The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-05-19
EDITORIAL ITEMS

been confirmed Receiver OF Pnphc
Monies.
The Hancock county Democratic con
vention will be held at GainesViiie'
June 4tll.
Washington has had n~inety,ive de-
gree weather. Garfield and Conkllne
live there.
THE people of Aberdeen are making
big preparations for the Press ConVen-
tinn. o.
GurEyy1LLE had me fine races last
week. Forty -four horses we're on the
ground.
A PERSON cannot vote in Rhode lsN
land unless he pays a registration fee OF
one dollar.
Col. J.. l.. MoCAsKILL, of Brandon,
don. has been favorably mentioned Tor
Lleut. Governor.
A Book of DIR. Lauderdale, Of Her
pando, was blown forty miles, during a
hurricane.
Hon. L. @. BR1DEwELL, OF Beaure-
gard is spoken of for the office of
Le1t. Governor.
WHAT has become of Malone? He
is never heard OF nowadays. All
bubbles burst soon.
THE General Assembly of the Gums
berlapd Presbyterian Church, will con-
yene in Austin, Texas, to-day.
Newton HANDY, colored, OF Canton,
has written an English Grammar. tie
is a graduate of Alcorn University.
LAFAYETTE COUNTY has a surplus
of $4,000 in her Treasury, the result OF
sound Democratic rule.
d. A. PARDEE, of Louisiana, has
been confirmed as Circuit Judge for the
Fifth Federal Court Judicial District.
IRE public schools of Aberdeen have
been suspended on account OF losing
school fund in the late bank suspension
there.
The Walden Nucleus has been enlarg-
ed to a seven column paper. 1t is one
of the best supported journals in the
State.
U. S. GRANT, Jr., and wife, arrived
atNew Orleans last Sunday from Mexi-
co. ,vhere he had been on a pleasure
excursion.
FAYErrE's $4,000 Courthouse was
occupied for the first time last Mon
day, the Circuit Court converting in it
that day.
IT is denied that Judge Simrall used
the language imputed to him regarding
the trial in this state involving some
property of Mr.. Davis.
WE notice the advertisement of G
W. Forbes, of Cincinnati, in some of The
State papers. He won't pay his adver-
Using contracts.
The newspaper advertising agents
are again worrying country publishers
for advertisements for their worthless
directories. Please excuse us.
A TELEGRAM from the city of Mexico
says the congressional committee on
public works has reported favorably on
Gen. Grants railway contract.
JUDGE ARNOLD, of Columbus, will
deliver an address before the Alumni
Association at the commencement OF
University of Mississippi, in June.
The Vicksburg Herald is still whoop'
ing up the Bourbons. We think it mag
nifies them; that there are not neal sc
many dreaded Bourbons as it thinks.
In Copiah county, precinct meetings
will be held July I'd, to elect delegates
to the Democratic County Convention
to be held at Hazlehnrst on Monday
July 18th, 1881.
HoN. Ii. NJ. STREET, of Prentis'
county. is announced as a candidate foI
State Senator for the Twenty secone
District. He 10 probably the best par
Humanitarian in the State.
SOME of the prohibitionists propose
to withdraw their patronage from thu
Chickasaw Messenger because it viii
not advocate their cause. Well, that
mild type of bulldoozing, that won
succeed.
The Worlds Fair, at New York, has
been given up, and contributions are
being returned. Boston has now de.
cided to try a worlds fair, and has se'
lected 1886 al lthe year. They are il
no hurry.
IT is said that the German Consul al
New York is engaged in writing letters
to home newspapers discouraging emf
grafton to this country, and alleging
that the most frightful restitution pre-
walls here.
THE Forest Register says that the
DIR. E. F. Veasey, who is published as
a swindler, is we'll known to the people
of Scott county, he having murdered 6
negro preacher there, aud escaped the
clutches of the law.
THE Grand Lodge of the Knights Of
Pythias was held in Greenville last week
Vicksburg was selected as the mex
place of meeting, and the second Tues>
day in May the time. Owen Royce
was elected Grand Chancellor.
JAY GOULD sent Tom Scott q checi
for 80, 400, 600, in a letter prepaid will
a three cont stamp. II he had made
the payment in silver, six freight car
would have been required for its trans
portation.
Two children of VIM. Hamer, o.
Montgomery county, were killed BY
lightning a few days since. A little
daughter Of Henry Hightower wal
killed at the same time. The children
were killed while playing under a tree
TIE wife of Frank Lewis was burn
ed to death zeal Fort Adams last week.
Her house was burned over her and
she persisted in the flames. Her hns-
band is suspected of numbering her and
setting fire To the house to conceal the