The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-03
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Rankin county has but four paupers.

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EDITORIAL ITEMS.
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Rankin county has but four paupers.
Brandon has five matrimonial compa-
MES.
Meridian has an ice factory in opera
ton. ~
"Too much rain," is reported all over the
State.
Pamela county has IA licensed physi-
clans.
Benton county has seventy one public
schools. ...-.
The NJ. E. Church South has S6O,6S7
members.
A license to retail liquor in Meridian
costs $500.
The army worm has made its appearance
in ,{4ee county.
There are thirty five licensed physicians
in Holmes county.
Franklin county will hold her Conven.
ton next Monday.
Juan Alyarado, Governor of California
forty years ago, died recently.
One hundred and fifty soldiers of the war
of 1872 still live in Kentucky.
The worms are destroying late corn in
some portions of Marshal county.
The corn crop of Texas for this year is
estimated at 10000, 900 bushels.
There are one hundred and eight Knights
of Honor Lodges in Mississippi.
Chicago Capitalists have brought 10000
acres Of land in Wayne county.
Duck Hill is to have a rope factory, in
connection with steam-mill and gin.
In Iuka last week w. N. Nabers sold in
one lot six hundred and fifty chickens.
This State is entitled to five scholarships
in Vanderbilt University at Nashville.
The camp meeting at Crystal Springs
will commence on the oath of August.
The Bonneville Pleader says the A. & M.
College has opened its doors to females.
At the precinct meetings in Franklin
county Barksdale delegates were selected.
The Brandon District Conference has
agreed to locate its High School at Newton.
The cotton worm is reported to have made
his appearance near Columbus, Mississip-
pi.
John r. Lynch has announced himself a
candidate for Congress in the Sixth Dis
trict.
Colonel Bliss, the Government counsel
in the the star route cases, receives 500
per day.
In Montana farm laborers are so scarce
that from $40 to $50 month are vainly of
Tered them.
The Democrat-Star says the coast is en-
tirely free from yellow fever or other infec-
tious diseases
Wade r. .Thouaas--aA-asful and highly
esteemed citizen of Meridl an died last week
aged so years.
Rev. Levi Scott, senior Bishop OF the
NJ E. Church, died at his home in Odessa,
Delaware, last week.
The Coroner's jury in Vicksburg, found
A. Farcus guilty of burning his store and
OF killing his wife.
Thr Rosedale Leader reports the small
pox as prevailing among the negroes in the
northern part of Bolivar county.
Track laying has commenced on the New
Orleans and Northeastern railroad. The
road is to be completed this year.
The Valley Flag records the suicide of a
negro, the first suicide ever committed by
one OF that race that it is aware of.
The deaf and dumb institute for the col
ored people will soon be completed and un-
der the management of Prof. Dolyns.
A rattlesnake was recently killed near
Baldwin, which was five feet, six inches, in
length, and weighed twenty three pounds.
At Water Valley last week boy caught
a fish that had two heads one at each end
of the body. One of the heads had nc
eyes.
Hon. J. B. Morgan has withdrawn from
the Congressional race in the End district
and calls on his friends to support Col
Manning.
IL. Jones, who murdered Tom Jones
three weeks since, in Winston county, has
been tried and sentenced to be hung on the
1st of September.
Mr.. Gladstone said, in the debate on
Tuesday, that Admiral Seymour had nc
instructions to land troops for invasion
after capturing Alexandria.
Senator Jos. E. Brown recently gave
$4,000 to the University of Georgia, the
interest on whichis to be devoted to the
education of poor young men.
W II. Parish, NJ. D., formerly boy Of
Clinton, Kinds county, is professor of Anat-
omy in the Woman's Medical College Of
Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia.
General Newton NJ. Curtis, ex-treasury
agent, has been fined one thousand dollars
for collecting money for political purposes,
by the U. S. Circuit Court of New York.
Prof. Jno. A. Myers, of the University of
Kentucky, has been elected to the chair of
chemistry and physiology in the A. & NJ.
College, made vacant by the death of Prof
Kedzie.
Noah Parks, colored preacher, sus-
pected of stealing corn, was hanged in
Winston county recently and left for dead
by mob, but was saved by friends and
resuscitated. ..sts.. -....,....
Hon. A. I'll. Stephens received three hun
dred and twenty-five votes as the nominee
of the Democraticparty of Georgiafer Gov
ernor. Thirty-seven voted blank, ndeight
voted scattering.
The Comet says Col. Arthur, an old resi-
dent of Bolivar county, has been appointed
by Secretary Folger, superintendent of con-
struction ofthe government building to be
erected at Jackson.
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