The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-09-13
EDITORIAL NOTES.

TIE light house at Pass Marian
was destroyed by fire last week.
Ex-Gov. PEAsE, of Texas, is dead
80 is Mrs. Gen. Robert Toombs.
FRANK JAMES, one Of the noted
Missouri outlaws, after a lengthy
trial, has been acquitted.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has finished his
holiday excursion to the West and
returned to Washington.
The Characterization Academy,
of Port Gibson, opened under most
favorable auspices on the 10th inst i.
THERE has been a great deal OF
sickness OF Wesson, of late, and with
in the last two weeks, FIVE or six
deaths.
The widow of S,oaewall Jackson
and her daughter, Miss Julia, are
visiting Boston, the guests of Cover
nor Butler.
The remodeled and enlarged depot
at Beauregard, is one Of the hand
soonest on the road. The town of B.
is gradually building up.
JUSTICE FIELD favors returning to
the Southern States the $70,Q00,000
cotton tax collected from them i'm
mediately after the war.
The Free State, the free Demo
cratic paper of Brandon, is calling
earnestly upon Judge Mayors to tell
what he knows about "free passes
The Jenkins brothers, who so foul
ly murdered the Rev. Mr.. Borden q
few months ago, are trying the in
sanity dodge. We think a little
hemp is needed in their case.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires have oc-
Cured in eastern Copiah along the
track of the tornado, in some places
extending into corn and cotton
fields and doing much damage.
w. A. Henry has III a half in
tcrest in the Yazoo Sentinel to Mr..
A. N. Mott The Sentinel is one of
our best exchanges, and we wish it
continued prosperity and success.
Hon. J. F. II. CLAIBORNE, Missis-
sippi's historian and veteran journal
list. has our thanks for late papers,
published in distant parts, among
them a copy of the Washington Pest
and the Canon City (Col.) Gazette.
We were misinformed last week
as to the choice of Claiborne county
for District-Attorney. Instead OF
the county's going for Bridges over
McNair, it instructed as follows: E.
P. Briscoe, of Claiborne fist, choice,
A. c. McNair, second choice, and II.
Q. Bridges, third choice.
The Democratic convention Of the
7th judicial District last Thursday
nominated J. II: Neville, of Kemper
county, editor of the Scooba Herald,
for the office Of District Attorney,
after 284 ballots. All the other
names had been withdrawn and the
nomination was unanimous.
At the Democratic convention held
at Raymond on the 9th Inst, the fol
lowing ticket was nominated: Sena-
tor, Col. J. S. Hamilton, Represen-
tative, j. X. McNeely; Sheriff, S. B.
Thomas; Chancery Clerk, w. T. Rat
lift; Circuit Clerk, Wiley H. Potter;
Treasurer, D. X. Brown; Surveyor,
M. T. c ,llins. No stronger ticket
eonli have been selected.
PRoF. p. H. EAGER, formerly of
Bsookhaven, and now President of
Brownsville Female Institute,
Brownsville, Tenn, and Miss Mary
j. Whitfield, Of st. Louis. were mar
ried in the latter city. Sept. 9Th.
The fair bride we have never met,
but the groom is one of natures no
blemen, and if we may judge of his
bride by himself she is model of
her sex. The twain have our hearty
congratulations.
Tie following ticket was nomina-
ted by the Indep 1ndeuts of Kinds
last Monday: For Senator-L. A.
Carrsway, of D y Grove; Represent
attves-L L. Holingsworth, of
Terry; Benton Davis, colored, of
Raymond; w. S. Hendricks, of Gin
ton; and g. NJ. Anderson, of Bolton;
sherif-J. w. Crisler, of Byram;
chancery clerk w. A. Montgomery,
of wards. circuit clerk-D. P. Ell
liza, OF JacksDn; treasurer-T. A.