The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-01-13
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
LEAP YEAR has been worn out.

Cn1 Wreun waa run over and killed
by Il train, near shannon, a lew days
since.
WE hear Of mercantile failures nj
Crystal Springs, H%azlchnrst and Bean
regard.
NEW OnDy,ANs stands ten among the
cities OF the country, having popula"
ton 5000.
The White House. intending tie
Presidents sqtary, costs the country
S119,9 6t a year.
s. d. HARpER has delivered a Ma"
sonic address, aud been re ELECTED May
or of Raymond.
New YonK city last year importt"
954l,0 .0)o worth of goods. All other
ports only $917. 000,0a0.
The Summit Sentinel made its APP
pearance last week in a new dress, and
is handsomer than ever.
JUDGE CAMpnELL has decided that
Meade and not Montgomery. is Chau>
Gerry Clerk of Holmes county.
sSIr is estimated that during the wa
the Union forces numbered G,'0o.Co
soldiers; the Confederates, 100000.
Mrs. f.. A. EARLY. Of Meridian. al
nounees she viii continue the insn
ance business of her late husband.
THE Democrats of the L"gi slature o
Missouri have re~nomirated Gen +. y
Cockerel, as United States S"aftor.
The Sth of January. known as Jac~
sons Day. was observed in NV On.
leans. New York Brooklyn and Pt1'
delphia.
The Louisville anu Nashville Railron"
has turned over its express business f.
the Adams and the Southern EXPIRES.
Companies.
A young man named Smith, in Ran
kin county, was killed byfalliug on tn
track of the Vicksbprg and Merida
Railroad.
THE Handsboro Advertiser says 1t
has confidence enough in the Onl!
Lung Pad Company to do ITS adVertls'
ing. This is a free country.
GEN. S. d. LEE announces that NJ
more students can be taken at The Ag~
rienltural and echanical College, the
capacity of the institution being full.
TnE value Of real and personal prop
erty in Yazoo City is 81 5000. Tha'
city pays a tax of $40, 0O0;..more than i
paid in many of the counties.
II now seems pretty we'll settled tho'
Garfield will appoint Blaine Secretar'
of State. OouGiing viii not like that
and we may expect to hear from nm
after the 4th of March.
SUrrER1SGg Of street car drivers IL
the North during this Weather ar
sand to be terrible, aud often they ar.
removed from their cars N " haii
frozen condition.
GEN. LOWING is a candidate for th'
United States Senate from Florida. III
was a gallant Confederate officer, an'
we would like to see him rewarded 10
services to the country.
c BoLIy. town Marshal, Of Chester
vile, and j. Murroll, engaged IN
shooting ARRAY, in a church, Christina
eve night, while a Christmas Tree wa
being exhibited. Tho latter was killed
JAMES G. FAIR, gave $4,000 il
Christmas presents to the various char
liable associations of San FranclSc'
ana a check for $5,00a @overn"s'
in his family who made Christmas hel
welding day.
TIE Mercury is complaining OF th'
extortion practIced by wood haulers II
Merid an during the cold snap. Ih'
wood haIlers are no more to blame tha'
other people. 1t Is rule OF The "of''
to advance prices when an article i
scarce and in great demand.
THE Spragu7 scandal has been reylv
ed again. The opponents OF Cohkllng
in the Republican party, have Con
this to break him down. When Il
tricks have to be resorted to, to got ~
Of an able leader. il is an acknowIedg
ment that Conkling possesses NOR
brains than all those who oppose mm
A ridiculous story prevailed IN Wash
iprton last week. to the effect that ID
hneatial Southein Democrats, Wit
strong following, would hereafter &c
with the Republican pariy-votinS VT
it at the poIlsand acting with it IL Con
grese. There was no truth in 1t.
influential Southern leaders were to SCI
ont to the Republicans, oar poo!
would not follow them. That has bee
tried before and has failed.
SuSpAY morning a fire in Edward
DESTROYED several buildings, ~anongti'eu
the restaurant Of Mackey, the Nixon
Hotel. the livery stable of Iarr L Hubs
pcth; the bar-room and grocery o
Diclrarson & Co., and Brooks barber
shop. All the buildings, except tn
hotel, were owned by j. II. Odenea'
of Jackson. They were partially IN
sured
A good many papers are criticism
the Campbell! code, principally, we pre-
sumo. because the price of legal adVof
Using is so low. Judge Campbell IS Il
more TO blame than the Leglslatnr
that accepted It. The LEDGER hisn
complaints to make. 1t has got tn
noint that it is entirely immateria' t
il how low the Legislature puts legs
printing. This paper does not d'pen
on it,.
II Meridian, a few days ago, i. !
Sanford was cited to appear before
Commissioner to give evidence for dc
fendant in the case Of G. I'll. William
US. Planters Insurance Company, {
Memphis, a snit brought for damage
for a wrongful prosecution Tor his Z"
legged burning of the Ph@nlz Hotci
obtain the insurance money. o"niof