The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-02-24
EDITORIAL TIE MS

A fire in Kendall Hall, Crystal
Springs, damaged the building some.
The Tennessee Legislature will ats
tend the Inauguration of President Gar
field.
II is said that the Chicago and Al
ton road will be extended to New Or
leans,
WE learn the Tougaloo University, III
Madison county, was burnt a few days
ago.
A thief robbed the store of VIM Jcn>
klns, in Oxford, of$7J worth Of goods a
few nights ago.
An Irish pejdIer named McNern, was
run over and killed by a train at Meridr
ian a few nights ago.
COUNTERFEIT five dollar bills on the
National Bank Of Paving, n. y, are
in circulation in New Orleans.
JuaDn Campballis not Chief Justice,
as the Crystal Springs Monitor thinks.
Judge Chalmers enjoys that honor.
The Democratic Mayor was elected
in Philadelphia by a majority OF TWEEN
ty thousand.
j. w. MclIaster has leased the large
brick hotel in Hazlehurst, and Will now
show the public how to keep a hotel.
". II. Schiller has withdrawn
from the Newton Report, and II. IL.
JAYNE announces himself as editor.
Gen. GARFIELD will leave his home,
for Washington, March LIST. The
cleveland military will escort him.
TnE Steamer Kerr, sank last Nom
day near Natchcz. loss Sl2, 900.
Nothing but the passengers, crew and
cabin furniture saved.
There are lots Of mel who have at
tanned high reputation for 5trlct ~
teutiOn to business, blt the troHpit
as been ii wasn't their own business.
TIE telegraph says Rex arrived ia
New York Oh the 18Th inst, aal sailed
for New Orleans that evening. /. 1t
auv harm to lie about Mlrli Gf1s?
TIE impression that Robert Lincoln
would 60 into the Cabinet has been
gaining ground among many we'll IN
formed politicians.
TIE enlargement of the Haudsbor1
Advertiser is considered of sufficient
Importance to be telegraphed to the
New Orleans Democrat.
Two children of Mat Carpenter, OF
Natchez, we're playing with a loaded
pistol last week, and one vas severely
wounded in the face.
The marriage of the Grown Primo
Rudolph aud Princess S%tephanie, q
Belgium, has been definitely fixed tC
take place in May next.
CoNGREss has appropriated a million
dollars for the improvement of the MIS-
sissippi river. Northern Democrats axe
not SO bad after all,
EHorGu money to insure the success
OF the Gurf Ia inauguration ball has
been received. Four Thousand dollars
will be spent ON fireworks.
A special from NatcAez says tho
river has gone into lake CoacordiA ana
the water IS rising rapidly. 1t is feared
the icvee across bayou Concordia will
be washed away.
EAST MISSISSIPPI has gone wild oven
chemical fertilizers. That means bet
ter crops aud more money in the future
1t pays to use fertilizers on poor lands.
GEN. Garfield has made a statemen'
that he had made no pledge in refer.
enca to appointments in his Clblnet tt
ANYBODY in the whole country.
TIE census bureaus statement shows
that the smallest municipal debts an
those Of Oregon, which are &l,3o PEI
capita. The largest, per capita, are
those of Maine, which are 500 y.
There is now thought to be no dOub
of the passage of every appropriation
md of the funding bill. The ver,
large sums expected by the Senate t.
the legislative, executive and Judlcla
bill will not prevent agreement upon it
A r number Of Washington ne
groes lave purchased tickets to tl'
Garfield inauguration bail, and Wash
iugton society is anxious tokuow wheth
er they will be allowed to attend.
TIE electors at st. Louis are bus
loading barges with wheat and corn 70
foreign shipment via New Orleans
From 800, 900 to 400, 600 bushels will b
sent out early this week, and more vii
follow.
The Wincua Advance says there is n
donbt but thet Ben King is the wbee
horse of Democracy in all South Mis-
sissil ii. He would make a good Gov
ernor, Congressman, or anything else
He is souud, practical aud solid.
The population Of the United state
is divided as follows: Mules %, 500, $50
females "a. $50. 2sl, natives Of the Uni
ted States AZ as. 506. foreign born g.
SIT. III, Chinese 1O5, lG3. There is
chance for every woman to have a hus.
band.
The author Of the Mor'y letter ha'
not vet been found. II. II. Hadley,
formerly agent of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, writes a letter il
which he denies that he had any con
nection with the Morey letters, ana
proposes that a reward Of from $4,000 to
$3.50 be offered for the discovery of
the writer.
THE first through freight train on The
Mississippi Valley aud Ship Island Rail
road, was run from Big Black TO Vicks-
burg, last Monday. 1t is estimated
that the road viii be built to Port Glib
son in ninety days. When it will reach
Bfookhayen it is impossible to say.