The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-10-06

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Warm days.
Turn out tomorrow.
The fall trade has been brisk.
Gen. Chalmers speaks here tomorrow.
The County Convention met to adjourn.
The brass band now practices regularly.
Cotton is selling this morning at from
l0f to lie.
A free race for Sheriff, Treasurer, Asses
sor, Surveyor, etc.
Capt. Hoskins has been at home for a
week or SO. He looks well.
Railroad Avenue presents the appear
ance of the Milburn wagon factory.
The friends of Mr.. Jno. Bessonnett, of
Terry, will be glad to learn his health is
much improved.
Engine II, with r. Pendergrast at the
throttle, went out on the ~Brookhaven and
Meridian Railroad last Monday to bring in
lumber.
Senator Lamar will not speak here, as
announced, having been called to Wash
ington to attend the extra session of the
Senate.
Are we going to have any more lndepen-
dent candidates for the Legislature? The
more the better for Hodges, our next Rep
resentative.
There has been a slight change in the
Railroad schedule. The express train from
New Orleans now arrives at 1:55 p. m; the
mail train arrives at l0:10p. m.
John Coltharp left for Miliken's Bend,
La, this week, where his brother is engaged
in the mercantile business. There will be
five brothers there, and one left here.
Mr.. j. C. Storm left on Tuesday, for New
Orleans. 1t is possible that from there
h. may go to Texas or New Mexico. We
wish him success wherever he may go.
To see the scramble being made in this
county by the candidates for the Legisla-
ture, one would think that an honorable
lucrative office. 1t only pays $500 for two
years.
Monday last the stores of our Jewish
citizens were closed on account of a holt
day known as "Yum Kippo," which was
celebrated by appropriate observance OF the
event.
TT. S. McGrath is announced in this is
sue as a candidate for the Legislature. Mr..
McGrath is well qualified for the position,
and would make a good Representative.
Read what he has to say to the voters.
The Democratic nominee for Floater
lives in Brookhaven; the Democratic nomi-
nee for Representative lives in beat four;
but Brookhaven is the home OF three Inde-
pendent candidates for Representative.
Ben. King and his crowd has marked
Lincoln as one of their counties. If white
men and Democrats are true to themselves
the county will give Lowry and his ticket
a majority of not less than seven hundred.
Nh. A. G. Norrell, candidate for the
Legislature from Yazoo county, favored us
with a call Tuesday. He reports every
thing quiet in his county, and says the
Democrats are sure to elect all their candi-
dates.
Several citizens living in the neighbor-
hood Of the convict camp complain that
they are annoyed considerably by the con-
Victs stealing from them. Some have lost
chickens, turkeys, sugar cane, potatoes,
corn, etc.
The editor was sick a greater portion OF
last week and a part of this, and on yester-
day left for New Orleans on business, hence
this issue OF the paper may not be up to
the usual standard, but we trust its readers
may find something that will interest them
There has been a good deal of sickness in
town lately, not however, of a dangerous
nature. Among those who have been sick
are Maj. Sessions, VIM. Smith, VIM. Smy-
lie, T. NJ. Henry, Miss Addie Marshall, Mr..
Maxwells family, r. H. Henry, Chas
Benedict, Jno. McGrath and Capt. Moreton.
Lincoln county has two thousand, six
hundred and eighty-nine voters-whites,
blacks, nine hundred and ninety. -four;
one thousand, six hundred and ninety-four;
white majority, seven hundred and one.
King stands no chance of carrying the
county if the white men do their duty.
The streets were alive with drunken white
men and negroes last Saturday evening.
They were allowed to mount their horses,
ride out of town at the top of their speed,
cursing and swearing like wild barbarians.
IRENE and they ought to be held to an ac-
countability.
Gen. Chalmers will speak here to-mor-
row. We inform him now that he will
make no friends by attacking Lamar's rec.
ord. The people of this town and county
are fag Lamar, and nothing that any one
ainst him will have any effect
auld act wisely by confirming
les OF the canvass. La.
him.
$780,
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Thursday, Octo-
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