The Brookhaven leader., 1884-12-04
EDITORIAL ITEMS.
Congress met Monday.

hS 0"aSS ANNSSA 10 W. - Vh VIC
tariff question.
Congress is not likely to touch
the Tariff this session.
Whitelaw Reid, OF The New York
Tribune, declines to stand for the
u. S. Senate.
Mr. Arthur is said to be arrang-
ing his affairs for trip to Europe
after March Alb.
Ex-senator Bruce denies that he
has been interviewed on any question
touching the recent election.
Barksdalc's majority in the
Seventh District was larger than
Cleveland's by thirty-five votes.
W. A. Pledger, OF Georgia, has
called colored Convention to meet
in New Orleans Decent Der 17th.
Hon. Joseph E. Brown has been
reelected to the United States
Senate by the Georgia Legislature.
Ex-President Davis and Gen. W.
T. Sherman are having bitter per-
sonal controversy over war matters.
Frank Kendall, Marshal Of Ray
mond, was killed Monday by Samuel
Hunter, a drunken justice Of the
peace.
DIR. C. A. Rice of Vicksburg is to
receive the appointment of Superin
tendent of the Meridian Lunatic
Asylum.
Stadeker, b Son, OF Canton have
been arrested for fraud in their re-
cent failure. The evidence against
them is very strong.
DR.. J. r. Graves, of Memphis,
who was stricken several months
ago with paralysis, has never re-
covered and is still IN critical con-
dition.
Railroad Supervision has been
repudiated in Tennessee by the
Courts and the people. Mississippi
will follow suit when the time
comes.
Rev. Ben jenkins, the murderer Of
Rev. j. L. Borden in Mansfield,
Louisiana, has been consigned to
the State Penitentiary at Baton
Rouge.
Mr.. j. W. Crisler has purchased
a half interest in the Port Gibson
News and makes his bow to the pub
lie in q polished and we'll written
salutatory.
The Commercial Herald "has
taken down it's sign" saying it lis
the only paper in Vicksburg that
receives the Associated Press dis
patches"
The famous Gen. Bob. Toombs,
of Georgia, is now seventy-five years
of age. His form is feeble and bent,
and his step tottering, but he is as
gritty as ever.
President Arthur's message to
Congress last Monday is too long
for The LEADERS columns, but we
will endeavor to furnish our readers
a synopsis next week.
Col. j. W. Youngblood, q fluent
writer of extensive reputation, is
now associate editor of the State
Ledger. The course Of the Ledger
is onward and upward.
Through sleepcrs from Vicksburg
10 Cincinnati and from New Orleans
10 Kansas City, also a double daily
passenger train, will be put on the
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas
Railroad IN few days.
The Atlanta Constitution says
that Mr. Randall is needed in the
House to prevent the foolish Free
Traders from forgetting the Demo
cratic victory that their extreme
views made almost impossible.
The New York Herald declares
that the Rev. DR.. Burchard, the cler-
zeal slanderer, who asserted that the
"antecedents" of the Democratic
party were "Rum, Romanism and
Rebellion" is "the relative and rep
rescntatiye of Rutherford Burchard
Hayes !!
The Crystal Springs Meteor de-
clares that the Hon. Z. Barksdale,
"has had for a month applications
in his pocket for every postoffice in
the district % The Meteor adds ::
aWeep not, patriots ! Save your
tears for preserving mackerel. Salt