The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-05-24

THE Graugers mus 60, SO the or
glns say, ..- g., ..g
MEMPHIS has quarantined the Mis-
s;ssippi
THE Democratic papers arestill dis
cussirg Sam Randall fIr Speaker.
There has been snow in the North
and West this week.
Mr.. VIM s. Langley, worthy
young man Of jackson, died las'
week.
A. T. Wimtelly more CASH ADD
Mrs. J. L. Hartley were married al
Coffeovil,c recently.
Hon. PM. TuoMrsoN, OF Kentuckv,
WHO killed Davis, was scquitted
The jury was out an hour.
GEN. W. 5. FERGUSON. of Mis>i,sip-
pi, has been appointed on the River
Commission, VICE Capt, Eads, resign
Cd.
TIE LEADER will vote for the Va
zoo Scntinel's proposition to hold the
Press Convention hereafter in May
instead fully.
The cyclone now furnishes the
average Mississippi editor with a
striking figure Of speech which he
seizeth with deliSht
The State Ledger says q Michigan
Syndicate has deposited $50, 1000 in
Green's Bank at Jackson FIR the
purchase Of Delinquent lands.
Gov, LOWRY, has appointed Ro5t.
Powell, Esq of Canton, Trustee Of
the Agricultural College. in place
Of Hon. j. II. Causey, deceased.
IT begins to look like nothing
short of a congestive chill or a cy-
clone will kill Tilden off as the rext
Democratic nominee for President.
Gov. B. +. BUrLER has written
Ham Garter, of icksburg, a non
partisan, sensible letter, advising
the negroes in future to vote for
men, not parties.
The Grand Army of the Potomac
which met in Washington last
week, considers that 1T was snubbed
by the President. Too bad.
GEN. W. F. FITZGERALD, late can
didate for Attorney General on the
Fusion State ticket, is spoken of as
the next Republican candidate for
Governor. ... ....
DR.. T. J. CArcH1NGs, father Of
AttOrney-General Catchings, died
in Vicksburg last week. He was
universally esteemed, and a man Of
noble qualities.
Mis-. Mary Lamb Hicks, Of Clinton,
Miss, died in Beauregard at the
residence of DR.. Rowan, after an
illness of two weeks. She was a
most estimable lady.
A POPULAR young man of Vicks-
burg named J. I. Hazlett was killed
in that city last week by a police
man named Cook. Cook has since
been indicted for manslaughter.
The Standard Oil Company, the
giant monopoly about which our
readers have heard so much, lost
100000 by The burning Of thoir
Gil works at Jersey City recently.
Six men lost their lives in the
burning oil.
Hon. Ben. king, the Fusion can
didate for Governor of this State at
the.last election, lost, individually.
$4,000 by the tornado which passed
through Beauregard. lie was in,
tercsted in The firm of Thompson d
Go. and in the Variety Works.
TIE little twin daughters of
Capt. Bridges, greatly added to
thQir reputation at the concert given
in jackson for tue benefit of the
storm sufferers. They are cute aud
graceful little elfs, and considering
their age-7 years-we haze never
known their equals in music.
STILL another cyclone scourged the
Northwest, the latter part of last
week. Racine, Wisconsin, and sever
81 places in Illinois were visited with
terrible fury. Thousands of dollars
ofproperty were destroyed, and over
60 persons killed outright, to which
are added hundreds of wounded.
Gen. Chalmers and Col. Galloway,
editor Of the Memphis Appeal, have
been passing some yery strong left
hand commitments of late. lint so