The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-21

become of Chicago's enterprise?
IHE banking house of Spratt- Il
French, at Aberdeen. failed last Thurs
day and made an assignment.
SOUTHERN PICTURES. Patriots-Las
mar, Hill and Hampton. Traitors
Longstreet, Mosby and Malone.
The Atlanta Constitution wonders
why Garfield is a Malone man and at
the same time not a Conkling man.
A man named Winetrap was found
near Mayersville, on the 18th inst, IN
o diving condition. Cause, unknown.
1t is learned that the Curry who was
killed in Mexico, some weeks ago. was
not the man who killed the Actor,
Porter.
Hon. II. Fl. ToRREY, son of Mr..
Geo. Torrey, of Jefferson county, died
at Jacksonville, of apoplexy, on the
14th inst.
THE leading Republican papers are
condemniug their partisan friends IN
the Senate for obstructing executive
business.
THE Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road are soon to commenc the cree
tion of q fine depot at the foot OF
Canal street, New Orleans.
MRS. DR.. CAPERs, sister of Miss john
ME Hunt, was fatally burned in
Vicksburg last Sunday night, by the
explosion of a lamp.
The Republicans of Virginia protest
against the patronage of that State be-
ing given to Malone. He is not getting
enough to hurt any body.
The Republicans in the Senate o
realize the old saying: You can COM
pei a horse to SO to the branch, but
You can't make him drink.
". d. DURHAM attempted to commit
suicide in Durant, last Friday night,
by cutting his throat from ear to ear.
At last accounts he was still alive.
THE Anchor line steamship company
is considering the feasibility of with
drawing from the Boston trade and
running to New Orleans instead,
The extensive cotton firm of Messrs.
Moore, Manneman & Co., of New York,
will open a branch house in New Or
leans with large capital at an early date.
GEN. WA1THALL is the Pamela Stars
candidate for Governor. If he allows
his name to be used. he will be a very
strong candidate. He is popular every-
where. .
The Central Mississippi Presbytery
was held at Winona last week. The
next session will be held at Greenwood.
Rev. W. A. Alexander was elected
Moderator.
THERE is great opposition to Jno.
Kelly in Tammany Hall, and it looks
as though the Boss would be over
thrown. In the language of Audry,
"The gods give Joy"
The New York Evening Post speaks
of George @. Gorham as San unprinci-
pied political s~coundrel," and ever goes
so far as to declare that it knows him
to be
SITTING BULL has again surrender
ed. This makes about the twentieth
time. He surrenders periodically, but
like the Dutchman's flea, when you
think you have him, he is not there.
CoNK1ING has for some time past
been laboring under the idea that he is
President. He has lately learned his
mistake. A man from Ohio, and his
name is Garfield. occupies the whole of
that position.
A Mrs. Mutt, living in Calhoun
county, Ark, on Saturday last, mur
dered her five children by throwing
them in a we'll, during a fit of insanity.
The eldest was twelve and the young,
est n year old.
MALcoM Milton, seventy-fve years
old, was assassinated at this home in
Monroe county, Ga, on the 18th inst.
A young man named O. p. Jones has
been arrested on suspicion. The cause
Of the killing is unknown.
A negro, charged with assassinating
a leading citizen Of Gadesden county,
Florida, was lynched on the 18th inst.
There is entirely too much lynching in
the country. 1t ought to be condemn
ed. No mans life ought to be taken Oh
bare suspicion of his guilt.
THE country is now without a Su.
preme Court. In other words, the
Court is without o quorum and car
transact no business, owing to the fail
ure of the Senate to confirm Garield's
nominee. The Republicans in the Sem
ate are responsible. Remember that.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Great West
has been to Detroit. Michigan, and in
vestigated the Lung Pad Company,
He says the ''concern is utterly WORTH
-. less, penniless aud destitute of honor
The indications are that the thieves
have turned up in another place. Pub
fishers. beware.
TIE District of Columbia is suffer-
ing. Business in the Federal Court
has been almost at a standstiil for
weeks, because there is no marshal to
serve writs. Marshal Douglass'..term
has expired, and owing to the Senate
deadlock the President has not named
his successor.
PsEsrDEST Garfield is q man OF excel
lent impulses, as has often been shown
in his speeches inCongress, but it is yet
an open question whether or not ne will
have the furnaces to Withstand the par
ty pressure which, in the event OF the
triumph of Republican ideas in the
Senat, will be brought to bear on him.