The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-31

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JUDGE CHRISTIAN is hslllfg court
this week in Claiborne.
The vacant 50 rare in the rear OF
The Governors mansion, Jackson, is
TO b, converte | into city park.
THE supreme court of Kentucky
has decided tat wife may recover
money lost by her husband il gam
bling games.
Nh. j. G. MCGUIRE assumes the
management Of the Oxford Falcon.
He evinces the qualities which wi
command success.
The streets of the Site Capital
are at last to be lighted by gas.
This il another illu strl:io of the
power of the local pre- g.
"THAr Dreadful Boy" was the
title Of lecture d ,livered BY Bish 'p
Thompson at n It :hez, on last Tues
day evening. An ext nsive subject
WHEN Henry Fleu ing walked up
on the scaffold at Pittsboro week be-
fore last to Be hung, he attempted
to prevent the execution by cutting
his throat with a small pocket knife.
A CONCERT is soon to be gwen at
the Lyceum Hall in Summit under
the supervision of Mrs. II. Q.
Bridges, assisted by Misses Morancey
and Cooper of Jackson. 1t will be
well worth attending.
THE formal opening of the great
Brooklyn Bridge, which spans East
River between New York and Brook
lyn, took place on last Thursday
amidst grand and imposing cere-
monies. President Arthur and his
Cabinet were present.
THE Beacon Publishing Company
has been organized at Pass Chris.
tain, to gu into business June Goth
The incoporators are G. f. Sher-
man, G. p. Brandt, J. j. Dale, N.
Butchert, R j. Collins, R. J. Rhodes,
S. c. Eaton and Fl. p. Beaman.
Our friend Crosby, of the Utica
Monitor, is enterprising. He got
up an extra edition of his paper last
week, brimful of attractive Natchez
advertisements, which also proves
that the business men OF Natchez
appreciate the value of printers ink.
THE Northern Presbyterian As
sembly net at Saratoga last week
and passed resolutions offering the
olive branch to the Southern Assem-
bly,. A fraternal Misunderstanding across
the yawning chasm which the devil
has so long successfully kept ope Il,
was the result.
THE Pascagouia Dem )crat-Star is
very warm in its, condemnation of
the appointment of Hon. Sylvanus
Evans as the successor of Chancel-
lor Wool. II all the Democrat Star
says of Judge Evans is true, the
Governor certainly made bad job
Of this appointment.
A GOOD many pape. 8 of the State
are paying their respects very warm
ly to the abuses under section SOC
Of the Code authorizing the hiring
out of county prisoners. The law
is wofully defective as it now stands,
and some of the outrages perpetrated
nader it by heartltss contractors
upon the helpless prisoners in their
charge, deserve the severest censure
and punishment,
AT the meeting Of the General
Assembly of the Southern Presby-
terians in Lexington, Ky, last week,
large amount of religious work was
attended to. Among the reports
adopted were those from the Presby-
terry of Louisiana and the Synod of
Mississippi, refusing to reopen the
consti' utionality of the question in
volved in the Park case in the Mem
phis Presbytery. 1t was determined
by a vote of liz TO % that cores
pondenee after next year with the
Notheru Assembly shall be by letter.
The Volunteer Southerns, a mill
tary company but recently formed in
Vicksburg by some of her leading
young men, is earnestly pushing
forward and meeting with success
unanticipated. They now have in
their treasury 81 $50 which will 90
to uniform them. The style agreed
upon is as follows: Dark-blue coat
with buff accessories (epaulettes.