The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-17
EDITORIAL. NOTES.

dcrtaker at Raymond, Miss, died re
Gently.
VHE Wesson Herald comes ou'
and takes a firm stand against mol
law. Next.
Crystal Springs had ripe peaches
last week, and on last Monday
boxes were shipped, the earliest evel
known.
The new law making gambling a
felony, went into effect May 10th,
and the Tennessee gambling houses
were promptly closHd on that day.
Well done, Tennessee.
LAST Saturday GOV. Lowry appoint
ed Hon. Sylvanus, Evans, ofClarSe
county, Chancellor of the Seventh
Judicial District of Mississippi, vice
Hon George Wood, deceased. A
wise selection.
THE time Ger the organization of a
Pharmaceutical and Druggists As
ISOLATION in this State seems to be
ripe, and the proposed meeting at
Jackson in June promises TO be
largely attended.
WE return thanks to our highly
esteemed frien1. Mr.. j. G. Chastain,
of the State University, for copy
of the University Magazine. We
note that it has bright galaxy Of
editors, among whom he is mum
bered.
SOUTHERN Illinois was visited by
heavy strom last week. One man
was killed aud his wife badly injur-
ed, and many farms suffered losses
of fences and houses. Loss esuma-
ted at SIS 600. A portion Of Penn,
sylyania suffered similar vista
tion.
A DRUGGIST namel Green, of St.
Louis, poisoned three patients last
week by giving them chloral by
drate instead of Epsoim Salts, as
had been prescribed. Two of the
patients died. He was placed in the
Lookup to answer for criminal negli-
gence.
Col. j. C. Clark, of the l. C. Z. r.,
has subscribed $3.50, to the State
Fair. We would like to see the
Colonel show some Of this solid
sort Of encouragement now in favor
OF the South Mississippi Agriculture
al, Mechanical and Live Stock AS
ISOLATION.
WE are in receipt of a very com
p1ete and handsome catalogue of the
A. Il NJ. Colleg", Starkyille, for the
current term. The total number of
students who matriculated for the
Collegiate year now about to close
BIT. Upon application, the cata-
logue will be mailed free to any ad-
dress.
THE United States Grand Jury for
the Southern District of Mississippi,
was empaneed Tuesday, May the
9Th, about 10 o'clock, A NJ, and re-
ported to Judge Hill at 6 O'Clock of
the same day that they had complet-
ed their business and were discharg
o. for the term. A fine record of the
general observance of Uncle Sam 5
laws throughout the district.
A CYCLONE similar to the one OF
April 22ad, visited the southern
portion of Kansas City, Mo-; and a
little town named Oronogo, on the
18th inst, killing and wounding
a number of people and utterly de-
molishing all the business portion of
the little place TIL, storm touched
at number of places in the country
Of Northwestern Missouri, doing
great damage to farmers. Six deaths
are reported and $4,000 property
destroyed.
The New York World, the well
know Democratic Journal of the
great Metrop Ills, was purchased last
week by Mr.. Jos, Pulitzer, of the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, for the sum OF
100000. It's politics will remain
unchanged. j. Gould had large
interest in the World, and it is re-
ported that he will dispose of hi,
stock in other journals before start
ing on his tour around the world.
Hon. HENRY D. MCDANIEL. tn,
new Governor of Georgia, was in
augurated on the 10th inst. Tn
count shovel that 80, $50 votes wer
cast in the entire State for Mechanic
the lightest vote ever pol.ed for
Governor of Georgia. There wer