The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-10-07
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

A Presbyterian church is being
built at Magnolia.
DURING the past season Vicksburg |
received tifty-three thousand bales
of cotton.
The September term of the Amite
county court cost the people Sl72l,-
rs.
BLAINE is quoted as having said
there was no chance for the election
of Garfield.
CALVIN BELL was killed by 4 saw
mill near Starkville, one day
last week.
LAFAYETrF county is entitled to
the blue ribbon. 1t has fourteen Dem
ocratic clubs.
JUDGE BRAME has decided not to
publish, IN pamphlet form, his arti-
cles on the cCde
Humpty Dumpty holds the
boards at the New Orleans Academy
o Emusic this week.
:. Hawthorn shot and killed Lee
McGee in VickSburg. last week IN Il
harroom.
Ma. TILDFx is advertised to rre-
side al n Democratic meeting ut
Columbus. Ohio. on the 9th inst.
TnE Horticultural College opened
Yesterday with Il larger number OF
students chan was anticipated.
SHERIFF. Lankinrd, of Clarke coua
tv. is behind 5000 This has
been a had wear for Sheritts.
John Slacklr. near Meridian. was
knocked senseless by the father ot
a little girl he attempted to ru!n.
AMOS SANDERS. a white Republic
car of Macon. is making speeches in
Indiana and slandering the people
of this state.
THE c,l"reI p'oflr OF Gcorti'
pay taxn,n ~ $2.0oA.0o0" o. "fonertN
and have seventy thou~and chIidr"l
attending the pnhiic schools.
4 NEGRO named tI,ary .Andersnl
was run over and killed by trai'
at Winona last Saturday night. HI
was drink at the tim".
4. NEW YORK grand jury has il
diced a number of metropolitan
newspapers for publishing Iotter'
advertisements.
Tennessee and Georgia are re
uowned for their bullheaded politi
clans. Each has two Democratl'
candidates in the field for Governor
Judge Edward McGehee died II
Woodville Oh the I'd inst. 1h'
pail bears were his sons and grant
sons. He was an old and high,
esteemed citizen.
COLORADO voted on the 9Th inst.
for Representatives in Congress g.
Georgia voted yesterday for ST.
officers: and Indiana, Ohio am
West Virginia vote on the 18th.
The Natchez Democrat loca'
the Solar Ray at Ripley. When
receives a challenge from Col. Ha
iiton, it will learn that Shuqual
5 the home ofthat luminary.
Pr STE will nov be read out &
the Greenback party. He recent
sent a telegram from Maine that h
vas engaged with the Hancock L.
gion in celebrating the glorious vie
tory.
LAST Sunday a colored woman Q
Waynesboro went to a reVlNa
meeting and left a baby at home
Fire broke ont in the mothers al
sense and the child was consumed
by the flames.
JUDGE Simmons, of the Panoi;
Star, will publish his book of poem
this winter. 1t will comprise abon
two hundred and fifty pages, an
will be sold at one dollar and fit,
cents per copy.
Gautheraux, late Sheriff Of Nh
Orleans, is a defaulter for from $50
900 to 100000. The deficit r.
created a great deal of talk in III
city. Gautheranx is in Louis vile
Ky, confined to his room with sicF
ness.
THE business men of Cincinnati
who want Southern trade ! "
crown tired OF the ISLANDERS CT /.
Commercial and Gazette and he s
meeting a few days ago and demo-
eed their uttcrances. A good
ginning.
OxEof our subscribers says
will take ten more copies of this
per.if we will hire some II to T..
"Shoeco'' aud Citizen" or crowd g"
their communications. We n
been thinking of adopting the LAT
course.
TEE united Democracy Of \
York. held a State Convention n
Saratoga. September 28fh. and no
mated Hon. c. A. Rappallo as Oh
Justice Of the appeals Bench.
majority of thirty ~tlorsand
Hane,ek was pledged from ~,
York.
GEx. LOWRY and Maj Barksdq'.
sra doing now, what they have d.
in all other campaigns, makil
more speeches than any men in Il
State. Neither is an elector
candidate, still they do more wor'
than all tho Presidential electors ~ |