The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-02-28
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Col s. Il PAgxv,pD has taken eh
torlal control OF the Magnolia Herald.
VIZ trust none of our readers will be-
(De}bored by the contents OF this weeks
paper.
TIE Silver Bill has passed both
branches of Co gress and is row before
the President.
A few days aao, nsar Crystal Springs,
Dan McLaurin stabbed and killed Il
C;ovan. The murderer fed.
Cha, SMlrH. formerly OF Clarke
County. and well known as a brilliant
LAWYER, died in Texas on the 18th inst.
HEy. W. 3. BINGHAM has been re ap
pointed and conirmed as Superintend
emit of Public Education for Copiah
/. county. .tT.
Aliens, Scherck & Autey, of New Or
leafs, have failed for about $500, 900
Several mel chunts of this State vii!
iose heavily by the oreaA.
DIR. John d. Kline has sued TIE
vlcksburg Hcra|a for $4,000 dam
ages. 1t looks like he wants the whole
Office and the editors spend money.
BEFORE [ amar's vote on the silver
bill the Port Gibson RereRle eaid,
Lamar viii vote right or resign y
What does it think now? Did he vote
right? OK 0'@ 7r
We want one Thousand new subseri
bers to THE LEDGER, but don't want
any on a credit. Send in your narne
accompanied by s2.Fo, and we will send
you the paper one year. 1
The National Republican says that
Senator Lamar spoke against, but lie
clined to vote on the Silver Bill. Then
he is q badly abused man. Let the
Senator speak ont.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT has pur-
chased an arctic vessel, and will man
and run her in search of the North
pole, provided Congress will allow her
to carry the United States hlg.
In a speech before Congress on the
2Gth Representative Chalmers said if he
was Governor of Louisiana he would
pardon Wells and Anderson. For
tnnate for Louisiana he is not lis Gov,
ernor.
Mr.. THos. GREEN. junior member
of the banking house of j. & 7. Green,
Jackson, Miss, died last week. He wac
a prominent citizen Of Jackson, and his
death will be soreIy felt by the citizens
OF thatcomNunity. s
Hon. III. l.. MULDRow's bill to estab-
iish an Agricultural department of the
Federal Government has been favorably
received. The bill proposes to estab-
,ish a Commissioner of Agriculture who
should be q member of the cabinet.
ScH,rEHL and Miss Wickers are going
to walk for the championship in New
Orleans, on the 9Th of March. for $500
aside. Schmehl proposes to walk four
hundred miles before Miss Wlckers can
walk two hundred and fifty.
TEE New Orleans Times says the
grand jury has commenced the investi-
cation of certain charges published
against officers of the supreme crimi-
nal court. On Tuesday James Madi
son Wells was summoned and appeared
before the grand jury.
tbs St. James Hotel, of New Or
lea1s, has again e-opene3 with Jas. II
Leske as proprietor. MI. Leake has
had a long experience in hotel keeping.
and, uniAr his management, the fa
mons Old st. James = ouid prosper as
of old. Mr.. Walter Bell, Of this State,
Is still chief clerk.
THERE is a bill before Congress which
provides for the payment of So per
month pension to each Surviving SOL
der of the Mexican war, and the Greek
Indian, Seminole and Black Hawk wars.
Under the bill each mar who served
sixty days in the Mexican. or thirty
days in any Indian war, shall be euti>
t to the pension.