The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-06-14
Editorial NOTE ~.


Alamo, where Crockett and his brave
followers fell.
The best way to bring a boy up in
the way he shouli go is to ambulat'
that way yourself.
MISS CARRIE GLENN, niece Of
Judge Chalmers, died at her uncle's
residence in jackson on the 9Th
inst. after a protracted illness.
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS, and the
Presidents Of the Press Associations
of the adjoining States, have been
invited to attend the Columbus meet
ing.
The Silver Cornet Band, of Sum
NIT, will givsa grand hop June 18th
to raise funds to- purchase new in-
struments. It will be brilliant al
fair.
TIE Board of Managers Of the
WorlkI Cotton Centennial Exposi-
tion held full meeting in New Or
leans last week and established their
headquarters.
WHEN a man wants to shuttle off
this mortal COLI in Alabama, he
takes Rough on Rats Three have
been recently landed on the other
side of Jordan In this way.
The colored Republicans of Kinds
and Madison counties are offering
to fuse with the Democrats, with
strong probability of acceptance
The Independents are unhappy.
WE notice in the Summit papers
that Hon. H. O. Bridges is annouuc-
ed as a candidate for District-Attor-
ney in this District. He is popu-
lar gentleman and a good lawyer.
A MAIL bag was stolen from the
depot at Wesson last week and cut
open and rifed of 1t contents. Only
a small amount ofmoney was found.
The thief missed the bag containing
the most valuable registered pack
ages.
THoUGH not o candidate in the
ordinary acceptation of the term,
DR.. E. A. Rowan of Beauregard, has
signified his willingness to accept a
nomination for the Legislature from
the Democratic Convention Of Copiah.
There is no better man in the
county.
IT is stated that W. II. Herman,
Esq, announces his intention to re-
turn to the South. If he will come
and confine himself to writing poetry
we will not object; but it is about
1S years too late in the 10Th centu-
ry for any more of the Okolona States
style of prose.
We return thanks to President S.
D. Lee for an invitation to attend
the Commencement exercises of the
A. & M. College, June 1920. There
will be s graduates this year, the
first the Institution has ever turned
out. The Saluta;ory of the class
will be delivered by Mr.. B. Walker,
ofStarkville, and the Valedictory by
Mr.. B. III. Lee, of Columbus.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the It'll
inst. says the question where the
next national conventions are to be
held is being discussed. Leading
republicans say that if the Repub-
leans carry Ohio, Cincinnati will be
selected for the Republican Conven
'tion. 1t is stated that the Iroquois
Club Of Chicago is taking steps to
have the Democratic National Con-
vention held in that city. There is
some talk in favor of Long Branch
for both Conventions.
The Democrats of Iowa were
in Convention at Dcs Moin,s last
week. Judge Kirme was nominated
for Governor on the first ballot and
delivered an address accepting the
nomination and indorsing the plat
form, and promised to make it q
fighting campaign, and said that
whether successful or not in this one
the Democrats would sweep the
State at the next Presidential cleo
tion. The convention declared for
"a tariff for revenue only
We return thanks to DIR. W. 5
Webb, President of Mississippi Col
lege, fof an Invitation to attend the
Commencement Exercises of that
justly popular Institution. We note
on the programme that Rev. j. W.
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