The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-03-22
PARAeRAPHs.

. tiltu NAiO
Gen. Porfrio Diaz, eN President OF
tho Mexican Republic. is making o.
tour OF the United States. Il
Mr.. A. J. TnLHAN, of Gallman, an
old an respected citizen OF Copiah
county, died at his home OF pneumo-
MIA on the ! Ith inst.
IT is stated that the late Governor
Stephens left an unencumbered es-
tate which is valued at 500, 900.
His debts are few and his property in
good shape.
PRoF QUNchE informs the editor of
the Oxford Falcon that at the exami-
! nation recently closed at the Oxford
University, the young lady students
not only equallcd but excelled the
boys. ..t
TIE Democrats Of YazOo City have
made the following nominations:
Mayor, A. NJ. Roach; Marshal, N. N.
WilsoL Assessor and Collector, Geo.
II. Quekmeycr; Treasurer, r S.
Wheelcss. ......"
THE Magnolia Gazette learns that
Hon. S. u Packwood, of that place
will be a candidate for the State
Senate, from this district, composed
of the counties of Marion, Lincoln
and Pike.
TRlBBETT's storeat Terry was bur
glarized last Wednesday morning be-
fore day light, and $3.50 in money
and a gold watch extracted from the
iron safe. Mr. L. offers $3.50 for the
apprehension of the robbers.
OUR old friend. Col. j. j. Crane, of
Forest, Miss, is now travelling for
the Wcsson Mills. He is u live
thorougagoing business man, and
will soon demonstrate that he is just
the man for that kind Of business
The Republicans of Ohio arc talk
ing Of nominating Senator Sherman
for Governor, withithe view of press
ing him for the Presidential nomina-
ton, should lie succeed in oyercom
ling the Democratic majority in his
| State.
! Ben Hill, Jr., son of the late Sena
| tor Hill, was lately stricken with
paralysis Of the vocal chords, and
cannot speak. lie uses q writing pad
like his father did last summer. DIR,
Calhoun, attending, is quoted as
saying lie will not recover.
! Mr.. J. N. Burr, Of Wavcrly, Kan
sas, has Bible that he picked up
on the battlefield at Nashville, Dec
nc, 1864. Written In tho Bible is
| "R. r. Bullock, company +, 23rd
Mississippi regiment" He is desir-
Gus of returning the book TO its own
Ter or his family.
/ The Meteor says it has excel'cnt
sauthority for the statement that Col
tClark, OF the Illinois Central r. r.,
thas announced his intention 10 place
irefrigerating cars at all important
tshipping points to transport fruit
and vegetables. These cars will be
| attached to the regular express trains
and run through on fast schedule,
! If some of our exchanges do not
cease their unending abuse Of Wilke-
son for his ll-founded letter about
| the Southern Jews, their readers will
| wish most heartily that neither Wilke-
son nor the editors Of the aforesaid
Exchanges had ever been born. 1t
strikes us that enough candle was
spent on the game some time since.
! The following named parties have
been granted license to practice
medicine by the Board of Censors
for the 9th Medical District; Robt
Lowry, jr.,and r. L. Buck, Of Jack
son; Geo. W. Luster, of Cayuga,
! Kinds county; Benz. f. Herndon, OF
! Moss Point, Jackson county; j. B.
4 V. Gerardin, of Biloxi; W. c. Wealth
ersby, of Monticello. ..
| The new five cent nickel has been
[ changed to meet the objections rails
ed against the present device, that it
did not specify its denomination.
The change is confined to the reverse
side. The legend "E Pluribus
Unum' has been placed above the
wreath, and in its present place will
be the word cents" below the Ro-
I man numeral-"V."
4 An old resident OF Mississippi in
ia recent letter to the Planters Jour
oaI cows. iEWhita thinoc want thri ,,o