The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-08-12
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EDITORIAL ITEMS.

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JUDGE VAN EATON is visiting his
father in Iowa.
'REcENr rains have greatly dam
AGED the cotton crop in alabama.
Vt6KsBu-RG rs to have Il telephone
exchange, and everybody is happy.
THE depot building was burned
at Waynesboro IL few nights ago.
THE new State whisky law goes
~iutpletiect ON November LIST.
'TiIE lagest vessel aioat, the Great
Eastern, is expected to arrive at
New Orleans some time soon.
Prof. NJ. Il. Martin. of the Baptist
Ret6tH, will move to Meridian and
take ~ interest in the Female Col
lcge,
Two Of the noJtoriohs Bender fam
lily, TIE Old nan and his wife, have
~ fUfC,T j.
heen caught. Kate and,Aer brother
are still at large.
Dr.. tanner is o the hero of
the day, Saturday at twelve, he
completed his forty day fast, in New
York citv. 4a -' WIZ
#uyf ..-.-gE . Ii .
Col j. IF, H., CLAIBORNE recently
received 4 notification that he had
b~eenieIeetedha member of the Royal
Historical S3Giety Of London,
YoL can't send to New Orleans
and get cheap Railroad tickets.
They must he purchased in person
and signed by the parties who are
to use them.
IN the poorhouse of Chickasaw
comfy there's is a man lis years
oId;i and strange, to say he does not
claim everato have nursed Washing
ton. u.s.. J." ee ..to.
IIl.l U.s. AZ" .s'rf .:-
TIE body Of a man was found on
the Railroad track q few days ago,
at jackson, 4tegErribly mutilated by
the cars; supposed to have been VIM.
Short, of Terry. ..r
A great mans" people will take
Horace Gteele'ys advice and go
west to spend the summer. Rates
are SO reasonable now most any one
can afford to make the trip. Only
Sl3 to Chicago and back OH. Henry
and Hoskin's' excursions! Ip
Crystal Springs camp meeting
commences on the 18th inst. Ar
engagements have been made to ac-
commodate all who attend to both
suitable lodging and nice eating,
IN the grounds.
tlEHE Congressional Convention 70
%theI'ourth District was held in For
est yesterday, and Hon. o. R. Sin
@leton was nominated by acclama-
lion. That completes the list of the
Mississippi delegation,
IG4iftnLD' is as bad as Weaver.
Tie is irstt travelling around making
peaches in his own interest. W,
aIergiad Hancock don't know how
TO speak on he too might catch tn,
cdhtagiton.!in' .'''
grKwo5 wears iagu q Greenbacke,
nanef' Howe, was elected to con
@rt9s from one of the Alabama dis
tfitt$ Vt the recent election ever,
eQp5Atvj in his district went Demo
craticnF.A ilittle Greenbackis zoe,
a long ways'in alabama.
The BW6fd Falcon * is maxim.
the girls who are fond of waltzin,
hl4$li by publishing a serial entitIe,
Gi2he Dance of Death-The Wapto,
Waltz lhe author demolishe
round dancing BY pointing out it
eNa'1eitects. Every body in th,
county ought to read the serial. |
Is the best thing of the kim
ever published. t'ew l,n.s ...r. e.
ALABAMA started the Democrat,
boom Last week. 1t will be followed
by hfkansas'~ election on the first
Monday in September, and Maine.
on the second Monday of Septem-
Der The October States are Cola
padooindianat Ohio, Georgia, and
West Virginia. 'oi
'B{a8X ltter Thomas, a hrakesman on
che G. st. aE''andGN. O. Railroad,
While oupling'e ears at the jackson
depot on Saturday evening, fell on
the track loaded fat car passing
oyer both legsd Strange to say no
~bahesnwore broken, and at last ac-
ennlts the wounded man, under the
eeatnent Of Pr, Harrington was
rapidly recovering.-CQmet. lg.a 4,.
AS mis- migght have beenb expected,
Tanner has received q challenge for
a fasting match The challenger
lisa Cincinnati shoe maker, and Of
fers'to bet DIR. Tannet one thousand
dollars that s can go longer with.
ont ffood and water than himself
IIlR GAallehge haslnot yet been ac
c~epfedJing .a,ipllaa1f sao fu. h-'F
Or TANNER has successfully COM
ilsted his task offasting forty days
without aay'kind Of food He lost
thirty siAiB9Ynbss 9nginsB time.
DulrHIpg the time Aetiling passed his
lips .edBtti water. lie, was CLOSELY
watched 7alI the time. #cThe frstI
shinkAet took afep fasting So long
&9s9 tide9 ao6f Imlslodnt, ~ He finished
hllSo SeHlfhTimpAs89 task oh the 18th
iAs5s s8.hhiaAsthl5h Stems bHt little
inqesrs'd hafsn5w engaged writ
sng X bfographly}e entitled aForty DAYS