The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-17
For Cougress-5th District,
A. ]. McLAURIN,
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Hon. c. f. HOOKER has our thanks
for valuable Congressional docu
ments.
EPH. HOLLAND, a notorious poll
tician of Cincinnati, was shot and
killed on the It'll. inst.
GARFIELD is on the defensive. He
must explain the serious charges
brought against him.
The news of the death of Elk.
Gov. Brown will be sorrowfully re
ceived by his host of friends.
If Tilden is the most available
man he ought to be nominated for
the Presidency on the first ballot.
The Brandon Record has de-
nounced the editor of the Holmes
county Times. Both Greenbackers.
THERE is talk of Hayes removing
all the Federal officials who partici-
pated in the National Republican
Convention.
Davis, Foote and Brown were a
great trio of leaders in this State
thirty years ago. The last two
have dropped of.
The Illinois Democratic COnven-
ton nominated Hon. Lyman Trum-
hull for Governor, together with q
full State ticket.
GARFIELD's record is too bad for
him ever to become President, pro-
vided the Democrats nominate an
available mai against him. .
ILLINOIS has instructed for Sey-
mour for President. If that gen
tleman will not be a candidate, the
vote may be counted for Tilden.
TILDEN has managed every Dem
ocratic success in New York since
the election of Martin Van Buren,.
1t won't do to throw him over now.
The Herald publishes Col. W. ID.
Gibbs address delivered in Yazoo
City to members of the Press on be-
half of the firemen. 1t is a fine
speech.
GRANT men grumble and point to
Garfield as a weak candidate. They
claim that the nomination of Ar
thur is no atonement for the defeat
of their favorite.
EMMETT l.. Ross, of the Canton
Mail, has decided to go before the
public as a reader. AS an elOcution-
list he will compare favorably with
any professional.
THE Brandon Republican, whose
editor took the vote for President
at the Press Convention, says Til
denis vote was fifteen. That was
one better than we reported.
GARFIELD has a bad record, but
unless the State of New York is car
ried by the Democracy his election
is certain. Tilden has never failed
to carry the State when a candidate.
JOHN BRoUGHAM, the great come
dian, who died in NV York on the
7th inst, a poor man, might have
been rich but for the fact that he
had a kind heart and a generous
soul.
ARTHUR, the Republican nominee
for Vice President, w:s removed
from office by the present Republi-
a President because of officlal'cor
rnption. Will the admirers of Mr..
Hayes support him?
The President removed Arthur,
collector of New York, for "corrup-
ton and ineapacity in office" and
this he stated to the Senate in his
message, when called upon for rea-
sons for Arthur's removal.
HE supreme court Of Louisiana
has just decided that the premium
bonds of the city of New Orleans
are binding and must he paid, in
spite of the prohibitions of the new
constitution of the State.
The Southern Express Company
been served with notice that
they will be required to withdraw :
from the Memphis and Little Rock I
Railroad on the l4th, the road hay- I
ing decided to do its own express
business. :
IHk Democrats tried to ride into !
ONCE on the back of poor old Hos- :
ace Greeley once, but the old horse :
mas TOO weak, as Grant would be. :
democracy CANNOT succeed by nom I
mating worn out and defeated Re- a
pnhlicans. 5