The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-24

Jackson Miss. August 2s 2s-(special.)- Returns from the election were displayed at several places about Jackson last night and were scanned almost as eagerly as were those from the first primary on the first of August when Williams and Var daman were in the race for sena .orship But there was nothing like the excite ment and none of the yelling and shout ing when a special from some big box came in showing one or the other candi- dates ahead. The election was as quiet as any that was ever seen here The friends of the county candidates were quite busy from early morn to dewey eye, and the voters were more interoated in who we Bohlg b laYnsrf@ oe iii4d' county or ifeail' a2f aisa sfts to whether Noel or Brewer would ss governor.
 It is stated that great deal of trading has been done; vote for governor being swapped for sheriff or beat constable, as the case may be, vice versa. The re- turns from other places came in slowly and today there was not sufficient. news to cause either of the campaign commit tees to claim an election by any serious majority, though both sides have been insisting they would beat the other by about fifteen thousand majority. Fifteen thousand is the figure that the Brewer managers here have insisted on for Il week or more, and fifteen thousand has l been the Noel claim for the first Under l those claims it has been considered safe to predict that the election was going
 
 landslide in any direction. Telegrams re. ceyed last night showed that Brewer had been holding his own and that Noel l was getting a larger vote than on the l first primary. At Florence. Rankin coun- 1 ty. the home of Senator MeLaurln, Brewer received dentically the same vote he did in the first primary while Noel made material gains, getting the vote of Scott and others. It looks very much l like Noel is in the lead. and it Is con ceeded that he has carired Hinds coun- ty the Scott vote having gone to hiD very solidly.
 Found Dead In Outhouse.
 John Yost, aged sI. died very suddenly l at the home Of a relative here this after noon, being found dead in an outhouse where he had gone but a few minutes before He had been a citizen of Bran don longer than any other man living
 
 miles around many years and is known to have had considerable money q few years since He left no inldng as to what he had left.
 Young Man Drowned.
 News was received here yesterday by MT. A. j. Ferguson that his grandson, Ned Ferguson, had been drown in Pearl river. near Fannin eghteen miles north of thls city. The young man, aged r, was with a party of friends on a fishing trip, and with several others jumped Into the water with his clothes on soon al the river was reached They found the current very swift. and young Ferguson who was q fair swimmer was unable to get back to the bank. and drowned be- fore assistance could reach him Coming Murder Trial. The case of the state vs. Wheeler King will be called in Judge Bullards court [ at Forest, Scott county. next Thursday. King is the man who Is charged with the killing of Marshal Buchanan at Mt. Olive last Christmas and whose father was recently acquitted In the Covington coun- ty court of complicity,
 Mississippians in Ohio. l Telegrams have been received here from Adjutant General Fridge stating that he and his rife team have arrived at Camp Perry, Put-n-B Bay. Ohio, and are ready 5 for the National Guard rife shoot Gen 4, eral Fridge took a team to the shoot l last year. but they made low marks He hopes now, that his men have had some practice at the Vicksburg race, they will make a better showing for the state of ' Mississippi.