The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-07-19
EDITORIAL. NOTES.

ing angels.
Cholera is raging in Egypt and
portions of Asia.
The mother Of Secretary Chandler
died last Saturday.
NArcHEz, Aberdeen and Jackson
will all have city parks.
THERE is a national strike of the
telegraph operate RS impending.
Amite has worms-Wilkirson
ditto-cotton worms, we mean.
According to the Copiah Signal,
them measles are raging in Halle
Hurst.
A few papers in this State will not
rest till they drive the Changers out
of the Democratic party.
THF Democrats Of Hancock conn
ty are hard to organize, and a nomi-
mating convention is uncertain.
The Patrons Union, strong
Grange organization, is in session
this week near Lake Station, Miss.
Capt. H. Q. Bridges delivered the
Annual Address before the Grand
Lodge X. of II. at Aberdeen this
week.
Copiah county is always in the
midst of red hot political crisis, if
1t is fair to judge BY the talk of her
papers.
We ask the attention ofthe Frank
lin County Democrats to the official
proceedings Of their Executive Com
mittte.
Charles Haywood Stratton, better
known as Gen. Tom Thumb"
died of apopiexy at his residence in
Middleboro, Mass, last Sunday.
THE opinion is very general that
all the writing Of the Supreme
Judges, excepting Judge Cooper,was
"a vain thing" as to the main issue
AFTER all, the term .'mossbackism :
in the Columbus sp, cal t. the Mem
phis Appeal might have been a
vague .alluSion to the rcdoubtable
Harry Ms Waltz, with that "pro-
gressive' Tnjun Girl Who
knows?
THERE was.a big bolt in the Ran
kin county Democratic nominating
convention and 90 far all efforts to
heel the breach have proved unavail
ing. The trouble seems to have been
that the "infernal machine" was get
ting in its work.
Mr.. A. F. Tay lor, a young man
hailing from Kentucky, and who
was so badly crushed by having
log roll over him at Col. Wesson's
mill, near Boguechitto, died in
Summit last week, whittier he had
he had been removed after his in
juries.
Since its removal TO Jackson, the
business of the State Ledger has in
creased so largely that Mr.. Henry
has recently purchased a 6horsc
power engine and now runs the es-
tablishment by steam. We are
glad to note this new evidence Of
prosperity.
By reference to the resolutions
passed by the Pike County Demo
Gratis, it will be noted that Hon. II.
Q. Bridges was instructed for by
unanimous consent as Pixies choice
for District-Attorney, and Judge
Cassidy was paid a high, aud we
will add, deserved compliment.
Thg Baptist Record, published at
Clinton, and the official paper of the
Mississippi Baptist State Convention,
now has the rise of 5000 subscribers.
1t is accomplishing more for the pro
gross and success of the work of the
denomination than any other agency,
and should be at the Preside of every
Baptist family in the State.
Our friend Col J. B. Deas1n, of
this place, seems to be in for any
thing TO beat Grant" or, in other
words, the Mississippi Democracy.
In addition to being a staunch mem
Der Of the regular Republican Execu-
tive committee, he went up to the
Capital on the 4th inst. and helped
build the platform for the Independ-
eDta
Kinds didn't fuse. 1t was a close
contest between the pro- and anti
Democratic fusers, but the latter
won the day. There is now talk of
three tickets In the ficld-straightout