The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-03-31

elllDB Trough tuiS Obale, 10 ptououhN
ced a humbug.
TIE Italian Opera House at Nice
was burned last week, and n hundred
and sixty lives were lost.
EIGHTY students left the Agricultural
College owing to the excitement caused
by two deaths from meningitis.
A few nights ago Miss Nellie Smith,
of Osyka, was poisoned and died, by
taking an oyesdose of medicine.
Mr.. W. W. Hoskins, who attempted
to commit suicide at Meridian, has res
turned to his home at Lexington.
TIE failure of Bush, Yates, & Co., Of
Mobile has caused the suspension of
several merchants in East Mississippi.
Mr. f. G.. MCGEE, of the Enter
prise Courier, is mentioned for Secreta~
ry of State. He would make a good
officer.
j. S. Wise, O Malone man, says he
is willing to become o candidate on the
Reaiuster's ticket for Governor of Vir-
ginia.
The fruit trees.about Water YallS
have been seriously damaged by %frosts,
and the fruit crop of that section swill
be small.
Col. J. S. WoRLEY, of Starkville,
is soon to give q party to which only
persons over sixty years old will be in
vited.
THE Mexican Chief Engineer has sur
veyed the Tehauntepec route. and re"
ports Capt. Eads' project entirely prac-
ticable.
The Pennsylvania Legislature refas-
ed to Rdopta resolution of sympathy for
ireland. Probably because Irishmen
are generally Democrats,
~, NJ. W." of Lincoln county.
writes a letter to the Clarion favoring
the nomination of Hon. j. e. Bridges,
of Choctaw county, for Auditor.
The President has..declined to call an
extra session of Congress to the chagrin
of the Republican ofioe-seekers who
wanted places in that body.
The Democratic minority in the Sem
ate wont let the Republicans have the
offices, and charges of treason are com
mon. The Republicans 10Y "see how
it is" themselves.
Moss POINT wants a railroad to Pass
cagoula. The entire amount of the
road has already been subscribed, with
the exception of 800, and the right of
way has been donated.
SOME of the State papers are now
discussing the time for holding the
State Convention. They are generally
held in August. but an earlier date
could be selected without injuring the
party.
THERE is a great distress at Fort
Adams, Misc. The little town was
nearly burned down a few weeks ago,
and several families there are homeless
and entirely destitute.
Z. G. KNOWLES, a merchant of Cot
tonport, Miss, was found dead in his
room, in st. Louis on the 9th inst.
He is supposed to have died of o
i%estion of the brain.
THE Sunday edition of the New
York Herald contains $13, 900 OF adver-
tisina Still thereiare some old. fossil
lied, septuagenarian fogies that say
advertising does not pay.
THE Worlds Fair has trouble in get
ting a President. Gen. Grant resigned
that position some days ago. Hugh
J. Jewett, was then elected and he de-
clined to serve.
France asks for 5000, 900, 900 at three
per cent, and has three times that
amount offered. The same would have
been the result here, had the funding
bill become a law.
WALTER J.. BIRDsoNd former editor
of the Copiah Monitor, has returned to
H%azlehurst after ayears stay in Boston.
He will probably soon again climb
upon some editorial chair. Bird-song
in that line is not new.
The Borers have accepted British
proposals: Cessation of war and a
royal commission to arbitrate questions
at issue. The Transvaal is to be gram
ted independence. subject to conditions
suggested by the Commission,
THE last West Point News contains q
portrait and sketch of Columbus dis.
tinguished orator, Col. s. NJ. Meek. I'll
the Democratic party il this State is
bothered about nominating a candi-
date for Governor, it can unite on Col.
Meek.
A PANTHER disturbed the restof a Mr..
Maxwell and Sam Mum, in Tallahat-
chic county, a few nights since. He
came upon them while they were asleep
in the, woods. They had a fight with
the woodland monster, and finally kills
led him.
On the night of the 23d inst. a fire
in Summit destroyed the stores occus
pied Ivy E. Enos and B. Turnipseed,
the latter being the grange store. The
goods in Mr.. T~urnipseed's store, and
the building, were partially insured.
A PARAGRAPH is going the rounds to
the effect that two hundred conyicts are
soon to be put to work at Wesson on
the Y, .. ]. r. r.. to work towards
Port Gibson. As the builders of the
road havelnot decided where il will cross
ihe Jackson route, of urs there is
nothing in the above statement.