The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-09-02
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
of Kinds county.

GEN. WEST will stump Iowa for
the Greenbackers.
KLrINsroN is the name of the new
landing at Vicksburg.
The eigth Cincinnati Exposition
will open on the Sth of September.
GEN Davis declines to serve as
elector for the Greenback party.
BISHOP PIERCE is writing the his
tory of his late father Rev. Lovick
Pierce.
II Is reported that the continued
hot weather in Texas is killing the
boil worm.
The reported killing Of Hon. Proc
tor Knott, of Kentucky, is without
foundation.
president Hayes is to make
speeches con general principles on
his Western tour.
TnoMAs w. HARRIS VAS nomina-
ted. for Congress, by the Greenhack
convention at Oxford.
Jas. HILLS determined To make
one more struggle for the Republi-
can party in this State.
THE Reveille says Jno. R. Lynch
has no idea Of being elected, he only
wants the pay of the contestant.
Ben. Buffers brother in law, Mr..
Parker, late Republican postmaster
of New Orleans, is ont for Hancock.
RApIER Commandery, of Indiana
polls, took the $500 prize sword at
Chicago, for being the hest drilled
C0mmandery.
DAN RICE has already retired from
the religious field and is fitting VI
a floating circus for the Mississippi
river and it's tributaries.
CHICAGO was lucky enough to ge'
her census stretched to the Dragging
point at the first effort; but still SIN
isn't big enough for a Conclave.
SMALL pox has appeared as Al
epidemic at Camden, n. j., the dis.
easeIis spreading at the rate of on
hundred and fifty new cases 4 day
A HANCOCK club has been organ
lied at H~azlehurst, Capt. =. L
Ramsey, President, j. NJ. Norman
Secretary, and j. A. Horne, Treas
The Clarion announces that a
orders for the new Code should b
semitic the Secretary of State, VIII
is alone authorized to sell 1t. Pric
So a copy.
Mr.. Porter the Radical cand
date for Governor in Indiana don
relish being taxed with forking owe
$4,000. as a campaign fund. H
says he'll quit first.
THE most of the government land
in this State, of which there are tv
million five hundred thousand acre:
are located in the Southern part c
the State in the piney woods region
IN Arizona storm destroyed tn
military buildings at Fort MojaT'
killed three soldiers and wounde
several others. Still, Arizona trie
to keep up a reputation as a wil(
western country.
THE railroad wal is ended. AT
meeting of the magnates of the tw
lines interested, held at Chicago o
the 25th inst, it was agreed to sto
cutting rates and to resume those
operation previous to the contest.
THE voice of Mintstt
MOVES will not be heard in the can
pain this year. This is owing t
the fact that the iron heel of Nj
Secretary Evarts is upon him. NJ
Moves may have more liberty mex
wear.
WE think the suggestion a goo
one that the Congressional Exec,
tive Committee have a meeting :
an early day for the purpose of OF
ganizing. 1t is about time the
were getting in some work In TIL
district.
The postmaster general says Coz
oressmen must write their name
when they want to use the frank
ling privilege. Stamps will not d
This is interfering with the useful
ness of Congressman in campaig
emergencies.
THE Kansas Democratic Stat
Convention met at Topeka, Thur.
day last, and nominated a full Stat
ticket. One feature ofthe ticket
new. Miss SARAH A. Brown wa
nominated for superintendent {
Public Instruction. g.
THE advices of the National Den
ocratic Committee from indian
are very cheering. They will M
call on the party outside of tt
State for any financial aid but Al
determined to supply the needf'
themselves and carry the State.
JUICE Russell. Republican men
ser Of Congress from North Carol
IA, is in Washington. he sald ths
il was all nonsense TO talk abot
Garlield1s carrying that State, an
that all the army and navy coal
aot prevent it going for Hancock.
A YOUNG man named Waldro
gas recently arrested at Sunnysid'
ia, by the Sheriff ofSpalding cour
~. A posse overpowered the Shel
if. took the prisoner and cut hi
head OF. Waldrop had run ava