The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-11-29
rnrT0RIAL ITEMS

tVnth we
bought the Westviile NeGs.
= PAY yonr taxes by December 10th ii
yon do not want to pay damages.
THE mississippi conference will be
held in Jackson December 9Th.
THE Kemper county case was begun
before Judge Hill yesterday. Mrs.
Chisholm is the principal witness
HAYES has appointed Wells Surveyor
OF the port of New Orleans. Civil Ser
vice reform {, with Il avengeance.
Ir is reported that Hon. H. d. Money
sopposed to the subsidy III aid OF the
Texas Pacific Railroad. Strange, II
true.
The statement is gong the rounds o!
tt,e press that Hayes has said he would
veto the silver bill if passed in its pres
emit shape.
DESoro, Miss, had a $1,000 tlrs on
the 10Th inst. II. ID. Weems. u. f,
Martinez and Bethea & Smith were the
sufferers.
BLAINE is confined to his home by
sickness, and is not expected to take
his seat in the Senate during the pres
cnt session.
Thirty newspapers died in Texas
during the last twelve months. Texas
il rs great n newspaper graveyard as
Mississippi.
THE Commercial says that after the
18th day of December the employees of
,he Vicksbnrg and Meridian Railroad
will be uniformed.
THERE is talk Ct establishing a law
library association in N~lcksburg.
Smaller places than Vicksburg have
such associations.
NORTH EAST Mississippi wants Con
1ress to create an additional District
for the United States Court, with head
quarters at Aberdeen.
Og,B:u,a has presented n petition
to Congress for an appropriations OF n
million dollars to assist Mississippi ne
groes to migrate to Liberia.
GEy. FORREST was buried in his gray
uniform with the stars on its collar in>
dicating his rank. The picture makers
ought to make O note of this.
EvrRAL prisoners confined in the
;ail at Magnolia overpowered the keeper
on Thursday night and all succeeded IN
making their escape. [ ne has been re-
captured.
OK the night of the l4th inst, the
Court house of Perry county was de,
stroyed, and the books, records, papers,
etc we're consumed. The work Of an
inccndiary.
HENRY RhAcKMAN, late postmaster
al Brookhaven, WAS tried IN Jackson
last week for embezzlement. The jury
failed to agree, and he was released on
a recognizance.
Mrs. GAINES is tired of the slow pro
cesses of the courts, and has petitioned
Congress to provide for the enforce
ment of the decision of the Supreme
Court in regard to her real estate claims
in New Orleans.
CARDINAL S1MEoNI, in view OF the
condition of the Pope's health, has ask
ed the Cardinals to confer with him on
the general interest of the Papacy. 1t
is possible that q species of Council OF
Regency will be appointed.
VOORHEES, was heartily welcomed to
the Senate. When he took his scat he
found his desk almost buried in love-
ly flowers, and among them II hugh
bouquet in which was woven i'll ever
green's the word welcome"
Bob INGERsoLL withdrew his name in
connection with the German Mission, 1t
lb Salu, lUT VIC Nciy B'ou " wa"
Hayes failed to appoint him. Halstead's
suggestion to give the place to Grant,
evokes ridiculous comment and a good
deal of laughter.
WALTER RILEY, the negro sentenced
to be hung in Kemper county, and who
WAS granted a respite of one month by
Gov. Stone, escaped from his guard a
few nights ago and fed. He has been
recaptured. The guard was drunk. A
nice fellow for such a business.
OAKRY HALL is not such a broken
down man after all. He has taken to
the dramatic stage again, and has ap-
peared in Boston at Music Hall, in q
dramatic lecture" entitled, "What
Shall the Verdict be?" Jarret &
Palmer have agreed to pay him $4,000
for the season.
The question that is disturbing some
of our friends row is, how many votes
did B~entonville Taylor receive in Law
renee county for the Legislature? The
maximum number as reported is two.
VIII some Lawrence county friend give
us the exact number, Bentonville ac-
tually received?
AMAD dog in Enterprise created some
alarm a few days ago. 1t started out
by biting a mule, which Immediately
died; then a negro, who is expected to
die; afterwards four hogs, two dogs and
agoose. He was then killed, and while
at the work the citizens shot all dogs in
sight. People can sleep in that quiet
city now. Send the dog killers down
this way.
JUDae J. NJ. SMILEY has resigned.
Ed.
You are another.
G. r. DYKE, JR., has resigned the
Office Of Private Secretary to the Gov.
ernor of Florida to accept the foreman
ship of a newspaper.--Er,