The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-09-08
ITEMS.

Mr.. HILBERT LENoIR, an excellent
young man, died at Magnolia on
the 4th inst.
STAND by the c%olors, though the
throne topples and the King falls
Don't get crushed.
SOME people think Col. King will
retire before the election comes off
He'll wish he had.
WI fail to find any King mer
among the Democrats or Green.
hackers. What's the matter?
The Stock Breeders Fair will
commence at Aberdeen, October
18th and continue to the 22d.
THE Hazlehurst Copiahan has up
the State ticket, but its communi-
cations are decidedly Kingish.
The Mississippi River Improve
ment Convention is called to meet
in St. Louis on the 26th of October.
A FEW days ago, in Bolivia couu-
tv, a Miss Chamberlain accidident.
ally shot and killed q Mr.. Dew
berry.
Tom SINCLAIR has written a letter
to the Copiahan stating he intended
to support King for Governor. Let
us pray.
The number of hogs in the West
is reported. one-quarter less than
last year. Look out for twenty cent
bacon.
Mr.. L. MCLAURIN, of Claiborne
county has written a letter with.
drawing from the race for Repre-
sentative.
CHICAGO has determined that all
Geographic wires running through
that city must be put under thu
ground.
THE Democrats (?) who vote fol
the Fusion disorganizers, should be
read out of the party. We don't
want them.
The Monticello Advocate hears
of considerable "houping' cougf
among the children on the east side
of the river.
Col. McCARDLE has gone to Wash
ington to accept a position on g
large Democratic paper soon to be
started there.
The Anti-monopilists, soreheads
and Republicans have fused in Lau-
derdale county, and put out a COM
plete ticket.
MAJ. S. H. TERRALL has been
nominated for the Legislature
from Clark county. He will make
a good member.
Gen. LOWRY. candidate for Gov
ernor, will address the citizens at
Hazlehurst, Copiah county, on Sat
urday, September 10th.
G. NJ. RAGsDALE, son of L. A
Ragsdale, n of the founders Of
Meridian, died in that city on the
9th inst, of typhoid fever.
The Sardis Star considers those
"open letters" covert attacks on
Gen. Lowry, and many other peo-
pie view them the same way.
The New York Democratic State
Committee met in New York city
Tuesday to determine the time and
place of holding the State Conven-
ton.
YOUNG man, if you want to make
a good Democratic start in life, and
a record you'll be proud of, don't
cast your vote for any Independent.
There is nothing in them.
The New York Tribune heads an
article mississippi joins Virginia"
She will at election time, in giving q
rousing Democratic majority, the
Mobile Register replies.
The strike among the cotton men
and their old employees continues
in New Orleans. New hands are
arriving and are doing the work
Some few fights have occurred.
WHAT can the negroes expect tt
accomplish by voting for King
"Beat the Democrats" one jumping
jack says. No, you idiot; the ne
groes have have done that the last
time.
MONDAY last the Presidents sons
left Washington for Williamson
Mass. where they go to enter Will
liam College. That does not look
like their fathers condition was
dangerous.
The Independents and Republi-
cans must be put in the same boat
Both oppose the Democrats for Of
fee, knowing there's and never will
be anything in the Democratic par
ty for them.
THAT miserable Greenback sheet,
the American Sentry, says that c.
N. Murphy was assassinated in this
State because he was a Greenbacker.
Its remarks were caused either by
ignorance or knayery, or both.