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Court and Politics in Lawrence

On next Monday, Goth inst, the
Circuit Court will convene at Mont+
cello. The Basents case will proba-
by be the most important one be
fore the court at this term, though
the grand jury may bring to
light still others Of grave Import
ancc.
On Monday county convention
will also be held for the appointment
OF delegates 10 the Democratic State
Convention to- be held at Jackson,
June lIth. The sovcreigns of Law
renee should turn out on this occa-
sion in full force, and send none but
their best men to represent them in
the State COuDcil
A repre- sentative Of The LEADER
will be on hand, and hnpes 20 meet
the friends of the pa1 es and add
many new names TO our subscrip-
tion list. AS a local medium, we
think we can justly claim that The
READER is more entitled to the pat
rDnage and support of the people of
Lawrence than any other ilurnaI.
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10 induce boards 80 sr!ccr:Hcn and
supervisors To maze approl riations
for incal exhibits at the Worlds Ex-
position, and p.Cdging the best Ell
forts of the Mississippi Press in
bringing the Importance of this eE-
position prominently before their
readers, and in urging them to CO.
operate in this bchal: with the State
cummissioner,and aid him his efforts
TO make the Mississippi exhibit
worthy of the occasion and crcdita-
bile to our State; also resolutions L.
urge upon their readers the nccessi
~ and propricty # sending, freight
prepaid, tn DR.. w. =. SpllIman, at
the a. " NJ. College, specimens ct
soils, ware S, sands. fossils, etc, he
having been appointed by the State
Commissioner as agent to prepare
an exhibit of said articles, and. that
oil sheriTs be requested to ship TO
SAID agent, freight prepaid, speci-
mems Of the average soil OF their re
spectivc counties.
The course pursued by Captain ;.
b. Brown, Secretary, in refusiu 2
passes To the Convention 10 persons
not bona file members of the press,
was unanimously endorsed by tn
Convention by rising vote.
May 18th, 1855, was fixed as the
time, and Water Valley the place, for
holding the next annual meeting.
The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year 10y acclama-
ton: Colonel J. J. shannon. OF the
Meridian Mercury and Observer,
president: Captain J. W. Lamb,rf,
OF The Natc!cI Democrat, first vice
president: Captain :. i. Brown, of
the Water Valley Progress, second
vice-prcsidcnt; J. X. Almon, Of the
West Point New Era, secretary; W .
O. McCurdf, of the Heidelberg Re
view, assistant socrc3ary: VI. Il.
Richmond, Of the Pas ca@oula Demo
crat-Star. treasurer: W. \. Henry.
of the Gazoo Sentinel, orator: DR.. C.
l.. Galloway. cha llain.
The ollicrrS cl2ctc were appoint
ed as committee to prepare the
programme for the next convention
The officers were then inst allied by
Col. J L. Power, who was selected
tor the occasion.
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Democratic Conservative State Con-
Vention.
Rooms STATE DEN. IN. Cow.

Rooms STATE DEM En-. Cow.
JACKSON. Miss, April 9. lSsi.
The Drmocratic- Conservative State EN-
crutivc Committee have named WCdncS-
day. June llth, list, at II o'clock a. m,
IN the city of Jackson, as the time and
place for holding State Convention to APP
puiut delegates 90 the National bcm"cIat-
IT, Convention. and to nominate PrcSi
DENTAL electoral ticket. All neMcrcTatic
Conservative citizens ri Mississippi, ire
sprctive of past political associations and
differences, who can mite Win us in the
,.ff.yt for pure. economical and cnnstitu
tioH1l government are cordially BNlicd
tn Join in sending delegates to the Con
v"ntion. The basis of representation viii
he the sar1c as heretofore fixed, unless
otherwise ordered 10y the Convention, VIZ:
Each county will lie entitled tn douhlc
the number of delegates that it has Rep
rrscntatives in The lower House of the
State Legislature. The committee RECON-
Iurnds saturday. Ma 3l>t, 1881. aS the
day upon which the county shall hold
their conventions, unless the Coun y com
mittccs shall othcrwiS order. 1t is re-
qucsted that thorough organization OF
the DemOcratic-C Conservative party he ct-
lccted in caci, county, preparatory To the
November election.
w. l.. HEMINGWAY, Chairman
ID. 7. PORTER. VI. SMITH. Secretaries.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Hon. J. +. Ii. Claiborne is dead

Hon. J. +. ii. Claiborne is dead.
Any ore who does not entertain 4
ftron9er admiration for Attorney
General Calchings after reading his
frank, dignilied and manly letters
printed on our first page, certainly
has no appreciation of fine sense
of honor.
DR.. Galloway's address on The
Ethics of Journalism " was classic
al, eloquent and exceedingly apprc-
pirate in every particular In a FIJI,
turc issue We will give Our lea lcrs
the benefit rf the rich treat its pc
!usal Will afford.
Maj II L. J. McQuiston, Supcrin-
tcndent of the Pcnitcntiary, was
here the first of the week inspecting
the various convict camps of the
county in pursuance of the recent
act of the Legislature. He found
them o. X.
Maj. S. A. Jonas, of Aberdeen
Commissioner of the Exposition
Bureau, visited lincoln this week
with view to having her properly
represented at the great World's
Fair. We Will refer TO this matter
more at len 9Th in our uext.
The Penn brothers are being trio |
separately. Considerable difficulty
was experienced in securing com
potent jury. The case Of Dr. r. G.
Penn began Monday, and will pro
baby clos. to-day. Then the trial
of Hance b the other brother, will
follow.
ANY of our readers who may at
tend the County Convention or Cir
cult Court at Monticello next week
will find excclleRt accommodations
at reasonable rates, by stopping at
tile Beal Hotel, kept hy Capt. r. NJ
Beal and lis peasant wife. Mr..
Willis Hartzog, the other hotel man
of the place, will also be prepared
to accommodate a large aamber OF
guests with the best the market al
fords.
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the street the day before. None of his
friends had any guns that ! saw. hut II
WAS reported they were there. / WAS ap-
poiuted inspector but declined, but was
serving tltrc Us challenger. Matthew
honsr was about one hundred aud fifty
wards south 'of the polls heard that one
of hi, daughters was sick. AT the time
TOOL, rbr rnn in'CnNw,ll. Hamilton, Bank
sion and myself were there. | laid il
down un the seed cotton. | reloaded II
after shooting: il was Il frrcCh loader. |
threw the shells on the floor. | came
across the bridge with Rnha and Frank
Morrison, Jim MctiinniS AMI my brother.
got Bob Scott IL carry my gun back OF
the store. didm't want TO carry it in
the front door for fear it might make
disturbance. The gun was not concealed
bv me in any way, only that put it in
the box. abandoned the idea of going
to Beat , wien the resolutions were pas
Scf. did not cock the gun until pick
ed it up.
The defense rested the ease lrere, but
for the witness. Bass, who lives In an al
Joining county. whose evidence 1s neces-
Sarv to prove WherleT's statement in ref
crence to Matthew's pistol being drawn
at the time of the shooting.
HAzLEnuRsT Miss, Nav 14.-In the seventh
day OF the trial Of f. y. Wheeler for the kllllng
OIL. P. Matthews. the e?urt convened also.
A. u.
Tae State then Ia the name of
DIR. A. B. PITT
the recacitrant witness called. and the doctor
failing to answer, the sheriff announced that his
deputi les had looked for him in vain.
The instructions granted Nv the court were
then ead by counsel to the jury, and the argu-
ment begun on the part of the State by Hon.
Roht. y. Miller district attorney. He spoke
about an hour, and at the outset defined the
theory of thPiprO>CcHtion tfhe that heller " as
gusfy of murder and nothing short OF tn g..
Tie WITS fu!luWe ell 10y Hon. =. :. alGCun, for the
Ctffu,e. who argued that the kuiIng was
ia fi..b'c aul done IN SeIf-iefe0se.
Hon hes. +. Hooker followed Judge calhoun,
and Hon. :. J. NcLaurn, for the state, close |
tho argument.
>ho ily before the argument commenced, Mrs.
Nura5ss,n. daughter of the prisoner AT tho bar
.li3F. q. amt srafiug herself beside her father
va; 'ct!rIafry kissed 10y hln.
TIE jur, rctuI"i
AvErpIrT or NOT GUILTY
~ = O'Clock Tonight The tIry were ont
ilruf bali an rour All the ability Il the =. OSe-
,ifirr Ccls Was iu'lv Displayed AMI the Jury
was 70 4, IVA K Tie for I.;rllig nee ana patent
aucua'U. An H. utuSr thr1nE crowded the
court oUsr. TIE yCrliC was received without
any i.ru ;tatIun ,fH"ularlsr or C1udemnltlo on
~ tlc a,iunture. NJ Iuy cnGll up II the evi-
De ice auductfi lave Irl'ter'd any "tO~r verdict
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Publication Notice.

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON. Miss
May %. 1s-I,
Noica Is hereby given that the FOLLOWING. ro,r
ed settler has Med notice of his in enfInn =,
ms he anal proof in su ppurt ct his claim 'sn%
that sa ID proof VIII be made before T. r Watt
Chancery Clerk, at Monticello, Miss on Juiv =
1884, w: Aaron Blackwell Homestead 10
s7ss. for the NV 4 sec a,tSn.r roe he n,mas
the following Witnesses to prove his cnntinn"ns
residence upon, and cultlN alton Of, said land
viz: '
+. L. Lee, Samuel Neal,1 ali or Monticello p n
K. II. Grinlth, Jasper A. Lawrence CO.. ~
Russell. Miss
II. C. KERR, Register
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
GOIN'; NpRTJt

GOING NORTH.
ENrREsSa-Leaves n. Orleans. OLE
Arrives BTookfsAvcn, Biz n "
Arrives at Jackson, 5:I5 n w
ENFEESS-Lcavcs New Orleans 5.3O :,
Arr. at BruOkhaveu, lO.3I n =,
Arrives at Jackson, i2.yy ~
Way Freight arr. Broookhaven, $50 n,
GOING SOUTH.
EXPREsS-Lcavcs Jackson, IO.9o
Arrives at Bruokhavcn. I.wl ~ -,
Arrives at n Of1eaus, ZOO -
EXPREsS-Lcaves Jackson at 3a,S n :,
Arrives at Brokhaven, $50 =,
Arrives at y. Orleans. IO45 =,
Way Freight arr. Brookhavcn, 3:iSr N
No. > and 4 will not stop a flag station.
J. c. CLARKE, Gen. Manager.
J. w. COLEMAN, A. G.. p. Ac.n.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22

Read the indictment of Bob In
gersoll the infidcl, against whisky,
and then ask yourself, Mr. Christian,
if you sh uld continue to vote for
the maintenance of the liquor traffic
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22

No. CHARITIES ST., New ORLEANs,
Her stock is the largest and most Fash.
iomahlc in the city and having been select
ed by her personally and bought at Facto.
rics for Cash she sells the most stylish
goods at unusually low prices.
Orders promptly filled and goods cheer
fully exchanged when not entirely salts
factory. Best quality of Berlin Zephyr .
cents per ounce delivered free of postage.
Apll23m
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The Mississippi Press Cane.

talnmt ut OF the opera house in hon
or of the Press Association, was by
universal acclaim a brilliant success.
The house was deliberately and most
tastefully decorated, having fcstoons
of WIRE aths around the Stage, with
nine massive wrcalhs suspended
cqui-distant from the gallery to the
center of the ceiling. a shield of
green, with large gilt star in the
center adorned each panel of TIE
cutlery. Trees OF Cedar, with cages
and birds therein, bc,lcckcd the rear
part of the stage, with my rials Of
miniature United States flags about
the decoration, the whole presenting
q beautiful scene.
The programme was good, and
executed with decided credit and
marked ability tor amateurs. The
cntertainm, was opened by a
grand overture by the Yazoo City
Band, one Of tire hest bands in the
State, followed 10y a well chosen
chorus by seven ladies and seven
gentlemen. Miss Cola A. Barr, of
Jackson, delivered with grace and
cnmposurc, and with clear enuncia-
ton and with perfect emphasis,
beautiful, chaste and eloquent adj
dress ot welcome. When she began
her ad lress massive gilt crown
with "Wclc0mc' printed in large
letters thereon, slowly descended
from the ceiling above her head.
She was responded to in n happy
strain Ivy DR.. John c. Roscborough,
e the Tate County Record. Sales
and duets by Mrs. w. +. Cage, Miss
Emma Fcakc, Mcssrs. +. NJ. Harris,
l.. Manship, .. Il. lliIzim, A. l..
Julicnnc and W. =. Sk,Ilinger, were
most admirably, aryisucllly and
happily rendered, drawing from the
audience loud manifestations Of APP
proval. Miss Jennie Morancy. whose
voice is naturally sweet and mclodi-
Gus in the highest degree, and which
has been cultivated with studiou,
care and to great perfection, sang
cavatina from Ernani, which was
simply grand il its hcaHty and su
perb in its execution. She was call
cd back aEajl and AGAIN. Misses.
Mamie Robinson and Fannie John
ston played the accomplishments or
the piano with marked skill AID
sweetness.
Miss Colin Cnhnn of Nie,i1i.n 70
cited "Tbe ) ,bhinu Sea in = lcr,
IMPRESSIVE manner rxLihitino finn.
bi.trionic talent Mrs. Lena NJ
Hobbs delivered an oriqi9aI boom
~puhlir Opinion which was rhastc
beautiful and cloauvnt, Mis-, Bp,,In
r. CLAY. of %oxu6rc county r,rifrl
Archie D an" with = Grace and di,
nitv If manner ryhi6Ilinr = styIr
which bc~uoke her bigb talent in
TIL, role and which wo,ll do crclj,
to a profrs,iona}. Little Miss .Inon-
ia Busfanantc r..citcd LEAK in the
DYKE" il a manner that j, certainly
wonderful for one Of h.r yc.,rs and
!i,h!v crcIltable to ore of ma,ur,
anc. Il was indeed ,nlcudiI, Rev.
DR., c. b. Galway delivered AN adj
addrc., ON the "Ethirs Of Journal
ism" beautiful ii dictian. sound in
argument and practical snggcsliocs
classical and eloquent and graceful
" rendered. The Misses Manship
gaze to pert elton Il vocal rrrrcScn
ra'ion Of Il brass band, which was
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thdnce|y CjtuU on.

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
To Sarah Carlisle, Martina Carlisle, Annie
Carlisle, Monroe Carlisle and Tabitha
Carlisle all "j Ada, Grant Parish, La.
lou are rnmIaan ted to appear before
tn" Chanrcry Cont of the County of Lin
coin, IN said State on
The 9TH Monday of June, 1884,
+" defend the SUIT in said Court of John
W. Boone, complai ,aut, wherein YOU are
defendants.
+. VI. MARTIN, Clerk.
Il. II. THOMPSON, Comps Solicitor
May -, Isl. IT
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22

Tie acquittal of Wheeler seems
to have surprised no ono except pos
sibly the few who looked for a hung
Jury and mis'nal
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To the Democracy of Lawrence.

on Monday, the Goth day of May, there
viii he meeting ct Democrats of Law
rrncc county, at the Coart li"Ese il Mon
iicclln. To elect delegates to the State Con
vrntion, of June 1lth. All who are vii
ling to support the principles and n"Ini-
nces of the party are invited t" PARTED
rate. \. II. LONGINn
Chairman Dem. IN Com.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22

DIR. V. i. WATTS Is duly authoriz
Cd to represent THE LEADER and
make advertising contracts and re
ucipt for subscriptions.
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and the Whole smoke aloud in most
conyiocinr tones that no rome in
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Jackson csn,ciolIv when it comes
IN entertaining the aLp, o,v country
editor" The ball was brilliant
succoss orl ,nu,I, crcd;, !. dino NIre
W HI Grern Mrs H. Power
Mrs r II Henry Mrs r + Me-
Gin Mrs ! p Stevens and many
others who. for their Dntirin0 efforts
for the entertainment Of the Press
will lono he remembered
On Friday mornino the Public In.
situations we're visited This the
Association did in q body in buu-
oics and carriages thouubtfiIly rro
vi.lcd by the citizens of Jacks or.
First the beant1ful buihIir,rs Of ,he
Lunatjc ASYLUM arose in the dis
tarc, and rs we drew nearer the
attractive orounlS wore hrouoI, in
IN virw with thrir n"otu;inn nr
bright flowers and cla,nb,rina vines
All If the wards received insucc,ion
from tLo hnnI,o, -. man.. 81 ,.;,;,
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ors' the Kitchen also, "hc"e I'm
mcnse quantities Of food were being
PREPARED: then the s.ore-room in
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supply Vi All necessary I'"NlS'"h>'
then the stables of fine, well kept
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wb,r. tho greatest variety If vo,o-
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FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce
Hon. c. BARKSDALE

A. a Candidate for re-clrctiO ion To Congress
Il uin this (1ih) Congressional District.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-05-22

I GENTS wanted for the lives Of all the Iresl-
y dsrts of the L. :. The Ia gcst. handsoncst
best book sold tor less than Nv ice price.
The fastest selling book IN America. lmmen
Il rOht, 10 AGENTS. All intelligent people want II.
Anyone can bt come SncCC Ssfu agent. erIn5
zee. lIALLET Boos CO., Portland Maine.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01

One more trick will finish my list
Our juggler told a native servant whom
he did not know, TO stretch out his arm
palm upwards. Into the outstretched
palm he placed a silver two-anna piece
and-holding out his own bony hand to
show US that il was empty-he lifted the
coin from the servants hand, shut his
own fist, reoTened it in the twinkling of
an eye, and an enormous black scorpion
dropped into the servants palm. The
latter fled, shrieking with terror, for,
next to the serpent, the particular aver
sion Of the Hindu is the scorpion.
This finished the performance. In
the foregoing / have given as fair a
description as | can Of an Indian Jug
Cling entertainment; and probably you
will agree with me in thinking that the
seats of the poor Indian juggler are quite
as wonderful as those of a trst-class
| British magician, while the former suf-
fers from numerous disadvantages which
the latter is entirely free from. Cham
| bers Journal.
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
WINGLEsS ANGELS.

When the Vassar girls want to swear
they say "buy gum" Rochester Post.
Express.
A young lady may be banged all dav
long and yet n t feel brow beaten. Bur.
lington Free Press.
You can't always tell the age of girl
by the number of rings she wears. vii.
Transport Breakfast Table.
A Meadville girl who has fallen in
love with Journalist refers to him as
her papier mache. Oil City Derrick.
Ne wonder the young ladies' love the
stork as pattern for fancy work. The
stork is the dude Of his race. Clinton
Bugle.
Judging from the way Louisville girls
paint and powder thair faces. that city
must be an artistic place. Kentucky
State Journal.
When the coachmen are exhausted
the society girls of the metropolis will
have to fall back on the whitewasher.
Atlanta Constitution.
1t is noticeable that the girls who run
off with coachmen are pretty we'll along
in years. There may he method in
this madness. Chicago Herald.
a st. Louis jeweller has invented gar.
terS with bells on them. In this city we
reverse matters and have bellies with gar
tiers on them. Cincinnati Merchant
| Traveller
The girls in some parts of Africa have
TO be six feet ! igh before they can maj
~. They seem to come high out there,
but we presume the c0achmen think
they must have 'em. Yonker- States.
| man.
A North Carolina girl wears a belt
made of the beautiful skin of a snake
she killed with ner own hands \ fair
exchange is no robbery. She probably
gave the snake BET, over tho mead
when she killed him. Philadelphia
| Call
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
Meb-leI's Maine JoHney.

A Boston paper tells the following
story about Daniel Webster, which is
furnished by an old resident of Maine:
About 1904 Daniel Webster, who had
then just completed his law studies,
came TO the Penobscot with view of
finding location to settle in. He was
accompanied by his brother Ezekiel.
Having but one horse between them
they rode and tied as the saying was.
that is, one rode the horse for time
and then stopped and tied him, while
the other walked on until he reached
the tied horse, which he mounted and
rode his turn until the other came up.
Thus they accomplished their journey
throughout Belfast. ProSpec, and Frank
fort 10 Bangor In old times our ances-
tors did not consider that the bail of
kettle is no longer when down than
when erect, and so built the main road
along our coast over the Bluff, Mount
Ephraim and the Frankfort hills. Look
ing of from one Of these steep and rug
ged asecnts, Ezekiel remarked: 81 don't
know how we can get down here, Dan
iel; bat you take the horse by the bride
and ! will follow on behind and hold on
to his tail when he is in danger of tip
ping CveT."
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
senator Fessenden's numor

Senator Fessenden was not destitute
of humor, as has been asserted. On the
contrary, he enjoyed repartee and good
story, and he would sometimes illustrate
an argument with an anecdote One af
ternoon in February, 1858, Jefferson
Davis, A. G. Brown and other Southern
Senators had declared that when the
people of the Nerth and South got divid.
ed on aLy question, there would be a
crisis and the Union would be dissolved.
Senator Fessenden was not disposed to
be frightened. He was reminded. he
said, of an incident which had occurred
in the Mexican war, when a general
rode up to Capt. Duncan, who was in
charge Of a battery, and with a very
grave and sober face said
Captain Duncan, fire; the crisis has
arrived
Duncan turned to his men who stood
at their pieces with matches all lighted
and ready, and gave the order to fire.
An old artilleryman walked up to him
and said:
Captain, DO not see any of the ene-
my within range. What shall We fire
at?'
Fire at the crisis" was the response;
did YOU not hear the General say the
crisis has Gomez Fire mt once"
So, said Senator Tessenden, it is with
gentlemen, think, in reference to this
matter. They are always charged and
ready 10 nre at the crisis. ! believe il
has arrived half a dozen times within
my recollection. Boston Budget
The Osceola times., 1884-11-01
IWO-LIP TRIFIES.

An Indiana school teacher arrested a
man for kissing her withoui permission.
Verdict-Not guilty on account of insan-
ity. Philadelphia Call
Emma Abbott's latest kiss seems, from
its effect on the tenor, to taste like a
streak of lightning swcetened with hon
ey. Fall River Advance.
When a young girl is kissed for the
first time by the youth she cares for, she
feels as if she had symptoms of the ague
or a smallpox chill. Wilmington Star.
1t is not to be wondered at that wo.
men are fond of kissing one arother and
men are not. Their noses are smaller,
and they don't have to bend their necKs
out of shape the way men would. j'itts'
burg Chronicle-Telegraph.
A young Veimonter tried to kiss a
Boston girl, but not being used to the
modern Athens dip only succeeded in
knocking her glasses off. Never mind,
young man. You can practice on the
village school ma'am during the Winter,
and try the Bostonian again next sum-
mer. Burlington Free Press.