The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-11-24

DuIl INV eaesh
Two National Banks in Boston
have suspended payments.
CorroN seed oil is taking the
place of lard for cooking purposes.
JIG. TnIGpEN, who was shot in
Canton some days ago, has since
died.
To contest, or not to contest, is
the question bothering the hide.
pendents.
Four more of the Marion rioters
have been arrested and taken to the
Meridian jail.
The members of the Conductors
Mutual Aid Association are visit
ing New Orleans.
JONES, who attempted to kill Git
eau, was arrested and put in Jail, in
default of $4,000 bond.
NATcHEz is one of the growing
towns of the South. Her railroad
aud factories have done it.,
The inhabitants of Southern Rus
STA are suffering from diptheria,
scarlet fever and smallpox.
One reason why Lowry ran be-
hind his ticket is that the "Union'
men would not support him.
The Vicksburg Commercial says:
awe happen to know that the road
between Memphis and Selma will be
built" 60
GEORGE c. Gorham has been Of
fered the position of the First AS
sistant Treasurer of the United
States.
In the production of tobacco the
new census ruts Tippah county as
first in Mississippi, and Monroe
county second.
A LUNATIc has written Gould a
letter threatening to kill him unless
he is told how to speculate in stocks
to make money.
THE Galveston Cotton Exchange
passed resolution providing for
the establishment of future call
board in the Exchange.
A CASE of true leprosy has beer.
developed at Baltimore. The suf-
ferer is white woman, married,
and has several children.
CAPTAIN BoYroN has passed St.
Charles, Mo-, having nearly compile
ted his swim from the source of the
Missouri to its junction with the
Mississippi.
Mr.. Cecil FLEMING, of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad, has been ap-
pointed General Superintendent of
the Cincinnati, New Orleans and
Pacific Railroad.
WHILE Democratic Legislature
was elected in New York the Re-
pnblicans secured several State of
fees. New York politics has al
ways been mystery.
THE Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in
making a special rate on oil, has
materially assisted the business men
of Columbus in their war against
the Standard Oil Company,
The Columbus Index has infor-
nation from Okolona that Gen. W.
F. Tucker was murdered by rela-
tive, and not by the negro Houston
Parish; who is under indictment.
JAMES R. POWELL, charged at va
zoo City, with the murder of James
Robinson, was discharged on pre-
liminary examination, the killing
being declared excusable homicide.
TnE official reports show that
King carried his own county, by a
majority of twelve. After that ex-
hibition of his popularity at home,
he3will decide not to remove to Lin
coin.
BISHOP QUINTARD, of Tennessee,
who has just returned from Eng
land, says he can scarcely recall a
service he attended in which prayers
were not said for the Presidents re-
coyery.
SPELLMAN was scratched all over
the State. The King men were will
ing to have his name on the ticket,
but would not vote for him. That
was not treating the darkey candi-
date right.
DR.. BLISS was examined in the
Guiteau case On the 10th. His
cross-examinatlon by the prisoners
counsel indicated that they intend
to rely on malpractice as part of
their defence.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES and
party left Washington on the 10Th,
for Charleston. Gen. Elmer and
Col. Thompson are of the party,
likewise Mrs. James, Mrs. Elmer
and Mrs. Pearson.
EDWIN BooTH's wife died on the
18th inst, of consumption. Her
death had long been expected, but
proved a great shock to her hus-
band, from whom she had but re-
Gently separated.
The Yazoo Herald says Missis-
sippi would be in bad condition
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