreeable
for him to confer with the commit
tee has received a reply, stating
that he would be glad to have such
conference. The committee have
started for New York.
The Governor has pardoned Bob
Ivey, q negro, sent up from Lafa-
yette County for five years for grand
larceny. He had served about a
year and a half, and the judge and
district attorney, together with cit
liens of Lafayette County, petitioned
for the pardon.
. The governor has granted a par
don to Charlie Clifton, a negro serv-
in a ten year sentence for manslagh-
ter. He was convicted in Itawamba
county.
The Governor has appointed Jas.
T, Harrison, of Cincinnati, commits.
sioner of deeds for Mississippi in the
State of Ohio, and ]. P. Humphreys,
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