The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1876-02-10
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

23,0OW,000. Gewhilikins.
THERE are several cases of smaI
pox in the CITY of Columbus.
Dor,x w,o m,r,,orod Mr. Noe q
New York, In, been re-sentcncel
and will hang March 25th.
Mrs Mrtrp \ snirituolist y
Memnbi>, has been detected in he
impostures and publicly exposed.
rus phmn;x Hotel of Nioridi,r
vos ,1ostrovod Inv fra ou ITO 1,t inc,
lass ,bout s35Ooo wifi s13 ono insu
TILE Times insists upon re-oroan
i2ing the Republican party of Missis
sippi. What n waste of tine fila
would be.
The resolution Amending th,
Constitution so as to abolish the Office
of Lieutcnant-Governor passed the
Senate.
The LAWYERS Of St. Mary parish. La.
have requested Judge Meniz TO re
sign. They say lie has neither capaci
ty o integrity.
The second number of the PeoDle,,
Defense, published at jackson by
Messrs. Bell g. Knight. has been re.
ceiyed. It's a good paper.
T,,r Conioh Uoro1d hos oL,moa
off this mortal coil and gone to that
bourn from whence no District
Printing organ has ever vet returned,
It died for want of musb.
Urn oo+;,n hama. an th., Nom a..
,oo,. G. Io,;, o,5 rL;o,uo po;,
,.oo1 ., Sixtutuo Mil Ci5;nu -
oatha, with its contents was bnrned
SATURDAY. niobt hv nm ;ncon5iarv
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MR. flTZPATElck' 'he secretary
ana superintendent OF the N, q. " =.
haiiroad' lett Natchez' sunday even
lhg' ior thc NORTH iof The purpose OF
purchasing a passenger coach and
several PLATFORM cars Tor use on the
road.
The Columbus Tnder thinks If a
X. Davis had Inherited any of the
traits of character of the ancestor,
whose son he boasts of being, he
would refuse to preside over a body
OF gentlemen who hold him in con-
te:Apt.
IT is customary for Boards of Sill
pervisors to let out pauper contracts
to the lowest bidder. but the Board
of Adams county have made a new
departure and awarded the contract
TO The next highest bidder Stranoe
way to ecouomize.
ANOTHER attempt was made q few
nights ago to force the water through
the peninsula at Vicksburc by blow
ing up the earth with powder. The
fiends who are trying to urn the river
from the city deserve q place in the
pcnitentiary for life.
PoTTER's Walden record has got on
its feet and started out into the world
to do good. 1t is a remarkably neat
paper, well filled with news and wit
ticisms. The motto, BE sure you're
right, then pay as YOU co." is good
and one that all subscribers should
adopt.
In replying to q letter from Hon.
Jos. Lyons, of Richmond, in reference
10 biaiiie speech against the AInlles-
~ olh' Il'n. oenersoh laws con-
ciuues iet'er' M"'ual respect IS
ieeo'" ~, .'o eohih'on interest," ana
Is eSseiti'' iol d it'ehuiy union, ana
WHY" s'''ooi pionnu'S"'eo from
NE" Pi"0o'' AK p"o'lo "e''Sre -oe-
iil"'o' 'n"' o"'h e"o"iu s'rlp lalse-
O
LII second number OF the Newton
D""Ie'f" came 10 n""o last friday
we arc Slaa 10 see Una the proprietor
eXhloits' III the well printed and IN
terestln9 sneet before u.s. taste and
Judgment l1e mas a spicy ana hu-
mofous local, MI settler we call
the attention OF a TREND, VINO has
seen him. ~ the iocals ehuslohs' wheli
he will, have 70 rclv unon his talents
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