The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-07-11
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

On the 18th Mr.. Beecher is to com
mence a trip through California.
Hon. Fl. D. MONEYS reelection to
Congr s, is beyond iayil or doubt.
The Arkansas Democrats have nom
mated Gov. Miller for reelection.
THE Mississippi Baptist State
Convention meets at Summit, July
1Sth.l
G11Es W. HoTcHKIss. ait ex-member
Of Congress, died in Binghamtoh ohe
day last week.
Gov. MILLER, the present incumbent,
has been re~nominated for Governor OF
Arkansas.
Mr.. ROBERTS, a Liberal, was yester-
day returned to the British Parliament
from the Flint borough.
HILL is not yet to be postmaster
at Vicksburg in the place of Pease. 1t
was HAYES to nominate the Senate's to
reject.
Ir is said that Mr.. r. NJ. Buio, OF
Jefferson county, has perfected perpet-
nal motion. He will apply for It patent
soon.
TIE Nationals are rallying at Mems
phis. Keep them away from MIssis'
s;nni II is too warm to be bothered
with them.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer's wood cut
of Ten Brock and MollIe Mccarthy is
evidently intended to convince a help
less public that both animals are re
bras.
A WEST VIRGINIA law affixes a penal
ty of one years imprisonment and $ooo
fine for being concerned in a rattle or
Gift at q church fair OF festival.
The magnificent steamboat Capital
Citv, and the Elevator. were both
burned at Memphis, on the I'd INST.
Loss 5000, 900.
VIRGINIA has re- established the whip
ping post for petit criminals, Listen
for some pious brother to howl at bar
barous Virginia.
A BRUTAL outrage, followed by a most
atrocious murder was committed IN
Noxubee county on the 81 inst. The
victim was Miss Fannie E. Mitchell.
MARY ELLEN DoRoHER. five years OF
age. was shot on Thursday, ct Light
house Point, New Haven, by a stray
bullet from a 1O0-yard rife range and
has since died.
THE rapid flow of emigration to
Texas has run the population of that
State MP to 5000, 600. 1t is now the
largest state In the Union and the third
in population.
Miss JEANETTE BENNETT, sister OF
James Gordon Bennett, is to marry
Lord Rossmore, so the New York Sun
Gays. This may be another Bennett
sensation.
THE Democrats from the Sixth Ohio
District have nominated W. n. Hill
for Congress, defeating Gen. A.. V.
Rice, the present member. The noml-
nation is equivalent to an election.
The house of Spencer & Co. was
burned at McComb City last Tuesday.
Loss is estimated at $17. 900. Nothing
was saved except their safe. We do
not know if there was any Insurance..
ri SPEAKER RANDALL is of the opinion
that both Houses of the next Congress
will be Democratic, and, by-the-by. it
is thought he would have no serious
objections to occupying the Presidential
Chair.
THE Young men of Wesson are get'
ting up a brass bard jubilee to take
, place on the Goth inst. Several bands
are expected to be present, among
she number Prof. Hartman's OF this
place. We return thanks for an invl-
tatioD.
TIE Hon. John J. Sinclair, Of Beth.
seheny, the democratic leader OF the
New Hampshire House of Assembly,
Z has failed. His liabilities are proba-
bly, over 800, 900; his assets nothing.
Congressman Frank Jones, of Ports
rmouth, holds co Sssiderable OF Mr.. Sin
,%clair's paper.
ON the fourth of Jnly there was a
severe thunder. and rain storm near
,Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, which de-
, stroyed numerous fields of grain. A
picnic party was celebrating the glo-
.rious fourth, and a tree fell and killed
ten OF their number, injuring NJ
teen.
,Jupa1Nse from the tone of the press
of his ,district, Muldrow will be re nom
irated,fer Congress. Hon. Fred. Barry
is his opponent for the nomination
Either would make a good Congress-
man. and we. think the friends Of each
would do well to quit abusing the
other.
SEVERAL cases of sunstroke are re-
ported in New York City. some proving
fatal. II it gets any hotter we expect
to hear of many cases in. this region
II it is any warmer in New York City,
or in the place that Ingersoll says does
not exist, we pity the inhabitants. and
will endeavor to steer u craft in the
direction Of some cooler climate. The
thermometer now stands at ninety three
degrees, with an upward tendency,
which may yet run the mercurythrough
thetop.