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in 1892, Chas. G. Moreau, editor and publisher. It also has six churches, the St. Stanilaus College, a convent, and a commercial college. An expensive railroad bridge is built across Bay St. Louis at this point. Possessed of excellent shipping facilities, both by rail and water, with a most salubrious climate, a beautiful sea beach which affords unexcelled bathing opportunities, with several good hotels, and schools, and excellent church privileges, it is a most attractive spot. Its population in 1900 was 2,872, an increase of nearly one thousand over the preceding census of 1890. In 1906 the population was estimated at 3,500. The city has electric light and waterworks and finely paved streets constructed of crushed oyster -shells.
Bay St. Louis, naval battle, 1814. See Mississippi Sound. J. F. H. Claiborne, in his 1876 address, told that a regiment of Mississippi militia was stationed in support of the battery, but made a hasty retreat to the Big spring. An invalid lady from Natchez implored the colonel to fire one gun for the honor of the country, but he failing to do so, she touched off a cannon, with a cigarette handed her by John B. Toulme. It is, however, at least capable of inference from the official reports that the battery took part in the engagement. Subsequently a number of the young men of the region, led by Mr. Toulme, took their rifles and went in pirogues to aid in the defense of New Orleans.
Beach, a post-hamlet in the northwestern part of Scott county, about 15 miles northwest of Forest, the county seat. Population in 1900, 33.
Beasley is a post-hamlet in Clay county, 19 miles northwest of Westpoint, the county seat. It has a store, a grist mill, a saw mill and a cotton gin.
Beasley, Daniel, was a Virginian, who settled at Greenville Jefferson county, in the early Territorial period, and practiced law. "He was also sheriff of the county, an intelligent and popular man, with many warm personal friends. He had an affair of honor with Mr. Fry, a rising member of the bar, of the same county. They fought opposite Rodney, and the latter fell. It was peculiarly distressing, for he was on the eve of marriage with a most beautiful woman. This rendered Beasley very unhappy. He wrote to General Claiborne to obtain a commission in the army. The general appointed ? him his aide, and Colonel Wood resigning about this time, Major Joseph Carson became colonel, and Beasley was appointed (by President Madison) major on February !?>. 1813.? (Pickett) In command of two companies he was stationed
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' at Fort Mims, where, through lack of vigilance, he was surprised - about noon, August 30, the Indians rushing through an open gate into the fort. Judge Toulmin wrote:	?Major Beasley was shot
\ .through the belly near the gate. He called to the men to take i care of the ammunition and to retreat to the house. He went him-self to a kitchen, where it is supposed he must have been burned.? Beattie?s Bluff. This old settlement in Yazoo County on the i'Big Black river, about twelve or fifteen miles northwest of Canton, ? .is historically important because it was the first seat of justice for Yazoo county. It did not survive the removal of the courthouse Benton in 1829.
Beauregard, an incorporated town in Copiah county on the Illinois Central R. R., one mile north of Wesson, and 44 miles south of Jackson. It is located in the long leaf pine belt, and its chief industry is lumber. Telegraph, express and banking facilities are found at Wres-son, only one mile away. It received its name in honor of General Beauregard, of the Confederate army. Population in 1900, 338.
Beauvoir, a post-town of Harrison county, situated on the Gulf of Mexico, and a station on the line ql the Louisville & Nashville railroad, four miles east of Mississippi City. Biloxi is the nearest banking town. This is a pretty little watering place, and the home ,of Jefferson Davis in his declining years. Population in 1900, 42; ^the population in 1906 was estimated at 150.
Beauvoir Confederate Horae. When the Mississippi division, Jnited Sons of Confederate Veterans, was organized at Merridian ..in 1902, a movement was begun to purchase Beauvoir, the former Oiome. of Jefferson Davis, and present it to the State as a home for ?disabled Confederate veterans, their wives and widows. T. M.
^ ienry, of the Jefferson Davis camp, Jackson, was charged with the details of the purchase, and he proceeded to raise the necessary funds, while the Daughters of the Confederacy raised the ^nioney for equipping and maintaining the home until appropriation should be made by the legislature. The home was opened for the veterans with appropriate ceremonies December 10, 1903. The Kislature of 1904 appropriated $10,000 for the support of the ?ome for the year 1904, and $12,500 for 1905, and provided that the ^cntrol should be vested in a board of six directors, to be appointed ; ?r tcrms of four years by the governor, who should be president r- board, ex officio. The trustees appointed by the governor,
'? are? Dr. T. R. Henderson, of Greenwood; Thomas M. Henry,
, Jackson; John Y. Murry, Jr., of Ripley; J. W. Odom, of Nesbit;