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The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
The VicksburG Post.

The Vicksburg Evening Post is
becoming ncwser and brighter
every day. 1t reminds US of the
Vicks5urger in this reSpect-Tazoo
Sentinel.
The editor of the Post had the
honor of publishing the Vicksbarger
and of directing it's political course,
Notwithstanding others may have
claimed the credit in the latter re-
spect. When the material for the
Vicksburger was purchased in n O.
vember, 1873, its political course
was fixed by the senior proprietor OF
the Post, and that course was q
square and direct opposition To the
Radical rule which was then blight
ing the State. Without egotism we
MAJ claim that the course Of the
Vicksburger was the initiation OF
the grand movement which resulted
in the overthrow of the Radicals, the
reduction of taxation, and the piac-
ing of the State and municipal gov.
ernments in the hands of those pro
perly qualified to direct them
While the Investment of our little
capital and a great deal of labor and
energy did not prove a financial sue
| cess, we are proud to believe it had
great influence toward retrieving
the city and State from ruin and
placing them on the high-road to
prosperity Ticksburg Post.
Through the courtesy of its pub
fishers we have been receiving the
Post for several weeks, and we re-
gard it as one of the very best pa
per ever Published in VIcksburg
and credit to Mississippi journal
] ism.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Concerning Tax Titles.

Last week majority of the SUI
preme Court in the case of Dingy VS..
Paxton, appealed from Washington
county, overruled an important de-
cisions of thcir own heretofore rem
dered, affecting tax titles to lands.
In the case Of Penny VS.. Power, 59th
Miss. the court held that it was
competent for.the legislature by an
act passed after the acquisition of
defective tax title, to cure the de-
fects retrospcctively so as 30 make
defective titles good, though no
possession had hc n taken Of the
land by the holder of the defective
tax decd. They now override that
decision.
The Court adjourned on the 10Th
inst, to meet again the first Monday
in October
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Con vtvfatIsy.

On last Tuesday in response to an
invitation from that most hospitable
lady, Mrs. L. A Kidd, the college
trustees, members Of the faculty,
visiting clergymen, and members Of
the Press dined with her. Shortly
after the close of the commencement
exercises tue guests entered the long
dining room which had been artis-
tically decorated. Oak leaves in
arches, shields, wreaths and festoons,
were upon the walls, and the white
tables glittered with crystal and sill
verware. Among the distinguished
guests were the Orator of the Day.
Lleut-Gov. Stands, Judge II. II.
Chalmers, Maj. Barksdale, our new
NJ. c., Col. Wesson and wife, Rev.
DR.. Galloway, Mrs. NJ. r. Field, Mr..
Battaile and others. The dinner
was a handsome one, aud at it's close
the hostess, with ready grace, paid
her guest, Mrs. Field, the pretty
compliment of q toast, to which
Judge Chalmers responded. 1t is
supertluous to say that Judge
Chalmers did the toasted lady "up
brown Col. Wesson, one of the
most popular visitors of Whitwoith,
announced the Graduating Glass Of
1883. Col. NELSON'S toast in pleas :
ant.rhyme put the tables in a roar,
and he sat down amidst great alp
plause. The CJlonePs toast had
been printed on white satin badges,
one of which was presented to each
sweet girl graduate. Mrs. Kidd in
vited Maj. Barksdale to toast Yazoo,
which brought that gentleman to lis
feet and won from him a graceful
tribute to the worth of Yazoo and
the lovely qualities of mind and
heart of her women. The Clergy
men of Mississippi was responded
to by DR.. Galloway. The next Gov
ernor of our State { Mr.. Shandsl, was
given by Col Wesson with brilliant
disclaimer from Mr.. Stands, who
declared that while Robert Lowry
lives Mississippi will neither need
nor have any other Governor.
At the close of the speech making
which, by the way, was delightfully."-
informal, the guests withdrew.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Claiborne County Grange Reso.
unions

EDrTofs CLARION: Considerable
anxiety has been exhibited by a
number of papers to fix the author
ship of these resolutions otherwise
than as above given to the public.
They are hereby informed that a
number of resolutions embodying
these were offered by different mem
bers of the Claiborne Grange only
and all were referred to o committee
OF six, three from Claiborne and one,
each from Warren, Jefferson and
Kinds, ION which committee the
writer had the honor to represent
Kinds, from which resolutions after
full consideration by the committee
the resolutions as published were
formulated, and reported to the
Grange, which discussed, and voted
on each resolution separately, and
adopted the whole report, as present
ed by the committee. The members
Of the Order from Warren, Jefferson
and Kinds, not being members Of
that Grange, did not vote. Thus
it is preceived, that the writer, Is the
only one from Kinds, that had any
action in the formulation Of the res
olutions. and that the Claiborne
County Grange is truly their only
author, and is entitled to all the
merits or dement's that is in them.
Now, Messrs. anxious Editors, if
there are any Of these resolutions
contrary to your faith, attack them
as you know the author), show
your colors, and let us have square
open fight on them, and the princi-
pies they inyol>e-the people now
know where we are-and then they
can find where you are. BY them let
US he judged. II. 0. DIXON.
KINDS COUNTY, June I'd.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
TOugaioO Anniversary.

This institution for the training Of
coloIed youths closed its most sue
cessiul year on Thursday last, after
a programme of rare excellence in
music, essays and orations. The
chapel was well filled with a very at
tentive audience. Rev. DR.. Galloway
was present, and made one Of his
happiest talks. His visit was great
ly appreciated. Messrs. L. f. Mont
gom,ry, d. r. Hearne and j. L. Pow
er, were present as members of The
State Board of Visitors. There were
PIG pupils in attendance last year
of whom 1914 We're boarders. Board
is only ten dollars per month; tuition
from fifty cents to one dollar The
students can pay portion of this in
labor. The farm Of five hundred
acres is in high state ofcultivation.
The best plows. mowers and other
implements are used. Improved
cattle and swine is one of the self
sustaining features of TougalCo.
Rev. G. Stanley Pope, President,
and his efficient corps of assistants,
are doing good work for the color
ed youths of Mississippi.-ClasTon.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

Tbs association u$s ogglnIzed in
Iseksoa ~ the 18th inst, and elect
eSi Rr, J, W. Eckfor,i. of .AberdeCr,
Preside, {; J, T. Ftley OF Grcenville,
vice-PNysid,0t; II. F. West, OF
FSvette, Secretary; and F. a. Dicks,
Of NatCh,k. Treasurer. The couven-
ton was we'll attended. including
many Of the best druggists in our
State. Perfect harmony and good
fe,ling prevailed throughout. Their
object was to establish friendly rela-
lions among the members of the
profession; to organize boards Of
trade in all towns of any size; and
TO encourage thestudy of Pharmacy
as means of elevating the standard
of the profession.
Nearly all of the Stats in the
Union have regularly Incorporated
Pharmaceutical Associations. and
legal enactments requiring druggists
to possess certain qualifications, aud
making it penal Tor them to deal in
impure or adultera,cd drugs. The
best druggists as well as the most
intelligent people generally approve
of such laws, from the fact that the
profession has been greatly lowered
10y persons jumping into it, who
were known to be ignorant of the
busires and who in order to work
up trade among reliable druggists,
were compelled to keep cheap and
inferior goods, and sell them for just
what they could get.
OF the Southern States, MISSISSIPPI
pi and Arkansas are the only ones
that have failed to lcgislate on this
subject. The druggists. of Arkansas
are to meet. at Little Rock some
time soon for the purpose of organ
ling a-stete Association, and it is
generally believed tias these two
States Will pass laws similar to those
of the other States, respecting the
prof,s sion of druggists.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
a Terrible Calamity in suwder-
land.

LONDON, June 16.-A terrible ca
lamity involving the death of 1Ss
children occurred in Sunderland,
Durham County, this evening. From
the details received 1t appears that
entertainments given at Victoria Hall
by a conjurer are attended almost
altogether by children, several thou
sand being in attendance when the
accident occurred at the close of the
performance. The body of the hall
had been entirely cleared of occu-
pants when some 1900 Of the little
ones CRIME rushing down stairs from
the gallery. At the top of a fight
of stairs was door which opened
only 20 inches, and thus but one
child was permitted to pass through
at a time. At this point, while the
mass of children were pushing for
ward one of them fell and was unable
to rise, owing to others crowding.
The result was that a great number
were pushed down, trampled on and
suffocated. The scene was terrible.
No effort could stop the mad rush of
the affrighted children; They came
on, pell-mell, though strangely, with
out much shouting, and soon lis
were Knocked down and suffocated
to death by the others trampling on
them. The greater number of the
bodies, which were badly maneled
from trampling, laid seven or eight
deep. Many victims, who were not
killed, had their clothing torn from
their bodies, and this, together with
the bleeding bodies of the unfortu-
mates shows the terrible nature of the
struggle. The ages of the lSS chill
dren known to have been killed rang
I'd from to ii years.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
The Cotton Crop.

Bradstreet's reports of the cendi-
ton of the cotton crop in the South
agree substantially with those pub
Lished in the New York Times, Gal
weston News and other papers. They
show a considerable increase in the
cotton acreage, aggIegating 5 per
cent, which places the total acreage
at l5,9S4,677 acres, the largest in
crease being in Texas, the smallest
in North Carolina and the other more
northern cotton States.
The reports show, moreover, the
crop to he in a generally fine condi-
ton, except in Arkansas and in some
portions of this State, where the
cotton is backward. The complaints
about the cold, wet, unreasonable
weather are general, but this weather
appears to have done less harm than
might have been expected.-Times -
Democrat.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
EEuller and the Tanning Firm

Early last May, the Governor OBJ
tanned, through the State detectives,
a piece of tanned human skin from
an East Weymouth tanning firm,
which he used in the Tewkesbury
hearing. The firm recently sent for
their property" but the Governor
refused to return it, saying he
acknowledged no property IN "hu-
man hides;" but if the firm thinks
any property of theirs is being
wrongfully obtained, and they de
sire TO recover possession, they are
at liberty to try writ of replevin or
other process of law.
The Governor assures the firm,
however, that the human remains in
his posse ssion will be decently inter
red after they have served the pur-
pose of evidence.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Mrs. M. ks. Field.

This distinguished, cultivated and
talented lady, who is better known
to the public by the pen-name OF
':Catharine Co.e," reached this city
On Sunday last, and during her stay
has been the honored guest Of Mrs.
L. A. Kidd. For several years Mrs.
Field has been upon the staff of that
stauLch old journal, the New Orleans
Picayune, and of late her chaste
.sprightly and newsy correspondence
from various sections of Mississippi
has won the universal admiration Of
its thousands of readers, and added
fresh laurels to the brow of the fail
writer. In a word, Catharine Cole is
the Gail Hamilton of The Southern
Press.
We very much hope that Mis-
Fields visit has been of the mos
pleasing character, and we resi-
assured that she could not have
fallen into more fortunate hands fol
the creation of flatterIng impression:
of our little city, than those of hel
hospitahle, cultivated and refined
hosts IS, Mrs. Kidd.
The State Capitol will be her next
tipping place, TO: which she starts
this afternoon.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Premiums Offered ON lotion.

LOUISVILLE, June 13,-The South
ern Exposition offers a premium of
$1,000 for the best bale of long staple
cotton, $500 for the second best, and
$3.50 for the third best. The same
premiums are duplicated for the b. st
three bales of short staple, $500 for
the best exhibit of Sea Island cotton
and $3.50 for the second best.
The other cotton premiums offer
ed make the list $3.50. Local cot.
ton houses will increase the amount
to Sic, 900 on C, ton alone.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21


The Guiteau case will never GO
down for good. 1t has come into
prominence again owing to the fact
that p Shtahy, one of the Jurors,
has gone crazy and been sent to the
st. Elizabeth Hospital for the In
sane. The case is peculiarly pathet-
ic in 9some' points. 1t is reported
that Sheahy believed that Guiteau
was insane and that the jury should
Lave so found, but he had not the
courage, in face of the unanimity of
the rest, to stand out and say 30.
He was also afraid, it seems, of what
he knew was the public clamor on
the subject. Since Guiteau's execu-
tion it Is said he has been continual
ly haunted by reflection upon the
case, and the conviction that he had
voted to hang a lunatic, until his
mind had given why under it. His
insanity took a fierce turn so that
his family were. afraid for their lives,
and he has been placed in a cell at
the asylum. Sheahy had great
aversion to serve, and became NOR
bid after the execution.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

The BRooKHAvES LEApFR Of last
week states that Maj. r. w. Mill
saps of st. Louis gave the Cyclone
sufferers 800. This is mistake.
We think it proper to give credit to
whom it is due and in this instance,
we correct by stating that It was R.
w. Millsaps of the firm of Millsaps
& Bro, of Hazlehurst, who gave the
800 mentioned in the papers-Co-
pidh ,SigRdl.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
WE had exhibited to us Yesterday

We had exhibited to US yesterday
a most remarkable vagary of nature,
in the shape of a chicken. The
chick had four legs, four wings, two
backs and to this extent was two
chickens, but it had but one head.
1t was Matched on Friday last and
came out of the shell dead. This
curiosity has fallen into the hands
Of VIM. j. Lyle, who has had it seal
ed up in alcohol and will preserve it.
Natchez Democrat.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

Miss Lou JONES, Of Hazlehurst
and Miss Holt, of Crystal Springs,
have formed a co-partnership for car
rying on the photographers business
at the latter place. Both young la
dies are of the highest standing, and
set a good example to our Southern
girls as regards self support. AL
honor to these young ladies.-Co-
pidh Signal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Citation Notice.

Clarence shaw ct al.} In ,Chancery Court,
No. 1921 vs.. Lincoln Countv
A. T. Jarviu ct al. y To Dec. Term Isss
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
You are commanded to appear before +. N
Martin. Clerk of the ChaHcrry Court Of Lincoln
county, Mississippi, at his ONCE in Brookhsyen
Mississippi. "at rnl 8 on the first Monday of An
gust, A. ID. 1884, TO defend the suit in said chan
Gerry court of Clarence Shaw aud others wherein
YOU are defendants.
This June s, A. D,lss8.
T. NJ. MARTIN,
June 14-4w. Chancery CIerk
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

THE first newspaper advertisement
appeared in 1862. the first daily pa
per in 1902; the first newspaper in
the Uaited States in 1890, the first
printing press in the United States
in 1870; the first almanac in 1860.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

The temperance cause is evident
ly gaining ground rapidly in Marion
county. Men who have been in the
habit of taking too much whisky, are
being heard to denounce it. May
the good work go on, and, on-for-
ever.-Columbia Ne,cs,
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Guardians Sale of Land.

BY virtue of decree Of the Chancery Court Of
Warren county, the undersign will, on Tuesday,
July 3, 1883, at the hour of IL. before the court
house door In BroOokhaven; Miss. sell at public
Outcry to the highest bidder for cash. the undi.
vided one-seventh interest of John c. Ham
berlin. minor, in a certain parcel Of land for
merly owned by Mrs. Sallie Mullins, called the
"Mller place." and describel as NE W of SWk
of So; the SEll and the EN- CT SW4 OF SO; and
and the wy OF NEA of Sill; all In rs, Re- Eas;
Lincoln Co., Miss, containing 400 acres, more OF
less. J. B. HAMBERLIN.
Jnne At
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

Franklin county rejoices in the
possession of a citizen, Mr.. Wac
ter, who is little over an hundred
years old. He fought in the war of
1912, and now draws a pension for
he same. Heis the most venerable
citizen in this section, without
doubt Summit Sentinel.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21

HoN. III. ID. MONEY has our thanks
for a vc lume of the reports from the
Consuls Of the United States on the
commerce, manufactures, etc, Of
their respective consular districts.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
Publication .vofjce

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Mss. May 10. lss.
Notice IL hereby given that the followino.nsn
ed settler has hled notice OF his intention ~
make dual proof in support Of hrs cl aim, az
that said lrOQf viii be made before W. M vsn,
worth, Cnancery CLERK, at Meadville Miss on
jane 23rd, 1888. wiz: Elizabeth Black widow ~
Peter Black, deceased, Homestead entry No slaa
for theSEk swk. $40, TIN, ROE. lie names N.
following witnesses to prove his continuous resi-
dence upon, and cultivation Of. said land viz ''-
William Kennedy, Stephenl All of McCall;s
Kennedy, Miles King. Ma Greek P. o, Franz.
than Smith. lin Co Mics
may 10.6t. Re, lister
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
ESsl.0N Notice.

one dark brown horse, about 10 years old,
about IA hands high with white spots ON left-tsw
and back; Some white specks on hips and right
side, appraIs ri at 500. Appraised before 4. v.
Lewis j. p. District No. 4. Lincoln County. The
ewner is required to prove property and pay
charges, OF SAID horse VIII be sold as the Law
directs.
This May Goth, 1885,
May 81 81. Il. A WILLoUGHBY. Ranger,
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS!

4 liberal cash commission, besides chance to
win a T5j-acre Texas Farm, New Upright $500
Piano, and a number Of other valuable prizes.
given to agents who solicit subscriptions for
Texas Siftlngs, the celebrated Humorous Illus
trated Weekly. SEMI name on postal for specl-
men copies and Instructions.
SWEET Il KNOX, Publishers, Austin, Texas.
Jnne Ttf
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-21
THE SUN.

More people have read The Sun during the year
Just now passing than ever before since It was
this side Ct the earth has been bought and read
in any year by so many men and women. :
We are ere libby Informed that people buy, read,
and like The Sun for the following reasons among
Because its news columns pr esent in attractive
form and with the greatest possible accuracy
whatever has interest for humankind; the events,
the deeds and misdeeds, the wisdom, the philoso-
ply, the notable folly, the solid sense, the i'm
proving nonSenSe-all the news OF the busiest
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Because the people have learned nat In its re-
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makes a practice of telling them the exact truth
to the best of it ability three hundred and sixty
five days in the year, before election as well as
after, about the whales as well as about the small
fish, III the fee of dissent as plainly and fearless
ly as when supported by general approval. he
Sun has absolutely no purposes TO serve, save the
Information OF its readers and the furtherance of
the common good.
Because 1t is eVerybody's newspaper. No man
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welfare and his rights. No man is so rich that 1t
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Because of politics it has fought for dozen
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ernment No matter what party is in power,
The Sun stands and VIII continue to stand like
ambition of bosses, the encroachnlents Of mo-
nopohsts, and the dishonest schemes of public
robbers.
Ali this is what we are told almost daily by our
friends. one man holds that The sun Is the best
religious newspaper ever published, because Itr
Christianity il undiluted with cant. another
holds that it is the best Republican newspaper
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Terms to Mail Subscribers.

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