The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-10-26
EDITORIAL ITEMS.


Port Gibson, died last Friday. sa
The first frost was far-reacher IT ex-
tended from Canada TO Georgia. e"
Cooper's Wells have been purchased by
syndicate Of Vicksburg capitalists. "
VIII Hill carry county in this district?
The indications are that he will not.
President Arthur says no clerk shall be
compelled to pay political assessments. r,.
The friends of Hill should read the
xii chapter, second verse of Deuteronomy.
The Hill men have been down in the
mouth since the Ohio election. Democrats
are jubilant.
Gov. Lowry has taken the stump for the
democratic ticket. His speeches will have
good effect.
Alittle daughter of DIR. w. n. Ames, Of
Starkville, was burned so badly last week
that she died.
The New York Times admits that the
Democrats will control the next House of
Representatives.
The Republican committees in New York
and Pennsylvania complain that there is a
dearth of speakers.
Thomas NJ. Waller, democratic candidate
for governor Of Connecticut, began life as a
newsbov in New York.
Tuesday. November 7th is election day.
All Democrats will be expected to do their
duty and vote for Barksdale.
The city OF New Orleans is rapidly i'm
proving. Prospects good for large and
increased business this winter.
Preparations are being made 10 discover
another comet. One that will not get up so
early in the morning is preferred.
John T. Caine, who is Mormon though
not polygamist, has been nominated by
the church party of Utah for Congress.
The Governor appointed DR.. G. A. Teu-
nisson of Lawrence, as delegate to the
Cotton Planters Association at Little Rock.
Mr.. Barry Sullivan, the actor, has con-
sented to be nominated for Parliament for
an Irish constituency on home rule princi
pies.
Gov, Lowry has appointed Gen. Whar-
ton, of Jackson, in place of Judge Calhoon,
resigned. A better appointment could not
have been made.
W. NJ. Robertson, member of the Board
OF Supervisors in Lawrence county, has re-
signed, assigning bad health as his reason
for so doing.
A Salem, Oregon, dispatch says on the
LIST ballot in the Legislature Joseph N.
Dolph was elected United States Senator
receiving 81 votes.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says that the
State OF Ohio was flooded with fraudulent
tickets on election day, in the interest of the
Republican candidates.
Blaine's friends are said to cherish the
belief that Republicans defeat in New York
PenDsylyania and Virginia will give their
favorite boom for the presidency.
Don't forget that Tuesday, November 18th
is election day, when We are to win or lose
great fight. Then will be decided wheth-
cry we are to have Barksdale or Hill for
Congress
One thousand Garfield Republicans of
Buffalo n y. have signed an address CIV
ing the reason why they propose to support
the Democratic candidates for Governor and
Lieutenant Governor.
The largest state in the civilized world
is Texas, which boasts an area of 27i, 356
square miles; the smallest is the little state
OF Monoco, in Europe, which has only an
area of six square miles.
The steamship Compress, which entered
drew twenty -four feet and ten inches. This
is the heaviest draught Of any ship that
ever crossed the bar.
The 18th annual session OF the Mississippi
pi State Grange will convene at Jackson
on Tuesday, the 18th day Of December
1882 All 4th degree members in good
standing are cordially invited to attend.
Conkling is taking no part in the New
York campaign. That looks ominous of
defeat. If Conkling saw there was any
chance for the success of the Republican
ticket, he would give it his earnest support.
IIubbell produces figures to show that
there will be a Republican majority of
seventeen in the next house of Representa-
tives. Hubbelrs judgment is not good.
He counted on clean sweep for the Re-
pub,icans in Ohio.
Bruce has left for New York, where he
will canvass for the Republican party. He
made eighteen speeches in this State, and
left convinced that he could do no good
here-that the Democrats would certainly
Cdli ever ytIllHg. f4 49, "a g.
Some wicked paper say that Arthur
goes through the forms of his great office
somewhat after the style Of George w, who
was regarded as the first gentleman in Eu-
rope, but always got drank near midnight.
That is a severe reflection OF, the President.
The Department of Agriculture discuss
ing the forthcoming acreage report on corn,
says ''the yield per acre will be given in
November, and win show very large yields
in the South and comparatively small
yields in the States oflargest production"
A telegram from Washington says it is
no great secret there that the administration
has very little hope Of sFolger's election in
New York. 1t is even asserted that at the
Cabinet meeting Saturday the President
gave it as his opinion that New York would
go democratic.
Maj. E. c. Gordon, representing the Cor
don system of Railroads, has been to
Natchez to attempt to buy the road rum
ming from that place to jackson. Hesays
if the road can be bought, it would be turn
! ed into broad guage and become a Link
Of the Southern Pacific.
FL Sibley & Co., Of Rochester N. Y, have
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