The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-06

v .sesR. Il. ii. WALKER, lorihersl y
Vicksburg. died in Washington,
March 30th.
The Louisville Index offers 500
for the best specimen of coal, found
in Winston county.
JUDGE SWAIN, of the army, has
decided that Mason was illegally
tried and convicted.
SENATOR LAMAR having recovered
from his spell of sickness now occu-
pies his seat in the Senate.
Hon. ii. d. MONEY has been elect
ed wee President of the American
Agricultural Association.
The grand jury of Clarke county
adopted some resolutions conipl-
mentary to Judge Hamm.
GEN. WEAVER is said to be the
head and front of the Greenback
party. A poor compliment.
Col. FRANZ, of the Brandon Re
publican, has leased his paper to his
- son Z. e. Frantz, for one year.
The Meridian Mercury is devo-
ting much of its space to Hon. O.
r. Singleton. 1t is not for him.
A NIHrL1sT proclamation in St
Petersburg says that the Gar has
been definitely condemned to death.
IT is estimated that the Yazoo,
Miss, Oil Works, have lost between
$1,000 and $1,000 by the present
high water.
GENERAL GRANT is at Washing
ton urging the slaughter of the
Blaine and Sherman men, and the
halt-breeds generally.
A committee of the Ohio Legisla-
ture is sitting with closed doors in
vestigatirg charges of bribery
against it's members.
CAPT. A. +. Fox, of Walthall, has
been mentioned as among the pos
sible congressional candidates for
the Third District.
WATTERsoN says that when Chan
dler, of New Hampshire, goes into
the Cabinet there will be a restora-
ton of the Robson ring.
THE Macon Telegraph learns that
Frederick Paulding, the young &C
tor, who went to Florida in search
of health, died few days ago.
As the President and Vice Presi-
dent are both unmarried, the wife
of Speaker Keifer is proud to know
that she is the first lady in the land
SoovnLE says he can neither get
Butler or any other lawyer to argue
the Guiteau bill of exceptions
Guiteau wants Reed to do it alone
Our treaty with China expressly
declares that this Government may
suspend Chinese immigration, but
that such suspension shall be reas
enable.
THE recent messages between thu
Emperors of Russia and Germany
will do much to allay the apprehen.
sion ola disturbance of the peace Of
Europe.
WE publish elsewhere a letter
from Gen. Chalmers stating he will
not be candidate for reelection to
Congress. He gives the Legislature
some hard ticks.
The bill before Congress making
an appropriation for the Mississip.
pi river gives total of $6,S63,000
of which 81, 613, 900 is to be spent
south of Cairo.
CAPT. LEATHERs says that "when
the ice. now in the Missouri river
breaks up, the existing overflow will
be nothing compared with what you
will see then
Elk Gov. Moses, Of South Carroll
ma, has been on trial at New York.
charged with swindling parties tc
the amount of $500. At one time he
was leading Republican.
THE report of the Arkansas Sen
ate Investigating Committee, find
ing Gov. Churchill defaulter to
the amount of over 100000 when
State Treasurer, ought to be accu-
rate.
KATE SoTHERN, who killed Mar
cissa Cowart, in Pickens county
Georgia, some years ago, and was
sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment, has been pardoned by Cover
nor Colquitt.
THE Democrats of New York are
talking of running Lucius Robin
son for Governor of New York,
against the Republican candidate,
whoever he may be. Tammany will
kick, as usual.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer contra
diets the report that j, H. Haverly,
the theatrical manager, has failed,
and suit is threatened against all
papers publishing such a report,
unless they contradict it.
Mrs. GARFIELD has written to a
friend at Washington complaining
: of the unauthorized publication OF
biographies and portraits of the
late President, with unfounded
claims that they have her special
approval.