The Hazlehurst signal., 1884-04-10
EDITORIAL ITEMS.

Emperor wiiiism, of q -rmaiy. n
eighty seven years old.
Tue foleral court was convened at
Aberdeen lust NJ inlay.
Albert Miles will 10 hung in Ad
ans county on May 18th.
NJ g. Jao. Blalwes, OF BrookLa
ven, died on the 2nd inst.
II. s. Coles residence, ear Z. an
don, was burned last week.
rae April term Of the Supreme
court commenced last Monday.
Mrs. Gillespie. wife Of te mayor
Of S arkvil!e, died OH the 2nd inst.
In Jino next President Jefferson
Davis will be scventy.six years Cld.
Is the State Female College going
to be knocked OF 10 the highest bid.
dei?
s,ven hurdroi carpenters in New
Orlelns struck for higher wigos las,
week.
The river threatens 10 m,kc Gu,
on aud 'eavo Ni.ch,z as an inland
town.
Aberdeen has shipped % 600 aud
co umbus 81 900 bales ot cotton tlis
season.
A national bank has been organic
I'd at M1riditn with q capital o.
100000.
Louisville will start al other sixty
day Exposition, commencing on Au-
grstl5h
To-day reunion OF Confederate
aud Federal veterans is being held
AT Vicksburg
A corresporlen. of tho Raymond
Gazette suggests IL N. G. Z. Hooker
70, Governor.
W. I. Gibson is announced as n
c'niida:e for Congress in the first
VI siSsippi district.
TIE Meridian Mercury AMI Obscr.
vor have been consolidated, and q
daily Will DO issued.
The Old Fellows cf Summit will
give an excursion to Nalchez in the
first past Of next month.
A bale OF cotton shipped from
Vicksburg To Liverpool was found to
coutain ter pouad iron hammer.
Buffalo gna,S killed seven hun
lgol muios and horses in Ytlobnssa
county in forty-eight hours las. week.
Tho residence Of Caas. Il. Wells,
situated between Bolton and Ciu-
ton, was buried last week; loss
5000.
The Sta.o democratic executive
commit.o met in Jackson yesterday
TO fix the timo for holding the Safe
Convention.
The high waters on tho river are
abating. and farmers are making
preparations for crop. The dan
gor is about over.
The Mexican C.ntral railroad is
completed. and there is now oil rail
concentration between. New York
and the city OF Mexico.
President Arthur favors tho APP
preparation OF 300. 900 for the dis
,inct purpose OF levec Improvement
upon tho Mississippi river.
II. d. Cameron, representative
r,on Lluderdalo county, has been
apooilt.d commissioner of swamp
lsnd', and will make his h-adqnar-
,ers at Jackson.
W II. Robinson, democratic eau
dida,e for congress in the eighth
district OF Alabama, committed sui
eide on the "a inst, by sticking
penknifo in his heat.
Cen. Shorman says he would no,
accept the republican nomination for
president, but woull not object to
being the standard bearer OF tho de-
uocracy. Excuse us; no Sherman
in ours.
Il Y. Jayne has been succeeded
as edi or Of the Clarion by Oliver
Clifton. Mr. C;if,on's reputation as
a wriler is auch That Wa are satisfied
.Le Carton will be hid up TO the
standard.
Rev. A. Goss, o! tho Baptis.
Church, cousin OF Gen. d. f. But
lor, aud ore Of tho Oldest and bes'
known ministers in South Mlssissip-
ri, died a, q .yka on the 4 Ii inst, of
old age and general debility.
On last Thursday che ladies' OF Pa
tonia, Claiborne county, presented
Ssra'or Martin with u handsome
cane as an evidence OF the appre-
citation in which he is held on ac-
count OF his & lefty to the cauSo ei
female education.
The State Exposition Bureau or
ganized on Friday OF last week.
Maj. S. A. Jonas is chief commits
sioner for the s alto. Capt. Put
Darden .declincd.to serve. and John