The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-04-19

Srssrr Cox is travelling in Texas.
N.rcuEz has two cases of smallpox,
THE war news ran gold up to 81 Oh.
TIE Winona Free Press dominates
z. Barksdale for Governor.
THE New Orleans Presbytery was i'll
session in Magnolia last week.
We hoist Gen. Lowry's name at our
masthead for Governor, and shall keep
it there.
PACKARD has written another letter
to the President. Like the hound he
dies with a whine.
TH1RrY.roUR of the thirty>five candi-
dates for Governor could act very grace
fully and save their laurels by declining
in favor of Gen. Lowry.
HEREAFTER all appointments of rail
way post-ofice clerks, route agents, and
mail messengers will be made on n
probation of six months.
GEN. J. q. GEomaE has been suggest
cd for Attorney General. If the Cen
eral will accept the office he can get the
nomination without the least effort.
AN exchange suggests a plan CT get
ting rid of mad dogs-cut off their tails
close behind their ears. We have CON
aaoroe IN the mode being effective.
THEY are again talking about bring
mo the Yazoo river by Vicksburg,
through Chickasaw bayou. Some are
of opinion that this would keep the
vicksburg harbor open.
Hon NJ. NJ. CURR1E, Senator from
Franklin and Jefferson counties, con
tributed twenty dollars to the reilef OF
the parties arrested for violating the en-
forcement act.
THE editor of the Friar's Point Coo
bomjon remarks. in al editorial, "our
eroerieace teaches us that the gods DO
mt mnch assist a fool" An honest
confession is good for the soul.
TIE Fayette Chronicle learns thai
ON Saturday night a negro girl IN the
employ of Mr.. W. j. Powell was acct
dentally drowned in q bayou near the
residence of that gentleman.
WASHINGTON special says no one
there now expresses any doust that
HAYES will speedily withdraw thetroops
from Louisiana and Nichols come into
full possession of the State government
Coz. SINGLETON has published a let
tor to the eject that he cannot allow
his name to go before the State Cons
vention.. He is willing to remain III
Congress-. where he can best serve lis
~,oo,la Gen Lowry will be nominated
for Governor.
unirod people have been ems
Moved in the government printing and
engraving departments. Two hundred
were discharged yesterday and three
hundred more will be turned of the
first of May. Good for the new admin
istration. Do it again.
Coz. BEN. KINa declines to allow his
name to go before the Democratic STATE
Convention for Governor. Col. hihg
ia we'll qualified for any position, ala
we hope the great services he has zone
the State will be remembered and re-
warded. i. .ts-s ri
ALEXANDER Fl. STEPHENS, who ls
gradually improving in health, all
nopnces his intention to be carried 10
the House of Representatives. order 10
vote for a Speaker. The Democrats
confidently claim ten. and perhaps
twelve as their majority.
THE Supreme Court hos given q just
decision in the case CT the United States
AGAINST the stockholders of the Centen-
NAL Exposition. The Court has decided
that the 81, 500. 900 appropriated to the
Centennial reverts to the United States,
and was not the property OF the stock
holders.
Az WAR in Europe seems inevitable.
The Eastern countries have been quar-
reling several months, and the storm
that has been gathering seems almost
xeady to burst upon them. The war
may become general, but the strongest
oppesing forces now mentioned are
England and Russia.
Hon. 4. C. -CATcHINss, Of Vicksbnrg,
has been spoken, of as a candidate LOT
General. How did he vote IN
the Senate on Fewell's newspaper starv
ing bill? He is 8 very clever gentleman
INIT ;f he voted with Jewell i'll his wal
AGAINST the press OF the State, we hope
he may be defeated for the nomination.
p THE board of engineers appointed to
Investigate the sufioieney of the foun-
aatiou of the Washington Monument
have completed their report. There is
good authority for stating that the re-
mort will condemn the Foundation as
Insufficient to warrant the completion
Of the monument on its present cite.
jim LEWIS, colored, was too lazy to
work and made raid on Mr.. Biunts
smoke-housse in Magnolia a few nights
ago. The Mayor. didn't think Jim was
healthy enough to work, or that he
should be expected to live on meat
alone, and gave him the best apartment
in the county boarding house free OF
charge.
TIE ,Seashore Camp Meeting will
convene Of Biloxi July 18th. The trus'
tees of the ground have passed a reso'
linton that no monopoly to special par
ties will be allowed, and all persons
having vegetables. poultry, meat eggs
etc, products Of the land or sea, are
invited to furnish the same Tor SAFE a
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