The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-02

now the question. 1t is safe to pre-,
dict that he will not.
THE mayor of Jackson, Miss, has
issued proclamation calling upon
all to be vaccinated.
S. T. ROGERS. a merchant of Ha-
zlehurst, has assigned. Liabilities
$4,000; assets $4,000.
MOSES We'll, saloon keeper, was
found dead in bed. He patronized
his own bar too freely.
The planters are now advised to
plant corn, but they will do as they
please in the matter.
Mr.. OSCAR JOHNSON is soon to
commence the publication of the
Signal, at Hazlehurst.
The Tribune wants the Republi-
cans of New York to nominate
Conkling for Governor.
w. A. PErTUs, who was shot by
some unknown party at Meridian a
few nights ago, is recovering.
Four different lives of Guiteau
are announced. One death of the
man would be more satisfactory.
Hon. GARRISON N. POTTER, ofNew
York, and Chairman of the famous
Potter Committee, died last week.
RYAN and Sullivan have selected
the ground for their fight, but have
not informed the public of the place.
The Times and Sentinel of Sum-
nit, have consolidated. w. A. Bat
taile and N. P. Bonney will be the
publishers.
PLATT is blooming up" as can
didate for the Postmastership- Gen
cral in the re-organizad Cabinet of
President Arthur.
The papers very generally endorse
Mr. Clarke's order prohibiting the
sale ofthe Police Gazette on trains
of the Jackson road.
Mr.. JOHN H. EcnoLs died in Jack
son last Sunday night. He was
good citizen and highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
DIR. j. B. CLAYTON shot and killed
+. l.. Lester, at Goodman, on the
2Sth ult. No particulars given.
Clayton has been arrested.
THRAsHER, who killed Triplett.
the Marshal of Louisville, Miss,
was tried and sentenced to the pen
itentiary for life last week.
The latest intelligence is that
Beecher has rejected eternal pun
lshment, But eternal punishment
may not be as kind to him.
OSCAR WILDE, the aesthetical
crank, hears and sees a soothing
sound and song of liberty in all the
voices and motions in nature.
On the 2Sth ult. break occurred
in the levee at Delta, La, washing
away one hundred yards Of it. The
country was flooded for miles.
IT is said Mr.. Tilden's advice to
the Democrats at Albany is this:
"Do not compromise with Tamma-
ny: even to the extent of page
boy"
JUSTICE HUNT, of the United
States Supreme Court, has been
retired on pension. There is
much speculation as to his sue
cessor.
W. R. JONES and William Miller
were convicted in Aberdeen, on the
3Oth ult., of numbering the Walker
brothers, and sentenced to be hung
March Sd.
The Mutual Protection and Re
lief ccooiot;o,, :, +bo xo,,o ~ - rau
insurance company recently organ
lied at Columbus. Hon. j. Fl. Field
is President.
THE Wesson Herald says that the
remains of Mrs. Stanford when ex-
humed, were found to be in perfect
state of preservation, after the lapse
Of thirteen years.
GAMBETTA has resigned his posi-
tion as Premier of France. He got
mad because he could not have
things his own way. He has, prob
ably, heard of Conkling.
THE Governor has offered $3.50 re-
ward for the capture of Eli Stevens,
the murderer oil Eugene Clark, and
81 900 for the capture of the assas-
sins of Gen. W. F. Tucker.
TALmAGE has delivered sermon
in reply to one of Ingersoll's lee
lures. He is very severe on Robert.
whom he denominates as the "cham-
pion blasphemer of America
THE Grand Jury of Washington
county are as wonderful as the JUS
tice of the Peace who commended
the killing of Love by Lanier. They
refused to entertain a motion to in
dict Lanier.
A PARAGRAPH going the rounds
says one Of the merchants of PAUL.
ding gets all his family groceries
through the mail, and as be has NO
freight to pay he can sell cheaper
than any one else. i