The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-26
o. IL CONGRESS-,
CHARLES L. HOOKER,
EnITnRIAl ITEMS.
OF Kinds COUNTY,

THERE was an eruption of Mt. Yes
suius ON the night OF the 22nd inst
Ex Gov. SAM BARD died in Baton
Rouge, OF yellow fever on the lSth inst.
Mr.. J. NJ. HOOKER and Maj. Millsaps
have placed Us under obligations to them
for late Northern papers.
OKo1oSA AMI West Point have with.
drawn their bids for the A. & NJ. Col
lege. Brookhaven has not.
GES. JAMES LoNasTREEr has been
appointed Revenue ageut for Georgia
and Florida.
THE Democracy of Jefferson county
have organized for the fall campaign.
Nine clubs are in working order.
The army officers stationed at West
Point contributed three hundred and
fifty dollars to tho yellow fever suffer
efs.
TIE newsboys at Cincinnati donated
their earnings one Sunday for the res
lief of yellow fever sufferers in the
South.
THE Smith family had a reunion at
Peacock, New Jersey, a few days ago.
and fifteen thousand Of them were
present.
BRICK PoMsnoY once said that But
ler's eye was like the hammer Of a mus
ket, because it would remain cooked
until the dog wore ont.
THE New Orleans Times reports that
Mr.. d. B. Morey, who has been suffers
ing will, yellow fever, has taken a re-
lapse and is dangerously i'll.
Col. ". Fl. WALTER, one of the most
prominent lawyers of North Missis-
sippi, died in Holly Springs, on the
10Th INST, of yellow fever.
The Memphis Avalanche is now run
by one compositor, who is also reporter
and editor. Fifteen have succumbed
to the fever, and six have died,
Hon. 8. s. Cox, of New York, a
prominent candidate for Speaker of
the next House, is announced Us
squarely on the Greenback platform.
FUNNY, isn't it, that the Democrats
of Massachusetts should nominate such
an old scamp rs Ben Batter? But they
did it, and he is expected to be elected,
THERE is now in the Treasury $l40.~
900, 900 in gold yielding no interest.
while the Government is paying inter>
est on the bonds it was bought with.
Is that financial wisdom?
WASHINGTON Post: Mr.. Hayes is an
old time free soiler. He believes in
free speech, free soil, free passes and
free lunch. He doesLt like to use
Tilden's money too freely.
ENGLISH is the court language OF
Germany. 1t is 4 proud moment when
an American, visiting the palace is sal1,
ted with. "Dot vas schplentit mornin,
don't hep
Hon. FERNANDO WooD gives it as his
opinion that we are on the eve of a ire
mendous reaction in trade, and that the
greatest prosperity the American peo-
pie have ever known is awaiting them.
SENATOR HANNIBAL HAMLIN, who re-
ceives his leave of absence from the
United States Senate by the force OF
the Republican Waterloo defeat in
Maine, is the eldest member of that
body, both in years and service.
TI1DEN contributed 1850 to the vel.
low fever sufferers. He give $3.50 of it
out of his own barrel at home, while
HAYES gave the remaining 800 from
Sammy's salary, which he continues to
draw.
OwrNa to failure Of receiving Paper
the Summit Sentinel was not issued on
the 18th inst. 1t, however, appeared
''more bright. and beautiful" than
usual on the 18th, and IS 10Y supplied
with paper enough to run it "all Sum
mer."
GEN. DAVIS made a speech the other
day neal :.Lowry's store in Pontotoc
county. Some sore heads, some Radicals
and about forty negroes made up his
supporters. The Democrats cbeered
Justify for Muldrow during his speech,
so says the Democrat.
So MANY healthy persons are drawing
rations at Memphis that at a meeting of
Towards and citizens it was determin-
ed, as a means of forcing them to leave
the city, that no more rations would be
issued in that city to those not sick.
". J. L. Holland, of Holly Springs,
has shown that he is made of metal
from which true heroes are cast. Since
the breaking ont of the yellow fever in
Holly Springs he has stood faithfully at
his post, working night and day to al
leviate the suffering of his people.
The New York Daily Herald contains
the announcement hat Rt. Rev. Bishop
Elder died Sept. 9Th and contains also
a long and very laudatory eulogy upon
his life, services and character. The
good Bishop can now read his obituary
GEN. BUTLER was nominated by thu
Massachusetts, G~reenbackers last Wed
neslay. AT the same time, while o
course he accepts, he says that he i
not q Greenbaeker. a Democrat, Repub
liean or an Independent. He didn'
deny being a spoon thief, but. doubt
less would if the thought had occurre'
to him.
TIE HoN. BEVERLY Tucker, of Vir
ginin. member of Congress from tn
Lynchburg District. and u of th'