The Brookhaven leader., 1883-07-12
EDITORIAL. NOTES.
.rchbishop Purcell is dead.

DR.. George Nicholson, an old anC
honored citizen Of bonneville, Pix
county died on last Saturday.
A $4,000 paper and printing inE
factory is to be built soon at Tangi-
pahoa, with Office in New Orleans.
The statute of Gen. Il. f. Lee, a
Lexington, Va, was unveiled BY
Miss Julia, daughter of Stonewal
jackson.
THE State Fair will open Nov. 9th
1t will be held on the former site
back of the State Capitol, and its
success is assured.
H. NJ. Quinn and W. F. Stevens
of Pike county, were award, Il
the first and second medals in the
Hermean contest in the Oxford Uni
versity.
YOUNG BAGENrs, who killed Ben
tonville Taylor, has been ont Of Jail
again for some time on bail, Judge
Mayors having reversed his ruling in
his case.
Lieut.. Gov. Stands was at the
Press Convention representing a pa
per with patent outside. Brother
Mason, of the Port Gibson Reyeille,
should have been there to weep.
Nix. C, f. WAITS, tie efficient
Clerk of Lawrence county, has given
notice to taxpayers of Lawredce to
come up and examine the assess
ments rolls now open for correction
in his office.
THE Democrats of Lawrence are to
hold Beat meetings on the July 18th,
to elect delegates to the county con
vention which meets at Monticello
in September. The people should
turn out to these meetings in force.
Our talented friend T. A Dickson,
Egg of Nestville, was endorsed by
the Democratic Convention Of Simp-
son the End inst, for Senator from
the district composed Of Copiah,
Simpson, Lawrence and Covington.
THE AttorneyGeneral, in letter
to the Gulf Coast Advertiser, says it
is legal for the Clerk of Courts to
register voters anywhere in the coun
ty, provided public notice is given
50 that all are afforded the same
facilities.
WE this week have the pleasure Of
presenting to our readers the name
of Hon. S. Z. Packwood, Of Pike, as
candidate for State Senator from
the 32d district, composed Of the
counties of Lincoln, Pike and Ma
rion. Col. PackwOod is eminently
qualified to fill the position, and be
sides being law} er of talent and
learning, is a gentleman Of fine NOR
al character and sterling worth.
THE Independent Convention
which met 10 jackson last week was
poorly attended, only about fifteen
counties being represented. Gen.
Chalmers, Reuben Davis, A. NJ
West, and Benz. King We're present.
The Convention assembled at -
O'clock in the Hall of the House of
Representatives, BENZ. King presid-
ing. The platform for adoption is in
all respects similar to that published
in the Jackson Tribune and other
papers of the same politics.
The Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Lincoln County, in response
to the call of the Chairman, will
meet at the Court House in this city
next Saturday. The committee is
composed of loyal Democrats and
patriotic men, and they may be
depended upon to do what they
deem best for the party and the PEG.
pie at large. There should be a full
meeting by all means, and free ex-
preston of views on the important
questions to be considered
By reference to the correspondence
Of Capt. Put. Darden and Judges
Campbell, Chalmers and Cooper, to
he found in another column Of to-
days paper, it will be noted ,Eat
Capt. Darden and the editor of the
Woodvllle Republican have now been
quite fully answered.. These gentle
men should see next time that they
have little better foundation for
their charges before they arc given
to the public. However, the agita-
tion of the subject will not be with
out beneficial results, and, after al