The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-06-24
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

SEA SHORE camp meeting com
menced on the 10th INST.
Coz. FRED BARRY, of West Point,
delivered the annual address at Ok
ford,
The Vicksburg Commercial IS
funny over our remarks about A. j.
McLaurin.
Gov. Brown fell from his horse
while watering him in a pound, ana
was drowned before help arrived.
WE learn that Thos. Ford will
not be a candidate for Congress
from this district.
Mr.. n. b. SADLER, of Meridian
Miss, was recently run over by the
cars and fatally hurt.
THE National Democratic Con
yention convened in Cincinnati last
Tuesday, the 22d inst.
WE return thanks to Mr.. Henry
Meyers, Secretary of State, tor a
copy Of the laws of 1880.
THE machinery for the cotton bat
ting mill at Natchez has already
been shipped to that place.
The young ladies of Natchez have
the china painting mania, and are
doing some very lively work.
The Sunfower river in Mississlp-
nj is to be cleaned of snags and
opened to navigation, by order OF
the Government.
WE return thanks to Prot. Dixon
for an invitation to the closing ex-
ercises of Clear Branch institute
commencing July ID.
The Salt Lake Democrats wanted
the Cincinnati Convention to IN
cooperate in Its platform a resolu-
ton authorizing p~olygamy.
Ar the Australian Exhibition
there is "a house built of paper, with
all the furniture, bedding, chande-
lier. and stoves of that material.
THE Cincinnati Commercial pre-
diets that Mr.. Hayes will be elected
TO the United States Senate after
his Presidential term expires.
CARRIED was one of the paper
ring to increase the cost of news
papers and school books. viii
any man in this country forget it:
The Republican papers have be-
gun to apologize in behalf of Hayes
for the removal of Arthur as collec-
tor of the port of New York. OF
course.
The Forest Register says Warren
Hoskins has purchased a residence
at Lake. He is extensively engag-
ed in the lumber business and get
ting rich.
Ex-senator j. A. BAYARD, father
of Senator Bayard, died in Whining
ton. Del, on the 18th inst. He was
one of the great and good men of
the country.
DoN CAMERON has refused the
Craftsmanship of the Republican
National Committe, although asked
by the friends of General Garfield
to accept it.
THE New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser, endorsing the ticket says
that,it will require hard work and
eternal vigilance to carry New York
for Garfield and Arthur"
Mrs. CAMERON, during her whole
stay at Chicago, was outspoken
against Grant and the third term,
and expressed her preference for her
uncle, Secretary Sherman.
Hon. H. ID. MONEY has been re-
nominated for Congress by accla-
nation, from the Third District.
The compliment is not greater than
deserving. Mr.. Money is one of
the greatest workers in Congress.
THE State of Kentucky, has turn
ed over all the LOCKS and dams in
the Kentucky river to the authori-
ties of the Federal Government. and
there is nothing more to be done to
complete. the terms upon which the
appropriations of 100000 are to be
expended.
BEFORE Grants defeat at ChicagoI
Ham Carter said to a reporter therel
he would never again return to this]
State unless Grant was nominated,
bat GO directly to Colorado. He
said n hundred Thousand colored
people would follow his example.
lie never had such q following be-
fore.