The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-03
EDsTORlAI. NOTES.

CALIFORNIA had a surplus this year
of more than /, 100000 tons of wheat.
Two miles of the track Of the NJ.
&Y. v. r r. is laid on the Jackson
end.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS is to have an
$4,000 factory for canning vegeta-
bles and fruit.
JUDGE CHRISTIAN sent six negroes
to the pc litentiarY at the last term
of the court in Wilkinson.
IT is reported that Bcv. DIR. j. T.
Zealy has resigned the past0rate of
the Baptist church at McComb City.
JAMES KEIGLER shot a negro named
Alex. Pace in Columbia during the
sitting of court last week. Pace was
sent to led aud Keigler to Jail.
AS will be seen by call publish
ed elsewhere, the druggists cf the
State are preparing to organize
State Pharmaceutical Association.
CIRCUIT COURT convened in Mar
ion county last week, Judge Terrell
on the bench, and District Attorney
Ford looking after the violators of
the law.
The usual Summer Sunday excur-
sion trains of the Illinois Central
Railroad from McComb City were
resumed last Sunday week. Fare
for the round trip, 81.
CIRcUrT COURT convened in Copiah
county last week, in pursuance to
announcement, bat business pro-
ceeded under great difficulties, owing
to the general decentralization in that
county incident to the storm.
BENT. GILLIa, night Waterman at
Summit, recently shot Major West
brook (colored) in the abdomen
while the latter was resisting arrest
and at the same time swapping his
pistol at the officer. His wound is
dangerous.
NELLIE BoNNEY's baby, boy has
been presented with bran new era
die by that clever drummer, Ben
Wilson, with Schmidt d Zeigler, and
the proud young father is transport
ed into another sea Of glory on &C
count thereof.
The Gar of Russia is to be crown
ed on May 9th. With the excep-
ton of appointing an undertaken,
all is in readine $ for the coronation.
The Nihilists warn all persons to
keep away from him during the cere-
monies.
Miss NELLIE HUBBARD, daughter
of ex-Goy. Hubbard, Of Connecticut,
and who made a sensation four Years
ago by running away with her ia
theirs cOachman has obtained a di-
yorce We would not have been a
competent juror in that case.
A NEIGHBoRING editor notes the
announcement that a two-legged
iackass has been born in California,
and remarks, Just how the animal
would look in tight trousers, we
can't say" We suggest that he
might obtain a very accurate idea
simply by displaying himself in
tights before good-sized mirror.
DR.. G. Hoover has received the
appointment of District Surgeon of
the Illinois Central R. r. comprising
the line from Amite City to Halle
hurst. From all we can learn, the
Doctor Is an accomplished and skill
full representative of his profession,
and did no little toward relieving the
sufferers at Wesson and Beaurcgard.
ALL the money necessary to in-
augurate the State Fair at jackson
next fall has been raised, AID now
all that is necessary to make the
enterprise triumphant success is
for the people throughout the State
to exert themselves to make the best
possible exhibit of their varied re-
sources. Too much praise cannot be
awarded Capt. Bustamante, and the
other public spirited gentlemen
who in augurated the move.
JNo. Andrews, an Amite county
rowdy, created a sensation in Sum
nat la t week while on a Wild drink
en- spree. He rode up and down the
streets of the town, brandishing and
firing his revolver, shot a time or
two into the house of Mr.. Geo.
Bunch merely for amusement, defied
that gentleman and the officers and