The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-12-04
EDITORIAL ITEMS.


EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Mrs. CHAs. Dickens died Novem>
Der ed.
THIEVES are killing other mems hogs
in Franklin county.
The State Grange Will be held in
Forest on the 9th inst.
The editor of the Louisville Index is
ptne>ing for a Christmas tree.
The boiler makers Of St. Louis are
on a strike. They always are.
THE Louisiana Lottery has brought
suit against the Post master General.
A GOOD many papers in this State
are square out for Walthall for Senator.
GEN. Bob ToMBs is not a citizen Of
the Union. PROBABLY that is why he
hates it so heartily.
The Republicans are taking negroes
to Indiana in hopes of controlling that
State ut the next election.
JAY GOULD thinks the most OF the
Western grain crop should be shipped
down. the Mississippi river.
MIR. e. FL. HARRIS, an old newspaper
man of this State, ls now publishing
the Banner, at Paris, Texas.
MERIDIAN is looming up as a city.
Its congresses have been the means oil
making it a great cotton market.
If Grant don't want to bs President
again, why don't he say 80? One little
word from him would set all doubts at
rest.
The Vicksburg Commercial favors
the election of Ham Carter to the Sen
ate, instead OF Wright. The Herald
does not.
TIE Sea Shore Gazette hoists to its
mast head the name of Maj. E. Barks>
dale as its choice for United States
Senator.
Mr.. G. P. HERNDoN, OF the West
Point News. has been appointed clerk
of the Territorial! Congressional Com
mittee.
Col. W. S. CASSIDY, who has been
living in Pennsylvania for the last two
years, has returned to his old home at
Meadville.
A GOAT on B. D. Kuapp's place. in
Franklin county, went mad after beng
bitten eight months ago. 1t WAS a
furious animal.
A NEGRO named Frank Williams was
killed while attempting to escape from
guards who we've taking him to the
Raymond Jail.
JUDGE LooHRANE, whoever he is, says
if Grant is nominated he will stump
Georgia for him. Giant will consent to
accept the nomination now.
A.aooD many people in the northern
part of Nesboba county are dying sud.
denly and mysteriously-among the
last to die were Mesdames Sherrod and
Porter.
Az improbable rumor is being circu-
lated that Tilden, Bayard, Thurman
and Hendricks will unite in a call upon
Mr.. Seymour to consent to become a
candidate in 1880.
Two more successful editors heard
FROM. NJ. Marin, of the Corinth
Herald; and Mr.. Crawford, of the Pom
totoc Democrat. They were elected
Circuit Clerks.
The Governor Of Texas says that the
next census will show that State to
have a population of three million PEG
pie, which will entItle it to twenty-five
Representatives in Congress.
WADE HAMPTON was invited to be
present at Grants reception at Chicago.
but simply t~elegraphed: "Thanks for
your politeness, but I must decline the
invitation Bad Brigadier.
JUDGE WATSON is delivering temper
ance lectures in North Mississippi.
His subject is: "Ought the voters of
towns sign petitions for retailing es-
Establishments in their corporate limits?''
Mr.. JAMES F. MoCooL. of Alfalfa
county, is a candidate for Sergeant>at
arms of the next House Of Representa-
tives. He is o deserving Young man,
fully competent to perform the duties
OF the office.
The Natchez Snn if just right when
it says people who borrow a paper fror,
their neighbors have no right to find
fault with anything that appears in its
columns. Their opinions are worth
nothing, and their criticisms amount to
less.