The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-09-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.


gravelcd from the Depot to the State
House.
DR.. john w. Cameron, a lromi
neDt young physician Of Kinds, died
last week.
THE Democrats Of Lawrence will
hold their nominating convention
next Wednesday, Goth inst.
TIE machine shops of the New
Orleans and Northeastern railroad
are to be located at Meridian.
Mr.. Spight # Tippah, rec, ived
the nomination for District Attor-
hey in the Holly Springs District.
THE Indictment against j. r
Gable, Marshall of Wesson, for NAL
feasance in office, was not sustained.
SENATOR GEORGE has closed his
service on the Senate Labor Commit
tee in New York, and is at present
looking after his farming interests
at home.
\. W. DCEEErT, who was shot by
young Hart at Hazlehurst week be-
fore last, is recovering. Hart has
been held for trial on $1,000 bond
which he promptly gave
Two freight trains collidcd near
Morton on the V. & NJ. Railroad
last week, resulting in the complete
greek of both engines and several
box cars. Nobody seriously hurt.
WHEN Chalmers was in Washing
ton a short time ago, he intervit wed
Cessor in the presence Of Postmas-
ter-General Gresham and Cessor
owned up to the authorship of the
18th of July telegram.
AT the rcce.t mee;ing of the Dis
trict Conference at Iiazlehurst, the
following delegates were appointed
to the Annual Conference: J. II =.
Thompson, r. w. Millsapa, r. S.
Ricketts, and W. c. Wilkinson. The
next District Conference will be held
at Summit.
CHALMERS and Mckee on the one
hand, and Lynch and Hill on the
other, are contesting as to who shall
in fnture'run the Republican party of
Mississippi and dispense the govern
mcnt favo:s. Mckee and Chalmers
seem to have the bulge at present.
We place at our mast head to-day
the name of Hon. Frank A. McLaiu,
the gallant Democratic nominee for
District-Attorney. We do not know
Mr.. McLain personally, but the fact
that he i the nominee of a cOuven-
tion of the representative men of the
district, is guarantee If his ability
and fitness for this important Office.
THE Board Of Supervisors Of Co
piah county have offered A. W. Bur
nett, Esq, and NJ s-rs. Sessions Il
Cassidy, of this place, a fee Of 81 900
and ten per cent additional on all
sums collectel |, to bring suit against
the official bnndsmen of w. W. Cook,
late Sheriff OF Copiah. Quite large
sum is involved.
THE Republican Fusio1ists of
Kinds have made the following
nominations f'r their part of the
ticket. Represeutatives--M. NJ
Mcleod. l.. X. Atw ,of, aud VIM.
Robinson; As4essor-E. Z. Perkins;
Coroner and Ranger-D. ]. Buckles
All Of the candidates are colored,
and there were but few white Re
Publicans in the meeting that nomi-
mated them. Judge IL r. Ware, a
Republican who is running for
Dlstrict-Attorney, was not endorsed.
WE are IN receipt If handsome
cplored poster, announcing the first
Land Excursion by the Illinois Cen
trail from the Northwestern States to
Tennessee and Mississippi Trains
will start on Oct. % and 23rd, and
The excursion will extend from vari
Gus points in Iowa and Indiana as
far South as M,CJmb City. The
rates are vcry low, and hundreds of
the thrifty Western people will no
doubt avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity to come on a Southern pres
peeting tour. Let our people pre-
pare to put their best foot foremost,
and be ready to show the greatest
Inducements possible for such people
10 settle among us.