The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-10-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

returned from Virginia.
Col. Geo. Knapp, elitor oftde Mis-
souri, Republican, is dead.
Ben BUTLER has been renominatei
for Governor Of Massachusetts,.
The gas light was turned on the
streets or Jackson Monday night.
Next week Capt Put Darden will
be among the Changers Of Kinds.
TIE Pharisees are not sill deal ye,.
and they are found in politics as well
as religion.
TIE cotton crop will be from a
half to two thirIs short throughout
Mississippi.
TIE Interstate Levy Co0veation
me. at VIcksbury Monday with
large delegation in Attendance.
Senator George will begin lis!
Of appointments to speak in North
Mississippi next Saturday.
The managers of the State Fair
will have band from Chicago to
furnish music for the week.
TIE Pad volume Of Claiborne's
history of Mississippi will be placed
in the hands Of the printer the com
ing winter.
Tie Institute for the Deaf and
Dumb opened last Monday. Let Us
have the "DcafM Mute Voice" next,
brother Dobyns.
Capt J. Q. Travis is announced
as an Independent candidate for
Floater TO represent the counties Of
Amite and Pike.
If any Of our subscribers imagine
We are prejudice against the new
postal notes, let them try paying their
subscription with one.
READ the proceedings of the Law
renee county convention. The
nominees were selected from the
best men in the county.
The elections in Ohio and Iowa
occur Tuesday, Oct 9th. Ohio is
considered d ubtful, and Iowa is
conceded Republican State.
Hon. H c. Capell, Mayor OF Meg
nola, has resigned and located at
Centerville, Amite county, on the
line Of the Mi.s.ss 'ppi Valley Rail
road.
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE and Central
Female Institute, Clinton, Miss,
both had fine opening, last week.
They are among the best schools in
the land
H. H. Meng, postmaster at Vida
Aa, La, has been detected IN rob-
bing the mails OF registered letters,
and stands fac chance Of going 70
Northern FenItentiary.
Col. W. Lee Patton has been cleo
sed Mayor Of Summit, to fill out the
unexpired term of Hon. 4. a. Boyd,
now Sheriff. Our Summit friends
are b, congratulated upon securing
the services Of one so worthy.
The Franklin county Circuit
Court adjourned last Saturday. A
good deal Of business was dispatched
during the term. One man, young
Lee, charged with burglary and
horse stealing, plead guilty and was
sentenced to the PenItentiary for 2
years.
Col. Jones S. Hamilton, candidate
for State Senator from Kinds, is
going to carry brass band and
cannon through the county with him
when he starts his canvass, which
gaeans that he doesn't intend to rely
altogether on "chin music"
RoBr. W. FIrznUdu, colored post
master at Natchez, died last week.
The Democrat says that by his cour
teoas deportment and careful atten-
tioR to the duties of his Office, as wei.
IS by the uniform rectitude OF his
conduct, he had won the esteem and
confidence OF the citizens of that
city.
w. C. Miller, Sheriff of Wilkin-
son county, has had to give up his
Office for lack of bondsnen, and an
election has been ordered by the
Board of Supervisors to fill the va
eancy. Judge Chrisman has been
pctitioned to fill the office temporary
y, by appointment as provided
Iu section 2279 of the Cole. !