The Brookhaven leader., 1883-11-29
EDITORIAL Nofss.

memphis wants The next Nallopal
Democratic Convention.
The Chancery Court Of Pike will
convene the second Monday in De-
cember.
TEE Lexington Advertiser says
that Brantley owes bis election to
Republican votes.
GOVERNOR. ELECT HoADLEY, Of Ohio,
objects 70 any great martial parade
at his inaugural.
THE cane.crop in Copiah is report
ed greater than that of last year
Ia this county it is lees.
A NEGRO woman in Hazleburet
recently gave birth to fosr children
two boys and TIVE girls.
ABALD eagle WAS lately killed 10y a
negro near Brandon which measured
9 feet from Zip TO tip Of his wings.
THE Presbyterian Synod, recent
~ in session at Natcbez, adjourned
to meet in Crystal Springs next
. year.
TIE death of Rev. DR.. McFerr,U,
of Nashville, is contradicted, much
10 the JOY Of his friends all over Mis-
sissippi.
THE Mississippi Valley Bank fail
ed last week for large amount of
money. Capt. E. S. Butts has been
appointed receiver.
II. DUDLEY COLEMAN 4 BRo., Of
New Orleans have resumed business
having made satisfactory settlement
with their creditors.
MERCHANTS of the ancient and fam
ed city of Damascus will be among
the exhibitorssat the Cotton Centen-
NAL Exposition next year.
DR.. E. I. WINELER, editor Of the
Alabama Baptist, and one of the
ripest scholars and greatest preach
ers in the Baptist denomination, died
short time since.
TIE Prohibitionists of Pike will
hold grand county mass meeting
at Magnolia next Monday. Promi-
nent speakers will bs present aud
address the meeting.
CHANCELLOR PEYroN, of Halle
hurst, has been endorsed for reap
pointment by the bar of every coun-
ty in the district. A handsome
compliment, aud well deserved.
OWING to the absence of impor-
tant witnesses, the trial Of the two
Sullivans for the murder of young
Mcdonald in Jefferson last summer
has been postponed until next term
of Court.
A PROHIBITION mass meeting is
CdiIcu W hsStuibtc ~ IIdLISHuiSG III
December. 1t is CRAFTY ing to sse
Pike, Amite, Lincoln and Copiah,
with Lawrence already free, recover
ing abreast in this cause.
The following was the result Of
the recent municipal election OF 1a-
zlehurst: Mayor, j. r. Grome,
Aldermen, D. S. Burch, j. n. Nor
man, j. N. Ellis, G. d. Lowe, Treas
urer, II. II. Cook. The election
passed off quietly.
THE Supreme Court OF this State
has affirmed the judgment in the
case of Joseph A. Thomas. for kill
ing Murphey in Sharkey county,
some two years since. lie was tried
in Issaquena, and convicted and
sentenced to the peniteuIiaTy for
life.
The new Congress meets next
Monday. The house will consist
OF 1926 members instead of 293 as IL
the last house, the gain coming
from the Western and Southern
States. The Eastern States hold
their Is members, the Western
states gain II, and the Southern 16
members.
Mr.. JOIN P. WrHERs, brother OF
our late townsman Capt. R. B.
Withers, and Miss Annie Mitchell,
daughter of DR.. I. j. Mitchell, Su-
perintendent of the State Lunatic
Asylum, were married at the Epis-
eopal church in Jackson last Thurs
day night. 1t was one Of the most
brilliant marriages ever witnessed at
the State Capitol.
TIE meeting of the National Cot
ton Planters Association in Vicks-
burg last week was no doubt the
most LARGELY atfandad intallioanf