The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-08-09

VIII a campaign subscriber be entered
upon oar books unless payment is made
il advance.
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
TIE strikes have ended.
GGAHr Is in Switzerland.
Twa1yE thousand vacant dwellings, in
Philadelphia,
IyoiAN JosGrH is preparing to9esuno
the campaign.
4 YOUNG man named Lawrence, WAS
fun.struck in Yicksburg last Monday.
Dan. Yqon1IEEs is M~orton's rival for
the Z. $. 6enatorship from Indiana.
SIX hundred Ilsdians have left Neya-
ia for their new homes in the Indian
Territory.
IL. Il. ~ItoNoEE, of Chicago, the faith
ar in-l.w of Fred Grant, has failed for
two millions.
GEN. JosrGa is giving Chief Howard
great trouble. Joseph is the best Off
Ger q tie two.
4 CONVENTION between England and
Egypt for the suppression Of the slave
trade has been sigued.
PROF.. j. A. BHAuAu, we'll known to
nanny Of or readers, has opened a mu-
sic store in Yazoo City.
j. 4. Sr1oyrn accostod Jay Gould
Oh the streets Of New York on the q
INST, and banged him up.
TIE wheat crop Of the L. S. thi-
yoaris put down at %, 600, coo bushels
F. '.eeo coo greater than last year.
r. u. Blsuor, Democratic nominet
for Governor Of Ohio, is a Cincinnati
pleryhHlt and said to be very popular.
ADuLtSA PATTI and husband have
been divorced. Adoliua pays the cost.
BY the laws Of france neither can mar
~ again.
MAJ. PAT. HENRY and DR.. S. W.
Robinson, two Of Rankin county'a best
men, have been nominated for the Leg
I5Iature.
FRANK WALwoIcTH, The boy parricide,
who was sentenced to the penitentiary
for lie, has been pardoned by Gov.
Robinson.
THg inhabitants Of the mountain
valleys of North Italy are embarhing il
large numbers from Mediterranean ports
for america.
JUDaG WARREE C0wAN, Of .Nicks-
barg, announces himself as a candidate
for the Senate. We trust he may BE-
nominated.
TIE city marshal, Bachelor, of Shu
hata, was killed on the ID inst. while
attempting to prevent a fight between
some darAies.
GbEESyILLE, Washington county, tn
other day voted IL town subscription 0
$4,000 to the Greenvilie and Dee
Creek Railroad.
SHRKvGLLE voted on the liquor ques
ton last week, and decided by a major
lty Of slxty-three not to allow the sail
of liquor in the town.
JOSH Nouns ought to get up q jubi
lee and torchlight procession over tn
defeat of Gen. Lowry. He could get
bakers dozen Of followers.
The county and State convention
have gotten through with their work
and candidates have nothing to do nov
but electioneer and run-for Office.
SOME Of the boys Of Kosciusko spenD
part of their time in gambling, and tn,
Star is shocked. We are afraid th'
STIR is not up with young America.
THr,Speakership is attracting a grea
deal Of attention throughout the coun
try. The Southern members seem dis
posed to settle upon q Western man.
JUDGE WEST, the Republican candi
date for Governor of Ohio, is total.
blind and employs IN a~manuensis. Hi
nomination is meet. The blind vii
. lend the blind.
The Radical organs have discovers
that Nh. Bishop, The Democratic nomi
nee Of Ohio for Governor, was ono
elected Mayor Of Cincinnati upon th'
Know-No Nothing platform.
The Times is mad because the Dem
o~cra.ic State Convention did not thanl
President Hayes for what he had don
for the South. Maybe the Mississippi
Democracy can take care OF them
selves.
SOME one has figured out that there ar
n~inety-three papers in the State of Mis-
sissippi, FIVE of which are daily, eishty
six weekly, and two tri-weekly. I'm
combined circulation OF these papers i
estimated at eiztynine thousand, on
hundred and twcnty-three. This is on
copy to every thirteen Of the popula
ton,