The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-12-15
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

THURSDAY. DECEMBER Is, 1881 |
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Columbus has q telephone exchange.
BnIacon has been elected Mayor Of
Port Gibson
G. w. BARBER's gin, at Edwards, was
burned by fire last Thursday.
The Pamela STAR records the death of
Col n. Il. S!edgr, of that county.
j. @, Johnson and Ell. Williams have
assumed control of The Forest Register.
The Mercury says that three water
me'ous were offered for sale in Meridian
last week.
THERE seems to be about fifty candi
dates for Clerk of the House Of Repre-
scntatives.
SIXTEEN men were burned alive in
tenement house near Pittsburg, Pa,
on the 10th inst.
GEN. JNo d. FREEMAN, has establish
cd law Office and mining agency at
Canon City, Colorado.
DR.. u. WARREN BRlcKEL1 died in
New Orleans last Sunday. He was IL
distinguished physician.
MIR. JOHN W.. FoRNEY died at his
home in Philadelphia last week. He
was an able editor and politician.
Az lie CAMPS LII suddenly dropped
dead at Pascagoula, one night last
week, heart disease being the cause.
A desperate negro named Austin Carr
~ was killed in West Point, last Thurs
day, while resisting arrest for burglary.
SENATOR LOGAN has introduced the
bill, which was defeated last winter, to
put Gen Grant on the retired list of
the army.
DR.. r. H. WINTER, of Jackson, has
been appointed Deputy United States
Marshal for the Southern District of
this State.
DIR. p. J. Mccormick, of Yazoo City,
is a candidate for Superintendent Of
the State Lunatic Asylum. He is a
tried Democrat and true.
THE wives of Gov. Colquit and ex
Gov Brown, OF Georgia, are to engage
in an oll.fashioned spinning match at
the Atlanta Exposition.
W. A. HENRY and n. C. Hill, OF Ya>
zoo City. will soon commence the pub
lication of the Review at Paulding. Mr.
Hill will be the editor and manager.
TIE Legislature will meet Tuesday,
January 81, 1882. The first day will be
a severe one on members, as there are
six or eight candidates for each office.
JUDGE CALHooN has published let )
ter in the Canton Mail stating lie is not
candidate for United States Senator,
and that he is for Mr.. Lamar succeed
ing himself.
Hon. JEFF DAVIS, wife and daughter
have returned to their home from Eu
rope, They landed at New York last
week, and wera received by large
number of f.iends.
WE learn that the lessee of The Gor~
Goa Eonse, at Aberdeen has been COM
PEELED to close the house. 1he Gordon
was one of the best hotels in this State,
but it was too big for Aberdeen.
THE lawyers of Yaz5o county has
signed petition recommending the res
appointment % Judge S. S. Calhoon.
We have heard that Judge Calhoon
would not accept disappointment.
JEFFERSON DAVIS has telegraphed to
the managers of the Cotton Exposition,
at Atlanta. stating that circumstances
will prevent acceptance of their invita-
ton to visit the Exposition before its
close.
4 SENSATIONAL story is now started
to the effect that The Scov:lles knew Of
Gaiteau's inteution toassiuate Garfield,
and took no steps to prevent it. The
matter WAS lai before the District At
torAey.
THE Hanls!joro Advertiser aud Pas
c1gou'a Democrat is anxions 10
haog What has become OF Ed. Pierce,
tie Aberdeen photographer, who rro>
posed to make Press group. They
paid him for pictures, but lave received
none We were not Pierced.
TIE Times. Democrat earnestly OPP
poses Capt Cowdon.s plan of reaching
IT, Gn,f, and says that there ie not
respectable engineer in The United
Sites, aoq4a;nt, d with the facts, WHO
vii BOT co&dv2on i; as an ;mposs be
va3ary CT the most lHrid type.
"Fra"a,' liar" pe,jurer,r are
soma Of Gntcau's choice expressions
II IS monument 10 the pttience Of the
American people th@t they have not la
ken Guiteau ont of the courtroom and
hang him. He acts as though he had
been put up to amuse the crowd, this
Murderer OF President.
a COMMUNICATION appeared in last
weeks LEDGER rejecting upon the COM
petency Of Maj. Wall as Commission
er Of immigration. We do not agree
with The writer in all he says. Maj
Wall is abundantly qualified for the
position, but can do nothing without
the State furnishes the money.
The Enterprise Courier makes an ap-
peal to the Democrats of this State for
aid for the family of Alex. Jones. color
ed. 1t says Jones lost his life while
firing a cannon in honor of Democrat
ic speakers. He was always true
Democrat and friend to the white peo-
pie. He aud his family should be re-
membered by them.
Fl. B. PORTER, of Chicago, says that
over two years ago Guiteau told him
that he intended to go to Washington
and create stir which would make his
oa,oo fo,,o,,, n IL ovar fba yuor}1 Dops